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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1923
Page
4
John McCauley won the Marshall mayoral race amid attacks and slander tied to a moral issue, with backers defending his character as a first rate gentleman. The page also lists numerous real estate transfers, including parcels traded for small sums and single dollars in Marshall.
Samuel Gompers says the President sought to back the open shop during the railroad strike but railroad executives rejected the plan and used pressure on workers. He notes Dawes urged the President, while labor in Chicago rallied for Dever and helped defeat the open shop candidates.
In Kankakee on Tuesday Ben W. Alpiner won the mayoralty by 365 votes over August Radeke on the Republican ticket. The article alleges massive local support for the Small faction, with payoffs from Springfield to clubs. It notes automobiles at polling places and calls Small politically finished with his hometown now under opposition.
The 75th anniversary of the US Mexican War nears on May 30 yet 52 veterans remain on government pension lists, all over 90 years old led by Urbain Chandeur of San Francisco who turns 100 on June 6 1923. William Brown of Camden New Jersey is noted for enlisting in the Marine Corps at age eight and serving throughout the war.
The remark contrasts public defiance with private acquiescence. It notes that some men glare at a waiter yet may swallow the same meal quietly at home, illustrating how bravery often hinges on setting.
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