Clergy Veteran Rev C A Bucks Dies In Ottawa
Rev C A Bucks longtime Rock River Methodist Episcopal member since 1896 died at Ottawa at his daughter's home Mrs G N Kneuss He previously served churches in Chicago Aurora Morris and other northern Illinois cities. The coroner's jury criticized state highway officials over the death of Alexander Flowers and his orchestra near Route 10 due to unmarked hole and moved detour markers. Curtis P Roby park custodian says Old Fort Massac State Park will add a game preserve with no trespassing hunting and posted boundaries. Ogara Coal resumes No 15 mine at Carrier Mills employing 850 as Saline County Coal resumes at No 2 mine Ledford with 800 jobs. American Legion in Quincy works to exceed 1924 membership with 93 percent reached and 172 more members than last year. total stands at 43 341 versus 43 169 a year ago.
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C. A. Bucks
Rock River Methodist Episcopal Conference
Ottawa
G. N. Kneuss
Chicago
Aurora
Morris
Illinois
Alexander Flowers
Ile
Curtis P. Roby
Old Fort Massac
Metropolis
State Fish and Game Commission
Ogara Coal Company
Saline County
Carrier Mills
Saline County Coal Corporation
Ledford
The
American Legion
Quincy
the Legion
Jail inmate Shoemaker posts bonds in murder and conspiracy case
L. T. Shoemaker, held in Williamson county jail since July 5 on a murder indictment with Creston Baston for the killing of Lawrence Surat in Marion, is freed on a $15,000 bond for murder and $5,000 on the conspiracy charge. He ran a mercantile company business from his cell using a typewriter.
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L. T. Shoemaker
Williamson County
Creston Baston
Lawrence Surat
Marion
Shoemaker
Sheriff Testimony Refutes Blood on Axe Handle in Arthur Case
Pratt county sheriff E. R. Gale testified at Tuscola that blood stains on an ax handle, offered as evidence in Opal Arthur's second trial for Charles Martin's 1921 murder, were not present when he gathered the item at the Arthur home near Monticello. His evidence marks the defense's first claim of a conspiracy among Arthur's accusers.
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E. R. Gale
Pratt County
Charles Martin
Opal Arthur
Tuscola
Arthur
Monticello
Gale
Dedication Set for Mothers House at Ruma August Ninth
The dedication of the $50 000 Mothers house of the Sisters of the Order of the Precious Blood at Ruma Randolph county is set for Sunday August 9 A committee of men from Murphysboro and East St Louis has charge of all arrangements The convent headquarters of the order in the United States is nearing completion Ruma is six miles southwest of Red Bud on the hard road from St Louis to Chester
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the Sisters of the Order of the Precious Blood
Ruma
Murphysboro
East St. Louis
United States
Randolph County
Red Bud
St. Louis
Chester
Murphysboro Gas Group Outlines 300000 Building Plan
Southern Illinois Gas officials in Murphysboro announce a six month program costing 300000 to rebuild the storm damaged power house doubling size, add two 500 horsepower boilers, a 460 kilowatt turbine, and install a new electric distribution system with water and gas service improvements. The firm serves Murphysboro and nearby towns including Carbondale and Duquoin.
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Murphysboro
Southern Illinois Gas Company
A. F. Townsend
Aurora
Carbondale
Carterville
Marion
Crainville
Johnston City
West Frankfort
Christopher and
Duquoin
Grand Jury Indicts State Day Chief and Seven Others
A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted Maj. Percy Owen Illinois prohibition director and former state director Ralph Stone along with seven others on charges of conspiracy to violate prohibition. Named suspects include Albert Bennett Bernard Rump Harry R Schlau Dr Louis Quabar George Bruce Louis Abelson and Morris Zimbross. Owen has been on leave due to ill health. The indictments follow prior sacramental wine scandal charges and investigations by special agents Roche and Fadden.
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Percy Owen
Ralph Stone
Chicago
Albert Bennett
Bernard Rump
Harry R. Schlau
Chateau Bath and Sanitarium
Louis Quabar
Disbisciglia
George Bruce
Louis Abelson
Morris Zimbross
Owen
Federal
Patrick R. Roche
T. A. Fadden
Special Intelligence Unit
Gasoline motorcar replaces train on Dixon to Peoria line
The Chicago and Northwestern railroad began operating a gaso line motorcar on the Dixon to Peoria branch replacing the previous train. Martin Mann an eighty two year old Civil War veteran died at his home near McLeansboro. He served as a private in the seventy seventh Illinois infantry.
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The
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Dixon
Peoria
Martin Mann
McLeansboro
Highty-seventh Illinois Infantry
First Woman Deputized in Illinois Town Guard
Miss Ruth Dale of Kankakee becomes cashier for an insurance company and is named to the town guard force organized by the Illinois Bankers' association to combat bandits. She is reported as the first woman deputized in the state's history.
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Ruth Dale
Kankakee
Illinois Bankers’ Association
Norris buys St Charles Chronicle from long-time publisher
Lester Norris, known locally as Delora Angell's former spouse, has purchased the St Charles Chronicle from Lina Paschal who owned and published the paper for 22 years. The purchase follows Angell’s 1928 marriage to the Gates heiress and the couple's life in St Charles.
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Lester Norris
Delora Angell
John W. Gates
St. Charles
Lina Paschal
Three Die in Train Automobile Crash Near Eu reka
A Toledo, Peoria & Western passenger train struck an automobile at a crossing near Eu reka killing Marvin Mangold two Wilma Mangold four and Ella Leman twenty eight who lived at Roanoke Three others were seriously injured including Anna Mangold Melba Mangold and Harley Mangold all residents of Roanoke
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Eureka
Toledo, Peoria & Western
Marvin Mangold
Wilma Mangold
Ella Leman
Roanoke
Anna Mangold
Melba Mangold
Harley Mangold
Mounds Police Chief Murder Suspect Held Without Bail
John Struer of Ripley Tennessee charged with the murder of Marshall Bagby chief of police in Mounds. Bagby chased the suspect down an alley at midnight and was killed instantly with a heart shot. Struer was wounded in the leg. he says he fired only after being shot and feared robbery.
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Marshall Bagby
Mounds
John Struer
Ripley
Tenn
Pulaski County
Bagby
Struer
North Chicago Sewer Probe Sees Two Chicago Men Arrested
Sheriff Edward Ahlstrom announces the arrest of Gus Santry and Dennis J. Donovan of Chicago, contractor and engineer, on conspiracy charges over alleged sewer system failings in North Chicago. State's Attorney A V Smith says an investigation into town officials is underway and evidence of substandard sewers will be presented to the grand jury.
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North
Chicago
Edward Ahlstrom
Lake County
Gus Santry
Dennis J. Donovan
A. V. Smith
Pair Captured in Cornfield Admit Deputy Sheriff Killing
Paul Blackburn and Charles Lewis were captured near Carlinville and confessed to fatally shooting Deputy Sheriff William Barnes at Nilwood. Blackburn, 19, from Chicago, claimed alias Lockwood and said he is an auto mechanic. Lewis, 18, a Chicago railroad clerk, corroborated the confession. Blackburn was wounded. Lewis unharmed. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Mary Evans, 76, longtime Fayette county resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Blackburn
Carlinville
William Barnes
Nilwood
Blackburn
Lockwood
Chicago
Charles Lewis
Lewis
Sheriff Hosts County Wide Pouring Out Of Beer
Sheriff Lester Edinger invited all Mc Henry county residents to witness the destruction of 100 confiscated beer barrels at Woodstock courthouse. He emptied the contents into the sewer to show honesty in destroying evidence amid a glasses shortage.
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Lester Edinger
Woodstock
McHenry County
Pepper Proposes Plan for U S World Court Adherence
Senator Pepper unveils a plan to ratify World Court participation without reservations, seeking an amendment to the court statute granting the United States a vote and shielding it from League obligations. He argues this approach, endorsed after talks with President Coolidge, could win Senate approval and satisfy other powers.
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Swampscott
Mass
Pepper
Senate
United States
Coolidge
Harding
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
League of Nations
League
America
Launch Crusade to Crush Crime Nationwide
A meeting convened by Elbert H. Gary in New York initiates steps to form a national crime commission and to launch a citizens anti crime crusade. Attendees include Franklin Roosevelt and Richard Washburne Child. discussions urge presenting plans to President Coolidge for national action.
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New York
National Crime Commission
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Broadway
Smith
Judiciary
State Senate
Police Department
Richard Washburne Child
Coolidge
Judge Gary
Richard Washburn Child
Franklin Roosevelt
Mark O. Prentiss
Child
William E. Knox
American Bankers’ Association
William B. Joyce
National Surety Company
A. C. Pearson
Stanley A. Sweet
C. A. Quinn
Washington, D. Ce
The
Merchants' Association
Two Girls and Man Murdered by Bandit in Denver
A bandit shot five people in a parked car during a robbery attempt. Marie McCormick 25 and Julia Stearns 23 were killed instantly and Fred Funk 24 died later at the hospital. Carl Perry 25 was critically wounded. Perry said the robber pointed a revolver through the window and demanded valuables before firing.
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Denver
Cole
Marie McCormick
Julia Stearns
Fred Funk
Carl Perry
Perry
Shipyard disaster in St Catharines injures eight
In St Catharines Ontario Edward Lynch and his son were killed when a heavy steel form collapsed during work on the Welland ship canal. Labor superintendent Thomas Alder was probably fatally injured and eight other men were hurt in the incident.
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St. Catharines
Ont
Edward Lynch
Thomas Alder
Welland Ship Canal
Mexican Ranch Owner Killed by Bandits En Route to Ranch
Paulino Madrazo dean of the Spanish colony in Torreon was killed by six bandits while traveling to his ranch in San Diego carrying payroll funds. The murder occurred as he rode toward the ranch with money to meet payroll.
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Mexico City
Paulino Madrazo
Torreon
San Diego
Anti evolution amendment defeated in Georgia
Georgia lawmakers defeated an amendment to bar teaching evolution in common schools. The plan would cut state funds for any teacher or school teaching evolution contrary to the Bible. Representative Lindsay stated he would not pursue further anti evolution legislation after the setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
House of Representatives
Lindsay
DeKalb County
University of Chicago
Eleven Colts Die in Lightning Strike at New Mexico Ranch
Eleven thoroughbred colts were killed by lightning on a Grant County ranch in New Mexico. The same storm also killed rancher William P. Ireland in the county, recent reports indicate.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Grant County
N. Mex
William P. Ireland
London government orders inquiry into coal industry crisis
London reports the government will set up an inquiry into the coal industry and provide financial support pending the committee report, a move seen as ending the sector crisis.
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London
Gvernment
Postal rates blamed for drop in city newspaper circulation
Philadelphia witnesses told the Congressional Special Joint Subcommittee on Postal Rates that overall country distribution has fallen since 1920 due to high mail costs. AH Hanson of the APA testified private agencies deliver cheaper, citing 100 pounds via mail at $1.85 compared with 45 cents by baggage lines. Senator Phipps urged clearer, identical service comparisons.
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Philaelphia
Congressional Special Joint Subcommittee
Elisha Hanson
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Philadelphia
James P. Considine
Philadelphia Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Harson
Phipps
Colorado
I C C Cuts $804,249 Off Fees in Katy Reorganization
The Interstate Commerce Commission set 1.5 million dollars as bankers and counsel fees for the former MET Railway reorganization. $900,000 goes to Seligman & Co. and Hallgarten & Co., $600,000 to Cravath, Henderson & De Gersdorff and Larkin, Rathbone & Perry. Commission dissent argues half the proposed amount may be sufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
M.E.T. Railway Company
J. and W. Seligman & Co
Hallgarten & Co
Bankers
New York
Cravath
Henderson & de Gersdorff
Larkin, Rathbone & Perry
Eastman
Coolidge backs usefulness of Federal Trade Commission
Swampscott Massachusetts President Coolidge says the Federal Trade Commission serves a useful public function as business policeman. He opposes abolition and supports potential method changes to avoid injustices while maintaining state and federal commissions to tackle intricate technical questions. He notes some personnel criticisms but believes reform of membership can improve results.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Federal Trade Commission
The
Trade Commission
Commission
Price of Wheat Rises in France Amid Weather Delays
The minister of agriculture reports wheat prices have climbed due to harvesting delays caused by bad weather. He says bread costs may rise temporarily in some areas. In Cherbourg, the liner Franconia brought 150 passengers after a storm prevented a call at Boulogne. The ship left New York July 1 and called at Reykjavik and other Scandinavian points.
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Paris
Cherbourg
France
Mner
Franconia
Boulogne
New York
Reykjavik
Iceland
Five men indicted for smuggling narcotics into Atlanta penitentiary
A federal grand jury in Atlanta indicted five men on narcotics smuggling charges related to the Atlanta federal penitentiary. Names are withheld pending detention by authorities and none have been arrested.
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Atlanta
Federal Grand Jury
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Sheriff Stops Mob Against Illinois Jail Lynching
A mob of over 100 gathered near Carlinville to storm Macoupin County jail to lynch Paul Blackburn and Charles Osborne for Deputy Sheriff Barnes’s slaying. Sheriff John H. Russell and 24 deputies talked with leaders, pledging protection for the prisoners, and the crowd dispersed peacefully after warnings.
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Carlinville
Macoupin County
Paul Blackburn
Charles Osborne
W. M. Barnes
John H. Russell
Bastile
Russell
Michael Chervinsky
Barnes
Edwardsville
Siege Ends as Axes Break Cathedral Doors
In New York a taxicab bearing Bishop Adam Phillipovsky to Ludlow Street jail for contempt of court was intercepted by six private detectives and about twenty supporters of Archbishop Platon Rodzesvensky. They stormed the cathedral's entrances, routed the bishop's party, and forced the clergy to flee. The bishop and his wife, barricaded in their third floor room, finally left after surrendering cathedral property. They departed with their five year old son in a taxi, amid jeers from Archbishop Rodzesvensky's faction.
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New York
Adam Phillipovsky
Ludlow Street
St. Nicholas
Platon Rodzesvensky
Michael Chervinsky
Rain Causes Million Dollar Damage in Detroit
The heavy rainfall in Detroit Michigan caused damage estimated between 500000 and 1000000 dollars. Industrial plants sewers and residential districts suffered floods washing out several streets. Transportation service was crippled. In Highland Park M H Zink put pavement damage at 105000 dollars and merchants reported cellar merchandise losses around 60000 dollars.
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Detroit
Mich
Highland Park
M. H. Zink
Public Service
Paris Bank Clerks Clash With Police
Street fighting erupted between striking bank clerks and Paris police. One bank employee was slightly wounded. Several clerks were arrested but later released.
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Paris
Young La Follette Announces Senate Candidacy
Madison Wisconsin announces by Robert M. La Follette Jr son of late progressive leader that he will seek the United States Senate seat to succeed his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young la Follette
Madison
Wis
United States Senate
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
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Galesburg
Gentry Cummings
Kalline
Cummings
Albert John Ochsner
Sedgwick Street
That
City
Mary Evans
James 8. Evans
Vandalia
Fayette County
U. S
P Epper
Statute OF Tribunal
Gary
National Commission
Katy
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