Assassins Fire On Viscount French In Dublin Road
An assassination attempt occurred near Phoenix Park in Dublin at 1 am targeting Viscount French the lord lieutenant of Ireland. Five or six assailants fired from a field and one shooter was killed by returning fire. French escaped unharmed amid ongoing Irish political turmoil and heavy military presence.
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Dublin
Viscount French
Ireland
Lord French
Ambulancs
London
Viscount Freneh
Sinn Fein
Eamonn de Valera
Sinn
France
Haig
Phoenix Park
Frederick Cavendish
Thomas H. Burke
Carntillage Man Weds Woman From Duquoin
A marriage license was issued here Friday to Knox R. Fletcher of Carthage and Mary Grace J. Schmitt of Du Quoin. The event marks a union as the couple plan their future jointly after the licensing.
Prominent Shelbyville Farmer Ends Life by Hanging
Armand F. Drake 62 a Shelby county farmer and auctioneer of note in Shelbyville took his own life Friday afternoon by hanging in the barn. Found by his son Frank after noon the rope halter strap was tied to a joist with the other end around his neck. Drake had been troubled by worry over the sale of his home farm and had recently spent time in a sanitarium in Jacksonville. He is survived by his wife one daughter and two sons.
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Shelbyville
Armand F. Drake
Shelby County
Frank
John J. Ellis
Col
Glenn Kaylor
Steffenville
Drake
Epworth
Withdrawal Petition Filed for Bowen Community High District
Six sections in Houston township seek transfer to a new Bowen district in a petition to County Superintendent John M. Steiner the filing also appears in Terwork county with Supt. S. D. Faris A joint hearing with Han cock and Adams county committees is planned for Monday January 26 Adams County committee includes Judge Fred Wolfe Supt. Steiner and Clerk W J Smith Hancock County committee includes Judge Warren Orr Supt. Faris and Clerk W O Muller This marks the second withdrawal petition since the district's recent creation of the Bowen Community High district
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Bowen Community
Houston Township
John M. Steiner
Schavis S. D. Faris
Terwork County
Steiner
Hancock County Committee
Adams County Committee
Adams County
Fred Wolfe
W. J. Smith
Inhancock
Warren Orr
Faris
W. OE. Muller
Bowen
Hancock County Detachment Request From La Prairie District
A filing was made several days ago by residents in certain sections seeking detachment from the La Prairie district marked by a formal petition and noted in county records. The action targets jurisdictional realignment within Hancock County.
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Hancock County
la Prairie District
Subscription List For Robin Hood At Orpheum
A subscription list will circulate in the city for De Koven’s comic opera Robin Hood at the Orpheum on New Year’s Eve. Those on the list gain reservations ahead of public sale as seats are expected to be scarce after the Empire fire affects Quincy. The New Year’s Eve watch party begins after 9:30 and extends past midnight. Ralph Dunbar leads a chorus of fifty voices with an eighteen piece orchestra. the company is traveling from Louisville, Kentucky and heads toward the west coast.
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de Koven
Orpheum
Quincy
Ralph Dunbar
Louisville
Soldiers and Sailors Home Social at Cottage 22
The Soldiers and Sailors Home social hosted by the Shepherd W R C in Cottage 22 drew good attendance. All sale items were sold and the corps posted a small profit. Readmissions and passes noted for residents, plus a detailed menu for Saturday December 20.
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Henry McMullen
Pass
Frank H. Ewing
Emma Graybill
Sugar crop down to less than half of prior year
The Toou isiana sugar crop this year is less than half of that of last year, per the preliminary 1919 report by Lionel J. Jones, financial agent of the bureau of crop estimates. The Great Lakes area figures are listed as Superior 2,000 square miles, Michigan 22,306, Huron 23,000, Erie 10,000, and Ontario 7,200 square miles.
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New Orleans
Lionel J. Jones
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Great Lakes
Superior
Michigan
Huron
Erie
Ontario
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Kenry G. Garretts
State ST
Bowen School
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Trovatore
Nocturne
Minuet
Babygrand
E &Sandard
TFPI
Rigen
Nea
Ea Care
Oldsmobile-Terbenson
Instrument Mart
F. c. B. Lansing
Oldsmobile Co
L. W. Roskamp
North Ninth St
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