Runners 95 mile Milwaukee to Chicago record set by Hatch
Sidney Hatch of Chicago completed a 95.7 mile marathon from Milwaukee to Chicago in 14 hours 50 minutes 30 seconds, beating the previous record by four hours seven minutes. He paused only briefly for ice cream and lemonade then slept 24 hours. Hatch, 33, finished strong despite losing 10 pounds, with pacemaker Alex Monteverde dropping out before three quarters of the distance. Hatch averaged about one mile every 8 minutes 14 seconds and has competing in amateur races for 17 years.
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Chicago
Sidney Hatch
Milwaukee
Amateur Athletic Union
Hatch
Lombard College Names Ray Jackson Captain
Lombard Illinois October 19 Ray Jackson was elected captain of the Lombard College football team succeeding Eddie Heller who has accepted a lieutenancy in the Philippine constabulary.
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Jackson Lombard
Galesburg
Ill
Ray Jackson
Lombard
Eddie Heller
Philippine Constabulary
Boxing revival in Gary canceled amid minister opposition
Chicago residents looking for boxing action in Gary Indiana face a setback as ministers rally strong opposition to the sport, prompting cancellation of all planned matches there for the upcoming winter season.
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Chicago
Oct
Big auto race meet at Carthage in Hancock county
Large crowd gathers for seven professional races under Hancock county fair association. Notable entrants include Jerry Vanderlick, King Kelley, Guy Doyle, Lee Oldfield, Captain Harvey Kennedy and Adolf Corlitz. Kennedy and Vanderlick have set dirt track records at Wichita, weather turns cloudy with light rain, Wednesday results list winners in multiple classes including 5 mile and 25 mile events with Dodge, Buick, Maxwell and Chalmers cars posting top finishes.
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Carthage
Hancock County Fair Association
Jerry Vanderlick
Minnesota
King Kelley
Chicago
Guy Doyle
Lee Oldfield
Harvey Kennedy
Adolf Corlitz
Wichita
Kansas
Dodge Bros
W. S. James
Conger
Dodge
Fred Hull
Mayo
Maxwell
Roy E. Stidum
Buick
J. Ross Swigert
Swigert
H. Burling
Marquette Jerry
Wonderlick
Chalmers
R. W. Humphrey
Humphrey
W. J. Harter
L. Corbeille
Hugh Doyle to Race Sunday at Baldwin Park
Auto racer Hugh Doyle set for the $1,500 Sunday event at Baldwin Park. Doyle, famed for bold driving, has endured misfortune with his Sunbeam this season, including a Wichita heat where he ran 18 laps on three tires. Jerry Wonderlick won that race.
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Hugh Doyle
Baldwin Park
Sunbeam
Doyle
Wichita
Jerry Wonderlick
Wonderlick
First Week of City Delivery in Pittsfield
Pittsfield marks a week of city delivery with two carriers Earl Conroy and Lee Atwood improving after early mistakes. Conroy starts at Piper's Inne near the E M Woods home and ends at Gay street near the Helm home covering about 16 miles and 23 streets. Atwood runs a similar route from Monroe street southeast corner to West Perry street.
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Pittsfield
Earl Conroy
Lee Atwood
Mr. Conroy
Piper's Inne
E. M. Woods
Gay Street
Helm
Mr. Atwood
Monroe Street
West Perry Street
Unique Want
Money‑saving mail‑order cough and kidney relief slip
A vintage ad invites readers to mail five cents with their name and address to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for bronchial coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills for back and kidney issues and Foley Cathartic Tablets for cleansing constipation and biliousness Miller and Arthur Drug Co ad.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Adv
Warsaw Farmers Institute Friday program and lectures
The Warsaw Farmers Institute and Household Science department will hold an all day event Friday October 20 with separate sessions for men at city hall and for women at the Presbyterian church both starting at 1 30 pm. J G Imboden of Decatur speaks on feeding cattle and Mr s R D McDonald of Danville addresses representative women in the afternoon. An evening joint session at the Presbyterian church begins at 7 30 pm with Imboden on feeding and selling steers for profit and Mrs McDonald on sowing and reaping. A special musical program will be offered and attendance is invited.
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Pike County Republican
Elizabeth Duffield
Mary Shepard
St. Louis
Harry Edom
Baylis
Pittsfield
Yates
Bho
Mary Neville
Warl Griefe
Disciple’s
Baptist Church
Bert Whitten
1Irks
Sianna Worthington
Jacksonville
Doss
Robinson
Giles Penstone
Clara
O. JL. Viteh
Barry
Robert S. Sallee
Warsaw
Warsaw Farmers’ Institute and Household Science Department
J. G. Imboden
Decatur
Presbyterian Church
R. D. McDonald
Danville
Imboden
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Meneley Chautauqua
Hamilton
Clydg H. Tavenner
T. E. Burner
John Iluston
Africa
Women Campaign Special on Coast in Los Angeles
The Hughes campaign special train arrived in Los Angeles on October 19. Campaigners joined a downtown parade led by automobiles, with triple the usual police presence. Thirty bodyguards safeguarded the travelers, and four allies under Mrs. Raymond Robins of Chicago were to speak in the industrial district.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Hughes Campaign
Thiple
Hughes Alliance Convpirtes
Raymond Robins
Chicago
Parish League Batting Averages Highlight St Francis
Quincys Pulse Parish League rounds show St Francis atop team and individual batting averages Jimmy Bernibrook leads with 019 over seven games J Frese excelled in final six games after a slow start and outpaced the league President Walker Good Dancer shows he is a strong dancer at Turners hall labor convention event with five hundred guests Parents and Teachers meeting at Jefferson School postponed to October 27 due to Macomb teachers meeting addressed by C M Gill
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St. Francis
Jimmy Bernibrook
J. Frese
St. John’s
Walker
Turner’s Hall
John H. Walker
Organized Labor
Illinois
Parents’ and Teachers’ Association
Jeferson School
Macomb
C. M. Gill
Jefferson School
Boys Work Committee Meeting At Local Y M C A
A meeting of the boys work committee was held at the Y M C A at 8 this evening. A Poultry club and Quincy Poultry association gathering at the Y M C A Tuesday discussed poultry raising and exhibited several birds. J J Freiburg and W K Ott of Quincy were re elected as treasurer and secretary after attending Joliet biennial Western Catholic Union convention.
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Boys’ Work Committee
Poultry Club
Quincy Poultry Association
J. J. Freiburg
W. K. Ott
Quincy
Western Catholic Union
Joliet
Mr. Freiburg
Arm of Child Fractures After Fall at Home
Lois Pullman two and a half year old daughter of Mr and Mrs L L Pullman 219 Chestnut Street sustained fractures of the right elbow Monday after falling on a floor.
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Lois Pullman
Sewer-Work Opens On Eighth Street Extension
Work began Wednesday on a sewer extension between Washington and Jefferson streets to connect the two street sewers once finished.
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Washington and
Jefferson
Eighth Street
Jefferson Streets
Gentle Cathartic Tablets Promise Gentle Yet Strong Effect
Foley Cathartic Tablets are mild yet effective for cleansing the bowels, sweetening the stomach, and aiding the liver. Advertises as a remedy for indigestion biliousness bad breath bloating gas and constipation with no griping pain or nausea. Miller Arthur Drug Co-Adv.
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Miller & Arthur Drug Co—Adv
Shelbina Defeats Palmyra Eleven in Season Opener
Palmyra high school suffered a 26 to 6 loss at Shelbina in the teams first game. Coach Moore praised the showing as the locals hosted a hay ride for players after the match. A separate town note mentions a Wilson-Gardner auto tour to Marion county for the Palmyra event and a State A H T A meeting in Palmyra on Oct 25 with delegates statewide.
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Palmyra
Shelbina
Moore
Lloyd Rogers
Barkley
Zoller
McLeod
Schneider
Clark
Appel
Moss
J. Phillips
W. Phillips
Barr
Rogers
Wilson-Gardner Club
Marion County
Taylor
Hester
Emerson
Philadelphia
Warren
Hannibal
Underwood
Wilson-Gardner
Anti-Horse Thief Association
William Zanger Cleared in Cove Court Proceeding
William Zanger of Burton was arraigned in Judge Bonn court on a charge stemming from a quarrel with his daughter-in-law Helen Zanger. He was discharged after testimony by Mrs William Zanger and other neighbors that she witnessed nothing of a strike. The complainant was Mertz Zanger, with two neighbors involved.
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William Zanger
Burton
Bonncourt
Helen Zanger
Zanger
He Zanger
V of
Mertz Zanger
Spite Fence Dispute Notion Raised by Neighbors
Victor Myers of Lima Adams county and Lulu M Haistings of Rocky Run Hay cock county discuss a neighborly dispute over a spite fence. Despite concerns the barrier looms large, residents say it is never high enough to block friendly relations.
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Victor Myers
Lima
Adams County
Lulu M. Haistings
Rocky Run
Haycock County
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Dick Bros
United States
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Harry Halpin
George Halpin
Mound City Paint Company
Trivis
Carl Main
Trenton
Tenn
Peoria
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Warsaw Farmers’ Institute
Hancock County
State Anti-Horse Thief Society
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John Lemmons
Palmyrax
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C. C. Burgdorf
Sol Rightmire
Fat
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Frank C. Zwick
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Utah
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