World News Briefs From Washington and Across Nations
Navy selects Captain George W. Steele to command the ZSt-8 airship under construction in Germany. Federal offices dismiss about four hundred clerks as the fiscal year ends. H L Porterfield named special assistant prohibition commissioner based in Washington. Interstate Commerce Commission moves to abolish the assigned car rule despite railroad protests. Treasury officials warn seizure and arrest of foreign ships defying Volstead act. Senator Fletcher of Florida defends public funds on Leviathan trip. Interior opens 2800 acres in Routt County Colorado. Rev E J Hjerpe re-elected president of the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant. Lions Clubs elect John S Noel as president in Atlantic City. Harding urges fair play for capital and labor in Helena address. I W W plans another Pacific coast strike, harvest fields to be affected. Twins Bert and Bertha Wickman and Vivian Wickman die in Gladstone fire. Bessie Eyton granted divorce in Los Angeles from Clark Coffey. Deaf tests show some can hear via amplified telephone at State School for the Deaf. Forest rangers fight fires near Anchorage with little rain. Rodney Brandon reports Moose Lodge growth to 1,592 lodges in the U S and Canada.
Detroit layoffs and assorted 1921 news roundup
Week ending June 28 shows 4218 Detroit factory layoffs bringing total employed to 228018. Shipments of sugar by Matson to San Francisco. a $100000000 hard roads bond issue passed by Governor Small. University of Michigan gifts for Near East archaeology. coal strike case dismissals. aviators Bert Cole and George Lawley killed. Ford official Mayo eyed for Detroit street railway head. Dr William A Pusey elected AMA president in San Francisco.
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William A. Pusey
Chicago
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American Medical Association
San Francisco
William D. Haggard
Nashville
Tenn
Strikes and clashes hit Sydney and Dublin notices
Foreign Thett masked strikers raided steel plants in Sydney Nova Scotia and spurred workers to quit. Dublin's government urges release of 885 civil war prisoners while Budapest debates securities with wheat as value unit. International scenes include US ship raids defended by Curzon, Ruhr wage talks, and a Danish port visit by American battleships Arkansas Florida Delaware North Dakota.
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Sydney
Nova Scotia
Finance Ministry
Budapest
Dublin
Arkansas
Scales
Copenhagen
Florida
Delaware
North Dakota
Pioneer Chicago grocer Malcolm McNeil dies at ninety
Malcolm McNeil a pioneer Chicago wholesale grocer died at his home in Chicago at age ninety. The longtime merchant built a notable regional grocery enterprise and was widely known in local business circles.
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Malcolm McNeil
Chicago
Illinois State News Highlights Local Happenings
Peoria’s Inglatere dance hall destroyed by fire. Jearl Abell electrocuted at Sterling, leaving a wife and infant. Mrs J M Lady donates 15000 for a Lincoln Methodist church. Carlinville population up 673 in one year. Lee O Neil Browne seeks Democratic governor nomination as a wet. Thomas J Madden dies of blood poisoning from finger injury in Cairo. Rev George T Liddell passes bar exam after years of study. William Brumman and Eva Slight wed in Jacksonville aided by a matrimonial agency. Knights of Pythias plan large Fourth of July at Stemmers park near Howardsville.
Unusual 61-pound Lake Michigan sturgeon caught near Waukegan
Fishermen bring in a 61 pound sturgeon in Lake Michigan near Waukegan. The catch highlights the rarity and near extinction threat of sturgeon in the lake, contrasting with their once abundant presence.
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Lake Michigan
Waukegan
Illinois News Briefs From 1923 Include Laws, Accidents, and Records
A Woodstock attack by an enraged bull leaves John Nieman badly injured. A storm near Hoopeston causes heavy property loss, followed by rains. Governor Small signs antiKlan and tenants aid bills and vetoes inheritance tax relief. Lightning kills a cow near Sterling. Lake County issues set a June record for 186 marriage licenses in six months. Small vetoes a bill empowering local license taxes. Caterpillar infestations spread in Lake County. Marion plans July Fourth events with races and fireworks. Winthrop Harbor to build a church. pastor chosen. Rock Island names J R W Bardwell as schools chief. A boy near Sullivan shot while handling a gun. recovery possible. Springfield police seek jewelry thieves from a circus man’s home. A rural nurse course slated for August 15. McHenry County issues 17,000th marriage license since 1887. Three Star Bus seeks routes along Chicago Heights to Indiana and Momence. Bank of Mascoutah granted charter. Julius Pos tel serves as president with $100000 capital.
Williamson county singing convention date moved to July 22
The Williamson county singing convention will be on Sunday July 22 at the First Christian church in Marion instead of July 15 to accommodate the most choirs. Northwestern University Hyannis ton awarded a scholarship to Miss Margaret P Whyte of Waukegan for leading high school graduate class of 1928 with a 96 average and valedictorian honors.
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Marion
First Christian Church
Northwestern University At
Hyanston
Margaret P. Whyte
John §. Whyte
Waukegan
Waukegan High School
Castoria Endorsed by Physicians for Over Eight Decades
The long running Castoria advertisement promotes the product as a safe substitute for narcotics based teething aids. It claims no narcotics, contains proven directions on each package, and notes physician endorsement. The ad highlights the genuine bottle bears a signature.
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Fletcher
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