Illinois State News Highlights Rise and Decline in 1920s
Illinois reports include the killing of Nortonsville storekeeper William Steele by two auto bandits who fled with $500. Judge Thomas J. Lynch is inducted as Chicago criminal court chief justice. Coal mines reopen amid winter demand while anthracite strikes affect eastern markets. Dyer Ford of Galva dies at Lake Geneva. Juvenile delinquency blamed on unstable homes and school absenteeism. Mrs. Longworth visits Chicago, and labor laws gain support in Springfield. Northwestern land economics institute to open at Evanston with 22 staff.
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William Steele
Nortonsville
Thomas J. Lynch
Criminal Court
Chicago
Ulbolg
Dyer Ford
State Bank of
Galva
Lake Geneva
Wis
M. M. Ford
Ilinois
George B. Masshch
Chicago and
Cook County
Nicholas Longworth
Congressman Longworth
Ohio
Medill McCormick
Senator McCormick
McCormick Rock River
Byron
Cody
Wye
Springfield
Illinois
John Iti Walker
State Federation of Labor
Springfeld
Thomas H Stevenson
Philadelphia
Sprinfield
Iinoly
Navy Ends Rescue Effort For PN-9 No 1 Crew
Captain Stanford E. Moses of the U S S Navy announced that crews have virtually given up hope of finding the PN-9 No 1 flyer's crew alive. Eleven destroyers were at Honolulu to conduct a final survey of the crash waters.
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Navy
San Francisco
Hawai
Stanford E. Moses
Moses
Honolulu
Four Shenandoah Victims Buried at Arlington
Four victims of the Shenandoah disaster were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Funeral services for Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne, commander of the ill fated craft, were held in the afternoon along with services for Lieutenant Commander Louis Hancock Lieutenant J B Lawrence and Lieutenant Is W Sheppard. Simple military rites were conducted over flag draped coffins as sailors and marines formed the escort to the graves.
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Arlington Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Zachary Lansdowne
Warler
Louls Hancock
J. B. Lawrence
Is. W. Sheppard
Passports Rise as US Applicants Grow in Year
In the year ended June 30, 168,250 Americans applied for travel abroad passports, up from 139,106 the prior year. By July 31, applications were 21 percent higher than 1924, reflecting growing demand for overseas travel.
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Washington
Editor Cleared of Heresy Charges in Michigan
Reverend William H. Phelps editor of the Michigan Christian Advocate was exonerated by the Michigan Methodist Episcopal church investigation committee in Lansing. The committee will hear Rev. Lynn Harold Hough of Detroit on September 16 at Flint regarding his heresy charges.
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Lansing
Mich
William H. Phelps
Michigan Christian Advocate
Levi Bird
Port Sanilac
Michigan Methodist Episcopal Church
Bird
Lynn Harold Hough
Detroit
Flint
Ex-Convict Arrested in Bank Examiner Bandit Case
Ex-convict Harry Funk was arrested in Urbana as the Farmers’ Bank of Chenoa robber. Identified by bank president J F Kelley as “Mr Andrews, examiner,” Funk allegedly used a bank examiner ruse to loot $184000 last January. About $100000 is said to be safely deposited.
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Bloomington
Ill
Harry Funk
Urbana
Farmers’ Bank
Chenoa
Funk
J. F. Kelley
Mr. Andrews
Upper Mississippi Barges Planned for Twin Cities to St Louis
Businessmen and shippers in the Upper Mississippi region prepare specifications for a fleet of commercial barges to operate between St Paul Minnesota and St Louis Missouri. The effort follows a regional meeting to discuss river traffic and commerce.
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Upper Mississippi
St. Paul, Minn
Twin Cities
St. Louis
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A clipped line notes danger and restraint around a figure named Col. Mitchell, suggesting a potential assassination thought balanced by fear of triggering a larger upheaval. The snippet lacks context, date, or setting details.
Porto Rico Prohibition Director Appoints Legal Adviser
Frank Buckley, special assistant to Attorney General Sargent, is named legal adviser to Porto Rico prohibition director by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Coln C Andrews.
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Frank Buckley
Sargent
Porto Rico
Secretary of the Treasury
Acoln C. Andrews
Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz founded by Cortez in 1519
The first town founded in Mexico by Hernan Cortes was Villa Rica, begun in May 1519. It was initially named Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz and later shortened to Vera Cruz.
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Mexico
Cortez
Villa Rica
Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz
Woman Dry Worker Slain in Vinton Iowa
Mrs C B Cook, 41, president of the Benton County W C T U, was shot dead in her home as she prepared a paper for an upcoming meeting. A rear window bullet ended her life, and friends link the killing to liquor law violators she had pursued. Cedar Rapids reports tie her to Roy R Slade, a prohibition officer, who she had consulted twice about local conditions.
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Vinton
Iowa
Benton County
C. B. Cook
Prohibition Chief Dismisses Pittsburgh Force
District Prohibition Administrator Frederick C. Baird discharged Division Chief Gus J. Simons and the entire 65-agent Pittsburgh staff for alleged neglect of duty. He announced plans to hire 75 new agents within a week, including 15 undercover operatives known only to him.
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Baird
Beaver Fond of Sleep
A beaver famed for industry reportedly sleeps ten hours daily, contrary to the usual bustle associated with its laborious reputation.
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