Men Loot Serena in Four Local Burglaries and Flee
A group described as professional burglars robbed four Serena businesses at dawn, blew safes, fired five shots at two residents, then fled toward Ottawa. Loot totaled under $50 including a gum machine and a .45 revolver. Sheriff believes a well planned rookie gang used Serena as a stopover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atre E. Roberts
Ottawa
Serena
Welter
Sulphur Lick Springs Hotel
X. W. Rausch
Pa. McInturf
Marshall & Malaise
C. J. Malaise
Morris Morel
Destruction of Pekin Brewery Stock Under Federal Order
Federal agents under U S Marshal Ned Dressendorfer sealed and padlocked the Pekin Ice and Beverage Co plant after destroying about 48 000 gallons of beer and 450 barrels seized en route to Peoria. The plant remains closed for at least a year under Judge Louis Fitz Henry injunction. Two agents guard the site continuously while the company cannot operate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin Brewery
Pekin Ice & Beverage Co
Wworken
Dex U. S
Ned Dressendorfer
Ted Selmin
Illinois River
Peoria
Peoria Consignees
U. S
Louis Fitz-Henry
Dowell Kathleen mine sets Illinois production record
The Kathleen mine of Union Colliery at Dowell near Duquoin hoisted 5263 tons of coal in eight hours, using 1374 carloads and 108 Illinois Central cars to St. Louis. The Dowell mine, capable of 8000 tons, is expected to become the world’s largest producer next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen
Union Colliery Company
Dowell
Duquoin
Illinois Central Coal
St. Louis
Princeton Woman Dies at Age 101
Mrs. Mary A. Jones aged 101 died at her daughter Mrs. Douglas Moseley’s home in Princeton after six weeks sickness. She had lived with her daughter for thirty years and was in good health until the last six weeks. Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Moseley of Princeton and Mrs. H. K. Porter of Shell Rock Iowa. sons Charles of Valley City North Dakota and George of Shell Rock Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Jones
Douglas Moseley
Princeton
H. K. Porter
Shell Rock
Charles
Valley City
North Dakota
Land George
Iowa
The Baseless Fear of Finance's Power
A speech by the American Bankers Association argues that finance is not a commodity but a vital, often misunderstood force behind national growth. It credits accumulated capital, investments, and loans with building railroads, towns, and farms, and highlights the role of municipal bonds and deposits in funding progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Small Town Humor and Philosophy by Buck Campbell
A compact column of aphorisms and wry observations on everyday life. The piece uses homespun maxims to lampoon schemes, effort, and gender roles with a folksy, humorous voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Campbell
Blond Lawyer and Sympathy in Ragged Prose
An odd editorial fragment mocks a blond lawyer and suggests offering financial help to poorer relatives. It notes appearances can mislead and that a clever man should concede rights to others, framing social insight in terse moral aphorisms.
Bureau County Supervisors Approve Audit Offer and Ratify Actions
The Board of Supervisors approves a Bureau County audit contract with P. L. Crawford & Co. for the year ending 1923 and adopts resolutions including fixed salary for the Truant Officer at 800 dollars. They authorize payments, consider donations and transfers, and outline a Boy Scouts rat control prize plan with nine rules and county-wide scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conner
O. J. Conner
Bureau County
Ohio
Illinois
Bureau County Audit
P. L. Crawford & Co
Certified Public Accountants
Chicago
Fred Stratton
Finance Committee
Sharkey
Board OF Supervisors
Oscar Berg
Court House
Brown
Walker
Farmer’s Institutes
Seibel
General Fund
Farmer’s Institute Fund
Boy Scouts
Baird
Sprain
Bollman
Drayton
News
Callinan
Vickrey
Becker
Jensen
Lechner
Riva
Sulski
Savio
Cahill
Bryant
Thuleau
Vane
Brady
Gingrich
Rawson
Thomas
Pettegrew
Mason
Norton
Schertz
James Flet
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Ness
Rena
Kemp
Balsam
Walter W. Head
American Bankers Asso
Walter W.head
By Buck Campbell
Thos Vane
R. W
James Smith
Pat Flavin
City of
Moon” Carlson
A. W. Anderson
Ester Johnson
Princeton Farm
Nash
Selby Geo. W. Bryant
Stronski
Dan Maple
McEwen
Shuzinski
Vincent Marchunk
Ephany Alvens
Ross & Pauline
McEwan
Vozel & Zicker
Mary Shuzinski
St Margaret’s Hospital
Elizabeth Scholar
Westfield
M. W. Ryan
Egisto Zanarin
Aggiulo Guerren
John Dorma
Jos. Brana
Frank Visco
Frank Gambo
Geo. Marge
C. H. Duman
Bianco
Frank Va
John Bedner
McCrundden
Dick Lord
Scotty Hansfern
Concord O. B. Winslow
Dobson
Genster Bros
Lizzie Phillip
Prior Bros
A. Benson
Henry Popp
Maude Dobsin
Same
J. R. Marshall
Robert Martin
N. T. Shertz James, Jensen
Ohto Dixon Public Hospital
C. L. Winebrmer
Greenville
Ernest Baxter
Alice Miller
W. R. Spratt
H. H. Draper
W. A. Nelick
Fairfield
Jack Irvine
Betty Riggs
Dover J. J. Dean
J. H. Martin
Malden Elevator Co
Wyanet
A. D. Perrin & Son
Corman
Lanson
H. D. Weaver & Son
VanLandingham
Bolton Drug Co
van Landingham
Co. F. Winterberg
Irvin
Leepertown Jensen
Kate Morris
Arispie Hangstrom & Durfee
Anna Anderson
Ed Anderson
Peter Stump
Gust Miller
Thos. Woods
Indiantown
J. L. Boone
Ruth Willett
Hangstrom & Durfee
Macon Earl Taylor
Ellen Rose Smith
St. Francis Hospital
Kewanee
Milo Albie
Elmer Torone
Total
F. W. Becker
D. M. Vickrey
Uhlan
B. Rosenzweig
Spring Valley, Ills
Walter Zukowski
West St. Paul Street
Spring Valley
Linons
Polaisielh
Argonaut
Lewis Sutton
Malden
Deering
International Discs
Island Gang
John Deere Gang
Mendota
John Deere
Miles Fox
Bert Ferris
Lewis. Sutton
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