Moonshine Raid Nets Large Scale Ladd Plant and Saloon
Sheriff and aides raid a Ladd building linked to Castagnari, finding seven moonshine stills powered by gasoline stoves, several fermenting barrels, 100 pounds of raisins, and six barrels of wine. Mrs Castagnari and others are detained. federal prosecutors plan a Peoria hearing before a United States Commissioner.
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Bureau County
Ladd
Seatonville
Castignari
Peoria
United States
Ladd Plans Farm Machinery Plant With Local Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce in Ladd plans to form a $25,000 corporation to manufacture farm machinery. Negotiations include H. E. Wistrand who holds patent rights on an improved corn planter. Wistrand previously invented a planter produced by Hayes Pump and Planter Company of Galva.
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Ladd
Chamber of Commerce
H. E. Wistrand
Mr. Wistrand
Hayes Pump & Planter Company
Galva
Middle West
Schumann-Heink Set for Princeton Concert April 26
Renowned soprano Madam Schumann-Heink will give a concert in Princeton on April 26. Event is supported by The Music Club The Woman's Club and the Princeton Commercial Club, highlighting community backing for the performance.
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Schumann-Heink
Princeton
America
Music Club
Woman's Club
Princeton Commercial Club
Poisoned stuffed pimento olives shipped to 52 towns from Chicago
J. L. Mc Laughlin, state foods and dairies superintendent, warned that ripe stuffed pimento olives from a Chicago wholesale house were shipped to dealers in eight states. Illinois towns include DeKalb Bradford Mattoon Carthage Freeport Jacksonville Winchester Wyoming Aledo Geneva Danville Elgin Griggsville Beardstown Clinton Lake Forest Evanston. Distributors told salesmen to withdraw olives immediately.
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Chicago
J. L. McLaughlin
Illinois
DeKalb
Bradford
Mattoon
Carthage
Freeport
Jacksonville
Winchester
Wyoming
Aledo
Geneva
Danville
Elgin
Griggsville
Beardstown
Clinton
Lake Forest
Evanston
E G Eickoff Elected President of Peru Merchants
Ed G Kickoff was elected president of the Peru Retail Merchants Association at a regular meeting held Saturday night.
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G. Eickoff
Peru
Ed G. Kickoff
Peru Retail Merchants’ Association
New Silo Plant Opens in LaSalle Monday
The Slink and Smith Company, recently incorporated to manufacture a new silo seal, began operations Monday at the old Coliseum building on Seventh Street in LaSalle. The facility will house the manufacturing plant for the new product.
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Slink.and Smith Company
Coliseum
Sth
LaSalle
Mon
Sister Dies Shocks Oakley Resident
Eugene Effnet of Ladd was called to Oakley on account of his sister Mrs. Cora Starkey. Starkey resided in Springsley for years and was well known here. Further details published on Mr Effnet's return.
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Eugene Effnet
Ladd
Oakley
Cora Starkey
First American Grammarian Lindley Mu Dies
The report notes Lindley Mu a Pennsylvania native and Quaker passed away nearly a century ago. He authored the Grammar of the Fish Language the first text of its kind by an American and used in schools on this side of the Atlantic. it first appeared in 1g.
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Lindley Mu
Pennsylvania
A Qu
América
Atlantic
New A B C Washers Offered with March Price Drop
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Castagnari
Eno Barhim
Oglesby
Barhim
Spaulding
Office of Prohibition
Dalrymple
EN Salle
Coeil
Brown Bros
Spring Valley III
Wm. E. Hollerich
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