Girl's Tale of Phantom Wedding Draws $20000 Suit
Leona Kiefer of Streator filed a breach of promise suit in St Louis seeking 20000 from William Walters of the St Louis Hotel. She admitted posing as the wife of a fictitious Lieut Jule Montgomery to shield an unborn child born five months ago. Walters denied promising marriage while admitting an affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Kiefer
Jule W. Montgomery
St. Louis
Missefer
William Walters
14Th and
Chestnut Streets
Miss Kiefer
Streator
Jule Montgomery
Michigan City
Ind
Toledo
Panama Canal Zone
Patricia
Kiefer
Walters
Leona
West Point
Pittsburg
The Hen Cackles At Each Egg While Man Delays News
A playful verse contrasts natural creatures that announce their actions with humans who hesitate to advertise. The piece riffs on a hen laying an egg and the lack of tact in common people.
Soft coal strike fears loom over Illinois miners
Department of Labor officials see little chance of a sympathetic walkout by Illinois bituminous miners if anthracite workers and operators fail to reach a wage agreement this month. A general strike could disrupt hard coal regions, revive 1922 tensions, and affect Indiana Illinois mines, with central and southern Illinois miners preferring full employment to strike benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Department of Labor
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Central
Southern
Alleghenies
Seatonville Lukan's Park Announces July Dance
Seatonville venue Lukan's Park sets Saturday evening July 11 for a ticket dance with ribbons sold at 99 cents including tax or three for 25 cents. Johnson's Orchestra will provide music for the dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lukan’s Park
Johnson’s
Do You Serve Fish Here A Breezy Tease
A brief comic snippet follows a man at a tafe asking waitstaff if fish are served, the driver halting a taxi amid a misunderstanding, and Mary Ann babysitting the Jones children where the redheaded boy is revealed as Mrs. Jones’s husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann
Mrs. Jones
Jones
Local street improvement contract awarded in Spring Valley
The contract for the paving and related works on St. Paul Street in Spring Valley is awarded to Henry Zolper & Sons Mendota for concrete pavement at 2.45 per square yard and related items. The owners of majority frontage may elect to contract within ten days at ten percent discount.
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St. Paul Street
Terry Street
Strong Avenue
Spring Valley
Bureau County
Illinois
Henry Zolper & Sons
Mendota
Board of Local Improvements
Charles W. Knapp
Joseph Yearsley
Andrew J. Priece
Charles Sulski
Edward Leimbach
Andrew J. Pricco
Contract Award for Devlin Street Improvements
The contract for Devlin Street improvements in Spring Valley Bureau County Illinois has been awarded to Henry Zolper & Sons Mendota Illinois. The bid covers excavation grading drainage and paving with reinforced concrete pavement including curb and surface work and base installations.
Pricco Represents City of Spring Valley Illinois
Andrew J Pricco acts for the City of Spring Valley Illinois in a matter tied to municipal affairs and local governance.
Power Street Local Improvement Project Details
Public notice describes a paving and drainage project on Power Street in Spring Valley from Minnesota Street north to Dakota Street. The plan includes Bureau pavement 45 cents per linear foot for providing the local improvement of Power Street and intersecting parts not yet paved by excavation grading and draining work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power Street
Minnesota Street
Dakota Street
Spring Valley
Bureau County
Illinois
Henry Zolper & Sons
Mendota
Board of Local Improvements
Illinois, To the Council of the City of
Notice of Bids for Water Main Laying in Spring Valley
Sealed bids for laying water mains on Devlin Street Terry Street St Paul Street Minnesota Street and Power Street in Spring Valley Illinois will be received by the City Council until July 13 1925 at 8 PM. Plans and specifications are on file and open for inspection. The Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Devlin Street
Terry Street
St. Paul
Minnesota Street
Power Street
Spring Valley
Ilinois
Mlinois
A. D
N. H. Smith
Get Well and Stay Well with Sys Tone Tonic
A long advertisement touts Sys Tone as a vitalizing tonic that restores strength and vitality to weak and nervous individuals. It cites 50 000 bottles sold and includes customer testimonials about relief from dizziness stomach trouble and headaches. The tonic is claimed not to be a patent medicine and is said to follow a physician's secret formula now produced by various druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Senf
Louis- Viles
Sys-Tone
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Lorado
Onstoneifornia
West
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Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Golden State
California
W. J. Lafferty
Rock Island Lines
la Salle Street Station
Chicago
M. J. Klemick
Cornelia
Richards Avenue
Devlin
Thompson
Donse Brothers
F. O. B. Detroit
Eisele Motor CO
la Salle, Illinois
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