Experts Probe Bureau County Telephone System Audit
Three engineers from the Illinois Public Utilities Commission under Chief Engineer YP Wood visit Princeton to inspect Bureau County Independent Telephone property and audit books for an independent rate case report. Earlier, Cran dall schedules were wrecked at a Princeton hearing by Skinner and Johnson, prompting talk of Springfield experts reviewing the Bureau County system.
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Ilinois Public Utilities Commission
YP. 2. Wood
Princeton
Bureau Co. Independent Telephone Company
Telephone Company
H. B. Crandall
Skinner and Johnson
Spring Valley
Springfield
Bureau County
Cone Gang
Missing Birth Certificate Delays Return of Man Abroad
A missing birth certificate holds Harry Spotz, brother of Noah Spotz of Princeton, abroad in England. Without proof of citizenship he cannot secure a passport to return to the United States after four years in the British army and an Egyptian campaign. The Red Cross is assisting his repatriation efforts as Mrs. Frank Peterline visits Peoria over the weekend.
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Harry Spotz
Noah F. Spotz
Princeton
England
United States
Red Cross
Frank Peterline
Peoria
Auto Rips Up Ruling On North Side Span
Automobile party members escaped injury when a Buick roadster ran off the road on the fill between Hollowayville and Seatonville Sunday afternoon. The car went over the sidewalk and partly through the fence on the north side of the span. Vehicle not badly damaged. Driver’s name not learned.
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AUTO
North
Peru
Express Train Schedules and Local Stops Public Notice
Effective May 23 1920 express cars operate westbound from Spring Valley to Hicks Junction and beyond with listed AM and PM times to DePue Bureau Princeton Joliet Ottawa Morris and other locals. Fastbound and local services note daily exceptions and station stops. Ticket offices at Main Station and select shops advertise hours and visit Starved Rock State Park facilities.
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Spring Valley Station
Peru
LaSalle
Ottawa
Streator
Marseilles
Seneca
Morris
Joliet
A. M
P.M
Princeton Limited
Sand barges to be converted for auto transports
Sand barges once in service on the upper Illinois and Mississippi rivers will be converted into automobile transports leaving St. Louis. The Percy Swain took nine barges from the Twin Bluffs district to Peru for shipment to St. Louis where they will carry cars to points down the river. Railroad delays in auto deliveries prompted St. Louis distributors to adopt barges as a cost saving measure.
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Illinois
Missippi
St. Louis
Twin Bluffs
Woman Jumped Into Well In La Salle Rescue
A young woman attempted death by her own action Tuesday by leaping into a well on Fifth Street in La Salle. She was rescued and said to be in a melancholy state prior to the act.
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Fifth Street
la Salle
A Re
Return Home Curran sisters after Chicago visit
Janet and Maureen Curran returned home Sunday from Chicago where they had been visiting their grandmother for three weeks.
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Janet
Maureen Curran
Chicago
Poultry Wanted and Home Appliances Ad
Poultry wanted before selling, contact Spring Valley Poultry Co for prices. No home is complete without a Thor or A. B. C. Electric Washer. They are the best bet in washers. See Hollerich about them.
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Cail
Spring Valley Poultry Co
Thor
Hollerich
Lincoln's Little Joke
In Chicago during a suit, Lincoln found his home raised by removing the roof. On his return he asked a passerby where Lincoln lived and then solemnly entered the house, surprised by the altered view.
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Lincoln
Chicago
Westclox Plans Five Story Steel Building
In May issue of Tick Talk Western Clock Company describes a new five story steel building to be erected along the C R T P railway tracks in Penu. Excavation has started. The 536 by 55 foot structure features brick facing, full fireproofing, and an automatic freight elevator with micro leveling. The top floor will house the shipping department and the three lower floors will be used for storage.
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Tick Talk
The
Western Clock Company
Penu
Westclox
Angelo Taliano Joins Western Union Telegraph Co Staff
Angelo Taliano has accepted a position with the Western Union Telegraph Co in this city. He began his duties Monday morning.
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Angelo Taliano
Western Union Telegram Co
Road Work At Deer Park Improves Duncan Creek Route
Monday crews cleared and graded the Vermilion River Bridge to the concrete road edge near Deer Park. A steam engine and multiple workers transformed the stretch for autos and others to pass, with fair progress and the goal of quick completion.
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Vermilion River Bridge
Deer Park
Lydia Spreesney Heads to Coffsyville for Summer Visit
Lydia Spreesney, left the tired of the week for Coffsyville Kansas, where she will visit relatives and friends this summer.
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Lydia Spreesney
Coffsyville
Kaneys
New Wireless Receiver Converts Dots to Slow Speech
A rapid communication device records Morse dots and dashes on sensitized tape at 200 words a minute. The receiver enables transmission decoding only at stations using this machine as human ears cannot keep pace with the speed.
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Hartford
I. J. Jagodzinski
Side
Hollowayville
Seatonville
Peoria RY
Spring Valley, Ill
Xpress
Spring Val. Ay
Hicks Junction
Ladd
DePue
m—LaSalle
Starved Rock State Park
Sanitary
W. St Paul St
Monahan Confectorery
Greenwood
Dakota St
Chicago ML
Joliet, Til
Chicago and Joliet
Percy Swain
Rolando
Standard and
Ladd, Illinois
STEEL
Deer Park Road
Radiant
Georgettes
Moma Bona Toilet
Moma Bona
Fear & Cumming
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