Recruiting Car Here Tuesday Four Enlist in Navy
A big Navy recruiting expedition visited Spring Valley on a Wednesday morning, aiming to enlist 100000 men in the Chicago district and featuring a replica bombardment display. Four local applicants were accepted, none from Spring Valley, with others from the area following to Princeton for examinations and transport to Great Lakes.
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Navy
Spring Valley
Jackies
Princeton
Chicago
Philip Sousa
Ed. Fredmann
U S. Navy
Europe
Great Lakes
Eagle
Carl A. Moellering
LaSalle
Geo
Friedman
Graduating Exercises at Hall Township High School
Last week the Hall Township High and Vocational School held Class Night and Commencement. The program lists multiple honors and performances with names such as John Bianchi Charles McGovern Rose Kalasinski and Blanche Cleer among participants and speakers.
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Pinsuit
Barto
Merevch
Cleer
Conway
Amelia McGovern
Charles Merevich
Anna Mae Mussatti
James Norberg
Melvin A. Phillips
Emrys Dewey Slack
Frank T. Stank
Adolph I. Vincent
Katherine Weir Walker
Freda Helen Wick
Edna Mae
Hall Township High & Vocational School
Sam Place
Faust Gounod
Mason
Merevich
John Bianchi
James Mussatta
Wilson
Stephen Faletti
May Conway
Rose Kalasinski
Illinois
Charles McGovern
Edgar Allen Poe
Blanche Cleer
New York
Joe Lukan
Adolph Stank
Frank Slack
Genevieve Hollerich
Anna Merevich
Arthur Grando
Antoinette Bucevich
Alien Women Must Register in Spring Valley War Order
Chief of Police Michael Hicks announces a 1918 wartime directive requiring German alien females aged fourteen and older in Spring Valley to register. Registration runs six AM to eight PM from June 17 to June 26 1918, with four 3x3 inch photos, under penalties including detention for the duration of the war.
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Spring Valley
United States
Stone Wins Illinois Supreme Court Seat Over Craig
Stone defeats Craig for the Illinois Supreme Court in the fifth district with an estimated 4 000 to 5 000 majority. Peoria counts show 3 515 for Stone and 1 643 for Craig. Knox and Bureau counties swing Republican, while LaSalle remains Craig’s stronghold. Campaign chief Dailey proclaims a district win, noting Stone carried Peoria Stark Knox Henry Marshall and other counties.
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Clyde E. Stone
Peoria
Illinois Supreme Court
Fifth Supreme Court
Charles C. Craig
Galesburg
Justice Craig
Knox County
Stone
Peoria City
Craig
Grundy County
LaSalle County
Ottawa
Browne
LaSalle City
Streator
Grundy
Henry
Knox
Marshall
Putnam
Stark
Woodford
LaSalle
Dailey
Peoria County
Bureau
Democrats Claim Bureau
Fourteen Bureau County youths enlist in World War I draft
Fourteen Bureau county boys were among 23 who left La Salle last Sunday for Jefferson Barracks Missouri. The list includes Henry H. Gildermaster Gilbert H. Dremann Floyd C. Balla William S. Russel Glenn J. Bradley Adelbert Vickery Mack D. Fifield Edson A. Smith Marion R. Smith Elmer Mason Ben E. Keegan all from Princeton Buda Spring Valley and engaged in coast artillery infantry quartermaster and engineering corps.
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Bureau County
la Salle
Jefferson Barracks
Henry H. Gildermaster
Princeton
Coast Artillery
Gilbert H. Dremann
Coast
Edson A. Smith
Buda
Infantry
Marion R. Smith
Elmer Mason
Spring Valley
Ben E. Keegan
Quartermaster Corp
Spring Valley claims in quartermaster corps and coast artillery
John P Balcewicz Stephen P Prokup and Frank D Boggio of Spring Valley are noted in connection with quartermaster and coast artillery roles as listed in the records.
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John P. Balcewicz
Spring Valley
Quartermaster Corp
Stephen P. Prokup
Frank D Boggio
Coast Artillery
Perjury Charge Delayed in McMahon Agricultural Deferment
Bureau county residents traveled to Peoria to press a perjury claim against Raymond McMahon, but the district board limited itself to McMahon’s agricultural deferment. A continuance was set to Saturday to pursue earlier attempts to show he is not entitled to exemption, amid uncertainty over convincing the board.
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Bureau County
Judge Craig
Princeton
Stone
Craig
Peoria
District Board
Raymond McMahon
Quinn
McMahon
Man Faces Possible Court Charge Over Draft Age Plea
A boy may face perjury charges in state circuit or federal court for alleged false affidavits used to prove draft age on June 5, 1917. Papers have vanished and State's Attorney Skinner is conducting a search to recover them from the adjutant general's Springfield files after McMahon abandoned the plea and pursued an agricultural claim for release.
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Bureau County
Federal Court
McMahon
Skinner
Adjutant General’s Office
Springfield
Boy Drowns in Spring Creek Near Ladd
Lewis Burl Barry a 15 year old from Ladd drowned in eight feet of water at Spring Creek while cramp struck him during a Saturday swim. Lysle Noling attempted to save him but nearly drowned. he and Russell Barry and Linton Noling survived. Coroner ruled accidental drowning after an inquest.
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Lewis Burl Barry
Leslie Barry
Ladd
Bureau County
Spring Creek
Lyste Noling
Russell Barry
Linton Noling
Nolings
Lewis
Lysle Noling
Barry
Noling
John Vogel
Henry Knauf
P. Grivetti
Arthur Data
Knauf
Dunn
Malm
Giants Win First Game At Heks Park
The Spring Valley Giants defeated Peru 6 to 1 last Sunday in the season opener. The team, formed from four original Union Giants and backed by Van Schaick and Monahan, showed solid play and aims to play weekly if supported. Next Sunday they face Hartford Giants of Chicago led by Rube Foster, promising a tougher, distinct challenge.
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Spring Valley Giants
Peru
Heks Park
Giants
Union Giants
van Schaick and
Monahan
Battery
Hartford Giants
Chicago
Rube Foster
Rame
Spring Valley Boys
Unclear OCR Item Listing Names Bakers and Officials
Fragmentary OCR shows a listing including Bary C8 000 tee and names Baker Willmeroth Van Schaick and Mahoney, with scattered codes and references to Peru ONO and Giants 2001. No clear event or outcome.
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Peru
Rhe Muller
G. Willmeroth
Hulslins
T Riddle
E. Willmeroth
H. Willmeroth
C. F
Baker
Willmeroth
Vos Bullard
Giants
Rhe Bingham
Jones
Meredith
Jencking
Flit Booker
Mahoney
Sampsom
Gro Ducks
van Schaick
Quinn
Willmeroth van Schaick
Stop Speeding in Spring Valley Warns Drivers
Commissioner Doyle of the Spring Valley police department issued an official notice urging drivers to obey speed laws. Violators will face fines in justice court to protect public safety and enforce city ordinances.
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Spring Valley
Doyle
Driver
Army Takes Charge of Mail for Expeditionary Forces
An agreement assigns the Army to handle all mail for expeditionary forces after US ports. The Post Office Department will deliver mail to military authorities at embarkation ports and receive it back in France for dispatch home. The domestic money order service to troops remains under the Post Office Department in France. A Navy secretary appointed board reviews buoyancy boxes on the Lucia.
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United States
Post Office Department
France
Secretary of the Navy
Lucia
Storewide Price Cuts Highlighted in Local Ad
A store advertises deep discounts across all items with a call to visit the shop and see reduced prices on every category. The message promises substantial savings on groceries clothing and household goods.
Boxing Card And Labor News From The Era
Boxing fans will witness a top exhibition on Tuesday June 18 with Tom McMahon and Billy Brennen headlining a LaSalle Athletic Club card. First war hero GF John Hoar, a veteran of multiple campaigns, is incapacitated after a battle wound. Labor reports note 10,000 migrants already employed on Norfolk and Baltimore projects with housing arrangements under way.
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United States
Deepartment of Labor
Norfolk
Newport Newey
Baltimore
Department of Labor
LaSalle Athletic Club
Tom Mcl Mahon
Spring Valley
Billy K. O. Brennen
Chicago Heights
Will Fornis
John Hoar
LaSalle
Sevent
Chicago
Texas
Mexico
Pat
Paris
Sussex
England
Phillipines
China
Siberia
Russia
Japan
Honolulu
Asia
Strengthening Oilcloth Before Laying It On the Table
Mothers' Magazine advises sewing a square of heavy muslin inside oilcloth where the corners contact the table. This reinforcement aims to lengthen wear and durability of the cloth.
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Mothers’ Magazine
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America
Rollo S. Lyman
Chicago University
Michael Hicks
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Hall Township
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Stone Foul Senpacea iAeeaeh
Boy
Hicks Park
Harry M. Webb
Buda Frees
Intwes
Libbey’s
Period
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Cumming
van Camp
Temptation
Elisear
Kasbeer
Monarch
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