Grand Army Encampment in Peoria to Open in June
Peoria hosts the Grand Army of the Republic annual encampment with events June 4 to 6. The program features parades with veterans and allied groups, a joint reception, a patriotic program, a concert by the Peoria Symphony Orchestra, and anticipated remarks by Governor Lowden and Congressman Ireland. American sentiments and wartime rhetoric frame the proceedings.
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Peoria Municipal Band
Spelcer
Lowden
Clifford Ireland
Sons of Veterans
Peoria Symphony Orchestra
Attorney General Warns Against Mob Justice For Suspected Pro Germans
Attorney General Gregory warns against appealing to mob law in cases involving suspected pro German individuals. He condemns vigilantism as cowardly and harmful to the flag and to justice. He notes mob violence harms innocents and gives the enemy reason for greater atrocities toward American troops.
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Gregory
Lynch
Local notices and social updates from Bureau Illinois
Frank Harris is ill with pneumonia. Mrs Wm Thoensen spent days in Chicago. Harry White and wife moved to Rock Island. Mrs Henry Jensen visits her parents in Bureau. James Peterson and wife and Mrs John Dahlstrom took a ride to Princeton. Lt Forbes of Chicago visited Alba Miller. Decoration Day arrangements are planned in Bureau. Mrs Anna Landers visits with daughters Mrs Will Jones and Mrs Louie Bast. Frank and Clarence Masters drove from Peoria. Mrs Earl Simpson returns from Iowa Falls. Bureau school had a vacation Friday for teachers visiting other schools. Christine Johnson was in Henry for dental work. Mrs Arthur Wortz and children weekend in Blue Island. Mrs Jessie Carlson and Miss Mildred Anderson joined the Rebekah lodge. Mrs Nick Ball underwent appendicitis surgery in Spring Valley. Robert Weeks returned to Rockford after visiting parents. M J Welch opens soda fountain and ice cream parlor for summer. Community club to meet at schoolhouse Thursday. Mrs Eric Skinner elected delegate to state Sunday school convention in Peoria. Crocker in Peoria on business. Fifty ladies at Red Cross work room Tuesday, largest attendance so far. Mabel Charles has a broken collar bone from a rope swing accident. Red Cross auction sale in Bureau on Saturday May 25 to fund the drive quota. Surplus funds to go to local Red Cross workshop.
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Frank Harris
Wm. Thoensen
Chicago
Harry White
Rock Island
Henry Jensen
Seneca
Samuel Russell
James Peterson
John Dahlstrom
Princeton
Lieutenant Forbes
Alba Miller
Bureau
Anna Landers
Will Jones
Louie Bast
Frank
Clarence Masters
Peoria
Earl Simpson
Iowa Falls
Bureau School
Christine Johnson
Henry
Arthur Wortz
Blue Island
Jessie Carlson
Mildred Anderson
Rebekah Lodge
Nick Ballard
Spring Valley
Robert Weeks
Rockford
M. J. Welch
Eric Skinner
Crocker
Red Cross
Mabel Charles
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