Modern Ladd Brewery Raided by Prohibition Agents
Chicago agents raided a Gus Pinter farm brewery near Ladd, seizing 200 barrels of beer and detaining three Peruvians, Rudolph Bender, Charles Link, and John Strauch. The site boasted an electrically powered, highly modern setup with nine fermentation vats, a concrete foundation, and an ammonia cooling plant. The operation, leased May 5 for 100 dollars monthly, reportedly produced about 200 barrels weekly and cost over 20 thousand dollars in equipment.
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Gus Pinter
Ladd
Chicago
T. Niehoff
Joe Wahl
T. P. Olbert
Harry McNamara
Fred Hoyland
J. Leigh
George Werling
Peru
Pinter Farm
Link
Bender
Strauch
Peoria
Prohibition Department
Theatre Manager Resigns to Lead Two Theatres
Verner Hicks resigns as manager of the Valley Theatre to take charge of two venues in Olney Newfoundland Labrador. He will move his family there next week.
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Verner Hicks
Valley Theatre
Olney
Fall Injures Worker At St Bede's College
Neil Wilson of Spring Valley fractured his foot and suffered additional injuries after slipping from a 25 foot scaffold while moving steel beams at St Bede's college. He was hospitalized in Spring Valley and his condition is not considered serious.
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Neil Wilson
Spring Valley
St. Bede’s College
Spring Valley Hospital
Missing roll sparks warrant for Mike Milavich theft
Miss Etta Seeburger alleges Milavich stole $109 from her and defrauded a $24 board bill. Milavich, once of De Pue, had been boarding at the Seeburger home in Spring Valley the past five weeks. He vanished Saturday with the roll, hidden in a closet, heading toward Peru. authorities in Peru were alerted but no trace has been found.
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Etta Seeburger
Mike Milavich
Mike
de Pue
Seeburger
East Fifth Street
Spring Valley
Peru
Death of Mrs. Rabinovitz in Chicago
Mrs. Charles Rabinovitz died at her Chicago home Thursday at age 177. Her remains were buried Friday in Waldheim cemetery. She was mother to Mrs. I. L. Steinberg and Mrs. Charles Buckman of this city.
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Charles Rabinovitz
Chicago
Waldheim
Rabinovitz
I. L. Steinberg
Charles Buckman
County Court Disposes of Liquor Cases
County court heard multiple liquor cases over Monday and Tuesday afternoons as a juried docket was cleared. Defendants included John Lokosius who received 60 days in jail for violation, Paul Guiderini fined 400 dollars plus costs, and Ben Carruthers whose case was delayed after 45 days in jail. Other actions included alimony and paternity settlements and continuances for three cases.
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Prichard
John Lokosius
Spring Valley
John
Paul Guiderini
Ladd
Ben Carruthers
Seatonville
Chas. Jensson
Kewanee
Babe
Joseph Pierson
DePue
Myrtle Marple
Pierson
Arrested on abandonment charge in county court
John Calcio of Peru was placed under arrest on a county court capias charging him with wife and child abandonment. The information alleges he deserted his wife and two children since September 1 and failed to support them. He was brought to Ottawa and lodged in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Calcio
Peru
Capias
E. J. Welter
Calcio
Gertrude
John
Ottawa
Bomb wrecks home at Streator in dry raider probe
The home of M R Smith at Streator was bombed around 2 AM Sunday. It is the second bombing linked to Smith and State’s Attorney Russell Hanson, both active against bootleggers. The blast demolished the rear of the house but no one was injured. investigators staggered to find a time bomb under the porch as residents slept upstairs.
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M. R. Smith
Streator
Russell O. Hanson
la Salle County
Smith
Hanson
Joe Latino
Latino
New Wholesale Firm The Valley Supply House Formed
Anton Ferrari and M Betasso Jr establish The Valley Supply House as a wholesale jobber and distributor of candies penny goods hops and malt and cigars. The firm will operate from 126 East St Paul Street with John Ferrari continuing in retail.
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the Valley Supply House
Anton Ferrari
M. Betasso Jr
Mr. Betasso
Mr. Ferrari
John
East St. Paul Street
John Ferrari
Colored singer dies from injuries after fall from bridge
Guy Moses a 35 year old colored entertainer fell from the interurban trestle west of Hicks Junction while walking to the Location. He suffered a two place spine fracture and died at Spring Valley hospital after the accident. An inquest returned a verdict of accidental death. He was survived by his wife a son and six brothers.
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Guy Moses
Hicks Junction
Spring Valley Hospital
Moses
Princeton
Malm
Mrs. John Rogers Dies in Indiana Hospital
Mrs. John Rogers of Linton Indiana dies at Spring Valley hospital at 1 30 Thursday morning. She had been visiting her daughter Mrs Richard Brolley in De Pue for months following a fall. Burial is planned in Linton Indiana.
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John Rogers
Linton
Ind
Spring Valley Hospital
Richard Brolley
de Pue
Rogers
Mother of Dr Woods Dies in La Salle at 85
Mrs. Mary L. Woods of La Salle, mother of Dr. Woods, died Tuesday morning aged 85. Services are at the Episcopal church. The remains will be taken Friday morning by Keegan's auto hearse to Quincy Michigan for interment.
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Mary L. Woods
la Salle
Dr. Woods
Episcopal Church
Keegan
Quincy
Mich
Judge Green condemns raids by Lone Wolf agents in Peoria
Circuit court Judge T N Green in Peoria denounced federal prohibition raids as trampling local rights. He described operations led by Lone Wolf Asher that raided nearly 100 soft drink parlors, jailed about 200 alleged dealers, and urged the grand jury to probe the agents and their warrants for accountability.
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T. N. Green
Circuit Court
Peoria County
Grand Jury
Peoria
Lone Wolf
Asher
John Doe
Washington
Child of War Bride Dies After Illness
Four and a half year old Jeanne Andree Towers, daughter of Mrs. Andre Towers, died Saturday at Spring Valley hospital after appendicitis surgery. Her mother, a war bride once in France, joined her husband in Aurora in 1922. the family later faced abandonment. Burial planned in Aurora with possible later transfer to birth place.
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Jeanne Andree Towers
Andre Towers
Spring Valley Hospital
Towers
France
Doulaincourt
Haute Marne
Jeanne
America
Aurora
Stillman Company
Dalzell
Sophia Uloth
Hicks Park Crowded as Hei nie’s Royal Orchestra Draws
Hicks Park remains a busy amusement hub with nightly crowds of dancers. Next Sunday Hei nie's Royal Orchestra is the featured attraction drawing patrons to the resort.
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Hicks Park
Heinie
Royal Orchestra
All School Party At Hall Township High School
Students of Hall Township High School hosted an all school party on Tuesday night for a friendly get together with faculty. A music and stunt program followed with freshmen eased into school spirit. Professor J W Sullivan the new superintendent was initiated into the Freshman organization and proved willing and game.
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Hall Township High School
J. W. Sullivan
Ladd Man Killed in Railroad Accident
John Hines formerly of Ladd died from injuries after a railroad accident in Chicago. He was a car inspector for the C E I and was crushed between two trains while at work, dragged about 17 car lengths. He died Monday afternoon after being moved to St Bernard's hospital. Funeral was at St Ann's church Chicago. He had worked for Milwaukee road at Ladd for years and moved to Chicago six months ago.
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John Hines
Ladd
Chicago
St. Bernard’s Hospital
St. Ann’s Church
Legal battle over Lake De Pue ownership escalates in arrest
Two De Pue fishermen Ernest and Hector Marliere were arrested on trespass charges filed by the De Pue Rod and Gun Club under Illinois fish and game laws. The club claims title to the lake via swamp land patents, while commercial fishermen argue the navigable lake remains state property. Bond set at 1000 dollars each, case continued to October term. State’s Attorney Skinner said no more arrests until title is decided, and injunctions may be used to bar trespass. The dispute pits private owners against public rights with long simmering tensions.
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DePue
Ernest Marliere
Hector
de Pue Rod and Gun Club
Illinois Fish and Game Laws
Gun Club
Congress
Marliere Brothers
W. R. Teece
J. R. Prichard
Josef T. Skinner
Lee O'Neil Brown
Ottawa
Illinois
Chicago
de Pue
Factory Boss Eisenberg Considers Move to Spring Valley
Mr Eisenberg of Cicero, owner of the overall factory, is due this week to confer with the Association of Commerce about relocating his plant to Spring Valley. Funds are in place and site matters will be reviewed.
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Eisenberg
Cicero
Association of Commerce
Spring Valley
First Football Battle Opens Season for Spring Valley Cats
The Spring Valley American Legion Wild Cats host Clinton Iowa in Hicks Park for the season opener on September 20. Clinton is considered the top Iowa team, and last year beat the Cats in two close games. The Wild Cats, coached by Dale, aim for a strong start with new players and a large turnout from Bureau Putnam and La Salle counties.
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Spring Valley American Legion Wild Cats
Clinton American Legion
Iowa
Hicks Park
Wild Cats
Dale
Illinois
Clinton
Cats
Spring Valley
Bureau
Putnam
la Salle
Kauffman
Swaney School
Normal State
Lowry
McNabb School
Cork of la Salle
McDonald
Nesti
Wild Cat
Goats Doig
T. Lorenzini
Bunzie Lolli
Ryczek
Lunn
Swingle
Krueger
Finger Amputation For Washington Visitor
Mrs. George Mannis visiting Granville from Washington state has left Spring Valley hospital after a month with a bone infection in the left index finger. The finger was removed. Mr Mannis stays with Dr B Q Dysart at Bureau.
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George Mannis
Granville
Washington
Spring Valley Hospital
Mauinis
B. Q. Dysart
Bureau
Widow Sues for Death of Husband in Boose-Related Crash
Princeton widow Edna Ruberg seeks 10000 dollars in circuit court against Cherry saloon operators Joe and Maggie Castellari and Peru brewer Andrew P. Hebel for her husband Gua Ruberg’s death in a spring automobile crash attributed to alcohol. Castellari had been fined for liquor sales the day Ruberg died.
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Edna Ruberg
Princeton
Gua Ruberg
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Pinter
Bomb
Prohibition
Judge Green
Lake DE Pue
Clinton Legion
Castellari
Ruberg
Arthur Wright
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