Illinois Governor Denied Immunity and Arrest Ordered
Springfield July 26 Governor Len Small of Illinois was ordered arrested on charges of misuse of state funds. Circuit Court Judge E F Smith denied immunity from state law, issuing warrants for confidence game embezzlement and conspiracy to defraud involving two million dollars. The clerk filed warrants with the sheriff for immediate service amid warnings of legal compulsion and no guards protecting the governor. The judge rejected reports of potential troop intervention and noted a banquet remark as court progress.
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International Nown
Springfield
Len’ Small
Tines
Circuit Court
E. F. Smith
Charles L. Koehn
Smith
Iawt
Ronan
Puday
Caston
Attornoon
Joseph Tiditor
Ske
Irish factions agree on form of right government
North and South Ireland factions say they have reached agreement on the full form of government. The Dublin newspaper notes the Bouvlang News reports that the coin depository is ready to accept Premier Lloyd George's plan. Bart Whitmer of Sha Yer & Faber's is taking a two week vacation at Haltway.
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Oy Tnternational Ni
Tratand
Bvoulag Newa
Lloyd George
Bart Whitmer
Sha- Yer & Faber's
Haltway
Farewell Note Ended Soldier's Life After Mail Move
Charles Ammon of New York wrote a farewell on a dollar bill to War Risk Insurance and then shot himself. He claimed the bill was his first earned after a delay discharge from the army last September.
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Charles Ammon
New York
Harges
Ammon
Cow in sewer incident prompts derrick rescue
A cow was driven through Locust Street when cattle crowded a narrow passage, pushing one into a newly built sewer work. Workers used a derrick to lift the animal from the trench after the mishap, part of a series of similar incidents with prior fatalities noted in other city sections.
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Luman
Locust St
Repair Crew Fixes Water Main Beneath Washington Street Tracks
Loosened joints in the water main beneath the W M tracks at Washington Street were repaired today by a maintenance crew. The work restored normal water flow and reduced the risk of leaks along the line serving nearby blocks.
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W. M. Tracks
Washington Street
England Wins Another Victory Over Silesian Dispute
London reports the inter Allied supreme council will meet in Paris on August 4 to address the Upper Silesian issue. Prime Minister Lloyd George may be absent, while Briand signals France and Britain view this as a victory for their joint position.
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Taxor National News
London
inter-Allied Supreme Council
Paris
No. 10
Downing Street
Lloyd George
Great Britain
France
Missing farmer Hastings returns home with no explanation
A farmer named Hastings, long absent since last Saturday afternoon, returned to Mahoma near the Carrats pit about a mile from town. He offered no explanation for his continued absence as neighbors and authorities question the motive behind his mysterious return amid a countywide search efforts.
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Daniol
Fara
Ceartoss
Aghout
Samet
Mahoma
Hastings
Bwearing in Today Election Registrars Named
A fragmentary note indicates newly appointed registrars by Pia Peard of Moctlon Sun vihara oversee a local election. The brief mentions a slate of judges in an ant clurka setting and hints at upcoming voting activities.
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Ant Clurka
Pia Peard
Moctlon Sun Vihara
Ara Sore
Famous Campers Move Westward in Upper Silesia
Henry Ford Thomas Edison Harvey Firestone and Bishop William Anderson led a camp move from The Island Pecctonville to a site near Keyser's Ridge west of Cumberland. Hdsell Ford returned to Detroit as six charges shipped by truck, with riding planned 12 miles from Hagerstown. B Frank Lushbaugh and family will join the new camp. Fighting resumes in Upper Silesia with six Germans wounded in clashes with Polish insurgents. A general strike is proclaimed at Frybnik and rail lines damaged. The Boulogne meeting of the Allied supreme council set for August 4. experts in Paris to discuss Upper Silesia boundaries and Brenner reinforcements.
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Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Harvey Firestone
William Anderson
Arta
Péctonville
Keyser’s Ridge
Berland
Hdsell-Ford
Detroit
Hagerstown
B. Frank Lushbaugh
Weshington
Bertin
Uppar Silealm
Srastaug
Allegemarie Zeitung
Frybnik
Birnie-Zergowitz
Brosley
Parla
Surene Council
Boulogne
Upoune
London
Supreme Council
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesian
County Board Declines to Advance School Funds
The County Board won t advance funds from current tax receipts delaying coal purchases and May teacher payments while planning how to handle $53,000 in obligations. Contracts for coal supply will be let soon as needed for winter. exploration party tours Palomar river with bait buys amid unclear timing of remaining finances.
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Tila Aftarnood
Caramier Sidners
Ratrietty
Sahara
Oil firms in Tampico to resume operations
The Tampico oil companies that halted work to protest higher export taxes notify the interior ministry they will restart operations. A separate report notes a blaze in the Austria oil area south of Tampico was extinguished after an Indian firefighter selflessly cut a valve to stop a well leak. A reward of 100000 is announced for the hero.
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Mexico City
Tampico
Atmuet J
Tw Ministry of Interior
Atay
Austhia
Fetta
Tampia
Oil Strike Reported at Pilot-Knot Property in Auburn
W Harry Ansale of Hagerstown, president of the company, returns from Auburn Kentucky with news that oil drilling has begun on the Pilot Knot Off Company property. Other Hagerstown investors are involved. Predictions on value look favorable but will be released only after verification.
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Auburn
Harry Ansale
Hagerstown
Dewey Ad Mucilla Avenue
To Fight Pellagra Outbreak
Washington reports under Surgeon General Hugh Cummings, U S Public Health Service, officials confer on a Pellagra epidemic report. Division heads draft findings for the President and urge immediate relief measures and possible samifamine remedies to be implemented by government agencies and other groups.
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International Nova
Washington
Sugeon
Hugh Cummings
U. S. Public Health Service
Booth
Public Health Service
Cummings
President urges War Finance aid to railroads and farms
President Harding asks Congress to empower the War Finance Corporation to extend loans on railroad securities and broaden support for agriculture. He argues railway solvency and farm needs are essential to postwar recovery, urging swift action to restore transportation and fund claims against the government.
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Harding
Kington
Oes Te Cagtien
War Finance Corporation
Congress
War Flan Corporation
Govs
Fohn
Compresa
Ralirendy Administration
War Finance, Corporation
Zivene
Help Agricultura
Imeinance Corporation
Meeb
Water Street being torn up over flood drain plan
Awey and workers tear into a new street near S Potomac St to fix a large puddle in front of the Colonial Hotel after a rain revealing a drainage miscalculation. Today W M pay begins with a new pay reduction averaging 64 cents daily for the first cheek.
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Lara
S. Potomac St
Colonial Hotel
W. M
Primaries Suggested Dates for September Action
Dr J Hubert Wade chair of the Democratic State Central Committee proposed September 8, 5, or 13 as primary dates. He sent the plan to Republican State Chairman Galen Y Taitangrkeatlog and indicated joint preparation of notices to Supervisory of Elections in the city and counties.
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J. Hubert Wade
Democratic State Central Committee
Galen Y. Taitangrkeatlog
Wade
Democratic Committee
Renort Lant Weath
J. de. Wade
Tott
Local Hospital Admission Noted in City Report
A fragment describes a patient or figure associated with Stoughton or Wellsing ton Money Hospital, with unclear names and numbers. The readable portion mentions a visit or admission to a city hospital under a dated context and involves several unclear personal names and locations.
Pan Russian Communists appoint Trotzky to lead famine relief
London reports the Pan-Russian Central Executive Committee of Communists names Leon Trotzky as dictator with full powers to combat famine in Soviet Russia amid depopulation from famine and cholera. A writ warns that evacuating Volga region children could mean death due to starvation and shortages.
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UK International News
London
Central Executive Committee of
Communists
Leon Trotzky
Russia
Raval Today
Dy International
Riga
Moscow
Volga
Leo
Aheonen
Arm breaks as crank causes crash at Maryland Hall
William W. Chase of Emilisburg sustains a broken right arm after cranking his Ford before Maryland Hall. The force knocked him down and he was treated and the arm set at Wareham Clinic. Separate reports note Harvey N. ndeman of Boonshore struck on the head by a log, and W. Corby of Williemport with an elbow injury after a wrench mishap at the Shops.
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William W. Chase
Agiesman
Emilisburg
Maryland Hall
Flo
Wareham
Stone
Yarvey Nicndeman
Boonshore
BOA
Corby
Williemsport
Bolton
Utio
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