minister and widow confess to murder plot near Ina Illinois
Mount Vernon Illinois September 23 and Ina Illinois details a murder plot involving Rev Lawrence M Hight and Mrs Elsie Sweetin. The minister admits arranging poison to remove his wife and Sweetin's husband and hopes to wed Sweetin. State's Attorney prepares indictments for first degree murder as the case unfolds.
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Elsie Sweetin
Mt Vernon
Ill
Holcomb
Oesee
Lawrence Hight
Ina
Nea
Wilford Sweetin
Thompson
Hight
Sig
Pelea
Daly
Aha Sd
Sweetin
Wlats
Mount Vernon, U1
Elsie S@ectin
Here
Lawrence M. Hight
Mrs. Sweetin
Nein
Moudus Atterien Hight
Cater
Mr Sweetin
Bish
City Considers Packing Plant in Hyamn Building
City Attorney John H. Spencer told the council that a company led by Pierce Cavanaugh of Ebner Ice & Cold Storage seeks to open a 9 percent packing plant in the old Hyatt building near the ice plant. City ordinance bars slaughter and packing houses, but proponents argue modern methods curb odor issues. The plan aims to use the ice plant for refrigeration and storage, with local firms expressing encouragement for potential product use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Spencer
Pierce Cavanaugh
Ebner Ice & Cold Storage Company
Council
Hyatt
Platt Sa Cuuneail
Hyamn
Means Lets Slip New Revelations On Senate Inquiry
Concord N C Sept 23 Gaston Means star witness in the senate investigations said he opened the door and the crowd fell in and that he repudiates his prior testimony. He promised to produce documentary evidence and claimed officials offered him aid if he retracted his statements. He noted Harry Daugherty stayed in a New York hotel and that the timing spanned months of pressure from administration friends.
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Concord
N. C
Sua
New York
Harry Daugherty
Means
Typhoid claims one boy as two more ill in Indiana
Ralph Fegan, twelve, son of Mr and Mrs James Fegan, residing two miles south of Cannelburg, died Thursday night of typhoid fever. Two other sons Paul and Clarence are sick with typhoid. Survived by parents four brothers and four sisters. Funeral held Saturday at St Patrick's Church.
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Ralph
Soan
James Fegan
Cannelburg
Paul
Clarence
T. QO. Fegan
Chicago
Lester
Pour Siatergo
George Brown
Washington
Alma Fegan
Vincennes
Helen
Leona
St. Patrick's
Increased Postal Rates Forecasted
Harry S. New postmaster general told the annual convention of the National Association of Postmasters that new duties for the post office department justify an upward adjustment of key postal rates to cover the costs.
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Post Office Department
New Said
Last Vacant Room on Main Street Taken
Sam Alsman rents the last vacant room in the Lochridge building at 408 East Main Street to open a soft order lunch and oyster room. He is known locally and invites patrons to visit his new quarters. He plans to open on Wednesday.
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Main Street
Sam Alsman
Lochridge
East Main Street
Alsman
Wadnesdey
Sawyer Resident Harding Dies Suddenly
Harding, a resident, died suddenly here after an apparent apoplexy. The death occurred at his home, with health issues noted prior to the incident.
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Vari Harding
City approves traffic safety ordinance for five intersections
City council Monday night passed an ordinance designating parts of Van Trees and Walnut streets as preferential traffic streets between West First and East Fifth. Vehicles entering from cross streets must stop at East Fifth Meridian West First before Walnut and before Van Trees. The plan, suggested weeks ago by payee McCarty, becomes effective after two weeks publication with fines for violations.
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West Firsts
East Fifth
Meridian
West First
Walnut Street
West First Streets
Payee McCarty
Cre Mayer
Water service woes prompt council action in Tennessee town
In a Monday night meeting the council addressed water service for Karen Alberti's dry cleaning business near the Bo and OQ railroad. They asked the water company to connect patrons and the fire chief to inspect hydrants. a sign removal at Meridian and Walnut was ordered after gasoline dealer complaints.
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Spain
Air Caine
Karen Alberti
Bo & OQ
Alberti
Walter Main
Alberts
Water Company
Meridian
Walnut Streets
Wayton
Walnut Street
Coupe Ts
Alvin Padgett
Mineber Manufacturing Company
Reese
Louis T. Gootee
City Enginer
Delpert Patterson
Reurth
Ferth
Flora and Herran
Wateh
Ata
Germany Aims to Join League Nations Soon
BerlinSept 23 The German cabinet approved a step to join the League of Nations at the earliest possible moment They will seek guarantees of Germanys position from the League Council before filing a formal application The move follows negotiations on costs and terms for domestic repairs and permits noted in accompanying items
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Alvin McCraken
State Street
OY SioMar
Renairs
Ogden Virect
Berlin
Todas
Germany
League Council
Defenders Close To Shanghai Forefront in Strategic Withdrawals
Reports from Shanghai indicate General Yuan protests a withdrawal to within two miles of the foreign settlement. The move aims to provoke foreign intervention favorable to Yuan as Chinese forces rearrange front lines and bring up reserves. Positions before Shanghai remain largely unchanged as authorities reassess the situation.
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Shanghai
Flange Plains
Yuan
Deaths in Sunday Storm Number 59 count rises
At least 39 lives were lost in wind and rain storms that swept Minnesota and Wisconsin on Sunday. Reports from S Paul Minnesota dated September 23 indicate a rising death toll and continued weather damage across the region.
Repairing Motors Before Next Flight
Fragmentary notes describe work on motor repairs before a flight. The writer mentions bags, people named Segu, Cale, and Bept 2500, with references to Santa Monica and a stop before Lop. The text hints at preparations and possible relocations but is incomplete and unclear.
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Cale
Santa Monica
Pacific
North Side State Bank Faces Large Deficit in Vincennes
Knox circuit court receiver JB B LaPlante says the bank holds about 10900 in negotiable paper with depreciation pushing the alleged deficiency to about 880000. He warns depositors cannot expect more than fifty cents on the dollar and stockholders face a 100 percent assessment to cover receivership costs. Stockholders meet October 2 at City Hall to hear the bank’s failure story.
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Vincennes
Ind
North Side State Bank
JB. B. LaPlante
Wasc
Knox Circuit Court
Northside Bate Bank
Tike
Xald
Police Hunt for Negro Assaulter In Michi gan Incident
South Bend authorities and Michigan officers pursued a suspect after a 16 year old white girl was assaulted near Niles. Citizens formed to aid the search as the girl lay in serious condition following the attack.
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South Bend
Jed
Michigan
O Negro
Adian
Niles
Mog
Democratic leaders seek to reexamine Daugherty saga in Means repudiation
New York Sept 20 Democratic leaders move to reveal facts behind Gaston Means repudiation of testimony before the Senate committee probing the Department of Justice under former Attorney General Daugherty A special session of the committee may be called with Senators Brookhart Wheeler and Ashurst signaling willingness to hear Means and Daugherty again to clear rumors of graft and corruption in Washington.
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New York
Teti
Gaston Bo
Senater Committee
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Brookhart
Town
Wheeler
Montanna
Ashurst
Arizona
John W. Davis
Thomas
Means
Washington
Camp Perry
Traffic Blockades and Construction Plan Conflicts
Washington council questions duration of Premier Construction Company work blocking streets. Residents tear down barriers seeking access to garages and coal houses. Officials note hardened concrete and planned return to resume asphalt laying, with contracts due by December 1 1924.
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Premier Contruction Company
Godee
Viner Ones
Washington
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Dare
Gaston Means
Senate
Ralph Fegan
Vention of the Nations] Association
Main ST
Sawyer
Pigs Ebbenky
TN Council
East Walnut
Frank Snllen
Merth Street
Pride
Ogden
Jerom Wildridge
Zug South Base Path
Admissiog
Hsiang
Fishuiba
Vincennes Bank
Premier Construction Co
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