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Burglars Trouble Staunton Area. Alton Bridge Opens
Long list of regional notes reports burglaries around Staunton and other incidents. Greenville exchanges expand to twenty two phones. C and A finishes steel bridge at Alton Summit now open. Various meetings, fires, deaths, and legal actions across Belleville, Joliet, Mattoon, Benton, and Mt. Vernon are summarized with names, places, and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Greenville
Alton Presbytery
State Laundrymens’ Association
Joliet
Peoria
Benton
Wm. J. Bryan
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Salem
Taylorville