DeKalb to Demolish European Hotel for New Building
A. G. Kennedy announces the European hotel at Fourth and Lincoln Highway will be torn down to make way for a modern new structure. F. L. McLean may need to relocate or close, as rumors of plans for a rebuilt business district gain pace along Fourth Street with nearby banks and garages also upgrading.
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DeKalb
Fourth and
Lincoln Highway
A. G. Kennedy
F. L. McLean
DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank
Chries Noreen
Fort Fourth Street
Hanrahan Livery Barn
Fourth Street
D City
Kennedy
Ent
Chapter Will Have Meeting Friday Night
Officers of DeKa TM chapter, R. A M., Number 52, announce a special meeting Friday night in the Masonic lodge rooms. All members urged to attend as Royal Arch work is to be given to three candidates. The session is not the regular monthly meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKa
R. A M
Masonic Lodge
Royal Arch
Spring Cleaning Specials At Secor's Housewares
Spring time house cleaning specials offered with low prices on furniture polish for wood and piano, moth proof garment bags discounted, Abserene wallpaper cleaner a top seller at 10c per can, and Valspar varnish highlighted as superior for homes. Local shoppers urged to visit Secor's at 101.
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Secor's
Dime Dance at Avalon with Claire D. Clark Orchestra
Claire D. Clark and his eight piece broadcasting orchestra headline a Dime Dance at the Avalon on Saturday April 4. Music will be furnished and listening is encouraged even if you do not dance. Admission is 10 cents at 101.
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Avalon
Claire D. Clark
State College Faculty Club Hears Philosophical Lecture
About 166 members and guests attended a lecture by Dr. Otto of the University of Wisconsin at the State College Faculty Club. He argued for uniting the worlds of science and ideals to guide human behavior through a practical method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Otto
Department of Philosophy
University of Wisconsin
Cluss
DeKalb
Clyde H. Hobart
Dr. Otto
Grass Fires Plague City Amid Rising Blazes
In 24 hours four grass fires stretched across the city from North 13th Street to East Lincoln Highway. A chicken coop and a chicken house were burned before extinguishers and a chemical truck controlled the blazes. A campus fire on the state college grounds threatened buildings before containment.
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North 13Th Street
South Fourth Street
Lincoln Highway
State College
Railroad to lay 35 miles of new track this year
Chicago and Northwestern plans 35 miles of new rails on the Galena division. Start as early this spring with rail replacement every 12 to 15 years. Labor costs about 500 dollars per mile, 157 tons of steel per mile, steel valued at 6751 dollars per mile, totaling roughly 236,258 dollars for rails and about 300,000 dollars including other costs.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Galena
Raiload
Canines Trouble Police in City This Spring
Police report dogs of all sizes troubling residents this spring. Officers have patrolled many city sections to handle neighbor complaints. Last night foreman Harvey on State Road Maintenance reported two bulldogs missing, one brown with a white face spot and the other spotted with two black eyes.
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Harvey
State Road Maintainance
Prayer Service Set at Deacon Johnson Home
First Baptist church mid week prayer meeting to be held at Deacon Johnson home 632 South Street. All congregation members urged to attend.
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First Baptist Church
Deacon Johnson
South Street
Vast Deals Mark Wall Street After Market Close
Wall Street analyzed two massive deals announced after yesterday’s close. Dillon Read & Co. buys the Dodge Brothers Motors name for about 50 million dollars, reshaping power on Wall Street. E L Doheny sells outside holdings as Standard Oil of Indiana expands abroad while retaining control.
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United Press
New York
N. Y
Wall Street Today
Dodge Brothers Motors Company
Dillon Read & Co
E. L. Doheny
Pan American Petroleum & Transport Co
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan & Co
Duponts
Dodge Brothers
General Motors
Standard Oil
Chase Banking
Standard
Chicago
Wilson & Co
Early Tourists Camping at Annies Woods Ground
Tourists have begun camping at Annies Woods, with custodian A W Marvin noting overnight stays began about three weeks ago. City workers are cleaning the site and plan to open the shelter house and stand in two weeks as the annual influx of campers arrives along the Lincoln Highway.
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Annies’ Woods
A. W. Marvin
Mr. Marvin
Lincoln Highway
Funeral for Mrs Meyers Held at Cortland
Funeral services for Mrs Willam Myers a well known Cortland resident were held this afternoon at the Cortland Methodist church Interment followed in the family lot at Mound Rest cemetery Cortland The death occurred Monday night at St Mary's hospital after a lingering illness of about three months Friends and neighbors mourn her loss Mr and Mrs Myers had lived in Cortland for many years.
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Meyers
Willam Myers
Cortland
Methodist
Mound Rest Cemetery
Myers
St. Mary's ‘Hospital
N. W. Simpson
Simpson
Cty
DeKalb
Vanda Jones
Maiden
Dna Jones
New York
Milnois
Lewis Root
Frank D. Root
Chicago
Mr. Root
Frank D. Reot
Addie Jones
Eva Brauman
Eagle Grove
Ohio Grove
Oliw Grove Cemetery
Rain brings welcome relief for Kansas farmers
Farmers across the southwest rejoice as a general rain covers the wheat belt from light to heavy rainfall. Western Kansas reports up to two inches aiding dry farming and easing weeks of drought worry. Local weather reports deem the rain invaluable for crops and future yields.
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Kansas City
Southwest
Weather Bureau
Wheat
Kansas
Chamber to Meet Here and Local Death Reported
Tomorrow noon the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce will hear Robert Hallenberg of the Northern Illinois Utilities Company on Public Utilities Operations of Today. A report on the hotel proposition and plans for a farmers dinner are planned. death of Mrs. N W Simpson of Cortland is announced with funeral Friday at Ohio Grove church.
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Robert Hallenberg
Dixon
N. W. Simpson
Cort
Gadl
DeKalb
Chamber of Commerce
C. D. Schoonmaker
Innovation Grill
Northern Utilities Company
Pubic Utilities
Northern Illinois Utilities Company
Hallenbert
Hi Company
Chamber of Commerce, Bulletin
A. G. Kennedy
Peasant Confesses to Fatal Logan Shooting in Greece
Leoni das Varelas, a Syncono villager, confessed to police that he shot and killed John Logan of Gainesville Georgia four weeks ago. Logan, a student at the American Archaeological School in Athens, was shot during a bandit attack on the automobile carrying students, and das Varelas faces court martial.
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United Press
Athens
Greece
Leonidas Varelas
Syncono
John Logan
Gainesville Ga
Logan
American Archeological School
Post Office Janitor Upgrades With New Awnings
Janitors at the federal building focus on hanging new awnings, a task carried out despite spring’s arrival. Workmen spent most of yesterday installing the coverings to improve the entrance and exterior appearance.
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Federal
Ites Aesson
Springfield Assembly Passes Seven Bills And More
In Springfield on April 2 the senate passed seven bills and three house bills before adjourning. The house session was lengthy but produced little, with a dispute over a wel fame endorsement resolution withdrawn. The day featured calendar moves, committee action, and prep for a busy next session day.
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United Press
Springfield
Senate
House
Litte
Dunlap
Barr
Welfame
Izdac
Walton Jeague
Chicago
House Committee
Lincoln Home
Wheeler
Kinrois House of Representatives
Senate Wll
Senate, Military Affairs Committee
State Highway Patrol Act
A. F. Cuthbertson
Bunker Hall
House Judiciary Committee
Representative LaPorte
Election Commissions
House Appropriations Committee
N. B. Lohmann
Pekin
Hlings River
Judiciary Committee
City Solicitors Request Aid for Donations
Reports state three Salvation Army solicitors are going door to door asking for donations. The police issued an order banning unsolicited house to house solicitation unless sponsored by a DeKalb controlled organization. Residents asked to report any requests to the police.
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Salvation Army
Police Department
DeKalb
Shepherd Loses Bail Bid in Wm. Scott Stewart Murder Case
Judge Jacob Hopkins denied a second appeal for bail for William D. Shepherd as he faces trial for the murder of millionaire Will Scott Stewart. Arraignment scheduled for April 9. defense plans to move to quash the indictment and seek habeas corpus relief. Prosecutor Crowe and defense attorney William D. Stewart clash as affidavits testifying witnesses’ credibility are discussed.
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Vinearr
Chicago
William D. Shepherd
Jacob Hopkins
Freedom
Billy McClintock
Shepherd
Will Scott Stewart
Stewart
Fire destroys large Gormley farm home near Cortland
Fire origin undetermined. the large home on the Gormley farm southeast of Cortland burned this afternoon. DeKalb department crews were called at 1:15 and had not returned by 3:15. Unofficial reports say the house was destroyed by flames.
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Gormley Farm
Cortland
DeKalb Department
Woodmen Convention gathers sixty in DeKalb
Sixty members of the DeKalb county Modern Woodmen met in DeKalb for the annual county convention at Jarboe hall. W. G. Hibben Genoa Albert F. Owe Somonauk Jens Peerson DeKalb elected as delegates with alternates listed. State camp meets May 5 in Centralia Milwaukee national camp June 23.
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DeKalb County
Jarboe Hall
J. H. Jarboe
DeKals
Couny
W. G. Hibben
Somonauk
Albert F. Owe
Genoa
William Pooler
Elva
Jens Peerson
DeKalb
James A. Clark
W. Lyons
B. F Grandenberger
C. H. Shipman
Hinckley
J. J. Kingsley Land John Dowdall
Charles Dean
Mr. Jost
Sycamore
Centralia
Milwaukee
Tis DeKalb Forestry
Union Lenten Service At Welfare Building Attended
Large crowd attended the union Lenten service at the Welfare building last evening. Rev. F W Field of First Baptist preached on Lent’s significance and the choir from First Lutheran presented an engaging program. Next Wednesday’s service at the Welfare building will be the last.
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Parson’s Persity Welfare
the Baptist Church
Teria
F. W. Field
First Baptist Aaa
First Lutheran Church
Not Many Autos In This City Are Violators
Emerson Fellows state auto inspector for the district says few cars in DeKalb area have 1925 license plates. Violators using 1924 numbers face arrest and fines unless valid reasons are given. Fellows surveys Sycamore and will visit Genoa Kingston and Kirkland with highway patrol assistance.
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Emerson Fellows
DeKalb
Fellows
Sycamore
Genoa
Kingston
Kirkland
Duell Suit Is Dismissed In Gotham Court
Charles H. Duell's lawsuit against actress Lillian Gish to force exclusive film work was dismissed by Federal Judge Mack. The court held Duell for perjury. he had organized Inspiration Pictures and later Charles Duell Inc to control Gish's contract through 1930. The trial spanned about twenty weeks.
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Unitedress
New York
Charles H. Duell
Lillian Gish
Mack
Duell
Inspiration Pictures, Inc
Charles Duell
Torrington High Beats Urania in Low-Scoring Battle
Torrington High School defeated Urania of Alabama 23 to 19 in a recent game played today. DeKalb Greenhouses advertises top fruit trees and offers phone orders at 428.
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Torrington
Alabama
United Press
Chicago
Conn
Urania
Ala
DeKalb
Chapman On The Stand In Murder Trial Of Crook
Gerald Chapman testified in Hartford to defend himself against the charge of murdering police officer James Skelley during a holdup. He denied being in New Britain on the night of October 12 and faced a guarded courtroom packed with spectators and police.
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United Press
Hartford
Conn
Ald Chapman
New Brtain
Poiceman
James Skelley
Chapman
Shelley
Willeh
Gerald Chapman
Frederick J. Brail
Ace Crook
Walter Shean
Sing
New Britain
Chapman Aid
Hantford
Coen
Shine Parlor Owner Faces Ongoing Mystery Trouble
James Katapadas, owner of a shoe shining parlor at Second and Lincoln Highway, reports ongoing trouble from an unknown issue. A sign painted on his window was removed with varnish remover, and he plans to repaint it on the inside to prevent further tampering.
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Shine Parlor
James Katapadas
Second
Lincoln Highway
Linccoln Highway
Fourth Street
Jimmy
Jmmy
Vacationing Clarence Johnson Visits Downers Grove
Clarence Johnson, former state college student, is on a one week leave of absence and staying in Downers Grove with plans to return Sunday evening. He is the son of Mr and Mrs August Johnson of North Sixth Street and attended lessons at Downers Grove High School. The notice also promotes DeKalb Greenhouses and grapevines with phone contact 628 ring a.
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Clarence Johnson
State College
Downer’s Grove
August Johnson
North Sixth Street
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Johnson Home
Dana
DeKalb Greenhouses
Custer
Gaston Doumergue
Brooklyn
German Evangelical Home For the
Custers Gardens
Bulletin
Gotham Court
DeKalb Grenhouses
Tin
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