Help the Firemen Help the Firemen in DeKalb fundraiser
DeKalb praises Fire Chief M H McEvoy and firefighters while noting pension shortages. A Monday April 27 benefit at DeKalb High School auditorium will raise funds for a firemen’s pension, featuring George’s Chicago radio stars including Jerry Sullivan and the Harmony Girls. Tickets available at the fire station, street sales crew, or Still’s Drug Store.
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DeKalb
M. H. McEvoy
Frat George
Chicago
Jerry Sullivan
Himony Girls
Melodians
Axel Christensen
Still's Drug Store
Legion Post Meeting For This Evening
Legion Post meets tonight at the DeKalb Theatre to hear a report on the bazaar and plan Memorial Day observance. A large attendance is urged as several bazaar matters and other post business will be discussed.
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Post
The
American Legion
Kalb
Vaudeville Show At DeKalb Theatre Tonight
Ticket sales have been strong as DeKalb theatre prepares a Woman's Club vaudeville. Food seats go on sale this evening at the box office with tickets also at Secor Drug store. Rehearsals promise the best local presentation in years as top DeKalb talent performs before a large audience.
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DeKalb Theatre
Woman's Club
Secor
DeKalb
Two Speakers Appear Before Kiwanis Club
F D Chadwick of Chicago and Rev M C Tunison of Elgin spoke at a Kiwanis meeting. Chadwick, regional Boy Scout executive for Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin, urged support to organize a county Boy Scout unit. Tunison compared today’s youth with past generations, noting greater frankness and self confidence and potential impact on local business leaders.
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F. D. Chadwick
Chicago
M. C. Tunison
Elgin
Kiwanis Club
Chadwick
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Kwanis Club
Unison
First Baptist Church
Elg'n
Yaouth
Tunison
Busy Week For Legislators In Springfield
Springfield April 20. A week of fireworks in the Illinois legislature opens Wednesday with hearings on disputed bills. Motorist delegations from many towns will press against proposed gas tax legislation as the senate education committee weighs a bill to create a state education commission. The license and miscellany committee will consider a tax on biindustrial establishments.
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Springfield
Illinois
Senate
Senate Education Committee
New Bus Line Opens Dixon to Freeport Service
The Northern Illinois Service Company started a Dixon to Freeport route of about eight miles with a new 21 passenger Reo motor bus. The line follows cement pavement between the two cities and complements existing services already in operation.
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Northern Illinois Service Company
Dixon
Freepoe
Great Coal Mine Shuts Down Indefinitely In Illinois
West Frankfort reports an order to close the Old Ben Mine due to poor coal marketing. W A Bohannan of Chicago issued the suspension. about eight hundred fifty miners will lose work. Nearby notices tout rust resistant two year roots from Washington and event details include a Carnival Dance at Electric Park on April 21 1925 with Midnight Serenaders and a 75 cent ticket price.
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West Frankfort
Lit
Old Ben
Here
W. A. Bohannan
Chicago
Midnight Serenaders
Republican Vote Drive Urges Early Balloting Tomorrow
Bulletin urges participation in an upcoming election with a push to vote early. Calls for supporters to furnish transportation or work for J. B. Lindstrom and the Republican ticket. Contact number 764 tonight or tomorrow. Ben L. Davy signs the notice.
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J. 8
Lindstrom
Republican
Ben L. Davy
Europe Seething as Old World Faces Unrest Across Nations
United Press reports April finds Europe in its most unsettled period since the war with Bulgaria and Portugal experiencing bloodshed while France Belgium and Germany face government upheaval. Italy suppresses trouble Spain battles the Rif and Turkey fights Kurdish forces as revolts emerge and are checked.
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United Press
London
England
Europe
Africa
Near East
Old World
Bulgaria
Portugal
France
Belgium
Italy
Spain
Turkey
Sofia
Trieste
Athens
Boris
Utialy
Primo de Severo
Moroccco
Officers For Class Elected Last Sunday
The Imperial class of Congregational Sunday school elected officers last Sunday before the regular Sunday school hour. For the boys high school age group the officers named were president Thomas Huntzicker, vice president V Pomochina, secretary Carl Holmstrom, treasurer Clark Countryman. Corresponding officers were president Milo Ebbeson, vice president Trigval Anderson, secretary William Olsen. Retiring officers are president Milo Bherson, vice president Frank Riddlesburzer, and secretary treasurer Harold Hobbs.
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Congregational Sunday School
Thomas Huntzicker
V. Pomochina
Carl Holmstrom
Clark Countryman
Milo Ebbeson
Trigval Anderson
William Olsen
Tre
Milo ® Bheson
Frank Riddlesburzer
Harold Hobbs
Eddie Gustafson Joins Carlson Benson Clothing Firm
Edwin Gustafson known as Eddie, long time Barth City grocery delivery driver, becomes a clothing clerk at Carlson Benson. Friends applaud his change, signaling a favorable turn in his career. Coe College Glee Club performs Tuesday evening at the Methodist church on April 21, admission 25 cents.
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Edwin Gustafson
Eddie
Barth City
Carlson & Benson
Coe College Glee Club
Methodist Church
Confesses to Murder in Domestic Tragedy
Chicago reports an inquest into the deaths of Violet Raymond and Raymond Baker. John Raymond, husband of Violet, confessed to killing both after a long police pursuit sparked by a wiretap and Raymond’s call to Austin Fleming. Baker’s two year old son witnessed part of the shooting. police doubt the confession.
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United Cress
Chicago
Violet Raymond
Raymond Baker
John Raymond
Baker
Bobby
Raymond
Austin Fleming
Fleming
Felming
Dynes
Raymonds
Bakers
Waih
High Court Denies Plea For Rehearing In Gary Liquor Case
The Supreme Court refused a petition for review by six of forty five men convicted in Gary Ind liquor conspiracy cases. The decision was announced in Washington on April 20. A mixed class of notices and ads followed, including an item for tulips and services at local garages on North Second Street.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court Today
Gary
Ind
DeKalb County Plans County Scout Unit Growth
Steps under way to organize a DeKalb county Boy Scouts unit with Mae as county executive within three weeks. F D Chadwick spoke to Kiwanis and Chamber of Commerce about county supervision of Scoutmasters to cut costs and boost effectiveness. Rotary Club support, neighboring counties already moving, and calls for local business leaders to back the effort. Program and dance announced for Cortland Town Hall on April 23 1925.
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DeKalb
Boy Scouts
F. D. Chadwick
Mae
Chadwick
Ki- Wanis
Chamber of Commerce
Sycamore
Rotary Club
DeKalb County
Mc Henry
Ogle
Lee 'Il
Illinois Weather Brief Mostly Fair Tonight
Illinois forecast shows mostly fair skies tonight with a shift to unsettled conditions by Tuesday. Temperatures trend upward as the day advances.
VOTE HERE ON TUESDAY IN CITY ELECTION
Voters are urged to vote Tuesday though few contests exist. Polling places cover five wards with City Hall as fifth ward center. The lone contest is for police magistrate between John Blair and A E Hubbard.
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J. B. Lindstrom
Lvery
Chronicle
GN. Blackman
Katherline Holderness
John Blair
H. H. Hanway
W. W. Hyde
Checker Cab and Ford Collision at Fourth and Locust
A Saturday night crash at Fourth and Locust involved a Checker taxi and a Ford owned by Andrew Swanson. Both vehicles suffered minor damages with broken front fenders after Swanson, traveling west on Locust, struck the northbound taxi which had the right of way. Witnesses described the mishap as a rear to side impact with no serious injuries.
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Checker
Ford
Fourth and
Locust Street
Checker Taxi
Andrew Swanson
Swanson
Locuster
North Fourth Street
Confesses to the Murder of Many Victims in Minnesota
Mrs. Emanuel Sorenson a 25 year old wife described as paranoid with the mind of an eight year old confessed to County Attorney Dowbry that she poisoned ten people over eight years, seven died. Two children were poisoned to spite a gossiping mother, the poison given to her husband after a dispute. She claimed she wanted to end the victims misery and that one child died from St Vitus dance.
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St. Paul, Minn
Emanuel Sorenson
Dannebrog
Dowbry
Five Girls Qualify for Chicago Music Memory Contest
Misses Anne Hubta Margaret Ballou Grace Clark Gertrude Greeley and Gunnar Benson earned the top marks in the high school music memory contest held Friday afternoon securing spots to travel to Chicago next Saturday for the state competition. June Carlstrom placed sixth as an alternate as instructor Winifred Smith led the music memory tests.
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Chicago
Anne Hubta
Margaret Ballou
Grace Clark
Gertrude Greeley
Gunnar Benson
Miss Huhta
June Carlstrom
Winifred Smith
Chiego
Young Man Arrested For Speed On Sycamore Road
Albert Anderson a high school student of South First Street was arrested this morning for speeding on the Sycamore road. State patrol says he was driving over 50 miles per hour while delivering a milk load to Sycamore before school. He will appear in Justice of the Peace W. H. L. Rowe's court this afternoon.
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Albert Anderson
South First Street
Sycamore Road
Anderson
Sycamore
Court of Justice of the Peace
W. H. L. Rowe
A W Otis Leaves Hospital After Cow Incident
Friends announce A W Otis of Pleasant street has returned home from Glidden hospital after two weeks healing from a broken leg when a cow threw him. He was treated with a steel cast after surgery to set the fracture. Take no chances Vote Tomor
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A. W. Otis
City Hospital
Pleasant Street
Glidden Hospital
Mr. Otis
Illumination on the early history of DeKalb town
The article outlines DeKalb township origins from 1845 onward with Haish’s arrival and the village’s evolution. It tracks name changes before 1853, notes Orange and Buena Vista phases, and explains the 1853 plat of DeKalb named after Baron Johann DeKalb, highlighting his 18th century military service and commemorations in Camden and Annapolis.
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Dekalb
DeKalb Township
Jacob Haish
Maple Park
Huntley's Grove
Orange
Malta
Afton
Ezekiel Whitehead
Buena Vista
Daniel W. Lamb
John M
Caroline Goodell
Russell
Lewis
Diantha Huntley
Lamb
Johann DeKalb
Baron DeKalb
Hullendorf
Bavaria
Johanna Kalb
America
LaFayette
Congress
Washington
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
General Gates
Carolinas
Camden
Camdenf
Annapolis
United States
Boe
Storms Do Great Harm Across States
A fierce spring storm swept New England, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania causing deaths, injuries and millions in damage. In Peoria two workers died as a hardware plant collapsed. Altoona and Wheeling saw heavy damage and injuries. Chicago area endured roofs torn off and communication disruptions as winds lashed the region. A Dunbar. Three men rescued from a distressed Chicago derrick scow. The Walker Hardware building in Peoria collapsed and fire hazards followed as crews fought blazes amid debris.
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United Press
Chicago
Ill
New England
West Virginia
Ohio
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Peoria
Pekin
Wheeling
W. Va
Altoona
Wisconsin
Coast Guard
Wis
Lake Michigan
George Wonder
Isaiah Walker Hardware Company
Franke Hammond
Illinois Garage
Walker
Thhe
Washington
LaSalle
Four Die As Auto Drowns In Lake Near St Paul
Four persons from St Paul died today when a seven passenger car backed from Centerville road into a lake. Victims named are Arthur Moran Joseph Walsh Charles Siebert and Herman Schadler. The accident occurred on a calm afternoon prompting authorities to investigate. A list of local garden products and event notices follows including Concord grapes and seasonal fruit offer at Custer's Gardens and a charity supper and bazaar at St Mary's Benevolent Association hall with tickets priced at 50 cents.
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St. Paul, Minn
Centerville
Arthur Moran
Joseph Walsh
Charles Siebert
He Man Schadler
St. Paul
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Legion Post
Bell
Daily Chronicle
Gen
Great Coal Mine
Custer’s Gardens
Mary Donnelly
Bulletin
Georghiel I
Eddie Gustafson
Alexander Tzankoff
North Side
North Second Street
Diedrich School Dist
Cortland Town Hall
Cook
Wilfred Daffey
Elk’s Garage
State Street
Bristow's Oak Age
South Seventh Street
City
Concord
K. of C. Hall
St. Mary’s Benevolent Association
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