DeKalb Rally Aids Destitute Ex Soldier and Wife
Communities in DeKalb and nearby Providence rallied to help an ex serviceman and his wife stranded at Annie's Woods. Donations poured in from Chronicle staff and local volunteers, with cash handouts and clothing, a tent, and car repairs arranged. Local-business volunteers, including the American Legion, Red Cross, and garage crews, coordinated relief efforts. The man, wheelchair-bound by gas injuries, hoped to reach Arizona, grateful DeKalb has not forgotten his service and sacrifices.
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Poa
Chronicle
Annie's Woods
George Trane
Tom Shackletown
Sherman
Creamery Package Company
Exservicemen
Providence
R. I
Los Angeles
Rhode Island
P. J. Burke
Andrew Rafferty
O'Kane
H. Clay Schreck
Marion
W. B. Fritz
G. H. Deane
Red Cross
Lon Smith
McEvoy
Seeley
Mr. Bemis
James Coyne
Slinner
Arizona
Nan
Kerensky Warning and Russian Famine Crisis
Kerensky warns of 15 million starving in Russia this year without aid. He says a minimum 11 million tons of wheat is needed to avert collapse, with Moscow’s radical leaders at risk as refugees flood across the country. American relief under Hoover begins with 15 staff to coordinate aid shipments.
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Paris
France
Russia
Alexander Kerensky
Kerensky
London
Walter Lyman Brown
Hoover
Brown
Blackman Only City Official Left at City Hall
City clerk Blackman remains the sole city official in town as assistants and key administrators are away. He noted illness among relatives keeps staff out of the office while the mayor and other officials are absent or traveling, though some council members plan to attend tonight's meeting.
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G Blackman
Blackman
Wisconsin
James E. Lewis
H. B. Goodison
DeKalb
Department Council
Patriarch Militant
The
Odd Fellows
de- Kalb
de- Kalb Society
DeKalb Jodge
Lodge
Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Father Nix resigns as Virgil church pastor
Father Nix of Virgil resigns as priest of the parish and plans to move to McHenry next Sunday. After a year of successful and popular leadership, Virgil church members regret his departure and host an appreciation event this evening with a gift basket and a substantial purse of money.
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Nix
Virgil
McHenry
Caruso Dies in Naples After Illnesses and Opera Career
The world famed tenor Enrico Caruso died in Naples at 4:00 am after a relapse from an abdominal illness following a pleurisy operation. His wife Dorothy Benjamin and friends kept vigil as doctors reported a diaphragmatic abscess and a final decline. Caruso was born in Naples in 1873 and rose to international fame at the Metropolitan Opera.
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United Press
Naples
Italy
Enrico Caruso
Caruso
New York
Dorothy Benjamin
Pompeii Valley
Pompeii
Death
Navanea
Metropolitan Opera House
Sicaly
Cano
America
Carusos
Gloria
Culver
Ind
Mimi Caru
Culver Military Academy
Auto Wreck Miracle as Three Escape Serious Injury
Harvey Miller of Dixon and two companions narrowly avoided death when their auto was struck at a Nachusa crossing by a fast eastbound North Western passenger train. The car was wrecked but all three escaped unharmed due to quick braking and restraint. The train halted east of Nachusa and Crew inspected the scene.
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Harvey Miller
Dixon
North Western
Nachusa
Miller
Rainfall Brings Delighted Farmers in DeKalb Region
Farmers near DeKalb welcomed steady showers that soaked fields and promised substantial value to crops. The south end of the county had missed rain before, but similar rain yesterday and today raised hopes of saving much of the corn while delaying threshing slightly.
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DeKalb
Lucile Shop Moves to New Quarters
Mrs Claude Laker moves the Lucile Shop from the B and B building to the Clifton Hunt residence rooms. Mrs Paul of Chicago, a dressmaker with many local patrons, will occupy the former Lucile Shop spaces.
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Claude Laker
Lucile Shop
Clifford Hunt
Paul
Chicago
Lucile
Kirkland Pioneer Thomas Renwick Dies at 78
Thomas Renwick a Kirkland resident for 18 years died Sunday morning at his home after a two week illness. Born in Scotland on April 29 1834 he came to Canada as a child and later to Illinois. Survived by widow Lucy Ramsey a son Thomas J two daughters Bessie Anderson Olive Parkin a brother Robert of Maple Park a sister Agnes Bryan of Sycamore and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at his home with Rev F E Burgess of Kirkland M E church officiating. Interment in Maple cemetery Kirkland.
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Kirkland
Teath
Scotland
Canada
Illinois
Lucy Ramsey
Thomas J
Bessie Anderson
Olive Parkin
Robert
Maple Park
Agnes Bryan
Sycamore
James Fullager
Belvidere
F. E. Burgess
M. E. Church
Maple Cemetery
Big Iowa car overturns at east limits
A large Iowa car skidded on mud and turned over in front of DeKalb Greenhouses yesterday afternoon. No injuries were reported though the vehicle was damaged and the cement road area along with a fence post and nearby parking were torn up. The car was towed to a garage for repairs.
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Lowden
Clinton
Dekalb
Illinois
Omaha
Iowa
Threshers Reported Feeding Workers With Meals
Reports say threshers in the area are feeding workers with meals during shifts. Some locations describe angel food and sunshine cakes with fruit salad. Afternoon breaks include watermelon, ice cream, and cake.
Mail loot turned over to authorities in Chicago
About $200,000 worth of securities stolen in a mail robbery in Chicago and Toledo were delivered to federal officials today by the Central Trust Company. The trust firm held the papers as trustee for John W Worthington and J Rufus Wallingford, alleged brains of the nation's bank robbers and train bandits.
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United Press
Chicago
Toledo
Central Trust Company
Trust Company
John W. Worthington
J. Rufus Wallingford
Two Men Arrested in Michigan Rail Wreck Case
Police say two men detained on suspicion of causing the Midwest bound Michigan Central derailment near Inster. The wreck derailed the westbound train at midnight, throwing 100 passengers from berths. Engineer Saxe was trapped for over two hours. One passenger, Andrew Bombstead of Detroit, suffered a burned foot and bruises.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan Central
Inster
Saxe
Chicago
Andrew Bombstead
Weather Dims Plans for DeKalb Band Concert
Forenoon weather in DeKalb is unfavorable, threatening a concert this evening. Despite poor conditions the program proceeds as listed with pieces by New Colonial, Guy Mannering Bishop, Wedding of the Winds, Hall Selection, Medleys and Remick's hits.
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DeKalb
Guy Mannering
John G Lundberg Enjoys California Vacation Trips
John G. Lundberg writes from California that he is enjoying his vacation and plans to visit Frisco soon to see sights and reconnect with former DeKalb friends now in the west coast. He notes his health remains about the same and that he has been traveling to explore the area.
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John G. Lundberg
The
Chronicle
California
DeKalb
West Coast
Mr. Lundberg
John G
Frisco
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