Vikings to Picnic Here In DeKalb Event Draws 4000 To 5000
Western state Vikings plan a two day drill team association picnic in DeKalb with 4 000 to 5 000 attendees. The Chamber of Commerce assists visitors, houses will host delegates, and merchants are asked to display Viking colors blue and yellow and decorate shops. Parade Friday evening leads to Liberty Park for welcomes by local officials. Saturday features drill exhibitions, a theater show, and a dance. Sunday in Pershing Park includes stunts races and a Rockford band concert, with a Carlson of Moline address and a Vikings East End Boosters game.
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Drill Team Association
Chamber of Commerce
DeKalb
The
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Viking Lodge
de Kalb
Viking Hall
Sixth
Lincoln Highway
First Street
Locust Street
Second Street
Seventh Street
Liberty Park
Desxarb
la J. B. Lindstrom
DeEstin L. Passey
John Swanson
Batavia
Lady Vikings
Pershing Park
Rockford
Martin Carlson
Moline
Senate
J. A. Linden
Order
DeKalb Vikings
East End Boosters
Asitine Vikings
Gyhee
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Wrecked Boat Found Floating on Illinois River Near Pekin
A cap sized boat with an outboard motor was found floating in mid stream on the Illinois River near Pekin. It carried four life preservers and bore no identifying marks. Lafe Beebe towed it ashore and alerted Sheriff Ernest Fleming. No missing person reports in Pekin or Peoria were found, suggesting the vessel may have drifted from upstream.
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Big City
Pekin
Illinois River
Lafe Beebe
Ernest Fleming
Peoria
Chron carrier credit policy reflects service fairness
The Chronicle explains accepting prepaid credits for a few in-city customers who cannot pay weekly. Carriers gain less from credit customers due to bookkeeping charges, but the customer price remains the same. Expired accounts incur carrier charges. timely weekly payments help maintain reliable service and support for carrier boys.
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Chronicle
Poisoned milk linked to two Olney deaths
Two sisters Emma and Lillie Kurtz died from ptomaine poisoning after drinking coffee made with canned milk. Lillie Kurtz, a Peoria teacher, died first. her California sister died about thirty minutes later. Coroners opened a damaged condensed milk can with two tiny holes, noting a green scum on the surface.
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Olney
U.R
Emma
Lillie Kurtz
Peoria
California
Lillie
Fred
Ralph Kine
B. S. Fildes
Riot at Leavenworth Prison Leaves One Dead
Seven hour riot at Leavenworth penitentiary ends with one man dead Mexican named Mike Martinez and three wounded. Guards fire on inmates and lock down cells as officials search for weapons. Widespread damage reported, kitchen workers confined, and chaos spreads through the facility.
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Washington
Penitentiaries
Stanford Bates
Federal Superintendent of Prisons
Leavenworth
Kan
Kans
U.P
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Uut
Thomas B. White
Famiry
Staoon
Rlee
Mike Martinez
Martinez
Behrns Plans New Fireproof Apartments and Stores
DeKalb builder Elmer Behrns will start a three story 24 apartment plus seven storefront project at Second and Locust to mirror the new DeKalb Theatre. The $220000 structure will include tiled baths, in a door beds, electric fridges, and a central club room with basement storerooms and a children’s play area.
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Elmer Behrns
DeKalb Theatre Company
Oscar Johnson
The
Johnson Insurance Agency
Mr. Behrns
DeKalb
Behrns
Russia Rejects Chinese Peace Conference Offer
Moscow reports that Soviet Russia rejected China's proposal for a conference to settle the Chinese Eastern railway dispute. Leo Karakhan demanded Mukden accept the status quo ante in Manchuria and the appointment of a Soviet manager for the railway, asserting treaty violations by Chinese authorities.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
China
Mukden
Manchuria
Leo Karakhan
Chang Hsueh- Liang
Karakhan
Plane crashes near Home Hotel. pilot Oswald Hanold in Alton hospital
Oswald Hanold Jr., 22, aviation pilot employed by a Chicago concern, was rushed to Alton hospital after his plane nose-dived and wrecked on the pavement in front of the Home hotel. Attendants pronounced his condition satisfactory. he had possible skull fracture and internal injuries.
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Brighton
Tll
U.R
Oswald Hanold, Jr
Alton Hospital
Hanold
Chicago
Northwestern Yards at Proviso a World Wonder
The Chicago and North Western Railway finished an electrically operated hump and classification yard at Proviso west of Chicago costing about 750000. It handles 2500 to 3000 cars daily, may reach 3500 at peaks, and uses 59 tracks to sort cars in one pass. The yard, largest of its kind, replaces flat switching and speeds classification for nationwide freight transfers.
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Chicago & North Western Railway
Proviso
Chicago
Fred W. Sargent
Red Day Returns to Normal in Europe
Paris reports calm as Europe resumes normal life after yesterday’s Communist threats. Authorities note the period of tension over red clay issues has been thwarted and daily routines continue.
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Paris
U.R
Europe
Soviet Airmen to Fly Eastward to U S
Police and guards maintained calm across Europe as hundreds of arrests were reported in Paris and other cities. In Moscow crowds celebrated while Stockholm and Shanghai saw limited incidents. In Chicago and Boston police dispersed large Communist gatherings with force, arrests totaling over a dozen in each city.
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France
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Hungary
Austria
Jugoslavia
Roumania
Czecho-Slovakia
Bulgaria
Europe
Stockholm
Bombay
Moscow
Shanghai
Harbin
St Louis Installs 780 Non Freezable Hydrants
Authorities in St Louis Missouri have replaced 780 obsolete fire plugs with modern non freezable hydrants as part of a city waterworks upgrade.
Oil Well Sunk at Junction of Two Rivers
In St Louis Missouri on August 2 an oil well was being sunk at the river junction where the Mississippi and Missouri join. This follows two prior failed attempts as crews pressed to strike oil on the strip of land.
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St. Louis
U.P
Mississippi
Missouri
Flyers Off On Journey To Chicago Endurance Tour
The world champion endurance fliers Dale Jackson and Forrest O Brine landed at Municipal Airport Chicago at 11 55 a m est on the first leg of their continental triumph tour They were greeted after a luncheon at the Hotel Sherman by the Chicago Association of Commerce and refueling plane carrying Maj C R Wassell and C B Chaffe landed minutes later A light crowd faced heavy rain in Chicago St Louis pilots plan refueling exhibition en route to Chicago In St Louis the Robin with Red Jackson and Obie O Brine will circle Bloomington and Springfield IL before arriving around noon The St Louis Robin will tour several midwestern eastern and southern cities after taking off for Chicago hours long flight record was set this week
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Chicago
U.R
Dale Jackson
Forrest O'Brine
Municipal
Sherman
Chicago Association of Commerce
Maj
C. R. Wassell
C. B. Chaffee
St. Louis
Lambert St. Louis Flying Field
Red” Jackson
Obie” O'Brine
O'Brine
William Robertson
Bloomington
Springfield
Dale
Red
Jackson
Forrest
Dr James Snook hears death of Theora Hix in court
In Columbus Ohio on August 20 Dr James Howard Snook sits glumly as testimony describes Theora Hix's brutal autopsy. Coroner and police photographer testify finding six inch hair strands between Theora's fingers at the rifle range suggesting an intimate link in the case.
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Columbus
Ohio
James Howard Snook
Theora Hix
Inamorata
Joseph Murphy
Miss Hix
Snook
Theora
Borah Urges Britain to Sink Ships for Disarmament Parity
Senator Borah proposes Britain demonstrate genuine disarmament by sinking ships to achieve parity with the United States. He notes Britain has 59 cruisers vs 18 in the U S and argues reductions would cut costs and lessen war incentives. The White House had no comment on his suggestion.
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Atlantic
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Great Britain
United States
Gibson
Geneva
Hoover
Special Grand Jury To Thwart Jail Opening
Marion Illinois August 2 4 U P Anticipating release of prisoners due to statute of limitations a special grand jury will be convened next Monday to review cases It will likely investigate the death of Virgil Dye whose charred body was found in front of his sweetheart s home in Herrin last week
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Marion
Ill
Virgil Dye
Herrin
Wrights Lead Soviet Russia Tour Amid War Prelude
Senator and Mrs H G Wright traveled with a 40 member party visiting Bergen Oslo Stockholm across the Baltic to Helsingfors Lenningrad Moscow and back July 19 to July 28 aboard a special European tour. The group’s New York cable notes Russia prepares for war with China and promises memorable experiences for the travelers.
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Soviet
Russia
H. G. Wright
China
New York
M Wright
Bergen
Oslo
Stockholm
Baltic
Helsingfors
Finland
Lenningrad
Moscow
Hoelsingsfors
Wright
West Wins Brain Test at Edison Scholarship Contest
Wilbur B. Huston of Seattle Washington won the Edison scholarship contest in West Orange New Jersey earning tuition and living expenses to attend any technical school. The 16 year old Episcopal bishop’s son will study chemical engineering at MIT and may join Edison Laboratory after graduation. Four others were awarded four years of technical college tuition: Charles H. Brounissen Connecticut Ivan A. Jetting Pennsylvania James Seth New Mexico Bernard Sturgis Indiana.
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West Orange
N. J
Wilbur B. Huston
Seattle
Wash
Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Huston
Indiana
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Efison Laboratory
Car Thieves Turned Over To Federals
Henri Johnson and Paul Voegeli were arrested last Sunday by State Patrol Officers J. L. Elmendorf and N. Larson after a high speed chase through DeKalb streets. The pair admitted stealing two cars, including one stolen in Iowa, and were turned over to federal authorities for prosecution under the Dyer Act. Their Toledo, Ohio, home is noted.
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Chicago
U.P
Union Park
Madison Street
Detective Bureau
Haymarket Square
Boston
Henri Johnson
Paul Voegeli
J. L. Elmendorf
N. Larson
DeKelb
Lincoln Highway
Iowa
Toledo
Duquoin Boy Killed In Hunting Accident
Louis Doerr aged 17 died from shotgun wounds in a hunting accident near Duquoin West Virginia. He reportedly stumbled causing the weapon to discharge into his side during an outing. State authorities investigate the incident for facts and safety compliance.
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Duquoin
Louis Doerr
Passenger On Zeppelin Tells About Journey
Report from aboard Graf Zeppelin on August 2 1940 describes calm passengers despite stormy Rhone valley winds and higher speeds. Detours to avoid northern and eastern Spain storms altered the route while a water tank burst above the salon but was repaired quickly. No stowaway found despite rumors.
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Rhone Valley
Rhone
Pete States
Toulon
France
Mediterranean
Hugo Eckener
Spain
Salon
Friedrichshafen
Graf Zeppelin Sails to Atlantic Run From Germany
Transatlantic dirigible Graf Zeppelin, after storm disruptions over France and Spain, resumed normal speed westward from Friedrichshafen toward Lakehurst New Jersey. Wireless links improved, with latest reports noting steady progress and good weather as of Aug 2.
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Germany
Zeppelin
America
Berlin
U.P
Lakehurst
N. J
Atlantic
France
Spain
Rhone
Graf
Cadiz
WWII Flight Log From Besancon To Azores
The report details a convoy or aircraft route with times across France and Spain. It notes passes over Besancon Lyons Valence St Louis Surphone and Balearic Isles near the Mediterranean, Cape de Gata, Cadiz and San Miguel Island Azores with times from 5:00 a.m. to 9:35 a.m.
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Valence
France
St. Louis Surphone
Mediterranean
Balearic Isles
Cape de Gata
Spain
Cadiz
San Miguel Island
Azores
Graf Zeppelin reports sailing weather toward American shores
A wireless report from the Graf Zeppelin over the Atlantic says the airship flies well and weather is moderately fair as it nears the United States. Forecasts note little cloudiness except off the U S coast and suggest light to moderate southwest winds for the next 24 hours unless the ship veers far south where stronger easterly winds appear.
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Spain
Graf
Azores Islands
Hugo Eckener
Mid-Ocean Islands
Cadiz
Graf Zeppelin
Atlantic Ocean
Joncitude
Washington
U.P
Erkner
United States Weather Bureau
Ocean
Atlantic
United States
Freight traffic at Gateway City up 11 percent in seven months
In St. Louis Missouri on August 2 1929 freight traffic through the gateway rose by 161 977 loads compared with the same period in 1928. President Henry Miller of the Terminal Railroad Association announced the rise and noted a national four percent increase. He said July gains point to a peak in October.
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St. Louis, Mo
Aus
St. Louis Gateway
Henry Miller
Terminal Railroad Association
Miller
Illinois Weather Brings Mostly Cloudy Showers Tonight
A weather outlook for Illinois calls for mostly cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms tonight, possibly extending into the eastern part Friday morning. It will be slightly warmer tonight in the northern portion, with Saturday not as warm in the extreme north.
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Illinois
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