Dollar Day planned by DeKalb merchants this Saturday
DeKalb residents are invited to a rare Saturday Dollar Day as merchants offer unusual bargains. The event, first planned earlier in the week, features many items for one dollar and drastic reductions on merchandise not priced at a dollar. Read tonight’s Chronicle for pages of attractive sales and to list the best bargains for saving dollars.
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DeKalb
Chronicle
DeKalb's
Reid Tonehe
Fife
Fargo Theatre Floor Nears Completion
The concrete floor of the new Fargo theatre is to be finished early next week barring weather. Sections are being poured and smoothed with a seven inch thickness and light reinforcement. Mason work focuses on the rear wall and ornamental front while white, green and pink cement face blocks are placed. plumbing and carpentry progress as building advances.
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Ls- Kalb Fargo
Heart Attack Ends J Brewen Rochaelle Music Figure
J Brewen longtime Rochelle musical member and Rochelle band player died Wednesday from a heart attack at age 51. He had been ill only a few hours after attending a Tuesday theatre event. Survived by two sisters Mrs Martin Foreman Rochelle and Miss Nancy Brewen with memorials to be held after funeral at St Patrick's church.
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John Brewen
Rochelle
Nancy Brewen
Mr. Brewen
Brewen
Valparaiso University
Steinman’s College
Dixon
Mendota
Martin Foreman
Frank Reynolds
St. Patrick's Church
Zep the Chimp Arrives at St Louis Zoo
In St Louis Missouri on August 8 the chimpanzee Zep arrived from the Graf Zeppelin voyage. Zoo director Geo Vierheller met the creature at the Monkey house and noted Zep cost 1900 dollars with freight prepaid to New York, the dealer paying passage.
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St. Louis
U.K
Zep
Geo. Vierheller
Zoo
New York
Rape Fiend Hid From Mob In Harrisburg Loch
Harrisburg Illinois August 8 U P report says man known as Kiddo Whiteside from Creal Springs was jailed for protection from angered residents after a 11 year old Harrisburg girl accused him of taking her from the county fairgrounds and assaulting her. The sheriff moved him to an undisclosed location as mob unrest grew. The September grand jury will review the case.
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Harrisburg
Ill
U.P
Hermand “Kiddo
Whiteside
Creal ‘Springs
Victor L Berger Dies After Streetcar Accident in Milwaukee
Relatives of Victor L Berger the International Socialist leader who died from injuries after a July streetcar collision accepted Milwaukee City Council’s invitation for his body to lie in state in City Hall Rotunda. Funeral planned for 2:20 p m Saturday at Forest Home chapel with lying in state at City Hall likely. Governor Kohler and Wisconsin Senate paid respects while Socialists worldwide mourned the longtime labor advocate.
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Milwaukee
Wis
U.R
Victor L. Berger
International Socialist
City Hall
Masena
Dst
Sarlands Mf Ciewers
Amer
Amevich
Dod
Gran
Forest Home Chapel
Wisconsin
Berger
Malin Barnes
Socialist Party
Walter Kohler
Wisconsin Senate
Eugene V. Debs
Fire Destroys Bus Near Springfield Illinois
Thirty passengers escaped injuries when a Central West Transportation Co bus bound for Detroit to St Louis burned on the road near Springfield Williamsville Illinois. A faulty oil line, ignited by the exhaust pipe, was the suspected cause. Another bus was sent from St Louis to continue the trip after a passing motorist warned the passengers.
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Springfield
Williamsville
U.P
Train backs into gate at St Louis Union Station
At St Louis Union Station the Terminal Railroad Association will hold an inquiry today to learn why a Burlington train crashed backward into a gate last night. Iron and glass fragments fell on a small crowd waiting to meet the train but no injuries were reported.
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St. Louis
Ternal Railroad Association
Offic
Burlington
Union Station
Secret Paris Berlin talks on Rhine evacuation plan
Briand and Stresemann met secretly in The Hague to discuss war debt timing and possible evacuation of the Rhineland after the Young Plan. They debated a separate Saar negotiation and whether a Rhine control commission should include a German representative. Britain aims to widen Balkan influence amid reparations tensions.
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Aug
U.R
Aristide Briand
France
Gustave Stresemann
Germany
Briand
Rhineland
Chamber of Deputies
Streseman
Saar Valley
Geneva
Britain
Balkan
England
Romania
Jugoslavia
Paris
London
Balkans
Express
Stresemann
Four Held for Fire That Killed Three in Kansas City
Four men were held on first degree murder charges today over a drug store fire that killed three firemen. Police say the plot aimed to collect insurance on the property, described as a bootlegging center. Art D. Clover, named as the conspiracy boss, was arrested after returning from Salina. He and associates John Crowe and D L Piggott were arraigned and jailed. Clover denied knowledge of the blaze but admitted involvement in a liquor and gambling partnership with Durwood M. Dailey, who was also held.
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Kansas City
Art D. Clover
Salina
Kane
John Crowe
D. L. Piggott
Clover
Durwood M. Dailey
Seining in Kishwaukee South Of City Draws Ire
Reports say residents of the community are using seines south of the city in the Kishwaukee. Bull heads may be caught and the practice is illegal. Seines placed above the dam near the community pool trap fish as people wade in. Local youths with rifles wandering fields nearly shot a man, prompting Izaak Walton League officials to report the incident.
Mrs. Wiard Dies After Illness at St Marys
Mrs. Walter Wiard died after a rupture abscess at St Marys hospital following a major operation begun Tuesday. Born August 5 1888 in Milwaukee she lived in Lake Forest and Waukegan before marrying Walter Wiard in 1911. One daughter Dorothy, a DeKalb high student, survives with many local friends and relatives. Funeral plans pending.
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Mbel Menard
Milwaukee
Wis
L. J. Menard
Lake Forest
Waukegan
Walter Wiard
Dorothy
DeKalb
Wiard
American Steel & Wire Company
Receiver Appointed for J B Greenfield Brokerage Firm
Chicago Aug 84 A receiver is named for J B Greenfield and Co by Judge Steffens at the petition of Mrs Anna Logan who says she lost 14625 amid allegations investors paid 500000 to 750000 for undelivered stock. Receivers aim to salvage funds for numerous victims.
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Chicago
Union Bank of Chicago
J. B. Greenfield & Co
Walter P. Steffens
Anna Logan
Robert T. Logan
J. B. Greenfield
Stack
Greenfield Company
Some Impressions of National Legislature
A visitor recalls a Washington trip to the Capitol with hours in the Senate Chamber, House of Representatives, and Supreme Court. Senator Borah draws attention amid lively debates on farm relief, while Taft in the Supreme Court Room leaves a lasting impression with humor and dignity.
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Washington
Capitol Building
House of Representatives
Senate Chamber
Supreme Court
Borah
McNary
Haugen
Taft
Capitol City
Momt
Hall of Representatives
Capitol
Bureau of Engraving
New Theory Is Suggested In Mystery Case
Bloomington Wisconsin August 40P that R F Baldwin Decatur whose body was found hidden behind a roadside hedge near here Saturday might have been slain in a brawl An angle investigated in authorities here today Baldwin died the victim of an assassins bullet Previously he had been slugged and beaten about the head A watch charm and a roll of currency containing 87 were found on him disproving a robbery theory The new theory is that Baldwin and friends were riding in his car and argued fought Baldwin escaped started for Bloomington his assailants followed him and shot him to silence him then hid his body behind the hedge A coroner s jury returned an open verdict.
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Bloomington
R. F. Baldwin
Decatur
Baldwin
Forest Fires Do Great Harm In Southwest Potean Okla
Two major fires scorch southeastern Oklahoma timberlands while eleven smaller blazes burn across the 1,000,000 acre woodland. District forester C. Doster in Ringgold suspects incendiary origin as about 12,000 acres of tall pine are burned and 200 workers labor long hours with little rest.
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Potean
Okla
Oklahoma
Co. C. Doster
Ringold
Merchants Meet Friday At Cottage Cupboard
Friday noon conference of the Merchant's Division of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Cottage Cupboard. Secretary Glenn Reynolds announced the meeting. Several matters and committee reports are on the agenda. The good roads committee met yesterday and its topic is expected to be raised at the Friday session.
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Cupboard
Chamber of Commerce
Glenn Reynolds
Good Roads Committee
Bandit Returns Bracelet After Weeping Woman’s Plea
In St Louis an armed robber held up a couple in Forest Park last night and, moved by Miss Ruth Boettger’s tears, returned the bracelet she had lost. He kept a diamond ring taken from her companion, Russell A Bechman.
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St. Louis
Forest Park
Ruth Boettger
Russell A. Bechman
Memorial Clock Painted In National Colors
Work on the memorial clock began yesterday under William Runnels, commander of the American Legion post. The clock is being painted in red white and blue with gold gilt accents to create a striking appearance once finished.
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William Runnels
American Legion Post
Dr James Snook Testifies In Self Defense Murder Trial
Columbus Ohio Aug 1 Dr James Howard Snook testified he struck Theora Hix with a mechanic's hammer in self defense fearing she would kill him and after she cursed his mother threatened his wife. He said he remembered three or four blows and described a brutal car attack and a memory lapse after the final hit.
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Columbus
James Howard Snook
Theora Hix
Miss Hix
Girls Die In Windy City Auto Wreck
Two girls Dorothy Gunderson seventeen and Violet Kittleson twenty were killed when their car on the wrong side of the street collided with another vehicle in Chicago early today. Daniel Lyons fire department captain driving the other car was seriously injured. Leslie Gunderson twenty two brother of Dorothy and Olga Dewey twenty nine and Julia Rudolph thirty two riding with Lyons were also hurt.
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Windy City
Chicago
Dorothy Gunderson
Ana Violet Kittleson
Daniel Lyons
Leslie Gunderson
Dorothy
Olga Dewey
Julia Rudolph
Lyons
Child Fatally Burned Near Bonfire in Decatur
Nine year old Helen May Killian died in a Decatur hospital from burns after her clothing ignited while she played near a bonfire. The incident occurred in this city yesterday, prompting local authorities to caution about fire safety around outdoor flames.
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Decatur
Helen May Killian
Graf Sails for Europe from Lakehurst NZ
The Graf Zeppelin's official passenger list includes Dr Walter Spiess, Count Monteglas, H Von Eschwege, Captain Schuetz, Nate Wexler, Herman Schlatter, John Larney Jr, Merien Cooper, Grace Drummond Hay, Karl Von Wiecand, Sir Hubert Wilkins, and other names. Weather Bureau notes prepare for a transatlantic return journey with fresh winds near the Grand Banks and favorable tailwinds toward the British Isles. Eckener thanks U S officials for cooperation as the airship departs Lakehurst on its commercial flight around the world.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Walter Spiess
Berlin
Count Monteglas
H. von Eschwege
Captain Schuetz
Nate Wexler
New York
Herman F. Schlatter
Philadelphia
John E. Larney, Jr
Brooklyn
William B. Leeds
Merien Cooper
New
Morris Schumoffsky
Washington
U.P
Ireland
Hudson Bay
Greenland
U. S. Weather Bureau
Great Circle
Weightman
Grand Banks
British Isles
N. J. Anz
Friedrichshafen
Graf
Rr. Hugoer
Lindbergh
Pelin
United States
C Vi Beck
1 Line
Navy Washington
Eckener
Navy Adams
Naval Airon
jCom
Maurice R. Pierce
Lakehurst Air Station
Auf Wiedersehen
Illinois Weather Forecast Party Cloudy With Possible Thunderstorms
The forecast for Illinois calls for mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Friday with a chance of thunderstorms. Temperatures remain steady with little change expected.
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Illinois
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Joachim B. Rickard
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Weber
Schlatter
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Richshafen
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