Child of Six Mind of Babe Taken to Lincoln State School
A six year old boy, George Edward Bloom, shown to have the mind and body of a three month old infant, was examined in county court and pronounced feeble-minded. He is committed to Lincoln State School and Colony, Lincoln, IL, and was taken there by Sheriff Decker. The guardians are Elmer and Garnet Bloom of Fairdale.
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Jungle Pond
George Edward Bloom
Lincoln State
Lincoln
Sheriff Decker
Elmer Bloom
Garnet Bloom
Fairdale
Illinois
Chicago man seeks missing aged father in DeKalb
Clarence Bergman of 2741 North Tollman avenue Chicago asks police to aid in finding his 84 year old father Aaron F Bergman who disappeared from Chicago last Wednesday. He once lived in DeKalb about 20 years ago and may have come there. Police to continue search efforts today.
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Chicago
Clarence Bergman
Tolman Avenue
DeKalb
Bergman
Aaron F
DeKalb Residents Attend Shabbona Picnic Today
DeKalb people motored to Shabbona for a big picnic featuring a fine program, food races, baseball and other events. Music was by the Wat an band and an optional speaker was planned. Arrangements are being made to attend the Kingston picnic in the near future.
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DeKalb
Shabbona
Watan
Kingston
Rotarians to Belvidere for Meeting Next Week
DeKalb Rotarians will travel to Belvidere next Thursday for their weekly meeting with the Belvidere Club. The party will bring the ladies, and after the meeting the afternoon will be spent in golf and cards at Belmar. Nearly all De Kalb Rotary members are expected to attend.
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DeKalb Rotarians
Belvidere
Belvide Club
Belmar
Rotary Club of
de Kalb
Tailor Shop North Fourth Being Fixed After Window Damage
Workmen repaired rooms at 15 Youngsten on North Fourth Street in the Batou building. A small stone from a passing automobile had cracked the window ledge, prompting combined repairs. New sills and plate glass were installed.
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Tailor Shop
North Fourth
City of Silent Men at Star Theater Tonight Only
Tonight only, Thos. Meighan stars in The City of Silent Men at Star Theater. The screening promises the acclaimed performance and local audience buzz.
War Prep Ten Renew War Aid Flight Signals Rescue
A garbled dispatch describes a carrier pigeon message from Hoodoo mountains near Yellowstone prompting a relief expedition to find Dr Edmund Heller. Simultaneously London and Dublin reports discuss disarmament, Lloyd George, and Ireland’s Dail Eireann secret sessions amid tense cues for renewed conflict.
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Dalted Press
New York
Gan Singer
Telleelaire
Hoodun Mountains
Lovistone
Heller
Hoodoo
Edmund Heller
Theodore Roosevelt
Yellowstone
Columbus Circle
Singer
Wyoming Guidex
Dmblin
Ireland
England
Dail Eireann
Lloyd George
Dail
De Kalb Sycamore Free Trae Compas to Repair Pavement
The De Kalb Sycamore Free Trae Compas plans pavement repair between the tracks in DeKalb. Work is not immediate but will be attended to eventually. Authorities say other road sections are being fixed and the company likely to follow.
Tomatoes of Good Weight Brought Here by Shoop
J H Shoop of Malea believes he has a fine tomato crop and brought three samples to The Chronicle. Each tomato weighed one and three quarters pounds and were very cold. If Mall a has a crop like these, rivals will need larger tomatoes to beat him. Weather in Illinois forecasts fair tonight and likely Friday, warmer in north and central areas. New Era dance set for August 18 at Viking hall. everyone invited.
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J. H. Shoop
Malea
Chronicle
Malla
Robert Rowe Shows Fine White Corn in Bank Window
Robert Rowe, a well known farmer near Creston, displays several ears of white corn in the DeKalb Trust and Savings Bank window. The ears are long and well filled, possibly the first white corn shown locally. Rowe says he has about 40 acres of this corn and hopes all are like the samples.
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Robert Rowe
Creston
DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank
Mr Rowe
Lloyd George Warns Empire Needs Navy Second to None
In the House of Commons Lloyd George declared the empire must field a navy equal to other nations. He cited the imperial conference decision affirming that the British navy must be second to none, underscoring a strong naval strength goal.
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United Press
London
England
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Lasker Has Not Resigned From Board
Washington Aug 18 a sweeping report that A E Lasker had resigned as head of the shipping board was denied today by Don O Laughlin executive assistant to Lasker He denied the report in detail
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Unitea Press
Washington, D. C
A. E. Lasker
Shipping Board
Don O’laughlin
Lasker
O'Laughlin
Jail Delay in Bootlegging Case and Other News
Thomas Jasper, jailed for bootlegging in DeKalb with 20 days and $200 fine, seeks discharge claiming insolvency. Judge Pond rules discharge cannot occur until end of term after unsatisfied execution. Also reports on Dick Seal the premier airdevil, Governor Small and banker Verne Curtis seeking joint trial, Bergdoll case actions, and related political scandal notes.
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Thomas Jasper
DeKalb
Jasper
James W. Cliffe
Poust
Cliffe
United Press
Springfield
Small
Verne Curtis
Grant Park
Sangamon County
Curtis
Smal
Illinois
Fred Sterling
Sterling
Many Murders In Iowa Town In Few Years
Centerville Iowa Aug 18 The Italian quarter described as murder block in the town of seven thousand has seen twenty one deaths in fifteen years Beautiful Italian girls are linked to eight killings and eight suitors lie nearby A Mexican laborer killed a peddler after credit refusal In duels over honor four deaths occurred and one man dead with pockets torn Two Italians killed in a gun duel and an unknown man found with throat cut Cruel gossip and vendetta whispers linger Centerville residents avoid the area Delivery boys skirt the block a local photographer refused to photograph the street
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Centerville
Iowa
Travera
Camillo Russo
Tatar
Treaty asks reparation for lives lost
Berlin reports the United States seeks reparations for American lives lost in the great war as part of drafting a peace treaty with Germany. German officials say the U S may press for such payments, but Germany will not accept obligations beyond those in the Versailles treaty.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Lusitania
The City of Silent Men at Star Theater Tonight
Don't miss Thomas Meighan in his greatest picture The City of Silent Men at Star Theater tonight.
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Thomas Meighan
Star Theater
Shoppers Fill DeKalb Streets Evening Crowd
A good midweek shopping night drew a busy crowd in DeKalb with stores on the street bustling from after supper to close. Traffic signal men reported more work but fewer accidents, and merchants expect business to improve in a month or two.
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DeKalb
Alderman breaks up card game when mother arrives
H H Hanway enjoyed card games at Knights of Pythias rooms on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Last night his son announced his mother had arrived from the west, prompting the alderman to bid “good night” and leave before learning game outcomes.
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H.H .Hanway
Knights of Pythias
Fellows
Defense for Mrs Obenchain Starts Things
Los Angeles Aug 18 Investigators for Madelynne Obenchain charged with the midnight murder of John Belton Kennedy pushed hard while the defense led by her former husband Scott Obenchain sent new investigators into the field. The defense pursued rumors of the murdered man's love affairs and hinted evidence could alter the case.
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Obenchain
Los Angeles
Cal
Madelynne Obenchain
John Belton Kennedy
Scott Obenchain
German Board Excludes Women From Stock Exchange
Berlin reports that Germany's commercial and trade papers oppose allowing women on the stock exchange despite the Reichswirtschaftsrat backing the idea. The debate highlights gender barriers in economic institutions amid ongoing political tensions.
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Berlin
Germany
Stock Exchange
Reichswirtschaftsrat
Economic Council
Batavia Woman Shoots Husband After Quarrel
Mrs Finno White of Batavia North River street shot her husband after a noon quarrel in which police say he beat her. Three bullets hit White age 35, through the mouth, shoulder and breast. He was taken to Aurora hospital. recovery doubtful. Mrs White, 28? to jail, held on the case pending his condition. Both are colored and have a history of quarrels. they have one child.
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Finno White
North River
Batavia
John West
White
Aurora
L. L. Arch
Disturbance After Takeover of Erie Railroad Shops
Marion Ohio August 18 The first disturbance tied to a railway workers take over occurred today as William J. McDonald a union sheet metal worker was beaten by alleged detectives for refusing to work in the open shop. Railroad officials resisted officers when arrests were made for stealing a train ride.
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United Peenn
Marion
Ohio
Rail Way
Erie Railroad
William J. McDonald
Grasshoppers Ravage Crops Across France and Russia
Paris reports a vast swarm of grasshoppers darkening the sky devastates crops for starving Russia in Samara and Saratov districts. A Russian Red Cross delegate says billions of pounds of food are needed as villages are abandoned and bodies lie unburied along roads.
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United Press
Paris
France
Russia
Samara
Saratoff
Red Cross
Russian Red Cross
Burns Named Head of Bureau Investigation
Washington D C August 18 appointment of William J Burns to head the bureau of investigations of the department of justice was announced by Attorney General Dougherty Burns succeeds William Flinn who took charge after the Wall Street bombing in New York. Under Burns agencies will be consolidated according to the administration plan. Dougherty and Burns have known each other for 30 years.
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Washington, D. C
Grover Cleveland
Bergdorf
Philadelphia
Samuel T. Ansell
Johnson
Kentucky
Bergdoll
Charles Brown
Peters
Maine
Lakind
McArthur
Oregon
Col
Hunt
O'Hare
York
Harris
T. Ansell
Rel
Bergsol
Bruce Campbell
Bersdoll
Guld
John E. Hunt
Earl B. Wood
Department of Justice
Federal Service
War Department
Wood
C. C. Cresson
Col. Hunt
United Press
William J. Burns
Bureau of Investigations
Dougherty
Burns
William Flinn
Bureau
Wall Street
New York
Doughtery
Legion Buglers Sought to Join Ranks for October Convention
American Legion bugles and drums seek new members with room for several buglers. Interested veterans are asked to visit Legion rooms to join and help organize in time for the October convention. DeKalb unit aims to bring home honors in bugle and drum corps as they train diligently.
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American Legion
Legion
Legion Post
DeKalb
Holderness Opens Barber Shop This Noon
Bert Holderness, DeKalb’s popular barber, opens his new shop at Second and Locust in the basement beneath Charles Powell’s drug store, sharing space with L. E. Middleton. William Bagg is first customer. Henry Prentice first on the waiting list.
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Bert Holderness
DeKalb
Second and Locust Streets
L. E. Middleton
Charles Powell
William Bagg
Henry Prentice
Prentice
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Pacific Ocean
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Woodrow Wilson
William H Nes
Utah
King
Wilson
Woodrow Wiseon
United States Disarmament
Ce Commission
Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Dail Eirian
de Valera
Sinn Fein
Ilinois
Viking Hall
Sandwich
Len Small
Vernon
Sam Ansell
Dick Seal
Hor Seal
Seal
Captain Freeman
United Preas
Herbert Little
Cee Stitt
Hubby
Bureau Investigation
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