Wreck of Canadian Importer Off Washington Coast
Vancouver reports twenty missing as Canadian Importer sinks 625 miles southwest of the Columbia. Cordova rescues crew members while a lifeboat with about 40 men is missing. Vessel left Vancouver for Melbourne with no passengers aboard and no confirmed death toll yet.
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United Press
Vancouver
B. C
Merchant Marine
San Francisco
Calif
Columbia River
Cordova
Pacific Coast
Marine
Melbourne
Australia
Puget Sound
Alaska Steamship Company
Seattle
Sinn Fein delivers reply to peace terms at Downing Street
Bulletin from London reports Sinn Fein's reply to the British peace terms was delivered at Downing Street at 1:00 this afternoon. The message arrives amid ongoing negotiations and highlights the party's stance in the peace process.
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United Press
London
England
Sinn Fein
Downing Street
Rotarians Surprise Belvidere Club at Belmar Luncheon
DeKalb Rotarians staged a noon surprise visit to Belvidere's Rotary for a Belmar country club luncheon. Reservations were reported for 235 to 40 attendees, with most DeKalb members traveling by auto for the day of golf and fellowship with their Boone County counterparts.
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Rotarians
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Rotary Club
Belvidere
Boone County Club
Belmar Country Club
DeKalb
Auto
Belmar Links
Elva Woman Injured Improving Slowly
Mrs Edna Wells of Elva was seriously injured last week when helping her husband push a wagon out of mud. She slipped and was run over by the wagon. The injury was painful but her condition is reported much improved now.
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Edna Wells
Elva
Wallace day livestock judging contest set for August 31
De Kalb hosts Wallace day featuring a four ring livestock judging contest for boys aged 12 to 19 with ranges for beef cattle horses hogs and dairy cattle. Winners receive solid gold medals and the boy with the top average earns extra honors. Register by nine o'clock August 31 via telephone or mail with P.M. Farr DeKalb. At Annie's Woods ten o'clock Wednesday is the judging start with a University of Illinois judge leading.
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DeKalb
University of
P.M. Farr
End of real beer for sick folk as Mellon delays
Washington Aug 25 Secretary of the Treasury Mellon said regulations permitting medicinal beer will not be issued until Congress acts on the medicinal beer bill. The move ends hopes for beer as medicine and signals the anti beer bill may pass within two months, delaying any regulations.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Congress
United Press
Berlin
Germany
United States
Ellis Dresel
Washington
Attorney General Daugherty Ill With Ptomaine Poison
Washington D C August 25 The Attorney General Daugherty is ill at his home with ptomaine poisoning. His condition is reported not serious and the office has been informed.
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United Cross
Washington, D. C
Daugherty
Great Star in The Witching Hour at Big Photoplay
Elliott Dexter stars in The Witching Hour in the Big Photoplay section with Princess Tonight featured as the secondary item.
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Elliott Dexter
Undertakers Convene in LaSalle County for Dinner Meeting
At a forenoon convention in LaSalle County H A Nelson and fellow undertakers from Leland attended a dinner with the LaSalle County association. The LaSalle group and two neighboring counties meet monthly to discuss business. Thorsen of Leland hosted today’s dinner. a DeKalb man traveled by auto and anticipated a pleasant gathering with co workers.
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H. A. Nelson
Leland
LaSalle County
MINE WAR BEGINS AS ZR-2 DISASTER REVEALED
Reports from Hull London and Washington recount the ZR-2 disaster over the Humber. 43 crewmen and passengers perished or disappeared including 18 Americans and 27 British. Rescue efforts, salvage work, and calls for funds to rebuild naval airships unfold amid tensions.
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Humber
WH. W Wann
Norman O. Walker
Woon
Hull
Walker
Wil
Washington, D.C
Navy
Congress
Consar
Naval
London
England
Air Ministry
Lieta
Marcus Easterly
Washington
D.C
Charles G. Little
Newburyport
Mass
Montague
Harden
ZR2
W. H. Hicks
Hicks
United States
Utah
Politicians at State Fair in Illinois Gubernatorial Focus
Springfield Aug 25 Politicians in and out of office dominated the State Fair with Illinois governor and state officers on display. A Chicago city hall delegation was anticipated as friends of Senator John Dailey of Peoria urged his 1924 Republican gubernatorial bid while Governor Small spoke at noon to 300 farm youths at the boys fair school.
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Hart & Page
Rockford
DeKalb
Rochelle
Hart & Pare
Wilson A. Jakks
de Kalb
Wilson A. Jaiks
DeKalb County
Waterman Road
Sycamore Road
Smal
Springfield
State Highway Department
G. N. Lamb
District No 1
Division of Highways
Elgin
Lamb
Aurora
Naperville
Chicago
Kendall County
Kendal County
Yorkville Ave
Warfield
Lincoln
Tfl
Blackberry Creek
Yorkville
Plano
Sandwich
Awe & Warfield
Ward Springfield
Ilinois
City Hall
John Dailey
Peoria
Small
Cortland Man Suffers From Visit Of Robber
A Cortland resident reports a burglary at Dorsa Burbank's garage Tuesday night where a watermelon bought for a Sunday school picnic was taken along with the car spotlight. Police suspect amateur thieves nearby and note a recent spate of Cortland robberies including stolen license plates from Charles Welch’s car later found on a stolen vehicle in Indiana and a Welch bicycle theft.
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Dorsa
Burbank
Wes
Cortland
Charles Welch
Indiana
Welch Boys
Police Chief Warns DeKalb On Circus Day
DeKalb Chief of Police Riddell urges extra precautions for circus day to curb pickpockets and looters believed to follow circuses. He cites Wisconsin incidents where train riders aided the gang. Citizens should check change at the ticket wagon and secure homes to avoid loss.
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Riddell
DeKalb
Wisconsin
de Kalb
Rochelle
Odd Fellows Seek Lodging for Delegates Parade Expected
Want ad from the Odd Fellows notes an unusual October meeting of the department council in the city. Delegates from every Canton in the state will attend a two day session, ending with a monster parade in which about 500 participants are expected.
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Odd Fellows
Department Council of the
Canton
Fire Ruins Army Transport Headquarters at Hoboken
Aug. 25 Hoboken J August 25 An army court convened today to determine responsibility for a 10 million fire that last night destroyed the transport headquarters. Two army piers were in ruins and a third badly damaged. The liner Leviathan warped between the piers and escaped with minor damage, perhaps 100000. At one time 5000 American soldiers just back from France were threatened with cremation.
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Oy Loncarressy
France
Merchants Benefit From Town Camp Ground Visitors
A Chicago tourist party praised DeKalb merchants for courtesy and hospitality near Annie's Woods. They spent nearly $100 across several downtown shops, citing friendly locals as a decisive factor in continuing their trip and recommending the town to others.
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Annie's Woods
A. W. Marvin
Chicago
DeKalb
Dere
Touris
Circus Comes to DeKalb for One Day Stand
The Rhoda Royal circus plans a DeKalb debut tomorrow with a Rochelle show today. Families anticipate a lively event as youngsters and curious adults gather for the unloading train. Meanwhile bootleggers reportedly landed $251,000 worth of Scotch whiskey along Chesapeake Bay after evading a revenue cutter off the Virginia capes.
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Circus
Dekalb
Rhoda Royal Circus
Rochelle
United Press
Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Nassa
Bahamas
Virginia Capes
Indict Bakers in Chicago for Bombing Plot
Chicago Aug 25 indgments charging 44 members of the bakers union with conspiracy to extort in connection with bombing of numerous bakeries. Nine indictments returned against each man. bonds of 10 000 on each count totaling 90 000 per man. Mexico City Aug 25 four ex officers arrested charged with conspiracy to kill President Obregon. Five men drew lots and Perez elected to com mit the assassination. he fled to the United States.
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Mexico
United Press
Baker's Union
Cook County Grand Jury
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Mexico City
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Obregon
Perez
United States
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Russia
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J. T. Hughes
Flowers
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Senate
Charleston
W. Va
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