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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1929
Page
1
Contractors oversee major sewer construction and ditching in DeKalb with completion targets set for December 1 for the lateral system and November 15 for partial disposal plant operation. Crews addressed quicksand and cave-ins in Meadowland while forming circular sludge digesters and primary settling beds.
The Chicago Motor Coach Company files suit in Sangamon County asserting the new three cent gasoline tax is unconstitutional and discriminatory. A temporary injunction directs the state to withhold $2,457.51 from the treasury as litigation looms. The action signals more suits by other firms seeking to block the tax. Montgomery Winning, assistant attorney general, leads the state’s case.
Forecast for Wlineis shows fair conditions with a slight rise in temperatures tonight and Saturday. South portion expected fair and partly cloudy north portion. warmer temperatures across the area with mild winds and no precipitation indicated.
Mrs Will Ellwood of DeKalb remains about the same after months in care as friends in contact with her family report. Her health has caused anxiety but she is at least retaining her strength and relatives hope for more encouraging news in the days ahead.
Graf Zeppelin and crew are greeted by crowds and officials in New York after a Lakehurst visit. Eckener and crew receive a festive welcome as preparations for the circumnavigation continue. Repairs and refueling progress at Lakehurst are noted with a departure set for late tonight.
Palestine upheaval explodes across Jerusalem Acre Safad and Beisan with British troops patrolling and Arab rioters clashing. American students from Haifa amid surrounding threats while consular aid and evacuations accelerate. Vatican cautions foreign observers as Eid tensions mount.
Chicago August 30. Democrats begin a major reorganization to choose a successor to the late George E Brennan. A county central committee resolution set plans, with Anton J Cermak leading the process and a report due next Wednesday naming new headquarters to replace Parlor A at Hotel Sherman. Cermak declined to seek Brennan's job, citing county board duties. The meeting aired opposition to Michael L Igoe as Brennan's successor.
Chicago August 30 U S Superior Judge Frank D Comerford central figure in Illinois political fights died suddenly of heart disease at his brother’s home. Known as boy orator in early legislature he was expelled for charges of wholesale corruption later rehabilitated and elected to the Superior Bench in 1926. He presided over notable cases and clashed with officials over habeas corpus and contempt actions. His widow Mrs Lyle Comerford was notified in Long Island New York. He was 49.
Frank Whitgrove superintendent of the DeKalb plant of the American Steel and Wire company is confined to his home with a painful ear infection likely to spread to his face. Friends expect a better report soon as efforts to halt the trouble continue.
Mr and Mrs W J Hope are expected to return tomorrow morning from the west after a monthlong visit. They will arrive on the early morning train and have reported enjoying their vacation at several places across the region.
DeKalb Mayor J B Lindstrom plans to attend a meeting of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin mayors in Crystal Lake on Monday. The event includes an American Legion celebration, a dinner at Lake Country Club, and a matinee at a new theatre. Lindstrom may join a committee for the model American Legion home program.
Railroad workers repaired the Fourth Street crossing after part of it was ripped out this morning. A section of the macadam oil surface and several planks were removed to raise the track level. Work was rushed with completion expected before mid afternoon.
Elvin Carlson remains at home after several days confined by a badly infected face. Painful infection drains his strength and patience, with friends awaiting more encouraging reports from the Carlton home in the coming days.
Sir George Hubert Wilkins aviator and Miss Suzanne Bennett Australian actress were married in Cleveland by a justice of the peace after a day that saw Wilkins fly in from the globe then join Bennett in New York. The National Air Show continued amid gloom following Lady Heaths accident at the same event.
Elmer Hegberg of De Kalb learned last week of his brother A. E. Hegbert of Chicago. The former L guard, 30 years on the system, served 15 years on the Logan Square line and planned retirement next month. He came to Chicago from Sweden 42 years ago.
Aug 30 reports from Cleveland say Lady Mary Heath, the aviatrix, remains critically injured after a crash that damaged a metal factory roof. Her condition was described as somewhat improved but still critical. she withstood surgery and is on a liquid diet while awake. Erwin Kirk aided her, jumping to safety and later injured. no cause explained. Sir James Heath, her husband, said he will not attend the best side of her, amid reports of estrangement.
Plans to reroute the Lincoln Highway through Aurora aim to divert tourist traffic from the main business district. The new proposal would swing the highway north of town to the east side of the river on a new concrete road, reducing inter city traffic on the western route and guiding tourists with clear signs to bypass the business blocks.
Township auditors set to convene at 4 00 PM in the Fourth street bank building on Tuesday September 2. Roy Duncan requests all township bills be filed before the meeting. Items include several matters and the creation of a new tax schedule.
Former secretary of war Newton Baker was guest of honor at a Pass of the American Correspondents Association at the Cafe Royal. United Press arranged the luncheon with notable editors and press figures including Walter Strong Hal O Flaherty and Ralph Pulitzer. British editors attended while Baker urged study of foreign frontiers and continuous education after Cambridge talks.
A fog bound Pacific collision sank the San Juan fifty miles south of San Francisco, killing most aboard. The tanker Dodd and lumber carrier Munami helped launch lifeboats. 27 rescued by the Dodd, 10 by the Munami. Dozens more believed lost as fog hampered rescue efforts.
Delegates from the big six signed the Rhineland protocol and a joint accord on submitting disputes in the demilitarized zone to a conciliation commission. France Britain and Belgium sent a common letter to Germany detailing evacuation terms with annexes on amnesty for political offenses. Germany's delegation faced internal rifts over the price of Stresemann’s victory and Briand threatened resignation over evacaution timelines. In London the War Office announced British troop withdrawal from the Rhineland to begin immediately and continue for several months.
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