DeKalb Deliberates on Major Factory Push
S E Bradt of DeKalb Chamber of Commerce led a Chicago conference on a proposed large factory for DeKalb that could bring 400 jobs and raise local industry. Officials noted rapid action, labor questions, and a pending committee decision on whether to accept or reject the leading proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Bradt
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Latis
Mr. Bradt
Glenneae Backery
D.C. Olwin
E. Embree
Swommittee
Bradt
Chamber of Commerce
Smice
DeKalb
Uth
Chiago
S&s. E. Bradt
Forc
Lincoln Manuscript on Sectionalism Offered for 100
The original Abraham Lincoln manuscript on Sectionalism, with 17 500 words and written in Lincoln's hand, was offered to F C Orton for 100 in Lincoln Illinois on December 2. It was later purchased by Dr A S Rosenbach for 18000 and may go to the Morgan Museum in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
U.P
Abraham Lincoln
A. S. Rosenbach
Philadelphia
F. C. Orton
W. W. Latham
Orton
Oliver Barret
Chicago
American Art Association of
New York City
New Morgan Museum
Latham
Robert Latham
Fremont
Senate caucus seeks unity as independents join regulars
Washington dispatch reports a strained peace as a Republican majority caucus plans the congressional agenda. Independent senators Nye and others attend or abstain while chairmanships and a new senate chaplain emerge as key issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate
Congress
Nye
N. D
Committee On Committees
LaFollette
Wis
Manufacturers Committee
Ladd
Brookhart
Frazier
Farmer-Laborite
Borah
Idaho
Iowa
LaFallette
Norris
Nebr
Defense Presents Key Testimony in Lilliendahl Murder Trial
In Mays Landing New Jersey on December 2 the defense began presenting evidence supporting Mrs. Margaret Lilliendahl’s claim that two Black men killed her husband Mark Sooy. Bruce Sooy corroborated by testifying near the scene as the crime was committed. Mayor Charles Cunningham testified the roadside white cloth marking the murder site was placed by himself, countering the prosecution theory that Beach planted the signal for an ambush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mays Landing
N. J
U.P
Lilliendahl
Margaret Lilliendahl
Mark *Sooy
Charles Cunningham
Hammonton
Beach
New Bread Price Begins Saturday at Pearson's Bakery
Beginning Saturday December 1, 20 oz loaves will sell for 10 cents at 302 Pearson's Bakery plus Malone's advertises Indian robes at 2.95. The notice quotes bakery pricing and a separate merchandise offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson's Bakery
Confessed to Dynamiting Schoolhouse Plot
Hiram Reed, 24, confessed to placing two sticks of dynamite in a country school stove to kill his lover Miss Tole Bradford 23 who taught there. Bradford was injured but survived. Reed admitted motive was to marry her, and news of the near tragedy was kept quiet by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana
U.R
Hiram Reed
Miss Tole Bradford
Reed
Miss, Bradford
Bradford
Miss Bradford
LaSalle County
No Activities Among Police During Night
Judge Blair noted nothing on the police blotter since yesterday morning after an ambulance call at 9:50 yesterday forenoon. The night passed without recorded events, likely as sleepers were kept in during the cold snap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Blair
Explosion in Sewer Tunnel Kills Worker in St Louis
A fatal blast in a sewer tunnel 90 feet underground in St Louis killed dynamite driller Lester Horvath, 33, and seriously injured three helpers: Gus Investor, 34, W Trotter, 37, and Joseph Ross, 36. The blast caused brutal body injuries amid a chaotic aftermath. Potatoes priced at Ohio extra quality $1.10 per bushel with a Monday price rise forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
U.K
Lester Hor
Gus Investor
W. Trotter
Joseph Ross
House
Weather Update for Ti Area
Increasing cloudiness tonight. Saturday will be mostly cloudy with possible snow in the north portion and a colder southeast. Temperatures rise in the southwest portion.
Bridges Echoes Turn Home Sheets Into Mirrors in Chicago Tourney
Kibitzing flared as the national auction bridge tournament opened its second round with about 800 players. Women’s pair champions were Mrs. Sidney Lovell and Mrs. Bi Jou Evans of Chicago, edging Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. Culbertson. Matches continued in the Hotel Sherman with mirrors draped for appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
North
East
England
Edward P. Martin
American Auction Bridge League
Sidney Lovell
Bi- Jou Evans
A. ©. Lynch
Ely Culbertson
New York
M. K. Alexander
Rose Fleischer
Hotel Sherman
Cleveland Athletic Club
Chicago-St. Louiseam
Minnesota Athletic Club
Winfield Liggett
Norfolk
John MH. Smith
Henry Iger
Carl Apthorp
Cleveland
Howard Vaughn
E. G. Hill
Western Springs
H. S. Knight
J. R. Ashly
Body found with bullet wounds between Genoa and Kingston
An unidentified man died from apparent bullet wounds and was found along a road between Genoa and Kingston late this afternoon. Authorities from Kingston and Genoa were on the scene as the sheriff’s office at Sycamore had not been notified by 3 50 this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Kingston
Sycamore
Chicago youths held after fatal Mt Olive auto crash
Four Chicago youths are jailed on charges of stealing a car after a crash near Divernon that killed William McRoberts, 20, in Mt Olive. The suspects, Ray Horn 22, Edward Quinn 19, Jack Denocenzo 17, and Harold Sommers 18, were taken to Springfield and Divernon authorities. They allegedly drove a stolen car to visit McRoberts, who died when the car overturned during a trip to Auburn. They reportedly admitted stealing the vehicle in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fi Divernon
Chicago
William McRoberts
Mt. Olive
Miner
Ray Horn
Divernon
Edward Quinn
Springfield
Jack
Rudolph Denocenzo
Harold Sommers
McRoberts
Auburn
Clear Aiello of All Blame in Fatal Shot
Springfield, Dec. 2. Mike Aiello, 19, was cleared of all blame in the accidental shooting of Sam Fishman, second hand store proprietor, by a coroner's jury. Aiello was released from Sangamon county jail after being held yesterday. The inquest found Fishman had said the shooting was accidental while handling Aiello's revolver. Aiello is brother to Salvadore and Frank Aiello, who were killed Nov 11 in a gangland feud in Chicago and St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Til
U.P
Mike Aiello
All Dame
Sam Fishman
Sangamon County
Aiello
Salvadore
Frank Aiello
Chicago-St. Louis
Fishman
Atello
Continuance Granted for Folsom Prison Riot Leaders
Six leaders of the Thanksgiving Day riots at Folsom prison win continuance of their preliminary hearing on first degree murder charges and are back in solitary confinement. Hearings are now set for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom Prison
Calif
U.P
Furs and Hides Bought for Cash by Ike Gordon and Son
Local buyer Ike Gordon and Son advertises purchasing all kinds of furs and hides including mink muskrat skunk horse and cow hides at the highest cash prices. Also promotes fur coats for Christmas at Malone’s with robes priced at $2.95.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Gordon and Son
North Second /St
Phone
Ari
Malone’s
Sioux City man posts tenants sign with Ten Comments rule
Alex Kazoz seeks renters for his Sioux City house with a sign promising tenants must keep the Ten Comments. After a month, no acceptable applicants have appeared, likening his search to Diogenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Alex Kazoz
Diogene
Two Children Die In Danville Lamp Fire
In Danville Indiana yesterday a lamp exploded in the home of Ebert Moon, killing two children Dorothy, two, and Glenden, three, who were trapped as parents worked away from the house. Passersby saw flames after they gained headway and could not reach the children. The mother toiled at a Lizton grocery and the father worked in Indianapolis when the blaze broke out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ind
U.P
Ebert Moon
Dorothy
Glenden
Lizton
Indianapolis
Registrar to be Secured at State Teachers College
A registrar has been secured by President J C Brown to manage student record cards at State Teachers College. The new official begins January 1 and will oversee the business office and purchasing, with added staff needed for the increased workload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers College
J. C. Brown
Man Loses Legs Trying to Hop Train
A Mexican laborer in Springfield Indiana lost both legs after being struck by a Chicago and Alton freight train while attempting to escape two police. He rode a horse, dismounted to board a passing freight, slipped, and his legs were severed above the knees. Hospital attendants at St John’s hospital fear for his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Chicago & Alton
St. John's Hospital
Walton League Presents Films to Aid Epidemic Fight at Princess
Two Walton League shows set for 7 15 p m and 9 p m at the Princess theatre. Walton films depict league activities including stream pollution and sewage disposal. A state health department engineer will speak as the public is invited. Schools and churches near Portland are closed to curb infantile paralysis, with public gatherings quarantined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton
Princess Theatre
DeKalb Izaak Walton League
State Health Department
Portland
Ore
U.P
Girl Dies After Playing With Revolver Mistaken for Water Gun
Betty Vaglie four years old dies of chest injury after a toy revolver found in a car by Burton Bush five, believed to be a water sun. The children played in front of the Bush and Vagle homes on South Fourth Street when the gun fired. Dr. S. L. Anderson said death was due to internal hemorrhage as the bullet entered near the heart. Coroner to hold inquest tonight or tomorrow morning. Burton says he thought the gun was a squirt gun and Betty cried to get out as the weapon fired. Local fire marshal warns merchants about cotton backdrops and candle use on Christmas trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Vagle
Ben Vagle
South Fourth Street
Betty
Burton Bush
Stanley Bush
Bush
Vagle
Burton
Ishet
S. L. Anderson
Lin
Essex
Myron Lorenzen
DeKalb
Sinclair Refining Company
Burston
M. H. McEvoy
Lorenzen
Tory Wagle
Eagle
C. H. Wilkinson
Betty Vagie
215 South
Pourth Street
Robert
Wagle
Mrs. Bush
Acci
Commission Adjourns as Disarmament Talks Continue
Geneva reports the security commission adjourning without a next meeting date while the disarmament panel will set the schedule. Delegates discussed a five part program on arbitration treaties, optional agreements, security measures, League of Nations machinery, and aid for aggressor victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
U.P
Security Commission
Disarmament Commission
Bureau of
Commission
League of Nations
Holsti
Finland
Greece
Hague
Pilsudski
Poland
Lithuania
Paris
Austria
St. Germain
Germany
Versailles
Count von Bernstorff
League
Bernstorff
Mayor Thompson Backed by Garbage Wagons Flag Parade
Chicago December 24. Mayor Thompson unveils incinerator parade plan using wagons scrubbed and odorless to carry an American flag. The American Flag Association protests desecration while Thompson accuses the University of Chicago of teaching teachers to claim George Washington was a rebel. He invites the association to join his campaign for heroic heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Hale Thompson
George Washington
Flag Association
Hhis
Marines Ordered to Honolulu and Shanghai Deployment
Six hundred Marines from the San Diego base are reassigned to Honolulu and Shanghai. They will sail January 7 aboard the Henderson transport, with two hundred landing in Honolulu and the remainder heading to Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
San Diego
Cal
Shanghai
Henderson
Cold Snap Grips Midwest With Fatal Exposures
Winter weather spreads across the Midwest with snow and freezing temperatures. First season deaths reported in Chicago and St Paul from exposure. Lows reach 12 below in St Paul and 25 below in Hibbing, with warmer readings elsewhere and forecasts of shifting temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Middlewest
St. Paul
Iowa
Mercury
Hibbing
Minn
Kansas City
St. Louis
Denver
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
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Ohias
In i
Hart
Kish
Izaak Walton
A.F
A. M
Olive Branch
Malone
Ray Veterson
Barb City Grocery
Bulletin
Shetter
Cottage
Frank Roberts and Sons
Della Shoppe
E. Lo
M. H. Mevoy
Mrs
Mr. Vagle
Vagie
American Steel & Wire Company
Goodyear
Daniel I
Malone'c
Mid-West
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