Death of Harry Dillon at DeKalb store construction site
Harry Dillon, a 40 year old mason contractor active on the Warner building project in Sandwich, collapsed and died at the old T. D. Emerson store in Sand Saturday afternoon after quitting work due to heart pains. He was a respected craftsman with ties to DeKalb and Sandwich. services were held that day and burial at Oak Ridge. He is survived by a wife, children, and other relatives. his mother and brother preceded him in death.
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Wich
DeKalb
Bome
T. D. Emerson
Mr. Dillon
Harvey Snyder
Sandwich
Oak Ridge
Harry Dillon
Warner
Emerson
Dillon
Heeth
Pe Dillon
Mason
Dixon Puzzled as Constable Takes a Rest
Constable Merton W. Squiers of Dixon plans to rest through winter and will not serve papers until May first. Notices mailed to all justices of the peace in Dixon township create a novel situation requiring board action. One justice says a successor may be chosen to serve out Squiers term. The notice says papers will be served after May first if costs are paid.
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Merton W. Squiers
Dixon
Dixon Township
Justice of the Peace
Squiers
Krebel and Pommery Sentenced in Mail Fraud Case
Fred R Krebel and Henry Pommery, former Krebel Co officers, sentenced by Judge James E Wilkerson in Chicago for using the mails to defraud. The brokerage failure cost about 5 million dollars. Krebel gets three years and a thousand dollar fine. Pommery one year and a thousand dollar fine.
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United Press
Chicago
Ill
Fred R .Krebel
Henry Pomme
Krebel &Co
James E. Wilkerson
Krebel
Auto Death Toll Rises After Train Collision Near Galesburg
A car driven by a deaf mute collided with a train near Galesburg Illinois killing Mr and Mrs Tom Johnson of Hamilton County and their deaf daughter. The driver and a child escaped injury. The incident raised the two day auto death toll to ten in southern Illinois. Dance at The Avalon is advertised for Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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United Press
Galesburg
aToan
Ilinois
Tom Johnson
Hamilton County
Drilliam
Indiana Governor McCray Faces Indictments in Trial
Indianapolis Marion county grand jury has returned eight indictments charging Indiana Governor Warren T. McCray with embezzlement forgery larceny issuing fraudulent checks and false pretenses. The governor now faces trial in a criminal court as the nation watches the case unfold.
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Indiana
Warren T. McCray
Marion County Granu
Indianapolis
Goodyear Merchant Elected Kiwanis President At Dinner
Vere C. Goodyear, Lincoln Highway merchant and bakery deli proprietor, was elected Kiwanis club president. A. C. Spickerman named vice president and J. Emmett Condon to oversee club affairs. Directors include Thomas H. Roberts C. D. Schoonmaker E fe Embree J. J. Kingsley H. Franklin R. F P. McCormick and W. Boardman. Plans for minstrel show and Harding Memorial program discussed for upcoming meetings.
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Vere C. Goodyear
Lincoln Highway
Kiwanis Club
A. C. Spickerman
J. Emmett Condon
Thomas H. Roberts
C. D. Schoonmaker
Efe Embree
J. J. Kingsley
Dr. H. Franklin
R. F
Harding
E. W. Magnusson
Thetownship High School
West High to say goodbye as 14 of 25 leave grid team
West Aurora football loses a large chunk of its squad next season with fourteen seniors graduating from a 25 man roster. Standout players include Caniain Robotham, Clancy Gilmore, Reeves Peterson, and many others.
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West High
West Aurora
Caniain Robotham
Clancy Gilmore
Reeves Peterson
Funeral in Sandwich for Harry Dillon
Mr and Mrs Harvey A Snyder along with Mrs Don Crafton of Wyoming and Mrs William Ablin of Maple Park attended the funeral of Harry Dillon, a cousin of Mr Snyder, who died suddenly Saturday afternoon. A capella choir tickets are reduced to 50 cents for the Sunday December 9 concert at Normal Auditorium, with tickets sold by church organizations.
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Sandwich
Harvey A. Snyder
Don Crafton
Wyoming
Snyder
William Ablin
Maple ‘Park
Harry Dillon
Prisoners Escape Kansas State Penitentiary
Thirteen inmates fled via a tunnel from the Kansas state penitentiary on Sunday, slipping through a power house hole and a five foot bank to an abandoned tunnel. Posse and bloodhound teams scoured eight miles east of Leavenworth, but authorities reported no arrest as of today. Prisoners gained freedom during a 1,000-strong Sunday liberty event.
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United Preses
Lansing
Kan
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing State Prison
Leavenworth
Liberty
Coroner's Jury to Place Responsibility
Staunton. Dec. 3. Responsibility for the death of two persons and the injuries to six others when a bus was demolished by the New York Limited on the Wabash near here Sunday may be placed as the coroner's jury probes the accident.
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United Press
Staunton
The
New York Limited
Wabash
Here
Meeting at the School Tonight Draws Poultry Fans
Frank Rogers of Elgin, a famed poultry fancier, visits to speak on Conditioning Birds for the Show at eight o clock in the De Kalb High School auditorium. Birds raised by high school boys will assist in the talk.
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Frank Rogers
Elgin
DeKalb County Poultry Association
High School
Rogers
Regular City Council Meeting Tuesday Preview
City council plans a regular December session with several public improvement matters to discuss as the clerk notes. Also listed are Tom Mix’s North of Hudson Bay and Monkey Farm at Princess Theatre with Pathe News and Princess orchestra tonight. a busy entertainment slate.
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Tom Mix
Hudson Bay
Pathe News
Princess Orchestra
Princess Theatre
Cannon Ball Trail to Open Next Sunday in Sandwich Area
Word from Sandwich states the Cannon Ball trail now held by contractors will open to public traffic next Sunday. The highway runs from Plano to near the Sandy Thu schoolhouse three miles east of Sandwich with inner-city diving opened for days. Merchants anticipate heavy traffic and a boost to business as the paved road reaches the city core.
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Plano
Sandy Thu
Sandwich
Pythians Schedule Special Meet For Week
The Pythian Sisters announce a special week due to the two act comedy Occupation None to be performed at the high school auditorium Thursday evening. The regular meeting will be adjourned to Friday night after election of officers. Thursday's session opens at seven with business, then the play. Friday hosts first and second rank work.
Odd Fellows to Elect Officers Tonight in City Meet
Members of the local Odd Fellows lodge are called to an important evening meeting to elect officers for the new year. A booster session follows the business meeting with no degree work planned.
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Odd Fellows
Golden Rule Sunday Observance Supports Near East Relief
DeKalb plans Golden Rule Sunday with a simple appeal to donate the cost difference of a regular dinner to Near East Relief. Observers are urged to mimic a plain meal for Syrian and Armenian orphans, with funds sent via Franz H. Parks at First National Bank to aid victims of war.
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DeKalp
Near East
Franz H. Parks
First National Bank
Armenia
Woman Dies After Malta Car Crash Near Rochelle
Mrs. Abe Conley and husband Morris died at Lincoln Hospital Rochelle after a Pontiac/Chevrolet accident at Malta center intersection. Blinded by eastbound headlights, Conley left the pavement, the car rolled twice, Mrs. Conley thrown from the vehicle. She died at four this morning. Conley severely injured. The couple, residents of Malta, were en route to Chicago to visit relatives.
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Abe Conley
Morris
Lincoln Hospital
Rochelle
Malta
Chicago
Conley
Mrs. Conley
Ed Zellar
Mr. Conley
Legion Meeting Called in De Kalb for New Officers
An important meeting of the De Kalb post of the American Legion is called for tonight in the Legion club rooms to elect new officers for the coming year. A large attendance is urged. W4NTED Young man or lady for clerical work, Call Western Union, 307.
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Legion
DeKalb
The
American Legion
Legion Club
Call-Western Union
Express Rates Blocked by ICC Ruling in 1924
In a Dec 3 decision from Washington the Interstate Commerce Commission rules that increased express rates sought by the American Railway Express Company are not justified. The ruling delays effectiveness to March 1, 1924 to allow appeals and proposes dividing the nation into new express zones for a better rate system. It adds that food-express rates should not rise above October 1920 levels.
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Unsen
Washington, D
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Railway Express Company
Memorial services at Elks Club honor departed members
Yesterday afternoon the Elks club held memorial services well attended. Rev. F. M. Webster delivered an excellent address praising the brother Elks and the club life and benefits enjoyed before they were summoned.
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Elks
Elks Club
F. M. Webster
The
Elk Lodge
Webster
Brother Elks
Elk’s
White House Unsafe, Engineer Warns of Needed Repairs
Major General Lansing H. Beach chief of army engineers asserts the White House is unsafe and requires immediate work to prevent a possible calamity. He recommends a $400,000 appropriation to fund the repairs on the executive mansion.
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Gane -On
Washington, D. C
White House
Lansing H. Beach
Army Engineers
Beach
McCray Arrested in Indiana Indictment Case
Gov. Warren T. McCray was formally arrested today in Indianapolis on indictments returned last week by the Marion county grand jury. The capias was served by Sheriff George Snyder, and McCray was released on a $25,000 bond.
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United Ireso
Indianapolis
Ind
Warren T. McCray
Marion County
Capias
McCray
George Snyder
Supreme Court denies review for Joliet brewing case
The Supreme Court today denied petitions by Joseph G Heintz Max Smithberger Oscar Weinbrod and Joliet Citizens Brewing Company for a review of their conviction under a temporary injunction in Volstead act violations.
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Supreme Court
Washington, D. C
Forty Miners Die in Shaft Collapse at Leeds Mine
In Leeds on December 3 a coal mine rope broke at the Nunnery mine causing cars filled with miners to plummet to the shaft bottom. Forty men were reported killed or injured in the disaster.
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Leeds
England
Federal agents to guard Grant and Lincoln highways
A federal prohibition corps will station on the Grant highway through Elgin and the Lincoln highway through Geneva to stop rum runners from smuggling holiday liquor. Washington is expected to issue an official order as reports say Canadian whiskey floods the routes by truck pipelines.
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Prohibition
Grant Highway
Elgin
Lincoln Highway
Geneva
Chicago
Washington
Great Lakes
DeKalb Woman Edith Bodda Dies in Hospital
Edith Bodda 33, wife of Robert Bodda, died last night at Glidden hospital after a two week illness that grew to serious complications. Born in DeKalb, she lived there 21 years, married 15 years ago, and leaves two children, a brother Carl Christensen of Batavia, and her husband. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon from the Roosevelt street home, with burial in Fairview cemetery.
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DeKalb
Edith Bodda
Robert Bodda
Glidden Hospital
Bodda
Alec Christensen
de Kalb
Carl Christensen
Batavia
Roosevelt Street
Fairview Cemetery
Fires Sweep DeKalb With Two Small Saturday-Sunday Blazes
Two fire calls were logged since Saturday night in DeKalb. A roof fire on South First Street occurred Saturday around nine and a second similar fire on Fisk Avenue occurred about ten this morning. Damages were slight and both incidents labeled Safety First. Tom Mix Tonight in North of Hudson Bay at Princess tonite.
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South First Street
Fisk Avenue
Congress Confronts Early Session Turmoil and Leadership Change
The 68th Congress opens amid tension with Senate votes naming Joe Robinson of Arkansas as floor leader, Pitman for senate presidency, and Gerry as whip. In the House, factional battles loom over speaker election as Progressive leader Loneworth pushes to block Gillette, while party leaders maneuver amid illness and age. Adjourment occurs for deaths since last session, as officials swear in new members and set daily noon sessions.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Joe Robinson
Ark
Senate Democratic Caucus Today
Underwood
Alabama
Pitman
Nevada
Senate
Gerry
Rhode Island
Nelson
Wiscon=t
William Ty
House
Loneworth
Gillette
Cummins
Iowa
Lodge
Sion
J. J. Muir
Charlie
Florence Harding
Hiram Johnson
LaFollette
Magnus Johnson
Dale
Vermont
Adams
Colorado
House of Representatives
Congress
Sydney Anderson
Minn
Gilliette
Massachusetts
William Jennines Bryan
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