King George III improves amid illness in London
London December reports indicate King George shows favorable signs as infection recedes. Lord Dawson and Sir Stanley Hewitt signed a late bulletin noting an improving condition and moderated temperature rise while the queen and Princess Mary rode out by car. The Prince of Wales halted at Aden then resumed to Suez as the royal commission to act for the king began filing documents.
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Iu.r
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Lord Dawson of
Penn
Lord Dawson
Sir Stanley Hewett
Mary
Buck Palace
Prince of Wales
Africa
Enterprise
Aden
Suez
Duke of Gloucester
Bulawayo
Cape Hope
England
George
Lord ‘Dawson of
Sir Stanley Hewitt
Apo
Duke of York
Stanley Baldwin
Buckingham Palace
Stanley Hewitt
William Joynson Hicks
Thame
Princess Mary
State School Youth Caught Near De Kalb
Clark Winsel, 16, escaped from the St. Charles state school Monday morning and was recaptured Monday afternoon near DeKalb by state authorities. He stole a Dodge coupe from a supervisor and plans to go home to Rock Island were halted as officials caught him while en route. This marks the first escape in two weeks amid recent protests over growing escapes.
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de Kalb
Clark Winsel
St. Charles State School
Kane County
DeKalb
Winsel
Rock Island
Winsell
Cassius Poust Retires As DeKalb County States Attorney
Cassius Poust retires after eight years as DeKalb County states attorney with a perfect record of no acquittals in hundreds of cases and a county profit from fees and fines totaling about 25 to 30 thousand dollars. He leaves three cases to be disposed of, thanks staff, plans to stay in Sycamore and continue his law partnership, and notes his active roles in local bar associations.
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Cassius Poust
DeKalb County
Poust
Rukavina
McGrane
J. R. Rosenquist
Proust
Sycamore
Lincoln Highway talks with Chicago Motor Club plans
State Highway Engineer C. A. Snyder met Mayor J. J. Kingsley and city officials this morning to discuss Lincoln Highway improvements. They explored transient traffic handling and potential widening from Fourth Street tracks to the eastern city limits. City council boards are considering the project.
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C. A. Snyder
Chicago Motor Club
J. J. Kingsley
Mr. Snyder
Kingsley
Fourth Street
Board of Focal Improvements
City Council
Ask Drivers of Wagons to Aid Autoists
State patrol officers report complaints about wagons and horse-drawn vehicles not signaling when autos approach. Autoists fear being blocked by oncoming traffic as they attempt to pass. Patrolmen suggest wagon drivers signal highway clearance and use warning lights at night to guide approaching autos.
Belleville Fights St Louis Smoke Law Action
Belleville Chamber of Commerce denounces a proposed St Louis smoke ordinance saying it would curb Illinois coal use in St Louis, threaten miners' jobs, and reduce buying power in area wholesalers. It has sent letters to St Louis civic groups criticizing the plan.
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Belleville
U.P
St. Louis
Illinois
Boulder dam bill fate in Senate signals power row
Washington December 5 U P I The Senate killed the House Boulder Dam bill by unanimous consent and substituted Johnson bill and began debate. Johnson vows to fight to keep the measure alive and argues the president will sign a bill with an optional clause for interior department control. Another note reports Senate committee assignments for Glenn and Thomas to key committees.
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Washington
U.R
Senate
Johnson
Senate Commerce Committee
Hayden
U.P
Hiram Johnson
California
Coolidge
Congress
Mr. Coolidge
Secretary of Interior
Orent King
Ashurst
Utah
Arizona
Smoot
House
UPI
Committee On Committees
Glenn
Illinois
Interstate Commerce and Public Lands
Thomas
Idaho
Agriculture and Irrigation
President Coolidge Announces 1930 Budget Surplus
President Coolidge submitted the fiscal year 1930 budget totaling 4.417 billion dollars with postal payments, noting a projected year end surplus of 36.99 million. He warned no immediate tax cuts are planned while receipts for 1929 total about 3.832 billion and expenditures 3.795 billion.
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Washington
U.P
Coolidge
Congress
Lord
Jail Break at Sycamore Sheriff Seeks Escaped Alfred Hansen
Alfred Hansen, 45, a trusted county jail inmate in DeKalb, vanished last Friday after allegedly leaving via an unlocked basement door. Deputies report intensive searches and broad notifications to towns, noting he previously faced charges in Sandwich and had been indicted for molestation. He has no listed relatives in the U.S. and left Mendota before moving to Sandwich.
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Alfred Hansen
DeKalb County
Hansen
Helena Doider
DeKalb
Sandwich
Sweden
Mendota
Desperado Weiss Shot by New York Policeman
Sidney Weiss was shot to death by Captain John Doyle after wounding a court attendant and hitting another with a revolver at the Tombs. Weiss, a fourth offender, had just been sentenced to life at Sing Sing under the Baumes law. Judge Donnellan had imposed the life term and Doyle acted in the line of duty.
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Desperado
New York
U.P
Sidney “Whitey
Weiss
John Doyle
Criminal Courts
Sing Sing
al Williams
Doyle
Donnellan
Bank Robbery Gang Strikes Midland Savings Bank
In St Louis the Midland Savings bank was robbed by two masked gunmen who forced staff and patrons against a wall. A sawed-off shotgun and a stolen car were found as clues, and the bandits fled with 3147.85. One kept guard while the other collected the money and rejoined the getaway auto.
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St. Louis
Midland Savings Bank Tn
City Council Briefly Meets in Short Session
Last night the council approved buying an oil heater for Locust street water pumping station and rejected Emil Erickson’s plan to open a billiard parlor at 1124 Pleasant street. Building code violations blocked the parlor site. A request by DeKalb Ice Company to open a street south from McGirr street to the railroad was referred to Street Committee. A resident’s junk yard on designated street noted. Usual city and hospital bills were paid. The session adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
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Locust Street
Emil Erickson
Pleasant Street
DeKalb Ice Company
Cleveland Birth Control Ruling Divides Officials
In Cleveland a three year birth control sentence for Otto and Helen Kourim triggers mixed reactions. The couple, separated for six months, debate whether to live together without children or remain apart. Clergy praise the judge’s courage while a Catholic bishop condemns the decision as beyond authority. Critics and supporters weigh in across the country as opinions split on compulsion and legality.
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Cleveland
O.R
Otto Kourim
Common Pleas
Harrison Ewing
Kourimes
Helen Kourim
Hein
Otto, Jr
Lindsey
Los Angeles
Calif
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
United Press
New York
U.2
Cleveland Common Pleas Court
Midwest Lands First Cold Snap with Snow and Frigid Temps
Chicago reports the first real winter touch with subfreezing and single digit readings in several states. Snow covered southern Wisconsin and parts of Iowa Illinois and Indiana as the cold wave began to ease in the northwest. Weather forecasts predicted warmer temperatures tomorrow across the Midwest as snow cleanup continued in Kentucky region.
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Chicago
Midwest
Iowa
Wisconsin
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Madison
Wis
Rocky Mountains
Middle West
Hoover Sees Peru Today in Welcome for President-Elect
President-elect Herbert Hoover arrived in Callao Harbor Peru aboard the U S S Maryland to begin a Latin America tour. Peruvian and American officials greeted him as guns boomed and a naval escort accompanied the Maryland into Lima. A large crowd cheered as Hoover rode to the capital to meet President Augusto B. entered.
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Lima
Peru
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Maryland
Hoover
Callao Harbor
Rada Y Gama
Alexander P. Moore
United States
A. G. Howe
Carlos Roe
Dallas
Augusto B
Bologmesi
Court rejects US demand in Blackmer extradition case
Paris reports the court of accusations returned a secret verdict late today denying the United States government’s extradition request for Henry M. Blackmer. The decision was not made public but United Press learned the court ruled against extradition.
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Bulletin
Paris
Henry M. Blackmer
United Press
United States
Blackmer
Four in Car Escape Injury After Route 23 Crash
Mr and Mrs Elmer Stone of this city and Mr occupants escaped serious injury after a Chrysler coupe skidded on a slippery stretch along Route 23 two miles north of Waterman. The car was demolished with body parts scattered, but all four occupants were brought to town for treatment and survived with only bruises.
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Elmer Stone
Mr. Cident
Waterman
Stone
City police report shows November activity and fines
Chief Horace Youngs presented the November police report to the city council. Police attention covered 103 sleepers, ambulance called 12 times, patrol wagon used three times. Six city ordinance arrests netted $90 in fines, with one resident paying over half. Nine state law arrests were turned over to county authorities at Sycamore.
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Horace Youngs
Sycamore
Mrs Whitgrove Much Improved Returns Home
Mrs F J Winegrove, patient at Glidden Memorial hospital for two weeks with pneumonia, has made a remarkable recovery and returned home early this week. She can sit up much of the day after a sudden illness two and a half weeks ago and a period in which friends were alarmed by her serious condition.
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F. J. Winegrove
Glidden Memorial Hospital
Temperature Drops to Five Degrees Across Local Area
Cold snap grips the region with temps dropping to five degrees above zero Tuesday night. Residents report steaming radiators on the streets this morning as officials confirm the unusually low reading. Denatured alcohol dispensers note a sharp rise in business amid the freezing weather.
Community Chest drive seeks $13,750 quota in city
Officials race to meet a $13,750 goal with less than 9000 secured by 2 30 this afternoon. Contributors show generosity but many appeals fall on deaf ears. The drive emphasizes no pressure and voluntary giving for distressed families due to illness or unemployment. A first contributor list ran in last night’s Chronicle. another list appears tonight as the fund’s progress is tabulated.
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Boy Scouts
Perry McCollough
F. W. Wiltberger Co
Dale Thornton
Gust Youngsteadt
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