Death very sudden for Mrs Busse long resident Creston
Mrs Mary Busse aged about 64 died at her daughter’s home in Malta after a three year illness. She was born in Germany October 4 1857 and came to America in 1884. Funeral 1:15 pm Sunday at the Delbridge home and 2 pm at Creston Methodist Church. Interment Creston cemetery. Survived by six children including Henry Cephas and Carl Busse and Mrs Garfield Delbridge Minnie Busse predeceased by railroad accident in 1915.
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Mary Busse
Creston
Garfield Delbridge
Malta
Lage
Busse
Delbridge
J. A. Landis
Methodist Church of Malta
Tenor Carl Craven to Sing at DeKalb M E Church
Chicago singer Carl E Craven director of the Stevens Choral society will present a Sunday night recital at the DeKalb Methodist Episcopal church accompanied by Winifred Smith. Zellar will lead congregational singing and direct the men's chorus. The sermon titled Oriental Influences in Western Religious Thought will discuss Fundamentals in Christian Thought and present day problems.
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M. E. Church
Chicago
DeKalb
Methodist Episcopal Church
Carl E. Craven
Craven
Stevens Choral Society
Middle West
M Winifred Smith
Zellar
Matteson Sings at Sunday Church Concert
Harvey Matteson will sing a selection of songs at the Sunday evening service at the Lutheran church. The junior choir will perform with Prof Norgren leading pieces including Jubilate Deo and Come Unto Me. Rev Magnusson will discuss Jesus and the social question as the service begins at 7 30 and lasts about one hour.
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Lutheran Church
Eugene Nordgren
Harvey Matteson
Norgren
Silver
Brewer
Nevin Harvey Matteson
Rockwell
Bohm
E. W. Magnusson
Jesus
Message Read William Tyler Page Reads Coolidge Message
Reading clerk William Tyler Page delivers President Coolidge's message for radio listeners, outlining the address as it plays on air. The scene captures a historic moment as the chamber announces the executive message to the public via broadcast.
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William Tyler Page
House of Representatives
President Coolidge
Murderer Haarmann on trial in Germany
Fritz Haarmann, accused of murdering 27 boys, testified with graphic details. He implicated a third man, Witowski, and Hans Granz, while police seek more information. Spectators were excluded as sensational disclosures surfaced about biting throats, dismemberment, and selling clothing. The defendant claimed probable guilt after evidence tied to his room emerged.
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United Press
Tanover
Germany
Fritz Haarmann
Haarmann
Witowski
Witowsti
Hans Granz
Tlaarmann
Encampment Officers Named at Kishwaukee Meeting
Members of Kishwaukee Encampment met at the Odd Fellows hall for a Royal Purple degree and formal officer installation. New officers named were Chief Patriarch O H Shaver High Priest Fred Jackson Senior W Andrew Kaiser Junior W Burr Cone Scribe Ann Benson Treasurer Fred W Cone Trustees Hans Christiansen Chantril I Snow O E Muzzey B R Morris, followed by an oyster supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Hall
O. H. Shaver
Fred Jackson
Andrew Kaiser
Burr Cone
Ann Benson
Fred W. Cone
Hans Christiansen
Chantril
I Snow
O. E. Muzzey
B. R. Morris
Death of Mr and Mrs Strickler at Polo at age 78
Mrs L B Unger, widow of the late Mrrs Unger, has been in Polo since before Thanksgiving aiding her seriously ill father and mother Mr and Mrs William Strickler. Mr Strickler died Monday and was buried Thursday. half an hour after the father's service, Mrs Strickler died. Funeral services set for Sunday afternoon. Both Stricklers were 78. DeKalb friends extend sympathy to Mrs Unger.
Rev Field to Speak at Elks Memorial Service
Pastor F W Field of the Baptist church is chosen as speaker for the Elks Memorial Service to be held tomorrow afternoon at the Elks home at 2 50 o clock. The public and families of deceased members are invited to attend.
Lights On Lincoln Highway Christmas Trees Shine Tonight
City electricians completed and tested hundreds of electric lights on Christmas trees along the Lincoln Highway from First to Seventh streets. Small evergreen displays adorn nearly every business, with multiple blocks fed from a shared current. The Elks tree was smaller than hoped but will be lit, while residents contribute by lighting trees on porches and lawns to spread the season’s spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Highway
Elks
J. J. Kingsley
the Elks
Services at Church Here to Be of Interest
Tomorrow evening at 7 at St. Pe Episcopal Church a choral evensong program will be performed by the St. Albans choir of Sycamore under Clarence Brickman. Holden and Mr. Kelsey will sing bass solos as Holden presents Offertory. Rev. L. B. Hastings will deliver the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pe Episcopal Church
St. Albans
Clarence Brickman
Ities
Sycamore
Grieg
Funeral for Cortland Man Held Tuesday
Announcement from Cortland relatives states funeral services for W. E. Holdrige will be Tuesday afternoon at one o clock at the Methodist church in Cortland. Burial follows in Ohio Grove cemetery. Two sons traveling from California will arrive late Monday night or early Tuesday morning, delaying the service until their arrival.
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Cortland
W. E. Holdrege
Ohio Grove
California
Income Tax Case to the Supreme Court
Attorney General Stone ordered the Kansas City Journal-Post income tax case appealed directly to the Supreme Court at the earliest possible moment, announced by the department of justice. The Popular Dance at the I. O. O. F. hall opens Saturday evening December 6 with Nelson's Orchestra and Booster's Club. Mr. Skelley calling.
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The
Supreme Court
United Press
Washington, D. C
Attory General Stone
Theansas City Journal-Post
Department of Justice
I. 0. O. F. Hall
Nelson’s
Booster’ S
Skelley
Kiwanis Club Members Enjoy Chicago Meet
Kiwanis members attended a district governors meeting in Chicago hosted by the Chicago council of Kiwanis clubs at the Auditorium hotel. The Barth City quartet and an international duo performed, and Florence Macbeth, the Chicago Tribune writer H. L., was among the notable names listed. The group later joined Chicago clubs for a ball at the Trianon.
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Kiwanis Club
Chicago
Kiwangis Club
All Chicago Council of Kiwanis Clubs
Auditorium Hotel
Barth City Quartet
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Flonce Macbeth
H. L
Chicago Tribune
Trianon
Wright Loses Ford Sedan Last Night Found
Wright reported his Ford sedan stolen from in front of a Lincoln Highway store and waited hours at the police station for word of recovery. Police traced the other Ford to an insurance man who had parked beside the Wright car and inadvertently moved it to the Forles garage, thinking it was his own vehicle.
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Wright Tasma
Lincoln Highway
Forles
Rail Company to Hold Hearings Next Week in Chicago
A Chicago Northwest rail company seeks to discontinue several services. A petition to discontinue the Iowa line and two mixed trains between Chicago and Belvidere, Nos 3TL and 719, will be heard before Commissioner William J. Smith next Thursday. The trains carry passengers and milk.
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Rail Company
Field Tod
Chicago
Chicago Northwest
Fn Railroad Company
William J. Smith
Belvidere
William C Brown Dies at 71 in Pasadena California
William C Brown former president of the New York Central railroad died at his Pasadena residence after a prolonged illness. He retired as president in 1917. Elks notice: Annual Memorial Service scheduled at the Club on Sunday at 6 p.m. John C Killian, 55.
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Pasadene
Cal
William c. Brown
The
New York Central Railroad
Brown
New York Central
ELKS
Club
Police investigate murder theory in death of railroad worker
Police probe a murder theory in the death of Leon Schuber a 50 year old railroad worker found under the pee street bridge early today a bullet through the head caused death physicians report Schuber's pockets were ransacked according to police officials
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United Press
Leon Schuber
Pee Street
Schuber
Will Glidden Recovering at Mayo Hospital Rochester
Reports from Mayo Hospital in Rochester Minnesota indicate Will Glidden is steadily improving. The former DeKalb resident is resting well after a week and remains hopeful that further visits to the hospital will be unnecessary as his health returns.
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Will Glidden
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Minn
DeKalbraan
Glidden
Schooner Crew Feared Lost In Atlantic Seas
Coast guard authorities fear for 12 to 14 men aboard the disabled schooner Bluebird, stranded 600 miles off Cape Hatteras after her rudder was swept away. The Seneca and other cutters search Marmedas while the ship, en route from the Caribbean to New York with mahogany, lacks water and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
vRy United Tress
Washington, D. C
Bluebird
Coast Suard
Sen| ‘Eca
Cape Hatter
Marmedas
Coast Guard
New York
Jack Dempsey In Jail Here Over the Night
A traveler identified as Jack Dempsey was jailed overnight after being picked up by Officer Charles Richard. He had no money or home and appeared intoxicated when arrested, and was given a chance to leave the city during the day.
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Jack Dempsey
No *K
Deaie
Charles Richard
Vice-Counsel Shot by Young Woman in Belgrade
American vice consul Harry Dayton was shot three times in the neck by a Lithuanian woman and is seriously ill in a Belgrade hospital, according to physicians. United Press reports from Belgrade, Servia, dated December 6.
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United Press
Belgrade
Servia
Harry Dayton
de Hrious
Seal Sale Under Way Promotes County Health Work
The red Christmas tuberculosis seals fund a DeKalb health program with a full time tuberculosis nurse, reducing county deaths from 42 to 18 annually. The sale also funds a school nurse, aided by Warren G. Hubbard as president and Mrs. A. J. Kohn as secretary, with proceeds supporting health work across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKalb County
J. Manley Brown
Tuberculosis Association
W. A. Kilmer
Little Seals
Warren G. Hubbard
A. J. Kohn
Kids Riding a Bike Double Take a Spill
Two boys rode double on a single bicycle at Fourth Street crossing of the Northwestern at noon. Their wheel hit the rails and toppled them onto the crossing as an auto behind swerved to avoid collision. Police had warned against double riding. a train approaching could have been deadly.
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Fourth Street
Northwestern
Elks Dues Increase Voted On At Monday Meeting
Records mailed to every member show B. E. C. S lodge proposes raising annual dues to 18 dollars. The amendment committee H. W. Prentice J. C. Kill en and C. A. Anderson report in favor. Members will decide at Monday night’s meeting.
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Elks
B. E
Cs Lodge
H. W. Prentice
J. C. Killien
C. A. Anderson
Farmer's Bill Reported to Representatives in House
Washington December 6 The agricultural bill totaling 144 637 715 was reported to the House by the appropriations committee. It shows an increase of 58 923 279 over last year and includes 80 000 000 for road construction. Regular expenses for the Department of Agriculture are set at 2 712 000.
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Washington, D. C
House
Department of Agriculture
Proud of Ears Display by Krassin’s Daughter
A sensational caption highlights the daughter of Soviet minister M. Krassin to France showing off her ears in a posed shot. The piece notes both ears visible and her hair styled in a knot at the back, drawing attention to her appearance.
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M. Krassin
France
Now Known by Number Joliet Real Estate Swindler Koretz
Leo Koretz Chicago’s realest fake stock swindler was admitted to Joliet state prison as convict No. 9463 to serve one to ten years. He swindled an estimated 2 to 7 million dollars from friends relatives and business men. Last night he shared a cell with Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold. Receivers for creditors expect to recover about 40 cents on the dollar.
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United Press
Joliet
Leo Koretz
Chicago
Joliet State Prison
Koretz
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Bobby Franks
Korety
France Will Start War On the Soviets
Paris reports France plans resistance to bolshevik influence and will combat propaganda by all means. Premier Herriot told reporters after a conference with British foreign minister Chamberlain. Sixty foreigners to be expelled soon and French teachers expelled earlier will not be reinstated. Fresh control measures on foreign activities will be introduced.
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United Press
Paris
France
Herriot
Austin Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Poincaire
Legatee Formed Through Proper Aid in Walnut
Samuel Lilly, a local farmer, becomes heir to a $50,000 estate left by his New York aunt Mrs. Mary Rogers. An email ad in a Kankakee newspaper seeking Lilly led to his discovery. He had been in an eastern orphanage, moved to Illinois in 1887 to work on a farm, and lost contact with relatives who finally located him.
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Walnut
Samuel Lilly
Mary Rogers
New York City
Kankakee
Lilly
Metropolie
Mlinois
Kewanee Resumes Street Car Service After Suspension
Kewanee restores street car service after a year’s halt with buses replacing trolleys. Traction company reorganized and financed, new track and modern cars expected to lift profits. Also reports a controversial painting by Richard Huber titled God sparks legal actions as authorities address blasphemy claims.
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Kewanee
Richard Huber
Huber
Arrestwal
Governor Len Small Injured in Auto Crash
Governor Len Small injured in an auto collision near Pontiac while returning from Springfield. He will be in bed for ten days with facial and body lacerations and a hip injury, though officials say his condition is not serious. X rays to examine the hip will be taken, and his party will continue to Pontiac for treatment.
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Tulted Press
Kankaklil
Pontiac
Len Small
W. A. Spoker
Toda
Kankakee
Springfeld
Lankakee
Leslie Small
A English
Alfulir
State Highway Department
Tiae
Leslile Smith
Pontiactory
Liquor Theft in Chicago Details Large Robbery
Federal officials uncovered a major liquor theft in Chicago as burglars entered a federal warehouse and stole nearly 000,000 worth of liquors. The robbers forced entry through fifteen steel doors, stripped padlocks, and altered hinges. Authorities suspect an inside involvement and note the quartermaster’s depot runs a 24 hour watch. The heist occurred last Monday and included many cases of cordials and wines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Remy
Chicago
Senate
Fede
Quartermaster’s Depot
Runaway Boys Arrested Near Kankakee and DeKalb
Two boys identified as Homer Pinkston and Ward, described as two time runaways, were taken into custody near Kankakee after attempting to head east. They were returned to DeKalb at noon and spoke with police upon arrival, as reported.
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Kankak
Homer Pinkston
Ward
Kankakee
DeKalb
Republicans of Germany Forecast National Victory
Berlin dispatch reports that the moderate and liberal coalition led by Democrats Centralists and Socialists is forecast to win Germany’s national election. Elections for Prussia and Hesse will occur, with results not expected before Tuesday. The piece also notes recent local results and a prior appearance in Avalon before a Town tour.
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Unites Press
Berlin
Germany
Lican
Democrats
Centraliste
Jists
Prussia
Hesse
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Virginia Arnold
W. M
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Kansas City
Lawrence L Hatfield
Pinkerton
Wright
West
John C. Killian
Bulletin
Sheffield
Nels Nelson
Nelson
Constantinople
Santa Claus
Joliet Penitentiary
Pontiac Road
Avalon
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