Rockford Dentist Arrested in Murder Case
Rockford, Dec 9. Dr Floyd D Leech a dentist and World War veteran was arrested for questioning in the murder of Cordelia E Gunn mersheimer a 36 year old Spanish teacher found beaten to death at her Rockford apartment Sunday. He denied knowledge of the crime and was found near her residence about 3 00 am. The dentist offices near the crime scene and was pacing outside with a shotgun when arrested. Police found dog and cat carcasses in his cottage and car and a bloody handkerchief and towel bearing stains in his office. Two pistols were discovered in the cottage. He had been free on bond on an abandonment charge in California and faces a hearing January 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, II
Floyd D. Leech
Cordelia E. Gunn- Mersheimer
Rockford High School
Leech
Dr. Leech
California
Senator Wright Undergoes Successful Operation in Rochester
Senator H. G. Wright was operated on this morning for a stone in the ureter at Mayo Brothers Hospital in Rochester. The telegram to Dr. R. A. Wright reports success, and his brother is expected to return to DeKalb by week’s end to continue the campaign for treasurer. Wright sustained a fractured kneecap in a four week old automobile accident and is recovering at home with nursing and crutches as a likely plan for recuperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
H. G. Wright
Senial Hospital
Rochester
Mayo Brothers
R. A. Wright
den Kalb
Wil
Glidden Memorial Hospital
Len- Wright
Painter Not Affiliated With Store On Fourth Street
P Richardson who leased the Beubien store on Lincoln Highway for a paint and paper shop is not affiliated with a store on Fourth Street as stated in Saturday night Chronicle. Richardson has bought the Fourth Street store stock and will move it to his new location about January 1 in space formerly occupied by Barb City Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Richardson
Beubien
Lincoln Highway
Fourth Street
Richardson
Barb City
Thieves Fail In Attempts To Enter Two Stores
Thieves visited the city last night and tried to force entry into the Buckaloo Ruppi Burroughs clothing store and the Boston store. Managers reported the damage this morning as amateur crooks attempted both entries. Police suspect local youths caused the lock damage and frightened the intruders by removing lock cylinders but failing to breach the inner mechanisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckaloo
Ruppi
Boston
Eddie Gustafson Hero Rescues Runaway Horses Sunday
Eddie Gustafson, state normal school pond hero, rescued a runaway team yesterday afternoon. He stopped the horses on Gurler Street, tied them to a telephone post, and prevented damage to a hay rack. The horses belonged to Hueber, and the incident occurred near Seventh and Prospect streets with only minor car damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Gustafson
Eddie
Hueber
Gurler Street
William Thompson
John Wilton
Seventh
Prospect
College Pond
Open Bids On DeKalb Haish Library Project
Bids for the Jacob Haish $150000 memorial public library will be opened tomorrow by White & Weber of Chicago. The library board plans to let contracts in a few weeks with construction possibly starting this winter on the Third and Oak Streets site, after moving the adjacent house and purchasing the property in March. Local contractors travelled to Chicago to meet with architects as bids are reviewed at a board meeting Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Haish
Memorial Public Library
White & Weber
Chicago
DeKalb Public Library Board
S. F. Parson
Library Board
Haish
DeKalb
Haish Bequest
Third and
Oak Streets
McCormick
Diphtheria Menace Grows Across Illinois in 1929
Illinois health report shows 7,189 diphtheria cases through October and 48 counties with no mortality, but deaths rise 42 percent. Largest counts surface in Cook, Lake, and Will counties and Chicago leads city deaths with 388. Smallpox also climbs with 3,733 cases through November, marking a grim statewide trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
State Department of Public Health
Downstate
Cook
Lake
Will
Chicago
Waukesaw
Peoria
Kane
St. Clair
Winnebago
Aurora
St. Louis
Rockford
State Health Department
Ford's 300000 Yacht Wrecked Off New Bedford Reef
Edsel B. Ford owns a palatial yacht worth 300000 dollars wrecked on a reef near New Bedford Massachusetts. The crew of 17 abandoned ship as heavy seas raged. Captain Oscar Anderson was rescued ashore with boat builder Clifford Kilburn narrowly escaping death after a sounding dory overturned. another man in the dory drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
Edsel B. Ford
Oscar Anderson
Clifford H. Kilburn
Senate Delays Action On 160 Million Tax Cut Measure
Washington reports the administration’s 160 million tax reduction faced delays as the Senate Finance Committee backed it, but Senators Heflin Blaine objected to laying aside the tariff bill to vote on the tax cut. Smoot urged a quick pass, while Blaine and Heflin pressed the tariff bill. The Senate calendar now holds the measure amid leadership efforts and continued opposition. Also noted are the confirmation of Patrick J Hurley as Secretary of War and the swearing in of two new Republican Senators Patrick J Sullivan and David Baird Jr with routine credential handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.K
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Heflin
Dem
Ala
Blaine
Wis
Smoot
Clear Path
Watson
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Black
Borah
Idaho
House
Interior Department
U.P
Patrick J. Hurley
James W. Good
Curtis
Patrick J. Sullivan
Wyoming
David Baird, Jr
New Jersey
Oust Lindsey From Colorado Bar After Disbarment ruling
Denver December ruling bars former juvenile judge Lindsey from practicing, finding grave professional misconduct. He admitted receiving 37500 from the Stokes estate and 10000 for fee splitting with New York attorney Samuel Untermeyer, amid accusations of dual loyalties and conflicts of interest. Local residents recall ties to Helen Ellwood Stokes and Sycamore origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Ben Lindsey
Colorado
State Supreme Court
Lindsey
W. E. D. Stokes
New York
Whitford
Justice Butler
Samuel Untermeyer
Stokes
Robert E. Winbourn
Helen Ellwood Stokes
Sycamore
Helen Ellwood
L. T. Secor
Insurance Agent Fails To Write Policies Allegations Roil Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce investigates H. W. Brooks of Garden Prairie amid claims he wrote accident policies for The American Benefit Casualty Insurance Company of Springfield without returning the policies or funds. The company seeks names of purchasers and to locate Mr. Brooks or Mr. Joks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
H. W. Brooks
Garden Prairie
American Benefit Casualty Insurance Company of
Springfield
Brooks
Joks
Missionary Address Delights Immanuel Lutheran Audience
Rev. C. P. Theophil Strieter spoke at Immanuel Lutheran Church on an audience engrossed by material from his mission in South America. The comprehensive lecture covered southern countries, their people, habits, and religious life, sponsored by the Senior Walther League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Immanuel Lutheran Church
C. P. Theophil Strieter
Strieter
Walther League of the Church
Supreme Court to Review Texas New Orleans Labor Battle
The Supreme Court decided to review a Texas and New Orleans railroad labor case over an injunction forbidding the road from aiding or forming company unions to replace regular labor unions. The injunction was issued by federal courts during the railway labor dispute of 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Texas
Test cases seek validity of 1929 Illinois gas tax law
Six oil companies from Foley Oil Co Peoria Lynn Quality Oil Co Springfield Charles P Parker Harrisburg Dunkel Oil Corp and Perfect Motor Oil Co East St Louis and Bauer & Bauer Crystal Lake will test the 1929 Illinois gas tax law before the state supreme court Judge Frank W Jones announced in Sangamon County court. The court signaled it would sustain the attorney general and uphold the law while delaying other suits until the ruling. Receipts from the tax this year are projected at 11 million dollars, compared with 7.5 million under the 1927 tax later invalidated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfeld
Timois
State Supreme Court
Frank W. Jone
Sangamon
Foley Oil Co
Peoria
Lynn Quality Ol Co
Springfield
Charles P. Parker
Harrisburg
Dunkel Oil Corporation
Perfect Motor Oil Co
East St. Louis
Bauer & Bauer
Supreme Court
Runaway Youth Found Hiding In Stairway
Robert Rudway fourteen, of 7329 Madison Street Forest Park, ran away from home after a Christmas quarrel. He traveled to DeKalb, then returned and stayed at Kylen bowling alleys. Night Merchant Police Officer Maynard Ebbesen found him in a stairway and took him to the station about 2:00 AM yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rudway
Madison Street
Forest Park
Robert
DeKalb
Kylen
Maynard Ebbesen
Mrs Stone Dies After Long Illness At 73 In DeKalb
Mrs. Charles Stone 73 of 1029 Pleasant Street died about 1 30 am at home after six months of declining health. A Swedish Mission church member since 1887 she leaves husband Theodore Stone three children Theodore Albert and Mrs Theodore Carlstrom nine grandchildren and two brothers Gus Noreen and Alfred Noreen. Born January 19 1856 in Kvisbro Nerke Sweden she married Charlie Stone August 16 1879 and came to DeKalb shortly after. Funeral Wednesday 1 30 pm from home and 2 pm from the Swedish Mission Church Rev A G Eklund officiating burial Oakwood cemetery. The home to be open 10 am to 1 pm Wednesday for friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stone
Pleasant Street
Sweden
Anna
Sofia Noreen
Kvisbro
Nerke
Charlies Stone
Gus Noreen
DeKalb
Alfred Noreen
Minneapolis
Minn
Helena
Bernhard
Swedish Mission Church
A. G. Eklund
Oakwood Cemetery
City Council Postpones Audit Report Meeting
The city council will not meet tomorrow to consider the audit report. The meeting is postponed by a week as aldermen finish surveying the auditor's findings. Mr. Fullmer of Fullmer & Culver will attend the rescheduled session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fullmer
Stock Bank Owners Assessed in Taylorville Ill
Stockholders of the defunct Colegrove State Bank face a $100 per share assessment totaling about $200000 for 2000 shares. Receiver John P. Gillespie, named by Circuit Judge William B. Wright, will oversee liabilities and creditor claims as state investigators press charges against former president John B. Colegrove and cashier Harvey F. Gallagher. The grand jury convenes January 6 and county board December 17 will consider assistant prosecutors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylorville
John B. Colegrove State Bank
John P. Gillespie
Gillespie
National Bank of Pana
William B. Wright
Wright
State
Harry Grundy
John B. Colegrove
Harvey FE. Gallagher
Colegrove State Bank
Christian County Board of Supervisors
Grundy
Christian County
DeKalb Opens Egyptian Theatre Built by Local Crew
The DeKalb Egyptian Theatre, a $300000 project by about 200 local residents and the DeKalb Theatre Company, opens tomorrow evening at 7 with two shows, after doors at 6. Architect Elmer F Behrns supervised construction and prepared a brief history inspired synopsis for visitors.
America in World Court signs for U S entry
Geneva reports that three documents enabling American entry into the permanent court of international justice were signed by Jay Pierrepont Moffat for the United States and await Senate approval. Secretary Stimson urged adherence, arguing conditions have changed and U S membership is essential for peace.
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Geneva
Dec
Permanent Court of International Justice
World Court
Hoover
Jay Pierrepont Moffat
United States Legation
Berne
Moffat
League of Nations
League of Nations Assembly
Elihu Root
United States Senate
Senate
Stimson
Washington
Switzerland
Roosevelt
Inter
Weather Outlook for Illinois Unsettled Tonight and Tuesday
An unsettled forecast for Illinois with likely sleet in the eastern portion and a rise in temperatures tonight especially in the extreme southeast. Warmth increase is anticipated for the southeast region while conditions remain unstable across the state.
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HEW Egyptian Theatre
Hoo
Fargo
Glen Hart Paxton
Harry Langdon
Europe
Sue Carroll
Tommy Sacco
Accoustics
Dander
Genoa
Hazel Dander
Genoa Street
Fred Sibley
Matteson
Sibley
Ford
Sullivan
Senate, Privileges and Elections Committee
Company U
Mrs. Stone
DeKalb Theatre Company
Dale A. Leifheit
2A Miller
Woodstock
Egyptian Theatre
Miller
Leifheit
Elmer F. Behrns
Rapp & Rapp
Behrns
St. Charles
Crystal Lake
Pekin
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Audtion Picture Playhouse
Mr. Behrns
America
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