10 Dec 1920
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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1920
Page
1
A 1955 school notice outlines a December 1 vote on securing room space and enrollment expansion. It details preparation for added pupils, classroom allocations, and approval steps by the school board and community, with emphasis on facility upgrades and timeline.
A wartime verse recalls protecting a tree while pleading spare its branches. The speaker, Morris, uses a playful slogan like Woodman Woodman to underscore a political lean toward shielding nature amid conflict.
Reports show fourteen accidental deaths in DeKalb County so far this year. Ten were railroad related with pedestrians among the victims and three deaths occurred from apoplexy. Ages skew old and causes include railway incidents, auto accidents, and one suicide or homicide incident.
Pauline Tilman aged six, living with her mother Gladys Croker, is abducted from a Racine Wisconsin home by three women and a man. She is first taken to her father's home after a divorce, then seized again and hurried back to the Racine residence. Chronicle want ad offers help.
The city begins its annual income tax work as residents with incomes above a threshold start listing earnings. The process will run from January through March, aimed at saving time and effort later for taxpayers.
Houston Press editor E V Sanders seeks 10000 damages from Col Willie Mayfield and three lieutenants after troops occupied Galveston and an attempted arrest. The civil suit tests military power over civilians outside a martial law zone.
In Bucharest a bomb exploded in the Roumanian senate injuring several officials and killing one senator. The minister of justice the president of the senate and nine other officers were among those wounded. The bomber's identity is not established.
Mrs Ed Hitchcock returned from Chicago where she visited her sister Mrs George Barton who is critically ill after a second stroke of paralysis. Little hope is held for her recovery.
Washington work force expands for Christmas, with forty thousand extra mail carrier clerks and helpers beginning night and day shifts to handle the holiday mail surge. Illinois weather forecast calls partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with little temperature change.
The DeKalb glove factory opens a retail store at 556 East Lincoln Highway in the former Keir and Cooper grocery location. The shop offers all goods made locally with a guaranteed quality, inviting residents to inspect the new facility.
The DeKalb County Board of Supervisors concluded its session with salary parity for the new jpafate's attorney and grants for local hospitals. Each hospital in DeKalb and Sycamore received $1,000, with an additional $15,000 approved for the DeKalb county sanitarium. The body adjourned after handling 52 minor matters and regular bills.
Frank Bianco accused of killing two West Frankfort boys last August hanged himself in Marion jail last night. He fashioned a noose from his underclothes and was found dead when the sheriff went to move him to the courtroom.
Sheriff Decker's office installs a no cost fingerprint system by the National Merchants' Protective association at Sycamore. Suspects brought to the county jail will have prints sent to Chicago for classification and return, enabling quicker identification and processing.
This month Recruiting Officer Sergeant Cooper reports twelve local men have enlisted for the army. Names include Harry Luce Rochelle Roy Laskey Rochelle Fred Williams Rochelle Fred Sanders Rochelle William Worthington Rochelle William Eldridge Cortland George Cline Genoa Joe Potlock Genoa Paul Mendenhall Oregon George Kal lamback DeKalb John Kallem back DeKalb and Gaetano DAnna DeKalb. Sergeant A O Kavanaugh assists in the effort.
Two women captured early Tuesday morning at Malta were bound over to the February 4 grand jury. They had a preliminary hearing but did not reveal the police version. The suspects used multiple aliases including Kruse Novack Moore and Olinger Moorse. Both have prior jail stints suspected to be uncovered in further investigation.
Judge Baldwin refused to probe the Melvin Means will, allowing the original will of James A. King to stand. The decision ends the contested probate and preserves the multi millionaire estate in a trust fund.
Washington D C December 10 Congressmen accuse foreign governments of financing movements to dump undesirables on the United States. Representative Harold Knutson of Minnesota charged during House immigration debate that several nations, including Spain, are guilty of such practices and swore to his charge on his honor.
Frank Swanstrom has acquired three rare old Swedish coins after days of searching. One piece, dated 1712, measures about nine inches square with a two dalers denomination. Such a large two daler coin is exceedingly uncommon in the country, making Swanstrom’s find notable among collectors.
Notre Dame football star George Gipp was said to be resting easier after a restless night in South Bend with death feared briefly. The update came from United Press dispatches datelined South Bend, Ind., on December 10.
A mob of 75 to 100 men lynched three white men Terence Fitts George Boyd and Charles Valento in Santa Rosa California after they were accused of killing three officers and assaulting two tele operators The bodies were hung from a tree in Odio Fellows cemetery with no shots fired and the mob overpowered the jail guards at one o clock this morning.
The Chronicle reports Mrs Daniel Hogan passed away at her home on South First Street after a several months illness. Her daughters Mrs Inez Nevins and Miss Clara Mae Hogan were with her. Funeral arrangements will be announced tomorrow.
Lloyd George rejects Irish parliaments negotiations marking no talks with Sinn Fein and declares martial law possible in southwest Ireland. The conflict atmosphere looms as machinists discuss a memorial four dial clock foundation in DeKalb with updates from the Howard Clock Company.
United Press reports William Shaney a Springfield salesman was shot dead yesterday near his car found locked with another after a collision. Ten gallons of whiskey were in the vehicle. Five men are in connection with the shooting and the case is under investigation.
Work on the Welfare building of the American Steel and Wire company remains stalled due to delays in material shipments. The former Methodist church, used historically as a records storehouse, was chosen to provide workers with a reading, writing, and meeting space after shifts.
Mrs Muriel MacSwiney and Miss Mary MacSwiney fear Britain will not allow their return to Ireland. They testified before an unofficial commission on Irish conditions sponsored by the Nation magazine. Four Royal Irish Constabulary members are due to testify.
Berlin reports the German government refuses to discontinue payments for upkeep of the former Kaiser claiming the funds are a private property matter. France and Great Britain protested the expenditures. A separate classified notice seeks a 16 year old girl to learn the jury goods business with good opportunity at H. care Chronicle.
Delegates at a foreign trade financing conference in Chicago expect the present price decline to persist. Former Secretary Redfield warned oversupply from weak foreign trade drives lower prices and said a new $100000 foreign trade corporation will halt the decline and steady trade when it begins operations. John Drumm of San Francisco opened the meeting as ABA president.
The Greek government and the queen mother urged King Constantine to return to Athens and resume the throne following a unanimous mandate from the Greek people. The invitation came as Constantine remained in France.
City board of health warns residents amid a rosy outbreak of smallpox in the state. It urges all who have not been vaccinated to receive inoculation immediately.
A special Boy Scouts meeting is called for seven o'clock at a corner near Third and Lincoln. Attendance is urged for all boys who can attend as the outline for Cross seals sale plans will be discussed.
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