Three Youths Held After Stolen Cadillac Chase
Detroit police may return three 17 year old suspects after a Cadillac was stolen and pursued by Officer Ben Peck. The youths, who rode in the burned sedan, resisted arrest with gunfire and a chase through alleys and yards before being captured.
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Detroit
Mich
Ben Peck
Spring Tracks
Second Street
Peck
Scott
Kelly
Keough
Rnther
Keouch
Mlett
Flernoo
Directors of Association to Meet Saturday
The De Kalb County Soil Improvement association will hold a Saturday meeting on December 15 at 10 o clock in the North Fifth street offices. Topics include tuberculosis eradication in cattle, forming a farmers institute, county wide Farmers Protective association, and delegates to the annual TAA meeting. Each community should be represented. dinner will be served free.
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de ‘Kalb County Soil Improvement Association
North Fifth Street
DeKalb County
Farmers Institute
Farmers Protective Association
Palmer School instructor visits DeKalb to assess St Marys pupils
Miss Reed of the Palmer School of Writing observed St Marys school students practicing Palmer method writing in DeKalb. She reported all pupils, including younger ones, performing above average and mastering fundamentals, with notable specimens reproduced in the Palmer magazine.
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Palmer School
St. Mary’s
Miss Reed
Palmer School of
DeKalb
St. Mary's School
Palmer
Palmer School of Writing
Employers Buy Stock For Workers Incentive
Chicago December reports from Charles V. Bergquist of the Illinois Manufacturers association say many thousands of employes are buying stock in their industries. The aim is to boost loyalty, reduce turnover, improve morale, and make the firm a desirable workplace while building and loan associations help workers own homes at lower costs.
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United Press
Chicago
Charles V. Bergquist
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Industrial Relations Committee
Bergquist
DeKalb County Pioneer Laura A Howe Dies in Rockford
Laura A Howe 1853 died Sunday at 2 am at her son John F Howes home in Kinaston Ohio after six months of declining health. Born Franklin County New York she moved to DeKalb County at age seven and married William H Howe in 1872. She leaves another son George F Howe and three daughters Mrs P J Newell Mrs William Aealey and Mrs James McConnell plus 16 grandchildren. Funeral services were held in Kingston with burial in Kingston cemetery. The message also notes I O C F branch activities beginning Wednesday night with craft booths and dancing from nine to twelve.
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Laura A. Howe
Rockford
John F. Howe
Kinaston
Howe
Franklin County
New York
DeKalb County
William H. Howe
Christmas Cards Sale At The Unior Half Price
Christmas cards offered at half price by The Unior store. Limited quantities and selection include popular designs. Customers urged to visit the shop for discounts during the ongoing holiday sale.
Rebels Repulsed Across Mexican Theatre War News
Reports from Vera Cruz and Mexico City describe revolutionary forces under Estrada advancing in Jalisco and nearing Mexico City while federal troops retreat or switch sides. Huerta leadership gains support in Sinaloa and Sonora with consuls signaling movement for liberty. Banks close in three Mexican cities as censorship tightens and clashes continue across Le Pied, Villa Hermosa, and surrounding regions.
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United Press
Laredo
Texas
Sinaloa
Sonora
Huerta
Obregon
Vera Cruz
Estrada
LePied
Michaacan
Manuel M. Dieguez
Jalisco
Mex
de la Huerta
David Russell and Company
Juarez
Mexico City
Freneral
LaBareda
Angel Flories
Ihas
New York
Siti
Adolpho Huert
Adolpho Huert, Former Secretary of the Treasury
Manuel Alvarez del Castillo
Novo Larego
Obron
Bureau County Leads State in Onion Production Says Report
Bureau County claims to lead the state in onion production with an average yield of ten tons per acre across thousands of acres. Most of the crop is sold to major distributors in Chicago and St. Louis, whose branch houses supply markets nationwide. The year marks one of the largest onion crops in local history.
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Toy United Press
Sheffield
Bureau County
Chi
St. Louis
Cleveland Chosen for 1924 Republican Convention
The Republican National Committee selected Cleveland Ohio as the 1924 convention site with opening date set for June 20. A Pepper resolution change restored representation rules giving one district delegate per GOP district plus four at large per state and three more at large for states voting for Harding.
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United Press
Washington
D. C
Republican National Committee Today
Cleveland
Ohio
San Francisco
William H. Crocker
California
Washington, D. C
Repulican National Committee
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Harding
Illinois
Chronicle Corrects Cause of Death for Thomas Pagan
The Chronicle reports the earlier claim that Thomas Pagan died of liver cancer linked to a two year old assault was mistaken. He had a non cancerous liver ailment and died while a patient at St Marys Hospital.
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Chronicle
Thomas Pagan
St. Mary’s Hospital
Fagan
Asault R
Congressional Action Against Diploma Mill
Washington D C Dec 12 Senate session opens with Senator Copeland New York proposing a joint inquiry into medical diploma mills and their activities. The move signals a formal investigation and potential future action.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Copeland
New York
Bazaar and dance notices at Linecn and Avalon
Community event notices announce a bazaar and dance at Linecn on December 12 13 14 and 15 with girl help sought immediately. Also a weekly dance at The Avalon above The Chronicle every Wednesday and Saturday evening.
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the Avalon
the Chronicle
I. O. O. F. Halli Kalb-Co. Agricultural Assn
I. O. O. F. Hall
Four Fuhrman Boys Die in Farm Home Fire
Washington Indiana bulletin reports farmer William Fuhrman and two other children escaped when a fire destroyed their Davies Martin tanker line home. Four sons, aged from early teens to younger, were sleeping in one room and were burned to death. The father discovered the blaze and tried to reach them but the flames spread too quickly.
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Washington
Ind
William Fuhrman
Davies-Martin
Rockford Sand Pit Tragedy Claim Life of Arthur A. Johnson
Arthur A. Johnson 30, of 1928 South Fourth street Rockford, died yesterday afternoon after falling into a sand hopper at his father J August Johnson s sand pit on Peoples avenue northwest of Rockford Malleable Iron Works. He suffocated and died about an hour later despite rescue attempts by his two brothers and four workmen. The loss casts gloom over the Johnson family following his four month old marriage.
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Rockford
Arthur A. Johnson
South Fourth Street
J. August Johnson
Peoples Avenue
Johnson
Seton Delivers Noted Natural History Lecture in DeKalb
Ernest Seton appeared before a large DeKalb audience at the high school auditorium. The lecture on animal life and natural history was lauded as among the best ever heard locally. Seton’s vivid storytelling and animal calls were praised, and guests thanked the DeKalb Woodcraft League for bringing him.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
DeKalb
Seaton
Seton
Woodcraft League
Mr. Seton
Boy Showing Improvement From Accident
Phillip Eichhorn son of Mr and Mrs Harry Eichhorn and grandson of Phillip Eichhorn of Carlson and Anderson Implement company is improving after a fall caused a leg gash and subsequent infection. The infection is said to be cleared and within a few days he expects to be out with friends and playmates.
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Phillip Eichhorn
Harry Eichhorn
Carlson & Anderson Implement Company
Phil
Studebaker Cuts Prices On 1924 Closed Cars At South Bend
Studebaker announces major price reductions on its complete 1924 line of closed cars effective December 5. The cuts are funded by economies from the new South Bend closed body plants worth over 8 million dollars. The firm touts unmatched facilities and yearly value from its 2.75 million square feet of plants and 5 000 workers, with net assets around 90 million and a strong price to value ratio for customers.
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Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Woolworth Totver
Tee New
Je 9 N Aliey
Long Stondine
C. O. Wendell
Soca
Sorvey Studebaker
Odd Fellows District Meeting Draws De Kalb Sycamore Genoa
Over 100 members from DeKalb Sycamore and Genoa lodges attended the district meeting. Will Walimann of Sycamore led the third degree ceremonies with a well executed ritual. J B Hennings resigned as district treasurer and Bert Holderness of De Kalb was elected to fill the vacancy. The next district gathering will be in Lindenwood in January with a large turnout hoped.
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Odd Fellows
DeKal
Sycamore
Genoa
Will Walimann
J. B. Hennings
Bert Holderness
DeKalb
Lindenwood
Bresnahan Brothers Taxi Sold to Mat Bresnahan
Mat Bresnahan has become sole owner of the Bresnahan Brothers taxi business in DeKalb after taking over all interests and obligations. He has years of experience in the local taxi trade and is noted for attracting new customers and serving the community. Friends in DeKalb predict his success in transporting residents around the city.
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Mat Bresnahan
Bresnahan Brothers
Mat
DeKalb
DeKalb Artists to Broadcast on WOC Davenport
Friday evening eight to nine o’clock three DeKalb performers join Miss Burdelle Whitford of Waterman on Station WOC in Davenport Iowa. Inez Hubbard Hicks returns as a Davenport soloist with Ann Carlson and Whitford joining for a varied program of soprano solos piano pieces and ensemble selections. Policies include titles by Chopin Grainger Dett Mendelssohn and Branscombe among others with interludes and art songs performed by Hicks Carlson and Whitford.
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DeKalb
Burdelle Whitford
Waterman
WOC
Davenport Iowa
Inez Hubbard Hicks
Davenport
Iowa
DeKalb Radiophons
Ann Carlson
Miss Burdell Whitford
Rose
Marzials
Mrs. Hicks
Chopin
Burdell Whitford
Percy Grainger
Oleg Speaks
Mendelssohn
Leschetisk
N. Dett
Branscombe
Woodman
Church Meet of Importance at Rockford
Rockford will host the Augustana Synod English Lutheran associations annual meeting in Emmanuel Lutheran church next fall announced at the Emmanuel congregational gathering. The event marks a major Lutheran observance in Rockford with the Emmanuel church described as one of the synods largest and finest edifices.
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Rockford
Soca
Eng 1 Lutheran Churches
Augustana Synod
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Emmanuel Church
Coolidge Expands American Role in German Reparations Inquiry
Paris reports France agrees to widen the probe into Germany’s capacity to pay reparations and to remove participation limits for Americans. Colonel John A. Logan informs Louis Barthou that the United States favors American banker involvement. Two inquiry commissions will study Germany’s budget balance and currency stabilization with American experts on equal footing.
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United Press
Paris
France
Germany
Ter
United State
Washington, D. C
United States
Trons Commission
Hughes
LaFollette Men Swing to Democrats in Chair Contention
In Washington on December 13 seven LaFollette supporters broke with their faction on the first ballot for the state Commerce chair, joining Democrats but failing to break the deadlock. Smith led with 41 votes, Cummins 40, LaFollette 2, needing 42 to elect. The Senate adjourned to Saturday under a Curtis plan and will do routine business then.
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LaFollette
Dem
Washington, D. C
Ec State Commerce Committee
Brookhart
Frazier
Shipstead
Ae Johnson
Smith
Cummins
For Curtis
Senate
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Philadelphia Navy
Republican National Committee
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Asquith
Baldwin
Pythians
London
England
Fury
David Lioyd
House of Commons
Labor Party
Bulletin
Ernest Seton
Studebaker Manufacturing Company
E.W. Hicks
el Paso
Miguel Yostade
Haldage Money Exchange
St. Elmo
The
Princess Playhouse
Dorcas
Slime
Barbara la Marr
John Gilbert
Bessie Love
Lydia Knott
Mary “Ickford
Iosita
Coolidge
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