Foot Race Tale From DeKalb Comes to Light
An old DeKalb foot race story from F L Whitcomb recalls Spring Valley miners who raced for cash after a Chicago and North Western branch boosted the town. Doyle, a stranger hired at the mine, challenged local runners and won a 100 a side clash with Lozier, drawing wider attention from nearby towns and newspapers.
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F. L. Whitcomb
Chicago & North ‘Western Railroad
Mr. Whitcomb
Clinton
Mass
DeKalb
LaSalle
Spring Valley
North Western Railroad
Mom Foene
Stranger
Doyle
Mr. Doyle
Mr. Ringer
Valley
Chicago
Sycamore
Lozier
Fine Program of Recital on Sunday Night at First Church
The organ recitals at the First Church each Sunday evening draw good sized audiences. This Sunday at 7:15 o clock MaA.z the church organist will perform three numbers Chant de Bonheur Lemare Night by Jenkins and March Romaine by Gounod.
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Lemare
Jenkins
Gounod
Boy Rangers to entertain Scout Troops next Tuesday
Boy Rangers plan a unique evening at the Methodist church for Troops No 1 3 and 4 of the Boy Scouts with Miss Katherine Keltner arranging. Sitting Bull Boy a full blood Sioux Indian from St Charles will speak and perform native dances with an assisting interpreter. He is grandson of the famous Sitting Bull and will wear a war bonnet once owned by the brother of Chief Rain in the Face. He previously traveled with Har lene Loring sent by President Roosevelt to translate songs and dances into English.
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Boy Rangers
Boy Scouts
Katherine Keltner
Paide
Sitting Bull Boy
St. Charles
Rangers
Sitting Bull
General Custer
Rain-in-the-Face
Harlene Loring
Roosevelt
Students Finish Confab on World Court at Princeton
Delegates from over 250 institutions held group round-table talks on war and peace, preparedness, diplomacy, and the League of Nations at the national inter collegiate world court conference in Princeton. An open forum was set for afternoon with focus on U S entry to the world court and a permanent union of American students. A closing session will decide resolutions on the world court and U S relations, with findings to President Coolidge and the senate committee on foreign relations. Clarence Darrow and Irvin Lenroot debated the plan last night.
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Princeton
N. J
League of Nations
United States
Coolidge
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Irvin Lenroot
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Mission Church to Hold a Long Song Service
The Swedish Mission church will hold a 7 30 PM English language service tomorrow. The event features a song service with church talents, Henry Noreen directing the choir and performing solos. A large public audience is expected and invited to attend.
Booze Boats Seized Off Florida Coast For Christmas Trade
Two large schooners carrying liquor cargoes were seized by coast guard boats off the Florida coast. The action, announced by coast guard headquarters, targets Christmas trade shipments.
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Florida
Washington, D. C
Coast Guard
Pretty Things For Christmas Girs Come downstairs
Christmas season display at the Columbia Coffee and China Store under Lewis and Palmer invites shoppers to view new items and gift suggestions.
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Columbia Coffee and China
Lewis & Palmer
DeKalb Seals Sale Boosted by Boy Scouts Effort
DeKalb annual tuberculosis seal sale is underway with Boy Scouts taking a larger role this year. A silver loving cup rewards the patrol with the heaviest sales, though the cup goes to any patrol regardless of troop. Proceeds fund county health efforts including nurse travel and the DeKalb County Tuberculosis Sanitarium care for 21 patients, with capacity for 17. The sale runs through Christmas and aims to support treatment and prevention across the county.
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DeKalb
Boy Scouts
Tuberculosis Association
Feet Sycamore Road
DeKalb County
Funeral for DeKalb Native Eliza Ann Thornton
Funeral services were held in Chicago for Mrs Eliza Ann Thornton wife of Theodore Thornton who was killed in a street car accident Tuesday afternoon. She had lived in Chicago four years after leaving DeKalb where her family resided. She leaves a son James and daughters Mrs Ida McAlister and Mrs Lucy Trotter in Chattanooga plus Abe Harry Robert and Albert Thornton in Chicago. Interment was at Acacia cemetery in Chicago with many floral offerings. Many mourn the loss of this splendid woman.
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DeKalb
Chicago
Eliza Ann Thornton
Theodore Thornton
Ida McAlister
Lucy Trotter
Chattanooga
Tenn
Abe
Harry
Robert
Albert Thornton
Acacia Cemetery
Father shoots daughter in mistaken burglary alarm
Anthony Carbone of Jersey City shoots his eight year old daughter Rose after mistaking her for a burglar while she sleep walks earlier today. The child is reported critically wounded.
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Jersey City
N. J
Rose
Anthony Carbone
That Delicious Candy Mary Marvin's all sugar kitchen
The note presents a compact image of a confectionery venture named That Delicious Candy run by Mary and Marvin in a home kitchen setting. It emphasizes sugary treats and a personal, small scale craft approach.
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Mary Marvin
Knights of Pythias district meeting at Batavia
DeKalb Geneva and Batavia lodge members gathered in Batavia for a district conversion that impressed attendees. Grand Chancellor James Dertinger urged unity and efficiency, conduct of business featured a strict chair policy, and officers were nominated for approval including Pierce Patavia Grimes DeKalb Zook Elgin Stimple Geneva.
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DeKalb Lodge No. 215
Knights of Pythias
Geneva
Batavia
Sandwich
James Dertinger
Bushnell
Elgin
Jim" T Dertinger
Beliver
Charles A. Pierce
Patavia
Guy M Grimes
DeKalb
Stop Signs on Fourth Street Overlooked
Stop signs on Fourth Street along Route 23 aim to protect through traffic and side streets. Several city drivers, including delivery personnel, are ignoring Fourth Street as a through street. The council installed the signs to enforce through traffic rules and prevent accidents at intersections.
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Fourth Street
Alde
Illinois Power plant worker electrocuted in brief incident
Ira Roade, an operator at an Illinois Power plant, was killed by an electrocution around four o'clock this afternoon. He had joined the company within the past week or ten days. Rescue attempts with the lung motor and other methods were used for some time, but no official statement was available from the Illinois Power company office at 4 15.
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Ira Roade
Illinois Power Company
Ilinois Power Company
Patient escapes hospital with radium needles
Bellville reports a patient, William Simms, 83, left St Vincent's with four radium needles embedded in his scalp valued at about 2000. Police seek him as he wandered corridors after escaping around 3 60 o'clock. Needles were to be removed at 8 p.m. and could harm him if left untreated.
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Bellville
St. Vincent's Hospital
William Simms
Simms
railroad misfortune hits North Western yards Thursday night
The god of ill luck was blamed as crews swarmed the North Western yards and Harvey Snyder noted many different crews around his shack. An accident at Creston required another engine and engineer, a derailment in the yards, and minor incidents tied up work for much of the night. No serious injuries were reported and the following day returned to normal.
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North Western
Harvey Snyder
Creston
Perons
New Trial Denied for Indiana Ku Klux Klan Leader
In Noblesville Indiana two motions for a new trial for D M Stephenson former Indiana Ku Klux Klan leader serving life for Madge Oberholtzer murder were denied Judge Sparks overruled the bid to set aside the judgment and grant a new trial Defense lawyers said they would appeal to the state Supreme Court once transcripts are ready Also notes about Christmas perfume gifts appear in the same edition referencing gift sets of perfume toilet water and cosmetics.
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Noblesville
D. ©. Stephenson
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
Madge Oberholtzer
Hamilton
Sparks
State Supreme Court
Warren proposes county bonds to connect Route 23 with east and west pavements
Chairman Alvin Warren of the DeKalb County board urged bonding to build lateral pavements linking farms and communities to Route 23, arguing funds would be repaid by the state. He cited DuPage and Kane counties' bonds and urged a special election after consulting constituents. most supervisors reportedly favor the plan.
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Alvin Warren
Dela County Board of Supervisors
DeKalb County
Warren
DuPage
Kane
DeKalb
Jerry Funk Fate To Be Sealed By Night Jury
Bloomington Illinois December 12 a jury is to decide late today if Jerry Funk must serve prison time for robbing the state bank of Chenoa of 184000 Indications early today were the defense would be completed and the case given to the jury before night Missouri officers arrived from Jefferson Barracks and announced they would arrest Funk immediately if the jury acquitted him They said Funk had escaped from the Missouri bastile and still had 20 years to serve.
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Bloomington
Ill
Wrs
Jerry Funk
Chenoa
Missouri
Jefferson Barracks
Funk
Missouri Bastile
City Clerk Busy With Special Assessment Payments
The city and county clerks offices handle paying special assessment receipts as notification cards are mailed. Payments flow in steadily, keeping staff occupied with receipts and routine duties during a busy period at year end.
Insurgents Put in Minor House Committee Roles
Washington December 12 assignment of Republican members to house committees was completed by the committee on committees, placing insurgent Republicans in minor positions across several panels. The move follows internal party maneuvering and shapes early committee leadership assignments for the session.
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Washington, D. C
House
Committee On
France Backs Away from the Oil Argument
In Geneva on December 12, France declined to back Turkey in the Mosul mandate dispute as Briand warned Paris cannot appear. The league plans to invite the United States with a questionnaire on arms control. Locarno security and arbitration pact to be registered with the league. The U S invitation sent to the ambassador in Berlin.
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France
Geneva
Switzerland
Mosul
League
United States
America
Locarno
Benne
Policemen on Stand Tell of Vice Schemes in City
In Galesburg Illinois a vice conspiracy case unfolds as former Rock Island officers testify about warnings of planned raids to protected saloons and resorts linked to John Looney and aide former Chief Cox. They recount remitted fines by the vice police group and suggest motive for the murder of William Gabel.
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Galesburg
John Looney
William Gabel
Rock Island
Looney
Cox
Vice Police
Thirteen Cent Stamp Reissued for Parcel Post Demand
Washington announces a 13 cent stamp formerly abandoned four years ago will be reissued. The first sale will be January 12 in Indianapolis, city of President Benjamin Harrison, and the stamp will bear his portrait for parcel post packages.
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Washington, D. C
New
Indianapolis
Benjamin Harrison
Educator speaks to Springfield Woman's Club on religious education
Dr. Hugh B McGill chief executive of the International Council of Religious Education addressed the Springfield Woman's Club in Illinois today December 12. The occasion centered on religious education and its impact in schools and churches.
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Springfield
Hugh 8. McGill
The
International Council of Religious Education
Woman's Club
Machardo Elected President of Portugal in Lisbon
In Portugal on December 12 Lernardinan Machardo was elected president of the republic. The old cabinet has resigned. Also noted is a local notice of a Knights of Columbus meeting to be held Sunday at 2 p.m. with T. E Courtney, Grand Knight, urging attendance to discuss building matters.
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Machardo
Portugal
Lisbon
Lernardinan Machardo
Fulton To Hear Case On Tuberculin Test For Milk
Judge W J Fulton fixed December 18 to hear the city of Chicago's motion to set aside an injunction blocking enforcement of the tuberculin test as a condition for milk distribution. Farmers argued pasteurization suffices. counsel for the city did not argue merits. Public Health Committee recommendations urged banning milk from unsanctioned herds.
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W. J. Fulton
Kane County Circuit Court
Chicago
Herman Bundesen
Fulton
James McCarthy
Chicago Corporation Counsel
Frank McCarthy
Elgin
Ill
Public Health Committee
Hot Fight for Places Looms in the Spring Senate Race
In White side Lee and DeKalb counties a heated Republican bid for the 35th district seats is seen. Senator Harry G Wright of DeKalb plans to seek another term, while A T Tourtillot of Lee aims for the senate. Possible rivals include Harry J Ludens for senate and Henry C Allen with Arthur W Hamilton for the representative post. Arthur G Harris of Lee and Alvin Warren of DeKalb are mentioned as potential Lee county candidates.
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Sterling
Whiteside
Lee
DeKalb
Harry G. Wright
A. T. Tourtillot
Lee County
Harry J. Ludens
Henry C. Allen
Arthur W. Hamilton
Arthur G. Harris
Alvin Warren
DeKalb County
Search Light Expert Testifies In Mitchell Court Martial
Washington D C Dec 12 Further evidence to prove the effectiveness of anti aircraft forces was introduced by the prosecution in the Mitchell court martial today Captain John T Lewis search light division of the signal corps was the first witness He reviewed the relation of air tactics practice this summer The prosecution does not plan to finish its rebuttal until Tuesday or Wednesday of next week
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Washington, D.C
Mitchell
John T. Lewis
Search Light Division
Signal Corps
Missing Statler Yacht Searched by Coast Guard Vessels
In Washington on December 12 4 Coast Guard headquarters ordered all southern watercraft to search for the yacht Miramar missing since November. The vessel carries 11 aboard and is owned by E M Statler hotel owner of New York. Cigars in special Christmas packages including Ricero offered by Secor's with attention to gifts for women.
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Statler
Washington, D. C
Coast Guard
Miramar
E. M. Statler
New York
Secor’s
Unsettled Weather Tonight Through Sunday
Uneasy forecast notes unsettled conditions this evening and into Sunday. Patchy rain possible with variable winds and cooler temperatures affecting outdoor plans across the region. Highs and lows not specified but expected to trend cooler than recent days.
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Clinton, Mass
Fields
Secor
James William Howard
Columbus, Ga
Charles Kohan
Anna Devitch
Kohan
DeKalb Lodge No. 155
Railroad
Oa Cor
House of Representatives
Mildred Reeves
Nicholas Longworth
Washington
T. E Courtney
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