Entertain Patients at DeKalb TB Sanatorium For Holidays
An announcement urges holiday entertainment for DeKalb County Tuberculosis Sanitorium patients who often lack visitors. Four planned events include church group programs, YWCA visits, a Christmas Day party led by Rev. Magnusson, and a Drama Club party with tree and gifts. Nurses welcome visitors to boost patient morale and plan several program details to be announced.
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DeKalb County
M. E
San
RE. W. Magnusson
Drama Club
A. C. Grotewohl
Laura Tindall
H. M. Payne
C. H. Deane
Hdo
Albania in revolt spreads as rebels gain ground
United Press reports Albania faces a dangerous revolt with rebels capturing Korya and advancing on Tirana. Scutari reportedly fell, martial law declared in southern Albania, and rebel support is strong among Catholics. An opulent court convicted premiers to ten years and seized property. Reports say rebel bands cross the frontier with machine guns and artillery toward six cities.
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United Press
Rome
Italy
Albania
Korya
Tirania
Scutari
Saloniki
Anpa U
District Meet Odd Fellows Held at Genoa
With all lodges in the district represented a splendid Odd Fellows meeting was held last night in Genoa. DeKalb members drove over for the session and viewed a large fire in Kirkland before returning. President D. E. Brown of Sycamore led the event, noted as one of the year’s most successful gatherings in the town.
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Genoa
Order of DeKalb
DeKalb
Kirkland
D. E. Brown
Sycamore
Hand Writing Progress Pleases Chicago Inspector at St Marys
Miss Mansfield Gue of Palmer school visited St Marys to inspect handwriting conditions. She viewed papers from September to now, praised progress, and spoke with seventh and eighth graders. She answered pupils questions, noting their intelligent grasp of the work.
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Miss Mansfield Gue
Palmer School of Handwriting
Chicago
St. Mary’s School
Miss Mansfield
Fire destroys Kirkland resident Thurston Banks home
The large Kirkland residence of Thurston Banks burned after sparks from the chimney ignited the roof. Firefighters from Kirkland and Belvidere, aided by well and cistern water, could not save the house, loss exceeding six thousand dollars with some contents saved. Insurance expected to cover part.
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Thurston Banks
Kirkland
Banks
Belvidere
Boone County
Judge McEwen to Speak at Lee Church Meeting
Judge H W McEwen will be the principal speaker at the Lutheran Brotherhood of the Lee Norwegian Lutheran church gathering this evening. He will discuss the Juvenile Court, a topic he knows well from Chicago court work. A H Harrison will accompany him, having helped arrange many speakers for the Lee group. Those who have heard him before predict an interesting address.
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Lutheran Brotherhood of the Lee Norwegian Lutheran Church
H. W. McEwen
Auto Accident East of DeKalb in forenoon
An auto crash east of DeKalb about 11 o'clock involved Percy Webster’s car driven by Mrs. Webster and F J Pobstman of Cortland. Both cars were damaged and a female passenger in the Pobstman car received medical attention but is not believed to have serious injuries.
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DeKalb
Percy Webster
Christmas Party Planned for 1000 Steel Plant Children
Arrangements are complete for the annual Christmas party at American Steel & Wire welfare building for children under 12. About 1000 youngsters are expected Saturday at two o clock. Miss Nicholson leads a program with folk songs and dances as Old Santa Claus appears on stage aided by attendants to handle eager youngsters.
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American Steel & Wire Company
Miss Nicholson
Santa Claus
Burne
Steel Company
Auto Drivers Careless As to Parking Spaces
Auto drivers in the city should park with care along the Lincoln Highway as spaces are marked for two cars. Parking at angles blocks another space and may protrude into the traffic lane, risking collisions. Police urge motorists to follow the planned markings shown weeks ago.
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Lincoln Highway
Russell County Road Meeting Attended by Three Commissioners
A district road men meeting held in Elgin yesterday under District Engineer R. N. Lamb discussed highway topics and elected officers. DeKalb County Commissioner was named treasurer. Three road men named Russell attended from different counties with no relation among them.
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A. R. Russell
Elgin
R. N. Lamb
DeKalb
Association
Russell
Wreckage Thought From Old Ship Wreck Cleared
Sault Ste Marie Michigan December 1 Coast guard stations say all Lake Superior ships were accounted for after Sunday's gale. Wreckage washed ashore initially feared to be a foundered freighter but later believed to be debris from the Glenlyn, which went down near here on November 1. Thursday December 8 at Avalon one of radio’s hottest bands broadcasts from WOC December 12 10.
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Sault Ste.Marie
Mich
Lake Superior
Coast Guard
Avalon
WOC
Verdict voids confession in Illinois murder case
Mt. Vernon December 16 Judge Kern ruled Elsie Sweetin's confession admission invalid as it was signed under stress and violating constitutional rights. The ruling marks a major victory for Sweetin's lawyers while co-defendant Lawrence Hight fights his own bid for freedom amid ongoing state efforts to use the confession.
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United Press
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Elsie Sweetin
Wilford
Kern
Mrs. Sweetin
Lawrence Hight
Harlem Fire Displaces Six Families In Pyromaniac Blaze
A Harlem tenement fire near Mt. Sinai hospital drove six families to the street in freezing weather. Flames appeared under the front stairs where baby carriages were kept, fire investigators labeled the area the pyromaniac district. Edward Russell, 64, died after being forced from a window. Three women among the victims are identified. two others were body burned and could not be sexed at first.
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New York
N. Y
Harlem
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Tra
Edward Russell
Aged Woman Dies at Home of Daughter in DeKalb
Mrs. Pauline Steinke aged 78 died at the home of her daughter Mrs. W. E. Mast 404 Maplewood Ave at 11 o'clock today after a two years illness. She had been living in DeKalb with her daughter for three or four years. Born in Germany she came to this country as a young girl. Survived by three daughters Mrs. C. Beese Chicago Mrs. T. Maas Chicago and Mrs. W. E. Mast this city and two sons August Chicago and Paul who has been living at the Mast home. Funeral arrangements pending word from Chicago relatives with announcement tomorrow.
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Pauline Steinke
W. E. Mast
Maplewood Ave
Steinke
DeKalb
Germany
C. Beese
Chicago
T. Maas
Waterman Meeting Debates Route No 23 Change
County supervisors convened in Waterman to discuss routing Route No 23 east of the town. Waterman residents favor a cement road through town rather than bypassing it. A noon meeting began with a chicken dinner and was expected to yield action this afternoon. Delegates from the nearby south of DeKalb attended.
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Waterman
Board of Supervisors
DéKalb
Buy Large Bus for Service on the Highway
Officials of the Northern Illinois Service Company yesterday purchased a new large Reo Six bus seating 24 with a smoking compartment. The machine is in the paint shop, to match other buses in use between here and Sycamore, and delivery is expected within a month.
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Ilinois
Sycamore
Peeved Singer Takes Poison After Quarrel
Ruth Cameron a Chicago cabaret singer was suspended by her employer after a quarrel with her sweetheart. She swallowed poison in a local hotel early today and is in critical condition with possible death.
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United Press
Chicago
Ruth Cameron
State College Decorates for the Holidays
State College lights a permanent Christmas tree at College Avenue and Lincoln Highway. Landscape engineer Balihis and Prof. F C Phipps supervise lighting and decoration each year. The tree was relocated from the campus to avoid cutting an evergreen and will shine through Christmas.
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State College
College Avenue
Lincoln Highway
Frank K. Balihis
F.C. Phipps
Balthis
Cround
Phipps
Senators Move to Defeat Pending Muscle Shoals Bill
Washington December 16 Republican leaders in the senate shifted from pushing Muscle Shoals legislation to defeating the Underwood bill now before Congress. They favor Senator Jones of Washington's plan to place the plant’s operation in the hands of a disinterested commission and report next December. Today at 3:00 the senate votes on the Smith amendment which would bar private corporations from operating the Muscle Shoals plant.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Congress
Jones
Washington
Muscle Shoals
Extra Train Used For Christmas Mail Rush On Northwestern Line
An extra mail and baggage train is being run on the Northwestern line to speed postal and express deliveries. This second section of number three arrives nightly in DeKalb at 1:52 am and began Saturday evening, with plans to continue through the Christmas rush. The service operates without passenger coaches, and two to three mail trucks and several express loads depart westbound each night.
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Number Three
DeKalb West
DeKalb Woman Nearing Return Home After Operation
Mrs James Scott, longtime Rochelle patient, remains under care but shows steady improvement after a serious operation. Doctors anticipate her discharge within a week to ten days as she looks forward to recovery stronger at home.
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DeKalb
James Scott
Rochelle Hospital
Miraculous Escape at Fourth Street Crossing
A North Western fast mail train narrowly avoided wreck after trucks from American Steel & Wire and Corey & Evans and a touring car entered the Fourth Street crossing with gates out of service for days. The engineer used the emergency air brake to stop, likely saving several lives as bystanders and gatekeepers acted to warn entrants. The incident is being reviewed by the safety first commission.
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Fourth Street
North Western
American Steel & Wire Company
Corey & Evans
Uiey
Fourth, Street
Safety First Commission of the North Western
No Truth In Report Moors Beat Spanish
Paris report says General Miguel Primo de Rivera, head of the Spanish directory, denies sensational Moorish uprising threats in Morocco. He clarifies he is personally directing the campaign and a railway link near Puttuan is not menaced.
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United Press
Paris
France
Miguel Primo de Rivera
Morocco
Puttuan
High School student ill. Malta trip planned for recovery
A High School student fell ill with a nervous attack shortly after starting the day and was sent home to Malta. The doctor says the illness is not serious and recovery should occur in two to three days, allowing a return to studies. DeKalb dancers, Frank West and his orchestra, will perform at the Avalon ballroom on Tuesday evening December 23, highlighting a holiday dance series. Westphal and his Columbia artists, famed for dance records, will bring national recognition to DeKalb audiences during the holidays.
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Malta
Frank West
Phal
Avalon Ballroom
Columbia Record
Westphal
Columbia Phonograph Company
DeKalb
Many to Get Examination at T B Clinic
Miss Cecile Cushman and Dr J P Rice will run a tuberculosis clinic in Sycamore at the courthouse from ten to four tomorrow. Appointments have been made as people from across the country show interest in testing for the dread disease and learning if they are afflicted. Where activity is evident, home effort may help, and some cases require sanatorium treatment.
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Cecile Cushman
Coun
J P| Rice
Springbrook
Aurora
Sycamore
Record Run of Live Stock on North Western
Reported, though unofficial, that the North Western railroad carried unprecedented livestock Sunday night and Monday to Chicago for market. Chicago yards reported a record 122,000 hogs received yesterday, a record for the time.
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North Western
North Western Railroad
Chicago
Circular Promotes Illinois Power Company Stock in DeKalb
The Chronicle prints an advance circular from Tuliness Power Company stock department. It extols Illinois Power Company preferred stock as an investment with maps and illustrations of DeKalb and Sycamore plants. It notes the DeKalb facility serves over 24 245 customers and highlights key customers and assets.
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Tuliness Power Company
DeKalb
Linois Power Company
Snowley
Compa
Sycamore
Lsts
Coolidge Mentioned in Graft Trial By OConnor Testimony
In Chicago December 16 President Coolidge was named in the Forbes Thompson graft trial by government witness Matthew O Connor a Southhampton Mass building contractor. He testified Coolidge then vice president arranged a meeting with attorney Charles Leamer to protest Northampton hospital bid rejection. O Connor said his bid of 420000 was the only timely one and that Pontiae Construction Company led by Thompson won at about 150000 with 200 days to complete. San Francisco and Spokane hotel men testified about Parkes lodging with Hurley and Mortimer as several government contracts were awarded.
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United Press
Chicago
Hil
Coolidge
Forbes-Thompson
Matthew O'Connor
Connor
Southhampton
Massy
United States
Charles Fleamer
Veterans Bureau
Northampton
O'Connor
Kramer
Charles R. Forbes
John W. Thompson
Pontiae Construction Company
Thompson
San Francisco
Spokane
Wash
Parkes
Charles B. Hurley
Pacific Coast
DeKalb Crowd Busy As Shops Open For Christmas
Businessmen report a large DeKalb turnout all day as stores begin the open nights before Christmas program. Downtown shoppers included many out of town residents amid a season of prosperity spanning several months.
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Seventh Street
DeKalb
Father of Ben Peck Injured at Woodstock
DeKalb police officer Ben F. Peck received word that his father A. F. Peck of Woodstock had a serious back injury from a fall. He left for Woodstock to learn details, but none available yet.
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Ben Peck
Woodstock
Ben F. Peck
A. F. Peck
DeKalb
Mr. Peck
Gompers Funeral Train Stops in Cincinnati
Two hundred men and women gathered as Samuel Gompers funeral train paused in Cincinnati. The former AFL president’s passage drew many, while Secors offered a Brownie Gift box with two rolls of film and a portrait album for amateur photographers.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Amatenr
Secors
Local girl innocent victim in Chicago ticket scam
Mrs Maybelle Fuller, once linked to a large Chicago ticket scalping ring, is revealed as a likely victim rather than a swindler. The case ties in Captain Bruce Douglas, her husband, and other figures as investigators pursue con men who allegedly swindled tens of thousands. The inquiry moves to the grand jury as authorities sift the expanding evidence.
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United Press
Chicago
Bruce Douglas
Maybelle Fuller
Thomas Gorman
DeKalb
To Cal
Douglas
Weare
M Douglas
Bruce Broker
Bruce Miller
Kentmore Avenue
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