Death ruled accidental in Boynton garage death
Funeral services for Elmer E Boynton are set for 10 30 tomorrow from the home with private interment in Elmwood cemetery. A coroner s jury found he died on December 17 from monoxide gas while running a car in his garage, with deputies and officers testifying to the circumstances of the morning.
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E. E. Boynton
Elmwood Cemetery
Sycamore
Mr. Boynton
DeKalb County Court House
Elmer Boynton
Guy Singer
A. F. Dolder
Main Street
Boynton
Colder
Mary Boynton
Axel Carlson Sentenced in DeKalb County Court
Axel Carlson farm hand near the city was fined 200 dollars and costs and sentenced to ten days in DeKalb county jail by Judge William L. Pond after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. The arrest followed a Sunday stop by a DeKalb police officer. Carlson admitted consuming three drinks before starting his car. This marked his second liquor charge appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axel Carlson
DeKalb
William L. Pond
Carlson
Ed Crawford
O Fallon Valuation Case Set for January Hearings
Further hearings in the valuation case of the St. Louis and O Fallon railroad and the manufacturers railroad will be held before the Interstate State Commerce Commission on January 23. The commission announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Fallon
Washington
St. Louis
Auto Crash At Camp Grant Fatal For Two
In Rockford Wisconsin a passenger train struck an automobile near Camp Grant last night killing Mrs Irma Johnston and Arthur Johnston Jr and seriously injuring Verna and William Coryell. The five occupants were from Loyal Wisconsin and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific train service was involved.
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Rockford, Til
Chicago
Milwaukee, St. Paul
Johnston
Trade Talks at London Naval Conference Drift Toward Concessions
Washington reports that future naval exchanges at the London conference hinge on former Premier Wakatsuki and a White House dinner host. Secretary of State Stimson, ill at home, contemplates another meeting before talks begin January 21 as Japan and United States weigh tonnage targets and potential compromises with Britain France and Italy.
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Washington, D. C
London
Wakatsuki
Stimson
Admiral Takarabe
Japan
United Press
Tokio
Washington
Hilary Jones
Jones
Navy Adams
Hoover
Tony Koach Leases Property for Oil Station
Tony Koach owns the Ninth Street and Lincoln Highway site where an oil station will be built and has leased the property to the oil company. The arrangement confirms Tony Koach as owner rather than John Koach.
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Ninth Street
Lincoln Highway
Tony Koach
John Koach
Divorce Tangle Ends in Favor of Woman
New York readers learn of a high profile divorce case between Mrs. Bessie E. Arnold and Ray H. Arnold. The supreme court found him guilty of misconduct with details focusing on alleged intimate relations with Mrs. West and Martha Cren. The jury delivered mixed verdicts on adultery but did not resolve all motions, with briefs due ahead of possible interlocutory decree.
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New York
Bessie E. Arnold
Ray H. Arnold
Supreme Court
Arnold
Justice McCook
Charles Pfitsch
Plane Down in Desert Near Tunis Report Unconfirmed
Native reports from southern Tunis claim an airplane crashed 200 miles south of Turis with two occupants killed. Authorities fear the British Fairey Napier craft may be the one flying from Cranwell to Cape Town carrying Squadron Leader A G Jones Williams and Flight Lieutenant N H Jenkins.
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Turis
U.P
Desert
Fairey-Napier
Jones-Williams
Jenkins
London
England
Cranwell
Capetown
A. G. Jones-Williams
N. H. Jenkins
Tunis
Libya
Far East
Turuis
Tunisia
Here
Africa
Mediterranean
Sardinia
Air Ministry
Britain
South Africa
Three Killings in Revenge Shock Romney West Virginia
Walter Crabtree 28 killed three men in Romney in retribution for arrest on liquor charges. Victims were Justice H. C. Inskipp Ben Miller and Ed Wolford. three women wounded. Crabtree, described as a dangerous man, arrested after delivering the shootings. he had a long police record and was jailed for safekeeping.
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Justice of the Peace Inshipp’s Court
Inskipp
Crabtree
Miller
Witness denies murder in Arkansas trial twist
A man claiming to be Connie Franklin testified he was not murdered, admitting the name Marion Franklin Rogers and revealing family ties. He described a night of plans to marry, a mule accident, travel, and a separation from his wife as the courtroom and jury weighed three conflicting accounts in the sensational murder case.
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Mountain View
Ark
Connie Franklin
Franklin
Tillie Rummer
Ozark
Marion Franklin Rogers
Lillie Baker
Tiller Rummer
St. James
Justice Finis Ford
Tiller
Morriston
Elmer Wingo
Humphrey
W. M
First general snowstorm blankets middlewest to east
A wide snowstorm began in Denver and spread eastward, slowing traffic and disrupting wire communications. Nebraska Kansas Missouri and Illinois saw snow by noon while Wisconsin stayed white from border to border.
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Chicago
Middlewest
Denver
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Wisconsin
Unusual December storms strike Philadelphia and Midwest
Philadelphia reports a freak thunderstorm with lightning, fog, and 30 minutes of downpour. Rail traffic on the New York division ran 30 to 50 minutes late as fog thickened. Across Indiana sleet accompanied the rain. In Chicago a Canada-origin snowstorm blankets the Midwest, with records set and more cold weather forecast. five deaths noted so far including Irma John and two others.
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Philadelphia
U.R
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Delaware River
Indiana
Chicago
Canada
Middle West
Great Lakes
Irma John
Famous Savant Declares He is Behind the Times
Chicago, Dec. 18. Prof. Albert A. Michelson, Nobel laureate and famed speed of light pioneer, says his life’s work peaked in his 20s to 40s and he now regards himself a back number. He plans winter experiments in California on light speed despite nearing 77, insisting he will not quit science. He urges enjoying life and remaining amused.
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Chicago
Albert A- Michelson
University of Chicago
California
Hunt Burke for Murder
Los Angeles officials plan to trap Fred Burke believed to head west to join Denny Chester as part of the Dale Jones bandit gang. Police seek Burke after St Joseph murder ties and a nationwide crime spree involving robberies, with bonds worth nearly 320000 found at his home and advances in ballistics that may identify him.
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Los Angeles
Calif
UPI
Fred Burke
St. Joseph
Mich
Denny Chester
D. A. Womack
Chester
Burke
Dale Jones
Gand
East
Middlewest
Chicago
U.P
Fred R. Burke
St. Vale E'S Day
Ca’ C. Goddard
New York
Bugs Moran
Fred Dane
King
Charles Skelly
Hoover Aid in Probe Reemerges in Senate Inquiry
A letter by Cuba company president Herbert C. Lakin says President Hoover directed his secretary to connect Cuba sugar lobbyists with House Ways and Means members. Lakin warned Aballi to keep conference reports confidential to avoid embarrassing Hoover. Morgan Bank ties to Cuba cited, as Lakin details discussions and possible State Department implications.
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Washington
U.P
Herbert C. Lakin
Cuba Company
Hoover
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Lakin
Aballi
Edwin P. Shattuck
Shattuck
Morrow
Mexico
E. R. Jones
Cuba
Morgan Bank
Weather forecast for Illinois snow tonight and cold wave
Forelinois predicts snow tonight with a cold wave and temperatures from minus five to five above in the north portion and zero to ten above in the south. Thursday will be mostly fair with colder conditions in the central and extreme eastern portions.
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Forelinois
Services Held For Jesse B. Smith At Nelson Chapel
Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM from the H. A. Nelson chapel on North Third Street for Jesse B. Smith with burial in Fairview cemetery. Rev. A. G. Eklund officiated and Knights of Pythias members attended as the lodge led the rites. Smith collapsed Monday afternoon, suspected heart attack after recent health complaints.
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Oun
Jesse B. Smith
Two Local Residents Die Within Days in Malta Area
Obituary notices for Mrs. Louise Hengesbaugh Sattler and Mrs. Hannah Vesta outline long lives and deep local ties. Sattler, wife of David Sattler, died after illness including flu and pneumonia at 319 West Roosevelt, leaving three children and six grandchildren. Vesta, aged 71, had lived in Malta and Rochelle areas for nearly six decades, survived by nine children and multiple grandchildren. Burial plans set for Malta cemetery after services.
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David Sattler
Malta
Hannnah Vesta
Creston
Lincoln Highway
Sattler
West
Roosevelt Street
Vesta
Louise Hengesbaugh
LaSalle County
Henry
Christina Hengesbaugh
Somorauk
Hannah Vesta
Rochelle
Norway
Stavanger
Andrew
Harry
William Baxter
Martin Bue
Walter Corey
Lewis
Sylvia
Helen
Arthur
Malta Cemetery
Death toll rises in Oklahoma mine disaster tragedy
Oklahoma City reports the McAlester No 21 Decanan McConnell mine blast near Wilburton in January 1926 killed 50? 101 men trapped with 9 rescued and a single 10th surface escape. State figures show 402 Oklahoma miners have died in 40 years while 62 bodies were recovered by dawn.
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Oklahoma City
McAlester
Southwest
Decanan-McConnell
Wilburton
Okla
State Department of Mines
Oklahoma
Old Town
Bootleg Booze Abundant and Cheap Nationwide Says Survey
A United Press survey finds bootleg liquor plentiful and inexpensive in many areas as Christmas approaches. New York reports supply high with Scotch prices from 55 to 85 a case and various spirits costing 30 to 140 per case or quart. Chicago notes the season normal with fewer deaths and no special raids planned. Prohibition chiefs in Washington and regional officials say no extraordinary drives are planned and police cooperation keeps Chicago notably dry.
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New York
Chicago
James M. Doran
Washington
Y. I. Miller
Detroit
Glen Brunson
Iowa
United Makes
United Press
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Judge Inskipp
Joe Buckman
Horne
Keyser
W. Va
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Brazil
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Atlantic
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Oceana
Tadeo Larre-Borges
Leon Charles
Afjec
Seville
South America
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Izzard
Hunt Burke
Jackson
LaSalle
Oklahoma Shaft
Miller Hay
Bill Duval
Tum
Pap
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