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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1925
Page
1
Readers are invited to church services and Christmas cantatas across Batavia and nearby churches. Programs include carols and seasonal anthems such as The Mament Prone and There Shall Come Forth, with varied church choirs and offerings for December Eve. Intricate listings note rehearsals, guest organists, and special music at multiple parishes.
Postal service extends hours with evening operations through midweek. The post office will stay open later Wednesday evenings to handle increased mail volume. Officials urge patrons to visit during extended times and note seasonal adjustments.
The notice records the funeral for Mrs. Cheney to be held Sunday at her parents home after a period of illness. It notes the Sunday service location and mentions relatives and mourners expected to attend. The text also reflects a bereavement affecting the Cheney family and lists family ties and local observances.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions posters and a prohibition campaign with names and terms like Andrews and Peters. Reading is incomplete but indicates a local political or social message drive. No clear event date or place is legible.
Services for Miss Anderson were held today with attendance of family and friends. The service honored her life and the family is noted as grateful for support during their sorrow.
Entire city mourns the death of Mrs Alice Hopkins Bradt of North Fourth street a longtime Kalb resident and community worker. She died at six o clock this morning after years of poor health following a serious operation in 1824 and a long decline. Funeral services will be held Monday at two o clock from the home with burial at Fair View cemetery. Mrs Bradt devoted to public work and church service was active in the Methodists and Marys church and contributed to Dekalb Es women’s clubs. She leaves a brother Judge Jacob Hopkins and several nieces and nephews.
A chaotic blaze trapped many travelers and officials in a hotel next to the High Court. Fire spread rapidly as rescues were attempted by elevator and stairs. Estimates place the fire loss at about $20,000 with several victims overcome by smoke before being saved.
A chaotic incident led to disciplinary action as students faced expulsion amid a fall joy ride spree. The event disrupted campus routines and prompted warnings about student conduct and safety during holiday season.
In Washington D C readers report a call for naval vessels to curb rum smuggling during wartime. The temperance movement, led by the Methodist church and public morality groups, seeks enforcement and patrols to halt illegal alcohol trade. A new product, New Idea Xmas Tree Brand, is advertised in two sizes, 25¢ and 60c, promising easier setup without old boxes or nails. The Flower Store advertises phone service, with tailoring, remodeling, and alterations offered by Bernhardt Bosse. Rollicking Rovers perform at Odd Fellows Hall Saturday night.
The publication thanks advertisers for cooperation during a peak period and apologizes for omitting several merchants and the DeKalb Theatre from Christmas announcements. It urges copy be submitted early in the remaining days before Christmas to avoid further disappointments and to help everyone survive the busy season in proper spirit.
Senator Thomas Walsh branded three Borah reservations to American participation in the world court as useless. He argued the aims were to trigger debate against the court rather than improve the Swanson proposal. Walsh pledged to oppose the amendments when Congress reconvenes, urging friends of the court to vote against them.
Three Boy Scout patrols push final seal sale drive at local banks and the Anderson Brothers store. Troops at First National Bank DeKalb Trust and Savings Bank and the host office vie to sell most stamps before Christmas, with a silver Lewis cap prize.
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals denied rehearing for Albert B Pall Edward T Doheny and Edward Doheny Jr on bribery indictments. The court ruled the indictments valid and reversed a lower court’s ruling.
The Daily Chronicle announces a drive for clean white or colored cotton rags free of pins and hooks, at least a yard square, paying 10 cents per pound. Fountain pens are offered as gifts, and Lenz Drug Store promotes holiday stock. A Christmas Day dinner is planned at The Bell Restaurant with reservations by calling 257.
County bankers planned a comprehensive bank protection program with armed guards sworn as deputy sheriffs. Speaker R C Saunders cited Iowa results and urged county and state cooperation. Sheriff Crawford and State's Attorney Poust pledged support as banks praised DeKalb Trust & Savings during a post meeting visit.
Kiwanis club plans a Christmas luncheon program featuring four items and a mixed quartet. Rev. R D Walters of Sycamore Baptist Church will speak, and the quartet includes Mrs H V Pearson, Mrs C Knodle, H R Sorensen, and V C Goodyear. Contact Mary Rowe at 303 Fisk Ave phone 1232.
Berlin reporters say Germans moving to work heard American congress ended prohibition, via Paris dispatches. Story notes potential European setback for prohibition, and lists local sale prices for apples and Christmas trees, with Carlson Bros and The Flower Store contact details.
B H Taylor of Thompson Place Canton Illinois is named the first nominee for president of the Illinois Farm Bureau Federation to fill the vacancy created by Sam Thompson of Quincy becoming president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Taylor, president of Fulton County Farm Bureau and executive committeeman of the Illinois Agricultural association from the 15th district, is named as the candidate. CUT FLOWERS order now for Christmas. The Flower Store, Phone 628.
Announcement invites the public to a display featuring holiday flow ers decorations and gifts at the Flower Store 311 E Lincoln Way. An unsettled forecast suggests rain or snow tonight with extended hours including all night service and related festive arrangements at Avalon Illinois.
11th circuit judges planned to decide around year start on injunction blocking uncapped milk from city. Lawyers argued the restraining order lacked full factual support and timing, while dairy interests pressed for cattle tuberculin testing with possible indemnities amid funding disputes and a milk price scale plan.
A party of Illinois dignitaries visited the new DeKalb Trust and Savings Bank building today. The group, invited by Vice President H. G. Wright, toured the facility and were hosted at luncheon at Senator Wrights home. Members included Lieut. Gov. Fred Sterling Oscar Nelson Senator Martin Carlson Senator Edward Hughes Commerce Commissioner J Paul Kuhn Clerk Justus Johnson Charles McCall Representative Henry Allen Sheriff Arthur Hamilton Chairman William Heide Editor Charles Bent Lee Blodgett Lee Whistler Malcomb Woodward James Millikan John McQueen Roy Waterman Floyd Brower W R Haish Chester Moore and others from Morrison Aurora Sycamore Kirkland and Joliet.
Oscar Johnson of this city received a card from Mr and Mrs Charlies Wedburg announcing their arrival in Gottinburg on December 17. The Wedburgs left two weeks ago to spend Christmas and January in Sweden visiting relatives. Their eight day voyage on the Gripsholm was a surprise to their Den Kalb relatives, with no prior word. They plan to stay through January and return to the United States in February.
P W Fisk of the Fisk Motor Company will trade his Ford for a saddle horse, purchasing a five gaited mount once owned by Terrence Druggan Chicago beer baron. The horse is described as law abiding. Fisk noted a higher saddle seat than his car. City residents discuss forming a riding club.
An explosion at the Birmingwood coal mine in London sent 370 miners fleeing to safety as four rescue crews battled a post blast fire. Six miners remain entombed almost a mile from the shaft opening, with life said to be scant.
A roof fire at the Clark residence on North Third Street was extinguished this afternoon after sparks from the chimney ignited shingles. The fire caused minor damage and marked the second call to the home in two weeks, with prior incidents totaling about six in two years.
Kane county officials keep Thomas Bothwick of Chicago in custody over the Jeske family killings near Batavia. Police find the West Chicago automobile and a .45 gun linked to the case while Pinkerton operatives search for motive and suspect Herman Coppes in farm murder ties.
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