FINE IMPOSED ON MONTGAURES IN LIQUOR CASE
George Montgares, convicted in circuit court on a liquor charge, received a total 120 day jail sentence and 1200 dollar fine with a stay of execution on the jail term. He plans an appeal as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued counts five eleven and twelve were weak while counts one through four and six and others determined sentences.
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George Montgares
William J. Filton
Castle
A. G. Kennedy
D. J. Collins
Montgures
Fulton
Nolle
Syea- Tore
Supreme Court
Gun Found On Rockford Man To Be Checked
A Rockford man Jos eph Shestrokes is held in connection with several hold ups in Rockford and is suspected in the murder of H. W. Wilkinson, deputy sheriff of Herbert, Boone county. A 45 calibre revolver found on Shestokes is under ballistic examination in Chicago to determine if his weapon killed Wilkinson.
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Joseph Shestrokes
Rockford
H. W. Wilkinson
Herbert
Boone County
Wil-kinson
Shestokes
Kane County Woman to Serve on Grand Jury
Mrs. Elsie Gerlach of Maple Park wife of Harry G Gerlach Kane County manager of the Chicago Motor Club will be the first Kane County woman to sit on a grand jury. She was selected for the February term at a Kane County board of supervisors session. Her local prominence is noted with many friends in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Gerlach
Maple Park
Harry G. Gerlach
DeKalb
Chicago Motor Club
Kane County
Kane County Board of Supervisors
Gerlach
Women Feed Wood Cutters With Mulligan Stew
A group of women met at Mrs. Bertha Russell's Harrison Street home and served Mulligan stew to the noon meal for the wood cutters. Participants included Mrs. James Dresser Miss Hanna Halsne Mrs. W. V. Dodds and Mrs. Frank Leonard. The menu covered mulligan stew buns pickles doughnuts and coffee. Yesterday's woods crew was about 30 and today’s was expected to be the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Russell
Harrison Street
Russell
James Dresser
Hanna Halsne
W. V. Dodds
Frank Leonard
Defense Is Done Today in Shepard Poisoning Trial
In Kansas City Kansas federal court Major Charles A. Shepard faces murder by poison charges as final rebuttal and surrebuttal testimony closes with nurse Clara Brown recalling Mrs. Shepard’s accusation. Army officers testify to a whiskey bottle and treatment at Fort Riley while defense counters question the nurse’s remarks and Mrs. Shepard’s mental state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Charles A. Shepard
Federal District Court
Clara Brown
Topeka
Hopkine
Army
Transient Charles Carey Arrested for Drunken Disorderly Conduct
Charles Carey a transient was arrested by police shortly after midnight on a drunken and disorderly charge after officers were summoned to the Chicago and North Western depot. German weather observers study atmospheric conditions daily by airplane flights using recording instruments and cameras to photograph cloud formations.
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Charles Carey
Carey
Chicago & North Western
Farm price trends in DeKalb County farms 1924 30 shows
A Chicago and North Western report details 151 farm sales in DeKalb County from January 1924 to April 1930. Across 19 115 acres, average price per acre was 173 35 with improvements, while 1929 full value averaged 63 51. Victor Township posted the highest county average. Shabbona Clinton Squaw Ve Paw Paw Somonauk Sandwich totals show varied gains above or near estimated values.
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DeKalb Ty
Chicago and North Western Railroad
DeKalb County
DeKalb
Milan
Shabbona
Clinton
Squaw Ve
Paw Paw
Somonauk and
Sandwich
Victor Township
Gas Well Ablaze Threatens Wewoka City
The Deep Rock Oil No 1 Douglas well at Wewoka Townsite Pool erupted in a massive gas blaze. Windy conditions spread heat and debris while firefighting planes from Tulsa aided efforts. Over 60 million cubic feet of gas fed the inferno as crews battled for safety and closed nearby drilling operations. No serious injuries reported among workers.
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Wewoka
Okla
Deep Rock Oil Company
Douglas
Tulsa
Wilcox
Cromwell
Two Deaths in De Kalb Reported Yesterday and Today
Two De Kalb residents died within a day at local hospitals. William Watson of North Third Street passed away at 10:30 this morning at St Mary's hospital after a period of poor health tied to low blood pressure. W P Robinette of 623 Lucinda Avenue died at 8:45 last evening at Glidden Memorial hospital. Watson, born in Saxby, England, in 1862, had lived in Genoa before returning to De Kalb, and his death follows a long illness after Thanksgiving. Robinette's death occurred at Glidden Memorial hospital after a brief period of illness. Both men were prominent in the community and mourned by many.
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William Watson
North Third Street
St. Mary's Hospital
W. P. Robinette
Lucinda Avenue
Glidden Memorial Hospital
Mr. Watson
Rockford
Saxiby
Lincolnshire
England
United States
I. L. Ellwood
Kingston
Genoa
Weather: Mostly fair for Illinois with unsettled north overnight
Forecast calls for mostly fair skies over Illinois with unsettled conditions in the northern area tonight and tomorrow. A slight temperature drop is expected in the north and central portions, bringing cooler conditions overnight.
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Tlinois
Railroads Agree on Four Eastern Trunk Lines Plan
Reports say major eastern railroads will consolidate into four trunk lines after Harvard economist Ripley urged consolidation. Pennsylvania would sell Lehigh Valley to Chesapeake and Ohio, Van Sweringen, while retaining the Wabash. Baltimore and Ohio would receive New York Central’s Reading and Central of New Jersey stakes, with New York Central gaining Lackawanna access to Buffalo.
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New York
William Z. Ripley
Harvard
Pennsylvania
New York Cen
Lehigh Valley
Chesapeake and Ohio
van Sweringen
Jersey City
Buffalo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore and Ohio
New York Central
Reading
Central
New Jersey
Lackawanne
World court defeat shocks Hoover critics in Hollywood
Special to DeKalb Chronicle from Hollywood California December 19. The writer jokes that the world court blow up will be blamed on Mr. Hoover and suggests the United States bungles courts and justice. The letter accuses judges and courts of mismanaging crime while noting many bandits remain on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKalb Chronicle
Hollywood
Cal
Hoover
Extra Mail Carriers Employed At DeKalb Post Office
DeKalb post office adds three new assistants to support Christmas rush. Two aides handle parcel post deliveries, another assists one mail carrier, with postmaster noting sturdier wrap and clearer addresses. Officials expect late-season mail and Christmas card volumes to drop as ads urge early mailing. Windows stay open evenings till 8.00 pm through Christmas.
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DeKalb
Thomas Olsen
Santa Visited De Kalb County Sanatorium Children
Santa Claus and his reindeer visited fifteen boys and girls at the De Kalb County Sanatorium this morning. Some were in bed, others about a little, as the visit served a Memorial purpose. Letters to Santa revealed wishes for a sled, galoshes, mittens, and a cap while Bruce McGuire stood out for a special moment as Santa drove his sleigh to his bedside.
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Santa
DeKalb County
Santa Claus
Bruce McGuire
Bruce
Reindeer
Raymond Gunn Confesses to Missouri Schoolhouse Murder
Maryville Missouri December report says Raymond Gunn an ex convict confessed to beating and killing Velma Colter a 20 year old teacher at a country school four miles from town. Officials moved him to St Joseph amid fear of mob violence and testimony linked via footprint and witness descriptions.
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Maryville
U.P
Raymond Gunn
R. Jones
Velma Colter
Gunn
St. Joseph
Jones
Hoover Wins Key Points in Unemployment Relief Battle
Washington reports that Hoover and Congress reached a compromise on unemployment and drought relief. Conferees approved a $45 million drought aid with loans optional, and allowed transfer of funds within the $116 million construction bill. The Senate yielded on the 90 day local labor rule and prevailing wage terms, sending the measures back for final action ahead of Christmas.
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Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Alabama
Georgia
Dec
Hoover
Congress
White House
Dole
Capone Murder Probe Gathers Evidence For Electric Chair
Chicago officials disclose steps to indict Scarface Al Capone on murder charges. Judge John Hi Lyle says Capone is a real threat and deserves death if proven guilty. Authorities assemble case linking Capone to two gang slayings, including the 1924 saloon murder of Joseph Howard, with other killings under review in a broad underworld probe.
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Chicago
U.P
Scarface
al Capone
John Hi. Lyle
Municipal Court
Lyle
Capone
Joseph Howard
Big Jim” Colosimo
Demented Man Armed and Sought by Police in Rochelle Request
DeKalb and Rochelle police exchanged a search for a demented armed man driving a green Pontiac. The Rochelle report came in about 9 20 PM with officers waiting over an hour for a car from the west. No sighting occurred and authorities could not be reached for further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKalb
Rochelle
Nine Drown in Pacific at Tomales Bay
Coast guard boats searched the Tomales Bay mouth after a pleasure launch capsized in swift currents. Five women and four men, including Jack Freas and his family, were believed drowned. Two fishermen survived after rescuing some passengers. several victims were identified by description but identities remained uncertain.
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Dillon’s Beach
Calif
Coast Guard
Tomales Bay
Grant
Armand Gary
Armand
Jack Freas
Helen
Mary
Antone Augustine
Augustine
Manuel
Daniel
Gertrude
Virginia
Marshall
Garage Man Held Up at Riverside Garage Four Dixon
Clarence Schultz night man at the Riverside garage Dixon was held up last night at about 11:00 oclock for the third time in a year. The two bandits robbed Schultz of about $60. Schultz says one of the men he recognizes has been involved in all three robberies. The car bore a Clinton Iowa license number and Clinton police were asked to check the vehicle.
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Dixon
Clarence Schultz
Riverside
Schultz
Clarence
Clinton
Santa Claus Visits DeKalb for Christmas Fun
Santa Claus spent the day in DeKalb visiting sick children at the sanatorium and local homes, handing out candy and letters, then led a parade from the Fargo Theater to Lincoln Highway. He planned to depart around 9 PM for Toyland and return on Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKalb County
St. Nick
Santa
St Nick
Santa Claus
Fargo Theater
First Street
Lincoln Highway
Maude Nicholson
Clarence Schulenberg
Locust Street
Northland
Return Man Here In Demand of Alimony
Deputy Sheriff Ed George and another deputy went to Ottawa and then to LaSalle yesterday afternoon to arrest Carleton Garey Fisher, a fireman on the Illinois Central railroad, armed with a capias issued after an information filed charging him with non support due to unpaid alimony. Mrs Fisher and children are said to live in DeKalb.
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Ed George
Ottawa
LaSalle
Carleton Garey Fisher
Illinois Central
British Who's Who Names Several American Leaders
New York dispatch notes the 1931 British Who's Who lists 35 000 prominent figures worldwide. Tennis star Helen Wills Moody appears under her married name for the first time, with achievements 1923 to 1929 in recreations. Lindbergh's entry details decorations and birthplace, while some biographical corrections are mentioned.
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New York
Helen Wills Moody
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