Waterman milk cooling station garage fire limited by quick action
A stove overheated in a garage at the DeKalb Farm Bureau milk cooling station in Waterman started a blaze discovered about 7:00 am. Firefighters from DeKalb, Sandwich and Somonauk confined the fire within minutes, saving $30,000 worth of milk handling equipment. a six month old police dog perished. William Richmond owns the property.
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DeKalb Farm Bureau
Waterman
Mond Leifheit
Nor
Chicago
Farm Bureau
Norman
DeKalb
Sandwich
Somonauk
William Richmond
Bandit Fails In Chicago Stick-Up At Swift Packing Office
Richard Underdown of DeKalb was among those targeted in a hold-up at the Swift Packing office in Chicago Thursday evening. The bandit, masked and intoxicated, was subdued by the watchman and police after his gun jammed. he had escaped from Joliet a month earlier.
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Richard Underdown
Swift Packing Company
Chicago
DeKalb
Jesse James
Mr. Bandit
Police Department
Headquarters
Joliet
Weather for Illinois Fair to unsettled periods
The forecast for Illinois calls for fair to unsettled conditions through Friday with increasing chill on Friday. Temperatures drop across the state and winds may pick up in the afternoon.
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Illinois
DeKalb Prosecutor to Attend Chicago Prosecutors’ Meeting
DeKalb County Prosecutor will attend a Chicago meeting of state prosecutors opening at the Palmer House with Cook County’s John A. Swanson welcoming. William B. Knight of Rockford, president of the association, says the program aims to lessen crime and outlines a 1930 drive. Major Calvin Goddard, ballistics expert, will discuss the St Valentine’s Day massacre attribution to Fred Burke.
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Atorney Latham Uasue
Chicago
Palmer House
Cook County
John A. Swanson
William B. Knight
Rockford
Winnebago County
Parole Board
Calvin Goddard
Fred Burke
Coast guard fire wounds, Downey dies in Niagara River chase
Eugene F. Downey Jr. 27, son of a Buffalo police lieutenant, was mortally wounded when coast guards opened fire on his 26 foot motor boat after it ignored signals and ran without lights near Erie Beach Canada. Downey died. an unidentified companion escaped ashore. Coast guard officials said no contraband was found. Downey faced prior arrest in smuggling cases and was released on bail. The incident drew conflicting accounts of weapon use and prompted autopsy plans.
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Buffalo
Niagara River
Eugene F. Downey
Coast Guards
Coast Guard
Downey
Canada
Erie Beach
Attile “Harbor
New York Central Railroad
Loretta
Randolph Thompson
Orville Lagrant
Asa C. Ennes
Tower
Mich
de Dominicis
Santa Here Yesterday Delivers Joy to 154 DeKalb Kids
Santa Claus arrived at the American Steel Welfare building to distribute gifts to 154 DeKalb youngsters selected by Mrs. S. W. Boardman and Salvation Army workers. Goodfellows assisted, reading names and ensuring all were suited up for the visit.
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DeKalb
S. W. Boardman
Salvation Army
Santa Claus
Goodfellows
American Steel Welfare
Borah Attack Triggers Debate Over Prohibition Enforcement
Washington officials defended prohibition enforcement after Senator Borah questioned dry personnel effectiveness. Treasury plans call for border patrol unification and restricted entry points on Canadian and Mexican borders, with Canada needing agreement. Mills urged presenting ideas to the Hoover-era joint congressional committee for enforcement policy.
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Washington, D. C
The
Treasury
Congress
Mills
Mitchell
Prohibition
Doran
Borah
Rep
Idaho
Border Patrol
Canada
United States
Joint
Congressional Committee
Hoover
Washington
U.P
Fine Games To Be Played In Holiday Tournament
Sheridan 16 Byron 11 opening results share the stage as the second annual holiday tournament at State Teachers College resumes with two key matchups. DeKalb meets West Aurora in a Big Six clash, while Teachers College faces Lombard in a scrimmage ahead of Lombard’s Wisconsin trip. Elburn defeated Hampshire 27 to 12 in the morning opener as teams shake off turkey疲労 and find form.
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State Teachers College
DeKalb High School
West Aurora
Teachers College
Lombard College
Lombard Baskeers
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Lombard
Elburn
Hampshire
Hampshire High School
Turkey
Farmer Slays Family and Self on Christmas Day in Walnut Cove
In Walnut Cove North Carolina on Christmas Day C D Lawson 43 killed his wife and six children then killed himself Dr C J Helsabeck Stokes county coroner ruled homicide and death by own action Lawson used a shotgun to kill his wife and two daughters and a buckshot blast to kill Carrie and a rifle to kill Maybelle and two sons James and Raymond officers found a cryptic note reading don't believe anyone but I. The coroner cited possible mental illness.
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Walnut Cove
N. C
C. D. Lawson
Lawson
C. J. Helsabeck
Stokes County
Masie
Mary Lou
James
Raymond
Carrie
Maybelle
Funeral services for Captain Andres at St Marys church
Funeral services for Captain Andres of Sycamore will be held at 9 00 tomorrow morning at St Mary's church Sycamore replacing the earlier notice of a chapel service.
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Andres of
Sycamore
St. Mary’s Church
Services For Mrs Reid To Be On Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs Amy Reid are set for Sunday at 2 00 PM from 223 South Fourth Street. Rev F W Field of the First Baptist church will conduct. Mrs Reid died last Saturday in Davis California after a stroke while washing dishes. The body will arrive in the city tomorrow afternoon.
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Amy Reid
South Fourth Street
F. W. Field
First Baptist Church
Calles Proposes Immediate Payment for Future Agrarian Lands
Mexico City December 26. Plutarco Elias Calles in an interview with Universal proposed immediate payment for all lands seized for agrarian purposes in the future. He blamed politics for current difficulties and urged a new orientation to organize small landowners for agricultural credit rehabilitation. He urged consolidating national debt including agrarian debt to fund compensation and opposed foreign loans for agriculture. He said obligations should be met from domestic resources and highlighted plans to ensure bread through the land giving program and regional industrial development.
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Mexico City
U.P
Plutarco Elias Calles
Universal
Calles
Car Hit by Train Killing Bloomington Man and Daughter
Fred Hanson aged 34 and his five year old daughter were killed when their car was struck by a Big Four railroad train in Bloomington Illinois while returning home from a Christmas dinner. His wife and another child were seriously injured. The accident occurred yesterday as the family traveled from Hudson to their home.
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Bloomington
Ill
Fred Hanson
Hudson
Miner Ends His Life On Christmas Morning
Joe Boluois a 42 year old coal miner fatally shot himself on a city station platform in Johnson Illinois on Christmas morning after failing to catch a train carrying away his runaway wife and two young children The tragedy was reported by U P.
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Johnson
City
U.P
Joe Boluois
Boluois
Bank Robbery Near Oakland Sparks 190-Strong Pursuit
Four bandits looted a bank in Oakland and killed banker Robert Kirby at Smiths Grove. A 190-strong posse pursued the thieves toward Hays after a volley of shots, with reports the robbers abandoned their car and fled on foot. One posse member was wounded, and authorities urged the pursuit to end with the robbers captured or killed. The haul was $1000.
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Bowling Green
Oakland
Robert Kirby
Smith Grove
Hays
Kirby
Smith's Grove
Crewe
Stern
Nosse
Charles Baird
J. Frank Grimes
Oscar Gaines
Bendit
Grimes
Efcct
Considerable Damage From House Fire At Larson Home
A midnight fire at Charles Larson’s 703 Seventh Street started from an overheated furnace. Smoke and water caused about $1,000 damage, confined to the floor above the furnace. Fire Chief McEvoy said the family escaped unharmed and the living quarters were saved.
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Charles Larson
Seventh Street
McEvoy
Europe Braces Amid Renewed Christmas Storms Across Coasts
British Isles France and Spain endured fresh gales over Christmas after a two week spell of storms. A Norwegian steamship sank off Bayona with 22 crew lost. one survivor count unclear. Other vessels were driven ashore or damaged along the French and Spanish coasts as severe winds delayed shipping. In Paris temperatures reached 72 degrees with Riviera sunshine and holiday bustle at Monte Carlo Cannes and Nice.
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London
British Isles
France
Spain
Bayona
Vigo
Iceland
English Channel
Brest
Porspol
Maria
Corisca
Tipperary
Ireland
Alps
Pyrenees
Paris
Riviera
Monte Carlo
Cannes
Nice
Gambling Palace Boss Reveals Riviera Casino Secrets
Eduard Baudoin, chief croupier for Frank Jay Gould, argues gambling has become a high earning business rather than a game of chance. He describes casino operations at Nice and Juan Les Pins, noting the intense schedule and luxury clientele behind the Riviera gambling scene.
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Monte Carlo
Nice
Cannes
Eduard Baudoin
Frank Jay Gould
Baudoin
Riviera
Edouard Baudoin
United Press
France
Goulds
Death of Prof Edward C Page Leader in Education and Religion
Prof Edward Carlton Page 66 longtime State Teachers College faculty member died at his Augusta Avenue home from pneumonia. He was taken ill last week after a Rotary Club meeting and had recently recovered from Mayo Clinic treatment. A nationally known figure in education and humanitarian work, his death ends a prominent local career and the college will note his passing.
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Northern Illinois State Teachers’ College
Augusta Avenue
Edward Carlton Page
State Teachers College
Page
Mayo Brothers Clinic
Rochester
Minn
State College
Rotary Club
The
College
Rubio Gets High Honor as Mexican Leader Visits Washington
President-Elect Ortiz Rubio arrived in Washington from Baltimore to a welcome with military honors. Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson greeted him as U S relations with Mexico show renewed warmth, with Hoover to host Rubio and break with tradition for a personal White House call. Mexico City hailed the visit as significant for continued friendly ties and cooperation between Mexico and the United States.
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Washington
Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Mrasoe
Baltimore
Senora Rubio
Stimson
Rubio
Senora Ortiz Rubio
United States
Hoover
Max
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico City
White House
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Excelsior Today
Plutarco Elias Calles
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Bandit
DeKalb County
Lad
Louisiana
Ruston
A. J. Thigpen
Phillip Harris
Thigpen
Harris
Harris House
Oklahoma
Waurika
Okla
Will
John Arner
Santa
Saint Nick
Sheridan
Byron
Bulletin
Mrs. Reid
Europe
Juan Les Pins
Palais de la Mediterranee
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