1926 a Busy Year Shapes 1927 Outlook in Illinois
The Illinois Journal of Commerce reports a cheerful business mood across Illinois as 1926 closes, with manufacturers optimistic that prosperity will continue into 1927. Sycamore merchants and W. Pagel of Turner Brass Works note expanding trade, cash purchases, and rising production, though a brief early 1927 lull is possible.
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Illinois Journal of Commerce
Sycamore
W. 1
Chamber Simerce
Turner Brass Works
Pagel
Titrnoix Journal
Illinois
Ice Skating A Popular Park Pond Sport
As cold snaps freeze the pond at the park, ice skating gains popularity after the fire department floods the area. Hockey, spurred by Chicago broadcasts, draws many skaters and keeps the rink busy. Reported sore shins while the game draws crowds.
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Ular
Park Pond
Doms i
Chicago
Stores Close New Year's Day In Sycamore
Merchants along Sycamore Street decide not to open stores in the evening on New Year’s Day. Several business houses will close Saturday. Convenience stores plan Saturday morning hours until ten o’clock for late shoppers.
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Sycamore
Fho Street
Lodge Elks Aid Needy With Christmas Dinners
Elks lodges across the city prepared Christmas dinners for about 150 people and boxes of food for 30 needy families. Committees organized meals the day before Christmas, aiming to provide dignified sustenance beyond boiling beef broth.
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Elis
Sycamore Elks
The
Elks
B. P.O. Elks
Joint Masonry installation at Masonic hall draws large attendance
Tonight at the Masonic hall Dustin Chapter 365 Eastern Star and Sycamore Lodge 134 A F and A M hold a joint installation with a large turnout expected. Eastern Star officers named include Annette Duval and L W Duval with a full slate of officers listed. Sycamore Lodge also prepares for installation of its officers led by Roy Peterson and others.
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Masonic Hall
Dustin Chapter
Eastern Star
Sycamore Lodge
A. FL
A.M
Masonry
Annette Duval
L. W. Duval
Pearl Maeser
Olive Miller
Jennie Willard
Ellen Paterson
Estella Truby
Fannie Astling
Rosa Hanson
Alberta Hills
Ada
May Ross
Ruth
Ruth Johnson
Esther
Marjorie Welty
Martha Blanche Dicksin
Ekecta
Vesta Wylde
Warder
Loretta Conley
Robert Emberson
A. M
W. M. Roy Peterson
Hardy Gustafson
T Oo. Pond
Ih. W. Armington
Churches Hold Christmas Day Services Here
Sycamore churches held special Christmas day services on Saturday with Yuletide music. Programs varied Friday night or Sunday night, and attendance appeared higher than in many prior seasons, pleasing pastors. Watch night services are expected this weekend with invitations to members and the public.
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Sycamore
Sycamore Ciu
Champlain Bound Over for Grand Jury in Car Theft Case
Harry Champlain alias Harold Champlain appeared for a preliminary hearing before Judge Z B Mitchell on charges of unlawfully taking a Pontiac from Del Hoag, driving it out of state, and attempting to sell it. He was held to the next grand jury with bail set at 3000 dollars and offered an account of the theft linking a Geneva stop and a DeKalb bar sighting.
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Geneva
DeKalb Bar
DeKalb Youth Waives Examination in Hoax Auto Case
Champlain testified that Hoag appeared intoxicated at Elburn and forced him to steer. In DeKalb Champlain accepted a place to sleep, then stole a pocketbook and car keys, moved plates from his father’s car to Hoag’s Pontiac, and drove to Denver before being arrested. He waived examination and was held for February grand jury.
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Hoag
Denver
DeKalb
Mitchell
Champlain
Glee Club At Church Concert Tuesday Evening
The University of Tinois Glee Club directed by Sherman Schoonmaker will present a varied program Tuesday night at the Methodist church. University students perform college folk and classical selections with solo and quartet numbers, aiming for professional quality and refined harmony. The Berwyn Beacon praised a past concert for similar balance and skill.
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Glee Club
University of Tinois
Sherman Schoonmaker
School of Music
University
Berwyn Beacon
W A Davis to Head New Local Sporting Goods Store
W A Davis will head a new sporting goods store opening soon by George Prescott of DeKalb. Prescott and his team have been preparing the shop, but merchandise delays and brisk business at the DeKalb store slowed progress here.
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W. A. Davis
George Prescott
DeKalb
Prescott l
Weather is Eccentric Continues Flood Descriptions
Floods displace residents in Tennessee with towns like Hartsville and Ashland City affected. Nashville riverfront relies on canoes as streets flood. 200 people evacuated near Clarksville. land inundated across several counties.
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Hartsville
Tenn
Citizens Bank
Bank of Hartsville
Ashland City
Clarksville
Nashville
High School Tragedy Ends Life of Love Rival
Despondent over his sweetheart's choice, Alfred Weiburg 20 turned on gas jets in his kitchen and killed himself in Wheaton Illinois. He had given Miss Viola Bancroft a $1 wrist watch for Christmas and believed himself engaged. His parents said the girl chose John Leiderman a former classmate.
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Wheaton
Alfred Weiburg
Weiburg
Viola Bancroft
John Leiderman
Father Cleared in Death of Son in San Belleville Case
Peter Issler was freed by a coroner's jury who found he fired in self defense after his son John Issler began shooting at the family. Testimony showed the youth made several threats to kill the family before the fatal confrontation.
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San Belleville
U.P
Peter Issler
John Issler
Issler
Nicaraguan Crisis Sparks U S Marine Deployments
U S and Mexican officials traded denials as marines and bluejackets were landed at Bluefields and Puerto Cabezas to protect lives and property amid the Nicaraguan civil war. Liberal leader Sacasa condemned U S actions and accused Washington of bias while Diaz supporters backed recognition in Managua.
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State Department
Bluefields
Rio Grande Bar
Tuerta Cabezas
Department
Taither
Admiral Latimer
Latimer
Puerto Cabezas
Nacas
Legation
Chambberre
Solorzano
Sacasa
United States
Chamberro
U. S
Sacasas
Ince
Dennis
Congress
Casal
Diaz
Mexico
Casa
Mexico City
U.P
Juan Bautista Sacasa
Nicaragua
Pedro %Eveda
Mertero
Adolfo Diaz
Manaigua
Bacasa
Canaeras
American State Department
Protess
Kellogg
Coolidge
Zepeda
Leon
Mangua
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound praised by Indiana mother
An Indiana mother extols Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and bronchial trouble in her young son. She says it controls episodes when other remedies failed and notes its use for croup and troublesome nights. Khretmer's Drug Store coordinates the recommendation at 7th St. Pharmacy.
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Indiana
Foley
Khretmer
7Th St. Pharmacy
Money Tales Salesman Prospect promising high profits
A Mansfield Ohio mailing offers a sales program claiming a salesman earns $1.00 profit per dealer call while dealers invest £2.00 and sell at $3.50 for a $1.50 gross, with the salesman claiming $1.00. It promises earnings over $100,000 per week for new sellers and provides the address of George L. Lane.
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George L. Lane
Mansfield
Ohio
Cobb accused of possible blackmail in baseball scandal
Detroit December 27 reports Georgia friends say Dutch Leonard may press blackmail charges against Ty Cobb. Leonard allegedly mailed photo copies of Cobb's letter to Cobb's Augusta home after failing to secure a major league berth. No response from Cobb is known and federal grounds for prosecution are suggested.
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Leonard Detroit
Ty Cobb
Leonard
Seadal
Cobb
Augusta
Tiger
Express Boys Say Business Was Way Ahead
Employees of the American Railway Express company say the rush holiday season ended with little relief and parcel post shifts reduced express business to some extent. Yet railway workers insist express shipments remain heavy at Christmas, and if all parcels had moved by express, delivery wagons would still be busy.
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American Railway Express Company
Parcel Post
Railway Company
Express
Fragmentary Note Hints at Wagon Fusion Possibility
A clipped line suggests that day and night operations, plus two or three extra wagons, might have been fused. The fragment hints at a logistical change or consolidation affecting transport or service capacity.
No. 4 Mash promises eggs if hens in good condition
A reader ad claims hens in proper health and clean housing will respond to No. 4 Mash feed within weeks, producing large wholesome eggs. It asserts the product contains pure grains proteins minerals vitamins and elements required for health and productivity and can restore vigor if birds are unhealthy.
Feed Yeast and Supplements Listed with Reduced Oatmeal Quantity
The notice lists feed additives including yeast, cod liver oil, dried butter milk and a smaller amount of oatmeal along with mineral content. Quaker Oats Company Scratch Grains Full-O-Pep priced at 2.90 and Schumacher Early Bird at 2.70.
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Quaker Oats Company
Schumacher
New War Looms in Chicago Over Sheriff Job
Chicago December 27. Charles E. Graydon, Republican insider, indicates Galpin faction will name the Cook county sheriff to replace Peter M. Hoffman whose resignation is expected to be made public once a successor is chosen. Brundage and Barrett may lead a new camp if Graydon takes the post. Brundage insists the successor must close roadhouses selling liquor around Chicago. Patrick Carr, a famed Chicago Democrat, was elected to the political arena's upper ranks.
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Chicago
U.R
Charles E. Graydon
Sree
Galpin
Republican
Cook County
Peter M. Hoffman
Hoffman
Graycon
Charce
Edward J. Brundage
Ilinois
Brundage
Leonard
Crowes Dema
Chiccazo
Graydon
Patrick Carr
Unclear fragment hints at office vacancy and election timing
Fragmentary notice suggests a vacancy after a death, with potential special election to follow and references to local figures Hoffmann and Gray. The text is incomplete and difficult to interpret, but implies a government post becoming vacant and a forthcoming electoral process without concrete names or dates.
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Grayson
Hoffman
Fice
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