Sycamore Mid-Winter Fair Draws Crowds Despite Weather
The Sycamore Farmers Club with Chamber of Commerce support opened a large Mid-Winter fair in the armory and tents. Attendance exceeded expectations as exhibitors from Illinois Life Insurance Wylde Lov hardware Barker Sullivan drug stores Izaak Walton League Boy Scouts and local clubs showcased furniture apparel and outdoor conservation efforts. Page 2 continues.
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Symmore
Sycamore
Amon
Illinois Life Insurance Booth
Wylde & Lov
Anderson Brothers
Charles Rosen
Barker @ Sullivan
Wells, McAlister, Ulery & Ward
C. Vv
Kebil
Izaak Walton League
I. F. Plagge
Fuman Brothers
DeKah County
Bee Keepers Association
Carl Tudor
Tudor
Auto Mixup At Maple Park Corners Injures No One
Judge William A Blodgett and companions escape injury after a two car collision near Maple Park corners. State Police say a Chrysler driven by H Kendall struck a Hudson, flipped four times into a ditch. Kendall treated for injuries. A separate collision involved Mr Henderson of Maple Park and C O Von Vechter of Iowa on the paved road into Maple Park. Traffic was cleared and authorities investigated a pileup east of the scene. Turn to page 6.
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William A. Blodgett
Blodgett
Bent
Chrysler
Chicago
H. Kendall
Ot Town
Hudson
Kendall
Elburn
D. W. Anderson
Bycar
Porter Sworn In as Interstate Commerce Commissioner
The Iowan reports Claude R. Porter of Iowa visiting President Coolidge at the White House before beginning his duties as the new Interstate Commerce Commissioner.
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Claude R. Porter
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Porter
White House
President Coolidge
Jackson Under Fire in Indiana Gov Bribery Trial
In Indianapolis on February 8 governor Ed Jackson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conceal a $10,000 bribe offer to former Governor Warren T. McCray. Jackson, Coffin, and Marsh entered not guilty pleas. jury selection to follow amid heavy security and ongoing voir dire.
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Indianapolis
Ed Jackson
Warren T. McCray
Jackson
George W. Coffin
Robert I. Marsh
McCabe
Coffin
Marsh
Louis Ewbank
State Supreme Court
Clyde H. Jones
State Public Service Commission
Silas C. Rivet
Martinsville
William H. Remy
Emsley W. Johnson
Statehouse of
DeKalb Police Record Low Fines With Western Month
DeKalb police report to the city council shows a record low in fines for a month as 30 dollars were collected from 16 arrests. Only six arrestees paid fines, with payments including 11, 5, and 3 dollar amounts. The wagon was called three times and the ambulance 19 times, while sleepers accounted for the month’s busiest activity with 118 sleepers handled.
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DeKalb
Police Department
No Primary This Spring In City Election Move
City council declines April primary to elect five aldermen this spring incurring about 300 dollars in expense. March plan to pass ordinance for annual April election, voting for five wards. Election set for April 17 with ballots in petition order.
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Kohler Die Specialty Company
Stephen Sharkin
Robert Blakey
Walter Israel
Berglund, Hyde and
Chambers
Legion Scout Committee to Organize County Troop
American Legion Scout committee meets this evening at the Kennedy building Legion rooms to finalize plans for forming a Legion Scout troop. Scout Executive I F Plagge will attend and assist in organizing the unit, sanctioned earlier by the post. this would be the county’s first Legion Scout troop.
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American Legion Scout Committee
Legion Rooms
Kennedy Building
Legion
I. F. Plagge
Will of Henry Gray Judd Heard in Court
Will of Henry Gray Judd who died with Ruth Snyder was filed in White Plains Surrogate Slater's court. The brief document bequeaths sums to his mother wife daughter sister brother-in-law and to Samuel I Miller his attorney.
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White Plains
N. J
Henry Judd Gray
Ruth Snyder
Sing Sing
Slater
Gray
Samuel I. Miller
Illinois Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy and Cold
Partly cloudy and colder tonight in Illinois with a slight chance of light snow in the northeast. Thursday looks fair with generally dry conditions and mild temperatures.
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Illinois
Widow Mrs Augustana Bruce Found Dead in Sycamore
Coroner’s inquest in Sycamore reveals Mrs Augustana Bruce 65 was found hanging from a water pipe at the Sycamore hospital. Witnesses say she suffered ill health for years and had expressed thoughts of death while a patient there. Funeral plans to be announced.
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C. H. Wilkinson
Sycamore
Augustana Bruce
Sycamore Hospital
Dr. Wilkinson
C. W. Anderson
Charles Rosene
J.C. Brush
Charles Conrad
Clifford Sundry
F. B. Bate
Johnson Morgue
Bruce
Minnesota
Della Truman Awarded 500 in Illinois Central Case
In Carlinville Virden a telephone operator injures hearing leading to a $500 verdict after a suit against Illinois Central Telephone Co for 5600, resolved by a compromise reached yesterday.
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Carlinvile
U.P
Della Truman
Virden
Illinois Central Telephone Company
Jugo Slavic Cabinet Resigns in Belgrade Draw
Belgrade reports the cabinet has resigned with four members leaving the government and five total resignations following party political disagreements. The move marks a political shaking in the republic as parties dispute leadership and policy.
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Belgrade
Lindbergh Tours Caribbean and Heads Toward Havana
Charles A. Lindbergh flies from Havana toward Haiti and Cuba through a day of planed routes. He circles Havana briefly near the flying field, then continues toward Guantanamo and a northwest flight toward the United States, facing a minor aircraft valve leak.
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Havana
Cuba
Lindbergh
Haana
Columbia Flying Field
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Charles A. Lindberg
Lindberghs
Mole of
St. Nicholas
Point Caletas
United States Naval Base
Guantanamo
Bowenfield
St. Louis
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Spirit of
Lambert- St. Louis
Calimete
Mantangzas Province
Cuban Telephone Company
Clanfuelime
Government Telegraph Company
Genatane Washington
A. Lindbergh
Bay
Ad- Semiral Robinson
Trial nears end in Hickman case over Marion Parker slaying
The Los Angeles court heard Perry Parker recount the ransom exchange and Marian Parker's death as the Edward Hickman murder trial nears verdict. Parker identified Hickman, described the kidnapping, and stated the body was shown to him. Final arguments set for 2 p.m. with each side allotted three hours.
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Hickman
Parker
Keyes
Fox
George Contreras
Los Angeles
Contreras
J. J. Trabucco
the Fox
Trabucco
Jerome Walsh
Richard Cantillon
Jtorneys
Calif
U.P
Edward Hickman
Perry Parker
Marion
Thomas Hickman
Mia
Eva Hickman
Alfred
Edward
Siddons Rules Law On Sin Case Feet of Sunthce
Washington bulletin reports Sunthce Siddons today ruled that as a matter of law Harry Sin- was involved in a case. The decision frames the issue for further judicial action and outlines implications for related parties.
Senate to Press Case Against Teapot Dome Witness
The Senate moves to jail Col. Robert W. Stewart in a double effort touching contempt of the Senate. A grand jury will weigh indicting Standard Oil of Indiana executives for contempt as Sinclair and associates face questions about Liberty bond profits tied to Continental Trading. Justice Bailey reviews a habeas corpus writ seeking Stewart’s temporary release as the nation weighs potential separate trials.
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Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Senate
Teapot Dome
Continental Trading Company
Standard Oil ‘Company
Grand
Stewart
Jennings Bailey
Great Oil Company
Continental Company
Teapot Dome Committee
Earl W. Sinclair
Miners and Operators Hit Pay Scale Stalemate
Chicago February 8. A joint wage scale committee plans to appoint another sub committee to resume talks. Miners voted to extend negotiations via an enlarged panel of five miners and five operators. Operators were ready to adopt the miners plan. A two miner two operator subcommittee reported after five months it could not reach an agreement. Mines to operate through April 4 pending talks.
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Chicago
Colorado Miners to Continue the Strike in Denver
Colorado's striking coal miners rejected proposals to end the walkout. L. D. Moschott, chairman of the striker's executive committee, reported that the miners in a state...
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Colorado
Denver
Colo
L. D. Moschott
Governor as Candidate Promotes National Unity and Infrastructure
The candidate pledges America first policies and no entanglements, aims for early completion of the lakes to Gulf waterway, federal control of the Mississippi for five years, and a 12 000 mile Illinois paved road system funded by users with no direct taxes. Home rule for Chicago and telecommunication gains are urged. an April primary for U S Senate is anticipated. Thompson expected to replace Fred Lundin as state dispenser.
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America
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Illinois
Chicago
United States Senate
Thompson
Fred Lundin
Streator Murder Trial Sees Defense Fight Back
Chief William Robtr testified that Peter Busch did not reveal Hill’s instructions to avoid digging deep in the basement after Mim Elma Hill’s body was found. Busch, a state witness, gave strong testimony for the prosecution against Harry Hill, accused of murdering his mother. Health officer Arthur Gaff warned Mrs Hill in July about burning rubbish, while testimony linked a 1924-1926 effort to haul yellow clay to Hul yard to support the defense’s theory.
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Ottawa
William Robtr
Streator
Withrems
Peter Busch
Mim Elma Hill
Harry Hill
Busch
Hill
Hill Harry Hill
Arthur Gaff
Bes
Harry, Gee Manne Aoa
George Purigett
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Augusta Bruce
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