DeKalb Launches City Radio Station WBBZ
DeKalb begins radio broadcasting with WBBZ owned by Carrell theatrical agency of Chicago. The Chronicle reports news bulletins from 12:30 pm, organ concerts by Ralph Howard, and a week of local talent broadcasts from the DeKalb theatre. Tonight features orchestra, Four Collegians, and other local acts with additional plans for Thursday.
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DeKalb
DeKalb Theatre
WBBZ
Carrell Theatrical Agency
Chicago
The
Chronicle
Ralph Howard
Denali Theatre
State Teachers College
Genevieve Davey
Rochelle
Elks
Wall Street Watches Bakery Probes Amid Consolidation Talks
New York February 9 government stance on consolidation involving hundreds of millions slows other Wall Street amalgamation plans. Federal trade mission hearings into Continental Baking Corporation draw attorneys seeking lines of questioning. Market chatter says mergers in oil steel and drugs are also being arranged.
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Wall Street
New York
N. Y
Federal Trade Mission
Continental Baking Corporation
Prophetstown Man Takes Own Life in Early Morning
Prophetstown resident John Turner reportedly hanged himself in the early hours, according to a local police report. The incident occurred in Sterling area coverage as authorities investigate the suicide.
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Prophetstown
iSterling
John
Turner
Scout Knot Tying Exhibit In This City
Boy Scouts of Troop Four from the Methodist church display 105 knots at Anderson Brothers clothing store. Patrols compete in a knot tying contest with the winning group to be honored at a future chicken supper. The country marks the 16th anniversary of the Boy Scouts with special programs this week.
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Boy Scouts
Troop Four
Methodist Church
Anderson Brothers
American Held in Villa Grave Robbery Case
An American, Halmdahl, and Alberto Corri can were arrested in Durango in connection with the grave robbery of Francisco Villa in Parral Mexico. The skull was removed and a note claimed the head would go to Columbus New Mexico. Both men said they were from Los Angeles and on a hunting trip. Halmdahl reportedly aided in the Mexican revolution and guided Pershing’s punitive expedition after Villa’s 1916 raid.
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Villa
Parral
Mexico
Halmdahl
Alberto Corrican
Francisco Villa
Columbus
N. M
Los Angeles
Durango
Pershing
Columbus, N. M
Two More Die From Rat Poison At Kankakee Asylum
Two other inmates at the Kankakee state hospital for the insane died after eating rat poison given by fellow patient Mrs Anna Haas. The first death occurred Sunday and three others are seriously ill. Names include Mildred Hates, Tillie Carembski, Mary Roberts, Dameceli Pelski, and Nellie Griffin in serious condition.
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Kankakee
Ill
Kankakee State Hospital For
Anna Haas
Mildred Hates
Farmer City
Tillie Carembski
Cook County
Mary Roberts
LaSalle County
Dameceli Pelski
Nellie Griffin
Cole County
Frank O Rourke Saves Passengers From Broken Rail
Frank O Rourke of the Elgin National Watch repair department halted a passenger train after spotting a partly missing rail at Walnut Street crossing. He waved a lantern to warn the engineer, who stopped the train just before a wheel dropped into the gap. passengers escaped unharmed. Local notices follow.
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Frank O'Rourke
Elgin National Watch Factory
Freeport
Walnut Street
O'Rourke
Himg
Senate blocks public tax return disclosure vote
Washington news report on February 9 notes the Senate joined the House in blocking public disclosure of individual income tax returns. The Norris amendment failed 45 to 82, keeping tax returns private while paving the way for final passage of the tax revenue bill and a March 15 payment.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Norris
Nebraska
McKellar
Tennessee
Farmer-Labor
Couzens
Rep
Mich
Smoot
Utah
Finance Committee
Ernst
Rep. Ky
Internal Revenue Bureau
Michigan
Reed
Dem
Couzens Kulter
Internal Revenue
Daniel F. Hickey
Mellon
Pittsburgh
Hickey
Consolidated Corporation Return
la Follette
Rep. Wis
Shipstead
Farmer-Liabor
Minn
Dill
Wash
Mrs Jennie Smith Improves After Hospital Operation
Mrs Jennie Smith at Rochelle hospital shows progress after surgery. Visitors Mrs Ed Middleton, Mrs Wilfred Hetchler and Mrs William reported her condition improving and likely speedy recovery. Valentine Flowers at The Flower Store offers potted plants and cut flowers for Valentine day.
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Jennie Smith
Rochelle
Ed. Middelton
Wilfred Hetchler
William
Valentine Flowers
War Wages On Dry Law In Unified Tempers Fight
A New York Church Temperance society moves to modify the Volstead act to legalize night wines and beer. Rev Dr James Empringham cites investigations delaying a prohibition report while noting wide episcopal opposition. Bishop Manning and Bishop White express cautious support for enforcement and against repeal on conscientious grounds.
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New York
N. Y
Church Temperaure Society
James Empringham
Church Temperance Society
Manning
Bishop Manning
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Springfield
John C. White
The
Episcopal Church
White
Illinois Weather Night Clouds Then Warmer West
Cloudy and partly cloudy tonight with slightly colder air in the far south. Wednesday looks fair with warmer temperatures in the western portion.
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Illinois
Pershing Arrives at Key West by Denver Under Submarine Salute
General John J. Pershing reaches Key West aboard the cruiser Denver at 9 30 am from South America amid a submarine salute. The arrival marks a ceremonial welcome as Pershing tours home shores.
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Key West
Fla
John J. Pershing
Denver
Scouts Portray Life At Camp In City Program
Scouts gave a school program under American Legion auspices, depicting a camp day from dawn bugle call to camp fire night. Most ex servicemen absent. The show featured authentic scout activities with one friction-fire demonstration by the Scoutmaster and a later swim for all, while a planned New York radio broadcast failed to come through.
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Gey Scouts
Toy Scout
American Legion Post
Youngs
Prickett
New York
Valentine Flowers and Bargain Housewares Ad
A compact ad listing a flower shop with a Valentine theme and a second note promoting Cocoa Hard Water Castile Soap in 10 cent cakes on sale. Secor's offers the deal and Lager's Shoe Store advertises satin D Orsay pumps at a reduced price.
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DeKalb
Secor's
D’orsay
Corn Belt Lays Plan for Farm Relief March on Washington
Midwest farm relief advocates, organized as the Corn Belt plan, will march to Washington on March 1 and camp until agricultural legislation is enacted. The group outlined a national effort to place farming on par with other industries, with a Washington HQ shared by key committees and a speakers bureau to push the reform. Governors and senators will be invited to join the effort and a Chicago meeting on February 15 will ratify the plan.
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Chicago
Til
Middlewest Farm Relief Advocates
Washington
Des Moines
Capital
Executive Committee of 22
American Council of Agriculture
Corn Belt Committee
Kansas City
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Omaha
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Hammill
Iowa
McMullen
Nebraska
Gunderson
South Dakota
Cummins
Norris
Capper
Kansas
Illinois Agricultural Association
George N. Peek
Moline
Wolfred Linstrom
Pleasant Lake
Ind
Jiice
C. W
Coal Strike Near End Claimed by Indiana Senator
Senator Jim Watson of Indiana says a confidential source indicates the anthracite coal strike settlement is near. He spoke on the senate floor but the claim lacks enthusiasm after Senator Pepper’s earlier similar remark. Watson cites the miners ready to return under current wages until September 1927 while a mediation board works toward a permanent agreement with government representation.
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Indiana
Board of Mediation
Coolidge Approves Plan for Dry Unit
President Coolidge is quoted as approving Mellon's plan to create a separate prohibition and customs bureau removing the prohibition department from the internal revenue service. Mellon has discussed the idea with Coolidge, and it has been introduced in Congress. The president is said to back all points of the plan.
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Washington, D. v
Rep. y—Au
Coolidge
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Bureau of Prohibition and Customs
Prohibition Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
Gangsters Escape Attempt Ended In Iowa Chase
Two convicted payroll bandits Arthur Fairfield and Frank Sawyer plus three confederates attempted a jailbreak near Clinton Iowa. A sheriff posse killed one gangster Harry Marks of Chicago and captured the others after a running gun battle near the Mississippi River as Iowa and Illinois police pursued across the bridge toward Thomson. The escape car, a dark grey Buick or Cadillac, carried the fugitives through Clinton toward Illinois with deputies exchanging fire and bystanders scattering in panic.
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United Press
Chadwick
Clinton
Harry Marks
Chicago
Arthur Fairfield
Frank Sawyer
Fairfield
Sawyer
Mississippi River
Illinois
Iowa
A. E. Hamilton
Whiteside County
Morrison
Williams
Hamilton
Jesse James
Court House
George Snell
George Howland
Mississippi
Ilinois
T. C. Cheatham
Thomson
Lindoln Highway
DeKalb
Rehearing Denied in Small State Funds Case
The Illinois Supreme Court denied Governor Len Small's petition for rehearing over interest on state funds while he was state treasurer. The case returns to Sangamon county circuit court for a master in chancery to determine the amount owed, with further appeals possible to the U S Supreme Court.
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State Supreme Court Today
Small
Springfield
State Supreme Court
Len Small
Sangamon County
Supreme Court
Illinois Supreme Court
Master In Chancery
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Supreme Court
Pythian Past Officers Postpone Event to February 18
The Knights of Pythias lodge announces that the Past Chancellors night will not occur this week and is rescheduled for Thursday night February 18. Past officers will occupy all stations in the lodge room and perform parts of the work of the third, with a class of four or five candidates expected to receive the work that evening.
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Knights of Pythias
Fancy dancing class for kindergartners offered at Peck’s Academy
A notice advertises a children's fancy dancing class for kindergarten age. For details call the studio, Peck's Academy of Music and Dancing. Also listed are Fresh Eggs at 34¢ a dozen from Barb City Grocery.
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Peck's Academy of Music and Dancing
Three Bandits Loot Wilder Company Payroll in Chicago
Three bandits entered Wilder Company wholesale leather goods office on the north side and escaped with 3200 dollars. The cashier was struck with the butt of a revolver when he delayed producing the payroll. Police search underway.
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Chicago
Wilder Company
North Side Wholesale
President Coolidge Signs Bill to Build New Bridges
President Coolidge signed bills authorizing bridge construction on the Calumet river in Cook county and on the Fox river in LaSalle Kendall counties in Illinois. The item notes the legislative action amid a weather-tinged local item and shoe store filler text.
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Coolidge
Washington, D. C
Calumet River
Cook County
Fox River
LaSalle
Kendall Counties
Titals
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Dick Sorensen
Barth City Quartet
Frank Ellis
Radio Company
New Bell
Elgin Man
Unger’s Shoe Store
William A. Clark
Montana
Effie McWilliams
Clarksdale
Alma Hines
Orrick
Addie Miller
Colo
HAM
Impringham
Dr. Empringham
Empringhan
Bulletin
America
Parents OF “Young America
Valentine
Unger’s
Whiteside County Posse
Pythian
Pat.ient
tUsger
Stora
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