Mrs Colton Passes Away After Short Illness
Mrs. Colton a Grove Street resident dies at home after a brief illness of apoplexy. Luther Colton and seven children survive along with her sister and brothers. Active Advent Christian eachist for years, funeral plans pending. Infant Josephine Vo Ridulph dies at nine months after pneumonia. services scheduled Friday at Market Street home.
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Luther Colton
Grove
Mrs. Colton
Los
Nancy Asenath Smith
Oswero
Keniall County
Charles
Asenath W. Smith
Colton
James Knights
Sandwich
Frank Pennington
Aurora
Clarence Smith
Rhioda
Ruth L. Colton
Ordon Colton
Cortland
Arthur Colton
Josephine Vo Ridulph
Michael Ridulph
North Thirteenth Street
Market Street
Mrs. T. D. Monroe Undergoes Major Operation Today
Mrs. T. D. Monroe of North Thirteenth Street underwent a major operation for a serious Hood Poisoning today at Glidden hospital. The attending surgeon warned the case is grave but expects likely improvement soon. The Flower Store offers telegraph Valentine delivery by phone.
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Gligden Hospital
T. D. Monroe
North Thirteenth Street
Hood
The Tangle Author Reveals Modern Girl Tale
A novella by the anonymous author of The Tangle follows Tila Deane leaving home to find her own path. It promises intimacy about a modern woman's problems and adventures, urging every woman to read and share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tila Deane
Infant Son Taken by Death at Glidden Hospital
Charles Dale Thornton infant son of Mr and Mrs C D Thornton of North Seventh Street died last evening after a two day illness at Glidden hospital. Born Sunday afternoon the child’s death grieved the parents and community. Brief services were held at the Thornton home at ten this morning with Rev L L Hamilton of the Methodist church officiating and the remains placed in the receiving vault at Fairview cemetery.
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Charles Dale Thornton
Thornton
North Seventh — Street
Glidden Hospital
Pairview
L. L. Hamiltt
Methodist Church
Pensioners Listed at DeKall Works of American Steel
Forty former East and West Works employees named on the pension list with eligibility as of February 1. The American Steel and Wire Co, a United States Steel subsidiary, shows 1925 pension allocations totaling 2,068,652.83 for the Steel group, with specific shares to East West and North South Works and Waukegan.
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DeKall Works
American Steel & Wire Company
East & West Works
John L. Anderson
Alfred Anderson
Gustaf Anderson
Oscar W. Andeson
Samuel Cambridge
Carl Bergsten
Albert Bear
Peter Bush
Austin S. Cooper
John Devine
Andrew Ekstrom
Andrew Erickson
Albert Givens
Edward Halberg
Herschell D. Hiliker
Alfred Johnson
Andrew G. Johnson
Louis Johnson
Peter V. Johnson
Nathan Kins
August L. S. Klein
Frank Kokaly
John P. 5. Lou
Thure Lundgren
John Norberg
Esther S. Nourse
Thomas Parker
Per Pearson
Gustav G. Peterson
Walter Smith
Roger Smith
William Smith
Charles A
Waukegan
Steel Corporation
John Ericsson League to Meet Here for Convention Plans
De Kalb John Ericsson Republican League holds a meeting at Edward Johnson's First National Bank building to set plans for the March convention in Chicago. Delegates from DeKalb, Delhi, and Sycamore expected. officers to be elected. eight o’clock start.
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John Ericsson League
DeKalbments
John Ericsson | Republican League
Edward Johnson
National Tank Building
DeKalb County
John Anderson
LaSalle
Chicago
Deli
Sycamore
Coal Parley Is On Again In Philadelphia
Leaders of the anthracite strike miners and mine owners met in Philadelphia without prior notice hoping for a near settlement. Major W. W. English and Andrew Mattey arrived, with John L Lewis and Ellis Searles among others joining the talks behind locked doors. Unconfirmed reports tied in Secretary of Labor Davis and President Coolidge, while officials kept silent on progress.
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Philadelphia
W. W. English
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers
Andrew Mattey
Scale
Ellis Searles
Belltratford
Progr
Alvan Markle
Flo
Union League
DeKalb Man Sentenced for Intoxication and DUI Crash
James Fer of near Malta pleaded guilty before Judge W L Pond in Delh county court to possessing intoxicating liquor and driving while intoxicated. The court fined Fer $200 and $110 costs on each count and sentenced him to 30 days in the county jail. He was the driver in a Tuesday crash at Maple Park injuring a teacher college student.
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DeKalb
W .L. Pond
Delh
James For
Malta
Che ‘Sts Pous
Evan
Carhi
Fee
Maple Park
Teachers College
Banking Institutions to Remain Closed on Friday
DeKalb banks will remain closed all day Friday February 12 marking Abraham Lincoln's birthday anniversary. Banks named include First National Bank First Trust & Savings Bank DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank Jacob Haish State Thank.
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DeKalb
Abraham Lincoln
First National Bank
First Trust & Savings Bank
DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank
Jacob Haish
Prepare to Hang Killer in Alabama May End
Speinesfield Alabama February 11 indicates Alya Grimmett held as convictor slayer of William Steele Nortonville merchant. Governor shows no interference. hangman G Phil Hanna to release the trap as Morgan county braces for the first official hanging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speinesfield
Alya Grimmett
Wiliam Steele
Nortonville
Vernor Simallelone
Iterfures
Morgan County
G. Phil Hanna
Administration files liquor enforcement tightening bill.
The Treasury Secretary Mellon approved a dry legislative program to be submitted this week seeking stronger Volstead Act enforcement, loosening customs rules for liquor ships, and harsher penalties for liquor law violations.
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Washington, D.C
Web
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Congress
Body Found Frozen in Ice Cake Near Rockford
Mystery surrounds the unidentified man found encased in a large ice cake in the river behind Baldwins farm south of Rockford. Coroner Olson and Sheriff Atkinson, aided by two witnesses, retrieved the body and will thaw it to search for identifying marks. The man appears about 25, 135 pounds, wearing a mackinaw, new rubbers, and hat. origin and cause remain undetermined.
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Aldwin Farm
Rockford
Weldent
Fred C. Olsone
Elmer Carlson
Fourteenth Avenue
Peter
Jack Pearson
Twentieth Avenue
Sheriff's Office
Atkinson
Olson
Lane River Bank
Baldwin
Pmie Tee
Prohibition Seen as Political Issue by Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago Feb 11 Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago says prohibition is a political issue not affecting church faith. He cites no church mandate and urges Americans to seek change via Congress if needed. Editorials in New World and Catholic Extension discuss church stance, with debates over priest ordination vows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mundelein
Daytona
Fla
Francis Ryan
Church of Religion
Congress
New World
Catholic Weekly
Catholic Extension Monthly
Pershing to Report on Tacna Arica Work
John J. Pershing arrived in Washington from Arica Chile where he chaired the Tacna Arica plebiscite commission. He will not discuss the boundary dispute until after a conference with Secretary Kellogg.
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Pershing
Arica
Ashington
D. C
John J. Pershing
Washington
Chile
Coolidge
Kelloge
Mystery Thrills Fuel Hoover at Desk and Home
George Britt profiles J. Edgar Hoover, 81, head of the DOJ Bureau of Investigation, who unwinds after long days with detective fiction. He says a well written mystery lifts him out of reality, unlike love stories, and notes puzzles keep his mind keen for tomorrow’s work.
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Investigation Bureau
George Britt
NEA
Washington, Db. C
John Edgar Floover
Bureau of Investigation
Federal Department of Justice
Hoover
Department of Justice
Horatio Alger
William J. Burns
Young Hoover
Marqueta Disera Ends Life After Italy Praise Incident
Berlin reports Marqueta Disera, noted stage star, killed herself after a quarrel with her sister Mary Marie Orska and humiliation from expulsion from Berlin's leading theatrical club. The trigger involved a demonstrative pro Italy stance and a shouted salute to Mussolini following a dispute over Germany and South Tyrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Mary Marie Orska
Marqueta Disera
Italy
South Tyrol
Marqueta
Mussolini
Brennan Is New Light for Illinois Democrats
National Committeeman George E. Brennan, a leading Illinois Democrat, may be the party’s candidate for United States Senator if downstate Democrats favor it. Anti-Volstead sentiment grows in major cities. Decatur and Springfield back modification, with Brennan urged to run and strong pressure mounting.
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Chicago
George E. Brennan
Cook County
James Hamilton Lewis
Clarence Darrow
Ilinois
Brennan
Decatur
Springfield
William B. McKinley
W. E. Edwards
Congress
Charlie Adkins
Cairo
Galena
New Plea to Escape Jail for Editor Lorenz
Editor Lorenz of Staats Zeitung faces a possible six month jail term for libeling the American Legion by calling them "bums." Judge Emmanuel Eller heard arguments on Lorenz’s habeas corpus petition and will render a decision Tuesday at two o'clock. Also includes a retail ad for Gillette razors and blades at Secor's.
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Lorenz
Chicago
Tll
Arthur Lorenz
Staats Zeitung
Bridewell
American Legion
Emmanuel Eller
Valentine Flowers at The Flower Store Event
Valentine flowers and potted plants promoted for February 14. The Flower Store advertises a wonderful assortment of cut stems and arrangements to celebrate the day. A Friday night dance at Elva features tickets priced at 65 cents.
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Valentine
Elva
Weather outline for Illinois turns wet and warm
A weather note for Illinois shows increasing warmth with a rain or snow mix to the west and northern areas by Friday night. Expect rising temperatures as the system moves in toward the end of the week.
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Illinois
Tax cut row draws Mellon warning on deficit
Washington February 11 Treasury Secretary Mellon opposed the senate action cutting the tax reduction to 452 million and warned it could create a future government deficit. He said the proposed cut exceeds the available margin and predicted the measure would be amended in conference. The senate adjourned amid votes repealing estate, amusements, auto and truck taxes, with a likely conference to reconcile differences before March 15 tax returns.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Mellon
Senate
House
Treasury Department
Finance Committee
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Leta Hertford
Steele
Killer
Bulletin
Cardinal Mundelein
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