Chicago Becomes Scene of Mass Beer War Killings
In a north side garage a raid by two carloads of gunmen left seven S M C Cartage employees dead with sawed off shotguns. Pete Gusenburg, tied to George Moran, was among the slain. his brother Frank was wounded. Police labeled the ambush a bold act in Chicago gang feuds and tied some victims to the beer racket.
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Chicago
U.P
North Side Cartage
Pete Gusenburg
George “Bugs” Moran
North Side
Aiello
Pete
Frank
James Clark
Snowbound mail planes narrowly avert crash at McGirr field
Two east bound air mail planes nearly collided while landing at McGirr emergency field last evening. One aircraft slid into snow and became stuck. the other continued to Chicago after circling the field. Pilot Harry Lewis and crew plan to return to McGirr to free the stranded ship once a runway is built.
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Air Mail
McGirr
Chicago
McGirr Field
Harry Lewis
Paul Eakle
National Air Transport Company
Eakle
Lewis
Boeing
State Employee To Speak Here Thursday Night
Gilbert L. Stout of the state natural history division will address a large audience at the DeKalb high school this evening using lantern slides to discuss corn rot diseases and rat detection. He will also speak at Waterman high school in the afternoon about preventing agricultural diseases and improving control methods for farmers.
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Gilbert L. Stout
State Natural History Division
Department of Agriculture of
Springfield
P. M. Farr
Stout
DeKalb
State Department
Waterman
Mayor McCormack and illicit liquor ring in Herrin trial unfolds
In federal court at East St. Louis, Herrin mayor Marshall McCormack is centered in a bootlegging conspiracy with city officials. Former police chiefs and Birger gang members testify while farmers and a jailed Birgerite recount protection money and election violence tied to Williamson County liquor schemes.
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East St. Louis
Southern Illinois
Herrin
Ill
Birger
Marshall McCormack
Alvin Misker
John Stamm
Elmer McCormack
Arlie O. Boswell
Williamson County
Fred L. Wham
George Griffith
McCormack
Newman
Birgerite
Griffihs
Birgerites
Lory Price
DeKalb Dollar Day Set for Saturday Bargains
DeKalb merchants plan a Saturday Dollar Day with value claims kept strict. Clothing, dry goods, shoes, hardware, and Lincoln Highway retailers will offer dollar discounts and early shopping urged. The Chronicle promises full details and specials in Friday edition.
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Lincoln Highway
the Chronicle
Poust to Assume Lead Role in Major Chicago Trials
Cassius Poust, newly named first assistant district attorney for Chicago, visited DeKalb amid celebrations. He accepted the post unsolicited after turning down the attorney general’s offer to join the capital-based force. He will handle the department’s biggest cases and be a public focus for the next few years. The predecessor just finished prosecuting the Alderman Haffa conspiracy case. DeKalb County expects significant outcomes.
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Cassius Poust
Chicago
DeKalb
Poust
Haffa
DeKalb County
Foch Better Today In Opinion Of Physicians
Paris doctors expressed optimism about Marshal Ferdinand Foch as his heart and lung symptoms improved. They noted his temperature at 99.32 and pulse at 80, marking a favorable turn in his condition.
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Foch
Paris
U.P
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Valentine Day Customs Began as Reform Practice in Rome
Washington notes recount how Valentine’s Day began as a reform measure in ancient Rome. Priests swapped names of sweethearts for saints, supposedly signaling divine disapproval. Despite derailed efforts, the tradition persisted, with English folk later continuing the name drawing into the 15th century.
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Washington
U.P
Rome
Pan
Juno
Library of Congress
England
Germany Presses Case on Reparations at Conference
Paris February 14 German alternate delegate Dr Carl Melchior urged the conference to consider Germany’s inability to meet Dawes plan payments highlighting a serious adverse trade balance and weak returns on foreign loans The Reich presented its case with Dr Hjalmar Schacht and associates outlining issues from living standards to tax burden and foreign loans The Germans prepared to present their arguments while Allied viewpoints were readied Berlin meanwhile reported a requested reduction in annuities due from Germany by Dr Schacht to the conference officials
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Paris
Germany
Carl Melchior
Melchior
Reich
Hjalmar Schacht
Schacht
France
Berlin
Et Schacht
Conference of Experts
Zeitung Am Mittag
Weather Outlook for Illinois Partly Cloudy to Cloudy
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Friday with no decided change in temperature. Light winds expected as the pattern remains unsettled across Illinois.
Record Cold Grips Europe As Deaths Rise
London reports Europe paralyzed by a historic cold snap with 121 fatalities since Saturday. Poland records 176 below zero and Siberia had 90 below in 1917. Fuel and food shortages threaten relief, while transport suffers and coastlines see ration disturbances. Cannes endures snow and frost damaging crops as global aid planes fly.
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London
U.P
Europe
Poland
Earth
Siberia
Radio Wal
Budapest
Saym
Baltic Sea
Trieschen Island
Hamburg Children’s Sanitarium
DeKalb High School Field Flooded for Skating
The southwestern part of the high school campus known as the girls field is being flooded by the city to create an ice skating pond for local residents unable to use the Teachers College pond. Boys' gym classes volunteered to shovel snow, and if temperatures stay favorable and snow remains scarce, a proper skating area will be ready.
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DeKalb
Futre
Finnish Scout Troop Wins Rally Pennant
The Finnish troop of Boy Scouts led by Arthur Johnson won the pennant at the first annual rally at State Teachers College last night. The event drew a large audience and was a success, with Methodist church troop taking second and Congregational troop third. Swedish Mission troop placed fourth. First Lutheran and First Baptist did not participate. Full contest details to be released tomorrow after data availability.
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Arthur Johnson
State Teachers College
Haffa Rides Detour to Sycamore Jail in Liquor Case
Henry Murray, a beer and alcohol truck driver for the Alderman Titus Haffa liquor syndicate, was sentenced by Federal Judge Walter C. Lindley to three months in DeKalb county jail and a $200 fine. Lindley also jailed Alferman Haffa for two years in Leavenworth with an $11,000 fine. Edward Hug got one year and $3,000. Sam Simons eighteen months and $3,000. Murray, deemed a small cog in the operation, arrived at the Sycamore jail on a Chicago & Great Western train and underwent standard processing. The sheriff described him as an ordinary looking truck driver, unlike more flamboyant federal prisoners.
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Henry Murray
Titus Haffa
DeKalb
Sycamore
Walter C. Lindley
Alferman Hifa
Leavenworth
Lindley
Edward Hug
Sam Simons
Haffa
Murray
United States
Chicago & Great Western
DeKalb County
Terry Druggan
Sycamore Jail
Auto Mishap Claims One Life Near Greencastle
Harold Black aged 28 of Charleston was killed when the car overturned on a highway near Greencastle Indiana. His two companions Lowell Galbreath and Mabel Adams, also of Charleston, suffered injuries in the crash last night.
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Charleston
Til
Harold Black
Lowell Galbreath
Mabel Adams
Greencastle
Ind
Lindy and Morrow Engagement Echoes Romeo and Juliet
Washington reports a sensational romance linking Col Charles A Lindbergh and Anne Spencer Morrow. The piece traces public enemies of Wall Street, Morgan and money trust ties, comparing to Shakespeare. The column notes family ties and political contrasts shaping the engagement.
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Washington
U.2
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Spencer Morrow
Minnesota
Money Trust
Shakespeare
Dwight Morrow
Mexico
Wall Street
House of Morgan
Lindbergh
Amy Morrow
Royal Purple
Finance
Miss Morrow
J. P. Morgan
DeKalb to Consider New Public Library Site Decision
The DeKalb library board recommends purchasing the Mec Cormick property at North Third and Oak streets as the site for a new public library. The board president announced the plan, with council action possible at the March 5 session or via a special meeting.
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North Third and
Oak Streets
DeKalb
Library Board
F. Parsons
Churches to press repeal of 1927 Illinois racing act
DeKalb Ministerial Association calls the 1927 law one of the most vicious in state history and plans a statewide fight to repeal it. Petitions will circulate and be mailed to Governor Emmerson. pastors urge congregations to pass resolutions. They cite large betting sums at East St. Louis and near Chicago and forecast eight tracks and long racing season.
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General Assembly
Illinois
DeKalb Ministerial Association
Methodist Board of Public Morals of
Mlinois
L. L. Emmerson
Cuthbertson
J. C. Spencer
Methodist Church
East St. Louis
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Ilinois
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Oren Coleman
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Chronicle
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Birdman
Mexico City
Ambassador Morrow
Anne Morrow
Elizabeth Morrow
Col
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Constance Morrow
Riviera
Cannes
Lindy
McCormick
Oak Street
Mbrary Board
Library
Jacob Halsh
Jacob Haish
Haish
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