Concert to Be a Treat by Mme Sturkow-Ryder at First Lutheran
Mme Sturkow-Ryder appears at the First Lutheran under the Woman's Club auspices with no mission fee. The program at 8 o'clock features Clutsam and Tchaikovsky choral items, Mendelssohn concerto, and several Romantic pieces, sung and accompanied by the Woman's Club chorus and pianists.
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Mme Sturkow-Ryder
First Lutheran
Woman's Club
Woman’s Club
Clutsam
Tchailkow
L. E. Warner
Berkley Ney
Arthur Foote
Mme
Sturkow-Ryder
Tchaikowsky-Brown
Woman’s Club Chorus
Mendelssohn
Mme. Sturkow-Ryder
Apollo
Pisano
Frederick Ayres
Burleigh
Howard Han
Commission to Consider Rail Petition Here
Illinois Commerce Commission heard the DeKalb Sycamore Electric petition to remove tracks on Lincoln Highway. The decision was taken under advisement for a few days. City Attorney Harris Fisk and company district manager Frank Conley attended the hearing here.
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Ilinois
Border forces alert for renewed Mexican raids
Washington February 16 American forces on the Mexican border have been ordered to maintain an alert patrol against threats of a revival on an extensive scale of sporadic bandit raids. No increase in the border force has been made.
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Hishoes
Washington, D. C
War Department
Hitchcock Effort Aims to Delay Four-Power Treaty Debate
United Washington DC. Democratic senators back a Hitchcock resolution urging President Harding to submit complete information on the four-power Pac treaty negotiations. The measure, expected in the Senate today, may show Democrats splitting from Senator Underwood’s leadership and seeks minutes of delegates’ talks among the four powers.
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United
Washington, DC
Hitchcock
Prudent Harding
Senate
Underwood
DeKalb-Sycamore Electric Prepares Coal Storage Yard
The DeKalb-Sycamore electric company plans to store coal for use if the miners strike begins April first. The North Western plans a spur into Jacob Haish property on Oak Street near Ninth to create a storage lot. About 125 cars of coal are expected to be reeled in and stored on the vacant lot.
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DeKalb-Sycamore Electric Company
North Western
Jacob Haish
Oak Street
Ninth
Traylor to Speak Here at De Kalb Farm Meeting
A farm labor meeting under De Kalb County Soil Improvement association will be held at the Elks hall in De Kalb on Saturday February 25 at 1 30. Melvin Traylor Sr Setasai of the Fi Trust Savings bank Chicago vice president First National Bank Chicago director Live Stock Exchange National Bank Chicago and Industrial Bank of New York will speak on business conditions. His address is expected to benefit farmers of the county. All residents are urged to attend and bring neighbors.
Four Couples Get Licenses at Sycamore
Four couples obtained marriage licenses in Sycamore as records show. Names include Leonidas Marion Carson aged 22 and Gene Esther Margaret McNamar a aged 24. Clarence Taylor aged 22 and Franklin Sylvia Adkins aged 18. Ler art W Virginia Irned Monroe aged 27 and Wil mette Maury H Drury aged 23. C Elmer Carlson aged 36 and Elizabeth B. Merr man aged 26 from Garden Prairie.
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Leonidas Marion Carson
Gene Esther Margaret McNamara
DeKalb
Clarence Taylor
Franklin
Sylvia Adkins
Lerart
W. Virginia
Irned Monroe
Wilmette
Maury H. Drury
C. Elmer Carlson
Garden Prairie
Elizabeth B. Merrman
Sycamore Forms Sheriff Campaign Club Over Thousand Members
A sheriff campaign club in Sycamore grew to more than a thousand members at Townsend theater Friday night. An executive committee led by G A James and A W King planned a permanent organization with officers including A W Sawyer as president and Mrs Charlotte Carlson as vice president. The group praised Col Hemenway and discussed his soldierly courage and steadfast character in a town meeting continued on page eight.
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Sheriff Campaign Club
Townsend Theater
Citizens of
Sycamore
Col. Hemenway
G. A. James
W M. McAllister
A. W. King
S. M Henderson
E. G. Cooper
A. W. Sawyer
Charlotte Carlson
J. W. Lindstrom
George E Dutton
W. E. Pearson
C. B. Brown
Charles B. Townsend Surer
L. Frar Moudry
W. J. Fulton
Unn Anderson
L. BE. Lloyd
Reuben Freed
James Divine
G. H Carlson
George A. James
E. W. Crum
Herbert Pagel
Floyd Whittemore
A. FE
Hanmerschmidt
S. M. Henderson
William Hurt
James O'May
Col Hemenway
Burlington Fire Destroys Big Pavilion and Several Homes
A severe blaze near Sycamore and Burlington gutted the Big Dreamland pavilion, two buildings, and damaged a dozen homes while threatening others. Fire departments from Burlington Sycamore and Hampshire fought the flames with aid from nearby towns. total losses estimated well over 15 thousand dollars.
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Charles Koenke
Burlington
Sycamore
Kneir & Hattendorf
August Brumhke
Hampshire
Contol
Elgin
August Brunke
Brumke
Pavillion
Savage
Knell & Huttendorf
Koehnke Pool Hut
Hospital Benefit Dance by Btars Alumni in St Mary's Hall
Btars alumni stage a hospital benefit dance in St Marys Hall on Friday evening February 16 to raise funds for local medical care. The event invites parishioners and townspeople to attend for a night of music and dancing.
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Btars
St. Mary's Hall
Old Time and Modern Dances at Star Tonight
Community invites all to watch or dance at Star tonight with Palmey orchestra. Tickets cost 1 dollar per couple, ladies free. Feature acts include Girl From Porcupine and a red-blooded human interest story. Performances at Tit and Dekalb Farm ers. Last night’s paper noted a grain-for-furniture exchange offer with three cents more than market price, to be repeated tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmey
Biony
Dekco Farmers
Selution of Taylor Murder Still Distant
Los Angeles reports from February 18 state the Taylor murder remains unsolved with no near breakthrough. DA and investigators reiterate lack of a credible motive or killer identification as scenes are reenacted to verify body placement. William Davis visits the crime site with the director while eight suspects are grilled, and stock missing is noted along with tax considerations after the death.
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Ity Tiken
Los Angeles
Cal
Ure Mote
Siwine Stid
Nam PD
Taylor
William Davis
Mable Normand
Post Office
Aulors
Frank Bryson
Master Bandit Captured by Gotham Police
New York Feb 16. Police captured Meury Neilson 25 known as Henry Kauffman alleged master bandit head of a gang blamed for numerous hold ups in recent weeks. He confessed to several jobs and police expect more confessions and say the arrest may break up the outlaw underworld in Gotham.
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Vatedt Preesy
New York
N. Y
Meury Neilson
Neilson
Henry Kauffman
City Cleanup Eases Park Ahead of Busy Season
City crews have cleared dead wood and weed at the free camping ground in Aunie's Words to prepare for the bike season and the expected influx of visitors. The effort aims to make the area safe and ready for summer use by coppers and campers alike.
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Aunie
Lloyd George Praises Washington Arms Conference成果
In Tamaon England February 16 Lloyd George praised the Washington arms conference for averting war in the Pacific. He told a luncheon honoring Arthur Balfour that explosive material washed upon Pacific shores and a swift crisis was avoided by timely actions, noting the United States set a strong precedent and eased suspicions.
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England
Danfer
Pacific
Washington
Lloyd George
Arthur Balfour
Buick Agency in DeKalb County Takes Over Local Buick Dealer
The Chronicle reports The DeKalb County Sales Company of Sycamore incorporated to deal in automobiles trucks and farm machinery at 118 South Main Street Sycamore. Capital stock 1 820 000 subscribed and paid by A S Hammer Schmid, Charles G Conrad and M C McIntyre all of Sycamore. The new company takes over the Sycamore Buick business.
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Springfield
Chronicle
DeKalb County
Sycamore Incorporated
South Main Street
Sycamore
A. S. Hammerschmid
Charles G. Conrad
M. C. McIntyre
Sycamore Buick Company
Church Hunger Strike Ties to Gallows Death
In Ui on February 11 Harvey Church pleaded to starve while scaffold work began for his imminent execution tomorrow. The condemned man, who has reportedly refused to eat, has faced forced feeding during the prior week. The case involves the brutal killings of Bernard Doush gerty and Carl An miuus in a motor car incident.
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Abu Ores Chitazo
Harvey Church
Chayeh
Chared
Bernard Doushgerty
Carl An
Miuus
Surgeon Sings During Local Anesthetic Operation
A Chicago surgeon performed a serious operation on a male child at St Luke's Hospital using only a local anaesthetic. He sang to the tune of Delivery Stattle Blues while the knife was wielded, claiming the patient disliked anaesthetics and that the music helped.
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Chicaza
Mievearold Bay
Str Luke's Hospital
Soldier Bonus Delay Hints Sales Tax Route
President Harding urged a general sales tax to fund the soldier bonus and warned against piecemeal payments or short term securites. Congress wrestles with funding plans amid opposition and doubts of passage. Belfast violence rises with nine dead and over a hundred wounded as Sinn Feiners clash with Unionists while Ulster raids spark fear of a wider flare. Churchill announces release of 26 kidnapped Unionists as Ireland treaty moves forward.
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Aifred
Washington, I C
Congress
Harding
Fordney
House
Ways Ever Means Committee
Lnion
Washington, D.C
Washington, D. C
Jordney
Ways and Means Committee
Longworth
Ohio
City
United
London
England
Belfast
Sein
Irish Republican Army
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Miss Semple Explains Japan’s Food Challenge and Scenes
Miss Ethel Semple spoke on Japan’s struggle to feed 55 million people on a 148 000 square mile island with two thirds mountainous terrain. She showed slides of farms, terraces, silkworms, tea gardens, and river traffic, stressing intensive farming and land needs amid earthquakes and small plots.
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Japan
Stepe
Ethel
G. A. Buzzard Preeves
Miss Semple
Salk Cealt
Many Priests Hear Bishop Aurora Today
More than 40 priests assisted in a Mass at St. Mary's church Aurora this morning for Monsignor James J. Bennett. The Rt Rev P J Mul doon of Rockford diocese led the service joined by priests from nearly every parish in the diocese with J A Solon of St. Mary's wing coordinating the service.
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P. J. Muldoon
Rockford
St. Mary's Church
Fox and Root Streets
Aurora
James J. Bennett
St. Mary’s
Prizes Awarded to Young Boys in Knodle Tool Guess
B C Knodle conducted a tool count contest in The Chronicle with over 200 youths answering. Nine guessed the exact total of 255 tools, earning grand prizes of a Scout knife, an axe, and a saw for Robert Broughton Milton Hasman James Clark. Several other correct-guess entrants received knives. Weather notes: Illinois fair tonight and Friday with probable snow flurries and rising temperatures.
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B. C. Knodle
Colums
Chronicle
Robert Broughton
Milton Hasman
James Clark
Veryle Barlow
Ross Gustafson
Oliver Feltz
Ray Johnson
Kenneth Snyder
Robert Hagland
Mr. Knodle
Howatt Is Not Seated At United Mine Workers Convention
United Press dispatch reports conservatives at the United Mine Workers wage conference gaining ground as the credentials committee final report seated delegates for the reorganized Kansas district and expelled Alexander Howatt and his followers. The move unites the union ahead of wage talks with mine owners. In another note, railroad workers say they will not strike in sympathy with miners on April 1 if wage scales are met, while a separate fire in Fort Dodge Iowa destroys the Snell Shop building and damages a full block, estimated at 400000 dollars.
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United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers Wage Conference
Alexander Howatt
Kansas
Seale
Cleveland
American
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Chicago
Get Rich Quick Schemes Sweep Chicago Foreign Born
Grand jury probes into Get Rich Quick schemes targeting Chicago's foreign born community began as investigators prepare indictments against Leslie Harrington and others. The cases involve substantial losses tied to promises of high interest, with figures reaching nearly a million dollars in notes from Lithuanians and other investors. Federal and local actions unfold as authorities lock into the Harrington, Bischoff, and related finance operations amid arrests and ongoing asset evaluations.
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United Press
Chicago
Til
Hodges
Tory
Leslie Harrington
Harrington
Jfice
Raymond J
Flori
Bischoff
Charles Apple
Taxes May Be Paid At Local Banks In DeKalb County
Walter M Hay county treasurer explains taxpayers may pay taxes at DeKalb Savings Bank or Fourth Street Bank. Enclosed self addressed envelopes accompany bills but many believe payment must go to the treasurer. Officials say payments received at banks are valid and receipts issued.
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Fourth Street Bank
Walter M. Hay
DeKalb & Savings Bank
Greatest College Band To Visit DeKalb February 27
Sousa lauds University of Illinois concert band as it begins its 32nd season on a central states tour. The 850 member group under Albert Austin Harding combines discipline and training, earning prestige through years of practice and performance on fields and parades.
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John P Phillips Sousa
Sousa
Crack University
DeKalb
Teachers’ College
University of Illinois
Central States
Albert Austin Harding
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Uncle Sam
Traylor
the Elks Hall
Hemenway
Noel Tearle
Isaac
Over the Hill
William Pax
Princess Theatre
Broadway
Iterotes
Siack
Tearle
Tha
Conway Tearle
Jas
Oliver Curwood
WIRTZ
Master Bandit
Gotham Police
Buick Agency
Nowa Company
Church
Ireland
North End
C.F
Odd Fellows Hall
Teachers College
Teacher's College
G. A. Buzzard
Semple
Illinois
Howatt
Fort Dodge
Ft. Dodge
Iowa
Snell Shop
Harrington Outfit
Aimee
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