Primary race heats up as petitions flood City Clerk
The coming mayoral primary is shaping up with many petitions filed with City Clerk G N Blackman before the 9 pm deadline. Alderman J B Lindstrom and Mayor J J Kingsley seek the post, with others running for alderman in wards two three and four and police magistrate, while city clerk and treasurer races show no clashes.
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G. N. Blackman
Cly Cle Blackman
J. B. Lindstrom
Black
Harry Hanway
Friends of
Lynn Chambers
Roy Hunt
Freeport
W. W. Hyde
Oscar John
Oscar Johnson
Third Ward
George Halloran
Nels Nelsom
Roy Cheney
John Bergland
Fourth Ward
James Robertson
John Blair
A. E. Hubbard
Blar
Hubbard
Illinois Man Chosen to Take World Census
Sear rbrook of Illinois and Texas of the Bureau of Crop Estates of the United States Department of Agriculture has been named director of the first world census of agriculture. He will leave next month for Rome to conduct the census from that point.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Sear Rbrook
Illinois
Texas
Bureau of Crop Estates
United States Department of Agriculture
Rome
Turkiye braces for Kurdish rebellion crackdown
In Constantinople on February 1 the Turkish government ordered drastic measures to repress a Kurdish rebellion in Diarbekir. Troops and officers were instructed to neutralize the insurgents by air if needed. Diarbekir, on the Tigris in Kurdestan, has long been a trouble spot.
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United Press
Constantinople
Turkey
Diarbekir
di Arbekir
Tigris
Kurdestan
Grange Relapses From Mumps in Richmond Visit
Richmond Mich Feb 18 Harold Red Grange All-America half back was very ill today his physician Dr J F McCarthy said Relapse followed an attack of mumps contracted a week ago while here to address a sports meeting
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United Press
Richmond
Mich
Harold “Red” Grange
J. F. McCarthy
Grange
Witness Says Stokes Hired Him for a Spy
Witness Benjamin Harrison testified that W E D Stokes of New York hired him in 1920 to verify if Helen Ellwood Stokes lived at the Everleigh Club. Harrison said Stokes provided photos, wrote letters, and paid for the work despite failing to locate Mrs Stokes.
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Stokes
Wonited
Hil
Benjamin , Son
Solice
Aday
W. E. D. Stokes
New York
Helen Ellwood Stokes
Everleigh Club
Harrison
Helen
Helen Underwood
Underhill
Train Thwarts Oil Truck at Busy Depot Crossing
A near miss occurred when an oil truck nearly stalled on tracks as a fast eastbound train arrived ahead of a westbound passenger run at 8:49. Gatekeepers failed to lower the gates, believing the train would stop, though the train was a special passenger carrier bound for a state hospital with numerous epileptic and intoxicated passengers aboard.
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Fourth Street
Passeng
Jixon State Hospital
Funeral services for Andrew Anderson set for Thursday
Funeral services for Andrew Anderson long time resident and First Lutheran Church choir organizer will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Carlson home on Franklin Street burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery Rev E W Magnusson of the First Lutheran church will officiate He died Monday morning after months of illness He is survived by his widow three daughters four sons and one brother Many friends will attend the services tomorrow afternoon.
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Anderson
Andrew Anderson
First Lutheran Church
Tomorow
Albert Carlson
Franklin Street
Oakwood Cemetery
E. W
Daughers
Funeral for Miss Bristow Held Today
Funeral services for Miss Anna M. Bristow longtime city resident were held at two o'clock from the Merritt Evans home on East Lincoln Highway. Burial followed in Evergreen cemetery. Rev L Hammitt of the Methodist church led the services. Miss Bristow died Saturday afternoon at St Marys hospital after a long illness. Many residents attended.
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Miss Bristow
Anna M. Bristow
Merritt Evans
Lincoln Highway
Evergreen Cemetery
L. Hammitt
Methodist Church
St. Mary's Hospital
Family Fight Ends With Big Casualty List
United Press report from Litchfield on February 18 describes a family quarrel escalating to violence. Two men Hancock and Daniels, and two women and a boy were injured in a knife and blunt-blow confrontation. Mrs Daniels and Mrs Hancock sustain serious injuries amid a chaotic brawl at a bank premises.
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United Press
Litchfield
Hancock
Daniels
Young Hancock
Bids to open on 120 miles of new road in state plan
The state issues a call for bids on March 16 for about 120 miles of new road including 38 miles of cement highway from the Wisconsin line to Streator. Construction aims to start early. Route 23 from Big Foot Prairie to the Wisconsin line to be finished by fall. The project links with Route 2 and Route 17 and joins the Lincoln Highway system. A second Route 5 bid near Leland should occur this summer, completing county work under a $60,000,000 bond program ahead of $100,000,000 toll road plans.
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Ottawa
Highway Department
Big Foot Prairie
Wisconsn
Streator
Otta
Wisconsin
Airo
Leland
DeKalb Youth Robbed by Gangsters in Chicago Taxi
Sidney Lindsey, son of Mrs. Bert Lindsey of College Avenue, working at a Standard Oil station in Chicago, was attacked by two men who jumped on a taxi running board and slugged him and a companion. They robbed the pair of cash and a watch, while the driver allegedly watched and did not intervene in what Lindsey calls a put up job involving the cabbie and assailants.
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DeKalb
Chicago
Sidney Lindsey
Bert Lindsay
College Avenue
Ater
Sidney Lindsay
Bego
John Glidden
Women's Club
Chronicle
College Department of History
the Chronicle
Somb Blows Up Two Big Banks In Pittsburg
A dynamite blast in Pittsburg’s produce district destroyed two three story bank buildings the William Penn Trust and Franklin Trust. Five men supposedly trapped were not believed injured. Fire followed the blast as residents fled and police contained the scene.
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Somb
Pittsburg
United Press
William Penn Trust Company
Franklin Trust Company
King George's Condition Improves With Stable Bronchial Report
London reports a doctor’s bulletin says King George is improving after a fair night. The bronchial condition remains unchanged, easing earlier fears of a more serious illness. Queen Elizabeth remains ill with a nerve complaint but is reported stable.
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London
England
George
Buckingham Palace
Seal Tomb of Collins at Sand Cave Kentucky
On February 1 18 two 18 18 18 United Press report describes the sealing of the Sand Cave rescue shaft after Floyd Collins body was recovered. Workmen shoveled dirt back into the shaft and filled the manhole sealing the tunnel. Seven hundred relatives and neighbors attended funeral services led by Rev Roy Beyser at the cliffside site. The militia guarding the shaft departed and rescue machinery was torn down as the site was closed.
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United Tress
Sand Cave
Floyd Collins
Roy Beyser
Glasgow
Floyd Colling
Beyser
Collins
Lee Collins
Father Turns Erring Son In to the Police
Andrew Aldrich Sr turns his 17 year old son over to police to face burglary charges. Lieut. Patrick O Connor receives call from man claiming to catch burglar. Detectives find the boy in a corner. district notes two burglaries linked to the Clancy brothers gang. all others arrested except Aldrich.
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United Press
Chicago
Andrew Aldrich, Sr
Patrick O'Connor
Aldrich
Clancy Brothers
Adirich
Legion Men to Meet in Sycamore at 8 O'Clock
Chef de Guerre A K Stiles of the Forty and Eight announces a Legion meeting at the American Legion post rooms in Sycamore at eight tonight. The session is described as important with members urged to attend, though the program remains to be disclosed. DeKalb Theatre tonight features Anna Q Nilsson in Inez from Hollywood.
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DeKalb Theatre Tonight
Anna Q. Nilsson
In “Inez
Hollywood
Eagles to hear Thom O'Donnell at Odd Fellows hall
Fraternal Order of Eagles members in DeKalb will hear Thom O'Donnell, a leading FOE worker, speak at the Odd Fellows hall Sunday afternoon. The talk will cover the Eagles growth from 450000 to 600000, organization history starting in Seattle in 1898, benefits to families, and Old Age Pensions as the main topic.
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Order of Eagles
Thomas O'Donnell
Order
Odd Fellows Hall
DeKalb Aerie
O'Donnell
Seattle
Wash
Clairvoyant Tip Sparks Arrests in Youth Murder Case
Granite City police arrested two men in the brutal murder of 16 year old Anna Peeknick, following tips from a St. Louis psychic reported by the father. Names were not released. The case stems from an East Madison incident last November as authorities confirmed the arrests.
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United Press
Granite City
St. Louis
Anna Peeknick
East Madison
Anna
Varsity Head Dead Today at College Town
Dr. Marion Leroy Burton president of the University of Michigan died at 3:20 am in Ann Arbor after pleurisy developed. Doctors aspirated the chest yesterday and removed a quart of fluid. President Coolidge sent condolences to the Burton family from Washington.
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Unitea Press
Ann Arbor
Mich
Marion Leroy Burton
University of Michigan
President Coolidge
Burton
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Leroy Marion Burton
Plans for New Arms Meet at Washington
United States and Great Britain hold informal talks on a second Washington conference to limit armaments. Discussions have occurred through Foreign Minister Chamberlain and Ambassador Kellogg, with official confirmation of conversations in United Press dispatches over recent months. The administration aims to convene the second conference soon.
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Unitedness
Washington, D. C
United States
Great Britain
Coolidge
Washington
State Department
Chamberlain
Kellogg
Department
United Press
Young Girl Joins Board Of Large Chicago Firm
Miriam C. Hamilton, 16, a high school student, was named a board member of Federal Life Insurance Company in Chicago. Her father, the company president, placed her on the board to give practical business training, with Miriam attending meetings between school hours. She studies stenography and commercial lines and advocates women earning independence.
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Union Cress
Chicago
Miriam C. Hamilton
Chilongs
Miriam
Federal Life Insurance Company
Isaac Miller Hamilton
Brother Dies Suddenly In California
Mrs. L. A. Molander of Nort h 14th street learned of the death of her brother Rev. E. L. Stevens of San Diego California. He died Sunday after a short illness at age 83. He was known in DeKalb for five weeks last summer and had served a parish in Ft. Dodge Iowa for several years. Funeral services will be held next Tuesday in Ft. Dodge. He remained active despite two strokes and traveled without aid during his final visit last summer.
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L. A. Molander
North 14Th
E. L. Stevens
San Diego
Cal
Ft. Dodge
Stevens
Mrs Jackson back to DeKalb Western Union station
Friends of Mrs Harry Jackson learn she has returned to DeKalb and is now manager of the Western Union Telegraph station. The former operator has gone to Chicago to run a station and Mr Jackson plans to return in spring due to California business. Jackson was formerly with American Steel and Wire.
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Harry Jackson
California
DeKalb
Jackson
American ‘Steel & Wire Company
Theatre Railing to Aid Patrons at DeKalb Venue
Arrangements are under way at the DeKalb theatre to install a brass railing in front of the ticket booth. The measure aims to manage large Sunday crowds and other busy evenings by funneling purchasers through the middle doors. Work should start soon to improve crowd control and public access.
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DeKalb Theatre
Clothiers of DeKalb Attend Illinois Retail Convention
Clothiers from DeKalb travel to Chicago for the Illinois Retail Clothiers Association annual convention at the LaSalle Hotel. Andrew and Frank Anderson, Elvin Carlson, and Al Buckaloo attend sessions to learn about spring summer fashion trends. Frank Graffam of DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank named deputy tax collector for DeKalb County and tax payments are accepted at the bank.
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Clothiers of
DeKalb
Mlinois Retail Clothiers Association
Chicago
LaSalle
Andrew
Frank Anderson
Elvin Carlson
al Buckaloo
Frank Graffam
DeKalb County
DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank
4Th St. Bank
District Bill Loses Reapportionment Fight in Illinois House
Springfield February 1625 The Illinois House rejected a motion to concur in the Senate reapportionment report 86 to 54. Speakers from Chicago Vandalia Elgin and Ottawa argued for and against the measure. Schnackenberg and Lee Cutler led for approval and for newspaper state notices. Bills on appropriations bond issues road work and housing actions were advanced or discussed before adjournment to February 25.
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United Press
Springfield
House
Schnackenberg
Chicago
Illinois
Vandalia
Frank Milhy
Elgin
Lee O'Neill Brown
Ottawa
Jand Green
Rocktera
Lee Cutler
Consu
Senate
Gipson
Judiciary Committee
House—Judiciary
University of Wag
Harrison Has Big Joke Over Coolidge Hobby
Washington is Feb 18. Senator Paterson said President Coolidge’s hobby horse was a joke that highlights Republican failures. He claimed the hobby horse moves up and down but never advances the party’s aims. He urged placing Roosevelt’s big game trophies in the national museum.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Patrison
NJ Democratic Club
Republican Party
Harrison
Steed
National Museum
Roosevelt
Ku Klux Klan Groups Clash Over Name in Indiana Court
In Indianapolis Indiana the invisible Empire of Knights of the Ku Klux Klan filed suit in federal court seeking an injunction to stop the Independent Klan from using the term Klan in its title. The action centers on trademark and name rights in a dispute between rival Klan factions.
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United Press
Tidianapolis
Indiana
The
Invisible Empire of Knights of the Ku Klux Day
United Federal Court
In One
Klan of
Amerea
Klan
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Earl Trumbauer
Nighthawk
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Young Girl
Mrs. Jackson
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