Tornado Ravages Delta and Coastline Struck Regions
Severe weather swept through Mississippi and Louisiana with numerous deaths and injuries. The Pleasant Hill area bore the worst damage as crews counted the losses near Rose Hill and Meridian. A missing steamer Elkton and heavy rainfall in California marked the broad storm system.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Pleasant Hill
Philippine Islands
Guam
California
New Orleans
Will Boyd
Rose Im
Miss
Meridian
Keys Hicks
Below Zero Forecast Hits Midwest Fruits New Cold Wave
The Weather Bureau warned of a midwinter cold wave threatening the central U S with near zero to ten below temperatures. Snow may precede the blast as Iowa reports zero degrees while Chicago expects zero to five above before moderating. fruit crops in Georgia Alabama Tennessee and the Carolinas could be damaged as peach and pear trees are in bloom.
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Chicago
Middle West
United States Weather Bureau
Midwest
U. S
C. A. Donnell
United Prees
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Carolines
Donnell
Iowa
Texas Senate Votes to Repeal Amnesty for James B. Ferguson
Austin authorities report Texas Senate approves repeal of the Amnesty law restoring rights to former governor James B. Ferguson. If the House concurs, Ferguson would regain eligibility after a history of impeachment and prior disqualifications tied to a $56,000 propriety dispute and a decades old governorship bid.
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Austin
Tex
W.P
Texas
James B. Ferguson
State Senate
House
Ferguson
Ferguin
Seven Sleepers Reported At Station Last Night
A station report notes sleepers observed last night as part of ongoing business activity. The account mentions continued high merk at this time and includes incomplete details about an individual identified as she.
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Yrelora
Congress Today Senate Moves on Public Building and Radio Bills
Senate resumes consideration of public building and radio bills as veterans group heads appear before the claims committee to discuss veterans legislation and national defense. House weighs calendar bills while Census and Veterans panels study reapportionment and the Jerry Talbot case.
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Senate
Claims Committee
House
Census Committee
Veterans Committee
Jerry Talbot
Zion City land sale opens way for outside buyers
Zion City leader Wilbur Glenn Voliva plans to sell a 1500 acre parcel along Lake Michigan, with 200 acres already sold. The sale exempts buyers from local religious laws, allowing new owners to avoid Zion City restrictions while remaining outside the municipality.
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Zion City
Ill
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion Church
Voliva
Lake Michigan
Youth Murder Suspect Schmauss Killed by Patrolman
Alexandria Indiana February 18 192? George Schmauss 27 sought for the murder of O F Hughes city police chief shot by Patrolman Walter Hepfer as he hid under a bed during a move to draw a revolver. Hughes had been shot the previous day while serving a citation in a divorce case and discovering a denatured alcohol refinery.
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Alexandria
Ind
George Schmauss
O. F. Hughes
Walter Hepfer
Anderson
Schmauss
Hopfer
On the Air Tonight's Best Features 1927 Radio Guide
United Press listings cover boxing bouts and music programs across stations. Delaney versus Maloney boxing match and Mary Garden performances highlight an evening grid with Goldman band, Walter Damrosch recital, and Houston symphony among others.
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United Press
WSMG
New York
Delaney
Maloney
WJZ
KDKA
KYW
WBZ
WMC
WSM
WSB
WHAS
Mary Garden
Emilio de Bogarza
Hans Bradth
WEAF
Walter Damrosch
Die Meistersinger
WBY
Springfield
WIZ
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta
McNary Haugen bill seeks federal farm relief board
Washington debate on the McNary Haugen farm relief bill moves to President Coolidge for signature or veto. The plan creates a 12 member federal farm relief board with $19 000 yearly pay and a revolving fund of 250 million dollars to finance relief. It defines basic commodities cotton wheat corn hogs rice and tobacco and sets up a commodity advisory council. Loans at four percent would back crop support paid to farmers via cooperatives and held surplus would be marketed abroad. The bill passed the Senate and House in turbulent sessions and now awaits the president’s decision before March 2.
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Washington, D. C
McNary-Haugen
Coolidge
Federal Farm Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Land Bank
Treasury
Senate
House
Washington
U.P
Congress
White House
Langworth
Theatre Seeks Cast for DeKalb Movie Production
DeKalb theatre manager D A Leifheit urges local residents to sign up at the box office with name address and phone to join a cast of fourteen for next week's film on the theatre stage. Work began well last Monday and Tuesday but more actors are needed by Monday night.
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DeKalb
de Kalb
D. A. Leifheit
Leifheit
DeKalb Theatre
Weather Outlook for Chicago and Vicinity and Michigan
Weather forecast notes mostly fair conditions for Chicago tonight with a colder low between 10 and 15 above zero. Saturday remains fair with increasing cloudiness, moderately cold winds from the north and northeast.
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Chicago
Noted Psychologist Addresses Youth Problems Tonight
Prof V O Shea of Wisconsin State University outlined modern youth issues at a large open Parent Teachers meeting. He argued home life has shifted to a busy, energy driven environment, with youth adopting adult entertainments and fast-moving technology, requiring extended schooling and community efforts to guide children until their early twenties.
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V. O'Shea
Consin State University
O'Shea
W. Wirtz
Bis Place
Prof
Prof. O'Shea
Marion Whittaker
Mine Strike Looms Over Coal Talks In Florida
In Miami on February 18 40 the committee of 21 resumed talks on a new wage scale for coal miners. Miners seek to keep the $7.50 minimum wage and a permanent conference body while operators push a new scale to compete with non union fields. John L Lewis demands continuation of the present scale before negotiations. If deadlock persists the Jacksonville agreement expires April 1 and a strike order may be issued.
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Miami
Fla
Rice Miller
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Jacksonville
Phil H. Penna
Illinois
W. H. Haskins
Ohio
Police Reports Note Dog Nuisance On Northeast Side
Police officials report multiple complaints about bothersome dogs on the northeast side with several calls in one night. A subsequent incident is expected to appear on the blotter within a day or two, with a comment from the DA. Prices and items listed at the end appear as unrelated scanned text including produce and household goods.
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Police Department
Future Events Compiled by DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
Calendar items list community events in DeKalb from February to March including church suppers, card parties, a Masonic ball, Knights of Columbus events, an American Legion bazaar, Kiwanis night, Catholic Daughters minstrel, and a joint merchants meeting with Sycamore.
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DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Bt” Marys Benevolent Association
Washington
M. E. Church
St. Mary's
Masonic
Knights of Card
Immanuel Lutheran Church
American Legion Bazaar
Kiwanis Club
Catholic Daughters
K. C
Sycamore and
DeKalb Merchants
Elkton vanishes in Pacific storm near Philippines
New storm feared as American freighter Elkton, bound from Negros Island to Honolulu and New York with sugar, is missing after sending distress. Liberator reports oil on water, suggesting foundering or oil dumping. Navy destroyers ordered to search midway between Philippines and Guam. Elkton is a U.S. Shipping Board vessel.
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Manila
Pilipine Islands
Elkton
Liberator
Negros Island
Honolulu
New York
United States Navy
Philippines
Guam
U.S. Shipping Board
San Francisco
Pacific
United States Shipping Board
Kilkton
Hello
Specter
Bteel
Cantonese forces seize Ningpo and threaten Hangchow
Shanghai reports Ningpo, treaty port in Chekiang, captured by Cantonese troops. Centred on the railway to Hangchow, the seizure could give Cantonese control of the province. Marshal Sun Chuan Fang’s defense at Hangchow continues as naval and foreign observers monitor the fast-developing siege.
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Shanghai
U.P
Ningpo
Chekiang
Hangchow
Sun Chuan- Fang
Kashing
Sun Chuan-Fang
Marshal Sun
Kiangsu
London
United States
Honolulu
Richmond
Cincinnati
Marblehead
Tokio
Hirado
Tsing Tao
Japan
Great Britain
Washington, D. C
China
State Department
Buehring Rejoins DeKalb Dairy After Brief Retirement
Arthur W. Buehring of this city announces he will again engage in the dairy business here. He repurchased an interest in DeKalb Dairy from his brother in law John W. Thoorpe, effective February 20. Buehring plans to remain in the city and resume active involvement.
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Buehring
Arthur W. Buehring
DeKalb Dairy Company
John W. Thoorpe
DeKalb
Legal Notice and Notices From DeKalb Area
The text notes that addresses of opposing counsel begin in the afternoon and the case may go to the jury tomorrow. It mentions Sele By Great Fur company and DeKalb Millinery Store, with a Masonic notice stating a third degree conferred by DeKalb Lodge No 144 AF&AM on Saturday evening Feb 19.
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Sele
Great Fur Company
DeKalb Millinery
DaKalb Lodge No
France and United States begin talks on war debt relief
Paris reports the French government has opened discussions with the United States toward a temporary solution to the French war debt issue. Officials indicate a preliminary approach aimed at easing repayment terms while maintaining economic stability.
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Paris
United States
State files road briefs contest Terra Cotta hill route
The Illinois State Department of Public Works and Buildings pleads in La Salle circuit court against Ottawa area residents who seek to force Route 23 onto the Plank road route. The brief argues Terra Cotta hill route is shorter but that a hearing time has not yet been set.
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Ottawa
Terra Cotta Hill
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
la Salle Circuit
Leland
LaSalle County
Columbus Street
Cornelius R. Miller
Public Works and Buildings
Frank T. Sheets
Woodward, Hibbs & Post
Meheny
Vie
Court House
Harrison Engineering Company
Dayton
Serena
Moffat Tunnel to Open Tonight with Coolidge Ceremony
Preparations near completion for the opening of the Moffat Tunnel tonight at 8 p m. President Coolidge will press a golden key in Washington to release the final blast and unveil the passage through the Rockies to the Pacific coast. Celebrities from the West attend the ceremony at the East Portal Cols.
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Moffat
Moffat Tunnel
East Portal
Cols
U.P
Mamouth Moffat
Coolidge
Washington
Rockies
Pacific Coast
West
Death Notice for Violet Wendell in DeKalb Chicago Link
Word received here confirms the death of Miss Violet Wendell 18 at her Chicago home after a brief illness. A former DeKalb resident, she is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Wendell and one brother Perry. No funeral details yet. services expected tomorrow. Dance advertisement and stray text follow.
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Wendell
DeKalb
Violet Wendell
Chicago
Miss Wendell
E. O. Wendell
Perry Wendell
Chamber hits high mark at DeKalb meeting indoors at Innovation Grill
Three hundred business professionals pastors city councilors and industrial leaders gathered at the Innovation Grill for DeKalb Chamber of Commerce’s most successful meeting. Senator Harold Kessinger spoke frankly urging community improvement as reports from committees outlined ongoing welfare efforts in the city. A fine musical program complemented the event with the Barb feature as the evening concluded.
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Chy
Chamber of Commerce
Innovation Grill
Chamber
DeKalb
Harold Kessinger
Tor
Pool sale eyed for J T Bowe creation center plan
Indications point to sale of the city swimming pool property to J T Bowe who wants to make the site a creation center. A board of control meeting yesterday heard support and objections as several contributors had backed the pool but some opposed. Bowe proposed leasing the pool to the city for 280 dollars annually on a five year term with a plan to operate.
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J. T. Bowe
Board of Control
Eral
Bowe
Board of Central
Bowe Fearell
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