Bandit Hunt Ends as Fayette County Man Returns to Jail
Robert Ford Chester, 41, long pursued outlaw linked to butter thefts and a Rochelle robbery, is jailed in Oregon after transfer from Chicago. Once escaped from Michigan City and Jackson, he faces 1 to 14 years for assault with intent to kill after a Rochelle gunfight that wounded Special Agent Fairweather and wounded companion Munroe.
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Robert Ford Chester
Oregon
Chicago
George Banning
Chester
Ogle County
Rochelle
R. C. Munroe
Burlington Railroad
William Fairweather
Aurora
Munroe
Lincoln Hospital
Joliet
Indiana
California
Maude Jants
la Porte
Ind
Michigan Central
State
Michigan City
Mich
Jackson
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Elgin
Michal
Weather forecast for Millnois region
Generally fair in the south with possible snow or rain in the north. Sunday expected warmer in some parts but overall cooler in others.
Countess Is Given Offers of Marriage
Vera countess of Cathcart remains at Ellis Island as her deportation voyage to England sails. A writ of habeas corpus is returnable Tuesday and bonds may enable an early release. The countess has a verbal contract with Earl Carroll for a play with payments totaling $5,000 plus royalties and movie rights share.
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New York
Vera Countess of
Earl Carrol
Carrol
Bingham Resumes Copper Mining After Snow Disaster
Bingham Utah returns to routine copper mining after three days of rescue work in the debris from a snow event. From the 39 bodies recovered, only one remained unidentified, 13 are in hospitals, and about 200 are homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Utah
Dry Base Under Fire In Ohio Town Clash Over Marshal
Westerville Ohio February 20 An exclusive interview with the United Dress centers on the effort to oust City Marshal Harry Nutt by Whitney the Anti Saloon League leader Whitney accuses Nutt of tolerating bootlegging and vice near league headquarters Nutt denies claims noting no evidence found in a raid and pledging to prove the assertion Whitney cites numerous liquor law violations near the League during a five year period
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Westerville
Ohio
Whitney
United Dress
Harry Nutt
Nutt
Anti Saloon League
Dejcoy
Anti-Saloon League
Geise settles alimony case and returns to WWAD duties
Radio announcer Harry Geise says he paid alimony after a dispute with his ex wife Rosalind and returned to work at WWAD in Mizinfield. He denies jail time and says he has a new wife not named June Clark, while introducing his former wife Mildred Garrity as his spouse in a clarifying exchange.
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Geise
Sam
Mildred Garrity
Jack Garrity
Sportsman Is Found Dead In Hotel Suite
Frederick Beverly Pearson, a millionaire sportsman, was found burned to death in his Clairidge hotel suite in Chicago after hotel staff broke down the door following a small blaze caused by a lighted cigarette. The incident occurred early today as investigators work to determine the exact cause and whether foul play was involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Til
Frederick Beverly Pearson
Clairidge Hotel
Pearson
Tax reduction bill Congress seals compromise in tax overhaul
Washington February 20 The conference committee reconciling senate and house versions reached a complete agreement on the tax reduction bill. The measure, expected to become law in time for the 1925 income tax, lowers taxes by 25 to 75 percent for many, retains estate and inheritance taxes with reductions, repeals the capital stock tax, and preserves automobile and theatre taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Coolidge
Russell to Attend Engineer School in Champaign
A. R. Russell will travel to Champaign on Monday to attend the annual University of Illinois course in highway building. The session, run by the state highway department with university authorities, will host state highway officials and county road supervisors to discuss road problems and gather engineering data.
Post Office and Banks Observe Washington's Birthday Holiday
Monday will be a holiday for many businesses with banks closed and the post office operating on a holiday schedule. Lobby hours are seven to ten with no window service, mail dispatched as usual, and parcels or letters may be deposited in downtown street boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democrats and Republicans Plan April State Conventions
A Democrat leader scheduled the state convention for April 23 in the hall of representatives at the state house, while the Republican convention will be in the state arsenal the same day. J Thomas F Donovan of Joliet was selected to chair the Democratic convention to succeed the late E G Griffin of Chicago.
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Springfield
Hall of Representatives
Tm State House
State Arsenal
J. Thomas F. Donovan
Joliet
State Central Committee
E. G.griffin
Chicago
End of the world not imminent says Prof Moulton
University of Chicago astronomer Prof F R Moulton told a Feb 19 audience there is no immediate alarm about the end of the world. He argued the earth is about 2 billion years old and may last another 500,000 times as long, while noting humans will likely be gone when the end comes.
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Chicago
F. R. Moulton
University of Chicago
Prof. Moulton
Ida Noyes Hall
Spac
Coolidge Remains in Bed to Fight Cold
President Coolidge, much improved, will stay in bed today to shake off his cold. He cancelled all engagements but will do routine work and hopes to speak at the National Education Association meeting Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Washington
National Educational Association
Grain Elevator Fire Destroys Council Bluffs Facility
Fire in Council Bluffs Iowa ruined the Trans Misssissippi grain elevator last night likely due to wiring. Loss estimated between 850000 and 900000 dollars with over 500000 bushels of corn and 225000 bushels of other grain destroyed in the blaze.
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Council Bluffs
Obituary and Little Ten Conference basketball results
Bulletin notes Oscar Anderson of 625 North Ninth street died this afternoon at Augustana hospital Chicago after a recent serious operation. He is brother to Frank G Andrew C and Charles A Anderson. In the Little Ton Conference tournament at Sandwich Hinckley Plano and Earlville remain in contention as Sandwich beat Somonauk 34 to 4 and Hinckley beat Waterman 40 to 10. Plano defeated Paw Paw 18 to 16 and Burlville beat Leland 26 to 22. Hinckley led Sandwich 2 16 in the third quarter as Sandwich made a late road rally.
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Oscar Anderson
North Ninth Street
Augustana Hospital
Chicago
Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Frank G. Andrew C
Charles A. Anderson
Sandwich
Hinckley
Plano
Earlville
Waterman
Paw Paw
Burlville
Leland
Congress to Take a Rest From Major Legislation
Washington, Feb 20. With limited exceptions the house plans little law making after the supply bills are disposed of. Farm relief form remains disputed and April 1 is the deadline for supply bill passage. The naval committee plans a comprehensive plan and an $85,000,000 five year building program for the navy air service amid post supply bill actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Naval Committee
Navy Air Service
Soviet Spies Sentenced by High Court and Misery Sorrow
In Allentown Pennsylvania Norman Ferrell 28 shot his brother Raymond 34 while he lay in bed claiming to end his misery Police say intoxication from tainted liquor may have affected him The piece notes a concurrent dispatch from Leningrad about 13 Soviet spies condemned to death for espionage in Isthenia
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Allentown
Norman Ferrell
Tux Lind
Raymond
Norman
Leningrad
Russia
Isthenia
New Bell
Ryan’s
Quarters to be Selected for County Scout Headquarters
Debate over permanent county Scout Executive R. J. Case HQ location continues as Sycamore hosts a meeting Thursday night. Share of office space with Sycamore Chamber of Commerce is temporary and discussions emphasize county wide Boy Scout unity and district growth.
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R. J. Case
Sycamore
Sycamore Chamber of Commerce
DeKalb County
F. C. Chadwick
Sally Lou Shop Burglar Sentenced In Illinois Case
Harry Wells, colored, indicted for burglary and larceny in the Sally Lou shop robbery in the Keystone building. Auro ra, owned by Mrs. Jack Watson, was sentenced to one to ten years in Joliet penitentiary by Judge J. K. Newhall. Wells was arrested in Joliet after selling garments taken from the Sally Lou shop and later tied to the Aurora loot. Garments valued over $1 000 were stolen. most recovered after Wells pleaded guilty.
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Harry Wells
Sally Lou
Keystone
Aurora
Jack Watson
Joliet
J. K. Newhall
Wells
Benton Harbor
Mich
Masonic Rites Planned For DeKalb Manufacturer Haish
Funeral services for Jacob Haish will be held at his North Third street home with Masonic honor guard and burial at Fairview. Rev. W. J. Libberton of Chicago to conduct. Body in state 11 a m to 1 36 p m. Will read Sunday afternoon. relatives invited. Nearest kin include nieces and nephews in Cal, DeKalb, Hinckley, Aurora, Lincoln. Select pallbearers named. No immediate family survives.
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Jacob Haish
North Third Street
Fairview
W. J. Libberton
Chicago
Haish
H. W. McEwen
Judge McEwen
Rev. Libberton
Mr. Haish
Pete
Libberton
DeKalb Methodist Church
H.W. McEwen
J. 5. Rankin
George Baldwin
C. Schuyler
Allan Tyler
Paul Nehring
Hinckley
Aurora
Paul Holm
Lincoln, Neb
Albert Haish
Christopher
Illinois
Man Killed by Sniper in Nebraska Rail Yards
Ross W. Johnston railroad detective was shot four times in southeast Council Bluffs by a man with a .22 rifle. Police link the attack to the so called maniac rifleman blamed for five days of Omaha terror, with several fatal and injurious shots after dark.
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Omaha
Neb
Ross W. Johnston
Council Bluffs
Iit
Johnston
Pleads for Aid to Illegitimate Children in Chicago Speech
Miss Ruth Colby head of the St Paul Children's Bureau urged keeping illegitimate children with their parents rather than sending them to institutions. She argued these children deserve homes and knowledge of their parentage, noting illegitimacy has not risen but shifted to a higher class.
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Chicago
Ruth Colby
Children’s Bureau
St. Paul
Colby
Grand Opening for Implement Store Arranged
George M. Meier, owner of Carlson and Anderson Implement, announces a grand opening next Saturday. Farmers in the area will find a strong program and a tractor school the following Monday with factory demonstrations and essays awarding prizes on better farming equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Meier
Carlson & Anderson Implement Company
Meier
Oil Paintings Saved in Chicago Fire at Kenwood Club
Fire swept a Kenwood social club in Chicago early today and damaged the interior. Several oil paintings valued at about 25 000 dollars were moved to safety by staff and bystanders.
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Chicago
Kenwood Social Ab
Steate
Oie Ji
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Ogle
Westerville. C
Harry Geise
Sportsman
Jacob
N, Yeager, Ww, M
Unger’s Shoe Store
Bulletin
Somonauk
Congress
DeKalb
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