Plans for widening East Lincoln Highway in city center
The Board of Local Improvements will meet at city hall to discuss widening the East Lincoln Highway between Third and streets. A public hearing may be set, with an estimated cost to be discussed, aiming to complete the project this spring. The five foot narrower stretch between Third and Fourth streets would be widened to 47 feet to match the rest of the corridor.
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Lincoln Highway
Fourth
Board of Local Improvements
City Council
City Hall
Fourth Street
Petting
Tele Pal Dy
Board of Local ‘Improvements
Pope Pius XI interview on Vatican settlement
United Press records an exclusive interview with Pope Pius XI in his private library. The pontiff says the accord with Italy is only a beginning and vows to begin implementing established measures, with more work ahead. He notes the unique access for a newspaperman and describes the audience and surroundings in detail.
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United Press
Pius XI
Vatican
Thomas B. Morgan
Rome
Italy
Pope
Keyes Sentenced and To Be Taken to San Quentin
Asa Keyes once Los Angeles county district attorney awaits transfer from the county jail to San Quentin prison for a one to fourteen year term. He and two companions convicted of conspiracy will be held at least ten days after securing a ten day stay of execution.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Asa Keyes
Los Angeles County
San Quentin Prison
Keyes
Reds recruit Evar Swanson to join club in Florida trip
Mr and Mrs Evar Swanson head to New Boston to visit relatives then to Cincinnati where he will join the Reds for a seven week Florida training trip. He is noted for strong batting and base stealing, with public reception tonight at State College gym. Swanson totals a $35 000 major league price and is seen as a key pickup by fans and press. Mrs Swanson stays with her parents during the training season.
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Evar Swanson
New Boston
Mrs. Swanson
J. C. Brown
Cincinnati Reds
Orlando
Florida
Ufers
Evar
Cincinnati
United Press Sports
Reds
Swanson
California
Toombs Faces Arrest Today On New Charge
Roy C. Tooms former president of the International Life Insurance company will be arrested on a federal warrant for fraudulently using the mails as he stands for trial in circuit court on larceny charges involving 538000 of company securities. The indictment includes six counts of false stock certificates borrowing with forged securities and over issued stock bearing forged signatures.
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Toombs
St. Louis
U.P
Roy C. Toobs
International Life Insurance Company
Curcuit
Charles B. Faris
Americans Seek Naval Protection in Shantung Tense Zone
Consul LeRoy Webber in Chefoo asks Washington for naval protection for Americans in northern Shantung after rebellious provincial troops raised the old Republican flag over Hwanghsien. The move comes amid increased tensions and calls for safeguarding U.S. interests.
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China
Washington
U.P
Shantung Province
LeRoy Webber
Chefoo
Hwanghsien
Beginning Tomorrow DeKalb Chronicle Publishes Carrier Route List
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle announces it will publish carrier routes with carriers’ names addresses and telephone numbers to foster friendly understanding between subscribers and carriers. Read to find your route and carrier.
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DeKalb Daily Chronicle
The
Chronicle
Inland Wire & Cable to Merge with Anaconda Wire
Inland Wire & Cable Company of Sycamore recommends stockholders accept a consolidation offer from Anaconda Wire & Cable Company, a Delaware subsidiary of Anaconda Copper. Stockholders meet March 11 to vote. Inland stock fell after the New York announcement.
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Inland Wire & Cable Company
Sycamore
Anaconda Wire & Cable Company
Delaware Corporation
Anaconda Copper Company
New York
Chicago Exchange
Ray Love
Gland Wire & Cable Company
Chronicle Todayy
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Anaconda Wire & Cable Company, & Delaware Corporation
Rod and Wire Mills
Great Falls
Mont
Wire Mills
American Brass Company
Kenosha
Wis
Taland ‘Wire @ Cable Company
Inland
Anaconda
Middle West
Chicago Insulated Wire Company
Europe Braces for Cold Wave as Ice Threatens Rhine Vessels
London reports a new European cold spell as central Europe faces subzero temps with Stettin at 13 degrees below and Berlin near freezing. German ports fear ships trapped by Rhine ice may be doomed until ice eases.
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Europe
London
U.P
Central
Stettin
Zehrenheit
Harrover
Berlin
Breslau
Rhine
Father Wolsgarten Of Virgil Patient At St Marys Hospital
Father Stephen Wolsgarten of Virgil was admitted to St Marys hospital yesterday afternoon in serious condition. His status was reported as slightly improved today as doctors monitor his recovery.
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Father Wolsgarten
Virgil
Stephen Wolsgarten
St. Mary’s Hospital
Telephone checks underway in DeKalb district
The DeKalb Oole Telephone Company began a general survey of all telephones in the business district. Phones are tested, various troubles corrected, and defective cords replaced where needed.
Helium Feud Roots in Chicago Land and Amarillo Fields
A Chicago article identifies William H. Bush of Texas land as central to supplying helium to the U S military and aviation needs. The Amarillo area fields yield helium-rich natural gas used to fill airships and future dirigibles. Output is government controlled under Bush’s lease with a Texas field near Petrolia and a nearby dome.
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Chicago
United States Army
Chicagoan
William H. Bush
Texas
DeKalb
Bush
H. 8. Bush
South Second Street
Amarillo
United States
England
Germany
U. S
Gas Main Leak Located By Workmen On South Fourth
Workmen located a gas main leak on South Fourth Street near Franklin Street this morning after a weeklong search. The break had forced service shutoffs as gas escaped into cellars. repairs hoped to finish by evening despite the 26 below zero temperature.
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South Fourth Street
Franklin Street
Mysterious Chicago gang killings probe leads Detroit suspect
Detroit police question George Lewis alias Joe Lewis known as St Louis Nosey after he boasted of a Chicago massacre. Maps from the Chicago district found with him are sent to Chicago police as officials check his alibi. A Purple Gang member Phillip Keywell remains in custody amid doubts of involvement. Joe Saltis is again wanted after a raid exposed 125 slot machines and ale in his garage. he claimed to quit the racket and head to Florida but was pulled back into investigations.
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Detroit
Mich
U.P
Chicago
George Lewis
Joe Lewis
St. Louis
Henry J. Garvin
Lewis
Garvin
Phillip Keywell
Purple
Patrick O'Grady
Keywell
O'Grady
Joe Saltis
Prohibition
Bridewell
Joe
Florida
Saltis
Byrd Discovers Vast New Area in Antarctica
Commander Richard E. Byrd, in coordinated flights with two planes, reports a vast new Antarctic territory named Marie Byrd Land and a second range named Rockefeller rise east and south of his first discovery. The claims lie outside British territory known as the Ross dependency, with peaks 8 000 to 10 000 feet high and about 40 000 square miles explored from the air. Cap tain Ashley McKinley mapped the uncharted coastline east of the Bay of Whales.
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Byrd
New York
New York Times
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Associated
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
United States
Marie Byrd Land
Rockefeller Range
Ross Dependency
Ross Sea
Graham Land
Antarctica
Bay of Whales
Bomb Found Near New Haven Post Office
A time bomb was discovered in a small unaddressed parcel on the post office chute at the Federal building in New Haven. Postal officials said the device contained enough explosive to destroy the building housing about 100 workers. A post office employee spotted the unaddressed package just before its detonation time.
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New Haven
Conn
Federal
Postoffice
Rough Robber Given Sentence At Chester Belleville
Franc Alek aged 20 was sentenced to join Walter O Reilly and Orville Craine for one to fourteen years in Chester penitentiary for assault to commit murder. All three from East St Louis had been linked to a string of East St Louis robberies with severe beatings.
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Chester
Belleville
Franc Alek
Walter O'Reilly
Orville Craine
Chester Penitentiary
East St. Louis
Rock Island Death of Irving Burr Ties Local Roots
Word reached this city of the death in Rock Island of Irving Burr a former resident and Congregational church worker. He served as a purchasing agent for DeKalb merchants while living here and died Friday afternoon at his Rock Island home leaving a widow a son Emmett and a daughter Mrs Florence Roney of Chicago.
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Rock Island
Irving Burr
Burr
Congregational Church
Chicago
Emmett Burr
Mr. Burr
Florence Roney
Fire Takes Five Lives in Three States
A series of fatal house fires in Carrolltown Pennsylvania Millsboro Pennsylvania and Lansing Illinois left five adults and thirteen children dead. Leo Mangold and his five children perished in Carrolltown while Zenas Berkey and three children died in Millsboro and John Ooms five of six children perished in Lansing.
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Chicago
Til
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Carrollton
Leo Mangold
Millsboro
Lansing
John Ooms
Ooms
Katherine
Dors
Herbert
Greben
Edward
Anna
Doms
Tor
Doris
Altoona
Carroltown
Leo Man- Pees
Moby
Grace
Regis
Bobby
Harry Detrow
Manogld
Weather Outlook for Iinots Tonight and Friday
Forecast predicts fair conditions tonight and Friday with increasing clouds in the northern portion. Expect cooler temperatures on Friday, especially in the north.
Illinois Power approves new turbine for DeKalb Sycamore work
Directors authorize 190000 for 1929 improvements at the DeKalb Sycamore division. A new turbine plus condensers and switchboards will boost capacity to 3000 kilowatts and 6600 horsepower. A water treatment plant and brick building will be added on the west side of the current plant as part of planned upgrades.
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Illinois Power Company
DeKalb-Sycamore
O. K
F. S. Simms
DeKalb
Power Company
Chicago Battles Over Three Cent Gas Tax State Fight Intensifies
Governor Emerson resists coercion to pass a three cent gas tax as Cook county votes to oppose the measure. House and Senate committees report it favorably while Downstate members push for passage. Aiming to fix the Dec ember tax rate and advance a uniform conditional sales bill, lawmakers move toward Wednesday votes.
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Capitol
Springfield
Laula L. Emmerson
Cook County
House
Senate
Homer Tice
Greenview
Chicago
W. Lewis
Robinson
Lewis
Senate Revenue Committee
House Judiciary Committees
Lantz
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Team
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Peoria
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Sadie
Sarah
Johnstown
Zenas Berkey
Somerset County
Berkey
Marion
W. A. Davis
Tramp
Sture Te Pace
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