Funeral services for Oscar W. Anderson Tuesday
Oscar W. Anderson of DeKalb dies at Augustana hospital Chicago after long illness. Born July 15 1856 in Smoland Sweden he came to DeKalb in 1881. Survived by wife Amanda née Erickson three daughters eight brothers and sisters and many relatives. Funeral from 625 North Ninth Street Tuesday at two with Rev. Emil G. Winstedt officiating. Interment Evergreen Cemetery.
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Oscar W. Anderson
Augustana Hospital
North Ninth Street
Emil G. Winstedt
Evergreen Cemetery
DeKalb
Chicago
Ameri Steel & Wire Company
Sweden
Oscar Anderson
Smoland
America
Amanda Erickson
Andrew
Frank G
Charles A
M. EB. Anderon
John A. Anderson
Manhattan
Kansas
H. H. Hanway
Victor Hijerstedt
Anderson
Rev. Winstedt
Swedish Mission, Church
Free Clinic to Be Held Here March Third
Irene Maurice county tuberculosis nurse announces a free tuberculosis clinic at the American Steel and Wire welfare building on Wednesday March 3. Hours are from nine to four with appointments by contacting the county nurse at 480. Dr I T P Rice of Springbrook sanatorium near Aurora will supervise examinations in DeKalb. The clinic urges anyone with night sweats afternoon fevers general fatigue or a run down condition to attend for examination.
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Irene Maurice
American Steel & Wire Welfare
I. T P. Rice
Springbrook
Aurora
DeKalb
Girl Admits Extortion Plot Involving Teen and Companion
A 16 year old Chicago girl Helen Britt confessed to extortion plotting after telephoning vaudeville actor George Givet and demanding $1,000 in fresh hundreds left under a brick at a named location. She named Catherine Cordtz as a co conspirator but later said she acted alone and kept the money.
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Chicago
Helen Pritt
Catherine Cordtz
Miss Britt
Lake View
Helen
George Givet
Cordit
Illinois Weather Update Cloudy Tonight and Tuesday Shift
A weather notice reports cloudy skies tonight with cooler conditions in the south. Tuesday brings fair weather in the south and mostly cloudy skies in the north with rising temperatures in the west.
Vera Arrives in New York on Ten Day Leave
Vera, countess of Cathcart, arrives in New York from Ellis Island allowed ten days in the United States under personal bonds. Immigration official Curran learned of the order late last night and notified authorities. The countess, radiant and grateful, thanks reporters and says the visit may be an answer to prayer.
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Vera
New York
N. Y
Curran
Gordon Carr
Carrie Wilson
DeKalb City Water Works Debate and Standpipe Bids
In early 1859 DeKalb shows need for improved water works. A Citizen notes treasury and projected revenues for 1889 with ample balance. A legal notice in The Chronicle calls sealed bids for a standpipe with aldermanic visits to several Wisconsin towns and a continued report.
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DeKalb
Sandwich
Auro
Tacine
Madison
Janesville
Broadhead
Wis
President Coolidge Returns to Desk After Illness
President Coolidge resumes work at the White House after a cold brief illness. He appears in fair health and will address the National Education Association convention in Washington tonight.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
National Education Association
Fire destroys Monticello resort. eight feared dead, 23 injured
Monticello New York February 22. Schindler's Prairie House, a mountain resort seven miles from town, was destroyed by fire today. An unconfirmed report said eight people were recovered from the ruins while 23 were injured, most from New York City, and are in a hospital. Love for County Clerk.
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Monticello
N. Y
Schindler
Borah Calls for Fight Against World Court Policy
Senator William E Borah rebukes entry into the world court at a George Washington meeting in Chicago urging an aggressive, people driven campaign. He says the United States faces a tribunal linked to the League of Nations and warns against tying the nation to European dynasties and imperial aims.
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Chicago
World Court
William KE. Borah
George Washington
Washington
Europe
League of Nations
League
Senate of the
Carlson Sings at Teachers College Auditorium Tonight
Axel Frichof Carlson bass with pianist Glen Reynolds and harpist Edna Wheeler Ballard performed a radio linked concert from WEEM Chicago to DeKalb yesterday. The returned student from four years abroad impressed locals with a strong German and Italian program and a likely capacity turnout is expected for Thursday night at the teachers college auditorium.
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Axel Frichof Carlson
Teachers’ College
DeKalb
Carlson
Glen Reynolds
Edna Wheeler Ballard
WEEM
Chicago
Teachers
College Auditorium
Rockford Man Kills Wife Then Takes Own Life
In Rockford on a Saturday night, 37 year old Andrew Mead shot and killed his wife after failing to reconcile. He then shot himself, dying at the scene. The double murder suicide occurred at the home of the wife’s niece, with John McNeal briefly detained for liquor influence as authorities investigated the case.
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Rockford, II
Andrew Mead
Ellan Allen
South Court Street
John McNeal
Lane Street
Ralph Wessler
Walter Genrieh
Fred C. Olson
McNeal
Jobn Alien
Mead
State College Exams Set For Winter Quarter End
State College will complete the winter quarter this week with quarterly examinations in various classes on Wednesday Thursday and Friday mornings. The spring term begins next week and several students will finish this quarter and receive certificates of graduation on Friday.
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State College
Penknife Reveals Washington Character From Mother's Gift
Historian Dr Paul F Bloomhardt argues a white handled penknife given by Washingtons mother reveals his discipline and loyalty. He recalls Washington nearly resigned at Valley Forge, saved when General Knox noticed the knife, and the legend of the cherry tree and hatchet long overshadowed by this talismanic blade.
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George Washington
Penknife
Paul F. Bloomhardt
Wittenberg Vollege
Springfield
O. Washington
George
Congress
Valley Forge
Washington
Bloomhardt
General Knox
Knox
General Washington
al Washington
Hington
Joney
Great Washington
Walsh Will Fight Trust Over Aluminum Company Inquiry
Senator Walsh vows to press ahead with antitrust scrutiny of the Aluminum Company of America despite a Justice Department report clearing Mellon. Senate judiciary debates constitutional grounds as Cummins opposes Walsh and challenges the inquiry’s legality.
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Washington, D. C
Democrate
Aluminum Company of America
Senate
Thomas J. Walsh
Walsh
Senate Judiciary Committee
Department of Justice
Mellon Company
Cummins
Judiciary Committee
Mellon
Rockford group pursues Izaak Walton League HQ move
Ike Waltons of Rockford plan an intensive campaign to secure the national headquarters of the Izaak Walton League in Rockford and to have Outdoor America published there or in Mount Morris Illinois. A three member committee will raise bonds to wipe out a reported $50,000 deficit. A land issue of about $60,000 is also proposed.
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Izaak Walton League of America
Rockford
Outdoor America
Mount Morris
Tires
Elks Club
Will F. Woodruff
N. F. Thompson
B. H. Guess
R. E. Tull
Mrs Anthony Koach Laid to Rest in Local Churchyard
Funeral services for Mrs Anthony Koach were held at St Marys church yesterday afternoon at two oclock with interment in St Marys Cemetery. Hundreds attended as pallbearers and mourners gathered for the sudden death attributed to pneumonia after a four day illness.
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A. Koach
Anthony Koach
St. Mary's Hospital
St. Mary's
St. S
Koach
Washington Is Honored Today by This City
Washington Is Honored Today by This City. The memory of George Warrauns poses of this country, was hon today by the city of DeKath as Revolutionary War hero. Early this morning the business district was decorated in flags and bunting with photographs of Washington. The banks and the post office were closed today in honor of the first president.
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George Warrauns
DeKath
Washington
Carnival Sale Attracts Crowds In DeKalb City
The second day of the Bargain Carnival sale drew many locals and out of town shoppers despite poor country roads. All stores reported good business as crowds gathered early to snap unusual bargains in DeKalb.
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DeKalb
Cartoon on Wiltberger in New York World features college policemen plan
The New York World published a five page cartoon mocking Chief W A Wiltberger of Evanston and his plan to hire college athletes as police. The strips imagine how collegians joining the force would amuse the public.
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New York World
Wiltberger
New York City
W. A. Wiltberger
Evanston
New York
Sniper Arrested Near Bartlett Iowa
Omaha reports capture of John Carter five miles north of Bartlett Iowa. Carter confesses to killing Dr Arthur Searles and wounding Ross Johnson with a .22 pistol and says he shot at others. He cites a grudge against Searles and says Johnson tried to stop him.
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Omaha
Neb
Bartlett
John Carter
Carter
Arthur Searles
Ross Johnson
William McDevitt
Dr. Searles
Johnson
Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Centerville
New Old Coin Found In Shabbona Village
Sanford Challand of Shabbona owns a British half dollar dated 1817, an old coin recently unearthed in the area. The piece is noted for its side inscriptions Rex Fi Def on one side and Britanium on the other, reflecting its distinctive design.
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Sanford Challand
Shabbona
Mr. Challand
Rex
Picture at DeKalb Theatre Promises Rugged Adventure Romance
A DeKalb Theatre showing of The Limited Mail stars Monte Blue with Vera Reynolds and Willard Louis in a Colorado mountain romance cloak in a strong melodrama. Warner Brothers presents the old time melodrama with a cast including Tom Gallery and Edward Gribbon in a film style hailed as up to date.
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DeKalb Theatre
Monte Blue
Colorado Mountains
Warner Brothers
Vera Reynolds
Willard Lois
Tom Gallery
Master Jack Huff
Edward Gribbon
Otis Harlan
Lydia Yeamahs Titus
Darryl Francis Zanuck
So Bake Sale
Nee Pe
Haish Will Creates Public Library Hospital Endowments
The Jacob Haish will filed for probate provides 150 000 for a city library to be named Jacob Haish Memorial library and 100 000 for a Jacob Haish Memorial hospital. It also leaves 25 000 to DeKalb Masonic bodies and sets up a Jacob Haish Trust Fund with selected employees receiving lifetime incomes. Relatives are disinherited and trustees named.
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Jacob Haish
Sophia Ann Haish
DeKalb
H. W. McEwen
Sycamore
Haish
Mr. Haish
Anna Anderson
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Pany
Ike Waltons
Want
Bartlett, IA
Haish Memorial Hospital
Fairview
First National Bank
Denver University
Denver
Colo
Ellen Carlson
J. F. Berquist
William Dresser
Elks Attention
J. C. Killian
Sec’y
Easeles
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