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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1925
Page
2
Sycamore subscribers are asked to note that The Chronicle circulation will be handled by a representative from the office until proper service is established and a responsible rep secured. Subscribers are asked to drop a card in The Chronicle at DeKalb if they fail to receive the paper.
Court adjourned until Saturday morning following the February grand jury report heard before the circuit court. Attorneys for BK A Sheiler seek continuances. a decision on continuance and trial date is expected. Defendants named in yesterday’s grand jury report were arraigned before Judge Newhall. more rulings await in Saturday sessions.
The Genoa road from Sycamore to the city was reported as top to bottom impassable after a late thaw and sudden freeze. Automobiles risk wrecks today on the slick surface and many side streets are badly cut up from thaw and freeze actions.
Legion fans prepare for a Saturday night contest in Aurora against the All- Y squad. Local followers expect a large turnout and plan to cover the district moment with posts on the Legion Ch account.
Construction at the new institution on the Main Street intersection paused today due to frigid conditions. The contractor had been pouring foundation concrete yesterday and the day before, but expects operations to resume once weather permits.
A Wetzel family business notes Ira Wetzel underwent an operation at the hospital last week and continues to improve. The jewelryman has been warned by the attending physician to refrain from certain questions if Hetty asks when he can go home.
Editor Frank Stevens of the Sycamore Tribune spoke to the Dixon Kiwanis club on Abraham Lincoln. He defended Lincoln as a common man and displayed a signed sworn paper he found in a haymow box, noting efforts to prove Lincoln’s presence in Dixon were unverified while praising John Dement's early Illinois role.
An Elgin notice states Mrs. Kanis mother of Mrs. William Lehner will receive last rites at 2 30 Saturday from Fredrick Curtis chapel and St John Lutheran church in Blue Rock Burial in Blue City cemetery announcements come after Albert Kanis Serb death at St Josephs hospital Tuesday night
The article notes many Ford cars become steamers in cold weather. Radiators emit more steam than a locomotive as owners retreat to warmth. Street scenes show numerous Ford machines with steaming radiators, and workmen have kept busy all day.
Mrs. Kittie M Bleckner 57 died at her home after a brief illness. She had lived in Kirkland prior to moving to this city for treatment. Funeral arrangements were not available this afternoon.
In a Columbia University production of Half Moon two all American football selections Kop pisch and George Pease appear in the cast. The photo shows the pair in the upper tier of the frame with other college players.
Announcements sent to members of Sycamore Lodge No. 134 A F & A M announce a special meeting Friday March 27 at the lodge hall. Decree work will be conferred and the notice calls for a large attendance.
Floyd H. Dickson drove to Hampshire this forenoon to attend the funeral services there this afternoon for S F Crane, who died earlier in the week. He traveled by motor, taking the route via St Charles and sticking to paved roads where possible.
Plans enlarged by the University of Illinois board to house physiology physiology chemistry and pharmacology departments in a new 17.5 million dollar building program. Springfield funds supplement the existing program as the current physiology building is deemed inadequate after over 25 years.
A merchant recounts给 his wife stomach trouble relief after taking Adierika. The remedy provides fast gas relief, acts as an intestinal evacuant, and eases constipation without gripes. Sold at Kirchner's Drug Store, 259 Lincoln Highway, Malta by Jacobs & Bridgewater.
Navy midshipmen at Annapolis discuss reductions in the 1927 class as the size of the entering group is trimmed. Authorities say exams have reduced the class from about 1000 to 675 with about 100 more failures, while Admiral Wilson questions specific causes. Middies claim the harder vetting and higher dropout rate reflect deliberate downsizing of naval officer corps.
London sources report British tax expert St Newitt suggests a poll tax on bobbed and shingled hair. He cites historical revenue from 17th century wigs and powdered hair as precedent for a new head tax.
A petition to the Oklahoma legislature seeks an inquiry into Governor Ed Trapp. He is accused of diverting funds for a highway project ordered by federal engineers. Trapp succeeded Jack Walton after a removal from office.
Students from Rockford and Knox College debated the Leopold Loeb case in Galesburg Illinois. The no decision contest asked whether capital punishment should be abolished after the verdict. Harriet Rech argued the death penalty spurs crime while Mil dred Peterson argued capital punishment cannot be fairly administered.
A simple treatment helps night coughers sleep through the night after the first trial. Dr Kings New Discovery loosens phlegm and reduces congestion, with no opiates, suitable for children and adults, available at druggists.
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