Primary Election Yields Heavy Third Ward Vote
The city primary saw unusually high turnout with 745 total ballots, 434 in the third ward where Eugene Stone won the nomination over August Nelson and Ben Stew. Substitutes in other wards included write ins for George Ireland and a lone Republican race in the fourth ward for Ben Shelley. The city election is set for Tuesday April 15.
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Eugene Stone
August Nelson
Ben Stew- Stone
Stewvotes
Nelson
Tltree
Ben Shelley
George Ireland
Shelley
Ireland
Wallace Hiland
William Hartman
Mark Bieh
George Culver
High School Band to Perform Second Concert Sunday
Under Chief Ed Chenette the high school band will present a second concert Sunday at 3:00 PM. Doors close promptly at start. latecomers will be seated after the opening selection. Programs feature Barber of Seville Overture, Rossini, and solo numbers by Ralph Howard Jr, Warren Cheney, Marion Wirtz, Betty Whittaker, Ed Chenatie, and Myddieton, ending with the Star Spangled Banner.
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Ed Chenette
Ed Oakland Dies in Chicago After Milan Ties
Ed Oakland of Chicago died Tuesday morning at his home 7618 South Morgan Street. A former Milan township resident for 35 years, he worked for Stanford Brothers livestock sales. He leaves four brothers Oscar Elmer Henry and Emil and one sister Mrs Larson. Funeral Friday at 2:30 p.m. from his Chicago home with burial in Greenland Cemetery.
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Ed Oakland
Milan
South
Morgan Street
Chicago
Mr. Oakland
Milan Township
Thomas L. Oakland
Sycamore Road
Syca
Stafford Brothers
Oscar
Elmer
Henry
Steward
Emil
Rockford
Larson
South Dakota
Graceland Cemetery
Revolt Enters Santo Domingo Capturing Key Points
Revolutionary forces entered Santo Domingo at dawn occupying the city and seizing the public works department and central police station. General Jose Estrella led the action and met U S Minister Charles Curtis and President Vasquez to seek a bloodless settlement while assuring protection for U S citizens. Casualties reported few with about 2000 rebels armed but not in uniform.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Jose Estrella
Estrella Urene
United States
Charles B. Curtis
Horacio Vasquez
Estrella
Curtis
Legation
Public Works Department
Revolutionary Army
Woman Struck By Car At Third Street Corner
A woman, unnamed in the report, was struck by a car driven by G C McCaulley at the Third Street Lincoln Highway intersection around 6:45 PM. She was knocked down but escaped injury and returned home shortly after. McCaulley was traveling east on the Lincoln Highway and turned north onto Third Street as the collision occurred.
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G. C. McCaulley
Third Street
McCaulley
Wrong Name in Citizenship List Corrections Noted
The Chronicle corrects an error in a citizens list for a Malta resident. Sigrid Lucille Erickson was the person who received naturalization papers and testified she was born in Fjeberg Norway. Witnesses named include Charles Quinno and Albert Vesta of Creston.
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Sycamore
Chronicle
Malta
Sigrid Lucille Erickson
Fjeberg
Norway
Charles Quinno
Albert Vesta
Creston
Russia's Calm on Soviet Religion Provokes Mixed Reactions
Moscow reports a placid acceptance of the anti religious campaign despite protests abroad. Observers note many Russians, especially elders, find closures and seizures of church bells offensive, while overall public stance appears outwardly unmoved as a broader atheism campaign continues.
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Moscow
U.R
Soviet Russia
Naval meet to carry on in five power talks
London Feb 26 Prime Minister MacDonald conferred with naval conference leaders about procedure. Delegations from Britain America Italy Japan and France planned to continue talks at St James Palace with Ambassador De Fleuriau representing France despite the French cabinet crisis. Officials said the five power talks would proceed unless the French delegation halts progress.
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London
U.R
MacDonald
House of Commons
Stimson
Dino Grandi
Reijiro Wakatsuki
Aime-Joseph de Fleuriau
de Fleuriau
Rene Massigli
Aime-Joseph de Fleurian
St. James Palace
Britain
America
Italy
Japan
de Fleurian
France
Ritz
Grand jury fails to indict Frank Cudio in DeKalb case
Frank Cudio, 28, arrested on December 10 in DeKalb on robbery charges will not be tried after a county grand jury found insufficient evidence. Three others were indicted for forgery and larceny while Cudio faces prior liquor and possession charges. The Corey Evans office break in and a related injury to Cudio were noted.
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Frank Cudio
DeKalb County
Grand Jury
Chicago
William J. Fulton
Cudio
DeKalb
William Secora
Corey & Evans
Secora
Lquor
North Seventh Street
Harry Sarbaugh
Union
Merle Stiles
Lonnie Havell
Paw Paw
Malta Resident George Earle In Critical Condition
George Earle of Malta, father of Mrs. Percy Leslie, is seriously ill at St. Marys hospital. His ear infection worsened last Sunday and an internal abscess led to meningitis prompting emergency hospitalization. He remained very weak this afternoon.
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George Earle
Malta
Percy Leslie
St. Mary's Hospital
Earle
Explosion at Peoria wheel mill shocks Western Power
An explosion wrecked the wheel mill of the Western Power Company at Edwards Station near Peoria. The blast damaged only the wheel mill building where power ingredients are mixed, did not injure anyone, and was heard for about 20 miles.
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Peoria
Western Power Company
Edwards Station
C. B. and
Austrian To Aid Chicago Fight Crime
Inspector Ferdinand Watzek, noted for a 1912 espionage affair, has accepted a mission to Chicago to aid the police in their war on crime and will serve as an criminology instructor at a Chicago school.
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Vienna
Austria
Ferdinand Watzek
Chicago
Watzek
Pantages Plans New Theatre Chain From Jail Cell
Alexander Pantages, who sold a $16,000,000 theater chain, plans to build and run a larger group of amusement houses. The Illustrated Daily News says he would operate the proposed chain from jail if needed after his conviction for attacking dancer Eunice Pringle.
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Pantages
Gell Los Angeles
The
Illustrated Daily News
Alexander Pantages
Eunice Pringle
History Repeats At Fire Station As Car Blazes
A car on the Fourth Street and Lincoln Highway intersection caught fire after stopping for a red signal. The driver directed the vehicle to the fire station where the blaze was extinguished with little damage. Fire Chief McEvoy noted a similar incident occurred 20 years ago, suggesting history repeats itself.
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Fourth Street
Lincoln Highway
McEvoy
North Fourth Street
Senate seeks report on closing grain and cotton exchanges
Washington reports that Secretary of Agriculture Hyde was urged by a senate resolution to study the advisability of closing grain and cotton exchanges after a sharp drop in wheat prices. Senator Heflin led the move, with Nye and Cara way backing actions to eliminate futures trading and curb manipulation by large operators. The debate framed the issue as harmful speculation harming farmers and farm board goals.
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Washington
U.P
Hyde
Senate
Heflin
Dem
Ala
Secretary of Agriculture
Nye
N. D
Farm Board
Caraway
Dem. Ark
Retete
Federal Farm Board
Congress
To Tag Autos Left On The Street Nights
DeKalb police will tag cars left on streets at night without parking lights. Owners face fines after minor mishaps from unlit vehicles. Chief S Rowe urges motorists to turn on lights or remove cars.
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DeKalb
S. Rowe
Business Men Will Aid Sale of Cage Ducats
The DeKalb chamber of Commerce will assist the State Teachers College in selling tickets for the Illinois State Teachers’ basketball tournament to be played here Friday and Saturday. A committee will visit local business men to sell tickets, with Rotary club backing led by Ben Davy.
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DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
State Teachers’ College
Rotary Club
Ben Davy
Illinois Weather Mostly fair to night and Thursday
Illinois forecast shows mostly fair conditions tonight and Thursday. Temperatures will be somewhat cold in the eastern portion tonight with clearer skies and light winds expected statewide.
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Illinois
Prison Terms For Two Bomb Sellers In Chicago Case
Chicago butcher Mike Caselli and laborer Steve Ficke were sentenced to 5 to 25 years for manufacture and sale of bombs. Ficke fainted at verdict. his family reacted with hysteria. Gus Flocca was acquitted on a similar charge. A raid last August uncovered an alleged bomb trust as investigators followed a tip from Joseph Altmeier.
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Chicago
U.R
Mike Caselli
Steve Ficke
Ficke
Gus Flocca
Tardieu Takes Lead as France Seeks Stable Cabinet
Paris. Andre Tardieu agreed to head a new French cabinet with Raymond Poincare backing. The move follows yesterday's defeat of Camille Chautemps in the chamber and aims to form a workable majority to resolve the five power naval conference stalemate. Poincare, ill but offering support, and Doumergue advised. Tardieu faces need for a unifying government amid leftist pressure.
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Paris
France
Andre Tardieu
London
Tardieu
Raymond Poincare
Camille Chautemps
Chamber of Dep
Bayseo
Gaston Doumergue
Poincare
Prohibition Critics Demand 18th Amendment Repeal
Washington hearing on repealing or altering the dry law drew leaders like Hoover Mitchell and the Wickersham commission into charges of constitutional rights violations. Columbia University president Nicholas Murray Butler denounced the 18th amendment as an invasion of the constitution and urged repeal.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
Mitchell
Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission
House Judiciary Committee
John Ryan
Catholic University
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Wilton J. Lambert
Rice Hope
Francis J. Gerty
Chicago
Butler
Taft Near Life's End as Health Fades in Washington
Former Chief Justice William Howard Taft sinks further as doctors abandon hope for recovery after weeks of illness. The ailing ex-leader, weakened by arteriosclerosis and a bladder ailment, may die at any time, with family members gathering in Washington following the recent Hughes succession.
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Washington
U.R
William Howard Taft
Supreme Court
Francis
Hagner
Thomas A. Claytor
Taft
Asheville
N. C
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
New On
Supreme Goon
Horace D. Taft
Connecticut
Robert A. Taft
Chamber of Commerce to Meet Friday Noon
Secretary Glenn Reynolds announced a Chamber of Commerce meeting to be held Friday at noon at the Innovation. The session will include the entire membership and address several ongoing projects of substantial importance.
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Chamber of Commerce
Glenn Reynolds
Kishwaukee River Reaches Highest Mark of Spring
The Kishwaukee River at Lucinda Avenue bridge stands at its spring peak, about two feet above typical levels. Observers note frost is thawed and expect little rise unless substantial rain falls, with channel changes possibly yielding a lower flood level.
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Lucinda Avenue
Pacifists Charged With Trying to Wreck Reserve Officers
Indiana Governor Harry G. Leslie accused eastern pacifists led by Frederick Libby of trying to undermine the reserve officers training corps at the University of Indiana. He cited an editorial in the Daily Student opposing compulsory military training. He argued colleges train minimally and warned against Prussianism.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harry G. Leslie
Indiana
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Leslie
Frederick Libby
University of Indiana
Purdue University
Daily Student
Woodrow Wilson
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New York
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Arthur Horey
Detroit
Russia
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Jean Durand
Laurent-Egnac
Charles Danielou
Lucien Lamoureux
Louis Loucheur
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