Pioneer George Earle Dies After Long Malta Stay
George Earle a Milan township pioneer born in Tyrone Canada in 1870 died at St Marys hospital Malta after sudden illness. He married Bertha Gibson then Lena Bassitt and lived on the Earl homestead in Malta area. Survived by wife two children two sisters three brothers and many friends. Funeral services at 1:30 at the Methodist church with burial to follow.
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George Earle
Milan
Enn. Munity
St. Mary's
Earle
St. Earle
Canada
Tyrone
Marriace
Bertha Ginson
Earl
Farle
Colorado
Lena Bassitt
Malta
Percy Leslie
Milford Harte
Chicago
William Krueger
California
B. W. Stone
George Smith
Oregon
William
Wesley
Eastern Art Exhibit Showcases 31 Local Painters at College
A group of 31 eastern artists displays oils from the North Store district at the State Teachers College for two weeks. Works by five associate National Academy members cover still life, flowers, landscapes, portraits, and waterscapes. The exhibit, sponsored by the Fine Arts club and arranged through the American Federation of Arts, invites public viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers’ College
North Store
Boston
National Academy
Cnrzent
McCormick Addresses 600 DeKalb Voters in Far go Theater
Ruth Hanna McCormick campaigned across Illinois towns including Oregon Rochelle and DeKalb. She spoke about her Senate candidacy farm relief tariffs and U.S. role in the World Court. Applause followed her closing remarks during a 75 minute talk before a large local audience.
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Dekalb
Ruth Hanna McCormick
United States
DeKalb County
Fargo
Kankakee
Urbana
Champaign
Route 73 Right of Way Map Moves Ahead in Genoa
A committee led by C. A. Anderson to secure land for state route 73 from Genoa west through Kingston Kirkland and near Fairdale. Three surveys examined Genoa to Kirkland with routes through MacQueen ham Kirkland and north of Kirkland. Work on pavement to start soon after route selection.
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C. A. Anderson
Genoa
Kingston
Kirkland
Fairdale
Davis Junction
West den Kalb
MacQueen Ham
Prohibition Debate Splits Leaders on Prosperity
Washington February 27 40 with DuPont and other industrial leaders testifying pro and con about prohibition. DuPont argues prohibition harms prosperity while urging state supervisions. Ford Sloan Curran Gebhardt cite enforcement gaps. Wets plan to push issue in November elections with a dry or wet test for candidates.
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Washington
R—Pierre S. DuPont
House Judiciary Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Henry L. Curran
Association Against the Prohibition
John C. Gebhardt
Yell
Curran
Gebhardt
House
Judiciary
Mittee
Congressional
Laguardia
New York
Runnells Headed to Bloomington for 100 Percent Membership
District Commander William Runnells of the American Legion will fly from Rockford to Bloomington tomorrow with district membership cards. The noon plane departs Rockford Airport at 12 30, stopping at LaSalle and possibly DeKalb on the way as he seeks 100 percent district membership.
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Rockford
William Runnells
American Legion
Bloomington
LaSalle
Runnells
DeKalb
Gas fund for county big tax allotments announced
County allotments reveal DeKalb will receive 48465.77 from gasoline tax over two years under 1927 and 1929 laws. Cook County gets 2,756,444.86. state total 6,569,134.38. Kinney notes litigation delays payments. withdrawals allowed against 1929 allotments with departmental approval. bonds retirement and road contracts outline payment rules.
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T DeKath
Garrett DeForest Kinney
State Department of Finance
DeKalb County
Emmerson
Cook County
DeKalb
Boone
Kane
LaSalle
Lee
Ogle
Whiteside
Winnebaro
Kinneys
Kinney
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Condition of Judge Hopkins Improves After Operation
Judge Jacob Hopkins of Chicago shows marked improvement after surgery for intestinal trouble at Mercy hospital. The former DeKalb resident has been in care for several weeks and will remain hospitalized for several weeks before he can leave.
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Judge Hopkins
Jacob Hopkins
Chicago
Mercy Hospital
DeKalb
Sesti
Criminal Courts Bench
Farm Board to Expand Wheat Loaning and Storage
Washington February 27 The Farm Board chaired by Legge said it will modify its program to extend loans and secure more storage as markets congest and farmers rush wheat to sell. The board currently holds about 25 million bushels with 10 million tight outright eight million loaned and seven million under future contracts. Kansas City and Omaha elevators are reported full.
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Washington
Legge
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Kansas City
Omaha
Tardieu Shows Hope Of Forming New French Cabinet
Paris February 27, refusals by Camille Chautemps to join with Andre Tardieu delay cabinet formation but boost Poincare backed effort. Tardieu seeks majority with Briand Painleve support, aims to publish cabinet Sunday and seek confidence Tuesday, with potential naval delegation return to London if approved.
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Paris
A.R
Camille Chautemps
Andre Tardieu
Tyu
Chautemps ial-Socialist
Tardieu
Raymond Poincare
Poincare
Chautemp
Rene Besnard
Aristide Briand
Paul Painleve
Henry Franklin-Bouillon
Income Tax Man Will Be Here For Two Days
C D Schoonmaker former DeKalb resident now Rockford deputy collector of internal revenue will spend Mondays and Tuesdays in this city during the period of filing 1929 income tax returns He will make his headquarters at the post office The closing period is March 15 He urges speedy filing and asks people to complete as much of their returns as possible to save the collector time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.D. Schoonmaker
DeKalb
Rockford
Internal Revenue
Schoonmaker
Duquoin Sees New Small Pox Case as Vaccination Boosts
Duquoin Illinois February 27 health officials report an entire family contracted smallpox after more than 400 people had been vaccinated, raising total city cases to 15. Health and school authorities resume drive to vaccinate all residents.
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Duquoin
Illinois Weather Fair tonight then increasing clouds Friday
The forecast notes fair conditions tonight in Illinois with Friday bringing more clouds and a chance of rain in the southwest and extreme south areas. Temperatures rise modestly especially in the southwest and western portions.
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Illinois
State Patrol Targets Overloaded Trucks Across Firms
State Patrol officers I L Elmendorf and O N Larson oversaw checks on four trucks for overloads. O H White of Interstate Trucking was fined 50 dollars plus costs for a 3190 pound overload. L Lusingnan in the same firm paid 25 dollars and costs for a 2000 pound rear axle overload. Two Kraft Cheese drivers each paid 19 dollars and costs and faced 25 dollars more for licenses. One driver paid 19 dollars and costs for defective brakes and 5 dollars plus costs for lacking a chauffeur license.
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I. L. Elmendorf
O. N. Larson
O. H. White
Interstate Trucking Company
L. Lusingnan
Fat Test Shifts Explained by High School Meeting
P M Furr, agriculture teacher, outlined 18 reasons for butter fat test shifts to about 25 dairy farmers. The sixth in a ten part series by Future Farmers of America examined age effects on fat tests, cow condition at freshening, and daily seven day averages with Holsteins averaging 6.1 percent initially and 32 percent yearly when fat at freshening, versus 3.8 percent initial and 8.1 percent yearly in other cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Furr
Future Farmers of America
Dolder Wins Extradition Battle. Miller Returned Home
Sheriff Helena Dolder learned yesterday noon that Deputy A F Dolder had started for Sycamore with prisoner John B Miller. Miller waived extradition and was arrested at the Ohio penitentiary door. De Kalb officers hurried to Sycamore with plans for trial and possible pleas remain undecided until state attorney reviews.
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Sycamore
Miller
Urena Joins Push to Capital in Dominican Revolt
General Rafael Estrella Urena, leader of the peasant revolutionary army, arrived in Santo Domingo after seizing the capital. Rebels and government troops mingled, with talks underway between Arena, President Vasquez, and US Minister Curtis as the move seeks free elections and electoral reform.
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Santo Domingo
Dominan Republic
Rafael Estrella Urena
Peasant Revolutionary
Arena
S. Domingo
Santiago
Horacio Vasquez
United States
Charles B. Curtis
United Press
Vasquez
Columbus
Street Closed Part Time For Grade Pupils
At Glidden school Garden street between First street and Haish avenue is closed part time for pupil skating. Morning closure 8 30 to 8 55, noon 12 45 to 1 05. With spring quarter opening March 10, morning and afternoon recesses will prompt street closures then.
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Glidden School
Garden Street
First Street
Haish Avenue
DeKalb County Bar Assoc Holds Luncheon Meeting
The DeKalb County Bar Association met at the Fargo hotel in Sycamore for their regular noon luncheon. Attorney James Finnegan presided as president. guests included Merrit Little and William Pierce. Pierce led a talk on railroads versus bus lines, water, farm problems, and taxation, with about 30 lawyers attending before adjourning to the circuit court to plan docket actions.
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DeKalb County Bar Association
Fargo
Sycamore
James Finnegan
Merrit Little
Aurora
William Pierce
Belvidere
Pierce
William J. Fulton
Castle
L. B. Smith
Julius Mattison
Canada
United Stat Farm
Circuit Court
Frost Out Of Ground Says Anderson
John Anderson a sewer and drain contractor reports no frost in the ground after digging six to seven feet on North Fourth Street and in rural areas farmers confirm minimal frost, signaling ready conditions for digging and work to resume.
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John Anderson
Anderson
North Fourth Street
Railroad Yard Built For Potatoes In Chicago
The Chicago & North Western railroad plans the world’s largest freight yard devoted to potatoes. Located in the Wood Street district of Chicago, the $2,000,000 project will have complete track connections to every railroad in the city.
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Chicago & North Western Railroad
Wood Street
Chicago
Ben Ketchum in Critical Condition at Comp ton Hospital
Ben Ketchum of Paw Paw is seriously ill in Comp ton hospital after an operation on Wednesday. Family and friends express deep concern as he has not shown improvement since the surgery.
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Paw
Paw Paw
Ben Ketchum
Compton Hospital
Mr. Ketchum
Rykov says Soviet religion freedom rules out persecution
In an exclusive interview with Ed L Keen, Premier Alexis Rykov flatly denies any persecution or imprisonment for religious beliefs in the Soviet union. He asserts freedom of faith exists on Soviet soil and challenges readers to point to a single instance. The discussion appears in Keen's series from Moscow with page 3 continuation promised.
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Alexis Rykov
Council of Commissars
Ed L. Keen
United Press For Europe
Russia
United Press
Moscow
U.P
Soviet Union
Rykov
Kremlin
Taft in Critical Condition as Death Expected
Washington report says former president William Howard Taft is growing steadily weaker and death may come at any minute. Doctors Hagner and Claytor issued a noon bulletin stating there is no hope for recovery and any improvement would be temporary. President Hoover cancelled a White House reception for House members in response to the bulletin.
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Washington, D. C
William Howard Taft
United States
Francis Hagner
Thomas Claytor
Hoover
Taft
House of Representatives
White House
Claytor
Hagner
Mr. Taft
Death of Miss Marguerite Foote S shocking drowning near Rock Island
Word received in this city reports the death of Miss Marguerite E Foote 33 sister of Mrs Lea Munger from a drowning at the Illinois Mississippi Canal Colona near Rock Island Her car was found abandoned nearby She had suffered a sinus infection causing a nervous breakdown and apparently took her own life after driving to Colona The Munger family prepare to travel to Rock Island to mourn and support her mother Mrs E L Foote
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Marguerite E. Foote
Lea Munger
Miss Foote
Colona
Rock Island
E. L. Foote
Seventeenth Street
Snook clemency appeal before governor in Ohio
Helen Marple Snook, wife of Dr. James Howard Snook, personally appealed to Gov. Myers Y. Cooper for clemency on the eve of his scheduled execution for the murder of Theora Hix. A clemency conference was set for later with attorneys, prosecutors, and state officials, as Cooper considered the plea and noted the act was not premeditated but driven by desperation. Rev. Isaac Miller accompanied Mrs. Snook, describing extenuating circumstances.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ri— Helen Marple
Snook
Myers Y. Cooper
James Howard Snook
Theora Hix
E. O. Ricketts
Cooper
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Graham
DeKath County
Soviet
Josef Stalin
Red Army
Seminover
Chamber
Urena
Frost
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