Key witness held in Chicago mass murder inquiry
A moll linked to Capone gunman Jack McGurn is held by police and detectives protecting her identity. She may reveal the mass killings that wiped out seven Bugs Moran gangsters on February 14 near a Stevens Hotel garage. McGurn talked to reporters from his cell about the case.
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Chicago
U.R
S “Moll
Haymarket
Jack McGurn
Capone
Stevens Hotel
Lake
McGurn
Morantes
Moll
Louise Rolfe
Miss Rolfe
Scarface al Capone
Florida
Morans
Local Teachers College Earns Top National Ranking
President J C Brown reports the State Teachers College has achieved Grade A status, one of only 20 national teachers colleges in the highest rank. The school earned this honor after a prior accreditation review and is tied to ongoing national conferences at Cleveland with faculty members Mrs Messenger and Miss Edna Steele attending.
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J. C. Brown
Teachers’ College
American Association of Teache’s Colleges
United States
National Accrediting Committee
Brown
Teacher's College
Cleveland
Messenger
Edna Steele
DeKalb
Revival Meetings Draw Large Crowds at Latter Day Saints Church
Revival meetings at the Latter Day Saints church attract big audiences. Tonight Elder R. E. Davey speaks at 8:00. A musical program starts at 7:45, and the public is invited to attend.
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Latter Day Saints Church
R. E. Davey
Illinois River Rising Toward Flood Stage Across Central
The U S weather bureau says the Illinois river at Peru Henry Havana and Peoria will flood today or tomorrow while Beardstown and Pearl are warned. The river will keep rising through the week but no crest is seen. Mississippi at this location expected to rise 2 1 2 feet in 24 hours.
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Illinois
St. Louis
Peru
Henry
Havana
Peoria
Beardstown
Pearl
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Lindbergh Flies Again After Mexico City Mishap
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Miss Anne Morrow, unhurt aside from a dislocated shoulder, resumed flying at Valbuena Field Mexico City after yesterday's crash. They praised their safe escape as crowds sent congratulations while Lindbergh calmly prepared for another takeoff in the damaged Travelair.
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Valbuena
Mexico City
O.R
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Lindbergh
Miss Morrow
Col
Cable and Telegraph
Valbuena Field
City of Wichita
Weather Outlook for Illinois Unsettled With Snow North
For Illinois expect unsettled conditions tonight and Friday. Snow likely in the north while the south sees rain or snow with a cooler Friday in the northeast portion.
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Illinois
Hoover Announces Cabinet Selections Amid Uncertainties
President elect Hoover completes cabinet picks with Henry Stimson as Secretary of State and Andrew Mellon as Treasury. James W. Good named Secretary of War, Charles Adams Navy, William Mitchell Attorney General, Walter Brown Postmaster General, Ray Wilbur Interior. Agriculture and Commerce posts remain uncertain and Labor stays with Davis temporarily.
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Washington
Hoover
Labor
Davis
Labor Department
Commerce
Agriculture
James W. Wood
Iowa
Good
War Department
Appropriations Committee
Henry L. Stimson
New York
Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Pennsylvania
James W. Good
Town
Navy
Charles Francis Adams
Massachusetts
William OD. Mitchell
Minnesota
Walter F. Brown
Ohio
Interior
Ray Lyman Wilbur
California
James J. Devis
Mother Kills Daughter At Nearby School
Mrs Frances Keefer Creig killed her seven year old daughter at Central School Sterling. She asked for her excused to visit a dentist then took the child to the basement and killed her with a meat cleaver. She then told her mother Dr Jane Reid Keefer a prominent Sterling doctor. She has been held for insanity and will likely be returned to an asylum.
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Frances Keefer Creig
Central School
Sterling
Jane Reid Keefer
State Hospital
Watertown
East Moline
Deep Channel Would Aid The Coal Diggers
W K Kavanaugh of Southern Coal says a nine foot Mississippi channel from St. Louis to the Twin Cities could add 11 to 22 million dollars annually to Illinois coal mines. He notes operators would build their own barges to compete with West Virginia coal in the Great Lakes region. A Rock Island engineer, Major Hall, found deepening to nine feet economically unjustified.
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St. Louis
O.K
Southern Illinois
Twin Cities
W. K. Kavanaugh
Southern Coal, Coke & Mining Company
West Virginia
Great Lakes District
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Kavanaugh
Hall
Rock Island, NL
Mansford Mall Buys Freeport Auto Agency
Mansford Mall, formerly Mull Velie in this city and Maple Park, sells his Maple Park auto business and on March 1 will take over the Reo franchise at Freeport. Bartel Brothers purchase the Maple Park agency. One brother has worked for Mall five years, the other is a Wisconsin resident.
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Mansford
Freeport
Mansford Mall
Maple Park
Mull-Velie
Reo
Bartel Brothers
Mull
Wisconsin
Cuban Plot Alleged In Havana Plot To Assassinate President
Havana reports an alleged conspiracy to assassinate President Gerardo Machado and invite U S military intervention. Police chief Alfonso Fors said 78 people are charged with complicity. many remain at large, including Gustavo Machado Morales. Papers indicate multi group involvement and possible army ties.
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Havana
U.R
Cuba
United States
Gerardo Machado
Alfonso Fors
Gustavo Machado Morales
Onder
R. Medina
Jacksonville
Fila
Noble Brandon Judah
U. S
Secret Service
Fors
Corm T
Communist Party
Cuban Nationalistic Party
The
Nationalistic Union
League Agains
Imperials
Otero
American State Department
Hoover
State Departments
Foch Stable After Quiet Night Amid Illness
Paris reports Marshal Ferdinand Foch remained stationary with a lower temperature after injections of milk to fight uraemia and camphor to strengthen the heart. Doctors warned of extreme weakness preventing nourishment and said a long convalescence is likely, possibly ending his role as supervisor of Versailles treaty enforcement.
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Foch
Paris
U.P
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Laubrie
Swedish Mission Church Holds Lenten Service Tonight
Special Lenten services take place at the Swedish Mission church this evening starting at 7 45 oclock Rev E G Eklund to deliver a short Lenten address and a program of special music is planned.
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E. G. Eklund
Ghost Digs and Thumps Near Treichler's Home in New Jersey
Mount Holly, Feb 28. Walter C. Treichler invites investigators to sleep in his cottage to test ghost reports as thumps and digging noises disrupt his nights. Neighbors recall a former tavern tale linked to Harriet and Cy Jenkins, with legends of buried secrets under the old building.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Walter C. Treichler
Here
Treichler
Aneona
Ellis H. Parker
Burlington
Harriet
Mrs P Boos Dies After Illness In Sterling
Mrs Philip Boos died last evening at 10 15 at her daughter I L Elmendorf home after a two year illness and a recent critical period. A resident eight years she helped run East End Style Shop and made many friends. Funeral Saturday with services at Elmendorf home then at First Methodist Sterling. Burial in Sterling. Born Clara Beghtel at Rushville.
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Philip Boos
I. L. Elmendorf
Elburn Briefly Loses Power After Tree Falls
Elburn faced a two hour blackout yesterday when a rural resident felled a tree that struck a line between Maple Park and Elburn, smashing a pole and entangling wires. Another tree removal in eastern DeKalb caused an earlier outage. Illinois Power Co assisted with equipment and temporary line adjustments, citing inconvenience and expense from carelessness.
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Elburn
Maple Park
Anther
DeKalb
Illnois Power Company
Bombing Of Home Puzzles Owner In Clayton Mo
John F. Ruth, owner of a Clayton residence, reports $5,000 damage from a bomb explosion last night. He cannot explain the blast, noting ongoing employment troubles tied to union laborers.
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Clayton
John F. Ruth
St. Louis
Bank Officer Sentenced for Embezzlement in Chester Ill
William F. Brinkman a former teller of the Union Trust Company was sentenced to one to ten years in Chester penitentiary for embezzling 36628 dollars. He pled guilty and faces a federal charge since the bank is part of the federal reserve system. The March term federal grand jury in Danville will hear the case.
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Chester
East St. Louis
Ill
William F. Brinkman
The
Union Trust Company
Brinkman
Federal Reserve System
Federal Grand Jury
U. S. District Court
Danville
Gas Tax Act Advances in Illinois Legislature
The Illinois gas tax plan moves toward passage by mid March after changes in Cook County opposition. Senators from Cook County shift to support or abstain, while Downstate members mostly back the measure. The bill would fund roads via a three cent tax with debates over allocation among state, counties, and cities. amendments for two cent taxes were defeated.
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Capitol
Springfield
Senate
Cook County
Courtney
Chicago
Woods
Illinois Municipal League
Wright
Michel
House
Carlson
Illinois
Highway Department
Igoe
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Know Your Carrier by Name
A nostalgic note to Chronicle subscribers about carriers and their best customers. It recalls leaders in business who remember their early newsboy days and the encouragement that shaped their loyalty as readers.
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Chronicle
DeKalb Plans Modern Apartment and Theatre Block
Chicago architect Elmer Behrns will build DeKalb’s first modern apartment building on the southwest corner of Second and Locust streets as part of a new L shaped theatre complex. The project features terra cotta exterior, rear access, a central courtyard with fountain, a ten foot concrete delivery driveway, a telephone linked lobby, and a lounging room for residents and guests.
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Elmer Behrns
Chicago
DeKalb
Mr. Behrns
DeKalb Theatre Company
Behrns
Playhouse
Second and Locust Streets
North Second Street
Locust Street
Grand Jury Indicts Four in DeKalb County Case List
The DeKalb county grand jury returned four indictments led by Edwin Munson and George Mason for forgery and counterfeited checks. Charles Sims faces a charge of driving a car without the owner’s consent and is jailed. George Fox is indicted for larceny from Cecil Smith of Waterman. Everett Wallace and William Mansfield were not indicted.
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Grand
William J. Fulton
DeKalb County
Edwin Munson
DeKalb
George Mason
Wisconsin
Charles Sims
George Fox
Everett Wallace
Sycamore
William Mansfield
Pat Leahy
Water
Chicago
Sims
E. L. Lawson
Cecil Smith
Waterman
Fox
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Lindy
Lone Eagle
Duncan, Miss
Duncan
Miss
Memphis
Tenn
P. Boos
Rushville
Clara Beghtel
Rush
Tere Te Page
Picese
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