DeKalb council forms nine member committee on medicinal liquor
A DeKalb council vote created a nine member panel three doctors three aldermen three pastors to decide if doctors may again issue prescriptions for medicinal liquor. Mayor Lindstrom will appoint aldermen and seek doctor and clergy participation. the resolution passed six to four after doctors pressed for medicine use.
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DeKalb
Action Talen
J. B. Lindstrom
Teo
Mayer Lindstrom
DeKalb Medical Society
DeKalb Ministerial Association
C. A. Smith
DeKalb County Medical Society
Plane Crash Kills Ensign John B Clark in San Diego Bay
Frank Zellar of 420 North Tenth Street learns that his son in law Ensign John B Clark was killed when an amphibian plane crashed into San Diego Bay. Clark, 26, was an instructor at the naval air station in San Diego. The crash also claimed the life of Lieutenant Eugene Fields Burkett. Clark’s Chicago home is expected to house his body, with funeral plans possible in Chicago if Mrs Zellar’s illness allows.
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Frank Zellar
North Tenth Street
San Diego
Calif
Ensign John B. Clark
San Diego Bay
Zellar
Clark
Ensign Clark
Miss Zellar
Chicago
California
Naval Air Station
Eugene Fields Burkett
Enaign Clark
Annapolia
Five Victims of Explosion Buried Today
Five members of the Donald Kluesner family died in a heater blast after a fluid was poured onto a fire at their home. Kluesner, his wife, and three children perished. six months old twins survived fighting for life. Investigators seek the identity of the fluid. Kluesner had bought it as kerosene.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Donald Kluesner
Kluesner
Peoria
Meters May Be Checked by City Water Board
City council discussed widespread dead water meters causing annual losses. Alderman Hyde reported hundreds of meters in use. repairs lag due to supervision gaps. Proposals include appointing a single supervisor, hiring a competent technician, and purchasing 25 new meters to replace failing units.
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Water Department
Dave M Laughlin of Paw Paw Ill at Home
Dave McLaughlin a pioneer resident of Paw Paw is seriously ill at his home in the village. He is about 78 years old and his friends are greatly concerned for his condition due to his advanced age.
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Paw Paw
Ill
Dave McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Illinois Power and Commonwealth & Southern merge
United Press reports from Springfield say the Illinois Power Company and Commonwealth & Southern Corporation have merged. The Illinois Power Company becomes a subsidiary of Commonwealth & Southern, with no changes in local management or preferred share holdings.
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Illinois Power Company
Springfield
Commonwealth & Southern Corporation
United Press
Til
A. D. Mackie
Commonwealth Power Corporation
B.C. Cobb
Edna Kelly Dies After Prolonged Illness
Miss Edna Kelly young daughter of Mrs Kate Buckingham died this morning at 7 00 at the family home on North Fourth street after several months of failing health. Born February 5 1908 in Shabona she moved to this city as a child and worked in the advertising department at American Steel and Wire. Survived by mother and three sisters and two brothers funeral Friday at St Marys church at 9 00 with burial in St Marys cemetery.
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Edna Kelly
Kate Buckingham
North Fourth Street
Shabbona
St. Mary's
American Steel & Wire Company
L. C. Martin
Chicago
Jess Runnells
Frank Sohne
Tom Kelly
Aurora
Harold Bryson
Davenport
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Dead Lad Found in Stolen Car Near Mulberry Grove
Authorities identified a young man about 20 with red hair found slain in a stolen auto by a Mulberry Grove by-road. The body showed bullet wounds and a coroner's verdict of homicide. A W. P. H. S. high school ring and a Texas label on a tie are among clues as telegraphic inquiry seeks the youth's identity in Wills Point, Amarillo, and surrounding areas.
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Greenville
Ill
U.R
Mulberry Grove
W. M
First Gun of Campaign To Boom This Evening
Springfield dispatch reports Democrats gather at the twelfth Jackson day banquet to chart strategy for the April 8 senatorial and congressional primaries. Former Senator James Hamilton Lewis and Bruce A Campbell head a list of mentioned candidates with Fred J Kern and James Kirby also noted. Speaker lineup includes Jouett Shouse and United States Senator Thomas Connally. Republican action begins January 13 as Ruth Hanna McCormick launches her bid to unseat Charles Deneen following Medill McCormick’s 1924 loss.
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Springfield
U.R
United States
Naiion
James Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
Bruce A. Campbell
East St. Louis
Fred J. Kern
The
Belleville
Shouse
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Committee
Thomas Connally
Texas
Campbell
Lewis
Vincent Y. Dahlman
J. Earl Major
Hillsboro
Ruth
Hanna McCormick
Shelbyville
Charles §. Deneen
Medill McCormick
Winter 4as NAST Mood Strikes Midwest and West
Cold and colder conditions sweep from Manitoba to Texas and California. Heavy snows in Montana Nebraska Missouri Kansas and the Rockies. Sleet in central Texas lowers temperatures with Amarillo at 14. Extreme lows include Manitoba Pas 44 below, Brainard 25 below, Devils Lake 82 below, St Paul 3 below. Eastern states see zero to 20 above as Oregon boosts efforts to clear highways and restore lines to San Francisco.
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Chicago
U.P
Manitoba
British Columbia
Texas
California
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Rock Mountain
Armarillo
Washington
Oregon
San Francisco
Sierra Range
San Diego
Pas
Brainard
Minn
Devils Lake
N. D
St. Paul
Jan
U.R
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountain
Great Lakes
Portland
Senate Has New Puzzle
The farm bloc wins a tentative deal to seat two members on the Senate finance committee Senators Lafollette of Wisconsin and John Thomas of Idaho. The move sparks a party row as Smoot threatens resignation over any farm bloc presence while Borah pledges no compromise in the tariff battle.
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Washington
Jan. I
W.P
Farm Bloc
Senate Finance Committee
Robert M. Lafollette
Wisconsin
John Thomas
Idaho
Committee On Committees
Smoot
Lafollette
Republican Party
Senate
Republican Committee On Committees
Finance Committee
Borah
Illinois Weather Likely Turns Snowy By Thursday
Unsettled conditions persist tonight and Thursday across Illinois with a likely fall in temperature and possible snow. Forecasters predict changing conditions and colder air moving in later this week.
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Illinois
Royal Belgian Princess Marries Italian Crown Prince in Rome
In the Pauline Chapel of the Quirinal Palace, Princess Marie Jose of Belgium and Crown Prince Humbert of Italy wed in a grand royal ceremony. Tens of thousands lined Quirinal Square as kings, queens, and princes from across Europe attended, with Mussolini among the dignitaries. The ornate celebration highlighted a rare postwar display of monarchy and pageantry.
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Italy
Pri
Nco
Humbert
Marie-Jose
Ignlle
Madeleine de Lantsheere
Prince Humbert
Rome
U.P
Belgium
Marie Jose
Royal Quirinal Palace
Europe
Quirinal Square
Pauline Chapel
Marie Joe
United Kingdom
Albert
Helen
Victor Emmanuel
Elizabeth
Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Marie Antoinette
Paris
Cardinal Maffi
Humbert and
Marie
Start To Pick Jury Today In Hammond Case
Hammond, Jan 8. Mayor Raleigh P Hale of East Chicago and 21 civic leaders attend jury selection for 24 defendants facing 2400 alleged prohibition violations. The group faces rum conspiracy charges over importing liquor from multiple European countries. Eleven jurors named. U S District Attorney Oliver Loomis plans to begin presenting evidence. Eighteen attorneys represent the defendants.
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Hammond
Ana
W.ir
Raleigh P. Hale
East Chicago
United States
Oliver Loomis
South Bend
DeKalb City Bonds Called to Save Interest
City council approved calling several thousand dollars of public improvement bonds as of January 10 1930 to stop further interest earning six months from February 10. Estimated savings total 840 dollars, with additional future interest avoided on bond coupons. Also approved purchase of a smaller leader hose outfit for the fire department at about 250 dollars. Police report: 60 dollars in fines, ambulance calls thirteen, patrol wagon once, sleepers December 128, arrests eight city warrants and four state warrants.
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DeKalb
Lastoene
W. W. Hyde
Clyde Holderness
McEvoy
Chronicle
J. M. Blair
C. S. Rowe
Brothers Named in DeKalb Court Battle Faced Judge
Chris N. Peterson of Maple Park disclaims involvement in a fight with Anton Peterson. The two brothers Christ L. Peterson and Anton appeared before Justice W. H. L. Rowe in DeKalb last Saturday to answer the matter, with Christ listed as living near Mate Park.
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Chris N. Peterson
Maple Park
the Chronicle
Anton Peterson
W. H. L. Rowe
DeKalb
Christ L. Peterson
Anton
Mate Park
Companionate Wedding Is Assailed by Couple
Philadelphia report details William Kenneth Moyer and Ethel Owen rejecting companionate marriage. The Chicago pair, wed Jan 2 in Souderton, vow to have a child within two years or pursue divorce. They defend birth control but oppose the idea of living apart to avoid children.
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Philadelphia
William Kenneth Moyer
Moyer
International Rebel Poets’ Society
Ethel Oylette Amelia Owen
Sun Prairie
Wis
University of Chicago
Souderton
United Press Today
Josephine
Aubrey
Chicago
William Nor
Asher M. Stoudt
Ethel Oylette Owen
de Rereby
DeKalb County Farm Bureau Advances Directors Report
A partial report on the election of directors and assistant directors across townships was presented at DeKalb County Farm Bureau meetings in the Fargo Theater building. The session covered projects from soil testing to Clark Boy and Girl club work and emphasized son participation in farming and Smith-Hughes programs.
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DeKalb County Farm Bureau
South Grove
Iisnance
Sandwich
Lloyd Wesson
Russell McKowan
Somonauk
H. J White
C. T. Rumph
Paw Paw
J. W. Corey
Victor
George Stratton
Elmer Henderson
Milan
Charles Hart
R. F. Hanson
Afton
B. W. Lyons
Lee Mosher
Sycamore
Arthur Smith
Louis Love
Mayfield
E. B. Scott
Glen Blair
Ray Miller
Illinois Marketing Association
Tom Roberts
Roberts
T.wvork
Mr. Roberts
Smith-Hughes
World Fate Hinges On Naval Conference
Washington DA Jan 8 4LP The fate of world peace weighs on the London naval conference as American delegates depart for the voyage. Hoover urges success while Britain and the United States present a united front amid concerns in France. The talks aim to extend the battleship construction holiday, reduce armament costs, and reshape naval power dynamics.
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Washington
Jan
London
Hoover
Great Britain
United States
France
Geneva
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ELAY
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August Anderson
Mark Biehl
William Waggett
G. N. Blackman
Lindstrom
C. D. Carter
L. B. Bagnall
City Council Water Committee
Water Committee
Second Ward
Dave M’laughlin
Illinois Power Company and
Commonwealth & Southern Combine
Canada
Pleass
Prince
Hammond Case
Farm Bureau
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