Mystery Is Cleared Up Lincoln Confesses Double Murder
Warren J. Lincoln an Aurora attorney and horticulturist confessed to killing his wife Lina Shoup Lincoln and her brother Byron Shoup after a dispute over infidelity. He described dismembering the bodies burning them in a greenhouse boiler and burying the ashes. Authorities aim to reenact the crime for further evidence.
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United Tress
Aurora
Ill
Warren J. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Byron Shoup
Shoup
Scoln
Seago
Lincoln
Iena
Byron
Green House
Aurora Green House
Yesy
H Im
Geneva
Fox River
Lina Shoup Lincoln
Diploma Mill Leaders Taken at Kansas City
Washington D C January 14 sufficient preliminary evidence on nation wide issuance of fraudulent medical diplomas was given to the senate investigating committee to warrant a complete inquiry. Kansas City Mo January 14 Dr R A Voight and Dr D R Alexander alleged leaders of the nation wide diploma mill conspiracies were arrested today by local officers. They were indicted by a grand jury here Saturday and will be arraigned before Circuit Judge S A Dew.
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Wore Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Senator Copeland
Harry T. Brundige
St. Louis
Kansas City
R. A. Voight
D. R
Dawes Pushes Reparations Commission Action in Paris
Gen Charles G Dawes chaired the international committee of experts to assess Germanys capacity to pay reparations and urged direct steps not formalities He called for stabilizing Germanys currency to provide water to run the budget mill and warned against delaying concrete plans.
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Dawes
Paris
France
Charles G. Dawes
International Committee of Experts
Germany
Walton Files Brief With the Supreme Court
Walton, former Oklahoma governor, filed a brief with the U S Supreme Court opposing Oklahoma's objections to his impeachment appeal. He argues the impeachment was unconstitutional because a majority of Oklahoma legislators were Ku Klux Klan members.
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Washington
Ow. Wa
J. ©. Walton
Oklahoma
Ue Supreme Court
Walton
Supreme Court
Florida Man Is Candidate for President
Dr A A Murphie president of the University of Florida becomes a Democratic presidential candidate by adoption. His bid is urged by William Jennings Bryan who pledged to name a Progressive dry if he wins a delegate at the convention.
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Ity Union Rressy
Miami
Pla
A. A.murphie
Univsity of Florida
William Jennings Bryan
See It Tonight at the Killian with Norma Talmadge
Tonight the Elks host Norma Talmadge screenings with Song of Love. The program includes a regular meeting and showing at the Killian, followed by a later presentation of See’y. Princess tonight.
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ELKS
Norma Talmadge
the Killian
Rockford High School Is Ousted By State Board
The Illinois High School Athletic Association suspended Rockford High School after a Rockford board of education failure to secure a legal coaching certificate and other by law violations. The decision threatens Rockford to miss the Big Seven Conference basketball game with DeKalb next Friday unless measures are taken.
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Rockford High School
Tlinois High School Athletic Association
State Board of Control
Nelson Hotel
Rockford
Big Seven
DeKalb
Board of Control
W. Whitten
George Kitteringham
Rockford Board of Education
Rockford, Board of Education
Kitteringham
Board of Education
Illinois High School Athletic Association
Kitteringhams
Athletic Association
Abbi Jewett Craig
Griffis pardon application filed in Germany
The pardon request for Lieutenant T Griffis, a former American officer linked to the Grover Bergdoll kidnapping case, has been filed in Mossbach Germany. Officials gave no hearing date, but predict possible release soon, while Berlin's foreign office denies knowledge of the filing.
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Mossbach
Cooven
Griffis
Seek to Stop American in Mexico Cities
Representative Swing of California asked President Coolidge to block Americans from slipping to border towns like Tia Juana or Mexicali for wild nights. He cited gambling and resorts near the border causing hardship to California citizens.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Swing
California
Tia Juana
Mexicali
Mexico
Perparigns
Riot Quelling Militia Maroons Bootleg War in Marion
Images from Marion Illinois show militia from across the state enforcing order amid bootlegger riots following wartime liquor enforcement. A confiscated stills display sits outside the Marion jail with Captain Johnson of the 10th Infantry among officers maintaining calm.
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Marion
Wittigisen County
Captain Johnson
10Th Infantry
Republicans Set February Judicial Convention for District Sixteen
The sixteenth district judicial convention to nominate a Republican candidate for the vacancy left by the late Judge Clinton Irwin of Balga is scheduled February 25 in Geneva. Kane county leaders chair meetings to choose delegates from four counties while discussions of candidacy and legality of concurrent elections proceed.
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Clinton Irwin
Balgia
Geneva
Kane
DuPage
DeKalb
Kendall
Precinct
Kane County
Court House
Harry Daniels
Vrs Newton
Kendall County
W. Lee Capps
TuPage County
C. A Anderson
DeKath
S.N. Hoover
Aurora
Frank Shepherd
Elfin
John. Newhall
C. Harvey Gunsul
Theodore Worcester
Olney Allen
Edward Lyon
John Sears
Lee Mishell
John Raymond
C. 1 McNeit
Frank Plain
Daniels
Th ‘County Committee
Panic Grips Paris Bourse as French Franc Slumps
Panic conditions spread at the Paris Bourse as the French franc slides to 22.75 per dollar. Financial experts blame loss of confidence among French business, with buyers crowding foreign stocks. Government actions include efforts to halt the decline and prosecutions of foreign investors.
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Paris
Pranes
Prench
Pasadena Kiwanis hears Earle on city improvements and water supply
Clifford Earle Pasadena public engineer spoke at the Kiwanis meeting detailing bond funded plans for land purchase central to town for public buildings and challenges securing ample water in the semiarid region. He noted a bond issue of 7.5 million dollars passed.
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Clifford Earle
Pasadena
Cal
Kiwanis Lab
Mr. Earle
Elab
Pasadilla
Earle
Fox River Council
East Aurora High School
Aurora
DeKalb Club
Thulow GT Essington
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Senator Essington
DeKalb Theatre
Emmett Condon
Kiwanis
High’ School
Chinese outrages prompt strong protests and missions attack report
Washington reports imply American mission at Supu was attacked by Ho Nan troops with Bernard Hoff dying of wounds in a hospital. Schurman prepares the strongest demands yet to the Chinese government. Fate of Juline Kylen and others remains unresolved amid Tibetan bandit concerns. Permits and relocations unfold in DeKalb as local business moves continue near Seventh Street.
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Washington
D. C
State Department
Schurman
Honan
Supu
Bernard Hoff
Pekin
China
Legation
Juline Kylen
Hoff
Tsao Yang
Batang
Gossman Drug Company
Robert Ferguson
Seventh and
Lincoln Highway
Ferguson
North Seventh Street
Cy Gonterman
Unger
Buster Brown
Paul Gossman
The
Drug Company
DeKalb
New Phone Directories Distributed by DeKalb County Company
DeKalb County Telephone issues its first batch of new city style directories printed elsewhere, with names preceding numbers on each line. Mrs Harry Wallin hosted relatives from Rock for ternoon. Ae San
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DeKalb County
Harry Wallin
Rock
Ternoon
Ae San
Generally fair in south then north tonight and Tuesday
Mostly fair conditions shift from the south to the north with a chance of snow as a rising temperature moves in on Tuesday.
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Ilindis
Illinois Interscholastic Basketball Championships Dates Set
The Illinois Interscholastic Athletic Association announces three elimination tournaments to crown the high school basketball champions. First district events run March 5 to 7 in 34 cities, with DeKalb hosting one district and others at Aurora Dundee Freeport Joliet Kankakee Lasalle and Ottawa. Sectional meets follow March 14 and 15 in Joliet Peoria Decatur and Benton, with the final at the University of Illinois March 21 and 22.
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Springfield
Illinois Interscholastic Athletic Association
DeKalb
Aurora
Dundee
Freeport
Joliet
Kankakee
Lasalle
Ottawa
Peoria
Decatur
Benton
University of Illinois
Coolidge Talk Met with Jeers by War Veterans
A Chicago mass meeting of Veterans of the World War under the American Legion derided President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon. A message from C B Slemp reported that disabled veterans favored compensation, though the president’s stance disappointed some, provoking questions and jeers.
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United Rises
Chicago
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Former Auroran Is Injured in Auto Crash
Evanston organist and former Auroran Mrs Katherine Toward Ward was injured in an automobile accident when a taxi skidded. She sustained hand injuries that will hinder her playing for a period. Ward is a professional performer who has appeared across the country, including a recent recital at Aurora’s First Methodist church. Her family was prominent in Aurora. her father once served as mayor.
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Katherine Toward Ward
Evanston
Ward
Aurora
First Methodist Church
Rockford Hopes River Clean Up With City Action
Rockford city council votes to study disposal tanks to prevent dumping sewage into the Rock River. The Izaac Walton League of Sportsmen urges cooperation from other towns along the stream to curb pollution harming fish and fishing.
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WBY Galilee
Rockford
Council of
Rock River
Izaac Walton Elague
Lig
Supreme Court Supports Iowa Rape Law Validity
The U S Supreme Court today affirmed the Iowa conviction of Francis Wrenn a Catholic priest for the rape of Ethel Bray on September 12 1921. Wrenn challenged the state law as discriminatory in its age classifications but the high court upheld Iowa and the statute as constitutional.
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Uniwen Press
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court Today
Iowa
Francis Wrenn
Ethel Bray
Wrenn
State Today
Supreme Court of Iowa
Norma Talmadge Stars in Song of Love at the Princess
Norma Talmadge appears in her latest and acclaimed film Song of Love shown at the Princess Theater tonight. The drama features her renowned screen presence and musical romance setting, drawing cinema patrons to the venue.
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Norma Talmadge
Big meeting at DeKalb theater for Essington visit
Senator Thurlow G. Essington Republican gubernatorial candidate plans a large free public meeting at DeKalb theater on Monday January 21 with a film program and organ music. He will tour Genoa Sycamore Kane County and northern towns before returning to DeKalb for the evening address and a post meeting luncheon.
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Thurlow G. Essington
DeKalb
DeKalb Theater
Friends of the Streator
R. E. West
Essington
DeKalb County
Genoa
Chicago
Sycamors
Senator Essington
Lasalle
Del
Kane
Maple Park
Flburn
St. Charles
Geneva
Batavia
Elgin
Mooseheart
Aurora
Gag Rule in House Today Sets Majority Control
Washington C Jan 14 A coalition of Democrats Progressives and admin Republicans sealed the door of house rules to throttle amendments on the floor and insure plate control of legislation by the majority party. The new rules forego a pocket veto and affect bills on taxation soldiers bonuses and related measures.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
House
Coal Miners of England Plan Big Strike Now
Lancashire and Cheshire coal miners voted overwhelmingly to terminate the wage agreement and urged immediate employer concessions. If not received, major strikes in coal and railways threaten a labor government after the new administration takes office.
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Coal Miners of England
United Feces
London
England
Lancashire
Chy
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Volunteers of America
DeKalb Folk
Helen Crowlund
Florida
Charles A Hurlbard
Elgin National Watch Company
State Board
Association
Attention Womans Club Chorus
Malta
Anic
Minstrel Report
Prof. Hoff
Bulletin
River
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