Explaining School Law Moves to Reach County Schools
Carl Colvin unveils plans to explain the compulsory continuation school law to principals superintendents and school boards. Over 200000 Illinois youths aged 14 to 18 may need continuation classes after September 1 with 25 county meetings set across DuPage Taylorville Lawrenceville Watseka Decatur Macon Edwardsville Madison DeKalb and other districts.
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Carl Colvin
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Aurora
East Side
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Bloomington
Chicago
Decatur
Galesburg
Peoria
Rockford
Springfield
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Eldorado
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la Salle
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Mmpaign
Tazewell
Crawford
Ion
Effingham
Wheaton
DuPage
Taylorville
Christian
Lawrence County
Watseka
Roquois
Maconeroary
Edwardsville
Madison Coun Debroasy
DeKalb
DeKalb County
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Hoover Credited as World Saver in Economic Crisis
United States Washington Jan. 20 Herbert Hoover former food administrator and potential cabinet member told the House Agricultural Committee that restoring credit to starving Europe offers the solution to the global downturn. He discussed world economic conditions and his forthcoming legislation amid mounting political maneuvering.
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Washington, D. C
United @s
Europe
Herbert Hoo
Ormer
Plac
House Agricultural Tree
Rer
Reorganization of Democratic Party Worldwide Paralysis
United Press report notes Democratic party reform aims at global political changes. Charles Bryan and associate editor discuss educational series and state legislative platforms. Officials indicate coal industry regulations will be proposed, while conventions shape policy.
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United Press
Democratic Party
Bryan E
Charles
William Jen
Young Men Obnoxious in City Lounge Area
Police report two 15 year old girls harassed by groups of youths near a downtown lounge. Officers questioned the girls, learned they planned to return home today, and city officials will contact relatives to stop the troubling conduct. Local business leaders urged police intervention to curb the behavior.
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DeKalb
Death claims young wife in nearby town
Mrs. Walter Collins born May 20 1900 in Kirkland died of typhoid pneumonia at Rockford hospital after illness. She married John Walker Collins on April 10 1920, lived in Detroit for a time, and funeral was held at the Kirkland Methodist church with many relatives attending. She leaves her parents eight brothers two sisters and her husband.
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Walter
Collins
Susan Rober
Kirkland
Hil
John Walker Collins
Detroit
Wich
Rockford
Lenine Guard Surrounds Leader as Danger Reported
Riga dispatches say Nicholas Lenine is in serious danger in Moscow. Reports claim detentives shield him from plots while lenine guards maintain strict vigilance. Soviets fear for his life as stress and overwork are blamed for alleged mental strain.
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Riga
Russia
Nicholas Lenine
Moscow
Poikon
Lenine
Whereabouts of Relatives Sought by Kansas Man
A letter to Chief of Police Frank Riddell from Frank Anderson of Girard Kansas asks information about missing relatives not heard from since 14. It seeks details on Lv nul Anderson the father C Tudor a step brother Meatrice and Herbert Anderson. DeKalb authorities were asked to investigate and relay ways to reestablish contact.
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Frank Riddell
Frank Anderson
Girard
Kansas
Sines
Nul Anderson
C. Tudor
Meatrice
Herbert Anderson
Anderson
Dekalb
Poliewion O
Toenniges Named City Band Director After Swanson Departure
Following Zeigner Swanson's resignation as director of the DeRille band, C F Toenni ee was chosen as leader and will assume duties at the start of the coming month. Swanson leaves for New York to join the Q C Music Roll Co, with his wife and children remaining briefly.
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Zeigner Swanson
DeRille
C.F. Toenniee
Yard man returns to city after railroad post
Howard Bratton resumes duties in DeKalb after a two month absence spent as superintendent of construction on the Southern Illinois railroad. He expects to begin winter work promptly and hopes for light snow in the remaining months of the season.
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Illnois
Ilinois
Howard Bretton
DeKalb
Bratton
Village Sleuth at Princess Flowhouse Tonight
Charles Ray stars in The Village Sleuth at the Princess Flowhouse with Pathe News on the bill in a feature night of motion pictures. Ray headlines a popular program as patrons gather for the evening show.
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Qvery
Princess Flowhouse
Pathet News
Vaccination Push As Smallpox Talked In De Kalb
Hagey says vaccination is in hand as De Kalb reports one suspected smallpox case. Health officials quarantine, seek state investigation, and urge vaccination for those not treated recently to prevent an epidemic. Citizens offer cooperation and vaccines are encouraged though not yet compulsory.
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J. Hegey
Atte
Department of Health
Hacer
State Board of Health
Springfield
Tne Health Board
Geneva
Iren
Sal de Tagey Tod ‘Gilder
DeKalb Drive Aims For 3000 Dollar Help For Europe
A city campaign seeks to raise 3000 dollars for starving European children. Plan includes placing a heart in every window by January 25 with tickets sold for 1 dollar per couple. Three orchestras Wright Keast Bagley Kirchner donate services. Vassar girls supply hail. tickets sold door to door banks and Vassar Swiss office.
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DeKalb
Europe
Wright- Keast
Bagley
Kirchner
Vassar
Screen Tactics and Warnings Amid Dublin Unrest
Eight men and women were wounded in three horn attacks on police in Dublin as authorities deployed a human screen. Proclamations threatened rebels patrolling ferries and counties. caricatures of De Valera were posted in Galway warnings. In London raids on Sinn Fein centers seized documents. no arms found amid rumors of plots and property destruction.
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United Press
Dublin
Deera
County
Galway
de Valera
London
Haelend
Sinn Fein
Seole
Yard
Penc
Planes Bought From Germany Attract Probe
Washington January 20 Representative Madden Illinois urged Congress to investigate why 14 German planes were purchased for aerial mail service amid plane losses and pilot deaths. He questioned use of foreign planes when U S surplus aircraft exist and noted a fatal crash near Bald Men. Madden has argued aerial mail is inferior and costlier than railroad mail.
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Asman Madden
Madden
DeKalb
Evangelist jailed for contempt after Canyon revival remark
Dr Morgan Lee Stark a nationally known evangelist was jailed for 18 hours in Amarillo Texas after defying a court order by refusing to answer questions about a claim he saw a crap game in Canyon. Residents opposed to his town favor summoned him to a court of inquiry and held him in contempt when he did not appear. Stark's home is in Brooklyn and he is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church.
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Amarillo
Texas
Morgan Lee Stark
Canyon
Rey Morgan Lee Stark
Sunda
Stark
Justice of the Peace
Brooklyn
Methodist Episcopal Church
Britain Ready to Start Upon Naval Holiday
Brigadier General William Mitchell said Britain will forego further battleship construction and seek disarmament, recognizing future warfare supremacy lies in air control. Britain is shifting military focus to aircraft development as part of its campaign plans.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
William Mitchell
United States Air Service
Britain
Bankers prominent Hinckley figure dies after long illness
FD. Wagner, a longtime Hinckley banker and leading county citizen, died yesterday after weeks of illness. A pioneer in the community, he was active in local affairs and regarded as a regional leader. Funeral services are planned for Hinckley tomorrow with possible attendance from DeKalb residents who knew him.
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FD. Wagner
Hinckley
Ters
Wagner
DeKalb
Travel Light On All Trains At This Time
Frequent travelers at the North Western station report unusually light passenger traffic this week. Thursday, normally a busy shopping day for DeKalb residents traveling to Chicago, saw few travelers as transportation costs, nearly five dollars to Chicago, drive locals to shop locally.
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North Western
DeKalb
Chicago
Tax Direct Says Expert
Charles M Fairchild secretary of the treasury urges making everyone a watchdog of the treasury as a step toward solving the taxation problem He argues public indifference to government expenditure must be overcome by spreading taxation so all are affected directly He says taxes should be collected when businesses show profits and supports a national budget system.
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N. Y
the Treasury
Charles 5. Fairchild
Secretary of the Treasury
Cleveland
New Officers Named at Swedish Benevolent Society Meeting
New officers were elected at a meeting of the Swedish Benevolent Society last night. The organization, formed over 30 years ago by John G. Lundberg, names Frank O. Johnson as president, Alfred Carlson as vice president, Thure Hallgren as corresponding secretary, Carl Johnston as financial secretary, and C. A. Bloom as treasurer.
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Swedish Benevolent Society
John G. Lundberg
Frank O. Johnson
Alfred Carlson
Thure Hallgren
Carl Johnston
C. A. Bloom
Britain Likely Surrenders Sea Control to U S
Penny London reports Britain seems set to yield control of the seas to the United States as Britain’s 1925 naval buildup leaves no move to contest the shift. The article notes America would reach parity with Britain’s fleet under the current program. H. W. Prentice was in Rockford on business yesterday.
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London
England
Britain
Unite States
America
H. W. Prentice
Rockford
Women Electors Fly Nebraska to Washington by Air Show
Mrs. H. H. Wheeler, 55, Nebraska elector, and companion Mrs. Draper Smith, 66, depart Lincoln aviation field to carry Nebraska's electoral vote to Washington. Plan stops include Des Moines DeKalb and Chicago with weather delaying arrival, trip expected to take two days under Nebraska officials support and Governor McKelvie's commendation.
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Lincolnns- Neb
Washington, D. C
H. H. Wheeler
Nebraska
Washington
Draper Smith
Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Wheeler
Lincoln
Lincoln Aviation
Iowa City
Omaha Daily News
Chronicle
Nebraska State Journal
DeKalb Field
M. L. Jenkins
the Chronicle
Nebr
Lincoln Aviation Field
Des Moines
Iowa
Illinois City
Ed Holcomb
Grace Smith
Smith
McKelvie
Rockford Electric loses bid for 30% lighting rate hike
The Illinois Public Utilities Commission dismissed the Rockford Electric Company petition seeking a 30 percent increase in commercial lighting rates. No objections were filed by the city or customers, though some patrons expressed willingness to pay higher rates for continued service. The rise had been filed in November 1920 with a prior heating rate petition.
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Rockford Electric Company
DeKalb-Sycamore Electric Company
Ilinois Public Utilities Commission
Springfield
Utilities Commission
Last Service Held For Well Known Woman
Friends and relatives gathered at St. Marys church for final rites over Mrs. Thomas Mulrogan whose death Tuesday evening was mourned by many. Her remains were laid to rest in St. Marys cemetery as the city''s longtime resident was honored by all who knew her.
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St. Mary's Church
Thomas Mulrogan
Dies on Chesapeake train in Chicago at La Salle station
Samuel Kahn, 61, a Cincinnati manufacturer, was found dead in his train berth on a Chesapeake and Ohio train arriving at La Salle Street station Chicago. The death was reported as heart failure.
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United Press
Chicago
Samuel Kahn
Cincinnati
Ohio
Chespeake and Ohio
la Salle Street
Factory Mishap Injures Creamery Package Worker
Will Kaessar an employee of the Creamery Package company suffered a crushed foot when a large bar fell across it at the factory. He sustained two badly crushed toes and remained at home for several days.
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Will Kaessar
Creamery Package Company
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