Organizing a City Wide Boy Scout Movement Gains Momentum
A DeKalb church group discusses forming a city wide Boy Scout unit with Bert Racey as scout master and George Culver as assistant. Judge W S Ond, Mayor J J Kingsley and W Whitten named to the scout council. A meeting for boys 12 to 17 is planned at the Congregational church basement next Tuesday.
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Congregational Church
Bert Racey
Peron
George Culver
W. Sond
Scout Council
J. J. Kingsley
W. Whitten
Sons of DeKalb
Scottmaster
Scout Movement
Ellwood School
Scoutmastr
Candidate Announced for City Treasurer Post
Miss Kathryn Holderness a bookkeeper at First National Bank announces her candidacy for city treasurer in the spring election. This marks the first announced bid for a city office. no mayoral candidate yet named and scouts will seek possible contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Holderness
First National Bank
Ing
Federal agents seize mash and liquor in two Springfield raids
Federal prohibition agents from Chicago confiscated 61 000 gallons of mash and 90 gallons of liquor in two raids at Springfield NL. E A Harvey recently acquitted of a murder charge must also face a charge of violating the prohibition act and an additional bank robbery accusation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Prohibition
Chicago
E. A. Harvey
Stores Close Friday for Funeral of Judge Glidden
E E Embree announces DeKalb stores will close from two to three tomorrow for the funeral of Judge W A Glidden who died Tuesday at his home. City departments will close from noon. Funeral at 2 pm at the Methodist church with a 1 20 pm family service. Elks lodge to attend. members meet at lodge rooms at 1 pm.
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E. E. Embree
Chamber of Commerce
W. A. Glidden
Methodist Church
L. L. Hammitt
DeKalb
Elks’ Lodge of
J. C. Killian
Pussyfoot Johnson to Speak at Methodist Men’s Class
Efforts are under way to secure Pussyfoot Johnson for a short address at the Methodist church men’s class meeting tomorrow evening at 6 30 o’clock. Johnson will also address a public gathering later that night. The class meets as its regular monthly session and members hope to have him at the dinner if he arrives in time.
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Selcute
Pussyfoot” Johnson
Methodist Church
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Wymer Attends National Room Heaters Convention
W L Wymer of Standard Foundry attended the annual convention of the Manufacturers Association of Room Heaters at the Congress hotel in Chicago. He was the sole local representative at the gathering, which discussed the past year's work and the coming program. Delegations from several states were present and a banquet was held in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Wymer
Standard Foundry Company
Manufacturers’ Association of
Congress Hotel
Chicago
Wymer
Laying Brick Today On the Mayo Garage
Workmen began laying brick on the Mayo garage behind the house under construction on North First Street north of the Elks home. The basement of the residence is finished and once weather allows, home construction will resume. The completed house is described as one of the city’s most beautiful.
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Mayo
North First Street
Elks
West Dakota and Kansas Oppose Child Labor Amendment
The South Dakota senate rejected ratification 36 to 5 with little debate. In Kansas, state officials formally opposed the proposed child labor amendment to the U S Constitution.
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West
United Press
Pierre
S. D
South Dakota Senate
Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Prison Palls Very Badly On Ale Smuggler
Chicago January 22 United Press says Terry Druggan a noted beer runner in Chicago has asked President Coolidge for a pardon from the county jail. Officials report he suffers jaundice a bad hangnail and the heeby jeebies while removed from a hospital ward.
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United Press
Chicago
Til
Terry Druggan
President Coolidge
Terry
Elks Plan Funeral Services for W A Glidden
Elks will meet at the club to attend the funeral for departed brother W A Glidden. Services at the Methodist church tomorrow at 2 00 PM. Elks will have charge of services at the Brave. John C Killian, Secy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Club
W. A. Glidden
Methodist Church
The
Brave
Notable Trees of DeKalb Highlight Local History
Mrs. Arthur Hiland Sr. presents a Garden Club report on DeKalb trees from a paper detailing 68 to 72 year old plantings. Notable specimens include a hard maple west of the Elks club and honey locusts along North First Street, with early nursery origins by Norris Sweet and plants from Jacob Haish and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hiland Sr
Garden Club
DeKalb
Trumbauer
Hiland
North First Street
Mr. Garner
Garner
Mr. Sweet
Richardson
Jacob Haish
Kaneville
Buena Vista
South First Street
Woman Loses Pocket Book on Lincoln Highway
An elderly city resident misplaced a pocket book containing 75 dollars yesterday afternoon between Sixth and Tenth streets on the Lincoln Highway. A good Samaritan who finds it may leave it at The Chronicle office or the police station, where a report was filed.
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Lincoln Highway
Chronicle Business
Alice Roosevelt Longworth Awaits Stork in Chicago Hotel
Alice Roosevelt Longworth wife of Representative Nicholas Longworth arrived in Chicago to await the stork. She has a hospital hotel reservation away from the loop district and is joined soon by Longworth. The baby is expected about mid February.
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United Press
Chicago
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Loop District
Longworth
Baptists to Meet at the Clapper Home
The First Baptist church holds its regular mid week service tonight at 7:30 at Mrs. M D Clapper home 844 South First Street. The study topic is Jesus and the Problem of Wor. Members and friends are urged to attend.
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Clapper
M. D. Clapper
South Pirst Street
Jesus
Wor Ee
Boy Detective Earns Medal For Smart Police Aid
Detective Julius Cohen a 13 year old tracked four men seen leaving a neighbor's house in St Louis all carrying heavy sacks. He followed them onto a street car and wired for help near a police station the motorman stopped and officers arrived for aid. President Brockman pins the medal on him for courage and good judgment.
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Julius Cohen
St. Louis
Police Department
Brockman
Police
Peare
Dean Pound Chosen President of Wisconsin University
Dean Roscoe Pound of Harvard Law School was elected president of the University of Wisconsin to succeed E A Birgo. The unanimous regents vote followed a six month search with over 50 educators considered. Pound, 54, Nebraska native, is a Republican liberal and friend of Justice Louis D Brandis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Madison
Wis
Roscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
Wisconsin University
E. A. Birgo
University Board of Regents
Pound
Regents
Dean Pound
Louis D. Brandis
United States Supreme Court
Nebraska
Old National Bank of Aurora Has Services
Residents gathered for the cornerstone laying of a new Old Second National Bank building in Aurora. Senator H G Wright attended with William George as bank president, noting a project cost of 3450,000 and high local interest in the construction.
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Old National Bank of Aurora
Second National Bank of
Aurora
H. G. Wright
William George
Convicted Man Seeks Appeal For Mail Robbery Case
W. P. "Dinty" Colbeck of St Louis and eight Egan's Rats prisoners, serving 25 years in Leavenworth, have applied for a writ of error to take their Staunton Illinois mail robbery case to the circuit court of appeals. Judge Lew is Fitzhenry will head the application.
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Peoria
W. P. “Dinty
Colbeck
St- Louis
Egan's Rats
Leavenworth
Staunton
United States District Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Lewis Fitzhenry
Highland Park brewery closes after dry investigation
Chicago January 22 United Press reports the Highland Park brewery in Highland Park Illinois, one of the last remaining Chicago area beer plants, is closed after a weeklong federal dry investigation. The plant was seized yesterday by Chief Enforcement Officer Versul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Highland Park Brewery
Highland Park, IL
Versul
DeKalb Theatre Presents The Silent Accuser Tonight
DeKalb Theatre screens The Silent Accuser tonight and tomorrow starring Eb Nor Boardman and Raymond McKee in The Greatest Dog Story Eve. The big 401 feature promises thrill and loyal canine drama for audiences.
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Peter
Ebnor Boardman
Raymond McKee
Wheat futures rise to wartime highs on foreign demand
The Chicago Board of Trade saw May wheat advance 5 1/4 cents to 1.9214 a bushel, a wartime peak, with foreign buyers driving the gain. Kansas City No 2 Red wheat hit 2.08 a bushel as prices climbed to new highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Kansas City
Ford Coupe Stolen From Garage After Night Break In
Authorities report the Shames Ford sedan stolen from the Vonderheide garage after an overnight break in. Neighbors recall an alley noise around three in the morning but did not investigate. The thief also tampered with another car and took blankets and other articles. insurance is aiding the search.
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Us Vonderheide
Robert Vonderheide
Sycamore
Ford
Contest for Members Has Already Begun
At a meeting of leaders Stanley Sutton and Albery Leonhard plans for the American Legion membership contest were set, with captains guiding recruitment of new and retained members. No end date yet. likely late February or early March. The losing team pays for a banquet with guests from both squads. Last year the race drew strong interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Sutton
Albery Leonhard
American Legion
Dam plan to save vast sum proposed for Niagara Falls area
Judge Barrett of the Chicago sanitary district told the senate waterways committee that remedial works at Buffalo to control Niagara Falls flow would raise the level of the Great Lakes, add water power valued at 200 million dollars, and aid the Gulf waterway project. He estimated construction at eight million dollars and said flow equalization could save over 20 000 cubic feet per second.
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unimea _Kessy
Washington, D. C
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Great Lakes
Judge Barrett
Chicago Sanitary District
Senate Waterways Committee
Barrett
Arrest of Bischoff Tied to $2 Million Swindle in Chicago
Raymond C. Bischoff, wanted in Chicago for complicity in a $2,000,000 stock swindle, was arrested at his mother's home in Los Angeles by district attorney detectives on a tip from Chicago authorities. He posed as a wealthy importer during residence and was previously indicted with 11 others after skipping a $10,000 bond.
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Thiteacress
Los Angeles
Calif
Raymond C. Bischoff
Chicago
Keyes
Bischoff
Speedway Bill Is Killed In Indiana
Indianapolis January 22 The Indiana House of Representatives killed the speedway bill that would have barred holding the 500 mile race at the Indianapolis Speedway on Memorial Day. The house adopted the morals committee report recommending indefinite postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitedness
Tndianapolis
Ind
House of Representatives
Indianapolis Speedway
House
Morals’ Committee
Knights of Pythias Meeting Tonight At Seven
The Knights of Pythias call a meeting tonight at seven o'clock sharp. Attendees are urged to attend with W. C. Duffey serving as C. C. in charge.
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Knights of Pythias
W. C. Duffey
C. C
Circus Lights Up The Chronicle Hall In Weeklong Run
Manager Joe Tilley of Tilley Production Co reports strong attendance for an indoor circus at Chronicle hall under Knights of Pythias. Acts please crowd though low ceiling limited aerials. dancing by Roy and Mrs Thomas draws praise. Weekend close expected with larger turnout despite ticketless attendees.
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Joe” Tilley
Tilley Production Company
Chronicle Hall
Knights of Pythias
Barth City Night Hawks
Roy Thomas
Parley on House Assignments Opens in Springfield
Robert Scholes speaker of the house plans a Springfield conference with downstate leaders on committee assignments. The meeting follows a Chicago round up whose results are not yet clear. State Representative Reed Cutler of Lewiston led the Chicago event and may attend today as bills await discussion after reconvening next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usney Press
Springfield
Robert Scholes
House
Chicago
Senate
Reed Cutler
Lewiston
Fire Escape a Feature of the New Building
The First Baptist church began installing a fire escape to aid in emergency evacuations. When completed the church will be the only one in the city and surrounding area with a visible means of helping the congregation escape a fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
New Reo Bus to Serve Geneva Dixon Route
The Northern Illinois Service Co announces a new Reo bus will run the Geneva to Dixon long route. It arrived Tuesday and started a Wednesday shift, featuring a smoking compartment for crew on the full trip and planned for special runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reo
Northern
Ilinois Service Company
Geneva
Dixon
Geneva-Dixon
Dr Mirshak Relocates Optometry Practice to Rockford
Dr. James Mirshak, longtime local optometrist, has moved his office to Rockford and plans to make his future home there. He completed the move today as friends regret his departure.
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Rockford
James Mirshak
Mirshak
Tare
Southern Songsters to Sing on WLS Tonight From DeKalb Tour
Four Southern Songsters perform on WLS Sears Roebuck station tomorrow at 8:00 PM. They will appear in DeKalb February 1 2 and 3 in a prologue to the First National picture Abraham Lincoln at the DeKalb theatre. The quartet, famed for plantation melodies, will mix two modern numbers with two southern folk songs.
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City
WLS Sears Roebuck
DeKalb
Down In Dixie
First National
Abraham Lincoln
DeKalb Theatre
America
Georgia
WLS
Pekin Case: Both Victims Yet Alive After Shooting
In Pekin Illinois Mary Bitenmiller shot by her sweetheart Fred Lichtenberger last Tuesday remains in a local hospital with a poor prognosis. Lichtenberger wounded himself and is expected to recover. If the woman dies he faces murder charges, otherwise assault with intent to kill.
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United Press
Pekin, Til
Mary Bitenmiller
Fred Lichtenberger
Lichtenberger
Pekin
Mary Fitenmiller
Baby Clinic At Steel Building Attracts Large Attendance
Dr Elizabeth B Ball state health board member and baby care specialist visits Am erican Steel Welfare building for Thursday clinic. She arrived from Springfield and will stay until tomorrow evenings. Mrs Caroline Franklin supervises the weekly clinic drawing many mothers seeking advice on child care.
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Steel Building
Elizabeth B. Ball
State Board of Health
American Steel Welfare
Ball
Springfield
Woman's Club
Caroline Franklin
The
American Steel
Union Service Tonight At Two Swedish Churches
Two city churches the Swedish Baptist and the Swedish Mission hold a union service this evening at the Swedish Baptist church starting at 7 45 oclock. The Swedish language service honors Rev. Freeman for recent evangelistic work with speakers Rev E G Winstedt and Rev H E Johnson expected to address the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swedish Baptist
Swedish Mission
Swedish Baptist Church
Freeman
E. G. Winstedt
H. E. Johnson
Hunt Woman In Case of Child Heir Who Died
Milwaukee January report says a mysterious blonde woman is sought in the death of Roy Hausschild a three year old heir to $15 000. District attorney seeks information from the woman who might reveal details. Roy died after phosphorous was found in his organs. His father Arthur Hausschild is held on a murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Roy Hausschild
Roy
Arthur Hausschild
Essex Car Chief Sought in Missing Coach Case
Police asked to aid in locating Essex coach James Scott who vanished after a Compton request to DeKalb PD. Report notes a fatal coal mine accident near Taylor Springs and a reward offered for the recovery of the missing vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
James Scott
Compton
DeKalb
Litchfield
James
McLean
Cense
Taylor Springs
Jury Deadlock in Weehawken Rum Running Case
Jersey City Jan 22 jury commenting on a rum running trial reported a 9 to 3 vote for conviction after eight hours of deliberation. The case involves ten police officers and two civilians tied to liquor shipments along the Weehawken docks. Federal authorities may take over following the jury deadlock and a related probe into Senator Edwards regarding $ three thousand paid in a liquor deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. S
Weehawken
Egan
Hudson County
Gig
Milton
Edward 1 Edwards
William F. Griffin
Mattie J. S. Stearns
Griffin
Edwards
Lionel Wilson
Charles Hurlbut
N. J
North Sey
Chapman Back Again at Federal Prison
Notorious jail breaker Janier Chapman was returned to federal prison today after arriving on a regular passenger train. Two guards were escorted by wardens in an auto as Chapman, in irons, was whisked away to the penitentiary. Item includes stray sale notice for potatoes from Red Valley Minnesota.
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Garned Press
Atlanta
Janier Chapman
The
Union
Chapman
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BOY Scouts
Pussyfoot
Elks Notice
John C. Killian
Secy
Arthur Hiland, Sr
Alice
Stork
University of Wisconsin
Ae Press
Bulletin
California
Speedway
Bill
Indiana
Dr. Mirshak
Ner
North Jersey
Federal Gy
Cuter McMahon
Washington
Attorney General
Fice
Cave
Federal Prison
Red Valley
Minnesota
E. L. Larson
Diag
Valle
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