Young wife Blomsten dies after hospital operation
Mrs. Matti Blomsten died Saturday night at Glidden hospital after an operation earlier that day. Born in Finland July 30 1899 she came to the United States in 1916 and lived in this city. She married Matti Laurj Blomsten December 11 1920 and leaves two sisters a brother and other relatives. Funeral at Finnish Lutheran church Tuesday at two with Rev Kortesmaki. Burial Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matti Lauri Biomsten
Blomsten
Gliden Hospital
Deay
State Street
Ploristen
Rochelle Hospital
Glidden Hospital
Sani Sarvela
Finland
Matti Sarvela
Matti Laurj Blomsten
Herman Wainio
John Pollari
Johnela
Pollari
Kortesmaki
Oakwood Cemetery
Democrats to Prepare a List of Committees
Springfield Ill Jan 26 The Democratic list of committee assignments will be handed to Speaker Scholes today for a complete roster. Today’s talks between Scholes and Arthur Roe of Vandalia may delay house work if no agreement is reached. Illinois auto clubs plan a legislative program at a February 18 meeting called by Major C Thornton manager of the Vermilion Country club and chair of the Illinois Association of Auto Clubs. Opposition to the gas tax and competency tests is expected to be discussed.
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Nou
Springfield
Ill
Scholes
Arthur Roe
Vandalia
Illinois Auto Clubs
Major C. Thornton
Vermillion Country Club
Illinois Association of Auto Clubs
Move to unseat Iowa junior senator Brookhart
United Press reports prominent Republicans in Iowa endorse action by the state central committee to remove Senator Smith Brookhart. The committee seeks to declare his seat vacant over alleged fraud and deceit as a lesson in political honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Wes Moines
Iowa
Smith Brookhart
General Assembly
State Central Committee
Indoor Circus History Report From DeKalb Knights
DeKalb timeline notes indoor circus at Chronicle hall last week under Knights of Pythias auspices. Tilley Production Company packed and moved wagons toward Joliet after show in modest venue. Lodge income was smaller than expected but members learned operating lessons for future events.
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DeKalb
Chronicle Hall
Knights of Pythias
Tilley
Joljiet
Legion Auxiliary Invites DeKalb Legion to Social Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary invites DeKalb post members to a social gathering on Tuesday evening at the post rooms, following an Auxiliary business meeting. Legion members will not meet at the post rooms until about nine o'clock as per the invitation.
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American Legion Auxiliary
DeKalb
Legion
Auxiliary
Roberts to Speak at 27th County Farmers Institute
Tom Roberts, Fn Advisor of this city, will address the 27th annual County Farmers Institute this week. He speaks Wednesday and Saturday, with two talks on the latter day, covering Live Stock in the morning and a general discussion in the afternoon.
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Tom Roberts
Big Institute
Thomas Roberts
Roberts
Institute
High School Students Visit Opera in Chicago
Students from the high school traveled to Chicago for the opera Boris Godunov at the Auditorium Theatre. Seats were secured in advance and the trip was chaperoned by Miss Winifred Smith and Miss Edith Wentworth. Several prior trips have offered students special attractions and the latest outing was well received.
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Boris Godunoff
Siven
Auditorium Theatre
Chicago
Asceata
Winifred Smith
Edith Wentworth
Odd Fellows Meet Here This Evening
Members of the Odd Fellows lodge will attend the meeting this evening under the recently installed officers. Two or three important business matters will be discussed alongside routine work. Afterward the new officers will entertain the members. no lunch is provided. The officers seek a large attendance to ensure careful attention to the business agenda.
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Oda
Elks Lodge in DeKalb Holds Regu lar Meeting Tonight
DeKalb lodge of Elks urges all members to attend this evening for the regular meeting with District Deputy Isaacson of Moline as official visitor and inspector. Initiation and business session to follow, then lunch. Isaacson recently visited the Sycamore judge with several local members present.
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Elks
Poland Mobilizing Report Sparks Watchful Berlin Officials
An unofficial signal from Warsaw notes Poland preparing to mobilize as German officials in Berlin monitor the situation. The Anzieger confirms no official confirmation yet, while authorities keep a close watch on developments. Polski event details include Peck's Academy Vod-vil and Dance Wednesday Night. Barb City Night Hawk Syn copaters. 43
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Poland
Berlin
Gery
Warsaw
Anzieger
Peck’s Academy
Barb City
Hawk
Sunday Big Programs Union Churches Across City
Sunday featured unusual church programs across DeKalb city with larger attendances. Edla Anderson Day at Methodist Church highlighted missionary work in Peking China with talks by A W Baker and Gertrude Tweedie. Lutherans offered readings and organ recitals by Hobart and Nordgren. Baptist and Congregationalists shared a joint evening program with violin and choir. New Immanuel pastor E Frenk preached his first DeKalb sermon on Why Preach the Bible.
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Methodist Church
Edla Anderson
Peking
China
Yen Chine College
Miss Anderson
A. W. Baker
Chicago
India
Baker
Gertrude Voightlander Tweedie
C H. Hobart
State College
Eugene Nordgren
Hobart
F. W. Field
List Church
Baptist Church
de Kalb Theatre
Field
Congregational Church
James Robertson
F. M. Webster
Vera Wiswall
E. Frenk
Immanel Lutheran Church
DeKalb
First Lutheran Church
Pythians Prepare District Meeting Trip to Sterling
Knights of Pythias from De Kalb plan a Tuesday evening excursion to Sterling for a district meeting. The Sterling lodge has shown strong progress, and ~50 to 60 members are expected to travel with entertainment lunch and other features planned. Grand lodge officers will attend the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythians
Sterling
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Sterling Lodge
Knight of Pythias
de Kalb
Truck License 7986 Found by Boys on Street
A 1925 truck license numbered 7986 was found on the street by boys and turned in at the police station where it is now held. The license belongs to the estate of E. 8. Hunt, per the notice.
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E. 8. Hunt
New York
Bob Dorman
NEA Service
Chronicle
Ford Sedan Stolen After De Kalb Theatre Show
A Tudor Ford sedan owned by F J Sullivan and valued items including a shotgun and corduroy coat were stolen from Lincoln Highway in De Kalb after a theater outing. Two suspicious men were seen near Franz Wennlund's store moments before the theft. License 258 295. Police and insurer alerted to locate the vehicle.
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F. J. Sullivan
Illnois Power Company
Lincoln Highway
Franz Wennlund
Wenniand
Sullivan
Sullivan Ford
State Licenses received by Chief of Police James Scott today
Chief of Police James Scott received the fourth volume of the cablog books from Secretary of State Louis L. Emmerson. The set lists automobile owners in the state, completing records for 125,000 licenses except the first 15,000 withheld annually. The volumes help trace stolen cars by checking owner names, addresses, and license numbers at police stations.
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James Scott
Louis L. Emmerson
Four Men Die In Pit Accident In Columbus
Four men were killed when a gas or other liquid leaked into a 60 foot deep pit under a street level foundation for an office building in Columbus Ohio. The incident occurred today as workers labored on the basement area. Authorities investigated the cause as United Press reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Columbus
Ohio
Undertaker Visited Mother at Galesburg
Undertaker H. A. Nelson left last week for Galesburg where he spent several days at the home of his mother. Mr Nelson planned to return to his home here some time today. After the eclipse comes the cold wave. The cold weather is here. So is our coal. We can supply you in any quantity, phone your orders to De Kalb Ice Co, Phone $8.
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H. A. Nelson
Galesburg
Mr. Nelson
DE Kalb Ice CO
Committee Forms To Discuss City Park District Plans
A consortium of Kiwanis Rotary and commercial groups met at the Elks club to launch a committee promoting a city park district. A second meeting, with 25 members, is set for next Sunday. A boundary committee, including A G Kennedy and others, will report at the next session. The group argues the city can gain a park system with modest cost and effort, urging a near term special election to establish the park district and commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te “Ommercial
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Elks’ Club
A. G. Kennedy
Greater
Clapper Shop Sold to Sterling Man in February
M Dp Clapper sells the electrical shop to L L Smith of Sterling with Smith to take over February first. Clapper remains with the firm in sales department duties and will not leave the jetty. Smith has run the shop years and will keep operations pleasing to customers. Virgil Cook of Sycamore, former Swanson Brothers employee, will assist in electrical work.
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M. Dp. Clapper
L. L. Smith
Sterling
Smith
Clapper
Virgil Cook
Sycamore
Swanson Brothers
Cook
Flowers Reach Hospitals After Judge Glidden Funeral
Funeral for Judge V A Glidden was held Friday afternoon. Hundreds of bouquets and wreaths were sent to Glidden home and to Glidden and St Mary's hospitals. To avoid waste, flowers not used at the grave were given to hospital patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. A. Glidden
Glidden
St. Mary's Hospitals
Mrs Corey to Arrive Here for Visit at Home
A letter from Akron, Ohio, received by Mrs Milo Oakland says Mrs Helen Olston Corey will reach this city Tuesday if travel does not worsen her condition. Corey was badly burned weeks ago at her Akron home and remains seriously ill. Her parents Mr and Mrs Gus Olsten left Akron and are driving through. she will stay at her parents home for some time.
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Akron
Milo Oakland
Helen Olston Corey
DeKalb Man Travels to Hillsdale for Mother's Illness
DeKalb resident C. Snow traveled to Hillsdale Michigan on Thursday after learning his mother Mrs. Amelia Snow fell seriously ill. Snow planned to visit Friday but left immediately upon receiving notice of her critical condition. No further word has reached him since his arrival.
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Eas
Michigan
C. Snow
Hillsdale
Amelia Snow
Hillsdale, Mich
Kishwaukee Encampment Holds Friday Homecoming Session
Members of Kishwaukee Encampment No. 30 are urged to attend a Friday night homecoming session in the hall with grand encampment officers present. Scribe Anders Benson has notified all members and several patriarchs from nearby camps including Rockford are expected, with a DeKalb member contingent anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imp
Anders Benson
Rockford
Senate probes Attorney Stone action in Wheeler case
United Press reports Senate inquiry into Attorney General Stone as it weighs delaying his nomination amid new grand jury proceedings involving Senator Burton Wheeler. The move follows critics questions about Stone’s aims and the political stakes in the D C discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington, D. C
Stone
Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
Peantane
Appointment fight over Stone to Supreme Court looms
Washington Jan 26 The administration will send former Attorney General Stone back to the judiciary committee as soon as the Senate convenes to delay floor action and seek executive session. Senate allies say Stone will face questions on plans for new grand jury moves against Senator Wheeler of Montana.
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United Kevs
Washington, D. C
Oon
Senate
Stone
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
James Wats
Jade
Coolidge
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Charles BR. Warren
Spade Leaves for Houston Amid Mother’s Critical Condition
Tom Spade, traveling for Kohler Die Manufacturing, received a telegram that his aged mother was in critical condition in Houston, where an immediate operation was planned. He departed Friday for Chicago then Houston, to remain until her condition improved before returning home.
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Tom Spade
Chicago
Houston
Texas
Spade
Kohler Die Manufacturing Company
DeKalb Delegates Attend Chicago Automobile Show
Several from DeKalb will attend the annual Chicago automobile show this week. The event opened Saturday and runs through Sunday with doors opening Monday for a private showing Friday. Attendees include Harry Sawyer and LeRoy Foiles among other local dealers at the Colisium, where exhibitors report a larger display than ever.
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Chicago
Harry Sawyer
LeRoy Foiles
Colisium
Tuber culosis Clinic Set At American Steel Building
County nurse Miss Cushman reports strong turnout for a tuberculosis clinic next Wednesday at the American Steel & Wire building. Dr. Imus P. Rice of Springbrook Sanatorium will supervise the 10 am to 4 pm examinations free of charge. residents with fatigue fever sleepiness or coughing are urged to schedule appointments through Cushman at 80.
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American Steel & Wire
Miss Cushman
Imus P. Rice
Springbrook
Mise Cushman
Probe Demanded Into Federal Judge English Conduct
Representative Hawes of Missouri urged the House to task the judiciary committee with a formal probe into alleged misconduct in office by Federal Judge English of the Eastern Illinois district. The push follows a St. Louis newspaper report presenting facts that stirred public suspicion.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
English
Illinois
House
Hawes
Missouri
House Judiciary Committee
St. Louis
Oscar Anderson Visits His Parents In City
Oscar Anderson formerly of the Chicago police force visited over the weekend at the Grove street home of his parents Mr and Mrs August Anderson. His police duties kept him from frequent visits to this city, making a rare family reunion during his stay.
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Oscar Anderson
Chicago
August Anderson
Grove Street
Anderson
Azo
Jyeq
Gasoline Price Jump In City To 17.4 Cents A Gallon
Gasoline in the city rose to 17.4 cents per gallon today marking the second increase in a few days. The price hike was announced by the city’s gasoline companies and affects various grades with promotions noted.
Four Men Die In Herrin Freezes Violence Clashes
In Herrin Illinois on a Saturday night clash between Klan and anti Klan factions left four men dead and two wounded. State troops restored temporary peace as funerals and coroner inquests were planned amid looming mass Klan demonstrations.
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Herrin
Williamson
Forbes
Gerginis
Hi Warner
Burt
Glenn Young
Williamson County
Oro Thomas
Tome
Jéun
Brodv
Williamson Ty
Glen Young
Oro Young
George van
Mneral
Thomas
R. W
Fme
Warner
Young
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Opera
Undertaker
Mother
Park District
Board
Secor
Mrs. Corey
Attorney Stone
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