Return From Flood Area
Charles Powell recalls a Florida trip marked by floods in Georgia and perilous trains. He and wife left January visits in St. Petersburg Tampa Orlando St. Augustine amid rising waters, crossed a sagging two mile trestle and rode through sandbagged tracks, grateful for the journey despite dangers.
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Florida
Charles Powell
South
Georgia
Powell
Mrs. Powell
South Carolina
Rock River
Special Limited
Three Car Crash In Elgin Involving Hoppe Auto
Erich Hoppe high school instructor narrowly escaped damage after a Nash touring car he drove was struck three times by another auto while he and friends attended the Elgin DeKalb basketball game. The slow moving Hoppe car at Bligh school exit was hit first by a 25 mph vehicle, its rear fender then collided with the DeKalb car, and the Elfin car struck the Nash again on the front fender.
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Erich Hoppe
Nash
Elgin
Hoppe
Bligh
DeKalb
Elfin
Big Dance at Avalon Saturday Night
Avalon hosts a Saturday night dance headlined by Stone's Orchestra with a dime dance option noted in the listing. Event appears as a social dance feature labeled as a dime dance, inviting attendees to join.
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Avalon
Stone
Prodigy Elmyra Carlisle Compared to Helen Keller
Elmyra Carlisle, 17, deaf, dumb and blind, inmate at Clovernook Home near Cincinnati, is described as a second Helen Keller due to extraordinary brain activity and startling intelligence.
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Elmyra Carlisle
Clovernook
Cincinnati
Helen Keller
Illinois acts to make travel safer on hard roads
Springfield January. The Illinois legislature opens with bills aimed at reducing highway accidents. Proposals would convert all state highways to arterial roads, require full stops at crossings, and impose up to 50 dollar fines for violations. Other measures include a railroad crossing stop rule and a 2 cent per gallon gasoline tax on wholesalers to fund road safety.
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Uniteo Press
Springfield
Illinois
House
Senate
Deck
Decatur
Boyd
Galva
Hugh Lucky
Pontiac
Thiel
Rushville
Bullet from slain Klansman to adorn Page museum
Page museum conductor G. Young Edward C Page will receive a 45 calibre bullet from the belt of S Glenn Young, slain Klansman, shot last Saturday in Herrin. Rae Bates of Chicago, a former resident and state college graduate, will present the bullet. Bates traveled with George W Young, brother of the dead man, who delivered the bullet during a DeKalb visit. The bullet is on display at the Orno shop pending exhibition.
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George W. Young
Mr. Young
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Young
Mr. Bates
Orno
Kingsley to Run Again for Job of Mayor
It is understood that within the next two or three days, Mayor J. J. Kingsley will announce that she is a candidate for re election. There is no opposition seen for the incumbent, though alderman contests may arise in some wards. No official announcements have been made yet.
Warber to Report for Federal Grand Jury Service
Peter Warber a clerk at Lon Smith grocery will report in Chicago Tuesday for federal grand jury service and is expected to remain in Chicago for several weeks. Also notices seek a young man to deliver groceries with experience and salary details to D D 70 Chronicle. Flowers advertised for wife on birthday from The Flower Store.
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Peter Warber
Lon Smith
Chicago
Mr. Warbber
Chronicle
City council to act on southeastern paving and new well bids
Final action on saving several streets in the southeast city is expected at Tuesday’s council meeting. Officials will pass the paving ordinance and open bids for a new city well. Planned cement pavement changes include South Fifth from Lincoln Highway to Girard and Maplewood Grove area with precise widening and sidewalk extensions. Work to begin after bids are awarded and aims for early spring completion.
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Board of Local Improvements
City Council
South Fifth Street
Lincoln Highway
Girard Street
Sixth Street
Grove Street
Maplewood Avenue
South Avenue
Eleventh Street
Lincoln Actor Formerly Hollywood Letter Carrier
George Billings plays Abraham Lincoln in Al and Ray Rockett's production coming tomorrow to the De Kalb theatre. Before engagement he delivered mail in Hollywood, California, with a noted resemblance that impressed ex Senator Cornelius Cole who called the likeness uncanny and stirring.
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George Billings
Abraham Lincoln
Ray Rockett
DeKhalb
Hollywood
Cal
Rockett Brothers
Lincoln
Billings
Cornelius Cole
Cincinnati
Billingss
First National
Young Man to Be Buried in Simple Sunday Rites
Arnold Rylander, who died Thursday morning after a long illness, will be buried Sunday. Simple rites for family at 2 15 p m, with services at 12 30 p m at First Lutheran Church conducted by Rev E W Magnusson. Final rites at Oakwood Cemetery. He spent years ill and recently was bedridden, seeking medical treatment in this city and in Houston, Texas.
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Arnold Rylander
First Lutheran Church
E. W. Magnusson
Oakwood
Houston
Tex
Judge John B. Crabtree Dies After Stroke on Bench
Judge John B. Crabtree collapsed from apoplexy yesterday morning while seated on the Lee county court bench and died yesterday afternoon at Dixon hospital. He was well known locally and had visited here several times. Funeral services will be held Monday.
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John B. Crabtree
Lee County Court
Dixon Hospital
Judge Crabtree
Miss Wood to Sing Sunday at First Lutheran Church
Miss Grace Wood soloist for Sunday evening program at First Lutheran Church. Prof Eugene Nordegren will play organ recital on same program. Wood selections include He Shall Feed His Flock, L Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto Hills, and I Will Comfort Zion. Nordegren to perform Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, Largo, Caprice, and Traumerei. Junior choir and morning service anthem scheduled.
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Grace Wood
First Lutheran Church
Miss Woo
Eugene Nortgren
Miss Woods
Handel
Bartlett
Zion
Patton
Nord
Noted Pastor Once Resident to Speak Here
Dr. E. W. Huelster, formerly pastor of the Congregational church and long connected with the American Missionary association, will conduct the morning and evening services tomorrow. Now at the Chicago office, he will visit his former congregation, pleasing many older members and others drawn by his prominence in religious work.
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E. W. Huelster
Congregational
American Missionary Association
Cleveland
Congregational Church
Kuelster
Chicago
Association
Jaiter
Ground Hog Forecast Says Six Week Weather Outlook
The old superstition holds that if Ground Hog sees a shadow Monday winter will continue for six more weeks. Residents expect cold weather and the animal prefers to stay outdoors, though a single sunray could change the forecast.
Illness Grips Local Residents and Event Notices
Resident of this city til Sycamore and Mrs. Wizaveu’s friend, Par ins, now living with daughter Mrs James Cliffe in Sycamore, are in critical condition with little improvement. Mrs Parkins suffers third stroke with slim recovery hope. Also, E Eveline Merritt lectures on Spain at Congressional Church Monday at 7:45. Tonight at DeKalb Theatre Illinois presents It Is The Law with Arthur Hohi. Weather: generally fair Sunday, with colder temperatures and a cold front.
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Wizaveu
Parins
James Cliffe
Sycamore
Sycam More
Parkins
DeKalb Theatre
Illinois
Arthur Hohi
Cola Wave
Greece Severs Ties with Turkey Over Patriarch Expulsion
Athens protests the expulsion of the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, recalls its ambassador, and appeals to the League of Nations. Greece halts diplomatic relations with Turkey amid war talk. parliament scenes turn tense as ex-war minister says force may be needed. The nation mourns. church bells toll. public motions canceled.
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Tress
Athens
Greece
Constantinople
Con‘Mabtintinos
League of Nations
Turkey
Angorra
The
Golden Horn
Christendom
Chamber of Deputies
Poygalos
United States
New Schedule Set by Swedish Mission Church
The Swedish Mission church announces a new Sunday evening schedule starting tomorrow due to increased demand for more English services. Sunday morning services continue unchanged. Rev. E. G. Winstedt prepared two short sermons for tomorrow night as part of a special musical program.
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Swedish Mission Church
E. G. Winstedt
Millionaire Woman Forms Film Company to Promote Mae Marsh
Mrs. Scott Durand, a dirt farmer turned philanthropist, earned $1,500 from the recent wheat price rise and has organized the Gold Coast Picture Company to promote a series of films starring Mae Marsh. She plans to produce and distribute movies through the new corporation.
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New United Press
Chicago
Scott Durand
Millionaire Society
The
United Press
Mae Marsh
Gold Coast Picture Company
Vod-Vil at State College Draws Largest Audiences
The annual Vod-Vil show by the W. A. A. filled the State College auditorium with every seat occupied and about 50 people standing. The event featured town and faculty character takeoffs led by Judy and Edith Bond, whose direction credited for the show’s success.
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State College
Judy
J. J. Kingsley
J. A. Fora
Zack” Aehie
Stuart Anderson
C. L. Lyon
J. Stanley Brown
C. H. Hobart
H. R. Sorensen
H. M. Payne
Sai Edith Bond
Rites Held This Morning for Mrs Faber in Maple Park
Final rites for Mrs John Faber a long time Maple Park resident were conducted at St Marys church this morning at ten. Burial followed in Wirzil cemetery. She died here after a brief serious illness and was well known locally with relatives including Mrs George Herkes of West Lincoln Highway.
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John Faber
Maple Park
St. Mary's Church
Wirzil
Faber
George Herkes
West Lincoln Highway
Russian-American woman detained over Einstein assassination plot
Eugenia Dixon, described as a Russian American, was arrested in Berlin on a charge of planning to assassinate Prof Albert Einstein. She had previously been detained in Paris near the Russian embassy, claiming Einstein was really Azof and involved in inciting violence in Russia.
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Uniten Press
Berlin
Germany
Eugenia Dixon
Albert Einstein
Paris
Crassin
Einstein
Azof
Russia
Heavy Gale Hits Ireland Three Killed
A fierce January storm in Donegal and Londonderry area wrecked the Londonderry Burtonport express. The train was blown from its rails. three persons were killed and ten injured. High winds toppled rain against a stone parapet to avoid a plunge to the river below.
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United Press
Londonderry
Ireland
Owencarra
Donegal
Londonderry-Burtonport
Telegraph Flowers Delivery Service Ad
An advertisement offers Tele graph Flowers delivery across the United States. It invites customers to specify the amount they wish to spend along with name and address and promises delivery within a few hours. The ad provides the phone number 628 for orders.
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U.S
Congress Moves to Pass Farm Relief Bill
Washington dispatch reports Congress acts on a farm relief measure aligned with President Coolidge aims. Senator Capper leads a bill to boost cooperative marketing of farm products, with quick committee action and a scheduled House agricultural panel meeting next week.
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Wnend Bacon
Washington, D. C
Congress
Coolidge
Senator Capper
Kansas
President's Agricultural Commission
Agricultural Committee
Norris
Antitoxin Nearing Nome in Rapid Transit
Relief from Nome diphtheria epidemic appears near as Leonard Seppalla drives 20 Siberian dogs westward from Calioug and Gunnard Cassen heads 107 miles east from Nome with 15 dogs to meet him for the final dash into the stricken city.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Nome
Leonard Seppalla
Calioug
Gunnard Cassen
Unalaska
Here
Sepalla
Methodist Church Announces Dixon Webb Singers at Service
Dixon Webb, former Apollo club member from Chicago and now a DeKalb high school student, will sing several selections at the evening service tomorrow night. He is accompanied by Winifred Smith on the organ and supported by the men's choir. Rev. I. LeHammitt continues his discussion on the Six Great Tasks of the Christian Church with a third number addressing the problem of industry.
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Methodist Church
Dixon Webb
Apollo Club of
Chicago
DeKalb High School
Winifred Smith
I. LeHammitt
February Sermons on Twelve Disciples at DeKalb Theatre
The Rev. Fred W. Field continues the Twelve Disciples sermon series in February at 11 o’clock each Sunday in the DeKalb theatre. February topics cover Matthew the Man of Business, Simon the Enthusiast, James the Faithful, and Philip the Prudent Man with Ralph Howard as organist. A cordial invitation to attend the church service in the theatre.
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Fred W. Field
DeKalb Theatre
Matthew
Simon
James
Philip
Ralph Howard
Committee on Park District Meets Sunday
The newly organized park committee, formed from Kiwanis Rotary and Chamber of Commerce reps, will meet tomorrow at 3 PM at the Elks Club. A special committee report on park district boundaries will be heard, and a park district election and park board action may be decided. All members should attend due to the meeting’s importance.
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Park Committee
Kiwanis
Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
Elks’ Club
Funeral services for Henry Jylanki
Funeral services were held for Henry Jylanki age 39 who died after several months illness. The Finnish resident passed Tuesday morning with services at two o'clock from the Finn ish hall on North 11th street. Oakwood Cemetery burial followed. He left a wife and a 12 year old daughter. He had been unable to work during his illness. Many friends attended the rites. Dance Saturday Night Lo 0 F Ball
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Henry Jylanki
North 11Th Street
Oakwood
Mr. Jylanki
Fire Claims Dozens in Chicago Apartment Blaze
A devastating basement fire in a 26 unit south side building left ten or more dead and many injured. Rose Baker and Margaret Lock aided residents by guiding four to safety from the adjoining Del Prado hotel. Police and firemen labored amid intense heat as rescuers pulled victims from debris and continued searches for missing occupants.
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United Press
Chicago
Rose Baker
Margaret Lock
del Prado
Fourth Papa
University Chicago
Glive
Doris
Isabel Cunningham
Polis
Anthony 22
Loretta Brayer
Miss Brayer
Stephen
Cotton
Eilheth
Elizabeth Perrel
Horace Melean
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S. Glenn Young
Herrin
Rev. J. Meeker
Miss Wood
Til Sycamore
E. Eveline Merritt
Spain
Near East
Mrs. Faber
Diplomat
Committee On Park District
F. Ball
del Prado Hotel
Blaze
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