Campaign heats up as Cox Roosevelt ticket forms
United Press dispatch from San Francisco July 7 reports Democratic leaders readying the Cox and Roosevelt ticket. Women rally to back Cox as stumping plans target female voters while Palmer and McAdoo may speak. The Dayton Columbus committee will name Cox campaign officers, with Homer Cummings a likely chair, though he seeks alternatives. Women gain formal parity in the new committee.
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United Press
San Franciseo
Cal
Iovernotes M. Cox
Sin Roosevelt
Vice Press
Ohio
White House
Cox
Palmer
William McAdoo
Bainbridge Colby
Wis
Roosevelt
William Jan
Bryan
Tamman
McAdoo
San Francisco
James M. Cox
Democratic National Committee
Dayton
Columbus
Homer S. Cummings
Democratic Committee
Cummings
Committee of Women
Third party hopes rise as delegates discuss nominees
United Press reports Chicago July 7 that third party presidential possibilities surfaced with mentions of Senator Robert L Owens and Eugene Debs. Delegates consider Johnson likely but not seriously. Other names include Walter Clark and Senator Borah. Labor conferees plan to back a liberal platform opposing prohibition, with a call to recognize an Irish republic and reject the League of Nations. A foreign relations plank seeks democratization of the state department and access to papers.
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United Press
Chicago
Ill
Robert L. Owens
Oklahoma
Eugene Debs
Hiram Johnson
California
National Service Organization
State Department
United States Senate
Uniliary Formed To Legion Post 66 Auxiliary
Twenty two women met in shoel hall to organize the Womans Auxiliary to DeKalb post 66 of the American Legion. Officers of the local post assisted. applications for a charter were signed and forwarded to Indianapolis. A bright future was described and a gold star emblem was issued. Next meeting is July 20, the Legion’s regular meeting night.
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Shoel Hall
Womans Auxiliary
DeKalb
American Legion
the Legion
Indianapolis
The
Auxiliary
Legion
Workmen Advance on New Rest Room Project at North Thip Street
Workmen concentrate on demolishing partitions and installing new ones for a large rest room project at the site formerly occupied by Marvin and Bagey on North Thip Street. The build proceeds steadily but will take time before opening to the public.
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Plier
Marvin and Bagey
Probe into the funds in Wood campaign financing
William Loeb Jr testifies as Wood presidential campaign funds depository detailing 406000 dollars raised and distributed to Chicago eastern New York headquarters and Proctor. Missouri figures Philip Lowden and L Babler appear with receipts and donations, while Reed hints at bar against Democratic National Convention allegations.
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Chicago
Wood
Senate Investigating Committee
William Loeb Jr
Loeb
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Eastern
New York
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Proctor
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Loeb Pre
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Wood Management
Ater John Bo. King
Maine
California
Lorch
Appealsci
Wood For President
League of 50
Hukmeter
BE. L. Morse
Excelsion Springs
Missouri
London
James A. Reed
Reed
Vacations Begin At American Steel And Wire Plant
Vacations have started for American Steel and Wire employees with ward Duncan among the first to depart his post in the employment bureau on a touring trip. Additional workers will take time off in turn as their yearly leave begins, while Kohler Die & Specialty Co advertises steady light machine work and assembly positions for several girls.
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American Steel and Wire Company
Ward Duncan
Kohler Die .& Specialty Co
Illinois road program hampered by ICC order and material cuts
Illinois highway officials face delays as an ICC order may halt 25 percent of the season’s federal aid road work. Material shortages and car service curtailments threaten progress on 57 gangs building 460 miles, with 50 miles in progress this season and bonds yet to be issued. Federal aid funds back the program, but contracts for 600 miles were scaled back.
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Illinois
State Division of Highways
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Tully
X Car
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Ulinois
St Paul
Terre Haute
Ind
Wisconsin Line
Inllinois
Saturday Session of Circuit Court Issues Several Decrees
Judge Cliffe presided as orders were made in multiple cases. Reported partition matter by Mary Gondy et al against Adelbert Coleman et al received decree of sale. A maintenance case against Ella Peak saw a motion to strike an affidavit filed after term. Hearing date set for bill of exceptions in Semonsuk Dandit case. Default entered in Ward v Peak will, and a will construction suit against Oak Ridge Cemetery Nation et al approved by master’s report. Court adjourned to July 7 at 10 am.
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Mary BE. Gondy
Adelbert A. Coleman
Ella Peak
Mbert Peak
Kennedy
Slusser
Robert J. Ward
Robert Peak
Wanted laborers coal shovelers apply at once
Labor recruitment notice seeking ready workers for immediate start at DeKalb Syca facility. Emphasis on coal shovelers and general labor positions. Apply now for employment opportunities and structured entry process.
Local Elks Head to Chicago Convention Today
Members of the Incal ordh of Elks travel to Chicago for the week long convention. Several couples join the trip as private attendees while the local lodge stays unrepresented officially. Passengers listed include Mr and Mrs Dale Beale Mr and Mrs John Anderson Mr and Mrs H Stevens Lon Smith Bud Vore R A Wright Mr Chere bro Seahlm Georges Murray and John Lewis.
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Chicago
Dale Beale
John Anderson
H. Stevens
Lon Smith
Bud Vore
R.A. Wright
Goodison Mobilizes City Work On Street Repairs
Public Works Commissioner Harry Goodison has put his force to work repairing drains and streets across the city. Main street work continues toward completion while crews also tackle a stretch of Linden Avenue in bad condition. The volume of tasks means workers will stay busy for some time to improve the road network.
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Goodison
Shar
Okerstrom to Take Pastoral Post in Detroit
Dr. Albert Okerstrom, longtime pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church in Sycamore, has resigned to accept a call as pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church in Detroit, Michigan. He also resigns as director of the DeKalb County Tuberculosis Sanitarium and plans to move in September.
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Albert Okerstrom
Sycamore
Srvice
Detroit
Mich
Okestrom
Tie
DeKalb County
Apollo clock project delays and international orders loom
A local memorial clock project faces delays due to foundry and transportation issues. Howard Clock Co explains casting, machining, and assembly steps while noting recent orders from Lima Peru and Alexandria Egypt. The fund is fully raised, with delivery still uncertain amid equipment and logistical constraints.
Board to award in railroad case soon
Chicago July 7 The United States labor board expects to announce an award in the SOLO railroad workers case worth up to 1 000 000 000 within days. Board member GW W Slanger from Saint Louis said progress has been rapid and the survey of evidence should be completed early next week with an award to follow after daily conferences.
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United Press
Chicago
United States Labor Board
GW. W. Slanger
Saint Lodas
Hang Ber
Boy Scouts Meeting Interrupted by Bad Weather
The Boy Scouts meeting scheduled for last night was called off due to worsening weather. Only J A Spickerman remains in town and will resume duties with the troop when possible.
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J. A. Spickerman
I Scout
Fixing Roads After Winter Cracks Update
The state highway commission has crews east of DeKalb filling road cracks with tar and covering them with sand. Cracks stem from severe winter cold and ground settling. None are severe. all can be repaired with tar fillings.
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State Highway Commission
DeKalb
Phy
Window Replaced at Wennlund Store After Breakage
The Wennlund store installed a new window two weeks after a pane glass was broken by an incident. The replacement arrived quickly despite shipping delays, and Butch Wennlund boasts about the swift service. The damaged pane was noted as a fault in the record.
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Wennlund
Butch” Wennlund
Shipmis
May Abandon Camping Trip to Camp Logan
Company M held a regular meeting attended by personnel. Regular drill work was completed and plans for a trip to Camp Logan were discussed. No definite date set and some talk of postponement due to lack of interest.
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Camp Logan
Star Tonight features Mae Murray in Twin Pawns cinema
Mae Murray stars in Twin Pawns a society drama praised for lavish stagings and swift action likened to The Woman in White Screen version shown with Pathe Review and Topics of the Day Also on bill performances at 7 30 and 9 00 Adults 9c Children 26c
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Mae Murray
Pathe
RACE RIOTS LAST NIGHT IN MARIS TEXAS
About 100 shots rang out as a white mob burned two Black men accused of killing a farmer and son. Police and volunteers formed a cordon around the Negro quarters, guarding whites and Blacks amid tense clashes with no confirmed casualties. Authorities fear further outbreaks after the stake burnings and a reported alleged confession.
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United Preas
Eis
Mormins
Maris
Texas
Hermand
Irvin Arthur
J. TL. Hodges
Farmer
Battery Men Move But Keep Up Their Work
Mitchell and Bresnahan the battery men have begun moving all equipment from the Clark building to Locust street between First and Second. They continue to provide their usual first class service, causing a slower move, and expect to be fully settled in the new location by Saturday.
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Mitchell and
Bresnahan
Battery
Clark Building
Locust Street
Mexico Rebels Break Out Under Carranza Candidate
General Richards Gonzales, nephew of Pablo Gonzales and supporter of the new regime, rebels against De La Huerta at Monclova in Coahuila. About 69 to 200 men cut the railroad and telegraph lines south of Monclova and have advanced toward Proterran. The State Department relayed the report via Consul Blocker at Piedras Negras.
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United Pr
Washington
1. C
Richards Gonzales
Pablo Gonzales
Carranza
de la Huerta
Monclova
Coahuila
Mex
State Department
Blocker
Atf Piedras Nedras
Gonzales
Republicans Willing to Meet Issue in 1920 Campaign
Will H Hayes and other Republican leaders accepted the league issue as paramount for the 1920 presidential campaign. Senators McCormick Sherman New Willis Cook and John B. Adams joined Hayes in laying groundwork for Senator Harding's bid, agreeing to center the race on the league question.
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Wrinten
Will H Hlays
Republican National Committee
Harding
McCormick
Sherman
New
Willis Cook
South Dakota
John BE. Adams
Iowa
Hays
Stores to Stay Open Thursday This Week
Stores will remain open Thursday afternoon this week, breaking the summer closure pattern due to a single holiday on Monday. Merchants had agreed to Thursday afternoon closings for the summer, and many anticipate the next week returning to the prior schedule.
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Becaus
Ami
Terwilliger to Serve Full Term in Joliet Penitentiary
After pleas from William Terwilliger's representatives, state authorities refused a pardon or commutation. Convicted in Kane County for the 1916 murder of his wife in DeKalb, Terwilliger shot her at Bav ia when she refused to return and live with him after a separation. Governor Lowden declined to intervene.
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William Terwilliger
Kane
Joliet
Terwilliger
DeKalb
Bavia
Lowden
New Sawyer Building Nears Completion This Fall
Sawyer builders push the new structure to near completion with the main floor laid and exterior work starting. Contractors report most materials on hand and expect no delays, unlike the steel girder setback earlier. If current pacing continues, the project should reach near finish by early fall.
Ultimatum to Germans at Spa and Belgium July 7
Allied and German delegates renew disarmament talks at Spa amid tense pressure from Lloyd George and Ferrenbach. Germany rejects excuses, demands reduced forces, while European diplomats monitor Democratic presidential nomination and Turkish peace terms in preliminary conferences.
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United Press
Spa
Belgium
Ferrenbach
Lloyd George
Simons
Germany
de Gessler
Reichswehr
Allles
McAdoo
Cleveland Blaine
Cox
League
Europe
Constantinople
Stolen Cars Rise Across Hampshire Village
A spate of vehicle thefts hits Hampshire with Lawrence Seyller reporting his Ford ring car stolen last night in front of his home. Police stations have been notified as thefts grow more common.
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Oflarence Seyller
Hampshire
Rochelle Man Finds Local Team Lacking In Showdown
Rochelle’s Kennedy of the Hochelr baseball squad toured the local city nine Sunday and warned fans that the Triple Role outfit is weak. He predicted Rochelle will face easy pickings as Francis Ford stars in the upcoming Crimson Shoals title role.
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W Kennedy
Hochelr
Rochelle
Francis Ford
Crimson Shoals
City Council Fastens Pace on Streets and Bonds
Last night the council approved hiring an engineer to supervise street repairs in Ellwood addition and Lincoln Highway relaying. Park avenue to be included. West Lincoln Highway bridge to be painted. 25 feet of new hose for the fire department ordered. South Second street road study requested. Police to enforce bills on poles. Motor truck price sought. Hospital bond issue pass tally 1744 to 470, bonds to be issued with tax levy. Unity park playground protest filed but likely ignored. Weather forecast: generally fair, cool tonight and Thursday.
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Ellwood Addition
Lincoln Highway
Commissioner of Public Works
West Lincoln Highway
South Second Street
Unity Park
Johnson for Ticket Stresses Americanism in Republican Rally
San Francisco July 7 Senator Hiram Johnson declared the central campaign question is whether the US will engage in European and Asian diplomacy or live independently. He announced support for the Republican party, criticizing the Democratic platform for backing the President’s league.
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United Press
San Francisco
Cal
America
Hiram Johnson
Warren G. Harding
Republican Party
Ten Thousand Dollars Taken in Bank Robbery
Two bank messengers were held up and robbed of ten thousand dollars while en route to a Chicago bank. The robbers fled in an automobile pursued by police, with details indicating a car chase and ongoing investigation.
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United Press
Chicago
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