Memory avenues vs Lincoln Highway spread in South Bend
Leola Allard tours cities along the Lincoln Highway praising local support for memory tree planting. In South Bend Mrs. Joseph Neff leads 13 townships in a county plan to plant 4,600 trees over 27 miles to create Memory roads outside city limits. The project insures trees, maps locations, and records each tree for posterity. The executive committee includes prominent millionaires, forming a powerful citizenship driven effort.
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Leola Allard
Chicago Tribune
South Bend
Ind
Joseph Neff
St. Joseph County
Huntley Park Band Concert Promises Fine Program
Tonight DeKalb residents are invited to Huntley park for the regular band concert. The program includes Loyal Americans march, Poet and Peasant overture, Hart and Flowers, Southern Breezes tone picture, St Vitus Dance trombone piece, Bits of Remick's Hits medley overture, and the Star Spangled Banner.
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Huntley Park
DeKalb
King
Suppe
Tobani
Atherton
St. Vitus
Holmes
Remick
Lampe
Two Convicts Escape During Fire at Western Penitentiary
Roll call at the Western Pennsylvania penitentiary shows only two convicts missing after yesterday's riot that destroyed four buildings. Three of the 12 injured have slight chances of recovery as investigators estimate the fire loss at 150000 dollars.
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United Pres
Pittsburg
Western Pennsylvania Penitentiary
DeKalb Man Granted Patent On A Saw Set
Andrew A. Nelson of North Sixth street was granted a patent on a saw set. Nelson, a wagon builder by trade, designed his own improved saw set after finding existing models unsatisfactory.
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Andrew A. Nelson
North Sixth Street
Mr. Nelson
Irish peace crisis looms as Ulster seeks separate rule
London reports Ulster premier Sir James Craig returns to Belfast amid Irish unity talks with De Valera and Lloyd George. Sinn Fein may concede Ulster home rule rights if Ulster recognizes Irish unity, while Smuts may visit Belfast to discuss peace terms. Also notes on Yap Shantung dispute and Mrs Fisk qualifying for Chicago golf championship.
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United Press
London
England
James Craig
Ulster
Eammon de Valera
Ireland
Northern
Belfast
de Valera
Sinn Fein
All Ireland
Jan C. Smuts
South Africa
Smuts
Complaint Alleges Horse Menaces Vacant Lot Nearby
W F Wiltberger files two complaints against Carbaughs horse pastured in a vacant lot beside his residence. He asserts the animal trespasses and creates a nuisance, seeking corrective action from local authorities.
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W. F. Wiltberger
Carbaugh
Lwvitt
Big Oil Fire in New Jersey Destroys Tanks and Sweeps Shore
A massive oil fire in Linden New Jersey burned for 14 hours after an asphalt still exploded in an oil camp. The blaze toppled 34 tanks causing about 1 million dollars in damage as burning oil spread across meadows and into the Staten Island sound. Navigation halted and many people suffered oil fume illness.
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Wingen Sress
Linden
N. J
Jersey Meadows
Staten Island Sound
Staten Island
Legion Boys on Trial for Mob Charge in Benton Ill
Nine members of the American Legion post at Sesser Illinois went on trial in Benton charged with having composed a mob after an assault on A M Minturn editor of the Lesser Herald.
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Benton
American Legion Post
Sesser
A. M. Minturn
Lesser Herald
Peterson departs for Northern Wisconsin in cool spell
Peter Peterson left this morning for Northern Wisconsin as a cool spell briefly eased heat. Weather forecasts predicted a return of hot weather in the next few days despite the wind and rainstorms across the Great Lakes region today.
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Peterson
Wisconsin
Peter Peterson
Chicago
Great Lakes
Pioneer of the Rock Island Dies in Kansas
Topeka Kansas July 19 M A Low pioneer western railroad man and one of the oldest on the Rock Island line died at his home here Low was general attorney for the Rock Island for many years.
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Topeka
Kas
M. A. Low
Pioneer Western Railroad
Rock Island
Low
Huck and Tom Sawyer Featured in Northern Wisconsin Program
The Star advertises a summer showing of a classic adventure film with Gertrude Wimstead in The Big, promising a grand page one Rebekahs grid. Pete anticipates a fruitful fishing trip tied to the event, with the story featuring Huck and Tom Sawyer as centerpiece attractions.
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Wisconsin
Gertrude Wimstead
Pete
Rebekahs
Tom Sawyer
Bergdoll case hearings reveal $100000 demand and rest room praise
Washington July 19 United Press reports Mrs Bergdoll claimed Captain Campbell and others extorted 100000 to derail Grover Cleveland Bergdoll's case. The article also notes public rest room debates sparked by DeKalb and shows court actions in multiple divorces and land disputes with various judges and attorneys named.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Bergdoll
Groverleveland Bergdoll
House
Bruce Campbell
Mility Council
Campbell
Governor's Island
Clarence Gibboney
New York
Captain Campbell
Grover
James F. Houlihan
Mrs Carlson's Brother Critically Ill in Iowa Hospital
Word from Mrs Elgin Carlson of Herting Iowa reports Clarence Ander recently rushed to Ida Grove hospital for ruptured appendicitis. Peritonitis has developed and he remains critically ill. Mrs Carlson will stay with him indefinitely as the Ander family recently welcomed a baby seven weeks ago.
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Elgin Carlson
Herting
Iowa
Clarence Ander
Ander
Ida Grove
Carlson
DeKalb
Hibbing Move Initiative Boosts Local Business Ad Push
The Hibbing Minnesota issue features an eight page Help Us Move insert urging the city to relocate due to mine activity. Miners operate near town limits, forcing relocating of buildings including Aden's Music Store run by John Alden, a former DeKalb resident, with deep discounts on players pianos records and sheet music.
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The
Chronicle
Hibbing
Minnesota
Caines
Aden
John Alden
DeKalb
Plan to finance railroads discussed at White House
Washington July 19 President Harding Secretary Mellon Secretary Hoover and Senator Cummins discussed railway finances in the White House. They heard a plan to pay the government debt to the railroads while enabling railroads to extend their debts to the government for payment over several years.
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Washington
DD. C
White House
Harding
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Commerce
Hoover
Cummins
Town
Aurora Races Draw Large Field Ahead of Meet
Entry list for the Aurora races in DeKalb shows a strong field with many fast horses. Races set for the 19th to the 22nd, with Friday expected as the big day featuring the 2:24 trot, 2:08 pace, and a 2:12 trot. Fans from the city plan trips for multiple days of the week.
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Aurora
DeKalb
Four arrested in Chicago tied to Jack Dalton Fagan case
Four men were arrested in Chicago, one claiming the name Jack Dalton. The tale involves Terry Redmond and Tom Fagan, with Fagan reportedly kidnapped and tied to a telepathine pole by a desperado gang, one gang member named Jack Dalton. Redmond would not prosecute but wishes to see the suspect out of curiosity.
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Chicago
Jack Dalton
Terry Redmond
Tom Fagan
Fagan
Redmond
Temperature Readings At Two O'clock Record
At two o clock the government tested thermometer read 79 degrees. The highest point reached was 90 degrees and the lowest 58 degrees.
Dodges Arrive at Foiles Garage in First Car Lot
Foiles' garage received a carload of Dodges yesterday including four touring cars and one coupe. This marks the first batch in over a month, signaling resumed supply and ongoing work for the shop's Dodges lineup.
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Foiles’ Garage
Plan to Free Sox Revealed in 1919 World Series Case
United Press reports defense plans in the Chicago Black Sox trial. Attorneys say no law compels players to give their best and argue contracts covered only the regular season. Witness Grabiner testifies players were under contract through the World Series, countered by cross examination.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Black Sox
White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Black Sox
National Commission
Neil Burns
Burns
Joe Gedeon
St. Louis Brown
Grabiner
Michael Ahern
Improvements Discussed at Morning Board Meeting
At a Board of Local Improvements meeting this morning plans were outlined for free hours and new paving on Lincoln Highway between First and Fourth streets and in the Ellwood Addition. Discussion centered on necessary special assessments to fund the improvements and on sewage disposal needs with the hospital’s arrival prompting capacity upgrades.
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Board of Local Improvements
Alspo
Salon Haish Avenue
First
Fourth Street
Lincoln Highway
Ellwood
Haish Avenue
Moody
New Northwestern Adds Steel Coaches for Fast Trains
The Chicago & Northwestern line outfits the Gold en, Wisconsin, and other fast trains between Chicago and Milwaukee with steel coaches of the latest design. Cars feature extra high back seats leather window shades midheat ventilation roof, shielded doors and Pullman style hand rails. Each car carries triple air break safety and reinforced steps for boarding and alighting. Kandose Handbags offered at sale prices.
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North Western
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Milwaukee
Pullman
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Chicago Paper
By Morris
Germany
Japan
Shantung
Isle OF Yap
Yap
Pacific
China
Hughes
P. W. Fisk
Flossmoor Country Club
Melvin Jones
Fisk
Acale
Mount Arrarais
Elizaeth Klotz
Indian Hill
J. A. Taylor
Edgewood
Vera Gardiiner
Glen Oak
Carrie
Kuhnert
Evanston
E. E. Harwood
Olympia Fields
Perry Fiske
Marie Powers
W.france Anderson
Jrs
Walter Page
Midlothian
John Worley
Dorothy Higbie
T. C. Quinton
J. W. Douglass
Westmoreland
Sarah M. Richards
Marjorie Ford
Flossmoor
Wisk
Harwood
New Jersey
Bo United Pressey
Kansas
Star
DeKaille
C. O. Wendell
Indianapolis
Colorado Town
Irwin
Circouit
Grant Dibble
Ella Dibble
Kirkland
G. E. Stott
Genoa
L. B. Smith
Sycamore
George H. Cobb
Birdie F. Kelly
Rochelle
Jacob F. Willett
Wireck and
Wireck
Rochellz
Faissler
Fulton and Roberts
Hazel Nelson
Albert Nelson
T. M. Cliffe
J. J
Julius Matteson
Georgiana
Marie Pearson
Anna A. Platt
Maria V. Pearson
Ellen Pearson
Carl Bradenburg
John A. Dowdall
Elizabeth Wiley
Shabbona
Samuel Wiley
Faissler, Fulton and Roberts
Ephriam H. Hart
Sandwich
Amelia Witties
Mina Hart
Ella Eddy
William H. Hart
Amelia Wittie
Olmstead
C. A. Darnell
C. G. Faxon
Lorena
Eda Anderson
Sinois Thresher Co
Park Avenue
Joseph Ashelford
George Ashelford
Faith
Frank Ashelford
Falasler
Jack Dalton Fagan
Dessmaking
Sox
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