City Board Advances Southeast Street Paving Ordinance
The Board of Local Improvements authorized drafting an ordinance for paving most southeastern city streets. A hearing followed last Tuesday with railroad objections to Oak Street paving noted. Estimated cost listed as 97 767 for several avenues and streets including Prospect Grove and Winth roads.
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Bivang Avenue
North
Maplewood Avenue
Railroad
Oak Street
Fourth
Tenth Streets
Chicago & Great Western Railroad
Prospect Street
First Street
Grove Street
Seventh
Elev
Franklin
Gard
Winth Streets
Highway
Garden Street
Wrest
Lineol
Tenth Street
Bus Driver Arrested Here For Wrong Plates
A Big Four bus driver was arrested Wednesday by State Patrol officers C. N. Larson and J. L. Elmendorf for operating a bus with incorrect state license plates. He paid a $25 fine and costs and was ordered to obtain proper plates. The incident occurred at midnight after an inspection noted the Cadillac with California plates, registered to an Oldsmobile owner from Berkeley, California.
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C.N. Larson
J. L. Elmendorf
Court of Justice of the Peace
H. L. Rowe
California
Berkeley
Calif
Lights Check On DeKalb Autos Implemented By Patrol
Patrol officers C. N. Larson and L. Elmendorf will inspect all vehicles in the DeKalb area to ensure proper night lighting. Violations tied to negligence may trigger penalties. In Dixon and Sterling, state fees contributed to arrests for infractions of lighting laws, often due to faulty wiring and unrepaired components.
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Biate
C. N. Larson L. Elmendorf
Areste
Dixon and Sterling
Two Men Arrested On Intoxication Charges
Charlie Green of Malta and E. J. Lane with unknown address were arrested by DeKalb police on intoxication and disorderly conduct charges. They were to be brought before Police Magistrate Rev. Blair today.
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Charlie Green
Malta
E. J. Lane
DeKalb
Rev. Bialr
Weather Outlook for Illinois and Great Lakes Region
Unsettled tonight with showers. chances of thunderstorms in the south. Temperatures will rise near the weekly norm, with variable readings in the northern Great Lakes region. A warming trend appears likely into Monday as high and low ranges average near normal.
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Illinois
Great Lakes
Upper Mississippi
Néthant Central
Selures
Farmer Fred Williams Held for Manslaughter in Strawberry Row
In Carlinville Illinois Fred Williams a farmer near Woodburn is held on a manslaughter charge after shooting his wife Mary Williams during an argument over three poorly picked boxes of strawberries. Williams had been busy selling produce and reportedly warned of running his berry business right before the fatal confrontation. Obvious marital tension and previous marriages are noted by authorities.
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Carlinville
Fred Williams
Woodburn
Til
Mary Williams
Williams
Roth
British party leaders seek path to new government
London reports a three party stalemate after Labour fails to win a majority. Ramsay MacDonald awaits a summons to form a second Labour government while Baldwin weighs resigning to trigger a MacDonald appointment. Lloyd George holds balance in the Commons as conferences continue.
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London
U.P
Labor
Ramsay MacDonald
Hampstead
MacDonnald
Stanley Baldwin
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Labor Party
Westminster
Baldwin
George
MacDonald
City Slayer Ferdinand Preuss Ends Rampage With Suicide
A drunken spree in Chicago ends when Ferdinand Preuss kills two policemen and a merchant and wounds others before fleeing a mass manhunt. He is identified by a Wisconsin fishing license after being struck by a North Western train. His wife recalls weeks of heavy drinking and threats.
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Chicago
North Western
Ferdinand Preuss
West Side
Freeport
West Madison Street
Preuss
Kilbourn Avenue
Wisconsin
Thrill Slayer Reads His Newspaper Accounts
Springfield reports a nine year old thrill seeker James Harrison in solitary confinement after two deaths linked to his actions. He admitted shooting Norman Conwill 16 at night alley encounter and a 21 month old baby boy died in a prior incident. Police notes reveal a grim pattern in his behavior.
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Pringfield
Ill
UPA
James Harrison
Harrison
James
Norman Rees Conwill
Inew High School
Albert
Conwill
Harrison Boys
Robert Endres
Pete Enders
Robert
Frances
Endres Yard
Jimmy
DeKalb Flower Show Entry Rules and Schedule
The seventh annual DeKalb Garden Club flower show opens with free entries on June 6 at the Congregational church. Entries must be numbered for judging, names sealed until after awards, and flowers must be exhibitor grown unless a class allows otherwise. Final judging rests with the panel, with a $10 cash prize for the club’s highest scoring member and a special prize noted on page 84.
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DeKalb Garden Club
Congregational Church
Mems
de Kalb Garden Club
Ighest
Aawards
Farm Bill Talks Progress In Senate Conference
Washington reports say Democrats on the senate finance committee favor letting Republicans push a three month summer recess while completing the farm bill and setting a date for a senate vote on the tariff bill. They approve a December tariff passage and November final disposition. Debenture provision likely to be dropped amid ongoing farm bill talks.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Hoover
Senate
Finance Committee
House
U.R
Thompson to face grand jury in June term at Sycamore
Russell Frank Thompson of Kirkland is scheduled to appear before the grand jury at the June term convening Monday in Sycamore. He faces an attack with a deadly weapon charge from 1927 against six members of his father in law’s household.
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Russell
Frank” Thompson
Kirkland
Sycamore
Thompson
Chicago
Latham Castle
Koehn
Helena Dolder
Grand Jury
Arthur Cramer
John Henn
Funk and Conway
Sandwich
Pierce
Road progress on Route 18 moves toward winter use
Southern road work on Route 18 between Somonauk and Meridan advances with favorable weather. Concrete pours reach Cooper's Corner near Somonauk and a one mile cement strip toward Earlville nears completion. Project base shifts from Somonauk to Leland as crews push Earlville to Meridian grading.
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Somonauk
Meridan
Leland
Cooper's Corner
Earlville
Johnny Dickinsons death ends planned birthday celebration
Johnny Dickinson twelve year old son of Chicago lawyer Jacob M Dickinson and grandson of a former secretary of war was to buy long pants and attend a movie for a reward for good school marks. He was found dead hanging by a noose in a clothes closet after attempting a hangman’s knot.
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Dickinson
Chicago
Johnny Dickinson
Jacob M. Dickinson
Taft
Johnny
Breaks Leg In Fall From An Oil Tank
C E Cochran of 404 Gurler, Texaco Oil Company employee, broke his left leg yesterday afternoon when he fell from an oil tank car at the Texaco station on the city’s eastern outskirts. He was opening a valve on top when he lost his grip and slid down the tank.
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C_ E. Cochran
Gurler
Texaco Oil Company
Texaco
Mr. Cochran
Two Trucks In Slight Mishap South of City
Two trucks collided about two miles south of the city on state route No 234. Albert Anderson drove one truck while the other belonged to H A Beacham Hardware Co. State patrol investigated and reported the Beacham truck was struck by the Anderson truck as river runoff caused the mishap.
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Albert Anderson
H. A. Beacham Hardware Store
Beacham
Anderson
DeKalb River
Eneons 2 Sash Sree
Wrehenginey Te
Lindbergh Honeymoon Rumors Float Off Georgia Coast
Reports from Brunswick Georgia say Col Charles A Lindbergh and his bride Anne Morrow are honeymooning on Sapelo Island or St Catherine Island with James C Wilson and Howard E B Coffin. The Zapalia yacht and an amphibian plane were seen near the area amid questions about Lindbergh trophy sales.
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Brunswick
Charles A. Lindbergh
Georgia
Sapelo Island
Howard EB. Coffin
St. Catherine Island
James C. Wilson
Wilson
Trans-Continental Air Transport Corporation
Lindbergh
Coffin
New York
Anne Morrow
Air Associates
Spirit of
Windsor King George Battling Abscess in Chest
Official bulletin from Windsor Castle reports King George resting well with a chest abscess progressing normally. Doctors advise delaying the June 16 thanksgiving service and urge rest and quiet until full recovery. The Prince of Wales visited, staying nearby at Sunningdale to be near Windsor Castle.
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Windsor
England
U.P
Windsor Castle
George
Henry L. Martyn
Dawson
Penn
Sir Stanley Hewett
Westminster Abbey
Prince of Wales
Sunningdale
Sheboygan Fire Destroys Million Dollar District
A severe blaze in Sheboygan Wisconsin swept a one block area three blocks square yesterday. One warehouse and adjacent buildings including a toy factory burned after three hours of uncontrolled flames. Fire brigades battled with garden hoses and buckets to contain the blaze.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Paris Reparation Plan Sets Germany Pay Schedule
Paris reports the reparations framework after four months of negotiations. Germany would pay 3.808 billion dollars in cash if settled today, with installments over 59 years averaging about 485 million annually, totaling roughly 28 billion. Belgium’s sign-off remains unresolved.
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Paris
U.R
Thomas W. Lamont
American Bbanker
Germany
Belgium
Berlin
Young
United States
Youth Injured In Gravel Pit Accident Near Cortland
Roy Welch son of Mr and Mrs Charles Welch of Cortland was injured when a stone fell about 20 feet at the Dettmer gravel pit near Cortland striking him on the head. He lost consciousness, was rushed to Glidden Memorial hospital, regained consciousness before arrival, received one stitch, and rested at home afterward.
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Roy Welch
Charles Welch
Cortland
Dettmer
Glidden Memorial Hospital
Beardstown Girl Dies After Alighting From Car
Evelyn Stillwell eight from Beardstown Illinois was struck by an automobile as she stepped from the running board of a car driven by her mother Mrs E O Bulmer. The incident occurred Friday as she was being returned to school for the final afternoon of the school year. Coroner Charles Geresmeyer will conduct an inquest today and will ask Mrs Bulmer to appear.
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Beardstown
Evelyn Stillwell
E. O. Bulmer
Charles Geresmeyer
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DeKalb Autos
Stanley
John Stege
Sergt
John Lee Conley
Rose
Ferdinand
Thrill Slayer
Cleveland Society
Dorothy Snyder
Cleveland
Anna Szeman
Miss Szeman
Ted
Ann
Lindy
Georgia Coast
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