County faces tuberculosis sanitarium funding crisis
A DeKalb County report states the last September appropriation of 20000 to run the Sycamore tuberculosis sanitarium from September 1, 1926 to September 1, 1927 is exhausted and bills including salaries cannot be paid. The county may close the facility July 1 unless emergency funds are found, risking care for patients and the loss of essential services like nursing and outreach.
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DeKalb Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles
California
Waterman
County Board of Supervisors
Raid on Soviet Legation in Mexico City
Federal agents and gendarmes entered the Soviet legation in Mexico City at midnight and arrested 10 men. All were released after officials concluded the meeting was not seditious. Leon Haykiss, Soviet legation secretary, secured their release after consulting with Madame Kollontai at the hotel.
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Mexico City
U.P
Leon Haykiss
Legation
Madame Kollontai
Mexico
Haykiss
United Press
Change the Location of Fruit Store Here
George Pappas, who has been conducting a fruit store on North Second street, has moved his store to North Seventh street. The former building is vacant. It is believed to be sought as a second business location by a city resident, though details could not be secured today.
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George Pappas
North Second Street
North Seventh Street
On the Air Tonight's Best Features in 1927 listings
Radio schedule snapshot shows WEAF network sale of household goods auction at 1 30 pm with Goldman Band Concert and Beghtol Bros storage. Other stations WLS WOC WBAL list evening programs with musical acts and staff artists, offering advance booking by phone.
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United Press
Auc
WEAF
Goldman
Beghtol Bros
Nwn
Ninth St
The
Happiness Boys
WLS Chicago
Joles
WLS
WOC Davenport
WOC
WBAL
Baltimore
Sunnyskde Gardens
Election to select three judges for circuit this county
Election will be held next Monday to choose three circuit judges. Ten precincts will be open from seven to five. Reelect incumbents Judges William J. Fulton of Sycamore, John K. Newhall of Aurora, and Frank W. Shepherd of Elgin with no contest noted.
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William J. Fulton
Sycamore
John K. Newhall
Aurora
Frank W. Shepherd
Elgin
Third Ward Plans Public Park Effort Underway
Residents met at the Chamber of Commerce to push a third ward park project. Ground near Lewis street and Tenth and Eleventh streets is set aside. about $1,000 is targeted to start grading, trees, shrubbery and a grand stand for band concerts. Alderman Gus Anderson spurred the plan, with residents volunteering labor and a committee already choosing the grand stand site.
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Third Ward
Chamber of Commerce
Lewis Street
Tenth
Eleventh Streets
Gus Anderson
Soviet Staff Leaves London in 2 A.M. Departure
The Soviet embassy staff sailed from London at 2 a.m. aboard the Steamer Youshar amid the break in diplomatic relations between Britain and Soviet Russia. The move follows Commons votes by the Baldwin government accusing Soviet trade emissaries of espionage.
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London
U.P
Youshar
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
House of Commons
Baldwin
Lindbergh Flies to Paris Then Heads to Cherbourg
Captain Charles A. Lindbergh returns to Paris from London, landing at Le Bourget after a two hour flight with fog diversions at Lympne. He will sail tomorrow from Cherbourg aboard the Memphis to return to the United States, after meeting at the American embassy and presenting trophies to Abe and D Oisy. The King and Queen of Belgium send good wishes to Lindbergh and his mother Evangeline Booth Lindbergh.
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Paris
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Cherbourg
United States
Memphis
le Bourget Field
London
Channel
Lindbergh
Lympne
Kent
Kenley Airdome
le Bourget
Royal Air Force
Folkestone
International Aviators’ Club
Abe
Tokio
Pelltier D’oisy
Myron T. Herrick
B. F. Mahoney
Ryan Aircraft Corporation
Spirit of St. Louis
Mahoney
Buried Marine Killed in Train Accident
J R Soderberg buried the man found dead after a Rochelle rail incident the night before. Harry Nelson led funeral rites with no relatives present as the victim, a World War Marine, died at a local hospital a day after being struck.
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Harry Nelson
J. R. Soderberg
H. A. Nelson
Legion
Soderberg
Rochelle
Rockford Doctor Named Illinois Medical Society President
W John E Tuite of Rockford was named president of the Illinois Medical Society at the closing session of the seventy seventh annual convention. Next convention set for Chicago. Other officers include Dr A T Leipold Moline first vice president Dr A G Bosler Chicago second vice president Dr Harold M Camp Monmouth secretary and Dr A G Markley Belvidere treasurer. Also note Saturday specials list strawberries peas cucumbers tomatoes and Willow Twig apples from Frank Roberts & Sons 120 BE Low cust St We deliver.
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Moline
John E. Tuite
Rockford
Illinois Medical Society
Chicago
A. T. Leipold
A. G. Bosler
Harold M.camp
Monmouth
A. G. Markley
Belvidere
Frank Roberts & Sons
Elgin Watches At Shetter's Advised For Style
A brief ad notes Elgin watches at Shetter's with a push for style and service. A bake sale is set for Saturday at First Lutheran Church Gas Office at 2 o'clock, with Circle No. 13 mentioned.
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Elgin
Shetter’s
First Lutheran
Welcome plan for Lindbergh announced in Washington
Washington June 30 The plan of welcome for Charles Lindbergh to his homeland was finalized at President Coolidge's cabinet meeting and in talks with local reception organizers. Lindbergh will arrive June 11 at the navy yard and receive a national welcome from President Coolidge possibly at the Green Sword near the Washington Monument or the White House. His mother in Detroit was invited to join.
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Washington
Charles Lindbergh
President Coolidge
Navy Yard
Coolidge
Detroit
Coolidges
Washington Monument
White House
France
Belgium
Britain
Lindbergh
Business Organization
National Press
Club of Honor of Washington
Minnesota Society
State Kelloge
United Press
Strangler suspected in Chicago murder case
Chicago reports the investigation into the murder of Mrs. Mary Sietsema, garroted with piano lamp wire, with similarities to the regional Strangler crimes. Police questioned butcher Michael Hirsh as blood stains and house disorder raise possible links to the killer across the Midwest and West.
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Chicago
U.P
Mary Sietsema
Middle-West
Five Injured in Police Guard Clash in Salonica
In Salonica clashes between guards and Communist tobacco workers left five injured. Nine Communist women and about one hundred men were arrested after tobacco workers attempted to occupy the governor's house. Guards called in reinforcements.
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Athens
U.P
Salonica
Hats in large shapes and new felts arrive Saturday
A wonderful selection of hats in the larger shapes and new felts has just arrived for Saturday browsing. The shop highlights bold frames and fashionable silhouettes in a fresh seasonal lineup.
June clearance at Holmes' Hat Shop and nearby garden sale
A June clearance offers exceptional savings at Holmes' Hat Shop next to DeKalb Theatre with new smart shapes and colorings. Custer's Gardens reports a big supply of strong, well rooted early and late cabbage plants now ready for planting.
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Holmes’ Hat Shop
DeKalb Theatre
Custer’s Gardens
Holmes
Kishwaukee Nears Normal Level Before Storms
The Kishwaukee river, which peaked over its bank last week, is near normal again. Government gauge data at the Lincoln Highway bridge shows a current level of 3.03 feet, with a yearly low of 2.17 feet recorded before last week’s storms. Water covered adjacent land during the storms, but the river receded quickly and is expected to return to normal levels within a few days.
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Lincoln Highway
Bellanca to Berlin flight prep sparks Coast Field wait
At Roosevelt Field preparations mount for a Bellanca Columbia non stop flight to Europe. Officials and mechanics say start may come tonight or tomorrow as winds and conditions vary over Newfoundland Nova Scotia and Grand Banks. Garence Chamberlin authorized to use the long runway after 4 pm and a second pilot navigator, a former navy pilot, will join later.
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Bellanca
Roosevelt Field
U.P
Columbia
Europe
Columbia Aircraft Company
Honsar
Newfoundland
Grand Banks
Nova Scotia
Garence Chamberlin
Lindbergh
Paris
Chamberlin
Navy
BePanca
Firemen Fight To Save Youth In Richmond Tragedy
Firemen in Richmond strive to sustain 102 hours of artificial respiration for Harold Purviance after pneumonia injuries. Oxygen inhalation, lung taps, a blood transfusion, and IV feeding mark the effort as physicians monitor his fragile condition amid hopes for recovery. Nearby ads promote hats, skin care, radio servicing, summer footwear, and shop offerings.
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Richmond
Cal
Harold Purviance
Richmond Iiremen
Purviance
Fatal kick claims farm worker at Genoa hospital
Frank Bircheneder a 43 year old Genoa farmer died at Sycamore hospital from injuries after being kicked in the abdomen by a horse Tuesday afternoon about one oclock. An inquest in Genoa heard his wife and two doctors testify. Funeral services will be held Monday at St Marys church Genoa.
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Frank Bircheneder
Genoa
Sycamore Hospital
Mr. Bircheneder
C. H. Wilkenson
Bircheneder
Ovitz
Sycamore
Brooke
D. P. Brooke
John Wovitz
Flood States Delegates Seek River Control Plans
Secretary of War Dwight F. Davis told the Flood Congress in Chicago that river control plans must be ready for submission at the next session of Congress. Representatives from 27 states attended as resolutions aimed to bridling southern rivers faced with spring damage. Senator James E. Watson chairs the resolutions committee, which will review about 500 proposals before final resolutions.
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Chicago
Congress
Dwight F. Davis
Flood Congress
Davis
Coolidge
Flood Control Congress
James E. Watson
Indiana
Insurance Man Sprains Ankle. Poust Out Of Office
Walter S. Poust, an insurer with offices in the First National Bank building, is at home with a sprained ankle causing him pain and limited mobility. No details on the accident are reported, and doctors expect he may be away for several days. When able to hobble with crutches, he is likely to return to his office duties.
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Walter S. Poust
First National Bank
Grand Instructror Blood To Headline DeKalb Lodge School
District I O O F officers expect 200 plus attendees from DeKalb Sycamore Genoa and surrounding towns for a Monday night school of instruction led by Grand Instructor H M Blood from Chicago. The event aims to perfect ritual work and proper delivery of signs and degrees with eight o clock start.
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DeKalb
Sycamore
Genoa
Lindenwood
Rochelle
Dixon
Sandwich
Aurora
St. Charles
Batavia
Elgin
H. M. Blood
Chicago
Blood
William Wallmark
George Read
I. O
DeKalb Lodge
Leave for Flood Relief Meet Tonight
Mayor J J Kingsley Fomumase Thomas F Olsen Harry H Wagner and O G Olwin left for Chicago to attend the flood relief committee meeting at the Hotel Sherman Grand Ballroom. About 3000 delegates were expected from all parts for the gathering. Vienna decorations and popular prices of 75c and 1 00 advertised. SHETTER'S piano tuning service Roy Cheney phone 972 150.
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J. J. Kingsley
Fomumase
Thomas F. Olsen
Harry H. Wagner
Chamber of Commerce
O. G. Olwin
Chicago
Sherman
Olsen
Weather Outlook for Chicago and Illinois Indiana Areas
Unsettled conditions persist for Chicago and vicinity with showers and thunderstorms likely tonight into Saturday. Temperatures remain relatively steady, with moderate to fresh east to southeast winds shifting on Saturday. Illinois and Indiana face unsettled weather tonight and Saturday with showers and some local danger of rain.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Eae Pan m
Five youths arrested in forged check and car theft case
Chief Horace Young detained five men under 21 after a suspect attempted to cash a 295 check at First National Bank. Investigations tied the group to a Whippet car and a Springfield finance firm. Reynolds served a prior five year auto theft term and was linked to the forged check on his grandmother. The group faced questioning. the car was taken in settlement with the finance company.
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Horace Young
First National Bank
Chief Young
Beaufort Brown
Mason City
Young
A Ii, Finance Company
T. E. Courtney
Northern Illinois Finance Company
Springfield Company
Finance Company of
Springfield
Brown
Reynolds
Iowa State Prison
E. Reynolds
Chicago
Charles City
Springfield Finance Company
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