Will widen One Street to Start Soon
South First street from Lincoln Highway to the Chicago and North Western tracks will be widened to add parking for cars. The project needs moving telephone and electrical poles before work can begin, with coordination among DeKalb-Ogle Telegraph, Illinois Bell, and Innes Power Company. The effort, supported by aldermen, business leaders, and the Chamber of Commerce, mirrors a recent street improvement by the American Steel Wire concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South First Street
Lincoln Highway
Chicago & North Western
E .E. Embree
Embree
Teleand Electric Company
Fisk Motor Company
Chamber of Commerce
Ae Council
the of Commerce
Emi
F. Be
Innes Power Company
DeKalb-Ogle Tele-_ company
Ilinois Bellephone Company
J. J. Kingsley
American Stel & Wire Company
North Fourth Street
Kiwanis Observes Air Kiwanis Night Worldwide
DeKalb Kiwanis joins 1621 clubs nationwide for Air Kiwanis Night on Monday June 6 at 6 45 pm. Members unite for a moment of silence at zero hour with 99209 Kiwanians. Ralph A Amerman message read. Edgar Knodle delegates Memphis broadcast on WMC. Dinner follows with entertainment and a birds nesting talk at Northern Illinois State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Kiwanis Club
De-Kalb
Kiwanis
Memphis
Tenn
United Stat
Kiwanis International
Ralph A. Amermian
Scranton
Denver
Saint Paul
Montreal
Edgar Knodle
DeKalb Club
WMC
DeKalb
Vere i
Jessie Mann
Northern Illinois State Teachers College
DeKalb ‘Club
Jones Wins 880 at National Interscholastic Meet
Jones Elgin wins the 880 yard dash at the national interscholastic meet at the University of Chicago with a time of 2 01 10. Lelts Elmhurst places third in the same event. Deners Sand Point Idaho sets a new javelin mark at 205 feet, breaking the previous world record of 199 feet 5 inches. Behr Rockford places third in the shot put, while Hull Fort Worth Texas takes first with 51 feet 6 inches.
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Jones
Elgin
University of Chicago
Lelts
Elmhurst
Deners
Sand Point
Idaho
Behr
Rockford High School
KR. Hull
Ft. Worth
Texas
City to hear bids on paving North Sixth and Fifth streets
A city hearing set for next Saturday afternoon will review the assessment roll for paving North Sixth North Fifth and North Twelfth streets. Objections will be aired as bids are planned to be sought after the hearing and when the assessment is affirmed. State and Market Streets also slated for paving later this summer with bids dependent on a single bid advertisement.
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Board of Local Improvements
North Sixth
North Fifth
North Twelfth
Harris D. Fisk
Legion Post Meeting Set For Monday Night In DeKalb
DeKalb American Legion post plans Monday night gathering at the Kennedy building post rooms. Adjutant Roy Judd urged Legionnaires to attend as discussion centers on the upcoming 12th district convention to be held in the city June 25 and the prepared program report by legion and chamber committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKalb
American Legion
Kennedy Building
Roy Judd
12Th District
Chamber of Commerce
Frigidaire Bottled Drinks System Installed at Leslie’s Store
Leslie's Store added new equipment to offer cold bottled beverages around the clock. The Frigidaire unit, installed yesterday, dispenses a fresh bottle with each sale and was put to work today.
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Leslie
On the Air Tonight's Best Features
Listings describe radio segments across WBZ Springfield KDKA Pittsburgh WBAP Fort Worth with a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert and a Westinghouse band conduct by T. J. Vastine among announcers and musicians timing from 3:30 to 9:30 p m.
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WBZ
Springfield
Boston Symphony
New York
KDKA
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse
T. J. Vastine
WBAP
Forthene
Mail Train 28 Into Ditch Near Sterling Ill
The engine tender and five express cars of Chicago North Western train No 6 left the tracks at Agnew near Sterling when a pit blew out as the train moved 60 to 70 mph. Engineer James Trotter and fireman C E Wiltse escaped death, though badly burned, after the engine tilted and slid down a 100 foot embankment. Conductor Will Sheehan and expressman David Hughes were aboard. George McCormick of the Southern Pacific was in a private car and unharmed. Injured men were treated at Sterling hospital. trains along the line ran late in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCormick
Motive Department
Southern Pacific
Iwey
Sterling
North Western
DeKalb
James Trotter
Sycamore
C. E. Wiltse
Charlie Wiltse
Will Sheehan
Chicago
David Hughes
Ceicago
John McCormick
Southern Pacific Line
Wiltse
Gpes
Wisconsin
Sterling Hospital
Trotter
Officer Held After Quarrel and Shooting
Nashville July 4 Special policeman John Kaelin of the Illinois Central railroad was held by county authorities as investigations continue into a fight that left Andrew W. Frantz a night watchman at the Wamac yard critically wounded. Frantz, shot three times, was treated at a Centralia hospital. Police said Kaelin and Frantz had quarreled over money for some time before last night’s shooting.
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Nashville
U.P
John Kaelin
Illinois Central Railroad
Andrew W. Frantz
Wamac
Frantz
Centralia
Kaelin
Apologetic Bandits Rob Jewelry Store in St Louis
Two apologetic but determined youths held up Louis Schuerman jewelry store in downtown St Louis late Friday and escaped with 8500 in diamonds and watches. Schuerman was bound hand and foot as the bareheaded bandits, who claimed they were “sorry we have to do this,” selected top diamonds from the window display while hundreds of passersby assumed they were clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Louis T. Schuerman
Schuerman
Miss Larson Returns From Chicago Hospital
Miss Ethel Larson returns from Augustana hospital Chicago after four weeks as a patient receiving medical treatment. She is at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Larson of North Seventh street. Friends here are glad to hear of her recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Larson
Chicago
Ethel Larson
Augustana Hospital
Charles Larson
North Seventh Street
Saint and Sinner serial begins new phase at Chronicle
The Saint and Sinner tale follows Faith the Saint and Cherry the Sinner after a false murder charge against Cherry’s former fiancé Ralph Cluny. Anne Austin’s dramatic narration promises ongoing domestic intrigue as the Lane sisters’ entwined lives unfold in daily installments.
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Jesson Cherry Lane
Ralph Cluny
Cherry
Faith
Chronicle
Saint
Anne Austin
Two Lane Sisters
Bill Boost Salaries for State's Attorney Office
The bill to raise salaries for state prosecutors, including DeKalb county, awaits Governor Small's signature after passing both houses. If signed, DeKalb's State's Attorney salary would rise by about 1000 dollars annually, effective January 1, 1928, potentially drawing stronger candidates in the next primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKalb County
Len Small
Cook County
Winnebago County
Cassius Poust
Springfield
Congress of Flood People Is Permanent
The flood control congress at Chicago on June 4 unanimously urged President Coolidge to form a conference for a comprehensive permanent flood control plan. It adopted a resolutions report declaring that bridling the Mississippi and its tributaries is a governmental duty and requires immediate action. The body, gathered by organizers from Chicago St Louis and New Orleans, became a permanent organization to carry out the program. Bennett Clark presented the plan.
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Congress of
Chicago
U.P
Flood Control Congress
Coolidge
Resolutions Committee
Mississippi
Congress
Reperors
St. Louis
New Orleans
Indiana
Harry B. Hawes
Missouri
Bennett Clark
Champ Clark
Genoa College Faculty Member Delivers Lecture
L Lyon an instructor in reading at State Teachers college spoke last evening at Genoa high school. The audience found him an interesting speaker with strong insights into education and future work for teachers.
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Genoa
L. Lyon
Tt State Teachers College
Hich
Ceenceeinr
Lyon
Heavy Storm Strikes Roanoke in Turbulent Night
Peoria WI June 4. A violent electric and wind storm hit Roanoke Woodford county with Panther Creek flooding four feet high, wrecking a hundred homes, unroofing a dozen houses, striking barns, downing lines, and knocking out power plants at Roanoke and Eureka. No serious injuries reported despite extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Roanoke
Woodford County
Eureka
Flood Relief Session Draws Chicago Crowd
Mayor G Olwin and Postmaster J J Kingsley joined Thomas F Olsen and Harry Wagner at a Chicago meeting on flood relief. Speakers from Louisiana and former Governor Frank O Lowden urged aid as rooms for sympathy gave way to calls for food clothing and funds to restock farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Olwin
J. J. Kingsley
Thomas F. Olsen
Harry Wagner
Chicago
Louisiana
Frank O. Lowden
DeKalb
Screen Star Robert McKim Dies in Hollywood
Hollywood, Calif, June 4 Screen and stage star Robert McKim died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Hollywood hospital early today after suffering a nervous breakdown in Salt Lake City. He was placed on a train for Los Angeles Tuesday and had been unconscious since. His wife, Mrs Matthews, was at his bedside when he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Robert McKim
Hollywood Hospital
Taden
Wen
Salt Lake City
Utah
McKim
Los Angeles
Matthews
Odd Fellows Plan Memorial Service Departure Sunday
Odd Fellows lodge and Rebekah members are urged by district officers to attend a memorial service in Rochelle tomorrow. Members meeting at the hall at one o'clock will travel by car to reach Rochelle by two o'clock for the program. Car owners should assemble before one to organize transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Lodge
Rebekah
Rochelle
Ogle County
Fills Crankcase With Sand Foiled in Elgin Trick
Edward Eickhoff spotted a lifted hood on his car after doing repair work for a friend. The crankcase had been filled with sand and the attacker fled, thwarted by his vigilance.
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Elgin
Edward Eickhoff
Merchants Back City Park Plan in Third Ward
Merchants of the city pledged full aid to the Third ward park project unveiled in last evenings Chroncicle. They will underwrite about 500 dollars of improvements including a bandstand cost around 1000 dollars with residents to raise at least half, while the city anticipates covering the rest. A ward committee outlined the grandstand site on Lewis street and promised labor to lower costs. Other items included road signs for DeKalb mileage, slogans for advertising, and a park expansion plan by Aldermen Gus Anderson and August Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Third Ward
Cc. D. Thornton
Lewis Street
Gus Anderson
August Nelson
DeKalb
French Aces Seek Distance Record From Le Bourget
Lieutenants Rignot and Costes launched from Le Bourget at 9 02 am for Tokyo aiming to reach Tchita Lake Baikal about 4435 miles away before a first landing. They seek a distance record and previously held the non stop distance mark with flights from Paris to Jask Persia in 1926.
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le Bourget
France
U.P
Rignot
Costes
Tokio
Tchita
Lake Baikal
Tehita
Siberia
Transbaikalia
Costa
Paris
Jask
Persia
Lieut. G. Carr
L. Eps
Gillman
Cranwell
England
British India
Karachi
Persian Gulf
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Columbia
Lindbergh predicts success for flight from New York to Europe
Cherbourg dispatch reports Captain Lindbergh endorsing Clarence Chamberlain and Charles Levine for the New York to Europe flight, praising their plane and motor. He sails aboard the U S cruiser Memphis to Washington, bearing honors from France Belgium and Britain, as crowds bid farewell. The piece notes Lindbergh’s ambition and European reception, with details of his voyage home aboard the Memphis.
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Cherbourg
France
U.P
Chaptain
Charles A. Lindbergh
Clarence D. Chamberlain
Charles A. Levine
New York
Europe
Lindbergh
United Press
Chamberlin
United States
Memphis
Washington
Lindbereh
Vne
Spirit of
Belgium
Great Britain
Paris
Goodby Lindbergh
Admiral Burrage
Bagley
DeKalb Moose Head to Mooseheart District Meeting
Members of the DeKalb Loyal Order of Moose travel to Mooseheart near Aurora for the Mooseheart District Association meeting tomorrow. A high quality entertainment program is planned for afternoon and evening and all members and friends are invited. Ray Cheney, 972, offers piano tuning and prompt service for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKalb Moose
Aurora
DeKalb Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Mooseheart
All Ray Cheney
Weather for Chicago and Vicinity Shifts to Cooler North Winds
Generally fair conditions for Chicago and vicinity tonight and Sunday. Temperatures cooler with moderate to fresh northwest winds shifting to the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Take Off Is Sudden Flight Report From Bellanca Columbia
United Press reports the Bellanca Columbia with Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine flying from New York to an unspecified European destination. The craft was tracked east from Roosevelt Field to Halifax and Yarmouth with distances logged to New Bedford, Provincetown, Lunenburg, and Halifax, hinting at plans to continue seaward toward Breton or Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Columbia
New York
Roosevelt Field
Land Island
N. Y
New Bedford
Mass
Princetown
Yarmouth
N. S
Lunenberg County
Halifax
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Paris
Clarente
Chamberlin
Europe
Rome
Charles A Levine
Nova Scotia
Creston Woman Dies After Auto Crash Near Creston
Mrs Reinart Birkland 41 of Creston died at Lincoln hospital Rochelle following an automobile accident two miles north of Creston on a cross road Tuesday afternoon. Her two daughters were injured but later released. Fred Busse Jr of Esmond drove the other car and escaped injuries. An inquest was scheduled for the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinart Birkland
Creston
Lincolm
Rochelle
Fred Busse, Jr
Esmond
Busse
Busse i
Birkland
Dr Payne Speaks at Kirkland Graduation Program
Dr H M Payne of this city spoke at the Kirkland graduation program this evening, taking part in the ceremony and addressing graduates and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Payne
Kirkland Grad
H. M. Payne
Cify
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Legion Post
Cherry Lane
Holly
Weas
Merchant’s Division
Illnois
Small
Edward
Curtis
Oscar Carlstrom
Cruiser
Aviator
Levine
Reinart Birkland OF
Rochelle Hospital
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