Farm aid plan eyed to ease sagging markets
Washington reports the administration plans to make 200 900 000 dollars available to purchase farm surpluses and stabilize markets after the farm bill is signed. Congress works to resolve remaining provisions on stabilization corporations and debentures as a Senate inquiry into radio and telegraph industries advances with a 15000 dollar budget.
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Washington
United Press
House
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Budget Bureau
Congress
Four Men Charged in Des Moines Swindle Ring
Four men named H. E. Robinson Keokuk T S Robinson Farmington G W Rut ford and W A Nules Des Moines were arrested late yesterday on charges tied to a counterfeit swindle scheme. They planned to print ten dollar bills on tissue paper by chemical means and sell ten for one. The group allegedly demonstrated the operation to customers who were given a bogus bill to cash at a bank. The suspects will be turned over to the federal government for investigation and prosecution.
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Des Moines
U.P
H. E. Robinson
Keokuk
T. S. Robinson
Farmington
G. W. Rutford
W. A. Nules
Des, Moines
Lost Black Diamonds From Airmail Crash Recovered Near Moline
New York Sun reports black diamonds valued at 25000 recovered after a plane crash in a swamp near Moline Illinois on March 22. Twenty nine more diamonds valued at 25000 remain missing. Gems were en route to Adolph Hirsch & Co. in New York from El Paso Texas. Pilot jumped with parachute. post office and insurance officials recovered a portion and returned it to the company.
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New York
New York Sun Today
Moline
Els
Adolph Hirsch & Co
Kanult
Post Office
Jury Indicts Thompson and Two of Aurora
The June grand jury returned ten indictments against three men. Russell Thompson of Kirkland faces six counts of assault with intent to commit murder. Arthur Cramer and John Henn of Aurora face four counts of burglary and larceny tied to a Sand wich meat market burglary. Arraignment is set for tomorrow with trial likely next week.
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Russell Thompson
Kirkland
Arthur Cramer
John Henn
Aurora
De Kalb 4-H Club Tour Heads to Illinois University
Eighteen to twenty De Kalb county 4-H club members depart for the University of Illinois for a three day state 4-H tour. Raymond Nelson leads the group, with an education program including experiments, talks, and Washington camp reports. A banquet and a style show featuring Miss Dorothy Decker are planned alongside band concerts and other entertainment.
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DeKalb County
University of Illinois
Raymond Nelson
DeKalb County Sform
DeKalb
College of Agriculture
University of Tlinois
Washington, D. C
Washington
University Ofllinois
Dorothy Decker
Leland
State ‘Teachers’ College
Opera Lovers Brave Cold To Start Season
Seven thousand light opera fans braved a chilly night for the eleventh season opener of the St. Louis Municipal Opera. The Love Call, adapted from Arizona, was sung at the Al Fresco theater in Forest Park. Governor Henry Caulfield urged Missouri cities to emulate the enterprise.
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St. Louis
Much Business To Come Before City Council
City council session expected to hear several ordinances for passage and routine items. Mayor J B Lindstrom may announce decisions on short appointments from the last meeting. Police and fire departments saw 30 day appointments.
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J. B. Lindstrom
Permit Granted to Build Auto Laundry and Repair Shop
Commissioner H B Goodison grants De Salvo Pierre of LaSalle a permit to erect an automatic laundry and repair shop on the east side of South Seventh street just south of the Roxanna filling station. The one story building will be 40 by 60 feet, costing about 3000 dollars and work will begin soon.
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Commissioner of Public Works
H. B. Goodison
DeSalvo Pierre
LaSalle
South Seventh Street
Roxanna
Illinois Assembly kills state income tax bill in major vote
June 4 report from Springfield notes lower house rejection of the income tax measure while upper house backs bonds for 16 million to buy hunting and fishing preserves. Senate also approves wide measures including flood relief and welfare funding, with several monuments and park taxes in play.
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Capitol
Springfield
Illinois General Assembly
U.P
Fish and Game Committee
General Assembly
Department of Conservation
Senate
Roe
Illinois River
Ted—Cuthbertson
Tice
Department of Labor
DeKalb Pioneer's Anniversary Recreates Early Townscape
John Dunn recalls arriving in DeKalb 60 years ago on June 4 1869 to work for L T Ellwood. He lists early business district spots from Main to Fourth streets including Ruby home theater Eagle hotel Ellwood Chandler Atwood Brothers Youngs bank and various shops.
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John Dunn
Main Street
DeKalb
L. T. Ellwood
Second
Leslie
Dunn
The
Chronicle
Ruby
DeKalb Theatre
First National
First Trust Banks
Lare
Eagle Hotel
Robert & Tyler
J. L. Ellwood
R. K. Chandler
Hiram Ellwood
H. E. Allen
Atwood Brothers Dry Goods
E. P. Young’s Bank
Anderson
Labor Will Rule Again In Britain After Election
London June 4 The home government of the British empire with 463000000 people is turned over to labor for the second time. Stanley Baldwin resigns as prime minister after losing the majority. J Ramsay MacDonald to form a labor government with Snowden Henderson Thomas Kenworthy and other leaders. Final returns show labor close to majority with Liberals holding balance of power.
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Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
Malcolm
Viscount
Lady Asser
Lady Astor
House of Commons
Husband
House of Lords
Stanley Baldwin
Oliver
David Lloyd George
London
Labor
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Baldwin
Windsor Castle
Windsor Line
Philip Snowden
Arthur Henderson
J. H. Thomas
J. M. Kenworthy
Orkney
Shetland
Robert Hamilton
Labor Conserva Tiberal
Seccene
Labor Party
Lloyd George
Liberals
Man Hurt On Sanitary Job Returns Home
Allen Darling thirty five injured Saturday morning while working for Union Construction on the DeKalb Sanitary District improvement project at the site of the new disposal gang. He left Glidden Memorial hospital Sunday and resides at First and Gurler streets. A trench bank caved in while he assisted in lifting a heavy pipe, breaking his arm and causing severe bruises. He will be confined to his home for some time.
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Allen Darling
Union Construction Company
DeKalb
Glidden Memorial Hospital
Mr. Darling
First
Gurler Streets
Darling
Countess Bernadotte Undergoes Major Operation
Countess Folke Bernadotte formerly Estelle Manville was operated on for appendicitis after being taken from the Swedish American liner Kungsholm onto a tug and brought to a New York hospital overnight.
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Countess Bernadotte
New York
U.P
Countess Folke Bernadotte
Estelle Manville
Kungsholm
DeKalb Garden Club Flower Show Promises Large Attendance
The DeKalb Garden Club prepares for its seventh annual flower show at Congregational church with exhibits, prizes, and a focus on early summer perennials. Entries close at 10 30 this morning, judging to follow, as native flowers, miniature rock gardens, and wildflower slides are featured along with an illustrated evergreen talk.
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DeKalb Garden Club
Congregational Church
E. G. Clark
Southwest Works Today On Flood Repairs Across States
Five southwestern states initiate repairs after last week’s floods as Nebraska and Missouri see improving conditions. Dikes along the Grand River face threats near Pattonsburg and Brunswick while the Missouri River rises in Kansas City. Damage is estimated between 10 and 18 million dollars with hopes for harvest recovery as Texas and Oklahoma report receding waters and improvements.
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Southwest
Kansas City
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Grand River
Pattonsburgh
Brunswick
Houston
Beaumont
Arkansas
Verdegris
Shields Goes Again To Take Up His Duties
Des Moines reports the Des Moines University board ends the term as students and faculty depart. Dr T T Shields current president of the board and secretary Miss Edith Redman led a cautious on campus departure. Diplomas were hurriedly issued after the theft of the regular sheepskins. The board announces no summer session and a new faculty will be secured for the fall term.
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Des Moines
Des Moines University
T. T. Shields
Edith Redman
Weather forecast for Wlineis area
Partly cloudy tonight with a cooler Wednesday turning slightly warmer. Light winds and a brief mild spell expected with a touch of warmth near the midweek period.
Woman Testifies in Swamp Murder Link Case
In Valparaiso Indiana on June 4 detectives probed a link between Mrs Catherine Cassler and Porter Soerny in the so called swamp murder of Miss Cameola Soutar. The victim died of a bullet wound with remains found by frog hunters in a Hebron area swamp last Thursday near the Cassler farm. Coroner Ebba Miller ordered a swamp search after witnesses placed the murder date the prior Monday when Miss Soutar visited the Cassler home to "fix things up."
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Valparaiso
Ind
U.R
Cameola Soutar
Gencer
Skaty
Indiana
Catherine Cassley
Porter Soerny
Miss Soutar
Hebron
Catherine Cassler
War on Dogs Continues as Police Kill Strays
Police wage a campaign against dangerous canines biting residents. Three youngsters were bitten yesterday and five dogs were killed by officers. Each complaint at the station sparks action, with stray or roaming dogs slated for removal. The incidents included bites at 732 North Sixth street, 113 Roosevelt street, 318 North Fourth street, and 121 South Eighth street, with the 308 Hickory street dog among those killed.
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Claude Baker
North Sixth Street
Baxter
Allan Chapman
Roosevelt Street
Hickory Street
North Fourth Street
H. F. Dixon
East
Lincoln Highway
South Eighth Street
Ordinance To Change Lincoln Highway Zoning Tonight
The city council will introduce an ordinance tonight to amend the zoning rules. The change would reclassify Lincoln Highway from First Street to Park Avenue from residential to business district. A petition supported the move at May session. no objections were raised at last evening’s hearing.
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Lincoln Highway
First Street
Park Avenue
Agree Upon All Points on Reparations Settlement
Paris reports that experts reached final agreement on the reparations settlement. Germany will pay for 58 years with present value about 36.996 billion marks and total installments of 23.1055 billion dollars. France to receive more than half of the total. Belgium resolves its gold francs claim by direct talks with Berlin, allowing Belgian signatory to join the plan.
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Paris
Owen D. Young
Young
United Press
Seven Nations
Germany
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
United States
Altheith
Berlin
Conference of
Owen D. G. Young
Calendar of Next Year Is Now Announced
Principal R G Beals announces the high school calendar for the upcoming year. The first semester opens September 3, 1929, with Thanksgiving recess November 28 29 and Christmas holidays December 23 1929 to January 3 1930. Second semester begins January 27 1930, Easter recess April 18 to 21, baccalaureate June 1, and commencement June 5.
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R. G. Beals
Scouts of Shabbona Area to Honor DeKalb Crew Tonight
The Shabbona Area Board of Review and Court of Honor meet at the local Methodist church this evening to confer merit badges on an undetermined number of boys from DeKalb and Sycamore. Dr. Charles L. Street will preside and deliver a talk of interest, with Roy Hyfield Irwin Ossenberg and John Copp assisting. The tenderfoot investiture ceremony is planned and this may be the final session before summer recess.
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de Kalb
Shabbona
Board of Review
Court of Honor
Methodist Church
Charles L. Street
Sycamore
Roy Hyfield
Irwin Ossenberg
John Copp
DeKalb
Tenderfoot
Gadd
Plan to make Route 71 a main highway cuts through several towns
Highway committees discuss routing Route 71 from Rock Island and Moline toward Chicago. Delegates from Paw Paw and Amboy areas will attend a Rock Island meeting as residents back the project. If built, the route would shorten the trip to Chicago by about 25 miles, boosting southern DeKalb traffic while reducing Lincoln Highway use.
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Tri-Cities
Rock Island
Moline
Davenport
Chicago
Waterman
Shabbona
Hinckley
Big Rock
Aurora
Paw Paw
Lee
Amy Boy
Amboy
DeKalb County
Walton
Tampico
DeKalb
Sterling
Morrison
Clinton
Caretaker Surprised By Explosion At Smith Estate
A blast at the Mollie Smith estate in La Prairie township partially wrecked the mansion and injured James Wright the caretaker. Authorities suspect spite work from a heavy dynamite bomb tossed into a tower front room through a window. Wright, awakened by the explosion, reported to A W Bradford of Lacon as heirs to the Smith estate look to partition. Deputies Marshall and Axline of Marshall county call it likely spiteful bombing.
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Sparland
Marshall County
Mollie Smith
la Prairie Township
James Wright
Wright
A. W. Bradford
Lacon
Smith
C. D. Marshall
Glenn Axline
DeKalb Fourth in State Commercial Team Contest
DeKalb Township High School commercial teams ranked fourth best in the state out of 250 schools after contests held at Normal. Miss Mina Bearshope, head of the department, notes notable work and praises the team, with Willara Eckhardt earning top state honors in the 80 word shorthand contest.
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DeKa H Township
Mina Bearshope
Hillsboro
Champaign
Wheaton
DeKalb
Willara Eckhardt
Carnival Moves After DeKalb City Showing Problems
Operators of the traveling carnival, finding city conditions unsuitable, moved their exhibit to a new location after arriving in DeKalb on Sunday. The show set up on a lot outside the city limits and transports equipment by trucks.
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DeKalb
Hard Tires On All Automobiles Are Doomed
Springfield reports a bill passed by both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly requires that after 1931 all automobiles be equipped with pneumatic tires. Governor Emmerson is expected to sign, barring constitutional objections from his legal advisers.
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Springfield
Tfl
Illinois
Emmerson
General Assembly
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Stephen A. Cousins
Department of Public Welfare
O'Grady
Great Lakes
Crowley
124Th Field Artillery
Johnson E. A. W
Graham
Ruby House
Britis
Megan
Major Gwilym
Arthur, Jr
William
Sir Oswald
Lady Mosely
Shields
Mrs. Cassler
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