Tiger Wary Trap Clara Phillips in Murder Case
Chronology of Clara Phillips case from July 12 1922 to May 28 1923 outlines mutilated Alberta Meadows body, arrest, trial, conviction, escape, recapture, and transfer to San Quentin. The piece highlights her defiant, combative persona and the pursuit spanning Los Angeles to Central America.
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Alberta Meadows Ag
Los Angeles Hillde
Armour Phillips
Clara Phillize
Jack ‘Jungmeyer
NBA
Angeles
Clara Phftt
Alberta Meaat
Cental America
San Quentin Penitentiary
Grottia
William Traeger
Jesse Carsen
Corvier
Los Angeles
Burr
Carsen
Ips
Mexico
Iras
Clara
Carson
Stta Macson
Honduran
Stopover leads to Kirchner connection near DeKalb
Gus Kirchner of New York City and his party stop at Annis woods and visit the DeKalb drug store while sightseeing. A mistaken family link with a local Kirchner is explored, ends with no kin found, but a pleasant visit and praise for the DeKalb camping ground.
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Gus Kirchner
New York
New York City
Annies Woods
Kirchner
Big Increase in Live Stock Shipments Reported
A DeKalb County Shipper's Association origin and rapid action spurred higher livestock shipments. Last night a carload of hogs and a load of mixed animals were sent to Chicago markets. R. J. McKervie says farmers and cattle raisers show growing interest, promising benefits for small shipper groups.
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Lie -DeKalb County
Chicago
R. J. McKervie
Pond Opens On Thursday For New Bathing Pond
The Rotary community pond is set to open Thursday with over eight inches of water and more being pumped from a creek above Carter dam. Water comes from a windmill aided by a six horsepower pump, and a continuous stream will keep the pond filled. A field day on the new athletic fields will accompany the opening, with Chron ic le ribbons for event winners and coaching by Horne and Remsujeff guiding pupil sports from city schools.
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Rotary
Carter Dam
Chronicle
Horne
Remsujeff
Reports on Hard Road County Mileage in Springfield I
State highway department statistics show total hard road mileage across counties under the present 60 million system and the proposed 100 million system. Of 9,604.5 miles in both plans, 4,749.5 miles or 49.49 percent lie in the proposed 100 million plan, with similar totals but uneven distribution among counties.
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Springfield
State Highway Department
Furniture Auction Notice at 211 South Third Street
Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock I will sell all my household furniture. 154 Mrs Arthur Gainer. Girls wanted and two competent boys. High School graduates preferred. Apply at the Innovation 153.
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South Third Street
Arthur Gainer
Co op Bill Passed in the Legislature
The house approved the farmers co operative bill by 99 votes to 47 and sent it to the senate with amendments. governor expected to act by week’s end. Debate also swirled around the woman’s eight hour bill as hearings stretched before the senate. The election committee planned to act on seating Hennerby, who leads McCabe by 258 votes. The senate finance panel readied the omnibus appropriations bill for final passage, while road bond and Cairo investigation probes dominated floor time as both houses pressed to clear the crowded calendars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Springfeld
House
Farmers’ Co-Operative
Senate
State Senate
Committee On Corporations and Industrial Affairs
Michael Hennerby
State Health Department
Commerce
Cairo
John P. Hart
Aurora
Health Department
DeLux Restaurant Opens in East End of DeKalb
DeKalb welcomes a new DeLux restaurant on the Lincoln Highway near Sixth street offering modern fixtures and high class management. Opened last week by two Chicago men the establishment is operated by DeKalb residents for both locals and travelers.
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East End
DeKalb
Sixth Street
Lincoln Highway
Chicago
DeKalbmen
Policemen and Two Others Die in Gun Battle
In Chicago on June 5 a gun duel in a pool room left Patrolman B W Sutton dead after he was shot in the head by Ernest Jackson. Sutton mortally wounded Jackson and bystander James Windsor was killed by a stray bullet.
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United Press
Chicago
Ill
B. W. Sutton
Ernest Jackson
Jackson
Sutton
James Widsor
Have You Seen It in Adam and Eva at Princess Theater
Readers urged to catch Marion Davies in the film Adam and Eva at the Princess theatre. The notice promotes the final engagement night and invites the public to attend this screening.
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Marion Davies
Adam and Eva
Princess Theatre
Theatre to open as seats installed in DeKath
Indications are the DeKath theatre will open for its first showing within two weeks as final seating is completed. Installers Marriott and Oeschler left for Chicago after finishing the organ work. Robert West, new theatre organist, will arrive Thursday to take charge. a short concert was held to display the organ’s qualities. A religious war is threatened in Madrid after Cardinal Soldedria Archbishop of Vara Gosga was assassinated, prompting precautions and some rioting in Barcelona.
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DeKath Theatre
TieKald
B.E. Marriott
John Oeschrer
Chicago
Marriott
Robert, E. West
Mr. West
Marriot
Mornig
Howard Payne
Bradt Plans Director Meeting Trip to Boston and Middletown
EB Bradt left yesterday morning for Boston to attend a meeting of the directors of the J. S. Fastener company. He will return to DeKalb late this week and stop in Middletown Ohio for a short visit with his daughter Mrs John Ingwerson on the homeward journey.
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East
EB. Bradt
Boston
J. S. Fastener Company
DeKalb
Middletown
John Ingwerson
Charm School Play Repeats at College by Senior Class
The Senior Class play The Charm School, staged recently in the American Steel Welfare Building, will be repeated at the college with the same cast on Thursday evening. Crowd size was limited by the hall, so half the chart will be open to the public for one day starting Wednesday morning. Admission 50c, tickets at the door.
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Charm School
American Steel Welfare
Grand jury convened in DeKalb county June term 1923
Judge William J. Fulton convened the June term and impaneled the grand jury for the first time under his tenure. Foreman Sam Zeller led a list of jurors from multiple towns as States Attorney Poust outlined duties. Early order approved his report of fees and fines for Feb 25 to Jun 1, 1923, totaling 945 in fees and 5788.58 turned to the county treasury. 31 matters disposed of in county court, six in police magistrate, three in circuit court.
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William J. Fulton
Sycamore
Circuit Court
DeKalb Country
W. M. Goble
Paw Paw
Oscar Lane
Shabbona
George Olson
Milan
John A. Nelson
Malta
Harvey Larson
South Grove
Frank Miller
Franklin
Poust
Crossings Repaired on Northwestern at First and Sixth Streets
Northwestern repairs completed at First street crossing and crews continue at Sixth street. Motorists will soon enjoy smooth driving again after weeks of rough crossings. Work at Sixth street is expected to finish in a few days amid previous material delays.
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First Street
Sixth Street
DeKalb
Curtis brothers trip sparks city card arrivals
Friends report Curtis boys visiting from the state teachers college and now traveling east by foot and by chance, with a note about Teeposcone and hot months ahead, while a separate Mayo clinic notice announces temporary practice suspension and requests prompt settlements.
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Curtis Boys
Curtis Brothers
State Teachers , College
Donald Minnegan
Chronicle Health Service Weekly Series Begins
The Chronicle notes special public health service prepared articles launching midweek. Readers are urged to read the Wednesday issue series for health guidance and updates.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Five Knights Templar train wreck kills five near Durand
Five persons were killed when a train bearing Knight Templars en route to the Washington convention wrecked six miles west of Durand Michigan. The dead include two Iona Commandery Knights Templar members the engineer fireman and a newsboy according to meagre reports.
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United Press
Durand, Mich
Washington
Here
Iona Commandery
Knights Templar
Wilkinson Boy Run Over by Waterman Auto
Three year old Eugene Wilkinson, son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Wilkinson of Mayfield, was run over at Second and Lincoln Highway when a Waterman car driven by Miss Gladys Baker turned sharply to avoid a truck. The rear wheels passed over his legs but no bones were injured. medical staff confirmed the injury was not serious and the accident was deemed unavoidable.
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Wilkinson
Waterman
Eugene Wilkinson
Floyd | Wilkinson
Mayfield
G.J. Baker
Gladys Baker
Lincoln Highway
DeKalb Plans One Day Drive For Near East Relief
A large DeKalb meeting last evening outlined a fund raising drive to support DeKalb county’s Near East Relief quota. A June 19 one day drive aims to raise 2500 to cover 40 orphans for a year at sixty dollars each. Officers named include Chairman Lincoln Watson, Vice Chairman W S Poust, Secretary Mrs J C Leishman, and Treasurer F H Parks.
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DeKalb
Near East
Relief Association
DeKalb County
Lincoln Watson
W.S. Poust
J. C Leishman
F. H . Parks
Theodore Roberts and Road Mixer Breaks at Work
broken large mixer at Sixth street tracks paused paving by Gunn Graham company for about an hour. repair completed quickly and progress expected to finish paving within days, weather permitting, with Saturday or sooner as target. C C F boosters call special meeting Wednesday 7 30 pm. Theodore Roberts Agnes Ayres star in Racing Hearts at Star tonight with showings at 7 30 and 9 10.
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Gunn Graham Company
Sixth Street
Gunn Grahem
Agnes Ayres
Agnes
Wally Reid
Prohibition Enforcement Moves to Border as U S Acts
Washington reports a large force of general prohibition agents will be concentrated on the Canadian border to curb rum running. Treasury Secretary Mellon will confer with Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair and Prohibition Commissioner Haynes on a plan of action amid the dry law enforcement challenge.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
New York State
Canadian
Treasury
Mellon
Internal Revenue
Blair
Haynes
American
Public Service
Supreme Court
Three Mile
Department
Treasury Department
France
Italy
Spain
Poincare
House
Regent
LaFayette
Page
Signing of ten million in bonus bonds completed
Governor Len Small State Auditor Andrew Russell and State Treasurer Oscar Nelson signed ten million five hundred thousand dollars in bonus bonds. Each official signed seven thousand times. In Tokyo Socialist leaders were arrested amid talks on Japan Soviet relations. In Ossola valley sixteen died and damage reached seventeen million dollars. Paris cabinet discussed pressure from Left deputies to debate the royalist republic.
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United Press
Springfield
Len Small
Andrew Russell
Oscar Nelson
Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Rome
Italy
Ossola Valley
Paris
France
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Tiger Ways
Clara Phillips
Clue
Eeeeee Reese
Dy Rcrouoche
Safe Drivers Club
Matter
James Stillman and
Jay Leeds
James Stillman
Hittle
Florence Leeds
DeKalb Theatre
Vara Gossa
Utltted Press
Madrid
Cardinal Soldedria
Vara Gosga
Barcelona
St. Vincent de Paul
William Fulton
Mayo Brothers’ Clinic
Rochester
L, Anderson
the Chronicle
Bulletin
C. C. F. Boosters
Theodore Roberts
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