Degrees to be awarded at Illinois 1923 commencement
Urbana and Chicago campuses will grant 1923 degrees at the fifty second annual commencement on Monday June 11. Dr David Jey will deliver the address, with 22 more degrees than last year including 19 advanced masters and doctorates. Notables include Benson Ferguson Glidden Pasley and several graduates from DeKalb Sycamore Shabbona and Waterman counties. Chicago and Cook county each show rising counts of graduates alongside Urbana Champaign in a statewide trend.
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Urbana
Tll
University of Minois
Chicago
GC. P. Anderson
Chicreo
David Jey
Medical
John Harvey Benson
Perry Niferguson
Doris Glidden
Destin Leroy Pasley
Shabbona
Dwight John Ladd
Sycamore
DeKalb
Wesley Francis Anderson
Ellen Jean Patterson
Donald Carl Patten
John Roebert Lindquist
Carl Delmar Jones
Waterman
DeKalb County
Illinois
Cook County
Champaign
DeKalb Man Returns From Federal Jury Service
Frank Leonard returned home to DeKalb after four weeks on a federal jury in Chicago. He attended every session and heard major cases argued by leading lawyers. Leonard said jury duty is fatiguing and noted jurors came from across the state to answer the summons.
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DeKalb
Frank Leonard
Chicago
Leonard
Marshall Pinkston Plans Kentucky Vacation
Marshall Pinkston of this city left this morning for Kentucky to spend two or three weeks with friends and relatives near Louisville. He has several relatives in the south and expects a most enjoyable visit. Mrs. Franz Parks and her children are spending a few days in Rockford.
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Marshall Pinkston
Kentucky
Puannine
Louisville
Mr. Pinkston
South
Mrs
Franz Parks and
Rockford
DeKalb County Supervisors Schedule Regular Meeting
DeKalb county board of supervisors will meet in regular session at the county courthouse on Monday of next week. The meeting is part of the regular June schedule, with two regular and two special meetings held each year. Several matters of importance to members will be discussed in this session.
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DeKalb County Board of Supervisors
County Court House
Forger Is Here Again In DeKalb After Speedometer Theft
C A Randolph of Indianapolis last week committed a forgery in DeKalb county by paying $27 for a speedometer with a check drawn on Hoosier Casualty Company of Indiana. The check was protested and later returned unpaid. Randolph left town for Des Moines and has not shown up to explain. Local merchants report caution with strangers and note prior incidents of counterfeit or bad checks in Malta and DeKalb.
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Jake Mable
Hoosier Casualty Company
Indiana
C. A. Randolph
Indianapolis
Mr. Randolph
Mr. Mable
DeKalb
Insurance Company
Mable
Indiana Jehheck
Des Moines
DeKalb Bank
Malta
Rollo Man Will Make Home in This City
George Hyde longtime Rollo resident and former county supervisor moves to this city. He will reside with Mr and Mrs George Deane on North Second Street. A Princess Theatre screening of The Flame of Life features Pris cilla Dean tonight. A benefit dance by the I O C F Boosters is set for Saturday night with the same orchestra and personnel.
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Rollo Man
George Hyde
Rollo
Board of Supervisors
Hyde
George Deane
North Second Street
Priscilla Dean
Ivs
Princess
C. F. Boosters
Field Meet Postponed By Heavy Rains At Rotary Park
Heavy rain drenched the new Rotary park delaying the first annual Chronicle Field Meet from today to next Monday. Diamonds at the pond were partly submerged while organizers prepared events and ribbons for winners. Captains for upcoming baseball tournaments from Harsh Glidden Ellwood and Norman schools are listed, with water being pumped to fill the pond to capacity. A bath house and lavatories are under construction. dressing rooms are not planned this year.
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Chronicle
Rotary Park
Carter Ice House
Horne
New Park
Walter Johnson
Crade
Jerome Halverson
le Allmas
Harry Mable
Glidden
Eddie Baldwin
Gus Anderson
Lorain Lovell
Lawsen Ward
Ellwood Blades
Norton
David Swanson
Venjo Remsuif
Ernée Nori
Harte
Hammond
O'Brien
Rowe
U& Pond
Wild Chase of Newlyweds From Batavia
A lively chase unfolded yesterday as two autos sped into the city from Batavia soon after a wedding. The lead vehicle eluded pursuers while a search party lingered, finally catching the newlywed couple waiting at the station for a westbound train. A joyful celebration followed at the station as the couple reunited with their friends.
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Batavia
T Hen
DeKalb Residents Attend Scarboro Relative’s Funeral
Patten of Scarboro will be grieved to hear of the death of an aged relative at the home of her daughter Cora in Beaver Falls Wisconsin. Funeral is set for Tuesday afternoon at Scarboro with local attendees H A Van Patten A Van Patten and Mrs Guy Housewert plus Mrs Susie Quincer and Mrs Dan O Brien of Malta. The deceased was 84 and had visited relatives here. Ten children survive with six having predeceased her.
Class Play to Be Restaged at State Teachers College
Townspeople who missed the high school senior class play will have another chance this evening. The same cast returns at the state teachers college auditorium after a crowded performance at the American Steel welfare building, where many could not secure seats. Demand for tickets has been heavy.
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State Teachers’ College
American Steel Welfare
Tourists Report Sighting Near Tracks Beside Town
Officers investigate a claimed sighting of a man carrying a woman toward the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul tracks east of town. A rainstorm and poor lighting hindered the search. Two bottles of wine found in a sack under a ties pile. no man or woman located. The case remains unsolved and locals speculate on a possible mirage versus a real event.
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Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Ben Peck
Chub Martie
Chub Marin
Uval
Eus
Martin
Ben Peck Ang Martin
Ping
de Kalb
Geneva
Lincoln
Aurora
Services for Olsen Child Tomorrow
Funeral services for John Olsen two and a half year old son of Postmaster and Mrs Thomas Olsen will be held tomorrow morning at 10 30 from the home. Rev J M Webster of the Congregational church will officiate as the community expresses grief and sympathy for the bereaved parents.
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Olsen Child
John Olsen
Thomas Olsen
J. M. Webster
Congregational Church
Not All Places Will Close for Half Holiday
City article notes that only banks doctors and dentists will observe a half holiday on Thursdays while drug stores also close. It clarifies no wider adoption was intended. Also promotes Priscilla Dean in The Place of Life and the Overland Red Bird at Kennedy's garage.
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Overland
Kennedy
State teachers colleges to get new buildings
Telegram from Springfield to Dr Stanley Brown of the state teachers college says appropriations have been made for one building at each of the five state teachers colleges. Brown reports two buildings are planned for construction including a men’s dormitory and a new building for the manual arts department, but purposes are not yet known.
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Ity Tite Rness
Springfield
At Stanley Brown
State Teachers College
Changes to be Made at Smith Market Lon M Smith
Lon M Smith launches extensive alterations at his Smith Market on Lincoln Highway between First and Second streets. A new steel front will be installed and work spreads to the store’s first and second floors and basement, transforming the space. The second floor will become work rooms while the main floor houses meats and a full grocery line with a new refrigerating system and equipment. If work continues, completion is expected within a month.
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Smith Market
Lon M. Smith
Lincoln Highway
Many Students Will Leave on Long Trips Soon
University students arriving home daily announce plans to depart for Chicago to take positions with various firms and others to travel east. Illinois lads will head to Montana for mining work, while returning students look forward to a brief town vacation before resuming studies.
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Chicago
Illinois
Montana
Old Town
Mrs Bagley Returns Home From Chicago
Mrs Perry Bagley came back to her home after four weeks in Chicago with her daughter. She suffered a fall there and stayed longer than planned. She is home now and hopes to be about soon though not at her best. Bagley is a well known Relief Corps member.
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Perry Bagley
Chicago
City
Green Belt Event and Huskin Bee at Drake Farm
A reader reports a lost green belt tied to a suit or coat with a judge remark about no use found yet. Saturday June 9 at the George Drake farm near Clare features an old fashioned Huskin Bee with free lunch at noon, including ice cream lemonade and cigars. All welcome and urged to bring pushing pins.
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Glidden
George Drake
Clare
True Bills Returned In DeKalb County Grand Jury
The June DeKalb circuit court grand jury, convened by Judge Fulton, reported twelve indictments through foreman Sam Zellar. Milligan faces ten counts including confidence game and multiple embezzlements tied to property sales, fines, Sears Roebuck funds, and contracts with German Weit and others. details cite misappropriations ranging from 10 to 1,400 dollars. The report notes ongoing prosecution and related local notices.
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Circuit Court
DeKalb County
Fulton
Sam Zellar
Samuel A Milligan
Milligan
Paul Kashir
DeKalb
Hattlestad
Radcliffe
Kashir
Joseph Marriott
Mike Ridulph
M. Ridulpho
The Flame of Life at the Princess Theatre Tonight
The Flame of Life plays at the Princess Theatre tonight. A Saturday offer promises every lady customer a free 18 inch glass towel chart with any purchase, starting from 1 cent, though details prove unclear.
Mrs. Mahaffey Dies After Illness in Twin Falls
Relatives in the city learned of Mrs. Mahaffey's death after an operation. Mr and Mrs Alber Leonhard left for Twin Falls Idaho to attend the funeral. The death surprised friends as Mrs Mahaffey had been ill for some time and had lived in the city for years.
Leaves Friday for Champaign Graduation of Perry Ferguson
Mrs Lillian Ferguson will leave Friday morning for Champaign to attend the annual graduation exercises on Monday. Perry Ferguson, son of a DeKalb woman, is in the class of this year and will receive his mining engineering degree. He completed his studies days ago but will not receive the diploma until Monday.
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Lillian Ferguson
Champaign
Perry Ferguson
DeKalb
Perry
Note Expected on German Reparations Offer
London notes that a German reparations note was expected today. The German ambassador was due to deliver the document to the foreign office this afternoon. The offer reportedly promises more adequate guarantees without increasing previously suggested payment limits.
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London
England
Germany
Foreign Office
Eight Hour Bill To Nine
Springfield UL June 7 Friends of the eight hour bill back the substitute measure aiming at a straight nine hour law. Mrs Lottie Holman O Neil announced proponents reject the six hour provision for women and will seek house concurrence after senate adoption. The senate also exempted hospital employees and approved a plan to prevent canvassing board overturns by relying on face returns and adding superintendents of public instruction with the governor as certifying officer. Senate appropriated 200000 for state building in Chicago.
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United Press
Springfield
Friends of the Woman
Senate
Lottie Holman O'Neil
Owners Grove
Industrial Commission
H. F Hicks
Rockford
Commission
R. £. Devall
O'Neil
House
Adolph Marks
Clarence Buck
Robert Schultz
Chicago
Wisconsin Assembly Approves Tucker Prohibition Bill
Wisconsin assembly approved the Tucker bill enforcing the Volstead act by a 47 to 43 vote and sent it to the governor. A referendum proposal was defeated 50 to 37 by wets who plan revisions and a memorial to Congress. The dry repeal push faces strong lobbying and future committee action as parties align ahead of next year’s elections.
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Unitedress
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
Judiciary
Congress
al Smith
New York
Lindahl
Assembly
Wisconsin
United States
Wets
Senate
Eterson
Milwaukee
Matheson
Rock County
Drys
anti-Saloon League
Committee of 100
Frank Lind Plans Long Vacation Before Solo Shoe Business
DeKalb shoe repairman Frank Lind of Blomquist Brothers will take several months off starting with a trip to Chicago and then Winnipeg Canada to visit friends. He plans to start his own shoe business after returning from the journey.
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Frank Lind
DeKalb
Blomquist Brothers
S'Ore
Mr. Lind
Chicago
Winnipeg
Canada
State College Records Largest Summer Enrollment
State Teachers College reports 715 students for the first term of the summer session, the largest enrollment since 192. The number is expected to rise to about 750 by week’s end as students continue enrolling. Star Tonight features Chaplin’s The Pilgrim and Man vs. Beast with showings at 7:30 and 9:10.
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State College
State Teachers College
The
Star Tonight
Chaplin
Africa
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