Gas tax has chance to pass Illinois bill next Tuesday
Springfield June era report notes gasoline tax measure strong chance of becoming law with Illinois Agricultural Association pressing to move it from obstruction to adoption. The bill would allocate funds to counties and city refunds, plus administration costs, with support from farm groups and key legislators.
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Springfield
U.P
Illinois Agricultural Association
Senate
Meentz
General Assembly
Chicago
Ilinois Agricultural Association
Arnold
House
Grain Committee
Chicago Grain Marketing Company
Hearing Continued In North Western vs Kennedy Case In Sycamore
In Sycamore circuit court Judge William J. Fulton extended the hearing on the North Western railway company versus A G Kennedy over Fourth street and Lincoln Highway hotel property. Kennedy, aided by H W Prentice, argues possession dating back 20 years and disputed plat bounds while Trottman of the railroad's legal department handles the case. The process may require one or two more days to finish. A local ad for Broken Reliable Boot Shop appears at the end.
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North Western
A. G. Kennedy
Sycamore
Fourth Street
Lincoln Highway
William J. Fulton
North Western Railway Company
H. W. Prentice
Kennedy
Fourth and
Trottman
The
Lindbergh Weekend Schedule Outlines Busy Washington Visit
Washington dispatch details Charles Lindberghs packed weekend plan from Friday to Monday. A destroyer escort meets the Memphis off coast, a Norfolk pass through Chesapeake Bay, receptions with President Coolidge, a Washington procession to the Treasury and Washington Monument, and a departure for New York aboard The Spirit of St. Louis.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Charles Lindbergh
Memphis
American
Lindbergh
Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Potomac River
Quantico
Los Angeles
Washington Navy Yard
Pennsylvania Avenue
Peace Monument
Capital
Treasury Building
Washington Monument
President Coolidge
White House
Bolling Field
New York
Grading Advances on Route 18 West of Somonauk
Real evidence shows pavement extension on Route 18 from Somonauk west with grading crews at work and a culvert planned west of H. G. Banzer’s residence. Right of way in Somonauk and LaSalle counties is in dispute. a June 20 hearing will decide the route proceed.
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Somonauk
Ar & Q
H. G. Banzer
LaSalle County
DeKalb County
Burlington
la Salle
LaSalle
DeKalb youths in trouble with sheriff after Cortland accident
Three or four DeKalb young men caused trouble with county authorities last night. One pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was sentenced after the other two, who pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury trial. A Cortland driver’s intoxicated action caused an accident, though no injuries occurred. Sheriff Colder ordered arrests and held the guilty party’s sentence until the remaining cases are settled.
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DeKalb
Colder
Sycamore
Cortland
Hope Couple Called to Peru by Ill Relative Illness
Mr and Mrs W J Hope were summoned to Peru this morning by the serious illness of Mrs Hope s mother Mrs O Halloran Word reached here that Mrs O Hallorans condition was very serious Friends of the Hopes will regret the news
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Peru
W. J. Hope
Mrs. Hope
Mrs. O'Halloran
Committee On Anniversary Meeting For 75th church anniversary
The Committee On Anniversary plans a meeting tonight at the First Lutheran church parlors with committees on arrangements historical records and confirmation alumni officers. The 75 year old church celebration is set for December 1928 with a large program being prepared early this year.
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First Lutheran Church
Auctioneer Billy Nooney Dies of Heart Trouble in Genoa
Billy Nooney a 60 year old Detroit auctioneer was found dead in a Genoa hotel chair after a late afternoon bout of heart trouble. Inquest ruled death from acute cardiac dilation with witnesses describing prior heart disease and breathing difficulties. Body to be shipped to Ithaca Michigan for merited services with widow Mrs Nora Nooney and son Roy Nooney.
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Billy Nooney
Detroit
Mich
Genoa
Nooney
T. M. Austin
C. H. Wilkinson
Nora Holland Nooney
Michigan
Roy Nooney
Toledo
Ohio
T. N. Austin
Cooper Morgue
Itahaca
Mer ‘Lees
Berlin Aviators Plan Four European Capital Tour
Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine announce an official itinerary visiting Munich Vienna Prague and Warsaw before Rome as part of a trans Atlantic tour. Mrs Chamberlin and Mrs Levine join a Bremen arrival for Berlin luncheon with Lufthansa officials.
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Berlin
U.P
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Columbia
Munich
Vienna
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Warsaw
Poland
Rome
Italy
G. M. Bellanca
Chamberlin
Levine
Bremen
Templehoff Field
Lufthansa Airplane Company
United States
Germany
Columbia Aircraft Company
Lufthansa
Weather Saturday Special and Market Ads
Saturday notices advertise a 25 percent discount on baby bonnets and gift bonnets, 15 cent cookies with two dozens for 25 cents, and a 4 dozen cookie offer. Also promotes Book Shop in 185 Book Brop and Farm Market Sale 6:30 to 10:00 with usual products, plus Big Bargains in Hats at East End Style Shop Chicago and Vicinity. Forecast calls for cooler winds shifting northeast by Sunday with increasing clouds.
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Chicago
Buildings Bids Let For State Teachers College Campus
Dr. J Stanley Brown reports three contracts awarded for plumbing sewer heating and electrical work on the two new State Teachers College buildings. Walsh Slatttery win plumbing sewer while Kale McKay wins heating and C R Cente secures electrical. Tolmie Brothers of Rockford named general contractor. exact figures to be released soon. Ground staked and construction expected to begin shortly.
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J. Stanley Brown
State Teachers College
Springfield
de Kalb
State Department
W. Swanson Brothers
Phillip Swanson
Walsh & Slatttery
Peoria
Kale & McKay Company
Rock Island
C. R. Cente
Decatur
Tolmie Brothers
Rockford
Brown
Foundation laid for band stand in public park
Workers completed the foundation for a new band stand in the third ward park. Tomorrow brick layers from the bricklayers union will assist, likely finishing most of the construction by nightfall. Several large trees planted years ago are being removed by the roots, with replacement plantings planned soon.
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Third Ward
To Visit Crystal Lake for District Picnic Meeting
Rev. E. W. Magnusson traveled to Crystal Lake to inspect sites for a one-day Rockford district Augustana Synod picnic. The event will invite all pastors and their families, requiring a large grove for the district gathering.
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E. W. Magnusson
Crystal Lake
Rockford
Augustana Synod
Lutheran Church
Magnusson
Unfilled Tonnage Drops for U.S. Steel on May 31
New York reports unfilled tonnage for U S Steel declined by 105,191 tons from April 30 to May 31. Total unfilled tonnage stood at 3,050,941 on May 31, versus 3,456,132 on April 30 and 3,553,140 on March 31, with 3,649,250 recorded on May 31, 1926.
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New York
U. S. Steel Corporation
De Pinedo Reaches Azores After Atlantic Flight Segment
Commander Francesco De Pinedo lands at Ponta Del Gada Azores at 2:40 pm after a leg from Horta via Flores. He plans to depart at 6:00 am tomorrow for Lisbon. Earlier, he left Santa Maria on the homeward lap, forced down in the Atlantic 200 miles from Trepassey, and later towed to Horta for repairs.
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Santa Maria
Haty
Atlantic Ocean
Trepassey
Newfoundland
de Pinedo
Horta
Sta Delgada
Azores
Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic
Ith
North America
Africa
Europe
Pastors to Attend Omaha Synod Conference
Rev. E. W. Magnusson of The First Lutheran Church and C. Peterson will leave next Wednesday for Omaha to attend the Augus tana Synod conference. Magnusson represents the board of education and Peterson acts as a Rockford district representative. They will miss several city days and attend board meetings. The conference previously held here drew several hundred delegates.
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E. W. Magnusson
First Lutheran Church
Peterson
Omaha
Magnusson
Board of Education
Rockford
Car Found On Road Near Suydam Church
A car was found on the road about a quarter mile west of Suydam church on Monday afternoon and hauled into Seon Ea James Kesslar farm yard by Tuesday morning. It was driven by two youths who deserted it near the church and walked toward Sandwich. Investigators say the car went out of commission with the key left in the switch. the theft is suspected.
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Seon Ea
James Kesslar
Suydam
Sandwich
Will Announce Convention of Legion Here
Announcement was made that starting a week or ten days before the convention, the Mooseheart station WJJD will make nightly announcements about the American Legion convention on June 25. They will describe special features for Legion posts in the 12th district. Committee work is ongoing and a full program notice is expected soon. A committees meeting is planned for Monday evening.
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Mooseheart
WJJD
American Legion
Legion
12Th District
Four Held in Clinton Liquor Transport Case
Four men and a woman from Rockford and Chicago are held in Clinton on liquor transport charges. State and county officers found 400 gallons of alcohol in their automobile, with Magnus Thorsland his Rockford wife, Harry Eaton of Rockford, Elmer Hanson and David Beggs of Chicago identified among the alleged offenders.
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Clinton Independence
U.P
Magnus Thorsland
Rockford
Harry Eaton
Elmer Hanson
David Beggs
Chicago
Ellwood Donates Stove for Camp Shabbona Scouts
E P Ellwood of this city has bought a large stove for Camp Shabbona mess hall. The unit cost nearly 200 dollars and will be installed immediately for the first camping period. Cots are expected soon and road construction to the camp continues, aiming to have everything ready when camping begins.
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Boy Scouts
Shabbona
E. P. Ellwood
Camp Shabbona
Lindbergh matriarch to visit Washington this weekend
Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh, mother of Charles Lindbergh, arrives in Washington after a quiet trip from Baltimore. White House officials expect her as a guest of President Coolidge over the weekend, and she plans to stay near Dupont Circle in the capital.
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Washington Monument
White House
Washington
Coolidge
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Col. Lindbergh
Evangeline Lindbergh
Lindbergh
el Belvedere
Baltimore
Mt. Washington Station
Charles Lindbergh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Willam A. Palmer
Palmer
Maryland
U.P
Coolidges
Lindbergh Homecoming Builds Washington Reception Storm
Extraordinary preparations fill Washington for Charles Lindberghs landing at the navy yard between 11 and 12. Officials fear the 500000 residents and 150900 visitors may crowd him as ships and the dirigible Los Angeles near the capital. Memphis reports record Atlantic crossing speed and a near homeward rendezvous with the Humphries.
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Washigton
America
Charles Lindbergh
Los Angeles
Lindberghy
Paris
Brussels
London
Navy Yard
Washington
United Press
Memphis
Henry
Virginia
Atlantic
Admiral Burrage
Yes
U. S
Cherbourg
Humphries
Lindbergh
Lakehurst
N. J
Virginia Capes
Chesapeake Bay
Diploma Day at DeKalb Township High School
A class of 99 graduates received diplomas at DeKalb Township High last evening in a large commencement crowd. Attorney A G Kennedy presided as diplomas were handed to the 1927 graduates. Some students must attend summer school to complete requirements. The processional of Pomp and Circumstance opened the program, with Spring Song by the senior girls and remarks by Lucinda Preston about Gary Indiana. Edward spoke on Arctic exploration and Grace Clark gave her homage to Enea.
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DeKalb Township
A .G. Kennedy
High School Board of Education
Oscar Wells
Lucinda Preston
Gary
Indiana
Edward
Grace Clark
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Burlington Tracks
Continent
Caroline Franklin
American Steel Welfare
Franklin
Welfare
Green Peak
Baldwin
Silverman's
Frank Roberts & Sons
E. Locust St
Silv Tver
Erman’s
State College
Lindberg
Scouts
Landbergh
Custer's Gardens
Ship High School
Hom
Enea
Fai
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