DeKalb County Telephone Meet Draws Out Of Town Guests
The DeKalb County Telephone company hosts a state association meeting with over 100 out of town visitors. Sessions run from 10 AM at Chronicle hall to 3:30 PM at the Princess theatre with speakers on public utilities rates and service. Movies at the Princess are free for attendees and local residents.
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DeKalb County Telephone , Company
State Association
Chronicle Hall
Innovation Grill
Princess Theatre
I. ¥. Sargent
Sycamore
DeKalb County Telephone Company
Princess
Robert Hallenberg
Bhe
Hlindshern Utilities Company
Dix
Hallenberg
Sa Mitchell
A Is Telephone Association
Ilinois
Keith Spade
Public Speakers’ Bureau
T. F. Sargent
DeKalb
Ferns Offered at Custer's Gardens in Sycamore Notice
Members of Commandery at Sycamore attended last evening to hold the annual election of officers. Custer's Gardens offers fine Boston and Whitmann ferns at reasonable prices. Phone 996.
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Sycamore
de Il
Offi
Boston
Custer’s Gardens
Illinois senate approves $2.997 million for normal schools
The Illinois Senate passed a bill authorizing 2,996,929 dollars to operate state normal schools. Amounts listed include Northern Normal at DeKalb 664,996. Normal at Normal 661,362. Eastern at Charleston 565,900. Western at Macomb 616,652. Southern at Carbondale 482,926.
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Springfield
Senate
DeKalb
Normal
Eastern
Charleston
Western
Macomb
Southern
Carbondale
Picnic plans set for Isaak Walton League event at Kingston Park
Rockford jurist will speak at the annual Isaak Walton League picnic to be held Sunday June 21 at Kingston Park. Executives from northern Illinois met in Belvidere to finalize plans with bait casting contests, races for children, band music, a baseball game and displays. About ten Boy Scout troops will camp on site with free coffee and ample food brought by attendees. Delegations from Kingston Genoa Sycamore Belvidere DeKalb and other towns are expected. Judge Fred E Carpenter will attend. Thunderstorms could affect the day.
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Rockford
Kingston Park
Belvidere
F. A. Oakley
Boone County
Fred E. Carpenter
Kingston
Genoa
Sycamore
DeKalb
Water Main On Lincoln Highway Planned Across Creek
Plans by the city engineering department call for a six inch water main on West Lincoln Highway from the bridge west about 200 feet. Work will likely start in mid August when Kishwaukee Creek runs lowest to ease laying across the creek bed.
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Lincoln Highway
Kelloge's Partner Appointed Assistant Secretary of State
Robert E. Olds of St. Paul Minn a former law partner of Secretary Kelloge will be named assistant secretary of states by President Coolidge to succeed John Murray minister to China. Also notices call for out of town I C O F members to find rooms for Field Day on June 27 and advertise a special sale on planted wire hanging baskets and window boxes.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Robert E. Olds
St. Paul, Minn
Kelloge
Coolidge
White House
John McMurray
China
A. G. Brooke
LC. Snow
Enlarging Vassar Shop Adds Cutting Department at DeKalb Factory
Plans for expanding the Vassar Swiss factory include a new cutting department moved from Chicago to DeKalb. The change will raise local employment by about 12 workers and increase weekly output from 700–800 to 1,000–1,200 dozen underwear units. A two week vacation is planned July 27 to August 10 due to shortage of raw materials.
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Vassar
Chicago
Leonard I. Hamilton
DeKalb
Hamilton
Washout Forces Trains to Reroute to Northwestern Line
A washout near Dubuque Iowa Sunday night and Monday morning forced the Great Western line to use the Northwestern railroad for Chicago travel. A long passenger train passed through about three oclock yesterday afternoon and another Great Western train went through about 11 this morning. Several bridges on the Great Western line near Dubuque were washed out during the cloud burst.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Great Western Line
North Western Railroad
Chicago
Great Western
Porch Boxes Sale At The Flower Store
Special three day sale on 4 foot porch and 3 foot window boxes runs Monday through Wednesday. Prices cut to $2.50 during the Flower Store promotional period. Address 163.
Planted Hanging Basket Sale At The Flower Store
The Flower Store offers hanging baskets priced at $2.45. Sale runs Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at 168 location.
Storms Kill Six and Cause Million-Dollar Damage
A late Monday storm system across Iowa Illinois Indiana and New York left six dead and about 2.5 million dollars in property damage. Victims include civil war veteran Ac Manebreter and Mrs Cole who drowned saving her sons in Maquoketa river floodwaters.
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Vested Press
Chicago
Lownland
Indiana
Ac Manebreter
Alfcet Wells
Vetiean
Nk Cole
Edward Bell
John Cowan
Anna Russell
Maquoketa
Aicade
Bell
Cowan
New York
N. Y
Manhattan
New York City
Niles
Ohio
Mahoning Valley
Huntley Park Band Concert Opens DeKalb Season
DeKalb’s first public band concert of the year will be held this evening at Huntley Park. Band director A L Huen has arranged a program of popular and classical selections including Sousa Stars and Stripes Overture Bach Schauspiel and a medley of pieces featuring Eleanor Slidin Some and Su perba. The event is expected to draw a large crowd.
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DeKalb Band
Huntley Park
A. L. Huen
Sousa
Bach
Eleanor
Deppen
Slidin
Chenette
Dalbey
Katharina
Flanders
Nichols
Keys
Johnsons and Dorothy Riddlesburger Headed to Minnesota Trip
Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson of this city leave for Minneapolis where Johnson attends the University of Minnesota summer school session. They are accompanied by Miss Dorothy Riddlesburger who will visit friends in Madison Wisconsin for a few days before joining them.
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Clarence Johnson
Minneapolis
Johnson
University of Minnesota
Dorothy Riddlesburger
Madison, Wis
July ward polling set for DeKalb park district election
Judge William L. Pond set July for a work district election in DeKalb County. The petition for an election was filed this morning and five ward polling places will be used. Voters in the park area will vote in the adjoining ward. Park district commissioners will be elected at the same election with 15 nominees already named. Further details will follow.
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Kalb
Park District
Miss Pope Grilled in Court Over Love Letters
In Chicago Isabel Pope testified in a high profile case as a prosecution witness. She identified letters she wrote to Billy McClintock and allowed jurors to hear portions during cross examination of William D. Shepherd. The letters touch on her attitude toward Billy’s foster parents and the couple’s hidden romance.
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Chicago
Isabel Pope
Billy McClintock
Isabel
William D. Shepherd
Young McClintock
Billy
William Scott Stewart
Shepherd
Miss Pope
Stewart
Dartmouth College
Talbot in Death City Surrounds Family Fears for Son
In Canton China during heavy fighting Roy N Talbot son of George T Talbot and brother of County Clerk Charles Talbot, was reported to be stationed there with his family. News wires say Canton wires cut off and no Americans killed yet. danger to Americans remains as unrest continues.
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Talbot
Roy N. Talbot
George T Talbot
Charles Talbot
Canton
China
Mr. Talbot
Roy
Garden Club Plans Flower Show At Tyler Home
Garden Club meets tonight at Allen Tyler home on West Lincoln Highway for a picnic supper and business session. Officials plan a city flower show this year following a successful previous show and recent planning discussions.
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Allen Tyler
West Lincoln Highway
Aiso
City man pays fine for fictitious auto licenses
John Swords of this city paid a fine last week after being brought to city hall on a charge of using fictitious auto license plates. He pleaded guilty and was assessed a $10 fine plus costs.
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John Swords
Defense Wins Point Today In Murder Trial
Noblesville Indiana June 16 The defense won a sweeping victory at the opening of the hearing in the over trial of D C Stephenson former Ku Klux leader Del Kling and Bar Gentry Judge Hines ruled that the prosecutor Remy must turn over to the defense the dying statement of Miss Madge Oberholzer for whose death the three men are awaiting trial on a murder charge Remy was the first witness called to the stand when the hearing opened.
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United Press
Noblesville
Ind
Death Takes Band Leader Pierre Olker at 78
Pierre Olker a former band master in this city died after years of ill health at his South Second Street home aged 78. Born in Luxembourg on September 27 1847 he lived in Milwaukee before returning here ten years ago to reside. He leaves a wife eight children in cities including Oakland Chico Milwaukee Quincy New York and Macomb. Funeral arrangements not yet made and services will be announced tomorrow.
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Pierre Olker
Olker
South Second Street
Luxembers
Germany
A. C. Olker
Oakland
Cal
L. P. Olker
Chico
Arie Brown
Milwaukee
Viola Olker
Marie Brown
DeKalb
William Brown
Ford Coupe In Slight Mishap at Intersection
An Oldsmobile sedan and a Ford coupe collided at the Fifth and Grove streets intersection Saturday night. The Ford coupe suffered the front wheel loss while the Oldsmobile escaped major damage. State Patrol Officer Oscar Larson ruled both drivers would pay their own damages.
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Fifth and
Grove Streets
Ford
Oldsmobile
Olds
Oscar Larson
City Court In Session Here This Afternoon
City court was continued at two oclock this afternoon after convening at ten this morning and adjourning to two. It is understood a case would be heard at that time. On our special sales days we offer 25 percent off on tropical plants and garden furniture in our window. The Flower Store 163 annual flowers Salivas Asters Snapdragons Scabiosas Verbenas Petunias Geraniums Coleus at reduced prices Custers Gardens Phone.
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Custer’s
Weather Outlook for Tonight and Wednesday
Partly cloudy tonight with possible local thunderstorms. Slightly cooler tonight. Wednesday hotter with rising temperatures.
Tragic Lackawanna Wreck Kills Dozens in New Jersey
A Lackawanna excursion train wreck near Rockport Hackettstown New Jersey kills 13 aboard and injures about 50 with many burns from steam. Victims include six of 38 injured dying in Easton Pennsylvania hospitals. Passengers were Chicago Germans traveling to New York to sail on the Republic to Germany.
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New York
Republic
Germany
Easton
Rockport
N. J
Chinese Stone Hospital Stoned by Mob in Canton
Consul General Jenkins reports a Chinese mob stoned the American Baptist hospital at Wu Chow and shouted kill foreigners. No violence followed the threat. Anti foreign agitation continues in Canton as police begin to function and Cantonese army advances. He urges Americans especially women and children to leave for Hong Kong or other safe places. Cadets at Wampoa Military School, led by Russian instructors, appear to dominate the situation.
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Waltea Res
Washington, D. C
American Baptist Hospital
Wu Chow
State Department
Douglas Jenkins
Canton
Jenkins
Adkin
Chicago Launches Major Drive Against Alky Cooks
A federal operation against the illicit alcohol trade began today with Chicago labeled the largest alcohol clearing center globally. Officials say bootleggers profited about 12 million dollars in the past two years.
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Ses
Chicago
Middle West
Rum Row
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