Great Tent Arrives for DeKalb Chautauqua Assembly
The five day Mu tual Ewell chautauqua opens tomorrow night with a big tent arriving today. Miss Bloom from Chicago leads children's work, with two advance crews from Tennessee and Evansville promoting tickets at local stores.
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Mutual
Ewell Chautauqua Assembly
Hunter
Tennessee
Crosby
Evansville
Wis
Bloom
Shetter’s
Powell and Lenz
Miss Bloom
Recreation School of
Chicago
Hull House
DeKalb
Knodles Headed to Turtle Lake For Outing Week
Mr and Mrs B Knodle accompanied by Mr and Mrs Frank Seibert and family of Oregon leave early in the week for Turtle Lake Wisconsin where the Knodles own a cottage. A DeKalb hardware dealer will be away a week or ten days before returning. Reports from the northern camp say fishing is good and the weather is pleasant with many locals visiting Turtle Lake for the famed fishing.
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B. Knodle
Frank Seibert
Oregon
Lake
Wis
Knodle
DeKalb Hardware
Hig
Turtle Lake
Demonstrator Miss Fuchs Demonstrates Denison Art Work
Miss Fuchs a demonstrator for the Denison Manufacturing Company is in the city this week showing the art work possible with Denison products. She has spent days at the state teachers college engaging young women in the new art and will also demonstrate at Powell drug store during her visit.
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Miss Fuchs
Denison Manufacturing Company
Denison
State Teachers College
Powell Drug Store
Ku Klux Klan Open Meeting Advertised Near Post Office
An open meeting of the Ku Klux Klan is announced for Friday June 20 at 8:00 p m, located one half mile south of the post office on South First Street Road. Mr Moore is listed as speaker with a band and food available.
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Ku Klux Klan
South First St
Moore
Tax plate licenses expected to rise with city sales
City Clerk G N Blackman reported only 1357 vehicle tax plates sold to date and predicted over 200 more by year end. The police will fine violators who fail to purchase the license, with enforcement stepping up after a last Saturday deadline.
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G. N. Blackman
Mrs. Quinn Dies After Illness in De Kalb
Mrs. Thomas Quinn mother of Prancia Quinn dies at 9:35 after months of sickness. She lived in DeKalb since moving from Malta township and worked at Malone dry goods. Survived by three children Paul, Francis, and Gertrude with siblings J J Farley and Miss Anos Farley. Funeral at Francis Quinn home with Catholic cemetery burial. Dance tonight Peck's Academy Oswald's Orchestra.
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Thomas Quinn
Prancia Quinn
Quinn
Miss Anna Tn
North Fourth Street
Hourry Sivensevers
Katherine Farley
Lawrence Farley
Farley
Malta Township
Malta School
Malta High School
Mayfield Township
Fifth and
Grove Streets
Malone Dry Goog
Francis
Paul
Portland
Ore
Gertrude Garfield
Elburn
J. J. Parley
Anos Farley
J. J. Greek
DeKalb
Francis Quinn
Grove and
Firth Streets
Paul Quinn
Real fishermen being developed at the pond
People chase long trips and high costs for fishing in the north United States, yet many return sunburnt and empty handed. The piece notes the lure of open days versus the disappointment when fish fail to bite, hinting at readers’ own vacation misgivings.
Bishop Muldoon Attends St Marys School Commencement
A class of 21 graduates from St Marys School receives diplomas in a ceremony led by Bishop Muldoon. The program includes student recitations, dances, a choir Ave Maria, and multiple period costumes plus awards for academic achievement.
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St. Mary's School
Bishop Muldoon
St. Mary's Hall
Clifford Bemis
Helen Klemm
August Cortopassi
Rosella Conlin
Edward Fitzgerald
Rose Horan
Thomas Gallagher
Dorotha Gorzinsi
Bernard Howland
Lucille Klemm
Paul Montavon
Marguerite Mihm
Vincent McGirr
Helen McCormick
Clemens Naber
Virginia Roach
Edward Shelley
Lily Stefani
Margaret Brock
Helen Taylor
Mary Cafey
Muldoon
Prills
Columbia
Rosella Contin
Dorothy Donnelly
Fern Pagan
Tiano
Helen McGabe
Waltons Plan Meeting Before Izaak Walton Picnic
The Waltons Izaak Walton league held a meeting last evening at the Vassar Swisst club rooms to discuss plans for a possible gathering before Sunday's Kingston park picnic. Attendance was modest but interest shown for summer activities and new members. An election of officers will occur next meeting and a large DeKalb delegation is expected at Kingston park. volunteers with autos are urged to contact Lea Munger.
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Izaak Walton League
Kingston Park
Vassar Swisst
Waltons
DeKalb
Lea Munger
Kiwanis Set To Announce Window Prize Winner
Merchants await Kiwanis prize announcement for best decorated window featuring the Augustana synodical convention. Winters family expected to be named tomorrow as committee counts tickets this afternoon and declares the winner.
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Kiwanis Club
De Kalb High School 60th Anniversary Banquet Planned
Fifty years after the first De Kalb high school class graduated four members remain for a reunion. The 60th anniversary marks the largest class yet with 94 graduates, including Alice Hopkins Bradt and Ella Watson Davis. The banquet features a chicken dinner, Beaman's Orchestra, dancing in the new gym, and no lengthy speeches. Tickets are $1.25. reservations due by Thursday noon.
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de Kalb High School
Alice, Hopkins Bradt
Ella Watson Davis
Uinois
DeKalb
Mary EB. Pierson
Beaman
Orchestra of
Oregon
Cliss
al Wiz
Wance
Augustana Male Quartet to Perform at DeKalb Theatre
Dale Leifheit announces the Augustana College quartet led by Martin Johnson, a former DeKalb youth, will appear Friday night with Earl Rohit and Ralph Ostrom. The program lasts over an hour and is the sole show that evening. Johnson, a well known local former resident, studies at Augustana College in Minnesota.
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DeKalb
New DeKalb Theatre
Augustana
Martin Johnson
DeKalb Young A
Dale Leifheit
JO Ft Johnston
Cortland
Johnston
Minnesota
Earl Rohit
Ralph Ostrom
Two Gangs At Work On County Roads
AT Russell, county superintendent of roads, reports two work gangs active on county roads. A grader gang is near Pairdale, while a gravel squad operates at South Grove and on the Malta roads, with work focused around South Grove. Wet spring weather hampers travel of large trucks, delaying progress. Russell hopes to complete seven miles of road west of the Malta cemetery by season's end, part of which was tackled previously.
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AT. Russell
Pairdale
South Grove
Malta
Russell
Malta Cemetery
Smuts Beaten in South Africa Election
In South Africa incomplete returns show the South African party electing 29 candidates, Nationalists 16, Labor 18, and Independent 1. London papers note General Smuts defeated and a potential Labor-Nationalist government forming with a substantial parliamentary majority.
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Vere
Johannesbu
South Africa
Labor
Independent
London
Eng
General Smutsland
Lempite
Cape Town
Daily Herald
Slight Wreck Near Malta Delays Northwestern Trains
East and west bound trains on the Northwestern railroad were directed to use the west bound track after a slight wreck near Malta. A freight car jumped the track causing the delay though no injuries were reported. Cleanup completed by Monday evening and trains returned to normal service. A defective rail was blamed for the incident.
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Northwestern
Malta
Ft Ist
Haish Home Painting Progress Noted As Cleanup Efforts Continue
United Press reports Haish home in Shanghai where Jacob Haish’s residence is being repainted and repaired by the painting crew. Frank D. Carpenter, American journalist and globe trotter, has died in Nanking, a late word received here confirms.
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Jacob Haish
Haish
Mr. Haish
United Press
Shanghai
China
Frank D. Carpenter
Globe
Crotter
Nanking
Stolen bicycle reported by young man at police station
Sidney Nelson of 904 State Street reported to police that his blue Columbia bicycle was stolen yesterday afternoon. It was last seen near the Illinois Power company offices. Police have a description and are pursuing recovery.
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Idney Nelson
State Street
Illinois Power Company
Nelsons
Reds Rule at Convention in St Paul Deadlock Over LaFollette Plan
At Convention Hall in St Paul on June 18 conservatives and communists split into rival caucuses as talks over a third party and LaFollette's candidacy intensified. Communists claimed minority strength and were admitted as party reps, while conservatives warned of a walkout. Mahoney warned the exit risk, and organizers kept the hall open with union delegates stacked to shift the vote.
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St. Paul
Puttman
Hall
Minn
Robert M. LaFollette
Farmer Labor
LaFollette
William Mahoney
Mahoney
Joseph Manly
Leland Doctor To Undergo Tonsil Operation
Dr. A N Thornton of Leland with three years residence in the city is at the city hospital for a tonsil removal operation today. He is a well known physician in Leland and father of C D Thornton, cashier of DeKalb Trust & Savings bank. Hospital reports say the operation was successful and he will soon return home to resume practice.
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Leland
A.N. Thornton
City Hospital
Thornton
C. D. Thornton
DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank
DeKalb
Rowdy gatherings near Finn Hall trouble residents
Neighbors complain of disturbances by youths gathering behind the Finnish hall between Tenth and Pleasant streets. Police will station officers in the area to curb the nuisance after multiple reports to the station.
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Finn Hall
Tenth
Report Two Men Kidnaped Young Woman On Road
Police investigated a report of two autos on Sycamore road heading toward Latimer farm with a screaming young woman. R G Dennis on Sycamore road heard two shots as the cars passed, but despite an extensive search no trace of the kidnapping was found.
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Police Omivs Ass Ast Cvenine
Latimer
Sycamore Road
R. G. Dennis
Dennis
Sycamore
Democrats Gather. McAdoo and Smith Lead Campaigns
United Press reports the first phase of the Democratic national convention with McAdoo and Smith in headquarters for direct campaign control. McAdoo arrives in New York as key bosses Brennan Taggart and Moore prepare to join by dusk amid talk of altering the two thirds rule. in Washington railroad workers greet McAdoo with a 20000-signature petition and a brief stopover before returning to New York.
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United Press
New York
N. Y
William G. McAdoo
al G. Smith
McAdoo
George Brennan
Thomas Taggart
Ned Moore
Washington, D. C
Sally
Woodrow Wilson
Mrs. Wilson
Chicago Men Held On Prohibition Charges
Chicago men J. D. Schnidt and Edward Schnidt were held in the county jail after an auto crash on the Lincoln Highway east of DeKalb. The Nash sedan driven by J. D. Schnidt slid with rear wheels locked for 249 feet before overturning into a ditch. They likely face driving while intoxicated and transportation of intoxicating liquor charges in county court.
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Chicago
J. D. Schnidt
Edward Schnidt
DeKalb
Nash
McEwen
Larson
Church
No Change In Condition of William Ellsworth
Late word from the city hospital notes little change in the condition of William Ellsworth father of Ralph Ellsworth. He has been a patient at the institution for several days and many friends in the city are alarmed. It is hoped that later reports will be more encouraging.
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City Hospital
William Ellsworth
Ralph Ellsworth
Ellsworth
War Outlawed Debate Closes Lutheran Synod Meeting
The 65th annual convention of the Lutheran Augustana synod ended with heated debate over war resolutions. Opponents argued the preamble was too drastic while proponents urged truth about the war. The document cites liberty, faith, and humanity, condemning modern warfare and armament as threats to civilization.
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Lutheran Augustana Synod
G. A. Brandelle
Pana
O. J. Johnson
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, Minn
Brandelle
P_ D
Bemsell
Ottumwa
P. A.son
Galesburg
Lofgren
Portland
Ore
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Mrs. Quinn
Sister
Peck’s Academy
Oswald
United States
D’oisy
Calcutta
D'Oisy
India
Smuts
Democrats
McAdoo and Smith
Ilinois
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