Rotary Picnic Brings Hundreds of Local Boys Together
Rotary club hosts a large picnic at Annie’s Woods with 600 to 700 grade school boys. The day features a town parade led by the American Steel & Wire band, a band concert, community singing, and contests away from the sandwich stand. A baseball game caps the afternoon as Rotarians assist with bases and team management. Winners to be listed tomorrow.
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Rotary Club
Annie’s Woods
the Woods
Lon Smith
Frank Mosher
Gene Woods
Rayworth
Charles Powell
Charles Derson
American Steel & Wire Band
Fourth Street
Mitchell
America
Cats
Frank Whitgrove
Bert Sheller
Whitgrove
Naturalization Ceremony at Huntley Park in DeKalb
DeKalb hosts a naturalization ceremony this evening for 36 residents who meet residence requirements. Examinations were held in the city court with a federal examiner from Chicago. James J. Barbour will speak. The event features the American Steel & Wire band and the oath of allegiance, with American Legion backing to deepen civic meaning.
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DeKalb
United States
Chicago
Huntley Park
Park
American Steel & Wire Band
Mag
James J. Barbour
Two trains of food start for near east
Farmers of DeKalb county contributed many bushels of corn for Near East relief. Two trainloads of corn products will form the cargo of the steamship Datchet, awaiting loading at New Orleans for Armenia’s destitute people. The shipment includes rice from the South and some clothing, with two-thirds donated and one-third bought. Three other boats carry additional food to the East.
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DeKalb County
New Orleans
Armenia
High Seas
The
Eas
Firemen Receive Light Black Straw Hats for Summer
Members of the city fire department wear new light black straw hats for summer. They praise comfort over previous headgear and hope the hats do not shrink when wet. Chronicle Want Ads report results.
Odd Fellows Shrine Degree In Chicago This Friday Night
DeKalb men Cheney and Fritz will travel to Chicago Friday to receive the Shrine degree of Odd Fellowship. The ceremony, arranged for Odd Fellows only by Taurus Clorum No. 185, Chicago, is described as wonderful work from start to finish.
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City
Cheney
W B. Fritz
Chica
Odd Fellowship
Odd Fellows
Taurus Clorum No
Chicago
DeKalb
Mrs Collins Undergoes Major Operation At Sycamore
Mrs Tom Collins underwent a major operation at Sycamore hospital earlier this week. She is reported to be making a satisfactory recovery. The operation was performed by Dr Harry Culver of Chicago assisted by Dr John H Riley of DeKalb.
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Sycamore Hospital
Tom Collins
Harry Culver
Chicago
John H. Riley
DeKalb
State Officials In City Today Investigate Fire Debacle
State Deputy Ja cob Lou of Mendota and A C Me LNally of Chicago visited the city with Fire Chief McEvoy to review several matters. They traveled to Sycamore to inspect the recent fire at the second hand store land Adeegar and examined the Rukavina store blaze, though the outcome remains unclear.
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Jacob Lou
Mendota
A. C. Me Lnally
Chicago
Sycamore
Adeegar
McEvoy
Rukavina
Neel
Temperance Society to Hold State Convention Here
Announcement states the Finnish Temperance Society of DeKalb will sponsor a state meeting in DeKalb this weekend. The convention will draw many visitors from outside town and local members plan to host them with a planned program and activities to be announced tomorrow.
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Temperance Society
Finnish Temperance Society of DeKalb
Outertown
DeKalb
Gun Battle in Chicago With Bandit Trio
Two Chicago detectives Hogan and Bennis were shot and fatally wounded in a running gun battle with three bandits who opened fire during a planned gasoline station hold up. A detective and a watchman killed one bandit, while another was wounded.
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United Press
Chicago
John Hogan
Thomas Bennis
Hogan
Bennis
Burkett Seeks $69,000 From Roosevelt Estate
Mrs Emma Richardson Burkett claims she loaned Colonel Theodore Roosevelt $69,000 to finance his 1912 campaign and inherited the funds. She filed suit in the eastern court to recover the amount from Roosevelt estate, alleging she invested the money with Roosevelt.
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Ity United Press
Hillsdale
Ind
Emma Richardson Burkett
Theodore Roosevelt
Floods in Kyushu Drown Over 300 in Japan Cities
More than 300 persons were drowned in floods in the Kyushu district, according to figures announced today. The waters are receding as reconstruction begins.
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Japan
Toyo
Kyushu
Dawes Takes Budget Job As Emergency Drive Starts
Charles G. Dawes arrives in Washington to assume the director of the budget post. He vows to cut government waste, expects a new budget by December 1, and calls for patriotism to meet the crisis as big business volunteers aid. Dawes will wield the knife to end extravagance and restore economic order. Also noted is the disappearance of Eugene Whitney, an ex-service man who left with about $100 and has not been found despite searches.
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iBy United
Kesey
Washington, D. C
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Harding Dawes
Dawes
Pike's Peak
Urs
Washington
D. C
Harding
Ezra M Seeley Dies. services held today in Malta DeKalb
Ezra M Seeley aged 24 died after being found in a Rockford hotel. Funeral services conducted by Rev B Barrett were held at Fairview with burial. He was born in Malta and lost a leg in a railroad accident. Survived by parents Albert and Carrie Seeley two sons wife Carrie Porter Dixon. Siblings Jess Ellis Elmer Anson Ruth Ellen Cora and others in DeKalb Malta and Chicago mourn the loss.
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Ezra M. Seeley
Rockford
B. Barrett
Evans
Fairview
Ezra Seeley
Albert Seeley
Malta
Carrie Porter
Dixon
Dey
Jess
Chicago
Ellis
Alcona
Iowa
Elmer
Anson
Ruth Skelley
Ellen Seeley
DeKalb
Georgia
Carlson
Cora
Mal
Th Pon
Hughes Moves to End Fake Reports From State Department
Secretary of State Hughes orders immediate end to unauthorized reports about his regime. The department repudiates dispatches circulated by press associations claiming renewed Anglo Japanese alliance cooperation.
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Hughes
United Iress
Washington, D. C
Department
Ecoheornin
Italian Foreign Minister Sforza resigns from cabinet
Rome June 23. Count Sforza the Italian minister of foreign affairs has resigned from his cabinet.
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Pressy
Rome
Italy
Count Sforza
Rotarians From Joliet Welcome DeKalb Guests for City Tour
Twenty five Rotarians from DeKalb joined Joliet members for an extended city tour. A motor-truck parade through Joliet featured uniforms and a band. Banquet with a three course menu and a wheel shaped ice cream surprise capped the evening.
Will Rowe Decree Wins in DeKalb Court Adultery Case
In DeKalb County circuit court Judge Slusser granted a divorce to a husband accusing his wife of adultery with Clifford Atkinson. Marie Michaelson testified to the alleged indiscretions in Beloit and Turtle Lake. A property settlement followed. The session then moved to a separate case, Carl Linden vs Leslie and Martha Tewksbury over alleged alienation of affection. The jury found for Linden on damages of 2000 dollars, with further trials scheduled for Thursday.
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DeKalb County
Slusser
Rowe
DeKalb
Marie Michaelson
Clifford Atkinson
Beloit
Turtle Lake
Carl Linden
Leslie Tewksbury
Martha Tewksbury
Jennie Linden
Jennie Anderson
Richardson
Kane County
Leslie
Charles
Leonard
Mary
Comfort
Thomas Cliffe
C. D. Rogers
Gulf Storm Ends After Threat to Texas Coast
United Press reports tropical gale from Brownsville to New Orleans moved inland today with waning force. Wires down along the south Texas coast and flood waters touched Matagorda and Bay City. Gusts near 60 mph failed to materialize at Galveston, waters subsiding, ships reported calm seas. A schooner grounded at Freeport and a barge beached at Port Aransas noted. tanker William L. Dougheny loss of propeller at Galveston. minor land damage to small craft.
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United Press
Houston
Texs
Brownsville
New Orleans
South Texas
Matagorda
Bay City
Weather Bureau
Galveston
Gulf
Enst
Freeport
Port Aransas
William L. Dougheny
Government Living Inside Its Income Now
United Press reports that more than 474 million dollars in excess profits and income taxes have been collected with the June 15 installment nearly reaching 600 million when fully tabulated. Treasury officials expect total annual collections to exceed 5 billion while expenditures run below that level. The government is said to be living within its income for the first time in years as tax receipts from all sources for June reach about 513.2 million compared with 785.9 million a year ago.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Treasury
Would Give Broad Powers to Secretary
President Harding announced in Washington that Congress will grant Secretary of the Treasury Mellon broad powers to adjust foreign loans. He transmitted to House and Senate committees letters from Mellon requesting authority and permission to refund the foreign debt.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Harding
House
Senate
The Girl in The Taxi comedy with Carter DeHaven couple
The Carter DeHaven team star in another entertaining silent comedy titled The Girl in The Taxi. Princess tonight.
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Mrs. Carter DeHaven
Court resumes work Tuesday in Watson v Wilson verdict
Hearing before Judge Slusser in the circuit court resumed Tuesday morning. The jury found John Watson deceased was of sound mind when he executed his will and ruled no undue influence occurred in the contract with Clayton W Wilson and the quit claim deed to Martha J Wilson.
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Slusser
Circuit Court
Watson
Fliers Start Soon On Their Long Journey
Eric Springer and David R. Davis, aiming for a nonstop Los Angeles to New York flight, postponed their scheduled 6:10 a.m. takeoff due to morning fog. They plan to depart once weather improves, steering north toward Marshfield, Oregon, then east over the mountains.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Eric Springer
David R. Davis
New York
Marshfield
Ore
Finnish Picnic Rumor Debunked by Store Owner
Sam Rippi of the Krakon and Nelson store says Finnish people did not hold a picnic at Ant's Woods on Sunday. Police and others say the gathering was likely one of the Finnish societies in the area.
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Sam Rippi
Krakon and Nelson Store
Ant ‘S Woods
Police Department
War profiteers to have own slacker list
Washington D C June 23 A resolution introduced by Representative Beck of Wisconsin calls for punitive publicity and a list identifying war profiteers and war slackers. The measure seeks to expose and shame those seen as hindering war effort amid broader wartime policy debates.
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Washington, D.C
House
Representative Beck
Wisconsin
Labor leaders denounce injunctions at Denver AF of L event
Denver June 23 labor leaders at the annual American Federation of Labor convention condemn injunctions as tyrannical to American workers. Delegates adopt resolutions urging unions to bond North Dakota carry a campaign and endorse federal plant control while opposing federal unemployment insurance. John L. Lewis trails for president by about six thousand votes.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
American Federation of Labor
North Dakota
Col
John L. Lewis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation
Murder Trial in Chicago Nears Close
Chicago jury hears closing arguments in the case of Mrs. Cora Orthwein charged with murder. The defense rests after Orthwein herself testifies that Zeigler only had a key when she left the city to care for her animals. The state plans to call Coroner Peter Hoffman to impeach her account.
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Juy
United Press
Chicago
Cora Orthwein
Herbert T. Zeigler
Orthwein
Zeigler
Peter Hoffman
The Girl in The Taxi Princess Tonight
A brief notice reports a girl described as the princess in a taxi incident. Authorities seek witnesses as the scene unfolds and the public is urged to provide information. Police request patience while investigations continue.
Vanishing ships mystery deepens as search continues
Washington reports a 20th century pirate theory fails to solve the disappearance of several ships off Cape Hatteras. New York police offer possible Soviet involvement, claiming a plot to mutiny crews and seize vessels for Bolshevik ports. Missing ships list includes Steamers Tanza Maru Spanish Hewitt Monte San Michael and many sailing vessels with origins from Japan to Brazil.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
Cape Hatteras
New York
N. Y
Sovylet
Department of Justice
Baltimore
Irk
Hewitt
Sabine
Texas
Boston
Monte San Micheal
Gibraltar
Gebedello
Brazil
Norfolk
Arin
Esperanzo de Larringia
Reggio
Ottawa
Manchester
Gymeric
Kingshaven
New Orleans
A. J. Pease
Providence
Tape Verde
Mellona
Genoa
Rosenja
St. Johns
Green Bay
Gen. Horn
Lisbon
King’s Island
Fiorme
Copenhagen
Fylla
Campbelltown
N. B
Preton
Curi Euse
Fogo
N. F
Oporto
Spain
Svartskog
Newport News
la Plata
Harvester
Vevin
San Francisco
Onega
Hobart
Littleton
Lucy H
Kingston
Turks Island
Marvi
Campbell Willis bill replaces supplementary prohibition plan
Washington June 23 Representative Volstead head of the judiciary committee announced acceptance of the Campbell Willis beer bill as a substitute for the committee’s own prohibition measure. The bill, favorably reported, would ban beer but omit the alcohol section that sparked dispute, and is seen moving through Congress once treasury rules allow sale and manufacture of beer.
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United Ore
Washington, D. C
Volstead
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Treasury
Wood Campaign Was Most Expensive One
The cost of the effort to make General Leonard Wood president was discussed in court. William Cooper Proctor, former chairman of the Leonard Wood National Committee, filed suit seeking reimbursement from 11 other members for his $813,200 outlay, which he said totaled $745,443.
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United Kesny
Harding presses Congress to speed tariff and revenue work
President Harding met with Chairman Forney of the House Ways and Means at the White House to urge eliminating delays in advancing tariff and revenue legislation, signaling a push to accelerate congressional action.
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Giddap
Harding
Congress
Washington, D.C
Forney
White House
Wisconsin Sues Illinois Over Chicago Drainage Canal
Madison June 23 Attorney General William A Morgan received senate authorization for a Wisconsin Supreme Court suit against Illinois to compel opening the Chicago drainage canal to river traffic.
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Madison
Wis
Supreme Court
Illlinois
Wisconsin
Chicago
William A. Morgan
Senate
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