Shriner Convention Impresses Washington with Parade and Pageantry
Reading from letters of Miss Minnie Jones, Bertha Barmilin recalls the Washington Shriner convention. The event featured electric lights along the avenues, grand parades led by Turkish garbed patrols, bands and chanters, and the Medinah Temple’s large delegation. Navy carrier Langley and Admiral Moffett granted access, while governors and leaders spoke on stage and a theatrical air filled the capital.
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DeKalb Friends
Bertha Barmilin
Township High School
Aeronautics Department
Washington, D. C
Minnie Jones
Shriner
Shriners
Washington
Peace Monument
18Th Street
Union
Union Sta On Way Out Here On Gryant Street
Nile
Seafie Wash
U. S. S. Langley
Navy Yard
Admiral Moffett
Bureau of Aeronautics
Seattle
Sevh
Avenue
Wiiteouse
Medinah Temple
Chicago
Iowa
New Orleans
Oldest Man in County Henry Challand Turns 100
Henry Challand, DeKalb County pioneer aged 100 years and five months, sits on his daughter Madam Edwards' porch at 339 North Lake Street Aurora watching the new world of automobiles. He lives in Plano with daughter Mrs Sarah Irving, visits daughters in Aurora, Challand shire England, Hinckley, Waterman, DeKalb, and credits his long life to abstaining from liquor and tobacco and rising early. He remains mentally alert and follows Conan Doyle’s experiments, being a longtime Spiritualist who attended national camp meetings.
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Henry Challand
DeKalb County
Madam Edwards
North Lake Street
Aurora
Mr. Challand
Plano
Sarah Irving
Julia Ho
Challand
England
Hinckley
Waterman
DeKalb
Conan Doyle
Newgren Trial Set For Today In Kane County
Late word from Geneva hospital says Mrs Nellie Mano, passenger in the Chevrolet struck by Charles Newgren’s car, is recovering and may be discharged soon. The Aurora Star reports Newgren, a DeKalb furnace dealer aged fifty, was arrested on a warrant charging fast and reckless driving and an attempt to murder. He posted 2110 bond and was to appear at Geneva at 1 pm for a hearing. J Welles Begbie of Davenport driver of the struck Chevrolet swore out the warrant. Warrants allege Newgren, driving a Renault, was speeding while attempting to pass a wagon and struck the Chevrolet, overturning it. Geneva sheriff’s office says the trial had not yet occurred and parties sought out-of-court settlement if possible.
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Colonial Hospital
Geneva
Nellie Mano
Charles Newgren
Aurora Star
Newgren
J. Welles Begbie
Davenport
Iowa
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Beadon
Sheriff's Office
Sunday At The Star Musketeer Film With Brien O Brien
The Fourth Musketeer is a lively picture likely to please audiences. Brien O Brien seeks respectability with a garage and his wife is amused by the appeal. Johnny Walker stars and CJ Cook features in Lang Bones, a comedy. Matinee 3:00 adults 25c war tax included. children 10c. Evening showtimes 7:30 and 9:10.
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Brien O Brien
Johnny Walker
CJ Cook
Babson Readings on Business Barometers for Fall
Wellesley Hills Mass June Babson analyzes barometers of business and stock market including prices failures credit conditions imports exports money rates transportation wages steel production and gold movements. He contends overall business is healthy at about one percent above normal despite pockets of weakness and inflationary pressure.
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Wellesley Hills
Mass
Roger W. Babson
Batedall
Aan
Naional
Federal Reserve Banks
Europe
United States Steel Corporation
Mr. Babson
Hearing Date Set for Dixon Company Utility Route
The Illinois Commerce Commission set a hearing date on the petition by the Illinois Northern Utilities Commission of Dixon for a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line from Hackley to Big Rock and to operate one in Big Rock. Also notes local events: Barth City Quartet at Innovation Sunday noon and evening, Harold Lloyd in The Sailor Made Man at Star starting Monday for two days, Knights of Pythias memorial service Sunday with large attendance requested, meet at Castle Hall at 1:30.
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Unereeress
Springfield
Speckal
the Chronicle
Mlinois Commerce Commission
Mlinois Northern Utilities Commission of
Dixon
Hackley
Big Rock
Harold Lloyd
Lloyd
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Commencement talk urges high school path at St Marys
Bishop Muldoon and Father Solon urged graduates and students at St Marys to pursue schooling beyond basics. The programme featured student performances, a tribute to the Sisters and the hospital, and listed awardees and absent or tardy pupils.
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P. J. Mulgoon
St. Mary's
O People
J. A. Solon
Father Solon
St. Mary’s
Muldoon
Owen Creek Poultry Company Formed in Kirkland
The Owen Creek Poultry company of Kirkland incorporated with 250000 capital stock. Principal subscribers include Margaret Kirk 84500 Jason T Mesick 30200 Wade H Messick 35200 Frederick A Kamp 10000. Also notes on local film showings with Hoot Gibson and a Century comedy “Oh, Nurse!” with performances at 7 00 and last at 40.
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Kirkland
Springfield
the Chronicle
Owen Creek Poultry Company
Kirkland Incorporated
Margaret Kirk
Jason T. Messick
Chicago
Wade H., Messick
Frederick A. Kamp
Glenn Ellyn
Crazed woman slashes throat in Wells flat
In London an Austrian woman, unnamed by police, slashed her throat with a razor in H. G. Wells's apartment. She had translated Wells's works and visited today to see him. Wells called for a porter. on return he found the floor bloodied as the woman lay injured. The condition was serious. She had previously visited a famous English novelist's flat exhibiting strange behavior.
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Ity
London
England
H. G. Wells
Wells
Etna lava flow slows as danger rises for hamlet
In Catania Sicily on June 22 Etna’s lava flow cools to less than six yards per hour. The molten river threatens another hamlet while observers note the shift in activity. The Princess tonight features Alice Brady in The Leopardess a standout comedy Second Childhood also on the bill Admission 28c adults , children .
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Etna
Catania
Sicily
Alice Brady
Striglos Brothers Return From Wisconsin Trip
William Striglos and Hub Carlson of the Innovation, DeKalb, completed a weeklong business journey to Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Striglos brothers operate another large concern similar to the Innovation. Carlson, sidelined by blood poisoning, has taken a vacation from his duties.
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DeKalb
Wisconsin
William Striglos
Carlson
Kenosha
Wis
Striglos Brothers
Strigles
DeKalb Business Place
Allen to Manage Mooseheart Ticket Office Next Week
W. A. Allen, station master at DeKalb, will oversee the Chicago & Northwestern ticket office at Mooseheart for the coming week to handle delegates for the Moose convention. He previously administered tickets there, validating about 25 000 in a single day during the last convention rush.
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W. A. Allen
DeKalb
Mooseheart
Chicago & Northwestern
Allen
Thompson Is Arraigned In Court Today
Thompson a female impersonator faces murder charges in Chicago after Tesmer, an insurance adjuster, was shot to death by a self-identified woman posing as a man in a dress. Thompson was held without bail as a crowded courtroom watched the arraignment.
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United Press
Chicago
Ill
Fred E. Thompson
John P. Rooney
Municipal Court
Richard Cc. Tesmer
Thompson
Tesmer
Richard Tesmer
Inquest Rules on Anthony Grahat Death
Coroner C H Wilkerson held an inquest today in Sycamore at Johnson undertaking parlors. The verdict found Anthony Grahat died accidentally from a fall from a hay rack.
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Anthony Grahat
C. H. Wilkerson
Johnson Undertaking
Sycamore
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