Sycamore Man Dies After Bicycle Accident
M P Anderson a 72 year old Sycamore resident died at Sycamore Hospital after being struck by a car driven by Morris Miller at Lincoln and Somonauk streets while riding a bicycle. He lingered about two hours before death. skull fracture and broken rib noted. Funeral arrangements not learned.
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M. P. Anderson
SycaMore
Sycamore Hospital
Morris Miller
Anderson
Lincoln
Somonauk
Som Omauk
Demonstration Of New Rural Fire Truck Draws Crowds
A large crowd gathered at Community Park yesterday to watch farmers display the rural fire truck they purchased. The nimble pumper sprayed water into a concrete pool used by young children, quickly emptying it as onlookers watched the demonstration.
SAFER BATHING AT LONDON BEACHES WITH NEW FLOAT CHAMBERS
The talk at London bathing beaches focuses on safety over scanty costumes. New suits feature small chambers placed in front and back that can be inflated to support a swimmer and keep an unconscious person floating face upward.
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London
Chronicle Delivery Policy for Sycamore Service
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle guarantees carrier delivery in Sycamore and offers special delivery copies on request via Mr. Otto Felinger at 420. Complaints are investigated and remedies applied. Carriers are paid weekly to cover bills and profit.
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DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Sycamore
Otto Feliinger
Social and Local Notes From Sycamore and Nearby
Mrs. Dora Van Dusen hosts her 500 club Saturday. Invites from Chicago to Sally Soloway and Morris Mabel wedding for June 30. Shorty Cooper leaves Sycamore for Rockford to join Charles Weiss & Company. Miss Louise Court arrives to spend summer in Sycamore. By Wyman band performs in Waterloo and nearby towns. Miss Mary Jane Dutton hosts lunch today. Chauncey Branfort stays in Sycamore after St Albans. returns to Milwaukee. Miss Mary James visits Clinton uncle George Walrod for weeks. Melvin McIntyre hosts his Harrisburg father B P McIntyre. University of Wisconsin reports 34 religious faiths represented among students.
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Sycamore
Brownie Packs Disband For Summer At Community Center
The Brownie Packs led by Miss Elizabeth Roblin will disband this week to await fall reorganization. Many members have attended weekly meetings and a picnic is planned after a noon gathering at the Community Center. Story hours will replace meetings, with open pool and bowling as part of a summer schedule through Sunday.
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Elizabeth Roblin
Girl Scout
Miss Roblin
Sycamore Lawyers Set to Attend Illinois Bar Convention
A large delegation from Sycamore will attend the Illinois Bar Association convention in Rockford on Thursday and Friday. States Attorney Latham Castle and Cassius Poust are named among those planning to attend, with many jurists from lower and higher courts expected.
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Illinois Bar Association
Rockford
Latham Castle
Cassius Poust
Anacondas Miss Settlement as Marquettes Fail to Arrive
The Anaconda Wire Company stars were set to meet the Rockford Marquettes yesterday at Sycamore’s Community Park but no game occurred as most Marquettes did not show. Three players appeared and cited that teammates left Rockford earlier.
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Diamond Stars
Anaconda Wire Company
Marquettes
Rockford
Sycamore
Marquette
Mumps Decline Noted in Sycamore County Seat
Mumps remain present in Sycamore though declining from a peak of 40 to a few cases. City Health Officer Dr. Thompson reports 70 houses quarantined for mumps. Influenza faded by spring, while whooping cough reached 28, measles four, and chicken pox 75 cases.
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County Seat
Sycamore
Thompson
New Players Secured By Team Leaders
Captain Strombom and manager Matteson of the Sycamore Sons returned from Rockford Saturday night convinced they had secured players to fill infield holes exposed a week ago against Elgin. Three new players have been secured.
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Strombom
Matteson
The
Sycamore Sons
Rockford
Elgin
Work Starts On Academy's New Dormitory
Workmen for B. J. Nelson of Sycamore began repairing and remodeling St. Albans school this morning. The project involves changing doors as part of the dormitory work.
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Academy
St. Albans School
B. J. Nelson
Sycamore
Waterman Hall Remodel Underway After Dormitory Start
The project begins with a new dormitory. door changes are minor while Waterman Hall, the oldest and largest building, will undergo a full remodel. Work to start as soon as possible.
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Waterman Hall
Monument to Gas Commemorates 1916 Poison Cloud Event
A new Steenstraete monument honors the gas attack at Ypres on April 22, 1916. The inscription notes soldiers from the 87th Territorial Infantry Division and the 45th Infantry Division poisoned by gas and states victims have died every day since, in peace time.
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Ypres
France
Steenstraete
87Th Territorial Infantry Division
45Th
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