Dean Julia Baskerville Hensel Resigns to Join Jamestown College
Mrs. Julia Baskerville Hensel, nine year dean of women at the Northern Illinois State Teachers College, resigns to become dean of women at Jamestown College North Dakota this fall. Her uncle Dr. Baskerville was Jamestown’s first president. She helped establish self government at Williston Hall and influenced student dignity and reserve while active in church and local clubs. Jamestown College is a debt free Presbyterian institution with a $1.9 million endowment.
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Julia B. Hensel
Jamestown, N. D
Julia Baskerville Hensel
Northern Illinois State Teachers’ College
Hensel
Jamestown College
Jamestown
N.D
Dr. Baskerville
Dean Henset
State
Teachers’ College
Monmouth Col
Monath
Newtown College
Allentown
State Teachers College
Williston Hall
Aeliee
Tyre
DeKalb
Thursday Art Club
Congregational Church
M. Hensel
Baskerville
Cambridge
Presby Church
Princeton
Thistle Control Plan Using Sodium Chlorate Proposed
Commissioner Jens Peter reports a US Department of Agriculture recommended chemical to kill Canada Thistle. DeKalb County Soil Improvement Association backs the plan. The mixture is one pound sodium chlorate per gallon water and sprayed on the thistle. it harms any contacted vegetation but is not harmful to cattle. If effective, land with Canada Thistle should be rid of the infestation.
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Jens Peterson
United States Department of Agriculture
DeKalb County
Department of Agriculture
Bloomington Man Leaps To Death From High Window
Clifford O. Brown 37 prominent stock raiser and McLean County Farm Bureau official and World War II veteran leaped to his death from the 13th floor of a Chicago apartment yesterday while under treatment for a nervous disorder. Relatives expected his body in Bloomington today.
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Bloomington
U.P
Clifford O. Brown
McLean County Farm Bureau
Chicago
Brown
Five Persons Held in Marlow Death Investigation
Five people including Mary Mickey Seiden and boxing figure Johnny Wilson are held as material witnesses in the shooting death of Frank Marlow. The group accompanied Marlow to Aqueduct on Long Island after a night of heavy betting, with police eyeing a murder warrant. Coppa’s Packard is held for examination as investigators probe the motive and timeline surrounding the death.
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New York
U.P
Tohnny Wilson
Frank Marlow
Wilson
Mary
Mickey
Aquor Smuggime
Enatius Coppa
la Tavernette
al Siegel
Coppa
Packard
Marlow
Aqueduct Race Track
Long Island
Lewis
Grover Whalen
Ahrenberg Plans Greenland Flight From Sweden to New York
Swedish aviator Capt. Albin Ahrenberg announced he would resume his Stockholm to New York flight after Sverige repairs. He aims to refuel at Ivig tut Greenland then proceed to Anticosti Island and on to New York, with Lieut. Axel Floden and Robert Ljungland accompanying him.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Albin Ahrenhberg
Stockholm
New York
Sverige
Germany
Ahrenberg
Ivigtut
Greenland
Anticosti Island
Axel Floden
Robert Ljungland
Ahremberg
Southern Illinois Teachers College Faces Possible Closures
In Carbondale Illinois authorities warned the Southern Illinois Teachers College may close to former students convicted in a summer home robbery and party scandal. Five youths aged 18 to 21 have confessed to Dancing and drinking gatherings at local clubs and an absent attorney's home. The college president stated the incident does not reflect the student body and pledged cooperation with authorities.
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Carbondale
U.R
Southern Ilinois Teachers College
United Press
Thomson Lake
Midland Hills
H. W. Shryock
Southern Illinois Teachers’ College
Five Shots Fire in Chicago Church Wounds Parishioner
Five hundred parishioners at Our Lady of Sorrows in Chicago faced a panic when Charles Foster, intoxicated, burst into the sanctuary during mass and fired five shots. Richard Murphy was wounded in the hip, Father Ansel Keenan escaped injury, and Foster wounded himself in a botched suicide attempt. Foster later told police of a quarrel with his wife.
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Chicago
West Side
Richard Murphy
Ansel Keenan
Charles ©. Foster
Our Lady of Sorrows
Father Keenan
Foster
Father Keeran
Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
Search for Franco and crew expands across Atlantic
Five European governments joined Spain in a vast hunt for Commander Ramon Franco and three companions. Great Britain Italy and Portugal dispatched destroyers to search waters between Portugal and the Azores while France sent two destroyers to assist. Dozens of ships and seaplanes combed the Atlantic zone where Dornier No 16 reportedly went down. A faint hope lingered that survivors without wireless could have been rescued.
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Madrid
Ramon Franco
Spain
Great Britain
Italy
Portugal
Atlantic
Azores
United States
Leopard
Lynx
Brest
Franco
Illinois' Future Edison Praised by His Teachers
Seventeen year old Robert Girndt from Nachusa orphanage near Dixon wins praise from teachers in Chicago and Dixon for high state test scores and Edison competition potential. A Chicago native of Scandinavian descent, he majored in five subjects in his senior year and led the Dixonian as editor and track captain. He plans to take the East Orange Edison test, hoping to advance.
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Robert Girndt
Nachusa
Dixon
Thomas Edison
Dixon High School
Englewood High School
Chicago
Robert
Edison
Paul
Clifford
Nachusa Orphanx
Englewood
Dixonian
Young Girndt
East Orange
Kiwanis International Executive Board at Milwaukee Convention
The Kiwanis International executive board and trustees gathered at the thirteenth annual convention in Milwaukee Wisconsin. More than 519 delegates from the United States and Canada attended. Pictured are officers and trustees including retiring president Samuel Cummings and incoming president Horace W McDavid with several regional representatives from across North America.
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Kiwanis International
Milwaukee
Wis
United States
Canada
Charles E. Rinehart
San Diego
Calif
Jo Gen T. Johns
Appleton
Arthur R. Ford
London
Ont
Raymond M. Crossman
Omaha
Nob
Roe Fulkerson
Washington
D. C
Roy B. Fuller
Capone seeks writ to overturn sentence in coram nobis case
Philadelphia lawyers file a coram nobis petition in municipal court to free Alphonse Capone from Holmesburgh prison. Judge John Walsh sets 10:00 a.m. Saturday for the hearing as Capone argues errors at arraignment. Cline is not included in the current action.
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Philadelphia
Alphonse (Scarface
Capone
Chicago
King
Holmesburgh
John Walsh
Frank Cline
Pennsylvania
Walsh
Cline
Still Placed On Committee on Presidency
E B Still of this city was made a member of the state normal school board committee appointed to consider applicants for the presidency of the State College here. Francis G Blair is chairman. Mrs. Martin Northam of Evanston is the third member. President C Brown will not leave DeKalb until about August 1.
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E. B. Still
State Normal School Board
State College
Francis G. Blair
Martin Northam
Evanston
Normal School Board
Springfield
C. Brown
DeKalb
World Record Is Claimed By Pair of Stars
Minneapolis pilots Owen Haughland and Thorward Johnson claim a new world record for continuous miles of flight after passing the 76hour mark at 9:00 a.m. They have flown more than 6,000 miles in their Miss Minneapolis triangular route between Hastings Northfield and the twin cities. The endurance attempt began at 5:02 a.m. Sunday with inair refuels daily. The present record is 172 hours 32 minutes 1 second set in Texas.
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Minneapolis
Minn
U.P
Owen Haughland
Thorward Johnson
Minnesota Fliers
Texas
Charlie Backus Buried Today At Hampshire
Funeral services were held today for C. H. Backus, former member of the Illinois General Assembly and founder of the Hampshire State Bank, who died at his home in Hampshire. The services occurred in Hampshire, UL, on June 26.
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Hampshire
U.R
C. H. Backus
Ilinois General Assembly
Hampshire State Bank
MacDonald Sees Hopeful Path in Peace Talks
British circles say disarmament progress should start with Washington and the Hoover administration. Prime Minister MacDonald, after meetings with Ambassadors Dawes and Gibson, voiced cautious optimism about how talks may proceed and where a conference could be held.
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Dandon
U.K
Washington
Hoover
United State
United States
Ramsey MacDonald
MacDonald
Charles G. Dawes
Hugh 8. Gibson
Belgium
Swanson to Probe Windy City Frauds
Chicago officials face payroll and contract graft charges as Alderman Arthur Albert provides documentary evidence to State's Attorney John A. Swanson. Swanson plans a broad city administration probe possibly via a special grand jury, with Charlies W. Hadley of Wheaton named as special counsel.
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Swanson
Windy City
Chicago
Arthur Albert
John A. Swanson
Albert
Frank J. Loesch
Charlies W. Hadley
Wheaton
Looney Ring
Rock Island
Hadley
Testimony by Guerin in DeKalb court on Monday
Testimony continued in the DeKalb county circuit court over the Maple Park State bank case involving Vincent Guerin cashier and relatives. The session postponed until July 17. Maple Park bank filed a suit while Guerin and relatives filed a cross bill, with attorneys from Sycamore and Chicago representing the parties.
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DeKalb County
Maple Park State Bank
Vincent Guerin
Guerin
Maple Park Bank
Vincent
Hanneh
Hazel
Mary FE
Eagle Scout Ray Nelson to Instruct at Elgin Camp
DeKalb's only Eagle Scout Ray Nelson left Sunday for Big Timber camp near Elgin. He will serve as lifeguard and featherwork instructor for seven weeks. Nelson holds Red Cross lifeguard training and high recommendations for swimming and leadership.
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Ray Nelson
DeKalb
Big Timber
Elgin
Elgin Territory
Red Cross
Towa Dry Crusade Opens War on Near Beer in Iowa
John B. Hammond militant Independent dry crusader fired the opening gun in the war on near beer in Iowa. Hammond filed an information charging Daniel Bleser, president of the Mani- (text cuts off) and launching a legal action in Des Moines.
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Towa Dry Crusade
Beer
Des Moines
U.P
Iowa
John B. Hammond
Hammond
Daniel Bleser
Mani
Sugar rate fight opens before Senate finance panel
Washington witnesses from sugar growers manufacturers flavorers Porto Ricans and Philippine delegates urged for a three cent a pound world sugar rate at the senate finance sub committee hearing. The clash marks a major tariff dispute as supporters flood the capital with propaganda backing a lower rate amid intense lobbying.
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Washington
Senate Finance
Henn Completes Fiftieth Limestone Test for DeKalb Plant
Donald Henn, resident engineer for Suhr Berryman Peterson and Suhr, finished his fiftieth limestone test for the DeKalb sewage disposal plant filter beds. Test results show sample No 1 best with only one percent loss, sample No 2 with three percent. Choice hinges on further weather resistance tests and delivery costs from nearby quarries.
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Donald Henm
Suhr
Berryman, Peterson and
DeKalb
de Kalb
Henn
Kiwanis Meet Hears Lowden Speech at Milwaukee Convention
Kiwanis International entered its 13th annual convention with reports from four key committees and the principal address by Frank O. Lowden former governor of Illinois. The five day session will adjourn with officer elections a 1930 convention site vote and an international golf tournament. Horace W. McDavid of Decatur Illinois progressed toward the presidency after district representatives recommended him to the convention signaling near certainty of success next year.
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Kiwanis
Lowden
Milwaukee
Kiwanis International
Ilinois
Horace W. McDavid
Decatur IL
International
McDavid
Assolant And His Bride Reunited In Le Havre Celebration
Jean Assolant and his bride Mrs. Assolant formerly Pauline Parker arrived in Le Havre aboard the Se De France after a trans Atlantic flight. Rene LeFevre and Armeno Lotti Jr accompanied the couple from Paris to greet them as planes dropped flowers over the harbor.
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le Havre
France
Jean Assolant
Atlantic
Bleville
Madame Assolant
Ann Livingston’s Breach of Promise Trial Details
In Chicago on June 2, Ann Livingston testified in a $250,000 breach of promise suit against Franklin S. Hardinge, a 62 year old Chicago oilman. She described paralysis and despair after learning the wedding was canceled and discussed the impact on her life and finances.
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Chicago
Ann Livingston
Franklin S. Hardinge
Oklahoma
Incheon
Hardinge
Livingston
Benjamin Erlich
Luther’s Forced Split Highlighted at Lutheran World Convention
Copenhagen opening of the Lutheran World Convention featured Archbishop Soderblom arguing Luther was driven from Rome, praising Luther’s small catechism as a historic cornerstone second only to the Bible. Bishop Ostenfeld and King Haakon attended, with sermon and discussion on Luther’s personality and influence.
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Copenhagen
Haakon
Denmark
Ostenfeld
Martin Luther
L. 0. J. Soderblom
Sweden
Luther
Illinois Bill Hits All Cattle For TB Testing
Governor Louis L. Emmerson signed a measure requiring all Illinois cattle owners to test stock for tuberculosis aiming for a statewide TB free status. The proposal faced strong opposition, was vetoed then revived and passed with support from the agriculture department.
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Springfield
Louis L. Emmerson
John P. Devine
Dixon
State Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Plea to Keep Pastors Politics Free in Mexico
Archbishop Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores urged the Catholic clergy and laity in Mexico to refrain from any political appearances and to cooperate with the government for the people’s good. He directed adherence to upcoming episcopal instructions amid negotiations with President Emilio Portes Gil.
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Mexico City
Leopoldo Ruiz Y Fiores
Mexico
Emilio Portes Gil
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Murphysboro Daily Independent
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Dallas
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Fla
Michael A. Gorman
Flint
Mich
Henry C. Heinz
Atlanta
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St. Paul
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Alexandria
Frank C. Smith
Houston
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Holmesville
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Senate Committee
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Oklahoma Beauty
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