Ready for Big Battle
United Press dispatch notes prohibition states led by Kentucky and Rhode Island clash with the federal government. States plan to file briefs advancing constitutional questions on the Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead Act, aiming to speed action before the Supreme Court summer recess.
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United Presay
Washington
Charles B. Hogday
Hse
Ffforts
Rhode Islind
Hushes
Pertussion
Rhode Island
Hughes
Delaware
North Carolina
Kentucky
Louisiana
Alabam
Maine
Arkansas
Michigan
Florida
Oregon
Kansas
West Virginia
Nevada
Nebraska
Montana
Dakotas
Wyoming
Noah
Arizona
Kentucky Distillings Avid Warehouse Co
D. C
Supreme Court
Mexicans In Another Raid Into Arizona
United Press reports the murder of American citizen Alexander J. Frazer and wounding of his brother Jack near Ruby Arizona after Mexican looters struck a local post office and store. The state department plans to urge Mexico for action as a border search yields no results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington, D. C
State Department
Alexander J. Frazer
Frazer
Jack Frazer
Nogales
Mex
Ruby
Ariz
Ticket Rush For State Tourney Buckets In Rockford
Fans scramble for state basketball tickets as Rockford hosts a big tourney. Freeport's delegation secured five season seats and many single tickets. Early sales held back small lots to honor reservations from DeKalb and other towns sending teams to the event.
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Rockford
Freeport
DeKalb
Glidden House Opens Under New Management
Glidden House drew a strong crowd on its first Sunday under new management with a special Sunday dinner served and many local residents patronizing the hostelry yesterday.
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Glidden House
The Mollusc Play At Normal By Dramatic Club
Seniors of Dramatic Club stage The Mollusc a three act comedy on Tuesday March 2 at Star Theater. Tickets at iRecord S. Also Harry Carey in The Rider of the Law and Gale Henry in Sweet Cookie with performances 7 30 and 9 00 adults 20 cents children 10 cents plus war tax.
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Dramatic Cimb
iRecord
Harry Carey
Photans
Harry Cares
Gale Henry
Second Trial Set in Peoria Banker Murder Case
Edgar A Strause, wealthy Peoria banker, faces a second murder trial for the December 2, 1917 killing of cashier Berne Mead. Veniremen for a McLean county venue are being drawn, with defenses seeking absolution and prosecutors confident of a second conviction amid new evidence from both sides.
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United Press
Bloomington
Edgar A Strause
Peorla
Berne Mead
Peoria
Tal
Peoria County
McLean County
Aniorny McNemwar
Carlson Benson Buy DeKalb Cleaning Dyeing Firm From Joseph Brothers
Elvin Carlson and Carl Benson announce the purchase of Joseph Brothers cleaning and dyeing business in DeKalb with branches in Sycamore. The new firm Carlson & Benson will also handle Ed. V. Price & Co. menswear in DeKalb. The transfer takes effect March 1 as Joseph Brothers plan to depart for Robinson, Illinois, after selling their home to the First Lutheran church and moving by April 15.
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Elvin Carlson
Carl Benson
Joseph Brothers
DeKalb
Carlson & Benson
Tome
Sycamore
Ed. V. Price & Co
West
Estore
Vaile & O'Malley
Josephs
Chicago
Harvard
Til
W. H
M. A
Robinson
Minoi
W. Fl. Joseph
First Lutheran Church
The Rid er of the Law at Star with Harry Carey
The Famous Harry Carey supports him in The Rid er of the Law at the Star theater with performances at 2?30 and 9:00. Adult ticket price 2tc, children 10c plus war tax.
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Harry Carey
Squadron of Cowboys
Star Now
Hary Carey Rides Dynamite in The Riders of the Law
Hary Carey performs aboard the outlaw horse Dynamite in The Riders of the Law at the Star tonight with shows at 7 30 and 9 20.
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Star Tonight
Gale Henry Stars in Sweet Cookie at the Star Tonight
Gale Henry headlines a two part comedy Sweet Cookie at the Star. Shows are at 7 and 9 PM. Adults pay 20 cents with war tax in effect. children priced accordingly.
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Star Tonight
Wisconsin brewer wins injunction on 2.5 percent beer
Federal judge Geiger rules in favor of Manitowoc Products Co in blocking federal interference with 2.5 per cent beer production under Mutberger state law. Court gives government 20 days to answer. injunction to issue if no response. Austin argues 18th Amendment void and Volstead Act invalid. state law preempts intrastate manufacture and sale if beverage not intoxicating.
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Unitet Pressey
Melwiukee
Wis
Peideral
FA. Gelper
Vole
Te Manitowoc Produets Company
Wisconsin
Federal Supreme Court
Geiger
W. Oh, Austin
Brewing Company
Austin
United States
Congress
Coal Delivery Delay Closes School Here
Due to a coal delivery delay at the tracks, the Normal Praising school here was closed Friday afternoon and again this morning. Officials said the district now has on hand several tons of coal, with some delivered today, allowing reopening tomorrow morning. The temporary closure affected the Normal Training school led by the transport officials.
Shurtleff Files Candidacy for United States Senate
Hon Edward Uo SnUrieLT of me rengo a three term speaker of the house announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States senator. He was born in Delta county and has relatives in Sycamore where he is well known. The formal announcement was made on Wednesday ahead of the September primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Uo Snurielt
Merengo
House of Reprsentatives
Sprinsefield
Delta County
Sycamore
Inihe
United States
Naval Tug Troubles Off the West Coast
San Diego March 1 The U S naval tugs Iroquois and Leviathan raced to Lucas Lower California as the Dreadnaught en route to San Diego from Hampton Roads reported engine trouble and was in distress.
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Heyaw Rresar
San Diego
Cali
United Sates
Petition to Place Hoover In Race In New York
Republicans in the 17th district circulated petitions to place Herbert Hoover's name on the ballot for the April primary. Hoover, who lived in New York City, is the subject of the petition drive reported March 1 in New York.
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Hoover
Ue Bere
New York
N. Y
Herbert Hoover
New York City
Senator Bankhead Dies in Capital Today
Senator Bankhead of Alabama is reported dead in the capital today. Voy Wairaree announces the fatality, with officials confirming the loss of the longtime public figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Bankhead
Capital
Voy
Brown Speech Praised By Illinois Chamber Bulletin
Dr. J. Stanley Brown, president of DeKalb Normal School and former thrift movement director, urged thrift and home ownership to stabilize conditions. He warned excess consumption reflects moral trouble and could lead to individual and national ruin unless a sustained campaign promotes prudent living and balanced supply and demand.
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J. Stanley Brown
Normal School
Ulinois Chamber of Commerce
Bulletin of the State Organization
DeKalb Normal School
Thrift
United States
Treasury Department
Brown
Divorce settlement leaves husband with no furniture
Mrs. Lee Miller received 6000 in De Kalb county court but the furniture division was to be split by the couple, yet the husband ended up with nothing. Furniture moved to a Mercer owned Aurora flat and rented furniture led Mercer to believe the furniture belonged to Mrs. Miller. Miller learned the furniture was moved to Chicago just before his arrival.
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Lee Miller
DeKalb County
Sycamore
One of Boys Out on Bond Back in Jail
Pan Walden, among the youths charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct after an incident at the New DeKalb restaurant on February 13, was returned to jail Saturday night. He had been free on bond pending a work obligation and his bondsman sought release from the bond.
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Pan Walden
DeKall
Masons to Confer Degrees at Meeting
A special meeting of Masonic Lodge No. 144 A F and A M will confer the first degree on several candidates A large attendance is desired and expected tonight at the lodge premises
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Masons
Masonic Lodge
de Sirett
Last Day For Proposals At State Convention
Springfield WL March 1 The convention rules allow proposals after today only with unanimous consent though unlikely to be withheld. Committees may initiate proposals. Delegates discuss pace and a push for daily sessions except weekends faced with procedural objections. An undercurrent favors cautious progress over decisive action.
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United Press
Springfield
Jimek
Lewis A. Jarim
Rushville
Cleero J. Lindly
Greensville
Charles A. Woodsward
Committee On
Dyes Used in Tuberculosis Cure Search at Phipps Institute
American dyes are used in Henry Phipps Institute laboratories to stain diseased lung tissue and test dyes with other chemicals for a favorable test-ube reaction against tuberculosis germs. Dr Paul A Lewis directs the work and says experiments progress toward a specific cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fresst
Philadelphia
Henry Phipps Institute
Paul A. Lewis
Ship Bohemian Aground Off Sambro Point Nova Scotia
Sixty four passengers of the Leyland liner Bohemian were rescued after going ashore near Sambro Point at 3 30 this morning and brought to Halifax. The vessel was reported in no danger and slated for release at high tide. The weather forecast for Illinois notes fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with rising temperatures in the south and west.
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Ey Nyerrsss
Halifax
N. S
Bohemian
Sambro Point
Tabling
Ilinois
Church Buys House for Parsonage in Local Sale
The First Lutheran church purchased the Joseph Brothers residence at 226 West Locust and will use it as a parsonage. Possession is set for April 15 as plans to build a separate parsonage were dropped due to high material costs. The Josephs also sold their cleaning business to Carl Benson and Elvin Carlson. Mrs. Robert B. Sanford and her three-year-old son were hospitalized after a Northwestern train struck their car at the Rochelle crossing. Mr. Sanford escaped with minor injuries.
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First Lutheran
Robert Sanford
Joseph Brothers
Dixon
Rochelle
The
First Lutheran Church
West Locust See
W. H
M. A. Joseph
Carl Benson
Elvin Carlson
North Third
Pine Street
Robert B. Sanford
Dix Jon
Mrs Kennedy in Oak Park Still Very Ill
Mrs Nany W Kennedy of Oak Park remains very ill at home for a week, mother of Archie and Tom Kennedy of this city. Claude Laker becomes the new cashier at Bell's restaurant.
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Nany W. Kennedy
Oak Park
Archie
Tom Kennedy
Claude Laker
Bell's Restaurant
Supreme Court rules United States Steel not a trust
Washington March 1 The United States Steel Corporation the nations largest steel maker is not a trust under the Sherman act and need not dissolve The ruling 4 to 3 ends a long government suit started years ago naming top financiers and executives including Theodore Roosevelt J P Morgan Jr E H Harriman John D Rockefeller Sr and Jr Andrew Carnegie Charles M Schwab George W Perkins James J Hill Louis W Hill and H B Frick Other defendants included Carnegie Steel American Sheet and Tin Plate American Bridge and related firms The court held the corporation had abandoned illegal practices and the case must be decided on present conditions
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United Press
Washington, D. C
United State Steel Corporation
Supreme Court
Everal
Theodore Roosevelt
J. P. Morganse
E. H Harriman
John D. Rockefeller Sr
Andrew Carnegie
Charles M Schwab
George W. Perkins
James J
Louis W. Hill
H. B. Frick
Justice McKenna
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Steel Company
The
Federal Steel Company
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
American Tin Plate Company
American Bridge Company
Steel Corporation
Treaty Debate Nearing Close Likely This Week
Washington reports a pact between Republican leaders and Lodge supporters ends delays in the treaty debate. The agreement binds opposition to modifications of reservations, with Lodge to press the ratification resolution and votes on internal affairs reservations scheduled for two o'clock.
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Washington
Mexican Smuggler Killed by Border Police
Dt. Faso Texas March. American military border police killed one Mexican and wounded another while attempting to smuggle liquor into the United States. The Mexican party withdrew, leaving the dead and wounded behind.
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Dt. Faso
Texas
United States
Vaudeville Tonight at New Armory Theatre
The New Armory vaudeville bill features The Eight Vassar Girls act praised nationwide, plus Al Pathe News, Mack Sennett Comedy To In Alps Place, Les Binos, Deems and Luce, Terpischore Four, and a popular orchestra overture. Performances 7:30 and 9:15. Adults 45c, tax included. children 25c, tax included. Advance tickets at Still's Drug Store.
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New Armory Theatre
Vassar
State and Lake Theatre
Chicago
al Pathe News
Mack Sennett
Alps
New Armory Theatre Orchestra
Pathe News
Les Binos
Deems
Luce
Terpischore
Still's Drag Store
Busy Tax Office Crowded as Personal Tax Deadline Arrives
Local deputy tax collector Robert McCormick reports a busy day at the DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank office as the personal tax payment deadline nears. About 540 taxpayers paid taxes Saturday totaling near $16,000, lifting receipts to roughly $75,000 since the tax period began. Real estate tax payments extend to April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McCormick
McCormick
DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank
Chimney Fire Damages Home on Sixth Street
A chimney fire started by sparks damaged the home of Gus Almquist at 682 North Sixth Street yesterday morning. A hole burned in the roof and total damage was estimated at $5.
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Gus Almquist
North Sixth Street
Yesteray
Republicans in big meet in Rockford Illinois
Rockford hosts a statewide gathering of the John Ericsson Republican League of Illinois with delegates from Chicago and DeKalb among others. Speakers include Senator Kenyon Senator Lenroot Congressman Frank L. Smith and former congressman Adam Bede.
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Rockford
Illinois
John Ericsson Republican League of Illinois
Ericsson Clubs
Kenyon
Lenroot
Frank L. Smith
Adam Bede DeKalb
Ericsson Club
John E. Johnson
C. A. Anderson
A. J. Lindberg
Elof Swanson
Charles Eng
Philip Swanson
Edward Johnson
J. B. Benson
Harry Nelson
Theodore Anderson
G. W Anderson
Axel Skoglund
Charles Wedburg
Victor Strem
Frank O. Anderson
Dr. H. G. Wright
Frank Mosher
S. W. Boardman
PF. W. Greenaway
Judge McEwen
Judge Pond
All France Is Tied Up By The Strike
United Press dispatch from Paris reports the general federation of labor will not extend sympathy strikes. Only moral support allowed. Transport is commandeered in strike areas to distribute food. War time fuel rules resume. Air delivery of mail and essentials to major cities. Most trains run regularly. fear of shortage limited. Mobilization of strikers for military duty began this morning.
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United Presses
Paris
France
General Federation of Labor
Plan BASKET BALL MEET IN THIS COUNTY
A county basketball tournament to be held March 12 and 13 in DeKalb will feature a three game series between DeKalb and Sycamore for the county championship. Shabbona was the only school outside DeKalb and Sycamore represented at the meeting in Sycamore. Plans are not yet finalized.
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DeKalb
Sycamore
Shabbona
Management of Federal Bake Shop to Change
The Federal Bakery, part of the Federal Bakery Systems chain, closed this morning with a sign on the door promising future reopening under new management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bakery
Federal Bakery Systems
Rail lines return to private control after wartime era
Washington reports railroads nationwide shift from government operation to private management at midnight as the Esch Cummins Act restoration of wage talks unfolds. Director General Walker D. Trace remains at work handling compensation and smaller lines as unions weigh next moves while private operators await timetable changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
D.C
Vale
Walker D. Bi
Interstate Commerce Mission
Rail
Chicago
Ill
Middle West
Transportation Sail
Funeral for Miss Wedlake Held Saturday in Malta
Funeral services for Miss Alice Wedlake were held at the Methodist church in Malta after services at her home. Born in Carhampton Somersetshire on December 10, 1876, she came to the United States in 1899 with her brother Will and settled near Malta. She cared for Grand Fendergrass for seven years and remained active in the Episcopal church. She leaves two sisters, one brother in land, and another brother Willis Wedlake of Malta. one brother died in France in 1918. The community followed in solemn processions honoring a charitable, respected woman.
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Alice Wedlake
Methodist Church
Malta
Henry Wedlake
Alice Mary Wedlake
Carhampton
Summersetshire
Land
Will
United States
Fender
Grand Fendergrass
Episcopal Church of Land
Mia
Farm House Destroyed by Fire Near Waterman
The farm home of Lewis Gram four miles south of Waterman was destroyed by fire Sunday morning, likely started by an overheated furnace. Discovered about 10, neighbors and residents from Orman and Hinckley helped fight the blaze. Some household goods in the lower level were saved, but most furniture was lost. The place had been leased. Mr. Peterson had planned to take possession early in the month.
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Lewis Gram
Waterman
Orman
Hinckley
Granarts
Peterson
Granart
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