State highway chiefs urge patience on $100 million bond routes
Col. C. R. Miller and Frank T. Sheets announce that route locations for the $100,000,000 bond issue will follow formal hearings and contracts for remaining segments will precede any new route awards. They warn against early right of way requests and stress public hearings with stenographic records to guide final decisions for maximum benefit and minimal cost.
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Highway Department
Col. C. R. Miller
Frank T. Sheets
C. R. Miller
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Department
Amy
Egil
Springfield
Mrs Baldwin Injured in Fall at Home
Mrs George Baldwin suffered a broken rib and minor bruises after falling in a coal cellar while retrieving coal. The accident happened Friday afternoon with later pain in the side. Initial reports said injuries were not serious.
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Mrs. Baldwin
George Baldwin
Baldwin
Chevrolet Burned Near DeKalb In Early Morning Fire
A Chevrolet roadster used by Mr. VanGalder from Maytag Washer Co. was partly destroyed by fire about 6:20 am near the James Carter farm two miles south of DeKalb on South Fourth street road. Fire Chief McEvoy assisted. the seat and rear upholstery burned though the engine and frame were intact. The fire reportedly did not start from defective wiring.
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Chevrolet
VanGalder
Maytag
James Carter
DeKalb
South Fourth Street
McEvoy
Hinckley Doctor Buys Army Airplane for Personal Use
Hinckley physician Dr. Herman J. Newbauer has purchased an army aircraft for personal use. His chauffeur trains in St Lo, Iowa, to operate the plane on calls and potential commercial trips. No flight schedule is yet devised for county flights.
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Hinckley
Herman J. Newbauer
Newbauer
St. Lo Io
Dr. Newbauer
Remodeling Begins At Beil Restaurant By Hiland Brothers
Painters from Hiland Brothers started preliminary remodeling of the Beil restaurant yesterday morning. The interior will be rebuilt with the ceiling painted white and walls given a first coat of light brown. Fixtures will be shipped today and installation is planned for the latter part of the week. The restaurant has displayed two drawings of the new establishment.
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Hiland Brothers
Chandler to Remain in City After Store Sale
Rumors of R B Chandler leaving the city are unfounded. He recently sold his dry goods store to DeKalb Dry Goods and plans several months of work here. He and his wife considered California for a visit, but his DeKalb duties require him to stay. He aims to focus on home matters before pursuing a permanent vocation.
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R. B. Chandler
DeKalb Dry _ Goods company
Missing German Canal Death of Helen Reichert
The body of Helen Reichert a 25 year old Miss Reichert from Canton Illinois was found in a small Leipzig stream. She had been a student in Leipzig for three years and was last seen in February. Investigators cited a romance with an older language teacher and ruled the death a self inflicted act.
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United Ree
Leipzig
Germany
Helen Reichert
Canton
Mlinois
Miss Reichert
Unfilled Tonnage of Steel Company Grows
United States Steel Corporation reports February unfilled tonnage at 6,284,771 tons, up 247,448 tons from January. The figure compares with 6,037,323 tons on January 21, showing continued expansion in unfilled steel capacity.
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Steel Company
United Press
New York
N. Y
United States Steel Corporation
Caretaker at Plane Field Becomes Flying Student
Paul Eakle, in charge of the McGirr aviation field, has enrolled as a flying student at Maywood, the government air mail service center. He has completed four hours of instruction and studies under Pilot Shirley Short, who operates Chicago to Cleveland flights. The government plans 30 hours of instruction for every student. Interested readers may contact Mr. Eakle at the McGirr aviation field for information on low cost planes and training opportunities.
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Plane Field
McGirr
Paul Eakle
Maywood
Middle Western
Eakle
Shirley Short
Chicago
Cleveland
MecGirr Aviation Field
DeKalb Forty and Eight To Attend Chicago Meeting
DeKalb and Sycamore officers plan for a large Forty and Eight turnout at the Chicago American Legion session on March 28. The DeKalb county society has received an invitation and many members intend to attend. Plans for the program include a fun schedule and an initiation involving DeKalb candidates.
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DeKalb County Society of the American Legion
Chicago
DeKalb
Sycamore
DeKal County Society
Will Contest Elections In Three States
A senate privileges and elections committee investigation was authorized into three contests in New Mexico Minnesota and Iowa. Hulm Bursum contests New Mexico Democrat Samuel G Brattan. Daniel Steck contests Iowa opponent Smith W Brookhart. Magnus Johnson contests Minnesota's Thomas B Schaal. Action followed a favorable audit and control committee report.
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United Ver
Washington
D. C
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
New Mexico
Minnesota
Iowa
Senate
Hulm Bursum
Samuel G. Brattan
Emocrat
Daniel Steck
Smith W. Brookhart
Towa
Macnus Johnson
Thomas B. Schaal
Audit and Control Committee
League Meets Again to Talk Over Matters
The League of Nations council in Geneva votes to form a commission with United States South American and German delegates to study double taxation. Austen Chamberlain announces that 25 nations have signed the league protocol agreeing to arbitrate disputes under commercial treaties.
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Titec Press
Geneva
Switzerland
Council of the
League of Nations
United States
Austen Chamberlain
Peck's Academy hosts Wednesday night dance program
A brief notices a Wednesday night dance program at Peck's Academy featuring the Nighthawk Orchestra. The item also notes 80 automobiles washed day and night including Sundays and lists a North Side Illinois forecast with colder conditions tonight and Wednesday.
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Nighthawk Orchestra
North Side
Illinois
North Second Street
John Ericsson League delegates meet at Galesburg
Ten Chicago delegates return from the annual John Ericsson Republican League convention at Galesburg. The session discussed ousting insurgent members, supporting economy, and praising President Coolidge. Officers were elected and next year’s meeting set for Chicago with plans for the Ericsson monument unveiling.
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John Ericsson Republican League
Galesburg
DeKalb
Washington
Resolutions Committee
Coolidge
Minvis
Small
St. Lawrence Deep
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
McCormick
United States
Medill McCormick
Mary Williamson
M. G. Williamson
The
Ericsson League
Chicago
Illinois
John Ericsson
Charles Triarbure
George Walter Johnson
Rena Elrod
Oscar Carlstrom
Henry 0. Rathbone
Dirt roads in county closed to heavy traffic this spring
County roads deteriorated after rain and frost with most dirt lanes deemed muddy. Superintendent A. K. Russell announced near total dirt road closures to vehicles over 6 000 pounds to protect air quality, with fines for violations. Some locals report vehicles getting stuck while city streets see limited drag work.
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A. K. ‘Russell
Hig
Elty
Rockford
Satantte
Creston
DeKalb
McCormick Speaks on Stocks and Bonds to St Marys Students
R F McCormick president of DeKalb Trust and Savings Bank spoke Friday to St Marys upper grade pupils on stocks and bonds. He explained why they exist and how capital sales affect a country while noting growing student interest in financial topics.
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R. F. McCormick
DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank
St. Mary’s
McCormick
C. D. Thornton
Fourth Street Bank
Four Republican senators ousted from committee posts rally for summer drive
Four ousted Republican senators plan to protest to their constituents this summer. They object to Senate actions that dropped Ladd, Frazier, Brookhart, and LaFollette to the bottom of committee lists. LaFollette is in Florida while the others prepare speeches back home. The majority report on ouster was adopted 64 to 11 after a five hour floor fight. President Coolidge supports the expulsions from committee chairmanships and assignments.
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Washington
Senate
Ladd
N. D
Frazier
Brookhart
Iowa
LaFollette
Wis
Florida
Washington, D. C
Cool'dge
LaFoliette
Election Held Last Night at Elks Lodge Officers Named
Last night the Elks lodge elected officers for the coming year including Exalted Ruler Dr. R A Wright Leading Knight P M Farr Loyal Knight T F Sargent Lecturing Knight Wix Garner Secretary J C Kil Treasurer Carl Beckman Tyler James Clark and Trustee J J Kingsley Retiring Exalted Ruler William Leutbecker will attend the grand lodge as delegate with Judge W L Pond as alternate The lodge plans a bridge tournament with a city women's team chaired by Wright Each team will have 12 members Tickets for the fifth lecture course go on sale Wednesday at Powell's Drug Store The concert features harp cello and violin themes with admissions 60 cents.
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Elks
Elks’ Lodge
R. A. Wright
P. M. Farr
T. F. Sargent
Wix Garner
J. C. Kil
Carl Beckman
Tyler
James Clark
J. J. Kingsley
William Leutbecker
Grand Lodge
W. L. Pond
Fay Wants More Room for Lincoln Exhibit
The Springfield Journal reports a movement led by Fay and backed by Rev H H Pittman and Attorney Ferguson to expand Lincoln memorial space. A legislator proposes a $5000 appropriation to create a free panoramic exhibit tracing Lincoln from his Kentucky cabin to his rise in history, without turning the site into a museum. The plan aims to ease crowding and educate visitors with a complete life display.
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Springfield Journal
Herbert Wells Pay
DeKalb
Lincoln Monument
Lincoln
H. H. Pittman
Lincoln's Tomb
Ferguson
Shenandoah
Iowa
Sprigfield
Arnold
Quincy
Lincoln Tomb
Kentucky
Indiana
Woman to testify in Stokes case in Chicago court
State attorneys plan to call Mrs Stokes as a witness in the trial of W I D Stokes charged with conspiring to defame his wife. Judge Gemmill is expected to permit her testimony despite a state law restricting spousal witnesses. Co defendant Robert Lee continued his defense denying any plot with Stokes.
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Stokes
Chicago
W. I D. Stokes
Mrs. Stokes
Gemmill
John Burke
Pullman
Mrs
Herman Luoma Fined for Liquor Disturbance at Home
Herman Luoma of 856 North 10th Street paid a small fine in the city police court after a patrol truck was called to his home around 2 am for a disturbance. He was also charged with attempting to obtain a gun to shoot a cow, ownership of which was not clarified. He was released after paying the fine.
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Herman Luoma
North 10Th Street
Luoma
Mr. Lugow
Memphis Man Arrested In Windy City Flight To Memphis
Alfred Clark deputy sheriff from Memphis and William Walsh of Chicago were arrested while speeding toward the Indiana line with two gypsies wanted in Memphis for robbery. They allegedly aimed to kidnap the gypsies to avoid extradition papers, handcuffed in a car with revolvers in their mouths as police pursued. The gypsies, the Zito brothers, had recently been freed on habeas corpus due to lack of identifications. Clark and Walsh may face contempt of court charges.
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Auter Cn
Chicago
Alfred Clark
Memphis
Tennessee
William Walsh
Indiana Line
Clark
Walsh
Reilly
Flivver
Indiana
Illinois
Senate panel resumes probe into corporate tax evasion
Senator Couzens chairs a Senate committee session on sensational disclosures of firms evading federal taxes, with more testimony expected from international entities. The dispute between Couzens and Secretary Mellon flares again as Commissioner Blair cites 1918 and 1919 records showing Couzens owes about $10 million in back taxes.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Internal Revenue Bureau
Couzen
Couzens
Mellon
Blair
Oil Case Progress in Teapot Dome Trial Opens Today
The government's suit to annul the Teapot Dome lease proceeds with Yale geologist K C Held on the stand to assess drainage from nearby wells. Government deposits are expected to be introduced as Standard Oil's Col Robert W Stewart, sought as a witness, is reportedly at sea en route to South America.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Teapot Dome
Sinclair
K. C. Held
Yale University
Held
Teapot Reserve
Owen J. Roberts
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Col
Robert W. Stewart
High Sea
South America
Georgia Governor Considers Referendum on Borglum Stone Mountain Work
Gov. Waller of Georgia weighs calling a state wide vote to decide if Gutzon Borglum should be brought back to finish the Stone Mountain sculpture nine years in the making. The Stone Mountain Confederacy Memorial Association opposes reemployment. Hudson Maxim praises Borglum and the sculptor plans to open a Raleigh studio for new commissions.
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Atlanta
Waller
Georgia
Gutzon Borglum
Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial Association
Hudson Maxim
Atlanta Constitution
Borglum
Raleigh
N. C
Peace Parley Planned in Spring Rome as Mussolini Seeks Host
The March 10 dispatch says an international security conference to convene in London or Brussels during Easter is expected by Premier Mussolini. The Italian government discusses such a conference with the Allies. Taxes are now due at the First National Bank.
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Rome
London
Brussels
Mussolini
al- Tes
Citywide mayoral vote draws record turnout
By 2 30 pm over 2600 ballots cast with estimates surpassing 3000 by closing. Wards reported heavy activity as clerks prepared legal ballots and residents flocked to the polls amid favorable election weather. Officials promise ward returns posted at The Chronicle office.
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Chronicle
J. J. Kingsley
J. B. Lindstrom
Ln Dence
Fident
No Decision on German Ambassador Appointment
Washington March 10 President Coolidge has made no decision on appointing a new ambassador to Germany. A White House spokesman said several candidates were under consideration and discussions continued.
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Voy
Crenny
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Germany
White House
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Edward L. Jarl
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Henry County
H. W. Nelson
Lynn Center
Ben Bjor- Ing
Frank Stoht
New Windsor
Powell's Drug Store
Adion
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