Missing minister found dead near Somonauk Creek
The Rev. Ruel W. Williams 62 of Aurora, a former Texas pastor, was found dead face down on the bank of Somonauk Creek, three days after disappearing from his home. Coroner J. B. Thorsen ruled death due to exposure. funeral services held at Riverside Cemetery with Masonic rites.
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Ruel W. Wil 62
Aurora
T’resby
Somonauk Creek
Somk
Aulus
the Rey
Williams’ Jing
J. B. Thorsen
LaSalle County
Somonauk
Somonauk Ir
Mink
Pas
Mr. Williams
R. O. Peterson
Leland
Atdwich
Middle West
Achor
Chicago
Seve | Kendall
DeKalb County
Eugene Bible University
Eugene
Ore
Texas
Arches
Springfield
Andvile
Thorson Undertaking Rooms
Monauk
Riverside Cemetery
Jerusalem
Iple Lodge
A. M
Police License Checks Target All Machines
State Officer Elmendorf traveled to Kankakee and seized O. Larson’s machine after an incident. The campaign aims at tardy license fees this month with warnings for first offenses and court appearances for second offenses. A second slip allows extra time for the license process.
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O. N. Larson
L. Elmendorf
Elmendorf
Xankakee
Decree for Distribution In Circuit Court
A decree for distribution was issued in the circuit court regarding George L. Carson and Georgia May Woods. The Carson City farm home and Waterman lot were recently sold, establishing the distribution terms.
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George L. Carson
Georgia May Woods
Carson City
Waterman
Everett Family to Move to Downers Grove
Mr and Mrs Oliver Everett and infant will leave this city on Thursday to make their home in Downers Grove Mr Everett has taken a position there Friends of the young couple will hear of their departure in the near future
Waterman Young Man Dies at the Hospital Here
Russell Gunderson son of Gunder D. Gunderson of Waterman died last night at the city hospital after a several day siege of pneumonia contracted while working in Chicago. He was brought here from Chicago early last week to receive care and had been studying barbering there. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at two oclock from the Presbyterian church in Waterman. He is survived by his parents and two sisters Edith and Norean, the latter living in Waterman.
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Russell Gunderson
Gunder D. Gunderson
Waterman
City Hospital
Chicago
Gunderson
Flyers Visit Wall Street in Germany Flight Parade
Captain Hermann Koehl of Bremen led four flights in the Junkers F-12 at Curtiss Field marking his first solo takeoffs on American soil. He toured the Pulitzer building and sub treasury wreathing George Brenheiner’s statue while crowds filled Wall Street.
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New York
Hermann Koehl
Bremen
Junkers Company
Curtiss Field
Junkers
John Schroeder
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Fred Melchoir
Koehl
Maj
James Fitzmaurice
Barrn Gunther von Huenefeld Teter
Dpulitzer Building
Ralph Pulitzer
New York World
North American
Alliance
Bernt Baichen
C. A. (Duke) Schiller
Financial District
George Brenehinere
Sub-Treasury
Supreme Court
Arthur S. J.tompkins
Capt. Koehl
Senate weighs liquor bill amid filibuster fears
Washington May 1 The Senate steering committee recommended the Jones bill setting a maximum 10000 dollar fine five years in prison or both for violations of the prohibition law. It also urged action on the Caraway bill to curb future sale of cotton and grain on markets and the Hawes bill to strip prison made goods of interstate status. The bills order follows Boulder and before debate, though filibuster may delay action to adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Jones
Hawes
Boulder Dam
Four Men Buried in Burning Coal Slide Near Madison
Four men died in a coal slide at an old burning dump near Madison, W V. Dell Sheets, a saw mill foreman, and his three nephews Delmer Everett and Edward Sheets were killed when water from the hills triggered the slide that had burned for months.
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Charleston
W. Va
Madison
Dell Sheets
Delmer
Everett
Edward Sheets
Weather report for Mlinois forecasts warmer midweek
The forecast notes fair conditions tonight with clouds increasing Wednesday. Temperatures rise slightly as the week progresses, reducing the chill from earlier.
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Mlinois
University head to visit DeKalb for Chamber campaign
Dean Thompson of the University of Illinois will visit DeKalb to lead a Thursday pep session at the Innovation and to work with the Chamber of Commerce on a two day membership drive. The plan includes a $1 reduction in annual dues and a uniform monthly payment, dubbed the Paris plan.
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Dean Thompson
University of Illinois
DeKalb
Chamber of Commerce
Dear Thompson
University Ofllinois
Paris
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
O. G. Olwin
Egypt House Delays Assemblies Bill to November
In Cairo the assemblies bill to restrict police interference with assemblies and processions is postponed by the senate until the next session. Britain has issued an ultimatum and reports say British battle cruisers head toward Alexandria. Egypt will reply with the delay decision and a reaffirmation of sovereignty.
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Senate
Cairo
Egypt
Assemblies
Great Britain
Alexandria
City Council to Convene for First FY Session at City Hall
City council meets tonight at city hall to tackle several items. It is the first session of the new fiscal year beginning May 1. Mayor J. J. Kingsley will appoint standing committees and a sewer survey report by Chicago engineers may be presented.
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J. J. Kingsley
Chicago Engineers
Methodists Begin General Quadrennial Conference
Opening of the General Quadrennial conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in Kansas City marks a global gathering with delegates from 39 countries. Bishops preside daily sessions, exhibits show missionary work, and talks cover peace, crime prevention, bishops tenure, pensions, and unified denominational plans.
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Kansas City
Methodist Episcopal Church
John Wesley
Mob fails to lynch Negro in Missouri jail raid
In Columbia Missouri a mob of about 800 gathered around the city jail last night seeking to lynch Elmer Darmel a Negro accused of breaking into a white woman's home. Deputies moved Darmel to a neighboring county for safety as Governor Sam A Baker ordered all prisoners removed. Darmel was hidden through a rear door and the crowd dispersed after the sheriff claimed Darmel had been taken away.
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Columbia
Elmer Darmel
Sam A. Baker
Jefferson City
Donnel
Dorel
Two Drunks Detained Overnight By City Police
Police last night picked up two elderly offenders on the street and held them in jail overnight. They were expected to appear before the judge today for the usual fines and costs.
Shumaker Delayed Arraignment in Indiana Corrupt Practices Case
Dr. E S Shumaker superintendent of the Indiana Anti Saloon League surrendered in South Bend for arraignment on a corrupt practices act charge but was not arraigned due to the circuit court judge’s absence. Attorney General Arthur L Gilliam filed the complaint alleging misrepresentation and the case may proceed after a $1000 bond was posted.
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South Bend
Ind
U.P
E. S. Shumaker
Indiana
Anti-Saloon League
Court Shumaker
Arthur L. Gil Ham
United States
Senaim
Shumaker
Indianapolis
Itata
Gilliam
United States Senate
Ciry League
Indiana Supreme Court
Arthur Gilliam
Fireman Hurt When Cow Is Hit by Engine
P Roy Morrison a Burlington railroad fireman is hospitalized after a peculiarly fed wreck in Galesburg May 1. A passenger train struck a cow as Morrison stood in the engine gangway holding grab irons. The cow’s body shattered the iron and Morrison was knocked down. Engineer George Babb dragged him to safety after switching to air.
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Galesburg
Roy Morrison
Burlington Railroad
Morrison
George Babb
Rebels Dynamite La Luz Mine and Seize American Worker
Reports from Tuerto Cabezas Nicaragua say rebels dynamited the La Luz mine on April 27 under General Plata and captured an American bookkeeper, Harry Johnson. Earlier dispatches linked the mining area’s attacks to General Grion, a Sandino faction ally.
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Tuerto Cabezas
Nicaragua
la Lux
Harry Johnson
la Luz
Plata
da Luz
Grion
Sandino
Lindbergh Plans Ocean Tour Across Europe
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh told United Press he plans a four hop summer flight to Europe with a far northern route. Stops likely in Newfoundland Greenland Iceland Croydon and possibly Asia with Major Lanphier as escort. The Ford tri motor will carry the expedition with careful confirmations.
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Washington
U.P
Charles Lindbergh
United Press Today
Europe
Lindbergh
Greenland
Greenland- Iceland
United Press
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Asia
North American
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Thomas QC
Lanphier
Offcer
Brat Pursuit
Army Air Corps
Henry Ford
Ford
Detroit
Iceland
Croydon
England
Ford Company
United States
North Atlantic
India
Russia
Japan
Detroit News
Labrador
Thomas G
First Pursuit Group
U. S. Air Service
Ambulance Was Busy Vehicle During April
A report to be presented to the city council shows the city ambulance was called 22 times in April. Chief Horace Youngs notes 180 sleepers and two wagon calls for the month, with sleeper figures higher than in past years.
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Horace Youngs
Strong Wind Causes Minor Property Damage in Community
A strong yesterday wind tore shingles from barns and homes in the area. At the John Nelson farm on North Flint street shingles were blown off the barns, leaving some structures exposed to the elements.
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John Nelson
Flint Street
Five Boys Found Guilty of Murder in Chicago Holdup
Five youths aged 15 to 22 were found guilty of murder in a Chicago holdup that killed storekeeper Joseph Szczepanski. The jury set 25 year sentences after a deadlocked vote and a compromise amid a state death request. Names cited include Harry Zdun Mike Dios Stanley Lucas Roman Blaczemak and Casimir Teit Fowsk.
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Chicago
U.P
Harry Zdun
Mike Dios
Stanley Lucas
Roman Blaczemak
Casimir Teit Fowsk
Joseph Szczepanski
California Primary Ballot Sparks Three-Way Fight for Delegates
California voters faced primaries to pick delegates to the national conventions as Governor Alfred E. Smith Senator Thomas J. Walsh and Senator James A. Reed contest support for the California delegation. Hoover hoped for a record Republican showing amid mixed Democratic expectations. About 1,000,000 expected turnout from a 1,720,487 registration.
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San Francisco
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
James A. Reed
Missouri
California
Herbert Hoover
F Cey
Thelen
Hoover
DeKalb Starts 1928 Vehicle Tax Plate Year
City begins fiscal year and requires purchase of 1928 vehicle tax plates. City Clerk G N Blackman reports about 200 plates sold as police begin a perpetual check against state license records to verify compliance by auto owners.
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DeKalb
G.N. Blackman
Sinclair Reveals Auto-Defense of Continental Trading Bonds
Harry F. Sinclair told the senate Teapot Dome committee he did not testify because he knew nothing of the Continental Trading company but admitted he received 757000 dollars from the deal and later returned his share with interest to Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing. He explained bonds given to Fall and Hays were part of a commission and denied forming Continental Trading to hide a political fund. He said he did not tell his board of directors until recently and noted he did not clip bond coupons.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Continental Trading Company
Liberty Bonds
Sinclair
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of Indian
H. M. Blackmer
James E. O'Neil
Blackmer
Hays
M. T. Everhart
Continental
Walsh
Pittsburgh Coal chief accuses pickets of murder at hearing
J D A Morrow president of the Pittsburgh Coal Company told a Segate coal hearing that United Ming Workers pickets have murdered non union workers while practicing peaceful persuasion. He urged an armed force to guard properties and defended coal and iron police.
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Washington
J. D. A. Morrow
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Segate Coal
United Ming
Mother Cladin Nightgown Sought After Hospital Escape
Mrs. Della Gaston of Morrin Illinois fled St Marys Hospital in a nightgown with her 11 day old infant. LaSalle police used bloodhounds in a search spreading into woodlands east of LaSalle as they pursue the missing mother and child.
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LaSalle
Della Gaston
Morrin
Til
St. Mary's
Fire Chief Tackles Rubbish Blaze in Bristow Rear
Fire Chief M. A. McEvoy and one man rushed to a rubbish fire at the rear of a Bristow home on Bytamore Road. The blaze, beyond control at first, was brought under control with a chemical tank and crews' effort.
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Bristow Home
M. A. McEvoy
Bristow
Bytamore Road
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Wall Street
George Washington
Treasury
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John J. Conway
Karl Barkhorft
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Charles Hubbell Smith
Helen Smith
LINDY
Smith
del Norte County
San Diego County
Henry H. McPike
William Gibbs McAdoo
Reed
Kamsas City
Houston
Daniel A. Poling
Prohibitionist Party
Teapot Dome
Continental Company
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