DeKalb County Sunday School Convention at Sycamore
DeKalb county hosts a two day Sunday school convention in Sycamore on May 5 and 6. The event features speakers Dancey of Rockford Pearl Weaver D W Statfield of Naperville and others with choral music soloists cantata and an orchestra. Attendees may view progress from the twenty first century in a banner presentation comparing the old red schoolhouse to modern work.
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DeKalb County
Sycamore
Dancey
Rockford
Ilinois Sunday School Association
Pearl B Weaver
D. W. Statfield
Naperville
Mise Marie Sabin
Sunde
Cone
Taxes poured in as DeKalb bank clears payments
Deputies report a large amount of taxes collected at De Kalb Trust and Savings Bank. The sign urging payment was removed. some late payers sought extensions. Banks expect to close books soon with many property owners still delinquent and likely to face penalties.
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de Kalb Trust & Savings Bank
Frank Graffami
Walter Hay
DeKall
Fourth Street Bank
Bank
New Express Service Established for DeKalb Merchants
DeKalb merchants gain faster Chicago to town shipments under a new express plan with the American Railway Express Company. Orders now depart Chicago at night and arrive around 11 p.m., enabling early morning wagon starts and extended late service for town businesses.
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American Railway Express
DeKalb
Chicago
George Culver
Express
Chiceze
Committee Investigates Freight Operations Across Line
A North Western rail line committee visits local freight facilities and rail yards to inspect operations. Officials review property and plan inspections along the system, with possible future changes suggested by observers.
Second Story Addition Underway on South Third Street
Work on the new building addition by Peter Christianson on South Third Street makes steady progress. Window frames are being installed as the plan to add a second story to gain store room seems to shorten the construction window, with completion expected in a week or two.
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Peter Christianson
South Third Street
Cent
Swedish Mission Church to Welcome New Pastor on June Five
Members expect Rev. Winstead to take charge at the Swedish Mission Church beginning June 5. A seasoned minister with over ten years in the ministry, he will bring stability after a period with visiting speakers. A reception for the pastor and family is planned, with details to be announced.
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Swedish Mission Church
Chem Wade
Mr. Winstead
Smrithport
Wistead
DeKally
Mrs Rowland in Chicago murder case faces preliminary hearing
Mrs Thomas Rowland appears in court for a preliminary hearing on the murder charge of her husband, a prominent Chicago dentist. The hearing and coroner's inquest are pending, with bond likely set at ten thousand dollars amid a tense courtroom scene. The weather notes generally fair conditions in Illinois with a cool snap and frost.
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Irene Malloy
Thom Rowland
Retty
W. Rowland
One Sided Vote Reports Small Utility Bill Amendment
A utilities committee backed a state administration witness bill by a 20 to 4 vote. The measure aims to create a seven member commission to regulate utilities within municipal boundaries, with all utilities placed under the commission's control. An amendment seeks to establish a tenure seat on the commission.
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United Presse
Sprinstiet
House
Maineis
LOE
Sion
Alpiner
Council meeting extends for several days amid leadership transition
City council delayed finalizing Mayor Lewis’s succession as outgoing officials plan a Thursday handover. No new aldermen will be chosen. Fire Chief Melivoy remains in place. Incoming mayor George Hulton and Tob Powell will preside, with the new regime delaying appointments for about a month to establish footing.
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Wagleys
Prandehild
Dwight
Wicar
Jaanes Lewis
Tiursiay
Saul
Effy
Effy Over To the New Reime
George Hulton Orttty
Tob Powell
Lewis
Melivoy
Steel arrives as DeKalb hospital construction begins
Heavy steel eye beams and equipment for the new hospital have arrived. Contractors Skoxlund Weddberg employ many workers as cement work and foundation progress. Corner pillars rise about three feet while brick laying to start once foundations finish. Favorable weather could accelerate the project of DeKalb's needed institution.
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Skoxlund Weddberg
DeKalb
Celebration sponsor proposal stirs Legion in Parley
Commander H Goodison of the American Legion says the Amerricat Legion may sponsor a large celebration here with events and a parade. Business leaders and locals expect thousands from across the state if the Legion leads the effort, with games, a parade, and nighttime entertainments planned.
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H. Goodison
American Legion
Amerricat Legion
Goetigen
Treat
Snc
Mieht
Legion
Miler Goodisen
Coin Counter Installed At The First Bank
A new coin counter from the Ab bott company arrived at Pirs Trust & Savings bank. The device processes coins one denomination at a time, transferring numbers to a glass tube then into wrapped rolls, with pennies set at 50 per bag and other coins rolled similarly. It locks once the set amount is counted, speeding up cash handling for customers.
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Morris
First Bank
Pirs Trust & Savings Bank
Abbott Company
Fragmentary note hints at forged signals near stalled tractor scene
A damaged text fragment mentions names Tom Pewie and Liamsen White, a wheel gear and pavement area between here and Sve ere. It describes trembles, an undersigned object, and a possible fake alongside a big tractor delay, with Poste and amid references.
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Tom Pewie
Liamsen
Here
Sveere
Banks to Close Thursday Afternoons This Week
Banks will close Thursday afternoons this week as a partial holiday policy. The measure, affecting primary branches, will continue until November 1, with a half holiday observed on Thursdays.
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Civine Tie Omi
Piret Fons
Prust
Xaltr Hst
Bane
Horatio Wieniward Memorial Hospital Association Formed
According to a Worcester spring field report the Horatio Wieniward Memorial Hospital association filed incorporation papers in the capital. It has no capital stock and lists J Le Warner I C Mosher W W Sedgwick and Philip S Linder as incorporators. A plan to equip the hospital aims to make it an asset to Sandwich and serve its citizens.
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Spring Field
Horatio 2 Wieniward Memorial Hospital Assoction
J le Warner
I. C. Mosher
W.W. Sedgwick
Philip S Linder
Aso
Hetue A Hrelweheh
Ho N. Woeadward
Chicago couple R F Roberts return to DeKalb residence
Mr and Mrs R F Roberts and their children, long time DeKalb residents now back from Chicago, have returned to the DeKalb area to live again.
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Chicago
DeKalb
R. F. Roberts
Japanese Steamer Lost Near Mouth of Columbia River
The Japanese steamer Yoko Yo Mara sank near the Columbia River mouth after a fire broke out. Ninety-five aboard are missing or dead, sixty-five survivors were rescued by the transport Beaufort as lifeboats vanished after the vessel capsized and sank.
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United Press
Seattle
Wash
Columbia River
Beaufort
City Plan Commission Elects Officers for Development Program
In the first formal meeting the City Plan Commission elected ES Rayworth of the Apollo Plan company to head the project. Officers include View Chairmen Mrs S F E Bradt and Bayard N Clark. Kennedy served as temporary chair with Joslin as temporary secretary. About 40 of 50 members attended.
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City Plan Commission
ES Rayworth
Apollo Plan Company
View
S. FE. Bradt
Bibwood
Werethy
Bayard N. Clark
Potn Hee
A. G. Kennedy
Joslin
President warns departments to cap spending in line with appropriations
Washington May 3 President Harding warned all cabinet members to limit expenditures to the amounts Congress appropriated for their departments. He sent a letter to each secretary deploring the trend toward additional spending and noting requests for extra appropriations before Congress.
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Washington, D.C
Harding
C &Nx
Congress
Warren
Wye
Senate
Road work set to begin on last gap segment
The article notes a cement road project between DeKaliy and Geneva, with Heyworth halting the contract and a ten mile gap east of Elvuin. A cement mixer has moved to the end of the current stretch and a narrow gauge railroad is partly laid, but no cement will be laid for a month or more while grading starts immediately.
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DeKaliy Snd Geneva
Heyworth Concern
Elvuin
Forty Hours Devotion Ends at St Marys with Ceremonies
Services at St Marys were closed today after the Forty Hours devotion that began Sunday morning. Two masses were held each morning and evening services conducted, with children leading processions and older members attending the masses each occasion.
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St. Mary's Church
Official of North Star at Moline Monday
Frank Swanstrom treasurer of the DeKalb North Star Benefit association and board member visited Moline yesterday on business. The board meets the first Monday of every month to review monthly reports and handle other important association matters.
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Frank Swanstrom
DeKalb North Star Benefit Association
Moline
Busiess Matte
Arth Stuer Association
Magistrate W A Glidden Returns to City Hall Desk
Police Magistrate W A Glidden resumes duties at the city station after a brief illness. He appears in good health and says he expects to continue in office indefinitely, observing busy activity around town.
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City Hall
W. A. Glidden
Hiness
Great Singer Appears Here This Thursday
DeKalb readers recall Marjory Maxwell the grand opera star who delighted a Chautauqua audience with her voice. She returns for a concert at the First Lutheran church on Thursday night. Maxwell is a lyric soprano who has sung with Chicago and Ravinia grand opera companies and is now drawing strong acclaim. Her Thursday performance at the Lutheran church is anticipated.
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DeKalb
Marjory Maxwell
Chautauqua
First Lutheran Church
Chicago
Ravinia
Lutheran Church
New License Rule Orders in De Kalb Cars
Chief Mindell of Ponce issues a two week deadline to replace 1920 automobile licenses with new ones by the 15th. Any car with a 1920 plate after the deadline will be towed to the police station if the driver cannot be found, with added costs.
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Ponce Mindell
DeKalb
De Kalb Woman Elizabeth Holderness Ill At Home
Friends report Mrs. Elizabeth Holderness of De Kalb taken suddenly ill at home earlier this week. Her health had been poor for months and her condition alarms family as they await more favorable news. Her son Charles Holderness traveled from Crystal Lake to be with her.
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Elizabeth Holderness
Charles Holderness
Crystal Lake
Vacuum cleaner salesman pursued by Elgin men in DeKalb
Two Elgin men searched DeKalb for a vacuum cleaner salesman traveling with a woman it is claimed as his wife. The dealer allegedly used aliases, left money for a meal, and fled through a back door. Police advised warrants, the man resisted, and one suspect's name was given as O E Rotacker amid unverified conduct claims.
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Elgin
Watch City
DeKalb
Vac
O. E. Rotacker
Justus
Last Services for Local Girl Florence Holderness
Last rites were held for Miss Florence Holderness who had planned to pursue nursing. She departed Sunday afternoon for Evanston to begin training under Mrs. Roach. Officials report the death occurred Saturday evening at St Marge Church Papher So.
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Florence Holderness
Evanston
Roach
Patrick
St. Marge Church
Papher
France mobilizes to Rhine as 130000 join Ruhr advance
Paris March reports French troops moved to the Rhine under a fresh mobilization order. A 1919 class call up inducted 130000 troops with mining engineers formed at Mainz and cavalry under General Simon to meet them at Düsseldorf for Ruhr escort. Naval mobilization also expected.
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Paris
France
Rhine
Ruhr
Mayence
Simon
Dusseldorf
de Goutte
Sagoc Duvaroux
Brition
London
Grasset
Briand
Probe into Death of Marie Vance in Western City
United Press report from Los Angeles May 3 states a formal inquiry began into the mysterious death of Marie Vance of Glencoe Illinois. Coroner and autopsy indicated nicotine poisoning, conflicting with the death certificate listing pneumonia. The body was sent to Chicago in a sealed casket. Authorities name a Covington Virginia planter as purchaser of the Hollywood bungalow linked to the case.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Marie Vance
Glencoe
Woolwine
Hoffman
Chicago
Miss Vance
R. Lee Heath
University
Hollywood
Robert S. Lockhart
Covington
Woman Found Dead on Gold Coast in Chicago
A well dressed woman was found today on Chicago’s Gold Coast with a revolver in her hand and a bullet hole in her head. Police say she committed suicide. An unidentified young woman was also found with a bullet wound on the Gold Coast, holding a pocketbook as her head rested among shrubs. police believe she also took her own life.
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Bs United Press
Chicago
Ill
A. J. Clauphier
Gold Coast
Well Known De Kalb Woman Critically Ill
Mrs. Joseph Hudson, an older resident, suffered a stroke Sunday evening and is critically ill today. Her daughter Mrs. Hattie Newton was summoned from Charles City Iowa to assist. Mr. Hudson has been ill for months and the family will require extra care.
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Joseph Hudson
Hattie Newton
Charles City
Iowa
Hudson
Little Daughter Born To DeKalb Family Dies
DeKalb residents mourn as newborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Keeb Florence Wagley at Dwight dies this morning. Mayor and Mrs Wagley had celebrated the birth of their first grandchild just yesterday.
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DeKalb
Keeb
Florence Wagley
Dwight
Bill Would Make Cook County Into New State
Senator J. P. Denbir of Chicago introduced a resolution in the senate proposing a separate state carved from Cook County. The plan would include Lake, DeKalb, Will, DuPage, Kane, McHenry and Boone counties.
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Cook County
Unita Press
Springfield
J. P. Denbir
Chicago
Senate Today
Lake, DeKalb
Will
Dupage, Kane, McHenry
Boone
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