Pioneer Resident Charles Reilly Dies After Illness
Charles Reilly a longtime resident of this community since 1884 died yesterday morning after a stroke last Tuesday. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at St Marys church with burial in St Marys cemetery. He was born August 5 1845 in Cavan Ireland and came to this country as a youth. He leaves his widow and five children and a large circle of friends. He was active in St Marys church and a member of the Order of Macabees.
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Charles Reilly
Reilly
St. Mary's Church
St Mary
St. Mary’s Church
Order of Macabees
Orly
Delegates to Attend County Boy Scout Meet at Guildhall
Delegates from the Chamber of Commerce Rotary Kiwanis clubs and various churches are urged to attend a county meeting tomorrow night at the Guildhall Sycamore. F L Chadwick of Chicago regional rector seeks community support to fund a county scout director to hire executives in villages and towns where troops can form. The movement is already underway in neighboring counties and is described as a patriotic effort for youth protection.
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Chamber of Commerce
Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
Guildhall
Sycamore
F. L Chadwick
Chicago
Chadwick
Time to Send Votes for DeKalb Radio Concert
Residents of DeKalb have until Thursday afternoon at 2:45 PM CST to vote for the DeKalb Woman's Club chorus in Ion WLS radio broadcasting contest. A letter card telegram or phone notification is urged to show the audience size and support for the April 23 concert, with votes determining the prize and banquet in Chicago.
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DeKalb
Ion Wls
Whch
Standard Oil Declares Dividend for Indiana Stockholders
The Standard Oil Company of Indiana today declared a dividend of 62 14 cents on each share of capital stock to be paid June 15 to stockholders of record at the close of business May 16. Strawberries and asparagus are noted in the garden column, with two-year old roots of strong rest-proof asparagus. Custer's Garden.
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Ill
Standard Oil Company Ofndiana
Cattal
Custer’s Garden
City Council to Change Mayoral Office Tuesday Night
City council meets Tuesday night to witness the oath of office for the new administration and the transfer of mayoral duties from Mayor J J Kingsley to Mayor-elect J B Lindstrom former alderman of the fourth ward. Lindstrom is expected to announce appointments. only Alderman Lynn Chambers changes seats among the current members as Roy Hunt resigns and returns home to Prescott.
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J. J. Kingsley
J. B. Lindstrom
Fourth Ward
Lindstrom
Lynn Chambers
Fifth Ward
Chambers
Roy Hunt
Fresport
City improves sharp turn at busy crossing
City workers cut away parts of curbing at the southwest and northeast corners of North First Street and Augusta Avenue to reduce the sharp turn. New brick will be laid in the widened roadbed, following earlier improvements on East Pleasant Street by the piano factory and near the state sea ere college.
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North First Street
Augusta Avenue
East Pleasant Street
Piano Factory
State Seaere College
Commune Foes Win Big Gains In Elections
Paris municipal elections report first returns from Sunday ballots. Communist candidates trailed with conservatives leading in many districts as Socialists and Radicals split votes. Over 400 officers to be elected. in Paris 49 districts went to 26 Conservatives, 21 Radicals and Socialists, and 2 Communists. The results signal public opinion and influence the departmental congress that will choose one third of the Senate in 1927.
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United Press
Paris
France
Ruth Kilmer Taken Sick at Home for Sanitarium Care
Ruth Kilmer daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Kilmer fell ill at home and was taken to a Davenport Iowa sanitarium for treatment. Accompanied by her parents and a family friend she is expected to arrive this evening for a nervous breakdown evaluation and treatment plan.
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Ruth Kilmer
W. A. Kilmer
Davenport la
Theodore Carrel Back Again in Police Custody
Chicago police hold Theodore Carrel and three confessed robbers after a chain of identifications and misidentifications linked Mathison and Walden to a Belfry Avenue store robbery. The case involves misarrest claims and possible civil suits.
John Lundberg Collects High Automobile Numbers
John Lundberg resumes his hobby of tracking high license numbers. From his cigar shop, he notes gains after the 800000 mark and reports a city car bearing state number 901 295. A Sycamore car rumored above 902 000 has not appeared locally.
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John Lundberg
Lundberg
Sycamore
Improvement Company Ships Men by Truck
The McCarthy Improvement Company of Davenport Indiana plans to staff a new contract with many of its own men. Saturday afternoon a large company truck carried about 200 workers through the city with men on running boards and feet hanging from the sides.
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McCarthy Improvement Company
Davenport
New Angle Disclosed in McClintock Death Case
Testimony in an inquest into the death of Billy McClintock and Mrs. McClintock included claims by housekeeper Mrs. Harry Carson that Mrs. William D. Shepherd took a diamond engagement ring from Mrs. McClintock shortly before her death. The case contends Billy, Mrs. McClintock, and Dr. Harry Olson died from poisoning.
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Ualted Frese
Chicago
William D. Shepherd
Emma Nelson McClintock
New District Governor for Rotary Named
Us N Therbster of Elgin was unanimously elected district governor of the 4th district of Illinois at the district convention in Moline last week. Herbster, comptroller at Elgin National Watch, heads Elgin Rotary and is Sanitary district president. The 40th district covers clubs in Chicago, Aurora, Elgin, Belvidere, Rockford, Harvard, and others including Ottawa, Moline, Joliet, LaSalle, and Kankakee.
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N. Therbster
Elgin National Watch Company
Elgin
Rotary Club
Ilinois
Moline
Herbster
Harry Kelleyr
Ottawa
Elgin Club
Elgin Sanitary District Board of Directors
Elgin Shriners’ Club
Chicago
Aurora
Belvidere
Rockford
Harvard
Galva
Freeport
Evanston
East Moline
DeKalb
Civero
Chicago Heights
Oak Park
Wilmette
Winnetka
Waukegan
Streator
Sterling
Savanna
Peru
Princeton
Rock Island
Morrison
Maywood
LaSalle
Kewanee
Kankakee
Joliet
Police Recover Bicycle Left On Lincoln Highway
A bicycle reported lost four days ago was found on the Lincoln Highway near Fourth Street. It has been taken to the police station where the owner may claim it. The plant sale and Dulcy play notice are included among local items.
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Lincoln Highway
Fourth Street
Legislators Face Big Week and Much Work
Springfield May 4 United Press reports a busy week ahead in the Illinois legislature with two sessions daily in the house and senate. The eight hour bill for women faces a roll call tomorrow amid two amendments added despite effort to sidetrack them. Supporters and opponents foresee a tight vote with a likely victory yet a close count.
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United Press
Springfield
House
Senate
Lottle Hol
Nan O'Neill
Young Men Hike From College Saturday to DeKalb
John Conlin son of Mr and Mrs Ed Conlin and his roommate Dann left Viator s College Saturday morning at 40 30 o clock and hiked part of the distance to DeKalb arriving about five in the afternoon They secured several rides enroute and left for their school last evening.
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Stg Viator’s College
John Conlin
Ed Conlin
Dann
DeKalb
Illinois Fair Tonight and Custer's Gardens Weather Brief
Weather note reports fair conditions in Illinois tonight with cooler air and a potential frost. Mentions strong well grown vegetable plants in bags at Custer's Gardens and a price or contact line with Phone 996.
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Illinois
Custer
Banks Form to Protect Banks From Bandits
An important De Kalb Bankers Federation meeting will be held in Sycamore on Wednesday night at seven o clock at the Elks club. State representatives will outline plans for a county protective agency to combat bank bandits and safeguard the community, with sheriff officials and local leaders invited.
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DeKalb Bankers’ Federation
Sycamore
Elks’ Club
Illinois
Illinois Bankers’ Association
E. E. Crawford
Board of Supervisors
Cessius Poust
J. R. Waterman
County Federation
Federation
Chicago
R. C. Saunders
Des Moines
Harding
Iowa
National Rifle Association
Saunders
Bankerg
Shel
Notice Barth City Window Cleaning Co Advertisement
Barth City Window Cleaning Co offers first class service for residences stores schools and factories in York. Call 497 126 for cleaning work and estimates.
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Barth City Window Cleaning Co
York
Schi
Auto from This City In Mishap On Aurora Road
One person died and two youths escaped after a mishap on North Aurora Road involving an unfamiliar De Kalb auto and a Batavia car. Gideon Grandquist died at St Charles hospital after a collision with an Aurora bound Elgin interurban. Frank Tyson of Batavia and Carl Grandquist survived minor injuries. Two women in the Batavia car fled the scene during the ensuing chaos.
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Aurora
Cleveland
North Aurora
DeKal
Frank Tyson
Batavia
Guy's
Gideon Gunar
Carl Grandquist
Elgin
Gideon Grandquist
St. Charles Hospital
Gunar Grandquist
Europe
Carl
Gunar
Batavia Auto
DeKalb
State Writer Speaks Before Kiwanis Club
Lester B Colby director of publicity for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce spoke before the Kiwanis club at noon. He discussed his work gathering DeKalb county and city data for Illinois state articles to appear in state newspapers and noted his history of Illinois writing as educational. Plans for next Tuesday night’s ladies night at the Lutheran church of North Lee were announced with a seven o clock departure for Lee and a post program reception.
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Illino
Lester B. Colby
II O%& Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Colby
DeKalb County
Illinois
Lutheran Church
Hunt Suspect In Canada for Killing Case
Ottawa reports Canadian mounted police track Charles Ufret in connection with the Hartford murder case. Ufret allegedly shot war veteran Charles E. Underwood and is said to possess counterfeit U S money and boast ties to Gerald Chapman’s defense fund. Police believe he may be one of three men from the United States involved in passing counterfeit currency for the Chapman defense.
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Ey Unicarres
Ottawa
Ontario
Canadian Mounted Police
Charles Ufret
Gerald Chapman
Hartford
Conn
Ufret
Charles E. Underwood
Here
Tfret
United States
Chapman
Canada
Legion Meeting Tonight Delivers Memorial Day and Bazaar Plans
DeKalb post of the American Legion will hold an eight o'clock meeting in the post rooms. Agenda includes Memorial Day plans and bazaar committee report. Members urged to attend. large attendance expected. A surprise has been announced by the officers to attract interest.
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DeKalb
The
American Legion
Offi
Identifies Girl's Body in Chesterton Murder Mystery
Gary Indiana May 4 arrests may come today as police pursue the mystery of Mrs. Josephine Desidino 21 with Florence K Boro 17 naming two more men and identifying the charred remains as Josephine. Boro described the skirt fragment and said she and Josephine traveled from Gary to South Bend then to Chesterton where the body was found after a dismembering shooting and arson.
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United Press
Gary
Indiana
Chesterton
Josephine Desidino
Florence K. Boro
South Bend
Ind
Josephine
Florence
Many Events This Week In Scout Program
This week in the city the scout movement features tests for tenderfoot advancement by First Lutheran church scouts seeking a charter. Only Congregational church troop holds a charter. Congregational troop plans future hikes while Methodist troop meets midweek. Examinations in second and first class continue. Scout executives meet Wednesday to plan further movement work.
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First Lutheran Church
Congregational Church
Methodist Church
Three Killed at Soiree by Poison Booze
Bodies of three men were found dead from suspected poison liquor at a house party in Minneapolis. Two other men were stupefied and taken to a police station for observation. The dead are William T. Maher, James Castle, and Edward Savage. Maher hosted the fatal party. Castle was a cook and Savage a laborer.
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United Pres
Minneapolis
Minn
William T. Maher
James Castle
Edward Savage
Maher
Castle
Savage
South End County Men Here Saturday
Postmaster E F Ledoyt and A O Fosse of Sandwich visited DeKalb on Saturday to attend to business and greet old friends. Ledoyt is well known in the county’s north end for his wide circle of acquaintances.
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South End
E. F. Ledoyt
A. O. Fosse
Sandwich
DeKalb
Ledoyt
Dairy Price List Shows Milk and Cream Rates
A local price list lists dairy costs including milk per quart and pint, coffee cream per pint at 48 cents, and whipping cream priced per pint at 24 cents, reflecting routine store offerings and decimal pricing.
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Standard Oil
Ekation
Custer’s Gardens
Elks Notice
Killian
Ted Carrel
Katherine Kessler-Carrel
Theodore Carrel
Harry Kessler
Harold Delaney
William Swift
Ralph Mathison
Blake Walden
Jacob Hopkins
Carrel
Delaney
Swift
Mathison
Walden
Elyria
Danville
John O'Connor Meder
O'Connor and Goldberg
Sheridan Road
John B. Mallers
Mallers
Mathison and
Rose Dorf
Grace Street
Bertha Hartman
Meder
Detective Bureau
Milton Smith
I! Carrel
William Ralston
Warren Avenue
Howard Delaney
Ralston
Banco
Crown Point
Hindenburg
Paul von Hindenburg
von Slindenburg
Cuno
Schiele
Interior
Rotary
Powell's
Dulcy
Teachers College
Wane
Aon
Sofia
Bulgaria
Zadgorsky
Geergieff
Zadzorsky
Freidmann
Hunt
Legion
Pal
Desiderio
Broughton
Mctaig
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