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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1925
Page
1
An editor urges DeKalb County women to join a three week campaign to win a $750 Wurlitzer Grand Piano as the contest’s grand prize. Districts two and three are open for workers, with instructions to contact the campaign manager and recruit friends, relatives, and neighbors. Office hours are posted for evening inquiries.
A misprint in naming the Ford touring car driver in the James Bodda death inquiry led to confusion. The Chronicle corrects the error, noting the driver’s true name and apologizing for the mistaken identification and any distress caused.
The First Baptist church plans a Friday evening meeting to organize a men's club. Senator K G Wright will speak on Moral and Religious Conditions in Europe. Community singing and refreshments are planned as features of the initial gathering.
The American Legion post endorses a citywide Armistice Sunday with a 10 am Legion march to First Lutheran church for a 1 3 pm service. Ministers urged to frame morning sermons around Armistice Day to honor the end of the European conflict, urging public attendance.
James Allen a 17 year old Negro was held as a murder suspect in Miss Emma Bacon nurse death at Dalton. He was to be brought from Chicago to verify his claim he witnessed the attack but not the murder due to a passing train. Police sought two acquaintances he named and would place him at a construction camp hiring Negro laborers for identification.
H. L. Turner, formerly assistant cashier at Tampico State Bank, has become a teller at DeKalb Trust and Savings Bank in this city. The new position began yesterday.
A 28 year old Rockford man Isaac Mann was killed instantly when his Ford truck was struck by passenger train No 8 near Kirkland two miles west of the village about 6 36 this morning. The auto was hurled several hundred feet and Mann a foreman for Ray Mann construction was en route from Rockford to Kirkland. An inquest is planned tomorrow as the train crew could not be present. He leaves a wife and mother and several brothers and a sister. There were no children.
Late reports from Dixon say State Patrol Officer Kenneth Church remains in critical condition after a skull fracture suffered last Friday when his motorcycle wrecked near Kreekford city limits. He was found unconscious beside the cement road by two Oregon youths. the motorcycle lay 14 feet away.
Dr James J Walsh of New York City will lecture at St Marys Hall Monday evening November 9 at 8 00 oclock Admission is free and all are invited to attend.
New York voters faced a mayoral election with Senator Jimmy Walker as the favorite in betting markets. Backers of Republican challenger Frank Waterman predicted a close race, but overall expectation favored Walker by about two to one.
Three hundred Chicago policemen are charged with being on the payroll of the Genna brothers bootleggers for the past two years. The report notes a citywide accusation tied to a long running bootlegging operation.
A Chicago police squad searched a Whiting residence at dawn after receiving a tip that Martin J. Durkin, a slayer who fatally wounded a police officer last Wednesday, was hiding there. The house was vacant and no occupant was found despite a wide search near daylight.
Morrison Illinois November 3 A special venire of 100 prospective jurors was called for the Fulton county treasurer campaign. John Cominsky, a Fulton farmer and telephone operator, is accused of murder in the Miss Marie Sorensen McKee case. A jury panel was drawn and questioned by opposing attorneys, with emphasis on detecting any bias.
An important meeting of State College students will be held tomorrow at four o'clock at the college. Students will vote for two members to join a new six member athletics committee with four faculty and two student members. The meeting will outline eligibility rules for players and govern college athletics.
Washington and court records show Col William Mitchell requesting 73 subpoenas including three cabinet members. The defense aims to examine witnesses while the court warns against further delays, as prosecution and defense plan procedures and document sharing.
Funeral services for James Bodda were held this afternoon at two from the Nelson chapel on North Third street. Bodda died Sunday morning at Glidden hospital from a skull base fracture after being struck by an auto driven by Alfred J. Cofey of Maple Park. He had been repairing a tire beside his parked car on the cement highway when hit.
A sedan and a street car collided in Springfield Lil today causing one death and four injuries. The automobile and the street car suffered heavy damage with the front end of the street car badly damaged. The injured are considered critically hurt and may die.
Chicago bulletin reports Judge Adam C. Cliffe issued an injunction against the North Shore Inn in Aurora after a cabaret girl shot and killed her lover. The district attorney's office announced the closing of the establishment.
Varis France November 3. Premier Painleve told the Chamber of Deputies his cabinet backs bold measures to restore financial stability. He disclosed continued debt funding talks with the United States and Britain for an equitable solution to shelter France and the franc from risk. Socialists refused to support the new cabinet, and analysts warned of a short life for the ministry. Painleve urged rapid action, warned against inflation, and proposed a national sacrifice with all wealth taxed to meet budgets.
In Muskegon Michigan the slain outlaw is identified by federal agent George Tate as George Dutch Anderson. Police confirmed with fingerprint tests after initial reports by Lieut. Roy Ferris. Hammond, a detective, died in the encounter while attempting to arrest Anderson and the bandit was killed when his own revolver fired.
Mrs Mary Lay is confined to her home with a badly sprained ankle after slipping on stairs Saturday evening. An X-ray indicated ligaments in the foot were torn, with the injury described as severe.
Two automatic traffic signals will be erected in the city at First Street and Lincoln Highway and at Seventh Street and Lincoln Highway. Cement bases are being prepared and installation will follow. The project is nearing completion.
The joint legislative commission named to study terminating permits broadened its focus to public utilities. A tour will visit Madison Minneapolis St Paul Indianapolis Washington Boston New York Philadelphia and more before year end. Members anticipate possible franchise reforms and consider municipal vs private operation models for transit.
Dr. Joost reports his automobile was struck Saturday evening while parked in front of Dr. George H. Joost’s home on North First Street. He suspects the other car was a Hudson. Damage to his vehicle was not significant.
Increasing cloudiness and probable showers expected Wednesday or tonight. Warmer tonight with mild conditions in the near term.
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