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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
1
Six popular cars will be awarded to six popular ladies in a brisk seven week campaign from November 28. Entrants are urged to nominate promptly by phone or in person, with the Grand Prize previously won by a Nash Sedan owner in the county.
A DeKalb contest urges voters to nominate a wife daughter or friend and work for subscriptions to win cars. Men may enter names of female supporters and credits earned for subscriptions determine prizes, with final judging by DeKalb professionals. Entry available by phone or nomination blank, campaign ends November 28 at 9 PM.
DeKalb Forty & Eight society unit Cheminots will hold a banquet at the Indova at 6 30 this evening followed by an entertainment and a shown review of the war picture The Lost Battalion at the Princess theater Many ex servicemen who fought in France are expected to attend as the film is described among the best photoplays of World War I scenes.
The Weather Bureau predicts probable showers for tomorrow's world series game and a cool afternoon for the day’s game in Pittsburgh. The forecast comes as a precautionary note for fans attending the events, with conditions expected to influence attendance and schedules.
Atlantic City N J Oct 8 Delegates at the American Federation of Labor annual convention overwhelmingly rejected William Green's rebuke of British laborite Arthur A Purcell's appeal for closest fraternal relations with Russian workers. They also opposed forming a labor party and studied proposals on textile industry investigation foreign privileges in China ship subsidy bill federal aid for highways and congressional inquiry of the Bell Telephone company.
Police in Waukegan investigate the murder of Mel Minnte Mel lings, 24, whose stabbed body was found in a rooming house after an anonymous tip. Suspect John McGuire is in custody. owner Bert Alma says the woman had entertained him the night before. The victim was estranged from her husband, who is being questioned.
John McNamara of 4106 West Locust Street says he was not involved in the car accident discussed in Monday's Chronicle item. The accident report originated from the Aurora paper.
Funeral services for Christy Mathewson will be held Saturday morning. Interment will be at Le wiston. The notice appears from United Press and reflects plans for fans of baseball worldwide.
A Friday night dance features Cook's five piece orchestra with a singer at Elva. Tickets are 50 cents.
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies tonight with a cooler air mass moving in. Overnight temperatures are expected to fall and frost is possible in low lying areas.
The Salvation Army Staff Band of Chicago, praised by Sousa, will perform in open air at Third and Lincoln Highway at 10 a.m. then at First Methodist Church and First Lutheran Church in DeKalb on Sunday October 11. Colonel Damon and Ensign Corliss join as speakers, with Brigadier Peacock and other officers touring from Texas to the Canadian line to promote army work and youth programs.
Arthur Holt was indicted for murder for firing the fatal shot that killed his wife Lily Holt at their Fox Lake home. Her son in law Albert Har and daughter Clara Harq were indicted as accessories. Harq and Holt are jailed. Harq at liberty on 10000 and to be rearrested.
R Q Merrick, long time prohibition administrator for District No 3, headquartered at Bugalo, is appointed assistant to BE Yellowley, Chicago district administrator. Read the notice about the First Lutheran Church Annual Bazaar running Oct 13 to Oct 16 with a chicken supper finale.
President and Mrs. Coolidge arrived in Washington at ten this morning after four days on the road to Omaha and back. Their special train was an hour and 35 minutes late due to a wreck in West Virginia that blocked the Baltimore and Ohio tracks.
Washington October 8 United Press reports a general staff reduction in the prohibition unit will occur October 15 under Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrews. About 25 percent of the 20 agents and several hundred clerks on the prohibition bureau rolls will be dropped from service.
City council last Tuesday discussed moving Route 23 through the city via North Seventh Street Franklin Street and Fourth Street. A substitute motion aimed to defeat the ordinance for now while state highway officials review and a new plan could be proposed.
Knights of Pythias of the city plan a bic meeting this evening with expected delegations from Geneva Batavia and other towns. Three candidates seek initiation and Batavia knights may assist in the rite. Batavia visitors arrive in full singing attire and are noted for their vocal talents. A milligan will follow the work. DeKalb locals and visiting members are anticipated to attend.
Chicago dispatches report Sheriff Edwin E. Crawford of Sycamore reiterating charges that deputy U S marshals escorting Terrence Draggan drank. Automobiles of guards Polak and Zippman found. Oakdell inn stop blamed. Draggan allegedly resisted, leading to a brawl and injuries. deputies’ revolver lost but recovered. party rode with Charles F P Taylor in a car. U S Marshal Palmer E Anderson suspended deputies and promised action if obstruction shown.
Private talks replace long table discussions as Stresemann and Austen Chamberlain meet in Locarno for two hours marking the first conference since arrival. Luther Briande and Skrangyski join as Benes arrives, signaling faster progress toward European peace aims.
Illinois agricultural and industrial leadership were showcased at the Illinois products exposition opening in the Furniture Mart. Attendees included Attorney General Oscar Carlstrom and Mayor William Dever, with over 300 exhibits of farm and manufacturer products filling the aisles.
Charles H. Ames, pilot of the night air mail plane, is missing on the Chicago to New York run. Searchers have been unable to locate any trace of the missing aircraft or its course.
A massive blast at the Laclede Gas and Light offices on Olive Street in downtown St Louis killed one person and injured between 20 and 30. Fire followed the explosion as gas fumes and shattered windows filled the business district. crews from all city departments fought to control the blaze.
About five hundred aviators from World War I have offered their services to Chief of Police Morgan A. Collins of Chicago. With Cicero military air depot approved by Major General Mason F. Patrick, the veterans vow to organize as the Air Service Officers Association and assist the police in emergencies including external territory searches and rapid pursuits.
John street from College Avenue to Locust Street is open to auto traffic. Work from Locust Street to Lincoln Highway continues with paving on West Lincoln Highway using bitulithic. Crews fill holes on West Lincoln Highway. weather may extend completion, delaying finish beyond Tuesday.
Advertises a special sale by J. B. Lindstrom & Co with six items: buy 3 pounds Krispy Crackers and receive 3 porcelain dishes free, plus a No 2 re soldered galvanized wash tub at 50 cents. Ads note phones 125 130 and a Leslie Street sale at 9:00 am Saturday, limit one.
The second game of the World Series goes to the Pirates as Pittsburg defeats their opponent to even the series. Pirates rally with key performances from top players and solid pitching to secure the victory.
Forbes Field witnesses a dramatic 1925 world series game as Cuyler belts a decisive eighth inning homer off Coveleskie to put Pittsburgh ahead 2 1 and spark 40 000 fans. Earlier Judge also homered and Wright added a left field blast as Washington and Pittsburgh exchange runs and hits amid a cold, orderly afternoon.
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