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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1925
Page
1
The campaign office stays open this evening urging subscribers and five member clubs for a chance at a $100 gold prize. Women are urged to enroll, receive receipt books, and phone the manager to arrange mail delivery and club entries. The note stresses active campaigning and responsible voter support.
Tomorrow evening at First Baptist Church the organ recital by Mr. Raddatz draws city residents with a promise of an interesting program. The Congregationalists will join, expecting a large turnout as three Nevin pieces are performed, including Cavatin Rite Festivo. The event signals a vibrant local religious community gathering in a period piece of civic life.
The Illinois state highway department disapproves shifting Route 23 from Fourth Street to Seventh Street in DeKalb citing two right angle turns longer distance and loss of pavement. The decision ends council debate, while a separate notice invites sealed bids for a brick repair shop in DeKalb County with details on plans and bid security.
The Northern Illinois State Young People's Conference closed Friday after a weeklong program begun Wednesday. Delegates from Geneva rode a special bus to Aurora at 3 45 PM to catch trains home, as sessions focused on living a Christian life, community involvement, and youth leadership. Officers were installed by Rev Tunisen with Carl Gromer of Elgin elected president.
The Mitchell defense abandons plans to summon President Coolidge as a witness. They focus on a key letter from Secretary Davis to Inspector General Helmick and urge disclosure of any correspondence between Coolidge and Davis, alleging irregular war department procedures.
Nomination blanks are worth their face value. Gather all ballots and send them to the campaign manager with your coupon. All votes in the ballot box up to 6 p.m. October 30 will be counted. Regular daily ballot box counts will occur at 6 p.m. and appear in the next evening edition.
District No 1 City of De Kalb tallies names and property values for numerous residents across De Kalb and nearby towns. Listings include Misses, Mrs., and Mr. with street addresses such as North Tenth Street Grove Street Lincoln Highway and East Lincoln Highway. Values range from about 1,000 to 876,800 in a detailed roster.
A letter from Roy Talbot's son in the foreign service claims Talbot, based on Shameen, has been promoted for service during the three month strike and siege there. The note reports nerves on edge and expectations of a dispatch detailing the honor while detailing the island's isolation and expatriate burdens. Talbot planned to leave Shameen for Hongkong after the Avalon dance.
Illinois led Penn as Red Grange scored three touchdowns before the end of the third quarter with Britton adding one. Grange rested in the second quarter but returned in the third to complete his hat trick. Penn recorded a lone safety in the second period.
Kenneth Church a state motorcycle officer on the run from Freeport to Mendota and formerly of the De Kalb division is in Dixon hospital in serious condition after a motorcycle wreck last night. He lies unconscious with a brain concussion and authorities have few details as witnesses were absent and the cause remains a mystery.
Judge William M. Sparks admitted Miss Madge Oberholtzer’s dying statement as evidence in the first degree murder trial of D. C. Stephenson and two aides, ruling it admissible after striking certain decisions. The statement details the alleged attack and the hotel poison purchase in Hammond, with defense objections largely rejected. Asa J. Smith, Griffith G. Deane, and Miss Bermina Moore testified during Friday’s session.
W E Allen DeKalb agent for the Chicago and North Western says a 14 inch army gun traveling from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific will stop in DeKalb for one hour Monday morning from seven to eight oclock before continuing west. The schedule lists Chicago Rochelle Dixon Sterling Clinton and other stops with brief display windows and return times.
A city improvements board reports West Lincoln Highway paving is stalled awaiting state approval of concrete specifications and bridge work. The state will contribute up to 19000 for cement paving if specs meet requirements, with hearings set for November 11 on Ninth Eleventh and Bush streets and related avenues.
Indicted by the DeKalb county grand jury Albert M. Andreas Walter Whyte and Eddie Conlon face transfer to Chicago Friday to join the trial of Frank Cooper accused of stealing cars and leaving them in DeKalb for sale. Cooper's lawyer said his client was ill and could not attend next Friday. Andreas is held on 5000 bond, Whyte and Conlon to testify for the state in Chicago.
Students and faculty at Northern Illinois State Teachers College meet to add two members to the athletic committee and adopt Little 19 eligibility rules with future plans for a permanent code. Dr. J Stanley Brown explains withdrawal from the Illinois State Athletic Association amid questions over ineligible players.
Washington October 31. General denial of a proposed 400 billion baking trust merger was issued by the chief executive of the three banks named as involved. M F Hudson, head examiner for the commission, reported the merger could not proceed now but should be kept open for future action.
Henry Ford attacks the Klan in a Detroit election fight aligning with anti Klan forces. The battle centers on control of city politics as Ford's personality becomes a campaign issue amid the bitter municipal contest.
Generally fair tonight in Illinois with a slowly rising temperature into Sunday as temperatures edge upward and skies stay mostly clear across the state.
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