DeKalb County Forms Guard Against Chicken Thieves
DeKalb County Farmers Protective Association outlines local deputy sheriffs and barbed wire entanglement as methods to stop chicken thefts. Farmers urged to mark birds, inspect coops, report suspicions, and keep guard dogs to deter thieves. Local units organized across villages with state support pledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dkalb County
Soi] Improvement Association
Cassius Poust
DeKalb County
DeKual
Protective Association
Guy Brown
Genoa
Last Concert of Season at Woods in DeKalb
DeKalb band votes at practice to hold season finale in Anpies woods. Program features Parker American Legion, Panorama Baenhouse overture, Popular Airs at Trombones, Balfe Bohemian Girl, The Midnight Faltz, Abbott The Empire, and The Star Spangled Banner, with encores of popular airs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKalb
Anpies Woods
American Legion
Parker
Panorama
Baenhouse
Trombones
Balfe
Kahn & Donaldson
Abbott
Key
Birds Roost at Huntley Park Draw Neighbors’ Complaints
Residents report Huntley Park becomes a nightly roost for a large flock of black birds. Around six o'clock each evening the area is darkened by birds perched about the park, a nuisance that historically led to a shooting expedition to curb the infestation.
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Huntley Park
Coolidge Opposes Publicity Clause in Income Law
Swampscott Mass Sept 1 The publicity clause of the income law, which exposed citizens paid by, interferes with revenue collection. President Coolidge remains opposed to lax publicity and urged repeal in his winter message, with plans to renew the push this coming winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auewdere
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
White House
Road to Maple Park to Open After Paving Work
The paving of the road from the Lincoln Highway to Maple Park will be finished within days. Crews rushed the project to finish before cold weather and expect to open to traffic 21 days after cement is laid, likely later this month. The completed road will greatly improve the village.
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Maple Park
Lincoln Highway
Courts May Settle Prize Money Split in Kewanee Case
Courts may decide how to divide a $2,000 reward offered for capturing the thief who took a pouch of registered mail. Harry Goldberg and several officers including Captain Clifford Walsh and Sergeant Robert Erxieven have filed claims, each asserting a role in the capture.
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Kewanee
Harry Goldberg
Clifford Walsh
J. KE
Schlindswein
Robert Erxieven
Roblin Zang
One Plane Up One Plane Up One Ship Down
Naval authorities report the PN-9 is the last airborne craft in the Hawaii flight mission. As of 6 30 a m the plane was a minute ahead of schedule at the half way point 1 000 miles out from Doyen with the Langley sighting at 6 10 a m. The PN 2 No 3 could not be repaired at sea and was towed by the destroyer William Jones after being in Langley’s vicinity. The elapsed time since yesterday’s start stood at 15 hours 75 minutes against a 15 hour 16 minute target.
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United Mreux
Naval Headquarters
San Francisco
Cal
United States Navy
Hawaii
Doyen
Pn-2 No. 3
Lane
Francisco
William Jones
Langley
PN-9
Fust
Baptists to Meet Soon at Rockford City
Rockford papers announce a Baptist convention expected to draw 100 to 200 members from churches in the Rock River Baptist association. The gathering will occur September 15 and 16 at State Street Baptist Church with Rev. W. C. Rutherford as pastor. Churches from Marengo to Dixon and DeKalb region join the event. Hosts will provide home hospitality and a program to be announced.
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Rockford
Rock River
Baptist Churches of the Association
Elks Set Stag Picnic at Hunt's Grove Thursday
Elks of the city plan a stag picnic at Hunt's Grove Ashton with Lincoln Highway Association lodges. Only Elks may attend the event with a planned afternoon and evening program. Those not attending the full day should arrive by 6 PM for the evening entertainment.
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Elks
Elks’ Lodges
Lincoln Highway Association
Hunt's Grove
Ashton
Killian
Sandwich Fair Set for Three-Day Local Event
Announcements advertise the annual Sandwich fair to run September 9 10 and 11 in the southern county. A strong lineup of attractions is promised including horse racing with William Hiland's horse Golden Mary among the entries.
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DeKalb
William Hiland
Golden Mary
Passenger Steamer Burns In Mid Lake
Five men drowned and ten rescued when the passenger steamer Colonial burned in Lake Erie near Buffalo New York on September 1. The United Press report notes a mid lake fire claiming lives and prompting rescue efforts aboard the burning vessel.
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Mid-Lake
United Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Colonial
Lake Evie
Verna Higley Again Missing from Her Home
Verna Higley a 17 year old Malta girl has disappeared again after being last seen entering a Ford coupe near her home yesterday morning at eight o clock. Her parents seek DeKalb police and county help to locate her and plan action to end her departures.
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Verna Higley
Malta
DeKalb
Miss Higley
Western Union Work Cars Entered Here
Two or three passenger service cars used by Western Union workmen were broken into yesterday afternoon. A rout was missing after a visitor slashed a suitcase. Police believe the theft was carried out by travelers using rail routes or freights.
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Western Union
District Meet of Odd Fellows Held Here
District Odd Fellows meeting drew large attendance with Genow and Rochelle representing. Several good talks were given and Sycamore lodge was chosen to host the next district gathering. A meeting next Monday will assign two candidates to work and the encampment degree team will rehearse Friday night.
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Genow
Rochelle
Pene
Sycamore
Garden Club at St Charles to Host Flower Show
DeKalb Garden club members receive invitations to a St Charles show this Thursday. The event showcases a fresh display after the DeKalb show and is open from two to five in the afternoon and seven to nine in the evening to accommodate attendees.
Training Ship Springs Leak Leaves 28 Safe After Sinking
Ste Marie Michigan September 1 The training ship By Gar sprang a leak and sank off Ste Marie but all 28 aboard were rescued. The Detroit naval training vessel Dubuque arrived nearby shortly before one o clock heading south. An earlier report suggested the Dubuque was in trouble.
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United Press
Ste Marie
Mich
Gar
Detroit
Dubuque
Ellwood School Engineer Heads to Major Convention
August Anderson, longtime Ellwood school engineer, left yesterday for a week in St Paul to attend an engineers convention. He is expected home Monday of next week.
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August Anderson
Ellwood School
St. Paul
Plan Tour For Friday By Iowa Experts In McLean County
Two livestock authorities from Ames Iowa and the University of Illinois will lead Friday farm tours in McLean County focusing on hog and cattle feeding and the Robert Blakey lamb handling system. The tours start at 9 am and conclude with a noon picnic at Anies Woods followed by lectures on hog and cattle feeding.
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John Evaard
Ames
Iowa
Professor Carroll
University of Ilinois
McLean County
Robert Brake
James McKenzie
Malta
O. T. D. Berg
Lee
C. E. Bradt
DeKalb
R. J. McAllister
Waterman
Walter Hammett
Elva
Tn B. Gbeadt
Robert Blakey
Annies Woods
Evaard and
Carroll
President to Seek Congress Power in Coal Strike
Swampscott Mus Sept 1 President Coolidge announced he will ask Congress for authority to handle national crises like the anthracite coal strike. He expressed confidence the nation can weather the dispute without panic or coal shortages.
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United Press
Swampscott
Mus
Coolidge
Congress
Haney urged to resign from Shipping Board
President Coolidge considers Bert E Haney's refusal to resign improper and expects him to step down to allow the board to carry out the president's policies. White House officials announced. A separate item notes a carload of California Thompson Seedless grapes for sale on the track near Sycamore Northwestern depot by Otis S. Buzzell.
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Ted Pee
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Bert E. Haney
United States Shipping Board
Haney
White House
California
Thompson
Sycamore Northwestern Depot
Otis
Buzzell
Andrews Plan Takes Over Prohibition Enforcement
Washington Sept 1 a new era in federal prohibition enforcement began with the Andrews plan replacing the five year old city law administration. Twenty four district administrators under Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrews now oversee the system with Haynes and 48 state directors sidelined as the government marshals a supreme effort to make prohibition a reality using every agency at its disposal.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Haynes
Andrews
Andrew Oetzel Dies Monday at Rochelle
Mrs. C L Cheney of this city received news of the death of her grandfather Andrew Oetzel 83 of Rochelle. He died suddenly after five days illness while residing in Rochelle and had lived in De Kalb about 40 years ago where he worked as a tailor. Funeral arrangements were being planned for Wednesday or Thursday with Dr and Mrs C L Cheney to attend.
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C. L. Cheney
Andrew Oetzel
Rochelle
Mr. Oetzel
de Kalb
Ecuencay
Oetzel
City Council to Meet Will Adjourn Soon
City officials say the regular council meeting this evening will cover little business and will adjourn to another meeting. The date set is September 10. Vacations and the absence of City Attorney DeEstin Pasley limit matters that can be considered.
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DeEstin Pasley
Prospect Street Dust Set Off Resident Objection
Residents of Prospect Street protest a powdery cement like material spread on road sections. They say the street is in the worst condition in years and note that oiling earlier this summer reduced dust, while the current material raises dust levels.
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Prospect Street
Gas Price Cut by Standard Oil Across Six Western States
United Press reports Standard Oil Company of Indiana reduced gasoline by one cent per gallon in 11 middle western states. The Chicago price falls to 18 cents a gallon, continuing a campaign to counter smaller dealers.
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United Press
Chicago
Ill
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Middle Western
Standard Oil Company
Genoa visitor D S Brown calls on DeKalb today
D S Brown of Genoa, veteran banker, was a business caller in DeKalb this morning. He has many friends in the city who are glad to greet him. Also seeks sewing work by the day or at home. Mrs Marie Brown 6058 Second St.
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Dillion S. Brown
Genoa
Mr. Brown
Marie Brown
Second St
Elgin Man Shot Near Creston May Be Home Wednesday
Dennis Looney a 27 year old Elgin resident wounded in a Monday morning shooting near Creston is expected to leave Glidden hospital for home in Elgin tomorrow. Doctors say the wounds to his right shoulder and neck are not serious and recovery should be rapid. Looney and three companions from Elgin were in a coupe when a shotgun blast shattered a windshield, prompting initial robbery claims before he altered his story to say he was returning to the Creston farm with the farmer’s wife. He reportedly will not prosecute the farmer.
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Glidden
Dennis Looney
Elgin
Creston
Looney
DeKalb
Shabbona Man Makes Record With Fine Beef
George Cox of Shabbona sold two loads of handyweight Hereford steers at Chicago on August 27 for 16.10 per hundredweight, the day’s highest price for the class. The 45 head weighed 1 138 pounds, Wyoming bred, bought last winter at 7.30 per cwt. Cox has marketed top cattle in Chicago for twenty years, feeding with shelled corn and linseed oil meal, using self feeders in winter and pasture plus grain in summer. He notes white faces are easier to handle and age well.
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George Cox
Chicago
Cox
Mr. Cox
Kingston Folk Have Accident on Saturday
Mrs. Harry Barrs of Kingston and friends narrowly escaped serious injury when their auto skidded in loose sand and went into a ditch on the road to Elgin. The car nearly tipped, four post broken, but no one was hurt. Harriett Barrs, Merla Armbraester, and Wayne Jackson’s two children were present.
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Harry Barrs
Kingston
Elgin
Two Are Given Regular Ride On White Mule
Frank Zeigler and Henry Noreen were celebrated as they entered marriage roles. A parade through the business district featured the pair on a white mule. Zeigler then toured surrounding cities as host to friends and well wishers.
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Frank Zeigler
Henry Noreen
Benedicts
Two Changes In Church Law For Methodist District
More than 600 laymen and pastors from the district will vote on two constitutional amendments at the annual district Methodist conference in Beardstown Illinois on September 16. One amendment would unite northern and southern branches. the other would allow laymen to attend the regular conference. The conference will be held in two simultaneous meetings for laymen and pastors.
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United Press
Beardstown
Ill
District Methodist Church
11 in One Waistcoat claims Lambert was the fattest man
London report claims Daniel Lambert born Leicester 1770 died Stamford 1809 was the heaviest ever at 739 pounds with a 9 feet 4 inch waist and 37 inch calf. A group of eleven once stood inside a buttoned Lambert waistcoat.
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London
England
Daniel Lambert
Leicester
Stamford
Lambert
Record of 1924 federal income taxes by leading U S figures
The 1924 tax list shows John D Rockefeller Jr paying 6.28 million and Ford Motor Co at 16.49 million leading corporate taxes. President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon paid sizable amounts, while notable individuals like J P Morgan and Wrigley appear with multi hundred thousand to several million dollars. Detroit notes Ford Motor Co paying 16.49 million atop Michigan taxes with Henry Ford at 2.69 million.
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United Press
Rockefeller
Ford
United States
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Ford Motor Company
Rockefeller, Jr
Coolidge
Western Union Telegraph Company
General Electric Company
W. F. Woolworth Company
Douglas Fairbanks
Gloria Swanson
Coca Cola
Walter Chandler
Atlanta
William Chandler
New York
Chicago
Ill
William Wrigley
John Hertz
Yellow Cab
Wrigley
Clarence Darrow
Edward W. Hurley
United State Shipping Board
Voliva
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion City
Hirsch@ Miller
Sidney Smith
Andy Gump
D. Lasker
Ship Board
Lord & Thomas
Co. H. Markham
Illinois Central Railroad
Charles S. Deneen
States
Atttorney
Robert E. Crowe
Charles Erbstein
Elgin
Harold E. Foreman
Glencos
John R. Thompson
Len Small
Edward Brundage
Lorade Taft
Charles A. Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Charles Ringling
Ringling Brothers Circus
William Wrigley Corporation
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Henry Ford
Weather Outlook for Illinois This Week
Fair tonight and Wednesday with unsettled northern areas by Wednesday night. Warmer tonight with mild to warm temperatures expected across the state as patterns shift.
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Ilinois
North
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Prine
Amazon
Edith Petersen
Washburn
Wis
Woods
Navy
Rockford City
Pacific Ocean
Odd Fellows
Ellwood
D.S. Brown
Shabbona Man
Momma Enene
Colin
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