Death of A E Cheney after long illness in DeKalb area
Alonzo E Cheney aged 81 died after an illness that began in March. A longtime DeKalb resident born in Canada in 1844, he worked 35 years at American Steel and Wire and leaves five children and a host of friends. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 PM at his home with burial in Fairview cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo E. Cheney
Roy E. Cheney
Mr. Cheney
United States
DeKalb
American Steel & Wire Company
Canada
el- Fin
Orlewnous Cheney
Adeline Penton
Cheney
Adah B. Vandeveer
Chicago
Fi N. Lowe
Grand View
Wash
Stella Cusson
Bert W
Rockford
Helen M
Bates
BE. Cheney
Pleasant Street
Fairview Cemetery
L. D. Sittler
Methodist Church of
Franklin Grove
Fire destroys Schulz wagon near Maple Park
Sparks from a grass and alito fire drew Kent firemen on Wednesday. Schulz wagon near Maple Park burst into flames near a filling station. two men escaped as the truck exploded and was destroyed. Later a pile of ties by the Shell tank station near the country club caught fire, prompting caution due to dry conditions.
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Kent
Schulz
Maple Park
Country Club
Berne
Paving Change Sought On Lincoln Highway
A report from Attorney H W Trentier details a dispute over paving west of the bridge to the city limits. The Board of Local Improvements favors brick and cement, while residents petition for cement pavement. A signed document by property owners will authorize the change and let a new contract proceed.
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H. W. Trentier
Lincoln Highway
Board of Focal Improvements
Prentice
Themgie
Annie
J. Stanley Brown
Teachers College
Board of Local Improvements
Chicago Harvester Magnates Pay Big Tax
United Press reports Cyrus H McCormick paid 269000 and Harold F McCormick 168278 in 1924. The International Harvester Company linked to them paid 2279375 as part of the disclosed tax records.
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Chicago Harvester
United Press
Chicago
Til
Cyrus H McCormick
Harold FP. McCormick
International Harvester Company
Grapes On Track Sale Near Sycamore Depot
A carload of California Thompson Seedless grapes is for sale on the track near Sycamore Northwestern depot. Otis 5. Buzzell, 235.
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California
Thompson
Seediess
Sycamore Northwestern Depot
Otis
Buzzell
Return to City from Meeting of the Legion
Mr and Mrs Albert Leonhard Mrs James McConnell and Mrs Boardman returned from Quincy after attending the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary annual convention The DeKalb delegates said the meetings were the most interesting yet The convention closed Tuesday afternoon and they left Quincy Wednesday morning Leonhard was a Legion post delegate while Mrs Leonhard Mrs Boardman and Mrs McCann attended the Auxiliary session No decision yet on the 1926 convention site. the executive committee will report later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Leonhard
James McConn
W. Boardman
Quincy
American Legion
Legwn
DeKalb
C Leophard
Leonhard
Boardman
Baptists Resume Season With Sermons At First Baptist
The First Baptist church plans a fall season revival of activities after summer, with Reverend Flett starting a sermon series on The Shepherds Psalm. Bible school gathers Sunday morning and the choir tunes a well known hymn The Lord is My Shepherd as part of the opening program.
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Winnipes
First Baptist Church
Bible School
Flett
Smart
the Baptists
Man Wounded Will Go Home In Afternoon
Dennis Looney of Sigan will leave Grd den hospital for home in Elgin this noon after being shot Sunday night by a Creston farmer. Looney sustained about ten shotgun wounds to the right shoulder and neck but condition today is much improved. No arrest has been made. the farmer’s name is being withheld by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Looney
Sigan
Creston
Sundey
Den
Elgin
Looney
State Bank of Genoa Plans a Formal Opening
Invitations have been issued for the formal opening of the bank’s new rooms vault and equipment by the board of directors and officers of the Exchange State Bank of Genoa. The event is set for Saturday September 6 with hours from nine in the morning to eight in the evening. The remodeling and vault installation are highlights drawing local interest.
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Exchange State Bank of
Genoa
Fresh Herring Special at K. & M. Market
Fish buyers offered fresh herring at 12 cents a pound at K. and M. Market with a bold display promoting the bargain for shoppers.
Navy presses air search for PN9-1 missing near Hawaii
Bulletin from San Francisco reports PN9-1 still missing with naval HQ worried about its fate. Navy aims to resume air reach to the Hawaiian Islands as soon as weather allows, while PR-1 remains ready for takeoff at the earliest opportunity. Captain Moses says they await the right weather and there is anxious anticipation to start the mission. No signal has been received from PN9-1, the plane and crew missing for nearly 48 hours.
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New York
NEA
San Francisco
Allen Snoddy
Cal
Hawaiian Islands
San Francisco Bay
Naval Headquarters
Ian Islinds
PBL
Moses
Winder
Garage Man In Hospital In a Serious Shape
Harry Runnels known as Bo Runnels of Fourth street and the taxi business is in the city hospital in a serious condition after an altercation at the garage yesterday. Bangs, his assistant, was arrested for dis orderly conduct and fined. Runnels was moved to the hospital after treatment and could recover if bleeding is controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Runnels
Bo" Runnels
Surange
Runnels
Learn Bangs
Bangs
Camp Meeting Friday Night of Importance
The nisnwaunee Campment No 30 1. C. O. F. calls all members to a Friday night meeting to finalize plans for the September 19 regional gathering. Committeemen are urged to attend to learn their roles for the event at DeKalb. Attendance is expected to reach 700 or 800 at the high school session.
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Nisnwaunee
DeKalb
Elks Attend Hunt's Grove Picnic Across Several Towns
Members of DeKalb and nearby lodges travel to Hunt's Grove for a Lincoln Highway Association Elks picnic near Ashton. Elks from Sycamore Rochelle Dixon Sterling Mendota join the event with afternoon activities and an exceptional evening program.
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de' Kalb Elks
Elks
Hunt's Grove
Lincoln Highway
Sycamore
DeKalb
Rochelle
Dixon
Sterling
Mendota
Chamber of Commerce To Hold Friday Noon Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce convenes this Friday at noon in the Innovation grill room for a session of business men. Secretary C D Schoonmaker will present a report on business activities, with a hotel committee update also expected. Summer meetings were paused due to many members being away on vacations.
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Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Innovation Grill
C. D. Schoonmaker
Strikers Leave Anthracite Region for Other Work
On September 2 in Philadelphia exodus of coal miners and hundreds of railroad workers began as mining suspensions persisted. Railroads rushed coal shipments and planned to lay off about 10,000 men once the week ends.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Pavement to Marengo Opens After Slab Completion
The news says paving north of Sycamore on Route 23 near Marengo may open late this month after a slab was laid on Tuesday. Crews started at Genoa and moved north. DeKalb to Sycamore paving should finish by mid next week. The slab gang near the Fred Love farm is active.
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Marengo
Sycamore
Genoa
DeKalb
Fred Love
Alfred Stone Records New High Number on Auto
Alfred Stone becomes the last person to report a new high number as he received number 1 063 359 for his Overland sedan yesterday.
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Alfred Stone
Mr. Stone
City Schools Announce 1925 26 Personnel Changes
Superintendent F R Kitzman released the 1925 26 city school personnel list. Changes include new instructors and updated supervisors for four city schools Ellwood and Huish details list principals grade teachers and staff roles with names.
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F. R. Kitzman
State Teachers College
F. R. Ritzman
Maude Nicholson
A. Neil Annas
Mildred McCormick
Paul Harrison
E. F. Edel
Jennie Roberts
Celine Neptune
Edna Tazewell
Eva Benson
Mary E. Boardman
Fay Walker
Margaret C. Wiltberger
Ellwood
B. C. Mohrmann
Edna Johnson
Mary Smith
Belle Washburn
Mabel Gustafson
Berniece Backus
Virginia Harrison
Monica Holmbeck
Maine Olson
Marguerite Jackson
Doris Lundstrom
Vera Davy
Elizabeth Bradt
Adah Lohafer
Ruth Bergstrom
August V. Anderson
John Swanson
Shenandoah Dirigible Crashes Near Ava Ohio
The Shenandoah wrecked in a violent windstorm near Ava Ohio early today killing Commander Zachary Landsdowne and 13 others. Two injured and several missing reported as the airship broke apart and scattered crew over about ten miles amid tangled wreckage.
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United Press
Cambridge
Ohio
Shenandoah
Ava
Zachary Landsdowne
Bell Valley
Lakehurst
N. J
Middle West
Sharon
Caldwell
Pleasant City
Washington
D. C
Navy Department
Nated Bs
Navy
Grand Rapids
Mich
Louis Hancock
Austin
Texas
J. B. Lawrence
St. Paul
Minn
A. R. Houghton
Ashton
Mass
Everett F. Allen
Omaha
Nebr
Charles Broom
Poms River
James W. Cullinan
Bing
Hampton
Ralph T. Jeffray
St. Louis
Disasters of the Air Chronology 1902–1924
A compiled timeline of airship and airplane calamities from 1902 to 1924 noting explosions, crashes, and deaths. It lists incidents in Paris, Echterdingen, Atlantic City, Langley Field, Norfolk, Mineola, and many other locations with multiple fatalities and injuries.
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Paris
Baron Brodsky
Echterdingen
Atlantic City
Atlantic
Heligoland
Vienna
Bank
Chicago
United States
Hull
England
Norfolk
Mineola
N. Y
Langley Field
Key West
Havana
Monsures
France
Sicilian
G. R. Rush
San Antonio
Tex
B. H. Pearson
Air Mail
Curwensville
O. R. Minor
C. D. Porter
Pensacola
Fla
W. G. Moore
Oscar Monthan
Jetsinger
U. S. Army
Honolulu
S. B. Ebert
Corp
E. A. Reese
E. W. Marsh
Leon
Okia
Scheibla
Potomac River
Navy
T. S. van Vechten
Dayton
Ohio
J. H. Green
H. R. Cruikshank
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
E. A. Musk
San Diego
Cal
W. S. Hallenberg
Port Au Prine
Sec
Capt
A. Truells
B. Copeland
Nashville
Tenn
Alf Lee
Sergi. A. Hruza
W. J. Bergenbear
Rantoul
Ill
William Blanchfield
Reno
Coronado
G. C. Dickman
Naval Reserve
Glendale
G. F. Madon
Bizert
D. W. Bedinger
Sergt. Astor
Heath
Fort Riley Field
Kas
Cal) Bay
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Great Navy
A. E. Cheney
Son
the Legion
Baptists
State Bank of
Bulletin
Hawai
Elva
Hunt’s Grove
Huish School
Forresta Merriman
Navy Air Force
James A.moore
Savannah
Celestino P. Maz«zuco
Murray Hill
Batholomew O'Sullivan
Lowell
George C. Snitzner
Tucklerton
William H. Spratley
Venice
E. L. Sheppard
Raymond Caley Lima
John F. McCarthy
Freeshold
Franklin E. Masters
Akron
Henry A. Ballard
Gordon
Alabama
Yeoman Richardson Wilson
Yaki«ama
Henley
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