Great Talk by Judge Cliffe at Geneva Legion Picnic
Judge Adam Cliffe delivered a memorable address at Geneva American Legion gathering praising the American school as essential to saving the government through education. He urged unity between labor and capital, stressed equal law for all, and urged returning to core Christian principles and the mission of veterans' sacrifices in shaping future policy.
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Adam Cliffe
Geneva American Legion
Judge Cliffe
American School
American Legion
Legion
Cliffe
America
Batavia to Host Next Great Swedish Mission Youth Conference
Delegates from the Swedish Mission church returned from the Northern Illinois Young People conference in Galesburg enthused that Batavia will host the next three day event concluding Labor Day. About 15 societies are expected to join and at least 200 delegates.
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Galesburg
Batavia
Harold Carlson
Swedish Mission Church
Workers Accept Landis Wage Cut in Chicago
Chicago building trades workers forecast Friday a vote on the wage scale set by Judge K M Landis in the dispute with employers. Workers felt the award cut too deeply, though Thomas Kearney, president of the Building Trades Council, said they must abide by the decision and see the process through.
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OBS
Bowen Press
Chicago
Building Trades Workers of Chicago
K. M. Landis
Thomas Kearney
Building Trades Council
Commerce Commissioners named include Two More in Illinois
A. Bailey of Princeton and James R Clark of Bloomington were mentioned as probable appointees as assistant commerce commissioners. Earlier named are A. T. Spivey of East St. Louis and George W. Pillow of Marion. Also a Woman's Club bake sale is planned for Saturday Sept 10 after 3 PM at Kirchner’s Drug Store.
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Lowerress
Springfield
Ill
H. A. Bailey
Princeton
Bureau County Republican
James R Clark
Bloomington
Commerce
A. T. Spivey
East St. Louis
George W. Pillow
Marion
Woman's Club
Kirchner'’s Drug Store
Ireland and Britain seek conference on Irish sit uation
London notes invite President de Valera to bring Irish plenipotentiaries to meet a British cabinet committee around September 20 to discuss Ireland while warning against any binding acceptance. The note allows raising guarantees at the conference without prejudicing proposals. Preparations for a Sinn Fein delegation conference were under way at Inverness. Dublin hopes negotiations continue and a peaceful settlement may be reached.
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United Tress
London
Eng
de Valera
Ireland
Inverness
Sinn Fein
Dublin
Fa Fe
Will Complete Concrete Road Way to Beloit
Rockford and Beloit will be connected this fall by a complete concrete road. Milburn Brothers received a 67 187 30 contract for 24 611 per mile to build the 2.73 mile stretch from the northern concrete end to the Wisconsin line. George Welch will sublet one mile of the project and both outfits will start at opposite ends to speed completion.
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Rockford
Beloit
Milburn Brothers
Wisconsin State Line
George Welch
Wreck prompts call for military protection for trains
Atlanta dispatch says officials of the Atlantic, Birmingham, Atlantic line will seek state military protection for trains and workers after a wreck near Atlanta last night. One man, engineer Tom C. Morse, was killed instantly when the locomotive left the tracks and overturned. Dynamite was blamed by trainmen amid several recent dynamite attempts on A B and A trains.
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United Press
Atlanta
Birmingham Atlantic
Here
Tom C. Morse
Acting Illinois governor Len Small travels for fair and road inspections
Lieutenant Governor Fred Sterling became acting governor of Illinois when Governor Len Small crossed into Michigan, planning visits to the Michigan state fair and road inspections in Michigan and Wisconsin before returning. Delegations met with the governor on appointments, with announcements unlikely before his return.
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United Press
Springfield
Fred Sterling
Rockford
Ilinois
Len Small
Michigan
Methodists Meet in Chicago for Rock River Conference
The Rock River conference of the Methodist Episcopal church holds its eighty second session October 4 to 11 at Thoburn Methodist church Chicago with Bishop Thomas Nicholson presiding. Major pastorate changes expected at session end. Memorial service and deacon and elder ordin ation scheduled for Sunday October yth. Illinois weather: increasing cloudiness with possible showers tonight or Friday.
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Rock River
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Thoburn Methodist Church
East Sixty-Fourth
South Pauline Streets
Chicago
Thomas Nicholson
Illnois
Road War Looms Over Kane County Road Debate
Kane county eyes a contentious northern south road from Hampshire to Blackberry as Maple Park fights to join the route. Officials inspect western and northern paths, with Maple Park wary of missing or joining the plan, while construction advances from Carter’s corners north and toward the NI tracks.
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Kane County
Hampshire
Big Rock
DeKalb
Aurora
Maple Park
Ro&id
Galena
Hinckley
Faterman
Blackberry
Jaick
Carter's Corners
Northern Illinois
Elburn-LaFox
Here
Jand
German denial of Harding visit to United States
United Press from Berlin reports the German government denies any interest or connection to Maximilian Harding's planned lecture tour in America. Harding claims not to politicize the trip and aims to illuminate democratic differences between the two continents while criticizing past tensions.
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United Press
Berlin
Germany
Maximilian Harding
United Stats
America
Harding
United States
Hardin
Malta Church Special Service Sunday
At a regular meeting of Malta church next Sunday morning the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be administered Baptisms and reception of new members. The every member canvass is on and the year is closing up in splendid shape. District Superintendent Dr T K Gale of Joliet will be with them and hold the Fourth Quarterly Conference on Monday July 19 at 3 00 PM. The Sunday evening services will be held at 750. The public is extended a cordial invitation to worship with them.
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Marts
T. K. Gale
Joliet
DeKalb Kiwanis Drive For Big Sandwich Fair Attendance
A caravan of DeKalb cars left early for the Sandwich Fair spurred by Kiwanis efforts to send a large delegation. Today’s races and other events promise a full program to keep crowds at the fair into the late hours with Kiwanis members among the leading attendees.
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DeKalb
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Club
Fuller to Speak at Boone County Picnic Address planned for Belvidere event
Arrangements are nearly complete for the Boone County Grange picnic to be held at the Boone County Fair Grounds in Belvidere on Saturday September 17. Congressman Fuller will give the address of the day and Pomona is preparing to entertain royalty.
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County Grange
Boone County Fair Grounds
Belvidere
Pomona
Fuller
Harding to take vacation cruise to Maine coast
President Harding plans a extended trip starting Saturday for a coastal cruise likely to New England. If not recalled Monday he may sail as far as Booth Harbor Maine to visit publisher E D McLean at his summer villa and return to Washington by September 21, weather permitting.
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United Press
Washington
D. C
Harding
New England
Bos Harbor
Maine
E. D. McLean
Congress
Big throng at the Sandwich fair opens annual expo
A crowd of about 15 000 farmers gathered at Sandwich for the thirty fourth annual fair and exposition. Entry day Tuesday and a grand opening yesterday drew larger crowds, with forecasts of 30 000 if good weather continues. Livestock and poultry displays attract many first time exhibitors as racing and exhibitions planned for later days.
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Sandwich
Sandwich Fair Association
Sec. C
Dick Seal
O. B. Freeman
Armour Veribests
Joe Green
Chicago Giants
Root May Not Join U S Delegation to Disarmament Talks
Washington reports indicate Elihu Root denied plans to join the American delegation at the arms limitation conference after talks with President Harding and Secretary Hughes. Root said only the president can answer whether he will serve. separate dispatches note his expected rise to president of the international court of justice.
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United Press
Washington
D. C
Elihu Root
Harding
Hughes
Root
Geneva
Switzerland
Bilhu Root Root
International Court of Justice
League of Nations
Washington, D. C
White House
Four DeKalb Residents Granted Citizenship Papers
Four DeKalb residents were granted citizenship papers at the city clerk’s office this morning. Recipients listed include Reuben Lundgren Swedish, Peter Kives Lithuanian, Emil Devozak Croatian, and John Emil Kallan Greek.
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DeKalb
Reuben — Lundgren
Peter Kives
Emil Devozak
John Emil Kallan
Uno Seppala
Angelo Rudolpho
Episippi Mistretto
Herman Wainjanpaa
Calder proposes big liquor tax for revenue bill
Senator Calder of New York urged amendments to the revenue bill proposing a tax of 6.40 dollars per gallon on spirituous liquors and five dollars per beer barrel with a 23 percent alcohol content allowance. He projects annual revenue of 170 million dollars, noting that about 90 percent of twenty million gallons drawn from bond last year was used for beverage purposes.
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Abinegrica
Washington, D. C
Calder
New York
Police Official Killed at West Frankfort
Thomas Molloy forty night chief of police of West Frankfort was killed when his car ran off a road and overturned in a ditch. Investigators said the crash occurred near West Frankfort Illinois. Molloy had served as police chief for several years.
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West Frankfort
United Press
Thomas Molloy
Methodist Picnic Supper Planned After Reopening
After a month of church inactivity the Methodist Episcopal church plans a Home Coming picnic supper on Friday September 16 to welcome members and friends. Dr B B Evans returns from Winona Lake Bible Conference with renewed zeal for a year of aggressive service and Wirtz sketches plans for a larger Sunday school while Epworth League members prepare for devotion and renewed church activities. The Men's Chorus will lead in evening meetings as all church groups gear up for active service.
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The
Methodist Episcopal Church
B. B. Evans
Winona Lake
W. W. Wirtz
Geneva Lake
Epworth League
Japan Turns In Proposal to China on Shantung Dispute
Tokyo papers report Japan has sent a settlement proposal to Peking on the Shantung controversy. The papers say Secretary Hughes approved the plan and that ambassador Shidehara secured U.S. backing before forwarding it to China.
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United Prem
Tokyo
Japan
Peking
Shantung
Hughes
United States
Shidehara
DeKalb Residents Attend Chicago Funeral for Aunt
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Smith and Mrs. F. N. Rowan left DeKalb this morning to travel to Chicago for the funeral of their aunt Mrs. Pascoe who died at age 60 in her Chicago home. They will return this evening.
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DeKalb
Chicago
Lon Smith
F. N. Rowan
Pascoe
DeKalb to Lead Large Delegation to Elgin Reunion
Indications point to a large DeKalb contingent at the 129th regiment third annual reunion in Elgin next Wednesday. Over 1,000 veterans are expected from towns including Rockford, Aurora, Ottawa, DeKalb, Woodstock, Danville, Pontiac, Kankakee, Belvidere, Hoopeston, with wives invited and plans to salute with 1 2 9 volleys and 3 3 memorial volleys.
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DeKalb
Elgin
129Th
France
American Legion
Rockford
Aurora
Ottawa
Woodstock
Danville
Pontiac
Kankakee
Belvidere
Hoopeston
129Th Regiment
William H. DeGaris
Elgin Post
Camp Grant
Fort Sheridan
Mine War in This State Sparks Armed Towns
United Press reports rising tensions as 2,000 miners near Rosidlaire, Illinois, are armed and ready to march on Elizabethtown. State leaders including Adjutant General Frank S. Dickson and Robert Arnold plan an automobile mission to Rosidlaire to assess conditions and decide on troop involvement amid clashes and cut telegraph lines.
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United Pres
Springfield
Frank Dickson
George Arnold
Robert Medill
Rosidlaire
Dickson
Rosiclaire
Ill
Elizabethtown
Here
Hardin County
Walter Howard
Howard
Ann
Klaite
E. N. Cox
United Press
Cox
Blixabethtown
Carber’s Ridge
Carber's Ridge
George B. Arnold
Pinal
Frank 8. Dickson
Robert Aa
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