Civil War Spreading Across Shanghai Front
United Press reports Kiangsu forces near Shanghai eight miles out as Lu Yung Hsiang's troops fall back under heavy artillery. Air attacks and barge smoke accompany the siege with Shanghai feared to fall by tomorrow. Militaries clash across Peking and Manchuria as Wu Pei Fu, Chang Tso Lin surge toward control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Shanghai
China
Kiangsu
Lu Yung Hsiang
Tondon
England
Chang Tso Lin
Wu Pei Fu
Tapa-Chao-Yang
Mukden
Chang
Chao Yang
Peking
London
Central
Psing Pu
Manchuria
Tokio
Japan
Chronicle Unable to Print Sunday School Lesson
The Chronicle cannot print the regular Sunday school lesson by Dr. Gilroy today due to a copy mixup. The service will resume next Sunday and the Chronicle hopes local Sunday school readers find Gilroy's discussions interesting and entertaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Dr. Gilroy
the Chronicle
Gilroy
Miners Partly Cloudy Tonight and Sunday
Miners forecast a partly cloudy night and Sunday with a chance of local showers or thunderstorms. Cooler conditions expected Sunday.
Bishop Griswold to Speak on New Minister in DeKalb
The Right Rev. S. M. Griswold, suffragan bishop of the chief diocese, will conduct Sunday service at St. Pauls church in DeKalb. A large attendance is urged and all church members are asked to invite fathers to attend. The bishop will also meet the church board to discuss appointing a minister independent of other churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Griswold
V. Suffragan
St. Paul's Church
South Second Street
Lathers
DeKalb
League Plans to Extend Its Meeting Time
United Press reports from Geneva that the League of Nations may stay in session past September 27 to finish drafting a world treaty for arbitration security and disarmament. President Motta announced the aim as leaders push final details of Premier MacDonald and Herriot’s program with optimistic League Commissions resuming work.
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United Pressi
Geneva
Switzerland
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Motta
MacDonald
England
Herriot
France
League
Brown to Represent American Book Company in Michigan
Grant H. Brown son of Dr and Mrs J Stanley Brown of Augusta left the city for Chicago to take a field representative post for the American Book Company covering Michigan. He will visit all Michigan high schools in the company’s efforts, bringing university training and teaching experience to the role with publishers of school books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant H. Brown
J. Stanley Brown
Augustaine
Chicago
American Book Company
Michigan
Brown
Company Named in Wabash Rail Crash Responsibility
The Wabash Railroad Company and the conductor and brakeman of the freight train were held jointly responsible for the June 1 wreck near Williamsport Indiana that killed fourteen and injured fifty four, in a report released by the Indiana Public Utilities Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Wabash Railroad Company
St. Louis
Williamsport
Indiana Public Services Commission
Death news reaches Mrs Berkley Loden in Daynport Iowa
Mrs Berkley M Loden of South First street received word last evening of her father Charles Level's death in Daynport Iowa. Details were not learned and Mrs Loden left at once for the Town city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkley M. Loden
South First Street
Charles Level
Daynport
Iowa
Grant Gets a Reprieve for Bernard Grant
Chicago boy Bernard Grant was granted a 90 day reprieve by Governor Len Small delaying his October 17 hanging for a police murder. The action follows Grant and attorneys filing a petition for pardon while advocates push a national radio campaign highlighting alleged justice inequality between rich and poor defendants. The case remains under Pardons Division review with further action possible at the October term.
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United
Springfield
Len Small
Bernard Grant
Chicago
Leopold-Loeb
Equal Justice For
Poor
Walter Krauser
Grant
Supreme Court
Cook County
Thomas Swanson
Tim Fall
Swanson
Leopold
Loeb
Charles Erbestein
Elgin
Ruby Simonds
Teorin
Clarence Darrow
Small
State Board of Pardons
University mixer yields social debut on campus
Last night University on the Hill students enjoyed their first social of the year. Attendees paid registration and fees, then gathered in auditorium for entertainment before heading to the gym for dancing or study hall games. The event drew many couples and individuals, with lively music and mingling, though no formal pairings occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Attow
Mission Folk to Celebrate Finish of Job at Swedish Mission
Mission Folk plans celebrations at the Swedish Mission Church to mark completing repairs and a new roof. The day features a 10:45 morning service with special music, Rev. Winstedt speaking on Our Attitude Toward the Word, and a 7:50 p.m. song service in Swedish. A large Young People gathering is expected with an open invitation to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avar Eckberg
Winstedt
Mission Church
Architect to Survey DeKalb on Wednesday
All residents are invited to a Thursday evening Chamber of Commerce dinner and meeting at the Innovation om to discuss the hotel proposition. A. H Harrison will arrange dinner plans while Harvey J. Hill arrives Wednesday with an architect to conduct another survey to determine the best hotel site if DeKalb decides to build. The survey results will be announced at the Thursday session.
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DeKalb
Innovation Om
Chamber of Commerce
A. H Harrison
Harvey J. Hill
Organization Finance Bureau
Second Period of Contest to End Tonight
At ten oclock this evening the second period for the popularity contest in connection with the Elks circus will close. The first period ended Wednesday at the same hour. Interest runs high as several girls vie for top positions with a close race anticipated from start to finish. Rex Snowey Baker stars in Fighters Paradise. Coming Sunday and Monday Herbert Rawlinson in Dark Stair Ways. Dime Dance Avalon Saturday night.
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Elks’ Circus
Rex (Snowey) Baker
Herbert Rawlinson
DeKalb Crop Board Names Directors After Picnic
In DeKalb at Annie's Woods last Thursday a meeting elected the De Kalb County Soil Improvement association board. Members from Kingston Genoa South Grove Mayfield DeKalb Cortland CP Noble Milan Afton Paw Paw Victor Semon ak Sandwich and others were named. Officers are T J She president Edgar Hipple vice president A O Dod secretary treasurer and Thomas J Roberts farm adviser.
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DeKalb
Annie's Woods
DeKalb County
Toewtship
Kingston
Guy Lanan
Genoa
Bryce Smith
South Grove
Leon Rand
Mayfield
C. S. Townsend
Sycamore
H. H. Parks
Malta
A. J. Plapp
John Muir
Cortland
Noble
Milan
C. T. D. Berg
Afton
B. W. Lyons
Tierre
Tom Gormley
Clinton
Edgar Wiggh
Wan Grove
William Lethe
Paw Paw
Jesse Cory
Victor
Ivorge Stratton
Semonak
HK Owl White
Sandwich
Bert Bari
T JL She
Edgar Hipple
A. 0. Dod
Thomas J1. Roberts
Hight Denies Guilt in Wife Death Near Inn
Mt. Vernon, Sept. 24. Reverend Lawrence Hight, pastor of the M E church at Inn, denies involvement in his wife Anna’s death from arsenic poisoning. He cites rats' poison usage and claims no motive to harm, while authorities note a coroner’s jury may present actions to the October grand jury. A jailhouse photo linkage to Wilbur Wheaton’s image is deemed incriminating.
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United Press
Mt. Vernon
Lawrence Hight
M. E
Inn
al Village
Here
Anna
Wilbur Wheaton
Holcomb
Jefferson County
Reverend Hight
Wibur Wheaton
Woodcrafters Meet in St Charles With statewide turnout
Woodcrafters from DeKalb and surrounding areas gathered in St Charles for a session highlighted by discussions on the Kane County forest preserve plans, erecting a statue for Shabbona, and marking the elm at Johnson’s mound near Elburn. About 150 members statewide attended with 20 remaining in St Charles to join a trip to White Cedar swamps near Blein. A dozen girl woodcrafters accompanied the DeKalb group on the outing.
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St. Charles
Kane County
Shabbona
Johnson's Mound
Elburn
Ilinois
White Cedar
Blein
DeKalb
State College Fall Enrollment Tops Previous Records
Indications show over 650 students will enter state college this fall, with more joining Monday morning. Current enrollment exceeds 640, and average class sizes range from 35 to 40. The fall record surpasses prior autumn totals by over 100 students according to a college report.
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State College
Colle
World Flyers On Wing Today to West Again
The army round the world flyers began their 625 mile leg from Dallas Lave Field toward El Paso at 9 38 am with Lieut Lowell Smith stating they expect to reach El Paso by 5 52 pm weather along the route is reported favorable despite clouds and threat of rain.
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United Pressy
Ranecer
Texas
World Flyers
Ranger
Paso
Tanger
Dallas
Lave Field
Tex
el Paso
Lowell Smith
Complain Over Methods Used at Crossings
City gatemen face complaints over crossing safety as gates drop before bells ring. A near accident occurred when a gate lowered without warning, sending a car into a gate post and shattering a windshield. Knights of Columbus report the death of Brother Edward Hart of Sycamore with funeral set for Monday at St Mary’s church.
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Knights OF Columbus
Edward Hart
Sycamore
St. Mary's Church
Hart
G. K
White to Make Klan Issue In His Campaign
Kansas gubernatorial hopeful William Aflen Wiese of Emporia accuses Gov. Jonathan M. Davis and Ten Pausen of dodging the Ku Klux Klan issue. He blasts the Klan as a nationwide terror group with influence in many counties, urging unity across creeds to oppose it.
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Topeka
Kas
William Aflen Wiese
Emporia
Katene
Eliter
Pelley
White
Jonathan M. Davis
Kansas
Second Talk of Series on Religion and Morals
Rev Leon L Hammitt of the Methodist church will deliver the second address in a Sunday series titled Religion and Morals The topic for this session is Marriage and Divorce The series previously drew a pleased congregation and other residents The opening talk covered Sunday dress and the season will end with Recreation and Religion Special music features the performances tomorrow evening with Zigner Swanson playing two flute solos including Raff Cavitina and Nessler Young Werner's Parting Song
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Leon L., Hammitt
Methodist Church
Hammitt
Zigner Swanson
Raff
Nessler
Young Werner
Wilbur Meets President on Naval Matters
President Coolidge recalled Secretary Wilbur to lead a survey of the relative value of airplanes, battleships, and submarines for the navy. He would appoint a special board of experts to compare air power and fleet units and report on the budget before Congress reconvenes.
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Washington, D
Coolidee
Wilbur
White House
Pacific Coast
Congress
Breaks Leg In Falling from Freight Train
William Hector a longtime South Eighth street resident, suffered a broken right leg and a sprained left leg after being jerked from a box car on the Chicago and North Western line west of Creston early this week. The brakeman was riding atop the car when the train lurched, tossing him to the ground and narrowly avoiding being run over.
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William Hector
South Eighth Street
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Creston
Hector
Special Meeting of Lodge 144 AF and A M
Lodge 144 AF and AM plans a Monday evening session at the Masonic hall starting at 7 30 with the third degree work for several candidates and a social program to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Order
Lodge 144, AF. & A. M
Masonic Hall
Armenia Earthquakes Kill Dozens Across Regions
Dispatches report a deadly earthquake series in Armenia Burian district destroying 300 villages with more than 60 killed. Additional reports place 40 deaths in Passeler district as tremors extend from Constantinople to the region.
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United Press
Constantinople
Turkey
Burian
Armenia
Passeler
Nita Naldi Stars in The Breaking Point Love Mystery
A film feature promotes Nita Naldi in The Breaking Point adapted from Mary Roberts Rinehart with love and melodrama. Also previewes Pola Negri in Lily of the Dust as her year’s big love drama premiering Sunday and Monday.
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Nita Naldi
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Pola Negri
Pola
Speakers 10 Branch Out in Campaign Activities
The article outlines Republican campaign plans with the State Central Committee organizing events on October 11 in this city, including public outdoor sessions and a speaker tour to neighboring towns. It notes the Coolidge Dawes caravan arriving a day late for an open air meeting and highlights Lincoln voters crossing over to support Coolidge. Charles S. Deneen will speak Friday in this city and in Rochelle, Dixon, Sterling, and Savanna with an extensive itinerary starting Monday morning.
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Ity
Tcket
State Central Committee
Coolidge - Dawes
United States
Coolidge
Dawes
Lincoln
Judge
Henry G
Denreen
Charles 5. Deneen
U. S
Coolidge - Dawes Party
DeKalb
Rochelle
Dixon
Sterling
Vnch
Savanna
Weill
South
Republican State Central Committee
Deneen
Graii
Ai County
Chicago Man Wrecks Auto On Wet Cement
Joe Spitzer of Chicago residing at 1932 East 43d street wrecked his marine car yesterday in heavy rain on a cement road near Creston, skidding into a telephone guy wire. He was severely cut and taken to Rochelle hospital, bound over to the grand jury with bond set at $200 for driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Spitzer
Chicago
East 43d
Yesternoon
Creston
Spitzer
Rochelle Hospital
Srand
Wheeler Plans Fight On Rival for Vice President Bid
Burton Wheeler moved into the Midwest to launch a campaign against Republican vice presidential candidate Charles Dawes. Wheeler’s attack targeted Dawes and accused him of opposing labor unions, portraying the Minute Men of the Institution as aligned with union leaders in a broader political clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Ill
Burton E. Wheeler
Midwest
Charles Gysons
Wheeler 7
Dawes
Minute Men
Istitution
Spend a Nickel and Get a Good Cigar
Isabella Royals are a good mild cigar imported from the Philippines. Made of fine tobaccos under sanitary factory conditions. A leader with the United Clear Stores and a notable value for the nickel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Royals
Philippines
United Clear
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Vance
Tesson
Find Company
Virginia
California City
Monterey
Cal
Conrol
Princess Theatre
Hight
Avalon
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Wheeler
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