Air derby entrants reach St Paul for leg two
Des Moines pilot Leslie Miller leads class B arrivals at St Paul Municipal Airport with Eagle Rock biplane number 1 arriving 9:55 am. C W Myers of Detroit in Waco plane number 30 follows, taking off for Fargo after refueling. Other pilots including Miller later proceed toward Fargo as weather tightens for leg two toward Spokane.
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Minn
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Leslie Hoter
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Tag
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Pasa
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Municipal Airport
Chicago
Wiesky
First Frosts Hit Corn Belt During Night
Frost reached southern Illinois and northern plains with reports of frost in northern Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas. Corn futures rallied sharply on the Chicago Board of Trade as frost forecasts lifted prices while wheat and oats also edged higher on the combined market outlook.
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Chicago
U.P
Chicago Board of Trade
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
St. Louis
United States
Mercury Near Freezing in City Overnight
The temperature dipped to within a few degrees of freezing during the night with 34 degrees reported at nightfall. Rain in the early morning likely kept frost at bay, though frost could threaten the corn crop if conditions turn cold in the next two weeks. The average killing date is cited as October 5 by state officials.
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Ieai
Young Man Dies in Local Infantile Paralysis Case
Dan Luxton, 25, of Creston, dies after four days of illness from infantile paralysis. He is the first local death from the disease in this area. Funeral services were held Saturday. State health bulletin cites 28 cases in the state with Creston reporting no additional cases beyond Luxton.
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Dan Luxton
Creston
State Health Department
Tests City Water After Reservoir Cleaning
After a complete cleaning of DeKalb’s city reservoir by city workers and Illinois Power Co staff, three additional samples were sealed and sent to Springfield to verify water safety. No tests were taken from the new well, previously found clean, and results from the state board of health will be published to inform residents.
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Illinois Power Company
de Kalb
Springfield
DeKalb
Peerless Ice Cream Company
Grove Street
Eighth and Locust Streets
State Board of Health
Illinois Department of Public Health
Police Probe Beery Charge of Blackmail
Sept 20. Juanita Montanaga eccentric dancer to meet district attorney over her charge that Wallace Beery attacked her and is father of her coming child. Beery counters with blackmail claim. she filed $1,000,000 damages suit. She has prior run ins with police and insanity proceedings.
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U.R
Juanita Montanaga
Wallace Beery
Davis
Beery
Miss Montanaya
Sterling Girl Injured After Parachute Jump
Miss Margery Heaton, 18, aspiring aviatrix, sprained ankle after landing in a corn field following a 1200 foot parachute jump from an airplane. At Sterling hospital she plans another jump once discharged, despite the injury.
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Sterling
U.P
Margery Heaton
Sterling Hospital
Miss Heatorr
Chicago Seeks More Men for Artillery Unit
University of Chicago petitions the War Department to raise ROTC artillery quota from 150 to 200 men as student interest grows. The move aims to expand training capacity and bolster reserve officer numbers at the university.
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Chicago
Reserve Officers Training Corps
University of Chicago
War Department
Chicago School Sends Out Season Tickets
Chicago University will mail 20,000 registered season tickets for football games at Stage Field on Saturday as part of the school’s season home schedule.
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Chicago
U.P
Chicago University
Pershing and Foch Honored At American Legion Parisa
At the Paris American Legion convention hall in Trocadero on Sept 20, General John J. Pershing and Marshal Foch received loud cheers as they addressed Legionnaires. Pershing recalled offering the U S army to Foch and called Foch the symbol of victory. Foch saluted the American flag and praised unity of command. The Legion Auxiliary met with national president Adalin W. Macauley and Senator Tyson urging Franco American friendship and peace. James A Crain reported on $5 million veteran care funds kept without salaries. General Gouraud recalled U S entry joy tempered by troop transport risks.
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American Legion
Trocadero
Paris
U.R
American Legion Convention
John J. Pershing
American Expeditionary Forces
Marshal Foch
France
Pershing
Foch
America
Flanders
Argonne
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Adalin W. Macauley
United States
Lawrence D. Tyson
Tennessee
James A. Crain
The
Gouraud
Builders of DeKalb County Bradt Shaped County Growth
This brief sketch highlights C. F. Bradt as a leading figure in DeKalb County’s agricultural and industrial development. From Buena Vista to a growing city, Bradt helped advance the Farm Bureau movement and soil improvement efforts, shaping farming methods and local progress over many years.
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DeKalb County
C. FE. Bradt
DeKalb
Buena Vista
Bradt
Farm Bureau
Old Soil Improvement Association
DE Kage County
Ispres. C
Svithiod Jornalen Reports DeKalb Picnic At Annie's Woods
The Svithiod Journal notes a Sunday outing by the Progressive lodge of DeKalb, Illinois chapter of the Independent Order of Svithiod. Members and families are invited to Annie's Woods with arranged automobile caravan from Chicago, coffee furnished, and a game of ball during the day.
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Svithiod Journalen
Chicago
Order of Svithiods
Progressive Lodge of
DeKalb
Annie's Woods
Progressive Lodge
West Side Advisory Council
Ilinois
Washington Boulevard
Desplaines River
Forest Preserve
South Side
Geneva
Illinois
Washington
Boulevard
St. Charles Road
Glen Ellyn
Roosevelt Road
Annies Woods
West Side
Manheim
Central
No Special Session Final Coolidge Word
President Coolidge will not call a special session of Congress. White House officials announce there is no occasion for a session, either for the full Congress or the Senate alone, as of today.
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Coolidge
Washington
O.R
Pecnetees
Senate
White House
Dress Up Week Merchants Improve Store Fronts
Cleaning up the fronts of local businesses continues as merchants prep for Dress Up Week next week. Some fronts receive paint coats while others have brick washed. Enthusiasm runs high and plans will be announced soon for a week expected to bring community importance.
Hight Not to Testify In Mrs Sweetin Trial
Mt. Vernon Sept. 20 Lawrence Hight the unfranked Methodist minister from Ina was brought from Chester penitentiary to testify against Mrs Elsie Sweetin on trial for the second time for the murder of her husband Wilford It appeared unlikely he would be called by the prosecution Hight is serving a life sentence for murder while Mrs Sweetin who was granted a new trial faces 35 years He was to be the principal witness but reports say he may not be called as the State weighs an appeal and possible implications for his own case
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Mt. Vernon
Lawrence Hight
Ina
Chester
Elsie Sweetin
Wilford
Hight
Sweetin
Bruins Lead the Braves in Windy Cubs Brav es Clash
In a cold crowd at Wrigley Field the Cubs and Boston Braves tied 5 5 after six innings. Cliff Heathcote hit a homer for Chicago while Guy Morrison powered Boston with a homer and four runs allowed by Phil Weinert. Manager Joe McCarthy was signed by the Cubs before the game.
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Weinert
Chicago
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Cub
Joe McCarthy
Phil Weinert
Percy Jones
Lim
Morrison
Chigazo Boys
Cliff Heathcote
Weather for Chicago and vicinity continues cool with frost
Fair and continued cool tonight and Wednesday with frost in lowlands. Northwest winds diminish. Menu items listed include roast beef, salmon loaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, cream carrots, cabbage salad, sandwiches, banana, whip cake, coffee. Portions indicate northern and central lows.
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Chicago
Port 21
Soc
Hitions
DeKalb Man Hurt In Auto Crash Sunday Night
DeKalb resident John Liikala of 1027 East Locust street suffered minor injuries when his Pontiac collided with a smaller car at a St. Charles intersection. Both cars were heavily damaged and towed for repairs. No witnesses or official details on cause were released.
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DeKalb
John Liikala
East Locust Street
Pontiac
St. Charles
Liikala
Prescott’s
Nurse Situates Baby Mystery As Girl At Birth
Cleveland authorities face a tangled baby case after nurse Ruth Meyer said the newborn was a girl. Mrs. Smith seeks habeas corpus to obtain a boy she claims was born four weeks ago. Hospital denies, noting the patient has been nursing a girl for two weeks.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ruth Meyer
Sam Smith
Hold Ups Take Huge Sum From Bank Employe
Chicago September 20. Six armed men robbed a bank messenger car on a busy street intersection. About 89 000 dollars were taken from Cicero First National Bank to Kaspar American Bank. The bandits halted traffic, forced the chauffeur and guards from the car, and escaped in their own vehicle after loading 56 063 dollars in checks and leaving behind unearthed cash, bonds, and negotiable securities.
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Chicago
Cicero First National Bank of
Cicero
Ilinois
Kaspar American Bank
New York Spokane Air Derby Mirrors Fatal and Early Crashes
In Chicago a Buhl Airster in class A crashed in a vacant lot. pilot Lieut. Royal Flint and passenger Joe Totten escaped unharmed as the craft ran out of gas. At Roosevelt Field and Morristown other flights and a fatal wreck involving Richard Hudson and J. Radike were reported. fifteen planes started the day’s race west toward Spokane with contests continuing across miles of skies and counties.
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Royal
Flint
Joe Totten
Mincola
Cleveland
Ohio
E. E. Bullough
Roosevelt Field
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Robert S. Fogg
Concord
Waco
Leisureville
Butler County
W. Holman
St. Paul
Laird
Morristown
N. J
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Spokane
Richard Hudson
Marysville
Michigan
J. Radike
St. Clair
Bud Alister
Ralph Lockwood
Department of Commerce
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Radike
Kelly Field
Texas
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Erat
Wills St. Clair Automobile
Bull Concern
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Mich
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Fox
Long Island
New Jersey
Robert Fagg
Curtiss Field
E. E. Ballough
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