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Died. William S. Verity, 97, who, in love and tubercular, was told by the late famed Editor Horace Greeley to marry and "go west, young man, go west"; of old age; at Evanston...
...Evanston, Ill., John Hunton was awakened in his bedroom by a burglar who said, "Keep still or I'll blow your head...
...conceded a first in the backstroke, and it is expected that he will help his teammates to a place in the 200-yard relay, the only other event in which he is entered. His team qualified for the finals in this along with Michigan, Princeton, Northwestern, and Dartmouth. The Evanston aggregation is considered a slight favorite for top honors...
Holabird & Root are both sons of able architects. John Augur Holabird's father, William Holabird, established the firm of Holabird & Roche early in the century. Son John, 43, was born in Evanston, went to the Hill School, to West Point, to the Beaux-Arts. In 1919 he joined his father's firm, helped design the Chicago Temple Building, Grant Park Stadium (Soldier Field, famed scene of Tunney's second victory over Dempsey), Palmer House, Stevens Hotel, all of Chicago...
...Evanston, Ill, William Henry King IV, longtime town worthy, was tried for wife-beating. He pleaded that he had been "compelled to swing on her" when she dyed her hair green. The judge dismissed the case...