McAdoo Friends Push for Nomination at San Francisco Rally
John F. McGovern and R. O. Berry greet the Iowa delegation led by Edwin T. Meredith and Clyde L. Herring as they pass through Atlantic aboard the special train to the Democratic national convention in San Francisco. Meredith, a Cass county native, seeks the presidential nomination with strong party backing.
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San Francisco
Iowa
Cass County
Edwin T. Meredith
Clyde L
Bluffs
Emmet Tinley
W.J. Burke
Jawa
Meredith
Casa County
Marne
Riots in Londonderry Claim More Lives
Civil war rages with eight deaths so far as troops patrol key streets while firing continues in multiple areas. Citizens stay indoors amid ongoing clashes and renewed violence after a relatively quiet night.
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Londonderry
Count the Vehicles As Chestnut Street Sees Traffic Surge
Sunday evening residents on upper Chestnut Street tally 248 vehicles passing a house in one hour from 7:16 to 8:00. Records show 448 made up the total across all vehicle types including eleven trucks and two horse drawn carriages, with the street's grade and noise noted from Fourteenth Street.
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Chestnunt
Chestnut Street
Lkkecar
Mpuntige
Thame
Fourteenth Street
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Concerted Action by Blind Organists at Alexandria
Three blind men set up organs at different street corners in Alexandria. Each heard the others playing, then quietly packed up and left on the interurban car, unaware of the others until the tunes drew their attention. They traveled together back to the depot.
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Alexandria
Ind
Speed Kings Set For Big Purses At County Fair Race
Auto racing fans will witness a 10 mile race at the Fourth of July celebration at the Cass County fair grounds with a $400 purse open to all. entrants include Bus Bailey of Atlantic and Johansen of Anita, plus an Auburn machine and Emil Nelson of Harlan bringing "Nelson's Special" to defend his title. Expect a large field from western Iowa, Omaha, and beyond as last year’s Shelby County pace is remembered.
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Cass County
Iowa
Omaha
Bailey
Atlantic
Johansen
Anita
Emil Nelson
Harlan
Nelson
Shelby County
Five Men Jailed After Cheese Breath Link Arrests
In Portola California on June 22 five men were jailed after a box car with a large cheese was stolen. Officials believed the cheese odor tainted breath leading to arrests. The town marshal detained the suspects and the court sentenced all five based on the perceived evidence.
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Portola
Cal
Elko Nevada
Western Pacific
Theocratic Zionist Party Platform Read In City Council
June 2. The Theocratic party of Zion city presented its platform at a city council meeting read by City Clerk Alvin Marshall. The mayor and aldermen of five wards were present and the ceremony was regarded as impressive though the text is garbled with incomplete lines and misspellings.
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Zion
Alvin Marshall
Thone
Car shortage conference reports alarming state cargo crisis
Iowa freight car shortage becomes acute across the state with risks of heavy losses to farming and industries. Des Moines meeting includes bankers manufacturers and farmers. Committee to monitor car conditions and press for relief. reports show Rock Island lines worst hit and coal shortages threaten fuel supple.
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C. F. Anderson
Iowa State Bank of Atlantic
Iowa State Bankers’ Association
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Rock Island
Burlington
Nemad
Hatdh
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Railroad Gemimission
Iowa
St. Poul
St. Louis
Kansas City
Maine
Marne
Chicago Railroad
Hayes Home Now Park in Fremont Ohio State Park
June 22. Spiegel Grove once linked to President Rutherford B. Hayes becomes a state park under Ohio Archeological and Historical Society control. The timbered grounds and Hayes family legacy are highlighted as preservation highlights.
Pastor in Court in Pittsburg Fraud Case
The Rev Juett McDonald pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburg Kansas was arraigned on a fraud charge tied to selling an interest in a mining concern. He pleaded not guilty. Preliminary hearing set for July 29 with bond set at 3000 dollars and posted.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Juett McDonald
First Presbyterian Church
Iowa primary canvass totals show Cummings leading Senate race
BES MOVIES Iowa primary official canvass lists U S Senator results with Cummings 115,768 Brookhart 96,563. Governor Moore 60,345 Kendall 59,119 Deems 47,407 Havner 46,315. Lieutenant governor Moore 64,532 Wilson 45,967 Hammill 45,680 Arney 36,369. Secretary of state Ramsey 117,073 Moore 72,482. Canvass continued this afternoon. Mesina attack reported as Turkish forces strike near Adana with French warships bombarding.
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BES Movies
Iowa
Cummings
Brookhart
U. S
Moore
Kendall
Deems
Havner
Wilson
Hammill
Arney
Ramsey
Drive to Crack Parlor Bolshevik Influence Begins
Washington June 22 department of justice officials announce a new campaign against radicalism under the alien exclusion act. The drive targets "parlor bolshevik" and "theoretical red" agitators. Advocacy of sabotage or opposition to all organized government by aliens or their organizations triggers enforcement actions.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Dark horse candidate eyed for gubernatorial nod in Iowa
In Manchester the Friends of State Treasurer EF HH Hoyt back the defeated Republican nominee as the dark horse candidate for the gubernatorial nomination at the state convention. Hoyt, a local native, is cited as a strong behind the scenes contender amid Iowa party maneuvering.
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Manchester
Hoyt
Cass Rural Schools Graduate 89 Pupils in Cass County
Eighty nine pupils graduated from Cass county rural schools in the just-concluded school year. Massena township led with twelve graduates, Brighton eleven, and other townships ranging from one to nine graduates. Eighth grade exams had 177 participants and seventh 83, about half the seventh graders reaching 85 percent. Average eighth grade age is 13. Forty five boys and forty four girls graduated. top averages listed for several students with names and districts.
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Cass County
Massena Township
Brighton
Grant
Benton
Pumosa
Washington
Grove
Franklin
Lincoln
Union
Bear Grove
Cass
Pleasant
Noble
Edna
Victoria
Viota
Sailor reports Pershing speech blocked by mob in Panama City
Dewey Jones of Tecumseh describes a Panama Canal trip and a May public speech by General Pershing in Panama City that was halted as he was jeered and stoned by locals. The letter notes Jones is son of Mr and Mrs P T Jones.
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Tecumseh, Neb
Dewey Jones
P. T. Jones
Tecumseh
Panama
U. 8
Thornton
Jones
General Pershing
Panama City
Tea Prohibition Fight Flows At San Francisco Convention
In San Francisco hotel lobbies the national political atmosphere forms. Democratic delegations arrive slowly as wet and dry maneuvers rise in chatter. No clear candidate statements emerge yet with leaders signaling efforts to modify platforms toward prohibition support.
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San Francisco
Jung
Loadera
Tauenrd
Coss Vankion
Butler backs Procter after Butler telegram on quote
Colonel William Procter released a telegram from Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler denying he called gamblers and stock market backers General Waad's backers in the Republican nomination campaign. Butler said the interview was given under strain at the convention and the charges were unwarranted.
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Cincinnati
William Procter
Nicholas Murray Butler
Procter
Butler
General Waad
Inglewood Shaken by Second Earthquake Disaster
A morning tremor near Los Angeles damaged the Inglewood water main and left twenty one Inglewood businesses nearly destroyed. The quake cut lights and gas, with a score of homes seriously damaged and many plate glass windows shattered across Los Angeles and nearby towns.
Four Women Drowned in St Mary's Lake Incident
Four women died in a boating accident on St Mary's Lake twenty two miles north of Cranderlock B C last night. The motor launch engine stalled and the vessel was swept by the current, overturning and sinking. The victims are identified as members of a single party. details indicate a tragic drowning incident with no survivors reported.
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B. G
June Jeast
St. Mary's Lake
Cranderlock
B. C
Brown to learn from South Sea swimmers in Pacific voyage
Des Moines University star Robert A D Brown departs San Francisco on July 13 for a university expedition to the South Seas. Prof Homer R Dill will lead the team as Brown trains with native divers to improve his sprinting prowess for future varsity swimming and tank competition.
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Iowa City
Robert AD Brown
Des Moines
University of Iowa
South Sea
Pacific
San Francisco
Homer R. Dill
University Museum
Bob’ Brown
Uwkeye
Atlantic’s New Fire Truck Arrives For City Test
Atlantic unveils an $8,500 fire truck now at Rock Island yard awaiting an expert from Minneapolis to supervise its un veiling and test run before city acceptance. The Elmira NY based American La France machine will be evaluated for performance.
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Rock Island
Rive! ‘Truck Company of
Elmira
Ns Meas
McAdoo Name Not Wanted At Democratic Nomination
Kansas City publisher Dr. Burris Jenkins announced that McAdoo’s name would be placed in nomination at the Democratic national convention regardless of his consent. McAdoo later declared he could not permit his name and asked Jenkins not to present it, citing inability to fund a personal campaign and a clear duty. In New York, McAdoo confirmed he requested Jenkins refrain from nominating him.
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Kansas City
Burris Jenkins
Kansas City Post
Today
Wm. Gibbs McAdoo
McAdoo
Jenkins
New York
W. G. McAdoo
Myr. Jenkins
New Route For Steamer Iroquois Returns to South Haven
South Haven Michigan June 22 The steamer Iroquois has started on her return trip from Seattle to South Haven routing down the Pacific coast through the Panama Canal up the Atlantic coast and through the St Lawrence river and Great Lakes to South Haven It was sent to Seattle seven years ago for coastwise traffic and is now planned for freight service between South Haven and Chicago for the current season
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South Haven
Mich
Seattle
Washington
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Atlantic Coast
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Sestile
Chicago
Married This Morning in Griswold Area
Miss Alice C. Hamilton and Mr. Piercy A. G. Forsyth, both of Griswold, were wed at 10:30 this morning at the groom’s brother in law and sister’s home. The Rev Memmott officiated. No attendants. Attending were family members from Griswold. The couple departed for Denver and Colorado points for a honeymoon and will reside on a farm in Plessant township upon return.
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Alice C. Hamilton
Griswold
Piercy A. G. Forsyth
W. Ployd Smith
East Seventh Street
Memmott
William Forsyth
Marie
Eleanor Forsyth
Ernest Huckins
Muckrill
Mabel
Forsyth
Denver
Colorado
Plessant Township
Tax Officers Prepare Large Scale Delinquent Sweep
Government will deploy 2000 revenue officers in an intensive two month drive to collect back taxes on luxuries such as cosmetics, toiletries and jewelry. Agents will target dealers and patrons with suspected evasion in a major city, seeking substantial penalties and interest.
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Council Bluffs
Omyao
Dealera
Bureau of Internal Revenue
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