Latest By Wire Editor's Wife Dies
Shenandoah la Mrs Evert Stewart wife of the editor of The Coin Gazette died today from cancer. Shenandoah la Miss Minnie Bourland critic teacher in the Shenandoah Schools will nail June & on the Aquitania for a tour of Europe. Blow Station Safe Ogden In Railroad detectives today were tracing a band of robbers who blew the safe in the Northwestern depot last night. The loss amounted to about 820 Nevada Gets Hotel Nevada In This city will have nanodern new hotel as the result of the successful raising of a 100000 fund in a five day campaign. Smallpox Epidemic Cedar Rapids la The board of health today urged vaccination to combat spreads of smallpox six deaths in two weeks. Prominent Educator Dies Chicago Ernest DeWitt Burton president of the University of Chicago died today from intestinal cancer. A Wade s Place Des Moines once Colin Nob leTee ee aing for oral part resumed the market interrupted by Judge Wade illness. Record Earthquake New Orleans La An earthquake shock centered 10000 miles south of New Orleans registered at Loyola University seismograph. Rum Pours Over Border Washington Three federal agencies concentrate along Great Lakes and Canadian borders to check beer and ale flowing into the United States.
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Coast Guard
Prohibition Unit
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Great Lakes
Canadian
United States
Treasury
Memorial Day Car Drive Organized by Local Volunteers
Shannon and Bart L Butler, active local residents, are organizing a car drive to collect vehicles for Memorial Day services. Owners willing to donate their car should contact the Butler brothers. events will include a morning ceremony on Saturday May 30, with business closures in place for the observance.
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Shannon
Bart L. Butler
News-Telegraph
Widow B Barnard Dies at Home After Illness
Mrs B Barnard wife of the writer Barry Barnard died today at the family home after a lingering illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
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B. Barnard
Barry
Igre
Electric Buys More Property for Legion Day Event
The Atlantic post of the American Legion plans a large June 15 observance featuring a fireworks show titled Destruction of the Temple of War and a Salute to the Stars and Stripes. More than a hundred former servicemen will join the display, preceded by Hodek’s Orchestra and a band concert. A dance at City Hall will close the night with Omaha’s Frank Hodek Orchestra.
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Atlantic Post
American Legion
H c
Hodek
Frank Hodek
Omaha
WOAW
Atlantic Amusement Company
Schiappacasse
Fox
Woman Sues for Divorce Over Cruel Treatment
In district court the divorce petition of Veda S Stonebraker vs Elmér E Stonebraker alleges daily abuse over more than a year. The plaintiff claims she was beaten and kicked and forbidden visits from her parents and home. She seeks custody of their child and a $200 settlement in addition to the divorce. The couple married December 22 1916 at Extra. Attorney for the plaintiff is Earl S Holton of Amita.
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Clerk of the District Court
Veda S. Stonebraker
Elmér E. Stonebraker
Extra
Earl’ "S. Holton
Amita
Speedboat Beats Limited Into New York
The speedboat Baby Ger IV, captained by Gat Wood, raced the Hudson River toward New York from Albany. It failed to qualify the mark, finishing the river dash in 1 hour 46 minutes and 50 seconds, daylight saving time noted.
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Wood
Nocorice
Fugitive Warrant for Missing State Witness Issued
Philadelphia May 26 A fugitive warrant for the arrest of Robert R White missing state witness in the William D Shepherd case in Chicago was sworn before Magistrate Pennock by Captain Theodore Wood after a telegram from Chicago States Attorney Crowe. Chicago May 26 A charge that White demanded 5000 from defense attorneys for repudiation of his statement that he had seen Shepherd at Furman University was tied to the Shepherd McClintock murder trial as jurors waited to be questioned for influence. Chicago May 26 The veniremen examined and rejected for Shepherds trial and their families awaited questioning to detect attempts to sway them as police and detectives intensified probes following Crowes plan to identify any approvers.
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INS
Robert R. White
William D. Shepherd
Chicago
Pennock
Theodore Wood
Robert 8, Crowe
White
Robert White
Charles GC
Furman
National University of Sciences
Shepherd-McClintock
Shepherd
Grove
Chippetitor
London
ENS
Gretjur Algurshoi
Ragid
Amundsen
Pole
Liverpool
Spitzenbergen
Oslo
Copenhag
Early Baseball Scores From National League Updates
National baseball scores show Boston and New York tied 2 final while Brooklyn leads Philadelphia 10 4. Pittsburgh beats Chicago 7 4 in the fourth inning and St Louis upsets Cincinnati 8 4 in the third. Brooklyn and Philadelphia 0 0 in the fifth as Boston defeats New York 5 3. Detroit 2 Chicago 0 in the fourth and St Louis 5 Cleveland 1 in the third.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
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Ny Oy
Detroit
Louis
Cleveland
Gas utilities form huge Cedar Rapids corporation
Cedar Rapids May 26 A new giant utility trust forms from the Town Railway and Light Company and the Bsuone Gas company with the Warm power and light company and the Jeffers Electric company joining. Common stock valued at 20 million and preferred at 15 million are planned. Colonel William G. Dows, president, says annual gross income of the group and affiliates will exceed 6 million, with funds to refinance debts and expand business. Officers likely retained. headquarters stay in Cedar Rapids as plans include electrifying rural districts and expanding urban and agricultural output.
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Lunaway and Light Company
Bsuone Gas Company
Warm Power and Light Company
Jeffers Electric Company
Othor Utilities
Cotonel
Willian G. Dows
Iowa Railway and Light Company
Colonel Dows
Dow
Daws
Town Railway and Light Company
I. B. Smith
John A. Reed
C. S. Woodward
Police hunt man who thinks he is September Morn
Des Moines May 26 A 30 year old man named Perdue was arrested on a West Side complaint that he tried to pose as September Morn while driving a dilapidated vehicle. Police tailed him after a resident phoned that the man passed her home each afternoon. He remains held for investigation.
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Des Moines
Perdue
Yulied
West Side
Hughes Denies Offering Aid to Non-Union Miners
Bermuda May 24 United Press International reports former Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes denied enlisting his services in the legal fight of the United Mine Workers against the injune Hong. Judge Williams E. Baker issued a retraining order restraining the sinners from the action.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
INS
Charles Evans Hughes
United Mine Workers
Williarma E. Baker
Insurance Men of Northwestern District Meet for Shop Talk
About forty agents from Northwestern Mutual Life met in Des Moines to set quotas for the year starting June. The round table discussion on life insurance and its problems was led by state agent J J Hughes. E P Chase of News Telegraph welcomed the group. luncheon followed at Atlantic cafe. Attendees included Blake Nelson and many others from Des Moines Council Bluffs Orient Audubon and Clarinda.
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Northwesterns Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Messrs. John Blake
L. R. Nelson
J.J. Hughes
Des Moines
Ie Company
Mec. Hughes
E. P. Chase
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News-Telegraph
Atlantic Cafe
N. G. Wiese
W. B. Witte
Carroll
N. W. Birk
Red Oak
Henry A. Haas
Geo. F. Hughes
Courtethy Bluffs
J. C.richter
Ed C. Keith
Greston
G. A. Carroll
S. D.do Rarty
E. E. Miller
Walter M. Merboth
Orient
Chas
News-Telegraph Memorial Day Hours Noted
The News-Telegraph will be issued on Memorial Day in the early afternoon. The business office, like others in the city, will close until one o'clock in the air, with the balance of the afternoon open.
Diamond hold up shocks Chicago loop district
Three bandits forced entry to Adolph Gastman’s diamond shop in the Chicago loop before business hours. They bound three firm members and escaped with jewels valued between 100000 and 140000 dollars. Vaults and alarms had been recently secured. robbers arrived in a limousine, one wearing a fashionable mask, as witnesses described.
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Adolph Gastman
Chicago
Coolidge Offers Government Aid To Start Search
Washington May 26 President Coolidge offered government facilities to aid in searching for the Amundsen expedition if requested. Five days into the missing flight from Spitzbergen Captain Amundsen and Lieutenant Ellsworth had no word as news reports from Oslo and Copenhagen note worsening weather and ice.
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Washington
INS
Amundsen
GSO
Niwas
Raoll Amundsen
Palar
Amandela
Lieut
Ellsworth
Spitzenbergen
Two Sheriff Sales Held Yesterday to Satisfy Executions
Two sheriff sales occurred yesterday to satisfy executions. A residence property sold for 1,000 with Noah Thompson as bidder, against Iowa State Bank judgment 1,057.08 plus costs 90.88. Land bought by Robert J. Leach for 3,000 against Maine Savings Bank mortgage 3,417.06 and taxes 84.42. The land is an undivided one sixth of a 36 acre Card county farm.
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Noah Thompson
Iowa State Bank
Robert J. Leach
Maine Savings Bank
Nels Nelson
Disappearance Mystery After Ford Roadster Found Upside Down
A Ford roadster owned by Ray Pummel of Oakland was found overturned in a ditch near Fletcher Chapel south of the city Sunday night. Ellery Seaman discovered the car with the motor warm, the owner's name inside, but no sign of the driver or any nearby person.
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Sally
Ray Pummel
Oakland
Fletcher Chapel
Ellery Seaman
Weather forecast for eastern region
Parts of the eastern region will be fair tonight with partly overcast skies. Wednesday brings hot conditions with cooler readings in the eastern portion.
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