Goering Seeks Audience With Hindenburg
In Berlin Franz von Papen returns with a death warrant for the new Reichstag and access to an emergency decree. Goering seeks an audience with President Hindenburg as the Reichstag adjourns and Niem Nazis, centrists, and Beuthen death sentences loom. The scene centers on political maneuvering amid dissolving confidence and planned meetings with centrist leaders.
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Berlin
Junker
Franz von Papen
Reichstag
Paul von Hindenburg
East Prussia
Sstters
Neudeck
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Herr Goering
Landtag
Reichsta G
Zweelfuhrblatt
von Papen
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Bruening
von Hindenburg
Vorwaerts
Reich- Stag
Beuthen
Httie
Riots For Prosperity Attack On Farmers Pickets Draw Fire
The Chicago Tribune criticizes Farmers Holiday association picketing around Council Bluffs and Des Moines as a failed bid to force prosperity. It condemns road blockades and property damage, warns of criminal consequences, and argues Fed intervention may be needed to restore interstate commerce.
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Farmers’ Holiday Association
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Brookhart
al Capone
Chicago Tribune
Railroad Official Predicts A Merry Christmas In Iowa
Des Moines API A very very merry Christmas for Iowans was predicted by Patrick H Joyce president of the Chicago Great Western railroad He said Iowa is the brightest spot in the United States today Optimistic about the future he noted freight car loadings rose 12 to 15 percent in August over July.
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Des Moines
Patrick H Joyce
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Iowa
United States
Great Western
Four Workmen Killed by Speeding Train in Linden
Four laborers were killed and two injured when a Pennsylvania railroad train struck a gang on the tracks in Linden New Jersey. The workers had stepped onto a second track to avoid an oncoming train, but were still in the path of a passenger train whose approach was hidden by a curve.
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Linden
N. J
Congressman Cyrenus Cole Reports Economic Improvement
At a Kiwanis luncheon in Montrose he cites signs of rising business in Nebraska ahead of Iowa and says the West-to-East improvement began after Congress adjourned. He notes a brighter mood, traveling merchants see gains, and warns the farmers strike could slow progress.
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Congressman Cole
Kiwanis
Cyrenus Cole
Kiwanis Club
Montrose
Iowa
Nebraska
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Marshall County Miss Wins State Fair Style Award
Jeann e Robinson 16 from Marshall County won the girls 4-H style show at the state fair in Des Moines. Her semi tailord tan and brown wool dress cost 5.33 and earned a trip to the national 4-H congress in Chicago plus a gold medal and 8 dollars.
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Des Moines
Jeanne Robinson
Marshall County
Phyllis Street
Decatur County
Helen Leonard
Fremont
June Tisue
Monroe
Lavon Abrahamson
Lucas
Miss Robinson
Miss Abrahamson
Miss Leonard
Miss Street
Miss Tisuec
Ladies First Rule Waived In Elevator Rescue
Four women in Chicago reversed the ancient gallantry rule during a rescue when a crowd of prisoners and twelve men were trapped in an elevator between the third and fourth floors. Rescuers removed the top of the car and lowered a ladder from the fourth floor as the men went first, following a brief whispered decision by the ladies.
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Chicago
Body Believed Found in Missing Realtor Case Near Lodi
The body of a man believed to be Robert Wilson Kenosha, a missing real estate broker, was found on a property near Lodi. He disappeared Aug 24 while showing a farm to two prospective buyers arranged by phone. police cannot identify the two men. His car was located in Waukegan two days later with an empty gas tank.
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Lodi
Wis
Robert
Wilson
Another McCormick Will Is Discovered
A probate hearing for Edith Rockefeller McCormick's will was halted when a telephone tip revealed a previously executed will. Assistant probate Judge Oscar S Caplan ordered the older document produced in court. A separate report notes a farmer, Elmer Sievers, received a compound leg fracture after his team bolted while returning from threshing near Oxford. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
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Chicago
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Oscar S Caplan
the Gazette
Oxford
Elmer Sievers
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Dubuque Man Dead From Self Inflicted Wound
The body of Frank Then a 47 year old road house operator was found Wednesday with a bullet wound through the heart. Officials believe the man took his own life.
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Dubuque
Frank
Birth Notice for Worths’ New Son
Born August 23 to Mr and Mrs J Worth of 469 Tenth Street SE a son in the household.
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J Worth
Tenth Street
How Many Eclipses Will You See in the United States
The piece lists total solar eclipses visible in the United States across multiple years. It notes paths and starting points from 1943 through 2073, including Alaska, Idaho, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, Oregon, Colorado, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Washington. It mentions future dates 2024 2044 2045 2052 and 2073.
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Boston
United States
Alaska
Kwak Island
Boise
Idaho
Canada
Montana
North Dakota
Grand Island
Neb
Wisconsin
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
McKinley National Park
New England
Florida
Columbia River
Oregon
Denver
Nashville
Wilmington
N. C
Temporary Truce Sought as Farmers Holiday Tensions Ebb
Cherokee County news reports a reduced flare of violence after leaders pledged nonviolent action while investigations proceed into the shooting of fourteen picketing farmers. Officials feared a riot as 100 special deputies surrounded the Cherokee courthouse. pickets vowed quieter demonstrations and produce quotas for daily marketing.
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Woodbury
Plymouth County
Tilton
Rodman
Cherokee County Court House
Court House
National Farmers Holiday Association
Cherokee County
Cherokee
Pierson
Woodbury County
Sioux City
Rodman and Tilton
Farm violence leaves six wounded in Iowa countryside
A list of victims includes Paul Rippke Washta with a side wound Joe Dodge Kingsley a leg wound Bert Langwin Cherokee hand wound Lawrence Cavendish Cherokee hand wound George Case Fielding buckshot wounds William Smith Marcus buckshot wounds Warren McQueen Washta and John Crow Pierson buckshot wounds A mob near Pierson halted hog trader Harvey Harrison with rotten eggs and then dispersed Officials planned troop deployment and vigilante mobilization while nearby towns remained quiet and Milo Reno faced personal attacks at a three hour meeting
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Paul Rippke
Washta
Joe Dodge
Kingsley
Bert Langwin
Cherokee
Lawrence Cavendish
George Case
Fielding
William Smith
Marcus
Warren McQueen
John Crow
Pierson
Harvey Harrison
Harrison
Rippey
Plymouth County
Bandits Stage Robbery on Chicago Bus in Public
Twenty people rode a Michigan Avenue bus when three bandits in a car halted the vehicle in view of crowds. They aimed a gun at driver William S Brockton, took $400 from 22 year old cashier Alice Murray, then fled, masks off, as passengers continued their ride.
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Chicago
Michigan Boulevard
William S Brockton
Alice Murray
Five Die as Lightning Strikes Across France Storms
Paris dispatch reports five people killed Wednesday by lightning during severe thunderstorms that swept across France, with incidents documented in multiple departments. The fatalities were confirmed as storms raged and emergency responders attended the scene.
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Paris
INS
France
Smith and Blease Enter South Carolina Runoff
Senate hopefuls E. D. Smith and Cole L. Blease led a four-man field in South Carolina and advanced to a runoff to decide the Democratic nominee. Early returns showed Smith with 85 844 votes and Williams 40 156 while Harris had 36 772. Other districts also reported outcomes including Taylor defeating Dominick and Richards leading Stevenson as McMillan was renominated.
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Columbia
S. C
E. D. Smith
Cole L. Blease
United States Senate
South Carolina
Smith
Blease
Ashton H. Williams
Leon W. Harris
Senate
Congress
John C. Taylor
Anderson
Fred H. Dominick
Taylor
Dominick
W . Stevenson
Cheru
John P. Richards
Lancaster
John G Richards
Richards
Stevenson
Thomas S. McMillan
Repair Truck Races With Train To Warn Of Wreck Danger
Davenport AP reports Fred Beech and Joe Armstrong linemen for the CD and M railway rushed after an eastbound Rock Island freight near Montpelier to warn an imminent wreck. They spotted a misplaced truck on a car dragging sideways, then drove to overtake the engineer to avert disaster.
Crowds Follow Yet Another Total Solar Eclipse
From Montreal to Maine and New Jersey observers chased a total solar eclipse despite heavy clouds. Scientists at Lick and McCormick observatories reported hopefuls even as radio signals failed to show the shadow. experts across the country watched from Fryeburg, Seabrook Beach, and Hartford for data and reports.
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Montreal
Stanley Mitchell
Leander McCormick Observatory
University of Virginia
Lick Observatory
Earth
Kennelly-Heaviside
Fryeburg
Maine
E. F. W Alexanderson
Irving Langmuir
Douglas Hill
J. Massau
Case School
Cleveland
Harlan T Stetson
Ohio Wesleyan University
Seabrook Beach
G W. Pickard
Co. W Kendrick
Tufts College
Deal Beach
American Radio League
Hartford
Robertson Resigns As Rail Labor Head
David B. Robertson quit as chairman of the Railway Labor Executives association in Cleveland. A F Whitney, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, was elected to succeed him. Robertson said the move lets him devote more time to leading the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine Men, of which he is president.
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Washington
Richard McCleery
Detroit
Henry Bailey Foster Bickel
Lewis Warren
Harland Mead
Bailey
Mr MecCleery
Europe
Cleveland
David B. Robertson
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
A F Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Former Iowan dies in Chicago at 50
Fred Rixon Jr., 50, a Clinton Iowa native and vice president of a Chicago clothing company, died in a hospital Tuesday after a short illness. His widow survives him.
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Chicago
Fred Rixon, Jr
Clinton
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Omaha
McDonad
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Clinton County
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Davenport
Rock Island
Tipton
Des Moines Co-operative Dairy Marketing Association
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Milo Reno
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Cole Blease
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