Butter Famine Threatened In Alton Iowa
Alton residents faced a butter famine after thieves looted the town creamery, taking the entire supply. Other items note Earl Grove attends livestock exposition in Pocahontas, a theater owner paying election costs in Sibley, and Des Moines football star Norton Behm’s marriage license.
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Alton Creamery Company
Pocahontas
Earl Grove
U of Iowa
Des Moines
Norton E. Behm
Iowa
Cupid
Pauline Thompson
Ames
Pelk County
Mitchell Judge Faces Ouster in Court Martial
In Washington on November 28 the army court martial of Colonel William Mitchell shifted attention to next week's defense plans as the court reconvenes. Prosecution wins in yesterday's opening session surfaced as Brig. Gen. Edwin L. King faced questions after an insult by Reid. King may resign as court martial judge. Prosecution witnesses admitted Pacific islands were vulnerable during Hawaiian maneuvers.
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Washington
Army
William Mitchell
New York
Frank Reid
Mitchell
Edwin L. King
Reid
King
Pacific Islands
Stock Displays Ready for Opening of Annual Chicago Show Tonight
Chicago November 28 over 12 000 livestock enthusiasts wearing blue ribbons crowd the stockyards precincts for the 26th annual livestock show. Cattle lead entries by breed with 30 varieties represented from U S and Canada, many descended from stock imported from Scotland England Belgium France New Zealand and Australia. King of the Fairies the large Shorthorn bull owned by the Prince of Wales draws attention among entries while veteran animals anticipate the grooming and judging to come tonight.
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Larne
Canadian
Scotland
England
Belgium
France
New Zealand
Australia
Jolding
Weather Forecast for Upper Mississippi and Missouri Vale
Weather outlook for the week shows light rains or snow in the early part with central rains ending in snow midweek. Moderate temperatures expected, turning colder toward the latter part of the week. Includes figures for December 5 and mentions the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys.
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Washington
Neves
Upper
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Briand Forms New French Cabinet After Fallen Premier
Aristide Briand succeeds in forming a new French cabinet on his second try in as many days. The government follows the fall of Prime Minister Rainlevé over the financial program of former Finance Minister Joseph Caillaux.
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Aristide Briand
Rainleve
Joseph Caillaux
Highbrows Draw Governor's Fire In Texas Prohibition
Two women, Catherine Rogers and Vera Rogers, were arrested in Sioux Falls for robbing the First State Bank of Renner, South Dakota, netting 500 dollars. In Austin, Governor Miriam A. Ferguson issued a 400 dollar reward for violators of prohibition by the wealthy, criticizing church leaders and urging Methodist support to clean up liquor joints while pledging to use all funds for the reward.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Catherine Rogers
Vera
First State Bank of
Renner
Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Methodists State Conference
Law Grants Mussolini Full Power Approved
Rone Nov 28 The chamber of deputies day approved the measure giving Premier Weeks increased powers. Under the new bill the premier becomes responsible only to the crown instead of the king and parliament. Also he is granted protection against slander with high penalties for spreading stories harmful to him.
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Chamber of doQotins
Day
Robbery spree hits Illinois banks and payrolls
Nov 28 reports detail three bank raids and payroll robberies across Illinois. Edward Duetsch Lithographic Company workers held up for 87,000 by two gunmen posing as electrical workers. Riverside First National Bank raided for 2,290 with staff and customers confined. Peoria Evening Star payroll cash totaling 6,000 seized from a downtown bank convoy.
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Chicazo
Edward Duetsch
Comanp
Seymour Clark
Riverside
First National Bank
J. R. Osterberg
Peoria
Ill
M. R. Talbott
Peoria Evening Star
Michael Lloyd
Four Cornered Contest Dawns in Senate Race
Cedar Rapids reports a four corner fight for the 1926 U S Senate seat now held by Albert B Cummins. Progressive Republicans and labor supporters charge Brookhart with unsound tactics while the Regular Republican committee plans to present charges in Washington on December 2. If Brookhart loses, he may run again in 1926 against Cummins, with Bowman and Clark also expected to seek votes, splitting the anti-Cummins opposition.
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Cedar Rapids
United States
Smith We. Brookhart
Alber B.cummins
State Central Committee
H. BE. Spangler
Broghhart
Spangler
B. B. Burnquist
State Privileges and Elections Committee
Washington
Cummins
Brockhart
Brookham
Rite
Bowman
Waterton
Athorsly Clark
Des Moines
Fear of Student Ross Increases Pekin Guard Near Foreign Legation
Pekin guards and barbed wire barriers were deployed around the Legation as student demonstrations against a Tadier Trewit abolition program loom. Reports spoke of rumored arm distribution and a general strike, with rebels and Chang Tse Lin forces seen as imminent threats.
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Ross
Pekin
Legation
Chang Tse Lin
Forecast Cold Weather Ending Soon
The forecast predicts a cold spell will ease over the Middle West within thirty six hours with temperatures rising. Forecasters say the thermometer will climb from near freezing in the southern plains with Paluin at about two below zero currently.
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Oklahoma
Paluin
Public Sales Schedule Listing Various Locations
Public sales announced for December with buyers and locations including John Spain southeast of Keystone, Clark Johnson northwest of Vinton, Gen. Hilogeson land sale southeast of Newhall, Chas Kahler northwest of Keystone, John Haines south of Blairstown, Wim Hickey southwest of Van Horne, J A Bergen near Mrs Auburn, August Molren south of Virton, E H Christian south of Dysart, and Emil Silken southeast of Dysart.
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John Spain
Keystone
Clark Johnson
Vinton
Gen
Hilogeson
Reveree Land Sale
Newhall
Chas. Kahler
John Haines
Blairstown
Wim, Hickey
van Horne
J. A. Bergen
Fragmentary crime note with vague names and events
A garbled OCR fragment describes a shooting or violent incident in Essex involving moonshiners and police. Names and details are unreadable, with scattered phrases about witnesses, an executive, and a coroner.
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Raymond
Euciner
Loveieum Cin Company
Essex
Youth Shot While Hunting Rabbits in Local Area
Fragmentary report describes youths hunting rabbits and a shooting incident this morning near Winton and Companion. Details are unclear due to damaged text. Authorities or witnesses unnamed.
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Rabbies
Wien
Liver Temeyer
Lo. A. W. Tham
Winton
Companion
Anil Marci Haerel
Siete Examiner Lands in Benten County Clerk Row
A garbled passage describes Siete Examiner Lands and the Benten County Clerk. The text references Navarra and Merfer sabl, with broken phrases about der Tas Mender, roaming and the system. No clear events or dates are stated.
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Siete
Benten County
Fentem County News
Saprtag
Zany Records
Purity Overcast and Sumewhart Unsettled Tonight
Purity reports an overcast sky with unsettled conditions tonight and Sunday. Temperatures rise tonight across extreme eastern portions, with Sunday showing continued warming.
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Sundar
Shells burg man pays heavy fine for skunk dens
Ben Jones of Shellsburg was fined 100 dollars and costs for digging out skunks on Canton and Eldorado township farms. Judge G W Burnham remitted 50 dollars on good behavior. J M Crish, also of Shellsburg, was fined 10 dollars and costs for hunting without a license. Warden Sam O’Brien of Cedar Rapids and Deputy Ed Fisher of Troy Mills filed the information.
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Shellsburg
Justice Court
G. W. Burnham
Canton
Eldorado
Burnham
Jones
J. M Crish
Arrest Alleged Club Wielder After Death in Ohio
Toledo police detained a man who claimed the name Robert August and matched the description of the Tabula club wielder. Four pine women were struck, two found dead, after a bloodstained sack and papers were found in a culvert near Hetland. Authorities were alerted and the suspect fled as hunters pursued.
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Robert August
Pnswers
Hetland
Steuben's Car Wrecks Wagon Kills Iowans
Nov 28 report from near Steuben describes a fatal automobile wreck on a highway near here. Joseph Bitting died from injuries after a car driven by Frank Schoenberger of Stamson collided with his vehicle. A coroner's inquest will be held Monday. Garv, Ind. Bertha Gans and Gertrude Vick, both colored, charged with robbery. accused dragged Selfig Bev to bushes and robbed him.
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Bloomfield
Milton
van Buren County Fair
Joseph Bitting
Frank Schoenberger
Stamson Volleee
Bitting
Holdonudp
Herleh Vick
Bertha Gans
Selfig
Bey
Windsor Mourns as Funeral Rites Are Held
The service for Alexandra, mother of Windsor, was held with a solemn processional and a public viewing after the committal. Flowers and a guard of honor accompanied the cortage to Westminster while mourners gathered to pay respects to the late figure.
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Yesterda Minster
Westminster
Windsor
Hint Rhinelander May Defeat Young Colored Wife in Court Battle
White Plains reports Kip Rhinelander and Kip’s defense team expect victory in the annulment case against his marriage to a partly colored bride, amid public betting and strong social opposition. The trial nears its final stages as evidence patterns favor Mrs Rhinelander, though local confidence remains high for a favorable outcome for Kip.
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Hint Rhinelander
May
White Plains
Kip Rhinelander
Hettire
Kip
Rhinelander
Jen Persons Escape When Building Falls After Cabaret
Ten people narrowly escaped death in New York on November 28 when an old fashioned house hosting an all night cabaret collapsed after adjacent excavations for a skyscraper weakened the structure. Entertainers and guests were hurled into a surrounding excavation as the wall and floor gave way during a performance.
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New York
Benton County Lambs Top Chicago Market
Sam Burkey, a farmer near Vin ton, sent 5 head of lambs to Chicago last week, which topped the market. Sim, Benton county's notable sheep raiser, featured in local agriculture notes. Towns Lose Self Rule in Rome as Mussolini seizes local government, centralizing control in dictator chosen officials.
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Lambs
Chicago
Sam Burkey
Vinton
Sim
Rome
Italy
Fascisti
Mussolini
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