Coolidge to Recall Agricultural Conference for Aid Plans
President Coolidge will recall the agricultural conference to map a legislative program for farm aid. The conference previously urged government aid for cooperative marketing but faced opposition in Congress. John T. Adams of Iowa is visiting as Coolidge reviews farm conditions amid generally improving prices countered by poor crops in some regions.
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Associated Press
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Congress
White Court
John T. Adams
Iowa
Seaman Visit to Aid in Cora Stallman Death Inquiry
Cincinnati Aug 4 Miss Cora Stallman 48 sister of Mrs. Seaman was buried in Mattoon Illinois yesterday. Mrs Seaman believes Stallman took her own life after receiving threatening letters to herself. She denies an attack by a man in overalls last Thursday.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Thomas Seaman
Mattoon
Lll
Cora Stallman
Seaman
Miss Stallman
Des Moines Boosters to Lead Custer Highway Caravan
Des Moines leaders plan a motor caravan to Billings Montana for the August 10 11 highway convention and a bid to host the 1926 gathering. Delegates from Boone Fort Dodge Storm Lake Sioux City and LeMars will join the Des Moines group.
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Tne Associated Press
Des Moinés
Custer Battlefield
Des Moines
Billings
Mont
Iowa
Boone
Fort Dodge
Storm Lake
Sioux City
LeMars
Shenandoah to Host Next Southwestern Golf Meet
In Council Bluffs Iowa on August 4 Rex Moore of Harlan beat J Gaer 3 1 and Gene Vaughn of Shenandoah beat H M Moore 3 and 2 Ben Brower of Shenandoah defeated Claude Williams of Atlantic 8 and 7 Eddie Howe of Harlan beat Paul Scott of Council Bluffs 1 up in 20 holes Shenandoah awarded next year's tournament.
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Associated Press
Council Bluffs
Southwestern Iowa
Rex Moore
Harlan
J. Gaer
Gene Vaughn
Shenandoah
H. M. Moore
Ben Brower
Claude Williams
Atlantic
Eddie Howe
Paul Scott
Stop Corning School Board From Selling Bonds
Des Moines reports the Corning independent school district board was barred from selling 160000 dollars in bonds today by a temporary restraining order from Judge Lawrence DeGraff. The injunction stems from factional disputes over the legality of the bond election.
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Associated Preas
Des Moines
School Board
Independent School District
Corning
Lawrence DeGraff
Supreme Court
Works 60 Years For But Two Employers
Edwin Mesick, a longtime secretary of the Perpetual Building and Loan Association in Waterloo, resigns after 43 years in the secretary role and a total 60 years of service with only two employers. He began at age 13 as an apprentice with the Waterloo Evening Courier, later serving as printer or accountant there for 43 years and holding the building and loan post intermittently.
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Associated Freasy
Waterloo
Edwin Mesick
Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Mesick
Waterloo Evening Courier
Chautauqua Opens Wednesday in McKinley Park
Creston's famed chautauqua opens at 3 p.m. Wednesday in McKinley park auditorium with a Schubert Orchestral Sextet concert. Senator Pat Harrison will deliver an 8:30 p.m. address on Problems of the Day after an hour of music. The rest of the program features concerts and lectures through Sunday with renowned entertainers and speakers.
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Creston
McKinley Park
Schubert Orchestral Sextet
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Schubert
Chautauqua
G. Magnus Schutz Company
Schutz Company
Storm Center of
Frank P. Sadler
Chicago
Arms Conference Set tled Peace of Pacific
Williamstown Mass August 4 The Washington conference on armament limits ended fears for the Pacific region Rear Admiral W W Phelps of the naval board in Washington said the four power pact preserves American possessions He added I do not believe in any war with Japan Both nations would be fools to conflict and a new mentality is developing as commerce grows between the nations The conference has removed mental fear that fueled vast arms buildup
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Associated Press
Williamstown
Mass
Washington
Pacific
W. W. Phelps
Naval Board
Institute of Politics
Japan
Government Force To Patrol Detroit River
Immediate organization of a patrol to guard the Detroit River from Canada to Port Huron and Port Hudson to curb liquor and contraband smuggling has been authorized by Assistant Secretary Andrews. D Ferguson of Detroit customs will supervise, with a survey to set patrol strength, and the force will include motorboats and cars.
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Associated Press
Washington
Troit River
Port Huron
Port Hudson
Canada
Andrews
The
Treasury
D. Ferguson
Detroit
August Weather Brings Hail Rain And Cold Across States
August weather brings hail as large as eggs snow floods and cool spells across the Midwest and Southwest. Hail damages tobacco in Kentucky while Rio Grande flood threatens lower valley crops. Fort Bliss units aid farmers in El Paso area. Fabens area losses reach 275000.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Rio Grande River
Detroit
Indianapolis
Haif
Fort Bliss
Paso
Reclamation Service
Rio Grande
Fabens
Baumgardner Family Return This Week
Rev. and Mrs. Homer Baumgardner and daughter Mary Evelyn expect to return home from Winona Lake Indiana Thursday or Friday of this week. The minister notes the park's beauty and religious meetings with Chautauqua, a 500 student summer school, and Billy Sunday's presence as reasons for the trip. He also mentions the loss of their country home by fire and hopes for Sunday church attendance.
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Homer Baumgardner
Mary Evelyn
Winona Lake
Ind
Tabernacle
Billy Sunday
North America
America
Europe
Mother
Mr. Carter
Selection of Civilian Rifle Team Named
Muscatine Aug 4 The Iowa civilian rifle team for the national match at Camp Perry Ohio Aug 22 to Sept 20 has been tentatively chosen by Charles D Robinson Muscatine named captain by Adjutant General Lasher The selections require approval The team includes Charles D Robinson Muscatine captain Henry H Wilson Muscatine Otto Wuestenberg Eldridge A K Friedrick Ames F B E Border West Bend Chris T Westergard Whiting John R Ziegler Webster City Charles N Schwab Grinnell Douglas V Moses Ames Omas R Pettit Des Moines Rowland W Williams Iowa City with alternates Raymond A Jones Storm Lake Alfred H Carter Dixon J A Whitney Centerville ongoing business visit by Whitney.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Camp Parry
Ohio
Char
D. Robinson
Lasher
Charles D. Robinson
Henry H. Wilson
Otto Wuestenberg
Eldridge
A. K. Friedrick
Ames
F. BE. Border
West Bend
Chris T. Westergaard
Whiting
John R. Ziegler
Webster City
Charles N. Schwab
Grinnell
Douglas V. Moses
Omas R. Pettit
Des Moines
Rowland W. Williams
Iowa City
Raymond A. Jones
Storm Lake
Alfred H. Carter
Dixon
Death of Principal's Mother Reported in Telegram
P. D. Covert, last year’s high school principal here, learned by telegram of his mother Eliza E. Carl’s death in Tiffin Ohio due to paralysis. Mrs. Carl sues for divorce from Frank M. Carl in district court alleging desertion, seeks custody of four minor children. Also, Consolidated Independent School District of Thayer sues Erden McKinson and spouse for $99 unpaid tuition for 300 students over three years.
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P. D. Covert
Tiffin
Ohio
Eliza E. Carl
Creston
Frank M. Carl
Afon
Carl
Consolidated Independent School District
Thayer
Erden McKinsoon
Pleasant Township
Couple Granted Marriage License In County Clerk Office
John Traster 34 of Woodward and June Ponks 19 of Winterset received a marriage license on Monday from the district court clerk.
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John Traster
Woodward
June Ponks
Winterset
Overseer Appointment Fills Vacancy on County Board
Chester L. Carter of Creston was named overseer of the poor by the county board, filling the vacancy left by his father C J Carter. Board session began at 10 o clock to hear budget objections, and at 1 30 this afternoon bids were opened for a guard rail contract on the new road south of Afton.
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Chester L. Carter
Creston
County Board of Supervisors
C J. Carter
Afton
Rotary hears plea for boys by Chief Red Fox
Chief Red Fox of the Sioux urged Rotarians to support boy and girl scout movements, stressing time over money and the oath as a guide to citizenship. He cited 17,000 Indians who served in World War I and urged formation of an active local scout organization.
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Red Fox
Rotar Bins
Lowana
Carlisle University
Rotary Club
W. J. Colbert
Elmo
B. Roper
Mr. Roper
Dividends Declared by Three Closed Banks in Iowa
Des Moines reports three banks closed previously will pay dividends. The Lost Nations Savings Bank Lost Nation totals 25,268.84. The People's Savings Bank Grand Mound in Clinton County totals 88,804.88. The Citizen Savings Bank Quimby totals 21,313.98.
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Des Moines
L. A. Andrew State
Lost Nations Savings Bank
Lost Nation
People’s Savings Bank
Grand Mound
Clinton County
Savings Bank
Quimby
Mrs Slot Testifies in Russell Scott Insanity Hearing
In Chicago on August 4, the defense rested after calling five alienists who found Russell Scott insane. Mrs. Rilla Scott of Bay Village Ohio testified about his birth and family background as part of the mental competency case before Superior Judge Joseph B. David.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Russell Scott
Rilla Scott
Bay Village
Ohio
Joseph B. David
Scott
Russel
William Scott Stewart
Russell
Stewart
H. S. Hulbert
David
Hurbert
Death Reunites Couple in Two Hours
Chicago mourns as Charles Wo Clark a noted concert singer and teacher dies from an apparent heart event in a theater. Within two hours his wife Mrs Clark collapses and dies, reportedly from grief and apoplexy after viewing the tragedy.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chas. Wo Clark
Clark
Carnegie Trust President Barraged by Embezzlement Charges
Pittsburgh August 4 Fourteen charges of embezzlement abstraction and willful misapplication of funds of the Carnegie Trust Company totaling more than 800000 were filed against John A Bell president of the closed bank.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Trust Company
Tofay
John A. Bell
Coolidge backs railroad consolidation to ease transport
In Swampscott Massachusetts on August 4 President Coolidge expressed that voluntary consolidation of railroads would at last solve the transportation problem. He believes uniting lines would streamline service and reduce costs.
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Associated Press
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Sixty Miles by Freight Train Experience of Three Boys
Three Creston youths aged 9 and 15 rode 60 miles on a Burlington freight train. They reached Chariton where the Lucas County sheriff found them about midnight waiting for a return trip. Parents alerted, officers notified, boys returned safely at 7 am.
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Burlington
Creston
Chariton
Lucas County
John Porter
F. E. Porter
Homer Browning
Collings
Farm Committee Adopts New Name in Aug Meeting
Deg Moines Aug 4 The Farm Committee of Farm Organizations adopted the Corn Belt Committee of Farm Organizations and decided to hire counsel to represent corn belt farmers against proposed freight-rate increases. Resolutions urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to note that agriculture cannot bear further freight burdens.
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Associated Press
Deg Moines
Corn Belt Committee of Farm Organizations
Committee of Farm Organizations
Coatentay
Inter- State
Coomerce Commission
Griculture
Union county farm land values fall 24 percent for 1925
Miss Bea lth V. Spencer, county auditor, says farm land valuations in Union county for 1925 are about 24 percent lower than 1923 1924 levels set by the state council. Town lots show a 2 percent drop, while overall levies will rise to meet the same budget needs.
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Union
State Council
Union County
Spencer
Special Trains From Red Oak To Chicago
Two 14 car Burlington trains depart Red Oak Friday at 9 PM with excursionists to Chicago. Trains connect Burlington branches and reach Chicago by 10 PM Saturday after a 32 hour Chicago stay. They depart Sunday at 6:45 PM and return to Red Oak by Monday morning.
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Red Oak
Chicago
Burlington
Bible Conference Draws 2000 Attendees in Cedar Falls
About 2,000 people filled Riverview Park as Cedar Falls hosts the fourth annual interdenominational Bible conference. Dr G Campbell Morgan, renowned Bible expositor, spoke daily from Genesis while co speaker 85 Gordon of New York ranked among the most popular faculty members.
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Associated Press
Cedar Falls
Greek Troops Move to Greco Bulgarian Frontier
Greek forces head toward the Greco Bulgarian frontier after the assassination of Nicolaides at Stanisinka Bulgaria and Greek claims of Bulgarian acts of terror against Greeks along the border.
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Assnciated
Paris
Micolaides
Stanimaka
Bulgaria
Grece
City approves two paving repair proposals from Horrabin
City council accepts Horrabin Paving Company bids to repair 14 blocks of asphalt and extensive concrete work on North and South Cherry streets. The McCarthy Davenport bid dispute over settlement was settled at 1500 dollars while total city funds to cover work amount to 3723 dollars.
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Grand Jury Room
Court House
Horrabin Paving Company
Des Moines
Cherry Street
South Cherry Street
McCarthy Improvement Company
Davenport
McCarthy
Horrabin Company
McCarthy Company
Maor M. L. Burt
Horrabin
Adams
Union
North Stone
Clark
North Elm
Millis
Summit Streets
George D. Newcomb
Guy Swartz
North
South Cherry
Phil K. DeVoe
North Cherry
James Horrabin
O. F. Benson
McCethy
Cherry
Harry H. Bartlett
Newcomb
John P. McCoy
McCoy
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Whistler
Davies Concert Company
Davies Company
William H. Beachler
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J. A. Whitney
Centerville
Rotary
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