Leopold Suffering gland disorder linked to Franks murder case
Chicago testimony in Leopold Loeb case attributes mental and physical gland disorders to Nathan Leopold Jr. Dr. Hulbert described a persistent phantasy from youth shaping his life and drive to be Loeb's "perfect slave" in a planned crime. The physician tied Leopold's religious outlook and upbringing to his eventual murder of Robert Franks.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Hulbert
John R. Caverly
Leopold
Loeb
St. John the Baptist
Christ
God
Bobby Franks
Brazilian Federal Forces Suffer Heavy Losses
Buenos Aires reports from La Nacion that Brazilian federal forces pursuing Sao Paulo rebels have suffered heavy losses with two trainloads of wounded arriving at Sao Paulo. Earlier dispatches said Botucatu was captured and a federal column moved toward Itararé near Paraná, with rebels near Botucatu.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Santos
la Nacion
Sao Paulo
Sao Pauo City
Botucatu
Itarare
Parania
Botuctatu
Dubuque Woman Arrested for Desertion with Husband
Cedar Rapids Aug. 9 Mrs Anna Mae Scherbach of Dubuque is charged with desertion of her husband and two children. She was arrested with J C Reynolds of Dubuque at a local hotel where they registered as man and wife. They are in jail awaiting word from Dubuque police.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapiids
Anna Mae Scherbach
Dubuque
J. C. Reynolds
Weeklong Weather Outlook for Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions on Monday in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with a change to partly cloudy skies and occasional local thundershowers later in the week. Temperatures rise Monday then cool by midweek.
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Washington
Upper
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Italian Airman Heads for Kirkwall to Join Atlantic Flight
Lieutentant Locatelli, an Italian aviator, left Brough England today bound for Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands to join the round the world flyers. He plans to fly across the Atlantic along the same route as the Americans and hopes to catch up with them in time to fly with them from Greenland to North America.
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Associated Press
Brough
England
Locatelli
Ataantic Ocean
Kirkwall
Orkney Islands
Greenland
North American
La Follette Opposes Ku Klux Klan in Public Letter
Washington dispatch reports Senator Robert M La Follette of Wisconsin independent candidate for president issued a letter opposing the Ku Klux Klan and predicting its demise. He urged focusing on restoration of government, warning religious and other questions distract from vital issues. He framed the campaign as breaking private monopoly power over politics and economy.
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Associated Press
Washington
la Follette
Wisconsin
Ku Klux Klan
Robert P Scripps
Senator la Follette
LaFollette
Wheeler
Montana
Cape Cod
New England
Boston
West
East
New York
Masked Bandits Hold Up Wyoming Bank
Two masked bandits entered the Bank of Salt Creek at Lavaye in the Salt Creek oil field 45 miles north of Casper and held up four clerks, escaping with two sacks of money. The loot totaled several thousand dollars. A posse surrounded a tent in a nearby gully and captured a man matching the holdup description. Sheriff Perry A. Morris and deputies hurried from Casper carrying rifles after word of the robbery.
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Associated Press
Casper
Wyoming
Salt Creek
Lavaye
Here
Perry A. Morris
AFL Council Demands End to Coal Miner Evictions
Atlantic City N J Aug 9 The executive council of the American Federation of Labor authorized Samuel Gompers to demand Governor Morgan of West Virginia halt at once the eviction of coal miners from company owned homes. The council pledged to the United Mine Workers of America full aid in protecting mine workers and their families in West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor Today
Samuel Gompers
Morgan
West Virginia
United Mine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Storm disrupts Ft. Dodge wires and rail service
A heavy rain and electrical storm early Friday morning felled telephone and telegraph wires, delayed steam trains, and knocked the Ft. Dodge Des Moines electric line out of service. The rainfall reached 2.17 inches, one of the season's heaviest, with over 600 Ft. Dodge telephones out of service and rural lines hit hard, toll lines to Des Moines Omaha and Sioux City cut.
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Associated Press
Ft. Dodge
Des Moines
Omaha
Sioux City
Heavy Rain Triggers Washouts On Rock Island Line
All Rock Island line trains were detoured over the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway between Moline Illinois and Chicago today due to five washouts on the Illinois division caused by last night’s heavy rain. No Rock Island trains operated on that division.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Rock Island Line
Chicago,Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Betwen Moline
Till
Candidates for President Plan to Forget Race
President Coolidge plans a 10 to 12 day vacation in Plymouth Vermont with Mrs Coolidge and son John after accepting the Republican nomination. The trip follows a conference with Chairman Butler as party leaders report growing support and a strong campaign plan across the north and west.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Capital
Plymouth
Shape of Earth: flatness at poles debated reignites discussion
A note on the Earth's form suggests flattening near the poles, challenging the simple globe model. Scientists reference geodesy measurements and historical observations as they revisit the debate over planetary shape.
Record Run Westward Sets 2888 Miles With Four Punctures
Three cars traveled from Creston in July to the west achieving 2888 miles with only four punctures. The Huntington and Roodell families returned after 25 days at Yellowstone. Webb party continued home from Beverly Hills. Harold Matheny appeals $50 fine for drinking and fighting. L Brown jailed 15 days after pleading guilty. Matheny pleads not guilty. Ritter and Mary Smith obtain a marriage license from the district court clerk.
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Creston
A. L. Huntington
C. A. Roodell
Earl Jennings
H. L. Webb
Beverly Hills
Calif
Yellowstone National Park
Mrs. Webb
Harold Matheny
Ed Keith
Matheny
L. Brown
Adams and
Pine Streets
Brown
Co. J. Ritter
Afton
Mary Smith
Lorimer
District Court
Girl Bitten by Bull Dog in Cedar Rapids
Miss Lucille Stodola suffered deep arm wounds when a bulldog attacked as she walked with a pet dog. Neighbors drove the dog off with water. her injuries were cauterized. The animal may be killed to check for rabies.
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Associated Praxe
Cedar Rapids
Lucille Stodola
Miss Stodola
Mississippi Valley Fair Opens Strong Amid Crowds
Davenport reports the fifth annual Mississippi Valley fair and exposition opening with a large crowd despite threatening weather. Races set for the week include auto and harness events daily except Saturday, August 16, when autos again headline. Secretary M. E. Bacon says this year will surpass prior fairs with unusually large agricultural and livestock displays and many fast horses entered.
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Associated Press
Davenport
M. E. Bacon
The
Fair Association
James Thomas Refuses Assistant Director's Job
Des Moines Aug 9 James E Thomas of Red Oak refused the appointment as assistant director of the budget. G H Getty of Boon may be considered for the post and another proposal would move Clarence M Young from the appeal board to assistant director though Young had not been advised of the plan.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
James E Thomas
Red Oak
State House
Thomas
I T
G. H. Getty
Boont
Hogue
Clarence M Young
Appeal Board
Young
City Schools Set to Open in Creston in September
The 1924-25 Creston public school year will start Monday at 9 am with registration and classification for lower grades and four high school classes. Enrollment is expected around 1,000 students, with 59 teachers hired, and P C Covert as new high school principal joined by Alta Bell as assistant principal.
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Creston
M. H. Stephens
Stephens
P. Covert
Victor
Iowa
Covert
Alta Bell
Irving School
Fay Burns Dies At His Home In Center Colorado
Word reached Creston of the death of Fay Burns at his Center residence following a three week illness and two operations the last on Thursday. He lived in Creston before moving to Colorado. Survived by his widow two daughters Vivian and Dorothy and one sister Mrs Carl Crawford of this city funeral attendance expected.
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Creston
Fay Burns
Center
Burns
Colorado
Vivian
Dorothy
Carl Crawford
Crawford
Funeral for Michal Curtle Monday in Creston
Des Moines death of Michal Curtle leads to funeral at Immaculate Conception Church Creston Monday at 9 30 AM Rev Father Malone to officiate Burial at Calvary Cemetery following services attendees to arrive in Creston at 7 30 PM the day before
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Michal
Curtle
Des Moines
Creston
Immaculate Conception Church
Father Malone
Calvery Cemetery
Editors Rich From Birth To Death
A satirical piece notes editors reap profits at each life event from birth to death. It cites payments to doctors ministers and undertakers while editors extract fees for notices poems and obituaries, urging editors to reform charging practices.
Nominating Meeting Set For Judge Seat in Iowa District
Ames Iowa Aug 9 One hundred fourteen Republican delegates from seven counties Boone Franklin Hamilton Hardin Story Webster and Wright will meet Monday to nominate a successor to Judge KE M Metall who resigned to practice law in the eleventh judicial district Nevada.
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Ames
Iowa
Eleventh Judicial District
KE. M. Metall
Nevada
Boone
Franklin
Hamilton
Hardin
Story
Webster
Wright
Waterloo Woman Charged With First Degree Murder
Marie Mahames of Waterloo Iowa is charged with first degree murder in the drowning of her six year old stepson Nicholas Maharies. She admits throwing him into the Cedar river claiming she hated him and planned to hang for the crime. The body was retrieved from the river bed near Bedones after a search. Mahames supposedly sought death by suicide and had confessed multiple times.
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Preas
Waterloo
Iowa
Marie Mahames
A. C. Nielson
Associated Pres
Nicholas Maharies
Cedar River
Marie Maharies
Earthquake in Russia Toll Rises in Ferghana Province
Forty one persons are dead and 3100 houses destroyed in a Ferghana earthquake reported by Rosta Agency. Twelve hundred more houses were damaged by landslides in the Fergana mountains, with Pokrovkaia village losing most of its homes.
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Moscow
Orty
Ferghana
Rosta Agency
Bolshevik News Disseminating Organization
Pokrovakaia
John Cone of Arispe Dies Suddenly at 67
John Cone of near Arispe died suddenly at his home about 6 30 Thursday evening at 67. He had worked all day and collapsed while leading his team to water. A heart attack caused his death. He leaves his widow, one son, his wife and one grandchild. Funeral is set for Sunday at one o clock at the home.
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John Cone
Arispe
A R Members Attend McKee Funeral
J W Stratton commander of Potterpost Grand Army of the Republic Creston requests all members meet at the hall on West Montgomery street at 1 45 Sunday afternoon to attend the funeral of comrade James McKee. The funeral will be held at 2 30 at the Presbyterian church.
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J. W. Stratton
Potterpost
Grand Army of the Republic
Creston
West Montgomery Street
James McKee
Presbyterian Church
Chautauqua Opening Draws Full House in Creston
McKinley park auditorium overflowed for Creston independent chautauqua opening. Welsh quintet concert and The Wonders of Electricity impressed crowds. Richard D Hughes lectured on happiness. Extra seats planned for Manny WC events and performances by Metropolitan Players and Ver Haar-Deacon company.
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McKinley Park
Creston
Chautauqua
Richard D. Hughes
Sabbath's Third Commandment Tied to Seventh Day
The article notes that the traditional Sabbath day of rest in the third commandment aligns with the seventh day of the week in contemporary practice. It discusses theological interpretation and historical naming conventions without detailing events or figures.
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