Union ballots counted in Washington recount Iowa senate race
Recap shows Daniel Steck gaining six votes in the Iowa senatorial recount through Pottawattamie Sioux and Tama counties. Total readings place Brookhart at 263,970 Steck at 270,518 with current adjustments, while missing Hayes and Webster precincts in Buena Vista and Hamilton counties may alter final tallies.
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Associated Prean
Washington
Daniel JF. Steck
Iowa
Pottawattamie
Sioux
Tama
Ttayes
Buena Vista
Webster
Hamilton County
Senate
Brookhart
Steck
Hamilton
Hayes
Hami'ton County
Taylor
Union
van Buren
Wapel’o
State Agents Seek Foster Son In Traer Cop Slaying
Iowa agents pursue Lynus Pinkerton 20 in the Traer Ohio or Traer Pa incident where policeman Frank W. Mommer was killed after discovering a possible burglar at Dr J A Pinkerton foster father. Search extends to adjoining states as Manley Thompson 18 confesses knowledge and is held as a witness in Toledo.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Lynus Pinkerton
Traer
Frank W. Mommer
J. ‘A. Pinkerton
Pinkerton
Manley Thompson
Pinkerton Thompson
Toledo
Bandits Steal Railroad Payroll in Illinois Robbery
Five masked men ambushed Floyd Reed and Earl Bryant as they traveled from Clinton Indiana with the $11,000 payroll for the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. The car radiator was shot and the officers were forced into a cornfield.
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Associated Press
Danville
Ill
Floyd Reed
Earl Bryant
American State Bank of
St. Bernice
Ind
Here
Clinton
Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Ottumwa Golf Club Wins Iowa-Illinois Tourney
The Ottumwa golf club team defeated the Monmouth squad by 9 down on bogey to win the Iowa Illinois Golf Association tournament in Ottumwa. Oskaloosa placed third and Muscatine fourth with next year’s event set for Galesburg Illinois in June.
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Associated Presa
Ottumwa
Ottumwa Golf Club
Iowa-Illinois Golf Association
Monmouth
Oskaloosa
Muscatine
Galesburg
Ill
Adair County Census Shows Population Drop in 1925
Des Moines Aug 25 The first 1925 state census figures show Adair County with 13 719 residents a drop of 1 017 from 1915 and 540 below the 1920 federal count Director Lou F Morgans notes 7 017 males and 6 702 females The towns of Adair and Stuart split between Adair and Guthrie counties in counting
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Des Moines
State
Adair County
Lou F Morgans
Adair
Stuart
Guthrie
Spizzerinktum Club Entertained by Rotary in Creston Area
The Spizzerinktum club of 25 Highland township and Creston families held a Monday evening gathering at the Frank Ide farm south of Creston. About 125 attended the picnic supper and program with eight prizes awarded by Rotary members. Local visitors discussed Hopi and Navajo customs, praising Christian influence on the tribes. Music included Hayden's orchestra and solo performances by Dr J C Parsons and readings by Jacob Wenzel.
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Spizzerinktum Club
Highland Township
Creston
Frank Ide
Rotary Club
John Miller
Will Reckner
Frank Ickis
Frank E. Agnew
Clyde C. Harris
Elmo B. Roper
Franklin Agnew
Arthur Glick
Fred Ide
C. E Fiers
Halcyon Recknor
Leon Morrison
John Deitrick
Frank Ball
B. Metz
George D. Newcomb
Arizona
Charles Troutman
Butler
Newcomb
Troutman
Hayden
J. C. Parsons
Jacob Wenzel
Robbers Loot Mail Car on Santa Fe Train No 75
Robbers looted the mail and express car of Santa Fe train 75 between Santa Ana and San Diego last night after shooting express messenger Elmer Campbell, 62, fatally wounding him. Campbell was found in a pool of blood as the train arrived. authorities say a bullet lodged in his brain through a ventilator. A rope ladder outside the roof allowed entry after the shooting and a broken glass pane unlocked the side door from within.
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Preas
Santa Ana
Calif
Santa Fe
Here
San Diego
Elmer Campbell
Campbell
David L. Gilmore
Dempsey Urges Wills To Disregard Commission
Jack Dempsey told Harry Wills by phone to ignore New York boxing commission threats and stay ready for the Wills Dempsey bout promoted by Floyd Fitzsimmons. Dempsey learned Wills faced a forfeit match condition tied to Jack Kearns.
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Dempsey
Associated Arena
Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
New York Boxing Commission
Wills
Price touted for governor in Iowa political circles
Des Moines reports John R. Price of Albia a three term state senator and last year's lieutenant governor candidate is a likely Republican gubernatorial candidate next year. He may face William F. Moore of Guthrie Center, with Ed M Campbell of Ida County eyed for lieutenant governor. Brookhart, Bowman, Cummins, and Hammill era politicking noted alongside AG Gibson and Secretary Ramsay future terms.
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Associated Preece
Des Moines
John R. Price
Albia
State Senate
William F. Moore O' Guthrie
Des Moine
John Hammill
Ed. M. Campbell
Ida County
Senate
Brookhart
Cummins
M. L. Bowman
Waterloo
United States Senate
Bowman
Gibson
Walter Ramsay
John Fletcher
Vernon Seeburger
Polk County
C. G. Stranahan
Mount Ayr
A. C. Gustafson
Iowa House
Polk County Moves to Evict So-Called Professional Paupers
Des Moines announces eviction efforts to save welfare funds. Lena Neal and her six children face removal after a county order, while state federation of labor vows to seek legal injunctions to prevent displacement. Another county eviction targets four families totaling 30 people.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
J. ©. Lewis
State Federation of Labor
Polk County
Neal
Barada
Neb
Lewis
Seeburger
Family Social Service of
Nebraska
Public Welfare Bureau
Gasoline Prices Drop 2 Cents In Iowa Cities
Gasoline value fell two cents per gallon in multiple Iowa cities as independent dealers undersold Standard Oil stations. In Creston service stations the price stood at 21 cents including tax with a two cent cut. Des Moines reports a 17 cent price after tax. Standard Oil matched competition while Sinclair Oil announced a two cent cut in the Midwest to align with the previous move.
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Iowa
Creston
Frese
Des Moines
Standard Oil
New York
The
Sinclair Oil and Refining Company
Standerd Oil Company
Local residents show odd crops at ADVERTISER office
Henry H Stantley of West Prairie Street and A E Dowse near Afton brought unusual produce to the ADVERTISER office on Monday. Dowse presented a corn ear four to five inches long growing in a stalk center without husk. Standley displayed a tiny potato at the end of a five foot sprout from his basement. J A Zahlier and Sarah Stoner of Thayer were issued a marriage license this afternoon by the district clerk, ages listed as legal.
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Henry H. Stantley
West Prairid Street
A. E. Dowse
Afton
Advertiser
Mr. Dowse
Mr. Standley
J. A. Zahlier
Sarah Stoner
Thayer
District Court
War Breaks Out In American China Towns
A Chinese gang war erupts across U S cities after the burial of Chinatown leader Lee Kue Ying. In New York an On Leong tong member was shot dead and Hip Sing and others wounded in Boston. Washington arrests total thirty three. Chicago and St Louis report shootings and injuries as tong members roam streets in pairs. Minneapolis also reports killings.
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Associated
Preas
New York
Lee Kue Ying
Chinatown
Hip Sing
Leong Tong
Boston
Washington
Hip Sing Tong
Chicago
Minneapolis
Minn
Low Suey
St. Louis
Peong Chooey
Government Will Not Move To Prevent Strike
Reports from Swampscott and Hazelton indicate the federal government will take no action to stop a potential anthracite strike next Tuesday. President Coolidge is assured there will be enough fuel for public needs even if mines close and the government will aid in securing an adequate supply. A scale committee in Hazelton says talks with operators will resume to renew the contract expiring Aug 31 if the operators do not reject demands merely on mine cost factors.
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Swampscott
Mass
White House
Coolidge
Associated Prensa
Hazelton
Anthracite Miners’ Scale Committee
Businessmen’s Committee
Ladies' Aid secretaries in Iowa town bear a baby streak
In Vinton Iowa the Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church has seen seven consecutive secretaries give birth to sons while in office. Each year a new secretary has welcomed a boy, with the latest report noting Mrs. Harold Taylor’s son after her second term as secretary. Local talk hints at luck rather than a craps game.
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Preas
Vinton
Jowa
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lloyd Burns
Roger Burns
Albert Held
F. W. Fletcher
Harold Taylor
Rudolph Winter
Taylor
Brown moves to quash vagrancy charge in city case
A.D. Brown of Creston seeks to dismiss a vagrancy case saying the complaint was not filed before a justice of the peace and that a mayor lacked authority to dispose of the case since it charges a state law violation. The district court appeal was set for September 3 with other mayor court appeals also advancing.
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M. L
A.D. Brown
Creston
Bur
Brown
Verve
Justice of the Peace
Burt
Police Continue Search For Patrolman's Slayer
Des Moines police expand efforts to trap the killer of Patrolman Ollie Thomas. Authorities say affidavits from alleged underworld figures total more than twenty and focus on bootleggers and gang members. Investigators suspect a wider network and have alerted midwestern cities to watch for the murderer.
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Associated Preen
Des Moines
Ollie Thomas
Geggs
Vonn
Thomas
Sioux City
Ingham Ware
Middle West
Coolidge Stand Firm On Economy Drive Amid Propaganda
From Swampscott Massachusetts on August 25 President Coolidge says reports from Washington aim to embarrass his economy program. He cites generals fearing army cuts as a sign of anti policy propaganda and remains determined to cut government expenditures despite constant opposition.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Washington
General Staff
Army
Anothr
Leviathan
Creston Captures Bridgewater Tourney Purse
Creston semi pro baseball ties Bridgewater 6 to 4 to take the tournament purse of 140 dollars. Bischoff starred with two singles and a double, while Vorath allowed 12 hits in a solid effort for Bridgewater.
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Bridgewater
Creston
Worith
Bischoff
Vorath
Bisch
Hickory
Griswold
Atlantic
Murder Mystery Letter Received in Carlisle Case
An anonymous letter related to the straw pile murder near Carlisle Iowa was sent for outside identification. An inquest is planned in the coming days with fingerprints sought from the hammer handle. deputies search for 100 missing women and girls as clues. James Russell Vogel of Waterloo, once held, now faces a divorce suit as his wife cites cruel treatment.
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Associated Prensa
Des Moines
Carlisle
Rich Anderson
Polk County
Sherriff DeFord
Warren County
Authoritie
James Russell Vogel
Waterloo
Ter
Vogel
Jeanette Miller
Board to probe Camp Grant trench mortar explosion
A board of inquiry will investigate the Camp Grant trench mortar blast that killed eight and wounded twelve members of Chicago s Eighth Infantry. Witnesses say a high explosive shell detonated inside the gun, sending fragments everywhere and scattering the dead and injured. The tragedy followed the injury of 11 civilians burned during a smoke demonstration.
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Rockford, Ill
Camp Grant
Eighth Infantry Regiment
Chicago
One Case to be Considered by Union County Grand Jury
Only one charging case will be reviewed by the district court grand jury this forenoon led by Judge A. R. Maxwell due to the unsettled status of Union County Attorney Elsmer L. Hunt. Baldwin of Afton and Creston sits in jail on a liquor charge while 20 recognizance cases are deferred to October term.
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Union County
A. R. Maxwell
Elsmer L. Hunt
Hunt
J. H. Applegate
Board of Supervisory Wis
Iowa Supreme Court
Grand Jury
RF. C. Baldwin
Afton
Creston
Maxwell
Baldwin
Charles Meilke
Union Township
Seek Rehearing For Iowa Life Terrier
Des Moines reports attorneys for Jack Gaskill and Cecil Mickle, life prisoners for the 1923 Griffin murder, filed a petition for rehearing in the Iowa Supreme Court. The plea cites W. E. Wright’s deathbed confession as an illustration of a genuine murder statement and questions trial fairness and verdict validity.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Jack
Spike) Gaskill
Fort Madison
Cecil Mickle
Tom Griffin
Iowa State Supreme Court
W. E
Bill) Wright
Griffin
Wright
Ceci Mickle
Belgian Settlement Not Set Precedent
Swampscott Mass August 25 the Belgian debt settlement in President Coolidge s opinion does not set a precedent for refunding agreements still to be worked out with France and Italy.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
France
Italy
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National Council Grand Dragons
Titan
Ku Klux Klan
Ottumwa Club
Frank Ide Farm
W. F. Moore
China
Ladies’ Aid
Augustana College Quartet
Howard Pearce
Rockford
Arnold Serenius
Osceola
Carl Nelson
Rock Island
Martin Johnston
Himes
Salem Lutheran Church
Yvenne Dowie
Elwood Kraft
Wamt
Iowa Life Terrier
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