Ammonia Blast Death Toll Rises At Fort Des Moines Store
Des Moines authorities report the death toll from yesterday’s grocery store blast rose to four, with Angela Schaff 9 Romaine Riley 8 Alberta Graves 11 and Betty Atkinson 5 among the dead. Injured remain in critical condition as coroner and safety officials investigate.
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Associated Preac Des Moines
Betty Atkinson
Alma Atkinson
Metle Gbri
Alberta Graves
Romaine Riley
Arethe Truitt
Angela Schaff
Desloines
Fort Des Moines
Arlene Truitt
City Hospital
Fort Des Moines Hospital
Theodore Heather
Heather
Dennis Dale Mahlow
Louis Williams
Donald McBride
P. E. Vallandingham
Guy Clift
CARS DERAIL NEAR GREENFIELD ON NORTH BRANCH
Seven Burlington freight cars derailed on the mixed north branch train about one mile south of Greenfield. No injuries reported. All cars remained upright. track clearance not expected for about five hours. Cause unknown but suspected a broken car part.
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North Branch
Burlington
Greenfield
Woman Parachute Jumper Aims for World Altitude Record
Cedar Rapids correspondent reports 20 year old Helen Barger plans a record parachute drop from Bartlesville Oklahoma. She seeks 25 000 feet if the Hissell mail flyer can reach that height, surpassing the 23 000 foot mark held by a man. Barger, a stenographer, has flown 2 000 miles by plane in Iowa this week and already jumped from 15 000 feet.
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Associated Press
Cedar, Rapids
Helen Barger
Bartlesville
Okla
Miss Barger
Hissell Mail
Iowa
Davis Labor Day Speech Completed
John W Davis, Democratic presidential hopeful, finishes his Wheeling Labor Day address and shifts to campaign organization and finance. He plans not a broad swing but a Chicago-based itinerary with Key Pittman of Nevada among his aides for Western stops as the trip begins.
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Wheeling
W. Va
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West
Key Pittman
Nevada
President Coolidge praises fraternalism as ordered government
President Coolidge, addressing the National Fraternal Congress on the White House south lawn, lauded fraternalism as a strong reliance of ordered government and public law. He linked brotherhood to faith, equality, and civic duty, stressing personal fellowship over rigid legal rule and urging unity beyond politics.
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Washington
Coolidge
National Fraternal Congress
Angle
America
Agan
White House
Iowa to elect two state auditors this November
Iowa voters will select two state auditors in November after the resignation of Auditor Glenn C. Haynes. One will serve a short term from election day until January 1, the other will begin the regular term January 1. J E Thomas likely seeks the short term. J Q McClune of Oskaloosa seeks the long term.
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Glenn C. Haynes
J E. Thomas
Haynes
J. Q. McClune
Oskaloosa
Thomas
Pirates Lose Earl Smith to Dislocated Finger
Earl Smith catcher for the Pittsburgh Nationals likely out for the rest of the season after an X-ray showed a dislocated finger from a foul tip in the game with Philadelphia. A key hitter, Smith joined the Pirates just in time to bolster the pennant chase under Manager McKechnie.
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Associates Press
Pittsburgh
Earl Smith
Pittsburgh Nationals
Philadelphia
Smit
McKechnie
Pirates
Germans approve Dawes plan railway measure in Reichstag vote
Berlin August 29. The Reichstag approved by 314 to 127 the railway bill to enact the Dawes reparation plan. Nationalists who opposed it earlier supported the railway bill but opposed the banking bill, which passed 295 to 172. The industrial debenture bill also passed. The vote reflected a last minute cross party agreement and a constitutional majority in support of London’s plan.
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Berlin
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London
Dawes
Cedar Rapids Dentist Dies At Age 82 In Iowa
Dr. Abraham B. Dennis, one of Cedar Rapids earliest dentists, died at 82. Born in Pennsylvania, he was kidnapped as a child and later learned his mother had died near the Civil War battle where he served with an Ohio regiment. His father had already passed.
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Cedar Rapids
Ila
Abraham B. Dennis
Dennis
Pennsylvania
Mrs J M Philpott Dies in Ottumwa at 78
Mrs J M Philpott of this city died this morning in Ottumwa after an operation. She was 78 and had lived in Union county sixty years. Funeral party will arrive in Creston tonight on Burlington train No 9 and go to 104 West Clark street. Funeral arrangements not announced. Washington Aug 29 President Coolidge returned to Washington at 7 am today after a two weeks vacation on his father's farm in Plymouth Vermont.
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Burlington
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Washington
Coolidge
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Vermont
Poultry Sweepstakes Winner at Local State Fair Named
R A Saunders of Lorimer won the American class sweepstakes at the local state fair with three dark barred Plymouth Rocks entered for pen and sweepstakes. His prize rooster Aristocrats boosts his reputation in poultry circles.
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Lorimer
Saunders
Vote For Coolidge Keeps Farmers Delighted
A 1924 political item extols Calvin Coolidge promising prosperity as corn and wheat rise under his policy. The Old Standpat narrator claims farmers are prospering, cattle hogs and roosters flourish while money fills pockets. Henry Mason of Oreston signs.
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Moses
Israel
Henry Mason Oreston
Sweepstakes Awarded In Baby Health Contest
Des Moines reports the Iowa state fair baby health sweepstakes winners a rural boy and a towngirl. Frank Wagner age 22 months from near Adelphi won boys with 97.94 and a 19.7 mental test. Virginia Gertrude Dyas 16 months from Ames won girls with 93.24 and a 19.6 mental test.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Frank Wagner
Raymond Wagner
Near
Adelphi
Virginia Gertrude Dyas
Edward Dyas
Ames
Iowa
Coolidge Leads Iowa Presidential Poll With Wide Margin
The first statewide Iowa poll shows Calvin Coolidge leading with 6 164 votes, Robert M La Follette 2 598, John W Davis 1 974, and 16 miscellaneous votes. Poll began Aug 1 and runs to late September via daily papers and the Iowa Magazine.
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Robert M. LaFollette
John W. Davis
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White House
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Advertiser
Mrs Hostetter Sings At Methodist Church
Mrs Hildred Hanson Hostetter will sing Sunday morning at the Methodist Episcopal church before departing for Chicago. She performs Just for Today and The Lord Is My Light, drawing good news for Creston churchgoers. Council Bluffs reports a fire destroying eighteen airplane engines and fifteen automobiles at the Myles Standish Manufacturing Co plant causing about 350000 dollars in losses.
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Hostetter
Chicago
Mary Turner Salter
Lord
Francesa Alsten
Council Bluffs
Myles Standish Mrg. Co
Adair County Fair Promises Big Entertainment
The Adair County Fair in Greenfield runs September 9 to 12 with ten free acts and a midway packed with concessions. Angell's comedians, a large Ferris wheel, farm machinery exhibits, live stock displays, and a robust racing and baseball program headline a border of new pavilions and a Hog pavilion filled to capacity. Joy Night on September 11 features the Pyro Carnival and a Grand Salute to Old Glory as fireworks, mechanical and ground acts light up the fairgrounds nightly.
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LaFollette Labor Day Speech To Be Broadcasted
Senator La Follette plans Labor Day speeches in New England and New York with radio broadcasts arranged. running mate Wheeler launches a stump tour beginning Labor Day with a Boston Common address and visits to multiple cities.
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Washington
Wheeler
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New England
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New York
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Jollette
Britain to push arbitration at League of Nations assembly
Geneva reports say Britain may urge expansion of arbitration as a substitute for the pact of mutual assistance. Prime Minister MacDonald could back tripartite England Germany France arbitration or accept the compulsory arbitration clause of the World Court. News from the United States notes President Coolidge may call a new arms conference, linking land and naval disarmament to national security.
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Switzerland
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New York
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Ask Permanent Injunction Against American Yeomen
Des Moines August 29 An attempt to obtain a permanent injunction to stop the Brotherhood of American Yeomen from raising premium rates on certain policies is set for the next month. C M Woodward withdrew a plea for a temporary injunction after three hours of argument before Judge Franklin as no policies would be forfeited before October first.
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Brotherhood of American Yeomen
C. M Woodward
Franklin
Prescott Man Is 91 Hopes To Reach 1
Prescott Aug 29 Uncle William Showers celebrated his ninety first birthday anniversary Saturday His birthday guests were his daughter Mrs Aire Bridgeman of Creston and her daughter Mrs Jessie Marcis and granddaughter Mrs Dan Smith and great grandson Baby Smith of Peru Neb A picture of the five generations was taken in the afternoon Mr Showers received many messages of greeting and enjoyed calls from his neighbors and friends He says he expects to live to celebrate his hundredth anniversary.
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Creston
Jessie Marcis
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Baby Smith
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Lutman Funeral Saturday in Afton Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Lutman who died Thursday will be held Saturday at 2 PM at the Methodist church with Rev. Homer Baumgardner officiating. Burial will follow in the Afton cemetery.
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Methodist Church
Homer Baumgardner
Afton
Grand jury in Union County ends secret session today
The Union County district court grand jury, impaneled Tuesday forenoon, will conclude investigations today per the county attorney. Five cases were on the docket. action remains unknown as sessions were secret. One divorce granted, others judgments entered totaling thousands, with Judge H. H. Carter presiding. It is probable the court will be held Saturday.
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Eugene Seeley
Frank J. Cthak
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Edward E. Newkirk
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Elizabeth Johnson
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Creston Auto Company
F. G Stevenson
Kansas City Refining Company
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