Wisconsin bar head 15 after oat in senate
Eau Claire reports Roy P. Wilcox president of the Wisconsin Bar Association announced his candidacy for the senate seat left by the death of Robert M. La Follette. He urged a Wisconsin political shift aligned with President Coolidge on taxation and government. Francis McGovern also announced his run from Milwaukee with a platform including cutting national spending and enforcing laws on prohibition.
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Associated Press
Eau Claire
Wis
Robert M. la Follette
Roy P. Wilcox
Wisconsin Bar Association
Wilcox
Wisconsin
Coolidge
Milwaukee
Francis E. McGovern
Senate
Robert M. LaFollette
Campbell Indicted Second Time Over Mail Fraud Scheme
Gordon Campbell, already under a sentence of prison and a $1,000 fine after a Montana jury conviction, is indicted by a special grand jury here on conspiracy to obtain money by false pretenses and mailing to defraud. The case alleges he promoted companies and enticed investors with exaggerated promises to raise about $370,000. Trial will begin after the Montana appeal.
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Associated Press
Wash
Campbell
Montana
United States
Don F. Kizer
Deny School Post To Sister Of Scopes In Kentucky
Miss Lela V. Scopes sister of John T. Scopes was denied a Paducah schools faculty post for mathematics after declining to repudiate evolution. She had taught two terms 1922 28 and 1923 24 with satisfactory service and was to teach in Bowling Green next winter.
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Associated Press
Paducah
Lela V. Scopes
John T. Scopes
Miss Scopes
L. J. Hanifan
Sugar Fire at Waterloo Wholesale House Causes $8,000 Loss
Fire originated in a large sugar pile at the Smith Lichty and Hillman company wholesale grocery in Waterloo. It damaged $8,000 of a $15,000 stock. insurance will cover the loss. One employee was severely burned and a city fireman overcome by smoke.
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Waterloo
Smith, Lichty and Hillman Company
Prohibition Shake-Up Details Reach Des Moines
Glenn A. Brunson, Iowa prohibition director, received official notice of a federal Prohibition Department shake-up. A prohibition administrator based in Omaha will oversee Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa with two assistants handling permissive and enforcement duties. Brunson will likely supervise permissive work, with headquarters anticipated in Des Moines.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Prohibition Department
Glenn A. Brunson
Prohibition
Iowa
Melton
The
Treasury
Omaha
Kansas
Nebraska
Brunson
Speer Resigns League Berth as Burlington Manager
Burlington July 1. Manager Dick Speer of the Burlington Mississippi Valley league team tendered his resignation today and it was accepted. He will be succeeded by centerfielder Raymond Whitey Mann, the youngest manager in the league, who also has a Creston home and local semi pro roots.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Dick Speer
Burlington Missesippi Valley League
Raymond
Whitey) Mann
Burlington Bees
Creston
Burlington Club
Ernest Dixon
North Birch Street
St. Louis Cardinals
Burlington Sub
Cardinals
No Relief In Prospect For Hot Weather
Des Moines reports torrid weather with little relief likely tonight and tomorrow. Highs near 96 expected by noon, with aides predicting the mercury may pass the 100 mark in the afternoon. The hottest day this year reached 98 degrees.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Heat Wave Hits Cedar Rapids At 98 Degrees
Cedar Rapids Louisiana July 1 The temperature reached 98 at 2 p m today a rise of 34 degrees since 7 a m and the hottest day in recent weeks reported by local officials.
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The
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Local Temperatures Plunge Across Iowa on July 1
Marshalltown reports 103 degrees at 2 p m while Council Bluffs hits 100 and Sioux City records 99 degrees above. The weather summary notes extreme heat across the state with readings gathered from multiple stations.
Throws Symington Divorce Case Out of Court
New York July 1 Supreme Court Justice Ford dismissed the divorce suit of Thomas H Symington against Mrs Ida May. The judge said the plaintiff offered no evidence entitling him to a divorce beyond the testimony of Talbot W Chambers, who is under indictment for adultery. Ten misconduct specifications were withdrawn before the ruling.
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Associated Press
New York
Supreme Court
Ford
Thomas H. Symington
Ida May. Symington
Talbot W. Chambers
Chambers
Maurice Fatio
Symington
Fatio
Kiwanis Niagara Falls pilgrimage trains filled
Shenandoah Iowa July 1 The Associated Press reports another Pullman train has been secured for the Kiwanis pilgrimage to Niagara Falls. Reservations with secretary John S Cutter are exhausted and no tickets remain at this time. The four trains will carry 1 609 persons.
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Associated Press
Shenandoah
Niagara Falls
John S. Cutter
Labor Crisis Threatens Coal Industry in US and Britain
New York July 1 Serious labor crises threaten coal mining in the United States and Great Britain. John L. Lewis denounces an alleged conspiracy to break the United Mine Workers and warns of a possible national shutdown of soft coal Mines if the Jacksonville agreement is not upheld. In Scranton the anthracite tri-district scale convention recommends a possible $100,000 to aid coal miners on strike or unemployed.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Great Britain
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Jacksonville
England
Cook
Miners’ Federation
Lewis
Scranton
John O. Rockefeller, Jr
Charles H. Schwab
Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
New Iowa Banking Chief Names Deputies and Examiners
Des Moines July 14 1931 The new superintendent of banks Andrew of Ottumwa announced N B Shaffer of Altoona as deputy superintendent and E R Mauss of Spencer as chief examiner. He said Iowa banking conditions are improved and pledged a helpful constructive department while eliminating poor practices and keeping receivership costs down.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
A Andrew
Ottumwa
N. B. Shaffer
Altoona
E. R. Mauss
Spencer
Andrew
Iowa
Banking Department
Claims Attempt To Tie Education To Law
Indiana July 1 The national Education association must resist attempts to restrict education Blair Illinois state superintendent warned at the association annual convention. He cited dangers in laws fixing subjects and prohibiting certain topics, risking limits on inquiry and freedom to teach and study.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Int
National Education Association
Francis G. Blair
Blair
Kansas Board Refuses Klan Charter in Topeka
The Kansas character board refused a charter to the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, a Georgia corporation, on July 1 in Topeka. Attorney General Griffith prepared the opinion, noting the order found the group not engaged in charitable benevolent work as alleged in its petition for state incorporation.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Character Board
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Georgia
Griffith
Corportion
New Drug Store Opens at Pine and Adame Streets
Concentrated News reports Charles Ridpath and Harry Hacker opening a new drug store at Pine and Adame streets. The shop features modern fixtures and a frigid air packer, opened at 1 pm with W. B. Westrobe of Des Moines assisting for a few days.
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Charles Ridpath
Harry Hackler
Pine and
Adame Streets
W. B Westrobe
Des Moines
Iowa bulletin: corn heavily laid by for July 4
Des Moines July 1 More than the usual amount of corn will be laid by by the Fourth of July says the weekly Iowa weather and crop bulletin. Corn has made good progress despite cool weather though southern towns report grub worms and stalk borers. Oats heads look plump, but straw may be short. Clover and timothy yields are about half, while a second alfalfa crop appears promising.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Weather and Crop Bulletin
Bullet Breaks Glass Of Governor's Auto
A stray bullet from a small caliber rifle shattered the windshield of Gov. George H. Dera of Utan’s car as he was driven home from the capitol. Neither the governor nor his chauffeur were hurt. Police have begun a thorough investigation.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
George H. Dera
Utan
Capitol
Italian U S War Debt Meet Postponed a Month
Washington plans delay funding talks on Italy's war debt to the United States for a month as Mario Albertti returns to Rome for more data. The discussions with the American debt commission will resume on August 1 after two conferences yesterday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Italy
United States
Mario Albertti
Rome
American Debt Commission
Court Forbids Man From Annoying Girl
James E. Crane 58 of Nora Springs was served with a court order to refrain from interfering with or calling on Eleanor Cloroye a 15 year old girl who recently came from Canada to Nora Springs The Ku Klux Klan is said to have brought the case to the court attention in Charles City Iowa on July 1 with the girl signing a statement that she had been annoyed and was afraid of Crane
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Pre
Charles City
James E. Crane
Nora Springs
Eleanor Cloroye
Canada
Crane
Ku Klux Klan
Fourth of July Band Concerts at McKinney Park
A Citizens committee announces three band concerts a horseshoe pitching invitational field and water races exhibition diving and fireworks at McKinney park. Creston band performs 1:30 to 3:00 and 7:30 to 8:30 with other events from 1:00 start through evening including Ottumwa Blues versus Creston club baseball at 3:30 and a fireworks display costing about 400 dollars with extra 100 dollars this year.
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McKinney Park
Elmer Hardman
Lyman Nicely
Creston
Leo Meredith
Fairgrounds
Ottumwa Blues
Ottumwa
McKinley Park
Millionaire Waiters' Club Holds Annual Outing
Twenty six veteran waiters of the Millionaire Waiters' Club capped their second annual outing with a 30 dollar plate dinner in New York. They began with a perfumed bath and a limousine tour of exclusive Long Island country clubs before a multi course dinner ending with cigars. Guests included the mayors of Delancey and Grand streets and about 100 other east side figures.
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Associated Press
New York
Millionaire Waiters
Long Island
Delancey
Grand Streets
East
President Surrenders Paul Pry to Marines as Mascot
In Swampscott Massachusetts on July 1 President Coolidge hands over his Airedale Paul Pry to Marine Lieut Edgar Allen Poe. The dog showed a mean streak and will serve as a marine mascot while Rob Roy the white collie remains at the White House.
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Associated Press
Swampscott
Mass
Paul Pry
Coolidge
Woolidge
White House
Edgar Allen Poe
Rob Roy
Postpone McClintock Will Hearing Until Friday
Hearing on the will of William McClintock was continued to 11 o'clock Friday by Judge Henry M. Horner on motion by Robert H. Stoll for William D D Shepherd the beneficiary. Stoll said his client had just been acquitted of murder and was unprepared for the hearing. Orville Taylor for Mclintock opposed. The judge faulted Shepherds counsel for lack of notice but noted the circumstances were unusual.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William McCintock
Henry M. Horner
Robert H. Stoll
William DD. Sheperd
Shepherd
Counties Name Attendees For Iowa Good Roads District Conference
Delegations from Fremont Page Ringgold Decatur Lucas and Appanoose counties will attend the eighth congressional district conference of the Iowa Good Roads association at the court house Thursday at 2:30. Glen C. Haynes will preside and explain the highway program. The meeting aims to organize the district and open to the public.
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Fremont
Page
Ringgold
Decatur
Lucas
Appanoose
Iowa
Good Roads Association
Court House
Glen C. Haynes
Des Moines
Union County
Fred L. Luce
Creston
United Commercial Travelers’ State Committee On Roads
Harding Highway Association
Joe W. Good‘sell
Harding Association
Taylor and
Adams County
Goosell
Haynes
Body of Mrs Knowles Will Be Brought Here
Mrs J J Knowles died at her Los Angeles home and services were held there. Her funeral party, including husband and two daughters, will arrive in Creston Saturday morning on Burling train No 6. Surviving relatives include her husband three sons Burt A Wray T Heinly of Los Angeles and L W Heinly of Bonner Springs and daughter Mrs C G Shaw of Denver.
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J. J. Knowles
Creston
Los Angeles
C. G. Shaw
Denver
L. W. Heinly
Bonner Springs
Kan
Burlington
Wheat Breaks 5 1-4 Cents In Chicago
Wheat fell sharply in Chicago trading as much as five and one fourth cents per bushel after early gains. Market lacked buyer support while crop authorities hinted the domestic wheat yield would exceed government June 1 forecasts by six million bushels. Conditions in the American and Canadian northwest were favorable with no black rust damage reported.
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Associated? Press
Chicago
Robbers Take Jewelry and Bonds Worth 150000 in Chicago
Two men bound jeweler Fred J. Gottlieb and two others in the Republic Building on the fourteenth floor. They escaped with jewelry and bonds valued at about 150000, mainly unset diamonds, and also took keys to safety deposit boxes at a downtown bank. Detectives rushed to the scene to avert further looting.
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Chicago
Fred J. Gottlieb
Republic
Gottlieb
Tax Collector Starts with 1649 15 in Union County
Delinquent personal taxes totaling 1649.15 were collected in June in Union County by H.W. Baker as special collector. Receipts were high for a June start date. 10 percent of collections go to the county and notices urged immediate settlement. New hunting licenses sold statewide. 1258 licenses issued in Union County with 28 partnerships and 29 deeds filed in June.
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Union County
H.W. Baker
Wapello
Guy McCornack
Baker
County Recorder's Office
District Court
Justice of the Peace Courts
St Ie
Tax penalty funds move to county general fund
Des Moines Iowa July changes under a new law shift interest penalties on personal taxes to the county general fund. Attorney General Gibson released the interpretation of the law stating effective July 5.
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Des Moines
County General Fund
Gibson
Tuscania Lands Survivors of Wrecked Fishing Ship
The Tuscania docked with nine Rex survivors from Gloucester Mass who were rammed off Halifax by the Anchor Line steamer Tuscania. Also aboard is the Rex captain’s body, Captain Thomas Downie. A passenger letter praising Captain Bone for rescue efforts was presented.
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Associated Press
New York
Gloucester
Mass
Rex
Halifax
Thomas Downie
David Bone
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