La Follette Aims for Southern Votes and Wheeler Tilt
Washington July 18 campaign moves show La Follette forces seeking to bring Wheeler into the ticket as running mate. Nelson says La Follette headquarters will open in New Orleans with expansion to New York and San Francisco. Obstructions include West Virginia election law. Richweig handles ballot logistics. Ladd pledges support from North Dakota Republicans. Railway Conductors endorse La Follette with broad backing among members.
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Washington
LaFollette
South
John M. Nelson
Wisconsin
Senator LaFolette
New Orleans
Chicago
New York
San Francisco
Nelson
Natidag Committee
West Virginia
Donald Richweig
Ladd
North Dakota
Rebels Gain Ground in Sao Paulo Fight
A Buenos Aires report says rebels are gaining the upper hand around Sao Paulo as Brazil contemplates decisive operations. Faith in quick results is low, with secession sentiment strong in the city and state over tax funding to the federal government.
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Associated Preast
Buenos Aires
Brazil
Sao Paulo
May Compromise On U S Reparation Member
A London Telegram reports a good prospect for adopting Col. James A. Long Jr.'s compromise proposal to appoint an American member to the reparation committee. The move concerns Germany defaults on the Dawes plan and penalties for such defaults.
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Ry Alan
Teresa
Paris
London
James A. Long Jr
Germany
Two Condemned Men Get Short Reprieve
In St Louis the sheriff postponed the executions of Charles Merrell and Hugh Pinkley from 6 p.m. to 4 p.m. after they and their spiritual advisers urged a stay to prepare themselves. The men were condemned for the murder of Patrolman Michael O’Connor.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
George Strodtman
Charles Merrell
Hugh Pinkley
Michael O'Connor
Iowa Sees Prosperity As Corn Price Rises
Iowa officials bankers and realtors hedge on a coming boom as corn prices climb. Governor Kendall calls it the greatest hope in years and real estate men urge buying land while crop outlook remains mixed with some counties hit hard and a state forecast of higher crop yields.
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Associated Preaat Des Moine
Iowa
Kendall
Busness
Iown
R G. Clark
State
Towa
Clark
Poweshiek
Crawford
Washington
Carroll
Would Force Wife To Work and Seek Divorce
Mrs Philip Kovar files an unusual divorce suit in Vinton district court alleging her wealthy husband dragged her from bed at 5 am and tried to force her into field work. He allegedly drove her away and barred her return. Married 1. years, she seeks $10,000, attorney fees, a restraining order, an order to prevent disposal of property, and custody of three children.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Philip Kovar
Belle Plaine
Kovarg
Navy Training Boat Reported In Distress
A Navy training boat Eagle No. 26 on a training cruise with naval reservists is in distress off Boston. Minesweeper Teal and coast guard cutter Acushnet are en route to assist. Sixty men are aboard under Commander W. W. Burgoyne.
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Associated Press
New York
Boston
Naval Communication Station
Teal
Coast Guard
Acushnet
Eagle Boat
W. W. Burgoyne
Rhode Island Bomb Mystery Solved Revealed by Officials
Providence July 18 The Providence News reports Governor Flynn and Assistant Attorney General George Hurley have obtained affidavits revealing a conspiracy that placed a bromine gas bomb in the Rhode Island senate chamber, sickening several members and prompting the June 19 session disruption. Republican senators fled to Rutland Massachusetts hotel seeking refuge.
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Associated Press
Providence
R. I
Providence News
Flynn
George Hurley
Senate
Rhode Island
Rutland
Mase
Miners Overrun Kali Inia Mine In Oklahoma Strike
About 100 to 400 miners attacked Kali Inia coal mine at Cambria near Cambria Latimer county Oklahoma. Non union workers were ordered from the site as guards ferried attackers into Latimer county. Wires cut, no injuries reported, and officials suspect out of state miners aided the raid tied to United Mine Workers district No 21.
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P Kla
Kali Inia
Cambria
McAllister
Ohio
Kali Inga
Latimer County
Texas
Henrietta
Okla
Wimiburton
Vear
Kali Inia Miine
Beale
Ohio Oil cuts prices on six Wyoming crude grades
The Ohio Oil company reduced prices today by 25 cents a barrel on six grades of Wyoming crude oil. In other notes, Rev. Albert F. X. Estermann of Loyola University was named treasurer of Creighton University, and explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson began an expedition into central Australia with government geologist Ward.
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Associated Press
Findlay
Ohio
Ohio Oil Company
Wyoming
Omaha
Albert F. X. Estermann
Loyola University, Chicago
Creighton University
Richard Slevin
Adelaide
Australia
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Central
Ward
Doheny Sons Post 5000 Bonds in Oil Lease Case
Edward L. Doheny and his son Edward L. Doheny Jr posted $5,000 bonds each for their appearance in Washington to answer charges in the government oil lease case.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Edward L. Doheny
Edward L. Doheny, Jr
Washington
Italian Navy Tanker Foundered Off Calabrian Coast
In a violent storm off the Calabrian coast the Italian navy tanker Onanto of 250 tons foundered. The crew were rescued by a Japanese vessel.
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Associated Press
Rome
Onanto
Local police capture three men in Siskiyou train holdup case
Davenport dispatch reports three men were captured by local police. One identified as Roy De Ru itremont, allegedly a member of the bandit train that killed four aboard a Southern Pacific train at Siskiyou Washington on October 23 last.
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Associated Preaa
Davenport
Roy de Ruitremont
Southern Pacific
Siskiyou, Wash
Duke of York Named Governor Rumor Examined
The Daily Mail reviews a rumor of the Duke of York becoming governor of a British dominion. It traces the report to his visits to Downing Street and the colonial offices yesterday.
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Associated Press
London
Duke of York
Dominions
The
Daily Mail
Downing Street
Judge transfers cases in Herrin liquor raid riot
Judge E N Bowen granted a change of venue from Herrin city court to Williamson county circuit court at Marion for S Glenn Young the Ku Klux Klan liquor raider and 50 assistants indicted by a special grand jury. The rioting occurred Feb 8 and Constable Caesar Cagle was killed.
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Herrin
Ill
E. N. Bowen
Williamson County
Marion
S. Glenn Young
Caesar Cagle
Egyptian Traveler Reports Mirage Lethal Pool Incident
An Egyptian traveler relays a fatal desert accident where a native man drowned after mistaking a water pool for a mirage. The incident underscores a dangerous illusion in arid regions and warns travelers of deceptive heat mirages.
Union Members Warned Against Elevator Stock
Omaha July 18 C J Osborne president of the Nebraska Farmer Union warns members against buying stock in a 26 million dollar elevator merger in Chicago. He says cooperation should start with small elevators at the bottom and warns that farmers would face depreciation and possible legal questions about antitrust laws if they pursue this large scale plan.
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C. J. Osborne
The
Nebraska Farmer
Up Yo
Chicago
Osborne
Grai
Auto Demonstrates Its Strength Clips Off Light Pole
Des Moines resident Harry Frankel watched his car vanish after the transmission lock failed and the vehicle rolled downtown. It struck a streetlight prop near Clark's Paint Shop, tore the pole free, then stopped in front of the marble works with minor front-end damage. The car was towed to police headquarters.
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Harry Frankel
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowana
Franka
Frankel
McColl
Clark
Thosm
Marble Works
Bear Cutter Arrives at Nome After Icebound Stay
The United States coast guard cutter Bear reached Nome at 3 PM after being held in Bering Sea ice fields since early May. Officers report no one aboard suffered during the prolonged tie-up.
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Associated Press
Name
Alaska
United States Coast Guard
Bear
Bering Sea
Vinton Businessman Locks Store and Vanishes
Cedar Rapids reports July 18 that H Marks, a Vinton businessman, locked his general store and disappeared after saying he could not meet debts. Creditors would seize stock. he left a letter citing losses of thousands of dollars. His wife and daughter in Minneapolis. friends speculate he may have gone there.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
H. Marks
Vinton Businesman
Marke
Minneapolis
Missing British Elver 18 Safe
Dense fog forced the MacLaren party of British aviators to land on Uruphu Island after departing Lake Toshmoye on Yeterofu Island. All four members, led by A Stuart MacLaren, are safe and the aircraft undamaged. The plane was moved to a lake to weather diminishing winds and the party plans to resume to Pramashiru tomorrow.
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Tokio
MacLaren
Lake Tosh'moye
Yeterofu Island
Uruphu
Wireles
Kurule Islands
A. Stuart MacLaren
Squirrel Guards Used On Iowa Electric Poles
Guthrie Center reports installation of galvanized steel guards on Iowa Electric poles to cut annual damage costs by about 2500 dollars. Guards are 18 by 30 inches, installed to stop squirrels ten to twelve feet up, protecting nearly 100 miles of high line with 35 to 40 poles per mile.
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Guthrie Center
Iowa Electric Company
Tragic death of Mason City attorney in Chicago
Roy Youngerman, a Mason City businessman, testified he helped drag Clair H. Smith from under a taxicab in Chicago and place him in an ambulance. Youngerman said the face was covered with blood and he could not identify features. Smith's body arrived from Chicago, with funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Associated Pre
Mason City
Clair H. Smith
Chicago
Roy Youngerman
Olympic Receipts Top 6 Million French Francs
Paris reports gate receipts for the Olympic games exceeding 6 million francs with major totals in association football 1,798,000 athletics 1,626,000 rugby 354,600 and polo 350,000. Swimming earnings approach 300,000 as three days remain. Insurance on receipts stands at 8 million francs with possible deficit coverage by the British insurer.
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Associated Press
Paris
Local man’s remorse crime claim linked to old shooting
Oliver Cameron, who attempted suicide in Portland in remorse for a fancied 1902 killing near Birmingham, is pursued for an older assault with intent to murder charge. Gay, still alive in Peachburg, Ga., reportedly was not attacked as once alleged. Cameron’s extradition effort proceeds.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Oliver Cameron
Portland
Ore
W. J. Gay
Gay
H. S. Bowden
Peburg
Grain Market Records Fall in U S and Canada
Chicago reports a surge in grain values as wheat prices rise about 30 cents a bushel in the United States and 42 cents in Canada. July wheat hit 1.30 and Winnipeg climbed to 1.40, with futures near record highs and daily volume surging above 110 billion bushels. Oats, rye, and corn also advanced, with cash corn reaching 1.16 and July corn at 1.13.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Canadian Northwest
Canada
Winnipeg
Board of Trade
Dynamite Man Suffered Hundreds Of Wounds
Associated Press reports Marshall Ree 27 of Legrand, an employee of Legrand Stone Co, was severely wounded while blasting rock for a stone crusher. He sustained hundreds of rock fragments wounds on his right side, though doctors say his condition is not serious.
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Associated Press
Marshaltown
Marshall Ree
Legrande
Legrande Stone Company
Dhese Roe
MacDonald Government Defeated on Unemployment Bill Vote
London July 18 The MacDonald government was defeated in the house of commons by a 171 to 149 vote during consideration of the unemployment insurance bill. The defeat came on an amendment offered by liberal and conservative members and carried despite labor opposition. The reversal was not deemed important and there was no call for the prime minister to resign.
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Associated Prean
London
MacDonald
House of Commons
Ford Dealers To Get Large Coolidge Pictures
Large size photograph of President Coolidge has been sent from the Dearborn offices of the Ford Motor company to all Ford dealers in the United States. Company officials state no influence will be used to sway dealers to support the Coolidge campaign.
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Associated Press
Detroit
President Coolidge
Dearborn
Ford Motor Company
Ford
United States
Coolidge
Coolidge Holds Talk With Maryland Senator
President Coolidge, touring political conditions, met today with Senator Weller of Maryland for a conference on the state’s situation, as part of his nationwide survey.
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Coolidge
Maryland
Associated Press
Washington
Senator Weller
Mary
Bachman Band Headlines Five Day Chautauqua
Crerton's annual five day chautauqua runs Aug through Aug 12 at McKinley Park auditorium featuring Bachman's Million Dollar band, Ver Haar-Deacon Concert company, Illini Concert company, and a schedule of lectures and musical performances by Rich ard D. Hughes Herbert L. Willett Edna Swanson Ver Haar Roy Smith Jesse Rae Taylor and others for varied entertainment.
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Crerton
McKinley Park Auditorium
Bachmayo
Richard D. Hughes
Louis Williams
Metropolitan Players
Cappy Ricks
Metropolitag Players
Leture
Herbert L. Willett
Ver Haar-Deacon Concert Company
Edna Swanson
Gagan Bachman
Spea
Jesse Rae Taylor
Roy Smith
Illini Concert Company
Frank Waller Allen
Roy L. Smith
Wool Prices Rise Four to Ten Points in Week
The Commercial Bulletin reports wool prices advanced four to ten points from the prior low. Fresh strength in raw wool and higher activity on foreign markets show continued improvement, with roughly 20 to 25 million pounds moved in two weeks. Western sales clear rapidly while goods markets show a firmer tone.
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Associated Press
Boston
Shaver Named Chairman of Democratic Committee
Clem L. Shaver of West Virginia is named chairman of the Democratic National Committee by presidential nominee John W. Davis. Davis will be formally notified of his nomination at Clarksburg West Virginia on August 11.
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Astrociatet Press
New York
Clem L. Shaver
West Virgin's
Democratic National Committee
John W. Davis
Davis
Clarksburg
W. Va
Improper Word Costs Seven Lives In Spain
Four guards a soldier a woman and a police officer were killed in Edward VI park after a policeman arrested a soldier for speaking improperly to a fishmonger. The clash began following the arrest and escalated into fatal violence.
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Spain
Lisbon
Edward VI Park
Womss
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