Britain Accepts Kellogg Treaty To Outlaw War
London reports Sir Austen Chamberlain announced Britain and dominions accept the US led plan to renounce war and sign the multilateral treaty. Replies from Ireland, Canada and India pending publication Friday. Poland and Belgium also notify approval notices.
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Britain
Canada
Belgium
Poland
U.S
London
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Foreign Secretary
United States
Great Britain
Commonwealth of Australia
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
India
Old Resident Of Greenfield Dies
Frank Johnson former Greenfield resident and business man died at his daughter Mrs Harvey Halsey in Des Moines at 83 years. He lived in Greenfield for 25 years and in Des Moines for 10 years. Survived by daughters Mrs Halsey and Mrs Grace Arrahood both of Des Moines and son Joe Johnson of Stuart.
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Greenfield
Advertiser
Frank Johnson
Harvey Halsey
Des Moines
Johnson
Halsey
Grace Arrahood
Joe Johnson
Stuart
Father of Mrs Hoover Dies in Placerville
Charles D. Henry aged 84, father-in-law of Herbert Hoover, died in Placerville while a special train carried Hoover and his wife toward California. He had suffered a paralytic stroke on July 4 during a camping trip. Mrs Guthrie Large and Allan Henry Hoover were at his bedside.
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Placerville
Calif
Charles D. Henry
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Henry
Two Davenport Boys Admit Killing Local Officer
George Davis and Robert White two 16 year old Davenport youths confessed to killing policeman Bennie Geertz after being caught ransacking a coal office. White admitted firing the shots while Davis says White acted alone. Both flee to Rock Island after the slaying and face first degree murder charges likely to send them to a state asylum.
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Davenport
Iowa
George Davis
Robert White
Bennie” Geertz
Geertz
Rock Island
Iowa State Institution For
Glenwood
White
Davis
Burlington
Corn Progress Excellent Says Report On Owa
Des Moines July 18 Iowa corn made excellent progress in the week ending July 17 per the U S weather bureau weekly crop report The tallest stalks reach six to eight feet with tassels showing in all parts of the state Small grains filled and ripened under dry warm weather Lodged grain improved rust and smut disease slowed Winter wheat and rye mostly cut Some shock threshing reported mixed yields and quality Barley harvest is far advanced Oats half done in extreme south haying active but light Second crop alfalfa heavier Pastures in good condition Commercial potatoes and sweet corn making good progress.
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Des Moines
Iowa
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mrs. J. L. Miley of Creston Dies
Mrs. J. L. Miley, 612 West Mills Street, died at 12 30 this afternoon after an extended illness. She was 61 and survived by her husband and two children Mrs. A. D. Miller of Denver and A. O. Miley of Genoa Colorado. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
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J. L. Miley
West Mills Street
Boy Captures Passenger Train In Chicago Incident
An unarmed 19 year old boy seized the controls of a Chicago and Northwestern westbound passenger train by threatening the engineer. He proceeded past two stops before being stopped and arrested in a suburb. Frank Leitzman said family troubles caused the act and that he wanted to reach Clinton, Ta.
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Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Frank Leitzman
Clinton
Hoover Plan 10 Give Farm Aid TOLD
Governor Hammill of Iowa predicted Hoover will unveil a specific farm relief plan as the key issue of his campaign. He said Hoover aims to make farm relief a moral and political priority and pledged to spread the message at the Des Moines convention and Palo Alto acceptance speech. He noted the Iowa delegation will reject the equalization fee and expects Iowa to support Hoover by at least 200000 votes.
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Hoover
Omaha
Neb
Herbert Hoover
John Hammill
Iowa
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Missouri Valley
Hammill
Chamnion
Hammills
Palo Alto
Calif
Corn Belt Committee
Smith
Raskob
Democratic National Committee
New York Final Tribute For Captain Emilio Carranza
New York honors Captain Emilio Carranza with a funeral procession from a Broadway church to Pennsylvania Station led by 10,000 troops and 21 military planes. The body will travel to Laredo Texas to be handed to the Mexican government at the International Bridge, with a tablet planned at the Mt Holly, New Jersey site.
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New York
Mexico
New Jersey
Emilio Carrange
Upper Broadway
Pennsylvania
Cassion
United States Nay
Laredo
Tex
International Bridge
Central Railroad of
Carranza
Mt. Holly
N. J
Daily Advertiser Reports Obregon Assassination
Creston residents read that General Obregon, president-elect of Mexico, had been assassinated on Tuesday afternoon according to The Daily Advertiser. The notice emphasizes the newspaper’s prompt reporting.
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Creston
Daily Advertiser
General Obregon
Mexico
Four Barns Destroyed by Lightning Near Greenfield
Four barns on farms north of Greenfield were struck by a severe electric storm Tuesday evening and burned with their contents. The Aaron Bean farm near Harry Glasscock, Harvey Beaman’s farm owned by Mrs. A B White, the Art gear farm, and a barn west of Menlo were reported destroyed. Loss estimates were unavailable as northern telephone lines were down and no livestock reports could be learned.
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Greenfield
Advertiser
Here
Aaron Bean
Harry Glasscock
Harvey Beaman
A B. White
Art Gear
Menlo
Stuart
Alfalfa Plots To Be Harvested In Union County
M A Haused from Iowa State College will visit Union county July 31 to compute yield of the second alfalfa crop on test plots at the county farm held by the farm bureau. The plots compare varieties and soil treatments to identify best options for the county. Sixty Jones township farm bureau members attended a picnic at Ingward Larson home near Talage with music readings and talks after.
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M. A. Haused
Iowa State College
Union County
Farm Bureau
L. A. Nordhausen
Jones Township
Ingward Larson
Talage
Jimmie Blair
Florence Larsen
Darlene Long
Walter Thompson
Maxine Long
Clarence Long
Marie Thornburg
Vera Blair
Wayne Harris
Clarence Larsen
Pauline Pette
Nordhausen
Kiwanians Inspect Waterworks Plant After Dinner Meeting
Creston Kiwanis members visited the Taxpayers Municipal Waterworks plant at Summit Lake following a dinner at Hotel Iowana. W J Donlin reported on three Missouri Kiwanis meetings including an interclub picnic at Sedalia. Hobart Chomas Music noted landscaping plans for McKinley Park and Pauline Hurlburt provided the dinner entertainment.
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Creston Kiwanis Club
Taxpayers
Summit Lake
Hotel Iowana
W. J. Donlin
Kiwanis Club
Missouri
Sedalia
City Park Commission
McKinley Park
Hobart
Pauline Hurlburt
Democrats Name Iowa City Man As Keynote
Iowa City attorney Glenn A. Kenderdine has been chosen as temporary chairman and keynote speaker for the state Democratic convention in Des Moines on July 27. The appointment was made by Mrs. W. E. Maulsby, Des Moines, chairwoman of the state central committee. Kenderdine has been a prominent Iowa Democrat since 1900 and was the party's 1912 lieutenant governor nominee, losing by a few hundred votes.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Glenn A. Kenderdine
Des Moines
W. E. Maulsby
State Central Democratic Committee
Kenderdine
Need of Farm Laws Is Told by Brookhart
Des Moines reports Senator Smith W. Brookhart at the Republican state convention arguing farm prices must cover production costs and yield a cooperative return. He cites a two billion dollar annual surplus, warns against relying on constitutional equalization fees, and proposes funding to handle current surplus plus converting the export corporation into a cooperative. Changes in Iowa district caucus leadership followed, with several new committeemen and committeewomen named and presidential electors listed across districts.
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Des Moines
Smith W. Brookhart
Norris
MacNary-Haugen
Supreme Court
Federal Land Bank
Typhoon Claims Fifty Lives Across Indo China Coast
Reports from Hanoi indicate a typhoon last night caused extensive damage. The French steamer Cap Lay founder ed after a boiler explosion near Songtam bach river, with over 200 passengers rescued. Annamite natives perished in a Haiphong river launch sinking and many boats were sunk around Hanoi and Haiphong.
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Hanoi
Tuberculosis Reduction Shown In Cattle Across Nation
Figures issued by the Department of Agriculture show a 50 percent drop in bovine tuberculosis over six years. Only 2 percent of American cattle were tubercular by July 1 this year, down from 4 percent in 1922, 3.3 percent in 1924, and 28 percent in 1926.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Henderson to Double Shifts at Henderson Glove Plant
Fred A. Henderson announces two eight hour shifts starting Monday at the Henderson Glove Co plant. First shift 7 am to 3 30 pm, second shift 4 pm to midnight, with about 15 additional full time workers. No new machinery. output rise to meet growing demand and six week shipping season. Masterbilt brown face gloves and mittens are main product.
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Henderson Glove Company
Fred A. Henderson
Mr. Henderson
R. J. Tisue
Henderson
Cromwell school dispute after election court ruling
Troubles from the Cromwell consolidated district continue after the election court voided the dissolution tie and declared the proposal carried. Attorneys for the district plan an appeal to district court while proponents push a bond issue for a new Cromwell schoolhouse.
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Cromwell Consolidated
Cromwell
Iown Department of Public Instruction
Cromwell Consolidated School
The
Daily Advertiser
Assassination of Obregon Triggers Mexico City Crackdown
Funeral train for President-elect Alvaro Obregon left Mexico City for Sonora after his assassination at a banquet. Authorities imposed censorship and patrols to curb disorder. President Calles, police, and army guarded key sites. Obregon’s opponents fled or were blocked. the assassin confessed, motive undisclosed.
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Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Sonora
Calles
Obregon
Bownes
Lius Morones
Labor
Guard of Honor
Army
Navy
Sullivan Family Visiting Creston From New York City
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry B. Sullivan of New York City, former Creston residents, planned a two day visit by automobile to see friends and relatives. They are accompanied by Mr. John Bynon of Des Moines and Mrs. S. L. Beall of New Hampton. The Sullivans were returning from a Pacific coast trip.
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Jerry B. Sullivan
New York City
Creston
Sullivan
President Wilson
United States Customs Court
John Bynon
Des Moines
S. L. Beall
New Hampton
Sullivans
Pacific Coast
New York
U S Admits Violation of Booze Pact
A Washington letter to federal court apologizes for technical breaches of the 5 mile offshore patrol agreement with Britain. The dry fleet will stay five miles off Bahama shores, two captured boats with liquor were returned to owners, and bail and crop charges for six arrestees will be remitted. The liquor remains in a government warehouse. One vessel was reportedly libelled and sold at auction.
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Miami
Fla
United States Coast Guard
Florida
State Department
Washington
Bahaman
Coast Guard
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Sir Austen
Irish Free State
Ottawa
Kellogg
Mrs. Hoover
Boy
Governor Smith
Mr. Raskob
Grookhart
State Central Committee
E. L. Hogue
H. A. Pierce
Storm Lake
M. L. Curtis
Knoxville
A. M. McColl
Woodward
O. H. Michaels
Ottum
Miss McClure
Pearl Hague
Fairfield
Martha McClure
Anna Stillwell
Waukon
Blanche Dunkelbert
Rockford
A. P. Murphy
Ottumwa
C C. Latter
Sigourney
Gladys W. Griffith
Webster City
T H Jones
C. A. Willett
Norwalk
E. Crowder
Riverton
J. M. Langfitt
H. S. Johnston
Humboldt
G. L. Vandersteeg
Orange City
Indo
China
National Palace
Jerry Sullivan
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