Earhart Flight Heralded From Trepassey To Barry Port
England and America celebrate Amelia Earhart the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The voyage with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon in the Friendship covered 20 hours 49 minutes from Trepassey Newfoundland to Barry Port Wales. Earhart plans to return to Boston after visiting royalty and dignitaries in Europe.
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London
England
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Barry Port
Wales
Lady Heath
Elly
Cape Town
Miss Earhart
Duchess of Bedford
India
Alan Cobham
Britain
British Empire
Lady Astor
Frederick Guest
Amy Phipps
Pittsburgh
Europe
New York
America
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Lindbergh Visits Wisconsin Hospital Friend
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh circled Watertown hospital twice around 1 p.m. to see his schoolmate Delos Dudley who lay injured there. Dudley’s mother said Lindbergh planned to fly north to visit President Coolidge. Lindbergh then stopped briefly in Janesville to send a note to Dudley before continuing to an unannounced destination.
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Watertown
Wis
Charles A. Lindburgh
University of Wisconsin
Delos Dudley
Dudley
Associated Press
Superior
Janesville
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Iowa Bankers Meet Opens Forty-Second Convention in Cedar Rapids
More than a thousand bankers from across Iowa attend Cedar Rapids for the Iowa Bankers association forty second annual convention. Evan Woollen of Indianapolis discusses agricultural problems while Thornton Cooke of Kansas City talks taxation and banking. George Woodruff and Congressman Louis T. McFadden address topics on the federal reserve and stabilization as President George J. Schaller opens the meeting with an ivory gavel from Ed Kauffman.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa Bankers Association
Evan
Indianapolis
Thornton Cooke
Kansas City
American Banker, Asociation
George Woodruff
Chicago
National Bank of the Republic
Louis T. McFadden
Pennsylvania
Banking and Currency
House of Representatives
Federal Reserve System
Stabilization
George J. Schaller
Storm Lake
Ed Kauffman
Davenport
Association
Rescue plane flies near to Nobile party
Rome reports Major Maddalena of Italy conducted an unsuccessful reconnaissance from Kings Bay Spitzbergen in a Savoia Marchetti 55 while aiming to locate General Nobile and his five companions. A radio aided search was planned pending a fourth flight as Riiser Larsen and Holm failed to sight the party.
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Rome
Maddalena
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Citta di Milano
Stefani
Norway
Braganza
North Cape
Riiser-Larsen
Lutzow Holm
Gen. Nobile
Land
Lieut. Holm
Nobile
Kunath Wins Elm Street Junior High Redecoration Contract
C F Kunath of Creston received the school board award to redecorate the Elm street junior high school. The bid was the lowest among four submissions, with completion set for August 15. The work covers first and second floors including water colored ceilings and wallpapered walls.
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C. F. Kunath
Creston
Elm Street
Kunath
Hoover And Curtis Map Out Campaign
The Republican nominees for president and vice president, Hoover and Curtis, met at the Commerce Department in Washington for a pivotal conference. Curtis arrived amid congratulations and camera action, then joined Hoover for lunch and a long discussion about campaign plans before Curtis contemplates rest and full campaigning thereafter.
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Washington
Commerce
Hoover
Charles Curtis
Commerce Department
Curtis
National Committee
Senator Curtis
Greenfield Klan Holds Memorial Service
Memorial services for deceased Ku Klux Klan members were held yesterday at the Klan building east of Greenfield. About 150 persons attended and Rev. W. J. Hastie of the Christian church conducted the rites. Today members will decorate graves at Greenfield cemetery.
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Greenfield
Advertiser
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
W. J. Hastie
The
Christian Church
Cres ton approves compromise to cut lighting rates
Cres ton city council votes 5 to 1 to adopt a compromise plan reducing residential and commercial lighting rates by 14 to 22 percent effective July 1, while power and cooking refrigeration rates stay unchanged. Street lighting rate changes to be discussed next meeting. Alderman McCoy opposed, others supported.
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Creston
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
John McCoy
McCoy
Peterson
Peterson Moion
Bartlett
Southern
One Killed and Widespread Damage From Ohio Storms
A violent thunderstorm complex swept three central southern Ohio communities causing one death and over twenty injuries. In Columbus Donald Thomas ten was struck by lightning. A tornado at Buckeye Lake damaged about 100 cottages, injuring nearly twenty residents and causing losses around 125000. Whipple in Washington county suffered severe destruction with Henry Erd injured. At Lowell infant Mabel Schwenderman died from falling debris as authorities protect the homeless and restore lines.
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Columbus
Ohio
Donald Thomas
Buckeye Lake
Newark
Whipple
Washington County
Henry Erd
Lowell
Mabel Schwenderman
Cornelius Schwenderman
Ringgold Holds Up Vote Check
Des Moines June 19 A late report from Ringgold county delays the state canvass as officials confirm all other counties have returns. The executive council plans to resume the canvass tomorrow and finalize results.
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Ringgold
Des Moines
Ringgold County
Councl
Mayor Urges Residents To Aid Farmers After Tornado
Mayor George D Newcomb and Cleo Clayton of the American Legion urged residents to volunteer in Adams county to help farms hit by a tornado. Creston post will aid Lenox volunteers, with teams planned tonight or tomorrow morning. Many families lost homes and belongings as livestock and property were destroyed along a seven mile path northeast from Salem church.
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Adams County
George D. Newcomb
Cleo Clayton
American Legion Post
Newcomb
Lenox Legionaies
Creston Auto Company
Metz
Reichardt
McCafferty
Withdrawal of Ritchie Shakes Democratic Nomination Fight
Houston observers report Governor Albert Ritchie ending his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination a week before the June 26 convention. Senator James Reed claims his Missouri bloc could block Governor Smith, while Clem Shaver and party leaders meet privately and offer no public comment.
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Houston
Texas
Albert Ritchie
Maryland
James A. Reed
Missouri
Alfred E. Smith
Clem Shaver
National Democratic Committee
Edward S. Villmoore
Reed
Smith
Open Covenant Arrived at by Woodrow Wilson Phrase
The phrase open covenant openly arrived at is linked to Woodrow Wilson in historical commentary. The item notes Wilson's framing of postwar commitments and the associated international context without additional details.
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Woodstow Wilson
Tornado Rips Through Adams County Farmland Evidence of Destruction
A seven mile path of destruction followed a tornado that traveled from the Salem church area north of Lenox to the old McCafferty farm, southwest of Creston. At its peak the tornado hit Metz and Bush farms near Stringtown, damaging buildings and livestock. Estimated damage ranges from seventy five thousand to one hundred thousand dollars as residents witnessed the fury.
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Salem Church
Lenox
L. F. Madison Farm
Coupe
E E. Metz
Roy McCafferty
Metz Cave
Metz Farm
Fred Stoaks
Miller
Stoaks Cave
Monard Bush
Clarence Bush
Monard Bush Farm
Mr Metz
McCafferty Farm
Creston J
Adams County
Bush Farms
Stringtown
Relief Fund Drive Aids Lenox Tornado District
Relief fund money is being collected at the tornado swept district northeast of Lenox with donations accepted at The Daily Advertiser office. Three firms have already contributed to the fund: The Daily Advertiser $25 J C Penney Company $10 McGregor Brothers & Coens $10.
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Lenox
Daily Advertiser
The
J. C. Penney Company
McGregor Brothers & Coens
Storm wrecks farms and buildings along 100 rod path
The afternoon storm caused an estimated loss of 200000. Farmers bear most losses as insurance was small. Several farmers escaped injury though buildings were torn to pieces and lumber lay strewn along the storm's wide path. Continued on page two.
Contested Cromwell School Consolidation Vote Rumor
Supporters of the Cromwell consolidated School district dissolution may challenge Saturday’s special election on the question after a tie vote was reported but not confirmed. Reportedly those favoring consolidation may seek a future election on a bond issue for a new Cromwell building.
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Cromwell Consolidated
Cromwell
Putnam Wins Court Verdict
Judge H. H. Carter directed a district court jury to return a verdict for defendant W. A. Putnam in a $5 000 damage suit brought by Mae Perrin. Trial began yesterday with six men and six women on the jury. Costs were assessed against Perrin after the defense moved for a directed verdict following plaintiff evidence and five witnesses testified.
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H. H. Carter
Corydon
Mae Perrin
W. A. Putnam
Carter
Local couples wed? marriage licenses issued in Creston region
County clerk issued licenses to Chester Billings and Louise Nulph both minors, Edward Thomas Harvey and Mary Loretta Howe of Creston. Harry Cruzen faces assault with intent to commit great bodily injury and will have a Wednesday court hearing. Sister Mary Benedetta and Sister Mary Blanche from Chicago and Davenport to visit Agnes McGrath in Creston for several days starting Nov. 9.
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Chester Billings
Mason City
Louise Nulph
Shannon City
Edward Thomas Harvey
Mary Loretta Howe
Legal
Creston
Harry Cruzen
S. J. Madison
Justice of the Peace
Ross Peterson
Mary Benedetta
Immaculata High School
Chicago
Mary Blanche
Immaculate Conception College
Davenport
Agnes McGrath
West
Montgomery Street
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Southampton
Stultz
Daily Express
Lindy Circles Hospital
Chum
Ation
Shrine
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Main Street
J. W. Hayslett
Newt Ete
J. K. “Mollie” Carran
Mollie Brown
Jennie Scellars
Hoover Birthplace
Ritchie
Putnam
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