Ku Klux Klan Question Dominates Democratic Convention
At Madison Square Garden on June 27 the Klans issue loomed large in the Democratic National Convention. McAdoo backers forced demonstrations against religious discrimination while speeches favored Smith, Cox, and Bryan. Roll call and demonstrations followed as delegates debated platform and candidates.
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Associated Press
Madison Square Garden
New York
McAdoo
J. F. T. O'Connor
North Dakota
Smith
Carroll Miller
Pittsburgh
Silver
New Jersey
James M. Cox
Ohio
Nebraska
Bryan
William Jenning Bryan
Silzer
John A Matthews
Elmes S. Geran
Geran
New Mexico
North Carolina
J. T. O'Connor
Grand Forks
McAdoon
Auto overturns kill man after dog dash
Williamsburg report states Ira Whiteford died when his car overturned four miles east of town after a dog ran in front of it. The body, found yesterday, shows he had been dead for several hours. a dog’s corpse was located nearby.
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Associated Press
Williamsburg
Ira Whiteford
Here
Mr. Whiteford
Bandits Slay Guard in Bronx Armored Car Heist
Two armed bandits fatally shoot guard Joseph Carlin at the Mott Haven yard of the New York Central railroad in the Bronx. They hold up an armored car and escape with a payroll totaling $9,500. Police pursue the suspects in New York City.
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Associated Press
New York
Joseph Carlin
Mott Haven
New York Central Railroad
Bronx
Nonpartisan Victor in Shut Dakota Primary
Fargo telegraphs that Arthur G. Sorlie of Grand Forks won the Republican gubernatorial primary with nonpartisan league support. Early returns show Nestos leading, but unreported western precincts may decide the contest as Sorlie narrows the gap.
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Fargo
Arthur G. Sorlie
Grand Forks
League
Sortie
R. A. Nestos
Associated Preac Fargo
N. D
A. G. Sorlie
Sorlie
Nestos
Igoe
Valley City
Cedar Rapids Woman Tells Betrayal Story
Cedar Rapids June 27 Laawson Steadman was arrested on adultery charges after Miss Hd na Tripp cried out how she trusted him. She said he invited her on a ride, proposed, and they married in Chicago before he disclosed he was already married and cast her out.
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Cedar Rapids
Laawson Steadman
Hdna Tripp
Walter J Barngrover
Miss Tripp
Steadman
Sho
Chicago
Iowa Postmasters Favor Higher Salary Scale
Iowa postmasters adopt resolutions urging higher salaries for postal workers and support a law placing third class postmasters under civil service. J Perdue of Altoona is reelected president and Carl Watkau of Williams becomes secretary treasurer at the Iowa branch meeting.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
National League of District Portmasters
J. Perdue
Altoona
Carl Watkau
Williams
Rock Island Plans $10 Million Gold Notes Offer
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad seeks I C C approval to issue $10 million in five year five percent secured gold notes backed by $15 million of first and refunding gold bonds. Proceeds retire an $8 million note due March 1, 1930 and fund additions and betterments.
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Director General of Railroads
State Agent Wounded In Fight With Runners
Vernon Fulton, a state agent, was wounded in the leg during a gun battle with booze runners near Webster City. Three state men intercepted a liquor transaction between two cars. shots were exchanged as the pursuers closed in. The booze runners were not captured.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
Vernon Fulton
Webster City
Italian Workers Honor Matteotti Silence Devotion Across Italy
In Rome on June 27 all Italian workers from various parties including fascists stopped work from 10:00 to 10:20 in silence to honor the murdered Deputy Matteotti and protest the crime. Police and military prepared for potential disturbances.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Fastieti
Matteott
American Triumphs In British Open Golf Title
Walter Hagen, the American pro, won the British Open by one stroke at Hoylake. He finished 301 for 72 holes, with rounds 77 73 70 and 81, edging out BE Whitecombe and McDonald Smith tied for second. Gene Sarazen finished 323.
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Associated
Treas Hoylake
Walter Hagen
Hagen
Ro Whitecombe
Whitecombe
Macthdnald Smith
California
Frank Ball
England
Tial
Gene Sarazen
Flood Threat Deluges Eddyville Area in Mahaska County
The Des Moines and Skunk rivers overflow their banks in Mahaska county. Eddyville lies threatened as water backs up around the levee and enters town. Roads south and east of Eddyville are flooded with rising levels continuing to advance.
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Des Moines
Skunk
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Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Eddyville
Will Question Suspects In $20,009 Gem Theft
Des Moines sheriff plans to question six suspects after arrests in Sioux City linked to a $20,000 gem robbery Saturday night. He notes George Case, with Missouri prison history and Chicago warrants, likely led the band and may have aided in a university bank robbery last winter. Two Sioux City women are thought to have minor roles.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Finley
Sioux City
George Case
Missouri
Chicago
University
Solving Wever Mystery: Arrests Are Predicted
Keokuk authorities suspect Merle Strohmaier of Keokuk as the oil station robbery and wreck at Lost Creek. They believe he is in Illinois and predict his arrest, though no link to jewelry and bonds traced to Quincy has been established yet.
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Keokuk
Wever
Lost Creek
Lee County
Merle Strohmaier
Illinois
Quincy
Ill
Criminal Libel Charged Against Standard Editor
Louis Fowler editor of American Standard and his son were arrested on criminal libel charges after an attack on Governor Smith. A police captain testified Fowler is a Ku Klux Klan member. The Fowlers were held in $1,000 bail for trial.
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Associated Press
New York
Louis Fowler
American Standard
Hi Son
Louis Fowler Jr
Governor Smith
Ku Klux Klan
Gegaon O
Fowler
Northwestern Route Blocked By Freight Derailment Near Clinton
Clinton June 27. Both main line tracks of the Northwestern railway were blocked late last night by a derailment of 12 cars of an east bound freight in Rock Cut four miles west of Clinton. Wrecking crews had not cleared the right of way by morning, and passenger trains were detoured.
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Clinton
Northwestern Railway
Mex Rebel General Captured and Executed
Reports from Parral say revolutionary leader General Michuel Chao, blamed for wrecking and looting trains from Juarez to Mexico City, has been captured and is believed executed yesterday. The uprising's northern phase has seen deteriorating security and further arrests follow this claim.
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Chihuahua City
Michuel Chao
Mexico
Juarez
Mexico City
Nater Parral
Democratic Platform Faces Clash Over Klan and League
The Democratic platform committee at the national convention failed to reach agreement on planks concerning the Ku Klux Klan and the League of Nations after extensive deliberation. Debate stretched long into the night as leaders instructed the drafting committee to reconvene at noon for another attempt.
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League of Nations
Democrat National Convention
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Senate
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Congress
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Veterans’ Bureau For Relief of Agriculture
Europe
Speedier Planes Needed For Protection
Lt. Maughan urged faster planes after his 22 hour transcontinental flight, saying only modern equipment is on the Pacific coast. He warned the country is too small for its sky defenses and criticized the American air service as pitifully inadequate with obsolete gear.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Torent
Russell L. Maughan
Maughan
Alleged Bandit Arrested Here After Burlington Case
A man identified by farmer Charlies Starling as the bandit who robbed his Corning area farm Thursday night was arrested this afternoon by Sheriff Coakley of Adams County. The arrest followed a Burlington warrant and a chase, with the suspect taken to Corning after capture. Comrades in the crime remain at large while a Burlington pass linked to the robbery was found at the scene but not tied to the arrestee.
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Greston
Coakley
Adams County
Charlies Starling
Corning
Starling
Five Indicted in Sioux Falls Bank Failure Case
A Minnehaha county grand jury indicted five men linked to the January failure of the Sioux Falls Trust and Savings bank. Officers F H Johnson, Sioux Falls. Don B Johnson, vice president. and Ted H Johnson, assistant cashier, were among those named. Warnings to be served after the grand jury reconvenes.
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Sioux Falls
Hugh Gamble
Sioux Falls Trust and Savings Bank
Accident on Pikes Peak Leaves One Hurt
Mrs. W. H. Betts of St. Louis was seriously injured when the car she shared with her husband plunged 100 feet over a cliff on Pikes Peak. The engine failed two miles from the summit and the driver lost control as the occupants were thrown from the vehicle into a snow drift.
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W. H. Betts
St. Louis
Pikes’ Peak
McAdoo Efforts in Convention Face Opposition
Edmont H Moore, Ohio national committeeman, accuses McAdoo forces of trying to rush a presidential nomination before platform adoption. He says they aim to control the platform and threaten a fierce battle on the convention floor if balloting starts early. The Lausanne Turkey treaty is denounced in strong terms as part of the criticism.
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Turkey
Senate
Edmont H. Moore
National Committee
Ohio
McAoo
Platform Committee
Moore
McAdoo
Renew fight on governor ship in Iowa counties
Des Moines dispatch reports Iowa Republicans begin county conventions to name delegates for the state convention amid a tight gubernatorial race among J H Anderson W J Burbank Glenn C Haynes and John Hammill. Dems also set county conventions with state and judicial gatherings planned in Des Moines July 22 25 28 and August 1.
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Associated Preas
Des Moines
Republicans
Iowa
Eandidates
Iowa Supreme Court
J. H. Anderson
W. J. Burbank
Glenn C. Haynes
John Hammill
J. D. Buser
Louisa
Deg Moines
A. J. Banks
William H. Nye
J. C. McClune
O. E. Wilson
Council Bluffs Man Heads Veterans of 98
Samuel Green of Council Bluffs was elected department commander of the Iowa Spanish War veterans at the closing session in Waterloo. R. B. Tallman of Clinton was named senior vice commander and J. A. Trimble of Waterloo junior vice commander, with W. D. Wood of Des Moines as department chaplain. Delia McAllister was voted president of the women's auxiliary, with officers including Gertrude Hayes and Emma Haas in senior/junior vice presidencies, Minnie Flynn as judge advocate, Bella Hall as relief commander, Mary Butler chaplain, Mary Blodgett patriotic instructor, Mae Talman historian, Julia Wilson conductor, Elsie Wagner assistant conductor, and Hazel Gidley guard.
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Associated Preas
Waterloo
Samuel Green
Council Bluffs
Iowa
R. B. Tallman
Clinton
J. A. Trimble
der. W. D. Wood
Des Moines
Delia McAllister
Women’s Auxiliary
Gertrude Hayes
Emma Haas
Davenport
Minnie Flynn
Dubuque
Bella M. Hall
Mary Butler
Mary Blodgett
Marshalltown
Mae Talman
Julia Wilson
Washington
Elsie Wagner
Hazel Gidley
Creston
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