Local residents depart and visit Keokuk sisters
Mrs Emma Corder leaves for Omaha after visiting friends. J W Statton travels to Des Moines to arrange a Memorial Day speaker. Mrs Mary F Harden and Mrs Kk Rohrbough arrive from Keokuk to visit Mrs T G Snair, sisters at 701 West Mills Street.
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Emma Corder
Omaha
J. W. Statton
Des Moines
Mary F. Harden
Kk. J. Rohrbough
Keokuk
T. G. Snair
West Mills Street
Harden
Mrs. Snair
Karnak praised by Waterloo man in testimonial ad
Thos A. Jordan of Waterloo Iowa endorses Karnak claiming it cured years of stomach trouble kidney pain and nerve unrest. He says sleep improved and appetite returned noting big sales and exclusive Crosian distribution by Newcomb & Matthews alongside other town druggists.
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Hos. A. Jordan
Waterloo
Karnak
Elates Thos A. Jordan
Bluff St
Witterloo
Iowa
Crosian
Newcomb & Matthews
Ady
Chase
Prohibition Blockade Clears Rum Row Amid Gale
The enforcement fleet battles a 45 mile gale as it seals Rum Row ashore. Officials claim the blockade is 100 percent effective within two days, mopping up liquor inland and rewarding informants with up to 25 percent of fines. Over 60 patrol boats and 13 airplanes guard the waters. 25 000 bottles of Scotch and 7 000 gallons of alcohol seized, worth 159000 dollars.
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Associated Press
New York
Rum Row
Wheles
Washington
United States
French Morocco Situation Seen Satisfactory Amidst Riffian Resistance
AP dispatches report Marshal Lyautey pushing Abd-El-Krim's Riffians back toward the Spanish zone as reinforcements arrive. French columns operate cautiously with gains except at center where Col Freydenberg faces steady resistance near Ouezzan, Tetuan reports note Spanish blockade and convoy captures, Algeria sends French troops and supplies.
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Morocco
Marshal Lyautey
Abd-El-Krim
Ouezzan
Colombat
Fez
Freydenberg
Tetuan
Algeria
Prohibition Probe Links Strang Drug Name to Bootlegging
Prohibition agents allege that the names William Strang and the Strang Drug company were fictitious used to ship alcohol to Fulton Illinois and Clinton Iowa. The case involving FE W Voespel and associates moves to a federal grand jury in Freeport Illinois as related defendants receive continuances and related raids yield seized Gordon Gin labels and box material.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Strang
Strang Drug Company
Fulton
Ill
Prohibition
Agaist
W. Voespel
Clinton
Federal Grand Jury
Freeport
John P. Early
Voelpel
Lyman
Iowa
James Reilly
Aleges
Ernest Kohn
Chicago Specialty Box Company
Simon Levy
United States
Beitler
Gordon Gin
Voespers
Reilly
Larson
Morrison Ml
Church Officials Defend Letters Found At Service
Conneil Bluffs officials dispute news reports claiming danger from anonymous notes placed in churchgoers pockets. They say the notes contain mild criticisms of church work, are not poison pen letters, and carry no threats. Police protection has not been requested.
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Associated Press
Conneil Bluffs
First Christian Church
Mixed May Day News Briefs From Across States
Reports from Thomason Iowa Sioux City Atlantic Des Moines and Iowa City cover a high school petition over a re employed principal a murder investigation a railroad case a district judge appointment and a retrial adjournment in Fort Madison The items present local officials court actions and ongoing investigations with names places and dates.
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Iowa City la
Robert Leeper
Fort Madison
Iowa Ties Up Big Ten Play And Local Tennis Debut
Iowa prepares for its first Big Ten tennis clash with Michigan State on the local courts as Captain Dorsey James Lutz and Julius Schwartz lead a Des Moines trio. The Hawkeyes then travel to Madison for a slated game against Wisconsin, while Coach Vogel aims for wins over Northwestern and Indiana. A Minnesota match was canceled, and a Simpson College meet was arranged as a replacement.
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Associated Presa
Kwa City Jr
May
Iowa
Wolverine Stars
Dorsey
Chinson
James Lutz
Julius Schwartz
Des Moines
Hawkeye
Madison
Dodgers
Iowa City
Vogel
Northwestern
Indiana
Schulge
Hawkeyes
Jap Delegate Backs Poison Gas Ban At League Conference
Japanese delegate D Matsuda voiced Japan's support for a strict ban on exporting poison gas for war. He backed Theodore Burton's proposal and noted Japan's adherence to the Washington poison gas agreement. The Turkish delegation supported the move but cautioned respect for nonmanufacturing states' defense rights amid the ban.
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Japan
D. Matsuda
League of Nations
Theodore F Burton
Ohio
Matsuda
Radio Battery Fire Sparks House Blaze in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids May 8 Earl B Enders charged a radio battery while cleaning a gas soaked car cushion. Gas fumes filled the room and a spark from the charger ignited a gas soaked cloth he held. The lower floor burned, Enders escaped through a window and fought the flames with a hose until firefighters arrived.
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Cedar Rapids
Earl B. Enders
Enders
Smallpox Cases Reported in Sioux City
Night News Summary notes two new smallpox cases isolated in Sioux City the first since 1921. Des Moines reports W R Blake from Fayette County sold Clermont Enterprise. Chariton recalls 150 bankers from 100 towns convened by the Iowa State Bankers Association. Paul Reinking, former cashier of Perry National Bank, arrested on disappropriation charges totaling $60000. Addison Parker, Coolidge campaign manager, may win Brookhart support for Des Moines postmaster if Gummins nominates.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Des Moines
W. R. Blake
Fayette County
Iowa
Clermont Enterprise
Chariton
Mary
Iowa State 4Ijinkers' Association
Paul Reinking
Perry, Ia
U. S
Addison Parker
Coolidge
Brookhart
Gummins
Washington
National League Baseball Standings and Results
The table lists teams and records in the National League with updates on yesterday's results including St. Louis 10 Pittsburgh 0 and New York 11 Philadelphia 7. Upcoming games are Chicago at Boston Cincinnati at Brooklyn St. Louis at New York Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and Denver in the Western League standings.
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New. York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn Ss
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
St Louis
Detroit
Philadelph
Iowa Savings Bank Statement From Creston 1925
State of Iowa Union County reports a sworn bank statement for Iowa Savings Bank Creston listing resources including loans and discounts securities and cash items and liabilities with capital stock surplus undivided profits and deposits. Signatures include D Davenport P C Winter Scott Armstrong and notary Willis Royce with attestations from L J Cusack Fred Spies Adam Begg May 7 1925.
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Iowa State Savings Bank
Iowa
Creston
Union
A. D
State OF
Union County
D. Davenport
P. C. Winter
Scott Armstrong
P. Cc. Winter
Dyd
Davenport
Willis G. Royce
Daily baseball results from Des Moines and nearby cities
Yesterday's results show Des Moines 12 St. Joseph 6 and Omaha 12 Oklahoma City 7. Denver 7 Wichita 3. Tulsa at Lincoln and Tulsa at Denver. Wichita at Lincoln. Mississippi Valley League standings list Ottumwa, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Burlington, Dubuque, Rock Island, Moline, Marshalltown and others. Games today include Waterloo at Rock Island and Marshalltown at Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moins
St. Joe
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Denver
Wichita
Tulsa
Lincoln
Des Moines
L. Pet
Ottumwa
Weed
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Burlington
Tae
Dubuque
Rock Island
O Way
Moline
Msie
Marshalltown
Dubuqque
Grocers Urge Phone Orders to Boost Trade
A National Wholesale Grocers' Association study shows over half of American women stay home and phone for food. A two year survey led to a nationwide campaign encouraging housewives to use telephone orders instead of shopping in stores.
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National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
German Lines Seek Higher Penalties for Hidden Passengers
Due to the difficulty posed by stowaways and a $1000 fine on firms for each stowaway found in the United States, German companies push for tougher penalties on passengers who travel without appearing on the passenger manifest.
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United States
America
Quackenbush Returns From Sagan Mo and Helfinstein Visits Creston
Quackenbush arrived home Friday from Sagan Missouri where he was attending to business interests. W A Helfinstein, former Creston resident and Ottumwa high school instructor, was in Creston visiting relatives and left this morning for Bedford to handle business matters.
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Quackenbush
Sagan
A. Helfinstein
Creston
Ottumwa
Bedford
Stowaways Face Up To Two Years In Prison in Berlin
Berlin May 7 stowaways bound for American ports from German ports will hereafter receive prison sentences up to two years.
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Associated Press
Berlin
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W. A. Davis
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Rock Island Railroad Company
Lewis
John Fletcher
Hammill
Polk County
Minnesota Town Wolf
Kennett
Simpson College
Burton
Western League
W. L. Pet
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Fred J. Spies
Adam Begg
St. Joe Onestone Sky
Lincoln Sonecosesses
Oral Wesee
Horlick
Cory Wear
Ponca Bill
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U.S. Circus Corporation
Wwe
TK Zoo
Mammoth Pageant
Histor America
Matsumato
Newcomb & Matthews’ Drug Store
Munyon
Unyon
Munyon's
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Axminster
Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Company
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