Armistice Day Observances Across Allied Nations
Armistice Day marked across Washington London Paris and Des Moines with tributes to unknown soldiers. Crowds gathered at the Arc de Triomphe Westminster Cenotaph and Arlington National Cemetery as bells and taps rang at 11 am. Des Moines and Chicago observed ceremonies and field renamings plus public and school programs honoring veterans.
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Associated Press
Washington
London
Paris
Coolidge
Arlington National Cemetery
America
Woodrow “Wilson
Washington Cathedral
Great Britain
George
Mary
Baldwin
Cominsky Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Fulton's Murder Case
In Morrison Illinois the jury hearing the Cominsky murder trial for the death of former fiancee Marie McKee of Fulton was discharged after more than 24 hours of deliberation without agreement. McKee, a Fulton night telephone operator, was found strangled on September 23. evidence linked Cominsky by a prior forced entry attempt and fingerprint matches.
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Associated Press
Morrison
Ill
W. T. Church
Last
Illinois
John Cominsky
Marie McKee
Fulton, Ill
Cominsky
No Canvass Planned for Red Cross Roll Call in Union County
Union county Red Cross will skip door-to-door canvassing this year. Cards will be available at Creston banks and at the Creston hotel for renewing memberships. Secretary W F Finefield cites sufficiency of current members and past quick responses as justification.
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Red Cross
Union County
Nationa
W. F. Finefield
Creston
Shannor City
Arispe
Afton
Thayer
Kent
Unon County
Armistice Day Peace Message From American Legion Leader
Denver dispatch carries John R McQuigg national commander of the American Legion urging a threefold peace program. He calls for international justice, universal conscription, and an end to profiteering to reduce future war while maintaining a global defense.
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Denver
Col
America
John R McQuigg
American Legion
Meuse
United States
Cherokee-Hi Yackey Assigned to Hardy Murder Investigation
State agent Cherokee-Hi Yackey has been assigned to investigate the Hardy murder case, taking charge of the inquiry and coordinating with local authorities to pursue leads. The move signals heightened scrutiny of the incident and ongoing efforts to determine a motive and suspect.
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Hi Yackey
Hardy
Time cures everything except shaving
A quirky quotation from the Columbia Record notes time as a cure and humor about modern grooming. The Cleveland Times adds a jab about fashion trends exposing private worries in family life.
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Columbia Record
Cleveland Times
Court allows full evidence on Mitchell air controversy
Washington November 11 The court martial for Col William Mitchell approves bringing in nearly all phases of the air controversy as defense witnesses testify and new subpoenas go out for 36 distant witnesses to support the defense claims of national defense.
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Associated Press
Washington
William Mitchell
Mitchell
Law
Col
Blanton Winship
National Defense
Frank Reid
Colonel Winship
Mr. Reid
Sherman Moreland
Reid
Severe US winter predicted by ocean meteorologist Browne
Washington reports Herbert J. Browne, a noted ocean meteorologist, forecasts a severe United States winter with heavy snow and long cold waves interspersed by brief warm periods. He links the outlook to low solar radiation, ocean surface temperatures, and a protracted cold trend likely into 1927 with speculative global crop impacts.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Herbert J. Browne
Northwest
Browne
Rutger Sernander
National University of
Upsala
Scandiavia
Europe
Smithsonian Institute
Gould Estate Mismanagement Cited in Obscure O'Gorman Ruling
New York November 11 ref eree in the Gould accounting case James A O Gorman hands down an opinion finding that the late George Jay Gould mismanaged the 82 million dollar estate of Jay Gould railroad builder and financier The ruling centers on the long running dispute among the Gould heirs since 1917 and criticizes George Jay Goulds railroad investments.
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Associated Press
New York
Ames A. O’gorman
Gould
George Jay Gould
Jay Gould
O’gorman
University of Iowa pledgees and Drake journalism student noted
Herbert Stapleton son of Mr and Mrs Dennis Stapleton pledged to Delta Theta Phi at the University of Iowa. Estey Reed son of Mr and Mrs W L Reed pledged to Sigma Delta Chi at Drake University. Reed serves on Drake annual Quax staff and contributes to the Delphic. Lucile Brady daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Brady underwent appendicitis surgery at St Josephs Omaha hospital. Brady reports daughter’s condition very good. Kiwanis dinner honors Christian life preacher Dr Carl P Eklund of Kansas at Iowana hotel with music by Mrs BE L Carrot.
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Herbert Stapleton
Dennis Stapleton
West Adams
Delta Theta Phi
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Estey Reed
W. L. Reed
South Hill
Sigma Delta Chi
Drake University
Des Moines
Reed
Drake
Delphic
Lucile Brady
W. H. Brady
West
Montgomery Street
St Joseph's Hospital
Omaha
Miss Brady
St. Joseph's
Mr. Brady
Carl P. Eklund
Kansas
Methodist Church
Kiwanis Club
Iowana Hotel
BE. L. Carrot
Des Moines Chief Objects To Obscene Magazines
Des Moines police chief James Cavender names a white list of unobjectionable magazines as part of a campaign to curb salacious publications. Officials from the library helped prepare the list, to be printed and handed to news dealers, with enforcement of town obscenity statutes and penalties up to one year in jail or a $1000 fine. The chief notes the list is a guide and may become obsolete as future issues arise.
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Associated Wees- Des Moines
James Cavender
Believe Maniac Killed Philadelphia Women
Police search spreads for a maniac believed to have slain three Philadelphia women by strangulation since October 15. Lena Weiner’s body found by her 13 year old daughter. Ola McCoy killed October 15. Mary Murray slain last Saturday, all discovered in their homes under similar circumstances.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Lena Weiner
Ola McCoy
Mary Murray
Jail Delivery Trials Scheduled For Next Week
Dubuque Iowa reports one minor case disposed and two remaining as four men await separate murder trials for the jail delivery plot and the killing of County Jailer Leo Hemmer on October 12. The fifth defendant, who killed Hemmer, died by suicide in Clinton Illinois. Olson alias Carlson change of venue denied.
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Associated Presse
Dubuque
District Court
Leo Hemmer
P. J. Nelson
Donald Kerdel
Clarence Olson
Henry Truda
Dorrance Lyons
Hemmer
Clinton
Olson
Carlson
Jackson County
Nelson
Advance Speculators Capture Lead in Stock Market
Speculators regained control of price movement in today’s New York stock market with a sharp rally of three to 15 points after yesterday’s decline. The rebound was helped by easier money rates and the American Sugar Refining company resuming cash dividends on common stock.
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Associated Press
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Armistice Day Parade And Football Clash In Creston
Creston observes Armistice Day with most businesses closed and a football game at Irving Field featuring Des Moines Catholic Academy versus Creston high school. Veterans enter free with legion card. a 9 pm dance for veterans follows at the Masonic temple. A torchlit parade forms at 7:30 pm from Walnut Street, led by G A R drum corps and American Legion units, with floats and decorated cars, under marshal Ed C. Keith.
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Des Moines
Iowa
trans-Mississippi Bridge
O' Marion Crandell
Davenport
France
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Mary McSkinnon
Brookline
Mass
National Education Association
Burlington
Waterloo
American Legion
Chicago
Grant Stadium
Soldier Field
America
Frank O Lowden
Illinois
Scott W. Lucas
State Department
Rodgers
Navy
Pacific
Theodore Roosevelt
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson
Memorial Association
Chicago Association of Commerce
Charles G Dawes
James G. Harbord
Oak Park
River Forest
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Small
Creston
Irving Field
Des Moines Catholic Academy
Legion
Masonic Temple
Alva Thomas
Ed C. Keith
Walnut Street
Mills
Montgomery
Adams
Division
Walnut
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Charg
Elmo B. Roper
W. H. Brady
Keith
Hawkeye Cripple List Again Clear for Varsity Game
Iowa City Nov 11 With Raffen sperger back in uniform the Hawkeye cripple list is clear though he may sit out the Gopher game Kutsch and Smith return to start against Minnesota Ingwersen drills line to resist Almquist and Joesting and the coach expresses dissatisfaction with the line while personally directing practices
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Raffensperger
Hawkeye
Kutsch
Smith
Gophers
Ingwersen
Almquist
Joesting
Gopher
Greece would welcome Balkan security pact
Greece informs the League of Nations it would support a Balkan security and compulsory arbitration pact modeled on Locarno principles. The telegram says Greece backs measures to settle disputes and consolidate European peace with Balkan stability as a priority. League circles expect negotiations after the Greco Bulgarian conflict is fully resolved.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Novy
Greece
League of Nations
Western Europe
Locarno
Europe
Balkans
League
Marshalltown Forfeits Football Games Over Ineligible Player
Des Moines reports that Marshalltown high school forfeited all games in which fullback Allie Morrison, over 21, played. George A Brown, secretary of the state high school athletic association, said no ruling is needed and the matter is considered closed.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
George A Brown
Marshalltown
Brown
Allie Morrison
Two die from illuminating gas in rooming house
In Sioux City Iowa two people were found dead from illuminating gas fumes in a west side rooming house. Mrs Lola Howard 40 and George Stout 65 occupied rooms across the hall at 318 Perry street and appear to have been dead since Monday night.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
West Side
Lola Howard
George Stout
Howard
Perry Street
Alfred J. Jones to be Buried at Fontanelle
Funeral services planned for Alfred J. Jones who died Sunday evening at his daughter’s home 1407 Hewitt Street. A morning service at 10 o clock at the Hewitt residence with Rev Homer Baum Gardner officiating precedes a 2 o clock service at the Congregational Church in Fontanelle with Rev Owen Thomas. Burial follows in Fontanelle Cemetery.
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Alfred J. Jones
Will Hewitt
Hewitt Street
Homer Baum
Gardner
Congregational Church
Fontanelle
Owen Thomas
Officers named at Greater Community hospital annual meeting
L C Reese of Prescott and Marty Rex of Creston were re elected president and vice president of the Greater Community Hospital Association at the annual meeting in the hospital assembly room Tuesday afternoon. Thirty five attended. Officers and regents were announced, including Miss Jennie Bode McFee elected secretary and a report showing 859 patients cared for in the year ending Oct 1 1925 with 18 nurses in training and seven seniors.
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L. C. Reese
Prescott
Marty Rex
Creston
Greater Community Hospital Association
Greater Community Hospital
Board of Regents
L. L. McGregor
W. J. Colbert
C C. Harris
Mabel Guthrie
Allo Creston
Tver
Knox
Knox, Mrs C Okey Corntne T D Spanid- Spanuthing: O. T.moera
Afton
Warner Creenfield
C W Spence
Aseny
Mornin
Mica Lens
Fle- Moore
Maso
Park Hospital
Miss Moore
Chicago
Jessie Edmundson Hospital
Council Bluffs
Jennie Bode McFee
Potato Price Advance Brought To Standstill
Chicago reports show a halt after a rapid price rise for potatoes. United States bureau of agricultural economics notes buyers hesitated as prices remained three to four times last year’s ranges. About 300 carloads arrived from Canada in the week, with 460 cars imported this season versus 20 a year ago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Spud
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States
Canada
Whitehead Guilty in Assault Case Upheld by District Court
Afton area case, State vs Robert Whitehead near Thayer, ends with a district court jury upholding a justice court verdict of guilty on assault and battery. Trial before Judge Homer A. Fuller included a night session. jury deliberated from 9:30 to about 11.
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Afton Justice of the Peace Court
Robert Whitehead
Thayer
Justice Court
Whitehead
H. R. Bill
District Court
Homer A. Fuller
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