Widow's Testimony in Mitchell Trial Sparks Debate
The court martial of Col. William Mitchell wrestled with admitting Capt. Paul Foley's testimony after Mrs. Margaret Lansdowne testified that Foley sent her a memo describing her attitude. Prosecution failed to bar Lansdowne's statements while defense argued they were irrelevant. other witnesses claimed publicity favored artillery over air service during Fort Tilden tests.
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Associated Press
Washington
Col
William Mitchell
Paul Foley
Shenandoah Naval Court
Margaret Lansdowne
Mitchell
Shenandoah
Colone
Shenandoah Board of Inquiry
Lansdowne
Sherman Moreland
Second Corps
Fort Tilden
New York
War Department
Coast Artillery
Air Service
Patrick
Army Air Services
Warren Madden Dies After Four Week Illness
Warren Madden of Kent died Thursday night at Greater Community hospital after a four week illness. He was a farmer, lifelong Kent resident, survived by his wife two brothers and one sister. He belonged to Creston Elks lodge. Body goes to brother-in-law Jess Overholser’s home at 615 New York Avenue for burial arrangements. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Grove Chapel Church with burial in Grove Chapel Cemetery.
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Warren Madden
Kent
Greater Community Hospital
Mr. Madden
New Kent
Madden
Elks Lodge
Creston
Jess Overholser
New York Avenue
Grove Chapel Church
Grove Chapel
William Perks' Only Brother Passes Away
L. C. Perks of Mound City Illinois died at home on November 1. He led a long career in real estate and other ventures and served as president of a local bank and an officer of the building and loan association. During World War I he chaired the county draft board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Perks
Mound City
Ill
William Perks
Creston
Kentucky
Perks
Illinois
City Building and Loan Association
British Columbia Unable To Cope With Klan
Victoria BC reports the provincial legislature cannot curb Canadian Ku Klux Klan activity. Officials say only the federal government can act. A resolution to outlaw the organization may be amended and a petition sent to Ottawa to seek federal action.
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Associated Press
Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
Attorney General's Department
Ihs
House
Ottawa
Cummins Pushes All Inclusive Farm Relief Plan
Senator Cummins of Iowa drafts a broad farm relief measure for President Coolidge. The proposal centers on surplus handling machinery to set commodity prices and covers wheat corn cotton barley rye hogs cattle and sheep. House members discussed export legislation and support is mixed with Jardine to review the plan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cummins
Iowa
Coolidge
Jardine
Iowa House
McNary Haugen
Cole
Quakes Reported From Washington and Manila
A strong earthquake near Manila at 8 15 pm local time shook Manila for about half an hour with center estimated 300 miles away and no damage reported. In Washington a distant quake started 6 12 am EST and continued to 9 40 am with seismographs marking a very severe shock.
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Associated Press
Manila
Weather Bureau
Manilla
Washington
Georgetown University
Tondorf
Tremors Felt Across California and Canada
Earth tremors woke Anaheim residents at 3 AM with no reported damage. In Victoria British Columbia an earthquake registered at Gonzaga Heights Observatory, about half the intensity of the 1923 Tokyo Yokohama quake, centered about 5,800 miles away toward Formosa.
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Anaheim
Calif
Victoria
B. C
Tokyo
Yokohama
Gonzaga Heights
Formosa
Rudisil Burial Set At Mount Zion Cemetery
Funeral services for William T. Rudisil of Creston will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rolands Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery. Rev. C. C. Harris of the Congregational church will conduct the services.
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Rudisil
Mount Zion
William T. Rudisil
Creston
Greater Commmunity Hospital
Roland
Mount Zion Cemetery
C. C. Harris
The
Congregational Church
Final arguments in Stephenson murder trial resume
Noblesville Ind November 13 final arguments in the murder trial of D C Stephenson Earl Klenck and Earl Gentry were resumed as the case neared jury consideration The defendants face first degree murder charges in the death of Madge Oberholtzer who allegedly was abducted and assaulted and took poison the next day The state urged the jury to impose the extreme penalty against all three men and cited Stephenson as a degenerate and brutal leader while defense counsel protested denigrating remarks about the defendants and the alleged victim
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Associated Press
Noblesville
Ind
D. C. Stephenson
Earl Klenck
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Hammond
Charles E. Cox
Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Indianapolis
Miss Oberholtzer
Good Roads Association Approves Highway Plans
Des Moines Iowa November 13 The Iowa Good Roads association executive committee approved the state highway commission plans for primary road construction in the coming year and the following two years subject to existing laws. Fred P White chief engineer outlined the plans and Col Glenn C Haynes said the program aligns with association goals of gravel and paving upgrades. Experts note heavy traffic requires paving and a modern financing system for lasting work beyond temporary fixes.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
State Highway Commission
Iowa Good Roads Association
Fred P. White
Highway Commission
General Assembly
Col
Glenn C. Haynes
Good Roads Association
Auto Salesman Jailed After City Accident
R. R. Miller of Kansas City district sales manager for a major auto maker was arrested for driving while intoxicated after his new car collided with a truck from Owen & Owen Bakery at Pine and Montgomery streets. Both vehicles were damaged but no one was hurt. The crash happened at 1 30 p.m.
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R. R. Miller
Kansas City
Pine
Montgomery Streets
Owen & Owen Bakery
Father Son Banquet Cancelled in Creston Week
No father and son banquet is planned in Creston during National Father and Son Week. Scouts held such an event two years ago. A misreported alarm at the new high school ended with the fire department being called to check a stove that had merely dried concrete. State railroad commissioners and county supervisors planned to inspect a dangerous township road crossing south of Creston and discuss relocating it.
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Creston
Boy Scouts
State Railroad Commission
Board of Supervisors
Fort Dodge Readies Bus System as Streetcar Ends
Fort Dodge Indiana shifts from a 35 year streetcar system to motor buses with a midnight discontinuance order. A citizens group raises a $5,000 fund and leases the line, aiming to run five cent fares and improve service while bus operation expands to six buses on seven routes from 6 am to 11:30 pm.
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Axsociated
Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge Street Railway Company
C. H. Crooks
Mondy
Citizens’ Syndicate
Citizens’ Operating Company
Crooks
Delinquent Tax List Published in Union County 1925
The Advertiser prints the Union County delinquent real estate list for 1925 today with further installments on Nov 20 and Nov 27. Only delinquent real estate owners are named but their personal taxes are included. The eight column list mirrors last year and the annual tax sale is set for Dec 7, with delinquent owners given until 10 o clock that day to settle.
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Union County
Advertiser
Guy H. McCornack
Next Session of League Council Set for December 7
The League of Nations council convoces its next session for December 7 in Geneva under Signor Scialoja of Italy. Fifty items on the agenda include the Mosul dispute between England and Turkey the Greco Bulgarian disagreement and preparations for international disarmament economic and press conferences.
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Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Signor Scialoia
Italy
Mosul
England
Turkey
M-1 Submarine Believed Lying 240 Feet Deep
Plymouth England November 13 The giant Monitor submarine M-1 with 68 crew on board is believed to lie helpless on the sea bed 12 miles southwest of Start Point Devon in 240 feet of water. A small chance remains that some crew may survive if rescue is possible though experts doubt it.
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Associated Press
Plymoth
England
Starpoint
Devonshire
Weymouth
Met
Plymouth
Start Point
Cleworshire
London
English Channel
Jury Awards Thompson in Rent Suit Against Zellmer
After an hour of deliberation a district court jury awarded Harry W. Thompson a judgment for 85.44 against W. C. Zellmer in a rent collection suit. Both claim and counterclaim were allowed in part with Thompson favored on the balance. The jury panel included Mrs Nettie Kenworthy and others. The grand jury resumes work and may complete investigations today.
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Harry W. Thompson
W. C. Zellmer
Nickle Takes New Position in Farm Bureau Role
L. J. Nickle of Union county with Creston HQ will not seek a new contract as county agent. He will leave January 1 for Marshalltown to become assistant manager of Light Draft Harrow Co, handling advertising and rural demonstrations. No applications for the Union county agent post, successor to be named before January 1. Nickle, a Crawford county native, has lived in Union for 27 years and expanded bureau projects during his tenure.
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L. J. Nickle
Union County Farm Bureau
Creston
Nickle
Marshalltown
Union County
Crawford County
Dodge Township
Afton
Farmers’ Cooperative Company
J. P Stack
Farm Bureau Toio Into Ag Problem In Chicago Meeting
Chicago November 13. The three day American Farm Bureau Federation session December 7 to 9 will cover marketing legislation and all aspects of the agriculture problem. President Coolidge will attend to address December 7, delaying his return to Washington for Congress opening. Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas will speak December 8, foregoing the opening session.
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Associated Press
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Coolidge
Washington
Congress
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Clarence A Butler Dies After Illness at 38
Clarence A Butler son of Mr and Mrs A Butler of Afton died Thursday morning at Greater Community hospital after an illness of several weeks He was 38 and survived by his parents three sisters Mrs Brown Mrs D F Larkins of Thayer and Mrs William Denly Funeral services set for 2 30 Sunday at the Methodist church in Afton with Rev E S Menoher of Corning officiating burial in Afton Cemetery
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Clarence A. Butler
A. Butler
Afton
Greater Community Hospital
Mr. Butler
Bert Brown
South Elm Street
Brown
D. F. Larkins
Thayer
William Denly
Methodist Church
E.S Menoher of
Corning
Royal Navy secretive endurance of submerged crews
The piece notes a long guarded belief in the Royal Navy that a submarine crew aboard M.1 could remain underwater for up to 48 hours. It mentions naval skepticism about the limits of underwater endurance and the secrecy surrounding such capabilities.
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Royal Navy
Union County Gas Tax Share Calculations Released
County Treasurer Guy H. McCornack reports Union County’s gas tax receipts for six months totaling 18 232 60 with two thirds sent to county and township road funds and one third credited to the statewide primary road fund. Average monthly receipts for April to September computed at 3 459 43 with 2 306 29 actually disbursed to the county treasurer.
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Union County
Iowa
Guy H. McCornack
Highway Commission
Mr McCornack
Friday the Thirteenth Brings Normal Creston Day
Creston residents faced no fear as Friday the Thirteenth passed. business thrived and superstition faded. County Engineer Guy A. Perry said harvests were used on wet spots while primary roads remained in good condition after snow removal and dragging to prevent mud.
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Creston
Guy A. Perry
Negro Church Worker To Lecture At Creston Church
Dr. B. McCoy of Atlanta Georgia will discuss the Negro problem in America at Creston Presbyterian Church tonight at 7 30. The speaker is noted for educational work among his race and is connected with the boards of national missions. Public invited with no charge.
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America
Creston Presbyterian Church
B. McCoy
Atlanta
McCoy
Board of National Missions of
Robert H. Robinson
Car stolen Sunday recovered. suspect held for federal trial
An automobile owned by Swift packing company used by its Omaha salesman was stolen downtown last Sunday night and recovered at St. Louis. Chief W A McKee reports Earl Moore alias Ray Peterson is jailed on stealing charges and will be returned here for federal court trial.
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Swift Packing Company
Omaha
St. Louis
W. A. McKee
Earl Moore
Ray Peterson
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League Council
A. M. Carrie
George Morgan
Portland
Evening Star
Bureau
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