McKechnie Reaches National Pennant After Three Manager Years
Pittsburgh native Bill McKechnie, a former third baseman, has earned a national pennant after about three seasons as Pirates manager. His career spans minor league stops and early major league trials with the Pirates, Braves, Red Sox, and Senators, leading to the World Series showdown against his former associates.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Bill McKechnie
McKechnie
Butler
Washington
Pirates
Heinie Zimmerman
Chicago Cubs
Habe Adams
Canton
Ohio
Wheeling
Jack Miller
Bobby Byrne
Hans Wagner
St. Paul
Braves
Boston
New York American
Everett Scott
Red Sox
Yankees
Senators
American Negro Has Justified Aid Declares Dr Penn
Dr I Garland Penn of Cincinnati told the northwest Iowa Methodist conference at LaMars that the negro has justified the aid and privileges in America. He said there is no negro problem today except as tradition prejudice and denial of opportunity create it. He cited education as a key factor in progress.
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Associated Press
LaMars
America
I. Garland Penn
Cincinnati
Methodist Education Board
Northwest
Iowa
Methodist
Penn
Sheriff Sale Notice in Union County Iowa
Public outcry sale on October 21 1925 at Creston Court House door for the South half of the Northwest Quarter Section 30 Township 72 Range 29 West Union County Iowa. Levied to satisfy a judgment in favor of Iowa Loan and Trust Co against J E Hartman Evelyn Hartman and others. Amounts to 1947.87 plus fees. Pubdates September 25 and October 2 1925.
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District Court
Union County
Iowa
Court House
Creston
Said County
Iowatown
J E. Hartman
Evelyn Hartman
Iowa Loan & Trust Co
Jacob B. Gripp
Merrill C. Gripp
J. C. Burkheimer
Mary Louise Burkheimer
N. F. Collings
A Grouch Not Wanted There is nothing so harmful to success
An advertisement promotes Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a simple harmless preparation to relieve stomach liver and intestinal troubles by removing catarrhal mucus and reducing inflammation. It claims to help with bloating and states it is available at all druggists.
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Mayr
Vermont Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy for Health
Mrs L A Gunmann of Union Village Vermont says she was weak nervous and run down but Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health allowing her to work nine hours daily She urges all sick women to try it The advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a dependable female health remedy through generations of success.
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Green Mountain
Vermont
L. A. Gunmann
Union Village
Lydia
Negro progress highlighted by Dr Penn at education forum
Dr Penn praised gains in black education noting 17 Episcopal school systems with Negro presidents now 11. He cited 400 Negro teachers and a rise in institutional leadership from 30 years ago and marked racial wealth growth from 20 million in 1866 to two billion this year.
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Ucation
Penn
Board of Education of the Methods' Episcopal Church
America
Vatican Newspaper Triggers Fascist Government Criticism
In Rome the Osservatore Romano enters a frank polemic with fascist papers over the use of violence in politics. It questions if the Italian government can suppress Holy See media for political reasons while facing no censorship itself. The clash highlights tensions between Mussolini era authorities and Vatican coverage.
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Associated Press
Rome
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Holy See
Mussolini
Roberto Farinacci
Fascist Party
Two Boys Walk 175 Miles To Attend Howard College
Two Covington County youths from Florala Alabama walked 175 miles to begin at Howard College. Samuel Hart plans to enter ministry while Edwin Doster pursues a pre medical program. They left six days before the term with little money, worked for food and lodging en route, and paid their own way without charity. Both are High School graduates and faced modest means to pursue college education.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Howard College
Florala
Alabama
Samuel Hart
Edwin Doster
Fettle
Covington County
Iowa U Was Pioneer of Engineering Work
In 1901 the University of Iowa College of Applied Science and its engineering school advocated personalized education. Dean William G. Raymond, then leading the Iowa college, urged a tailored approach before engineers in Buffalo, laying groundwork now echoed by educators nationwide.
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Towa City
College of Applied Science
University of Iowa School of Engineering
United States
Society For the Promotions of Engineering
William G. Raymond
Iowa College
Buffalo
Iowa College of Applied Science
Uncultured Man Defined By Inability To Insult Polite
A Washington Star quote defines an uncultured man as someone who cannot insult others without sounding rude.
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Washington Star
Indian Names Show Strains
Lawrence Kansas October 2 Infiltrations of Spanish and French names tint the Haskell Italian Institute roll call. The staff calls roles of diverse Indian and tribal names with noted students Babe Yazza Grace and Ruby Kewaygeshik from Ottawa and Potawatomi families. The article highlights colorful epithets like Joe Antelope, James Soldier and Dora Sixkiller among Creek Cherokee and Cheyenne contributors as the Pirates seek Eddie Moore replacing Rawlings in the world series context.
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Lawrence, Kan
Louisana Purchase
Great Southwest Territory
Haskell
Lupe Greta
Manuel Trujillo
Arizona
New Mexico
Eddie Archambeau
Louisa Gauthier
Madeline Jeunsse
Myrtle la Framboise
Montana
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Haskell Institute
Babe Yazza
Martha Eolomheskie
North Carolina
Grace
Ruby Kewaygeshik
Michigan
Kansas
Iowa college of the air opens despite radio hurdles
The University of Iowa launches the world’s first college of the air with lectures from WSUL starting Monday at 7 30 pm. Miss Helen Williams leads the course and many registrants cannot attend a traditional campus. The program offers education at far lower cost, with $4 per credit hour and six hours per term.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa College of the Air
WJAZ
WSUL
Helen Williams
Rawlings Split By Injury Sidelined From World Series
Johnny Rawlings of the Pirates, noted second baseman, breaks a leg and will watch the World Series from the stands. He starred in New York helping Pittsburgh in a crucial series, with Polo Grounds heroics cited as his peak. He previously played for the Giants and Braves before rising to prominence with New York during the 1921 Series.
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Yankees
Rawlings
Pirates
Eddie Moore
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Johnny Rawlings
New York
Giants
Polo Grounds
Little Johnny
Braves
Boston
Court Affirms Dismissal in Midland Stockholders Case
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling dismissing an ancillary proceeding by W. Britton receiver of Midland Packing Co to collect about 3 million dollars in unpaid stock subscriptions from stockholders. The court said Britton must sue individuals in proper courts to preserve trial by jury. The firm built a 3 million plant at Sioux City and faced partial payment on the 8 million capital stock.
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St. Louis
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
W. Britton
Midland Packing Company
Sioux City
Wilbur F. Booth
Robert E. Lewis
Oriel. Phillips
Britton
Britten
Packing Company
Oil company holdings acquired by Canard Caward Wurster
Waterloo reports A H Canard W B Caward and H C Wurster purchased controlling interests in the Hawkeye Oil companies of South Dakota and Delaware. The firms run about 400 service stations across five states. In Des Moines fares rise as streetcar adult fare goes to 10 cents and children’s fare doubles to five cents.
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Waterloo
Producers and Refiners Corporation
Hawkeye Oil Company
South Dakota
Delaware
A. H. Canard
W. B. Caward
H.C. Wurster
Hawkeye
Des Moines
French Offensive Reaches 12 Kilometers North of Kifane
An official communique from Fez says the offensive begun yesterday ended with every objective taken. French troops have carried their lines 12 kilometers north of Kifane, marking a substantial advance.
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Fez
Kifane
Longtime railroad executive Frank B. Ross dies in Rochester
Frank B. Ross, 73, former Chicago Great Western general agent, died in a Rochester Minnesota hospital after a long rail career. He leaves a widow and two children. Funeral planned in Dubuque. Ross held executive posts in Creston, Keokuk, Marshalltown, Dubuque, Duluth, St. Paul, St. Louis and Houston and was a former St. Paul park board member.
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Dubuque
Frank B. Ross
Ethe Chicago Great Western Railroad
Rochester Minn
Ross
Creston
Keokuk
Marshalltown
Duluth
St. Paul
St. Louis
Houston
Tex
St. Paul Park
Des Moines Dealer Freed After Bond Appeal Question
Des Moines automobile dealer Alfred G. Lozier was arrested Tuesday at Ottumwa’s request on a fraudulent check charge and released by Judge T. L. Sellers in municipal court. The court ruled the Ottumwa multimus issuance relied on was irregular.
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Des Moines
Alfrred G. Lozier
Ottumwa
T. L. Sellers
Bank President Found Dead Near Rock Rapids
John Krangle, president of the Farmers State Bank at Steen Minnesota, was found dead on a road north of Rock Rapids Iowa with a bullet hole in his head. A gun and an empty shell lay beside him and authorities believe suicide.
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Sioux City
Oet
Journal
John Krangle
Rarmers’ State Bank
Steen
Minn
Rock Rapids
Seals in Puget Sound Bad for Salmon Says Expert
Olympia October 1 Hair seals have increased to a menace for the salmon fishing industry in the northwest. Arthur S Einarsen, formerly with the state fisheries department, proposes enlisting American sportsmen in a seal hunt to fill midsummer gaps when big game seasons close. Puget Sound Indians once hunted seals for food and moccasins, but now the seals have surged as white men make no use of them. Einarsen reports a count of 7600 hair seals in a recent check.
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Associated Press
Olympia
Wash
Northwest
Arthur S. Einarsen
Washinton
Puget Sound
Einharsen
Seals Menace Salmon Fisheries and Sportsmen Urged to Help
The article notes seals rooking mouths of salmon streams and consuming large fish portions. It cites a 30 pound fish per seal meal and limited controls from $3 state bounties and occasional local hunts. It advocates enlisting skilled sportsmen to curb the seal population, warning of intelligence and elusive behavior.
Anti-Steel Trap League Aims to End Fur Trapping
The Anti-Steel Trap League in Washington urges ending non killing steel traps for fur. Edward Breck writes a pamphlet to rally support across the United States and Canada. The group seeks laws banning traps except vermin control and asks fur wearers to donate one dollar.
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Washington
U. S. Biological Survey
Anti-Steel Trap League
League
Edward Breck
Navy
United States
Canada
Belgian Horse Show Honors Grand Champion at Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo reports Chafens Tr vine, nkeny, la, captured the grand championship on Belgian stallions after a long judges’ deliberation at the Dairy Cattle Congress and National Belgian Horse show. Irvine won on Royal Pardour, a four year old, with Meredith Jersey Farm of Des Moines noted in coverage.
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Associated Presa
Waterloo
Chafens Trvine
Nkeny
Dairy Cattle Congress
Irvine
Royal Pardour
Meredith Jersey Farm
Des Moines
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