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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1921
Page
1
The Big Five issued coded messages to local chairmen recalling the strike by switchmen trainmen conductors engineers and firemen. Telegraphers likely to follow. The U S Railway Labor Board will release findings from Wednesday hearing later today as the vote ends after an all day session.
Lead South Dakota priests murder inquiry continues as county attorney James Fowler reports fifteen witnesses examined. Officials say they know the suspect and will take him into custody soon. In the same lead from South Dakota a request goes to police chiefs nationwide for Andrew Lorando 22 in connection with Father A B Belknap priest killed Wednesday evening.
President Harding arrived in Washington at 11 am today after a southern trip, marking the end of his tour and return to official duties.
Dubuque Iowa October 28 United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa Frank O Connor sent his resignation effective January 1 1922 in a letter to Attorney General Daugherty He has served eight years since his 1914 appointment by President Wilson
Washington Oct 28 Senator Reed Democrat Missouri forged a path to force a vote on the soldiers bonus bill after the senate had tabled it at President Harding’s request.
The forecast shows rain tonight and colder air arriving in the extreme west Saturday. The west portion will be generally fair while the eastern part expects rain and a drop in temperatures.
Weather summary reports 24 hour observations by Dr H TM Stanley with readings for high and low temperatures across days Mon Tue Wed Oct 26 and Oct 4 1887. Rainfall amount shown as 1.01 inches on Oct 26 with varied temperatures from 44 to 88 degrees and no precipitation on several days.
Cecil McKerston 20 of Clayton county dies at home near McGregor Iowa from shotgun wounds inflicted by Peter Kelinow in a jealous crime. He is held on a murder charge after dragging and shooting the girl following her breakup four days earlier. He resisted arrest but later claimed readiness to accept his punishment.
Des Moines October 28 witnesses for the defense of W B Barney state dairy and food commissioner were heard by the state executive council investigating charges filed by Vern Marshall Cedar Rapids editor. Indications show the hearing may continue into next week.
A large crowd cheers as Marshal Ferdinand Foch arrives aboard the liner Paris to join American troops at their Legion convention in Kansas City. The occasion marks a strong gesture of allied camaraderie during his New York visit on October 28.
Tampa, Fla observed widespread destruction from a tropical hurricane Tuesday and Tuesday night. Insurance men tally damages at about 5 million with Tampa losses between 1.5 and 2 million, and a death toll of five including two in St. Petersburg and three in Tampa and nearby areas.
Des Moines Iowa October 28 a decision is expected this afternoon from three judges in the case where railroads seek an injunction against the executive council of the state and county officials from enforcing the tax levy against railroad property The judges in consultation are Circuit Judge Kimbrough Stone Missouri District Judge T C Munger Nebraska and District Judge Martin J Wade Iowa
Charles Erbstein, a Chicago attorney who led defense in a murder trial and faced charges raised by Thomas Woolwine, is admitted to practice in the United States district court in Los Angeles.
Coffeyville Kansas October 28 1930 The man found dead Sunday was identified by fingerprints as Frank Zipp a former prisoner of the Kansas reformatory at Hutchinson He was convicted of auto thefts His parents reside at Burlington Iowa
Des Moines police say three suspects arrested after a daytime raid on 1716 Woodland Avenue are believed to be bandits involved in a Murray Iowa gun battle. The trio Jack Lewis Harold Handley and Carl Bergston held without bond. stolen vehicles linked to the gang are identified. Police plan identifications with Osceola Columbia and Murray authorities.
Denver inventor Bud Langford unveils a kerosene powered steam motorcycle. Two small cylinders drive the rear wheel directly without belts gears or chains. Tests on Rocky Mountain hills show good performance and notably low noise.
The Creston Board of Education urges voters to approve funding for a new modern high school. They cite crowding, inadequate laboratories, no gymnasium, and health concerns, proposing bonds not to raise taxes more than 4 to 4 44 mills and a 20 year amortization with eventual refunding to ease burden on current and future taxpayers.
Des Moines reports thousands of Iowans attend a meeting to record Iowa’s stance on disarmament. Late today expected formal action on resolutions expresses Iowa’s attitude toward arms limitations. City official warns delegates of Washington’s influence and democracy guiding public opinion.
The State of Iowa on Relation Frank Dasey and C Lewis Duntyp sue the Creston Mutual Telephone Co. A motion seeks a direct verdict for the defendant after plaintiff evidence. Witnesses described seeing ballots and tampering in the Second Ward polling place on Nov 2 1920 as part of the franchise dispute.
Savannah Ga Oct 28 A tropical wave hit Tybee Island washing away bath houses and damaging resort properties along the coast. Revelations of yards and reedences rocked as seawater breached the shoreline near Udalaa Wewuee rim.
About 250 automobiles with four to five men in white robes and hoods drove through a Negro street at night in Enid Ohio amid horns and terror. Earlier reports say about twenty Black residents had received anonymous warnings to leave town.
Hog cholera breaks out in York County with farmers weighing control measures. Affected swine breeders report heavy losses as the outbreak spreads in the region.
In New York on October 28 Evelyn Nesbit former wife of Harry K Thaw took an overdose of morphine and cried that she had swallowed enough poison to kill twenty persons to a marshal outside her apartment. Her physician said she would recover.
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