Court Martial of Air Service Critic Began
Col William Mitchell pleads not guilty as court convenes to try him on charges stemming from his San Antonio statement accusing superiors of criminal and treasonable conduct. Defense argues for bill of particulars while prosecution rests on filed specifications.
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Associated Press
Washington
Havin
William Mitchel
Mitchel
San Antonio
Reid
Winds
Mitchell
War Department
Colone Mitchell
Presiden Coolidge
Davis
Th War Department
Cooner Mitchell
Gough
Sherman Mortland
Mr. Reid
Colonel Moreland
Little Boy Blue House to Be Torn Down in Chicago
The Chicago home where poet Fu gene Field wrote Little Boy Blue will be demolished after the widow of Field sells the property. The contents and mementoes are deposited with the Chicago Historical Society while a memorial failed to materialize.
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Little Boy Blue
Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago Historical Society
Boy Blue
Fugene Field
The
Historical Society
Blue
Board Agrees On Gravel Cost For Afton Streets
The board reaches no formal contract yet on gravel for primary No. 8 east to Afton. About 3 800 cubic yards will be spread four inches thick using primary highway funds, at 10 cents per cubic yard from James Hartley farm source. James Rusk of Afton bids 39 cents per yard for first mile and 9 cents for each additional half mile to haul and spread.
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Afton
Futton Stream
Guy A. Perry
James Hartley
James Rusk
Rusk
Centenarian predicts no more wars on 101st birthday
Davenport resident Hans Watcke, age 101, proclaims there will be no more wars, forecasting a world reform and noting he came to America in 1866. He enjoys good health, reads and writes without glasses, and is joined by two children, nine grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren at today’s celebration.
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Associated Press
Davenport la
Hans Watcke
Garden of Eden
Watcke
America
Mammoth U S Gun To Go Through Iowa
A 730000 pound 95 foot long gun from Washington D C to Fort McArthur California will travel through Iowa on the Chicago and Northwestern line. It will pass near Clinton Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Ames Carroll and Council Bluffs with arrival in Chicago slated for October 30.
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Associated Press
Ames
Uncle Sam
Iowa
Chicago & Northwestern
Washington, D.C
Fort McArthur
Los Angeles
Chicago
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Ames Bane
Carroll
Council Bluffs
Court Martial Likely to Reject Presidential Subpoena
Col Mitchell’s counsel argues the war secretary and the president are accusers in the trial. Army legal officers say the court martial will refuse a presidential subpoena, citing precedent against such a move.
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Mitchell
Army
League of Nations council ends Balkan stalemate
The council, summoned to avert Greece Bulgaria hostilities, reports Greece evacuated Bulgarian soil eight hours before the deadline. A commission led by Sir Horace Rumbold will investigate the incidents, with Briand and Ishii praising Locarno and the league’s role in maintaining peace.
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Associated Press
Paris
Council of the
League of Nations
Greece
Bulgaria
Horace Rumbold
Aristide Briand
League
M. Briand
Wilson
Leon Bourgeois
Austen Chamberlain
Great Britain
Balkan
Viscount Ishii
Japan
Locarno
Free Radiograms Feature Of Party At Creston
About 50 radiograms were filed for transmission by Creston amateur station owners during a party hosted by Ideal Electric company Thursday night. Messages went to France and another foreign country, with two sent to California. Operators include Howard Burton Joe Swett K W Anderson and John Beeler. Receivers are contacted by nearby stations and messages delivered by phone or card. The electric store was decorated for the event to showcase new radio receiving sets with around 200 visitors present and equal crowd expected tonight.
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Creston
Ideal Electric Company
France
California
Howard Burton
Joe Swett
K. W. Anderson
John Beeler
Electric Company
Arrest In Wisconsin Killing
Leo Ch ee arrested at Iron Mountain Michigan is being questioned in connection with the deaths of Madalynne Latimer and James Sears in an automobile double killing. Police say Ch ee, a mechanic with a prison record, disappeared after the shootings and his car was found stalled near the crime scene.
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Kenosha
Wis
Leo Chee
Iron Mountain
Mich
Madalynne Latimer
James Sears
Chafee
Griffins Welcome Son Theodore Amos Griffin
Ralph Griffin the Advertiser compositor failed to report for work this forenoon prompting an inquiry at his home. A son weighing eight pounds four and a quarter ounces was born this morning at 509 North Pine Street. The baby was named Theodore Amos after his grandfather and great grandfather.
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Ralph Griffin
Advertiser
North Pine Street
Griffin
Theodore Amos
Kittleman named court reporter for Judge Carter
W B Kittleman of Creston is appointed court reporter for Judge H H Carter of Corydon and will begin at the November term in Bedford, succeeding S S Wrichie. Afton approves another well plan to fix water supply with a 12 foot diameter bore 36 to 40 feet deep. James Rusk of Afton awarded the contract. A. Spafford’s body due in Cromwell for burial after dying in Hawthorn Nevada October 14. Cold snap persists with two degrees above zero at 7 am and 28 by afternoon. government thermometer shows two degrees minimum last night.
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W. B. Kittleman
Creston
H. H. Carter
Corydon
Bedford
S. S Wrichie
Afton
Pew
James Rusk
A. ©. Spafford
Cromwell
Hawthorn
Nev
Cromwell Cemetery
Weath
Red Oak Leads As Period Ends In Creston Clash
At halftime Creston leads Red Oak 7 to 6 after a 60 yard Red Oak run for the first score. Creston scored on a sustained drive but missed the extra point as the period ended with Creston on Red Oak’s four yard line.
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Red Oak
Creston
Creston High Faces Red Oak In Muddy Clash This Afternoon
Creston high school's gridiron warriors meet Red Oak on a muddy field with crisp air and a 3 p.m. start. Coaches favor a conservative ground game due to slick conditions as first string Captain Holmes and teammates Landers Scurr Gray Brotherton Kenworthy Bradley Peak Reid Cox and Young prepare to start. Many grade school pupils are expected to attend, excused at 3 o'clock by parental request.
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Creston High School
Gridiron Warriors
Red Oak
Creston
Capain Holmes
Landers
Scurr
Gray
Brotherton
Kenworthy
Bradley
Peak
Reid
Cox
Young
H. L Scott
U. S. Report On General Sarrail Most Complete
Paris reports that General Sarrail, French high commissioner in Syria, may be invited to Paris to explain Syrian events. A cabinet meeting was held to discuss the Syria situation, and Paul Bencour may succeed Sarrail as high commissioner. Washington estimates Damascus bombardment damage at 10 million dollars with about 1,000 dead, no foreign casualties officially confirmed.
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Associated Presse
Paris
Sarrail
Syria
Havas
Paul Bencour
Socialist Party
Washington
Damascus
Murphy Sentenced for Forgery in Iowa Trial
Dennis J. Murphy of Waukon received a 15 year term in Fort Madison prison and a $1000 fine after a district court jury found him guilty of forgery. A second forgery indictment was dismissed. The speedy trial covered forged signatures on a mortgage and an assignment.
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Cresco, Ja
Dennis J. Murphy
Waukon
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Murphy
James PD. Cooney
Fort Madison
Iowa City
State Hospital
Independence
E. L. Pieper
Allamakee County
McCabe
Allamakee
Iowa Farmers Get Federal Investigation Into Relief Need
Washington October 30 Representatives of the agricultural department and the farm loan board are ordered to Iowa to assess the need for farm financial relief. Nils A. Olgon and Albert C. Williams will study credit facilities and grain marketing amid a plea from Senator Cumming and James G Mitchell to President Coolidge. Farmers face a serious situation awaiting improved market prices. leaving dates are not set but planned in a few days.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Farm Loan Board
Iowa
Nils A. Olgon
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Albert C. Williams
Middle West
Coolidge
Senator Cumming
James G Mitchell
Iowa Farm Bureau
Creston Woman's Mother Dies in Des Moines
Mrs Belle Owens of Bloomfield widow of Walford Owens died Wednesday night at her daughter’s Des Moines home. She was mother to Mrs T E York of 1192 North Sycamore. Body moved to Bloomfield and funeral planned Sunday afternoon. York accompanied the party and will stay in Bloomfield until after the service.
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Belle Owens
Bloomfield
Walford Owens
Des Moines
Ringgold County Tests Court House Bond Issue Vote
Ringgold County voters join a December 1 election to decide a 150000 bond for a Mt. Ayr court house project. The old courthouse was condemned years ago and offices occupy a garage with unsatisfactory arrangements. If approved, a new building would rise on the former site within a square block near the business district.
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Ringgold County
Mt. Ayr
Ringgotd
Court House
Rowland May Ask New Trial In Poultry Larceny Case
Harry Rowland of Creston was convicted by a district court jury of larceny of poultry from the Fred Hood farm west of Creston. He has until Nov 9 to file a motion for a new trial. If overruled, sentencing may occur on that date.
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Harry Rowland
Creston
Fred Hood
Rowland
Homer A Fuller
Bully
Alfred Madison
Near Creeton
Universities Association Holds Meeting in New Haven
The twenty seventh annual conference of the American Association of Universities opened in New Haven with Dean Carl E Seashore of the University of Iowa addressing more than 60 delegates including 14 university presidents The discussion centered on graduate school problems and the placement examination as a means to identify and motivate future scholars The 14 points proposed include a college qualifying exam apart from the standard entrance board test departmental placement exams and honor systems with top teachers directing basic courses
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
American Association of Universities Today
Carl E. Seashore
Iowa
Seashort
Mos
Harper To Move Into Court House On Nov 1
D W Harper appointed county attorney by the board of supervisors will move into the courtroom offices in the courthouse on November 1. He has already assumed duties after filing his bond. Elmer L Hunt, who resigned due to suspension, had vacated the office.
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D. W. Harper
Board O Supervisors
Court House
Elmer L. Hunt
Old Man Winter Brings Record October Cold Across Iowa
Oct 30 reports from Des Moines and cities like Webster City Mason City Fort Dodge Cedar Rapids Watersloo Sioux City Dubuque show subzero lows. Temperatures ranged from five below to two below zero with several October records, before a projected warm-up as "Indian summer" arrives.
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Dea Moines
Mag
Iowa
Mercury
Webster City
Manon City
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids
Watersloo
Sioux City
Mason City
Higbee Prefers Work to Travel After Washington Trip
D W Higbee Creston attorney says the Washington visit was only for Mrs Higbees wish to see the capital and plans to travel more in the future while continuing legal practice He notes the trip supported the Iowa delegation's anti inheritance tax effort and cites meetings with former Creston residents during the excursion
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D. W
Iowa
Smithsonian
E. N. Dougherty
Creston
Highbees
Washington
Cuba
Higbee
Lowe
Temperance President Assails Apathy Of Public
Sioux City reports closing decisions of the Iowa Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention this afternoon. President Ida B. Wise Smith blasted public apathy on liquor law enforcement and condemned movies and cigarettes as degrading to youth. She referenced the murder of Myrtle Cook of Vinton linked to prohibition work.
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Sioux City
Women's Christian Temperance Union of Iowa
Ida B. Wise Smith
Des Moines
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