New England Gears for Hoover Victory Amid Prohibition Debate
Boston reports New England focuses on prohibition and economic stability as campaign issues. Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island emerge as pivotal states where anti prohibition sentiment and Catholic influence shape Democratic hopes, while Republicans push for Coolidge era tariffs and industrial growth to mobilize votes across the region.
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New England
Maine
Massachusetts
Vermont
Connecticut
Rhode Island
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New
Parsons Grid Drill Starts at Parsons College
Fairfield Iowa Sept 5 Parsons college will inaugurate the fall football practice with fifty men expected to report Coach Glenn Devine in his seventh season has a record of three Iowa conference titles in six years returning contingent includes six backs and three linemen Mex Mortimore of Brighton is captain.
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Iowa
Parsons College
Glenn Devine
Mex Mortimore
Brighton
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Parsons
Judge Says Aimee Gave Him 2500 Dollars
Judge Carlos Hardy of the Los Angeles superior court acknowledged receiving 2500 dollars from Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother after the evangelist returned with her kidnapping tale. The money was described as a free will offering for legal advice, not a formal payment. No new investigation was pursued as the district attorney delayed action pending vacation. Separate lawsuits by Lake Tahoe subdivison buyers allege misrepresentation by the evangelist, with efforts for out of court settlement deemed impossible after a conference of attorneys.
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Los Angeles
Carlos Hardy
Atttorney Ass
Hoover weighs Southern trip as 1930s campaign
Washington reports Herbert Hoover considering a swing into the Solid South to boost his campaign against Alfred Smith. He plans Newark New York stops September 17 and October 17 and may visit North Carolina or Tennessee. Wisconsin primary results loom as La Follette Jr. seeks renomination and both parties predict a tight race statewide.
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Herbert Hoover
Alfred
J. Smuth
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Newark
New York City
North Carolina
Tennesse
Hoover
Wisconsin
Virginia
Georgia
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr
Petersons Visit Relatives in Grin nell City
Mr and Mrs Ed Peterson of Grin nell are visiting relatives and friends in this city. They will return home Saturday.
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Ed Peterson
Grinnell
Des Moines Men Facing Fraud Charge
A federal grand jury returns a seven count indictment charging seven midwestern financiers with conspiring to mail defraud by selling nearly 1 million dollars of farm company securities. Defendants include Guy Huston John E Huston Walter Cravens Oran Schee Vernon Sigler John L Boyles and Harold A Smith. Purchasers include A Lawrence Lowell president of Harvard and other Boston investors. Defendants await trial.
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Guy Huston
John E. Huston
Chicago
Walter F. Cravens
Kansas City
Oran F. Schee
Vernon A. Sigler
Des Moines
John L Boyles
Harold A
Irving N. Niles
D. Brewer Eddy
Roger Ernst
Dodge Township Teachers Organize Club
Miss Marian Olinger was elected president of the Dodge township rural school teachers at a meeting at the Dodge Center schoolhouse. Mrs Gladys Weber was named vice president and Miss Hazel Lee secretary and treasurer. Monthly meetings were set for the first Tuesday. Lincoln township teachers plan their organization tonight.
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Marian Olinger
Dodge Township
Dodge Center
Ella Day
Gladys Weber
Dodge
Hazel Lee
Lincoln Township
Creston Horse Wins Again at Nebraska State Fair
Donna Spier, owned by Sheriff Frank Collings of Creston, won the 2:20 trot at Lincoln’s Nebraska state fair yesterday afternoon. Eleven starters competed, with heat times of 2:11 1-4, 2:12 1-4, and 2:13 1-4.
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Donna Spier
Frank Collings
Creston
Lincoln
Hammill to Speak at Lorimor Little World's Fair
Governor John Hammill will address the Little World's Fair in Lorimor on Thursday September 13. He was invited to discuss state and national issues in the planned address announced today.
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John Hammill
Lorimor
Smith Busy with State Duties and Party Campaign
Albany reports Governor Smith juggles New York duties as state chief executive and Democratic presidential hopeful. He plans to stay at the capitol while awaiting his touring train lineup, with wife Mrs. Smith coordinating at Eagle Street. A Democratic special train is under construction, with growing interest from metropolitan newspapers seeking reservations.
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New York
Smith
State Capitol
Executive Mansion
Metropoltan
Bee
John W. Davis
Miss Ann Strey Takes Vacation From Begg's Store
Miss Ann Strey will take a vacation from her duties at Begg's store, returning to work afterward. The notice confirms she plans time off and will resume her position on a set date.
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Ann Strey
Begg’s Store
La Follette Nomination Dominates Wisconsin Primary Results
Wisconsin voters backed Senator Robert M. La Follette by a wide margin in the GOP primary with 229,495 to 116,156 for opponent George Mead. Governor Zimmerman lost renomination amid a split race, while Walter Kohler and Joseph Beck disputed the Republican governor nomination. Detroit returns show Governor Green renominated by a large majority.
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Robert M. la Follette
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George W. Mead
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Fred R. Zimmerman
Walter J. Kohler
Joseph D. Beck
Kohler
Beck
Ferris
Zimmerman
U. S
Detroit
Fred W. Green
George Welsh
Wayne
William A. Comstock
James C McLaughlin
John C. Ketcham
Grant M. Hudson
Clarence J. McLeod
Robert H. Clancy
John B. Sosnowski
Borah Predicts Acceptance Of Kellogg Briand Pact
Senator Borah Idaho chair of the foreign relations committee says Senate will ratify the Kellogg Briand peace pact at the next session. He calls the treaty the most important step toward world peace and says it embodies a universal conviction that war should not settle disputes. He notes interpretive letters may prompt a formal inquiry by the foreign relations committee to the state department before favorable action.
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Senate
Paris
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Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
State Department
Indictments Sealed By Union County Grand Jury
Fourteen indictments were returned this morning with names withheld pending arrest or new bonds. Two cases of desertion were ignored, and Elmer Burich's drunken driving case nears deliberation as jurors are seated.
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Owen Dudney
William Barton
A. R. Maxwell
Elmer Burich
Creston
George Brinker
Ray Buxton
Chauncey Miller
May Lutman
Suste Reetz
Edward Collings
John E. Sansen
H. H. Standley
R. H. Culver
Dewey White
Grace Castillo
Mary Hughart
Griffin visits Creston as state school inspector
R A Griffin of Des Moines, state inspector of consolidated schools, was in Creston for a short time today. Mrs H C Miller and grandson Marion Miller have returned from Omaha where they spent several days at the home of Mrs Alda Heeron. They were accompanied home by Harold Heeron who has spent the summer in Creston.
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Des Moines
Consolidated Schools
Creston
H.C. Miller
Marion Miller
Omaha
Alda Heeron
Harold Heeron
Inconclusive Returns Hint at Fluctuating Outcome
Early returns were too meager to give a definite indication of the winner, leaving observers awaiting full results. Officials cautioned that votes remaining could shift the final tally between contenders.
Creston to Unite Two Papers as Creston News Advertiser
Two Creston newspapers The Daily Advertiser and The Evening News will merge to form the Creston News Advertiser, published at the Evening News plant. The consolidation, led by Frank Thayer and Joel R Hill, aims to reduce costs and improve quality with full wire services.
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Daily Advertiser
Evening News
Paers
Creston News Advertiser
West Pontgomery Street
Frank Thayer
Chicago
S. W. Straus & Co
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Kansas City
Kansas Manker
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Preston
First National Bank
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Newon
Oelwein
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Perry
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Vinton
Washington
Webter City
Creston Gas Company Plans Plant Improvements
New owners of the Creston Gas and Electric company announce upgrades. Cedar Rapids representatives M L Nolan and Mr Connor say the Creston office was remodeled at a cost over 500 dollars and grounds will be leveled, sheds razed, a woven-wire fence erected, with mechanical improvements as needed. Car Englund is local manager.
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M. L .Nolan
Connor
Cedar Rapids
Creston
Car Englund
Pettinger Starts New Job at Deep Rock Station
Ernest Pettinger of 507 West Irving street has begun work at the Deep Rock gasoline service station after leaving the Union County Gas club station where he was employed for three and a half years.
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Irving Street
Deep Rock
Union County Gas Club
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