M E Church Lay Delegates Elected At Newton Conference
Newton Iowa September 8 The lay delegates to the 1924 general conference were elected after two ballots Judge R G Popham Marengo George B E Wall Musca dee and E E Pehlps Mount Pleasant gathered the votes U S Smith led with 80 votes Thomas Os borne 59 and W A Longnecker 56 Alternates named are W R Keesey Mount Pleasant and Charles Hawkins Newton The session is described as a working convention with a full program and little time for hospitality or rest.
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Newton
Iowa Methodist Episcopal Conference
General Conference of the Church
R. G .Popham
Marengo
George BE. Wall
Muscadee
E. EF. Pehlps
Mount Pleasant
U. S. Smith
Iowa Wesleyan College
Thomas Osborne
Centerville
W. A. Longnecker
Knoxville
W. R. Keesey
Charles Hawkins
Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
$800 000 Road Bond Issue Under Fire
Marshalltown Iowa reports that over 4 000 farmers signed petitions for a new election on the 800 000 hard road bond issue carried by 250. The signatures were gathered in a week by the Farmers Business Men's association whose third meeting drew about 2 000 attendees.
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Marshalltown
Farmers Business Men's —_ association
French Court Martial Hangs Student Over Grenade Attack
Richard Rabb a 20 year old student was sentenced to death by a French court martial for hurling a hand grenade in March. The blast killed several citizens and wounded others in Dusseldorf Germany.
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Dusseldorf
Germany
Richard Rabb
Boston chosen for 1924 G. A. R. encampment
Boston Mass was unanimously selected to host the 1924 G A R encampment by members attending the fifth annual gathering here today in Boston.
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Boston
Mass
Membrs
Weather Indications For Chicago And Washington Forecasts
Chicago weather indicates cooler tonight and Sunday especially in the east. Washington forecast for the week beginning Monday is generally fair with normal Missouri Valley temperatures.
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Chicago
Wastington
Plissouri
Weather Summary for the Local Observations
The report covers 24 hours of observed conditions ending at the reported time. Temperature highs and lows, precipitation, wind speeds, and visibility are summarized for the local area with notes on any notable variations or anomalies observed during the period.
Italian Constatate at Patras Burned in Anti Italian Clash
A Greek mob burned the Italian constate at Patras amid anti Italian demonstrations. The Italian colony of over 5,000 organized a counter demonstration and casualties occurred on both sides.
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Rome
Patras
Bandit and Officer Shot in Gun Duel
Des Moines reports an officer W E McDowell and an alleged bandit named John Botchevis were wounded in a gun battle while three men attempted a safe break in the Jewett market. Bakery workers alerted police after hearing the disturbance.
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Des Moines
W. E. McDowell
John Botchevis
McDowell
Jewett Market
Bandits steal $10,000 in Omaha suburb hold up
An auto carrying $10,000 for B. E. Olken of the Metropolitan Utilities corporation was ambushed in the Florence district, a Omaha suburb. The thieves escaped with the money.
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Omaha
B. E. Olken
Metropolitan Utilities Corporation
Florence
Irish Free State Advised for League of Nations Admission
Geneva reports the Irish Free State has been recommended for admission to the League of Nations. The Sept 8 dispatch notes approval by authorities and expected formal acceptance in the near term.
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Genova
Italy
Council of Inter-Allied
Greece
League
M. Politis
League of Nations
Corfu
Irish Free State
Geneva
Air Mail Pilot Killed in Ohio Plane Crash
Cleveland reports H. C. Thompson, Harvey II, air mail pilot, died when his aircraft forced landed near Napoleon, Ohio. Official word m
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Air Mail
Ohio
Cleveland, O
H. C. Thompson, Harvey, II
Napoleon
United States Air Mail
Prohibition Leader Attacked in Dallas Texas
Rev. Atticus Webb, president of the Texas Anti-Saloon League and a nationally known prohibition worker, was beaten by a white assailant of undetermined identity last night in Dallas.
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Dalas
Tex
Sem
Atticus Webb
Texas
Earthquake Toll And Relief Efforts Reported In Japan
Dispatches from Tokyo and Yokohama detail and rescue efforts after the quake. Foreign casualties include Americans and British among the dead in Yokohama, while Osaka remains unaffected. Tokyo pledges funds for relief as banks resume and tents supply the homeless. Policemen and naval personnel are reported missing in Yokohama.
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Shanghai
Admiral Nomaguchi
Yokohama Admiralty
Yokohama
Nippon Dempo
Osaka Asahi
Tokyo Refugees Endure After Quake and Fire
A disaster dispatch reports refugees crowded into Tokyo parks and stations without food or clothes as a railroad offers free transport. Banks reopen under military protection and martial law expands to China and Saitama prefectures. The rich’s mansions open to victims and barricades will be erected in the Imperial Gardens. Fifteen thousand Koreans in Tokyo will be moved to Narashimo.
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Tokyo
Stracken
China
Saitama
Imperial Gardens
Tokio
Narashimo
Iowa Bonus Paid at Rate $400 a Day Des Moines Report
Payments of the Iowa bonus continue at about 300 to 400 daily with 20 to 30 new applications. total claims received reach 102,075 by early this week. The bonus board meets to allow former soldiers to present claims. About 25,000 claims are held up for additional information or technical corrections.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bonus Board
Lou F. Morgans
Over One Million Cans Of Corn Packed At Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Canning reports closure after packing over 1,400,000 cans of sweet corn grown by local farmers. Approximately 18,000 dollars went to seventy five corn producers, plus about 10,000 dollars for labor. M G Ropers, superintendent, plans a large labeling push early next week before shipping nationwide.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Falla
Ten Year-Old Billy Yates Held in Iowa Safe Crack Case
Omaha reports 10-year-old Billy Yates of Red Oak Iowa held on information tying him to a safe cracking at an implement store. He rode a train to Omaha, gave a taxi driver his aunt’s address, left a cap at the scene, and claimed to have small funds. Red Oak authorities seek custody for further questioning.
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Omaha
Billy” Yates
Red Oak
Billy
Troby
Skinney
Bis
Dan Butler
Fall Suits Trimmed with Mole and Seal In Dark Gray Hues
Green shades described for fall suits feature dark gray tones with mole and seal trims. The article highlights fabric choice and color theory for seasonal menswear.
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Mole and Seal
McKinley Park Beach Closes For Season Sunday
Dr J W Reynolds announces McKinley Park bathing beach will close Sunday after a season with 65 000 to 70 000 visitors. No attendants will be on duty and the safety zone remains inside cable barriers, urging parents to supervise children. Improvements like water slides are planned for next year.
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McKinley Park
J. W Reynolds
Park Com Mission
Reynolds
Ortell Testifies in Rock Island Murder Trial Case
Louis Ortell testified for the state in the murder case of John Looney and described a Rock Island vice protection ring. He named John P. Looney and Anthony W. Billburg as alternately dead and identified gambling houses and disreputable venues from which he collected monthly sums of 150 to 300 dollars. The testimony aimed to show motive for the Billburg gang attack on the Looneys, who had displaced Billburg as head of the ring.
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Rock Island, II
Louis Ortell
John Looney
Rock Island
John P. Looney
Anthony W. Billburg
Ortell
Billburg
Looney
Billbury Gang
Looneys
Billbrug
Bilburg
Green Presents Tax Reduction Plan to Coolidge
Representative Green of Iowa, soon to chair the house ways and means committee, handed his tax reduction plan to President Coolidge at the White House. He cautioned that predicting next year’s tax cuts is premature and tied any change to the disposition of theSoldiers bonus legislation.
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Washington
Representative Green
Iowa
House
Ways and Means Committee
White House
President Coolidge
Green
Madden
Frisco Bandit Shrugs Off Clerk for $3,000 Satchel
A lone bandit enters the Market Street Railway Co main office in the Holbrook building downtown and shoots a clerk who grapples with him. The thief escapes with a satchel containing about $3,000 in coins and currency.
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San Francisco
Market Street Railway Company
Holbrook Building
Operators And Miners Draft Peace Terms In Harrisburg
In Harrisburg the operators and miners neared a written peace agreement ending the anthracite strike. John L Lewis and Governor Pinchot hailed progress as a convention will likely ratify a wage contract, with mines set to reopen within ten days if the accord holds.
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Harrisburg
John Lewis
Miners’ Union
Sale
Pinchot
United Mine Workers of
Lewis
Fight Party At Advertiser Ad Returns From Dempsey Firpo
Return from the Dempsey Firpo championship battle will be received at the Advertiser next Friday. The fight starts at 8 p.m. Creston time. Round by round reports will be megaphoned to the crowd from the office.
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Offen
Creston
U. S. Signs Two Pacts With Mexico
The United States and Mexico signed two conventions at the state department to settle claims pending between the two nations. The agreements aim to resolve outstanding disputes and establish mechanisms for compensation and closure.
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U. S
Mexico
Washington
United States
State Department
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Bulletin
Paris
Council of Inter-Allied Ambassadors
Mussolini
Bandits
Anti-Saloon League
U. 3
Embassy
Babbitt
Navy Department
Anderson
Kobe
Nagasaki
Osaka
Japan
Tion
Bank of Japan
Yeur
McKinley Park Beach
Coolidge
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