First plane expected to reach Mines Field this afternoon
Four planes remain in the New York to Los Angeles non stop race with prizes totaling 22500. Lieu Commander Jack Iseman on The Columbian notes his course toward Albuquerque after Tulsa. Haldeman reports crossing into Nevada while Goebel leads in the Yankee Doodle toward the finish.
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Los Angeles
New York
Mines Field
Jack Iseman
U. S
Charles A. Levine
Columb
Tulsa
Okla
Albuquerque
N. M
Oklahoma City
Burgin
Brace
Emil Burgin
Mineola
N. Y
L. A. Yancy
Art Goebel
Harry Tucker
Santa Monica
Calif
Mamer Lands Plane At Roland Wyoming
Spokane pilot Nick Mamer in the non stop NY to LA air race was forced to land at Roland Wyoming at 9 38 am due to ice forming on the carburetor. He reported flying four hours with two cylinders out because of extremely cold weather and poor visibility before a safe landing.
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Spokane
Wash
Nick Mamer
New York
Los Angeles
Roland
Wyo
Mamer
Pittsburgh flyers forced down in Indiana air race
Colonel William Thaw II and Captain John P. Maris of Pittsburgh piloting a Lockheed Vega in a non stop air race were forced to crash land on a farm 15 miles south of Decatur Indiana at 1230 this morning due to a broken oil line. Thaw suffered a dislocated hip and both men were badly bruised. They lay in wreckage until a farmer found them at 6 am and they were taken to a hospital. the plane was wrecked.
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Decatur
Ind
William Thaw
Pittsburgh
John P. Maris
Thaw
Primo De Rivera Honored Amid Arrests Across Spain
A large demonstration in Madrid marked the fifth anniversary of Primo De Rivera dictatorship while nationwide arrests continued as authorities act against a plot to overthrow his regime.
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Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Spain
Billy Sunday to Speak From KFNF Radio
Evangelist Billy Sunday will discuss the prohibition question on KFNF in Shenandoah Iowa tomorrow afternoon. His talk is set to begin at 2:00 PM.
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Billy Sunday
KFNF
Shenandoah
Albany governor refutes lie in whispering campaign
Governor Smith issued a statement denying a Syracuse woman’s letter claiming he was intoxicated during a New York state fair visit. The remark labeled as a falsehood, part of a whispering campaign, is rejected by the governor.
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Albany
Smith
Syracuse, N. Y
N. Y
U.P
Alfred E. Smith
Syracuse State Fair
Syracuse
Florence Sanford
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Wiliam H. Kelley
Fearon
Big Vote Urged by G C P Chief in Eighth District
Willis L. Stern state chairman urged every Republican in the eighth district to mobilize for a large general election turnout. Leaders at a district caucus at the Iowa hotel predicted a Hoover majority, emphasized party harmony, and stressed citizen registration or use of an absent voter ballot under state law.
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Eighth Congressional District
Willis L. Stern
Stern
Iowana Hotel
Hoover
Kansas City
Senator Curtis Visits Coolidge on Social White House Call
Senator Charles Curtis Republican vice presidential nominee called at the White House to pay respects to President Coolidge in a social visit. He planned a ten state speaking tour with nearly daily appearances across the western United States starting the next day.
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Washington
Charles Curtis
White House
Coolidge
Curtis
Sacramento slayer Percy Barnes found dead in jail cell
Percy G. Barnes who confessed to killing four of his wife's relatives was discovered dead in his county jail cell in Sacramento. Authorities believe he died by his own hand.
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Sacramento
Cal
Percy G. Barnes
Coolidge to Aid Hoover in 1928 Campaign Effort
President Coolidge plans active involvement in the Republican bid to keep national control. He and Herbert Hoover discussed the political landscape in a lengthy White House conference after Coolidge returned from Wisconsin. Mellon joined later but did not attend the talks.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
Republican Party
Herbert Hoover
Wisconsin
Mellon
Hoover
Kansas City
Treasury
Hurricane Strikes Porto Rico Shuts Down Island
A severe hurricane hit Porto Rico early today and was forecast to reach Haiti by nightfall. Cable advices said all business is suspended and land wires are down. no life or property loss reports were yet available.
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New York
Porto Rico
Haiti
French Telegraph Cable Company
San Juan
Robinsons Welcome In South Carolina Speech Debut
Flag bedecked streets and sirens greeted Senator and Mrs. Joseph T. Robinson as they arrived in Columbia South Dakota for the first national candidate speech in the state in 30 years.
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Columbia
S. D
Joseph T. Robinson
South Carolina
Seven Die as Train Strikes Morgal Car at Rice Crossing
A Northern Pacific passenger train hit the Morgal family’s touring car at a grade crossing near Rice Minnesota. John Morgal his wife and five children aged five months to five years were killed instantly. The crossing was open with clear track sight lines and no theory explains why the driver failed to see the 45 mph train.
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Rice, Minn
Rice
Northern Pacific
John Morgal
Morgal
Alois
Veronica
Sophia
Gertrude
Kidnapping Scare Tells Mafia Extortion Run
Chicago police face a fresh mafia tactic as 13 year old William Ranieri is held for 60000 ransom. Frank Ranieri, his father, reports two men seized his son near his home last Thursday. A threat of torture death followed unless payment is made by Saturday.
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Chicago
Frank Ranieri
U.P
William Ranieri
Frank A. Ranieri
Ranieri
Independent Martin Files Candidacy in Green Island
Theodore Martin, Jackson County state representative defeated in June primaries, announced his independent bid at a farmers union picnic in Andrew. Kinley beat Martin by 125 votes in the Republican primary, while Mrs. Carolyn Pendray is the Democratic nominee.
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Green Island
Theodore Martin
Jackson County
Farmers Union
Andrew
J. L. Kinley
Martin
Carolyn Pendray
Bank Robbers Hold Up Cleveland Bank for 10000
Two bandits robbed the North American Bank and Savings company in Cleveland Ohio, locked two employees in the basement, and escaped with loot about ten thousand dollars.
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Cleveland, O
North American Banking and Savings Company
Legion Meeting Ends With Pension Row In Iowa
Cedar Rapids Iowa September 13 Verbal fireworks closed the Iowa department Legion convention with Hanford MacNider opposing Senator Smith W Brookhart over a proposal to pension world war veterans Onawa's George Prichard was elected commander Marshalltown will host next year The convention shelved the pension plan and backed legalized boxing expanded Knoxville hospital and compulsory school training.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department Legion
Hanford MacNider
Smith W. Brookhart
George Prichard
Onawa
Marshalltown
Brookhart
Legion
MacNider
Washington
Iowa
Veterans’ Hospital
Knoxville
Iowa City to Protest Ruling Over Radio Frequencies
Iowa City residents and alumni plan protests after the federal radio board re assigns broadcasting frequencies and power limits for U S stations. WSUI at the University of Iowa may not air home Hawkeye basketball games this winter due to the new decree.
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Iowa City
Federal Radio Board
United States
WSUI
University of Iowa
Hawkeye
Robinson visits Columbia after three Charlotte speeches
Senator Joseph T. Robinson traveled from Charlotte to Columbia today after delivering three speeches emphasizing tolerance, religious freedom, and southern Democratic loyalty to Governor Smith.
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Charlotte
S. C
Joseph T. Robinson
Columbia
Smith
Smith Replies to Q Charges of Intoxication
Albany dispatch reports Governor Alfred E. Smith plans to counter the whisper campaign by publicizing alleged intoxication rumors from the Syracuse state fair. The refutation traces the claim to letters and gossip involving Florence Sanford, W. A. Keenan, William H. Kelley, and Senator Fearon, with Fearon denying the charges.
Lindbergh, Army Flyers Highlight West Coast Air Meet
At Mines Field Los Angeles Col Charles A Lindbergh and the Army trio headline the national air races. E E Ballough wins class B with a Land LC R. John Livingston and others follow. Ballough predicts Livingston will win by elapsed time after recent fixes.
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Mines Field
Los Angeles
Calif
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Musketeers
E. E. Ballough
John P Wood
Waco
John Livingston
Charles W. Meyers
Edward C. Schultz
Cessna
Robert W. Cantwell
Lockheed Vega
C. B. D. Collyer
Fairchild
Edward J Brooks
Fokker
Ballough
One Man Injured In Train Wreck Near Detroit
The Red Arrow passenger train from New York crashed at an open switch in Lincoln Park near Detroit. Fireman John Romacker of Toledo was seriously injured. the engine overturned and two freight cars were damaged. Passengers escaped unharmed.
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Detroit
Mich
Red Arrow
New York
Lincoln Park
John Romacker
Toledo
Harding Flays Free Trade In Butler Speech
Indianapolis headlines former Governor W. L. Harding condemning free trade and the Democratic tariff stance. He warned a Democratic victory in November would bring tariff tinkering, economic stagnation, lower living standards, and reduced wage scales. He tied tariff policy to farm, labor, and manufacturing impacts.
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Butler
Indianapolis
Ind
W. L. Harding
Town
Butler College
Smith
Democratic Party
Rural teachers organize county wide study clubs
The county superintendent Miss Ella M. Day says all union county rural school teachers will form township study clubs with officers and meeting plans. A complete list of rural teachers by township is given, with many Creston Afton Lorimor Thayer and other towns represented.
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Union County
Ella M. Day
Miss Day
New Hope
Katherine Harris
Lorimer
Evelyn Stalcup
Lorimor
Former Iowan Shot and Killed by Police in Sioux Falls
A man formerly from Larchwood Iowa was shot and killed by Policeman H A McClure in Sioux Falls South Dakota after an alleged break in at the police officer's former wife home. The incident occurred this morning following the reported entry through a rear door by an intruder named Rippentrip.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Larchwood
Iowa
H. A. McClure
McClure
Subscriptions Due At The News Advertiser Office
All past due subscriptions for The Daily Advertiser The Evening News are now due The News Advertiser. Subscribers should mail checks or call The News Advertiser office at 313 West Montgomery Street.
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Daily Advertiser
Evening News
News Advertiser
West
Montgomery Street
Lorimor Fair Baby Contest Crowds Grow at Exposition
The Lorimor Little World's Fair closes tonight after a large crowd gathered for the health contest results. Jack Rodney Brown won the sweepstakes with 97.59 points, Irene May Smith a close second, and eight more babies entered than last year. Governor Hammill spoke on roads and liquor policy amid high turnout.
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Lorimor
Jack Rodney Brown
Raymond Brown
Afton
Irene May Smith
Earl Smith
Lorimer
John Hammill
Frank Miles
Des Moines
The
Iowa Legionaire
James E. Dyson
James Grandfield
Melvin Kalor
Wesley Gene Garrett
Kenneth Ray Hunter
Aga Donald Ray Christianson
Brookhart to Attend Farmers Union Meet in Des Moines
Senator Smith W Brookhart accepted an invitation from Milo Reno president of the Iowa Farmers Union to attend the union convention in Des Moines next week The invitation notes a possible speech but does not confirm He may appear Thursday Sept 20 with a program slot held open for him and Reno says Brookhart will explain how he claims to have double crossed the union and backed Hoover in agriculture matters
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Des Moines
Smith W. Brookhart
Milo Reno
Iowa Farmers Union
Farmers Union
Brookhart
Reno
Iowa Union Farmer
Agriculture
Herbert Hoover
Davenport Man Wounded in Accidental Shooting
John R. Kelly, 25, of Davenport, was in serious condition in Keokuk on September 12 after a gunshot wound received last night at his father Frank Kelly’s Farmington, Iowa home. The incident occurred while John was visiting as his father recovers from a recent handcar accident involving a gas train in Farmington.
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Keokuk
John R. Kelly
Davenport
Frank Kelly
Farmington
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