Nebraska Storm toll updates in midwest twister outbreak
A Nebraska storm killed fourteen people across Council Bluffs Iowa and Louisville Nebraska, with eight more missing and over twenty injured. Fire, flood and tornado damage spread through downtown Council Bluffs, including the Strand theater, while Indian Creek flooded streets and marooned residents. A mother and three children were found dead under a fallen tree near Nineteenth and To stivan avenues. the missing father is listed.
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Dumho
Neb
Council Bluffs
Louisville
Omaha
Indian Creek
Rer
Strand Theater
Focal Paper
Tostivan Aveue
Lars Kalatrup
Chester
George
Richard
Gix
Wyoming Tornado Wrecks 47 Train Cars Near Cheyenne
A tornado near Cheyenne Wyoming struck a westbound Union Pacific freight train of 67 cars fifty miles east, wrecking 47 cars in the center and leaving ten cars stranded at the ends. No crew members were injured as cars were lifted from tracks and scattered along the double track.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Here
Ward
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules on Governor Walton’s Challenge
Oklahoma city. Sept 20. The Oklahoma Supreme Court denied Governor Walton’s petition for a referring special election mandate. The governor’s plan rests on the referendum outcome next Tuesday and may face further action if he defies the court amid the Ku Klux Kidn controversy.
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Oklahoma -Oklahoma “City
Okla
Oklahoma, Supreme' Court
Walton
Sara
Dictator Von Kahr Sets Guard Over General Ludendorff
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf von Kahr, the Bavarian ruler, has stationed a special guard around General Ludendorff amid fears of a German military reversal. Von Kahr claims he will arrest Ludendorff and Herr Hitler for treason as Munich and Berlin tension rises.
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iGen. von. Ludendorff
Berlin
von Kahr
von" Ludgett
Munich
Yon
Ludendorfy
Herr Hitt
Above all he warned students and poets alike
A fragment from a 19th century educational column notes the admonition to students and poets to avoid excessive verse for youth. The style hints at a temperate, prescriptive voice urging restraint in literary offerings.
Bulgarian Troops Capture Last Communist Stronghold
Fragmentary report describes Bulgarian forces capturing Ferdinandovo and pressing to quell ongoing national revolt. No clear dates beyond September references. article notes military operations near Sofia and measures against insurgents as of late September.
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Sofia
Ferdinandovo
Oklahoma Rebels Fail to Open Special Session
Oklahoma City Sept 27 rebel lawmakers tried to convene at the Capitol to impeach Governor Walton for declaring martial law. Guards dispersed them as Col W S Key read an order to disperse. Campbell Russell arrested for disorderly conduct. Brice struggled to call the body to order before deputies moved in.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Walton
Genera Markham
W. S. Key
Campbell Russell
Charles 8. Brice
Colonel Key
House
A. Sneed
Negroes Leave Southern Town After Citizens Edict
A posse of fifty men from a Spruce Pine area neighborhood sought a Negro who allegedly attacked an elderly white woman. In response, about seventy five Negro workers near Spruce Pine were urged by local citizens to depart. they reportedly left without incident as Spruce Pine has no native Black residents.
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Asheville
N. G
Spruce Pine
America First Wins World Air Race at Cowes
In Cowes Isle of Wight on September 20 the America First team won the Schneider seaplane trophy in the international race. Curtiss No. 4 piloted by Lieut. David Rittenhouse finished first with an average speed of 177.88 mph. Lieut. Rutledge Irvine in Curtiss No. 8 placed second and Capt. H. Blard and Sea Lion OU represented Britain in third.
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America
Cowes
Isla of Wight
David Rittenhouse
Hla
Rutledge Irvine
United States
Rished
Curtiss
H. Blard
Sea Lion OU
Airplane Pilots Seek End to Stunt Flying
In Los Angeles on September 27 over 900 aviators formed the Professional Photo fl t o s o s o s o s o s o s o to abolish stunt flying. They argue it would cut more than half of airplane accidents and protect public safety.
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Los Angeles
Cal
United ‘ii
Sodlation
Educator Copley Dies After Prolonged Illness in Winnetka
Chicago public schools superintendent Edwin G. Copley, aged sixty six, died Friday after a long illness at the North Shore Health resort in Winnetka. Weekend obituaries note his tenure spanned from 1900 to 1900. Murphysboro mayor and police chief indicted in September grand jury for alleged conspiracy to obstruct justice. claims accuse them of destroying evidence in a case against the mayor.
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Chicago
Dial
Eewin G. Copley
North Shore
Winnetka
Copley
Murphysboro
Indiatech
Gua Blair
Jon Boston
Coolidge Receives Northwestern Farmers Relief Plan
A meeting of bankers and farmers from seven northwestern states presented a concrete relief program for wheat. They urged revival of the United States Grain Corporation with a 60 million dollar capital, a preemptive Congress call, segregating domestic wheat demand, and freight-rate reductions to ease farm pricing. President Coolidge pledged a sympathetic hearing as officials weighed the proposal.
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Washington
Coolidge
Lanters
Ninth Modern Reserve District
Wallace
Hoover
Eugene Meyer
War Finance Corporation
Committee of Bankers and Farmers
United States Grain Corporation
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bankers Urge Aid to Farmers Through Marketing Co-ops
Washington September 20 bankers from Northwestern states urged President Coolidge to back legislation for a wheat marketing corporation. Eugene Meyer Jr War Finance Corp managing director said the most helpful action is to develop cooperative wheat marketing associations in their regions.
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Washington
Coolidge
Eugene Meyer Jr
War Finance Corporation
Co-Operative Wheat Marketing ‘Associationg
U S Navy Planes Set New Record Over Land and Sea
In St Louis on September 29 two De Havilland 4 B aircraft flown by Lieuts Palmer and Rogers of the Marine Corps completed a 2600 mile over land and sea flight from Port au Prince Haiti. The elapsed time was 82 hours 10 minutes establishing a new over land and sea record.
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U. S. Navy
St. Louis
de Haviland
United States Navy
D. Palmer
F. O. Rogers
Marine Corps
Port Au Prince
Latii
Feild
Bulgaria Blames Moscow for Viden Uprising Violence
Belgrade dispatch reports a Communist uprising near Viden Bulgaria with Russian backed agitators and money accused of inflaming locals. Forty soldiers and a former officer in Baron Wrangel's Crimea army killed, according to Sofia official transmission.
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Bulgaria
Moscow
Belgrade
Baron Wrangel
Viden
Chia
Sofa
Russia
Forty Drown as Burlington Train Leaps From Bridge
In Denver on September 28 a Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train No 10 plunged through a bridge near Guernsey Wyoming. Five cars derailed into a swollen creek. More than forty persons were reported drowned according to a dispatch from the telegraph operator at Guernsey station.
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Burlington
Denver
Colo
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Guernsey
Wyo
Guerngay Station
Woman heads British Papur union Council London
Margaret Bondfield was elected chairman of the general council of the Trades Union Congress, the movement's top post. She is the first woman to hold this position in Great Britain.
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Papor Union Council
London
Miga
Margaret G. Bondfield
General Council
Trades Union Congress
Great Britain
Ethiopia Admitted to League in Geneva
The League of Nations formally admitted Ethiopia to membership, after delays over accusations of slavery in the Abyssinian empire. In Manila, Philippine election riots were forecast for October 2 as orderly voting is threatened by anticipated disturbances.
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Ethiopia
Geneva
League of Natlong
Forencen
Mant
Yarlong
Tt Ja
U S Market Report United States Market Summary
Weekly report lists fruit and vegetable prices in major markets with Minnesota North Dakota river Ohio prices. Highlights include Green Mountain potatoes at 2.60 per 100, New York cabbage and apples, Jonathan apples in Chicago, Elberta peaches and Midland onions. Live stock prices from Chicago show top steers and butcher cows. grain prices in Chicago show red winter wheat and corn. Hay and udder products noted with interstate price variations.
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New York
T.o. B
Michigan
Chicago
Colorado
Utah
Elbertas
Minneapolis
St. Louia
St. Lewis
Towa
Wisconsin
Equaro
Bayonets Rule in Germany as Ebert Suspends Laws
Berlin date Sept 27 President Ebert proclaimed an extraordinary condition akin to martial law for Germany. He delegates executive power to War Minister Gessler who becomes military ruler. Freedom of press and assembly are abolished and a dictatorship follows Germany’s surrender to France in the Ruhr region.
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Berlin
Ebert
Gessler
Germany
Bavaria
Ita
France
Ruhr
Congress Would Require All Aliens Registered in U S
Atlantic City N D Sept 28 A proposed law to register every alien in the United States is seen as a safeguard against possible attacks on the national government by force or violence. The plan will be urged for passage in the next Congress, said James M Beck solicitor general.
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Atlantic City
N.d
United States
American Bankers' Association
James M. Beck
Mother Gets $33 a Month Coolidge Massachusetts Home
Burungcon va Sept 27 The home used by President Coolidge at Northampton Mays will be occupied by Mrs Alyria Goodhue mother of Mrs Coolidge She is selling many household belongings here preparatory to moving Mr Goodhue's husband died last spring The Coolidges did not own their home but paid 38 a month rent.
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Burungcon
President Coolidge
Northampton
Mays
Alyria Goodhue
Coolidge
Mra. Goodhue
Hughand
Coolidges
Banker Urges US to Cancel Europe's Debt
Fred J. Kent, vice president of the Bankers' Trust Company of New York, told the American Bankers Association convention in Atlantic City that immediate negotiations should pursue cancellation of Europe’s debt to the United States and a corresponding reduction in Germany’s reparations payments.
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United States
Europe
Atlantic City
N. J
Germany
American Bankers’ ‘Association
Fred.j. Kent
Bankers’ Trust Company of
New York
Lutheran Brotherhood of America Convention Set
The third biennial convention of the Lutheran Brotherhood of America will be held here from October 8 to 6. Lutheran bodies in the country except the Missouri synod will be represented. Wheat from the tomb of King Tutankhamen near Budapest has been harvested, yielding excellent grain quality.
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Mest
Madigan
Wig
Lutheran Brotherhood of America
Missouri Synod
King Tut
Berlin
Hungary
King Tut Anith-Amen
Budapest
Iowa State News Highlights Across the State
Paving and bridge work advances on primary and secondary roads while Iowa State College wins a collegiate judging contest at the Dairy Cattle Congress. A three‑day meeting of the Southwestern Iowa Capital association in Hamburg is noted along with bank loan growth and a Fort Madison hotel remodeling project. The fox hunters’ camp, a Unionville hunt, and an ox roast mark fall events. Church openings, veterinary updates, a birthday milestone, church home construction in Fort Dodge, and policy discussions on social work, education, and alcohol laws fill a broad Iowa news page with local figures and institutional actions.
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Iowa State College Tean
Dairy Cattle Congress
Iowa
Hamburg
Towa State College
Amex
Waterloo
Farmora
Toland
Muarybatl Canning Company
Anthes
Fort Madison
Caap
Unionville
Northwest Iowa
Methoifat Episcopal Church
Sioux City
Charles J. Hinkley
South Dakota
Salu
William Greenway
Miscatine
Epworth
Fort Dodge
Towa
State Conference of
Beelu
Education
Iowa Federation of Women's Club
Iowa and Saloon League
Internal Revenue
State Park Commission
Iowa River
Eldora
Sabula
Iowa State Association of Registered Nurses
Jon Brown
Des Moines
Gilmanman
Uinon
Rockefeller Foundation
State Commissioner of Labor
International Association of Public Employment Services of
Toronto
Consolidated Schooly
Gastoria: Trusted Castoria for Children's Digestive Relief
Advertises Castoria for babies and children claiming relief from constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea. Promises soothing sleep without opiates by regulating stomach and bowels. Mentions long history of use and genuine signature.
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Fletcher
Unreadable Tale of a Reading Soldier and a Dazed Pair
A confused scene unfolds aboard a ship where a colonel finds two soldiers. One reads a letter while the other laughs, as a reader questions what is being read and why. The dialogue hints at misread words and miscommunication amid a garbled account.
Women Dye Faded Things New Again
A brief classified style notice proclaims dyeing and tinting services for worn garments and drapery. It advertises reviving faded fabrics with dye to restore appearance, urging customers to refresh clothing and textiles.
Diamond Dyes Offer Promises Easy Color for All Women
Advertising copy promises that each 1 cent package of Miamond Dyes contains kits so simple that any woman can dye or tint worn items new. Choose any color at the drug store, as the ad touts ease of use for first time dyers.
Ice Mines of the Farm Near Troutville Pa Discover Ice in Quiet Pit
An Antrim area find reports an ice mine on G N Hishells farm near Troutville Pa in an abandoned coal pit. In winter dry air prevents ice but in summer moist air forms ice near the pit walls attracting neighbors and tourists to view the natural refrigeration anomaly.
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G. N. Hishell
Troutyile
Tura
Higiedl
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
Ad repeats that Dr Kilmer Swamp-Root is a kidney liver and bladder medicine trusted by druggists. It touts years of testing, claims it helps kidneys liver and bladder function, and invites readers to request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Filmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Hall
B. J. Cheney & CO
Tolsdo
Obla
Suicide rate far exceeds murders in recent figures
About 16,000 Americans ended their own lives last year versus roughly 10,600 murders, with a rate of 15 deaths by self harm per 1000 people. It suggests one life in about 150 ends by suicide, a futile bid to escape inevitable troubles.
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Bubides
Americana
Remember Cutlourn Talcum In Your Toilet Requisites
An exquisite face and skin powder and perfume from Cutburg Trio. Soap Ointment Taleum items offered at 25 cents each everywhere. Advertisement promotes these products as essential and reliable for daily use.
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Cutburg
Intuition and Dress Humor Exchange at Home
A terse domestic exchange features Mrs What asking about her new bathing suit and Mr What hesitating to respond. She silences him, insisting no further talk is wanted on the subject.
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