Road Bond Issue Urged by Iowa U C T
The Iowa United Commercial Travelers urge immediate state bonds to finish the primary road system within six years. The report credits Governor Hammill and the legislature for new bonds plans and decries the slow patchwork from county bonds. It notes the need for coordinated trunk highways to support motor traffic and interstate routes.
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Cedar Rapids
Towa
Grand Council of Iowa
United Commercial Travelers of America
State Council
Fred L. Luce
Creston
R. C. Eggert
Waterloo
E. F Hon
Red Oak
Hammill
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Forty-Second
Iowa General Assembly
Fatal Illinois interurban crash kills seven near Fithian
Seven killed and fifteen injured as two Illinois Traction interurban cars collide head on seven miles west of Danville near Fithian. Airbrake failure blamed. Eastbound limited steel car kills Frank Craig Danville motorman. Survivors recall the crash as it happened.
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Danville
Ill
Illinois Traction System
Fithian
Here
Clarence Cummings
Springfield
Frank Craig
Charles B. Johnson
Champaign
Hell-cat Woman Marries Easygoing Husband Says Joke
A humorous 1928 syndicated line notes that a hell-cat woman tends to marry a good easygoing man because he is the only one innocent enough to be deceived by her. The quip reflects a period sentiment on marriage dynamics.
Spanish fliers claim distance flight record in press release
Two Spanish aviators Captain Ignacio Jiminez and Captain Francisco Iglesias reportedly completed a record long distance flight from Seville to Nasiriyah Mesopotamia with a forced landing near Nasirabad British India. The attempted distance surpassed the 3911 mile mark set by Chamberlin and Levine on their Germany flight.
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Karachi
India
Jesus del Gran Poder
Nasiriyah
Chaldees
Ignacio Jiminez
Francisco Iglesias
Mesopotamia
Seville
Spain
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Germany
Tablada
Nasirabad
Almere
British India
Corn Belt Leaders Plan to Adopt Farm Relief Resolution
Des Moines June 1 AP The Corn Belt federation meets to draft a resolution denouncing Coolidge veto of the McNary Haugen bill and to organize delegates from western states against any presidential candidate not aligned with the farm cause. The group, claiming 1 000 000 mid west farmers, warns Hoover nomination could split western farmers from the party. A Kansas City meeting is set for June 11.
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Des Moines
Farm Cause
Corn Belt Federation
Coolidge
McNary-Haugen
Republican Party
William Hirth
Columbia
Herbert Hoover
Kansas City
Hunters Lead New Expedition To Reach Missing Italia
Half a dozen air expeditions are being organized across Europe to locate the missing Italia dirigible. Hunter and four Italian alpinists trek across Spitzbergen toward northeastern land as the sealing vessel Hobby, with Norwegian pilots, prepares to head north to search the coast and ice steamer Braganza soon joins. A Citta di Milano base ship and ten dogs planned to aid the land search.
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Associated Press
Kinds Bay
Europe
Italia
Hunter
Paul Kremer
Spitzbergen
Red Bay
Liefde Bay
Amsterdam Island
Mosel Har
Kings Bay
Sire
West Spitzbergen
Kingshay
Citta di Milano
Advent Hay
Tennessee Man Named Treasurer
H Theodore Tate of Tennessee received a recess appointment today from President Coolidge to be United States treasurer. Tate was nominated in the last session but the Senate did not act. he currently serves as deputy treasurer.
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Washington
H. Theodore Tate
Tennessee
Coolidge
United States
Tate
Senate
Congress
Lindbergh Flies Again From Long Beach Airport
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh departed Long Beach Municipal Airport at 5 10 a m in his Aran monoplane aiming for San Francisco. The flight continued Lindberghs pattern of avoiding newsmen and challenging prior plans.
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Lindbergh
Long Beach
Calif
Charles A. Lindbergh
San Francisco
Doss Murder Case Argues Over First Degree Verdict
In Des Moines Iowa on June 1 the first degree murder trial of Dewey Doss proceeds as counsel agree to finish arguments today. Prosecutors seek the death penalty for the confessed slayer of Martha Smith 82 of Rising Sun. The defense contends Doss was insane at the time and not guilty of first degree murder.
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Des Moines
Dewey Doss
Martha Smith
Rising Sun
Doss
Cape Town Faces Violent Unrest Over National Flag
Police reinforcements rushed to Cape Town as protests erupted over the first display of the new national flag amid Unity Day celebrations. Native laborers led marches with anti slavery chants while police clashed with crowds. ninety arrests reported and several injured.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Union of South Africa
Independent Colored Workers’ Union
Iowa Forecast: Fair Tonight and Saturday
The forecast calls for fair weather across Iowa tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures in the eastern portion tonight. Expect calm winds and cooler overnight lows, with stable conditions continuing into the weekend.
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Iowa
Canada Tightens Controls on Liquor Exports to United States
Ontario moves to curb border liquor stocks amid federal inter province shipment ban. Warehouses from Sarnia to Windsor and Niagara Falls warned exports for U S not legal. Exporters dispute authority while BC producers push shipments via Ontario. Royal assent pending.
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Toronto
Ont
United State
Ontario
Sarnia
Windsor
Niagrara Falls
British Columbia
Pacific Coast
Coumbia
United States
Buffalo
Detroit
President Coolidge to Visit Wisconsin Pioneers Site
President Coolidge will travel to Wisconsin this summer and visit ancestors buried in Hampden near Rio. The markers note Israel C. Brewer 1797 1873, with new granite gravestones placed by the president. Ripon, close to Rio, is highlighted for its role in founding the Republican Party.
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Milwaukee
Wis
President Coolidge
Wisconsin
Hampden
Rio
Israel
Sally Brewer
Israel C. Brewer
Stewart Case Opens with Nye and Walsh Testify
The Stewart case moves to testimony as Senate Tea Pot Dome investigators summon key witnesses. Robert W. Stewart chairman of Standard Oil Indiana faces questions. interior attorney George Holland presents documents. Jury of four women and eight men seated. Justice Siddons presiding, defense eschews peremptory challenges.
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Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Nye
North Dakota
Walsh
Montana
Interior Department
George Holland
Frederick L. Siddons
Talesmen
Siddons
Chang Tso Lin considers withdrawal as northern exodus begins
Reports from Peking and Tokyo say Marshal Chang Tso Lin plans to evacuate as northern forces retreat from the Tientsin Pukow rail front. Authorities foresee a new government to include TuAn Chi Jui amid fears of looting and a concession defense effort. Special trains carry away families of Manchurian officials while international powers coordinate to protect concessions.
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Tokyo
Tientsin
Chang Sun-Chang
Tientsin- Pukow
Renga
Peking
Chang Tso Lin
London
Evening News
Chang Tso-Lin
Chang
Tuan Chi Jui
China
Chinese Republic
Wu Pei-Fu
Peking-Hankow
Kukden
Southern Cross Nears Australia Flight Despite Fuel Gap
The Southern Cross, a tri motor monoplane on the Oakland to Australia route via Hawaii, reported 165 miles from Honolulu as fuel ran low. Reliable radio messages and shore confirmations traced its bearings from the U S S Richmond as a crowd gathered at Wheeler Field, Honolulu, awaiting the finish of the 2,400 mile journey.
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Dole
San Francisco
Brisbane
Australia
Hawaiian Islands
Viji Islands
Honolulu
Oakland
Calif
Pacific
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Harry W. Lyons, Jr
Charles T. O. Ulm
Kingsford-Smith
Ulm
Lyons
James Warner
Fort Shafter
Southern Cross
Mutual Wireless Company
U. S. S. Richmond
Wheeler Field
Diamond Head
Martin Jensen
California
Hawaii
Abri
Wallace R. Farrington
Hawai
Jensen
Sydney
Arthur Goebel
Lowell Smith
Army
Golden Gate
Old Song Sparks Family Laughs in CopringB 1928
A brief excerpt from CopringB 1928 reveals a singer upset that Ma and Betty laugh at his performance. The line shows personal pride and domestic amusement surrounding a nostalgic tune.
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Betty
Publishers Syndicate
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Winville
George Johnson
Terre Haute
Ind
Dennis Pyle
Whiteheath
Tra Clotfelter
Fred Gulick
St. Joseph
F. R. Townsend
Bement
Harlan Fairchild
Cr. J. Smith
Scorfet Quillen
Stockholm
Sweden
Aviation Department
Spitzberzen
Cape
Aiver
St. Paul
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Canada
DUCE
Liquor Control Board
Stewart
Exodus
Marshall Chang Tso-Lin
Liukho
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