Democrats Consider Detroit for 1928 National Convention
A 1927 dispatch reports Democrats weighing Detroit as their next national convention site with Cleveland as a backstop and New York barred due to McAdoo tensions. San Francisco remains a contender but faces political friction and a possible McAdoo angle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic William Wile
Exclusive Dispatch
Ashington
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
al” Smith
Manhattan Island
San Francisco
Golden Gate
California
Atlantic City
Wie
Not a Disloyal Woman Says She Will Be Judged
A 1927 syndicated piece quotes a speaker asserting she will not be judged by women after death, arguing loyalty beyond gender lines.
Libel Suit Battle Opens Between Sapiro Ford Attorneys
Leading counsel for Aaron Sapiro and Henry Ford clash at Detroit in a million dollar libel suit. The fight is set to be one of the bitterest legal battles in the nation as both sides press every issue.
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Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
Detroit
Browne Urges Jardine Action on Grain Trading
Des Moines March 18. State Senator F Browne asks Secretary Jardine to compel honest dealing by the Chicago board of trade with Iowa grain producers. He cites a recent secretary letter to lawmakers and argues the oat trading discoloration damages farmers while the public food value remains unaffected. He says farmers oppose No 3 white oats delivery on futures contracts as a move to enrich speculators at producers’ expense.
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Des Moines
F. Browne
Jackson County
Jardine
Chicago Board of Trade
Iowa
Browne
Department of Agriculture
Browne Heald
Board of Trade
Wife Indicted for Manslaughter in Boone County
Mrs. John A. Crouse, 39, indicted by a grand jury on manslaughter in the death of her husband, 62, a Boone County farmer. She is free on a $10,000 bond and will be arraigned next week after the fatal fall from an automobile she was driving, five months after their marriage.
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Boone, Ta
John A. Crouse
Boone County
Smith College Girls Take To Roller Skates
Northampton residents report Smith College students roller skating on campus roads and city streets. Stores have sold out of skates as spring styles appear.
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Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Day's Doings in Legislature March 17
In Senate measures introduced include funds transfer legalization and regulation of sodium fluoride sales. Bills cover tax exemptions, blue sky laws for public utility bonds, and widow aid levy. House actions list hospital, road, and education finance proposals and county governance changes.
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Senate
Man
Shinn Ss. F
Polk County
Wilson
Polk
Page
Dean
Allen and Johnson
Marion
Grimwood
H .P
Hager
Ontjes
Simmer
Wagner
Knudson
Donnell
W. S. Kennedy
Millionaire Kid Tells of Thefts Not Reported
Frederick Buhl Jr. alias Scott Campbell, dubbed the Millionaire Kid, told New York police he and five companions robbed a mail train near Alton in 1923. Post inspectors and Alton authorities said no record of the robbery exists, paralleling a 1921 Paxton Illinois Central train holdup.
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New York
Alton
Frederick Buhl, Jr
Scott Campbell
Brooklyn
Chicago-St. Louis Express
Chicago and Alton
Illinois Central Panama Limited
Paxton
Ruh
Champaign
Ill
New York City
Illinois Central
Here
New Orleans
Danville
Fred Buhl, Jr
Pfeffer Elected Captain of Iowa University Wrestling Team
Iowa City announces Leroy Pfeffer 115 pounder was chosen captain of the Iowa University wrestling squad. Pfeffer has served on the team for two years and succeeds the prior captain.
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Iowa City
Leroy Pfeffer
Iowa University
Lawyers Clash in Ford Trial Delays Proceedings
In Detroit on March 18 the Ford Sapiro libel trial heard William J. Cameron as the first witness. Objections and sharp exchanges between Ford chief counsel Senator James A. Reed and William H. Gallagher delayed proceedings as the judge warned against argument. Reed outlined the case’s central issue whether Sapiro’s statements were true and whether Ford and the Dearborn Publishing Co. owe him a million dollars. Reed then detailed Sapiro’s career from San Francisco boyhood to his state lobbying and farm contract schemes across forty states, asserting the work was self serving despite Sapiro’s denials.
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Federal Court Room
Detroit
Mich
William J. Cameron
The
Dearborn Independent
Reed
James A. Reed
Missouri
Ford
William Henry Gallagher
Fred M. Raymond
Sapiro
Gallagher
Dearborn
Traces
San Francisco
Chicago
France Likely to Skip Observer at Arms Conference
Paris reports France will probably not send even an observer to the three power naval disarmament talks. Washington's sharp break with the league of nations disarmament commission is cited as the reason, reflected in yesterday's Geneva note.
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Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
White House
Paris
France
Washington
League of Nations Disarmament Commission
Geneva
Tired of Living Ends Her Own Life
Anna Rajlora 30, wife of Arthur Rajlora, died after drinking poison in Cedar Rapids. A note left by her cited lifelong troubles and fatigue from accusations. her husband said their year of marriage had been happy. She was mother to four children by a former husband.
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Cedar Rapids
Ila
Anna Rajlora
Arthur Rajlora
Iowa Weather Update Sees Showers Likely in South Areas
Iowa expects unsettled conditions with showers in the south tonight or Saturday and rain or snow in the northwest. Colder air moves in Saturday with widespread changes tonight in the west and central regions. River stages show modest rises in St Paul La Crosse and Dubuque, small rises in Davenport Muscatine Keokuk and a slight fall in St Louis.
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Iowa
South Portion
Northwest Portion
West
St. Paul
la Crosse
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Twister Leaves Death In Path In Southwest Arkansas
A powerful tornado tore through several southwest Arkansas communities injuring many and killing at least ten. Klondike bore the heaviest toll with five dead and others injured, while Delight Mountainview and nearby areas reported schoolhouse destruction and multiple injuries. The storm also damaged the state training school at Alexander and damaged farms near Texarkana before hampering train service.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Dpgad
Klondike
Edgar Smith
Clifford
Lennie Cash
Matthew Cash
Artis Cash
Benton
Alexander
State Training School For Girls
Texarkana
Aged Couple Found Dead in Their Belvidere Home
Belvidere Illinois March 18 AP authorities report John Carlson 69 and his wife were found shot in their home by their daughter Alice. Police believe a quarrel led to Carlson shooting his wife as she fled and then taking his own life.
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Belvidere
Ill
John Carlson
Alice
Carlson
Still Unconscious After 183 Hours
Elsie Miller, year old daughter of C. R. Miller of Kalona, remained unconscious for 183 hours at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a stump from a dynamite blast struck her head. She could still take nourishment but doctors feared for her recovery.
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Iowa City
Elsie Miller
C. R. Miller
Kalona
Mercy
Hundreds Drowned as Chong Fu Sinks on Yangtze River
In Chung Kiang China on March 18 AP reports more than a hundred persons, mostly soldiers, drowned when the motor vessel Chong Fu sank in the Yangtse near Luchow Sichuan province. The disaster is blamed on soldiers forcing night navigation against standard practice.
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Chung Kiang
China
Chong Fu
Yangtse
Luchow
Szechuan
Mystery theft at Congress Hotel diamonds vanish
Police and private detectives investigate a $60,900 diamond jewelry theft from the Congress hotel vaults in Chicago. Arthur S. Bower of Grand Rapids reports the loss from Adolph Luthy and Co New York importers. The method mirrors a prior hotel robbery and details remain unrevealed as secrecy surrounds the case.
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Chicago
Congress Hotel
Arthur S. Bower
Grand Rapids
Mich
Adolph Luthy and Company
New York
Leniency for Campaign Funds Tied to Bootleggers Testimony
A. N. Jacobs testified before a Minnesota state senate committee that bootleggers contributed to Senator Thomas D. Schall’s campaign fund with his knowledge. He said several men facing liquor charges received leniency through campaign workers and contributed to Schall’s funds. Hearing to continue.
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St. Paul, Minn
United States
Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
A. N. Jacobs
Minneapolis
Senate
Schall
Jacobs
Medford Jury Convicts Jack Welsh of Second Degree Murder
In Medford Wisconsin a circuit court jury after one hour and 49 minutes of deliberation found Jack Welsh guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death of John Amandus Kauss chairman of Grover on October 7 Welsh faces a sentence of from 14 to 20 years in state prison.
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Medford
Wis
Jack Welsh
John Amandus Kauss
Grover
Welsh
Orears
Slate
Pricen
Iowa Women Voters Devise Stand on Pending Bill
In Des Moines the Iowa League of Women Voters meeting opposes a bill to merge school and city elections. Mrs. George Himes argues the change would elevate city contests and boost municipal turnout. A resolution by Mrs. Max Mayer seeks league formal opposition. Officers Mrs. C. W. Knutson, Mrs. A. R. Safe, and Mrs. F. A. Walker are expected to be re-elected.
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Des Moines
Iowa League of Women Voters
George Himes
Polk County
Max Mayer
League
C. W. Knutson
Mason City
A. R. Safe
F. A. Walker
Clear Lake
Des Moines Petition Seeks Policy Holder List
The petition of W. C. Melcier of Kansas City asks a district court to order Bankers Life to provide a list of policy holders under the former assessment plan. The matter has been taken under advisement by the court.
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Des Moines
W. C. Melcier
Kansas City
Bankers Life Company
That nephew aimed to change his ways before trouble
A fragment quotes a nephew trying to reform before getting into trouble while driving fast with poor brakes. The source text appears incomplete and garbled.
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Cole
Delaware
Gilchrist
Pocahontas
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Ratliff
McIntosh
H. F
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O'Donnell
Millionaire Kid
Sapire
U.S. Managua Legation
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Eberhardt
Managua
Nicaragua
Legation
Twister
Death
Congress
Shantung
Nanking
Shanghai
General Labor Union Today
London Daily Mail
Percival Phillips
Lishul
Shanghai-Nanking
Soochow
Sir Percival
Chang Tsung-Chang
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Chang Kai-Saek
Russia
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Mme. Borodin
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