Walcott Special Election Set to Decide District Dissolution
Walcott Iowa schedules a special election for October 21 to decide whether the Walcott consolidated school district will dissolve. County Superintendent Miss Hermine Schneckloth set the date after the supreme court appeal was dropped when a new law made a special election the final step in the dispute. The first notice likely appears October 7.
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Walcott
Walcott Consolidated
Hermine Schneckloth
Supreme Court
General Assembly
La Follette Jr Seeks Senate Victory Against Four Opponents
Milwaukee voters face a statewide election to decide if Robert M. La Follette Jr. becomes U S senator, facing four rivals Edward F. Dithmar William George Bruce John M Work and George Bauman. La Follette backs the La Follette Wheeler platform while denouncing Coolidge. Dithmar runs as an independent with anti La Follette Republican backing. Bruce seeks an independent bid after failing to win the Democratic ballot. Work backs the 1924 La Follette Wheeler platform and accuses La Follette of insincerity. Bauman runs as socialist labor but has little campaign activity.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
United States
Edward F. Dithmar
William George Bruce
John M. Work
George Bauman
la Follette
la Follette-Wheeler
Coolidge
Robert M. la Follette
Dithmar
Bruce
Work
Cleveland
Bauman
Damage Case To Begin Tomorrow In District Court
Jurors excused until 1 30 p m tomorrow will hear Amanda Miller Lynch of Letts sue Charles Kleindolph county home superintendent for 5233 42 over a Dec 19 1923 crash on Lucas Grove road. Lynch says Edgar Trask then inmate drove the wagon irresponsibly. Kleindolph denies liability. Attorneys Nichols Tipton Tipton for Lynch and H M Bartlett for Kleindolph.
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District Court
Amanda Miller Lynch
Letts
Charles Kleindolph
Lynch
Kleindolph
Lucas Grove
Edgar Trask
Trask
Nichols, Tipton & Tipton
Crew fought to save dirgible in midair wreck tale continues
The account from Lt Anderson describes Captain Lansdowne ordering descent as gas bags deflated and maneuvering valves opened. The Shenandoah nosed and then broke midships as girders failed and the crew descended toward the keel amid rapid, violent failure of the airship.
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Lansdowne
Anderson
Shenandoah
Colonel Hall
Lieutenant Anderson
Zion City plan eyed for British Columbia colony
Victoria B C September 29 C F Caldwell assistant overseer of Zion City Ill aims to establish a similar settlement in British Columbia He would prohibit drinking smoking swearing lip sticks and short skirts Caldwell a former prominent mining man in the province is here to explore feasibility.
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Victoria
B. C
C. F. Caldwell
Zion City
Ill
British Columbia
Caldwell
Leroys Raise Child After Mother's Death
After the mother died, Mr. Leroy and his wife gained sole custody of the child and have cared for her. The girl has attended Cedar Rapids schools this year while her uncle and aunt toured a vaudeville circuit.
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Leroy
Leroys
Cedar Rapids
Nebraska convict killed during attempted prison breakout
Fred Brown a former state prisoner shot by a guard as he and Roy Smith tried to torch nitroglycerin charges to free themselves. Clarence Morse was killed in the prison fusillade. Smith wounded with amputation. Brown's crimes spanned burglary, auto theft, and a 1922 Omaha kidnapping.
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Neb
A. P
Fred Brown
Fhis
Brown
Roy Smith
Clarence E. Morse
Smith
Dundy
Iowa
Omaha
Nebraska
Wellman Grid Team Wins Sunday Game
Wellman Independent football team under coach E L McRoberts defeated the Williamsburg Independents 6 to 0 Sunday afternoon in Wellman Iowa. The Letts Independents are set to oppose Wellman next Sunday with two open dates and teams are asked to contact Dr Marner at Wellman to schedule games.
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Wellman
E. L. McRoberts
Williamsburg Independents
Letts Independents
Dr. Marner
Air service criticized as antiquated and underfunded
In San Diego a defense analyst argues the air service lacks modern equipment and officers. proposes a separate artillery corps and a shift of funds rather than larger appropriations. The Navy is praised for viewing air power as protective, while the Army General Staff bears blame for current handicaps. The denunciation echoes during a chamber of commerce dinner honoring Theodore D. Robinson.
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Air Service
Army
Navy
War Department
Army General Staff
Benjamin D. Foulois
Mitchell Field
Long Island
Tion
Foulois
San Diego
Calif
United States Army
Navy Department
Theodore D. Robinson
Colonel Mitchell
Four in Accident Near West Liberty
A party of four returning to Muscatine from Iowa City crashed into a ditch at White's corner southeast of West Liberty. Three men and a girl sustained minor injuries from broken glass. the girl was reportedly more seriously hurt. Dr. E Ady Sr. treated them. names were not released. The crash occurred shortly after 7:30 PM and the group traveled back to Muscatine later that evening.
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West Liberty
Muscatine
Iowa City
White’s Corner
E. Ady
Ady
Charcoal braziers Still Used by Most Mexicans
Report notes four fifths of Mexico’s people rely on charcoal braziers and have never used an oil stove, reflecting continued rural cooking practices.
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Mexico
Canadian Poles Worth Nearly Three Million Sent Here
Poles for telephone and telegraph use imported from Canada in the last year total about 3 million dollars in value. The shipments support communication networks and reflect strong cross-border trade in electrical infrastructure.
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Canada
U.S. Machines Power Nearly Half of India's Ice
The article notes that almost 50 percent of ice produced in India comes from machines imported from the United States, highlighting reliance on foreign technology amid heat.
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India
United States
Perjury charges pressed in Cook case amid disputed testimony
Vinton Iowa Sept 29 Clifford B Cook husband of Myrtle Cook county U president is charged with perjury as grand jury probes his statements about his wifes death He was jailed then released on 10000 bond and a hearing is set Friday He claims alibi with Mrs Hester Sieling in Sioux City while investigators say his accounts conflict with coroner jury testimony Mrs Sieling has testified before the grand jury regarding pre murder circumstances and her relation to Cook.
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Vinton
A. P
Clifford B. Cook
Myrtle Cook
Cook
Nho
Hester Sieling
Sioux City
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