Wisconsin primary returns favor La Follette and Smith
The Wisconsin primary shows La Follette leading in the progressive delegate counts with Norris Hoover Dawes and Lowden also near the top. Democratic candidate Al Smith gains momentum with strong showing in New York Michigan Maine and the overall contest for the nomination moves toward preference delegates and pledged slates.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Norris
Hoover
Frank O. Lowden
Charles G. Dawes
Gov. Smith
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Reed
Smith
Walsh
George W. Norris
Herbert Hoover
Clifton decision favors Washington in will case
Supreme court ruling in the Charles C. Clifton will case appears to favor Washington. Four claimant groups contested the estate: the mother’s kin represented by Judge M. A. Roberts Ottumwa. Charles C. Clifton heirs via Morrison Morrison of Des Moines. the Mary O. Coldren home Iowa City with Messer Clearman Olson. and Washington’s S. W. Livingston asserting a trust for elderly residents, executor Fred E. Palmer. The court’s precise holding is not fully cited in the available text.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Charles C. Clifton
Washington
Clarence Clifton
M. A. Roberts
Ottumwa
Morrison & Morrison
Mary O. Coldren
Iowa City
Messer, Clearman & Olson
S. W. Livingston
Fred E. Palmer
Iowa
Explosion Destroys Grocery Building Injuring Dozens
A gas explosion wrecked a crowded grocery building in Galveston on April 4 trapping at least twelve people in the blaze. Victims included DeWitt Weeley 19 and Tatamo Takaria 4 who died of burns. Five children were injured and seven others burned or bruised as fumes ignited by an electric fan caused the blast.
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Gisf
DeWitt Weeley
Tatamo
Passion Week Services Continue at Presbyterian Church
Dr F W Eastwood delivered a sermon urging Christians to witness and suffer for Christ, citing Gideon and Old Testament sacrifice. He emphasized fidelity and sacrifice as essential to testimony, with music by the choir and planned lectures on prayer and retreat themes through the week.
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Seteen
G. Campbell Morgan
F. W. Eastwood
Poin
Presbyterian Church
Christ
Eastwood
Gideon
Prof. Wise
Vince
Miss Kerr
Ream
Zartmann
Trial of Sinclair Put Off To Monday
The trial of Harry F. Sinclair for conspiring to defraud the government in the Teapot Dome oil lease was postponed to Monday by Justice Jennings in the DC supreme court. Attorneys cited lack of time to prepare after a deposition from former Interior Secretary Fall, a co defendant, was taken by Sinclair lawyer Daniel Thew Wright who returned as court opened.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Home
Justice Jennings
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Sinclair
I Pase
Interior Fall
Daniel Thew Wright
Trust funds control distribution of Clifton estate
The court holds no heirs of Charles Cc Clifton or Clarence Clifton may claim property. The Mary O Coldren Home argues the claim is premature. A trust with $11,236.16 is under the executor Fred E Palmer per court order, to determine trust application. The supreme court reversal moves away from giving the estate to the maternal siblings. More details will follow.
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Charles Cc. Clifton
Clarence Clifton
Mary O. Coldren
Iowa City
Fred E. Palmer
Supreme Court
Defective Foundation Material Blamed for St Francis Dam Failure
A Los Angeles board appointed by District Attorney Asa Keyes concluded the St Francis dam disaster stemmed from defective foundation material. The report says saturated material softened and was thrust out from under the dam causing a high velocity water surge that led to the western section's collapse and downstream impact.
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Los Angeles
Cal
St. Francis
Asa Keyes
Frank Nance
Committee Heads Named for Club
President J W Enslin announced a board of directors and committee chairmen at a city hall meeting for the coming year. The board includes R L Lytle G K Mace C M Keck R E Shannon with J W Enslin Harry Ward and Arthur Ward. Committee chairs named: Trade extension A A Spies City Beautiful J H Warren Industrial Fred Welt Membership Russell Jennings Publicity Richard McCleery Roads L M Eicher Military Frank Carter Entertainment Manton M Hebner. Meeting set to finalize committees.
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J. W. Enslin
New
Better Washington Club
City Hall
R. L. Lytle
G. K. Mace
C. M. Keck
R. E. Shannon
Harry Ward
Arthur Ward
Enslin
Trade Extension
A. A. Spies
City Beautiful
J. H. Warren
Fred Welt
Russell Jennings
Richard McCleery
L. M. Eicher
Frank Carter
Manton M. Hebner
KR. L. Lytle
G. BR. Mace
R. B. Shannon
J. J. Warren
Fred West
H. R. Knight
Travelers Protective Association Fixes Membership Count
The Washington chapter of the Travelers Protective Association reports 39 members, not nine as last Saturday’s Journal stated. The national convention will be held in Oklahoma City in June, not Kansas City as previously reported.
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Washington
The
Travelers Protective Association
the Order
Oklahoma’ City
Kansas City
Local residents shop in town day outing
Mrs Everette Huber of Wellman Mrs B P Gray of West Chester and Mrs George Yeager with her daughter Vera of Crawfordsville were seen shopping in town yesterday.
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Everette Huber
Wellman
B. P. Gray
West Chester
George Yeager
Vera
Crawfordsville
Decision on Opinion Copies When Received Here
A brief note states that the decision will be made when copies of the opinion have been received at this location. No further details on parties or dates are provided.
Man who set bomb kills girl and fails to kill rival
In Wheeling area, a hand made bomb exploded at the home of Mrs. Katie Karp in McMechen. The blast killed a 13 year old girl and a estranged lover, injured four others, and wrecked the residence. John Sebert, 50, built the device after threatening Mrs. Karp to return to her husband. Sebert was badly mangled.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Katie Karp
McMechen
John Sebert
Karp
Wellsburg
Sebert
Yes
Washington
Mrs. Karp
Jeanette Karel Heads to Toledo for Declamatory Contest
Jeanette Karel of Washington high school travels to Toledo Iowa on Friday to represent her school in the district declamatory contest. She has won the humorous class in preliminaries and sub district events and if victorious at Toledo advances to the state contest at Algona on April 20 against opponents from Toledo Kinross Melrose and Eldon.
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Jeanette Karel
Toledo
Iowa
Washington High School
Algona
Kinross
Melrose
Eldon
Glee Clubs Alter Trip Plan Due to Threatening Weather
Washington high school glee clubs totaling over sixty members will travel to the Sigourney district contest by train tomorrow morning instead of by car because of weather concerns. Soloists in multiple departments compete tomorrow afternoon and Friday. the event includes both boys and girls choirs in the contest lineup.
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Washington High School
Sigourney
Bloomfield Junior College Vote Seeks State Guidance
Superintendent H Ostergaard of Bloomfield in Washington today seeking guidance on the Bloomfield junior college we operate within the Washington schools. Bloomfield voters approved a junior college for next year with Pocahontas and Clarion also voting yes. Muscatine rejected the proposition by five votes, while Washington’s decision occurred before the district vote law took effect.
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H. Ostergaard
Bloomfield
Washington
Pocahontas
Clarion
Muscatine
School Chief to Attend Southeast Iowa Teachers Convention
Supt J H Peet of the Washington schools will travel to Davenport this evening for the Southeastern Iowa district teachers convention to be held Thursday and Friday. Washington schools will not be dismissed for the event this year.
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Supt
J. H. Peet
Washington
Davenport
Iowa
Conspiracy Charge Against Iowa Bootleggers
E. D. Maloy, reputed head of Iowa bootlegging, and five associates face federal trials in Cedar Rapids on charges of conspiring to violate the national Prohibition Act. Each defendant will have a separate trial. others named are Sam Holton, Mike Blumberg, Saul Rosenthal, Floyd DeWitt and Francis McDonald.
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Cedar Rapids
E. D. Maloy
Sam Holton
Mike Blumberg
Saul Rosenthal
Floyd DeWitt
Francis McDonald
Mexican Town Attacked by Rebels Near Tequila
A force of about 200 rebels attacked Tequila in Jalisko, a rebel stronghold, killing five members of the social defense organization in a four hour fight. Federal reinforcements moved in after the battle, pursuing the rebels. In a separate clash in the same state, three federal troopers and three rebels died.
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Mexico City
Tequila
Jalisco
Social Defense Organization
Oppose Hoover in Farm Conference Des Moines
In Des Moines on April 4 representatives of over a million farmers from 12 leading agricultural states adopted resolutions via the corn belt committee declaring they will oppose nominating Herbert Hoover for president. Leaders included Charles E. Hearst Milo Reno and W E B Hirth as the session closed with Senator James A Reed denouncing the current Republican administration.
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Des Moines
Herbert Hoover
Republican Party
Corn Belt Committee
National Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers Union
Charles E. Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau
Milo Reno
Farmers Union of Iowa
W. E B. Hirth
Columbia
James A. Reed
Missouri
Owa Farm Work Is Well Advanced
Oats seeding is practically completed in southern and western Iowa counties. General farm work is more advanced than usual after last week's winter storm. Winter wheat is greening nicely and clover and grass seed have been sown. Eastern Iowa reports worm-related livestock deaths and a feed shortage. Fruit buds delayed by cool weather. Potatoes planted. gardening started in many areas.
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Pes Moines
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Towa
Frenchmen Seek Endurance Record in Paris Flight
Captain Arrachart and Major Rignot prepared to break the world airplane endurance record held by George Haldeman and Eddie Stinson. They will fly a 450 hp Breguet on a 50 mile circuit around Le Bourget airdome.
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Paris
Arrachart
Major Rignot
George Halderman
Eddie Stinson
United States
le Bourget Airdome
Keota Couple Travel to Ainsworth Today
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Green of Keota are noted traveling to Ainsworth today for unspecified reasons.
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Floyd Green
Keota
Ainsworth
Trotzky reportedly wounded in Turkestan attack
Reports of Leon Trotzky being mortally wounded by a would be assassin in Turkestan were denied by officials in Moscow Paris. Trotzky’s health remained described as unimpaired since leaving Moscow for exile.
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Moscow
Leon Trotzky
Turkestan
Trotzky
Paris
Paris Herald
Post Won’t Buy Church Building for Legion Headquarters
Leon Beatty post of the American Legion will not purchase the former See land United Presbyterian church building as Legion headquarters. The vote followed a committee report after careful investigation. expenditure was deemed too high for the current budget. The meeting also discussed Fourth of July plans including a carnival week with an added holiday program. The Legion membership drive ended with the Indians tribe led by Jesse Radda supplying the May meal. membership now stands at 161 with many new members added this past month.
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Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
Seeland United Presbyterian Congregation
Legion
Legion Post
Trible of
Charles Clark
Jesse Radda Will
Washington Knights of Columbus delegates to state convention
J. M. Kelly and C. A. Neiswanger attend as delegates from Washington Knights of Columbus council to the State K of C convention at Waterloo May 21 and 22. About 300 attendees are expected from 78 councils. The Fourth Degree will be exemplified for about 100 candidates. A ceremonial and third degree for about 25 candidates are planned for April 29. A card tournament with Foresters of Richmond guests follows next Tuesday at the KC rooms, with a supper served.
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J. M. Kelly
C. A. Neiswanger
Washington Knights of Columbus Council
Order
Waterloo
Washington Council
Knights of Columbus
Order of Foresters of Richmond
Births Exceed Deaths in Japan by 940000 Last Year
Japan recorded more births than deaths in the previous year by a margin of 940000, signaling a shifting demographic balance. Officials noted the trend reflects higher birth rates and ongoing population policy effects across prefectures.
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Japan
British rubber policy ends export restrictions
London reports Prime Minister Baldwin will lift export limits on rubber from British Malaya and Ceylon by November 1, sparking warnings of industry ruin from Sir Obert Hutchinson. Spot prices fell to 21.93 cents a pound as officials in Washington and Congress weigh U.S. countermeasures to a potential American-controlled market.
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London
Obert Hutchinson
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
British
Malaya Peninsula
Ceylon
Baldwin
Washington
United Press
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
United States
Congress
Newton
Minn
House
Deposits Rise in Iowa Banks Amid Gains in Reserves
Iowa banks under state supervision showed deposits climb by about 12.5 million from March 31, 1927 to February 28, 1928. Cash reserves rose by 9.9 million while borrowing declined by nearly 3.5 million, with total deposits at 574.544 million.
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Des Moines
Iowa
L. A .Andrew
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