Bremen plan tour of country for relief mission
Detroit to Murray Bay relief plane speeds parts and gear to aid the Bremen stranded on Greenly Island. Maj. James Fitzmaurice outlines a two month continental air cruise visiting U S cities then Canadian towns. The Bremen, piloted by Fitzmaurice, Huenefeld and Koehl, may return to Europe after the tour.
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Montreal
Ford
Detroit
Lake St. Agnes
Greenly Island
Yamachice
Quebec
Murray Bay
Que
North Atlantic
James Fitzmaurice
United Press Today
United States
New York
Washington
Ottawa
Toronto
U. S
San Francisco
Fitzmaurice
Europe
Baron Huenefeld
Herman Koehl
Koehl
Murry Bay
Woman succumbs to burns in Shenandoah home
Shenandoah, April 20. Mrs. Mary Johnson, 74, died after a stove fire burned her sleeve as she prepared breakfast. Her home suffered fire damage and investigators noted the accident occurred late yesterday.
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Shenandoah
Mary Johnson
Bandits murder Chicago policeman in drug store raid
Detective Sergeant Donald McIntosh was fatally wounded after surprising bandits robbing a west side drug store. Off duty and returning home, he encountered gunfire as the robbers escaped in the April night.
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Chicago
Donald McIntosh
West Side
McIntosh
Japanese Businessman Speeds Toward Cherbourg on Aquitania
Toichiro Araki, Japanese businessman racing around the world, hastens to Cherbourg aboard the Aquitania after a rapid stop in New York.
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New York
Toichiro Araki
Cherbourg
Explosion destroys Englewood plant. several killed
An explosion and fire at the Alexander Aircraft wing dipping plant in Englewood suburb, Denver area, killed multiple workers. Rescue teams found seven bodies in the debris and six injured were taken to a Denver hospital.
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Denver
Colo
Alexander Aircraft Company
Englewood
Pp. m
Sea level air pressure defined as 14.7 psi
The standard atmospheric pressure on the human body at sea level is 14.7 pounds per square inch. This value serves as the baseline in physics and engineering for pressure measurements and calculations.
House Lays Aside Flood Control Bill for Compromise
The House set aside the Jones-Reid Mississippi Flood Control bill to allow outside negotiations aimed at amendments that could win President Coolidge’s approval. Republican leaders will seek agreement on changes, and if reached the measure may be resumed tomorrow. otherwise action will be postponed.
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Ashington
House
Coolidge
Tilson
Washington pupils enter southern district typing contest
Erma Moore Henry Little and Lucille Barr from Washington high school compete in the southern district Iowa high school commercial contest at Burlington. Miss Edna Lewis supervises. This marks the first Washington entry in typing and short land since 1923. The trio has strong class records and faces rivals from southeastern Iowa schools with valuable prizes offered to winners.
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Erma Moore
Henry Little
Lucille Barr
Washington High School
Burlington
Edna Lewis
Washington
Southeastern Iowa
Officers Named for Will H. Dilg Conservation League Chapter
At a city hall meeting the Washington county chapter of the Will H. Dilg Conservation League of Iowa was formed with officers elected. George F. Morrison was chosen president. first vice president John Rittenhouse. second vice president J K E Lemmon. secretary Wm Ek Barber. treasurer Henry S. Shields. directors E L Breitenbach, John Dodd, John Custer, Wade Welsh. A. Claire Dewey urged chapter organization. next meeting set for April 26 at eight in the city hall to complete the setup.
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Washington County
Will H. Dilg
Henry S. Shields
E. L. Breitenbach
John Dodd
John Custer
Wade Welsh
City League
A. Claire Dewey
Henry Shields
All Is Harmony in Illinois Convention
Springfield April 20 Democrats and Republicans met separately in the city drafting platforms and endorsing presidential candidates. The Republican gathering showed serene tranquility while endorsing former Governor Frank Lowden amid a vociferous demonstration.
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Springfield
Frank O. Lowlen
When a Man Knows He Bores Others
Reflective line on self awareness in social fatigue. It contrasts personal boredom with the skill to sense impact on others, suggesting introspection matters in communication.
Nationalists Drive Through Shantung to Peking Front
Shanghai dispatches report Chiang Kai-Shek's united forces sweeping Shantung to Peking with Feng Yu-hsiang joining in the push. Capture tallies include 30 000 and 40 000 prisoners as fighting widens and casualties mount. American cautions evacuations rise.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Shantung Province
Peking
Chang Tso-Lin
Chiang
Sun Chuan‘ang
Shantung
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Sun Chuan-Fang
Feng Yun-Hsiang
Tsining
Yenchonfu
Shanetung
Changteho
Tamingfu
Peking-Hankow
Bowman Endorsed by Major Lund at Webster City Rally
Major Frank Lund of Webster City endorsed former senator M. L. Bowman of Waterloo for governor at a large Hamilton county rally. Lund urged all forces interested in defeating the third term candidate to back Bowman, calling him the only man who can win.
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Bowman
Major Lund
Webster City
Hamilton County
Frank Lund
London
Iowa
M. L. Bowman
Waterloo
Lund
Waterloo Labor Union backs Bowman for governor
The Waterloo Central Labor union led by president C. J. Spafford endorsed former senator M. L. Bowman of Waterloo for governor. In Des Moines the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen legislative board endorsed Governor Hammill for re election at a meeting held yesterday.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Central Labor Union
C. J. Spafford
M. L. Bowman
Older boys conference opens with limited registrations
Secretary Harry G. Kreider reports weak advance registrations for the third annual older boys conference to be held Saturday and Sunday under Y M C A auspices. Delegations come from Wellman Wayland Kalona and Washington with a basketball tournament and banquet on Saturday. Dr W W Bowers will speak and H N Schuster will lead singing at sessions.
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Harry G. Kreider
Y. M. C. A. Aspices
Wellman
Wayland
Kalona
Washington
W. W. Bowers
H. N. Schuster
A. A. Vinz
Baptist Church
Lindbergh Leaves for Capital City
MT. CLEMENS MI April 20 Col Charles A Lindbergh and his St Louis friends flew from Selfridge field at 1 30 p m for Washington He notes Ambassador MacMurray urges Americans in Shantung to evacuate as heavy fighting rages The United States may refrain from landing troops at Tsingtao with 5500 Marines on guard in Asia and near Tientsin and Peking along with naval forces in Chinese waters
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Manchester Guardian
Shangtung
Peking
Tien Tsin
Tientsin Pukow
Tsininfu
China
Yenchowfu
Shantung
U. S
Washington
State Department
MT. Clemens, Mich
Col
Charlies A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Selfridge Field
Mack Murray
United States
Japan
Tsingtao
Shanghai
Forest Fires and Gale Ravage Across States
A 60 mile gale and forest fires scorched Long Island Westchester County Pennsylvania and New Jersey destroying upwards of 75000 acres of timber. In New York City winds damaged buildings injuring more than a dozen people. A Lincoln Heights New Jersey community reportedly destroyed. Washington lumber yard burned with 300000 dollars damage.
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New Go
Long Island
Westchester County
N. Y
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York City
Lincoln Heights
N. J
Washington, D. C
Washington High to Compete at Teachers Meet in Cedar Falls
A group of fourteen Washington high school athletes and Coach Hod Rice depart at 4 PM for Cedar Falls to compete in the relay meet at Iowa State Teachers College. The squad fields two relays the half mile and mile plus medley with McAvoy Layton Quinn and Bain in various roles. Bain Piper and Tucker lead sprints and field events as preliminaries begin at 10:30 AM with twenty five schools entered.
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Hod” Rice
Cedar Falls
Washington High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Washington
McAvoy
Layton
Quinn
Bain
Bales
Crone
Dewey
Mouser
Piper
Floyd Tucker
McDaniel
Rath
Fratt and Bates
Davidson
Tucker
Newspaper Workers Rise to Heights in Reporting the Flight
Unprecedented heights in enterprise were reached by reporters, photographers, aviators, and radio operators covering the Bremen flight. First landing reports came from Greenly Island via W T Barret radio. Greta Ferris made a dog sled trip for the first direct interview. United Press coordinated stories from sources and transmission points including Montreal.
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New York
Bremen
New York Herald Tribune
Greenly Island
W. T. Barrett
Point Amour
United Press
New York World
Sablon Blanc
Greta Ferris
Stentell
Labrador
Fliers Vy
Fliers
New York Evening Post
St. John
N. B
Carl D. Groat
Washington
Montreal
Smith Forces to Control State Convention
Des Moines reports Iowa Democratic convention keynote by Sen. Dan Steck who urged voters to retire the party that misgoverned under Wilson. He attacked Republican record on deflation, bank failures, unemployment, farmer erosion, and tariff policy while praising Democratic leadership and farm relief under past administrations.
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Des Moines
al Smith
New York
E. T. Meredith
Steck
Woodrow Wilson
House
Senate
Congress
McMaster
Iowa
T Hus
Republican Party
Wilson
Verssailles
League of Nations
Davidson Heads Local Hi-Y Club
James Davidson was elected president with Wilbur Quinn as vice president George Jones as secretary and Orville Korf as treasurer of the Washington Hi-Y club at the annual noon election in the Y M C A building About thirty members attended and the officers will serve next year The group meets every Friday until May with luncheon served by mothers and is guided by an advisory board including Supt J H Peet Rev A A Vinz Boys Secretary Victor Mastin and Secretary Harry G Kreider of the Y
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James Davidson
Wilbur Quinn
George Jones
Orville Korf
Washington
John Evelyn Describes Sallet In Diary Entry
English diarist John Evelyn notes salad as a mix of crude and fresh herbs, safe to eat with acerb juice oil and salt to give a grateful gust and vehicle, in an excerpt from his diary around 220 years ago.
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John Evelyn
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