Plot by Villa de Guadalupe in Obregon assassination
Mexico City August 2 Attorney General Juan Correa Nieto charged that Jose de Leon Toral acted with the Villa de Guadalupe an anarchist like organization. He said Mother Superior Maria Concepcion Manuel Trejo and Carlos Castro were leaders in meetings at Concepcion's convent plotting deaths of Mexican leaders. Toral's father claimed outside influences may have compelled the killing Obregon.
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Mexico City
Jose de Leona Toral
Obregon
Villa de Guadalupe
Maria Conception
Manuel Trejo
Juan Correa Nieto
Nieto
Carlos Castro
Maria Concepcion
Toral
Aureliano de Leon
Universal Today
Sutton Called to West Liberty Church
The Christian church of West Liberty Iowa extended a call to Rev Frank Sutton of Des Moines which was accepted. Sutton will assume the pulpit Sept 2 and move with his wife and son to West Liberty mid August. Their son will enter West Liberty High School as a senior after the move. The church had been without a minister since Rev Noel T Adams left for Fort Madison.
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West Liberty la
Christian Church
Frank Sutton
Des Moines
Sutton
May Investigate Shooting of N A Brown in Des Moines
County Attorney Missildine says a grand jury may investigate the fatal shooting of N A Brown by deputy sheriff Taylor Huston after a coroner's jury failed to fix responsibility. Brown was shot as officers raided his home for liquor. Huston says he fired to frighten Brown, not to hit him.
Three Day Janitor Training School Set in Shenandoah
A three day school for aspiring janitors will run August 15 to 17 in Shenandoah. Lindon J. Murphy Municipal engineer and Rowland Halbrook Chief of the Engineering Department at Iowa State College Ames will conduct instruction on swinging a map judging coal heat value and fixing electric lights and fixtures.
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Shenandaoh
Lindon J. Murphy
Rowland Halbrook
Iowa State College
Ames
Local Weather and Community Notes From Washington County
Yesterday’s high reached 89 degrees according to the official observer. Local residents Mrs A E Forgey Carol Forgey and Helen Wylie returned from a coastal trip visiting Lucile Forgey in Washington D C Bernice Hebner of Muscatine visits Mr and Mrs J H Warren in town. William Bragg is hospitalized in Washington County after a nervous breakdown. R C Scott made a short business trip to Burlington. Mrs John Davis and Mrs Ed Gibson traveled from Des Moines to Washington for business.
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A. E. Forgey
Carol Forgey
Helen Wylie
Lucile Forgey
Washington, D. @y
Chicago
R C. Scott
Burlington
Smith Will Confer With Farm Leaders If Elected
New York Aug 2 It was announced that if elected Governor Alfred E Smith would convene prominent farm leaders including former Governor Henry L Lowden and other lawmakers to discuss the agricultural crisis The plan calls for a farm leadership panel to work out details of a surplus control program tied to the benefiting unit and to be included in Smiths acceptance speech at Albany August 22 The gathering followed a two hour discussion with George N Peek and Smith then continued with a yacht cruise in Long Island Sound
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New York
Govern Lowden
Illinois
Alfred RE. Smith
George N. Peek
Corn Belt Committee
Smith
Albany
Peek
Ately
Lowden
Farm Leader
William H. Todd
Claude A. Swanson
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Peter G. Gerry
Rhode Island
Gerry
Byrd
South
Pine Bluff
Conn
Washington Day at Winfield Fair
Washington day at the Winfield fair attracts large crowds this afternoon and evening. Washington faces Columbus Junction in a ball game as part of the fair schedule. Tonight the American Legion drum and bugle corps perform amid other acts as the fair wraps up tomorrow.
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Washington
Columbus Junction
American Legion
July wedding in Fairfield caps county’s quiet month
In Fairfield Ray E. McIntyre and Roxie Stinson wed July 31, married by Justice of the Peace W. E. Barber. It was the county’s only July ceremony, after June saw many weddings and August is expected to bring more.
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Fairfield
Washington
Washington County
Ray E. McIntyre
Roxie Stinson
W. E. Barber
Kalona Man Receives Four Month Larceny Sentence
Lee Schlabach was sentenced to four months in county jail for larceny, instead of six. The term begins December 1 to allow harvest time for crops on his farm in the county's northern part.
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Lee Schlabach
Kalona
Batting Averages for Washington Indies Listed
Batting averages for Washington Indies players are announced for the season. S Kiesey 353 Case 352 Fresh waters 316 McKay 250 R Kiesey 250 Stoner 125 Steinbeck 125 Little 142 T Kiesey 105.
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Washington Indies
S. Kiesey
Case
Freshwaters
McKay
R. Kiesey
Stoner
Steinbeck
Little
T. Kiesey
Crookesville Radio Prank Reported As Local Joke
Crookesville, Aug 2. PDQ radio station touted as a prank. An ordinary telephone mouthpiece attached to a radio aerial let one talk into a loud speaker. The live feed carried only in the home with the mouthpiece attached, simulcasting the town scandal.
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Crookesville, O
Crookesville
PDQ
Senator-elect William S Vare Struck by Stroke at Ventnor
William S Vare of Pennsylvania, senator-elect, suffered a stroke at his Ventnor City home near Atlantic City. Doctors reported he was seriously ill but resting, with his wife prostrated by the shock. Dr Strecher called it a non hemorrhagic stroke and said he was resting comfortably at noon.
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Atlantic City
N. J
William §. vVare
Pennsylvania
Vare
Ventnor City
United States
William S. Vare
Ventor
Here
William 98. Vare
Strecher
Philadelphia
Eight Men Burned in Explosion Dead in Indiana
Eight workers died and seven more were near death after a refinery blast at the Indian Refining company in Lawrenceville Indiana. A group of about 100 men battled a gasoline fire when the explosion drenched them with burning fuel. Sixty five other injured were expected to recover, with only a few named workers in serious condition.
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Vincennes
Ind
Indian Refining Company
Lawrenceville
Clarence Pace
M. R. Bragg
Alfred Pickett
Ed Spangler
James Graves
Frank Stout
Forest Lawson
Grading planned for Primary Road No 2 to Columbus Junction
Iowa highway officials announce bids will be opened at Ames on August 7 for grading six and a half miles of Primary Road No 2 from the Washington county line to Columbus Junction in Louisa county. Work includes excavation, drainage, and culverts ahead of paving planned next year.
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Iowa State Highway Commission
Ames
Washington County
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Washingfton County
Washington
Muscatine
W.P. Rawn
Crooked Creek
Highway Commission
Baseball Pools Thrive in New York Area
About 50 million dollars annually passes through baseball pools in New York and nearby states. United States Attorney Thomas T. Cooke, who leads the Albany pool probe, disclosed the figure amid ongoing investigations and complaints.
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New York
Treasuries
United States
Thomas T. Cooke
Albany
Sax Pool
Peoria
Ill
Weather improves for Iowa crops versus 1927
Iowa farmers have better crop prospects in 1928 with July rainfall near three times higher than in 1927. The mean July temperature was 75.4 degrees, matching normal, and precipitation reached 5.68 inches compared with 1.92 inches in July 1927.
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Iowa
Reed
John H. Tuthill Elected Leader of Iowa Knights of Pythias
John H. Tuthill of Waterlon was elected grand chancellor at the Iowa Knights of Pythias state conclave closing in Fort Dodge. Other officers elected include grand vice chancellor Clyde Gustlin of Fort Dodge and grand keeper of records Ward Ferginson of Rolfe, grand prelate C. F. Weeks of Hampton, and master of the exchequer W. C. Otamann of Tampton.
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Fort Dodge
John H. Tuthill
Waterlon
Knights of Pythias
Iowa
Clyde C. Gustlin
Ward Ferginson
Rolfe
C. F. Weeks
Hampton
W. C. Otamann
Tampton
Five Best Features on the Radio Friday
Radio listings show WEAF with eight CST features including the NBC concert bureau and slumber music on WJZ and Cities Service hour, WOR presenting True Story hour, and a KK program clocked for nine CST.
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United Press
WEAF
WOR
Record Enrollment at University of Iowa Summer Session
Enrollment at the University of Iowa summer session reached 4885, a 6.3 percent rise over last year, with 4148 in the first term and 2964 in the second term. Women outnumber men, led by liberal arts, and nursing, law, medicine, and engineering enrollments are listed.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
Deana Paul C. Packer
State University
Iowa
College of Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Graduate College
United States
Brookhart Asked to Address Union at Des Moines Meeting
Senator Brookhart faces a push from Milo Reno to speak before the Iowa Farmers Union convention in Des Moines after being denied entry to Monona county union talks. Reno invites Brookhart to explain his stance on Herbert Hoover, while the Monona county chapter cites opposition to Hoover and notes Brookhart's past backing by the union.
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Des Moines
Aue
Smith v. Brookhart
Monona County
Milo Reno
Iowa Farmers Union
Senator Brookhart
Brookhart
Reno
Agriculture
Herbert Hoover
Monona
Bruckhart
Farmers ‘Union
Vera Wood Returns to Work in Oskaloosa Office
Vera Wood resumes duties in Dr. H. C. Clark's office at Oskaloosa after a brief visit with her grandmother in Washington. She had a two week vacation from her job.
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Vera Wood
Dr. H. C. Clark
Oskaloosa
Washington
Iowa to mail 15900 football ticket applications for 1928 season
The University of Iowa athletics department mailed the final batch of 15900 ticket applications marking the start of the 1928 season. The Minnesota game on October 27 and Wisconsin on November 17 are the reserved home matches. Seat distribution favors alumni and past purchasers with deadlines October 3 and October 31 for the respective games.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Department of Athletics
State University
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Cleaver and Wharton Found Guilty in Mail Robbery Case
In Chicago on August 2, Charles Limpy Cleaver was convicted on seven counts linked to the Evergreen Park mail robbery of February. Former assistant state's attorney Charles Wharton was found guilty on one conspiracy charge. Jury deliberated past 10 p.m. The pair faced robbery and firearms charges with possible prison terms and fines. arguments for a new trial were started.
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Chicago
Charles
Limpy" ‘Cleaver
Evergreen Park
Charles Wharton
Cleaver
Wharton
Norma Talmadge Denies Divorce Rumor In Reno Trip
Hollywood star Norma Talmadge dismissed reports she sought a Reno divorce from husband Joseph M. Schenck as utterly silly and ridiculous. She spoke during a pause in re-takes for The Woman Disputed, denying any such trip or plan.
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Hollywood
Calif
Norma Talmadge
Joseph M. Schenck
Reno
1928 Olympic Champions List by Event
The record lists 1928 Olympic champions including 16 pound shot put John Kuck United States 400 metre hurdles Lord David Burghley Great Britain running high jump Bob King United States 10000 metres Paavo Nurmi Finland 100 metres Percy Williams Canada 16 pound hammer Pat O Callighan Ireland 800 metres Douglas Lowe Great Britain running broad jump Hol Hama 100 metres Hannah Elizabeth Robinson United States discus Halina Konapacka Poland 400 metres Pegg Williams 160 metres hurdles Sid Atkinson South Africa pole vault Sabin Carr United States discus Clarence Houser United States. oleh Ro ie
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John Kuck
United States
Lord David Burghley
Great Britain
Bob_ King
Paavo Nurmi
Finland
Percy Williams
Canada
Pat O’callighan
Ireland
Douglas Lowe
Hol Hama
Elizabeth Robinson
Halina Konapacka
Poland
Pegg Williams
Sid Atkinson
South Africa
Sabin Carr
Clarence Houser
iUnited
Oleh Ro Ie
Rescue fleet converges as search for Courtney seaplane continues
Ships from five Atlantic liners plus additional vessels race to aid Captain Frank T. Courtney and three others after the Whale seaplane goes down northwest of the Azores. The crew’s fate remains uncertain as radio calls fail and rescue efforts press on near 42N 41W.
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Courtney
Thuringia
United Press
Hayes
Frank T. Courtney
Atlantic
New York
President Hayes
Minnewaska
Celtic
Cedric
Columbus
Pennland
Gripsholm
Franconia
Horta
Azores
Cape Race
Newfoundland
BE. B. Hosmer
Montreal
Fred Pierce
Er. W. Gilmour
Lisbon
Johnson
Lloyd Line
Alices
London
Local residents depart for family matters and work
Mrs A B Carr travels to Monmouth NL to attend her sister Virginia Alliman who is critically ill. Anna Bowman Willis Todd Mrs Page and Mrs Jff Zeck head to Marysville Ohio for a family reunion. Season Claypool visits relatives in Ottumwa. T L Brookhart returns from Duluth. Dorothy Ward goes to Cedar Rapids for Killians personnel job after vacation. Dr and Mrs C W Stewart return from Chicago after a brief vacation with Frances and friends.
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A. B. Carr
Monmouth
Virginia Alliman
Anna
Bowman
Willis Todd
Page
J.ff. Zeck
Marysville
Ohio
Claypool
Ottumwa
Oscar Haney
T. Lir. Brookhart
Duluth
Minnesota
John Brookehart
Dorothy Ward
Cedar Rapids
Killian’s
H. I. Ward
C. W. Stewart
Chicago
Frances
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General Obrego
Organization OF Mexican
W. Liberty Church
John Davis
Ed Gibson
Dusiness
Peek Lowden
Winfield
DAY and Drum Corps
Coun
Batting
Penn
Sylvania
Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crops Bureau
Knights OF
Pythias
John Tuthill
WJZ
UNION
State Farmers Union
Norma
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