General Wood Interment to Honor War Hero at Arlington
The body of Major General Leonard Wood will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors after a dramatic transfer from Boston. A six-sergeant guard from Fort Banks will accompany the casket by train to Washington, where Marines and Army bands will lead the procession and the death march in a state funeral for the Rough Riders leader.
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Washington
America
Boston
Mass
Leonard Wood
Rough Riders
Fort Banks
Wood
Leonard, Jr
Osborne
Louise
Burton Read
Arlington
General Leonard Wood A Storied Army Career From Harvard To Chief of Staff
The profile traces Major General Wood from Harvard Medical School graduate to army surgeon, Rough Riders commander, and World War I chief of the general staff. It notes his early bravery earning the Medal of Honor, his roles as Cuba governor, and his close ties to Presidents Cleveland McKinley Roosevelt and Wilson.
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Wood
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Army
Miles
Arizona
Geronimo
Cleveland
McKinley
Roosevelt
White House
Navy
Rough Riders
San Juan Hill
Las Juasimas
Cuba
France
Washington
Wilson
Franco German air race across ocean appears assured
Paris reports that Charles A. Levine and Maurice Drouhin resolved their dispute and signed a contract for the westward flight to the United States. Drouhin takes a drawing account and weekly pay with earnings and a $1200 widow’s allowance for Mme Drouhin. Dessau preparations and English dispatches note other U S flights pending favorable weather.
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Paris
Atlantic
United States
Charles A. Levine
Maurice Drouhin
Columbia
Drouhin
Mme Drouhin
Dessau
Germany
Junkers
New York
England
Frank Courtney
Clothiers Meet Here on Tuesday In Washington
About fifty clothiers from southeastern Iowa towns are due in Washington for the annual convention of group three of the Iowa Retail Clothiers association. The event includes a luncheon, talks by industry leaders, and locations moved by weather to the YMCA.
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Towa
Washington
Towa Retail Clothiers Association
Purlington
Muscatine
Columbus Junction
Sigourney
Morning Sun
New London
Ladora
Grinnell
Wapello
Country Club
T. Dale Yoder
The
Brreagh of Business Research
State University of Iowa
Iowa
Alan T. Graves
T. B. Glover
Dubrane
al W. Levi
Indiana Retail Clothiers Association
Ralph E. Shannon
Washington Clothing
Sam Strause
Burtington
J. A. Wallbank
Mt. Tressant
G. W. Meerdink
Musecastine
O. H. Turner
Washington Downs Wapello Team 5 to 3
Washington defeated Wapello 5 to 3 at Wapello. Pitcher Kelsey held the opponents to scattered hits with strong defense behind him. Wapello battery: Paule and Bellinger. Next Sunday Washington plays Riverside. Wapello visits for a return game at the Libe baseball field west of town.
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Washington Indoes
Wapello
Kelsey
Paule
Bellinger
Wapello Battery
Washington
Riverside
Libe
Joseph T Stanhope to be buried here in local cemetery
Funeral services for Joseph T Stanhope are announced for Tuesday at 3 30 p m at L A Jones funeral home with burial beside his wife and daughter at Wood lawn Cemetery The funeral party arrives tomorrow morning at 9 20 from Goshen Indiana where he died in a long distance telephone message He was once a local resident but had been away many years
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Joseph T. Stanhope
L. A. Jones
Woodlawn
Goshen
Lnd
Mr. Stanhope
Convention Nominates Warren Harding After Stumbling Candidate
The candidate could not secure enough votes at the convention that nominated Warren Harding. Following Harding's victory, Wood was appointed governor general of the Philippines.
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Warren Harding
Harding
Wood
Philippines
United States Demands Naval Parity With Britain
Washington officials say the US will insist on actual naval parity with Great Britain, aligning with Dawes and Churchill while noting Britain’s empire routes. Secretary Wilbur arrives in Rapid City to discuss a navy buildup on a scale to counter Britain, with proposals for 29 cruisers and additional capital ships.
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Washington
Aug
United States
Great Britain
State Department
Winston Churchill
England
Churchill
Britain
Department
Dawes
Buffalo
Rapid City
S. D
Navy
Wilbur
President Coolidge
United Press
Navy Department
Wilbur Long
Coolidge
Frank Smith Victor of Trap Shoot Here
Frank Smith of Iowa City was high gun in a trap shoot held yesterday at the Washington gun club. He broke 146 of 150 targets while others from Iowa City and Washington posted high scores for the full program of 150 targets.
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Frank Smith
Iowa City
Washington Gun Club
Iowa
R&r. H. Pieper
Washington
BR. M. Cox
Chet Williams
Oakville
J. EK. Wells
Bernard Wolf
Arthur Goodin
C. BE. Tanberg
FE. Demarce
Eldon
J. H. Hunzinger
Davenport
W. B. Eadwards
Frank Hunzinger
H. A. Mellinger
Kalona
Bert Waggener
Language Speakers Across Europe
A report notes English is spoken by 108 million people while German ranks second with 120 million speakers across the region. The figures highlight language distribution and colonial legacies in early modern Europe.
Federal Prohibition Agents Die in Battle With Booze Runners
Two federal prohibition agents were killed and two wounded in a battle with captured rum runners off the Florida coast. The agents, Robert K. Webster of Atlanta and Boat Swain S C Sanderlin of Virginia Beach, were killed when prisoners fired aboard the coast guard cutter. Runners Horace Alderman and Robert K Weeds were held. about 85 cases of liquor found onboard.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Florida
Robert K. Webster
Atlanta
Washington
Boatswain
S. C. Sanderlin
Virginia Beach
Coast Guard
C. J. No. 249
W. A. Lamby
J. L. Hollingsworth
Foff
Horace Alderman
Robert K. Weeds
M'Crory to Leave Washington Post for Cambridge Church
Rev J Reade McCrory pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church for five years resigns effective the last Sunday in August. He will become pastor of Second United Presbyterian in Cambridge Ohio in September. The church meets next Sabbath to dissolve pastoral relations and the Cambridge call follows a bid begun last May after his visits and prior tenure in Winona Lake Indiana.
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J. Reade McCrory
First United Presbyterian Church
First Church
Keokuk
Cambridge
Ohio
McCrory
Second United Presbyterian
Winona Lake
Ind
McCror
Dre Sanith Pormer
J.C. Smith
Mr. McCrery
Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Washington
Red Cross
South
Agitation Over Sacco Vanzetti Executions Grows Worldwide
The Sacco and Vanzetti case sparks intensifying agitation across three continents with tight guard measures in major cities. Police report large demonstrations in Boston and New York while Paris and Buenos Aires show heavy public activity and labor strikes amid ongoing bomb investigations and heightened security.
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United Press
Massachusetts
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Hesse
Sacco and Vanzetti Death Penalty Appeals Dismissed
Judge Thayer dismisses the motion for a new trial citing no jurisdiction in the capital case one year after conviction. Governor Puller will not intervene until court action completes, and execution is expected early Thursday. Chicago radical roundup and a New York strike call accompany the case developments.
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Deditam
Mass
Aug
Thayer
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Ife
Boston
Alvan T. Puller
Hartolomeo Vanzetti
Chicago
Sacco
Vanzetti
Federal Building
Chicago Federation of Labor
Coolidge
Sacco-Vanzett
Fuller
Massachusetts
New York
American Federation of Labor
W. W
Sacco-Vanzett Committee
A. 2. of
Boyd Berdo Barn Burned Sunday
A large barn and its contents at Boyd Berdo dairy farm near the town limits burned Sunday morning. Three calves and one hog were lost. Insurance will cover most of the loss. Rebuilding is planned soon. Fire likely started by spontaneous combustion on the upper hay-filled floor. Fire department arrived too late. The barn had once been a saloon site later rebuilt into a barn.
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Boyd Berdo
Berdo
Mrs James Pierce Fatally Injured in Automobile Crash
Des Moines Aug 8 Catherine Schnabel 4 was killed Mrs James M Pierce 83 wife of Iowa Homestead editor fatally injured and three others hurt when the Pierce car collided with Edward Nelson Cummings Jr vehicle at the sixth avenue bridge crossing the Des Moines river and plunged into a ravine The Pierce chauffeur and hospital reports said Mrs Pierce likely suffered internal injuries and a fractured leg while the child died en route to hospital Officials opened an investigation into the crash.
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Des Moines
Catherine Schnabel
James M. Pierce
Iowa Homestead
Pierce
Sixth Avenue
Des Moines River
Wierce
Edward Nelson
Cummings, Jr
Nelson
Airplane express service to start from New York
A communication from Amerian Railway Express confirms an air route starting September first from New York to Cleveland Chicago the Tri Cities St Joseph Kansas City Wichita and other Oklahoma and Texas points Two planes depart New York daily one at 11 am arriving Chicago the same night and another at 8 pm reaching Moline 7 20 am the next day Express items will transfer to trains for final delivery Return flight from Dallas to New York expected to Mosline at 5 15 pm arriving New York 8 15 am next morning Eastbound cargo must reach Moline by 3 30 pm for the Dallas flight
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W. H. M.cune
American Railway Express Company
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Tri Cities
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Wichita
Oklahoma
Texas
Sneven
Moline
Dallas
Mos
Boy's Work At Our Chautauqua Sessions
The Chautauqua program will include boys work with hikes nature studies and games led by Jesse J Miller who has run the program for the past two years. He will present an engaging and worthwhile schedule for the boys this year.
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Jesse J. “Miller
Miller
Coppock Highway Changes In Property Transfers
Hazel Siberts bought the J. P. Wood home on S02 South Iowa Ave and J. Wood bought the Conger home from Boyd Berdo at 8 15 South Iowa Ave. Mr and Mrs J Ellis Grayton rented the Chal Ford property at S19 South Iowa Ave and moved recently. Mrs Ford traveled to California with her daughter and Mr Gardner for rent and a visit. Chal stays with his mother who lives with the Stewarts. The Fords stored their household goods.
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Hazel Siberts
J. P. Wood
South
Lowa Ave
Mr. Wood
Conger
Boyd Berdo
Iowa Ave
J. Ellis Grayton
Ford
S19
Iowa
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FIRST
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Boston Common
Bois de Vincennes
Torre Maggiore
Italy
Puenos Aires
United States Products Way
Communists
Ll. W W
Christopher Kelly
Reston
Bowfon
Interborough
Warren
Sacco Vanzetti Defense Committee
Fellowship Forum
Vanvetti
Edwin B. Hesse
John W. Oehmann
Puller
James Pierce
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