Death penalty sought for boy who killed father
Parkersburg Iowa August 10 the county attorney said Warren Vandervoort 17 will face the death penalty if indicted for killing his father Rev R J Vandervoort. The widow is injured but alive and the funeral plans were changed to Reinbeck Iowa with burial there. The boy is in jail at Allison and confessed to Sheriff Burma claiming the killing happened while he slept. Neighbors question the motives and doubt his confession.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
Warren Vandervoort
Bb. A. Brauer
Butler County
Reinbeck
Mr. Vandervoort
Waterloo
Sidney
N. Y
Wr. Vandervoort
R Vandervoort
Methodist Episcopal Church
BE. J. Lockwood
Ile
HU. W. Burma
Della Barber Vandervoort
Warren
Reo
R. J. Vandervoort
John Hammill
Defer Selection Of Deaf School Head In Iowa
Des Moines August 10 The State Board of Education will not pick a successor to E A Gruver who resigned as Superintendent of the School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs to take a position in Pennsylvania A subcommittee will likely interview applicants and report to the Board Gruber left for a job in Pennsylvania Iowa officials concede the Pennsylvania post offers more than the Iowa Board can provide
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Associated Press
Des Moines
State Board of Education
E. A. Gruver
School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Gruver
Pennsylvania
Gruber
Iowa
White Robes of Klan Disappear From the Washington Streets
The Ku Klux Klan conclave in Washington ends after a monster eighty foot cross is burned near Arlington. Visiting Klansmen depart while two men are arrested for distributing anti Klans literature at the Arlington cemetery grounds. Wreaths are laid on the Unknown Soldier tomb and on William Jennings Bryan’s grave.
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Washington
National Capital
Virginia Hills
Arlington Horse Show Club
Pennsylvania Avenue
G. L. Williams
California
Morris Abernon
Cincinnati
Ohio
Arlington County Cemetery
William Jennings Bryan
Iowa Senate Count Totals in 42 Counties
Washington August 10 The official tally of the Iowa senatorial contest shows Daniel Steck Democrat 161 078 and Senator W Brookhart Republican 159 408 uncontested votes. Steck challenged 2 837 votes while Brookhart challenged 774 votes. The 42 county total added Jones and Keokuk to earlier reported counties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Iowa
Daniel Steck
W. Brookhart
Steek
Brookhart
Jones and Keokuk
Automobile Goes Into Ditch Kills One Injures Two
Fort Dodge Iowa August 10 1924 Fred Irmer 24 of Rockwell City was killed when the automobile returning from Webster City veered into a ditch ten miles east of Fort Dodge. Otto Techert Sr and Wilhelm Schleuter were injured with cuts and internal injuries while William Lindstedt escaped unhurt. The wreck was blamed on loose gravel.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
Fred Irmer
Rockwell City
Webster City
Irmer
Otto Techert
Wilhelm Schleuter
William Lin
Girl Killed as Train Hits Sedan Near Hutchins
Laura Tegtmeyer 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs William Tegtmeyer living three miles north of Hutchins was instantly killed when a Milwaukee passenger train struck the sedan she was riding in at a crossing one mile east of Hutchins. The body was removed by the train crew and taken to Westley.
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Associated Press
Mason City
Laura Tegtmeyer
William Tegtmeyer
Hutchins
Milwaukee
Hutcvins
Westley
Two Men Held in Connection With Lake Mills Death
Will Wescott and Other Lyng of Lake Mills are held at Albert Lea Minnesota in connection with the death of Geo Barrett of Lake Mills whose car turned over into a deep ditch near Albert Lea early Sunday. Reports say the men were intoxicated. Barrett was an Albert Lea ball player.
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Associated Press
Mason City
Will Wescott
Lyng
Lake Mills
Albert Lea
Minn
Geo. Barrett
Barrett
Storms wipe out a small coast town Rockwood battered by cloudburst and tornadoes
The Rockwood settlement near Brawley California was dismantled by a cloudburst and two tornadoes. Roads and streets were undermined and sheds barns and houses were leveled. Emergency crews race to the scene as telephone and telegraph service are down. No casualties reported.
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Brawley
Calif
Rockwood
Iowa to Oppose Freight Rate Increase Aggressively
Aug 10 Des Moines Iowa will join with multiple groups to oppose proposed freight rate increases by western railroads. Assistant attorney general Near Garrett will handle the case with commerce counsel, Iowa farm organizations, and Corn Belt farmers, arguing the 11 percent rise could cost Iowa millions. Governor Hammill calls for a thorough rate schedule study as essential to farmers’ welfare.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jowans
Former Jay Gould Yacht Sold in Belfast
The steam yacht Valiant once owned by Jay Gould has been sold to shipbreakers in Belfast. The vessel first appeared in British waters after Britain’s Vigilant raced against Britannia, now owned by King George, symbolizing a historic era in British yachting.
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Jay Gould
Belfast
Lord Pirrie
Vigilant
Britannia
King George
Philippine rubber potential eyed as export supply grows
The commerce department report says the Philippines could produce up to 76,000 tons of crude rubber annually. About 1,500,000 acres in the southern islands are suitable, and output would supplement U S imports of about 140,000 tons. Political stability and available labor are noted as favorable factors.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
Commerce Department
United States
Auto crash toll climbs across eleven states
The Associated Press reports 120 deaths from automobile accidents in eleven Midwestern states last week, with Ohio recording 31 fatalities and Illinois near Chicago totaling 20. Indiana 15, Texas and Michigan 10 each, Missouri and Minnesota 9 each, Iowa 7, Kansas 6, Oklahoma 3, South Dakota 1. several hundred injured.
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My the Associaftd Press
Chicago
Ohio
Vicinity
Indiana
Texas
Michigan
Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Special Rail Rates Cut to Iowa Fair Excursion
Des Moines, Aug 11. The Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad announced steep reductions in round trip fares to the Iowa State Fair, matching the usual one way price. Other lines are expected to follow with special excursion rates into Des Moines as fair attendance officials anticipate a record crowd.
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Des Moines
Reapportionment Debate Spreads Over Urban Rural Factions
Washington outline calls for a congressional representation readjustment based on updated population data. Urban centers like Chicago Detroit and Cleveland press for more seats while rural states would lose. delay since 1920 census highlights broad political conflict and uneven national growth.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Reduction in U S Budget Approved by Coolidge
President Coolidge approves a tentative next year budget with a $20 million cut from this year, citing Army and Navy savings and a plan to maintain defense cheaply. The overall budget totals 3.0806 billion with hearings in fall before Congress. Also reported is a post office deficit of $87,149,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925.
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Associated Press
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Lord
Army
Treasury
Rovernment
Washington
Post Office Department
New
Iowa Missionary Helps Fight Plague in Bengal Villages
The Rev Mr Halsey B Dewey of Ruthven Iowa and a Mohammedan and Hindu religious workers aided a cholera outbreak response in Birbhum district Bengal India for two weeks They collaborated to ward off the disease and assist the afflicted as Dewey notes cultural barriers in sharing Christianity. Dewey son of Edwin A and Mrs Ruthven Iowa and Iowa State College graduate.
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Associated Press
New York
Birbhum
Bengal
India
Halsey
Dewey
Ruthven
Methodist Board of Foreign Missions
Rev. Dewey
Edwin A. Dewey
Ruthven, Ta
Iowa State College
Worker Buried Alive as Ash Hopper Gate Fails
Sioux City August 10 three other men were reported critically injured after a gate at the local electric plant opened suddenly burying Hon Mrs George Hale of Stewarts beer and others in red hot ashes. The victim died in the incident.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
George Hale
Stewarts Beer
Was and Electric Company
Browning Admits He Has Been Damn Fool in Adopting Girl
Edward W. Browning a wealthy real estate operator admitted he was a damn fool as Mary Louise Spas 21 a Bohemian actress hid from public view Browning spoke before a conference with Queens attorney Newcombe and said he had forestalled officials by seeking a physical examination of Mary Louise Spas in response to her plan to punish him and her claim of an intended adoption annulment
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Browning
Associated Real
New York
Mary Louise Spas
Edward W. Browning
Newcombe
Queens
Mary
Coler
Counties Protest Valuation Boosts Across Des Moines Area
Representatives from eight counties including Allamakee, Davis, Clarke, Crawford, Des Moines, Grundy, Muscatine and O’Brien appeared before the state executive council Aug 10 to protest announced boosts in valuations for tax purposes. Crawford County contended farm valuations were too high while Muscatine county faulted city property figures.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Allamakee
Davis
Clarke
Crawford
Grundy
Muscatine
O'Brien
Crawford County
Muscatine County
Cits
Government Report Details U S Crop Conditions
A government report dated August 10 shows August 1 crop conditions across major staples. Spring wheat 73.9 percent of normal, corn 79.8, oats 79.1, barley 79.3, flax 75.4, tobacco 74.8, hay 73.2, apples 52, peaches 68.4, pears 69.7, grapes 76.2 in the United States. Ottawa forecasts 1925 Canadian wheat at 374 404 thousand cashels, up from last year’s 262,097,000 bushels.
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Washington, D. C
Ottawa
Ont
Bureau of Statistics
Revival Progress Reported in Arrah District
The Rev. M G Ballinger missionary of the Methodist church in India tells the board of foreign missions that an education revival is underway in Arrah district. He notes a self supporting boarding school in Bikramganj since April, drawing boys from six villages who bring their food for the week, calling it a model school to spur local interest.
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Associated Press
New York
Arrah
M. G. Ballinger
Methodist Church In
India
Board of Foreign Missions
Ballinger
Ind
Des Moines
Bikramganj
Asleep on Tracks Killed by Train Near Udell
Don Foust of Des Moines and John W Ashley of St. Louis were fatally mangled by a Wabash freight train just north of Udell while asleep on the tracks. Their companion C. W. Ashley of St. Louis escaped. A coroner's jury ruled death from their own negligence.
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Associated Press
Moulton
Don Foust
Des Moines
John Wshley
St. Louis
Udell
C. W. Ashley
John Ashley
Chemicals in Water Report Fails To Meet Standards
A study finds no fewer than eighty different chemicals detected in sea water samples. Researchers note the complex contamination raises concerns for marine life and public health, urging further testing and regulatory review.
Hard coal walkout date set for September first
The Associated Press reports that a suspension of work by 158000 hard coal miners on September 1 appears likely after John L. Lewis UMWA president responded to a letter from Samuel Warriner chairman of the anthracite operators conference. Lewis holds Warriner and negotiators against wage increases and the check-off. He says no further argument until the opposing position is abandoned.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Samuel D. Warriner
Warriner
Mr. Lewis
Danzig Official Opposes Polish Harbor Postboxes
President Hein rich Lahm says Poland has no economic need for its own postboxes in Danzig harbor. He argues mail for Poland can be handled as well by the Danzig system, and contrasts this with alleged Chinese city facilities. The dispute centers on whether harbor refers to the port or the whole city, with British arbitration support cited.
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Danzig
Poland
Heinrich Lahm
Associated Press
Sahm
Europe
Shanghai
League of Nations
Iowa Exhibit Aims for Philadelphia Sesquicentennial
Des Moines reports Iowa plans an exhibit for the 1926 Philadelphia exposition. Governor Hammill seeks state executive council approval to appoint a committee funded by a 95 000 appropriation from the last General Assembly. The committee will select exhibits from the State Fair and may include manufacturing pieces and agricultural displays for Philadelphia.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Philadelphia
Hammill
State Executive Council
General Assembly
Hlammill
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