Funeral planned for Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston
Under guard of honor the bodies of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti will lie in state for three days starting this afternoon at a north end funeral home. Armed guards will oversee mourners as crowds pass. The defense obtained a permit to preserve the bodies until Sunday before burial or cremation within four days of death.
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Boston
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
North End
State
Defense Committee
Training center for blind urged by national veterans group
At a Muscatine session the National Organization of Blind Veterans of the World War adopted a resolution calling Congress to create a national training center for adult civilians and ex service blind. The group also backed a permanent endowment for the Blind Veterans' Club House at Baltimore. Dr B J Palmer of Davenport was the banquet speaker with Daryl Dayton and Louis Fink among entertainers. Rollie Optenberg of Washington presided in the president's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
National Organization of ‘Blind Veterans of the
Daryl Dayton
West Chester
Louis Fink
Kenton
Ohio
Washington
Rollie P. H. Optenberg
National Blind Veterans’ Association
Arrest in Local Chicken Theft Case Ends in Jail
Ray Miller is in the county jail awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges of stealing chickens. A farmer, William Sutherland, found three sacks of live fowl buried in a corn field southwest of town. Miller allegedly admitted taking the birds from his father’s farm during questioning by Sheriff Charles Denison.
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Ray Miller
William Sutherland
Henry Doig
Sheriff's Office
Charles Denison
Fred Sweet
Sutherland
Wah
Miller
Oscar Haney
Ar. Haney
Denison
Vern Sigler Resists Removal From Iowa on Ohio Indictment
Vernon A. Sigler vice president of the Des Moines Joint Land Stock Bank faced a federal court in Des Moines resisting transfer to Toledo Ohio where he is indicted for using the mails to defraud. O F Schee bank president posted bond to submit to Toledo court. Seven others including Guy Houston are charged in a conspiracy to organize subsidiaries unloading real estate mortgages and equities. Sigler says he had little involvement with the subsidiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Vernon A. Sigler
Des Moines Joint Land Stock Bank
Toledo
Ohio
O. F. Schee
Sigler
Guy Houston
Chicago Joint Land Stock Bank
Jubilee Service Celebrates St Marys 50th Anniversary Riverside
Washington residents joined Riverside for St Mary's Catholic church fiftieth birthday jubilee. About 1 500 attended as 58 priests participated in a day starting with an open air band concert and a pontifical mass led by Bishop Rohiman of Davenport. The afternoon featured a civic welcome by William Griffin Col C J Wilson Rev John M Walsh and a baseball win for Riverside over Burlington Knights of Columbus 5 to 3.
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Washington
Riverside
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Shields Orchestra
B. Jacobsmeier
St. James Catholic Church
William Purcell
Peter Brommenschenkel
John F. Kempker
A. J. Drexier
S. F. Wieland
Riverside Band
Henry P. Rohimuan
Davenport
St. Mary’s Hall
William Griffin
Col
C. J. Wilson
John M. Walsh
Ottumwa
St. James Church
Burlington Knights of Columbus
Ralph Otto
Iowa City
Martin J. Wade
John J. Ryan
Monmouth
St. Mary's School
St. Mary's Choir
Navy extends Pacific search for seven missing Hawaii aviators
Washington Aug 25 The United States navy plans a five to six day extension of the Pacific wide search for seven missing Hawaii aviators. More than 25 ships take part and the operation extends southwest of Hawaii. Admiral Luke McNamee is ordered to lead the light cruiser Omaha and six destroyers toward Hawaii. The Omaha with 15 destroyers searches 590 to 600 miles west of San Francisco. Mine sweepers Widgeon and Ortolan will operate southwest of the island group as far as French Frigate Shoal. Eight submarines at Pearl Harbor cover the area south southwest from Pearl Harbor for 40 miles.
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Washington
United States Navy Today
Hawaii
R. H. Jackson
Battle Fleet
Luke McNamee
Omaha
Pacific
San Francisco
John D. McDonald
Honolulu
Widgeon
Ortolan
Kani
French Frigate Shoal
Pearl Harbor
Ae Miles
Sunday Socials and Church Duties in Douglas Area
Community notes from Douglas recount gatherings at Webb Yakle's and Thornton Alter's with Hazel Conrad, Hazel Kaufman, and others. Local clergy visits from Iowa City Muscatine and Washington are listed along with church choir roles, acolytes, and committee appointments.
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Douglas
Henry Priest
Mr. Pleasant
Albert and
Earl Stout
New London
Jack Vansant
Burlington
Harris Beese
Webb Yakle’s
Fred Hildebrand
Pearl
Mary Cook
Robert Taylor
Thornton Alter
Andy Kaufman
Hazel Conrad
August Glanzman
Cecile Richenberger
Gladys Hertig
Arthur Conrad
Pete
Emma Lauber
Jake Richenberger
Los Angeles Girl Killed by Bandits in Mexico
Florence Anderson of Los Angeles dies from injuries after Mexican bandits shot her Tuesday. The U S State Department will urge Mexico to apprehend and punish the culprits if local authorities fail. American Vice Counsel Ives reports to the department on the case and progress from Mexican authorities is not detailed.
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Los Angeles
Mexico
Washington
United Press
Florence Anderson
Masatlan
Ives
State Department
Mexico City
Schoenfeldt
Offic Ives
Vice Council
Fall Flower Show Planned for September 8 at City Hall
The Garden club prepares for a semiannual Fall Flower Show on September 8 at city hall. Mrs. A E Baldrige chairs the event with committees for place, tables, decorating, registration and finance. Judges may come from Des Moines. Model tables and new features are planned to attract visitors from nearby towns and Washington.
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Garden Club
Washington
A. E. Baldrige
Baldrige
Des Moines
HH. B. Knight
Carlton Wilson
A. Anderson
Nellie Tripp
Myrta Jeffrey
H. J. Ward
W. A. Anderson
Carl Keck
Fannie Wilson
H. G. Richardson
Ray H. Deen
Still Life Pictures
H. M. Eicher
M. W. Bailey
Corinne Cherry
Orville Elder
California
City Hall
Chautauqua Closes With Blue Danube Singers Tonight
The Washington Chautauqua of 1927 ends this evening at Chautauqua Park with the Blue Danube Singers in In Romany a costumed love story. A large audience is expected as pledges for 1928 are collected and George Morse lectures on animal life.
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Chautauqua
Blue Danube Singers
Washington
Grosjean
Floss Grosjean
Gieorge K. Morse
Mr. Morse
Aquarium
Grant Park
Chisago
Sid
Tle
Monkey
Notes from Brighton and surrounding farms on busy social season
A crowded roundup of parish life, clan visits, and travel from Brighton routes and nearby towns. Ralph Woodford hails a fine sermon at Clay church while families like Woodfords and Rosenbergers gather in Washington Park for a reunion and plan August meetings.
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Brighton
Ralph Woodford
Stannard
Ralph
Vera Woodford
Allen Woodford
Lemley
Missouri
Duke
Burlington
Woodford
Rosenbergers
Muscatine
Chas Rosenberger
Calla Woodford
Sunset Park
Washington
Miss Charlotte Carson Returns From Visit To Davenport
Gladys Maxwell reports Miss Charlotte Carson completed a week long visit at the Wallace Carson home and returned to Davenport on Friday. Mrs Harley Rhea hosted the Farm Bureau Women meeting on Thursday afternoon with a social gathering and a completed committee agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Clark
August Peterson
Kansas
John Krantz
Peterson
Mrs. Krantz
Alfred Erickson
Everette
Virgil
Minnesota
Dakotas
Macomb
George Green
Wyman
Wesley Nicholson
Gilbert
Lloyd Vollmer
Wayne
Charlotte
Carson
Davenport
Wallace Carson
Harley Rhea
Farm Bureau
Durand Ross Travels to Cedar Falls on Business
Durand Ross drove to Cedar Falls on business yesterday. Norman Baker, owner of KTNT radio in Muscatine, appeared in a dour mood this morning.
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Durand Ross
Cedar Falls
Norman Baker
KTNT
Muscatine
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