Washington Demons Host Ottumwa In Near Break Matchup
Washington high school Demons face Ottumwa tonight in a big home game after consecutive losses to Muscatine and Libbey of Toledo. Ottumwa features Meier, Shea, and Erskine, while Washington counters with a strong lineup and promising shooters. Ted Sauer of Fairfield is to referee the clash. Rice Libbey beats Muscatine 18 to 17 and heads to Waterloo after Iowa City stop.
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Iowa City
Waterloo
Bodies of French fliers recovered after crash in Africa
Paris reports the bodies of three French aviators Lassalle Rebard Saltot found on the Libyan coast after a ten day search. Italian rescuers say the wreckage near Syrte confirms their deaths. the fliers departed Tunis December 14 from Le Bourget bound for French Indochina.
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France
Personnel of U. S. Law Enforcement Army Being Rebuilt
Washington reports the Hoover administration is quietly remoulding federal enforcement personnel with several shifts in recent weeks and more changes planned. Borah and Hoover discussed the dispute at a White House lunch, amid calls for broader executive action to reshape the enforcement unit.
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Edison Invited to A A S Session by Des Moines Committee
Thomas A. Edison, world famous scientist and inventor, was invited to attend the convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The invitation was wired by the Des Moines committee on arrangements.
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Des Moines
Thomas A. Edison
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Exciting Information Unveiled at Science Convention
Des Moines hosts about 2500 delegates at the twenty sixth annual AAAS session with talks on zoology meteorology psychology sociology ecology parasitology and phytopathology. Researchers share quirks in silk prices songbird behavior and the link between study hours and grades while previews hint at papers on carbon tetrachloride as antiparasitic measures debates on ear anatomy and tomato genetics.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Potato Association of America
Henry Farfield Ogborn
American Museum of Natural History
Rosamond Cook
Cincinnati
Margaret Nice
Columbus
Richard
Uhrbrock
Cornell
Treasury Plans Tougher Prohibition Enforcement
Treasury undersecretary Mills announces plans to strengthen enforcement of the Volstead act. The proposals seek unified border patrols and restricted entry points on the Canadian and Mexican borders, with Canada to be formally consulted. Mills backs presenting the ideas to the joint congressional committee Hoover urged to form.
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United States
Hoover
Corning Girl Struck and Killed by Car
Dora Mae Wilson an 11 year old Corning resident died after being struck by a car driven by Mrs Edith McBain late last night Investigators believe the girl ran into the path of the vehicle after being blinded by oncoming headlights from two other cars The cause of death was internal injuries
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Corning, Tra
Dora Mae Wilson
Edith McBain
World War Stunt Pilot Dies After Midair Fight
Sam Bartel of Springfield and W B Allen of Mountain Grove die after a midair battle for control of an American Eagle biplane near Cabool. Bartel dies at a hospital hours later. Allen dies en route to another hospital.
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Sam Bartel
Springfield
W. B. Allen
Mountain Grove
Bartel
Allen
Cabool
Former Fairfield sheriff injured in car crash
Fairfield Iowa December 27 A P reports Charles G. Butcher former Jefferson county sheriff and Charles Heady Packwood were hospitalized after an automobile accident. Heady suffered a fractured skull when the car overturned in a ditch. Butcher received a broken hip and serious burns and was rescued from the burning wreckage minutes before the gasoline tank exploded.
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Charles G. Butcher
Charles Heady
Packwood
Heady
Butcher
Jefferson County
Youth Shot and Killed in Accident in Publique
William Bishop aged 20 died in Publique Iowa after a rifle in the hands of his 15 year old brother John discharged accidentally. The shooting occurred late yesterday and the youth died before a physician could be summoned.
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Bishop
John
Mexican President-elect Ortiz Rubio Visits Mount Vernon
President-elect Pasqual Ortiz Rubio of Mexico visits Mount Vernon and Arlington Cemetery to pay tribute to George Washington. He aims to bolster U S Mexico relations during his administration, outlining economic and educational progress, land expropriation indemnities, railway reforms, and adherence to existing church laws.
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pan-American Union
Polo’s long travel from Persia to distant lands
Polo, the oldest stick and ball game, originated in ancient Persia 2400 years ago. It spread east through Cashmere to Tibet, Afghanistan, India, then to England in 1869, and later across Europe, America, and to Samoa and other far western islands.
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Afghanistan
Himalayas
India
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American
Pacific
Samoa
Poisoned food set out to kill rats story from Lewis school
A Lewis in Scotland tale recalls a teacher who attempted to kill barn rats with poison in an outhouse. Each night he found the bait hidden by chaff or old sacking, and the rats left after the third attempt.
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Lewis (Hebrides
German Plant Sheds New Leaves After Brief Sleep
A plant developed in Germany grows fresh leaves after a short sleep period of 15 to 20 minutes. The leaves are extremely sensitive and wither at any touch or even the glow of a nearby match.
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Germany
India
First 1930 Baby to Receive Gifts in Washington County
Announcement says the first 1930 baby in Washington county will get a liberal reception from local merchants. A page ad tomorrow will detail gifts for mother and baby with possible gifts for the father. The Journal has fielded calls about remembrance this year, aided by sixteen merchants.
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Washington
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Journal
Diving Dress Invention Date Hidden From Time
The Outline notes a patent granted to John Stapleton on March 17 1698 for a diving engine allowing a person to walk underwater with a new method to force air supply and a lamp beneath water along with air purification for respiration. This predates modern diving suits and suggests early exploration into underwater travel.
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John Stapleton
Drain Tile Logs Build a Log House in Kingsville Ontario
A unique dwelling in Kingsville Ontario uses red drain tile as log like walls. Charles Miner built the house with tile logs to create dead air space for year round comfort and pest resistance. The structure rests on concrete blocks with tile porch supports and a brick veneer formed by overlapping tile ends.
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Kingsville
Ontario
Canada
Charles Miner
Popular Science Monthly
Arrow Divination in Ancient Times and Native Practices
The text describes early belief in arrow divination as a method to forecast the future. It notes circle rituals divided into directions, mystic casting of arrows, and similar games among American Indians and Asiatic peoples using feathered sticks to interpret outcomes.
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Catherine Hargrave
Boston Transcript
Cats Once Deified Egyptian Deification Tale Explored
The Golden Book Magazine presents a feature on the ancient Egyptian view of cats as sacred beings. It examines myths surrounding feline reverence and how worship practices reflected daily life and beliefs of the era.
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Golden Book Magazine
France Sets Terms For London Arms Conference
Paris dispatch reports France publishes memorandum outlining aims for London talks on naval arms. France seeks principles for a general agreement, rejects Kellogg pact as sole security, ties naval limits to broader geopolitics, opposes fixed ratios, and stresses land sea and air interdependence, warning of Mediterranean Locarno pact implications. The piece notes potential deadlock if England, France, and Italy clash over cruiser submarine balances.
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Italy
Sues Greenfield Doctor for Slander in Tyler County
Pete Neilson files a slander suit for 15000 against Dr. E O Reynolds of Greenfield Indiana claiming he was labeled a typhoid carrier. Neilson says before August he earned 100 a month but the epidemic left him unable to work or socialize.
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Reynolds
Afton Insurance Agent Missing For Two Weeks
Afton authorities continue search for M. Donner an insurance agent who vanished from his home over two weeks ago leaving behind a wife and child in Afton Iowa.
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Afton
M. &. Donner
Golf Returns as Iowa Enjoys Warm Christmas Weather
Des Moines reports many golfers taking advantage of balmy conditions as state courses see high turnout after a month. Warm Christmas day marked one of the state’s warmest on record per weather bureau notes.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Ancient Egypt Cat Mummy Discoveries Reported
The article notes long held beliefs about cat mummies near the Bubastis temple and the Bent Hasan complex. It recalls a major archeological find of thousands of cat mummies near Ben Hasan and discusses the uncertain origin of the domestic cat, mentioning early references in China and Europe before the Christian era.
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Europe
Fabian Society Founded For Land And Capital Sharing
The Fabian society formed in 1884 with the aim of gradually pooling land and capital for the community. It derives its name from the Roman general Fabius whose strategy favored patient, waiting tactics.
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Fabian Society
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Fabius
China Won’t Accept Obata as Japanese Minister
Tokyo reports the Japanese government plans to sever diplomatic ties with China if the nationalist government refuses Yukichi Obata as minister. Japan would call back its minister and then refuse a successor. China's objection rests on Obata having signed Japan’s twenty one demands in 1916.
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U.P
China
Yukichi Obata
Japan
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Pekins
Ching Proper
Manchuria
Death in Pennsylvania Claims State Patrol Corporal Brady Paul
Mrs Lyle McGugin of 318 East Main Street received a report from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania that her son Brady Paul a state highway patrol corporal was killed in an accident no details were provided on the incident.
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Lyle McGugin
East Main Street
Pittsburg
Penn
Brady Paul
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Troopers Shot During Bandit Battle Near Newcastle
State Trooper Brady Paul aged 26 was killed and Trooper Ernest Moore aged 26 wounded in a gunfight with a bandit on the Newcastle Butler road today.
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Newcastle
Brady Paul
Ernest Moore
Newcastle-Butler Road
Y M C A Five Wins From Crawfordsville
The Y M C A team beat Crawfordsville 17 to 10 with a 13 to 10 halftime. Crone led scorers with four field baskets as Kiesey Crone Hill Kolesick Simpson started, substitutions Clark Watson Freshwater Martin Wing a.
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Simpson
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Watson
Freshwater
Martin
Winga
Howsare
Patterson
Conrad
Smith
Fletcher
Wiliams
McKay
Acreage in Winter Wheat Increases in Iowa
Iowa's winter wheat area rose four percent from 1929 to 1930 with 437000 acres sown, placing Iowa at one percent of the corn belt's winter wheat. December 1 conditions were strong at 92 percent of the 1918–27 average aided by favorable moisture. Rye acreage stood at 51000 acres, similar to 1929, with December 1 rye condition at 92 percent, two percent below the 10 year average.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Carl
Car Hits Train Killing Two Sac City Youths Near Ulmer
John Adams 23 and Marvin BEchler 21 both of Sac City Ia died when their car collided with a freight train on Illinois Central tracks near Ulmer. The wreck sparked a fire that burned the bodies beyond recognition after a Christmas night dance in Carroll.
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Marvin Bechler
Sac City
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