Cook Defends North Pole Claim Amid New Disputes
Dr Frederick A Cook remains steadfast in his North Pole claim as renewed disputes flare after Captain Roald Amundsen and arctic explorers dispute who first reached the pole. Amundsen denied a misquoted remark while Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Donald MacMillan backed Peary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
North Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Roald Amundsen
Cook
KR. E&. Peary
Amundsen
Peary
Dr. Cook
Vilhjalmur Stefensson
Donald MacMillan
Kansas City Journal-Post
Journal-Post
MacMillan
Crbeston
Arctic
John W. Ruskin
Omaha
New York
Ruskin
Power Companies to Build New Transmission Lines
Iowa board grants authorizations for several electric transmission lines despite opposition from railroads and telephone firms. Northwestern Light and Power seeks Cedar Rapids to Paulina Granville, approved over Chicago and Northwestern RR Western Union and Northwestern Bell objections. Central Iowa Power and Light to build Webster County to Humboldt city limits line, opposed by Clare Mutual Telephone and Northwestern Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Board of Raiload Commissioners
Northwestern Light and Power Company
Cedar Rapids
Paulina
O'Brien County
Granville
Sioux County
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Western Union Telegraph Company
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Central Iowa Power and Light Company
Webster County
Humboldt
Humboldt County
Clare Mutual Telephone Company
North- Western Bell Telephone Company
Davenport Business Man Dies Sunday in Hot Springs Arkansas
C. J. von Maur head of J. H. C. Petersen's Sons Company and a leading Davenport dry goods merchant died in Hot Springs Arkansas from malaria fever contracted last year. He was 62 or 63 and long served as superintendent of the First United Presbyterian Church Sunday school in Davenport for 34 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
C. J. von Maur
J. H. C. Petersen
White radio bill praised to protect small stations
Dr. Frank W. Elliott of Davenport, head of the National Association of Broadcasters, defends the White radio bill as safeguarding both small and large stations. He rejects claims of a monopoly and says more stations would collide with already crowded wave lengths. Hearings are underway in Washington with expectations of passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Davenport
Wll
Congress
Frank W. Elliott
National Association of Broadcasters
Elliott
Norman Baker
Muscatine
KTNT
Congressional Committee
Washington
Hoover
Davis
Dr. Elliott
House
Senate
Fire destroys Wright Building in Sioux City loss $230000
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Wright building at 413 415 Nebraska street in Sioux City Sunday evening with an estimated damage of $230000. The blaze gutted the structure and its contents. Local fire crews fought flames through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sioux City
Wright
Nebraska Street
Power utilities seek extensions amid underground line rights
The commission approves several utility extensions near Hampton and Winneshiek county and weighs priority of transmission rights for underground cables. Nordness Telephone objects while the Inter State Power company plans a Winnishiek county line. Backers argue high tension lines cause interference, prompting settlements and overhead lines with double wires to improve service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hampton
Franklin County
Winnishiek County
Inter State Power Company
Wilmington
Del
Nordness Telephone Company
Central China Suffers Severe Famine Amid Drought
The AP reports central Chinese provinces face famine from drought with Hupeh, Yunnan, Zechuan hardest hit and Honan affected. Bandit depredations in Hunan and Yunan worsen misery as thousands die on barren farms, children are stolen, robberies rise, and starving farmers migrate to cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Yhankow
China
Hupeh
Yunnan
Zechuan
Kweichow
Hunan
Honan
Nat
Yunan
Burbank Called Great Farmer By Historian
Dr. James H. Snowden of Pittsburgh says Luther Burbank is a great farmer not a scientist or wizard. He argues Burbank linked material things with spirit is an impossible claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
Luther Burbank
James H. Snowden
Pittsburgh
Seek Discontinuance Of Murder Hearing In Logan Case
Logan Iowa January 25 attorneys for Alford Sunde 19 Sioux City were unlikely to win a continuance as court convened Sunde faced arraignment on a charge of murdering John Armstrong a Logan night officer during a December gun battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Logan
Rf Alford Sunde
Sunde
Sioux City
John Armstrong
Council Bluffs
London
WDAF
Kansas City
Macedonia
Chickasaw County Farmer Hangs Self After Quarrel
Henry Boehner 26 a Chickasaw County farmer hanged himself from a barn rafter Saturday following a quarrel with his wife in Fredricksburg Ja. The Odd Fellows announce a stunt tomorrow night with radio help and a stunt committee event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Associated Press
Fredricksburg
Henry Boehner
Chickasaw County
ADD
Earth Tremor Shakes Fort Madison From Ice Crack on River
An earth tremor in Fort Madison Iowa rattled riverfront houses as a 14 inch ice sheet on the Mississippi cracked across its width. The cracking occurred to back a larger water supply for the hydro electric plant at Keokuk twenty five miles downstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Madison
Mississippi
Keokuk
Merriman Faces $5000 Suit Over Blairsville Sketch
Margarite Merriman of Blairsburg faces a $5,000 damages claim in district court from Mrs. Genevieve Coble over a Sinclair Lewis inspired Main Street sketch. The Des Moines coverage and campus publication spurred local outrage and claims of humiliation and reputational injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Webster City
Margarite Merriman
Blairsburg
Sinclair Lewis
Grinnell College
Genevieve B. Coble
Blajreburg
Hamilton County
Misa Merriman
Blakeburg
Merriman
Wakesar
Coble
Royal Family Plays Inaugural Baseball Game at Palace
Baseball becomes Japan's national sport as Imperial Household players form two nines on a palace diamond. Prince Sumi, the Emperor's fourth son, pitched the opening ball while spectators included Imperial Household members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Imperial Palace
Prince Sumi
Telegraph Key at the White House First Used to Open Seattle Exposition
Reports recount the Virgin gold telegraph key used to open the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition in Seattle on June 1, 1909 under President Taft. The key later opened the San Diego expo on New Year’s Eve 1915 as President Wilson pressed it from the White House in pajamas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Seattle Exposition
Washington, D. C
Wilson
San Diego Exposition
Edward W. Smithers
Taft
Smithers
Seattle
Alaska
International Broadcasting Tests Opened Across the Nation
A week of international broadcasting tests aired across the United States from New York to Des Moines with European programs heard in many cities. A collision off Delaware interrupted coast stations and a mystery Eiffel Tower signoff added intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
United States
Atlantic Coast
Slovang
Delaware
London
Buenos Aires
Bournemouth
Long Island
Garden City
N. Y
Radio Broadcast Magazine
OAX
Lima
CFE
Mexico City
Powel Crossley
National Radio Association Committee
Cincinnati
Ohio
Philadelphia
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Chicago
New England
Waterloo
Spanish Aviators Begin Cape Verde Flight From Canary Isles
Commander Franco and a crew of Spanish aviators flew their seaplane from Gando Bay in Las Palmas toward the Cape Verde Islands. The party plans to reach Port Praya next, then Buenos Aires en route to New York if weather allows. The 1,056 mile leg to Port Praya is the next segment of the Atlantic crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Franco
N Plas Ultra
Gando Bay
Cape Verde Islands
Grand Canary Island
Princinal Island
Canary Group
Palos
Spain
Buenos Aires
New York
Port Praya
Iowa Guardsmen Practice Shooting Across State
Des Moines report notes rifle and pistol competitions across 35 Iowa cities as the National Guard raises marksmanship. Indoor winter range work aims to form a 15-man team to compete nationally, with Major Fulton supervising the program and arranging matches with post state groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa National Guard
Iowa
National Guard
Nai
IL. Fulton
Ordinance
Adniral
Des Moines
Sta
State University to Dedicate New Iowa Memorial Union
The dedicatory ceremony on February 6 at the University of Iowa marks the opening of the first Iowa Memorial Union. Col. Morton C. Mumma announced a program featuring Gov Hammill, Chief Justice Faville, Fred W. Sargent, James B. Weaver, and J. R. Murphy among others. A military ball precedes the event and judges, legislators, and alumni will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa Memorial Union
University of Iowa
Morton C. Mumma
Sons of Old Gold
Mumma
F. F. Faville
Iowa Supreme Court
Fred W. Sargent
John Hammill
George T. Baker
State Board of Education
Senate Cloture Uses to Limit World Court Debate
The senate invoked cloture to cap debate on the world court, ensuring a final vote within days. The 68 to 26 result exceeded the two thirds needed, with 36 Republicans and 32 Democrats voting for cloture and 18 Republicans, 7 Democrats, and 1 farmer-labor against. Iowa's Cummins voted for cloture while Brookhart opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
PD. C
Senate
Farmer-Labor
Iowa
Cummins
Brookhart
Reed
Missouri
Cardinal Mercier Leaves Religious Will Amid Funeral Notions
The Belgian cardinal Mercier left a religious will addressed to the archbishop of Canterbury. Written after a visit by Lord Halifax, it is thought to touch on union between the Methodists and Anglicans. Large crowds pay respects as police guard the palace and Coolidge telegrams condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malines
Belgium
Cardinal Mercier
Canterbury
Lord Halifax
Angelican Church Union
Iffedinal
Cardinals
Belgiums
Brussels
Coolidge
Kellogg
Saint Bombay
Albert
Governor Lowden and Jessup Represent University Alumni Faculty
Governor Frank O. Lowden speaks on behalf of the alumni while President Walter A. Jessup represents the faculty of the university in a joint addressing context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O. Lowden
Walter A. Jessup
Also Mentioned on This Page
Still
Admiral Peary
Hot Springs
Arkansas
White Bill
Burbank
Fort Madison
Lewis
Joseph Walleser
Grimner
English Department
Blairshare
Runnel
Miaksburg
Charles P. Stewart
NEA Service
George W. Carmack
Klondike
New York Report
Europe
Alantic
Order of Silence
America
Daventry
England
Barcelona
Peru
Buenos Aires Muscatine
Tra
C. Rf. Kessler
Fairport
Buenos Aitres
Argentina
Heard Preach Station
Sioux
Canaries
Cape Verde Isles
Fulton
State University
Mercier
Canter
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!