Des Moines Convention Looms For Gubernatorial Nomination
Des Moines hosts the state Republican convention with candidates Hammill Haynes and Anderson contending for governor auditor and secretary of agriculture. Early support favors Hammill and Haynes as deliberations begin with ballots likely after 2 pm and a platform to be adopted.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Coliseum
H. E. Spangler
Cedar Rapids
W. A. Longnecker
Knoxville
John Hammill
Glen C. Haynes
J. H. Anerson
Iowa House of Representatives
Burbank
W. J. Burbank
J. D. Buser
Louisa County
A. J. Banks
Montour
Hammill
Haynes
Anderson
Davis Seeks Solitude on Island Off Maine
John W. Davis travels toward Islesboro Maine to announce the Democratic presidential nomination. He plans a ten day stay on Seven Hundred Acre Island with Charles Dana Gibson as host, while Clem L. Shaver of West Virginia handles campaign setup and a central board of strategy forms.
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Associated Press
Broard
New York
Mr. Davis
Cetral
Davis
British Inventor of Death Ray Arrives in New York
The British inventor H. Grindell Matthews, known for the death ray, arrived in New York guardedly denying plans to seek US government support. He insisted the device is an electric beam, not a death ray, and claimed its development could destroy a city like New York or paralyze whole armies.
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New York
Associated New York
H. Grindell Matthews
United States
Tie
Probe Sought Into Packer Decree Motives
Benjamin C Marsh of the National Farmers Union asks Senator Brookhart to probe the 1922 packer consent decree and its modification efforts under Attorneys General Palmer and Daugherty. The inquiry seeks early consideration by the Senate committee on justice.
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Associated Press
Washington
Brookhart
Senate
Department of Justice
Benjamin C Marsh
National Farmers Union
Packer
A. Mitchell Palmer
H. M. Daugherty
Religious pageant cast being chosen for Iowa fair
Des Moines July 19 The Iowa Sunday School association selects church and Sunday school workers statewide to participate in a major religious pageant at the Iowa state fair. The production covers 18 scenes and 14 tableaux and will be staged at the main amphitheatre on Sunday August 24.
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Associated Presa
Des Moines
Iowa
West
Iowa Sunday School Association
Eight Die in Lisbon Battle Between Guards and Police
Lisbon reports eight killed and several wounded after a clash last night between republican guards and police. The shooting occurred in the city center amid rising tensions, with authorities investigating the motives and scale of the violence.
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Lisbon
Republican S Guard
Gales Do Damage Off French Coast
The heat wave ended by violent gales striking France and Belgium. Heavy seas damaged shipping and caused loss of life in the channel. Two French yachts sent distress signals and were rescued. Twenty fishing smacks missing from Ostend with fears of loss. twenty six bodies washed ashore. Ten more boats missing from Portsmouth.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Belgium
Ruge
Ostend
Portsmouth
Signers Needed for La Follette Iowa Petition
Iowa petitions to place Robert M. La Follette on the presidential ticket require 1275 signatures from voters, per an opinion to Secretary of State Ramsay by Attorney General Gideon. Circulation had begun with 500 electors at large and 25 signatures per district for eleven district electors.
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Des Moines
Robert M. la Follette
Iowa
Ramsay
Gideon
la Follette
Five Die After Car Plunges From Bridge Near Buena Vista
Five persons were killed when their car broke through a bridge and fell fifty feet into the Arkansas River near Buena Vista Colorado last night. Authorities investigated the fatal accident and identified the victims as local residents of the area. The incident occurred late on July 18 and prompted emergency responders to search the riverbank for clues.
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Buena Vista
Colo
Here
Wheeler Accepts La Follette VP Nomination and Attacks Two Old Parties
Senator Wheeler accepts the La Follette presidential ticket as vice president and denounces both major parties. He cites Democratic failures in New York and accuses leaders of Wall Street influence, arguing labor and farmers face bankruptcy amid economic disarray. He says neither party stands for genuine progressive reform and endorses no Republican or Democratic candidate.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wheeler
Wm. H. Johnston
Machinists’ Union
Conference of
la Follette
Robert M. LaFollette
United States
Democratic Party
New York
Congress
Wall Street
America
Davis
Coolidge
John W. Davis
Montana
Thomas J. Walsh
Oil Committee
Conference For Progressive Political Action
Senator la Follette
Cleveland
Compromise Hopes Rise Over Dawes Scheme Disagreement
London reports a split between France and Britain on how to handle German defaults under the Dawes plan. An Sunday attempt failed to bridge gaps but a compromise is hoped as officials study new American suggestions and French proposals.
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DAWES
London
Wembley
Daily Telegraph
Owen D. Young
Telegraph
Peretti de la Rocca
Des Moines considers armory for I G units
Des Moines planners study building a consolidated armory to retain three national guard cavalry units and possibly five infantry units. War department inspectors warned facilities were inadequate, risking unit withdrawal. City proposes bonds financed by armory rentals. annual armory allowance is $17,080.
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Associated Pres
Des Moines
Military and Naval Atta
Chamber of Commerce
National Guard
War Department
Automobile Show at the Iowa State Fair
Des Moines July 19 The only mid season automobile show in Iowa this summer will be held with the Iowa state fair from August 20 to 29. More than 100 models will be displayed including limousines and roadsters.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Watch Waist Line Senator Advises 3 000 Boy Scouts
New York July 19 Senator Royal Copeland urged about 3000 Boy Scouts at Bear Mountain camp to stay slim. He warned that a fifty inch waistline signals indifference to personal welfare and could predict laziness in public life.
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New York
United States
Royal
Copeland
Bear Mountain
The
Statesman
Drowned Farmer Milton Beck Recovered Body Near Dubuque
Milton J. Beck, 33, son of D. C. Beck, a farmer, was drowned in the Volga river between Mederville and Volga City at 8 50 last night after suffering cramps while swimming. The body was recovered.
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Dubuque, Ja
Milton J. Beck
D. C
Beck
Volga River
Mederville
Volga City
Agriculture Department Cuts Costs and Boosts Inspections
Des Moines Iowa July 19 The state department of agriculture says after unifying under one head a year ago it saved more than 60000 dollars and wiped out an 11000 deficit The report notes reduced maintenance expenses and a 41 percent rise in all kinds of inspections since the consolidation
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Coolidge Defines Progressive and Reactionary Terms
President Coolidge says the meanings of progressive and reactionary depend on the speaker’s view. He noted it has become common to label all political opponents as reactionary, comparing orthodoxy and heterodoxy to the evolving terms.
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Washington
Coolidge
Man Held at Davenport Released After Identity Doubt
A man arrested on suspicion of being Roy de Autremont, sought by California authorities in the Siskiyou train robbery last October, was released after police failed to confirm his identity. He and two others were detained while canoeing near the Rock Island Arsenal after officials reported them loitering.
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Davenport
Roy de Autremont
California
Southern Pacific
Siskiyon
Calif
Mississippi
Rock Island Arsenal
Arsenal
Over 200 Courses at University of Iowa Summer Session
More than 200 courses will be offered at the University of Iowa second summer session according to Director C. H. Keller. The summer school staff includes 70 instructors. The first session drew more students than any similar prior session in the school's history.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
C. H. Keller
Wheeler Accepts La Follette VP Nomination
Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, famed for the Daugherty inquiry, accepts second place on the La Follette independent ticket. He declares he is a democrat but not a wall street democrat, and pledges a vigorous campaign against Coolidge and Davin amid party criticism of both major parties.
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Wheeler
Montana
Senate
Daugherty
la Follette Independent
Calvin Coolidge
John W. Davin
Wall Street
la Follette
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Burton K. Wheeler
Daugherty Committee
Robert M. la Follette
LaFollette
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