Progress Reported At Geneva Naval Conference
The Japanese British and American delegations reported progress toward a naval limitation agreement after meetings at the Yotano Sugimura villa. A tentative plan proposes total cruiser and destroyer tonnage of 1,225,000 with 500,000 for the United States and Great Britain and 325,000 for Japan, while warnings stressed final terms depend on other ship classifications.
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Geneva
Yotano Sugimura
League of Nations
Hugh S. Gibson
Naval
Foreign Office
London
Tri-Partite Naval Conference
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Washington
State Department
Department
Dr Tom Downing Dies After Sudden Illness In Washington
Dr Tom Downing longtime Washington veterinarian dies at 1 AM at 10 West Third Street after a brief illness. Born January 1 1866 in Washington he practiced here since 1892 and served on the state veterinary board. Survived by wife Alberta Ruckman son Fred one granddaughter two sisters and one half sister. funeral Wednesday at 2 30 PM at Goodia parlors burial Elm Grove cemetery.
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Tom Downing
West Third Street
Dr. Downing
Washington
Thomas and
Mary Ellen (Young) Downing
Cincinnati Veterinary College
Alberta Ruckman
Fred
Washington Post Office
Viola Shrock
Griswold, Jr
Anna Othmer
Los Angeles
Hattie Bryson
Hattie Bryson, Is Deceased. Dr. Downing
Washington County
Modern Woodmen
Goodia
W. W. Bowers
Elm Grove Cemetery
Penitentiary Sets New Record At Fort Madison
Fort Madison Iowa reports 1,058 inmates, the highest number ever held at the penitentiary. Officials attribute the rise to more convictions and a shift from fines to prison sentences for minor offenses.
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Iowa
Fort Madison
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Drunken Driver Held On Three Counts After Fatal Crash
Waterloo reports three charges against C. W. Conger in the accident that killed Miss Fannie Chilberg of Rock Island. He faces manslaughter operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and illegal transportation of liquor. Bonds total 5650. Conger is hospitalized from injuries. Miss Chilberg’s body was moved to Rock Island for funeral services.
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Waterloo
C. W. Conger
Fannie Chilberg
Rock Island
Conger
A. A. Zimmerman
Chilberg
Former resident Agnes Stewart dies in Ohio
Telegram from Washington reports the death of Miss Agnes Stewart about 75 in Struthers Ohio where she had lived for years. She was sister of the late J H Stewart druggist and aunt of Dr Charles W Stewart. funeral services will be held in Struthers. Her Chicago and Los Angeles relatives may travel for the observance.
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Washington
Agnes Stewart
Struthers
Ohio
Miss Stewart
J. H. Stewart
Charles W. Stewart
Stewart
Chicago
Ralph Smith
Los Angeles
Smith
West
Presbyterian Church
Southers
Government Fish Hatchery Attracts Thousands Of Visitors
The government trout hatchery near Manchester Indiana draws thousands of visitors as good weather returns. Operated on 30 acres, it houses rainbow and brook trout, bass and sunfish, with water from two springs feeding a constant 49 degree supply. Superintendent G H Gill and ecologist R J McMullan oversee a crew across 12 to 18 buildings.
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Manchester
Government
United States
Spring Branch
G. H. Gill
R. J. McMullan
Youth Tells How Murder Was Planned
Harry Thomasson described in court the December murder of West City Mayor Joe Adams and the role of Charlie Birger Art Newman Ray Hyland and Connie Ritter. He traced the plot from Birger’s Shady Rest roadhouse to the shooting and subsequent events while Adams family sobbed in the tense courtroom.
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Benton
Harry Thomasson
Franklin County
Elmo
Joe Adams
West City
Charlie Birger
Sung
Art Newman
Ray Hyland
Adams
Thomasson
Shady Rest
Birger
Fraud Charges Hit Iowa Bank Officials
West Union Iowa July reports that M P Henderson former cashier of the defunct First State Bank of Hawkeye and former state banking superintendent faced conspiracy to defraud charges. S H Bevins former bank president also held on the same $5000 bonds. The bank failed April 7 with deposits near 600000. Barges indicate indictments to follow. Bevins notable in local Democratic politics and once a state senate candidate.
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West Union, Ta
M. —P. Henderson
First State Bank of
First State Bank of Hawkeye
Kenderson
W. L. Harding
Bevins
Diver Injures Opponent With Toppled Board at Brooks Lake
Des Moines July 14 up Divers from Brooks Lake report Lester Hoke 18 struck another swimmer George Robinson in the back bad fall caused fracture of vertebra critical condition doctors say Robinson uninjured in incident near the board
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Des Moines
Brooks Lake
Here
Lester Hoke
George Robinson
Hokes
Robinson
Personal Crisis Follows Quarrel with Sister in Boone
Sylvester Croy 27 shot and killed himself after a quarrel with his half sister Florence Croy. He was found in his car by a passerby and will be buried this afternoon in Boone. Relatives say the dispute weighed on him and led to suicide.
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Boone, In
Sylvester Croy
Florence Croy
Croy
Severe hail storm pounds farms near West Union Iowa
A severe hail storm Monday night near West Union and St. Lucas Iowa damaged crops and structures. The storm cut a wide swath between the two towns, smashing windows at the parish school and flooding cellars as chickens were killed.
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West Union
St. Lucas
Parachonial School
Brookhart backs cooperative banks in Iowa drive
Senator Smith W. Brookhart urged Iowa lawmakers to back cooperative banking noting the What Cheer bank opened July 4 as the first United States co operative bank. He cited banks at Sheldon Leon and Stockport in progress and said farms groups promote the movement across the state.
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Ames
Iowa
Smith W. Brookhart
Boone County
Brookhart
What Cheer
United States
Sheldon
Leon
Stockport
Farmers’ Union
Farm Bureau
Y M C A Camp for Boys Opens Today
A half dozen cars carry six boys and several leaders to McKee’s Lake four miles from Canesville and about 25 miles from Washington for the annual Y M C A camp. Victor Mastin outlines a full day schedule of flag-raising, swimming, crafts, Bible study, and devotionals through the week.
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McKee's Lake
Canesville
Washington
Ottumwa Association
Cow Lake
Cone
Herbert Lehrer
John McKinnon
New London
Clair Norton
Victor Mastin
Reveille
Wrexinner
S&—T
Aviation Director to Be in Des Moines
Clarence Young director of the aeronautics branch of the commerce department will arrive in Des Moines early next week to assist the Lindbergh committee in planning the visit and in dedicating the new municipal airport. The Lindbergh celebration is set for July 29.
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Des Moines
Clarence Young
Aeronautics Branch
Department of Commerce
Des Moines Lindbergh Committee
Rock Island Abandons Seven-Mile Iowa Branch
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted authority to the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway to abandon a seven mile branch line in Jasper County Iowa from Reasnor to Monroe.
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Washington
Chicago, Rock Island and Paelfie Railway
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jasper County
Iowa
Reasnor
Monroe
Completion of Independence Hall at State House in 1746
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, originally known as the State House, was completed in 1746 marking a milestone in colonial architecture and civic space.
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Independence Hall
Philadelphia
State House
Coal Tar Dyes Production Figures Noted At 120 Million Pounds
The article states annual coal tar dye production reaching 120,000,000 pounds. It highlights industrial output and the scale of dye manufacture within the sector.
Hostilities Reported Between Sandino Rebels and U S Marines
Dispatches from Nicaragua describe a July battle at Ocotal where Captain Hatfield and marines held a strong position against Sandino forces. Two American recon planes were shot at, one forced to land, and Munseh escaped after a punctured tank. Casualties reportedly include 300 rebels killed and 100 wounded, with one marine killed and another wounded.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Gilbert Notfield
Marine Headquarters
Scrceaat
Albert S. Munseh
Ovotal
Estell
Marine
Sandinos
Ocotal
Hatfield
Munseh
Wodarzeyk
Ocotel
Sandino
San Fernando
Wodmeteyk
Wodmarzeyk
Munsch
Sanudine
Batfield
Sand Uo
Orotal
Otecal
Bruce
Logan Feland
U. Ss
Washington
Pan- American Federation of Labor Congress
Coolidge
United States
Pacific
Congress
London New York flight postponed to tomorrow
The projected flight of Captain Frank T. Courtney from England to New York, set for today, is definite for tomorrow. He plans to depart Calshot Naval Base at noon in a Dornier Napier whale, head toward Valentia Ireland, and tackle about 1,900 miles of open water.
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London
Frank T. Courtney
England
New York
Courtney
Valentia
Ireland
Naval
Calshot
Southampton
Rotary Club Meets in Ainsworth with Visitors and Music
The Rotary Club gathered at the Methodist church in Ainsworth for an evening event hosting about forty men from the town. A formal dinner featured chicken and pie with interludes of music and vaudeville style acts by both Rotary and local quartets, concluding with remarks from Rev. Moore and leaders from the Iowa Wesleyan College.
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Rotary Club
Ainsworth
Rotary Quartette
Rotary
Frank Sage
Joe Wiisht
Per Spees
Charley Davis
Joe
Cal Pearson
J. M.tlege
Dewey Stephen
Sam Stephens
Ainsworth Boys
Weeping
Washington
Tracy Phillips
Paul Goraam
Lewis Warren
Ralph Shannon
Moore
Will Bowers
Trey
Krenmeier
Mt. Pleasant
Vicw
Lowa Wesleyan College
Frank Wilsen
Stutay
Wagon Struck by Car Leaves Driver Dead in Madrid
In Boone In July 19 Thrown from his wagon when struck by an automobile the Madrid drayman Paul Gengston died shortly after at home. He sustained a brain concussion and reportedly walked home before collapsing. A woman drove the car involved in the crash.
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Boone. In
Paul Gengston
Madrid
Sengston
Storm Rips Through Linn County Wrecking Crops And Trees
A powerful wind and hail storm swept northern Linn county last night, uprooting trees and flattening corn and small grains over a twelve by three mile rectangle. No damage estimate immediate available. The storm left many trees stripped of foliage in its path near Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
British invite to American Legionnaires to visit after Paris convention
Indianapolis July 13 An official invitation from Great Britain urges Legionnaires visiting Paris for the September convention to extend their trip to the British Isles. Ambassador Howard notes favorable rail fare reductions and a hearty welcome, urging hotel reservations due to London events like the auto show.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Great Britain
Paris
Howard P. Savage
Eame Howard
Washington, D. C
United States
British Isles
Howard
American Legion
Dunn pushes peanut for block in record time
Vernon Dunn a Fremont swimmer reportedly set a new world record by pushing a peanut along a full city block with his nose in just under 22 minutes. The feat, done to honor a wager with Kenneth Sutherland after a 50 yard swim race, drew Dunn’s playful claim that “we” did it with his nose.
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Fremont
Neb
Vernon Dunn
Dunn
Kenneth Sutherland
Cool wave brings relief to central Iowa heat
A cool wave hit central Iowa lowering Des Moines temperatures from 93 to 62 degrees overnight. Weather officials attributed the drop to high pressure over the Great Lakes with continued warm forecasts for the month.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Deas Moines
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Rescue Iowa Boys on Long's Peak
Two Iowa youths Hugh Morrison 19 and Earl Cole 18 of Altoona were frostbitten and rescued from the east face of Long's Peak Colorado after a 3 am search party pulled them 100 feet to safety by rope. They were treated at Houlder field shelter cabin.
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Esterp
Earl Cole
Altoona
Iowa
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Tomment
Agnes Stewart Dees
Strethers
Old Pamiely
Iowa Bank
Y.M.C.A
Mckee’s Lake
S-—Council
U.S
Appail
Legion
Sutherland
Long's Peak
Colo
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