Earthquake tolls rise across Palestine and Transjordan
A vast earthquake in Palestine and Transjordan killed up to a thousand people and injured thousands. Jerusalem and major sites suffered damage including the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Hebrew University while rescue efforts were led by British aviators and aided by Pope Pius.
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Irish Free State minister shot in Dublin suburb
EVIN CHRISTOPHER O HIG GINS vice president of the Irish Free State and minister for justice was assassinated as he headed to church in Booterstown Dublin. Three men fired on him and fled by car. He died hours later saying I die as I have lived for Ireland. World reaction poured in with condolences from King George and others. Two men linked to irregular groups were arrested on conspiracy charges. One suspect was a son of Count George Plonkett.
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Irish Free State
Booterstown
Dublin
O'Higgins
Collins
Ireland
Free State
Cosgrave
King George
Duke of
Aska Seluation
Count George Plonkett
Farmers Back McNary Haugen Bill With Revisions
Representatives from 15 Midwestern states at the Northwest farm conference in St. Paul support the McNary Haugen farm relief bill but seek changes. They urge presidential appointment of federal price stabilization board members and broader bill scope to cover all farm products rather than the five named in the vetoed measure.
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Northwest Farm Conference
St. Paul
McNary-Haugen
Coolidge
Charles Brand
Ohio
Federal Board
Tao
Mr. Coolidge
Western Stock Marketing plan eyed for cattle co op
Representatives of the Western Stock Marketing Association proposed extending cooperative marketing to cattle with government aid. The plan would let cattle be held to target a minimum price and force packers to bargain on ranches rather than in Omaha and Chicago markets. Also visiting the White House were National Women’s Party members seeking equal rights for women. North Dakota farmers urged completion of the St. Lawrence waterway and Missouri river diversions via the James River valley.
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RB. Coolidge
Western Stock Marketing Association
California
Omaha
Chicago
White House
National Women's Party
Colorado Springs
North Dakota
Lowden Addresses Wisconsin Legislature on Farm Prices
Lowden spoke to the Wisconsin legislature about agriculture and price stabilization. He urged farmers to have the right to name prices in the first instance and to gain organization to secure this, drawing strong applause for these points.
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Lowden
Montana
Wisconsin
Prohibition League Aims to Win 1028 Campaign Effort
Anti-Ballon league general superintendent declares will keep pressing to dry Congress next year. He cites constitutional doubts over modifying the Volstead Act and vows to oppose nonfriendly candidates while backing supporters of prohibition across every congressional district.
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Bcote Mbde
Wellman and Eardley Bell Jr report on town activities
July notes show farm work rapid with grain cutting plowing hay and threshing. Clark street paving starts. A Wellman park reunion hosts forty Carl and Dodds kin. Death of Mrs. Mary Jaynes follows cancer battle aging 63 with survivors including two daughters and a son. Hailstorm hits crops. several locals lose harvests without full insurance. Local visits and travels include Eardley Bell Jr Des Moines Iowa City and Grinnell trips, and George Struble’s bank exit and property repairs.
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Wm. Nusser
Clark Street
E. A. Horner
Brighton
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Dodds
Wellman Park
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Matt Jaynes
Laura Groves
Milborn
Dakota
Emma Longwell
H. B. Rugg
Ed Morrow
J. H. Cray
Matt
Iowa City
Ellery Foster
Grinnell
Poster
W. B. Darnell
Wilber
Illinois
W. T. Hamilton
M. €. Struble
Nevus Tanner Show Company
F.C. Schroeder
Eri. C. Hambright
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Hambright
George Struble
George
Riverside State Bank
HASKINS Community Notes Round Up Local Visits and Travel
HASKINS July 26 reports weekend visits to and from town. Mrs. W R B Gordon spent a weekend with sister Mrs. Frank Embree. Several residents attended a funeral in Keota and various relatives gathered across Town City West Chester Oxford Davenport Washington and Burlington areas. Milwaukee railroad work improves town depot stock yards and threshing signals start of harvest season.
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Rey Casselman
Chicago
Bobby Leffler Younkin
Henry Leffler
Burlington
Keokuk
Younkin
Pebler
Washington
John Bi
Howard Swisher
Brighton
Frank Smith
Ennis Kelso
Stella Kelso
Davenport
Owen
Tom Carris
Gordon Beckley
West Plains
Paul Sparks
S. D. Carris
Glen Stanard
A. N. Bowen
Carelton
Vernelda Bowen
Sylvia Ferguson
Salina
Kansas
Clavee Stoutner
West Chester
HARDSCRABBLE Social News From Fairfield Area
Mrs J M Pulver reports a busy week with relatives visiting and visiting relatives traveling to James McNeege home. Local families such as Carris Robertson Augustine and Roberson shared time with friends, while Joe Weber's family attended dinner and the rodeo. Nearby visitors include Mrs Howard Mundt and the McFarlands from near West Chester at Curtis Snyder’s.
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C. Ke. Carris
Andy Augustine
D. Carris
John Robertson
Ralph Robertson
Lorene
Robertson
Walter Edwards
Gladys
Tomas Robertson
Ralph Kleese
Fairfield
James McNeege
Joe Webr
Frank Conklty
Howard Mundt
Hazel, Leona
Marjorie McFarland
Near West Chester
Curtis Snyder
Fenton Striegel
Residents visit Cedar Falls home to start threshing
Gelvin Bowen and Wayne Chings drove to Cedar Falls Saturday and visited over Sunday at the Cummings home. Threshing began Wednesday afternoon in this neighborhood at the J. Robertson home.
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Gelvin Bowen
Wayne Chings
Cedar Falls
Satur
Cummings
Wv. J. Robertson
Early American trade centers before the Civil War
The markets of Boston New York Albany and Baltimore led prewar trade with Lancaster Pennsylvania boasting a notable livestock market before the Revolution. Railroads pushed trade west to Pittsburgh Buffalo and Cincinnati, later outpaced by Chicago and Kansas City along Missouri River markets.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Kansas City
Hope for the Race by Emerson
A compact reflection on human progress and opportunity as described by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The passage envisions a bright future for humanity with opening possibilities and advancing nature breaking through barriers.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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