California Quake Kills One Woman in Eureka
A series of tremors began at 12:45 A M with a 1 00 P M intensity strike center at Eureka California killing Mrs Wallace Mc Cutcheon 24 and injuring others. Buildings damaged hundreds of windows shattered and thousands fled as far inland as Redding and Crescent City also shaken. Police and firemen prevented fires amidst the panic.
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Eureka
Cal
California
Wallace McCutcheon
Crescent City
Redding
Areata
Pacific Coast
Cuba
Santiago
Returns Expected Late in State Primary Election
Early returns from the primary are not expected tonight with fragmentary reports due by nine to ten. Polls close at eight in the county and counting will take hours. The Journal will post county precinct results and telegraph from Des Moines on state totals. Washington wards saw light morning voting with 327 total by noon, 241 Republican and 86 Democrat.
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Des Moines
Washington
Smith W. Brookhart
Henry Field
Shenandoah
Brookhart
Louis H. Cook
George Casson
L. E. Biekelberg
Waterloo
Glenn C. Haynes
Fred P. Hagemann
Waverly
N. G Kraschel
Harlan
Charles F. Lytle
Sioux City
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Daniel F. Steck
Ottumwa
Turner
Dan Turner
Veterans March on Washington for Soldiers Bonus
The 1917 veterans plan a second march on Washington to press Congress for cash payment of the soldiers' bonus. Organizers claim widespread support, promise food for marchers, and vow mass presence unless the government acts.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Cleveland
Washington
Children of film stars protected amid extortion letters
Vigilance detectives guard Marlene Dietrich and other stars children as extortion kidnap letters widen to Chicago and beyond. Richard Bennett provides German police dogs for daughters Constance and Joan Bennett. Ann Harding and Harold Lloyd children remain under protection with private guards and police dogs on site.
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Hollywood
INS
Marlene Dietrich
Miss Dietrich
Chicago
Egon Muller
Richard Bennett
Constance
Joan Bennett
Margolin Family Visits Yankton Kin in South Dakota
Mr and Mrs Harry Margolin and daughters Joe Ellen and Phyllis of Yankton South Dakota visited yesterday with Mrs Margolins parents Mr and Mrs I Rothschild in a family gathering documented in the local social notes.
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Harry Margolin
Joe Ellen
Phyllis
Yankton, S. D
Fewer Marriages in Iowa Last Year
Des Moines reports 1931 saw 6 452 fewer marriages than 1930, a 30 percent drop. Total marriages fell to 14 196 from 22 745 in 1930 while divorces reached 4 119, about one per 3.4 marriages.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Department of Health
Bankers Open Thirty-Third Annual Institute Convention
Bankers from across the nation gather in Los Angeles for the 30th annual convention of the American Institute of Banking. About 1500 delegates will attend sessions through Friday with Gov. James Rolph Jr delivering the formal welcome. Key banking issues of the era appear on the week’s agenda.
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Los Angeles
American Institute of Banking
James Rolph, Jr
Heavy Primary Vote Expected Across Iowa
Voters flocked to the polls to nominate about 350 candidates for state and national offices along with county and township posts. A record turnout, possibly 500000, was anticipated though results may be slow as ballots are tallied county by county.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mrs Will E Jones Of Cotter Shopped Here This Morning
A brief society item notes Mrs Will E Jones of Cotter visited the area, shopping here this morning, as residents discuss local routines and social circles.
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Will E. Jones
New Chilean Government Seizes Power Led by Military Junta
In Santiago a military Junta dissolves the congress and estab lishes a socialist republic led by Dr Carlos Da Vila, releasing sailors and rebels jailed after a communist uprising. The provisional regime calls for liquidation of Consach, a nitrate trust, and a state monopoly on foreign trade.
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Santiago
INS
New Socialist Republic
Carlos da Vila
United States
Consach
Guggenheim
Chile
Cosach
Pasoline
Provisional Government
Heavy rainfall brings moisture to Washington county gardens
Rainfall of 2.92 inches over three days aided gardens and farms in Washington county. A 0.63 inch downpour Saturday evening fell in minutes, followed by 0.81 inch later that night. High winds knocked branches and caused utility line disruptions, with repairs completed by Sunday.
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Washington County
Washington
Burris Family Visits From Cincinnati
Mr and Mrs Nathan Burris and daughter Arlene arrive from Cincinnati Ohio for a few days visit with Mrs C B Howell. Burris will travel to Omaha Nebraska on business during this trip.
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Nathan Burris
Arlene
Cincinnati, O
C. B. Howell
Miss Cora Porter Arrives From Fairfield to Teach
Fairfield educator Miss Cora Porter arrives to teach at the local school, bringing experience and a steady presence to the classroom community.
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Cora Porter
Fairfield
Seven Iowa Drownings Raise Week’s Toll to 7 in Iowa
A weekend spate of drownings lifts Iowa’s seasonal toll to 18. Victims include Marguerite Fredericks 20 near Davenport in the Mississippi River. Edmund McDermott 26 or 6 drowned in Black Hawk Creek. Phyllis Wold 13 wading Iowa River near Marshalltown. Ernest Howell 25 in Mississippi River. Bruce Steinke 15 in Iowa River. Glenn Fothergill near Estherville in a stock tank. Clayton Blair 25 in Cedar River Cedar Rapids while swimming from Ellis Park beach.
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Phyllis Wold
Quarry
Iowa River
Marshalltown
Ernest Howell
Mississippi River
Bruce Steinke
Belle Plaine
Glenn Fothergill
Estherville
Clayton Blair
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park Beach
Hausner Believed to Have Met Death on Atlantic Flight
London dispatch states Stanislaus Hausner a Polish American flyer believed dead after a solo flight from New York to Warsaw. Weather over the Atlantic with bad winds and rain at takeoff caused the presumed fatal outcome.
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Hausner
Atlantic
London
New York
Warsaw
Poland
Stanislaus Hausner
Bertha Benda Visits Ottumwa Then Returns to Paul’s
Bertha Benda returns to Paul’s Beaute shoppe after a short visit in Ottumwa, Iowa. The brief trip paused her regular beauty routine before resuming services.
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Bertha Benda
Paul
Ottumwa
Election Returns At Local Journal Office
Election returns are expected within a couple hours after polls close tonight. A loud speaker and broadcasting setup were installed at the Journal this afternoon courtesy of L. A. Jones. Voters may park in front to receive returns. Additional telephone facilities, provided by Manager Morrison and Carleton Haven, give three lines. new number is 8 in addition to the regular 6 or 64.
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the Journal
L. A. Jones
Morrison
Carleton Haven
G A R Meeting for Iowa Opens
In Council Bluffs Iowa John T Lucas of Marshalltown presided in a wheelchair at the fifty eighth annual state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic Despite weakened condition he attended and was carried from the station to his hotel The opening meeting drew more than 1000 visitors for the encampment and affiliated organizations including the Women’s Relief Corps Ladies of the G A R and Sons of Union Veterans Auxiliary.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
INS
John T. Lucas
Marshalltown
Grand Army of the Republic
Assembly Hall
The
Women’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the G. A. R
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Sons of Union Veterans Auxiliary
Phone Directories Ready for Delivery
The Iowa Continental Telephone Company completes new directories today and Tuesday with delivery beginning Tuesday. A special listing in the back allows addition of new or frequently called numbers. A page and a half of postal information is included with full postage details.
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Iowa Continental Telephone Company
New York
Hoover Plan Emerges In OB Amendments And Tax Bill
Washington reports outline a four point program led by President Hoover and supported by Dawes and Meyer to lift the economy. The plan seeks to raise Reconstruction Finance Corporation issues to 3 billion dollars, create home loan discount banks, coordinate reserve credit facilities, and expand public construction through stabilized loan programs.
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Washington
United States
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
Hoover
John N. Garner
Charles G. Dawes
Reconstruction Corporation
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve
White House
Joint Committee of Industry and Finance
Federal Reserve System
Dawes
Mr. Hoover
Rapidan Camp
Meyer
Jesse H. Jones
Wilson McCarthy
Harvey C. Couch
Paul Bestor
Farm Loan Bureau
Arthur Ballantine
the Treasury
Federal Farm Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Mildred Kurtz
Call Porter Hartman
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Washingtiqoon
Patman
Texas
Capitol Hill
George Alman
Portland Ore
Army
Alman
Tam
Congress
Washington Police Force
Possi
Oklahoma City
Towa Southern Utilities Company
Light Company
Curtis
House
Howell
Nebraska
House Rules Committee
John M. Garner
Rules Committee
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