Seven Dead in Oklahoma Tornado Strips
Seven people are reported dead in southwestern Oklahoma after a tornado swept a 30 mile storm area. Blair suffers the heaviest losses with multiple fatalities, while Frederick notes the death of Lewis McDonald age 8 in hospital. Other victims include S A Wheeler, Mrs George Rogers, Elmer Castles, Hugh Smith and Andrew Nelson. Extensive damage hits the Kansas wheat belt in Stafford and Reno counties as well as western Missouri rains and storms.
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Lewis McDonald
Frederick
S. A. Wheeler
Young McDonald
North Fork
Red River
George Rogers
Elmer Castles
Hugh Smith
Andrew Nelson
Blair
Kansas Wheat Belt
Stafford
Reno
Missouri
Quake toll rises in Oaxaca as tremors continue
Six bodies recovered from the ruins of 21 houses wrecked by a Saturday night earthquake in Oaxaca. Fears linger for more victims as recurring tremors shake Mexico City area. Churches stayed filled Sunday as residents prayed for safety and many spent the night outdoors.
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Mexico City
Oaxaca
Amundsen Joins In Nobile Rescue Effort
Roald Amundsen and Lieut. Dietrichsen commenced a search flight from Thronsae at 4 05 p m toward Spitzbergen to join the search for the missing dirigible Italia and aid in the rescue operations announced today.
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Amundsen
Thromsoe
Norway
Roald Amundsen
Lieut
Dietrichsen
Local News from Washington Area Highlights Short Trips
Local items list residents traveling for business and visits. R C Ferguson of West Chester on a brief business trip. Mrs Hugh Piper visiting relatives in Marshalltown. Max Weighman visiting friends in Winton. Hazel Shepherd from Brighton shopping in Washington. Durand Ross returning from Davenport to spend the summer with his parents. James Shrader injured in a wagon accident on East Third Street. Mr and Mrs H Rademaker and sons of Ainsworth shopped in Washington. Doris Benn of Richmond shopped in town. Leslie Dunlap family returned from ten day vacation including Newark Ohio and Talhot Indiana. Mrs C B Foster of Wellman shopped in Washington. C M Keck left for Cedar Rapids for bankers meeting. B F Hesselman of Oskaloosa visited Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Shepherd
Brighton
Washington
Durand Ross
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
D. J. Ross
James Shrader
East Third Street
Mrs
H. Rademaker
Ainsworth
Doris Benn
Richmond
Leslie Dunlap
Eugene
Shirley
Charlotte Dunlap
Newark
Ohio
J. W. Dunlap
Leslie’s
Lindbergh Honored With Wisconsin Honorary Degree
MADISON June 18 Col Charles A Lindbergh received the honorary doctor of laws from the University of Wisconsin. President Glenn Frank lauded him comparing him to Benjamin Franklin for pioneering flight and American goodwill. Governor Zimmerman escorted Lindbergh to the stage as five other honorary degree recipients were presented.
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Madison, Wis
Charles A. Lindbergh
University of Wisconsin
Glenn Frank
Lindbergh
Benjamin Franklin
Court of
France
Frank
Franklin
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Fred R. Zimmerman
Fred R. Zimmerman Escorted the Colonel To the Stage Where Prof
Frederic L. Paxton
Clark and Enslin Store Is Improved
Renovation at Clark and Enslin involves redecorating repainting and new flooring over two to three weeks. Office rearranged for a longer more distinctive space. Ready to wear department to be expanded with rear shelving and tables increased space to better handle the business.
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Clark and Enslin
Enslin
Gunboat Hercules Destroyed in River Madgalena
Bogota reports the gunboat Hercules exploded in the River Madgalena killing fifty-three of its 73 crew. Officials say the blast likely began in the boiler room and confirm the vessel carried no explosives.
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Bogota
Columbia
Lillian Brown Begins Summer Work at Phillip and Hebner Drug Store
Lillian Brown started her work for the summer at the Phillip and Hebner drug store today, stepping into assignments and customer service roles as part of the seasonal staffing.
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Lillian Brown
Phillip & Hebner Drug Store
Remembering Simple Afternoons of Croquet and Buggy Rides
A nostalgic note recalls leisure in simpler times with croquet games in the afternoon leading to a relaxed buggy ride, capturing a charm of bygone days and carefree social pastimes.
Formality in Order With Supreme Court Opening Phrase
A reader sought the exact words the crier uses to announce the Supreme Court session in Washington. The clerk lists the opening call and the admonition for those before the court, followed by the adjournment notice for the next session day.
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Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Crier
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the
United States
Fulton Accepts Pastorate Here Coming by Sept 1
Rev. David Chalmers Fulton of Philadelphia has accepted the informal call to the United Presbyterian church Washington. A congregational meeting will formalize the call on June 26. Fulton plans to arrive by September 1 and will assume duties by then. He previously led Sherwood United Presbyterian in Philadelphia for ten years.
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Fulton
United Presbyterian Church
David Chalmers Fulton
Philadelphia
Huc
H. McCleery
W. B. McCrory
Ainsworth
Washington
Wr. Fulton
Sherwood United Presbyterian Church
Washington Call
East
Youngstown
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Westminister College
New Wilmington, Pa
Pittsburg Theological Seminary
Mills Taylor
Church
Board of Foreign Missions
McCleery
David
Jane
Gibson
HoldUp and Theft Probe In Washington County
Otis J. Millsap, once of Cedar Rapids, is held in the Washington county jail while investigators examine his tale of a Friday night car hijacking east of Washington. He says two men forced him to surrender his Oldsmobile, bound him in the woods near the Columbus Junction road, and drove off. He was found Sunday morning near the road west of Columbus Junction and brought in. deputies say he gave a consistent account and showed little sign of injury, though no car has yet been found.
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Otis J. Millsap
Cedar Rapids
Washington County
Washington
Millsap
Shaftfer Motor Company
Oldsmobile
Columbus Junction
Junction
Gyereo Oaks
Wapello
Washington County Sheriffs Office
Millsapp
Washington Street
Woods
Fred Sweet
Bays
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Schmidt
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Schmidt former local woman who died in Washington Iowa were held at 2 30 this afternoon at the home of her sister Mrs. Herbert Bracewell 613 Hope avenue conducted by Rev Leland Lesher Burial followed in Greenwood cemetery Pallbearers were John Havemann Dr Robert Tillie Charles Hermley John Knox Gerald Bayers and Albert Wymer
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Muscatine Journal
Bessie Schmidt
Washington
Herbert Bracewell
Hope Avenue
Leland Lesher
Greenwood Cemetery
John Havemann
Butler Arrives to Confer With Coolidge in Wisconsin
Chairman William Butler of the Republican National Committee landed at Cedar Island Lodge Wisconsin for talks with President Coolidge. He planned to brief on Kansas City convention accomplishments but weather forced postponement of a planned Superior office visit. Coolidge was recovering from a right foot abrasion and risk of strain was noted.
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Cedar Island Lodge
Wis
William Butler
Republican National Committee
Coolidge
Butler
Kansas City
Superior
Edwin T Meredith Dies in Des Moines
Edwin T Meredith Des Moines publisher and former secretary of agriculture, repeatedly considered for the Democratic presidential nomination, died at his home after a four month illness from high blood pressure and complications. He was 30 while his wife, son Edwin T Meredith Jr and daughter Mrs Frederick C Bohen attended. Funeral services expected Wednesday.
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Des Moines
Edwin T. Meredith
Meredith
Edwin T. Meredith, Jr
Frederick C. Bohen
Polyandry: practice of plural marriage by women
Polyandry refers to women taking part in multiple marriages simultaneously. The term describes a form of plural marriage distinct from polygyny and polyandry has historical and cultural occurrences in various societies.
Hoover Curtis Endorsed by Anti Saloon League Head
Lincoln Neb June 18 The anti saloon league and prohibition forces will support Herbert Hoover Dr F McBride national superintendent of the anti saloon league said here today The republican prohibition plank fulfills every desire of the prohibition forces McBride said and Hoover will be recognized as a dry It would be impossible for the democrats to nominate Smith on a platform dry enough to make him acceptable to prohibitionists He added.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Anti-Saloon League
Prohibition
Herbert Hoover
F. McBride
McBride
Hoover
Smith
Coolidge
Kellogg
London
Amelia Earhart
North Atlantic
United State
Wilmer Stultz
Grdon
Boosters to Visit Kalona Riverside for Fourth of July Ads
More than twenty autos carrying the Legion drum corps and community boosters will tour Kalona and Riverside this evening to promote Washingtons Fourth of July celebration. They plan to meet at the city hall at 6 80 and visit Kalona first then Riverside if roads allow.
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Legion Drum Corps
Kalona
Riverside
Washington
Diamonds Are Poor Security
Des Moines in June police search for three alleged confidence men from Newton who fleeced a dry cleaning proprietor of $1000 and left three so called diamond rings as security. The rings proved to be glass.
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Des Moines
Newton
Honor John Bailey at Railway Picnic
John Bailey honored at a Rock Island railroad picnic for fifty five years of service retired on pension. Ed Sullivan organized the event at Sunset Park but moved to City Hall due to weather. Mrs. Ed Sullivan and Mrs. H. W. Russell led planning. About 125 attendees including Bailey's wife and family enjoyed an afternoon program with music, solos, readings, and a closing song. Bailey received a $130 envelope from division railroad friends. family members across multiple states praised his dedication and loyalty.
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John Bailey
Rock Island Railroad
Ed Sullivan
Sunset Park
H. W. Russell
Rock Island
Mr. Bailey
Bailey
Russell
Railroad
Washington
New York
Chicago
Eower
Polk City
Ed Bambrick
Maggie
Earhart Transatlantic Monoplane Lands Off Wales
Amelia Earhart and co pilot Wilmer Stultz landed the Friendship about a mile offshore Barryport Wales after a 21 hour flight from Trepassey Bay Newfoundland. Gasoline shortage forced a distant approach. Earhart described fatigue and relief at reaching the Bristol Channel coast before continuing to Southampton.
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Miss Earhart
Coast OF
Wales
Newfoundland
Barryport
Amelia M. Earhart
Barry Inlet
Bristol Channel
Trepassey Bay
N. F
Southampton
Wilmer Stultz
Lou Gordon
Friendship
United Press
Trepassey
Princess Anne of
America
Fetters Hearing at Anamosa Today
A habeas corpus hearing on Oscar Fetters is held in Anamosa district court seeking release from the state reformatory. Washington County officials defend, noting Fetters’s escape and prior insanity ruling after the 1914 shooting of Hugh Dougall Sr. If released, he would be returned for the original indictment trial.
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Oscar Fetters
Anamosa
Fetters
State Reformatory
Washington County
A. E. Baldrige
George Morrison
Charles M. Denison
Hugh Dougall, Sr
Washington County District Court
K. E. Wilcockson
Department For the Criminal Insane
Denison
Knife throw mishap injures Des Moines man
William Jackson, a Des Moines resident, lies in a hospital after friends attempted knife throwing on him at a carnival. The improvised practice left a severe cut in his leg as the attackers were not skilled marksmen.
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Des Moines
William Jackson
Jackson
Tuesday's Five Best Radio Features of 1928
A compact list from United Press outlining radio programs on major networks. WEAF and WJZ present music and concert features including Goldman band and Columbia Hour with Paul Whiteman. WOR Newark, Main Street sketches, and Coast-to-Coast coverage are noted with times in CST.
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United Press
Weaf Network
Eveready Hour
WJZ
WOR
Newark
WEAF
Paul Whiteman
Ro man Lucullus Known for sumptuous feasts
Lucullus, a Roman figure famed for lavish banquets, is noted for his legendary culinary extravagance and influence on ancient dining customs.
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Lucullus
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Oklahoma
The
Headrick
R. C. Ferguson
West Chester
Hugh Piper
Marshalltown
Max Weighman
Winton
U. of Wisconsin
P. Church
R. €. Gibson
T. H. McMichael
Monmouth College
Arch Owen
Agsiut
Egypt
Chairman Butler
Cabinent
Suscumbs
Curtis
Anti- Saloon League
Boosters
Kalona, Riverside
Associates
Ireland
Stultz
Lands End
Queenstown
Fisher
MissHarhart
Gordon
Boston
B.S.T
Miss Bell
Wilmer — Stultz
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