Severe Storms Strike Northeastern Iowa and Nearby States
Severe storms swept northeastern Iowa, southeastern Minnesota, and southwestern Wisconsin, damaging property and knocking down thousands of telephone wires. In Dubuque lightning killed nine year old Edward Fitzgerald of Dyersville. Cedar Rapids reported over five hundred downed wires and a fire at Marion caused limited damage.
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United States
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John Fitzgerald
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Marion
Iowa Alumnus Elected Secretary of Iowa Bar Association
Representative Clyde Doolittle of Manchester Iowa and Iowa City born alumnus, a 1921 University of Iowa College of Law graduate, elected secretary of the Iowa State Bar Association to succeed H C Horack. Doolittle served in World War I Rainbow division, was wounded, earned captain rank, and entered the Iowa House while still a student.
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Manchester
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Iowa State Bar Association
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Iowa House of Representatives
Girl Falls in Old Well Near Griswold Dead
Cerita Alexander three years old daughter of Mr and Mrs H F Alexander of Griswold Iowa died after falling 45 feet into an abandoned well on their farm late last night. Local authorities report the accident occurred near Griswold Iowa. Authorities say the child was visiting the farm when the incident happened. The tragedy adds to a string of farm accidents in the region this year.
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Boy Dies After Rat Bites in Story County
Gerald McBride aged three died at his Boone area home near Zeary Story County yesterday from bites inflicted by rats according to local reports.
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Fued Ends in Murder in Front Yard Near Neola
Four year feud between the Bardsleys and Zimmermans ends with Walter L. Bardsley killing W. E. Zimmerman in his front yard near Neola. Bardsley says self defense as sheriff arrives to arrest him. Other legal actions include a damages suit and an attempt to murder pending in county courts.
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Council Bluffs
Walter L. Bardsley
W. E. Zimmerman
Neola
Zimmerman
Bardsley
Percy Lainson
Boston Telephone Operators Strike Calls Scattered Work Stoppage
Boston and the northeast districts see a strike by unionized phone operators for shorter hours and higher wages. Rival unions clash as police supervise about three thousand workers, with vacancies filled by volunteers and student operators.
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Atlantic Men Die in Steam Accident at Water Works
Myron Parsley age 45 was scalded to death and Dick Warley age 256 fatally injured when steam was accidentally turned into a pit where they labored at Atlantic Iowa city water works.
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Atlantic
Myron Parsley
Dick Warley
City Water Works
Governor Hardwick Named to War Fraud Advisory Council
Attorney General Dougherty announced Governor Thomas W. Hardwick of Georgia was appointed to the legal advisory council of the Justice War Frauds Division in Washington D C. The move extends state support for wartime fraud prosecutions and strengthens intergovernmental coordination.
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Thomas W. Hardwick
Georgia
Department of Justice War Frauds Division
French Beer to Be Dumped in the Ocean
New York report says between three and four thousand litres of beer from the French liner Paris will be dumped while a conference with officials including the Collector of the Port and the prohibition director discussed enforcement. More foreign liners may be seized as liquor limits tighten and ships test three mile limits. London dispatch notes Hughes proposals to extend the twelve mile limit for searches are under study with a reply weeks away.
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London
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Cassady Names Veterinary Board
Des Moines June 26 R W Cassady secretary of agriculture announced the appointment of the new state board of veterinarians Dr Peter Malolm of Des Moines named chairman Dr E E Sayer of Algona and Dr S H Johnson of Carroll to serve on the board for the state governing veterinary practice.
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Des Moines
R. W. Cassady
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State Board of Veterinarians
Peter Malolm
E. E. Sayer
Algona
S. H. Johnson
Carroll
Commerce Board Increases Rates on Coarse Grain
Washington June 26 railroad operators in Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast states were authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise freight rates by ten percent on corn and cereal products classified as coarse grain. The change does not affect wheat and applies to shipments from the Mississippi Valley to the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast regions.
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Pacific Coast States
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Kendall Names Carter New Judge
Des Moines June 26 Governor Kendall announced the appointment of H. H. Carter of Corydon to succeed Judge Hiram K. Evans in the third district. Carter, a longtime Corydon attorney, has been active in city politics and has served as assistant attorney general.
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Hiram K. Evans
Congress
Horace Mann Towner
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Man Suffers Broken Back After Sleepy Driving Crash
Mark Kane of Terre Haute Indiana is hospitalized in Vinton Iowa with a fractured back after his car ran into a ditch and overturned Monday afternoon. He was unconscious for over an hour. both legs are paralyzed.
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Vinton
Iowa
Four Germans Shot in Buer After Bomb Incident
In Buer a bomb was thrown at a crowded station waiting room as attacks on German rail travelers continue. Four Germans were killed and three wounded by Belgian sentinels during curfew enforcement after Belgian soldier deaths. Seizure of sixteen billion marks by occupation forces reported in Essen and shipments via Mayence Morphed into a strike fund.
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Essen
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Mayence
Buer
Six of Eight Dead in New York Wreck Are Women
A Brooklyn traffic wreck on the Brooklyn-Manhattan elevated line killed eight and injured more than eighty. Six of the dead are women, and two coaches derailed from the track and toppled onto Fifth Avenue pavement yesterday.
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Archbishop Tehkon to be released by Soviet court
Moscow June 26 the supreme court orders the release of Archbishop Tehkon while he faces trial on resisting Soviet authority. The release follows a letter from the prisoner expressing regret for his actions and stating readiness to swear allegiance to the Soviet government.
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Moscow
Supreme Court
Tehkon
Railway head to testify at trial
Chicago officials announced that S. T. Gorman president of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway will testify in a case over allegedly discriminatory tax assessments by the Iowa state executive council. The testimony may be heard in Des Moines on July 5 with several other railroad officials, and the Iowa railroad commission represents the state.
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Chicago
Illinois
S. T. Gorman
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Iowa State Executive Council
H. G. Gamble
Road
Iowa
Gamble
Gorman
New York
Big Exposition for Farm Boys and Girls At Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports Iowa prepares the largest farm youth exposition at the state fair August 22 to 31 with prizes exceeding 10 000. More than 1000 junior farmers from every county will exhibit livestock and grain while performing daily demonstrations on poultry culling milking dressmaking cooking and canning activities. Entries are for Iowa boys and girls only and entry blanks are available from the state fair secretary.
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Des Moines
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Lowa
Faltz
The Only Way to Longevity Unearthed in Pree Press
A brief note from the Detroit Free Press suggests there are many longevity recipes but asserts the best path to a ripe old age is simply not to die too soon. This editorial voice emphasizes a straightforward life approach.
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Harding in Utah to address taxation at Zion Park visit
President Harding and party arrive in Salt Lake City for a twelve hour stop. He will deliver a taxation themed address in the tabernacle after a day of public receptions, golf, and organ recital, with a Zion Park trip planned for tomorrow. The trip features a new radio broadcast system and wireless links enabling nationwide listening.
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