President Coolidge's father shows marked improvement
News from Plymouth Vermont reports Colonel John Coolidge, father of President Calvin Coolidge, improving after a vomiting spell. The president traveled from Swampscott to be by his father's side and may stay a day or two while doctors assess the aging patient’s condition.
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John
Santa Barbara Earthquake Levels Buildings and Kills
The June 29 quake struck Santa Barbara at 6:45 A M destroying many State Street structures including the Arlington and Cabrillo hotels. Dozens of deaths were reported as water mains and the reservoir broke, with widespread damage across the city and disrupted lines to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Two Drowned in Iowa Over Sunday
Two drownings reported in Iowa over the weekend. Fred Alkens of Story City drowned at Frazier dam near Boone when his fishing boat capsized. Henry Kreutney swam to shore. The second victim was 10 year old Robert Stritzer in a creek near Dubuque.
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DeMolay Delegates Forecast Bigger 1926 Meet
Grinnell delegates at the second annual Order of DeMolay convention predict next year will exceed 1925 in size, noting the 1925 session was larger than 1924. The forecast rests on attendance growth and ongoing activities in Grinnell.
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Des Moines Man Kills Wife Then Ends His Life
Ernest Anderson 26 killed his wife of two years in Des Moines after failing to stop divorce proceedings. He telephoned her, met on a South Side street, fired four shots killing her, then shot himself in a vacant shed while pursued by a police officer. Mrs. Anderson, 17, remained the victim.
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Plan to Care for Crowds at Dayton
Dayton Kentucky June 29. Tennessee will cooperate with Dayton to handle visitors for the Scopes evolution trial. Four suggestions include health officers aiding public health, preparing for population increase, loan of theater apparatus, and advisory service. Witnesses for the defense include Harry E. Fosdick and Rev. Percy S. Grant. Revered William Montgomery Brown denounced laws banning philosophical theories and claimed Tennessee seeks to replace Genesis with the Bible.
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Chicago
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Dolliver Memorial Park Dedication At Port Dodge
Between twelve and thirteen thousand people attended the Dolliver Memorial park dedication exercises in Port Dodge on Sunday. The memorial tablet by Loredo Taft was unveiled by Miss Florence Dolliver, daughter of the late senator, with speakers Dr. L. H. Pammell of Ames J B Weaver of Des Moines and Mayor C V Findlay of Fort Dodge on the program.
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Firemen Save Suicidal Jani tor From Roof in Keokuk
Police and firemen rescued John Sidders a janitor from the three story wholesale grocery roof in Keokuk after he climbed up yesterday in an apparent suicide bid. He was hospitalized for treatment and is reported to have a mental disorder.
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Fort Dodge Plans July Fourth Doings
Fort Dodge will mark Independence Day with a defense day parade and a three day Rodeo and Frontier Days celebration. Seventy five cowboys and cowgirls will compete for 5000 dollars in prizes.
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Three Men Die in Edwards Mine Dynamite Explosion
Three men were killed in a dynamite explosion at the 1 400 foot level of the New Jersey Zinc Company mine in Edwards St. Lawrence county near Watertown New York. The blast occurred at midnight last night or June 29 and resulted in immediate deaths for all three workers. Local authorities and company officials investigated the accident and began retrieving remains and securing the mine as rescue teams were dispatched.
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Army chief urges economy and efficiency at war college
Washington reports Acting Secretary of War Davis tells the Army War College class that economy guides force use. He warns funding fat is gone and stresses lean operations, noting higher per capita work and a smaller share of revenues spent by the War Department than in 1915. He praises modernized branches and calls for disciplined budgeting.
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Quake forecast at Santa Barbara by Dr Willis
Dr Willis a Stanford seismologist and Seismological Society of America president visits Santa Barbara amid reports predicting a large tremor in southern California. He had previously warned earthquakes in northern California would ease pressure while southern pressures renewed.
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Kloos Named Head Coach at Muscatine High School
Georgi Zip Kloos, former Iowa City star and twice an all state halfback, accepts the head coaching post at Muscatine high school. He previously served two years as an assistant at the local high school.
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Iowa Legislator Francis Dies in Boone County
M. H. Francis, 54, Boone county representative in the Party First Iowa central assembly, died Saturday evening in Boone. He was born in Boone county and spent his life farming near here and once led the Boone county farm bureau.
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New Assistant Attorney General from Oklahoma Pioneer Lawyer
Washington D C June 29 Coolidge recalls Oklahoma as a doubtful GOP state with a string of near misses for federal posts. The president finally named Bert M Parmenter assistant attorney general in charge of government land litigation He is a Vermonter by birth but an Oklahoma lawyer since Lawton settlement days He describes Lawtons rough pioneer years and the early chaotic growth before a formal structure formed.
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