Three jurors selected at Looney trial
Rock Island Illinois June 30 jurors for John P Looney conspiracy to protect vice case. Court recessed for two hours after exhausting a special venire of fifty men. Three jurors tentatively acceptable to both sides remained in the box as bonds were discussed and renewed for Looney.
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John P. Looney
Looney
Myron Jordan
Moline
Harry Kofskey
Rock Island, HL
Vice
Tae Everow
Harry Kofsky
Kofsky
Myron Jordon
Vorton Elected Head Local Y's Men's Club
At today’s Washington Y’s Men’s Club election C.11 Morton was chosen president with Claude Tucker as vice president Harold Tolander as secretary and treasurer Everette Griffith L. P. Morrison and W. F. ticket named to the board of directors They succeed the founding officers though some directors remain on they also note Dr Cloyce Kerr’s prior service and the club’s charter arrival a week ago with twenty members and bright prospects for a long term of service to the community.
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Washington Y's Men's Club
Morton
Claude Tucker
Harold Tolander
Everette Giffith
L. P. Morrison
W. F
Cloyce Kerr
Captain Stephens Dies in Des Moines at 82
Captain Thomas L. Stephens, 82, longtime head of Civil and Spanish-American War records for the Iowa adjutant general, died last night in Des Moines. A Cornell College graduate, he was among the state’s best known Civil War veterans after 27 years in his post.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Thomas L. Stephens
Stephens
Cornell College
Iowa Falls Youth Drowns in Local Pool
Ora Robinson, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Robinson, drowned while swimming at Gade pool in Iowa Falls on the evening of June 30. He appeared to suffer heart trouble and could not be rescued by companions. The Robinsons previously lived in Danbury Iowa.
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Associated Press
Iowa Falls
Ora Robinson
A. -. Robinson
Robinson
Danbury
Santa Barbara Quake Leveling Santa Barbara Icons
Santa Barbara was hit by a powerful earthquake that swept Castle Rock into the sea after a landslide. The American Legion building flag dipped amid reconstruction while adobe homes including 1 Patio and Monticello suffered major damage. notable residents endured losses as the Santa Barbara Daily News published a late extra.
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Iowan couple survives Santa Barbara earthquake with locals missing
Mrs E J Brier wired from Santa Barbara that she and her husband escaped injury. A Burlington woman, Mrs Charles I Perkins, is reported killed. Local friends say a score of Iowans were in the city yesterday. Rail officials note the quake would have drawn crowds to Santa Barbara in winter.
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Santa Barbara
Charles I. Perkins
Burlington
Les Moines
Santa Tarbore
Amon
Calif
Beatrice Mansfield
Associated Press
Arlington Hotel
Shepherd Freed of Every Charge
Chicago June 406 William D Shepherd freed of all criminal charges after grand jury returns a no bill on the death of Mrs Emma Nelson McClintock mother of Billy McClintock whose typhoid death triggered Shepherd's trial. Will contest over the $1 000 000 McClintock estate remains involving Isabel Pope and several of Billy's cousins.
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Chicago
Wm. D Shepherd
Emma Nelson McClintock
McClintock
Billy” McClintock
Shepherd
Railroad Traffic Improves at Iowa Terminal
Council Bluffs reports rail traffic rising as Union Pacific expands its local force. Twenty to thirty engines operate in the terminal with twenty five switch crews now active and ready to recall workers, signaling improving trade conditions in Iowa and beyond.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Union Pacific Railroad
Farmer falls from hay wagon dies near Marshalltown
Marshalltown Iowa June 20 Sto ward Eekles 48 prominent farmer was instantly killed when he fell from a load of hay at his home near here a trip rope he was pulling to move hay forks broke breaking his neck. He was an Iowa State College alumnus and a former star football player.
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Stoward Eekles
Here
Hey Forks
Iowa State College
President Coolidge Returns From Plymouth Trip
President Coolidge left Plymouth Vermont by motor for Swampscott Massachusetts to attend his father’s health and prepare for a Cambridge address at the 150th anniversary of Washington’s celebration. The journey was expected to finish around 7 PM and a quick return was planned due to the elder Coolidge’s improving condition.
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Coolidge
Swampscott
Mass
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John Coolidge
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Washington
Iowa man pays for alcohol and water in mysterious case
In Des Moines a man whose name is withheld paid 806 dollars for about 400 ounces of alcohol and 100 gallons of water, according to a letter to J E Risden head of the state bureau of criminal investigation. The exhibit showed a narrow tube with a false bottom and a small compartment holding four ounces, the rest filled with water.
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Des Moines
J. E. Risden
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Foreigner Strife in Shanghai Tests US Views
Washington criticism grows over Cun ningham report defending Shanghai international police after a mob clash. The writer recalls a 1930s Shanghai incident with a restaurant melee, Sikhs quelling a riot, and absurdities of the foreign quarter’s tensions between Chinese locals and Western residents.
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D. C
United States
Cunningham
Shanghai
China
Cummins to Address Iowa City Gathering
The third commonwealth conference on The Costs of Government in Iowa City features Senator A. B. Cummins as a speaker. He is expected to present on federal powers versus state rights, arguing for stricter charges when governments absorb authority. Glenn Frank of the Century and future University of Wisconsin president will discuss The Social Function of Education in the Modern State. Five round table discussions on governmental problems round out the program.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
A. B. Cummins
Sen. Cummins
Glenn Frank
the Century Magazine
University of Wisconsin
Colonel Coolidge Improves After Operation
Colonel John Coolidge, 80, shows steady progress after a bladder operation. He sat in a chair for 20 minutes, and doctors call the recovery remarkable. The Coolidge family hopes for swift improvement as they plan summer moves to Swampscott, Mass.
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John Coolidge
Col. Coolidge
Treasure ship Merida located by diver off Virginia coast
The Foam and Spray trawlers, funding a $4,000,000 treasure hunt, report a diver has found the Merida, sunk off Cape Charles after being rammed by the Admiral Farragut. Next, crews aim to breach the iron storeroom walls to recover about 30 tons of gold and silver bullion.
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Diaz
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Virginia
Farragut
Cedar Rapids Mayor Denies Smallpox Epidemic Reports
Cedar Rapids mayor J F Rail rejects rumors of a citywide smallpox outbreak. He swore a statement listing 15 quarantined cases in 12 buildings and noting only one new case since June 23. He defends local papers and calls conflicting reports falsehoods and malicious.
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J. F. Rail
I. J. FP. Ball
J. F. Rall
Tragedies Strike Two Neighbors in One Day
In Lynxville near Prairie du Chien Wisconsin two neighboring homes saw deadly accidents. Huchie Updike age 11 died after being struck by a car then rejoining friends after supper. A 7 month old baby girl drowned in a tub at Grover Jones' home next door.
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Updikes
Second Conference on Italian War Debt Held Today
Washington hosts a second conference between Italian and American officials to set terms for funding Italy’s war debt. Ambassadors De Martino and Mario Alberti head the talks after the first meeting, with data on Italy’s financial condition to be presented.
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Washington
Italy
de Martino
Mario Alberti
Governors Clash Over Federal and State Tax Burdens
At the annual governors conference in Poland Spring Maine Governors Smith of New York and General Lord disputed federal versus local spending. Smith argued federal taxes rose since 1914 while Lord urged a nationwide retrenchment campaign and cost-cutting across government levels.
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Maine
Smith
New York
Herbert M. Lord
Annual Conference of Governors
President Coolidge
Lord
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
John Hammill
Iowa
Thomas G. McLeod
South Carolina
Adam McMullin
Nebraska
Nellie T. Roos
Wyoming
Japanese Peer Warns of Russia Trouble Sparks Talks
Count Michimasa Soyeshima, a member of the Japanese house of peers, arrived in Chicago to lecture at the University of Chicago warning that trouble with Russia is inevitable unless the Soviet government ceases spreading red propaganda.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Japan
Russia
Michimasa Soyeshima
House of Peers
University of Chicago
Electric Lineman Severely Burned Near Tripoli
William Warner was burned and his left leg broke when a safety belt failed as he touched live wires while installing a transformer on a high line six miles northwest of Tripoli Ta on Monday afternoon. The incident, reported by Assacistea Presa, may be fatal.
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Tripoli
William Warner
Concert Frei Prep Concert
A fragmented notice hints at a Frei Prep concert likely tied to Nuskia. Readable fragments mention preparations and potential performers, with uncertainty about dates or location.
Mrs Perkins among quake dead in Santa Barbara
The Santa Barbara quake toll rises to nine with the death of Mrs. Charles E. Perkins of Burlington Iowa and three others named. Charles J. Perkins Jr travels to Santa Barbara as relief efforts and funds are organized including a 20 million dollar reconstruction loan.
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