Chicago faces bomb threats as politics clash with arrests
Chicago residents confront a tense political scene as bomb threats disrupt a 50th ward meeting and fuel rumors of federal action to secure the April 10 primary. Senator Charles Deneen and Circuit Judge John Swanson have faced threats to their homes, while Attorney Crowe is pressed to explain delayed bomb investigations.
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Chicago
Robert FE. Crowe
U. S
Charles Deneen
John A. Swanson
50Th Ward
Deneen
Washington
Cook County
Illinois
William Fale Thompson
Robert F. Crowe
Len Small
Chiago
John Swanson
Crowe
Richmond Man Dies Suddenly Yesterday
Anson Small, about 55, dropped dead yesterday at 3 30 at his home in Richmond. Heart trouble caused his sudden death after a cold. He leaves a widow, one son Hazel, a daughter Mrs Charles Vatruba of Chicago, two brothers Fred of Kalona and Lee of Rock Island, and three sisters Mrs Tom Lahey Mrs John Snealin and Mrs Milt Ehrenfeldt all of Kalona. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock in Richmond.
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Anson Small
Richmond
William Small
Kalona
Hazel
Charles Vatruba
Chicago
Fred
Lee
Rock Island
Tom Lahey
John Snealin
Milt Ehrenfeldt
Powers
New County Agent Harold Montgomery Visits Washington
Harold Montgomery of Maquoketa, newly elected county agent, is in Washington this week for a brief stay to study the work he will begin on June first. He and Walter Brown, substituting as county agent, visited boys across the county involved in farm club projects.
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Harold Montgomery
Maquoketa
Farm Bureau
Washington
Walter Brown
Court to Resume Sessions Monday
Judge J. G. Patterson adjourned district court after yesterday's session until Monday April 2 to continue the March term work at the district court house.
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J. G. Patterson
Report 94 Rebels Killed in Battle With Federal Force
Report from Mexico City states four rebels and six federal troops died in a seven hour fight at the Hacienda San Isidro near Francisco del Rincon in Junto state. Dispatches claim 94 rebels killed and 47 captured with possible higher casualties as details emerge. Priests were among unconfirmed reports.
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Mexico City
Ety
San Isidro
Francisco del Rincon
State of Junto
City to hold sewer hearing April 16 at City Hall
At Cedar Rapids the city council set a hearing for April 16 at 7 30 PM in City Hall to consider the proposed sewer extension and sewage disposal plant costing over 100 000 dollars. Resolutions of necessity and contract plans are on file with the city clerk and bids are expected in May. The disposal plant will be built on city land southwest of town and the extension includes West Vansuren Street South Iowa Avenue and South Avenue B.
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Howard R. Green
Cedar Rapids
Thhe City
Presbyterians Elect Officers After Annual Congregation Meeting
The Presbyterian congregation elected officers and filed yearly reports at a church meeting attended by about 170 members. H A Pauls led as president with Orville Elder as vice president, Dewey Heas secretary, Glenn Conrad treasurer, and trustees Ivan Rehmel and Glenn Conrad.
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H. A. Pauls
Winfield Smouse
Orville
J. C. Ford
Orville Elder
Dewey Heas
Glenn Conrad
Ivan Rehmel
Griff Humphrey
Mela Kallous
Dewey Hess
Rotary
Congress Plans May 19 Adjournment Amid Key Bills
Congress aims to adjourn May 19, seven weeks away and ahead of the Republican convention. The Senate moved swiftly on flood control and other issues while action on tax reduction Boulder Dam farm relief and railroad consolidation shapes the final agenda with potential filibusters and party opposition noted.
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Washington
Senate
Boulder Dam
House
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Finance Merchant
Agriculture Department
Muscle Shoals
Johnson
Dem
Aziz
Interstate Commerce Commission
Merchant Marine—Jones
Coolidge
Ashurst
New York Killer Captured in Lumber Yard Today
Harry McHugh, fugitive postmaster charged with the murder of Marie Terwilliger, a telephone girl, was captured in a lumber yard in Walkill New York. He shot and wounded himself when cornered by state troopers after entering the exchange and attacking Terwilliger.
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Walkill
N. Y
Harry McHugh
Marie Terwilliger
Miss Terwilliger
Margaret Goldsmith
McHugh
Court to rule on note mortgage case tied to closed bank
Evidence finished in the Andrew versus Carlson suit concerning notes and mortgages linked to the closed Farmers and Merchants State Bank. The case was submitted to the court for a later decision.
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Andrew Vs
Windstorm Hit Illinois Destroys School in Winfield Area
A windstorm swept southern Illinois destroying a school at Winfield four miles south of Winstonville. The Winfield school collapsed while teacher Cole Shelton led students to safety. Damages reported in other areas as well.
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MT. Vernon
Ill
Illinois
Winfield
Lesser
Winstonville
Cole Shelton
Ainsworth Caller Frank Skubail In Town Today
Frank Skubail of Ainsworth visits the city today, meeting residents and attending local events. His stop highlights regional ties and bearer of community news.
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Frank Skubail
Ainsworth
Compromise Reached on Flood Control Legislation
Washington March 29 A negotiated flood control measure is set for House consideration early next week. Republican leaders and Reid of the flood center committee agree the rules committee will authorize a rule, with a substitute form reflecting features of the Senate Jones bill.
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Washington
House
Reid
Flood Centre Committee
Rules Committee
Senate
Water supply setup for paving along Road No 2 west of town
Water for concrete mixing will come from Crooked creek with pumps and pipes laid this week. A second supply from Clemons creek south of West Chester is planned with work starting next week at Chester. Road No 2 route will shift south of the Rock Island tracks with a new ten percent curve and culvert as grading proceeds.
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Crooked Creek
Clemmons Creek
West Chester
Chester
Sheetz
Rock Island
Funeral services for Miss Rosa Shaw set Friday
Funeral services for Miss Rosa Belle Shaw who died yesterday afternoon will be held Friday at 2 o'clock at the Jones funeral home with Rev. F W Eastwood in charge. She lived alone on East Washington since her father's death ten years ago and was born January 1865 in Futton Illinois. She leaves seven sisters and one brother deceased.
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Rosa Belle
Jones Funeral Home
F. W. Eastwood
Miss Shaw
East Washington
E. M. Shaw
Futton
Illinois
Frank McConacey
Spokane
Washington
Ben Jarrard
Selah
Ida Richert
Drummond
Oklahoma
Bertha Meeks
Cora Hays
Maud Jarrard
Snee Fester
Women Eligible for Minister or Ambassador Posts
The article notes that women are eligible for high ranking roles in the United States diplomatic service, including minister or ambassador positions, signaling progress in gender inclusion within government postings and foreign service leadership.
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United States
Hedrick Man Receives Two Life Terms for Multiple Robberies
Elmer Collett of Hedrick aged 20 confessed to fifteen robberies in Keokuk County and was sentenced by Judge Ian Hamilton to two life terms on counts for entering the Pekin bank and breaking into the O Pampel residence. He was arrested at his Hedrick home after Ottumwa officers learned of his activities from an accomplice. Collett’s partner was captured during a failed Ottumwa burglary attempt.
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Sigourney
Elmer Collett
Hedrick
Keokuk County
Ian Hamilton
Pekin Bank
O. Pampel
Collett
Ottumwa
Jeanette Karel Wins First in District Meet
Jeanette Karel of Washington high school won first place in the pre district declamatory contest at Iowa City. She will represent this Iowa section at the district contest in Toledo later next week and then hopes to advance to the state contest. She performed humorous reading Oi What a Family.
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Jeanette Karel
Washington High School
Iowa City
Iowa
Toledo
Town
Jeanette
Lone Tree
Washington
Keokuk
Mt. Vernon
Fliers Unable to Start Bremen Flight in Dublin
In Dublin on March 29 the Bremen crew Baron von Huenefeld Captain Hermann Koeh and Arthur Spindler failed to launch the Junkers monoplane due to rain and wind. Preparations began at 4 20 a m with a 5 30 a m scheduled takeoff but showers and strong gusts kept the aircraft grounded until weather improved. The team hopes to depart tomorrow if conditions clear.
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Dublin
Perlin
Bremen
United States
Baron von Huenefeld
Hermann Koeh
Arthur Spindler
Cedar Rapids Council Censors Film Pitfalls of Passion
Cedar Rapids councilmen halted further showings of Pitfalls of Passion at a local theater. The movie was to be shown separately for men and women and prompted an ordinance allowing revocation of a theater license for films previously advertised for mixed or single-gender audiences without council approval.
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Cedar Rapids
Mrs Lucy Errett Visits Kewanee Parental Home
Mrs Lucy Errett of Kewanee Illinois visits the parental Frank L Wilson home noting that no woman has held the position yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Errett
Kewanee, Ilinois
Frank L. Wilson
Senator Robinson Accuses Democrats Over Oil Reserve Leases
Senator Arthur Robinson charged that Democrats conspired to control the nations oil reserves, naming Sinclair and Doheny leases and alleging high officials aided by party leaders. Senator Walsh challenged the claims as misstatements while the debate echoed Teapot Dome era politics.
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Robinson
Washington
Senate
Arthur Robinson
Indiana
Doheny
Walsh
Montana
Ind
Navy Daniels
Naval Reserve
Wik Hills
Interior Lane
Senator Walsh
Teapot Dome
Senator la Follette
Standard Oil Company
Democratic Party
Lane
Congress
Nurses' Home to Be Fire Proof at County Hospital
Plans by architect R R Mayberry envision a two story brick nurses' home with a reinforced concrete basement at the Washington county hospital park. The $32 500 project will be largely funded by a gift from Winfield Smouse with the rest from hospital funds. Sealed bids are to be opened April 26 at the courthouse, with work expected to start in May.
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Washington County Hospital
Winfield Smouse
William Perry Wells Park
Court House
R. R. Mayberry
Cedar Rapids
Hospital Park
Nursing School
Four Tourists Die in Freight Car Crush Near Amarillo
Four unidentified men were killed at Tascosa thirty five miles south of Amarillo when railroad ties in a freight car shifted and crushed them while they rode the train.
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Amarillo
Tex
Tascosa
Here
Lindbergh Flies From Lunken to St Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh landed at Lunken airport at noon then departed ten minutes later for St Louis. The New York to St Louis flight leg was completed with a brief stopover in Cincinnati.
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Lindbergh
ST. Louis
Cincinnati
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lunken
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Anderson
United Press
the City Council
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Congre
New York
Ater
Jones Puneral
Hedrick Man
Victor
Stormy Wrather
Investi
Gating Solon
Treasury
Joyho
Daniels
Colorado
Secretary of the Interior
Naval Reserves
Public Lands Committee
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