Polish capital Warsaw under rebel control as revolt unfolds
Reports from May 13 say Pilsudski loyalists guard the president in his residence while rebel forces seize Warsaw. Street fighting continues with machine guns atop government buildings and bridges protected by government troops. Conflicting accounts place Pilsudski leading a sizable force or a smaller band, with Berlin and Prague dispatches offering divergent views.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Pilsudski
Warsaw
State Department
Poland
Paris
Marshal Pilsudski
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Siedlice
Berlin
Danzig
the Temps
Wojciechowski
How Skinny Kids Gain Weight and Strength
An ad touts McCoy's Coo Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a sugar coated flesh builder for weak children. It claims to aid rickets and underweight kids and offers a money back guarantee if 60 tablets at 60 cents fail to satisfy.
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McCoy
J. E. Lemmon
McCoy’s
Notice of Probate of Will in Washington County Iowa
Iowa probate notice states Fannie EK Grecian died before 1926 and that a will dated 1926 was filed for probate. Hearing set for May 19 1926 at 9:00 A M in Washington Court House before the Clerk of the District Court. Dated May 13 1926. Clerk D C Kilgore signs.
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Washington County
Fannie EK
Grecian
Washington
D. C. Kilgore
District Court
Iowa
Lengthy Stock Phrase From Toledo Blade
A fragment notes that people live longer than before with a quip about rich bachelor uncles clinging to life, reflecting a dated humorous take on longevity and social class.
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Toledo Blade
Principal of High School Sustained in His Punishment
The Conneil Bluffs school board voted 4 to 3 to sustain Principal Myers of Thomas Jefferson High School for punishing about 125 juniors and seniors who held a Friday "steak day" protest. Students must make up 45 minute periods and forfeit prom, scholarships, athletics, assemblies. seniors must take exams and attend the final week. Mothers of involved girls spoke of graduation gowns and expressed concern.
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Associated Press
IL Bluffs
Conneil Bluffs
Myers
Thomas Jefferson High School
Ankl es Mosquitoes Shield Women at Local Theaters
In Clinton and nearby Camanche, Iowa, women protect their ankles from mosquitoes by wearing paper bags at movie theaters and other gatherings. The unusual tactic draws reactions as insects appear unfazed.
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Associated Press
Clinton
Iowa
Camanche
Cedar Falls votes to permit high school dances
Cedar Falls board of education approves dances at high school functions with rules. Dancing must end by 11 30 pm and be chaperoned by faculty and parents. All dance costs must be borne by participants, not by the student body.
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Rye
Cedar Falls
P E O State Officers Picked At Annual Convention
The 34th annual convention of the state chapter of the PBEO sisterhood nears closure in Fort Dodge Iowa with the election and installation of officers this afternoon. Attendance reached about five hundred for the second day of sessions.
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Fey
Associated Press
Fort Dodge
P. BE. O. Sisterhood
Cummins Begins Public Career in Iowa Politics and Senate Rise
Senatorial figure Cummins, a Republican from Des Moines, started as State Representative for Polk County in Iowa’s twenty second General Assembly. He served on the Republican National Committee 1896 to 1900 and was Iowa governor from 1902 before winning the Senate seat on November 24, 1908 to fill W B Allison’s vacancy. He won reelection in 1920 and has a diverse background in law, education, and business.
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Cummins
Des Moines
General Assembly
Iowa
Polk County
Republican National Committee
Senate
W. B. Allison
Thirty-Third General Assembly
Carmichaels
Preparatory Academy
Waynesburg
Pa) College
Cornell College
Brookhart’s Storied Career in Iowa Politics and War
Former Senator Smith W. Brookhart, a Republican, was elected county attorney of Washington County in 1894 and 1896, resigned in 1898 to join the Spanish American War, taught marksmanship, and served with the Iowa National Guard. He won a U S Senate seat in 1922, faced a 1924 re-election contest by Daniel Steck, who was declared winner by Senate action in 1926, and Brookhart returned to Iowa to pursue the Cummins seat.
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Smith W. Brookhart
Washington County
Iowa National Guard
Border Service
United States
William S. Kenyon
Daniel F. Steck
Senate of the United States
Steck
Senate Elections Committee
Brookhart
Iowa
Cummins
Waterloo merchant Louis Eichelberg Runs for Senate
Louis Eichelberg a Waterloo hardware merchant and Republican candidate advocates government by system not law claiming it can operate without changing current machinery. His campaign centers on a no trip of government slogan meaning no taxes, interest or profits. He has no prior public office and has previously vied for Waterloo mayor.
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Louis Kb, Eicheberg
United States Senate
Waterloo
Eichelberg
Brookhart looks poised in Iowa eighth district primary
In southwestern Iowa eight district counties favor Brookhart for a return to the Senate, aided by farm and railroad worker support. But voters show signs of flux with debate on farm relief and legislative reform. A London phsyical culture expert praises Queen Mary as a model of feminine grace for busy women.
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Washington
Hansen
Congress
Queen Mary of
England
London
Banker at Rodman Missing Charged With Embezzlement
R A Hoskins cashier of the closed Farmers Trust and Savings Bank in Rodman faces embezzlement charges filed by V Figze state banking examiner. Examiners review bank ledgers as Hoskins remains missing since the bank shutdown amid possible overseas travel and a $2000 overdraft noted before the disappearance.
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Associated Preesy
Rodman
R. A. Hoskins
Farmers’ Trust and Savings Bank
V. Figze
State Banking Department
Hoskins
Farmers Trust and Savings Bank
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