Detective Shoemaker Shot Dead In Iowa Freight Car
Northwestern railway detective Allen F. Shoemaker was fatally wounded last night in Missouri Valley when he surprised nine men hidden in a coal car on an eastbound freight. He described the assailants before dying. eight of the nine were later captured and a large posse hunted the remaining suspect near Council Bluffs.
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Associated Press
Missouri Valley
Allen F. Shoemaker
Northwestern Railway
Shoemaker
Walter Milliman
Logan
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Will Recommend Scrapping of Over 400 Federal Ships
Washington May 148 The shipping board likely will be urged to scrap upwards of 400 government ships soon by its scrapping sub committee led by Chairman O'Connor and Commissioners Plummer and Boison. A policy favoring junking and sale to bidders under competitive terms could win board approval despite opposition.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Shipping Board
Henry Ford
Opm
O'Connor
Plummer
Boison
Japanese Expulsion Protest Draws Fellowship Rally
The Fellowship of Youth for Peace, about 2000 members nationwide, sent a call to the Japan League of Nations Association in Tokyo protesting Japanese expulsion legislation and U S naval maneuvers in the Pacific. The two day meeting ended today at Far Rockaway, Long Island.
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Associates Press
New York
Pacific Ocean
Japan League of Nations Association
Tokio
Fellowship of Youth For Peace
United States
Far Rockaway
Los Island
Northwestern railroad mail train robbery plot uncovered
May 18 officers and agents probe plans to rob Northwestern mail train No 13 from Chicago to Omaha last Friday. An unopened envelope found on a street here contained a Chicago written postcard outlining the robbery. Special inspectors hunt in Chicago while federal officers work the case locally.
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Post Office
Northwestern Railroad
Northwestern
Chicago
Omaha
Woman Leaps to Death From Sixth Floor Hospital
IOWA CITY May 18 Mrs Floyd Brown 31 of Corydon Ia committed death by own action this morning by jumping from the sixth story of the University Hospital She lit on her head her skull fractured and it is believed she also suffered a broken neck Mrs Brown admitted to the hospital eleven days ago and underwent a serious operation last Thursday from which she was conceiving A nurse had just given her a glass of water a few minutes earlier Several minutes later the alarm was given by patients who saw her body hurtle past windows Her husband who had been with her is unable to advance any motive for her action.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Floyd Brown
Corydon
University Hospital
Nearly 20 Killed at Railroad Crossings
AP dispatch reports a spate of automobile accidents at railroad crossings across the United States, with nearly twenty killed and more than a dozen injured. The fatalities include four in Wisconsin, two in Milwaukee, three in Indiana, and multiple other states such as Minnesota, Ohio, and Tennessee, as crews list ongoing investigations and varying degrees of injuries.
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Chicago
Oconomowoc
Wis
Milwaukee
Ort Wayne
Ind
Wartewet
Monroe
Hinckley
Aitkin
Minn
Toledo
Ohio
Columbia, Tenn
Lost Message From Fort Howard Found in Wisconsin
OSHKOSH Wis May 18 A lost message from Fort Howard in 1830 found on the site of Green Bay by Carlton Steubs was hidden in two granite pieces sealed with clay A fragmentary note dated February 1930 and signed J D commander describes low ammunition and hints the runner was killed or captured and the message cast away
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Associated Press
Oshkosh
Wis
Fort Howard
Green Bay
Carlton Steubs
J. D
Ranner
Pilot Dies After Plunge Into Ocean
New York May 18 Lieutenant James Jordan of the New York National Guard air service died after his plane struck an air pocket over Lower Bay near New Dorp Staten Island. It fell 900 feet into the bay last night.
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Associated Press
New York
Lower Bay
New Dorp
Staten Island
James Jordan
New York National Guard Air Service
Frost Hurts Gardens Across Iowa Des Moines Report
Des Moines May 18. The Weather Bureau reports further frost damage to garden crops from yesterday and last night. Temperatures fell to 30 at Decorah and 24 at Chesterville on Sunday. Strawberry Point suffered the heaviest damage according to officials.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
United States Weather Bureau
Decorah
Chesterville
Strawberry Point
Darrow Opposes Bryan in Tennessee Evolution Trial
Clarence Darrow, Chicago lawyer, discusses William Jennings Bryan and says Bryan would block enlightenment with law. Darrow and Dudley Field Malone offer to aid in Scopes defense. Bryan to assist prosecution. Darrow argues evolution gains attention in Tennessee, and Tennessee field hands will handle trial without outside help.
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Associated Press
New York
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
Nero
Bryan
Darrow
Dudley Field Malone
J. T. Scopes
Dayton
Will Bryan
Tennessee
Mr. Bryan
Malone
Death toll rises to 43 in German mine blast
Doastfield Germany May 18 The known dead in the mine explosion on Saturday have reached 43 with 27 injured. Many rescuers faced poisonous gas as they worked.
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Associated Press
Doastfield
Germany
Balloon race officials weigh fourth place for Honeywell
Major A B Lambert of St Louis informed manager Carl W Wolfley the National Elimination balloon race may award Captain H K Honeywell second place and Werbert V Thaden fourth place if they are reprimanded by the local contest committee for delaying the start and failing to fill their balloons when ordered. Honeywell piloted the St Joseph Optimist and Thaden flew the Detroit. both were previously demoted one place. The contest committee planned to meet to consider the proposal.
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Associated Press
St. Joseph
A. B. Lambert
St. Louis
Carl H W. Wolfley
H. K. Honeywell
Werbert V. Thacen
Honeywell
Herbert V. Thaden
Detroit
Major Lambert
General Counsel of Veterans Bureau to Assist Government
Major Wm Mellen Smith, general counsel for the United States Veterans Bureau, arrived in Minneapolis to aid the government in the defense of Arthur Lopez Frazier, who claims disability aid as an Army veteran. Bureau and War Department records assert Frazier is deceased and Lopez-Frazier is Arthur Lopez, a Mexican. The trial resumed after a Friday break as Lopez-Frazier, hospitalized with pulmonary tuberculosis, grew suddenly ill on the witness stand and suffered a coughing spell.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Wm. Mellen Smith
Washington, D. C
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Arthur Lopez-Frazier
Arthur Frazier
Veterans’ Bureau
War Department
Frazier
Lopez-Frazier
Arthur Lopez
Major Smith
Washington
Bureau
Arrest 35 in Des Moines liquor raid
Fifteen officers conducted raids in Des Moines yielding 35 arrests. Officers visited storehouses including liquor establishments, a grocery, and a drug store as part of the operation conducted yesterday and last night.
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DE Moines
Associated Press
DES Moins
Herbert Quick Had Hand in Many Eventful Happenings
Washington May 18 Herbert Quick writer and ex member of the Federal Farm Loan Board died recently He was a vivid figure in life and in his books He lived in Berkeley Springs Va and spent time in Sioux City where he served as mayor He claimed infantile paralysis sharpened intellect and spoke fondly of his associations with crooks saloonkeepers and shady characters while maintaining a liberal reputation that ultimately limited further political runs
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Herbert Quick
Washington
Federal Farm Loan Board
Sioux City
Berkeley Springs
Se Va
Coast Guard Disciplinary Crackdown Impacts New York Blockade
Internal troubles plague the New York rum row blockade with six coast guard members court martialed for smuggling and three for intoxication. Nineteen men are confined on Staten Island awaiting trial while thirty percent may not re enlist after July 1. The Cigarette, a fast rum runner, outdistances ships but the blockade remains effective and likely to tighten soon.
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Associated Press
New York
Coast Guard
Staten Island
Hammill Reappoints Holden to Highway Commission
Gov Hammill announces James W Holden of Scranton to continue as highway commission member. Appointment runs from July until thirty days after the next legislative session. Holden's confirmation failed last winter but he is retained amid praise for integrity and service. Cedar Rapids’ W W M Gerard named to board of Pedagogy examiners.
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Pediatry Examiners
Holden
James W. Holden
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Former Iowa State Senator Warren Dies at 65
Des Moines May 18 Funeral services scheduled here tomorrow for James Al. Warren a former Iowa state senator from Polk County who died Sunday from apoplexy at age 65 He was an attorney and served two terms in the senate plus two terms as representative.
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Des Moines
James AL. Warren
Polk County
Warren
Senate
Frost Reported in Keokuk Last Night
Keokuk officials report heavy frost from the weather bureau. Gardeners saw frost on vines but limited damage to other crops, except in bottom lands where tomato plants were nipped for a second time this month.
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Keokuk
Weather Bureau
Catholic Daughters Biennial Meeting Opens in Dubuque
More than 500 delegates attend the Catholic Daughters of America state convention in Dubuque. A reception featured Chicago poet Douglass Mallock, fifty candidates were initiated into the local court, and a high mass at St. Raphael's Cathedral with Archbishop James J. Kean formally opened the meeting. Mrs. Helen Meagher, Illinois state regent, gave the principal address at a luncheon and business session.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Catholic Daughters of America
Douglass Mallock
Chicago
Dubuque Court
St. Raphael's Cathedral
James J. Kean
Helen Meagher
Illinois
No Developments In Gasoline War
DES MOINES May 18 The state gasoline tax department and the attorney general's office were without advices from State Treasurer Rh. E. Johnson who is in Davenport for the gasoline war. Announcement of plans for any action will wait the treasurer's return probably Wednesday. It was understood Johnson's Davenport trip aimed to gain first hand information and some legal action might be taken to enforce the gas tax law if needed.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
State
Attorney General's Office
Rh. E. Johnson
Davenport
Charleston Exhibit Showcases Rare Silver Pieces From City History
A Charleston exhibit features a prized collection of old silverware from local families. Highlights include a 1653 Cromwell-era coffee urn owned by the Pinckney family, a 1672 Wilson-family tankard, a 1691 Durham cow cream pitcher, and a 1758 Paul Revere porringer. The display also includes a 1740 St. Thomas parish chalice, a 1762 urn inscribed with a national ode, and other rare items such as an Huguenot-bride filigree bouquet holder, a punch dipper, and a George II period tea set. An expert says Charleston houses one of the nation’s finest antique silver collections outside New York.
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Charleston
S. C
John's Island
Wilson
London
Paul Revere
Charles
St. Thomas
Episcopal Church
South Carolina
United States
New York City
Education as virtues and comforts across ages
A philosophical quote attributed to Diogenes emphasizes education as beneficial behavior for the young, comfort for the old, wealth for the poor, and adornment for the rich, reflecting a timeless view on learning's social value.
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Diogenes
Murder trial opens in Chicago over Foster Son's death
William Darl ing Shepherd goes on trial charged with murdering his millionaire foster son William N. McClintock. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty as witnesses name Charles Farman as a star witness who admits teaching typhoid culture methods. Jury selection drags on with estimates of three days to three weeks and a special panel summoned.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
Wm. N
Billy
McClintock
Charles C. Farman
School of Sciences
Shepherd
Robert Ek. Crowe
Faiman
Julie Shepherd
Isle
Pay Final Tribute To D B Cowles Today
Ottumwa mourned D B Cowles late state commander of the G A R with tributes from veterans of three wars state officials G A R auxiliaries and townspeople. Dr L A Swisher in the funeral sermon praised him as a man citizen soldier and faithful employee.
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Associated Press
Ottumwa
Burlington Railway
D. B. Cowles
L. A. Swisher
Explosion wrecks theater in Virginia Charlestown theater blast
May 18 explosion believed to be dynamite destroyed the rear of the Capital theatre in Charletown Virginia area. Buildings within two miles were shaken and pedestrians were showered with glass though no injuries were reported.
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Associated Press
Charlestown
W. Va
Capital Theatre
Young Chicago student ordained as youngest Orthodox rabbi
Chaim-Esera Cohen, an 18 year old sophomore at the University of Chicago, was ordained an orthodox rabbi last night in Chicago becoming the youngest in the world.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chaim-Esera Cohen
University of Chicago
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