Nations of Europe Invite War as Disarmament Looms
London dispatch reports seven European nations trading accusations amid a looming disarmament conference and no more war congress. France and Jugoslavia sign a friendship pact seen as opposing Italy, while Italy and Albania forge a mutual defense alliance. Russian fears of a Polish attack on Lithuania surface as Geneva talks drift.
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London
Europe
France
Jugoslavia
Italy
Albania
Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Jsea
Balkans
Berlin
Litvinoff
Stresemann
Poland
Lituania
Russia
Geneva
League of Nations
Swim Exhibition at Y Two Nights
A YMCA swimming exhibition and life saving drill is set for Friday and Saturday at 7 30 PM. Admission is 10 cents for children and 25 cents for adults. Lloyd Hill of Scotts Bluff Nebraska leads twenty five participants through diving, strokes, life saving, a water polo game and other demonstrations. Come early as seating is limited.
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Faynor
Lloyd Hill
Scotts Bluff
Nebraska
Resume Hearing of Note Case in Court
District court resumes session after Thanksgiving recess. Finley claim against Thorne estate is back for retrial following an earlier Washington court appeal. Miss Violet Bramer, Clinton Iowa schoolteacher, visits her mother and relatives during vacation.
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District Court
Finley
Thorne
Washington Court
Supreme Court
Violet Bramer
Clinton
Iowa
Gust Bramer
Young Womens Home Mission Society Meeting Noted
The Young Womens Home Missionary Society will meet Monday evening with Mrs. Harrison Dodder. Mrs. Grace Brown will be leader.
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Young Womens Home Missionary* Society
Harrison Dodder
Grace Brown
Skromme Hearing on Assets Resumes in Ames Iowa
Hearing in the case of State Senator Lars Skromme of Roland resumes in Ames to discover assets in his financial affairs. Trustees seek about 9500 dollars against Skromme tied to a car gift and contributions linked to defeating road bond issues in Story and other counties. A mass meeting at Nevada may signal his gubernatorial bid while the action stems from the Farmers Savings Bank asset merger and trustee rulings.
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Nevada
Lars Skromme
Roland
Skromme
Story County
Cement Trust
Good Roads Association
Friends of
Roland Banks
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Death claims Mrs H Horning in Washington area
Mrs Henry Horning died at 1 30 pm at her home eight miles north of Washington after a stroke of paralysis suffered the previous Friday evening Funeral services were set for Saturday at two oclock at the residence with Dr W W Bowers and Rev C E Hamilton officiating Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery She leaves a husband two children Elmer Edward Horning and Mrs Clara Belle Vincent four grandchildren and three brothers Harmon Louis and Charles Brinning all in the community She was born April 16 1867 in Dutch Creek township and was a member of St Pauls Evangelical church at Valley She was highly regarded by neighbors.
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W. W Bowers
C. Ee. Hamilton
Prairie Viower Church
Elm Grove
Horning
Henry
Katherine
Duensing) Brinning
Dutch Creek Township
Henry Horning
Elmer Edward Horning
Washington
Clara Belle Vincent
Keota
Harmon
Louis
Charles Brinning
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
Valley
Cannon Cattle Get Notice From Buyers
The Cannon ranch finished a year’s last cattle shipment under Joe Wright. J K Frazier & Sons reported sales of 300 yearlings at 92 lbs and 17.90 dollars, the top for the weight class. Another 45 Hereford cattle from Crawfordsville averaged 1014 pounds at 17.90, with finish lacking.
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Cannon Ranch
Joe Wright
J. Kk. Frazier & Sons
Cannon Bros
Crawfordsville
Iowa
J. F E. Wright
Washington Ranch
Hereford
Texas
Kansas City
Fairfield Couple and Daughter Visit Redlinger Home for Thanksgiving
Mr and Mrs 8S Berg and daughter Colleen of Fairfield spent Thanksgiving at the M J Redlinger home.
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8S. Berg
Colleen
Fairfield
M. J. Redlinger
Murder and Bombing Rumor Hit Chicago Gang War
Chicago reports add a black powder bombing damaging a six apartment building where Peter J Spingola and Joseph Spingola live and a separate shooting death of Arthur Hartz in the suburbs. Police note no proven link to Caponi Aiello gambling fight though Capone gunmen watch Aiello after his retirement.
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Chicago
Caponi-Aiello
Peter J
Joseph Springola
Peter Spingola
Spingolas
Howirh
Angelo Genna
Arthur Hartz
Marie Wallace
Caponi
Henry Lohrer Dies Suddenly in California
Henry Lohrer a Washington resident for nearly sixty years died suddenly yesterday morning in Santa Ana California where he had been living with his sister Dora Webb for two years The body will be sent to Washington for burial with funeral plans uncertain He was 60 and formerly worked for many years at the J Dankwardt meat market He leaves a widow and three children and several siblings including Dora Webb Minnie Lohrer E Lohrer and John Zigler plus a half brother John Zigler
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Ienry Lohrer
Washington
Santa Ana
California
Dora Webb
Lehrer
Local Entertainments and Visits Across Town
Mrs Gladden Mast of Crawfordsville visits Mr and Mrs Lester Macon for the day. Miss Lucy Benz a Nashua teacher spends weekend with her mother Mrs Charles Benz. Miss Thelma Kirkpatrick of Keota visits friends here. Mr and Mrs Donald Bell of Mechanicsville Iowa visit relatives this weekend. Mark Welt a St Ambrose student visits with parents. Mr and Mrs Fred West host. Miss Cleo Jones of Brighton visits relatives. Richard Haney from University of Iowa visits home with his parents. Merle Edwards of Fairfield spends Thanksgiving vacation here. The Nineteenth Century club meets Saturday at 2 30 with Mrs Frank Miller. Miss Helen Wilson reads The Kings Huntsmen.
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Gladden Mast
Crawfordsville
Lester Macon
Lucy Benz
Nashua
Charles Benz
Thelma Kirkpatrick
Keota
Donald Bell
Mechanicsville
Iowa
Mark Welt
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Fred West
Cleo Jones
Brighton
Richard Haney
Iowa City
Oscar Haney
Merle Edwards
Fairfield
Nineteenth Century Club
Frank Miller
Helen Wilson
The
Kings Huntsmen
Three Cardinals in Rome Stricken with Illness
Three high ranking Catholic church figures in Rome were reported ill, with Cardinal Bonzano in desperate condition after abdominal surgery, Cardinal Gasparri and Cam Rlengo ill with influenza, and Cardinal De Lai gravely ill from heart trouble. Pope received Cardinal Fruhwirth who has recovered from an illness at the same hospital.
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Rome
Cardinal Bonzano
Washington
Sepate
Chicago
Cardinal Gasparri
Vatican
Cam Rlengo
Chamberlain
Cardinal de Lai
Cardinal Fruhwirth
Washington- Columbus Junction Clash Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd attended the Washington versus Columbus Junction football game, with receipts reported at 703 dollars suggesting just over 1,500 attendees including discounted-sate children. Rain the day before kept Junction attendance down while Washington turnout stayed strong.
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Washington- Columbus Junction
Washington
J. W. Applegate
American Homes Topic Sunday Nov 27
The American Homes Department of the Town Federation of Women's clubs urges attendance at church services Sunday morning November 27 to discuss "The American Home of Today" with ministers in Washington. The Methodist church will discuss the topic December 1 due to prior plans.
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American Homes Department
Town Federation of Women’s Clubs
H. H. McCleery
Washington
Methodist Church
The
Thanksgiving offering total of 43 dollars acknowledged
The Inter church committee expresses thanks to all contributors to the Thanksgiving offering and especially to W. M. Keeley for a generous check. The offering amounts to 43 dollars and will be used where most needed. Signed by Mrs. J. A. Porter president and officers.
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Inter Church Committee
W. M. Keeley
J. A. Porter
Steve Stewart
J. T. Anderson
Lyman Bunce
al Fields
Ed Grayson
Frank Gobble
Dave Haney
H.R. Crayton
Folsom Prison Riot Ends as Convicts Surrender
About 1200 prisoners in the main cell block surrendered after a 20 hour siege at Folsom California. Seven ringleaders were placed in solitary confinement and two guards died. Anthony Brown, 28 from San Francisco, led the mutiny and faces murder charges.
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Folsom Prison
Calif
Court Smith
Anthony Brown
San Francisco
California
Brown
Folsom
Needham Damage Case Settled in Washington District Court
Mrs. Charles K. Needham of Grinnell settles with the city of Washington J J Minick and A D Sanders over injuries from a taxi collision with sand on a construction site. They divide $1,500 in damages, with Needham claiming medical costs and loss of time as a court reporter.
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Charles K. Needham
Grinnell
Washington
J. J. Minick
A. D. Sanders
Needham
New Washington Loan and Trust Co
Fort Redlinger Welcomes Baby Girl at County Hospital
Mr and Mrs Fort Redlinger announce the birth of a baby girl born Wednesday morning at the county hospital. The new arrival joins their family in the local community.
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Fort Redlinger
Troops Guard Romania as Ex-Premier Bratianu Lies In State
In Bucharest on November 25 the body of Ion Bratianu lies in state at the Atheneum while troops patrol the streets. His death unsettles a tense political scene as Carol and the regency maneuver over succession and the budget, with Bratianu’s brother named premier by the regency.
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Bucharest
Ion Bratianu
Michael
Roumania
Atheneum
Carol
Helen
Paris
Mme. Lupesen
Bratiann
Bratianu
Rotary dinner trip for Burlington duck night
The Washington Rotary Club chartered a gasoline motor car to carry members to Burlington for the annual duck dinner with Rotarians from Mt Pleasant Fairfield Washington and nearby towns. Forty attendees are needed and the car departs Burlington station at four o clock with dinner at 6 thirty and a post program return to Washington.
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Washington Rotary Club
Burlington
Burlington Rotary Organization
Burlington Rotarians
Mit Pleasant
Fort Madison
Pairfield
Washington
Illinois
Mt. Pleasant
Fairfield
Fred West
Frank Wilson
Mairfield Rotarians
Paul Harris
Chicago
Rotary Movement
Reward for Williams Agent H W Russell
Word comes that the American Railway Express Company and the Rock Island railroad offer a joint reward of 100 dollars for the apprehension of J W Williams who has been cashing stolen Rock Island drafts form 451 and express money orders. It is reported other railways may offer rewards as well. He has been active in southeastern Iowa for several months.
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H. W. Russell
Rock Island Railway
American Railway Express Company
Rock Island Railroad
J. W. Williams
Rock Island
Iowa
Iowa County Votes Tomorrow on Roads Bond Question
In Marengo Iowa county residents will vote in a special election on a 900000 bond issue to pave primary roads. The county now carries 360000 in bonded indebtedness and may incur up to 1183604 total under state law, per the state auditor.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Football Scores From Various Matches This Week
Burlington defeated Fairfield 13 to 0 while Parsons beat Iowa Wesleyan 12 to 6. Knox led Monmouth 6 to 0. Marquette crushed Ames 84 to 0. Missouri beat Oklahoma 20 to 7. Nebraska won 27 to 18 over New York. Wellman and Mt Pleasant drew 0 0. Ft Madison also 0.
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Burlington
Fairfield
Keota
Wellman
Mt. Pleasent
Ft. Madison
Parsons
Iowa Wesleyan
Knox
Monmouth
Marquette
Ames
Nebraska
New York
Missouri
Oklahoma
Washington Demons Rout Columbus Junction In 1927 Finale
Washington high school Demons crushed Columbus Junction 26 to 0 in a hard hitting season finish. Captain Bales led the attack with McAvoy and Lawton gaining yardage behind a crashing line as Washington outplayed the Junction on both sides of the ball.
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Junction
Captain Bales
Washington
McAvoy
Lawton
Rice
Columbus Junction
Bales
Fisher
Layton
Davidson
Zeck
Pratt
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H. Horning
North OF Washington
Henry Lohrer
Catholic Church
Washington Junction
RTE Cp
Rotary Club
Charters Gaso
Williams
Columbus Jet
Miller
Beco Seme Smylie Gallagher
L.T
Hall Benson
McGrew Memert
GE Seek Antee Kulp
Dewey
Rodruck Hamilon
Ringers
Todd Boon
Ance Hanft McAvoy
Cecil Bho
Cus Aenans Taylor Tucker
Duncan
Manley Washington
Atkinson
Haney
Benson
Smith
Baird
Nelson
Jackson
Blick
Jones
Tucker
Brenneman
Hall
Howell
Rodruck
Todd
Pine
Taylor
Baker
Hamilton
Burkhart
Cornell
Umire, Minear
Town Wesleyan
Shanafelt
Sigourney
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