Big group of rum runners pinched in New Jersey raid
Four state troopers and a private detective captured fifty six rum runners near Bridgeboro on Rancocas creek. The haul included a half million dollars in imported liquor, six trucks, four cars and a barge. The prisoners were brought to Burlington jail after bribe attempts failed and an arson bid on the barge was thwarted.
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Associated Prems
Burlington
N. J
Dridgeboro
Rancocas Creek
Vatican Newspaper Spars With Fascist Press Over Violence Policy
Observatore Romano enters a sharp critique of Fascist use of violence as a political tool. Debates rise whether Italy may curb the Papal paper as a politico religious publication or if it enjoys immunity from Italian law due to Vatican status and extraterritorial rights.
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NOME
Observatore Romano
Vatican
See
Mussolini
Holy See
Osservatore Romano
Roberto Perinacel
Barn Destroyed by Fire In Maquoreta In Farm Loss $5000
A barn on Walter Dutton's farm seven miles south of Maquoreta burned yesterday with a loss of 5000 dollars and 3000 dollars covered by insurance. Eleven hundred bushels of oats seventy tons of hay farm machinery and several hogs were ruined. The origin is unknown while Mr and Mrs Dutton were away from home.
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Associated Press
Maquoreta
Walter Dutton
Memorial Chapel Proposed for Camp Dodge Heroes
Des Moines reports plans to build a memorial chapel on the hill above Camp Dodge headquarters to honor the Eighty Eighth Division soldiers who saved lives in France. The project would cost about 50000 dollars, with display plans at the division's Omaha headquarters during the American Legion convention. A decision on the proposal is expected at the division reunion and banquet at Brandeis Grill on Wednesday evening October 7.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Camp Dodge
Eighth Division
France
Omaha
American Legion
Leon W. Ainsworth
Col. Ainsworth
1Sth Division
South 17Th Street
Brandies Grill
AP to broadcast World Series play by play nationwide
Seventy three newspapers across the country will relay the World Series play by play from a picked AP sports staff. Wireless telegraph wires will send word for word updates to radio microphones and millions of listeners. AP will have five sports writers on site to cover hotels conferences crowds and dugouts for timely dope and movements on the field. The Midwest papers listed include Chicago Journal WMBR Chicago Post WLS Cedar Rapids Gazette WIMA Des Moines Capital WHO Kansas City Star WDAF St Louis Post Dispatch ADKS Omaha Evening Bee WOAW Omaha World Herald KOIL The Radio Corporation of America will broadcast the report via WJZ New York and WRC Washington.
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Associated Press
New York
James
Walter Johnson
Bucky Harris
Cuyler
Associated Press Radio
Mid-West
Chicago Journal
WMBR
Chicago Post
WLS
Cedar Rapids Gazette
WIMA
Des Moines Capital Who
Kansas City Star
WDAF
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ADKS
Omaha Evening Bee
WOAW
Omaha World Herald
KOIL
Radio Corporation of America
WJZ
WRC
Washington
France Sees Little Hope In Washington Debt Plan
In Paris officials voiced pessimism about the Washington debt conference. A temporary scheme of five yearly payments of 40 million dollars has complicated the wider debt issue and Parliament may reject the provisional agreement due to uncertainty and long term concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Washington
France
Effort Underway To Locate Revolutionary War Graves In Iowa
Des Moines Iowa October 2 An appeal from the Revolutionary War Memorial Commission seeks help locating and authenticating graves of Revolutionary War soldiers and sailors in Iowa. Materials should be sent to Mrs Munger Sioux City and to Edgar R Harlan curator and Henry W Grout with the Iowa Society Sons of the American Revolution.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Revolutionary War Memorial Commission
Commission Ia
Robert H. Munger
Sioux City
Mre. Muncer
Grand View Boulevard
Edgar R. Harlan
Henry W. Grout
Lowa Socety
Sons of the American Revolution
Munger
Jessup Speaks at Annual Induction in Iowa City
President Walter A. Jessup lauded education as the faith of the people and the essential factor behind the founding of the University of Iowa, underscoring its role in preserving civic and cultural life.
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Jessup
Iowa City
Iowa
Walter A. Jessup
University of Iowa
Ben Turpin's Wife Dies in Hollywood Home
Hollywood Calif Oct 2 Ben Turpins long vigil at the bedside of his invalid wife Carrie Leminx Turpin ends as she dies after months of illness. The couple married in Chicago about 18 years ago and later worked together on stage and in pictures. They moved to Hollywood ten years ago at Chaplins invitation.
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Hollywood
Calif
Ben Turpin
Carrie Leminx Turpin
Turpins
Chicago
Neighbors Fight Fire but Unable to Halt Inferno
Neighbors discovered a fire and attempted to stop its spread but were unsuccessful as flames engulfed the area. The incident details remain limited in the surviving report.
War of Shells More Barbarous Than Gas Says French Doctor
Paris reports Marshal Petain tours Moroco action scene as gas warfare sparks debate. French surgeon Jean Louis Faure argues poison gas is milder yet efficient, enabling military aims with fewer perceived massacres than explosive shells, and calls gas barbary less deadly but more effective.
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Paris
Morocco
Marshal Petain
Jean Louis Faure
The
Figaro
Vrosnes
Custody Case Moves to High Court in Des Moines
Carl A. Sellers fails to secure habeas corpus to gain custody of his 7 year old daughter Betty Jane. She has lived with vaudeville performers Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leroy in Cedar Rapids for a year while teachers and courts decide, after District Judge Bonner’s ruling allowing them to keep the child.
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Des Moines
Carl A. Sellers
Betty Jane
Cedar Rapids
Ysoer
Supreme Court
Charles Leroy
Gill
Bonner
Iowa oratory coach moves to Arizona head of speech dept
Arthur W. Cable, long time University of Iowa oratory coach, has accepted the head of the speech department at the University of Arizona. His departure follows a strong showing in Iowa tryouts with Arnold W. Lassen reaching the Noda finals Matthew M. Stafford travelling to St. Louis for the constitution oration and Charlton G. Laird winning the state peace oratorical contest.
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Iowa City
Arthur W. Cable
University of Iowa
University of Arizona
Mr. Cable
Arnold W. Lassen
Noda
Matthew M. Stafford
St. Louis
Charlton G.laird
UniversityInduction Ceremony Honors Pioneers
A crowd of over 6,000 students faculty and university staff gathered for the annual induction ceremonies. The speaker praised the university pioneers and noted the significance of their collective presence.
Coolidge Walks Stir City Traffic Safety Debate
Washington experts debate whether President Coolidge’s pedestrian rambles curb driver recklessness. Reports recount near misses and one arrest of a driver for a close call, suggesting the president’s walks influence local traffic behavior and fear among motorists.
High School to College in Iowa Conference Focus
About 300 school superintendents attended a University of Town conference in Iowa City to learn how placement examinations and personalized guidance can steer high school students into appropriate college courses. Prof George L Stoddard outlined how 65 colleges use the Town placement tests to assess fitness, with major universities cited as using the system to identify and assist weaker students while challenging stronger ones. He noted a past gap between high school preparation and college standards and urged closer alignment without lowering college expectations.
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Iowa City
Gwh
University of Town
George L. Stoddard
Stoddard
Iowa
Michigan
Chicago
Ilinois
Syracuse
California
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Virginia
Colgate
Perjury charge eyed as Cook to be arraigned in Indiana
W W Williams pastor of Morningside Christian church defends Cook saying he did not perjure and claims coercion by state agents. Cook likely to be arraigned before Judge J W Willet in Vinton Indiana on perjury charge connected to testimony in a murder inquiry into the slaying of Myrtle Underwood Cook.
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Sioux City
W. W. Williams
Morningside Christian Church
Myrtle Cook
Cook
Vinton
Morningside Church
Williams
J. W. Willet
Clifford B. Cook
Myrtle Underwood Cook
Benton County
Grand Jury
Rodgers Denies Mitchell Charge On Hawaiian PN-9 Flight
Commander John Rodgers testified before the president's airboard denying Colonel William Mitchell's critique of the PN-9 No. 1 flight. Rodgers defended Navy tactics, praised crew and personnel, and challenged critics while cautioning about future engine limits for transoceanic bombing capability.
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Associated Press
Washington
William Mitchell
John Rodgers
Mitchell
Rodgers
Navy
Navy Department
Iff
Legion Gathering Opens Its Session in Council Bluffs
Ben J. Webster of Mason City will open the seventh annual American Legion convention at 10 30 this morning in the City Auditorium welcoming remarks by Mayor Jack Harding and Charles A. Miller. Contests over state adjutant are anticipated while J Ray Murphy of Idahrove is favored for commander. The department executive committee meets at the Elks club and auxiliary members join in receptions and informal meetings as national officers including Mrs Oliphant arrive to speak. A parade this evening will feature the legion auxiliary Forty and Eight drill teams and other groups through Council Bluffs.
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Clurfefs
Ben J. Webster
Mason City
The
American Legion
Jack Harding
Charles A. Miller
Hugo Geiger
Minden
RR. J. Laird
J. Ray Murphy
Idahrove
Murphy
University
H. F. Hurgeses
Rock Rapids
Maurice Cahill
Cedar Rapids
Laird
American Legion Auxiliary
Jnate
Auxiliary
Legion
Plow Men Discuss Farm Machinery Developments in Iowa
Three men from John Deere Plow Company and Deere & Mansur Works visited MES Iowa on October 1 to consult with Prof J B Davidson of Iowa State College about farm machinery trends. They noted machines growing larger easier to operate and taking over more manual labor, with emphasis on corn.
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Mes
Iowa
John Deere
H. & McKahin
Deere & Mansur
Moline
Illinois
C. H. White
Sane Company
Theo, Brown
Engneer
J.B. Davidson
Iowa State College
Mr. Brown
Brown
Oscar Thorson Resigns Prohibition Post in Des Moines
Oscar Thorson recently named deputy prohibition administrator for the south in Town district has resigned his post. He would not discuss reasons and said he notified Andrew Mc Campbell, prohibition director for the Omaha district, last Wednesday. Protests challenged his appointment by the W C T U and the Iowa Anti Saloon League.
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Askoctalla Press
Des Moines
Oscar Thorson
Thorson
Andrew Mc Campbell
Omaha
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
Ames Girls Enrolled in First Electrical Course
Ames Iowa October 2 Girls enrolled in home economics work at Iowa State College now have access to an electrical engineering course. The program teaches operation and care of household electrical devices, basic repairs, and aims to be the first of its kind offered to women in American colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Oet
Iowa State College
P. E. O. Officers Elected in Minneapolis Session
Mrs. Alice H. Scott of Wichita Kansas was elected national president of the P. E. O. Sisterhood in Minneapolis with Ola Miller of Washington Kansas as first vice president and Zora Knight of Oklahoma City as supreme organizer.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Alice H. Scott
Wichita
Kas
Ola Miller
Washington, Ta
Zora Knight
Oklahoma City
Okla
Two Boys Walk 175 Miles to Attend College
Two youths from Covington County Alabama walked 175 miles to start at Howard College in Birmingham. Samuel Hart aims for the ministry while Edwin Doster studies pre medical courses. They left six days before classes with little money and earned funds by working en route, arriving ready to study.
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Birmingham
Ala
Howard College
Florida
Alabamy
Samuel Hart
Edwin Doster
Fine Fettle
Covington County High School
Shift to Larger Farm Tractors and Equipment Noted
Farmers are moving from seven to eight foot harrows and favor larger tractors as standard practice, reflecting a shift in equipment size for plow tractors and harrows over recent years.
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Brown
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Nathan D. Smith
Coolidge
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S. U. IL
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Chang
J. D. Nichols
Hester Marie-Sieling
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Elks Club
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