Iowa Republicans rally praises ticket at Des Moines banquet
In Des Moines on Oct 26, Iowa Republican leaders hosted a statewide rally and banquet urging a record vote next Tuesday. Senator David W. Stewart praised GOP gains for farmers and the party’s record, while former Governor Harding urged support for Brookhart and attacked a third party as unnecessary. Agnes Samuels stressed education. Willis Stern chaired and Governor J. Tammill served as toastmaster.
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Associatedress
Des Moines
Stewart
David W. Stewart
Sioux City
A. B. Cummins
Smith W. Brookhart
J. L. Brookhart
W. L. Harding
Iowa
Kendal
Kendall
Harding
Brookhart
Claude RK
Porter
Washington
Senate
Agnes Samuels
Cavo
Willis Stern
Jods Trammill
Danbury Hatter Fights On in Last Battle
Dietrich Loewe, famed Danbury hatter, is 74 and nearly blind, waging his final fight to ward off creditors and keep his factory and home from foreclosure. His 20 year struggle included a $240,000 labor verdict won against unions, funded by a nationwide drive, with loans and collections on workers and properties. The World notes reorganization plans are imminent though details remain undisclosed.
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New York
Dietrich E. Loewe
Danbury
Conn
New York World
Mar Loewe
Loewe
Seoahey de Jp Atter
American Federation of Labor
United States Supreme Court
Avery Penny
Het Pie
Iowa Counties Hold Over Sixty-Four Million in Debt
Iowa auditors report total county indebtedness as of January 1 1926 at 64 552 566 74 with the largest item county bonds 20 118 767 96 and major shares in drainage bonds 12 595 264 96 primary road funds 11 258 142 45 and bridge debts 7 081 375 14. Secondary items include court houses road warrants and certificates among others.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
J. C. McClune
Fred Porter
Court House
Tales of Heroism On Wrecked Vessel Eastway Crew
Twelve survivors of the British freighter Eastway recount heroism by engineers firemen and the radio operator as the ship sank off Bermuda during Friday's hurricane. The radio operator R James kept broadcasting distress until the end and the engineers and firemen stayed with the burning vessel. The 12 were rescued by the British schooner Luciline and taken to St Georges.
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Associated Press
Hamilton
Bermuda
Eastway
R. James
St. Georges
Telescopes Focus On Mars In Closest Approach Tonight
Telescopes will be trained tonight on Mars as it nears its point of greatest proximity to Earth. The current swing brings a favorable view, though not as close as in 1924. Astronomers note Mars’ wide temperature variation in that year and predict better observing conditions now.
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Mars
Associatess
Chicago
Earth
County Democrats Set Week of Meetings Across County
FE Smith, chairman of the democratic county committee, announces three meetings this week. They continue a series started last week in other parts of the county. Welman hosts Wednesday, West Chester Thursday, and Brighton Friday with two or three speakers at each event. County issues will be stressed.
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FE. Smith
Democratic County Committee
Welman
West Chester
Brighton
Smith
Eastern Star Convention Opens in Waterloo Iowa
Seven hundred Iowa grand chapter members registered for the forty ninth annual convention in Waterloo. Officers expect about two thousand to attend the formal opening this evening and roughly one thousand more to arrive on Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Iowa
Order of the Eastern Star
Order
Bank Closes After President W A Dexter Shoots Self
Toledo Iowa Oct 26 The board of First National Bank of this place closed the bank following the death by suicide of president W A Dexter Monday morning. Officials say action was taken pending federal banking department instructions as concerns over the Garwin State Bank collapse weighed on the area.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Iowa
First National Bank
W. A. Dexter
Federal Banking Department
Miller Dies at Hospital After Fatal Domestic Wound
Frank W. Miller aged 35 farm laborer died at the county hospital days after a knife wound to the abdomen which his wife described as a friendly scuffle. An autopsy found no link between the wound and a lung infection that caused his death. Funeral services are set for 2 PM tomorrow at Goodin funeral home with Rev. J. Reade McCrory presiding. He leaves his mother widow two brothers and three children. He had married Bertha Anderson Miller last June.
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Frank W. Miller
Miller
L. A. Jones
the Goodin Funeral Home
J. Reade McCrory
Kuris
Elm Grove Cemetery
Frank William Miller
Washington
J. W. Miller
Sherm Knox
John
Harry Miller
John le Roy
William
Emma Lucille
Bertha Anderson Miller
Dr White Opens Bible Study at Second U P Church
A large crowd gathered Monday afternoon for Dr W P White to begin a study on Philippians titled Paul the Bond servant of Christ Jesus He urged faithful service to Christ and the Church and announced daily sessions at 2 30 p m A second talk followed on Thinking through the Bible tracing gods hand from creation to Moses The evening audience filled the auditorium as he planned another session with brief opening remarks and a focus on personal study
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W P. White
Paul
Christ Jesus
Christ
White
God
Sesson
Rumanian Denies Queen Marie Asked to Return Home
Bucharest December 26 The Romanian foreign office categorically denied reports that the government asked Queen Marie to curtail her U.S. visit and denied any telegrams from King Ferdinand requesting her return. Officials called the rumors absurd and from unauthorized sources seeking sensationalism and to discredit Romania.
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Rumanian
Marie
Associatedress
Bucharest
Rumanian Foreign Office
United States
Ferdinand
Rumania
Foreign Office
Investigation Opens as to Death of Man Who Killed Family
MARION Oct 26 Investigation into the death of Woo Potter former United States district attorney and five of his family here Saturday night will begin today Fingerprints on a bloodstained shaker are central to the theory that Potter killed the family then died by water in the cistern State's Attorney Boswell continues the fingerprint work noting many officers handled the implement No water found in Potter lungs and scalp wounds suggest head injuries before death Relatives have not entered the case and the inquest returns murder and death by own action as the verdict
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Associated Press
Marion
Woo
Potter
United States
Arlic O. Boswell
Boswell
Self
Otter
Federal probe broadens in Chicago bootleg ring
Federal grand jury extends Chicago bootleg inquiry from Cicero and police precincts to Cook County. It seeks county law enforcement payrolls and every appointment for special deputies, plus records of sheriff's office activity since December. Also tied to trials of Mason, Senator Runting, Major Owen in a wine diversion case valued at fifteen million.
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Cicero
Qool
Jowell B Mason
Chicago
Runting
Percy B. Owen
Owen
Brookhart's Condition Worsens With Worrisome Mind Wandering
Senator J. L. Brookhart's condition deteriorated today as his mind wandered, a sign his family views as discouraging. Col W Brookhart, his brother, said the senator had previously remained fully conscious and aware of the situation.
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J. L. Brookhart
Col . W. Brookhart
Body of Missing Woman Found Near Carroll
The body of Mrs. Frank Seyller Sr., 65, who vanished October 14 from her Carroll home, was recovered today in a water pool along the Great Western railroad right of way about a mile from Carroll. A section hand made the discovery.
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Associated Press
Carroll
Frank Seyller, Sr
Great Western Railroad
Trotter Improves After Poison Self-Administered
W. J. Trotter of Ainsworth who previously faced a serious condition from a dose of poison, reportedly showed marked improvement today. Doctors say his status indicates early recovery from the self-inflicted incident.
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W. J. Trotter
Ainsworth
Expenditures probe widens to Oregon over Stanfield race
In Washington and Oregon new charges spark denials in the Stanfield campaign probes. Senator McNary and Senator Reed order investigations amid reports of money backing opponents and possible party split rumors as hearings move toward Portland.
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Frederick Steiner
Stanfield
George Putnam
Salem Capitol-Journal
Morning Oregonian
Franklin T. Griffith
Portland Electric Power Company
James A. Reed
Senate Campaign Fund Committee
Oregon
Charles A. McNary
Wm. H. Kitg
Utah
Consolidation Aims at Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward Merger
A new corporation with assets of 226 million dollars plans to merge Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward, creating the nation's two largest mail order houses. Informal talks have reached the stage to seek government sanction, with projected annual savings of 10 to 16.9 million and catalog outlays of 15.6 to 20 million.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Sears-Roebuck
Julius Rosenwald
la Salle Street
Montgomery-Ward
J. P. Morgan-Firet National Bank Group
New York
Notre Dame star Elmer Laydon wed Edith Davis in Columbia chapel
Dubuque report says Elmer Laydon famed Notre Dame 1924 fullback and Columbia College coach married Edith Davis of Bettendorf Ia in a Monday ceremony at Columbia College chapel. The bride is the daughter of a Davenport baseball coach.
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Dubuque
Elmer Laydon
Kour
Notre Dame
Columbia College
Edith Davis
Bettendorf
Prehistoric Graves Revealed by Mississippi Erosion at Fort Madison
Erosion by the Mississippi River near Fort Madison Iowa reveals lines of graves cut in black surface soil roughly ten feet deep. No bones or skeletons remain, but evidence of prehistoric burial sites is exposed by flood waters.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Houdini Resting Better After Operation
Detroit January 26. Houdini the magician reacted well to his operation last night and passed a fairly comfortable night. Physicians said his condition this morning is grave but satisfactory with a temperature of 102. The star was taken to a hospital after the opening performance of his show.
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Detroit
Get
Harry Houdini
Houdini
Eaux Factory
France tobacco tax revenue tops prior year by billions
Since January 1 the French government has collected 1 750 252 216 francs from tobacco taxes compared with 1 551 584 900 francs in the same period last year, signaling a substantial increase in revenue.
Violent Storms Rage Across France With Heavy Rainfall
Paris reports violent storms sweeping western France with deluges of rain while central and eastern areas endure heavy snow. Atlantic and channel coasts suffer fierce gales. An intense cold grips eastern regions.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Atlantic
Channel
Cunard
Tony
Cinerboure
New York
County Ministers in Conference Here
The monthly meeting of the county ministerial association was held here yesterday with pastors from Hrighton Crawfordsville Cot ter Ainsworth Welmen and Washington. Dr. W P White of Chisago spoke at Second United Presbyterian Church citing Isaiah as a timely example for ministers today.
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County Ministerial Association
Hrighton
Crawfordsville
Cotter
Ainsworth
Welmen
Washington
W. P. White
Chisago
Second United Presbyterian Church
Isaiah
Influx of American Tourists Could Pay Europe’s Debts
A Berlin commentary claims continued American tourism would supply Europe with enough money in ten years to cover U.S. debts for six decades. The note reflects period concerns about postwar finance and foreign exchange.
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Europe
United States
Berlin
Social Democratischer Pressedien
Bomb Placed On New York Courthouse Ledge Found
A valise containing dynamite and a time bomb mechanism was found on a window ledge of the New York Court House. A passerby alerted authorities before clerks opened it, triggering a fire department response. Three experts examined the device.
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Tie Associated Press
New York
New York Coutery Court House
Bureau of Combustibles
Fire Department
Beet Beets Boost Iowa Farm Profit Per Acre
Cherokee Iowa producers report selling seven to twelve tons of beets per acre with gains at six fifty per ton and extra profits from seven to eight tons of beet tops and crowns used for feeding milking cows hogs and pigs.
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Cherokee
Iowa
Cheaso-Gus Wambler Becomes Father to Twins and Triplets
Cheaso-Gus Wambler welcomed twins yesterday, joining elder sons Fred and Ted. Eleven months earlier his wife gave birth to triplets, completing a rare family burst of nine children.
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Cheaso
Gus Wambler
Twing
Fred
Ted
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