Iowa Shivers Under Snow Blanket Across State
Oct 28 reports show Iowa buried under 3 to 6 inches of snow with record low October temperatures. Webster City logged 1.5 below zero, Des Moines 7 above, and many cities set October cold records while snow disrupted corn harvests and heated debates on winter wheat protection.
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Iiowa
Webster City
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Sioux City
Des Moines
Clinton
Ames
W. H. Stevenson
Farm Crop and Soil Department
Iowa State College
Iowa Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Mercury
Keokuk Keokuk
Keokuk
C. E. Hadley
Dubuque
Davenport
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Muscatine
Russell Scott Seeks Work to stave off insanity
Russell Scott, once a Canadian financier deemed insane by a jury after a drugstore holdup murder, says he will go crazy if denied employment. He is confined in the Illinois asylum at Chester with little to do, appealing to Dr. Frank A. Stubblefield to be made a trusty and given a job.
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Russell Scott
Associated P’ress
Chicago
Quondam
Illinois
Chester
Scott
Frank A. Stubblefield
Liner President Harding Rescues 28 from Sinking Freighter
The United States liner President Harding reached The Narrows after a four day delay and saved 28 people and a cat from the Italian freighter Ignacio Florio. Captain Paul Grening and crew battled fifty foot waves as the freighter, loaded with grain from Montreal, listed thirty degrees after losing its rudder. The second officer was lost overboard before rescue.
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Hoboken
WN. J
United States
Harding
Ignacio Florio
Paul Grening
Grening
Montreal
Submerged Caspian City Found by Soviet Captain
Alexisis Atayeff, a Soviet mercantile fleet captain, reports discovering an ancient submerged city near Shikov on the Caspian Sea. His ship veered off course during soundings from Persia to Baku, revealing what he claims are sea floor streets in bright sunshine. Locals recall legends of multiple cities wiped out by an earthquake.
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Moscow
Shikov
Caspian Sea
Alexisis Atayeff
Atayeff
Persia
Baku
Delegates Named by Governor for Dry Congress in Chicago
Des Moines, Oct. 26 Thirty six Iowa men and women were appointed by Governor Himmill to attend the twenty second annual Dry Congress in Chicago November 5 to 9. Delegates include ministers, mayors, physicians, and civic leaders from Des Moines Estherville Sioux City Des Moines and other towns. The event is sponsored by the Anti-Saloon League of America and features addresses by notable national figures.
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Des Moines
Himmill
Chicago
EK Paul Jones
T W. Moody
Walker
Dorr W. Whitmore
Mechanicsville
J. W. Beare
A. N. Sloan
Sioux City
W. S Moore
Ainsworth
W. Ellis
Pacific Junction
Evan R. Stroud
Red Oak
Edwin R. Rippey
W. Hastie
Greenfield
John Lilly
Blairstown
Luvius Smith
Altoona
F. A. Smith
Dallas Center
W. H. Perdew
Albia
James T. Nichols
J. A. Brown
J. L. Hillman
Indianola
Co. R. Young
Tingley
J. J
P. H. McBeth
George Y. Hammond
Richland Methodist Church Destroyed by Fire
The Richland Methodist Church, used as a school, burned totally after a basement origin blaze. Firefighting efforts failed as the building was destroyed. students evacuated safely with wraps and books. The church loss is insured partially. four grades affected will resume in Jesse Smith and W. W. Ward buildings pending a new schoolhouse.
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Richland
Jesse Smith
W. W. Ward
Urge Cultivation of Dry Sentiment at Prohibition Enforceme
The National Council of Congregational Churches urged churches to cooperate in enforcing prohibition. It called for educational work to build public sentiment and support for public officials, and asked citizens to not only obey the law but oppose its violation.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Council of Congregational Churches
Coolidge
Corn Harvest Delayed by Cold Wet Weather in Iowa
The weekly U S Weather Bureau report for Iowa shows three consecutive weeks of unusually cold, cloudy, damp weather delaying corn harvests. Cribbing occurs in the northwest, with some market movement at low cents per 70 pounds. fields remain wet hindering wagon movement and winter wheat seeding. prices rise sharply.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
United States Weather Bureau
Mahaska County
Girl Dies Saving Baby in House Fire
In Chicago on October 28 Augusta Winners, 14, after placing the baby in its crib, smelled smoke and found flames in the kitchen. She carried the infant to safety but died from burns after neighbors retrieved the child and she returned to the adjoining room where her mother lay.
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Chicago
Augusta Winners
Augusta
Priest urges public ownership to solve anthracite crisis
The Rev. John A. Ryan of Catholic University and the National Catholic Welfare Council urged the convention to support public ownership and operation of hard coal mines to address the anthracite problem, and said strikers in the anthracite fields were justified in their demands.
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John A. Ryan
Catholic University
National Catholic Welfare Council
Toffee Claims to Help Thought, Writer Admits Doubt
An advertisement writer asserts toffee helps one think while a Boston transcript notes uncertainty. The claim blends marketing flair with cautious language as the copy and source text limit detail.
Posing for Photographs Bores President Coolidge to the Limit
Washington reports that President Coolidge grew visibly tired of photograph requests during the opening World Series game. Photographers, amateurs, and delegations swarmed at the White House and nearby events, seeking shots for publicity. Slemp recalled the president’s wish for privacy, and a Mayflower print request prompted admission of overexposure.
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Coolidge
Washington, D. C
Washington
Bascom Slemp
Snap
Peace Day Observance Aims for World Justice and Silence
The Federal Council of Churches commission on international justice and good will urges Armistice Day observances on November 8 to honor peace and justice. It proposes a two minute nationwide subway halt at 11 o clock and criticizes current U S policies on Asia immigration and anti Japanese propaganda amid tense international signs.
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Washington
Commission On International Justice and Good Will
Federal Council of Churches
League of Remembrance
New York
Ceek
Kansas City Board of Trade Names Grain Price Security Committee
A business conduct committee to prevent grain price manipulation was named by the Kansas City Board of Trade directors. The move follows new rules adopted by major grain exchanges after Agriculture Secretary Jardine warned government intervention would occur without self-imposed safeguards.
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Itty the Associated
Kansas City
No Scrimmage Planned for Iowa Ahead of Wabash clash
In Iowa City on October 28 the Hawkeye football team practiced a brief signal drill after a snow covered field. Coach Ingwersen led a skull session reviewing Wabash plays and past defeats at Columbus. Conditions likely keep Iowa from a real scrimmage before Saturday’s game with Wabash.
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Iowa City
Couch Ingwersen
Iowa
Columbus
Hawkeye
Decrease in Apple Crop Forecast in United States
Washington reports the agriculture department forecasts this year’s apple crop at 164 million bushels, down from 179 million last year. The decline reflects weather effects and supply conditions influencing harvest expectations across the nation.
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Washington
Department of Triculture
Court martial trims panel as Mitchell defense opens
Colonel William Mitchell begins his court martial in Washington by removing two judges, including President Major General Charles Summerall, over bias claims. Summerall withdraws, Brigadier General A J Bowley is disqualified, and Major Fred W Sladen is excused. Court then sits with ten members as Mitchell supporters clash with Summerall over aviation policy.
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Hey
Associated Press
Washington
William Mitchell
Charles P. Summerall
Summerall
A. J. Bowley
Air Department
Col. Mitchell
Frank R. Reid
Minois
Mitchell
Reid
Air Board
Hawaiian Department
Kvane
Ainge
Columbus
Ohio
Mr. Reid
Fred W. Sladen
Military Academy
West Point
Act
United States
Davis Washington
Davis
War Department
Few Cases Filed With Court Clerk Ahead of November Term
Tomorrow opens the November term of district court with Judge Henry F. Wagner presiding. Very few new cases have been filed. only a Farmers and Merchants State Bank matter is set for potential early trial. If that case proceeds, it could signal a busier term despite low filings.
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District Court
Henry F. Wagner
Sigourney
Ftate Bank
Dan Hamilton
Grinnell
Wagner
Charles A. Dewey
Hamilton
Greeks Remain in Bulgarian Territory Amid Tensions
Despite League of Nations warnings, Greek troops at daybreak continued occupying Bulgarian land with no withdrawal in sight. Bulgarian officials reported several villages bombarded during the early hours of the morning.
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Sofala
Premier Painiere Plans New Cabinet in Paris
Paris reports Premier Painiere told President Doumergue he will form another cabinet this evening, signaling a reshuffle amid ongoing political tensions in France.
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Paris
Painiere
Doumergue
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