MacDonald Strong for the League
Prime Minister MacDonald urged Britain to pursue arbitration and strengthen the League of Nations as the path to peace. He warned against military alliances and supported a European disarmament conference with global participation. He called for a revised compulsory arbitration clause and endorsed Europe based disarmament talks.
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Associated
Prean
Geneva
MacDonald
Great Britain
Assembly
League of Nations
Europe
United States
Germany
League
Permanent Court of International Justice
Herriot
Wm. G. McAdoo
Supreme Court
Clarke
George W. Wickersham
Thomas W. Lamont
Oil production shows decrease in August
The weekly summary of the American Petroleum Institute reports a 7,900 barrel daily drop in U S crude oil output for the week ending August 70, totaling 2,030,700 barrels. California rose 1,500 barrels to 615,200 while the Beaumont area fell 8,500. no price changes were noted for major districts.
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New York
United States
American Petroleum Institute
Boeckly Mountains
California
Mrs Fulton and daughters return from Iowa trip
Mrs. William Fulton Miss Helen Fulton and Mrs EB McConaughey have returned from an automobile trip to Chariton Des Moines and Valeria Iowa. Nobody has a nicer time than Mrs Fulton.
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William Fulton
Helen Fulton
EB. M. McConaueghey
Chariton
Des Moines
Valeria
Iowa
Fulton
Finances Bother LaFollette-Wheeler Campaign Committee
Washington September four committee meeting to canvass political situation and map out procedure. John M. Nelson campaign manager and chairman not expected to attend. reports from Chicago reach the committee. Finances deemed most pressing problem with campaign fund raising placed in the committee’s hands.
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Washington
John M. Nelson
Chicago
Good Roads Aims Campaign in Iowa Plan
Iowa Good Roads association plans a user-financed road improvement program. Former State Auditor Haynes, now secretary, travels through Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota to study projects and will meet directors to announce proposals. The group will push extensive educational work with county committees and statewide speaking tours.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Haynes
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Lowa
Los Angeles Native Reaches 126 in Verdugo Hills
Senora Marie Antonia Lonjina Verdugo de Chavoya, born in Los Angeles when it was El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora Santa Maria la Reina de Los Angeles, celebrated her 126th birthday at her Verdugo hills adobe home. She has not left Los Angeles County in over a century and attributes longevity to hard work and regular living.
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Los Angeles
Marie Antonia Lonjina Verdugo de
Vinton Couple in Queer Mix Up
Judge Willett annuls the marriage of Harry L. Martin and Mrs Linda Martin of Mount Auburn after it is revealed she was still married to Paul Hayward of Los Angeles. Hayward seeks divorce in Los Angeles with a hearing set for October 22, and Martin plans remarriage upon divorce if successful.
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Vinton
James W. Willett
Harry L. Martin
Martin
Linda Albertson
Mount Auburn
Paul S. Hayward
Los Angeles
Calif
Marengo
Hayward
Democrats of Texas Adopt A Platform
Austin Sep 4 delegates adopted a platform drawn up by the former James K Ferguson with minor changes. The platform denounces the Ku Klux Klan by name and calls for lower taxes and greater economy in state government.
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Austin
Texas
James K. Ferguson
Des Moines Becomes Campaign Hub for Republicans and Progressives
Des Moines Iowa September 3 Republican central committee chairman B B Burnquist arrives to open headquarters with full force. National committeewoman Mrs T P Hollowell and state vice chair Martha McClure plan November election work. La Follette headquarters pledge strong rural support while Democrats prepare to focus on national ticket.
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Des Moines
Iowa
B. B. Burnquist
Republican Central Committee
Repub
T. P. Hollowell
Martha McClure
State Central Committee
Charles A. Rewson
Republican Party
la Follette
E. J
Hamill to Speak for National Ticket in Iowa Campaign
Lieut. Gov. John Hammill the Republican nominee for governor will accept speaking engagements from the state central committee to push the national ticket. Hammill is on vacation in Britt and is expected to return soon to begin campaigning. Other state office candidates will join in the national campaign.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John Hammill
State Central Committee
Hamill
Britt
Burglar Alarm Drives Bank Robbers From Wentworth Bank
Wentworth State bank was broken into early yesterday by robbers who drilled the vault. The burglar alarm sounded, alerting citizens and scaring the band away empty handed.
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Wentworth
8. D
Wentworth State Bank
Gibson Challenges Ladd Authority in Railroad Tax Case
Des Moines report says attorney Ben J. Gibson argues Judge Scott M. Ladd overstepped law by reducing taxable valuation of Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Chicago Great Western Railroads by over eight million dollars. If Federal Judge Wade accepts the Ladd findings, the state will appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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Des Moines
Scott M. Ladd
State Executive Council
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago Great Western
Ben J. Gibson
M. Ladd
Martin J. Wade
Ladd
Counci
Wade
United States Supreme Court
Gibson
Hornsby on Way to New National League Batting Record
Rogers Hornsby appears set to surpass Hans Wagner for the NL batting title by leading the league for a fifth consecutive season. The Cardinals acquired him for about $500 from Denison Texas, and he quickly proved his hitting and infield prowess, following a rise similar to Ty Cobb and other stars.
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ST. Louis
Rogers Hornsby
Hans Wagner
Hornsby
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Johnny Evers
Grover Alexander
Eddie Collns
Cardinals
Denison
Texas
Society of Friends Sees Growth in Iowa Membership
Oskaloosa reports the Society of Friends Quaker group has 7965 active members in Iowa per statistical secretary Miss Casa Canover at the annual meeting. Dr. H L McCracken spoke on peace and the society’s aid to Europe’s destitute in yesterday’s session.
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Oskaloosa
Society of Frends
Iowa
Senator Wheeler Gets Ovation in New Hampshire Campaign
Manchester New Hampshire Sept 4 Three Rhode Island cities Woon socket Newport and Province were objects ahead today in the New England campaign tour of Senator Burton K Wheeler of Montana vice presidential nominee on the third party ticket A single address in Manchester straight concluded the New Hampshire booking One more day will be given to New England points When on Friday Senator Wheeler 8008 to Connecticut Factory workers around a speaker's stand in a park here gave him a great ovation
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Associated Press
Manchester
N. H
Rhode Island
Woonsocket
Newport
Province
New England
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Wheeler
Connecticut
Belgians Begin Ruhr Evacuation As Artillery Withdraws
Brussels reports the Belgian military evacuation of the Ruhr starts tonight with a battalion of artillery rearward to join the garrison at Tillemont. Subsequent units and heavy arms follow. infantry removal will come in the second stage with regiments returning.
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Brussels
Ruhr
Tillemont
Paris
Committee of Control
Hungary
Dawes
London
Coblenz
Inter-Allied High Commission
Rhineland
Rhine
Use Steel Sheets to Fight Locusts in Argentina
In Buenos Aires on September 4 authorities announced a plan to deploy thirty nine thousand tons of galvanized steel sheets as barriers against locusts in northern Argentina. A $2,000,000 contract with United States Steel Products company funds the material, which farmers will install by digging ditches before the barriers to corral and destroy marching locusts.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Department of Agriculture
United States Steel Products Company
Grand Jury Expected to Indict Corum for First Degree Murder
VINTON Sept 4 Grand jury expected to return an indictment charging first degree murder against Ole Corum for the slaying of Charles Hirschfield at Atkins on August 9 county Attorney Hamilton Tobin announced. Twelve witnesses heard yesterday seven remain to be examined today.
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Vinton
Ole Corum
Charles Hirschfield
Atkins
Hamilton Tobin
Tobin
Quiet Tension Eases in Herrin After Street Clash
Bloodshed subsides as Williamson County authorities report temporary lull in Herrin Illinois after a clash between Ku Klux Klan and anti-Klan factions. Military troops keep peace while leaders promise no further aggression for now following six deaths last Saturday.
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Herrin
Williamson County
Ku Klux Klan
anti-Klan
Dawes Plans Wisconsin Stop as LaFollette Turf Grows
Charles G. Dawes Republican vice presidential candidate announced an address in Milwaukee on September 15 on the constitution of the United States. He will also campaign in Minnesota during September, expanding into Wisconsin to counter LaFollette’s influence.
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Evanston
Ill
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Charles G. Dawes
Milwaukee
Republican National Committee
Dawes
United States
Shipstead Attacks Dawes Plan in Illinois Address
Senator Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota condemned the Dawes plan arguing the government fails to meet constitutional aims. He urged La Follette’s foreign policy for world peace and cited large French loans to the Little Entente, questioning why disarmament isn’t required before further funds. He claimed the constitution should guard liberty and common defense, not empower special privilege.
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Quincy, Ill
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
la Follette
Bank of France
Shipstead
France
Entente
Germany
Europe
Arguments Over Reorganization of D and Rio Grande R R
In Denver on September 4, arguments over reorganizing the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and setting the upset price continue. Harold Palmer of New York seeks to intervene, with final petition arguments led by Louis B. Wehle as court resumes before Judge J Foster Symes.
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Denver
Colo
Harold Palmer
New York
Denver and Rio Grande
United States District Court
J. Foster Symes
Palmer
Louis B. Wehle
Neither Side Makes Gains Up 10 Date in Shanghai Battle
Shanghai dispatches say about 40 000 troops fought through a sunlit day with no net gains reported. Front extended from the Shanghai Nanking railway to the Yantse river as Kiangsu and Chekiang forces reinforced and shelled positions near Liuho Hwangtu and other sectors on the coast. American women Grace Crandall and Susie Burdick remained in Liuho aiding hospital patients as Red Cross staff withdrew to safety.
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Shanghai
Shanghai-Nanking
Yantse River
Lungwha
Changhai
Hwangtu
Linho
Pamon
Kiangsu
Eye
Liuho
Yangtsé
Grace I. Crandall
Susie M. Burdick
Seventh
Miss Crandall
Miss Burdick
Associated Press
Kiengsu
Chi Shieh-Yuen
Lu Yuan-Helang
Ecommunique
Washington
Shanghai Volunteer Corps
Robbers Hit Jefferson State Bank in Springfield Heist
Four masked men robbed the Jefferson State bank on the edge of Springfield on Wednesday afternoon. They forced employees into a vault and escaped with an estimated 25 000 to 50 000 dollars. VP Warren Lewis was battered when resisting.
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Springfield
Jefferson State Bank
Warren Lewis
Iowa City Doctor Pleads Not Guilty in Statutory Charge
Dr Lloyd EK Patrick a young Iowa City physician pleaded not guilty to a statutory crime charge brought by Warren Irons The complainant says his daughter an imbecile was duped by Patrick and he was released under 2000 bond until his hearing next Monday
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Iowa City
Lloyd EK
Patrick
Warren Irons
Irons
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