Senate Gets New State Bank Bill for Early Action
Des Moines April L 4 A bank bill adopting joint subcommittee recommendations moves toward early Senate action. The sifting committee will likely make it a special order next week. The Lovrien bill faces house clashes as sub committees craft substitutes. The district bank association plan seeks closer contact among grouped banks for mutual welfare. The house considers a state sinking fund to guarantee deposits. The chamber held funeral services for Rep Crone Emmet county. Grimwood to deliver oration. House shifts to catch up on business after delays.
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Senate
House
Bergman
Capitol
Lovrien
Bankers’ Association
Gay
Tammill
House Guaranteg
House 1
Crone
Emmet
Grimwood
Shas
Seadlouminat
Cedar Rapids Man Confesses Lottery Made 7500 Monthly
A Cedar Rapids man confessed to a lottery scheme that allegedly yielded about 7500 dollars each month. The incomplete filing references a person named Simmitts and Sam and mentions signed documents and payouts, with several garbled phrases remaining unreadable.
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Cedar. Rapids
Students Strike to Get Teacher Back
A fragmentary report notes a student strike at a school to demand the return of a teacher. The dismissal, criticized as part of school policy, left classrooms in disarray while about 450 students remained enrolled and under training.
Officers Shot to Death in Road Near Whittenburg
Deputy Sheriffs Pat Kenyon and A L Terry were shot to death on a road near Whittenburg Texas early today. Hugh Walker and Ed Bailey, on bond in the Coke Buchanan killing case, were arrested. Bodies found beside their automobile, revolvers unfired. Kenyon died of chest and head wounds. Terry was shot through the head.
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Terry ¥ O
Hit and Run Driver Placed Under Bond
Des Moines reports Drake University student Eugene Pelong is free on bail after being charged with failing to stop and aid a woman, Miss Leonore DeMoney, 27, a teacher, struck last night. DeMoney was hospitalized and likely to recover. Pelong claimed he did not know he had hit her.
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Des Moines
Ugene Pelong
Drake University
Liberty
Leonore DeMoney
De Pinedo Delays Transcontinental Flight Departure
Italian air commander Francesco de Pinedo, in New Orleans, delays his planned transcontinental hop until dawn tomorrow due to the illness of one aide. He has been in the city since Tuesday and resumed plans for the cross country flight after a brief delay.
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New Orleans
Francesco de Pinedo
Italian Royal Air Forces
Ant Messi
Monsul
de Pinedo
Temperatures and Weather Notes From Local Page
Fragment shows scattered temperature readings and weather remarks for Thursday. Specific values are unclear but indicate cold conditions with mentions of temperatures near zero and low wind. No complete station data available in readable text.
Fragmented trivia prompt with scattered questions
A garbled user prompt mixes multiple trivia questions and misspelled terms about populations rulers capitals and weather. It appears as an OCR like jumble with unclear context and no coherent article to summarize.
Coal Stocks Ample for Summer's Needs as Mines Shut Down
Coal stocks are ample for the summer as mines shut down across Illinois and the southwest. The policy aims to prevent coal shortages and price increases, with operators under pressure and some announcing nonunion operation plans. Large gatherings in Harrisburg and Herrin reflect miner concerns and anticipated wage reserves.
Rotarians to Meet in Sioux City April 25
More than 300 Rotarians from Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota expected for the Nineteenth district meeting in Sioux City opening April 25. Prominent Rotarians will attend. A recent report misdated the event as March 25.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Des Moines Farmer Given May 1 Deadline for Child Settlement
Des Moines April 1 A young Black Hawk county farmer, L D Aderman, wanted in Minnesota on child desertion charges dating to 1917, may avoid prosecution by making a financial settlement for the child by May 1. The case arose when Clara Mahagen accused him of seduction and fathering her illegitimate child. Aderman disappeared, was located in Cedar Falls, resisted extradition, and now must settle to satisfy Minnesota authorities.
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Des Moines
L. D Aderman
Hawk County
Minnesota
Aderman
Clara Mahagen
Grant
Minn
Gailty
Cedar’ Falls
Adermann
Hammill
Clara “Hollister
Man y League Opens Fight for Higher Gas Tax
Statehouse dispatch from Des Moines April 1 reports the Man y League pressing for a share of four cent gasoline tax receipts. Mayor R N Howes of Clinton, on the executive committee of the League of Town Municipalities, says cities and towns should get revenue for street improvements connected to highways. The league opened a legislative fight to secure a share if the tax is doubled.
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Des. Moines
R.N. Howes
Clinton
League
Co Ed Bank Bandit to Get Out Sunday
Sioux Falls dispatch reports Marian Meyers age 19 was sentenced to 30 days in the state penitentiary for attempting to rob a Vermillion bank. Due to exemplary conduct she earns multiple days off and will be released Sunday April 3. Plans after release are not yet announced.
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Sioux. Falls
S. D
Marian Meyers
Vermillion
Navy Plane Crash Off Navassa Island Kills Commander
Four of five passengers were injured in a PN-9 plane crash off Navassa Island in the West Indies. Commander Robert W. Cabaniss died in the incident, the Navy Department reported from Washington, D.C. on April 1.
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Washington, D. C
Navassa Island
West Indies
Robert W. Cabaniss
Navy Department
Gideon Session Deferred in Cedar Falls Meeting
Postponement announced for Gideon session planned for tomorrow evening at the H. H. Van Deest home located at 603 Washington Street in Cedar Falls. Session rescheduled to take place on April 5.
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Gideon
H. H. van Deest
Washington Street
Cedar Falls
Mrs J W Bairburn dies at 61 in Castle Hill
Mrs J W Bairburn aged 61 died this morning at a local hospital after carcinoma ta tat. Born in Finchford in May 1862 she married Dec 28 1879 in Janesville. Surviving: husband three daughters Mrs Wright Mrs Hough of West Palm Beach and Los Angeles and two sisters Mrs Frost and Miss Pound. Body at O Keefe Towne mortuary pending funeral plans.
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L. W. Fairburn
Castle Hill
Finchford
Shevas
Janesville
Sinca
Waterlow
Cedar Heights
W.ll Wright
Treaver Street
A. Hough
West Palm Beach
Fla
R.A. Himmel
Los Angeles
Cal
Wil Frost
Ida Pound
Waterson
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
Funeral services for Charles T Killerlain
Funeral services for Charles T Killerlain who died yesterday in Cleuent Ja will be held Saturday afternoon at Union Rubia. The services will be at the CotroReU at Phage with burial following.
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Charles ‘T. Killerlain
Charles T. Killerlain
Cleuent
Phage
New- Age Exodus Sends Captives to Other Lands
County supervisors seek to move Black Hawk county prisoners to nearby jails while the new jail is built. Thirty six prisoners remain in the current facility. Plans to use prisoners for razing the old building were dropped as too costly. Accommodations arranged in Grundy Center and West Union. Benton County jail in Vinon considered. The county attorney reviews whether a court order is required. Prisoners are to serve time in Black Hawk county jail.
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Black Hawk
John G. Miller
Frank Esher
Grundy County
Grundy Center
Strayer Named Candidate for State Highway Commission
Hudson resident W D Strayer announced as candidate for the state highway commission. He served nine years on the county board, chairing it for some time, and led the State Association of County Supervisors. He was an official of the Cedar Valley Fair Association and is a Democrat.
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W. D. Strayer
Hudson
State Highway Commission
Strayer
State Association of County Supervisors
Cedar Valley Fair Association
Ferguson Stripped of Political Rights
James E. Ferguson former governor and Texas political agitator lost political rights in Texas after Gov Moody signed the Love amnesty repeal bill. The measure nullifies the amnesty granted by the Legislature during Miriam A. Ferguson’s term as governor.
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Austin
Tex
INS
James E. Ferguson
Stormy Petrel
Texas
Moody
Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson
State Cigaret Tax Receipts Rise in March
Des Moines reports March cigarette tax receipts $70,746.37, up from February $61,813.60. The year-ago March 1926 total was $62,816.86, per state treasurer Ray Johnson. Smokers used more cigarettes in March than February or March 1925.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ray, Johnson
One Dead One Shot in Horsetrade Row
Danville Indiana April 1 A quarrel over a horse trade ended in tragedy as Charles Sheets 45 shot his boyhood friend Clay Wilson 40 and then killed himself Wilson was rushed to a hospital in Indianapolis doctors say his condition is rare but he has a chance for recovery
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Ind
INS
Charles Sheets
Clay
Wilson
Indianapolis
Senate approves corn borer bill for 200000 funding
The Iowa Senate unanimously passed a measure to appropriate 200000 dollars to combat the European corn borer. The action was recorded at the Statehouse in Des Moines on April 1.
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Statehouse
Des Moines
Iowa Senate Today
Postman’s model for noted ancestor tied to governor
New London April 1 Henry C Winthrop longtime New London postman is retirement after 38 years delivering mail He is described as a descendant of John Winthrop the colonial governor who served 18 years and retired in 1696 A statue of the governor in Bulkeley Square was modeled after Winthrop Bela Pratt confirms likeness The postman started on a 27 mile route carrying a near 100 pound pack Now 14 miles the route uses parcel post to ease weight Winthrop says he walked 224000 miles carrying 575000 pounds of mail over 11500 days of service.
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New London
Conn
PIA
Connecticut
Henry C. Winthrop
John Winthrop
Bulkele Square
Henry Winthrop
Bela Pratt
Winthrop Sigures
Eyesight of Indian children praised in Muskogee
In Muskogee Oklahoma on April 1 Dr Charles Southard secretary of the Eyesight Conservation Council of America praised Bacone College Indians for excellent vision among 400 students. He noted they read distant eye charts with ease while white peers struggle with larger print. He warned against straining eyes by reading in bed.
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Muskogee
Okla
Charles Southard
Eyesight Conservation Council of America
Bacone
Illiteracy drive spurs women to teach reading county by county
In Orlando Mrs. William F. Blackman chairs a federation effort to stamp out illiteracy before the 1930 census. Five million illiterates exist nationwide. The plan starts with one county, expanding to the state, with Illinois Kentucky Kansas Wisconsin North Carolina and Maine adopting the program.
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Orlando
Fla
United States
General Federation of Women's Clubs
William F. Blackman
Infant body found in Des Moines River near here
Police in Fort Dodge Iowa identified an infant boy found floating in the Des Moines River yesterday. Coroner E J Martin said the infant likely stayed in the water at least two weeks. No clues to parentage were found.
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Fort Dodge
Des Moines
E. J. Martin
Acquittal Declared in Indiana Senate Trial
Indiana Judge Clarence W. Dearth was acquitted by the state senate on charges of press freedom violations and improper jury appointments after a three week impeachment trial. Democratic senators had urged conviction amid reports of Ku Klux Klan pressure to acquit. Dearth said he would return to Muncie to resume court work tomorrow.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Cirquit
Clarence
W. Dearth
Munele, Ltd
Indiana Senate
Nee Pe Kre
Dearth
Muncie
Iowa House Holds Funeral for Late Representative
Funeral services for State Representative R. B. Crone of Estherville were held in Des Moines with floral tributes at the speaker's desk as a casket rested there. A Grimwood of Jones County gave the oration, Rev H Brown prayed, and the Senate adjourned in respect. the body then moved to Estherville for burial the next afternoon.
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R. B. Crone
Estherville
Immet County
House of Representatives
A. Grimwood
Jones County
H. Brown
Central Presbyterian
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State House
Minneapolis to host 1928 Rotary International meeting
Chicago dispatch reports the nineteenth annual Rotary International convention will be held June 18 to 22, 1928 in Minneapolis Minnesota, with Arthur B. Larkin of the Minneapolis Rotary Club advised his club would host. About twelve thousand delegates expected. This year’s meeting will be at Ostend.
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Chicago
Rotary International
Minneapolis
Cupid's Helper in Lots of Trouble
Guthrie Center April 1. Bert Pearce of Greenfield freed on a sworn falsely charge then re arrested on conspiracy in connection with the marriage of Charles Foster and Beulah Ludwig. The girl is said to be 15. After the marriage Foster and the license obtained, Pearce was arrested for enticement. Also noted a Jersey City clock with a 2200 pound minute hand.
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Guthrie Center
INS
Bert Pearce
Greenfield
Charles Foster
Beulah
Ludwig
Foster
Pearce
Hcense
Washington Hiker Louis Voulfe Walks 2500 Miles in Four Vacations
Louis Voulfe, a White House agriculture attache, has walked 2500 miles over four vacations. He bills himself as a hiking enthusiast and motto “Walk thousand miles and learn how to walk.” He began in 1915 with a 533 mile trip to Spartanburg and back.
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Washington
Louis V. “Woulfe
Secretaries of Agriculture
Woulfe
Spartanburg
S.C
Chicago
Portland
Pittsburgh
Returned tourists find Iowa still attractive
Townspeople Mrs. Pe iC Bakker and her daughter Miss Nettie Bakker report on their return from a four weeks stay in southern California. They traveled home via the Pacific northwest stopping a week in Spokane Washington.
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Pe Ic. Bakker
Balance Sheet Fragments From A Bank Report
The document shows liabilities and capital items including Capital Stock, Surplus, Undivided profits after expenses, and reserves for taxes and depreciation. It lists time certificates of deposits and debentures outstanding with amounts, ending with attestations by Davis and Johnson.
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