Thompson Wins Chicago Mayoral Race by Large Plurality
William Hale Thompson, former cowboy, won Chicago mayor with about 83 000 votes in a landslide over Major William E. Dever and Dr. John Dill Robertson. Nearly one million votes were cast. Dever carried 23 wards, Thompson 27, with strong support from south side wards. The election was notably quiet with few incidents and no injuries.
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Contined from Page One Campaign Maneuvering Mentioned
Fragmentary OCR hints at political tactics for renomination and maneuvering in a New York Tribune page. Names and clear events are unreadable, but the piece discusses seeking a position and ongoing campaign efforts.
Grinnell College Borrows 425000 to refund notes
Des Moines reports Grinnell College borrows 425000 secured by first mortgages on its property. The loan to the Grinnell College Foundation comes from a Des Moines investment bankers firm. The money will refund a series of notes over 15 years with payments starting at 20000 in 1923 and increasing each year.
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Hit and Run Driver Leaves Boy Bleeding in Street
A five-year-old boy named Dwaine was struck by a car near a drug store in Cedar Rapids Ta. The driver sped away into darkness. Doctors say the victim cannot live. Local police investigate the hit-and-run as a serious case.
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Trivia from the Great War quiz questions
A page prompts readers with questions about World War I details. It asks for the river that inspired the first battle of the war in France, the city whose resistance delayed German advances, the battlefield of a famous battle cry, locations of American headquarters in France, places named for American brigades, the cathedral shelled by shelling protests, the French nickname for the Jongerange gun, the general area where American troops first saw action, the division defending Mere crossings in 1918, and the division that captured Charrey village.
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France
Sixth Marines to Sail Tomorrow as Third Is Mobilized
In San Diego on April 6 the Sixth Marine Regiment is set to sail to Shamghal, while the Third Regiment is mobilizing today. The Third is slated to go to Peking instead of Shamghal. Additional detachments are en route from New Orleans and Norfolk, with contingents from Mare Island and Puget Sound already on hand.
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Puget Sound
Last of Willful Men Who Opposed War Vindicated
A veteran senator reflects on a decade since World War I, arguing the real legacy lies at home. He cites rising wealth concentration, political and corporate corruption, and moral decay, blaming profiteering and militarism for a nation once united by noble aims. He concludes that his antiwar stance remains justified.
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Spain
Syria
America
Mail plane wreck found near Gustine in Modesto area
An airplane carrying mail, believed to be the missing Fresno departure, wreckage found near Gustine. Pilot Bayard Neher and Alfred Schaller were aboard. bodies recovered. The craft and fire indicate a catastrophic crash with parts dispersed in the vicinity.
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Bayard Neher
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Gustine
Why A Clean Up Campaign Sparks City Spirit
Waterloo citizens explore a city wide Clean Up campaign led by chair Harry Isister, detailing aims from boosting community spirit and public pride to reducing fire losses and improving vacant lots. The plan highlights fitter streets, renovated public buildings, greener spaces, higher property values, and safer living conditions with endorsements from fire chiefs and the U S Chamber of Commerce. Local clubs Canopus Rotary Kiwanis nominate representatives to the general committee.
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Cammion
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National Fire Waste Council
Canopus
H.W. Brandt
Spring in Waterloo Brings Busy Romance and Rain
A playful mood shifts to action as spring starts in Waterloo, with flirtations and courting as the season tames idle men and entices women toward refined finery. Yesterday’s showers gave way to a brighter day, while last night’s rain cooled the air and today promises sun.
Spring Returns to an Iowa City in Recalled Quiet
A nostalgic reflection on spring awakening as workers drift from duties to dreams. The scene notes a Walton league convention in Chicago drawing Ikes and the young man’s romance fading while old men linger on the knee parade. Iris blooms and Khayyam’s garden mark the season’s contrast.
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Chicago
Iowa
Hamill Presses State Bank Law Before Adjournment
Des Moines April 6 Senator Arch McFarlane Woerloo author of the barber bill said an effort will be made to redraft to remove Gov Hamill s objections He argues the measure is unconstitutional class legislation and should be enforced by the state board of health, with the bill to be reworked by the sifting committee.
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State Board of Health
Freed of Charges in Fatal Collision
Shirley Winfield is freed today of charges in the death of Fletcher Joy a Grand Junction resident who died from injuries after a car collision near Boone. A jury deliberated more than four hours and returned a not guilty verdict. Winfield had previously been acquitted of driving while intoxicated in connection with the same accident.
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Funeral Service for Mrs. J. W. Fairburn in Finchford and Janesville
Relatives from northern Wake and southern Hremereminte attended the funeral for Mrs. J. W. Fairburn of 620 Castle Hill. Mrs. Ralph Hummel of Los Angeles, a daughter, was among mourners. Services were at 130 pm at the Necte Towne chapel with Rev. Hosasell Mee officiating, after which the body was taken to Jamesville for burial in the family plot.
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Ralph Hummel
Los Angeles
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Hosasell
Pare Fay
Northminster Presbyterian Church
Jamesville
Children’s Society Still in Charge of Roberta Pratt
Roberta Jane Pratt a Des Moines foster child now under the Children’s Society care in New York this week. The year old girl, allegedly beaten and burned by Mrs Pratt in a hotel, enjoys new associates and talks of a trip to a 700. She asked to speak with police after her second court appearance in two days. Mrs Pratt faces further arraignment Saturday morning after a adjournment following Magister Flood’s review of the injuries. Des Moines officers’ arrival after Saturday may fix Roberta Jane’s legal status.
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Everett ( Pratt
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Children's Society
Governor to Sign Auto Speed Bill in Iowa
Des Moines reports Gov. Hammill will approve a speed measure raising outside city limits from 40 to 85 miles an hour and backing up primary road traffic with a boulevard stop for side-road entrants. A second bill seeks a general limit increase from 25 to 30 miles per hour.
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Iowa
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King in Critical Condition Amid Uncertainty
Vienna dispatch says the king remains in critical condition with doubt over recovery. Though he signed documents yesterday, hopes for walking again are slim as Bucharest opinion splits on whether he will live another week or fortnight.
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Bakeries Service Corp President Inspects Waterloo Sites
Lee Marshall, president of Bakeries Service Corp, arrived in Waterloo to help select a site for a Campbell Aiing company bakery plant. Several locations were shown as promising, with plans for a modern standardized plant and local labor and materials. W A Peterson and W F Schrag accompanied him, noting a Davenport plant as the model.
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Campbell Company
Young Widow on Trial for Causing Husband's Death
Mrs Elizabeth Crouse a 32 year old widow faces manslaughter charges over the death of her husband John Crouse 62 who died March 4 after he fell from an automobile she drove The coroner's inquest ruled the death accidental but the $3500 load reportedly clutched in Johns hand may influence the case The trial was set to begin this afternoon in Boone Indiana set for April 6 P- should note in 1900s newspaper style
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Wet Soil Delays Farm Work Across Iowa
Des Moines April reports say wet soil hindered field tasks last week in Iowa with upland areas like the uplands seeing some work. Charles D Reed director of the Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau notes some desiling sod plowing and oat seeding occurred on higher ground while general field activity remains limited. The ranger forecast mentions stock hay and general conditions improving slowly.
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Reed
Investigate Death of Women and Man in Russell County
In southwestern Virginia authorities probe a triple slaying revealed by Clinch River floods. Bodies of two women and a man were found at Lebanon, Russell County. All victims shot. two women in the breast, the man in the back. Commonwealth Attorney R H Wilson believes they died at least eight days earlier.
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Army Air Chief to Inspect Sites
Washington D C April. Clarence Young air-regulations chief of the commerce department will leave Friday on an airplane tour to inspect proposed airports. He will visit Dayton Moline Des Moines St Joseph Leavenworth Kansas City Wichita Muskogee El Paso San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco and Salt Lake City. He expects to return about May 1.
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Tripp issues licenses to second generation marriages in Sioux City
In an 21 year service period deputy clerk Tripp has granted about 4509 marriage licenses to residents including daughters and sons of earlier couples. Applicants include teens and adults, with some seeking multiple approvals. The piece notes the ongoing flow from reservations and a recurring pattern of parental financial control in these unions.
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Trap
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Thanges
Mariota Adeos
Bows and Arrows Aid College Finances and Coaching
Miss Mabel Palmer a Fridds University sophomore earns part of her college expenses by making bows and arrows. They are lemon wood backed with calf skin and measure five feet six inches. Palmer will assist archery coaching at Friends this spring and plans to teach archery after graduation, praising its strength, nerve steadiness and rival spirit for athletic women.
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Peaches Heenan Browning Plans Chicago Cabaret Return
Frances Peaches Heenan Browning arrived in Chicago and announced plans for facial acid scar removal surgery before performing in a cabaret later this month. She expects Chief of Police Collins to reconsider a prior ban, influenced by former mayor William Hale Thompson’s victory. Her mother Mrs. Carolyn Heenan accompanied her.
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Carolyn Heenan
Publisher to Jail for Libel of Mayor Curley
Massachusetts court rules former Boston Telegram publisher Frederick W. Enwright must serve time for criminal libel against former Boston Mayor James M. Curley. The state supreme court announced the ruling today in Boston.
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Reed and Sapiro clash over Lowden as wheat grower
In Detroit April 21 Senator James A Reed Missouri and Aaron Sapiro traded sharp words during cross examination in Reed s 1 000 000 libel suit against Ford Motor Co Reed pressed Sapiro on Lowdens wheat grower status halting on the name and challenging whether Lowden was a wheat grower Sapiro defended Lowden noting he is a politician lawyer and farmer and not a capitalist
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Mich
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Missouri
Henry Ford
Aaron Sapiro
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Timber
Jibel
National Wheat Growers Advisory Committee
Chicago
Robert W. Bingham
Louisville Courier- Journal
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Towden
Illinois
Joyous Fish Fans Sink Club After Victory Celebration
Chicago readers recount a disaster when the floating clubhouse of the Joyous Fish Fans sank in Belmont yacht harbor after a Bills victory. More than 2,600 Republicans celebrated Mayor William Hale Thompson, but boiler rooms flooded and passengers panicked as firemen evacuated the boat and later pumped water from the sinking vessel.
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Farmer and lawyer clash over Pullman tie in court
In a tense exchange Reed questions whether the man makes his living as a farmer or as the son-in-law of the Pullman Car Company. Sapiro counters that he earns from law and farming, highlighting the competing claims in the narrative.
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United States
Pullman
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Hig HS Ing
Sapiro
Legislature Fails to Hear Will Rogers in Des Moines
Des Moines April 6 Will Rogers did not arrive in time for the joint session of the Senate and House planned to hear his talk in Des Moines The event was cancelled for the forenoon and Rogers was to appear at Shrine temple auditorium that night He flew in from Fort Riley Kansas aboard an army airplane piloted by Maj H H Arnold arriving at 130 p.m.
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Omega Tau Psi Fraternity Magazine Debuts at Des Moines Campus
The Omega Tau Psi fraternity quarterly Omega magazine made its first campus appearance at Des Moines University as editor Frank L. Damerval from What Cheer introduces the issue.
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