Meredith Forces Expected To Put Up Convention Tight
Des Moines reports indicate Edwin T. Meredith supporters will challenge a likely Assembly convention outcome as Gov. Alfred Smith leads in instructed delegates for the Democratic national convention. County returns show Smith with strength to control the state convention, while Meredith plots to contest the April 20 gathering with several uninstructed blocs.
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Des Moines
Tatetown
Houston
Edwin T. Meredith
Alfred Smith
New York
Meredith
Gai
Empire State
Esudve
Jeanings
Smith
Bourentions
Polk County
Severith
Woodbury
New York Seeks National Leader for State Support
The piece discusses eastern reluctance to Hoovers candidacy and the rivalries over a national leader. It notes Dawes and Daweses split among factions, with Lowden and others favored by different camps, and East versus West opposition shaping the nominating debate.
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New York
Weather garbled note on upcoming temperatures
Fragmentary OCR entry lists temperatures and days with unclear names and dates. It mentions Sunday and Monday with numeric values but content is unreadable and lacks coherent details.
Columbia Press Boosts Wages to Uphold Academic Dignity
New York reports Columbia University hikes salaries to protect the dignity and freedom of the academic career. President Nicholas Murray Butler announces a new pay schedule setting minimums of 7,500 for full professors 5,000 for associate professors and 3,600 for assistant professors, replacing prior levels.
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New York
Columbia University
Nicholas Murray Butler
Mortuary Notices From Waterloo Area
Obituaries list Jason R. Teter of Waterloo died at home after a three week illness. He was 78, a retired farmer from East Waterloo township, with prior residence in Orange township. Survived by widow, three sons, four daughters, 17 grandchildren, three great grandchildren, four sisters, and a brother. Funeral at Kistner mortuary with services by Rev. J. Arthur Young. Burial Elmwood. Also noted are notices for Anton Harter and Mary E. Hursh with details of birth, marriage, survivors, and funeral arrangements, plus a brief memorial for Mrs. Mary Fe C. Hors.
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Jason R. Teter
Berteh Avenue
iNness
Waterloo
Waterloo Township
Orange Township
Rohlf County
Ohio
Ida Dunlap
Harry
Jasper
Mich
W. I. Dunlop
Marseilles
A. B. Wheatley
Canada
E. G. Cais
Lry
Morris
J.B. Jasper
Ethel B
Wanda M. Teter
Kistner Mortuary
Wistner Chapel
J. Arthur Young
First
Methodist Episcopal Church
Elmwood
Anton Harter
Tin Harter
Germany
Louisa Bariett
America
Herter
Anton. Jr
Frank
Adolph
Francis
Join Schulz
Hamilton
Chicago
Theresa Bartelt
Dale
Donald
C. E
Newville
Charles F. Newville
Fairmont
Minn
Wiliam T
Newburg
Clarence
Hudson
R. A. Newville
William Twaites
Joseph Gibbs
Clara Olson
Fort Des Moines
Reinbeck
Petersen Bros. /mortvery
Druggist Dies During Auto Tour Seeks Wife and Daughter
James Delange a 51 year old Clinton druggist died after a sudden illness in his store and hospital. Police report his wife Gracia and daughter on a 10 week motor trip from New Orleans toward Miami have not been contacted as radio messages failed. The cause of death was heart trouble. The family planned to return via Washington and New York.
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Clinton
James Delange
Gracia
New Orleans
Miami
Delange
Clinton Hospital
Florida
Washington
D. C
New York
Senator Andrew J. Stunn Dies at 62 in Woodbine
Senator Andrew J. Stunn of the Harrison Crawford Monona county district died at his Woodbine home after a several month illness ending with a heart attack. He was 62. Services were held Tuesday. He left a widow and two daughters.
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Woodbine
Andrew J. Stunn
Harrison-Crawford-Monona
Explosion Destroys Vacant Southwest Side Building
A mysterious blast wrecked a vacant two story building on the southwest Side early today. Debris set fire to an adjacent apartment, no threats were reported by owner Harry Lansky who offered no explanation. Police suspected escaping gas as the cause.
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Chicago
Harry Lansky
Polite
Eagels to Linter Vaudeville Tour Postponed
Actress Jeanne Eagels plans a United States vaudeville tour after leaving Actors Equity. Announcement was made at Harry Weber's office. She canceled a St Louis engagement when her uncle's show closed and she did not appear.
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Jeanne Eagels
New York
Eagels
Actors’ Equity
Harry Weber
St Laum
Unclear Public Notice Fragment From Vernon Bay Area
Fragmentary ad or notice mentions names like Mena Alona Dennee T. J. Hommsan and Beil 687 Ankeny with addresses and amounts. References Vernon Bay area and Miller Phong 2404 along with a dated event and price terms. Contains scattered phrases about alarms and residence details but lacks coherent context or complete actions.
Mexican Holdups Staged 20 Miles from Mexico City
A large band of bandits on the Cuernavaca highway 20 miles from Mexico City stopped cars for contributions. They escorted plainclothes American tourists and possibly officials from the U S and British embassies, with feder al troops briefly disarmed. The raid near Tres Marias lasted about an hour.
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Mexico City
U.P
Viva Cristo Rey
Curginavaca
Cuernavaca
Acapulco
Taxico
Tres Marias
Cuernavack
Maximilian Villegas
Guerréro
Morelos
Guilty verdict in criminal libel case in district court
A verdict of guilty was returned in district court against Mrs. Martin Hestons tall wife of a former Perry banker charged with distributing circulars reflecting on Perry bank directors. She admitted distributing the papers and claims the statements were preferable to liberty in Detroit. Also: Allen Lemme, 30, Iowa City, confessed to forgery at home and is held pending verification. In Des Moines a committee recommends ending the annual three day Iowa State Teachers Association session in favor of district conventions with a fall district meeting.
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Associated Press
Adel
Martin Hestonstall
Perry
Perry Bank
Detroit
Liberty
Allen Lemme
Iowa City
Des Moines
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Falls
Actress dies after party at MIT investigated
Cambridge reports an actress Hazel E. Redish aged 26 died after a liquor party with three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students. The incident occurred Saturday in Dedham and the students Harty Evansville Indiana Thomas Rosborough Glenwood Arkansas and Richard French Andover Massachusetts were arrested and will be arraigned today.
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Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tech
Hazel E. Redish
Dedham
Harty
Evansville
Ind
Thomas Rosborough
Glenwood
Ark
Richard French
Andover
Cnts
Pershing Coal Mine Opens Under Jacksonville Rate
Marian county reports three coal mines active with the Pershing mine starting under the Jacksonville $740 a day scale. The mine is located south of here following nine weeks of negotiations between operators and new miners.
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K& Ue
Marian County
Pershinr
Elehe Mules
Here
Wilenesk
Pershing
Dueksonville
Grundy Center Doctor In Critical Condition At Hospital
Readable fragments show a Grundy Center physician seriously ill with a foot infection. He has practiced in Iowa for years, formerly at Parkersburg, now in Grundy Center. His wife and daughter Panny are present. another daughter Gertrude is en route from Washington, D C for government work.
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Iain
Clee Lakerman
Wayer
Chicago
Ti Rasmussen
Cedar 7
Waterloo Te
Wenching
Independence
Ten Louis
Grundy Center
St. Francis Hospital
Weterley
Iowa
Parkersburg
Grunedy Center
Panny
Gertrude
Washington, DC
Acro- Dan
FooWalsh
Jor F. Supra
Lani Vo Plowman
Teles
High Court OKs Dry Agent's Fine
The U S Supreme Court upheld a $500 fine on John P Donnelly Nevada prohibition director for failing to report liquor violations. The court noted the Volstead Act may not have criminalized omissions by enforcement officials but said reversing the conviction would excuse lawbreakers and leave officers negligent.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Attornes
Supreme Court
U.P
U. S. Supreme Court
Ordey
Prohibition
U. S
Stormey
John P. Donnelly
Nevada
Donnelly
Mayor Forecasts Changes in City Appointments
Mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts forecast changes in the city’s appointive offices this afternoon. He will not make any appointments at tonight’s council meeting and expects council action after further conference. He did not specify which offices may change or who would be affected.
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Glenn A. Tibbitts
Women Fight On Street Near Window Display
Two unidentified women fought on Bridge Street at noon, halting when Ma jestic Shine parlors proprietors intervened to stop damage to a display window. One woman slashed a nose with a blow, while cars and bystanders watched as Easter finery was scattered.
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Bridge Street
Majestic Shine Parlor
Lawyers Move for New Trial in Clinton Policeman Slaying
Eugene Moore, accused in the Clinton police officer Koch murder case, faces a new trial motion in federal court in Davenport. Chamberlin and Chamberlin will argue before Judge Charles A. Dewey after a jury found Moore partly guilty but Dewey withheld sentencing. Moore had been serving part of an eight year sentence for murder.
Congress Debates Farm Relief and Commerce Probes
Congress continues debate on farm relief and interstate commerce policy as Senate discussions proceed. A subcommittee investigates agricultural issues while House considers related bills and a unanimous consent request governs proceedings.
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Senate
Interstate Commercee Committee
House
Iowa towns eye airports as airplane travel grows
Des Moines reports Iowa cities are considering airport development as airlines expand service. Sioux City Cedar Rapids Waterloo Mason City Iowa City Burlington and Des Moines already list municipal ports while smaller towns discuss fields. A Manchester suggestion urges simple fields with two 200 foot runways and basic upkeep.
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Courier
Des Moines
Iowa
Lindbergh
Sioux City
Chicago
Ralph Young
Ford
Clarence Young
Towan
Department of Aeronautics
Department of Commerce Ab
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Mason City
Iowa City
Burlington
Howard Rann
Manchester
Waterloo Business New and Companion
Nro
Major Walmsley and Wife Killed at Fort Bliss
Major Stephen Walmsley regular army and his wife died in an automobile crash at Fort Bliss Texas where he was stationed. Mrs Walmsley, daughter of Everett Mabie and Caro Mabie formerly of Waterloo, was related to prominent local families. The couple’s deaths were reported by relatives, with connections to Waterloo and Chicago through extended kin.
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Ive Reed Chishom
London
George
Edgar
East
Chicago
Stephen Walmsley
Fort Bliss
Tex
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Jefferson Sirecis
Thousands Gather for Lee Unveiling at Stone Mountain
Thousands packed the Stone Mountain monument site in Georgia as ceremonies began at 2 o clock to unveil the bas relief figure of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Northerners and Southerners alike assembled to pay tribute to a foe and to the Confederate figure, while Little Robert E. Lee IV, great great grandson of Lee, gave the signal to remove the veil.
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Stone Mountain
Oelock
Robert BE
Lee
Robert EB. Lee IV
England's Bass Singers Face Song Shortage
London April 9 British bass singers lament a dearth of new songs for their deep voices. Lyttelton notes there are no big bass parts and many basses are rising to baritone as composers write fewer bass songs. The result is a famine in basse profundas and an excess of baritone voices.
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London
Canon Lyttelton
Fatal kerosene blast rocks Easter Eve home
A kerosene blast during Easter Eve fatally burned Hazel June Newville Ohrt, 21, of Hudson. Flames from the stove ignited the kerosene can in her hands, with the can bottom blown out. Her two sons escaped in nightgowns as neighbors and bystanders aided. The fire damaged the house and contents about 300. She leaves husband Herbert Ohrt and two sons, with a list of relatives pending funeral plans in Reinbeck.
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W. W. Beal
Sheridan Road
A. K. Smith
Prospect Boulevard
Des Moines
J. A. DeMore
Mulberry Street
Reinsbeck
O'Keefe & Towne
Hudson Fire Department
Hazel June Newville
Beaman
Brew
Waterloo
Herbert Ohrt
Hudson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sinclair Trial Reopens Over Teapot Dome Lease Plot
The government seeks 109 official documents on the Teapot Dome lease with witnesses including former Navy Secretary Denby and Interior officials. Trial to be held in Whitestone courthouse where Doheny and Pratt were previously acquitted and several defendants were convicted of contempt.
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Secretary of Navy
Wilbur
Secretary of Interior
B. McLeai
Washesigton
Edwitt Denby
H. Foster Bain
Bureau of Mines
J. KK. Robinson
Navy Oil
Tatter
Fatt
Doheny
Sinclair
W. J. Burns
Henry Mason Day
W. Sherman Burns
Southwestern District Postmasters Meet in Council Bluffs
The district convention of southwestern district postmasters will be held in Council Bluffs with about 200 expected attendees. Renovations and building permits list homes and structures including a garage project and a brick dwelling with related costs. Frank Crittenden of Chicago, formerly Waterloo, is recovering from gall bladder operation.
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Charles Reichart
Third Street
Frank Halstead
Harrison Street
Raipiy Crvtor
Irving Street
Frank Rosgen
Webster
Berteh
Walter Teck
Second West
Frank Crittenden
Chicago
Waterloo
Bomb blasts shake Chicago as feud links to alcohol trade
A powerful blast in Melrose Park damaged a two story residence linked to an alcohol operation and political ties to Senator Deneen. Three men were arrested after a feud between Tony Ganno and Joseph Ferretti escalated to an explosion harming nearby homes and rattling Oak Park and Chicago neighborhoods.
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Chicago
U.21i
Ratherhan
Charles Deneen
John A. Swanson
Melrose Park
Joe
Montana
Diamond Jog
Esposito
Deneen
Oak Park
Tony Ganno
Joseph Ferretti
Ferretti
Houls
Canna
Canno
Texas 98 year old credits vegetable diet for health
Sterling City Texas resident R A Howard aged 98 attributes his long life to a raw vegetables diet followed for years. He recalls service in the Mexican War and later Civil War era life, noting renewed vision and a belief that morals improve with time. Also reported is the accidental death of Joe Houpe 44 a packing plant worker struck by a Milwaukee switch engine in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Sterling City
Tex
R. A. Howard
West Texas
Howard
Ballintore
Winfield Scott
Texas
Sterling’ City
Cedar Rapids
Joe Houpe
Milwaukee
Union Station
Brain Tests in The Evening Post Vocabulary Puzzle
A reader is invited to underline words in each word series that define the given headword. Examples include WIND with breeze and gale, and TALE with speak and mouth. The puzzle lists numbered pairs from 1 to 12, urging accurate synonym links and cautioning against unsuitable terms.
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England
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Teapot Dome
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Standard Oil Company of
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Mark #. Thompson
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