Leaders in Vote Retain Positions in Delegates Race
Washington DC April observers report leaders in the delegate race held gains as returns from four states show Kansas City and Houston votes. Lomden increases to at least 30 of district delegates. Hoover gains in Nebraskas results. Democratic Smith holds 47 of 50 district delegates in Illinois, boosting total pledged delegates to 241 with several conventions forthcoming.
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Washington, D. C
Kansas City
Houston
Blake
Lomden
Hoover
Sui
Llingis Paverni
North Caron
Commerce
Bat Ving Lowden
Nebraska
Norris
London
Curtis
Dawes
Idaho
Borah
Smith
Tllinois
Hitchcock
Oklahoma
Reed
Missouri
Illinois
Maey
New York
California Vote Tests Smith Strength in West
The piece discusses how California delegates to the national convention might influence support for Smith, with anti-Smith leaders hopeful that Southern opposition could be altered. It notes Arkansas and Louisiana as potentially wavering states and signals uncertainty about delegation alignments and methods in those states.
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California
Smith
West
Texas
Washington
Arkansas
Louisiana
New York Herald-Pribune
Motor Vehicle Numbers Rise Across Nation
Washington D C April. One motor vehicle for every 5.13 persons or a total of 23 127 318 were registered in the United States last year. Of this number 2 898 886 were trucks or road tractors.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Brain Tests 4e Translation Challenge in NH Post
A brain test from the Evening Post catalogs a translation task with foreign words. It asks to identify equivalents for English terms like AND or COWS and promises answers on Pooley Page. The page notes speed and linguistic reasoning influence scoring.
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Evening Post, Inc
Carl
Transtein AG
Ellyson's Body Washed Ashore In Norfolk
The body of Commander K. G. Ellyson, a Richmond native and one of three naval airmen missing since a seaplane flight from Hampton Roads to Annapolis on February 28, was found washed ashore in Willoughby Norfolk. A radio message from his wife, noting a sick child, helped identify him. Charles D. Lumber, Ocean View, discovered the body. Ellyson's face was badly crushed. he wore an aviator's suit over civilian clothes.
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Norfolk
K. G. Ellyson
Richmond
Hampton Roads
Ansapolis
Willeighby
Annapolis
Charles D. Lurber
Ocean View
Ellyson
Men Who Are Making Waterloo
Ramelton native Graham rises with Waterloo store amplify growth. From a five-dollar weekly start to leadership, he builds a regional empire in a firm grounded in honesty, education, and community ties.
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Waterloo
Temperatures Reported Across Week With Sparse Readings
Weather notes show scattered temperatures through the week with Tuesday and Wednesday readings. Notable values include a 36 degree mark on Tuesday and several afternoon measurements around 3 pm.
Senate Debating Slows Action for Farm Relief
Washington reports the Senate, amid charges of delay for Dawes in the Republican convention, debated another amendment to the McNary Haugen farm relief bill. Leaders seek to speed passage, but White House approval hinges on keeping or dropping the equalization provision and subsidy options.
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Washington
DB. C
Dawes
Senate
White House
Tven
Luwan
LaFollette
George N. Peek
Corn Belt Committee
McNary-Haugen
Peek
Brookhart
Watson
Indlania
Gooding
Idaho
Lowden
Howell Wins Re nomination Battle in Nebraska Primaries
Omaha April 11 Republicans in Nebraska backed U S Senator R B Howell with George W Norris aiding his campaign against Attorney General S Spillman. Early returns show Howell ahead as Arthur Mullen seems re elected Democratic national committeeman over Willian Ritchie. Six Republicans competed for attorney general with C A Sorensen of Lincoln leading the field.
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Omaha
Neb
U. S
R. B. Howell
Nebraska
George W. Norris
S. Spillman
Arthur Mullen
Willian Ritchie
Maryland
Mr. Spillman
C. A. Sorensen
Lincoln
Walton Auxiliary Forms Tonight at Club House
Women members of the Izaak Walton League and wives meet at the dengue and Waterloo Boat Club to perfect the first ladies auxiliary. Preliminary steps were taken a week ago but weather kept attendance to 15. organizers expect 20 or more charter members.
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First Ladies
Izaak Walton
Dr Leo Louis in Critical Condition at St Francis Hospital
Reported today the condition of Dr Leo Louis at Queens Center hospital remains critical after a stroke like event. Hospital officials say he is being treated at St Francis and his condition is listed as grave with scant improvement expected in the near term.
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Leo Louis
St. Francis Hospital
Fire alarms at Metrapote Hotel cause chimney burn
At 1 12 a m on Wednesday the Metrapote Hotel at 313 Fourth Street West reported a chimney fire with no damage. A realtor advertises large services and warns vigilance.
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Meétrapote
Mourth Street
Waterworks Books Given High Praise by State Checkers
A Waterloo waterworks audit for 1927 by examiners H F Walton and Dan McNerney finds all claims audited with no errors. Secretary and manager George E Shoemaker is credited for excellent bookkeeping and easy verification of claims using canceled vouchers. Local copy sent to the state auditor notes the records are in exceptional shape, with no recommendations for improvement.
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Waterloo
George E. Shoemaker
H. F. Walton
Dan McNerney
Auditor of State
Water Department
Reed Emerges as Real Contender in Iowa Delegation
Wilbur W. Marsh, former national Democratic committeeman from Iowa, refutes EB T Meredith claims. He says Senator James A Reed of Missouri was the real contender against Gov. Alfred E. Smith for Iowa's 26 convention votes, noting Reed leads Meredith in several districts and that Meredith carried no counties or districts in previous runs.
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James A. Reed
Missouri
EH. T. Meredith
Laws
Alfred &. Smith
New York
Iowa
Wilbur W. Marsh
National Democratic
National Committee
James 4“. Reed
Towa
Smith
E. T. Meredith
Meredith
EB. T. Meredith
Hug
Woodbury County
Monona
Dickinson
Labor Convention for land to be held in Waterloo
J C Lewis president of the Town State Federation of Labor is in Des Moines conferring with central labor officers over plans for the state convention to be held in Waterloo June 12 to 16 The sessions will be in Courier hall with headquarters at the Hotel Russell Lanison
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J. C. Lewis
Des Moines
Town State Federation of Labor
Gentral
Waterloo
Courier Hall
Hotel
Russell-Lanison
Centerville Girl Elected President of Local League
Esther McCracken of Centerville, a sophomore, was elected president of the Town State college branch of the League of Women Voters. Other officers include Janet Ferguson of Charles City as vice president, Viola Milley of State Center as secretary, and Frances Williams, and Marion as treasurer. All are home economics students.
Two Cedar Rapids Schoolgirls Missing
Cedar Rapids, April 11. The mothers of Rose Cook, 15, and Garnette Thomas, 14, appealed to police for help in finding their daughters who left home yesterday presumably for school and did not return. Investigations showed the girls smuggled suitcases filled with clothing from their homes.
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Cedar Rapids
Rose Cook
Garnette Thomas
Widow Granted Life Estate in J R Teter’s Property
J R Teter’s will provides Ida FE Teter a lifetime use of all property with probate filed today. After her death, remaining estate to be divided equally among seven children Fita Dunlap Ray Teter Goldie Dassiey Jason Ernest Teter Ethel Blanche Teter Wanda Marie Teter and Harry Myron Teter. S E Bentley named executor.
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J. R. Teter
Ida FE. Teter
Nerdrath
Fita Dunlap
Ray Teter
Goldie Dassiey
Jason Ernest Teter
Ethel Blanche ‘Teter
Wanda Marie Teter
Harry Myron Teter
S. E Bentley
Humboldt Delegates Uninstructed to Democratic Convention
Humboldt county will send four uninstructed delegates to the state Democratic convention in Des Moines on April 20. The county meeting reflected a split sentiment between T. Meredith and Governor Al Smith for the presidential preference. Marriages licenses listed include Edward Cureran and Lilie Furner among others in Waterloo and La Porte City.
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Humboldt, Ta
Humboldt County
Des Moines
T. Meredith
al Smith
New York
Qberhauser
la Porte City
Oaes Legal
Julian Beaker
Ta Porte
Edward Cureran
Dyan
Lilie ‘Furner
Garrison
Ai Lawrence Billick
Waterloo
Alctia MckKinney
Blackmer faces seizure by U S for contempt in Teapot Dome case
Washington April 11 government moves to hold H M Blackmer in contempt after he failed to respond in the Sin clair Fall trial. Blackmer, in Paris, had $100 000 of his property seized and refuses second subpoena. Everhart excused as Benton bank slips shown for Fall deposits.
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Washington, D. C
H. M. Blackmer
Teapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Blackmer
Paris
Sinclair
Albert B. Fall
Denver Oil
Everhart
Denver
Continental Trading Company
Liberty Bonds
Walsh
Montana
Senate
M. T. Everhart
Fal
Daniel Thew Wright
Fall
J. E. Benton
First National Bank
el Paso
Tex
Injunction Sought to Halt Emmetsburg Power Plant
Emmetsburg Iowa April 11 The Municipal Utilities company faces a possible court injunction barring construction of a new electric plant. Iowa Public Service Co and others filed the petition. voters approved the project last month at an estimated cost of 150000 to be paid from city earnings over eight years.
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Emmetsburg
INS
Municipal Utilities Company
Iowa Public Service Company
AL Am
Iowa Public Service
Sunpiias Electric Light and Power
Eagle Grave
Hampton
Charles City
Cedar Falls
Propertius
Sioux City Gas and Electric Companys
Expectant mother awaits husband as Sioux City bandit slain
In Sioux City Mrs Vivian Delier, eight months pregnant, lies in a local hospital awaiting a baby while her husband Leo Delier, slain in an attempted robbery at Gayville, is not yet explained to her. Loyal Hanson shot Delier during the Gayville store robbery, leaving the expectant mother puzzled by the missing calls and the tragedy.
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Sioux City
Vivian Hoffman
Delier
Leo Delier
Gayville
Visi
Loyal Hanson
National Jewish Hospital drive in Waterloo supports care
Waterloo committee led by Miss Salla Frank and Sam Frank announces National Jewish Hospital week from April 16 to 21. The Denver hospital, funded entirely by gifts, aids hundreds and operates a bone and joint tuberculosis preventorium for youths. NIH bonds priced at $1 aim to cover deficits, with 20 percent of patients non Jewish.
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National Jewish Hospital
Denver
Waterloo
Salla Frank
Sam Frank
NIH
Drunken Driving Case Goes Before Judge Boies
Andrew Olson pleaded guilty before Judge H. B. Boies to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. A $150 fine was imposed and paid. Attorney J. C. Murtagh represented Olson, who was arrested days earlier on the Hudson highway after erratic driving by Constable Harry Mason.
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Andrew Olson
H. B. Boies
J. C. Murtagh
Hudson Highway
Harry Mason
Olson
Prosecution Looms As Chicago Primary Violence Erupts
Chicago April 11. Even before ballot counts finished, machinery moved to prosecute those behind yesterday’s brutal primary. The campaign of terror marked the most bitter Chicago primary with bloodshed and rioting citywide. Attn: Octavius O Granady, a Deneen ward candidate for committeeman, was murdered by gangsters in his car. Four slugs ended his life. Diamond Joe Esposito had been killed weeks earlier. Bailiff Raleigh H Taylor was beaten near a polling place. Kidnappings and ballot-box tampering attempts were reported. guards thwarted several schemes.
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Chicago
Octavius
Granady
Deneen
Diamond Joe” Esposito
Raleigh H. Taylor
Rush
John Deere Plant Expands to Eighty Acres Near River
John Deere Tractor Company adds 80 acres by acquiring a 3.5 acre tract south of Miles Street, extending from the river to the Rock Island track. Allen H Head, VP and GM, says the purchase protects property interests and may serve future needs. A smaller riverfront tract from L. C. Burkitt is cleared and grassed, and the office building park is being improved this spring.
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Miles Street
John Deere Tractor Company
L. C. Burkitt
Quits Banking Dept for Sioux City Bank
Des Moines April 11. The resignation of C. C. Jacobsen deputy superintendent of the State banking department and the appointment of W. O. Reed as deputy were announced today. Jacobsen becomes vice president of Security National bank Sioux City and president of First State bank Mapleton. Appointment effective May 1. Jacobsen has served as deputy superintendent for two and a half years. Bowman is Indorsed Des Moines April 11. The candidacy of M. L. Bowman former state senator now seeking Republican nomination for governor has been indorsed by 15 farm organizations labor unions and cooperative groups all members of the Cooperative Legislative council, per announcement. Leaders met last night and acted favorably on his race.
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Ramelton
County Donegal
Ireland
Graham
Waterloo
Lough Swilly
County Tyrone
Mr. Black
Black
Fourth Street
Mr. Graham
Macalester College
Minneapolis
Buck's
Uis
An. Grahaim
Fim
Snereed
Blark
Dowili
Rotary Club
Chaham
Country Club
Waterlon
Himi
Don
Iowa
Des Moines
U.P
C. Jacobsen
Mapleton
State Banking Department
W. O. Reed
Jacobsen
Security National Bank
Sioux City
First State Bank
Bowman
INS
M. L. Bowman
Co-operative Legislative Council
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Walton Auxiliary
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Merteun
C. Miller
Waterworks Books
State Checkers
Marsh
Labor Convention
Centerville
Girl Heads
Humboldt
U.S
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Jewish Hospital
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Remus
Columbus
George Remus
Cincinnati
Slayer
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Llane
Sioux City Bank
Galloway
Baltimore
West 4Th St
Kingbard Hill
Home Park
Lester W. Miller
Pioneer Bank
Fort Dodge
Central Trias Company
Wiineis
D. M. Sterns
Funder Pert
Lowa Public Service Company
Mer
Alan Perdoral
Girona
Tncome Daducdams
Mannrtlac
American Electric Tower Corporation
Stevens & Wood, Incorporated
Harry H. Polk & Co., Inc
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W. D. Hanna & Company
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