Forest Fires Blaze Across Five States Apr 16
News brief from St Paul reports prairie and forest fires across Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota with one death and multiple injuries. Dozens of fires burned 12000 acres in northern Minnesota destroying a school and homes. Weather heat aided spread as fires also flared in Idaho Washington and British Columbia with high temperatures and ongoing danger.
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St. Paul
Minn
Northwest
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Emily Township
Mike Brochite
Braddock
N. D
S. A
Londakken
Robert Twaddle
Rice Lake
Duluth
North Area
Crow Wing
Cass
Morrison
Campbell County
Herrera
McPherson
Faulk
Brown
Spink
Hand
Hughes
Pennington
Farm Island
Missouri River
Pierre
Pierra
Cizaret-Stairs
North
Dakota
Burleizh
Emmons
McIntosh
Decker
Statzman
Aberdeen
S. D
Norte Dakota
Grand Borksgen
Port ‘Angeles
Port Angeles
Olympic “National
Spokane
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Idaho
Washington
British Columbia
Coeur D'Alene
Wallace
Ida
Pulaski
JO. B. Strom
Washington Fire Association
Cowlitz River
National & Highway
Morton
Whatcom
Snohomish County
Arlington
Ore
Portland
Mercury
Bend
Yakima
Lewiston
Walls Walla
Snokane
Des Moines Plans Fire Police Slashes in City Administration
Des Moines April 16. City council negotiates deep cuts to fire and police forces with twenty firemen and sixteen policemen possibly discharged upon a savings of 2300 or more compared with the prior year. Other reductions in general administration planned by the new council. MARRIAGE LICENSE: William Drake Cresco and Huuice Stevens Cresco.
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Des Moines
William Drake
Cresca
Huuice Stevens
Cresco
Ewe
Funeral notices for MRS EZRA NEWTON and RAVERS F. GILLIN
Funeral services are set for MRS EZRA NEWTON former Watersgater who died Monday in Govan California burial at West View cemetery Le Verte City with services in Waterloo and officiating pastor Rev Ti A Crumb. Robert J Gillin died Wednesday at 125 Third Avenue West funeral at First Brethren church Saturday with Rev Edwin Tioard officiating burial at Elmargod.
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Ezra Newton
Newton
Robert J. Gillix
Ravers
Fey Gillin
Third Avenue West
First Brethren
Edwin Tioard
Eimargod
Fragmented Weather Note From Tharedsy Era
Incomplete OCR fragment outlines a forecast from a Tharedsy locale noting temperatures and conditions. Readable elements mention daily timing and generic climate terms, but specific temperatures, dates, and places are largely obscured.
Evils of Prohibition Held Less Than Evil Days
A stalled page-one continuation describes a prohibition hearing with witnesses planned including A A Stage and Edward W Keating among others. The committee assigns 22 hours of testimony with two hours remaining after recent hearings of women from the Woman's National Committee for Law Enforcement.
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JSON
Stckest Tan
Mass
Clath
Stage
A. A. Stage
University of Chicasso
Edward W. Keating
Labor
Irving Twisher
Monty W. Farnam
Yale
Lon le
Rs. Green
Cleveland, C
W. BE. Ramey
Dominion of Canada
Hayen W. Emerson
Columbia Univerity
Lee Wr. Beatty
Madison Square
New York City
Woman's National Committee For Law Enforcement
Peking in Chaos as Army Flees Invaders
Peking faced chaos as the People's Army withdrew amid siege by General Wu Pei Tu and Chang Tso Lin. Ten thousand police under elder statesmen struggled to maintain order while gates were locked and residents trembled. The president, premier, and half the cabinet hid in legation-area houses with entry of hostile forces feared.
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Peking
TNS
Peoples Army
Wu Pei-Tu
Chang Tso-Lin
China
Legation
Wittes
Britain Negotiates U S Treaty to Halt Liquor Shipments
April 16 London reports talks underway between the United States and Great Britain on a new treaty aimed at halting liquor shipments. Ambassador Sir Esme Howard has held conversations with Secretary Kellogg, with American commissions expected to visit London soon to finalize retaliations.
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Londin
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Esme Woward
Washington
Kellogg
London
J J McGarvey Rouses Iron Come After Stroke
J J McGarvey recovered enough to be active after a stroke. He was taken to the hospital Thursday and is reported as waxy and in a coma with prior residence on a farm in Thagin powtehiy.
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J.J. MeGarvey
McGarrvey
Wis
Call for Andreas by Coolidge or Meilon May
Wastington DC reports a curious call involving Coolidge or Meilon May to Andreas. The text is garbled and includes references to observances, legal terms, and scattered names amid weather mentions and a heavy snow context.
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Coolidge Or
Meilon
Andreas
Klan 10 Bury Feud Victims Today In Triple Service
Herrin April 14 The Ku Klux Klan will mourn dead victims of recent warfare that left six men killed. A triple funeral is set for Mack Sizemore Ben Sizemore and Harland Fort at Glirrathia church this afternoon. Rev J B Story will preach.
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Will
S. Glenn Young
Coolidge Returns to Desk After Illness
President Coolidge fully recovered from a brief cold and indigestion and resumed work at the White House desk. He had rested earlier after a stroll outside, then spent a few hours at his desk in the afternoon.
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Washington, D.C
Coolidge
Movie Celebrities Named in Income Tax Liens
Lou Chaney and Lou Telle Han, movie celebrities, were named in liens for unpaid income taxes in U S district court. Chaney’s lien totals $1,600 for 1920, Telleran’s amounts total $5,246 for 1919 and 1923. They will be offered a chance to settle before formal action.
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Los Angeles
Cal
INS
Lou Chaney
Lou Telle Han
United States District Court
Chaney
Telleran
Monroe County Woman Dies in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls April 16. Mrs Celestia Chedister, long ill since January, died at the home of her daughter in Cedar Falls. Born in Monroe County Iowa, she leaves two sons George of Albia and Oliver of Ottumwa, and a daughter Mrs Tauris Deeming of Grinnell. The body will be taken to Albia.
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Cedar Wpalis
Speejii
Celestia Chedister
Ila. A
Tafayan
Atrs. Oliver
Oawver
Janic
Ons Vista
Monroe County
Mare
Alps
Sawyer
Chorge
Albia
Sap
Tauris Deeming
Grinnell
Mrs Blu and Cordele Citers Clash In Turf Meet
Readable lines describe a local meet with Mrs Blu at Cordele and Peeleapam Whaped team names, prospects for a dual event. Details are fragmentary but indicate varsity competition, dates, and a residence location in Wartherlay with a cadet presence and a planned gathering for a half century event.
Offers Recewed for Hawkeye and Black Hawk Oil
Severed offers to purchase the Hawkeye Oil and Black Hawk Oil companies have been received but no decisive point. Henry C. Wurster, VP, said post death of A. I. Coward that probes came from eastern buyers, yet sale requires good price. Walter Caward, president, was in Des Moines. the firms run about 400 filling stations across five states.
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Hawkeye Oil Company
Black Hawk Oil Company
Henry C.wurster
Yiver
A. I. Coward
Wurster
A. T. Caward
Walter Caward
Des Moines
Hawkeye
Black Hawk
Body of Dead Woman Found Beside Rails in Painesville
In Painesville Ohio on April 16 an unidentified woman about 65 was found beside the New York Central tracks five miles east of town. Coroner Hausch said she likely came from a passing train. She was about five feet four inches, gray brown hair, blue gray eyes, and about 135 pounds, with a fractured skull and bare feet.
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Painesville
INS
New York Central
Here
C. O. Hausch
Coroney Hausch
Dies Eve of Diamond Wedding Anniversary
Neola April 16. Thomas Spencer died peacefully yesterday at age 91, just four hours before his diamond wedding anniversary with wife Mrs. Spencer. The Spencers, married in England in 183? and later immigrating to the United States, reared ten children, four of whom survive. The couple had planned their diamond anniversary celebration when illness struck weeks ago.
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Neola
Thomas Spencer
Spencer
Spencers
Eneland
United States
Rural Letter Carriers Meet In Waverly
The next convention of the Tawa Rural Letter Carriers association will be held in Waverly Iowa. The announcement names officials and the Waterloo meeting point, with street details and board chairman noted.
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Iowa
Waverly
Tawa! Rural Letter Carriers Association
Iwi
Ato Waverly Ne
Moo
Whitnes
Plant closure shocks GM Ossawa operation halt
ABH plant in Toronto Ontario suspended today as operations paralyzed by tariff changes and a temporary shutdown. reports indicate a reel sale and lingering impact on workers. Airport dispatches note Spanish aviators arrived in Agra and Karachi area. unrelated items reference Cedar Rapids contracts and board actions.
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Toronto
Ont
AP i
General Motors
Oshiwa
Children urged to take part in fall flower show
Local schools are urged to organize a pupils flower show during National Garden Week. The plan, tried successfully for four years in a town, is adaptable to any school size. Sponsorship by the local garden club or PTA committee is advised, with seeds, sample care instructions, and prizes to encourage participation.
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Lown
P.T. A
Conmitteg
Gecide
Avork
Gare den
Sylvester
Farmer Receives Heavy Sentence for Liquor Nuisance
Karl Birkwall a farmer northwest of Cedar Pass pleaded guilty to maintaining a liquor nuisance. Judge H B Stilesee sentenced him to six months in jail and a fine of 2300 plus costs. A provision suspended the jail term upon payment and parole to Sheriff H T Wagner conditioned on good behavior.
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Karl Birkwall
Cedar Pass
H. B. Stilesee
H. T. Wagner
Nashua Manta Tie April Fifteenth Event
Fragmented local notes mention Wright and five children, birthday celebrations, health notes about Edith Castey and Susan Guile, and a series of medical visits at Waverly Hospital. The garbled text also refers to a council, a farmer named Garis Barber, weather concerns for farmers, and various community happenings including visits and family milestones.
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Manta
Tie
Hom Wright
Fve
Chester
Give
Tade
Gilber
Crdyrs ‘Trotter
Edith Castey
Sysan Guile
Meyers
Waverly Sheepltal
Yin Liarkear
Fechester
Tantes Mellinger
Hickie
Sieur
Wangerly
I Oro
Cuneil Af
Garis Barber
Dows Lael Werk
Weath
Thagel Mteedy
Coef
Mary Silneer
Vfaeh
Mars Syes
Newark mother seeks pardon for killer as adoptive plan
Mercy Mrs Sophie Niemlecz of Newark appears before Governor Mears to plead a pardon for Boleslaw Dumbeck who killed her son seven years ago on a hunting trip. Dumbeck is serving life and the mother says she will adopt him if granted clemency.
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Sophie Niemlecz
Newark
N. J
Gov. Mears
New Jersey
Boleslaw Dumbeck
Dumbeck
Local residents part mingle at city weekend events
Mrs Walter Nelson attended a White Shrine meeting in Charles City. Roseeckman, staying with her sister-in-law, returned to Dyersville. Families and friends from Excelsior, Waterloo, Nashua and other towns visited local homes and shops. Various residents moved, traveled, or assisted others, with minor domestic incidents noted.
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Walter Nelson
Charles City
Roseeckman
Mex
Beekman
Dyersville
J. 3
Leaman
Excels Minn
Whitten
Becker
Leann
Leamtin
Prank Cowen
Herbert Prudhon
Prudhon Plumbing
Guy Palmer
Prudhon
Kahler Waite
Columbus
R. K. Wikre
HH. CO
Bath
George Stevenson
Nashua
E. PB. Mevrers
Osage
Sam Nelson
Claude
David Holmes
Mayette
Claude Holmes
G.T. Wylany
E. PB. Foster
Anii Bhrudder
Barlow
Waverly
John
Fortanelle
Taevi Eyal
Yorger
Vr E. Boshlay
Waterloo
Local social notes from Parkerburg and surroundings
Community notices from Parkerburg feature residents moving to new homes and jobs, travel for health, visits from relatives, entertainments and church events. Names include Mrs Edwards, Mrs Hubson, Mrs Foote, Mr Van Prete, Rev aid Metal, and others. events span Apr to May with small gatherings, visits to Wisconsin and Minnesota, and Shrine Ball preparations.
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Tarkerspurg
Aprin ii
Charenne Son
Laurens
Dickerson
Muniboldt
Wis
Will Dickerson
Priday
Ester
Minn
Underzean Secant
Ime
M. J. Edwards
Hubson
Ana
Howardy
George Foote
Velok Innekeon
Divbuaga
Ttarcy'enson
Leisters Turtty Lake
Faister
Okeo van Prete
George Remmerer
Flas
Vriday Evenlip
Ryan
Sens
Wall Lathe
Dames Dexa
Aid Metal Wyper
Ofr
Piesseher Ated A
Otani
Palace of Siam's King to Be Hotel in Bangkok
New York April 19 The royal palace Puya Thal is to become a hotel named Phya Thai, handed to royal state railways for operation. King Parjadi pok advances plans begun by Rama Vio, converting halls into accommodations for tourists and officials, with gardens, tennis courts, and a golf links nearby.
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New York
Royal Palace of
Siam
Puya ‘Thal Palace
Royal State Railways
Rama Vio
Parjadipok
Phys -Waai Palace
Nitherton
Bangkok
Far East
Cha Royal State Railways
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Hua-Hu- Gn-Sea
Brighton
Phra Thai Palace
Palace Gardens
Turf Club
Staler
Pariadipok
Dusit
Bargkok
Dey as N84 Directo at Bart
In a brief note, ST Dey es N84 S$ BART direct line appears as a transit update. The fragment references a route or fare notation linked to the Bart system, with limited readable context.
Palace hotel to open with royal luxury and varied rooms
Read about Plyaai palace converted for hotel use. Initial phase offers sleeping accommodations for 78 guests with de luxe suites for wealthy tourists and rooms for modest budgets. Includes bedrooms, reception areas, bustling rooms, and other royal style fittings.
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Plyaai Palace
Haugen Drafts Farm Bill Plan With Equalization Fees
Washington April 16. Chairman Haugen said the agriculture committee instructed him to draft a modified farm relief bill based on the corn belt plan. It would impose an equalization fee on wheat, corn, cattle, and hogs to manage surpluses and empower a federal farm board to buy or sell to stabilize markets. The president could adjust tariffs to curb imports and sustain prices at world market levels. The plan differs from Tinder's earlier proposal.
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Washington, D.C
I Capj
Haugen
House Agriculture Vanuniies
Federal Farm Board
Tinder
Kansas
Government Loses Air Piracy Case in Federal Court
Chicago April 16 The federal court ruled Zenith Radio Corp owner of station WIAZ not guilty of interfering with other stations by using wavelengths not assigned to WJAZ The government had sued claiming Zenith usurped five Canadian stations wavelengths at hours not allocated to WJAZ Officials argued freedom of the air was at stake and contested the suit
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Chicago
Freedom of the Air
James E. Wilkerson
Zenith Madio Corporation
Wiaz
Wjaz
Zenith Corporation
Freedom
Two Men Die In Train Crossing Collision At Breda
Two men were killed and another injured after a Northwestern freight train struck an automobile near Breda on April 16. The victims were Tulus Meyer of Vail who died instantly and Albert Kain from the same area who died hours later. A third passenger named Brains, was hospitalized in Denison in serious condition.
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Breda
Apri
Crossine
Northwestern
Tulus Meyer
Vail
Albert Kain
Brains
Denison
Clinton Awarded 1926 State Legion Convention
Des Moines reports the 1926 convention of the American Legion Town Department will be held in Clinton after Muscatine relinquished hosting rights due to funding and cooperation issues.
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Des Moines
Anvil
Clinton
American Legion
State Legion
Muscatine
Mack's Photo Shop Moves to 225 W Fifth Street West
George W. Mack, owner of Mack's Photo Shop, signs a five year lease for the room at 22 Fifth Street West, relocating from the Pickett Building at Fourth and Washington. The 26 by 89 foot space will be redecorated, with a rear partition for darkrooms and enlarging rooms, and the shop will begin operations there around May 1.
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George W. Mack
Macks Photo Shop
Pickett
Fourth
Washington Streets
Fifth Street West
Lowa Motors
E. I. Dunkelbarg
Waterloo
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