Bride and 12 Die in Blair Four Fire After Wedding
A fatal Blair County blaze at Blair Four near Willamsburg killed thirteen people during a wedding celebration. Embro Kretachalk escaped as neighbors rushed to the two story frame home but could not reach others. Names of the dead were not released. the bridegroom and several guests were among the victims. Another fatal hotel fire in Asbury City, New Jersey left one dead and many injured as guests were rescued by ropes from upper floors.
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Altoona
Embro Kretachalk
Blair Four
Willamsburg
Blair County
Welling
Kretachalk
Kretachuk
Kretachakk
Aenie City
N. J
Complex Picture on Farm Relief Shapes Nomination Talk
A prescriptive view argues that Hoover’s links to Coolidge against farm relief could hurt his presidential bid. The piece cites New York Tammany senators backing farm relief to shift votes from the West, while critics warn tying Hoover to Coolidge damages him on broader grounds. The debate hovers over how farm policy and party leaders influence the 1930s race.
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Lowden
Davis
Hoover
Coolidge
Congress
Middlewest
New York City
Gov. Smith
New York
Lowdon
de Hoover
Mr. Coolidge
Herrid-Tribune
Auto Owners Must Get 1928 Plates
Motorists and chauffeurs were warned to secure 1928 license plates or renewals. The notice from county officials directs owners to visit the county treasurer’s office to verify registrations for the coming year and avoid penalties.
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FLA. Doolittle
Manchester
Neue Bile Cagpertar
Pays Mentures
Geunty Treseuryer
Madigan
Ini
Deposition Notice Rumor Amid Sinclair Trial Prospects
A fragment announces publication of Alber deposition linked to the Sinclair trial. It notes ranks and actions by Rank of Squire and Helmet lodge No. 89 Knights of Pythias granting a rank to a class of candidates at a local lodge gathering in the evening.
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Pythias
Taday
Mystery in Death of Redhead New York Poetess and Heiress
New York April 16. Mrs Lorna Valentine Bowen 28 heiress daughter of silk manufacturer Hiram Mallinson died after falling from a Park Avenue apartment window. She had recently returned from a sanitarium after a nervous breakdown. A witness said she opened the window to heat milk for her 17 month old daughter and slipped. Detectives report the window was three feet high and a kitchen table blocked the sill. The official line is that she fell or jumped.
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New York
Lorna Valentine Bowen
Hiram Royal Mallinson
Park Avenue
Albert H. Watson
Coolidge Holdings Increases Steel Stake In Hoboken
Fragmentary text cites a 40 percent dividend by United States Steel Corp and notes Coolidge's rising stake in steel holdings. Mentions an annual meeting and long-term naval stake, with references to other prominent stockholders and shifting shares.
MackKay Urges County Board to Support Clinic
Local leaders urge the county board to back a new clinic proposal. Mayor Gleer and Clerk MacKay pressed officials at noon to approve the plan, arguing it will aid patients across the county and improve public health services.
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Tibbitts
Mackkay
Urge County Board
Gleer AL
Charles MacKay
Weather and Permit Notices for Highland and Nearby Areas
Fragmented OCR lists temperatures and garage permits across multiple streets including Highland onevard Elm Henduran Lovejoy Wellington and George Woellert addresses. Data show Saturday and Sunday highs and lows, vehicle storage, and garage fees with scattered street numbers and names.
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GR. Laisiner
Highland Onevard
Henduran
Fifth Street
Parage
Wellington
Cilerforth
Lovejoy
Warage
J. BL Tohnsen
Barage
Palm. Oye
Yeaaa
Jloa
Wees
Brendan
Prongayy
Ivyeseeencee
Mary Crotty 89 Undergoes Major Operation at St Francis
Mrs Mary Crotty aged 89 underwent a major operation at St Francis hospital for bladder trouble. She is reported as doing as well as could be expected with prospects of recovery. The operation was performed by Dr W T Thornton.
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Mary Crotty
St. Francis Hospital
Thornton
Frenzied Session on Board of Trade Wheat Up Two Cents
Frantic trading update shows wheat rising two cents with May contracts closing at 1.56 plus. The market action follows a buoyant Board of Trade session amid mixed quotes and unsettled oats trading on the same day. A broadcast concert note from Ames and Iowa State College cites a radio station airing a training band performance. Quarantine notices list Guckenpox cases and addresses in Stehard Manstel and Polk J Ettert.
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Board of Trade
Cheso
Trrede
Ames, Jr
Aye Wol
Towa
State College
Towa Training School
Fiat Emneoyr Tn
Budding Bandman Robbed of Beautiful Cornet
Melvin Wallin, 19, was robbed of his new cornet by two masked men near his home after a night of practice. He described the assailants as shouting for money but demanding the horn. The incident occurred in Cheags as he walked home with his instrument.
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Cheags
Melvin Wallin
Melvin
Willard Gibbs gold medal awarded at Chicago convention
The Willard Gibbs gold medal is awarded to Prof. William Draper Harkins of the University of Chicago for atomic research. The announcement came at the American Chemical Society's 75th convention in St Louis, highlighting Harkins' work calibrating the size weight and physical attributes of molecules.
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St. Louis
Willard Gibbs
Wiliam Draper Harkins
University of Chicago
American Chrmical Society
Harkins
Owner of Statler Hotels Dies in New York
New York April 16. M. Statler prominent hotel owner died today at the auter Pennsylvania. Statler aged 65 rose from humble beginnings to own more hotels than any other man in the world. His early ventures began with restaurants at the Pan American exposition in Buffalo 1901 and the St Louis exposition 1904. His first permanent hotel was built in Buffalo followed by others in Cleveland Detroit St Louis New York and Boston. He married on April 30 1927 his second wife Miss Alice Seidler who had been his secretary for 11 years.
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New York
M. Statler
Auter
Pennsylvania
Statler
Worl
Bulfalo
Buffalo
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Boston
Alice Seidler
Bird's Nest Trade in China Slumps
Shanghai reports a slump in bird's nest imports during 1926 and 1927 with consumption about 20 percent below 1925. Shanghai historically imported nearly 1 million dollars worth of nests, prized as a luxury in Chinese banquets. Official nests fetch high silver prices, while hairy nests sell for much less. Nests were introduced to China around 1100 years ago as tribute offerings.
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Shanghai
China
Straits Settlements
Tudo-China
Shi Malay Archipelago
Honer
Ching
Southeastern
Asia
Patient Recovers After Appendectomy at Altec Memorial
Mrs. Frank Marlin of 918 Franklin sleet is listed as recovering from an appendicitis operation at Altec Memorial.
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Frank Marlin
Franklin Sleet
Altec
Bandits Flee In Cops Garage Loot Left Behind
Five bandits kidnapped four express messengers at Toledo Union Station and fled in an express truck with an estimated $200 000 loot. A garage chase ended in a gun battle. Officer George Zientara was wounded and the bandits escaped, abandoning the loot.
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Toledo
U.P
University of ‘Toledo
Poker Sure
George Zientara
University of Toledo
al University
Fursuch
Zlentara
Zientara
Ten Student Fliers Set Parachute Jump Record
Ten Chanute Field students leaped from a Fordson all steel plane at 2,000 feet and 80 mph, setting a new parachute jump time of eight and one fifth seconds to prove quick emergency exits from airliners. They surpassed the navy's nine men in 18 seconds record and landed safely at Chanute field.
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Chanule Field
Rantoul
INSI
Navy
John W. Hart
Galesburg
Chanute Field
Alderman and 19 Plead Not Guilty to Wet Plot
Chicago April 16 Titus VHe fa Forty-third ward alderman and 19 others including several prohibition agents pleaded not guilty to violating the prohibition law. Trial set for May term of federal court.
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Chicago
Titus Vhe*fa
Multiple Waterloo obituaries and infant death reported
Mrs. EmmanueI Michilides 42 of 1918 Bluff street dies after long cancer at local hospital. Born February 13 1886 in Greece she wed February 12 1912 in Greece. Survived by husband two children sister and cousins. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at St James Greek church. George A Rohrer 66 dies at home on Oakland avenue after long illness. Survived by widow three daughters two brothers one sister and another brother who died recently. Burial Fairview. services at Petersen Bros chapel. Infant son born to Walter A Adsit and wife at Dawson street dies this afternoon. baby at Hilleman morgue.
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Emmanuel Michilides
Efthia Michilides
Bluff Street
Greece
Michilides
America
Waterta
St. Demetrios
James
Sophia
Notiites
Andrew Daskalilis
Harris
Mike George
Waterloo
St. James Greek Church
J. Paparides
Fairview
Borly
Petersen Bros
George A. Rohrer
Oakland Avenue
Cook County
Hudson
Floyd Webster
Ada Clinton
John Virak
Minneapolis
Minn
Jon
Charles Rehrer
Pipestone
Mira
Sarah Warner
Estherville
Danob
Wiliam
Petersen Bras
Chapel
Sophia T. Smalley
Spiritual Church of Christ's Truth
A G Reid Heads Waterloo Rotary
A. G. Reid attorney elected president of the Waterloo Rotary at a noon Hotel Russell Lamson meeting. He succeeds James M. Graham and will be installed last Monday in June. George Shoemaker re elected secretary. New officers include T Menges W A Hendry John Miller W H Langlas J W Rath H A Limbert George Huntley W E Ogle Bruce Gates and others as directors. Delegates named to the Eleventh district convention at Iowa City: C DB Allan G A Morris and Bruce Gates.
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A. G. Reid
Rotary Club
Russell Lamson
James M. Graham
George Shoemaker
T. ©. Menges
W. A. Hendry
John Miller
W. H. Langlas
J. W. Rath
H. A. Limbert
George W. Hunt
Preacher Calls for Courage and Grit in Iowa Politics
Des Moines April 16 U P Dr B J Kulp pastor of the First Methodist church denounced politics and big business saying only second best men enter politics and that officials tolerate lax laws to protect business. He urged moral courage to lift Iowa from financial chaos.
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Des Molines
U.P
B. J. Kutp
First Methodist Church
Des Moines
Kulp
Towa
Necklace Worth 6 000 000 Francs Recovered After Theft
A pearl necklace valued at 6 000 000 francs about 235 800 dollars was stolen after being sent from Paris to London on February 24. A postal worker was arrested and confessed, leading police to the hidden jewelry and its return to the unidentified owner.
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Paris
London
United States
Engine and Propeller Lost but Plane Lands Safely
In San Francisco, pilot Vange Breese saved seven singers after a propeller failure at 1200 feet and 100 mph. He righted the motorless craft from a tailspin and landed safely. In Chicago Vittorio Arimondi, noted opera basso with the Civic Opera company, died of heart disease.
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San Francisco
Cal
Vange Breese
Breese
Opera Basso
Chicago
Vittorio Arimondi
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Brain Tests of Wisdom Read at Society Pass
A classroom exercise asks examinees to read a passage and answer memory based questions. It cites maxims from Rochefoucauld Poor Richard and Macaulay and asks who wrote them and whether maxims prevent foolish actions.
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Wool
Rochefoucauld
Greece
Richard
Macaulay
Files for County Supervisor: No Election in 1978
Republican O. Arter of Hudson filed for supervisor in the Black Hawk Orange Eagle Lincoln district but no election will be held this year. Ed Refshauge and Nathan Northey hold over in Cedar Falls and Waterloo townships while Matt Ahles and T. D. Teeter announce non runs. John Nisen, Democrat farmer east of Gilbertville, files for the office with possible challenge from Jacob Shares of Gilbertville and Refshauge seeking re election.
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O. Arter
Hudson
A. H. Brandhurst
Black Hawk-Orange-Eagle- Lincoln
H. W. Miller
Abtex
Matt Ahles
Poyner-Barclay-Fox
John Nisen
Gilbertvile
Jacob Shares
Gilbertville
Ahiles
Refshauge
Waterloo's civic progress and local entrepreneur Tibbits
The article highlights city improvements including garbage collection and street work saving over $4,500, winter hole plugging, and Tibbits' role in gas tax advocacy. It profiles Glenn Tibbits, a Waterloo tailor-merchant who built a two story menswear store after beginnings as a shiner, paper boy, and apprentice, with ties to baseball and several fraternal orders.
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Tibblits
Iowa League of Municipalities
Book
Sumner, Jr
Glenn
Minesota
Oklahoma
Texas
California
Waterloo
Lete Place
Thinnis Central
Upper Pourth Street
Tib-bitts
Nico
The
Elks
Masonic
Moose
Night Hotel Fire Leaves Building a Total Loss
Fire at the Night Hotel caused $70 000 in damage with the stock and furniture of the Guteckt May tag washing machine company destroyed. Most rooms above were untouched. Water filled the basement four feet deep and the Northwest Bell Telephone building also suffered flood damage. Salvage efforts began as pumps drained the water. Building inspector David B Toomjes ordered the entire building closed until further notice.
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Weencey
Ihotre
Bell Telephone Company Joss
Stafeguard
David B. Toomjes
Ety
Hirth
Sioux City Stockyards Get First Shipment by Air
Sioux City March 6 What is believed to be the first instance of livestock shipped by airplane arrived with a lamb from Miles City Montana. Art Bayne was the shipper. The lamb came in a plane used by cattle commission men who had flown to a stock growers convention last week.
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Sioux City
Miles City
Mont
Art Bayne
Divastock Commission
Scientists broadcast brain sounds for first time at Iowa
Two University of Iowa researchers completed three years of work by producing and transmitting the faint signals of brain activity. Using a $6000 apparatus at University station WSUY they magnified the nerve noise 900 000 times and sent a tight rumbling sound over the air.
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Iowa City
INS
University of Iown
WSUY
University Station
Bremen transatlantic Bremen crash and rescue efforts
The Bremen crew fought fog and a severe snow storm as their plane veered off course and stranded near Newfoundland. Fuel ran low, they landed on Greenly island ice, and pilots Louis Cusinier and Duke Schiller dispersed supplies for repairs. Canadian reports say the stricken Bremen may refuel at Greenly before a New York flight, with unconfirmed plans to reach Monteal.
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Newfoundland
St. Johns
Gustorm
Bremen
Atlantic
Greenly Island
Jacques le
Miers
Greenly Ishaid
Seneda
Louis Cuisinier
Duke Schiller
Cuisinier
Schiller
Guisinier
Murray Bay
Quebec
Lovet Islands
Greenly
Sland
Tee Ciker Montealny
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Greeny Island
Cheeily Island
Straits of Belle Tele
St. Lawreno Rive
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Washington, D. G
Ifr
Alber
Sinclair
Justier Gaiev
Fontenspef
Jake
Peters
Henry Haris
Mary Dork
Henry Kiethyka
John Dreus
Eiliien
Draus
Redhead
Parade
Waterloo ‘Hawks
Moline
Memorial Hall
Frank Fish
American Legion Band
Waterloo Association
Po- Mee
Jefferson Street
Jefferson
Fourth Street
Illinois Central
Glenn Tibbitts
Riviera Theatre
Hoboken
United States Steel
Tate
Guckenpox
Gerald Puke
Sheng Street
Stehard
Manstel
Harkin Manstel
Polk J Ettert
Hitchins
Third Street
Rontenia
Herman C. Miler
Statler Hotels
N. Y
Adsit
Walter A. Adsit
Dawson Street
Haapital
Hilleman de Glodt Mortuer
A G. Reid
Waterloo Rotary
Andrew G. Reid
Iowa
P.O. Clerk
Evaning Post
AmsKers
A. O. Arter
Fitzmaurice
Coud Plang
Ab Murray Iy
Herman Kochl Ravan von Huenefeld
Commandane Namics
Pibama
Marconid
Vbryn Geynyur
Plan Bremen
Romeo Savachon
Leslie Roberts
International News Service
Workman
Riverside
Raymond Ratlinger
Cedar Rapids
Can Pleye
Town Power & Light Co
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