Two Children Die in Barn Fire They Started in Play
Cedar Falls April 17. Lives of Wasna McMullen four and Dorothy his sister died in a barn fire believed started when they played with matches on the farm in Butler county. The blaze destroyed the barn and eight outbuildings. only two houses were saved. The family had moved to the farm six weeks ago. Funeral set for Saturday at the family home.
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Afe- Muijlen
Lulu Nissen
Batier
Redently
McMullen
Janesvn
Nissen
Mutual Insurance Society of
Cedar
Nissan Farm
Debt Chapel
Cedar Falls
Citizenship Head Encounters Passport Hurdles for Scotland Trip
Ida H Wise-Smith, president of the W C T U, plans to represent at a world convention in Edinburgh. She faces delays obtaining a passport due to birth records of her English-born father and Scotland-born late husband and a required light background photo. She awaits a corrected photograph after new rules prompt a retake.
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Des Moines
Europe
Ida H. Wise- Smith
W. c. TU
Scotland
W. GT. OU. Canevention
Edinburgh
State Department
Smith
Blossoms Appear on Plum Trees Across the City
Blossoms appear on plum trees around the city signaling spring with early blooms now visible ahead of May. A light rain and streetcar activity are noted as residents observe the seasonal transform.
Notables Help Make Day's News
A roundup notes the mysterious guard around Gov. Nellia T. Ross in Cheyenne has been removed. U.S. Minister Peter Jay in Bucharest presided debt talks with the United States on about 45 million dollars in principal and interest. The piece also cites legal arguments about presidential removal powers and public handshakes with President Coolidge.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Nellia T. Ross
United States
Peter Jay
Bucharest
Senate
Sien
White House
James M. Beck
United States Supreme Court
Frank S. Myers
Portland
Ore
Wilson
Plang
Coolidge
Iig
Radical Socialist Bloc 11 Strong in Painleve Cabinet
The piece notes friction in the Painleve government with Caillaux Briand and rivals like Loucheur eyeing posts. It suggests a quick fall of the ministry as Painleve forms his new cabinet and faces tense alliances and rival ambitions among French political figures.
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Bloc
Painleve
Flames Hit Home Of Ex Dragon Stephenson In Indy
Flames believed to be incendiary swept the palatial Indianapolis home of David C. Stephenson ex grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. Neighbors reported the blast sent fire high as kerosene and gasoline were found nearby and all gas jets were open.
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Indianapolis
Indi
David C.stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Madge Oberholtzer
Stephenson
Gberholtzer
Lause
Oklahoma
New Orleans Airmail Test Flight Northward Reported
A test airmail flight from New Orleans to the north, linked to the continental air service, was to depart at Yorlosk tonight. Captain Knapp of Montkemers pilots the Haviland plane from Luxley field toward Montgomery, where it would be received with another plane.
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Fedea
Yorlosk
Shania
Chicago
Regula
Ianse Cpurtinental Air Service
Ling Ro
Knapp
Tiuxley Field
Montkemers
Br Haviland
Montgomery
Durcane
Dearborn
Henry Ford
Dearborn Field
Detroit
Mich
Edward G. Mamilton
Harry Russell
Ford
Chicago-Detroit
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minn
Etroit
Lowans Sent to Prison in Illinois Hot Robbery
April 17. Charles Esler Oden of Clinton Indiana and John Moppier of Me town were jailed for a robbery at the John Moppier home in Me wity. Both men face years in prison after the Illinois incident.
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Lowans
Ellinois
Charles
Esler Oden
Clinton
Montnie
Foier
John Moppier
Government rests case in Wheeler trial with new witness
Great Falls Montana April 17 government begins presentation in Burton K Wheeler case relying on an unnamed Washington lawyer who allegedly urged a fifty fifty plot with oil operator Gordon Campbell to share proceeds. Wheeler denies knowing the witness amid questions of reliability and potential falsity of the testimony.
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Great Falls
Mont
Government
Burton K. Wheeler
Washington
John J. Slattery
Wheeler
Cordon Campbell
Montana
Slattery
Péter Nice
Capital
United Flass
Nice
A. H. Farr
Borah Committee
Senate
Campbell
Daugherty
Slavterr
Greater Watering Association to Meet at Hotel Russell Lamson
Directors of the Greater Watering Association will meet at the Hotel Russell Lamson to discuss leasing the mezzanine for four ay headquarters. The current quarters lease does not expire until November and no charge is expected at this time.
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Greater Watering! Association
Russell-Lamson- Vated
Ue Association
Women's World’s Fair Showcases Active Women’s Rise
Chicago 1928 report by Smith Rockefeller emphasizes a shift in women’s public roles from Victorian reserve to active participation in politics, law, journalism, and business. The fair, conceived by Edith Rockefeller McCormick, highlights exhibits, beauty, and inspiration powered by women across the United States.
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Edith Rockefeller
Cormick
Tomomun
Smith Rockefeller
United Press
Chicago
American Exposition Palace
Waisan
United States
Costly Helium Lost by Runaway Balloon
The TC-3 air cruiser ran into severe weather at Scott Field losing expensive helium as its rudder controls failed. Seven crewmen were aboard during a training flight when the blimp became unmanageable and descended to Black Walnut, Missouri where escort aircraft and cars assisted its return.
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St. Louis
Scott Field
Black Walnut
Esther Towrs Seeks Restore of Maiden Name in Divorce Case
Esther Fern Angel testifies she and Spaymour Angel are divorcing after three months of marriage and seeks to restore her maiden name Esther Towrs. She accuses her husband of cruelty and dishonesty in a trial at the district court. Premises permits issued today include two buildings for Charles Wallason and projects on Leland Avenue and Parker Street, with city approval pending.
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Masonity
Esther Fern Angel
Esther Towrs
Spaymour Angel
Tifes
Angel
Charles Wallason
Swean J. Smithwilt
Ofec
Leland Avenue
McKinnieye
Parker Street
City Counsil
of. T
Eli Somberg
Commercial Street
Hannah Potishman
Somberg
J. W. Gwynne
Ban crouft Welcome in Shimoda Japan on historic visit
Ambassador Edgar Bancroft arrived in Shimoda for a pilgrimage marking the seventieth anniversary of Commodore Perry’s landing. Tens of thousands greeted him as town dignitaries and a geisha dance highlighted the park ceremony. He toured temples and consulates before returning to Tokyo.
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International
Shimoda
Japan
Bancroft
Gyokusen Temple
Townsend Harris
Minato
Ryosen Temple
Perry
Temple Yard
B Bancroft
United States
Tokio
Spark From Gasoline Fueled Wringer Sets Cleaners Afire
A centrifugal wringer filled with gasoline and clothing caused a blaze at the Parker dry cleaning shop in Wairfield on April 17, causing about 4500 dollars in damage. Parker was burned before safety devices could be activated and gasoline drained to storage. Fire units failed to deliver steam jets due to low pressure but quickly contained the flames with chemicals.
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Wairfield
Parker Idry Cleaning Establishment
Parker
Des Moines Smiteoathing Club Reports All Town Goods
Des Moines weekly report states all town roads and facilities are in good condition, issued today by the smiteoathing club.
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Moines
Des Moines
Divorce Bid After Spoon Attack in Iowa City
Charles Bhi seeks a divorce for safety citing a wife who allegedly bit him on the nose with a spoon, causing near blindness in one eye. He accuses her of frequent temper, noting four children with the two younger boys ages 10 and 11. If the source supports it, add dates and court details.
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Iowa City
Charles Bhi
Heiress Muriel Vander Wil Engaged in New York
Announcement from Boston confirms the engagement of Miss Muriel Vander Wil, a 25 year old heiress, to an insurance broker and former Harvard athlete. The engagement was disclosed by her father, William K. Vander Wil.
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New York
Muriel Vander- Wil
Frerere Thurch
Boston
Harvard Ath
William K. Vanderile
Iowa Cities See Infant Mortality Drop in 1924 Study
Eight of eighteen Iowa cities reported lower infant death rates in 1924 versus 1923, per Dr. Rodney Fagen’s forthcoming state health report. Burlington posted the lowest rate with 6.6 per thousand. other cities like Boone Des Moines and Dubuque also showed improvements while Council Bluffs Mason City Clinton and several others rose.
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United Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Rodney P23
Pagan
Council Gluffs
Mason City
Clinton
Ottumwa
Fort Dodge
Keokuk
Fagen
Boone
Waterloo
Dubuque
Iowa C
Yo Zoees Moines
Burlington Teswest
Burlington
Port Dodge
Port Madison
Cedar: Rapids
Marshalltown
Muscatine
Council Bluffs
Davenport
And
Sioux Cley
Cedar Falls Child Severely Injured by Automobile
Six year old Jean Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Miller of Hotel Black Hawk was struck at Second and Main and thrown to the pavement. Doctors called her condition grave after first examinations. The driver of the automobile stopped and helped carry her to the hotel apartment. his name was not known.
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Cedar Falls
Jean
Joe Miller
Black Hawk
Singer Not So Ill Yet Days Bad Cold Delays Concert
Kansas City reports singer not seriously ill yet this week as she rests in preparations for her forty eighth concert. She cancelled her Sioux City engagement and expects to resume performances soon.
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Dias
Kansas City
Schumann-Heigke
Sioux City
Beauty Is Fatal Ieary Sharp Tragedy at Cleveland Breakfast
B P Wrenn, formerly of New York City and two years assistant electrical engineer on Grand Central terminal project in Cleveland, was shot at breakfast by his wife who then killed herself. A suicide note said he was “too handsome and too easy to hate.” Beth had prior marriages and a divorce.
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Ieary
B.p.wrenn
New York City
Grand Central Terminal
Cleveland
Beth
Professor Homan Addresses Advertisers Over Psychology of Ads
Professor J. B. Homan of Iowa State College spoke to Waterlon Advertising Club at Hotel Russell-Lamsay on The Psychology of Advertising. He urged truthful ads with proper appeal and said an ad writer must possess high intelligence to create buyer desire.
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J. B. Homan
Iowa State Teresars College
Waterlon
Ehib
Hotel Russell-Lamsay
Homan
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