Hoover outmaneuvers senate on debenture plan
Washington reports Hoover gains in the first major clash over the debeniture farm relief plan. Three cabinet members sent separate reports against it, while senators split over its fate in the farm bill. House leaders forecast passage of the administration bill after a five minute debate limit as the chamber prepares for a Monday vote.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Senate
Senate Agriculture Comrales
Congress
Co-Operative
Senate Farm Lle
Toover
Kansas City
Middle West
Jones
Texas
Rep. Clarke
New York
Treasury
Haugen
House
Clericulture
Senate Commerce Committee
Harbord Attacks Commissions in Public Speech
Retired Maj Gen James G Harbord president of the Radio Corporation of America condemns the commission form of federal government as evasive and overreaching. He cites about 34 to 36 extra constitutional bodies costing over 550 million dollars yearly and suggests opposition to Sen Couzens ideas. Also notes marriage licenses for Paul Hartman and Gladys Boyder, both of Waterloo.
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Sensitor Couzens
Jeanie Jewell of Waterloo Faces Sewer Fallout
Waterloo Ia seeks to retire the famed fire engine Jeanie Jewell once celebrated for throwing water far and fast. City finance backs a 150 labor fix and asset changes including selling two city teams and buying two trucks and a grader. Petitions seek 280 feet of six inch sewer on Greenwood and eight eight sewer on Grandview. A storm water station hearing is planned for Miles street riverbank.
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Jeane Jewell
Waterloo
Jeanié
Deanie Jewell
Jeanie
Greenwood Avenue
Grandview Avenue
Parker Street
Brees Street
Miles Street
Man Dies After Drinking Note Left For Sister
In Cedar Rapids Iowa a man named Joseph Kurdin reportedly left a note for his sister stating he could not quit drinking and would be better off dead. He was found dead early today with a load of birdshot in his head. In Berlin a German pilot Siendorf set an altitude record, lifting 6430 kilograms of sand to reach 7,215 feet aboard a Rohrbach-Roiway plane, surpassing the previous 4,030 kilogram mark.
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Cedar Rapids
Joseph Kurdin
Firmer
Gus
Berlin
Siengdorf
Rohrbach-Roiway
Church v Retains Crown at Kansas Relays
Tom Church of Oklahoma University defended his title at the Kansas Relays in SeMeOrwa Swat, Lawrence. He defeated Buster Wilson of Haskell Indian Institute, posting 7422 2845 points while Wilson scored 7398 3973 in a closely contested event.
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SeMeOrwa
Swat
Lawrence
Tom Church
Oklahoma University
Kansas
Wilson
Buster
Charles
Haskell Indian Institute
Churchill
Pointe
Finger Amputation After Illinois Central Shop Accident
Melvin Peterson of 1029 Ackermant Street underwent the amputation of the little finger of his left hand this afternoon at Alton Memorial Hospital. The finger was crushed in an accident at the Illinois Central shops.
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Melvin Peterson
Ackermant
Alton Memorial Hospital
Illnois Central
Weather Summary From Fragmented OCR Page
Fragmented text notes temperatures and rainfall with unclear values. Mentions Friday maximum and minimum, Saturday readings, and rainfall amount of 18 inches. Unable to determine precise figures due to garbled OCR.
Major battle in Mexico expected in next 24 hours
Reported from Mexico City on April 20 a government bulletin predicted a major battle at Masiaca Sonora between 2000 federal cavalry under General Talamentes and rebel forces. The clash would precede a larger fight near Navajoa with rebel forces and federal reinforcements maneuvering toward Sonora. Civilian evacuations were noted around Navójoa as planes dropped leaflets warning of impending action.
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Mexico City
API
Dattle
Yerp
Masiaca
Sonora
Talamentes
West Coast
Navajos
Almazan
Progresso
Guayrmas
Calles
San Blas
Sinaloa
Navajo
Mexico
Enrique Medina
Augustin Silva Carrasco
Jacobaya
Nogales
Lervaro Gardenas
Navolea
Federaty
Ines
Navojoa
Fausto Topete
St Marys Sentry Play To Be Shown In Gilbertville
The graduating class of St Marys school will perform the play Loose Ankies at Gilbertville this Sunday evening. Approval of the intermertite landing field project in Marengo Ta was given by the U S department of commerce Marshall armways engineer announced beacon rights construction to start within three weeks.
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St. Mary's School
Gilpertville
Marengo
United States Department of Commerce
Marshall
Armways
Congress Today Reports on Senate and Committee Sessions
Senate commerce panel meets to discuss a debenture plan while agriculture committee considers farm relief measures. The day also notes meetings on various proposals and reports from Nat In svastan.
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Senate
Svastan
Agriculture
Commerce
Efforts to revive reparations talks continue in Paris
Paris April 20 German delegation led by Dr Hijaimar Schacht pressed for a 10 year agreement while showing little hope for a final accord. Schacht held talks with Owen Young and Thomas Lamont amid accusations of wrecking the conference. He appeared grave at Hotel George V and denied issuing a last word.
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Paris
Hijaimar Schacht
Owen D. Young
George V
Thomas W. Lamont
Berlin
Schacht
Germany
Spar
Upper Silesia
Ard Revelstoke
le Journal Today
Mason City High Band Performs in Street Concert
Mason City high school's 50 piece band entertained a Saturday crowd at Fourth and Water streets as it traveled to Cedar Falls for the Teachers College relay meet. The Mason City track teams compete this afternoon in the annual event.
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Mason City High School
Fourth
Water Streets
Cedar Falls
Mason City
Teachers College
Whoopee Parties Described to Jury in Gratuity Probe
Chicago AP says sanitary district trustees amid gratuity probe described whoopee parties. Private secretary Arthur Mathiesen testified about a 1927 New York trip and a Waldorf Astoria gathering where broken furniture was tossed from windows causing about 6900 dollars in damages.
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Chicago
Sanitary District Trustees
Gratia
Arthur Mathiesen
Timothy J. Crowe
New York
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Held Man as Slayer of Joseph Perconti
Joliet April 20 Held Man as Slayer of Joseph Perconti Olmettis 35 was held here without bail as the slayer of Joseph Perconti, who had refused Olmettis request for a loan. The dead man is a brother of Tony Perconti, driver in the car used in the Billy Ranieri kidnapping for 60,000 dollars. Two men have been sentenced to penitentiary terms for the kidnapping. Mrs Perconti said she recognized Olmet as one of two men who ambushed and killed her husband.
Sudden Death of Taxi Driver Charles Butters
Charles Butters, 21, taxicab driver, died after a sudden illness while driving yesterday in Des Moines. Coroner Dr. William Cament said death from a leaky heart valve is very unusual. Butters was taken to a hospital where he died. Building permit listings and a separate obituary note follow. Franklin B. Jones, 42, a Washington DC graduate of the University of Town, and attorney on trade associations, also noted.
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Tes Moines
Charles Butters
Stgrans
Butters
William Cament
Buttera
Fowa
Washington, D. C
Franklin B. Jones
The
University of Town
Mary Garden Invited Back to Amarillo Concert
Amarillo business leaders press for a return performance by Mary Garden after her praised appearance in Thais. Emil F. Myers, chair of the Civic opera committee, telegrammed an invitation promising strong local support and a large audience. Amarillo Globe News editor Gene Howe has criticized Garden’s Thais critics and warns readers against repeating negative views.
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Amarilo
Tex
Mary Garden
Amarillo
Panhandle
Emil F. Myers
Chisage! Civic Opera
Texas
Myers
Telegram
Howe
Gene ‘Howe
Globe News
Esaid Howe
Man Victim of Mental Murder in Bankruptcy Ring Case
Philadelphia authorities, pursuing a theory of mental murder, report coroner’s jury findings that David Steinhardt died by his own hand. Steinhardt, a New York bankruptcy law yer, was alleged mastermind in a large bankruptcy ring whose disclosures could implicate prominent New Yorkers. A letter to his wife called his act the only way out and warned the government would make him the goat.
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Philadelphia
David Steinhardt
New York
Steinhardt
Billy Sunday May Make Talkie Movie
Revivalist Billy Sunday confirmed reports he has been asked to star in a talking motion picture. He said radio, air travel and other media reach many people and he has supported proper films while condemning harmful content when needed.
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Billy
Sterling
Galo
Billy Simday
Cedar Rapids Seeks Site For New Postoffice
The postoffice department plans to bid for 4,200 square feet of ground for Cedar Rapids new postoffice. Civic leaders push for site on Municipal Island or Cedar river front to feature in The City Beautiful plan near the memorial building.
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Cedar Rapids
INS
Postoffice Department
Frank K. Hahn
Cedar Rapid
Postoffice
Municipal Island
Gedar River
Man Who Starved Horses Fined $25 in Local Cruelty Case
In April 20-1NS Charles Selman was fined $25 and costs for cruelty to animals for failing to feed his horses. Arraigned before Police Judge Charles Zager the penalty, first of its kind here in years, was suspended on promise to treat his teams better in the future.
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Charles Selman
Charles Zager
Selman
Waterloo area obituaries and funeral notices span multiple deaths
Mortuary notices for Johanna Sorenson age 55 mentionDenmark birth in 1873 with survivors in Waterloo and Coulter. Services at Keete Towne chapel led by Rev H Mueller. burial in Coulter. Also for Anris Hattrup, 62, death in Chicago, body to Waterloo then Kistner mortuary. survivors listed. Carl Edward Baker, 18 months, funeral at Walnut Street Baptist Church area burial Watteton. Audrey Christensen, two day old daughter of Carl and Mrs Christensen, prayers at Kistner chapel with burial Elmwood.
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Johanna Sorenson
Allie Lane
Saxon Street
Sorenson
Denmark
Lane
Lillian Sorenson
Waterloo
Coulter, I
California
Ckeete & Towne Chapel
H. Mueller
First Lutheran Church
Coulter
Anris Hattrip
Chicago
Kistner
Dechased
Marie Hattrup
Gunnar
First Street
Walter
Dagney
Warner
Marguerite
Peter
Cedar Falls
Carl Edward Baker
Charles W. Baker
Grant Highway
Warren L. Steeves
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Watteton
Audrey Christensen
Audrey
Carl P. Christensen
Falls Avenue
Kistner Chapel
F. Herbert Mochimann
Trinity Amtertean Lutheran Church
Bichial
Elmwood
Suspect in Cang Massacre Faught on Pagifig Coast
In Los Angeles a 32 year old Charles W Lloyd suspected in the Chicago St Valentine massacre where seven Moran gangsters were slain, held on murder and dry law charges. Ben Millrot and Jack Watson also arrested. Chicago and investigators seek Steve Oswald and Zalinski alias F Thompson for armament links with the killings.
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Los Angeles
Col
Charles W.lloyd
Chicago
Lloyd
Ben Milrot
Jack Watson
Big Opportunity in Central America Says D. J. Walker
D. J. Walker of 504 Maryland avenue reports vast investment opportunities in Central and South American states for American capital. Returning from a Panama Canal voyage aboard the U S Columbia with Mrs Walker and son Lowell, he cites cities of 125 000 lacking water and sewage facilities and persistent street unrest. The Walkers left Waterloo February 10 and enjoyed fine weather throughout.
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South American
D. J. Walker
Maryland Avenue
New York
San Francisco
Ehnru
Panama Canal
Turkey
Girl Burned In Stove Explosion At Holstein Plant
In Holstein Iowa an explosion at the Paulson Produce office destroyed the Paulson Armour and Company plant. Miss Lilian Paulson 18 was near death and Arthur Paulson 17 severely burned. The fire and blast injured others as officials seek aid and details emerge about local couples and a sailing ship sinking reported nearby.
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Holstein
Paulson Produce Company
Armour & Company
Holstein Hatchery
Lilian Paulson
Paulson Produce
Arthur Paulson
Universities and Colleges Honored in Iowa Fellowships
April 20 reports Iowa graduates from Drake Simpson Cornell Coe Grinnell Morningside Upper Town and others honored for teaching chemistry art library service English and psychology. Alternates include named graduates from University of Iowa and Cornell College. Awards list recipients Ruth Gray Roger Herriott Marguerite Peterson Everett Tarvin with several alternates and institutions named.
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Towa “City
Columbia University
Towa
Uiversities
Hite
Miss Ruth
M. Gray
Des’ Moines
Drake
University
Roger
M. Herriott
Des Moines
Drake University
Robert A. Miler
Harlen
University of Jowsa
Marguerite «Ve Peterson
J. Daws
Simpson“ College
Everett R. Tarvin
Montezuma
Gladys
Floy Davis Laird
Nora
Springs
University of Iowa
Library Service
Essie
Mae‘Thompson
Lisbon
Town
Cornell
Prederle
Lowell Otto
Sidney
Norman’ J
University of Town
Iowa State Teachers . College
Upper Town University
Grinnell, Simpson
Coe
Morningside Colleges
American Sunday School Union offers two $2000 contest prizes
The American Sunday School Union announces two 2000 prize contests for manuscripts on Religion in Education and The Heroic Appeal of Christianity to Young People. The awards, open to writers, ask works to address rural needs and the vitality of religious teaching, with closing date May 1, 1930.
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American Sunday School Union
Pep Te
John C. Green
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Rock Island earns record in 1928 annual report
Chicago April 20 The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway reports 1928 net income available for dividends of 13167606 up 4.8 percent from 1927 after interest taxes and charges. balance after preferred dividends 12065011 equals 12.91 a share. operating revenues rose 1145613 while expenses trimmed by 66709.
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Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co
Frances the Pig Act Graces Circus Stage in Comedy Hex
New York April 20 1900s report notes Frances a pig performer in a two clown owned act. She travels the world as an actress and an unusual ham hero climbing triangular wood frames. The piece recalls earlier Franceses and jokes about clowns growing stronger lifting weights.
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New, York
Frances
Dexter
Fellows
France
Grimaldi
Mr. Fellows
Handcar Victim Skulls Fractured and Bruised
Clifford Carnes of Dunkerton and Martin Constantine of Fairbank were injured when a motor handcar derailed Thursday afternoon at Dunkerton. Carnes reportedly has no skull fracture and is in good condition at St Francis, while Constantine suffers severe bruises and lacerations and is not in serious condition, also at St Francis. Both rested comfortably last night.
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Clifford Carnes
Dunkerton
St. Francis
Martin Constantine
Fairbank
St. Francis Hospital
Chinese Assassins Kill Jap Officer in Tientsin
Japanese army in Tientsin Shantung adopted strict measures after Lieutenant Itoh was assassinated by two Chinese men in civilian clothes last night. He was en route to the Japanese military headquarters on a mission when approached and shot, two gunmen escaping in the ensuing confusion. Japanese headquarters reported immediate precautions including searches of pedestrians.
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Tientsin
Chine
Tsinan
Shantung
Itoh
Probe Air Collision That Cost Four Lives
A court of inquiry was to be called today to probe a mid air collision that killed four men yesterday. The victims were Lieut. William K. Patterson, pilot Masigm H. R. Sheehan, Ensign Herbert Bassett Jr., and H. H. Brown. The planes crashed at 500 feet near a Coronado golf course while attached to a Lexington scouting squadron.
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San Diego
Gal
Navy
William ‘K. Patterson
Masigm H. R. Sheehan
Ensign Herbert Bassett
Three Injured in Traffic Crashes in Des Moines
Des Moines reports three people injured in separate crashes last night and early today. Wilbur Bickel, 38, pinned beneath a overturned car, suffered a serious fracture and remained unconscious this morning. W H McKelvey, driver, had minor bruises. Mr and Mrs H A Ross were injured when their car collided with another that failed to stop.
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Des Moines
W Wilbur Bickel
H. A. Ross
Bickel
W. H. McKelvey
Ross
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Seante Jewel
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Jeania
Jeanie Jewell
Clathealine Brants
Seder
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Navajoa
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Parley
Joseph Perconti
Bisdorf
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Richt
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KS Randolph
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Ginna Johnson
Walgate
Alexs Collier
Shiliam
J.o M. Fell
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Butler
Chris Hattrup
Moran
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St. Valentine’s Day
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Zalinski
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Kirkland
Herman N.bundesen
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al Weinshank
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John HW. Williams
Spartansburg
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Castle Hill
James M. Hubbard
Campbell Avenue
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