Relief pilots ill delay Ford Bremen flight to Greenly Island
Murray Bay Quebec April 21 ill pilots Floyd Bennett and Bernt Balchen delay the Ford monoplane's departure for Greenly Island by at least 24 hours. Repairs and supplies for the Bremen are postponed as crews recover, weather stays cold and winds remain strong. Officials hope to fly again Sunday if conditions improve, with repairs planned for Monday and a potential Bremen hop on Tuesday. Residents of Labrador’s desolate region recall the Bremen’s dramatic landing as a historic event.
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Lake Ste. Agnes Airdrome
Detroit
Greenly Island
Seven Islands
Que
Murray Bay
New Yorks
Baron von Huenefeld
Hermann Koeh
Bernt Balchen
Floyd Bennett
Junkers
Baron
Koehl
Bremen
Labrador
le Templier
Island Lake
Explorer Wilkins Flies Across North Pole to Spitzbergen
Radiogram from Arc- Triompha confirms Capt George Wilkins and Ben Eielson completed a 2,202 mile flight over the Arctic from Point Barrow to Spitzbergen aboard a Vega plane built by Lockheed Aircraft. The message praised the builders and crew including Allan H. Loughead and Keeler with a five day weather stop noted.
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George E. Wilkins
North Pole
Allan H. Loughead
Lockheed Aircraft, Company
Svalbard
Spitabergen
Keeler
Loughead
Northrop
Bond
Jar Stadiman
Wilkins
Eielson
Fiers
Fielson
San Francisco
Cal
CINS
George Wilkins
Ben Eielson
Point Barrow
Alaska
Yum
Seward
Dara
E.R. Stevens
Fractured OCR Notice Covers Erratic Time Tokens
A garbled OCR fragment shows scattered time stamps and weekday hints with no clear event. It mentions Friday and Saturday times inconsistently and includes stray tokens such as 7 A.M. and 12 A.M. The readable pieces offer no definite place, organization, or outcome to anchor a proper summary.
Senate Debates on Haiti Aid and Nicaragua Occupation Cutoff
United Press reports Congress in session with the Senate debating the proposed hary appropriation bill and the Blaine amendment to halt funds for the mul tine occupation of Nicaragua. The Finance Committee proceeds with tax reduction legislation while the House plans to continue flood relief consideration.
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United Press Senate
Nicaragua
HOUSE
Jury Frees Sinclair in Teapot Dome bribery plot
The jury acquitted Harry F. Sinclair in the Teapot Dome bribery case as former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, recovering from illness, praised the verdict and said Sinclair deserves vindication. Senators Walsh Nye Norris Brookhart Blaine commented on the outcome amid a wave of reaction.
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Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Washington, D. C
U.P
Walsh
Nye
Harry F
Norris
Nebraska
Brookhart
Blaine
Pasadena
Cal
Uts
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
United Press
Ceme
Washington
Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Mr. Sinclair
Franic
Uelair
Peoue
Holt Heads Program Body for CLN SE
Directors of the Black Mark County Old Settlers' association meet in Courier hall. A. Holt chairs the program committee with W. B. Howell and Rev A. P. Slough as muse and chaplain. The annual polemic of the affair wins informal praise. Mrs. H. Batton elected secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Mark County
Old Settlers’ Association
Courier Hall
Fire Alarm Reports and Incident Details at City Addresses
Fire alarms recorded at 31 Bind Street and 100 Vine Street with limited damage noted. Responders labeled homeowners S. Mo Lamar and Auman Slater, with no injuries. Advertisement-like notice cites Herman C. Miller contact for further information.
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Pridac
Resider
Bind Street
S. Mo Lamar
Spar Win Roof
Samana
Soo Wriday
Pons Wivetory
Auman
Slater
Sparday
Vine Street
Harming
Gras
Iowan Given Gold Mine by Westerner for Free Bus Rides
Dunlap April 21 1914 John Rawlings 23 Dunlap travels west to learn if a gold mine near Green River Wyoming left to him by a late friend will prove bonanza or dud Kernel, wealthy rancher miner, died three months earlier leaving extensive ranch to his only daughter Rawlings had given Kernel many free bus rides during five years of westbound tours, sparking a friendship and hope of wealth tied to the mine.
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Dunlap
John Rawlings
Green River
Wyo
James Kernel
Kernel
Houkdings
Kernell
Rawlings
Farmers Risk Co Declares Dividend
Des Moines April 21. Farmers Risk Co. announces a 15 percent dividend ordered by directors at the annual meeting held yesterday. The March 31 business in force stood at 75,000,050 with a $34,000,000 gain in the first quarter of 1928 over the previous quarter. Assets increased by 35,000 and the surplus reached 9,006.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Farmers’ Union Mutual Insurance Company
Willam RB. Crouse
Angel Flies South on Second Leg toward Guaymas
Jimmy Angel completes the second leg of a planned 5,000 mile pan American flight from Fresno California to Cape Horn. He leaves Lower California bound for Guaymas at 8 35 a m for the 500 mile jump amid ambitious plans.
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California
Mex
Jimmy Angel
Guaymas
Fresno
Cal
Cape Horn
South America
Millionaire Clothier in Cedar Rapids Dies at 69
Samuel G. Armstrong, 69, wealthy Cedar Rapids clothier, died today after a stroke. He was found on the bathroom floor by his wife, and had seemed in good health the day before.
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Cedar Rapids
Samuel G. Armstrong
Brain Tests From Leading Universities
The text discusses brain and intelligence tests from top universities, with exercises on word rearrangement forming names of countries and a turtle word puzzle. It mentions time limits of under three minutes for solving the country anagrams and hints at other similar word games.
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Hugo Munsterberc
Aseers Ano
Quake Devastates Bulgaria Towns and Valley of Roses
Washington reports Red Cross aid to Bulgaria after a major earthquake devastates Phillipsopolis region. More than 175 900 homeless and 50 injured amid tremors, with 150 to 300 dead. Valley of Roses and surrounding villages suffer vast losses to crops and industry. reconstruction faces enormous tasks.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Philopopolis
Valley of Roses
Philippopolis
Europe
New Yorker Buys Gainsborough Painting for 360000
A New York buyer set an American auction record by purchasing Gainsborough The Harvest Wagon for 360000 at the sale of the Elbert H. Gary art collection. Also listed are building permits for several residences, a quarantine arrest, marriage licenses, radio license extensions, and a recovery update on Dr. Bodwell.
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New York
Gainsborough
Joseph Duveen
Elbert H. Gary
Flag and Uniforms Barred in Italy for Stage Use
Rome reports a strict ban on using army navy or air force uniforms or flags in theatrical productions. Fascist officials view such garb as sacred symbols and discourage stage use to avoid cheapening national icons. A Rome pony ballet wore Bersaglieri hats on stage but were forced to remove them for performances.
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Italy
Rome
George M. Cohan
Army
Navy
Bersaghieri
Bergsaglieri
Obituary notices for Emma Truax and Arthur Bunn
Emma Truax 68 died at home after a pneumonia illness. She married Albert Truax in 1873 and lived in Early and Waterloo. survived by nine children, twenty six grandchildren, and a sister and brother in Wisconsin. funeral in Early Cemetery. Arthur Leroy Bunn 14, died at 3 pm yesterday. funeral Monday at Petersen Bros chapel with Rev J Arthur Young officiating. buried Elmwood. survived by parents and sister Mildred Gunn.
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Emma Truax
Emma. Truax
A. W. Brink
Carter Street
Emme J. Haines
Warsaw
Wis
Albert
Eugene Truax
Andi
Waterloo
Woman's
Relief Corps
Rebekah Judge
Presbyterian Church of
Early
Maury E. Haines
Merrill
Bri
G. W. Huston
J. O. Truax
QO. E. LaGrange
Ear- Ip
Thomas Danner
Columbus
F. MN
Truakx
Fonda. Ia
L. B. Truax
R. Ty
H. Truax
Mobridge
L. W. Kaiser
John Haines
Merz
Till, Wis
Fayrial
Peterson Bros
Antiva
Coolidge Warns Against Draft Movement in Wary Letter
In Washington on April 21 President Coolidge voiced irritation at draft movement tactics after declaring himself a receptive candidate. He told Massachusetts Republican chairman Francis Prescott that some supporters plan to write his name at April 24 primaries, asking them to discontinue such actions to avoid misrepresentation and embarrassment.
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Washington, D. C
Insi
Coolidge
New York
Ohio Relays Dampened by Showers in Columbus
Heavy morning showers at Ohio Stadium dampened hopes of athletes at the Ohio Relays. Seven new records were set across eight events as George Simpson of Ohio State neared the Ohio relay record in the 100-yard dash preliminaries. Drake hurdler Penquite impressed in preliminary and semifinal rounds, while Nekon of Town and Lapp of Iowa posted notable marks in field events.
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Ohio Stadium
Columbus
Ohio
Drake
Secon
Nekon
Town
Lapp
Iowa
Allman
Michigan
Farm Boy Turns Bad and Gets Ten Years
Rubin E. Brown 20 Aberdeen Miss described himself as a straight shooter before being sentenced to one year in Anamosa reformatory. He pleaded guilty to forgery and was taken to Anamosa by Sheriff Frank Smith. He left his Mississippi farm home vowing to follow the right path but fell into crime.
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Town City
Rubin E. Brown
Aberdeen
Miss
Ananosa Reformatory
Brown
Frank Smith
Johnson County
Anowmosa
Mississippi
J& Man
L. ©. Miller
Omaha
Railroads urged to set up motor bus lines nationwide
The Interstate Commerce Commission urged Congress to authorize railroads to operate auxiliary motor bus lines under federal and state regulation. The report calls for certificates of public convenience, joint rates with other motor or truck lines, and federal appeals from state boards. It favors state regulation where feasible and mandates financial responsibility through insurance or bonds.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commitree Commisson
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Battle Over Ear Altercation Sparks Newark Civil Fight
In Newark on April 21 a feud between the Eiseroffs and the Tulliglowitzs escalated from a teased ear incident on Sept 15, 1925. Mrs. Efseroff was charged and acquitted in 1927, leading to $60,000 civil suits by both families over alleged damages from bricks, stove parts, bottles and eggs used in the neighborhood clash.
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Newark
N. J
Eiseroffs
Tullglewitzs
Harry
Efseroff
Tulliglowitz
Dutch hens swamp egg market in Roermond
Roermond Holland April 27 Dutch hens flood the egg market as poultry farmers face an oversupply. Fewer than 5 million eggs offered weekly with 6 million visible supplies, while 1,000,900 eggs have shipped weekly to Buenos Aires. In northern Holland farmers switch to ducks as duck eggs sell in any quantity at high prices. hen eggs are unpopular.
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Roermond
Holland
Hola Ho
Buenos Aires
Woodward Sues For Divorce After Desertion Claim
Beydane Woodward filed for divorce from Y G Woodward claiming desertion on March 1. They were married October 4 1913 at Orchard. No children.
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Beydane Woodward
Invente Machine Talks With British Accent
Washington April 21 AMS A British inventor Sir Richard Paget demonstrated a mechanical device that speaks in a British tone saying rare bird and Hello London are you there before the American Physical Society. He showed resonating artificial cavities to mimic mouth and throat speech and another device modeled on the nose that when closed mimicked a person with a cold, which disappeared when opened.
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Washington, D. C
London
American Physical Society
Richard Paget
Paget
Auto Dealer A C McCormick Dies in California
A C McCormick 30 died at 7 am in a Los Angeles tuberculosis sanitarium. He will be shipped from Waterloo with Mrs McCormick and brother Harry. Former Loomis McCormick dealer and manager of commercial cars for Bruebaker in Los Angeles. Born Waterloo December 1897, he served in WWI. Survived by widow, mother Mrs Hattie McCormick, sisters Irene and Mrs Guy Meliton, and brothers Harry and Franklin.
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A. C. McCormick
Los Angeles
Cal
MccCormick
Harry
Waterloo
Ater
McCormick
Loomis-McCormick, Inc
Studebaker
Biugebaker Corporation
Sanitarium
East High School
Hattie McCormick
Saxon Street
Irene
Guy Meliton
Wichita, Kan
Bakersville
Pranklin
Billings Mont
Sees with Judges Specs Heart Balm Suit Loss
Vermilion South Dakota April 23 A R Mrs Margaret Peterson Lass identified photos showing her on Fritz Lass lap after Judge A B Beck offered his spectacles She was ordered to pay 6000 heart balm to Mrs Sophia Lass Sophia Lass first wife of Lass sued for 100000 claiming the family was happy until Margaret Peterson captured her husbands affections Sophia left Lass after finding him in Margaret s home The judge removed his glasses and urged Margaret to use them then she identified the pictures
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Margaret
Less
Americans Unhurt by Earthquakes in Bulgaria
Boston April 21 The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions received a cablegram from Rev. Theodore T Holway their representative at Philippopolis reporting assurance that Americans and American property in the earthquake area of southern Bulgaria are unharmed.
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Boston
South
Bulgaria
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Theodore T. ‘Holway
Philippopolis
Stewart to Face Contempt Trial in Oil Inquiry
Washington April 24. Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, will be tried in the District of Columbia Supreme Court May 21 on a charge of refusing to answer questions before the Senate oil committee.
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Fall
Sinclair
Gol. R. W. Stewart
The
Standard
Old
Indiana
Washington, D. C
Roebert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Senate Oil
Clubs Hear Secrets Of Film Tricks And Trips Abroad
George EB Lichty of Smith Lichty Hillman will speak to the Rotary on his Cuba trip while Tiry Miller of Monarch Film discusses motion picture secrets at Kiwanis in Russell Larson. Canopus club hosts Rev Creede at Black's tearoom with Dr E R Shannon detailing Africa trip and American Legion quartet singing.
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George EB
Lichty
Smith, Lichty & Hillman Co
Rotary Club
Russell Lamson
Cuba
Tiry Miller
Monarch Film Company
Kiwanis Club
Hatel
Russell Larson
R. F P. Short
JL. E. Larsen
N. S. Huntington
W. P. McCormick
James G. Creede
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Canopus
Black's
E. R. Shannon
Africa
Black
American Legion Quartet
Boy Bruised In Bicycle Crash In Mulberry Street
A 10 year old boy, Ross Winterbottom, son of Mr and Mrs R F Winterbottom, was seriously bruised in a bicycle collision with a car driven by W H Shivey at Mulberry and Fourth streets. Shivey took the boy home and was not charged.
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Ross Winterbotton
R. F. Winterbottom
Riehl Street
Mulberry
Fourth Streets
Griven
W. H. Shivey
Commercial Street
Shivey
Supreme Court Without Mercy In Killing Gases
Washington. D C April 21 Condemned criminals face swift review as the Supreme Court pushes capital cases forward to avoid long delays. The court rarely overturns state death sentences, with notable exceptions including Wan and Perovich. Chapman's appeals failed while Sacco-Vanzetti had no jurisdiction to interfere.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Gerald Chapman
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Wan
District of Columbia
Brandeis
Chapman
Atlanta
Sacco-Vanzetti
Webster Thayer
Vuco Perovich
Perovich
Alaska
United States
Taft
Tait
Kansas
Leavenworth
New York City
Coolidge
Eding
Limited use Chinese stamps issued in six provinces
Peking reports a new issue titled Postage of the Republic of China. Marshal Chang Tso-lin is depicted on stamps valued at one cent four cent 10 cent and one dollar. The stamps are invalid in 16 Chinese provinces where rivals control mail delivery. The directorate general of posts notes the issue is for commemoration of Chang’s accession and is valid only in specified provinces.
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Peking
Ghing ‘Cso-lin
Republic of China
Directorate General of Posts
Marshal Chang
Shangtung
Chibli
China
Manchuria
Fengtien
Kirin
Heilungkiang
Fat Girls Free at High School Prom
In Council Bluffs Iowa on April 21, Abraham Lincoln high school's senior prom will offer free admission to girls who weigh more than 130 pounds. Admission charges vary by weight, with a penny per pound up to 150 pounds, a fixed $1 for weights 120 to 156 pounds, and no fee for those over 156 pounds.
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Council Bluffs
Abraham Lincoln High School
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Frank Larkin
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Tne
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Mefti
Congress Today
HOLT
CLN SE
Herman C. Miller
Westerner
Farmers Risk Co
Angel
N.Y. Evening Post
Landoll
Wanie
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State Department
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Gary
N. J. Lente
du Hney
BR. Frazer
Lime
Berth Avenue
John Smith
Archer
Coram
Longfellow
Ruby
Riehl
F. C. Stark
Clay
G. J. Dunford
Center Street
Ralph Davis
Dunford
Charles J. Hall
Hazel M. Whipple
J. Forrest
Read
San City
Beatrice Jacobson
Cedar Falls
H. Gorsch
Marengo
Pearl E. Cooperider
W. H. Gorsch
Federal Radio Commission
Bodwell
Ross C. Bodwell
Yonsa
Tony Herbert
Troy
Bay State
Rnilroad
Stewart
Film Studio Secrets
Wiliam Whitson
Fowler. Street
Whitson
Ralph Hoxie
Nado Kazes
Atoka
Marshailywi
Shirley Louise Quady
J. B. Quady
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