In the Spotlight The Democratic tilt at Des Moines
Coverage captures the Iowa state convention where Gov. Al Smith of New York secured a 26 vote delegation and ousted E. T. Meredith's faction. Paragraph outlines party realignments, naming Par son, Healy, Dalton, Walsh, McGuire, Marsh, Sullivan as backers and Steck and Marsh as co chairmen en route to Houston.
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Smetie
Des Moines
al Smith
New York
E. T. Meredith
Meredith
J. M. Parsons
M. F. Healy
Jack Dalton
Tom Walsh
D. E. McGuire
W. W. Marsh
J. T. Sullivan
Daniel F. Steck
Mr. Marsh
Houston
Ilinois
Town
Smith
California Primary Looms Over Democratic Nomination Fight
Washington dispatch outlines the imperative May 1 California primary in shaping the Democratic race for the presidential nomination. It argues a Smith victory would complicate Houston convention efforts, notes Smith's delegate haul without statewide primaries, and details how eastern and western states differ in primary versus nonprimary delegate selection and the influence of political chicanery.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington
D. C
California
Smith
Houston
East
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
New Jersey
Wermont
Finds 50 German Soldiers Slain in Chevregny Dugout
Paris reports 50 German soldiers slain in a Chevregny dugout in the Aisne department. A farmer enlarging a cellar found a subterranean passage leading to a large concrete dugout where bodies lay, some at tables, bunks, or on the ground with rifles on wall hooks. It is believed they were killed during a rest period by an asphyxiating gas shell.
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Paris
Chevregny
Aisne Department
le Journal
Power Lineman Badly Injured In Repair Incident
Roy Smith a 32 year old lineman for the W. C. FP. and N. Co. was severely burned about the eyes and face while soldering an electric line in front of the power house. A blow torch flare singed his face as the solder stick touched the wire. His hands were protected by rubber gloves and he was removed to Allen Memorial hospital after initial treatment at a physician's office.
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Roy Smith
Wellington Street
Smith
Allen Memorial Hospital
Tornado Strikes Memphis Suburbs Killing One
Memphis, Tenn., April 21. A tornado swept suburban residential areas early today, crippling communications and slowing damage checks. Police reported one death as wires from the east and south went down and the storm skirted the city from southeast near the Mississippi, then looping east and north. The fair grounds and play center of the tri states suffered heavy damage with over twenty houses unroofed and several small buildings demolished.
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Memphis
Tenn
Moss
Mississippi
Eash
Fair Grounds
Tri-States
Fail to Uncover Clue in Reinbeck Dynamite Case
Reinbeck Iowa April 21 no progress at noon in investigation of the attempt to dynamite Hubert Youngs auto the wiring of three sticks to the engine appears inexplicable according to family statements none recall enemies who might wish to destroy the car dynamite found when Mrs J W Orr of Waterloo sister of Mrs Young drove the car to town Friday morning
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Courier Special
Bernese
Reinbeck
Hubert Young
J. W. Orr
Waterloo
Young
Blame Fascist Feud for Scranton Blast
An explosion damaged the plant of a weekly news paper in Scranton Pennsylvania. Police suspect a feud between fascists and anti fascists sparked the blast. The paper was said to favor fascism and Mussolini policies.
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Scranton
Lavece Itatiatia
Interviews With Home Folks On Oats And Food Crops
County board of supervisors chairman Fred R. Decker notes oats sown now should grow better than spring oats as cold weather delayed growth. He says farmers worry less about corn and more about the forthcoming oat crop and stresses immediate weather for oats to prevent crop loss.
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TAMA
County Board
Fred R. Decker
County Board of Supervisors
Arctic Air Explorer Flies From Point Barrow To Spitzbergen
Reports say Captain George H. Wilkins and crew completed a 21 hour polar flight from Point Barrow, Alaska to Spitzbergen, landing near Green Harbor. They reportedly landed five days earlier on Dead Man’s Island and arrived in excellent condition, confirming a historic northern crossing and search for undiscovered land.
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Byrds
North Pole
George H. Wilkins
Svalbard
Norway
Point Barrow
Alaska
Wilkins
Carl 3 B. Hielson
Polar
Fiers
Doedmanspeira
Isfjord
Oslo
North’ Pole
Spitebergen
Dagbladet
Dauholmen
Spitzbergen
Green Harbor
Danholmeh
Point Bar ‘Row
Spitzbergan
Copenhagen
Arctic Explorer
Arctic
Spilabergen
Politiken
Doedmansoska Island
Dead Man's Island
Norwegian
Spitabergen
Barrels Island
M. Wilkins
Issiah Bowman
American Geographical Society
Hans
George Hubert Wilkins
Breton
Carl B. Bielson
Maf
Thomas G. Lanphier
Selfridge Field
Espedium
Fairbanks
Eielson
Ten Years Ago in the Service
C EB Kragenbrink of Ordar Heights recalls difficulty in forcing German prisoners to talk during World War I. He notes officers avoided marching with troops, talks to prisoners often yielded little information, and he served four months in the St Mihiel sector before joining the occupation. He mentions Germans who knew his people but not his relatives. he and relatives served on opposite sides, with 12 cousins killed on the German side.
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Ceb
Kragenbrink
Ordar Heights
France
Germany
Eragenbrink
St. Mihiel
Army of Occupation
Explosion at Alexander Film Company Kills Nine
Denver authorities blamed careless handling after a blast and fire at the Alexander Film company. Nine people died and property loss reached about twenty thousand dollars. One hospitalized in critical condition, several more seriously burned. Investigation found a spark from an electric ventilation fan motor igniting an explosive solution.
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Denver
Colo
CNS
Joel E. Stone
Alexander Film Company
Denver General Hospital
Ward Elected Head of Walton League in Unanimous Vote
Dr Henry Baldwin Ward of the University of Illinois was elected president of the Izaak Walton League of America by unanimous vote. Five new vice presidents were also elected including Theodore Robinson of Chicago and Dr G G Redfield of Sioux Falls. Fred A Preston of Chicago was named treasurer. Herbert Hoover was re elected honorary president. Pred N Peet was re elected secretary.
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Omaha
Neb
Henry Baldwin Ward
University of Illinois
Iziak Walton League of America
Uke
Wise
Theodore Robinson
Chicago
G. G. Redfield
Sioux Falls
Charles Biederwolf
Indianapolis
Thomas A. Blaily
Spokane
John R. Stanfield
Fort Worth
Fred A. Preston
Herbert Hoover
Pred N. Peet
Courier delivery deadline and options for late receipt
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o clock. If you do not receive your paper by that time due to carrier issues contact the office at 5100. A replacement copy will be sent and phone calls must reach this office before five p.m.
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Vout
Monocotyledon Champion Speller from Iowa Des Moines
Des Moines April 21 A rural school pupil Zarl Dickinson age 13 near Brighton won Iowa's champion spelling title last night after four hours and 33 rounds eliminating 104 spellers He will travel to Washington for the national contest next month Sam Brown Omumwa was runner up Ursula Gedye Hardin county was third Ralph Keenan last year's champion placed twenty eighth failing on bagatelle and pseudonym was the failed word for Gedye
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Des Moines
U.ei
Zarl Dickinson
Brighton
Iowa
Washington
Earl
Sam Brown
Offumwa
Ursula Gedye
Hardin County
Ralph Keenan
United States
Four Women Jailed After Strike Parade in St Clairsville
In St Clairsville Ohio forty four women relatives of striking coal miners were arrested while marching on the county jail to protest the earlier arrest of five strike leaders. The crowd of about three hundred, from Mutton Hollow near Bridgeport, was dispersed by troops and deputies as they entered the jail to visit the leaders. Earlier, about 250 marchers, mostly women, halted at the Mutton Hollow mine, where tear gas and arrests followed.
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St. Clairsville
URI
Mutton Hollow
Bridgeport
Shadyside
Seven Perish In Flames Of Home El Dorado Kansas
Seven members of the William F Overst family burned to death at their farm home 20 miles northwest of El Dorado last night. Only Owen Overst, 17, escaped while visiting a nearby town. The burned house lay aside the family remains. the dead include William F Overst and Elsie Overst with children Dorothy Ralph Hugh Edith and Herbert. The cause is unknown.
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el Dorado
Kan
William F. Overst
Owen Overst
Washington, D. C
U.R
Elsie Overst
Dorothy
Ralph
Jones-Reid
Hugh
Edith
Herbert
Coolidge
Tilson
House
France proposes multilateral pact to renounce war
Paris reports France presented a draft treaty to the United States Great Britain Germany Italy and Japan for consideration. The pact aims to unify civilized nations through common renunciation of war as national policy and would release signatories from obligations if any signatory violates the pact.
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Paris
France
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Japan
Kellogg
Frees Man Convicted Through Handwriting
Des Moines April 21 The Supreme Court reversed the last case against J R Glendenning who faced theft charges over hotel mail box checks. He had been found guilty on handwriting expert testimony, but the court ruled such testimony alone is insufficient for conviction, suggesting charges may be dropped.
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Des Moines
Tinsi
J. R. Glendenning
Supreme Court
Glendenning
Barthelmess Weds Broker's Ex-Wife in Reno
Hollywood star Richard Barthelmess married Jessica Sargeant, ex-wife of New York broker Stewart Sargeant, in Reno last night. The couple left for San Francisco and planned to sail on the Matson liner Malolo today for a three week honeymoon in Honolulu.
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Hollywood
Cal
Richard Barthelmess
Mra
Jessica Sargeant
Stewart Sargeant
New York
Reno
New
San Francisco
Matson Wner
Weather outlook for Washington week of April 21
Weather outlook covers April 21 to 27 for Washington and central U S regions. Periods of precipitation likely, brief in northern areas and more protracted in southern portions. Temperatures expected variable, mostly above normal early week then near normal later.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Mear Nornel
Policeman Killed When Auto Hits Trolley in Des Moines
Patrolman James A. Slage was killed early today when the patrol car he rode in crashed head on with a trolley car. Patro lmen Fred Davis and M. M. Robinson were seriously injured, with head wounds, in the crash believed caused by a drunken driver. Witnesses said Slagg and Davis attempted to stop the other car when the police vehicle veered into the trolley line. The investigation continues into how Rabinsen came to be in the police car.
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Tes Moines
James A. Slage
Intiay
Fred & Davis
M. MM. Robinson
Davis
Robinson
Stagg
Rabinsen
Sinclair Acquitted in Teapot Dome Bribery Case
Washington reports Harry F Sinclair, millionaire oilman, was found not guilty on charges of criminal conspiracy tied to Teapot Dome leases. The verdict marks the government’s second failed effort to convict in the oil scandal, with Albert B Fall and BE L Doheny previously acquitted in 1926. Fall remains under two indictments. ongoing cases may seek further action.
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Harry F. Sinclair
Washington
Phoebe Sinclair
Jennings Bailey
Sinclair
Gruy
Independence
Kan
Washington, D. C
Harry F. Shiclair
Teapot Dome
Albert B. Fall
BE L Doheny
California
Interior
Fall
Vial
Femate
Burns Detective Agency
Wright
Martin Littleton
George Hoover
Justice Bailey
Roberts
Benjamin Anderson
Reboris
Sinclar
Steelai
Doneau
Pall
Doheny
Sammie Amoenths
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