President Coolidge league eyed Lake Okoboji sighting
The article reports President Coolidge weighing a summer visit to Lake Okoboji in Iowa after earlier hints of a western trip. It notes a possible envoy to scout the resort, with Iowa favored and further speculation on attendance and location shifts involving Minnesota Michigan and New England.
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White House
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Loyal
Hawkeyes
Iowa
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Okoboji
Jeek
London April 23 Finalists: UNRauatt City vs Woolwich Arsenal
London reports that on April 23 UNRauatt City defeated Woolwich Arsenal to advance to the Maetivh football final this afternoon.
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London
U Nrauatt City
Woolwich Arsenal
Smiths Reply to Open Letter Clarifies Debate at 1924 Convention
Washington April 28 Gov Smith answers The Atlantic Monthly open letter on his religion and the surrounding debate. The piece argues public appetite for elevated discussion on public questions, notes prior high level debates, and defends Smith against charges of Catholic political aims while outlining potential vice-presidential Catholic candidates and convention dynamics.
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Atlantic Monthly
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Maryland
Dodge heir Horace E Dodge Arrested After Steamship Fracas
Horace E Dodge, heir to the Dodge fortune, was arrested in San Francisco on three assault charges filed by newspaper reporters and camera men after a chaotic altercation on the steamship President Madison. He was released on $500 bond and scheduled to appear in court.
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Salesman James Ronon Ghicago Bad Check Charge
William Brennan, Waterloo salesman, faces a municipal court charge for obtaining money under false pretenses after passing a $25 spurious check at the Palmer House Chicago. Bond was forfeited, new bond set at 3000, with local employers urged to file a warrant. Brennan, who deserted his wife and child in St Louis, has prior arrests for bad checks and is wanted in Des Moines and St Louis. Attorneys from Chicago Waterloo and Palmer House appeared in court.
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Lawrence Johnson
Hartford Indemnity Company
Pola to Wed Prince in Paris May 5
Pola Negri and Prince Serge Mdivani will marry in Paris on May 5 and return to the United States at month end to resume her motion picture career. The radiogram to the New York American reports the couple aboard the steamer Aquitania.
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Pola Negri
Serge Mdivani
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Paris
New York American Today
Aquttania
Weather Outlook for April 25 to 30 Across Plains
Chicago reports the forecast for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central great plains. Expect one or more precipitation periods with temperatures normal or below for most of the week.
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Mississippi
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Refugees Rescued as Mississippi Flood Rages Inland
In Knowlton's Landing Arkansas and Greenville Mississippi thousands of refugees cling to levees and rooftops as the swollen Mississippi advances. Steamboats Wabash and Tollinger move evacuees to Helena and Vicksburg while dredge boats push to speeds to assist. Government and private flotillas gather to remove stranded families amid deadly flood waters and failing sanitation.
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Iowa Medical Regiment Offers Flood Area Aid
Governor Hammill said the Iowa National Guard medical unit could be dispatched quickly to the flooded Mississippi valley to aid refugees if needed. He stated the unit may be sent to the southern states in short order and would be dispatched immediately to assist refuges if required.
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Man Called Ape Man Robber Captured in Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs on April 23, police identified John D. Gorman as the four week terror in a string of burglaries totaling about 10000 dollars in cash and jewelry. Deaf and partially mute, he was singled out by Mrs Genevieve Fox at the Tinley home. Gorman in custody displayed ape like yells and chattering similar to prior encounters. Fingerprints from several robberies matched his prints.
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INS
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Genevieve Fox
John P. Tinley
Gorman
Million in All Plane Fire Reported in Crash
Chicago April 23 The Tribune reports that stocks bonds and checks valued over 1 million dollars were believed lost or burned when a government air mail plane crashed near Topeka Indiana in a sleet storm. Pilot John V Milazzo 28 Maywood Illinois was killed and the plane destroyed. Most parcels were not registered and authorities say only document replacement loss if burned.
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The
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Topeka
Ind
John V. Milazzo
Maywood
Hil
Week in Review Echoes of Famous Ages
Day by day in the Evening Courier a week of events mirrors legendary tales. Ten questions probe recent history from libel suits to international edicts and notable local incidents, inviting readers to test memory with answers printed Monday.
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Evening Courier
Presidential hopefuls named by Anti-Saloon League leader
Wayne B Wheeler, legal head of the Anti-Saloon League, says the league backs six Democrats and two Republicans as presidential possibilities. Republicans include Coolidge and Lowden. Democrats include Carter Glass, W G McAdoo, Robert Li Owen, Donahey, Barkley, Mere dith.
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New York
New York World Today
Wayne B. Wheeler
The
Anti-Saloon League
League
Coolidge
Frank O. Lowden
Carter Glass
Virginia
W. G. McAdoo
California
Robert Li. Owen
Gov. Donahey
Ohio
Barkley
Kentucky
Edwin T. Meredith
Des Moines
Life term for Emmetsburg murderer McMackin
Blake McMackin, aged youth, pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the March 1 killings of William Bobbt and William Laughlin on a farm near Emmetsburg Iowa. Judge F C Davidson sentenced him to life imprisonment, rejecting self defense claims and stating the victims acted to rescue a woman from a man described by a relative as a caveman and devil.
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William.Bobbt
William Laughlin
Here
Blake’ McMackin
F.C. Davidson
Davidson
McMackin
Indian War Veteran Jailed for Wearing Police Badge
Des Moines April 23. Hiawatha, Sioux chief with world war scars, jailed on impersonating an officer after being arrested in Marshalltown for donning a badge of the Illinois state highway police. He claimed it was given by Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson. He says he is 47, but appears under 30. He will be arraigned Monday. federal officers indicate no prosecution. He wore a shabby suit and faced poverty. Veterans' Bureau to aid him.
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Marshalltown
Illinois State Highway Police
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Hiawatha Chums
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Veterans’ Bureau
East High Wins Band Contest in District A
East High School won the Class A band contest at West High School this afternoon in the Northeastern Town district event. Marshalltown High School placed second. East Wish Orchestra captured first in Class A orchestra with West High Orchestra second. Other entrants included orchestras from Marshalltown and Dubuque.
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Marshalltown High School
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Dubuque
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West Waterloo
Detroit factory blasts and raging flames rock area
A factory in Detroit suffered a catastrophic explosion collapsing walls and sparking a fierce fire. Amid the inferno, officials noted the incident may disrupt local employment and safety responses while investigators assess causes and damages. Meanwhile, Dr J L Rohlf of the West Independent District championed school music contests as a boost for student striving and district support.
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West High School
J. L. .Rohlf
Board of Education
West Independent
Jury to hear opening statements in Ruth Snyder case
New York April 23 Open ing statements by counsel will be made Monday to the jury which must decide whether Ruth Snyder and her corset salesman paramour Henry Judd Gray are guilty of the murder of the woman's husband The jury was completed after five days of voir dire with 390 talesmen questioned The oldest juror is a 63 year old father of two slightly older than Mrs Snyder All jurors lied and 10 of them are from Altho in the confession made to the authorities death of J Snyder has been repudiated There has been no evidence in court that the slightest trace of affection endures between the defendants
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Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd’ Gray
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J.snyder
Low Temperatures Damage Crops Across Iowa
Des Moines reports record cold across the state with Carroll Boone Waterloo Decorah and Cedar Rapids all showing single digits or low teens. The cold is blamed for substantial fruit crop damage and delays in spring farming operations as showers are forecast and precipitation was minimal last night.
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Carroll
Boone
Waterloo
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Tlanks Pitcher Anderson Bruised At Mississippi Park
Veteran Tlanks pitcher Anderson sustained a heavy bruise on his left ankle during batting practice at the Mississippi Valley baseball park when struck by a ball hit by H. A. Circle. Initial fears of a break were allayed by an x ray showing no fracture and doctors expect him to miss a week to 10 days.
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Tlanks
Mississippi Valley
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Circle
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Reed Improving to Leave Hospital
Senator James A. Reed is improving at Henry Ford hospital and expects to leave within a day or so. Physicians said his appetite is better and he is in a cheerful frame of mind after going for observation for abdominal pains.
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INS
James A. Reed
Henry Ford Hospital
Senator Reed
Beardstown Becomes Taxi Boat City With Water Dominance
The Beardstown business district is nearly fully water covered with autos limited to the high west side of the railroad. The river rose 7 inches to 4.2 feet in the last day. Names listed include Sen Felice Henry George Tholita Martin and Havana Ribbon 5c cigars in an advertisement.
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Henry George
Tholita
Martin
Havana
Paper delivery notice and contact instruction
The Courier states papers should be delivered before 5 30. If not received due to carrier error or other causes call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Calls must reach the office before 6 50 p m.
Fire destroys Briggs plant injuring many in Detroit
A Briggs Manufacturing plant explosion and ensuing fire in Detroit killed at least 20 and injured more than 100, with two firemen believed dead. Roof collapse and roaring flames trapped workers on the third floor as rescue efforts battled dense smoke and shifting walls. Police and residents evacuated nearby homes as the blaze burned over an hour.
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Otto P. Artue
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