Waterloo Flood Relief Efforts Boost Local Support
Waterloo and nearby communities rally for flood relief aiding 150000 displaced along the Mississippi. Donations top 1302.25 from Waterloo shopmen and lines, clothing to be shipped free by Illinois Central. Dunkerton contributions reach 200, with Elks and public giving to Red Cross and Courier appeal. Long distance calls restore links as rail and Red Cross coordinate aid.
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Waterloo
American Red Cross
Mother of America
Illinois Central Railway
Mississippi
Lnes
Rom General
A Waterloo
Vicksburg
Miss
Norman Bell
Harry G. Brown
E. §. Shapand
WE -Scott
Williams
Western Lines
Illinois
Central
Sladiy
Red Cross
H. B. Cropper
J.C
Marsh-Place
Dunkerton
Dunkerton and
H. O. Brant
Dunkerton Division
The
H. B.cropper
AMONE
Order of Elks
Watrloo
Ee O.E
Central Territory
George G. ‘Patterson
Tei Fo
Porterfield
Trafic
Memphis
Herbert Hoover
Little Rock
Ark
A. I Bunn
J.B. Webster
Bunn
G.W. Bunn
Coolidge Advocates Peace Policy With Protective Stance
President Coolidge urges a morally American press and warns against foreign antiforeign sentiment. He says the United States will discourage revolutions, cites its role in Nicaragua as similar to a policeman keeping order, and emphasizes citizens abroad obey foreign laws while governments grant admission to foreigners. He argues international law governs rights and duties of all travelers and residents.
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America
Panama Canal
Coolidge
United States
Nicaragua
To Cut Dikes of Mississippi River to Save New Orleans
Hoover warned that breaching the levee below Vicksburg could flood about 10,000 more square miles, imperiling New Orleans as the crest moved south at ~50 miles daily. Delegations urged action and past breaks suggested may relieve pressure on the levees while relief efforts expanded nationally with large donations and refugee counts rising.
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Mississippi
New Orleans
Hoover
Greenville
Miss
Chisca
Vicksburg
Memphis
Helena
Ark
St. Louis
Louisiana Danger Area
Satcher
Baton Rouge
Army
Whaami
Chison
Povdras
Washington, D. C
Jed Crags
J. P. Morgan & Co
General Motors
Drexel & Co
Philadelphia
SA Grits
Coca Cola Company
Federal Council of Churches
Lita M. Dryden
Quota Clubc
Canada
Henry M. Baker
Red Crash Ais
Ned Cross
Arkansas
Song
Louisiana
Stn
Marriage Licenses Filed In October In Meck District
Bertis Oct, Wallon, Witterfer Leaner Meck and Waterlog appear in October filings for marriage licenses in the Mecklenburg District. The records list the individuals, with formal notices of intent and upcoming ceremonies pending.
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Bertis
Wallon
Witterfer Leaner Meck
Exiled Mexican Archbishops Predict Revolt for Religious Liberty
Most Rev. Leopold Ruiz y Flores, archbishop of Michoacan, predicts a Mexican revolt for religious liberty as groups rally across states. He says exiled clergy will relocate to major American cities while a new leader emerges to unite Catholics in fighting for worship rights.
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San Antonio
Tex
The
San Antonio Express
Leopold Ruiz Y Flores
Michoacan
Mexico
Jose Mora del Rio
Ruiz
Waterloo High School Insurance Club Dinner Meeting
Waterloo High School Insurance club meets at 6 15 p m today at Black s tearoom for an initial dinner. Members must carry at least 500 in life insurance and the group aims to educate, socialize, and promote thrift. Bud Moore sponsors the organization.
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Waterloo High School Insurance Club
Black's
Bud Moore
Mortuary C. C. Brammer Dies at 60 in Tipton Ta
Mortuary C. C. Brammer, 60, formerly floor superintendent at the Paul Davis store, died at his Tipton home yesterday afternoon. He left Waterloo four years ago for Dubuque then Tipton. Survived by son Charles Brammer and daughter Mrs. W. H. Jenks, both of Tipton. Funeral scheduled Thursday in Dubuque.
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C. C. Brammer
Paul Davis
Tipton
Waterloo
Dubuque
Charles Brammer
W. H. Jenks
Funeral for Mrs. Ray mond Fisher Held in Mason City
Police Driver Lee Smith attended the funeral for his cousin Mrs Ray mond Fisher who died suddenly at her home early Sunday morning. Mrs Fisher, formerly of Clarksville, had lived in Mason City for 20 years. Services were held at 2 p.m. at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Lee Smith
Police Department
Mason City
Raymond Fisher
South American Geography Quiz Questions
A set of geography questions covers southernmost tip tape forms the tip, number of nations on the continent, Magdalen River location, straits at the tip, two sea coast countries, three great rivers, river provinces claimed by Peru Chile and Bolivia, great mountain range, Brazil's two famous products, two cities at the Miata river mouth, and notes that answers appear on another page.
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South America
West Country
South
le Miata River
Hold Doctor and Widow of Actor on Felony Charge
Los Angeles April 26. An alleged plot to conceal the facts surrounding actor Ray Raymonds death led to indictments against widow Dorothy MacKaye stage actress and Dr. William Sullivan for accessories after the fact and complicating a felony. The doctor reportedly received 500 dollars for concealing knowledge of the fatal fight. MacKaye posted 5000 bail to avoid jail. Kelly faces murder charges with trial set for May 9. Mrs Cedarbloom the dead actors mother denounced MacKaye in a dramatic exchange.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ray Raymond
Dorothy MacKaye
William J. Sullivan
Hollywood
Miss MacKaye
Dr. Sullivan
Kelly
Grand Jury
A. R. Cedarbloom
Forest Hills
N. Y
Altho
Confession Read In 1927 Murder Case On Long Island
Ruth Brown testified before jurors in the Ruth Brown Henry Judd Gray murder case. She admitted aiding her lover in killing her husband Albert Snyder on March 20 1927. The DA read her March 21 confession at his office, as the trial unfolded with amplifiers in the courtroom.
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Ees House
Long Island City
INS
Ruth Brown
Anyearn
Henry Judd Gray
Albert
Richards
Newcombe
Snyder
Windsor Woman Kills Four Children Then Attempts Suicide
In Ford City Ontario Mrs Humma Thomas is believed to have slain her four children with a butcher knife and then tried to take her own life at their home. The report came from Windsor Ontario via an INS wire.
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Windsor
Ont
INS
Humma. Thomas
Ford City
Behind the Senate Cloak Rooms Laughter, Strategy And Comfort
Washington April 26. The senate’s cloak rooms lounge and marble room reveal how lawmakers unwind and scheme between sessions. Senators discuss jokes, politics, and plans, with Heflin and Watson noted as leading raconteurs. The L shaped rooms hold hats, coats, libraries, and newspapers, while a fire places warmth and a hidden ice vat tempers thirsts.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Page
Cole Blease
South Carolina
Senate Chamber
Thiu
London Fashion and Snuff Box Fad Inspire jeweled boxes
London society women revive snuff taking as an excuse to carry jeweled snuff boxes in ornate designs. Demand for gold and diamond set boxes rises among the wealthy. Also notes railway berths no. 13 converted to 14-A and a surge in London Opera Syndicate subscriptions showing revived interest in opera at Covent Garden.
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London
United States
London Opera
London Opera Syndicate
Covent Garden
British National Opera Company
The
Grand Opera
Shells Sink 2000 Troops in Yangtze Boat Disaster
Shanghai April 26 Two thousand northern Chinese soldiers reportedly drowned when shells from Cantonese batteries at Nanking sank their boats on the Yangtze as they tried to reach the southern shore. A searchlight showed their approach and Cantonese batteries fired 50 shells, sinking all boats.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Yangtze River
Yangtze
Banks to Pay Dividend in Des Moines
Des Moines banks United States and Commercial Savings will pay an early June dividend of about 340000 pounds to depositors. The banks had closed two years earlier.
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Des Moines
United States
Woman Whoabeth Shatttuck Dead in Los Angeles
Mrs Whaabeth Shatttuck 73, formerly of Fort Madison, dies in Los Angeles California on April 26. The obituary notes her prominence as a resident of Fort Madison and records her death in the city.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Whaabeth Shatttuck
Fort Madison
Western trunk lines seek rate hike amid airline prosperity claim
Witnesses at an interstate commerce commission hearing in Kansas City testified that western and southwestern railroads are in better shape than ever. They pointed to New York stock listings as proof of prosperity, while alleging current rates are unjust and prejudicial to the southwest. The hearing closed to resume in Fargo on May 11. The railroads seek freight-rate increases in the middle west, claiming current charges cause losses and would raise shipper costs by 20 to 40 million dollars annually.
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Kansas City
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
Southwest
New York
Fargo
N. D
Western Trunk Lines
Middlewestern States
War is inevitable unless humanity alters the killing instinct
Berlin April 26 Dr Helene Stoecker German reformer argues in The New Generation that war will recur on a world scale unless nations cultivate preservation and aid instincts. She derides pacifists and says only a minority acts against future wars.
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Berlin
Helene Stoecker
Stoecker
Michigan banks organize to fight bandits nationwide alarm system
Detroit April 26 The Michigan Bankers Association plans a state wide alarm network to arm and mobilize citizens after a bank robbery. Farmers support the proposal presented by Paul J Ulrich Mt Clemens chairman of the state protective committee of the bankers association.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Paul J. Ulrich
Mt. Clemens
Friends Work to Keep Life Spare
Roanoke Virginia April 26 Walter L Booth 18 remained alive today after four days and five nights of chest pumping by about 80 friends. Two men alternated pumping his arms fifteen times a minute to supplement air into his lungs while doctors warned his condition remained hopeless and he showed alternating smiles and tears.
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Roanoke
Walter L. Booth
Booth
Des Moines Girls Freed Under Bond
Des Moines, April 26. Maxine Johnson and Betty Miller were released on bond of 300 pounds each after being arrested for luring men with their car to accompany them. They pleaded not guilty to a statutory charge and face a May 2 hearing.
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Des Moines
Maxine Johnson
Betty Miller
Liberty
Barbers Attend State Convention in Des Moines
Several hundred barbers from Iowa towns convene in Des Moines for the Master Barbers association meeting. They welcome a new state license law as approved by the legislature. Resolutions and speeches mark the gathering as it closes tonight, signaling industry support and concern for barber availability across towns.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Master Barbers Association
Fire prevention film shown to Kiwanis club at Hotel Russell-Lamgon
A fire prevention film displayed at the Kiwanis noon luncheon in Hotel Russell-Lamgon depicted a factory incident where a man scolded an office boy for discarding a cigarette butt onto a canvas awning and started a fire. The International Association of Fire Engineers produced the film, shown courtesy of Fire Chief Ray Tiller and the Plaza theatre, with music by the Waterloo Federation of Musicians under Harland Yerkes.
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Kiwanis Club
Russell-Lamgon
International Association of Fire Engineers
Ray Tiller
Plaza Theatre
Waterloo Federation of Musicians
Harland Yerkes
John Campbell Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
John Campbell an employee of the Town Dairy Separator company residing at 289 Jefferson street underwent an operation for acute appendicitis at Presbyterian hospital shortly before noon today. He was resting comfortably this afternoon.
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John Campbell
Jefferson Street
Town Dairy Separator Company
Presbyterian Hospital
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