House Approves Farm Relief Bill Amid Senate Debate
Washington April 24 The House passed a farm relief bill and sent it to the Senate amid signs President Hoover favors the measure. Debate centers on a debenture provision opposed by many Republicans and potentially defeated in the Senate. Supporters expect a swift vote on the remainder of the bill as farm aid plans aim to stabilize farmers and cooperatives.
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Washington, D, CG
Senate
Howe
Hoover
Wirich
ViBeros
Suppat
Thos Chamber
House
Federal Farm Board
Berms
Charus Alty
Eight inch angleworm lures the fishy tale and court filings
A kaleidoscope of local oddities opens with a claim of a giant eight inch angleworm tied to Will’s home and a prank sketch by Harvey, then shifts to divorce petitions across several districts detailing custody and child numbers, marriage dates, and respondent names.
Weather Note Fragment With Mixed Readings
Fragment shows temperatures max and min garbled as Thureiny and Phursday with stray numbers. Rainfall data appears but unreadable. Contains weather box style elements and unclear city line.
Day Raid Slayer Not Indicted In Death Of Woman
Geneva April 26 14 The Brand jury refused to indict Deputy Sheriff Roy Smith for the slaying during a dry raid on Mrs Uillian de King Later reports say the jury deadlocked over indicting de King’s widow Wasland Joseph on a liquor charge Testimony suggested de King’s revolvers and presence influenced the outcome The jury did find perjury charges against Fairchild tied to liquor purchases at the de King home and recommended Smith face manslaughter charges
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Sherl& Roy Smith
Uillian de King
Joseph
Hays
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Aurora
Fairchild Iilieted
Betusid
Funeral Services for G Norseey and Mary Mevtie
Funeral services announced for G Norteey and Mary Mevtie on West Street. Rev W P Me commlen will lead a service at Saint Andrews with burial at Oakwood. Pallbearers include Joun Felciels and Banoyey. Community gathers at Waterfield Library for wake before interment.
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Westmuastay Presbyterian
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Fire alarm failure disrupts foundry production
A garbled OCR fragment reports a fire alarm issue at a foundry causing disruption. It mentions personnel, a location in Merseyside area, and a referenced date and contact names placeholders, with unclear times and sequence of events. The readable elements indicate a safety alert affecting operations and possible blame or cause notes.
Georgia Tornado Toll May Reach 100 Yet Hurts Reported
Tornadoes in Georgia cause extensive damage across multiple counties. Several deaths are reported including Frank Selwurtz of Medina and Mrs. Sara Moller of Mil, with dozens injured. Homes, chicken houses, and outbuildings are destroyed as trees topple and top structures are ripped away.
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Frank Selwurtz
Medina
Simul
George Hruby
Cleveland Newshus
Saray WH. Moller
Mil Terebure
Akron
Yale Law School Dean New Head of Chicago University
Yale Law School Dean Robert Maynard Hutchins, from a New England family, will become the youngest major American university president July 1 at the University of Chicago. Born in Brooklyn, he studied at Oberlin and served in the US Army and Italian campaign. he earned his BA in 192? and has a Yale degree. his father Willan Hutchins was also a Yale graduate.
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U.R
Robert Maynard Hutchins
Naw School of Ynote
University of Chicago
Max Mason
Division of Natural Sciences
Rockefeler Foundation
Brooklyn
Oberlin Academy
United States Ambulance Corps
Talian
Yale
Willan
James Hutchins
Sinclair Receives Confidence Vote Amid Board Tensions
New York April 26 UP A Sinclair company facing upheaval reports intense board actions. The executive remains at the helm as a confidence vote is conveyed to the board to affirm leadership amid internal friction and proposed ceremonial reviews scheduled by the directorate.
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New York
Sinclair Cansaiduced OU
Lskel Anery
Thay
Usar
Uve Naga
Verpot
Six fowans Facing Five and Ten Trials
Six fowans, amid garbled lines, appear in a legal or trial-set context with names like Hrady Aynesine and Julius I yer mentioned among a list of defendants or participants. The OCR text is fragmented, but indicates multiple trials or charges, referencing a clerk and legal actions within a January to April timeframe.
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Hrady
Aynesine
Wala
Saturday Trapshoot Not Held After Funeral Services
The popular trapshoot event in Wa tering Chin slab was canceled Saturday afternoon due to funeral services for Mrs. Charry Northey and Mr Northey. The postponement disrupted the usual gathering of local shooters and fans.
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Wolay Bersuse
Charry Northey
Northey
Rush ing River Still Menace 10 Dikes in Illinois
The Mississippi flood surge threatens 75 miles of dikes below Keokuk Iowa as 5 000 homeles s are feared. Rescue and evacuation plans unfold across Lima Lake district and Gregory district while Red Cross coordinates housing and meals for South Quincy area. Keokuk reports rising river levels easing, Alton faces alarming rises with hundreds evacuated, Missouri farms shift livestock and grain to higher ground amid flooded acres.
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Mississippi
Keokuk
Kenneth A. Elmore
Lima Lake District
Here
Leas
Gregory
Linin Lake-Hunt
Sui
Celhoun
Red Cross
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A. D. Mutd
St. Louis
Elmore
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Diunois
Solton
Alton
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Jury finds Kirkwood hotel fire avoidable and deadly
Dex Moines April 26 A three man jury ruled the Kirkwood hotel fire that killed six persons could have been prevented and was caused by an origin in a linen closet on the second floor. The fire was reportedly fought by hotel staff then rekindled, with separate verdicts for the six victims Mrs Nelie Van uke Mrs Ted Watson Carl Jerup Tom Coates W D Rateler and Jorn P Szot.
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Kirkwood
Patel
Nelie Vanuke
Ted Watson
Carl Jerup
Tom Coates
DP. Rateler
Jorn P Szot
Charles W. Lyon
Rosas BE Staw
Jona EL Katt
May Indict Driver of Crashing Ato
A fragmentary note from Cedar Rapids reports a grand jury considering the indictment of a bus or auto driver after a crash on a river road. Ed Murphy, a local transportation employee, is named in connection with the case. The details are unclear due to OCR damage.
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Class Officers Elected at Ames
Ames students at Iowa State College chose leaders for the Student Governing Association during a semiannual meeting. Henry Winer of Ollimewa was named senior class president, while Kennen Wels of Lakeview was elected sophomore president.
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Apell
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Ouhr
Iowa State College
Yestereday
Theotom Weekly
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Leviathan resumes Atlantic crossing as wet ship
New York April 26 The United States Leviathan flagship of United States Lines completed its first wartime crossing as a wet ship, carrying 1460 passengers from Cherbourg and Southampton. Customs officers boarded to search for liquor but ships officers say none were found. $2000 worth of wines and liquors were seized earlier, leaving 112 bottles valued at $500 aboard near the 12 mile limit. A blind London mathematician uses Braille symbols and cymbals in complex computations.
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Ener Leviathan
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Congress Today Highlights Farm and Fruit Fly Fight
Senate continues debate on farm relief bill while House approves a 4.2509 million appropriation to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly in Florida. Ways and Means Committee persists in tariff bill discussions in executive session.
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Pleads Guilty to Counterfeiting in Marshalltown Iowa
Des Moines reports Luther Squire of Marshalltown pleaded guilty to counterfeiting in federal court. Police raided his Marshalltown home uncovering apparatus for printing fifties and tens. Four associates, Jake Wyatt Arthur Collins George Koon and Paul Eytich, are under grand jury scrutiny. In Washta seven local businesses were burglarized with safes blown in three stores and a rough estimate of cash taken.
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Luther Squire
Marsheldtown
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Arthur Collins
George Koon
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Washta
Revered Giant Oak Marks Birthplace of Santa Fe Trail
In Council Grove Kansas on April 25 a legendary treaty oak stands as the birthplace of the Santa Fe Trail. The old tree sheltered Osage traders and federal emissaries in a centuries old pact linking white traders with Native nations. The town, founded 1847, preserves stories of Vice President Curtiss and Cheyenne raiders, marking historic connections to the New Spain frontier.
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Gouncil Grove
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Legion of Mementers
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Mexseo
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Neosho
Council Grove
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America
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Galles Ready 10 Lock Death Trap For 6000 Rebels
Nogales reports from April 26 state Mexican consul Vasquez says unofficial tally cites about 1000 rebels killed and hundreds wounded in the Navajoa clash. Calles warns of annihilation as federal forces tighten a ring north of Navolona with a bridge burned to stop rebels.
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Nogales
Ariz
Mr. Vasquez
Navajoa
Sonom
Judge Hardy May Learn Fate Today
Sacramento Cal April 24 Judge Carlos S Hardy Los Angeles jurist accused of misdemeanors in office probably will know the outcome of impeachment proceedings today after hours of argument the senate adjourned until morning. He is charged with attempting to obstruct justice in connection with the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnaping case.
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Cal
Carlos S. Hardy
Los Angeles
Senate
Hardy
Aimee Semple McPherson
Reparations Crisis Sends Marks Down
Berlin reports a sharp decline in the German mark as money conditions following the reparations negotiations crisis loosen. In Paris heavy demand for American dollars on the exchange market pushed the mark to 4.2175 per dollar for cables and 249 per dollar for notes.
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Paris
Publishers Oppose Five Day Week Plan in NY Meeting
The American Newspaper Publishers Association condemned the five day week plan as economism. In its final session the association warned the short-week plan would hurt groups industrial and agricultural, already benefiting from long hours of work for union labor.
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U.R
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Union Lnbor
Cagle Absent From Drake Relays and Why
Des Moines April 28 A school meet at Drake Relays in progress West Point entrant Cagle army halfback—penalized for returning to barracks late—won’t run tomorrow. Assault case in municipal court Leslie Henry, a black man, accused by his wife dismissed upon payment of costs.
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Cagle
Army
West Point
Hhr
Tean-Mat
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Judea
George J. Sager
Henry
Infant dies in house fire amid gasoline fumes
April 24 in Thompson Indiana reports the 18 month old daughter of Cy Ashpole burned to death when gasoline fumes used by a servant to clean a fixture exploded and caught fire. The child died before help could arrive. Lyle Bigelow, 7, of 720 Jefferson Street, a Lowell school pupil, is noted as the sixteenth typhoid fever death in the city. The victim was treated at Allen Memorial hospital.
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Thompson
U.R
Cy Ashpole
Lyle Bigelow
Jefferson Street
Lowell School
Allen Manorial Hospital
Washington House Ways and Means panel reviews traffic bill rates
In executive session the full Republican Ways and Means Committee examined rate changes drawn by subcommittees for the new traffic bill set for introduction early next week. Senate talk centered on a Heflin claim of a Roman Republican conspiracy in the chamber after his resolution to condemn the attack in Massachusetts was blocked. In Baton Rouge a House resolution charging Gov Huey Long with general incompetency was adopted and sent to the Senate as impeachment count eight. Berlin denied French reports on the Reichsbank and its discount rate, while Graf Zeppelin completed over 57 hours of flight and eyed a May 14 trans Atlantic dash from Kon.
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Man Who Phoned Co Ed Took Auto Sentenced
A L Hostetter pleaded guilty in his treble court to driving a minor vehicle without owner consent after stealing a Cedar Falls car Wednesday night. Judge G W Wood set June 3 at 2 p.m. for sentencing with a $500 appearance bond. Hostetter remained jailed, hotel lodging noted. Burr C Towne aided the state, John F Meyers defended. The car owned by Harold Anderson of Cedar Falls was recovered.
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G. W. Wood
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Washington bound stenographer to U S mayor’s secretary
Secretary to Mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts, Jacobsen of 226 Randolen street, leaves Monday for Washington DC to enter federal government service as a stenographer. He will be succeeded by J E Grilligan of 147 Harrison street.
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Washington
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Sought Attacker of Des Moines Women
Des Moines police sought an unidentified negro after an early morning attack on Mrs. Iva Jay and Mrs. George Slack. Mrs. Jay described being pulled from bed, threatened with death, and taken to a yard where the assailant attempted to attack her. Mrs. Slack aided her escape but was severely struck on the head.
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Enemies Kill Each Other in Gun Duel at Hotel
Caruthersville Missouri witnesses at an inquest describe a hotel gun duel between two bitter enemies. Roscoe Caldwell, 34, Portegeuille, drew on Alvey Mead, 28, of Caruthersville, firing at his head and then at himself as Mead shot once during the fray. Police report the men died in the incident.
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Mak New President of Hamilton Club
Leo L. Mak, resident manager of W. D. Hanne & Co, was elected president of the Hamilton club at today’s luncheon in Blecka tearoom. Earl c. Glasson, manager of the Black Hawk County Abstract company, was elected secretary. Ralph Eickerberg, secretary of the Waterloo Building & Laat T1SSO ciation, addressed the club on Early Spring Trout Fishing in Minnesota.
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W. D. Hanne & Co
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Blecka
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Black Hawk County Abstract Company
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Waterloo Building & Laat
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Chas F Good Estate Leaves Relatives In Equal Shares
The will of Charles F Good, dated September 15 1926 and filed for probate, devises property in equal parts to relatives of his wife Tia Gene and his native family. Executors Effie Brown, June Good, and Mary Zwaneleer named. One half remainder to wife’s brothers and sisters. rest to siblings. Auto crash in Keithsburg injures two men. Drake Relays attendees depart Des Moines.
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Tia K Gene
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Clark
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