Midwest seen KG doubter of both Smith Coolidge
Washington April 29 farm west doubts for President Coolidge and Gov Al Smith as 1928 nominees. West picks Coolidge 225 convention votes. Atlantic South 111 for Smith, 151 doubtful. Smith could gain Illinois 35 votes, Wisconsin 26, Michigan 10 plus other Midwest support. Missouri Democrats back Senator Reed.
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Paul R. Mallan
United Press
Washington, D. C
Agricultural West
Coolidge
al Smith
New York
Ohio
Nebraska
Smith
Maidwest
North Dakota
South’ Dakota
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Lowden
Illinois
Atlantic
West
Indiana
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
South Dakota
Missouri
James.a. Reed
Gray on Stand as Defense Ushers His Own Story
Samuel Miller addressed the jury defending Gray, contending the confession came under duress while Gray was intoxicated and not in a rational mind. He argued Gray was dominated by a controlling woman and lacked motive or intent, outlining Gray’s plan to recount his own tale on the stand.
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Samuel Miller
Gray
Mrs Snyder and Gray linked in murder plot details
In court testimony Hazleton outlines how Judd Gray and Mrs Snyder allegedly plotted to kill Arthur Snyder for insurance money. He describes repeated life threat acts, an attempted alibi, and the couple's financial entanglements as motives and evidence in the case.
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Gray
Ida
Snyder
Snyders
Hazleton
Blasts Set to Open Poydras Levee Near New Orleans
A National Guard detachment moved to Poydras south of New Orleans to prepare a 1900 foot breaching of the levee by dynamite. Soldiers warned residents to evacuate as roads were cleared and a two mile cordon placed around the site. Engineers coordinated with Army personnel to ensure safety and determine timing for the break which aims to lower water levels by about three feet within days. A seaplane would confirm area safety before clearance.
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National Seuard
Poydras
New Orleans
United States Army Engineers Corps
St. Bernard
Plaquemines
Orange Grove Refinery Company
Wals
JR Miinutes
Vyiestt
Gangboss Birger Arrested Second Time For Killing
Charlie Birger, gang leader, was re jailed in Franklin county after new murder indictments tied to Joe Adams slaying. A secretive guard move returned him to Benton jail as a grand jury charged Birger and allies with murder and conspiracy in the December 12 Adams case.
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Benton
Charlie Birger
Franklin County
Joe Adams
West City
Birger
Adams
Posse
Harrisburg
LNS
Pritchard
Harvey Dungy
Sheltons
Quincy
Dungy
Springfield
Collinsville
Leavenworth
Dew Drop Inn
West Frankfort
Hudson Sends $75 for Flood Relief
Interest in flood relief for Mississippi sufferers continues as Waterloo chapter of the American Red Cross, chaired by H. B. Cropper, receives generous cash contributions. Today the chairman's office totals reached nearly $1,000, with Henry LaFranz presenting a $75 check and urging more donations.
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Mississippi River
Waterloo
American Red Cross
H. B. Cropper
Henry LaFranz
Hudson
Cropper
Four High School Girls Killed In Speeding Car Crash
Four Shortridge high school seniors from the 1927 class were killed in an automobile accident on the Lebanon road eight miles south of Lebanon Indiana. Edith Jane Dyer Edith Ellis Edith Mae Messick and Mary Louise Jones died when a speeding car driven by Dyer left the road and overturned striking an approaching Indiana motor transit bus. Three bus passengers were injured.
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Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Shortridge High School
Lebanon Road
Lebanon
Indiana Motor Transit
Edith Jane Dyer
Elizabeth Ellis
Edith Mae Messick
Mary Louise Jones
Miss Dyer
Building Permits Local Entries For Homes And Garages
Van Viiet files permit for a shed at 1105 Byron for 50 dollars. C S McKinstry lists a garage at 1024 Vine with 8280 dollars. A R Moore seeks heating plant at 604 Campbell. Bruno Marx heating plant at 401 Oliver. Frank Workman garage at 426 Kern 2066 dollars. Mrs A R Knepper garage addition at 1145 South 95 dollars. Hl 1 Mathes garage at 831 Riehl 150 dollars.
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van Viiet
Byron
C. S. McKinstry
Vine
A. R. Moore
Campbell
Bruno Marx
Oliver
Frank Workman
Kern
A. R. Knepper
South
Mathes
Riehl
Mortality of William Puterbaugh at Cedar Falls Home
William Puterbaugh, 76, died at 7 30 am at Western Old Peoples Home in Cedar Falls from heart disease. He had Brights disease for some time. He and his wife lived with Mrs. J P Hummel at 424 Jefferson St before moving to the home yesterday afternoon. Surviving are his widow, daughters in Independence and Town City, and a son Everett in Rock Island. Body lies at Hileman & Gindt mortuary.
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William Puterbaugh
Western Old Peoples Home
Cedar Falls
Tueterbaugh
Mr. Puterbaugh
Bright
Independence
Town City
Everett
Rock Island
Hileman & Gindt Mortuary
Arbor Day Observance At Allen Memorial Hospital
Mary Melrose chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution observed Arbor Day by planting six elm trees at Allen Memorial Hospital. The landscaping program, initiated last year by Mortimer Cleveland, will span years with annual spending over $1,000. Front grounds were started last year and this year the rear area has been leveled, filled, and planted with trees and shrubs. Plans include a grape arbor with currant and raspberry bushes near a larger garden. Sloping areas toward the city have been partially filled and rye sown. Next year’s work calls for completing ground leveling and extending the project. Inside the hospital the third floor was painted light gray and 38 second-floor rooms were cleaned.
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Mary Melrose
Daughters of the American Revolution
Allen, Memorial. Hospital
Mortimer Cleveland
Rye
Mike Kazlas Appeals Liquor Conviction in Cedar Falls
Mike Kazlas of Waterloo filed notice of appeal to district court from a conviction for illegal possession found in the W H Whitford justice court. He posted bond of 250 dollars as officers had found alcohol in his car, a Chevrolet coach, after a parking violation prompted inspection. An injunction was issued in district court against Kazlas.
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Cedar Falls
Mike Kazlas
Waterloo
W. H. Whitford
Karlas
Whitford
Seek Body of Man Who Leaped in River
Search continued along the Mississippi river banks south of Dubuque for the body of James Hebenstreet Shullsburg Wis. man who drove onto the bridge and jumped in leaving his money and personal effects in the car.
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Dubuque
INS
Mississippi River
James Hebenstreet
Shullsbury
Wis
Wne
Police Chief Hurt in Auto Accident
Clinton Ta April 29 Chief of Police Peter Oster and Night Captain Arnold Voting are hospitalized after a car left the Lincoln highway and went into a ditch yesterday afternoon. Officer Joe Scribner is in Sterling hospital with injuries from the same crash.
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Cinton, Ta
Peter Oster
Arnold Voting
Clinton
Joe Scribner
Sterling, IL
Lincoln Highway
Beveridge Buried With Brief Service
Albert J. Beveridge of Indianapolis was laid to rest in Crown Hill cemetery after a brief service. The former U S senator died early Wednesday morning from a heart attack.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Albert J. Beveridge
Crown Hill
United States
Pickpockets Strike At Snyder Trial Watch Stolen
Curtis Court hears Ruth Snyder's Witness appearance amid a sellout crowd at Snyder trial in Long Island. Reporters fought for seats as women stormed the courtroom and police faced pickpockets. Assistant District Attorney Charles Frossel had his watch taken.
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Long Island
City
INS
Ruth Snyder
Charles Frossel
Rush Rescue for Hundreds Facing Death in Waters
Flood waters from the Red and Mississippi rivers imperil hundreds as relief efforts intensify. Hoover journeys upriver to accelerate rescue and relief, meeting with Gov Parker in Baton Rouge and planning a refugee camp for at least 25 000 homeless. Boats patrol flooded regions gathering marooned victims along shattered levees.
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Hoover
Here
Memphis
Baton Rouge
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Vicksburg
Arkansas
Mississippi
Murphree
British Lord Is Bested in Hurdles at Pennsylvania Relay Carnival
Lord David Burghley of Cambridge University, England, loses the 490 meter hurdle to Johnny Gibson of Fordham at Franklin Field Philadelphia on April 29. Gibson led from the start and beat Burghley by two feet as Burghley closed hard but finished short of victory. Livingstone-Learmouth finished third in the event.
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Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Lord David Burghley
Cambridge University
England
Johnny Gibson
Fordham
Pennsylvania
Gibson
Burghley
Livingstone- Learmouth
Perforce
Chaplin Wife Details Household Costs in Alimony Case
Mrs. Chaplin testifies in Beverly Hills court about household expenses for maintenance of the Chaplin mansion as she seeks temporary alimony of 4000 dollars a month while divorce proceedings continue.
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Mrs. Chaplin
Los Angeles
Msh-Lita
Greg Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Walton J. Waad
Officers Pursue Bad Check Suspect in Iowa City
Iowa City April 29. Authorities were en route to Wheaton Illinois to effect arrest of J J Kink on bad check charges in this and other Iowa towns. Kink allegedly posed as a detective, claiming to be solving the Colhicut and Erdman Olson cases.
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Iowa City
Wheaton
Iowa
J. J. Kink
Kink
Colhicut
Erdman Olson
Dubuque Favored by Disabled Vets for 1928 Convention
Clinton Iowa April 29 Dubuque is favored as the 1928 Iowa department Disabled Veterans of the World War convention site with Des Moines urged for the 1928 national gathering. Reports say time and place committees will meet to formalize the selection while today's program covered addresses and routine business. The Des Moines dugout of Trench Rats planned a side event to start a new class.
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Clinton
Dubuque
Iowa
Des Moines
State Banks Show Deposits Decrease
Des Moines April 29. Decrease in depositor loans of 41 million dollars for the period ending March 23 is shown in the consolidated statement of conditions of banks under supervision of the state banking department. Total borrowings March 23 were 8.708 million. Deposits fell 3.261 million between December 31, 1926 and March 3, 1927. Average reserve of all banks 15.6 percent.
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Des Moines
State Banking Department
Carroll Publicity Drives Pardons for Earl Carroll
In Omaha petitions circulate nationwide asking for pardon or reprieve for Earl Carroll the New York theater magnate recently sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison over his infamous bathtub party.
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Omaha
Neb
All Carroll
New York
Federal
Man dies after poisoning drink to please wife
Chicago April 24 A beauty parlor operator promised to return to her husband if he quit drinking. He complied by adding powder to a glass of water and drinking it, then collapsed and died shortly after from poisoning.
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Chicago
John Roycroft
Current Events Quiz Questions From a 1920s Paper
Floods along the river have left thousands homeless. A Massachusetts governor faces Sacco and Vanzetti fate. Senator Glass targets next year’s Democratic convention site. Coolidge spoke on a New York address last Monday night. The plane of a famed flyer crashed before a Paris attempt. Four Massachusetts governor debates on prohibition involve notable figures. The Metropolitan Museum paid over a million for a painting. Handits wrecked a train in another country, many lives lost. A major murder trial is under way in New York. Answers appear on another page.
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Glass Uiging
Sacco
Vanzetti
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
East High to stage The Adventure of the Lady Ursula
East Wichita Miss Ruth Hdiller announces the East High senior class play The Adventure of the Lady Ursula a four act comedy set in 1770s England The bachelor hero meets a determined woman who wagers to cross his steps May 27 is target date with May early June possible due to commencements Frances Stotts leads as Lady Ursula Barrington Lionel Rose stars as Sir George Sylvester Cast includes Norval Armstrong George Munzey Floyd Held John Carter Ray Cary George Barnes Forrest Pran Wille Kathryn Connolly Dorothy Fenton Victorine Cherney and others in the period piece ensemble
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Ursula
East Wich
Frances Stotts
Ursula Barrington
Lionel Rose
George Sylvester
Earl of
Floyd Held
Robert, Clifford
Ray Cary
Ward
George Barnes
Devereux
Forrest
Quitton
Pranz Wille Mins
Pallas Dobson
Dorothy Fenton
Kathryn Connolly
Fenton
Waterloo Opens Ball Season With Parade Thursday
The 1927 baseball season in Waterloo begins with a 1:30 p.m. parade through the business district to the league park for Waterloo versus Moline in the opening Mississippi Valley league game. A Black's Room meeting planned the events with city officials and players set to participate. The American Legion band leads the parade from Hotel Russell Lamson toward Washington Street, with Mayor Glenn Tibbitts pitching the first ball caught by Harm St. Clair of the Waterloo club.
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Waterloo
Moline
Black
Russell Lamson
Washington Street
Fourth
Dans Street
American Legion Band
Glenn Tibbitts
Harm St. Clair
Watertoo Club
Mondell's Son Hart Injured In Auto Crash
William H. Mondell 23, son of former House Republican leader Frank Mondell, was seriously injured when his car struck a trolley pole on Connecticut Avenue in Washington. The vehicle overturned and pinned him beneath. Doctors said recovery possible unless complications arise.
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Washington, D. C
INS
William H. Mondell
Frank WW. Mondell
House
Connecticut Avenue
Health and salesmanship urged for success
Marie Tua Sale Booth, health and personality expert, told Water loo Advertising club members at their noonday luncheon in Hotel Russell-Lamson that two essentials for success are good health and selling ability. She urged members to assess their progress compared with last year to find trouble.
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Marie Tua Sale Booth
Waterloo Advertising Club
Russell-Lamson
Masons hold corner stone ceremonies in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids Iowa on April 29 hundreds of Masonic officials and state members gather for the corner stones of the Shrine temple costing 410000 and the consistory cathedral costing 250000. Judge Charles S Lobingler will keynote address on The Rite and The Shrine What They Have in Common. The Masonic grand lodge of Iowa oversees the ceremonies starting with a parade at 2 15 pm featuring Shrine consistory and commandery units from eastern Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
INS
Charles S. Lobingler
Court of First Instance
Philippines
Vwlis
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Iowa
Marriage Licenses Granted in Iowa King County
The records show Mathias N. Boesen of Clear Lake and Clara Kerr of Waterloo obtaining marriage licenses. Other entries indicate additional licenses issued in the region, reflecting local civil ceremonies and formalities.
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Mathias N. Boesen
Clear Lake
Clara Kerr
Waterloo
Highways Muddy in All Sections of State
Des Moines report states rain and hail struck Des Moines area last night with lightning. Weather bureau notes that most main highways in the northeast, east, southeast and south sections are muddy, with few dry stretches. North and northwest roads remain gravely damp from earlier conditions.
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Bureau
Des Moines
Searles
Towa
Weather “Bureau
Iowa
Automatic Breather Alive but Weaker
Roanoke Virginia April 29 Walter I Boothe an 18 year old youth kept alive by artificial respiration grew weaker today as he neared the two hundredth hour of life prolongation doctors said he was weaker but declined to speculate on how much longer his system can withstand the automatic pumping of his arms to force air into his collapsed lungs.
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Roanoke
Walter I. Boothe
Fletcher Puts OK on Sinking Fund Act
Des Moines April 29 The Lovrien Brookhart act creating a state sinking fund for public deposits and all amendatory acts including the law allowing anticipatory warrants for fund claims are declared constitutional by Attorney General John Fletcher in an opinion to Treasurer R E Johnson.
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Des Moines
Lovrien-Brookhart
John Fletcher
R. E. Johnson
Lowden’s Room to Have Home in Iowa
Immediate opening of Lowden for president headquarters in Des Moines announces plans to build a national organization. A. C. Gustafson named chief clerk to run the Iowa setup and oversee the 12 agricultural states after a Chicago booster meeting.
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Lowden
Iowa
Des Moines
A. C. Gustafson
Iown House
Frank O. Lowden
Chicago
Gustafson
Ninth district American Legion meet at Red Oak
The Ninth district American Legion and Legion Auxiliary conventions will be held in Red Oak Iowa on May 3 with about two hundred legionnaires expected. State Commander Ralph McGinnis and Congressman W. R. Green will give addresses, and the program will close with an evening banquet.
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Red Oak
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Ralph McGinnis
W. R. Green
Nine-year-old rescues dog but loses life in quarry
Norman Anderson, nine, plunged into an abandoned stone quarry near Aurora to save a mongrel puppy that had fallen into the water. An hour later rescuers recovered both, the boy clinging to the dog as they were brought from the pit.
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Aurora
Til
Norman Anderson
Here
Plaza Theatre Donates to Firemen Pension Fund
Alexander Frank of the Plaza Theatre sent $200 to aid the Waterloo fire department pension fund in appreciation for their cooperation during showings of the film The Fire Brigade. Fire Chief Tiller and the Waterloo department were thanked for their support.
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Pension Fund
Tiller
Waterloo Fire Department
Moving Picture
Fire Brigade
Alexander Frank
Plaza Theatre
Firemen's Pension Fund
Home Cooking Scotch Shortbread Surprise
A young wife bakes Scotch shortbread and spreads it with apple butter. She gives it to a boy rolling the tennis court. He returns moments later and with a quip says thanks and asks for more. The brief anecdote appears in the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
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Midwest
Narcissa
Vanderlip
Frank A. Vanderlip
Wall. Street
Julan Street, Jr
Husand
Judd Gray
Atheart Snyder
Hagleton
Herown
Poydras Levee
Garamen
John Lath
D. S. Heiar
V. A Ranha
Hartford
Binaeae
Kenney
Mr Land
George de Fe
Earl A. Roadman
John T. Gossey
Hudson Red Cross
Birney Allen
Total Crew
N. J
Allen
Hospital
Kazlas
Beveridge
Red River
St. Bernard and Plaquemines
Parishes
Earl Carroll
Ecus
Lady Ursula
Mondell
Hart
Magong
Fletcher
Okion Sinking Fund
District Legion
Boy of
Kuck
Nerrias
Monarch
Allen St
Leavitt St
Hammond Ave
Wagoner
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