Gen Wood to be buried beside Rough Riders in Arlington
Boston to Washington move accompanies Maj Gen Leonard Wood's body on Federal Express. Six Fort Banks soldiers join Capt Roger Willams unit for burial beside his former Rough Riders comrades in Arlington as Mrs Wood and three children travel. Funeral services not announced. Wood, once governor general of the Philippines, died after a hernia operation.
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Gen. Wood
Rough Riders Regiment
Arlington
Boston
Mass
Fort Banks
Leonard Wood
Washington
Federal Express
Roger Willams
Army
War Department
Wood
Arlington Cemetery
Leonard, Jr
Osborne
Lusita
Burton ¥. Read
L. Z. Fletcher
United States Army
Philippine “Islands
Theodore’ Roosevelt
Winchester
N. H
Charles Jewett
Caroline B. (Hagar
Pierce Academy
Middleboro
Harvard University
Boston City Hospital
Miles
Arizona
Lawton
Geronimo
New Mexico
North America
Mes
Geronmo
Cleveland
McKinley
Roosevelt
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Navy
Rough Riders
San Juan Hill
Las Guasimas
U. S. Volunteers
Moro
Philippines
United States
Iola H. Rawson Dies at 75 in Waterloo Home
Iola H. Rawson 75 an early Mount Auburn resident died at 8 a.m. Sunday at her niece Mrs. William Sloan’s 417 Riehl street after a lingering illness. Born March 7 1852 in Johnson Vermont she married B E Rawson Feb 27 1878 and moved to Iowa. Surviving are a brother L G Heath a stepson H Rawson Colman and niece Mrs Sloan. Brief prayer services Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the home. burial in Mount Auburn Cemetery with services at 2:30 p.m. by Rev C D James. She was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church. Body at Hileman & Gindt’s undertakers.
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Iola H. Rawson
Mount Auburn
William Sloan
Riehl Street
Iola Heath
Johnson
BE. A. Rawson
Underhill
Iowa
H. Rawson
Colman
S. D
Sloan
Rawson Homierom Innancy
C. D. James
Mason Itt
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Hileman & Gindt
Iowa Queries From State Historical Society Q and A
Questions and answers prepared for the Associated Press by the State Historical Society of Iowa ask about historical details. Topics include rainfall in towns for 1851 population of Iowa in 1860 counts of Germans and Irish in 1850 and the author of A History of the People of Iowa.
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Iowa
Associated Press
State Historical Society of Iowa
Tows
Towa
Telegraphers Vote 10 Strike Threat on Burlington System
Two thousand telegraphers on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy plan to strike for higher pay and vacations. A strike vote shows about 90 percent in favor with 500 ballots outstanding. Final tally and council approval in Chicago expected before ordering a walkout that could halt service from Chicago to Billings Montana.
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St. Louis
Chicago, Burlington ,& Quincy Railroad
General Council of the Union
Chicago
Burlington
Billings
Mont
Hoover Leads G P. Favorite Field In Primary Race
Analysis from the New York Herald Tribune notes Hoover ahead of rivals in the G O P. favorite field with Lowden and Dawes as interchangeable rivals. It discusses possible convention tactics, favorite son strategies, and the influence of eastern states on the outcome.
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Lowden
Dawes
Farm Relief
Hoover
Feaders
Wadsworth
New York
New York Herald-Tribune
Generous Rain Today Benefits Local Corn
An 18 minute downpour at 11 a.m. barely moistens ground but gutters run lively. It is the first rain in 10 days and occurs as corn is growing rapidly. Yesterday rain fell across the southern half of the state.
Hammerfest Warmer Than New York In Arctic Winter
The town of Hammerfest Norway, 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, recorded an average winter temperature warmer than New York. Data shows Saturday maximum and minimum as well as Sunday and Monday readings, indicating an unseasonably mild spell in the far north.
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Hammerfest
Norway
Arctic Circle
New York
Louisiana Flood Victims Dig Homes From Sand
Louisiana and Mississippi flood areas opened since June 1 and Red Cross has spent 14 million plus with 16.8 million raised. Secretary Hoover plans September visits as relief camps close. Communities face destitution, sand covered farms, and ruined homes as residents resume life with seed aid and loans pending residency.
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Sas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoover
California
Red Cross
Department of Agriculture
Arkansas
Melvin
HITTING HOME
Ottumwa Courier notes Joy Morgan of the Journal of the American Educational Association urges closer cooperation between parents and teachers to reduce America's crime bill by half. He argues long-serving teachers report juvenile crime vanishes when school and home conditions align, urging higher teacher qualifications and stricter parent qualifications.
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Ottumwa
Joy Morgan
Journal of the American Education Association
America
Direct Primaries Recalled as Worse Than Conventions
Lowell Courier-Citizen argues against direct primaries, recalling past defects in party conventions and asserting that direct primaries yield worse outcomes at the polls than the conventions they replaced. The piece reflects the newspaper's stance on electoral reform.
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Lowell
Police keep radicals under watch to prevent bombing
Chicago authorities say every known radical is under surveillance as protests over Sacco and Vanzetti death sentence heighten. Guards at federal buildings and outlying posts. mass meetings planned. demonstrations spread to Paris London Boston and beyond with police vigilance and arrests reported.
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Chicago
Sacco
Vanett
Federal Building
Postal
Chicago Federation of Labor
Coolidge
Sacco-Vanzetti
Fuller
Massachusetts
Associated Press
Nicole Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
United States
Europe
South America
New York
Charlestown
Mass
Paris
London
Munich
Germany
Boston
Warren
Union Square
Socialist Party
Unproven Charges At Glenwood State Hospital
Des Moines August 8 charges of mistreatment of patient Robert Bryant at Glenwood State Hospital were found unsubstantiated by the state board of control after a hearing at Glenwood. The board exonerated the hospital head and all others connected with the institution.
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Des Moines
Robert Bryant
Burlington
State Hospital
Glenwood
State Board of Control
Post Office Eyes Faster Trans Atlantic Mail Air Link
Washington August 8 The post office department weighs attaching an auxiliary airplane to each trans Atlantic unit to deliver mail and passengers within 72 hours by leveraging a shore hold and rapid departure to port. The plan would use ships as floating runways and aim to outpace ships to port, with experiments guiding a regular service for voyages both ways. Clarence D Chamberlains mail flight aboard the Leviathan is cited as advancing the department immediate plans.
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Washington, D.C
Post Office Department
United States
Europe
New York
Paris
Department
Clarence D. Chamberlin
W. Irving Glover
Harbord to Speak at Legion Meet in Des Moines
Maj. Gen. J G Harbord president of RCA will speak at the annual state American Legion convention in Des Moines on August 16 Others on the program include Hanford MacNider Royal C Johnson and Howard F Savage A round table on alleged pacifist trends in Iowa colleges may follow the program.
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Des Moines
J.’G. Harbord
Radio Corporation of America
American Legion
Frank F. Miles
Iowa Legionnaire
Hanford MacNider
Royal C. Johnson
World War Veteran's’ Committee
House
The
Legion
Iowa
Firemen Inspect 8000 Feet of Hose
Waterloo fire department conducts summer inspection and testing of about 8000 feet of hose at the central station. Five trucks carry 1200 feet each, with the rest in reserve. Daily, hoses are tested, cleaned, dried, and moved to the drying tower or set aside for repairs if defective.
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Waterloo Fire Department
Central Station
Grain Prices Soar on Frost Reports
Grain prices rose sharply as frost damage reports from Canada spread. Wheat reached near a dollar per bushel and corn climbed over 4 cents, with all corn deliveries hitting the season’s peak levels by close.
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Chicago
Canada
Heart Shock Kills Heir At Estate Home
Edward T. Walker a 45 year old New York lawyer and principal beneficiary of the late Edward F. Searles wealth worth about 30 million dollars died suddenly of a heart shock while visiting the country home he inherited.
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Windham
N. HS
Edward T. Walker
New York
Edward F. Searles
Police chiefs to attend Iowa convention in Fort Dodge
Chief Charles Mohlis of the Waterloo police and Maurice Welsh former special agent and superintendent of W. C. F. N. will depart tonight for Fort Dodge for the Iowa Association of Police Chiefs and Special Peace Officers annual convention opening tomorrow. Welsh will reply to the welcome address for visiting officers. The annual banquet is planned for Wednesday night at the Waukonsa hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mohlis
Waterloo
Cotton Crop Short Triggers Market Rally at Cotton Exchange
Government report shows cotton yield at 13,492,000 bales, about one million below expectations. Trading resumes with a wild buying surge as prices jump the full limit of 200 points from the morning low.
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New York
Cotton Exchange
James I Kenyon Shows Signs of Improvement
Reports from the bedside of James I. Kenyon a Black Hawk county bar member at 132 Lovejoy avenue say his embolism related illness has improved after weeks of serious condition. Hopes rise for an early recovery.
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James Kenyon
James I. Kenyon
Black Hawk County
Lovejoy Avenue
Infantile paralysis case reported in city
Kathleen Dunbar four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Hez Dunbar of 43 Stratford Avenue is ill with infantile paralysis. The case was reported to the city health department late Saturday marking the first quarantine case in several months.
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Kathleen Dunbar
Hez Dunbar
Straford Avenue
City Health Department
Injured Playing Circus Trapeze Sinks to Fracture
Douglas Baldwin six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Milo H. Baldwin of 1133 Lincoln street sustained a left wrist fracture after falling from an improvised trapeze during a circus act on Saturday afternoon. He is reported today as doing satisfactorily.
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Douglas
Milo H. Baldwin
Lincoln Street
County to repair barn at county home after wind damage
County board approves contract with Shimp Brothers of Dunkerton for barn repairs at the county home. Work costs 968 dollars and is covered by insurance.
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Shimp Brothers
Dunkerton
Nephew of Henry James Receives 90 Day Protest Sentence
Edward Horton James, nephew of the late novelist Henry James, was sentenced to 90 days in municipal jail after conviction on assaulting two police officers. He was among four Bacco-Vansettti sympathizers arrested at a protest meeting on Boston Common yesterday. He asked for imprisonment over a $75 fine, saying he preferred to work out the sentence.
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Boston
Boston Common
Sacco-Vanzetti
Signorina Luigia Vanzetti
Paris
Bois de Vincennes
United States
London
Mase
Edward Horton
James
Henry James
Wealthy Texas magnate Stark lives a modest "nine o'clock town"
H J Lutcher Stark of Orange Texas, claimed to be the state’s wealthiest young man with more than 75 million dollars, is described as living quietly in a self contained town of 10,000. He holds controlling interests in multiple industries across Texas and beyond, including pine forests, mills, a golf course valued near 1 million, a bank, a paper mill, a cannery, a steel plant, and energy ventures. He supports the University of Texas and manages vast holdings from cattle ranches to oil fields and timber.
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Orange
Tex
H. J. Lutcher
Stark
Texas
Louisiana
Sabine River
Henry S.tate
W. H. Stark
Frances Ann Lutcher
Lutcher
East
Young Stark
Altho
South
University ‘of Texas
Board of Regents
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas Life Insurance Company
Pacific
Typographical Union Opens Diamond Jubilee in Indianapolis
The International Typographical Union began its diamond jubilee convention in Indianapolis with over 2,000 delegates and visitors from across the United States. Speakers include William Green of the AFL, Frank Morrison, John L. Lewis, and Mayor John L. Duvall. Changes to the union's basic laws are expected, and the convention runs all week.
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Indianapolis
Ind
International Typographical Union
United States
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Federation
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Typographical Union
John L. Duvall
Federal radio rulings aim to fix precedent across three cases
Washington Aug 8 Three principles of the new federal system of regulating broadcasting must be laid down in decisions awaiting precedent by the Federal Radio Commission. The issues involve direct advertising time on KMA Shenandoah Iowa versus WSUI Iowa University, moving WICC Bridgeport Conn to a suburban site amid resident nuisance complaints, and WFBM Indianapolis arguing Indiana has inadequate first class facilities and deserves higher power.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Radio Commission
KMA
Shenandoosh
WSUI
Iowa University
WICC
Bridgeport
Conn
WFBM
Indianapolis
Indiana
Peace time American Legion trek to Paris sails from Hoboken
Indianapolis officials report the peace time American Legion march to the Paris convention will begin with the sailing of the steamship Presi dent Harding from Hoboken New Jersey. Nine advance sailings between August 13 and 27 are scheduled for legionnaires wishing to tour Europe before the September convention. The Leviathan flagship carries Gen Pershing Commander Howard Savage and other military and legion notables aboard. Iowa legionnaires likely sail from New York on September 9 due to Boston no longer serving as port of embarkation for the S S Celtic.
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Indianapolis
Ind
American Legion
Paris
Hoboken
Harding
Legionnnaires
Europe
Leviathan
Pershing
Howard . Savage
Legion
Yowans
Boston
Iowa
California Enacts Marriage License Three Day Rule and 40 MPH Speed Limit
California passes a trio of laws including a three day elapse between marriage license application and issuance and a 40 mile per hour speed limit. The changes affect cross-border travel to neighboring states and Mexico, aiming to curb hasty unions and boost highway funding. Reno anticipates tourist traffic from new rules, complicating lodging and tourism planning.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Commonwealth
Oregon
Nevada
Arizona
Mexico
Reno
Rotarians Hear Convention Report At Waterloo Club
John G. Miller reported on Rotary International’s June convention in Ostend Belgium during a noonday Waterloo club luncheon at Hotel Russell Lamson. He noted 680 Rotarians aboard the Coronia organized into a daily meeting club and Memorial Day services with flowers drifting. The Ice House Gang from Toledo was encored by King Albert. Tom Chalmers invited Rotarians to a Tri Cities meeting in Dubuque where Arthur R. Sapp will speak. Guests included Dr. Frank Willard Court and C. V. Simmons.
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John G. Miller
Rotary International
Ostend
Belgium
Waterloo Club
Russell-Lamson
Miller
Coronia
Toledo
Ice House Gang
King Albert
Tom Chalmers
Dubuque
Davenport
C. V. Simmons
Chicago
Waterloo Rotary Club
Seek Man Arrest In Drowning Of Dorothy Wolford
Coroner Bopp issued a warrant for the arrest of a man alleged to have ducked 19 year old Dorothy Wolford under water in the Meramec River near St Louis. He reportedly did not attempt to save her after she disappeared and her body was found four hours later. Miss Wolford and her sister were weekend guests at the riverine Maniacs clubhouse. Identity of the accused remained undisclosed.
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St. Louis
Aug
Mnl
Bopp
Dorothy Wolford
Meramec River
Here
Miss Wolford
Building Permits and Weather Notes in a Fragment
New York fashion shop at 214 Fourth Street seeks remodeling of storefront for 600 dollars. Singer Sewing Machine Co at 520 Jefferson Street and 117 Bridge Street storeroom remodels for 500 dollars. Also mentions air travel to escape heat. Weather forecaster GC A Donnell notes temperature falls one degree per 300 feet ascent. Government scientists plan island study off northwest Alaska. Star temperature record cited as 53 600 degrees Fahrenheit. American film production volume implied. Whaling fleet once had 700 shins in the United States. Heat injuries in New York waterborne area affect 18 000 persons yearly.
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New York Fashion Shop
Fourth Street
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Jefferson Street
Bridge Street
GC. A. Donnell
Chicago
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United Mine Workers of America
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