Gale Moves Over Gulf Lands Heavy Damage Across Central Florida
Okeechobee Florida reports widespread flood danger as Lake Okeechobee rises two feet and barriers fail. Hurr icane aftermath fills the state with washed bridges and darkened towns from Palm Beach to Tampa. Liner Algonquin rescuer Seaman Washington sustains a fractured skull aiding five survivors adrift 65 miles off Florida coast.
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Jacksonville
Tin
Gulf of Mexico
Tlorida
Florida
Western Union ‘Telegraph Company
Tampa
West Palm Beach
Melbourme
Igimogtta
Emma
Lake Okeechobee
Palm
Jupiter
Will
Fort . Pierce
Vera Beach
Stuart
Lake Country
St. Cloud
Epots
Tesamb
Brchereas
Younges
Winter Haven
Algonquin
INS
Washington
Seidth
Gates Park Supervisor Surprised at Welcome Home Party
A surprise party honored the Gates Park supervisor at home, with attendees from the AACA and local groups. The event included tributes to the supervisor’s service and a note about resuming duties after the gathering.
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Gates Park
Unclear Fragment Reports Mortuary Scene and Camping Reference
Fragmentary text mentions a mortuary and camping imagery with unclear names and events. The readable portions reference a body and a day, but key details are missing to identify people, places, or actions. Further legible material needed for a proper card.
Iowa Democrats pick four for state judicial ticket
Des Moines August 9 officials report the Democratic state judicial convention named four nominees for the Iowa supreme court to appear on the November ballot. The slate includes James W Andersen J W Quintzinger Ison Hagniton and Fred Hageman with former district judge J W Anderson previously listed as a candidate. The draft filled seats due to few volunteers and James M Parsons delivered the keynote criticizing tariff policy and Republicans while outlining party strategy.
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Des Moines
Trlay
Supreme Court
James W. Andersen
Distrit
Sioux
J. W. Qintzinger
Dubuane
Ison H. Hagnitton
Sigourney
Fred Hagemann
Waverly
Iowa Supreme Court
Palict
Democratic Party
J. W. Anderson
Onawa
Sioux City
Anderson
Fourth Judicial District
Republian Party
Hundreds Buy Ice Direct From Plant Amid Heat
At the Artificial Ice & Fuel Co. plant in East Ninth Street, about 600 people arrived by auto to purchase ice for home use. The company president Robert W. Gibson notes that many buyers haul ice themselves, even from distant towns up to twenty to thirty miles away.
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Artifcial Tee & Fuel Co
Ninth Street East
Robert W. Gibson
The
Comepany
Forfanski's Garden Showcases 50 Dahlias in Bloom
Fortanski's garden near Black Hawk road displays more than AQ dahlia varieties. Dahlias are nearing full bloom this week with some blossoms reaching impressive diameters. Local horticulture enthusiasts expected to visit as peak bloom arrives.
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Forfanski
Frank J. Fortanski
Noo
Black Hawk Road
Reek
Fortanski
Ghameter
Fire alarms trigger at two sites on Wednesday night
A fire alarm at residence 3205 po m on Tenth Street and a business alarm at Woolworth 737-601 Mupmercing street reported a blaze or smoke in the city. Fire units responded. occupants warned to stay safe and prevent further damage.
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Olds
Tenth Street
Wreanesdax
Busines Blow
Woolworth
Mupmercing Street
Eaust
Weather Fragments Hint at Thursday Cold Front
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a Thursday weather focus with references to temperatures and a front. Details are unclear but suggest a regional forecast and temperature notes for the day.
Californians to Give Hoover a Turbulent Farewell
California braces for a nationwide bid by Herbert Hoover as he moves south from Stanford toward the presidency. He will attend receptions in Sante Barbara Pasadena Los Angeles and Long Beach with thousands of Iowans expected at the latter. He plans addresses in civic centers and a tour with key Republican leaders ahead of his Aug birth anniversary and West Branch campaign stop.
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Stanford University
Cal
California
Herbert Hoover
Tim
Towans
Hoover
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
University Stadium
Hubert Work
Ra+publican national committee
Washington
Chicago
Laroers
Palo Alto
Canyon
Grand Canyon
Arizona
West Branch
Nomines
Straton
Smith
New York
Evening Post
Greernwood’ Lake
John Roach Straton
Calvary Baptist Cshurch
St. Patrick's Cathedral
America
Will of William B. Carpenter Probate Filed in Iowa Records
Transcribed will of William B. Carpenter who died June 3 in Los Angeles was admitted to probate in California and filed for record in Black Hawk county Iowa. Percy W. Carpenter named administrator, with real estate in Black Hawk county valued at about 130,000. Estate to be divided equally between Percy W. Carpenter and Alice C. Carpenter after debts and costs. Carpenter, once a Waterloo resident, amassed wealth including inheritance from brother Thaddeus. Also notes Dr. John J. Tigert resigns as U S Commissioner of Education to become president of University of Florida.
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William
Carpenter
Los Angeles
Cal
California
Black Hawk County
Percy Wy. Carpenter
Galfornia
Wiliam B. Carpenter
Shafer
Riverside
Watson
Percy W. Carpenter
Alice C
Willam B. Carpenter
Waterloo
Hin Bo
Thaddeus
Carpenter Brothers
Valerino
State Council Uses 1 Million in Surplus to Keep Levy Down
Des Moines reports the 1928 state levy will be 6 mills, unchanged from 1927. The state executive council voted to draw on the treasury surplus for about 1 million dollars to hold the levy, a move likely to require replenishment in two years. W. Merckens, council secretary, warned of possible future hikes. Small downward revisions were made for railroads telegraph and telephone transmission rates.
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State Council
Des Moines
Aug
Treasury
W. ©. Merckens
Council
Clouser Murder Probe Seeks Traveling Companion
Glenwood Iowa Aug 9 Authorities hunt the traveling partner of C B Clouser 40 Chariton Iowa found beaten to death near a tourist camp Robbery is suspected A restaurant owner identified Clouser as one of two men who ate lunch with her Tuesday night The companion is described as about 25 red faced with short red hair and five foot ten inches tall.
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Glenwood
E. Clouser
Chariton
Millie Travers
Clouser
C. B. Clouser
Charitan, Ja
Ed Clouser
C. EB. Clouser
Glenwood City
Glouser
Jos Welch
Kansas
Sylvia
Kan
Welch
Knowrl
Contempt Hearing Set for J. Lewis in Des Moines
Des Moines August 8 District Judge Herman Zeuch will decide if J. Lewis president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor should be held in contempt and whom the contempt targets. After the first hearing session Lewis was given one week to file briefs on his refusal to testify before the state board of control.
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Des Moines
Herman Zeuch
J. ©. Lewis
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Lewis
State Board of Control
Zouch
Mexican nuns freed after Obregon slaying inquiry
Eight nuns from the convent of Mother Superior Conception were released after detention for questioning in connection with the assassination of President Elect Obregon in Mexico City. Mother Superior suggested possible unconscious influence by Jose De Leon Toral but denied knowledge of the murder plans.
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Obregon
Mexico City
JLA
Mother Superior Conception
Mother Superior Conception Eet
Jose de Leon ,Toral
Brain Tests on Observation and Instruction Following
A brief note on a series of word classification brain tests from the New York Evening Post. It describes pairing letters S A T and marking rules, with twenty items listed and two minutes allowed, answers promised on the society page.
Smith to attend funeral of Brennan in Chicago
Gov. Smith will travel to Chicago on the Twentieth Century Limited to attend the funeral of George E Brennan, Democratic leader, delaying his acceptance speech. Rites at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic church and private home services will precede burial at Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines. The widow requested no public display and two flowers be sent.
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St. Patrick's Cathedral
the Post
Dr .Straton
Gov. Smith
Hint
Albany
Smith
Chicago
George
Brennan
West
Twentieth Century Limited
George £. Lrennan
Our Lady of Mount Garmiel Catholic Church
Saints
Desplaines
Mid-Continent Oil to Rebuild Montezuma Plant After Fire
Mid-Continent Oil Co plans immediate reconstruction of Montezuma tanks and buildings destroyed yesterday along with Standard Oil property. E. J. Dortmeyer from Waterloo will assist officials in investigating the cause and estimating the loss, which is expected near 830,000.
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Mid-Continent ‘Oil Company
Montezuma
Standard Oil Company
Mid-Continent
E. J. Dortmeyer
Waterloo
Belgian capitalists' heir loses 60 million before death
Capt Alfred Lowenstein of Belgium reportedly lost 60 million in the three weeks before his death after leav ing 40 million to be divided between his wife and son, according to the Evening News in London. The financier died after falling from an airplane over the English Channel on July 4.
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London
INS
Alfred Lowenstein
English Channel
Evening News Today
Lawenstein
Widely Known Editor Yale Dies in Waynesfield Ohio
Rev. Albert Waldron Yale aged 79 a renowned midwestern newspaper man dies in Waynesfield Ohio at his son T Brennan Yale’s home editor of the Waynesfield Chronicle. Yale born in Osceola Iowa began his career at 18 and owned several papers including the Central Kansas Index and the Winfield Courier.
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Waynesfeld
Albert Waldron
Yale
Middlewest
T. Brennan Yale
Waynesfield Chronicle
Osexole O
Central Kansas Index
Wichita
Kan
Winfield Courier
McPherson Messenger
Lakin Tribune
Kansas
Star
Lytton, Ja
Bigger Corn Crop Is Official Forecast
Washington reports the August 1 corn condition at 83.3 percent for mal and a projected production of 3,029,561,000 bushels, compared with 4,773,708,000 bushels harvested in 1927, per the agriculture department announcement. A separate city notice confirms Cedar River beach water is safe for bathing with a strong current and water two feet above normal. Temperatures peaked at 94 degrees before a brief shower cooled the day. Divorces are being sought with Hattie S. Houston filing for divorce from Frank Houl Jr. and requesting her maiden name Hattie L. Fridley and possible remarriage within a year. A. S. Blough and wife plan winter in California with their daughter-in-law. William Haywood, of Chicago, a TiMoia Central assistant freight traffic manager, visited Waterloo today.
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Washington, D. C
Agriculture Department
City Water Works
Cedar River
Petsion
Hattie S. Houston
Frank Houlon, Jr
Hattie L. Fridley
Babies Sought for Dairy Cattle Congress Baby Show
Two hundred fifty infants from the Midwest are invited to enter a baby show at the Dairy Cattle Congress. There are four classes across two divisions, with judging starting at 1 p m daily and prizes awarded Saturday Oct 6. Entries due Sept 20 with parental admission tickets required.
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M Midwest
Dairy Cattle Congress
Congress
Waterloo! Medical Society
Social Welfare League
Dairy Gattle
Italian Nation to Honor 27 Men Who Died in Submarine
Rome reports funeral services will honor 27 sailors and two officers lost when submarine I-14 sank in the Adriatic. The nation unites in mourning as government and people prepare tributes for the 29 lives lost to illness or chlorine gas after the disaster sequence.
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Rome
I.p
Adriatic Sea
Carlos del Prete
Arturo Ferraris
Rio de Janeiro
Killing Suspect Held in Jail Without Bond
Des Moines reports arrest of Maybee for the slaying of Court Kirby. Maybee confessed to the shooting and is held in the county jail without bond for a hearing set August 31 before Judge Ralph Powers. Kirby died in a local hospital after the shooting stemming from a quarrel between business partners.
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Des Moines
Earry Maybee
Kirby
Ralph Powers
Maybee
Goswiller Improves After Fall at Marsh Plane Building
H. Goswiller, custodian of the Marsh Plane building, suffered a fractured hip in a July 29 fall. He is resting comfortably at St. Francis Hospital and will remain there for some time.
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Goswiller
Datah
H. Goswiller
Marsh Plane Building
St. Francis Hospital
Accident Victim Sues Cedar Falls for $1500 Damages
Rev Vandersall formerly of La Porte City and now in Butler County filed a district court suit against the city of Cedar Falls seeking $1500 for injuries from a February 3 1928 accident. He alleges a rope across Fourteenth Street near Main without warning signals caused his car to hit it, injuring his head nose neck and face. Reed Tuthill Reed Waterloo represent Vandersall.
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Vandersail
la Porte City
Butler County
Cedar Falls
Fourteenth Street
Vandersall
Reed, Tuthill & Reed
Waterloo
Bancitaly Official Returns on Theft Charges
Cornelius Callahan, assistant secretary of Bancitaly, is being transported from Canada to New York to answer an indictment for theft of 467000. He was arrested in Montreal and agrees to return without extradition hearings. Accused of accepting money from clients for stock purchases and diverting funds to himself. Also mentions Spain's S-1 submarine dive by King Alfonso Queen Victoria and Infante Jaime.
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New York
INS
Cornelius Callahan
Bancitaly Corporation
Canada
New York County Grand Jury
Callahan
Mount Royal
Montreal
Bank
Santander
Spain
Alfonso
Victoria
Infante
Jaime
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Beaver Falls
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Ames
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Ilinois
Mid-Continent Oil Co
Lowenstein
Iowa
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