Sentiments stir as Vandervoort case tops headlines
In Parkerstown and Allison the Vandervoort homicide case draws wide attention as police pursue the 17 year old suspect held in Butler county jail. Mother fights for life as reports hint the boy may have slept walked into the crime. Public reaction weighs calls for leniency against law and order concerns amid sensational depictions across papers.
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United States
Warren Vandervoor
R. J. Vandervoort
Atarkersburg
Parkersburg
Allison
Butler County
Vandervoort
Law
Democrats Set Tariff Revision as Campaign Theme In West And South
Democratic leaders clash over strategy but agree on tariff revision and pro prohibition. They plan to unite the south with the west to win in the coming congress and elections, arguing a low tariff benefits railroads and farmers while appealing to western voters.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington
GCG
New York
New England
New Jersey
Tariffik
Democratic Party
Wilson
Ohio
Maryand
Repubblican
West
Middlewest
Short Interviews With Home Folks Tieury W Groul on oats
Tieury W. Groul a former state senator tied to Black Bank county farming says oats remain incidental to state farmers and will not shrink income. He notes oats feed horses on town farms and mix with barley and corn for animal feed while breakfast mills demand oats for people. He adds farmers will still profit from corn as the main crop.
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Tieury W. Groul
Black Bank
Wvill
Grout
Cedar Falls Woman Saves Small Child from River
Aug 10 Cedar Falls Iowa Mrs Carl Wild rescued an eight year old child from drowning in Cedar River after observers saw the tragedy from a nearby cottage. She launched a boat and pulled the child to safety though the parents name was not learned.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Walls
Cedar River
Carl Wild
Rum-Crazed Father Shoots Son to Death
George Drummond, 57, is jailed on murder charges after killing his son Ralph, 23, with a shotgun in front of the son's new wife at the Drummond home in Gray's Lake near Waukegan. He fled to a second son’s home and was taken into custody.
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Waukegan
Ith
George Drummond
Ralph
Drummond
Gray's Lake
Council Bluffs Man Drowns in Delaware River
Fae ward Clark, 27, of Council Bluffs Iowa, drowned after being swept by a strong current in the Delaware River near Wilmington. He and companions from the Wilson Miner line violated company rules by swimming. Clark had only worked ten days for the Wilton line.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Faeward Clark
Council Bluffs
Ark and Co
Wilson Miner
State of Delaware
Wilton Line
MacMillan Aviators Fail To Find Landing Base In Arctic Search
Lieutenant Commander Byrd reports two planes of the MacMillan arctic expedition could not locate a landing base within 120 miles of Etah after radio transmission from Ellsmereland. The crew plans a 180 mile attempt from Etah to a known landing site as daylight and conditions permit. The voyage began at 9 10 p m Saturday, with a vivid arctic night showing rugged valleys and glaciers.
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Washington, D. C
Ellsmereland
MacMillan Arctic Expedition
Etah
Byrd
Navy Department
MacMillan
Cape Sabine
Lone Voyager Quits Daring Cruise After Sun Glare Blinds Him
Commander Gustace B. Maude, who left Mayne Island April 30 in a 25 foot ketch Half Moon for a solo voyage to England, landed at Lia Push near Capa Flattery after becoming partly blind from sun glare that hindered observations and reading of his compass.
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Wash
Ustace B. Maude
R. Ni
Mayne Island
Victoria
B.C
England
Lia Push
Capa Flattery
Maude
Steck Extends Lead in Iowa Senate Recount Totals
Washington August 10 AP The official recount totals from 42 counties show Daniel Steck Democrat ahead of incumbent Senator Smith W Brookhart Republican by 1 600 votes 161 074 to 159 408 with Steck challenging 2 837 ballots and Brookhart 774. An unofficial county comparison adds 251 votes to Steck and 1 355 to Brookhart not originally counted. Protests mount in several counties over full county totals and a Lee County result.
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Senate
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Smith W. Brookhart
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Brookhart
Ahamakee
Buena Vista
Cherokee
Clinton
Fayette
Stock
Lee County
T Brookhart
Parents Say Girl Was Spirited Away
Des Moines parents allege their 13 year old daughter Deroy Markiess eloped with Harold Smith in Des Moines. Police questioned Jim Campbell Keithsburg and Frank Demass before releasing them. A chased car bearing failed and the search ended.
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Des Moines
Loval Pot
Deroy Markiess
Harold Smith
Jim Campbell
Keithsburg
Eat
One Suspect Jailed in Triple Tragedy Near Austin Farm
One man is held by Travis county authorities in connection with the killings of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Engler and their adopted daughter Emma Engler at their farm home 14 miles southeast of Austin. The murders are believed to have occurred Saturday night.
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Guehas
Austin
Tex
Fravis County
S. EB. Engler
Emma Engler
Pattee Promoted to Waterloo Office in Gas and Electric Firm
Cedar Falls Aug. 10 Special E G Pattee manager of Citizens Gas and Electric in Cedar Falls for seven years has been promoted to an executive position in the Waterloo office. He is succeeded by HH Bangert who has been in the Cedar Falls office for several months. Martin Invincible a genetic cigar...
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Cedar Falls
E. G. Pattee
Citizens, Gas & Electric
Waterloo
Ty HH. F. Bangert
Cedar Walls
Courier delivery window notice and contact instructions
The notice states home delivery should occur before 8 o clock. If the paper is not received by that time due to carrier or other errors, call 5100 for a replacement paper. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 20 p.m.
Widow of Pastor Vandervoort in Reinbeck Funeral Changes
Waterloo reports widow Della Vandervoort remains critical after a double tragedy as her son, the accused, faces murder charges. Funeral plans shift to Reinbeck with services led by Dr. E J Lockwood and a funeral at Reinbeck church. Authorities consider charging the son with first degree murder as the family weighs life insurance policies revealed in a prior interview.
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Waterloo
Vandervoort
Todar
U “el
Iavid
Brauer
Brower
Church of
Reinhe Ia
Reinbeed
Sidney
N.Y
Lockwood
E. J. Lockwood
Parkers
Tor Reinbeck
Reinbeck
Nationwide Drive Planned for Heroic Memorial to Bryan
Chicago reports plans for a nationwide movement to erect a heroic memorial to William Jennings Bryan in Clewiston Florida. Miss Dior Brreyn Brans, daughter of a mortician and TD TL Evans, promotes the project asking for dime contributions from Sunday school children nationwide. The monument would depict Bryan with a Bible, surrounded by children.
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Bryan
Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
Clewiston
Fin
Dior Brreyn Brans
Sawmower
TD. TL. Evans
Tracy, Pian
Evans
Cass County Booms Reunion of Soldiers
Griswold Iowa advertising announces a 125 mile tour of the area from August 18 to 20 inviting residents to attend the soldiers reunion. Proceeds support the Antesia bal Legion fund for a community building.
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Cass County
Griswold
Antesia Bal Legion
Coolidge Approves Big Budget Cut After Talks With Lord
President Coolidge today approved expense estimates following conferral with Brig. Gen. Herbert Lord budget director. The plan will enable tax reductions totaling 300 million dollars per Gen. Lord's figures.
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Herbert Lord
Coolidge
Lord
Five hurt in Spaniards attack across Paris
Telegraph briefs report five persons wounded by flying bottles chairs and knives when Spaniards attacked a French case. motive unknown.
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Paris
London
Russia
War Office
Colleagues of Bar Attend McHenry Rites
Funeral services were held for Judge William H. McHenry who died suddenly last Wednesday. Burial followed at Woodland Cemetery. A Polk County district judge from 1902 to 1916, he was widely known in Iowa and respected by the local bar association which attended the service.
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Butler Counly
Warren
Wriday
Che
Des Moines
Willian H. McHenry
Woodland Cemetery
Hutchins Girl Killed in Train Auto Crash
Miss Laura Tegtmeyer 18 of Hutchins is fatally struck by a Milwaukee passenger train at a crossing east of Hutchins while riding in a sedan. The collision occurred early today. her body was removed by the train crew and taken to Werler.
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Laura Tegtmeyer
William Tegt Meyer
Hutchins
Yung
Werler
Air Pastor Rev Hanley Dies After Long Illness
Shenandoah Iowa district reports the death of Rev. C. Hanley longtime chaplain and pastor after a lengthy illness. He was years old. Survived by wife Mrs Hanley an ordained minister and five children. Local church and air congregation mourn the loss.
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INS
KPENE
Hanley
Air Congregation
Avalanche Buries Four in City Plant Fire
One man died and three were burned when heavy ash flooded a stone city plant. Fire broke out as a hopper exploded or opened suddenly. Three other workers were buried and reported in critical condition.
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Stone City
Rum and Tobacco Addict 91 Longs for Whisky and a Hundred
A 91 year old rum and tobacco devotee in Darien, Connecticut, laments boys drinking sarsaparilla and calls for prohibition to curb what he views as moral decay. He states his aim is to live to a hundred while continuing to drink whisky, prompting writer Alicia J. Chiming to propose a committee to study the issue.
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Douchy
Nathan Douchy
Darlen
Conn
W. Cc.t. WU
New York
Darien
Alicia J. Chiming
Stamford Wenen
Christian Temperance
Dandhy
Coolidge Approves Tentative Budget With 20 Million Cut
President Coolidge approves a tentative 3.08 billion budget for next year marking a 20 million reduction from Lord’s plan. Army and navy expected to bear much of the cut while defense costs may drop with maintained adequacy. Hearings in fall before congress.
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Swampscott
Mass
Ang
Coolidge
Lord
Mada
Army
Navy
Lees
Congress
Treasury
Socialist Candidate Sees La Follette Faction Rallying
Watisan Wisconsin Aug 10 AP John M Work socialist candidate for US senator said at a socialist picnic that the socialist party is the logical heir of the La Follette movement of 1924 and that Wisconsin voters who followed La Follette out of the Republican party will now vote the socialist ticket. He criticized La Follette supporters for recalling his memory while urging a new political alignment and forward vote.
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Watisan
Wis
Socialist Party
John M. Work
United States
Madison
Republican Party
Wisconsin
la Follette
Socialise
Belgium Opens Talks With U S Debt Body in Washington
In Washington on August 10 the Belgian and U S debt commissions begin preliminary talks on refunding Belgiums 400000 war debt. Ambassador de Cartierro and Secretary Mellon lead the sessions with courtesies and the exchange of statements. The Belgians will present economic and financial details to show capacity to pay.
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Washington, D. C
Belgium
United
Gas Kills Master as Dog Survives in Flat Tragedy
Police found August Lang dead in his Chicago flat after a lethal gas leak. His Pex terrier, left behind, appeared unaffected by the fumes. Authorities note the owner's death may have been self-inflicted.
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Chicago
Answ
August Lang
Lang
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