Fliers Agree 10 Tuesday Start in 35 000 Sea Race
Airport Oakland Aug 12 The start of the James Dole 33 000 aerial derby from here to Hawaii was postponed until next Tuesday by agreement of nine of eleven entries. The Spirit of Los Angeles crashed into San Francisco Bay during landing, killing none but prompting safety concerns. Captain Griffin and crew escaped. two navy officials died testing a monoplane near San Diego.
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Oakland
Cal
James Dole
Hawaii
Moon
Spirit of
Lients
George OW
Covell
Waggener
Navy
Dole
Honolulu
Department of Commerce
Detroit
Frederick A. Giles
Arthur V. Rodgers
Angel
Los ‘Angeles
Los Angeles
Charles’w. Park‘hurst
Salt’ Lake City
Lomax
William Erwin
Dallas
Tex
Ervin
Hongkong
San Francisco
Erwin
Wateroo Bends Effort to Bring Lindbergh Here
Iowa fair officials pursue Lindbergh visit during the state fair in Des Moines. Gov Hammill may attend a hometown Chamberlin celebration in Denison on Aug 19. A noon luncheon and later speech by Chamberlin are planned with a loudspeaker system and a $10,000 plane offered by James C Christesson of Des Moines for the aviator’s appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wateroo
Lindbergh
Corey
Chamberlin
Fair Board
Iowa
New York
Berlin
Des Moines
James C. Christesson
Three Killed as Auto Collides with Trolley in Omaha
In Omaha Nebraska an auto and trolley crashed head on killing M. J. Kemmy his wife and their son-in-law Frank Doran and injuring Mrs. Frank Doran Lawrence Fitzgerald and H A Haddix, the trolley motorman. The accident occurred as Doran tried to pass two motorists abreast and swerved into the oncoming trolley.
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Omaha
Neb
M. J. Kemmy
Frank Doran
Lawrence Fitzgerald
H. A. Haddix
Doran
Kauffer Hosts Weekend Guests At Vine Street
Mr and Mrs W W Kauffer 119 Vine street entertained weekend visitors Mr and Mrs J M Morrow and their son Dr Morrow from Des Moines notes indicate a social gathering with family friends and local residents attending the event.
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W. W. Kauffer
Vine Somet
J. M. Morrow and Son
Dr. Morrow
Des Motos
Battle on Main Street: Rattler and King Snake Fight
McGehee Arkansas August 12. A six foot rattler and four foot king snake fought in a vacant Main Street lot to settle supremacy. Backers cry foul after the king snake was counted out in fourteen minutes. Referee counted to ten as the snakes staged a chaotic, comic bout with no clear winner.
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Little Arkansas
Big Main Street
McGehee
Ark
Main Street
R. Be, Reitzmeyer
Reitzmeyer
Foser
Model Home Open House Draws 2000 Prospective Buyers
More than 2000 visitors this week toured the new model home built and furnished for Mrs. C. Bell at 161 Prospect Boulevard. Open house by design of John J. Judd began Monday and continues through tomorrow with many compliments on the arrangement and furnishings.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
C. Bell
Prospect, Boulevard
John J. Judd
Judd
Ninety Two Degrees at Summer School Convocation
Ninety two advanced degrees will be awarded at the second summer convocation on August 26, announced by Dean Carl E Seashore of the graduate college. It is the largest number of advanced degrees for a summer graduation with seventy two Master of Arts and twenty Doctor of Philosophy degrees to be awarded.
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Town City
INS
Carl E. Seashore
Graduate Colege
Labor leaders regret Coolidge decision not to run
Rapid City August report says labor department officials found leaders unanimously regret President Coolidge's choice not to seek re election. Secretary Davis, arriving for a summer White House visit, said the survey shows union heads expect no favors but believe he gives a square deal.
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Seo’y’ Davis
Labor
Rapid City
S. D
Labor Department
Coolidge
Davis
White House
Mooseheart
Huron
S. C
Aimee Misses Celebration of C G W Trail’s Anniversary
Brockton Aug 12 Celebrators of the Chicago Great Western trail road entry to town will not hear Aimee Semple McPherson deliver her railroad sermon Which Route Will You Take The evangelist had promised to attend with Charles A Lindbergh but will skip the event due to pressng business affairs No celebration will be held Aug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Chicago Great Western Trailroad
Aimee Semple McPherson
Charles A. Lindbergh
Brokers Go Down With Stock Pool in New York
A. L. Fuller Co. members of the New York Stock Exchange were suspended today for inability to meet obligations. The firm was tied to the Manhattan Electrical Supply pool, which collapsed yesterday after the stock fell more than 60 points in sensational fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. L. Fuller Co
New York Stock Exchange
Manhattan
Infant Buried Here After Services at Baker Home
Baby daughter of Mr and Mrs David Larsen Chicago died there Saturday and was brought here for burial after services at Mrs L C Baker home. Mrs Larsen formerly Miss Ruth Baker. Funeral services for H C Harper announced for 3 PM next Sunday at Christ Episcopal church. Burial in family lot at Fairview.
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David Larsen
Chicago
L. C. Baker
Larsen
Ruth Baker
H. C. Harper
Christ Episcopal Church
Fairview
Hunger strike nears verdict in Sacco and Vanzetti case
Boston reporting on Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti as hunger strikes intensify while state supreme court review nears. Sacco nears collapse after 27 days without food as guards, doctors, and lawyers clash over feeding and trial strategy. Vanzetti remains more hopeful, writing and reading in a new prison cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Nicola Secco
State
William Hendry
Joseph J. McLaughlin
Sacco
Altho
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
State Supreme Court
Vanzetti
Cherry Hill
M. A. “Musmanno
Pittsburgh
Nicola
Dedham
Bridgewater State Insane Hospital
Alvan T. Puller
Celestino Madeiros
Charlestown
Sacco and Vanzetti
Boy with Nearbeer Hit 57 Mt. an Hour, Fined for Speeding
In Cedar Falls Iowa on August 12 a boy and girl in a Chevrolet were stopped while speeding on the Cedar Falls Janesville pavement. The 18 year old boy named John Doe pleaded guilty to speeding and paid a $15 fine plus costs. An 8 gallon keg of near beer was found in the car but no liquor charge was pursued. the youths said they had been fishing in northern Minnesota and were returning home to Fort Dodge with the near beer as a present for their father.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Janesville
Harry P. Mason
Mason
John Doe
W. H. Whitford
Minnesota
Fort Dodge
Prominent figures urged for Philippines governor generalship
Rapid City dispatch notes a flood of recommendations for the Philippines governor general post. Leading candidates include former Senator James Wadsworth of New York and former Senator W. Means of Colorado, with Henry L. Stimson and Frank V. Hodges also named. Wadsworth may decline to quit the Senate or take an overseas post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
INS
White House
Philippines
James W. Wadsworth
New York
W. Means
Colorado
Henry L. Stimson
Frank V. Hodges
Republican National Committee
Wadsworth
Senate
United States
Edison Celebrates Phonograph Golden Anniversary in New Jersey
West Orange New Jersey August 12 Thomas A Edison marked the golden anniversary of his phonograph. Gov A Harry Moore presented a bound volume of congratulatory letters from President Coolidge governors foreign rulers and other leaders. The first words spoken into the device in 1877 were Mary Had a Little Lamb. A message from Mary Pickford was also delivered and the original recording machine was shown.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
President Coolidge
A. Harry Moore
Edison
Mary
Mary Pickford
Building permits issued for 419 Mulberry remodeling project
Andrew J. Friedl receives a permit for remodeling a business building at 104 Fourth Street East. Project value listed at 2000 dollars.
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Andrew J. Friedl
Mulberry
Fourth Street East
Graft Charges In Wisconsin Senate Drama
Madison reports sensational charges that Gov. Fred R. Zimmerman sought money for signing bills. Senator J. H. Carroll claimed a $50,000 payoff to veto or sign legislation, sparking an immediate push for investigation. Senator Walter S. Goodland pressed for inquiry as sine die adjournment loomed.
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Madison
Wis
Fred R. Zimmerman
Wisconsin Senate
J. H. Carroll
Glidden
Carroll
Walters
Goodland
Senate
American citizen kidnapped by Mexican bandits near Vicente Guerra
Washington reports Robert Edward Pirie an American citizen was abducted from his ranch near Vicente Guerra, Mexico. The bandits also looted his home. Consul Edward Mall heads to the scene to investigate and has advised local authorities not to deploy troops to avoid escalating danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
INS
Robert Edward Pirie
Vincente, Guerra
Mexico
State Department
Edward H. Mall
Durango
Pirie
Mall
Vincente Guerra
Light Type in Ads Growing in Favor
Leon A. Link of the Courier composing room told Waterloo Advertising club members that lighter type faces and more white space are trending in display ads. He urged standard layout sheets and preparing text on separate sheets, noting ad quality hinges on careful copy preparation.
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Leon A. Link
Courier Composing Room
Waterloo Advertising Club
Russell-Lamson
Link
Ad Club
Slayer of Wife and Two Others Dies in Texas Chair
In Huntsville Texas F M Snow of Stephenville was executed by electric chair at 12 18 AM for the murder of his wife following a quarrel. He killed his mother in law and his wife’s son Bernie Connally and attempted to conceal the triple slaying by decapitating Connally and burning the two women’s bodies in an open fireplace. Only bones of the women were found.
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Huntsville
Tex
INS
F. M. Snow
Stephenville
Snow
Bernie’ Connally
Connally
Double Funeral for Death by Own Action and Victim
A double funeral service was held at the Methodist church in Coin Iowa for Robert Arnold and his wife who ending her life after fatally wounding him with a hatchet in a hotel he operated. Arnold and his wife died in a tragedy described as a murder suicide.
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Coin
Robert Arnold
Arnold
Two killed as mail train derails at Sturtevant Wisconsin
A fast Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul mail train derailed after an open switch. Engineer Larry Brock and Fireman Clarence Weber died. seven mail coaches and the locomotive buried in a ditch. Sheriff Henry Horton suspects an illegal switch opening and voices a possible plot. Postal inspectors airlifted to the scene. no clerks injured. Shurtevant, Wisconsin, a division point, reported the wreck.
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Sturtevant
Wis
INS
Chicago
Milwaukee
Larry Brock
Clarence Weber
Sacco and
Vanzetti
Shurtevant
Milwauee
Reporter's Bear Story Sets Record
Rock Springs Wyoming August 12 A veteran reporter Robert S Wilson recounts a bear encounter that ends with him escaping across a canyon while the bear crashes below. He carries proof of the tale by serving steak taken from the bear’s flank.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Robert S. Wilson
Wilson
Wyoming
University of Wyoming
Newfoundland Dog to Stage Comeback in Canada Exhibit
Aug 12 report notes the Newfoundland dog once a universal boyhood companion has become rare with a living specimen now a curiosity. Harold Macpherson of St John’s leads a revival effort by kennels at Westerland to showcase the breed known for dignity and gentleness. The breed traces to Pyrenean sheep dogs brought by Basque fishermen about 400 years ago, later mixed with black curly coastal retrievers.
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Toronto
Harold Macpherson
St. John's
Newfoundland
Westerland
Island
Biscay
German Aviatrix Falls Into Hudson
German aviatrix Thea Rasche fell into the Hudson at Poughkeepsie after an unsuccessful attempt to fly under the railroad bridge. She was rescued by two boatmen with a towboat and uninjured. The plane sank with only the tail visible, and was salvaged with Miss Rasche helping raise the machine.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Thea Rasche
Hudson
Miss Rasche
Elderly Woman Struck by Car Injures Knee in Downtown Incident
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilder aged resident of 424 Saxon street sustained a badly bruised knee and minor injuries when struck by a car driven by David Linn of 528 Adrian street at noon today. She was treated at a physician's office and later returned home.
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Elizabeth Wilder
Saxon Street
David Linn
Adrian Street
Madrid club opens first women’s clubhouse in Spain
The Madrid woman's club recently opened the first clubhouse for women in Spain with Maria de Maeztu as president, a former Spanish professor at Columbia University in New York. Japanese peppermint being raised in this country is a valuable source of menthol.
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Madrid
Hays Guides Path Toward College Film Studios
Hollywood moves to turn film work into college study with Harvard and Columbia exploring courses for motion picture careers. The Academy plans a technical lab and library, aiming to build a motion picture university. Harvard and USC weigh subject outlines while acting remains less valued than screen personality and direction.
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Hays
Path TO Film Studios
Hollywood
Cal
Bill Hays
Harvard
Columbia
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Douglas Fairbanks
Pacific Coast
Academy
Rufus B.” von Klein-Smidh
University of Southern
California
Harvard University
Frederick H. Rahr
University
Harvard Motion Picture Library
Wife Seeks Divorce and Alimony in Iowa Court
Amelda A. Wilgus filed for divorce from Henry Wilgus alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. She asks $500 alimony and an injunction to restrain him from molesting her at her home 617 Grant Avenue pending hearing.
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Amelda A. Wilgus
Henry Wilgus
Clerk of District Court
Grant Avenue
Colfax Man Ends Life in Local Tragedy
Colfax Ta Aug 12 George Plummer 68 committed suicide early today by cutting his throat with a razor found beside the body. He had long lived in Colfax and reportedly suffered ill health as the motive. Authorities note prior attempts about 14 years ago on Christmas Eve and again months later.
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Colfax
George Plummer
Plummer
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Richard W. Tierney
South Shore Society
Bayside
Tierney
Zimmerman
Executive
U. S
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Texas Electric
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