Many Boats Sink As Gale Hits East Coast
Rescue efforts continued after a northeast gale lashed the coast from Virginia capes to Sandy Hook. Two drowned and nearly 200 rescued as tugs, barges, and small craft were sunk or driven ashore near Delaware Bay and Sea Isle City. four young men remained missing. Washington reported its wettest 34-hour period in history with streets flooded and the Potomac rising.
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Philadelphia
Virginia Capes
Sandy Hook
Frank Godfrey
Radiant
Delaware Bay
Odessa
Del
Irwin
Prudence
Norfolk
New York
Sea Isle City
N. J
Horace Alan
Winsor
Athichead
St. John Light
Innoke
Coast Guard
Maryland
New Jersey
Washington
Mary‘land
Delaware
Virginia
New Jeroy
Pennsylvania
Potomac
Potomac - River
Isaac "Bacharach
Atlantic
City
Great Bay
Jersey
Long ‘Island
Beach Haven
Bradley Beach
Washington, D.G
Brehon
Somers
United States ‘Engineers
Urgan
Watch Hil
BR. T
John McCwain
Trowbodge
Cottrell
Westerly
Joseph Sates
Farm Editors Praise Hoover Relief Plans
A compilation of quotes from farm editors lauding Hoover’s relief proposals. Comments highlight greater farm market cooperation, anticipated real economic benefits, and opposition to commercializing farming. Editors from Duroc Sentinel and National Wool Grower praise the plan’s focus on fair pricing, reduced bureau overreach, and targeted support for livestock producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Evans
Duroc Sentinel
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Hoover
Marshall
National Wool Grower
Salt Lake City
Utah
Stanford University
Cal
Mayor Tibbitts Catches 15-Pound Lake Trout Up North
Minnesota mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts, recently returning from a vacation, joined the Benevolent and Protective Order of Catchers of Big Fish. A letter from Port Arthur Ontario describes a 15-pound lake trout he caught at Yungry dack Lake, Minn. He plans to bring the fish home to prove his catch.
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Glenn A. Tibbitts
Minnesota
Jakes
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Frank T. Wagner
Adams Street
Hoover accepts Republican nomination with farm relief and prohibition focus
The acceptance speech outline signals Hoover will press on prohibition, farm relief, foreign affairs, water resources, and Volstead Act enforcement. Advisors say he may address nullification via constitutional limits, with Las Angeles and West Branch stops planned and a Boulder Canyon dam project favored.
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Herberb “Hoover
Qint Hoover
Hoover
West Branch
Los Angeles
Boulder Canyon Dam
Remy to Succeed Godtfring at Local Association
G Verne Remy, longtime secretary of the Town and Country branch, MM, AA, is slated to become the local association secretary, succeeding G H Godtfring. The report relies on absence of S A Coliagan from the city for confirmation. Godfring resigned to take the boys department secretaryship in Sioux City Y.
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G. Verne Remy
Hovs
G. H. Godtfring
S.A. Coliagan
Godlfring
Sioux City
Fire alarm reports two incidents in Cedar Falls area
Sunday at 4 16 p m a residence yard at 217 Lewis owned by W F Malkowsky reported belongings from a work bench damaged by spontaneous combustion causing 75 dollars loss. Monday at 2 m an automobile at Fifth and Lafayette belonging to Lewis Eliason Cedar Falls was damaged slightly from a short circuit New advertisement line urges insured purchases from Herman Miller phone 2404.
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W. F. Malkowsky
Lewis
Lewis Eliason
Cedar Falls
Pifth
Lafayette
Leighton Serves as Secretary at Police Chiefs Meeting
Leighton former police chief and now special agent at large on the Titals Central railroad will act secretary treasurer at the Town Association of Chiefs of Police convention in Cedar Rapids opening tomorrow. Burke of Dubuque will fill in, with 14 charter members noted from Des Moines 1908. The gathering lasts until Thursday with speakers Kelther and Pratt.
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AL Leighton
Titals Central
Town Association of Chiefs of Police
Cedar. Rapids
Burke
Dubuque
Leighton
Des’ Moines
Waterson
J. A. Doty
Mobis
Alend
Chick
F Palice Charies
Mobus
H. T. Wagner
Emil Steffen
Maurice A. Welsh
W. C.F. & N. Railway
E. R. Bitterly
Welsh
The
Winds Central
Police Chiefs Association
J. F. Ball
Kelther
Pratt
T. T. Kelther
Ilinois Central Railway
T. E. Pratt
C. B
Wagner
Association
Chicago
Waterloo
Minnesota
Illinois Central Railway
G. O. P. Campaign Plans in County Set for August
The county Republican campaign committee will launch activities on August 28 with plans for a three meeting tour in Waterloo. National speakers bureau will supply big names, including a possible speaker chosen from four top figures. An every-voter canvass by mail telephone and precinct outreach is planned.
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Waterloo
National Committee
Chicago
Politics
James J. Davis
Labor
Morrow
Kentucky
Republian
Frank
County Central Committee
Primiry
Cedar Falls Man Burned In Can Manufacturing Accident
Cedar Falls Aug 13 A W Hem street man suffered severe burns Saturday when steam scalded him as he threw water on a fire under a boiler at a canning plant on Waterloo street. His left arm shoulder and side were burned. START FOR EAST. Miss Margaret Kelly Fay ette street and Miss Margaret Gleason Washington street depart tonight for two weeks in the East with stops in Wisconsin Michigan Boston Mass.
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Cedar Falls
A. W. Hemstreet
Waterloo Street
East
Margaret Kelly
Fayette Street
Margaret Gleason
Washington Street
Wisconsin
Michigan
Boston
Mass
Easter Date Puzzle Explains Computation Method
The article describes a brain test insert with instructions to compute Easter dates. It explains a step by step method using year digits to determine Easter in any year and asks for the result for 1998, noting answers appear on the society page.
Catapult to Launch Plane From Moving Liner
The New York bound liner De France aboard Havre to New York is to test a 60 ton catapult and amphibian plane. The ship at sea 500 to 600 miles from New York carries Commander Louis Demougeot as pilot and two others. The catapult will hurl the plane at 68 miles per hour to deliver mail cargo if successful.
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New York
al P
de France
Havre- Lust
Louis Demougeot
B. Monrouzeau
A. Sarzach
Poison Mysteries Puzzle Officals Investigate Cow Poison Link
In Cabool Missouri doctors probe a mystery death toll tied to poisonous weeds eaten by cows. Four people died and one child sickened amid a theory linking the illness to cattle forage as investigators seek a safe explanation.
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Cobool
U.P
Guy Calloway
Bank Bandits Get 10000 in Daylight
Five swarthy bandits wearing overalls robbed the West McHenry National Bank in daylight, escaping in an automobile after a hail of bullets from bank employees and citizens. The loot was about 10000 dollars.
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Chicago
INS
West McHenry, IN
National Bank Today
Bergmeier Rites for 4 Year Old After Sudden Death
James Edgar Bergmeier 4, of 384 Frankenstreet, died suddenly at 7:30 a m from heart disease while at a home play. Born April 2, 1924, he attended the Free Methodist church cradle roll. Survived by parents John and Mrs Bergmeier and four siblings. Services set for 10 a m Wednesday at Petersen Bros chapel with Rev. John W Whiteside officiating. Burial in Elmswood cemetery.
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James Edgar Bergmeier
John Bergmeier
Frankenstreet
Free Methodist Church
Lottie
John Jack
Elsie Bergmeier
Petersen Bros
John W. Whiteside
Elmswood Cemetery
Electrical Development in Town by Waterloo Leader
R H Garrison of the Iowa Public Service Co Waterloo division told Rotary Club members that low power rates boost industrial growth in Iowa. He noted 213000 farms with only 15 percent electrified and urged farm electrification to raise productivity. He described steam, powder fuel burning, and Cedar River hydro power as key factors. Tors Robinson read a Rotary poem.
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Iowa
Vrden
R. H. Garrison
Waterloo
Iowa Public Service Company
Rotary Club
Russell Lamson
Garrison
Cedar River
Tors ‘Robinson
Ilinois Central
Rotary
Clump of Trees To Be Removed Near Mullan Bridge
Assurance given by C. of Cheney president of the W C F N railway that the unsightly trees extending into the water north of Mullan avenue bridge will be cut out soon after the ice farms next winter. The trees, left when the dam raised water level, sit on property recently required by the street car company for tracks for the John Deere Tractor company. Cheney said the Deere company and railroad aim to improve the plant surroundings.
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C. of. Cheney
The
C. F. &. N. Railway
Mullan Avenue Bridge
Street Car Company
John Deere Tractor Company
Te ‘Courier
Cheney
Deere Company
Motive Suggested in Miss Constance Murder Case
Dr Wyckall and peers discuss possible motives among Peoria teachers and faculty after the death of Miss Constance. Police note no clear grudge from the dean, while some claim jealousy over positions or devotion to other work. The theory centers on workplace tension rather than personal vendetta.
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Evanston
Mur
Wycker
Fisen Moedigs
Constance
Lake Bursts Barrier in Indus Valley Flood
A nine mile long, thirty foot deep lake formed behind a glacier barrier on the Indus river in Lahore India. last night the dam of ice broke sending vast torrents down the Indus valley as rescuers assess impact.
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Lahore
India
Asia
Indus River
Indus Valley
Building Permits Reported For Mullier and Others
Paul J. Mullier files for a front porch on Logg Hawthorne with permit value 150 dollars. H dr Parks seeks work at 2013 Third West for 100 dollars. J M Fell applies for a garage at 1207 Williston for 100 dollars, another garage at 1201 Williston for 100 dollars.
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Paul J. Mullier
Logg Hawthorne
Third West
J. M. Fell
Williston
Public hearing on power line route to Finchford area
Union and Washington townships would host new electric transmission lines to Pinchford serving local farms. The board of supervisors set the hearing for Sept 4 at 10 a.m. during a regular weekly session to review the petition and transact routine business.
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Union
Washington Townships
Pinchford
Board of “Supervisors
Amundsen Note Myth Hoard in Washed Ashore Bottle
Amundsen signed message found on a Rottumeroog bottle is deemed a hoax as it lacks precise coordinates. Oslo reports say Krassin captain believes Amundsen may still be alive and continuing the search. El Continental dispatches note earthquakes damage eight Mexican towns, destroying homes in Pinotepa Pochutla and Putla.
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Amsterdam
Rottumeroog
Bottum -Island
Roald | Amundsen
Latham
Geller
Amundsen
Captain Hopeful
London
Tce
Krassin
Stavanger
Norway
Roald Amundsen
Oslo
London Daily’ Mail
Mexico
Paso
Tex
el Continental
Pinotepa
Pochutla
Putla
Untidy OCR Note Offers Sparse Game Details
Fragmentary text mentions Council Bluffs and Des Moines with 12 couples in motion, but no clear event, date, team names, or outcomes. The readable bits show uncertain contest pacing and ongoing tilt, without verifiable facts to anchor a fuller summary.
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Origin
Council | Bluffs
Des
Moines
Biour
Andrew Charges to Be Aired at Eldora
Andrew L. A. Andrew faces a preliminary hearing in Eldon Te for soliciting campaign funds from a corporation. The warrant, issued by J Barley mayor at Eldon, stems from Ottumwa stockholder Ed Hochreiter's complaint against Andrew and follows a related Des Moines case dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Andrew was released on $300 bonds and decries the charge as a political flareup.
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Ottumwa
Gausseau
Corporation
L. A. Andrew
Eldon
Barley
Ed ‘Hochreiter
Farmers ‘& Merchants Savings Bank
Hochreiter
Andrew
Des Moines
Police Chiefs Meet Set for Cedar Rapids Convention
The Town Association of Police Chiefs convenes in Cedar Rapids Iowa on August 13 for three days. Officials will discuss street traffic control automobile thefts juvenile delinquency and liquor law violations.
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Cedar Rapids
Town Association of Police Chiefs
Mt. Carmel Picnic at Mt. Carmel Church Aug 22
Annual parish picnic at St. Mary's Mt. Carmel church in Eagle Township to be held on Wednesday August 22. Principal address by W UG Beecher of Waterloo at 11 a.m. following athletic contests at 10 a.m. Chicken dinner served at noon and again 4:30 to 7 p.m.
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Parish of
St. Mary's
Mt. Carmel
Eagle Township
W. UG. Beecher
Waterloo
Widow Receives Life Use of Walker Estate
The will of Alonzo L. Walker, who died in Brainerd, Minn on August 8, leaves the estate entirely to his widow for her lifetime provided she does not remarry. Upon her death the property goes to their three children Nina E. Walker W. Carleton Walker and Mrs. Ruben Rath. If she remarries she receives one third while the other two thirds go to the children. The will dated October 31, 1915 was opened in Clerk of Courts J. W. Thompson's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo L. Walker
Third Street West
Brainerd
Minn
Unity editor urges Aug 28 as world holiday
John Haynes Holmes editor of Unity urges Aug 28 as a world holiday to commemorate the signing by 15 nations of the Kellogg antiwar treaty at Paris. Also note Mr and Mrs H C Quest of Van Nuys Calif left Chicago after a three week visit.
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Chicago
John Haynes Holmes
Unity
Paris
California
H. C. Quest
van Nuys
Cal
Visiting Were: Agnes Smith in Los Angeles home
Mrs Agnes Smith visits in Los Angeles at the home of Mrs F W Robertson located at 1150 Independence Avenue.
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Agnes Smith
Los Angeles
Gat
F. W. Robertson
Independence Avenue
Weather snippet shows Saturday and Sunday temps
Fragments indicate maximum Saturday around two, minimum Saturday night, and various Monday times. Details are unreadable. core data partially captured but lines are incoherent.
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Veeiei Pepe
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California Sierras
Palo Alto
URI
Herbert Woaver
Santa Harbera
Hol
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Cedar .Rapids
Smith
Jubany
Middlewest
Executive Mansion
Alfred E. Smith
W. Earl Smith
Iinois
Frank W. Murphy
Murphy
William Hirth
American Cotton Growers’ Exchange
Raleigh, N. C
Remy
Godtfring
Herman
Miller
Fike
Marsh
Columbus Day
George Pike
Wilbur Marsh
Daughters of the American Revolution
Black
Evening Past. Inc
Hom
Weathermann
McGehee
Grace Weatherman
Joseph McGhee
Weatherman
Cabool
Nancy
Cecil, Jr
North Side
Catherine Magliano
Joseph
Alma Lee
Jennie — Mathiesen
U.pka
Brooklyn
Po. Ilee
Conopus
Callie’ Wieder
City Lbrarian
Canopus Club
Black's
Tenroom
Chebsit
Albert Walters
Marian
George NM. Bowen
George M. Bowen
Commercial Street
Marcel
New Hartford
Bowen
A. BE
France
Germany
W. G. Bowen
Fred R. Bowen
Utica Street
F. M. Bowen
Justlta McLaren
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
Daniel Flanagan
Bluff Street
Mr. Flanagan
T. Glessner
Willis Street
Hilejman & Condt
Greeley
Electric Company
Opportunity
Finchford
Wemey
Eldora
A. L. Walker
Eourtt
Thomas A. Dorgan
Tad
Waterloo Evening Courier
Pad
Toie’d
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