Youth Visits Planned for Vandervoort Case Relatives to Visit
Warren Vandervoort, 17, who killed his father in Parkersburg will be visited in his Butler county jail cell by three relatives of the slain pastor. A. Vandervoort, J. Vandervoort and H. Brown said the visit is nonlegal and aimed at offering support before funeral services.
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Della Barber Vandervoort
Alen Memorial Hospital
R. J. Vandervoort
Parkersburg
Warren
Butler County
tWomeles
Shaw
Bim
Warren Vandervoort
Tim
J. H. Vandervoort
Sinnos
N.Y
Brown
Greenfield
Maas
Vandervoort
Wavgren
Salt water yields profitable salt making device in Iowa
Iowa reports saltwater with high sodium chloride content found by engineers drilling a wall at a local milk company site, suggesting profitability for the Weilag and Commercial salt making setup. Cedar Rapids notes 13 year old William Steffy used Boy Scout taught rescue skills to save 15 year old Charles Benham from drowning in the Cedar River. Clear Lake records Iowa Daily Press association convention closing with athletic events. Emmetsburg reports former state representative L B Mayne hospitalized in Mason City. Mason City approves plans for a $300000 Y M C A building.
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Dea Moines
Cedar Rapids
William Steffy
Charles Benham
Cedar River
Clear Lake
Iowa Daily Press Association
Y ‘Emmetsburg
Lb. H. Mayne
Mason City Hospital
Mason City
Ballots Missing in Brookhart Seat Race Spark Inquiry
In Iowa Senate contest between Smith Brookhart and Daniel Steck 200 ballots from Winterset, Madison County, are missing. Filings show Steck led Brookhart by margin as overall totals give Steck 208,574 to 135,994 with 4,699 challenged votes across 50 counties. An immediate investigation was ordered.
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Washington, D. C
Aus
INS
Senate Elections Committee
Iowa
Smith
W. Brookhart
Daniel F. Steck
Winterset
Madison County
Steck
Brookhart
Altho Brookhart
Retired Admiral Warns Philippines Face Capture in War
Sees Danger Rear Admiral B A Fiske U S A retired declared at Newport R I that the defenseless condition of the Philippine islands means their certain capture in the event of war.
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B. A. Fiske
Newport
R. I
Philippine Islands
Tragic Paris-Cultais Express Wreck Near Amiens
Eleven killed and 160 injured when a Paris Cultais express piling into Amiens Station at about 60 mph derailed ten cars. Gas tanks exploded as seven forward third class cars telescoped then toppled. The engineer braked suddenly. no Americans harmed.
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Associated Press
Amiens
France
Paris
Two Confessions in Ellingson Matricide Trial
Dorothy Ellingson, a 17 year old girl, stands accused of killing her mother in a Napa State Hospital confession emerges accusing Jim Jamar as the actual killer. The defense and prosecutors clash over the confession presented to the jury while police notes and witness interviews are reviewed.
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Dorothy Ellingson
San Francis
TNS
Dorothy Mugton
Toda
Dorothy
Napa State Hospital
Jimmie Jamar
Tanses
Wilamie
Epife
Ariousead Hin
Tobacco sales in Japan rise in fiscal April figures
The report notes tobacco sales in Japan for the fiscal April show an increase of a percentage over the previous period. Details on ATS and CiZaTets are variated, with figures indicating growth compared with the prior month.
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Japan
CiZaTets
Standard Cuts Gas in Omaha 1 Cent
Gasoline prices in Omaha will be reduced one cent a gallon by the Standard Oil Company of Nebraska. Station price will be 20 12 cents including a two cent tax. tank wagon price remains 21 1-41 cents. President A A Richardson said the cut is to meet competition.
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Omaha
Neb
SAP
Standard Oil Company of Nebraska
A. A. Richardson
Warmer and Cloudy Tomorrow Foretold At Local Meet
A cloudy warmer day is forecast with a rise in temperatures by afternoon. The report mentions a Legion meet in Caniel Va and a local convention attended by national leaders including James A. Drain and Commander Ram pa Lerion.
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Drain
Legion Meet
Caniel Va
Amy
Miller
Rampa Lerion
Conneil
James A. Drain
Iowa Costs Surge 1923 State Budget Shows Big Increases
Des Moines reports that Iowa taxpayers paid far more to run state government in 1923 than in 1919. Expenditures rose across departments led by the highway commission and educational institutions. The agricultural, health, and university budgets all showed sizable jumps while some offices trimmed spending.
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Des Moines
Lowa
HE. J. Hogue
Budgel
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Agricultural Society
State Department of Agriculture
Hogue
Dairy and Food Commission
Horticultural Department
Banking Department
Board of Education
Department of Health
Board’ of Parole
Iowa National Guard
State Printing Board
State Library
Committee On
Committee On Retrenchment In Reform
State University of Iowa
Convicts Believed Trapped in Ravine Near Willard
State posse believes escaped convicts Murray Ellsworth Kelly and Jam Willos are cornered in a ravine three cities east of Willard Oregon after leaving their yesterday. WW Gardner, a prison guard, reports the action as patrols search the area.
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Salem
Ore
Murray
Ellsworth Kelly
Jam Willos
Willard
WW. E. Gardner
Jewelry Hoard Seized In Narco Case Linking Gildeler
Federal officers seize jewelry valued around fifty thousand dollars from a safety deposit box rented by Kitty Gildeler. The arrest follows Mrs Gilhiooley’s capture, which led to the May list arrest of Cale Wil Gray Beach, former head of the narcotics squad, and exposes a narcotic syndicate network.
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Chivas
Aus
Kitty Gildeler
Town Roads in Good Shape Report Says
Des Moines bulletin reports Des Moines area roads in good condition with detours noted as needed. Town roads are dragged and passable in all sections of the state according to the AP bulletin issued today.
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Des Moines
la Moines
Prince of Wales Heads for South America
Montevideo reports the Prince of Wales, fresh from South Africa, ready to land in South America aboard The Repulse. The royal party prepares to begin the South American tour as the ship approaches the coast.
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England
South America
Montevideo
Wale
South Africa
U S Gods Peeved as Hoodlums Cry Who Won War
Reported disorder in Victoria square last night involving American sailors and Tartdic elements. Sailors’ shore leave was briefly withdrawn, then resumed. Christ Church remained packed as locals welcomed the visitors and condemned the hoodlum behavior.
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U.S
Christ Church
Victoria Square
Schlore
Woman Teacher Fired as Radical May Sue College
Ellsworth College trustees allegedly breached contract by terminating Prof Alden Carlson head of English after four years. Carlson claims firing stems from pro Brookhart support and antiwar advocacy, with parents objecting and townspeople’s dislike cited by college representatives.
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MAY Sue College
Ellsworth College
Aldens Carlson
Town Falls
Aldenay I Carison
Carlson
Innocent Stockman Duped in City Hall Hoax
Abe Remus, a 32 year old Montana farmer near Butte, said a pleasant stranger named Francois Perkins tricked him in Sioux City. He paid $100 for an option to buy the city hall, priced at $15,000, before Perkins disappeared after a brief two to three day stay.
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Sians City
INS
Abe Remus
Butte
Remus
Sioux City
Franccis Perkins
Perkins
Rich Farmer Sued Over 25000 Alienation Claim
Balm Larchwood Iowa August 14 an alienation suit seeks 25000 damages against W F Werbert 50 a widower landowner by Fred Miller a farmer near Wall Lake Miller accuses Werbert of taking away his wife Mrs Miller four months after their marriage and claims loss of affections in the suit filed today by the plaintiff.
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Larchwood
INS
W. FP. Werbert
Fred Miller
Farrer
Wall Lake
Miller
Ferbert
Eastern Gasoline War Brings 18 Cent Rate
New York August 14 reports a gasoline price war among refiners reduces pump prices. Standard Oil of New Jersey lowers tank wagon faces by 1 cent a gallon. The West Virginia price falls to 18 cents amid nationwide cuts from leading refiners.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
West Virginia
Queen Wilhelmina narrowly escapes car crash in London
An unidentified touring car struck a vehicle carrying Queen Wilhelmina of Folland near the royal residence. The Queen was unharmed though the incident prompted a cautious, close call report from London authorities.
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Hfolland
London
Ange
Amsterdam
Exchange Teles Staph Company
Wilhelmina of
Folland
Walnut Street Baptist Church in dispute over Sunday services
Walnut Street Baptist church faces ongoing conflict as Rev R N MacDonald is barred from pulpit by court injunction. Conciliatory talks continue with the church board and state conference officials awaiting assignment of a field preacher. MacDonald plans to observe the Sabbath away from the pulpit if the injunction stands.
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Walnut Street
Walnut Street Church
MacDonald
House of God
Walnut Street Baptist
Charlie Chaplin Reported With Blood Poisoning
New York August 14 Charlie Chaplin the famed film comedian was said to be recovering from a blood poisoning threat reporting along Broadway though Dr. James McKenzie said he suffered a heart attack from overwork at the Ritz Carlton Chaplin shut away from friends and reporters his secretary said he was recovering from a cold a hotel waiter noted his swollen face in the serving of meals to the Chastin suites
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New York
Charlie Chaplin
Broadway
James McKenzie
Chapllin
Ritz-Carlton
Chaplin
McKenzie
Shenandoah Man Nearly Electrocuted at Fair
J F Carlson, a Shenandoah resident, was nearly killed today when adjusting a lamp globe at the Shenandoah fair. He stepped from a platform to damp ground and received a severe electric shock, revived after 19 minutes by physicians.
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Shenandoan, Lu
J. F. Carlson
Oak
Carlson
Niece of Prize Baby Wins At Sentinel Beauty Show
Helen Whitehill aged 23 months won first prize in the Sentinel World's annual baby show held yesterday in Shenandoah Iowa. Her aunt Mrs Thelma Norton Whitehill previously won the prize at the paper's first show 26 years ago. Judges included bachelors Robert Jackson Richard Thimes and Leonard Goldberg.
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Helen Whitehill
Page
Fremont
Sentinel
Thelma Norton Whitehill
Robert Jackson
Richard Thlmes
Le'and Goldberg
Falls Under Train Kills Man in Davenport
Davenport Iowa August 14 John Korloda 30 of Saint Paul Minnesota was fatally injured when he fell beneath the wheels of a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul train. A notebook on his person identified him. His skull was fractured and his right leg severed.
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Davenport
Joen Korloda
St. Paul Minn
M. & St. Paul
Winnipeg street payroll holdup leaves cashier beaten
During daylight robbery of the Winnipeg Street Railway payroll, bandits beat the cashier into unconsciousness and escaped with an air pouch containing a sum between 000 and 75,000. Police seek suspects and the motive in this daylight incident.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Street Railway Company
Murphy Parish Reunion Near Westigate Plans Special
Third annual Murphy church reunion near Westigate announced for Sunday August 16. Rev I L Baumgartner of Waterloo will be principal speaker at Sumner Louisiana event.
Missing Waitress Aims for Theatrical Career in Ottumwa
Grace Wolf, a Des Moines waitress, disappeared after leaving home to pursue acting. The charred body found nearby is linked to an investigation. Wolf had joined a local musical comedy chorus in Ottumwa and did not inform her parents or friends of her plans before leaving Des Moines on Tuesday.
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Aireus
Gars
Te Ladr
Web
iMtumwa
API
Grace Wolf
Des Moines
Miss Wolf
Plains
Tes Moines
Man Held for Inquiry Over Threat to Mellon
Kansas City authorities hold insurance broker Will IK Reenie after his confession to sending an anonymous letter to Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon threatening his life. Chief William A. Shreeve urges mental health evaluation, while federal officials discuss applicable statutes. The letter, mailed from a Kansas City suburb, criticizes Mellon over prohibition policy and labels him treasonous.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Will IK
Reenie
Andrew Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Melton
William A. Shreeve
Reeré
Shreeve
United States
William H. Davenport
Secret Service
Mellon
Ventura Phone Manager Hurt in Vehicle Crash
John Dunlap, 50, Ventura Iowa telephone exchange manager, suffered a fractured skull broken leg several broken ribs and internal injuries after being pinned under a car near Center Point last night. The speeding vehicle skidded into a ditch and overturned. He was brought to Cedar Rapids for treatment while visiting his son.
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Cedar Rapids
John Dunlap
Ventura
Center Point
Dunlap
Prominent Burlington Man Dies in Denver
Burlington native H. P. Eastman, vice president and general manager of the Mhittenden & iBH Eastman company, Burlington, died today at St. Luke's hospital in Denver. He began in the furniture trade in 1877 as a bookkeeper and became a partner in 1883. Eastman founded the Citizens Water company, serving as its president for 18 years, and also led the Hotel Burlington company as president.
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H. P. Eastman
Mhittenden & Ibh Eastman Company
St. Luke's Hospital
Denver
Colo
Eastman
Citizens Water Company
Hotel Burlington Company
Plan to market frozen bank assets statewide
Plan announced by institutions holding frozen paper aims to market assets from more than 160 banks and related entities through a new corporation. The effort includes farm loan groups and insurance firms and is tied to Evereth land colonizer. Fortunes of the frozen assets move to market.
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St. Pond
Minn
Northwest
Evereth
Land Colonizer
Weather boosts crop prospects in Iowa week report
Ideal weather aided crops in Iowa last week with 87 percent of oats cut and yields high. A 24 acre Independence field produced 84 bushels with 35 pounds per bushel. 60 percent of corn at milk stage with large ears. Wheat and barley harvests underway as pastures and gardens progress. Waverly area sweet corn to be harvested next week. Farmers begin fall plowing and winter wheat prep.
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Iowa
I Hots Central Railroad
W. Scote Williams
Western Lines
Independence
Waverly
Mystery Phone Call Seen as Queer Jest
Des Moines August 14 AP Tom Pettit an identification expert suspects a mystery telephone call to Wellington hotel linked to Kirksville Missouri officials and the Carlisle slaying was a prank by medical students who may have placed Namay's body in a burned straw stack.
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Deg Moines
Tom Pettit
Wellington
Kirksville
Warren Taylor
Carlisle
Namay
Pickford Kidnappers Sentenced to Ten Years to Life
Los Angeles Aug 14 AP Superior Judge Victor McLucas sentenced Stephen and Claude Holcombe to 10 years to life in San Quentin after their conviction for plotting to kidnap film star Mary Pickford. Probation and a new trial were denied. The defense gave notice of appeal. Samanay Aug 44 1018 witnessed a wedding in Sumakor as Miss Laura Standish of Oak Park UK married John Stearns, a teacher in the American school, ending a brief romance. Stearns is Harvard graduate Sue Stearns’s relative.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Victor McLucas
Stephens
Claude Holcombe
San Quentin
Mary Pickford
Samanay
Puikartan
Laura Standish
Oak Park
Sumakor
John Stearns
Sue Stearns
Harvard
Auto victim shows signs of waking after coma
Hawarden Iowa Aug 14 Roby Pocklington 15 who lay in a death like coma since July 14 after an automobile accident is believed to be slowly regaining consciousness today.
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Auto Victet
Hawarden
Roby Pocklington
Two 14 Year Olds Admit 100 Robberies on Long Island
Two 14 year old boys, Albert Hayek of Inwood and Dominick Oliveria of Lawrence, confessed to a spree of Long Island residential burglaries totaling 46 000 dollars since school ended. They are held on juvenile delinquency charges.
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Mineola
Long Island
Albert Hayek
Inwood
Dominick Oliveria
Lawrence
Germany Gears for London Ostend Security Conference
Berlin reports Germany expects a major conference in London or Ostend at August end to reconcile security pact views with France Britain Belgium and England likely to attend. Berlin seeks exceptions and safeguards against allied troop movements across Germany to Poland. If quick accord emerges Germany could seek entrance to the League of Nations at the September meeting.
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Berlin
Germany
London
Ostend
France
Aly
Belgium
England
League of Nations
Poland
French German Note Approved by Belgium During Negotiations
The French note on the security pact has in principle Belgian approval and will be sent to Rome this afternoon. Mussolini is expected to approve the text in time for Paris to forward it to Berlin by Monday or Tuesday. The final draft follows the original French text with British changes not altering policy.
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Paris
Germany
London
Rome
Afussolini
Berlin
Bristol
Austen Chamberlain
Extradition Sought for 1923 Assault Suspect
County Attorney Elmer L. Hunt travels to Des Moines to obtain extradition papers for Charles Roe, held in Denver on a warrant charging criminal assault on a girl in 1923. Roe plans to resist extradition, authorities indicate.
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Elmer L. Hunt
Des Moines
Hammill
Charles Roe
Denver
Roe
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