Dessau Fliers Plan New Ocean Start After Atlantic Bid
In Dessau Germany Aug 16 officials and Junkers engineers meet with pilots Edzard Risticz Koehl and Loose after the Europa and Bremen failed to cross the Atlantic. Fog and stormy winds forced a retreat near Ireland. The group plans a new start with backing from Junkers works North German Lloyd and Darmstadter National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dessau
Germany
Junkers
Atlantic
Europa
Bremen
Atlantic Ocean
Junkers Works
Lloyd and Darmstadter National Bank
Cornelius Edzard
Johann Risticz
Herman Koehl
Friedrich Loose
Koehl
Loose
Ireland
Edzard
Risticr
Fewer Lawgivers More Plumbers Urged For Sanitation
Col. W. G. Archer of the national trade extension bureau told Boon Kiwanis at Hotel Russell-Lamson that the world needs more electricians and plumbers to light streets and improve sanitation. He compared ancient Babylon’s water system to modern needs and discussed sanitation as civilization’s foundation. Mrs. Frieda Buenneke Welch sang several songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. ‘Archer
National Trade
Kiwanis Club
Boon
Russell-Lamson
Atta
Archer
Babylon
Frieda’ Buenneke Welch
Belgrade Reports Clash of Albanian and Italian Soldiers
Dispatches from Belgrade say Albanian soldiers and Italian instructors clashed yesterday at Scutari with dead and wounded on both sides. Italy holds a mandate from the great powers to maintain peace in Albania, while Yugoslavs charge the treaty secretly enables Italian influence to their detriment. Rome denies this.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Belgrade
Scutari
Italy
Council of Ambassadors
Albania
Rome
Bank Stockholders Ordered to Pay Assessment in Neola Bank Case
Defunct Neola State bank stockholders must pay a 100 percent assessment to cover a $175,090 deficiency. Depositors claim about $346,000, with state officials stating the assessment will return roughly $31,009. Officer J. S. Hermsen with 55 acres of stock faces a $5,000 assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Neola State Bank
Neola
O. D. Wheeler
J. S. Hermsen
Rainfall totals and cool day across Iowa region
A heavy shower began at 6:50 PM and continued through the day, totaling 1.25 inches by 1:30 PM. The cold damp weather persisted with a raw, chilly day as rainfall appeared general across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowe
Gift to Waterloo Firemen From Local Executive
Wirt P. Hoxie vice president of the Waterloo Fruit and Commission Co presents a $25 check to the Waterloo fire department as appreciation for effective service in quelling a recent warehouse fire. Funds to bolster the pension fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Fire Department
Wirt P. Hoxie
Waterloo Fruit & Commission So
Rampaging Kansas Rivers Threaten Millions in Damage
Muddy waters swept through a dozen Kansas towns as rain continued. Flooding endangered lowlands, driving farmers from homes and destroying corn. Livestock losses ran high with hundreds of hogs sheep horses and cattle killed or swept away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
New Yorkers Buy Two St. Paul Papers
Bernard H. Ridder and Victor P. Ridder of New York newspapers have acquired the St. Paul Pioneer Press and St. Paul Dispatch. The Pioneer Press is a morning paper and the Dispatch an evening publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
New York
INS
Bernard H. Ridder
Victor P. Ridder
New York Staats-Zeituing
Journal of Commerce
Long Island Daily Press
St. Paul, Minn
Pioneer Press
Dispatch
Packer’s Son Sentenced in Riot During Sacco-Vanzetti Demonstration
Padwers Hapgood son of an Indianapolis packer, a Pittsburgh youth leader in mining, was given six months in county jail by Judge Parmenter in municipal court. He faced four counts of rioting and incitement to riot during a Boston public demonstration tied to Sacco and Vanzetti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
INS
Padwers Hapgood
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
House of Correction
Parmenter
Boston Common
Miss Page Wins First Match in Woman's Golf
Miss Dorothy Page of Madison defending champion won her first match in the championship flight of the western women's golf tournament at Lake Geneva Wisconsin by defeating Miss Ann Webster of Fort Leavenworth Kansas 6 and 5. Page showed uneven form but prevailed in the opening round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Page
Lake Geneva
Wis
Dorothy Page
Madison
Ann Webster
Fort. Leavenworth
Kan
Police arrest for illegal possession found liquor at 311 Fourth Street West
Joe Keegan posted a $150 bond for a municipal court hearing after officers Crum tine and Farley reported finding two pints of liquor and a partially fired gallon can of alcohol at 311 Fourth Street West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Keegan
Hugh F. Crumtine
Warren Farley
Fourth Street West
Management Week Planned to Spread Efficiency Gospel
Washington officials and about twenty national engineering and manufacturing groups plan a Management Week from October 24 to 29 to promote efficiency and reduce waste. Organizers in 58 cities are active as they aim to exceed last year’s attendance of over 30,000 people in 100 cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Commerce Department
Six Planes Aerial Derby Prompts Interest Across Hawaii
Maui and Hilo residents await the aerial derby with optimism that stray planes may wing toward Oahu. Governor Farrington sent a goodwill radio message to Jensen as Honolulu hopes for a regally welcomed winner. Captain Bill Erwin receives a blessing telegram from his mother in Oklahoma as he chases the Easterwood prize worth 25000 dollars for a Dallas to Hong Kong route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maui
Hawaii
Hilo
Oahu
Jensen
Honolulu
Wheeler Field
Farrington
Oakland
Cal
INS
W. A. Erwin
Bill Erwin
Dallas Spirit
Erwin
Big Boy
Luke
Easterwood
Supreme Court Considers Sacco-Vanzetti Plea Under Advisement
Frank P. Sibley reports affidavits alleging Judge Thayer used contemptuous language about defense counsel during a Dedham inn luncheon. Attorney Hill presents further affidavits detailing remarks by the judge as the Sacco-Vanzetti case moves to a higher court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Sacco-Vanzetti
Frank P. Sibley
Hill
Sibley
Thayer
Dedham Inn
Local Residents and Heating Plants Listed in 1917 Directory
Names and addresses include Harry Hummel of 803 Home Park boulevard and 1917 Third street west, with $3,000 noted. Heating plants listed for J. A. Armstrong at 914 Dawson, Fred Donahue at 911 Western, E. M. Gage at 829 Fourth east, and J. A. Dyer at 427 Gable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hummel
Home Park Boulevard
Third Street West
J. A. Armstrong
Dawson
Fred Donahue
Western
E. M. Gage
Fourth East
J. A. Dyer
Gable
Bryan urges anti monopoly focus for Democratic campaign
Former Nebraska Governor Charles W. Bryan calls for the next Democratic presidential drive to center on anti monopoly issues and exclude prohibition and religion from party talks. In a letter to Maurice Murphy, Bryan suggests Senator James A. Reed could be a candidate and urges farm relief, arguing voters care about economic issues and agricultural concerns. He notes midwest Democrats and Republicans prioritize issues over individuals and favors discussing real problems to choose a nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
William Jennings Bryan
Maurice P. Murphy
St. Joseph
Bryan
James A. Reed
Missouri
United Press
Murphy
Reed
Middlewest
Democratic Party
Farm Women Camp Offers Two Weeks of Rest and Recreation
Cedar County Farm Bureau opens a two week recreation camp for farm women in Tipton Iowa. No work allowed and all chores handled by others. About fifty women enrolled with expectations to double by week’s end as they enjoy boating swimming and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County Farm Bureau Federation
Many League Opens State Convention
The Thirteenth annual convention of the League of Iowa Municipalities convened in Red Oak Iowa on August 16 and was expected to be the largest in league history. Mayor Stewart Gilman Sioux City led the league with Vice President B C Benham Muscatine presiding as they opened sessions and set the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
League of Iowa
Stewart Gilman
Sioux City
League
B. C. Benham
Muscatine
Frank G. Pierce
Gilman
Army Inspector General Eli Helmick Hurt In Auto Crash
Maj. Gen. Eli A. Helmick and Mrs. Helmick were injured in a car accident near Washington yesterday. Helmick suffered a probable rib fracture and severe facial and hand cuts while Mrs. Helmick endured a scalp wound and facial cut. They were taken to Walter Reed hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eli A. Helmick
Army
Austrian War Looms at Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs Iowa the southern district called Little Austria is patrolled by heavily armed police after threats and feuds rumor. Chief E N Catterlin ordered a special guard to prevent trouble.
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Council Bluffs
INS
Little
Austria
E. N. Catterlin
Names in Cedar Falls and Waterloo Area
Readable fragments list individuals linked to Cedar Falls and Waterloo including Eddie Dosson Lindie Buckly Waterson Albert L Kate Juhia E Mathers Cedar Falls Waterloo two local names with no further context.
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Eddie Dosson
Waterloo
Lindie Buckly
Waterson
Albert L. Kate
Cedar Falls
Juhia E. Mathers
Wart department designates 26 high schools as honor training centers
Washington reports the war department named 26 high schools as honor schools for military training including Council Bluffs Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
INS
Wart Department
Council Bluffs
Greeleys Travel to Flint to Visit Sister
Mr and Mrs Charles Greeley of 407 Riverside Drive left this week by car to Flint Michigan to visit her sister Mrs Arthur Elliott The mother Mrs W R Jameson who has been in Flint for several weeks will return with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Greeley
Riverside Drive
Flint, Mich
Arthur Elliott
W., R. Jameson
Flint
John
Helen
Back From Clear Lake
Miss Jessie Cooley Mrs H R Williams and Mrs L G Adams returned from a sojourn at Clear Lake with news of their travels and local social activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Jessie Cooley
H. R. Williams
L. G. Adams
Mrs Lau and son return from Detroit visit
Mrs Ralph Lau and her son Ralph Jr of 507 Oak avenue return from a two week stay in Canada and Detroit Michigan. In Detroit they joined the city in a celebration honoring Charles Lindbergh the Trans Atlantic flyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Lau
Ralph, Jr
Oak Avenue
Canada
Detroit
Mich
Charles Lindbergh
Brookhart Speaks to Iowa Farmers in Stoughton
Senator Brookhart of Iowa addressed a Stoughton Wisconsin gathering of farmers on the political issues of the day. The Republican senator spoke about farm policy and national concerns during his visit dated August 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prookhart
Stoughton
Wis
Senator Brookhart
Iowa
Delay of Steel Chairman Choice After Gary Death
New York Aug 16 A finance committee meeting of United States Steel postponed to next week delaying announcement of Elbert H Gary successor. Wall Street names include J P Morgan Myron Taylor Nathan Miller James Farrell Pierre Du Pont and Senator Reed amid talk Coolidge possible but unlikely. Gary wealth estimates range to 45 million with salary rumors around 1.9 million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Elbert H. Gary
Gary
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan
Myron C. Taylor
Europe
the Times
Coolidge
James A. Farrell
Pierre du Pont
General Motors Corporation
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Plan to Open Bevier Mines in Western Missouri
John A. Sargent of Central Coal & Coke Co in Bevier western Missouri said in Chicago an independent agreement with miners sets the 1917 wage scale. If market conditions allow, five hundred men would be hired immediately and daily output could reach about 1500 tons as the Bevier mines reopen.
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Kansas City
INS
John A. Sargent
Central Coal & Coke Co
Bevier
Western Missouri
Chicago
Iin
Sargent
Marshal on murder charge in Nebraska town
Beaver City Nebraska August 16 IN S charging that Victor E Broquet town marshal at Wilsonville used the office to cover up the killing of Bert A Wagner last Saturday County Attorney Wade Stephens prepared to file a first degree murder charge Broquet prosecutors said enmity existed between the two men for years Broquet shot Wagner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver City
Neb
INS
Victor E. Broquet
Wilsonville
Bert A. Wagner
Wade Stephens
Broquet
Stephens
Wagner
Cosgrave Government Faces Confidence Motion Backed
Dublin on August 16. The National League party declared support for a Labour Party motion of no confidence, signaling a likely defeat for the William T. Cosgrave government of Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosgrave
Dublin
William T. Cosgrave
Ireland
National League Party
Labor Party
2000 Guards In Camp At Camp Dodge
Two thousand national guardsmen began an intensive summer encampment at Camp Dodge today. Training will continue through August 28 as part of the annual program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tes Moines
Camp Dodge
Circus Parade Lost In Boston Street Maze
A Boston circus parade went missing as crowds gathered on a main thoroughfare, leaving spectators bewildered while the procession failed to pass. Madison reports declining enrollment in culture oriented college courses, notably in commerce engineering and agriculture. A Saugus tortoise was briefly captured by a motorcycle officer on a busy turnpike before escaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Saugus
Mass
Crosses Mark Traffic Deaths On City Intersections
Pittsburgh officials ordered white crosses and gum symbols at ten street intersections to mark sites of fatal accidents. Each cross denotes an automobile crash resulting in two or more deaths, serving as a grim reminder of road dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Cow in Kentucky Produces Three Twin Calf Pairs
In Crittenden Kentucky W D Drennan owns a cow noted for bearing three sets of twin calves within 28 months, a record for consecutive twinning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crittenden, Ky
W. D. Drennan
Bees Boost Orchard Yields In Michigan Fruit Belt
Detroit report notes beekeepers loan bees to orchardists to aid pollination in Michigan fruit belt. The practice helps improve fruit yields and supports local growers in the pollination season.
Belfast Man, 87, Drives 512 Miles to Cape Cod Return
Isaiah W. Cross of Belfast, at 87, learned to operate an automobile and, after trips around the state, drove 256 miles to Provincetown and back. He did so to observe changes in Cape Cod since his last visit 72 years earlier, reporting no mishaps or inconveniences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Isaiah W. Cross
Provincetown
Mass
Cape Cod
Homes on Park Point Carry Personal Names Alongside Numbers
In Duluth Minnesota Park Point residents name houses beside the street numbers. Walkers read signs such as Hank's Haven Sweet Asylum Step In Pirate Rest and other creative titles reflecting owner originality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Park Point
Hank’s Haven
Sweet Asylum
Pirate Rest
Invisible Clock Chiming From Tallahassee Church Tower
Tallahassee residents recall a clock in the First Presbyterian church tower dating back to territorial days. The hands were never connected, the mechanism later enclosed, yet the clock has continued to strike the hours since its installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Tallahasse
First Presbyterian
Subway Strike Breakers Hired In New York Smoking 40000 Cigarettes
Transit firms hired strikebreakers for a potential subway walkout and provided bed board and cigarettes. The planned strike never happened, but the workers remained for three days and smoked about 40 000 company cigarets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Transit
Bomb blast damages juror's home tied to Sacco Vanzetti case
A powerful explosion wrecked the East Milton residence of juror Lewis McMurdy, injuring family members and prompting heightened security around the Sacco Vanzetti trial. Police investigated a clocklike device and a possible time bomb as officials sought the attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
INS
East Milton
Lewis McMurdy
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzett
Braintree
McHardy
Harvard’ Square
Cambridge
Massachusetts Supreme
Sacco
Vanzetti
Colnsel
Court House
State House
State Prison
European Fliers Delayed in Oversea Flight Plans
Three groups of aviators awaiting nonstop U S crossings did not depart. Levine’s Columbia aircraft is under repair after a hangar break in damaged a propeller. Blue Bird pilot Leon Givon and Coste’s Breguet plane faced dangerous weather. Courtney’s trans Atlantic leg postponed due to stormy east Atlantic conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
INS
United States
Charles A. Levine
Columbia
Leon Givon
Farnam
Blue Bird
Dieudonne Coste
Breguet
Villa Coublay
Courtney
Southampton
Eng
East Atlantic
Frank T. Courtney
America
Miners Walkout Sparks Revolt at Centralia Works
Warfare among miners flared again as 75 idle union miners from Christian county and southern Illinois visited the Marion County Coal company works in Centralia and urged 200 miners to strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Til
Miners’ Union
Christian County
Illinois
Marion County Coal Company
Thematic dialogue on fatal bites and engagement
A fragment discusses annual deaths from bite incidents, with a whispered aside about a theological student. The text blends humor and concern over potential dangers and personal plans, reflecting a newspaper clipping fragment.
Aviatrix Gladys Roy Killed by Propeller Accident
Gladys Roy a noted aviator and film stunt flyer died from injuries after stepping into a spinning propeller at Watson field while filming with Evelyn Wilgus. Roy 25 of Los Angeles had been groomed for a New York to Rome trans Atlantic flight with Lieutenant Delmar Snyder. She held parachute jumping records and was Miss Ohio finalist Evelyn Wilgus also featured in the shoot at Russell Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Alberto Guglielmi
Rudolph ‘Valentino
Guglielmi
Idol
Valentino
Youngstown
Gladys Roy
New York
Rome
Lieut
Delmar E. Snyder
Roy
Arthur Roy
Watson Field
Evelyn Wilgus
Russells Point
Ohio
Atlantic City
Incendiary Fire Attempt At Cedar Rapids Barbershop
Cedar Rapids August 16 Incendiary fire was started at the barbershop of H G Metge but was extinguished with no damage after a milkman spotted flames. Fire Chief James Kennedy confirmed evidence showed kerosene and oil soaked rags at the scene. This marks a prior July 4 attempt at the same location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
INS
H. G. Metge
James Kennedy
Kennedy
Socialist Party Declines to Support Aug. 22 Strike
The Socialist Party announced it would not participate in the August 22 strike called by the workers party in protest of the Sacco and Vanzetti executions. The announcement came in New York on August 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Socialist Party
Workers Party (Communist
Sacco
Vanzetti
U. S. Mexican Claims Convention Extended Two Years
Washington August 16 The United States and Mexico sign an agreement extending the general claims convention of 1923 for two years. The claims commission will evaluate claims from September 8, 1923 to August 30, 1927 in addition to earlier cases, with ratification by Congress required. The commission has no jurisdiction over claims after August 30, 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Kellogg
Tellez
Congress
Claims Commission
General Commission
Sleeping Beauty Talks After Months in Gas Induced Lethargy
Mrs. Clara Drummond, once Fresno’s "sleeping beauty," spoke for the first time since a gas episode left her in a mental lethargy for over four months. She told her nurse she would rather walk than be treated as a baby while being wheeled to her bed in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Clara Drummond
Fresno
Nebraska Prosperity Shown in Omaha Clearing Figures
Omaha banks reported a strong week with clearings totaling $40,613,303, up more than $500,600 from the same week in 1926 and $450,000 over the prior week, signaling renewed prosperity due to large grain crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Omaha
Omaha Clearing House Association
Painters clash in Brooklyn riot injuring several
Fifty rival painters' unions members fought in Brooklyn with revolvers hammers hatchets clubs and fists. Frank Tietlebaum 25 Charles Good 20 and John Owens 35 were seriously injured in the melee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Frank Tietlebaum
Charles Good
John Owens
Quakes in Russia Cause Deaths and Injuries in Ferghana Region
Moscow reports nearly 100 earthquakes felt over several days in Ferghana and Takestan areas. Authorities list 34 dead and 72 injured as aftershocks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow
Ferghana
Takestan
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Honor School
Sheik
Finance Committee
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New York Times
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John D. Rockefeller
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