Chamberlin Becomes Lieut Colonel and Iowa Hero
Clarence D Chamberlin, famed transatlantic aviator, is made a lieut colonel by Gov Hammill. He plans future aviation work while visiting Denison Ames Fort Dodge and Des Moines for state fair events and honorary engineering degree.
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Denison
Clarence Chamberlin
Atlantic
Chamberlin
Hammill
Iowa
America
Bert Acosta
Des Moines
Fair Board
Gow
Fair ‘Board
New York
Germany
Ames
Town State.college
Frandefair
Ernor “Hammill
Submarine search expands for missing airmen near Hawaii
The Pacific search for missing airmen shifts west of the Hawaiian islands as navy vessels and the mine sweeper Ortolan patrol waters near Kauai. Rewards totaling 40 000 dollars are offered by James Dole and others for discovery and rescue, while Art Goebel and Martin Jensen await word on flights and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Hawaiian ‘Archipelago
Ortolan
Kauai
John Rodgers
Kauai Channel
James Dole
William F. Mallolska
Flint
Mich
Doran
San Francisco Examiner
Art Goebel
Martin Jensen
Eight Thousand Shriners Expected for Ames Labor Day Picnic
Ames Iowa Aug 19 eight thousand Shriners of the middle west and their families are expected to assemble Sept 5 for the annual Labor day picnic on the campus at Iowa State College. A program of entertainment is being prepared followed by a picnic dinner. Arrangements are by Dr R D Feldman Ames and Potentate Harry Haskins of Za Ga Zig Shrine Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Middle West
Iowa State College
R. D. Feldman
Harry Haskins
Des Moines
Young Death Driver Returned to Eldora
Sioux City Aug 19 Daniel Dingman former inmate of Eldora boys school drove the car that fatally injured L Yerington of Storm Lake here Tuesday He will be returned to the state school police announced today Police say Dingman stole the automobile from Ed Blum Parkston IA D
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Daniel Dingman
Eldora
L. ©. Yerington
Storm Lake
Cinemada
Ed. Blum
Park- Ston
Two Dead and Ten Hurt in 6.8.40 Train Crash
Keokuk Iowa dispatches report two fatalities and ten injuries from Burlington wreck near Gregory Landing Missouri on Burlington No. 10 southbound. Arch McNeill of Brawley California killed. Alber Birderhoffer Palmyra Missouri and Hugh McNeill Brawley Cal among the injured. CARS overturned after a broken rail. McNeill crushed between car floor and trucks. bodies transported to Keokuk and St Joseph hospital.
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Keokuk
Arch McNeill
Brawley
Cal
Burlington
Gregory Landing
Alber Birderhoffer
Palmyra
Hugh McNeill
Christine Groeppner
Quincy
R. A. Harter
Chicago
Charles Hall
Burbank
J. G. Payne
Doris
John
Q. B. Herrold
Hannibal
A. Kirby
Mo. A
St. Joseph Hospital
St. Louis
McNeill
U. S. Muscatine
Plans Picnic for 168th Infantrymen
Former service men who served in the One Hundred Sixty-eighth infantry are invited to gather in Des Moines on September 10 for a reunion picnic. Clyde Dawson and Homer Gardner announce arrangements and urge every regiment member in the state to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Clyde Dawson
Homer Gardner
Salina flood waters start to recede in city
Salina Kansas residents saw flood waters ease today after a night of rising waters. A newspaper survey found about 250 city blocks remaining submerged as crews work to restore access and assess damage.
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Salina
Kan
William T Lodwig obituary recalls long Iowa life
William Thomas Lodwig 63 died after a long illness in a local hospital. Born August 2, 1864 in Ohio he moved to Fairbank Iowa as a boy, later lived in Oelwein and Waterloo. He married Nettie Mathews in 1887. she died about three and a half years ago. Surviving children include Clifford Clyde Roy Bilious Edna De Latte Merritt Vivian Bisbee and Emery Ludwig with siblings in Kansas City and Waterloo. Funeral Sunday at 1 pm at Peterson Bros chapel Rev Victor Hall officiating burial in Fairbank.
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William T. Lodwig
William Thomas Lodwig
Ohio
Iowa
Fairbank
Nettie Mathews
Oelwein
Waterloo
Lodewig
Reorganized
Church of Latter Day Saints
Heas
Clifford
Clyde
Roy
Bilious
Edna de Latte
Merritt
Vivian Bisbee
Emery Ludwig
Kansas City
Peterson Bros Chapel
Victor Hall
Death of John A Myers at 84 at Dearborn Street home
John A Myers died after a short illness of paralysis at 7 36 p m yesterday in the home of a grand nephew at 330 Dearborn street age 84 He was stricken Tuesday and did not rally Two sons Chester and Burt survive Mrs Myers died several years ago The body is at Hileman Gindt parlors pending funeral arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Myers
Dearborn Street
Chester
Burt
Myers
Hileman & Gindt
Sacco and Vanzetti Counsel After New Stay of Execution
A long article outlines a new stay of execution for Sacco and Vanzetti with legal arguments on writs of error and coram nobis, plus updates on Miss Luiga Vanzetti's arrival, police measures, and related protest activity as the case nears the August 22 execution date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacco
Vanzetti
Thirty Seven Drown In Island Typhoon
Manila P L Ang reports that thirty seven workmen drowned when the launch Sladen of the Atlantic Gulf Pacific company capsized during a typhoon. The vessel had been unloading the freighter Seafarer and set out toward the Pasig River after passing the breakwater. All aboard leaped into the water. fifty one reached the breakwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
P. L. Ang
Sladen
Atlantic Gulf Pacific Company
Pasig
Temperatures Forecast For Thursday To Friday
Readable temperature details indicate a Thursday high of 73 with a low around 56 Friday night. Friday morning expected near 58 and Friday afternoon around 68 with unsettled notes in the forecast.
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Cicseeecs
Charities Named in Banker's Will
Chicago reports Ralph Van Vechten's will leaves a 5.5 million estate to be split after his daughter Duane dies. A trust fund provides one third income to Cedar Rapids Home for the Friendless and Home for the Aged and to Coe College and Lombard College. Mrs Van Vechten receives two thirds until death, then the share goes to Miss Van Vechten, with future income divided among the institutions and Van Vechten Shaffer after her passing.
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Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Galesburg
Ralph van Vechten
van Vechten
Duane
Home For the
Home For
Coe College
Lombard College
Miss van Vechten
van Vechten Shaffer
Woman Falls Dead After Auto Smash In Davenport
In Davenport Iowa Mrs Henry Cook 66 of Rock Island died after a collision where a taxicab driven by John Shock 19 also of Rock Island struck a car she rode in. She collapsed on her nephew s porch from a ruptured blood vessel. Shock is held in default of 2000 bond. no charge filed yet. Her husband escaped with minor injuries.
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Davenport
INS
Henry Cook
Rock Island
John Shock
Cook
Contract for Hand Labor to Give Work to Idle Men
Fort Madison Iowa August 19 The Hagles of this city through an unusual clause in their lodge remodeling contract will provide substantial work for unemployed laborers. The project costs thirty thousand dollars and must be finished in three months with all excavation work to be done by hand. The clause was inserted to provide work for men out of jobs.
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Fort Madison
Air Pirates Feared as Traffic Grows
London August 13 The rise of air piracy risks prompts British Imperial Airways to arm bullion aircraft with revolvers. The plan aims to protect crews during forced landings away from airports, but fears persist of thieves raiding planes by sky battles or fake landings using landing flares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
High Seas
British Imperial Airways Limited
Two Teens Held in Des Moines Robbery Case
In Des Moines on August 19 Roy Cloe, 17, and Pat Anderson, 24, were jailed on robbery with aggravation charges for last night’s holdup of two oil stations. More than $100 in cash was seized. Anderson has confessed. Detective Roy Clarkson made the arrest.
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Des Moines
Roy Cloe
Pat Anderson
Anderson
Roy Clarkson
Local property listings show homes and garages with values
Fred W. Tompkins at 246 Madison listed for 1000 dollars and W W C Bahm at 242 Madison for 1000 dollars. Cc H Burk owns a garage at 1636 Mulberry valued 100 dollars. Waterloo Building & Loan Association remodels a residence at 413 State for 1500 dollars. Home Building & Loan lists a garage at 1134 Grant for 160 dollars. Heating plants: Paul Strayer 1202 Berth S A Barrett 517 Saxon John Brecht 618 Upton.
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Fred W. Tompkins
Madison
W.W. C. Bahm
Cc. H. Burk
Mulberry
Waterloo Building & Loan Association
State
Home Building & Loan
Grant
Paul Strayer
S. A. Barrett
John Brecht
Upton
Locomotive Kills Weeds in Fort Smith Arkansas
Fort Smith and Western railway unveils a weed cutting locomotive. A boiler exhaust system sprays steam through front tubes to clear tracks of weeds and grass, improving traction and visibility along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith, Ark
Fort Smith and Western Railway
Wisconsin grandpa weaves ninety quilts in fifteen years
Fox Lake Wisconsin August 18 86 year old Alex Lyle defies gender expectations by sewing his own comforters. In 15 years he has pieced nearly 90 quilts and mastered the sewing machine. He began while watching his wife sew and now keeps busy through long winters crafting quilts for family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Fox Lake
Wis
Alex Lyle
Miss Randall
Lyle
Ieee
Mr. Lyle
Grandpa Lyle
Non-Advertiser Pays Bills of Advertiser Says R J Skankey
R J Skankey of Fish Sign Service urged balanced use of billboard advertising with newspapers and periodicals before Waterloo Advertising club at Hotel Rus sell Lamson. He argued costs are borne by non advertisers who lose business to merchants who advertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Skankey
Fish Sign Service
Waterloo Advertising Club
Hotel
Russell-Lamson
Shankey
Inmates Panic as Bomb Explodes Near Mayview Hospital
Pittsburgh August 19. Hundreds of patients at the Mayview insane hospital were thrown into panic when a nitroglycerin bomb on a bridge over Chartiers creek was struck by a passing Pennsylvania railroad coal train. No injuries were reported but many hospital windows were shattered. Bombers identity is unknown to railroad detectives.
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Hill
Fitchburg
Mass
Arthur D. Hill
Sacco and
Vanzetti
Walter Perley Hall
Massachusetts Superior Court
Boston
Hall
Légation
London
Sofia
Molloff
France
Vienna
Exchange Telegraph Company
Pittsburgh
Mayview Insane Hospital
Here
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chartiers Creek
Boiler Explosion Kills 3 Trainmen Near Shreveport
Three Texas and Pacific railroad freight train crew members were killed when the engine boiler exploded three miles north of Shreveport Louisiana early today. The victims, all white, were said to be from Texarkana. The cause of the blast was not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Texarkana
Des Moines Thieves Raid Farm House Near Shipley
Three Des Moines men Clarence Cleghorn Fred McFadden and Leo Ackerson were jailed on robbery charges for allegedly looting a farm house near Shipley Iowa Wednesday night. The clothing loot is valued at about 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Shipley
Clarence Cleghorn
Fred McFadden
Leo Ackerson
Des Moines
Bernice Wall Reaches Western Golf Final
Bernice Wall of Oshkosh defeats Elaine Rosenthal Reinhardt of Dallas 2 and 1 to reach the final. Mrs Harry Pressler of Los Angeles advances to the final round by beating Mrs Dave Gant of Memphis 3 and 1 in Lake Geneva Wisconsin on August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Geneva
Wis
Bernice Wall
Oshkosh
Elaine Rosenthal Reinhardt
Dallas
Harry Pressler
Los Angeles
Miss Wall
Dave Gant
Memphis
Radio Auditorium Dedication Set for KMA Shenandoah
N A Bellows of the federal radio commission will dedicate the new radio auditorium of station KMA in Shenandoah Iowa on October 4. The dedication date was announced today by Ebe May owner of the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah, Is
INS
N. A. Bellows
Federal Radio Commission
KMA
Ebe
May
John Coolidge Delights Rapid City Flappers on Vacation
Rapid City South Dakota August 19 INS John Coolidge son of the president arrived for a vacation with his parents and drew large crowds at the station This drew many hopeful young women who hoped for introductions and notices at country clubs and social events His mother’s presence was cited but the presumption of romance appeared to concern neither the president nor Mrs Coolidge who opposed mothers pressing social contacts for their daughters Dorothy McMaster and Helen Eastman among others spoke of meeting him and golf emerged as a shared interest as the party travels through the Black Hills
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Vanzetti
New York
Luigia Vanzetti
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Boston
Nicola Sacco
Aquitania
Gov. Fuller
Massachusetts
Rapid City
S. D
INS
John Coolidge
Black Hill
John
Amhearst
White House
Prince of Wales
Hot Springs
Dorothy McMaster
South Dakota
Camp Galena
Helen Eastman
Ruth Barker
Dora Bruce
Ella Phillips
Ate Mozier
Helen
Coolidge
Benton County sells 850000 in road bonds to broker
Benton county reports 850000 dollars in road bonds sold to George M Bechtel company of Davenport. Bonds totaling 437000 remain to be issued under a 1500000 authorization approved by county voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County
George M. Bechtel Company
Davenport
Paris Reservations for Legion Closed
Des Moines aug 19 reservations for the American Legion convention in Paris may stay on the waiting list as nine Iowa names sent to Washington yesterday faced a telegram last night announcing reservations opened briefly and then closed again. R J Laird state adjutant said the delay leaves the list uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
American Legion
Paris
R. J. Laird
Washington
Five Iowa firms file state charter articles
Five business concerns with a total capitalization of 165000 filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state for charters to operate in five Iowa towns. The entities are W F Hilcock Insurance of Cedar Rapids 10000 Baldwin Piano of Mason City 50000 Matt Merchantile of Early 15000 Spirit Lake Produce of Spirit Lake 50000 and National Refining of Dubuque 20000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
LPI
Iowa
W. F. Hilcock Insurance Company
Cedar Rapids
Baldwin Piano Company
Mason City
Matt Merchantile Company
Spirit Lake Produce Company
Saloon Demolished by Blackhand Bomb in Philadelphia
A blackhand bomb demolished the saloon of James Tracey in northwest Philadelphia early today. The dwelling above was damaged but a nearby family escaped injury. Tracey, a former pugilist, has fought the blackhand gang, helping arrest five members who await deportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
James Tracey
Tracey
Traians
Arraign Child Deserter in Towa City
Ed E. Brown, charged with child desertion, was expected to plead guilty before Judge Ralph Otto in district court in Towa City today. Indicted in November 1926, Brown escaped custody but was arrested Monday on a Cedar County farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
INS
Ed E. Brown
Ralph Otto
Brown
Cedar County
Multilingual Nobleman Serves Chicago Health Dept
A Chicago health department employee, Dr Waldemar Janeck, speaks and writes 22 languages and translates department orders for Chicago’s diverse population. He sits at his desk in city hall and shares credentials M D M A and Ph D, with possible noble titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eighteenth Baronet of
Friehammer
Sir Oscar Waldemar Marius Constantine Deodar Arnulph McPherson Juneck
Stafford Bradfield Marriage Licenses Listed
John L Stafford of Lexington Kentucky and Gladys Bradfield of Epworth Iowa obtained a marriage license. The notice lists the applicants and their cities with the date code 19.7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Stafford
Lexington
Gladys Bradfield
Epworth
Lindbergh to fly Spirit of St. Louis to Davenport today
Lindbergh will depart Wichita municipal airport at 6 23 a m in his plane the Spirit of St Louis for Davenport Iowa with a stop in St Joseph Missouri after 9 a m The Chicago line notes the departure was kept secret for more than an hour and the flight ends in Davenport at 2 30 a m today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
LPS
Charles A. Lindbergh
Wichita Municipal
Spirit of
Conger Reynolds to Be Home Four Months Visit Expected
Conger Reynolds, American consul at Stuttgart, Germany, and Mrs. Reynolds are due to arrive this Saturday for their first visit in four years. They plan to stay in Dexter and Des Moines for about four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Conger Reynolds
Stuttgart
Germany
Lutheran Synod Considers Union
Clinton Iowa August 19 The Iowa synod southern district of the Lutheran Church of America studied a proposed union with the joint synod of Ohio as the main issue of the today's session One hundred churches sent representatives from Iowa Missouri and Illinois to the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Joint Synod of
Ohio
Iowa Synod
Lutheran Church of America
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Bluff attorney dies in Council Bluffs at 73
Fremont Benjamin a prominent local attorney and former bankruptcy referee in federal court here died at his home after a long illness. He was 73. Funeral services will be held Sunday at Aurora, Iowa.
Clergy Discount Question Stuns Stationer Visit
A country town stationer grants a discount to clergy, then asks the woman if she is a clergyman's wife or daughter. The brief exchange ends with a remark on whether clerical connections affect pricing. A second, unrelated note suggests prehistoric painters avoided depicting humans to avoid gaining power over the depicted.
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Aimes
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Braley
Pierce
Wait
Sanderson
Carroll
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
John Griffith
Chicago Police Department
Sacco-Vanzetti
Federal Building
Carmen’s
Altho
Warren
Lawrence
Fred N. Beale
Houston
Tex
Big Chicago Bank
Aids Iown Institutions
Mrs. Pressler
Black Hills
Blackhand
Logan Avenue Coal CO
Logan Ave
Waldemar Juneckc
Lindbergh
Lutheran Synod
Fletcher
Physicians
Black Flag Co
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