Injuries and arrests after weekend auto crashes
A man injured and two others arrested for intoxication after multiple weekend accidents. Herman Berger sustained facial injuries in a collision on Vaughan street and Westfield avenue. William Kenison and his wife were arrested for intoxication after a Jefferson street crash. Alvin Nodger and Mrs. Maso Myers are recovering from separate impacts.
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Herman Berger
Ared Nortman, Ackley, Jr
Kosta Dimitroff
Fifth Street
Vaughan
Westfield Avenue
Berger
William
Kenison
Jefferson Street
Wer
Luther Jones
Route 1
Fred Murphy
la Porte Road
M- Kenison
Alvin Nodger
Quincy Street
Allen “Memorial Aspital
Myers
Maso Myers
Second Street West
Cedar Falls
St. Francis Hospital
West Branch Ready for Hoover Visit in New Mexico
President Hoover campaign stop draws Democrats and Republicans as he tours Albuquerque. Senator Bratton and other Democratic leaders greet him and Hoover praises New Mexico civility, joking that gunmen once thrived there but have moved east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Bratton
Hoover
Commerce
Polar flight missing pilots fear grips Mount Evans area
Reports say Bert Hassell and Parker Crater attempted a Greenland flight despite Danish polar experts warnings. Rockford residents worry as no contact comes from the plane after it was due at Mount Evans around 8 a.m. CST. cousins and colleagues express cautious optimism amid unclear radio signals.
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Hesse
Cramer
Mount Evans
Rockford
Hassel
Hassell
Fler
Copenhagen
INS
Bert Hassell
Parker Crater
Greenland
Helge
Bangslid
Corlier
G. A. Hassell
Park Avenue West
Lauerman
Bert
Davis, Strait
Davis’ Strait
Hasell
Parker Cramer
Manchester Tailor's Label on Drowned Man
The body of a man about 60 was recovered from the Mississippi river opposite Rock Island waterworks. Clothes bore the name John Ellsinger, tailor in Manchester Iowa, with labels reading N. R. 5 and N. R. Sanquist or Sequist. A final letter in the last name is unclear.
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Manchester
Drowned Man
Davenport
Mississippi River
Rock Island
John Ellsinger
Iillals
N. R. Sanquist
N. R. Sequist
Lan “B
Chicago Banker Named Vice Treasurer of Republican National Committee
Chicago banker John W. O Leary was appointed vice treasurer of the national committee to replace Roy West who resigned to become secretary of the interior. O Leary is a former president of the United States chamber of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John W. O'Leary
National Committee
Roy ©. West
Interior
United States Chamber of Commerce
Veterans Attend Statewide Picnic at Marshalltown Soldiers Home
Fred Wilkes camp representatives joined a large turnout at a statewide Spanish war veterans picnic hosted by the Marshalltown soldiers home. Senator Smith W. Brookhart delivered the main address. attendees included Mr. and Mrs. C A Dwyer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wilkes Camp
Marshalltown
Smith W. Brookhart
C. A
Dwyer
Pierre
Gen. Phil
Hanna
J. A.trimble
P. A. Swarts
V. Baldwin
Temperatures and Weekend Forecast Snippet
Weather brief shows Saturday and Sunday temperature notes with maxima around negative values and minima near zero. The text is garbled but indicates a chilly weekend with fluctuating readings and unclear weekday details.
New Road Gain Opens Access to Dewar and Cedar River
The county board approved a half mile of new East Waterloo road between sections 7 and 18 near St Francis hospital. Residents of La Porte City seek 1.5 miles of gravel surfacing northeast to the Cedar River bridge, but funds may prevent completion this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Township
St. Francis Hospital
Dewar
la Porte City
Cedar River Bridge
F. BR. Decker
Opang Continent in Record Flight
Curtiss Field reports Art Goebel winner of the Dole flight to Hawaii arrived to set a nonstop continent crossing record. He left Los Angeles at 12 06 p m yesterday and reached Curtiss Field today at 11 08 a m EDT covering 13 hours 2 minutes aboard the Yankee Doodle a Lockheed Vega. The previous record 26 hours 50 minutes was held by Lieuts MacReady and Kelly.
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Curtiss Field
INS
aArt
Lieuts
MacReady
Kelly
Stephenson Seeks Freedom With New Habeas Corpus Plea
Le Porte Indiana August 20 David C Stephenson imprisoned for grand dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan filed a new petition for a writ of habeas corpus before Judge John Richter in La Porte circuit court. Judge Richter ordered a forthwith return and ordered Stephenson brought before him tomorrow at 10 oclock. Stephenson serves a term for the murder of a young girl in Hammond three years ago at the Michigan City state prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Porte
Ind
David C. Stephenson
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
John Richter
la Porte Circuit Court
Richter
Stephenson
Michigan City
Hammond
Utd
Nine Couples Left in Des Moines Dance Marathon
Des Moines on August 20 reports nine couples still in the stall leg of the Des Moines dance marathon ten day event. They chase a $1,000 prize and any other gains from the effort as crowds grow and the dance continues to enliven the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Uri
Hold Town Driver After Boy Killed
Wander Malarki 8 Chicago was struck and killed by an automobile crossing the street yesterday. Edward Banghart 20 326 High street the driver of the car was taken into custody An inquest will be held today. RETURNS FROM BUFFALO Russell and Doris Olney 207 Second Street cast returned Sunday High from a week's visit in Buffalo New York. Dr Samuel Bailey 76 oldest practicing physician in Ringgold county was buried here yesterday.
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Omease
P —Wander Malarki
Chicago
Edward Banghart
High Street
Xen
Buffalo
Russell
Doris Olney
207 Second Street
N.Y
Mount Ayr
Samuel Bailey
Ringgold County
Wold
Davenport
Ralph Mooney
Rock Island
Frank Weise
Weise
Mooney
Pup Reunited With Joyful Tears Outside Police Station
Thirteen year old Earl Rice stood sobbing before police headquarters on Saturday seeking his lost dog Jack. A neighbor kept Jack for weeks after Fluffy the mother dog took him nightly, and the neighbor’s children said they would not return him. Officers said no action could be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imie
Earl Rice
Mulberry Street
Jack
Earl
Fluffy
Petit Jurors Drawn for September Term in Black Hawk County
Black Hawk county officials drew the September 1 term district court petit jurors this afternoon. Jurors must report September 24. Names include J. F. Ashe, Leonard Asquith, Robert Bodwell, Thomas Bryant, George Buchanan, Dean Gowlishaw, John Fenelon, John Fitzgerald, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Sherif
J. F. Ashe
OR. Asquith
Leonard
Benneu
Robert C. Bodwell
P. L. Bryant
Thomas M. Buchanan
George K. Cousins
Ed. Gowlishaw
Hon. Dean
J. G Golan
Smile at Yourself and Fellow Rotarians Club Talk
Rotarians at Hotel Russell-Lamson heard W Howard Beverstock urge daily smiles into a mirror and greeting others as Good Fellowship. He defined it as 90 percent good fellow across business casual and home settings and urged kindness to strangers to ease heartache. Dene May, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Halverson, accompanied by C Albert Scholin, attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell-Lamson
W. Howard Beverstock
Kingsley Avenue
Beverstock
Dene May
Bert Halverson
Seventh Street West
C. Albert Scholin
Woman Pedestrian Struck By Auto Injured
Mrs. Alice Pellan sustained a collarbone fracture and head gash after being hit by an auto driven by Laverne Meyer at Fourth and Sycamore streets. She was taken to her brother Metle Trunkey’s home. Condition listed as serious following later operation on Mrs. Lemmer in Cedar Falls.
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Alice Pellan
Third Street
Fourth
Sycamore
Laverne Meyer
Iowa Street
Pelten
Metle R. ‘Trunkey
Hawthorne Avenue
John Lemmer
Cedar Falls
St. Francis Hospital
Building Permits for Morgan and Chevalier Dwellings
A. Morgan seeks a one story frame dwelling at 430 Linden with an estimated cost of 4000 dollars. Henry Chevalier applies for a garage at 213 Freement priced at 400 dollars.
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T A. Morgan
Linden
Sly
Riverview
Henry Chevalier
Gilda Gray and Gil Boag Duel Over Divorce
In London and via Berlin and New York cables, Gilda Gray and her estranged husband Gil Boag clash over divorce. Boag says Wisconsin filing. Gray claims Milwaukee residence and seeks divorce. both threaten dramatic moves as tensions rise.
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London
INS
Gilda Gray
Gil Boag
Boag
Berlin
Wisconsin
New York State
Gilda
New York
Milwaukee
Tipean
Hong
Leve Today
Gli Bong
Halts Quizzing of Dry Raid Captives
New York District Attorney Charles H. Tuttle intervened in the dry raid investigation halting wholesale grand jury questioning of prominent night club patrons. He said the policy, begun by Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, is unfair to the city.
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New York
Charles H. Tuttle
Federal
Grand
Tuttle
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
First Cedar Rapids Air Excursion to Chicago
The first weekend business excursion from Cedar Rapids to Chicago will drop five prominent men in Chicago to conduct business and return tonight. The Airways company plans weekly trips for business men, citing a large waiting list.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Tocal Airways
Dentists Convene in Minneapolis for 70th ADA Convention
Dentists from across the country gather in Minneapolis for the seventieth annual American Dental Association convention. Displays of equipment worth over 9 million dollars, lectures and clinics highlight the event led by ADA president Dr. R K H Voiland of Town City Ja.
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Minneapolis
Minn
American Dental Association
H. Voiland
Town City
William Ridley Shoots First Perfect Trap Score
In Vandalia Ohio William Ridley of What Cheer Iowa became the first to achieve a perfect score of 160 at the grand American week handicap opening at the American Trapshooting Association grounds. At Eldora Iowa Mrs Alice Boylan of Eldora was elected supreme mistress of records and correspondence for the Pythian Sisters during the Knights of Pythias supreme lodge biennial in Milwaukee.
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Vandalia
William Ridley
What Cheer
American Trapshoot Association
Fythtan
Eldora, Ta
Alice Boylan
Eldora
The
Pythian Sisters
Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Milwaukee
Brain Tests to MW
The page presents a sequence of brain teaser sentences asking readers to count words and identify the sentence with the most unique words. It references tests from leading universities and includes example lines about word variety and time limits.
West Branch Braces for Showers During Hoover Homecoming
Des Moines weather observer Charles D. Reed predicts showers this afternoon and tonight for the Hoover homecoming in West Branch. He expects clearing by noon tomorrow with a chance of morning rain, followed by fair weather in the evening and a cooler trend ahead.
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Des Moines
West Branch
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Iowa
Hoover Auto Signs Back Republicans Drive in Black Hawk County
George D. Harris treasurer of the Black Hawk county Republican central committee organizes sale of license plate window signs supporting Hoover for president. Each pair costs $1 at Leonard's cigar store and Schuneman's drug store with 500 pairs available and more to follow if demand grows. The sign features Hoover in red lettering with black text and a red border on white background, and profits fund the county GOP campaign efforts. Harris hopes the funds empower expanded campaign work with many supporters displaying the signs along roads and parking areas.
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Hoover
Black Hawk County
George D. Harris
Republican Central Committee
Leonard's Cigar
Bridge Street
Schuneman
Fourth Street
Harris
County Republicso Campaign
Waterloo Canning Factory to Begin 1928 Season
The Waterloo Canning company will start its 1928 corn canning season this week at 1430 Sycamore Street. Laner C. Bell secretary treasurer said the exact date will be set tomorrow. The corn has fully ripened and will be in best condition for canning this week.
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Waterloo Canning Company
Sycamore Street
Laner C. Bell
Auto Racer Killed at Knoxville Fair
At the Marion County fair opening in Knoxville Iowa George Schranger known as Gus Schranger 26 from Champaign Illinois was killed when his car crashed into a fence. A dust cloud may have caused the mishap. He leaves two children. The body was sent to Champaign with his father Charles Schrauger.
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Knoxville
INS
George
Gus) Schranger
Champaign
Charles Schrauger
Lightning strikes Sacred Heart cathedral causing heavy damage
A bolt of lightning hit the Sacred Heart cathedral in Davenport at 3 am, starting a fire that burned for four hours and caused about 859,000 in damage. The roof and interior suffered smoke and water damage, with losses reportedly covered by insurance.
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Davenport
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Parents Get Body of Slain Daughter in Crown Point Case
The body of Adeline Theody was identified as the slain woman found burned near Crown Point Indiana. Authorities in Lake County Indiana handed the remains to Mr and Mrs Felix Zaccardo in Chicago after comparing pictures of the missing daughter with the body.
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Chicago
Theody
Crown Point
Ind
Felix Zaccardo
Adeline
Lake County
Evans Goes Strong In Western Golf
Chick Evans of Chicago, eight time western champion, leads after the first round with a score of 385-36. John Dawson, also of Chicago, is within one stroke with 836-72 par. Lyle D. Fivash, 19, of Cedar Falls, enlisted in the cavalry at Lafayette Building for Fort Bliss, Texas, as recruitment opens for posts in the seventh corps area. Three carpenters are called for at Fort Leavenworth.
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Bob O'Link
Chicago
Chick Evans
John Dawson
Lyle D. Fivash
Cedar Falls
Army
Lafayette
Fort Biss
Tex
Seventh Corps
Tesxas
Force Leavenworth
Trevailer
L. G. Greenup
Butler Slams Hoover Doctrine On Prohibition
New York August 20 Herbert Hoovers acceptance speech on prohibition and defense is rejected by Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia University president and lifelong Republican He says no candidate from his party can commit him to such policies Butler cites Patrick Henry and calls the Eighteenth Amendment an invader of the Constitution Mellon says Butlers stance unlikely to affect the election outcome He reviews Butler letter aboard the liner at quarantine amid Europe trip remarks
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia, University
New York Times
Butler
Kansas City
Jetter
Patrick Henry
Dr. Butler
Hoover
Mellon
the ‘Treasury
Andrew Mellon
Europe
Nicholas Murary
Coolidge Nearly Upset as Collie Snaps at Teacher
President Coolidge takes lessons from George Babb to master dry fly fishing on a Brule River trip. Rob Roy the collie, taught to stay quiet, leaps from the canoe and snaps at Babb forcing a near capsize during the lesson.
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Coolidge
Collie
Superior
Wis
Brule
Mes
Rob Rey
Bebb
Babb
Qoglidge
Rab Roy
Habb
Heavy rains delay relaying of track on Cedar Falls line
Heavy rains halted ballasting work on the relaid track near the Cedar Falls line causing continued part bus and part rail service for several days. New grade sits 12 feet lower than the old. 25,000 yards of dirt moved to John Deere Tractor factory site. dump cars and steam shovel returned to Chicago equipment firm. Continuous Waterloo Cedar Falls rail service expected by Sept. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cattle Congress Grounds
O& N
Cedar Falls
John Deere Tractor Factory
Chicago Company
Waterloo
W C F N Motorbus Line to Mason City Resumes Soon
The W C F N motorbus line between Waterloo and Mason City, suspended November 14, will resume around Sept 10 with new 21 passenger cross country buses, pending state railroad commission consent. After a Supreme Court reversal, the commission ordered resumption and three additional buses, eight cylinders, cost about 20000 dollars, two to Mason City and one to Cedar Rapids via Vinton. If time extension is denied, Mason City service will resume August 26 using existing buses.
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Waterloo
Mason City
Cerro Gordo District Court
State Railroad Commission
Supreme Court of the
Cerro. Gordo
Waterloo Company
Railroad ,Commission
Fo& N
FL & WN
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Perview
Mes
Chicago visitors return home after stay at Towne residence
Miss Martha McGavie Mr Pleaa sant and Raymond Beuke of Chicago have completed a weeklong visit at the home of Mr and Mrs Burr C Towne at 624 Wellington court and returned to their homes today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Martha McGavie
Pleaasant
Raymond Beuke
Burr C. Towne
Wellington Court
Mortuary Notices for Local Residents in Waterloo Area
Funeral services announced for Mrs. Samuel Boyer 84 died at daughter’s home at 220 Locust Street. Rev T K Sheckler to officiate. burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Other notices include Moon, Donnelly, and Perry infant, with details on birth, death, and burial arrangements.
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Samuel Boyer
Henry Glas
Locust Street
T. K. Sheckler
Elmwood
Eleanora. Mosholder
Berlin
Bnas Mosholder
Iowa
Dewar
F. Moon
Fifth Street West
Nashua
Lund Chapel
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Moon
Peak
Waterloo
Mafilda
Moon
W. G. Moon
Greene
Qa. mm
Elmwood Cemetery
Mae Ferry
Ernest Perry
Vine Street
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