Smiths Plan on Prohibition Moves Sparks Wet Opposition
New York Herald Tribune reports Gov. Smith's proposal to let state governments manufacture and sell liquor as a state monopoly. The speech aims to win eastern support while risking Southern Democratic defections and alienating Western voters amid the liquor controversy.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington
Smith
United States
America
Gov. Smith
New York State
East
West
South
Saat
Weis
Geme
Guv. Smith
Gov, Senith
Gov.Smith
New York Herald-Tribune
Chinese Slayer of 10 Persons Jailed
Chinese Tong slayer Leung Ling, linked to the killing of 10 Chinese men, was captured in Nevada City after a dramatic pursuit. Police spotted him driving away in the getaway auto, tracked him to the Empire mine, where he fled on foot and hid in an abandoned ranch chicken house.
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Nevada City
Cal
INS
Leung Ling
Leung
Empire Mine
Heavy rains delay trains from east across state lines
Widespread downpours in eastern sections disrupt rail service. The Chicago Great Western rerouted early trains between Dubuque and Dyersville due to washed tracks. Illinois Central lines near Julen faced mud and debris, delaying arrivals to Waterloo and Davenport connections.
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Eestern
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Dubuque
Dyersville
Ilinois Central
Julen
Waterloo
Chicago Great Westen
Hinsis Central
Tuitals Central
Rock Island Ames
Marriage Licenses and London Zoo Fest Items
The notice lists marriage licenses for Orval Dexter Brooks and Lida E Perry of Waterloo and Harriett B Rice of Cedar Falls, with others from Los Angeles. It also mentions a London Zoo festival featuring seven tons of apples two tons of grapes eleven bananas and twelve tons of jat alocs.
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Orval Dexter Brooks
Waterloo
Lida’ E. ‘Perry
Royal's
Rice
Los Angeles
Cal
Harriett B
Cedar Falls
London
Rockford Plane Seen in Greenland Search Intensifies
Reports from Copenhagen and Chicago detail an extensive Danish and Norwegian search along Greenland’s west coast for the Greater Rockford. Radio hobbyists in Chicago claim faint signals suggest the missing pilots may be alive, while experts doubt the transmissions originate from the plane.
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Greater Rockford
Davis Strait
Greenland
Fler
Gopenhagen
Denmark
Cape Farewell
Disko Bay
Mount Evans
United States Coast Guard
Marion
United States
Greater
Rockford
Godthaab
Chicago
INS
Parker Cramer
Bert Hassell
Labrador
Charles E. Seeieth
Lake Shore
Irving Strauss
SAAS
Secleth
Mr. Strauss
Sceleth
Hassell and
Cramer
Catalia
Weather forecast fragment and measurements
Readable weather data shows Wednesday high around 24 and low around 61. Thursday values indicate morning temperatures near 72 and 11, with afternoon around 3. Rainfall recorded at 1.15 inches in the period between.
Inquest Planned Into Beach Drowning of Mike McCaffrey
Keokuk Iowa August 23 An inquest was set for today into the death of Mike McCaffrey 50 who drowned at Manhattan beach last night He was underwater for minutes before rescuers and a motorized lifeboat failed to revive him Doctors said he may have died from a cause other than drowning
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Keokuk
Shin Will Resume Amundsen Search
Oslo Aug 23 The Russian ice breaker Krashin completed preparations to sail tonight from Stavanger to resume the Arctic search for the missing members of the dirigible Ilalan and for members of the Amundsen party. The final step will be made at Spitsbergen.
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Oslo
Cinsi
Krashin
Stavanger
Arctic
Amundsen
Spilzber-gen
Hoover Accepts Wet Challenge in 1930 Campaign
Herbert Hoover, Republican nominee, accepts the prohibition challenge from Alfred E. Smith. He opposes repeal or modification of the eighteenth amendment and would only favor better enforcement of the Volstead act. Hoover spoke after Smith's acceptance speech proposing changes to permit state liquor sales.
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Cedar Rapids
Herbert Hoover
Gover
Alfred E. Smith
Hoover
North
Reno Denies No Vote Story From Boone
Des Moines reports that Milo Reno president of the Iowa Farmers union denied a Boone meeting statement saying he would not vote for Hoover or Smith. He called the Boone attribution erroneous and not based on facts.
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Des Moines
U.R
Milo Reno
Iowa Farmers’ Union
Boone
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Reno
Govermor Smith
Hoover
Marshal Slain by Bandit Suspects in Frazee
Frazee, Minn. Aug. 23 City marshal E. R. Henderson was shot and killed early today while attempting to arrest two men suspected of robbing an Alling station at Detroit Lakes. The two suspects opened fire as Henderson announced their arrest, and posses began a search for the killers.
Obituary notices for Payne Meacham and Myers
Mrs. Richard D. Payne 67 of 1905 Mulberry street died at 8:19 A M from heart disease after months of illness. Surviving children include Nellie Stanfield Dwight Arthur Bo wen Irwin Payne Bertha Wells Earl Payne and DeWald Payne with fifteen grandchildren. Peter Meacham 52 of St Paul Minn fatally injured in a 20 foot fall was transported for burial. Mason Myers 23 of 518 Second street west died of double pneumonia with funeral arrangements pending in St Louis Mo.
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Richard D, Payne
Richard D. Payne
Mulberry Street
Mary Shaw
Laos
Nevada
Tekamah
Nev
Bertha Wells
Chicago
Earl Payne
Waterloo
DeWald Payne
Rosenburg
Ore
Petersen Bros. Mortuary
Peter Meacham
St. Paul
Minn
John Deere
Ed Lynch
Mileapolis
Mason Myers
Second Street
O'Keefe & Towne
St. Louis
Mr. Myers
Farm Delegates At Cedar Rapids Press For Hoover Aid
In Cedar Rapids a few hundred farm leaders from 15 states urged Hoover to make farm relief a priority. They pressed for a federal farm board, aid loans, inland waterways development, tariff revision, and an equalization fee plan, while Hoover offered no firm commitment beyond his three point program.
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Cedar Rapids
Herbert Hoover
Iowa Farm Conference
Hoover
West Branch
Brookhart
Federal Farm Board
Iowa
George Douglas
Governor Smith
Millionaire Objects to Lake Rum Raider Stopping His Yacht
Cleveland August 23 A R M F Bramley millionaire of Cleveland protested to Washington after his yacht was fired on by a coast guard cutter off Edgewater Beach last night The vessel was two miles offshore when the cutter fired across its bow forcing it toward Rocky River harbor where guardsmen boarded The coast guard commandant Capt Clark Potts denied firing saying they mistook the yacht for a rum-runner and had been lying in wait
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Cleveland, O
A.R
M. F. Bramley
Edgewater Beach
Washington
Bramley
Coast Guard
Rocky River Harbor
Clark Potts
Des Moines Des Moines Dance Marathon Nears 525 Hours
Six couples failed in the Des Moines dance marathon today as the event neared the 525 hour mark for the first prize. Two couples dropped out last night and one yesterday as contestants tired after weeks of grinding. Four couples remained in Sioux City as promoters warned the marathon may end soon due to fatigue.
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Des Moines
WUPI
Sioux City
Uri
Twisters Lift Cars Of Nebraska Roads
Severe storms in North Nebraska tore down trees and leveled barns, lifting cars off highways across Norfolk and surrounding areas. No casualties were reported as heat and wind preceded a general rainfall in the drought region.
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Nebraska
Norfolk
Neb
Drouth
Fires Prevented by Building Code Tiller Tells Lions
Ray Tiller, chief of the Waterloo fire department, told Lions after luncheon in Black's Tearoom that fire prevention in cities is largely a matter of regulatory building restrictions. He warned that neglect of fire resisting construction details could make business and factory buildings fire hazards and costly. He urged the city to buy an additional fire engine.
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Ray ‘Tiller
Waterloo
Nre Department
The
Lions
Black
Lkely
Ghiet Tiler
Decorah Flooding Follows Heavy Rain Fall
Decorah Indiana reports partial flooding after heavy rain from 6 p m yesterday through the night. The Dry Run Creek overflowed inundating town sections and the upper town river rose rapidly with more trouble expected today.
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Courier &Sectar Service
Decorah
Coolidge Exchanges Red for Shotgun in Wisconsin Visit
President Coolidge abandoned his rifle for the shotgun during a Wisconsin outing as river fishing nears close. He tried clay pigeons at an unspecified site before heading to Lewis, Wisconsin, to fish at the estate of Charles E Lewis, a Minneapolis and Duluth broker, and would return Saturday morning.
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Superior
Wis
Wisconsin
Coolidge
Lewis
Charles
Minneapolis
Duluth
Cameron to Join Godtfring at Sioux City Y M C A
Lyle Cameron of 125 Adams Street will accompany H. J. Godtfring as assistant in the boys work division of the Sioux City Y M C A. Cameron, a Waterloo YMCA veteran, will attend Morningside College while working in Sioux City and complete his course at the YMCA college.
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H. Godtfring
Sioux City
Lyle Cameron
Adams Street
Godifring
M. GC
Cameron
Waterloo
Morningside College
M. C. A. Callege
Brothers Arrested in Liquor Investigation
Art C. Eddy about 32 and D J Eddy about 30, brothers from Chicago, were arrested yesterday in a local hotel by Detective Hugh Crump. They face alleged liquor law violations and were held in the county jail.
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Art CG. Eddy
D. J. Eddy
Brothers
Chicago
Hugh Crump
Two More Teachers Appointed in East Schools
Two more teachers were assigned today in east schools bringing total to 59. Reva Kellogg, 14, Roosevelt School, and Emma J. Anderson, ungraded, Roosevelt School, listed among new appointments.
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Reva Kellogg
Roosevelt School
Emma J. Anderson
Cedar River Rise At Charles City Affects Area
The Cedar River ran high at Charles City with expectations of further rise. Town Public Service official George W. Lennecker notified local authorities to lower dam flashboards in preparation for high water after last night’s heavy rain. Building permits issued include Raymond Parker moving a house and Mrs. Jennie Ricker repairing a business building.
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Cedar River
Charles City
George W. Lennecker
Town Public Service Company
Raymond Parker
Riverview Addition
Jennie Ricker
Lafayette
Baseball Results National New York and Cincinnati Scores
Baseball results show New York vs Pittsburgh with scattered runs and errors. Cincinnati faced Denk and Deberry with Kolp and Picinich on the mound. box shows limited legible scoring and player names.
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New York
Ann Gan
Pittsburgh
Benton, Scott and Wogan
O'Farrell
Hil
Hemsles
Brookfyal
Cincinnati
Denk
Deberry
Kolp and
Picinich
Marathon Dance Winners Target 1000 Hour Mark
Milwaukee and Chicago dancers Mildred Olienberg and Tom Acquino pursue a 1000 hour goal after winning a world marathon record 94614 hours at the bunion shuffle. Mrs. Tda May Brown collapsed during the event. her husband bore her to safety as doctors halted her participation.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Mildred Olienberg
Tom Acquino
Chicago
Miss Ollenburg
Acquino
Tda May. Brown
Waterways booster sees St. Lawrence plan aiding Midwest growth
Des Moines dispatch reports B M Richardson of the Iowa railroad commission argues the Great Lakes St Lawrence waterway would link lakes to world ports, reduce transport costs, boost east industrial and midwest agricultural sectors, and add 5 million horsepower from new power dams. He estimates a 30 foot channel and seven to eight years to complete with a $600 million price tag, $400 million of which could fund dams for energy.
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Des Moines
Great’, Lakes
B.M. Richardson
Iowa
Richardson
Great Lake
Chicago
Richard Son
Towa
Europe
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Tostis Ocean
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence and Welland Canal
Estis
Mates
Work Won’t Pick New York Chairman
Hubert Work, chairman of the Republican National Committee, declared he would not intervene in New York politics to help choose a successor to the late George K. Morris as state chairman. Reports claimed he would dictate the selection, which he denied.
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Washington
DD. C
TNS
Hubert Work
Fugitive Arraigned On Mann Act Charge
Tes Moines, Aug 23. Charles H. Bayles, arrested at St. Joseph, Mo and brought here, was to be arraigned in federal court today on a Mann Act count. He was indicted by a federal grand jury last spring and had been sought since.
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Tes Moines
U.R
Charles H. Bayles
St. Joseph
Federal Prand
Lin Alnce
Brain Test In Alphabetical City Sorting
In a brain teaser from the Evening Post the reader is asked to arrange a list of city names in alphabetical order. Instructions note to place Akron first, then identify the second city and continue, with a time limit of three minutes and a page warning about acceptable answers.
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Akron
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