Soft pedal urged on Sacco Vanzetti funeral plans
Boston Aug 24 INS reports defense committee facing opposition to a monster funeral cortege for Sacco and Vanzetti due to disorders and legal limits. Cremation at Forest Hills was nearly decided with ashes to Italy for Vanzetti and a widow for Sacco. Plans for a national tour were being organized amid objections from other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
INS
Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee
Stern
Health Department
West End
North End
Sacco-Vanzetti Committee
Forest Hills
Sacco
Italy
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Department of
Alwan T. Fuller
New York
Europe
Luigi Vanzetti
London
Paris
Berlin
Stockholm
Vanizetti
Nrth
Reds Threaten to Kill Four American Residents of Berlin
Rioting mob attacked a Berlin police station shouting vengeance for Sacco and Vanzetti. One rioter died, several police injured, leaders arrested as police fired to disperse the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
Berlin
Ers
Sacco
Venzetti
London
INS
United States
Oxford Street
Marble Arch
Hyde Park
Family and Friend Jailed for Raiding and Looting Homes
Four members of one family and a man are jailed on larceny and receiving stolen goods charges after a grand jury action in Shenandoah Iowa. Names include Fred Holmen, Lena Whiteheads, and others. Officers say the group raided multiple farmer homes over recent nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandosh
Page County
Fred Holmen
Fred Holman
Lena
Tyne
Police Pride in Manu Rum Arrests in Des Moines
Des Moines reports indicate a surge of arrests for contraband alcohol as liquor injunctions are docketed for September before District Judge Zeuelr. May declarations show 40 pending cases, signaling active enforcement actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manu Rum
Des Moines
ING
Pelice
Far
Chat
Zeuelr
Father in defense for boy sought in killing Hill case
Elaborate preparations for the defense of Harry Hill, former Streator high school cheerleader, now wanted for his mother Eliza Hill’s murder, unfold as the body is unearthed. Father Dr. Harry C. Hill hires W J Jones and ex Judge Russell C. Osborn to protect his son amid a wide investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streator
INS
Harry Hill
Eliza Hill
Hill Mansion
William Robb
W. J. Jones
Russell C. Osborn
Harry C. Hill
Attorney Jones
G. A. Dicus
Russell Hansen
Elder Hill
Young Hill
L. D. Howe
Peter Busch
Alice Sawyer
William Brydges
Chicago
Hill
George M. Elsbree
the Park Presbyterian Church
Springfield
Elsbree
Harry
Advertising to boost farm income urged by speaker
Colonel Bill Daly told nearly 1000 at St Marys Mount Carmel parish reunion that legislation fails to aid farmers. He urged advertising to create demand, citing California orange and raisin farmers. Daly called for farm business methods and farmer organization. The event featured a chicken dinner serving 2000, a greased pig scramble won by Harold Bellinger, and a baseball game between Eagle Center and Hudson. John Cable promoted the Waterloo municipal airport and a bowery dance was planned for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Bill” Daly
Jones County
St. Mary’s of Mount Carmel
East Eagle Center
Daly
California
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
la Porte City
Harold Bellinger
Eagle Center
Hudson
John Cable
Waterloo Municipal Airport
Building Permits Report For Four Addresses
Caldwell at 1229 Fourth street requests a wood frame business building at 417 Miles street valued at 2,290. Andrew Ortner requests a perch at 819 Linden for 109. Po Kine seeks heating plant at 1315 Willieton. Mrs Mable Perkins applies for heating plant at V107 Falls avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Fourth Street
Miles Street
Andrew Ortner
Linden
Po Kine
Willieton
Mable Perkins
Falls Avenue
Temperatures and temps forecast for the week
An OCR fragment lists temperatures for several days with odd spellings and misread words. It notes a high near 74 and lows around 0 to 2 degrees, with Wednesday and Tuesday entries. The exact dates, locations, and units are unclear due to garbled OCR text.
Bible in Highschool OK'd by Attorney General
Des Moines, Aug. 24. A ruling by Attorney General John Fletcher upheld the right of educational bodies to offer Bible study in Iowa high schools. The Bible may be taught if not theological or sectarian or tied to any creed. A second opinion says counties may aid road building within town limits but cannot aid cities for that purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John Fletcher
Iowa
Agnes Samuelson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
C. B. Russell
Iowa City
Fruit dealer funds 500 year bank compound plan
Holland Mich Aug 24 William Grellema fruit dealer invested 1 in a local bank with a provision to accumulate and compound interest until 2427 and then be distributed among his living male descendants. The total after 500 years is calculated to run into 11 figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland, Mich
William Grellema
Search continues for missing Dole race fliers near Hawaii
In a seventh day of search, 15 destroyers and one light cruiser join the effort to locate Mildred Doran, Auggy Pedlar, W R Knope, Jack Frost, Gordon Scott, William Erwin, and A H Hichwaldt who left Oakland for Hawaii a week ago. Authorities report faint hope amid false flare sightings and eyeing sectors north of Kauai and west of the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Mildred Doran
John “Auggy
W. R.knope
Jack Frost
Gordon Scott
Oakland Municipal
Hawaii
William P. Erwin
A. H. Hichwaldt
Luke McNamee
Richard H. Jackson
Pacific Fleet
Honolulu
Mauna Kea
Kauai
George Von Elm and Bobby Jones Come Thru First Rounds
Bobby Jones survived a tough first round in the National Amateur golf championship, beating Maurice McCarthy 2 up after a late surge while defending champion George von Elm won his match 3 and 2 over John McKinlay Jr. in Minneapolis. Legg and MacKenzie also advanced, with Ouimet, Held and Evans securing victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George von Elm
Bobby Jones
Minneapolis
Maurice McCarthy
New York
McCarthy
Bobby
John McKinlay, Jr
Chicago
Harry Legg
Rudy Knepper
von Elm
Roland MacKenzie
Washington
George Thomas
Dave Marlin
Los Angeles
Howard Walton
Francis Ouimet
Boston
Billy Sixty
Milwaukee
Eddie Held
St. Louis
Dexter Cummings
Priest Robbed of Bonds Worth $4,000
In Le Mars Iowa an intrusion at Rev. Father F. Schulte’s home at St. Mary’s Remsen resulted in the theft of $4,000 worth of registered bonds and $18 in cash from a safe while he slept. Thieves entered through a window and unlocked the safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars
Father F. Schulte
St. Mary's Church
Remsen
Miss Marie Drew Home on Vacation in Waterloo
Miss Marie E. Drew return to Waterloo from Des Moines university this summer before continuing to Perry Ja where she has taught in the commercial department for four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie E. Drew
Des Moines University
Waterloo
Perry, Ja
War Veteran Jerry Cronin Dies in Meadow Township
Le Mars Iowa Aug 24 World War veteran Jerry Cronin died at his Meadow township home after an illness resembling quinsy but unresponsive to treatment. He is survived by his widow and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars
Jerry Cronin
Meadow Township
Coolidge Brings Arctic Trout Hunt To Yellowstone Lake
President Coolidge, at eight thousand feet in Yellowstone, seeks the famed trout with a stout fishing pole. He travels from Old Faithful to Peale island by motor boat and nets twelve mountain trout in Firehole River, noting high mountain trout differ from Black Hills varieties. A tame bear disrupts Secret Service during late night watch outside the presidential suite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faul EK
Mallon
United Press
Lake Camp
Yellowstone National Park
Coolidge
Yellowstone Lake
Old Faithful Camp
Yellowstone
Rocky Mountains
Peale Island
Firehole River
Old Faithful
Black Hills
Custer
S. C
White House
Harvey Ingley
Secret Service
Councilmen Vote Necessity for 1,858 Feet of Sidewalks
City council adopts a resolution of necessity for 1,858 lineal feet of cement sidewalk in First and Second wards. Public hearing on objections set for Monday Sept 12 at 8 pm. If approved, contract to be awarded in 10 days. Plan includes 230 feet of 4 foot walk 1,532 feet of 5 foot walk and 106 feet of 15 foot walk replacing brick paving in front of Union Mill on Bridge Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Mill
Bridge Street
Millicent Rogers to Wed in October at Plaza
Millicent Rogers, former Countess Salm and Standard Oil heiress, and her fiancé Arturo Perlata Ramos arrived aboard the Olympic and sheltered in the Plaza suites. Reporters pressed for details on their wedding, and sources indicated the ceremony is likely to occur at the Plaza in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Millicent Rogers
Countess Salm
Arturo Perlata Ramos
Plaza
No Reports Made In State of Frost
Des Moines, Aug. 24. Forecasts for rising temperatures cheered Iowans after a night of extra blankets for fall chills. Fort Dodge registered 40 degrees, the state's lowest, while Des Moines reported a 50 degree minimum. No frost was reported, according to the state weather bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mrs Virden Has Use Of Husbands Estate In Iowa Probate
Mrs Jennie Virden wife of Charles W Virden of Waterloo township died August 15 and was granted a life interest in her husband’s entire estate under a probate will filed today. She is named executrix without bond with authority to use the estate as she sees fit. Upon her death the residue goes equally to Bertram M Virden Maud Gienny and Lillian Peddicord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Virden
Charles W. Virden
Waterloo Township
J.W. Thompson
Bertram M. Virden
Maud Gienny
Lillian Peddicord
Planes Held by Weather at Curtiss Field
Three aircraft ready for trans Atlantic flights are weather bound in New York. Rain and low clouds over the North Atlantic states delay takeoffs for Old Glory, the Fokker monoplane to Rome, Pride of Detroit, and the round the world plane. Sir John Carling plans a London to London start within ten days once conditions improve. Detroit pilots await lifting clouds to begin their around the world attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Atlantic
Rome
Lloyd Bertaud
London
Detroit
Old Glory
Curtiss Field
Sir John Carling
Ontario
England
Marriage Licenses Note Waterloo Couple
John L Androes of Waterloo and Minain Hill of Waterloo listed in marriage licenses. Registration details show ages and proximity, reflecting a local civil record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L Androes
Waterloo
Hill
Lindbergh to parade Des Moines in city tour
Des Moines will host Col. Charles A. Lindbergh on August 29 with a staged city tour. A committee arranged a slow, multisection route to allow mothers and short legged children to view the aviator in detail as he passes through every neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Labor Day Observed in Waterloo as Recreation Holiday
Waterloo Central Labor union officers announced Labor Day Monday September 5 would be observed as a general recreational holiday with no official celebration. Henry L. Eritchson said Chicago unions plan a mammoth parade at Soldiers Field and some Waterloo workers will attend. Most workplaces will close to allow workers to enjoy the holiday. Railroads will offer excursion rates to various destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Chicago Organizes to Land Convention Fight Looms Over Dawes and Lowden Nomination
Chicago leaders fear a Dawes versus Lowden clash could derail the 193? Republican convention bid. A Chicago Association of Commerce committee led by George F. Getz aims to secure the national gathering in the city despite the potential feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Frank O. Lowden
Chicago Association of Commerce
George F. Getz
Good Roads Lose In Carroll County
Carroll county's 800000 road bond issue failed in a special election with 4671 against and 2271 for. Carroll city approved by 1021, Glidden approved, but Manning and Coon Rapids rejected the issue amid a strong farm area turnout and a heated town versus country campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Carroll
Glidden
Manning
Coon Rapids
Muskrats Saved by Attorney General Ruling
Iowa citizens asked if muskrats could be trapped with landowners permission and Attorney General John Fletcher ruled that lives of muskrats are safe except during open season. The decision was issued at Des Moines on August 24 in response to J. M. C. Hamilton’s request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
John Fletcher
J. M. C. Hamilton
Funeral service for Conrad W Klein in Waterloo
Conrad Wil liam Klein 65 died last night at home 517 Locust St. Funeral Friday 9 am at St Marys Catholic Church Eagle Center burial. He suffered paralysis for three years born November 18 1861 in Trigrove Ill. He farmed in Eagle township then moved to Waterloo in 1906. Survived by widow two brothers P F Klein 515 Locust St Sebastian Klein four sisters Mrs Katherine Siegel Eagle Center. O Keefe Towne funeral arrangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad William Klein
Locust Street
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Eagle Center
Klein
Trigrove
Ill
Eagle Township
Waterloo
Kathrine Burger
P. F. Klein
Sebastian Klein
Katherine Siegel
O'Keefe & Towne
Funeral Services for Jay Fay to be Held Friday
Funeral services for John L. Fay also known as Jay will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev. Father John Molloy officiating. Fay of 1223 Berth Avenue died Monday night from burns after the oil truck he drove caught fire four miles east of Waterloo. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Fay
Jay
Berth Avenue
Waterloo
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
John Molloy
Calvary
Funeral services for Mrs E A Blocklinger
Funeral services for Mrs E A Blocklinger who died in Oakland California will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. at Walton funeral home in Dubuque Iowa Relatives report she was formerly Miss Mamie Wise daughter of Mr and Mrs E F Wise and a graduate of East High School
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Blocklinger
Oakland
Cal
Walton
Dubuque
Blocklinger
Mamie Wise
F. Wise
East High School
Infant twin son of Bankses dies at birth in Yankton
Private services were held this morning at Kistner's chapel for one of the infant twins of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M M Banks of Yankton D and burial followed in Elmwood. The baby died shortly after birth at the home of her parents Dr and Mrs Gerrit J Bennett at 183 Lovejoy avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles MM. Banks
Yankton, & D
Kistener’s Chapel
Elmawood
Gerrit J. Bennett
Lovejoy Avenue
Stanolind Plane Delayed Sixty Days in Autumn
The Stanolind six teen passenger plane owned by Standard Oil cannot arrive in Waterloo on Sunday as scheduled. Officials in Chicago say the aircraft is touring the southern states for 60 days, with plans to visit Waterloo and spend a full day there when available. Also announced is John Cable landing his plane on the new Waterloo airport tomorrow to begin permanent operation next Sunday by Cable Airways on Hudson Road pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Waterloo
W. F. Marshall
Chicago
John Cable
Cable
Cable Airways
Hudson Road
Vatican Library to undergo scholarly classification
American scholars will assist in cataloging the Vatican Library as part of an international project. The plan involves Dr William Warner Bishop and Monsignor Tisserant visiting the United States to study methods, with four Vatican staff members spending a year in the US to learn library organization at institutions including the Library of Congress and Columbia University. Pope Pius supports the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vatican
Rome
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Altho
William Warner Bishop
University of Michigan
Monsignor Tisserant
America
Hart Yard
Columbia
Princeton
Michigan
Chicago
Library of Congress
Washingon
Bishop
Mer. Tisserant
Cardinal Gasquet
United States
Washington
School of Library Service
Columbia University
Carnegie Endowment
Nicholas Murray Butler
Pope Pius
Ambrosian
Milan
Chicago Orpheum Theatres Strike Halts Movies
Chicago Orpheum circuit theatres showed no films as a strike spread. Two discharged operators led to walkouts by fellow workers in sympathy, leaving the program void of pictures. The Palace, downtown venue, was not affected as it had no pictures on this week’s bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Orpheum
Palace
Kimball to Address Audubon County Farm Picnic
Lieut. Gov. Clem F. Kimball of Council Bluffs was the principal speaker at Audubon County Farm Bureau picnic in Entra Ia. The program featured a parade baby show baseball game and an evening dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entra
Clem F. Kimball
Council Bluffs
Audubon County Farm Bureau
Ansons Sell Smoot to Danville Three-I Club
Marshalltown Iowa reports Senator Smoot the Mississippi Valley League star out fielder and leading hitter has been sold to the Danville Illinois Three-I club. He is to report to the new team shortly with details incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansons
Smoot
Marshalltown
Mississippi Valley Baseball League
Danville
Ill
Slavic Soldiers in Canton Armies Shrink to Forty
Chiang Kai-shek, noted anti Red commander at Shanghai, is advised by Gen. Galin a Russian of German parentage that the Cantonese armies Slavic soldiers number only 40 now reduced to 30. Two were ex czarist officers and few were Bolshevik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang Kai-shek
Shanghai
Galin
Wholesale Divorce Judge Describes Speedy Plan
London reports Lord Hewart, England's Lord Chief Justice, jokes about divorces while hearing 77 undefended petitions. He proposed a plan where a judge could hear a dozen divorces at once to save time and will address the American Bar Association in Buffalo in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Lord Hewart
England
Atlantic
American Bar Association
Buffalo
Waterloo youths plan 30 hour bicycle endurance run
Waterloo youths Robert Moore and James Northey start a 30 hour bicycle endurance attempt Monday at 9 a m to beat Eugene Fish's 30 hour record. Moore, 16, lives at 818 Michigan avenue, Northey, 15, at 219 Kingbard avenue. They will ride along the West High stretch where traffic is light, aiming to surpass the Washington D C messenger boy's mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Robert Moore
J. E. Moore
Michigan Avenue
James Northey
Fred Northey
Kingbard Avenue
Eugene Fish
Washington, D. C
West High
Moore
Northey
Mrs Kingsley to Locate in Chicago
Mrs Mary H Kingsley widow of Calvin L Kingsley of 308 South street plans to move to Chicago where a niece resides. Her lease begins Oct 1 and the new home will be 1116 Pratt boulevard. She has lived in Waterloo most of her life and was active in St Marks Episcopal church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary H. Kingsley
Calvin L. Kingsley
South Street
Waterloo
Chicago
Pratt Boulevard
Kingsley
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Call of God Is to Service Not Sloth
Rev W L Bollmen told the Evangelical assembly at Riverview park Cedar Falls that God's call is to service not stagnation. He cited Paul as an example who faced dangers yet remained faithful, preaching Christ and his crucified message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
W. L. Bollmen
Evangelical Assembly
Riverview Park
Paul
Christ
Former Independence horse trainer dies in Worcester mass
Adrian B. Van Houten a trainer and driver of light harness race horses died in Worcester Massachusetts. Born in Independence Iowa he had been connected with racing stables for about 30 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Horse
Worcester, Mass
Worcester
Mass
Adrian B. van Houten
Independence
English Writer Janet Ross Dies at 85 in Italy
Florence Italy Aug 24 Mrs Janet Anne Ross English writer died today at her villa near Settic nano aged 85 Ross renowned for travel and literary works spent much of life in Italy and Greece She was born in London and became celebrated for her keen observations of Mediterranean life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Italy
Janet Anne Ross
Setticnano
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SAGCO
Christens World Flight
Dl Christen Wiee Price
Rose Mary Schiece
John Smith
Maximam Turaday
Wedntetan
TAM
Tf Alm
Miseessaveseas
St In
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
William Malloska
Arthur C. Goebel
W. V. Davis
U. S. Manoa
Goebel
Davis
Charles Linton Williams
Maitland
Hegenberger
Chick Evans
Ellsworth H. Augustus
Milly
Trangger
Ol Orm
Lindy
Conrad W. Klein
Banks Baby
Stanolind
New Airport
Kimball
Farm Bureau
Waterloo Boyd
Mrs. Kingsley
God
West Side
Black Hawk Oil Co
Washington St
Cedar Heights
East Side
Highland
Lester W. Miller
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