Flag torn from Nelson memorial at Trafalgar Square
An American flag was ripped to shreds at Nelson memorial in Trafalgar Square during a Sacco Vanzetti protest as a man attempted to burn it. Ten thousand spectators watched as others seized the flag and quickly destroyed it. Meanwhile in Boston and New York, cremains processions and heightened police guard drew massive crowds and tight security.
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London
Nelson Memorial
Trafalgar Square
Westerday
Class War Prisoners Aid Organization
A. J. Cook
Miners’ Federation
Great Britain
Boston
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomea Vanzetti
Rose Sacco
Luigia Vanzetti
State House
Ois
Vera Reynolds Faces Critical Condition After Gastric Poisoning
Hollywood August 29 Vera Reynolds screen actress prepared to leave hospital after treatment for mysterious gastric poisoning. Police say she attempted suicide, a claim she denies while her mother Mrs Lilie Reynolds says it was food poisoning. Ambulance ferried her to hospital Sunday night in critical condition.
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Hollywood
Cal
Vera Reynolds
Miss Reynolds
Lilie Reynolds
Vicious animal attack endangers farmer near Lamont
Manchester Iowa August 29 Gus Daley a 35 year old farmer near Lamont was found unconscious in a pasture Sunday morning after a bull attacked him His chest was crushed and ribs broken His wife rescued him the bull remained nearby and showed no further aggression as Daley fought for life.
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Manchester
Gus Daley
Lamont
Daley
Delaware Graveling Contract Let for 12 Miles
August 29 in Manchester Iowa reports the Delaware county graveling contract awarded to A J Fleckenstein Cedar Rapids at 14500 dollars. Grading almost finished and surfacing to begin immediately on the southern part of Delaware county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Delaware County
A. J. Fleckenstein
Cedar Rapids
Fireman Hurt in Two-Truck Crash in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Aug 29 A city fireman George Nelson was injured possibly internally when two fire trucks collided at a downtown intersection. A traffic signal error was blamed as the cause. The trucks traveling rapidly met at right angles and skidded into parked automobiles. Nelson was thrown a considerable distance striking his head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
George Nelson
Nelson
Flying Policeman Makes First Arrest in Texas
In Nacogdoches Texas on August 29 the flying policeman made his first arrest in the southwest. An airplane operated by S E Richter of Austin was seized by Parker Kramer air inspector for the department of commerce on charges of using false numbers.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Uncle Sam
Southwest
S. E. Richter
Austin
Parker Kramer
Department of Commerce
Weather summary with inconsistent OCR data
Readable fragments show temperatures for Saturday and Sunday with highs around 78 79 degrees and lows near 58 61 degrees. Missing or garbled lines mention Monday with unclear times and places.
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Leyes
Wiss Eeenees
Ceeees Tongs
Pride of Detroit fliers at Munich after long flight
The Pride of Detroit crew Brock and Schlee rested at the Savoy in London after a 2,350 mile flight from Croydon. They planned a relaxed pace, comparing the plane’s performance and noting a long journey toward Munich while Redfern remained missing on a Brunswick to Brazil attempt.
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Pride of
Detroit
Munich
London
Tris
Savoy Hotel
Brock
Schlee
Croydon
Legion Chief Urges Strong U S Defense Posture
Joliet August 29. National Commander Howard P Savage urged the Illinois American Legion convention to reaffirm support for the national defense act of 1920. He warned that if war descended suddenly, battlefields would be bloodied by a careless policy of neglect and the United States would be the richest nation on earth yet least protected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
LFJ
United States
Nationa
Howard P Savage
Thinois American Legion
Savage
Building permits issued for multiple properties and setups
Harry Fee obtained a permit for a parking shed 18 by 120 feet at 124 Sycamore for 700 dollars. Heating plant permits were issued to H. E. Baumcart ner at 511 Independence, Dr. Cecil Bickley at 108 Western, S. B. Reed at 309 Independence, A. A. Frye at 2629 Fourth East, L. F. E. Gallup at 1018 Sycamore, and Fred Morris at 408 Florence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Fee
Sycamore
H. E. Baumcartner
Independence
Cecil Bickley
Western
S. B. Reed
A. A. Frye
Fourth East
L. F E. Gallup
Fred Morris
Florence
Lindy Delivers Spectacular Welcome at Mason City Airport
Army blimp RS-1 and 12 Selfridge pursuit planes accompanied Charles Lindbergh for Mason City's airport dedication drawing a 20 000 strong crowd. Lindbergh piloted plane No 5 and toured the field greeting spectators before joining air formations and later departing for Sioux City. The RS-1 blimp provided aerial spectacle while MacNider hosted Lindbergh with a government plane following the display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Moore
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mason City
Selfridge Field
Detroit
Lindy
Lindbergh
National Guard
Sioux City
Hanford MacNider
Fied
Spirit of
St. Louis
Des Moines
Lindy” MacNider
MacNider
Lanpher
Poisoned Baby and a Visit by Lindbergh at Mason City
Local aviator John Cable flew a short distance as a large airship began landing, marking a brief town moment. The Mason City airport sits on an 80acre site with a two-plane hangar, developed by the Mason City Legion post and chamber of commerce, with MacNider arranging the event and Lindbergh making a scheduled, limited visit. Waterloo attendees listed include A B Chambers, Frank Collard Jr and Sr, C A Morris, George D Harris, Dee Miller, H A Boysen family, Mariam, Lila Mae, Mary Louise Caughlin, B F Swisher, S F Blump family, Keck Innis, John Gronen, Howard Rath, Robert Siebert, and George W Mack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cable
Mason City
Mason City Legion Post and
Chamber of Commerce
MacNider
Lindbergh
Waterloo
A. B. Chambers
Frank Collard, Jr
C. A. Morris
George D. Harris
Dee Miller
H. A. Boysen
Mariam and
Lila Mae
Mary Louise Caughlin
B. F. Swisher
Frank Collard, Sr
S. F. Blump
Keck Innis
John Gronen
Howard Rath
Robert Siebert
George W. Mack
U S Missionary Slain in Tibet by Three Whites
Three white men killed in Tibet including W G Plymire a Springfield Missouri missionary, W Watkinson a British national and Dr Filcher a German. They had left western Kansu and were traveling toward India via Tibet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Tibet
Springfield
W. Watkinson
Dr. Filcher
Kansu
India
Robbers Escape After Duel At Eagles Lodge
Burlington Illinois Aug 29 Two men fought a pistol duel with police on the streets and escaped after blowing open the safe in the Eagles Lodge club rooms. They took no money and no one was hurt. It is believed they fled over the highway bridge into Illinois.
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Burlington
Eagles Lodge
Illinois
Auto Fatalities in Iowa Average 103 Persons Yr
Des Moines reports the state highway commission's stats on accidents. Faulty driver operation accounts for 63.5 percent, faults of others 11.9, faulty equipment 11.3, and highway conditions 13.3. Over 11 years, towns have averaged 285 deaths and 6,933 injuries yearly. 7,490 highway accidents yearly. The exhibit at the Iowa state fair under Forty-Five Miles Per Hour uses posters and speed-distance examples to urge safer driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Des Moines
State Highway Commission
Ten Million Offer Backed by WCTU in Bone Dry Drive
Minneapolis Aug 29 The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union opened a convention studying eight platform proposals for the next national elections. The gathering pledged renewed drive with support from Lucy W Peabody of the Women's Law Enforcement League and stressed government supremacy over liquor peddlers. Mrs Stella C Stimson urged strict enforcement of prohibition akin to postal laws while Mrs Robbins Gilman pushed regulating the motion picture industry to curb harmful depictions.
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Minneapolis
Uncle Sam
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Union
Lucy W. Peabody
New York
Women's Law Enforcement League
Stella C. Stimson
Terre Haute
Ind
Department of Citizenship
Chicago
Jurors Drawn for District Court to Report Oct. 3
Sixty one jurors were drawn for the September term of district court and must report to the courthouse at 9 a.m. on Oct. 3. The list includes residents from Waterloo, Gedar Falls, Raymond, La Porte City, Barclay township, Black Hawk township, Mt. Vernon township, Waterloo township, Orange township, Fox township and other areas with jurors named from each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
H. B. Bahr
Mildred Bartz
T. J. Bender
Mertle B. Brace
Eva Bahr
Nan Canfield
Barry Confare
Frank Cisma
J. J
Luia Burr
John Lemmer
R. E. McLaughlin
Winifred Newman
Sarah Radell
John O. Theimer
Raymond
Dorothy Bahl
George Crabtree
A. J. Oberhauser
Nick Phillips
la Porte City
W. W. Lamas
Barclay Township
J. J. Anderson
John Eli
Ada Lewick
Black Hawk
C. Bowen
Helen McMillan
Mt. Vernon
F. A. Henry
Malinda Letsch
Jessie E. Moeller
Orange
Magegie Maust
Fox
Martin Reuter
Johnson Praises Federal Reserve at Rotary Luncheon
E. L. Johnson president of Leavitt and Johnson Trust Co. called the Federal Reserve System the foundation of America's financial structure during a noonday Rotary Club luncheon at Hotel Russell Lamson. He cited unifying banking practices and elastic currency as key results. G. Manheim of Des Moines spoke on Rotary and world fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve System
Financial Structure of America
E. L. Johnson
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Co
Federal Reserve
Rotary Club Today
Russell-Lamson
Johnson
G. Manheim
Des Moines
Rotary
Iowa bus queen exonerated in contempt charge
Mrs. Helen Schultz Brewer, the so called Iowa bus queen from Mason City, was cleared today by Judge Lester Thompson. Her lawyer Casper Schenk argued the cut rate dispute cited by the railroad board between Ames and Des Moines stemmed from an agent’s mistake in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Helen Schultz Brewer
Mason City
Iowa
Lester Thompson
Casper Schenk
Board of
Railroad Commissioners
Ames
Fire destroys mill. planing mill to be rebuilt
Council Bluffs report says C. Hafer planing mill was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Officials believe incendiary origin. Loss covered by insurance. rebuilding planned today.
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Council Bluffs. In
INS
C. Hafer
Mrs Frank Frentress Returns From Kansas Visit
Mrs Frank Frentress of 326 State Street returned today from Madison Kansas where she visited her daughter Mrs Howard Marshall. She accompanied the Marshall family on a motor trip to Colorado during the visit and travel.
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Kansas
Frank Frentress
State Street
Madison
Kan
Howard Marshall
His Quick Trip and a Witty Farewell
A man leaving a taxi after a late meal stumbles through an unlatched door and falls outside. He groggily tries to settle the fare, remarking that the escape was quick. A London Tid-Bits note adds the quip about quick work and payment. A separate note mentions a survey claiming vast potash could be reclaimed from industrial dust and byproducts.
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London
Police Medalman Held for Murder Over Payroll Money
New York aug 29 a 25 year old police sergeant Daniel J Graham jr known as handsome is held for the murder of Judson Hewitt Pratt paymaster of a construction company Pratt was shot to death in an automobile Friday and his payroll about 4497 85 seized authorities say the motive was quick money as Graham lavishly spent cash on girlfriends and bought a roadster with 20 bills two young women friends corroborate his extravagant spending payroll was in twenty dollar bills investigators search bank records and a spent bullet found near the scene to link the killer to the gun Graham had duty guarding payroll but claimed illness Saturday and Pratt was killed as he drove to pay off the employer body propped at the wheel and a spent bullet turned over to police
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I. N.S
New York
Judson Hewitt Pratt
Daniel J. Graham, Jr
Altho
Margaret Wogan
Brooklyn
Graham
Marion Scott
Coney Island
Seaboard National Bank
Pratt
Ulalah Second at Clear Lake in Cedar River Outing Race
Fred Cottrell representing Cedar River Outing club drove Ulalah Lockwood to a second place at Clear Lake races yesterday. It marks his third win of the season with prior firsts at Cedar Valley on June 22 and a private race at Independence. The club plans a picnic at Boy Again cottage four miles upriver on Wednesday evening August 31, inviting outdoors enthusiasts.
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Fred
Shorty) Cottrell
Cedar River Outing Club
Ulalah
Lockwood
Clear Lake
Cottrell
Cedar Valley
Independence
Boy Again Cottage
American ordered to leave France over souvenir image
Paris August 29 American Thomas Ring was ordered to depart France within 24 hours due to his connection with manufacturing an American Legion convention keepsake showing a doughboy holding a nude French woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Thomas Ring
American Legion Convention
Brethren Board Meeting Attended by Rev Blough
Rev A P Blough of 1315 Grant Avenue leaves tonight for Elgin Illinois to attend a meeting of the publication and mission board of the Church of the Brethren. His daughter Miss Marguerite leaves this week for Goldfield Illinois to teach English and Latin in the high school.
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A. P. Blough
Grant Avenue
Elgin
Ill
Church of the Brethren
Marguerite
Goldfield
Brief marital bliss ends in divorce filing
Elda Ackerson petitions for divorce from Thomas Acker son after four months of marriage. They wed May 20 and separated Aug 9. Plaintiff seeks restoration of her maiden name.
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Elda Ackerson
Thomas Ackerson
Mrs Lazell Dies In Iowa City At 59
Mrs. Fred J. Lazell, 59, wife of Professor Lazell of the University of Iowa school of journalism, died at her home in Iowa City yesterday. Funeral services will be held tomorrow.
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Lazell
Iowa City
INS
Fred J. Lazell
Professor Lazell
School of Journalism
University of Iowa
Legion to mobilize votes in November election
Des Moines reports the American Legion in Iowa plans to poll every eligible voter at the November general election. A statewide membership drive will run concurrently. The state executive committee re-elected Frank Miles and filled key posts including W Earl Hall Mason City community service director Henry Hasbrouck Des Moines junior baseball director Casper Schenk Des Moines judge advocate and Jesse Marshall Sioux City Americanization chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
American Legion
Iowa
Frank Miles
The
Iowa Legionnaire
George Perley
W. Earl Hall
Mason City
Henry Hasbrouck
Casper Schenk
Jesse Marshall
Sioux City
Midwest farmer is prospering survey of conditions
Chicago Aug 29 The mid dlewestern farmer prospers for the most part the cornbelt dairies say in a review of agricultural conditions. While some farmers suffered crop failures this year the survey forecasts the coming winter trade will be the best since 1919 20. It notes extremes with Mississippi river floods pushing some farmers out while others gain money to spend. Neb and Kan report bumper wheat crops, while Illinois shows poorer but uneven conditions with southern corn growers hit harder than other areas.
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Chicago
Dairies
Mississippi River
Cornbelt Review
Nebraska
Kansas
Illinois
Dirigible Returns After 825 Mile Trip
The RS-1 landed at Scott Field at 6 a m marking completion of a round trip of 825 miles to Mason City Ta where it took part in airport dedication ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville, Ill
Scott Field
Mason City
Sager Returns to Bench After Two-Week Vacation
Judge George J. Sager returns to municipal court bench after two weeks off spent near his boyhood home around Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Sager
Waverly
Farm Relief Aid Held Justice at Iowa State Fair Talk
Des Moines crowd heard Congressman Brand Ur bana of Ohio urge farmers to unite behind the McNary Haugen bill returning to Congress. He argued the Republican party must protect all American industry and support an agricultural tariff to stabilize farm prices, warning against false Republican branding by opposing farm relief. He urged farmers to organize to raise their own earnings and prices, and defended the McNary Haugen plan as workable, citing world laws implementing similar principles and rejecting the idea that higher farm prices force higher food costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Des Moines
Brand
Urbana
Congress
Republican Party
America
Cleo MARRIAGE LICENSES M. R. Hanson Waterloo
Waterloo issued marriage licenses for Cleo and M. R. Hanson in Waterloo. Gilbert noted in records.
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Cleo
M. R. Hanson
Waterloo
Vy A
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Redfern
Rio de Janeiro
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Chamberlin
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Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Altstadt
Waterloo Airport Corporation
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Farmers Loan & Trust Company
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