Dawes and Hoover Seen as Big Fight for GOP Nomination
In Washington the GOP presidential contest centers on three frontrunners Hughes Hoover and Dawes with Lowden as a farm balance. Hoover Dawes and Lowden split voting blocs while Hughes support ebbs and flows among elder statesmen and business leaders. If Hughes fades the race tightens between Hoover and Dawes as Lowden backing shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawes
Hoover
G.O.P
Lowden
Washington
Hughes
Gov. Smith
Coolidge
Menike Hughes
Roosevelt
McKinley
London
Woaver
Republican leaders weigh paths to 1932 convention
The piece notes cautious GOP strategy in Lowden era states as New York Pennsylvania and Illinois weigh options. It mentions Illinois leaning to Senator Deneen as a favorite son while New York refrains from early decision and Pennsylvania faces Mellon and Senator Reed guiding the delegation. Delegates from these three states total 231 of 1,109 and could decide between Hoover and Dawes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania
Tlinois
Winois
Deneen
Mellon
David Reed
Hoover
Dawes
New York ‘Herald-Tribune
Nationwide Movie Operators Strike Threats Are Made
Theatre unions press wage demands as owners consider policy driven staff cuts. Los Angeles faces a possible shutdown with a midnight deadline while Chicago actions loom. Waterloo, Iowa, expects little impact unless broader strikes spread, awaiting arbitration tomorrow.
Judge Fines Bootlegger Kazlas for Contempt Plea
Mike Kazlas, a convicted bootlegger, was fined 200 dollars and costs or 60 days in county jail after pleading guilty to violating a Hauor injunction in district court. Judge H. B. Boles oversaw the case noting the injunction had been in effect for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Kazlas
H. B. Boles
Kazlas
Guy Bumpin
Harry Lyons
Severa
George W. Wondrey Burnett
Taylor
Building Permits for Several Small Structures
Girade W See applies for a garage at 622 Dawson S260 EDL. Shepley requests a poultry house at 42h Gible SH Myre. George LightSeld seeks paring at 226 Ash. Heating plant for William Hurlburt at 758 Rhev listed. Total value shown as $160.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girade W See
Dawson
Shepley
Gible
Myre
George LightSeld
Wiliam Hurlburt
Missing aviator Paul Redfern sighted rumor fueled chase
The State Department asked consuls in Caracas Georgetown Paramaribo and Para to pursue local authorities for traces of missing aviator Paul Redfern. Reports a plane seen over the Orinoco delta revived hopes, with officials noting potential off course drift and dwindling fuel as possible factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
State Department
Caracas
Venezuela
Georgetown
British Guiana
Paramaribo
Patch Guiana
Para
Brazil
Paul Redfern
Orinoco Delta
Redfern
Brunswick
Orinoco River
Georgia
South America
Orinoco
Brunswick-to
Rio Janeiro
Trinidad
Washington
Weather Bureau
Robert Moore Aims for Noontime Nonstop Bike Record
Robert Moore son of Dr and Mrs J B Moore of 818 Michigan avenue continues a nonstop bicycle ride toward a new world record at noon. The current record holder is Robert Northey of Waterloo with 23 hours 20 minutes. By 2 pm Moore had not reported to the Courier, and at that time he would be about 30 hours into the ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moore
J. B. Moore
Michigan Avenue
Robert Northey
Waterloo
Young Moore
Courier
Davenport Banks Will Merge Nov. 1
Davenport Iowa announces consolidation of the American Commercial and Savings Bank with the Iowa National Bank to take effect November 1. The new institution will have more than 30 million dollars in resources, 1.5 million dollars in capital, with Ed Kaufman to lead and Ray Nyemaster and Frank Vetter as vice presidents. The merged bank will occupy a 1.5 million dollar structure built by the American Commercial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
American Commercial and Savings Bank
Iowa National Bank
Chicago
Ed Kaufman
American Commercial
Ray Nyemaster
Frank Vetter
Town National
Mortuary Notice for Giles L Knapp in New York
Giles L Knapp aged 53 died in a Cooperstown hospital yesterday morning. Telegram to Mrs F L Matthews and R F Knapp note his death from a paralytic stroke suffered a week earlier. Survived by siblings Katherine Robertson St Louis MO and three half sisters in Lake Mills IA Pocatello ID and Cedar Falls area. He had operated grain elevators in Cedar Falls Aplington and Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles L. Knapp
Cooperstown
N. Y
FL H. Matthews
Bhut Street
R. F. Knapp
Waterloo Township
Delhi
N.Y
Knapp
Hanna
Cedar Falls
Marquis L. Knapp
Giles Knapp
Katherine Robertson
St. Lewis
F. H. Parker
Lake Mills
Samuel McDowell
Pocatello
Ida
Knap
Aplington
Parkersburg
Mrs Clifford Clark to be brought to Waterloo
The body of Mrs. Clifford Clark formerly of 2014 Mulberry Street Waterloo will be brought to Waterloo tonight. Her father Albert Kern of 328 Eleventh Street West has been advised by telegram. Time and cause of death unknown here. The family had been visiting Amery Wisconsin and expected to return Friday. Body at Kistner funeral home Madison Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Clark
Mulberry Street
Waterloo
Albert
Kern
Eleventh Street
Amery
Wis
Madson
Kistner Funeral Home
Waverly Live Fair Opens With Record Opening Day Crowd
Waverly Ia Aug 30 Existing attendance records at Bremer county's Live Fair were surpassed as more than 12 000 people entered the grounds before 1 30 pm with expectations of 15 000 later This marks the largest opening day crowd since the fair began Auto races helped draw the crowd and today is children s day Three harness and one running race are on tomorrow s schedule with horses arriving from Des Moines for the three day event Judging of livestock and home department entries began today The fair touted as among the best in the state offers more attractions than ever
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Bremer County
Des Moines
Aged man to be buried in home made casket of his own making
Andrew Thompson a 97 year old resident died after being struck by an Illinois Central train. He will be buried in a self crafted casket made with cement and sawdust over a year in the making. Funeral services are set for Grace Methodist Episcopal church with burial in Fairview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Thompson
Illinois Central
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Earl A. Roadman
Fairview
Thompson
Hileman & Gindt
New Jersey
Allen
Fourth Street
Little White Dog and Three Men Held for Fires in Boston
In Cambridge Massachusetts on August 30 three men and a small white dog were arrested in connection with a series of fires Sunday timed to the Sacco Vanzetti funeral procession. Alton D. Stevens confessed involvement with two accomplices James L. Downey and Robert W. Greateaux saying they were drinking and on a spree. The dog led to the arrests after a witness saw three men and a white dog approach the Anchor Welding company plant before an explosion and fire. The dog was also taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Alton D. Stevens
James L. Downey
Boston
Robert W. Greateaux
Anchor Welding Company
Sioux City Boy, 13 Shot in Gang War on West Side
Sioux City Iowa August 30 193? gangster style conflict ends with Roland Dement aged 13 hospitalized from a leg wound. Donald Rehms 11 arrested as shooter after a dispute over marksmanship reportedly triggered the gunfire. Rehms was placed on his father’s supervision after the incident.
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Sioux City
West Side
Roland Dement
Donald Rehms
Rehm
Dement
Young Rehm
Reed Calls Slush Probers for Sept 7
Kansas City Aug 30 Senator James A Reed Missouri chairman of the special senate committee investigating campaign expenditures has called a meeting for Sept 7 in Chicago The senator is in Chicago to attend the funeral of J Ogden Armour Instructs committee to gather evidence and hear witnesses at the Chicago session
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
James A. Reed
Missouri
Senate
Chicago
Reed
J. Ogden Armour
Slander suit filed in Nevada district court
Papers in a $10,000 slander suit were filed in district court here against A. Chapman of Ames. Helen Inma, 18, Nevada, charges Chapman harmed her character with verbal and written statements she says are untrue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
A. Chapman
Ames
Helen Inma
Chapman
Engineer Killed as Train Collision Hits Passenger Train
Painesville Ohio Aug 30 an engineer on a Baltimore and Ohio northbound passenger train was killed and three others were seriously injured when a Nickel Plate stock train struck at a crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville, O
Baltimore & Ohio
Grace Church Faces Pastor Shuffle In Upper Iowa Fight
Discussion swirls over Grace M E church pulpit as Dr Frank Cole seeks Grace church after Dr Earl Roadman’s election to Dakota Wesleyan presidency. Bishop governs appointments with district superintendents advising. A pulpit committee likely to assist Grace church in selecting a successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl A. Roadman
Dakota Wesleyan University
Thell
Upper Iowa
Grace M. E. Church
Readman
Cedar Palls
Cole
Grace Church
Frank Cole
Cedar Rapids
M. E. Church
Randolph and
Fourth Streets
St. John's M. E
Davenport
Police Chief and 29 Others in Dry Net Chicago
Twenty nine people including Calumet Park Police Chief Andrew Benikowski were named in a federal grand jury indictment before Judge Samuel Alschuler charging violations of the prohibition law. Also indicted were Leonard Kluck village trustee and John Yakas a policeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Andrew Benikowski
Calumet Park
Samuel Alschuler
Benikowski
Leonard Kluck
John Yakas
Identify Body of Missing Farmer
Carlisle Iowa Aug 30 George H Lane Marshalltown identified the body found in the Des Moines river near here Sunday night as John Chrisman retired Nevada farmer missing since Aug 20 Relatives said Chrisman had been despondent for some time prior to his disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
George H. Lane
Marshalltown
Des Moines River
Here
John Chrisman
Nevada
Chrisman
Fee Fight No Bar to Chaplin Divorce
Los Angeles Aug 30 Controversy over payment of 45000 p receiver s fees will not affect the Chaplin divorce decree Superior Judge Guerin ruled here The court decided not to make the decree contingent upon payment of the receiver s fees The decree was initially granted contingent on settling the fee dispute
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Chaplin
Guerin
Judgment for 4998 against city on improvement bonds
Judge G W Wood signs decree awarding Central Trust company and L A Andrew receiver four thousand nine hundred ninety eight dollars against the city of Waterloo. Refunding to abutting property owners left special assessments short of the bond face value. Pike Sias Zimmerman Frank represented plaintiffs. W P Jensen city attorney defended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Wood
Central Trust Company
L. A. Andrew
City of
Waterloo
Pike, Sias, Zimmerman & Frank
W. P. Jensen
St Mark's Episcopal Picnic Planned at Byrnes Park
Members of the Sunday school and the church will meet at 3 p.m. at the St. Mark's Episcopal church for the annual picnic near the clubhouse in Byrnes park. Athletic events begin at 5 p.m. and a basket dinner at 6 p.m.
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ST. Mark's
St. Mark's Episcopal Parish
Byrnes Park
Boys Confess Theft in Keokuk Store Burglary
In Keokuk Iowa on August 30 Ernest Huston aged 14 and Alf Windon aged 15 confessed to breaking into a local clothing store Sunday and taking merchandise. They faced possible commitment to Eldora industrial school for boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
INS
Ernest Huston
Alf Windon
Industrial School For
Eldora
Bloomington taxi driver kills wife then commits suicide
Ron Collier, 33, a Bloomington taxicab driver, shot and killed his wife and then turned the revolver on himself. He died en route to a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ill
INS
Ron Collier
Emery Cave Shot At City Dump In Rat Shooting Incident
Clinton Indiana Aug 30 Emery Cave 10 is in serious condition after a bullet wound to the neck in a rat shooting accident at the city dump. He was accidentally shot by his companion.
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Clinton
Emery Cave
Miss Palmer Leaves for Buffalo Center Principal Post
Miss Rosan Palmer of Hast High school resigns after six years to take the principalship of Buffalo Center high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Rosan Palmer
Walnut Street
Hast High School
Buffalo Center High School
Divorces Granted in September Term Court
In the September term, Judge H. B. Boies and Judge George W. Wood granted divorces. Ralph Aldrich obtained a decree from Judge Wood against Faye Aldrich for cruel and inhuman treatment. they wed August 16, 1926, and filed for divorce September 14. Nettie Frye won a decree from Clarence Frye by default. she may remarry at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Boies
George W. Wood
Ralph Aldrich
Wood
Faye Aldrich
Nettie Frye
Boies
Clarence Frye
Police Guarding Clara Bow Home Over Sinister Occurrences
Beverly Hills police and private detectives guard the Beverly Hills home of film star Clara Bow after a week of ominous incidents. A Brooklyn youth helped by Bow was kept at the house. later actress Tul Lorraine was followed by men, and Lorraine herself escaped a chase. Bow reports mysterious phone calls and strange surveillance since the Italian youth's departure.
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Clara Bow
Los Angeles
Cal
The
Examiner Today
Beverly Hills
Blair
Miss Bow
Tuil Lorraine
Bow
Miss Lorraine
Lindbergh Opens Des Moines to Omaha Flight Stop
Des Moines welcomed Col. Charles A. Lindbergh with an official airport ceremony and a crowd estimated at 100000. He departed Des Moines at 12 03 pm heading to Omaha where he is due about 2 pm. Iowa aviator Clarence Chamberlin receives a tribute tomorrow with a Des Moines Des Moines airport events and a celebratory schedule continuing nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Charles A. Lindbergh
Omaha
Nebraska City
Towa
Col. Lindbergh
Clarence Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Iowa
Lindbergh
Salmon Life Cycle Highlighted By Grout At Kiwanis
H W Grout spoke to the Kiwanis club at the Hotel Russell Lamson about his trip to the northern United States pos session. He described how Cordova Alaska salmon migrate from salt water to fresh, spawn, then die as their offspring feed on their bodies. The luncheon also featured piano selections by Robert Dunkelberg and Charleston dances by Buddy and Betty Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordova
Alaska
Kiwanis Club
Hotel
Russell-Lamson
Henry W. Grout
United States
Grout
Robert Dunkelberg
Buddy and
Betty Jones
Waterloo
Friends in Convention in Oskaloosa Iowa
The Iowa Society of Friends annual convention opened in Oskaloosa with prominent leaders present. Principal speakers include Max R. Reich of Philadelphia and E. T. Albertson of Indianapolis. Sessions run through September 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends IN Convention
Oskaloosa
Iowa Society of Friends
Max R. Reich
Philadelphia
E. T. Albertson
Indianapolis
Martin Dickey 89 Grim Injury After Crash at Grant Highway Crossing
Martin Dickey aged 89 of Des Moines remained near death today after a Sunday morning crash at a Grant highway crossing. He drove a light truck into an electric freight motor, sustaining skull fracture and other injuries. His wife, Mrs Dickey, also hurt, is in less serious condition and expected to recover at St. Francis hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Dickey
Des Moines
Grant Highway
St. Francis Hospital
Three Die Trying to Beat Train at Mellott Crossing
Three young men Samuel Raines 26 of Independence Indiana Charles Foxworthy 24 of Newton Indiana and Virell Chapman 24 of Independence Indiana were killed when their car was struck by a St. Louis bound freight train on the Clover Leaf line at Main street crossing in Mellott Indiana. Witnesses said the men saw the train but attempted to beat it to the crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ill
St. Louis
Clover Leaf Railway
Main Street
Mellott
Ind
Samuel Raines
Independence
Chaaries Foxworthy
Newton
Virell Chapman
Work Warns Oil Waste Endangers National Safety
Buffalo Aug 30 Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work warned that overproduction of about a million barrels daily risks national safety. He urged the legal profession to craft a sane course to conserve oil, urging voluntary cooperation or compulsory unit pools. He cited waste from the Smackover and Seminole pools and urged constructive statesmanship to save the industry and public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Hubert Work
American Bar Association
Federal Oil Conservation Board
New York Stock Exchange
Wget
Girl Swimmer Starts 20 Mile Delaware Bay Swim
Miss Maxine Meitzner, 17, Ocean City, began at 9 37 a m from Cape May to swim to Lewes Delaware. About five miles covered by noon as her escort boats reported. The course is about 20 nautical miles due to currents and tides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape May
N. J
Maxine Meitzner
Ocean City
Delaware Bay
Lewes
Del
Beta Theta Pi Dinner Led by George E. Pike at Hotel Russell
Beta Theta Pi members host a dinner with George E. Pike presiding at 6 45 p m today in the Hotel Russell Lamson venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Theta PI
George E. Pike
Hotel
Russell-Lamson
Red Cross Pills Advertised For Digestive Health
Red Cross Pills promise to regulate the liver kidneys stomach and bowels remove body poisons prevent bilious attacks and feverish illness. Marketed as mild and pleasant to take suitable for all ages and for ailments from poor digestion to weak circulation. Sold for 25c in watch shaped screw top bottles with genuine Bor Bas Red Cross Insignia on the box.
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Red Cross
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