Weekend Auto Accidents Kill and Injure Dozens Across Cities
Reports from Des Moines and Chicago indicate multiple auto accidents over the weekend. Des Moines tallies eight injured including B C McCay and K Wilkanson, while Chicago records 15 deaths and over 75 injuries nationwide, with rail and streetcar incidents contributing. Washington notes fatalities in 57 cities drop to 368 in the latest four weeks.
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Des Moines
Ang
Killy Fulipaain
B.C. McCay
Bagie
K. Wilkanson
Nevada
Chicago
Colorado & Southernn
Mayne
Cala
Berwyn
Washington, D. C
Anutome
Department of Commerce
Department
Belle Plaine Man Killed In Auto Crash On East Edge Street
Belle Plaine Iowa August 21 T Herring sixty in this city died when the car driven by Frank Sankot forty five failed to make a turn and crashed into a rail embankment. Sankot in hospital in critical condition. Herring survived by a widow and four grown sons.
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Bella Plaine
T. Herring
Frank San Kot
Sankot
Herring
Herrying
Northwestern Railroad
Girl Killed When Car Fails to Take Turn on Highway
In Keokuk Iowa on August 31 Ruth Banghart was killed and Edward ?tich was injured when a car driven by Rich failed to turn at a river road junction between Fort Madison and Keokuk. The vehicle struck railroad tracks, overturned four times, and occupants were thrown from the car.
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Keokuk
Ruth] Banghart
Edward
St. Joseph Hospital
Wreenscrols
Fort Madison
Rich
Trains Crash Injures Thirty Near Walsenburg
Two Colorado and Southern crack trains collided eight miles south of Walsenburg injuring about 30 people with two feared dead. Victims include Maria Victoria of Texas and Judge Bell of Dallas listed among the seriously hurt. Rescue teams worked through the morning to aid survivors.
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Walsenburg
Colc
INSJ
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Here
Mare Victoria
Tex
Judge Bell
Dallas
Coal Strike Seen as Cause of Vital Changes
A discussion centers on the coal strike affecting national policy and leadership. The piece notes President Lewis and the era's political climate, highlighting potential shifts in public leadership and economic leverage amid industrial action.
Lewis Visions Strike Actions in Coal Fields Stir Debate
The memo discusses John Lewis’s aggressive approach and risk taking in the coal strike, noting his ability to threaten simultaneous soft coal and railroad actions. It cites opposition within his ranks, past wage agreements harming miners, and a Washington view of the industry as intolerant to the public and miners alike, seeking an eventual resolution.
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Lewis
Ieaders
Washington
Conl Commission
N.Y. fleraldt-Tritemad
Swimmer Struggles in Niagara River Below Falls
Niagara Falls resident Lobby Leach, famous for a 1911 barrel plunge, made two failed attempts to swim the Niagara River below the falls yesterday. He claimed he would have succeeded on the second try if his strength had held.
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Niagara Falls
Lobby Leach
Niagara River
Fall District Court Jurors Drawn For October Term
Jurors for the October term of district court were drawn and sworn in. Names listed include several local residents and officials, with rankings noted among the jurors and clerical details recorded for the session.
Boundary dispute in Ulster. Craig proposes direct settlement
The article notes renewed calls for direct talks between Sir James Craig and President Cosgrave to settle Ireland’s border. It discusses potential concessions by Ulster leaders, fears of bloodshed if findings are enforced, and the possible impact on Tyrone Fermanagh Armagh Down and Londonderry.
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Boundary Commission
Ulster
Free State
Tyrone
Fermanagh
South Armagh
South Down
Londonderry
Cosgrave
Capt
Craig
Tneh
Iowa Overnight News: Fair Luncheon Guest Resigns Pastor
An Iowa summary reports Gov. Jenna Hammill to attend a lunch at the state fair with youth farmers. Rev. derbert Toi Craig of First Baptist tendered his resignation yesterday effective immediately due to health reasons and financial hardship.
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Nes Moines
Jenna Hammill
Derbert Toi Craig
First Baptist Whurch
Henich
Gasoline Price Wars Seen Not Reaching Local Markets
Local officials and Standard Oil of New Jersey representatives say price cutting between Des Moines and Cedar Rapids stations will not spill over to Waterloo. Independent firms report most outlets offer first class gasoline and expect declines tied to crude oil trends, with regional prices easing later this year.
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Verorab
Ppichis of
Waterloo
M. Rennett
Wahaner
Moines
Cedar
Des Moines
Colar Rapids
Standard
Wittering
Les Moines
Cedar Rapids
Waterton
Wurster
Black Awk OF Company
Rane
Cuir Rapids
Des Moines theatres threaten walkout over musician wage boost
Des Moines theatre owners refuse to give musicians a $5 weekly raise from 45 to 50 dollars. Motion picture operators threaten to stop work. contracts with musicians and stage hands expire tonight, risking closing of all but two theatres. A J Blink and E Lampmann cited as key managers.
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Des Moines
Dan Moines
A. J. Blink
E.we Lampmann
Orphein
Italian Sub Missing After Navy Practice Off Sicily
The Italian submarine Sebastino Veniero vanished during last week's naval maneuvers off Sicily and has not been heard from since. Searches by destroyers dirigibles and other vessels along the Sicilian coast have yielded no contact or clues, and officials report no success to date. The vessel is 23 feet long, armed with six torpedo tubes and two 14 pound guns, with a cruising surface range of 1,500 miles and submerged displacement of 9235 tons.
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Rome
Sebastino Veniero
Sicily
Mestroyers
Dirigibles
Mintor
Siciliam
Arrests Rise in August Compared to 1924 Figures
Municipal court data released by Clerk Ernest Koepke shows 63 more arrests in August this year than in August 1924. The largest jump is in traffic violations with 34 this period versus 4 years ago. Additional counts include intoxications 1 versus 27, speeding 13, vagrancy 6, riding railroads without consent 6, disturbing public quiet 5, and other offenses such as disorderly conduct and careless driving.
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Ernest Koepke
Brookhart Majority Is Reduced to 207
Washington Aug 31 If all contested ballots are adjudged valid Senator Smith W Brookhart will have a 207 majority over Daniel F Steck in the Iowa senatorial contest. The recount shows Steck gained 11 votes, cutting Brookharts former 1 285 majority to 207 of the margin.
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Washington, D. C
Capij
Smith W. Brookhart
Daniel F. Steck
Tawa
Senate
Steck
Brookhart
Haney Refuses to Quit Shipping Board
President Coolidge asked Bert Haney of Oregon to resign from the Shipping Board, but Haney refused. He did not discuss the matter or release correspondence, while the move reflected dissatisfaction with his stance toward Fleet president Palmer. Estes gets approval to add a $1000 home extension at 1142 Grant Avenue.
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Washington, D. C
Bert Haney
Oregon
Shipping Board
Coolidge
Haney
Palmer
Fleet Corporation
Lost love deaths end Enoc h Arden tangle from war
A Belgian widow Mrs Fitzpatrick who married Walter J Fitzpatrick after believing him dead in action later found dead by gas in her Kew Gardens apartment. Fitzpatrick, once discharged, shot himself in Deland Florida. Her former husband Col Jack Leacraft of the British army had vanished and later reappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Enoch Arden
Walter J. Kmtzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Enoche Ardeo
Marie Lewis Bernier
Col
Jack Leacraft
Seajon
Marne
Leacroft
Pitzpatrick
San Francisco
Leacrofe
Governor Addresses Youthful Farmers at State Fair
Governor John Hammill and Iowa State College President J A Pearson will speak at a noon luncheon for about 1 200 Iowa youth farmers at the state fair grounds. County bars join in boys club work contests at the fair.
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Des Moines
John Hammill
J. A. Pearson
Iowa State College
Iowa
Reclining Coolidge Guard Gets 30 Days
Swampscott, Aug 31. A summary court martial sentenced Private Clarence Key of Centerville Texas to 30 days confinement and $21 loss par wes for being down at his post while guarding the president at White Court.
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Swampscott
Mass
Prigate
Clarence Key
Centerville
Tex
Wing
White Court
Marriage Licenses Granted in Local Court
The notice lists marriages including Dale Fialmes and Hudson Grace Franck with others in a city license filing. Additional names Emmett Miller Watering Latue EK Nelson Waterloo appear among applicants.
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Dale F. Fialmes
Hudson Grace Franck
Madson
Emmett, Miller
Watering Llatue EK
Nelson
Waterloo
Painter of $50,000 Eagle Dies in Texas
A fragmentary obituary notes the death of painter McCann, described as the artist of the $50,000 Eagle and creator of multiple works including The Gohan Minaret of the Golden Wheat. The text references poignant career highlights and mentions his influence in Texas.
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Eagle
Texas
Germans Demand Dawes Plan Change
German liberals and monarchists push to revise the Dawes Plan as the nation faces revenue strains and civil unrest. They call for a one year moderating period while Germany negotiates adjustments to the plan’s operations and expectations amid economic stress.
Death notices for Mary Mannion and George Kroll
Mrs Mary Ellen Mannion 68 of a farm near Fairbank died at 4 am at her daughter Mrs FP R Strayer 39 Bayard street Waterloo from heart disease She was born in Ohio July 4 1877 and survived by son Edward three daughters Mrs Strayer Mrs J C Donahue and Mrs Earlyhase two orphan grand children Marie and Bernice Harn three sisters Miss Celia and Margaret McGovern and Mrs James Harn all survive Funeral services Wednesday at 10 am in the Catholic church at Fairbank with burial in the cemetery The body will be moved from O Keefe Towne mortuary to the Mannion home Tuesday morning George Kroll 34 Waterloo native died in Chicago Saturday night of valvular heart trouble His body arrives Waterloo tonight to be taken to O Keefe Towne funeral home Services Tuesday 10 am Rev Co FL Smith will officiate Burial in Elmwood He was born April 23 190? in Waterloo and spent most of life in Chicago before returning here This report notes his daughter Lorraine Clark and brothers and sisters Mrs J Knudson Mrs OF W Wisland Fred Krall Waterloo and Lewis Krall Cincinnati and Wayne Philadelphia is also listed as kin.
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Mary K. Mannion
Mary Ellen Mannion
Fairbank
FP. R. Strayer
Bayard Street
Waterloo
Mannion
Ohio
Buchanan
Edward
Strayer
J. C. Donahue
Earlyhase
Jesup
Marie
Bernice Harn
Celia
Margaret McGovern
James Harn
Dunkerton
GHOKRGE_KROLT
George Kroll
Chicago
Lorraine Clark
O'Keefe & Towne
Rev. Co. FL Smith
Elmwood
Mr Kroll
Iti
EWO
California
Ite
Mre. Clark
Wayne
Philadelphia
Knudson
W. Wisland
Fred
Krall
Vewls Krall
Cincinnati
Compulsory School Until Age 18 Slogan From Teachers
The American Federation of Teachers pledges compulsory education for all youths beyond 18 to curb juvenile delinquency. PF. G. Stecker, as secretary, announced the plan. An investigating committee will study current laws and draft a model compulsory education law reflecting the proposed age increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Federation of Teachers
PF. G. Stecker
Maxwell Former Waterloo Man Faces $500000 Suit
Chicago physician J Paul Ferner filed suit in Los Angeles against David G Maxwell a Hollywood auto dealer and former Waterloo Indiana man claiming Maxwell stole his wife Muth Fernel. Ferner alleges Maxwell used daily letters calls and gifts to belittle him and win Mrs Fernel's love. He cites nicknames and signs such as Your Indian and Your Grizzly Bear and notes Maxwell financed her divorce and guided her travel to Los Angeles. Maxwell is noted as a former Holstein cattle breeder near Waterloo.
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Los Angeles
Cal
J. Paul Fernel
Chicago
David G. Maxwell
Hollywood
Waterloo
Maxwell
Muth Fernel
Ferner
Warne County
Michigan
Tor
Mra. Fearne
Man Suffers Fatal Injuries In Canning Factory
Peter Greenback aged 65 lies in Alles Memorial hospital after a corn conveyor accident at a Dysart canning plant. He sustained a fractured skull mangled arm and internal injuries. A retired farmer he lived alone and his relatives could not be reached. He entered hospital Sunday.
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Peter Greenback
Alles Memorial Hospital
Greenback
Nebraska Road Receiver Seeks Permission to Abandon Trackage
L Cass of Waterloo Iowa, receiver for the Kansas City Northwestern Railroad, filed with the Nebraska Railway Commission for permission to abandon the road’s Nebraska trackage. The line formerly ran 101.58 miles from Kansas City Kansas to Virginia Nebraska and has not operated since 1919.
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Lincoln
Neb
Cass
Waterloo
Kansas City Northwestern Railroad Company
Nebraska Railway Commission
Nebraska
Kansas City
Kan
Virginia
Auto theft scare ends with no arrest for resident
Chris Jensen of 17 Jefferson Street awoke at 3 30 am Sunday to an attempted theft of his automobile. He alarmed police and a patrol found a youth peering over the car with a flashlight. Police saw no serious intent to steal and made no arrests.
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Chris Jensen
Jefferson Street
Col Mitchell Hurt in Wrecked Plane Near San Antonio
Col William Mitchell an air officer in the eighth corps area was badly bruised when his plane wrecked during a landing after a stalled motor. He avoided telephone poles and wires and narrowly escaped serious injury as he was taking off.
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San Antonio
Tex
Cal
William Mitchell
Eighth Corps
Humorist to Address Guests at Waterloo Reception
A reception at Runsell-Lamson hotel in Waterloo invites 150 guests at 7 30 pm. Humorist Weber Han, son of a well known comedian, speaks on Fun and Fuel Oil under the Williams Institute of Heat Research and L E Glaza Waterloo.
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Waterloo
Runsell-Lamson
Weber Han, Son
Williams Institute of Heat Research
L. E. Glaza
Gun Victim Nears Discharge After Remarkable Recovery
McAllister Simmons, injured by a 22 caliber gun about a month ago, is expected to leave Presbyterian hospital soon. Attendants report a dramatic recovery despite punctured intestines. Judge Boies is drawn as juror but exempted due to public office. A woman's recent death name was also drawn.
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McAllister Simmons
Nesro
Presbyterian Hospital
Jedge Boies
H. B. Boies
Grand Army Men Gather for 59th Encampment in Grand Rapids
Veterans from 43 states converge on Grand Rapids Michigan for the Grand Army of the Republic fiftieth ninth annual encampment and reunion with allied organizations joining for informal meetings as faded blue uniforms recall Civil War era regiments.
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Grand Army
Grand Rapids
Mich
Union
Abraham Lincoln
McClellan
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Grand Army of the Republic
Girl Once Thought Murder Victim Is Given Five Years
Jeanetta Miller, 24, of Waterloo, once linked to the Carlisle straw stack murder, still involved, will be moved to Rockwell City girls reformatory this week. In Dubuque Saturday she received a five year sentence for shoplifting after pleading guilty at arraignment before Judge J P Nelson.
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Jeanetta Miller
Waterloo
Carlisle
Carlisle Victim Believed Near Forty By Investigator
James M. Risden, chief of the State Bureau of Investigation, stated a dental exam of the Carlisle straw stack murder victim’s skull indicates the deceased was closer to 40 years old than 25. The victim was believed murdered and burned on the night of July 24.
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Tes Moines
INS
James M. Risden
State Bureau of Investigation
Carlisle Strawlstack
Risden
Collar Inventor to Receive 1 134 241 From Patent
John J. Bolton of Philadelphia will win 1 134 241 from John M. Vanheusen for using Bolton's patented method of making soft roll collars. Bolton sued for 6 000, a jury verdict totaled 1 314 243. Judge Qua denied the motion for a new trial in Suffolk county superior court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John J. Bolton
Philadelphia
John M. Vanheusen
Bolton
God
Suffolk County Superior Court
Pin Prick in Pimple Kills Mother of 7
Mrs. R. O. Carley, a mother of seven, died here today from an infection after she pricked a chin pimple with a pin. Her face swelled quickly and she endured days of intense agony before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Carley
Fire devastates Clarksville business row and nearby farm
A Sunday blaze in the Carter & Isdenfritz building, an open frame structure, threatened Clarksville’s west side business district before firefighters contained it. No insurance existed on the building or contents. Fire crews also fought a fire at Emile Webeking’s farm home, where a hen house burned after rubbish fire spread but barns and house were saved.
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ClarksviLle
Carter & Isdenfritz
West Side
Emile Webeking
Pleasant Valley
Student at Iowa School for the Blind Addresses Rotary Club
Miss Georgia Cramer, a student at the Iowa School for the Blind in Winton Ja, spoke to the Rotary Club at the noon Hotel Russell-Lamgon luncheon. She read from a manuscript of raised letters and described the school’s courses and enrollment, with Miss Emma Sufficool accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Cramer
Iowa School For the Blind
Winton
Rotary Club
Russell-Lamgon
Cramer
Emma Sufficool
Cramier
Weekend Warmth Draws Water Sports and Golf Crowds
A sunny warm weekend drew thousands to outdoor activities in Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Residents enjoyed boating, fishing, and golf at Sunnyside Country Club and Byrnes Park while beaches and Cedar River park saw heavy turnout. Mosquitoes plagued some, but overall pleasant conditions persisted. Roland MacKenzie drew attention as a rising star in local sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Weather Bureau
Waterloo
Sunnyside Country Club
Byrnes ‘Park
Roland MacKenzie
Cedar Falls
Cedar River Park
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