Hoover Plans Overnight Stop on Ecuador Trip
President-elect Herbert Hoover began his South American goodwill tour with a stop in Guayaquil Ecuador aboard the U S S Cleveland after transferring from the Maryland. The Cleveland will ferry Hoover up the Guayas river to Guayaquil for a reception with Ecuadorian officials and an official dinner. Hoover and party will sleep aboard the cruiser with some members ashore due to limited accommodations.
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U. S
Cleveland
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Herbert ‘Hoover
Hoover
Maryland
Guayas
Punasland
Guayas River
Puna Island
Isidro Ayora
South America
Antarctic
INS
Herbert
United States
Cleveland Bear
South ‘America
Influenza hits Dolores Costello and peers in Hollywood
Bollywood Cal dispatch notes two noted silver sheet stars and actor added to Hollywood’s influenza list. Dolores Costello, newly married to John Barrymore, joins Myrne Loy and Howard Bretherton as latest victims. Health officer Dr George Parrish says cases are decreasing as epidemic wanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bollywood
Cal
Hollywood
Dolores Costello
John Barrymore
Myrne Loy
Howard Bretherton
George Parrish
Woman Candidate Loses and Challenges Vote Count
Fort Madison Iowa December 1. Mrs Amelia H Smith defeated Democratic candidate for county recorder asks that ballots from Fort Madison Fifth ward and Keokuk Sixth ward be thrown out citing gross carelessness in counting. She lost by 102 votes to Republican Hattie Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Lee County Board of Supervisors
Amelia H. Smith
Keokuk
Taxi Driver Injured in Robbery Attempt in Peoria
Claude Hogan, 24 year old taxi driver, was found unconscious inside the Tnicn Clothing store after a sky light shattered and he fell from above. Police report indicate the assault may have been an attempted robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Dec
U.R
Tnicn
Claude Hogan
Hogan
Woman Killed by Auto in Grinnell, Iowa
Zelma Poster, 30, died after being struck by an automobile driven by Willis Gott yesterday afternoon in Grinnell Iowa. Gott claims the woman stepped in front of the car and he could not stop in time. She died within minutes at the scene or nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
U.R
Zelma Poster
Willis Gott
Gott
Four passengers hurt as trains collide near Enterprise
Des Moines dispatch reports four passengers seriously injured in a rear end collision between Rock Island trains Nos. 441 and 17 near Enterprise Iowa. The seriously hurt include Florence Challis Topeka Kan B S Smith St Paul Minn and Lucile Davis Des Moines. Other injured were hospitalized or treated. No. 17 resumed its trip after rerouting. A second incident in Nebraska blamed a split rail for wreck of Rock Island Colorado Express at Alvo injuring fourteen lightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Rock Island
Enterprise
Florence Challis
Topeka
B. S. Smith
St. Paul
Chester Dowd
Estherville
Lucile Davis
Manly
No. 17
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Kan
Chester. Dowd
F. Barnard
B.S
Lincoln
Neb
Rock Island Lines
Colorado Express
Alvo
Chicago
Denver
Ira A. Saks
Cleveland
W. GC. Lathrop
Norton
Arnold Fessler
Iowa Falls
W. 3B. Hunt
West Liberty
Tackle Boxed Along Cedar as Season Closes
Local fishermen in the northern zone of Town store tackle as the closed season begins. Black bass and other game fish are protected until mid June 1929 and May 15 next year. Ice fishing is restricted. no shelters or artificial heat may be used during the winter period.
Insurance ad for car fire alarm wiring fault
Advertises fire alarm insurance and auto wiring fault coverage with a concerned tone. Mentions owner G J Trainor at 137 Fourth East and Herman C. Miller as contact, with phone 2494. Note cites a 1:30 a m Saturday alarm and warns better be insured than sorry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G J. Trainor
Fourth East
Herman C. Miler
Temperatures Forecast for Friday through Saturday
The notice lists a maximum Friday temperature around .5 and a minimum Friday night through Saturday morning with times noted 7 am 11 am and 3 pm. The legible data appears fragmentary and does not specify locations or units beyond the times.
Livestock Kings and Queen Vie in Chicago Show
Chicago opens the twenty-ninth arias international livestock exposition with nearly 12 000 entries across 40 beef cattle swine horses and sheep. The event features 500 top horses a world fair for farmers and a university of short courses plus judging by Walter Biggar of Delbeattie Scotland and trophies for college teams including Iowa State Nebraska Oklahoma A and M Purdue and Texas A and M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Animal Kingdom
Jardine
Canada
Australia
New South Wales
America
Iowa State College
University of Nebraska
Oklahoma A. & M
Purdue
Texas A & M
Scot
Delbeattie
Scotland
Walter Biggar
American Farm Bureau Federation
Banking runs dampen as Macon banks stabilize
AP briefs report Macon banks withstood depositor runs, keeping financial activity normal after a tense day. Other items note Scott Field’s aborted Hawaii flight stop and repair, a fatal bridge plunge in Chicago Lincoln Park, a Chilean quake felt near Valparaiso, and continued Montgomery Ward sales records in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Macon
Scott Field
Art Goebel
Dole
Hawaii
Here
New York
Woolaroc
Chicago
Lincoln Park
John Vandezer
Herman Reed
Santiago
Chile
Valparaiso
Atlanta
L. J. Dinkler
Nashville, Tenn
South
Piedmont Hotel
Fate of Entombed Miners Not Known
Six men were entombed by a mine explosion at Pocahontas Coal in McDowell county. Rescue crews worked through the day as a rescue car from Coalwood headed in. Cause of the blast remained undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
Pocahontas Coal Company
McDowell County
Coalwood
Despondent man ends life after bank losses in Sac City
G. W. Bodine aged 78 of Sac City Iowa died on Thanksgiving day by suicide. Police report he tied bricks around his neck and jumped into a cistern after being distressed by ill health and loss of money in recent bank failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac City
Dee
G. W. Bodine
Bodine
Funeral services for Paul T Perry in Hileman and Gindt chapel
Paul T Perry died Tuesday evening of Brights disease. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 pm in Hileman and Gindt chapel with Rev O M Yagry of First Evangelical church officiating. Burial will be in Fairview. Surviving are two sisters Mrs Mary Jones of Chicago and Mrs Libby Toussant of Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul T. Perry
Bright
Hileman & Gindt
Head to Speak at Waterloo M C A Dinner
Walter W. Head of Omaha, past president of the American Bankers' Association, will address a Waterloo M C A dinner Monday night. Early today 100 reservations were logged, 30 from out of town, with many more expected. Head is a bank president, Y M C A council president, and a prominent national Y M C A figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Walter W. Head
Omaha
American Bankers’ Association
Head
America
Omaha Y. M. C. A. Council
National Y. M. C. A
Sheriff Pursues Fugitive in Louisiana Slaying Case
Red Oak Iowa December 1 Sheriff J A Baker headed to Monroe Louisiana to extradite Harry Roof an alleged slayer of Fred Stahl Roof had been a fugitive for three years and a half and was wanted on a murder charge according to dispatches from the INS
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
J. A. Baker
Monroe
Harry Roof
Fred Stahl
Roof
Stahl
Births Reported in Waterloo Area
A list of birth announcements from Waterloo and surrounding areas includes Richard Weldon born Oct 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Lionel O. Weldon of Waterloo. several other newborns with parents, dates in November, and hospitals or addresses such as 83 Lane and Fox township. Notable names include Roberta Rosetta, Pearl Queille, Vance Wesley Jr, Barbara Jeanne, Jackson Dea, Ellen Ann, Eugene Frederic, Susanne Evaline, and John Henry among numerous families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel O. Weldon
Waterloo
Richard
Walter James Shaver
Lane
Robert John
Everett W. Snyder
Fowler
Robert Wesley
Morris William Roberts
Hammond
Edmund N. Weber
Fox Township
Roberta Rosetta
Virgil Glenn Roskar
Allen Memorial Hospital
Pearl Queille
Independence
Vance Jay Price
Linwood
Vance Wesley, Jr
Harry N. Weber
Greenwood
George Arthur
William M. Aitken
St. Francis Hospital
Barbara Jeanne
Donald Lee Cornelius
Newton
Jackson Dea
Russell P
White
Pranklin
Ellen Ann
Wart
Eugene Conerd
Poplar
Mary Lou
Walker A. Barnes
Sycamore
Ernest John Eickelberg
Albany
Navy
Ernest John
Dess Emory
Lafayette
Eugene Frederic
Homer Luther Lichty
Presbyterian Hospital
Susanne Evaline
Lynn Midy
Ninthwest
John Henry
Ernest L. Smith
Cottage Grove
Shurley
Ann
Heiress to wed Swedish count in $500000 society wedding
Estelle Romaine Manville, heiress daughter of asbestos magnate H. Edward Manville, will marry Count Folke Bernadotte, nephew of the Swedish king, in St John’s Episcopal Church Pleasantville Westchester. The ceremony features Prince Gustavus Adolphus as best man and several Bernadotte and Wachtmeister relatives as ushers with a coronet of Swedish silver holding Brussels lace veil. Distinguished guests and meticulous social secretaries frame a gala event with planned luncheons, dinners, and dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Estelle Romaine Manville
Queen Sophia
Folke Bernadotte
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Pleasantville
Westchester
Prince Gustavus Adolphus
Prince Sigvard
Sigfrid Ballamb
Gustavus
Ernest Stires
E. T. Bugrill
John H. Lewis
H. Edward Manville
Brussels
Miss Manville
Carl Bernadotte
Marianne Bernadotte
Else Bernadotte
Carl Gustaf Bonde
Ebba Bonde
Nils Wachtmeister
Martha Wachtmeister
Gunhild von Platen
Eric von Rosen
Royal Bodyguard
Bernadette
Meadow Brook Club
Sucset
Building Permits List Across Several Addresses
Harry Hummel files dwelling permits for 705 Main and 703 Matin each at 2000 dollars. William Leask seeks heating plant at 406 Hartman and 1557 Bertch. Mrs Alma Welsh applies for a dwelling at 541 Evergreen priced 2500. A E Mutton proposes a garage at 1812 Bertch for 100. Howard Rouse plans a heating plant at 121 Elston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hummel
Main
William Leask
Hartman
Bertch
Alma Welsh
Evergreen
A. E. Mutton
Howard Rouse
Elston
UTE BANK CLOSES IN IOWA MONONA COUNTY
Des Moines reports the State Savings bank of Ute in Monona county closed its doors this morning as the state banking department was notified at noon. The bank had capital of 50000 dollars and deposits totaling 160000 dollars. Henry Edgington was the president.
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UTE
Des Moines
U.P
State Savings Bank of
Monona County
State Banking Department
Henry Edgington
Earthquake Recorded by Chicago Seismograph
A severe quake was logged on the University of Chicago seismograph at 10:18 p m. last night. The tremors originated about 5 300 miles away and officials could not determine the direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
University of Chicago
More Money and Changes in Code Need of Schools
Des Moines reports increased appropriations and code revisions urged by Miss Agnes Samuelson state superintendent of public instruction. The biennial report calls for better economy, higher funding for manuals, travel funds for county superintendents, and a commission to study rural school needs to form a comprehensive state educational program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Agnes Samuelson
Towans
Miss Samuelson
Bossy Gillis, Newburyport Mayor Freed From Jail
Bossy Gillis, absentee mayor of Newburyport, stepped from Salem jail after two months’ confinement for selling gasoline without a permit. He greeted about 500 people including reporters and photographers outside the jail yard in a jovial mood and joked as he left the red brick building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Mass
U.P
Newburyport
Somebody's Warm with Full Outfit of Stolen Clothing
E Hendrickson reports theft of overshoes caps shirts overalls six Rockford socks two wool socks and twelve mittens from a car parked near Fifth Street Bridge. Police inspect sleepers lodging at the station for potential clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Hendrickson
Cedar Falls
Rockford
Fifth Street Bridge
Sinking Steamer Chief Maquilla Abandoned
The Canadian steamer Chief Maquilla was abandoned by its crew early today. The crew and officers were taken aboard the Yogen Maru after the stricken vessel was abandoned. The Yogen Maru relayed an SOS and confirmed all hands were safe aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
U.P
Mackay
Mackay Radio
Heavy Air Mail Traffic Over Iowa City Airport
More than four tons of air mail, mainly early Christmas mail, moved through Iowa City's airport due to bad weather conditions. A Boeing Air Transport 12 passenger bi plane was forced to land, and it left today for Chicago to be shown at the aero nautical exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
U.P
Iowa City
Boeing Air Transport Company
Chicago
Chicago Aeronautical Exhibition
Brain Tests Yes No Trick From The Sugar Lump
A syndicated psychology feature invites readers at major universities to answer a Yes No test about a sugar lump. It asks ten discriminating questions on whether the remainder differs from the original lump in weight color reality size sweetness liveliness mass density solubility and shininess, with answers on the society page.
Death Penalty Carried Out for Hoppe Murder Conviction
Charles Hoppe, 27, confessed to murdering his 7-year-old cousin by marriage Dorothy Sielagowski. He was executed in the Ohio state penitentiary death chamber last night, entering with a crucifix as Rev Fr O'Brien, the chaplain, offered whispered encouragement. His wife sobbed uncontrollably at the last farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Charles
Stanley) Hoppe
Dorothy Sielagowski
Ohio State Penitentiary
Hoppe
Fr. O'Brien
Child's study of stars leads world renowned astronomer
Cambridge Massachusetts December 1 42 a small girl who studied stars by candlelight has grown into the foremost woman astronomer Miss Annie J Cannon of Harvard Observatory. She is writing the tenth volume of her guide Two Courses of Study and her nine volume star spectra catalog classifies nearly a quarter of a million stars into forty divisions. Her work financed by a quarter of a million dollars marks a monumental achievement in astronomy. Cannon has earned Oxford Doctor of Science and other honors. Wellesley graduate headed many scientific bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Afinie J. Cannon
Harvard Observatory
Dover
Dei
Cannon
Oxford University
England
Wellesley
Waterloo runners set sprint times in mixed meet
Stanley McCurdy and Margaret Dennery led sprint heats at Waterloo with times .21 and .18 respectively while Arthur Mills posted .65. Cedar Rapids Nadine Hurst clocked .20 and Cedar Falls Leo L Mathews .27, with Mildred Ellis at .29 and Chris J Langshow .31. Other noted marks include Ebba Hammerlund .20 and Carl EB Kilson at .24, Glen McDonald of Center Junction at .19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley McCurdy
Waterloo
Margaret Dennery
Arthur Mills
Nadine Hurst
Cedar Rapids
Leo L. Mathews
Cedar Falls
Mildred Ellis
Chris J. Langshow
Ebba Hammerlund
Carl EB
Kilson
Alison
Eer Eee
Glen McDonald
Center Junction
Spain's Naval Revival Signals New World Status
Spain pushes a naval renaissance under Primo de Rivera with three 17000 ton cruisers to be built, challenging Britain and France. The plan boosts Spanish trade, cuts imports, and expands shipbuilding while the country stabilizes finances. The king travels aboard the Principe and experts predict a return to historic maritime prominence within 10 to 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Spain
Primo de Rivera
England
France
Great Britain
United States
Althe
Washington
Sir Francis Drake
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Mediterranean
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Alfonso
Countess Bethlen Gains Recognition with First Play
Budapest December 1 Countess Bethlen wife of the Hungarian premier has written her first play The drama titled Gray Coat is a love romance ending in marriage She is also a noted writer of short stories and children tales and has been asked to write a film for a continental company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Countess Bethlen
Motorman Exonerated in Street Car Death Case
Forest Parnham, a Cedar Rapids motorman, was exonerated by a coroner's jury yesterday of all blame in the death of 66 year old C. W. Baird who was killed Saturday night when struck by a street car. The jury attributed the accident to Baird's failing eyesight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Forest
Parnham
C. W. Baird
Baird
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Walter Browner
Atta Fitch
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Lowell
Alec Glenn
Belleville
Maxine Heston
Goodland
Martin Smith
Colo
Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County Grand Jury
Montress -Freeman
Southern College
H. Westbrook
Howard College
Westbrook
Liberty
Montgomery Ward & Co
Bert Acosta
Aviation
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Dorothy Walker
Acosta
Mabel Bell
Queen of Diamonds
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Miss. Samuelson
Bossy Gillis
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