Motorist waits 141 2 ARS for license No 1
A Chicago River era scene unfolds as C L Erickson, an Illinois Central fireman, spends the night at the county courthouse awaiting license plate No 1 for 1929. Fred Bronsema joins later as early numbers are issued, with green and black plates described by officials and holders recalling past years.
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C. L. Erickson
Parker Street
Illinois Central
Black Hawk County
Erickson
Fred Bronsome
Mulberry Street
Bronsema
Iowa
A. L Bunn
John Alexander
Forest Avenue
R. A. Burgess
Reber Avenue
A. L. Anderson
Mullan Avenue
R. B. Schou
Bishop
J. R. Bishop
Riehl Street
J. O. Willams
Town
HE. F. Hartman
Logan Avenue
Louis W. Peters
Adams Street
William Sigglekow
Dane Street
George Turner
Third Avenue
Nelson Gary
Franklin Street
Gary
Diversified hockey gear gains pace in Waterloo shops
In Waterloo shops rink gear expands beyond basics with right or left handed sticks and a goalkeeper’s stick option. Steels lined toe hockey shoes appear popular for toe protection while fleece lined moccasins guard against cold. Clamp skates fade to shoe skates though still sold. skis and bright winter outfits draw shopper interest.
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Waterloo
Thalacker Gifted 400 Acre Iowa Farm for Wedding
A 400 acre farm near Eagle Grove Iowa was given as a wedding gift by Mr and Mrs A C Thalacker to their son Frederick C Thalacker and his wife Bessie Jane Hatton The couple will reside on the farm in Panas Illinois? The source notes Pana Ill Dec 1 but mentions Eagle Grove Iowa and Illinois. the couple plans to live on the farm after the wedding.
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Pana
Ill
Eagle Grove
A. C. Thalacker
Frederick C. Thalacker
Bessie
Jane Hatton
Chicken Chow Mein Recipe from Chinese Diner Fare
A home recipe outlines frying noodles, preparing chicken with olive oil, cornstarch, and stock, then cooking onions celery and mushrooms separately before combining with noodles. Garnish with walnut butter to finish, plus optional lemon paprika garnishes for fish and salad enhancements.
New sales manager named at Davidson’s after leadership shifts
A newcomer becomes sales manager at Davidson’s succeeding Sol Algase who rose to manager after L. H. Cohen moved to Minneapolis. Allen joins from Des Moines where he spent ten years, including time in wholesale. His wife and daughter will move here in about three months as a new home on Kingbard Hill is finished.
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Davidson’s
Sol Algase
L. H. Cohen
Minneapolis
Allen
Davidson
Des Moines
Kingbard Hill
Dubuque Balloon Flies 1000 Miles in a Day
A toy balloon released by 15 year old Paul Prantzen of Columbia Academy in Dubuque Ia traveled about 1000 miles to Chesterfield Mass in under 24 hours. The balloon, part of a school event, carried a note with a phone contact and a prize for the farthest float. Another balloon from Tooters as Barkley Academy accompanied a 96 yard touchdown dash by St Ambrose Davenport.
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Chesterfield
Mass
Dubuque
Ija
Francis Southerland
Altavestra
Avetter
Amhurst College
Paul Prantzen
Columbia Academy
Tooters
Barkley
Academy Star
St. Ambrose
Davenport
Frantzen
French Priest Hears Confessions in Nineteen Languages
Canon Guignon of Meaux Cathedral ministers to diverse faithful, hearing confessions and offering spiritual aid in nineteen languages including Czech Croatian Danish German Greek English Spanish Esperanto French Italian Latin Polish Russian Portuguese Romanian Dutch Magyar Dutch and Flemish.
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Meaux
France
Guignon
Naples farmer finds mineral that may be gold
In Altavilla Irpina near Naples an old farmer uncovered a mineral piece resembling gold while digging on his land. Local authorities sent the sample to Rome's ministry of national economics for examination to determine its quality and whether further expert investigation is needed.
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Naples
Altavilla Irpine
Ministry of National Economics
Rome
Hungarians Mang Out Tourist Welcome Sign
Budapest reports that American visitors to Hungary will no longer pay the usual ten dollar visa fee. The move follows a recommendation from the International Tourist Congress and marks a first step toward abolishing visas to promote free international travel.
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Budapest
Hungary
International Tourist Congress
Oil electric locomotive No 1550 ready for long freight runs
New York Central unveils the first oil electric freight locomotive powered by a Diesel engine. Built for long hauls, No 1 550 weighs 145 tons and blends an American Locomotive designed frame with an Ingersoll Rand oil engine and General Electric electrics. It debuted at Atlantic City amid high interest and targets Putnam division routes with four driving wheels and advanced cab systems.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
Ingersoll Rand
General Electric Company
America
Atlantic City
American Railway Association
New York’ Central Lines
Putnam
New York Central
American Locomotive Company
Ingersoll-Rand Company
Commonwealth
December Mars in view this month by Professor Baker
In Urbana on December 1 Professor Robert H. Baker notes Mars will be a bright evening object, rising in the northeast and visible all night. It will approach Earth on December 15 at about .54 million miles, with telescopic views revealing surface features and the debate over canals and polar caps.
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Robert H. Baker
University of Illinois
Urbana
Ill
Mars
Venus
Earth
Gemini
Fire destroys inn where Dickens dined in Thames hut
London reports a blaze at Greenhithe’s old coffee shanty Henry's Hut on the Thames. The 70 year old shelter provided light refreshments for sailors and is linked to Charles Dickens who reportedly sheltered there from a blizzard and praised the coffee.
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London
Charles Dickens
Greenhithe
The
Thames
Henry
Berlin clashes mark Sundays amid democracy tests
Berlin on December 1 reports ongoing political clashes in the city as regular street demonstrations by various groups including communists and fascists provoke confrontations with republican security. Casualties are noted, illustrating the tension as Germany weighs democracy reforms.
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Berlin
Germany
Fraternal Spirit Deepens Between Mexico and Cuba
Havana reports a growing fraternal spirit with Mexico driven by cordial diplomacy and exchanges in art science and sport. The year sees steady cultural pilgrimages by Cuban artists to Mexico City and plans for a Cuban aviator to visit in response to Col Roberto Fierro's recent flight from Mexico to Cuba.
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Havana
Mexico
Cuba
Col
Roberto Fierro
Mexico City
Col. Fierro
China eyes Outer Mongolia as new Chinese province
Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese nationalists plan to absorb Outer Mongolia into China as a new province. They cite a 675000 population, a large cattle grazing industry, and potential substantial annual revenue for Nanking.
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Shanghai
Outer Mongolia
China
Russia
Nanking
French ministers seek salary rise to 7200 dollars
Paris December 1 French cabinet ministers are certain to receive a salary increase from 3200 to 7200 dollars a year. The chamber finance committee has approved the plan and Premier Poincare included it in the 1929 budget bill. The department is not expected to object.
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Paris
Chamber Commission of Finances
Poincare
Tablet Recalls Lafayette's Term in Garrison Pen
In Olomouc which was then a garrison town in the Austro Hungarian empire a tablet will honor the Marquis de Lafayette the hero of the American war. It notes he served five years in prison after being branded a traitor by the French chamber. Napoleon later arranged his release when the Franco Austrian treaty was signed in 1797.
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Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Marquis de Lafayette
Moravain
Olomouc
Austro- Hungarian Empire
Napoleon
Lafayette
German Ocean Air Line Plan Crystallizes
Friedrichshafen Germany Dec 1 Dr Hugo Eckener plans for a huge airdrome near Bale Switzerland as one terminus of eight trans Atlantic airship routes have won support from Director Colsman of the Zeppelin Construction Works. Elevation at Friedrichshafen reduces ship lift by four tons. Colsman cites Baden Rhine valley as a prime European site.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
Bale
Switzerland
Colsman
Zeppelin Construction Works
Rhine
Baden
Europe
Last Call Today for Christmas Mail To Europe and Mexico
Today is the last chance to mail packages to France Germany Czecho Slova kia Ireland England Scotland Greece and Russia for Christmas delivery. Dec 14 ships to Ireland England Scotland and Germany from New York while Greece leaves Dec 8 Czecho Slova kia Dec 12. Packages to Panama Dec 8 and Mexico by Dec 10. Waterloo sends much to Germany England Scotland France Poland Russia Sweden and South Africa for missionaries.
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Post Office
Ireland
England
Scotland
Germany
New York
Greece
Czecho-Slovakia
Russia
France
Poland
Sweden
Panama
Mexico
Waterloo
Postofice
South Africa
China
Philippine Islands
California
Model Police Aim of New Chief of Force in Peking
Peking's new mayor General Ho Chi-kung orders a model police force. Officers will be taught manners and the duties of democracy. Those shirking or with bad habits will be dismissed. The force must love the people and protect public property, and refrain from ill treating laboring classes.
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Peking
Ho Chi-kung
Director of Public Safety
Educator in Wreck Near Iowa City
Principal W E Beck of Iowa City high school escaped serious harm after his car skidded on icy pavement and overturned near the city last night. He suffered a wrenched knee and cuts and bruises but was aided by passing motorists and taken to Iowa City for treatment.
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Erickson
Iowa City
W. E. Beck
Iowa City High School
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