Hoover Tour Joyous Christmas Aboard Utah
President Hoover concludes a sweeping Central and South American tour aboard the Utah where a Christmas tree lights the ship. Rio de Janeiro welcomed the party with fireworks and friendship as they voyage home with a record of incalculable gains in American diplomacy.
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Herbert Hoover
U.S. 8
Utah
Central
South America
Hoover
Mrs." Hoover
Rio de Janeiro
South
Solemn Christmas Mass at Church of the Nativity
Bethlehem prepared for a midnight mass as bishops and pilgrims gather at the Church of the Nativity the oldest Christian site. A marble manger and silver star mark the scene with thousands of candles while Empress of Australia ferries travelers to Haifa. Christians in Palestine observe different calendars as devotion flows from St. Catherine to the Nativity.
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Greshon Agronsky
United Press
Bethlehem
Christendom
Helena
Constantine
Palestine
Haifa
Nazareth
Sachem
Jerusalem
Joseph
Mary
Two of trio confess two thousand two hundred dollar bank robbery
Waterloo police arrested two men after one confessed to the Maple Plain bank robbery on Friday. A third suspect, captured later at White City Wisconsin, admitted involvement. Police link the trio to five Iowa and Minnesota bank robberies, including the Little Rock and Northwood heists, with varying loot and a stolen Packard sedan used in the Crime spree.
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State Bank
Maple Plain
Minn
White City
Wis
Little Rock
Albert City
Waverly
Moravia
Northwood
Jesse Quinlan
Des Moines
Woodbury County
F. J. Coleman
Ashland
Frank Monroe
Duluth
John Zeries
Dubuque
John Giellis
Zeres
Dee
Earle Brown
Hennepin County
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Zerves
Guh
Zervees
Dubuue
M.C. Westcott
Washington Street
Servees
Monroe
Hugh
Crumrine
Cant
Douglass
Sergt
William
Aiscal
Coleman
Altho
Jack
Jack. Jensen
Jack Zeries
Zeries
Independence Zeries
Iowa
F. H. Carpenter
West
Franklin Avenue
Gaylord
Good Fellows Fund Nears Close Tonight
Good Fellows were busy Saturday and Sunday distributing clothing and food to homes found needy. More money is needed to continue the work. The fund closes tonight with contributions received by the Courier tonight or in Tuesday morning’s mail. The Good Fellow club work will end for 1928.
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Good Fellows
Courier
Good Fellow
Henry Homewood to celebrate 103rd birthday in Shenandoah
Henry Homewood, a native of Huckfield, Sussex, England, will celebrate his 103rd birthday on Christmas Day with a dinner at the Fred Pace home in Shenandoah Iowa. Afterward he plans to attend a matinee, continuing his Christmas observance.
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Shenandoah
Henry Homewood
Huckfield
Sussex
England
Fred Pace
Church shooting leaves one dead in Kelso Tennessee
A Cumberland Presbyterian church in Kelso near Fayetteville reported Floyd Steelman aged 22 dead and A J Simmons and Noel Golden wounded after Joe Pigg, a local farmer, fired from the rear of the building to settle family differences. Pigg surrendered as services stopped.
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Fayetteville
Tenn
A. J. Simmons
Noel Golden
Floyd Steelman
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Kelso
Joe Pigg
Simmons
Pigg
Bettween Pigg
Women flee Kabul as airlifts evacuate legation
New Delhi reports British evacuations from Kabul as rebels threaten the British legation. Women and children fled by plane, with further flights from Peshawar aiding foreign dependents. Kabul remains isolated between rebel forces and royal troops. Queen Soraya and the queen mother are said to have moved to Kandahar amid uncertainty about King Amanullah.
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New Delhi
India
Kabul
Afghanistan
Peshawar
Legation
Souriya
Kandahar
Amanullah
Influenza Cases Rise Across Texas Louisiana Iowa
Washington December 24 Approximately 90 000 new influenza cases were reported for the week ending December 22 in Texas Louisiana and Iowa. Texas 992 Louisiana 4 121 and Iowa 85 000 this week. Iowa figure is an estimate of new cases. others are about one fifth of actual numbers. Officials say the epidemic is sweeping east and southeast. Full reports expected Christmas day.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Texas
Louisiana
Iowa
Public Health Service Today
Boston Traveler Front Page Devoted to Christmas Stories
Boston edition December 24 reports no crime or accidents on its front page. In a five year tradition, the first page highlights Christmas observance stories from Boston and beyond, reflecting holiday focus rather than crime or scandal.
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Boston
Boston Traveler
Charles Knoop Found Dead in Automobile in Rockford
Charles W. Knoop a former bank cashier and city treasurer died of heart failure in his car parked beside Rockford State Bank. He was 58, with survivors including wife Mrs Berry and three children Werner Knoop of Omaha Kenneth Knoop of Phoenix and a son. The body was taken to Kismet's mortuary for funeral services.
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Charles W. Knoop
Black Hawk’ National ‘ ‘Bank
Rockford
Rockford State Bank
Knoop
Lorén’ Berty
Kingsley Avenue
Waterloo
Iowa
Berry
Werner Knoop
Omaha
Neb
Kenneth Knoop
Phoenix
Ariz
Kismet
War Time Diplomacy Revealed in 1915 Foreign Relations Volume
Washington dispatches reveal unpublished World War I history before U S entry. The State Department releases 1914-1916 correspondence with diplomatic officers and belligerent offices, detailing views on the Ford peace ship and neutrals rights, and clarifying Austrian Ambassador Duma recall.
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Washington, D. C
INS
United States
State Department
England
Duma
Frank Polk
Despondent Husband Ends Life in Gas Room
Walter Ryan, 36, despondent over his estranged wife not returning for the holidays, killed himself in his Chicago room today by turning on the gas. The incident was reported by INS.
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Chicago
INS
Walter Ryan
Courier delivery deadline and reprint policy note
The notice states delivery will be made before 5 30. If the paper arrives late due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 for a replacement copy. Phone calls to report late delivery must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Amateur in Cedar Rapids Builds Own Television Set
Leo Hruska, a young amateur radio and television enthusiast in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has built his own television receiver capable of picking up broadcasts from Metropolitan Opera, Boston and Chicago symphonies, and international stations. He showcased a Jenkins 3KY feed with a mother and child scene, while seeking improvements to enlarge and clarify pictures. Francis Jenkins, inventor of practical television, is being considered for recognition.
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Cedar Rapids
Leo Hruska
Metropolitan Opera Company
Metropolitan
Hruska
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Francis Jenkins
Australia
The
Philippines
Russia
England
France
Italy
Secretary West Ill at Home in Chicago
Secretary Roy O. West of the interior is confined to bed in Chicago with a severe cold. He arrived Saturday in good health but took ill and will likely remain home for the week. He plans to return to Washington next week and expects the senate to confirm his appointment when it reconvenes after the holidays.
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Chicago
O.R
Roy O O. West
Secretary of the Interior
West
Senate
King George Sees Quiet Christmas Progress
London reports King George improving slowly as the royal family gathers at Buckingham Palace for Christmas. The Duke of Gloucester returns as the Prince of Wales and Prince George join the gathering while a bulletin notes the king’s quiet night and unchanged overall condition.
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London
George
Buckingham Palace
Duke of Gloucester
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Eight Lose Lives In Alabama House Fire Tragedy
In Calhoun near Lincoln Alabama a home fire claimed seven lives including Mr and Mrs Calhoun and five children. Ella Bright 12 died in Anniston hospital as other children aged 2 to 16 and additional relatives suffered burns. Essie Calhoun 16 remained in critical condition with slim chances of recovery.
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Anniston
Ala
Albert Calhoun
Lincoln
Ella Bright
Raymond
Lines
A. M. Calhoun
U P Will Assist Reparations
President Coolidge agreed to permit American experts to help Germany and the Allies solve the war reparations issue. A conference is planned for early 1929. The decision was relayed through Sir Esme Howard and confirms that the United States will contribute experts if invited by the six governments.
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Washington
D. C
U.P
Coolidge
Germany
Esme Howard
State Department
United States
Five Children Die in Fireworks Blast in Cartersville
Five children were killed and several others injured when a stock of fireworks exploded in a small Wall Street store in Cartersville Georgia this afternoon. The blast enveloped the store in flames and caused extensive damage.
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Cartersville
Wall Street
Christmas travel brisk this season. depot agent notes rise
Milton Haislett, ticket agent at Union Depot, says Christmas travel is unusually brisk, 15 to 20 percent ahead of last year. He cites the absence of special holiday rates this year, unlike last year when Chicago Great Western and Rock Island offered promotions. Christmas cigar ad follows.
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Milton Haislett
Union Depot
Chicago Great Western
Rock Island
Vigilantes pursue pair after Fenton bank robbery
In Fenton Iowa, two men aged 35 to 40 robbed the state bank and fled in a mud covered Oldsmobile coupe without plates. Cashiers Bailey and Bohn were forced to lie on the floor as the bandits seized cash and drove east. Sheriff Le Hovey notified a 75 mile radius of authorities in Algona and Little Rock. The suspects, last seen in Little Rock and Algona, are described as tall with dark complexions.
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Fenton
Oldsmobile
F. C. Bailey
Bohn
le Hovey
Algona
Little Rock
Iowa
Guards for jurors in Kidnapping conviction case
In Chicago on December 24 police posted guards at jurors' homes after Angelo Petitti and Andrew Cappellano were found guilty of kidnapping Billy Ranieri and sentenced to 25 years. Frank Ranieri, father and Mike Devito, a key state witness, faced threats, prompting police protection for witnesses and jurors.
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Chicago
Billy Ranieri
Windy City
Billy” Ranieri
Angelo Petitti
Andrew Cappellano
Frank Ranieri
Mike Devito
Dr Pearson Ill in Baltimore Hospital
Ames, Ta. Dec 24 Dr R A Pearson former president of Iowa State College now head of University of Maryland is seriously ill in University hospital Baltimore according to word received by Ames friends today No particulars of illness were learned and he is unable to have visitors
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Ames, Ta
R. A. Pearson
Iowa State College
University of Maryland
University Hospital At
Baltimore
Ames Friends
Pearson
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