Christmas aboard Utah with Hoover on high seas
President-elect and Mrs. Hoover celebrate Christmas on the U S S Utah near Brazil. A tropical Christmas features an evergreen tree, radio greetings, and gifts from ports including Lima Santiago Buenos Aires Montevideo Rio de Janeiro. Crewmates receive cards and join in carols as turkeys and desserts mark the holiday.
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U. S. S. Utah
Herbert Weaver
Utah
Equator
Simmer
Rio Janeiro
Train
Rio de Janeiro
Mrs. Hoover
Brazil
Tropics
Christmas Trees Glow Through Night to Retell Story
Ex-chief executive praised for his work in Waterloo as the city’s Christmas trees glow through the night to retell the holiday story. Mayor Tibbitts notes the good done and expresses gratitude.
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Waterloo
Tibbitts
Man Freed on Christmas Day in Bootlegging Case
Mosher, jailed 120 days for bootlegging, was released after a jury failed to reach a verdict at the September term. He maintains innocence, claiming no liquor sales, with an undercover witness as key testimony. County Attorney Edwards approved release, attorney Meyers represents Mosher.
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D. Mosher
Mosher
Mesher
YP. W. Edwards
J. H. Meyers
Mogher
Capital Celebrations Mark Big Buying Day Across Nations
The report notes a holiday surge as reparations talks and potential withdrawal of allied forces influence markets. France shows renewed prosperity under Poincare with Christmas observed in religious services. In Des Moines 1657 intoxication arrests are recorded from April to December, up from 1361 three years earlier.
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Rhineland
France
Fi Poincare
Des Moines
Der
Willian
Walker
Mother Reunites With Pardoned Soldier Son at Riverview
Mrs. Margaret Anderson Hansen, 77, walked from Sioux Falls to Washington seeking a presidential pardon for her son Joe Anderson, then learned he was sick and in a Riverview home with his wife and stepdaughter. Anderson had faced army discipline, a pardon, and Leavenworth for forgery.
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Margaret Anderson Hansen
Sioux Falls
S. D
Washington
Harding
Joe Anderson
Army
Riverview
Hansen
Waterloo
Hille
Obituary notices from Waterloo roll call of deaths
Funeral notices for Marinary T. L. Aldrich Mrs Charles Wetlaufer Mrs Steve Petersen Ivy Dan MacDonald Priscilla Cratsley Ellen Sellers list services and burial details. Died influenza relocations and family connections noted with church and mortuary arrangements in Waterloo area.
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Charles W. Wetlaufer
California
M. E
J. B. Johnson
J. Arthur Young
Elmwood
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
Wetlaufer
Waterloo
Frank McCabe
Los Angeles
Janet MacDonald
Ivy Dand MacDonald
Presbyterian
Priscilla May Cratsley
Sarah Wood
Blill Street
Petersen Bros
V. Lannholm
Union Congregational Church
Ellen Sellers
Ellen Elizabeth Sellers
A. R. Sellers
Fairview Avenue
Wheat Cheer
Kistner
Runaway Boy Returned Home After Flight toward Chicago
Robert Hale Hulmes, 11, son of a Chicago lawyer, who ran away last Sunday from Clinton on a train bound for Chicago, was found near Marion Iowa. A motorist gave him a ride and he was brought to Cerrat Rapids. He will travel by Chicago-bound train to Clinton where his father will meet him at noon and return him home.
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Cerrat Rapids
Nee
Robert
Hale Hulmes
Chicago
Sioux Rapids
Marion
Here
Bobby
Clinton
Synthetic Stork Competing With Santa For KC Popularity
Kansas City reports a playful race between a synthetic stork and Santa Claus as 42 bundles are delivered to childless homes. City orphanages fear financial strain as a campaign to place babies in homes spreads, forcing some applicants to wait until New Year’s Day while organizers streamline checks.
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Kansas City
Europe cheers at U S decision on reparations conference
Paris reports allied capitals and Berlin pleased by the United States allowance of American participation in the international reparation conference. Experts will be selected by delegates of England France Japan Italy Belgium and Germany. Germany requested U S participation. The new reparations commission to begin in January will draft an agreement replacing the Dawes plan with annual payments and a definite settlement period.
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Paris
INS
Berlin
United States
England
France
Japan
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Morgan to headline Cedar Falls Bible conference 1929
Dr Parky Zallman Cedar Falls Ind director of Cedar Falls Bible conference announced plans for 1929 He secured Dr G Campbell Morgan the noted expositor to return as principal speaker for the full eight days The conference runs July 28 to August 4 with Dr J C Massey Tremont Temple Gaston spending five days in attendance.
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Seder Falls
Parky Zallman
Winona Laké
Ind
Cedar Falls
Bethlehem Bell Choirs Sing World Pilgrims In Bethlehem
In Bethlehem the Christmas observance united pilgrims from many nations at the Church of the Nativity and its grotto. Bells rang at midnight and morning carols echoed as worshipers, including Americans, offered prayers of gratitude and hope at the sacred site.
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Jerusalem
Gethlcham
Peace
Church of the Nativity
Christ
Manger
Grotte
Bethlehem
Church of All Nations
Des Maines Spreads Christmas Cheer in Des Moines
James M. McNamere, a longtime Des Moines benefactor, handed out more than 300 silver dollars to newsboys this Christmas. Each gift came with a warm handshake and a hearty Merry Christmas, continuing his annual Yuletide message of goodwill.
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Des Maines
Des
James M. McNamere
McNemara
Des Moines
Newsies
Fugitives Report All Quiet in Kabul
Passengers aboard a British airliner arriving in Peshawar from Kabul said the Afghan capital was quiet. Among them were 37 French women 10 German women and four children linked to the Kabul legations. some feared for foreigners remaining there. Noblesville influenza quarantine sinks Hamilton county Christmas joy as theatres shut and events canceled.
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Talentta
Peshawar
Kabul
Noblesville
Ind
U.A
Hamilton County
Farlf
Pilgrims Plan Extended Holy Land Visit
The article notes accusations of materialism and forgetfulness among pilgrims. It mentions many plan to stay several days to visit historic sites in the holy land revered for the sufferings of early martyrs.
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Holy Land
Officials of Allied Store Visit Black's
A visit to the James Black Dry Goods company was paid yesterday by L. H. Fields vice president and Duzzy Fields semiany of the L. H. Fields department. Jackson Michigan and a member of the newly organized Hahn Department Stores Toc. They were guided by James M. Graham president and introduced to department heads. They left last evening for Dubuque to spend Christmas with relatives.
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James Black Dry Goods Company
L. H. Fields
Duzzy Fields
Jackson, Mich
Hahn ‘Department
James M. Graham
Dubuque
Deserted wife ends life in Richmond Indiana tragedy
Mrs Stella Dickey 36 hanged herself after sending her children Donald 16 and Marcia 14 to buy Christmas presents. In poor health and deserted by her husband last summer she had recently been unemployed. The incident occurred in Richmond Indiana.
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Rachmond
Ind
Stella Dickey
King George in hospital as Christmas cheers wait on progress
London December 25 King George continues a slow recovery from pneumonia with several hours sleep and a comfortable night palace officials report He remains weak and no official bulletin on his condition is issued until evening The royal family gathers in London for Christmas and plans greetings if permitted by physicians
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London
All England
George
Palace
Anx
Altho
Mepjesty
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