McCormack to Sing On New Year World Radio Night
John McCormack will headline a world wide radio concert New Year’s night starting 6 p m eastern time. The program from RCA Bound Brook will be rebroadcast in the United States and by British and continental networks with other performers and the United States Marine Band. Major stations across the U S will relay the event connecting to New York by land wires and short waves.
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New York
Dec
John McCormack
London
McCormack
Lucretta Bart
Radio Corporation of America
Bound Brook
N. J
British Broadcasting Company
Great Britain
United States Marine Band
Shannon
Symphony Orchestra
Neapolitan
Marentine String Quartet
Victor Concert Orchestra
WWIZ
WRC
Washington
WGY
Schenectady
KYW
Chicago
KDKA
Pittsburgh
KEKX
Hastings
Neb
America
Germany
Karl Stresemann
Paul Loeb
Reichstag
WTNY
Berlin
New
Micro
Broadcasting
Rs Pittsburgh
Chicaed
China War News From Peking To Tientsin And Washington
Reports from Peking say Feng Yuh Liang's forces have occupied Tientsin and defeated Li Ching Lin after a fortnight of fighting. Foreign guards withdraw from the city as Feng's troops take control and seize munitions and prisoners. Washington notes cautious optimism as U S officials watch the civil war and potential foreign influence while communications with Peking are restored.
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Peking
Feng’ Anh Liang
Tientsin
Li Ching Lin
China
Feng
Chang Tso Lin
Gunes
Feng Yuh Liang
Li Ching Line
Washington, D. C
John A. van McMurray
Feng Yu Hsiang
Ching
Tientsins
Extra-Territoriality Commission
Joint Commission
Soviet Russi
State Department
Manchuria
Marsha Chang Tso-Lin
Kuo Sung Ling
Christmas Deaths and Violence Across Cities
A string of Christmas related tragedies reported from Washington Brooklyn and Port Madison includes multiple family deaths from poison and gas, a triple shooting at a Brooklyn party, deaths from gas fumes in Nebraska, and a shooting over a 96 cent dispute in Port Madison. Authorities investigate as families and communities mourn.
Two Fires Threaten Dublin Trade Zone
In Dublin today two fires broke out nearly simultaneously in a fin distributing company building and a local hotel. Fire damage runs into thousands of dollars. Police suspect arson and are investigating the incidents.
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Dublin Trade Zone
Dublin
Dee
Fin Distributing Corporation
Stephen Doorley Dies at 86 Pioneer Settler Near Cedar Falls
Stephen Doorley, age 86, died Christmas Eve at his son J L Doorley’s Waterloo home after a long life as a Grundy County farmer. Born in Illinois in 1837, he arrived in Cedar Falls in 1844 with his parents and later traveled from Cincinnati, Ohio. Surviving sons are J L Doorley of Waterloo and J J and Paul Doorley of Cedar Falls. one son and his wife preceded him. Funeral at St Mary’s Church Monday at 9 a.m., Rev Theodosius Plassmeyer officiating, burial in Greenwood Cemetery Cedar Falls.
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Stepher Doortey
Cedar Falls
J. L. Doorley
Goudler Street
Doorley
Uineinnatl, O
Grundy
Cedar Tails
Iélana
America
Waterloo
J. J
Paul Doorley
O'Keefe & Towne
Theodosius Plassmeyer
Greenwood Gemetery
Dawes Urged to Swear Off Tobacco in New Year
The No Tobacco League asked Vice President Dawes to pledge a tobacco free year and urged the Senate to set a good example. Charles M. Fillmore of Indianapolis sent the telegram and noted a similar appeal to President Coolidge.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Dee
Charles G. Dawes
League
Charles M. Fillmore
Senate
Fillmore
Coolidge
Wheat Prices Take Sensational Upturn
Wheat prices surged with sensational advances on December contracts and May delivery moving up 1 to 2 cents or more. Prices reached as high as 1.80 7 8 per bushel for May while December contracts showed gains before profit taking cooled the session.
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Chicago
Taft
Artesian Well Sink For Fire Protection Planned
Completion of a 1900 foot artesian well will supply water for private canals and fire plugs on the Hinde & Janeh Pauper company grounds. The system, announced today, aims to prevent a repeat of a fire that destroyed $159 worth of straw, giving Port Madison Burlington and Keokuk fire departments a three day job.
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Fort Muarlison
Wee
Hinde & Janeh
Wear
Port Madison
Burlington
Keokuk
Bremer farm boy killed by accidental shotgun discharge
Waverly Iowa December 2 192- Leisinger twenty was killed when he discharged a shotgun while pulling it from a caribou or bobsled and the load struck him in the head. His father William Leisinger found the body four miles from home on the farm. Funeral at St Pauls Lutheran Monday at 2 30 pm with Rev L Hausch officiating
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Waverly
Waller
Leisinger
Vic
William Leisinger
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Lb. H. Hausch
Booze Squad Member Arrested After Christmas Drunk Incident
Williams Morgan, a member of the police booze squad, faced municipal court today on intoxication charges. He was arrested last night after three Keosauqua residents held him down in a snow drift for 30 minutes while he allegedly tried to force entry into a dwelling.
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Williams Morgan
Municpal Court
Bud
Morgan
Keosauqua Way
King Boris Pardons 60 Bomb Plotters
Sofia Bulgaria Dec 26 King Boris grants full pardons to 60 individuals condemned to death for complicity in the cathedral bombing last April. Earlier, on national fate day last November, he commuted the death sentences of those convicted by a military court and pardoned 19 others.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris
Masl Af Bhose
One Child in Five in Iowa Under Weight
Iowa City reports that twenty percent of Iowa children are underweight per a survey of 110,009 school pupils by Amy Deniels of the Child Welfare Research station. Rural areas show higher malnutrition at about half of the population needing improved food.
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Iowa
Iowa City
INS
Amy Deniels
Child Welfare Research Station
Nevada Hotel Destroyed by Fire in Early Day Blaze
The Nevada hotel, a local landmark, was reduced to ruins after a blaze caused by a defective flue. Few guests were present as the building was quickly evacuated. Owner listed as Albert Smith Ames. Estimated loss about 20000 dollars.
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Nevada, In
Nevada
Albert, Smith, Ames
Christmas Trees Sparked Fire Alarms in Des Moines
Des Moines fire department logged 13 alarms yesterday with nearly all caused by lights on Christmas trees. The holiday bustle matched Fourth of July activity, as firefighters responded to fires linked to decorative tree lights.
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Des Moines
Hutchinson George Hutchinson dies in Waterloo at 40
George William Hutchinson 40 died at 2 20 a m Friday at 2642 Franklin St Waterloo. He worked for C A Anderson Plumbing Heating Co 309 Ninth St East and had lived in Waterloo three years. Born July 12 1883 in Albert Lea Minn he moved with his mother to Spring Valley Minn at age five after his father’s death. He married Ada Miller June 25 1924 in Independence Ia and she joined him in Waterloo. Surviving are his widow sister Mrs Ida Smith and Mrs Ely Wagner aged mother in Dakota City Ia and two stepsons Gilbert and Maxfield Gantz. Funeral at Petersen Brothers at 2 40 p m Sunday. Rev C Wesley Harstop will officiate. Burial Elmwood.
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George Welltam Hutchenson
George William Hutchinson
Franklin Street
Waterloo
C. AL Anderson Plumbing & Heating Co
Ninth Street
Albert Lea
Minn
Spring Valley
Mr. Hutchinson
Ada Miller
Independence
Ida Smith
Atchinson
Ely Wagner
Dakota City
Gilbert and
Maxfield Gantz
Dogs to Mush to Top of World and Back in Trophy Race
A new world championship dog team race will debut at the Banff winter carnival. From Calgary to the great divide and back to Banff the 73 mile course climbs to 5300 feet, the longest derby yet and worth the Strongheart trophy plus 1000 dollars to the winner.
Munsey Heir Elects New Sun and Telegram President
William P. Dewart was elected president of the New York Sun and Evening Telegram publishing companies to fill the vacancy after Frank A. Munsey's death. Dewart had served as vice president treasurer and general manager and his election follows explicit Munsey directions.
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New York
William P. Dewart
New York Sun
Evening Telegram
Frank A. Munsey
Dewart
Munsers
Belgian Queen Abandoned Hope of High Ambitions
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, traveling incognito in Simla, entered a fortune teller’s tent with a lone lady-in-waiting. The Hindu seer told her she has unbound ambitions but must abandon the hope of a high position. The queen replied with a wry, if garbled, retort.
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Simla
India
Elizabeth
Belgium
Old Town
Mexico Moves to Establish Agricultural Schools Nationwide
Mexico City reports rapid progress in Calles era plans for agricultural improvement. Five central agricultural schools exist in Oaxaca, Tladalzo, Michoacan, Burango and Guanajuato with a goal to expand to every state. The program includes state banks to extend farmer loans and over 20 Mexican students in U.S. agricultural schools train to become professors in the new system.
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Mexico City
Calles
Mexico
Oaxaca
Tidalzo
Michoacan
Burango
Guanajuato
United States
Akron Driver Pleads Guilty To Traffic Violation
Akron resident O. Dee, 26, described as a dyed-in-the-wool driver, faced a traffic ordinance charge after a safety stop incident. Charles Essinhorn allegedly drove past a safety sign. he arraigned himself, pled guilty, and fined himself $5. A later letter to Frank Hoss, secretary of the Police Pension Fund, referenced the case.
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Akron
Dee
Police Pension Fund
Charles Essinhorn
Frank Hoss
Police Pension! Fund
Sselburn
Stribling Bride Weds as He Aims for Championship
W L Young Stribling, famed boxer, married Macon socialite Clara Kinney in a noon ceremony at Kinney home. The 21 year old fighter plans to enter Georgia University and pursue the heavyweight title, while Kinney, granddaughter of Judge Dupont Guerry, expresses strong support for his boxing career. They depart for New York for a brief honeymoon.
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Macon
Dee
INS
Hollywood
W. L
Young) Strivling
Arend
Clara Virginia Kinney
Miss Kinney
Stribling
Brunet
Lanier High School
Dupont Guerry
Wesleyan College
Georia
Strib
Strid
Police Think Joke Killed Laundryman In Omaha
Police investigate the death of Herman Lausch a Omaha laundryman who drank a toast at a house that contained chloroform in white mule. One of six partygoers fled with chloroform and claimed the drink was liquor leading to his death within about half an hour.
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Omaha
Neb
INS
Herman Lausch
Lauseh
Arrest Farmer on Charge of Arson Near Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids December 26 The farmer George Schley was held to the grand jury on a charge of arson. He was arrested after Wilbur Walton confessed to firing the barn of John Bitterman and the residence of George Smythe near Mount Vernon months ago. Schley denies the charge. Other arrests are expected, the sheriff said.
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Cedar Rapids
George Seliley
Mount Vernon
Wilbur Walton
John Bitterman
George Smythe
Schley
Government May Hunt for Sugar in Artichokes
Washington Dec 2. After a White House conference with President Coolidge Senator Howell Renubik of Nebraska announced he would introduce a bill to provide funds for the Bureau of Standards to experiment with making sugar from artichokes. Preliminary tests indicate the work can be successfully done.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
White House
Howell
Renubikkn
Nebraska
Bureau of Standards
Hottest Christmas in 49 Years on Coast
San Diego records the hottest Christmas in 49 years with a high of 33.2 degrees after noon. Sunny all day with beachgoers in light attire and coats left at home. The Indian Congress met in Cawnpore under Mrs. Sarojini Naidu’s presidency to discuss independence and boycotts. A bakery employee, Robert Miller, lost a minor part of his right hand when caught in a roller on Christmas day.
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San Diego
Cal
Weather Bureau
Indian Congress
Cawnpore
British India
Sarolini Naidu Naidu
Kolber
Robert Miller
Altstrdt & Lanslas Bakery Co
Clothing Robbery Nets Over $1,000 In Holiday Heist
Robbers stole more than $1,000 worth of clothing from a local merchant during the Christmas holiday. The loss was discovered today as stores reopened for business. Local police are investigating the incident and reviewing nearby surveillance footage for suspects.
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S. D
Das
Sharpen Skates City to Remove Snow from Rinks
Waterloo skating enthusiasts may cheer as the Waterloo Playground Association will have two rink sinks ready for free use by mid next week. A team of horses and a scraper will clear Cedariver park lagoon on Monday, opening Tuesday, with Pat's Pond rink opening by mid next week. Electric lights are planned for evening skating. Waterloo Hackey Club will start winter practice once Cedar River park rink opens.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Playground “Association
Victor Read
Cedariver Park
Cedar River Park
Pat's Pond
Lafayette
Waterloo Hackey Club
Hire Detectives to Spot Detectives on Booze Cafes Trail
Chicago reports that cafe and cabaret owners on New Year s Eve are hiring private detectives to identify Prohibition agents attempting to enter their venues as patrons. Detectives have sent reports on agent appearances and arranged training for managers who will be shown agents at prohibition headquarters. Some dry circles doubt the plan but acknowledge possible staff swaps before Thursday as detectives succeed in being identified by waiters.
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Chicago
Prohibition
Dope Squad Rounds Up 7 000 Peddlers and Addicts
Washington reports Col. L Knott, head of the narcotic Bureau, says with under 300 officers the squad has rounded up more than 7 000 dope peddlers and addicts this year. Court convictions exceed a year in most cases and narcotics smuggling has declined over the past six to seven years.
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Washington, D. C
Col. L. Knott
Ehief
Narcotic Bureau
Igdraea
Treasury Department
Col. Knutt
Knutt
30 Below Zero at Hibbing Minn Today
Minnesota endured extreme cold as a northwest cold front moved in with unofficial 30 below temperatures reported in Hibbing. North Dakota and Wisconsin saw similar frigid weather while South Dakota stayed milder. Minot recorded 23 below, and The Pas in Manitoba registered 28 below.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Union
Northwest
Hibbing
North Dakota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Minot
Pas
Manitoba
Mrs Coolidge Receives Fur Coat Gift From Fur Men
Washington December 26. Mrs Coolidge received a new fur coat for Christmas. The coat was a gift from the Fur Manufacturers and Merchants association to the president's wife. Parts of the coat trace to the czar era with caracas from Austria and western states and platinum fox fur from Russia. A Soviet government permit was required to authorize the shipment to the United States.
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Washington, D. C
Ladage Drug Stock and Fixtures Auction Notice
The stock and fixtures of Ladage Drug Company at 316 Fourth Street West will be sold at public auction on Tuesday by the administratrix Mrs. Gulu I Ladage. The sale is subject to district court approval. Mrs Ladage announced she will move to Waterloo with her sister after her husband's estate is settled.
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Ladage Drug Company
Fourth Street West
Gulu I. Ladage
District Court
Ladage
Henry H. Ladage
Waterloo
Bankers Address to Open Waterloo Traveling and Business Men’s Event
G H Van Derveer a Waverly banker will speak at the annual Christmas party of the Waterloo Traveling and Business Men's Association tonight at Black's tea room. Joe DuMond will sing and Miss Helen Axtell will rent. Dancing follows. All traveling men and families invited.
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G. H. van Derveer
Waverly
Waterloo Traveling and Business Men's Association
Black
Joe DuMond
Helen Axtell
Typhoid traced to 80 year old woman in Bat Rapids
Lansing reports 83 typhoid cases linked to a Bat Rapids woman who prepared squash for a November church dinner. Three deaths occurred. tests show she was a carrier. Her husband had typhoid earlier. she planned to avoid handling others' food and to stay off public contact. Farm relocation planned in Shiawassee. 22 recent cases traced to James Soper, a 12 year old farm hand.
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Lansing
Mich
Bator Rapids
State‘health Department
Shiawashee
James Soper
Salvation Army Christmas Program Lights Up Water Street Hall
The Salvation Army on Water Street hosts a 7:30 p m Christmas program with songs recitations and violin selections. Participants include Eddie Bowe Martha Harp June Leman Delly Dear Hincha Carl Marcella Dart Dorothy and Herbert Bowe Hazel Hoppes Faith and Trevor Kelford and many others.
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Salvation Army
Water Street
Martha Harp
June Leman
Delly Dear
Hincha Carl
Marcella Dart
Dorothy
Herbert Bowe
Hazel Hoppes
Digbg
Snow Shovelers
Rath White
Ray Williams
Lucily Cutler
Virginia Gable
Atrs
Revert Davis
Tubleau
Road Bandits Rob Motorists of $8,000
Pittsburgh police reported two highwaymen robbed Mr and Mrs BE Keith of valuables valued at 8000 on the Lincoln Highway as they traveled through the city for the holidays. The bandits jumped from one car to another, forcing the Keiths to stop and surrender their bands. In the getaway they left behind 3000 dollars in cash stored in a money belt.
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Pittsburgh
BE. Mc Keith
Hollywood
Cal
Lincoln Highway
Keiths
Keith
Sells Cop Insurance Policy on Way to Jail
Omaha police arrest Mayer for parking violation. While being taken to the station he sold Officer George Beckwith an insurance policy and later deposited 35 of the premium. He said he would sell the judge a policy if his case goes to a hearing.
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Omaha
Neb
Mayer
George Beckwith
Beckwith
Berkell Forms New Company to Play Clinton
Charles Berkell, formerly of the Berkell Players, returned from the coast to open a Clinton theatre season on January 24 with a new Berkell Players stock company. Davenport, who appeared with Berkell last season in Waterloo, visited town briefly yesterday.
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Berkell
Clinton
Charles Berkell
Davenport
Waterloo
Berkell Players
San Diego
Cal
Claude Conrad Wins Divorce On Cross Bill
Claude Conrad was granted a divorce from Pearl 8B Thursday afternoon by Judge G W Wood on his cross petition. He is awarded custody of Edward, a minor son. The couple married in Waterloo in 1904. Mrs Conrad charged cruel and inhuman treatment, which was denied. Marie D Cook filed suit for divorce against Alfred B Cook. She prays for all personal property, the home, and writ. Relatives and friends gathered for a Christmas day gathering in Elk Run. An operation at Sartori hospital leaves Newell Williams in satisfactory condition.
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Claude Conrad
Pearl
Conrad
G. W. Wood
Edward
Waterloo
Marie D. Cook
Alfred B. Cook
SLO
J. M. Simmons
Elk Run
Fire Causes Minor Car Damage at Battery Garage
A backfire from a car owned by M. E. Carr at 731 Mullan Avenue West caused minor damage at the Capital Battery and Electric Co. garage, 318-320 Sixth Street East, shortly after 1:30 a m today. The fire department extinguished the blaze.
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M. E. Carr
Mullan Avenue
Capital Battery & Electric Co
Sixth Street
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