Iowa forecast to lead 1929 farming profits in nation
Iowa predicts a stronger 1929 agricultural year with higher totals for corn cattle hogs dairy and poultry. Thornburg says beef cattle and pork prices should improve while dairy remains solid though overall farm dollar value may trail other industries. Feed costs and grain prices influence profits, but Iowa expects higher returns overall despite uncertain purchasing power.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Mark G. Thornburg
International News Service
Thornburg
Commission to address housing shortage suggested in protocol text
The housing situation in Waterloo has eased considerably the last few months with plenty of houses for rent in the upper price range. Lester W. Miller notes a potential shortage only for homes renting under 25 dollars.
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Waterloo
Lester W. Miller
Iowa Association of Real Estate Boards
Waterloo Real Estate Board
Best Plan for Enforcing Eighteenth Amendment
Major Chester P Mills proposes the best and most practical plan to curb bootlegging by diverting industrial alcohol, outlining methods from his New York tenure and securing the $25,000 prize in the Durant contest. The piece also notes widespread Christmas holiday delays, casualty tallies, and other news including the death of cowboy star Fred Thomson and his marriage to Frances Marion.
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Chester P Mills
New York
Major Mills
Fred Thomson
Los Angeles
Thomson
Frances Marion
Man Found Dead in Burned Shack Near Grove Mine
The body of John Lynch, 59, charred and mutilated, was found by firemen in a burned shack near the Grove mine after a fire alarm. Death was likely from gas from a stove near the bed, with the fire burning the shack. A small dog’s body was found near the bed.
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Boone
John Lynch
Grove
Gen Hanna Shows No Improvement At Bedside
A bedside report from Gen Phil C Hanna Imperial Beach California dated December 21 notes no improvement in his condition. He remains unconscious from a severe stroke of paralysis and the end may come at any time. An advertisement mentions New Year’s gift ideas including Mare tin San Felice and Dutch Master cigars.
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Phil C. Hanna
Imperial Beach
Cal
San Felice
Prohibition Prize Goes To Mills for Practical Plan
Major Chester P Mills wins the $25 000 prize offered by W C Durant for the best and most practical plan to make the prohibition amendment effective. The plan aims to starve bootleggers by curbing the diversion of industrial alcohol.
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Chester P. Mills
W. C. Durant
Twain's boyhood sweetheart Laura Frazer dies in Hannibal
Laura Frazer 91, linked to Mark Twain as his boyhood sweetheart and the Becky Thatcher of his novels, died at her son's home in Hannibal. Daughter of Elijah and Sophia Hawkins, she lived near Hannibal most of her life, moving from Kentucky early on. Her husband Dr. James W. Frazer died years ago. her son Judge L. E. Frazer, president of Hannibal Trust Company, survives.
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Hannibal
Laura Frazer
Mark Twain
Becky Thatcher
Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer
L. E. Frazer
Hannibal. Mrs. Frazer Was the Daughter of Eijah
Sophia Hawkins
Kentucky
James W. Frazer
Judge Frazer
The
Hannibal Trust Company
Armour Sextet Next Page Foes Armour Packing Sextet
Waterloo's American Legion hockey team, defeated yesterday, will meet the Armour Packing sextet of St. Paul here Friday at 8 30 P M. Manager Roy Malcolm announced. The Armour team are former Hook Em Cow players. Malcolm hopes colder weather will improve the ice for the Friday game and better play.
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Waterloo
American Legion
Armour Packing Sextet
St. Paul
Roy Malcolm
Armour
Malcolm
King George Shows Slight Improvement After Christmas
London December 26 King George is reported to be slightly improved after a medical consultation. Lord Dawson of Penn lead the briefing with confirmation of slow forward movement in both local and general condition. Surgeons Hewett Rigby and the king’s entourage joined the briefing at 11 40 am.
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London
U.P
George
Lord Dawson of Penn
Palace
Lord Dawson
Stanley Hewett
Hugh Rigby
Bank Robbers Admit Maple Plain Heist in Confessions
Three men named F. J. Coleman Frank Monroe and John Zeries confessed to robbing the State Bank of Maple Plain Minn last Friday afternoon after authorities identified them at the county jail in Minneapolis They were captured in Wisconsin Iowa and Minnesota and face 20 year minimum sentences with possible guilty pleas expected in Minneapolis court
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White City
Wis
Dubuque
State Bank
Maple Plain
Minn
H. T. Wagner
Earle Brown
Hennepin County
F. J. Coleman
Ashland
Frank Monroe
Duluth
Minneapolis
Coleman
Monroe
Zeries
Hugh Crumline
Zekes
Minnesota
Jack Jensen
Hugh Crumtine
Ed Douglass
William Urie
U.R
Joseph Spot
Frank J. Monroe
John Zeries
Frank Coleman
State Bank of
Courier
Grand Jury
Waterloo
Capture of Erdman Olson Report in Prairie Du Chien
The sheriff's office reported Erdman Olson, wanted for the slaying of his sweetheart Clara Dorothy Olson and sought for two years with a large reward, had been captured in Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin this afternoon.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
INS
Erdman Olson
Clara Dorothy Olson
Courier delivery timing and phone remedy notice
The Courier should reach homes before 5 30 in the afternoon. If a carrier error or other cause causes late delivery, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Baby's Death Heals Rift Between Berlin Family
Irving Berlin Jr a 24 day old son of the songwriter died suddenly at 5 p m after a Christmas birth. The infant's death is seen as mending a rift between Mrs Berlin and her father Clarence Mackay president of Postal Telegraph Co Mackay had previously been estranged since the 1926 marriage. He was among the first to visit the bereaved home to offer condolences. The death follows earlier signs of reconciliation and repeats a prior funeral reunion in September with Mrs Berlin attending her grandfather's mother Mrs Lowie Hungerford Mackay's funeral.
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New York
Irving Berlin, Jr
Clarance Mackay
Postal Telegraph Company
Mackay
Berlin
Irving, Jr
Ellin Mackay Berlin
Clarence H. Mackay
Theerlins
Ellin
Bottom
Irving Berlin
Salesman killed in Cedar Rapids skid collision
Delbert Barkus, salesman, died instantly when his car skidded on slippery pavements and overturned near Cedar Rapids while en route to Manchester with W. P. Getz. Getz suffered probable fatal injuries. Six other serious injuries and two minor cuts followed in morning crashes.
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Cedar Rapids
U.R
Delbert Barkus
Hoon
W. P. Getz
Barkus
Manchester
Getz
Politician slain at Christmas party in Chicago
Police rounded up revelers after Alberti Senoff a 35 year old political henchman of Morris Eller was shot in the abdomen and died at a west side hotel. Party hosts included Ben Weiner with several attendees denying knowledge of the shooting.
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Chicago
U.P
Alberti Senoff
Morris Eller
Senoff
West Side
Ben Weiner
Eller
Death Penalty Debated as France Moves to Suppress
Paris December 26 The suppression of the death penalty returns to the French parliament with philanthropic deputies also pushing to end military courts martial. The debate centers on abolishing capital punishment and exposing military justice to civilian oversight.
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Paris
Hardware dealer Thomas dies at 68 in Iowa City
William S. Thomas 68 died at his home in Iowa City on Sunday. A hardware dealer for 40 years he was a charter member and former president of the Young Men's Business club later the Chamber of Commerce. He also served as a member and president of the city school board.
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Iowa City
William S. Thomas
Thomas
Young Men's Business Club
Chamber of Commerce
City
Freight wreck near Berwick damages four cars
Des Moines reports a Rock Island freight train derailed two miles north of Berwick early today. Four teen cars were badly smashed due to a broken journal on one car. None of the train crew was injured.
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Des Moines
Rock Island
Berwick
Plans ocean air line to Hawaii from San Francisco
Herbert N Royster former army aviator and head of a new transportation concern announced a 30 hour air service plan between the United States and Honolulu.
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Ocean Air Line
San Francisco
Cal
INS
United States
Honolulu
Herbert N. Royster
Veteran Iowa lawyer George McIntire dies at 75
George McIntire, a 50 year practitioner in Shell Rock, Ia., died Tuesday after a long illness. He was 75. A sister and a Chicago niece arrived for his funeral, set for Thursday afternoon at the local M E church.
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Shell Rock
George McIntire
Peese
Chicago
M. E
Mrs I L Potter Dies in Chicago Burial at Ackley
Mrs Isaac Louis Potter, 72, dies in Chicago at 10 am. She was widow of Dr Potter who died in 1925. Body to be brought to Ackley Thursday morning. Mrs J K Miller of Ackley is her daughter. L E Coordes to leave for Los Angeles for two months.
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Courier Species Service
Ackley
Isaac Louis Potter
J. K. Miller
Chicago
Potter
L. E. Coordes
Los Angeles
Cal
Woman Uses Torch to Repulse Suitors
Youngstown Ohio December 26 A woman is jailed after allegedly burning the homes of two unwelcome suitors Mr Hamilton and John Hill. Both houses were small frame structures and the men barely escaped with their lives after the arson attempts.
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Youngstown
U.P
Mr. Hamilton
John Hill
Five Die As Auto Breaks Through Ice Near Bathurst
Bathurst New Brunswick December 26 Five persons drowned when their automobile broke through the ice crossing from Little Jameque to the Shippegan mainland. Victims named include Joseph S Noel merchant his wife Mrs Noel Andrew Duguay Mrs Noels father Thomas Jones fish merchant and Joseph Chiasson all of Little Jameque NB.
Billions Paid for Christmas Gifts This Season
Washington officials and industry experts estimate 1928 Christmas shopping totaled between 40 and 60 billion dollars in retail trade. December alone likely accounted for about 5 billion, as Dr. Julius Klein notes census data is needed for precise figures.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Uncle Sam
Julius Klein
Klein
Coolidges Reach Southernland on Midwinter Visit
President and Mrs Coolidge arrived in Brunswick at nine this morning and left for Sapelo island for their midwinter vacation as guests of Howard E Coffin. Accompanying them were Frank O Salisbury, aides Os man Latrobe and Capt Wilson Brown, physician James F Coupal, and a corps of reporters and photographers. A citizens committee welcomed the party as they stepped from the train. Mrs Coolidge walked a small red chow on a leash and received a bouquet.
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Brunswick
Coolidge
Sapelo Island
Howard E. Coffin
Frank O. Salisbury
Osman Latrobe
Wilson Brown
James F. Coupal
Citizens’ Committee
Lawn City House Searched for Cash Owner Absent
Cedar Falls December 26 relatives found the residence of Charles Watters at 821 Clay Street ransacked on Saturday. The family is away in California. Although the home was entered no furniture or other items appear missing. Security efforts or suspects were not detailed.
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Lawn City House
Courier
Cedar Falls
Charles Watters
Clay Street
California
Former Shell Rock Resident Dies at State Capital
Austin Hummel, formerly of Shell Rock, died Monday evening in Des Moines. The body will be brought back to Shell Rock for burial. funeral details are unavailable. His sister Mrs Borthwick is seriously ill in Des Moines with pneumonia.
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Courier Special Service
Shell Rock
Austin
Hummel
Des Moines
Borthwick
Lewis Heads I. D. C. for Coming Year
Ernest I. Lewis of Indianapolis was elected chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission. He succeeds J. B. Campbell and will serve as chairman from January 1, 1929, for one year.
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Washington, D. C
Ernest I. Lewis
Indianapolis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lewis
J. B. Campbell
Fire devastates Barnard general store post office bank
A blaze yesterday destroyed the general store post office building and First Store bank in Barnard. The Aberdeen fire department saved the remaining structures. Loss not estimated. This marks the second major Barnard fire in the past year.
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Barnard, S. D
First Store Bank
Aberdeen Fire Department
Barnard
Paraguay to Demobilize Forces After War Threat
Asuncion, Paraguay, December 26. The Pan American arbitration conference proposes a nine judge panel to study the Paraguayan Bolivian dispute and suggest amicable solutions. Bolivia and Paraguay replies deemed satisfactory, paving way for protocol adoption. Troops to be sent home after acceptance of good offices.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Ministry of War
South America
Bolivia
Washington
D. C
Pan-American Arbitration Conference
Arbitration ‘Conference
Conciliation Commission
Fort Vanguardia
Chaco Boreal
Arbitration Conference
Victor. Maurua
Peru
Diez de Medina
Eligio Ayala
Asum
Cion
la Paz
Tribunal of Concilia
Chaco
Jose P. Guggiari
pan-American Arbitration and Conciliation Conference
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Chester
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Twain
Huck Finn
Armour Sextet
FOES
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Doctors OY
Bath
Adeber Gonfegoca
Confessions
Lowie Hungerford Mackay
WWAU
France
I. L. Potter
Woman
Goolidges
Brunswick, Ga
Town City
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