Des Moines and Chicago Car Crash Toll Runs High
Weekend wrecks across Iowa and Illinois killed multiple children and adults. Beverly Simpson, 6, Cedar Rapids, died from a fractured skull after being struck crossing a street. E W Lanning, Albemarle, avoided a child and drove over a bin, was released after inquiry. Isaac Beckney, 50, Webster City, crushed by falling iron clamp. partner Veach, age 28, injured. Frank Lee, 24, Ames, hurt when his highway truck overturned while avoiding a stopped car. Lambert McParrson, 12, Des Moines, fractured leg after collision with James Bianchi’s car. Federal officer injuries reported in Des Moines from a separate collision. In Chicago, two children died and four injured when a speeding car struck streetcar pedestrians. suspect Zukos fled, later questioned. Victims: Chester Debowski, 1 month, and Walter Kozlowski, 11, among the dead. injured include Mrs Wicklaczemska and the Debowski parents.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wreekend
Beverly Simpson
Cedar Rapids
E. W. Lanning
Alburmiett
Issac N. Beckney
Webster City
James Bianchi
Norwoodvile
Robert Finch
Des. Moines
M. R. Fill
Richard Freimburg
Patrick McSheffrey
Des.Moines
Chester Debowski
Walter Kozlowski
Sophie Wicklacemska
John and
Bessie Debowski
Edward Kozlowski
Walter
Willis Faces Obscure Rivalry in Ohio's Hoover Fight
The piece details Willis's political machine in Ohio, boasting of discipline over rivals through endorsements and renominations. It explains Hoover’s potential Ohio entry relies on popular support, while Willis, seen as the organizer and “Errand Boy,” could shape the February 24 and April 24 contests with a powerful ground operation.
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Adam
Willis
Burton
Hardy
Ohio
Congress
Hoover
Washington
H Hoover
Barlon
WUI
Feo
Xomontis
New York Herald-Tribune
Mine Commission Fails to Reach Illinois Agreement
The joint commission of Illinois mine operators and the miners union, in session since January 7, reports no agreement. If no new deal is signed by April 1, a strike looms in Illinois as non union competition from West Virginia and Kentucky pressures the industry. Operators demand wage reductions to stay competitive.
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Chicago
Joint Commission of Clinois Gon
Uniolt
Illinois
Bethees
West Virginia
Ke Icky
Tape Case Suspects Agree to Surrender
Four men named Golden Chambers husband Ghirano and Joe Miller in the Batty Chambers taped murder case have told attorneys they will surrender before nightfall after police efforts to locate them. Chambers was found dead in her apartment with tape over her nose and mouth and a heavy blow to the head.
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Ghirano
Batty Chambers
Lapa
Golden Chambers
Te Husband
Joe Miller
Allamerys
Wey
Bey Chambers
Three men charged after railroad incident report
The fragment notes a February Hammond case involving three men tied to a Chi bound Wabass railroad incident. Suspects include Nathan Krause of Indiana Arbor, Harold Vrawee, and Arthur Gaver, all students at Tirdur University, with details obscured by OCR errors.
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Hammond
Fad
Feb
Gee
INS
Vii Violims
Nathan Krause
Intana Arbor
France and U S Sign New Treaty of Amity and Trade
The article notes the fiftieth anniversary of the 1778 treaty between France and America and reports on a new pact that renounces war between the two republics. It includes photos of the original document and key figures like Louis XVI and Franklin, plus history of the negotiations. It also covers Marine actions against Sandino in Nicaragua as U S forces seek the rebel general near the Honduran border, with reports of movements around Matagalpa and potential attacks on the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
America
American State Department
Louis XVI
Benjamin Franklin
I Managua
Nicaragua
Augustine Sandino
Montagalpa
Sanding
Grid Rules Body Makes 3 Changes in 1928 Code
New York February 6 The football rules committee at Absecon New Jersey issued 1928 changes to the gridiron code. The complete lateral pass is now dead at recovery. No distinction remains between muff and fumble on punts. A screen pass restriction bars any defender from interfering with the secondary defense until the ball is touched. The changes were approved unanimously by the committee and advisory panels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Absecon
N. J
WS. Langford
Secstary
Pfaeiars
Clothiers Open State Convention in Des Moines
Des Moines February 6 Iowa Retail Clothiers association opened its annual four day convention with members from across the state registering. The first day featured discussions on new fashions for the coming season and the outlook for spring and summer trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Retail Clothiers’ Association
le State
Levine's Havana Flight Postponed
Levine's prop plane flight to Havana was postponed after Wilmer Stulte, winner of Pitot at Columbia, reviewed weather reports and deemed takeoff inadvisable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levine
Havana
Tela. L. E
Wilmer Stulte
Columbia
Ane
Funeral Services for Cleon Scheib at 69
Funeral arrangements are set for Cleon Scheib aged 69. The notice reports injuries from a pew incident where a chair broke and caused a head injury, with sealing and related damage noted. services will be held Tuesday.
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Cleon Scheib
Temperatures Forecast and Conditions Brief
Readable fragments describe a temperature outlook for Saturday and Sunday with mentions of maximum and minimum values. The text is garbled but indicates a forecast period including Saturday and Sunday with tied notes to Monday. Further details are unreadable in the OCR.
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Eeery
I Mawaunun Bundagyo
Mihimuma
Mendis
Dow
Kans City May Loge Convention by Lage of Beds
In Washington a bid to keep the Republicans in Kansas City dominates discussions on hotel space as a Thursday meeting weighs accommodations amid complaints. Cleveland is favored if Kansas City falters, with 4000 rooms pledged to the convention and 1000 more sought to end the dispute.
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Kandeg City
Washington, D. C
Kansas City
Cleveland
Chicago
Washington
New York
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Clingis
Republican National Committee
Charles F. Curry
Surry
Atlantic Y
Atlantic City
Fab. Fi
tPr
Aantic City
William H. Barer
Ehairmian
Hold Youth For Death Of Cashier In Hold Up
Rufus Gibbs a 75 year old Marion restaurant cashier died from a skull fracture after a holdup by Clarence Freeman 19 who confessed to striking him Freeman will be charged with first degree murder along with George Burger 22 and George McLoud 19 who provided initial information and said the plan was altered from the previous night
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Sedor Rapids
Rufus Gilbs
Marion
Clarence Freeman
Freeman
Walter J. Barngrovey
Gibbs
Barngrover
George Burger
George McLoud
Dynamite to Raze Conflagration in Fall River Fire
Fall River's business district, destroyed by a blaze last week, will be dynamited to clear debris. Two dynamite experts from Boston assessed the surviving walls and planned blasting with reconstruction possible immediately. An official investigation into the fire's cause was to proceed as crowds crowded the fire scenes, with damage estimated between 7 and 25 million dollars.
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Pall River
Mass
Fall River
Arc
Boston
Searchlight to Scan River for Lost Girl in Connecticut
Northampton reports Gilbert C. Weis of Indianapolis will use a submarine searchlight on the Connecticut River to locate the body of Miss Frances St. John Smith, a missing college freshman. Weis doubts Paradise Pond was the site, noting its bottom was barely scanned. A report from Indianapolis mentions a girl resembling Miss Smith seen near Greenfield en route to Indianapolis.
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Northampton
Mass
INS
Gilbert C. Weis
Indianapolis
Connecticut River
Werther
Frances St. John Smith
Wels
Paradise Pond
Pastor Bleakney Injured as Bullet Pierces Window
Rev Dr Clarence Bleakney, pastor of Rossville Baptist Church, was struck by flying glass when a bullet shattered a window during a vesper sermon. Police investigate possible attempted murder. Bleakney kept calm, guiding worshipers to safety and leading a hymn as glass injured his head.
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Newark
Clarence Bleakney
Rossville Baptist Church
Bleakney
Drowns in Mississippi River Motorist Near Moline Home
Carl Einstrom of Moline drowned when the rafted motor car broke through icy Mississippi River near his home. His wife escaped by clinging to the bank edge as two men nearby heard her plea for help. Hawley, visiting Iowa, led to the scene and the body was later taken for burial.
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Moline
Carl Einstrom
Mississippi
Jim
Des Moines
Campnesus
St. Petersburg
Burit
Hhm
Hawley
Iowa
Tie
Lpurmu¢N
Orgene Med
Trave
Rygamely
Sens
Postal Receipts Grow at 50 Sites in January
Postal receipts at 50 selected sites totaled 30,579,429.89 in January, up from 30,394,024.30 a year earlier, the Post Office Department announced. Leading gains were Memphis 39.90 percent, Newark 10.63 percent, and Fort Worth, Texas, 9.44 percent.
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Washington, D. Ca
Post Office Department
Memphis
Newark
Fort Worth
Tex
First 20 blondes named for Riviera contest at Water-Joe’s
The Courier-Riviera theatre announces the first twenty entrants in the Water-Joe’s Preferred Blonde contest to be judged next Wednesday at the Riviera. Prizes total several hundred dollars including an annual Riviera pass, wardrobe items, cosmetics, and a fur neck piece.
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Charlotte Thompson
Courier-Riviera
Waterloo
Riviere Theatre
Pauline Tabach
Grant Avenue
Rex Rasmussen
Randolph Street
Lafayette Street
iNote
Courier-Riviera Theatre
Riviera Theatre
Alene Flont
Bayard Street
Ruth Dumire
Sycamore Street
Wilma Cilorpening
Cascaden Avenue
Mary Wright
Beech Street
Ann Draude
Third Street
Carolyn G. Joyinson
Maple Street
Betty Brower
Walnut
Elda Walker
Suntieh
Pstreet
Rek Rasmussen
Clover Sterling
Kingsley Avenue
Black Hawk County
Palais Royal
Miller-Wohl
Panor's
Booth-Joseph
Marcel
Walnut Gouri
Mike Gauss
Loomis
Royal Furvier
the Riviera
Burr G. Lichty
F. McGinn
Elizabeth Kenney
LeRoy C. Hemsworth
Burton T. Burritt
Courier
Hazel Thompson
Miss Thompson
Lind- Gammaeck
Mrs. Wright
Ackerman Studio
Davenport
Three Miami Banks Close Run on Fourth
In Miami Florida on February 11 a bank run began at noon after the failure of three other institutions to open. The First National Bank opened its lobby to admit patrons until 1:30 PM. Banks that failed to open included the Southern Bank & Trust Go Citizens Bank and the Bank of Allapettah.
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Miami
Fla
First National Bank
Toopen
Southern Bank & Trust
Citizens Bank
Bank of
Heyde to sing at C M Wednesday
Martin Heyde baritone to perform two programs in Des Moines Wednesday. At 2 15 p m he will sing from radio station WHO Bankers Life and at p m in the auditorium of Des Moines City. Miss Marion Carlson Des Moines will be the accompanist.
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Martin Heydé
Des Moines
WHO
Bankers Life
Desity
Marion Carlson
Lindbergh Arrives in San Juan for Carnival
Miss Edna Colt, queen of the San Juan carnival, wears gold cloth attire along with 40 attendants as aviators capes of cloth of gold greet Col. Charles A. Lindbergh on his arrival. The goodswill ambassador is guest of honor at the opening carnival hall in the municipal theatre.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Edna Colt
Charles A. Lindbergh
Miss Colt
Lind ‘Bergh
Bank failures prompt mental health case and fraud trial
William Rantz, a Hawkeye farmer, was placed in the Independence state hospital after mental strain from Hawkeye State Bank's closure. In Fayette county court, ex-president 5S H Bevins faces fraudulent banking charges as trial proceeds while a commission reviews Rantz's case. Schrader testified he bought a house from Bevins and had a $4,000 check tied to his deposit. Bevin's wife and daughter reportedly cashed certificates before closure, receiving cash and notes totaling $1,200.
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Hawkeye Bank
Bevin
F. Schrader
West Union
Bevins
Schrader
Silent Cal Hosts Mayor Tibbitts in Informal Visit
Mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts praises President Calvin Coolidge as genial and informal during a visit that included Washington and New York stops. He recalls Coolidge's friendly remarks and mentions tours of the House and Senate, plus meetings with Tea Pot Dome and McNary Haugen committees.
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Calvin Coolidge
Glenn A. Tibbitts
Washington, D. C
New York City
Coolidge
Althose
Mason City
House
Senate
Times Square
Watersea
Ome
Sante Bass Convicted in Liquor Nuisance Case
Judge G. W. Wood this afternoon sentenced Sidie Bass, described as a negress, to pay a $900 fine and serve 90 days in jail after a conviction last week on liquor nuisance charges.
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G. W. Wood
Sidie Bass
Waterloo Airport to Open July Fourth Celebration
Waterloo announces its airport will officially open on July 4 with a city celebration. Army squadron work and Captain Eddie Rachenbach, famed ace, are invited as guest of A B Chamb president of Waterloo Airport Inc. The ceremony follows the grant highway site four miles east of the city. Meanwhile Russell Bogarilis of Oelwein was arrested for forgery and jailed. Reverend T G Dawd from Charlotte is visiting the Dolan family at 104 Both attert.
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Waterloo
Grant Highway
Russell Bogarilis
Oelwein
Mere
T. OG
Dawd
Charlotte
Martin Dolan
Air Mail Booster Delegation Seeks Future Routes
Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Mason City officials report the government rejected new air mail routes including Cincinnati to Jacksonville and will not pursue contracts unless routes show lasting revenue. Postmaster Ray C. Eggert says the group hopes for future expansion as conditions improve and hints at a potential 10 cent per ounce rate to grow air mail use.
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Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Mason
Guy
Minneapolis
Moline
Wilcore
Post Office Department
Ray C. Eggert
Eggert
Washington
E. S. Shelby
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
Fla
Tri-Cities
Glover
Delegalion
Spring Has Come Chief Warns About Baseball in Street
Chief of Police Charles Mohlis warns that boys aged 3 and up are using city streets as makeshift baseball diamonds. He cites near misses with cars and says arrests will start for playing in the street, urging use of vacant lots for safe play.
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Waterloo
Charles Mohlis
Hawk
Riviera Tickets Awarded to Blonde Letter Winners
Winners of ten Riviera theatre tickets for Blonde beauty contest night are F R Shores 1033 Logan Avenue Harold Schultz 220 Logan Avenue Lyle D Fivash Park Inn Cedar Falls Jack & Sommers 1133 Argyle and Kirk Warton 1216 Commercial Two tickets will be mailed today to each winner Extracts from the letters will be printed tomorrow.
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Riviera Theatre
F. R. Shores
Logan Avenue
Harold Schultz
Lyle D. Fivash
Park Inn
Cedar Falls
Jack
Sommers
Argyle Street
Kirk Warton
Commercial Street
Bethel Prayer League Sets Waterloo Cedar Falls revival meetings
Bethel Prayer League scheduled community and cottage prayer meetings for a revival this week in Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Readings list hosts on Tuesday Tuesday through Saturday, with addresses in Cedar Falls including Dibner Harner Eyerson Garver Dress Jace Scholls McLean Sheridan Fisher Ellis Brown Smiser Clough Spicer and Gare vert, culminating at Bethel Prayer League headquarters on Sag Willard Avenue.
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Waterloo
Vegar Ram
Bethel Prayer League
Ifa
Lena Dibner
Campus Street
Cedar Falls
M. C. Harner
Truman Eyerson
Magrolla Street
GL. Garver
Conger Street
George B. Dress
Ald Pine Street
Thesday
Topom
Wale Jace
Moernera Street
Selma Scholls
Oliver Street
Roy McLean
Rhey Street
Mra GA Sheridan
Warne Gates
Popinra
Har Fisher
Fremont Street
A. W. Ellis
Hartman Avenue
B. Garevert
Codged Street
Freregay
Oma Bethel Prayey Iragne
Sag Willard Avenue
Brain Tests for University Scholars Challenge
A scrambled page from a New York Evewing Post describes an intelligence test. Read each line carefully once, cross out letters with a pencil, and pick the line with the greatest variety of different letters. The score counts distinct letters, not total letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil
ASDA
Science Is Never Bible Destroyer Ministers Told
Rev. Thomas Anderson of First Baptist Cedar Falls told Waterloo Ministers Association that theology adapts to science while religion remains unchanged. He argued science does not threaten biblical truths or belief in God and has only prompted restatements of truths in the church. Rev. W. Chisholm invited ministers to join Friday’s program for First United Presbyterian Church’s silver anniversary celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Anderson
First Baptist Church
Cedar Falls
Waterloo Ministerial Association
Mr. Anderson
Chisholm
First United Presbyterian Church
Puck Series With Canadian Team To Be Arranged Soon
Plans were nearing completion for a two game hockey series with a Canadian team, either Port Francis or Winnipeg Buffalo, as Roy Malcolm, American Legion manager, wired terms for matches on February 16 and 17. Winnipeg agreed to the dates and terms. Port Francis was runner up for the Allen Trophy last year. Roy Westphalinger, St Paul referee and player, to officiate the Waterloo American Legion versus Chicago Nacht Club game Friday night.
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Port Francis
Ont
Winnipeg Buffalo
Roy Malcolm
American Legion
Winnipeg
Malcolm
Fort Francis
Roy Westphalinger
St. Paul
Waterloo American Legion
Chicago Nacht Club
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G. O. P. Committee
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Charles D. Hilles
Republican National
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Martin
Heyde
C. M
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Kloster
Deat
Sioux City
Charles Kloster
Yown
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F. A. Sullivan
Sullivan
South
H. HH. Strayer
Central Surety & Insurance Corporation
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Oath GY Bank
Bevins’ Bank
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AIR Mail
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Riviera
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N.Y
Evewing Post
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Celer
Ute Burreck
Edson B. Olds
Jefferson Street
Sumner
Bremer County
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Olds
Dain Deere Tractor Company
Perry J
Lyle
Floyd
Dorothy
Alonzo
Lorenzo
A. C. Smith
Fred Waskow
W. P. McCormick
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Lhebe
Wilson Grove
Vibe Home
Alice Elizabeth Young
Alice Ellenbeth Young
R. BE. Young
Pasumonia
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Teather John Connell
Mt. Caremel
Mase City
Wa~terloo
Sacred Heart, Catholic Church
Margaret
City Edita
Waterloo Evening Courier
Denne
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