Motor tested without fuel by Lindbergh crew
Detroit reports Col Charles A Lindbergh Major Thomas Lanphier and Lester J Hendershot demonstrated a fuelless electric magnetism driven motor at Selfridge field. The device, claimed to power aircraft, used 1 800 rpm with a potential 2 000 to 3 000 hours between recharges. Guggenheim officials declined comment while reporter notes emphasize experimental secrecy. A follow up note states Lindbergh left Detroit for an eastward mystery trip toward Mitchel field.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit Free Press
Charles 8. Lindbergh
Thomas ©. Lanplhier
Selfridge Field
Lester J. Hendershot
Pittsburgh
Co. Lindbergh
Milfor Lanphier
D. Barr Peat
Busin Jsess
Free Press
Col
Lindbergh
Lonphier
Hendersnot
Peat
Hendershot and
Jearns
Daniel Guggenheim
Sand Point
Long Island
Willam
Los Angeles
INSI
Ihe
Cpl
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mitchelfield
Delegates Named for London. Iowa Republicans Split
Iowa county conventions report animating moves over presidential preference. Scott County names 28 delegates un instructed while Muscatine loses a bid to instruct. Buchanan and Independence show mixed support as delegates head to the state convention with Lowden and Taft options debated.
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Iowa
Scott
Davenport
Scott County
Philippine Democrats Instructed For Smith
Manila dispatch reports the Philippine Democratic convention passed unanimously resolved to instruct delegates to vote for Al Smith at the Democratic national convention in Houston Texas. Delegates were urged to support Smith as the party’s candidate.
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Manila
Flouston
Tee
Supper
Cov
al Smith
Temperatures and Friday Night Forecast Summary
Frightening OCR fragment yields uncertain forecast with scattered temperature notes. Readable bits mention maximum Friday and minimum Friday night with speculative Saturday figures and unclear terms.
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TAL
JLA
Torch Slayer Murder Still Unsolved in Governess Case
New York and New Jersey authorities failed to arrest a suspect in the murder of Margaret Brown, a 40 year old governess slain near Morristown. Officials contest over leads center on a man known as doctor who allegedly knew Miss Brown. A confession letter with withheld paragraphs hints at the killer’s identity as police examine a blue sedan with New York plates.
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N. Y
New York
INS
Margaret Brown
Morristown
N. J
New Jersey
John J. Lamb
Demials
Francis L. Gernen
Somerset County
Carey
Jim
Miss Brown
Central Park
Park Avenue
Road House
Bernardsville
Bergen
Mote
Somerville
Fire at Harrington apartments in Des Moines
Des Moines police and fire crews battled a major early morning blaze at the Harrington apartments, 667 Sixteenth Street, trapping residents and rescuing 25 people. Four were overcome by smoke. four hospitalizations. Owner Harry V. Smith put losses well over 200000.
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Des Moines
Harrington
Sixteenth Street
Walter Parkhitl
Kathryn Cooper
Will Burnett
Harry V. Smith
Federation Discusses Club Finances at State Meeting
Thirty leaders of the Town Federation of Business and Professional Women clubs met in Waterloo to discuss problems of club finances and the administration of educational funds. Mrs. Elizabeth Kenney of Waterloo presided, with LeVere Smith outlining educational plans. A cafeteria reception was served at Waterloo club headquarters and plans for spring convention at Keokuk were announced, followed by a banquet and theatre party.
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Ieaders
Town Federation of Business & Professional Women’s Clubs
Elizabeth Kenney
Waterloo
LeVere Smith
Counce Butts
Wachee
Waterloo Club
Keokuk
Black's
West High Riflemen Triumph Over St Louis By Large Margin
West High rifle team defeats St Louis with a wide score margin of 7 225 to F786. Reported in partial, garbled text, the piece notes Owen Ma Tong distance match against Grover Cleveland High with focal sharpshooters and a final score fragment indicating Grover Cleveland's score and West High victory.
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West High Riflemen
St. Louis
Fei
Owen
Grover Cleveland High
Grover Cleveland
Seek Identification of Dead Boy's Body
Obledo February 25. Positive identification of a young boy's body appeared uncertain today as investigators questioned relatives. Mrs Marty Bauer of Granite City suspected the corpse might be Tommy Thompson Jr., seven, whose father last took him for an automobile ride Tuesday. The other body was believed to be a boy whose disappearance remains unsolved. A second potential match involved a missing child last seen with a man in Cedar MARRIAGE LICUNSIS. Clyde Hy Sit Wenerlug ooo. Lacie Bisdorf, Waterlow . 1a Krene De Berg, Austinville. Sarah Harken, Wellsbury. od
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Obleago
Ash
Marty Bauer
Granine City
Tommy ‘Thompson
Thompson
Eliver
Srery Baal Ch
Inala & Bishop
Rowley
Je Mi Biglin
Clyde Hy Sit Wenerlug
Lacie Bisdorf
Waterlow
Krene de Berg
Austinville
Sarah Harken
Wellsbury
Illinois Officials Face Gas Tax Battle and Cuts
Springfield officials wrestle with the ruling against the 2 cent gasoline tax and possible funding cuts. Frank Sheets, chief highway engineer, notes no comment yet as conferences unfold. A state official hints the attorney general may advise preserving already collected funds and halting further collections.
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Springfield
Frank T. Sheets
Towans Attend Annual Picnic in California
Thousands of Mawkeye natives living in California gathered at Lincoln Park for the annual Towans picnic. The event, long hosted by the Tow a Association of Southern California, was organized by Frank Merriman of Long Beach, with Jon Tonks, a University of Iowa graduate, delivering the keynote address.
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Long Angeles
Cal
Towa
California
Lincoln Park
Frank
Merriman
Long Beach
Towa Association of Southern California
California House of Tepresentatives
Jon Tonks
University of Towa
Thirty Attend Student Union Convention Opens at Augustana College
Delegates from Abwelé and Missourat attend the seventeenth annual regional Bridest Volunteer union convention in Gore Island. The meeting opened last night at Augustana College with Rock Tstind welcoming the delegates and continues tonight with Mildredenvan.
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Gore Island
My— Chirty
Abwelé
Cutren Missour
Seventeroh
Bridest Volunteer Union
Augustana Callege
Mildredenvan
Rock
Congress Today Cty M od Presa SENATE No session
Public lands committee continues hearings on leapot. Judiciary committee continues hearings on Shipetead and in Wnetow Wi. Commerce committee considers flood control bills. Agriculture committee continues farm relief hearings.
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Public Lands
Judiciary Committee
Wnetow Wi
Commerer
Agriculture Committee
Coal Probe Sees Leaks of Striking Miners in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh February reports the senate investigating committee hearing both sides of the soft coal strike. It tours the Kinloch mine scene of a fatal explosion, interviews the superintendent, and meets a destitute miner family living on relief. Union pickets confront workers as a sobering field inquiry continues in Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Senate
United Mine Workers
Nia
J. D. A. Morrow
Pittsburg Coal Company
Horace F. Baker
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
Isbor
Baker
Gooding
Idaho
Wheeler
Montana
Waner
New York
Pine
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Kinloch
Valley Vista Coal Company
Senator Wheeler
Lubinski
Joe Lubinski
Joe
Senator Gooding
Svadionla
Bie Orion
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Mines, & Division
Comunil- Lee
Tie Company
Student Burned by Blazing Combs In Warls
Miss Janice Williams of Redding state meaternity student recovers from burns after electric heater caused heated combs to ignite. She was drying her hair when the appliance erupted, injuring her.
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Warls
Janice Williams
Redding
Catholic Academies Invited to Central Town Basketball Tourney
Fort Dodge Indiana February 25. Nineteen Catholic academy teams have been invited to enter the Central Town basketball tournament to determine a contestant for the western Town champion and the state academy title. The state contest will be held at Sioux City. Далее.
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Fort Dodge
Catholic Academy
Sioux City
Vitaphone Preview Demonstrates Sound Film In Waterloo
A large crowd attends a Waterloo Strand theatre preview of Vitaphone with Will Hays praising synchronized sound. Mayor Tibbitts and officials witness the event as Vitaphone is introduced to Waterloo audiences. Regular Vitaphone showings begin with tomorrow's matinee.
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Waterloo
Strand
Strand Theatre
Will Hays
Emmortal
Hays
Arthur E. Weld
Glenn A. Tibbitts
Waterlond
State Teachers College
Hinkler Plane Safe After Forced Landing in Australia
Australian pilot Bert Hinkler, forced to land yesterday on a flight from Port Darwin to Cairns, arrived safely at Camooweal amid an enthusiastic reception. He previously landed at Port Darwin after flying from England, and aims to visit his mother in Bundaberg. The barren terrain offered little shelter besides a windmill.
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Melbourne
Australia
INS
Bert Hinkler
Port Darvin
Cloncurry
Caninowell
Hinkler
Port Duwin
England
Bundaberg
Willis and Hoover Filed in Ohio for Primary Delegates
Secretary Herbert Hoover and Senator Frank B Willis have filed declarations of candidacy with Ohio officials to test personal popularity in the Ohio presidential preference primary. Each also submitted a list of 51 delegates and alternates for the Republican convention, allowing a direct vote on their popularity and delegate slate.
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Columbus
Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Fifteen Burned in Dip Tank Explosion at Racine Plant
Fifteen Racine Screw company workers were burned when a dip tank exploded. Four were seriously burned and two were believed missing. Sixty employees leaped from windows to escape as flames gutted the one story structure. The fire threatened nearby buildings.
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Racine, Wis
Racine Screw Company
West Union Man Richards Dies After Illness At 77
The West Union Iowa area reports T R Richards, a longtime resident for 15 years, died following a two week illness after a stroke. He was 77. A daughter Mrs Albert Colburn lives in Waterloo. The piece notes a cold snap with temperatures two degrees above the previous night and mentions car trouble from the cold.
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West Union
T. R
Richards
Richards 77 Dies at West Union
Kenosha police cleared one murder case after T R Richards 77 admitted fabricating the story pinning the two year old murder on ex convict Leo Chaffee. Richards confessed to inventing details severing Chaffee from any involvement.
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Kenosha
Milwaukee
Jasaitos
James Sears
Mand- Ivnne Latimer
Pear
Ceraners and Dyers Close State Convention at Ames
Members of the Iowa State Cleaners and Dyers association closed their seventeenth annual convention at Ames. Sessions were at Iowa State College which co operated to staging the seventh annual shark course for cleaners and dyers. Registration for the combined events topped 300. Next year's conference will be at Cedar Rapids on a date to be set by the directors.
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Ames
Iowa State Cleaners and Dyers Association
Towa State College
Cedar Rapids
Texas Toad Slept 31 Years Sent to New York
Bilnky the famed toad of Gustland Texas is en route to New York for examination by Dr. William T. Hornaday. The toad reportedly slept 31 years in a building cornerstone and is in the custody of Eastland residents William Wood and N M Dray who exhibited it in Dallas.
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Texas
New York
Dallas
Tex
Bilnky
Gustland
William T. Hornaday
New York Zoological Gardens
Willim Wood
N. M. Dray
Eastland
Revenue Office To Open Four Days Next Week
The federal revenue office on the second rear of the post office building will operate only four days next week. Deputy revenue collector C M Willais will be out Monday and Wednesday, causing closure on those days. After Wednesday the office will be open daily for income taxpayers.
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Federal Revenue Office
C. M. Willais
Yellow thread helps convict McMillan in sack murder
Los Angeles February 25 A strand of yellow thread woven into two canvas pieces drew jurors eye and helped convict Dr Charles M McMillan of the sack murder of Mrs Amelia Appleby wealthy widow The jury found him guilty of first degree murder and recommended life imprisonment The thread ran through the canvas found with the widow and a similar piece in her car The eight jurors said the thread was among the strongest circumstantial factors in the verdict McMillan admitted forging the Appleby will used to justify motive for murder He faces formal sentencing next Tuesday morning Mrs Appleby was found Dec 26 off a road 20 miles from Los Angeles with a bruised forehead and tied in roadside brush Autopsy ruled death due to exposure
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charles M. McMillan
Amelia Appleby
Colorado, Tex
McMillan
California
Chicago
P T Association Wins Fight to Bar Cigaret Licenses
Des Moines reports a Parent-Teacher Association victory as a large chain store withdraws its applications to sell cigarets. The city council avoids 26 pending licenses while the association plans prosecutions and tighter laws. Two runaway girls aged 14 and 13 admitted buying cigarettes at cigar stores, strengthening the case.
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Des Moines
INL
Parent-Teacher Association
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Girl Asks $20,000 for Auto Injuries
Nellie Alcox of Polk County files a damage suit in Nevada district court seeking $20,000 against John Pulos former Ames restaurant owner. The alleged injuries stem from a car collision on the Jefferson highway south of Ames in October 1927.
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Ames
Woman's Club Fund Total Reaches 4136 at Meeting
The Waterloo Woman's Club work force at the Y M C A meeting reported new fund totals reaching 4136 toward the 6000 goal to clear the club house debt. The men's committee has not finished its report and the women will persist with their efforts.
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Waterloo Woman's Club
Dies in county home and other notices from Waterloo area
Obituaries report death of Mrs Ed Wirt 85 in county home due to complications. Surviving daughter Mrs Dennie Anibal and son Peter Harvey and adopted son William Harvey. Also mentions David L Nutt 81 at 455 La Porte Road Waterloo with survivors and funeral plans. Frank G White dies in Sioux Falls formerly of Waterloo, with widow surviving. funeral at Lions Falls. Plus a note on a medical claim about a drug trial with quantities and unlimited treatment applicability.
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Ed Wirt
Jening
Mary Jane Beetle
Pennsylvania
Clarksville
L. D. Harvey
Dennie H. Anibal
Jefferson Street
Peter Harvey
Minne
Minne= ‘apalhsy
William Harvey
Waterloo
Petersen Bros
David L, Nutt
David G. Nutt
la Porte Road
Tie
New York State
Black Hawk County
Roland
G. H. Nies
Ure Porte City
R. D. Nutt
Tndianapolis, Inc
M. E., Nutt
Sixth Street
West
Hileman & Ginett Ineviuary
Frank G. White
Sioux Falls
D. D
Walnut Street
Doctor Convicted in Widow Appleby Murder Case
A jury found Dr. Charlies M. McMillan guilty yesterday in the murder of Mrs. Amela Appleby, a wealthy widow. He faces sentencing next Tuesday with the possibility of a life term after the state alleged he killed for her property.
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Amela Appleby
Charlies M. McMillan
Blackmer Shields Another In Senate Teapot Dome Probe
Myron K. Blackmer of Denver testified before the senate Teapot Dome inquiry and, with a bowed head, said he believed his father H. M. Blackmer was in Paris to shield someone in the Contimental Trading company affair of 1921. He said his father kept the deal secret until 1923 and has plans to stay in Paris, heightening concern over his status.
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Washington
D. C
Myron K. Blackmer
Denver
Calo
Senate
H. M. Blackmer
Paris
Conti- Bental Trading Company
Blackmer
Europe
Hon
Moon Blackmer
Youth Convicted of Killing Sweetheart in Boston Trial
Joseph Foster Buckley, 23, was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of Grace Mills, 20, after a six hour jury deliberation. The defendant faced a potential 20 years to life sentence, with contention over an alleged confession claiming Mills shot herself and Buckley helped end her life.
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Boston
Mass
INS
Joseph Foster Buckley
Ufe
Grace Mills
Buckley
Bandit Victim Identified in Hospital by Editor
Chicago Feb 25 INS Jack Gold 24 one of three victims felled by police gunfire Feb 4 identified here today by Howard Guilford Minneapolis editor of a weekly paper as the terrorist who shot him last September Guilford said Gold was the gambler hunting target and editor noted he waged a war against gambling and was shot in an ambush.
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Chicago
Jack ¥ Gold
Thomas Cooper
Lee
I Howard Guilford
Minneapolis
Gold
Cuford Ole
Charles Patrick
Edward Bengsh
Italians tied for bank robbery in Kansas City
Kansas City, Mo, February 25 A North Side Italian named Balens was questioned over yesterday's City Bank robbery. Police traced about $50,737.36 in stolen funds and arrested Baleno after he reported his car at police headquarters, believing it had been used by the bandits.
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Kansas City
Tony Balens
North Side
City Bank
Mac
Baleno
Elaint
Selection Test in Mind Averaging Exercise
An old fragment describes BRAIN TESTS in Minnesota by Evening Fast Inc. introducing a selection style intelligence test. Participants match ten words to ten definitions, using qualities to describe objects. Examples compare ink and crow to illustrate choosing correct attributes rather than obvious traits.
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Evening Fast, Inc
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