Inventor Claims Fuel-less Motors Not Run by Radio
Lester J. Hendershot, 29, of West Elizabeth Pa, asserts his fuelless motor operates without radio influence, using a magnetic field principle tied to compass needle behavior. He plans talks with Col Lindbergh and Guggenheim backers, denying a corporation is forming to explain his invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pia
Lester J. Henderstrot
West Elizabeth
Charles A. Lindbergh
Omners
Hendershot
Iba
Detroit
New York
Guggenheim Foundation
Col. Henry Breckinridge
Col Lindbergh
Lindbergh's mother dominates NAEs opening day
Evangeline L. Lindbergh, a Detroit schoolteacher and mother of Charles Lindbergh, drew unprecedented attention at the National Education Association convention opening in Boston. Special guards and a bellboy service were arranged for her as she attended 32 meetings with the 15,000 delegates. On March 1 she will receive the association gold emblem medal for her son's aviation achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Irs
Evangeline L. Lindbergh
National Education Association
Detroit
Association
Native Troops Win After 400 Killed in Battle at Zella
Rome reports native troops defeated 1,000 rebel riflemen after a three hour fight for two water springs near the oasis of Zella in Tripoli. Official notice states 400 natives killed and the tribesmen routed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Tegriff
Zella
Tripoli
Henry Suckley dies at 63 in Dubuque justice of the peace
Henry Buckley a 63 year old justice of the peace in Dubuque for four terms, died Sunday afternoon after brief illness. Brothers William L and Charles J and Warren L were at his bedside. Funeral set for Tuesday at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Dubuque with several Buckley relatives traveling for the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Suckley
Henry Buckley
Dubuque
William L
Lafaye Street
Charles J
Warren L
Wellington
J. Mulkern
C. J. Buckley
W. J. Buckley
Marie Buckley
Mara
Co. L. Buck
Dubugne
Senate debate on Norris Muscle Shoals resolution resumes
United Press reports Senate resumes debate on Norris Muscle Shoals resolution as interstate commerce begins hearings on the Brookhert bill to regulate moving pictures. Commerce committee reviews flood control measures while immigration status hearings on the Harris bill address immigration rules for Mexico. The house also considers calendar oils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Senate
Norris Muscle Shoals
Interstate Commerce
Commerce Committee
Immigration
Mexico
Jlouse
Dirigible Los Angeles heads to canal zone on long water voyage
Washington February 21 The dirigible Los Angeles reported south of Cuba en route to the canal zone after departing Lakehurst New Jersey for a roughly 2200 mile non stop flight. Navy officials indicated the craft planned to sail to Guacanayabo Bay anchoring with the Patoka and completing a long water journey as a demonstration of trans oceanic capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Los Angeles
Cuba
Canal Zone
Navy Department
Naval Communications Office
Lakehurst
N. J
Guacanayabe Bay
Germany
New Jersey
Nassau
British Bahamas
Panama
Althe
Porto Rico
Guadanayabeube
Patoka
Passenger Killed in Mailplane Crash at Aurora
In Aurora Nebraska on February 27 Pi F Craig a 40 year old Beaver Pennsylvania businessman died from injuries after an air mail plane crashed near the field. Pilot Frank Yager of Cheyenne suffered a possible skull fracture and 26 sacks of mail burned as the plane clipped a tree, tore its left wing, and burst into flames after a ground-level impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Neb
F. H. Craig
Beaver
Frank Yager
Cheyenne
Wyo
Two Thieves Cost Railroad $10,000
Red Oak Iowa February 27 Frank Tudor and Arch Fiddler local men now at Fort Madison prison serving five year terms for box car robberies cost the Burlington railroad $10,000 since last August, detectives report. The expense covered both capture and loot from cars here a large quantity of stolen merchandise was found in their homes after arrest.
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Red Oak
Frank Tudor
Arch Fiddler
Fort Madison
Burlington Railroad
Remus Recalled in Writ Case on Habeas Corpus
Remus remains on the stand in the writ of habeas corpus case seeking liberty from the hospital for the criminally insane. He contends he is sane, after being committed following a jury acquittal for the murder of his wife Imogene. The hearing resumed with cross examination in Luna.
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Luna
Bate
George Remus
Chelamati
Remus
Imogene
American women near perfect beauty says expert
Chicago Feb 27. Thirty years from today there will be no ugly women says Mile. Manka Rubine stein, renowned beauty expert, speaking at the Illinois cosmeticians annual convention. She claims American women are already 64 percent beautiful and America is rapidly approaching 100 percent perfection in beauty.
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Chicaro
Mile
Manka Rubinestein
Nown
Olinois Cosmetician's
America
Train Robbery Suspects Nabbed Over Payroll Heist
Chicago police reveal twenty four men and six women arrested in connection with the $133000 Grand Trunk mail train robbery last Saturday. Five key suspects include Limpy Charlie Cleaver and William Donovan with detailed confessions tying them to the holdup and two other recent robberies. About $17125 recovered, with $18100 more unconfirmed. money division eyes a legal fund. Police credit crime prevention bureau and wire-tap tips for rapid action after a counterfeit toy train drill helped plan detection. A cache of dynamite was found at Evergreen Park station as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grand ‘Trunk
K. P. Aldrich
Postomce
Aldrich
O'Conner
Charlie” Cleaver
William Donovan
Cleaver
Wiliam Carmody
Angelo Francisco
Joseph Lamm
Tatler
Donovan
Ravenswood National Bank
Joseph Fekete
Fekete
Carmody
Francisco
Fekete Bank
Grand Trunk
Harvey
Tfl
Keyport
Clesver
Far South Side
O'Connor
Yohely S'Maria
Ever‘green Park
Crime Prevention Bureau
Department of Police
Employment Gains But 500000 Jobless
Washington report notes that over 500,000 union workers are unemployed, about one-sixth of the country’s union labor. Unemployment rose from 15.6 percent in late 1927 to 17.8 percent in January, with February figures signaling further increases. Cnesgy is the sole large city showing a drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
IPI
American Federation of Labor
Cnesgy
Monsignor Noonan Dies in Des Moines Funeral Pending
Monsignor James J. Noonan, vicar general of the Des Moines Catholic Church, died here yesterday from influenza complications. Funeral sermon to be delivered by Rev. James J. Keane of Dubuque. Noonan survived by his father and a sister.
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Tes Moines
Juin
Nugnan
Des Moines
James J. Keanebisa
Dubuque
Noonans
Fire at Italian movie theatre kills 25
A moving picture theatre fire in Treviso, Italy, reportedly left about 25 dead with many injured as officials rushed to evacuate the venue. An accompanying car accident injured a chauffeur during the blaze response. The report notes Treviso as the provincial capital, with details partially unclear.
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Treviso
Mary
Med
M Moving Picture Theatre
Wischaffeur
Trevisa
Venter
Weekend News From Iowa Report by United Press
News from Iowa over the weekend reports candidates entering races for Congress in the district replacing W. B. Green. Gov Erickson will attend the Good Roads convention in Des Moines May 28 to June 1. A dynamite blast killed John Frost, 72, near Rollier Parker's. M. L. Bowman was endorsed for governor by Farmers Co Operative in Waterloo, opposing a $100,000,000 bond issue. A fire at the Pat Delta Theta house on the Iowa Wesleyan campus caused $5,000 damage. In Iowa City Joe Kinney faces an indictment for liquor transport after failing to convict him of murder of Milo Slezak. Sioux City suits allege alienation of affections against J. Win White. Judge Ralph Otto funeral to be followed by bar nominations. Craig Van Dyke, banker, suicide ruled by coroner. family says accidental. Sioux City police seek clues in fatal holdup of Sam Santons. Clarence reports Des Moines Benjamin F. Thompson, injured in an auto accident, has little chance of recovery.
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United Press
Council Bluffs
Congress
W. RB. Green
Court of Claims
Charles E. Swanson
Pottawattamie County
Republican Central Committee
Arthur Williams
Des Moines
B. J. Erickson
Montana
United States Good Roads Association
John Frost
P New Road
Rollrer Parker
Mount Pleasant
Towa Wesleyan College
Towa City
Joe Kinney
Oxford
Milo Slezak
Bayaboo
Wis
Skinney
Kinney
Sioux City Win & White
Sioux City
Inlaw
Estelle White
Howard White
Associated Press
Jona City
Ralph Otto
District Court
Johnson County Bar Association
Craig van Dyke
Robbins
Sioix ‘National Bank
Democrats Weigh Reed Campaign Tactics Across Regions
Democrats survey Reed’s western trip and Walsh candidacy as a strategic move to counter Reed. Some dry Democrats see Walsh, a Catholic, as easing anti religion charges against the Smith faction and potentially woo southern delegates, though the plan remains tentative and debated among party leaders.
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Reed
Walsh
Gov. Smith
Smith
Iowans in Final Rounds of National Horseshoe Championship
St. Petersburg Fla February 27 final rounds began with twelve survivors from qualifiers teeing off on the greens. Finalists listed include C G G Davis Columbus Blair Nanamaker Cleveland Bert Duryee Wichita Harvey Elmerson Kenosha Frank Jackson Lamini Ta Jimmy Risk Montpelier Ind Carroll Jackson Chicago C R Thompson Tampa Carl Jackson Lamont Ia Harold Falor Elders Ta J D Hough Urbana Il H E Jackson Lamont Ta
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St. Petersburg
Fla
CG. G. Davis
Columbus
Blair
Nanamaker
Cleveland
Bert Duryee
Wichita
Harvey Elmerson
Kenosha
Frank Jackson
Lamini
Jimmy Risk
Montpelier
Ind
Carroll Jackson
Chicago
C. R. Thompson
Tampa
Carl Jackson
Lamont
Harold Falor
Elders
J. D. Hough
Urbana
H. E. Jackson
Fire Alarms Reported In Multiple Burns Across Town
Sunday into Monday a string of fire calls was logged. Homer S Clark at 516 Lafayette reported a store building fire with $10 damage from an awning blaze. Louis L Buck at 323 Kingsley reported sparks on shingles causing $3 damage. WH FL Schenefelt at 419 Bratnober reported sparks on shingles with $28 damage. Mrs Emma Edgington at 312 Vermont reported repairing gasoline storey fire damage of $30. J D Green at 68 Fourteenth West reported sparks on shingles causing $20 damage. T M Bootery at 121 Fourth Cash reported a building fire with minor damage $5. H A Maine at 13 Leland Avenue cited backfiring causing $10 damage. Advertisement promotes insurance.
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Homer S. Clark
Lafayette
Emma Edgington
Vermont
J. D. Green
Wests
T. & M. Bootery
H. A. Maine
Leland Avenue
Sindlinger Dies in Bloomington After Stroke at 53
Charles E. Sindlinger 53 of Waterloo and Bloomington Ind died suddenly from a stroke in Bloomington Sunday afternoon. He taught music in Chicago and Streator and owned the Bloomington Conservatory of Music since six years ago. Survived by two Chicago sisters and a brother, his body to be moved to Keefe & Towne mortuary.
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Charles E. Sindlinger
Waterloo
Bloomington
Ind
W. A. Gray
Charles &. Sindlinger
William Sindlinger
Willam Sindlinger
Commercial Street
Bridge Street
West High School
Charles Sindlinger
Streator
Chicago
Ill
Cosmopolitan, School of Music and Dramatic Art
Gray College of Music
Til
Bloomington Conservatory
Rotary
of & FP
Satay
Gates Street
Rey
P. S. Clark
S. J. Brickler
Harry Sindlinger
Ckeefe & Towne Mortuary
W C F N Protests G R Minneapolis Bus Line Franchise
W C F N, Jefferson Highway Transportation and others protest a proposed Cedar Rapids to Minneapolis motorbus franchise before the state railroad commissioners in Cedar Rapids. Maurice Welsh of W C F N represents opposition. the plan would compete with the electric railway line from Center Point to Cedar Rapids and serve numerous towns including Rochester, Burr Oak, Decorah, West Union, Fayette, Independence, Waterloo, Center Point and Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
Jefferson ‘Highway Transportation Company
W. C. PL &Mf. Electric Railway
Great Western
Rock Island Steam Railroads
State Railroad Commissioners
Maurice Welsh
GO. FB. Ds N
Welsh
Jail Farmer for Threat to Blow Up President Coolidge
Albert Anderson, 50, a wealthy farmer near Donaldson, was jailed in South Bend after allegedly threatening to blow up President Coolidge and the U S Supreme Court if he did not receive 50 000 by Tuesday. Secret Service man Charles ey from Washington arrested him following a 150 page letter delivery.
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South Bend
Ind
Albert Anderson
Donaldson
President Coolidge
United States Supreme Court
Anderson
Charlesey
Secret Service
Washington
Iowa Banks Show Increased Deposits
Fort Des Moines report indicates January deposits at 40 Iowa banks rose 0.2 percent while 208 banks in the Seventh Federal Reserve District saw a 1 percent drop. Iowa’s $9.474 billion in deposits were 3 percent above a year ago, with average accounts down 0.3 percent for the month and 2 percent from a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bes Moines
Seventh
Federal Reserve District
Iowa
Federal Reserve Bank of
Earl Record Honored at Farewell Luncheon
Earl Record, physical education director of the YMCA, was honored at a farewell luncheon at the association building. Tuesday and Thursday gym class members hosted, as Record prepares to depart for Beloit, Wisconsin to engage in work. Reverends Carl Lee Kenagy, EB Main, and George Woodall gave walk-through remarks at the dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Record
Young Men’s Christian Association
Association
Record
Beloit
Wis
Carl Lee Kenagy
First Baptist Church
EB. W. Main
Graves Memorial United Brethren Church
George Woodall
St. Paul's Methods
Episcopal Church
Car Collision Damages Sedan and Touring Car near Waterloo
W R Burkitt owner of 202 Campbell avenue reports a head on collision on Grant highway five miles east of Waterloo late Saturday night. A sedan and a touring car were wrecked but all occupants escaped injury. Burkitt says the touring car had three unidentified youths and was driven without lights when it struck his sedan.
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W. R. Burkitt
Campbell Avenue
Grant Highway
Waterloo
Burkitt
Fragmented weather notes for weekend forecast
Reading irregular OCR text shows temperatures for Saturday and Sunday with scattered words. The fragment mentions maximums and minimums, but no clear values or locations. No identifiable entities beyond generic terms.
Ames President to Talk Tonight to Farmers Here
More than 100 dirt farmers will be guests of the Rotary club at a special meeting this evening in Hotel Russell Lamson. The address will be delivered by Raymond M. Hughes, Ames president of Iowa State College, at 6:30.
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Rotary Club
Russell Lamson
Raymond M. Hughes
Ames
Iowa ‘State College
Dinter
Ford flivver plane wreck found near Sebastian Florida
The Ford flivver that vanished off Melbourne Saturday night washed ashore near Sebastian. Pilot Harry Brooks is missing with no body found. Plane was badly damaged with a torn wing and stripped fabric. Search continued by air and sea as tide and weather affected recovery efforts.
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Sebastian
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Melbourne
Harry Brooks
Boacd
Fiter
Ford
Jacksonville
Brooks
Titusville
Salvation Army Begins Statewide Building Drive in Iowa
Major Robert Penfold, state commander, says the Salvation Army will start its 1823 statewide building program by purchasing a Davenport building to convert into adequate army quarters. He returned from a midwest conference of divisional commanders in Chicago to announce the move.
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Des Moines
Salvation Army
Davenport
Robert Penfold
Chicago
Omission Test from New York Evening Fest puzzle
The article describes an intelligence test from a New York Evening Fest issue. It outlines an omission sequence where numbers from 1 to 100 have missing entries and readers must identify the gaps. After a single pass, readers should write the missing numbers and compare with a scoring key for evaluation. The task emphasizes memory and rapid identification of omissions.
Brutish boxers mix toward 1200 deadheads at Armory
A Waterloo boxing show billed as philanthropy fills the Armory with about 1200 spectators under heavy guard. Officials warn arrests if laws are broken while ministers express mixed views on the event. Tickets are free but required, and seating is promised for all attendees.
Building Permits for Mamie Rosenbloom and Russell-Lamson Hotel Addition
Mamie Rosenbloom seeks a store addition at 128 Washington with estimated cost 300 dollars. Russell-Lamson hotel undergoes remodeling of office space at 207 Fifth wrest for 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Rosenbloom
Washington
Russell-Lamson Hotel
Fifth Wrest
Moline Aviation Party to Fly to Waterloo Tomorrow
Earl Rusty Campbell head of Moline airport leads four members of the Moline Chamber air committee Rey Walter Elbert Kenneth Ebi and Joseph Watson of Deere & Co and Charles Hammerquist electrical contractor on a one day trip to Waterloo tomorrow. They will fly in a new Fairchild monoplane arriving at 10 a m and returning at 3 30 p m.
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Earl “Rusty” Campbell
Warloo
Moline
Rey
Walter ‘Elbert
Kenneth Ebi
Joseph Watson
Deere & Co
Charles Hammerquist
Waterloo
Fairchild
Nab Two Sisters Stealing Chickens
Gedar Rapids Iowa February 27 Local police arrested two sisters Vida Barker 19 and Hazel Sewell 20 caught leaving a chicken house each with a pallet in hand They admitted taking part in several henhouse raids and implicated Joe Akers of the city and Nick Hess of Mount Auburn in the thefts Police say all confessed clearing up more than 100 chickens missing in the last two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gedar Rapids
Vida Barker
Hazel Sewell
Joe Akers
Nick Hess
Mount Auburn
Negress Shot In Stomach As Police Seek Suspect
Miss Edna Lee of 749 Vinton Street was shot in the stomach at 12:30 a m Sunday during an altercation at 111 Merriman Street and remained in fair condition at Allen Memorial Hospital. Police seek Charles Turner of 135 Cottage Street, 28, five feet eight, last seen heading toward Waterloo. his automobile has been seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Lee
Kegress
Vinton Street
Eric Scott
Merriman Street
Allen Memorial Hospital
Charles Turner
Cottage Street
Harry Bell
Luther Garter
Lee
Turner
Waterloo
Two Die in Oil Plant Explosion
Two trainmen were killed or fatally scalded when the Congression al Limited derailed at Marcus Hook Tower near Chester Pennsylvania. The engineer and fireman, both from Washington DC, were aboard the engine which toppled after leaving the track. all four Pullman cars and a diner stayed upright and no passengers were hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Congressional Limited
Pinehurst
Fla
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Marcus Hook Tower
C. L. O'Boyle
E. F. Tileroy
Washington, D. C
Two Trainmen Die in Passenger Wreck at Sun Oil Plant
Toledo reports two trainmen dead and three injured after an explosion and fire at the Sun Oil company plant last night. The dead are Prank Evause, 52, and Verne J. Clair, 29. Injured include Ead Mi lter seriously burned, Fireman Charles J. Osborne with a sprained back, and Harry M. Russell with a sprained ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Sun Oil Company
Prank Evause
Verne &J. Clair
Ead Milter
Charles J. Osborne
Eigemtate
Harry M. Russell
Hospitalization Conference At Courthouse Sets Admission Rules
A late afternoon meeting at the courthouse gathered representatives from three local hospitals the county board and the overseer of the poor to draft rules for admitting persons unable to finance hospital care. The board of supervisors says county patient hospitalizations are increasing rapidly and restrictions are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Invited to join Ames honorary fraternity
Students invited to join Phi Kappa Phi at Iowa State College include Jim GC. McGlade Waterloo Russell McNellis Dunkerton Florence Stoakes Dysart and Edward A. Willis Janesville ARM BROKEN Mrs John P Barth 917 Logan Ave suffered a fracture of the right arm after slipping on a sidewalk near her home taken to St Francis hospital in good condition
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Kappa Phi
Iowa State College
Ares
Jim GC. McGlade
Waterloo
Russell McNellis
Dunkerton
Florence Stoakes
Dysart
Edward A. Willis
Janesville
John P. Barth
Logan Avenue
St. Francis Hospital
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Joseph Fr. Flickinglii
Joseph J
Wwane
Marriil
Kan
Tod
Mra
Puckve
Uy Ale
Glauried
Mary Wir Famyerst
Jane Wirt
Polare Nen Bros
Arthur Young
Paston
Methodist Episcopal Church
the Syndy
Clay, Ta
Urs
Lobert Prothaska
Iim
Prothaska
Cedar Raples
Congress Today
Dirigible
Railroad
Robert Merworld
Anz
Pane Line
Noonan
News of
Sam Santons
Santons
Stone
Clarence
Benjamin F. Thompson
Here
Ork
erman-Tribune
Herman Miller
Mhong
Chas
Sindlinger
Illinois Conservatory
W.c.f.&n
G. R
Minneapolis Bus Line
Coolidge
Sueinly Mages
N.Y
Towa
National Guard
Maurice Cohn
Wagner
Fat McCarthy
George Bourland
Kenneth Hunt
Albert Kupp
Public Morals Committee
Waterloo Ministerial Association
Mar Yuueon Poor
H. 7. Wagher
Baxers
F. W. Edwards
W. L. Steeves
W. L. Steeves and His Associates On the Morals Committee
Thomas Raymond Niven
First Presbyterian Church
Sie
G. Kenagy
Moline Aviation
Ames Honorary Fraternity
Rex
Fred C. Repass
Woodlawn Road
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