A Rebel Republic and U S Marine Reinforcements Stir Talks
The piece notes Gen Sandino forming a new republic in Nicaragua with prohibition in force as U S Marines are sent to counter him. Congress debates Coolidge policy while MacNider explains his war department departure. Also covered are a California attorney’s unusual will, 12 hour plane trips, leap year notices, radio listener factions, and a small town suicide.
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Sandino
Nicaragua
United States
Congress
House
Senate
Coolidge
Macnider
Hanford MacNider
Iowa
Department
Mason City
GC. H. McNider
North
Managua
Niceregua
Quilali
Augustine Sandino
Fokker
Gov Smith silent on national issues amid Jackson Day dinner doubt
Washington reports Gov. Smith’s 33,000 word New York legislature message focuses on state affairs with no clear stance on tariff immigration or foreign policy. He will not attend the Jackson Day dinner on Jan 12, dampening expectations for a presidential bid and delaying nomination developments.
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Mark Sullitas
Washington, D. C
Washington
Gov. Smith
New York
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington Evening Star
United States
Associated Press
Smith
Dr. W. L. Rohlf Hosts Fourteenth Birthday Clinic
Dr. W L Rohlf marks his natal day with the fourteenth annual birthday clinic at Hotel Fortner. Eighty physicians and surgeons attend conferences and operations among twenty surgical patients. Dr J E Brinkman and Dr L Shannon of Waterloo headline talks. Dinner at 6:30 hosted by Dr Rohlf. birthday cake prepared by Mrs Jay McDonnell Nashua.
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Faverly
Jay
W. L. Rohlf
Rohlf
Hotel Fortner
J. E. Brinkman
L. Shannon
Waterloo
Jay McDonnell
Nashua
Rohit
Courier Delivery Times and Phone Request Instructions
The notice states the Courier will deliver before 5 30. If the paper is late due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Calls must reach the office before 6 38 p m.
Death and murder case shake forgotten Iowa heiress tale
Los Angeles reports connect Amelia Appleby widow of a Chicago inventor to a sack death found near San Fernando. Indicted physician Dr M Men and physician Dr M Melillan face murder charges. Brother in law Dr MacMillan disputed estate control as officials trace finances and property including Duluth bank accounts and Florida residency.
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Clayton Eblebraugh
Waterloo
Chicago
Amelia du Bal
Iowa City
John Francis Appleby
Christines
Los Angeles
Charles M. McMillan
Appleby
Ehlebraugh
F.L. Eickelberg
Independence Avenue
Cal
Charles W. Meni
Amelia Appleby
Here
INS
M. Melillan
Texas
Amelia Apt Cby
Dr. MacMillan
San Fernando
West
Husb
Commander Identified From S 4 Submarine Wreck
Washington authorities identified three bodies recovered from the submarine S 4 wreck. The men were Lieut. Commander R K K Jones, Lieut. Joseph McGinley, and Chief Machinists Mate Aaron Albert Hodges. Jones commanded the vessel, with homes in Maryland and Pennsylvania, Norris town Pennsylvania, and Riverside California. Death notices were sent to next of kin.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Navigation
R. KK. Jones
Joseph McGinley
Aaron Albert Hodges
Jones
Halthorpe
Maryland
Hennessey
J . McGinley
Norristown
Hodges
France considers antiwar pact with United States
The French cabinet discussed Kellogg’s proposed treaty text to outlaw war. Foreign Minister Briand briefed ministers on progress. Officials say the pact will not affect France’s League of Nations obligations. A resolution to outlaw war may be added to the preamble of the separate arbitration treaty with the United States.
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Paris
France
United States
Briand
Kellogg
Rules Klan Can't Dodge City Taxes
In Greenfield Iowa on January 5 a ruling by Judge B E W Dingwell orders the Ku Klux Klan of Adair county to pay city taxes on its rural headquarters. The court rejected the Klan’s claim of charitable benevolent and fraternal status exempting it from taxes. The decision is seen as a test affecting other Klan organizations in Iowa.
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Greenfield
BE. W. Dingwell
Ku Klux Klan
Adair County
Towa
Hold Father After 5 Children Burned
Little Rock Arkansas January 5 W G Dendy was held for investigation after his five children Ophelia 14 John D 12 Lorine 9 Ruth 7 and Ravis 4 died in a blaze that swept from a bedroom near an open window Dendy the only witness said flames cut him off from the children's room
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Little Rock
Ark
W. G. Dendy
Bendy Hama
Dendy
Ophelia
John D
Lorine
Ruth
Ravis
Flies from N Y to Miami in 12 Hours
Miss Ruth Nichols of Rye N J completed a nonstop seaplane flight from New York to Miami in 12 hours arriving just after nightfall. She landed in Miami with Harry Rogers, owner of the craft, and Major M B Lee of New York, a sportsman from Far Rockaway, at 3106 a m yesterday. The trip covered about 1200 miles.
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New York
Miami
Fla
Ruth Nichols
Rye
N. J
Los Angeles
INS
Harry Rogers
M. BK. Lee
New York Sportsman
Far Rockaway
Rock Island Lines Head at Des Moines
E. Gorman president of the Rock Island Lines and seven associates visited Des Moines to inspect equipment and meet local managers. The group from Chicago will attend a luncheon and dinner hosted by Des Moines business leaders.
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Rock Island Lines
Des Moines
Jan
I. E. Gorman
Chicago
Kumcheon
Lindbergh Tours Central America on goodwill flight to Managua
Col Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in Managua after a stop in Tegucigalpa as U S Marines clash with Sandino forces nearby. He planned to meet Honduran officials and was welcomed with national songs and decorations while being hailed as envoy of peace by leaders and citizens alike.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Charles A. Lindbergh
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Augustino Sandino
U. S
Sandino
Lindbergh
Bb. Louis
Hohfurant
Feld
Central America
Lobute
Lone Eagle
AML
United States
Emiliano Chamorro
Gregorio Reyes
Department of
Olancho
Leon
Miguel Fas Berahons
Jutio Lozano
Chicago Fire Site Put Up For Sale At 38000
A Chicago notice states the property on No. San DeKoven Street is for sale at 38000 dollars. The site is linked to the historic 1871 blaze started by Mrs OLearys cow which burned Chicago.
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Chieago
San Dekoven Street
Pick Girl 29 Chosen to Design Shakespeare Memorial
Miss Elizabeth Scott aged 29 has been selected as the architect for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford upon Avon. Her design, chosen from five submissions including several American entries, advanced through early judgments to reach the final six for consideration.
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London
Elizabeth Scott
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
Stratford-on- Avon
Scott
England
Boxing salesman praises Waterloo hockey game at Hippodrome
Co A West of West Motor Sales says he enjoys boxing and selling as much as watching hockey. He calls Monday's Waterloo versus Minneapolis game the best he ever saw and commends Cattle Congress for allowing the Hippodrome rink. He notes safety, supervision, and warm spectators with hot bricks. He urges full turnout for the upcoming Eb igano Athlete club game.
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Co. A. West
West Motor Sales Company
Fifth Street West
Tippodrome
Waterloo
Minneapolis
Cattle Congress
American Legion
Prohibition Chief Targets Soft Drink Set Ups for Slippery Drinks
Washington January 5. Prohibition Commissioner Doran said dry agents may act against cabarets and night clubs serving ginger ale and cracked ice or other set ups if patrons become intoxicated. He warned soft drink makers the government will not impede legitimate business and dismisses cases aimed only at promoting agents. He also supported action against night places charging high prices for set ups used as bases for highballs and similar cocktails.
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Washington, D. C
Doran
Three Die in Fire at Weskura Hotel Ossining
A blaze at the Weskura hotel in Ossining New York killed three people, a hotel waiter named Albert, a man called Sheriff McKenna by proprietor Charles Fleisch, and a presumed wife of McKenna. Eight firemen were overcome by smoke and 35 guests fled into the cold. A man fled the rear of the building just before discovery.
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Ossining
Weskura Hotel
Aly
Albert
Charles Fleisch
Sheriff McKenna
Indicted for Second Murder in Parker Case
William Edward Hickman, known for the Marion Parker murder, was indicted for a second murder by the Los Angeles county grand jury. He faces trial for the killing of Rose Hill druggist Thomas Day during an attempted holdup about a year earlier. Canning cleared on irregularity charges and reinstated to the county board of supervisors by Judge Lester Thompson in Des Moines.
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Falave
Violet Palmer
New York
Ed Merrick
Keokuk
Merrick
Los Angeles
Cal
William Edward Wickman
Kidpapers
Marion Parker
Canning
Albis
K. EB
County Board of Supervisors
Lester Thompson
Des Moines
Two Youths Executed Case Echoes in Ohio Condemned for Double Murder
Floyd Hewitt, 17, faced execution in Columbus after Gov. Vic Donahey refused clemency. Hewitt was condemned for a Conneaut Ohio double murder last year, in which he killed a boy with a baseball bat and then beat the boy's mother to death with a poker.
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Columbus
Vic Donahey
Floyd Hewitt
Conneaut
Hewitt
Little Fred Brown, Jr
At Arm's Length Duellists Fatally Wound Each Other
Warsaw January five two men Col Jan Powiechun and Bro nislaw Krezynzjowski son of a Polish senator fatally wound each other in a at arm's length duel using automatic revolvers both men bandaged their eyes and fired until their chambers were empty leaving heavy stomach wounds.
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Warsaw
Jan
INS
Jan Povechun
Bronislaw Krzynzjowski
Hays
Life Remained In Submarine Wreck After Sinking
Washington reports life persisted aboard the submarine until 6 35 p m December 20 more than three hours after it sank at 3 37 p m December six men remained encased in the torpedo room as a nearby submarine heard random tapping sounds before silence.
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Washington, D. C
Wilbur
Iowa 29 Republican delegates for national convention
Des Moines reports the official call to the national Republican convention in Harrah City on June 12. Iowa is allotted 29 delegates: 22 general and seven delegates at large, three more at large than the previous convention. Charles A. Rawson notified Willis Stern of the call and a state convention date is awaited.
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Des Moines
Harsas City
Charles A. Rawson
Towa
Rawson
Willis Stern
Logan
Republican State Central
Stern
Wheeler resolution calls for war probe
A Wheeler resolution seeks an investigation into the use of marines in Nicaragua amid U S efforts to quell Sandino. The piece notes congress debates over policy, troop buildup in the region, and hostility toward Sandino described as bandit activity.
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Wheeler
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Shenandoah
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Hammill
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Mes, Amelia Ehle
Nbraugh
N.Y
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Lindy
Haiti
State Department
Shakespeare
Hickman
Toquilale
Navy
Bank of Words
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Lejeune
Cavlitol Hill
Latin-America
Montana
Gapwright
United Press
John A. Lejeune
Marine Corps
Nicaragus
Devil Dons
Bandino
Nueva Segovia
Mexico
Butters
San Albino
Moncada Tubera
Moncada
Monisda
Sandino i
Jintoega
Nanagua
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