Eight held in Chicago bomb trust raids
Chicago police arrest eight as raids target the so called bomb trust. Three men and a woman seized in a near northside hotel room with nitroglycerin and tools found. detectives tie blasts to threats against Mayor Thompson administration. Several others released on bond as investigations expand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Togay
O’connor
Lawndale Isolation Hospital
Thompson
Charles Fitamorris
William H. Reid
Fitamorris
Reid
Lawndale Hospital
Thompson Tives
Walter G. ‘Walker
Grand Jury
North State Street
George Rossi
Alias Freeman
Hazel Freeman
Ernest Neftsch
Allen Moan
Fitzmorris
Neltsch
Neitsch
Sheridan Road
Hughes
O'Connor
Reed's West Southwest bid uplifts dry wing in party
The article analyzes Reed's candidacy as a dry wing boost within the Democratic Party, noting potential cross support from Smith opponents and the difficulty of Smith's renomination. It highlights regional dynamics in Kansas and southern states, and predicts Reed must rally personal strength to unify factions and energize voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Wilson
Smith
Kansas
Dill
Reid
St. Fey
New York Herald-Tribune
T G Will Plan Political Campaign
Important political developments may follow a conference of the W C T U in Chicago tomorrow. Resolutions calling national parties to include prohibition enforcement in platforms will be offered. Bishop Edwin T Hughes, Mr Rut Hanna MacCormick and Mrs Ella Boole will address the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
lPim
Temperance
Rut Hanna MacCormick
Edwin T. Hughes
Ella Boole
Field Marshal Haig Stricken at His London Home
Field Marshal Haig has died following an illness at his London residence. The long and storied career included rapid cavalry promotions, key commands in Khartum and the Marne, leadership of the First Army Corps, and later the title of field marshal in 1917. After retirement he was raised to an earl and honored with public gifts and university recognition. He also joined Scotland’s whisky industry board in 1922. He married Hon. Dorothy Vivian in 1805 and had four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field Marshal Haig
London
Seventeenth Lancers
Soudan
Kitchener
Khartum
Haig
Mergoric
Atbara
John French
India
War Office
France
French
AE Batilie
Maine
Marne
Lord French
Mars
Ypres
Peerate
Foch
England
Wellington
Bemersyde
St. Andrews “University
Scotland
Lord Haig
Aberdeen
Lord Hale
Dorothy Vivian
Teri Vivian
Fire alarms report damage at residence on Baltimore Street
Fire alarms noted a blaze at a residence on Baltimore Street around 12 16 p m on Monday causing damage to shingles and woodwork valued at about 50 dollars. Responding party identified as Katherine Current with contact details listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil Rags
Cinset
Katherine Current
Baltimore
Weather report fragment for weekend temperatures
Fragmentary OCR weather item lists Saturday and Sunday highs and lows with corrupted digits. Core idea notes maximum Saturday, minimum Saturday night, maximum Sunday, minimum Sunday night, and Monday values, but exact figures are unreadable.
Equalization fee in farm aid bill debated in hearings
Washington January 30 The McNary-Haugen bill with an equalization fee drew support from A W Ricker editor of the Marin ers Union bulletin and J N Kehoe of the Burley Tobacco growers Co operative association as hearings opened. They argued the plan would promote cooperative marketing and stabilize prices, while critics warned non cooperative farmers would share the burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
uPr
McNary-Haugen
House Agriculture Committee
A. W. Ricker
Mariners Union Bulletin
St. Paul
Elmer
J. N. Kehoe
Maysville, Ky
Burley Tobacco Commons Growers’ Co-operative Associaton
Kehoe
Evans Revue to Close Engagement at Crystal Friday
Evans Revue announces closing of its Crystal Theatre engagement on Friday night after telegram from Harry Ike Evans. The 15 member company led by Harvey Maxwell will depart Saturday for Pueblo Colorado where they previously performed 42 weeks last year. Manager Ray Swan plans a vaudeville and pictures policy with Cruze Brothers on the next Saturday bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Ike” Evans
Puedblo
Colo
Harvey Maxwell
Evans
Crystal
Colorado Town
Waterloo
Revie Organization
Rialto Theatre
Ray Swan
Harry Evans
Claudia Evans
Norma Hinkie
Harold
Hazel Sewell
al Slim Bryant
The
Swan
Cruze Brothers
Vitaphone
AI HI Y CLUB PRESENTS PLATFORM AT UNION CHURCH
West High School Si- club members Tom Payne John Glas Tom Moore Don Finlayson and William Burbank presented the hi Y platform at Union Congregational Church yesterday morning. Carl Hansen directed the program as the assistant boys work secretary. Miss Lillian Weatherwax of 1100 Fayette street has had bronchitis for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West High School
Union Congregational Church
Tom Payne
John Glas
Tom Moore
Don Finlayson
William Burbank
Craig Ellyson
Enor
Carl Hansen
M. CG
Mortuary Mortality Notes and Obituaries
Obituary notices for Etta E. DeGoon age 63 of Waterloo died at home after brief illness. Funeral arrangements set for 2:30 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church with burial at Fairview. Also notices for R F Aubrey of Denver death. Arthur M West 64 of Waterloo dies of pneumonia with services at Kistner chapel. Modesta Mann, longtime Cedar Falls graduate, dies in Fort Dodge after seven months ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eita E. DeGoon
Etta E. DeGon
Ou Russell DeGon
Logan Avenue
Etta E. James
New York State
Waterloo
Christ, Episcopal Church
Rev
B. B. Mounsey
O'Keefe & Twine
Fairview
R. Aubrey
J. S. Harrington
Fifth] Street West
Denver
Colo
R. F. Aubrey
W. J. Aubrey
Walnut Street
Aubrey
Arthur M. West
Sixth Street West
Kistner
Earl Phelps
Methodist Episcopal Church
Gladbrook
Modesta Mann
Town State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Fort Dodge
Senate Debates Jones Shipping Bill as Walsh Investigation Eyed
Congress Today reports Senate completes debate on the Jones shipping bill while the interstate commerce panel weighs Walsh resolution to probe the public utilities Industry. Agriculture panel reviews Muscle Shoals issues as House fields claims bills and farm relief hearings amid flood center and naval program discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
Senate
Interstate Commerce
Walsh
Agriculture Committee
HOUSE
Agriculture — Commiitee
Naval Committer
Lindbergh Apologizes After Lost Flight Reaches Maracay
Galatas Venezuela January 30. Charles A Lindbergh arrives at Maracay field after a 10 hour flight from Bogota covering 450 miles. He reports fog near Ortiz and a detour before finding the coast of Higuerete and the concrete road to Caracas. Lindbergh apologizes to President Gomes for keeping him waiting, who replies he only wishes Lindbergh’s safe arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galatas
Venezuela
Maracay Field
Here
Bogota
Colombia
Charles A. Lindbergh
Gomes
Spirit of
Indians scalping whites taught by whites in Jamestown claim
Princess Atalox of the Chickasaw, at First Baptist Church in Des Moines, said settlers showed Indians scalping in Jamestown, asserting that early white involvement shaped such acts. Her remark drew historians to reexamine their sources as debate over colonial violence continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Jamestown
Atalox
Azalea
Columbia University
New York
First Baptist Church
Father and Son Die in Auto Crash in Manhattan Kansas
G V Van Valkenburg of Lincoln Nebraska age 26 and his two young sons died when their car burst into flames after a collision with a culvert and overturned near Manhattan Kansas early today. The vehicle, driven without headlights, followed a car carrying his wife and three other children as they moved from Lincoln to Manhattan.
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Manhattan
Kat
G. V. van Valkenburg
Lincoln
Neb
Here
van Valkenburg
Am Wnele
Bank Robbery Bandits Steal 38000 in Chicago
Two bandits kidnapped cashier James Dillon and looted the Industrial State bank. Dillon said they forced him to drive and telephone his landlady before both men overpowered a watchman and waited for the time lock to open. Police linked the crime to a recent spree by the same bandits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James Dillon
Dillon
Durlen
Leon Foster
Mutual Oil Coops Profit Report At Black Hawk Meeting
The Members Mutual Oil Company reported a nine and a half month net profit of 4126.62 on 54781.64 sales, a 7.5 percent return. W L Hicke said a patronage dividend was likely but would be reinvested to strengthen the co op. Speakers included William Coddington Za LeMars and J M Briden Janesville. Floyd George led a community song and members lunched after the program at Moose Hall with 100 Black Hawk county farmers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Oil Company
Black Hawk County
William Coddington
LeMars
Co-Operative Oil Company
J. M. Briden
Janesville
Floyd George
Business in 1927 Up in Tenth District Houghton Assumes Duties
Kansas City dispatch notes 1927 business in the tenth Federal Reserve district rose 1 percent from 1926, led by higher agricultural output especially a dramatic corn crop increase. In Iowa Iona Gly reports Dr Henry S Houghton has become dean of the University of Iens College of Medicine succeeding Dr Lee Wallace Dean amid faculty resignations and tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton
Iowa City
Kansas City
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank
Iona Gly
Henry S. Houghton
China
Peking Medical School
University of Iens College of Medicine
Lee Wallace
French fliers set for nonstop flight to New Orleans from Mexico City
In Mexico City, January 30, two French long distance pilots Dieudonne Gostes and Joseph ae bik flew 670 miles from Guatemala City to the capital in 7 hours 26 minutes. They will depart for New Orleans en route to New York on the Good Will tour, greeted by President Galles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
City
Mexico City
Cpl
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Orleans
New York
Dieudonne Gostes
Joseph Ae
Brix
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Galles
Girl in Red Returns to Jail in Waterloo
Dorothy Acken of Fort Dodge was returned to Waterloo city jail by Mrs. W. S. Dilworth on a bench warrant. Acken pleaded guilty to stealing a dress worth 17.50 from Lawerman’s store and paid 100 dollars and costs. She wore a somber brown coat at re arrest, and a man accompanying her kissed her before lead to a small cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borothy Acken
Fort Dorge
Waterloo
W. S. Dilworth
Miss Acken
Lawerman
Miss A Acken
Fort Dodge
Cosgrave Train Wreck Near Ottawa Injures No One
The Cosgrave party train left the tracks 23 miles from Ottawa this afternoon but no one was injured. Arthur Boyd, road foreman of engines, Montreal, died after being in the locomotive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Wiliam T. Cosgrave
Trish Republic
Ottawa
Arthur Boyd
Porter in Capital for Place on I. C. C.
Washington, Jan 30. Claude R. Porter, new interstate commerce commissioner from Iowa, arrived to assume duties likely tomorrow or Wednesday. He spent the day meeting Iowa congressional delegation and will later call on President Coolidge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Claude R. Porter
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa
Congress
President Coolidge
Cedar Rapids Oil Station Robbed of Day's Receipts
In Cedar Rapids Iowa two men robbed the Skelly oil station after clerk Glen Walters counted the day’s cash. One man forced him inside while the other grabbed the money and fled in a car. Police pursued briefly before stopping due to car trouble. Amount stolen not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Skelly
Glen Walters
Walters
Town City
Flour Sack Drops From Plane Slams Street
A 60 pound sack of flour fell from an airplane over Kansas City injuring none but narrowly missing several children. Police have been asked to investigate the incident and locate the aircraft involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kapsat City
Kansas
Damages Sought Over Cedar Falls Short Cut Road Plan
Damages totaling 9000 were filed with County Auditor F W Esher after Cedar Falls moved to open a new short cut road past Iowa State Teachers College from the old Cedar Falls road The plan would connect with the Twenty seventh Street Highway and cut Waterloo to the college distance by over two miles Objections were heard by the board with about seventy people present. damages were claimed by Bailey trustee for 5000 Emma and Lillian for 4000 and other claims noted The auditor will appoint three appraisers within 30 days for the damages report and another hearing will follow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Esher
Board of Supervisors
Iowa State ‘Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Bailey
Emma G
Lillian Eeeeees
City of
J. Foy Cross
Clark E. Streeter
Cedar Walls Commercial Club
Ira 5. Gondit
W. L. Hearst
Cedar Valley Fair Association
W. H. Mermer
Emma
Lillian Hownd
J. B. Newman
Johnson Seeks Senate Probe Into Telephone Firms
Senator Johnson proposes a nationwide Senate inquiry by a five member committee into operating and holding companies in the telephone industry. The probe would examine relationships capital assets and liabilities and whether overhead cost manipulation justifies higher rates, focusing on American Telephone and Telegraph Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
INS
Senate
Johnson
Republican
Californiia
American Telephone & Telegraph Go
Record Cold Grips Eastern States Amid Blizzard Toll
Cold wave hits the eastern states with temperatures from 30 below zero to 10 above. Savanah Lake in upstate New York records the coldest reading. In Malone New York the body of John Finn of St Anicet Quebec is found after last week’s blizzard. Eastern Pennsylvania sees over 20 inches of snow. Connecticut endures its first snow blanket of the season with some areas at 15 below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Savanach Lake
Malone
N. Y
John Finn
St. Anicat
Que
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Lang announces candidacy for Polk county sheriff
Des Moines Iowa Frank Lang brother of State Auditor J W Lang declares he will seek the Republican nomination for Polk county sheriff. John J Fressie of 1638 Franklin street suffers two fractured ribs and a badly bruised arm after two falls Saturday evening on Sixth street Mulberry and Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Indan
Frank Lang
J. W. Lang
Inday
Sherif
Polk County
John J. Fressie
Franklin Street
Sixth Street
Mulberry
Franklin
Europeans Bear Tax Burden Seen by Rotarians
Bruce Gates, president of Gates college, addressed Waterloo Rotary Club about Europe’s heavy postwar taxation and high car taxes in England. He contrasted European clubs with American ones, praised American public schools, and lauded John G. Miller for his rise from immigrant to respected Waterloo businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Gates
Gates College
Rotary Club
Moon
Russell-Lamson
Rotary International
Ostend
Belgium
John. G. Miller
Gates
England
Europe
America
Miller
Atlantic
With &S
Waterloo
Mayor Tibbitts Hostes Visiting Officials For Weekend
Mayor Tibbitts and Mrs Tibbitts entertained Saturday evening at their home for Governor Hammill Mrs Hammill Clifford Niles state highway commissioner and guests from Des Moines Anamosa and the local Wheeler family Governor Hammill left for Mason City Mrs Hammill to stay in Waterloo Guests Roscoe Zerwekh Davenport and Mrs Zerwekh expected to join the Wheeler home visit late tonight
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn A. Tibbitts
John Hammill
Des Moines
Clifford Niles
Niles
Anamosa
T. K. Wheeler
Otcasior
Hammill
Wheeler
W. F. Schrag
Charles Chickering
Wiles
Mason City
Hamimill
Waterloo
T. L. Wheeler
Fourth Street
Roscoe E. Zerwekh
Soldiers’ Orphan Home
Davenport
Zerwekh
Wheeler Home
Blackjack Averts Sour Notes In Church Choir
In Friendship Baptist Church Chicago on January 20 a deacon used a blackjack to stop a baritone from singing off key. The assailant felled the choirmaster Casey Jones and the singer George McGavick, who were left unconscious as the choir continued with a hymn. Sergeant Mulvihill arrived to assist as the choir, led by McGavock, sang Throw Out the Lifeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Friendship Baptist Church
Thomas Chapman
Casey McGarick Jones
George Washington McGavick
Hassy
Chapman
Mulvihill
McGavock
Deacon Chapman
Jones
Iowa Man Shot by Chicago Cop Will Recover
Richard Atley a 26 year old accountant from Fayette Iowa was wounded in the right shoulder by a Chicago patrolman who tried to question him and two companions. Police say Atley reached for his hip pocket as if to draw a weapon and the officer fired. Investigators say the group had purchased liquor and Atley apparently tried to discard a bottle. He did not have a gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Richard Atley
Fayette
Eugene Piggot
Atley
Press Agent Kills Self With Window
Frank J. Lamb, formerly a Washington newspaper man and recent publicity agent in Detroit, committed suicide at Baltimore’s W B O A terminal station. He leaped through a plate glass pane and slashed his neck with the broken glass while en route back to Detroit after attending a Democratic national committee meeting in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Frank J. Lamb
Washington
Detroit
Lamb
Brain Tests See Which Word Holds Most Vowels
A society page puzzle asks to arrange listed words by the highest vowel percentage among letters. Words include Deeded Palaces Any Malaria Throughout Cannon Geese Area Southeast. The puzzle guides ordering by vowel proportion, not grammar or meaning.
Democratic delegate call shifts power to rural Iowa counties
Des Moines Jan 30 The official call for the Democratic state delegate convention issued by state chairman Mrs W E Maulsby favors rural counties over urban areas but keeps urban strength. It fixes representation by county plus delegates per Democratic vote and lists the apportioned totals for counties including Polk Woodbury Black Hawk Clinton Linn Scott Dubuque Johnson Lee and several others. The convention dates are April 20 for the state event April 7 for counties and caucuses the week ending March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. E. Maulsby
Polk
Woodbury
Black Hawk
Scott
Linn
Pottawattomie
Dubuque
Clinton, Lee
Claude R. Porter
Polk County
Boone
Dallas
Cerro Gordo
Clinton
Es Moines
Hamiton
Jackson
Jasper
Johnson
Lee
Marshall
Muscatine
Pobbawattame
Union
Wapello
Webster
Fire destroys four buildings at Marion Iowa
A fire caused by three explosions at the Paris dye works in Marion destroyed four small buildings including the Paris dye works the Mitchell fire shop Berber's meat market and Miller's shoe shop. James Robertson and his two daughters and Mrs Forest Decious and her son were living above the tire shop in night clothes. The dye company walls were blown out and the door hurled across the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Paris
Marion Bunday
Mitchell
Berber's
Miller's
James Robertson
Forest Decious
State T P A Heads Here Next Friday
Gus Og state president and A E Huntley state secretary both of Davenport will meet here Friday with the board of directors and John Kazear national director to outline the organization’s work for the coming year. Waterloo Post Fo and wives honor the visiting board and officers at a banquet in Hotel Russell Lamson with dinner at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Og
Travelers Protective Association of America
A. E. Huntley
Davenport
John Kazear
Bloomington
Til
Waterloo Post Fo
Rassell- Lamson
Missing Frances Smith Search Moves to New York
Northampton Mass Jan 30 A fresh twist in the missing girl case shifts the search from Northampton to New York City. Mr and Mrs St John Smith announce Frances Smith a Smith College freshman remains missing as Major Stanley Washburn, their spokesman, heads to New York at the family’s urgent request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
St. John Smith
Frances Smith
Smith College
New York City
Smith
New York
Stanley Washburn
Washington Opens Telephone Link to Hague in Inauguration
Washington and The Hague inaugurated a transatlantic radio telephone service. Secretary of State Kellogg exchanged greetings with Dutch Foreign Minister F Belaerts van Blek in a ceremony in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Hague
Holland
Kellogg
F. Belaerts van Blekand
Wolf Attacks Woman as Chicago Resident Fights Back
In Chicago a wolf bit Mrs. Anna Busek, wife of a policeman, on the street in front of her home. A bystander helped and the animal inflicted severe lacerations before a revolver shot from an unnamed man killed the wolf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INSI
Anna Busek
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