Government lawyers in Doweny charges debate
New York July 2. Government counsel in oil lease prosecutions challenge Edward Doheny claims that war danger influenced naval leases. Pomerene and Roberts say treaties were signed before Doheny’s first contract. Evidence rehashes alibi and discusses wartime secrecy and arms conference timing.
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Agrted
New York
Edward L. Doheny
Pacific
New York Times Today
Doheny
Washington
Atlee Pomerene
Owen J. Roberts
Pomerene Bald
Hra of National Prosperity Held as Near Miracle
An editorial discusses a treasury surplus and the nation’s prosperity. It notes post Civil War patience, tax cuts, and fears of strain from the Sander Donus bill. It sees current stability as delicate but intact aside from the anthracite coal strike threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Thore
Herald-Trbure
Ludwig and Miss Martin wed in Des Moines ceremony
Kenneth J. Ludwig and Miss Laura Lee Martin of Rockdale Texas were married at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Fort Des Moines hotel Des Moines. The ceremony was performed by Judge Lester Thompson. Ludwig, educated in Waterloo, has worked with his father in the jewelry business Mrs Ludwig attended Rockdale high school and they plan to reside here.
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Laura Lee Martin Dat
Wooll
Martin
Rockdale
Tex
Kah
Ludwig
Tier
Sudden Heat Wave Pushes Waterloo to 101 Degrees
Temperature peaks at 101 in Waterloo as heat wave grips the region. Local readers faced record heat with 93 at noon yesterday and 101 at 5 pm. forecasts predict a temperature drop tonight with unsettled weather. Prostrations reported, minor injuries noted. corn crop may benefit then suffer if heat persists.
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Waterlo
Torrot
Mercury
Watertea
Desines
United States Weather Bureau
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Clavindy Re
Boones
Fort Dodge
Athintte
Albla
Creston
Signy City
Omere
Mortuary notices honor Roy M Parkins and kin
Obituary notices report Roy M Parkins of Chicago Great Western killed in an accident after a funeral at O Keefe Towne Funeral Home. Services led by Rev MacDonald at 7 p m. Burial in Fairview. Survivors include W Corer Chichgu Water Waterton and others. fraternal lodge members attended. Burial in Fairview follows service at Antioch Baptist Church.
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Jase Dames
Jar
Io Waterlog
Ide
W. Corer
Waterton
Ayalsan Waterton
Atp
TeTal Hame
Ite M. Laws
Antioch Baptist Church
Huriut
Fairviaw
Roy M. Parkins
Wiccago Great Western
Minkerton
Ron. MacDonald
O'Keefe & Towne
Qeiler
Karla Aid x
Fairview
Davenport selects George T. Baker as state board chair
George T. Baker has assumed the chairmanship of the state board of education succeeding D. D. Murphy of Elkader. Edith Graves and Dorothy Warbeton, who escaped from the Toledo state juvenile home, were captured and returned to Nome after traveling to Marshalltown and Des Moines with the aid of tourists. The dirigible Shenandoah’s Iowa fair visit is canceled as plans shift to a Western cruise. Steck-Brookhart contest delay moves from July 4 A to July 24 per a telegram to J. G. Mitchell. In Burlington, four year old Billy Jutz drowned near a pumping station, and Edwin Winters, fourteen, drowned in the Maquoketa River near here.
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Davenport
George T. Baker
State Board of Education
D. D. Murphy
Elkader
Des Moines
Edith Graves
Dorothy Warbeton
Toledo
Marshall Town
Iowea
Steck-Brookhart
Sinale Elections and Privileges Committee
Washington
J. G. Mitchell
Brookhart
Burlington
Billy Jutz
Here
Edwin Winters
Maquoketa River
Ere
Pot of Gold Worth $240,000 Buried in Hills
Grover C. Bergdoll claims a Maryland hillside stash exceeds 240000 in a sworn statement during counterclaim hearings with Emma Ber dall and Thomas Miller. The note, witnessed in Baden Germany, cites buried sums linked to his mother and his escape to Europe after a draft evasion sentence.
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Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Grover C. Bergdoll
Maryland Hills
Emma C. Bersdall
Thomas W. Miller
Baden
Germany
Hergdoll
Europe
Revedell
Dunkerton Youths to Get Hearing on July 8
In Dunkerton municipal court a group of youths faced charges of malicious mischief and resisting an officer. Arraignments led to continued hearings and a July 8 date for further action amid disputed allegations involving three Tankertann ventas.
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Dunkerton
Monroe
Joe Tlazel
Edias Her- Mak
Tuly
President Coolidge Seashore Visit Faces Klan Invitation
Swampscott Massachusetts July 2 President Coolidge weighs summer retreat duties as issues arise during a seaside stay. A possible invitation from the Ku Klux Klan to review a Washington parade could complicate plans with opposition from various groups urging him to refuse.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Washington
Altho
Ke Klux Klan
Conlinge
Ex-Congresswoman Visits Prison Life For Insight
Ex congresswoman Winfred Mason Hock, once from Illinois, is jailed in Ohio to observe inmate life. She toured Marysville Prison and the women's ward, describing prison as antiseptic yet emotionally barren, and noting interactions with inmates and guards.
Santa Barbara Quake Marines Patrol City After Shock
Marines patrol quake scarred Santa Barbara as engineers survey buildings and planning fronts, while residents begin cleanup. The city tones for a Fourth of July celebration despite 13 dead and extensive damage, with Spanish architectural restoration planned after relief efforts.
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Associated Press
Santa Barbara
Cal
San Marcos
Hotel
Arlington
Board of
California
C. E. Marx
College of Engineering
Stanford University
Red Cross
International News Wire
Vth
Fremont
Board of Public Safety and Reconstruction
America
Rexnald Brown
Dhanner of Remerce
Andera
Herbert Sinn
the Elks
Judge Ends Coat Rule In Heat For Goward Trial
Judge GC W Wood says coats not required in his court after July 1 due to heat. In the Goward case, counsel removed coats. Tobin briefly shed his, while Swisher kept his, saying hot weather does not affect him much.
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Dace
Goward
B. F. Swisher
M. J. Tobin
Vinton
Tobin
Black Hawk
Altho
Atire Tobin
Scopes Sister Lela Loses Paducah Teaching Post
Dayton Tenn July 2 surprise at Paducah Ky board of education denying Lela Scopes a high school post after she affirmed belief in evolution. Board noted potential embarrassment to the system. Lela Scopes and superintendent Hanifan cite evolution debate as reason. she seeks new position while brother John T Scopes faces Tennessee anti evolution trial. Lela taught history and English.
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Associated Press
Dayton
Tenn
Paducah
Board of Education
John T. Scopes
Lela
Scopes
Bainbridge Colby
John R. Neal
Knoxville
Budley Field Malone
Arthur Garfield Hays
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Lexington
Lela Scopes
John T. Scones
Tennessee
Paducah, By
Leason
L. J. Hanifan
Miss Scopes
Hanifan
University of Kentucky
Evoution
Sheriff Sheds Tears at Herrin Revival Meeting
Sheriff George Galligan and deputies attended a two week revival in Herrin with 3 000 attendees. Ministers and laypeople offered Christian fellowship despite prior anti klan tensions. Evangelist Howard Williams of Hattiesburg is credited with saving Herrin as the event continues.
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George Galligan
Galligan
Marion
Howard
Williams
Hattiesburg
Miss
Pipp Knocked Unconscious By Pitched Ball At Yankee Stadium
Wally Pipp Yankee third baseman was struck on the right temple by a pitch from Charles Caldwell of Princeton during batting practice at Yankee Stadium. He fell, remained unconscious for about an hour, and doctors feared brain concussion. He was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital in serious condition.
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New York
Wally Pipp
Yankee
Charles Caldwell
Princeton University
Prince Io
Athletics
Yankee Stadium
Pipp
St. Vincent's Hospital
WITNESS WEES AS OME TESTIFIES FOR SISTER IN CUSTODY CASE
Miss Magdalena Smith testified in Cedar Falls court for her sister Mrs. Matilda Coward seeking custody of Mary Jean age 5. The hearing covered stress and fear of losing the child, with witnesses describing Coward’s nervous condition and efforts to secure custody while a stipulation placed temporary custody with the grandfather.
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Magdalena
Cadar Falls
C. W. Wood
Matilda Caward Jin the Faster
Mary Jean
Walter B. Caward
Miss Smith
Laughes Dry Goods Company
Hary, Jean
Aking
B. P. Swisher
M. J. Tobin
Walter B. Coward
Waterloo
Mrs. Coward
Tobin
Tetin
Mrs. .Iward
Coward
Caward
Ca Ward
Excelsior Springs
Nelson
A. N. Coward
Newark leader is elected president of jail clubs group
Lee day was elected president of the International Association of Jail clubs at the closing session of the ninth annual convention. He was advanced from first vice president without opposition. San Francisco was awarded the 1926 convention. Other new officers include William A. Westfall Mason City Iowa first vice president Irving I. Camp Johnstown Pa second vice president Benjamin J. Ruffin Richmond Va third vice president S A McCrox Oakville Ont sergeant at arms.
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Cedar Paint
Enjamin F. Jones
Newark
N. J
S. A. McCrox
Oakville, Ont
Good crops spark optimism across the country
George B. Lichty told the Black's Lions club that good crops mean renewed prosperity for America with caveats. He warned harvest risks and emphasized that prosperity hinges on favorable crop outcomes, noting the current outlook remains positive.
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America
George B. Lichty
Smith, Lichty & Hillman Co
Lions Club In Black
Lichty
Towans Smoke up Nearly 3 Million Cigarettes Daily
Des Moines report shows June tobacco tax receipts totaling $3,203.89 an increase of $16,000 from last year. For the year ending June 30, cigarette tax receipts reached $777,368.99, up from $700,012.
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Des Moines
Towans
Mystery Death of Fred Butts in Harlan Deepens
Mystery still swirls around the July death of Fred Butts in Harlan Iowa after he took what he believed was Rochelle salts. A state chemist analysis from Iowa City found sodium fluorite a deadly poison in his stomach. The coroner jury has not verdicted. Coroner James Bisgard and County Attorney R B Swite are awaiting further developments while Bumphrey of Sidney Ja plans to hire counsel to represent his interests in the probe.
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Associated Press
Harlan
Fred Buitz
Rochelle Galts
Teeters
Iowa City
James Bisgard
R. BR. Swite
Bumphrey
Sidney, Ja
Butts
Ford's Engineer on Way with Ship Bid
William B. Mayo engineer of the Ford Motor Company carries the Ford bid for the United States Shipping Board vessels direct to Washington. Mayo traveled from Cleveland after witnessing the Ford airplane arrival and planned to proceed to Washington. An air express route milestone followed.
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Ford
Detroit
Mtch
William B. Mayo
Ford Motor Company
Unified States
Washington
Mayo
Cleveland
Ford Air
Preliminary hearing set for bank executives in Klemme case
Officials of closed Klemme State Savings Bank face a preliminary hearing on July 25 for president Paul M. Griesmier and cashier Frank Wenck. Charges are undecided while deposits exceed $400,000 and losses to depositors total about $255,600 according to Sheriff Peck Hanson.
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Klemme
Paul M. Griesmier
Frank Wenck
Peck Hanson
Garner
Harrison seeks help to locate wife and two babies
Des Moines July 2 W S Harrison asked police to aid in locating his wife Bessia Childers Harrison who left home with their two babies yesterday and has not returned. He suspects she may have gone to her brother Basel Childers at lawn Citr.
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Des Moines
W. S. Harrison
Bessia Childers
Albia
Runaway Girls Returned to Toledo Juvenile Home
Edith Graves and Dorothy Warburton both 15 from Des Moines were returned to the state juvenile home after being arrested following their escape from Toledo. They reportedly walked to Marshalltown and rode with motorists to Ves Moines before being taken in.
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Toledo
Good Roads Boosters Organize at Creston
Creston Ta July 2 Conference to plan eighth district Town Good Roads association setup led by Glenn C. Haynes of Des Moines executive secretary. Delegations from no fewer than eight counties expected to attend.
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Creston
Eighth Congressional District
Town Good Roads Association
Glenn C. Haynes
Des Moines
Funeral services for Christopher H. Kurtz
Christopher H. Kurtz, 85, a Civil War staffer to General Grant, was found dead at his Marion home yesterday and will receive funeral services here tomorrow. A former banker, he was well known in Iowa Masonic circles.
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Marion
Christopher H. Kurtz
Gen. Grant
Kurtz
Iowa
Masonic Ciretes
Illinois Central Excursion to Chicago Planned for July 11
Illinois Central announces an excursion train to Chicago for the weekend of July 11. The all steel train will depart Waterloo at 11 a.m. Saturday and reach Chicago at 7 a.m. Sunday, returning to Waterloo by 7 a.m. Monday. a fare and a third is listed for the July 4 holiday.
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Illinois Central
Chicago
Milnois Central Railway
W. L. Beckley
City
Waterloo
Opening of New Gas Station Draws Huge Crowd
More than 10 000 gallons of gasoline were sold yesterday at the opening of a new service station by Black Hawk Oil near the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds. About 2 147 customers were served, with 10 men working to assist them, attracted by the offer of five gallons free with every gallon of oil purchased.
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Black Hawk Ox Company
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