Britain skeptical of Kellogg China conference plan
British officials reacted coolly to Secretary Kellogg's proposal for a new conference on China's troubles. London said China must restore order before discussing extraterritorial rights, stressing Britain's trade interests in China and readiness to delay negotiations. The Daily Express highlighted Britain's vast potential market and warned against stirring rivalries as Coolidge seeks peace.
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First Robbers Raid on Buckley Ends in Bloody Failure
Tacoma reports the Buckley State Bank heist ended in two bandits killed and loot of 32000 recovered after a running gun battle. Two locals wounded, one near the scene by stray fire. Buckley residents and officials described the botched raid as the town’s first in history.
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Centerville Girls Best Des Moines Beau In Country Ride
A centerville pair outwitted a dapper Polk county youth visiting Main Street. The man in white flannel trousers pillowed by a bouquet rode in a car to Mystic then beyond before stalling in a ditch. He aided by pushing, escaped hatless, and later boarded a train toward Albia.
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Auto Collision Injures Couple at Rural Crossroad
Mr and Mrs Ll G Brooks of Greentop Missouri were injured when their light sedan collided with A B Olson Nes the traveling lesbian at a crossroad. Mrs Brooks suffered a contused wound to the eye a lacerated hand and severe nervous shock. Mr Brooks sustained a broken shoulder and other injuries. Olson was uninjured. The car rolled after impact and both were pinned under wreckage. An ambulance took them to St Francis hospital Waterloo for examination.
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Divorce suits filed in Missouri and Indiana petitions
Laura Mensley seeks a divorce from George Hensley alleging desertion since 1903 after their St. Joseph marriage on December 9, 1902. John Hl Strayer petitions against Beulah Strayer, claiming separation after their Independence 1925 marriage. Pearl B. Conerd seeks divorce from Chinds Conerd after about 21 years of marriage.
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George Hensley
St. Joseph
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John Hl. Strayer
Beulah Strayer
Independence
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Pearl B. Conerd
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Northwest Counties Discuss Pavement Program and Flood Losses
A group of businessmen from Fleic rholdt Fort Dodge Algone and Hoone met the highway engineer White to push hard surfacing before the next legislature. The county flood loss in Winniehick county reached 15000 dollars with five bridges swept away. A Monday incident left William Cannam of Illinois City dead from internal injuries after a horse kick. Marriage licenses listed include Perle Majors and Delores Venable, Claude Dean, Lois Funk.
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Tia Daniel Boone Nahwiy
Fleicrholdt
Fort Dodge
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Hoone
Suiste Iighway
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Winniehick County
Rick
William Cannam
Illinois City
Perle D. Majors
Waterloo
Delores M. Venable
Claude H. Dean
Waukon
Lois Funk
Use Lemons to Whiten Skin
An advertisement touts a lemon based skin bleaching lotion mixing lemon juice with Orchard White to create a quarter pint of beauty product. It promises softening whitening effects for face neck arms and hands and claims stage beauties use it for clear skin and freckle sunburn and tan bleaching.
First Des Moines Airmail Touches Down in City
Forty thousand people gathered for Des Moines first airmail stop on July 2 as a transcontinental plane piloted by Reuben Wagner landed shortly after 9 o clock. A civic welcome was led by James Carss a 94 year old civil engineer who helped build Des Moines first railroad and rode the cow catcher of the first train into town.
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Former Gov Allen to Be Chautauqua Speaker Tonight
Henry J. Allen former governor of Kansas will open the 1926 Waterloo independent chautauqua this evening in the tent at Third Avenue and Jefferson Streets. The program includes a concert by the Greater Waterloo band and the Y's Men's Glee Club, with diverse acts promising moral uplift and entertainment. The chautauqua runs through next Tuesday with a Friday schedule featuring a Chicago mixed quartet and evangelist Dusty Miller.
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Reese
Chautauqua
Chicago
Dave's Mentha-Pepsin advertised as stomach cure
An advertisement touts Dave's Mentha-Pepsin as the grandest stomach medicine in the world. It pledges rapid relief from indigestion and gas, claims its formula strengthens the stomach, and notes strong sales in New Jersey. The ad urges readers to buy from Robert Drug Co and guarantees one bottle.
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Robert Iving Co
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Robert Drug Co
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Terre Haute Woman
Mrs. Wa. J. Ler of Terre Haute Indiana credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength after a nervous run-down period and a difficult childbirth. She urges other women to consider the remedy and notes it is sold by druggists everywhere.
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B. EB. Kerger
Stayton
Minn
Bradfield Regulator Coy Ba-1
Atlanta
Ell
Terre Haute
Indiana
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wa. J. Ler
Safety at busy rail crossings demands citizen caution
The piece notes about 245000 principal rail crossings exist nationwide and eliminating them would cost twenty billion dollars over generations. Railroads urge careful crossing behavior, with guards and signals at many sites, but emphasize that public cooperation is essential for preventing accidents.
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