Coolidge Steps In To Back Friends In Senate Race
President Coolidge shows active interest in 1926 Senate contests in Massachusetts Wisconsin North Dakota and Iowa. He backs Butler in Massachusetts and Lenroot in Wisconsin while signaling unity against insurgent moves as he aims to safeguard party control and a strong congressional margin for 1927.
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George BH
Durno
Republian
Kansas
Coolidge
Mulvane
North Shore
Middle West
Theodore Roosevelt
Masseochusetts
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Iowa
Bay Estate
William M. Butler
David J. Walsh
Butler
The
Northwest
Republican Organization
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Lenrod
Elsine
la Follette
Towa
Ladd
Brookhart
Cummins
Ante Mora
Congress
Five Dead and 26 Hurt in Iowa Weekend Crashes
Summary of weekend fatalities and injuries across multiple states with a focus on Iowa. Reports describe thirteen autos deaths, drownings, and a fatal fireworks incident, plus injuries from automobile crashes. Detailing by region includes Indiana Detroit and Colorado tallies, with a Fort Dodge Somers incident noting a 35 year old woman killed when thrown from a car near Somers.
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Iowa
Indiana
United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Detroit
International News Wire
Mich
Colorado
International News
Denver
Colo
Somers
Associated Rere
Fort Dodgee
Thomas Doxyland
Ace
Here
Fort Dodge
Fatal Car Accidents and Tragic Falls Reported in Multiple U.S. Sites
Reports from Indianola and Ottawa detail deaths after a car door opening tosses a passenger, a teen killed when pulled from a vehicle, and an unidentified young woman found dead on a roadside. California weekend crashes leave four dead and 21 injured across the region.
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Ottawa
la Balle
California International
San Francisco
California
Weather Woes: Heat Rise, Then Heavy Rains Hit Waterloo
A warm afternoon with a high near 87 degrees gave way to humidity and thunderstorms. Measurable rain fell overnight and into morning with 0.70 inch in Waterloo as showers and thunder persisted from around 3:20 a.m. to early morning.
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Waterloo
Ralph Sippy
Feneral
Waterloo Gardener Beats Own Roasting Ear Record
Silas Eldridge a market gardener at 1519 Commercial Street reports first sweet corn of the season harvested July 4 and anticipates an abundant yield. This comes five days before last year's top crop with prospects for a strong season ahead.
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Silas Wldridge
Commercial] Street
Eldridge
Shenandoah's Trip to West Postponed
The naval dirigible Shenandoah's proposed flight to Minneapolis and St. Paul has been indefinitely postponed but not abandoned, said Capt. George W. Stesle, commander of the Lakehurst air station. The craft was to make the trip this month after a prior failed attempt to reach the Twin Cities.
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Lakehurst
Minneapolis
St. Paul
George W. Stesle
Twin ‘Cities
Postoffice Here Tops All Receipt Records for June
Waterloo post office revenue for June set a new record at 398 28.8 dollars according to postmaster Rayert. The figure marks a 7 percent rise from June 1924 and contrasts with earlier years including 1915. Operating expenses for the first half of the current year were largely covered, with a small surplus noted.
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Waterloo
Rayert
Eegert
Waterloo Aften
Washington, D. C
STAAL
44 Bodies Recovered After Pickwick Club Ruin
A Boston AP report states 44 bodies were recovered from the Pickwick club wreck after a Fourth of July night collapse. Rescue crews worked through debris by flare light, identifying many victims including Ella Cauley and Inspector Benjamin Alexander as efforts continued.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Pickwick Club
Whem
Ella
Miss Ella Cauley
Frank Tillo
Nedda Flanagan
Benjamin Alexander
Boston Police
Bar to Remarry in Episcopalian Divorce Movement
The Sanctity of Marriage association in New York urged a total ban on remarriage for divorced persons within the Protestant Episcopal church. It plans a petition to repeal the exception allowing remarriage after infidelity, to be presented at the church’s general convention in New Orleans this October. Led by Rev. Dr. Miles L. Gates, vicar of Trinity parish Intercession chapel.
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New York
Sanctity of Marriage Association
Protestant Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church For Preservation
New Orleans
Miles L. Gates
Chapel of the Intercession
Trinity Parish
Harlan Golfer Leads Noon Qualifying Round at State Meet
A C Clapp of Harlan carded 78 to top the Iowa state golf tournament qualifying at Sioux City at noon. Notables like Arthur Bartlett of Ottumwa and Lee Herron faced slow rounds as heavy entry push delayed final qualifying scores likely into the evening. Other top scores included K D Hughes and Kewenig at 79, with several players posting 83 84 as the field narrows for entry.
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Harlan
Sioux City
A C. Clapp
Arthur Hartlett
Ottumwa
Clapp
K. D. Hughes
Webster City
Kewenig
Morningside Collage
C. Yeamen
Morningside College
Harry Wateh
Sioux City Country Club
BE. A. Moore Marlan
Taylor
Bloomfield
Paul Barton
Fort Dodee
Arthur Bartlett
Ted Payseur
Dubuque Country Club
Ralph Rider
Des Moines
Jim McGregor
Oskaloosa
Art Lennon
Lee Herron
Waterloo Scouts Head to Waverly Camp for Week Outing
Thirty Waterloo Boy Scouts left this morning for a campsite near Waverly to attend the third camping period of the summer. Those who attended the second period returned home today. A large display of fireworks climaxed Independence Day activities as the camp week begins with listed scouts in attendance.
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Waterloo
Waverly
Bly Cyeeituang
Donald Trai
Hageld Par Sherivend Metsu
Are
Tale of Two Held Captive by Maskers in Wood
Sheriff Tom Selman opened a probe into the report by Dr. W. D. Mason and Lawrence Bowman that they were kidnapped on Signal Mountain and kept for 10 days by five men in masks. The pair, missing since June 23, were found handcuffed near a tree and in serious condition after a fake telephone lure.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tom Selman
W. D. Mason
Lawrence Bowman
Prohibition
Signal Mountain
Dune 23
Jim Thomas
Tin Tree
Bowman
Mason
Watson to recover as assailant arraigned Tuesday
Forpial charges of attempted murder were filed by County Attorney W. A. Sook against Loraine Trebon, 23, who shot Edgar E. Watson, superintendent for Armstrong Manufacturing, Thursday afternoon. Watson's condition improved at Allen Memorial Hospital as doctors reported the bullet passed through his arm and the kidney sac was opened but the kidney remained.
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W. A. Sook
Loraine Trebon
Edgar EB. Watson
Armstrong Manufacturing Company
Treban
Prinking
Watson
Allen Memorial Hospital
License for Barn and Pavilion Dance Resorts Up Today
Township trustees of Black Hawk county hear licensing plans for rural pavilion and barn dance halls in a meeting with County Attorney W A Cook. The session drew a large crowd and was adjourned from the office to the county courtroom due to attendance.
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W. A. Cook
Black Hawk County
Towa's Income Tax Almost 5 Millions
Dubuque Iowans filed 135,864 income tax returns for 1923 reporting a net income total of 396,657,674. Collector L. Bladine announced in May that $4,893,543 went to the government as tax revenue, marking 3,994 more taxpayers and a 37,094,852 rise in incomes over the prior year.
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Dubuque
Yeggs Try 4 Safes in Des Moines Loop
Yeggs tampered with four safes in Des Moines over the weekend. The Life Association suffered the largest loss, about $1000, after thieves knocked knobs from a safe in the Securities building office. Miss Jennie S. Bird, county recorder, announced a consignment of game laws for 1225-7 available to anyone requesting a copy. Mrs EK Smith reported improvement at Allen Memorial Hospital.
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Des Moines
Yeggs
Flamesteaders Life Association
Securities
Jennie S. Bird
County Recorder
Jurisdiction Arguments in Coward Divorce Case
Lawyers argued before Judge G W Wood in district court over Mrs Matilda Coward's motion to set aside a divorce stipulation and grant a new trial. Swisher McCoy Tabin urged jurisdiction and equities. Pickett prepared to close for Mrs Coward. If granted, hearings may extend two weeks.
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GW. Wood
Matilda Caward
Walter B. Caward
Wood
Swisher
Mrs. Coward
London News Attacks Coolidge Speech Across Atlantic
The Daily Bailey questions President Coolidge's Cambridge address as harmful to peace and urges policymakers to understand Europe’s situation. It critiques U S extraterritorial rights in China as dangerous amid Japan tensions. At home Fred Meythaler, 56, father of three, hangs himself over ongoing unemployment.
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London News
Harmins
Coolidge
Associated Press
London
Baily News Today
Cambridge
Almerca
Europe
Hurane
America
Daily Telegraph
United States
China
Japan
Washington
Pacific
Fred G. Meythaler
Fourth Street West
Meythaler
Floyd
Banking and Its Relation to the Community
Edmund Miller president of the Commercial National Bank told Rotarians to advise more with bankers and supply true statements to aid bankers in giving constructive advice. Dr J E Brinkman led Rotarians in community singing and discussion on banking relations.
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Edmund Miller
Commercial - National Bank
American Bankers’ Association
J. E. Brinkman
Funeral notices from Waterloo overlook local obituaries
William H Marquis pioneer of Waterloo died Friday at 4 pm. Funeral at St Luke’s English Lutheran with Rev Leland H Lesher presiding. Burial Elmwood. pallbearers listed. Mrs John J Shannon died Saturday at Presbyterian hospital. Services Tuesday at 2 pm. Born 1867 in Black Hawk county. Survived by husband and two sisters Myrtle Tacker Sheboygan and Mrs Willia Hamm Waverly. Other relatives in Waterloo Waverly Shell Rock. Mollie Guy died Sunday in Ames Memorial hospital. Born 1890 resident of Waterloo since 1917. Survived by husband W M Gay and four children, plus two brothers and a sister. Bistner funeral home. Sophia Weitnauer private service Tuesday in Petersen Bros chapel. Born 1875 in Switzerland came to US in 1881. Surviving brothers Fred and Jake. Albert Stiles funeral at home in Postville. Died Thursday at 7 with several siblings surviving.
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William, H. Marquis
William H. Marquis
Waterloo
St. Luke's English Lutheran Church
Leland H. Lesher
Paul Davis
D. Ellsworth
J. B. Stewart
Willis Leland
O. J. Valentine
J. R. Reeto
Shannon
William Palmer
Black Hawk County
Myrtle Tacker
Sheboygan
Wis
Willia Hamm
Waverly
Alan
Waterlon
Shell Rock
Mollie Guy
Molle Guy
Newell Street
Standay
Athen Memorial Hospital
W. M. Gay
Elnora
William
Gladys Mae
Mollie May
K. G. Edward
Port Arthur
Tex
Lra Edward
Newark
N. J
Olaf Knott
Minden
Soptula Weifnacer
Sophia Weitnauer
Independence
Petersen Bros
Henry Mueller
First Lutheran Church
Elmwood
Switzerland
United States
Lutheran Church
Fred
Jake
Despondent Widower’s Death Saddens Community
Relatives report Meylhaler’s despondency in days leading to his death. Survived by widow and three children Pearl Floyd and Leona at home. Grandmother and a nephew also reported to have died by their own hand. Body moved to the F. B. Kistner undertaking establishment for burial arrangements.
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Pearl
Floyd
Leona
Meylhaler
BE. F. Kistner Undertaking Establishment
Believe 7 Missing Tramps May Have Lost Lives in Fire
Ottumwa Iowa reports speculation on the fate of seven hoboes from the Hook Island train derailed north of Fairfield Saturday night. Eight tramps were seen on the train, but seven vanished with no trace found. Theories include cremation in the oil blaze or the hobos performing their disappearing act.
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Associated Press
Ottumwa
Hook Island
Fairfield
Three New Home Permits Approved in City
Building permits issued this afternoon by Commissioner Charles Wasson authorize three residences. Mrs Mary Siler plans a $3000 house at 222 Charles street. Mauser and Fell will not build in the 1200 block of Leavitt street at $2000 each. George Co Kennedy obtains a $500 garage permit at 227 Pine street.
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Charles Wasson
Mary, Siler
Charles Street
Mauser & Fell
General Contractors
Leavitt Street
George Co. Kennedy
Pine Street
Bandits Rob Cashier After Quick Bank Haul
Four youths robbed Joseph Jasinski, cashier of the Hamtramck National Bank, shortly after noon in Detroit. He had just withdrawn $14,500 from the People's State Bank of Hamtramck and was slapped at the curb before he could cry for help. They escaped in an automobile.
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Detroit
Mich
Joseph Jasinski
Hamtramck National Bank
People's State Bank of Hamtramck
Jasinski
Fraternity Phi Sigma Chi Plans Dinner Meeting
About 24 members of Phi Sigma Chi fraternity will meet at 6 30 p m today in Black's tearoom for dinner and transaction gi business.
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Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity
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Shenandoah
Sedra Woolley
Wash
Nellie O'Neil
Lam O'Neil
Bes Moines
Weather Bureau
Cape Town
Lila Marcham
H. O. Bernbrook
South Africa
Equator
Punkerton
Dunkeron, Ja
Orver Simerson
Chicago
Derrick
Waverly Camp
Smith Better
EK. B. Smith
Alen Memorial Hospital
G. W. Wood
Son
Gion
Walter Wright
Wright
Meythater
Ty Wagner
City of
Sidney D Smith
Wagoner
Jesup
Jonn J. Shannon
John J. Shannon
Presbyterian Hospital
Nome
Bistner Funeral Home
Albert Atilus. Foner
Albert Stiles
Eleventh Street
Sinter
Postville
Myr. Stiles
Dle
Sis
Roro AX
Ollier
Herbert Hoover
Standard Oil Company
Petroleum
Mr. Hoover
Standard Oil Building
South Michigan Avenue
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