John Drew dies after long illness in San Francisco
Veteran American actor John Drew died this morning in a San Francisco hospital after a period of illness beginning May 21 due to arthritis and rheumatic fever. He appeared in Rosemary, The Gay Lord Quex, and The Taming of the Shrew, famed for his witty stage presence and emotional restraint. The death marks the loss of a career central to the old school of American drama.
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John Drew
San Francisco
Drew
Rosemary
Quex
Mr. Drew
John Drew Dies After Prolonged Battle On Stage
John Drew veteran of the American stage died at 5 55 am after weeks of illness in San Francisco. He had remained active and cheerful, reportedly dying only after arthritis rheumatic fever weakened him. He starred for over 50 years as the suave leading man and once worked with Edwin Booth. Funeral arrangements were underway with Ethel Barrymore informed.
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San Francisco
Cal
John Drew
Portland
Ore
peRenny
Drew
Louise Deveraux
Jack
Booth
Charles Frohman
Frohman
Altho
Trewlawey of
The
Wells
Mameroneck
S. 1
Ethel Barrymore
Miss Barrymore
United Press
Philadelphia
Iowa State students in three summer military camps
Sixty nine Iowa State college students are attending the summer military camps arranged for members of the ROTC. They are in three camps Fort Snelling Minnesota Camp Knox Kentucky and Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
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Ames
INS
Iowa State College
Iowa
Fort. Snelling
Minn
Camp Knox
I Y
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Abandons Search For Two Slavers In Iowa
Leon Iowa July 9 A posse of more than 100 men abandoned the hunt for Sam Petty and Herbert Pollard alleged slayers of Deputy Sheriff Clint McConnell after combing timber around Pollard’s farm near Lineville without a clue. Two state agents await developments at Pollard’s farm and near Lineville as a still is reported found.
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Leon
Sam Petty
Herbert Pollard
Clint McConnell
Pollard
Lineville
McConnell
Petty
Altho
Acree Found Guilty of Assault and Battery in flogging case
In Toccoa Georgia July 9 W G Acree high school principal and Baptist moderator was found guilty in superior court of assault and battery on Mrs Ansley Bowers after a masked flogging incident. Jurors deliberated from yesterday evening until shortly before 11 am exonerating him on the major charge of assault with intent to murder which carried a potential two to ten year chain gang term. Sentencing awaits trials of four co defendants.
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Toccoa
W. G. Acree
Baptist Association
Ansley Bowers
Acree
Fire kills seven at Royal Alexandra Hotel in Vancouver
Vancouver July 9 Seven persons including three children died when a fire gutted the upper floors of the Royal Alexandra apartment hotel. A dozen were injured. Painter David Henderson, jailed on manslaughter charges, claimed a passerby dropped a lit cigarette into flammable paint remover in a fourth floor corridor. He suffered minor burns escaping.
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Vancouver
B. C
Royal Alexandra
David Henderson
Henderson
Weather Outlook Across Central Plains July 11 16
Weather outlook for July 11 to 16 covers upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and northern central plains. Occasional precipitation expected with variable temperatures, generally normal or above averages.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Wright brothers voyage sparked by Hoovers aviation route
Washington letter recounts Secretary Herbert Hoover leading a small party to Kitty Hawk in May 1908, tracing Wright brothers early flights and the public’s awakening to manned flight. The journey from Washington to Nag’s Head included a Kilkenny boat trip and passages through Dismal Swamp with stops at Currituck and Pamlico, edging toward origins of aviation history.
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Washington, D. C
Herbert Hoover
Wright Brothers
Hoover
Department of Commerce
Congress
Aeronautics
William P. MacCracken, Jr
Julius Klein
George Akerson
Vernon Kellogg
Washington
Kitty Hawk
Wrights
Atlantic
Norfolk
Commerce Department
Kilkenny
Dryden
McCoy
Currituck
Pamlico
Kill Devil Hill
Nag’s Head
Reading Pa Still Explosion Kills Woman and Six Children
Mrs. Catherine M. Fair 35 and six children died when an explosion leveled their home near Bernville Pennsylvania. Her husband Mark in critical condition and friend Angelo Consoli were seriously burned after escaping from a second story window. Police cited an oil stove while a county detective chief blamed a cellar still used for liquor production.
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Reading
Catherine M. Fair
Bernville
Here
Farmer Seriously Hurt in Runaway Near Cumberland
Charles Brillhart, a local farmer, was severely injured when a team pulling a cultivator ran away. He was thrown under the implement, dragged a distance, and sustained a fractured skull and punctured lung. Recovery was considered unlikely but slight hope remained.
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Cumberland
Charles Brillhart
Brillhart
Courier Delivery Time Notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, please phone 4100 and a copy of the paper will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p m.
Radio Throttle Drives Car Through City Crowds
Wizard at La Porte City and Hudson this afternoon promises an auto display tonight. Crowds part as a science car attracts attention with a dramatic throttle moment and civic excitement builds around the event.
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la Porte City
Wizard Demonstration At Hudson Essex Showrooms
A radio controlled Essex automobile will be demonstrated Saturday evening at 6 00 in Hudson s heart of business district. At 8 00 P M the Hudson Essex Waterloo company show rooms at 523 Franklin Street will host the concluding exhibition of Francisl s engagement and further demonstrations of wireless wonders and Essex operation.
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Heart of Business
Hudson
Essex
Hudson-Essex Waterloo Company
Franklin Street
Radio controlled interurban car in Waterloo experiment
An interurban traction car weighing 94000 pounds was operated on Fourth street from Lincoln park to Commercial during the noon hour with no human on board. The car used under 10 pounds of delicate wireless gear and 660 volt high tension power, controlled by Maurice J Francisl via a remote transmitter. The display drew crowds as police and fire units cleared tracks and ensured safety while Francis leaned from a Hudson sedan to send radio waves that moved or halted the car.
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Fourth Street
Lincoln Park
Commercial
Maurice J. Francisl
Waterloo
Francis
Waterloo, Cedar Falls
Hudson
Hudson- Essex Waterloo Company
Franklin Street
Service Department
Automobile Concern
Francill
Mohlis
Commercial Street
Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Francisl
Gas Strike Halts Traffic at Chicago Loop Corner
Chicago on July 9 reports motorists stranded as gas runs out due to a filling station strike. Towing services lack fuel, police seek to curb theft while cars remain stuck. State and Madison in the Loop show a desolate scene with minimal traffic and silent whistles.
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Loop District
Chicago
State
Madison Streets
Five Field U K as Airport Sites Expert Declares
John Porter of Standard Oil aviation division names five Waterloo area fields as suitable A-1 airport sites after inspection with local civic committees. The sites include Kane field, Cable field, a tract on Fred Murphy farm, a Mills farm tract, and a Grant highway tract. Porter cautions he will decide after reviewing all options and prices.
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Waterloo
John Porter
Standard Oil Company
Kane
Canfield
Cedar Falls
Cable
Klingaman
Hudson Road
Fred Murphy
la Porte Road
Mills
Logan Avenue
Grant Highway
Porter
A. B. Chambers
Kiwanis Club
Representative Committee
Civic Clubs
C. A. Morris
Rotary Club
W. F. Marshall
American Legion
Harry Shaw
Black
Chambers
Floods in Saxony Claim 75 Victims
Floods in Saxony cause heavy loss of life and property with 75 dead and hundreds injured. A train was overturned by floodwaters and towns Berggiesshubel and Dohnagla schuette were struck. Details remained scarce as the rising waters spread devastation across the region.
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Dresden
Germany
Saxony
Berggiesshubel
Dohnaglaschuette
Ruth Passes Gehrig in Home Run Race
In Detroit on July 9 Babe Ruth surpassed Lou Gehrig with his twenty eighth and twenty ninth homers of the season in the first game of a Yankees Tigers double header. Ruth’s first homer scored Morehart. the second came with Combs and Morehart aboard.
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Ruth
Gehrig
Detroit
Mich
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Morehart
Combs
Two Polk county boys drown in Des Moines river
Des Moines reports two farm youths Lawrence Pyler and Irving Mitchell drowned at noon in the Des Moines river near Adelphi Polk County. Police said the accident occurred as they waded in the water and police rescued only their bodies.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Lawrence Pyler
Irving Mitchell
Adelphi
Ida B Wise Smith Talks Prohibition at Los Angeles
Ida B Wise Smith president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union says enforcement of the prohibition act is 90 percent perfect in Iowa. She warns that mere neglect at a liquor party violates the constitution and urges strict compliance.
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Los Angeles
Cal
INS
Ida B. Wise Smith
Towa C. T. U
Smith
Towa
Short Interviews With Home Folks
Deputy Sheriff W F Dilworth recalls a Chicago flagpole stunt victim who sat on a hotel pole for days. He notes the man’s comfort, meals in a bucket, and reading material, contrasting with jail inmates who tolerate cramped conditions and limited sight. The deputy jokes preferring the pole job over jail time.
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W. F. Dilworth
Chicago
City Budget May Be Got 510000
City Clerk Charles C. MacKay outlined a $15,000 possible cut in general administration from the coming year’s budget. Estimates for waterworks riverfront and playground departments wait completion. The library board requests last year’s amount. Final council action Monday night includes Standard Oil petition for a Fourth and Washington gasoline station and a show‑cause hearing on condemned buildings.
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Charles C. MacKay
Park Commission
Riverfront Commission
Playground Commission
Library Board
MacKay
Standard Oil Company
Fourth
Washington Streets
Birger Trial Delayed Over Rest Weekend in Benton
The Birger gang case paused until Monday as Circuit Judge C. H. Miller and chief counsel R. E. Smith were away in Mount Vernon, arguing a venue petition in Elsie Sweetin's 1924 Ina murder case. Seven jurors are tentatively chosen with a 40 man venire summoned. preliminary motions are complete and voir dire will resume.
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Benton
Charlie Birger
Ilinois
C. H. Miller
Miller
Smith
Mount Vernon
Elsie Sweetian
Wilford Sweetin
Ina
Sweetin
Birger
Geneva talks on naval limits face collapse risk
Geneva discussions on naval reductions involve British Admiral Bridgeman Japanese Baron Saito and U S diplomat Hugh Gibson in executive session. Japan proposes cutting total tonnage of British Japanese and American auxiliary vessels by about 30 percent. U S backs Japan while Britain resists. The plenary session is set for Monday as talks stall and fears of a collapse grow.
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Geneva
W. C. Bridgeman
Great Britain
Baron Saito
Japan
Hugh
Gibson
United States
Saito
C. Bridgeman
Bridgeman
Hugh S. Gibson
Altho Gibson
Woodrow Wilson
Washington, D. C
London
Washington
Esme Howard
Massachusetts
Kellogg
United Press
Coolidge
Britain
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Clarence M. Young
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John Barrymore
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