Johnson campaign pushes federal wheat reserve plan
United Press reports Magnus Johnson, a farmer candidate for U S Senate from Minnesota, calls for government purchase of surplus wheat and creation of a reserve. Governor J A O Preus attacks the plan as impractical while both vie in a July election to succeed Knute Nelson. Johnson expresses support for Henry Ford as a presidential candidate amid uncertainty about 1934 options.
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United Press
St. Paul
Minn
Magnus Johnson
United States
J. A. 0. Preus
Farmer-Labbor
Europe
Ford
Pres Taung-In
Johnson
Jake
Henry Ford
Preus
Minnesota
Knute Nelson
Navy Band Plays Iowa for President on Tour
The Navy Band sung Iowa for President Harding and party during a tour to Alaska. The article describes the improvised shipboard accommodations and a shipboard elevator platform built to ease access from deck to boats, and notes Mrs. Harding’s remark that Alaska felt as warm as Washington on landing at Metlakatla.
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Iowa
Navy
Iit
Henderson
Harding
Alaska
Metlakatla
President
Washington
Heat persists as Waterloo endures record warmth
Waterloo endures a heat wave with yesterday’s high about four degrees above zero and a 30 degree drop in government readings overnight. Rain remains scarce and barometric pressure high with only light morning showers. Forecasts predict fair weather with little change in temperatures. Etna erupts again as lava flows on July 13 from Mount Etna.
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Waterloo
Howevr
Mercury
Olks
Union Lawyers Not Much Concerned by Federal Injunction
Chicago July 19 Unconcern was shown by counsel for the railway department of the American Federation of Labor after a federal judge Wilkerson permanently restrained 400000 railway shop crafts unions members and officers who struck last year from interfering with railroad operations. Sixty days to file an appeal granted. Donald R Richberg attorney for the railway employes department noted three federal judges opposed Wilkerson's interpretation. He said judges may reach different conclusions.
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Chicago
Railway Department of
American Federation of Labor
Wilkerson
Donald R. Richberg
Sheperatl
Wig Prices Rise as Baldheads Seek Realistic Toupees
New York exclusive clubs host bald headed men who wear realistic toupees, priced high as French and German wig makers suffered war losses. Bruno Schurig, purveyor to John D. Rockefeller, notes demand grows as artisans available shrink. clients pay premium for artful, mintioned fits.
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New York
Bruno 3. Schurig
Taupee
John D. Rockefeller
Hamburg
France
Germany
Farmers' Bank of Westside Declared Bankrupt
Farmers' Bank of Westside was adjudged bankrupt in federal court at Council Bluffs yesterday. Andrew Bell, attorney, filed schedules showing liabilities of 550000 and assets of 530000. The bank closed July 5. Creditors to meet in Council Bluffs July 25 to name trustees.
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Denison, Ta
Farmers’ Bank of
Coal Prices Rise Ahead of Anticipated Strike
Coal dealers in Philadelphia expect a strike and raise prices by 50 cents a ton. New rates show stove coal at 15,506 dollars per ton with 60 cents extra for carrying charges. other figures reflect the higher cost in the market amidst the looming labor action.
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Philadelphia
New Mexico Publisher Guilty of Contempt
Las Vegas New Mexico July 13 Carl Magee editor of the Albuquerque Tribune held guilty of contempt of court by District Judge D J Leahy after closing arguments in Magee's trial for publishing articles derogatory to the judge.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Carl GC
Magee
The
Albuquerque Tribune
D. J. Leahy
Leahy
Court to Act Seen on Divorce Petition Filed Six Years Ago
Chicago July 13 Judge Walter Steffen indicated he will act soon on the divorce petition filed six years ago by Mrs Rebecca Cobacker Des Moines wife of Harry Cobacker a Des Moines clothing merchant The hearing was postponed six years She waives alimony and seeks custody of her two children naming Miss Mary Gashan a nurse as statutory co respondent
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Chicago
Walter Steffen
Rebecca Cobacker
Des Moines
Cobacker
Wits
Harry Cobacker
Mary Gashan
Global Remarks and Local Incidents Digest
Rome bans biased news aimed at harming government and diplomacy. Berlin reveals a daily treasury deficit of 3 million dollars over ten days amid treasury bill issuance. Olympia reports Hart will not deploy troops to Benton Junction unless civil authorities request it. Lausanne source notes Konradi confession linked to Vorovsky assassination under czarist Russia. Jaunanne Near East peace talks paused over open door policy, with US role emphasized. Harrisburg reports two men unaccounted after Wasson mine explosion and search by rescue crews.
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Rome
Berlin
Germany
Treasury
Finance Ministry
Olympia
Wash
Gary
Hart
Benton Junction
Seattle
Geneva
Paul Polonnine
Russia Red Cross
Maurice Conradi
Vorovsky
Lausanne
Journal de Generge
Jausanne
United States
Harrisburg
Wasson
Sleepers in Peru as House Wall Palls
Nine persons including a 470 year old narrowly escaped death when the south wall of their house collapsed during an excavation for a bank building adjoining. Beds where they slept were buried under debris, Chicago report notes.
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Chicago
Lady Astor's Liquor Bill Passes Commons
London report notes Lady Astor's act restraining sale of intoxicants to under 18 passed its third reading in the House of Commons by 257 to 10. Also mentions Burr Lichty of Waterloo elected to the Iowa Golf Association board of directors amid state tournament context.
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Lady Astor
London
tLady Astor
House of Commons
Berr Lichty
Burr G. Lichty
Waterloo
Sunnyside Country Club
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Golf Association
Prince Dimitri Defiant as Kansas City Cops Detain Him
Prince Dimitri, self styled scion of Tussian nobility, sits in a Kansas City police cell awaiting investigation into his recent career from oil ditch work in Tulsa to socialite life. He cuts his wrists with glass during detention but survives and continues to deny crimes while threatening photographers and resisting questions.
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Kansas City
Dimitri
Palm Beach
Tulsa
Okla
Kanaus City
New York
St. Louis
Verguson
Ferguson
Rom St. Louis
Marland Oil Company
Kuansag City
Rasputin
Ine Diitri
Contender Bobby Cruikshank Shines In National Open
Bobby Cruikshank of Westfield New Jersey emerged as a leading contender after 24 holes in the National Open golf championship. He posted 73 72 448 as the day progressed, while Jock Hutchison of Chicago shot 70 in the opening 18, matching the course record set by Joe Kirkwood. Bobby Jones, Atlanta, led the field after 36 holes with 71 73 144, tying par and the two round course record. See also a wreck report from Huntsville noting one dead and seven injured when a Memphis-bound Southern Railroad Pullman derailed after a broken rail near Larkinsville.
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Enwood
N. J
Bobby Cruikshank
Westfield
Jock Tutchison
Chicago
Bobby Jones
Hutchison
Joe Kirkwood
Atlanta
Ames State College AD to be prominent athletics figure
J J Woodrow, chair of the committee to fill the Ames college athletic director vacancy after C W Mayser’s resignation, says the panel will pursue the right man all summer. Reports include divorce petitions in Centerville, edu mental debate in Ames, and various local incidents across Des Moines and surrounding counties.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Declarer
J. J. Woodrow
C. W. Mayser
Woodrow
Centerville
Mabel Garner
New Orleans
Mack Garner
America
Cedar T Rapids
State Board of Education
Manta Toumlttes
Boyd
Monticello
Fred Shover
Lavell
Jones County
Ednsion Treeport
Des Moines
Loren Betchel
Highland Park
Betchel
Boone
Theodore Ison
Chicago
Fort Dodge
Des Moines & Southern Railway
Des Moines River
British Ministers Draft Berlin Note on German reparations
British Cabinet ministers prepare a draft note on reparations to be sent to the Allies and possibly inform the United States. The Times notes the move is momentous in potential consequences and may involve Thomas Lamont of Morgan as a U.S. representative on an international commission.
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United States
Associated Press
London
U.S
The
Times Today
Tuamont
Prober
Daily Mail
Ikkhood
Germany
Average State Levy Between Counties Likely Unchanged
Des Moines July 18 Real estate farm lands and livestock values were before the executive council meeting as the board of equalization. The morning session heard the average levy between counties would be slightly changed if at all. Farm Bureau officers represented members of that organization. The reported average farm land value was 76 dollars per acre with town lot values varying. Counties showing increases included Polk Des Moines Dubuque Linn Scott with multi million rises and others like Webster Hancock Hardin Harrison Henry Howard Humboldt Ida Iowa Jasper Johnson Lee Madison Mahaska Marion Mills Mitchell Palo Alto Pocahontas.
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Des Moines
Executive Council
Board of Equalization
Farm Bureau Federation
Ps Polk
Dubuque
Linn
Scott
Webster
Hancock
Hardin, Harrison
Henry
Howard
Humboldt
Ida
Iowa
Jasper
Johnsson and Lee, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Mills, Mitchell
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
American Surgeons to Meet in Chicago for Session
Chicago hosts the American College of Surgeons annual meeting October 22 to 26. The program features hospital standardization scientific research and advanced clinical discussions across Chicago hospitals medical schools and laboratories. Members span the United States Alaska Canada Central and South America England China and other nations.
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Chicago
American College of Surgeans
A. D. Ballou
Congress
Alaska
Philippines
Canada
Central and
South America
England
China
Ballou
Leberates
Pay Final Tributes to Dead Navy Flier Roth
Pay final tributes mark Lieut. Louis J. Roth as friends gather at First Christian church in Cedar Rapids for a flag draped coffin and in state viewing. Funeral services scheduled after a brief in state period. Martin Quinn, former Illinois Central special agent now with Michigan Central in Chicago, visits Waterloo Sheriff Wagner and friends.
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Navy
Cedar Rapids
First Christian Church
Louis J. Roth
Ody
Martin Quinn
Ilinois Central
Waterloo
Wagner
Jother
Michigan Central
Chicago
W. T. Dineen
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Local discontent stirs occasional revolt in Russia
Moscow July 13. Slight but persistent opposition to the Bolshevik regime surfaces in official reports. Across central Russia minor executions for counter revolutionary activity occur, with Georgia’s recent plot leading to 15 executions and aimed at separating the Caucasus from Soviet Russia. Secret Police and Red Army stay vigilant as plots recur in provinces.
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Moscow
Soviet Russia
Russia
Ukraine
Cossack
Red Army
Georgia
Caucasus
Towa Holds Second in Auto Registrations Rank
Des Moines reports Iowa remains second among states in automobile registrations for the first half of the year. W M Collady head of the automobile department announced the July 1 total at 524 038 units. California leads the nation in registrations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. M. Collady
Automobile Department
California
Medical Society Maintains Former Rate for Poor
A Waterloo Medical Society committee met at the courthouse at 1 pm to respond to the country board's proposal to care for the sick among the poor for 2000 dollars a year. The society refused to undertak e the work at 2000, insisting on the former price of 2500 per year. The board indicated it has other plans for medical care under consideration.
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Waterloo Medical Society
Country Board
Mortuary notices for Wayne See and James Cosley
Wayne William See of 182 Rhey street died at St Francis hospital of peritonitis. Born Oct 21 1920 in Waterloo, he leaves parents Roy and Mrs See a brother Russell and sisters Virginia and Ann Mey. Funeral Saturday at Grace M E church at 2 30 p m with Rev A B Curran, burial at Fairview. James Cosley, former Waterloo resident, died in Jefferson S D age 72. Funeral held at St Peters Catholic church in Jefferson. Cosley born in Dubuque Ia 1851. Handkerchiefs first manufactured in Scotland in 1740.
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Wayne William See
Roy EF. See
Rhey ‘Street
P. m
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Grace Af
BE. Church
Russell
Virginia
Ann Mey
Grace M. E. ‘Church
A. B. Curran
Fairsview
Peter, Tcen Bros
James Cosley
Jefferson
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Cosley
George S. Myers
Myers
California
Mr. Casley
Dubuque
Rockefeller Visits Old Moravia House to Gift Dimes
John D. Rockefeller yesterday visited the wooden house in Moravia where he earned his first dollar. He marked the occasion by giving several hundred villagers new dimes, creating a noted moment for locals and reflecting his early life.
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Moravia
John D. Rockefeller
French Take Over Limburg and Barmen in Occupations
July reports say French troops occupied Limburg beyond the Koblenz bridgehead and Barmen in the Elberfeld district. Several Barmen officials were arrested and later released. French claims describe the move as punishment for frontier incidents amid alleged security police sniping near Elberfeld and Barmen.
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Associated Press
Duesseldorf
Limburg
Coblenz
Barmen
Elberfeld
Barmer
Kid
Des Moines
Theu
Mail
Rum runners allege Detroit river smuggling syndicate profits
Detroit, July 13. Runners claim a powerful syndicate controls Canadian alcohol supply and keeps prices high enough to sustain only modest margins for those who cross the Detroit River. They say open smuggling days are gone as systematized traffic yields profits, with beer and whisky moved at premium prices to retailers and end customers.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Detroit River
Altho
River Rouge
Wyandotte
Park Row Flat Sold to Cleveland Family
M. B. Cleveland has purchased the flat at 424 Fourth Street East opposite Lincoln Park from Frank Fowler. The property adjoins Mrs. Bryan Cleveland’s flat, held by the Clevelands for 30 years. Fowler has owned the other flat for the same period.
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Park Row
M. B. Cleveland
First National Bank
Frank Fowler
Lincoln Park
Fourth Street
Bryan Cleveland
Clevelands
Fowler
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