Nations Agree to Sign Kellogg War Renunciation Pact
Washington reports that 23 nations including Great Britain and Canada have formally accepted Kellogg’s treaty renouncing war. Czecho Slovakia remains favorable, with Japan and others joining. Britain notes self defense remains implicit in the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Kellogg
Snetz
Czecho-Slovakia
State Department
Wru
Rees
Japan
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Ottawa
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canadien
Cansola
London
Austen
Chamberlain
United States
Yasage
Sir Austen
Ceitain
Storm, Wreck and Heat Wave Toll Seven Lives
Reports from downstate and northern Indiana describe seven deaths from a storm and related wreckage. One man, Peter Chinina, was electrocuted on a Chicago street after stepping on a downed high tension wire. A worker at a building was blown away in another fatal incident. Damaged crops and property losses followed the severe weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onni
Wickey Park
Peter Chinina
Chicago
Indiana
Cory
Outlook for Poultry Raisers At Townstone
Confidence in the poultry outlook was voiced by all speakers at the American Baby Chick Producers association meeting in Townstone. Agriculture secretary Mark Thornburg said poultry and eggs will bring Town farmers about 75 million dollars this year, a better outlook than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
American Baby Chick Producers' Association
Townstone
Mark Thomourg
Pawtry
Thornburg Reid
Waters-Lenz marriage announced in St Joseph’s church
Miss Gertrude Lenz daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A Lenz 223 Webster street married M Emmett Waters of 404 Third street east at 9 20 am Wednesday in St Joseph s Catholic Church Albert Forster assistant pastor announced The bride has been employed by Standard Glass & Paint Co The bridegroom is connected with the Schlerbrock-Waterloo company They will reside in the Lichty apartments
Brain Tests and Intelligence Symbols in University Studies
The article discusses the meaning of symbols like GREEN in intelligence tests and how these tests are used in universities. It notes the time to completion as a measure and hints at comparing responses to gauge intelligence or folly with societal implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana
Lou Henry
Ringling Billposters Arrive in Waterloo for Aug 7 Show
Advertising men and billposters from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey arrived in Waterloo aboard an 80 seat Pullman. They hung posters in shop windows as word spread that the World's Greatest Circus will visit on Tuesday August 7. The show features 990 horses and 1,600 personnel including acrobats, gymnasts, and high wire artists with elaborate staging across six rings and three pedestals.
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Sweshbucklers
Sling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Waterloo
Visi
Waverloo
Goliath
Umber
Demplists
Loity Gym
Radio dealers gather for Crosley show and sales talks
A 1920s era event brings seventy senior dealers to a Crosley Radio open house in an Ohio venue. L A Kellerry and H Curtis Abbott headline talks on Crosley line promotion and advertising while demonstrations of Crosley and Armstrong radios entertain guests. The day includes lunch, a factory representative keynote, and a dealer meeting continuing into afternoon sessions.
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L. A. Kellery
Finemaan
Sais
Crossy Radio Corporation
BR. McKininy
Madford
Hillside
Mags
Diatyses Pavescia
Amrod
Ho- Posner Tver
Tie Old
Alternats
Tel Russell-Lamson
Showers Bros
H. Curtis Abbott
Crosby Radin Corpora
Telvineratin
Crosley
H B. Wells
Aie m
Paries
Cresley
Armrad
Abbott
Gk x
Abboth
Mm Salee
Negro Marathoners Near Third Week Spectators Observe Long Dance
Report describes couples dancing for three weeks at a local hall with extended hours and spectators noting the endurance of the participants.
Building Terms and Remodels Named in City Notices
Arthur Termits Termlin plans to remodel a residence at 4 Seventh Street West for 540 dollars. J. O. Banard lists a Plymouth garage project. Rev George Thompson is noted with a farace at 425 Washington. S. Brill adds a sun porch with Power and Kenyon for 100 dollars.
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Arthur Termlin
Seventh Street
J. O. Banard
Plymouth
George Thompson
Farace
Washington
S. Brill
Sun Porch
Power and Kenyon
Funeral Notices For Mrs Tennis And Mrs Crotty
Funeral services are set for Mrs Lilian R Tennis 35 of Chicago at St Joseph Church with burial in the family plot. Also noted is the death of Mrs Sarah Crotty 75 of Oak Lawn Avenue with funeral at the O Keefe Towne chapel and Elmwood burial.
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Amrs
Lillian R
Lilian R. Tennis
Chicago
Ill
St. Joseph's Church
Albert
J. Forester
Lian Rock
Ishpeming
Mich
Iowa
Cook County Hospital
Lakeview Hospital
Tennis
D. EB. Metcalf
Seventh Street
P. E. Roberts
Negaunee
A. Henning
Stamford
Conn
G. L. Koechling
Port Madison
D. B. Bogaard
Sterling
Charles Pollard
Oklee
Alti
Ckeele & Towne Diortuary
Sarah
Croity
Oak Lawn Avenue
Crotty
Waterloo
Maryland
Lawrence B. Crotty
Woman's Relief Corps
Woman’s Benefit Association
David F. Boynton
Q'Keefe & Towne Chapel
W. FP. McCormick
Westminster Pree
Isterian Church
Elmwood
Two Coast Guards Die When Patrol Boat Sinks
A coast guard patrol boat No 113 was rammed and sunk by the freighter Culbertson near the Delaware Bay entrance in dense fog. Two guardsmen John F Haines and Dewitt Hale died, five rescued and later aboard the pilot boat before search continued.
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Cape May
N. J
Coast
Best
Hailes
Hale
Reverend Woodall Resigns Pulpit at St. Paul’s M E Church
Rev. George Woodall, pastor of St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church, will resign his charge and leave Sept 1 for California. The move, due to Mrs. Woodall’s ill health, follows his 1926 arrival after service in several Iowa churches and WWI service. A new pastor to be named at the Upper Iowa conference session Sept 19 in Vinton, Iowa.
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California
George Woodell
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Woodall
Pacifi Grove
Nis
Upper Iowa
St. Paul's Church
Vinton
Wendall
Grundy Center
Cedar Rapids
Decorah
Dubuque
West Branch
Davenport
Waterloo
St. Paul's
Det. i
S. V. Williams
Shell Rock
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Six Will Pay for Obregon's Death
Mexico City July 20. About six persons may face the death penalty for the assassination of President-elect Alvaro Obregon by Jose De Leon Toret and an art student. Police say Toral and accomplices will be tried soon with due process. Officials warn of potential church state conflict turning more violent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
INS
Alvaro Obregon
Jose de Leon Toret
Toral
Tial
Beilef
Temperatures and rainfall noted for the week
Fragmentary weather note records Thursday maximum and minimum temperatures, a Friday forecast, and rainfall data. Details are unclear but indicate measurable precipitation and temperature readings for Friday morning.
British Court Frees Slater After 18 Years in Prison
In Edinburgh on July 20 the court of criminal appeals set aside Oscar Slater's murder conviction. Doyle led the defense and a panel ruled the jury was misdirected. Slater is freed and government may compensate him around ninety to one hundred thousand dollars.
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Man
Doyle
Edinburgh
Scotland
U.A
Sherlock Holmes
Police
Court of Criminal Appeals
Oscar Slater
Slater
Arthur Conan Doyle
Body Found in English Channel Ends Death Hoax Theories
Authorities determine whether Belgian financier Captain Alfred Lowenstein died in a plane fall or killed himself after his body was recovered 19 miles off Cape Griz Nez. The corpse was identified by a wristwatch, examined at Boulogne morgue, and later shipped to Calais. The body was found decayed and nearly naked with only underwear, one shoe, and silk socks.
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Paris
Alfred Lowenstein
English Channel
Boulogne
Lowenstein
Cape Griz Nez
Calais
Wonder Man of China Said to Be 250 Years Old
New York reports Li Chingyun of Shangchuan village near Wanhsien Szechuan is claimed to be in his 250th year born in Kang Hsi's seventeenth year. He travels widely, treats with medicines, has 11 generations of descendants, 180 relatives, and many disciples. His longevity teachings resemble those of Wang Lao.
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New York
Li Chingyun
Shang-chuan Vilage
Kainsien
Wanhsien
Szechuan
Kang Hsi
New York Times
Ching-an
Ahrmut Shesni
Kansu
Kin- Kiang
Manchuria
Tibet
Annan
Sian
Hupen
Honan
Bzechusa
Haunen
Biangpu
Imall
Imall 180 Persons. Mr. Li
Manchas
Mr. Li
Longevity
Wang Lao
Tong
Divorce Petition Dismissed for Elsie Coleman
The petition of Elsie Coleman for divorce from LeClaire C. Coleman filed December 16, 1927, was dismissed today by Judge G W Wood at the plaintiff's request. Costs were taxed to the defendant Stettin Germtor fins and Aksue tower cloth but it In 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Coleman
LeClaire C. Coleman
Vine Street
G. W. Wood
Stettin
Ellen Terry Nearing Death, Doctors Report
In Small Hythe Kent England on July 20 47 Ellen Terry famed English actress was in a dying condition as physicians issued an afternoon bulletin stating her breathing was growing more difficult and she was rapidly losing strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Hythe
Kent
England
Ellen Terry
National Air Tour Flies for Missoula and Spokane
Twenty two planes in the national air tour took the air at Spokane on July 23 en route to Missoula, Mont. The group is led by Mrs. Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie, the tour's only woman pilot. Flights began after 9 a.m. with one minute intervals and the formation soon crossed the eastern sky toward their next stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Eimplenes
Missoula
Mont
Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie
Pittsburgh Minister Will Preach Here
Rev William T Lytle of Pittsburgh arrives in Waterloo to visit family and will occupy the pulpit of First United Presbyterian Church this Sunday. He plans a week to ten days stay at 1414 Second Street West.
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William T. Lytle
Pittsburgh
Waterloo
WW. Lytle
Second Street West
First United Presbyterian Church
Cato Sells Declares for Hoover in Texas
Cato Sells, ex Democratic national committeeman and former Wilson era official, says he will vote for Herbert Hoover and criticizes Gov. Al Smith as unfit. He asserts the country and party are best served by Hoover’s defeat of Smith and condemns Smith’s convention planks and Tammany influence.
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Fork Worth
Tex
Herbert Moorer
Gov. A. Smith
Cato Sells
Instan Affairs
Wilson
Ford Worth Press
al Smith
United States
Sells
Sam
Smith
Raskob
Tammany Hall
White House
Jefferson
Jackson
Bryan
Herbert Hoover
Maya Excavation Uncovers 3 Ancient Cities In British Honduras
J Eric Thompson leader of the Capt Marshall Field expedition reports over 300 relics from three buried Maya cities in British Honduras. A carved stone altar dates to 576 A D and shows a bound prisoner likely linked to ritual sacrifice. Finds include jade ornaments pottery and tombs with a patriarch and wife. Travel to the sites requires 140 miles by boat launch and overland transit through jungles.
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New York
J. Eric Thompson
Marshall Field
United States
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Mr‘Thoriason
Guatemala
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