Texas and Iowa Weather Warmth Hope But Rain Needed
In today’s moderate forecast Iowa expects relief from extreme heat as prognosticators predict a break in the hot spell. Texans report lively campaign scenes in Fort Worth with hecklers and a ranger ejecting a disruptive speaker. Des Moines hosts a Republican convention as farm relief efforts are discussed, while a grand jury ends its Mrs. McPherson kidnapping inquiry without indictments. Mexico weighs political motives in Hipolito Villa case amid border policing boosts. The Texas evangelist Norris receives sharp rebuke at a carp meeting after a self defense shooting report.
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Borah Envisaged to Lead Third Party in Nation
Washington dispatch reports Republican strategists see Senator Borah as a potential third party force in 1928. While some believe he seeks the GOP nomination, others say he has not committed to candidacy. The piece notes talk of organizing a third party, with Borah's southern outreach and speech leveraging his national leadership.
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Three Iowans Tied Up While Bandits Rob Chicago Garage
Seven armed criminals struck the Buick Motor Company main sales office on Calmet avenue in Chicago. They bound and gagged Albert Mohnike his wife Miss Erith Scope and a Burlington Iowa night attendant for three hours and looted safes containing between 4006 and 149006 dollars in payroll currency before fleeing.
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Chicago Officer Aims to Return Jack Carey to Illinois
An officer from Chicago will arrive tonight to escort Jack Carey back to Cook County to face charges of operating a confidence game. Sheriff H. T. Wagner received a telegram from Robert E. Crane, state's attorney, confirming the extradition effort. Gorey remains in jail here. his attorney vows to fight the extradition.
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Osage Woman Hurt in Crash Rushed to Hospital Here
Mrs. George Pint of Osage sustained serious injuries in an accident near her home and was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital by Kistner's ambulance. The 77.6 mile trip took 2 hours and 40 minutes for a major surgical operation.
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Watchhouse Saf Valuables Stolen at Public Bathhouse
A watch, two pocket knives and $4 were stolen from a man named Nichols on Lafayette Street while he bathed at the municipal bathhouse Monday. The Courier reported the incident yesterday as a theft occurring at the bathhouse rather than the car.
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Reinforcements Ordered to Border to Battle Smuggling
The Treasury Department announced 235 more border patrolmen, bringing federal agents to 549 to fight liquor leakage, narcotics, and merchandise smuggling. New York City gets 34 officers to assist in inspecting ships and luggage, creating a wall of arms and men around the border. Additional assignments include five to the Ohio Michigan district and 24 to Montana and Wyoming due to cattle, wheat, and liquor leakage from Canada.
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Grand Jury Fails to Accuse Aimee Kidnappers
Los Angeles July 21 The grand jury after a three week probe into the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping case found insufficient evidence to indict the alleged kidnapers who held the evangelist for more than a month. The panel kept the door open to new testimony, though fate of future action rests on potential witnesses like Kenneth G. Ormiston, who said he would not return.
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President Gains Cheerful in Adirondacks Mood Shift
President Coolidge has gained weight and a sun reddened complexion since leaving Washington for the Adirondacks. Physicians report he is in excellent health and his usual nervousness has almost disappeared. Aides note his cheerfulness and sprightly walk during the getaway, marking a notable improvement in his demeanor.
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Kiwanis Club Takes Europe Tour by Special Trains
Two special trains carried 800 Kiwanis tourists from Shenandoah Iowa to Europe for a month long trip visiting England France Switzerland Belgium Germany and Scotland. The group returns August 26. The tour cost about 850 per person and marks the third Kiwanis sponsored voyage with earlier trips in 1924 and last year.
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Paris Strife as Herriot Ruling Crisis Deepens
Paris July 21 news recounts unrest as the Herriot ministry faces possible resignation after a ministerial declaration. American sightseers are attacked by about 100 residents near Montmartre while police boost guards to prevent disorder. The dollar and pound exchange rate measures are tightened amid fears of financial chaos. A national unity government or safety committee is discussed as potential remedies with talk of dictatorship and revolutionary threat growing.
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Delivery Time Notice for Courier Service
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 3 30. If delayed by the carrier or other cause, call to receive your paper by that time and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p m.
Republican Leaders to Map Campaign at Chicago Conference
Republican leaders will meet in Chicago to plan the Senate campaign for November. Attending are Senator Charles Curtis Kansas Republican floor leader Senator Charles Deneen Illinois chairman of the western drive and Senator Lawrence G Phipps Colorado chair of the Republican senatorial committee. Western and Midwestern leaders will join to arrange speaking tours and campaign information distribution.
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Chemicals Blamed for Incendiary Fires in Hamsburg
In Hamsburg Louisiana July 21 193? spontaneous combustion of chemicals on the premises of farmers William Cash and Albert Maas was said to have caused 16 separate fires since last Saturday. A barn on the Maas farm valued at 1500 was burned and Cashs residence valued at 12000 destroyed. Dean Wilbur J Teeters of the University of Iowa assisted in the investigation.
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French Horses To Be Shown At Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports French horses will send 12 Percheron animals to compete at the Iowa State Fair livestock show from Aug 25 to Sept 3. The horses, recently purchased by William McLaughlin of Columbus Ohio, will debut at any fair before appearing at the Sesqui Centennial in Philadelphia. They are registered animals of sound stock.
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Warning to Noug Trial East Noted in Keynote Speech
Disjointed OCR notes recount a keynote address mentioning a warning tied to Noug trial and East, with garbled fragments about travel to Yuma Arizona and a memory of a 113 degree temperature in North Pasadena California.
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Girl Hurt in Auto Crash Lays Unconscious at St Francis
Velma Ellsworth a 13 year old girl from near Afillerdale remained unconscious 36 hours after an auto crash at Eleventh and Jefferson. She was in a car driven by Mrs Vera Toni Ellsworth and struck by a truck driven by Harry Smith on Monday evening. Melvin Harry Tomlin, 3 weeks old, died minutes after the accident. Funeral services for the baby were held at O Keefe Towne chapel with Rev A A Moore officiating. Burial followed at Fairview.
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Hogues Decision on Street Resurfacing Due Soon
State budget director H L Hogue faces a near term decision on Waterloo street resurfacing this summer. Engineer Harry H Dear said the ruling would come in the latter part of this week or early next week. Dean, ill, cannot return to Waterloo to sign off. City engineers Nathan B Batter and Dean double checked streets and sought information. Abutting property owners oppose the proposed resurfacing levy.
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Head of Russian Secret Police Dead
Moscow July 21 AP Felix Ozerzzinsky a trusted lieutenant of Lenin died suddenly of heart disease. He was chairman of the suprême council of national economy and a leading figure in Soviet Russia. A funeral demonstration was planned.
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Nine Miners Killed in Alabama Gas Explosion
Nine miners were killed at Moffatt Coal Company mine in Moffatt Alabama after a gas explosion. Three of the deceased are reported to be white, with the incident occurring today. Local authorities and investigators are on site as rescue and safety teams assess the scene.
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Fess Refutes Farm Retaliation Talk at White House Camp
Senator Fess of Ohio dismissed rumors of western farmer retaliation against the east for not passing a farm relief bill. He said conditions favor Republicans and warned of hard battles in the fall elections. He noted interdependence of regions and backed possible farm relief measures in the next Senate session.
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Farmers relief dominates Iowa GOP convention in 1924 pledge debate
Des Moines July 21 AP Iowa Republicans at the state convention embraced farm relief as the core topic. Cap Turner urged action against eastern interests and criticized Jardine and Mellon. Brookhart was backed for the Senate, while Cummins and other leaders received praise amid calls for honoring the 1924 pledge to agriculture.
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