Rumor of Rift in Anti Saloon League Leadership
Washington July 21. Capital politicians speculated Wayne Wheeler, head of the Anti Saloon League, may be losing his iron grip. A split surfaced between Wheeler and top lieutenants Bishop James Cannon and Rev Arthur J Barton after Cannon and Barton issued a statement denying Wheeler spoke for the league on a plan to let dry Democrats vote for a candidate if Gov Al Smith is nominated. The Cannon Barton note said Wheeler spoke as an individual not for the league, a response to southern Democratic reaction to his remarks.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Wheeler
James Cannon
Arthur J. Barton
Cannon
The
League
Arrest Following Midnight Flight in Landlord Auto
John F. DeLacey of Albert hotel was arrested at 4 a.m. by Officers Pickens and Douglass and held for investigation on possible charges of taking an automobile without owner’s permission and driving while intoxicated. Hines, owner of the Albert, was awakened at 3:30 a.m. by William Brady who said DeLacey took Hines’s car toward Minnesota with his grip. Brady joined DeLacey but did not know the car belonged to Hines until near the old Galloway farm. After realization Brady left to report the alleged theft. DeLacey struck him, Brady defended himself, and they dragged the car towed to Cedar Falls after it ran out of gas. Hines said DeLacey owes him $40 for board but will not prosecute.
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John F. DeLacey
Albert Hotel
Charles L. Pickens
Bert Douglass
EL Hines
The
Albert
William Brady
DeLacey
Hines
Minnesota
Brady
Galloway Farm
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Zickens
Douglass
Hinés
Boy 17 But Weighs 80 Pounds Declined by Army Recruiter
An aspiring 17 year old weighed only 80 pounds and played harmonica outside Sgt. L C Greenup’s recruiting office for the citizens military training camp. After singing Irish tunes Greenup weighed him at Black’s store but judged him too light and small for service, joking the navy might suit him better. The boy walked away playing Me Mother and Father Are Irish and Home Sweet Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Greenup
Army
Citizens Military
Greenup
Black
Navy
Trish
Chamberlin Will Accept Colonelcy in Iowa Ceremonies
Des Moines July 21. Clarence Chamberlin, Iowa’s trans Atlantic fief, will accept a lieutenant colonelcy on Gov. Hemmell’s staff and plans to visit Denison and Des Moines next month for the ceremonies. He wired thanks to Gov. Hemmell and the chamber. Huge demonstrations are planned in Denison and Des Moines in August for his arrival and commission ceremony.
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Des Moines
Clarence Chamberlin
Iowa
John Hemmill
Question prompts about Iowa institutions and people
The text asks five questions: who is secretary of the Bureau of Municipal Research in Des Moines, where the Mississippi River dam and powerplant is located, who is the newly elected president of Iowa Wesleyan College, where 18 Penn College is located, and who Sudnindra Bose is. It notes that answers appear on another page.
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Bureau of Municipal Research
Des Moines
Mississippi River
Iowa Wesleyan College
Penn College
Sudnindra Bose
Governor to Confer With Gemmill on S. A. 1
Des Moines July 21 press report says no immoral or vice conditions at Town City have been filed with the state education board. Gov Hammill to meet with Secretary Gemmill to discuss reports from state agents on alleged vice at Iowa City. University President Jessup says there have been no recent liquor complaints and disciplinary actions have reduced violations among students.
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Des Moines
Town City
State Board of Education
W. H. Gemmill
Hammill
Iowa City
Laquor
Walter A. Jessup
Water Still Great Mystery of Science
James Kendall of New York University told the American Chemical Society institute that water remains one of science’s greatest puzzles. He urged chemists to study bases of assumption rather than rely on casual knowledge, noting water is as mysterious to chemists as oxygen was to Priestly 150 years ago.
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New York
Institute of Chemistry
American Chemical Society
James Kendall
New York University
Royal Society
Dean Kendall
Lightning destroys Miller schoolhouse near Buchanan
Hazleton July 21. A one room Miller school house three and a half miles southwest of here burned about 5 a.m. after being struck by lightning. Built sixty years ago by farmer Oran Harrington the school stood for decades with Miss Dora Sharp Stanley as last year’s teacher.
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Courier
Hazleton
Mrs Snyder Pleads With Gray Report
New York reports Mrs Ruth Snyder convicted of murdering her husband Albert Snyder is trying to persuade Henry Judd Gray to take full blame for the crime. If Gray agrees and she is released she would attempt to save him from the electric chair.
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New York
Ruth Snyder
Albert Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Gray
Snyder
Two Children Die in Wisconsin Fire
Two Ashland children Blanche Stevens eight and Alvira Ellickson ten were burned to death early today in a disastrous Ogema fire. Lightning struck the Ogema telephone exchange and business places in one block were burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Wis
Ashland
Blanche Stevens
Alvira Ellickson
Ogeima
Ogema
East High Band To Play At Gates Fountain Event
East High school band will perform tonight at the gates fountain unveiling in Gates Park. the program includes Energy Overture Jol Bennet Colonel Minors March dawn reverie Lattspiel Overture Capitan March and the star spangled banner among others.
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East High
Gates Fountain
East High School
Fountain
Gates Park
Bennet
Rosecrans
Bennett
Fire alarms report brush pile blaze near Ankeny
A brush pile at 617 Ankeny sparked a fire alarm at 3 13 p m on Wednesday followed by a grass fire at Fairview and Edwards at 3 35 p m An advertisement urged readers to insure with Herman Miller and provided phone number 2404
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Ankeny
Fairview
Edwards
Herman
Miller
Health Board drafts barber shop rules for Iowa
Des Moines July 21. Strident health board rules govern barber shops barber schools and colleges. Licenses and apprentice permits must be displayed. Shops must be well lighted ventilated and sanitary with separate rooms for food handling. Implements must be disinfected and hands washed between customers. Copy of rules to be posted in every shop.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Board of Health
Health Department
State Board of Barber Examiners
Board of Health
Sacco and Vanzetti on Fifth Day of Fast
Final arguments in the Sacco Vanzetti inquiry will be heard by Gov Alvan Fuller's advisory committee starting Monday at the statehouse. In Boston the fifth day of the hunger strike showed Sacco and Vanzetti refusing nourishment, consuming only water and limited coffee or tea respectively.
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Sacco
Vanzetti
Boston
Alvan T. Fuller
Statehouse
Mass
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Charlestown State Prison
Oklahoma to Enter Oil Production Row
Tulsa oil interests were told that Edwin Dabney Oklahoma attorney general will file a petition to intervene in the Seminiole field production fight. The state seeks to curb waste and overproduction with a corporation commission hearing set to begin in Oklahoma City.
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Tulsa
Okla
Edwin Dabney
Oklahoma
Seminiole Field
Dabney
New York
The
Corporation Commission
Oklahoma City
Reed Not Worried by Sapiro Attack
St Louis July 21 Senator James A Reed of Missouri declined to discuss the attack by Aaron Sapiro a co operative marketing expert in a radio address last night who asked if Reed as a senator had a moral right to take money in defense of religious bigotry Reed asserted I don't know anything about what that gentleman is saying and I don't care what he says
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St Louis
INS
James A. Reed
Missouri Today
Aaron Sapiro
Reed
Hammill Heads to Mackinac Island for Governors Conference
Gov Hammill left Des Moines for Britt to join Mrs Hammill then travel to Mackinac Island Michigan where he will deliver an address before the governors conference on July 25. They expect to be away about a week.
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Des Moines
Gov. Hammill
Britt
Lions Visit Rath Plant and Lunch With Rath Packers
Members of the Lions club visited Rath Packing today, toured the plant, and heard J. W. Rath, Rath company president, describe the business. The group dined at Rath cafe and heard that $4,000,000 is employed, 21,000 hogs are killed weekly, and last year’s business totaled $26,000,000 with one-fourth in foreign export. Rath credited hard surfaced roads for boosting local business and farming income.
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Lions Club
Rath
George Rath
J. W. Rath
Rath Company
Waterloo
Man and Wife Held in Mysterious Death Case
Rushville Neb July 21 Roy Wilson and his wife detained as authorities probe the death of Mrs Dan Loomis and the critical condition of her husband. Loomis died after convulsions following a capsule given by Loomis daughter Mrs Wilson. Discrepancies noted in the daughter’s account. The couple had deeded the Loomis ranch and a large sum of money.
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Rushville
Neb
MNS
Roy Wilson
Hay Springs
Iowa-Canada Motor Caravan Receives Coolidges in Black Hills
Rapid City South Dakota July 21 President and Mrs Coolidge welcomed at the State Game Lodge the Winnipeg mayor Col R H Webb and Mrs Webb Mayor Fred H Hunter Des Moines J H Evans deputy minister of agriculture Manitoba and R R Winslow American consul Winnipeg leading a large motor caravan of Iowans and Canadians touring the Black Hills Earlier in the day the president received them informally at the executive office Webb presented Mrs Coolidge with a gold paper knife in the wheat design symbolizing Manitoba's main industry
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Rapid City
S. D
INS
Coolidge
Winnipeg
R. H. Webb
Webb
Manitoba
City authority to oil streets upheld by attorney general
Des Moines July 21. Cities have power to oil streets and such propositions should be handled by the city council like other street improvements. However oil districts do not continue indefinitely. new proceedings are needed to resurface. Ruling issued by Attorney George Campbell Newton. Question arose in Jasper county from Monroe citizens.
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Des Moines
INS
George Campbell
Newton
Jasper County
Monroe
Iowa Hospital Man Takes Chicago Post
Dr. Jesse L. McElroy, former superintendent of the University of Iowa hospital, has accepted a new post at St. Luke's hospital in Chicago and will serve as superintendent there. Dr. Virgil McCarthy acts as superintendent at Iowa while a new leader is sought.
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Towa City
Jesse L. McElroy
University of Iowa Hospital
College of Medicine
St. Luke's Hospital
Chicago
McElroy
Virgil McCarthy
Cuts Tariff Duty on Cresylic Acid
Rapid City July 21. President Coolidge by proclamation today reduced the tariff on cresylic acid from 40 percent ad valorem and 7 cents per pound to 20 percent ad valorem and 3 1/2 cents per pound. The chemical is used in synthetic resins for auto and radio parts and in disinfectants and germicides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
Coolidge
Sleeper Wakes After 109 Days in Coma
Mrs. Clara Drummond of Fresno awakened from a 109 day coma after monoxide gas exposure at her home on April 4. Dr. W J Peacock, her chiropractor, reported she will not speak for three or four weeks.
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Los Angeles
Cal
INS
Clara Drummond
Sleeping Beauty
Fresno
W. J. Peacock
Father asks that war veteran's body be sent to Portsmouth
Mrs. George B. Worthen, executive secretary of the Red Cross home service, received a message from A. B. Clark, father of Samuel Clark, the World War veteran who died Tuesday night in a local hospital, requesting the body be sent to Portsmouth, Virginia, his hometown about 40 miles northeast of Weldon, North Carolina.
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George B. Worthen
Home Service Section
The
Red Cross
A. B. Clark
Samuel Clark
Portsmouth
Weldon
N. C
Gala nights raise funds for Linden parish festival
Gala nights at Linden Methodist Episcopal Church over two evenings drew more than 1,000 patrons each night and yielded gross receipts of 220 dollars. The Sunday school, under Rev. C. W. Harrop, reported net proceeds of 156 dollars from the two-day community festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Methodist Episcopal Church
C. W. Harrop
Building Permits Report for McGuire and Manning
G F McGuire files a heating plant permit at 1223 5 Fifth West. H A Manning seeks a cellarway permit at 177 Bridge with estimated cost of $75. Local records list these two permits and amounts.
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G. F. McGuire
Fifth West
H. A. Manning
Message from Cuban President Accepted by Labor Meeting
In Washington on July 21, a message from Cuban President Machado to the Pan American Federation of Labor was admitted to the record despite Venezuelan delegate Ricardo A. Martinez's protest. AF of L President William Greene ruled the motion out of order, and VP Matthew Woll said Machado’s telegram commits Cuba to recognizing the federation as the sole legitimate labor movement in Pan American countries. The Pan American Union building banquet was denied due to missing union board permission led by Dr. Hugh Gorgas, with Secretary of State Kellogg serving as board chairman.
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Washington, D. C
Machado
Cuba
Pan-American Federation of Labor
Ricardo A. Martinez
Venezuela
William Greene
The
American Federation
Martinez
Matthew Woll
Pan-American Federation
Pan-American Union
Congress
Hugh Gorgas
Kellogg
East District Census Shows Rise in School Age Numbers
East Waterloo independent district reports 167 more school age 5 to 20 year olds and 77 more compulsory age 7 to 15 students than last year. Principal Fred J. Miller, acting as enumerator in his 13th year, released complete figures for 1927 and 1926, noting 180 more girls than boys in the broader group and 138 more girls in the compulsory group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Waterloo Independent
Fred J. Miller
East High School
Miller
East
Walther League Bows to Fight Vicious Magazines
The Lutheran Walther league at its thirty-fifth annual St Louis convention pledged a tireless fight against salacious magazines. A resolution denounced sensational literature and called for intense effort to spread wholesome Christian literature. The event closes today with an afternoon visit to Jefferson Barracks where a citizen military training camp is underway.
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St. Louis
Lutheran Walther League
Jefferson Barracks
Giant Air Cruiser Visits Des Moines
The giant airplane Stanolind, owned by Standard Oil, arrived in Des Moines from Chicago with 12 aboard. Amos Ball, former Des Moines resident and oil company general manager, brought the plane in after a 3 hour 10 minute flight. A storm in Illinois diverted the route by about 50 miles. three pilots joined the ship.
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Des Moines
Standard Oil Company
Chicago
Amos Ball
Oil Company
Illinois
Long Dry Spell in Dubuque County Ends with Drizzle
Dubuque Iowa records a soaking drizzle breaking a two week drought. At 8:30 a.m. rain totals reached .12 inches as clouds lowered and promised continued rainfall. the last beneficial moisture fell June 20-21.
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Dubuque
To Let Contract for Lincoln Way Paving in Iowa
Missouri Valley July 21. Contracts to pave the Lincoln highway from Woodbine east to the county line and from the Potta wattamie county line to a point four miles southwest of Logan will be let within the next few weeks, announced by District Engineer Martin, Council Bluffs.
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Missouri Valley
Woodbine
Pottawattamie
Logan
Martin
Council Bluffs
Omaha Moves to Curb Diphtheria
Health authorities in Omaha Nebraska moved to stamp out a threatened diphtheria epidemic after two deaths and 15 new cases were reported. Health officer Dr A S Pinto urged parents to vaccinate children with toxin antitoxin.
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Omaha
Neb
Ind
A. S. Pinto
Body found with throat cut in railway coach lavatory
In Council Bluffs Iowa July 21 the body of Richard Johannson 26 Laramie Wyoming was found today in a Illinois Central railway coach lavatory. He was apparently en route home from Duluth.
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Council Bluffs
Richard Johannson
Laramie
Wyo
Illinois Central Railway
Duluth
Herrick Improving at Cleveland Hospital
Cleveland July 21 United States ambassador to France Myron T Herrick was reported steadily improving today at 4 hospital in Cleveland where he is recovering from a minor operation performed last Sunday
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Herrick
Cleveland
Myron T. Herrick
United States
France
Post Office Seeks Air Mail Bids for Aug 18 Route
Washington July 21 The post office department calls for bids for August 18 on an air mail contract from Cincinnati to Chicago via Indianapolis. The route seeks services to deliver mail by air under a formal bidding process with specified start date. The announcement lists required operator qualifications and schedule expectations for the Cincinnati Indianapolis Chicago corridor.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Post Office Department
Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
Moonshine Sipping Slot Machine Seized in Chicago
A barbershop seizure led to destruction of a moonshine dispensing slot machine in Chicago on July 21. The device, selling 25 cent drinks, sparked a wartime era crackdown. farm life facts cited include widespread old lamp usage, but the report centers on the seized machine and authorities taking it out of circulation.
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Chicago
Harassed Colorado Farmers Defeat Cricket Army
Hayden Colorado July 21 The siege of the crickets is over after a five mile front in Routt and Moffatt counties. Farmers defended crops by building a tin fence wall and beating tin pans as crickets attacked. Oil was spread on the wall and a torch lit ending the invasion with many crickets killed and the farms at rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayden
Colo
Two Men Arrested on Liquor Charges
George Drenning of 318 Leland Avenue was arrested at 5 40 p m yesterday by Detective Hugh Crumrine and Officer Warren Buckley for liquor nuisance after a raid netted home brew. A liquor nuisance charge was filed in municipal court. L C Murray of 514 Ninth Street West was fined 50 dollars plus costs for careless driving after a 6 20 p m yesterday arrest by Officer Oscar Hauserman. Sam Smith of Chicago was fined 8 50 and 2 costs for intoxication.
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George Drenning
Leland Avenue
Hugh Crumrine
Warren Buckley
Drenning
L. C. Murray
Ninth Street West
J. G. Beem
Oscar Hauserman
Sam Smith
Chicago
Plans Record Air Auto Trip Between Iowa City Chicago
Iowa City July 21 A nonstop round trip flight from Iowa City to Chicago will be made tomorrow by W J Harter local automobile dealer He will board the passenger plane of the transcontinental mail line at 2 30 am and is expected to arrive in Chicago two hours later He will drive back to Town City in a new model auto aiming to reach there by 1 pm The rail distance is 237 miles each way and fastest trains take about 10 hours 40 minutes If on schedule Harter will complete the trip in about 10 hours 30 minutes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Chicago
W. J. Harter
Harter
Boy Struck by Truck Fractures Hip in City Crash
Ralph Tharp ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Marlow F Tharp of 222 Elmwood Avenue suffered a fractured left hip when struck by a truck driven by Ray Moody of 419 Peek Street at 4 40 pm yesterday at Commercial and Fourth Streets He is believed to have no internal injuries and was recovering at St Francis Hospital after first aid Moody a Gamble Robinson driver reported the accident to police Also six year old Billie Girsch son of Mr and Mrs Martin C Girsch of 1941 Fourth Street East was struck by an automobile Monday and today had recovered full consciousness at St Francis Hospital and hospital officials expected a speedy recovery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Tharp
Marlow’ F. Tharp
Elmwood Avenue
Ray Moody
Peek Street
Commercial
Fourth Streets
Ralph
St. Francis Hospital
Moody
Gamble- Robinson Company
Little Billie Girsch
Martin C. Girsch
Fourth Street East
Funeral services for George W Sawyer 82
George W Sawyer 82 died yesterday at his daughter’s home Mrs J N Phillips 1508 Franklin Street. Funeral service will be at 10 am tomorrow at St John’s Church with Rev Nicholas J Lentz officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Billie Bloomquist two month old son of Mr and Mrs F W Bloomquist 404 Walnut Street died of meningitis this morning at a local hospital. Body in O Ketfe Towne mortuary pending arrangements.
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George W. Sawyer
George
W. Sawyer
J. N. Phillips
Franklin Street
St. John's Church
Nicholas J. Lentz
Calvary
Billie Bloomquist
Bille Bloomquist
F. W. Bloomquist
Walnut Street
O’ketfe & Towne
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Clk
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Norman
Jimmy Haizlip
Aero
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Jesse James
Norman Banks
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Walther League
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