Tornado Rips Tama Farmhouse and Farm Buildings
A tornado struck the George Knoop farm seven miles southeast of Traer Tama county destroying buildings and machinery. Five people were injured one seriously and property valued around 40000 destroyed including a Harmony Center hall. The Knoop home, two barns, machine shed and hog house were wrecked and vehicles damaged. Neighbors aided in rescue as doctors were summoned from nearby towns.
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Traer
George
Christian
Kavaps Aldose
Fwe
Kroop
Knoop
Harmonyociety
Tama County
Alfred Holtz
Knoop Place
Kroon
Sey
John B. Wylie
Crystal Township
Kneop
Mr. Knoop
Ama County
Francis Probe Claims Miss Melson Misstated Teaching Experience
A committee report concludes Miss Melson claimed five years of teaching experience improperly. It finds she lacked a valid teacher's certificate at the time of the investigation, and that she was familiar with most facts about her son’s qualifications. The report was approved, with only one-fifth of the members dissenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelson
Con Moines University
C. F. Clark
Liuncounter
Four Swimmers Shine in Olympic 400 Meter Free
Johnny Weismuller of Chicago lowers the Olympic record by four seconds in the 400 meter freestyle, clocking 5 minutes 15 seconds to win at Paris. The day also sees U S senators Von J Frazier and ELOP Ladd Repyh Meany halting Coolidge and backing Rolier for president while Mrs Charles Wheelwright of Rochester voices support for La Follette. A fragmented report notes Ireland’s ongoing political tensions and a Hamon camp statement amid Irish Free State matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Weismuller
Chicago
Hodgson
Canada
United States
von J. Frazier
Elop
Ladd
Repyh- Meany
North Dakota
Coolidge
Unites States
Rolier
A la Foellette
Charles Wheelwright
North Side Flooded as Virden Creek Overflows
Firemen rescued families and livestock as Virden Creek flood surged through North Side. Crews battled swift water, protected bridges, and evacuated residents from homes while motorists clogged streets and a Park Road culvert failed. A large Bryant Paving warehouse roof collapsed in Litchfield amid a violent storm.
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Central Bridge
Michael Lorten
Arlington Street
Gates Park
Yirdan Creek
Cars &Cs
Bremer County
Mount Vernon
Bennington
East Waterlow
Tescuin
Safm
Ray Tiller
She Ure
Sam Galloway
Severral
Heestock
Illinois Central Trais
Tecsen Avenue
Galloway
Si Weman
Kentzei
Viréen Creek
Alany
Jess
Elert
Park Road
Yeggs Steal Safe from Oil Station Heist
Des Moines reports indicate four men smashed a rear window of a Cities Service oil station and stole a safe containing about 74 dollars. Police described a coordinated break in last night on Twenty first and Tager toll road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Hatinna
Ang Tager Toll Rveane
George Trampton Drives Car Through Window at Hintz Furniture
George Trampton, of Oelwein Iowa, drove his light coupe through a heavy plate glass window at Hintz furniture store Sunday afternoon after losing control of the vehicle due to steering wear. No injuries reported. Police investigated the incident and the car was removed from the storefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
George Trampton
Hintz
Farmer Fractures Back After 45 Foot Fall at Dam
Frank Saeling, a farmer from Guttenberg Indiana, fell 45 feet from a dam yesterday. His back was broken in two places and he was taken to Town City for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guttenberg
Frank Saeling
Crowe vows death for Leopold and Loeb in Chicago trial
United Press reports Chicago prosecutor Crowe insists Leopold and Loeb deserve the death penalty for the kidnapping and murder of Robert Franks. Defense lawyer Darrow seeks a lighter sentence with insanity arguments and moral responsibility. Proceedings set to begin with state case, likely two to three weeks, jail time under tight guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Robart B
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loch
Stebert Franks
Hols
John R. Caverly
Criminal Court
Crowe
Ina
Benjamin Bachrach
Doys
Caverly
Leopold
Loeb
Clarence Darrow
Ayar
Uaited
Darrow
Alsho
Darraw
Atttorney
Robert Franks
Hoffman
Miss Otilia Hanson to Wed Paul Goswiller on Aug 4
Announcement of the approaching marriage notes a dinner party at 143 Mohawk with pink and blue decorations. Miss Hanson, connected with Paul Davis store, and Paul Goswiller of Illinois Central railroad will marry August 4 at St Joseph's Church with Very Rev E J Slattery officiating.
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Otilia Hanson
Paul Goswiller
George Smale
Hazel Bolster
Grace Nesbit
Pearl Cratsley
Bernice Simons
Marie Smith
Freda Handrop
Lucife Howe
Pearl King
Grace Henning
Flora Kingsley
Minos
Joe Griffith
Helen Edelyn
Charles
Shiek
Miss Hanson
Paul Davis
Cangy
Mrs. H
Melons On Special Trains Roll Past Fairfield
The Rock Island railroad carried the 128th million melons this season on the two hundredth special cantaloupe train passing Fairfield Ohio. The melons have run on extra trains for two months with 80 cars per train and about 1,000,000 melons per train, enough end to end to equal the earth’s diameter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Fairfield
Rock Island Railroad
Hammill Nominated by Iowa Republicans on First Ballot
Des Moines July 2 reports show Hammill leading the early caucus for governor with strong support to win by second or third ballot. Haynes and Anderson could challenge if Hammill stalls, while Spangler drew cheers for his Coolidge-Dawes praise. Thornburg and McClintock expected to win first ballots for auditor and agriculture fields narrowed as Flaunter withdrew.
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Hammill
Iowa
TCG
Glenn C. Haynes
J. H. Anderson
Robert Flunter
Sioux City
Spangter
Mark Thornburg
Des Moines
Stl
J. C. McCline
Spangler
Coolidge
Charles G. Dawes
Way
Republican Party
Este
Associated Press
Fred Harmon
Butter Cownty
L. H K. Bladine
Black Hawk County
Estelle Propper
Hardin County
OLP
Morton
Wright County
Fred Hoerner
Dubuque County
Howard Rann
Police Drag Lake for Missing Banker Believed Drowned
Chicago, July 22. Police rod Lake Michigan off Rogers Park in a search for John M. Patterson wealthy banking figure from Union Nebraska believed drowned after leaving his brother in law Athert G. Degen home to have his automobile greased. Patterson’s car was found by the beach with clothing and a sales ticket for a new bathing suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Rogers Palk
John M. Patterson
Union
Neb
Patterson
Athert G. Degen
Degens
Nolite 10
Last Man's Club Keeps Old Wine For Another Year
Stillwater Minnesota July 22 The last man's club votes to defer farewell and keeps the historic Burgundy bottle for another year The four remaining members of B company First Minnesota Infantry attend their annual banquet while the state historical society seeks to inherit the bottle intact The old wine has dwindled to three inches below the neck but seals remain intact with two spry veterans and two frail companions among the last members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Stillwater
Minn
State Historical Society
Cdub
Lonng Haines
Peter O. Hall
Atwater
Charles Lockwood
Chamberla
S. D
John 5
Gof
Minnesota
Emil Graff
Florida
Celling
First
Minnesota Infantry
Hold Up Reported at Of Iwein Street Hall
Two masked men robbed Wank Halleck of eighty dollars after closing his foolhall on Saturday night. Halleck cannot describe the assailants. Also, Mrs Genevieve Foss was bitten severely by a dog owned by C E Pickett at 119 Leland Avenue last evening.
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Oflwein
Oetwain
Wank Halleck
Halleck
Genevieve Foss
C. E. Pickett
Leland Avenue
Directors study organization for farm grain sales
Chicago July 22. Directors of the newly formed grain sales corporation met to discuss organization bylaws and a permanent board. They consider the Minnesota plan of expanding marketing facilities to the Dakotas Montana and Minnesota and the Northwest offer to sell marketing facilities to the American Farm Bureau federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Grain Sales Corporation
Kansas City
Imnois Co-operative Marketing
Northwestern
Dakotas
Montana
Minnesola
American Farm Bureau Federation
Minneapolis
Farm Bureau
Ilinois Corporation
Northwest
Armour Grain Company
Buchanan Farmers Losses Not Large
Special report notes hail damage centered on Buchanan area from a storm that began near Dewar and extended north toward Hazle. Losses focus on grain and some corn and oats lodging, with scattered reports of broken windows and damaged automobile tops. No flood damage reported.
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Buchanan
Dewar
Hazleon
White House Signals Support For Hughes Speech in London
The White House today affirmed Secretary of State Hughes's remarks in London before the Pilgrim's Society as a formal statement of U S policy. The presidential spokesman offered no new additions to Hughes' statement.
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Washington, D. C
Aghes
London
Pilgrim’s Society
United States
White House
Hughes
La Follette and Wheeler Plan Western Tour Travel Details
Senators La Follette and Wheeler will start the third ticket campaign in the eastern seaboard and New England, then tour west and south via divergent routes. Representative John M. Nelson, national manager of the La Follette candidacy, announced the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
la Follette
Wheeler
Seaboard
New England
John M. Nelson
Fire kills three children in tent blaze at Lake Cora
In Pawpaw Michigan on July 22 a tent fire at Lake Cora resort claimed the lives of John Sheldon’s children Donald aged three Genevieve aged five and one year old Laurene Sheldon. The tragedy occurred while the parents were at a nearby farmhouse oil stove flames ignited tent flaps.
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Pawpaw
Mich
tLaurene Sheldon
John Sheldon
South Bend
Ind
Donald
Genevieve
Lake Cora
Resort
Robbery Suspect Edi McKee Arrested in Ta. county
Edi McKee, wanted for robbing a clothing store and a jewelry store in Austin Minnesota, was arrested here yesterday on orders from Sheriff Nicholson in Mower County Minnesota.
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McGregor, Ta
Edi McKee
Austin
Minn
Nicholson
Mower County
Minnesota
De Valera Reappears After Prison Release Amid Cheerful Crowd
Eamonn de Valera makes first public appearance since release and is met with enthusiastic applause from a large crowd in Telegraph Briefs. Judge Rutherford denounces prohibition as a scheme of the devil at the International Bible Students association event. Lennon and Hughes at Pilgrims dinner pledge American aid for Europe’s economic recovery.
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Dubin
Eamonn de Valera
Hia Teleasa
Columbus
J. F. Rutherford
International Bible Tndents Association
Lennon
Hughes
Europe
Three Thousand Civilians Die in Sao Paulo Fight
Reports from Washington and Buenos Aires say Brazilian federal forces bombard rebel positions in Sao Paulo. Civilians suffer heavy casualties while Americans are not listed among the dead. railways into the city are cut and refugees flee toward the interior and Santos as 25,000 troops encircle the city.
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Sao Paulo
The
Associates Press
Washington, D. C
State Department
Americas
United Press
Buenos Aires
Munson Haer Pan-America
A. m
Santos
Saq Panto
Storm Devastates Dewar Area Crops and Livestock
A severe hail storm near Dewar caused total crop losses across farms from E J Steeley to F H Lemley. Hundreds of chickens perished under evergreens, oats and corn stripped, barns damaged, and insurance scarce on affected farms. The storm also damaged fruit trees and farm machinery, with Wellner and Ortner among those impacted. Nearby, E O Craig’s body arrived in Independence after death in California.
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Heiple Farm
Dewar
E. J. Steeley
F. H. Lemley
Lamley
John Muhlig
John Meyers
Walter Schmitt
Hexas
IL. H. Turner's
Ortner
Joe Ortner
Mr. Ortner
George Wellner
Wellner
Dama
Dunkerton
Mortuary Notices for Hanlon Downs and Bartell Infant
Funeral services for Mrs M J Hanlon will be at Walker Indiana at 3 am with Rev J M Motley then burial at Calvary Waterloo. Lilian Downs two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Downs died Monday morning at Presbyterian hospital and funeral at Greene. Betty Jane Bartell three months old daughter of Mr and Mrs C C Bartell had services at 822 Baltimore Street at 2 pm today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Hanlon
Walker
J. M- Motley
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Calvary
Waterloo
Lillian Downs
Lilian Downs
Harry. Downs
Presbyterian Hospital
Greene
Father of Franks Boy Will Be First Witness for State
Chicago July 22 Jacob Franks father of the 14 year old victim of Nathan Leopold Sr and Richard Loeb will be the first witness for the state when evidence begins tomorrow before Chief Justice John R Caverly in the hearing to fix the punishment of the youthful intellectuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jacob Franks
Nathan Leopold, Sr
Richard Loeb
John R. Caverly
Yankee Fliers Set for Home Crossing of Atlantic
In Brough England the American around the world fliers await Washington’s signal to depart for the Atlantic crossing. Lieut Lowell J Smith says he will be ready to reach the flight tomorrow as patrol boats complete Ocean Course arrangements.
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Brough
England
Washington
Atlantic
Lowell J. Smith
Sais
I. Amsterdam
Binal Am
Maj
Zanna
Fiers
Beltrame
Lightning kills one during storm near Cedar Rapids
A storm near Cedar Rapids yesterday left one person dead and three injured by lightning. W S Smith of Tacoma was killed at Buffalo schoolhouse five miles north. Edward Dillon and two Murphy children narrowly escaped drowning in an avenue sewer as the storm swept through the county.
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Cedar Rapids
W.S. Smith
Tacoma
Waal
Burfalo
Janes and
Harry
B.K. Murphy
Edward Dillon
Avenue
Murphy Boys
James
Liberalized Hospital Service Better Than Bonus Asserts
Washington reports that liberalized hospitalization for American World War veterans offers greater benefit than adjusted compensation. Frank T. Hines of the Veterans' Bureau outlined plans with the medical council to improve disabled veterans care, including on site award decisions by local boards.
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Hines
Washington
D. C
Tri
Frank T. Hines
U. S. Veterans’ Bureau
Weil
Tennan Dunham
Cincinnati
M.T. MacEachern
Igagzo
Reed-Johnson
Attack on U S Vice Consul Sparks Persian Gov Vex
Teheran reports say the murder of American Vice Consul Tambrie may be a political plot to embarrass the Persian government. Martial law followed, conservatives jailed, three newspapers closed, and Teheran police suffered casualties while trying to rescue the consul. A diplomatic protest was delivered by the Turkish ambassador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Amefrican
Tambrie
Teheran
Aasta
Caog- Sack
Find Bodies of Two Canoe Victims in Long Island Sound
Bridgeport reports the bodies of two of seven children missing after a canoe incident off Fairfield beach were found by a Bridgeport fire department group led by Captain Thomas Blye near the bathing pavilion. The victims are Walter Berquist 12 and Ernest Petersen. Search continues for four girls and another boy from the same canoe.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Fairfield Beach
Thomas Blye
Bridgeport Fire Department
Walter Berquist
Ernest Petersen
Long Island Sound
National Life Underwriters Meet Opens in Los Angeles
The thirty-fifth annual national convention of the Life Underwriters Association opened in Los Angeles with about 3000 delegates attending. Kansas City has been chosen as the site for the 1925 convention.
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Risk Xen Mert
Los Angeles
Cal
Jualy
Lite
As. Hation
Kansas City
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Christian Knoop
Steve
Harmony Community Center
Francis
Untis
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Goom
Roseng
Login Avenue
Parker Street
Ralph B. Slippy
Virden Creek
Slipity
Litchfield
Bryant Paving Company
Jay
Cedar Lumber Company
Rasmussen
Yeggs
West
Children Los
Tent Blaze
Brazil
Craig
Independence
E.O. Craig
Sawtelle
Methodist
J. K. Lawking
Hickory Grove
Franks
Yankee
Ocean
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