Stampede of cattle floods Kansas City streets after freight wreck
A Santa Fe freight derailment near Union Station triggers a downtown stampede as nine cars wreck and three cattle cars are opened. Dozens of Herefords roam the streets, smashing windows, blocking traffic, and prompting police and public service workers to corral the frightened animals amid frantic bystander scenes. Numerous enclosures and makeshift pens are used to capture the cattle in the surrounding blocks.
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Kansas City
Oreford
Santa Fe
Union Station
Muchlebach
Courant
Elley
Thirteenth
Denny Spillane
Kansas City Public Service Company
Oc Steel Gerege
Plaroc
Resmts
Lacoste Skips American Crown Defense in Tennis
Rene Lacoste announced in France that he will not defend his American championship this year and will not travel to the United States with the French team next month. He denied the move was tied to the Franco American controversy over the Davis Cup barrier involving Big Bill Tilden.
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Auteur
France
Rene Lacoste
United States
Lacoste
Bill Tilden
Blame Black Hand for Italian's Death
Chicago July 24 1901 Townsend street scene of Little Italy hosts the third killing in two weeks. Cateratta Italian was shot at close range by two men as he left home for work. He died after being shot six times. Police found two guns and saw two men fleeing in a hurried vehicle. No motive is known but police suspect Black Hand involvement in the ongoing gang war.
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Chicago
Townsend
Street
Little Stair
Tee Caternatta
Talian
Hel
Judicial Convention At Hotel Montrose In Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids judicial convention opens tomorrow at Hotel Montrose. The Republican gathering will appoint a temporary chairman Garrett of the Towns Supreme Court and hear the party slate. attendees include Mrs James Remley of Anamosa as temporary secretary and Eugene Altions as sergeant at arms. The event precedes nationwide religious membership figures from 1926 and notes on church counts.
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Cedar Rapids
Disciples of Christ
Montrose
Garrett
Supreme Court
James Remley
Anamosa
Eugene Altions
Soil Survey Chief Involved in Auto Crash Near Redfield
Redfield South Dakota July 23 Dr C C Marbur chief of soil survey at Washington was hospitalized with severe injuries after an automobile he rode in struck loose gravel and skidded into a ditch miles south of Redfield. Thomas D Rice also of the soil survey was injured. Dr Alarout was en route to the west coast on official business.
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Redfield
S. D
Cc. F. Marbur
Sail
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Dirh
Thomas D. Rice
The
Soil Survey
Alarout
Slayer Denied Insanity Trial Goes Back to Cell
A July 1914 ruling denies Carl Petters insanity defense and returns him to the reformatory. The decision ends any immediate plan to try Petters for slaving charges amid unclear details of the case and the involvement of other individuals.
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Slayer
Crdar
Carl Petters
Sant
Oat Ararten
Joby Ty Bom
Petters
Who
Wugh McDougie
Faker
Hiss
Temperatures Plan Restrictions on Airplane Flying Des Maids
Iowa governor George Yates announced support for licensing airplanes and pilots by the Bureau of Aeronautics, US Department of Commerce. Legislation will require flights only from recognized airports, with a national convention of the Christian Temperance group planned for November 4 to 23.
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Des Maids
INSI
George Yates
Iowa
National Aeronautic Association
Bureau of Aeronautics of
Lip
United States Department of Commerce
Two-Headed Calf Draws Crowds at Bedford Belford Farm
Cattle breeders flock to Lloyd Bradley's Bedford Belford farm to glimpse a two headed calf with two mouths, four eyes and four ears. Report says the calf drinks from two bottles at once and appears to see with all eyes. It is sired by a full blooded Shari Hom bull and born to a well bred cow.
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Belford
Todey
Lloyd Bradley
Babe Ruth Delivers Gift to Sick Boston Boy
In Boston a 13 year old, Brenton Storz, lay ill at Peter Bent Brigham hospital as Babe Ruth autographed a homerun ball and visited him. Ruth said the lad should get better and the famous player’s gesture buoyed his spirits, the moment described as life saving.
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Boston
Brenton Storz
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Bren‘ton
Fenway Park
Brenton
Babe
Stephenson Wort Relate True Story Declined to Speak
Michigan City Indiana July 24 David G Stephenson former Indianapolis dragon declined to tell Attorney General Gilliam the true story of the death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer whom he was convicted of murdering in 1925 He said a statement would jeopardize his chances for release from his life sentence He also declined to answer because his attorneys were not present.
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Michigan City
Ind
David G. Stephenson
Indianapian
Arthur Gilliam
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
Stephenson
Hoover Splitting Time for Speech and Conferences
Stanford University July 24 Herbert Hoover splits time between acceptance address and talks with political leaders in San Francisco homecoming planned for Friday. Meetings with Worthington Scranton and John Q. Tilson focus on campaign strategy and where to use Senator Hiram Johnson. Hoover expects to stay within the platform while Johnson’s stance on public utilities remains debated. Hoover greeted by about 1200 Stanford summer students in an impromptu reception praising his candidacy.
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Stanford University
Cal
Herbert Hoover
Nis
James Rolph, Jr
San Francisco
Mos
Worthington Scranton
Pennsylvania
John Q. Tilson
Connecticut
House of Representatives
California
Hoover- Curtis
Public Utilities
Power Trust
Hoover
Repub- Ucn
Senator Johnson
Stanford
Wills Smiles on Court in Essex Club Match
Helen Wills, the world leading woman tennis star, smiles briefly as she defeats Louise Iselin 5-0 in the Essex County Club annual invitation tournament second round. The crowd, numbering North Shore society figures, watched her regain composure after the first serve.
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Manchester-by-the-Sea
Helen Wills
Tvice
Louise Iselin
New Rochelle
Wo Y
Essex Country Club
North Shore Society
Miss Wills
Miss Iselin
Friend of Dead Boy Seeks Prosecution of Railroad Sleuth
Omsha Nebraska July 24 Perry R Stephens friend of Gordon Grigor plans to press charges against Conrad Barth a railroad employee for the death of youth Gordon Grigor who fell from a box car near Ashland Nebraska on June 12 and awaits action by Saunders County Attorney Gallo way. Jake Bird a companion of Grigor on the train says another man offered $1500 to Burlington Iowa for his role and sought police protection.
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Omsha
Neb
Perry
R. Stephens
Gordon Grifor
Cleveland
Ashland
Wll
Conrad Barth
Omaha
Barth
Young Grigor
Galloway
Saunders County
Jake Bird
Grigor
Burlington
Bird
Two Cedar Rapids Fliers Win Air Tour Honors
Des Moines papers report on the Midwest goodwill air tour June 18 to 22 with Cedar Rapids aviators D. F. Hunter and Leonard Carruthers winning Class A and Class B respectively. Hunter took first prize for engines over 600 cubic inches. Carruthers earned top honors in Class B. Prizes totaled 300, 200, and 130 dollars for the top three in each class.
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Des Moines
Junly
Cedar Rapids
D. F. Hunter
Leonard Carruthers
Towa
Jang
Hunter
Carl Christenson
Freeburg
Shenandean
Carruthers
George D. Lowers
Wester
Wilfred Gerbracht
Compson Edges Hagen In Opening 18 Holes Of Match Play
Archie Compson wins the opening 18 holes of a 72 hole match with birdies on the first and ninth at Sandy Burr Country Club Way and Mass July. Water Hagen, famed American match play golfer, trails by three holes in the first round of the 36 hole segment.
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Sandy Burr Country Club
Wayand
Mass
Archie Compson
Lel Water Hagen
America
Reed bound over Peru slaying linked to an affair
Paul Reed, 24, a draughtsman, was bound over to the October county grand jury on a first degree murder charge in the slaying of Vernon Player. Reed confessed stealing dynamite used, claiming it was for a spring blast, while Mrs Ive Piager, widow of the victim, also faced custody but was released.
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Rockford, LL
Paul Reed
Vernon Player
Reed
Ive Piager
West Branch plans seating for Hoover speech crowd
West Branch plans to seat at least 17,000 for Herbert Hoover’s August 21 address with 15,000 under canvas if rain threatens. A Chicago tent firm arrived to set up the large tents, a federal radio expert is due to arrange broadcast plans, and parking for about 25,000 cars will be available just outside the village with Davenport police directing traffic.
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West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Tal
Chicago
Mae
Kwa
Hoover
Feld
Davenport
Drowning of Feebleminded Boy Near Glenwood
Glenwood, Ta.daly 24 Paul Clark, 14, of a group from the state hospital for feebleminded, drowned yesterday while swimming alone near Glenwood. Body to be sent to Missouri Valley for burial. He was the son of Robert Clark of Farmington.
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Glenwood
Daly
Paul Clark
State ‘Hospital
Missouri Valley
Robert Clark Farmington
Court Holds Sale of Malt Extract Legal
Lansing reports the supreme court reversed Carl Christensen’s conviction for seeking malt extract, ruling the sale legal under prohibition law. The decision came on July 24.
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Lansing
Ue Supremo Canny Af Mieht- Wan
Carl Christensen
Seekig
Mexico exploits fame of Good Will aviator Carranza
Mexico City reports a flood of honors for Emilio Carranza, the goodwill aviator who flew to Washington. A beer brand will be named for him, Carranza matches are sold, and stores advertise Carranza products from his shoes to neckties. The piece notes licenses, industry ties, and a Dutch bicycle statistic alongside a tax figure.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Emilio Carranza
Washington
Lit
Carranza
Gov Smith Sets Aug 22 for Nomination Notification
Albany N Y July 24 Governor Smith will be notified of his nomination Wednesday evening Aug 22 at 7 p m on the east steps of the state capitol with a nationwide radio broadcast. He plans a one hour speech. Pacific coast broadcast begins at 3 p m. 96 stations will carry the program.
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Albany
N. J
Smith
State Capitol
Pittman
Nevada
Pacific Coast
Herbert
Hoover
Curtis
Robinson
Altha
Kiwanians Learn How to Tell Chain from Group Store
Aline advertising manager of Lauer's explains to Kiwanians at a Hotel luncheon the differences between group or chain stores and independent group stores. She notes group stores stay in the community with 32 percent of receipts remaining locally and provides figures on department store methods and consumer spending on apparel.
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A. A. Aline
Lauerman's
Kiwanians
eli-Lamson Alo Neon
Egyptians Show Little Interest In Antiquities Says Missionary
Dudley Galloway, a missionary to Egypt, told Canopus club members at Black's tearoom that Egyptians themselves are not interested in their own antiquities. He noted Americans and Britons lead excavations and shared experiences since going to Egypt in 1933, including photos and curios. The Canopus picnic will be Aug. 1 at YMGA camp on Morris Isle, where a new slide at the camp will be dedicated.
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Dudley Galloway
Egypt
Canopus Club
Black's Tearoom
Galloway
Moris Isle
Smallest Restaurant Opens in Montmartre Name The Restaurant of Wet Feet
Paris judges report the smallest eatery in the world, Jess, christened The Restaurant of Wet Feet in Montmartre. The one table establishment seats the proprietress and her stove with guests sometimes moving to a nearby cafe. the owner keeps scrubbing the floor keeping feet wet.
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Paris
Jess
Montmarte
Midingiles
Bomb Rear Porch Blast in Kenosha Leaves No Injuries
A deputy sheriff on the front porch guarded the scene as a bomb demolished the rear of the Kerman Mielke Home in Kenosha Wisconsin early today. No injuries were reported as the homeowners were away. Police continue to investigate the blast and motive.
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Kenosha
Wis
Aseputy
Kerman Mielke
Mielke
Sweat Saves Golf Bug as Lightning Hits Raised
Lightning struck during a storm at Willow Springs Missouri on July 24. Maurice Triplett was knocked unconscious but survived thanks to perspiration diffusing the electric current, doctors saying he was saved from death.
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Willow Springs
UPC
Maurice Triplett
Ice Cream Volume Increases Most in Dairy Industry
Washington: ice cream production and sales rise sharply with summer demand. In 1927 total U S output reached about 935.7 million gallons, up 11.0 million from 1926, raising per capita consumption from 2.77 to 2.85 gallons. Since 1910 output surged from 95.5 million to 385 million gallons by 1920, the decade shows a roughly 160 percent gain.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of ‘Agriculture
Iasc
Gairy
Nobile Journeys Back to Rome Thru Hostile Country
Berlin July 24 A special sleeping car was ordered by the Italian government today for Gen Umberto Nobile and survivors of the Italia disaster The train will travel the shortest route across Germany through Warnemuende Bad Kleinen Schwerin Magdeburg Munich and Verona without any official notice to Nobile Germany will pay no notice to his presence The fate of Prof Finn Malmgren remains unclear after the accident.
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Zapai
Finn Malmgren
Berlin
Umberto Nobile
Italia
Germany
Warnemuende
Bad Kleinen
Schwerin
Magdeburg
Munich
Verona
Gertin
Gen. Nobile
Local Pro Shoots 75 in Open Town Golf Meet
Des Moines hosts the annual Town open golf tourney with 18 holes completed today. Seb Elder of Waterloo led amateurs with 73 for 18, while Lee Herron of Sioux City topped the field at noon with 68. Jim Davis Jr of Des Moines was second at 70 and Bud Clarke of Sioux City shot 71. both Herron and Davis are amateurs.
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Des Moines
Seb Elderson
Waterloo
Weednes
Lee Herron
Sioux City
Jim Davis
Bud Clarke
Herron
Davis
Dog’s Look Triggers Cop’s Self Inflicted Wound
Westmont New Jersey July 24 a police officer named Graig spared a diseased dog after its mournful stare moved him to holster his gun. Yet when restoring the firearm the trigger discharged striking him in the leg. He was hospitalized in Camden and listed as recovering. A colleague then killed the dog.
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Westmont
N. J
U.e
Graig
Gamden
AIR TOUR FLIERS LEAVE FARGO FOR ST PAUL DEMO
Twenty three planes in the National Air tour took off from Fargo airport for St Paul in brief intervals starting at 2 pm. The three day demonstration will be staged in St Paul. Beck's son marries in London as Mrs Lionel Tennyson and James Montgomery Beck Jr wed at Paddington registrar office.
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Fargo
N. D
U.R
St. Paul
Beck
London
Lionel Tennyson
James Montgomery Beck, Jr
The
United States
Paddington
Mortuary Notice for William Dudley Sutter 35 Waterloo
William Dudley Sutter, 35, of Lincoln street, died last night in University hospital Iowa City after years of illness. Born September 23, 1872 in Clinton County, he was a farmer who lived in Denison and Oklahoma before settling in Waterloo. Surviving are his widow Nannie McCord Sutter, eight children, four grandchildren, and three brothers. body taken to O Keeffe Towne mortuary for funeral plans.
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William Dudley Sutter
Lincoln Street
University Hospital
Iowa City
Astuma
Mr. Sutter
Clinton County
Gyms
Margaret Sutter
Nannie McCord
Denison
Oklahoma
Iowa
Crawford County
Waterloo
B. &. Sutter
Clatton
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