In the Spotlight The Reindeer Country Mystery
North of Reindeer Lake Saskatchewan four University of Iowa ecologists pursue unmapped Canadian wilds amid conflicting reports of their condition. A trader in The Pas notes supplies while an old prospector near Prince Albert says they lack funds but press on. Royal Northwest Mounted Police order interception if possible.
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Reindeer Lake
Saskatchewan
University of Iowa
Canadian Wilds
Pas
Mar
Prince Albert
Sask
Royal
Northwest
Wonder
Vote surge and women turnout loom in Hoover race
Washington D C July 23 in a veteran analysis Mark Sullivan notes a likely sensationally large national vote as Democrats and Republicans marshal funds to mobilize voters. He cites extended get-out-the-vote tactics, potential heavy female turnout, and uncertain southern participation amid poll tax and registration rules.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D.D. C
Raskob
Courier delivers before 5 30 o clock every day
The Courier will be delivered at your home before 5 30 o clock. If the paper does not arrive by that time due to carrier error or other cause, call 5196 and a copy will be sent. Please phone the office before 6330 p.m. to report delays.
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Thia
Greater Rockford monoplane delay to Stockholm flight
Rockford Illinois July 24. The take off of the monoplane Greater Rockford on its flight to Stockholm Sweden was postponed due to head winds in Canada. Pilot Bert Hassell said the Stinson-Detroiter would depart at dawn tomorrow if weather permits with Parker D. Cramer as navigator. A large Rockford crowd waited through the night for the start.
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U.pi
Greater Rockford
Stockholm
Sweden
Bert Hassell
Canada
Hassell
Parker D. Cramer
Es Navigator
Mrs Maulsby Quits as Iowa Democrats State Chairman
Mrs W E Maulsby of Des Moines announces she will not seek re election as Democratic state chairman. Cedar Rapids vice chairman Charles D Huston to preside at the state convention. She says she accepted the role to elevate the party and to place the first woman in such a post, while her son serves in a Brooklyn naval hospital.
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Des Moines
W. E. Maulsby
Robert, Maulsby
Brooklyn Naval Hospital
Maulsby
Charles D. Huston
Cedar Rapids
Ten Years Ago in the Service
Eben A. Smith of Waterloo described a soldier’s grit in a July 24, 1918 letter to his mother Mrs. Kate Bronson. He was killed in action near Chateau Thierry after a shell burst and concussion. Smith earned both the United States service cross and the Croix de Guerre. His body returned to Waterloo in August 1921 for a triple funeral at Lincoln Park honoring Smith, Harry Masonic, and C. M. Hudson.
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Eben A. Smith
Kate Bronson
Fairview Avenue
Smith
Western Front
United States
Chateau Thierry
Ward
Waterloo
Harry Marson
Pvt
C. M. Hudson
Lincoln Park
Conflicting Northern Reports On Town Students Expedition
Reports from The Pas and Prince Albert dispute earlier claims of dire conditions for four University of Town students venturing into northern Saskatchewas. Arthur Jan of Pelican Narrows says the group is well supplied and equipped, while J E Sinclair notes they lack money for provisions or a guide but remain determined and knowledgeable about the country. The traders had previously supplied provisions after the expedition refused to turn back.
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University of Town
North Country
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Arthur Jan
Pelican Narrows
J. E. Sinclair
Northland
Prince Albert
Sask
Reindeer Lake
Sinclair
Shena
Democrats Name Hoover Electors in Texas
R B Creager of Brownsville, head of Texas Republican steering committee, announces plans to organize a pro Hoover campaign and fill vacancies in the Texas electors list after returning from Mexico around Aug. 1. He reports cooperation between anti Smith Democrats and Republicans and says no ticket will be set until after the Democratic primary.
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Tex
Dallas
Mexico
B. Creager
Brownsville
Republican National Committee
Sevet
Texas
Hoover
Creager
Chicago Police Chief Quits After Planned Cleanup
Chicago July 25 The Chicago Daily Journal reports that Michael Hughes commissioner of police appointed by Mayor Thompson to run the creeks out of Chicago in 90 days has resigned. Hughes underwent tonsil removal surgery and is in a north side hospital.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily Journal Today
Michael Hughes
Thompson
Hughes
North Side
Civil service bans prompt politics for federal workers
Washington July 25 U R The U S civil service commission warned federal employees against participating in political campaigns this fall noting that violations would lead to dismissal. In Des Moines July 24 s a Burrows suffered a serious back injury from a fall from a tree at his home. Medical updates described his condition as serious.
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Washington, D. C
U.R
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Des Moines
S. A. Burrows
Resignation and Provisional President Talk in Mexico City
Mexico City July 25 The resignation of Luis Morones as secretary of labor is officially accepted and a provisional president is expected within days. The Obregon faction debates a leader with Calles as likely, though acceptance of a provisional post is in question. Other candidates include Gov. Aaron Saenz of Nuevo Leon and Gen Fausto Topete of Sonora. Morones is out of the government, with Obregon allies hopeful the move weakens the labor wing.
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U.R
Luis Moraltes
Mexico
Obregon
Alvaro Obregon
Sonora
Plutarco Calles
Aaron Saenz
Nuevo Leon
Fausto Topete
Obregon Party
Morones
Tabor
Labor
Tawo
Abor
Calles
Army
Antonio Diaz - Gema
Republic
Owen to Back Hoover for President
Former Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma a Democrat endorses Herbert Hoover. Owen says Hoover is the best qualified candidate presented by his party in his time and attacks Smith’s environment and affiliations. Owen served 18 years in the Senate and helped author the Federal Reserve Act.
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New York
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Herbert Hoover
Owen
Smith
Senate
Col Stewart Checks Rockefeller Move Over Standard Oil
Col Robert W. Stewart, chairman of Standard Oil Indiana, reportedly gained 51 percent stock control to deter John D Rockefeller Jr from ousting him. News notes Stewart refused to testify to the Teapot Dome committee, with Wall Street abuzz about possible Sinclair-Stewart oil alliance. Stewart was visiting Casper Wyoming on an inspection trip with New York reports of stock control unresolved.
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Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oi! Company
Indiana
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard
Young Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Standard Ol
New York
New York World Today
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Cedar Rapids, Is
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
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the World
Col. Stewart
Senate
Wall Street
Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Company
Col Stewart
Wyoming
Casper
Wyo
Standard Oil Company of
Kansas City
Polar Fliers to Appear at State Fair Des Moines
Sir George H Wilkins and Lieut Carl Hielson signed to appear daily at the Des Moines state fair August 24 to 31. The polar explorers will fly the Lockheed Vega over polar routes, display the plane on fair grounds, show motion pictures from the voyage, and Wilkins will lecture on exploration experiences.
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Des Moines
George H. Wilkins
Carl Hielson
Point Barrow
Alaska
North Pole
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Hielson
Eielson
Fair Grounds
Capt.Wilkins
Veterans face higher interest from rediscount rate rise
Washington reports that government action to curb speculation via the Federal Reserve has pushed rediscount rates up and adds over a million dollars annually in extra interest for World War veterans. Loans on adjusted service certificates now bear 2 percent above rediscount rates, with several reserve banks at 5 percent and Chicago Reserve Bank considering 6 percent.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Tem
Veterans Bureau
Veterans Lyxeau
Chicago Reserve Bank
Father Runs Mower Over Sleeping Child In Benzonia
In Benzonia Michigan on July 25 four year old Eugene Moody was fatally injured when he slept in tall grass and was struck by the mowing blades of a machine his father was operating. The father did not realize the child was present until contact occurred.
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Benzonia
Mich
Eugene Moody
Itsield
Laln
Republican state judicial convention in Cedar Rapids
A Republican judicial convention in Cedar Rapids ran 20 minutes today nominating sitting judges Truman S. Stevens William B. Evans James W. Kindig for six year terms and Henry F. Wagner for the short term. The keynote by B. W. Garrett lasted 12 minutes and praised Republican prospects this fall.
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Cedar Rapids
INS
Lowe
Truman S. Stevens
Hamburg
William B. Evans
Hampton
James W. Kindig
Sioux City
Henry F. Wagner
Sigourney
B. W.garrett
Supernate
Attempt To Form New Party Drags Omaha Meet
On July 25 at Omaha the Bull Moose Progressive party effort faltered as its national convention lingered without a keynote speech or platform vote. Delegates were few, with only about a score present for day one and seven for day two as Henry Hofmann closed the session after letters were read and badges offered. Meanwhile a note mentions price listings for campaign buttons. DIRIGIBLE IN FLIGHT Los Angeles departs Lakehurst for Oneida New York to attend a municipal airport dedication.
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Altho
Bull Moose
Progressive Party
Henry Hofmann
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
INS
Los Angeles
Oneida
New Car Bought by Casebeer Magnate in Humble Interview
Jack Casebeer of Casebeer Heights reflects on buying a brand new car. He contemplates decorating it and wearing a tall silk hat won in 1884 to signal identity and business, with a wink to Democratic politics.
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Jack Casebeer
Casebeer Heights
Cleveland
Coolidge Considers Yellowstone Trip for August Departure
Superior Wis July 25 INSY The Yellowstone National Park trip and Western fishing lure President Coolidge away from the Brule river summer White House between August 10 and 15. Plans have formed for departure from Superior toward Yellowstone with possible return to Cedar Island lodge then a later move to Plymouth Wis Northampton Mass or direct return to Washington. The president favors visiting his boyhood Plymouth home and Mrs Coolidge worries about her mother in Northampton.
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Yellowstone ‘National Park
President Coolidge
Brule River
White House
International News Service
Yellowstone
Cedar Island Lodge
Coolidges
Northwoods
Wisconsin
Plymouth
Vic
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Mass
Washington
Jidge
Ansious
Goolidge
Coolidge
Lemira Goodhue
West
Mirmor
White ‘House
Big Bill Tilden to Play After All on Davis Cup Team
Paris July 25. The American Davis Cup squad reinstates Bill Tilden and confirms his participation in the challenge round against France. President Samuel H Colom of the USTA cited French requests to allow global fans to see the great player compete, authorizing Wear to select Tilden for the team.
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Big Bill Tilden
Paris
Bill Tilden
France
Samuel H. Colom
U.S. S
Wear
Tilden
Samuel H. Collom
Pioneer Physician Ill at Des Moines
Des Moines July reports pioneer physician Dr. Janis Schooler, long active in Des Moines, seriously ill at Mercy hospital with Bright’s disease. Once surgeon and 20 year dean at Drake University medical school, he came here 30 years ago from Indiana and served as postmaster under McKinley.
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Des Moines
Janis Schooler
Mercy Hospital
Tom Brights
Schooler
Indiana
Altho
Old Medical School
Drake University
McKinley
Marines Hope Battle with Sandino Rebels Near Honduras
Revolutionary forces led by Gen. Agustino Sandino are believed active near the Honduran border while U.S. Marines, supported by Marine airplanes, await contact. Inclement weather hindered two attempts to locate Sandino as rain and wind kept planes grounded.
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Niearagua
Agustino Sandino
Sandino
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