Death of William J Bryan Opens Dayton Obsequy
Dayton Tenn July 27 AP William J Bryan dies at home after long public life as a political and religious figure. Widow Mrs Bryan requests Arlington burial if possible. children awaited arrival as mourning town flies half mast. Reporters shift to covering the last chapters of the Commoner and the Scopes trial legacy.
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Bayon
Tenn
William JJ. Bryan
Jayuris
Rogers
Dayton
Bryan
Washington
Arlington
America
Holy Land
20 Killed in Auto Accidents Weekend Summary
Weekend toll shows 20 killed in auto accidents with multiple casualties and a fatal collision near Burlington. A Rock Island engine struck a car at Marquette street crossing, throwing occupants, car demolished, with injuries reported including a Burlington man. Details remain fragmented and ongoing.
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Rock Island
Marquette Street
Bortington Man Hart
Burlington
AP — J. Ringold
I. Nf. Rinsaid Clothing Company
Young Folks Leave for Epworth Meeting
Epworth gathering opens as youths from Grace E, First M R, Paul’s M, and Linden M churches depart for a regional Methodist institute. The opening session today features leading state and Benai church circles on the teaching program.
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Epworth
Toairty
Jeff Watst
the League Institute
Tant
Grace
First
Paul's
Linden
Benai
Verians Open Nodical Meet at Ames
Verians announce a scheduled nodical meet at Ames with daily sessions. Details are unclear due to imperfect OCR but indicate a formal event with organized activities and officials.
Christianity Bar to Anarchy, Says Episcopal Bishop
Episcopal Bishop Harry Longley told Fort Des Moines that anarchy must be barred by Christianity and that laws alone cannot sustain order without spiritual backing. He spoke during special post services, urging morality in politics, industry, and law.
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Des Moines
Harry
Longley
Episcopal Church
Fort Des Moines Army Post
George Hurst 72 Found Dead In Bed
George Hurst 72 was found dead in his bed at his home on 431 Thompson Avenue around early morning. His brother Alfred discovered the body. coroner S. Z. Smith ruled apoplexy and an inquest unnecessary. Surviving siblings are W. MM Tara Gale HL Alfred Waterloo and Mrs Allen Thompson. Funeral plans pending. body at Hileman & Gindt's mortuary.
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George Hurst
Thompson Avenue
A.m
Alfred
George
Smith
Famil
W. MM
Tara
Gale
Waterloo
Allen Thompson
Fairbank
Hileman &Gindt
Frank M Shores Recalls Sheriff Work At Rotary Luncheon
Black Hawk county sheriff from 1908 to 1917, Frank M Shores, told Rotarians at Hotel Russell Lamson of seizing criminals and aiding other counties. He recounted a Janesville bank robbery plot uncovered via a taxi driver and thwarted when Waverly officers pursued bandits.
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Frank M. Shores
Black
Hawk County
Rotary Club
Russell-Lamson
Janesville
Waverly
Black Hawk County
Grundy County Man Not Fatally Burned, Physicians Believe
Ed Longnecker, 58, escaped fatal steam scalding when a valve failed and steam descended on him as he lay under a threshing machine engine in Grundy Center. He was repairing the engine at the time. physicians say the injuries are not likely to prove fatal.
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Grundy County
Grundy Center
Ed Longnecker
Shim
Sonngnecker
Plate Glass Prices Cut 20 to 25 Percent
Pittsburgh officials announce a 20 to 25 percent cut in plate glass prices to meet rising foreign competition. The new schedule takes effect immediately, following an initial report by INS from Pittsburgh on July 27.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Standard Plate Glass Company
Touring Scoutmaster Guest at Waverly Camp
J W Waite, Scoutmaster from Cleveland Ohio, visited a Boy Scout camp near Waverly as he traveled from Cleveland to Yellowstone National Park. He joined for dinner after following camp markers, planning to film scenes in Yellowstone and Iceland next summer with a Cleveland friend who has spent thousands on rare birds.
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J. W. Waite
Cleveland
Waver
Yellowstone National Park
Waite
Cama
Yellowstone Toom
Iceland
Contractors Start Bridge Work Today
Contractors began work on county bridge projects after a Black Hawk County Board award. Three bidders divided the work into concrete box girders near Le Porte, an I-beam span near Waterloo township, and other supports including Vinton and Vier in the surrounding area.
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Tra
Black Hawk of
Amons
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Vinton
Berth Con
le Porte
W.oa
Burton San
Library head returns from national conference
Confused OCR summary mentions Callie Willee retirements and multiple named libraries and people. Fragmentary notes reference Waterloo library head, Segue, Mason City, Canadair, and several individuals in a muddled list.
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Callie Willee
Waterloo
Riffian peace talks and Scopes trial notes mix in Tangier dispatch
London reports El-Krim ready to negotiate peace with France and Spain only if the Rif independence is guaranteed. Marshal Pelain travels to Tetuan for talks with Primo de Rivera. In Dayton, Bryan-Darrow clash yields mutual respect with tributes, while threats against Bryan’s life surface from northern cities amid the Scopes trial.
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London
Alm El-Krim
Clikes
Harris
Tangier
France
Spain
Jim
Riffs
Perin
de Rivera
Itabat
Morocco
Marshal Pelain
Verlain
Strassbourg
Tetuan
Primo de Rivera
Krim
Bryan Dies Where He Made Last Fight for Fundamentalism
The report notes William Jennings Bryan’s death occurring while he prepared to publish and deliver a closing speech for the Scopes trial era battle over fundamentalism. It details his health issues including a heart dilation and arrhythmia, his cautious pace, and a prayer he offered in Dayton, highlighting his devotion to old-time religion and the ongoing campaign.
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Tron Darrow
Darrow
Bryan
Mx. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Tan
Liffe
Geargan
Rappleyea
Scopes
Dayton
Rogers
Nol
Chattanooga
Marion Perkins
A. W. Lessly
Lessly
Altho Bryan
Raymond Wallace
Wallace
Pikeville
Southern Methodist Episcopal Curch
HK. A. Peterson
Buna
Tex
Dayian
Man Dies After Jump From Seventh Floor Window
Edward C. Porr of Sioux City died after leaping from the Francis building seventh floor fire escape yesterday. Witnesses say he climbed out and deliberately jumped. His skull was crushed and he suffered multiple fractures. death was instantaneous due to failing health cited as the motive.
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Sioux City
Tuly
INS
Edward GC
Porr
Francis
Hot Dog and Pop Tent Purloined at Cedar River Picnic
Janes Saunders of 626 Lincoln Street pitched a cedar river picnic tent with hot dogs and soda pop as lure. He left it unattended overnight Saturday and a thief stole the canvas, stakes, and all. Police were notified.
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Janes Saunders
Lincoln Street
Cedar River
Illinois Central
Sheriff Wagner to Catch Criminals With Gas Bombs
The board of supervisors authorized purchase of six small iron gas bombs for use in pursuing criminals. The devices can be recharged and released by opening a valve, without any explosion. Sheriff Wagner plans to employ them in dangerous entrenchments.
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Wagner
Bherl
T. Wagner
Java
Board of Supervisors
Maxine Munger Dies at Dunkerton at Age 3
Three year old Maxine Munger, daughter of the late Louis and Bertha Munner, Watertown, died in Dunkerton Iowa from throat affliction believed to be caused by illness. She resided with her aunt Mrs. Margaret Rodgers alongside sister Virginia and a brother with relatives in Montgomery Illinois. Funeral held on Rodgers porch and burial planned in Waterloo beside her parents.
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Dunkerton
Maxine
Louis
Bertha Munner
Watertoo
Margaret Rodgers
Virgina
Fair and Cooler Tuesday Forecast Highlights Local Weather
Cooler conditions prevail tonight and Tuesday per State bureau forecast. Daytime highs recently in the lower 70s with an afternoon reading around 74. A light thunderstorm occurred last evening, rainfall about 0.05 inches. Sunday temperatures ranged from 40s to 60s, Saturday from 52 to 51.
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State Bureau
Liquor Cases Sent to District Court
There being no appearance of claimants of liquor seized in Waterloo under search warrants issued by WW Whitford Cedar Falls justice of the peace acting on petitions by J B Hammond these liquor cases were today transcribed to the district court. Sheriff H T Wagner has the alleged liquor in his custody and will hold it until a district judge orders it destroyed.
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Waterloo
WW. H. Whitford
Cedar Falls
Pare
J. B. Hammond
H. T. Wagner
Mortuary Notice for Mrs Samuel L Sassaman
Mrs. Samuel L. Sassaman 66 died at 4 20 a m at her son Ralph Sassaman 508 Almond Street after a weeklong illness Born Somerset County Pennsylvania came to Water 100 with her parents in 1863 Married Polo NL 1879 to Samuel Sassaman Survived by husband son Ralph three grandsons brothers John Young Waterloo and J Young Staple Minn Also member First Presbyterian Church and the W C T U Body to Hileman Gindt Mortuary for funeral arrangements Friends asked not to send flowers
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Sassaman
Samuel L. Sassaman
Ralph Sassaman
Almond Street
Somerset County
Pennsylvania
Polo
Samuel
Ralph
John Young
Waterloo
J. Young
Staple
Minn
First Presbyterian Church
Hileman & Gindt
Manchester Man Admits Robbery of Oil Station
Donald Dormah of Manchester pleaded to a robbery charge after confessing to breaking into the Leader Oil Station at Main and Brewer streets and taking 222 dollars from a money sack. He used the funds to buy a car from a Cedar Rapids firm, transferring his old vehicle and leaving the sack behind, identified by the station operators. Dormah, previously employed at the station, admitted entering through a broken window and taking only cash, with checks left intact.
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Manchester
Donald Dormah
J. J. Pentony
Leader OH
Main and
Brewer Streets
Cedar Rap‘de Firm
LeClerc Brothers
Oid
Drake Appointed Acting Deputy Collector in Charge
Washington July 27 Charles A. Drake head of the sales tax division of the bureau of Internal Revenue was named acting deputy collector in charge of miscellaneous internal revenue. Blair refused to discuss reports that Robert Estes will resign while on leave. Fred H. Page, Estes assistant, will resign.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Charles A. Drake
Bureau of Internal Revenue
The
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Blair
Robert Estes
Estes
Fred H. Page
Woman Driver and Boy, 3, Injured as Motorcars Collide
Two persons were seriously hurt in a morning crash at Mulberre and Elm streets. Mrs. James Register of 1107 Alta Vista avenue and Mrs. J. H. Coughran collided. Mrs. Coughran and her grandson, aged 8, suffered facial and hand cuts from flying glass and were taken to a physician.
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James Register
Alta Vista Avenue
J. H. Coughran
Kansas
Mulberre
Elm Streets
Son to Follow Father in Occupying Pulpit at First M. E. Church
A Waterloo Savings Bank president and Upper Iowa conference member J. E. Johnson preached at First M. E. Church yesterday. Next Sunday Rev. Paul Johnson, his son, will preach and soon depart with his wife for China to teach at a university. Copenhagen Lightning struck the King's country home at Skawa today.
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M. E. Church
J. E. Johnson
Waterloo Savings Bank
Upper Iowa Conference
Paul Johnson
Widow of last chief of Foxes and Sacs dies on reservation
Tamala July 27 UP Na ta wa se qua squaw of the last Sac and Fox chief Mes buried near here overlooking the Iowa river valley The chief Push e to ne qua husband head of the Indians in Tania county until his death on Nov 6 191 After his death Na to wa se qua son Frank Push e to ne qua and five other sons survive her She helped foster monogamy after years of polyandry in the tribe and burial followed near her husband’s grave Overlooking the hunting grounds now farmed with corn fields
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Tamala
Lowa River
Tania County
Hast
Na-to-wa-se-qua
Inany
Masons and Eastern Star picnic set for July 36 at Thrill Park
Manchester Ta July 27 Special The county Masonic and Eastern Star picnic will be at Thrill park on Thursday July 36. All members of the orders and their families will be welcome. After moon picnic dinner there will be various entertainment including music by Manchester band.
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Manchester
County Masonic and
Eastern Star
Army planes start back from flight to coast
San Francisco July 27 Army pursuit planes under Major Thomas G Lanphier began returning to Selfridge Field Michigan after a test flight to Galiformula. The group departed Crissy Field San Francisco at 4 o clock yesterday afternoon.
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San Francisco
Cal
Thomas G. Lanphier
Selfridge Field
Mich
Galiformula
Crissy Field
Five Thousand Delegates At Walther League Meet
Five thousand delegates from across the United States attended the Walther League convention in San Francisco. The league comprises young people of the Lutheran Church, gathered for the annual event in the city.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States
Lutheran Church
Lund General Services for Andrew Lund
Services for Andrew Lund aged 67 who died at 7 am at his residence one mile east of town where he shared with his brother Hans will be held Wednesday afternoon Fredsville is the surviving relative. Falls 2 500 feet to death. St Louis July 27 breaking of his safety rope believed responsible for the death plunge of John N Newcomb aerial Symnaat who fell 2 400 feet to his death Sunday as thousands looked on.
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Lund
Cedar Falls
Andrew Lund
Hans
Fredsville
St. Louis
John 8
Newcomb
Symnaat
Waterloo Musicians to Play at Kiwanis Luncheon
Waterloo musicians bring a noon program to the Kiwanis luncheon at Hotel Russell-Lam. Miss LuVerne Beal will perform piano and violin numbers including Hark Hark the Lark and Turkey in the Straw. A quartet led by Mrs. Marshall will play Ave Maria Happiness and Pastoral Sketch. Rev Nicholas J. Lentz will speak on Man or Monkey.
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Waterloo Invasians
Kiwanis Club
Russell-Lam- Sah
LuVerne Beal
Plang
Hark
Shubert
Guyon
Fism
Rose Reichard Marshall
Wilma Basher Galloway
Maude
Tornado Lays Waste Cotton and Tobacco in Suffolk
Suffolk Virginia July 27 Farmers and residents assess damage from the Sunday tornado that struck the district. Hundreds of acres of cotton laid low and tobacco fields stripped by wind and hail. Forests denuded, many buildings blown down and left in fields. No lives reported to date.
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Suffolk
Armenians Eligible to U. S. Citizenship
Federal Judge Wolverton ruled Armenians are eligible to citizenship in the United States in Portland Oregon in a test case challenging the citizenship of Tates O. Cartozian a Portland oriental rug dealer The decision dismisses the U S government complaint against Cartozian’s citizenship marking a landmark on Armenian eligibility questions The ruling comes after a yearlong test case initiated by federal authorities
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Portland
Ore
TNS
United States
Wolverton
Tates O. Cartozian
MacMillan Ships Anchor at Upernetik Greenland
Washington D C July 27 The Bowdoin and the MacMillan Arctic expedition ship ar rived Sunday evening at Upernetik Greenland per radio dispatch to the navy department. PIONIC PROCEEDS 8350. Manchester Iowa July 27 Partial receipts and expenses of the American region picnic at the fair grounds indicate about 350 dollars realized for the post treasury. At the July 36 meeting resignation of commander C G Yoran after 20 months will be discussed and new officers elected for endowment fund drive. A full attendance is requested at Legion hall at 8 o'clock. FARMER ENDS LIFE Correctionville Iowa July 2 Al Orner 67 a farmer killed himself at home prior financial troubles.
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Washington, D. C
Upernetik
Greenland
Navy Department
Pionic
Manchester
Fair Grounds
Treasury
C. G. Yoran
Legion Hall
Correctionville
al Orner
Here
Orner
Delaware Township Farm Bureau Picnic at Baier's Ford
Manchester Indiana July 27 News reports the Delaware Township Farm Bureau plans a picnic at Baier's Ford on Wednesday July 29. After the noon dinner a program of sports follows with horseshoe pitching and a hall game among other stunts.
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Manchester In
Township Farm Bureau
Baier’s Ford
Rob Jewelry Factory Heist in Chicago
Robbers blasted the Cherry and Spiejer jewelry factory on Chicago's West Side and escaped with diamonds and other jewels valued at $15,000. The July 27 incident involved cracksmen breaking the safe and fleeing before dawn.
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ROB Jewelry
Chicago
Cherry & Spie Jer
West Side
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W. J Bryan
Frank MM. Shores
Waverly Camp
National Confab
AAIM
London Times
Rebel
Jlarénes Darrow
Peyan
Fife
Erevan
Trienes
Maxine Munger
Drake
Copenhagen
Skawa
Kiwanians
U. S
MacMillan
Delaware Township Bureau
Jever
Terloo
Couyet
U. G. Kramer
West
Waterloo, In
Een
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