Estate of Captain Alfred Lowenstein Shrinks Under Debt
Brussels reports the unsealing of Captain Alfred Lowenstein’s will reveals vast personal loans from the seven months before his death. The estate, once immense, faces debts potentially over 30 million dollars as banks and a New York London syndicate hold unissued stock and pledged holdings from the International Holding Company. Settlement is not expected until next year amid complex holdings in plantations manganese mines hydro-electric utilities banking and shipping.
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Brussels
Alfred Lowenstein
Altho Lowenstein
Lowenstein
Ing
J. Henry ‘Schroeder & Co
New York
London
International Holding ,Company
Irl
Hoover and Smith pause campaigns for weekend rest
Governor Smith and aides plan a broad, people friendly campaign with radio use debated by advisers. They believe personality will influence the race as in New York and urge a wave of appearances and handshakes across states, including a radio element.
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New York
Shim
Smith Long
Filichle
Smith
Ritchie
Rain Delays Davis Cup Doubles Match in Paris
Davis Cup doubles halted as France leads the United States three games to two in the first set. Replacement players William Tilden and Francis Hunter will team with Latt and Hennessey to resume Sunday at 3 p.m. with the first set to be completed from the halted point.
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France
Youth Finds There Is Money in Horses
Iowa City reports Leo Hasparek, son of farmer J. Kasparek near Solon, found a dime embedded in a lump on the back of a horse 1 year old. The livestock’s odd dividend baffles the family as they seek explanation for the unexpected find. Salvation Army speaker Joseph Gihos, a fire captain, will address tomorrow night at the Salvation Army hall in Bosom.
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Iowa City
Leo Hasparet
Kasparek
Solon
Salvation Army
Joseph Gihos
Iscut Fire Department
Bosom
Salvation Anny Hall
Funeral services for Mrs Joseph A Sandburg
Funeral services for Mrs Joseph A Sandburg who died yesterday at Minneapolis will be held tomorrow at 2 30 am in O Keefe Torne chapel with members of the Womens Relief Association attending. Dr Worth L Steeves pastor Walnut Street Baptist Church will officiate burial will be in Timberwood cemetery.
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Joseph A. Sandburg
Minne- Apalis
O'Keefe
Torne
Women’s Bones Association
Worth L. Steeves
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Tim Wood
Riverfront Terrace and Wall Project Planned at Memorial Hall
The riverfront commission plans an auxiliary wall from the Syndicate building toward the fifth street bridge and a terraced park in front of Memorial Hall. Estimated cost for the wall and stairs is about 20 000 dollars with 15 000 dollars for filling and landscaping. Work to begin by August 15 after bids are set, with rock and earth dumping from excavations to speed park completion.
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Riverfront Commission
Syndicate
Fifth Street Bridge
Memorial Hall
Leno
J. G. Ralston & Son
Pioneer Bank
Lauerman's
Hotel
Russell-Lamson
Fourth
Fifth Street
Ralston Organization
Pass En de
Liermann Miller
Rivers Front Commission
Waterloo Adds 3500 Population in Past 16 Months
The 1928 city directory shows Waterloo growing with about 1 620 more named entries than 1927. The McCoy Directory distributes through Raymond Iseland and Clifford Chapman and lists 23 more name pages. The Smith family leads with 279 names, Miller 219, and Johnsons 254 with variant spellings.
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Waterloo
McCoy Directory Company
Raymond Iseland
Clifford Chapman
Smith
al Smiths
Hoovers
Herbert
Miller
Johnsons
Ston
AL Regard
Restaiant
Fourth Street
Laura Zyer
Linn Street
Ka—Caris Meshras
Commercial Street
James Xodros
Forth Street
Hundreds View 1929 Buick Models Shown Today
Crowds admire new 1929 Buick models at Black Hawk Bulk Company showrooms. Four new body styles with longer wheelbases debut alongside upgraded sixes and a double-blind electric wiper system. The display also features a “New National Anthem” song page, tied to a patriotic dedication event at Gannon Falls, Minn.
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Buick
Black Hawk Bulk
Fourth Streets West
A. B H. Gash
Instrument Board Assembly
America
Col
Wil
Gannon Falls
Minn
Antiacn
Weather figures for Friday to Saturday
Readable weather note shows Friday maximum 47 and Friday night minimum 52. Saturday forecast indicates temperatures near 54 during day and 80 at peak, with unclear wind or precipitation details.
Luther League Convention Opens in St Ansgar Circuit
Osage Iowa July 24 The Luther League circuit of St Ansgar opened its annual convention in Northwood with sermons on Christ as mankind’s greatest gift. Speakers include Revs Sigmehe Myhre and Longs bough and the program runs through tomorrow with officer elections.
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Osage
Christ
God
J. W. Yivisaker
Northwood
St. Ansgar
Luther League
Thor Sigmehe
Kepselt
G. Myhre
Olaf Longsbough
National Bank Supervisors elect officers for 1929
Delegates to the twenty seventh annual convention of the National Association of State Bank Supervisors elected officers and selected San Francisco for the 1929 gathering. New officers include President Weigel Minnesota supervisor of banks first vice president Frank J Walder New York supervisor of banks second vice president M Bristow Virginia deputy commissioner of banking and insurance third vice president L A Andrew Town Superintendent of Banks and secretary treasurer R N Simms New Greens banker.
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New York
National Association of State Bank
Fay
San Francisco
Weigel
Minnesota
Prank J. Walder
M. &. Bristow
Insurance
Virginia
L. A. Andrew
R. N. Simms
New Greens Banker
National Air Tour Reaches Home Today in Battle Creek
Twenty three fliers in the National Air Tour arrived from Chicago and prepared to depart for Detroit for the final hop. John P. Wood of Wausau, Wis. in Waco was deemed likely to win with a read of 2,000 points. Planes arrived here shortly before noon.
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Battle Creek
Mid
Uai
National Air Tour
Chicago
Detroit
John P. Wood
Wausau
Wis
Waco
Poon
Funeral to be Held for Miss Hannah Jensen at Parkersburg
Miss Hannah Jensen dies of double pneumonia and funeral services were set for Parkersburg today. Sisters Misses Slelis and Evelyn Jensett of Kansas City will stop in at the home of Mrs. Harriett Wightman 1101-2 Sycamore Street on their way home. Relatives Mrs. Wightman Mrs. Herbert Lawyess Mrs. Eunice Arnold and Mr. John Smith traveled to Parkersburg yesterday for the rites which were delayed to allow another sister to arrive.
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Parkersburg
Slelis
Evelyn Jensett
Kansas City
Harriett Wightman
Sycamore Street
Hannah Jensen
Jensens
Buria
Wightman
Herbert Lawyess
Eunice Arnold
John Smith
Asst. Secy of War Robbins Stumbles 4000 Feet in Air
Assistant Secretary of War Robbins tripped while moving between cockpits on a Fokker at 4000 feet over Somerset near Johnstown Pennsylvania. He fractured a collar bone and was hospitalized after the pilot Lieutenant Quesada landed the plane.
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Robbins
Johnstown
U.A
Fokker
Somerset
Lieut
Quesada
Espinosa Leads Western OpenAfter Morning 72
Abe Espinosa, from North Shore Chicago, shot 72 in the first 54 holes to hold a wide lead in the Western Open Golf Championship. His total stands at 215, with his brother Al Espinosa close behind at 219 after his morning round.
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North Shore Club
Chicago
Iuly
Abe Espinosa
Columbian Club
Finsell
TAS
Abe
Ang
al Espmosa
Noles
Coffee Cup Booze Costs Seller 1400 Dollars
Mrs Mary Haddad charged with selling liquor in her dry goods store faced fines totaling 1400 dollars after pleading guilty. Her husband paid the fines as the case concluded and liquor was reportedly served to customers in a coffee shop area.
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Cedar Rapids
U.a
Mre
Mary Haddad
Geney
Haddrd
Kiwanis Hear Rev CreeDe Rotary Picnic Speaker
Rev J G Creeth rector of St Mark's Episcopal Church will address Kiwanis at Hotel Russell Lamson Tuesday. He will speak on Chivalry and Waterco delegates' motion pictures from the National Kiwanis convention at Seattle will be shown. Rotary members cancel their usual luncheon to attend the annual picnic Thursday August 2 at Rotary reserve.
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G Creeth
Mark's Epiacopal Church
Russell Lamson
Waterco
Kiwanis
Seattle
Rotary Duo
Russell-Lamson
Rotary
America My Country Anthem of liberty and duty call
A patriotic verse honors America as liberty’s guardian. The speaker pledges blood and life to the nation while invoking divine support and the universal call for freedom. The lines praise liberty, resilience, and the duty to defend right against tyranny. The fragment ends with a signature line from Red Wine Malls Republican in Minnesota.
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America
Sweet Liberty
Tuthill Candidacy To Be Pushed At State Lodge Meet
A large Finimet lodge Knights of Pythias delegation will travel to Fort Dodge Iowa for the grand lodge convention Monday to Thursday. John H. Tuthill of Reed Tuthill Reed is a candidate for grand chancellor, with Judge B J Salinger also listed. The legal lodge has ten voting delegates, plus several visitors expected.
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Finimet Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Tomorray
Fort Dodge
Grand Lodge
Thurasday
Waterloo
John H. Tuthill
Reed, Tuthill & Reed
B. J. Salinger
Gar- Toll
Legal Lodge
Girl Wins Year's Music Scholarship in Des Moines
Miss Margorie Gustafson daughter of A C Gustafson 1493 East Thirteenth Street has won a year long scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music in New York City The award follows competitive examinations held this spring by Dr Phillip Greeley Cispo dean of the School of Music at Drake University Miss Gustafson will attend Drake University
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Des Moines
Margorie Gustafson
A. C. Gustafson
Eest Thirteenth Street
Juilard “School of Music
New York City
Aivarr
Savings Deposits Mount in Seventh District Banks
Savings deposits in 40 Chicago area banks in the seventh federal reserve district rose to 100,549,318 on June 30, up 4 percent from June 1 and 43 percent from a year earlier. Five district states held total deposits of 1,041,294,990.
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Chicago
Seventh Federal Reserve District
Probe Death of Sioux City Grocer
Police continued the investigation into the death of Alfred Lucas a Sioux City grocer whose body was found floating in the Missouri River south of here. His skull was fractured and the body was apparently thrown into the river after death. Lucas was identified by his daughter at the funeral in Pender Nebraska where the body was taken. Lucas had disappeared several weeks ago.
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Sioux City. In
Alfred Lucas
Sioux City
Missouri River
Here
Lucas
Inorgué
Pender
Neb
Brain Tests in Evening Post Preview
Brain tests are described as being given at major universities with two minutes per task. Each item presents three words. one correct word is chosen to form a true statement. Examples mix real and fake associations to assess mental reasoning.
China learns of American ways through film study
Canton reports government orders banning public dances sped up Americanization via motion pictures. Theaters fill as U.S. films dominate, with English titles read aloud by interpreters who narrate stories to captivated audiences. Film magazines and star Mary Pickford boost interest while audiences seek American life lessons.
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China
Canton
Thoraneas
Molion Picture
Mary Pickford
Douglas Feirbanks
Harold Listy
Skirts in Hungary Raise Public Outcry Over Modesty
Budapest July 28. Prominent women launch a campaign against the short skirts worn by Hungarian women on promenades and at tearooms along the Danube. Speaker Anna Kethely denounces the trend as a national scandal in parliament while Archduchess Isabella of Habsburg joins critics saying Hungarian women degrade themselves with fashion.
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Budapest
Hungary
Danube
Anna Kethely
Isabella of Hepsburg
Associated Press
Paris
Hagen Leads Canadian Open as Third Round Ends
Walter Hagen, British Open champion, tops the Canadian Open after completing the third round in par 72 for a 34 hole score of 211. He stands one stroke behind Archie Compsten while Tommy Armour defends the title and Teo Diegel and Willie MacFarlane close the chase with a 64.
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Toronto
Walter Hagen
Archie Compsten
Tommy Armour
Teo Diegel
Willie MacFarlane
Tuckahoe
City Budget Hearing Scheduled Monday Before Council
City officials set a public hearing Monday evening on the $810,532 budget estimate adopted July 16. The 1929 30 tax levy totals $286,924, lower than the current year. Mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts called the special session to address minor items and hear objections.
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Glenn A. Tibbitts
German motor trade shows high prosperity in Berlin and other cities
The German League of Automobile Trade reports Berlin car demand exceeds supply by 17 000. Hamburg needs over 6 000 autos, Frankfurt 4 000, Munich 3 000, with 110 cities surveyed. The figures are based on population and statistical analysis for cities of 100 000 residents or more.
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Berni
Germany
German League of Automobile Trade
Berlin
Hamburg
Frankfort
Munich
Train wreck near Bergen New York kills two engineers
A locomotive explosion halted main line traffic on the New York Central near Bergen New York late last night. Engineer Michael Cahill and Fireman Harrison, both from Syracuse, were killed in the blast.
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Bulbio
N.Y
New York Central
Bergen
N. Y
Michael Cahill
Harrison
Syracuse
Reader Klingaman recalls Courier legacy and Civil War veteran
J F Klingaman a former Black Hawk County resident in Los Angeles writes he has read the Courier for nearly 63 years since Jan 7 1902 and looks for past notes in Away Back When. He celebrates his upcoming 88th birthday and praises the paper’s growth and features.
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D. FP
Kingaman
Vaniess Avenue
Los Angeles
Cal
Black Hawk County
Gouriers
Thee Courier
Courier
Kijogaman
Isis
Coolidge Speech Broadcast Across Minnesota Tomorrow
President Coolidge's address will be carried by Minnesota radio stations Gannon Falls on July 26. Stations KSTP and WCCO will air the speech on 226.4 and 493.2 meters respectively starting at a specified time, with listeners urged to tune in.
Auto strike injures boy on Fourth Street West
Bud DeLappe 411 Eleventh Street West sustained minor bruises and cuts after being run over by Clarence Archer 1306 Berich Avenue in the 200 block of Fourth Street West Archer swung left to enter an alley as DeLappe rode southwest and did not hear him Returns from West Mrs Anita C Adrian 421 Fremont Street returned from a three month stay visiting relatives in Great Falls Mont Chateau Mont and St Paul Minn Also seeks payroll thieves in Chicago three bandits armed with sawed off shotguns robbed the pressroom paymaster at the Chicago Herald Examiner building workers involved in the incident and city notices include building permit details for George D Willey and R E Donlavey
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Bud Delappe
Eleventh Street
Clarence Archer
Berich Avegas
Fourth Street
Archer
DeLappe
Hhis
West
Anita C. Adrian
Fremont Street
Mary Wennart
May Lowden
Great Falls
Mont
Clinton Core
Chateau, Mont
Wreaterleg
Adrian
Tom Welter
St. Paul
Minn
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