Flight legends and political updates from today’s papers
A report on the Southern Cross air voyage from San Francisco to Honolulu with Kingsford Smith, plus political dispatches about L A Andrew and Hammill, Meredith illness, Lindbergh controversy, Amarillo editor clash, a Chicago indictment in Melrose Park, a Des Moines farmers’ ultimatum, GOP nominating tensions, and a notable farm suicide at Callender Iowa.
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Southern Cross
San Francisco
Honolulu
Kingsford-Smith
Frisco
Australia
Cos
Bowers to Keynote at Democratic Convention Question on Prohibition
Washington dispatch describes Claude G. Bowers as the expected keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention in Houston. The piece traces the party's four year evolution, from the 1924 nomination chaos to post- Madison Square tensions, harmony attempts, and McAdoo’s retirement, culminating in Bowers’ pivotal role and proposed platform on prohibition.
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Mark Sullivan Washington
BD. C
Claude G. Bowers
Bowers
New York Evening World
Houston
Democratic Party
Smith
Madison Square Convention
John W. Davis
Davis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Madison Square
Donnybreck
Kilkenny
McAdoo
Smith World
Farmers in straw hats and overalls march on Kansas City
Chicago dispatch reports thousands of farmers clad in overalls and straw hats converging on Kansas City to press for agriculture relief. Plans for a “march on Kansas City” will be shaped at a Chicago meeting led by Marks Woods of Lincoln Nebraska, with protesters vowing to descend on the Republican convention wearing old fashioned straw hats.
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Corm Belt Committee
Des Moines
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Kansas City
Northwest
Chicago
Towson
G. O. P. Requbes
Lsten
Coolidge
Hoover
al Smith
Free Trade’ Party
Marks Woods
Lincoln
Tamany Spent Nothing For Al Smith Presidential Bid
New York June 2. Tam many hail has watched Gov Alfred E Smith rise as a possible Democratic candidate for president but Olvany told the senate campaign investigating committee that the organization spent nothing for his candidacy. He said no contributions were made or solicited and that the Democratic committee did not accept funds. He missed appearing due to his son's illness, and process servers reported he had gone fishing.
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New York
U.P
Tammany
Alfred E. Smith
George W. Olvany
Senate
Olvany
Democratic Committee
Des Moines
INS
Edwin T.meredith
Wilson
Johns ‘Hopkins~ Hospital
Baltimore
Meredith
al Smith
Northern troops evacuate Peking as Chang Tso Lin leaves
Peking reports Marshal Chang Tso Lin is departing at midnight and arranging Shansi leaders to take over the northern capital. The Beijing railroad station shows a chaotic scene with troops, officials, and baggage piling up on sidings and platforms as trains depart for Manchuria.
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Peking
Chang Tso-Lin
Manchuria
Tornado Ditches Train One Killed Near St Albans
A Canadian Pacific passenger train was struck by a tornado between Stanbridge and Bedford Quebec about 20 miles north of St Albans Vermont. One man died and ten were injured, three seriously, as three coaches were thrown down an embankment while the engine stayed on the rails. The tornado began at Pike River and cut a six mile path with wrecked barns and houses along a two acre wide swath.
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St. Albans
Jane
Pi—o
Canadian Pacific
Stanbridge
Bedford
Que
Here
Pike River
Weather and Highways Across Iowa Report
Waterloo and Marshalltown show clear skies with good driving conditions. Des Moines and Cedar Rapids report bright to clear weather, while Ottumwa and Muscatine mix fair and good, with several towns confirming clear and good conditions.
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Pavan
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Boone
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Mason City
Creston
Clinton
Muscatine
Nation's Hoover Contests Edge Toward Convention Seats
In Kansas City the quadrennial Republican faction fights begin over 69 convention seats. Hoover backers clash with anti Hoover camps in Texas Mississippi Louisiana Florida and other states. The full national committee will judge the contests Monday with implications for Hoover’s nomination chances.
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Kansas City
Taft
Roosevelt
Hoover
Texan
R. B. Creager
Creager
Mississippi
Louisiana
Emil Kuntz
Walter Cohen
New Orleans
Cohen
Frank
Lowden
Lily White
Bineck
Man Critically Burned When Truck Catches Fire
Dysart farmer Joseph Thiere about 50 suffered severe burns to his back and legs when his northbound hog truck collided with a touring car driven by Emil Schaefer 30 of Eagle Center. The truck tipped, pinning Thiere. he was taken to Presbyterian hospital in critical condition. Schaefer was slightly bruised and treated by a Waterloo doctor. The crash occurred near an Eagle Center store owned by Schaefer’s father. Some hogs were hurt. Des Moines. June 2.
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Joseph Thiere
Waterloo
Eagle Center
Emil Schaefer
Thieve
Presbyterian Hospital
Schaefer
Lutherans Draft Reports for Synod
Des Moines June 2 A council of thirty one Lutheran ministers and lay men drafts reports and recommendations for the Augustana synod convention next week. They propose shifting pastor selection to a committee and placing all colleges under the synodical board engineer. Fort Dodge June 2 A family injured when a blowout caused their car to overturn on Highway 16 north of Here.
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Des Moines
U.P
Synodical Council
Augustana Synod
Synodical Board
Fort Dodge
U.pi
W. A. Vigar
Here
Delivery deadline and phone order follow up
The Courier will be delivered to your home before 6 30. If the carrier fails to deliver or any error occurs, call 100 for a replacement copy. Phone orders must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
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Hoy
Doss Jury Fails to Agree in 24 Hours
After 124 hours of deliberation the jury in the murder case of Dewey White alias Dogs failed to reach a verdict. White, a Fort Snelling deserter, confessed to clubbing and shooting Mrs Marsha Smith at her Rising Sun farm home and robbing her. The panel, with 11 women aboard, was asked to consider the death penalty but it seems unlikely to be imposed.
Student Drowns on Graduation Day in Lakefield
Clyde Christensen aged 17 drowned in Herron lake near Lakefield Minnesota just hours before he was to graduate from Lakefield High School. He and three companions went canoeing when a high wind overturned the craft. Two friends swam to safety while the third clung to the boat until it floated.
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Lakefield
Minn
Clyde Christensen
Herron Lake
Here
Lakefield High School
Ching
Identity sought for man found dead in boxcar
Coroner H. H. Nichols investigated the hanging body found late yesterday in a railroad box car in Marshalltown. The man, described as 60 to 70 years old, smooth faced and partly bald, appeared to have died by his own hand three days earlier, and authorities seek to establish his identity from the limited description.
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Marshalltown
Incine
H. H. Nichols
Jas
Ten Years Ago in the Service at Fort Worth Texas
E R Elliott a baggageman at the Union depot recalls a 30 man Grundy Center contingent and others from the region who joined an officers training school in Fort Worth Texas under government supervision. He says life in El Paso bordered on better times and notes he was not assigned to any division during service.
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E. R. Eliott
Union Depot
Grundy Center
Fort Worth
Tex
Elliott
el Paso
Governor and county attorney races heat Iowa contest
Primary races across Iowa draw intense attention as voters weigh governor Hammill against Bowman for a third term and county attorney contender F. W. Edwards versus John Gwynne. In Third District, Wood, Langworthy, and Robinson vie for a seat, while county tickets show sheriffs and state representatives with several contesting Republicans. Public push for turnout grows as campaigns temper the mood and press highlights road bond debates and bank-deposit guarantees.
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Hammill
Bowman
John Hammill
M. le Bowman
T. J. B. Robinson
Hampton
G. W. Wood
Waterloo
Henry J. Langworthy
Dubuque
FP. W
Edwards
John W. Gwynne
Sherif H. T. Wagner
J. W. Willmek
E. M. Lichty
C. A. Hallis
Cedar Falls
Fox
Barclay
Poyner
Matt Ahles
Andrew Apel
Leo J. Bedard
Matt Demuth
John Weisen
Jacob Sehares
H. G. Peverill
E. K. Rice
Walter Hewitt
F. R. Decker
Charles Elaridge
Iva Finch
W. H. Mcintosh
E. V. Mullinex
W. A. Wright
John P. Biller
Refshauge
Bentley
Cendar Falls
Edward Refshauges
R. H. Walters
Henri Paul
Reepublicans
G. W. Hughes
F. R. Bentley
Third
Pour
East Water Township
J. R. Rector
Tiap
Federation of Women's Clube
Cole
Governor's Race Takes Spotlight in Des Moines
Des Moines on June 2 reports Iowa spring primary campaigns wrap up with four candidates vying for governor. Incumbent Governor John Hammill seeks a third term against M. L. Bowman Waterloo Lars J. Skromme Roland and Marion E. Anderson Clinton. Observers split on outcome, Hammill touts roads policy, government economy and efficient administration.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Monay
John Hammill
M. L. Bowman
Waterloo
Lars J. Skromme
Roland
Marion E. Anderson
Clinton
Hammill
Bowman
Sinclair verdict may aid Stewart in DC case
Washington DC June 2 10 Lawyers expect the DC court of appeals to rule on the senate contempt conviction of Harry F Sinclair and its bearing on the case against Indiana Standard Oil chairman Robert W Stewart now on trial in Indianapolis If Sinclair wins a reversal Stewart may move to have charges dismissed If Sinclair loses he may appeal to the Supreme Court and the Stewart trial would continue
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Washington, D. C
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Senate
Harry F. Sinclair
Robert W. Stewart
Indiana Standard Oil
Sinclair
Stewart
U. S
Hope for Rescue of Italia Fades in Arctic Search
London June 2 Hope for the immediate rescue of Gen Alberto Nobile and his 17 companions dimmed today as the Italia dirigible remains missing for eight days. Arctic conditions hinder expeditions with snow fog and cold, two ice floes forcing partial retreats. Four Italian chasseurs start from Citta di Milano at King's Bay and move north toward Spitzbergen in search of the last radio signal from the Italia.
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London
INS
Umlberto Nobile
Arctic
Italia
Citta di Milano
King's Bay
Spitzbergen
Weather outlook for week across major valleys and plains
Forecast covers June week beginning in northern regions and central great plains. Occasional showers with variable temperatures. Overall trend shows below average in northern areas and near normal in southern portions.
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Washington, I C
Jane
Mississippy
Missouri
Great Plains
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