Army trained by Soviet battles in heart of Canton
Canton battles rage as Kuo Ming Tang forces led by Chu Pei Teh clash with Yunnanese mercenaries under Yang Hsi Min. Whampoa cadets trained by Soviet officers fight for control of Canton and river banks. foreign defenses, telecoms and governor's offices fall to fighting. Shanghai reports note foreign police help quell mobs as protests widen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
China
Chu Pei-Teh
Yang Hsi Min
Ganton
Tungshang
Kongcong
Northern Iowans Attend Norse Jubilee Centennial Opening
Northern Iowans depart Mason City today bound for Minneapolis for the Norse centennial opening at the fair grounds. Many travel by car to attend the Luther League and Norwegian Lutheran church convention as part of the Norse jubilee events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Dune
North Iowa
Minneapolis
Fair Grounds
Luther League
Norwegian Lutheran Church of
Loeb in Delirious Turmoil at Joliet Penitentiary Hospital
Disoriented prisoner Richard Loeb, 10 years into a life plus 99 year sentence for the Bobby Franks murder, raves and fears for mental health after measles infection. Doctors call post infectious delirium, with guards struck and requests for his former companion called Patches Reinhart.
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United Press
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
Joliet Penitentiary
Dickie
Clarence Darrow
Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Feoeb
Hermann Adler
Heat Wave Claims 55 More Lives Across Region
The day added 55 deaths to the toll as the heat wave persisted with no relief in sight. Businesses paused, offices operated partially, and residents awaited cooler conditions forecast by the weather bureau. Boston logged the hottest day, while tides of relief were set for later in the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heston
Rete International News
Boston
New Taghiunt
Mer
East Port
Pension fund campaign discussed by Y E Actuary in Chicago
Y E Actuary of Chicago confers with church leaders on a pension fund campaign. Discussion centers on raising 300000 for a general reserve pension plan for aged or disabled ministers and widows, tied to the Methodist Episcopal church Upper Iowa conference. Robert Misalc, formerly of Philadelphia, visits after news of a fruit-marketing meeting and a robbery at a local bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. E. Actuary
Chicago
Pension Fund Campaign
von. Stiffard
Board of Newstones and Relief
Methodist Episcopal Church
K.wood
Curran
Upper Laws
Methodists Episcopal Church
Wis
Nosehalifie
Robert Misalc
Rinhert Myds
Rhilale
Ore
Divre
Hudson
Vir
Hiis
Ininglar Insurance
Pussyfoot Johnson praises prohibition and India work
Noted dry leader Pussyfoot Johnson, in shirtsleeves at TreTel Russell-Lamson, speaks at the First M E church and Cedar Falls on Sunday about prohibition progress. He recalls Mary J. Campbell aiding temperance activism in India and notes 300 to 400 organizations formed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Johnson
Tretel Russell-Lamson
Cedar
Mary J. Campbell
Waterloo
United Presbyterian
Women's Christian Temperance Union
India
Miss Campbell
Church
Orient
New York
Walstead
Cty
Bryan
William Jennings
Dayton
Johngan
Altho
Aica
Hale Beverages
Dorothy Ellingson Delayed Murder Trial For Medical Reasons
Dorothy Ellingson, aged about ten years, facing a murder charge in her mother’s death, was ordered removed to St Francis hospital for an appendicitis operation. Judge Louderhark postponed the trial opening from Monday to August 11 after her attorney and Dr. T Dearcy Quinn urged immediate surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fon Francisco
June Stingson
Rus l
Dinner to Honor Chicago Visitors and Newlyweds
Mrs. Jr. Weirb hosts a dinner at her Waterloo home honoring Mr. and Mrs. Harald Stoner and Mr. and Mrs. Athbert Roderick. Chicago guest Mrs. Stoner, formerly Evangeline Powers, is bride of the week. other attendees include Dr. and Mrs. Powers and Miss Thatta Powers.
Tombstone toppled killing 5 year old at Waldheim cemetery
In Chicago at Waldheim cemetery a tombstone toppled as five year old Ester Laciche climbed it. The slender shaft about three feet high toppled onto him fracturing his skull and killing him as his mother wept beside the grave.
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Chicago
Waldheim
Ester Laciche
Plielnz Fiowera
Heat Wave Grips Several Cities Across Midwest
Detroit and other cities endure extreme heat as the sixth day of a merciless sun closes in. Des Moines Indianapolis and Cleveland report rising deaths and prostrations, with temperatures near or above 100 degrees and no relief expected over the weekend.
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Petrois
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Tanianapoli
Indiana
St. Louis
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Cleveland
Jnne
Qolhio
Prize Play Steal Suit Targets Pulitzer Winning Drama
In a New York suit, three California authors sue Sidney Howard for plagiarism over the Pulitzer prize winning They Knew What They Wanted. Plaintiffs from Los Angeles allege their rejected play The Full of the Moon mirrors the Howard work in plot and characters.
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Associated Press
New York
Sidney Howard
Joseph Grubb Alexander
Ernest Schayer
Wilford North
Los Angeles
Howard
Theatre Guild
Theatre Guild, Inc
Guild
Oklahoma Leads Nation in Work Thru Y Camps
New York report shows Oklahoma and Maryland earned A grades for YMCA boys camps in health sanitation training and management. Detroit led cities with 955, New York 852, while Camp Dudley and Kamp Kiamoesha achieved perfect 1000s.
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New York
Oklahoma
Detroit
National Council of the Eye
Frank B. Gugelman
Rochester
Jeaders
Maryland
Camp Conroy
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Michigan
North Carolina
Hawaii
District of Columbia
New Jersey
California
Indiana
YM. G. A
Genase
Chicago
Philadelphia
Dudley
Orange Lake
N. Y
Kamp Kiamoesha
Newark
Germ Trial Recess Narrows Jury to Eight Members
Trial of William Darling Shepherd for the germ murder of William Nelson McClintock recessed over the weekend. At noon today the panel lost one tentative juror, leaving eight men sworn or with indorsements from both sides still to hear the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Obituary notices from Waterloo area deaths reported
Minnie Fintel of Waterloo dies at St Francis hospital aged 56 born December 4 1880 survived by husband and six children from Vinton and Waterloo. Evelyn Myrtle Ferguson daughter of C P and Mrs Ferguson dies at St Francis hospital born November 25 1914 to Lawler burial in Crane Creek. Yeaver Stewart child of Mr and Mrs Ro Stewart dies at Petersen Bros chapel service held for distant daughter burial at Fairview.
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Mts
Puntey
Minnie Fintel
Fintel
Cottage Street
St. Francis Hospital
Oho
Waterloo
Vinton
Frank Swartz
John
Gladys
Clifford
George
Robert Fintel
James A. Tharp
Sicramenta. al
Douglass Washburn
Range. Mont
Prank Cowheart
Kistner
Cor
Lyn M. Ferguson
Evelyn Myrtle
C. P. Verguson
South Street
Iowa Falls
Emerson School
American Laitheran Sunday Echool
Trinity Amurisageor
Herbert
Moehlmani
Lawler
Crane Creek
Petersen Bros
Parelars
Chinese Finger Print System Traced to 206 B C in Han Era
Ancient records from Pekin show China used hand and foot impressions to identify dangerous figures from the Han dynasty onward. Modern police studies cite a long practice of fingerprint and footprint records in the flowery kingdom.
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B.C
Pekin
China
Juneé
Anccient
Flowery Kingdom
Home Ministry
Council Bluffs and Ottumwa Denied Shrine Charters
The imperial shrine council at the Los Angeles convention denied charters for Council Bluffs and Ottumwa. Amendments raise temple dues to 10 and restrict cross jurisdiction membership. A 3 year cooldown on reapplication was also adopted and an official shrine magazine and flag were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Joy Council Bluffs
Ottmurwa
Imperial Council of the
Los Angeles
Percy Hoak
Za-Ga-Zig Shrine
Impérial Council
Lloatr
Army Man and Girl in Russia Face Death for Espionage
Gen. Be lavin, commander of the southern Russian army in the world war, and Nina Krzeszko a 21 year old girl were sentenced to death by a war tribunal after being found guilty of espionage for Poland. Fourteen accomplices received imprisonment with hard labor for three to ten years. The judge cited widespread Polish espionage in Russia and it was noted the girl’s death sentence may be commuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kiev
Russia
Belavin
Nina Krzeszko
Poland
High School Band of Council Bluffs Wins Top Honor
Gary Indiana June 6 The high school band of Council Bluffs won first place at the Midwest sectional band concert held here last night. Seven other states competed and officials say the victory gives Council Bluffs the nation's top high school band honor for representing a wide territory. Emerson High of Gary was second and Point, Michigan third.
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Gary
Ind
Bend
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Emerson High
Garv
Piint, Mieh
Judge Fines as Per Law Then Suspends Sentences
Davenport, June 6. Judge W. R. Maines imposed 300 dollar fines and 50 days in jail on Joan Mayar and W. C. Knoop for bootlegger related offenses. He later suspended the jail terms. The suspects had pleaded guilty to maintaining an alcohol nuisance amid raids. The new Iowa law requires combined fines and jail terms for bootleggers with maximums of 2000 dollars and one year in jail.
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Davenport
Joan Mayar
W. C. Knoop
W. R. Maines
Bach
Iowa
Shriner Under Heavy Guard Returns Home in Threat
In Los Angeles on June 5 Judge Clyde Webster potentate of the Moslem temple Detroit traveled home under double guard after receiving a tenth threat from a man jailed in Michigan. The letter warned the judge would die before the session ends tonight and follows years of monitored Shriner conclave activity.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clyde’ Webster
Detroit
Michigan
Shriner
Juidge
Kluxer Organizer Denied New Trial in Wasland Case
Mount Pleasant district court judge Smythe denies a new trial for Ku Kinxkan organizer who lost an appeal after a mayor’s court fine for participating in a private meeting without consent. In Des Moines, Steve Rickison, Kansas City negro, was sentenced to five years in Anamosa reformatory for assault with intent to commit manslaughter at Cohen’s pawnshop after an attack in 1923.
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Mount Pleasant
Shelhouse
Kinxkan
Orrganizer
Wasland
Smythe
Des Moines
Tune
Rickison
Kansas City
Anamosa
Tickton
C. Cohen
Farmer Blown to Bits by Dynamite in Perry Iowa
Hans Peter Lorenzen a 65 year old Boone county farmer was killed when dynamite exploded while he tried to dynamite two stumps in his front yard. He had just returned from Des Moines hospital where a nurse was caring for him and she left to shop when the catastrophe occurred.
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Perry
Hans Peter Lorenzen
Irv Ing
Peoples Township
Boone County
Here
Lorenzen
Des Moines
Busby Elected Vice President at Iowa Poster Ads Meet
A J Busby of Waterloo was elected vice president of the Iowa Poster Advertising Association at its twenty ninth annual convention. J B Stewart of Clinton was reelected president to serve three terms. other officers include Secretary Fred Trainer Ackley Treasurer Ebert Payton Centreville. Directors named by the president include Ben Brinck West Point Ben B Wiley Boone W L Trester Council Bluffs R J Toms Cedar Rapids D Earl Combs Charlton H B Farrer Mason Guy I J Staner Des Moines.
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A. Busby
Waterloo
Iowan Poster Advertising Association
Listen
Stewart
Clinton
Fred DB
Trainer
Ackley
Tressurer
Ebert-Payton
Centerville
Ben Brinck
West Point
Ben B. Wiley
Boone
W. L. Busby
Kappinks
L. W. Trester
Council
R. J. Toms
Cedar Rapids
D. Earl Combs
Charlton
H. B. Farrer
Mason Guy
I. J. Staner
Des Moinss
Too Hot to Live Man Slashes Throat in Heat
William Wigeals age 30 of Milte River Minnesota slashed his throat with a pocketknife in a midtown road, saying the heat drove him to end his life. He lay there two hours before discovery and is in critical condition with severe blood loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adler
William Wigeals
Milte River
Minn
Prohibition Laws Praised by Iowa Assembly
Des Moines June 1 The Iowa General Assembly was commended for passing prohibition measures by the Iowa Antisaloon league after a resolution passed unanimously. Dr John L Hillman of Indianola IA presided at the meeting. ING CEN FOOTBALL Columbus June 6 Western Conference coaches say teams must play at least four Big Ten games per season per a Western Conference athletics committee.
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Des Moines
Lowa General Assembly
Lowa Antisaloon League
John L. Hillman
Indianola
Jews Antisaloon League
ING Cen
Columbus
Tune
Western Conference
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Sasebo
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iShanghai
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Diplomatic Corps
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Chang
Tien Tsin
Chang Tso- Lin
ROW Bank
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Galveston
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Butler
Col
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Nicholas Murray
Marshal Joffre
Gustave Stiresshmann
Air Service
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia
Joffre
Nance
Gustave Stresemann
Germany
President von Hindenburg
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Llness
Tie
Carmel
Allan
Locb
William Fletche Mintade
Giant
Leopold
Hieitis
Plan Wark
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Omaha
Liett
Tl. W. Ainswvorth
Wallace
Tug
W. W. Wills
la Porte Road
Lmnaiy
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Sy Camore
Wills
Crystal Ice & Fuel Co
Pussyfoot
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Gugelman
Camp Commission
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New Hampshire
Arizona
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Wisconsin
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Amenius
Alva Stance
Stone
Stanley G. Jewett
Biological Survey
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Jewett
Umatilla County
Jewell
Rotary
Cornell University
Ithaca
Mary Jane Camecon
Barbara Hooper
New York City
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Silver Springs
Lea Bliden
Syracusa
Ann Barret
Ottumwa
Kluxer
A.J. Busby
Poster
F. Wt. Lescott & Co
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