New Moscow says Volkoff assassination triggers war fear
Moscow blames Britain for Volkoff murder in Warsaw and warns Poland over duties. Polish minister Patek consoles Litvinov, pledges police inquiry. Soviet note accuses Poland of harboring counterrevolutionary plots and links the killing to overall anti Soviet activities in London. Peace is described as fragile amid rising tensions.
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Moscow
INS
Russia
M. Volkoff
Warsaw
Foreign Office
Poland
Great Britain
London
Izvestia
M. Patek
Maxim Litvinoff
Patek
Litvinoff
Soviet Union
Tash
Volkoff
Romanoff
Ekaterinburg
Ural
Chamberlin Lost With No Compass on Transsea Trip
The escort report describes the arrival of the Columbia at Tempelhof flying field as hundreds of thousands cheered. Americans told Ambassador Schurman they were touched by German admiration and friendship. The welcome was sincere and powerful, despite fatigue from the voyage. A crowd gathered near the American embassy at dawn to glimpse the famous flyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ion
Levine
Columbia
Tempel- Hofer
Schurman
New York
Vanishing Race to Gather in Oklahoma Camp
June 8 Pawhuska Oklahoma. Indian ethnology students will study dress and customs of vanishing full bloods at a June 13 to 15 Osage convention. Tribes including Cherokees Choctaws Modocs Delawares Kaws Pawnees Wichitas Cheyennes Navajos Comanches Oneidas Chippewas Sioux meet Osage hosts. Osage chief Bacon Rind may be the most picturesque figure, in beaded buckskin, gold ornaments, large bracelets and a beaver hat with a feather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawhuska
Okla
Redmen
Gid Graham
Oklahoma Society of Indians
Bacon Rind
Anim
Brooklyn Woman Improved After Bus Auto Collision
Mrs Bertha Crozer of Brooklyn New York was severely injured in a motorbus and automobile crash near Hudson Monday evening. She has shown improvement at Pres hospital where attendants report she is out of danger. The shock from the crash contributed to the seriousness of her condition and she is now resting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Crozer
Brooklyn
Hudson
Preshospital
Peculiar 1851 Buchanan wedding return in blank verse
Judge G W Wood finds an 1851 marriage return by William S Clark of Washington township Buchanan county. The couple Ernestine Phillips and Solomon Geinther were joined in wedlock on a date in October, with Clark composing a patriotic blank verse tribute praising the union and the flag. The document, tied to Edward Brewer, clerk of the district court, reflects period style and rhetoric.
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Independence
G. W. Wood
William S. Clark
Washington Township
Buchanan County
Wood
Henry W. Brandt
H. B. Boles
Clark
America
Edward Brewer
District Court
Ernestine Phillips
Solomon Geinther
United States
Solomon Geiither
Enestine B. Phillips
Washingon
Buchanan
Bay Columbia
Justice of the Peace
Plymouth Wins Citywide Attendance Contest Banner Earned
Plymouth Congregational Sunday school won the citywide attendance contest with an average attendance of 176 percent of last year's figure and will receive a banner. Graves Memorial United Brethren finished second at 161 percent. Other standings:
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Congregational School
Graves
Plymouth Congregational Sunday School
Graves Memorial United Brethren
Current Events Quiz Baffles Readers With Headlines
A set of questions covers tax cuts after a Reed Coolidge conference, Lindbergh’s decoration, a June 20 conference, threats to a major water supply, a prime minister’s army rule, an imminent election, severed diplomatic ties, Coolidge’s vacation plans, marine guard details, and a long aviation flight nearing completion across four continents.
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Reed
President Coolidge
Capt
Lindbergh
Coolidge
Temperatures and Schedule for Wednesday Forecast
Readable fragments show a weather note with temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday. Details include maximum Tuesday, minimum Tuesday night, and a Wednesday afternoon time reference. Names, places, or precise values are not clearly stated in the fragment.
Campbell Bakery Go Will Receive Bid On June Seventeenth
Plans for a Campbell bakery to rise at Commercial and Third streets were given to Waterloo contractors. Bids on general and subsidiary contracts will be opened June 17 in manager W. H. Schrag’s office. Total investment near 200000, with a 121 by 140 foot brick concrete structure and a modern bakery setup.
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Campbell
Commercial
Third Streets
Waterloo Contractors
W. H. Schrag
Mulls, Rhines
Bellman? & Nordhoff
Toledo
Commercial Street
Third Street
Continental Bakery Service
Schrag
Park Avenue
Sunrise Princess Breeding Suitlitigates Fertility Implied Warranty
In district court Judge H B Boies hears the case of W H Trousdale versus George Burkhardt over Sunrise Princess a Brown Swiss cow bought for 175 dollars and sued for 130 damages claiming she was sold as breeding stock. The jury of nine men and three women sits as Pearl Burkhardt's sale is noted and Burkhardt disputes being the defendant.
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H. B. Boies
W. H. Trousdale
George Burkhardt
Washington Township
Trousdale
Boles
Burkhardt
A. B. Lovejor
Pearl Burkhardt
A. A. Zimmerman
LeClaire Martin
Cedar Falls
Lovejoy
Mortuary Mass for John Theis at St Marys Church
A requiem mass was held for John Theis who died Sunday night at his home 427 Cutler street. Rev Theodosius Plassmeyer officiated at 9 a m with burial in Calvary. Pallbearers were Jacob Reisner Joseph Kurth sr William Erpelding Henry Nemmers John Gales and Wenzel Friedl. He is survived by his widow formerly Margaret Schons a daughter Mrs Margaret Barst of Chicago and a son Joseph Theis of Waterloo.
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John Theis
Cutler Street
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Theodosius
Plassmeyer
Calvary
Jacob Reisner
Joseph Kurth
William Erpelding
Henry Nemmers
John Gales
Wenzel Friedl
Theis
Margaret Schons
Margaret
Barst
Chicago
Joseph Theis
Waterloo
Lindbergh Heads Home as Memphis Leads Route
Lindbergh nears Washington on the Memphis after royal welcomes in Paris Brussels and London. The ship salutes him as photographers capture the moment on deck and aboard the cruiser. Backers head to Washington to greet the aviator while spurs of delegation from San Diego and Minnesota prepare to join the reception.
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U. S. S. Memphis
Associated Press
Paris
Brussels
London
Lindbergh
Virginia Capes
Cherbourg
Tasie
Col. Lindbergh
Lackey
Memphis
Bremen
St. Louis
Harry H. Knight
Harold M. Bixby
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bixby
Washington
Europe
Knight
Alfalfa to Boost Black Hawk County Farm Profits
Black Hawk County farmers could gain about one million dollars in additional profits this fall by expanding alfalfa planting. County agent J C Urban told Waterloo Real Estate Board members that every farmer planting 10 more acres of alfalfa or starting alfalfa where none exists would substantially lift income. He cited 2,500 extra acres planted last year as progress and noted the bureau aims for higher profits with less additional work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
J. ¢. Uban
Black Hawk
Kills Husband for Cheating Found Truth About It
New York police report Mrs. Margaret Thompkinson, 30, of Coney Island killed her husband George Thompkinson, 30, a cook, with an eight inch bread knife after he claimed to have been working. He died within minutes. The woman, mother of two, was arrested as investigators confirmed the husband’s alibi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Margaret. Thompkinson
Coney Island
George Thompkinson
Ostend Rotary convention may test tariff war debt clash
In Ostend Belgium June 8 two Iowa Rotarians proposed a resolution to back nullifying worldwide discordant groups and removing religious economic and racial barriers. The move could spark heated debate at the Rotary International convention as delegates discuss reform and administration plans while colds spread among attendees.
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Ostend
Belgium
Committee
J. R. Perkins
Council Bluffs
Augusta Williges
Sioux City
Rotary
William R. Manter, Jr
Nashville
Tenn
Manter
United States
Great Britain
George Wittstein
Zurich
Rotary Movement
League of International Friendship and
Foundation For the Friendship of Universal Peace
Waterloo Moose Sweep At Cedar Rapids State Convention
Affiliated groups from Waterloo Lodge No 328 Loyal Order of Moose dominated the fourteenth annual state convention closing in Cedar Rapids. About 20 000 Moose and visitors attended with Waterloo claiming top prizes in junior work drill band and Legion ceremonies. Notable wins included Waterloo Junior Moose No 10 first in junior work $150, and Women of Mooseheart Legion No 133 first in military drill $150. Davenport and Webster City also captured several prizes. The event featured a three mile parade and initiations totaling hundreds of new members. D. M. Man served as president with officers from multiple cities elected to leadership roles.
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Waterloo Lodge No
Loyal Order of Moose
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Moose Order No
Weilein
Mooseheart Legion No. 133
George Weilein
Davenport
Webster City
Moose Band
Crack
Des Moines
Moose
Women of Mooseheart Legion
Legion
Moose Cedar Valley Legion
Order
Moosehaven
Fla
J. Emmet Fines
H. E. Strachn
Fred W. Cabel
J. E. Walker
Dubuque
William Shea
Sioux City
Gustav Steuben
Ed Meyer
William Karlan
W. E B. Walker
W.L. Glessner
Resolutions
H. B. Naber
Wesley Hall
Newton
Fred W. Zabel
S. R. Sorenson
A. J. Brennan
Clinton
W. E. Kurtz
Iowa City
Dug-up teeth may be prehistoric man's cement mystery
While digging in her Cedar Heights garden Mrs. Upton B Kepford unearthed fossil jaw teeth with a cement coating puzzling scientists. The Waterloo lawyer's wife plans to consult an archaeologist as three teeth suggest possible prehistoric human or Indian origin.
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Cedar Heights
Upton B. Kepford
Waterloo
Kepford
Edwards Seeks Hemmings Testimony At Statehouse
County Attorney F. W. Edwards plans to bring Leonard Hemmings, a state witness in liquor case assignments, to testify in district court. If Hemmings cannot be located by Monday, the cases may be dismissed. Edwards said he will coordinate with James E. Risden of the attorney general's investigation department to locate Hemmings. if not found, he cannot proceed to trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Hemmings
F. W. Edwards
James E. Risden
Attorney General's Office
Hemmings
Edwards
Elinor Dankenbring Valedictorian at Immanuel School
Elinor Dankenbring is named valedictorian for Immanuel Evangelical school as graduation exercises for 15 eighth grade pupils are held tonight. Rev A H Lemmann will deliver the address and Elinor Dankenbring plans the valedictory while Paula Study gives the salutatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elinor Dankenbring
Immanuel School
Immanuel Evangelical School
A. H. Lemmann
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Paula
Cedar Falls Band to Play at Elks Club June 21
Officials announce a 60 member Cedar Falls band Wall will perform an open air concert at the Elks Club on Tuesday evening June 21. The lawn city band makes its first appearance this year with a varied program and plans weekly concerts alternating with the local American Legion band on Elks grounds.
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Cedar Falls
Elks Club
Lodge
Lawn City Band
American Legion
Or. Sana
Filling Station Petition Signers Withdraw Names
Fourteen property owners near Fourth and Washington streets withdrew their consent for a Standard Oil filling station at the east corner of the intersection. City officials and opponents argued over the petition's validity and potential hazards, with objections citing traffic danger and theatre fire risk.
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Standard Oil Co
Fourth, Washington
Fourth
Washington Streets
Standard Oil Company
Charles C. MacKay
Altho
W. P. Jensen
P. H. Frank
Alexander Frank
Plaza Theatre
Washington
Frank
A. P. Burke
Mason City
Brother’s death by own action report verified
Verification of a report states Harry Yokaris twenty two, brother of Thomas Yokaris, proprietor of the Town pool hall at 623 Commercial street, ended his life by a pistol shot while a patient in a Winston Salem hospital on May 28. The initial notification came via a letter to Peter Mavres from John Tsouvalos in New York City.
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Harry Yokaris
Thomas Yokaris
Commercial Street
Winston-Salem
WN. C
J. A. Thomas
Yokaris
Peter Mavres
John Tsouvalos
New York City
Santa Fe Banquet Speaker Dillon Sparks Spanish Only Greeting
Richard Dillon the eighth governor of New Mexico surprised Princeton president John Grier Hibben by greeting him in Spanish at a banquet. Dillon’s five minute speech contained no English, highlighting his unusual public speaking style and early 1926 campaign kickoff in Albuquerque where he spoke 22 words. Dillon, a longtime merchant with wide acquaintance, continued his campaign narrative.
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Santa Fe
Richard
Dick") Dillon
New Mexico
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Hibben
Dillon
Albuquerque
Dick” Dillion
Woman Hermit Cabin Cache for Hushed Wealth
Newton June 8 a varied collection of gold, old coins and securities valued at more than 4000 found in the log house of Miss Margraret Keener, a Catawba county hermit, after her death. Deputy Curlee and relatives opened trunks and bags uncovering coins, Confederate money, bank certificates, and other valuables totaling thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
N. C
Curlee
Father Craft
Miss Keener
Ephriam Keener
Carroll Haggard and Dazed Taken to Prison on DOT
Atlanta dispatch reports Broadway producer Earl Carroll arrived at the federal penitentiary in a comatose state, later regaining awareness before entering a private hospital room. He begins a year and a day sentence for denying a grand jury testimony about a champagne bath incident at his New York theatre.
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Atlanta
Karl Gerron
United States Penitentiary
John W. Snook
Carroll
Penitentiary Hospital
Snook
Charles T
Tival
Joyce Hawley
Car-roll
New York
Gerdard
Greenville
S. C
Sargent
Earl Carroll
Gov
A. McCray
Indiana
Penitentiary
Alfred E. Sartain
Mellans
Norman
Dr. Mellans
Ankle Fracture Sends Bridget Grady to Hospital
Miss Bridget Grady of 403 Ninth Street West fractured her ankle today after a fall from a stepladder. She was taken to St. Francis Hospital for treatment.
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Bridget Grady
Ninth Street West
St. Francis Hospital
West Coast visitors in Waterloo from Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs Frank Jenkins of Los Angeles are visiting relatives in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Coast
Frank Jenkins
Los Angeles
Waterloo
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First Baptist Seed
Church of the Brethren
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Brethren
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Burton Avenue Baptist
Viaap Christ Eniscopal
Sunrise
Omaha
Dayton
O. Maughan
Air Corps
Salt Lake City
Kenneth T. Martin
J. S. Levis
Little Falls
AG County
Owang
D. M. Man
Statehouse
Richard C.dillon
Prospect Homes
Sunset Road
Prospect Place
Lester W. Miller
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