Twin De Autremonts Waive Oregon Trial Ahead of Arrest
Breubenville reports Ray and Roy De Autremont, twins sought for a 1923 Siskiyou train holdup murders, waived to stand trial in Oregon. They were arrested after a worldwide search, in custody under guard and to be moved to Columbus for safekeeping before federal arrival. Hugh De Autremont’s murder trial in Oregon proceeds separately as juror illness delayed it.
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United States
C. J. Boroski
Hugh
Philippines
de Autremonts
Steubenville
Ray
Ohio
Southern Pacific
Siskiyou
Ore
Sid. Bates
Marvin Leng
C. ©. Johnson
Jacksonville
Roy de Autremont
George Neuner
Neuner
Lindbergh Homecoming Draws Thousands to Washington
Thousands rush to Washington for Lindberghs homecoming as the Memphis nears Cape Henry and Lindbergh plans to greet his mother Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh then President Coolidge. The cruiser departs Cape Henry for the Washington navy yard with Lindbergh ready for the eager reception and a possible national tour.
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America
Europe
Washington
New York
Lodge Believes Life Can Be Created In Laboratories
The article cites Sir Oliver Lodge arguing life might be created in laboratories by biologists. He notes organic compounds can be synthesized in labs and suggests mass protoplasm could exhibit vitality under proper treatment, linking this to life arising from molten Earth and possible future control. Commanders aboard the Memphis track radio traffic for Lindbergh’s voyage.
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Lodge
London
Oliver Lodge
Oxford University Psychological Society
Oliver
U. S. Presidents Quiz Questions
A set of ten trivia prompts about U S presidents asks which state produced Calvin Coolidge first, penalties for threatening the president, which presidents were tailors, the native state with the most presidents, the first names of three wives among the first five presidents, ex presidents still living, which president was unpeached, who was oldest at inauguration, who was youngest, and the common civil occupation of early presidents.
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Calvin Coolidge
Vermont
Temperature Outlook Forecast With Mixed Readings
The fragment lists temperatures for Wednesday and Thursday with maximums around the mid 80s and minimums near 65, then notes unclear timings such as 3 p m. and mentions weak phrases in multiple languages. Overall impressions show variable readings and partial scheduling details.
Trade Revolution of Last 20 Years Traced to Women
London reports British traders credit women with transforming many trades in two decades. From 1908, high shoes and corsets faded as tools and materials, while hair-pins and hat-pins shift to other uses. Factory adaptations reflect broader changes in goods and tastes, including confectionery and beverages, with women adopting cigarettes and cocktails.
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London
Britain
Soviet Officials Guarding Against Polish Reprisals
Moscow reports heightened vigilance after two terrorist outrages and a large anti Polish protest near the Polish embassy. A bomb wounded 26 at a Communist club. police killed a state police chief and two assistants. Investigators pursue whether the Warsaw minister’s murder was monarchist plot linked. Five arrests in Warsaw and 29 in Vilna target monarchist links.
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Moscow
Warsaw
Poland
Leningrad
Polish Intelligence Service
Minsk
Opansky
State Political Police
Communist Club
Volkof
Boris Koyceda
Vilna
M. Gorlow
Russian Warfare Society
Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Landrith to Speak at Waterloo Hippodrome Chautauqua
Dr Ira Landrith temperance reformer and 1916 Prohibition VP candidate headlines Waterloo Independent chautauqua opening Monday June 20 at Dairy Cattle Congress hippodrome. He will lecture Monday night on Fiddling While the World Burns. A family ticket at 5 dollars covers all relatives in the same house.
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Ira Landrith
Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress Hippodrome
Landrith
Chautauqua
Dad
Mrs Leo Worden Rites Planned for Sunday
Mistida Worden 28 wife of Leo P Worden of 308 Jefferson street died at 4 p m yesterday in a local hospital of pneumonia after a short illness. Born December 16 1898 in Piney Creek Alleghany NC, she married in Greeneville NY May 24 1917. The Wordens moved to Waterloo in 1918. Surviving are husband and two sons Kenneth and James. Body to Bristol VA tonight for Sunday funeral services.
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Leo Worden
Mistida Worden
Leo P. Worden
Jefferson Street
Piney Creek
Alleghany County
North Carolina
Worden
Greeneville
N. Y
Waterloo
Kenneth
James
Bristol
Legion Band to Practice in Boat Clubhouse
The American Legion band led by Cressy Whaylen will hold its practice Monday night in the new Waterloo Boat Clubhouse and River Improvement Association building at the foot of Second Street West. Boat club officials announced the interior work will finish in ten days.
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American Legion Band
Cressy Whaylen
Waterloo Boat Club and River Improvement Association
Second Street West
Boat Club
President Coolidge Hovers Over Possible Octo ber Special Session
Washington June 9 President Coolidge has not decided on calling a special session of Congress in October. He indicated after Senator Smoot Utah one of the administration's leaders predicted a session. Coolidge keeps an open mind and says it is too early to decide. Smoot urged a session to tackle flood control farm relief revenue legislation.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
White House
Smoot
Utah
Senate
Iowa Grocery Bill Over 200 Million
The piece estimates Iowa’s annual grocery market at about 200 million dollars, arguing that high per capita car ownership and gasoline use imply a large food demand. It suggests manufacturers could profit by placing products in Iowa’s 2,500 rated grocery stores with strong advertising support.
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Iowa
United States
Lasche and Collins tied for low in county prep golf
Ralph Lasche defending champion and Bill Collins East High title holder tied for low qualifying in the county high school golf tournament at Sunnyside Country Club. The qualifying round finished this afternoon and first round matches began. Bob Bickley of West High led with 93.
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Ralph Lasche
Bill Collins
East High
Sunnyside Country Club
Bob Bickley
West
Lasche
Collins
Abandons Arctic Flight From Alaska to Greenland
Captain Hubert Wilkins has abandoned his attempt to fly from Alaska to Greenland. Advices received in Fairbanks report the decision today as the expedition reached Seward, Alaska. The news confirms the abortive leg of the perilous Arctic journey and ends the planned long-distance flight project.
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Seward
Alaska
INS
Hubert Wilkins
Greenland
Fairbanks
Building Permits For Heating Plants Listed
R E Clay 401 Sunnyside avenue applies for a heating plant permit and RE Behrens 430 Western avenue seeks a heating plant permit.
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R. E. Clay
Sunnyside Avenue
RE. A. Behrens
Western Avenue
Dent's Donts from Pinkerton Crime Prevention Pamphlet
Pinkerton Detective Agency head Allan Pinkerton promotes a crime prevention pamphlet listing dozens of precautions for businesses and residences. R E Mason notes crime persists despite safeguards, outlining checks on strangers, employee records, locks, lighting, safes, payroll handling, and home security practices.
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Allan Pinkerton
Pinkerton Detective Agency
United States
Dent’s
R. E. Mason
St. Paul, Minn
Concern
Scott County Loses State Fund Fight
Davenport Iowa June 9 Scott county's bid for a temporary injunction to stop diverting its interest earnings to the state sinking fund under the Brookhart Lovrein law was denied by District Judge W W Scots.
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Davenport, Ja
Scott County
Ray Johnson
J. Frank Reddy
W. W. Scots
Semicentennial reunion attendance planned by H B Maynard
H B Maynard of 828 Fourth Street West will attend the semicentennial anniversary reunion of his class at St Johnsbury Academy in St Johnsbury VI. He expects to leave Wafering tomorrow and be away about ten days.
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Lindbergh
Memphis
H. B. Maynard
Fourth Street West
St. Johnsbury Academy
St.Johnsbury
Dickinson Advises Greater Attention to Government
Congressman L. J. Dickinson of Iowa's Tenth district urged Lions club members at Black's tearoom to engage more in government. He warned that people risk being controlled by government if they remain uninvolved and praised the working machinery of their cherished system.
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Dickinson
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Lions Club
Black's
G. R. Bliss Crowned Former Ames Staffer Drowns in Mississippi
G R Bliss formerly of the Iowa State College agricultural extension service and brother of R R Bliss was drowned in Mississippi while managing a large plantation at Saucier. He graduated from Iowa State College in 1908, served on the extension staff 1908 to 1912, and held county agent posts in Scott County Illinois Carroll County before his death.
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Courier Special Service
Ames
G. R. Bliss
Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa State College
R. R. Bliss
Extension Service
Mississippi
Scott County
Carroll County
Tll
Loss of Leg Won’t Dampen Iowa Optimist’s Hopeful Life
Rev. Samuel Mentzer, 89, famed as the most optimistic Iowan, traveled to Minneapolis with Dr. W. E. Owen to receive a cork leg after his amputation near the knee. He plans many years of activity, adheres to a single daily meal, and believes restraint from overeating benefits longevity. Mentzer is a prosperous farmer from Robbins, Iowa.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Samuel Mentzer
Iowa
W. E. Owen
Cedar Rapide
Robbins
Ancient 3,000 Year Old Forest Found in River Flood
Woodland Washington June 9 Flood waters of the Lewis River uncovered an ancient forest aged three to four thousand years. Stumps measure three to five feet in diameter with bark intact. A 15 foot layer of sand and loam covers the timber, with new trees above. Ring growth matches modern trees, suggesting a stable Pacific Northwest climate.
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Lewis River
Pacific Northwest
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