Prominent Iowa Men Attend Cummins Dinner at Hotel Russell
Reservations pour in from prominent Iowa men and out of state figures for a nonpartisan dinner honoring Senator Albert B. Cummins at Hotel Russell aLams on Tuesday June 16. Senator Cummins plans to attend by automobile from Des Moines, joined by party leaders, with former Senator Charles Rawson among expected attendees.
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Iowa
Albert B. Cummins
Hotel Russell
Lore Alford
Alford
Senator Cummins
Tes Moines
Charles Rawson
Des Moines
Dubuque
Lkvely
Cummins
Alleged Gunmen Sought in Waterloo Robber and Murder Case
Waterloo police show photographs of Edward Welch and James Bawls, named as alleged bank robber and murderer tied to a Monday night shooting that wounded two motorcycle officers at DeWitt. They are said to be from Lincoln City and believed to have fled in a high powered car through Waterloo and Cedar Falls after forcing a motorist into a ditch and driving a bus driver to move a car.
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Waterloo
Edward Welch
James Bawls
DeWitt
Lioux City
Cedar Falls
Washburn
Promising Good Behavior Delays Custody for Cronin
Clyde Cronin of 408 Glenwood Street was released after a brief confinement for wife and child abandonment and neighborly disputes. He was taken into custody again at 6:35 am following a new summons from his wife alleging continued harassment. The judge suspended sentence on Cronin's promise to refrain from bothering his family and to cease drinking.
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Clyde Cronin
Glenwood Street
Gronin
John W. Gwynne
Shout of Destiny painting unveiled in New Jersey courthouse
The Essex County Court House in Elizabeth New Jersey hosts the unveiling of Shot of Destiny titled The Shout of Destiny by David Cunningham Lithgow. The painting depicts Samuel de Champlain firing a pivotal shot at the start of his conflict with a war party of Iroquois aided by Huron allies, a moment historians link to later colonial events.
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David Cunningham Lithgow
Essex County
Elizabeth
N. J
Samuel de Champlain
Weighing Devices Misread In Many Inspections
United Press reports from Des Moines that penny slot scales misread about 30 percent of inspections by the state department of agriculture in 1924. Of 60,288 scales checked, 1,813 condemned. platform scales most reliable with 1.5 percent condemned. 4285 pumps and measures condemned.
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United Press
Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Boulevard Stop Signs Installed Across Key Intersections
Stop signs went up today at intersections linking Independence avenue Logan avenue and Franklin street under Street Commissioner A O Tabor. Extensions to the boulevard system from Aten Memorial hospital to Franklin street on Logan avenue and Fourth street to Wellington Washington were completed with new white signs warning motorists to halt at arterial crossings.
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Independence Avenue
Logan Avenue
Wranklin Street
A. O. Tabor
Aten Memorial Hospital
Franklin Street
Logan
Internal remedy claims to cure piles with Hemroid
An advertisement argues external treatments fail for piles and promotes Hemroid, an internal tablet by J. S. Leonhardt M D. After testing in 1000 cases, Hemroid is widely sold with a satisfaction guarantee. Wangler Bros. stocks the product and offers refunds if unhappy.
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J. $. Leonhardt
Niles
Wangler Bros
Scales Labeled Unreliable Banished After Testing
Tests found counter scales inaccurate and outlawed, including gasol ing pumps, wagon scales, penny in the slot scales with about one third unreliable. An accident near Ackley during a brother’s funeral involved Fritzel eight teen and his family, with Grundy Center marshal John and brother Gus farming near Wellsburg.
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Fritzel
Dan Fritzel
Ackley
John
Grundy Center
Gus
Wellsburg
Lineman Fatally Injured When Pole Breaks at Grundy Center
Delbert Fritzel lineman for Central Iowa Power and Light Co. was fatally injured when a pole he was working on broke and dropped him to the ground in Grundy Center Ia. He was taken to Marshalltown hospital where reports indicated likely death.
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Grundy Center
Delbert Fritzel
Central Iowa Power & Light Co
Marshalltown Hospital
Thieves Fail in Oil Station Raid at Sixth and Franklin
Thieves broke into the Standard Oil company filling station at Sixth and Franklin streets during the incident ended without successful theft. Police investigated the break in and began searching for suspects. Local authorities urged anyone with information to come forward.
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Standard Oil Company
Sixth and
Franklin Streets
Burglars Try to Break Safe in Crude Heist
Night workers attempted to hammer the corners off a safe but failed. Their crude methods drew careful attention, and several chigels left behind were gathered by Emil Steffen, the detective, who investigated the scene.
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Emil Steffen
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