Republicans Fix Dates for State and Judicial Conventions
Des Moines June 12 The Republican state central committee in secret session set the date for the state convention July 21 and a gathering July 29. They debated Brookhart’s U S Senate candidacy, with some members open to inviting him onto the platform, while others seek a settlement to end factional strife. Brookhart remains the Republican nominee for the third time, with continued discussion of his political future and past campaigns.
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Des Moines
UPI
Republican State Central Committee
Col
Smith W. Brookhare
United States
Brookhart
Yen
Hrookhart
Sessons
Republican State Central’ Committee
Smith
Brookhard
United
Senate
Brockhart
Albert B_ Cimmins
Heyer
Washington
Coolidge
Dawes
Dan
F. Steck
Steck
Mason .Cuy
Chicago
Ihe. Co.nel
Tor
Farm Relief Key to Congress Acts and Adjournment
Congress debates Farm Relief with Haugen and Lenroot queries on who pays taxes if equalization is valid. Fess answers that millers and packers would bear taxes while farmers profit, sparking concessions discussions. House may refuse or pursue concurrent passage via conference committee, risking stultification if blocked.
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Congress
Political clash over Haugen tariff bill revival continues
Lawmakers debate reviving the Haugen tariff measure amid Republican divisions and party pressure. Observers predict a House vote would be defeated again, with some switching against the bill as versions shift. Debate could stall session into midsummer while calls for milder relief persist.
Des Moines Curfew Law Enforced After 25 Years
Des Moines moves to enforce a long dormant curfew ordinance beginning Monday. Public Safety Commissioner Jenner orders strict police action to curb young women and men frequenting downtown sites and dance halls, sending them home to their mothers. Widespread efforts target so called flappers and asphalt arabs, ending late night dancing in city streets.
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Des Moines
Euclew
Public
John We. Jenner
Jase
Senate Slush Probe Eyes Illinois Gifts
Senate slush probe centers on Illinois and Pepper expenditures in western Pennsylvania as subpoenas target Vernon, Taylor, Pennsylvania, and Thomas F. son. Watson chaired Philadelphia Republican committee and state treasurer of the Va campaign while Glendenning oversaw fundraising and returned to Philadelphia in May.
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Pepper
Philadelphia
Europe
Glendenning
Vernon
Taylor
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Thomas F
Watson
Republican Citizens’ Committee of
Lightning Storm Claims Three Lives Across Illinois
Chicago and northern Illinois suffered a deadly electrical storm that killed three people and caused extensive damage. In Freeport and Rockford areas, two workers drowned while attempting to repair fallen lines on the Pecatonica River, and a motorist was killed in blinding rain at a street intersection. The storm also struck Chicago, damaging property, injuring hundreds, and triggering fires as Cardinal Mundin presided at a graduation. Additional strikes occurred in Evanston Hawkeye Iowa and Decatur Illinois with further property loss reported.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Freeport
Rockford
Pecatonica Oriver
Frank J. Killums
Calona
William Cooney
Cooney
Cardinal Mundin
Bob
Nell
Jn Evanston
Krox
Hawkeye
Decatur
Alton
Hall
Mortuary notices and obituaries from Waterloo area
Several death notices and funeral details for residents of Waterloo and nearby areas. Mrs Harold Heiple of 608 Winton Street died 2:1h a.m. at a local hospital from bowel disease. Adelyn Dean born Aug 29 1830 in Buchanan County. Funeral plans listed for multiple individuals with churches, cemeteries, and family survivors named.
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Harold Heiple
Winton Street
Adelyn Dean
Washington Township
Buchanan
Vista
Independence
Teachers Institute
Wormal School
Independence High School
Waterloo Business College
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Tyo
Waterloo
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Waterlon
C. EB. S
Br. H. H. Helle
F.C Dean
Lester Dean
Raber
F. Eliott
Jesup
Orville Dean
George Dean
Decatur, Tr
Hileman & Gindt Mortuary
Temperatures and Rain Forecast Framing Weekend
Weather note outlines maximum temperatures and forecasted rain across Friday through Saturday. It appears fragmented, but indicates a normal Friday with a Saturday 3 p.m. reference and mentions rain chances and temperature expectations for the period.
Wesley Barry to wed vaudeville actress Julia Wood
Newark June 12 The 18 year old film star Wesley Barry will marry 23 year old vaudeville actress Julia Wood. The ceremony is planned for next Monday at the bride’s home and the couple will depart for Hollywood soon after. Barry’s mother’s consent was obtained by letter after a license clerk flagged his identity.
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Newark
N. J
Wesley Barry
Julia Wood
Miss Wood
Wesley
Terre Haute
Ind
Beth
Hallywood
Mather
Coisent
Martha Barry Eyrie
Los Anteles
Elevator Opeerator
Barry
Oni
Old Glory Birthday Observance Urges Flags Citywide
Flags will fly from every flag staff Monday in honor of national flag day. Mayor and civic groups promote patriotism as Old Glory, born June 14 1777, is celebrated nationwide. Elks lodges plan public Flag Day services. Exalted Ruler Hunter notes event details and open attendance.
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Ienn
Tibbitts
Old Glory
Congress of the
United States
America
Elks
McFarlane Heads to U C T Convention After Primary
Arch W. McFarlane Republican state senate candidate departs Columbus for the United Commercial Travel convention. Delegates attend the session as he seeks renomination in the June 24 primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch W. McFarlane
Tue
Tomorrian Columbus
United Commercial Travel
al Low
Asine
McFarlane
State Order Committee
Sangenes
Supreme Sentine
Waterloo flower show opens at Hotel Russell Luncheon
Waterloo hosts its first annual community flower show under the Garden Club. Amateur and commercial growers display seasonal blooms, with many prizes awarded for artistic arrangements, house decorations, and decorative plant displays.
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Waterloo
Garden Club
Russell-Lamson
Towa City
Frank Sherwood
Agnes Thompson
H. H. Saiser
R. M. Knox
Laura Gholson
B. W. Schuneman
J. R. Vaughan
O. J. Conery
Waterbury
B. F. Swisher
R. M. Nox
M. B. Cleveland
R. Vaughan
Barber
Novelty
Nathan Barber
Myers Nursery Company
Contract Let for 6.66 Miles Paving in Linn County
The Linn County board of supervisors awarded two contracts totaling 180 742.62 dollars for paving primary roads south of Cedar Rapids to the Johnson county line. Wright Construction Company of Des Moines bid 32.4214 per square yard for concrete paving. Kane Charlotte secured a second award for 2 1/2 culverts on primary route 40 with about 20 000 dollars. Rockwell City attorney Lavender dies at 75 after two weeks illness of pneumonia. Mr and Mrs M G Hermann and daughter Wanda move to Oelwein where Hermann becomes Strand theatre manager. Dr Sherman Opp of Creston named to state board of osteopathic examiners for term starting July 1.
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Cedar Rapids
Jane
Board of Supervisors
Johnson County
Wright Construction Company
Des Moines
Eteht Piders
TR Kane
Charlotte
Oklawerin
M. G. Hermann
Wanda
Fullerton Apartments
Oelwein
Hermann
Strand Theatre
The
Frank Amusement Company of
Waterloo
Storms Do Great Damage Across Waterloo Area
Severe storms caused widespread damage in Waterloo and surrounding towns. Lightning struck a bakery roof at Franklin Street, a fire alarm circuit was broken by downed power lines, and a fire truck collided with a car at Fourth Street East and Sycamore Street. Heavy rain, hail, and heat followed, with incidents of livestock killed by lightning near Nashua and property damage at farms and garages. Rain totals reached .76 inch in some areas, while Des Moines saw relief from heat with a 0.63 inch shower.
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Page
Denver
Third ‘Streets
Fourth Street
Sycamore Street
Frank Andrews
Ford
Bentley & Stoddard Brocery
Franklin Street
Ralph B. Shipay
Yolnayleer
Dow
Nashua
Arthur Martin
Emery Speedling
Jerrod Miller
Sonia
Harold Flynn
T A. N. Simerson
Hidora
Eldora
Feday
Grundy Grundy Center
Des Moines
Wis
Ueto
Strle
Lenroot Substitutes Farm Relief Bill Without Equalization Fees
Washington June 12. Senator Lenroot Republican of Wisconsin urges the senate to back his substitute farm relief bill and discard the equalization fee elements of the Dawes McNary Hauguea measure. The proposal would create a 150 million dollar revaluation fund repayable to the treasury to organize cooperative market infrastructure to control and market surpluses. Lenroot says the free soil tariff principle of the farm relief bill is unconstitutional. Mallory Loses. London June 12. Senatorita De Alvarez Spanish champion today at Beckenham won the Lent county tennis championship defeating Mallory of the United States 6 4 6 2.
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Washington
DD. C
INS
Farm Woc
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Senate
Treasury
Mallory
London
Senorita de Alvarez
Beckenham
Mola Mallory
United States
Meeting Called June 17 70 Plan Special Session
Des Moines June 12 The informal meeting of members of the forty first general assembly to discuss three proposed road bills and the advisability of a special session next monthly to pass them and submit a $100000000 bond issue to voters in November will be held at Hotel Savery June 17. The meeting was called by Volney Diltz secretary of the committee chaired by Senator A H Bergman. Must meet by July 20 and end before July 24 to allow three months legal publication prior to the election in every county. Thirty five members aided the drafting with Gov Hammill and the highway commission. many replies indicate willingness to attend. The June 17 meeting aims to thresh out bill form and obtain pledges from a majority of members of both houses to pass the bills and no other legislation. The program could go through now or at the next regular session, the call notes, saving millions for construction and providing tax relief if adopted promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
First
General Assembly
Hotel Savery
Volney Diltz
A. H. Bergman
Newton
Diltz
Gay. Hamill
Four Speedway Fans Killed En Route to Altoona Race
Four speedway fans died and four more were seriously injured in auto accidents while traveling to a 250 mile race in the mountains near Altoona Pennsylvania. The dead include Bae T. Green 32 and Fisher Kiive 25 near Snydertown, PA. W. Wooster 35, an auto dealer, also perished in the crash. Injured were Joseph Stangis and Isham J. Fox. A separate collision on Yellow Springs road near here killed Charles Sawers 40 of Pittsburgh and wounded Lily 24 and an unidentified man.
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YALE
Altoona
Speedway
Bae T. Green
Fisher Kiive
Marchanic
W. Wooster
Snydertoun
Pay
Joseph Stangis
Isham J. Fox
Yellow Springs
Meac
Charles Sawers
Pittsburgh
E Lily
Orgh
Campaign spending of Hammill and Eickelberg in GOP governor race
Des Moines reports reveal Gov. Hammill spent 5 cents in his Weld campaign for the Republican nomination as governor. Waterloo candidate I. KB. Eickelberg, seeking the U S Senate, spent 778.34 dollars. W. G. Ramsay, unopposed, is secretary of state nominee and expended unspecified amounts.
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Des. Moines
Hammill
I. KB. Eickelberg
Waterloo
United States
W. G. Ramsay
Two Dead One Hurt In Fist Gun Battle At Astoria
Springfield reports a fist fight and gun battle in Astoria Wright county leaving two men dead and a third critically wounded. Doc Neal and Howard Neal are named victims. their father was critically injured. William Pletcher, 25, Astoria, is in custody and alleged shooter.
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Springfield
INS
Astoria
Hartyilie
Wright County
Doc Neal
Howard Neal
William Pletcher
Ringgold Votes New 150000 Courthouse Plan
Ringgold county voters approved a $150,000 courthouse project through bond issuance. The June 7 vote carried 1,763 against 29 percent in favor, marking the fifth time the proposal has been before voters since the courthouse was condemned and razed.
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Mount Ast
Jong-12
Ringgold County
J Haack
Brookhart Fund Probers Greet Brookhart in Drowning Incident
In Washington on June 12 AP dispatch reports senator candidate W. Brookhart, recently renominated in Iowa's Republican primary, drowned while the senate fund investigating committee warmly greeted him. In Des Moines and dated June 12 UP notes the death of William A. Roe, 80, a renowned Mason and longtime resident of Deer Alpines.
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Washington, D
Smith W. Brookhart
Senate
Iowa
Senate Campaign Fund
Mason
Des Moines
J William A. Roe
Middle West
Deer Alpines
Indictment of Omaha Merchant Burgess Seeks Fraud Probe
Ward Burgess, once a wealthy Omaha merchant and head of Burgess Nash and M B Wholesale Druggists, was indicted on 30 counts by a federal grand jury. Co-defendants John F. Daily Morley Porter and F Ablorth faced similar charges for using the mails to defraud. The firms failed two years ago with nearly five million dollars in losses. Burgess reportedly headed a New York bonding concern as well.
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Omaha
Jung
Ward Burgess
John F. Daily
Morley
Porter
F. Ablforth
Burgess
Caunis
Burgess-Nash Drygoods
M. EB
Drsgood
New York
Woods Brothers
Lincoln
Democrat Leaders Map State Convention Plans
Des Moines June 12 AP Chairman Feuling of the Democratic state central committee met with Democratic leaders to discuss plans for the state convention to set the party platform and prep for precampaign matters. A general committee meeting time was undecided awaiting conferees. If aligned, others may vote by mail before a convention call, with Sioux City Dubuque and Davenport seeking the event.
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Des Moines
Feuling
Democratic State Central Committee
Sioux City
Dubuque
Dayen'Port
Dayen- Bort
Des Moines Pupils and Teacher Chosen for Expo Trip
Two high school students Miss Thelma Eldridges Moines and Burton O Connor with teacher Miss Henrietta Frank of Cedar Rapids were named as official state representatives for the sesquicentennial exposition in Philadelphia. All trip expenses are funded by the exposition management. The delegation will travel to Washington and be received by President Coolidge, with plans to visit other historic sites in the east.
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Des Moines
INS
Thelma
Eldridges
Student Stricken Day Before Time for Homecoming
Albert Sweitzer and T. J. Gauthier were notified by telegram that Russell, Albert's son and a Minnesota State University student, fell ill with appendicitis and was hospitalized after an automobile trip to Minneapolis. He was operated on and was expected to return home.
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Albert Sweitzer
Grant Aveue
T. J. Gauthier
Wellington Street
Minneapolis
Russell
Albert
Minnesota State University
Holton Elected President of Waterloo Life Underwriters
B L Holton was elected president of the Waterloo Life Underwriters Association at the annual meeting in Black's Tearoom. He succeeds J R Bunyan. Elected officers include J E Ray senior vice president Wi T Edwards secretary treasurer HH Peterson National committeeman Fred Re Pass and J R Bunyan executive committeemen. Ray Cedar Falls was elected first vice president. No summer meetings. next gathering set for the second Saturday in September.
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B. le Holton
Waterloo Life
Wi'Stors' Association
Black's Tearoom
J. R. Bunyan
J. E. Ray
Ond
Wi T. Edwards
HH Peterson
Fred Re- Pass
Ray x. Cedar Falls
Lawyer Flies to Defend Iowa Man in Fort Madison Extradition
Tallahassee dispatch reports H. B. Peacock of Tampa flew to Tallahassee to represent Bob Perry also known as J P Till, a Tampa mechanic wanted to complete a 31 year term for assault with intent to murder in Iowa. C H Goorman, another Iowa claimant, secured extradition papers.
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Tallahassee
Fin
INS
H. B. Peacock
Tampa
Bob Perry
J. P. Till
Fort Madison
C.H. Goonman
Iowa
Pershing to Pick Monument Sites
General John J. Pershing sailed for France as chair of the American battle monument committee to choose sites for World War I memorials. The Leviathan carried 2 060 passengers. Also in tidbits: Harold A Weverly returns home from Iowa State College and plans highway work in Benton county. Mrs J F Hegerly visits Chicago sister. A car crash in Sioux City kills Franklin I Rich, salesman for a motor company, after a collision with a bakery truck.
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New York
John J. Pershing
France
Gen. Pershing
Seleet
Heverly
Harold A. Weverly
Third Avenue
Towa State College
Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Benton County
J. 5
Bar- Stow
Chicago
F. Hegerly
Sioux City
Franklin I. Rich
Mlo‘or Company
Rich
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Fass
Cummins
Farmer Constituente
Szeptycki
Skrzynski
Poland
Pefore
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Coolidgé
Shakespeare
Haugen Hill
Gooding
Idaho
Hoersld-Tribune
Mrs. Prancis
Kati
Howard
Willaw Vent
Francis Howard
Petersen Bros
Turtal
Finivard
Gates Business College
Eaward
Tha. Chereh
Waene
Eugene Mowacl
Clements
WaterIan
Ondar
Cedar Falls
Petersen Pros
Martin 1. RrTz
Martin 1
Rita
Kiamer
Henry Mueller
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Elmwood
Robert Anderson Post
G. A. KR
Charce
Mary Wrenn Garland
Charles Garland
Barnstable
Mass
Garland
Allentown
Senda
Agnes Thomson
Eek - Charles - Sherwood Steerhouses
Loomis
Rosewood
Bancroft and Sons
Gedar Falls
Rainbow
Mre
D. J. Walker
A. Duke
Joel Cowan
Duke
H. H. Kaiser
CG. E. Ranster
Cedar Heights
Wraith
Jor’ Cowan
H Efar Falls
Wax Wilson
Joe Cowan
Cedar Waiver
B. Falls
Dianthus Barhatua
M. B. Qreveland
Nathan Bacher
Aful
Gillardia
Medaralls
Linn County
Rockwell
Rockwell City
Fr Lavender
Aneumonia
Tavender
Ol Osteo Enaminer
Sherman Opp
Creston
State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
C. A. Christensen
Reo“Ex
Waverly
Carl Bruns
Trechanic
Electvic
ier &@ tar
Wartburg
Todass
Dr. F.R. Sparks
J. M. Ponl
Ney
Osiwein
Spe
Thal
Fray
J. T. Rider
Eickelberg
Ringgold
B.L. Holton
Life Underwriters
Pershing
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