Motor Cars Open Remote Sections in Palestine Area
American automobiles threaten a sup plant railroads in the near east linking remote Syria Palestine Mesopotamia and parts of Transjordan and Arabia. Auto routes shorten Beirut Jerusalem from seven days to ten hours and bring modern roads to travel between Beirut Haifa Damascus and Baghdad via Rutba Wells.
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Palestine
Associated Press
Beirut
Syria
Near East
Mesopotamia
Transjordania
Arabia
Mediterranean
Tross Land
Jerusalem
Holy City
Nazareth
Bagdad
India
Haifa
Damascus
Syrian Desert
Ramadje
Damadje
Rutba Wells
Suspect Looks Like Slayer of Tesmer
Mrs. Richard C. Tesmer fainted when police showed an underworld gun woman for identification as the bandit who shot Tesmer to death during a robbery. She said the suspect looked almost like the killer but could not positively identify. Earlier she had exonerated another arrestee in a raid. She remains traumatized and bedridden, haunted by the suspect's smile and blue eyes.
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International News Wire
Chicago
Richard C. Tesmer
Tesmer
T Mer
North Fine
French Economic Blockade Extends to Germany
Belgium faces cabinet crisis delaying allied replies to German reparation memorandum. Belgian ministry reshuffle prompts Premier Pointcare to consult with the new Belgian premier about Britain’s request for clarification of Franco-Belgian attitudes. Silesian workers conference in Breslau recommends resuming mining and metal work in Upper Silesia.
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Belgium
Paris
Fts
Point Care
Berlin
Congress of Silesian Workmen's Camelils
Breslau
Upper Silesia
Plantas
Williams Sentenced to Life for Iowa Schoolteacher Slaying
Joe Williams was sent to Fort Madison prison under a life sentence for second degree murder in the slaying of Miss Sara Dasbar horsdale. The sentence, moved up from the planned date, surprised observers as counsel prepared a new trial motion and an appeal to the state supreme court was planned.
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Des Moines
Joe Williams
Sara Dasbara Horsdale
Fort Madison
Williams
Thompson
Supreme Court
Newgro
Hold Grandfather for Kidnaping of 10 Year Old Girl
A search spread across the Midwest for Genevieve Lynn 14 who vanished Thursday from her Oskaloosa Iowa home. Grandfather W S Poulton 72 was arrested on kidnapping charges and a warrant issued for Adrienne Fulton aunt now en route to Bella Center Ohio. Fulton free on 1000 dollar bond. Police await interception at arrival. Genevieve is the daughter of Lynn’s first wife.
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Oskaloosa
Middlewest
Genevieve Lynn
Russell Lynn
Oskaloosa Dairynan
Poulton
Adrienne Fulton
Bella Center
O. Fulton
Helle Center
Genevieve
Lynn
Peoria
Ill
Wilma Hughes
Chicago
Henry Hughes
Hughes
Christian Churches Elect New Officers in Red Oak
The state convention of the Christian churches of Town closed in Red Oak on Thursday after electing officers. W. H H. Browning of Ames was named president, F. H. Gillette of Cedar Falls vice president, and Mrs. A. D. George of Des Moines secretary. Charles H Tavlor of Guthrie Center and Sr. J. Mathiesen of Des Moines joined the state board. Next year's convention will be in Des Moines.
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Red Oak
the Christian Churches of Town
W. H H. Browning
Ames
F. H. Gillette
Cedar Falls
A. D. George
Des Moines
Charles H. Tavlor
Guthrie Center
Sr. J. Mathiesen
Ghost of College Seen by Graduates of Old Penn School
In Oskaloosa Iowa graduates recall a moonlit phantom of Penn College seen near the former site. A fire destroyed the old building years ago, killing the business manager and students, with a new plant later built a quarter mile north.
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Old Penn School
Oskatogsa
Penn College
Dr E R Burkhalter Dies After 47 Years as Pastor
Cedar Rapids Iowa man of 76 or 77 dies after taking ill during a marriage ceremony last Tuesday. He served as pastor of the First Presbyterian church from 1876 to 1914 and as pastor emeritus thereafter. He helped lead church and civic affairs and was a Princeton 1862 graduate with two classmates surviving him. Funeral plans not filed.
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Gedar Rapids
E. R. Burkhalter
First Presbyterian Church
Burkhalter
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Princeton
Evans Leads Daughton In Special Election by 1433 Votes
In the Eighth Town congressional district special election held June 4 Judge Hiram W. Evans Republican Charlton led J. P. Daughton Democrat Grand River by 1,433 votes. Evans totaled 14,323 while Daughton had 12,901 according to the official canvass.
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Nes Moines
Hiram W. Evans
Charlton
J. P. Daughton
Grand Hiver
Eighth Town
Sficis
Evans
Daughton
Sleeper Struck by Train May Recover
Major City Ta June 15 W W J Holahan is hospitalized with a broken left hip after being struck by a freight engine near Dumont Iowa while sleeping on the track. Railroading witnesses call the retreat from death miraculous and he is expected to live.
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Major
Holahan
Dumont
Railranders
Special Officer Wounded in Dubuque Mine Yard Clash
Henry Mueller special police officer for the Milwaukee road was shot twice in the shoulder during a midnight clash in the Dubuque La mine yards. He saw a man carrying a bag and when he approached the pair opened fire and fled. Suspects not captured.
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Dubegque
Henry Mueller
Milwaukee Road
Mueller
Assassins’ Reign of Terror Paralyzed French Regions
A historical crime wave in France saw about 250 assassins unleashed terror across towns and countryside. The botched operations and fear spread as authorities hunted suspects while civilians suffered unrest and casualties.
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France
Youth Samuel Woodyard Held in Baltimore Slayings
A Baltimore jail holds Samuel Lewis Woodyard alias William Murphy as police link him to the Boston murder. He confessed to using the Murphy name to spare his mother disgrace and identified himself after detectives questioned him in Des Moines sickening case. His mother Elizabeth Woodyard and sister Thelma react as details emerge.
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Murphy
Des Moines
Boston
Afl
Deg Moines
Elizabeth Woodyard
Samuel Lewis Woodyard
Sammy
John B. Jones
Baltimore
Thelma
White Niam J. Murphy
Marine Corps
Des Moines Man Is Made Deputy Grand Master of Masons
Clinton June 18 Harry M Belt of Des Moines has been appointed deputy grand master of Jens Masons by M J Gabriel the new grand master Other appointments announced include senior grand warden Clark Hesser Sac City junior grand warden Charles Percival Bonaparte grand chaplain Rev Dante Hogan New Hampton senior grand deacon M H Curtis Stanwood junior grand deacon A R Hill Atlantic senior grand steward H L Davis Winterset junior grand steward T Nelson Farmington grand marshal James M Bach Sioux City and grand tyler Ralph Bunce Washington
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H. L Davis
Winterset
T. ¥. Nelson
Farmington
James M. Bach
Sioux City
Bathing Suit Sign Sparks Pond Prank Tale
In Creston Iowa on June 15 a farm pond owned by E R Quelson became the center of a humorous incident. A sign warned that bathing suits were optional leading local flappers to swim au naturel. The sign later read two piece swimsuits for both sexes at the pond.
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Creston
E. R. Quelson
Mr. Quelson
Gov Kendall Reappoints State Mine Inspectors for Four Years
In Des Moines Gov Kendall reappointed State Mine inspectors W Holland Albia R T Rhys Ottumwa and Edward Sweeney Des Moines to four year terms beginning July 4 Sibley reports 2600 persons attended the county farms bureau picnic and Secretary Ye Hunt gave the address Atlantic Mrs George Anders 70 attempted death by own action at her home citing domestic troubles. prompt medical aid and medicine in the bottle saved her life
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Des Moines
Kendall
W. &. Holland
Albia
R. T. Rhys
Ottumwa
Edward Sweeney
Sibley
County Farms Bureau
Geretary C.ye Hunt
Atlantic
George Anders
Farmer Parks His Teeth Under Seat of Wrong Flivver
Homer Jones a Delaware county farmer in Muncie Indiana left his false teeth under what he thought was his car seat after a town visit. He returned from a barber shop to find his car intact but his teeth and the wrong car missing.
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Muncie
Ind
Homer Jones
Delaware County
Jones
Care in Life as in Car Repair Aims to Extend Life
Chicago June 15 James D Craig actuary for Metropolitan Life says if people cared for themselves as they do for cars life could lengthen beyond the biblical three score ten toward a century. He cites earlier gains and urges preventive health from infancy onward while doubting gland operations greatly extend longevity.
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Chicago
James D. Craig
New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
International News Service
American Institute of Actuaries
Newburgh
Craig
President Presents Medals for Service to American People
President Harding at the White House awarded the Roosevelt Memorial association medals for distinguished service to the American people. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood governor-general of the Philippines Miss Teouisa W. Schuyler social worker and Dr. Henry F. Osborn president of the American Museum of Natural History New York received the honors amid a gathering of cabinet members and other officials.
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Washington
Harding
White House
Roosevelt Memorial Associaation
Leonard Wood
Philippines
Teouisa WL. Schuyler
Henry F. Osborn
Museum of Natural History
New York
Couzens Predicts Ford Victory if Nominated
Senator James Couzens Republican of Michigan declared Ford would win the presidency if nominated by the Democratic party upon his arrival from Detroit. He declined to discuss politics further, but said he favored the railroad consolidation plan being developed by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington, D. C
Henry Ford
James Couzens
Michigan
Detroit
Ford
Capuzens
Interstate Commerce Commission
Teacher Fined Fifty Dollars for Cruelty to Dog
Davenport Iowa police court found Prof. Ray McClellen chemistry instructor at Davenport High School guilty of cruelty to animals for throwing a stray dog from the third story window. The animal died and McClellen faced a fine of 50 dollars and costs after an appeal by his attorneys contended the dog was unlicensed and thus his act lawful.
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Davenport
Metcalf
Ray McClellen
Davenport High School
McClellen
Death of Ernest G Norton who resided in Waterloo
Waterloo relatives report the death of Ernest G Norton a 16 year resident who died suddenly in Hollywood California last Saturday. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 30 p m from Walnut Street Baptist Church with burial in Fairview. He is survived by three sisters Mrs D S Titany Mrs Edwin Knupp Hollywood California Mrs Ada Emerick Gary Indiana and two brothers Guy Norton Los Angeles and another in Oklahoma.
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Ernesfe G. Norton
Waterloo
Ernest G. Norton
Hollywood
Cal
Mr. Norton
Fourth Street West
California
Titany
Edwin Knupp
Hallywood
Ada Emerick
Gary
Ind
Guy Norton
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
Tiedman
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Robert N. MacDonald
Fairview
Kistner Mortuary
Lafayette Street
Lowden cites government extravagance endangering nation
Former Illinois Governor Frank O Lowden told the Association of Credit Men in Atlanta that taxation climbs faster than wealth and that numerous tax levies threaten confiscation levels. He urged states and municipalities to fund their own needs and warned bureaucratic expansion erodes local self government and could turn states into satrapies under Washington.
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United Press
Atlanta
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Association of Credit Men
Lowden
America
Washington
Goltra Barges Released for River Activity by Court
Justice Van Devanter of the Supreme Court today released the Goltra barge fleet for Mississippi River operations while litigation over the boats continues. The War Department was authorized to place needed barges in commission, with three sent to New Orleans for the New Orleans Mobile route and the rest limited to the lower Mississippi pending final action.
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Washington, D. C
Justice van Devanter
Supreme Court
War Department
Mississippi River
St. Louis
New Orleans
New Orleans-Mobile
Lower
Mississippi
Then
Schwab Zinc Mine Merges Competitor
Merger of the Tom L. Mining and Chaba Mining companies with the Quapaw Mining firm was announced in Missouri on June 15. The deal, valued around 31 million dollars, joins mines and leases across the Oklahoma zinc field. Financial agent H. W. Lohman arrived from New York to confirm interests linked to Charles M. Schwab, principal Quapaw stockholder.
Kudelka seeks divorce after 30 years of marriage
Theresa Kudelka petitions for divorce from Frank Kudelka after 30 years of marriage begun in Austria. She seeks custody of children Marie 17 Joe 15 Jack 12 Harry 9 and requests alimony of 100 dollars monthly and a restraining injunction to prevent alleged molestation at their home 415 Oneida Street. The document notes the erratic length of China and its branches at 13 920 miles in a separate line.
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Theresa Kudelka
Frank Kudelka
Austria
Marie
Joe
Jack
Harry
Oneida Street
Congress poised to modify day enforcement act amid prohibition debate
Washington officials predict next Congress will act to adjust the Volstead act as a diplomatic issue with Europe. Republican and Democratic leaders say a treaty backed by the State Department could ease tensions over ship liquor rules and a 12 mile search and seizure zone, with plans for independent action to remove prohibition from internal affairs. Senate leaders expect quick ratification if proposed by the secretary of state, while calls grow for a legislative remedy to curb widespread lawbreaking and international strain.
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International News Wire
Washington, D. C
United States
Congress
State Department
Senate
Secretary of State
Curtis
Kansas
Overman
North Carolina
Senator Overman
New York
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Georgia
Rain Delays Maughan Coast to Coast Mapping Flight
Lieutenant Russell Maughan began a coast to coast mapping flight from McCook Field heading to St. Joseph Missouri with planned stops in Dayton Ohio and Cheyenne Wyoming as he crosses the continent. A rainstorm and high winds delayed his start yesterday but he resumed today traveling west at about 100 miles per hour.
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Dayton
Russell Maughan
New York
San Francisco
McCookfield
St. Toseph
St. Joseph
Cheyenne
Wya
Maughan
Man Drops Dead After Reunion With Brother in Muscatine
Thomas Schafer age 72 collapsed and died on a Muscatine street shortly after greeting his brother Isaac Schafer who had traveled from Lincoln, Illinois to care for him. The brothers had not seen each other for years and were near their home when the heart failure occurred.
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Muscatine
Thomas Schafer
Isaac Schafer
Lincoln
Condition of Bonar Law Deteriorates as Throat Affects Health
London reports former Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law in worse health as his severe throat ailment worsened. He resigned last month due to ill health and is under medical care.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
Bonar Law
Johnston Reaches Kent Tennis Finals in Beckenham
In Beckenham, England on June 14 William M. Johnston defeated P F R Leighton Crawford in straight sets to reach the Kent championships final. D M Creig also advances to meet Johnston, while Elisabeth Ryan defeats Mrs Edgington in the women’s semifinal.
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Beckenham
Eng
William M. Johnston
PF. R. Leighton Crawford
D. M. Creig
Johnston
Elisabeth Ryan
California
Edgington
Report Urges Large Postal Buildings Reform
International News Wire reports that a three year postal commission recommends constructing larger postoffice buildings. The aim is efficient spaces to reduce delays and high rents for substations. Commission members include Senators Sterling Moses Walsh McKellar and Congressmen Griest Bell Paige Rouse.
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International Newa Wire
Chicago
Postal Commission
Thomas Sterling
South Dakota
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
David Walsh
Massachusetts
Kenneth McKeller
Tennessee
W. W. Griest
Pennsylvania
Thomas Bell
Georgia
J. Calvin D. Paige
Arthur B. Rouse
Kentucky
Walter Hagen Loses British Open Title By Stroke
Walter Hagen failed to win the British open as A G Havers of Great Britain captured the championship with a total of 296. Hagen finished with 296 after a fourth round 75, leaving Havers and MacDonald Smith and Joe Kirkwood in contention earlier and Whitcombe dropping to 302.
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Associated Prensa
Treon
Walter Hagen
Hagen
A. G. Havers
Great Britain
Money matters not yet in clear at Shelby Mont
Great Falls Mont June 15 Jack Kearns manager of Champion Jack Dempsey warned Shelby promoters at 1 PM that unless the $110000 due Dempsey was paid before 2 PM he would consider the fight off He said he had a Cleveland offer while a bankers committee continued to untangle the finances to save the show.
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Great Falls
Mont
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Shelby
Dempsey
Kearns
Cleveland
Bankers’ Committee
Open lands for ex servicemen.
Interior department orders more than 450000 acres of public land in six Western states opened for homestead entry by ex service men. The notice lists locations and affected states.
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Washington
D. C
Interior Department
London
Palestine
B.C
Chicago
Tate
Clyde EE. Carr
Brussels
Albert
University of Ghent
Atlanta
Grass
Virginia
Credit Men
San Francisco
Cal
The
American Legion
Owsley
Miami
Fla
Maramikhon
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Ailile
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Iowa
Ft. Madison
H. H. Sawyer
Ray Raney
Tom Sawyer
Gymmnasiium
E.R. Burkhalter
Dubuque
OWA
Chris Coronel
Fred ‘Fod
Youngstown
Coronel
Helena Drachman
Couzens
Demos
Martuari
Fred 7H
Goltra
Schwab Zinc Mine
Errat Wal
China
Qld
W. M. Johnston
Kent
Commission
Shelby, Mont
J. A. Gilkey
Corvallis
Ore
Christine Smith
Rochester
Mint
Edward E. Emme
Jesup
Nora K. Hansen
George E. Woods
Hudson
Lucile E. Sherratt
Morris Fish
Gertie Bresler
Pratt’s Grocery
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