Five Day Week Goal Drawn by Iowa Labor Federation
The Iowa State Federation of Labor ends a four day session with a five day week of six hours daily as the immediate objective. Delegates adopt resolutions supporting primary ballot reform, wage increases for road program workers, and arbitration in labor disputes. They denounce prison labor contracts and pledge aid to locked out miners, with Iowa City chosen for the 1929 convention site.
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Iowa State Federation of Labor
Hammill
Red Grass
George Baker
Muscathe
J. M. Fisk
Iowa Gily
Cedar Rapids
Aft
Ernoon
Iowa City
Dale Yoder
University of Iowa
Fred Canfield
United States
al. Ur
A. J. Cronkhite
J. H. Strief
Federation
State Board of Control
Cronkhite
Striel
Joseph H. Morris
Albia
United Mine Wortkers
Morgan Lewis
Des Moines
Miners‘ Association
John Gay
Iowa
Martin Vander Luen
Neal Crook
D. M
Board of Arbitration
Roy Welch
Hoover Promises to Uphold Republican Traditions
Hoover pledges to uphold Republican traditions and advance the nation’s welfare through strong party leadership. He emphasizes government support for business, law and morality, and unity within the party to sustain national ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
America
United States
Republican Party
Republicss Party
Calvin Ganodider
Mellon Men Consider Cox for Hoover Running Mate
Republican leaders met in secret at Secretary Mellon’s hotel room until 2:30 a m. pondering Channing Cox of Massachusetts as a possible vice presidential running mate for Herbert Hoover. Cox previously aligned with Calvin Coolidge’s Massachusetts administration and later his successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U.P
Secretary of Treasury
Mellon
Channing Cox
Massachusetts
Herbert Hoover
Cox
Calvin Coolidge
Massachuaetts
Hoover Victory Marks Busy Night At Republican Convention
The convention leaned toward Hoover as Lowden withdrew after a farm dispute split. Hoovers supporters rallied with a 20 minute ovation, rattles and flags as delegates cheered his nomination while Coolidge votes dwindled among Curtis Watson and Norris.
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Lowden
McNary-Haugen Lot Oor
Althe
Lowdon
Hoover
Curtis
Watson
Norris
Coolidge
Ralph Cole
Ohio
Milinois
Varied reactions to Hoover nomination in Waterton
Local readers in Waterton, birthplace of Lou Henry Hoover, weigh in on Herbert Hoover's presidential bid. Attorneys Alfred Longley and Walter Jensen praise his qualifications while farmer A A Burger predicts party defections and W H Merner forecasts strong Iowa support amid farmer loyalty claims.
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Herbert Hoover
Waterton
Lou Henry
Hoover
Alfred Longley
United States
Tammany Tigers
John C. Lewis
Iowa Federation of Labor
Lowden
A. A. Burger
Mount Vernon Township
Black Hawk County
White House
Coolidge
W. H. Merner
Cedar Fatls
Iowa
Towa
Italia Crew Relief Effort As Ice Threatens Rescue
General Umberto Nobile reported the drifting ice block near the Italia expedition camp was moving eastward and breaking up. Rescue efforts accelerated as the ice breaker Krassin sails with Junkers planes to aid the search team and aid supplies reach the stranded party.
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Umberto Nobile
Italia
Grita di Milano
Nobile
Leningred
Krassin
Nobite
Junkers
Maligin
Archangel
Alexandrovsk
Foyne
Sunay
Stresemann May Take Cabinet Post In New German Cabinet
Berlin June 15 Chancellor designate Hermann Macher offered Gustav Stresemann the post of foreign secretary in the new cabinet, but Stresemann deferred answering. Paul Loeb, socialist, elected president of the new Reichstag. A woman candidate for vice president was defeated.
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Berlin
INS
Hermann Macher
Gustav Stresemann
Stresemann
Paul Loeb
Gold Star Mother Heads Jury for Unknown Soldier Monument
A Gold Star mother will preside over the jury selecting the best of 73 designs for the Arlington tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Mrs. William B D Rock of Philadelphia represents Gold Star mothers, with former Assistant Secretary of War MacNider to represent the American Legion. The American Institute of Architects is represented by Charles A. Coolidge, D H Burnham, and Paul P. Curis.
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Washington, D. C
Arlington Cemetery
War Department
William BD
Rock
Philadelphia
MacNider
Mason City
American Legion
Charles A. Coolidge
Boston
D. H. Burnham
Chicago
Paul P. Curis
American Institute of Architects
Funeral rites for William Hensy Moffitt infant of Geneseo
Funeral services for William Hen sy Moffitt baby son of Mr. and Mrs. Ian W. Moffitt Geneseo township route 2 Dyvaart will be held from Geneseo M church tomorrow at 2 p m. Death occurred at a local hospital where the child had been taken while suffering from anemia. Born June 2 1927 in Geneseo township he was a member of the cradle rail Geneseo Methodist Episcopal church. Besides the parents two brothers John and Vane survive. The body will remain at Petersen Bros mortuary from 8 a m to morrow, then removed to the home Rev A R Grant to officiate and burial will be at Geneseo cemetery.
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Wiltluam Tent Y Moffitt
William Hen‘sy Moomb
Myr
Ian W. Mafitt
Geneseo Township
Dyvaart
Geneseo M. 6
Toeat
Cneseo Township
Geneseo Methodist Episcopal Church
John
Vane
Petereen Bros
A R. Grant
Burat
Genrsen
West Branch Hoovers Rise as Nation’s Hope
West Branch Iowa awoke to hoopla as Herbert Hoover neared the Republican nomination. Townsfolk filled Main Street with flags, parades, and fireworks honoring the former schoolchild known as Peach Hoover. Miss Mollie Brown, Hoover’s former teacher, beams at his likely election, while residents recall his late parents and the humble Hoovers in the village.
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West Branch
Ast
Hoover
Cook's Hill
Mollie Carran Brown
Miss Brown
Peach” Hoover
Iowa
Main Street
Downey Street
Olson
A. P. Dawson
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Des Mojines
Weat
Herbert
Newt Butler
Butler
Confidence Men Fleece Dry Cleaner in Des Moines
Police seek three alleged confidence men believed to have come from Newton after fleecing a dry cleaner of $1,000. They offered three so called diamond rings as security on a loan, rings later proved fake. Authorities pursue suspects after the pair left town.
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Nes Moines
U.pi
Newton
Boll
A& Road
Samaritans Close Des Moines Convention
Members of the Town State Association of the Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans and an Odd Fellows lodge social order concluded their convention in Des Moines. The event included an invitation for 28 candidates and the election of officers.
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Des’ Moines
Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans
Odd Fellows Lodge
Temperatures and Friday Forecast Fragments
Fragmentary weather note reports Thursday and Friday temperatures with unreadable data. It mentions a 7 p.m. forecast and references Ua Mi and Db, but specifics are not legible.
Smith Sli Lacks Yotes to Control Party Convention
Washington June 15 UP Gov Alfred E Smith of New York heads toward the Democratic national convention June 26 with 646 delegates either instructed pledged or filed for him. Kentucky pledged 26 more votes yesterday, boosting Smiths strength. Delegates totals cited are UP tallies from primaries and may understate actual support.
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Washington
D. C
Alfred E. Smith
New York
United Press
Smith
Kentucky
Uniti
Drags Two Women from Blazing Auto Crash at West Liberty
In West Liberty on June 4, Mrs A Royal and her daughter Gabriella Royal were injured when their car left the road and burned. Clevence Pulton saw the crash and pulled the women from the overturned vehicle, saving them from death. The pair are reported recovering today with slight injuries.
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West Liberty
U.P
A. Royal
Gabriella Royal
Raya
Dy. K. A. Royal
Clevence Pulton
Brandhorst Funeral Set For Monday At Hudson Church
Funeral services for Mrs. C H Brandhorst will be held Monday with private home rites at 2 00 p m and public services at the Brethren church at 2 30 Rev Edwin Boardman of Waterloo will officiate She died last evening The funeral notice also notes railway auditor H R Johnson of Des Moines visiting the city on business.
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Brandhorst
Hudson Church
Couric Spres
H.R. Johnson
Des Moines
Great Western Railroad
Farm Leaders Seek Farm Relief At Democratic Houston Meeting
Kansas City dispatch reports Midwest farm leaders vow to take the equalization fee plank fight to the Democratic convention in Houston Texas after failing to gain support in the Republican platform. Delegate Prank W Murphy Wheaton Minn states farmers will press for relief and warn Republicans their vote signals they are not needed for party success.
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Kansas
Civ
Civiicroof
Herbert Hooves
Republi
Ira
Frank ©. Lowden
Confars Thrugh Kenser City
Coolidge
Lowden
Oregon
McNary-Haugen
Houston
Kansas City
Middlewest
W. Murphy
Wheaton
Minn
Texas
Third District Delegates Split Between Hoover and Lowden
The Third district delegates from Iowa split on the vice presidential nomination. Evans and Hearst backed Lowden while Van Derveer Lichty supported Hoover, with Hoovers and Lowden's faction cited in the vote. The report notes ceremony in Kansas City with June date.
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Hoover
Lowden
Cerin
Kansas Guy
Lowa
Rvettly
W. Ot.evans
Charles HE. Hearst
van Derveer
George E. Lichty
Burglary Try at Iowa Flour & Feed Office Fails
Would be thieves broke into the Iowa Flour & Feed Co office at 921 Sixth Street West last night through a cellar window and the inner door. The unlocked safe was rifled but nothing was stolen. Manager R L Bighmey found papers scattered on the door and Emil Grefin, police identification chief, investigated. Noth ing was missing.
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Iowa Flour & Feed Co
Sixth Street West
R.L. Bighmey
Nothng
Emil Grefin
Police Bureau of Identification
Army Alpha style brain tests on reading university use
A society page note lists a set of quick intelligence questions from World War II era Army Alpha tests. Problems include arithmetic, rate, distance, and measurement tasks to answer under time, reflecting a reading university style questionnaire for mental rating.
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United States Army
Aimac
Sander
Heart shattered girl ends life at Danbury switchboard
Marjorie Dimmitt a 27 year old high school girl and night operator at a local telephone exchange was found dead by hanging from the switchboard shortly after 7 am. Police say she left a note saying she dies of a broken heart and blamed no one. No love affairs known, strong academic record and pleasant home life noted. The motive remains a mystery.
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Danbury
Marjorie Dimmitt
Miss Dimmitt
House Built of Fire Debris of Chicago to Be Razed Soon
Chicago scene recalls Belle House once on Clark street near Lincoln Park. The landmark, built from the ashes of the great fire and home to a German beer garden, is to be razed after its purchase by a commercial firm. relics inside may be removed or moved.
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Chicago
North Side
Clark Street
Lincoln Park
Henry Schoellkopf
Knawar
Huge Chicago factory blaze disrupts trains and workers
Fire broke out in a two story Phillip Collier company building in Chicago. Seventy fire squads battled the blaze described as one of the year's largest industrial fires. The site housed lumber building supplies and explosives near the Chicago Alton railroad tracks. Three firefighters were injured and officials estimate losses at 750000 dollars. Northbound trains were halted for hours.
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Chicago
U.P
Mexican Pilot Plans Long Nonstop Flight
Mexican citizen Jozquin Pacheco and German lieutenant Fritz Vieler plan a nonstop flight from Windsor Ontario in a Stinson Detroiter to Mexico City. The flight aims to spark interest in aviation among Mexicans and is to depart tomorrow.
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Windsor
Jozquin Pacheco
Cit
Fritz Vieler
Mexico City
Granger Girl Heads Iowa 4-H Girls
Granger today elected Miss Prulrie Hufford to lead the Iowa 4-H girls as president. Other officers include Mary Johnson Sac City vice president Katherine Gros Powesheik county secretary and Grace McCormack Louisa county treasurer. The meeting outlined upcoming activities and regional events.
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D.ri
Prulrie Hufford
Granger
Towa 4-H Girls’ Organization
Mary Johnson
Sac Chy
Katherine Gros
Powosheik County
Grace Me
Cormac
Louisa Cou
Higtarian
Fire alarms warn as shrubbery burns near Baltimore home
A fire alarm incident at 17% Baltimore Street reports shrubbery on fire causing $50 damage. The advertisement notes contact numbers and urges preventive caution with the slogan Buy Mor Merman C. Miller.
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John H. Lorenzen
Baltimore
Mor Merman
C. Miller
Hoover and Curtis Ticket Named by G.O.P. Convention
The Republican National Convention moved toward nominating Charles Curtis of Kansas as vice president with a vigorous parade of speakers praising his patriotism and loyalty. Delegates heard long speeches from Senator Borah and others while President Coolidge endorsed Hoover for president and offered congratulations.
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Kingnam
Tilson
National Committee
Nelly
Alabama
Connecticut
Hingham
Arizona
Idaho
Borah
MacNary-Haugen
Blank
Chemisary
Curtis
Congress of the United States
Bora
Kansas
Senate
Middlewest
Ce Oredding West
Republican Party
United States
Charles Curtis
Channing Cox
Massachusets
B. Loring Young
Weston
Massachusetts
Coolidge OX
Superior
Wis
Coolidge
Werberlk Hoover
Washington
Hoover
Suspects escape after officer fires on captor in Chicago
In Chicago on June 15 a case of mistaken identity led to one officer firing on another and allowing two holdup suspects to escape. Officer James Daley, 26, in plain clothes had just arrested the suspects near a drug store when the incident occurred.
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Chicago
INS
Pollce
James Daley
The
Wagan
Coal Industry Conference Forms to Control Production and Sales
A New York dispatch reports coal producers retailers wholesalers and equipment makers forming a conference to study the industry. A committee including National Coal Association American Wholesale Association and Anthracite Operators Conference will report on the situation and seek cooperative control of production and boosted sales.
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New York
Wealth Street
National Coal Association
American Wholesale Association
National Relate
Padana Tatee
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Evening Past, Inc
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