Arctic expedition sets sail from Boston to map polar regions
Donald B MacMillan leads the ninth Arctic venture aided by National Geographic and the U S Navy. Plans include a Greenland base at Etah and aerial surveys to chart about 200000 square miles. Canada questions sovereignty while a possible Amundsen search remains unsettled.
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Boston
MacMillan
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Etah
Greenland
National Geographic Society
United States Navy
Canada
McMillan
State Department
Daredevils of sky thrill Waterloo at June fete
Waterloo plans a three day celebration with daredevils of the sky featuring balloon lists and a full view double parachute drop. The program includes clowns gypsies vaudeville acts water stunts and boxing cards led by matchmaker John T. Goss. Major events occur daily starting at 10 a.m. with fireworks and a citywide spectacle.
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Imstre
Knights of Pythias
Lincoln Park
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Kral
Morris
John T. Goss
Frankie Kral
Milwaukee
Eddie Morris
Sioux City
Ar] Blue
St. Paul
Goss
Harry Brown
Cedar Rapids
Bob White
Alex Fidler
Wisconsin Senator La Follette Critical at Home on 70th Birthday
Washington June 17 Senator Robert M La Follette of Wisconsin defeated independent candidate for the presidency last year is critically ill at his home here physicians announce He has just reached his seventieth birthday and his condition is reported as serious by his doctors
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Washington, D. C
Robert M. la Fellette
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Shanghai
Peking
Althou Peking Dispatch
State Department
Mayer
Young Thief Sentenced to Eldora Reform School
In Eldora, Iowa, 14 year old Orville Ryan received a determinate sentence to the reformatory at Eldora by Judge J J Clark for grand larceny tied to a Potts jewelry store robbery. He confessed to stealing a bag containing 37.50 from the safe while the proprietor was away and admitted theft of tools from automobiles.
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Des Moines Life & Annuity to acquire Midland Life
Des Moines Life and Annuity Co announced the purchase of Midland Life Insurance Co of St Paul. The Midland business valued at ten and a half million dollars has admitted assets of 1.3 million and will merge to form a 28 million dollar insurance firm with 3.5 million in assets.
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Waterloo
Mullan Avenue Bridge
C.J. Rudolph
Waterloo Boat Club
A.H. Conard
Iowa
Sidney Helms
Des Moines
Midland Life Insurance Company
St. Paul
Minn
Des Moines Life & Annuity Co
J.J. Shambaugh
Midland
Des Moines Life
Christian Endeavor Convention at Rapids Iowa
Delegates began arriving at Cedar Rapids for the Iowa Christian Endeavor Union annual convention opening tomorrow and running through Sunday. About 1500 delegates and visitors expected. Program includes Congressman W. D. Upshaw, A J Sharile, Dr W A Ganfield, Mel Trotter.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Christian Endeavor Union
W. D. Upshaw
Atlanta
A. J. Sharile
Boston
World Wide Endeavor Movement
W. A. Ganfield
Carroll College
Mel Trotter
Grand Rapids
Mich
Explosion Kills 18 Miners in Bulgarian Mine Disaster
In Sofia on June 17 a blast at the Prince Boris mine near Klat echkozi killed eighteen miners. It stands as Bulgaria’s worst mining disaster to date, prompting rescue efforts and investigations into safety practices.
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Sofia
Prince Boris
Klatechkozi
Bulgaria
Mondell Advocates Surtax Cut to 15 Percent Prosperity
Former Wyoming congressman and Republican leader Mondell told the South Dakota State Bankers association in Washington that reducing the surtax maximum from 40 percent to 15 percent is the first step in national tax reform. He argued that lower rates and curtailing other taxes would trigger a prosperity wave.
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United Press Brooking
Frank W. Mondell
Washington, D. C
Wyoming
South Dakota State Bankers Association
Mondell
Rainstorm and two cyclones strike Iowa towns
A three hour rainfall record in Waterloo accompanied by a wind storm caused widespread mud and crop damage nine communities. Greene was hit by two simultaneous cyclones with downed trees but no injuries reported. Cascade and Dubuque saw rising rivers and new flood threats as the Maquoketa river again surged.
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Long
New Hampton
Nashua
Shell Rock
Marble Rock
Charles City
Greene
D. J. Brennan
Charles
City
Brennan
Rock Island
Western Union
Seyclones
Here
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Maquoketa
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Jury Blames Autoist for Deaths of Two
Ankeny farmer I B Law faces renewed manslaughter charges after a coroner’s jury found his careless driving caused the deaths of Clarence Harris 7 and his mother Mrs H H Harris as they crossed a boulevard. Law blamed the crash on bright bus headlights.
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Des Moines
I. B. Law
Ankeny Farmer
Clarence Harris
H. H. Harris
Law
Harris
Illinois Man Beaten in Arizona Recovering
Tombstone Arizona reports Joy a member of a wealthy Illinois family was found brutally beaten near Ibanks Arizona with a rock and club by Charles Ward. Physicians said he will recover. Police said Joy had refused to join robbing tourists.
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Stewart Edward White
Tombstone
Ariz
Carmel Joy
Ibanks
Joy
Charles Ward
Philadelphia
Prenter Chosen President of Locomotive Engineers
W. R. Prenter of Cleveland was elected president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to succeed the late Warren S. Stone. Prenter, Stone's former vice president, had served as acting president since Stone's death last Friday.
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Cleveland
W. R. Prenter
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Warren S. Stone
Prenter
Stone
Nations Sign Protocol Barring Poison Gas in War
Geneva dispatch reports the protocol outlawing gas warfare, proposed by Burton for the American government, signed today by 27 nations including United States, Britain, Germany, Canada, Japan, and others. The related arms trade convention was vetoed by Swedes.
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Burton
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Canada
Japan
Baly
Brawl
Chile
Denmark
Spain
Ethonia
Ethiopia
Finland
Greece
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Serbia
Turkey
Nicaragua
Halland
Poand
Portugal
Roumania
Salvador
Switzerland
Uruguay
Farm Bureau Picnic Attracts Large Crowd Here Today
About 1500 people from several townships gathered at Electric Park for the annual Black, Blank County Farm Bureau picnic and eighth grade commencement exercises. Rain yesterday eased field work as farmers took a day off. A paraded through the business district announced the event. S
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Llank County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
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Smalling
Cedar Falls
Washington
Alt
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Cedar
Waterloo
East Waterloo
H.C. Moeller
Norman Norland
Agricultural Department
The
State Teachers College
Courier Delivery Ad Terms and Conditions
An advertisement for Courier delivery promises home delivery before 5 o'clock with a claim about missed papers. It provides a phone line for issues and notes deadlines for submitting notices to the office by 6 30 p m.
Last Link in Poisoning Case Nears Verdict
Chicago June 17 Arowe expects final witness testimony to tie evidence in the William Darling Shepherd case as the state seeks a guilty verdict. Witnesses include Charles Fatman and L L McArthur detailing Shepherd's alleged motive and efforts to secure funds amid Billy McClintock's illness and fears of typhoid.
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William Darling Shepherd
Willian
N. McCin
Charles C. Faiman
National University of Sciences
Faiman
Shepherd
Arowe
OF. Baiman
Associated Press
Joseph P. Savage
William Nelson McCintock
Savage
Vatmoon
Tofay
Charles C. Fatman
National University of Sciences, Chicago
L ‘ Court
Migsie Hall
McClintock
Sherd- McClintock
L. L. McArthur
Northern Trust Company
Billy
McArthur
Captain Who OK'd Teapot Oil Lease Loses Promotion
President Coolidge approved a five captain to rear admiral promotion while J. K. Robison who approved leasing naval oil reserves to Sinclair and Doheny was passed over. Thomas Jones Senn Richard Henry Leigh George William Laws George Calvin Day Luke McNames are named for the promotion.
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Washington, D. C
President Coolidge
Thomas Jones Senn
Richard Henry Leigh
George William Laws
George Calvin Day
Luke McNames
J. K. Robison
Sinclair and
Doheny
Diplomatic Powers Press China to Restore Order
Shanghai and Peking reports indicate foreign governments, led by Britain and the United States, warned China to curb unrest threatening foreigners. A note to Beijing emphasised the gravity of the crisis and urged immediate measures to maintain order while settlers and authorities sought a peaceful settlement.
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Ana
International News Wire
Peking
China
Great Britain
United States
Mexico Will Not Modify Agrarian Law
Mexican President Calles stated last night that Mexico would not alter its agrarian policies. The denial follows rumors that Kellogg's remarks caused pressure for policy change. Foreign Secretary Saenz said U S reports linking Kellogg to a plan for policy shift are unfounded and that relations with Ambassador Sheffield remain cordial.
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Associated Press
Mexican City
Sane
Calles
Mexico
Kellogg
Saenz
Ptrpovis
Senor Saenz
James R. Sheffield
United States
Chautauqua Ticket Sale Launched in Waterloo
Waterloeo directors at noon approved disposal of 1006 season tickets to back a Chautauqua effort. Prominent speakers Henry J. Allen and Dr. S Parkes Cadman are pledged. S A Cohagan to manage ticket circulation, C D B Allan to head publicity, Mrs B A Boggs to chair press committee.
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Waterloo
A. P. Blough
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
S. Parkes Cadman
Federal Council of Churches
S. A. Cohagan
Palmer Finds More Drunks in New York than World
Davenport Iowa June 17 Dr G J Palmer head of the Palmer School of Chiropractic reports after a 37000 mile world tour that New York had more drunks in three days than elsewhere. He notes Singapore as a wet spot on New Year’s eve and says he offers the remark as fact not a stance on prohibition.
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Davenport
New York
G. J. Palmer
Palmer School of Chiropractic
Singapore
Dr. Palmer
Sheffield Will Return to Mexico City
Washington June 17 The state department does not expect the Mexican flare up to hinder Ambassador Sheffelt on his return to Mexico this month. The department announced he would go back to his post as soon as possible amid reports that Press President Calles actions might alter his plans through Kellogg agreements and Mexico.
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DB. C
State Department
Sheffelt
Mexico
Department
Calles
Kelloggs
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