Brown Expected Correct Landing In Atlantic Flight
St Johns Newfoundland June 18 Lieut Arthur Whitten Brown anticipates crossing the Atlantic in the Vimy amber machine with Capt Alcock piloting and aims to land within 20 to 30 miles of Ireland or England. The narrative outlines navigation by sun stars drift indicators and wireless checks as the flight nears Galway Bay after departure.
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St. Johns
N. F
Arhlur Whitten Brown
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
Lieut. Brong
Wnless
Galway Bay
Galway, Bay
Rescue of Boy From Drowning Near Bridge Delights Onlookers
G. R. Witt, 55, city fire inspector, saved 12 year old Wayne Wilson from the Cedar River near Union Mill dam. Wayne slipped on wet cement and was swept downstream before Witt plunged in and dragged him to safety. Crowds watched as both fought the current. lad taken home by Fire Chief Dunham’s car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Witt
Wayne Wilson
Cedar River
Union Mill Dam
Anad Wayne
Logan Avenue
Wayne
Water Street
Mr.wit
Witt
A. A. Dunham
One Paper Left in Marshall Michigan
The Evening Chronicle has absorbed the News Statesman and is now the only newspaper in Marshall Michigan. Six years ago the city hosted three daily papers and three weeklies. rising publishing costs led to closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Michigan
Marshall, Mich
Evening Chronicle
News-Statesman
the Chronicle
Farmer Clifford Fox Fatally Struck by Falling Branch
Nevada Nevada June 18 Clifford Fox 26 a farmer is dead from a fractured skull after a tree branch fell during a Friday windstorm. Fox traveling home near Calvert was struck through his windshield as the limb toppled onto his Ford and he was thrown from the road. A neighbor found him about three quarters of an hour later and he died after an unsuccessful operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Clifford Fox
Fox
Calvert
Mike Fitzgerald
Business Men's Special Train to Visit Waterloo Friday
A revived prewar trade tour arrives in Waterloo Friday June 20 at 10 05 p m. The 11 coach Business Men's Special from St Paul Minn will tour Iowa cities stopping two hours in Waterloo with a visiting band and representatives from major St Paul and Minneapolis firms aboard.
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St. Paul
Minn
Waterloo
itin+ jorary
Iowa
Minneapolis
Lightning Strike Kills Horse on Mt Hope Farm
A bolt of lightning struck a horse drawing a plow on the John Posey farm near Mt Hope church in Bennington township, instantly killing the animal and throwing worker Wirt Whited. The storm also hit the W A Wilson estate barn nearby, burning it and hay and straw in addition to damage. Rural carrier L P Bentley witnessed the strike and helped fight the fire as rainfall varied within the area. Whited was not seriously injured and resumed work next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirt Whited
John Posey
Mt. Hope Church
Bennington
Whited
W. A. Wilson
O. M. Glessner
Wilson
L. P. Bentley
Bentley
Dangerous bulkhead and dam threaten children by river
A near drowning at the east mill bulkhead highlights how boys and girls climb walls along the river. Deputy Warden Hol Chapman intervened when youngsters on wet masonry risked a fall, warning others and prompting police notices. The broken gateway permits trespass despite a wire fence protecting the site.
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Chapman
HAS NO LOVE FOR WIFE AND LITTLE BABY
Martha Van Auken files for divorce from John Van Auken a farmer in Iowa county alleging lost love for wife and child since July 24 1918 marriage at Cedar Rapids. She seeks temporary 599 and 10000 permanent alimony claiming neglect and minimal support for their two month old daughter Anna Eleanor.
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John van Auken
Iowa County
Martha van Auken
Gedar Rapids
Altho
Iowa
Colorado
van Auken
Anna Eleanor
Waterloo Entices Air Station to Boost Civic Standing
Discussion grows on establishing a municipal aircraft station in Waterloo to place the city on aero maps. The plan promises air routes in all directions, a gateway to the west and north, with the Miller-Scalex Aero Co operating and maintaining a repair and supply base for visiting planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noulei- Pal “Aircrajet
Waterloo
Iowa
Milo Miller
Kelly Field
Tex
Miller
Miller-Scalex Aero Company
Curtis Airplane & Motor Companies
Parker Tent Show Hit by Storm in Shellsburg
The Parker Comedy company owner H. K. Parker suffered a blow down in a heavy rain storm at Shellsburg yesterday afternoon. Manager Hal Plumb and treasurer James Rathford were slightly injured by flying poles as the tent collapsed. the troupe continued with a rehearsal and the show reopened in the evening.
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Parker Comedy Company
H. K. Parker
Shellsburg
Hal Plumb
James Rathford
Annulment Sought After Powell’s Convicted Spouse
Mrs Geneva Aldrich Powell petitions for annulment of marriage to a man described as a French soldier. Powell pleaded guilty in court the day before. The couple married in Waterloo on April 12 and separated April 16 when Powell was arrested on his honeymoon at Hampton. An unrelated note mentions misdirected mail to the Holstein-Friesian Breeders' association arriving in Waterloo.
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Reformatory
Geneva Aldrich Powell
Powell
Loupte
Waterloo
Hampton
Illinois Central
Holstein-Friesian Association
Battleboro
H. E. Calby
Tawa Holstein-Friesian Breeders’ Association
Labor union splits over Russia and July strike call
The Associated Press reports that the American Federation of Labor adopted a resolution denying recognition of Soviet Russia. It also refused to endorse a July general strike protesting the imprisonment of Thomas Mooney while other dispatches note tense Russo European actions and warnings of radicals ahead of July 4.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor Convention
Russia
N. T
Thomas Mooney
New York
Brest
Towers
Lient
Read
United States
Washington
DD. G
Department of Justice
Pkce
Terr
Paris
Grand Yizler
Council of 10
Kuselan
Constantinople
Turkey
Building Permits and Remodel Estimates Listed
Barney Byvank 303 Third East remodeling dwelling. J. B. Johnson Kimball remodeling dwelling. Charles Iman 820 Willow Street roof. C C Owens 127 Main Street remodeling dwelling. A A Bontrager 829 Fourth Street West remodeling dwelling. Total cost $800.00.
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Barney Byvank
Atrart
J. B. Johnson
Kimball
Charles Iman
Willow
C.C. Owens
Mmi
Ces Savenseerense A.A. Bontrager
Fourth Street
Fornes
Organ for Walnut Street Baptist Church to Be Installed
A signed contract commits Walnut Street Baptist to install one of the nation’s finest organs by November 4, 2189. Built by the Austin Organ Company, the three manual instrument will cost about 12010 and feature 34 speaking stops, 1700 pipes, echo, chimes, and spanial design. Memorial to soldiers, funded largely by Liberty bonds, with Prof G W Samson Jr as adviser.
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Walnut Street Baptist Church
Austin Organ Company
Martford
Conn
Matthew Westrate
Lb. J. Tiewrey
J. A. Smith
Tu, McManus
Alda Webster
G. W. Samson, Jr
Cedar Salis
Samson
Gilbert Iowa 200 Target Grand Trapshoot Opens
Fred Gilbert headed opening day of the forty second Iowa Sportsmen’s association estate trapshoot in Mason City Iowa with 200 targets. Amateurs Elbert Hoon Faulkee led with 197, while Baldhoefer won the Smith Cup by finishing 109 straight targets. Diamond Badge Match and state championship set for today with officers to be elected at the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Luke
Iowa Sportsmen's Association
Jimery
B. F. Elbert
Des Moines
W.S. Hoon
Jewell
Dave Faulkee
Worthington
Minn
Hummel
Smith Cup
Charles Hummel
la Porte City
Ed Bollhoefer
Colfax
C. MH. Parker
Minot
N. D
A. R. Chezik
Portal
Elbert
Ed Baldhoefer
L. Cc
Ballhoefer
JB. F. Ebert
J. J. Fisher
Titonka
Tunnerunp
J. G. Frye
Qie
George Nicoli
Kansas City
N. J. Mertes
le Mars
William Ridley
What Cheer
C. F Loomis
Peoria
Dean
Iowa
Iowa Association
Chamber of Commerce
Campaign aims to raise funds for Davenport club home
The Davenport Young Women’s Club plans a campaign to raise 426000 to build a home for girls. Major contributors include Mrs.aint Mra Stemn ers FLO and Anna French with $2,500 amounts, Col. W. French and others. The project seeks facilities like kitchens, a cafeteria, reading room, swimming pool, and dormitories.
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Davenport
Ill
Lend i Dtand Club
Kiiely
Amoor
Dd. Stemners
Flo
Anna French
Nathaniel Ranch
Col
W. French
Colored Attorney Woos Jury With Wit In Powell Case
In a Waterloo courtroom scene, George Waddson Woodson, a Black attorney, entertains jury and spectators with wit and mimicry during the Powell gun case. He claims a closed season on shooting Black people and rebukes a state witness, while describing police actions and race in the trial context.
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George, Waddson
Merry Attorner
Buxton
Hol Powell
Bonusel
Atorneys
Woodson
Hales
Waterloo
Jane
Bowell
Ed. Powell
Maurice Welsh
High
Babe
John Wesley
Wesley
Powell
New York Court Opens Appeal Over 2 3 4 Percent Beer
The United States government appeals a temporary injunction shielding 2 3 4 percent beer production by Jacob Wolfiman Brewing and other New York brewers. Government argues federal court overstepped authority. defense cites 1918 act creating two new crimes and non intoxicating nature of the beer. Hearing extended about five hours with counsel for the United Brewers association presenting counterpoints.
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New York
United States
Drown Court
Appedte
Hank and Mayer
United States District
Caley
Internal Revenue
Mekhimel
Jacob Wolfiman Brewing Company
Nistriel
Caffey
Tader-revi
Federal District Court
Elihu Rogl
William D. Guthrie
United Siowers’ Association
Navy man pledges new war readiness on battleship deck
Orrence A Pries of Tripali says after eight years in the navy and recent army service he will join the navy again to be ready for any future war. He plans to serve in the naval reserve after being drafted into the army.
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Argonne Forest
Miller Smith Held to Grand Jury on Grave Charges
In Manchester Indiana county hearing Miller Smith faced assault murder charges in the Parker case. Smith and others denied striking Parker, who was found with a head bruise from a shovel. Smith bound over to the grand jury, released until October.
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Bronson Insurance Agency
Miller Smith
Grand Jury
Delaware County
Manchester
Smith
Branson & Tierney
C. M. Hayburn
Parker
Forrest Jones
George W. Webber
Miles Uetexw
Art Sheppard
John Arederson
Albert Kelley
Jerome Satterlee
Manchkester
Washington
Bareeau
Torrey
Florida
Chautauqua
Chas. Medburr
Des Moines
Grinnell Prepares to Welcome President Main
Grinnell College will greet President J. H. T. Main on Friday morning as he returns from six months directing relief work in the Caucasus region and Armenia. The president will be in Grinnell for commencement from June 21 to June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
J. H. T. Main
Armenia
Caucasus
Rean of Men
Main
East High School project bills under review
The new East High School is expected to exceed 400 000 pounds, per W H Braun secretary of the school board. Final construction bills are being checked by the boards finance committee and contractor Anton Zwack, with only minor plumbing and heating items remaining.
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East High School
W. H. Braun
Beard and
pAnton Zwack
Brann
Birth Announcements From Newton and Cedar Falls Areas
Birth notices report a daughter Wilma to Mr and Mrs William Hilton of Newton on June 16. A daughter Dorothy Elizabeth to Mr and Mrs William Plewman of Cedar Falls on May 31. Another birth listed for Ira B Tagalis of Magnolia on June 15 with son Donald Earl.
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William Hilton
Sas
Newton
Wilma
William H. Plewman
Cedar Falls
Max
Dorothy Elizabeth
Ira B. Tagalis
Magnolia
Donald Earl
Thirteen Van Hee Sons Killed in War Amid Family Loss
Paris reports 13 sons slain on battlefields, four wounded, and a father and daughter killed by shell fire from German forces. The Van Hee family of Reminghe near over records 36 children, incl a son who served as Pope Pius X’s valet and fought back home to defend France.
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Paris
Associated Press
Lille
Dugkir
M. van Hee
Vrendht
Reminghe
Over
Pius X
France
Minnesota Session Held Up for Suffrage Action
St Paul Minn June 1 Nine of eleven replies from state governors must favor ratification to assure early action on the proposed suffrage amendment. Governors of 25 states have agreed to call extra sessions to ratify quickly while one reply is unfavorable. Gov Burnquist will summon an extra session if 35 more governors act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul. Minn
Ger. Burnquist
Burnquist
Blaze in Waterloo Laundry Traced to Electric Iron
An electric iron left connected caused a small blaze in the Waterloo laundry plant early this morning. Police Patrolman Dennison discovered the fire at 2 a.m. and extinguished it, saving the building. only a table was destroyed.
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Waterloo
Dennison
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