Arbitration Grants Western L ines Yardmen Pay Boost
Western lines wage dispute ends with yardmen getting a 7 1 2 percent raise retroactive to March 1 1927. Conductors and trainmen denied any increase though baggage handlers included in the group. The decision follows the Parker Watson labor law test and cites earnings comparisons and cost concerns for western roads. New pay rates set for card service workers include retarder operators foremen helpers and switch tenders.
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Chicago
E P. Curtis
The
Order of Railway Conductors
J. A. Farquahrson
Brotherhood of Railroad
W M. Splawn
University of Texas
Everett C. Brown
W. J.jackson
J. W. Higgins
Parker-Watson
Railroad Labor Board
Board of Arbitration
Lindbergh plans all passenger transport venture
Charles A. Lindbergh will not seek politics but back an all passenger transport project with national scope. He announced after a Washington conference with Paul Henderson of National Air Mail Transportation Howard Coffin and St. Louis backers. Committees were named to draft organization and routes.
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Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
National
Washington
Paul Henderson
National Air Mail Transportation
Howard Coffin
St. Louis
Delivery Deadline and Redelivery Policy Clarified
The Courier will be delivered before 5 30. If the paper is not received by then due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 for a copy to be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 39 p.m.
United States Rejects British Demands on Cruiser Lead
At Geneva and Washington the United States refuses any parity short of equal auxiliary naval ships with Britain. Ambitious talks may resume if Britain presses for cruiser superiority. Gibson signals willingness to discuss capital ships but not concede parity. Experts forecast naval balance shows Britain ahead in certain categories while U S and Japan push constraints on tonnage and destroyers.
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Washington, D. C
INS
United States
Great Britain
Geneva
W. C. Bridgeman
Britain
Hughs. Gibson
Japan
Hugh Gibson
Gibson
Washington
America
Wright brothers first spark of flight balancing ideas in box
The article outlines Wilbur Wright's initial realization of balancing principles for flying machines sparked by a cardboard box model. It recounts Francis Scott Key’s fireworks view prompting prize photos, and notes the Wrights' early interest after reading news of Otto Lilienthal's death. It links to the start of their quest to master air travel and cites Mouillard on the dominating idea of flight.
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Wilbur Wright
Francis Scott Key
Chesapeake Bay
Water Carnivel
Charles E. Conger
Limestreet
Fish Sign Service
Courier
James Michilides
Bluff Street
J. M. Fisher
Washington, D. C
Orville
Dayton
Ohio
Otto Lilienthal
Prussia
Wilbur
Lilienthal
Wright Brothers
Louis Pierre Mouillard
Four Dead in Chicago Gun Feud At Night
In Chicago last night three men were shot to death and a fourth wounded by police. Daniel Minahan confessed to shooting Joseph Bracken after Bracken and a companion fired on him. Bracken had been twice acquitted of murder. The victims include J A Miller Jr and a police officer fired on by a restrained merchant who fled after arrest.
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Chicago
Joseph Bracken
Jesse Elliott
John A. Miller
Daniel Minahan
Bracken
William Elliott
J. A. Miller, Jr
Ban Sunday Baseball in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the 1794 blue law banning Sunday baseball. Justice Schaffer ruled against the Philadelphia Athletics in the appeal arising from a Sunday game at Shibe Park on August 22, 1926. Quo warranto proceedings had blocked professional baseball on Sundays, with a perpetual injunction issued in Dauphin County court.
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Philadelphia
State Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Justice Schaffer
Philadelphia Athletics
Woodruff
Shibe Park
Dauphin County
Athletics
Miss Wills Reaches Wimbledon Quarter Finals
Wimbledon England June 25 Helen Wills the sole American in singles advanced to the quarter finals with a dominant 6 1 6 3 victory over Elsie Goldsack of England. In other events William Tilden and Francis T. Hunter moved into the men s doubles quarter finals and Tilden with Mrs Molla Mallory won the first round of the mixed doubles.
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Wimbledon
England
Helen Wills
Elsie Goldsack
Miss Goldsack
Helen
William T. Tilden
Francis T. Hunter
Tilden
Molla Mallory
Posses Beat Woods for Girl's Slayer and $2,100 Reward
A posse including state police and deputies hunted George Taylor, a dancing itinerant barber, in woods near Barrington New Hampshire for the brutal choking death of 20 year old Stella Kale at Salisbury Beach Massachusetts. Gov. Alvan T. Fuller and others posted rewards totaling $2,100. The body was found June 6.
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Dover
N. H
INS
Barrington
George Taylor
Alvan T. Fuller
Massachusetts
Taylor
Stella Kale
Salisbury Beach
Mass
Oxford Road Hard Surfaces 1.5 More Miles in Johnson County
Johnson county completes another mile and a half of hard surfacing on U S 109 into Oxford Iowa City roadwork finished last night.
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Oxford Road
Iowa City
Johnson County
Oxford
Lindbergh Plans Airplane Service Trip From Davison Home
Locust Valley, June 25. Col Charles Lindbergh left F Trubee Davison's home for New York City by car to pursue talks with a commercial aircraft group. He was joined by Harry Knight and other friends. The exact destination was not revealed. Davison said Lindbergh may stay long to rest. The Davison estate is a local showplace.
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Locust Valley
N. Y
INS
Charles Lindbergh
F. Trubee Davison
New York City
Harry Knight
St. Louis
Davison
Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
Davison Home
Washington
Weather Outlook for June 27 to July 2 in Central Plains
Washington DC reports a forecast for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains. Expect one or two shower periods, especially in northern portions, with temperatures near or above normal for most days.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Declared Unordered Parson WesTien Sows Marriages
Elkton Md June 25 The legality of some 500 marriages performed since January by Rev Richard P Westien known as marrying parson is questioned by J W Colona Superintendent of Wilmington district of the Methodist Episcopal church Westien lacks church orders and is thus unqualified to solemnize marriages Bishop William F McDowell says his orders were cancelled after a 1921 jury convic tion and belong to the church Westien was ordained locally in 1908 at Upper Iowa and dropped from the Montana conference list in 1917 for failing to report to the conference leaving him out of active ministry.
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Elkton
Richard P. Westien
Gretna Green
J. W. Colona
Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Westien
Colona
Henry L. Constable
William F. McDowell
Washington
Upper Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lewis
Montana
White City Tower Crashes in Chicago Fire
Chicago fire largely destroyed White City’s illuminated central tower at the southside amusement park. Herbert Byfield, president of the amusement company, estimated losses at $250,000 as the tower collapsed before fire crews arrived. The structure was the main asset damaged.
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Chicago
White City
Herbert Byfield
Amusement Company
Man Kills Woman in Mystic Night Rum Party
Centerville Iowa June 25 Por ter Van Kirk shot Mrs. Robert Peak mother of four at his Mystic home during an alleged all night drinking orgy. He claimed the couple demanded $500 and threatened death if not paid while Peak’s husband said Van Kirk often flew into a killing frenzy. The slayer, a middle aged bachelor, is known as a peculiar hard boiled character in Centerville and Mystic.
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Centerville
Robert Peak
Porter van Kirk
Mystic
van Kirk
Millions in Veteran Insurance Des Moines
The United States veterans bureau has written more than a million dollars in government insurance policies in the last four days. The Iowa bureau predicts five million dollars in policies will be written before month’s end as the final day for reinstating and converting war risk insurance approaches in July.
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Des Moines
United States Veterans Bureau
Iowa
Tate Commander Named National Leader of Disabled American Veterans
William H. Tate of Atlanta is elected national commander at the seventh annual convention in El Paso Texas succeeding Brig Gen John V. Clinnin of Chicago. Tate was chosen at the closing session yesterday.
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el Paso
Tex
INS
William H. Tate
Atlanta
The
Disabled American Veterans
John V. Clinnin
Chicago
Tate
Veterans’ Organization
Baptists in Convention Gather in Eldora Iowa
About 50 delegates from 14 churches attend the Cedar Rapids Baptist association annual convention in Eldora. The event features an address by Reverend B N Armstrong, missionary from Sonabata Africa.
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Baptists IN Convention
Eldora
Cedar Rapids Baptist Association
B. N. Armstrong
Sona Bata
Africa
Honolulu Flight Lients After San Francisco Hop Attempt
Lieuts. Lester J. Maitland and Albert Hegenberger, Army aviators, flew a trimotored Fokker monoplane from Rockwell Field at 8 50 for San Francisco with aim of a nonstop to Honolulu. They planned a final preflight inspection Monday and fuel loading before an Oakland hop-off to Hawaii early Tuesday.
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Albert F. Hegenberger
Lester J. Maitland
San Francisco
Honolulu
San Diego
Cal
Albert Hegenberger
Rockwell Field
Hawaii
Oakland
Marines withdrawn from Nicaragua under new plan
Washington reports the navy plans to withdraw half of the 3,000 marines in Nicaragua as 1,150 more marines are sent from Shanghai to Tientsin amid tensions in north China. A first homecoming force to Quantico sails immediately, with further withdrawals contingent on conditions. The remaining force may stay to oversee the 1928 election under U.S. supervision.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Nicaragua
Shanghai
Tientsin
U. S
United States
Coolidge
Henry J. Stimson
Wilbur
Thief Shuns Prison Full of Cake-Eaters
Cedar Rapids Iowa June 25 Dewey Morgan alias William Rich and Russell Dudko were sentenced to five years at Ft Madison prison for highway robbery. Morgan asked the court not to send him to the reformatory saying it is filled with amateurs cake-eaters and school boys.
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Cedar Rapids
INS
Dewey Morgan
William Rich
Ohio State Prison
Russell Dudko
Dover
Del
Ft. Madison
Morgan
State Reformatory
Elks Clubs Name Iowa Officers In Des Moines
Dr Charles R Logan of Keokuk was named president to succeed Dr J Ward of Iowa City. Elected vice presidents were W Deikman Clinton B Hunter Waterloo and S H Long street Red Oak. Dr Ward became secretary and E A erb Burlington treasurer. Trustees include Robert N Johnson Marshalltown J A Barton Fort Dodge and S T Cluet Sioux City.
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Clear Lake
Charles R. Logan
Keokuk
J. Ward
Iowa City
Iowa Association of Elks Clubs
W. &. Deikman
Clinton
B. Hunter
Waterloo
S. H. Longstreet
Red Oak
Dr. Ward
E. A. Érb
Burlington
Robert N. Johnson
Marshallstown
J. A. Barton
Fort Dodge
S. T. Cluet
Sioux City
Indians Carry Two Whites to Doctor Report
Unverified dispatch from Chicoutimi Quebec dated June 25 reports a party of trappers encountering Indians in brush who were said to be taking two white men to civilization for medical attention. No traceable origin for the report has been found.
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Chicoutimi, Que
Railroaders Report Two French Fliers in Yards
Aberdeen dispatch notes a rumor that two men in French aviation uniforms were spotted in Aberdeen railroad yards last night. Trainmen described one as shorter with a black patch over an eye. searches found no trace of the men.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Aberdeen American
Jim Thornton
Thas
Government to cities transfer airport equipage
Washington D C June 25 Seven transcontinental air mail route cities gained government owned airport equipment and buildings as Postmaster General New announced the transfer They are Cleveland Chicago Town City North Platte Cheyenne Salt Lake City and Elko On relinquishment to private contractors the property will be turned over to the cities The Iowa City property includes a hangar office building beacon lights floodlights a generator tower and boundary lights
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Washington, D. C
New
Cleveland
Chicago
Town City
North Platte
Neb
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Elko
Citles
Iowa City
Yank sea fliers motor 10 pilsens
Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine, American trans Atlantic airmen, left Prague for Pilsen after a day in the capital. They will visit Marienbad, were greeted by the president, and attended events at city hall and the American embassy. They plan to visit Carlsbad, then fly to Warsaw, Paris, with a possible stop in Switzerland.
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Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Pilsen
Frague
Marienbad
Republic
Masayik
Carlsbad
Warsaw
Paris
Switzerland
Moines man indicted for assault on 15 year old daughter
Mil lard Orcutt, 28, is indicted for attempted assault on Mrs. Crawford’s 15 year old daughter. The charge says he confined Mrs. Crawford and Robert Dumford in closets then attacked the girl and later forced Mrs. Crawford to surrender a ring and a data.
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Bes Moines
INS
Millard Orcutt
Frank Crawford
Enduring Water Pumps Power Waterloo Supply
William A. Hendry, superintendent of the municipal waterworks, notes the constant operation of three large steam engine pumps supplying Waterloo with water under pressure. Over seven years the pumps never rest, delivering 3 to 5 million gallons daily, with a combined capacity of 13 million gallons per day, recently painted moss green.
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Lindbergh
Atlantic
Waterloo
William A. Hendry
Municipal Waterworks
Hendry
Depositors to Receive Bank Dividends in Des Moines
District Judges Joseph Meyer and Lester Thompson issued orders authorizing payments to depositors of Commercial Savings Bank and Central Trust Company. Commercial Savings will pay 10 percent and Central Trust 25 percent.
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Des Moines
Joseph Meyer
Lester Thompson
Commercial Savings Bank
Central Trust Company
Woman Sentenced to Hang for Indiana Murder
In Chicago on June 25 Mrs Cath erine Cassler of Crown Point Indiana was sentenced to be hanged October 21 for the murder of William Lindstrom.
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Gallows
Chicago
Catherine Cassler
Crown Point
Ind
William Lindstrom
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