Coolidge to Meet Thousands in South Dakota Trips
President Coolidge plans a busy schedule in the Black Hills with mass receptions for hundreds of editors and state legislators, plus future pilgrimages. He will greet up to 30,000 people across Deadwood, Belle Fourche, Ardmore events, and church visits at Hermosa. A revived pony express will deliver an invitation from Wyoming to the White House for a July ceremony at the state game lodge.
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Rapid City
Coolidge
Black Hills
Thore
North
Middlewest
South Dakota
Yellowstone Area
Rapiday
Chicago
Hot Springs
S. D
Belle Pourch
Ardmore
Pony Express
President Coolidge
Wyoming
White House
Cheyenne
State ‘Game Lodge
Cheyenne-Deadwood Trail
Emerson
Burglars Loot Union Market On Sunday Morning
Thieves entered the Union market at 504 Commercial Street early Sunday, taking 100 pennies and 1.50 in nickels and dimes from the cash register. Glen Margrett, Campbell Baking driver, reported the burglary to the police. Sergeant Urie and Officer Pickens investigated and noted a broken side window as the entry point.
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Union Market
Commercial Street
Glen Margrett
Campbell Baking Company
Urie
Pickens
Pilotless Plane Crashes After Woman Passenger Escapes Injury
A pilotless airplane crashed at a Galesburg airfield on Sunday after the craft veered off the field and into a fence. Passenger Mrs. Zelma Turney escaped unharmed while pilot Ned Batch had just assisted another traveler before the aircraft taxied uncontrollably.
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Galesburg
Zelma ‘Turney
Ned Batch
Iowa Roads and Weather Report Dense in Morning Update
Des Moines and major cities report good clear conditions at 10 A M with scattered Yough in places and varying readings across routes No 59 No 218 No 26 and No 26 east to west. Travelers urged to monitor local advisories as minor deviations may occur.
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Waterloo
Yough
Funeral services for Edward K Housden 70
Private funeral services were held for Edward K Housden 70 who died Saturday at his home 526 Newton Street after a long illness. Rev W O Bodell officiated at Petersen Bros chapel with burial in Elmwood. He was born January 21 1857 in Niles Michigan and lived in Oelwein Siears and Waterloo. Survived by widow and children Roy Nellie and Mrs Earl Robinson all of Wateron a sister Mrs Vina Hilman Wilmington California and three other children.
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Edward K. Housden
Edward K Housden
Newton Street
Petersen Bros
W. O. Bodell
Universalist Church
Elmwood
Niles
Mich
Oelwein
Elizabeth Combs
Siears
Oetweln
Waterloo
Roy
Nellie
Earl Robinson
Waterton
Vina Hilman
Wilmington
Cal
Byrd Plans New Sea Route With One Compass Setting
Commander Richard E. Byrd aims a St Johns to Valencia Island trans Atlantic flight using a single compass setting. The route, aided by Albert H. Burmstead and the National Geographic Society, relies on sun and earth inductor compasses to follow a near great circle with minimal course changes.
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Washington, D. C
Richard E. Byrd
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Valencia Island
Byrd
National Geographic Society
Albert H. Burmstead
St. John’s
Hollis Pushes Extra Session for State Road Bond Issue
Iowa state figures advocate a special legislative session to consider a state bond issue to hard surface roads. Cedar Falls representative C A Hollis chairs the House road committee and backs bond financing as cheaper and more economical than county bonds, citing benefits to counties already issuing road bonds. Lieutenant Lichty of Waterloo supports bonds and a session to pass such a measure, arguing it would yield better roads and lower costs for taxpayers.
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C. A. Hollis
Cedar Falls
House Road Committee
Jay O Shaff
Shaff
Hollis
Airport talk urged Waterloo growth aided by aviation
Dan Hunter told Rotary Club at Hotel Rus that a fully equipped airport would bring Waterloo similar benefits once railroads transformed the city 40 years ago. He urged rapid development of modern airports to boost U S commercial aviation. Miss Marjorie Harker read a piece, and Anne Denton explained welfare work aiding underprivileged boys to attend summer camps. Club pledged to send at least 50 boys to Boy Scout or YMCA camps.
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Hotel Russell-Lamson
Waterloo
Dan ¥. Hunter
Cedar Rapids
United States
Hunter
Europe
Marjorie Harker
West High
Anne Denton
Social Welfare League
Boy Scout
Baby Sold for 75 Dollars Sparks Maternity Home Probe
New Orleans authorities opened a broad inquiry into maternity hospitals after midwife Mrs. T. P. Hodgings was arrested for allegedly selling a three week old baby for 75 dollars. District Attorney Eugene Stanley said tips from the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and a newspaper baby adoption ad prompted the case and the investigation.
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New Orleans
T. P. Hodgings
Stanley
Hodgings
Fishers Return From White Fish Lake Trip
Mr and Mrs Eugene Reed and Mr and Mrs Jack Bassareff returned yesterday from a two weeks fishing trip at White Fish Lake Minnesota. They reported some fine catches.
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Eugene Reed
Jack Bassareff
Seventh Street West
White Fish Lake
Minn
Three Will Plead Guilty to Illegal Hauling of Liquor
C W Tiberghien Leo Mooney and Rex Garvin three of eight men arrested by state agents three weeks ago will plead guilty to charges of illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor before Judge H B Boles in district court this afternoon. They are in Grundy county jail brought here by Deputy Sheriff W F Dilworth and Detective Hugh Crumrine. Frank Fotopolous another defendant on bond also expected to plead guilty. Clifton Beard arrested last week after raid on his place with a large still and mash faces liquor nuisance charges.
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C. W. Tiberghien
Leo Mooney
Rex Garvin
H. B. Boles
Grundy County
W. F. Dilworth
Hugh Crumrine
Frank Fotopolous
Clifton Beard
Prisoners Break Thru Wall of Jail
Two prisoners escaped Plymouth county jail in LeMars Iowa by breaking a brick wall. Suspects are O. H. Henderson from Sioux City and Jack Murphy from Lincoln Nebraska. Sheriff Hugh Maxwell said outside help is likely and that the pair had run of the corridors. No clues yet as deputies search.
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LeMars
Plymouth County
O. H. Henderson
Sioux City
Jack Murphy
Lincoln
Neb
Hugh Maxwell
Corn Prices Jump on Bad Crop Forecasts
Chicago reports corn prices surged nearly seven cents a bushel as traders priced in crop disaster worries. Government data showed pig production up about four percent year over year, signaling shifting agricultural dynamics.
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Chicago
Lytle Company Incorporation Plans Waterloo Dress Firm
Articles filed for the Lytle company a Waterloo business to manufacture and sell women's dresses and apparel for wholesale and retail. Capital stock $20000. Officers L W Carney president J G Dumbauld vice president H F Winlock secretary T H Schubert treasurer. Factory to operate next month at 214 Third Street East.
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Lytle Company
Waterloo
Eva M. Sbrebner
L. W. Carney
J. G. Dumbauld
H. F. Winlock
T. H. Schubert
Third Street
Child Run Over by Auto in Fort Madison
Marie Reynolds, 10, is hospitalized with a broken left leg and left arm after a car driven by Diedrick Hopkirk struck her as she dashed into the street. Witnesses say Hopkirk could not stop in time.
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Fort Madison
INS
Marie Reynolds
Diedrick Hopkirk
Hopkirk
Fire Alarms Report Casa Alta Vista Damage
Fire alarms noted a motor burnout at a house on Alta Vista 381 causing $25 damage. Advertisement for Herman Miller lists contact number 2404 and the slogan Better be insured than sorry.
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Alta Vista
Herman
Miller
Byrd Delays Paris Flight Until Weather Clears
Roosevelt Field June 27. Commander Richard Byrd defers departure of the Monoplane America until the United States Weather Bureau reports favorable conditions for trans Atlantic flight. Acosta Balchen urge to go, Byrd emphasizes scientific aims and crew safety amid storms and delays. Carrying a collapsible boat, Lieuts Maitland and Hegenberger prepare for Honolulu flight with night signaling and navigation gear.
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Byrd
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
INS
Richard S. Byrd
Paris
America
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Bert Acosta
Bernt Balchen
Bryd
North Pole
Col. Lindbergh
the United
O. K
San Francisco
Cal
Maitland
Hegenberger
Honolulu
Highway gunmen known to Willey but secret safe
In Buchanan county the sheriff’s office holds names of alleged officers who fired on Walter Goken and Carroll Conklin after a suspected holdup. Goken’s Chevrolet was damaged. the pair were taken to Independence and released. The sheriff says he will not identify the shooters.
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Willey
Harry Willey
Buchanan County
Walter Goken
First Street
Goken
Carroll Conklin
Conklin
Independence
Walley Goken
Maynard
Waterloo
56 Bird Shot Found in Man’s Appendix Health milestone
Quinter Kansas June report says Isaac Rice recovering after appendix surgery revealed 56 bird shot pellets in his enlarged vermiform organ. Doctors note Rice had eaten game bullets lodged in his stomach drifting to the appendix where they caused complications.
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Quinter
Kan
INS
Isaac Rice
Rice
Wade to Preside at K. C. Banquet in Iowa City
Judge Martin J. Wade of the southern Iowa district federal court was named toastmaster for the Knights of Columbus banquet at Iowa Memorial Union. The dinner honors Ries, newly elected state deputy, and will host about 250 knights, district deputies, state officers and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
INS
Martin J. Wade
Iowa
Federal Court
Iowa Memorial Union
Ries
Knights of Columbus
Order
Welty Engelman Marriage License Issued in Chicago
A marriage license was issued in Chicago for Lulu M. Engelman of Mulberry Street and William W. Welty of Marsh Place. Engelman, an organist at the Strand theatre, has a noted musical career with ties to the Circle theatre and Chicago Conservatory of Music. The couple plans to continue musical work in Waterloo.
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Chicago
Lulu M. Engelman
Mulberry Street
Strand Theatre
William W. Welty
Waterloo Pen Company
Marsh Place
Ingelman
A. E. Weld
Strand
Waterloo
Circle Theatre
Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago Conservatory of Music
Pavlova
Millionaires pay more taxes on 1925 income than ever before
Treasury analysis shows 207 returns with incomes of 1 million or more for 1925, up from 75 in 1924 and 206 in 1918. New York leads with 96 taxpayers, Pennsylvania 28, and Illinois 16. Total net income for 1925 reached 21.89 billion dollars with total tax about 734.6 million.
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Washington
Treasury
Michigan
New York
Ilinois
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Illinois
Massachusetts
Iilinois
Midwest
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Grandmother Earns High School Diploma After 40 Years
Lulu E. Hendryx, a grandmother, will receive a high school diploma finalizing a 40 year effort. She moved to Austin in 1887 after prior work in Iowa and faced health issues and interruptions from marriage and war service. She taught in rural Mower County schools since 1916 and studied at the University of Minnesota during summers. She plans to attend an Iowa college this summer to study public school music.
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Austin
Minn
Lulu E. Hendryx
Iowa
Hendryx
Mower County
University of Minnesota
Trask Elected Head of Northeastern Lutheran Brotherhood
Walter F. Trask of 157 Falls Avenue was elected president of the Northeastern Federation of Lutheran Churches Brotherhood at a convention in Independence attended by about 100 Waterloo Lutherans. Carl Hoff of 413 Belmont Avenue named secretary. Waterloo was chosen as 1928 convention site. Rev. Henry Mueller of First Lutheran delivered an afternoon address with musical offerings from his church choir and orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Trask
Falls Avenue
Brotherhood of the Northeastern Federation of Lutheran Churches
Independence
Waterloo
Swimmer Drowns in Des Moines River Near Runnells
Des Moines reports the drowning of Ross Passmore of Colfax an employee of the Maytag company Newton. He and his wife with another man went swimming near Runnells. the body was recovered by searchers about three hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Ross Passmore
Colfax
Maytag Company
Newton
Des Mooines
Runnells
Building Permits Reported for Several Local Structures
R Koach at 117 Hoyle applies for a garage permit valued at 100 dollars. John Morrow at 1826 Jefferson seeks a garage at 1903 Jefferson for 100 dollars. C J Moore at 121 Fourth East plans a storefront at 114 Fourth East for 1800 dollars. Waterloo Building & Loan Association at 200 Fifth East repairing a house at 1522 Fourth West for 300 dollars. Association also lists a garage at 1522 Fourth West for 175 dollars.
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R. Koach
Hoyle
John Morrow
Jefferson
C. J. Moore
Fourth East
Waterloo Building & Loan Association
Fifth East
Fourth West
Waterloo Building & Lean Association
Omaha Fetes Golf Caddie Who Rode to Play in Box Car
Omaha Neb June 27. A parade and banquet planned for 18 year old golf caddie Johnny Goodman who rode to tournaments in a box car last week. Goodman won the trans MississippI golf tournament at Denver on Saturday and earlier bummed to a St Louis event with two companions. He returned home by motor today and the town began to fete the champion.
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Omaha
Neb
Johnny Goodman
Denver
Goodman
St. Louis
Red Oak in uproar over county road bonds
Montgomery County voters near a $600000 road bonds decision as a meeting for supporting the bonds led to a brawl. Rev Lloyd Ellis accused Senator Carl Anderson of ignorance or deception, sparking a near fight as Anderson and others were escorted out by officers.
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Red Oak
INS
Montgomery County
Lloyd Ellis
Centerville
Carl Anderson
Anderson
Senator Anderson
Tilden Reaches Wimbledon Semifinals in Joust with Brugnon
William Tilden advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals by defeating Jacques Brugnon 6-3 6-1 3-6 7-5 after rain delays. In doubles, Helen Wills and Elizabeth Ryan moved into the last 16 by beating Mrs Covell and Miss Sterry 6-6 2 6-3, and will meet Dransfield and Hogarth next.
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Wimbledon
Eng
William Tilden
Jacques Brugnon
Brugnon
Three-Love
Tilden
Helen Wills
Elizabeth Ryan
B. Covell
Gwen Sterry
H. Dransfield
Holdiman Family Reunion Draws 217 Descendants
Two hundred seventeen relatives of Daniel and Elizabeth Holdiman, pioneer settlers of Dji nois, gathered at A. J. Holdiman’s home twelve miles northeast of Waterloo for the annual reunion. Dinner was served in a large tent, followed by chicken and hog calling contests. Officers elected for the year are Matilda Holdiman and R. A. Holdiman. Five states were represented, including Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, and Oklahoma.
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Daniel
Elizabeth Holdiman
Djinois
A. J. Holdiman
Waterloo
Holdiman
Matilda Holdiman
Dunkerton
R. A. Holdiman
Eli Brenizer
Wolf Creek
Wis
George Brenizer
Minneapolis
Minn
George H. Root
Elizabeth Turner
St. Paul
Elsie Dickey
Clarence, Hinton
Okla
Bennington Lutheran Calls August Bartels and Maxfield
St. John’s Lutheran Bennington township extended a call to Rev. August Bartels and Rev. Maxfield to join the pulpit. The action followed a meeting led by Rev. Henry Mueller of First Lutheran Church Waterloo.
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Bennington
August Bartels
Maxfield
St. John's Lutheran Church
Bennington Township
Henry Mueller
First Lutheran Church
Waterloo
Current Events Quiz Questions on Summer Plans and World Affairs
Questions cover Coolidge summer plans and the international conference in session. It asks about a proposed British government reorganization, the era's major task for Congress, severed Balkan relations, a lynching incident in the South, a formal visit to England by a major country’s leader, Lindbergh’s hosts in Europe, the owner of the world’s most valuable private library, and a noted American colonial administrator now in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Congress
Balkan
England
Lindbergh
Europe
First leg of 1927 national air tour reaches Buffalo
James D. Ray pilots the Pitcairn to Buffalo at 12 58 p m EST as the first plane to complete the opening leg of the national air tour. Thirteen others follow from Detroit with fourteen planes taking off from Ford airport in the kickoff. About 450 passengers serve as contest loads for the flights.
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Buffalo
N. Y
James D. Ray
Pitcairn
Detroit
Eagle Rock
Alexander Aircraft Company
Denver
C. Lloyd Clevenger
Advance Aircraft Company
Troy
Charles W. Myers
Waco 10
Mich
Ford
Edsel Ford
United States Navy
Charles F. Kettering
Army
Ray Collins
J. G. Breene
Collins
Louis G. Meister
Hamilton
Milwaukee
Randolph G. Page
Page
James Ray
Mercury
Hammondsport
New York
H. C. Mummert
Waco
Cleveland
E. W. Cleveland
John F. Wood
John P. Riddle
Stinson-Detroiter
Leonard
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Trask
N. FE. Lutherans
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Omaha Fetes Golf
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