YANK FLIERS HELD UP AT ATKA BY BAD WEATHER REPORTS
News from the Aleutians reports Maj Martin and his aide missing after a flight from Pasit to Ward Bering Sea. Search efforts along the Aleutian coast from Pom False Pass to Port Hidtes continue with no results. Nearby fliers at Atka under Lt Lowell Smith await favorable weather to jump to Chicagoff as radar reports come in from steamers in the flight lane.
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Cinemnatio
Cordova
Yerse Wen
Pacife
Evra
Aika
Pasit
Frederick
Martin
Highs
Alva
Bering Sea
Aleutian
Port Hidtes
Chignik
Maj
Jie
Maj. Martin
Altha
Atka
Lowell
Smith
Are &Axous
Chicagoff
Naval Radio Station
St. Paul
Coast Guard
Haida
Atka Island
Uncle Joe Cannon Reaches 88 With Quiet Birthday
Danville resident Uncle Joe Cannon marks his eighty eighth birthday with family noting a low key day at home. The ex speaker will not have public festivities, health improving and still enjoys cigars though not the long black brand famous in Washington. A first public appearance for the former lawmaker is planned for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goat Cannon
Danville
Tay Timm
Joe
Cannon
House of Representatives
Cannan
Mrs Frank Beck longtime Waterlon resident dies
Mrs Frank Beck a long time Waterlon resident died today at 128 Sunnystiea avenue after years of infirmity. Born December 24 1835 in Luxemburg she came to America with her parents and settled in Caseule Dubuque county before marrying Frank Beck in 1858. The couple moved to Waterloo in 1865 where Mr Beck worked in the shoe business. Surviving are seven children Matt A Beck Albert Beck Lizzie Binsman Lena Guhrman Katharine Turner Barbara and Joan Heck and a brother Jacob Lees Cascade Ia. Three children Peter Mary and Anna died earlier. Funeral services conducted by Rev R K Williamson will be Friday at 2 20 PM from the Kistner chapel with burial in Elmwood.
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Frank Heck
Waterlon
A. A. Am
Sunnystiea Avenue
Luxemburg
Necedent
Europe
Matthina
Anna Lees
America
Caseule
Dubuque County
Frank Beck
Waterloo
Beck
George P. Beck
Matt A. Beck
Milwaukee
Albert Beck
Los Angeles
Lizzie Binsman
Diamond Sale
Lena Guhrman
Chicago
Katharine Turner
Redonda Beach
Cal
Barbara
Joan Heck
Jacob Lees
Cascade
Peter
Mary
Anna
Einsman
Matt Beck
Luhirman Cate
R. K. Williamson
Kistner
Birrlal
Elmwood
Coolidge Delegates Hold Mixed State Conventions
Amid reporting delays in Indianapolis and scattered county results, Republicans see a tight governorship contest with Klan issues influencing several races. McAdoo gains Texas momentum as Oklahoma Democrats endorse him, while anti Klan resolutions surface in Rosque Valverde and Orange counties.
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Pace
Indianapolis
Jackson
Beb
McAdoo
Texa
Dallas
Tex
William Gibbs
McAdon
Waco
T McAdoo
Texas
Oscar W. Underland
Sage
Alvin Owsley
American Legion
Mean Issue
Camel Co
Ku Klux Ilan
Rosque
Valverde County
Orange County
R Eager
McAldoo
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
William Gillis McAdoo
Geelfaed
United States
More Auto License Plates Needed Here
Motor vehicle licenses are mounting in Black Hawk county. Ed Madigan, county treasurer, secured 1,500 additional sets from the secretary of state, bringing total plates to 14,000. With 11,596 passenger cars licensed, the county nears the 15,923 cap. Last year 11,835 sets were sold. The extra order was placed yesterday with the St Louis manufacturer and will be shipped directly to the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Ed Madigan
Secretary of State
St. Louis
Poisoner of Dogs Wanted by Police
Police report a dog killer abroad operating near Presbyterian hospital. Several dogs have died from poison. Officers note penalties include felony charges with one to five years in prison and a maximum $102 fine for related misdemeanors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Wagner
Walter R. French
Presbyterian Hospital
Council Bluffs Girl Believed Kidnapped
Katheryn Hunt a nine year old girl from Council Bluffs is feared kidnapped after a man claiming to be sent by her grandparents spoke to her at school. Police were notified late last night when the child did not appear and given details by her grandparents Mr and Mrs W H Walker. The girl’s guardian Mrs Mary Brenna and others provided the description of the man as he waited near the school. The family has ties to Waterloo and the grandparents reported the girl missing after the suspected abduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Katheryn Hunt
Potica
W.H. Walker
Gas tax urged for better roads by Mason City engineer
Walter Rude of Mason City urged a gasoline tax to improve roads claiming more miles per gallon and tire savings. In Irvington the Wide Awakes club formed for girls 17 to 19 with the motto You can't trade your body in any new model. In Marshalltown a resolution to back the Bursum pension bill over President Coolidge's veto was adopted by Iowa Soldiers Home members and sent to Brookhart Cummins and Cole. Des Moines labor groups met with Iowa Federation of Labor president Lewis as the 28 B campaign to aid Senator Brookhart planned speakers statewide.
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Dubuque
Walter Rude
Mason City
Rude
Irvington
Marshalltown
Iowa Soldiers
Congress
Coolldze
Brookhart
Cummina
Cole
Moines
Des Moines
Lewis
Iowa Federation of Lahn Tarran
Apeak
Ford Defies Foes of Muscle Shoals Bid
Ford rebuked Senator Norris over the Muscle Shoals offer in a Washington letter. He refused an invitation to appear before the Senate Agriculture Committee and denied any reflection on President Coolidge's integrity in the matter.
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Ford
George W. Norris
Senate Agriculture Committees
Coolidge
Nebraska
Washington
Turks May Limit Armenians Movement in Constantinople
Constantinople May 7 The minister of the interior has submitted a bill to the national assembly on dwelling for non Turkish elements. Armenians must not dwell east of a line from Samsoun to Lefke. Arabs and Georgians cannot settle near Syria and Georgia. Except in Constantinople, non Turkish elements including Kurds may not exceed one tenth of the population.
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Constantinople
National Assembly
Samsoun
Lefke
Syria
Georgia
Death notices and obituaries from Waterloo area
Mortuary notice for Herbert C. Martin 76 died at home after stroke at 1:25 a m. at 22 Second Street West. Born October 12, 1848 in New York state, he lived in Waterloo since 1909. Survived by widow Clare Sawyer and children Emmett J. Martin Roy J. Martin Lester Ve Martin Tina Martin. Funeral at 4 p m Thursday at Kistner chapel. burial at West Union Friday. Also notice of Sam Giles former Waterloo resident dying of heart disease in Kansas City. burial likely in Kansas City. William Tillis Lets, 73, of 812 Irving Street, died at University Hospital after a short illness. he lived with his son A I.
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Slaktin
Herbert C. Martin
Second Street West
Martin
Decedent
New York State
Waterloo
Clare Sawyer
Ligin
Emmett J. Martin
Carnation
Wash
Roy J. Martin
la Crosse
Wis
Lester Ve Martin
Tina Martin
Kistner Chapel
C ¥. Alefigon
West Union
Imay
Ristner's
Miners Strike Locks Out 300,000 in Ruhr and Rhineland
Berlin dispatch reports 300,000 Ruhr and Rhineland miners locked out amid a dispute over eight hour underground shifts. Communist miners planned a general strike, while conservative miners rejected arbitration awards. Separatists exploit tensions as coal shortages loom and owners condition hires on an eight hour shift. Moderate sources note strong underground work demand and possible shortages.
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Berlin
Ruhr
Rhineland
Matthes
Ruhrminers
Former resident here 15 awarded prize of $20,000
George A. Elwell, formerly of Waterloo now in Youngstown Ohio, won the $20,000 prize in the Liberty name contest conducted by the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News for a new national weekly magazine. He submitted 3,617 names and won with Liberty. Elwell, an inventor with several ideas, moved east after years in Waterloo and hardships before Christmas. He hopes the prize will help educate his children and fund his inventions. Waterloo friends fear he may lose the money to further ventures.
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George A. Elwell
Waterloo
Youngstown
Chicara Tribune
New York Daily News
All New
Hoday ‘ Elwat
Laberty
Minneapolis
Ife Iwab
Waterloo Engraving & Service Co
Fifth
Randolph
Elwell
Duluth
Edgell
Bealty
America
Queen Maria
Roumania
William S. Sims
Buffalo
The
Billy Sundar
Antton Lang
Harry Pratt Judson
University of Chicago
Jack Norworth
Dollar a Year Dagos Fired by Attorney General Stone
Washington May 7 Attorney General Stone King dismissed all dollar a year special agents at the department of justice Burns chief of the bureau of investigation told the senate Daugherty investigating committees Burns gave no reason for Stones action He said only 12 such men were on the rolls including Edward B McLean and Fred W Upham Burns said Gaston B Means former agent and star witness was constantly followed by a department agent named Bonner
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Washington, D. c
Stone King
Department of Justice
William J. Burns
Bureau of Investigation
Senate
Daugherty
Burns
Stone
Edward B. McLean
Washington
Fred W.W. Uprm
Republican National Committee
Gaston B. Means
Bonner
East High Players to Be Heard Friday Musical Tomance
East High choruses and glee clubs will present a three act musical in the high school auditorium Friday at 1. Dress rehearsal is set for tomorrow night. More than 100 students participate under the direction of Grace Aile Meyer and Carolyn McFarlane.
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East High
Tomance
Grace Aile| Meyer
Carolyn McFarlane
League of Nations aims to collect unpaid dues
Geneva May 7 The league of Nations seeks to awaken 14 sleeping partners who have contributed nothing to support. China has paid no dues for two years while Argentina Peru Liberia face one to three year gaps. Other nonpayers include Honduras Paraguay El Salvador Nicaragua Guatemala and Costa Rica. Debt-collecting crusade proposed to recover back payments.
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Geneva
League of Nations
China
Argentine
Peru i
Liberia
Honduras
Paraguay
Salvador
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Costa Rica
League
Weeks approves arms sale to Cuban government
Washington May 7. Secretary of War Weeks approved the sale of 200,900 dollars worth of small arms and ammunition to the Cuban government to be used to put down the revolution. The package included machine guns as part of the sale.
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Washington, D. C
City in brief ride and local notices in Waterloo
Village news from Waterloo recounts residents visiting and returning home, plus police and court notes. Items include Kern and Long Beach ties, a theft of a spare tire, a Worthless checks arrest, a red light mishap, embezzlement bond changes, church delegates heading to Marshalltown, and community events at Electric Park and First Presbyterian church parlor.
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Theodore Peek
Ballitt
Munterv
Benton County
Glen Carttan
EB. Kane
Kingsley Avenue
Sesul
Suipner
W. A. Kenney
Nation's Soldiers Keep Fit Through Athletic Play
Washington reports daily exercise keeps U S military leaders fit to fight. Secretary of War Weeks champions outdoor recreation. Gen Pershing and others ride, hunt, and train in golf, tennis, polo, and fencing. The capital offers extensive facilities with 20 baseball diamonds and 50 tennis courts among others.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Uncle Sani
United States
Wrushiington
Weeks
Elf
Wall
Coolidge
Gen
John, I. Pershing
Washington
Washington’s Park
Warrenton
Louisiana
Lennis
Uncle Sam
Col. Waite Johnson
W. A. Holbrook
United States Cavalry
General Holbrook
William Mitchell
Air Servic
Holbrook
Mitchell
Maj
Ors
Harold Raynor
Robert Sears
Beman
Washingtons parks feature varied Recreation facilities
The article lists numerous sports and leisure facilities in Washingtons parks including bicycle tracks hockey courts archery ranges volleyball and skating rinks. It mentions a geyser and a pool as well as other amenities like wash clothes breakfast items and polo fields.
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Holla
Ubs
Fea
Citizenship papers wait for claims of 18000 ex soldiers
Washington DC May 7 Approximately 18000 men of foreign birth who served in World War I still lack naturalization certificates. Secretary of Labor Davis said the unclaimed papers affect their property and personal rights and urged families and the American Legion to help locate and secure the documents.
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Washington
Bureau of Naturalization
Secretary of Labor
Dav
Army
Navy
Marine
Davis
American Legion
Miniature Volcano Delights Crowd at Empire Exhibit
London visitors watch a faithful Rotorua volcano replica at Wembley Park as part of the New Zealand section of the British Empire exhibition. Three or four eruptions daily thrill spectators with boiling mud pools and cloud effects.
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London
England
New Zealand
Wembley Park
Dominion
Licensed to Marry Same Day She Was Granted a Divorce
Court records show Ola Hartgrave was divorced from Wilbert Hargrave yesterday and granted privilege to remarry at any time. Decree issued with costs paid. Afternoon forecast of another marriage by plaintiff noted when she was licensed to wed. She states she married Hargrave in Oskaloosa in April 1920. she is 27.
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Ola Hartgrave
Wilbert Hargrave
de Cree
Hut
Perrson
Wartgrave
Oskaloosa
Boone Man Refused Des Moines Boone Bus Line License
Des Moines May 7 a Boone man Cari J Lar Son was denied a license to operate another motor bus line between Des Moines and Boone by the state board of railroad commissioners in a decision signed by all three commissioners Woodruff Lewig and Webster A protest against the application was filed by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Chicago Northwestern Fort Dodge Des Moines Southern railroads the Boone Chamber of Commerce the Boone county board of supervisors and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
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Des Moines
Cari J. Lar Son
Boone
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Woodruff
Lewig
Webster
Chicago, Milwaukee
Visalia Ranchers report whistling sound and smoke near spring
Visalia California in May reports of a peculiar whistling or whistling sound followed by clouds of white smoke rising from an old spring. Scienzieta and agents are investigating after rancher and his wife reported the incident lasting several minutes before fading.
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Visalia
Cal
Scienzieta
Waterloo Banker Addresses Creston Meeting
I Johnson, a Waterloo banker, addressed a group of bankers in Creston yesterday. Robert Leach, state banking superintendent, and J H Anderson, a member of the House, also attended. Johnson argued that farm land in Iowa remains a risky investment and urged farmers to return to farming as a way to raise crops and support families.
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I. Johnson
Waterloo
Group 9
Creston
Robert Leach
J. H Anderson
Johnson
Iowa
Deep Cleavage of Democrats Looms as to Candidates
The piece describes a split within the Democratic party over McAdoo and Smith. Leaders seek to avert bitter clash before the convention, exploring tentative understandings to avoid irreparable bitterness. Possible compromise ideas include a split ticket to unite factions, though delegates remain sharply divided. GN. X. Herald-Tribune News Service.
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McAdoo
Smith
McAdoo Forres
Alrough
GN. X
Herald-Tribune News Service
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le Joe” Cannon
Indiana
Calif
Mary Brenna
Sea
Vis
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Mortuari
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Sam Giles
Waterloo Eitiwen
Kansas City
Joe Sullivan
Wirgliam Lets
William Tillis
Ated Restor
University Hospital
Laser
Son
A. I
Irving Street
Queensland
George Elwell
New Magazine
Gov't Sleuths AU
Atty
Buchanan
Kern
Long Beach
B. McAuley
Greenville
N.C
John J. Flannigan
Ninth Street East
Hig Place
Lions Club
W. FP. Schrag
Ganas
JL. H. Lesher
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Mines
Frank Miller
A. A. Sundy
A. J. Jenkinson
State Sunday School Council of Religious Education
RLEB
Peter, Sil
Electric Park
Harmony
First Presbyterian Church
George Perkins
Victor Sanquist
Merrill Peterson
E. H. Kimball
Whittier School
Jessie Maxfield
John Maxfield
Ole Hartgrave
Wilbur Hartgrave
Agnes Cumming
William G. Cunming
Josephine H. Boisseau
Stephen E. Boisseau
Maria G. Loomis
Floyd H. Loomis
Henry Carpenter
Tlis
Clara
Henry
Tle
First Baptist
Tunis Market
West Fourth
Pershing
Plate’s Groceteria
Strand Theatre
Nutro
Plate
Groceteria
Bate
ITF
Brera
Sivas
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