Booster Pages Boost Waterloo Spirit at Monday Courier
Local business men and backers funded a two page display in Waterloo’s Monday Courier to promote baseball season. The masterful presentation drew praise from city leaders and residents, convincing many to attend today’s opening game and supporting numerous local contributors by name.
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Courier
Waterloo
Ball
Altho
Williatt E. Herren
Iowa Real Estate Association
M. H. Kelly
J. Levingston
Russell
Lameon
Hutchison
Black Hawk National, Bank
Lwa
Cedar Falls
Ray Butterfield
Harold Duke
Courier Today
Geo. D. Miller
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Husband Speared Her with Fork Tines in Missouri Abuse Claim
Testimony in Judge Wood's division recounts Ruth Cummins alleging cruel treatment by Charles B. Cumming. She says he thrust fork tines through her thumb, forced her from the home, took furniture and clothing, and provided no support after their 1917 marriage at Granite Center Iowa. The couple had a four year old child.
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G. W. Wood
Division of District Court
Ruth Cumaiming
Charles B. Cumming
Curomins
Missouri
Gran' A3 Center
Bonker Returned to Northwood Jail After Manly Bank Attempt
Trvin Bonker, held for the death of Rebecca Nelson a Northwood schoolteacher, is back in Northwood jail after a preliminary hearing in Manly. Judge Edwards may delay further hearings pending an Olander case decision, while Bonker awaits next steps as court action and possible transfer unfold.
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Associated Press
Mason City
Trvin Bonker
Rebecca Nelson
Northwood
Manly
L. I. Fields
M. F. Edwards
Edwards
Bill Olander
Fort Dodge
Olander
C. H. Kelley
Butler
Worth County
Bonker
Kelley
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Labor Convention to Vote on State Headquarters
Des Moines hosts a labor convention seeking a permanent state headquarters in Des Moines and endorsement of the Iowa Unionist as the official state labor paper. If approved, EC Wiley would move state secretary duties from Sioux City to Des Moines. President J Lewis is based in Des Moines with offices there for a year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lews Federation of Labor
Davenport
EC. Wiley
Sioux City
J. €. Lewis
Des Moines ULI Reports Record Student Surge
President W A Jessup, visiting the state house, says the university now has over 6 600 students this year, 700 more than any prior year. He notes year round operation and a larger summer term, plus plans to double tuition for out of state medical and mental students. The university runs a large hospital employing 50 doctors and 200 nurses. 190000 hospital days were provided last year.
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Des Moines
Arate University
Jessup
Winterset Senator Candidate Appeals for Women in Cabinet
United Prenap reports Leslie F. Francis candidate for United States senator urged appointing a woman to the president's cabinet during his opening campaign speech in Winterset. In Des Moines Mrs Jann Hot, 70, is in critical condition from gas fumes traced to a leaky pipe in her kitchen. Cedar Rapids notes AL J Hollenbeck, formerly of the city, died after operating a pile driver in South Dakota. A cloud thunderstorm caused damage to crops near Hock Island. State librarians plan a convene in May for their annual session.
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United Prenap Winterset
Leslie F. Francis
United States
Francis
Pee Moines
Jann Hot
Tawa Laitharan Hospital
Cedar Rapids
AL J. Hollenbeck
Way
S. D
PUK Hock Island
Thia
Late Maj Gen Flagler Former Iowan Dies in Baltimore
Major General Clement Alexander W. Flagler, former commander of the Third Army Corps troops in the Argonne Meuse campaign and of the Forty second Rainbow Division in the Army of the Rhine, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. He was born in Iowa and was the son of the late General D W Flagler who served at Rock Island Arsenal. He attended Davenport schools and West Point where he graduated top of his class.
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Davenport
Clement Alexander Wfinley Flagler
Armery
Argonne-Meuse
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
D. W. Flagler
Rock Island Arsenal
Ellese
West Point
Washington
Rural education conference opens with delegates from counties
Rural social education will be discussed at a conference here of country school superintendents and teachers that opened yesterday. Delegates from practically every county in the state are present with speakers including G H Van Tangelen Iowa State College G A Brown A L Urick and M R Pagram.
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State Inspector of Normal Training
P.E. McClenahan
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Cops raid Jack Lane's home finds operating still
Police raided the residence of Jack Lane at 2308 Western Avenue at midnight and found a fully equipped illicit still. Officers discovered a 2h gallon still in operation and about 450 gallons of mash plus 13 gallons of finished product. Lane jumped from a second story window and escaped.
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Davennorl, Ja
Jack Lane
Western Avenue
Lane
Bankers Meet in Des Moines Des Moines May 4
Bankers from all parts of Iowa converge on Des Moines for a group meeting of the Iowa Bankers Association. A charter train brought attendees from Council Bluffs after a clustering event there yesterday. Additional sessions are planned in Chariton Ottumwa and Tifton on subsequent days.
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Bankers Hold
Des Moines
Towa
Towa Bankers’ Association
Council Bluks
Chari Lon
Oitnmwa
Tifton
National Lutheran Brotherhood Meeting Attended by Delegates
Alfred Pearson and Dea Motes will speak at the national Lutheran Brotherhood of America convention in Ohio. Seven hundred delegates from across the country are in attendance with Gov. A. O. Press Minnesota also on the program.
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Tolelo
Alfred Pearson
Dea Motes
Lutheran Brotherhood of America
Minnesota
Robbery at Keokuk Office Targeting Safe at Standard 631
A theft report from Keokuk notes a thief or thieves opened the Standard 631 office safe early today and secured $25. This marks the second safe-related incident within a month at this location, suggesting a pattern of break-ins at the Pang’s warehouse area.
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Keokuk
Pang
Des Moines Daily News Plant Destroyed By Fire
Fire unknown origin gutted the Des Moines News Arcade building and plant shortly before 3 am. Losses exceed 150000 dollars including 75000 for the building and 125000 for presses and equipment. Publication will continue from alternate offices as temporary quarters are found. The Kinney shoe store on the ground floor reports over 25000 dollars in losses and other firms suffer fire and water damage. The west block of Sev enth street faced threat from flames as a second major downtown fire in 30 days.
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Asaquiated Press
Des Moines
Des Moines News
News Arcade
W. E. Battenfield
The
News
Kinney Shoe Store
Arpie
Seventh Street
Walnut
Mulberry Streets
Supreme Court Affirms Wallack Murder Conviction
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the Mahaska County district court verdict finding Vina Wallack guilty of second degree murder in the killing of her former husband Mason Wallack. The decision, written by Justice Arthur, comes with a slate of other rulings including damages awards and affirmations across numerous counties and cases.
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Associated
Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
District Court
Mahaska County
Vina Wallack
Mason Wallack
Justice Arthur
Fannie Slatinka
United States Railway Administration
Et al
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James W. Wile
George Birrell, Inc
Bealist Fidelity & Casualty Co
Muscatine County
A. J. House
Afirmed
A. Brown
Nervig
Appellant
Joint Board of Supervisors
Polk
Story
Tulins
T. Engleman
Lawrence DeGraf
Ewil Pingmanon
Mae Ings
T, Mann
Thomas iBray
Mr. Hamilton
Pugh
Queal Lumber! Company
Municipal Court
New Moines
Richardson
Frank P.‘Cheshire
Jones County
F. C. Ellison
Miser killed by fall at Oakdale mine near Carlisle
May 9 report from Tes Maines notes miner Robert Bowers, 41, of Runnells, was killed by a slate fall in the Oakdale mine near Carlisle. The incident is under local inquiry.
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Miser
Cartisle
Tes
Maines
Rbert Bowers
Runnells
Oakdale
Carlisle
Kordar
Muscatine Street-Car Service to End May 20
Davenport May 9 street car service in Muscatine will be abandoned May 20. United Light and Railway Co will begin tearing up rails and dismantling the traction system rather than spend 50 000 on paving and track laying as demanded by the city council. The company called the paving program unwarranted and offered a cheaper alternative which the city rejected.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Muscatine
United Light & Railway Co
Mancatine
B. Denman
C. D., & M. Interurban
Maccatine City Lines
Traction Company
Wallingford Case: Kathren Bates Expected to Plead Guilty
Kathren Bates known as J Rufus Wallingford in Clinton is expected to plead guilty this week in Davenport federal court on two indictments. She is charged with mail fraud and altering bondholder names on two $100 Liberty bonds belonging to Pearl Boyd of Green River Wyoming. Bates is free on a $10 000 bond awaiting arraignment before Judge J W Woodrugh, standing in for Judge Wade in Salt Lake City.
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Des Moines
Kathren Bates
Clinton
Rufus Wallingford
United States District Court
Miss Bates
Davenport
Pearl Boyd
Green River
Wyo
Liberty
J. W. Woodrugh
Omaha
Martin J. Wade
Salt Lake City
Utah
Murder Appeals Not Acted on by Court
Des Moines May 9 No opinion has been handed down by the Iowa supreme court on the Ira Pavey appeal. Pavey was sentenced to hang May 12 for the murder of Claude Leather Sioux City. He is expected to receive a reprieve if the court acts before that date. The William Olander case has not yet been acted upon. Olander was sentenced to hang Aug 11 for the murder of Berthold Halfpap at Fort Dodge.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Amateur Auto Thief Runs Self Into Jail
Keokuk May 9 Edward Knight 19 took a car from in front of a club to take his wife to Montrose 12 miles north of Keokuk. He was chased by the owner and police and jailed after a short pursuit. He confessed his plan to steal another car and had bought a key to fit the starter.
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Keokuk
Edward
Knight
Montrose
Ard
Iowa City Hailstorm Wrecks Crops Across City
A severe hailstorm in Iowa City yesterday damaged fruit trees oats and garden crops and left snowlike drifts up to six inches deep. The storm was described as the worst in 30 years by local residents and officials.
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Jowsnity
Levee Breach Floods Low Lands In Trinity River District
Fort Worth dispatch reports the Trinity River levee broke for the second time in two weeks flooding low lands in the district. In Fairfield Texas officials prepared as state raiders would not be called to suppress a rumored uprising in retaliation for a prior burning of three negroes at Kirrin. Washington meanwhile sees Democratic critiques of the Dawes budget report and talks on long term farmer credits. Genoa optimism over Genoa conference outcomes contrasted with talk of its dissolution.
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Tex
Trinity River
Austin
Fairfield
Kirrin
Barton
Washington, D.C
House
Dawes
Budget Bureau
Appropriations Committee
Harding
Genoa
Lloyd George
Senate
Agricultural Bloc
Smiles and Kinks of Today's Wires Feature
Philadelphia report notes gray haired mothers losing style per a beauty convention. White Plains item cites James Car collecting rents from delinquent tenants at revolver point, fined $100.
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Philadelphia
White Plains
James Car
Two Die in Explosion at Buffalo Millinery Shop
Two men are dead and three injured in a gasoline explosion in the boiler room of Sinclair, Rooney & Co., wholesale millinery, in Buffalo. The blast occurred last evening, causing extensive damage to the shop and surrounding area.
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Buffalo
Sinclair, Rooney & Co
Hera
Belgium Pivot of Conference Fuss on Russ Question
Genoa talks leave U S position unchanged on Russia relations. Officials say if Genoa fails the United States will proceed independently to adjust ties with Moscow. A press note notes basic principles remain and no shift in official stance.
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Genoa
United States
Russia
Als
Steed
America
Richard Washburn Childa
Henry Wickham Steed
the Times
London
United? States
Special Petroleum Council
Iincludes
Standard Oil
Harding Near End of Term on Reserve Board
The article notes pressure on Governor Harding as his term on the Federal Reserve Board nears expiration. It cites deflation policy causing hardship nationwide, anger among cotton growers in the southern district, and criticism from southern Democratic senators. It argues for nonpartisanship in the board’s leadership and GOP support for Harding’s approach. It also mentions Princeton architects finishing reconstruction aid in France and returning home decorated by Soissons.
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Federal Reserve Board
Gov. Harding
Princeton
Soissons
First Birth Data in Pettit's Hands
Duplicates filed under a new Iowa Board of Health order show births from Emma D. Bruce La Porte City and Mrs Joseph Johnson Cedar Falls. The list includes families in La Porte City Cedar Falls and surrounding areas with April birth dates and names such as Henrietta Ligue Leland Albert Maxine Warren Evelyn Bee Alice Jean Mary Jean Ralph Robert Vir ginia Bernice Robert William and more.
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Red S. Pettit
Iowa Board of Health
Vital Statistician
Emma D. Bruce
la Porte City
Joseph Johnson
Cedar Falta
Pattit
Deg
Henrietta Ligue
Fred Ehalgh
Eagle
Leland Albert
R. W. Wilkinson
la Porter City
Maxine E
George C. Leeb
Spring Creek
Waller
Carliste
Roger Warren
Roger Clarence Brewer
Mary Lorraine
Harold Johnson
Roger Lehman
Mire
Carl E. Milligan
Big Creek
Russell Harola
William Heinen
Raymond
William
Wier
Poy- Pet
Anril I
Margaret “Ameia
Johnson
Cedar Falls
George ML Varco
Cedar Falls Township
Evelyn Bee
Nels Christian Skaarup
Alice Jean
Howant Lantz
Cedar
Margaret
William H. Benham
Virginia Bernice
Thomas DeGroot
Ployd David Wiler
Maurine Mildred
Joseph RB. Clay
Carl Blaine Fish
John Carl
Leslie Harold Hughes
British War Veteran Alleges Kidnap Attempt at Embassy
Alexander E. Robertson a British War veteran claims an attempt was made to kidnap him and force him to flee the country due to affection for Senator's daughter Miss Wary Culberson of Texas. In Washington today Robertson placed his cane before British officials during a three car conference at the embassy and escaped reporters and photographers with a dash from the embassy garage in a roadster belonging to an embassy attaché.
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Washington, D. C
Alexander E. Robertson
Wary Culberson
Texas
Robertson
Ambiguous OCR snippet with financial figures
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Dynamite Bomb Destroys Mine Stables in Warwick Area
Brownsville Pennsylvania May 9 one hundred sticks of dynamite stolen from Fredericktown Cost and Coke Co were used to blast the mine stable of Warwick Coal Co near Fredericktown. Twelve horses tied in stalls were killed or maimed. Feed and harness destroyed. Police and bloodhounds hunt suspects.
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Brownsville
Fredericktown
Cost & Coke Co
Warwick Coal Company
Hungary Welcomes American Minister Theodore Brantiano
The first American minister to Hungary Theodore Brantiano arrived in Budapest from Berlin and was greeted at the rail station by charge d affaires Eugens Shoecraft. He will present credentials to Regent Admiral Horthy later this week as Hungarian press hails cordial ties with the United States.
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Associated Preas
Budapest
Theodore Brantiano
Hungary
Berlin
Eugens Shoecraft
Admiral Horthy
Branilano
Urther
United States
Small Trial May Be Resumed Tomorrow
Waukegan May 9 The trial of Gov Small halted yesterday by an infected arm kept Judge Clair C Edwards home. He is improved and expected to return tomorrow with his arm in a sling.
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Waukegan
Gov. Small
Clair C. Edwards
Edwardn
Perils of Pearlin Paris Fire Sparks at Casino du Paris
A fire swept the Casino du Paris, a major theater in Paris, where Pearl White and other American artists were performing. Flames spread quickly, threatening nearby department stores in the lower Montmartre district. No further details on casualties or causes are provided.
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Paris
Casino du Paris
Pearl White
Montmarte
Farmers and Labor Move for Statewide Weekly Paper
Kansas farmers and labor union officials convened to plan a weekly statewide newspaper publication as part of a new political movement discussed in Topeka on May 9. The effort aims to unify farm and union voices across the state and promote coordinated policy messaging.
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Topeka
Kan
Mob of armed men attack home seeking school principal
Walbridge Ohio May 9 a band of armed men in two cars attacked a house searching for Otto P Tracy the school principal accused of a statutory offense against pupils Tracy was lightly wounded by glass but escaped the mob. A superstition about a superstition in Brittans and notes on alfalfa introduction in Monico in 1854 are also mentioned.
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Walbridge
Otto P. Tracy
Tracy
Glass
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