Russia freed from famine bulge with grain surplus
Moscow May 9 The Associated Press reports that Russia, once starving, now swells with grain as harvests promise a surplus of wheat and rye. Prices fall in famine districts while transport costs raise local rates in Siberia and the south. The Soviet government has accumulated a vast grain reserve through tax collection, weighing options on exports and domestic needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Associated Press
Moscow
Saratos
Sanara
Siberia
Sibesis
Europe
Odessa
Skiefs
City in Brief Glasses Repaired and Divorces Granted
June R. Derby obtained a divorce from Odessa Derby and was granted custody of a minor child. Mrs. Wallace Ballentine of 808 Riehl Street was summoned to St. Paul by her parents. Various local notices include car collisions, measles and scarlet fever cases, and civic updates such as storm sewer contracts in Nashua and talks by Dr. Ben C. Everall after returning from New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town State College Extension Department
Cedar River Park
Charlies la Barre
Algona
Marine la Barre
Charles la Barre
L. Burnam
Nashua
Paul Berg
Reinbeck
Waterloo
Ralph B. Slippy
UG. 8
War Veterans Bureau
Rearrest of Woman and New Husband in Nitti Case
Chicago reports the body of Frank Nitti found in Stickney after a beating. The discovery leads to rearrest of his wife and her new husband, Peter Cudella, who had been the former man’s associate. Pasquale Nitti,12, claimed Cudetta killed his father and the mother helped dispose of the body. The young witness noted Nitti married Gudelta after the murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Nitti
Stickney
Stena
Artera
Sife
Nitti
Rorpus Detati
Pasquale Nitti
Cutetta
Gudelta
Twenty-Five Years Queen Wilhelmina of Holland Celebrates
The article honors Wilhelmina as Holland’s long-reigning queen, noting her accession on September 6, 1898, and detailing Nederland’s geography, water management, and engineering feats. It traces Dutch history, trade, and influence, including windmills, dykes, and reclaimed land, with references to Holland’s global colonies and cultural innovations.
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Wilhelmina
Rene Bractie
Holland
Willian the Silent
Tuten
Spaim
Sloe
William Tit
Emma
Land
Amsterdam
Nieuwe Kerk
America
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Nederland
Nederland
Yailen
John Adams
AIVGN
West Indies
Great Britain
Ohio
Rhine
Germany
Europe
Leyden
Eye
Howland
Sant
Venice
Ees
Rotterdam
Edam
Schiedam
Amstel
Rotts
Schie
Zuyder Zee
Zuyder Cee
North Sea
Orient
Isard
England
Delft
Tle
Stollar
Daalder
India
Java
Sumatra
Borneo
Celebes
Plans for River Walls Submitted
Plans for river walls on east and west banks between Fifth Street and the G W railroad bridge will be presented to the rivertrade commission tonight. Ralph R. Slippy, city engineer, prepared the drawings. Completion has been delayed by city funding. Favorable action expected on the east wall. west bank work is ready for bids but may wait due to higher material costs. Other riverfront improvements to be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Street l
jJien
Ilinois Central Company
Syowhteh
Three Killed and Two Hurt in Lincoln Highway Crash
Three residents of De Kalb Ti are dead and two injured after a Lincoln Highway crash near Rochelle Nt. Victims are William Fritz 9 Richard C Devine 38 and Robert C Daves 115 all Odd Fellows members. The injured are Perry Pearson 38 driver and Fred Bugpy of DeWalt. The party was en route to Rochelle for a Judge initiation when the car skidded and crashed into a barbed wire fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
Lincoln Highway
William Fritz
Richard ¢. Devine
Robert C. Daves
de Kalb
Sre Perry Pearson
Fred ¥. _Bugpy
DeWalt
State Fair Stock Pavilion Used for Kluxer Initiations
More than a thousand Ku Klux Klan members attended a ceremonial at the state fair grounds in Des Moines. A. E. Corey, secretary of the State Fair association, said he gave permission to use the grounds and that gates were mostly closed. Initiation exercises were held in the stock pavilion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ku Klux Klan
A. E. Corey
State Fair Association
Corey
Stock Pavilion
Florence Stallman Weds C B Shafer at Independence
A surprise marriage notice reports Miss Florence Stallman daughter of Peter Stallman wed Chilton H Shafer at Independence Indiana on Saturday April 28. Rev J K Hawkins of the Methodist Episcopal church officiated. The couple will live at 1716 Fourth Street East. the groom works for Waterloo Construction Machinery Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Stallman
Peter Stallman
Chilton H. Shafer
Independence
J. K. Hawkins
Methodist Episcopal Church
Slater
Fourth Street East
Waterloo Construction Machinery Company
Two Bandit Suspects Captured in Mexico
Mexico City May 9 two American suspects tied to a recent express company robbery worth 250000 in checks are in custody in Mexico. Police withhold details but indicate the heist likely occurred in Washington Slits and anticipate further arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
United States
Washington
Ascension Day Observed With Services At Two Churches
Ascension day will be observed with a celebration of holy communion at St Mark's and Christ Episcopal churches Thursday. Services start at 10 a.m. Right Rev. Theodore N Morrison, D.D., senior bishop of Town, will visit both churches to confirm classes and to preach. Help will be at St Mark's at 11 a.m. and Christchurch at 4 20 p.m. The aged prelate had to cancel his visitations to Waterlos recently due to illness but is now fully recovered.
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St. Mark's
Christ Episcopal
Theodore N. Morrison
Town
St. Mark’s
Christchurch
Agea
Waterlos
Inlness
Jie
Oklahoma Labor Leader Re-elected At Midwest Meeting
Oklahoma state labor commissioner Claude B. Connelly was unanimously re-elected president of the National Farm Labor Exchange. J. E. Holland of Lincoln, Nebraska, was re-elected secretary. Labor representatives from five Midwestern states attended the late yesterday session.
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Kansas City
Claude BE. Connelly
Okla
National Farm Labor Exchange
J. E. Holland
Lincoln
Neb
Sugar Injunction Denied by Court in New York
Federal Judge Mayor denied the government request to enjoin the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange and its association from dealing in sugar futures. The ruling may prompt a direct appeal to the Supreme Court, potentially accelerating the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Coffee & Sugar Hkx
New York Coffee & Sugar Association
Washington, D.C
New York Cugar Exchange
Waterloo Women’s Orchestra Engaged for Banquet
Waterloo Women’s Orchestra under Mrs Ster Hert F. Marshal will debut at the Fortnightly Jubilee banquet in Black’s ballroom. Program includes Espagnol Waldon tel Serenade Macbeth and In a Rose Garden. players offer services for Waterloo W club building fund.
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Waterloo
Ster Hert F. Marshal
Idom
Convention of P. E. B. O. Draws 300 Women
Muscatine IA Mey 31 The thirty first annual convention of the Iowa P. E. B. O. Sister held three day meeting with about 200 delegates attending last night adjournment is planned for tomorrow night with expectations of more attendees The Past Presidents association elected officers Mrs Cornelia Sawyer Sioux City president Mrs Louis Melleary Des Moines vice president Mr Lunny Englebeck Des Moines secretary and treasurer
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Muscating
Mey
Iowa
Cornelia
Sawyer
Sioux City
Louis Melleary
Des Moines
View
Lunny Englebeck
Des Moines Fireman Killed in Auto Crash
Des Moines city fireman Joseph J. Murphy aged 28 was instantly killed last night when an automobile carrying two other firemen overturned near Camp Dodge. Firemen Jim Hill and Red D. HI suffered injuries. The crash was likely caused by wheel buckling in a sand pocket or a radius bar break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Joseph J. Murphy
P Stantly
Camp Dodge
Jim Hill
Red D. ‘Hi
American Held for Ransom by Mexicans
An American named Newman is reportedly held for ransom by Mexican bandits led by Juan Galindo, seized at Charco Azul on a Guadalupe ranch. The same group allegedly captured Oscar W. Krull a month earlier in San Antonio but he escaped.
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el Paso
Tex
Newman
Juan Galindo
Torreon
Charco Azul
Guadalupe
Oscar W. Krull
San Antonio
Is it better to be efficient in many tasks than excel in one
ABE MARTIN argues that balancing effort across many concerns may be wiser than chasing excellence in a single field. He cautions against overvaluing famous figures and dramatic specialists, recalling varied careers from wizards to statesmen, and notes farmers and professionals often lack time for deep economic study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple Grove
Tony Pastor
Alexander
Elmer Wilkins
O. K
Iowa
The
Monarch
National Newspaper Service
Waterloo Librarians Resume After Busy Collection Drive
Waterloo librarians report an unavoidable interruption but praise local response. Chair Miss Mark C Brace says nearly 100 books, valuable ant types, have been collected and several money donations received. Work will resume as the collection window nears its end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Mark C. Brace
Eucharistic Congress Set for Chicago in June 1926
Chicago May 9 The twenty eight international eucharistic congress, the largest event in Roman Catholic church activities, will be held in Chicago in June 1926, Archbishop Mundelein announced after receiving cable authorization for the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mundelein
Nearly a hundred books for library in Paris
Rail timetable fragment notes trains to and from Chicago, Dubuque, Des Moines, and Minneapolis Saint Paul. Mentions American Library in Paris by 10:00 p m. and lists routes via Fort Dodge, Dubuque, and Davenport with multiple departures and arrivals, including local and express services.
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Paris
Minneapolis
St Paul
T. Paul
Loral
Magix
Manis
Senth Benng
Burinsta
St. Touts
Peel
Vinton
Altho
St. Youle
Fragmented OCR notices: unclear headline and telegraph editor
Readable fragments show a partial note about publication and telegraph editing. No clear names, dates, or places emerge. The text remains garbled with no coherent event or action to summarize.
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Buchanan
Atva
Orodia
Qelys Lyall Tiple
Bopp
Riverfront Commission
C. B. Shafer
Oklahoman
P. EB. O
Ty Blacks Hawk County Abstract Co
Iralamar
Finetts Hattendare
John G Krenel
Genetra B. Bell
William Bell
Paulins
Kentaelman's Aid
Gibbs
Popejay
Bert Glurk
Grand Place
Barbara
First National Bank
St. Ansgar
Calumet
Benjamin
Stri Dg Moore
Annie WR
Stale
Bhaurer
Johnsen
Christiansen
Srhotek
Block
Mt Add
Sannes
May Trnis
Tay
Sind Pie * Ag
Roy
FIC
Abe Martin
Wea
Eix
Elmer Wilkits
Union Depot
Gelwein St
Oalwein
A.m. Sye
Pot
P.m. Sye
St Depot
Gelwein
Chicara Bt
Hye
McIntire
St. Depot
GK Vinion
Des Moines Union Depot
Llam M. Byeste
Hocat
Meintire
Ft. Ty
Union
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