Flood Threat Lays Louisiana Under Siege Levees Fail
Bayou des Glaises levee breach threatens immense flood across the sugar belt. Federal and state engineers race crews and flotilla to shore up defenses as 250,000 may flee. Hoover and Davis arrive to inspect lines and plan refugee care. In Ohio, attorney general condemns judges for publicity driven paroles.
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Bayou Des Inises
Beng
Bayou Des Glaises
Mississippi
Atchafalaya
Gore
Herbert Hoover
Peommerce
Davis
War Department
Baton Rouge
Hoover
Bayou Des Grassea
It's Coolidge Agreement with G O P Chieftains
The piece outlines a House resolution disapproving a third term for Calvin Coolidge. It notes no formal legislation to change presidential term limits exists yet. The central point is public opinion's reaction and whether debate could sway attitudes similar to post League of Nations debates.
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Congress
League of Nations
New York Herald-Tribune
Tornadoes Kill 50 and Cause Enormous Property Damage
A cloudburst near Madison Indiana Sunday caused massive property damage and disrupted Cragmont Hospital water supply. In Michigan City and nearby areas a violent windstorm toppled trees and wires, damaging farms and crops.
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Madison
Ind
Indiana
Cragmont
Michigan City
Reed Starts Drive for Relief Session
Senator James Reed of Missouri urged Democratic Senators by telegram to push President Coolidge for an extra session to address flood relief. He asked colleagues to emulate a recent example and press for calling the session.
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Washington
D. C
Coolidge
James Reed
Missouri
Bandits Perform While Robbing Cafe in Chicago
Four bandits entered the Bluebird Tavern in Chicago yesterday. While two others sang and danced, one provided piano accompaniment as the group looted patrons and the proprietor. No injuries reported. The incident highlights a shift toward staged entertainment during robberies.
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Chicago
Bluebird
Radio Commission completes temporary broadcasting setup
In Washington May officials reported sixty new temporary broadcasting permits issued as the Federal Radio Commission nears completion of a temporary setup. A forthcoming announcement is expected detailing semi permanent arrangements.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Radio Commission
Z Ust
Neas
Iowa quiz asks about state history and leaders
Fragmentary reader quiz from the town historical society asks when the University of Iowa was founded when Iowa was part of Wisconsin territory which two Iowans served in a cabinet and where the first bathing beach in Iowa was erected. It also asks the cities where the agencies or directors are located.
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Iowa
Proriaa
O U W Opens Meeting of Grand Lodge Tomorrow
Des Moines May 9 UP The annual convention of the grand lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen will be held here tomorrow and Wednesday. Over 200 delegates from Iowa Indiana Kansas Wisconsin Michigan Kentucky and Missouri will attend. Election of officers will be held and new policy forms offering double indemnity in addition to waiver of premium for total disability and additional juvenile certificates will be considered.
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Grand Lodge
Ancient Order of United Workmen
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Indiana
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Kentucky
Missouri
Four Dead and Four Hurt in Car Crashes
Weekend automobile accidents in St Louis Missouri and Detroit Michigan left four dead and four injured. The St Louis victims were Hugo Frill 73 Stanton Carter 85 Adolph Lanchohar 18 and John G Past 46. The injured included Helen Brown 25 Carl Laschober Joseph Gaal and Gladys Carew 26. In Detroit seven dead four injured and three under arrest as weekend crashes mounted.
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St. Louis
Hugo Frill
Centralta
Stanton Carter
Bucklin
Adolph Lanchohar
John G. Past
Diast St
Dunkerton Cellars Flooded After Weekend Rain
Heavy weekend rains flooded cellars in Dunkerton with the west end most affected. Teumber in Shimp Bros. yard was swept by creek overflow and 30 sacks of cement soaked. Harvey Shimp injured a finger while moving cement this morning, tearing nail.
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Aviator Killed at Canberra Opening
A military airplane crashed during the opening of Australia's commonwealth parliament building in Canberra as the Duke of York officiated for King George VII. The pilot was killed in the incident and the event disrupted the ceremony.
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Social service relies on church and synagogue unity
Des Moines May 9 delegates to the National Conference of Jewish Social Service heard Mrs. John M. Glenn urge cooperation with organized regions for welfare. She warned that life without faith and excluding religious institutions weakens programs and cited three hundred delegates from 96 cities. Gov. John Hammill credited American Jewry for charity and noted $40 million yearly spent on organized work, with Jewish federations contributing over 20,000.
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Harry A. Gurrie
Chiesgo
Zena Blanc
Philadelphia
F. C. Ross
San Francisco
Jews of America
John Hammill
Dews Ars
Thieeum
Hammill
Berlin Veterans Demand War Damages Reparations
Berlin crowds march with the steel helmet veterans in a May Day parade pledging restitution for World War II damages and restoration of Germany’s prewar colors. Prominent figures include Prince Eitel Friedrich and other Hohenzollern royals observing from the reviewing stands as talks call for expanded presidential powers and national unity amid postwar tensions.
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Peoce
Pas
Eitel
Zino
Eltel Prederleh
Surgeon General Warns Public to Beware Neuralgia
Washington May 9 Surgeon General Dr Hugh S Cumming warns neuralgia signals deeper health issues and urges early medical consultation at first twinge. He explains neuralgia means nerve pain and cites rheumatism anemia and infections as common underlying causes with sciatica noted among frequent forms. He stresses diagnosing constitutional conditions early and seeing a physician at the first neuralgia symptom.
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Washington, D. C
Hugh 8. Cumming
United States Public Health Service
Cumming
Keokuk raises Minaiasippi River Power assessment
Keokuk Va May 9 A raise in the assessment of the Minaiasippi River Power company by 4 million was announced by the board of equalization and review. The new assessment stands at 46 million versus 32 million prior. Tokio Bank Reopens. Tokio May 9 The Bank of Formosa, once suspended three weeks ago, reopened for business after legislation aimed at easing the Japanese financial crisis was signed.
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Minaiasippi River Power Company
Board of
Tokio Bank
Tokio
Bank of Formosa
Fate of Gray and Snyder in hands of jury
Gray and Ruth Snyder face a jury in Queens after prosecutors and defense wrapped up their summations in the Snyder murder trial. Millard urged manslaughter for Gray while Dana Wallace blasted Snyder, claiming a scheme to kill both her husband and Gray for a $56,000 life policy.
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Mas Snyder
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New York
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Justice Scudder
Queens County Courthouse
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Judd Gray
Millard
N. Y
Albert Bryder
Henry Judd Gray
William L. Millard
Jesup Postoffice Relocation Set for May 13
Jesup, Tenn May 9 The Jesup postoffice will move to Jesup State Bank around May 13, postmaster W J Campbell announces after approvals from several authorities.
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Meany Funeral Held at Jesup Iowa
Funeral services for Timothy Meany a 76 year old resident of Jesup were held at St Athanasius church with Rev William Baxter officiating. He died Saturday at his son’s home near Fairbank and was buried in the family lot at St John’s cemetery Independence. Surviving children are Michael Fairbank Martin Manchester Witham Grundy Center and Mrs M McGovern Jesup.
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Courier
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Timothy Meany
Fairbank
St.Athanasius Church
William Baxter
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Michael
Martin
Manchester
Witham
Grundy Center
M. McGovern
William Henry Palmer
Bert Jnnes
Beech Street
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Williamsport
Penn
Wisconsin
Waterloo
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Jones
Addie Bell Scott
Marble Rock
Lucila J. Gregory
Harmon
N. D
May A. Prior
Cedar Rapids
Ivas P. Padget
Viola F. Jones
Vivien B. Botilina
John GL. Palmer
Mascot
Gustav A. Heinrich
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Australia
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Bremer County
Lewis Pinkerton
Tenth Street East
O'Keefe & Towne
J. R. Macartney
First Presbyterian Church
Budal
Frederika
Think Hicks Died in Debt Scheme Reverberates City
St Louis authorities reopen inquest into the Hicks death after a weekend lack of clues. The body will be exhumed to verify identity amid rumors he died amid financial ruin of more than two hundred thousand dollars. Hicks left insurance of three hundred sixty six thousand dollars and notes suggest rewarding relatives. Glenn T Hicks and William F Davis and Henry Boatleman remain free on bonds, facing possible charges if any emerge.
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Cliffford
Hicks
Iaw
Elliott Major
Hicka
Kaiser
Glenn T. Hicks
Wiliam F. Davia
Henry Boatelman
Longtime Black Hawk settler D B Washburn dies
Mrs D B Washburn died in Denver Colorado and will be brought to Hudson for burial. widow of D B Washburn a Waterloo area leader and Black Hawk county treasurer 1875 81. Funeral Tuesday at United Brethren church Hudson with Rev W N Roush officiating. Burial in Hudson cemetery. Born February 1843 married 1866.
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Denver
Colo
Jeinette
Hudson
Black Hawk Township
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
M. L. Spencer
Chariton
Jeanette Washburn
Hal B. Washburn
Los Angeles
Mra
Lloyd McCutcheon
Mt. Vernon
United Brethren Church
Ww. WN. Roush
Ann Butler
Peter Butler
Franklin Street
Dudley ,Tinker
Overland
Butler
Florence
Tinker
Wade Hubbell
Floyd Hubbell
Milford
Utah
Windom
Minn
Temperatures Forecast For Weekend With Mixed Values
Weekend weather forecast shows Saturday high around 54 with a low near 0. Sunday expected similar cooling with a low around 0 and night temperatures dipping further, creating chilly conditions for outdoor plans.
Iroquois League Aimed At End Of Bloodshed
Smithsonian ethnologist J N B Hewitt researches the League of the Iroquois. The Five Nations federation formed around 1670 by Mohawk Oneida Onondaga Cayuga Seneca, rooted in Deganawhida’s peace plan and dual principles. Hewitt’s field work seeks to translate and verify legends and rites surrounding the federation and its founders.
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League of the Iroquois
Smithsonian
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Deganawhla
Lawgiver
Sidiesman
Prophet
Deganawida
Digonsasen
Ribey
Hiawatha
Longfallow
League
Allamakee County School Head Facing Ouster Petition
Waukon May 9 A movement to oust W L Peck superintendent of Allamakee county schools will reach a head today or tomorrow as taxpayers sign a petition filed with State Superintendent Agnes Samuelson. The petition accuses Peck of unfitness misconduct maladministration corruption immorality falsification of public records and fraudulently obtaining teaching credentials. Peck has served nearly 20 years.
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W. L. Peck
Allamakee
Agnes Samuelson
Republican_and Standard
Supt
Peck Haa
Former Governor candidate George C White dies in Iowa
George C White, 61, a familiar figure in Iowa politics and a former Progressive party gubernatorial candidate, was found dead at his Mason City home Saturday night. The funeral is planned for Tuesday in Mason City and at Nevada, his former home, with services to follow in Nevada Tuesday afternoon.
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George C. White
Iowa
Progressiva
Nevada
Windshield Product Company Transfer Reported
A. J. Bandfield of 27 South who has run Cook Products at 6241-2 Commercial Street sold his interest to Mrs. Ruby Cook of Filmer hotel. The company will manufacture windshields and other glass surfaces to resist water effects.
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Cook Products Company
Commercial
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Filmer Hotel
State to Argue on Brookhart-Lovrien Law Tomorrow
Des Moines May 9. Iowa will argue in Davenport district court tomorrow that the Brookhart Lovrien law is valid. Assistant Attorneys-General Maxwell O'Brien and Earl Wisdom will represent the state. The board of supervisors Bush and Bush asked for a temporary injunction to stop the treasurer from accepting interest on funds to add to the sinking fund under the law. A permanent injunction and a receivership are sought. The $4,600 in dispute is being transferred to reach the treasurer before a ruling.
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Des Moines
City Beach Set to Open Soon at Waterloo
Waterloo officials expect Cedar River municipal beach in Waterloo to open late this month or early next depending on river and weather. A C Sherwood chair of the park board says drainage channel work should improve conditions, sand will be added offshore, and all beach equipment including a new slide and water wheel will be ready. Wilbur Hoffman will supervise the bath house and lifeguard selection is pending.
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Cedar River
A. C. Sherwood
Tony
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Wilbur Hoffman
Lutherans Hold District Meeting in Clinton
Prominent among district delegates from Illinois Wisconsin and Denmark Danish Lutheran churches Rev A Dan Chicago dean of active ministers in the Danish Lutheran association in the United States. He has served 56 years since ordination in Racine Wis 1871 and helped organize the Danish Lutheran synod of the United States and Canada. Meeting opened yesterday and will close this evening after officer elections with discussions on religious education during vacation and district home mission work. About 20 congregations represented.
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Thinois
Wisconsin
Jena
A. Dan
Chicago
Danish Lutheran Association
United States
Racine
Wis
Danish Lutheran Synod
Canada
Christian of Denmark
Vaca ‘Ion
Feng Prepare to Resume Attacks on Cantonese Army
Shanghai reports Gen. Feng Yuh Siang, known as the christian general, mobilizing troops to attack northerners at Henan and taking charge from Loyang in support of Hankow Nationalists. Northern forces press Yangchow as reinforcements move to Chiang Kai Shek’s weakened armies amid Red Spears and outlaw pressure.
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Henan
Feng
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Yangchow
Chiang Kai Shek
Chiang
Red Spears
Judgment Entered on Leora's Bond in Liquor Case
Judgment entered by Judge G W Wood on Leora Young for contempt of liquor injunction after she failed to appear April 26. Bond set at 100 pounds with Frank Haffa as surety. Young reportedly not in city for two weeks.
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G. Www. Wood
Br. Frank Haffa
Mra. Young
Petition Circulation for Fort Dodge Road Bond Vote
Petition drive in Webster County seeks a special election to approve 1.3 million dollars for primary road improvements. County Good Roads association readers report June timing and a goal of 2000 signatures to place the measure before the supervisors.
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Washburn Ships Three Car Loads of Stock
Washburn Iowa May 9 The shipping association shipped three car loads of cattle and one car of hogs to Chicago on Wednesday Two valuable horses of William Kemp died Saturday from an unspecified disease Mr and Mrs Lea Kemp and daughter Dorothy arrived from Anamosa for an indefinite stay
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the Shipping Association
Chicago
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Anamosa
Conopus Delegates to Be Chosen Tuesday
Delegates to the international Conopus clubs convention opening June 1 in Detroit Michigan will be chosen at a mid day Waterloo club meeting in Black's tea room tomorrow. Several members plan to attend as visitors with the rest of the session devoted to discussion of proposed options by members.
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Mich
Waterloo Club
Flood fund tops six thousand for Red Cross relief
A flood relief drive in Waterton territory raised 6000 plus for the American Red Cross. Cash totals show 4961.79 in the Waterton district with 4289.54 from general contributors and 300 from Waterloo Elks. Illinois Central employees contributed 303.28 and ongoing telegraph support from midwestern offices notes a nationwide drive surpassing 20 thousand in state-wide gifts. A benefit concert by the American Legion band and Strand Theatre show drew attendance cuts Saturday night.
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J. Lewis
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Whittier Scotch Boys
Tha Leonards
Robert Johnson
Aon Beek Specialty Co
Carpenters’ Union
First Evangelical Ch
Theo. Peterson
Waterlow Community Grocers
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Ash
Wall
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Pauline Christ
Ladies’ Aid Grace M. E
Lincoln Circle Ladies
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Michael Paint
Clsas
First Presbyterian Church
St. Joseph's
Waterton
American Red Cross
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Waterloo Lodge of Elks
American Legion
Lincoln Park
Strand Theatre
A. E. Weld
the Courier
H. B. Cropper
Altho
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Geeral
F. R. Mays
Vicksburg
Ig Dally
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Br . W. Porterfield
Ilinois Central
Waterloo
Chicago
New York Life Insurance Co
Drake and Des Moines University Set for Merger
Reports from Des Moines on May 9 describe negotiations for a merger with Drake University. Des Moines officials would cede the entire student body to Drake, with Des Moines University’s facilities to be disposed of afterward due to financial difficulties and lack of support.
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Des Moines University
Drake University
Drake
Cosmetician Board to Meet Thursday in Des Moines
The newly named state board of cosmetician examiners will meet Thursday with Dr Henry Albert, state health commissioner, to organize and outline plans for enforcing the beauty parlor law passed by the Forty second general assembly. Members include Mrs Mabel Hart Ames Mia, William Kisponlataky Sioux City, and Grace Shinn Des Moines. The law took effect May 6.
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Des Moines
State Board of Cos Metician Examiners
Henry Albert
Forty-second General Assembly
Mabel Hart
Ameer
Mia
William Kisponlataky
Sioux City
Grace Shinn
Drake Accepted by North Central Association
Des Moines May 9 Drake University will be recognized as an accredited institution by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Dr George F Zook Akron University president and association secretary said the survey committee recommended continued recognition and the report was accepted by the association.
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Drake University
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
D. Www
Morehouse
George F. Zook
Akron University
Zook
Association
Drake
Associaton
County Conventions to Pick School Heads
Des Moines May 9. County superintendents to be named in ninety nine Iowa counties in conventions tomorrow. They will be named for three year terms beginning Sept. 1. The choler will be male the men where af schnol here noting of sieges from the schual diptricia of each vomity.
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