Japanese Troops Reinforce TsiMan Positions
Shanghai reports show Japanese forces increasing strength in Shantung as 28 000 troops and 5 380 horses are readied for movement toward Shangtung. Tokyo orders large redeployments while Tsinan remains under Japanese control after battles and evacuations.
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Thei Tsiman
Shanghai
Shantung
Tsingtao
Tsinan
Teinan
Notoro
Tokio
Shang Jung
Tientsin
Feng Yu+Hsung
Tehchow
Shantung-Chihu
China
T Ie
Tsinan-Tsingtao
Tsiwan
Prohibition agents ordered to stop firing on suspects
Washington May 12. Prohibition enforcement agents nationwide were ordered to cease shooting at suspects. Robert Taylor of West Virginia was dismissed for firing on a car that did not stop for inspection. Commissioner Doran said the action and orders are not connected to the Niagara Falls incident and stressed officers will not be shielded for such offenses.
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Washington
DE. C
Treasury
Robert Taylor
West Virginia
Jacob D. Hanson
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Congress
Doran
Taylor
Hazison
Coast Guard
Istates
Huntington
Cae J
Pro- ‘Hibition Bureau
Hoover campaign notes contested tariff attack claim
A fragment from a page reports Good asserting Hoover did not attack protective tariffs and would win Pennsylvania for Hoover against Gov. Smith. Senator Bratton questions committee role while discussing Hoover’s education letter and organizational independence amid party nominating considerations.
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Pennsylvania
Good
West
Hoover
Gov. Smith
Kentucky
Bratton
Denise Mexico
HHS
Herbert Hoover
Mortuary notices and obituaries from Hawarden and Waterloo
Obituaries list local residents with scattered names and places Hawarden Waterloo and Rexyn. Mention of Ralph Le Isaish dying recently and funeral arrangements in Hawarden and nearby towns. Also notes a Dawson death and a quarantine notice for Searles and Mrs 401 Nevada address mentioned.
Lindbergh and Tunney Share Hard Life of Fame in Studio
New Yorker recounts a secret uptown meeting between Col Charles Lindbergh and heavyweight champ Gene Tunney arranged by Charles Baskerville. They discuss fame, the idea of disguises to dodge autograph seekers, and compare their views on perseverance and public life.
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Lindbergh
Tunney
New York
U.A
New Yorker
Charles 4. Lindbergh
Gene Tunner
Charles Baskerville
Arlish
Tunner
Jack Demsev
Jack
Gene
Mothers Day Event At Town University Celebration
About 200 mothers of University of Town students attend the three day Mothers Day celebration in Town City. The group enjoys a spring festival and dance, a baseball game, and a banquet. A reception closes the event tomorrow, hosted by university officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town City
University of Town
Heidust
iWatler AL
Four Pertsit in Flames of Home
Fragmented OCR text describes a fire incident with garbled names and numbers. It mentions Adolph Maine and others, referencing months and quantities, but the readable facts are limited. The piece appears to be a brief local notice or clipped report about a blaze and affected individuals.
Orange and Hudson Ball Teams Finish as Dike Finalists
In a rough notebook of scores and names, Orange and Hudson reach the Dike Tournament final rounds. The report notes varied results with teams like Orv Wor ever Take and Dundee earning wins, while Dike and La Prete Cie post notable scores amid messy transcription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange and Hudson Ball
Fragmented Weather Note From Unknown Date
A garbled weather fragment mentions temperatures and days but contains unreadable names and locations leaving the exact region and forecast unclear. The readable bits imply temperature discussion with possible weekday references, but specifics are not recoverable.
Senate Tax Debate Continues as Watson Under Scrutiny
Senate debate on tax reductions proceeds while the Presidential campaign investigation panel investigates Senator James Watson of Indiana. House approves a bollworm eradication bill and considers measures promoting Majdames F. Coupal. President Coolidge's personal physician is named colonel and calendar bills advance.
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United Press
Senate
James Watson
Indiana
HOUSE
Majdames F. Coupal
Coolidge
Iowa Girl Drives Car for 100 Hours Handcuffed to Wheel
Humboldt Iowa May 12 Four relatives of Miss Leone Hulsizer local nurse and niece of late Frank Gatch former wrestling champion report she set what is claimed as a world record for women by driving an automobile continuously for 100 hours at an industrial show at Camp Miss Hulsizer wrote her mother that she was handcuffed to the steering wheel from noon May 2 to 4 p m May 5 Velia Dooley Dexter Ta accompanied her No ill effects were reported
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Humboldt
Leone Hulsizer
Prank Gatch
Hulsizer
Velia Dooley
Dexter, Ta
Fire and Water Damage at Cedar Falls House
Fire and water damage to the residence of Mrs. Berthe Baker at 1621 Twenty-second Street West is estimated at 1000 to 1200 dollars after a blaze discovered at 11 45 a m. It is believed to have started from a defective chimney and the fire was under control soon after firefighters arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouher Spevind Serviee
Berthe Baker
Twenty-second Street West
Bride and Groom Honeymoon in Jail in Corning Ta
Henry Leibert and his bride spend their honeymoon in jail for a liquor nuisance. Each receives 90 days and fines of $300. Marshall Hendrickson, also arrested, gets 90 days with another $100 if paid within 10 days. Leibert from Broken Bow Neb and his bride formerly Mrs Edna Spargur of Glarinda Ta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Spargur
Glarinda
Panama Fliers Hop Off for Washington
Panama Canal Zone report notes Lieuts James E Parker and Robert W Douglas Franenfield departed at weeklock for Washington D C to pursue investigations into possible routes for the Panama Canal and relations with the United States. Also mentions marriage licenses and miscellaneous names in an uneven entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cristobal
Canal Zone
James E. Parker
Robert W. Douglas
Franenfield
Welock
Washington, D. C
Rianes
Alway Possiiltes
Famuly Flies to Luncheon Date in Separate Planes
In Sioux City on May day a Watts party will travel to the luncheon in separate planes. Peank Watts and his wife, plus sister Mrs Helen St. Lows, will land at Arthur Hanford Jr.’s home. Watts will pilot his own craft carrying the baggage while his wife and sister fly another machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Famuly
Stous City
Tan
Peank Watts
Helen St. Lows
Arthur Hanford, Jr
Sioux City
Watts
St. Louis Air G A
Todig
Army fliers depart for Greenland to recover Bremen
Mitchell Field New York May 12 Two army amphibian planes started the mission to Greenland to retrieve the trans Atlantic monoplane Bremen. Oxie piloted by Lieut Muir Waldrich with Maj Gen James Fechet aboard left first at 9 06 am followed by Darh with Capt Ira Baker and Fred Melchoir. Planning fuel stops at Portland Pictou and St George while Melchoir may parachute if landing on the island fails.
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Mitchel Field
N.Y
Greenly
Bremen
Pictou
N.S
Portland
Oxie
Muir Walrchild
James E. Fechet
Army Air Corps
Thade
Ira C. Baker
Fred Melchett
Junkers Company
Bremer
Island
Washington
Army Fliers
Millerfield
Staten Island
Melchair
Nova Scotia
St. George
Newfoundland
Herta Junkers
Melchoir
Junkers
Greenly Aomad
Michigan land survey aids forestry and game areas
Michigan conducts a scientific land economic survey to locate lands suited for forestry and wildlife. Over four years six lower and three upper peninsula counties will be fully surveyed, inventoryed, and mapped covering 4,187,280 acres as part of an ongoing five year effort.
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Michigan
American Game Protective Association
Upper Peninsula
Waterloo Hounds Seek 4 Year Old Child in Minnesota
Bloodhounds from FF M Shores kennels tracked a missing 4 year old child in northern Minnesota near Little Falls. The dogs departed Waterloo under Harvey Hunemiller at 2 30 am and reached Little Falls about noon. By afternoon there was no word from Hunemiller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FF. M. Shores
Minnesota
Little Falls
Waterloo
Harvey Hunemiller
Minneapolis
Hunemiller
Chamberlin and Levine May Get Gold Medals
Washington May 12. A favorable report on a bill to award gold medals to Clarence D. Chamberlin of Denison Iowa and Charles A Levine of New York who flew from New York to Germany last summer was ordered by the senate military committee. The measure is sponsored by Senator Brookhart of Iowa. Muscatine Iowa May 12. R A Bone of Monticello was elected president of the Iowa Bankers Association group at the annual group conferences in Muscatine.
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Tsinan
Peking
Tientzin
China
Feng Yu Béisng
Tehchow
Shantung-Chihli
Wukiso
Chihli
Machang
Tientsin
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Tientssin
Washington
Clairence D. Chamberlin
Denison
Charles A. Levine
New York
Germany
Senate Military Committee
Brookhart
Iowa
Ueads Bank Group
Muscatine
R. A. Bone
Monticello
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Brain Test for Wyoming Readers Preview No 144
A brain teaser discusses two trains 140 miles apart approaching at 49 and 40 mph with an airplane flying at 1600 mph starting with the first train. The problem asks how far the airplane travels before the trains meet, given the trains meet after the first covers 89 miles and the second 60. The solution notes the plane travels 80 miles from its start location, but by multiple trips it covers a greater distance.
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Thak
Hospitals Welcome Guests On National Day Of Inspection
National Day for inspection honored Florence Nightingale with open house at Allen Memorial Presbyterian and St. Francis hospitals. Visitors viewed diet kitchens laboratories and operating rooms from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm. Dr. D Dudley Krupp demonstrated in the new pathological laboratory. Refreshments were served in the nurses dining room. Mrs Altstadt and Mrs Dunkelberg served as hosts.
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Florence Nightingale
Red Cross
Allen Memorial
Presbyterian
St. Francis
D. Dudley Krupp
Enclyclical Links to Clothes and Faith in Rome
A papal encyclical published today cites abuses toward Roman Catholics in Mexico and criticizes liberal dress among women. It warns of weakening family ties and notes concerns over faith and sacramental practice amid global church tensions.
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Rome
Italy
Mexico
China
Mellon Declares Delegation Free At Republican Meet
Philadelphia May 12 10 Air Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon told 79 delegates they should have the fullest liberty of choice in selecting the Pennsylvania delegation to the Republican national convention. He praised the Coolidge administration and noted Hoover nearly follows Coolidge policies, urging delegates to follow future developments.
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Philadelphia
Psa
Air Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Mellon
Pennsylvania
Gooridge
Commerce Hoover
Coolidge
New U S Chamber of Commerce President John Deere
William Butterworth of Moline Illinois yesterday was elected president of the United States Chamber of Commerce. He also heads Deere Co and Deere & Co, is active in Moline commerce groups, Red Cross, and a presidentially named organizer for an international engineers conference. Born 1864 in Maineville, he studied in Cincinnati and Washington DC, married Katherine Deere, joined Deere & Co in 1892, and became president after Charles Deere’s death in 1907.
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William Butterworth
Moline
Washington, D. C
United States Chamber of Commerce
John Deere Tractor Company
Deere & Go
Moline Association of Commerce
East Moline
Silvis
Butterworth i
American Red Cross
Herbert Hoover
Coolidge
Maineville
D der
Cincinnati
Lehigh University
Pennsylvania
Katherine Mary Deere
United States
Royal Arts Society of England
Illinois Track Team Defeats Iowa In Duel Meet
Illinois varsity extended its dual meet win streak over the University of Iowa to eleven with a 59 1 3 to 59 1 3 victory in Iowa City. Lapp set a new hammer record at 158.55 feet, while Captain Cube won the 120 yard high hurdles but was disqualified. Slamats Hawkerye earned top honors with a first in the 100 yard dash and runner up finishes in the 440 and 220 yard low hurdles for 11 points.
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Towa City
I.p
Ilinois
University of Iowa
Illinois
Tole
Towa
Lapp
Cube
5Slamats
Hawkerye
Dry agents sweep Michigan City in large raid
Michigan City May 12 65 federal prohibition agents from Chicago raided the city and surrounding area overnight yielding 74 alleged dry law violators in jail. Also announced is the marriage of Leona Crandall daughter of Mr and Mrs O W Crandall to Harvey Gilbert son of Mr and Mrs Seth Gilbert of a Waterlow area farm. The service was held Saturday May 5 at Independence.
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Michigan City
Ind
LINS
Chicago
O. W. Crandall
Columbian Street
Leona
Harvey Gilbert
Seth Gilbert
Waterlow
Independence
Marble tournament finals begin with 28 JA contestants
Twenty eight contestants from JA schools enter the Lincoln Park marble finale this afternoon. Winners in the first game include Dale Wilcox Sloane Wallace and Kenneth Funk Edison. The event runs 1 40 p m with three medals at stake gold for first silver for second bronze for third the Courier sponsors.
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Lincoln Park
West
iWygh
Grant
St. Mary's
Central
Emerson
Sloane Wallace
Weh
Worstler
McKinny
East
Washington Irving
Edison
Lafayette
St. John's
Lowell
Dale Wilcox
Kenneth Funk
City-Courier
Henneth Funk
Edison School
Rainbow Veteran Dies of War Wounds
Sioux City Iowa May 12 UPI Professor J Philip Stella 27 an English literature and history instructor at Trinity College died from war injuries. Enlisted at 16 served in the Rainbow division and was gassed twice. Body to be taken to Belle Plaine Stella birthplace for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
UPI
J. Philip Stella
Trinity College
Stella
Rainbow
Belle Plaine
Stefa
Iowa Bay Third in Oratorical Contest
Kansas City Missouri May 12 HiHatt Norquist a 17 year old Kansas City high school senior won the zone contest of the fifth annual nations oratorical contest on the constitution last night. Robert Barclay Minnesota took second place, followed by Thomas Clark Elkhart Indiana in third and William Lueck Beaver Dam Wisconsin in fourth.
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Kansas City
HiHatt
Norquist
Schog
Robert Barclay
Minnesota
Thomas Clark
Elkhart
William Lueck
Beaver Dam
Wis
Douglas Grant Wins St George's Challenge Cup
Douglas Grant, a California native living in London, won the St George's Challenge Cup of the Royal St George club in Sandwich England finishing 36 holes with 146 to top 80 competitors. T P Perkins, former English amateur champion, was one stroke back.
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Douglas Grant
ST. George's
Sandwich
England
California
London
Royal St. George
T. P. Perkins
Waterloo tar enjouys sights in canal zone
Roy Campbell former Courier Pressman living at 1006 Williston avenue writes from the Panama canal zone aboard the twenty fifth bombardment squadron for the navy. He describes rough weather after leaving New York and how ships pass the locks at the Panama Canal.
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Roy Campbell
Courier
Williston Avenue
Navy
Twenty
France Field
Panama Canal Zone
A. F. Vaughn
Willstan Avenue
New York
Campbell
Panama Canal
Fire Alarm Damage at Residence on Fifth West
Fire alarms recorded Friday at 6:57 p m for a residence at 1523 Fifth West owned by J W McDowell with occupant Arthur Blackburn. Sparks on root caused damage. Estimated $25. Saturday at 7 p m a garage at 921 Osk, owned by John Muldoon, sustained damage. Entry notes a 85 year old occupant and a quoted line about insurance. Ad fragment references Herman C Miller and phone 2404.
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Fifth West
J. W. McDowell
Arthur Blackburn
John Muldoon
Beirut to Tap Adonis Spring for Water and Power
Beirut plans to use the Spring of Adonis, also called Abraham's River, to supply water and hydroelectric power for the district under a 99 year concession. The site, linked to Venus and Adonis myths, will host power houses and transmission equipment, replacing earlier rites and temple decay.
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Beirut
Abramam
Adonis
Abraham
Venus
Constantine
Lebanon
Bandit Spares Home Town but Settles Personal Grudge
Candido Sanchez, now a bandit leader, returns to San Miguel Allende to settle a past dispute with a man named Martinez. He and his armed group ride through town, but avoid looting. Martinez is shot three times and later embalmed and buried. Residents express relief.
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Bandit
San Miguel Allende
Guanajuato
Mexico
Candido Sanchez
Candido
Martings
Martinez
Holidays Afloat Gain Popularity in Great Britain
Holidays afloat are increasing in popularity in Great Britain as shipping firms add small holiday liners called holiday yachts. Summer trips from seven to twelve days are priced at eight to twelve pounds, with numerous bookings for Scotland England and Ireland ports. Larger vessels offer about 57 cruises to Norway Spain Portugal Morocco the Mediterranean Greece and Constantinople, with charges varying by time and length.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Great Britain
England
Ireland
Norway
Spain
Portugal
Morocco
Mediterranean
Greece
Constantinople
London Airport of IS Years Hence Is Now Being Planned
British architects are invited to submit ideas for a future London aircraft terminus planned for aircraft and amphibians. Organized by the Royal Institute of British Architects with Gloucester Aircraft, the contest aims to spark imagination on aerial development. Designs due September with prizes of 625 dollars first and 100 dollars second, limited to students under 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
M. Pim
Royal Institute of British Architects
Gloucester Aircraft
Whith
Memorial Wreaths Keep Wilson in Mind at Geneva
Wreaths surround a marble slab in the League of Nations building facing Lake Geneva. The inscription honors Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States and founder of the League, with unknown or possibly local donors placing tributes regularly. Visitors notice the display, which serves to remind onlookers of the American president’s influence on the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Woodrow Wilst
League of Nations
Lake Leman
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Paul Whiteman Reported Improved With Cold
Boston authorities report Paul Whiteman, convalescing in a hotel, showing improvement though his physician doubts he can leave bed today. Fatigue from overwork cited as a factor. The article mentions state opinions on aged care and a fleeting reference to policies across states.
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Boston
Paul Whiteman
Wold
Whitemans
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