Des Moines U battle ends with professor winning clash
In Iowa the Des Moines University dispute ends in a tentative victory for Dr. H C Wayman and the faculty over Dr. T T Shields as classrooms reopen after an injunction. Shields heads home to Toronto while Miss Edith Redman avoids violence. The report also notes an egg barrage on the administration building and police escort for Shields.
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Debenture Battle Sparks Woman Prohibition Clash
Women leaders across the country mobilize two rival camps over Prohibition. One group seeks elite backing for Hoover’s personal law observance as a model, while another campaigns against the Eighteenth Amendment and Walstead Act, urging social influence to curb drinking at home.
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Freneric William Wile Washington
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Mame
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Capital Society
Comuntry
United States
Robbery at Gilmore City Bank by gunmen
Bandits with shotguns hold up H. S. Van Alstine cashier of the Gilmore City Savings Bank and kidnap his family. They force the cashier to open the safe and escape with about 5000 dollars after keeping the family prisoners overnight. Police pursue but fail to locate the robbers.
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Gilmore City
van Alstine
Gilmore City Savings Bank
Francs
MM. Holland
Chicago
Mumboldt Poller
Posses
Oklahoma rivers flood low lands across region
Intermittent weekend rains swelled streams in Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Rivers including the Little Caney Neosho Verdigris Hig Cabin and Grand surged over banks threatening lowlands and crops while Washita and Little rivers in the south central area remained menaced. Noble county official John L. McGehee was swept away by a swollen stream near Red Rock Sunday.
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Red Rock
Courier delivery deadline and correction procedure
The notice states home delivery before 5 30 each day and instructs customers in the UK to call 5100 if undelivered so a copy can be sent. It requires phone contact before 6 30 p m to arrange replacements or corrections.
Debate Over Farm Debenture Plan Delays Tariff Legislation
Washington reports outline House Republicans resisting Senate farm debenture provisions, insisting constitutional origin in the House. Abandons all-summer recess to push early action on farm relief and tariff issues, with Hoover administration seeking consensus. Tariff schedules on building materials and sugar face White House scrutiny amid concerns for cement brick shingles and roofing industries. Regional GOP members prepare recommendations on items including casein cotton tobacco wheat and molasses. Accidents report Sioux City fatal auto crash and Creston Iowa child killed by car as well as Babylon New York auto race fatality.
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French fliers plan 30 hour transatlantic run to Paris
Three French aviators Rene LeFevre Armeno Lotti Jr and Jean Assolant expect to fly a Bernard monoplane from Roosevelt Field to Le Bourget in about 30 hours aiming to beat Lindberghs 1927 record. The crew prepared at Roosevelt Field with a 6000 horsepower Hispano Suiza engine and anticipate favorable winds near the new moon.
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Lonely Girl Tries to Die on Mother's Day
Chicago report details Florriet Parker a nurse who attempted suicide on Mother's Day after failing to send a card to her mother Mrs Anna Parker Munistig Michigan. Found in a hotel with poison and a note to her mother expressing despair and forgiveness. Police said prognosis doubtful. Also included is brief legal note: Thomas E Reha held in county jail on criminal assault charge with Katherine Mrafah 18 involved as complainant.
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Mistaken grave leads to family reburying child
In Kansas City a mix up at the city hospital left Melvin George Anderson misidentified on a death certificate as Chester Lyle. The Andersons learned their son had died of scarlet fever and were later told the name on the certificate was wrong, leading to a reburial at the same cemetery in rain.
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Gyle Anderson
Ernest Anderson
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Mrs. Anderson
Melvin Creorge
Chester Lyte
Andersons
Approval of Road Bond Election Authorized by Ames Officials
Ames highway commission announces approval of a road bond election to reroute No 218 and take Miles Street and Westfield Avenue off the primary system. Voters will consider the bond issue as part of the plan to reform the county road network and improve paving.
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Police Seek Blonde as Counterfeiter in Chicago Case
Police search for a blonde woman alleged to head a counterfeiting ring. Five suspects were arrested in an apartment, with over $200 in counterfeit money seized. Those named include Mrs. Lilian Miller and four men, accused leaders of the group.
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Glasses Emumed In Baptist Union School Ordered Locked
A Baptist Union School was locked by trustees after glasses were consumed, an odd note amid a Des Moines May 19 report. The health bulletin warned against the common louse fly and urged precautions to combat it, noting 40,000 deaths from fly borne infections per Dr Henry Albert.
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Delays Pleas In Bad Indictments In Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge Iowa May 19 Judge Sherwood A Clock could not reach Fort Dodge delaying pleas on 20 indictments charging election frauds tied to the Fort Dodge Gas and Electric Co The indictments followed a three week probe by county investigator Jakus Mulrooney into the city election that re elected Mayor G W Findley backed by the utility firm No individual named in the indictments so only fines could be assessed if guilty pleas are entered.
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Stowaway Foiled as Zeppelin Holds Unnamed Passenger Plan
Feedrichshafen Germany May 13 A young stowaway hoping to sail Graf Zeppelin to the United States was found in the crew quarters. Dr Hugo Eckener warned that any further stowaways would be prosecuted as the airship departs with about 50 people including crew and passengers, and a female gorilla named Missi bound for the Chicago zoo will accompany the voyage.
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Short Interviews With Home Folks
An aviator Milo H. Miller discusses crash dynamics while recounting past falls with injuries from early flight incidents. Test pilot Tepardinge Frank H. Yager survived a 6,000 foot fall in Wyoming. Miller endured 1,800 feet in 1916 and returned to flying after multiple injuries. A Des Moines man, Frank J. H. Timmins, died of a heart attack while placing flowers on his mother's grave on Mother's Day.
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Frank H. Yager
Chessenne
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Welly Held
Jimmie May
Cos
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Des Moines
Frank J H. Timmions
William Carpenter
Des Moines university reopens after egg bombardment
Des Moines University reopened at 9 30 a m after a weekend shutdown ordered by Polk County District Court upon a petition by six students. President Wayman read the order aloud from the administration building steps as cheering students returned to classes.
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Harry ©. Wayman
Edith M. Redman
Shields
Toronto
K. T. Shields
Canada
Miss Rebmnan
Miss Rebman
Dr. Sfields
Wayman
Max Schimipf
New York
Schimpf
Arthur E. Bennett
College of Education
Town State Intercollegiate Committee of
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