Norge dirigible Norge returns from polar flight amid acclaim
Out of Arctic ice the Norge has appeared after a long voyage with 17 crewmen aboard. The air ship is reported in good condition and all aboard are well. Roald Amundsen, leader of the expedition, is highlighted for polar exploration work. Derby Day at Churchill Downs draws crowds of racing enthusiasts for the mile and a quarter Derby with a $60,000 purse. Echoes of European politics show Pilsudski’s success and a new era of strongmen. Pound sterling rises to 4.8665 dollars as UK finances stabilize amid global disturbances. A Wisconsin driver faces dynamite in boxes mistaken for cargo, and Des Moines grants a charter to Allied Arts Conservatory of Music.
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Pole
Lok
Ler
Nome
Norge
Teller
Army Signal Corps
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Amundssen
Roald Amundsen
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Iaw
Magnetic North Pole
Amundsen
North Pole
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Scott
Louisville
Churchill Downs
Kentucky
America
England
Wiles
Quiet leadership lacking in 1926 America
Washington columnist notes a deficit of strong political leadership in 1926 America. The piece contrasts Presidents Roosevelt Wilson Bryan and La Follette with Calvin Coolidge, arguing leadership now comes mainly from the White House pulpit and not from dynamic figures, while Coolidge prefers business over public speeches. Page continues.
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Coolidge
Jess
White House
Roosevelt
Contidge
Miz
Board of Directors
Coolitge
Washington
Ar. Coolidge
Congress
Delivery guarantees by five o clock request
The notice promises Courier delivery before five o'clock and offers a remedy if the paper is late. Readers are asked to call the listed number for a corrected copy to be sent.
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Phonic Dhst
Polish leader resigns. Pilsudski to form new government
In Gevevir on May 18 the Polish president Wojiechowsky announced resignation in favor of Marshal Pilsudski. Pilsudski is now conferring with the president of the chamber of deputies on forming a new government for Poland.
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INS
Wojiechowsky
Poland
Marshal Pilsudski
League of Nations
Mars’ Pilsudski
Chamber of Deputies
Abandon Plan of Storm Lake Park Purchase
May 15. Abandonment of plans for a state park at the east end of Storm Lake appeared probable after district court action that nearly doubled the property price. A sheriff’s award of 38,770 was condemned, later appealed to district court where a jury raised it to 7,500, with the state board of conservation expected to contest the amount as excessive.
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Lake
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Sherif
Atate
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State Board of Conservation
Luther League Opens Des Moines Meeting
Rev J Walten Kemp opened the twenty fifth convention of the Des Moines district Luther league here declaring greater thought and sacrifices confront the young people today than two generations ago. Delegations from Boone Cedar Rapids Marshalltown and other towns attend. greetings to continue today and tomorrow.
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Maines
J. Walten Kemp
Des Moines
Luther League
Deleretio
Boone
Cedar Rapida Atan
Afarshall Town
Soviet Sentences Two Spies to Death
A tribunal sentenced Passo and Anison, both Esthenians, to death for acting as spies against the Soviet government. Former Col. Bergstren received ten years’ imprisonment for revealing military secrets to Finland, Britain, and England.
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Anison
Col
Bergstren
Ile
Finland
Withonia
England
Ex-Banker Begins 10-Year Sentence in Port Madi son
Arthurs, a Bouton banker previously convicted of fraudulent banking, began serving a 10 year term in Port Madison prison after the Supreme Court denied a new trial.
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Bouton
Laws
Toilly
Port Madison
Down Supreme Court
Property valued at 51,250,000 put under wet locks
Racine Wisconsin May 15 AP Property valued at more than 11 250 000 in the eastern district of Wisconsin is idle now because of the paylock provision of the hat prohibition law. Simons deputy administrator for the district addressed ministers and Antisaloon League members last night. He reported 51 saloons parlors and roadhouses valued at about 10,000 had been nabbed by the government since Sept 12. Ten breweries valued at 500,000 have been closed during the year because of alleged violations of law.
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Racine
Wis
Wisconsin
Cis
Tl Simons
Antisaloon League
Simons
Waterloo’s Movement Ahead in Public Services and Trade
Trade gains appear across Waterloos public services with electricity up 8.5 percent and higher post, waterworks, telephones, gas, autos, and postal receipts all rising. Metered water use grows, car registrations climb, and money orders surge in early 1926 signaling a local prosperity revival.
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Sal and Electric Company
Post Office
Waterloo
Northwestern Dell Telephone Company
Central Power & Light
Ray Cloe
Mm Ser
Hides Behind Pop Bottle on Charge of Violating Law
In Des Moines a bottle of pop was revealed as T A Wheeler faced a charge of operating a dance hall without a license. The court, citing jurisdiction, ruled Wheeler’s establishment was not under the dance hall commission because he served pop, while permitting dancing. The municipal judge upheld Wheeler’s contention.
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Des Moines
T. A. Wheeler
Wheeler
Dance-Hall Commission
Carbaret
Zeuch
Hawkeyes Lose to Illini in Big Ten Dual Track Meet
Illinois defeated Iowa in a Big Ten outdoor dual track meet at Urbana. The Illini set three marks and two new Big Ten records while Iowa standout Sahel timed 23.2 seconds in the 220 yard low hurdles and Hale posted 21.10 in the 220 yard dash.
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Illini
Rial
Urban
Illinois
University of Illinois
U Hawkeyes
Sahel
Iowa
Brookins
Hale
Minds
Alsterman
Michigan
Pound Sterling Par First Time Since '14
New York May 14 AP Sterling exchange sells at 4.865 dollars in New York, first parity seen since 1914. London quotes around 4.8644, parity reached in London after opening. Sterling above par in London as markets react.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
London
Tondon
Plan to abolish two thirds rule at Democratic Convention
Mired in unclear text the article notes a 1928 Democratic move to abolish the two thirds rule if Senate Democrats dominate. It mentions a sentiment favoring selecting the party nominee by majority vote and references McAdoo and Al Smith amid the 1924 deadlock context.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
McAdon Aml
al Smith
Town Publisher's Son Sued for Divorce in Paris
An application for divorce has been filed in Paris by Russell Cowles, son of publisher Satdinge Cowles of the Town Register. Cowles is an artist who has spent much time away from home. he and his wife Eleanor Sackett Cowles, formerly Eleanor Sackett, separated three months ago after a long marriage with ties to Charles Sackett of New York.
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Des Moinés
Russell Cowles
Paris
Satdinge Cowles
Dines Register
Tribtinele
Cowles
New York
Eleanor
Algona Physician President-Elect of the Medical Society
Dr M J Kenetick of Algona was elected president elect of the Iowa State Medical Society at its seventy seventh annual convention in Des Moines with officers named including Frederick G Cedar Rapids first vice president J L G Kern second vice president Tom Throckmorton secretary and Addison Page treasurer The next annual meeting will be in Council Bluffs on May 10 12 13 1997.
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M. J. Kenetick
Algona
Iowa ‘State’ Medical Society
Thomas 2
Powers
Clarinda
Konefick
Frederick —G. Cedar
JL. GC. Kern
Waverly
Tom 3
Former Cedar Falls Woman Killed in Train Crash
Mrs. Mary Rockwell, a former Cedar Falls resident, was killed and her sister Mrs. Florence Watt severely injured when their automobile in Chicago was struck by an electric train of the Chisago, Aurora & Elti system. The sisters were daughters of the late S. A. Rockwell, once in Cedar Falls groceries. Their last Cedar Falls visit was about three years ago.
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Mary
Cedar
Florence Watt
Chicago
S. A. Rockwell
Cedar Fally
Spain Threatens to Leave League Over Seat
Geneva May 15 AP Spain warns that if not granted a permanent council seat it will quit the League of Nations. The move is seen as a threat of resignation amid efforts to influence co operation with the League by hardening stance with the council. Chicago May 4 Special Raymond Chang and Bernice Lou Feti seek a marine license in Waterman Las. Mrs. Lome is divorced Fel.
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Spahi
Commission
Smaginae
League of Nations Conneti
Spain
Rangers
League
Wicenst Chicago
Raymond Chang
Bernice Lou
Feti
Waterinn, Las
Lome
Weather Outlook for Week Beginning Monday in Washington
The forecast covers Washington and nearby areas with a period of scattered thunder showers likely across the Upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys. Temperatures are expected mostly above normal with fluctuating conditions and intermittent sharp thunder activity throughout the week.
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Washington
Upper Mississippi
Amundsen Airship Sighting Reported In Alaska City
An Alaska city reports a sighting of the Amundsen airship shortly before noon with expectations of a landing soon. Principal Pred J. Miller notes ongoing scientific interest in exploration and the potential dangers and privations of Arctic discovery.
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Amundsen
Alaskan
Wild Driver With Load of Dynamite Stuns Town
In Eriemouth Wisconsin a motorist named Michael Hand, 26, drove near the village with a car loaded with boxes resembling liquor cartons. Police found more than 3000 pounds of explosive in the vehicle and he was arrested after the scare outside the town. Sheriff Cage led the investigation.
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Erymouth
Wis
Lhra
Yesterdas
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Heershatifft
Michael Hand
Shebe
Twenty Shaken Up in Passenger Wreck Near Norwood
Twenty passengers were shaken up when a Hartford to Boston passenger train plowed into the rear of a stationary freight train at Norwood Elisa station. The caboose was telescoped, three freight cars derailed, and two slid down an embankment.
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Norwaod
Mass
Tveir
E-Op Will Market Johnson Co Apples in City LA
In City Louisiana on May 15 indicators point to a new marketing plan for Johnson County apples. Farmers prepare an elaborate system to distribute the crop now receiving spray treatment. The crop will be handled by Partners Sales Service Company, a cooperative organization.
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Tone
City
Johnson County
Partners Sales Service Company
Iowa City Awards Paving Contracts
Iowa City awards contracts for paving 35 blocks to the Wiley Hinns Tarriban company at various depths and costs per square yard. Project total cost is estimated in US dollars.
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Iowa City
Wiley Hinns Tarriban Company
Sela, Uoc
Dedication of Vets Hospital at Great Lakes Navy Base
Chicago May 15 The U S Veterans hospital at Great Lakes naval training station north Chicago was formally dedicated. About one thousand Legion men from Wisconsin Michigan Iowa and Indiana attended with Judge E W Jarecki Sea r wil Lucas commander of the American Legion department as principal speakers. Patriot pageant staged by 190 members of the Mystic Shrine from Opera Temple. Music by bands from Fort Sheridan and the Great Lakes station.
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States Veterans’ Hospital
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
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Hiet Reis
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Michigan
Iowa
Indiana
E.W. Jarecki
Seatr
Wil Lucas
American Lesion Department of
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Norge Airship Signals Reach Nome and Teller
An AP report details the Norge dirigible sending radio messages between Nome Alaska and the army radio station at Nome and later Teller Alaska. It notes communication established at about 11 PM Alaska time and mentions attempts to receive replies amid static.
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Bert
Bering Sea
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Terday
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Teller
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Bremerton
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WXY
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Nomi
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