Lindbergh plans Europe visit after Paris welcome
Paris and Brussels host Capt Lindbergh as he plans brief European tours before returning to America. He will inspect the Spirit of St. Louis, meet officials, and cross to London after Paris departures. A Brussels visit is also arranged with royal interest and embassy events.
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Paris
Brussels
London
Lindbergh
Europe
Linndbergh
Ambassador Herrick
Ambassador
Ministry of Marine
Lebourget
James C. Dunn
Albert
Dunn
New York
Macom
Bobby Jones
Trudy Ederle
Conopians Honor Lindbergh Tribute at Luncheon
J S Tuthill praised Charles Lindberghs Atlantic flight as emblematic of true Americanism at a Conepian club luncheon in Black's tearoom. He lauded heroism and modesty over record flight feats. Mrs A A Hoffman hosted piano selections at the event.
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Charlies
A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
A. A. Hoffman
Cono
Geography Quiz From a North American Map
The passage poses a set of geography questions. It asks for the two great lakes of northern Canada, the four great islands off the mouth of the St Lawrence, states on a Washington to Chicago line, the largest U S lake west of the Mississippi, the Atlantic state touched by a line west from Bermuda, states bordering Mexico, the two states with both banks of the Mississippi, the river of which the Platte is a tributary, and states touched by the Missouri northward from Montana.
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Great Lakes
Canada
St. Lawrence
Washington
Chicago
United States
Mississippi
Bermuda Islands
Mexico
Platte River
Montana
OWA Youth Gets Hollywood Test
Ten college youths, judged best American college prospects to become screen actors, were selected by Los Angeles journalists, Hollywood writers, and a producing company at a New York convention. From 14,261 applicants from 386 colleges, the 10 will be brought to Hollywood for summer contracts. if successful, five year contracts follow. The group includes Edward F. Bareees of Northwestern University in Storm Lake, Iowa.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lpi
United States
Hollywood Magazine
Hollywood Studios
Edward FE. Bareees
Northwestern
Storm Lake
Cwa
Four Blown Thru Roof in $100,000 Garage Explosion
Five men were injured in a blast that wrecked the Hanford Produce company garage in Sioux City May 24. Four victims were blown through the roof and rescued from debris. Elmer Lawson and Robert J. Hirsch, truck drivers, suffered serious injuries with possible internal damage. investigators blamed gasoline vapor in a basement room for the explosion. Ponies were free dwarfed by living in cold, unfavorable surroundings in northern Europa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Hanford Produce Company
Elmer Lawson
Robert J. Hirsch
Lawson
Tipton Man Names Babe Born During Flight After Lindy
Des Moines story notes that a Tipton couple names their newborn Richard Lindbergh Christianson after aviator Charles Lindbergh. The baby was born in a Des Moines maternity hospital while Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic.
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Tipton
Babe
Lindy
Des Moines
Charles Lindbergh
Les
Tornado Winds Hit Kansas and Missouri Areas
Twisters and severe storms tore through Kansas and Missouri causing extensive highway and utility damage. Fulton Kansas suffered major telephone wire loss, while Holden and Springfield reported structural and rainfall impacts. Davenport and Clinton Iowa areas faced heavy rains and washouts, with St Joseph reporting $150,000 in business damage from a Kansas twister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Fulton
Kan
Parsons
Holden
Springfield
Oklahoma
McHenry Case Near End in Des Moines District Court
Arguments to the jury in the case against Elsie McHenry, alleged bandit queen, charged with illegal possession of burglar tools, commenced in district court today. It was expected arguments would be concluded this afternoon and the case given to the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’henry
Des Moines
Elsie McHenry
Vanillin Proof in Liquor Nuisance Case At 1113 Fourth Street
Testimony in the liquor nuisance trial of Richard Anderson centers on an odor change from alcohol to vanilla extract in a quart jar and coffee pot seized during a raid on his soft drink parlor and restaurant on November 17, 1925. E. A. Leighton and Mark J. Rechtfertig testified from Chicago as defense witnesses that the utensils smelled of vanilla later, while state witnesses described a strong odor of alcohol initially. Evidence also recounts a cross-partition door, a peephole, and a possible rear-room occupant described as a negress. The jury proceedings include arguments on former jeopardy and statements by county officials about Anderson’s employment and past arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Leighton
Mark J. Rechtfertig
Chicago
Richard Anderson
Leighton
Rechtfertig
A. E. Gragy
Hugh Crumline
Lee Smith
Anderson
Fourth Street East
Crumline
Crumrine
Milton F. Fields
Cherchez Ln Femme
Fields
Triois Central
F. W. Edwards
Roy Armstrong
Anderson's
Armstrong
R. W. Getchell
Henry Tegtmeier
H. B. Philpot
A. R. Baxter
W. A. Covell
Harold Miller
R. L. DeGon
J. B. Sibert
D. T. Trusty
0. B. Higdon
Gertrude Shepherd
A. G. Lawrence
A. B. Covert
Washington Forgers Arrested After Passing Checks
Washington Iowa May 24 Two men identified as Joe Piper Sacramento Cal and Herbert Jinton Kansas City about 20 were arrested on forgery charges after local businessman and Sheriff C M Dennison said they confessed to passing five worthless checks in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joe Piper
Sacramento
Cal
Herbert Jinton
Kansas City
C. M. Dennison
Henry Gets Wa. S. Job
Claude M. Henry of Redfield South Dakota was named by President Coolidge to the federal board for vocational education. He replaces Calvin F. McIntosh of Indiana who recently resigned.
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Henry
WA. S
Washington, D. C
Claude M. Henry
Redfield
S. D
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Coolidge
Calvin F. McIntosh
Indiana
Rosetta Duncan Engaged to Wed Plans Double Hollywood Ceremony
Rosetta Duncan of the Duncan sisters reveals her engagement to William Beri a film technical expert. She states a long standing pact with sister Vivian preventing marriage unless the other follows suit and that a double wedding may occur in Hollywood by year end. Rosetta dodges naming the groom for Vivian.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Rosetta Duncan
Duncan Sisters of
Wiliam Beri
Vivian
Hollywood
Rosetta
Nila Astor
Astor
Chemicals Play Big Role In Hollywood Movies
Hollywood chemists test nearly every compound for color, tone, and exposure in movie studio labs. John Nickolaus leads color research for Ben Hur style effects while hypo sulphite of soda, silver nitrate, acetone and iodine take on character roles in film production.
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Hollywood
Cal
John Nick
Jack Frost
Drunken Driver Denied Leniency Till Source Found
David Peterson, 22, of Vinton Iowa, faced sentence for operating an automobile while intoxicated in Cedar Falls. Judge G W Wood postponed sentencing to next Friday until Peterson reveals the liquor source. Peterson and his attorney E J Wenner attended with support from his father and local citizens. The judge stressed the alcohol source as essential for good citizenship. Peterson claimed a small drink from a friend, who is not a bootlegger.
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David Peterson
Vinton
Cedar Falls
G. W. Wood
Wood
Young Peterson
Girl Settles Suit Over Griffin Estate in Iowa
Miss Elsie Edwards of Chicago abandons a $600000 claim to M E Griffin estate after a out of court settlement. She will receive a $50000 trust fund with a 4 percent lifetime annuity, a two story Chicago apartment, and a diamond ring and studs valued over $1000. Attorney fees are paid by the estate.
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Spencer, Ia
Elsie Edwards
Chicago
M. E. Griffin
Griffin
Greenwood Avenue
Edwards
D. F. Coyle
Miss Edwards
Spencer
Elsie
Dolph Edwards
Mortuary Trumblee 14 year old dies pneumonia
Funeral services for Clifford TM Trumblee, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Trumblee of 1530 Fourth street cast, will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the O'Keefe & Towne chapel with Rev. Earl A. Roadman officiating. Burial will be in Lamont, Iowa. Mrs. H. B. Moore, mother of Mrs. T. J. Fitzgerald and R. C. Moore, died at home in Albia, Iowa, at 1 p.m. yesterday aged 32. Her relatives left here by taxi for Marshalltown to catch a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford E. Trumblee
Clifford
Trumblee
Charles Trumblee
Fourth Street
St. Francis Hospital
O'Keefe & Towne
Earl A. Roadman
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Lamont
H. B. Moore
T. J. Fitzgerald
R. C. Moore
Sycamore Street
Albia
Fitzgerald
Mr. Moore
Marswalltown
Levee Break Forces Massive Louisiana Flood Evacuation
New Orleans May 24 A sudden break at McCrae levee on the Atcha falaya river bursts floodwaters across Point Coupee parish threatening 2,000,000 acres of farmland. No deaths but 105,000 people must flee as 25 million dollars in property loss is estimated and six more parishes face inundation. The flood spreads rapidly, with 730 feet of break widening over an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
McCrae
Atchafalaya
Point Coupee Parish
Louisiana
Sugar Bowl
State Department of Agriculture
Baton Rouge
Abandoned Car Identified as Chicago Man’s Vehicle
A light touring car overturned on Grant highway three miles west of Jesup Sunday afternoon. Sheriff H. T. Wagner identified the owner as Eugene Saltzman of Chicago. A farmer who aided at the scene said the three men walked toward Waterloo. two were young and one older, with hoho appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Highway
Jesup
H. T. Wagner
Eugene Saltzman
Chiicago
Waterloo
Weather notes incomplete for Monday to Tuesday outlook
Fragmentary OCR weather item lists temperatures and rainfall hints for Monday and Tuesday with unclear locations and values. Reading suggests maxima and minima but specifics are unreadable. No definite figures or geography are extractable from the provided text.
Paris Gives Favor to Germans Over Yankees and Brits
Paris departs from anti German sentiment, noting that some conservatives fear rising popularity of Germany in sport and culture. Articles discuss Franco German ties, a shift in public mood, and the impact on France's relations with the United States and Britain.
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Paris
Jacques Chastenet
France
United States
England
Chastenet
Ames Man Named Dental Examiner
Gov Hammill appointed Dr Frederick H Waters Amey to the state board of dental examiners to succeed Dr C B Miller. The five year term begins July 1. Also named were James C Gillespie to the state printing board for two years and J W Slocum to the state board of pharmacy examiners for three years, both terms starting July 1.
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Des Moines
Hammill
Frederick H. Waters
Amey
State Board of Dental Examiners
C. B. Miller
James C. Gillespie
le Mars
State Printing Board
J. W. Slocum
Indianola
State
Exhibits Presented in Bankers Life Case by Policyholders
Des Moines May 24 policyholders introduce exhibits in district court to prove Bankers Life officers defended the unique assessment form and testified to soundness until the shift to level premium. Evidence aims to show officials announced a change to level premium while previously promoting assessment insurance as affordable with new members.
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Des Moines
Bankers Life Company
W. S. Ayres
Bankers Life
Iowa City Man New State Deputy for Columbus Knights
Iowa City businessman C. Ries was elected state deputy of the Knights of Columbus, defeating Des Moines challenger John Connolly by 21 votes as 84 ballots for Ries and 63 for Connolly were cast. Joe McCormick was re elected state secretary for the tenth time. Martin J. Wade succeeds E. S. McEnry Creston as state advocate. Dr John J Brady re elected state warden and John Wall Jaspar West Point re elected treasurer.
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Sioux City
C. C. Ries
Iowa City
Knights of Columbus Today
Ries
James C. Mullaney
John Connolly
Des Moines
Connolly
Joe McCormick
Cedar Rapide
Martin J. Wade
Ottumwa
E. S. McEnry
Creston
John J. Brady
Sheldon
John Wall
Jaspar
West Point
Considine Heads Iowa Postal Supervisors Group
M P Considine of Ottumwa was elected president of the Iowa branch of the National Association of Postal Supervisors at the state convention in Newton. C B J Meyer of Davenport was named first vice president and John A Ryan of Des Moines second vice president. H E Shrinkle of Newton was elected secretary and treasurer. Marshalltown will host next year’s convention.
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Newton
M. P. Considine
Ottumwa
Iowa
National Association of Postal Supervisors
C. B. J. Meyer
Davenport
John A. Ryan
Des Moines
H. E. Shrinkle
Marshalltown
Students Raise Funds to Save Iowa Methodist Center
In Town, Iowa, May 24, a $900 fund pledged by Wesley foundation subscribers for the University of Iowa Methodist student center could not be raised. A local group of five students facing abandonment of the center voluntarily gathered the money to complete the campaign.
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City
IPI
Wesley Foundation
University of Iowa Methodist
Keokuk Faces Des Moines River Flood Threat
Flood warnings say the Des Moines river will rise rapidly between Ottumwa and Alexandria Missouri with lowlands likely to flood. The Mississippi river rose slightly in Keokuk as four feet of increase was reported at Ottumwa.
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Keokuk, In
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Alexandria
Man Loses Thumb and Two Fingers at Plant
Joseph Paulus of 1708 Jefferson Street suffered the loss of his left thumb and two fingers in a circular saw accident at the Herrick Refrigerator company plant where he is employed. He was taken to Presbyterian hospital shortly before noon today.
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Joseph Paulus
Jefferson Street
Herrick Refrigerator Company
Presbyterian Hospital
Treasure sought from 1820 wreck off Claron island
Rochefort France May 24 Treasures of gold silver and jewels once owned by Count de St Paul lie lost since 1820 off Claron island in the Atlantic. Efforts will resume to raise the three masted Jeune Henri believed to carry the wealth. The Count fled to America during the revolution and returned to France in 1820 to share his fortune with relatives. The Jeune Henri struck rocks near Claron island on December 1890. Previous salvage attempts failed.
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Rochefort
France
Count de St. Paul
Atlantic
Claron Island
America
St. Paul
Des Moines Council Rejects Daylight Savings Plan
Des Moines, May 24. The Des Moines city council unanimously rejected the proposed daylight savings plan today, blocking the measure from advancing.
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Des Moines
Family trip plans span Wisconsin Michigan and Illinois
Mr and Mrs Frank Cihak and daughter Frances join William Brooks in an early morning motor trip to Lincoln Wisconsin to visit Mrs Cihak s mother Mrs C A Teich man They will return later in the week Mrs Cihak and Frances will continue to Muskegon Michigan and Chicago for a month long visit
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Frank Cihak
Frances
William Brooks
Mator
Lincoln
Town Wins Distinction for Dog-Loving Citizens
Shenandoah Iowa May 24 Farragut has won distinction as a dog loving town with no delinquent dog taxes reported this year while Shenandoah records 44 delinquents.
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Shenandoah, Ta
Farragut
Shenandoah
Blind Osteopath M. C. Moffat Dies in Shenandoah
Shenandoah Iowa May 24 M C M Moffat 76 who took up osteopathy after he lost his sight died here today He was well known in the southwestern part of the state and worked as a telegraph er before losing his eyesight
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Shenandoah
M. C. M. Moffat
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