Graf Zeppelin returns to German soil after 10 000 mile flight
The Graf Zeppelin lands at Fried richshafen after a 10 000 mile journey mostly over the Atlantic. The return, in about two thirds the time of the westward voyage, captivated cheering crowds though police struggled to control the enthusiasm.
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Atlantic Ocean
Friedrichshafen Air Field
Dr. Eckener
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Graf Zeppelin
North Atlantic
German Girls Would Wed Stowaway Red Terhune
Graf Zeppelin arrival follows stowaway Red Terhune drawing offers of marriage from nearly 200 German girls. Countess von Brandenburg-Zepelin offers home support. Terhune, 19, joked of wealth and future plans as crowds mob hangar.
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Friedrichshafen
INS
Red” Terhune
St. Louis
Graf Zeppelin
Red
Countess von Brandenburg-Zeppelin
Count Zeppelin
Clarence
Guard recalls Frankfort arsenal wartime security
Ira J. Gayman recalls guarding Frankfort arsenal Philadelphia during war time. He notes no spy scare occurred and stresses strict pass rules and security. Gayman trained at Camp Pike then Camp Reardon before serving until the armistice, with no arrests at the plant or gates.
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Frankfort Arsenal
Philadelphia
Ira J. Gayman
Eleventh Street West
Gayman
Camp Pike
Ark
Camp Reardon
N. J
N San Felice Henry George Idolita Ribbon Martin Cigars Ad
Advertisement noting best 3 cent cigars from N San Felice Henry George Idolita Ribbon Martin line.
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San Felice
Henry George
Idolita
Ipiavana
Martin
Iowa taxes fall short in October totals rise for gasoline
Des Moines report shows gasoline tax receipts for October at 887,569.44 dollars, up from 880,824.28 the prior year, while inheritance taxes reached 111,641.75 dollars, below October 1927’s 154,414.03. Overall monthly revenue totaled 1,096,342.79 dollars with brager sales up nearly 25 percent.
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Des Moines
U.P
Trial set for Toral and nun Concepcion in Obregon murder
Mexico City November 1 Two hundred gendarmes guard the San Angel municipal presidency as the murder trial of Jose de Leon Toral and Mother Superior Concepcion begins Judge Alfonso Aznar presides as jurors are selected and testimony starts expected to run up to ten at night through Sunday with sessions daily.
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Mexico City
U.P
San Angel
Jose de Leon Toral
Concepcion
Toral
Alvaro Obregon
Alfonso Aznar
Leviathan Walleyed Pike Nets Cedar River Record
Leviathan, a 15 1 2 pound walleyed pike measuring 33 inches, was captured today near Cedar river by Francis J. Herman of Piggly-Wiggly meat department at 607 Commercial Street after a 35 minute struggle. The fish may set a Cedar River fishing record, eclipsing prior 11 to 12 pound catches recalled by local veterans.
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Leviathan
Francis J. Herman
Commercial Street
Fourth Street Bridge
Syndicate
Herman
Cedar River
Judd Page
Ed Chapman
Iowa Public Service Company
Riley Griffen
Illinois Central Railway
Glenn Tibbitts
Satan
Blizzard Sweeps Nebraska and Iowa Snowbound Lines
A midwestern blizzard swept from the Rockies into Nebraska and Iowa, bringing heavy snow, blanketing western South Dakota and Minnesota, and causing downed wires, delayed trains, and widespread travel disruption. Sioux City and Cherokee report new snow as temperatures fall. Nebraska records its worst early-season blizzard with up to a foot of snow in northern areas. wind and drifting hinder roads and air travel across the region.
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Lincoln
Neb
U.P
Nebraska
Associated Press
Middlewest
Iowa
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Prairies
Rocky Mountain
Sioux Falls
S. C
Sioux City
Cherokee
Towa
South Dakota
Black Hills
Minnesota
Watertown
Mercury
Bemidji
Cattle buyers blocked by posses in car-make mix
Glenn Mueller and M S Bosecker, cattle buyers in Guttenberg Iowa, say they were stopped twice by posses and forced to show ID because they drove a coupe identical to the sedan used by Waverly robbers who escaped last Tuesday. They hope robbers will use a different car next time.
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Guttenberg
Glenn Mueller
M. S. Bosecker
Auto Crash Kills Mason City Man in Iowa
Leland Determan of Mason City was killed and his brother Raymond Determan and Mrs. Virgil Allen of Clear Lake were seriously injured when their car collided on the Clear Lake Mason City road last night.
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Mason City
Leland Determan
Raymond
Virgil Allen
Clear Lake
Courier Delivery Deadline Notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o clock. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, please phone 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 Pm.
Hoover visits Republican national headquarters in Washington
President Coolidge bids Hoover farewell as he departs for a California campaign trip. Hoover spends 15 minutes at headquarters, receives thanks from executives and employees, and is inducted into the Pennsylvania Society Sons of the American Revolution by a Pittsburgh delegation led by John L. Walker. He is praised for his Americanism and leadership on world affairs.
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Washington
Palo Alto
Hoover
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Tay
D.C
U.R
Herbert Hoover
Chairman Work
West
California
Hover
Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the American Revolution
John L. Walker
Pittsburgh
Sage Walker
Jacob
Winne
Ulster County
New York
Walker
Snow Expected Tonight Across Iowa States Weather Forecast
Des Moines reports snow likely in the west and perhaps the east portions of the state tonight. Temperatures will drop noticeably with a colder air mass moving in, according to Weather Bureau meteorologist Charles D. Reed.
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Des Moines
King Winter
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Weather Bureau
Reed
Short Interviews With Home Folks on Election Bets
J A Townsley recalls Muscatine election betting shifts from lively public displays to money bets. He notes past spectacles included men rolling nuts from noses and riding in wheelbarrows, while newer bets are simpler monetary wagers with vows to shave or stay bearded depending on results.
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J. A. Townsley
C’ty Assessor
Muscatine
All Women Invited to Hear Mrs Mayer at Club Tomorrow
Waterloo women are invited to a talk by Mrs. Max Mayer on Women's Responsibility to Vote at 2 30 p m tomorrow at the Woman's Club House. The invitation comes from club president Mrs Weishaar. Des Moines speaker is noted for sociological and political topics.
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Mrs. Mayer
Waterloo
Negro Denies Part in Train Robbery
Gene Garnett of Rock Island denied today any involvement in the Michigan Central train robbery near Michigan City Indiana. He refused extradition from Illinois and challenged the identification by W O Brown the train porter who said the suspect aided the hold up as passengers were forced to surrender valuables while the train ran at 35 to 40 miles per hour.
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Rock Island
Gene Garnett
Michigan City
Ind
Michigan Central Railroad
Garnett
W. O. Brown
Hold Truck Mian For Girls Death
Davenport Iowa November 1 A coroner s jury last night ordered Wilber Dorman Jefferson Iowa held to the Scott county grand jury for manslaughter investigation in the death of Wanda Wolf 17 killed in a collision between Dor man s gravel truck and a small sedan on the Brady street road Tuesday The jury said Miss Wolf died of injuries from the collision between Dor man s truck and a sedan driven by Robert Clay The jury also found Dorman violated a state law by failing to stop at the highway and recommended holding him to the grand jury under 2000 bonds
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Davenport
Wilber Dorman
Jefferson
Scott County Grand Jury
Wanda Wolf
Dorman
Brady Street
Miss Wolf
Robert Clay
Two Get 8 Years for Slaying Man
Ottumwa Iowa reports Alvin Rittenour and Melissa Burns each received eight year sentences after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the Oct 6 killing of Alvin Shelly. Rittenour sent to Fort Madison prison and Burns to Rockwell City women’s reformatory.
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Ottumwa
INS
Alvin Rittenour
Melissa
Lizzie) Burns
Alvin Shelly
Rittenour
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Mrs. Burns
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Pact 16 Bared by Flame Test Girl
Lake Forest November 1 The Sunday school teacher Elfrieda Knaak a coed whispered that a second party may have joined her in a basement fire ritual at Lake Bluff police station where she was found horribly burned. She spoke to her brother Alvin at her hospital bed describing a pact that one of them did not go through with and that she went alone.
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Elfrieda Knaak
Leke Bluff
Lake Forest
Lake
Alvin
Planes to Rome Hop Fray Friday Start
Roosevelt Field reports the Columbia likely to begin its Rome flight Friday with Roger Q. Williams piloting the Charles A. Levine plane. Navigator Pierre Bonelli said fueling is complete but bad weather delayed the start. forecasts show a storm off Newfoundland and the Irish coast should clear in time for takeoff tomorrow.
Cubans Plan Women’s National Penitentiary in Cuba
Havana reports indicate the Cuban government through the interior department is planning a national penitentiary for women. The Guanabacoa women’s jail chief warden has filed extensive reports urging immediate construction of additional housing facilities for female inmates.
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Havana
Interior Department
Guanabacoa
Leather Industries merger forms in leather goods field
Waterloo Saddlery Company joins a four firm merger to create the Leather Industries Corporation Delaware. The new group includes Waterloo, Harpham Bros Lincoln, Askew Saddlery Kansas City, and Atchison Saddlery Atchison. Directors include Askew, Hall, Diegel, Harpham, and Askew. The merger, effective December 1, 1928, aims to cut production and distribution costs and starts with about two million dollars in annual sales.
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Waterloo Saddlery Company
Leather Industries Corporation
Delaware
Harpham Bros
Lincoln
Neb
Askew Saddlery Company
Kan
R. Kirk Askew
New York City
R. L. Hall
Waterloo
Henry Diegel
Atchison
James H. Harpham
Frank D. Askew
Kansas City
Hall
Consolidatsr Company
New York Politics in the 1928 Presidential Fight
In New York the 1928 campaign centers on Gov. Smith and Hoover with both parties predicting victory. The contest hinges on New York City strength for Smith and upstate organization for Hoover. The massive voter registration, almost 2.93 million city voters and 2.86 million upstate, shapes optimistic claims on margins.
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New York
Smith
Hoover
Altho
New “York
Raskob
Otto
Phibi
Nork
New York City
Gov. Smith
Tammany Hall
Upstate
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Vale
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Omaha
Dobbin
Iowa Cities
Black Hawk County
Waterloo West High School
ARBUM
U. S
Terhune
United States
America
Hugo Eckener
Los Angeles
Asa Keyes
Los Angeles County
Julian Petroleum
Gen. Obregon
Weatherman
BARED
Rome
Columbia
Sas
New Yorker
Thoroly
Pdge Two
Omey
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