Lull in Fighting and political rows in city notes
The injunction to stop Mayor Thompson from destroying library books is delayed for two weeks, and Superintendent McAndrew’s trial is adjourned to November 9. Reports mix with light local color about Chicago life and political debate, including voices from Des Moines and Washington on education and railroad plans.
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Thompson
McAndrew
Chicago
Lake Front
America
Progressive
F. T. Vasey
Maso City
Des Moines
Iowa State Teachers Association
William McAndrew
Vasey
William Hale ‘Thompson
Hughes program still stirred by Fastean leaders
Washington notes show conflicting views on the Hughes movement with eastern leaders backing Hughes, western opposition from Lowden factions and Borah, and a belief the drive remains active though not unified. Early primaries loom with no declared campaign plans.
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Hughes
Fastean
Lowden
Mr. Coolidge
Borah
M Hughes
Lowdon
Courier Delivery Target and Fault Notice
The courier should deliver the paper at your home before 5 40. If you fail to receive by that time due to carrier error or other cause, call S10 and a copy will be mailed. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 38 p.m.
Feodor Chaliapin Granted Divorce in Moscow Court
The Moscow people's court issued a formal divorce decree for famed basso Feodor Chaliapin from Yelle Ignatievna Chaliapin. They wed 29 years ago and had been separated for 22 years.
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Moscow
Moscow People's Court
Feodor Chaliapin
Yelle Ignatievna
Chaliapin
Brookhart Plans Merger of U S Railroads
Senator Smith W. Brookhart proposes a government controlled consolidation of all American railroads with earnings fixed by law to aid agriculture. He cites 15 cent per bushel wheat taxes on farmers and notes Canadian prices outperform U S farmers due to routing. Brookhart will sponsor a railroad consolidation bill next session.
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Col. Brookhart
Statesman
Washington
Congress
Washington, D. C
Smith W. Brookhart
Republican
Towa
Brookhart
Winnipeg
Des Moines
Nations object to wine import restrictions at conference
In Geneva six nations France Italy Hungary Greece Portugal and Switzerland protest U S efforts to limit wine imports under a general article on health risks. They argue wine is not a public health menace and condemn the export restriction as unjust.
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Geneva
United States
France
Italy
Hungary
Greece
Fortugal
Switzerland
America
Physician Declares Cancer Preventable Not Yet Curable
Chicago on November 3. Dr Disraeli Kobak president of the American College of Physical Therapy told a convention that cancer is preventable but has no absolute cure. Some 2500 physicians attended as he urged early reporting of irritations and growths to physicians. The meeting discussed physical therapy approaches using light heat and other forces.
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Chicago
Disraeli Mobak
American College of Physical Therapy
Fifty Lost as Japanese Ships Wrecked Off Kamchatka
Tokio reports from Nichi Nichi that ten Japanese steamers were wrecked off the Kamchatka coast with about 50 lives lost. The ships are believed to have been engaged in forbidden fishing in Russian waters.
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Tokio
Kamchatka
Nichi Nichi
Grand jury finds no true bills in Grant Highway shooting
Roscoe Flack failed to secure indictments against State Agent George Gillespie Constable Harry Mason and deputy Lloyd Halleck after a three day grand jury probe into the Grant Highway shooting. The jury reported testimony reviewed without any charges and bail bonds were canceled.
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George Gillespie
Harry P. Mason
Lloyd Halleck
Roscoe T. Flack
Grant Hughway
Nathan Northey
Charles H. Swanson
Daniel Bluffs
Hervey J. Hess
Gillespie
Mason
Halleck
Flack
Ise
Sullivan & Sullivan
C. Murtagh
Thorn
Altho Net
Jeffery Cs. Sullivan
Piack
Dines
Nol
Hini
Grant Highway
Farmer's Shot in Dark Kills Man in Minnesota
A stranger believed to be a harvest hand was shot to death near Little Falls Minnesota by farmer Carl Van Hercke who awoke to barking at 2 am and fired at what he thought a wild animal near a straw stack. The body was found at dawn with a Morrison Clothing Co sweatband from Great Bend Kansas in his hat. the man was about 33 years old.
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Little Falls
Minn
Carl van Hercke
van Hercke
Morrison Clothing Company
Great Bend
Kan
Slap Forces Halt as Star Dolores Del Rio Is Slapped
In Hollywood Edwin Carewe slaps Vera Lewis during a scene causing Dolores Del Rio to sustain a loosened tooth and swollen cheek. Production halted as filming paused until the Mexican actress can resume work.
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Hollywood
Cal
Edwin Carewe
Vera Lewis
Miss Lewis
Dolores del Rio
Miss del Rio
WIBM Evening Courier Hits With Large North East Iowa Audience
Radio station WIBM in Waterloo drew wide praise from the North East Iowa listening area after broadcasting from Black's Tea Room. The KK W Pyle controlled program featured Blossom Singers from Mississippi and a Cedar Falls singer, with heavy call-in appreciation and requests for more music.
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Black
Jesse Stone
Blue Serenaders
Cotton Blossom
George la Wie
Jenner
Siartmann-Whaylen Music Company
John Blum
Carter
Moodie
Waverly
Waterloo
Mrs. Fintence
WIBM
Waterloo Evening Courier
Forum
Iowa
KK. W. Pyle
Grand Jury May Probe Bribery Charge in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids authorities consider Linn county grand jury investigation into bribery accusations against police officers linked to E. D. Mack Maloy and two associates who were arrested last week as leaders of a liquor ring. County Attorney Barngrover indicated the grand jury will meet next week and decide on probes.
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Cedar Rapids
E. D
Mack" Maloy
Linn County Grand Jury
Walter J. Barngrover
Baby Hurt in Crash Is Growing Weaker
Marilyn Jeanne Cavert, infant daughter of Robert S. Cavert, was critically injured when two cars collided in Ork 31. She suffered a 20 foot throw and was taken to Allen Memorial hospital. Mrs. Cavert was killed in the crash. the baby’s condition worsened with little hope for recovery. Grandfather Arthur B. Cavert lives at 324 Alien Street.
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Continen
Marilyn Jeanne Ca Verk
Mamtholdl
Robert S. Covert
Gelwein
Allen Memorial Hospital
Robert S. Cavert
Arthur B. Cavert
Alien Street
Holdupman Takes Diamonds and Cash
A Des Moines highwayman, linked to recent holdups, robbed G. S. Daniels at his home last night taking 12 dollars in cash a diamond stickpin and a diamond ring police hunted the suspect after the daylight robbery
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Des Moines
INSI
G. S. Daniels
Hit and Run Driver Kills 13-Year-Old in Sioux City
A 13-year-old youth, Galmon Osnenwill, died after injuries from a hit and run in Sioux City last night. Police say the accident occurred near Ta Nov. 3 as another violint was added to the city's list of hit and run drivers.
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Sioux City
Galmon Osnenwill
Calles and Morrow Share Breakfast Deliberations
In Mexico City on November 3, President Calles and U.S. Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow reportedly shared a breakfast of ham and eggs. Observers speculated the meal could influence Mexican petroleum and land laws, though no official details emerged.
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Mexico City
Calles
United States
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico
Wales Stricken by Severe Storms Flooding Cuts Roads
Severe floods after torrential rains in southern Wales have inundated hundreds of homes and coal mines. Roads, telegraph and telephone lines are cut, and authorities fear about 24 people are missing or dead since Friday.
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Wales
Rathway
Bearded Hollywood Extras Baffle Visitor From Waterloo
Mrs T G Torpey of Waterloo notes the many bearded men loitering in Hollywood. She learns at a local theatre Cecil B DeMille’s The King of Kings uses bearded extras for the Judaic roles in the Christ play.
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Hollywood
T. G. Torpey
Waterloo
California
Cecil de Mille
Short Interviews With Home Folks Dollar Day in Waterloo tops records
Waterloo merchants reported the greatest dollar day in history as good roads and weather drew visitors. James Graham of James Black Dry Goods credited the day with advertising Waterloo to newcomers and boosting store traffic. Raymond Lauerman of Lauerman Bros. praised strong response in his first Dollar Day, noting hundreds of visitors and record sales across stores.
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Waterloo
James Graham
James Black Dry Goods Company
Raymond Lauerman
Lauerman Bros. Company
Taft Seeks Reform of Legal System to Ensure Justice
In Washington Taft urges immediate reform of the American legal system to prevent new trials except for real injustice and to end juries of weak intelligence. He says current criminal trial practices often defeat justice and cites naval oil case litigation as indicative of the problem.
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Washington, D. C
INS
William Howard Taft
United States Supreme Court
National Crime Commission
Taft
IC CREEPS AWAY FROM RATE FIGHT
The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed complaints against milk and cream rates from Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast states. It ruled it cannot regulate cases where intrastate rates are prejudiced or where interstate rates favor one region, citing states’ constitutional powers.
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Washington, D. C
Pi— iIn
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Interstate Commerce Commission
Two Big Chicago Banks Consolidate
On Nov 3 Chicago reports the National Bank of the Republic and the Standard Trust and Savings Bank merging into a $130 million institution. The new bank will be named the National Bank of the Republic with capital rising from $4 million to $6 million and stockholders gaining rights to buy one additional share for every four currently held.
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Chicago
ofChicago
National Bank of the Republic
Standard Trust & Savings Bank
Emmetsburg Bank Closes After Directors Meeting
Emmetsburg Farmers Trust and Savings Bank shut its doors today after a directors meeting. The state banking department placed the bank under control of a state representative.
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Emmetsburg
Farmers Trust & Savings Bank of
State Banking Department
Day Refuses to Answer as Jury Tampering Probe Extends
Washington reports Day, vice president of Sinclair Exploration, refuses to testify to a grand jury about Burns detectives and jury tampering amid a mistrial in the Fall-Sinclair case. Prosecutors seek immunity or compel answers as jurors and Burns operators are questioned. motions on retrial of the Teapot Dome case are postponed.
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Washington
Sinclair Oll
Kidwell
Kingdom of Heaven
DB. C
Whall
Mason Day
Sinclair
Burns
Day
Sinsclair Exploration Company
Harry F. Sinclair
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Walter I. McCoy
U. S
Teapot Dome
Justice Siddons
Sin Lclair Exploration Company
Justice Stafford
Grand Jury
New York
Fall
New Mexico
Hawaiian Flier and Wife Split After Tragedy
Hollywood reports Martin Jensen of Honolulu air ace fame and his wife Mrs Jensen have separated. Jensen said he did not know his wife’s whereabouts. The couple had been under mental strain following four Honolulu aviation deaths.
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Art Goebel
Hollywood
Hawaii
America
Europe
Newfoundland
Ireland
Gochel
Mas. Chamberlin
Clarence
Cal
Martin Jensen
Honolut Fight Fame
Attempt to Slay War Minister Fails in Prague
An assassination attempt in Prague failed when War Minister Adrzel was not in the car hit by a stray shot. An unidentified gunman fired at the minister’s automobile as he traveled from Carlsbad to Prague. The assailant escaped into a nearby forest.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
INS
Adrzel
Carlsbad
Adraal
Chease
Masassin
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