Armistice Day Turmoil and Gun Battle Headlines
Rioting at London cenotaph during Armistice Day parade led to Prince of Wales being rushed to safety and Winston Churchill evacuated. In Opp Als a gun battle after a pursuit left four dead and two bystanders wounded. Jury tampering hearings continued with former Governor Pinchot called to testify and new jury questions arising. A storm at Great Lakes region disrupted air and rail as extreme cold spread across regions. Quentin Roosevelt relic found in West Virginia linked to WWI. France and the United States reach tariff agreement paving path to a permanent treaty.
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Opp. Als
Old West
Father
King Winver
Great, Lakes
Chicago
Niles Center
Hyde Park
Indiana
Michigan
Northwest
United States
Montana
New York City Versus Rural Culture in Smith Candidacy
Washington dispatch argues Gary Smith's presidential bid highlights a clash between urban New York City culture and rural American values. It cites Walter Lippman and Irvin Cobb on civilization conflict, predicting no lasting compromise as two civilizations struggle for dominance.
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New York City
Smith
Morrow
Irvin Cobb
New York
Kansas
Gov. Smith
Walter Lippman
The
New York World
al Smith
Lippman
Mr. Lippman
Mr. Cobb
Canada
Ireland
London
America
Lincoln
Flood death toll in Vermont may shrink as missing found
Aontpelier Nov. 12 Vermont highway official says the death toll from Bolton flood may drop after eight men reported missing were found alive in Burlington. Rehabilitation work advances while Red Cross officials report a marvelous health situation amid flood dangers.
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Aontpelier
Bolton
Burlington
T. T. Lawson
State Highway Department
Vermont
Larson
Wiklar M. Harris
Washington, D. C
Red Cross
Fisod
Ex Mag Honeymoon Disrupted Aboard Two Ships
The former Mrs. Benjamin F. Manning aboard the President Hayes en route to Europe after a quarrel with Lieut. Manning aboard the President McKinley between Kobe and Shanghai. Manning remained in Shanghai and the couple may pursue divorce when Mrs. Manning reaches Paris.
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Manila
Benjamin F. Manning
Horace E. Dodge, Jr
President Hayes
Europe
Lieut
Manning
Shanghai
McKinley
Kobe
President McKinley
Des Moines City Railway Receivers Named
Pi P C Chambers president and Clyde Herring named receivers for Des Moines City Railway. Bonds of 700 000 gold debentures bearing 7 percent issued to the company in default. Bonds pledged to Harris Trust & Savings Bank Chicago. Streetcar operation continues pending court disposition.
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Des Moines
Pi—P._ C. Chambers
Des Moines City Railway
Clyde Herring
City Traction Company
Martin Wade
Town City
Harris ‘Trust & Savings Bank
Chicago
Prince of Wales in Torchlight Parade Riot at Armistice Day
London Nov 17 rioting marked Armistice day ending with the Prince of Wales rushed to Scotland Yard for safety as torchlight processions and street fighting broke out. Winston Churchill and Earl Craven led crowds. eight injured. The prince later attended Saint James Palace after delivering Britain’s first Empire radio broadcast from Albert Hall.
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London
Prince of Wales
British Empire
England
Fnally
Prince
Scotland Yard
Hailish
Winston Churchill
Britain
Scotland
Wales
Bays of Craven
Church
Saint James Palace
Albert Hall
Rial
British Broadcasting Corporation
Shops Band Wins Amateur Contest in Davenport
The Sivis Shops band from the C A J P Railroad shops Silvis Illinois won first prize of 200 in the Armistice day amateur band contest here last night. Augustana college band took second with 100 while Knights of Pythias band earned third prize of 75 in Rock Island. Walcott Iowa fourth prize 25 went to the Clarence Iowa concert band. Other groups Wheatland community band Knights of Pythias Eldridge and State Orphans Home band Davenport received honorable mention.
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Davenport
Sivis Shops
Silvis
Augustana College
Rock Island
Knights of Pythias
Walcott
Glarence
Lewis Heads East to Coal Miner Conference
John C. Lewis, president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor, travels to Pittsburgh for a nationwide conference on coal mining conditions in Pennsylvania. The conference is called by John L. Lewis, president of the International Mine Workers.
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Tes Moines
Msi
John C. Lewis
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
International Mine Workers
Oil truck driver found shot dead along roadside
Norman Strodecker, 35, of Dunkerton, an oil truck driver for Mid-Continent Petroleum, was found beside his vehicle on the highway near St Francis hospital with a single gunshot wound to the left temple. Authorities ruled suicide after scene inspection and statements. a .45 revolver lay on the body. Survived by a wife and three children. Bishop Eugene Russell Hendrix, 80, retired Methodist bishop, dies in Kansas City after 39 years of service.
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Norman Strodecker
Dunkerton
Mid-Continent Petroleum Company
Tayo
St. Francis Hospital
Scoroner
Sidney D. Smith
Strodecker
Emil Steffen
Ralph Travis
W. F. Dilworth
W. J. Parks
First National Bank
Strohecker
Kansas City
Navy
Eugene Russell Hendrix
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Radio Interference Sparked by Insulator Vandalism
Elmer Bitterly appeals to radio owners to aid in trapping boys who break insulators on high tension poles. He notes interference often comes from insulators broken by youths using them as targets. The W C F and W railway has spent to repair damage and install new equipment to curb leaks. Public cooperation can reduce radio disruption.
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Elmer Bitterly
W. C.F. & W. Railway
Highland
Iin
Coolidge backs McNary to craft farm relief compromise
President Coolidge designates Senate Agriculture Chair McNary to work on a replacement measure for the price stabilization bill. McNary rejects the debenture plan as inferior to the original equalization fee while seeking a compromise aligned with Coolidge’s farm relief principles and supply demand stance.
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Coolidge
McNary
Washington, D. C
Senate Agriculture Committee
McNarty
McNary- Haugen
Congress
Panic in Hankow as sea-bhi flees panic in Hankow
Gen Tang Sen-Chi commander of Hankow nationalist troops fled Hankow aboard a Japanese steamer bound for Japan. Panic spread through the city with injuries reported and a Tobacco Company building bombed. Tang’s bodyguard looted silver as shops were looted. foreign concessions were barricaded while Japanese marines landed.
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Hankow
China
Tang Sen-Chi
Marines Clash With Liberals Near Telpane and Santarita
Dispatches from Managua report 14 liberals killed or wounded in a skirmish with U S marines at Telpane ca with another engagement near Santarita close to the Honduran border General Miller or Moncada reportedly arrested in Bluefields Marines receive 10 new planes including an amphibian bomber and took charge of local elections Conservatives won 4 of 63 municipalities in Sunday votes
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Managua
U. S
Telpaneca
Santarita
Honduran
Miller
Moncada
Bluefields
Tennessee Mob Hangs Suspect Outside Courthouse Window
A mob of about 350 armed men stormed the county jail in Columbia Tennessee seven hours after the arrest of Henry Choate a 1 year old negro accused of assaulting a white girl. The man was hanged from a second story courthouse window as officials claimed the jail door was broken and the cell unlocked.
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Itadel of Justice
Henry Choate
Hig
Ie Negro
C. Wiley
Choate
J.B. Parsons
Columbia
Tenn. Noy
Former Governor Reveals Burns Agency Conspiracy Claims
Former Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot testified before a Washington grand jury accusing Burns detectives of tampering with the Fall-Sinclair jury. He said an eight page affidavit described attempts to sway jurors and misrepresent government contacts. Indictments are anticipated as the investigation proceeds next week.
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Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Sinclair
William J. Burns
Washington, D. C
Grand Jury
District Attorney's Office
Burns
Pinchot
McMullen
Owen Roberts
Roberts
Gordon
McMulles
Tindet
District
Als Maesistant
Neil Burkinshaw
Harry F. Sinclair
Mayflower
Henry Mason Day
Harry Jeffries
New York
Burns Agency
Tay
Sinclair Exploration Company
Sheldon Clark
Chicago
Sinclair Refining
Tyrrell Retires as Waverly Postmaster at Limit
Tyrrell, long time postmaster of Waverly Iowa, retires upon reaching compulsory federal retirement age. Carl F. Grawe, publisher of Waverly Independent, will succeed him and qualify immediately on bond approval. Tyrrell will receive pension after retirement date.
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Gourvernancial Service
Waverly
C. W
Tyrrell
Carl F. Grawe
Waverly Independent
W. H. Tyrrell
Joe P. Grawe
National
Cleveland Judge Impounds Ballots In City Manager Vote
Common Pleas Judge Frederick P. Walther ordered impoundment of all ballots from Cleveland's municipal election and barred the elections board from certifying the city manager referendum. The ruling followed a faction led by former Gov. Harry L. Davis claiming election fraud and seeking a new vote.
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Cleveland, O
Common Pleas
Frederick P. Walther
Board of Elections
Harry L. Davis
Ilegal
Davis
Cleveland Election Board
William Hale Thompson Declines Ride on W C F N
Maurice A Welsh traffic manager of the W GC FL No railway announces a new depot at La Poyle City will use old English design. The HW A Maine Construction Company wins the contract to build the $10,000 waiting station, with work to start immediately.
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William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Maurice A. Welsh
W. Gc, FL & No Railway
la Poyle City
Josef Thompson
HW. A. Maine Construction Company
Delivery Deadline Notice for Courier Service
The Courier is to be delivered at your home before 5 30. If the carrier bag error or other cause causes late receipt a replacement paper will be sent. Please call the office before 6 30 pm.
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Glenville
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Quentin Roosevelt
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Maurice Bokanowski
Sullivan
Tammany
Mark Sullivan
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Gary Smith
Singer
Reinald Werrenrath
Ada Peterson Werrenrath
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Honeymoon
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Martin le Ciear
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