Democrats Face 300000 Deficit in 1928 Campaign
Washington reports the Democratic National Committee reveals a debt of about 300,600 dollars after raising roughly 800,000 against a 1.5 million goal. The piece outlines three factions backing John W. Davis, Al Smith, or McAdoo, with tensions between southern western leaders and eastern northern allies over party control and future nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Sullivan
Washington
ND. C
Democratic National Committee
Jones
Tane
Myghin
Democratic Party
John W. Davis
Friends
Gov
al Smith
New York
William G. McAdoo
Gov. Smith
McAdoo
Smith
Unitedtates Senate
Tammany
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Cathotte
Smith Becaues
New York Attorney Freed After French Court Exonerates Piracy Case
Max J. Phat, a New York attorney, was released from French custody after the courts found the piracy charge unwarranted. He had faced allegations linked to a raid on the ramboat Mulhouse, about 60 miles off Long Island, and posted bail of £260 before the exoneration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max J. Phat
New York
France
Xulister
Mulhouse
Long Island
Age factors shape Democrat presidential hopes in nation
The piece argues that conservative New York and eastern interests oppose Smith partly due to religion. It notes aging burdens could hinder a late bid, while Stith’s younger age at 41 positions him as a strong Democratic leader amid shifting support. The New York Herald Tribune service provides the summary.
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New York
East
Smith
Rooml Walsh
J K Joder Dies of Heart Malady
J K Joder dies after short illness at home in Hudson. He married Eliza Bickley in 1880 and had two children Earl and Mrs Murtagh, with four grandchildren. Surviving relatives include a brother A Y Jodger and sister Mrs Elizabeth Luther. Funeral Wednesday at First Baptist Church burial Elmwood Cemetery conducted by Rev Williamson.
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eSee ‘Ness
Mr. Joder
Eliza Bickley
G. G. Bickley
J. G. Bickley
Earl B
First Baptist Church
Murtagh Home
Elmwood Cemetery
O'Keefe & Towne Undertaking
Death notices and funeral rites for Robert Mitchell and Mrs Waugh
Robert Mitchell died Sunday at 12 45 pm aged 1. funeral Tuesday at 12 50 pm from 4200 Denver Street Waterloo with burial in Geneseo Illinois at 2 pm. He was born in County Wonegal Ireland March 20 and lived in Iowa Ohio and Ireland before settling in Waterloo. Survived by widow two children Claude and Mrs Roscoe McElhinney 11 grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Mrs F E Waugh of Pasadena California formerly of Waterloo died November 22 in Los Angeles.
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Robert Mitchell
T. H. Shecklee
Denver Street
Geneseo
My. Gratt
Robert Mit
Waterloo
Claude
Roscoe McElhinney
Mitchell
Methodist Church
Furnace mystery in parsonage case shocks Columbus
Pathologists study burned heart and organs from Mrs. Addie Shearsley as experts compare them with a guinea pig to determine if she died in the Lutheran parsonage fire. Prosecutor King says a new lead emerged while Rev C V Shearsley faces murder theories and awaits return from Paris Ohio.
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Columbus
H. M. Boundage
Addie Shearsley
Lutheran Parsonage
King
Ashonable Christ Lutheran
Bexley
C. V. Sheatsley
Shearsley
Paris
Kalumbus
Northwestern Train Derailment Near Dewitt Iowa
Derailment of a Northwestern freight train near Dewitt Iowa after a truck on a car broke. Fourteen eastbound cars derailed including one overturned in a ditch. several hundred feet of main line damaged. Passengers diverted via Milwaukee between Cedar Rapids and Clinton. No injuries.
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Clinton
Northwestern Railway
Dewitt
Milwaukee Railway
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo man held for murder in Ellsworth Kern case
Harry L Bell 37 was charged with first degree murder over the shooting of Ellsworth Kern during a dispute over a shotgun. Bell and his wife Ida were arraigned with bond denied. Kern’s 10 year old son Kenneth testified and Bell claimed the shooting was accidental during a struggle.
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Bell
Kern
Ellsworth Kern
Hillery Bell
Waller R. French
Kenneth Kern
Ida Bell
J.C. Beam
Bkeld
J. C. Murtagh
Waterloo
Pioneer Manufacturing Company
Roy
Conmiere
EB. A. Leighton
Fowler, Street
McKinley School
Harry Lelt
Fowler Street
Harry Bell
Clarry
Art Kern
Walker
Entertain Club Hosts Jolly Sixteen Guests
Mr and Mrs Daniel Holmes entertained the Jolly Sixteen club at their home Saturday evening with favors in 560 going to Davis Shellard Mrs T Shafer and Alvin Peters. Club members will be guests of Mr and Mrs Alvin Peters in two weeks. Wonderful bargains at Woods Machinery big M4 price sale mat starting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Holmes
Jolly Sixteen
Davis Shellard
T. Shafer
Alvin Peters
Woods Matchinery
Des Moines First Winter Flurries Strike City
Des Moines reports light snow and wind with flurries, freezing temps drop to six degrees at intervals. Snow melts on contact as the city experiences its initial winter taste. Norway hurricane devastates woods and villages, sinks some fishing boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Pastor Declares Mrs Harding Led in Christian Faith
Funeral sermon for Mrs Florence Kling Harding recalls her deep Christian faith as source of strength during her husband’s presidency and death. Rev Swank cites telegrams from the White House and her conversion in girlhood as core to her resilience and service.
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United Press
Cantor
Mrs. Harding
Preey
Marion
Florence Kling Harding
Dr. Swank
Epworth M. E. Church
Christ
Election Injunction Against Judge Letts Dismissed by Court
Muscatine Iowa court of equity dismisses injunction against Judge F I Letts claiming seat in Congress. Judge F M Hunter Ottumwa rules no equity jurisdiction over political rights. case dismissed with Richman costs. Richman hinted appeals if needed.
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Letts
Muscatine
Court of Equity
F. I. Letts
Congress
F. M. Hunter
Ottumwa
CG. J. Richman
Hunter
Richman
Tkmes
Lelis
Niedert Injured After Auto Collision on Way to Work
Amos Niedert of 830 Whitney Avenue suffered bruises and a forehead gash when struck by a car driven by Howard Lawrence in Cedar River Park at 6 40 am. Lawrence, of Manchester, transported Niedert to the station then to St Francis Hospital. Clarence Siegler of 302 Pacher Street fractured his left forearm in a fall at home yesterday afternoon. He is resting at Presbyterian Hospital.
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Amos Niedert
Whitney Avenue
Howard Lawrence
Manchester
R. D. Williams
Burton Avenue
Nidert
Cedar River Park
Niedert
Lawrence
flo‘Iter
St. Francis B Hospital
Clarence Siegler
Pacher Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Birth records sought to find baby buggy thief
Health officer W M Hendrix demanded police examine Cornell Blutts birth records for the past month to identify families blessed with a baby, noting a baby buggy was stolen from a front perch Sunday afternoon and suggesting a single possible use for the buggy.
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Cornell Blutts
W. M. Hendrix
A F L Rejects New Party Plans At Paso Convention
At Paso, Texas, the annual American Federation of Labor meeting overwhelmingly rejected proposals to back a new political party and reaffirmed nonpartisan activity. The resolutions committee report, adopted by a viva voce vote, urged continued independent labor politics. The convention also backed a council report opposing state intrusion into industry and approved a petition to Congress for Philippine self government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resolutions Committee
Woll
Federation
Executive Council
Congress
Philippine Islands
Mattress Voyageurs Draw Crowds on River Saturday
Waterloo crowds watched a raft of demonstrations on Fourth Street Bridge as Davidsons and Nichols & Gates showcased Kapoc Floss mattresses. A 600 pound human cargo crossed the river aboard a 25 pound mattress with no water contact, aided by Sidney Helms his daughter Emma Helms and George Gregory.
Lewis Recommended for Labor Secretary by Judges
Judge Oscar E. Bland and a former Indiana representative urged President Coolidge to appoint John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, as secretary of labor. Secretary Davis has signaled he plans to leave the cabinet on March 4.
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Washington, D. C
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Coolidge
Oscar EB. Bland
United States Court of Customs Appeals
Washington
Indiana
Davis
Madrid man not Diamond Dick Mayo still sought by police
Information received by Constable J. Fleming from Madrid Iowa states a man taken there as Diamond Dick Mayo proved to be someone else. A similar error occurred at Council Bluffs a month prior as Iowa and Minnesota officers continue the hunt.
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Madrid
Dick” Mayo
Cedar Rapids
Mayo
Iowa
Minnesota
Vw. J. Fleming
Council Bluffs
Bandits Bust Barr & Dunn Jewelry Store Theft
Three armed men robbed the Barr Dunn Jewelry Company in downtown Kansas City during the noon hour. They forced three clerks to the floor, rifled showcases, and escaped with jewelry valued at 36,060 dollars.
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Kansas City
Barr & Dunn Jewelry Company
Cable Briefs Bremen Dr Hugo Eckener Guest at City Reception
Bremen brief notes the ZR-3 commander Dr Hugo Eckener as guest of honor at a city senate reception. Constantinople earthquake damages Anatolia towns from an aftershock lasting about forty minutes early Sunday.
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United Press
Bremen
Hugo Eckener
America
Senate
Constantinople
Anatola
Chaplin Heads to Mexico to Wed Lita Grey
International wire reports confirm Charles Chaplin plans a trip to Nogales Mexico as he prepares to wed 18 year old Lita Grey his leading woman. The Hollywood star has previously courted several partners but has not announced a marriage date.
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International News Wire
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles Spencer Chapsa
Blexico
Lita Grey
Halty
Nogales
Ariz
Chaplin
Mexico
Miss Grey
Hollywood
Deains
Edna Purviance
Mildred Harris
May Collins
Claire Windsor
Lila Lee
Low
James Kirkwood
Pola Negri
Peggy Joyce
Estelle Taylor
Edna Purvianes
Miss Purviance
Mabel Normand
Miss Normand
Courtland
Dines
Denver
Miss Norand
Potentate Balked at Second Blackmailing Payment
London report details the continuing suit of C. E. Robinson against a London bank over blackmail. A mysterious prince known as Mr. A allegedly paid 160000 pounds to keep relations with Robinson's wife private, with claims of 150000 pounds plus a 180000 pound later check. The check was stopped after the potentate halted further payments.
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London
C. E. Robinson
Mr. A
Robinson
England
Forbes Trial Begins in Chicago on Vet Bureau Frauds
In Chicago on November 24 the trial of Col Charles R Forbes for conspiracy and attempted fraud was set to start in federal court. Jury selection expected to take about a week. Defense led by James Hamilton Lewis with John W Hamilton of St Louis, both indicted with Forbes after a Senate investigation into veterans bureau waste and mismanagement.
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Chicago
Charles R. Forbes
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Forbes
John W. Hamilton
St Louis
Veterans’ Bureau
Senate
Amateur flier and girl die in two plane crash
In Los Angeles California on November 24 Ralph H Jenninson a novice pilot and Miss Ruth G Wilson were killed in a midair collision at Culverfield Santa Monica. Lieutenant Leslie Traugher and Sergeant Gilbert McMurrin were injured as two planes attempting to land collided. Jenninson had bought a small airplane recently and had given Miss Wilson a trial ride.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ralph H. Jenninson
Ruth G. Wilson
Leslie K. Traugher
Air Service Reserve Corps
Gilbert McMurrin
Culverfield
Santa Monica
Jenninson
Miss Wilson
Revenue collections fall for July to October 1924
The treasury department reported internal revenue receipts from July 1 through October 31, 1924 totaling 736,187,423 dollars, down from 815,540,888 dollars in the same period of 1923, a decrease of 79,373,465 dollars. Elizabeth Bartney, 70, sister of Mrs. J. D. Bartner, died Saturday morning. funeral in Muscatine. Marriage licenses issued include Charles F. Wahl and Pearl Averill, both of Waterloo.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue
J. D. Bartner
Muscatine
Elizabeth Bartney
Rotarians Hear of Traffic Signals Planned by Mayor
The Waterloo Rotary Club heard A E Gnagy mayor outline automatic traffic stop signals for Fourth and Fifth streets. He cited 500 auto accidents July to November and noted signals at Fifth and Commercial and Fifth and Sycamore reduced crashes. Signals would allow moving several blocks before stopping with safety zones for continuous flow. George W Huntley celebrated the arrival of a grandchild with cigars.
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Fourth
A. E. Gnagy
Mayer
Rotary Club
Healer Russell-Lamson
Ingler
Gnagg
Waterloo
Fifth
Sycamore
Gnagy
George W. Huntley
Brookhart Sees Farm Bloc Watching Relief Commission
Des Moines, Nov. 24. Senator Brookhart said the farm bloc will watch with interest the proceedings of President Coolidge's agricultural relief commission in the next session. He noted no Midwesterners are on the panel and quipped Sam noticed. Brookhart voiced support for government regulation of Muscle Shoals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Congress
President Coolidge
Agricultural Relief Commission
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Sam
Brookhart
Linden Church Contracts Awarded For Plumbing and Wiring
Anderson Plumbing awarded the plumbing contract and Independent Electrical won the wiring contract for the Linden M. E. church. Bids were considered today in the Netcott and Netcott offices with the general contract going to Mauser and Fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Plumbing Company
Plumbing and Independent Electrical Company
Linden M. E. Church
Netcott & Netcott
Mauser & Fell
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Walsh
Max d. Pehiare
Stith
Siolth
Democrats
N.Y. Herald-Tribusio
J. K. Joder
FL. Waugit
F. FE. Waugh
Pasadena
Waugh
Ll. Ui. Lake
Canton
Dominich
Sacco
Northwestern
Harry W. Bell
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Charles FP. Wahl
Pearl Averill
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