Capone Gone But Bombers Busy In Bank Robber War
Chicago reports a wave of gang bombings as Capone and Lombardo factions clash over vice territory. Two blasts hit hangouts on Adams Street and Ashland Avenue injuring no one but signaling escalated warfare. Police deploy six machine gun squads and detain four suspects as officers vow tight surveillance of all public venues. Capone allegedly out of town while investigators warn against his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
al Capone
Tony Lombardo
West Adams
Bertsche-Skidmore- Zuta
Cirect
O'Connor
Iowa City Station WSU Wins Night Broadcast Privilege
Federal radio commission grants WSU night broadcasting after a conference with Iowa City and Hawkeye delegates in Washington. WSU will air educational courses Monday and Friday 7 to 8 30 pm and the university orchestra Sundays 9 to 10 30 pm. Town City Station may broadcast basketball games at the university.
Wets and Drys to Spend Millions in Dry Law Contests
A page one continuation discusses potential millions spent by wets and drys in upcoming referendum battles. It notes proposals to bind nominees to prohibition positions and warns parties may risk eastern industrial support. Senator Borah counters, urging presidential nominees to take clear enforcement or repeal stances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Borah
Yale University
Cornerstone laid for Ames Dairy Building at Iowa State College
Cornerstone of the $500000 Ames Dairy Building at Iowa State College was laid with a copper box containing college catalogs bulletins and a student directory. Included were pictures of four dairy products judging teams and sweepstakes winners from national contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Towa State College
Fear for Lives of 500 Men in Storm on Caspian Sea
Isolated by a fierce storm on the Caspian Sea, 177 small vessels with about 300 crew members are feared lost. Nine dead in a private boat wreck. Vessels belong to the Soviet government or Soviet cooperatives amid ice blocks and high winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Caspian Sea
Fragmented Weather Table Remains Readable
An OCR fragment lists temperatures for a week with multiple unreadable entries. It mentions maximum Monday and minimum Monday night but lacks complete values or locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuenday
Ewes
Borah Builds Campaign Power On Day Law Issue
Washington report notes Senator Borah of Idaho shaping a presidential bid around the pro prohibition banner and aligning with farm bloc Republicans. He argues for the eighteenth amendment and Volstead enforcement, drawing backing from women's groups and the antisaloon league while courting independents and Nebraska Brookhart insurgents. The Idaho delegation is pledged to Borah, with Norris’ support possible if aligned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Borah
Idaho
Farm Bloc
Congress
Coolidge
Boston
Nicholas Murray Butler
Antisaloon League
Sadib
Republica
Worris
Republican
Nebraska
Brookhart
Towa
Norris
Weatherman Predicts Cold Wave Dips Into North Iowa
Des Moines reports a cold wave from northern Iowa. Temperatures to fall from near 36 to below freezing with rain turning to snow tonight and Wednesday. Forecast calls for subfreezing lows and chilly conditions statewide. Des Moines Weather Bureau warned of sharp temperature drop by tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Towa
Government Weather Bureau
Charles City
La Porte Will Names Wife as Heir in 1901 Document
The will of Gharies B. Ashley of La Porte City dated December 20 1901 leaves all property to his wife Elizabeth L. Ashley. Probate filing requests a special administrator with Ray A. Ashley named as administrator. The elder Ashley operated a furniture store and undertaking business, personal property valued at 5000 dollars, needing immediate probate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gharies BE. Ashley
la Porte City
Elizabeth L. Ashley
Ashley
Carcatrix
Ray A. Ashley
Nedern
Ray F. Ashley
Kiwanis Talk on Psychology in Business Ties Tech to Trade
Dr. G. J. Clutterbuck of Cleveland spoke at the Kiwanis noon luncheon in Hotel Russell-Lamson, stressing the value of applying technological truths to business. His talk highlighted practical uses of psychology and science to improve business processes and decision making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3. G. Clutterbuck
Cleveland
Ki- Wats Club
Russell-Lamson
Fire alarms call in two local houses
Monday afternoon a kitchen fire at 422 1-2 Saxon caused $200 damage with unknown cause. At 6:18 that evening a furnace overheated at 402 Vermont caused no damage. Advertisement for Herman C. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Troster
Saxon
Moh. Kimball
Vermont
Disarmament Talks Open Amid Polish Lithuanian Tensions
In Geneva 26 nations attend the fourth session of the world disarmament commission under the League of Nations. Russia signals nonaggression pacts while Lithuania accuses Poland of intimidation in the Vilna district. Extraordinary police guard the meetings as tensions loom over the council date.
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Geneva
Poland
Llthuania
Europe
League of Nations
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
Great Britain
United States
T&hole
Warsaw
Kavna
League Council
Lithuania
Vilna
Valdemaras
Kovno
League of Nations Council
League
Moscow
Carrying Gallon Up Main Street Frowned Upon
Ed Abel, marshal of La Porte City, says carrying a gallon of alcohol on Main Street is illegal. He arrested C. A. Smith of Chicago at 3 30 a m and confiscated the gallon. By noon six more gallons were found in a garage. Smith and seven gallons were taken to Waterloo for charges of illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor. Smith denied links to the car haul, but an arraignment appeared likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Abel
la Porte City
Abel
C. A. Smith
Chicago
Smith
Waterloo
F. W. Howards
Tye
Altho Smith
Workman Severely Injured Working on Railroad Pole
Boyd E. McNair of 520 Washington Street sustained serious injuries Friday after a fall from a pole while employed as a fineman for the W. C. P. F. N. railroad. He suffered a fractured left arm and broken nose. In a separate matter a court ordered a lump sum alimony payment of 4060 dollars in the divorce case C R Hallowell v Nelle D Hallowell, with 2100 already paid and the remainder due in the coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd E. MecNair
Washington Street
McNair
C. R. Hallowell
Nelle D. Hallowell
Skromme Defamation Claim Faces Subsidized Press Attack
A Newada gathering protested what they called political persecution of State Senator Lars J. Skromme. He said a subsidized press sought to defame him as he was declared vindicated and an ideal public servant by speakers including J. D. Buser Byron Allen I H Knudson Olaf Helen F K Holly Fred Hodson J C Cleverly.
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Newada
Lars J. Skromme
Roland
Skromme
Ife
Hfe
Skramme
J. D. Buser
Muscatine
Byron Allen
Pocahontas
I. H. Knudson
Hampton County
Olaf Helen
F. K. Holly
Laurens
Fred Hodson
Des Moines
Maxwell
Obituary notices from Waterloo region list multiple deaths
Funeral notices report deaths of Miss Mary E Pratt Mrs Robert Dalley Mrs J L Cook Roy Ross I V Brainard David L Jones Phil A Heinen and others in Waterloo Cedar Falls and nearby areas with details on burial locations relatives and funeral arrangements. Several services are set in First Presbyterian Cedar Falls St Johns Catholic Waterloo and Calvary Cemetery burial details accompany each notice.
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Mary E. Pratt
Black Hawk County
Allen Memorial Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
Clinton I. Smith
J. A. Laurie
Cedar Heights Church
Fairview Cemetery
Cedar Falls
O'Keefe & Towne
Robert Dalley
Waterloo
la Crosse
Wis
Leo Billings
Cedar Heights
Dalley
Mildred McMillan
E. E. McMillan
St. Louis
Queen Marie Party Narrowly Escapes Train Wreck
The Morn ane Post reports Queen Marie and royal attendants escaping a collision near Titi Roumania while returning from Jon Bratianu funeral. Two express trains collided. two killed and six critically injured with many more hurt. King Michael wasn't in the party.
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Lendon
Mornane Post
Bern
Marie
Jon Bratianu
Titi
Roumania
Michael
Lost prisoner eludes Iowa constable in St Louis chase
Iowa Constable Richard Bowmeff and Sheriff Mason Russert waited in St Louis for the recapture of Walter Bowden, 19, who escaped at Union Station after Bowmeff fired at him during a hot station raid. Bowden headed for forgery charges totaling $500 in Iowa.
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St. Louis
Richard Bowmeff
Ottumwa
Mason Russert
Wapello County
Walter Bowden
Union Station
Iowa
Rule Friday on Dismissal in Jackson Case
Indianapolis November 29. Judge Oscar H. Montgomery will rule Friday on defense motions to dismiss bribery indictments against Gov. Ed Jackson and two associates over technical flaws. The defendants Gov. Jackson George W Coffin and Robert Z Marsh face charges of trying to pressure Warren T McCray to appoint a pro Ku Klux Klan county prosecutor. A trial date may be set Friday if the motion is overruled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Ed Jackson
Oscar H. Montgomery
Montgomery
Jackson
George W. Coffin
Robert Z. Marsh
Warren T. McCray
Arrest Second Man in Rum Runner Death Case
Johnson county grand jury probes the Milo Slezak murder after Francis Dononue of Oxford was held for investigation, becoming the second arrest in the case. Joe Kinney, also of Oxford, testified before a coroner's jury that he was with Slezak when he was killed.
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Rum Runner
Town City
INS
Johnson County Grand Jury
Milo Slezak
Wisconsin
Francis “Patsy" Dononue
Oxford
Joe Kinney
Slezak
Man Held on Bootlegging Charge After Tuesday Arrest
A man was arrested last Tuesday and is being held in the county jail on a bootlegging charge. Authorities say the investigation continues as records list no additional suspects.
Body of Bonzano Sealed in Casket for Funeral
The body of Cardinal Bonzano, dressed in robes and a mantle of red and gold silk, was sealed in a casket in Rome. His cardinal’s mitre rested on his head, and the coffin contained a biography and a eulogy. The coffin, bearing the cardinal’s arms, was placed in a walnut case for ceremonial burial tomorrow.
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Rome
Cardinal Bonzano
Washington
Chicago
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Ames Dairy
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Salvation Army
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John V. Youmanz
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President Coolidge
Court of Custom Appeals
New York
Weatherman
LA Porte
Herman C. Miller
Missouri
First Baptist
George L. Hale
Trenton
First Baptist Church
Fourth
Baltimore
Hale
W. B. Howell
A. J. van Doren
Oakland
Shoo-Fly
Jack Collins
Lee Smith
J. L. Moyer
Workman
J. L. Cook
J. Lb. Cook
C. W. Shoemaker
Waterville
Tulsa
Okla
Belle Harbin
F. M. Shoemaker
Cook
Mrs. Cook
Jennie Shoemaker
Ergy Ross
A. G. Ross
Bath Street
Roy Ross
Howard T. Ross
Ross
Commercial Electric Supply Company
Detroit
Roy
Brainard
I. V. Brainard
Minn
David L. Jones
Logan Avenue
Jones
John Deere Tractor Company
Hies
Waterloo Lodge No
Alf
A. M
Queen Marie
William M. Green
American Federation of Labor
Pennsylvania
Matthew Woll
James Wilson
James P. Noonan
Electrical Workers
Green
Frank Morrison
A. F. of
Martin F. Ryan
Frank Duffy
Carpenters’ Union
Greenberg
Bonzano
Auuhunt
Haute
Repass Automobile CO
Ford Products
West Park Ave
Cedar St
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