RACE HORSES DIE IN BLAZE DURING TAXI WAR
Fire at John D. Hertz stable near Cary Illinois destroyed 14 thoroughbreds including 1928 Kentucky Derby winner Reigh Count and several fillies. The blaze suspected incendiary tied to taxi war tensions. Guards increased after the attack and police linked the incident to cab company hostilities.
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Chicago
John D. Hertz Raeig
Cary
Reigh
Jas
Reid Count
Jimmy Allen
Anita Peabody
Lerta
Leonarett
Leona Herta
Sandal Fan
Insula
Sandal Bar
St. Lucia
Black Servant
Kohnkona
Sir Galahad
Luanna
John D. Gertz
Modestables
Yellow Cab Company
Hertz Farm
Breed Champions Repeat at Show and Shine
A fragmented poem discusses cattle shows and a prize cow, praising a pure red, quiet animal. It describes handlers, breakfast in bed, and public display, with notices of admiration and implied farm life. Strong entities include cows, breeders, farmers, and a show environment.
Milady Beauty Parlor Opens in Schulte Building
Milady Beauty Parlor opens in the Schulte Building at 314 Lafayette, moving into a new store room as Universi Chil re move to a larger space. Frederik J Gyri Schultebalding, 163 Fourth sheet, aged 72, announces retirement plans amid campus moves and staff changes. Mrs Clara Horsfall notes management adjustments as the class room shifts occur.
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Milady Beauty Parlor
Lafayette Building
Frederik J
Gyri Schultebalding
Clara Horsfall
Waterloo Leads Dairy Industry, Kinanians Told
Waterloo today is seen as the dairy capital and the Dairy Cattle Congress as the nation’s largest show, W. W. Marsh told Kiwanis members at Hotel Russell Lamson. He urged dairying as a safe, cash based business fueling local farms with alfalfa, soy and corn, strengthening Waterloo’s economy and households.
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Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
W. W. Marsh
Iowa Dairy Separator Company
Kiwenis Club
Lumcheon
Russell- Lamson
Marsh
Iowa
Landgraf Damage Case Headed to Jury in Waterloo
In the retrial of Elizabeth Landgraf versus the city of Waterloo the jury is expected to decide this afternoon on 10,000 dollars in damages for injuries from a December 18, 1925 fall. Plaintiff W L Beechai opened for the plaintiff with EB McGoy to conclude. City Attorney Carleton Sings and A B Lovejor argued for the city. The trial featured most evidence from prior proceedings, with the plaintiff’s prior direct testimony used as cross examination material for the defense.
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Elizabeth Landgraf
Waterloo
W. L. Beechai
Carleton Sings
Lovejor
Aderaf
Polltax Checks Delayed Not Accepted By City Council
City officials warn that overdue polltax checks will not be accepted this year and outline the plan to cover added costs. Charles MacKay notes that many checks arrived late and unsettled, with $3.40 standard payment and questions about where funds will be directed under the new process. The council considers action and potential legal steps, while attorneys review the collection method and timing.
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Charles ‘MacKaay
Oman
MacKay
Imall
Tunney Wedding Tomorrow With Two Ceremonies
Gene Tunney and Miss Mary Josephine Lauder planned a civil and a religious wedding in Rome tomorrow with a special dispensation allowing a non Catholic marriage. The couple arrived in Rome from Naples and kept plans tightly secret amid public interest and officials' uncertainty.
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Rome
Gene ‘Tunney
Mary Josephine Lauder
Curtis Cancels Dates In Rotating Election Campaign
Senator Charles Curtis Republican vice presidential nominee canceled all speaking engagements for the week upon arriving in Chicago from Topeka. He cites fatigue from the western drive and will rest several days before resuming tour, wearing a sling for a mashed thumb and throat treatment. He plans up to a dozen engagements in the northwest next week.
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Curtis
Chicago
Charles Curtis
Topeka
Kan
Naional Committee
Curtis Sill
Meter Deneen
Rock Island
Charles Deneen
Bertha Bauer
Illinois
National Republican
Union League
Albert, Lasker
Shipping Board
Lake Forest
Edgewater Beach
Northwest
Deniis Starling
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Bristol Father Kills Wife and Daughter Then Shoots Self
October 2 in Bristol Connecticut. Howard L. Andrews aged 41 fatally shot his wife Esther Gustafson 31 and his daughter Beverly Ellen and then killed himself. Investigations ongoing as authorities confirm the triple tragedy.
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Kris
Self
Bristol
Conn
Howard L. Andrews
Esther Gustafson
Beverly Ellen
U Diag
Temperatures Forecast for Monday to Tuesday
Fragmented weather text provides temperature hints for Monday through Tuesday with unclear values. The readable parts suggest a high on Monday, a low or minimum overnight, and continued readings into Tuesday, but specific figures are missing and city or region is not stated.
Plain Women Break From Expert On Beating Beauty
Chicago dispatch reports Sandy Olga Egington widow of the late British ambassador to Italy offered advice that a plain woman can gain distinction by exaggerating plainness until she becomes chic and more attractive than mere prettiness. Lady Olga Egington arrived with her son Paul Caret, noted Paris designer, in this era of evolving fashion discourse.
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Chicago
Sandy Olga Egington
Italy
Edward Egington
Olga
Paul Caret
Dolly Sister Dolly Davis Disinherits Son in Will
London Ohio report reveals Sir Mortimer Davis cut off Dolly Latar from sharing in his estate. The will values the Montreal magnate's estate at about 150 million dollars and limits his son's interest to himself, not his wife Dolly or their future children. The Paris 1927 secret marriage to Dolly was opposed by Sir Mortimer, who had married an actress.
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London
Rosciszko Dolly
Dancing Dolly Sisters
Mortimer Davis
Montreal
Dolly
Paris
Mortimer
Altho
Senator McMaster Predicts Hoover Victory in South Dakota
Senator W. H. McMaster of South Dakota said Hoover will carry the state at western Republican headquarters in Chicago. He cited farm prices and the farm question as central, contrasting Gov. Smith's middlewest knowledge and his stance on the McNary Haugen bill as vague and insufficient to address local needs.
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Chicago
Hoover
South Dakota
W. H. McMaster
McMaster
Gov. Smith
Middlewest
Iowa
Marshalltown Bank to Make Payments
Depositors of the First National Bank, closed June 11, will receive a 50 percent dividend by November 1, with 2,150 receiver checks totaling about 660000 mailed to Washington. Claims totaling 1320600 have been filed. only depositors with filed claims participate in the first dividend. An exchange seat on the New York Stock Exchange sold for a record 425600, up 10000 from the prior sale. purchaser's name not announced.
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Marshalltown
First National Bank
L. J. Bosworth
Comptroller of Currency
Washington
Roosevelt Named NY Governor by Democratic Convention
Rochester Oct 2 Franklin D Roosevelt former assistant secretary of the navy was nominated by acclamation for governor of New York by the Democratic state convention. The choice followed a series of conferences with Gov Smith and surprised many as Roosevelt had long refused entry due to health concerns from infantile paralysis. Roosevelt had urged Smith to run earlier, and the ticket includes Lehman for lieutenant governor Conway attorney general Tremain comptroller Copeland U.S. senator and Crough judge of the court of appeals.
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Rochester
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Smith
South
Madison Square Garden
Houston
Herbert H. Lehman
Democratic National Committee
Gov. Smith
Albert Conway
Brooklyn
Morris F. Tremain
Buffalo
United States
Royal
Copeland
Nyack
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Leonard C. Crough
Syracuse
Cedar Falls Hearing Set On City Electric Service Case
Cedar Falls injunction to halt selling electricity outside city limits set for 10 am tomorrow in district court by Judge G W Wood. Plaintiff Louis J Zack Cedar Falls taxpayer seeks restraining order while a later petition to withdraw was not acted on. Builders permits listed for John Cashman Lidity Realty Co Tony Gentle L S Grace L S La Polem and others. Football fatality: Leo Goodreau Villanova star dies from a broken neck after a scrimmage injury in Philadelphia.
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Cedar Falls
G. W. Wood
Louis J. Zack
Instmeion
John Cashman
Logan Avenue
Lidity Realty Co
Lafayette Street
Tony Gentle
Syca More Street
L. S. Grace
Balti Umore Street
L. S. la Polem
Mildred Street
Philadelphia
Leo Goodreau
Haverhill
Mass
Villanova College
Goodreau
Auto Victim's Burial Thursday
Funeral services for Thomas F Brady Jr manager of the Swift & Co produce plant here who died Sunday evening at Mercy hospital Waverly after an automobile accident Saturday afternoon north of Plainfield will be Thursday afternoon at Keokuk Indiana the home of Mrs Brady. Relatives from the Pacific and Atlantic coasts will go directly to Keokuk for the service. The body may be viewed at O'Keefe Towne mortuary before it is taken to Keokuk tomorrow afternoon. The family resides at 449 Kingbard boulevard.
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Thomas F Brady
Swift & Co
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Plainfield
Keokuk
Brady
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
Pacific
Atlantic
Jack
Kingbard Boulevard
Maytag Heiress Weds Colorado Bus Driver in Broadmoor
Howard J. Sparey, driver and later part owner of a local apparel firm, married Miss Freda Maytag daughter of Maytag Washing Machine president F. L. Maytag. The couple met on a bus Sparey drove while she rode as a passenger. The wedding followed at the Maytag home in Broadmoor Colorado Springs.
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Galorado Springs
Colo
Wuri
Howard J. Sparey
Freda Maytag
Iowa
Maytag
Broadmoor
Sparey
Death prompts UT to study abolishing Greek life
Austin reports a full investigation of the University of Texas Greek letter fraternity system was ordered after Nolte McElroy died Sunday during initiation at the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. A faculty committee will review the incident and broader fraternity practices, amid campus unease and regent concerns about procedures.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Nolte McElroy
Delta Kapps Epsilon
Board of Regents
H. ¥. Benedict
McElroy
Longhorn
Bus Driver's Widow Gets Compensation
Mrs. Ruby Arthur widow of a Marble Rock school bus driver who was killed when a train struck the bus was awarded 6 dollars weekly for 300 weeks at a hearing. The school board opposed, contending Arthur was an independent contractor rather than an employee delivering transportation for the district.
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Courier
Charles City
Ruby Arthur
Marble Rock Consolidated School
Arthur
Woman Gives Birth to Five Children
Mexico City reports Matine De Los Reme dios Aparicio Sereque gave birth to five sons Sept. 16, husband Marcelino Sereque, a farmer, couple married a year. Also notes killed bridge bond plan in Council Bluffs and autogyro hopes in Paris. Visitor from Detroit and a marriage license for Don W. Schuyler and Cora Townsend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
U.P
Matine de Los Remedios
Still alarm hits rear alley of Lauerman store
A still alarm at 8 05 p m reported a fire in the rear alley of the Lauerman department store with no damage. The ad line promotes Buy 1 1 Berman Miller phone 2M.
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Lauerman Department Store
Berman
Miller
East Grandstand Gets Wall and Fence Upgrade
A corrugated metal wall extension and a woven wire fence are being installed at East High athletic field this week at a cost around 500 dollars. The upgrade removes the need for canvas safety strips and supports football and other events. In other notes, East Junior High training students move heavy machinery, adjust work rooms, and brace Sixth Street stairs with linoleum added to reduce noise. Hawthorne school fence completion marks district-wide school fencing plans.
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East High Athletic Field
East Junior High School
Manual Training
Hawthorne School
Gravel Pit Blast Kills Manager and May Blind
Des Moines dispatch reports a premature dynamite explosion at the Independent Sands and Gravel Co plant near Valley Junction killed manager E A Lansrud, 53, and injured banker A O Hauge. Lansrud, his two sons, and Hauge were inspecting stump removal for pit enlargement. Hauge, bank president and Morris Plan vice president, may lose sight due to injuries.
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Des Moines
E. A. Lansrud
Independent
Sands& Gravvel Co
Valley Junction
A. O. Hauge
Lansrud
Hauge
Town Trust & Savings Bank
Morris Plan Bank
Leaky Tank Halts Endurance Flight
In San Diego on Oct 21 B Balked by a leaking gasoline tank William Breck and Edward Schree halted their world endurance wing attempt after 59 hours 30 minutes aloft. The current world record of 65 hours 25 minutes was set by Johann Risticz and Wilhelm Zimmerren.
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San Diego
Cal
United States
William , Breck
Edward Schree
Johann Risticz
Wilhelm Zimmermen
Lewis Stone and Wife to Separate
Florence Oakley and Lewis S. Stone of Hollywood have separated, with Oakley leaving for San Francisco to fulfill a stage engagement. She said they will see if the separation is permanent, noting they married in 1920, while Stone offered no comment.
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Los Angeles
Florence Oakley
Lewis S. Stone
Hollywood
San Francisco
Moon Car Fire Plug Unlucky Mixture
Charles Hubbard is jailed for 10 days for intoxication after a Sunday incident in Town City Ta His release will lead to an illegal possession of intoxicants charge arising from the same episode The report notes two gallons of moonshine and a car may not have been parked by him near a fire hydrant
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Town City
Charles Hubbard
Declining birthrate to shrink youth and swell elders
The New York Academy of Medicine heard Dr Louis Dublin warn that by mid century roughly one in ten Americans may be over 65. He cited declining birthrates restricted immigration and disease control as key factors driving an aging population trend in the United States.
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New York
Oct
New York Academy of Medicine
Louis
Dublin
Woman Kills Girl and Youth in Booming House
In Chicago on October 2 a 14-year-old schoolgirl named Lillie Mas Winston and a neighborhood youth identified as Sonny were shot and killed in a booming house. The shooter, a 22-year-old woman described as the sweetheart of the deceased youth, carried out the killings this afternoon.
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Chicago
Lillie Mas Winston
Sonny
Death of 12 year old Ronald Lee from diphtheria
Ronald Wendell Lee son of Mr and Mrs Guy H Set died at 3 a m at home after a five day illness from diphtheria. Born in Mount Auburn Indiana he attended Emerson school. Survived by eight brothers and one sister. Body sent Mount Auburn for burial in Mount Auburn cemetery.
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Nonald
Ronald Wendell Lee
Guy H. Set
Randolph Street
Mount Autum
Emerson School
Mount Auburn
Show of Belgians Distinction Tells Canopus Club
A lunch talk at Black's tea room praised Waterloo as housing the world’s outstanding Belgian horse show. J D Conner of Wabash Indiana, long secretary treasurer of the American Association of Belgian Draft Horses in America, noted his registries. J Anderson of King Ventilating in Otter Tail Minnesota spoke on dairy cattle progress, citing farm herd growth and rising bank deposits since 1924.
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Waterloo
J. D. Conner
Wabash
Ind
ConoPus Club Juncheon
Black
America
Conner
American ‘Association of
J. Anderson
King Ventilating Company
Owaltonna, Minn
Canopus
Hagen Faces Easy Path in Pro Golf Meet Round One
Walter Hagen showed an easy start as the Professional Golfers Association championship opened at the Five Farms course of the Baltimore Country Club. Wild Bill Mehlhorn led Gene Sarazen by two holes, Long Jon Barnes stood three up on Tommy Armour, and Al Espinosa sped through Johnny Golden 11 up after 18. Hagen drew strong crowds with a modest win over Willie Ogg, as the top stars began key matchups to narrow the field before Friday.
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Baltimore. Md
Wild Bill Mehlhorn
Long Jon Barnes
al Espinosa
Professional Golfers Association
Five Farms
Baltimore C. C
Mehlham
Gene Sarazen
Barnes
Tommy Armour
Espinosa
Johnny Golden
Walter Hagen
Willie Ogg
Hagen
Leo Diegel
Espingsa
Commander Byrd Heads West to Start South Pole Trip
Commander Richard E. Byrd began his voyage toward the Antarctic on the Larsen whale ship from San Diego after leaving Boston with his wife. He predicted a return in July 1930 and said farewell to his son Dickie and three daughters.
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Commander Byrd
Boston
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
San Diego
Cal
Larsen
New Zealand
Byrd
Goodby
Dickie
Temperance group rebuts Smith speeches in Illinois
Evanston Illinois October 2 The National Women's Christian Temperance Union headquarters issued a statement from here disputing Governor Smith's Milwaukee remarks. It claimed that Smith misuses facts on prohibition and cites nonlegal referenda as meaningless while insisting a majority supports prohibition.
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Evanston
iIas
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Goy
al Smith
Milwaukee
Smith
Ilinois
New York
Norris to Pick His Candidate Oct. 20
Senator George W. Norris Republican Nebraska veteran leader of the senate progressive bloc may publicly declare his choice for the presidency on October 20 but not before He spoke on the eve of a speaking tour into northwestern states supporting progressive senators seeking re election He indicated Alfred E Smith is more acceptable to him than Herbert Hoover so far
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
INS
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Senate
Progressive Bloc
Stler
Northwestern
Norris
Alfred E. Smith
Herbert Hoover
Brain Tests for MW in Evening Post
A vintage testing page from the Evening Post advertises brain teasers for MW and YF. It describes time limits and specific cross out exercises, including removing words with s, ea, g, and other letters, prompting readers to answer or refer to provided key.
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Evening Post, Inc
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Gene Tunney
Naples
Newsemmi
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Hotel de Russie
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Robinson
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Edwin Wachlin
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