Return of coal miners to work in southern Illinois
In the Marion area coal crews return as winter looms with wage talks at 7 50 a day under the Jacksonville agreement. Six months of steady work expected amid demand and tieups. Mexico City unrest disrupts government forces as generals bend toward former President Obregon. AFL denounces communism and reports 2 812 million members. Monogamy debated by zoologist Jennings. Von Hindenburg aged 80 greets loyal crowds in Berlin. Tariff dispute with France centers on perceived discrimination and potential duty changes as European receptions of Americans continue.
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Illnois
Marion
Jacksonville
Illinois
Not Certain Gov Smith to Be Given Nomination
Washington dispatch reports a careful survey on Governor Smith of New York and the Democratic nomination. It places his potential at about 732 delegates needed for two thirds but notes a clear majority of non Smith delegates could still deny him. Local candidates aim to protect their positions if Smith runs. News by Mark Sullivan.
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Washington
D. C
Smith
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Illinois
Smith’ Territory
New York Herald-Tribune
Inquest Planned Into Death Of James S. Wilson
Washington Iowa October 3 an inquest was to be held into the death of James S Wilson 50 a Spanish American war veteran run over by a Burlington freight train Saturday afternoon in this city the accident is under investigation by local authorities.
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Washington
James S. Wilson
Burlington
Walton bolt at Cedar Rapids may secede from Izaak Walton League
Cedar Rapids Iowa Oct 3 Action may be taken at a Cedar Rapids chapter executive committee meeting on the question of secession from the Izaak Walton league and affiliation with the Will H. Dilg conservation league Ballots sent to 100 local members produced 106 in favor and six against The Dilg league organized in Iowa last July at Marshalltown Prof Bohumil Shimek of the University of Iowa led the revolt against the Walton league in this state.
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Cedar Rapids
Izaak Walton League
Will H. Dilg Conservation League
Dile
Will H. Dile
Iowa
Marshalltown
Bohumil Shimek
University of Iowa
Messner Boy Pleads Guilty Hearing Begins
Cedar Rapids Iowa October 3 Lyle Messner fourteen pleads guilty to the murder of Kathleen Forrest six. District Judge John T Moffitt immediately begins testimony to determine punishment. Court room crowded with orderly crowd.
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Cedar Rapids
Lyle Messner
Kathleen Forrest
John T. Moffitt
Pelton Sentenced for Embezzlement in Fort Madison
Vere N. Pelton pleaded guilty in district court to embezzlement. Judge G. W. Woolf sentenced him to five years in the Fort Madison penitentiary. Waterloo Fruit & Commission Co. acted as the complainant, accusing Pelton of embezzling $2,000 while employed by the firm.
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Vere N. Pelton
G. W. Woolf
Fort Madison
Waterloo Fruit & Commission Co
Pelton
County Board Approves Rat Scalp Bounty Plan
Rat scalps to be paid a nickel each during November until 10,000 patches of rodent hair are bought by County Auditor Frank Esher. Total county expense set at $500 for the rat cull. All supervisors voted for the bounty except Matt Ahles of Gilbertville.
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Frank Esher
Matt Ahles
Gilbertville
Actress Bride of 2 Weeks Ends Life
Hollywood, Oct 3. Actress Celis Delargo, who recently played in minor roles supporting Dolores Del Rio, committed death by drinking chloroform. She had married two weeks ago to William Delargo, a wealthy Chihuahua City merchant who reportedly deserted her. A note to her husband said she hoped he would be sorry all his life.
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Hollywood
Gal
INS
Celis Delargo
Dolores del Rio
Miss Delargo
William Delargo
Chihuahua City
Save Man From Rope Lynch Attempt Ends in Rescue
Brooklyn October 3 A mob of men and women sought to hang Max Fischer 48 after he allegedly annoyed two young girls. Police intervened as shouts of Lynch him rang out, saving Fischer from being hanged from a tree limb.
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Brooklyn
Max Fischer
Courier delivery by 5 30 each day stated
The notice instructs home delivery before 5 30 o clock and offers a remedy if the paper is late due to carrier error or other causes. If missed, call the office at the provided phone number before 6 20 p m to receive a copy of the paper.
Iowa Union Miners and Operators Reach Separate Talks
Des Moines reports resumed wage talks between Iowa miners and coal operators aiming to fast track an Illinoislike settlement. J H Morris gains permission to negotiate under the Illinois framework while calls for separate state agreements grow amid no/yes union constraints. Clarence Clem, 25, Thompsonville mine inspector, commits suicide in St. Louis as six month coal strike saps work prospects.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Illinois
George Heaps, Jr
Iowa Coal Operators’ Association
J. H. Morris
Albia
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Jacksonville
Mlinois
Wage Scale Commission
International Policy Commission
St. Louis
Clarence Clem
Thompsonville
Ill
Clem
Slays Man in Three Year Feud Held for Murder
Sioux City, Oct 13. Frank Clark under guard at a local hospital wounded in the arm faces first degree murder charges in the slaying of Alfred Schwandt. The shooting near McCook Lake, S D, ends a feud that began in 1924 when Schwandt tried to arrest Clark on a liquor charge. Clark says Schwandt fired six times. Clark fired a shotgun after Schwandt shot first. Clark will be moved to Elk Point jail when possible.
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Sioux City
Frank Clark
Alfred Schwandt
Elk Point
Schwandt
Clark
McCook Lake
S. D
Von Hindenburg Birthday Marked by Mass Demonstrations
Berlin reports mark the eightieth birthday of President Von Hindenburg with crowds filling streets and the presidential palace area. Thousands cheered as he appeared, flags waved nationwide, and receptions at the palace included the cabinet and Chancellor Marx who conveyed the government’s congratulations.
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Berlin
Germany
von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
Reichstag
Marx
Zoology professor rejects radical family life proposals
Buffalo N Y Oct 3 A famed Johns Hopkins zoology professor Herbert S Jennings told a conference on family life in America today that radical changes such as polygamous marriages temporary families and state care of children are deficient He argued the monogamous lifelong family remains the evolutionary ideal and temp families and polygamy are likely to fade away Social workers from the United States Canada and Europe attended.
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Herbert 5. Jennings
Johns Howkins
Buffalo
Jennings
Buffalo, N. Y
Herbert S. Jennings
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
United States
Canada
Europe
Racing Car Jumps Fence Kills Two at Spencer Fair
In Spencer Iowa on October 3 a racing car driven by Jimmy Nicol surged the track fence at the Clay County fair. Two people died Ida McCord and 9 year old Lois Zieman. Ed Zieman is gravely injured along with two other men Dan Felice Henry Georet and Idelita Martin. The injured are hospitalized and expected to recover. The crash left several others shaken as authorities investigate.
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Spencer
Clay County Fair
Ida McCord
Lois
Zieman
Royal
Ed Zieman
Jimmy Nicol
Relief fund grows after St Louis tornado chaos
St Louis reports rapid rehab of 2600 homeless families as relief funds near 500000 dollars. Death toll not to exceed 85 in greater district. Police advertise for 500 duty policemen at four fifty a day. Army troops, guardsmen and Boy Scouts continue relief and guard work in the six square mile tornado area.
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St. Louis
Board of Police Commissioners
Jefferson Barracks
Six Square Mile
Dynamite Found Under Floor of Wrecked Bath School
The 224 sticks of dynamite hidden beneath a false floor in the wrecked Bath schoolhouse are linked to the Andrew Kehoe bombing that killed 44 people last spring. Workmen uncover explosives. supervisor S. E. Ewing notes smaller amounts found on five prior occasions during rebuilding.
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Bath
Mich
Andrew Kehoe
Clinton County
S. E. Ewing
Bath Township
Think Child Victim of Cholera Morbus Think Child Victim of Cholera Morbus Omaha
LeRoy Malome the five year old son of Alvin O Malome is dead and five other children are hospitalized with suspected acute cholera morbus Juanita LeRoys 43 year old sister is in critical condition The other patients Alvin Maloney Jr Woodrow Maloney and two cousins Henry and Betty Lobeck are expected to recover Chemical and bacteriological tests are underway to determine the precise cause of death
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Omaha
LeRoy
Alvin O. Malome
Juanita
Alvin Maloney
Woodrow Maloney
Henry
Betty Lobeck
Estate accounting ordered for $60,000 Niemann estate
In Council Bluffs Iowa on October 3 an accounting of the Wilhelm Niemann estate was ordered. Frank Blank an officer of Hart Investment Bankers was to appear before District Judge Wheeler to give an accounting of administration amid relatives petitioning for details on the $60,000 estate and alleging lack of information.
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Council Bluffs
INS
Frank Blank
5. RD. Hart Company
Wheeler
Wilhelm Niemann
Niemann
Blank
Short Interviews With Home Folks on Gravel Road Test
Supervisor F T Bentley directed a road maintenance experiment on the Waterloo to Raymond gravel road during last week's rain. R A Doty rode with the maintainer and praised the surface, noting the blade threw water off and kept the road as smooth as a floor despite heavy rain.
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F. T. Bentley
Waterloo
Raymond
R. A. Doty
Bentley
Mexico City garrison revolts against government
Three companies of the Mexico City garrison revolted last night and marched out of the capital to join the anti Obregon movement led by Generals Serrano and Gomez. Gen Jose Alvarez said soldiers were misled by their chiefs and most returned to barracks. About 500 left the city. destinations unknown.
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Mexico City
Serrano
Gomez
Obregon
Calles
Serrano and
Jose Alvarez
Heat wave in New York cripples beaches and claims lives
New York on October 3 reports an unseasonable heat wave breaking October records. The heat caused three deaths and many prostrations across the north and middle Atlantic states. An estimated 400,000 people flocked to beaches in New York City and Coney Island with Rockaways also crowded.
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New York
North
Middle Atlantic States
New York City
Coney Island
Rockaway
Brock and Schlee Fly for St. Louis
Dallas pilots William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee flew the round the world plane Pride of Detroit from Dallas for St. Louis. They expect to reach Detroit by Tuesday noon.
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Dallas
Tex
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Pride of
French tariff notes show direct focus on U S rates
Washington reports that the French notes target American tariff rates since the Franco-German treaty. The documents, released in Washington and Paris, indicate a shift from initial proposals to new ideas about adjusting rates under section 315. France rebukes U S threats to counter discriminate while arguing tariff reforms tied to customs changes.
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Washington, D.C
Washington
Paris
Pearse
America
France
U.S
Assistant Dry Chief at St. Paul Resigns
The resignation of Jesse Steenson, data prohibition administrator at Paul, Minn., was announced by the Prohibition Bureau in Washington. His voluntary retirement was reported with no stated reason.
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St. Paul
Washington, D. C
Jesse Steenson
Prohibition
Paul, Minn
Tomn
The
Prohibition Bureau
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