CARELESS PARENTS PRIMARILY BLAMED IN YOUTH CRIME
A Cedar Rapids judge sentenced 15 year old Lyle Messner to life for attacking and killing Kathleen Forrest while placing major blame on careless parents. The editorial argues parental training is moral rather than legal and notes harsher punishment would shift blame. It also discusses artichoke farming, flood relief, and railcar improvements as broader topics in the era.
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Lyle Messner
Cedar Rapids
Kathleen Forrest
John T. Moffitt
Lyle
Senator Howell
Nebraska
Van Felice and Henry George Lead Se Cigars Idolite Event
Readable fragments show names Van Felice and Henry George amid a list including Idolite Mar iin Mavana Ribbon and Se cigars. The scant text suggests a names-only note or catalog entry without clear event or outcome details.
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van Felice
Henry George
Idolite
Mariin
Mavana Ribbon
Se Cigars
Vertioem Smi
Butler Parleys Bare Relief Of G O P President Makers
Washington D C Oct 4 INS observers after 24 hours of quiet sparring conclude Butler aims to draft Coolidge for 1928 but is stymied by his do not choose stance. Open house fades into backroom talks as presidents makers seek candidates with little public detail. Some support for Curtis Watson Hughes Lowden and Dawes emerge while cities seek next year convention sites.
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Washington, D. C
William M. Butler
Massachusetts
Republican National Committee
Coolidge
Butler
San Francisco
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Mulvane
Charles Curtis
Kealing
James E. Watson
Hilles
Charles E. Hughes
Red Cross Appeals for More Storm Relief Funds
St Louis officials say the $500000 storm relief goal will be far short of needs after a tornado disaster. Bert Lang chair warns emergency will continue until rehabilitation can begin, as money remains absolutely necessary. Joan Lonsdale chairs the Red Cross finance committee urges prompt liberal contributions to aid devastated districts. The fund recently surpassed $400000 and is expected to hit the initial target today.
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St. Louis
Red Cross
Bert Lang
Tornado’ Relief Committee
Finance Committee
The
Joan Lonsdale
Tariff Mixup Disturbs US French ties
Washington October 4 President Coolidge said the government is upset by tariff disputes with France amid lingering friendship and wartime alliance. He argued discrimination rather than monetary value lies at the heart of the clash, while noting minor material impact from French tariff restrictions.
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Washington, D. C
France
United States
Coolidge
Dirty politics on University of Iowa campus editorial says
An Oct 4 Daily Iowan editorial claims last year’s campus politics were corrupt with self-styled leaders controlling elections. It accuses sororities of committee-promises if they vote the right ticket and says independent candidates are pushed out as groups stuff ballot boxes.
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Town City
University of Iowa
Daily Iowan
Delivery Target Time for Courier Service
The courier should arrive at your home before 5 30. If you do not receive the paper by then due to carrier error or other cause, call the office before 6 30 a.m. to arrange a resend. Provide your phone number and request a copy of the paper.
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Courier
Testimony in damage suit over Ames auto death
Des Moines records show testimony continuing in a $15,000 damage suit arising from the death of Shirley Markman in a November 21, 1926, collision at the Jefferson Lincoln highways intersection near Ames. Defendants Alfred Alleman and Everett Holland, both of Elkhart, owned the Alleman car. The case is brought by A. J. Meyers as administrator for the deceased girl’s estate.
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Des Moines
Shirley Markman
Jefferson
Lincoln
Ames
Alfred Alleman
Everett Holland
Elkhart
Holland
Young Alleman
A. J. Meyers
Markman
Lewis Markman
Alleman
Hit by Auto Ambulance Struck After Davis Is Hit
Cedar Rapids Oct 4 W H Davis was knocked down by a car and placed in an ambulance to go to the hospital. Another car struck the ambulance, throwing Davis to the floor. He said he is the luckiest man alive and would have been killed if another vehicle had been nearby.
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Cedar Rapids
W. H. Davis
Davis
J L Bailey in Serious Auto Crash
Cedar Falls reports J L Bailey former Black Hawk County supervisor and longtime real estate figure sustained serious injuries after stepping into a street path and being struck by a light coach on East Main near Hieber drug store. He was unconscious for hours, with head and shoulder injuries, possible skull fracture, and significant blood loss. no fault found with the driver William Wilson. Bailey, about 60, was walking south on the east Main curb line when the collision occurred Monday night.
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Cedar Falls
J. L. Bailey
Black Hawks County Board of Supervisors
Bailey
Sartori Memorial Hospital
William Wilson
East Main Street
Hieber Drug Store
Main
Dynamite Blast Shakes Candy Plant in Wilkes-Barre
An explosion at the Pittston plant of Wilkes-Barre Maid Candy in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania injures two workers and damages six nearby buildings. Police estimate about 30 sticks of dynamite were detonated in the stock room with no motive determined.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pittston
Wilkes- Barre Maid Candy Company
Cuba Acts To Restrict Cuban Sugar Output
President Machado signed into law a bill restricting Cuba sugar output after Senate passage earlier today. The action aims to limit production levels and control market effects within Havana and across Cuba.
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Havana
Cuba
Machado
Senate
Ray of Science Parley Opens Radio Conference In Washington
President Coolidge opens the International Radiotelegraph conference with calls for candid discussion and global co operation. Delegates from about fifty nations aim to regulate radio to prevent chaos while allowing growth. He urges that radio rise to a realm of beneficent public service and highlights its roles in defense, navigation, commerce, education, and entertainment.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Coolidge
Hoover
International Organization
Henning Adolf Hamilton
Canada
United States
Cuba
Mexico
International Radio Telegraph
Obregon Reported Safe in Mexico City During Revolt
Revolt in Nogales Arizona reports Gen Alvaro Obregon former president and candidate for 1928 reelection was safe in the Mexican capital. The fate of generals Francisco Serrano and Arnulfo Gomez who opposed the Obregon movement was not known.
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Nogales
Ariz
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Francisco Serrano
Arnulfo Gomez
Obregon
German plane begins Atlantic air hop from Norderney
Berlin reports Lufthansa says Junkers D-1230, a three motor hydro airplane, flew from Norderney toward the United States via the Azores starting at 4:46 PM. The craft headed west with Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, as a planned next stop, secrecy shrouding the departure.
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Berlin
Lufthansa
Junkers
Norderney
United States
Azores
Schellingswroude
Amsterdam
Germany
Atlantic Ocean
Frederick Loose
Bremen
Todie N
Lily Dillenz
Enterprise
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Two Iowa boys die and one injured in hunting mishaps
Des Moines reports two tragedies from the hunting season. Arthur Nuenschwander, 13, of Le Mars, died instantly when a shotgun leaning in a car floor discharged into his mouth. In Atlantic, 14-year-old Albert Blattner was wounded when Wesley Ross’s rifle jammed and discharged. Blattner’s condition was serious but doctors said he may recover.
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Des Moines
Arthur Nuenschwander
le Mars
Albert Blattner
Atlantic
Wesley Ross
Ross
Blattner
Mrs. Lilliendahl to Be Taken to Scene of Murder
Mrs Margaret Lilliendahl widow of Dr William Lilliendahl who was murdered Aug 15 will be taken to the crime scene today. Chief Detective Frank J Harrold announced. She told authorities two Negroes leaped on the running board shot the physician and attacked her. She is free on 25000 bail as a material witness while state police keep a round the clock watch at her South Vineland home.
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Hammonton
N. J
Margaret Lilliendahl
William Lilliendahl
Frank J. Harrold
Liner Lancastria Collides With River Pisher Near Thames
London Oct 4 The Cunard liner Lancastria reported collision with the steamer River Pisher off the mouth of the Thames. Lancastria with under a hundred passengers aboard sustained slight damage to its starboard side.
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London
Cunard
Lancastria
Thames River
Mexico City Police Jails 1d Perjung Including 2 Women
Seemingly few Waterloo motorists know that within an hour's drive of the city is located a beautiful little state park especially well adapted for big or little group picnics. This is the Theodore J. Clarke park, two and one-half miles north east of Traer. A custodian is in charge. During the fall, when forests are especially alluring, the park should attract many picnic groups from this vicinity.
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Waterloo
John N. la Barre
Theodore J. Clarke
Traer
Hudson
Idle Jury Panel Discharged by Judge in Cass County
Judge Earl Peters discharged the idle jury panel drawn for the September term of Cass county court in Atlantic Iowa. The panel heard no cases, with several sentences handed down but only one case reaching trial, which was settled immediately. The term was described as the lightest in Cass county history.
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Atlantic
Earl Peters
Peters
Cass County Court
Miss Francis Joins Ellsworth Faculty
Miss May E. Francis joins Ellsworth college faculty as professor of mathematics and assistant in education. Former state superintendent of public instruction, she retired last January, announced by the college board of trustees in Iowa Falls.
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Iowa Falls
May E. Francis
Ellsworth College
Francis
Troops March on Peking Deepening Sino Alliance
Peking story reports Yen Hsi-Shan's Shansi army closing on Peking from the northwest with cavalry nearing Suanhwafu. Chang Tso-Lin’s Mukden forces have vacated the town as Yen’s troops raise the Komintang flag, signaling unity with Feng Yu-Hsiang’s nationalist movement.
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Peking
Yen Hsi-Shan
Shansi Province
Suanhwafu
Chang Tso-Lin
Chihli
Kalgan
National People's Army
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Action on Lakes Waterways Wear Action on Lakes Waterways Wear
Des Moines reports two months of preliminary work aimed at an international conference of sponsors for the Great Lakes St. Lawrence waterways project. Former Gov. W. L. Harding says the effort will lead to a joint treaty commission to establish the project machinery. An international conference will be called once a Canadian committee resolves Dominion objections.
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Des Moines
Treaty Commission
W. L. Harding
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Dominion
Harding
Des Moines Celebrates 70th Anniversary With Giant Birthday Cake
Des Moines observed the city founding anniversary with an 850 pound cake cut by Gov. Hammill and shared with more than 3,000 residents including men women and children in a public celebration completing the long standing commemoration.
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Des Moines
Hammill
Censorship Tightens as Mexican Revolt Spreads
Reports from Mexico and border cities detail General Francisco Serrano and followers captured and executed after a revolt against Obregon’s bid for re election. Censorship blocks cable messages between Mexico and the United States while outbreaks reach Veracruz Puebla Coahuila and the federal district. The Calles government claims mutinies are crushed and promises punishment for Serrano and Gomez within 48 hours.
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Mexico City
Francisco Serrano
Laredo
Tex
San Antonio
el General
Mexico
Alejanrillo
Monterey
Neuvo Laredo
Liberator
Calles
Mexico’s
Iby
Torreon
Coahuila
Vera. Cruz
Amnulfo Gomez
Obregon
Serrano
Vera Cruz
Gomez
Tampico
el Mundo
Carlos A. Vidal
Chiapas
Texcoco
Puebla
Washington
D. C
United Press
Vera Crus
Publa
Federal District
State of Coahuila
Sixteenth Infantry
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