Coolidge to Fill Diplomatic Posts Amid Retirements
London dispatch details President Coolidge preparing to fill key diplomatic posts as ambassadors to London and Rome retire this year. Col George Harvey plans to quit to pursue history writing, while Will Hays and others weigh the Republican candidate scenario ahead of the 1924 convention.
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Washington, D.C
Coolhiga
London
Rome
Amby Blarvey
Y Gepartiareal
Ambassidor Child
United States
Harding
Harvey
Davis ME. Church
International News
Col
George Harvey
Court of St. Janes
Friedas
Col. Harvey
Will H. Hays
Hays
Coolidge
Chicago
Ita
Ambagov
Walter Hines
Graves to Erect Monument for Lincoln's Parents
Illinois district of Lausty Fonral under Wayne C. Towner pledges to build a suitable memorial for Abraham Lincoln and his wife. Each of 50 Illinois clubs donates one dollar per member, with many already sending checks. Some outside aid received though no public appeal is planned.
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Abraham Linco
Illinois
Liaustyfonal
Wayne C. Towner
Savernor
Lincoln
Ilinois
Near Riot Staged in N Y Lloyd George Visit
Amid cheers in City Hall crowds react as Lloyd George tours New York en route to Canada and back to the United States. Accompanied by his wife and younger daughter, he plans cities across North America before finalizing travel plans in New York.
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Lloyd George
Bayne
Bou
England
City Hall
New York
Montreal
Ottawaa
Toronto
Niavark
Falls
Ont
Winnipeg
Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Chicago
Spreingfield
Ill
Mooseheart
St. Louis
Louisville
Prankfort
Metropolitan
York
Indictment Alleges Plot Over Mrs Stokes Amid Divorce Fight
The case lists conspiracy to circulate rumors about Mrs Stokes reputation and character, perjury charges, and conspiracy to do feral acts. Bonds fixed at five dollars for each indicted. The six accomplices were to appear but did not, requiring bond. In another item a Wyoming oil fire draws 150 firefighters near Casper as smoke blows toward the Burlington bridge downstream.
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Charee
Helen
Stokes
Dublin
Chicago
OWA Woman Recalls Japan Earthquake in Ami es
Miss Catherine Cranor, Towal State college home economics instructor, described Japan's earthquake and typhoon disaster after seven days in a public park in Tokyo. A coolie saved her life during the quake, shielding her from debris as buildings burned. She aided relief work before securing passage on the President Pierce at Yokohama aboard a weary journey home.
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Ames
Catherine Cranot
Af Towal State College
Japan
Miss Cranor
Tokio
Yokohama
Raner
Angaly Ingon
Rames
Whttie
Pokie
M Cravor
Fant
Emassy
President Pierce
Odd Will Makes Esther Lindeman Beneficiary in $50 Bequest
International news wire from Grand Rapids reports Esther Lindeman is named the $50 beneficiary in the will of Miss Linz after Lindeman protested neighbors burning leaves that worsened Linz’s asthma. The quirky will disposes of a $2,000 estate and lists numerous small bequests to friends and relatives, including Gustave Reot, Melinda Butler, Minnie Patterson, Harl W. Flopson, Melvin Root, Laverne McNamara, and Peter Hendrickson, with playful notes on gifts and memories connected to family life.
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International News Wire
Grand Rapids
Mich
Amentia Linz
Esther Lindeman
Miss Linz
Eure
Gustavus Reot
Melinda Butler
Minnie Patterson
Harl W. Flopson
Melvin Root
State Briefs Muscatine and Nearby Incidents
Muscatine man Bradey bound over to the grand jury for forging a 7.86 dollar check on a local merchant after his Des Moines arrest following enlistment in the army. Harlin notes a district judge G W Cullison died at home from heart trouble after more than a year in post. Shenandoah reports one dead and two injured in two accidents with Mrs L M Oziah and Mrs J A Snow among those hurt. Marshalltown records 22 year old Leslie McCourtie injured after being trampled by a horse. Creston notes George McCloud sues over 2 999 damages tied to a clash between strikers and guards. Burlington covers Missouri governor Hyde attacking initiative and referendum before 3200 teachers.
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Muscatine
M.S. Bradey
Bradey
Des Moines
Muscatine Commission
Harlin
G. W. Cullison
Shenandoni
Turlington Railroad
John R. Sears
Sears
C. A. Blodgett
Burlington
Arthur M. Hyde
Missouri
Sheckler couple to reside in Waterloo home
Rev and Mrs T H Sheckler of Raymond Iowa plan to live at 227 Denver Street Waterloo in a house recently bought from C D Hares. Rev Sheckler has served as pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in Raymond for the past two years.
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T. H. Sheckler
Raymond
Denver Street
C. D. Hares
Mr. Sheckler
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Mortuary Notices for Parker Wattson Evely Bryant
Mortuary notices report Mrs Earl Parker aged 18 dying at 1125 Biulf street after bronchial pneumonia. Survived by husband and mother with siblings listed. body with Kistner mortuary. Also notice on George Wattson of Illinois Central Shops death and arrangements at O Keefe Towne. Addie King Evely funeral to be held at First Methodist with burial at Fairview. private services for W A Bryant at family residence.
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Earl Parker
Biulf Streat
Decedent
Tracy
Minn
Waterloo
Marl Parker
Christian Church
Margaret Fonlk
Arthur
Claude Foulk
Wheatland
Wyo
Ira
Alvina
Eugene
Hubert
Ida Jones
Mills
Belva Rice
Grey Full
Kistner
George Wattson
George T. Wattson
Illinois Central Hospital
Chicago
O'Keefe & Towne
Wattson
Illinois Central Shops
Addie King Evely
M. Ti
G. Shoemaker
Tr. E. Johnson
Fairview
Petersen Bros
Eleven Year Old Valedictorian Enters Syracuse University
Moses Finklestein, age 11 and high school valedictorian from Syracuse New York, has joined Syracuse University as a freshman becoming perhaps the youngest student ever to enroll at the university.
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Syracuse Peters University
Syracuse
N. Y
Moses Finklestein
Syracuse University
Farmer Pleads Guilty in Attempt to Defraud Government
William Samo a Beamer Iowa farmer indicted for defrauding the government of 244 dollars pleaded guilty before Judge George C Scott. He was fined 150 dollars and costs after admitting he sent a letter with a missing check to a local mail order house and later claimed against the government. He confessed his wife and family faced starvation prompting the scheme.
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Cedar Rapids
William Samo
Young Beamer
Farmer
George C. Scott
Samo
Mutual Endowment to Refund in Des Moines Dissolution
The Continental Mutual Endowment Association, funded by Iowa lovers, will be dissolved and refunds issued after a two week probe by county attorney Vernon Seeburger and the attorney-general. He said the plan violated state blue sky laws and thus must end. A second scarlet fever case was reported at the Rhey home, with four-year-old John and eleven-year-old Gordon ill.
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United Press
Litenfield, O
Geneva Mildred Jennings
Geneva Mildred
Geneva
Geneve Mildred
Fred Taubbe
Des Moines
Continental Mutual Endowment Association
Iowa
Vernon Seeburger
Seeburger
A. &B. Rhey
John
Gordon
Waterios Evening Courier Patterns
Instructions to obtain up-to-date Courier patterns from the Fashion Department at Evening Courier Waterloo. Enclose 15 cents per pattern and allow ten days for delivery after sending order. Patterns allow for seams and are filled to Boon when possible.
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Waterloo
Spanish dictator Rivera rises to power by army career
Madrid October 5 Primo Rivera the Spanish general who seized power is likened to a Spanish Mussolini by observers. He led a military coup shaping government with the king’s sanction, while his rapid changes respect no former institutions. Rivera’s career includes Cuba and the Philippines, captain-general of Madrid, and decisive Moroccan campaigns.
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Alfonso of
Spain
Primo de Ivera
Madrid
Primo Rivera
Mussolini
Gen. Rivera
Rivera
United States
Union
Alfonso
Estella
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Mlitary
Catalonia
Alkucemas
Cadiz
San Fernando
Reif
Santa Maria Sabina
Philippines
Maria Christina
Prima Rivera
Paris
Morocco
Macize Gurugy
Des Moines Police Fail to Find Thieves
Des Moines police and troops failed to trace robbers after a night raid on the northwest side of the city. A fur coat valued at 500 dollars and jewelry valued at 300 dollars were reported stolen from the Luzien position after entry to three other homes. The fragment references a 1813 hero and mentions the Cross of Merit, with unclear ties to a Spanish commission and French and British battalions.
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Des Moines
Atlqay
Kert
Nounce
Luzien
Tat Roja
Uefronts 1919 Lieutenant General Rise 1920 Captain General
Uefronts was made a lieutenant-general in 1919. In 1920 he was appointed captain-general of Valencia and later transferred to Madrid.
Radio Aids Efforts to Trace Cecil Philo Disappearance
Authorities and volunteers distributed a photo postcard and radio alerts to locate Cecil Philo of Williams Iowa. The 29 year old described man was last seen in Waterloo on September 26, 1923 wearing a steel gray hat and leather jacket. Police in Saint Paul were contacted about a bank note finding and did not respond.
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Ceit
Dick Pailo
Toda Jn
Cat Yeman
Williams
Waterloo
St. Paul
Ifrom Williams
Cecil Philo
Polkce
Waas
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