Bootlegger Remus Fights Divorce Then Kills Wife
Cincinnati reports George Remus shot and killed his wife in Eden Park as she fled a taxi en route to divorce court. Remus, dubbed king of bootleggers, surrendered to police and faces first degree murder charges. The divorce case, stalled for two years, featured Remus acting as his own counsel amid prior legal battles and accusations of prejudice.
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Cincinnati
Vorce
George Remus
Eden Park
Remus
Kirgan
Moore
Chicago
Atlanta, Ga
Justice
Department ‘of Justice
Hoffman
C. T. Marshall
Ohio Supreme Gone
Big Corporations Aid South America Say Brazil Teacher
Rev Harold A Anderson professor at Northern Theological Seminary Racife Brazil told Lions club members today that big corporations like Standard Oil and International Harvester are invading South America and helping develop the country. He is in town for the Women's Iowa Synodical society convention and spoke of Brazil, its people, government and the school he represents.
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Standard Oil
International Harvester
South America
Harold A. ‘Anderson
Northern ‘Theological Seminary
Racife
Brazil
the Lions Club
Hutcheon
Fred Haynes Suffers Stroke of Paralysis in Bed
Fred Haynes of 1221 Jefferson Street collapsed at home from a stroke and is in critical condition. A former clerk at the White Pool Room and Popular Cigar Store, he served in the war and has been ill with Bright’s disease for months.
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Fred Haynes
Jefferson Street
Bright
Woman reports seeing boys believed fugitive from Eldora
A Waterloo woman told police she saw a Dodge coupe with license 37 4187 west of Cedar Falls containing two boys. She suspects the youths are two fugitives from Eldora state Industrial School who escaped in a stolen car and are being sought by officers. Also listed are building permits for John Wilson, Lester Williams, C W Clements, and others with addresses and values.
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Waterloo
Grundy Center
Cedar Falls
Eldora State Industrial School
Funeral services for Clark Schermerhorn and Bechermerhorn
Funeral services for Clark E. Schermerhorn and Bechermerhorn, residents of 407 Reed Street, who died Monday at Presbyterian Hospital after an extended illness, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in O Keefe Towne chapel with Rev. George Woodall officiating. Burial will be in Fairview.
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Clark E. Schermerhorn
Clark
Weather Data Fragment Shows Limited Temp and Rainfall
Fragmentary temperature report notes maximum Wednesday around 60, minimum Wednesday night 52, Thursday 7 QM unclear. Rainfall indicates 0.26 inches Tuesday to 6 pm Wednesday. Contains garbled OCR but core values identify temps and precipitation.
Yankee Tourists Flock 10 Grave of George Eliot
London dispatch notes that American visitors, led by readers from Baltimore, flock to Highgate Cemetery to honor George Eliot who died in 1890. Her overgrown grave has been tended and flowers planted by benefactors, with many tourists taking flowers as keepsakes.
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George Eliot
London
Highgate Cemetery
Baltimore
John K. Williamson
Detroit
Mich
Pirates Face Rally as Yankees Hold Lead in Classic Contests
In a crowded park, the Pirates rally threats fail as the Yankees’ pitchers KO and Ruths hits fuel a tense game. Key plays include Dugan’s clutch hits and Grantham’s two-base efforts, while Pipgras and Koenig strand baserunners. A late British explorer note hints at Antarctic whaling impacts.
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Yankees
P. Waner
Lazzeri
Dugan
Bengough
L. Waner
Pipgras
Combs
Pirates
Barnhart
Waner
Wright
Koenig
Traynor
Ruth
Harris
Gehrig
Aldridge
Grantham
Geech
Gooch
Goentz
Meusel
Pirate
Ben
Gough
Bush
Cvengras
Pivgras
Smith
Cvengros
LL. Waner
Hopper
Peking Threatened as Shansi Troops Advance on Passes
Chinese forces report Shansi troops advancing from the west threaten Peking. Government masses troops on the railway at Hwai-Lai about 450 miles from the capital while Great Wall defenses are built. Reports say Shensi forces may need reinforcements to take key passes as Peking troops fall back toward Chengting.
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Peking
Chang’ Tso-Lin
Hwai.Lai
Feng Yue Hsiang
Moscow
Great Wall
Hankow
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Henan
Chengting
Coolidge Favored by East and South in Draft Plan
Washington dispatch says Republican leaders across regions back Coolidge for president with Dawes as running mate. Plan favors uninstructed delegations and no public ticket push, aiming to drift until the convention's sixth or seventh ballot. Curtis seen as a potential dark horse as Hoover and Lowden face mixed support.
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Washington, D. C
Republican Party
Coolidge
Dawes
Republican National Committee
United Press Today
William M. Butler
Massachusetts
Butler
Hoover
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Lowden
Hughes
Curtis
Dark Horse
INS
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Charles H. Waterman
Colorado
Waterman
Commerce
Herbert Hoover
West
Charles Evans Hughes
Clean Kidneys By Drinking Lots Of Water
An authority warns that excess rich food can overwork kidneys, causing backache, headaches, bladder irritation and other ills. It recommends drinking plenty of water and a Jad Salts regimen before breakfast to flush and stimulate kidneys, neutralize system acids, and prevent disorders.
Railroad Earnings Rise Despite Seasonal Dullness
The Associated Press reports class I railroads show rising total earnings and returns on property since 1921. Monthly earnings peak in spring and fall with October highs. 1924 to 1926 trends include rising fall peaks and steady gains in low months, while 1926 half-year earnings exceed 500 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Mystery murder witness Beach surrenders in New Jersey
Willis Beach, Vineland poultry dealer, surrendered to state police near Mays Landing in the William Lilliendahl murder case. He appeared with counsel Edson Hedges and was jailed to aid the grand jury proceedings. The surrender followed a promised cooperation to further the prosecution.
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Willis Beach
Edson Hedges
William Lilliendahl
Hammonton
N. J
Lilliendahl
Margaret
Tamberlain
Hinkle
Anna Cavalier
May’s Landing
Willis
Beach
Vineland
Carter
Edward Woodward
Hedges
British Barkeep Fined for Doling Out Extra Gill
Islington England October 6 and Alfred W Howell a local saloonkeeper was fined 10 shillings for giving one pint and one gill of beer to a customer who asked for a pint. Neighbors had complained claiming violation of the licensing act of 1921.
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Barkeep
Islington
Eng
Alfred W. Howell
Howell
County tar fires alarm neighbors and fire crews
County employees under Supervisor Frank Bentley set two tar barrels ablaze at the county warehouse on Bratnober street. Smoke columns rose as an unidentified man with an umbrella alarmed by triggering a lever at Broadway and Bratnaber. Three fire engines and a hook and ladder company responded, Chief Ray Tiller directed chemical extinguishment and led the firemen back to the office through rain.
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Frank Bentley
Bratnober Street
Broadway
Bratnaber
Ray Tiller
Women’s Synod Society Raises $15,000 for Resht Persia School
The Woman’s Synodical Society of Missions in Iowa held its fifty second annual meeting at Westminster Presbyterian Church and approved funding to rehabilitate the Resht Persian school for boys. Trustees plan to raise 15,000 dollars by selling square yard land certificates at 1 50 per yard to cover land and a high wall. The Resht mission also operates a hospital and a girls school, and Rev. and Mrs. Shedd described progress since 1922 after war disruptions.
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Woman’s Synodical Society For Missions, Synod of Iowa
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Resht
Persia
Paul B. Shedd
Shedd
Motor Freight Line to New Hampton Favored by G W A
Directors of the Greater Waterloo association instructed secretary C A Hanson to represent Mr Roozie of Clarksville in seeking a state railroad commission permit for a motor freight line between Waterloo and New Hampton. Herman C Miller, president, authorized a committee to nominate for vacancies in December. terms of several directors will expire.
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Greater Waterloo Association
C.A. Hanson
Roozie
Clarksville
State Railroad Commission
Waterloo
New Hampton
Herman C. Miller
Lamar J. Duke
J. &. Armstrong
J. W. Rath
Waterloo East
Bruce F. Gates
Kirk Stewart
T. M. Buchanan
Waterloo West
Marriage Licenses Granted in Cedar Falls and Waterloo
Austin Wilson of Cedar Falls wed Dorothy McNamee of Buckingham. Robert A. Mussett of Waterloo married Myrtle L. Nielsen of Waterloo. Lloyd Albert Smith of Waterloo tied with Florence B. Chilcote of Waterloo. Ages range from 16 to 29.
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Austin Wilson
Cedar Falls
Dorothy. McNamee
Buckingham
Robert _A. Mussett
Waterloo
Myrtle L. Nielsen
Lloyd Albert Smith
Florence B. Chilcote
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King Killo
Eldora
John Wilson
Forest
Lester Williams
Third West
C. W. Clements
E. W. Sherwood
J. E. Chapin
Cascaden
E. W. Wardle
Densor
Guy Walker
Kern
George B. Miller
Frank Stephenson
Mulberry
Scotland
England
London Motors
Jay
America
Agricultural Hall
F. Parker
Marken Rosen
Parker
Babe
Gettrig
I. Waner
Dawson
Pittsburgh
Antarctic
Chang Tso-Lin
Kalgan
Coolidee
Mays Landing
Frank Harpold
Women's Synod Society
Iowa
Synodical Society
Ozark and
Iron Mountains
South
Fred &. Pettit
Guy
Davis
Grand Junction
G.W. A
Hancellor
Chancellor Liberty
Grant
Chancellor
The
American Cigar Company
Cuba
Chancellor Invincible
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