Smith Confident as He Opens Final Campaign Month
Gov Alfred E Smith starts the last month of his presidential bid with confident rhetoric and health. He cites New York wins as pivotal and vows to push on with issues such as tariff, labor injunctions, prohibition, immigration, and waterpower while contending with opposition from Republicans. He remains in good condition and plans concise speeches focusing on the idiom of the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stokes
Washington, D. C
Alfred EB. Smith
Wall Street
Coolidge
New York State
Ag Hr
Emith
al' Smith
New York
Smith
Oklahoma’ City
Oklaoma City
Rochester
Albany
Hoover Seeks Vigorous Fight in New York State Campaign
Hoover presses for a vigorous contest in New York as he campaigns toward election day. He has given four fixed speeches in key stops and plans four more, maintaining excellent health and long days at his Moran mansion headquarters.
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Hoover
New York State
Falo Alto
West Branch
Newark
N. J
Elizabethton
Tenn
Boston
New York
Palo Alto
Moran
Crushed Victim Plans Prosecution of Hit-Run Driver
A man struck while walking across Hudson road indicates intent to sue the hit-run driver. He claims he was adjusting his car when struck and that the driver admits speeding. The incident involved Danker and his company’s sons returning home after the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danker
Hudson Rad
Taanser
Son Sues Mother for Money Kept for Him
Des Moines details a district court suit in which Amok Priebe asks his mother Mrs Lindy Private for an accounting of nine years of his earnings. He alleges she kept his pay as board and room and saved it, now valued at about 4500 dollars, after his marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Fie
Lindy
Pridbe
Late-night hit and run kills Peter Kress in Westfield area
Police pursue a light model car with bent headlight and crushed fender after a hit and run at Westfield avenue and Miller street killed Peter Kress. Investigators question all near witnesses but yield little information as they await a possible prosecution plan for Helton’s case.
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Dairy Castle Congress
Danker
Helton
Kress
Peter Kress
Westfield Avenue
Millerstreet
Davis and Kellogg Treaties Stir American Legion
Secretary Davis addresses Legion delegates on Kellogg treaties and the futility of war with vanquished nations. The convention in San Antonio also debates expanding army aviation schools and appointing an aviation department separate from army and navy. Iowa Band leads parade with corn imagery as Pershing and Allied dignitaries attend events.
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San Antonio
Tex
U.K
Army Aviation
American Legion Convention
Army
Navy
Aeronautical Committee
Detroit
Louisville
Miami
Iowa
Monahan Post
Sioux City
Legion
National Convention of the
American Legion
France Postpones Horan Expulsion Amid Investigation
Paris authorities delayed Karold Horan of the New York American from expulsion as an inquiry was ordered into all aspects of the case. Horan was urged to leave France over his link to a French memorandum on the Anglo French naval accord. The notices also list marriage licenses and local names including Weal C Orvis and Viola Waltemate.
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Paris
France
Karold Horan
New York American
Horan
Color Based Brain Tests From New York Evening Fest Two
A four minute color based intelligence test lists objects under color headings and asks to classify each item. Participants grade whether each object fits the color group or not and may reference drivers for guidance.
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Noeir
Zeppelin trip to America delayed by weather reports
Weather reports delay the Graf Zeppelin transatlantic voyage from Friedrichshafen to the United States. Dr. Hugo Eckener postponed departure to seek moderately favorable conditions. Passengers and crew remain aboard and preparations are complete as Germany watches for a favorable window.
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Frisdhrichshafen
Germany
Kugo Eckener
United States
Friedrichshafen
Graf Count Zeppelin
Atlantic
Hugo Scaxeuer
Iowa surgeons charged in body mutilation case
Luke Dunshee's daughter sues the State University of Iowa seeking 25000 damages in federal court Davenport. H L Beye G B H Hansman and C W Baldridge accused of opening the corpse removing organs brain and eyeballs then refilling with debris without consent. University hospital officials say postmortem exams require full relative consent.
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Davenport
H. L. Beye
G. BH. Hansman
C. W. Baldridge
State University of Iowa
Luke Dunshee
Keota
University Hospital
Mabel Dunshee
St. Louis
Federal District Court
Livingston and Eicher
Washington
University of Iowa
Mennett
Third District of I F W C Honors Mrs E T Alford
Mrs E T Alford of Waterloo was elected chairman of the Third District of Town Federation of Women's Clubs at the convention in Hampton Iowa. She succeeds Mrs C E Greet Eldora and will appoint officers. The session featured speeches by Mrs William Millchrist and Mrs H B Gratiot as 75 delegates and 120 visiting members attended.
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Courier Special Servicr
Hampton
E. T. Alford
Waterloo
William Millchrist
H. B. Gratiot
Dubuque
Ship Saves Eight from Death in Lake
Four girls and four young men endured a 14 hour struggle on Lake Michigan as their Pages 32 foot cabin cruiser developed engine trouble five miles from port. They bailed with a coffee can until rescue crews pulled them from the water. Passengers named Barbara Eastlack Marguerite Williams Fauline Anderson Jean Lyall Frank Davis Jack Cooper John Schroeder Edward Fays.
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Chicago
INS
Lake Michigan
She Boygan
Kenosha
Wis
Barbara Eastlack
Marguerite Williams
Fauline Anderson
Jean Lyall
Frank Davis
Jack Cooper
John Schroeder
Edward Fayzs
Pages
Iowa corn crop tops production in government report
Washington reports October 1 conditions and state production for corn and spring wheat. States listed include Iowa with 93 condition and 493,611,000 production, Illinois 85 377,510,000, Minnesota 83 147,796,000, and others. Spring wheat figures cover Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho and Washington.
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Washington
D. C
Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Hlinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Texas
North Dakota
Idaho
Van Every on Trial in Cedar River Park Case
In a Cedar Rapids courtroom Van Every faces charges as his wife and two young children attend. Prosecutor F W Edwards outlines a violent abduction toward Cedar River park with details of clothing damage and screams heard along the route. Defense lawyer J H Meyers disputes the allegations and notes the wife’s youth and motherhood, contending corroboration is required in crimes against chastity. Jury selection proceeds with veniremen and peremptory challenges.
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J. Wibur Miller
W. E. F. Geis
A. M. Sumy
van Every
Quincy Street
J. Hi.’ Meyers
F. W. Edwards
Cedar River Park
Burton Avenue
Avon Avenue
Rvith
J. H. Meyers
Miss Trewin
Meyers
M. Sammy
Orange Township
Sammy
Canadian bank absconder brought to St. Louis police
Charles Harold Morrow a 29 year old Canadian bank absconder was turned over to St. Louis police by the Star. He fled with 8200 from a Sterling Bank of Canada branch in Ontario on June 29, 1923 and later went to Des Moines where he was married and allegedly swindled out of 4500.
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St. Louis
Charles Harold Morrow
St. Louis Star
Morrow
The
Star
Sterling Bank of Canada
Ontario
Des Moines
Sater
Chapman's Father Hosts Dinner for Visiting Aviators
CG. W. Chapman of 150 Gates Street will host a dinner for visiting Army airmen from Selfridge Field Mount Clemens Mich Fort Omaha Neb in Hotel Russell Samson Saturday afternoon. The gathering marks the dedication of Chapman Field on Grant highway east of the city. Lieut Charles Wesley Chapman, his son, was the first American aviator to fall in aerial combat in France during World War I.
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CG. W. Chapman
Gates Street
Charles Wesley Chapman
France
Army Aimon Front Selfridge Field
Mount Clemens
Mich
Fort Omaha
Neb
Chapman Field
Grant Highway
Doctor Schooler Dies in Des Moines at 80
Tr Lewis Schooler 80 pioneer physician and former Des Moines postmaster dies here. He once served as dean of the Drake University College of Medicine. Widow and five children survive.
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Schooler
Des Moines
Lewis Schooler
College of Medicine
Drake University
Civil War Vets and Allies Meet in County Parley
Black Hawk County Civil War Veterans hold nineteenth annual reunion at Memorial hall with about 250 attendees from Waterloo and surrounding areas. T. EF Shannen elected colonel and John Bechmler named lieutenant colonel. next year’s twentieth reunion set for Waterloo. Hugh Mossman delivers address. Gen Phil Hanna gives invocation. mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts welcomes attendees. program features music, readings, and multiple speakers from G A R, American Legion, and United Spanish War Veterans.
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T. EF. Shannen
Black Hawk
Black Hawk Civil War Veterans’ Association
Mmembers
Memorial Hall
G. A. R. Dim Corps
Hugh Mossman
Vinton
Phil C. Hanna
U. S
Mexico
Glenn A. Tibbitts
B. Humbert
Cedar Falls
Margaret Horan
Emily Taylor
United Spanish War Veterans
C. O. Pierce
American Legion
Harry Reed
Philip C. Hanna
Miss Horan
Miss Taylor
Telka
Comrades
Margaret’ Morris
Assembly
Kellogg Peace Treaties Praised by Waterloo Leader
Supt. Dr. W. Kline of Waterloo East schools called the Kellogg peace treaties probably the greatest move toward world peace. He spoke after luncheon at Black's tearoom to the Spokesman's club, outlining the pact's history and provisions and warning some nations may seek to evade terms while insisting the final goal is the outlawry of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Kline
Waterloo
Black's Tearoom
Spokesman’s Club
Kline
Negro Holdup in Prison Four Days Later
Des Moines news reports A R inwood rug Pelimo a 23 year old negro holdup man entered the state penitentiary at Fort Madison to serve a 23 year sentence for his part in the Des Moines Building Loan and Savings association holdup last Saturday. Pelimo was arrested at Talmage Indiana seven hours after the robbery and confessed. Robert Johnson another black man implicated by Pelimo has not been arrested.
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Des Moines
A.ri—Nwoodrug Pelimo
State Penitentiary
Fort, Madison
Social Welfare League Weighs 1929 Budget at September Meeting
The Social Welfare League held its monthly meeting in Black's tearoom to discuss the 1929 budget and hear family work and public health reports for September. Miss Jane Thompson presented the September figures showing 66 cases, 59 continued to October, with relief in 31 and other services in 26. The league's nurse made 147 home calls and the venereal clinic attendance was 97.
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Social Welfare League
Jane Thompson
Mrs George Carroll Heads S C V Auxiliary
Mrs George Carroll was elected president of the Sons of Union Veterans auxiliary at the annual meeting in Memorial hall. She succeeds Mrs Elva Wannemaker who becomes past president. Other officers named include Mrs J C Planning vice president and Mrs Elva Wannemaker treasurer.
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George Carroll
Sons of Union Veterans Auxiliary
Memorial Hall
Elva Wannemaker
3. C. Planning
D. F. Merc Iliman
V. C. Knapp
George Wright
R. W. Chadwick
Mary Woore
Cyrus Carpenter
Carl Dennis
Ina Pentey
John Singer
Joseph Gray
Mortuary MRS Ellen Willier 92 Widow of Elias Willier
Mrs Ellen Willier aged 92 widow of Elias Willier and mother of Fred E Willier died this afternoon at her home 639 Eleventh Street West after three months illness The body was taken to Petersen Bros mortuary
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Ellen Willier
Elias Willier
Fred. E. Willier
Logal Camp of
United Spanish War Veterans
Eleventh Street
Petarsen Bros
Electric needles touted for painless tonsil removal
Dr. Gregg A. Dillinger of Pittsburgh told 3,000 physicians at the American College of Physical Therapy convention that electrically charged needles can remove diseased tonsils without pain or cutting. The method, slower and extending over weeks, causes no blood loss and suits patients unable to endure surgery due to heart or other conditions.
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Chicago
Gregg A. Dillinger
Pittsburgh
American College of Physical Therapy
Ditlinger
Cabinet to Publish All Naval Accord Documents
London officials said the British cabinet decided at a afternoon meeting to publish all documents related to the Anglo French naval accord. Copies are being printed for distribution. The French government requested full publication to quell public suspicion about the secret agreement.
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London
INS
Rail men gather for jubilee transportation day
A. Jd. Howard hosts guests from major railways including C. P. Wilson, A. B. Brown, F. E B. Wall, G. B. Wood, Edwin Worthley, and others from Waterloo. They will attend the diamond jubilee transportation day in Marshalltown tomorrow where about 500 railroad men are expected.
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A. Jd. Howard
Chicago Great Western Railway
C. P. Wilson
Kansas City
Kansas City Southern Railway
Texarkana & Ft. Worth Railway
A. B. Brown
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
F. E B. Wall
Ft. Smith & Western
G. B. Wood
Edwin CC. Worthley
Minneapolis
Kansas City Southern
Mr. Howard
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Coolidge Praises Religion in Episcopal Convention
President Coolidge told the Episcopal general convention that religion is essential to American government and liberties. He warned against loosening religious bonds and cited global spiritual progress as a positive force while noting remaining work toward human perfection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Episcopal Church
Coolidge
Lfe
Lberty
Goolidge
Coolidge Urges Moral Progress To Aid World Leadership
President Coolidge warned that Americas influence abroad hinges on domestic conditions. He said the nation must improve its own moral progress and internal strength before offering a beneficial example to others, stressing that the path of civilization begins at home.
Heating Plant Plan Approved by Boat Club Group
Decision to install a heating plant in the Weterley Boat Club and River Improvement association clubhouse was reached at a members meeting last night. Type of plant not decided. Fall season plans were discussed informally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weterley Boat Club and River Improvement Association
Dubuque will to University receives ten thousand
The will of Mrs. T B Blackstone a Chicago social leader leaves charitable and educational bequests totalling 1 105 000 to groups in the middle west east and south with the University of Dubuque Iowa receiving 10 000 of the sum The estate is valued at about 2 000 000 and other items include building permits for several homes and furnaces across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
University of
Temperatures Forecast For Tuesday To Wednesday
The report shows a high of 78 degrees Tuesday with a low around 5 degrees Tuesday night. Wednesday temperatures rise to 7 a.m. and reach 11 p.m. and 3 p.m. with measured trends through the day.
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Davis
Legion of Kellogg
Illinois
Toway
Towa
Moody
Spafford
John J. Pershing
Marshal Allenby
Great Britain
George Scapani
Albert Rowley
Second Army
Legionnaires
Weal C. Orvis
Viola M. Waltemate
Waverly
Fred Miller, Jr
Wellsburg
Juanite Riser
Grundy Center
Zeppelin
America
Mostus
Kmenea
Gov't. Report
Chapman
Parley
Kellogg
Supt. Kline
Scat Club
Grant Fassath
French
Sedlley
Kern
E. E. Peck
Independence
C. Ll. Funk
Kirkwood
FP. Davis
Walgate
Grant Avenue
Baltimore
Bayar SL
Whittler School
Pioneer
Lester W. Miller
Pere
Barbara Leonard and
Ricardo Cortez
Tiffany Stahl
Curtiss Gum Co
Otto ¥. Schnering
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