Waterloo field dedication and zeppelin sighting headline
A Waterloo ceremony formally dedicates Chapman field in honor of Carl Chapman, the first American aviator killed in World War I, with aerial gymnastic displays. At Lakehurst, New Jersey, crowds await the Graf Zeppelin, weathering seasickness aboard, as it passes Madeiran headwinds on an 80 mile per hour pace.
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Aviation i
Waterloo
Waterloo Airport
Chapman Field
Carl Chapman
Lakehurst
N. J
Madeira
Women Drive Close To Victory In Final Campaign
In the closing weeks women play a growing role as campaign energy shifts. Politicians seek to woo border state voters with targeted appeals amid uncertain majorities. The article notes sharp debates on issues like tariffs, policies on the Hoover and Smith camps, and regional campaign dynamics.
Aviation and sacrifice mark Waterloo ceremony
Milo Baldwin recalls a 27 mile training hike at Camp Funston as armistice nerves flare and negro soldiers scatter. Eddie Rickenbacker dedicates Waterloo airport to Lieut. Charles Wesley Chapman Jr., praising aviation as civilization’s future and urging unity to avert war, with army planes honoring the fallen hero during a ceremony east of Waterloo.
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Milo Baldwin
Lincoln Street
Camp Funston
Fort Riley Reservation
Kansas
Novell
Baldwin
Two Hundred and Tenth Field Signal Battalion
Tenth Division
Leonard Wood
Eddie Rickenbacker
Waterloo Airport
Chapman Field
Charles Wesley Chapman, Jr
Waterloo
Chapman
Carl
Rickenbacker
Airport
Grant Highway
Old Home Day marks Waterloo airport dedication
The event features visiting aviators including Join, now a pilot for a Des Moines aviation company, who helped select the site and was the first to fly at Chapman field. It is an Old Home Day celebration for John Cable.
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Waterloo
Chapman Field
Join
Des Moines Aviation
Regar
John Cable
Slaver's Father Plans List Plea
El Paso Texas October 18 U P Thomas Hickman father of William Edward Hickman says his son will face the gallows next Friday. He travels to appeal to Governor Young of California for clemency but believes the effort will fail. He maintains his son is merciful and just.
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Raymond Robins
Hoover-Curtis Club
Teachers College
Par- Robins
Klondike
Europe
el Pass
Tex
Thomas ‘Hickman
William Edward Hickman
Hickman
Gov Young
California
Jess
Edward
Wills Doctor Books to Iowa University
Four hundred volumes from Dr. George D. Darnall’s fifty six years of medical practice in West Union were donated to the University of Iowa College of Medicine. The collection includes a 1805 surgery book. Geological specimens go to the university geology department, his surgical set to the state historical society.
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Towa City
INWS
George D. Darrall
West Union
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Darnall
University Department of Geology
State Historical Society
Triple Collision May Cost 20 Lives
Gloucester England October 13 At least 11 persons were killed in a triple train collision on the Birmingham Bristol line this morning and the toll may reach 20. Victims were severely mutilated and unidentifiable this afternoon while about 40 were injured.
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Gloucester
Eng
Birmingham- Bristol
Bump Restores Memory of War Veteran in Pueblo
Pueblo Colorado reports Harry Devlin, a crippled World War II veteran, regained memory after a car crash, ending 12 years of wandering while his Toronto parents believed him dead. The incident follows other dispatches from Paris and Iowa among scattered notices.
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Bump
Pueblo
Colo
Harry Devlin
Toronto
Canada
Courier Delivery Time and Reprint Policy Notice
The Courier will be delivered at your home before 46 30 o clock. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls should be received by 3 50 p m.
Graf Zeppelin Suffers Sailor Stabilizer Damage on Squall
Radiogram reports the Graf Zeppelin damaged by a squall with its port stabilizer torn. Repairs began immediately and the ship proceeded at reduced speed toward Lakehurst, with crew awaiting possible emergency landing if weather worsened. Navy directed nearby cruisers to stand by.
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Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N.S
Washington
Inter
Navy Department
Rosendahl
U. S
Bermuda
Rosendatl
New York
Friedrichshafen
N. J
New York American
Karl von Wiegand
Washington, D
Graf Zeppelin
America
Department
Navy
Hampton Roads
Charleston
Reaty
Borah to Trail Smith Across Southern Campaign
Washington reports Senator Borah Idaho Republican departs tomorrow to follow Gov Al Smith through Virginia the Carolinas Tennessee Kentucky and Texas in the first major GOP bid to break the solid south. Borah aims to speak in Dallas October 22 and then pursue Smith to New York City ahead of the election. Hoover delegates Borah to guide the southern tour.
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Smith
Tennessee
South
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Louisville
Washington
D.C
INS
Borah
Idaho
al Smith
Carolinas
Texas
Republican
Ale
Dallas
New York City
Herbert Hoover
Seek Attacker of Nine-Year-Old Girl in Des Moines
Des Moines police continue the search for an unidentified man who lured a nine year old girl into his car with a title offer and drove to a secluded spot where the attack occurred. The girl was taken to a hospital and is described as not seriously hurt. The name was not released.
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Des Moines
U.r)i
Zeppelin Flight Report Ties to Fontanelle and Anita
Graf Zeppelin voyage from Germany to the United States is noted in Atlantic Iowa on October 13. Karl von Wiegand, a newspaper correspondent born at Fontanelle with family in Anita and Atlantic, is aboard the giant airliner. The event ties local residents to the historic flight.
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Atlantic
Graf Zeppelin
Germany
United States
Anita
Fontanelle
Airlner
Karl von Wiegand
von Wiegand
Lindbergh Joins National Aeronautic Association Board
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh accepted an appointment as a member of the advisory board of the National Aeronautic Association. U. S. Senator Hirram Bingham, president of the association, announced the appointment in Washington, D. C. on October 13.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Charles A. Lindbergh
National Aeronautic Association
U. S
Hirram Bingham
Former Empress Marie of Russia Dies in Copenhagen
The aged former empress Marie of Russia, born Princess Dagmar of Denmark, died this afternoon in Copenhagen after lapsing into unconsciousness several hours earlier. The report notes her Danish birth and long-standing imperial title as context for the death.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Marie
Russia
Dagmar
Waterloo Stock Drive Sparks Solid Fan Backing
Waterloo plans to support its Mississippi Valley league baseball team with a stock offering. Shares at 10 dollars each aim for 100, but over 250 have already sold. Club officials note the 1928 season left about 5000 dollars in the red and report strong backing from directors, officers, and local baseball supporters.
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Waterloo
Sam Frank
Storm sweeping plains and Rockies strikes cold air
The unseasonable wintry storm moves from the plains to the Rocky mountain states and toward the Mississippi, bringing rain and occasional snow, freezing temperatures, halted travel, and delayed trains. Snowfall eases in Wyoming as the system progresses, with Blizzardlike conditions seen yesterday.
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Denver
Colo
Plains Country
Great Lakes
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountain ‘States
Mississippi
Middle Northwest
Wyoming
Naughty Students Steal Tires for Trip to Chicago
Town police chief plans action against five students who stole five automobile tires to aid a motor caravan returning from a Chicago game. He says if the students are innocent, it remains a remarkable coincidence.
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Chicago
Town City
F. Benda
Chief Benda
Sioux City Plans Robinson Welcome
Sioux City prepares for Robinson Day with a welcome event on October 22. Prominent regional leaders from Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota plan to hear Senator Joseph Robinson, Democratic vice presidential candidate, speak. Attendees include Gov. Bulow, Richard Metcalfe of Omaha, and Rep. Edward Howard of Columbus Nebraska.
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Sioux City
INS
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Joseph Robinson
McLain Seen As Big Feature In Iowa Chicago Game
Iowa star McLain, a 21 pound full back touted as a top Big Ten talent, headlines Burt Ingwersen’s Hawkeyes for a Chicago Maroons showdown at Stagg Field. Chicago carries a weakened line but has capable ball carriers, while Iowa relies on a veteran front and speedy backs. The 28 year wait for a win over Chicago fuels 3,000 fans traveling to the game.
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Chicago
U.P
Mayes
McLain
Iowa
Red Grange
Herb Doesting
Gordon Locke
Burt Ingwersen
Hawkeyes
Chicago Maroons
Staggfield
Alonzo A. Stagg
Carlsen le Spence
Schleusnec de Korgh Westra
Proudfoot
American Miner Slain by Rebels at Ara Juez
Guadalajara dispatch to El Universal reports American miner Charles Smith slain by insurgents at Ara Juez after refusing to hand over money. Authorities pursue the rebels led by Jorge Ibarra. Smith's U.S. address unavailable.
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Mexico
Guadalajara
el Universal Today
Charles Smith
Ara Juez
United States
Smith
Jorge Ibarra
Three Towns Seek W C T U Convention
The 1929 Town Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention will be hosted by Fort Dodge Council Bluffs and Cedar Rapids as sites. The executive committee will select the convention city and delegates to the Boston national meeting. Mrs Rose I Rowse denounced motion pictures as crime feeders during the closing session. A WOR radio plan will broadcast Zeppelin arrival from New York to meet the Graf Zeppelin. East High defeated Dubuque High 6 to 0 on Vine Street Field.
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Iowa City
Fort Dodge
Council Bhiils
Cedar
Rapids
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Boston
Rose I. Rowse
Sioux City
motion _— picture department
New York
U.P
WOR
Weather Outlook for Oct 15 20 in Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys
Washington weather bulletin forecasts rain near the start of the week and again mid to late week. Temperature rises at the beginning, then turns cooler toward the end of the period with improving conditions expected by week’s end.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Missouri
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