Mussolini guarded at Locarno as peace pact nears signing
In the Locarno conference tale, Mussolini travels under heavy guard amid a hopeful mood as European diplomats prepare to seal a security pact. Austen Chamberlain hails the accord as a global peace driver while Germany joins the League of Nations. Iowa honors Herbert Quick, author and local figure, in a governor proclamation. A Davenport bus speed dispute and union convention developments add to a busy week.
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Mussolini
Italy
Locarno
Austen _Chamberlain
Nne
Germany
League of Nations
Herbert Quick
Iowa
Lowa
Davenport
Fight over ships board power splits nation
Washington dispatch shows conflict over Coolidge appointee Palmer and the shiping board. Oregon and southern voices back regional representation and oppose one man control, arguing New York interests push prerogatives. Critics say the clash risks ceding ship assets to favored ports while Congress remains the authority.
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Mark Suluvan
Washington, D. C
Shipping Board
East
New York
Coolidge
Alabama
Oregon
Gantry
Haney
Altho
Senate
Stanfield
South
Guy
Admiral Palmer
In & S
Palmer
W York
Poris
Portland
Pacific Coast
Portland “Chamber of Commerce
Pheasant Protection Voiced by Harvey J Wess Farmer
Harvey J Wess a Waterloo area farmer and stock breeder speaks in favor of pheasant preservation amid planned state slaughter October 20 21 22. He laments gunfire heard on the highway near his home and describes pheasants as tame pets, urging humane treatment and preservation.
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Harvey J. Wess
Range Township
Waterloo
Hess
Dry Navy Seizes 238 Rum Ships in Drive
Washington October 16 The coast guard reports its dry navy has seized 238 rum ships and about 400 prisoners since starting the crackdown seven months ago. Four government ships were lost and three crew members killed. The total value of seizures exceeds 16.9 million dollars. Officials say more personnel and equipment are needed and Congress will be asked for higher appropriations.
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Washington, D. C
Coast Guard
Rim
Congress
Blackmailer Extracts Cash From Driver Near Guthrie Center
Guthrie Center Iowa October 16. Sheriff Kennedy hunts a clever blackmailer who got 300 from a south of Herndon and tried to work his scam at Car. The man posed as a detective and flashed a badge claiming authority to hire a driver. He offered to “fix things” if the youth paid 300 cash for a peace bond.
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Guthrie Center
Coc Kennedy
Herndon
Osceola Depositors to Receive 10 Percent Dividend
L. Carteh, receiver for First Trust and Savings Bank, has court approval to pay a 10 percent dividend to depositors of the closed bank. The payout totals about 6,483.43 dollars. The initial 15 percent payment was issued last December.
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Osceola
L. Carteh
First Trust & Savings Bank
C. C. Bradley
Ina Claire signs to play real life role in court
Ina Claire the Chicago stage star filed for divorce from James Whittaker a former Chicago newspaper man and music critic. She accuses desertion and cruel treatment after a six year jazz marriage. The suit was filed in New York with both parties in New York for attorneys.
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Ina Claire
Chicago
Comedienne
Circuit Court
James Whittaker
Miss Claire
Jimmy
Wheaton, el
Blue Overall
Agale
Whittaker
New York
Claire
Jim
Labor Federation condemns transportation act and calls for reform
Atlantic City AP report: The American Federation of Labor denounces the transportation act and the railroad labor board, urging unions to resist social legislation that could undermine union autonomy. It criticizes Bell Telephone, endorses reelecting William Breen, and votes against a labor party while selecting Detroit as next year’s convention host.
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American Federation of Labor
Atlantic City
William Green
Gore
Moscow
Soviet Russia
United States
N. 3
American’ Federation of Labor
Railroad Labor Board
Bell Telephone
Willam Breen
Communist Movement
World Conference of Trade Unions
Ted
Wultec Front
Negro’ Sbdiers
Detroit
Will leaves woodland tract for lodge park use in Iowa
The will of Banks Perry, a childless widower from Quimby Ia, filed for probate in Sioux City, redirects 150 acres of native woodland along the Little Sioux River to the Rebekah lodge of Quimby for a park. Two 430 acre farms are bequeathed to the Odd Fellows Lodge of Iowa for an orphans home, with sale blocked until a small mortgage is paid from farm produce receipts.
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Sioux City
Banks Perry
Quimby
Rebekah Lodge
Little Sioux River
Odd Fellowa Brandh Lodge
Iowa
Midnight Songsters Sue Their Assailant in Court
In Cedar Rapids on Oct 16, Linn county farmers Ted Cook L G Merritt and Albert Brown faced district court after a moonlight song ended with a buckshot assault. Brown admitted firing at the men as they walked home from fishing, believing them to be chicken thieves. Cook and Merritt were wounded and pressed charges including attempted assault and great bodily injury.
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Cedar Rapids
INS
Ted Cook
L. G. Merritt
Albert Brown
Linn County
Brown
Cook
Merritt
Army Pilots to Fly to Homecoming Game
Four United States Army fliers plan to fly from Fort Leavenworth to Iowa City to attend the Illinois Iowa homecoming game. Maj. Percy K. Nostrand, class of 1912, leads the quartet with Maj. F. J. Martin, Maj. W. B. Duty, and Maj. C. L. Tinker aboard.
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Towa City
United States Army
Iowa City
Tierrow
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Percy KE. Nostrand
F. J. Martin
Legion Auxiliary to Meet in Boone October 29
Boone Iowa October 16 The fourth annual convention of the American Legion auxiliary for the Tenth district will be held in Boone on October 29 with state and district leaders in attendance.
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Legion Auxiliary
Boone
Courier delivery deadline and remedy notice
The Courier is to be delivered at your home before 5 40 o clock. If the paper is not received by then due to carrier error or other cause, please phone 3300 and a copy will be sent. Calls must reach his office before 6 30 pm.
New West Side Social Club Being Formed
West side businessmen back a new social club to open on the seventh floor of the Goward building. They seek 160 members with a $20 entrance fee and $25 annual dues to fund lounge billiard dining and weekly dinner programs. The move follows the Greater Waterloo association ending social features and relocating to the Russell Lamson hotel.
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Greater Waterloo Association
Suffern
Russell-Lamson
Cluh
Waterloo
Boar of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
First National, Bank
Pinkerton
Fourth Street
In Peril in China Shanghai to Peking trip delayed
Silas H. Shawn special American representative for the Chinese Customs conference at Peking and his party reached route to the capital for preliminary conferences after trains were held up by Chinese militarists last night. Consular agents protested to Peking authorities and the militarists were called off.
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Shanghai
ENS
Silas H. Shawn
Peking
Toy
Sues Couple Over Custody Of His Child
Des Moines report states Mary Jane Sellers filed a $10,000 damage suit against vaudeville performers Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leroy Nies claiming they unlawfully kept custody of her five year old daughter who once attended Cedar Rapids school.
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Des Moines
Charies Leroy Nies
Neki
Mary Jane Sellers
Cedar Rapids
Carla
Sellers
Roads Passable but Muddy for Homecoming Travel
Des Moines reports say roads are bad in many areas with mud along routes to Iowa City for tomorrow's homecoming. Motorists expect passable conditions barring more showers, dragging work ongoing in muddy sectors as of today.
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Des Moines
UPJ— Sentral Land
Iowa’ City
Coolidge Endorses Forget-Me-Not Drive for Veterans
President Coolidge endorses the Forget Me Not drive to raise funds for disabled American veterans. The campaign is active nationwide and will continue through December 2.
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Coolidge Indorses
Washington, D.C
INS
Coolidge
Accused Slayer of Marshal Denied Bail in Case
Logan Ja Oct 16 AP A bail request by Frank L. Munroe indicted for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Lb Gase was denied after a habeas corpus hearing. Witnesses described a carload booze disturbance and a fatal shooting. the case tied to a gunman and a companion believed to be Munroe.
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Onabha Giters
Case
Jade
Socialist Congress Passes War Debt Limit Resolution
A radical socialist congress session passed a resolution insisting that France shall not pay allies more war debts than it received from Germany. The move followed a speech by former premier M. Edoard t Her riot urging France to heroic effort in settling its debts to the allies.
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Get
INS
France
Germany
M. Edoard T Herriot
Congress
Sues Preacher for Defiling Character in Sermon
Augustine files damages of 14000 against Reverend C. W. in Koelice, Coon Rapids, alleging defiling character by a sermon. The suit names the preacher and cites an incident in a recent religious service.
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Carron. da
Augustine
Rev C
Koelice
Coon Rapids
Iowa Illinois game highlights on Courier board
Fragmented notice previews a Courier football board with future play coverage. Mentions electric boards, football field changes, and upcoming updates on the Illinois game and other regional fixtures.
Women volunteers to sell nets for veterans tomorrow
Many women and girls have volunteered to sell larger nets for veterans tomorrow. More are needed. Others who are willing to devote any part of the day to this worthy work for men who deserve their country's tender care are asked to report at Memorial Hall anytime after 8 a m.
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Memorial Kall
Patrons Protest Arbuckle Plans at City School Stage
In Los Angeles on October 16, activists protested the Masquers and screen players group plans to feature Fatty Arbuckle in Hollywood High School auditorium. The school board faced a flood of protest and warned that the stage would be unavailable unless written assurance Arbuckle would not appear. Public schools officials argued the plan harmed the city’s educational interests.
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Los Angeles
Orl
INS
Fatty” Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Masauers
Screen Players
Hollywood
Masaquers
Mother
Eulicaton
Wnatice
Board of Education
That City
Arbuckl
Army Air Unit Receives Higher Share Of Funds
Brig. Gen. Fox Conner told the U S defense board in Washington that ammunition shortages threaten all services. He warned that unless reserves are built up immediately the nation will be helpless in war. The Army Air Service has reportedly received a larger share of available funds than other branches.
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Washington, D. C
INS
America
National Defense
Fox Conner
Army
Conner
Army Air Service
Gunmen Ambush Two O'Donnell Brothers
Chicago detectives report four gunmen ambushed Thomas O'Donnell and Edward Spike O'Donnell two miles from the earlier gangland shootings. Thomas lies critically wounded as the O'Donnell brothers and a third man suffer gunfire during the clash. The attack marks a continuation of a local gangster war surrounding the O'Donnell faction.
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Chicago
Thomas O'Donnell
Edward
O'Donnell
O*’Donnell
Wailer
Dubuque Posses Tire of Man Hunt in 1900s Report
A fragment from a 1900s dispatch notes that small groups in Dubuque and nearby areas continued the search for fugitives Farl Stearns and Donald Kardett, who fled the county jail after Stearns killed jailer Mac Henmer, as about 2000 volunteers grew weary and began returning home while authorities pursued leads. In Iowa City another local note mentions Joseph Horsed troubled by the fall of a previously celebrated hero.
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Dubuque
Uup
Farl Stearns
Donald Kardett
Stearns
Mac Henmer
Iome
Divorce Menace to Family Life Flayed in Episcopal Church Committee Report
A Protestant Episcopal church panel of six bishops and four clergy denounced birth control and divorce as national evils undermining marriage and home life. The report warned divorce has risen dramatically in 60 years, damaging families and minor children, while urging parents to provide guidance to youth rather than neglect.
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Episcopal Church Committee
Qrigais
Protestant Episcopal Church
United
Bing
Understanding to Be Published in European Capitals Today
The Locarno peace pact moves toward formalization as Western powers adopt arbitration routes via the World Court, Conciliation League, or Locarno mechanisms. Delegates plan to publish treaty texts in European capitals, with Britain and Italy backing enforcement and potential disarmament discussions forthcoming in London.
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Belgium
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London
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Roy Benito Musenini
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M. Skrynyki
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