Mason City Hosts Start Of State Odd Fellows Convention
In Mason City on October 1 the state convention of the Odd Fellows opens with hundreds present. A 5 000 person parade and grand lodge opening are slated for Wednesday. The death of W He Winegar Perry grand Woden marred the opening. grand patriarch Also It attended funeral yesterday. Rebekah assembly begins, and grand encampment ends with officer installation.
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Mason City
W. He. Winegar
Perry
Grand Woden
Arcenizaudon
Credentiala
Rutter
Jefferson
T. A. Osborne
New Sharon
Department Council
The
Rebekah
L Oo. G F
Plea by European bankers for tariff removal urged
A manifesto titled An Appeal for Removal of the Restrictions to European Trade calls for canceling postwar tariffs to revive prosperity. It argues tariff barriers licenses and embargoes hinder trade as new boundaries limit free exchange of goods. In London tomorrow bankers and industrialists will share study findings while in Washington President Coolidge notes differences between European tariff aims and U.S. system.
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Frealy
Paris
Europe
London
U. S
United States
War Vet Rescues Boy Beneath Train
Council Bluffs Iowa October 19 An unknown mother has cause to rejoice as Eli Gascoigne a World War II veteran rescued a boy from death under a Northwestern train He saw two boys playing near a freight car one rolled under Gascoigne threw himself under the slowly moving engine dragged the boy free and then escaped to safety The boys fled without giving their names
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Council Bluffs
Eli Gasfolene
Council Bluff
Gascoigne
Memorial memorialized at Grinnell College for Charles A Blossom
An $85,000 memorial in honor of Charles A Blossom retired Belle Plaine banker who died in a railroad crossing accident at Vierre South Dakota will be established at Grinnell College under the terms of his will. The bulk of the Blossom estate will go into the memorial fund and the rest into probate here yesterday.
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Denver
Colo
Charles A. Blossom
Belle Plaine
Vierre
S. D
Grinnell
Cal Jexe
Trisioms
Ilowan
Blossom
Wil Co
Capture of Suspect in Maitiruck Robbery In Pa
Police take two suspects into custody in connection with a $159,006 robbery at Elizabeth Indiana where a man was fatally shot. One man, Samuel Hostanzo, 28, was arraigned and ordered held without bail during investigation.
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Whikesharre
Get
INS
Elizabeth
Samuel Hostanzo
Mocan J
Poires Hoye
Japanese Papers Fight Short Skirt Style
Tokyo dispatch reports Japanese newspapers and societies attacking bobbed hair and short skirts as immoral and unsuitable for advancing women. The movement argues Western styles threaten traditional values and social norms.
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Japan
Farmers Grain Dealers set annual convention dates
The Farmers Grain Dealers association will hold its state convention in Fort Dodge from January 25 to 26. J. B. Lersen, recorder, announced the dates today.
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Ian
Fort Dodge
Farmers’ Grain Dealers' Association
J. B. Lersena
Imperial conference opens with 25 delegates from eight dominions
At No 30 Downing Street 25 delegates from eight branches of King George's dominions begin a pivotal imperial conference. Leaders Baldwin and Mackenzie attend with Brue Hertzog Castes and Stroe as premiers. The gathering marks a three year gap and tackles trade immigration defense and communications with emphasis on dominion treaty powers.
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London
King George
Downing Street
Triad Council
Tha
Maharaja Iee -Bahadurde
India
Lancaster House
Premiser Baldwin
Fifty Af. E. Churches to Take Part in Nashua Meeting
Fifty churches from the Ab a mstrict conference of Methodistic groups will attend a Nashua gathering October 25 and 26. Waterloo ministers and laymen will participate as speakers and panelists. Dr J Arthur Young of First M church will discuss Music in the Sunday Evening Service. Rev George Woodall of St Pauls will lead sessions. The program lists pastors and delegates from several states and includes district superintendent F C Witzigmiir as a key organizer.
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Nash
Willeh Mo
Waterloo
J. Arthur Young
First M. ©. Church
Hatt AL Boadmnan
Tor
Thiriay Myr
Oh Valle
Mt Verran
MLA
Biottijuehead
New York
Marriage Licenses Issued In City
Marion Tardnen and Wateelod Mapeyret folin received marriage licenses. The listing includes faxed and watermarked details for Onin Wiereroc and Woaterinn hee.
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Marion Tardnen
Temperatures Forecast for Monday Night and Beyond
Readable fragments indicate an forecast of maximum temperatures for Monday night with vague mentions of evening conditions. No clear locations, figures, or entities are identifiable in the text.
Des Moines Pants Pressed in Price War
Des Moines presses into a price war as two large cleaners slash costs. Each shop offers 40 cent creases today with further cuts indicated, aiming to attract customers on pants and dresses. The move tightens competition among local pressing houses.
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Des Moines
Disabled Veterans Seek State Home Drive in Des Moines
John S. Craig and Sam T. Zook head a campaign for a state home for disabled World War I veterans. The drive, endorsed by the Waterloo Retail Merchants Association, will run across Iowa with support from Niins-Marson Post led by Carl F. Rietz. Eight years after the war, Waterloo’s disabled veterans lack a home.
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Awstain
Ges Moines
John S. Craig
Joan Blammill
Samuel T. Zook
F. Mollen
Waterloo
Waterloo Retail Merchants Association
Niins-Marson Post
Cac
F. Rietz
Craig
Mule's Shoe Clie to Theft of Plow
An oddly shaped mule hoof led to the arrest and conviction of John Thordes east of here for stealing a plow. Thordes paid a $40 fine plus costs after deputies traced the shoe mark to his home and recovered the plow. In Rockwell City a masked bandit held up the Milwaukee depot, taking 58.05 dollars after forcing the night operator to open the safe.
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Council
Tohn Thordes
Here
Thordes
A. C. Christiansen
Robs
RockWell City
Omilwaukee
Harry Calhoun
Funeral notices for Airtiuarit G Tt Billings and Paul Jensen
Funeral services for Airtiuarit G Billings 83 were held today at First Methodist Church Nashua with burial in Wash County. Surviving widow and three sons George Ernest and Floyd and several brothers and sisters are listed. Paul Jensen died at home at 317 Clomwed Street after months of illness and will lie in state at St Anspar Danish Lutheran Church with burial at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Deterte
New Mexico
Edoat
Chesuryente
Nan
Keansaa City
George
Ernest
Floyd
Cheeryvaie
Kan
Grea
Pitward
Arles Billines
Betty
Waterloo
Mes
Gane
Cambridge
Ernest Springer
Vaul Jensen
Winneval Gervlces
Fay Aul Jonsen
Clomwed Street
St. Anspar's
Ota Jorgensep
Ruriat
lEimwood
Corn Belt Farm Aid Parley Draws Southern Interest
Des Moines reports show southern states Oklahoma and Missouri sending representatives to the annual corn belt conference to discuss legislative aid for agriculture. The federation plans minor changes to its program while adding new farm groups and granting honorary membership to Col. Smith W. Brockhart and Sen. Daniel W. Stewart.
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Des Moines
Southern Interes
Midwest
Corn Belt Committee
Oklahoma
Missouri
Minnesota Wheat Growers Assotation
Minnesota Council of Agriculture
Wisconsin Co-Operative Cremery Association
Farmera Union Livestock Commission of Chicago
Gronkhert
Stewart
Col
Smith W. Brockhart
Iowa
Daniel W. Stewart
Albert B. Cunt Nans
Federation of Grain Belt Farm Organizations
Frank Murphy
American Council of Agriculture
Congress
Am Hirth
Columbia
Teens Cited for Intoxication After Illicit Liquor Incident
Clarence Moody and John Dalton, both under 18, were taken into custody after receiving intoxicating liquor from an undisclosed source. Brought before Judge Beem, they pled guilty to intoxication and were sent to Eldora State Industrial School with Sheriff Wagner to supervise parole. An associate, John Graves, was jailed on illegal liquor possession and may have supplied the youths.
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Clarence Moody
Jefferson Street
John Dalton
Black Hawk Street
Ater
J. C. Beem
Eldora
HW. T. Wagner
John Graves
River Street
William Urie
Ralph Davis
Charles Pickens
Walter Sipe
Survives Hurricane to Find Wife Had Married Another
Ruby Hallman 19 filed a complaint against Alva S. Glidden and Kansas Clee claiming she wed a third time after surviving a Florida hurricane. The suit follows Hallman learning her husband Elghman’s homecoming wedding was under way as she learned of another marriage. Police expect to locate the couple in a Missouri city.
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Get
Ruby Hallman
Hua
Raymond Elghman
Hallman
Florida
Cornei Bluffs
Glenwood
Alva S. Glidden
Comed Bliffs
Hubby No
Kansas
Winterlooan Loses Race with Death
Ti HM Beaton of 239 Baltimore Street, employed in Paul Davis store men’s furnishing dept, arrived in Tara Ontario Monday evening after learning of his father John Reston’s paralytic stroke on Saturday. The elder Reston died soon after, as reported today by Mrs Beaton.
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Beaton
Baltimore Street
Paul Davis
Tara
Y GOAL REACHED IN MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The 3926 Y membership campaign closes this afternoon with a goal of 700 new members and renewals. General secretary S. A. Cohagan said there will be no report dinner. Divisions led by Bo L. Voalten and Cecil Lanning are in a neck and neck race for the fried chicken prize at the Morrissle camp event.
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al & P.m
S. A. Cohagan
Bo L. Voalten
Cecil Lanning
M. Co
Morrissle
Mother seeks injunction against husband over kidnapping fear
Es ther Irene Powell asks the court to restrain Repert Power from harming her and their children Paul ine 6 and Robert Jr 3. Judge B B Stiles grants the writ shielding the family at home until court hearings determine the divorce and maintenance case.
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Pauline
Robert, Jr
Esther Irene Powell
Jefferson Street
B. B. Stiles
Powell
J C Fairweather Jr dies after short illness
John C Fairweather Jr well known musician founder and manager of the John C Fairweather dance orchestra died at a local hospital from appendicitis after an illness short enough to require surgery. He was 22 born in Aurora Illinois and lived in Waterloo. His widow Beatrice Russell and his parents survive him. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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John C. Fairweather
Lafayette Street
Waterloo Federation’ of Musicians
Aurora
Beatrice Russell
Waterloo
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
Rev A P Blough Re elected Chautauqua Head
Rev A P Blough was re elected for a third year as president of the Waterloo Chautauqua association C M Allen was re elected vice president C W Kirkpatrick was re elected secretary and Mrs IL Hemsworth was elected treasurer at the annual meeting in the Y W C A parlors. The board reported the year as satisfactory with the summer session going without a deficit and voted to hold another session in 1927 with a program of similar calibre.
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A. P. Blough
Waterloo Chautauqua Association
C. M. Allen
C. W. Kirkpatrick
Ll. ©. Hemsworth
Ira Blough
Cinema Pictures Development Outlined by Will Brennan
Will Brennan of Monarch Film company explained the growth of cinema at a Canopus club luncheon in Black's tearoom. He traced origins to a racing stable owner who bet a friend that a horse had all four feet off the ground, prompting early camera experiments with strings and shuttered cameras recording reactions.
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Rickelaieons
Canopus Club
Will Brennan
Monarch Film Company
Black
Brennan
Graham Addresses Kiwanis Members on European Tour
James M. Graham president of James Black Dry Goods describes experiences from Europe during a Kiwanis luncheon at Hotel Russell-Lamson. The report notes other speakers and musical interludes as part of the event.
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Graham
Kiwanis
James M. Graham
James Black Dry Goods Company
Europe
Russell-Lamson
Twilsht Harned
Eve Cal
C. Mbert Sehoim
Dry Leaders Lied About Campaign Testimony at Senate Inquiry
In Chicago Oct 15 Rev Robert OBrien Methodist minister and Harold L Ickes Magill campaign manager testified before the Senate campaign funds investigation that Antisaloon League leaders George Safford and F R McBride lied about Magill fundraising. OBrien disputed a $300000-$400000 fund claim and said Rosenwald backed Magill. Ickes cited $17275 in contributions with further pledges. Magill ran to oppose Frank N Smith whose own backers included public utilities.
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Federal Building
Chicago
Hush v. Magill-n
Thase
Antisaloon League Jn
Senate
Robert O'Brien
Harold L. Ickes
Magill
James A. Reed
George Safford
Antisaloon League
Scott McPride
O'Brien
Antivaloon League
Ickes
Safford
Frank N. Smith
Furrier Greten Expands Store Adds Partner Menssen
H F Greten furrier of 174 Bridge street announces extensive store remodeling and the sale of an interest in the business to ED A Menssen, a longtime employee. A new refrigerated fur vault is built in the basement and will be moth proof. The salesroom will be remodeled later, with new display cases and a lobby like appearance. Space on the balcony will become offices and a consultation room.
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ED A. Menssen
Greten
Scientist Discovers Most Powerful Ray in Charge
Chicago report states Dr. W. D. Coolidge of General Electric and Dr. A. F. Biler announced at the American College of Physical Therapy meeting that the cathode ray is the most powerful ray known. They urge research into controlling this new power for medical use.
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Chicago
W. D. Coolidge
General Electric Company
Bill aims to bar mismatched marriages in Philippines
Manila October fourth report that Representative Teen Guintan introduced a bill to prohibit marriages where a man is 60 or older and a woman under 21. In separate news, Connell Bluffs brakeman Willan Carter died after being crushed between a freight car and a coal wagon in Rock Island yards, Lincoln Nebraska.
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Manila
Teen Guintan
Connell Bluffs
Rock Island
Lincoln
Neb
Willan Carter
Cownell Bluffs
Handwriting Expert Links Aimee McPherson to Notes
Milton Carlson testified that penciled handwriting on Carmel grocery items found in the Benedict resort costume at Carmel matched writing by Aimee Semple McPherson. He said the same hand appeared on the "Light and Darkness" sermon notes found on the beach last May 13 amid the evangelist's disappearance.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Milton Carlson
N. C
Benedict Cotume
Carmel
Aimee Semple McPherson
Carleon
Crocery
Mrs. McPherson
Browning and Peaches Split Deepens in New York
Edward W. Browning and his wife "Peaches" filed for separation, escalating a divorce battle over alimony. Browning claimed high spending, while Peaches seeks maintenance in the manner she has grown used to since marriage.
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Edward W. Browning
New York
Browning
Gressway
Government seizes gang leaders list in Chicago bootlegging war
Federal agents moved into Chicago’s bootlegger war by seizing papers from the gang clique tied to liquor interests. The action follows the Weiss murder and the Cicero indictments and coincides with the arraignment of Sam Peilnir and Ben Jacobs. Police say strong alibis would foil arrests without evidence.
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Chicago
Ilymle’ Weles
Pat Roache
Cicero
Sam Peilnir
Ben Jacobs
Weiss
Paddy Murray
Sararatttedt
Holy Name Cathedral
Oriental Dancer Narrowly Escapes Poison and Snake Attack
Dubuque police responded to a report of a poisoned dancer in a hotel room. Mile Néruda, a Oriental dancer, was found writhing in bed with a seven foot python around her throat on the floor nearby. The snake is her constant companion and had escaped its basket to attack. The dancer was not seriously injured.
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Dubuque
Mile Néruda
Henry Weis to Remodel Building into Garage at 711 Commercial
Henry Weis gains a building permit from Building Commissioner Charles Wasson to convert the former stable at 711 Commercial Street into a garage. John G. Miller holds the contract for about 5000 dollars with concrete slab flooring and necessary modernizations. A separate permit is noted for a frame parade house for Courate automobiles by W. Co FL & N railroad at Columbia and Crescent streets costing 7150 dollars.
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Commercial Street
Henry Weis
Charles Wasson
John G. Miller
W. Co. FL & N. Railroad
Columbia and
Crescent Streets
Two Indians Held in Stabbing Affray
Two Winnebago Indians, William Mallory 28 and William Free 23, are jailed in Sioux City Iowa for investigation into the death of Frank Simons of Omaha. Simons was found stabbed after an alleged drinking bout on October 16. Two other men are also held.
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Sioux City
William Mallory
William Free
Frank Simons
Omaha
Simons
Great Western diners lose $300 a month
Twelve dining cars operated by the Chicago Great Western railroad in 1925 lost $73,829.73, about $6,160.31 per car or over $500 per month per car, with losses rising to $127,724.47 when interest, maintenance and depreciation are included. Kramer recovering from stroke at 1508 South Street, proprietor of Kramer Hardware.
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Chicago Great Western Railroad
IDENTIFY KILLERS San Francisco Arrest of Weeks and Kelly
Police identified Lawrence Weeks and Clarence Kelly as the killers in an orgy of five deaths and multiple wounds last weekend. Kelly, with a criminal record, was probably fatally wounded when shot by detectives fleeing his home. Victims positively identified the pair.
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San Francisco
Cal
Lawrence Weeks
Clarence Kelly
Kelly
Toshava
Des Moines Couple Wed by Long-Distance Call
Harvey Webster and his wife Jean were married last night with the ceremony conducted by Rev. Paul Clark from Oklahoma City over 600 miles of telephone wire. The bride, a former operator, proposed the plan after travel to Des Moines became impossible.
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Tes Moines
INS
Harvey Webster
Jean
Webster
Paul Clark
Oklahoma City
Mr. Clark
Des Moines
Local Social and Visit Notes from Horton Area
Horton area brief notes on visits and callers including Mr. and Mrs F Prien Buck Creek Mrs W Schultz and daughter Nashua visits J G Nicols home Friday and Saturday. Went to Plainfield for a clinic and geese migrating south. Families from Waterloo Readlyn Plainfield and Nashua appear in a day’s social rounds.
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Tripoli
Jeage Hurd
James
Res $Edemier
Nashua
George Beine
Owen Finch
Waterloo
Dike High Plans Basketball Schedule For Season
Local notes report Mrs Lmenes Estherville called after the death of her mother Mrs Henry Cook near Hudson. Narvius Larsen and family visited Kesley relatives. Fred Roberts spent days at Galva. Dike high school lists opponents for coming season including Dumber Reinbeck Janesville Hudson Grandy Center Wellsburg Orange Center and Conrad. Game Warden Tony Waldron inspected for hunting violations in the area.
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Dike
Earl Nile
Galva
Dike High School
Dumberwon
Reinbeck
Janesville
Hudson
Grandy Center
Wellsburg
Orange Township
Conrad
Tony Waldron
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