Edison on Verge of Breakdown Jubilee of Light
Detroit October reports Edison recovering from a pneumonia attack after a day of grand ceremonies at the Edison Institute of Technology. He spoke to radiotelevision audiences, attended by President Hoover and guests, before returning to Ford's home for rest. The celebration honored Edison’s career with a recreated Menlo Park lab and a reconstructed light bulb moment.
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Edison
Detroit
Mich
U.ai
Henry Ford
Thomas Alva Edison
Bal- Son
Ford
Thomas A. Edison
al Fhe
Edison Institute of Technology
Independence Hall
Belentine
Pelee
Madame Quine
Hoover
Albert Einstein
Berlin
Owen Ls. Young
von Hindenberg
Germany
Prince of Wales
Richard Byrd
Joel T. Boone
Menlo Park Laboratory
Francis Jehl
Francis
Dehl
Eingers
Jeb
Wil Derby
Elson
Joad
Hoover Joins Ohio Deep Waterway Celebration
In a state event marking the Ohio Valley Improvement Association’s achievements, Hoover is praised for decades of work on the deep waterway project. The speech salutes progress from the towpath era to modern mechanized navigation and envisions a broader, lasting service to mankind and future generations.
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Hoover
Ohio
Tage Oners
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Chia Hoy
White House
Pean
Doran Seeks Warrants for Home Searches Federal Inquiry
Des Moines people react to the U S Supreme Court Ramsey decision upholding searches without warrants in certain cases. A claim that state and federal authorities may seize evidence without due process cited, with Ramsey’s Creston, Iowa, home as example and no town-wide impact expected.
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Hoover
Brunson
United States Supreme Court
A. O. Ramsay
Creston
High Court
Des Moines
U.P
Ramsey
Preston
Ows
Remsey
T A Barrett
Iowa Supreme Court
Garrett
Imother
State Supreme Court
Aupréeme
Donald FP. Wisdom
Tenun- J&¢l
Supreme’ Court
Washington
Bivona
Woman's Purse Stolen From Maud Burns Gift Shop
Mrs. Matta Burs, proprietor at the Maud Burns Gift Shop in Hotel President, reports an unidentified thief stole a purse moments after she briefly left the shop. She had just withdrawn several hundred dollars from the purse before the theft. Also noted is a crash fatality near Cedar Rapids involving a university instructor with funeral rites pending.
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Matta Burs
Maud Burns
Clemenceau and Poincare Battle Past Peril in Hospital
France’s wartime leaders Georges Clemenceau and Raymond Poincare faced medical crises with guarded optimism. Clemenceau, 87, fought a severe heart attack while Poincare, after a second operation, made satisfactory progress as physicians continued treatment and the two leaders held on to their famed resolve.
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Pari
France
Georges Clemenceauw
Raymond Poincare
Poincare
Tiger Flatttra
Clemenceau
Pantages Fights Case From Stand
Alexander Pantages testifies in his own defense at his trial on charges of assaulting a 17 year old girl Miss Pringle in the theater mystery room. He says he is a 40 year old showman who has lived in Los Angeles for 10 years and is of Greek descent.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Alexander Pantages
Hts
Eunice Pringle
Record Plane DO-X Carries 170 Passengers in Flight
Morris Dornier announced during a record flight that the 14 motored plane DO-X carried 170 people rather than 169. The extra passenger was 4 year old Tians Bauer, son of an engineer, as Dornier hailed the craft’s performance. He predicted trans Atlantic service by the DC-X planned for January.
Kiwanis Delegates Report From Iowa Nebraska Convention
Delegates A. Howard and A. I. Peterson reported at a luncheon in Saint Russell-Lamson that Omaha hosted the Kiwanis International convention well and that Water-To will host the 1939 gathering. Also listed are marriage licenses for Myron Humphrey and Alma Wrage.
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A. 3. Howard
A. I. Peterson
Iowa-Nebraska
Kikanis International
Omaha
Focal Club
Haint Russe-Lamson
Nebraske
Water- Too
Myron Humphrey
Rockfarel
Alma Wrage
Buckinghan
Fire alarms report small blaze with no damage
A small fire sparked on a shingle at 612 Eighth West near Robinson at 4:47 Monday. Fire alarms found no damage and urged caution to avoid future incidents.
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Yin
Dames Robinson
Temperature Report From An Undefined Weekday
A garbled forecast lists temperatures for Monday through Tuesday with several misread words and stray letters. No clear values or locations are discernible, making precise weather details impossible to determine.
GOP Leaders Eye 1M Senate Break in Tariff Plan
Washington October 22 Republicans and independents clash over tariff bill schedules as six weeks remain in the special session. Borah and Simmons assert coalition strength while prediction of splits around the sugar schedule grows. Democrats deny trade in conference on amendments touching farm relief and presidential authority.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Hoover
Republian
Hobinson
Arkansas
Kha
Simmons Task Night
Democratic National Committee
Old Ironsides Near Completion at Boston Navy Yard
Reconstruction of the frigate Constitution in Boston is nearly finished and expected to sail into a tercentenary event next spring. Naval officers report most hull sections complete as workers ready the main rack. funds were not appropriated in 1925 but public donations exceed 450000 dollars.
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Boston
Mass
Navy Yard
Massachusetts Bay
Lerger
Altho
Congress
Colonial Drys
Soviet Executes Five Russian Generals
A Moscow dispatch reports five former Russian army generals were summarily executed after a plot to weaken the Soviet army and industries. Named victims include generals Shulyn, Mikhailay, Vissochansky, Dyman, and Tsekhanov.
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Rige
Moscow
Shulyn
Mikhailay
Vissochansky
Dyman
Tsekhanov
Deaths Mrs Eunice Willard and Mrs Carl Redman
Mrs Eunice Willard 91 of Springsville Tennessee died at 4 a m at her sister’s home visiting for two weeks She born March 18 1838 in New York was a Grace Methodist Episcopal member Surviving daughter Mrs Hattle Bailey nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Funeral arrangements listed for Mrs Carl Redman 1010 Independence Avenue Independence Iowa with service at Kearns chapel and burial in New Hartford
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Eunice Willard
Hunter Willard
Snringsville
Mary Farnsworth
Second Street
Ens
Eunice Bennett
New York
Grace Menthodist Episcopal Church
Besiides Tinisis
Hattle Bailey
Marton
Elst~nor Mortuary
IRS
Carlee
Redman
Mra
Carl &, Redon
Independence Avenue
Independence
Kearns
Dubuque Woman Killed in Elkader Road Crash
A Dubuque woman died from injuries after a two-vehicle crash near Elkader. Mrs Shiner, 1:20 p m today, suffered a fractured skull and neck break when her car went off a bridge approach and down a 20 foot embankment. Albert of Lans ing Va was not detained. A second fatality, nine year old John P Cassalt, died from truck injuries two weeks after the collision near his home.
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Courier Sportal Sorpieny Elkader
Mes
Shin
Dubuque
W. E. Albert, Jr
Lansing
Albert
Janus Minert
Waukon
Nghway Orr
Rescue Two Men From Lake Storm
Two men adrift all night in a bobbing barge were rescued at dawn by the steamer Schwab after failing to secure a line during the Lake Michigan storm. The barge sank as waves rose, ending the perilous drift.
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Chicago
U.P
Lake Michigan
Schwab
Mary Garden Eyes Shorts in Talkies Debut
New York October reports Mary Garden aboard the Majectic declares she may sing in the talkies. She says she is four pounds overweight but feels excellent and embraces a new genius while pledging to wear short skirts, whatever critics say.
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New York
Xthsi
Mary Garden
The
Majestic
Two Killed Under Six Feet of Sand
In Minneapolis Minnesota on October 22 August Manson age 57 and Edward Anderson age 44 were suffocated when six feet of sand buried them at a gravel pit they labored at. More than a score of workers frantically dug for five minutes but the two men died before rescue teams reached them.
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Minneapolis
Mum
Manson
Edward Anderson
Brockhart's Son Receives Federal Trade Post
Charles E. Brockhart, son of Senator Smith W. Brockhart, Republican of Iowa, was named trade commissioner at Winnipeg Canada by the commerce department. He succeeds J Bartlett Richards who moves to Bombay in a Washington dispatch dated October 23 10 RI.
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Washington, D. C
Charles. E. Brockhart
Smith W. Brockhart
Republican
Iowa
Winnipeg
Canada
Commerce Department
J. Bartlett Richards
Bombay
Iron Man McGinnity Near Death in Brooklyn Home
Joe McGinnity aged 65 once known as the Iron Man of baseball lay near death in his Brooklyn home after failing to rally following surgery to remove a tumor three weeks prior. Renowned for pitching both games of many doubleheaders he earned a lasting reputation for durability on the mound.
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New York
Joe McGinnity
Iron Man
Brooklyn
McGinnity
Russian Monoplane Lands Start for Cheyenne Flight
The Land of the Soviets monoplane began its Moscow to New York flight from Oakland at 0:50 this morning bound for Cheyenne as the next scheduled stop on the long journey.
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Oakland
Cal
Cheyenne
Moscow
New York
Irwin Opens His Own Office As Architect
W Irwin an architect with eight years at J G Ralston has opened an office at 626 Lafayette building He studied in Canada and has practiced 18 years He is a member of the American Institute of Architects He lives at 826 Campbell avenue
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Co. W. Irwin
J. G. Ralston
Lafayette Building
Canada
Irwin
American Institute of Architects
Campbell Avenue
Judge Fines "Fall Guy" in Key West Michaelson Case
Tampa, Oct. 29. Walter Gremm, a Chicago coal dealer, admitted liquor found in trunks brought from Cuba by Congressman Michaelson and was fined 1000 dollars and costs. Gramm claimed clemency as a responsible man and a social error. Judge Akerman noted the two year maximum and said he did not wish to ruin the man’s life.
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Tampa
Fla
Walter Gremm
Chicago
Key West
Cuba
M. Alfred Michaelson
Thiels
Gramm
A. Akerman
Divamm
Michaelson
Iquor
Akerman
Pape and Fuhrman Face New Charges of Professionalism
Iowa star halfback Oran Pape and guard John Fuhrman face renewed charges of professionalism over alleged play with the Dubuque Sears before college. Pape previously cleared for Galena 1927 football, while Fuhrman seeks Big Ten reinstatement after Bears play. University and town athletic boards moved to pause voting on Fuhrman and to hold further meetings today.
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Pape
Fuhrman
Down City
Oran Pape
John Fuhran
University of Iowa
Bilgehoe
Dubuque Sears
Galena
Ill
Big Ten Conference
Vnv
Bears
C. C. Willams
C. C. Willams, Chairman of the Town Athlete Board
Big Ten
Puhlmans
Yows Athletic Board
Funeral Rites for J. A. Bolender in Ackley Church
James A. Bolender lifelong Ackley resident dies at 60. Funeral Thursday at 2 p m at First Presbyterian Church where he served as caretaker for 10 years. Rev J J Brittell to officiate. Survived by sisters Mrs Sue Scourick and Mrs Ollie Wilson. Member of the Wendmen lodge.
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Courier
Ackley
James A. Bosender
First Presbyterian Church
J. J. Brittell
Splender
Slaters
Sue Scourick
Ollie Wilson
Bolender
Wendmen
Sun God Plane Refuels at Chapman Field en Route to Bronx City
The Sun God flying nonstop Spokane to New York refueled at Chapman field for an hour this afternoon. Art Walker and a pilot named Wilson operated the Buhl air sedan with a 300 horsepower Wright whirlwind motor. The return flight faced bumpy air and a 35 mile per hour northwest wind at 500 feet, causing slight slipping.
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Sun God
Spokane
New York
Wes
Chapman Field
Finch
Bronx City
Art Walker
Wilson
West Ward
Corn Husker Mangles Farmer's Right Hand
Ernest Feller of Dysart suffered a severe hand laceration when his right hand was caught in a corn husker machine. He was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Claude Flowers
New Hartford
Neeto
Illinois Central Steel Gang
Allen Memorial Jospital
Parkersburg
Ernest Feller
Dysart
Allen Memoris Hospital
Stock Market Rally Boosts Hope For Prosperity In New York
A New York banker expressed optimism about the stock market rally and said the 4s rate is desirable to aid business, bonds, and mortgages while denying plans for National City Bank to acquire Continental Banks abroad. He warned further consolidation in American banking may occur, but said no deal to enter the mortgage mold via New York Title & Mortgage Co. was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National City Bank
America
Amercan
New York
Mitchell
New York Title & Mortgage Co
Senate Debates Tariff Schedules and Probes Reform
The Senate opens debate on tariff rate schedules as the Senate lobby committee questions L. Zvanson and William Burgess. Subcommittees pursue coastwise law extensions to the Philippines and probe prohibition cases in South Carolina. A motion to recommit the tariff bill fails. The chamber reviews ties between Senator Bingham of Connecticut and state industries. A tribute to Thomas A. Eglson is adopted and a cottonseed price fixing inquiry is ordered.
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Senate
Senate Lobby Committee
Wharies L. Zvanson
William Burgess
Senate Commerce
Philippines
South Carolin
Benale
Bingham
Connecticut
Thomas A. Eglson
Optimist Club hears talk on raising healthy boys
Dr. Ivan R. Powers outlines a father driven health program for boys from infancy. Emphasized are bowel and dental care, removing infected tonsils, three vaccines for smallpox diphtheria and typhoid, hand hygiene and towels, and parental education on sex issues.
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Optimist Club
Ivan R. Powers
Powers
Bond salesman withdraws guilty plea in forgery case
Cedar Rapids Iowa Oct 22 Facing 30 years in prison on forgery charges Bayard D Cowan 39 Cedar Rapids withdrew his plea of guilty and pleaded not guilty before Judge John T Moffitt Cowan had admitted forging bonds to obtain 96000 from eastern Iowa bankers The judge called the case extreme and noted his cleverness The case returns in November as Cowan failed to raise bond of 22600
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Cedar Rapids
U.P
Bayard D. Cowna
John T. Moffitt
Moffitt
Cowan
Eastern Iown
Two Men Sentenced for Five Dollar Theft
Prescott Banton and Clinton Tournier pleaded guilty in district court to malicious false information charges and were sentenced by Judge George W. Wood to one year in the county jail. The pair, with James R. Dempsey, were accused of robbing a party of young men from Greene Illinois of five dollars on October 6. Bail was set by Burr C. Towne, assistant county attorney, with Dempsey awaiting a hearing later that afternoon.
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Prescott Banton
Clinton Tournier
Eighth Street
George W. Wood
Burr C. Towne
Banton Andournier
James
R. Dempsey
Fourth Street
Greene, Ill
Banton
Tournier
Dempsey
Richmond Clergy May Smoke If Assembly Repeals Rule
Virginia conference votes 170 to 132 to urge the Dallas general assembly to rescind a tobacco prohibition for new pastors admitted since 1018. Debate highlights tension between tradition and modern allowances for younger Methodist Episcopal church members.
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Richmond
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
General Assembly
Dallas
Virginia
Dean Pound invents unique circular desk in Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Oct 22 Harvard Law School Dean Roscoe Pound unveils a one of a kind circular desk that encloses him in a central open space. The swivel design aims to give the dean maximum elbow room for work within the surrounding desk structure.
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Cambridge
Mass
Roscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
Alta
Law School
Switchman Dies After Train Accident at Pacific Junction
Eugene Gibbs 69 of Chicago died from injuries after a switchman was struck and fatally injured when a train horn struck him. The man reportedly fell under a locomotive Sunday and suffered severe leg injuries before dying yesterday.
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Pacific Junction
Ta Gch
Eugenea Gibbs
Chicago
Burington & Quincy
Hotch
Merchants Endorse Lange for Governor in Iowa
Dubuque October 22 Merchants and Retail Grocers Association members endorsed Senator Otto Lange for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Thornburg urged modernization and chain store methods while stressing sanitation and local customer ties as keys to independent grocers’ success.
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Dubuque
Tawa
Otto Lange
Dubsque
Iowa
Thornburg
Iowa Retail Grocery Association
Merchants Association
Mark G. Thornburg
Unheralded Lone Pilot Sails Toward London Flight
Diteman, a 40 year old cattleman turned pilot, departed Harbor Grace for London aiming to reach London after brief stops in St Johns and Winnipeg. The NB d Barling monoplane is a stock all metal craft not designed for such cruise, with a 116 horsepower Warner Scarab engine and 156 gallon fuel capacity.
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Cape St. Francis
London
New York
Vpj
W. Diteman
St. Johns
New Brunswick
Carleton County
James H. Kimball
New York Weather Bureau
Atlantic Ocean
Diteman
Harbor Grace
Kimball
Marshall
W. FP. Diteman
Russell Nicholas
W Nicholas- Beageley Aircraft Company
Nicholas
Harling
D. F. Zimmerly
Brownsville
Tex
Winnipeg
Canada
Zimmerly
Cow
Billings
Mont
F. Diternan
Harehor Grace
N. P
Rand
Kansas City
Calgary
Ditemoan
Missoula
Montana
Wyoming
Kidnapped Boy Safe After Auto Thieves Take Car
Lawrence Lahann, 15, reported kidnapped by two car thieves Saturday night while traveling through Cedar Rapids. He was confined in a car and later found in Waverly, Minnesota, after a note dropped through the floor indicated the crime. His father rushed to bring him home once informed.
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Calamus
Lawrence Lahann
Arnold Leahann
Waverly
Minn
Hir
Cedar Rapida
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A. P. Giannini
Bank of Italy
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Doran
Iowa City
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Ywitbur EN
University of Tawa
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Peril Point
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Pringle
Kiwanis Convention
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G.O.P
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Nebraska
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Shereff Percy Lamsan
Elkader
Lake Storm
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Ironman
Russ
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Ie Mars
Josephine Barker
le Mars
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U. S.S. BR
U.2
Kamachatka, Peninsula Region
Ile
Briand
Srtand
Brhind
Prospect
Sugots Wymsely
Muscatine
Ealum Wilson
Fall Guy
KEY West Michaelson
J. A. Bolender
Ackley Church
Waterloo
Dean Pound
Fort Madison
U.A
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Russell
Langer
Bovernor
London Flight
Frank Warteys Brown
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