Probers Open Hearings At Minneapolis Iowa And Two Other States
Hearings begin here on the proposed unification of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads into a new Great Northern Pacific Railway. Opponents, including Milwaukee Road, warn of reduced competition and a transportation monopoly. many states seek intervention. The plan would lease and consolidate routes and assets to a single management.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great’ Northern
Northern Pacific Roads
Interstate Commerce’ Commission
Great Northern Pacific ‘Railway
Spokane
Portland
Seattle Railways
Burlington
Northwest
Chicago, Milwaukee, && St. Paul
Milwaukee ‘Line
Iowa
Dakota
Wisconsin
Controversy over Sinclair trial evidence Sentencing in problem case
A pretrial ruling by Justice Siddons on admissibility of Sinclair testimony before the senate committee looms large as the Faul Sinclair conspiracy case nears verdict. The defense argues records should be barred. the government wants the committee testimony read to the jury. The issue centers on whether Sinclair appeared voluntarily or was subpoenaed. Separate items note a New Yorker jailed for tarantula schemes and a purchase of up to date banking reports. aviation mishaps and tariff timing in Washington. The piece also covers a proposed Great Northern Northern Pacific Burlington merger awaiting Interstate Commerce Commission hearings in Minneapolis.
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Faul-Sinclair
Siddons
Sinclair
Senate Investigating Committee
Fall
Three Rivers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minneapolis
Great Northern-Northern Pacific
Burlington
Midwest
Northwest
Commission
Silk thief nabbed in Chicago organized gang case
Chicago October 24 Otto J. Wagner was arrested charged as the brains of a silk thief gang sought three years. The group is said to have fraudulently collected thousands of dollars by forging bills of lading.
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Chicago
Ottto J. Wagner
Wagner
South 10 Opposes Smith As Leader Of Democrats
Washington dispatch reports Manufacturers Record, a key southern business voice, urging opposition to Gov. Smith of New York as Democratic presidential nominee. The piece argues Smith risks taxes, Tammany ties, and Prohibition stances, urging the south to stay in opposition rather than back Smith. It notes McAdoo's withdrawal clarified southern leaders' neutrality turning to disapproval of Smith.
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Washington, D.C
Manufacturers Record
Gov. Smith
New York
South
Baltimore
Maryland
Texas
Wall Street Journal
Journal of Commerce
Smith
Democratic
Democratic Party
White House
New York State
Tammany Association
Tammany
Florida
North Carolina
McAdoo
Arlington to Honor Civil War General with Full Military Rites
Stricken Washington area reports Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman age 70 died suddenly of a heart attack in Washington. He will be buried tomorrow in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors as one of three Americans to command an army during World War I.
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Washington, D.C
INS
Joseph T. Dickman
National Cemetery
Arlington
En. Dickman
Seven fliers die Sunday in series of AR accidents
Airplane and parachute accidents across the United States claim seven lives and injure four. In Nebraska and California two pilots perish when planes crash into a cemetery and hill in fog. Others die in Kansas City and Mount Clemens as parachutes fail or planes crash.
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New York
United States
Japan
Lincoln
Neb
Carl Carr
Don Ceasel
L. Brengman
M. C. Kiting
Santa Monica
Cal
J. ‘A. Cary
Bernard Albright
Detroit
Mount Clemens
Mich
Hollis ‘Woodward
New Car Approved by Ford but Minor Changes Pending
The Ford experimental car has been approved by Henry Ford but not yet approved for production as Ford reserves decisions on several minor parts. No exhibition of the new car has occurred in Dearborn or elsewhere, contradicting a New York newspaper report.
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Ford
Detroit
Mid
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
New York
Buffalo Meat to Be Homecoming at Simpson College
Buffalo meat will be served to alumni parents students and visitors at Simpson College during homecoming Friday. More than 400 former students and guests are expected for the parade dinner and afternoon football game against Parsons.
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Indianola
Simpson College
Parsons
Farmer Killed by Overturned Auto Near Climbing Hill
Sioux City Iowa October 24 The automobile rollover in a ditch near Climbing Hill led to the death of 63 year old Moville farmer William Strohbein. Fellow occupant L L Porter is in serious condition at a local hospital. The report notes the crash occurred Sunday and cites ongoing investigations.
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Sioux City
Climbing Hill
William Strohbein
Moville
L. L. Porter
Courier delivery deadline and redelivery policy
The Courier should reach your home before 5 30. If the carrier is late or an error occurs, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p.m.
Fire devastates Traer Milinery and Farmers Mercantile store
Traer Iowa October 24 a noon oil stove explosion started a blaze in the Farmers Mercantile Co store and nearby millinery stock. The brick building was gutted with losses around 35000 to the store and 800 to the millinery stock on hand. Firefighters from Traer Gladbrook and Waterloo contained the blaze after about 2.5 hours. no injuries.
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Traer
Farmers’ Mercantile Company
Gladbrook
Waterloo
Slayer of Ex Wife's Admirer Gets One Year Jail Term
In Denver on October 24, Joseph S. Minter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting of State Senator Albert E. Bogden. The jury deliberated over 29 hours. The sentence ranges from one day to one year in county jail. The killing occurred June 9 when Bogden was seen embracing Minter's estranged wife Helena Brandenburg from a hotel window. Minter later broke into the room, shot Bogden, and then wandered the streets before surrendering at the police station the next morning.
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Denver
Colo
INS
Joseph S. Minter
Albert E. Bogden
Minter
Bogden
Helena Brandenburg -Minter
Hope for Rescue of De Lesseps Fades
Matane Que October 24 With hope almost abandoned search continues for Count de Lesseps and his Russian mechanic Chinchincoff missing since they took off from Gaspe basin in seaplane Jupiter last Tuesday Most of the plane recovered from Gulf of St Lawrence fuselage ashore at St Felicite Saturday Fog and storms hinder rescue efforts
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Matane
Que
INS
Count de Lesseps
Chinchincoff
Gaspe Basin
Jupiter
de Lessep
Gulf of St. Lawrence
St. Felicite
de Lesseps
Charge Township Funds Mishandled in Albia
Irregularities in handling Wayne township funds were found in a state checkers report to the auditor of state. Two township board members settled an alleged $860 shortage in D. J. Scienzicki’s books for $50 claiming he held the rest for road work. State demands a fuller report on township transactions.
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Albia
Wayne Township
D. J. Scienzicki
Scienzicki
Consider Prosecution of Soldier Whisky Thieves
Chicago officials say army and Illinois National Guard weigh court martial for several men accused of conspiring to steal liquor from a government warehouse. Prohibition officers report a large quantity of liquor removed.
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Chicago
United States Army
Illinois National Guard
Prohibition
Oil Plot Evidence Delays Ruling in Sinclair Fall Trial
Washington DC October 24 Justice Siddons deferred ruling on Sinclair and Fall evidence in their criminal conspiracy trial. He sought further proof on whether Sinclair was subpoenaed or appeared voluntarily before the Senate oil committee. First witness Eddy testified about 1922 memo on Teapot Dome leases and Pioneer Oil, showing prelease claims and a memo dictation by Fall.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Oil Committee
Harry F. Sinclair
Albert .B
Siddons
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Sinclair
Justice Siddons
Senate
Three Rivers
N. M
Navy
Teapot Dome
Interior
L.b.eddy
Honolulu
Consolidated
Oil.company
General Land Office
Eddy
Charles’ B. Safford
Fall
Roy W. Tallman
The
Land Office
Immense quake stirs observers in Denver and Fordham
An immense earthquake was reported on the seismograph at Regis College Denver at 9 a m with Rev Father Forstall noting the tremor as the most violent in 25 years The New York seismograph at Fordham University logged the first shocks at 10 08 a m eastern standard time describing the quake as the largest in years and tremendous.
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Denver
Colo
Regis College
Father Forstall
North American
New York
Fordham University
Ex-Owan Hunter Sought After Wife's Death
Des Moines reports Bart A. Hull former Runnells resident and interior decorator is hunted in connection with the strangling death of Mrs Mamie Hull in a San Francisco apartment. Authorities note Hull had multiple marriages with three ex-wives living in Iowa. Relatives deny knowledge of his whereabouts saying he has not been in Iowa for eight years.
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Des Moines
Bart A. Hull
Runnells
Mamie Hull
San Francisco
Iowa
Hull
Jessie Reece
Mary Hull
Dana
Japan's dirigible N-3 explodes after sea voyage
Japan's only dirigible N-3, sister to Norge, exploded at sea after a flight from Kasumigaura for navy maneuvers off Kozu island. Seven crew were aboard. one injured. The craft encountered a fierce storm near Bonin Islands, landed ashore briefly, then sank after breaking from its moorings. the crew were rescued. The N-3 had been sold to Japan by Italy and assembled in Tokyo under Umberto Nobile.
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Tokio
Japan
Kasumigaura Flying Field
Kozu_ island
Nachi
Joshima
Bonins
Lieut
Pujloshi
Kaminshima
Italy
Tokyo
Umberto Nobile
Tragic youth love ends in murder suicide in Chicago
In Chicago on October 24 Gertrude Selmer, 15, told Reginald Andrew, 21, she was too young to marry him. Andrew shot at her, then killed himself. The first bullet missed Selmer and Andrew died minutes later.
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Chicago
Gertrude Selmer
Reginald Andrew
Andrew
Miss Selmer
Riot in Budapest leads to 13 injuries. 185 held
A Budapest riot blamed on anti-Semitic agitators caused 13 injuries. Police quickly detained 185 people, described as alleged supranationalists, as authorities moved to restore order.
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Vienna
Budapest
Suit to remove Indianapolis mayor Duvall filed
In Indianapolis on October 24, 1926, lawyers filed quo warranto proceedings to oust Mayor John L. Duvall. They argue his 1925 corrupt practices verdict and 30 day jail term with a four year disbarment render him ineligible, claiming he never legally served as mayor since January 1926.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John L. Duvall
Marion County
Duvall
Push by pickets halts Colorado coal strike clash at creek
Ludlow Colorado October event as seven W W pickets led by Mrs Bernish attempt to reach Bernand canyon mines. Guards on highway bridge push two guards into a creek but escape injury as 700 miners are blocked from entering pits. Pickets arrest warrants disputed.
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Ludlow
Colo
Colorado
BR. E. Bernish
Delagua
Oldest Working Printer in U S Dies in St Louis
Philip C Coghlan 95 known as Major Coghlan and Civil War veteran died in St Louis Missouri. He spent 79 years at his trade and was active until the night before his death. Coghlan born Louisville Kentucky January 9 1833 and learned his trade at Belleville Illinois. He served five terms as president of the St Louis Typographical Society.
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St. Louis
INS
Philip C. Coghlan
United States
Louisville, Ky
Belleville, Til
Hearings to boost corn import duties scheduled
Washington Oct 24 Hearings on increasing duties on corn imports will be held by the tariff commission late December or early January. Senator McMaster says the commission cannot report before March, and President Coolidge has urged awaiting the report before action. The president could raise the duty from 15 cents a bushel by 7 12 cents under the tariff act's flexible provision.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Washington, D. C
Tariff Commission
Senator McMaster
Republican
South Dakota
McMaster
Flier's Wife Improves After Veronal Overdose
Mrs. Martin Jensen wife of the Dole trans Pacific flyer was reported greatly improved from the effects of veronal overdose. She was found unconscious Saturday in her Los Angeles home and said she took the drug to aid sleep.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Martin Jensen
Dole Trans
Bomb explodes at garage. building razed in Chicago blast
A powerful black powder bomb exploded in a doorway of a one story brick garage in Chicago. The blast demolished the structure and shattered windows within blocks. The bombing brings Chicago’s yearly total to 80 incidents.
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Chicago
Crew Rescued After Steamer Coos Bay Runs Aground
The crew of the steamer Coos Bay were rescued after remaining aboard all night as a coast guard cutter towed them from the vessel run aground on the reefs off Land's End near the Golden Gate. Doubt was raised whether the ship could be floated again.
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San Francisco
Cal
Coos Bay
Land's End
Golden Gate
Youth Killed When Sidecar Falls Off
Des Moines report states 19 year old Laren Dewey died after his motorcycle sidecar detached and crashed into the curb. He passed away minutes after arriving at the operating table during examination by doctors.
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Des Moines
Laren Dewey
Iowa Grocers Meet at Cedar Rapids Opener
More than 300 merchants registered in Cedar Rapids for the two day conference of the Iowa Retail Grocers association. A H Minnis Valley Junction spoke on The Facts of Competition and State Senator Lange Dubuque discussed Retail Stores Legislation. Officers will be elected tomorrow afternoon.
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Cedar
Rapids
Iowa
Lowe Retail Grocers? Association
H. Minnis
Valley Junction
Lange
Dubuque
Former Iowa man ends life on coast
Oscar C. Staley a 41 year old former Davenport Indiana resident and Los Angeles investor and film producer shot and killed himself at his home yesterday. He came to California three years ago and left a widow and two daughters. No motive was ascribed for the act.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Davenport
Helmet Clue in Redfern Missing Aviator Case
The state department has received a waterproof helmet of American manufacture from the Georgetown consulate in British Guiana. The helmet, sent to Redfern's backers for possible identification, may prove to be a clue to the fate of Paul Redfern, the missing Brunswick, Georgia aviator.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Georgetown
Paul Redfern
Brunswick
Brazil
Redfern
Five Year Sentence for $50 000 Theft
Louis F. Randall former postmaster of Hialeah Fla pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzlement of post office money order funds totaling more than 566,000 and was sentenced to five years in a federal penitentiary.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Louis F. Randall
Hialeah
Ateante
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