Feudists in Illinois War of Words Draws Nightly Tensions
In Marion Illinois on October 29 three southern counties tracked the latest clash between the Birger and Shelton factions. Reports said Carl Shelton visited a sick brother in Arkansas while another leader remained at home in East St Louis. The Birger gang saw two members killed, a desert roadhouse burned, and Shelton supporters expelled from Franklin County by local officials as National Guard observers monitored the standoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion, II
Illinois
Birger
Shelton
Carl Shelto
Arkansas
Jil
East St. Louis
Joe Adams
West City
Shelton Gang
Adams
Hallowe’en
Victor Read
Lincoln Park
Fourth Street
Gates Park
Edison
Pat's Pond
Lawndale
West High
Washington Park
East High
G. T. Bennett
Bob <Anderson
Melvin Cleben
Wets Gain in Forcing Days to Defend Issue
The piece discusses wet and dry Senate races in 1930s America, noting three states where both parties field wet candidates New York Maryland Missouri and possibly Connecticut. It argues prohibition influence is geographically concentrated in major cities and that many southern and western states lean dry. It also contemplates classification challenges and suggests wets could gain a few Senate seats but remain a minority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maryland
Missouri
Connecticut
Unitea
Kentucky
Indiana
Iowa
Oklahoma
Colorado
Oregon
Idaho
Utah
Kansas
Californian
Nevada
Arizona
Weller
Senate
House
Congress
Girl May Recover After Poison Draft in Baldwin
Ruth Peters, 14, of Baldwin Louisiana, drank poison after a fight with a guardian over a marriage suitor. She was reported improving this morning by her physician following the Wednesday incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
la. Oe
Ruth Peters
Guarrel Wise
Weather Forecast Fragments for WV Thursday and Friday
Readable portions show temperatures with a high around 55 and lows in the 40s. Specific times mention Friday at 1 am and 2 pm with unclear details.
Illness and affairs ripple through early 20th century headlines
Houdini in Detroit shows signs of improvement as his public managing team is named. Mrs Croker demands Aldine Utley, a child evangelist, take his first wife’s Florida property share. New York atheists press Caroline Uttey to secure working papers before preaching. Countess Maria Ratu, pope’s niece, weds Marquis Persiegelli.
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Harry Houdini
Menaghdiah
Detroit
Bula EF. Croker
Richard Croker
New York
Aldine Utley
Florida
Caroline Uttey
Countess Maria Ratu
Pope
Marquis Persiegelli
Funeral Rites for Mrs Paul Strayer Passion Waterloo
Funeral services for Mrs. Paul Strayer 70 pioneer resident of Black Hawk county die d at her home 934 Leavite direct from heart trouble. Services set for 2 p m Sunday at First Brethren church with Rev in Boardman officiating. Burial in Elmwood. Survived by husband and several children including Mrs W B Armstrong John W Drinkwater Louis G Miller Strayer and Dwight Strayer killed overseas in WWI. Also surviving siblings and other relatives.
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Paul Strayer
Black Hawk County
First Brethren Church
Boardman, Poster
Elmwood
Strayer
Johnstown
Alr
Levi Shaffer
Waterloo Township
Virden
WB. Armstrong
New
John W
Drinkwater
Saskatiche
Louis G
Los Angeles
Miller Strayer
St. Cloud
Dwight Strever
Frank Shaffer
Orbisonia
George Shaffer
Beatrice
Neb
Charles A. Shaffer
Chicago
Fire destroys hunting lodge near Watertown South Carolina
A blaze swept a hunting lodge near Watertown on Wednesday, forcing six boatsmen and a state treasurer to flee. The fire consumed guns, clothing, and money valued at about $1.50, while the law officials and several companies had been encamped at the lodge for a week.
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Watertown
S. C
Irene
Ludge
Girl Comes Home From Movie Finds Home Life Tragedy
New York police report a deadly home incident after Lucy Keegan, 16, returns from a movie to a drunken father, Patrick Keegan, who assaulted family members. Lucy seeks help as her mother remains silent, and an ambulance notes fatal head injuries likely occurred before dawn.
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New York
Lucy Keegan
Patrick Keegan
Lucy
Kestan
Inferne
Marine guard assigned to protect U S mail in Waterloo
A U S marine in regulation armed equipment is assigned to guard valuable mail shipments at Waterloo. The postmaster expects the guard to report soon with orders from President Coolidge to combat mail robberies. The program covers 2509 marines from the Twelfth Regiment and invites tips leading to convictions.
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U. S
Waterloo
Ray ©. Eggert
Naval Post Office
President Coolidge
L. DL AL Ten
tTwelfth
Postal Service
Banifits
Postmaaster
Jack Corey Freed on Bond After Illinois Jail Stay
A report states Jack Corey was released on a 33000 bond from an Illinois jail. Details are unclear as the date for his next court appearance has not been set and the charges remain unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Corey
Illinois
Ina P Sarety
Earthquake Shakes Manila Buildings Briefly
A brief, sharp temblor struck Manila at 1 05 am lasting about ten seconds. The event caused noticeable movement in structures, with no report of injuries or major damage. The article also mentions Wells Orchestra's radio broadcast plans from WoAW Nob station next Monday.
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Manila
Wells Orchestra
Tloyd Wella
Waterloo
Woaw
Cma
Wella’ Orchestra
Sioux City
Maha
Lewis to Aid Gov't in Rate Case Hearing
Swight N. Lewis, chairman of the Iowa board of railroad commissioners, is named as one of five state rail boards representatives to assist in the western rate case hearing. Other commissioners include L. H. Hussey of Kansas, J. J. Murphy of South Dakota, C. L. Draper of Wyoming, and Lewis G. Get Up of Wisconsin.
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Des Moines
Swight N. Lewis
Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western
L. H. Hussey
Kansas Public Service Commission
J. J. Murphy
South Dakota Board of Railroad Commissioners
C. L. Draper
Wyoming Public Service Commission
Lewis G. Get- Up
Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Two Western States Hit by Snowstorm
A pacific cold front drifted south bringing renewed snow to Wyoming and Colorado with light rain earlier in Denver. Montana reported subfreezing to 20 below readings at several locations as the system lingered, though forecasts predicted a brief storm duration.
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Denver
Colo
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
Sume
Butte
Nine Murder Indictments Touched by Carpenter Strike
Thirteen men were indicted in San Francisco California in connection with violence during the carpenters strike. Nine face murder charges and four others were indicted for assault.
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San Francisco
Cal
Jfur
Missionary Meeting Plans Set for Minneapolis TN
The general executive commission of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church will meet in Minneapolis next year with Detroit and Chicago also bidding to host. The announcement appears amid other news items including a local arrest and a ship grounding report.
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Peoria
General Executive Commission
The
Womens Foreign Missionary Sorciety
Methodist Episcopal Shareh
Minneapolis
Detroit
Chicago
Decline of the Shaker Sect and Loss of Ohio Lands
A historical look at the Shakers in Ohio where vast lands vanished into private hands as the sect dwindled. From a peak of thousands of acres, the once wealthier communities reduced to a single member in Lebanon, Ohio, and memberships fell from over 6,000 nationwide to under five hundred.
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Lebanon
Ohio
Eas
East Canterbury
N. H
Pittsfield
Mas
West Albany
Mount Lebanon
N. Y
Ann Lee
America
England
New York State
John Meacham
Issachar Bates
Benjamin S. Youngs
Alleghenies
Egtor
Jesus
Jane Shaker
Sheriff sale of Waterloo Chemical Lab stock offered today
The sheriff offers the stock and fixtures of Waterloo Chemical Labs at Fairview Avenue and Park Road to satisfy a Perpetual Building and Loan Association claim. About 40 men attended the bidding as the sale began at 2 PM with no bidders in the first half hour.
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Waterloo Chemical Laboratories Company
Fairview Avenue
Park Road
Perpetual Building & Loan Association
Maj Gen Georga Bell Jr dies of pernicious anemia
Major General Georga Bell Jr wartime commander of the Thirty third division in the A E F died in Chicago at 67 after a week long illness. Funeral services planned in a military authorities and family meeting. Bell earned the Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre and commanded notable frontline operations.
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Chicago
Georga Bell, Jr
Bell
Fmight
St. Michael and
Se. George
Legion of Honor
Earl of Cowley Loses Divorce Suit
London October 29 The Earl of Cowley actor peer failed in his divorce action against Mae Picard his American actress wife. The jury found in favor of the countess absolving her of misconduct claims regarding Humphrey Kent. The case ended after five hours of testimony with the countess tearfully denying the charges.
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London
INS
Easle of
Youth Shot Dead in Hallowe en Prank
Omaha Nebraska October 25 Erick Waldic sixteen years old was shot and killed by Thomas Cerovac during a Halloween prank on Cerovac premises. Cerovac rushed the youth to a hospital and surrendered to police stating he did not intend to hit anyone but only frighten them.
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Omaha
Neb
Erickwaldic
Thomas Cerovac
Cerovac
Hallowe'en
Iad
Laura La Plante to wed director William Siiter
Laura La Plante the Universal star plans to marry director William Siiter on November 14 in Los Angeles. The couple will take a honeymoon trip to the Orient after the wedding.
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Laura la Plante
Los Angeles
Cal
INS
Universal
William Siiter
Réginald Denny
Miss la Plante
Orient
Iowa Roads Generally Good Despite Southeast Detours
Des Moines Automobile club reports roads in good condition with many detours in southeast counties eliminated. Des Moines, Oct. 29. The update notes improvement and smoother travel for motorists statewide.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines Automobile Club Report
Fletcher to coach for Yankees amid signings
New York reports Arthur Fletcher former Philadelphia manager has been hired as a Yankees coach and Gene McCann named a scout. Ed Barrow confirms the signings as part of the club's changes. Meanwhile Milwaukee reports a bandit-led robbery at Buckhorn Tavern ending in a fatal shooting of William Strauser Jr. by an armed intruder.
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New York
Arthur Fletcher
Philadelphia Baseball Club
New York Yankees
Gene McCann
Ed Barrow
Yankees
Milwaukee
Wis
Buckhorn Tavern
William Strauser
Ted
Evidence in Moore Case Nearing Completion in Clinton
In Clinton, Eugene Moore the Clinton rum runner facing first degree murder for Officer Fred Kochs death in an Aug gun battle, saw testimony proceed with blood stained clothing admitted while other exhibits were blocked. The state aimed to finish evidence before a night adjournment, with election day affecting the schedule.
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Clinton
Eugene Moore
Fred Koch
Moore
Clinton County
W. R. Maines
Farmer Dies at Wheel in Centerville Car Crash
Centerville Ta Oct 28 Erie Miller 45 a farmer living alone fell dead at the steering wheel of his automobile while driving home from Centerville last night John Sparks a neighbor riding with him was pinned under the cart with the body when the machine turned over until help arrived Miller's death followed that of Chester Carr who died the night before in a car while riding in Centerville
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Centerville
Ermie Miller
Farmer
Iis
John Sparks
Miller
Chester Carr
Jeweler Sues Pola Negri for Eleven Thousand Dollars
An attachment suit filed in New York by Margari & Co., Berlin, against film actress Pola Negri seeks $11,000. The letter attached to the papers says Negri is returning an emerald ring purchased from the firm due to trouble at customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Pola Negri
Supreme Court
Miss Negri
Margari & Co
Berlin
Judge ordered to hear ouster case against Park Findley
Des Moines reports that Judge W. G. Vanderploeg of Knoxville district court has been ordered by the supreme court to travel to Des Moines to hear the ouster proceedings filed against Sheriff Park Findley.
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Des Moines
W. G. Vanderploeg
Istrict Court
Knoxville
Supreme Court
Sheriff Park Findley
Men of Bob Jones Party Hold Meeting for W Shopmen
Seventy shopmen at the Associated Manufacturers plant on Mullan avenue heard Bob Jones evangelists Harry Storrs and James L. Heaton urge men to accept life responsibilities and seek God’s will. Storrs urged setting a good example for sons as they follow in footsteps. Heaton sang “Out of the Depths.” The pair conducted yesterday’s meeting at the Galloway plant.
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Associated Manufacturers Company
Harry Storrs
James L. Heaton
Bob Jones
Mullan Avenue
Storrs
James IL. Heaton
Heaton
The
Galloway Diant
Stone alleges graft payments in Mason trial
Chicago Oct 29 Ralph W Stone former Illinois prohibition director testified he paid 26000 in graft for approval of sacramental wine withdrawal permits to Lowell Mason a dry state senator and candidate for re election. Stone said he paid 3000 after Mason promised political influence and 23000 in three months May to Aug 1926. Also testimony from Harry Ex Chicago representative of California Fruit Products on graft schemes and permit delays.
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Chicago
Prohibition
Illinois
Lowell
Mason
Stone
Maj
Yeroy Owen
Harry iEx
California Fruit Products Company
Maj. Owen
Irving Friedman
Friedman
Farm Bureaus Gather for Third District Annual Session
Sixty five men and women from nine counties attend the Third district farm bureau annual conference at Waverly. R M Gunn of Buckingham presides as the program opens with membership growth discussions. An afternoon talk by C Hearst of Cedar Falls and an address by Macy Campbell of the State Teachers College focus on peasantry power are planned.
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Waverly
Third District Farm Bureau Organization
R. M. Gunn
Buckingham
C. ©. Hearst
Cedar Falls
State Bureau
Macy Campbell
State Teachers College Focus
Gallardo Leads Revolt in Guana Jato Mexico
Mexico City report says Gen. Gallardo commands about 2000 soldiers in a rebellion in Guana Jato. An unconfirmed dispatch notes federal troops clashed with rebels in Oaxaca with a drawn battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Gallardo
Guana Jato
Oaxaca
Buck Nam House Fire. Local Family and Visitors News
Fire damaged the Buck Nam residence of Mrs Hazel Dickson burning a hole in the roof Monday morning. O J Garsen of Cushing Minn arrived to place her son John in the Osage public school and will have him live with his great grandmother Mrs W H Marks. Dr Quentin Brown and wife of Omaha and sister in law Mrs Barner were here last Thursday to inspect the farmer’s north town farm. Supt G H Sawyer hosted guests and spoke at Father and Son banquet. D J Paulsen and Marie McGrane wed at Dorchester. Mrs Paulsen works in Kugler Bartlett office.
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Osage Osage
Bucknam
Hazel Dickson
O. J. Garsen
Cushing, Minn
John
W. H. Marks
Quentin Brown
Oru~ha
Military College
Epworth
Barner
G. H. Sawyer
Theodore Frese
St Pau Lutheran Church
Gedar Township
Sumner
Missouri Synod
Jack Witte
Ottumwa
William Carpenter
Peoria
C. M. Carpenter
Jim Long
Philadelphia
T. M. Atherton
Xual
T. TR. Tierner
Tim Sullivan
Los Angeles
Cal
Hilda Megdsick
Little Theatre
Gi. H. Sawyer
Floyd
Verne Chlupach
Merry Hospital
Mason City
D. J. Paulsen
Marie McGrane
Dorchester
Paulsen
Kugler & Bartlett
WH. M. Guy
Worthy
C. G. Bucknam
Waterton Thesday
U. BE. S
Mike Martin Liniment touted by baseball trainer
An advertisement-style profile extols Mike Martin, trainer of the Washington Ball Club, for 20 years a renowned fixer of injuries. It claims he developed a liniment sellable by druggists with strong claims of rapid pain relief and improved mobility for athletes and even children, with contact details and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Martin
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Washington Ball Club
Walter Johnson
Coveleskle
Ty Cobb
George Sissler
Mika Martin
Hall Park
Mike
Ike Martin
Geilow
Washington Bail Clan
Cgrren Fseeeetpee Sten
Abi Park
Washington, D.C
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J. A. Johnson
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Kistner Mortuary
Robert James Kirby
Frank FE
Kirby
Prospect Boulevard
Kistmer
McCormick
Yostmaster
Martin Mullaigad
O. A
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Meir Martin Mullis
Bur
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Tormer del Jotingen
Waterlow
Tina State Lege
Caroline Thornton
Caroline ‘Thornton
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Jilles Thornton
Stk
Mississippi
Maddie Moody
Water Valley
Auto Club Reports
Marine Guard
Lewis
Gov't
Hesbands
Ruby Igibeth Fairman Glidden
Coan
Isk Blut
Roy Haliman
Glenwood
Miami
DeMoss
Mills County
Amy
Wa City
Towa
Moltla
Ala
Tropical Radio Company
Umner Creole
Southuss
Mississipni River
Young Heads Advertisers
Washington, D. C
Get. 20
James Your
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Coivention
Uunt
Albert Disken
Onge
Philip Strange
Paramount Studio
Cornell
Itelen McCleery
Beed Street
Itelen Grant
Oratorio Society
Fornell College
Doris Sutherland
Tafayette Street
Orchestra E
WAR Time Fame
France
George Bell
Fort Henry
West Point
Minnesota University
Sixth Corps
Ifill State Bank
California
Earl of Cowley
Frances Ring
San Diego
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Mexico
Coveleskie
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