Mills Murder Exhibit Aids Slayers Trial Start
In Somerville New Jersey a stained razor said to have cut Mrs Eleanor Mills throat was offered as evidence in the Mills murder case. Detective Frank Caprio and ex prosecutor Azariah Beckman provided the item. The case also involves Mrs Hall and two brothers facing trial next Wednesday. Ball set at 344000 for Mrs Hall with others jailed awaiting trial. Broadcast plans face protests from Gov Moore and the judge warned against courtroom disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
N. J
Eleanor RR. Mills
Aliexander Simpson
Frank Caprio
Hall-Mala
Azariah Beckman
Surmerser Cane Ty
Simpson
Mrs. Mills
New Brunswick
Edward Wheeler Hall
Brooklyn
Hal
Mills
WRNY
New York
Gov. Moore
Justice Parker
Supreme Court
Parker
Smith Defends Big Contributions In Late Campaign
Parties clash over campaign funding as Smith defends large contributions near election day. Democrats attack Coolidge prosperity as a myth and call for tax cuts, tariff revision, and farm relief while Republicans defend the administration and attack Democratic spending. Senate funds inquiry cited to paint the other side as tolerating promoter influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
House
Senate
Congress
Butler
Republican
Ional Committee
Massachusetts
Oldfield
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Republican Congress
Edward F Mertuari Ruvane dies in Denver after illness
Edward F Ruvane 43 born Waterloo died October 22 in Denver after several months illness. Third Ruvane death in a year. survivors include widow Mrs Lester Bedds Salt Lake City daughter brother Martin Cassidy Ruvane Parsons Kansas and sisters Mrs John W Miller and Mrs George Welker Waterloo. Funeral arrangements not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F
Ruvane
Edward
Waterloo
Denver
Colo
Rue Vane
Mart Ruvane
Sarry
Water Joe
William Ruvane
Los Angeles
Lester Bedds
Salt Lake
Utah
Martin Cassidy
Ravene
Parsons
Kan
John W. Miller
George Welker
Waterloo fire fighters take top honors at Ames
Chief Ray Tiller led Waterloo volunteers in the Ames short course exhibitions praising the local department for better timing and more movements than visiting cities. Captain Lew Armstrong showcased hose counting, and the film The Fire Brigade impressed chiefs, with plans to depict a city burning and proceeds to fire pension funds.
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Waterloo
Ray Tiller
Ames
Tiller
Lew Armstrong
Armstrong
Wharaday Fromm
New Orleans
Fire Brigade
International Association of Fire Engineers
Glm
Los Angeles
Man MacAvoy
Mrs Louis Pebock Dies on Train En Route to Savanna
Mrs Louis Pebock, 71, died on a train heading to Savanna while returning home from visits in Cedar Falls and Waterloo. She made her home with a son in Savanna. destination details were not provided.
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Louis Pebock
Savanna
Cedar Falls
Get
Louis Rebork
Waterloo
Cedar Raplas
aLanna
Deputy Sheriff Killed in Gun Fight in Polk County
A deputy sheriff was killed and a marshal was seriously wounded in a gun fight near Tehellville on January 3. Police report two suspects implicated in the incident, with no arrests made yet as officers investigated the bar theft and building disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depus
Marshall
Polkcote
Trent
Tehellville
Interstate licensing plan gains support at regional conference
States including Wisconsin Nebraska and Rivnels favor a plan to ease 20 mile zone licensing. The proposal would require commercial vehicles such as buses and trucks to hold a second license to operate in another state. Reach at a Friday conference of state representatives.
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Wisconsin
Nebraska
Rivnels
President Coolidge Proclaims Thanksgiving Day in 1925
President Calvin Coolidge designates Thursday November 5 as a day of general thanksgiving and prayer. He urges Americans to cease work, worship at home or in churches, and offer thanks for blessings amid national prosperity and relief for those less fortunate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
IL. U
Cooldre
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Engineer Killed in Davenport Accident
Davenport depot mishap claims engineer McCormack and injures fireman Harry White. A locomotive struck a passenger crowd during a switch crossing near the Davenport depot. The switch crew attempted to cross the main track but miscalculated the distance, leading to the fatal collision.
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Davenport
Teavenport
McCormack
Chris
Lan Vom
Fiarry White
Wiek Iocomotive
Iterlocke
Sheriff Nips Plans for Loud Hallowe'en in Nevada
Fragmented report outlines a sheriff thwarting a Cambridge youth group’s loud Hallowe'en celebration plan in Nevada. It mentions a stolen Gyasmite and a target event near a planned trematone, with authorities recovering the material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe
Nevada
Cambridge
Tau
Misconduct Charge Dismissal Threat Warned by Attorney
Attorney Vernon Seeburger said the misconduct charge is groundless unless the sheriff’s office provides supporting court records. He warned that five network witnesses may withdraw if proceedings lack evidence, and district court Park AL Findley noted potential dismissal.
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Monice
LPI
Otter
Curt Records
Vernon Seeburger
Seelurger
AL Findley
Election Saturday stirs Black Hawk County contests
Election Saturday brings keen interest in Black Hawk County for the U S senator and county attorney races ahead of next Tuesday November 2. Frank W Edwards Republican and William A Cook Democrat clash for county attorney while T B Teeter independent challenges A A Robertson Republican and Jack Gill Democrat for supervisor in Cedar Spring Creek and Ble Creek. Third district congressman T J B Robinson Republican tours Hampton and seeks reelection amid party unity. Local party leaders urge turnout and straight party vote as voters weigh longstanding party lines and emerging independents.
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Jiache County
Cal
Smith W. Brookhart
Wid
Claude R. Porter
Brookhart
Dan Steck
Glack Hawk County
Frank W. Edwards
William A. Cook
Wook
Edwards
Cook
Cedar
Spring Creek
Ble Creek
T. DL. Teeter
A. A. Robertson
Jack Gill
Teeter
Fox
Barclay
Poyner
H. G. Peverle
Mast Ahtes
Gilbertville
Ahles
Ellis E. Wilson
Waterloo
T. J. B. Robinson
Hampton
Robinson
L. EB. Kickelserg
Commonwealth Land Party
Tnited
Porter
R. E. Newell
The
Home Industrial Society
Ccessman Robinson
Independence
Tom Furrell
Hampton Chranigal
B. E. Mallory
Lee
G. O
Frank
Ho Frank
Republican Party
Nny
Iowna
Vers Citiven
Bligh Hawk County
Heat County Central
Welly
M. H. Kelly
Temocratic Party
Hr Derma
Tdemorcratie Party
Ag Alk
Prida
Snes
Amir
Giawk
Sipgart
Prislan
Havine
Mary B Northey Dies at Home After Short Illness
Mary R Singleton Northey wife of Nathan Northey president of Berrick Refrigerator and Cold Storage Co and county board member died at home after an illness of about 15 hours. Funeral Monday at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev W P McCormick and Rev J B Johnson officiating. Burial in Elmwood. Survivors include her husband two children Harry G Northey and Mrs W E Opie and six grandchildren. one sister Mrs R F Ricketts.
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Mary R. Northey
Nathan, Northey
Berrick. Refrigerator & Cold Storage Co
Northey
Johnson County
Iowa
Columbus Junction
Hampton
Waterloo
California
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
W. P. McCormick
7. B. Johnson
Elm Wood
Whispering Bandits Hold Up Mayersons in Guarded Ring
Two whispering gunmen lurked in shadows last night and robbed Mr and Mrs Sam Mayerson in their garage taking a 900 diamond ring and 45 dollars but failed to take a 1500 ring Mayerson slipped into his pocket. The ban aire whispered among themselves during the holdup. Officers and Metro Life Insurance agents plan dinner in Cedar Rapids at Tlack's tearoom with district officials and their wives at 60 pm today.
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Council Bluffs
Sam Mayerson
Mayerson
Mayersons
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Cedar Rapids
Tlack
E. 5
Bewbre
Adt
Rewler
M.S. Tones
Wansen
Queen Marie Rest on Special Train to Winnipeg
Queen Marie spends a day in Canada en route to Winnipeg for a brief royal rest. She crosses into the United States for a Sabbath in Minnesota, marking her fifty-first birthday with light public engagements and chats with villagers along the way. The royal train then heads to Minneapolis after a few hours in Winnipeg.
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Monard Quire Marie
Winnipeg
Queen Marie
Canada
United States
Minnesota
Rte
Lern Waynre
Traly
Winnineg Hie
Minneapolis
Republicans Predict Victory In Iowa Tuesday Election
Des Moines Oct 30 Republican campaign headquarters issued a closing statement predicting a splendid victory for Republican candidates across higher offices and urged renewed effort for legislative and county races. Col Brookhart and Miss McClure joined Willis Stern in optimism. Brookhart said the campaign closes satisfactorily and farm relief efforts failed. Women’s vote on the constitutional amendment to seat women in the house is expected to boost turnout. Brookhart charged Democratic leaders with surrender to Wall Street. A Washington dispatch later quotes Brookhart correcting Farm Bureau publicity alleging his voting record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Miss McClure
House of Representatives
Col. Brookhart
Wall Street
Washington, Tun
Washington, Tun., Oct. 80.—4?)— Col
S. W. Brookhart
Senate
Can Farm Bureau Federation
Brockhart
Chicago
Smith W. Brookhert
Washington
Ray Gribben
Iowa Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Record
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farmer Sues Bank for 70000 in Conspiracy Claims
Charles Kaufmann of Cedar County files three district court suits totaling more than 58000 against Farmers Savings Bank of Wilton and two directors and an individual action against the directors for 1920 to 1923. He seeks 70000 from the bank and directors, alleging a conspiracy to ruin him and push creditors on him despite his solvency after he refused to indorse notes tied to his son Charles B. Kaufmann of Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles ©. Kaufmann
Cedar County
Wilton
Farmers' Savings Bank of
Kaufmann
Charles B. Kaufmann
Davenport
Dirigible Frame Wrecked by Winds in Glendale
Winds toppled the skeletal structure of a large dirigible under construction at Glendale airport. The craft, valued at about £500,000, featured a new aerial design with the propeller mounted on the nose to pull the ship forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Cal
INS
Chemical firm sale yields 800 on 1100 claim
Large quantities of empty cans and stock from Waterloo Chemical Co were sold yesterday and today at an auction to satisfy a 1100 attachment by Perpetual Building and Loan. The sale raised about 800 as buyers purchased the remaining goods. Linden Tigers beat Highland 13 to 7 at Highland field with Whitney, McKeennie Knapp starring in the backfield.
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Waterloo Chemical Company
Fairview Avenue
Park Road
Perpetual Building & Loan Association
Tigers
Inghland
Linden Tigers
Highland Field
Whitney
McKeennie Knapp
Jones
Hutchinson
Jessing
Morris
Man shoots bandits after training years in St Louis
Wilson Jr a store owner in St Louis practiced target shooting for years to be ready for a suspected holdup. He fired five shots late last night wounding two men on hospital steps. The wounded, John Wade and William Lauek, denied the attempted robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Louis
Goldburn Th. Wilson, Jr
Alist
Wilson
John Wade
William Lauek
Watch Returns to Waterloo Jeweler After 52 Years of Service
The 1874 purchase watch once owned by John J. Mulqueen, a Waterloo railroad man, is exhibited at Fessler & Co. jewelers. Balliett & Wild records helped locate it after a lengthy search from Vermont to Saskatchewan, with customs hurdles and a $35 duty. The watch, a Jelgin with G. A. Wheeler movement, traveled from Regina area to Waterloo before finally returning home.
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Union
Fessler & Co
Fourth Street
Balllett & Wild
Regina
Sas
Vermont
California
Dellver
Isan Jelgin Wateh
E. Wheeler
Larry
Feaster & Co
Wateh Wateh
Courier
Water Ino
Balliett & Wild Books
Waterloo
Beirlooms
Valjean
Sask
Waterloo Evening Courier
Bal- Het
Wild
Balliete & Wild
G. M. Wheeler
Martin Mulqueen
John J. Mulqueen
Border
Mulqueen
L. R. Campbell
Washington
Mub Queen
Fourth Street East
Keeps Time Watch Bought in Childhood Memory
In a Waterloo story from the Waterloo Courier, a family recounts purchasing a watch in childhood that became a lifelong keepsake. A Sunday trip to Winslow, a sudden thunderstorm, and a perilous crossing near White's crossing spurred a dramatic rescue as the father used the watch to time a rescue engine approach. The tale recalls the engineer Jack Westphal and conductor George Clinger, a whisky bottle found near the rail, and the wife Mrs John Mulqueen credited for bringing the watch into the contested ownership.
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Warerloo
Staymenu
Isil
Lirs
Pather
Winslow
Keenan
Ney
Waterloo
Raymond
White
Mother
Tk Run
Mr. Bailey
Baileys
Mrs. Bailey
Father
Bailey
Father Rol
Jack Westphal
George Clinger
Jesse James
Westphal
John Mulqueen
Parker Indicted in Bootleg Air Route Empire
Chicago Oct 30 Federal agents outline the rise of Frank G Parker a jail paroled car thief turned bootleg king through air liquor distribution in Canada and breweries delving into a $5 million fortune. Indictment charges Parker and eight others with liquor law violations amid four years of federal investigation and a raid linked to Parker’s empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Uwiness
Frank G. Parker
Canada
Pat Roche
Parker
Lake Michigan
Michigan City
Ind
Fort Atkinson Brewery Operations Amid War Strain
The line on four large breweries at Fort Atkinson faces stress due to wartime demands. Agents oversee production as supply chains tighten and labor shifts reshape output. Officials warn of possible delays but pledge continued operation and local employment stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Atkinson
One of Woman's Five Husbands Asks Court Aid
Anna Frimmer aged 28 of 1521 Black Hawk street has been married five times. Harry Miller, a former husband, asks the court to modify a divorce decree to grant him custody of their son Jack, 4, claiming multiple prior marriages and divorces. Miller seeks placement of the child with his Des Moines parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Frimmer
Black Hawk Street
Harry Miller
Jack
Sillier
Bodies Recovered After Nanticoke Mine Blast
Wilkes Barre Pa Oct 30 two hours after a fierce explosion in the George vein at a Nanticoke mine rescue workers reported the last body recovered and search for more casualties continued. Company officials could not determine if gas or powder caused the blast as relatives gathered at the gates during the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
George
Cat Attacks Woman Giving Cat Scratch Artery
Fort Madison Iowa October 20 Mrs Jon Rose Jr lay in bed recovering from an attempted kick of the house cat down cellar steps The cat objected and clawed her ankle severing an artery Her screams brought her son who pulled the cat loose The incident notes a severe leg injury from a domestic accident involving a pet and an adult woman
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Fort Madison
Jon Rose, Jr
Fler
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Senate Campaign Funds Committee
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Duchess of Norfolk
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Mary Emmet
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Czar
Russia
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America
Trattie
ANG County Attorney Center Interest
Nance
Chris Miller
Dorothy Jensen
Danish Dall
Attioe
John K. Green
Mary B Northey
Nathan
Nes
Decedent
Stern
H. R. Ktbler
Farmer
Bank
Evening Courier
Saskatchewan
Watch
Legeer
Jollet
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