Robert Lansing 9 Death Shocks Official Circles
Washington obit notes Robert Lansing dies at 64 after long service as secretary of state during World War I. Lansing, a diplomat and international law scholar, faced disputes with President Wilson, succeeding Bryan and shaping U.S. policy amid global tensions. Born Watertown New York in 1864, he authored government and diplomatic works.
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Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wiser W
Willian Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Robert Lansing
Amrica
Wilson
Lansing
Washington
Henderson Harbor
N.Y
State Department
Insing
Lansing-Wilson
United States
John W. Foster
Harrison
China
Watertown
WY Get
Amherst
Robbers Hold Up Waverly Bank In Broad Daylight
In Waverly a bank holdup unfolds with a gunman forcing Clarence Moehling at gunpoint while another robber coerces the safe. Moehling refuses to open the time-locked vault as the bandits flee, firing toward the fleeing car and drawing sheriff attention. Theresa Donovan, a stenographer, is noted among witnesses as the scene unfolds.
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Theresa Donovan
Clarence “Mochling
H. BE. Mosheling
Clarence
Moehling
Bremer Avenue
Forster House
Waverly bank robbery ends with elusive trail
Waverly State bank was robbed and bandits fled eastward as Sheriff Hallowell and deputies pursued by car from Waverly toward Clarksville. The heavy car left a dirt track, and despite tracking to the north county line, no trace of the robbers was found. Local bankers and officials warned others and prepared guards during business hours.
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Waverly State Bank
Hallowell
North County Line Road
Clarksville
Hal Jowell
Frank Mason
Shells Rock
Waterloo
Waverly
Plainfield
Janesville
Courier Special Service
West Union
Fayette County
A. A.robertson
Guttenberg
Robertson
Sherif John Hellowell
Bremer County
Larson
Clayton County
Maynard
Oelwein
Warerlr
Sherif John Hallowell
Sherif Hallowell
Mural
Clayton Coun
Jesup Social Event to Honor Miss Jones
A Jesup social event is planned to honor Miss Jones at Miss Elza's home. Attendees include local families and members of the community, with Mrs. Harry Gate and other teachers noted. The event aims to celebrate Miss Jones's achievements while fostering local ties.
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Jesup
Miss Jones
Joes Veron
Calte Sowieger
Elza
Fursts
Harry Gate
Glass
Second ofpfpen Charged Henry Roberts in fatal psy episode
Henry Roberts faced municipal court after completing two day sentence for driving while intoxicated. Information charged the same act. He waived to the grand jury. Unable to post bond, Roberts remains confined in New County Jail.
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Ofpfen
Henry Roberts
Roberts
New County
Graf Zeppelin Returns Home Amid Welcoming Festivities
The Graf Zeppelin completes the first round trip commercial flight to America and begins a celebratory homecoming at Friedrichshafen. Crowds gather as officials plan a banquet if arrival is by 7 p.m. Torchlight processions and church bells mark the welcome while preparations for berthing the airship proceed. An American stowaway, Clarence Terhune, is offered a job in Germany with assurances of friendly treatment and possible passport considerations.
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France
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Burgers of
Friedrichshaen
America
Altho
Lake Constance
Hugo Eckener
Stare
Berlin
Clarence Terhune
Wurttemberg
Marmer
Leonhard Tietz
Terhune
Girl Found Half Burned to Death in Police Station
Police investigate a fatal fire at a police station where Miss Knaak, a former sales and elocution student, was found burned and collapsed near the furnace in a basement area. The investigation considers possible arson or accidental ignition by a vagrant or other intruder.
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Hitchcock
Miss Knaak
Knaak
Max
Miss Knank
Bovine Testing Advocates Plan Election Drive
Advocates of compulsory tuberculosis testing for all dairy cattle discuss tactics at three Black Hawk county meetings led by Dr. J A Barger Des Moines head of the Iowa bureau of animal husbandry He plans speaking engagements at Rotary and Lion clubs in Cedar Falls Cards will be distributed to school children explaining the measure and noting existing levies and funds money not spent by litigation and the current 3 mill levy has already been paid and will fund testing if approved
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J. A. Barger
Des Moines
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Iowa
Rotary Club
Lion Club
Cedar’ Falls
Black Hawk County
Waterlooan Named Superintendent of Town Cigaret Tax
W. E. Hawse proprietor of the Black Hawk Cigar store in the Black Hawk building was named superintendent of the state cigarette tax department by State Treasurer Ray E. Johnson of Des Moines. He will assume duties tomorrow while keeping his store operating through employees and will reside at 847 Fourth Street West with his wife. A World War veteran, Hawse spent seven years as a cigarette department inspector and succeeds Paul Lytson after earlier service under Treasurer W. J. Burbank.
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W. E. Hawse
Black Hawk
Ray E. Johnson
Drs Moines
Fourth Street West
Hawse
W. J. Burbank
Johnson
Paul Lytson
Baptist Pastors Conference Elects New Officers
Rev. Vernon L. Shonts of Muscatine was elected president of the Baptist pastors conference in Cedar Rapids. New officers include J W Wright secretary treasurer, F G Cadd Davenport and William Williams Oskaloosa as vice presidents, and Carl Lee Kenagy Waterloo as VP. Women’s Missionary re elects Mrs F R Asquith Waterloo as president with vice presidents Mrs Edward O'Dea Des Moines and Mrs Mason Ogg Monroe. Mrs Frank Moore Osage is secretary and Mrs J Al Lapham Des Moines treasurer. Several hundred delegates arrived for the opening of the Iowa State Baptist convention tonight.
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Cedar Rapids
Vernon L. Shonts
Muscatine
Baptist Pastors
J. W. Wright
JSB
F. G. Cadd
Davenport
William Williams
Oskaloosa
Carl Lee Kehagy
Waterloo
Women’s Baptist Missionary
F. R. Asquith
Edward O'Dea
Des] Moines
Mason Ogg
Monroe
Frank Moore
Osage
J. al Lapham
Des Moines
Lews State
Jail Farmer Who Shot Up Constable
Cedar Rapids October 31 John Zrudsky sought for wounding Constable S C Viles was held on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder. Wiles was wounded in the legs arms and abdomen when Zrudsky ambushed him while he attempted to arm him. A bottle of strychnine was found in Zrudsky pocket and officers believe he intended death by his own action.
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Cedar Rapids
U.A
John Zrudsky
S. C. Viles
Zrudsky
Wiles
Zrudsk
Would Buy Power Plant at Vinton
Sutherland Dows of the Iowa Railway and Light Corporation proposed purchasing the Municipal Light and Power plant at Vinton. He asked the Vinton city council to appoint a negotiating committee and to call an election if action is favorable. The council had not acted. Quarantines listed include Scarlet fever and Chicken pox cases with names and addresses.
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Cedar Rapids
TNS
Sutherland Dows
Iowa Railway & Light Corporation
Municipal Light & Power
Vinton
Automobile Water and Park Damage Ad
Advertisement fragment mentions an automobile incident at Water and Park with unknown cause and $60 damage. It cites Hermann Hiller and a phone number 2404, attached line “Better be insured than sorry.”
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W. Yhermpsot
Hermann Hiller
Phono
Temperatures Reported For Tuesday And Wednesday Readings
Fragmentary weather notes show maximum temperatures for Tuesday and minimums for Wednesday night. Incomplete data also mentions readings for Wednesday morning and a vague Tuesday value, with several garbled terms.
Bell Tolls as Watertown Prepares for Lansing Burial
The body of Robert Lansing former secretary of state under Wilson arrives Friday from Washington where he died yesterday. Funeral services will be held tomorrow and burial will take place in Lansing's birthplace Watertown. The city hall bell tolled for several minutes in mourning.
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Watertown
INS
Robert Lansing
President Wilson
Washington
Lansing
Driver Agrees Not to Drive Passenger Car on Parole
Henry Roberts appeared before Judge R. W. Hasner and agreed not to drive a passenger car for six months as a condition of parole from a $500 fine for drunken driving. He may operate a truck used in his business. County Attorney F. W. Edwards and Sheriff H. T. Wagner were involved. L. G. Colemat pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was fined $100 and costs. W. J. Walton pleaded guilty to illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor and was fined $200 and costs.
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Henry Roberts
R. W. Hasner
F. W. Edwards
Roberts
H. T. Wagner
L. G. Colemat
Hasner
W. J. Walton
Iegal
Deere & Company Names Wiman President as Butterworth Is Chairman
In Moline Illinois on October 31 1925 Charles Deere Wiman was elected president of Deere and Company. William Butterworth longtime president since 1907 was elevated to chairman of the board and continues as president of the John Deere Tractor Company. It is presumed Wiman will also succeed Butterworth there.
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Chas. D. Wiman
Butterworth
Deere and Company
Moline
Willliam Butterworth
Deere & Co
Charles Deere Wiman
John Deere Tractor Company
Wimen
Altstadt and Langlas Erect New Garage Warehouse
John G. Miller Construction started building an additional one story brick structure at 1420 Mulberry Street for the Altstadt and Langlas Baking company plant. The 30 by 30 foot addition will serve as a garage and warehouse with an estimated cost of 1000 dollars.
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John G. Miller Construction Company
Altstadt & Langlas Baking Company
Mulberry Street
Illnesses in Geneseo Church Area
Geneseo November report notes Mrs E J Starr wife of M E pastor confined to bed with bronchitis. Vera Hild returns from Waterloo hospital after appendicitis operation. Kenneth McElhinny also ill last week.
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Geneseo
E. J. Starr
M. E. Pastor
Vera Hild
Waterloo
Kenneth McElhinney
Garbage collection halted by city street commission
Street Commissioner Harvey Will announced that garbage collection citywide would stop after today’s run. With cooler weather and the need to use the furnace, the garbage can now be burned locally. The decision was stated by a citing commissioner.
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Harvey
Building Permits For Savage and Nearby Addresses
Allstadt and Tanglas add a Savage residence at 1428 Mulberry, valued at 1000 dollars. George Corey plans a dwelling at 233 Duryea. Paul Kopplin listed with 323 Ricker at 100. Fred Widneier proposes an esting plant at 1820 Failis. B. E. Fletcher to install a heating plant at 2396 Leland. Friehof to install a heating plant at 232 State.
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Allstadt & Tanglas
Savage
Mulberry
George Corey
Duryea
Paul Kopplin
Gavage
Ricker
Fred Widneier
Failis
B. E. Fletcher
Leland
Wlox
Friehof
State
Marriage Licenses Report From Waterloo Cedar Falls
Dewey Stade and Dulis Walker of Waterloo hear wedding plans as George Leverser of Cedar Falls and Hellene Hansen of Waterloo obtain licenses in a regional notice listing four couples seeking marriage.
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Dewey Stade
Waterloo
Dulis Walker
George Leverser
Cedar Falls
Hellene Hansen
Smith to Speak in Newark on Labor Topic Tonight
New York dispatch says Governor Smith will address Newark tonight as part of a final push for the presidency. He plans speeches in Brooklyn and New York City Friday and Saturday, aiming to carry New Jersey and New York in the electoral vote. Campaign teams see New Jersey as debatable and labor appeals are expected in Newark. A radio address on election eve may be arranged if Smith opts to speak Monday night.
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New York
Governar Smith
New Jersey
Newark
Elty
Brooklyn
Smith
Wilson
Toth
Coolidge
Davis-LaFollette
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover These This Taplc
Gov. Smith
Madison Square Garden
Funeral for Charles H. McNider Held at Home
Charles H. McNider, prominent banker and president of the First National Bank, died suddenly in his office. Funeral services will be held at his home with Rev. C Burnett Whitehead of St Johns Episcopal Church in charge. Condolences pour in from government officials and Republican supporters amid the campaign.
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Mason City
Charles H. McNider
First National Bank
McNider
C. Burnett Whitehead
St. Johns Epistonal Church
Glove Thief Trio Back in City Jail
John Williams B Webb and McDermott, known in local police circles, were released Tuesday after confinement in the city jail for stealing gloves from two Waterloo grocery stores. They returned to jail awaiting a county attorney decision. Chief Charles Mohlis urged that they be confined to a state institution to stop their street thefts.
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John Williams
B. Webb
McDermott
Waterloo
Charles Mohlis
R.W Travis
Spokesmen Debate Waterloo Bridge Question
Guy N. Lee, new Spokesmen's club president, presided at a luncheon program in Black's tearoom. W. H. Langias became secretary as 28 members engaged in rough debate on whether Waterloo needs another bridge and where it should be built. C. A. led the discussion.
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Guy N. Lee
Black
W. H. Langias
Waterloo
C. A
Dentists to Attend District Meeting in Marshalltown
The Waterloo District Dental Society will hold its annual meeting next Monday in Marshalltown attracting about 20 dentists from Waterloo with 15 more expected. Officers include Dr. G. H. Hospers president Dr. C. W. Robertson secretary and Dr. E. Hemeworth treasurer. Speakers include Dr. E. T. Tinker of Minneapolis and Dr. A. W. Bryan from the State University of Iowa. A divider will be served at 5 30 followed by entertainment.
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Waterloo District Dental Society
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Ssa
G. H. Hospers
C. W. Robertson
G. Hemeworth
E. T. Tinker
Minneapolis
A. W. Bryan
State University of Iowa
Independent Meat Co Enlarges Stores and Plans New Shop
Independent Meat Co enlarges No 2 and No 3 stores in the Eltis hotel block at Fifth and Sycamore streets with a new plate glass front and interior remodeling to expand the grocery department. The east branch was started a year ago, and J D Cohn, the general manager, cites growing business. A third retail meat and grocery store will open around November 20 in the Hope Martin building at 315 Fourth Street East.
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Mauser &Fell
Eltis Hotel
Independent Meat & Grocery Co
Fifth and Sycamore Streets
Fifth Street
Independent Meat 4 Grocery Co
J. D. Cohn
Hope Martin
Fourth Street East
Waterloo October building permits total $170809 for garages
Waterloo issued 38 home permits in October with 58 private garages noted in a report by building commissioner David B. Toenjes. Total permits reached 249 with an estimated valuation of $173989, plus 113 heating plants and two filling stations ongoing at Rath Packing. Total fees collected were $722.15.
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City of
Waterloo
David B. Toenjes
Rath
Building Commissioner's Office
Officer Peter Rock Begins Long Texas Leave
Officer Peter J. Rock of 211 Kern Street leaves his West Business District beat for a three month vacation with Mrs. Rock and their two sons Harold and Alfred. They depart Sunday by car for A. J. Walker’s 30 acre fruit ranch near La Feria Texas. Earl Wray will substitute on the beat while Rock is away.
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Peter J. Rock
Kern Street
West Business District
Rock
Force
Brain Tests in Evening Post Mental Rating Exercise
A mock IQ style test asks readers to cross out specified items in four groups A through D using printed word and symbol lists. Group A removes square mentions, Group B removes club references, Group C crosses out the letter A, and Group D crosses out the figure 9 amid mixed digits. Answers appear on the society page.
City in Brief Highlights Local Scattered Notices
A mixed city brief notes a stolen sedan from 1125 Washington Street owned by Walter Butler, a Lions club meeting with Russell Lamwon at Black's Tearoom, and a medical case at St. Francis hospital involving Mrs. W. J. Nichols after surgery. It lists local moves, divorces, travel plans, bank employment, and a waterworks sign installation as well as a Halloween party, a charity bazaar, and the Woman’s Relief Corps annual event.
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California
Heers
Washington Street
Walter Butler
Russell Lamwon
Lions
Mewiing
Black
Howard Girach
Sing
W. J. Nichols
Kathryn Meek Hay Shop
St. Francis Hospital
Louis D. Baldridge
Kansas City
E. C. Payton
Baldridge
Flint
Mich
Bessie Spohr
Herman Spoh
Fowler Street
Hulda Hargrave
Riverview Addition
K. Hargrave
Independence
Kaw
R. W. Hasner
Hargrave
Ile
Irs
Albert Potlt
Clay Street
Royal Pettit
Independence Avenue
Rockford
Freeport
Dubuque
Albert Pettit
Anna Pritchard
McKinley Hospital
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Ioontanuel
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Carl Lee Kenagy
Helen Dickenson
South
James Newcomer
Falls
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Hammond
Doris Trainor
Hawthorne
Chieken Pox
Marporie Mae Senburn
Columbia
OKEH
Altstadt & Langlas
Geneseo M. E
MecNider
Gotch Auto Supply CO
East Side
Independent Meat Co
Peter Rock and Family
Texas
Evening Post, Inc
Buchesans
T.H. Luttan
A.v. Willard
Luttan
Sheri H. T. Wagner
Luthan
Willard
Board of Trustees
G. E. Shoemaker
Sycamore
Third Streets
Bernard Lynch
Fred Spohr
Commercial Street
Woman's Bellef Corps
Mermorin Hall
Puetry
Bumte Brothers
Chicago
West
Tioncer
Lester W. Miller
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