On the Move in Campaigns and Political News
A sweeping campaign narrative describes Hedover directing final strategy from a special train en route to Palo Alto with four main talks and twelve rear platform messages amplified by a microphone. Radio dates feature Gov. Smith John W. Davis and others for Democrats and Republicans as Hughes set to speak on WEAF.
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Hedover
Palo Alto
Gov. Smith
John W. Davis
Edward L Edwards
Boral
Daniel A. Poling
Moses
Charles Evans Hughes
WEAF
Faith Test Motive in Lake Bluff Furnace Case
Miss Elfrieda Kanak, a Sunday school teacher and book agent, claims self torture by fire to prove spiritual love for Charles Hitchcock. Sheriff and authorities doubt self-inflicted burns and pursue theories of attempted murder or jealous revenge, with Mrs. Hitchcock to be questioned.
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Lake Bluff
Eirieda Inaak
Miss Hnank
Lake Blatt
U.P
Elfrieda Haaak
Lake Blair
K. A. Doolitele
Charles W. Hitchcock
Doolittle
Hitchcock
Miss Kneak
Sheriff Doolittle
Waukegan
Miss Knaak
Miss Enaak
Til
Elfrieda Knaak
A J. Risinger
Delivery Deadline Notice From The Courier
The Courier will be delivered to homes before 30 o clock. If the carrier makes an error and you do not receive the paper by that time, a replacement copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 20 p.m.
Women Victims of Holdups Face Loot Totals Big
Chicago officials sought three holdup suspects after robberies yielding jewelry and cash totaling $49,000. Mrs. Israel Warshawsky of Wilmette lost jewelry valued at $25,000 during a home invasion. Mrs. George Levee and Mrs. William J. Yeaby were abducted and robbed of about $14,000 in jewelry. A third robbery at a South Shore hotel saw bandits steal $1,000 from a hotel safe.
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Chicago
Isaael Warshawsky
Wilmette
Worth Shore
Morris Ber
George Levee
William J. Yeaby
South Shore
Navy Will Not Take Over Balloon Work Says War Secretary
Secretary of War Dwight F. Davis declared there is no truth to rumors that lighter than air craft work at Scott Field near Belleville Mississippi is to be taken over by the Navy from the Army. He explained the inquiry from the Senate Military Committee concerned the value of fighters over aircraft and related appropriations. Davis noted Scott Field continues to progress in lighter than air airships and that the question is whether to continue expand or abandon the branch.
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Dwight F. Davis
Scottfield
Belleville
Navy
Army
Senate Military Committee
War Department
Scott Field
Scote Field
Davis
Former Secretary Heads Social Work in Grinnell
Grinnell Iowa conference of social work elected Louise Cattrell Iowa City as president Effie Dean Des Moines was named to succeed Miss Cattrell and A R Gerhart Llows Guy treasurer J E Keck Sioux City was elected president of the Town Probation association for the fifth consecutive year The conference closes today Marshalltown wins 1929 convention Hanna Better Phil Hanna former consul general to Mexico suffered a dizzy attack yesterday in his hotel room He was taken to a physician then returned to his room
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Grinnell
IAP
Iowa Conference of Social Work
Louise Cattrell
Iowa City
Effie Dean
Des Moines
Miss Gattref
A. R. Gerhart
Llows Guy
J. E. Keck
Sioux City
Town Probation Association
Conference On Social Work
Marshalltown
Hanna
Phil
Mexico
J. A. Trimble
Traveler Dies in Arms of Ruth and Gehrig on Train
Charles H. Pape a 69 year old retired salesman died in a train near Sloan during a trip from Sioux City to Denver. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were among the first to reach his side but he died within minutes as he and his wife headed to Los Angeles.
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Sioux City
Charles H. Pape
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Sloan
Pape
Ruth
Gehrig
Los Angeles
Denver
Waverly Bank Robbery Leaves Town in Shock
A four-man bank bandit crew robbed the Waverly State Bank of $2,500 in bills and silver while shots from 20-gauge and 12-gauge shotguns shattered the bank lobby. The attack injured no one severely, and investigators note a Buick was damaged as one or more bandits may have been hurt. Eight bank employees and several customers were ordered to the floor as the robbers fled with the loot.
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Courier Special Service
Waverly
Bremer
Clarence Marhling
Moehling
Fortner House
Moghling
Dubuque
Hoyle
H. E. Moehling
Pashier
H. EB. Moehling
Carl
Runyard
Students in Holdup Face Death Atlanta
Prosecutors allege a perfect case against George Harsh and Richard Gallogly for a thrill murder spree. They may go on trial November 13, with separate trials sought. Harsh confesses to killing two clerks during holdups and implicates Gallogly. Both youths await jail routines as authorities note no Milwaukee links yet.
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Atlanta
George Harsh
Richard Gallogly
Harsh
Tn Fulton Tower
Milwaukee
Altho
Emil Moss- Weiler
Wisconsin
George Marsh
Ogiethorpe University
Mex Atlata
Lamar Poole
Des Moines Report Details Corn Yields and Harvest Conditions
Des Moines reports in late October show corn husking progress mixed by region with yields described as mostly good and quality the best in five years. Hog cholera outbreaks are numerous but control relies on vigilance. beets show good sugar content while winter wheat grows well and pastures support livestock without extra feed.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Town Weather and Crop Service
Bert
Southpas
Girl Killed Five Hurt In Davenport Car Crash
Five Davenport high school students were seriously injured and 17 year old Panda Wolf of Long Grove was killed when a gravel truck owned by a Jefferson Idaho firm collided with their sedan on Brady Street Road north of Davenport. Driver Wilhus Dorman was jailed in default of $3,000 bond as investigators, aided by the coroner, probe the crash yesterday.
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Davenport
Panda Wolf
Long Grove
Jefferson, Id
Brady Street
Wilhus Dorman
Banks Closed At Noon Plan By Sheriff In Va
Red Oak Virginia October 31. Sheriff J A Baker proposes closing all Montgomery county banks at noon to prevent robberies. He notes most robberies occur at noon when staff and customers are fewer and streets are quieter. The sheriff faced difficulty assembling vigilantes after last week’s Atlantic Bank raid during midday lunch hour.
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Red Oak
Montgomery County
J. A. Baker
Atlantic Bank
Zeppelin Leaves Sea Flying Oca France for Rome
Graf Zeppelin on homeward flight from Lakehurst to its home port crosses southern France near the Gironde estuary this afternoon. The airship was reported over the mouth of the Gironde at 3 30 p m French time en route northeast to cross France to its home port. Bad weather reported by Friedrichshafen station at 12 30 this afternoon.
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mid-Atlantic
French
British Isles
France
Dr. Eckener
Teppelin
Rome
Friedrichshien
Uni
Graf Zeppelin
Lakehurst
N. J
Gironde
Friedrichstraten
INS
Norddsich
Veteran of '61 Dies of Auto Injuries
Ray Felien Heeey, national president of the Tron Brigade and past commander of Iowa G A R, died in a naval hospital from injuries suffered when struck by an automobile. He was the sole surviving officer of the Tron Brigade and active in Iowa G A R circles.
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Des Moines
Frank Tage
Tron Brigade
Iowa
Ten year ago a World War I bakers tale from Davis
Life of OC L Holmes recalls his duty baking hardtack for American troops. He supervised a million pounds of hardtack in France and later oversaw bread production for 18 million pounds with the First Division bakery unit. Holmes later worked for Altstadt and Anglas Baking Co.
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OC. L. Holmes
Franklin Street
Bolls
Frame
Holmes
Paris
Charles Dawes
United States
Altstadt & Annglas Baking Co
Business Otants by to Aid Farmer
Chicago October 31 Business is ready to assist in stabilizing agriculture. William Butter Worth of Moline president of the United States Chamber of Commerce told the Chicago Association of Commerce that farming’s troubles are growing pains from higher efficiency in modern production. He argued it is a concert of business and agriculture to keep agriculture prosperous and viewed agricultural wealth as new dollars offering a golden opportunity for business to boost purchasing power.
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Chicago
William Butter Worth
Moline
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Association of Commerce
Reed Flays Hoover in Talk Expected to Win
Chicago voters heard Senator James A. Reed attack Herbert Hoover at Mann's Rainbow Hippodrome. Reed charged Hoover with wheat price blame and questioned his citizenship. The speech drew 6,000 inside and about 1,000 outside, signaling a shift toward Al Smith in the normally Republican north side.
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Reed Flays Hoover
Chicago
United States
James A. Reed
Herbert Hoover
North Side
Missouri Solon
Mann
Rainbo
Hoover
Republican National Committee
Short Interviews With Home Folks
Ellis E. Wilson, lawyer and former Black Hawk county Democratic chair, urges parties to end campaigning by Monday night to let voters reach polls on Tuesday without pollside handbills. He supports peaceful car transport to polling places and opposes near poll harassment that inflames tensions.
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Ellis E. Wilson
Black Hawk County
Democratic Central Committee
Sam Pain
Boy Held Over to Grand Jury on Murder Charge
Des Moines report states 1-year-old boy Bourdon is bound over to the grand jury on murder charges after his mother alleges he shot his stepfather Frank Murphy as he intended to break into their home. The incident occurred Sunday, drawing police and local attention.
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Boy Slayer
Grand Jury
Des Moines
Howard Bourdon
Frank
Dofen Murphy
Murphy
Murphy Sala
Davis to Address Rally Tonight in West High
Secretary of war Dwight F. Davis camps at Republican headquarters in Waterloo and plans to address a Remibe Nican rally in West High auditorium tonight. He praises Hoover’s fitness for president and cites midwest support, farm relief plans, and peacetime projects managed by the War Department as proof of national progress. Davis arrives from St. Louis and will travel to Burlington after the event, then back to the St. Louis area before election day.
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United States
Herbert Hoover
Dwight F. Davis
Republican
Fifth Street
Davis
Remibe Nican
West High Auditorium
Hoover
Shold Smith
Congress
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Middlewest
St. Louis
Waterloo
Lincoln
Neb
Omaha
Midwest
American Legion
BP. H. Frank
Black Hawk County
Republican Central
Assembly
Jane B. Lindsey
Town State Teachers College
H. D. Palma Jr
T. J. B. Robinson
Hampton
Frank
Arch W. McFarlane
War Department
United States Army
Mississippi
War,department
Mississippi Valley
Burtington
Buritington
Two Des Moines Banks Consolidate
Des Moines banks combine in a merger as the People's Savings Bank joins with the Bankers' Trust Company. Effective in the morning, all business shifts to the Trust Company name. The merged firm expects assets and fees nearing nine million dollars.
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Des Moines
INS
People's Savings
Bank
Bankers’ ‘Trust Comempany
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