Forty Nations Agree to War Renunciation Pact
Forty countries have signified acceptance of the Briand Kellogg war renunciation pact, with official word from Washington. Soviet Russia joined by invitation from France. The roll of adherents grows to include Austria Argentina Brazil Bulgaria Costa Rica Cuba Denmark Dominican Republic Finland Greece Liberia Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands Norway Panama Peru Portugal Romania Serbs Croats Slovenes Spain Soviet Russia Switzerland and Uruguay.
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Paris
Russia
Moscow
Washington
State Department
Soviet
France
Jfngo
Austria
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Costa Ries
Cuba
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Finland
Greece
Liberia
Luxemburg
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Panama
Peru
Portugal
Roumania
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Spain
Switzerland
Uruguay
Chicago Detective Shot By Man He Questioned
Chicago reports Detective Walter Hoder, 30, was shot through the head and likely fatally wounded while questioning three men whose suspicious actions prompted the inquiry. Witnesses say the shooting appeared deliberate as the assailant emerged from a lunchroom amid the detective’s search for weapons. Hoder remains unconscious and unable to provide details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Walter Hoder
Jone
Hoder
Labor to Discuss Water Situation in Cedar Rapids
A mass meeting will be held next week by the Cedar Rapids local federation of labor to let voters discuss the city water situation. The gathering follows a report to the city council on the water supply and a plan proposing Cedar River water for the city's use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar, Rapids
U.R
Federation of Labor
Cedar Rapids
Sheriff Shooting Leaves Man in Critical Condition
Arthur Heniges of Manchester, 23, was brought to Alien Memorial hospital with a bullet wound in the back after an escape attempt from Delaware County Sheriff Harry Alley. He spent a restless night and remains in critical condition.
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Arthur Heniges
Manchester
Alien Memorial Hospital
Heniges
Harry Alley
Delaware County
Babe Escapes Auto Killed Under Train
In Sioux City a baby named George Powell, aged 2, who had a broken arm a week earlier from an auto collision, wandered onto railway tracks near his home as a Milwaukee passenger train approached and was killed. The incident occurred in September.
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Sioux City
L.r— George Powell
Milwaukee
Brain Tests and Mixed Sentences Practice Sheet
An intelligence test exercise from a classic reader shows mixed word sentences to form sensible phrases. It suggests four minutes for the task, with items such as Ganges India river the of is and Milton Baghsit greatest are poets of the wat. Answers on Society Page.
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Cuba
Florida
Ganges India
Milton Baghsit
Almont
Smith Men Break Up Hoover Club Anny With Riot
In Columbia on September 1, Smith and anti-Smith factions clashed at the first meeting of the Hoover Democratic club. The riot disrupted speeches by backers of Smith as heckling and a thrown bag of eyes sparked a rough brawl. Proceedings ended amid unclear votes and renewed calls for secret meetings.
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Columbia
D. C
Hoover Democratic Club
Richland County
Albus
Smith
New York
White & Group
George W. Geckett
Smith Bolter
R. Charlton Wright
Columbia Record
Wright
Beckall
Robinson Gevad
New South Wales Wet By Big Margin in Referendum
NSW voters rejected prohibition by a wide margin. About 670000 voted against and 269000 for the measure across 90 electorates with returns complete in many districts. The referendum pass rate was dry in the federal capital territory, which showed a wet trend.
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New South Wales
Sydney
N.S
New South
Wales
Federal Capital Territory
Sixteen Hurt In New York Wreck In Bronx Transit Crash
Sixteen people were injured and many others escaped harm when an Interborough northbound train collided with a work train in the Bronx. The work train was being shifted from the northbound track to the center storage track when the crash occurred. The incident disrupted service and caused fear among passengers as rescue and investigation began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interborough
Bronx
Weather forecast fragment for temperatures and days
Fragmentary OCR notes list temperatures and times for Friday through Saturday. Mentions highs and lows with uncertain city or region references. Contains garbled words and mislabeled months but implies a multi day forecast with a 3 pm reading on Saturday.
Navy Strategy Board views limit on shipbuilding
Washington, Sept. 1 The Navy's unofficial strategy board will ask no more than 16 10,000 ton cruisers under the GEL passed by the House, with December Senate action expected. They still back a broader 1 ship program aligning with Coolidge Kellogg notes, saying 43 modern cruisers needed to balance fuel under the 1921 arms conference. Ten cruisers already in service and eight building, 15 more could be funded as facilities permit, while some oppose expansion via the Girand Kellogg pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Navy
Congress
House
Senate
Coolidge
Kellogg
Brian Kellogg
Washington
Little Navy
U. S
United States
McGraw Signs Carl Mays to Bolster Giants for 1929
New York dated September 1 reports veteran submarine pitcher Carl Mays signed by the Giants for the rest of this season and for 1929. Manager John J. McGraw announced the move as the team faced the Robins at the Polo Grounds. Mays, ex Red Sox Yankees and Reds, was released by Cincinnati and joined New York as a free agent.
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New York
Carl, Mays
Giants
John J. McGraw
Robins
Polo Grounds
Mays
Red Sox
Yankees
Reds
Cincinnais
Harwood to Help Illinois Air Meet
Oran P. s Harland, manager of Mid- West Inc., left this afternoon from the airport in a Ryan monoplan e for Bloomington, IL. He will demonstrate the Ryan plane in several Iowa and Illinois cities over Labor Day week. Howard Coghill, pilot, recently from Monmouth, IL, flew the Waco 10 to Hazleton for a local celebration and plans to return tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oran P. S Harland
Mid- West Inc
Bloonington, ML
Iowa
Dunois
Howard Coghill
Monmouth
Hazleton
Waterloo Horses Win Fair Honors
Glenn Bown, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Miller and Mrs. E. E. Andrewson returned from Des Moines where they entered five saddle horses in the state fair hippodrome events. The horses won 14 ribbons in the contests. The Millers earned first and second ribbons in the high school class and Andrewson’s horse Quieta Edna took first and second ribbons in exhibition riding events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Bown
Clyde Miller
E. E. Andrewson
Des Moines
Indian Writer Scheduled to Aid Wattonians Tour
An Indian writer, renowned in Izaak Walton circles, is expected to arrive next week to conduct a tour and help establish additional chapters of the Ivague Edward Co Wilford tenure work.
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el Contanche
Iroian
Izaak Walton
Threaty Siate
Ivague
Edward Co. Wilford
Tener
Diane Serv Bly Dent
Hie Inkk
Political Student Pinched for Theft of Life of Smith
Kunsan City Mo Sept 7 UP Hur Hyner 68 wanted to be sure he was night before voting as Berem Ryner entered a bookstore and walked out with The Life of Al Sint The History of the Republican Party The pro prod ar sa d he omegleeted to pay for diaan and Ryner was arrested Two years ago Rayner was fed for stealing Elmer Gary and 4 copy of the bible
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Kunsan City
UPR
Hasty Hyner
Berem Ryner
AL Sint
Republican Party
Diaan
Ryner
Rayner
Elmer Gary
Waterloo Man Mourns After Tragic Family Loss
Everett Mabie, once of Waterloo, died in Bloomingdale sanitarium New York after his daughter's fatal Arizona car crash with Major Walmsley. His wife Carmen Walmsley and three grandchildren were mentioned. Mabie had lived in Waterloo and his health declined after the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everetd
MM. Mable
Waterloo
Bloomingdale
White Plains
N. Ya
Siddie F. Thummel
Mt. Vernon
Stytes
Mabie
G. BE
Everett Marriied
Cato
George R. Grittenden
Irs
Thummel
Mr. Mabie
Carmen Walmsey
Major Walmsey
United States Army
Arizona
Wendell Webb to edit Oregon newspaper in McMinnville
Wendell Webb leaves Des Moines Tribune copy desk for McMinnville Oregon where he will edit the McMinnville News Weekly soon due to its transition from weekly to daily. Webb formerly worked as a reporter for the Courier and studied at Cornell. He gained attention during the Myrle Sizer case and faced a threatening anonymous letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
McMinissile
Ore
Jack
Lars E
Webb
McMinnwise
Coxon Directs Orange School
Ben F. Coxon, longtime leader of Orange township consolidated school, guides its thirteenth year of service to the community as the second man to hold the post after predecessor 8. Hamer resigned to pursue studies at the state university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F. Coxon
Ogger
Orange Township Consolidated School
Hamer
The
State University
Lauerman Store Buys Des Moines Champion Calf
The Lauerman store of Waterloo paid a record $27.25 per hundred for Gainsford Archer a 1920 pound Shorthorn calf champion at the Iowa State fair Des Moines. Charles Stone of Wapello showed the calf which won 225 Shorthorn junior division and open division against 420 beef animals. Louise farmer Charles Stove of Wapello won $442.66 total including sale price and awards.
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Iowa
Lauerman
Gainsford Archer
Towa
Des Moines
Waterloo
Charles Stone
Wapello
Lauermen
Ray Paul
Rath Packing Company
J. Jacobs
Lauerman’s
Rath
Lauerman's
Chicago
Charles Stove
Louisa County
Louisa Farmer
Packer
Hotel Savery
Pupils Favor Business Courses Over Culture At East High
East High enrollment figures show 340 in commercial studies and 161 in mathematics with strong interest in modern subjects. Principal Miner lists electives including Early European history 135, Spanish 110, French 108 and others, while 185 study English and 113 take twelfth grade history, reflecting a wage oriented student body.
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East High
Fred J. Miner
Prench
Ford Dodges Death in Beat Fire on Speedboat Woodfish
Detroit reports Henry Ford son Htusel Ford narrowly escaped injury as fire broke out on the speedboat Woodfish while en route to Gaukler's Point estate. Officials blame a backfire as flames erupted from the hatches before grounding near the Ford estate.
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Htusel Ford
Detroit
Maser Ford
Henry Ford
Woodfish
Ford W
Gaukler's Point
Ford
Ford Motor Comppany
Castle Hill School to Open Wednesday
Public schools at Castle Hill Dun kerton Finchford La Porte City Hudson and Jubilee will begin the new year work next Wednesday Sept 5. Teachers in these schools and in the rural schools will attend the county institute next Monday and Tuesday. The schools in Orange township began Isst Monday.
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Castle Hill
Dunkerton
Finchford
la Porte City
Hudson
Jubilee
County Institute
Orange Township
Fire Alarms Reported At Four Residences
On Friday at 11 24 p m fires alarms were triggered at four residences including 932 Walnut owned by Mrs Ann Gabriel due to defective wiring. Losses were slight. An advertisement for Mercy OC Miller appears with phone number 2404.
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Ann Gabriel
Merny
Miller
Autumn Window Display Opening Set for Sept. 13
The Waterlco annual fall window display opening is set for Thursday Sept 13 by Roester Business Somnell for city retailers. The public will see the elaborate display of new items at 8 PM Thursday.
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Waterlco
Roester
Somnell, Netiut
Iowa Papers Drop Journalistic for Character Names
A University of Iowa survey shows many papers drop classic journalistic names in favor of town aligned labels. The study notes 57 papers use The News while The Times and The Herald appear 29 and 27 times respectively.
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Iowa
Towa City
University of Iowa
News
The
Times
Herald
Soldier Sentinel
Woodbine 'Cwnner
Lake View Resort
Clear Lake Mirror
Victor Record
Oaklend Acorn
Woman Vanishes After Heavy Date With Husband Ray King
Violet King, 23, missing since Thursday morning after telling a friend she had a heavy date with Ray King, her husband. Her landlady seeks the missing woman from 2220 Commercial Street, noting Violet wore red slippers and a work uniform when last seen near a skating outing. Police were notified today.
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Violet King
Violet
B.C. Andrews
Conmercial Street
Bath Packing Company
Minneapolis
Minn
Waite
Ray
Ray King
Girl Burned to Death in Blazing Barn near Chelsea
Victor Iowa reports Miss Barbara Carvot 22 found dead in a burning barn on a farm near Chelsea. Authorities conclude she entered the barn to escape the blaze and perished from smoke, not foul play. Funeral services set for Monday. she was daughter of farmer James Carvot living five miles southwest in Poweshick county.
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Victor
Barbara Carvot
Chelsea
Tama County
Miss Carvot
James Varvorch
Varvorch
James Carvot
Miyfles
Here
Poweshick County
Elks to Entertain Waterloo Children at Electric Park
Waterloo Elks lodge sponsors a children party at Electric Park next Saturday afternoon September 8 inviting every Waterloo child. If popular, the event becomes an annual affair. Park leased for afternoon use. attendees receive tickets for rides cookies root beer and ice cream cones.
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Waterlooo Lodge
P.O. Elks
Electric Park
Waterloo
The
Elks
Trask Alvira Viola Trask dies at 59 in local hospital
Mrs. Alvira Viola Trask 59 of 902 Newton street died at a local hospital at 3 am from diabetes after years of illness. Born Oct 3 1868 in Shell Rock Iowa she lived in Nashua Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. Survived by two children W T Trask and Mrs F W Knipp, a brother Elmer Stearns and sister Mrs J W Trask. Funeral at Kisner's chapel Monday at 2:30 pm burial Fairview Cemetery.
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Alvira Viola Trask
Newton Street
Trask
Alvira Viola Stearns
Shell Rock
Nashua
Waterloo
James E. Trask
Desthy
W. T. Trask
God Newton Street
F. W. Knipp
Else Surv
Tve
Elmer Stearns
Cedar Rapids
J. W. Trask
Wellston
Mich
Kistner
Fairview Cemetery
J C Penney to guest of honor at Waterloo dinner
J C Penney merchant prince and Guernsey breeder will be guest of honor at a dinner Sunday at Hotel Russell Lamson in Waterloo hosted by Wilbur W Marsh. About 30 business and professional men will attend. Penney plans a late visit to the local store and will speak on farm aid and dairy development before Marshalltown chamber of commerce members. He travels through central and eastern Iowa promoting his Guernsey cattle and agricultural ideas.
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J. GC
Fort Dodge
Penney
Fourth Street
S. J. Major
T. Horn
G. H. Bryant
Marshalliown Chamber of Commerce
Emmadine Farms
Guernsey
Central West
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Centerville
Ottumwya
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Grinnell
Newton
Ames
Perry and
Boons
Waterloo
Mason City
Minnesota
Heifetz and Florence Victor Seclude in Hollywood
Violinist Jasn Heifetz and film actress Florence Victor arrived in Hollywood to avoid publicity. They were secretly married days ago in New York and plan to stay a week before heading to New York and Europe. Victor will resume motion picture work while Heifetz remains in seclusion.
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Hollywood
Cal
INS
Jan Heifetz
James
Florence Vicor
New York
Heifetz
Europe
Victor
American players win doubles finals at Longwood Club
In Chestnut Hills Mass on September 1 Pi George Lott Jr from Chicago and John Hennessey of Indianapolis defeated Gerald L Patterson and Jack Hawkes of Australia in the national doubles championship finals at Longwood Cricket Club courts. The winners took 6-2 6-1 6-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Hills
Mass
George Lott, Jr
Chicago
John Hennessey
Indianapolis
Gerald L. Patterson
Jack Hawkes
Australia
Longwood Cricket Club
Wagen Leads Farrell In Second Golf Match
Chicago September 1 Walter Wagen British Open champion led Johnny Farrell holder of the American Open by two holes in the second of their series of golf matches for the unofficial world championship at Ridgemoor Country Club Ridgemoore course worded as Ridgemoore but source shows Ridgemoore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagen
Farrell
Chicago
Walte Wagen
Johnny Farrell
the Sur
Ridgemoore Courtry Club
Flying Fascinating Waterloo Pilot Dies from Injuries
A Waterloo area pilot, Boots formerly with L. and H Aircraft Corp, Hartford, died from injuries after a forced landing last Wednesday. He had written to friend W. W. Kahn about flying risks and potential pay, detailing recent flights from Wichita to the eastern states and a risky incident at 3,000 feet when a engine failed, causing a crash but no injury to the pilot.
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Bools
L. & H. Aircraft Corporation
Hartford
Conn
W. W. Kahn
Boots
Oolweth
Waterloo
Hind
On Field
Logan Avenue
Kahn
Spearman
Wichita
Kan
Challonrer
Hagerstown
Al Smith Heads Hoover Campaign Club Organized
Al Smith will campaign for Herbert Hoover and lead a local Hoover for President club in Minneapolis. A J Smith, a Minneapolis grain inspector, was elected president as the neighborhood group forms to support Hoover after Smith’s election as club president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Smith Heads Club
Hoover
Minneapoli
Minn
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
J Smith
Minneapolis
Labor Day Observed in Waterloo With Limited Activities
Labor day will be observed in Waterloo as a general holiday with one business and industry suspended. No official Labor Day celebration is planned by organized labor, but a talk by L. M. Hawver Jr. is set for Gates Park at 2 p.m. He will discuss labor conditions in Russia after a trip abroad. Mail delivery will be halted. main post office hours are 11 to 12 a.m.
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Waterloo
Daniel
Warldsway
Central Labor Union
Gates Park
L. M. Hawver
Chicago
Hawver
Russia
Mrs J S Stevens Dies at Oelwein
Mrs John Stevens dies at home in Oelwein Iowa at 226 First Avenue Southwest Funeral services are set for 9:00 a m Monday at Sacred Heart church for Mrs Stevens in a period obituary noting last rites for J W Scheuvront who died at 73 First Avenue Southeast and will be held Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gowrier
Oelwein
John
Stevens
First Avenue Southwest
Sacred Heart Church
W. Scheuvront
First Avenue Southeast
Woman's Body Found Wrapped in Sheet in New Castle
The unidentified woman, aged about 40 to 85, was found by a byroad in New Castle this morning. She had died from blows to the head with a hammer, skull fractured in two places, and a white sheet was wrapped around the body. The death appears to have occurred last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Ind
Shepparently
August Cigaret Tax Collections Reported Higher
Des Moines Iowa September 1 Ray K E Johnson state treasurer announced August cigarette tax receipts totaling 117554.05 dollars, up 19516.10 from August 1997. August collateral inheritance tax receipts reached 101016.61 dollars, up 28596.31 from the same month last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Seph
Ray KE. Johnson
Johnson
J E Johnson Improves in Rochester Hospital Return Hinted
J E Johnson, president of Waterloo Savings Bank, recovering from an operation in Rochester MN, shows marked improvement per a card from Mrs Johnson. He is able to take nourishment, sleeps well, and sat up. a return to Waterloo is hoped if this progress continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Dotason
Prospect Boulevardl
Waterloo Savings Bank
Rochester, Minn
Johnson
Chester Cadwalladur
Jefferson Street
Waterloo
R. W. Walte
J. E
Escapes On Bicycle After New York Store Robbery
A robber escaped on a bicycle after stealing 93 from Mortis Spondon at the United Cigar store on 238th Street in the Bronx. London, the manager, reported the incident after a customer entered and the intruder fled with the revolver. Police searched the vicinity but found no trace of the thief or bike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Newre
Mortis Spondon
Bronx
United Cigar Store
Southern Boulevard
London
Johnnie
Walt On Stim
Philadelphia Bas eball Triumphs in Erratic Game
National League results show Philadelphia scoring 3 runs to Boston's 5 in a muddled affair with errors and late frames. Willoughby, Davis, Re, Smith, Spohrer, Taylor pitched. Totty, Deberry, Fitzsimmons, Tagan contributed for Brooklyn and New York. The text also oddly notes demographic figures for Soviet Russia.
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Philadelphia
Boston
E.seeey
Tratteries
Willoughby
Davis
Smith
Spohrer
Taylor
Brooklyn
New York
Bo Totty
Deberry
Fitzsimmons
Tagan
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