Time Bomb Rocks Skyscrapers and Brooklyn Courts
A time bomb exploded in an alley between Brooklyn’s supreme court and the hall of records, cracking windows and injuring none. The blast, heard up to three miles away, shattered alley side windows and chipped granite. police linked found iron pipe pieces to the device but offered no pinpointed suspects. Authorities reviewed Sacco-Vanzetti protest links while maintaining safety measures across adjacent public buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Hall of Records
Borough Hall
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital
Kings County Court Louse
Supreme Court
Altho
Sacco-Vanzetti
James ‘Fletcher
William Brown
Brooklyn Heights
Manhattan
Sacco
Vangetti
Engineer Starts Run with Prayer Across the Rails
David J Fant, a veteran engine en route from Charlotte to Atlanta, prays for passenger safety before each trip. The non ordained preacher has preached in many southern states and beyond after a recent Florida camp meeting and evangelical tours in Nebraska and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
New York
New Orleans
Charlotte
N. C
David J. Fant
Altho
North
West
Florida
Nebraska
Minnesota
Geologists Plan Field Conference In Iowa Oil Study
A group of more than 40 geologists from Tulsa Wichita and other institutions will tour eastern Iowa next week to examine rock formations along the Mississippi from Arlington to Decorah. Led by Dr L W Kesler the expedition includes Drs Lees Thomas Kay and Marshall Kay with sister scholars from Missouri and Illinois. They expect a rapid survey by automobile visiting Burlington Dubuque McGregor and Decorah to assess oil bearing rock and origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Tulsa
Wichita
Iowa
Arlington
Decorah
Burlington
George F. Kay
Iowa City
James F. Lees
A. O. Thomas
State University
Ekay
Marshall
University of Missouri
Dubuque
McGregor
Oklahom
Kansas
Ohio
Indiana
Weekend Motors Bruise 8 Victims and 2 Men Arrested
The crash injured eight people including Mrs. Collins who lost a leg, as two men Shannon and Duffy faced municipal court. Police found liquor bottles at the wrecked cars and await the attorney for bond arrangements. Several drivers, including Roy Colvin and Edward Swift, sustained minor to moderate injuries in multiple collisions around the city. The “Danger Corner” near Burton avenue remains a noted traffic hazard with ongoing incidents.
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Tomorow
Cnet
H. Powers
Raymond
Fred Leland
Black Hawk Street
Lower
Alayette Street
Charles ‘Mohlis
Roy Colvins
Warren Buckley
Roy Miller
Tenth Street West
Edward Swift
Meventh Street Bridge
Swift
Danger Corner
John Williams
Als
William Herrick
Lincolntreet
Burton Avenue
Riehl Sreets
Ralph Davis
Royalvin
Williams
Friend
Dawson Street
Byron-Rieh
H. G. Zeller
Denver Street
George Shanks
Williston Avenue
Baltimore
Eet
Collins
Cir
Russell Coates
Altimore Street
St. Francis Hospital
Reet
State
Lafayette
Coates
Slice
Man Dies After Car Hit While Changing Tire Near Milwaukee
Fond du Lac Wisconsin September 5. W Way president of City Business College Milwaukee succumbed to injuries from being struck by an automobile while changing a tire on his own car. The accident happened on the highway between Fond du Lac and Oshkosh last Thursday, his death following Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac
Wis
W. Way
Team City Business College
Milaukee
Oshkosh
Carling Hops From Field for Newfoundland Flight Accident
The plane accompanying the Old Glory from New York nosed into sand during a trial flight near Newfoundland. Wheels dug in, the craft somersaulted in shallow water. Photographer Mack and Paoi Hammond escaped with only a shake-up as the crowd reacted with excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mack
Inter- National News Service
Paoi Hammond
Temperature Readings and Forecast Gaps Noted
Fragmentary data shows temperatures with Saturday maximums and Sunday minimums poorly legible. The text also references Monday morning times and a reset or reattempt at 58 degrees, but key values are incomplete.
Davenport Man Elected New Danish Brotherhood Officers
Delegates of the Danish Brotherhood of America in Iowa met at K of C hall in Davenport and elected Magnus Thompson as president L P Larsen as vice president John Hansen as secretary Peter R Fergemann Alfred Thompson and Simon Hansen as trustees. A banquet at Bishop's cafeteria entertained delegates and guests.
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United Iowa
Danish Brotherhood of America
CG. Hall
Magnus Thompson
Davenport
L. P. Larsen
Waterloo
John Hansen
Peter R. Fergemann
Alfred A. Thompson
Des Moines
Simon Hansen
Clinton
Bishop's Cafeteria
Larsen
Henry M. Jensen
Council Bluffs
Peter Fergemann
Agnes Thompson
K. of C. Hall
Colonel of Marines Ends Life in China
Shanghai, Sept. 5. Colonel Charles C. Hill of the United States Marine Corps committed death by his own action, shooting himself on duty in the city. Officials attributed ill health as the cause. Hill was commandant of the Fourth Regiment, U.S. M. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
INS
Charles C. Hill
United States Inc.ine Corps
Tll
Hill
Selzers Visiting Schroedemier Couple in Sioux Falls
Mr and Mrs J F Selzer and their son James of Sioux Falls South Dakota are spending Labor Day with Mr and Mrs J C Schroedemier at 1820 Fourth Street East Local notice notes a family visit during the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Selzer
James
Sioux Falls, S. D
Labor Day
J. C. Schroedemier
Fourth Street East
Funeral services for Watson G. Ackles in Waterloo
Watson G. Ackles aged 49, painting contractor, died at home on Reed street after an extended illness. Funeral services are at 2 pm Tuesday in Kistner chapel with Rev. Earl A. Roadman officiating. Burial in Fair View. Masons will conduct grave services. Surviving wife Minnie Meyer and four children, plus brother Sherman and several step-relatives. Ackles was born March 31, 1878 in Canandaigua New York and lived in Waterloo 25 years. He belonged to Black Hawk lodge No 72, T C O F Waterloo, lodge No 105, and Homesteaders Indeo. He was a member of First Methodist Episcopal Church. A separate notice notes infant Thomas Lawrence Martin aged 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Martin, died, with private funeral at Elmwood Cemetery conducted yesterday.
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Watson G. Ackles
Waterloo
Reed Street
Kistner Chapel
Earl A. Roadman
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Fair View
Masons
Mr. Ackles
Canan- Gaigue
N.Y
Minnie Meyer
Kansas City
Black Hawk Lodge
T. C
Shirley
Watson, Jr
Joyce
Beverly Ann
Sherman Ackles
Second Street East
Charles Morrow
Chicago
Agnes Ackles
Mulberry Street
Albert Ackles
Tracr
George Ackles
Houston
Tex
Fred Ackles
Marie Hoppes
Thomas Lawrence Martin
C. L. Martin
First Street
West
Elmwood Cemetery
W. ©. Chisholm
United Presbyterian Church
Young Hill Still Denies Charge in Death of Mother
In Seattle on Sept 5 Harry Hill 21 of Streator Illinois faced repeated questioning over his mother's death. He again said he knew nothing of the crime and fled only to avoid implication, claiming he planned to return to Streator to face charges but left after circumstances cooled. He admitted forging his mother's name on checks over 1000 dollars to cover gambling debts and described a zigzag route via Beloit Minneapolis to the coast.
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Seattle
Wash
Harry Hill
Streator
IIL
Willam Brydges
Chicago
Beloit
Wis
Minneapolis
Hill
Minnesota
Charles Tennant
H. Jackson
Russell
C. Hanson
Hanson
Clark
Chester Jacobson
H. ©. Hill
Hil
Harry
Young Hill
Hogtied Swimmer Abandons Stunt Overcrowded? No Cash
Andy Gault of Clinton Ta abandoned his advertised Cedar river crossing stunt towing a boat with hands tied and a heavy pack after only a few boys gathered. He had performed the feat in the past three years in various places and came here from Oelwein after a crowd witnessed the act yesterday. He was slated to appear in Independence this afternoon.
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Andy Gault
Clinton
Cedar River
Andy
Oelwein
Independence
Unstrapped Jumper from Plane Killed in Sioux City
Sioux City dispatch reports c. C. Williams 23 of Sioux Falls South Dakota a member of a flying circus died after leaping unstrapped from an airplane. He plunged about 1500 feet during an American Legion celebration yesterday. The force of the parachute opening is believed to have broken his hold. Williams was performing at the event.
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Sioux City
C. C. Williams
Sioux Falls
S. D
Williams
Weekend News items from Iowa towns span votes and tragedies
A Sunday roundup from Burlington to Des Moines reports ministers pausing a resolution on banning teachers who smoke, a fatal rifle accident in Estherville, and Des Moines celebrating the Iowa State Fair net profit of 70000 with an emergency fund planned. Other items note wage talks, a fatal car crash in Gettysburg, a drum corps visit to Paris, polo play in Wakonda, WCTU court outreach, and a banker’s critical heart condition.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Iowa Methodist Conference
Estherville
August E. Lamp
Des
Emil Opelt
Gettysburg
S. C
Fort Dodge
American Legion
France
Gov. Hammill
Iowa
Paris
Legion
Des Moines
Lilia Tolstoi
Simon Cassady
Chicago box office set for record holiday turnout
Chicago theater managers predicted a record holiday attendance after a six day strike ended with a truce. Audiences packed doors as venues reopened, aided by star power and a holiday mood, while stagehands won 8 percent raises and operators gained arbitration talks slated for January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Altho
William Hale Thompson
Alva James Funeral Planned at Cedar Falls Chapel
Alva James died after a long illness of carcinoma. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Dahl chapel, conducted by Rev. G. L. Bergeman of Zion Evangelical church. Burial will take place in Clarksville beside his wife. Surviving son Vernon. James had worked at Dayton company shops about six years and moved from Clarksville eighteen years ago.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Alva James
Dahl Chapel
G. L. Bergeman
Zion Evangelical Church
Clarksville
Vernon
James
Dayton Company
Byrnes Park Golf Course Attracts Record Crowds
Byrnes Park Golf Course registered 284 golfers by 5 pm as snow approaches. The record for a single day is 296 set on Sunday, August 21. For August the course logged 4 575 players, per keeper J D Caldwell.
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Byrnes Park
J. D. Caldwell
Caldwell
Iowa Man Held as Hit and Run Driver
Ora Cade of Newmarket Iowa was arrested in Lincoln after an auto accident Sunday afternoon that seriously injured Fred Bank of Lincoln. Cade is alleged to have performed the hit and run portion of the incident. Rank and his daughter Lillian were pinned under the car.
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Lincoln
Neb
Ora Cade
Newmarket
Fred Bank
Cade
Rank
Lillian
Federal Govt Will Prosecute Ex Postmaster
Roy E. Curtis, former postmaster of Hundred, West Virginia, boasted he would be punished by Uncle Sam as police traced defalcation allegations. He claimed about $400 was paid to the government and a note to the Hundred bank, but he fled town with wife and two children. Detectives questioned him after a string of odd acts and a bank swindle report tied to his description. Police await postal inspectors to verify Curtis’s tale.
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Roy FE
Curtis
Charles Mohlis
Uncle Sam
Post Office Department
Waterloo
R. N. Cowin
Cowin
Banco
Grundy County
Hugh Crumrine
Crumrine
Steffin
Steffen
Eggert
Local Visitors Reported in City Social Roundup
Mrs Barbara Randall of Washington D C is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs C W Campbell at 403 Washington Street. Hubert Miller of Chattanooga Tennessee is staying with his brother Clarence at 329 Jefferson Street.
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Barbara Randall
Washington, D. C
C. W. Campbell
Washington Street
Hubert Miller
Chattanooga
Tenn
Clarence
Jefferson Street
Christmas seals support health drive in Iowa
Twenty five million penny Christmas seals have arrived for Iowa tuberculosis association campaigns. The sale opens December first with county committees forming now. Proceeds fund child health work, clinics, school health supplies, and tuberculosis prevention. The seal features Santa Claus and reindeer, marking the twentieth anniversary of the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Santa Claus
Costly crime case cited in government expense
The Louisville Courier Journal notes the cost of crime in the United States running to billions annually. It highlights the $500,000 government outlay to locate arrest transport and convict the de Autremont brothers for dynamiting a train killing four crew members in an attempted mail robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
de Autremont Brothers
All Together We Can Guess the Logical Candidate
Minneapolis Journal notes the phrase about the man who makes the bottom-side-up pipes, suggesting a satirical or political hint. The comment frames a logical candidate as a figure associated with flawed infrastructure, likely a puzzle or editorial aside.
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Minneapolis Journal
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