Turbulent campaign notes and social echoes in 1928
The piece surveys heated politics with clashes at Alabama meetings and a Missouri farmer labor party nomination episode. It notes Dr. Denny’s gas-assisted horticulture and memorializes Father John Nemmers of Gilbertville, plus football tactics at USC and Iowa’s new medical plant move. It also covers vigilantism in Missouri Valley, bank robbery trends, and the Philadelphia underworld probe led by Max Holt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Chicago
Gov. Smith
Jim Reed
Missouri
Farmer-Labor- Party
Jim
President Coolidge Keeps Hands Off Hoover Campaign
President Coolidge pursues a hands off stance in the 1928 race, declining to campaign for Herbert Hoover. Observers note his refusal to stump and his pledge to let the nation choose its next leader without his active interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic William Wise
Washington
D. C
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Galvin
William M. Butler
Ter
United States
Bay State
Northampton
Butler
Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Kansas City
Commerce
Hoover Ott
White House
Palo Aldo
Brule
Goolidge
Republican Party
Curtis
Calvin Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Roosevelt
Taft
Republican National Committee
Hoovier
Martin Security Corner Cigar Store Adverts
Local phone booth and long distance service advertised at Martin Security Corner Cigar Store. Includes promotional lines on telephone options and security features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Security Corner Cigar Store
Bombing targets police captain after raid in Chicago
The home of Police Captain Luke Garrick was bombed early today in Chicago. His wife Igeni and their seven month old granddaughter were injured lightly and heavily respectively by plaster while the captain had led a raid on the Minerva Athletic Club, where 64 men were arrested for gambling. Club owner Tawrence Mangano was arrested and denied knowledge of the bombing. A priest from Gilbertville, Father John Nemmers, died at 81 after a long service. his funeral and mass details followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Luke Garnck
Igeni
Father John Nemmers
Gathole
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
Father Nemmers
Immaculate Conception
Gilbertville
Mer
George Haxmeier
Lansing
Michael Thiltgen
Ossian
J. J. Keane
Dubuque
Father Nemters
St. Donatus, In
America
Buchy
Luxemburg
Father Memmers
St. Francis
Shakeup of Prohibition Agents Darkens Thirteenth District
East St Louis Sept 7 A major shakeup among prohibition agents in the thirteenth district including Tlingis Indians Iowa and eastern Wisconsin seems likely after only 98 of 4500 civil service examiners passed. P D Silloway deputy prohibition administrator says three of fourteen agents passed and must be replaced by Chicago district administrator. Postponed hearing in Winterset Iowa on charge of attempted murder of Lorenzo Hartman accused in the shooting of his fiancée Ione Robinett 19. Robinett wounded with a brain bullet remains in Des Moines hospital condition unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Thirteenth
Iowa
Wisconsin
P. D. Silloway
East St Louis
Chicago
Winterset
Lorenzo Hartman
Iwone Robinett
Miss Robinett
Des Moines
Ten Years Ago in the Service Sgt Greenup Recalls Marshfield posting
Sgt Lee CS Greenup recalls his Marshfield Oregon recruiting post ten years ago in 1918. He describes orders to ship office furniture to Portland and a postmaster delivering the notice while he prepared to depart with casuals for Siberia before the armistice ended plans. Greenup served nineteen years total in the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Ore
Portland
Sgt. Lee
Greenup
Lafayette Street
Siberia
Army
Fletcher orders new booze raids in Des Moines
Ten men jailed after dry raids ordered by Attorney General John Pletcher. State agents led by James Risden raided a downtown club and a private home, gaining entry with ladders and closed doors. Two others were nabbed near the city limits during the crackdown. Charges to be filed by County Attorney Missildine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John Pletcher
Missildine
James Risden
State Bureau of Identification
al Dickerson
Youthful Iowan Held in Illinois for Auto Theft
Chester Young a 22 year old resident of Jesup Iowa is held in Danville Illinois on auto theft charges after confessing to stealing a coupe in Louisville Kentucky. He is bound over to the federal grand jury under $2000 bond. Young was en route to Dubuque Iowa when arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxton
Specia
Chester Young
Jesup
Danville
Louisville
Federal Grand Jury
Young
Dubuque
Chicago Bank Merger Creates Nation's Largest Midwest Lender
Chicago directors from Continental National Bank & Trust Co and the Tinlos Merchants Trust Co approve a merger forming a combined institution with assets totaling about 1.111 billion dollars. The new bank becomes the citys first billion dollar bank and the second largest in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Middlewest
Coniinental National Bank & Trust Co
Tinois Merchants Trust Company
Burnett named chancellor at University of Nebraska Lincoln
Regents of the University of Nebraska announce Edgar A. Burnett as chancellor for an indefinite term replacing the temporary posting during Chancellor Avery's leave. Burnett had previously served as settling chancellor during Avery's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
Edgar A. Burnett
Avery
Lowman warns prohibition agents to stay out of politics
Assistant Treasury Secretary Seymour Lowman ordered federal prohibition officials to remain impartial during the presidential campaign. Civil service rules bar political activity, with dismissal or discipline for violations. The Coast Guard and Customs Service echoed the directive, stressing that enforcement must ignore political affiliations and proceed without election-driven drives. The budget for 1930 remains about 12 million dollars with current personnel sufficient for case load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
INS
Prohibition
Treasury
Seymour Lowman
Lowman
Ciry Bureau
Civil Service Regulations
Worning
Civil Service Commission
Coast Guard and Customs Service
Wie
Specfic
Dry Service
Prohibition Bureau
Dty
Bureau
Brookhart to Speak at Mapleton Legion Festival
United States Senator Brookhart will speak at a Mapleton Iowa festival sponsored by the American Legion on September 13 after being booked through Des Moines Republican headquarters. Farmers’ union previously snubbed him due to Hoover support. The item also notes a nearby church convention opening in Spencer with delegates in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapleton
INS
United States
Smith
W. Brookhart
Monons County
Farmers’ Union
American Legion
Republican
Des Moines
Brookhart
Hebert Hoover
Open Churche
Spencer
United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church
Iowa-South Dakota
Ford Declares Hoover Man of Destiny for White House
Detroit September 1 Herbert Hoover is a man of destiny Ford declared in an interview endorsing the Republican nominee He said destiny picks presidents and Hoover is headed for the presidency Ford praised Hoover on Prohibition saying it is here to stay and Hoover knows how to apply industrial age solutions Ford argued the nation needs a leader to harness machines for social good and prosperity and views Hoover as an adviser and referee across a cross section of society
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
CNSI
Herbert Hoover
Henry Ford
Hoover
Ford
Hoovers
Fife
John Now
League of Nations disarmament test sparks Germany chancellor
Geneva Sept 7 Herman Mueller chancellor of Germany told the League of Nations assembly that the failure to solve disarmament would doom the league. He argued Germany cannot remain disarmed while others arm and praised peace conditions, pledging adherence to Stresemann’s friendly policy and the Kellogg Briand pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
League of Nations
Herman Mueller
Germany
Herr Maeler
Gustav Stresemann
Burlington Girl Sought by Police After Disappearance
Burlington police continue search for Alice Samuelson who left home Saturday night with a Burlington young man. The companion couple with the duo is noted. the escort has returned home while the girl remains missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Alice Samuelson
Samuelson
Tinley Named Central Zone Director for Veterans Bureau
Maj. Gen. Tinley of Council Bluffs has been appointed director of the central zone for war veterans in the Democratic National Committee’s Veterans Bureau division. The zone covers Iowa Missouri Nebraska Arkansas Kansas Kentucky Oklahoma and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
M A A. Tinley
Council Bluffs
Organization of War Veterans
Veterans Bureau Division
Democratic National Committee
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Arkansas
Kansas
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Walcott Nominated for Connecticut Senator
New Haven Oct. 7 State Senator Frederic C Walcott of Norfolk was nominated for United States senator by the Republican state convention today The nomination of Gov John H Trumbull to seek another term was made by acclamation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Frederic C. Walcott
Norfolk
John H. Trumbull
Courier Delivery Time Notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 30 o clock. If you fail to receive your paper by then due to carrier error or other cause, please phone 3100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 2 29 p.m.
Two Crops in a Season With Lilacs and Potatoes
Dr. F. E. Denny of the Boyce Thompson Institute says chemical dormancy treatment can wake lilacs to bloom before Christmas, enabling a second crop of Irish potatoes from first-season seed. If adopted, farmers gain two crops and extended seasonal supplies at low costs per plant or per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Denny
Denny
New York
Boyce Thompson Institute
Yonkers
Society of Chemical Industry
Hoover Defends Peace Record Against Democratic Charge
In Washington Hoover breaks silence and declares the Republican administration made three major contributions to world peace since the armistice. He cites the Kellogg Briand pact naval restrictions treaty and the Dawes reparations plan in reply to Democratic claims of no peace achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. GC
Herbert Hoover
Slave to pastor Rev B L M Lewis recalls early life
The Rev BLM Lewis born 1849 in Virginia describes slavery under Ben Durley and son George, serving as a waiter for the Confederate army, fleeing to Union lines in the Civil War, education alongside Booker T. Washington, and a career shift to ministry. He notes the A M E church’s growth from about 3,000 to half a million and speaks as dean of the A M E conference in session.
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Blm. Lewis
Bethel Church
Cornell Blasts, Is
Virginia
Ben Durley
George
Booker T. Washington
Hampton Normal & Agricultural Instituit
Hampton
Lewis
Payne Chapel
Smith plans two invasions of west before election
Gov Alfred E Smith announces a two week campaign swing through the grain belt and ten states beginning Sept 15, with stops in Nebraska Oklahoma Kansas Colorado Wyoming Montana North Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin and a second invasion planned into Missouri and Kentucky. A separate Nashville trip features Senator Robinson in Tennessee as campaigns intensify ahead of election day.
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Albany
N. J
U.P
Alfred E. Smith
Mississippi
Oklahoma
New York
Smith ‘Awil
Chicago
Monti
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Denver
Helena
Mont
Minneapolis
Minn
Milwaukee
Wis
Smith
Rochester
Millard ‘Tydings
Maryland
Jas
National
Galo
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Howdy-Foles
Billings
Butte
William E. Borah
Thunderers
G. C
Montans State Fair
Gov. Smith
Worth Dakota
Twin Cities
Pare
Ian Smith
St. Paul
Smith Club
Eutet
INS
al Smith
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missouri
Kentucky
Democratic Executive Committee
New York City
Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Joseph T. Robinson
Chattanooga
Tennes
Knoxville
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John Nemmers
Gilbertville Parish
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Nemmers
Howard Jones
University of Souther California
Trojans
Olé Gold
College Seven
General Hospital
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
West Side
University College of Medicine
Missouri Valley
Bureau of Identification
Ilowa
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Max "Boo Boo" Holt
Lmelight
Fr. Nemmers
Baby
Fletcher
Illinois
Mapleton Legion
Edmund Snell
Waterloo Ovening Courier
Aina
Auto Maker
Finley
Walcott
Connecticut
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