Poland Puts League on War Abolition Docket
Geneva Sept 9 Poland presses the League of Nations to outlaw war and hints at a vaster non aggression pact. Britain’s Chamberlain signals conditional support for an aid plan tied to armament reductions. Stresemann urges disarmament tied to economic solidarity and warns occupation hinders peace.
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Geneve
Switzerland
Poland
League of Nations
League Assembly
Eit
League’ Council
Austin Chamberlain
League
Geneva
Stresemann
Germany
Siresemann
Hague
Sea Fliers Defy Death in Flight Over France Peril
Reported distress as B Y Byrd Air crew attempt to reach water after engine trouble. Croydon field illuminated through the night as searchlights scoured the sky. Weather across the British Isles hindered rescue efforts. experts discuss alternative transatlantic routes via Bermuda, Azores, and Madeira.
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France
Bi Byrdais
Soci Aguas
Ohana
Ously
Tully
Medcalf
John Gerling
Croydon
London
Britis Isles
Imperial Airwcys
Bevel Air Service
England
Croation
Victoriano Castius
Miltan Etteche
Washsystem
Bermuda
Azores
Macera
Than
Athe Hner le
Four Fishermen Plan Early Start for Leech Lake
Four men Birney Allen George B Rowell HH G Bermgroce and John T Rock prepare to depart tomorrow for Leech Lake Minnesota with their gear. They intend a weeklong outing at the CG J Wotillys camp nearby and will travel by boat and bearing.
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Leech Lake
Birney Allen
George B. Rowell
HH. G. Bermgroce
John T. Rock
Minn
Remsin
Wee
Jorge
Oldest U.S. government retiree Mark Thrash aged 107
Washington Sept 9 Mark Thrash a southern Negro aged 107, the oldest person retired from government service. Born in Virginia in 1820 as a slave, he later moved to Georgia, worked as a watchman, entered government service in 1894 at Cha camauga National Park, and retired in 1922 with a regular annuity. He remains in good health in Georgia.
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Washington, D. C
Mark Thrash
Georgia
Monroe
White House
Napoleon
St Helena
Abraham Lincoln
Thrash
Virginia
Christopher ‘Thrash
Sam
Charles. F. Metz
Samuel Williard Saxton
Department of Sinterior
Tennessee
Chicamauga’ National Park
War Department
SSCL
Setitement Division
Central
Thresh
Chickamauga National Park
John Quincy Adams
United States
Minnesota Regiment
Co. K
Postal Service
Samuel Willard Saxton
Census Bureau
Department of Commerce
Connecticut
Lincoln
Aniele
Rufus Saxton
O. O. Howard
Freedman's Bureau
Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
Ranney
Meurice Costello Granted Divorce in Cal. Case
Meurice Costello granted divorce in San Acuteles California after years of public scrutiny. The case centered on his efforts to guide his daughters Helene and Dolores with camera and screen careers. Court testimony highlighted family tensions and a clash with his wife over parental involvement.
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Maurice Castella
Martel
Vo Veers
Hle Costello
Courts to Pursue Cullen Landis for Alimony
Los Angeles on September 9 1941 courts sought actor Cullen Landis over unpaid alimony. A bench warrant followed his former wife Mignon Lebrun Landis accusing him of no child support for three months after he had spent five days in jail for missing a 350 dollar monthly payment.
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Los Angeles
Cullen Landis
Mignon Lebrun Landis
Bullock Landis
Lincoln's Secrets Kept by Woman Courier
Trenton New Jersey September nine Miss Rachel Hanna and her sister Elizabeth Dodge aged ninety one and ninety three keep secrets learned as Civil War couriers. Hanna carried messages eight times across the Potomac to President Lincoln's army. She attended Lincoln's inauguration as maid to a major's wife and recalls the president saving her from a fall. Both sisters walk to the Trenton Interstate fair yearly, saving money, doing housework, and living modestly with memories and mutual support.
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Trenton
N. J
Rachael Hanna
Elizabeth Dodge
Potomac
Lincoln
Amy
Capitol Steps
Hannigan
Mortuary Rites For Mrs George A Stibbens Held
Funeral services for Mrs. George A. Stibbens were held in the Hilemann and Gindt chapel with Rev Clinton F. Smith officiating. Mrs A B Enderlein sang two hymns. Pallbearers were L E Aldrich J R Bunyen Claude Bennett M C Cole R J Ramsey and J W Ritze. Burial in Himwood. Alice Loch born March 3 1885 in Shelby county daughter of John and Priscilla Loch. married George A Stibbens Oct 16 190? and moved to Montgomery county Iowa. She was a Congregational member of Creston. Surviving husband two daughters Mrs C B Paris Grand Rapids Mrs Raymond Smith 402 Baltimore street and a2 Fon Walter L Stubbens 403 Baltimore street. George W Geisler Sioux City Iowa attended service.
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George A. Stibbens
Hilemann& Gindt
Clinton F. Smith
A. BE. Enderlein
God's Acres
L. E. Aldrich
J. R. Bunyen
Claude Bennett
M. Cc. Cole
R. J. Ramsey
J. W. Ritze
Himwood
Alice Loch
Shelby County
Tineis
John
Priscilla Loch
Moentgom
Towa
Congregational Church
Creston
C. BE. Paris
Raymond Smith
Baltimore Street
Fon
Walter L. Stubbens
George W. Geisler
Migen
Nathaniel Ward Funeral Services Held for Civil War Vet
Nathaniel Ward 78 Civil War veteran died at 724 Grant Avenue in the home of Mir. AT. D. Magee after a heart illness. Funeral services set for 4:20 p.m. Saturday at Petersen Bree chapel with Rev. Edwin Boardman of First Brethren church presiding. Burial at Elmwood. Born February 8, 1949. Survived by one brother, Barney Ward of Ida Grove, Iowa.
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Nathaniel Ward
Mir
D. Magee
Grant Avenue
Petersen Bree
Edwin Boardman
First Brethren Church
Elmwood
Survimg
Barney Ward
Ida Grove
Infant Freda Germaine Steiles Fares in Gilbertville
Infant Freda Germaine Steiles of Gilbertville died early today at St Franc hospital. She was born September 7. Service set for tomorrow at 9 a m in Gilbertville church with burial in the church cemetery. Obscure text about tungsten and weather records appears in the same copy.
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Freda Germaine Steilles
Freda Germaine Steles
Mathew Steiles
Gilbertville
A. m
St. Francs Hospital
Mammoth Plane From Stanolind Flies Here Tomorrow
Standard Oil Stanolind company plans a mammoth 15 passenger aircraft trip arriving at Waterloo airport on Grant highway, with departures from Mason City at 8:00 am. Guests from Waterloo and Mason City will join officials on a reception journey, with complimentary flights for invited guests at specified intervals. The visit aims to promote commercial aviation.
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Stanoclind
Standard Oil
Waterloo
Grant Highway
A. P. Burke
Standard of Company
Fraterloo
Mason City
H. E. Hanson
Lucila
M. Sweigert
Mason Otty Division
Standard Oil Company
Jackson McCoy
A. B. Chambers
Karl D. Gardner
Perry Hutton
Chicago
Laurence Aretz
James Phelps
R. H. Thomas
W. &. McAllister
Southern Farmers Expected to Recoup Losses of Last Year
Washington reports that Southern farmers who faced low cotton prices last year may recover some losses. Officials estimate the crop this season will be about 25 percent larger than the bumper 1926 harvest, aided by weather and pest issues reducing overproduction.
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Washington, D. C
Agriculture Department
Nature
County Reimbursed in Nationwide Bank Closure Case
Waterloon county paid the full account amount after receiving a 27 954 70 check from the National Surety company through County Treasurer Eq Madigan. The sum covers deposits lost when Waterloo Bank & Trust Co closed in 1929 with surety bonds totaling 75 600. A 1926 dividend and a court judgment against the surety company are noted. the payment includes 4 577 20 interest at 6 percent.
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Eq Madigan
National Surety Company
Black Hawk County
Waterloo Bank
É& ‘Trust Co
Madigan
Rees
Comparative High and Low Temperatures Reported
Washington DC September 9. The Weather Bureau announced yesterday’s highest temperatures and lowest readings across 20 cities. The release lists comparative figures by city, noting notable deviations from prior days and regional patterns.
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Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Weather Forecast Fragments For Thursday To Friday
Fragmentary forecast data shows temperatures for Thursday and Friday with unclear labels. No clear locations or institutions identified.
Tourists React to Alaska's Lure
Henry W Grout and wife returned from a six week Alaska trip noting markets for vegetables are scarce and transport costs high while salmon canneries and minerals promise wealth. Glaciers awe visitors as 250 tourists admire vast ice and Fairbanks hosts a midnight July 4 ball game. Grout reports abundant caribou reindeer and moose meat.
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Alaska
Henry
W. Grout
Logan Avenue
Fairbanks
Vancouver
Winnipeg
St. Paul
Fredericksburg
Grout
Attorney Mixes Dempsey Singers and Corset Models
Chicago reporters describe a courtroom scene where Dempsey fights a restraining order over his boxing match with Gens at Soldier Field. Attorney Rosen compares Dempsey to celebrated performers and models, arguing no replacement exists. A crowd swells as Dempsey arrives, with law enforcement during the hearing and a bailiff signaling packed rooms.
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Itv
Dempsey
Ralph Rosen
B.E. Clements
Soldier Field
Harry Wills
Rosen
Supreme Court
Tilden and Hunter Beat French Patr in Davis Cup
Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia hosts the Davis Cup challenge round. Big Tilden and Francis Hunter defeated Brugnon and Bertetta 6-3 6-3 to take the second and third sets after the French pair won the opener 6-3.
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Tilden
Hunter
Davis
Pennis
Germantown Cricket Club
Philadelphia
America
France
Bul" Tilden
Francis T. Hunter
Jacques Brugnon
Jean Bertetta
Lightning Kills Mother as Baby Is Unharmed
A lightning strike near Tronten Missouri killed Mrs Walter Hensen while riding in a wagon three miles from home on Marble Creek. Husband Walter Hensen was knocked unconscious but regained consciousness to find his wife dead and their baby still in her arms. The unguided team of horses pulled the wagon homeward.
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Tronten
Walter Hensen
W Hensen
Hensens
Here
Marble Creek
Hensen
Navy pioneer opens way to aircraft carriers on ships
Navy pioneer successfully took off from a runway built on the quarter deck of the old armored cruiser Pennsylvania. The concept progressed to develop the airplane carrier with a flying deck spanning the ship for takeoffs and landings, enabling full aviation operations at sea.
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Pennsylvania
Dusty flight of floppers ends in Des Moines elopement tale
Vera Bryan-Ritchie a 19 year old Ardmore Oklahoma bride of two weeks and Jesse Cox 41 of Boonville Arkansas face federal charges after a cross state elopement from Ardmore to Des Moines Cox is charged with conspiracy to violate the Mann act The couple traveled via Oklahoma Maryville Kansas Des Moines with arrests by federal officers Vera says her father forced her into marriage with Robert Ritchie 36 Cox vows to marry her regardless of penalties No date set for hearing but next week expected
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Des Moines
Sept
Vera Bryan-Ritchie
Ardmore
Okla
Jesse Cox
Boonville
Ark
Cox
Fae
Thra
Oklahoma
Maryville
Kan
Greeny
Vera
Ritchie
Wilsi
Diver
Nee
Water Carnival Plans Postponed Till Next Spring
Waterloo Motor Boat and River Improvement association postpones the Water Carnival planned for Sept 15 to next spring. Committee member Harry Binster announced the delay citing insufficient lead time to complete the program. Names on the planning panel include Hans Jurgenson Phil Lown Joe Hacker and Mr Kiester. The postponed event will feature a miniature naval battle to be showcased with fireworks next spring.
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Waterloo Motor Boat and River Improvement Association
Harry Binster
Kiester
Hans Jurgenson
Phil Lown
Joe Hacker
Hotel management students start hike to Cornell University
William Carrai, 220 Fremont street, bell boy at Hotel Russell Lamson and Paul McGinn began a 959 mile hike to Ithaca New York to enroll at Cornell University in a four year hotel administration program. They expect to arrive Sept 15 with help from motorists.
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William Carrai
Fremont Street
Bell Boycat
Russell Lamson
Paul McGinn
S. F. McGinn
Ithaca
New York
Cornell University
Pearls and Exeletons Listed Amid Global Trade
A fragment notes sponges sold as exeletons of living sponge and pearls valued at 15 million dollars being exported from the Persian Gulf. It mentions Chinese weights and measures around 2300 G and asserts tigers occur only in Asia.
Queen of Roumania Thanks Waterlooan for Daisy and Poem
Mrs Hilda Jackson Miller of 620 Kirkwood Avenue received a black bordered note from Marie queen mother of Roumania thanking her for a condolence letter and verses sent after the death of King Ferdinand. A daisy from a Waterloo garden accompanied the verses.
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Waterloo
Hilda Jackson Miller
Kirkwood Avenue
Marie
Roumania
Maison “de
Miller
Ida ‘Maker
Mrs. Miller
Ferdinand
Concession Operative Charged After Drugged Theft
Cedar Rapids Iowa September 9 In a Central City fair concession Clyde G Comes was jailed charged with taking sixty seven dollars from Dan Pierce by giving a doped drink and dragging him out of sight to rifle pockets The victim is expected to recover.
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Cedar Rapids
Clyde CG. Comes
Pierce
Ryan
Comes
The Believing Mind in a Changing World
Ottumwa Courier discusses belief as a social force, noting how what was once scorned can become luxury. It laments narrow thinking and urges openness to ideas beyond conventional understanding, highlighting the role of belief in human progress.
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Ottumwa
Philadelphia
Making Us Boots Editorial Reflections on Respect for Law
In a Republic era column the author argues that traffic conditions stay similar across towns and blames residents not police for nonobservance of laws. The piece recalls children pleading for bed and mocks citizens who resist authority, claiming they only obey when compelled.
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Marshaltown
Paving Contracts Set For 70.04 Miles In Iowa Lettings
The Iowa State Highway Commission announced today that the largest paving program to date will be awarded September 20, totaling 70.04 miles. The listed counties include Benton Keokuk Monroe O'Brien Washington Cedar Scott Muscatine and more with additional grading graveling and bridge work across several counties.
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Ames
State Highway Commission
Benton County
Keokuk County
Monroe County
O'Brien
Washington County
Cedar-Scott
Muscatine
The
Highway Commission
Harrison
Tama
Sioux
Dallas
Adel
Floyd County
Charles City
Hamilton County
Webster City
Tama County
Toledo
Franklin County
Greene County
Harrison County
Howard County
Linn County
Monona County
Tama Couunty
Divining rods called bunk by U S Bureau of Mines
The Bureau of Mines denied any device can locate buried treasure or water. It noted that witching rods are fraudulent for treasure or wells, while instruments like the dip needle and electromagnetic tools aid mineral prospecting with skill. Torsion balance signals negative prospects and oil beneath salt domes.
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San Francisco
Cal
Bureau of Mines
Nounces
Bureau
C. P. Dowie
Adolph Stemig Sold to Minneapolis Pitcher to Report
Adolph Stemig, star pitcher for Burlington in the Mississippi Valley league, who won all 28 games he pitched this season, has been sold to Minneapolis of the American Association and ordered to report immediately. He is a right hander.
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Burlington
Geni Adolph Stemig
Minneapolis
Breath Analysis Method Developed at Standards Bureau
A new technique for studying human breath using electric stimulation has been developed at the Standards Bureau. The method aims to advance analytical accuracy and standardization in breath research, enabling safer testing and clearer measurements across laboratories.
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Hates Bureau of Standorrs
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Meurice Costello
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Fiaga Merman
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Texae
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Cleveland
Davenport
Tay
Salt Lake Ites
Yuma
Ati
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Witte Uchr
H. W. Grout
Attorney Mixes
Lumney
TN Eer
Navy Pioneer
Clarence Chamberlin
Washington, D.C
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Hner
Navy
Pugett Sound
Eugene
Ely
Ues Moines
Jai
Pretty
Bride
Persian Gulf
Asia
Queen of
Guner
Luley Gunt
Graveling
Poweshiek
Powéshiek County
Warren’ County
Dallas ‘County
Adolphe Stemig
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