Presidential Preference Poll Shows Coolidge Lead in Iowa
Des Moines reports 17,204 votes cast with Coolidge at about 60.9 percent, La Follette 22.1 percent, and Davis 17 percent. County tallies show strong La Follette support in Kossuth and O'Brien counties, while Coolidge leads statewide as momentum and late decisions could shift before September 27 polling closes.
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Des Moines
Jawa
Coolidge
Lors
la Follette
Cee Ado Vavis
Jetses
Garg Sendertag
Lo Lee
Davis
O'Brien
Paul C. Woods
la Fallette
Leopold and Loeb spared death yet denied parole
In a Chicago court Judge Caverly sentenced Leopold and Loeb to life imprisonment for murder with 49 years on the kidnapping charge. The judge found no mitigating factors and refused the death penalty. The defendants showed little emotion as families and supporters filled the room.
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Caverly
Namie
Levac
Scofield Bible Class Welcomes New Members at First Presbyterian
Scofield Bible Class at First Presbyterian welcomes new members under Pastor Dr John Robertson Macartney. The interdenominational group, led by its three leaders, will study the Epistle to the Hebrews, with meetings held Wednesday evenings.
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Scofield Bible Class
First Presbyterian
Young Moderator of Presbyterians Wows Waterloo
Dr. Clarence Macartney, youngest moderator of the General Assembly, visits his brother in Waterloo and reflects on his extended tour. He spoke across the West and believes Presbyterianism remains loyal to historic confession and Ninvolved in broad theological debates. He notes churches are progressing and doors are open for gospel preaching.
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Clarence Macartney
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
United States
Arch Street Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
St. Macartney
First Presbyterian Church
Macartney
Grand Rapids
Mich
General Council
Presbyterian
Ernest Macartney
Carpinteria
Caly May
Albert Macartney
Kenwood Church
Chicago
J. R. Macartney
First Progbytution Church
Christ
Atneartney Tellinges
Dr. Macurtner
Ocean Grove
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Albuquerque
Sin
Denver
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
West
Arizona
California
New Mexico
St. Ma
Euriney
Caverly’s Decision in Leopold Loeb Case
The court finds the defendants guilty as charged and holds that insanity is not a defense by established law. It notes the defendants’ abnormal but not wholly nonnormal condition and asserts the public knows the case details, avoiding full restatement of evidence. The decision emphasizes responsibility in the murder and kidnapping for ransom offenses.
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Sala
Caverly
Coverty
Leopold-Loeb
Ilea
Guilly
HUIS
Nater
Department of Public Welfare
Slayers Awake Calmly to Verdict After Quiet Breakfast
Chicago September 10 The Leopold and Loeb pair slept through a long night and rose at 6 am to hear their fate for the Bobby Franks murder. They ate heartily at breakfast and prepared for court, while guards and police filled the streets around the criminal court as hundreds gathered before dawn awaiting the verdict.
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International News Wire
Chicago
Nathan
Leopard, Jr
Richard A. Loeb
Atc & A. m
Kill
Bobby Frankson
Wiliam Cullen Bryant
Legvold
Fiynny Leas Ld
Loeb
Leopold
Dax
Loch
Schwantes
Dicky
Leonard
Tomary
Judea
John R. Caverly
Edgewater Beach
Fone
Father Ehu
Dudge
Caverly
A &Rent
Criminal Court
Court sentences Leopold and Loeb in murder and kidnapping case
The court conducts a detailed criminal analysis of the defendants mental and ethical state, rejects the idea that such tests should guide judicial outcomes, and delivers joint sentences. Nathan Leopold Jr. receives life for murder and 9 1/2 years for kidnapping. Richard Loeb receives life for murder and 9 1/2 years for kidnapping. The judge notes no mitigating factors, stresses deterence, and rejects parole for these offenders.
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Eyfurt
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Joliet
Richard A Loeb
O'Shea and Parente Break Into Lineup in Doubleheader
Johnny O'Shea, former Waterloo second baseman, and Prank Parente, ex Rock Island second baseman, joined Milwaukee lineup in a two game sweep. O'Shea played third for innings, Parente had brief second base action. Milwaukee won 12–3 and 6–5 in 14 innings, aided by Gazella's four errors. Schulz on leave for health, recouperating at home in Belmont.
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Johnny O'Shea
Waterloo
Prank Parente
Rock Island
American Association
O’shea
Mineapolis
Parente
Milwaukee
O'Shea
Gazella
Johnny
Altho
Fred Schulz
Bolls
Bhierwood Magee
Schult
Belvidere
Ten Thousand Women Aid Legion Convention in St Paul
Ten thousand St Paul women from seventy organizations organize hospitality for the sixth American Legion convention in St Paul Minnesota. Centers named for World War battles will offer comforts like button sewing and first aid while doughboys get coffee and doughnuts and a nurse on site. Rest rooms will be provided for visiting women as the city prepares for the event.
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St. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
American Legion
Legionnaires
Cyrus Spicer 87 Hurt When Car Drove Into Ditch
Cedar Pats Sept 10 Special Cyrus Spicer 87 longtime resident suffered a badly cut arm and Mrs Folsom a Boise visitor cuts on her hands when the car they were riding in driven by Whitaker Nevada ran into a ditch two miles from New Hartford last evening Bright lights from oncoming cars blinded the driver Spicer and Mrs Folsom were taken to New Hartford for treatment Both are fairly comfortable today though Spicer age may slow recovery Other occupants included Miss Lucy Spicer Colorado and Miss Alice Spicer Cedar Falls.
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Cedar Pats
Cyrus Spicer
Folsom
Boise
Tda
JL Gg. Whitaker
Nevada
New Hartford
Ptr. Spicer
Negroes in Protest and Robbery and Firefighters Conscripted
A Washington telegram from the Colored Non-Partisan League claims a force of 14,900,000 Negroes speak for protests over the Will Pirgo fleet reaching Net Je Sey. An East High School office burglary netted 14 in small bills 10 in stamps and 39 car checks, under police investigation. In Los Angeles over 200 men were conscripted to battle a raging Angeles National Forest fire, residents near the area told to evacuate.
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Washington
DB. C
Caolider Tofay
Colored Non-Partisan League of California
United States
Eastt High
C. W. Ethie
East Schools
Los Angeles
Cal
Angeles National Forest
Waterloo lawyers split on Gaverly sentence for Franks murder
A Waterloo bar poll shows most attorneys favor the death penalty for Leopold and Loch, while some back life imprisonment. They defend Judge Caverly’s handling, noting mental condition and the trial’s secrecy, and emphasize equal treatment despite wealthy backgrounds.
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Waterloo
Leopold
Loch
Caverty
Nut
Dadge Caverly
Alfred Longley
G. B. Pike
Rm F. W. Edwards
Carleton Stas
P. H. Paulsen
J. C. Murtagh
de Eendants
Caverly
C.J. Rudolph
Sherman T. Mears
J.S. Tuthill
W. Arbuckle
J. D. Liffring
D. Harris
W. Dawson
A. J. Edwards
BE. H. McCoy
Proclamation for Defense Day by Waterloo Mayor 1924
Mayor A. E. Gnacy issues Defense Day proclamation urging citizens to support National Defense Day on September 12 1924. He compares national readiness to a mechanic testing a machine and asks businesses to close early and workers to attend a parade and program at Lincoln Park.
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Congress
Waterloo
Lincela
A. E. Gnacy
Dr Darling Back From Colorado to Resume Pulpit
Dr Charles D Darling pastor of Westminster church and Mrs Darling returned from Colorado where he spent eight weeks recovering from asthma. They joined family in Fort Collins last Thursday and plan to resume pulpit services this Sunday, with Mrs Darling focusing on care for an ailing aunt in Los Angeles prior to joining him.
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Charles D. Darling
Westminster Church
First Presbyterian Church
Darling
Cleveland
Boulevard Presbyterian Church
Colpragia
Log Cabin
Denver
Rockies
Darlin
Aea
J. Herrick Darling
France and Belgium halt customs on Ruhr line
Paris reports France and Belgium have ceased collection of customs duties between occupied and unoccupied Germany in line with the London reparations protocol. Collections ended at midnight. Under the new Dawes plan scheme all rail lines are controlled.
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Paris
London
France
Belgium
Germany
Foreign Office
Power Line Extensions Approved By Des Moines Commission
Citizens Gas and Electric Co will extend transmission lines in Black Hawk and Buchanan counties after a Town Railroad Commission grant at Des Moines. The project will enable service to new areas north, east and west, with an estimated cost of $150,000. In other notes, burglars stole jewelry valued between $50,000 and $75,000 from J M Cosden’s Sands Point mansion, Long Island, during a major theft tied to the estate.
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Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Town Railroad Commission
Des Moines
North New York
Jawelsvale
Independence
J.m$. Cosden
Sands Point
Long Island
Mountbatten
Prince of Wales
Richard Norton
Wales
Casdens
No Frost Reported in Iowa Last Night
Des Moines reports no frost in Iowa last night as cool weather prevailed. The Iowa weather bureau recorded the lowest temperature of 39 degrees at Decorah.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Weather Bureau
Decorah
Gen Wood to Tell Congress of Islands
Gen Temard Wood announced he will travel to the United States in December to testify before Congress on Philippine affairs, outlining issues on the islands from Manila.
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Gen. Wood
Congress of Islands
Manila
Temard Wood
United States
Congress
Funeral services for Mrs Mat tie Puttman set
Funeral services for Mrs Mat tie Puttman will be at 2 19 p m Thursday at Kistner s chapel and continue at 2 30 p m at Antioch Baptist Church in charge of Rev GW Nesbes. Burial will be in Elmwood.
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Mattie Pottman
Mattie Puttman
Kistner
Frosts to hit Ohio Valley and East this night
The United States weather bureau predicted frosts in the eastern Ohio valley and interior New York and Pennsylvania tonight with cooler weather east of the Mississippi. Separately, the Department of Labor issued a deportation warrant for the Emir of Kurdestan, sent to immigration agents in Baltimore to locate and remove him.
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Ohio Valley
Qqashington
D. C
United States Weather Bureau
New York
Pennsylvania
Mississippi River
EMI
Kurdestan
Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Emir
Valtimore
Baltimore
Noisy office triggers blood pressure rise says expert
Chicago report says a 40 year old business man experiences a 10 to 15 point blood pressure jump within an hour after entering a noisy morning office. Trader notes sound deadening is needed to protect health and efficiency. concentration plus noise influence brain energy and performance.
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Chicago
Shoe Department Is Newest Addition to Falan-Fleming Store
The Falan-Fleming company adds an exclusive ladies shoe department on the second floor next to the ready to wear section. Leg C. Marks, formerly with C. E. Woolrelt in Chicago and buyer for Miller-Wohn in Des Moines, will manage and purchase. The opening is planned for Saturday September 20, with advance showings of styles and smart footwear for all seasons. Marks plans Waterloo as his home and is impressed with the city.
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Falan-Fleming Company
Leg C. Marks
C. EE. Woolrelt Company
Chicago
Miler-Woht Company
Des Moines
Marks
Waterloo
Gangsters Cuff U S Marshal to Tree and Free Postal Robber
Chicago reports say bandits seized deputy U S marshal Ww. PB. Papas and bound him to a tree with his own handcuffs, then freed John alias Harry Moran after forcing their car to the roadside. Moran was taken to Chicago while Papas, released by motorists, kept the handcuff keys.
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U.S. Marshal
Chicago
PB. Papas
U.S
John
Harry Moran
South St. Paul
Sycamore
Pavps
Moran
Chieaco
Passine
Papas
Uraes Modernized Homes as Cure for Juvenile Delinquency
Des Moines reports Bernard J. Fegan chief probation officer in New York City and the National Conference of Catholic Charities say modernized homes are essential to eliminating child delinquency. He blames parents who fail to modernize child training and make home inviting.
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Des Moines
Bernard J. Fegan
Children's Court
New York City
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Fagan
Air Mail Headquarters to Move to Omaha
Washington September transfer of air mail headquarters to Omaha at month end. General Carl Egge and a 15 man force from the post office department will operate from the federal building in Omaha directing pilots and mechanics on the transcontinental route. The move aims to improve operations centered in Omaha.
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Washington, D. C
Air Mail Service
Washington
Omaha
Carl Egge
Post Office Department
Federal
Omata
Defense Day Observed in Reinbeck Iowa
Defense day will be celebrated in Reinbeck with school program in the afternoon, business houses closing, a home baseball game against Tama Mesquakie Indians, and evening programs including patriotic addresses and a carnival dance. Pep from postponed Labor day celebrations adds energy to the events.
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Reinbeck
Tama County
Harmony Hall
Farm Loan Bank Declares 5 Percent Dividend
Cedar Falls announces the farm loan bank of Black Hawk and nearby counties has declared a 5 percent dividend totaling 3400 dollars. Loans in its territory total 1477300. Business is conducted with Security Savings Bank.
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Cedar Falls
Farm Loan Bank of
Black Hawk
Security Savings Bank
Replevin suit over X-ray machine and office furniture
S. Patterson of Philadelphia reports a suit filed by Wi F Harvey and Grace Harvey against G A Waeltler and wife for return of an X-ray machine and office furniture valued over 6000 dollars. The machine alone is valued at 5593 dollars and plaintiffs claim title and ownership while defendants allegedly forfeited possession under terms of a sales contract. The case centers on claim to the property.
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F. Harvey
Grace
G. A. Waeltler
Tellin Title
Fathira
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