Coolidge to Speak in Midwest Amid Campaign Debate
President Coolidge weighs multiple Midwest invitations including Chicago and St Paul amid a busy day with a White House review and no planned remarks at Defense Day ceremonies. Senator La Follette plans no direct reply to Dawes, preferring to argue policy over personal attacks as Wheeler campaigns through Pennsylvania. Davis in Colorado gears up for more westward talks while assailing the Republican record on foreign policy tariffs veterans affairs and reclamation.
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John W. Davis
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Martin Invincible
Delivery Time Notice for Courier Subscribers
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Youthful Slayer of Policeman Seeks Escape from Noose
Bernard Grant, 49, condemned to hang Oct. 17 for policeman murder, seeks life via Gov. Small citing Leopold Loeb ruling. Swanson says Grant, son of a laborer with limited schooling, deserves reconsideration. argues extreme penalty warranted to balance with Loeb case.
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Chicago
Bernard Grant
Swanson
Leopold and Loeb Begin Prison Life After Near-Death Ride
Nathan Leopold jr and Richard Loeb arrived at Joliet Prison for sentences and will be split into separate sections with solitary cells temporarily. They spoke to reporters in what was billed as their last interview and described being told to speak only on certain occasions. They rode in a car that crashed on the way, narrowly escaping serious injury before entering the prison.
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Joliet
Chicago
Moscow Athletes Parade in Nearly Nude Protest
Moscow on September 12 witnessed a stir as athletes from both sexes walked the streets nearly naked, wearing only small aprons and red ribbons with the slogan Down with shame. Crowds reacted angrily and police protected the athletes as authorities warned imprisonment for repeats.
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Moscow
City Manager Cleared of Election Campaign Charge
Dubuque Iowa reports city manager R E Carr had an indictment for violating a pre election campaign statute dismissed by District Judge Patrick J Nelson. The judge sustained a demurrer and ruled the statute unconstitutional after Carr delivered speeches during a municipal campaign last spring.
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Dubuque
R. E. Carr
Patrick J. Nelson
50 Japanese Sailors Drowned in Collision
Tokio reports a collision and rapid sinking of two torpedo boats off Yokosuka. The crews of 115 aboard were from boats attached to the battleship Nagato. Sixty five sailors were rescued by fleet vessels during maneuvers. Both torpedo boats sank almost immediately after the crash.
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Yokosuka
Nagato
Democrats Prepare Coliseum for Davis Speech in Des Moines
Democratic headquarters move 15 000 to attend John W. Davis rally at the Des Moines Coliseum on September 17. Amplifiers are mounted outside to reach those who cannot enter. The program starts at blue unspecified time.
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Des Moines
John W. Davis
Night crash injures thirty five. two killed in New York
A collision of two surface cars near Times Square injures 35 and fatally wounds two bystanders. Police cordon off the area as investigators determine cause and identify victims.
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New York
Fire Prevention Day Proclaimed by President Coolidge
President Coolidge issued a proclamation naming Thursday October 9 as fire prevention day marking the fifty first anniversary of the great Chicago fire. He urged officials, civic groups and newspapers to observe with school home and establishment activities and affirmed the need for cooperation to reduce fire losses.
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Chicago
International News Wire
Washington, D. C
Coolidge Lodeay
Coolidge
Baby Cyclone Hits Decatur Co Fair and Injures Two
A fierce wind and rain struck the Decatur county fairgrounds near Leon Ta on September 12 damaging the 300 foot grandstand and tents. Two people were hurt Ells Lyons 40 and Victor Fisher 13 with injuries not fully known. Damage spread to nearby towns and roads blocked by fallen trees and wires. Airline officials Des Moines Ray Shifflett and Ralph Parcaut left the field before the storm.
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Leon
Decatur
Fair Grounds
Ells Lyons
Victor Fisher
Masons Thank Portland Knights of Columbus for Flowers
A message of fraternal greetings from Portland council Knights of Columbus was acknowledged at the Royal Arch Masons closing session in Portland Maine. A large bouquet of gladioli at the general grand priest's station carried a greeting card from the Knights. General Grand Secretary Charles Connover to convey reply to the cornet.
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Portland Council
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Royal Arch
Charles Connover
Cornei
Woman Falls 17 Stories To Death At Hotel Belmont
Mrs Maud L Rigby wife of George NM Rigby Amond Fla ended her life today by jumping from the seventeenth floor window of the Hotel Belmont. Her body struck the ground and bones were broken. Dozens witnessed the tragedy as bystanders narrowly avoided the falling form.
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New York
Maud L. Rigby
George' NM
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Amond
Fla
Hotel Belmont
Typhoon kills 20 on coast of Japan
Tokio reports twenty people died from injuries today as a typhoon tore along Japan's southwestern coast. Residents were buried beneath collapsed houses, and several others are missing after fishing boats were swept away by the storm.
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Japan
Tokio
May Pleads Guilty in Gelwein Murder Case
West Union Iowa Sept 12 Austin May of Oelwein pleaded guilty in district court to killing his young bride in Oelwein on July 25 Judge Cooney scheduled Sept 15 to hear evidence in the case.
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West Union
Austin May
Oelwein
Cooney
Waterloo Defense Day Parade Showcases National Preparedness
A Waterloo Defense Day parade featured army navy Red Cross and auxiliary units including Civil War veterans and Spanish War veterans. Granddaughters of the American Revolution rode in decorated cars as citizens watched the march to Lincoln Park. Speaker FB Swisher urged intelligent preparedness and world peace amid global conflicts.
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J. R. Frasier
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J. C. Mabry
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Mason City
J. Ben Classen
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W. E. Cole
Webster City
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Meyer Thomas Jsanth
Army Chief Pershing Retires After 42 Years of Service
Washington September 12 General of the Armies John J. Pershing retires at age 63 64 tonight marking the end of a 42 year military career. He begins the day at his desk reviewing Defense Day reports before handing leadership to Maj. Gen. John L. Lines and bidding farewell to the old army.
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United States
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Sam Brown
America
Chen
John L. Lines
Dr Ada Fuller Returns to Des Moines in Custody
Dr Ada Fuller, a Waterloo hotel detainee linked to a postmortem result and Bertha Mueger’s statement alleging an illegal Des Moines procedure, was escorted back to Des Moines by Deputy Jess Reimer and his wife. Bail set at 5000, Fuller held at York county jail pending further action.
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Ada Fuller
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Waterloo
Bertha Mueger
Sterdas
Jess Reimer
Park County
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Fuller
Lu Yung Hsiang Threatens Changchow Front
General Lu Yung Hsiang advances near Lake Yaihe threatening Changchow and the Peking line of communication. The move risks isolation of Ningakinus as forces clash while foreign powers monitor the battle and the two sides mobilize along the Shanghai frontier.
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Awingsi
Keu Yun
Irsing
Lake Yaihe
Chi Shieh Yuan
Chai Iister
Vets of 88th to Have Legion Meet Reunion
Vets of the Eighty eighth division to attend the American Legion convention in St Paul Minnesota with Gen William Weigel Maj Harry Polk and Col Leon W Ainsworth Des Moines among speakers. Marshall county fair extends through Saturday with four horse races on the program.
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Eighty- Eighth Division
American Legion
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France
Harry Polk
Leon W. Ainsworth
Des Moines
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M Wnnown
Marshall County Fair
Identification of Decapitated Man Shrouded in Confusion
Elmer Good, who identified a decapitated man as Charles Good, now says the victim used an alias Charles Smith. Coroner Vorphal probes the case as family members dispute the identity while the corpse’s origin and appearance raise more questions.
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Tran
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Lion Junction
Charles Good
Vorphal
Good
Charles Smith
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la Porte City
Vinton
Waterloo
First football casualty hits Knoxville high school
John Chandler an 18 year old candidate for the local high school Cleve in died in a hospital after attempting a flying tackle and receiving a blow behind the ear. In Keokuk Iowa Henry Duncan president of the Duncan Schell Furniture company died at a hospital after a paralysis stroke suffered Monday.
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Tenn
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Keokuk
Henry
Duncan
Duncan- Schell Furniture Company
Nation Projects Defense Day Test Amid War Ready News
Nationwide Defense Day trials showcase new peacetime military machinery under Secretary Weeks. Pershing steps aside as Iowa and other states stage parades and speeches highlighting readiness, citizen drills, and the National Defense Act’s guiding policy across towns from Davenport to Webster City.
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Role
Guard rounds up Filipino strikers after deadly fight
Police aided by guardsmen with automatic rifles continued a crackdown on Filipino strikers at the McBride plantation near Hanapepe. Four police officers and 16 striking workers were killed in the disturbance, with 130 suspects in jail on related charges as authorities search camps and recover firearms used in the clash.
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