Coolidge and Hoover Show Warm Capitol Greeting
President Coolidge and Republican nominee Herbert Hoover exchanged smiles at Union Station as Hoover and Mrs. Hoover arrived with Dr. Hubert Work while Coolidge returned from Wisconsin. A brief conference with Cabinet heads was planned later.
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James & West
Associated Press Star
Washington, D. C
Republican Party
Herbert Moorer
Galvin Coolidge
Union Station
Oushe
Wisconsin
Commerce
Hoover
Hubert Work
Republican National Committee
Kellogg
Brecht
Dwight Davis
Transatlantic air race lineup and prizing details
The article details pilots in the 4928 National Air Races with prizes totaling 22 500 dollars and potential coast to coast records. It notes withdrawals and repairs, start times likely between noon and 2 pm, and mentions Goebel and Cucker as favorites with a record coast to coast 18 hours 58 minutes time.
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Columbia
Roger Q. Williams
Peter Bonell
Levine
Lient
Iseman
Williams
Colum‘bia
Bellanca
Suminum
Owen L. Hauglind
BE Louis
Friendship
Art Goebel
Harry ‘Cucker
Baliough
Los Angeles
San Diego
el Paso
Waco
Stuart F. Auer
Milwaukee
Yuma
R. E. Herron
Paige
German Town Gassed As Wind Spreads Mine Gas
A cloud of sulphurous gas released from nearby lignite mines swept into Marie Germany on Sept 12. Hundreds of residents, including many children, were poisoned and treated by doctors as panic closed schools citywide.
Transcontinental Air Race Highlights and Winners Pass in Review
The report covers the first transcontinental air races with Class A derby winner Earl Rowland of Wichita claiming $5,000 after a 16 hop flight in 25 hours 14 minutes and six seconds. Runner up W H Emery Jr of Bradford earned $2,500 with a longer time, while other placings include Robert Dake Theodore W Kenyon James S Charles and Warren B Smith. Protests from 16 contestants over time losses at Kansas City may alter final standings.
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Ballough
Teader
Los Angeles
Yuma
John H. Wood
Wausau
Wis
Waco
John Livingston
Monmouth
Cantwell
Robert W. Cantwell
Duncan
Okla
C. D. B. Collyer
New York
Fairchild
Edward J. Brooks
Fokker
Windsor
Ont
Las Vegas
Ney
William Drury
Kennedy Whyte
Rock Springs-Salt Lake
Martin
Salt Lake City
Rowland
Earl Rowland
Wichita
Kan
W. H. Emery, Jr
Bradford
Robert. Dake
Pittsburgh
Theodore W. Kenyon
Boston
James
Charles
Richmond
Warren B. Smith
Fords
N. J
Times
Kansas City
Riviera Theatre faces near agreement in sound film dispute
A dispute over wages at Riviera and Strand theatres sparks removal of Vitaphone and Movietone subjects from screen after union demands. A. Blank of Blank Publix theatres in Des Moines offered three plans to local operators, with one likely accepted. A new conference was set for today as Movietone gear arrives for Strand later this month.
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Riviera
Herbert
Grave
Will’. Tomorow
Motion
Grove
Blank
Blank Publix Theatres
Des Moines
Strand Theatre
Stolte
Mortgage Bankers elect Murrey as president at convention
Murrey, vice president of American Trust Co Nashville, Tenn, was chosen president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America at the annual convention in Cleveland. F Whaples of Cedar Rapids was named vice president. Building permits list numerous home and remodeling projects including addresses in Hammond Avenue, Mulberry and Park Road. Boxer Jackson of Waterloo, injured in a bout, is reported resting better at St Francis hospital. Marriage licenses issued to Holbrook Walls, Arends Iowa Falls, Brecher Clinton, Bryant Cuntoon.
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Cleveland, O
U.r—E
Murrey
American Trust Company
Nashville
Tenn
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
Whaples
Cedar Rapids, Jr
Boxer
Jackson
Waterloo
Gedar Rapids
St. Francis Hospital
Raymond Holbrook
Town Walls
Esther Arends
Iowa Falls
William H. Brecher
Clinton
Dorothy D. Bryant
Cunton
Primaries Trigger Local Shifts Across States
Primary elections across seven states showed limited impact on national races. In California Rep. Albert Jontan faced defeat. Arizona incumbents Ashurst and Hunt led renomination battles. New Hampshire elected Tobey governor and Vermont reelected Weeks, breaking tradition. Mississippi added new names Hall and Doxey to the ticket while Louisiana and Delaware held key contests and conventions.
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Associated Press
Pacific Coast
Albert Jontan
House Immigration Committee
Homer T. Bone
Kenneth Mackintosh
Miles C. Poindexter
Tunding
Arizona
Henry F. Ashurst
G. W. P. Hunt
Vermont
New England
Charles W. Tobey
Roosevelt
New Hampshire
Ora A. Brown
John E. Weeks
Green Mountains
Colorado
Harrison White
George J. Kindel
Gulf
Mississippi
Robert S. Hall
JT. Webber Wilson
Hubert D. Stephens
B. G. Lowrey
Wall Doxey
Louisiana
Outdoors Writer El Comancho Will Tour Iowa
El Comancho Will, noted outdoors author, will tour Iowa under the Tank Walton league. He starts at Clinton on September 15 and visits Davenport Fort Madison Osceola City Oskaloosa Ottumwa Mason City Algona, with a possible Waterloo stop. A G Williford and Harry Irwin outlined the itinerary.
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EL Comarcho
Iowa
Tank Walton League
Clinton
Davenport
Fort Madison
Ows. City
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Masson City
Algona
Waterloo
G& Williford
Harry Irwin
Grand Junction
Lincoln Republican Club to Hear Howard in Waterloo
Charles P. Howard a Des Moines attorney and head of the Negro division of the Republican state central committee will address a Lincoln Republican club rally in Mt. Carmel church Waterloo at 8 p.m. Other speakers are listed for the event on Linn and Sumner streets.
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Charles P. Howard
Des Moines
Negro Divisinn
Republican State Central Committee
Waterloo
Lincoln Republican Club
Mt. Carmel
Church, Linn
Sumner
Cattle Congress Boosters Travel by Car Convoy
About 100 business and professional men from Waterloo depart in 21 automobiles to promote the 1928 Dairy Cattle Congress and National Belgian Horse Show. They tour 250 towns within a 100 mile radius, showcasing the event to neighbors. A second caravan heads out tomorrow.
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Dairy
Mortuary notices for Mrs Ellsworth M Steely and Miss Martha White
Mrs Ellsworth M Steely 68 wife of Ellsworth M Steely of 212 Franklin street died at 4 45 am today at her home after a long illness She came to Waterloo in 1882 with her parents was married Feb 22 1893 at Shell Rock Ia Surviving are husband a daughter Mrs E DeVoe two brothers and two grandchildren The body is at Hileman Gindt mortuary Funeral Friday at 230 pm at the family home Rev Thomas Niven officiating Burial in Fairview Miss Martha White 73 who lived with her niece Mrs G F McCleery 705 Beech street died Sept 9 in Waterman Illinois Surviving besides Mrs McCleery is a brother C H White Somonauk Illinois
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Ellsworth M. Steely
Liliign Steely
Franklin Street
Steely
Waterloo
Lillian Fern
Charles O. Fern
High Street
Town
Shell Rock
DeVoe
L. E
Fern
Tagan Avenue
Hileman &Gindt Mortuary
Thomas Niven
First Presbyterian Church
Fairview
Martha White
G. F. McCleery
Beech Street
Waterman
Miss White
Cedar Rapids Man Fined $1000 for Drunk Driving
Judge John T. Moffit fined Merle Caraway, 22, near Cedar Rapids $1000 for driving while intoxicated in a second offense. He barred Caraway from driving for a year unless accompanied by a parent. The fine was paid.
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Coder Rapids
Cedar Rapids
John T. Mofft
District Court
Moffit
Merle Caraway
Caraway
Three Fage Quiz Following Death Plunge of Nurse
In Chicago on September 12 William Williams and two men were held for questioning in the inquest into the death of Ethel Jo Brown, a 24 year old student nurse whose body was found on the roof of a 19 story hotel annex. Williams claimed they had been drinking and that Brown disappeared after they went to the roof to get air. Brown, daughter of ranchers near Royal Nebraska, had come to Chicago to train as a nurse.
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Chicago
William Willams
Richmond
Ind
Ethel Jo Brown
Williams
al Hines
M. Stewart
Showers Bros. Company
Bloomington
Hines
Miss Brown
Stewart
Clar ence MacKay and Daughter May Unite at Grave
News from New York reports that Clarence H. MacKay and his estranged daughter Ellin were in circulation about reconciliation on the death of MacKay’s mother Mrs Louise Hungerford MacKay. A deathbed kiss rumor is denied while Ellin plans to attend the funeral with her father at St Marys Roslyn L I. Ellin, pregnant again, has not visited recently. Berlin may or may not attend with his wife.
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New York
Clarence H. MacKay
Postal ‘Telegraph
Elin
Irving Berlin
MacKay
Louise Hungerford MacKay
Ellin
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Roslyn
Washington
L. L
MacHays
Berlin
Nho
Zeppelin to Trial Flight in Germany as Transatlantic Plan Launched
Friedrichshafen reports a new Zeppelin named for Count Zeppelin is set for its first trial flight on Wednesday. In Paris Bert Acosta and Mabel Boll plan to sail for New York after Europe's arrival, with the Junkers plane to be repaired in Dessau. In Rome rumors say Queen Maria of Romania may wed a wealthy American.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
INS
Count Zeppelin
Paris
Bert’ Acosta
Europe
Charles A. Levine
Mabel Boll
Junkers
Miss Boll
New York
Havre
Dessau
Rome
Maria
Roumania
Ferdinand
Michael
Weather and travel note incomplete but odd text
Tuesday temperatures show a maximum near 80 and a minimum around 80 at night with rainfall of four inches noted. An odd historical aside mentions an American visitor to Hungary and a statue of George Washington dedicated centuries ago at Tudsnest by Tun Rarians.
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Hungary
George Washington
Dusit
Tudsnest
Tun Rarians
Legion Selects Marshalltown For 1920 Meet
The Iowa American Legion elected George Prichard of Onawa as commander at Cedar Rapids and announced Marshalltown as the site for the 1920 convention. Officers named include Lisle Musmaker Greenfield and J W Laird Mount Pleasant as vice commanders and R J Laird Algona as adjutant. Col C B Robbins presided at the memorial dedication of the Cedar Rapids coliseum. The Waterloo Becker-Chapman post 138 led district membership, with a 108.1 percent gain. the fifth district reached 108.7 percent.
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Cedar Rapids
Greorge Prichard
Onawa
Iowa
W. M. Hoffman
Dutugue
Don. McClain
William Marsh Cresco
Deiticales
INS
Towa
Iowa Department of the American Legion
C. B. Robbins
Edward E. Spafford
Harry M. Reed
Cone
James Barton
Matt Tinley
Ackley
Becker-Chapman Post
Waterloo
American Legion Con‘vention
Woman Shot Dies After Self-Proclaimed Curse Incident
In Irving Park Chicago a 40 year old widow Mrs Ads Johnson shot Dominick Finn 32 through the left temple claiming he cursed her as she sought aid. Finn died as police held Johnson who said she shot him to prevent becoming a mother of nine. A baby was born to Finn’s widow two days earlier in hospital.
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Chicago
INS
Polce
Dominick Finn
Irving Park
Riz
Ads . Johnson
Finn
Warner Brothers Buy Stanley Co in Major Theatre Merger
Warner Brothers take control of the Stanley Company of America, owning 260 east coast theatres and the major stake in First National Pictures, operator of about 3000 movie houses. The merger, with $150 million capital, aims to consolidate theatre wealth and may extend to Keith Albee Orpheum and Shubert holdings. A California political candidate plans aviation campaign with son piloting.
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New York
INS
Warner Brothers
Stanley Company of America
First National Pictures Corporation
Jack Warner
International News Service Today
Shuberts
Warner Brothers- Stanley Company
Theatre World
Beebe Fined $500 for Second Contempt of Court
Beebe was fined 500 dollars and costs for a second contempt of court related to a liquor injunction violation. Judge A. W. Wood imposed the sentence after Beebe pled guilty to the misdemeanor.
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Beebe
G. Suse
A. W. Wood
al Beebe
Waverly Hostesses Entertain at Bridge
Mr F A La Vell and Mrs B H a Heel of Waverly Georgia entertained twenty friends from their city at a one oclock luncheon in Black s tearoom and bridge provided diversions in the afternoon. This evening Mr and Mrs La Vell and Mr and Mrs Van Heel will entertain seventeen couples at dinner and later at bridge at the same place.
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F. A. la Vell
B. H. A Heel
Waverly
Black
Bridge
Mrs. la Vell
Brain Tests to Wh F Brening Pest Inc
A fragment describes intelligence tests across universities, urging study and reference to correct answers. It presents a math problem set about proportional relationships with examples and prompts readers to check answers on the society page.
Anti Tuberculosis Seal Conference Set For Sept 21
Plans for the annual tuberculosis seal campaign in northeastern Iowa will launch at a conference of workers Friday Sept 21 at Hotel Russell Lamon. Speakers include Miss Frances Brophy Iowa State Tuberculosis Association. Carey Wil Speak advertising manager of the Courier. A luncheon will be held at noon and area schools will cooperate in the drive.
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Asle
Iowa
Russell-Lamaon
Des Moines
Seals
W. C. Marks
Maple Street
Waterloo
Frances Brophy
Iowa State Tuberculosis . Association
Carey Wil
E A. Carey
The
Courier
Sims Named Presiding Elder at Northwestern AME Conference
At the close of the eighth annual Northwestern AME churches conference in Waterloo Rev. J P Sims pastor of Payne AME church was transferred to presiding elder of the Des Moines district. A new Payne AME pastor was not announced. Sims is in Chicago this week as a delegate to a Chicago conference meeting.
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Northwestern A. M. E
Waterloo
J. P. Sims
Payne A.M. E
Des Moines
Mr. Sims
Chicago
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Wilbur
Whiting
Grend
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Rela
E. E. Bullough
Laird
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Minen
Strand
Lowan
G. A. Corey
Hammond Avenue
George Sherrill
Mulberry
C. M. Dunnwald
Jefferson
E.G. Mefford
Glenwood
George Cousins
Park Road
R. M. Overton
Oliver
Smith
OIG
EL Comancho
AT. Clinton
Lincoln
Howard
Cattle Congress Boosters Travel
Outh
Clarence
Cable Briefs
Legion
Marshall Town
George Prichard
New State
Reed
Sweetheart
Warner Bros
Stanley CO
First National Control
California
Frances Brophy Will
M. V. Parley
Baltimore
Forest Ave
Kenwood Park
Cery
Lester W. Miller
Chevrolet
Serta
Chevrolet Motor Company
O.K
O. K
FORD
Maxwell
A.J
H. & M. Chevrolet CO
Fifth St
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