Bead and Water Prisoners Face Respite Request in Tekamah
Tekamah Nebraska Sept 14 Pr district Judge James Fitzgerald granted a temporary restraining order against county officials to stop keep Roy Carson from serving his bread and water sentence. Tasked with a related case Thomas Nelson 54 on day five of the diet awaits possible diet change. Carson 65 faced undernourishment leading to reduced stretches. Other local cases include Max Saltzman 16 starting a final bread and water stretch for drunkenness. Fred Dirks serving alternating 10 day cycles on bread and water for violating Prohibition laws reflects growing attention to the policy. County Judge Wilbur Bryant defends the practice as historically used since 1911.
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Thomas Nelson
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H.W. Benson
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Carson
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Saltzman
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London minister Glice free advice service on telephone
London, Sept 15. A clergyman calling himself “The Servant” offers anonymous spiritual and practical counsel by telephone to anyone in need. He insists he cannot provide financial aid but will arrange an in person interview if required, and has refused to reveal his identity. A New York World reporter spoke with him, noting his aim to ease mental distress through impartial guidance.
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Congress Seats Involved in Two Major Elections
The article discusses questions about the administration's enforcement of the eighteenth amendment and the merits of Prohibition. It notes speculation on President Coolidge's stance regarding the New York Republican organization's wet or dry position and its alignment with Wadworth's dictates.
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Funeral services for Mrs Henry Rueppel 70
Mrs Henry Rueppel age 70 died yesterday at the family home 914 Second street west funeral set for Thursday at 1 pm at the home Rev G M Varey First Evangelical church officiating Rev W c Lang Western Old Peoples home Cedar Falls former Dysart pastor will assist Burial in Dysart cemetery Surviving husband three sons H W Rueppel Watertown William Rueppel Dysart two daughters Mrs Coffman Hawarden and Mrs Vollis Watertown and others Seventh Brandehaldran Eunice Rueppel Elzaieva Chay Marion Hollis all of Watertown Arthur D Coffman Jr Leiste Coffman Hawarden two sisters Mrs H M Kersten and Mrs J A Kersten Astoria funeral home is handling arrangements Another notice Claude White son of Mr and Mrs Faward El White died at the family home 3807 Commut street committal at Elmwood cemetery Wednesday at 3 pm body at Keya funeral home.
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Temperatures Tuesday to Wednesday Chart
A brief weather note lists minimum and maximum temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday with times in the morning and afternoon. The official figures show a rise in temperatures from Tuesday to Wednesday, outlining daytime highs and overnight lows for the period.
Reed Reflects on Leaving Senate for Law Practice
Missouri senator James A Reed says his return to law after serving in the U S Senate is due to a long public career and a wish to be among friends rather than in politics. He criticizes executive omnipotence and argues Congress should direct policy, not bow to the White House.
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Roxie Stinson Weds Son of Rich Oil Man
Roxie Stinson marries the son of a wealthy Oklahoma oil man in a ceremony noted in a crowded social page. The report mentions an ante hearing in the attorney general's office and references Covington and Tulsa Oklahoma in connection with the families.
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American Philosophical Society to Celebrate Bicentennial in 1927
Philadelphia reports the American Philosophical Society marks its bicentennial in 1927 at Independence Square. The venerable building houses Franklin era artifacts, the original draft of the Declaration, the Franklin kite/experiment, Rittenhouse telescope and clock, and extensive Franklin correspondence. The exhibit includes Gilbert Stuart portraits of Washington and Jefferson’s handwritten writings, reflecting its role since 1727 in advancing useful knowledge.
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Ragman Decline Tied to Fading Women’s Fashion
In Philadelphia on September 15 INS reports the ragman’s trade shrinking as women wear fewer clothes. The once thriving business falters with modern fashion, fewer garments, and increased reliance on paper rags from Europe. Old rounds yield little, forcing many ragmen toward other work as costs rise and supply dries up.
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Hunters Ready to Shoot Ducks in Migration Opening
Black Hawk county hunters head to Minnesota and the Dakotas as the migratory waterfowl season opens tomorrow before sunrise. Licensing has surged with many licenses sold in two weeks and federal permits allow hunting from half an hour before sunrise to sunset. Local shooting will shift northward as migrants arrive, with bag limits set and many southern travelers joining northern hunts.
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Missing letters tied to 1924 conspiracy trial
In New York a set of letters between May M. Daugherty and John T. Kix are missing. Testimony from John J. Durkin, former secretary of the Republican national committee, describes a 1924 search of files at King's New York office and in Bridgeport. The letters vanished during investigations for the trial of Daugherty and Thomas W. Miler.
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Durkin
Demme Ratio Caucuses In Seven Districts Planned
In Des Moines Dems announce caucuses will occur September 20 in Bar Maurton for seven districts. Attending were state chairman Jack Kites and state vice chair Mrs. W. Te. Mavishy plus other party leaders. Republicans schedule similar caucuses starting late September.
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Knights of Klan to vote on resolutions at DC convocation
Washington report says the Ku Klux Klan plans to conclude its third biennial convocation with action on the resolutions committee report. A memorial service honored members who died in the past year as Dr. Hiram W. Evans outlined a four year platform urging the Klan to save America from alienism and warning against League of Nations and European actions and possible Mexican invasions.
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Rock Valley Vet Is Grand Chief de Gare of Forty and Eight
At the eighth annual Forty and Eight convention in Clinton Iowa Harvey A Barnard of Rock Valley was elected grand chef de gare for the coming term. Ralph H Kastner of Council Bluffs was succeeded as grand chef de gare. Other officers named include grand chef de train W O Heileman and grand commissaire intendant J H Brumhall Mason City and Thomas A Nettleton Mason City as chief correspondents. The convention also discussed state commander likely Ralph A AfeGinnis and the 1927 state convention city probably Des Moines.
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Chevrolet Field Men Convene at Detroit Factory Meet
In Detroit on September 1 over 1,000 Chevrolet factory field men gathered for the second annual convention outlining plans to push daily production of 71,000 more cars. The event, cost in the mony thousands, showcased lectures and demonstrations to prove Chevrolet’s dominance in price class and ally with General Motors.
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Buried Treasure of 1009 Sures Thrill Seekers
San Luis Potosi tale recounts a 1805 gold and silver bullion caravan hidden by Juan Nunez and his lieutenant after a dramatic ambush. Robbers attacked at night. attackers killed the guards, found no treasure, and the two knowledge-holders died, sealing the cache’s location.
Treasure Hunt Ends in Massacre and Elusive Loot
A raid on a treasure party triggers a massacre to stop word spread about a buried hoard. Survivors flee, search parties form from San Luis Potosi officials, but weeks turn to months and years with no trace. Some captured robbers and would‑be hunters die or fade away, leaving the treasure mystery unsolved after a long pursuit.
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War romance reunites after war loss sparks divorce case
Marie Josephine Clark of 1708 Commercial street seeks 31000 alimony in district court in Waterloo after marrying her late first husband Eugene Clark's brother Harry in 1919. She has received 57 monthly government war compensation. she claims it has gone to Harry. The couple has two children.
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Hall Mills murder case presented to grand jury
Hall Mills murder case was presented to a grand jury in Somerville New Jersey almost four years after the bodies of Rev Edward W Hall and Mrs Eleanor Mills were found under a crab apple tree on the Phillips farm near New Brunswick A special holdover grand jury was charged by Supreme Court Justice Parker with the duty of considering the evidence and deciding whether indictments should be returned
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Eleanor Mills
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Supreme Court
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Secret kept by Nunez and lieutenant for over a century
The passage claims Juan Nunez and his lieutenant took a secret to the grave, keeping it hidden from human knowledge for more than 100 years, and it remains unrecovered.
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