Colorado names two strong men for senatorship
In Colorado the primaries produced notable outcomes. Charles W. Waterman, a conservative lawyer from Vermont, won the Republican nomination, while William E. Sweet, a Denver bond broker with progressive leanings, secured the Democratic nomination. Both figures are seen as strong additions to their respective parties’ intellectual depth in the Senate race.
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Washington, D. C
Colorado
Rice W. Means
Washington
Means
Renomin Hwation
Coolidge
Charles W. Waterman
Waterman
Vermont
Senate
Great Western Sugar Company
Fugar
Gabor
William E. Sweet
Sweet
Denweet
Dewwer
Colorado State Federation of Labor
Farmers’ Union
Wheat Grow: Ops’ Association
Manus Wales
Jonni W. Davis
Noy
Three Crone family members killed in Muscatine train crash
A Rock Island train struck an automobile at a grade crossing near Muscatine injuring five. Mrs Zenia Crone, Mary Loretta Crone, and Donald Crone died later at the hospital. Miss Nina Phillips Crone survived with injuries. Leroy Crone was uninjured as he drove the car. The Crone family lived on Muscatine Island south of the city.
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Muscatine
Rock Island
Zenia Crone
Mary Loretta Crone
Donald Crone
Jas Nina Phillips
Ars
Crone
Leroy Crone
Confessed Slayer of Dozen Faces Trial in Minnesota
John son, alias Tam Jonn, the man who confessed to killing about a dozen people and robbing others, was deemed sane by alienists and put on trial in district court here for the murder of Leonard Erdal last December after being brought from Seattle weeks ago.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Tam Jonnson
Johnson
Seattle
Leonard Erdal
American Gunboat Pigeon Engaged by Chinese Batteries
Dispatches from Hinkew report the American gunboat Pigeon fired upon by Cantonese batteries on Sept 14 near Chengleinki above Ilankow on the Yangtze. The Pigeon returned fire with machine guns and there were no American casualties.
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Hinkew
Chengleinki
Ilankow
Yangtze River
Tigeon
Samples Show Half Corn Crop Safe
Chicago reports samples indicate about half of average corn in Iowa Indiana Illinois will be past danger from frost. A crop manager notes most fresh corn appears macared yet some fields show resilience amid cool autumn weather.
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Chicago
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
Divinity Student Attacks Morals of College Co ed
Max Unckingham reports on Wilfred C Cross, a divinity student, whose articles in The Witness accuse Midwest college women of moral decline. The pieces describe a quar Cre sorority party aboard a football train and claim coeds are lowering campus morals. The second article continues the charges.
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Chicago
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Wilfred C. Cross
Middle West
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Aimee Semple McPherson Arrests Promised In Perjury Case
Los Angeles dispatch reports police prepared to arrest Aimee Semple McPherson on perjury charges tied to the Miss X hoax in the Angelus Temple district. District Attorney Asa Keyes signaled further arrests as the perjury conspiracy probe expands with parties linked to Carmel-by-the-Sea and Angelus Temple figures expected to be questioned.
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Aimee Semple McPherson
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Aimee
McPherson
Carmel by-the-Sea
Kenneth G. Ormiston
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Temple
Aimee Semple McPhergon
Asa Keyes
McPhergon
Lorraine Wiseman Shctaft
Miss X
Anneth G. Ormiston
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Ainiler Owas
Airmails End Service At Des Moines Route
Des Moines authorities announced the transcontinental air mail route will no longer stop in the city in either direction except for emergencies due to inadequate landing facilities. An eastbound plane reportedly passed over at 2 am, dropping a mail pouch en route.
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Westhnd
Schools Vaccinate Against Smallpox Amid Epidemic Fear
In Council Bhutts Louisiana on September 11 health authorities began vaccinating students in public schools after two smallpox cases emerged. Officials vow drastic preventive steps to curb a recurrence of last winter’s school epidemic.
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Grossing Accident Sues for 50000 Damages in Crossings Suit
In Carroll Nebraska on Sept 27 1925 a crossing accident led Veronia Rutherford to sue Great Western Railway for 40000 dollars claiming negligence. The case seeks damages for injuries sustained in the incident.
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Veronia Ruther
Neb
Great Western Railway
Dent
Carroll
Oppose Rate Cut At Interstate Hearings
Opponents of the rate reduction for wheat and flour argued the cut is unnecessary. Testimony by groups in favor ended as representatives from Kansas City Omaha Slavs City St. Louis and Trees spoke against the plan. WR. Scott of the Kansas City Board of Trade said southwest millers would face a 6 cent flour disadvantage under the rate cut.
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Kansas City
Omaha
Slavs City
St. Louis
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Southwest
Minneapolis
Mosquito Plague Hits River Towns as Wet Weather Persists
Dubuque Iowa reports an historic flood of mosquitoes across Eastern Iowa cities due to persistent rain. Stagnant water pools seed millions of insects from gnats to quarter inch giants, with health officials warning disease spread only possible where malaria is already present. Dr. T. C. Steelsmith confirms locally.
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Dubuque
Iowa
T. C. Steelsmith
Buhuque County
April and August Romartee Revealed in Dyersville license
Dubuque Iowa Sept 16 presented themselves at the clerk’s office to obtain a marriage license. August Wachter, 43, and Bernica Freitzinger, 17, both of Dyersville, announced a pending ceremony to be held soon after securing the license.
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August Wachter
Bernica Freitzinger
Sears
Sugar beet crop records expected in Nebraska and Wyoming
Omawa Neb Sept 16 Sugar beet factories in western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming will shut operations Oct 3 Union Pacific Creight officials said today. With a larger crop than last year a record breaking production of sugar is expected. The Holly Sugar company will open a new factory at Tarrineran Sel the first week in October.
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Courier Delivery Notice and Late Paper Fix
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30. If you do not receive your paper by then due to cartier error or other cause, please Phone 5100 and a copy will be sent. Please contact our office before 6 30 p m with any issues.
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Sharkey's parole and Dubuque case stir local runtimes
Versely informs promoter Ralph Alexander he cannot App against Hid Levine on Sept 2. Sharkey, under Young Sharkey management, has been paroled twice and returned to Andamosa reform school after a Davenport burglary conviction in 1917. Police official Glellis urges parole board reform and contact with officers before release. Sharkey’s friends claim his prison life and confinement at Anamosa suit him, with a fondness for meals and discipline, while outside worries and work loom.
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Town Association of Chiefs of Police
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Nations Seated Inneva Sept 44 Non Permanent Council Members
The League of Nations assembly elected non permanent council members: Poland, Belgium, Roumania, Holland, Chile, Colombia, Salvador, China, and Czecho Slovakia. Poland secured a three year term and reeligibility for future permanent status. Belgium, Roumania, Holland, and China receive two year terms. others serve one year.
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Cluny Castle Damaged by Major Scottish Fire
Averdeen Scotland September NSH Cluny Castle a national mansion owned by Lady Emily Cathcart was partially destroyed by fire overnight. Damage estimated at 350,900 dollars with extensive smoke and water damage reported as crews fought the blaze through the night.
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Scotland
Cluny Castle
Flood Devastation Widespread in Skunk River Basin
A week of floods in the Skunk river region has broken levees and flooded up to 15,000 acres, with 8,000 to 10,000 acres at risk across Green Bay bottom land. Crops valued at 82 million were in danger as residents evacuate livestock and seek dam openings to lower water levels. Authorities report seven feet of water in roads, and civil authorities plan levee cuts to relieve pressure while residents scramble to move households and await relief.
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Brent
Short Interviews With Home Folks
Special agent Elmer R Bitterly warns that school openings raise the risk of injuries on routes to and from school. Motormen urge caution in streetcar zones and urge parents to teach children to cross tracks and streets safely to avoid accidents.
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Pittsburgh to Use Ray Kremer in Box Every Other Day
Mutsbureh Pas Sept 16 One last desperate effort to keep the Pittsburgh Nationals in the pennant race Ray Kremer star pitcher and leader of league hurlers will be sent to the mound every other day until the season closes Manager Bill McKechnie announced from headquarters today.
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Petshuren Nationals
Ray Kremer
Ster Pirate
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Cards Crush Phils in First Game of Doubleheader
Philadelphia, Sept. 16. St. Louis powered to a 23 to 3 victory over the Phillies in the opening game of a doubleheader, collecting 22 hits and four errors by Philadelphia. The Cardinals erupted for 12 runs in the third inning.
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Philadelphia
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Court Closes Sesqui Exposition Sundays
Harrisburg Pa Sept. 1d The Philadelphia Sesqui Centennial exposition association is denied the right or authority to open the exposition on Sunday under a decision of the Dauphin county court today.
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Phildelphia
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Sesqui
Secrets of the House on K Street Revealed by Old Butler
Walter T. D. Miller, an elderly butler, testified in the Daugherty Miller conspiracy trial that during Harding’s early presidency he and a cook ran the Washington home linked to Jess Smith and Mary Daugherty. He claimed ownership of furniture and paying salaries and bills, tying cash to the establishment. The testimony opened the government case.
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Washington, D. C
Marcy Mc Dausher
Jess Smith
Daugherty
Daugherty-Miller. Com
Walter TD. Miller
Warren G. Harding
MelLean
Washington
Wardingdess Smith
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