Funeral to honor Gastonia strike martyr Ellie May Wiggins
In Bessemer City North Carolina on September 17 a funeral will honor Ellie May Wiggins, slain in the Gastonia strike era mob murder. The National Textile Workers Union plans a protest filled service with a lyric hymn sung to Floyd Callins, and pallbearers will be union leaders. Five orphaned children will likely be sent to the International Labor Defense in Philadelphia.
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N. CG
Floyd Callins
Elie May Wiggins
Gastonia
Wiggins
National Textile Workers, Union
Ellie May
Loray
Uttle Mountain
Willam
FL Dunne
Americans Communist Party
Ele May
Manville-Jeckes
M Wiggins
Young Pioneers of America
Philadelphia
Young Pioneers
National
Tertile Workers Union
Bay Rum Case Spurs Statewide Legal Action Threat
Bay County turns attention to injunction actions involving liquor sales. Attorney General Jobe Fletcher says the Story county suit could set statewide precedent if an injunction is issued, potentially affecting Iowa ventes. County officials in Nevada and Waterloo weigh similar moves to test legality of face lotion sales.
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Waterloo
Nevada
Story County
Jobe Fletcher
Tony
International News Service
Towa
Leany
France Alarmed by U S English Stand On Submarines
France voices concern over Anglo American submarine limits as Washington and London edge toward identical tonnage and ship class totals. Agreement nears on cruisers destroyers and submarines while battleships face prior terms from the arms conference. - Tokio notes Tokyo tracks public outline of naval negotiations as Britain and U S differ on maximums.
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America
Great Britain
Japan
Tokio
London
United States
Japan presses 70 percent share in cruiser tonnage talks
Officials indicate Japan views its 8 inch gun cruiser strength as the core of its limitation problem and insists on 70 percent of American tonnage. If granted, Japan would scrap part of its smaller cruisers to reach a 108000 ton total, while U S limits could force two to four additional 10000 ton cruisers beyond the current program.
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Japan
United States
London
Dapan
Snch
Flames Threaten Oregon and Washington Towns as Vast Fire Rages
Flames roared six miles from Rich Ventura oilfields while ash poured into Portland and misty smoke blanketed the Willamette and Columbia rivers. Fires drove residents from Estacada and Yacolt as 200 firefighters faced blocked routes and shifting winds.
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Ventura
San Francisco
Bay Region
Willamette
Portland
Columbia River
Astoria
Washington Highway
Seattle
Flery
Ube
Estacada
Ore
Yacob
Wash
Yacalt
Lewry River
Yacolt
Here
Cascade Foothills
Marriage Licenses Listed For Walnut Bucks and Muscatine Areas
A list of proposed marriage licenses includes Louis Beck with Amanda Peters in Buckingham, Berney Morgan with Clara Anderson in Waterloo, Paul Pahl of Waterloo with Katherine Granam, H E Seliger of Sigourney with Elizabeth Biriegel, Welby Chelf of Muscatine with Gertrude Schultz, and others, showing filing details and residence locations.
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Louis Beck
Buckingham
Amanda Peters
Berney E. Morgan
Waterloo
Clara Anderson
Paul Pahl
Katherine ‘Granam
H. E. Seliger
Sigourney
Ween
Elizabeth Biriegel
Harper
Pike Addresses Bar On Constitution Week
George E. Pike of Pike Slas Zimmerman outlines constitutional liberty and its limits during Constitution Week remarks in Black Hawk county Courtroom. He contrasts independence with moral restraint, notes the 19th Amendment granting woman suffrage, and criticizes amendments seen as statutory. J S Tuthill adds that public institutions rely on the federal constitution, praising rights of worship, free speech, press, and speedy trial. A ladies saxophone band entertained at Hotel Russell-Lamson luncheon.
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Constitutional Ibserty
George E. Pike
Pike, Slas & Zimmerman
Constitution Week
Black Hawk County
United States
Tuthill
J. S
Tuthil
Kiwanis Club
Russell-Lamson
John Jenny
Dr. Morgan Hosts Visiting Pastors at Regional Conference
At First Congregational Church today Dr. J. Richmond Morgan hosts a regional conference sponsored by the spiritual life committee of Congregational churches. Attendees include Roger Leavitt of Cedar Falls, Rev. Ludwig Emigholz of Reinhbeck, Rev. H. O. Allen, Rev. William Graham of Shell Rack, Rev. George Schear of Dinsdale, and Rev. G. V. Gannholm of Union Congregational Church, Waterloc.
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Spiritual Life Committee
The
Congregational Churches
First Congregational Church
J. Richmond Morgan
Roger Leavitt
Cedar Falls
Ludwig Emigholz
Reinhbeck
H. O. Allen
William Graham
Shell Rack
George Schear
Dinsdale
G. V. Gannholm
Union Congregational Church
Waterloc
Earlville Burglars Outrun Marshal
Burglars who last night robbed two stores here and one in Earlville of 40 dollars were free today because the night marshal of Earlville wasn’t as fast as he might have been. A neighbor notification led to a quick pursuit but the bandits had already departed after looting the G R Bun drug store at Enriville.
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Manchester
Earlville
G. R. Bun Drug Store
Enriville
Bessie Kennall
Fire Alarm Notice for Property on Frederick Street and Lovejoy Avenue
An archival notice references a fire alarm event at Frederick Street and Lovejoy Avenue with a reminder about insurance. The brief item urges readers to secure coverage, referencing Herman Co and a contact phone number. The ad-like fragment suggests a local, insurance-focused alert amid a street address listing.
Brookhart Tells Druggist How to Fight Big Chains
Senator Brookhart argues that financial and corporate monopolies control credit, transportation, and markets. He warns chains thrive on public money, calls for farmer and consumer mobilization, and urges cooperation to curb railroads, large manufacturers, and utility monopolies. He cites high freight rates harming farmers and urges political action.
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Brookhart
United States
New York
Farm Board
Canada
Blackmer Fined 360000 For Teapot Dome Contempt
Washington DC Sept 17 former Midwest Refining president Harry M Blackmer was fined 60000 in DC Supreme Court for contempt for not answering two subpoenas in the Fall Sinclair Teapot Dome conspiracy trials. He faced 30000 plus costs for each failed appearance in 1927 and April 28 hearings. Battle said he would appeal.
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Washington, D. C
Harry M. Blackmer
Midwest Refining Company
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Albert B. Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Blackmer
Sinclair
George Gordon Battle
Paris
Johnny Goodman Returns Home to Welcoming Crowd
Ned Omaha September 17 Johnny Goodman once known as Conqueror of Bobby Jones arrived at the railroad station to a small crowd. Civic committees had been planning a welcome for the 20 year old former caddy who beat the Atlanta wonder in Pebble Beach. He said he was entertained in Seattle and other northwest points and had delayed his return.
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Omaha
Ned
Johnny Goodman
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Pebble Beach
Cal
Johnny
Seattle
Northwest
Wife Gets $100,000 in Little Divorce
Ann Arbor Mich Sept 17 UPI The 22 year marriage of Dr Clarence Cook Little retired president of the University of Michigan and Mrs Katherine Day Little was dissolved after Judge George W Sample signed a divorce decree. Dr Little charged legal desertion and obtained the divorce without contest. Custody of the three children will be set by agreement. It was revealed a month ago that Dr Little had placed his entire fortune 100000 in a trust for his former wife and children.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
U,pi
Clarence Cook Little
University of Michigan
Katherine Day Little
George W. Sample
Deaths Wharles Wolf and Wendell James
Funeral services for Charlies Walt infant son of Mr and Mrs Warren Wolf of 1310 Third Avenue West were held at Elmwood cemetery with Rev W O Tannreuther officiating. Surviving are the grandparents J A Wolf Tracer and W C Trosper Rockford. Wendell James 17 of 239 Denver Street died Monday afternoon at a hospital after injuries from a gravel truck incident. The body was taken to Fairfield this afternoon.
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Charlies Walt
Warren Wolf
Third Avenue West
Elmwood Cemetery
W. O. Tannreuther
Church of the Brethren
Orange Township
J. A. Wolf
Tracer
W. c. Trosper
Rockford
Wendell James
Denver Street
Royal Hospital
Fairfield
Pairfield
Boy Held by Kidnappers Found and Released in Indiana
Detroit reports Matthew Holdreith Jr the Notre Dame student was abducted last Wednesday chained to a bed. Police traced the ransom to $5,000 paid by his father but the getaway went awry when the captors were spotted leaving the rendezvous. Two suspects Wilds and Hohfer hoodwinked during a gunfight and later admitted to the kidnapping. Holdreith identified them as his abductors. authorities seek the other three men, with Cass previously missing.
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Detroit
Matthew Holdreith
Notre Dame University
South Bena
Ind
Henry J. Garvin
Police
Holdreith
Edward “Wilds
Frank Hohfer
Garvin
Wilds
Hohfer
Michigan State
Marquette
Schemanske
David Cass
Cass
Hohfel
Martha Haeschen
Holdelth
Storme and Thompson Returned to Waterloo Team
Kenneth Storme and Clayton Thompson of the Waterloo baseball team in the Mississippi Valley league were bought by the Des Moines club for $1,500 but were turned back to the Waterloo Base Ball association. Sam Frank, secretary, announced this afternoon that no reason was given for the players' return.
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Kenneth Storme
Clayton Thompson
Waterloo
Des Moines
Waterloo Base Ball Association
Sam Frank
Dusty Distilleries to Be Set to Work
Washington treasury to authorize six distillers to resume distilling after a decade of idleness and produce 2,000,000 gallons of bourbon and rye whisky. Prohibition Commissioner James M. Doran announced that 14 distilleries applied for medicinal whisky production and six will be designated in the coming days.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
James M
Doran
Tourists Lose $8,000 to Highway Bandits
Two armed men held up Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Beck on a highway near Belleville Tennessee, escaping with $8,000 in jewels and $50 in cash. Victims, Union City residents, were on the way home when the robbery occurred. The loot included a diamond bracelet, platinum bar pin, and two diamond rings.
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Belleville
G. K. Beck
Union City
Tenn
Beck
Delwein Youth Injured in Ditch Car Crash
Paul Mara age 22 is injured in a road accident near Delwein Indiana when his car veered off the road into a ditch. He sustains concussion of the brain and a fractured nose among other injuries but is expected to recover. Mara is the son of Mrs J J Daly of this place.
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Serpion
Delwein
Paul Mara
Mara
J. J. Daly
Dirty Bank Bandit Makes Clean Getaway
Mobridge South Dakota on September 17 a bewhiskered bandit robbed Security State Bank of 4000 at 230 PM. The cashier Ludwig Christiansen was knocked unconscious and the robber escaped with the loot. Nearby, C A Morris hosted Waterloo automobile dealers at a luncheon in Hotel President. Leonard Galge reported a violin theft from East High locker. Justice M M Logan of Kentucky was named grand sire of the I O F in Houston Texas. Stephen Heiple attended a blacksmith convention in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Mobridge
S. D
Jane
Ludwig Christiansen
Muste
Leonard Galge
Almond Street
East High School
Galge
Shun' Functions If Gin Cup Ts Pasned
Incoherent text fragment mentions prohibition law and social gathering. The note implies rules about drinking, attendance, and possible legal consequences. No clear people, places, or events are identifiable to provide a concrete summary.
Death penalty sought in Chicago robberies and murders
Two youths, Farl Nicholson aged 20 and Robert Camy aged 18, admitted guilt to two murders and multiple robberies carried out to obtain money for two women. They pleaded guilty to killing a watchman and a druggist, crying in court as the widow of the druggist sobbed. Judge Otto Kerner reserved sentencing, with a decision on the electric chair due next Monday.
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Otto Kenner
Farl Nicholson
Robert Camy
Nicholson
Peon Raymond
Raymond
Kerner
Queen Wilhelmina Opens Parliament With Peace Speech
Queen Wilhelmina opens parliament in The Hague with a throne speech urging stronger international law to steer future arms limits among world powers. She notes measures for permanent fortress strengthening at Curaçao after Venezuelan rebels abducted the military governor and seized weapons and a steamer.
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Hague
U.P
Wilhelmina
Curacao
Venezuela
Funeral services for Herbert Copeland killed by train
Mason City Iowa Sept 17 Funeral services were arranged today for Herbert Copeland 40 of Mason City who was killed yesterday when struck by a Rock Island passenger train. Both of Copeland's legs were torn from his body.
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U.ri
Herbert Copeland
Rock Island
Copeland
HUDSON SAVINGS DEPOSITS MAY GET MORE PERCENT
Assets of the Hudson Savings Bank were sold today at city hall by assistant examiner George W. Berger to Mangold Investment. The face value of the assets was about 550,000. The receivership has operated over three years with deposits around 400,000 and 5.5 percent already paid in dividends. a further possible 5 percent may be distributed.
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Courier Speck Hudson
Hudson “Savings Bank
George W. Berger
Mangold
Ighton
Yaj
Wendell Webb Will Fully Recover Soon
Favorable reports were received today from Wendell Webb, a patient at Adlen Memorial Hospital, who was seriously injured in an automobile accident a week ago yesterday. His physician stated he will be as well as ever within six weeks. The most serious injury was a fracture of the last lumbar vertebra, with no spinal cord damage. A body cast will be worn for a few weeks to allow healing. Paralysis in the right leg and left arm has cleared up.
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Wendell Webb
Adlen Memorial Hospital
Wendell
Wiesbaden Evacuation Under Way as British Leave
Wiesbaden Germany Sept 1 population celebrates as British occupational forces begin full evacuation from the district. Authorities say only one French company will enter after the English depart, with concern the French may assume control beyond the British pullout. Occupation forces are also leaving Coblenz, the main city of the second zone.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Coblenz
Optimists Hear Talks At Noon Club Luncheon
At Hotel President the Optimist club held a noon meeting featuring George E. Pika on The Constitution and a dramatic reading The Understanding Heart by Mrs. A. M. Wratislaw. Homer Albright led the song program. In Lineville Iowa a marshal’s inquest opened after Gerald Hubbard, 24, was fatally shot Sunday by Peter Hartley, with Hartley in Mercer county jail awaiting inquest results. no charges filed yet.
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Pike
George E. Pika
A. M. Wratislaw
Optimist Club
Homer Albright
Lineville
Peter Hartley
Mercer County
Princeton
Gerald Hubbard
Hartley
Temperatures Reported for Upcoming Days
Fragmentary weather data shows maximum Monday at 0.43, minimum Monday around 48, Tuesday readings include 31 at noon and 3 p.m. in the region. Details are incomplete but indicate cooler late week conditions.
Police settle feud over gate direction at Peek and Webster
A report cites a tense dispute between Mrs A and Mrs B over which way to turn a gate handle near Peek and Webster. Officer Johnson mediated a settlement whose terms are unclear. Earlier, a man sought to arrest his landlord for renting him a private room in a vermin-infested dwelling.
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Howe
Webster
Tor
Toam
Last Message Found From Captain of Wrecked Steamer Andash
Grand Haven Mich Sept 17 The final message of Captain Albert A Anderson of the ill fated steamship Andash was found on a wood fragment near the wreck site. The crude note reads This is the worst storm I have been in in years We cant stay up long Hope to Good We are rescued Signed A A Fourteen bodies have been recovered and coast guards were trying to bring to shore more setn this afternoon.
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Grand Haven
Mich
Albert A. Anderson
Andash
A. A
Supreme Court September Docket Opens in Des Moines
The Town supreme court opened its September term with a large docket and 17 cases disposed of before noon. The first division includes Chief Justice Albert and Justices Stevens De Gree Monning and Wagner. No decisions were handed down today. About 25 cases remained pending from May and prior terms. Criminal cases submitted today include State vs Clarence Black and State vs Tex Booker of Wapello County.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Albert
Stevens
de Gree
Monning
Wagner
Clarence Blackwound Eth
Tex. Booker
Wapello County
Boy Hero Rescues Dog Then Loses Foot on Track
Kansas City report details 16 year old Charles Breistein who rushed onto a Milwaukee train path to save his police dog Smoke. The dog barked as the boy was struck. Charles lost a foot, later amputated. The incident occurred during a hike when Smoke wandered onto the rail line. Meanwhile a separate item notes a $100 liquor fine for G. E. Hess in municipal court. Local real estate moves report Jim Trout buying the Mitchell Building in Mitchell, Iowa.
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Smoke
Charles Breistein
Charles
G. E. Hess
George J. Sager
John H. Meyers
Jim
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