Mayrg Arrests Sweeping in Spanish Revolt
Madrid Sept 18 The military directory orders arrest of nearly all mayors in Catalonia linked to Gen Primo Riviera and Beneves. Two generals oversee prosecution of former Foreign Minister Alba who fled to Biarritz. Rivera promises reforms in three months and a civil cabinet. Alba ordered to return. new parliament planned. King Alfonso signs guard decree creating 45,000 somates and curbs ministerial undersecretaries.
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Virgil
Coluhera
Madrid
Catalottia
Primo Riviera
Beneves
Catalonia
Alba
Biarritz
Senor Alba
Spain
Mexico
A. P. Moore
Guard
Alfonso
Italy
United States
Alhucemas
Tay
Gen. Riviera
Silvela
Morocco
Flames Sweep North Counties of California
Berkeley regions burned as a massive blaze from the Berkeley hills destroyed five hundred homes and seventeen UC Berkeley Greek houses. Coast cultural center damaged. property losses reach millions as refugees are cared for by the Red Cross and YMCA amid ongoing relief efforts.
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United Press
Berkeley
Cal
San Francisco Bay
Berkeley Hills
University of California
Rhe
Coast
Cultural Center
Pacific Coast
M. C
Red Cross
University Infirmary
Great Bay Area Fire Devastates San Francisco Suburbs
A massive blaze swept the East Bay and San Francisco area with the Oakland Fire Department handling 50 calls in 49 minutes. About 1,000 buildings were left destroyed or damaged, many in flames beyond control until dynamite helped subdue the fire. Students from the university helped defend the campus as fires raged, with fire hazards lingering as power and communication lines suffered damage.
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East Bay City
Oakland Fire Department
University
Greast
San Francisco Bay Region
Oklahoma Governor Declares Martial Law Over Klan Threat
Gov Walton extends martial law across Oklahoma after rallying mobs in Okmulgee and Muskogee areas. The governor accuses the Ku Klux Klan of inciting violence and declares a military court to indict alleged anarchists while klan leaders stay silent amid cross symbols and protests. N C Jewett, grand dragon, challenged Walton earlier, prompting state action.
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Oklahoma
Okmulgee County
Walton
Okmulgee
K. K
Klan
Invisible Empire
Oklan
T N.C. Jewett
Jealousy Motive Convicts Man in Auto Mischief Case
Creston Iowa Sept 1 Robert Moffitt of Afton was convicted in district court of malicious mischief for placing emery in the crank case of an auto owned by rival Allen Weterich of Massena. The old statute used hinges on jeopardizing the driver’s life. Penalty: one year in prison or a $500 fine.
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Creston
Robert Moffit
Afton
Emery
Allen Weterich
Massena
Moffitt
Mrs Smith May Not Take W C T U Post
Des Moines reports Mrs Tha! R Wise Smith, state president of the WCTU, has not yet accepted the post of director of Christian citizenship and will not accept unless the state convention releases her. the state convention meets at Shenandoah Oct 2, 3 and 4.
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Des Moines
Tha! R. Wise Smith
Tony
W. CT. U
Shenandoah
Mayor Hylan Still Shows Improvement
Saratoga Springs New York September 18 Mayor John F Ffylan who has been critically ill with double pneumonia complicat ed with pleurisy will be sitting up the first part of next week if the steady improvement of the last three days continues He had a good night slept soundly several hours and early today was reported much better.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
John F. Ffylan
New York
Dempsey Firpo Fight Sets Gate Attendance Record
New York reports the Dempsey Firpo heavyweight bout drew 82,228 paid attendees at the gate with total attendance 87,000 and gross receipts of 1,188,822.80. Federal tax 49,734.80 and state tax 57,380 left net receipts 951,551. Mrs Benedict and daughter Francoise depart for Chicago for a year at Starkett School for Girls.
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New York
Rickard
Thirty Acres
Bosle
F. Benedict
Prancee
Chicago
Mis
Ances
Starkett School For
Negro bootlegger Walls captured in Waterloo arrest
Roy Walls, a colored man once jailed in Sangamon County for counterfeiting stamps, was captured in Waterloo after a white woman accomplice led police to him. Officers found a complete setup for making counterfeit bonded whisky, labels, stamps, and syrups. Walls had been sought by federal agents nationwide and offered a reward.
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Roy Walls
Lonbury
Port Leavenworth
Sia
Waterloo
Walla
Jia Nama
Dewey DeBaugh
Telua
Okio
Sangamon County
Walls
Milbrand Bell
Imaha
Neb
Cedar Rapids
P. FE
Walker
Palice
Itigaard Walls
U. S
Springfield
Ill
Seven Doctors Attend Italian Princess Mafalda in Rome
King Victor Emanuel and Queen Elana kept vigil at Princess Mafalda's bedside as seven doctors treated her in the Raceconigi villa. Insomnia raised fears of collapse. a morning bulletin noted a better night. Princess Giovanni, also ill, may be out of danger alongside due fever and intestinal trouble.
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Rome
Victor Emanuel
Elana
Mafalda
Neta
Giovanni
Raceconigi
Girls Escape From Train Hit After Car Stall
Miss Gladys Kislia and her seven year old sister narrowly escaped a passing R T passenger train at Iowa Falls yesterday when their stalled car blocked the track. They jumped clear with the younger girl in her arms as the locomotive struck and wrecked the automobile. Both girls were unhurt aside from a few scratches.
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Iowa Falls
Gladys Kislia
R. T
Kislia
Policeman Foils Jail Break Attempt in Des Moines
Sept 18. A police roundsman stopped a jail escape when Fred Lewallen pried loose a bunk bar and forced open an air ventilator. He had opened an exit large enough to crawl through while other prisoners were in the same cell room.
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Des Moines
Fred Lewallen
Lewallen
Grayhaired Woman Held in Booze Raid
Des Moines police detained a grayhaired woman identified as Mrs. A. D. after finding a quart fruit jar three pint bottles and a sewing machine in her kitchen. The groceries and containers were seized as authorities investigate contents and determine if liquor was involved.
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Des Moines
A. d
Cutter
Brand Jury
Missionaries to Sail for Shanghai from Grace M E Church
Grace M E Church sponsors Rev Mr Havermale and Mrs Havermale to western China. They depart from San Francisco aboard the Lenyo Maru and travel 1500 miles up the Yangtse then 16 days overland to their station at Freehow. The couple plan to run a boys and girls school and establish a reading room and chapel in a four story mansion formerly used by provincial army leaders. Funding previously came from Percy Magee and a Fayette classmate network.
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Yangtse
Chal
Freehow
Havermale
S. A. Codagan
Y. M
A.B. Curran
Grace
Per
Wy Magee
Tulsa
Ola
Claes- Mate
Fayette
Percy Magee
John CL My- Bee
Waterloo
Haverales
China
Tzechow
Ue Generml
Rey
Havermaie
No Cause for Higher Coal Price
Washington on September 1. An administration spokesman said President Coolidge sees no reason for higher coal prices after the brief shutdown of anthracite mines. The shutdown should be spread nationally and no increase is justified. The Federal Trade Commission will begin an investigation of coal prices under his instructions and make findings and recommendations public.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Federal Trade Commission
Former Legislator George F. Tucker Dies in Clinton
Des Moines reports the death at Clinton of George F. Tucker a former member of the Townhouse of representatives from that county in the Thirty sixth and Thirty seventh general assemblies. A linotype machinist he worked 22 years on the Clinton Advertiser and had been active in Clinton labor organizations and a former city council member. He was 53 years old.
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Des Moines
Clinton
George F. Tucker
Clintton
Ile
Clinton Advertiser
Cedar Falls Pair Victims of Hooch
Two Cedar Falls residents visited Waterloo last night and fell to a bootlegger then into police custody. One posted 25 dollars bond for release, later forfeited. the other paid 10 dollars plus costs after a charge of intoxication. A third defendant forfeited 15 dollars on a charge of disturbing the peace.
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Cedar Falls
Waterloo
L Iitle
Exceeding Red Cross Relief Quotas in Iowa
Des Moines report states Iowa surpassed its 80000 dollar goal for Red Cross relief in Japan. State chairman Judge Hubert Utterback expects total subscriptions to reach about 109000 once all chapters submit final tallies.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Red Cross
Japan
Hubert. Utterback
Utterback
Second Grba murder trial nears jury verdict this afternoon
The second murder trial of Nick Grba is set to go to the jury this afternoon as the state seeks the death penalty. The eight day trial concerns the murder of Mike Baldizar by dynamite. Arl Kupients were presented by attorneys in the case Monday afternoon in Iowa City.
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Mason Guy
Nick Grba
Grba
Mike Baldizar
Iowa City
Minia Wertz
Roy Wertz
Johnson County
Robert Leeper
Wertz
Some Grooms Take Marriage Seriously and Others Look at It With Joy
A humorous survey by J W Thompson the clerk of courts recalls the varied moods of grooms seeking marriage licenses. Many obtain licenses by mail with affidavits, while some men forget brides’ names or fear the process. The piece notes license fees rising to 1.50, guardian rules for under 21, and that licenses can be obtained through proxies or by mutual friends, with records kept by the probate court and public access to the licenses.
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J. W. Thompson
UO sOung Inch
al. Thompson
the Inquirer
Thompson
General Assembly
Inquirer
Oere
Probate
Elert
Commonwealths
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Raymond
Cedar Falls
Two More Killed in Beer Runners Feud
Chicago police and detectives intensified a crackdown on beer runners as two rival gangs fight in the city. Georgia Meeghan and Spot Butcher were shot dead while driving in heavy traffic. Mayor Dever ordered a conference of police chiefs and called for the closure of saloons soft drink parlors and coffee shops to curb the violence.
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United Pressy
Chicago
Georgia
Meeghan
Han
William Dever
Ar ‘Ouud
Hey
Sanz
Butcher
Alleg
O'Connor gang member shot. rival Torreo gang tensions rise
Fragmentary text notes that a member of the O'Connor gang was shot to death Sunday and that a rival Torreo gang member was anticipated to be killed in revenge. The report hints at ongoing gang violence and retaliatory plans without clear dates or locations.
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O’connor
Torreo
Former Bolshevist Speaker at G W A Banquet Friday
Jacob H. Rubin, Milwaukee expert on Russia, will address Greater Waterloo association members at an open meeting and banquet in the association dining room Friday at 6 15 p m. Rubin, born in Russia, recently returned after months there and notes Bolshevik rule. He left the United States a Bolshevist but has become more American. He spoke to 406 at Des Moines Commercial Club and 3 000 at the Auditorium. He will also address the Waterloo Woman's club at 3 p m Friday.
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Jacob H. Rubin
Milwaukee
Russia
Greater Waterloo Association
Rubin
United States
Des Moines
Waterloo Woman’s Club
Fire Prevention Week Plans For October Observance
Des Moines state fire marshal Teacy reports near completion of plans for Fire Prevention Week from October 7 to 13. October 4 will be Fire Prevention Day with a proclamation likely from Acting Governor Hammill. About thirty thousand bulletins are to be sent to schools outlining fire prevention, avoidance of explosions, and hazard reduction.
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Des Moines
Teacy
Gav
Hammill
Business Men Meet With Publishers and Ad Men at Davenport
Davenport Iowa September 18 Retainers manufacturers and advertising experts and newspaper publishers from several states gathered for the Midwest Business congress ninth district convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World and the Iowa Daily Press association. Meredith publisher Successful Farming and secretary of agriculture in the Wilson cabinet was guest of honor and urged honesty in Iowa politics. Lou Holland president of the World club spoke on the growth of organized advertising and the club’s role in American business.
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Davenport
Midwest Business Congress
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Uie
Iowa Daily Press Association
Totel Blackhawk
Kk.t. Meredith
Wilson
Meredith
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Lou I. Holand
Hioland
Advertising Clubs
Judge Courtright Calls for Driver Licensing to Curb Speeding
Judge O B Courtright urged universal driver licensing at a noon meeting in Hotel Russell-Lanson. He proposed suspending licenses after one traffic violation and revoking after a second. He praised early court founder W N Birdsall and contrasted municipal with district court procedures highlighting faster actions and potential jury fee savings.
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O. B. Courtright
Kivcannais
Hotel
Russell-Lanson
Gov Kendall Shows Improvement After Hawaii Visit
Des Moines dispatch reports Gov Kendall improving in health. A Honolulu message says he appears in better condition than on arrival, and he and Mrs Kendall toured Kilauea on Hawaii island recently.
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Des Moines
Booze Law Violators Face Contempt Plea
Keokuk Iowa September 18 five defendants from a recent booze raid face contempt of court pleas in district court. Permanent injunctions had been issued against them and contempt charges followed. Defendants Phil Nickell Anthony Coyle Bert Fuller Bo Johnson and Grant Miller were given until next week to plead.
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Keokuk
Leta
Bristol
Ove K
Phil Nickell
Anthony Coyle
Bert Fuller
Bo Johnson
Grant Miller
Cabinet Debates Wheat Policy Amid Farm Struggles
Washington reports show President Coolidge and his cabinet weighing the wheat problem with proposals to shift acreage to crops like sugar beets and flax. Europe likely to buy 200 million bushels less wheat. corn and hog sectors improving. Officials plan Sept 29 talks with bankers about reviving the United States Grain Corporation to manage the wheat crop without dictating a guaranteed price.
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Associated Press
Washington
Totary Wallace
S D. C
Pident Coolidge
Whitmin
Europe
Europa
Coolidge
Ninth Federal Reserve District
United States Grain Corporation
United States
Three Prisoners Escape From Johnson County Jail
Iowa City report says three inmates yearick richard mackey and william schwartzentraber escaped by sawing through bars at Johnson county jail in the early hours sheriff james m m martin found the breach at 7 am fox refused to go yearick was sentenced for intoxication mackey held for theft from the university of iowa and schwartzentruber for theft of cloverseed a grand jury will be asked to indict them on jail breaking charges
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Liberty
James MM. Martin
William Yearick
Richard Mackey
William Schwartzentraber
James Fox
Yearick
Mackey
University of Iowa
Red Cross Chapter Sends Extra Relief Funds
Water. co chapter chairman A B Cropner wired 1500 dollars to central division headquarters, raising total sent to Chicago for relief of Japanese sufferers to 2500 dollars after increasing from the previously mentioned 1000 dollars.
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A.B. Cropner
Water
American Red Cross
Central Dision Headquarters
Chicago
Sioux City Stews to Have Pictures Taken
Sioux City police will photograph and fingerprint altar leered bootleggers vagrants drunks and suspicious characters after arrest as part of a vice crusade officials say the measures will aid in suppressing vice in the city.
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Sioux City
Waterloo mourns three local deaths in obituary notice
Webb White 42 son of Julia V White of 1174 Independence Ave Waterloo died at Agency Iowa after lifelong work in harness business and with Cox Bros. Surviving mother two brothers and three sisters. Mildred E Dunn 18 daughter of Thomas and Mrs Dunn died Des Moines burials in Waterloo. Cleone May Eck five daughter of R A Eck Waterloo died after diphtheria illness funeral private in Littleton.
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Webb White
Julia V. White
Independence Avenue
Agency
Mr. White
Waterloo
Fred White
Cox Bros
Otto Raspe
Bairview
Mildred EE. Dunn
Thomas Dunn
Des Moines
Pairview
J. %. Macartney
Wiseman & Hadt
Miss Dunn
California
Iowa
Cleone May Eck
Cleone May
R. A. Eck
Fowler Street
Littleton
Women Auto Crash Victims No Better
Ottumwa Iowa Sept 18 Sylvia Steinman Gilman and Mabel Zimmerman Des Moines were injured when a car driven by W Neff Eldon struck a mule at Ashland Saturday night killing Neff. They remain in about the same condition as yesterday at the hospital this morning. Hospital has no word from relatives. Other passengers Lynn Shaw and Harlan Petry both at Eldon escaped serious injury.
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Ottumwa
Sylvia Steinman
Gilman
Mabel Zimmerman
Des Moines
W Neff
Eldon
Ashland
Neff
Lynn Shaw
Harlan Petry
Coolidge Proclaims Oct 9 as Fire Prevention Day
President Coolidge signed a proclamation designating October 9, the Chicago fire anniversary, as National Fire Prevention Day. The notice urges special attention to fire prevention methods to keep fire losses within limits that reflect national efficiency.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Starzl Faces Long Road Back From Knee Injury
Iowa City report says F. J. Starzl, last year's freshman captain, will likely not return to football after a badly injured knee. The floating cartilage in his right knee sidelined him from the varsity squad, an old injury first suffered two years earlier at Notre Dame.
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Iowa City
F. J. Starzl
University of Iowa
Starzl
Notre Dame
Miss Helen Wills Aurt In Berkeley Fire
Berkeley California September 18 Miss Helen Wills national tennis champion was injured in a fire that damaged part of the Berkeley residence district. She received treatment for blistered feet and a cinder in her eye at the emergency hospital. Ministers Court and Middents left to attend the Walterian presbytery meeting at Grundy Center returning Wednesday.
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Berkeley
Cal
Helen Wills
Grundy Center
M. G. Court
Northminster Presbyterian Church
East Park Church
First Presbyterian Church
Aes Vaheene
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