Publicmin g Gets More Attention From Preachers Upper Ia
Public mind attention rises among preachers at the Upper Iowa conference opening session in Cedar Falls Waterloo pastor Dr J Arthur Young urges ministers to seek singleness of purpose and public mind service The event features communion Bishop Keeney presiding and a surprise feature a report that Bishop recovering from illness will preside later Delegates election and endowment campaigns outlined Veterans cane trophy remains with Dr R D Parsons First to register Rev Hiram Norton joins the conference, 1882 member now in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Cedar Falls
J. Arthur Young
Waterloo
Upper Iowa
Te Methodist Episcopal Church
Fy’. Keeney
Omaha
Cy‘Culver
P .F. Cx “Witzigman
Yourig
Earl
Cornell’college
Mt. Vernon
Upper Town
Universieeare
Dubuque
Bansas
Rohinson
Hampton
J. F. Merry
Ilinois Central Fame
F. X. Miller
R. D. Parsons
Parsons
Hiram F. Norton
Minneapolis, Minn
Derby Air Race Leaders Sprint From St Paul to Spokane
Five class A planes left St Paul in the national air derby toward Spokane. Ballough led at 6:30 am CST, with Holman, Mamer, Rankin, Wood, Lee, Campbell, Cleveland, Rae among the early starters. Weather improved with clear skies and light winds promising faster westbound flight toward Aberdeen and Miles City before the final push to Spokane.
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Derby
New York
Spokane
Ballough
Chicago
St. Paul
Nu B
Mamer
Tex
Rankin
Portland
Ore
J. P., Wood
Wausau
Wis
Ble Lee
James
Rae
Philadelphia
Campbell
Moline
Ily
Minn
Fargo
Minnesota
Fargo Field
St. Paul R. B
Duke
Pittsburgh
M. H. McMecham
Yakima
Wash
N. D
New. York
R. R. Johnson
Missoula
Mont
A. Litzenberger
Erie
C.B. McMahan
Miles
City
A. W. Stephenson
Dillon
J. B. Sidowski
Coffeyville
Kan
Gerald Smith
Tacoma
Here
Oldtimer
E. E. Ballough
Aberdeen
S. D
A. J. Dickinson
C. W
Speed
Holman
Nicholas B. Mamer
Tex Rankin
Waco
John P. Wood
Watsou
E. H. Lee
Miles City
Butte
Dr William McAndrew to Address Rotary Club Oct 3
Dr William McAndrew former head of Chicago public schools and prominent educator will speak to Rotary Club members at a special meeting Monday October 3 in Hotel Russell Lamson. He was removed from office by Mayor William Hale Thompson over alleged Pro British leanings. He impressed locals last summer delivering the commencement address at West High school.
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Wilam McAndrew
Publi School System of
Chicago
America
Rotary Club
Hotel Russell Lamson
McAndrew
Willam Hale Thompson
Ier
West High School
Legionnaires Demand Unit Control of Defense Forces
Kansas report notes the Legionnaires push for unit control as nominations dictate a vote on the vice presidency at tomorrow's convention. At a caucus yesterday several vice presidents were renominated from the floor without opposition. Verdun scene shows hundreds of American Legionnaires walking out of a luncheon with Premier Poincare and generals Pershing Petain and Gouraud present, citing the visit to battlefields as their aim rather than speeches.
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Kansas
Poincare
Verdun
France
INS
Pershing
Petain
Gouraud
Muse
Department of
Mille
Mrs. Fraser Wins In Women's Golf Tourney
Alexa Stirling Fraser of Royal Ottawa Golf Club defeated Miss Glenna Collett two and one at Greenwich Country Club in Greenwich Conn advancing toward a possible fourth American women's championship title on September 21.
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Cherry Valley Club
Garden City
N. Y
Alexa Stirling Fraser
Royal Ottawa Golf Club
Glenna Collett
Greenwich
Conn
Country Club
Farrell Case Dismissed Over Grand Jury Failure
Judge G W Wood in district court dismissed the charge of attempt to commit manslaughter against Kenneth Farrell a Qinois Central watchman tied to the shooting of Tom Bennett by reason of grand jury failure to indict the case was not pursued.
Temperatures and forecasted Wednesday highs and lows
Readable fragment shows temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday with several garbled terms. Likely notes maximums around 46 to 54 and minimums near single digits, with day names Tuesday and Wednesday and hints of wind or conditions. No clear locations or authorities present.
State expected to urge hanging for Messner boy
Cedar Rapids Iowa September 21 The county grand jury report on the slaying of Kathleen Forrest eight to fourteen year old Lyle Messner confessed awaited today as plans were laid for the lad's defense Only a few witnesses remained to be heard by the investigating body and a report was expected before evening County Attorney W J Barngrover asked that the youth be indicted on a first degree murder charge and indicated the extreme penalty would be pressed A fight against the death sentence appeared likely as Messner s father hired a lawyer and indications were given that insanity might be pled The body of the little girl was found in the basement of a vacant house next door to the Messner home a week ago today Lyle Messner was arrested four days later in Rock Island Illinois and upon return confessed he had attacked and suffocated the child
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Cedar’ Rapids
Kathleen Forrest
Lyle
Messner Hee
W.'J.'barngrover
Messner
Barngrover
Lyle Messner
Rock Island
Illand
Confessions Made Under Fear of Mob, Mrs. Sweetin Testifies
Mount Vernon IL September 21 Mrs Elsie Sweetin took the stand to deny she killed her husband to marry her pastor Lawrence M Hight She contends fear of a mob prompted two confessions offered by the state in a preliminary hearing where her father in law and a writer testified they obtained confessions The judge must decide admissibility as she sobbed and wept in court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Doctor to Conduct Clinie at Cattle Congress Rochester
Dr W V Dowley of Rochester Minnesota Mayo Brothers hospital will direct the children’s clinic at the Dairy Cattle Congress. He comes under the Waterloo Medical society auspices and the clinic will operate in the women’s and children’s building with medical society members in charge and Social Welfare league cooperation. Dowley will be in Waterloo Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday.
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W. V.dowley
Rochester
Social Welfare League
Dr. Dowley
Waterloo
New Yorkers Buy Novel Cook's Tour for Big Fight
Roosevelt Field Sept 21. A Thomas Cook flight package enticed wealthy New Yorkers to attend the Dempsey Tunney fight in Chicago. For 575 dollars each, buyers received air transport, airplane lunches, a fight ticket, hotel stays, and return flights. William Leeds, a multimillionaire, led a six-guest party aboard a three motored Fokker with pilot Arthur Caverton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Field
Thomas Cook +& Sons
Chicago
William
Leeds
Fokker
Arthur Caverton
Mortuary notices Mrs Fredericka Sternat dies at 73
Mrs Fredericka Sternat, 73, died at 7 50 p m Tuesday at her daughter’s home 328 Ricker street after a 10 weeks illness of paralysis Born August 14 1854 in Germany she came to the United States with her husband in 1898 They lived on a Wa verly farm then moved to Denver five years ago She came to Waterloo in February to live with her daughter Surviving are her children Mrs Henry Krueger Mrs John Block Alex Sternat Fred Sternat and Mrs August Kempin Body at Petersen Bros Mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
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Fredericka Sternat
Paul
Kopplin
Ricker Street
Germany
United States
Waverly
Denver
Stermat
Waterloo
Our Lady of Victory Alumni Meet for Rosary Tonight
Our Lady of Victory academy alumni association will gather at 7 30 p m today at the John Casey residence 310 Oak Avenue to recite the rosary. Our Lady of Victory court Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters and St Joseph’s Rosary society join for the same purpose at the same location and time.
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Our Lady of Victory Academy
John Casey
Oak Avenue
Our Lady of Victory Court
Women's Catholic Order of Foresters
St. Joseph's Rosary Society
Funeral services set for Mrs Jennie Alseda Avery
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Alseda Avery who died at her home 408 Glenwood Street will be held at 7:30 a.m. Thursday in the Kistler chapel, revised from 8 a.m. The body will be sent to Mt. Auburn, Iowa, for burial.
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Jennie Alseda Avery
Glenwood Street
Kistner
Mt. Auburn
Funeral for Ralph Frazier Held at Greene Home
Funeral services for Ralph Frazier who died from an accidental electrocution at the John Deere factory will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday at the home of his mother Mrs Herman Osterman in Greene.
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Ralph Frazier
John Deere
Herman Osterman
Greene
Judge Fatally Shot by Farmer Marine in Court
In a courtroom the judge was killed by a farmer marine. An inquiry noted Johnson directed payment of his pension to his guardian LiD-Fa Tichner, who was present in the courtroom. Officers believed the shots intended for Tichner caused Judge Patton's death.
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Johnson
Tichner
Patton
State promotion deals raised in Duvall trial
Indianapolis Sept. 21 defense rested before noon as state rebuttal called former mayor Lew Shank to the stand. Shank testified on alleged deals with the Ku Klux Klan and a pledge to appoint Klan members to 85 percent of city posts. Evidence showed many Duvall witnesses received promotions when his administration began. The Klan political committee reportedly split 50-50 on various actions.
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Indianapolis
Lew Shank
Shank
Duvall
Ind
INS
John L. Duvall
William. H
Armitage
Klan
Bb Aid
Hooded Order
Three Boone Mines Announce They Will Reopen This Week
Boone Iowa September 21 Three coal mines employing about 200 miners were slated to operate under the Jacksonville wage scale by week’s end the Boone Coal company signed for seven dollars and forty cents daily Johnson Coal already did Benson Coal remains on the old scale Output is estimated at 600 tons daily George Heaps Jr Des Moines president of the Iowa Coal Operators association had not been informed The Benson company is not a member Meanwhile in Illinois operators hope for a coal suspension solution after a meeting with miners who refused joint wage arbitration and want renewal of the Jacksonville pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Jacksonville
Boone Coal Company
Johnson Coal
Benson Coal Company
Altho
Johnson and Boone
Iowa Coal Operators Association
George Heaps, Jr
Des Moines
Association
Hope
Illinois
Chicago
INS
Rice Miller
Illinois Coal Operators
Tlinois
Taft
Dollar's Worth of 1913 Now Costs U S Food Buyers 1 52
Washington reports the average American now pays 1.52 for groceries bought in 1913 for a dollar. For July 15 to Aug 15 the labor department notes a 14 percent rise in eggs, 8 in pork chops, 7 in oranges with various smaller jumps and declines in cabbage, potatoes, onions and other items.
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Washington, D. C
Labor Department
Mason City Man Identified as Victim in Kansas Death
Mason City, Sept. 21. The body found near Emporia Kansas has been positively identified as S M Rowley of Mason City. Rowley left town over two weeks ago for a vacation and it appears he was shot and robbed.
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Mason City
Emporia
Kan
S. M. Rowley
Rowley
Detroit and Cleveland Vie For 1928 Republican Convention
Detroit and Cleveland emerged as leading hosts for the 1928 Republican National Convention as party leaders discuss a central location. Senators Simeon D. Fess of Ohio and George W. Moses of New Hampshire advocate Detroit, citing Michigan’s GOP strength and convention logistics. San Francisco’s bid is dropped after Coolidge’s retirement, with midwest preference cited to avoid a west coast bias.
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Cleveland
Simeon
Coolidge
San’ Francisco
Moses
Frisco
Detroit
Michigan
San Francisco
Far West
Herbert Hoover
St John’s Church Opens New Building Open House
St John’s Catholic church will formally open a new building featuring four school rooms a larger auditorium and a stage and the home of the Sisters who teach in the parish. An open house will be held after dinner with parish members and friends invited to inspect the facilities and socialize through the afternoon.
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St. John’s Catholic Church
Anion
John's
St. John’s
Lenroot and Underwood Named Arbitration Commissioners
President Coolidge named former Senator William S Lenroot of Wisconsin and former Senator Oscar W Underwood of Alabama as arbitration commissioners under treaties with France and Great Britain. Lenroot had been defeated for reelection and Underwood retired at term end last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Three Arrests Made on Liquor Indictments
Arrests on bench warrants tied to grand jury indictments include Fred Turner charged with bootlegging with a $1000 bond, B J Duffy charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated also bond $1000, and Jerry Frahm arrested on a bench warrant for driving while intoxicated with $1000 bond. Francis Gaffney, jailed on a false check charge, is sought by authorities at West Union and Charles City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Fred Turner
B. J. Duffy
Jerry Frahm
Francis Gaffney
West Union
Charles City
Wagner
Hold Up Delayed Wash Day as Two Robbers Enter Home
Mrs Clara Collins reported a daytime armed robbery at her 1216 Fourth Street East home. Two unmasked men forced her inside, ransacked rooms, and fled with $90, a watch, and a trunk stash. one man was short in a light suit, the other larger with a mustache.</s>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Collins
Negress
Fourth Street East
William Travis
Travis
Barges With Cargoes Worth Million Sealed Tied Up
In Dubuque on September today local shippers report seven crew members laid off since Sunday after Maj Gen Ashburn ordered crew cuts from 42 to 15 aboard barges carrying cargo valued at a million dollars. Department of Commerce standards may influence reemployment discussions as crews await word from authorities.
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Dubuque
Double Deck Truck Delivers Record Hog Load
Albright of Grundy delivered a two deck Buick G M C truck carrying 32 hogs weighing 11 800 pounds to Rath Packing yesterday for a $1 126 check. It was the largest hog shipment to the company by a two ton truck. A second load of 33 hogs arrived today but weighed less.
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Albright
Grundy
Genter
Rath Packing Company
Yester
Buick
Roads Commission Lets Contracts for Two Million Dollars
Ames Iowa September contracts awarded by the State Highway Commission total 2,099,374.52 dollars. Paving 70.048 miles across nine counties Benton Keokuk Monroe O'Brien Woodbury Washington Cedar Scott and Muscatine costs 1,828,044.65 dollars with prices from 2.18 to 2.54 per square yard. Bridge and culvert work 184,444 dollars grading 56,874.38 dollars graveling 26,542 dollars and guard rail 1,556.42 dollars. Largest paving 47.94 miles of primary highways 21 and 10 in O'Brien county 263.75 dollars per mile let to O F Lytle Construction Company.
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Ames
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Benton
Keokuk
Monroe
O'Brien
Woodbury
Washington
Cedar
Scott
O’brien
O. F. Lytle Construction’. Company
Siow
Rioting in Hankow Targets Japanese and British Concessions
Reports from Hankow China describe clashes between Chinese and Japanese with machinegun fire. Several killed and more wounded as Chinese soldiers tried to arrest labor leaders in the former British concession. Barricades rose around the French concession while the situation eased somewhat by early today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Hankow
China
Box Lunch Poisonings Taint City Food Supply
Los Angeles reports 20 poisonings linked to box lunches sold by the Box Lunch company. Chief food inspector M S Siegel announced traces of adulteration found in 2,500 lunches and ordered the arrest of proprietor C H Francis as the investigation unfolds.
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Los Angeles
M.S. Siegel
City Health Department
Local Tradesmen Listing For Home Improvements
C M Fawcett operates chimney at 126 Franklin for 50 dollars. M G C Reeder raises dwelling at 201 First East for 200 dollars. Charles Werner furnishes heating plant at 1123 Commercial. W K Hostetler supplies heating plant at 433 Main. Wayne Raymond provides heating plant at 716 Home Park. Mrs Rose Ginley has heating plant at 406 Vaughan. G H Utley installs heating plant at 425 Denver.
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C. M. Fawcett
Franklin
M. Gc.reeder
First East
Charles Werner
Commercial
W. K. Hostetler
Main
Wayne Raymond
Home Park
Rose Ginley
Vaughan
Denver
40 and 8 leader Roberty Murphy dies in Iowa
Roberty Murphy, past national commander of the 40 and 8 secret society of the American Legion, died at Nora Springs Iowa last night from an infection after a period of ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Roberty Murphy
Secret Society of the American Legion
Nora Springs
Ill of diphtheria at home in Lloyd Hanson case
Lloyd Hanson of 8626 Ankeny street is seriously ill with diphtheria at his residence. Local health authorities report the case as a confirmed illness requiring isolation and monitoring.
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Tll
Lloyd Hanson
Ankeny Street
House of David case briefs state denounces morality charges
Anne St Joseph Michigan reports the House of David filed a 156 page answer denying the state's allegations in the dissolution of the religious colony. The brief accuses the state of perjury and character assassination, describing the accusers as cruel attackers of former judges and governors, and defends the girls as honest victims of fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne St. Joseph
Mich
Michigan
Asa
Assassassins
Benjamin ‘Purnell
Ot “Hood
Canton Police Chief Killed En Route to Fight
A Canton police chief died while en route to confront an incident, with initial reports naming Don R. and Mellett as involved figures. The event prompted an official investigation and tributes as the community mourned the fallen leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
United Brethren Meet Opens in Muscatine With 200 Attendees
The annual state conference of the United Brethren church opened in Muscatine today with about 200 ministers and laymen present. Bishop Ton of Kansas City is in charge, and representatives from the church’s national headquarters at Dayton, Ohio, are attending. Sessions will run for three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Conference of the United Brethren
Bishopton
Kansas’ City
Dayton O
Mission fire at Beauval RC Church claims children nuns
A fire at Beauval Roman Catholic mission on Lac La Plonge near Big River Sask destroyed the building. One nun and 19 children were burned to death. The isolated northern Saskatchewan mission area yielded only sparse details as officials reported the tragedy today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince
Albert Sask
Beauval
Lac la Plonge
Big River
Saskatchewan
Paul Meyer Elected President of Corn Belt Business College
Paul Meyer was elected president of the student body at Corn Belt Business College at yesterday's meeting. Margaret Quinlan was elected vice president and Florence Procter secretary. The students plan a year of social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Meyer
Corn Belt Business College
Margaret Quinlan
Florence Procter
Marriage Licenses for Waterloo Waverly Parkersburg and Dubuque
A list of marriage licenses issued to individuals including Joe M Beckman and Minnie Minkler of Waterloo, Kenneth Roberts and Iva French of Waverly, Patrick McEnany and Mabelle Brocka of Parkersburg, Alvis Allen of Hazleton, Loretta Takin of Waterloo, Henry Ehl of Spragueville, Hilda Cornelius of Maquoketa, Arthur Weber and Verna Mishak of Raymond, Moses Lemons and May Cronan of Waterloo, Alexander Koppes and Clara Kuch of Dubuque with various ages noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe M. Beckman
Waterloo
Minnie Minkler
Kenneth M. Roberts
Waverly Wee
Iva Marie French
Waverly
Patrick M. McEnany
Parkersburg
Mabelle Brocka
Alvis B. Allen
Hazleton
Loretta Takin
Henry. A. Ehl
Spragueville
Hilda M. Cornelius
Maquoketa
Arthur Weber
Raymond
Verna Mishak
Moses Lemons
May Cronan
Alexander Koppes
Dubuque
Clara Virginia Kuch
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Young
Upper IA
Falls
Miller
Mills’ Field
Lee Willey
D.S
Eddie ‘Stinson
C. S
Duke) Schiller
Glenn J. Romkey
Lomax
Lacey
Roosevelt ‘Field
Wm. McAndrew
Mildred Marcia Pinkenfeld
Lois Delander
Joliet,il
Legionnaires
Messner Boy
Sweetin
Jennie Avery
Farmer
Marine
Boone Mines
U.S
Bob- Sion
Congress
Reid
St. John’s Church
Lenroot
Underwood
Grundy Center
Roads Commission
Tnt
King ‘Ben’s
Benjamin Purnell
David
Poar
R. Mellett
United Brethren In
Corn Belt Business
Roy Smock
Highland
Prospect Avenue
Lester W. Miller
Pioneer
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