Al Smith in the Presidential Ring at Chicago Rally
A Cook county Democrat gathering in Chicago featured Mayor Dever introducing Al Smith as a leading party figure. Smith spoke without a prepared address, argued economy gains come from peacetime shifts, and proposed shaving $200,000,000 from the federal budget.
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al Smith
Cook County Democrats
Chicago
Dever
Gav. Smith
Abe Lincoln
Gettysburg
WEST
Twain
McAdooy
Smith
New York City
Rocky Mountain States
New York
Windy City
Real fliers demand separate air corps to elevate aviation
Washington senators hear young pilots urge immediate overhaul of air service. Major Kilner backs Col. Mitchell and Gen. Patrick plan for an independent air force, citing slow promotions, poor equipment, and lack of policy voice as key failures.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Air Service of the
United States
Air Board
W. G. Kilmer
Army Air Service
Mason M. Patrick
Air Service
Kilner
Kilmer
Air Force
Col. Mitchell
Morrow
Eilner
Marine Corps
B. W. Eberle
Naval Operations
Air Corps
Départment
Ralph Royce
Brooksfield
San Antonio
Tex
Royce
Newsboy Mose Jacobs Retires to California
Des Moines Ill Sept 28 Mose Jacobs once hailed the world s richest newsboy retires after 56 years on the streets and newsstands. Patrons find his shop closed as he prepares to depart for California and a quiet life. His acquaintances ranged from presidents and millionaires to newsies and bootblacks.
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Des Moines
Ill
Mose Jacobs
Ace
Mose
California
Jacobs
Councilman Tibbitts urges businessmen to attend council meetings
Councilman Gleon A. Tibbitts calls on business men and citizens to participate in semi monthly council meetings. He says open discussion helps pass beneficial measures and may halt counterproductive legislation. He cites a recent meeting where business leaders supported expanding the automatic traffic signal system.
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Gleon A. Tibbitts
Detroit Ford Trophy Airplane Reliability Tour Opens
E K Campbell leads 17 airplanes from Ford Airport Detroit at 10 44 AM on the first annual commercial airplane reliability tour for the Ford trophy. The 1900 mile course runs to Kansas City and back, with judging by Glidden tour standards.
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Ford
Detroit
Mich
E. K. Campbell
Kansas City
Children and Lives by Rope in 2 States
Louis Marts, 10, hanged himself in his father’s Polk City barn after Sunday school with no clear cause given. He was an eighth grader. In Grand Island another child, 13, Donald Povant, died by hanging after being confined to his room for discipline, treatment reported as self inflicted death.
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Louis Marts
Polk City
Louis
Grand Island
Neb
Donald Povant
Des Moines
Scopes Case Appeal Continued in Tennessee Supreme Court
The Scopes evolution trial appeal was moved to proceed 20 more days in Nashville. The court granted a 20 day extension for John R. Neal to file the bill of errors from the Dayton trial in July when Scopes was convicted and fined 100 dollars.
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Innoxville
Tenn
John Scopes
Tennessee Supreme Court
Thompson
John R. Neal
Scopes
Dayton
Walton League to Hold Two Day Convention at Boone
About 500 members of the Town Isaak Walton league are expected for a two day convention in Boone Iowa on October 9 and 10. The program will outline league activities for the coming year and officers will be elected.
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Boone. la
Isaak Walton League
Dvorak Tablet Dedication Ties Humoresque to Iowa Scene
In Spillville Iowa a commemorative tablet honors Anton Dvorak for inspiring his Humoresque during a stay along the Turkey river. Mrs. L. B. Schmidt notes that most work occurred there but cautions the New World symphony was not written entirely there. About 509 music lovers attended the dedication in the Bohemian settlement.
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Spillville
Anton Dvorak
L. B. Schmidt
Ames
Historic Spots Committee
Towa Conservation Association
Pep Ocating
Dvyorak
Lowa
Turkey River
Submarine S-51 Wreck Halted by Heavy Seas
Rescue teams paused as 531 wreck conditions worsened near New London. Divers reported an interior bulkhead intact in the sunken S-51, with challenges lifting the submarine and uncertain survival prospects for the 34 crew members.
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New London
Conn
Block Harbor
Monarch
Block Island
Newport
Ht. S
Tourists Suspected in Illinois Deserted Boy Kidnap Case
Sweetwater county officials opened an inquiry into the mystery of 8yearold George Ingleton who was deserted in Rock Springs over two months ago. The boy claims he was kidnapped by tourists a year earlier. his father vanished from East Alton over a year ago and he says his mother is dead.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
INS
Sweetwater County
Gerge Ingleton
Alton
East Alton
Reds Riot at Vera Cruz Municipal Election
In Vera Cruz on Sept 28 riots broke out during municipal elections. Red Cross workers treated 14 casualties with one dead and 13 wounded. Police detained several Reds suspected of inciting revolt.
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Vera Cruz
Red Cross
New French War Debt Talks Advance In Washington
In Washington a third session of the American French debt mission continued. Joseph Caillaux proposed new terms on France's capacity to pay. his first offer was rejected. Secretary Mellon was to reply at 4 pm in a new joint meeting while champagne and Bordeaux aid the mission's spirits in a dry country.
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Washington
PD. C
Joseph Caillaux
Inis
Mellon
London
INSI
Caillaux
United States
Daily Chronicle
America
MM. Caillaux
Uncle Sam
Pastor Argues Hatred Defines 100 Percent American
Rev Wallace Petty of Pittsburgh told University of Iowa students at the opening vespers that hatred is an American virtue and that one cannot be 100 percent American without hating somebody. The Sept. 28 address sparked immediate debate on civic and social loyalties.
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Iowa City
Wallace Petty
Pittsburgh
University of Iowa Yestardaxy
Kaiser Sees Restoration of German and Russian Monarchies
Berlin reports ex-emperor Wilhelm II at Doorn remains hopeful for restoring both German and Russian monarchies. A letter from 1924 cited in a forthcoming Ludwig biography claims he sought a Russo-German union with Tsarist Russia and urged loyal cooperation after restoration.
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Berlin
Wilhelm
Doorn
Im Ludwig
Bukolinoff
Germany
Cheers and Hisses At Fascists Arrival In Washington
A steamship with 11 Italian delegates to the interparliamentary union conference arrived in New York and was met by mixed cheers and hisses from fascist and antifascist supporters. Police and soldiers escorted the group to a hotel as an unidentified antifascist shooter wounded two fascist sympathizers.
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United States
Usland
New York
Ralian
Duillo
Washington
Lyne
Henrys P. Pletcher
Maly
PB-1 Forced Down by Engine Trouble
Seaplane PB-1 en route from San Francisco to Seattle was delayed in Astoria Oregon today due to engine trouble and may not complete its voyage this day or part of the week. The plane forced landed near Swaco Washington yesterday afternoon after leaving Coos Bay and was towed here. It will be returned to the Seattle factory for repairs.
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City of
Rome
H. H. Christy
Camden
Admiral Christy
Astoria
Ore
Seapline
San Francisco
Seattle
Xianti
Swaco
Coos Bas
PBI
Green Seeks Tax Cut For Next Year
Congressman W. BR. Green, en route east, forecasts tax relief by February 1 from both houses of Congress. He says the measure will be retroactive to taxes paid in 1925. The item includes an advertisement for Dutch Masters and Martin Invincible.
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W. BR. Green
Congress
Courier Delivery Hours and Error Notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 4 30. If due to carrier error you miss the paper by that time, please phone the office. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p.m.
Jury Gives 20 and 30 Year Sentences in Murder Case
In a trial of Robert Tate and his wife Ruby Tate for poisoning Joseph Merrington, the jury found them guilty. Ruby Tate received 20 years in the penitentiary, Robert Tate 30 years. Tate confessed to administering the poison in Merrington’s dinner.
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Marvin
Série
Robert Tate
Ruby
First Central Iowa Products Exposition Opens in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts the First Central Iowa Products exposition from October 3 for one week with exhibits from Newton Oskaloosa Marshalltown Perrys Webster City and Caly. Des Moines will display many products. Commissioner W Hitt of the United States Shipping Board will address meetings at the exposition.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Newton
Oskaloosa
Marshalltown
Perrys
Webster City
Caly
Snowstorm Rages in Northern Montana
A heavy snow storm hit northern and central Montana last night with strong winds. Reports from Great Falls and Haver indicate drifting snow and reduced visibility.
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Montana
Great Falls
Mont
Haver
Replace Sections of Spine in Fight on Tuberculosis
Five vertebrae removed from Moses Wilson during a spine tuberculosis operation. Replaced with solid bone and the patient showed slight improvement. Surgeons believe this method could cure tuberculosis of the spine.
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Iowa City
Moses Wilson
Hogue Says Some Districts Violating Budget Law
Des Moines report states E. KT. Hogue, director of the budget, told county auditors that taxes levied by school districts are invalid if boards do not publish budget estimates or hold hearings. He urges immediate notices to cities towns and districts to publish estimates hold hearings and certify tax levies to the board of supervisors before the November meeting.
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Des Moines
E. KT. Dogug
The
Budiget
Tony
Board of Supervisors
Hogue
Two Million Lives In Path of Floods from Yellow River
A new break in the Yellow River banks threatens two million residents of the Shantung peninsula. About fifteen hundred square miles are flooded with the area expanding hourly. Initial reports say around 100 people have drowned as geologists plan to shift the river course toward a former Kiang Su outlet. The flood is described as China’s worst since 1367.
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Peking
Yellow River
Shantung Peninsula
Kiang Su Provinee
China
Baptists of Four States Meet in Omaha
A special Baptist evangelical conference opens in Omaha with laymen and clergy from Nebraska Iowa South Dakota and Nan. Principal speakers include Dr Samuel J Neil of Philadelphia Dr J F Stilliwell of Cleveland Rev Henry J Smith of Lincoln and Dr W L Whitcomb of Omaha. The meeting runs through Tuesday night.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Nan
Samuel J. Neil
Philadelphia
American Baptist Publication Society
FL Stilliwell
Cleveland
Home Mission Department
Henry J. Smith
Lincoln
Neo
WL. G. Whitcomb
Japanese Aviators Reach Le Bourget on Tokio London Flight
Paris reports Aviators Aba and Kawachi completed the Tokio to London flight and arrived at Le Bourget airfield. A separate deadly train accident in Iowa killed James Daviness after he was struck by a westbound freight train.
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Paris
Aba
Kawachi
London
Wight
le Bourget
Chariton
James Daviness
Tows
Cavalry General at Fort Bliss clamps down on officers
Brig. Gen. Kastner of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss forbids officers to discuss air defense policy and wartime controversy. He warned officers face court martial for criticizing the war effort or exposing conditions to newspapers. He singled out critic Col. Mitchell and urged strict control of information.
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Fort Bliss
el Paso
Tex
United States
Kastner
First Cavalry Division
Elisa
Onda
Wastner
William Mitchell
Army
Col. Mitchell
Port Bliss
Tonen
College Stock Judging Teams Battle in Morning Contest
Morning program showcases 11 colleges in stock judging at the dairy event with 170 Belgian horses and a two day schedule. Nearly 1 000 cattle from 13 states fill barns as 5 000 visitors arrive for children’s day and a large afternoon crowd expected.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
Hippodrome
Midwest
Black Hawk County
Nis
Bremer
Linn
Howard
Mitchell
Delaware
Hamilton
Grundy
Clayton
Sac
Webster
Buchanan
Franklin
Greene
Fayette
Butler
Worth
Winneshiek
Cerro Gorda
Missouri University
Kansas
Agricultural Colle Nebraska University
South Dakoota State Ccollege
Wisconsin University
Ulinovis Universsity
North Pakotes Agricultural College
Towa State College
Fexas A. & MM College
Minnesota University
Purdue University
G. Thornburg
Des Moines
Freedom Station
S. Montgomery
St. Paul
Amegos
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