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Re enacted rescue drama at a Michigan mine mirrors the Floyd Collins cave rescue with four expeditions aiming to save 43 men. Outside, workers remain confident despite entrapment since Friday, as signals hint at progress toward a shaft mouth or horizontal tunnel. The column also notes Spain's Primo de Rivera seeking to withdraw from politics, a Michigan GOP conflict over convention leadership, a Missouri ad tale about coal and timing, Java's prehistoric ape man skull discovery, and a vivid travel caravan scene plus a Kewanee legacy scandal warning.
Girl Vies With Senator For Honors At Cattle Congress
Beatrice Morris, stenographer for Russell A. Alekinley, the blind attorney, scheduled to testify in Los Angeles today about an alleged attempt by Mrs. Aimee McPherson to manufacture kidnapping evidence with the aid of her employer amid reports two rule champions were chosen at the cattle congress and a Beatrice Morris case noted after a fatal auto accident.
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Senator
Beatrice. Morris
Beatrice Morris
Russell A. Alekinley
Los Angeles
Aimee McPherson
Eyewitness Testimony Shocks Hall Mills Case
Saw throat gash scene described in Somerville New Jersey as investigators reveal a witness corroborates Mrs Jane Gibbons tale of the murders. Prosecutors plan to rearrest Princes Stevens Hall widow of the Rev Edward Hall as four defendants face trial in Saturday proceedings.
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Hall-Mills
Pir Woorth
Princes Stevens Hal, Widlow
Edward W. Halli
Alexander Simpson
Fonck Exonerated Plans to Try Again
New York report says Capt Rene Fonck was exonerated of blame for the New York to Paris flight crash. The coroner cleared designer Igor Sikorsky and all involved, including the pilot, in connection with the deaths of Charles G. Clavier and Jacob Islumoff.
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New York
Rene Fonck
Jacob Islumoff
Meic
Mellon Sees Prohibition Cutting Liquor Smuggling
Secretary Mellon says liquor consumption is steadily falling across the United States as healthy supply sources shrink. He notes rum smuggling by sea is nearly stopped and little contraband reaches the Canadian border. He concedes illicit alcohol remains the main supply source for the underground market.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
United States
Complete skull of missing link found in Java
Batavia Sept 28 Prof Heberlein of the Netherlands government medical service reports a complete skull of the prehistoric apelike creature termed the missing link by game and Pithecanthropus Erectus by scientists. The skull was found at Trinil, same site where Karene T Pubnis of Amsterdam University uncovered in 1892 part of a skull, two teeth and a thigh bone leading to reconstruction of the apelike human.
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Java
Ueberlein
Netherlands Government Medical Service
Eugene Dubois
Heberlein
Dutch Last Indies
Batavia
Netherlands
Trinil
Karene Tpubnis
Amsterdam University
Kansas Aggies Win Collegiate Contest At Dairy Show
Senator David W. Stewart of Sioux City spoke at the Dairy Cattle Congress and Belgian Horse show events. Gertrude Kaiser of Clayton county won the junior dairy cattle judging title against 113 entrants. Ohio and Kansas bulls claimed top honors in Brown Swiss and Guernsey breeds, with multiple championships awarded as the exhibit drew a large crowd. Stewart, guest of honor, planned to address the Kiwanis club at noon and speak at a banquet this evening at the Galloway club.
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Clayton County
Gertrude Kaiser
David W. Stewart
Stour City
Galloway Club
Kiwanis Club
Ursula
Hulf Bros. Company
Painesville
May King
Ransom Farm
W. G. Kinsin
Homeswood
Kan
Knusaus State Agricultural College
Ames
United States
Dairy Cattle Congress
Sioux City
St. Olaf
Ohio
Kansas
Guernsey
Radisson Farm
Min
Neapolis
Philadelphia
Cheeab
Yank
W. W. Marsh
Minnesota
Belsian
W. F. Pew
Freedom Station
J. Montgomery
South Paul
Holbert Horse Importing Company
Greeley
Holberts
Hazard & Stout
David
Kronk Echo
WW. A. Waddleston
Webster City
Goat & Son
Ogden
St. Paul Farm Company
Rich Valley
Minn
Stewart
Sewart
Linser
Millionnairce
Farcis
Waterloo
Totel
Russell Lamson
Cedar Falls
Inter
Catire Congress
Gallnw Club
Indiana Editorial Board to Reveal Klansman Corruption
The Indiana Republican Editorial Association will publish disclosures detailing the Ku Klux Klan influence over courts and juries, and the control of public officials by D. C. Stephenson in Indiana. The revelations cover how verdicts were steered and influence exercised by the Klan within state government.
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D. C. Stephenson
Indiana
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Tndianapolis
Ind
David Stephenson
Hoosier Klu Klux Klan
Thomas Adams
Vincennes
Stephenson
Michigan City
Madge Oberholter
Indianapolis
Von
India
Enurta
Kluechards
Adams
Ku Klux Klan
State Highway Commission
Proclamation Declares November 2 Election Day
Gov. John Hammill issued a proclamation urging Des Moines residents to vote on November 2 in the general election. Voters will decide U S senator, congressional representatives from eleven districts, state offices, district judges, and legislators. The ballot includes a proposal to remove the word male from the constitution to allow women to hold legislative seats.
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Des Moines
John Hammill
United States
Revelations of Indiana Klan Rule and Political Corruption
Indiana reports detail David Stephenson's control as Hoosier Klan grand dragon, with letters and statements alleging contract rigging, legislative bribery, and engineered juries. Lawyers face federal charges as investigators seek grand jury action and a statewide political house-cleaning.
Garland's Fortune All Given Away by Idealists
Richard Garkind the eccentric farmer gave away his Garland fund of 1 675 000 dollars to aid workers schools and labor publications. The sum was left for a committee to expend as seen fit and funded a social mission rather than personal comfort.
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New York
Richard Garkind
Garland
Cape Cod
Princess Joachim Is Married Again
Berlin reports Princess Joachim of Prussia wed Baron Johann Michael von Loen, son of a former Hohenzollern chamberlain, in a quiet ceremony amid a week of royal life events. The Kaiser's daughter follows a disputed first marriage linked to a tragedy, with another royal divorce case surfacing recently.
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Berlin
Joachim
Prussia
Kaiser Wilhelm
Johann Michael von Loen
Hohenzollern
Intan
Eitel Frederich
Land Values Rising in Pottawattamie County Iowa
Land values in Pottawattamie County rise, per announcement by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway taxes. Countywide sales show average land value at 170 dollars per acre, up from 168 75 on January 1, 19.
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Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie County
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Cobham Near End of Australia Flight
London dispatch reports Allan Cobham nearing completion of a 26,000 mile journey from England to Australia and back. Cobham is about 3,090 miles from London after flying 800 miles yesterday and is expected to arrive in London after Thursday afternoon. Authorities plan a public reception on arrival.
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London
Allan
Chun
Reitish Her
Australian
Haeland
Cobham
Tf Cobham
Tondon
Iangland
Anatralnd
Rescue of 90 aboard Mexico steamer near Madagascar
The Ward Line steamer Mexico with 90 passengers and crew was aground on Madagascar shoals near Progresso. The Rajah and the Hamburg American liner Rio Pando assisted in the rescue, but the vessel is feared to be a total loss as heavy seas pound the rocks.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Madagascar Shoals
Progresso
Progresso Tod
New York
Havana
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Hearings on State School Needs Begin Tomorrow Des Moines
Budget hearings start tomorrow before Budget Director for State education needs. Topics include Town State College requests for a new dairy building about 500000 and Town State nier hounds for a 60000 library. Four East High graduates from Ames were pledged to Lambda Chi Alpha at Iowa State College.
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Des Moines
Town State College
Town Strte
Ames
East High
Mattey Cleo Cowell
Robert Jenkins
Donald Collentine
Yester Gay
Lambda Chi -Mipha
Towa
State College
Armes
Courier Delivery Deadline Notice
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 4 36. If you fail to receive your paper by that time call 4100 and a copy will be sent. Plane calls must reach this office before 6 00 am.
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Eleck
Missing New York baker's son in hiding after disappearance
Walter Ward, son of a New York bakery millionaire, is believed to be in hiding on the Pacific coast. A Daily Mirror story says he dyed his hair and wears shell-rimmed glasses. Ward vanished months ago. his car was found at Traunton, NW J with a broken windshield and a stone inside.
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New York
Walter S
Ward
Baker
Pacific Cast
Daily Mirror
Traunton
NW. J
Democrats Name Al Smith With World Court Plank
Syracuse Sep 28 UP Democrats of New York state nominated Alfred F Smith for governor amid strong enthusiasm. The platform calls for modification of the Volstead act and ratification of the world court referendum. Smith favors a world court plank to help avert war and boost presidential chances. Edward Corning was nominated for lieutenant governor.
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Syracuse Arena
Syracuse
N.Y
Democrats
New York State
Alfred F. Smith
New York City
Democratic Party
Fiow
Smith
Edward Corning
Awpank
Commnites
Hen Reads Ads and Follows Advice to Lay in Your Coal
Missouri ad craze sparks warnings as billboards and papers urge readers to buy coal. A local hen breeder notices the trend and parodies the ads, but the ad wave prompts questions about moving or selling.
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Missouri
Pattonsboro
Sigs
Bigdy
Aunt Betty, 90, Vows to Bob Hair at 100
Aunt Betty Garrett, aged 90, proclaimed she will bob her hair when she reaches 100. She jokes about smoking since age five to ease asthma and says she is perfectly well, plans to live until she is 100.
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Aunt Betty
la Pita
Betegarrett
Tunis
Florida Relief Nears Seven-Hundred Dollar Mark
Florida relief funds approach 700 dollars with the total near 695.25 after recent contributions. Donor names and precise allocations are not fully clear in the report, but the scoring shows incremental gains toward the 700 mark.
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Florida
Civil War Vets Gather in Iowa City Reunion
Veterans from Twenty-Second Twenty-Eighth and Fortieth regiments converge in Iowa City for annual reunion. Memorial stone dedication planned on Longfellow School grounds, once the regiments camp site before heading to the battlefields.
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Iowa City
Quizzo Fix Blame for Fatal Wreck in Bethlehem
An investigation will be opened today by I Bahney chief of the accident division of the state public service commission to fix responsibility for the wreck of the Jersey railroad Scranton flyer and the Ler high limited in which eight persons were killed and about 49 injured yesterday.
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Bethlehem
Bahney
State , Public. Service Commission
Jersey Railroad
Scranton Flier
Ler High Limited
Youth Smothered to Death in Wheat Bin
Harold Magill 15, son of Mr and Mrs H A Magill, was smothered in a wheat bin on the Magill farm near Vail Indiana. The body was found buried under three feet of wheat after a several hour search yesterday.
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Vail
Harold Magill
H. A. Magill
Magill
Here
Another Hurricane Heading for Miami
The West Indian hurricane warning spread as a tropical storm of unknown intensity north of Porto Rico heads toward Florida. Richard Grey of the U S Weather Bureau issued the message guiding alerts for Minami Florida nearby coastlines.
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Minami
Fla
Pi—Niami
Porto Rico
Florida
Richard Grey
United States Weather Bureau
Miss Tree Reveals Past Marriage In Chicago Affair
Miss Iris Tree daughter of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree says she was secretly married in Chicago to Curtis Moffat, a New York artist, ten years ago. The union was never publicized and details emerge as she portrays a nun in The Miracle. A tremor hit Ventura California at 9 o'clock, felt stiff by residents with no damage reported.
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Philadelphia
Iris Tree
Herbert Beerbaum Tree
Chicago
Curtis Moffat
New York
Ventura
Cal
Kondy lis cabinet formed by coup at Atre nd
Athens reports Gen Kandylis forming a new cabinet after overthrowing former premier Piacalos. The coup, backed by army and navy, occurred August 21. Premier Pant ealus was arrested aboard Spetsac and the destroyer Pergamos was to sail to Abbess, while a rival ship pursued the fleeing vessel.
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Athens
Kandylis
Lye Miler
Piacalos
Todev
Kondylis
Pantealus
Spetsac
Pergamos
Pin
Tergamos Cannivest Inva
Pangnings
Miners Race to Reach Trapped Men at Pabst Mine
Tromwood Michigan September news describes rescue efforts at the Pabst mine where 43 miners remain entombed after a cave in. A 30 foot raise above the twenty first level is completed but access to the imprisoned men on the eighth level remains blocked. Rescue teams, including Alfred Maki, report faint tapping sounds and a possible signal, while families gather at the shaft mouth. The Olver Iron Mining Co. states four to five days may be needed.
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Tromwood
Mich
Joseph Severin
Chicago& Northweater Railroad
Iie
Newport
Bossy
Oliver Lron Mining Company
Pabst
Severin
Wridaw
Alfred Maki
Dauntless
Carner
Bate
Olver
Ran Mining Company
Lack of Employment Cuts Student Rolls at Iowa University
Part time work scarcity for students reduces university attendance by several hundred. Dean of men Robert E Riendw cites 190 students still on the waiting list. Local business groups including the Red Chainer of Commerce and the Great Town City committee are moving to seek a solution.
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Iowa University
Robert E Riendw
Red Chainer
Amd
Great Town
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