Iowa News Roundup Highlights Voter Turnout To Be New Experience
A statewide digest notes primary voting with machines for the first time, Dubuque funds a post home, missing persons cases, and a Letts election approving a power franchise. It covers bootlegging cases, a Berkshire swine show, farm land boom, and consolidation plans for Whitten school.
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Story County
Dubuque
American Legion
Kansas City
Ottumwa
James QG. White
Alma White
Fort Madison
Iowa
Percy Bentroth
Anamosa
Missouri Valley
Harrison County
Bernice Holmes
Monticello
Letts
Louisa County Power Company
Near East
Kossuth County
Algona
Bancroft
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Rock Island
Vinton
Mount Auburn
Iowa Fleece Wool Growers’ Association
Iowa Bankers
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Wool Growers’ Committee
Des Moines
National Swine Growers’ Association
Berkshire
Hampshire
Whitten
Omaha flood leaves town submerged and isolated
A cloudburst sent Omaha creek over its banks washing away many homes in Flomer Neb rendering over thirty houses unfit to live and flooding all buildings. Water stood five to six feet in streets with silt on sidewalks and rail lines washed out. No lives lost but farms and grain planted were ruined and a temporary telephone line restored basic communication.
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Flomer
Neb
Omaha Creek
Chicago
St.aul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Hneman
Women Cause Uproar in U S Capitol Over Armenia
In Washington both chambers erupted as Irish freedom sympathizers clashed with guards. A woman briefly eluded security in the senate gallery and urged members to support Treland as officers pursued her group. No arrests were made and the demonstrators were ejected.
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Washington, D
Senate
House
Trandegee
Republician
Connecticut
Armenia
Treland
Capitol
Referendum Talk Ends in Nebraska After Supreme Court Ruling
The Nebraska Legislature previously acted January 16 1910 to provide ratifications for a nationwide constitutional prohibition but opponents secured a district court order for a referendum. Secretary Atsberry appealed to the state supreme court where the case remains pending.
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Lincoln
Neb
United States Supreme Court
Nebraska
Atsberry
State Supreme Curt
Pondtig
Supreme Court Refuses Interference in North Dakota Reforms
Washington reports the supreme court declined to overturn North Dakota high court rulings upholding a series of constitutional amendments and statutes for an industrial program and permitting state bonds to finance the ventures.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
North Dakota Supreme Court
Carynto
North Dakota
Danes Bay Coal Purchase Reported By Danish Interests
Danish industrial concerns and a London financial representative report a sale of 1,000,000 tons of American coal to Danish interests for shipment this year and in 1924.
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Copernhazeti
London
Miners Accept President Wilsons Wage Commission Offer
Miners and operators formally announced acceptance of the President's proposal to appoint a commission to decide their wage dispute. Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Profiteers in Syracuse Hit With Record $81,000 Fine
Weed's Inc of Syracuse and Bing. finmton caledhters were tried in U S court before Justice Martin P Manton and found guilty on all eight counts of profiteering. The court imposed $81,000 in fines, $5,000 for each of six sales counts, the largest profiteering penalty in U S history to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Weed's Inc
Bing
Finmton Caledhters
United States
Martin P. Manton
Tiecourt
Manton
Federal Supreme Court bars referendum on federal amendments
The U S Supreme Court ruled that federal constitutional amendments cannot be submitted to state referendums. The decision affects pending referendums on suffrage and prohibition in several states, including Nebraska where John Hopkins and others sought a referendum. The ruling says ratification must go through the legislature, not via voter referenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Federal Supreme Court
Ohio
Vna
Ohio Supreme Court
Nebraska
State Supreme Court
John HH
Hopkins
Omaha
Nebraska Court
Lancaster County District Court
Legislature
Peowe
Wilson's Armenia Mandate Plea Rejected by Senate
The Senate voted 52 to 23 to decline granting congressional authority for the Armenian mandate. Thirteen Democrats joined Republicans against the plea, while Democratic leaders urged delay. The record shows limited cross-party support and strong opposition within the Democratic ranks.
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Washington, DD
Wilson
Armenia
Senate
United Republican
Congress
Wheat Control Ends as Wilson Proclaims Phaseout
Federal control of wheat and wheat products ended June 1 with the wheat director ceasing operation under wartime law. The government guarantee of 82.20 a bushel ends, ending wartime price support to spur production. Once remaining contracts are fulfilled by the United States Cane Corportion, its finances will be turned over to the treasury department.
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Washington, D. C
Food Administration
Wilson
United States Canin Corportion
Treasury Department
Ditch Saves Nebraska Town From Flood Damage
Record of severe spring rainfall in Pender Nebraska with 544 inches total precipitation. The Pender drainage ditch and Rattlesnake Creek overflowed swamping low land north and east of town and washing out planted corn. The drainage ditch built two years ago prevented major flooding and saved the town.
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Pender
Neb
Ee Rivey
Haanenin
Convicts Escape From Road Work Near Tecumseh
Two prisoners from Lincoln penitentiary escaped while on road building duty near Tecumseh. Walter Deason, 24, and Ted Barrett, 82, are each offered a $100 reward by Warden Penton for capture. Deason was jailed for forgery in Grant county and Barrett for automobile sterling. sentences ranged from one to twenty years and one to five respectively.
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Lincoln
Neb
Tecumseh
Penton
Walter Deason
Grant County
Ted Barrett
York
Denson
Barrett
Sugar Thieves Hit in Oklahoma City Shootout
Three men were killed and two wounded in a pursuit after three alleged sugar thieves tried to flee in a meter car between Commerce and an Oklahoma City area location.
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Muni
Okla
Commerce
Sugar Loss in Derailment at Newhall
Two cars of sugar and other merchandise valued at 100000 dollars were destroyed when an extra Chicago Milwaukee St Paul freight train derailed at Newhall.
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Cedar Rapids
Flood Devastates Louth England River Lud Toll Estimated
Twenty seven bodies recovered after the Lud River flood in Louth England with many missing. Official estimates put deaths around fifty as at least fifty houses were washed away and about 1000 people became homeless. Damages cited up to 260000 dollars as waters subsided.
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Louth
England
House Approves 1.4 Billion Soldiers Bonus Bill
The U S House passed the 1 4 billion dollar soldiers bonus by 280 to 92 and sent it to the Senate. It would provide benefits to about 3 5 million ex servicemen and raise 1 85 billion in taxes over three years starting next December with no benefits before June 1 1921. Tax measures include real estate transfers stock and grain trades and tobacco levies. Opponents warn the bill may lie in a legislative graveyard with no Senate action soon.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Gillett
American Car Victor Wins Indianapolis 500 in Spectacular Finish
Gaston Chevrolet drove an American designed car to victory in the 500 mile race on May 8 before a record 125,000 fans. His time 5:40:16.14 at 88.16 mph. Rene Thomas finished second, Tommy Milton third, Jimmy Murphy fourth. Ralph DePalma led early but his car burned, finishing fifth. Toyer led early but crashed. No serious injuries reported.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Speedway
Gaston Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Rene Thomas
Tommy Milton
Jimmy Murphy
Cme
Ralph de Palina
Toyer
Avick
Boyer
Campaign funds disclosed for Wood and Johnson
Washington reports a total campaign fund of 81 180 048 for General Leonard Wood disclosed to the senate campaign fund committee, with 358 768 in contributions 200 000 in bank loans and 621 100 in other loans at 4 75 percent. Senator Hiram Johnson's campaign fund is about 200 000 and Johnson's California manager says Hoover expenditures in California reached 300 000 to 500 000 with five millionaires among Johnsons twenty six California delegates.
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Washington, D. C
General Leonard Wood
Senate
Sprague
Wood
Hiram Johnson
Alexander McCabe
Johnson
California
McCabe
Hoover
Californ
Nia
Nebraska Bank Closed in Idx Lincoln Area
Secretary J. BE of the state department of trade and commerce announced the department had taken over the Farmers State Bank at Idx Neb. The bank has been closed due to lack of management experience and inability to realize on assets from long time bills receivable and unliquidated pauper.
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Lincoln
Neb
J. BE
State Department of Trade and Commerce
Farmers State Bank
Idx
Banks Help Hold Sugar Prices, Wilson Testifies
Raymond B. Wilson sugar broker predicted sugar prices would soar as he testified before a legislative commission probing profiteering in sugar and other commodities. Fellow witness George H. Finlay disclosed that over a quarter of nine million dollars had benefited American banks tied to Cuba to aid them.
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New York
Raymond B. Wilson
Legislative Commission
George H. Finlay
Cuba
Avain
New York City View From Old Fort George Captures Surprising Rural Range
The feature describes how New York City contains farms, pastures, woodlands, and country views within its 800 square miles. Visitors ascend from subways to 200 feet above ground at Old Fort George, seeing Hudson River panoramas, Palisades, and Van Cortlandt Park while urban noise thins.
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New York City
Salvation Army
Wonder City
New York
Christian Science Monitor
Podunk Corners
America
Old Fort George
Upper Manhattan
Upper Broadway
Hilla
Fort George
Hudson
Billings Establishment
Fort Tryon
Broadway
Rip van Winkle
van Cortlandt Park
Westchester County
Harlem River
Bronx
Hall of Fame
Old and Profitable Trade At Tatsienlu In Szechuan
The tea trade of Tatsienlu began about two centuries ago near the Tibetan border. Licenses issued quarterly allow import of five bales of tea. larger imports require extra permits. The annual turnover exceeds 1 million taels with about 108000 licenses issued, and over 100 firms operate in the trade amid growing competition from India.
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Tatstenlu
Szechuan
Yang Cheng
Tatsienlu
Tatsieniu
Chengtu
Daatsieniu
India
Wanted Her Fish
Augustine Birrell, riding in a north England railway, sits beside a girl who finds he is on her newspaper. He returns the paper and the girl asks for her fried fish, remarking it was in the paper.
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Augustine Birrell
England
Mr. Birrell
New Commonwealth
Profiteer and wife ponder rising aristocracy
A Paris source quotes Le Pole-Mele noting six months in clover for the profiteer and his wife predicting they will soon join the old aristocracy. The remark signals social tension amid rapid wealth.
Unclear fragment hints at drink tolerance and danger
Fragment notes a camel drinking habit and a harsh remark about men risking themselves or friends, mentioning pirates and wreckage in a terse, incomplete exchange.
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Hawkeye State News
Homer
Ireland
Non-Partisan Law Legal
Danes Bay American Coal
Minere
Ditch
Victor
Nebraska Bank
New Yoork Citiew
York City
Broad River
End of
Manhattan
Aland
Szechuan Province
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