Iowa State college trains telephone operators in 26 cities
Winter wheat in Iowa shows better condition than much of the nation per agricultural stats. About 150 people attended poultry classes in Cole Slater and Story City led by D. M. Hall. Fred A. Canfield of Cedar Rapids named to federal conciliation board in Washington by Secretary Davis.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
United States
Red Oak
Childrens’ Aid Society of
New York City
John Hale
Hamburg
Kendall
United States Outlines Postwar Peace Aims at Lausanne
Joseph C. Grew, American minister to Switzerland, declares safeguarding US national interests and commercial opportunity as guiding rules as the Near East peace conference resumes. He states the United States participates as a fully authorized representative, not as belligerent or treaty party. The talks divide into three committees with oil fields, especially the Chester concession, in focus. Soviet Russia may seek influence in the negotiations as an invited state.
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Lausanne
United States
Turkey
Greece
Joseph C. Grew
Switzerland
Grew
Near Eastern
Chester
Soviet
Russia
Railroad Expressmen Seek Pay Raise of 15 Million
Chicago April 24 Seventy two thousand railway workers members of the Order of Railroad Expressmen filed a plea with the United States Railroad Labor board for a wage increase of about 15 million dollars annually. A Bollinger grand president submitted the petition asking that a ten cent an hour raise be granted to all employees in the union.
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Co. V. Holsinger
Ames
George Toney
State Bonus Board
Post Office
Muscatine County
Addie G. Martin
Sweetland
William Meerdink
Martin
Farm Bureau
Humboldt County
Waterloo
Iowa
Arlington-Banner Township
Baby Beef Club
United States
Woodbury County
Fayette Township
Lowa
Jewell
Algona
Boope
Denison
Emmetsbore
Ireton
Randall
Scranton
Spirit Lake
Sutherland
Joe Williams
Sarah Thoredale
Des Moines
Ben J. Gibson
Vernone Seburger
Supreme Court
Chicago
Order of Railroad Expressmen
United States Railroad Labor Board
A. Bollinger
Railroad Labor Board
Two Naval Flyers Die in Sea Plane Crash Off Virginia
Two naval flyers were killed when a naval sea plane crashed into the water near Willoughby Split off the Virginia coast. Ensign Gordon Gunther of Cambridge Massachusetts and Chief Machinist's Mate W Hill of Ocean View Virginia were the victims.
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Washington
Willoughby Split
Virginia
Gordon Gunther
Naval Reserve Force
Cambridge
Mass
W. Hill
Ocean View
Poincare Accuses Germany of Intent to Bankrupt
Paris April 24 Premier Poincare says Berlin is controlled by an industrial oligarchy seeking to force Germany into bankruptcy. He claims Germany aims to avoid reparations by diverting funds to build a powerful industrial machine.
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Paris
Berlin
Germany
Poincare
League Allows Austrian Loan of 120 Million Dollars
Geneva reports that the council of the League of Nations approved a $120,000,000 loan to Austria. The measure aims to place Austria on a firm financial footing and balance its budget within two years, with optimistic outlooks from the league on the plan.
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Geneva
Austria
Council of the
League of Nations
League
La Follette to Campaign Stump in June
Madison, Wis April 24 Robert M La Follette Jr announced that Senator La Follette will take the stump in June to explain his policies to the people of the country.
Russia Postpones Priest Trial in Moscow
The government orders an indefinite postponement of the treason trial of Most Rev. Dr. Tikhon former patriarch of all the Russias. The trial, set to begin Tuesday, is delayed as officials determine new proceedings.
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Russia
Moscow
Tikhon
Essential Hints In Battery Care For Storage Batteries
Practical guide on maintaining storage batteries including when to add distilled water and how to perform voltage tests. It covers hydrometer timing at 70 F, discharging during tests, avoiding ammeters, yearly overhaul, keeping terminals clean and lubricated, and baking soda cleaning for the top. It notes more frequent water addition in summer due to evaporation.
Portable Lavatory for motorists by Edgar 8 Curtiss
Cincinnati inventor Edgar 8 Curtiss unveils a portable lavatory shaped like a suitcase. One half serves as a water tank and the other as a basin with a soap box and towel clamp. A turn of the tap provides washing hands and quick disposal so drivers can continue their journey.
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Edgar 8
Curtiss
Cincinnati
Proper Lubricants For Car Engines And Gear Cases
The article explains how heavy oil or grease can reduce a car's power. Thick lubricants fail to flow in cold weather causing gears and bearings to bind and slow the engine. It emphasizes selecting suitable lubricants for winter conditions to maintain performance.
Our Motor Lexicon And The Call For Renaming Car Units
The piece jokes about renaming car parts to reflect motorists reality. It suggests calling the tall light the trouble light the accelerator a third rail and the vacuum tank unchanged while proposing fenders be renamed defenders in a playful lexicon shift.
Spark Plugs Helped Shape Early Automobile Design
Spark plugs evolved from wiring magneto ends to cylinder tops to ignite fuel. Early cars varied in cylinder counts from four to twelve, influencing marketing names like super six and aero eight as makers publicized engine configurations.
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Arceade News
Compensating Spring Keeps Car Level Across Roads
The article explains a compensating spring mounted to the front axle maintains level ride. A crossbar attached to the chassis upper frame acts as a stabilizer to keep the body level regardless of wheel position.
Automobile Advice For Safe Driving And Maintenance
Practical tips on battery care tire condition steering, springs, and lubrication. Advice warns against flashing headlights and unequal resets. Recommends proper gear use on steep hills to improve safety and reduce motor stress.
American War Claims Seek One Billion in Damages
The mixed claims commission hears a case demanding as much as a billion dollars for American property losses and non combatant deaths from World War I. US officials expect the final tally to near 150 million in German assets claimed while about 350 million in German property is debated for seizure or return. The Lusitania and veterans cost claims add further weight to the national obligations guiding the proceedings.
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Ashington
America
Germany
United States
Mixed Claims Commission
Robert C. Morris
Alien Property Custodian
Lusitania
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Commission
Congress
Senator Fess pushes six judge rule to curb Supreme Court
Senator Fess allies with conservatives to limit the court by requiring six of nine justices to rule a law unconstitutional. He cites Ohio practice and argues the three branches must act independently. Borah and La Follette back seven judge rule and a veto override. Fess dissents from their plans.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Fess
Rep
la Follette
Wis
Borah
Idaho
Ohio
House
Senate
Radical Republicans Set Tax Revision Push Plan
Representative Frear outlines a program for the progressive group led by Senator La Follette, seeking to revise taxes through higher rates on wealth and retroactive taxes on undistributed earnings, stricter inheritance and gift taxes, end of secrecy in tax records, and a constitutional amendment to reach tax exempt securities and stock dividends.
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Representative Frear
Rep
Wis
Senator la Follette
Frear
Waya and Means
Congress
Plans for Reducing Unemployment Report Recalls Hoover Plan
Secretary Hoover releases a long report from a special committee on unemployment. The study credits 200+ participants and names Owen Young Joseph Defrees Mary Van Kleeck Matthew Woll Clarence Woolley Edward Hunt. It calls for bank credit controls inflation limits and delayed public works to smooth cycles.
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Commerce
Hoover
Owen PD. Young
General Electric Company
Joseph H. Defrees
United States Champer of Commerce
Mary van Kleeck
Russell Sage Foundation
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Clarence M. Woolley
American Radiator Company
Edward E. Hunt
Rec
Federal Reserve System
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