Iowa State News Roundup Reports Fatal Explosions and Local Court Actions
Iowa news covers a Cedar Rapids oil stove explosion death, a Holstein fly outbreak in western Iowa, a Knoxville suit winning $250,000 from Lima, and hospital bids in Des Moines Knoxville and Fort Dodge. It notes Jefferson highway as a potential primary road, a LaVerne shooting death, Cedar Rapids appointments, and other regional items including a flagstaff fire death in Arizona and a nurse supervisor appointment in South Carolina.
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Leonata Lott
Cedar Rapids
Hessian Fly
Iowa
Oakland
Dorothy Collins
Knoxville
Lima
Iowa City
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
John Snyder
LaVerne
Elizabeth Hohrback
South Carolina
Seneca Carnell
Ottumwa
Pella
Conrad van Zee
Flagstaff
Ariz
M. H. Donaldson
Teachers’ College
University of the Phillippines At
Manila
G. P. Benton
Upper Iowa
State of Iowa
State Highway Commission
R. ©. Jewett
Boone
Anamosa
Thompson
Diatrick Court
Jewett
Central State Bank of
D. E. Cutter
Decorah
Mitchell County
Osage
Cutler
State Fair Board
Harbey
American Legion
Primghar
O'Brien Coounty Organization
Carl Waelscher
Sheridon
Robert Johngan
Hartley
Carl Frahm
Paulina
Dale Miller
Harlan
Miller
New Hunt for Ambrose Small in Long Search Again
Toronto reports a renewed worldwide hunt for Ambrose Joseph Small the Toronto theater magnate missing since December 2 1919. Investigators review the disappearance as Gertrude and Florence Small press for a thorough probe while attorney Gideon Grant seeks an open inquiry. new clues include a barbershop meeting and a possible sighting near Rosary Hall.
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Toronto
Ambrose Small
Gertrude
Florence
Gideon Grant
Theresa Small
Yast Suis
Cae
Smth
Canada
Hone
Small
Smalls
John Doughty
Soldiers Offer Wages to Keep Their Regiment
New York reports the Twenty-second Infantry, famed for capturing German shipping in New York harbor at the war's outset, is ordered disbanded under congressional economy. Soldiers offered two months' pay to preserve the unit's personnel, praised by Maj. Gen. Robert L. Buttari as a remarkable display of loyalty and esprit de corps.
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New York
Twenty-second Infantry
Germany
New York Harbor
Robert L. Buttari
Tangled evidence delays case despite relatives' statements
The text notes the confusing tangle of evidence as relatives describe the man as a stranger. It suggests the Attorney General may uncover fresh clues, but until then the case remains unresolved and unclear.
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Uitless
Grant
Lore of Twins in Ashland Township Farm
Vernon Utz, a Tack son township farmer near Red Haw, reports a sheep flock that produced a week of twins and many singles. He rejoices as the twin birth count adds to flock value and potential profits.
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Ashland
Vernon Uts
Tackson Township
Red Haw
Enes
Utz
Build Big Zeppelin for U S In This American Ship
The Friedrickshaten Zeppelin works hangar is saved from destruction by United States intervention. Germany will build a giant airship for the US government, larger than any in wartime, to prove German lighter-than-air progress. the project hinges on compensation in kind rather than money, with the US aiming for a 70 000 cubic meter craft to outdo foreign airships.
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Friedrichshaten
Zeppelin
United States
Scivice
Germany
America
Arceriea
Stender
Ger Man Aviation
Washington Aims to Become Convention City for Delegations
The article notes Washington's growing appeal as a meeting spot for national delegations. It highlights seasonal visitor surges, scenic blossoms, and plans for a new 3000-seat auditorium to accommodate overflow from groups like the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Daughters of 1812, plus literary events and scientific gatherings.
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Daughters of 1812
Washington
League of American Pervomen
White House
Freight rates slashed by US by commission ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission cut overall freight rates about 10 percent effective July 1, with 24 percent in the east, 18 5-10 percent in the west, and 12 5-10 percent in the south and Mountain Pacific regions. Passenger and Pullman charges were left untouched. The decision, backed by Chairman McChord, argues the railroads deserve a 5 3/5 percent return on property value rather than 6 percent, while noting agricultural products remain unaffected. Two commissioners dissented on horizontal versus commodity-based adjustments.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Eastern Territory
Western Territory
Southern
Mourtain-Pacific Territories
Tlinois
Minois
McChord
Delays in Big Steel Merger Promised by Bethlehem Firms
Washington May 26 Representatives of Bethlehem Steel and other large steel and iron companies pledged to indefinitely postpone plans for a proposed merger while investigations by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission proceed. Attorney General Daugherty announced after a conference with steel company attorneys.
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Washington
Bethlehem Steel Company
Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission
Daugherty
Treaty Signed Between Soviets and Italy in Genoa
A commercial treaty was signed at the royal palace in Genoa between Soviet Russia and Italy. In Memphis Charles Frank died after a brief illness. he helped organize the Southern baseball association and once managed the Atlanta club.
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Genoa
Russia
Italy
Charles Frank
Memphis
Southern Baseball Association
Atlanta
Parliament Reconvenes After Deschanel Tribute
Parliament reconvened in Paris on May 25 after the Easter recess. Speeches eulogized Paul Deschanel, former president of France, who had died since adjournment.
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Paris
Paul Deschanel
France
Renewed Fighting in Ulster Area Amid Belfast Attacks
London May 26 report of renewed fighting in Belfast as shipyard workers face attacks center city. One man killed, nineteen injured. grave digger shot on Falls Road. a bomb harms spinning mill office. Protestant school burned. Guerilla war spans six counties with ambushes, arms seized, bridge blown, and Ulster special police active.
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London
Belfast
Falls Road
Ballymena
North Antrim
Ulster Special Police
County Tyrone
Strabane
Litfard
Donegal
Free State
Ulster
Ireland
Michael Collins
Amon de Valera
de Valera
Collins
Ard
Great Britain
Times
Dublin
Daily Telegraph
Callehann
Egypt of Peninsular Line Sunk in Fog Collision
Paris reports the British steamship Egypt en route from London to Bombay was sunk after a dense fog collision with the French freighter Sete near Ushant to Brest. Of 290 aboard, about 102 were rescued, 20 bodies recovered, clients say the Seine saved 192, fog hindered further rescues.
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Paris
Egypt
Peninsular and Crenial Line
London
Bombay
Ufe
Sete
Brittany
Ushant
Brest
Seine
Mount Carmel Climb Ends in 80 Foot Fall
John C. Pope of Cleveland, a Yale freshman, fell about 80 feet while attempting to climb Mount Carmel near New Haven. He survived the fall and was hospitalized following the accident on May 25.
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Falla
New Haven
John C. Pope
Cleveland
Mount Carmel
Here
Train Kills Girl and Mother in Michigan Crash
Galesburg Michigan May 28 Mrs Ling Burnett aged sixty and her daughter Bessie thirty two were killed when their car stalled on the track and was struck by a speeding Interurban train. Police reported no one else injured and the cause under investigation by local authorities.
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Galesburg
Mich
Mre
Ling Burnett
Bessie
Harding signs bill for wartime graft prosecution bureau
Washington May 26 President Harding signed an appropriation of 500 000 dollars to establish a new bureau in the Department of Justice. The unit will direct prosecution of war contract grafters and profiteers.
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Harding O. Kja
Washington
Harding
Department of Justice
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