Des Moines prepares for biennial legislative session
The Des Moines era opens with Democrats in full control and pledges of drastic government economy. George E. Miller of Harlan named speaker, pledging focus on reducing state waste, with auditors’ reports highlighting university and education board expenditures and calls for legislative appropriation of all institutional funds.
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Des Moines
Legislative Committee
State Boards of Education and Control
State Board of Education
HE Gazette
Board of Education
The
State University
Gazette
Death of Chicago gang chieftain Newberry shocks underworld
Ted Newberry a key Chicago gang figure, slain in a ditch with a bullet riddled body, identification confirmed by fingerprints from Chesterton Indiana. Once aligned with Capone he hunted rivals and led unions in the syndicate before his death at about 32.
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Chicago
Ted Newberry
Indiana
Underworld
Newberry
Capone
Ted Newhberry
Dion _O’Banion
al Capone
Drucci
Hymie Weiss
Joe Aiello
Bugs Moran
Clark Street
North Side
South Side
Aiello
Moran
Wisconsin
Egg Candlers
Barbers’ Union
Chesterton
Ind
Compson Robbery Linked to Chicago Gangsters
Det Chief Joseph Taylor linked the Betty Compson jewelry heist to a Chicago gang. He noted similar $30,000 and $37,000 robberies at Helene Costello and Zeppo Marx homes. Costello jewelry was recovered and Marx’s valuables were found in Chicago and returned.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Taylor
Betty Compson
Helene Costello
Zeppo Marx
Chicago
Man Nabbed in Coggon for Drunk Driving
Menno Monk, 34, of near Hopkin ton, was arrested by Coggon Marshal Clair Free man for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after driving recklessly through Coggan. A glass jug half full of moonshine was found in the car.
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Cedar Rapids
Menno Monk
Hopkinton
Clair Freeman
Coggon
Joseph A. Petrus
Jay Davis
Monk
Coggan
Farm Aid Bill Seeks to Bar Amendments in House
Washington AP The farm relief measure battles a flood of amendments aimed at adding or removing commodities such as wheat cotton tobacco hogs and dairy products National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation backs dairy inclusion Representative Andresen plans a 5 cent per pound butterfat bounty and others target peanuts potatoes hogs and processing taxes on cattle and sheep The bill seeks swift passage with as intact provisions as possible to preserve Roosevelt administration support
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Washington
Jones
House
Agriculture Committee
Senate
Roosevelt
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Glover
National Co-Operative Milk Producers Federation
Andresen
Rep
Minn
nabbed on highway by federal agents for liquor
John Spain of 1636 B avenue NE was arrested at 12:45 p.m. Saturday on a Tama Toledo highway by Federal Agents Miller and Taylor on charges of illegal manufacture and transporting intoxicating liquor. Forty five gallons of Aquar were found in the rear of his coupe. Spain was lodged in the county jail after agents had watched the route for about two days.
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Cedar
Factory Police Chief Found Slain in Gun Battle
The body of Raymond Bell, 56, chief of police at the Newburg works of American Steel and Wire in Cleveland, was found late Saturday. He appeared to have died from a gun battle, with his weapon in his hand and bullets lodged in his temple and abdomen.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Raymond Bell
Newburg Works
American Steel and Wire Company
Death of famed pianist Vladi mir de Pachmann at 84
World famous pianist Vladi mir de Pachmann died Friday night at age 84. He was celebrated as a leading Chopin interpreter and had a long career touring globally. Burial will be Sunday morning in Vernao cemetery with Russian Orthodox rites.
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Rome
Vladimir de Pachmann
de Pachmann
Chopin
Paris
United Press
Odessa
Russia
United States
London
Vernao
North Dakota approves federal lame duck amendment
The North Dakota legislature approved the proposed constitutional amendment on Saturday. It would move the start of terms for Congress, the President, and the Vice President to January after the election instead of March.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Cal Coolidge Returns to His Vermont Hills
Calvin Coolidge lay in repose in Plymouth Vermont as mourners from Northampton and across the nation paid tribute to the thirtieth president. The funeral procession moved through rain and hail along a rural road to the family graveyard, where six generations lie, with Mrs Coolidge and relatives present.
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Cal Coolidge
Vermont Hills
Plymouth
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Hoover
Coolidge
Mrs. Coolidge
United States
Mr. Coolidge
Carrie
Calvin, Jr
Frank Stearns
Boston
Vic Meyers to Call Senate to Order With Syncopating Gavel
Seattle reports Vic Meyers, famed dance band leader and new lieutenant governor, will call the Washington state senate to order on January 11 with a syncopated gavel rap. He promises a drumlike cadence but will use a regular gavel for proceedings.
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Vic Meyers
Solons
Seattle
Wash
Washington State Senate
Senate
Senators
Meyers
Senator Walsh Urges Coolidge Memorial Stamp
In a letter to Postmaster General Brown on Saturday Senator Walsh from Massachusetts asked the post office department to issue a stamp commemorating the late Calvin Coolidge.
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Washington
Llp
Brown
Walsh
Dem
Mass
Post Office Department
Calvin Coolidge
Weather outlook for Chicago week starts January 9
AP forecast for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys calls for mostly fair skies in the south, occasional snow in the north, temperatures slightly above normal at the start and end of the week with colder spells in the middle.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Roosevelt weighs cabinet posts amid tax battle
President elect Roosevelt concentrates on cabinet selections as Washington fights over income tax increases to balance the budget. Senator Walsh of Montana and Governor Pinchot visit Hyde Park as speculation grows on an attorney general and other posts. Roosevelt plans to meet with Secretary Stimson to discuss international affairs.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
Senator Walsh
Montana
Senate
Harding
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Hyde Park Roosevelt
Stimson
New York City
Baruch Likely to Lead New York Transportation Panel
Four remaining members of the national transportation committee will meet in New York on Sunday to finish former President Calvin Coolidge’s work. Bernard M. Baruch is expected to be named chairman as plans for issuing the report are discussed. Delays due to Coolidge’s death should be minimized, with the report not expected before February.
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New York
Calvin Coolidge
National Transportation Committee
Bernard M. Baruch
Coolidge
Congress
Plane Crash Victim Improves in Minneapolis Hospital
James R. Jackson aged 27 of Freeport Illinois remained critically injured after Thursday’s crash near Minneapolis. Pilot William Jessup, 27, also of Freeport, with lesser injuries, is recovering at the same facility.
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Minneapolis
James R. Jackson
Freeport
Here
William Jessup
Jackson
Debate Over Alcohol Content Sparks Senate Hearing
Washington (UP) The Senate committee hearing on 3.2 per cent beer stretched over four hours with claims about wine used in the Last Supper and the constitutionality of the bill. Bishop James Cannon Jr spoke against the measure while Representative Beck pressed whether Jesus used unfermented wine. Dry advocates invoked historic quotes as arguments, citing Coolidge and Wiley to illustrate constitutional concerns.
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Washington
Senate Committee
James Cannon, Jr
Blaine
Cannon
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Beck
Rep
Pennsylvania
Ation
Béck
Candan
Robert H. McNeill
Massachusetts
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Harvey W. Wiley
Andrew Wilson
Wiley
Berlin
Eureka Telephone Waives December Bills for Patrons
Eureka Telephone company said Happy New Year to patrons as they sought to pay their December bills. Officials announced there was no charge for service last month.
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Eureka, Jr
Eureka Telephone Company
Two Held For Questioning In Bandman Death
Chicago detectives questioned two witnesses in the month old ride slaying of Captain Edwin Schildhauer. A suit of clothing owned by John Carlson was sent to the Northwestern University crime detection laboratory for stain analysis. Carlson and his wife were detained, and Carl Bradberry faced conspiracy charges while the wife sought to join her husband in custody.
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Chicago
Edwin H. Schildhauer
Frances “Schildhauer
John Carlson
Schildhauers
Northwestern: University Crime Detection
Carlson
Schildhauer
Carl Bradberry
Carlsons
Schildhauver
Hoover Returns From Coolidge Funeral to Capital
President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover traveled by special train to Washington after attending President Calvin Coolidge’s funeral. A solemn ceremony at Northampton connected the two administrations as Cabinet members and lawmakers paid homage. Vice President Curtis and several officials accompanied Hoover as he arrived at Union Station to a respectful crowd.
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Alermaa Roe
Ae Calvin Eee
Church
Northampton
Hoover
Coolidge
Seno
Union Station
Allence
Curtis
Hughes
Justice Stone
Adams
Chapin
Senate
House
Watson
Indiana
Rep
Treadway
Massachusetts
Halloran Named Accessory in Judd Murder Case
Phoenix lumberman John J. Halloran was accused of being an accessory to the murder in an information prepared by County Attorney Rens C. Jennings. The filing, to be presented before Justice Nat T. McKee, alleges Halloran aided Winnie Ruth Judd in concealing the slaying of Agnes Ann Leroi, for which Judd was convicted.
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Phoenix
Ariz
John J. Halloran
Phoenix Lumberman
Rens C. Jennings
Jennings
West Phoenix
Nat T. McKee
Halloran
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Ann Leroi
Woman Killed By Explosion In Auto
Ada Kirk 76 of Chaptico Md died in an automobile explosion while traveling toward Washington. Her companion Mrs J T Gibson was slightly injured. Police found evidence suggesting foul play and recovered a shot shell powderless near the Gibson home beside the crime scene.
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Leonardtown
Ada Kirk
Chaptico
Washington
J. T. Gibson
Gibson
Hunt For Bodies On Burned Liner Atlantique
Cherbourg France AP reports salvage of the burned passenger liner Atlantique delayed as a special inquiry committee including electrical experts arrives Sunday. Fire dampened by high water jets, smoke reduced, new efforts follow.
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Cherbourg
France
Atlantique
Farmers plan Des Moines visit to press foreclosure issue
About 900 to 1 000 farmers from Plymouth and surrounding counties gathered in Le Mars to push lawmakers at the statehouse for action on foreclosure sale relief. They planned to echo complaints over deficiency judgments after foreclosures and to pressure the legislature when it convenes Monday.
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LE Mars
Des Moines
Assembly
Farmers’ ‘Council For Defense
Plymouth County
Sereeeremi
J Schimberg
Thompson
Tree County
Aeni
One Tire
Statehouse
Foul Ball Foils Bombing Plot in Detroit Garage
Henry Ferrera knocked a foul ball into a vacant lot where Felix Bucks found a two foot fuse in crushed gravel near the Bohn Aluminum and Brass garage. The fuse was attached to a dynamite box located about fifty feet from gasoline tanks and above the garage boiler room.
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Detroit
Henry Ferrera
Bohn Aluminum and Brass Company
Henry
Felix Bucks
Felix
Technocratic League Formed in Denver Announces Platform
The American Technocratic League, formed this week in Denver, advocates ownership and operation of natural resources by the people under expert direction. Franklin P. Wood, Denver consulting engineer and acting president, announced the platform on Saturday.
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Denver
Ee Resources
Ameri Ican Technocratic League
Franklin P. Wood
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