Iowa News in Brief Roundup and Local Incidents
Al bio board allows 4700 for sheep killed by dogs and wolves over the past year. George Kuhns of Bankers Life reported slightly improved from influenza in Des Moines. Cedar County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting in Tipton with remarks by F W Schilling. Marie Hauser, 14, bitten by a mad dog in Des Moines and treated promptly. Harry Small, a dispatcher, returned from Memphis after disappearing December 28. Former Nebraska Governor McKelvie to address ISU Farm and Home Week Feb 1–6. 16-year-old Burdette Vannot died in Mason City after a motorcycle crash. John Yoder, 23, arrested on desertion from the U.S. Navy. reward offered. Regional Methodist meeting planned for Des Moines Jan 28–29 with two thousand attending. Grundy Center surveys seed corn supply. testing stations planned. Lowell Costello, 15, dies from an unloaded gun in Nashua. Jefferson faces city cash shortage. warrants to be issued for payments. Waukon: horse theft case with 11-year-old taken into custody at Hokah. charges pending.
Lutherans bound to stay in Rapids says letter
Fragmentary long letter in the Daily Times discusses Lutheran fidelity in Rapids and hospital takeovers, citing Wiles, Ben F. Chilis, and others. It questions church leadership, proposes conditions for staying, and references hospital control and local politics amid tense rhetoric.
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Rapids
Police officer shoots two attackers in Cleveland
Patrolman Camtoow confronted two assailants who attempted a holdup. After a struggle the officer fired, wounding one attacker and killing both suspects. The incident occurred near the officer's home as he pursued the assailants who were masked and armed. Local authorities questioned witnesses and reviewed the scene.
Police Guard Brazilian Embassy Amid Security Promises
Police guard the Brazilian embassy amid assurances from the chief of police to protect the ambassador and staff. Details of the security pledge follow reports of intensified patrols and precautionary measures in the capital.
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Totin
Bie
Waterloo man on trial for second degree murder
The state continues prosecution of OQ. FL Sweener, former employer, on a second degree murder charge arising from an alleged illegal operation that killed Mrs. BertHa Manger. Indictment alleges Sweener arranged for Dr. Ada Fuller to perform the operation leading to a widow and mother’s death. Jury seated as proceedings resume.
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ersiroLhe
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Morteen
Washington figure Howard honored by president at White House
Washington fan Howard Haw Amt, chairman of the heart of direc BITS, attended a White House luncheon hosted by President Cenlidze. He recently returned from an extended trip through the Far East.
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Ror W. Hawamt
Heart of Direc Bits
T1 Serions-Hiowart Newspapers
Cenlidze
Howard
Tama County population growth and shifts in Iowa
Des Moines reports Tama County population at 22,065, up 204 in five years. Union county at 17,059, down 213 from 1920. Van Buren at 13,606, down from 15,606. Toledo seat Tama County up 635 percent to 2,656. Creston up to 8,160, Keosauqua to 954 with gains. Lou F. Morgans, census director, announced today.
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Tama County
Union
van Buren
Lou F. Morgans
Iowa
Union County
Toledo
Tamza County
Creston
Keosauqua
Anticipate Hot Tilt After Coe Students Pass Resolutions
Cedar Rapids January 11 A heated dispute arose after Coe college students passed resolutions urging abolition of compulsory military training and showing sympathy for the interdenominational students conference in Evanston Veterans of the Spanish American War and World War I protested abolition and urged a special Reserve Officers meeting for Wednesday night.
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Cedar Valley News
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Evanston
Iowa township clerk faces suit over $7591.09 shortage
Des Moines Jan 11 state examiner Paul N Loomis reports George E Ford clerk of Ruesh Lake township Palo Alto county in deplorable condition accounts short 7591.09 covering Jan 1 192? to Dec 31 1925 Ford confessed to misappropriation and no bond for 1924 25 terms. Loomis recommends suit for recovery.
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Des Moines
George E. Ford
Ruesh Lake
Palo Alo Country
Paul N. Loomis
Loomis
Tee
Anamis
Ford
Senate committee to decide Brookhart-Steck contest
The senate privileges and elections committee will consider a final decision in the Brookhart Steck election contest as soon as Senator Brookhart’s attorneys file a final brief. Chairman Ernst said the committee has not made up its mind and has not begun deliberating the verdict.
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Washington
Man
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Brookhart
Mexico City Aide Charges U.S. Plot Against Government
In Mexico City a member of President Calles' official circle accused Mexican exiles or sympathizers in the United States of plotting against the Mexican government. The statement frames alleged activities as a threat to national stability during the period.
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Mexico City
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Calles
United States
Weather Outlook Mostly fair with cold wave across east and center
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with a sharp cold wave in eastern and central portions. Temperatures fall tonight, followed by rising readings Tuesday in western and central areas. Strong north winds accompany the colder air.
Public Sales Dates and Locations Listed
A series of public sale notices with dates in January and February, listing sellers Achit Shawbreek near Nor way, John Kepler near Elberon, Daily Bros near Garrison, F. R. Wyckoff near Cheney, Laurence Greck near Blairstown, and Geo Hagen near Van Horne with respective mileage notes.
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Norway
John Kepler
Elberon
Daily Bros
Garrison
F. R. Wyckoff
Cheney
Laurence Greck
Blairstown
Geo. Hagen
Broad
Mexicans Vow to Pass Their Own Laws in Sovereign Stand
Mexico City Jan 11 Mexico reacts to the American State Department objection to its alien land and petroleum laws. The government says as a sovereign state it can pass its own laws and Mexican courts will hear foreigners with property rights if they are offended.
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Mexico City
Mexico
American State Department
Gloom at Coal Parley Ends Stalemate in Nation's Anthracite Strike
New York January 11 delegates from coal miners and mine owners resumed talks after a morning marked by bitter personalities. The afternoon session opened with a tense atmosphere and rumors of a break. Observers felt only radical action could avert a clash.
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New York
Postoffice Seeks 100 Million Dollar Supplemental Fund
Washington January 11 President Coolidge asked Congress for a supplemental appropriation of 100.8 7 5 million dollars for the post office department to meet salary increases from the pay raise act. An item of 210 06 was included for the purchase of new airplanes for the trans continental air mail.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Congress
Coolidge
Killing of U S Citizen in Mexico Reported
Washington reports the state department asked consul Dudley G. Dwyer in Guadalajara for information on the killing of Robert C. Russell an American citizen by rebels during the holiday aboard a railroad train.
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Washington
State Department
Dudley G. Dwyer
Guadalajara
Mexico
Robert C. Russell
Rock Island Man Is Sought for Arson
Davenport reports Charles Brady a prominent Rock Island businessman is sought on arson charges filed by State Fire Marshal J. A. Tracy. Brady allegedly hired men to torch a factory a warehouse and an abandoned glucose plant earning over 100000 in insurance. Fire crews found coal oil soaked waste cans and matches at the sites. Two alleged accomplices were paid 300 each and their statements exist. Brady disappeared after leaving Rock Island.
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Charles Brady
Rock Island
J. A. Tracy
Brady
Tracy
Jardine Urges Co op Measure Before House Panel
Washington January 11 Secretary of Agriculture Jardine urged early enactment of a cooperative marketing bill to aid farmers, testifying as the first witness on Farm Relief legislation. The bill would create a bureau of cooperative marketing in the Agriculture Department to assist farm cooperatives. Jardine stressed it is not an emergency measure but a long term program. He cited a resolution signed by twenty five farm organizations supporting the bill as historic unity among farmers.
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House’ Agriculture Committee
Jaardine
Bureau of Cooperative Marketing
Department of Agriculture
Jardine
Congress
Jardins
Iowa
Aswell
Agriculture Secretary
Supreme Court Convenes in Des Moines for Arguments
Des Moines Iowa January 11 the first division of the Iowa supreme court will convene tomorrow to hear oral arguments on a score of cases appealed from lower courts. First division judges are De Graff chief justice Stevens Faville and Vermillion.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
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Faville
Vermillion
Auto Injuries Fatal Near Wales Iowa
Gerald Dorr of Council Bluffs died in a hospital at Red Oak from injuries after a car overturned near Wales Iowa. Two companions riding with him escaped injury.
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Gerald Dorr
Council Bluffs
Wales
Supreme Court Validates Grain Trade Tax Under Act
Washington January 11 the United States Supreme Court today held valid a provision of the futures trading act of 1921 imposing a tax of 20 cents per bushel on privileges or options for grain contracts.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Cardinal Mercier Improves, Brussels Report Says
Brussels dispatch reports continued improvement in the condition of Cardinal Mercier today as medical observers note visible recovery and steadier vital signs from the earlier critical period.
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Brussels
Cardinal Mercier
Town Farmer Sells 5000 Bushels Corn for One Dollar
Thurman Jan 11. L S Ambler, a farmer, has realized his dream by selling 5,000 bushels of corn in the crib for one dollar per bushel. He raised the corn in 1923.
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Ambler
Missouri Solon Indicted Over Prohibition Violation
Missouri representative HL Lafferty of the second district was indicted today by a grand jury on charges of offering for sale liquor. His home was raided months earlier, with about 150 quarts of home brew seized, as the case unfolds in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
HL Lafferty
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Cold Wave Expected Tonight Across Region
Chicago January 11 A cold wave of short duration will strike the forecast area tonight with zero and below temperatures expected. Snow will continue tonight and tomorrow as weather officials warn. The coldest place reported is Devil's Lake North Dakota at twelve below. Duluth Minnesota registered eight below, White River Ontario twenty below, and Winnipeg Manitoba eighteen below.
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Fire Bugs on Trial in Story Co Court
Nevada January 11 J P Baker of Boone is tried for burning an inhabited McCallsburg building occupied by the Roy Baumgardner family. Accused with two accomplices Levi Briggs and Roco Tornabane they allegedly set the fire to collect insurance. Builders in the business section were destroyed endangering lives. Briggs and Tornabane confessed Baker hired them.
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