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Newspaper
Cedar Valley Daily Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1925
Page
2
Twenty five Iowa bakers gathered in Ames for the bakers short course as authorities noted more bakers wished to join but the class was limited. Other items include poultrymen planning a meet in Waterloo and a mail pouch recovered in Cedar Rapids.
The senate judiciary committee approved nominations including Herman J. Galloway of Indiana as assistant attorney general and Ira L. Letts of Rhode Island as assistant attorney general.
The excerpt highlights George Urice as the man at the depot who bid soldiers goodbye, rushed aid to the stricken and needy, and spent extensive time aiding the city hospital and Vinton as mayor or citizen. It notes a UK statistic: twenty six unemployed per thousand people.
President Coolidge named John G. Sargent of Vermont as attorney general after Charles B. Warren of Michigan declined a recess appointment. Warren, twice rejected by the Senate, informed Coolidge he would not accept and Sargent agreed to the post. Senators Reed and Borah signaled support, and the nomination heads to a judiciary committee vote with expected senate confirmation.
Council Bluffs March 9 Attorneys for and against Ray Snodderly alias Scar Fingered Ted marshal their cases for a pardon hearing before Governor Hammill in Des Moines. Snodderly, who confessed to leading a band of robbers in the September 17 holdup, surrendered on Christmas Day and was sentenced to 25 years at the Anamosa reformatory. He later repudiated the confession saying he wanted prison for a thrill.
AL Wickham, a Council Bluffs contractor and financier, vanished prompting a wide search for kidnapping. His body was found in the basement of his home. investigators believe distress from his wife’s death in an automobile accident last year prompted the suicide.
Des Moines reports the lower house defeats the Patterson Johnson income tax bill after a morning debate by a 30 to 18 vote. Proponents argued the tax would replace property taxes, while newspapers faced criticism for opposing the measure. Senate actions delayed until Friday. education board membership cut from nine to three.
Los Angeles March 1 The district attorney said a sign nil victory today in the Willis murder case Harold Willis 15 admitted he lied when he confessed ten days ago that he killed Dr Benjamin Baldwin to save his mother Mrs Margaret Willis The mother who surrendered to police after the murder pleaded guilty and was later convicted and is held in county jail for life awaiting transfer to San Quentin The confession reopened a case previously considered closed and the DA had resisted efforts to charge the boy with the crime The story ends with a note on Ventira California a dune tank ship project near shore and a explains the dune resting on the floor of the area extending offshore
Weather above and in the district shows rain tonight and Wednesday with a fall in temperatures. Northwest and north areas will dip to around 15 degrees above, central portions to 25, with colder conditions in western and central regions tonight through Wednesday.
Porter Kimm of Blairstown petitions for 15000 damages after alleged false arrest and imprisonment by Carl Hutton justice of the peace and Constable Waychoff. The case stems from an attempted attachment of Kimm’s car to satisfy a medical debt, leading to disputed arrest, release, and ongoing legal action with multiple Cedar Rapids firms representing both sides.
The Vinton City Council accepted the bid from Vinton Engineering & Construction Co for a water main project in the southwest city area. Nine blocks of main will be installed, including seven 2 inch sections and two finch main segments, using galvanized wrought iron.
Two bandits today held up the Maurice J. Lipkin jewelry store in Chicago bound and ragged clerk Henry Meyer. They escaped with diamonds valued at $19,000.
Frank O'Brian of Perry Iowa, a salesman, died at a St Louis city hospital from burns suffered several days earlier while smoking in bed at a local hotel. He had been seriously burned and placed under care at the hospital.
Dublin marked St Patrick s day with parades and festivities but pubs remained closed dampening spontaneity. Ardor for free style movement grew as Hamonn de Valera accused Britain of using former republicans to undermine Ireland from within and questioned if the Irish nation can be killed by its own people or external powers.
Washington March 17 The veterans bureau ruled it is illegal to sell federal soldiers bonus certificates. Last November the bureau said beneficiaries could be transferred for valuable consideration but Director Frank T Hines today overturned that decision and ruled that rights to adjusted compensation cannot be sold.
Tsuneo Matsudaira the new Japanese ambassador said in Washington that Japan does not consider the immigration question settled and while he has no current instructions to raise it with the state department such action could come later.
More than ten professors attacked and severely wounded the minister of education today over his policy towards government education.
Constantinople March 17 Kurdish rebels have been ousted from all villages within five miles of Diabekiy in Armenia, according to an today’s announcement.
Chicago March 17Dr C C Faiman a noted state witness in the McClintock death probe is branded a medical charlatan and his school a diploma mill in an American Medical Association statement. The association’s records, the statement says, do not show Faiman graduated from a reputable medical college or licensed to practice in any state. The document notes that Faiman uses titles like Ph B M D Lh D in advertising though no basis for such degrees is shown.
The American Legion benefit musical comedy Sweetheart Town played to a large audience with laughter throughout. Bob Young Esther Williams and Karl Fischer led strong performances while the Vinton cast earned praise from attendees and director Constance McKee of Rock Island for a well staged home talent production.
Esther Bloom a 14 year old girl from near Ashland Nebraska was shot by deputy game wardens who mistook her for a poacher. She survived and was reported in a more favorable condition at an Omaha hospital. Citizens urged punishment for the wardens and protests were sent to Governor McMullen seeking official action.
Des Moines March 17 the cooperative legislative council composed of delegates from trades unions and other organizations voices strong endorsement of the Patterson Johnson income tax bill in an open letter to the legislature. The Cedar Rapids central labor body had condemned the tax in a recent resolution.
Panic struck the grain pits in Chicago as the bottom fell for the second time this week. May wheat slid 11 cents to 1.54 a bushel with other grains also sharply lower as traders scrambled to fill orders.
Chicago March statement before grand jury details C. C. Faiman claim that William Nels McClintock died under Shepherd's care. Faiman ties Shepherd to a scheme using typhoid cultures and cathartics to hasten illness. Shepherd denies involvement, calling it a lie as investigators press for immunity and trial.
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