Iowa House Debates Prison Labor Contracts and Booze Bill
Late Capitol discussions center on prison labor contracts with outside firms and a proposed fixed date of July 1 1925 for phasing them out, while also handling amendments on state institutions and liquor permits and advancing the school superintendent bill. Potts seeks earlier contract repeal. Vinent questions feasibility. reforms raise penalties and pay adjustments for state staff and rumors of tightening liquor sales near colleges.
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Associated Press
Capitol
Des Moines
House
House Board of Control Committee
Representative Potts
Lee County
Vincent
Guthrie County
Potts
Lee
Board of Control
Grimwood
Jones County
Ifm
Iowa
Marshalltown
Senate
Canadian Miners Strike For Wages in Alberta Fields
Eight thousand miners in Alberta and northwestern British Columbia walked out after a March 15 strike order by District 18 United Mine Workers. Maintenance workers stayed on jobs as union demands call for a three-year wage agreement aligned with an international conference.
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Associated Press
Calgary
Alberta
British Columbia
United Mine Workers of America
Western Canadian
Coal Operators’ Association
Wbor
World Flight Plans Necessarily Changed
Leaky pontoon on the air cruiser Chicago is being repaired at Sandy Point field north of Seattle as three other U S Army planes await final tests before a 6 30 a m Thursday departure for Prince Rupert B C on the next leg of the world flight. Minor delays push back tomorrow’s takeoff, Major Frederick I Martin announced.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Washington
Chicago
Sandy Point Field
Here
Prince Rupert
B. C
Frederick I Martin
Smoot Promises Tax Reduction Law Before Summer Adjournment
Washington April 1 Congress will enact a tax reductions measure before it adjourns or recesses for the national political conventions. Chairman Smoot of the senate committee declared today in the senate. Secretary Mellon's views on tax reductions were considered by the senate finance committee with reference to the estate tax and the gift tax created by the house.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Smoot
Senate Committee
Senate
Mellon
Senate Finance Committee
House
Testimony Reopens Scrutiny of Jake Hammon Activities
Washington reports reveal the oil committee probing late Republican Jake Hammon’s campaign financing back to 1920 aimed at a compliant interior secretary. J. E. Dyche testified Hammon spent 105000 but denied cabinet plans while alleging Hammon urged Lowden support after Harding flirtations. R. H. Wilson echoed questions about Hammon’s boasts of manipulating Harding candidacy and a 25000 donation to Daugherty. A further subpeona was issued for William Boyce Thompson with service delays delaying proceedings.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jake Hammon
Republican National
al Jennings
Hammon
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvana
Warren G. Harding
Oklahoma
Chicago
Lowden
Dyche
Harding
R. H. Wilson
Harry M. Daugherty
William Boyce Thompson
Republican National Committee
Boy 14 Sentenced To Life Imprisonment
Charles Cornwell a 14 year old white boy who killed Jimmy Carson a 4 year old negro, was sentenced to life in prison at Anamosa reformatory by Judge George W. Wood after pleading guilty to second degree murder. A University of Iowa doctor testified Cornwell was not fully responsible due to mental capacity. The incident occurred during a quarrel over a pocket book and occurred in Manchester, Iowa.
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Associated Rrese
Cedar Rapids
Charles Cornwell
Jimmy Carson
Manchester
Iowa
Anamosa Reformatory
George W. Wood
Waterloo
University of Iowa Hospital
Cummins Pushes Farm Bill Before Bonus Plan
President Coolidge was urged by Senator Cummins of Iowa to advance the McNary-Haugen agriculture relief bill ahead of tax bonus and immigration bills. Coolidge’s stance remains undisclosed. Lara Belle Randolph returns to Des Moines College after weekend with her parents E. J. and Mrs. Randolph.
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Cummins
Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Republican
Iowa
Senate
Lara Belle-Randolph
Des Moinesollege
Mrs. E. J. Randolph
Miles of Wire Used in Radio Sending Work
An Associated Press overview explains how thousands of miles of wires underpin radio broadcasting and reception. It details the Lincoln Day speech of President Coolidge transmitted from WEAF in New York to millions, via a network that includes the Waldorf Astoria, basement sending sets, and lines to Washington and Providence. The article notes the challenges of tonal regulation and the dedicated crew maintaining transmission quality.
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Associated Press
New York
William Marconi
President Coolidge
WEAF
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Waldorf-Astoria
Lower Broadway
Washington, D. C
Providence
R. L
New Jersey
New England
South
Mariy Probems
Schenectady
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Wisconsin Votes on Delegates Amid Party Contests
Wisconsin votes on delegates to Democratic Republican and Prohibition conventions. Contests pit Coolidge versus La Follette for the GOP and McAdoo versus Smith for the Democrats. Urban turnout expected heavy, rural areas hindered by recent storms. Smith and McAdoo delegates predicted to lead a close race.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Coolidge
la Follette
Aide
McAdoo
Smith
Severe Earth Shock Rocks Stromboli Volcano
An explosion in Stromboli crater on March 28 shattered nearby windows and injured 15 people, according to a communication from the royal meteorological bureau in Rome.
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Associated Pre«a
Rome
Stromboli
Sicily
Royal Metrological Bureau
Roosevelt rushes to Washington after attack on him
Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, visiting Auburn, declares he will return to Washington after a brickbat was thrown at him. He says he wants to be present for the fight and vows to face the incident publicly.
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Associated Press
Auburn N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Amn
Coolidge Weighs Attorney General Candidates
President Coolidge nears decision on a new attorney general as the Senate investigation drags on. Nathan L. Miller, former New York governor, joins a shortened list. other likely choices include Harlan F. Stone Frank Dietrich William Kenyon and Chief Justice Rugg of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Senate Investigating Committee
Harry M. Daugherty
Nathan L. Miller
New York
Harlan F. Stone
Dear
Columbia University School of Law
Frank
State leader defends Kenyon record as attorney general candidate
Fort Dodge reports Frank Maher a prominent Republican and confidant of Kenyon dismissed objections to Judge W. S. Kenyon's bid for attorney general as unfair and false. Maher cited Kenyon's record as district judge and railroads lawyer and praised his stance against corruption and for farmers.
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Frank Maher
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Kenyon
Fort Dodges
Maher
East
Conservaties
Ilinois Central Railroad
Senate
Honduran Leader Cracks Down as Tegucigalpa Battle Intensifies
Washington reports the de facto Honduran government moves to crush the revolution. Ferrera forces hold Tegucigalpa amid renewed engagements while navy dispatches from the Milwaukee note shifting allegiances and mobilization of troops by government centers for a decisive attack.
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Associated Press
Washington
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Milwaukee
Amapala
Ferrera
Daugherty Active in OK Land Fraud Case
Washington reports Harry M. Daugherty showed personal interest in the Miller brothers Indian land fraud case in Oklahoma from 1920 to 1921. The 10,000 acre land was worth 50 dollars per acre. indictments were returned in 1920, pleas of guilty followed, and fines imposed. Peck testified of Daugherty directing continuance and later resignation requests and reemployment as special prosecutor.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry M. Daugherty
Miller Brothers
Oklahoma
Senate
Daugherty Committee
H. M. Peck
United States
Western
Peck
Guthrie
Daugherty
Miller Brokers
Department of Justice
Winess
Miller” Brothers
Generaal
Ludendorff Acquitted Hitlers Found Guilty in Treason Trial
Munich reports General Erich Ludendorff cleared of treason for the November revolt. Adolf Hitler and former police chief Poehner convicted, each jailed five years and fined 200 gold marks. Authorities warned riots with heavy troops to suppress demonstrations. Hitler's party had nominated Ludendorff and Poechen for the Reichstag.
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Munich
Bavaria
Erich Ludendorff
Adolph Hitler
Poehner
Hitler
Ludendorff
Poeschen
Reichstag Geat
Eight deaths linked to canned heat in 48 hours
John Koshak, 85, died in Toledo on April 1 after consuming canned heat as a beverage, part of a spate of eight similar deaths in 48 hours. In New York, the French franc rose to a new yearly high of 5.64 cents on short-interest settlements, with the Belgian franc reaching 4.17.
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Associated Press
Toledo
John Koshak
Yabi
New York
Federal Judge issues bench warrant for Means and aide
New York April 1 Federal Judge Garvin validated a bench warrant issued yesterday for Gaston B Means and his secretary after they failed to appear for trial on conspiracy charges.
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Ry Associated Prear
New York
Garvin
Gaston B. Means
Carpentier to Fight Tunney in June in New York or Jersey
Georges Carpentier has accepted terms to meet Gene Tunney for the light heavyweight title in New York or New Jersey the week of June 16. Billy Gibson, Tunney’s manager, announced the agreement today.
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New York
Georges Carpentier
Gene Tunney
New Jersey
Billy Gibson Tunney
Mexican revolutionary leader lands in United States
El Paso reports Adolfo De La Huerta, head of the last Mexican revolutionary effort, has arrived at Key West Florida and moved into the U S interior, with confirmation from Mexican Consul General Enrique Ruiz in Mexico City.
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el Paso
Adolfo de la Huerta
Mexico
Key West
Fla
United States
Enrique Dpd. Ruiz
Mexico City
Registers Rage in Court Over Alimony Costs
Los Angeles April 1 motion picture director Eric Von Stroheim was fined $50 for contempt of court after registering rage during testimony over alimony payments to his former wife May von Stroheim. Interruption by counsel led to inflammatory phrases and a glare. The judge ruled the $50 fine sufficient and closed the matter.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Eric von Stroheim
May von Stroheim
Des Moines Clans Lose In ITV Election Showdown
In Des Moines the Ku Klux Klan backed ticket was defeated except for John W. Jenney who won the public safety post by over 11 000 votes. Mayor Garver lost narrowly to H Barton by 1412 votes as other Iowa towns elected women led councils and faced student voting tensions at Ames. Columbus City elected an all female ticket led by Mayor Eva Brett with Mary More as treasurer and Nell Moore as assessor.
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Deg Moines
Ku Klux Klan
Deg Madinea
Columbus City
Iowa State College
Ames
Towa
Des Moines
John W. Jenney
Public Safety Department
Frank J. Harty
Garver
H. H Barton
W. F Mitchell
C. H. Morris
J. G. Rounds
City Councy
Towa State College
Frank H. Schleiter
Eva Brett
Mary More
Nell (. Moore
Allen
Jamison
Experts Must Yet Settle One Loan Question
Dawes committee reparations experts met at 4 30 p m in Paris with optimism for a speedy conclusion. General Davey and Owen D Young, their American associate, may depart April 22 though aides plan an earlier exit by end of next week. Key issue is the railway burden on German railroads, with England arguing the loan based share is too high and the U S cites postwar U S railroad burdens as a benchmark.
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Associated Press
Paris
Dawes Committee
Davey
Owen D. Young
United States
Will settlement ends major Seymour dispute
Fort Dodge reports the settlement of the will of Dr. F E Seymour. The widow pays John Stevenson Seymour of Des Moines 15 500 for his disinheritance. Court costs run into thousands to be divided. Seymour died January 1923 leaving 400 000 to his widow Olgie Larson. The adopted son had sought to break the will after a four week trial ended in a jury deadlock. The second trial began last week and the settlement was announced at court this morning.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
F. E. Seymour
John Stevenson Seymour
Des Moines
Seymour
Olgie Larson
Low Temperatures Persist Across Nebraska and Iowa
Unseasonable cold lingered in Nebraska and western Iowa with near zero readings and record lows in Sioux City where March 31 hit a record, 14 degrees above zero after 8 above zero the previous morning. Southeast Nebraska reported 15 degrees, while Norfolk logged 3 below zero overnight.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
Sioux City
Norfolk
Idaho Prosecutor Dies From Gunshot Wounds
Mountain Home Idaho April 1 Daniel McLaughlin prosecutor of Elmore county died here this morning from gunshot wounds alleged to have been inflicted by Vern Taylor former prosecutor of Elmore county Taylor held by police and has refused to provide a statement McLaughlin had said he could not name a motive for the attack prior to his death
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Associated Press
Mountain Home
Idaho
Daniel McLaughlin
Elmore County
Vern Taylor
Taylor
McLaughlin
Extension worker to address Chamber on Community Cooperation
H. J. Metcalf from Iowa State College will speak at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday noon at the Iowana hotel. He is in Creston to arrange a Farm Bureau edition of the Advertiser to be published soon.
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H. J. Metcalf
Extension Department
Iowa State Colege
Ames
Chamber of Commerce
Iowana Hotel
Mr. Metcalf
Dm Creston
Farm Bureau
Advertiser
Reed Elected Mayor In Lorimer Civic Election
J W Reed was chosen mayor Bessie Orr will serve as treasurer and E F Bailey as assessor. Council members elected are R J Grandfield J C Day W J Thomas F E McKib bon and A H Orr.
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Lorimer
Advertiser
J. W. Reed
Bessie Orr
E. F. Bailey
R. J. Grandfield
J. C. Day
W. J. Thomas
F. E. McKibbon
A. H. Orr
Gnagg Re elected Mayor In Waterloo Vote After City Referendum
Earl Gnagg won Waterloo mayoral election by nearly two to one over J. Rector. Former mayors R. C. Thompson and N. F. P. Frisbie placed third and fourth as about 9,000 votes were cast versus 12,000 previously. The municipal grounds proposition was approved.
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Aftan
Anrie J
Snec'al
Advertiser
A. W. Renshaw
J. D Porter
Associated Press
Waterloo
Earl Gnagg
J. Rector
R. C. Thompson
N. F P. Frisbie
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