Thirteen Dead and Many Injured in Texas Storm Today
Reports from Texas and Oklahoma describe storm fatalities and injuries with early estimates of heavy property damage. North central Texas to central Oklahoma logged several deaths and counties such as Run nels and Talama report scarce details. A tornado near Rowena left multiple casualties and destroyed homes as communication to the district was disrupted.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Runnels
Talama County
Ballinger
Tex
Rowena
Algona Boy Missing. Parents Offer Reward
Chas. H. Martin, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Martin, disappeared Saturday from the Mrs. B. F. Reed farm five miles south of Algona. The eldest child in the family, he had been employed on the tenant farm and had not been well recently. His parents offer a $25 reward for information. he was last seen after visiting a local doctor.
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Algona, Ja
Chas. H. ‘Martin
Jos. Martin
B. F. Reed
Algona
Fort Dodge Girl Wins $10,000 Breach Suit
Myrtle Freed, 18, mother of a 13 month old, was awarded $10,000 in a breach of promise case against William Carlsen, son of a Fort Dodge family. The jury of nine men and three women, after five hours deliberation, reported in Judge H E Fryscourt’s court. Attorney Mike Healy had pressed for $20,000.
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Fort Dodge
Myrtle Freed
William Carlsen
H. E. Fryscourt
Carlsen
Mike Healy
Cat Escapes Pursuing Dog by Jumping to Gorge
A cat belonging to customs and immigration officials at the American end of the lower steel arch bridge leaped 150 feet into the gorge on Wednesday night when chased by a dog. The animal reappeared today, somewhat roughed but alive, dragged along the edge of the precipice after attempts to rescue failed.
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Niagara Falls
Customs and Immigration
Weather Outlook and Forecast for Chicago and Washington
The Chicago forecast calls for showers tonight and Sunday with warmer tonight and colder Sunday. In Washington, the outlook for the week starting Monday includes cloudy skies and much cooler temperatures early, followed by clearing and unsettled but warmer conditions by Thursday and Friday with possible showers. Frost is expected in the early part of the week.
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Chicago
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Weather observations and temperatures summary
Local observations for April 3 to April 6 show daily precipitation and temperatures. Snow or trace amounts occurred on several days with readings from a high of 0.66 inches to a low of 0.54 inches. Temperature at 1 pm today listed as 55 degrees.
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H. M. Stanley
Porto Rico Governor Charged in Grand Jury Presentment
San Juan Porto Rico April 8 Associated Press E Mont Reily governor of Porto Rico Auditor Kessinger and George Reilys private secretary Harwood Hull are charged with grand jury presentment for misuse of public funds. Four counts allege improper private use of funds.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Associated Press
E. Mont Reily
Kessinger
George Reily
Harwood Hull
Senator Borah Pushes Deportation of Semenoff
Washington April 8 Senator Borah of the Senate Labor Committee said he would endeavor to have Semenoff deported claiming that American men women and children were butchered by him. The anti Bolshevik leader was placed under bail in New York after his arrest in connection with a civil suit.
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Washington, D. C
Semenoff
Senator Borah
Senate Labor Committee
New York
Col Beck Shot From Behind In Oklahoma City Slaying
County Attorney Forest Hughes released his statement on Lieut. Col. Paul W. Beck's killing by Jean P. Day at Day's home in Oklahoma City. Hughes says Day fired in defense of his home, not his life, and an X-ray shows Beck wasn't looking at Day when shot.
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Oklahoma City
Forest Hughes
Paul W. Beck
Jean P. Day
Day
Nurse Acquitted of Murder Plans Return to Work
Olivia M. P. Stone, a Brooklyn nurse acquitted in the murder of Ellis Guy Kinkead, former Cincinnati corporation counsel, said she would resume nursing and try to forget the ordeal.
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New York
Olivia M. P. Stone
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Ellis Guy Kinkead
Cincinnati
Standard Oil Vice President Dies in Florida
St Augustine Fla April 8 Vice president Carey of the Standard Oil Co died today at a local hospital.
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Standard Oil
Florida
St. Augustine, Fla
Carey
Standard Oil Co
Convict Killer in Sixth Trial in Wichita
W B A Henson, a ranchman, was convicted by a jury in Wichita on a charge of killing Walter Shafer his stepson in December 1915. It was his sixth trial after the jury had been out since last night.
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Wichita
Kan
Associated Press
W. B. A. Henson
Walter Shafer
Paraut barred from Chicago rings after alleged stalling
Chicago April the City Athletic Commission barred K Paraut from Chicago rings indefinitely after his 13 round decision loss to Johnnie Myers last Monday. The action cites alleged stalling by Paraut and involves Ralph Par caut Spencer Jr., the wrestler in the bout.
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Chicago
Ralph Parcaut
Spencer, Jr
Johnnie Myers
City Athletic Commission
Parcaut
Farm Bureau Rat Tail Contest Highlights Union County Wins
The Union County rat tail campaign closed Friday April 7 with 789 rats killed. A. Howell won with 359 tails, followed by Howard Harkness 159 and Charles Overholser 80. Prizes totaled 15 dollars with Howell receiving 7.50, Harkness 5.00 and Overholser 2.50. The campaign aims to curb grain and livestock damage as Iowa leads in rat eradication efforts.
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Union County
Creston
A. Howell
Howard Harkness
Lincoln Township
Charles Overholser
J. J. Shock
Wilbur Clayton
Bernice Black
Roland Bolgar
James H. White
James’ Bolton
Bert Henry
Creston Auto Company
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Women Make Up About One Third of Federal Employees
Report notes that roughly one third of federal workers nationwide are women conveying progress in gender representation across government roles.
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The
United States
Engraving and Printing Plant To Close Indefinitely
Washington April 8 The division of Engraving and Printing which makes bank notes bonds and postage stamps will be closed tonight for an indefinite period to take an inventory. Director Wilmeth and twenty eight chiefs were removed by presidential order after a conference between President Harding and Lewis Hill new director division chief of the bureau. The bureau employs 6 000 persons.
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Washington, D. C
Engraving and Printing
Wilmeth
Harding
Lewis Hill
Suit Filed Against Well Known Broker
Attorneys for the Corn Belt Packing Co. of Dubuque filed suit in the U S District Court against Ernest Delvin a well known broker. Henry Folts seeks an accounting of more than 260000 dollars alleged to have been fraudulently obtained from the packing company.
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Chicago
Corn Belt Packing Co
Dubuque
United States District Court
Ernest Delvin
Henry Folts
Paving Project in Harlan to Use 850 Carloads
Harlan Iowa plans a major street paving job requiring about 850 carloads of materials this year. Five hundred carloads will be delivered via the Rock Island line and the remaining 350 via the Northwestern. Shipments will start soon as an engine of the 700 class handles the heavy work on the Rock Island branch, replacing the smaller 500 class engine temporarily.
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Harlan
Rock Island
Northwestern
Rockleland
A New Era in Advertising
Cincinnati reports on a speech by F. W. Ellsworth of New Orleans at the 42nd conference of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World. He urged banks to add human interest to advertising and reject tombstone advertising as outdated. John Wallace of Spaulding Township visited the city.
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Cincinnati
F. W. Ellsworth
New Orleans
National Advertising Commission
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Tombstone
John Wallace
Spaulding Township
Special Agent Mullen Found Not Guilty in Iowa Murder Case
Chariton Iowa April 8 Special Agent A Mullen of Ottumwa Iowa a Burlington railroad agent was found not guilty of murder in the second degree for the December 1 shooting of Alva Emell in Chariton. The jury returned the verdict after nine and a half hours deliberation. Mullen pleaded self defense.
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Chariton, Ta
Mullen
Ottumwa
Burlington Railroad
Alva Emell
Mutlen
German War on Liquor Smugglers
German authorities report a war on liquor smugglers as high duties and scarce hard liquor drive smuggling. Fishing boat crews operate across German ports selling illicit cargoes, with arrests failing to curb the trade. A known smuggling group was caught after a skipper unloaded whiskey at Elbe port, sparking a drunken outbreak and further investigations.
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Hamburg
Germany
America
Lquor
Elbe
Miners Strike Fund Motive Behind Payment Plan
Indianapolis officials announce that starting today striking coal miners will receive the same pay as late March. The miners hold a thirty million dollar strike fund likely to grow, providing the sole large cash payment during the work suspension.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Southwestern Iowa Teachers Elect New Officers
The Southwestern Iowa Teachers Association meeting in Creston elected E. B. Delzell of Shenandoah as President with J. R. Inman of Red Oak as Chairman of the Executive Committee. Delegates to the Boston national meeting and the next Red Oak gathering were chosen, and a resolution report urged continued qualified teaching standards and an eight- to twelve-year post high school path for teachers.
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Southwestern Division
Iowa
Southwestern Iowa Teacher's Association
Martin J. Wade
United States District Court
Southern District of Iowa
F E. B. Delzeil
Shenardoah
Council Bluffs
J. R. Inman
Red Oak
A. W. Crane
Creston
Boston
D. D. Heller
Osceola
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Agnes Samuelson
Clarinda
Anna Lyman
Corning
Allie Nelson
Bedford
Kate L. Hull
Leon
Hattie E. Hough
R. M. Batley
M. H. Stephens
Lucile Leonard
Elliott
Southwest Association
Chamber of Commerce
Ida B. Wise Smith
Des Moines
The
Christian Church
Boortz
Mrs. Smith
Lora Hagler
Divorce Column Echoes Normalcy Across the Nation
The Des Moines Register notes that daily reports of actors and actresses in divorce columns reflect a steady state of public life. The column argues such coverage signals continuity rather than upheaval in social norms.
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Des Moines Register
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