Pershing Ordered Home Amid Health Concerns
Gen John J Pershing, 66, in Arica Chile, is advised by his physician to start homeward by January 15 due to rising blood pressure and dental complications. He continues to lead the Tacna Arica plebiscitary negotiations while plans for his return are arranged. Mrs D M Butler, sister of Pershing, in Lincoln Nebraska, confirms no word on his illness yet.
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Associated Press
Washington
John J. Pershing
Arica
Chile
President Coolidge
Tacna-Arica
General Pershing
United States
South America
Pacific Coast
Lincoln, Neb
D M Butler
Lincoln
Butler
Wahington
Union County Cars Must Buy New Plates This Week
Union County residents face a January 1 deadline to secure 1926 numbers and licenses or incur a $1 penalty on unpaid fees. County Treasurer Guy H. McCornack reports 1,930 of 4,276 cars licensed so far by December 26, and only 71 trucks licensed for 1926, with about 200 trucks in the county.
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Union County
Guy H. McCornack
Des Moines Priest Nugent Dies at 81
Funeral services for Father Joseph Nugent 81 pioneer priest of Des Moines will be held at the Church of the Visitation Tuesday morning Honorary pallbearers include Very Rev Joseph Schulte Iowa City Sylvan McGeary St Gabriel s monastery Rev William McCormick Melrose Ia James Cleary Perry Ia Enos Barnes Geneseo Ill Ligutti Woodbine Ia James Dunion Keokuk Ia James Curtain Burlington Ia
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Des Moines
Joseph Nugent
Tres Moines
Church of the Visitation
Joseph Schulte
Iowa City
Sylvan McGeary
St. Gabriel’s Monastery
William McCormick
Melrose
James Cleary
Perry
Enos Barnes
Geneseo
Butler Withdraws Resignation to Resume Marine Duties
Brig. Gen. Smedley Butler withdraws his resignation from the Marine Corps. He will return to Philadelphia briefly to settle private affairs before reporting for duty in Washington and then commanding the San Diego Marine base in late January.
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Associated Press
Washington
Smedley Butler
Marine Corps
Breweries Fare Best In Germany This Year
Berlin reports that breweries led Germanys industrial sector in dividends for the year ending now. Brewers averaged about 12 percent with a peak of 20 percent, while banks averaged eight percent and street railways six percent amid a generally weak business year.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Predict Relief For Cold Iowa Weather Update
Des Moines reports sub zero weather easing to eight to ten degrees warmer than yesterday. Cold spots include Washington seven below and Charles City six below with further moderation expected in the west. Five injuries from fires, two serious, and six families displaced in Des Moines amid property damage.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Washington
Charles’ City
Charles City
Davenport
Dubuque
Sioux City
Cold Wave Grips Midwest and South across the weekend
Sunday lows plunged to 16 below in Fort Dodge and 12 below in Mason City while many cities in Iowa reported subzero readings. By Monday the cold cooled to five below in some spots and the Dixie region faced unfriendly winds with zero to subzero temperatures and three deaths in Kentucky. Continuous frigid conditions stretched from Iowa to Florida as Jacksonville reported the warmest readings of the morning.
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Fort Dodge
Atlanta
Dixie
Kentucky
Florida
Jacksonville Regis
Banks in Iowa Won't Back Feeding Operations
Des Moines Dec 28 The National Agricultural Credit Corporations at Des Moines and Fort Dodge will not loan money to finance short term feeding operations. Board members said there are enough credit agencies to cover livestock financing and a decision on extending credit to feedlot operations was expected that afternoon.
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Des Moines
Fort Dodge
John H. Hogan
National Agricultural Credit Corporation
C. F. ‘Curtis
R.A. Pearson
Iowa State College
Nils A. Olson
United States Department of Agriculture
Jardine
Albert € Williams
Intermediate Credit Bank
Atera
Thornburg
Iowa
Cartels
United States
Smith W. Brookhart
American Council of Agriculture
MaNary-Haugen
Congress
Cottom States
Brookhart
Carl Parrett Recovering After Saturday Operation
Carl Parrett aged 103 of South Spruce Street underwent an operation on Saturday at Greater Community Hospital and is reported to be getting along very nicely.
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Carl Parrett
South Spruce Street
Greater Community Hospital
Local resident injures ankle after fall near new high school
Mrs. R M Johnson of 609 North Walnut fell on the sidewalk Friday evening near the new high school, breaking her ankle. She was taken to Greater Community hospital Saturday evening and will receive treatment there. Christmas Day and the following days brought arrests of six men opposing Volstead laws. three jailed for intoxication, two on Saturday, one on Sunday. Four marriage licenses were issued the day before Christmas to Ernest Jones and Ada Keltner, Roscoe Bickford and Jessie Jones, Charles Overholtzer and Myrtle Jones, and Virgil Davidson and Dorothy Shiflett. Verne Lewis of Mt Etna filed for bankruptcy with liabilities totaling 2550.86, assets 1085 exempt. G W Neudigate of Corning, injured while helping repair a chain on an employer’s auto.
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R. M. Johnson
North
Walnut Street
New High School
Greater Community Hospital
Johnson
Volstead
District Court
Ernest Jones
Ada Keltner
Burlington Junction Mo
Roscoe Bickford
Creston
Jessie Jones
Afton
Charles Overholtzer
Myrtle Jones
Virgil Davidson
Thayer
Dorothy Shiflett
Fire damages two residences in city
Sunday morning two homes were damaged by fires on North Sycamore street. The John A. Miller house at 414 was hit by an attic blaze from faulty wiring around 9 20. The R Brookman home at 903 suffered a roof fire from sparks, with under $100 damage. Additional alarm at 506 East Chestnut due to a misbehaving oil stove caused no damage.
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John A. Miller
North
Sycamore Street
R. Brookman
North Sycamore Street
East Chestnut Street
Women gain page in Constantinople daily The Peoples' Paper
In Constantinople on December 28 the new daily The Peoples' Paper announces a separate women's page titled Woman's Day. It features writings by women including Turkey's first woman doctor Sefie Ali Hanouma and a critique of the women's union signed The Mother-in-Law. It reports on women's activity nationwide and notes in The Advance of Feminism a statement about social events.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Sefie Ali Hanouma
Severe Cold Grips City With Subzero Readings
The government thermometer hit thirteen below zero Saturday night with gradual improvement Sunday. Morning temperature was seven below, noon reached eight above, and forecasters expect warmer, unsettled weather by Tuesday.
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Iowa City
Burlington
Mercury
Charity well organized for Christmas day
Charity efforts in Creston reported as highly organized by Union Benevolent Society president Mrs. Adam Pickett. About 80 baskets of food clothing and toys were prepared and delivered from the Elks’ basement with many volunteers aiding through Christmas Eve.
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Creston
Adam Pickett
North Elm Street
Union Benevolent Society
Benevolent Society
Elks
Society
The
Assistant Bank Cashier Sentenced for Embezzlement
E. J. Thompson assistant cashier at Citizens State Bank of Eagle Grove was jailed and given a two year term at Fort Madison after pleading guilty to embezzling about 253000 over four years. He admitted funds came from deceitful bank practices and posted false drafts while maintaining a salary of 125 dollars a month.
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Thompson
California
Florida
Eastman to Head Commerce Commission
Washington December 28 J B Eastman will become chairman of the interstate commerce commission June 1 under rotation among the members. Eastman was appointed by former President Wilson and has led a vigorous minority campaign against the commission majority on railroad financing and consolidation questions.
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Associated Press
Washington
J. B. Baatman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Eastman
Wilson
National Corn Growers Appoints Union County Manager
Allen Eddy of 306 North Street is named manager and organizer for Union County for the National Corn Growers Association. The group aims to secure cost of production plus a profit for corn, stabilize land values, promote corn use, and collect data on costs, acreages, and world market conditions. Iowa’s potential crop value was estimated at $600 million if prices matched other commodities, per R. K. Bliss of Iowa State College.
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National Corn Growers’ Association
Allen Eddy
North Street
Union County
National Association Organization of the Growers
Exldy
Iowa
Growers’ Association
Des Moines
R. K. Bliss
Iowa State College
Eddy
Department of Agriculture
Five Arrested in Fake Stock Certificate Ring in New York
Federal agents announced the arrest of five men tied to a counterfeiting operation that printed fake stock certificates and federal reserve notes. The group’s activities stretched into Canada with Royal Canadian Mounted Police assistance. The scheme totaled between 35 000 and 50 000 dollars with 25 000 in counterfeit bills circulated in Canada. The alleged leader, Frank Wiegand, and four others were seized along with printers and equipment. Wiegand said his jewelry business failed previously and he sought counterfeit profits. his son helped print.
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New York
Federal Reserve
Canada
Royal Mounted Police
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
American Exchange National Bank
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ National] Bank of
Newark
N. J
Frank Wiegand
Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company
Wiegand
Elizabeth
Irving Miller
Erman Bessen
Manhattan
Abraham Weinstein
Nathan Kraft
Bronx
Burlington Railroad Challenges City Flushon Levy in Court
The Burlington railroad seeks to overturn a city council levy for flushing and repaving on Adama Jefferson Milla and Union Streets done by Horrabin paving of Des Moines. It claims lack of legal steps and bidding, with assessments totaling 1072.19 and noting excessiveness vs benefits.
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Flushing
Adama
Jefferson, Milla
Union Streets
Horrabin Paving Company
Des Moines
Burlington Railroad Company
Creston
Jefferson Street
Union Atbet
Millroad
Bank Robbery Ring Suspects Tied To Dows Heist
Officials in Clarion pursue links between a Dows State Bank loot and three suspects arrested in Omaha for a Saginaw Michigan fur robbery. Sheriff and state agents travel to Saginaw with Omaha police to verify identities amid reports the suspects resemble Dows robbers.
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Associated Press
Clarion
Omaha
Saginaw
Mich
Dows
Fred Johnson
Wrighcyounty
Marshal Welzine
Yackey
Omaha, Neb
Leo Burke
Harry Mandell
State Bank
Galesburg
Ill
Iowa City
Father And Sons Wounded In Restaurant Fight
A Chicago restaurant owner shot and slashed a father and his two sons after accusing them of entering intoxicated and attempting to steal salt and pepper shakers. Herman Trievess 48 was in critical condition. his sons were not seriously injured. Steve Stein, the owner, was arrested.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Herman Trievess
Steve Stein
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Breweries
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Marshalltown
Owa
E. T. Meredith
Nator A. B. Cummins
Gilbert N. Haugen
L. J. Dickinson
George Kuhns
Bankers Life Insurance Company
State Secretary of Agriculture
M. G. Thornburg
Mr. Meredith
Hammill
Emil Webbles
Irvin J. Green
Harvey Ingham
Des Moines Register
R. A. Pearson
Verne Lewis
Mt. Etna
G. W. Neudigate
Corning
Mr. Neudigate
Humbert and Son of
Brookman
Miller
Preston Woman's Christian Temperance Union
J. E. West
Pottawattamie
Commerce Commission
Railroad
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