Fackler Bill Passes Iowa House on Road Fund Use
Des Moines Iowa January 31 the Iowa House approved the Fackler bill allowing primary road expenses to be paid from the primary fund with county board and state highway commission approval. Secretary Wallace warned further loosening could jeopardize federal funds while more than 2 million dollars in appropriations are sought in both houses.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
Iowa House
Fackler
County Boards of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
Wallace
Iowa
Senate
House
Farm Bureau Seen As Aid to U S Prosperity
Richmond Ind Jan 31 Cyrus H McCormick Jr vice president and works manager of International Harvester Co Chicago said farm bureau federation overcomes class consciousness by linking farmer and business men. He argued farmers prosperity is collective prosperity and a home market is essential to selling goods.
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Richmond
Ind
Cyrus H. McCormick Jr
International Harvester Company of Chicago
Farm Bureau Federation
Mexico City Opens Second Bull Ring In New Arena
The new El Toreo ring, opened January 7, expands capacity beyond half of the original while drawing 30,000 spectators on Sundays and fiestas. Imported Spanish fighters and bull breeds were secured as the venue hosted a bullfight, boxing match, grand opera, Ukrainian chorus, and circus within four days.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Spain
el Toreo
Gas Well at Buffalo City Hospital Flows 500,000 Cubic Feet Daily
A city owned natural gas well at Buffalo Municipal Hospital field was brought in with an estimated flow of 500 000 cubic feet per day. Commissioner Frank S Perkins, directing the two test wells, valued the flowing well at about 1 000 000 dollars.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Frank S. Perkins
Weather Outlook for Chicago and Iowa Regions
Weather indications for the next twenty four hours show unsettled conditions. Iowa expected snow in the north portion and rain or snow in the southern portion with colder readings likely.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Iowa
Weather Summary from Local Observations
Observations by Dr H M Stanley show 24 hour period ending 7 am with temperatures ranging from 19 to 35 degrees and rainfall notes of .42 on Wed Jan 24 and .33 on Mon Jan 29 and .44 on Tue Jan 30 and .43 on Wed Jan 31. A 1 pm reading today is 30 degrees with .2 and .05 inch rainfall recorded on some days.
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H. M. Stanley
Beuthen Mine Explosion Traps 250 Miners
Fire damp from an explosion in Beuthen, Polish Silesia traps 250 German miners. Several bodies have been recovered and authorities say there is little hope for the imprisoned men to be saved.
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Berlin
Germany
Associated Press
Beuthen
Silescia
Ku Klux Plan Backing Move to Impeach Atty Gen Mynatt
Knoxville officials report plans to impeach Attorney General R A Mynatt with the Ku Klux plan backing the effort. A Barker states affiliated groups totaling around 17 000 members including Jr O U A M labor unions and patriotic societies will form committees. Mynatt denies knowledge of any movement and says he is a Jr O U A M member.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Associated Press
R. A. Mynatt
A. A. Barker
Ku Klux
Barker
Daughters of Americ
Patriotic Sons of America
Klan
Mynatt
Blood Poison From Prisoner Bite Alarms Des Moines
Des Moines police officer Harry Ogilvie faced blood poisoning after a prisoner allegedly bit him on the hand. Initial hospital reports said the condition was only fair but swelling prompted his hospitalization on Saturday. Doctors expect a full recovery though the infection remains serious.
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Des Moines
Harry Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Senior Near Death Drug Peddler At School
George E. Roth an eighteen year old high school senior is in a Chicago hospital near death from a self inflicted bullet wound He says he tried to end his life to escape a drug habit he formed after buying the drug from a youth who stood outside the school and peddled it to pupils He forged a report card last October and quit school while authorities search for the drug peddler.
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Chicago
Associated Press
George E. Roth
Roth
Allies Tighten Grip on Ruhr Coal Supplies
Paris Jan 31. France and Belgium plan to tighten their hold on the Ruhr by cutting off coal and shipments to unload Germany. An ultimatum will be presented in Berlin demanding Germany fulfill treaty obligations and execute terms.
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Paris
France
Associated Press
Belgium
Ruhr
Germany
Berlin
Evidence Held Insufficient in U P Stolen Bonds Case
Municipal Judge Schulman ruled there is insufficient evidence to uphold the charge of receiving stolen property against John W. Worthington former private banker. The case was continued to February 21 as bonds stolen from the Union Pacific Railway in Omaha were involved and defense claimed lack of knowledge of theft. The state obtained another continuance.
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Chicago
Schulman
John W. Worthington
Union Pacific Railway Cmpany
Omaha
Rankin flags danger in Wisconsin equal rights law
In Madison on January 31 Miss Jeanette Rankin told the Wisconsin Woman's Progressive Association convention that the state equal rights law is uncertain and full of ambiguities. She noted legal authorities disagree on many questions but agree the law has flaws.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Jeanette Rankin
Wisconsin Woman’s Progressive Association
Miss Rankin
Wife Runs Away Slain and Husband Held for Murder
Akron Ohio report says Mrs. Josephine Sherlin 28 was shot three times at her sister’s home and died after hospital admission. Her husband George was arrested for murder and a suspected lover held on suspicion. Prosecutor says she left Elbert West Virginia with another man taking their two children and life savings. The shooting followed her refusal to return.
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Akron O
Josephine Sherlin
George
Sherlin
Arthur Doyle
Elbert W. Va
Wife and husband reverse role of wage earners
In Topeka Kansas a baby birth report lists the father as housewife and the mother as cigar maker, a reversal of traditional wage earning roles, recorded by the city clerk, a woman, reflecting a new era in emancipation.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Germany's Debt Grows as Cipher Figures Rise
Berlin reports Germany's floating debt for ten days ending January 2 increased by 210,000,000,000 marks to a total of 1,821,000,000,000 marks. The rise highlights fiscal strain as the Associated Press notes the expanding national obligations.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Mary Garden Seeks Aid From Coue for Health and Voice
Mary Garden visits Boston on January 31 to request help from Emil Coue, the auto suggestion advocate, to improve her health disposition and singing voice.
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Mary Garden
Coue
Boston
Mass
Emil Coue
Arrest Men Charged With The Robbery
Newport News Virginia January 31 charged with the daring holdup of payroll carriers and securing forty thousand dollars at Hampton Corporal Wood and James Harvey are held under military guard awaiting decision on court martial or civil trial. The men were said to have most of the money on their persons when arrested.
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Newport News
Asociated Press
Hampton
Corporal Wood
James Harvey
Kansas Anti Mob Bill Punishes Lazy Officials
Topeka Kansas senate passes a mob bill by 34 to 0 assigning responsibility for mob activities to participants and failing peace officials. Penitentiary terms range from two to five years and a mob is defined as three or more persons.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kas
Senate
Fails to Prove Husband's Ashes Mixed in Cremation Suit
Mrs. Alwin P. Anhert, 80, lost a $10,000 damage suit against United States Cremation Co. over the alleged mixing of her first two husbands' ashes. The court directed a verdict, finding she did not substantiate carelessness in handling the ashes.
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New York
Alwin P. Anhert
United States Cremation Company
Auto Hits Invalids Chair Kills Boy In Evansville
Evansville Indiana January 31 An invalid chair carrying James Hawkins 13 years old and pushed by his brother George Hawkins 13 was struck by an automobile George Hawkins is dead and the other boy is in serious condition
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Evansville
Ind
James Hawkins
George Hawkins
Ardmore Man Testifies In Own Defense In Slaying Case
Jesse Smith an oil field worker testified in his own defense in Ardmore Oklahoma charged with killing Joe Carroll by a masked mob. Indications are the case may go to the jury before night.
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Ardmore
Okla
Associated Press
Jesse Smith
Joe Carroll
Viola Dana Ill. doctors postpone appendicitis operation
Viola Dana, the film actress, is seriously ill in Los Angeles. Her physicians announced that they have postponed an operation for appendicitis due to her condition.
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Viola Dana
Los Angeles
Cal
Britain Accepts American Plan to Fund War Debt
Britain agreed to fund the war debt to the United States under a plan offering 3 percent for ten years and 3 percent thereafter with full payoff option after ten years. Secretary Mellon said the decision would enable immediate drafting of the changes.
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London
Eng
Associated Press
Great Britain
United States
Washington, D. C
Mellon
Rich Girl Weds After Former Elopement Fails
Miss Carolyne Shuster 19, daughter of W. Morgan Shuster head of Century Publishing, married William Morris son of a Glasgow Kentucky merchant in Rockville Maryland. The couple, who met in New York, announced plans to honeymoon in Florida after a failed September elopement elopement attempt ended in an automobile wreck in Tennessee.
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Baltimore
Carolyne Shuster
W. Morgan Shuster
Century Publishing Company of
New York
William Morris
Glasgow
Rockville
Florida
Tennessee
Man and Son, Pals in Life, Go to Graves Together
Sioux City news reports James Gearen and his father Patrick Gearen, longtime local businessmen, died within 24 hours of each other after the son mourned the father. The double funeral will be held at St. Joseph's Church with interment at Mt Calvary cemetery.
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Siouxity
James Gearen
Sioux City
Patrick Gearen
Pal
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Demonstration at Ghent University Draws 100000
A January 31 demonstration against the Flemish decree at Ghent University gathered about 100,000 protesters of both sexes, with hours of marching, several clashes with police, around 100 arrests and a few injured officers.
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Brussels
Associated Press
Ghent University
Turks Ask Delay Before Peace Signing
Ismet Pasha head of the Turkish delegation at the Near East conference in Lausanne asks for a delay in signing the peace and eight days before the next meeting. Lord Curzon says a full delay is impossible but will stay through Sunday. all allied delegations agree negotiations cannot be lengthened.
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Suzanne
Switzerland
Associated Press
Ismet Pasha
Lord Curzon
Germans Await Re Action After Warning In Berlin
Dusseldorf report states German reaction to General DeGoutte’s warning that France and Belgium near patience end awaited as Allies bolster positions. Berlin forbids Germans from following any French orders.
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Dusseldorf
Germany
Associated Press
DeGoutte
Berlin
House of David Leader May Make Debut in Court Suit
Benjamin Purnell founder of the Israelite House of David in Benton Harbor Mich may be required to appear in person in a $10 000 damage suit in St Joseph Mich A capias is held by Sheriff G C Bridgman and if served will compel Purnell to appear in court and post bail marking his first public appearance outside the colony.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Benjamin Purnell
Feader
House of David
Walter H. Nelson
Detroit
St. Joseph
G. C. Bridgman
Purnell
Ben
Brookhart and the Smith bill clash over ship subsidy
Iowa Senator Brookhart says farmers will first seek the defeat of the bill as the Harding administration promises to use all influence to press the ship subsidy question after a White House conference. President and chairman Lasker signal intent to act.
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Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Harding
Lasker
Brookhart
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
First Snow In Lifetime Seen By Coast Residents
San Luis Obispo Calif January 31 The first real fall of snow in the life of many middle aged inhabitants fell here today. The snow was the heaviest since February 26 1876 and lasted about half an hour. It covered rose bushes geraniums and other plants briefly before melting.
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San Luis Obispo
Cal
Weather Bureau
Mail Robberies Are Reported on Wane in U S Mail
Washington Jan 31 losses to the government from major mail robberies have been materially reduced by the post office department. They totaled 24 552 for the last nine months compared with 1 129 366 for the year ending March 31. Two years ago 36 346 407 was stolen with 3 286 017 recovered, leaving a net loss of 3 060 390.
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Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
Union county court clears crowded docket with defaults and divorces
Judge Evans presided as grand jury was empanelled with Foreman A D DeLay and six other jurors. The court entered numerous default judgments, divorces, and settlements, including partitions and foreclosures, with several cases settled or dismissed. Citations include Brown vs Connelly, Willetts divorce, and Arispe Bank vs Werner.
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Union County District Court
Evans
Foreman
A. D. DeLay
Sand Creek Township
I. J. Walker
Dodge Township
J .Francis
Grant Center
Wm. H. Crittenden
Pleasant Township
Isaac Beckner
Spaulding Township
DD. Davenport
Geo. W. Heater
L. H. Brown
J. A. Connelly
John C. Connelly
Berry Mackey
Marie Fiva Roberts
Fannie Mabell Roberts
Fletcher J. Roberts Jr
Jas. A. Connelly
John Connally
Jackson & Sherry Co
Laura Erickson
Chas
E. Erickson
James Johnson
Viola C. Heinbeck
Moses W. Woster
Aluminum
Carr
Belle Carr
Ernest FE. Willetts
Carrie D. Willetts
The
Arispe Bank
Has. W. McGregor
Susan Carefil
John Naumanna
Carl R. Johnson
Elizabeth P. Chase
L. W. Olds
Zeak Roberts
Barbara C. Woodward
Silliman
Ed. Klingensmith
W. J. Phillips
Jacob Courter
Anna Courter
W. E. Priest
Gertrude Priest
J. Bunn
A. R. Hood
D. W. Higbee
E. F .McEniry
J. J. Edwards
Iowa State Savings Bank
Creston Rubbero
Pauline Wolling
Roy G. Osborn
Bankers’ Life Co
Emma
Herr
Des Moines Grove Mfg. Co
C. BE. Finch Grocery
Wm. Dahlberg
John Hansen
Larned, Carter Co
Frank C. Weber
W. W. Osmond
Frank Anderson
J. C. Beatty
Jefferson Mig. Co
J. Cronstrum
Wachusett Co
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Virginia Fields Taylor
Charleston
W. Va
Ku Klux Back
Dougherty
U. P
Ku Klux Klan
Brook
Gilbert
Riley
Harman
Invalid
England
Brogkhart PP
C. Docket
FE. Bowers & Co
Sheridan Oil Co
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