Bowman bond bill approved in upper house
The Bowman highway bonding bill passed the senate 32 to 16. It requires a full ballot outline of bond use, suppresses separate city and county balloting, and codifies highway bonding laws. The session also considered a two line gas tax plan and related highway measures in Des Moines.
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County boards may cancel or refund road improvement assessments
The Stepanek bill passed today allows county boards of supervisors to cancel or refund certain assessments levied for road improvements two years prior to adopting a general road improvement program. The bill, approved 69 to 19, applies in Linn county and is available to Polk Woodbury and Scott counties as well.
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Verbal Witness Heard In Oil Trial At Teapot Dome
Cheyenne Wyoming March 10 trial of the government suit to annul the Mammoth Oil company lease on the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve included the reading of a verbal witness testimony. The proceeding focused on the legality of the lease and the notations surrounding the contract.
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Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
City Office Candidates for Mayor and Alderman
City voters are presented with mayoral candidates Myron L Burt Ed Keith Adam Pickett and J B Rhine. For the alderman seat in the second ward George J Bartle and Tom Hamilton are listed as contenders.
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Report on Allied Military Control Mission Secret
Paris March 10 The allied military control mission report on Germany would risk exposing pacifists to Reich government prosecution if published. British Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain told Premier Briand nothing more could be done to curb illicit German arms manufacture if the report appears. The Cologne evacuation issue awaits Germanys choice to join the League of Nations.
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Creston youths survive dramatic Saturday night crash
Norman Egbert George Reddick Paul Keyes and Hopkins Sherwood four Creston men escaped serious injuries after a collision with a parked coupe at North Sycamore and Buckeye streets. The Strauss sedan overturned and sustained heavy damage while all four occupants suffered only bruises.
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George Reddick
Paul Keyes
Hopkins Sherwood
Creston
A. Strauss
Peterson Avenue
Sycamore
Buckeye
Pebert
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Febert
Sycamore Street
Egbert
Strauss
Batavia Man Kills Self Beside Wife's Grave
Fairfield and Batavia Iowa reports state Henry Ogden 84 was found dead by his wife's grave in Batavia with wrists cut, a razor nearby, and his cane on the headstone. Authorities cite worry over a local bank failure as the likely cause. De Witt also reports George Kanneberg 45 a farmer shot himself near here with financial worries tied to a Grand Mound bank failure.
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Henry Ogden
Batavia
Depositions Describe Teapot Dome Lease Discussions
Government witnesses not present at trial testified by deposition in a Teapot Dome matter. L. E. Eddy formerly oversaw oil land leasing and Arthur W Ambrose, Bartlesville chief petroleum technologist, recalled Harry F Sinclair visiting A B Fall in February 1922 and showing a memorandum proposing release of the Teapot Dome reserve.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Bureau of Mines
A. B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Fall
Ambrose
Government of Lands
Sinclair
Teapot Dome Reserve
Cummins Defends Warren Nomination in Senate
In Washington on March 10 the senate debated Charles B. Warren’s nomination for attorney general. Cummins defended Warren against charges, saying an honest man will faithfully execute the laws, while Reed led the opposition. The discussion cited Warren’s sugar interests and his aim to aid the Michigan Sugar Co. Coolidge backs Republicans in replacing insurgents with regulars to enable party governance.
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Washington
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Judiciary Committee
Reed
Missouri
Warren
United States
Cumming
Iowa
Michigan Sugar Company
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Senate Republicans
Question of Congress Organization by Republican Goals
The president views Congress should be organized to enable the Republican party to fulfill its pledges. He argues committee chairmanships and majorities on each panel should automatically go to members of the dominant party, with no objection to excluding others from these duties.
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Senate votes to start investigations into contested seats
Senate approves authority and funds for the elections committee to investigate contests involving Senators Brookhart Iowa Schall Minnesota and Bratton New Mexico. Chairman Spencer expects ballot recounts to begin during the recess and hearings after Congress reconvenes.
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Minnesota
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New Mexico
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Congress
Contests Filed Over Senate Seats Including Brookhart
Washington reports formal filing of contests affecting the seats of Senator Brookhart and several others, submitted yesterday. The move signals challenge to election results and potential changes in representation.
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Brookhart
Senate panel reopens tax inquiry stalled by Couzens charge
The special Senate investigating committee decided to resume its inquiry into tax settlements next Monday. Chairman Couzens said the decision was made without regard to his earlier accusation that the treasury aimed to discipline him by reopening his 1919 tax return.
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Senate committee chief challenges tax reopening over graft probe
Washington on March 10 chairman Couzens of the senate committee probing the internal bureau challenged the treasury department’s move to reopen his 1919 income tax. He calls the move an attempt to discipline him for pursuing reform in government departments.
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Cast of Beggar on Horseback at Iowa in Weeklong Run
Keith Richter and Marshall Camp of Creston act in Beggar on Horseback at the University of Iowa theater this week. The farce is sponsored by the Hesperian and Zetagathian societies and directed by Miss Helen Lang. Carl K Simpson of Creston, a June UI medical graduate, will intern at University of Iowa Hospital. 64 senior medical students also received hospital appointments.
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University Hospital
Iowa City
Lucas sues Burd for 298.84 over sawed lumber
C E Lucas filed suit in district court Monday against Jacob Burd for 298.84 claiming the amount is due for sawing lumber. A Cresn resident was arrested at 1 a m by a night patrolman on a charge of intoxication. He carried 159 in cash, was fined 15 and costs by Mayor Ed Keith today.
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Chamber board names 12 aides at organization meeting
The Chamber of Commerce elected 12 department heads including Elmo B. Roper membership FE L Carroll finance and Dr J W Reynolds convention Carl Nord sports W J Cobert civic affairs S J Boesen home building and construction L J Nickle rural Art Nord wholesale Fred Henderson industrial Matt Conway highways Earl Hatch motor bureau Harry Coen retail bureau The board plans a March 25 conference with chairmen and directors and will switch to monthly meetings from weekly luncheons. The first monthly meeting is set for April 1 to outline the annual membership drive.
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Joe W Goodsell
Elmo B. Roper
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J. W. Reynolds
Carl Nord
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Butcher Shop Explosion Injures Two in Herrin
An explosion at Fowler's butcher shop in Herrin Illinois injured H O Fowler and his wife who were asleep above the store. The blast damaged surrounding apartments and broke windows blocks away. Police say a device placed beneath the shop caused the blast and two suspects were arrested.
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Herrin
Ill
H. O Fowler
Glenn Fowler
Fowler
Glenn Young
Neithe
Oshels Celebrate 44 Years Married In Creston
Mr and Mrs O J Oshel of 605 South Walnut Creston mark 44 years since their wedding on March 10 1881 in Afton They were married by mayor J E Cherry due to the absence of a minister The couple lived on a farm south of Creston then in Ringgold county before moving to Creston in 1886 They are parents of seven children with three living nearby and others in Rutland Iowa Norfolk Nebraska Marshalltown and Oelwein Mr Oshel recalls shipping Creston s first cattle car at age 11 and notes Creston was a small village then with stockyards and a freight office near the present Taylor feed store area
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Afton
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Marilla Lucas
Ringgold County
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Rutland
Iowa
Norfolk
Neb
Marshalltown
Oelwein
Union County
John Madden
Lenox
Taylor Feed
West Union Street
Heavy school vote in three county towns
A heavy voter turnout occurred in three Union County districts Cromwell Arispe and Kent as candidates for school boards faced opposition while Creston Afton Thayer and Lorimer went unopposed. Creston president H W Edaburn was re elected with strong support and Kent saw a record 139 voters.
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Mr Ours
J. G Foster
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A’ Arispe
F. A Gummere
C. E F. Roberts
A. M. Greif
Elec Leroy Crandall
Frank Halm
Pen Rusk
B. J. Parsons
W. J. Grandfield
C. F. McDonald
F. H. Kelly
Clinton Elects Two New Directors in District Vote
In Clinton March 10 two women were elected to replace outgoing directors on the Clinton Independent School District board. P A Luce R A Emmons and A Bryant won seats over J R Bather Harry W Cowles S N Hoegh and J C Mitchell. Lyons district also names new directors Far Mayer C Marquis Dr K Jaenicke and T T Ashton over Romer Pelton.
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J. C. Mitchell
Lyons
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F. Mayer
C B. Marquis
Dr. K. Jaenicke
T. T. Ashton
W. G. Romer
C. H. Pelton
Anti Klan candidates sweep Dubuque and Davenport school boards
In Dubuque three anti Klan candidates won up by about 1600 votes as 20129 ballots set a record for local school elections. In Davenport a record turnout backed independent slate against Klan nominees with all independents elected as Klan loses in five of six wards.
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Ku Klux Klan
Iowa and Sioux City Education Board Elections Report
In Cedar Rapids KE R Moore former lieutenant governor was elected to the board of education along with Joseph Sadowaky and Joseph E. Johnson. Nine candidates sought three seats including two women and the vote was light. In Sioux City voters rejected two incumbent directors and a $50000 tax levy for permanent school improvements seeking curtailment of expenses.
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Red Oak Man Fatally Burns As Gasoline Fueled Fire
In Red Oak on March 10 Earl Godfrey, 23, poured gasoline on a kitchen fire to hasten it and was believed fatally burned when explosions and flames erupted. Police investigations follow as recovery efforts proceed.
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School Boy Jumps From Train After Basketball Game
Clifford Williams 17 of La Porte City high school team is hospitalized in Vinton Ia with a fractured skull after jumping from a Rock Island freight train while trying to ride back to La Porte following a morning sectional tournament game against Vinton Williams is unconscious doctors say the outcome may be fatal Vinton won the game after a tie in the tournament storyline
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Road project authorized for two bridges and three miles of road
A special session of the board of supervisors authorized March 24 contracts to replace two wood bridges on primary road No 15 near Union and Creek townships and to grade about three miles south of Afton. The project includes relocation of part of the highway between Afton and north of Arispe with primary road funds covering costs.
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Supreme Court Confirms Mickle Conviction in Griffin Death
Des Moines Iowa March 10 the Iowa state supreme court affirmed the conviction of Cecil Mickle on a murder charge in the death of railroad detective Thomas Griffin. Mickle had appealed a lower court ruling and received a life sentence. The court did not consider a confession by bank robber William Wright who exonerated Mickle in a notebook found after Wright’s death in Mobile Alabama.
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Doubt Scientists Found Old Egyptian Tomb
Cairo dispatches report mixed views on a Giza tomb found by a Boston Harvard expedition. Egyptologists debate if the site houses the Pharaoh Seneferu or a predecessor to Cheops, noting possible early dynastic insights and intact sarcophagus remains.
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Adam Pickett Enters Mayoral Race in Creston
Attorney and Creston justice of the peace Adam Pickett announces candidacy for mayor. He notes citizen pressure and 175 signatures on the nomination papers. A full People’s ticket will head the slate with candidates for aldermen and other offices. Pickett cites strict law enforcement, lower taxes, and local spending restraint as key planks. He previously led Creston schools and ran for mayor two years ago but narrowly lost.
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Afton Store Fire Damages Basement and Merchandise
Fire in the basement of Otis Hood grocery estore at Afton caused damage to the merchandise on the first floor. Fire crews from Afton fought the blaze for about an hour but the building is closed until insurance adjusters assess the losses.
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Rotary Committee Takes Club Trophy To Atlantic
Creston Rotary Club members CE Piers Elmo B. Roper Robert Colbert and Matt McKee drove to Atlantic Monday afternoon to deliver the traveling attendance trophy. Roper presented the miniature Liberty Belt trophy to the Atlantic club at its meeting last night. The Creston group travelled via Orient and back through Villisea, noting good roads except for a detour around a washed out bridge on the Adams Montgomery county line.
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Elmo B. Roper
Robert Colbert
Matt McKee
Creston
Adems
Montgomery County
Mother of Charlie Chaplin Must Leave United States
Washington March 10 Mrs Hannah Chaplin mother of Charlie Chaplin the motion picture star must leave the country by March 26 under a ruling by immigration officials Attorneys for Chaplin announced today that the extension granted a year ago to allow her to remain until March 26 will not be renewed She came to this country from England years ago for medical treatment and has been held inadmissible as an alien.
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Man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Stark death
Memphis March 10 S Atkinson pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the December 1 death of Monroe Dolly Stark during an argument. He was sentenced to not more than five years in the state penitentiary.
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