Former Iowan Accepts Naval Secretary Job
Chief Justice Curtis D Wilbur of California's supreme court prepared to resign to become secretary of the navy after being tendered the post by telegraph. He will move to Washington once Senate confirms, ending Edwin L Denby's term. Born May 10 1867 in Boone Iowa, Wilbur notes the superstition of the number 13 and cites a string of 13s from his life.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Curtis D .Wilbur
California Supreme Court
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
Edwin L. Denby
Washington
Senate
Coolidge
Boone
Navy
Justice Wilbur
Onesboro
Iowa
Weg Ty
Curtis D Wilbur
State Supreme Court
Internal Revenue Men Questioned at Inquiry
Washington March 14 Inquiry into the bureau of internal revenue opened today before the senate select committee headed by Senator Watson Republican Indiana. Meeting in executive session the committee heard officials headed by Senator Watson who had been instructed to present charts showing the status of tax collections for past years and of claims lodged against the government by taxpayers. The inquiry was ordered by the senate under a resolution by Senator Couzens Republican Michigan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Senate Select Committee
Snator Watson
Republican
Indiana
Fburefil
Watson
Republi
Senate
Couzens
Michigan
Klan Employe Faces 55-Count Indictment in Herrin Case
Herrin Illinois March 14 Ninety nine indictments were returned today by a special grand jury after a nine day investigation of the murder of Constable Cagie the shooting of Deputy Sheriff George Layman and rioting at the Herrin hospital on February 8 Glenn Young described as paid leader of the Ku Klux Klan in recent liquor raids in Williamson County was named under 55 counts in the indictments
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Associated Press
Herrin
Ill
Cagie
George Layman
Herrindy Hospital
Glenn Young
Ku Klux Klan
Williamson County
Arispe Faces Red Oak in Southwest Iowa Tourney
Southwestern Iowa high school basketball tournament pairings announced for opening in Council Bluffs this afternoon. Valley Junction has a bye while Greenfield plays Shelby and Arispe meets Red Oak with Abraham Lincoln of Council Bluffs facing Osceola.
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Associated Presa
House to Vote on Soldier Bonus Bill Next Tuesday
The House will vote next Tuesday on the soldier bonus bill under an agreement reached today. Speaker Gillet announced he would entertain a motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill approved by the Ways and Means Committee with a two thirds vote required. Only one day will be devoted to debate and amendments will be impossible.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Gillett
Witness Speaks Of $100000 Bribe in Law Probe
Washington March 14. Gaston B. Means former Justice Department agent testified before the committee investigating Attorney General Daugherty, claiming he received as much as 100000 from a Japanese representative to stop government actions against Standard Aircraft and to secure no prosecutions for prize film showings and liquor permits. He described himself as the money carrier and cited espionage against senators including La Follette Caraway Bruce Wheeler and Brookhart.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pandora's Box
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Gaston B. Means
Jess W. Smith
Means
Bellevue Hotel
House of Mitusi and Company
Smith
Standard Aircraft Company
War Department
Harding
W. T. Underwood
Mellon
New York
St. Enator Wheeler
Bpemocrat
Montana
Brookhart
Republican
Iowa
Meane
H. L. Scaife
Dpartment of Justice
Department
Scaife
Opposition 10 Changing Tuck Law 15 Strong Opposition
Des Moines March 14 strenuous opposition rose in the Iowa senate against a bill to exempt counties unable to fund elections under the Tuck law from the law’s operations. The vote was deferred until next Tuesday for Attorney General Gibson to assess which counties cannot meet June primary funding. The drive, led by Senators Tuck and Buser, faced questions on precedent and government functions.
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Des Moines
Senate
Elections Committee
Tuck
Taylor County
Buser
Muscatine
Ethel
Davis
Holdoegel
Calhoun
Wichman
Hancock
Price
Monroe
Gibson
Former Banker Sues For $50,000 Damages
W S Hill a former officer of the Elwood bank files in Clinton district court seeking 50000 damages from Dan C and John A Galloway James W Anderson C C Irwin William H Langham and Clarence L Ely alleging conspiracy to injure his reputation by accusing him of altering and forging a note. He states the man was arrested in Cedar Rapids then confined there before the case was dismissed.
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Clinton
W. S. Hill
Elwood Bank
Clinton District Court
Dan C
John A. Galloway
James W Anderson
C. C. Irwin
William H. Langham
Clarence L. Ely
Cedar Rapids
Senate Hearing Ends Amid Debate on Funds and Means
Senator Moses presses estimates of collections as Means faces possible indictment. Ashurst praises Means for truth and applauds the pun about justification by the end. Wheeler contemplates recalling Roxie Stinson, Smith’s ex wife, amid illness reports and potential re opening questions.
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Moses
Ashurst
Means
Wheeler
Roxie Stinson
Smith
Believe 40 Injured In Eastern Wreck
A Worcester to Providence express train derailed between Riverdale and Whiting stations in Whiting Mass. Thirty to forty passengers were reported fatally injured with several others injured as the New Haven railroad service operated from Worcester at 2 28 p m. towards Providence.
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Presa
Worchester
Mass
Providence
Whiting
Boston
New York New Haven
Hartford
Riverdale
New Haven
Vanderlip cancels talks and heads to Washington
An Associated Press dispatch reports Frank A. Vanderlip canceled tonight and tomorrow’s engagements and took an afternoon train to Washington after a secretary described a sudden call as of great importance. In other news, William Brindle, 30, was killed when a tree fell on him near Liscomb Iowa. President Coolidge commuted sentences of Edward Rummey, Walter Kaufmann, and Normin Lindheim in a wartime alien property case. The British cruiser Sutlej, dismantled and adrift with 13 aboard, was located 70 miles off Peterhead Scotland with a destroyer nearby.
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Associated Press
New York
Frank A. Vanderlip
Washington
Marshall
Liscomb
William Brindle
President Coolidge
Edward A. Rummely
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S. Walter Kaufmann
Normin R. Lindheim
Peterhead
Scotland
Sutlej
North Sea
Appellate Court Upholds Stillman Divorce Defense
The Appellate Division in Brooklyn unani mously upholds Referee Gleason's findings in favor of Mrs. Anne A. Stillman in her defense of divorce against James A. Stillman former National City Bank head.
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New York
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Gleason
Anne A. Stillman
James A. Stillman
The
National City Bank
Unusual Law Creates Huge Pension Fund In Argentina
Buenos Aires reports a national old age pension law creating a vast fund for nearly all workers. It imposes a ten percent salary contribution split between employee and employer, with monthly installments for employees, yet lacks collection methods and distribution details. The scheme could reach five billion pesos in ten years, funded half by government securities and half by mortgage loans to workers.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Senate Senses Oil On Treaty With Colombia
Washington March 14 The oil committee recesses as the senate reviews a Hughes report on potential oil influences in the Colombia treaty The dispute centers on whether the report should go to the oil committee or to foreign relations with Senator Dill arguing for the former and Senator Lodge pressing the latter The resolution followed Fall administration concerns to safeguard American oil interests in Colombia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Hughes
Dill
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Fallood
Columbia
Commercial Bulletin Notes Irregular Market Trends
The Commercial Bulletin reports a mother market irregularity this week along the eastern seaboard with spotty demand and nonuniform prices. It anticipates fair business as the season progresses, despite unsettled conditions and political factors. Foreign markets remain strong and London is expected to open with merinos steady and wool prices about ten percent above the last close.
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Presse
Boston
London
Democrat Says Coolidge Is Playing Politics
Senator Harrison of Mississippi in the Senate accuses President Coolidge of staging a political move to oust Attorney General Daugherty after Ohio delegates are chosen. He suggests Judge Kenyon as a better fit for attorney general while Senator Norris of Nebraska cautions it may still be too early.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate
Coolidge
Ohio
Daugherty
Kenyon
Navy
Norris Republican
Nebraska
Judge Kenyon
Northwest
Memel Administration Convention Clears Council Vote
Norman H. Davis of New York, chairing the League of Nations Memel committee, secured a complete victory as the League Council approved the administration convention for Memel, marking a major European challenge settled.
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Assormtead
Geneva
Senate Debates Poincare Reform Article 1 Powers
The Senate opened discussion on Article 1 of Premier Poincare’s financial reform, granting him power to decree economies. Poincare refused to withdraw the article despite De Jouvenel’s assurance that the remaining 108 articles would be swiftly voted if he complied.
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Associated Presa
Paris
Senate
Poincare
M. Poincare
M. de Jouvenel
Friends of Judge Wade view California trip as health aid
Des Moines reports that Friends of Judge Martin J. Wade believe the juror’s trip to California has materially benefited his health. The statement came as Wade resumes duties after the journey.
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Des Moines
Martin J. Wade
United States
California
Civil year start dates and notable weather to 1913
The civil year in England excluding Scotland began March 5 until 1751 and from 1752 January 1. The highest shade temperature recorded is 134 degrees Fahrenheit at Greenland Ranch California on July 10, 1913. Austria plans new coins named schilling and subdenominations to honor Great Britain.
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British Dominions
Scotland
Greenland Ranch
Calif
Austria
Champion "Hider" Is Removed From Pipe
Four year old Eugene McCullough earned top honors in a hide and seek game by crawling 30 feet into an underground 12 inch pipe in Fort Madison. After nearly an hour he failed to emerge. a rescue team dug and cut into the duct to free him. He later recalled he forgot how to turn around in the tight space.
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Associated Press
Fort Madison
Eugene McCullough
Champido
McAdoo Attacks Republican Rule in Georgia Address
In Atlanta, William Gibbs McAdoo denounces "corrupt" Republican rule and pitches "progressive democracy" as the 1924 choice. He cites Wilson era reforms such as tariff reform, the federal reserve, federal land banks, and railroad policy, contrasting them with three years of alleged Republican privilege and corruption including the Fedney McCumber tariff.
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Associated Prena
Summer Schools At Osceola Shenandoah Iowa Board Chooses Six
The Iowa state board of education located six state summer normal schools for 1925 in Atlantic Keokuk Osceola Sac City and Shenandoah with eighth district receiving two schools Corydon Corning were given favorable recommendations for two more in the eighth district Former Senator Charley H Thomas praised the decision The Osceola site will boost Creston and Union county residents with good rail links and easier access to training this summer
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Iowa State Board of Education
Cedar Falls
State Teachers College
Atlantic
Keokuk
Osceola
Sac City
Shenandoah
Charley H. Thomas
Corydon
Corning
Creston
Union County
Will of E John Priest Filed for Probate
The will of E John Priest who died March 1 in Arispe was filed in district court for probate. Dated September 26 1902 the instrument names wife Fannie Priest as executrix without bond and leaves the entire estate to her while she remains a widow. If she dies or remarries the property is divided among the decedent's children named in the will.
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E. John Priest
Arispe
Fannie Priest
DeMolays to Attend Services in Body at Methodist Church
The 165 members of the Cal chapter will meet at the Masonic Temple at 10 o’clock and march in a body to the First Methodist church Sunday morning for Rev. Homer Baumgardner to deliver an appropriate sermon.
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First Methodist
Cal Chapter
Masonic Temple
Homer Baumgardner
Oil Firm Seized Teapot Dome Leases As Receivers Appointed
Mammoth Oil and Teapot Dome leases are placed under joint receivership after a federal judge enjoins further development. The government seeks cancellation for alleged fraud. Atlee Pomerene and Owen J. Roberts vow to pursue similar action in the Doheny case as receivers are named for Sinclair interests.
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Associated Preas
Cheyenne
Wyo
Mammoth Oil Company
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Atlee Pomerene
Owen J. Roberts
Los Angeles
T. Blake Kennedy
Federal District Court For
Wyoming
Equity
Harry F. Sinclair
Joseph Strause
United States Navy
Allibert Watts
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Company
Kennedy
Pomerene
Roberts
Doheny
Teapot Dome
Livestock Men Seek Lower Freight Rates
West of the Mississippi live stock producers organized in the American National Livestock association and district groups petitioned the interstate commerce commission for a about 30 percent rate cut. They urged reduction to 1918 levels for packing house markets in Chicago Omaha and other midwest cities and asked bans on special feeding and watering charges to avoid harming production.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mississippi
American National Livestock Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
Chicago
Omaha
Mid-West
Tax Collector Aids Community With Income Returns
A. J. Streit deputy Iowa income tax collector assists residents in filing returns from the U S Attorney's Office third floor federal building. He will be available Saturday as many have waited for help. Tomorrow night is deadline to file. penalties loom for delinquents without timely arrangements with the state collector.
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A. J. Streit
Council Bluffs
Iowa
United States Attorney’s Office
Federal Builditing
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