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Arthur Bouscher president of Bouscher Bros florists Rockford dies from a personal safety related bullet wound. Miss Helen Wilson also shot in the head and dying. Wilson had recently divorced her husband Claude Widholm and joined Bouscher as an employee. Bouscher’s wife had died eighteen months earlier. He leaves a son age five and a daughter seven.
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Rockford, Ill
Arthur Bouscher
Bouscher Bros
Helen Wilson
Rockford
Bouscher
Wilson
Claude Widholm
Atlantic Defeats School Bond Issue in Iowa
Atlantic Iowa voters rejected two school bond measures. $225,000 for a central west side school and $25,000 for a future high school site. C. O. Conley and S. W. Rowley won two of five school board seats as 1,837 votes were cast with 871 by women and 1,026 by men.
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Atlantic
Atlantic Independent School District
C. O. Conley
W. Rowley
Hickman Brothers Plead Not Guilty in Murder Case
Ben and Arthur Hickman brothers were arraigned in district court in Clarinda Iowa on a first degree murder charge for the death of Deputy Sheriff Patton after a Shenandoah gambling raid. They pleaded not guilty and defense lawyers requested a venue change to Council Bluffs if granted. The defendants are jailed in Clarinda.
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Clarinda
Ben
Arthur Hickman
Itm District Court
Patton
Shenandoah
J. J. Hess
Council Bluffs
Earl Ferguson
Page
Fremont
Hickmans
Unconscious in Gas Incident Amid Pneumonia Risk
Miss Dorothy Smith and roommate Miss Carolina Zurschmiede were found unconscious in a gas filled room in Louisville Kentucky. Dorothy Smith remained unconscious after more than 120 hours and doctors warned of the grave pneumonia risk with little hope of recovery.
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Louisville
Dorothy Smith
Carolina Zurschmiede
Prohibition Agency Sets Wholesalers Timetable
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer announced April 1 as the lifting date for the whisky withdrawal ban that affects retail druggists. He also ordered wholesale liquor dealers to go out of business by about May 15 and said bureau plans will finalize regulations based on Palmer's opinion around the same date.
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Washington, D. C
Kramer
Bureau
Palmer
Weather Outlook for Chicago Promptly Noted
Chicago weather for the next twenty four hours calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday. Slightly cooler readings expected tonight in the northeast portion.
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Chicago
Weather observations from March 11 to March 17 report snow and rain none
The local observations by Dr. H. M. Stanley cover 24 hours to 7 am with daily highs and lows. Snow or rain amounts include 0.58 inches on March 11, 12, and 17 and 0.51 on March 15. lows reach 29 to 44 and highs up to 67 at 1 pm today.
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H. M. Stanley
Passage of Bonus Bill May Be Necessary
Des Moines reports a technical error in the soldiers bonus measure as passed by both houses. The bill requires the secretary of state to affix the state seal to $22 million in bonds, which is impossible since the seal is governor’s property. The Senate also approved a tax up to ten cents a ton on state stream sand and gravel.
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Des Moines
Rumley
House
Senate
Paroled convict swallows mercury in suicide attempt
Cedar Rapids Iowa March 17 Clif ford Berry alias Frank Lewis a paroled convict from Des Moines tried to kill himself by ingesting five bichloride of mercury tablets. He remains in serious condition at Mercy hospital with poor prospects for recovery. Berry, the man’s right name, was sent to prison from this city two years ago for forgery and was paroled recently. Police found letters he left. one bore on his act.
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Cedar Rapids
Clifford Berry
Frank Lewis
Des Moines
Mercy Hospital
Berry
He Promised Me But Wed Another Suit for Breach of Promise
Ethel Bess sues Harden v. Pettypool for breach of promise alleging he failed to marry her and instead wed Blas N. Fowler of Spring Garden township. She seeks $10,000 damages though county records show a license issued Feb 9, 1921 and a marriage between Pettypool and Blas N. Fowler.
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Mount Vernon
Ethel Bess
Harden
Attorney Refuses to Drop Charges Against Newberry
Grand Rapids Mich March 17 United States District Attorney M H Walker directed by the Department of Justice to drop the perjury charge against Senator T H Newberry has declined to enter the motion He admitted today The perjury charge is separated from the case now before the United States supreme court on appeal
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Grand Rapids, Mich
United States
M. H. Walker
Western Michigan
Department of Justice
T. H. Newberry
United States Supreme Court
Bank Looted in Uniontown Kansas by Robbers
Bandits dynamited the vault of the state bank in Uniontown Kansas today and fled in a car after packing nearly all the currency and securities into sacks. Loot estimated between 30000 and 40000 dollars as residents fired at them during the escape.
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Uniontown
Kans
State Bank
70 550 Disabled Veterans Under Training Now
Washington report states that 70 550 disabled former soldiers sailors and marines were under training on March 1 according to the federal board for vocational education at its first meeting under the new administration.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Board For Vor.tional Education
Britain Approves Harvey as U S Ambassador
London March 17 The British government gave formal approval to Colonel George Harvey as United States ambassador to Great Britain succeeding John W Davis who resigned.
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London
George Harvey
United States
Great Britain
John W. Davis
White Sox Game Fixing Case Narrowed to Gandill
Chicago authorities drop charges against all indicted players in the 1919 World Series scandal except Chick Gandill after Judge Dever rejects a lengthy continuance. State's Attorney Crowe says new evidence will be sought with fresh indictments pending despite claims of witness corruption.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Chick” Gandill
Wm. Dever
Sitty
Robert Crowe
Boston Mayor Takes Night In Homeless Shelter
Boston Mayor Andrew J. Peters, in disguise, spent a night at Wayfarer's lodge to study unemployment conditions and the city’s response. He slept on a municipal bed among forty homeless men and was awakened at 5 to begin daybreak duties.
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Boston
Andrew J. Peters
Wayfarer’s Lodge
Governor Vetoes Overdraft Felony Bill in South Dakota
Pierre South Dakota March 17 Governor McMaster vetoed a bill from the recent legislative session that would have made overdrawing a bank account a felony. The governor completed review of 231 approved measures and 11 vetoes.
Cumberland Man Died at Iowa City
Charles N. Thompson, 71, a leading citizen of Cumberland, Ia., died in an Iowa City hospital after an eye infection led to pneumonia. His body will be taken to Cumberland for burial. Survived by his widow and two children his daughter is married to J W Reed president of Cumberland Savings Bank and his son William N Thompson owns a Charles City newspaper.
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Iowa City
Charles N. Thompson
Cumberland
J. W. Reed
Cumberland Savings Bank
William N. Thompson
Charles City
Union vote indicates a strike by packinghouse workers
Reports from the middle western branches of five big packing companies show a large majority in favor of a strike. Full power to call a walkout was given to Dennis Lane and Redmond Brennan at a meeting of union heads in Chicago HL March 17.
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Chicago
Dennis Lane
Redmond
Brennan
Harding approves ban on troops in Boston evacuation parade
President Harding after talks with Secretary Hughes and Secretary Weeks formally approves the army and navy office decision to forbid American troops from taking part in an evacuation day parade in Boston led by Irish freedom advocates.
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Washington, D. C
Army and Navy Office
Boston
Harding
Hughes
State Department
Weeks
War Department
Railroads Cut Dining Car Prices
Western railroads announce a general 15 to 25 percent reduction in dining car menus led by the Southern Pacific. For example eggs drop to 25 to 30 cents and ham and eggs to 65 to 70 cents with other items like grapefruit and steak reduced as cited.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
Two Boys Die After Parsnip Poisoning in Orphans Home
In Tiffin Ohio two junior order orphans home inmates died and two others were seriously ill after eating wild parsnips they mistook for artichokes. The poisoning occurred yesterday and victims died within hours.
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Tiffin
Junior Order United American Mechanic Orphans
Robbery at Uniontown State Bank Strikes Swiftly
The State bank at Uniontown was robbed today of nearly all cash and securities. Loot was packed into bags and the robbers fled northward in a motor car. Officials estimate loss near $20,000.
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Uniontown
Kans
State Bank
Preamble to the Constitution for God and Country
The text presents a preamble attributed to the American Legion, invoking duty to the community, opposition to autocracy, and the aim to place right over force in service of democracy and civic life.
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American Legion
Debs Case Sent to Attorney General for Review
President Hardin asks Attorney General Daugherty to review the case of Eugene V. Debs the socialist candidate in 1920 who is serving life in a federal prison in Atlanta on Espionage Act charges.
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Washington, DC
Hardins
Daugherty
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
Huge Fund for Road and Bridge Improvements
Washington reports a total of about 6220000 dollars available for road and bridge construction and maintenance this year from the Bureau of Public Roads. State allocations include Arizona 8000000, California 26000000, Colorado 7000000, Idaho 4500000, Iowa 87000000, Montana 8500000, Nebraska 59000000, Nevada 5500000, New Mexico 4000000, Oregon 10000000, South Dakota 7000000, Utah 6000000, Washington 14000000, Wyoming 5006000.
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Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Arizona
California
Colorado
Thy Ho
Iowa
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Heavy Floods Wreak Damage in Walla Walla and Surrounds
Walla Walla Washington reports heavy damage from floods after three and a half inches of rain. Water clogged streets and washed out bridges while farm lands and fields suffered damage and reseeding may be needed. Schools closed as streams overflowed, prompting families to rush home.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Waitsburg
Market Report from Cattlemen and St. Joseph Areas
Receipts and prices show cattle slow but steady in Des Moines and steady to slightly lower in Chicago futures. Calves and hogs mixed as buyers hold firm on feeders. sheep demand remains robust with strong lamb sales and steady pork and grain markets. Market activity noted across cattle, hogs, and sheep with varied regional results.
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Chicago
Mark Casea Inc
Lamson Bros. & Co
Hubbel
Des Moines
Tel
St. Joseph
Weis Siveesh
Local Cash Market Prices for Farm Commodities
Corn 50c per unit oatside timothy hay 15.00 straw 9.00 wild hay 12.00 threshed hay 12.00 wheat 1.89 clover seed 7.00 to 9.00 timothy seed 1.00 to 1.59 barley 0.05 Poultry eggs 28c hens 22c springs 19c Old Roosters 1 1 2c Stags 17c ducks 11 8c Stags 17c Horse Hides 1.00
Iowa House approves M1 bill raising age of consent
Des Moines March 7 action in the Iowa House on a bill to set a single standard for sex crimes. Drafted by the State WTO and introduced by Representative Mayne of Palo Alto County, the measure would raise the age of consent from fifteen to eighteen and apply penalties to violators. Mayne cited threats to his wife and daughter if the bill fails.
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Des Moines
Iowa
WTO
Mayne
Palo Alto County
Court Names Receivers for Importing Company
Federal Judge Mayer named receivers for Gaston Williams and Wigmore, importers of New York. Alleged liabilities run around 6 million dollars. Receivers are ex Gov Odell and ex Judge Van Vechten Veeder. Suit by Summer Company of Washington seeks 60 thousand dollars. Assets include stock in 25 subsidiaries worldwide. largest is Gaston Williams and Wigmore, Ltd, steamship owners of Canada.
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New York
Mayer
Gaston, Williama and
Wigmore
Benjamin Odell
van Vechten Veeder
Summer Company
Washington
Gaston Williams and Wigmore, Ltd. Steamship Owners of Canada
National Capital Raid Aims to Clean Up City
Washington authorities launched a broad raid on resorts mainly in the southwest area. Police and federal agents arrested more than 20 people as part of a campaign against drag Vender bootleggers gunmen and other crime. The operation involved the entire detective force and over a dozen federal agents.
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Washington
Reid
Cleveland Bank Cashier Held for Embezzlement
E F Fox assistant cashier of the National Bank of Commerce was held on a complaint charging embezzlement of about $10 000. President Schnobler issued a statement saying Fox was $124 000 short in a hidden era. The loss is said to be covered by insurance and private banking of bank money could not be collected.
Iowa City Basketball Tournament Opens With 32 Class A Games
The University of Iowa hosts a state basketball tournament in Iowa City with over seventy games on today’s schedule. Thirty two Class A first round games and fifteen Class B entrants from sectional wins feature throughout the day, culminating in the final game at 9 50 this evening.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa State
Father of 11 Children Ends Life in Nebraska Attic
Moore, 56, father of eleven, hanged himself in the attic of his South Stoxxfty home last night. Family say domestic troubles and impending blindness were the motive.
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Houx Cy
Oh. Moore
South Stoxxfty
Neb
Midland Packing Co to Be Leased to Wilson & Co
Midland Packing plant in Sioux City is to be leased to Wilson & Company of Chicago. The deal is to be presented to the federal court at Sioux Falls for final approval. Midland, an $8,000,000 corporation, has been in receivership for several months.
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Sioux City
Midland Packing
Wilson & Company of
Chicago
Sioux Falls
Midland
Beuins Plea For Acquittal Of Lara Hamon
Defense moves to waive argument and send case of Clara Smith Hamon, charged with the murder of Jake L. Hamon, to the jury. Judge rules against the motion as trial continues. State and defense leaders anticipate jury submission by 5 P. M. per officials.
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Beuins
Lara Hamon
Idmore
Okla
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Republican National
Freeling
Lean
Fort Worth
Texas
British Writer Predicts Another War in Europe
Chicago March 17 English writer and war correspondent Ste Philip Gibbs spoke on the 11th question and warned reporters that another great European war would be only a matter of time. He said the world had not moved forward since the recent conflict and that Europe remained as it was in 1914. Gibbs claimed the Franco Polish alliance and other pacts show European powers fixated on continental balance of power as before.
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Chcago
Ste Philip Gibbs
Bomb Explodes in Pocket of Maker
Chicago report says Elmer Adama, 16 years old, was seriously injured when a bomb in his coat pocket exploded. A street crater appeared after the blast. He said he practiced bomb making as a hobby. Police found more explosive material a clockwork device and bomb making pamphlets at his room.
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Chicago
Elmer Adama
Adama
Adamstroom
Music Therapy Experiments Aimed at Curing Insane Patients
Russian pianist M. Bosudlowski began experiments at the Chicago State Hospital for the Insane claiming melodies and harmonies can restore the conscience of mentally afflicted individuals. The work tests whether music can cure various types of insanity.
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Chicago
M. Bosudlowski
Chicago State Hospital
Kronstadt Capture Claim From Bolshevik Mission
The Russian mission asserts Bolsheviks captured Kronstadt from the revolution by Wednesday night.
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Riza
Moereh
Associated? Press
Kronstadt
Dr Frank Gunsaulis Passes After Long Career
Chicago March 17 Dr Frank Gunsaulis noted educator and writer and since 1892 president of the Armenian Institute of Technology dies at noon today following a lengthy illness. He was renowned for his scholarly work and leadership in the field.
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Chicago
Frank Gunsaulis
Armeni Institute of Technology
Man Dies Digging Own Grave in Hazelton
Hazelton Pa March 17 Death from a stroke prevented Preemk Marterittl from completing the digging of his own grave. Friends said he feared he would not live much longer and two days before he died he began digging the grave at his residence.
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Hazelton
Preemk Marterittl
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