Convict Labor on Highways Bill Introduced in Iowa Senate
State lawmakers in Des Moines discussed a bill by Senator Haskell to authorize convict labor on highways, state parks, and public works with the highway commission supervising unskilled prison labor and pay capped at 2.50 a day. net earnings to prisoners limited to 75 cents daily, with deductions for transport and maintenance and a fund for education and recreation. A $200 reward fund would cover recaptured escapees. A parole path exists if a prisoner earns 150 credit without forfeiture. Also noted were a bill to fine odor pollution at public meetings and a Revolutionary War memorial commission proposal allocating 2500 for veteran graves marketing.
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Associated Press
State House
Des Moines
Senator Haskell
Linn County
Highway Commission
Board of Control
Haskell
Baird
Pottawattamie
Council Bluffs
Committee On Appropriations
Revolutionary War Memorial Commission
Senate rejects Buser bill on railroad earnings tax
State news from Des Moines reports the senate tabling the Buser measure by a 41 to 7 vote. The proposal would levy a half of one percent tax on railroad intrastate earnings, aiming to raise about 750000 annually. Critics warned it could hinder freight rates and industrial growth. Continued on Page Two.
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State House
Des Moines
Senate Today
Buser
Executive Council
Kendall
Muscatine
Broukhart
Washington
Shaff
Clinton
Stoddard
Woodbury
Johnson
Franklin
City Office Candidates For Mayor and Alderman
City voters are presented with a slate of candidates for mayor and multiple alderman wards. Mayoral contenders listed include Myron L Burt Ed Keith Adam Pickett and J B Rhine. Ward selections cover first through fifth wards with diverse local names and roles such as assessor treasurer and park commissioner.
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Myron L. Burt
Keith
Adam Pickett
J. B. Rhine
W.D Anstey
F. Bennson
R. H. Cunningham
George J. Bartle
F. M. Crandall
George D. Newcomb
Charles Hanson
Frank
Keehn
Floyd Small
William A. Stoenner
F. H. Devol
J. H. Ogg
John P. McCoy
Harry H. Bertlett
Bert Hintz
C. L. Westerman
M. A. Franklin
Sam Jolly
J. A. Spangler
Guy Swartz
E. J. McDonough
John W. Valin
Tom Hamilton
Thomas Beaumont
C. W. Gidley
Ernest Porter
Charles Gilattly
Charles A. Johnson
Torrential Rains Destroy Trujillo Peru City
Reports from Tru jillo and Lima indicate torrential rains flood Trujillo and nearby areas. Officials struggle to erect flood gates as residents evacuate to higher ground. the city of about 11,000 people is said to be inundated with rising waters.
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Associated
Presa
Lima
Peru
Trujillo
St Patrick Talk Leads Kiwanis Dinner Guests
Kiwanis club in Iowana hosted a St Patrick’s Day program with high school girls basketball players and coaches as guests. Attorney John W Mur phy spoke on the life of St Patrick. Irish songs were performed by Miss Marie Sweeney.
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Kiwanis Club
Iowana Hotel
John W Murphy
Burlington
St. Patrick
Marie Sweeney
Margret O'Rourke
Miildred Lilley
Ruth Wilson
Harriet Hucking
Jennie Strance
Woodlock Again Nominated to Senate for Confirmation
President Coolidge re submitted Thom as F Woodlock of New York for the interstate commerce commission. The first submission faced strong opposition and no vote was taken. A recess appointment could follow if the Senate does not confirm after adjournment.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Thomas F Woodlock
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rich boy heir killer charged in typhoid murder plot
Chicago news reports William D Shepherd and Charles Farman indicted for the murder of Foster son William N McClintock to seize a $1,000,000 estate. They allegedly inoculated the boy with typhoid bacilli and used poisons. Farman confessed to involvement and a $100,000 payoff. Shepherd denies all charges and asserts enemies seek his fortune.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William D Shepherd
Charles Co. Faiman
William N. McClintock
Shepherd
Hopkins
Criminal Court
Faiman
Atorney
Billy’ McClintock
Salina
Kan
Farman
Receivership Sought for Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway faced a federal petition for receivership filed in Chicago by the Binkley Coal company and joined by the railroad with consent. Judge James H Wilkerson named Harry E Byram and Mark F Potter as receivers under bonds set at fifty thousand dollars. An equity suit in New York also named a creditor and resulted in similar appointment of receivers.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
United States District Court
James H. Wilkerson
Butt
H. H. Field
New York
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway
Knox
H. E. Byram
Mark W. Potter
Court Puzzled Over Maharries Confinement Location
Marie Maharries declared insane by a jury in district court will be sent to Rockwell City’s women’s reformatory under Judge Stiles. The court debated confinement rules since Anamosa is the criminally insane department, but Rockwell City was chosen after attorney general conference. Her lawyers may seek transfer to the Independence state hospital, though indictment prevents it.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Marie Maharries
Rockwell City
E. B. Stiles
Anamosa
Independence
Plaintiff seeks 250 dollar note payment in district court
Catherine Chandler filed suit in district court against Frank and Charles Wohllaib on an alleged unpaid note seeking a judgment of 250 dollars and a writ of attachment. Albert N. White, a Farragut area farmer, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition showing liabilities of 45558.95 with 41225 secured, assets 34200, 200 exempt, and real estate valued at 30000. Dr. W. P. Jones of 913 West Jefferson Street, ill for four days with a heart attack, is reported slightly improved.
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Catherine Chandler
Frank
Charles Wohllaib
Albert N. White
Farragut
W. P. Jones
West
Jefferson Street
Jones
Entombed Miners Thought Alive as Rescue Proceeds
Rescue parties entered Mine 41 of Bethlehem Mines near Barackville, West Virginia, seeking 34 entombed men after a blast last night. Gov. Gore was informed a guess of alive survivors remained uncertain as inspectors reported the situation bad and work advanced a mile inside. Three men were arrested on suspicion related to the blast.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Barackville
Here
N Moon
Gore
Charleston
R. A. Lambie
West Virginia
Wy Va
Des Moines Men Clash Over Gripp Insurance Bill
Des Moines figures Fred H. Hunter and C. D Hel len argued after a House Insurance Committee hearing on the Gripp bill banning proxy voting by insurance association members at annual meetings. Witnesses separated them. they shook hands and called each other friends. The dispute centered on graft accusations and a claimed valuable contract.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Fred H. Hunter
Polk County Board of Supervisors
C. D Hellen
State House
House Insurance Committee
Pickett Split Dry Vote Says Burt Supporter
Adam Pickett enters Creston mayoral race splitting the dry vote per posters near Martin radiator shop at 503 West Adams. Posters reference a wet candidate but name not stated. Myron L Burt’s election promises are outlined with an appeal for support.
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Adam Pickett
Creston
Martin Radiator
West Adams Street
Myron L Burt
City Hall
Mrs. Elsie Stamper Dies at 27 in Hospital
Mrs. Elsie Stamper of Diagonal died today at noon at Greater Community hospital after an appendicitis operation. She leaves a husband and two children, son Douglas and daughter Phyllis. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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Elsie Stamper
Greater Community Hospital
Diagonal
Douglas
Phyllis
Miss Pauline School Plans Omaha Visit With Relatives
Miss Pauline School leaves Tuesday for Omaha to visit her aunt Mrs. Eugene Taylor and Miss Lillian Bergman.
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Pauline
Omaha
Eugene Taylor
Lillian Bergman
Night Fire Destroys Thousands of Homes in Tokio
A major blaze in northeastern Tokio swept over the city, rendering about twenty thousand homeless and destroying over a thousand buildings. Troops helped tear down structures to halt spread as fires began in multiple districts, with reservoirs exhausted and casualties feared.
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HIRE
Tokio
Associated Press
Toki
Taio
Napperi Junction
Aire Ron
Uvyen
Imperial Museum and Zoological Gardens
Ohmuachi
Zossigaya
Thomas W. Smith Dies at 83 in Creston Residence
Thomas W. Smith, 83, died Tuesday afternoon at 2:55 at his home at 701 South Vine in Creston. Born January 27, 1841 in Illinois, he moved to Creston as a young man and was among the town’s oldest residents. Survived by his wife and four daughters Nora Lorrin Reno Oklahoma Effie Page Covington Oklahoma Rhoda Predense Broken Bow Nebraska Elizabeth Lutz Lawrence Kansas. brothers Thomas Smith Chinese City California and Fred L. Smith Fairfield California. Funeral Thursday at 2:30 from Deitrick Chapel with Rev. Homer Baumgartner of the Methodist church officiating. interment at Greenland Cemetery.
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Thomas W. Smith
South Vine Street
Mr. Smith
Finois
Creston
Heas
Nora Lorrin
Reno
Okla
Effie Page
Covington
Rhoda Predense
Broken Bow
Neb
Elizabeth Lutz
Lawrence
Kans
Sors
Thos
Smith
Chinese City
Calif
Fred L. Smith
Fairfield
Deitrick Chapel
Homer Baumgardner
Methodist Church
Graceland Cemetery
Woodburn Private Bank Closed For Reorganization
The Woodburn bank in Clarke county is closed for reorganization but expected to reopen in a few days as plans are developed by a committee. W. B. Tallman presides, J. E Shepherd is vice president, and M. E Childers serves as cashier with capital of 13 500 dollars and deposits around 150 000 dollars.
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Woodburn Bank
Woodburn
Clarke County
W. B. Tallman
J. E Shepherd
M. E Childers
Osceola
Children Die and Another Hurt After Rat Poison In Barn
Waterloo report states Wells Shirley, 4, died and Louis Shirley, 7, fell seriously ill after ingesting rat poison found in the family barn yesterday. Parents unaware of poison prior to the incident.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
W. L Carpenter
Wells Shirley
Louis
Death From Kerosene Ingestion At Cherokee Farm
Three year old George Stravakkas died at his father’s farm near Cherokee after drinking kerosene from an open container while his mother was briefly away. Medical aid arrived too late to save him.
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Associated Press
George Stravakkas
Here
Merchant L E Holmes of Afton Dies Suddenly
L E Holmes prominent Afton merchant dies at his home after a period of illness. Heart disease is listed as the cause. Surviving are his widow two daughters and a son Mrs Harry Coen of Creston Howard Holmes of Afton and Miss Joseph who teaches school at Lincoln Feb. Services likely Thursday forenoon with burial at Wahoo Nebraska. he was a former resident of Wahoo.
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L. E. Homes
Afton
Brest
Harry Coen
Creston
Howerd Holmes
Joseph
Lincoln
Wahoo
Neb
Holmes
Creston Girls Basketball to Enter Perry District Tourney
Creston high school's girls basketball team, sectional champions at Fontanelle, travels to Perry for the state district tourney using a round robin format with Perry College Springs and Bartlett. Schedule lists games Friday and Saturday with Creston facing Perry and College Springs and Bartlett, led by captain Margaret O'Rourke and players Huhn Lilley Wilson Smith Huckins Strance Lewis.
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Creston High School
Fontanelle
Perry
College Springs
Bartlett
Contes
Des Moines
Creston
Pertlett
P. m. Perry
Cafeaders
Loretts Cusack
Lorraine Sellin
Margaret O'Rourke
Janes Huhn
Mildred Lilley
Ruth Wilson
Ruby Smith
Harriet Huckins
Cromwell Girl First In Greenfield Pre-District
Winners of the pre district state high school declamatory contest at Greenfield were Clyde Piper of Greenfield Opal Stickels of Cromwell and Hugh Owens of Fontanelle. Piper spoke Lincoln and the Constitution Stickels performed Lion and the Mouse and Owens presented The Modern Sermon. Eleven speakers competed with four in each oratorical and humorous class and three in the dramatic. The audience was small and judges were Evelyn Nelson Menlo Ruth Horner and Janet Mitchell of Oreston schools.
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Greenfield
Clyde Piper
Opal
Cromwell
Hugh Owens
Fontanelle
Pipa
Lincoln
Evelyn Nelson
Menlo
Ruth Horner
Janet Mitchell
Oreston Schools
Mrs Lottie Salter Dies in Medford Oregon
Ward reports the death of Mrs. Lottie Salter at Medford Oregon on Sunday evening. She was formerly Miss Lottie Pierce of Oreston and is survived by her husband F P Salter a son Richard of Medford a brother George Pierce of Creston and a sister Mrs Belle Kielsen of St Paul Minnesota. Funeral and burial occurred in Medford.
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Ward
George Pierce
Lottie Salter
Medford
Ore
Miss Salter
Oreston
Lottie Pierce
F. P. Salter
Richard
Creston
Belle Kielsen
St. Paul
Minn
Arrest Worthless Check Passer In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police arrest Dale La Prall alias D W Wagner alias William G Mitchell for passing worthless checks in Davenport. He is 24 and claims to be a salesman, with prior offenses cited in Rock Island and other Illinois cities. He will be taken to Davenport to stand trial.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Dale ‘la Prall
D. W. Wagner
William G. Mitchell
Davenport
la Prat
Rock Island
Illinois
Inquest Open Over Death of Man Found at Arispe Tracks
Coroner James McKee orders an inquest into the death of a tall, poorly dressed unidentified Black man found severed near the Great Western tracks in Arispe. He died when a northbound freight struck him. identity and home address sought, burial planned if unrevealed. Several passengers or riders aboard the train may hold clues.
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Great Western
Arispe
James McKee
Creston
McKee
Ita
Hep
Kansas City
Mr. McKee
Robbers take lunch basket then return papers in Charles City
Robbers entered the H. W. Meyer residence in Charles City Iowa last night and took a breakfast basket, leaving $172 in cash. About 3 am the basket was returned minus the lunch. The thieves also took $35 and papers from a Smith Lumber safe, which were later returned.
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Associated Press
Charles City
H. W. Meyer
Smith Lumery
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Minnesota
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Missouri
President Coolidge
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Minneapolis
Booth
Joseph W. Molyneaux
John F. Magee
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William R. Green
Board of Tax Appeals
Iowa
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Ways and Means
Shepherd and
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Milwaukee Road
Gripp
Bellew
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Pickett
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Woodburn Private Bank
L. E. Holmes
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