Siamese Twins Josepefa and Rosa Blazek Die After Refusal of Separation
In Chicago and Dubuque reports two deaths linked to the Blazek sisters and Manders cousins. The Blazeks died after their brother Frank refused to permit surgery to separate them. In Dubuque, Veronica Manders, 15, and Erich Manders, 22, were found shot in fields. authorities call it murder or death by own action and note the families are prominent in the area.
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Chicago
Josepefa
Rosa Blazek
Frank Blazek
B. H. Breakstone
Dubuque
Saint Catherine
Veronica Manders
Erich Manders
Veronica
Dubuque County
Charges Wreckers Derailed Freight Near Manchester
Atlanta March 30 Charges were made by B L Bugg receiver of the Atlanta Birmingham Atlanta railway that a deliberate attempt at train wrecking caused the derailment near Manchester Georgia of a fast freight last night killing the fireman and injuring the engineer and brakeman He said spikes and rail joints were removed and the fastenings left by the rail as evidence.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
B. L. Bugg
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlanta Railway
Manchester
Two Slain Two Hurt in Quarrel Over Hogs
Meridian Mississippi report on a shooting over dogs leads to two deaths and two serious injuries. How ard Norman 24 year old marshal of State Line and A G Paige railroad foreman were wounded. George and Clem Odom father and son were killed. Charles Keller is in Lakesville Mississippi.
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Meridian
Miss
Howard Norman
State Line
Charles Keller
Norman
A. G. Paige
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Seven Isolated By Big Snowslide
Seven personnel at the Queen Bess mine at Alamo near Nelson British Columbia are completely isolated after a severe snowslide that moved five miles. The slide swept everything before it and the mine camp has enough provisions for a month.
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Winnipeg
Queen Bess
Alamo
Nelson
B. C
Weather in Chicago Forecast For Next Twenty Four Hours
Chicago reports mostly cloudy skies with unsettled conditions tonight and Friday. Temperature expected to hold steady with little change.
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Chicago
Longress and Harding Not at Loggerheads
Washington March 30 Congress and President Harding are not at loggerheads despite writer claims. Republican Leader Mondell said relations have never been more pleasant and harmonious in his 25 years in Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Harding
Mondell
Nine Power Treaty Ratified in Senate Unanimously
Washington March 30 The nine power treaty drafting from the arms conference to advance the open door policy in China was ratified today by the Senate. No amendments were offered and the action carried unanimously.
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Washington, D. C
China
Senate
Governor Targets Ku Klux Klan in Rotarian Address
Governor Parker denounces the Ku Klux Klan as a Frankenstein that would tear its creators limb from limb and calls for strong law enforcement. Speaking at a Rotarian district conference in Baton Rouge he urges auditors to back actions by regular authorities and supports deportation of foreigners for bootlegging violations.
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Baton Rouge
Associated Press
Parker
Ku-Klux Klan
Rotarians
Mary Garden Ill in San Francisco
Mary Garden general director of the Chicago Grand Opera company was unable to leave her hotel in San Francisco due to illness. A cold from Portland, Oregon led to laryngitis preventing her from singing in Love of Three Kings at the civic auditorium tonight.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Mary Garden
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Civic Auditorium
Portland
Iowa Mines Set 4 P.M. Friday Shutdown Amid Strike
Des Moines March 30 Iowa miners will halt work at 4 p m tomorrow under a United Mine Workers order though the national plan calls for midnight Friday. Night shifts unlikely to report and cleanup precedes shutdown. Officials expect no disturbance in Iowa. Washington March 30 House labor committee may invite miners and operators to meet to avert a pending coal strike.
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Des Moines
Iowa Union
J. J. Morris
Iowa
United Mine Workers of America
International
E. C. Smith
Iowa Coal Operators’ Association
Morris
Opi Nion
Washington, D. C
House Labor Committee
London
Republican
New York
Ste. Anne de Beaupre Basilica Destroyed by Fire
Quebec March 30 Fire today destroyed the basilica of Ste Anne de Beaupre famed shrine drawing pilgrims from Canada and the United States for miraculous cures. The statue of Ste Anne and sacred relics were saved. The village near Quebec City was founded about 1620 and the present church opened in 1876 with basilica status in 1887.
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Quebec
Ste Anne de Beupre
Ste. Anne
Ste. Anne de Beaupre
New World
Canada
United States
Lenine Death Report Circulated by Rome Papers
Paris dispatch says Rome newspapers publish a report that Russian premier Nikolai Lenin is dead, but Rome papers treat it with reserve as Lenine has been reported dead or gravely ill before.
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London
Associated Press
Paris
Nikoli Lenine
Rome
Lenie
Oldest Missionary John Anderson Dies at 100
London reports the death of the Rev. John Anderson of Edinburgh at age 100, regarded as the world’s oldest missionary. He fathered the Church of Scotland act of 1921 which permitted union of Scottish Presbyterian churches and affirmed certain constitutional articles.
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London
John Anderson
Edinburgh
Church of Scotland
Presbyterian Churches
Scotland
Silk frocks showcase tulle collars in summer fashion
Little tulle collars, pleated and ruffled, decorate the necks of fashionable summer silk dresses. The United States is the world's largest buyer of diamonds.
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United States
Woman jury service advocate from Kane recounts eight trials
Miss Anna Gustafson, stenographer at American Plate Glass Co., Kane, argues women must share jury duty with men. She has served on eight juries, once as foreman when the eleven male jurors elected her leader. She refused to be excused for house work, urging women to engage in public affairs and to render just verdicts with attention to evidence and the judge's charge.
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Kane
Anna Gustafson
American Plate Glass Co
Federal Court Clerk McArthur Resigns After 21 Years
The resignation of Federal court clerk Wm. McArthur surprised many in the district. He notes he took the oath on January 1, 1901 in Creston and will end his tenure at the last term of court. He credits judges, the bar, and colleagues for harmony and announces his successor Nicholas F. Reed with equal gratitude.
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Wm. McArthur
McArthur
Creston
Nicholas F. Reed
Transport ation given to woman and two babies
Denver March 29. Mrs Fo ra Hill whose attempt to ride a freight car with her two babies was stopped by police was provided transportation this morning by J K Mullen a local manufacturer. Mrs J Welborn supplied clothing for the mother and children.
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Denver, Colo
Ra Hill
Here
Davenport
Iowa
J. K. Mullen
J. Welborn
Near riot at protest meeting in Madison
A near riot erupted at a Madison protest meeting of the American Legion and other patriotic groups. The disruption followed Phillip Voltz a university junior and former serviceman defending Governor Blaine for allowing Mrs Kate Richards O'Hare a socialist to speak in the state capital. Lieutenant Governor Cummings was expected to preside.
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Madison
Wis
Sity
Blaine
Kate Richards O'Hare
Cummings
March Term Ends This Afternoon in U S District Court
The March term of the United States district court convened in the government building and will adjourn late today officials said. Cases include David L. McMurray of Corydon Iowa involuntary bankruptcy and United States vs William Livengood for thefts from interstate shipments with a hung jury. Twelve defendants pleaded guilty to violations of the national prohibition act and the grand jury discharged after its final report. Circuit Judge Wm S Kenyon has sat on the bench relieving Judge Martin J Wade during the term.
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United States District Court
David L. McMurray
Corydon
Iowa
United States
William Livengood
Congress
United States Circuit Court
Wm. 8
Kenyon
Martin J. Wade
McGill Professor Placed on Trial for Attempted Murder
Montreal March 20 Associated Press Professor J A Morin of McGill University in the department of modern languages is placed on trial for attempted murder. Dr Merman Walter accuses Morin of poisoning a water well at a summer camp in L Islet county cutting rings on fruit trees to kill them and threatening him. Material found in the well identified as paris green by the provincial analysist.
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Montreal
Associated Press
J. A. Morin
Department of Modern Languages
McGill University
Merman Walter
Court of Kings Bench
Walter
Morin
L’islet
Paris Green
Sheriff William Meekins Faces Removal by County Attorney
Webster City Ila March 290 County Attorney Edward P Prince files a district court petition seeking the removal of Hamilton Sheriff William Meekins. The filing alleges Meekins has been intoxicated for a week and unable to perform duties and that he has consumed liquor seized in raids.
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Webster City
Ila
Edward P. Prince
William Meekins
Hamilton County
Prince
Meekins
Bandit in St Louis Robs Officers in Hotel Lobby
A bandit held up a police lieutenant sergeant and patrolman in a hotel lobby in St Louis Missouri on a Sunday. Raincoats led him to mistake them for civilians, but after noting their caps he fled without taking any money.
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St. Louis
Serg Iant
Des Moines Miner Killed in Slate Fall at Acme Mine
In Des Moines on March 30 Lou Paris a miner was killed by a fall of slate at the Acme Mine in Southeast Des Moines. The accident occurred during work in the mine’s slate run. Paris was killed instantly and the incident is under investigation by mine officials.
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Des Moines
Lou Paris
Acme
Trans-Atlantic Flight Attempt Begins From Lisbon
Lisbon March 30 The attempted Lisbon to Pernambuco flight began this morning with naval captains Casadore and Coutinho taking off at 7 o clock. They aim to cover more than 4 000 miles in sixty hours of actual flying time in the trans Atlantic passage.
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Lisbon
Associated Press
Pernambuco
Brazil
Casadore
Coutinho
French Chamber Votes Confidence on Army Service Bill
Premier Poincaré's government wins confidence in the chamber of deputies by 405 to 157 on the army service question. Deputies defeat the eight months military service bill sponsored by Paul Boncour, the moderate socialist, as of March 30 in Paris.
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Paris
Poincaire
Chamber of Deputies
Paul Boncour
Prices and receipts from regional markets and grains
Daily market roundup shows cattle receipts 7,000 with beef steers up to 8.50 and hogs 18,000 with prices 9.50 to 10.60, sheep 11,000 slow to steady, eggs and poultry prices mixed and grain futures listed from Wheat May to Pork May. St. Joseph figures note cattle and hog gains and feed prices with similar ranges for cows yearlings and feeders.
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Chicago
Lamson Bros. & Co
Des Moines
Tel
St. Joseph
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W.C. McArthur
Smith McPherson
Martin J Wade
Henry T. Reed
John ©. Pollock
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William H. Mun
George Hiil
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American Legion
Phillip Voltz
U.S. District Court
McGill
Sherif
U. S. Bureau of Marketa
Zoeher
Cash Market Report
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