Murderer of Girl Moved to Mason City for Safe Keeping
Irvin Bunker 21, who confessed to killing Rebecca Nelson near Manley, was moved to Mason City for safety as Northwood and Worth county officials shift to contain possible violence. A warrant for a Mason City man’s arrest over alleged liquor sales to Bunker was being prepared after Bunker identified the suspect.
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Mason City
Associated Press
Will Redeker
William Butler
Redeker
Irvin Bunker
Manley
Rebecca Nelson
Farmers Savings Bank
Bunker
Worth County
Northwood
Nelson
Young Bunker
Street Car Attacked by Nonunion Crowd in East Liverpool
A crowd estimated at 200 attacked a Steubenville East Liverpool and Beaver Valley Traction Company street car in East Liverpool Ohio. Windows and vestibules were smashed with rocks. The operators were rescued by police.
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East Liverpool, O
Associated Press
Steubenville, East Liverpool & Beaver Valley Traction Company
Ice House of Great Western Destroyed by Fire
Oelwein Iowa May 4 The Chicago Great Western Railway division ice house at this point was practically destroyed this morning by a fire of undetermined origin.
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Oelwein
Associated Press
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Tragedy in Powell Home Ends with Double Fatalities
Newton Mass May 4 A Boston district manager William B Powell shot and killed his wife Lena E Powell after accusing them of infidelity He fired three shots at the butler Michael J Maloney who escaped Then he went to the library and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself Miss Josephine England the maid reported Mrs Powell widow of R H White a Boston department store millionaire before her marriage
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Newton
Mass
William B. Powell
Boston
Lena E. Powell
Michael J. Maloney
Powell
Josephine England
R H. White
Pekin Surrounded as Wu Pei Fu Forces Advance
In Pekin, General Wu Pei Fu's troops have surrounded the city while General Chang Tso Lin's forces near Pekin have been scattered. All outbound railroad traffic is suspended and acting Premier Ho Tung Chi has sent Roy Anderson, an American, to negotiate with Wu Pei Fu's commanders.
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Pekin
China
Associated Press
Wu Pei Fu
Chang Tso Lin
How Tzu Chi
Roy Anderson
Fengtai
Weather Outlook for Chicago Tonight and Friday
Weather indications for the next twenty four hours show generally fair skies tonight and Friday with moderate temperatures.
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Chicago
Weather Summary for April 28 to May 4
Local observations by Dr. H. M. Stanley cover 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Highest and lowest temperatures are listed with rainfall. Notable readings include April 28 54 37 none, April 29 55 37 none, May 1 54 72 with .? rainfall, May 2 62 54 32, May 3 60 59 25, May 4 80 47 rainfall 0.6. Temperature at 1 p.m. today 70.
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H. M. Stanley
Pri
Rapid corn distribution reported in Chicago trade figures
Chicago reports a rapid distribution of corn this season with receipts from November 1 to May 1 totaling 103,821,000 bushels and end period stocks up 2,049,000. Primary receipts to date total 214,000,000 bushels while total visible supply rises 17,000,000, indicating an absorption of 197,000,900 bushels, versus last year’s 125,900,000.
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Chicago
Shepherd Dog Leads to Slaying of Cattleman Near Chico
A shepherd dog found the body of Charles C. Conroy, a noted cattleman, in Dead Horse Slough near Chico after he went missing Monday night. Conroy had two bullet wounds. his riding horse lay buried beneath him, also shot twice.
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Chico
Cal
Here
Charles CC
Conroy
Dead Horse Slough
Potash Free-List Bill Proposed in Tariff Measure
Washington May 4 Potash used in fertilizer would stay on the free list under an amendment to the tariff bill. The measure would place potash on the free list for five years before duties at varying rates apply, per the finance committee report.
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Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Finance Committee
Rome Era Lottery Origins Proposed
A brief note asserts lotteries originated in ancient Rome, citing early betting practices and public distribution of prize drawings as forerunners of modern lottery systems.
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Rome
Rival Irish Army Forces Declare Truce
Dublin announces a truce between rival Irish Republican Army forces. The truce takes effect at 4 pm today and lasts until 4 pm Monday to allow both sides to pursue a basis for army unification.
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Fources
Dublin
Associated Press
Irish Republican Army
Ten Servants Accompany American Family Abroad
London reports note the large entourage that accompanied an American family and their two daughters during a London hotel stay. The party, departing for the continent, includes three maids one valet two secretaries a private physician a masseur and two chauffeurs. A titled society woman also chaperoned the daughters on shopping trips.
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London
Associated Press
Continent
Daily Mail
Mary
Men Held by Police in New York Car Theft Plot
John Ward and Charles Ashmore, both 20s, from Glenwood Iowa, were arrested in Hoboken as they tried to rent a furnished room after police spotted an auto plate and a Nebraska plate inside their car. They claimed to have possession from William Lugsch to drive it away for insurance. They planned to go to Manhattan for a relative’s wedding and to Omaha before New York. Iowa police will investigate. federal charges possible if the car disposal tale holds.
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New York
John Ward
Charles Ashmore
Glenwood
Hoboken
William Lugsch
Omaha
Ward
Manhattan
Iowa
National Jewish Home in Palestine Urged by Senate
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee report says a resolution backed by prominent American Jewish groups calls for a national home for Jewish people in Palestine. The measure supports non interference with non Jews and preservation of Christian shrines, as adopted by the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Palestine
Senator Lodge
Republican
Massachusetts
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Evictions Begin in Fayette Coke Region Miners
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on May 4 the first evictions of striking miners and their families were carried out at the Amend Coal & Coke Company mine. About a dozen families were moved from company houses and their belongings placed along the road as companies seek to reclaim homes occupied by so called undesirables.
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Uniontown
Associated Press
Fayette Coke
Amend Coal & Coke Company
Gods Country and the Law at Willard Theater Friday
Willard theater announces two showings this Friday and Saturday of Gods Country and the Law a Curwood story noted for North woods color drama and a plot driven by a guilty conscience. Gladys Leslie stars as Marie with a specially chosen supporting cast and animal footage featuring three bear cubs.
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Willard Theatre
Gods Country
The
Law
Curwood North Woods
Curwood
God
Gladys Leslie
Marie
Mount Etna Erupts Again with Loud Roar and Smoke
Catnea reports Mount Etna erupting with a continual roar heard for miles. Black smoke pours from the crater as the eruption resumes.
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Catnea
Mount Etna
Dempsey Aims to Meet Willard Again
Paris May 4 The heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey said he would be glad to meet Jess Willard again as arrangements for a title bout progress. He planned to sail for New York on the Cunard liner Aquitania May 13.
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Paris
Associated Press
Jack Dempsey
United States
Jess Willard
Willard
Dempsey
New York
Aquitania
Elevation Adds to Duplication for Balfour Title
London May 4 AP Sir Arthur Balfour becomes Earl Balfour of Whittingehame amid a tangle of British peers including Lords Balfour of Burleigh Cobham Ashton Curzon and others The Observer questions the rise of titles born from service versus mere peerage and asks if any empire institution recruits from the bottom.
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London
Associated Press
Arthur Balfour
House of Lords
Earl Balfour of
Three arrests in France linked to espionage ring for Soviet
Paris May 4. French police claim to have smashed a vast organization of espionage aiding the Russian Soviet government. Three arrests were made today and many more expected this afternoon as agents traced alleged plots against arsenals and military sites.
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Paris
Associated Press
Non-Party Ticket Wins in Minneapolis Mayor Race
Almost complete returns from yesterday's city election show Arthur E. Nelson winning the Minneapolis mayoral race by more than 13 000 votes over labor candidate William H. Mahoney. Nelson, 30, becomes one of the city's youngest mayors and was elected on a non party ticket.
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St. Paul, Minn
Arthur E. Nelson
William H. Mahoney
Nelson
Creston Subways Hopeful as State Board Hears Elm Street Plan
Creston officials led by Mayor Ed C Keith and City Engineer Philo DeVoe argued at Des Moines before the Iowa State Board of Railway Commissioners on Elm street for a subway crossing. Burlington Railroad witnesses and City Attorney Geo A Johnston pressed cost and feasibility. hearing adjourned with a final decision expected in days.
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Creston
Ed. C. Keith
Philo DeVoe
Geo. A Johnston
L. J. Camp
John M Hickey
Harry Strance
Harry Bartlett
Scot Skinner
C. H. Thomas
Roy Brault
Ray Taylor
Mark Fry
Des Moines
Iowa State Board of Railway Commissioners
Elm Street
Capitol Building
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Company
W. D Eaton
Henderson
Commerce
People of
Iowa
W. D. Eaton
Railway Board
Phil DeVoe
Aiken
State Highway Commission
Prof
Lambert
Iowa City
Eaton
Burlington Railroad
Geo. A. Johnston
de Voe
DeVoe
Board of Railway Commissioners
Subway
Bolshevists Fight Western Influence
In Angora Turkey a Bolshevik trade delegation from Moscow University led by Professor Goldan promotes propaganda for Kemalists. The spokesman vows to free oriental peoples from western influence and build libraries, economic institutes, theaters, and railways. A Russian commission will visit Antonia to study resources, and a famine relief Russian orchestra tours for propaganda.
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Angora
Turkey
Associated Press
Kemal Pasha
Goldan
Moscow University
Antonia
Jury fixing probed in small case in Illinois
Waukegan Illinois May 4. Selection of a jury to try Governor Len Small charged with conspiracy to embezzle state funds was halted temporarily this morning as Judge C C Edwards took official cognizance of rumors of jury fixing.
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Waukegan, Ill
Associated Press
Len Small
C. C. Edwards
New Senate Panel Backs Plan for Soldier Bonus
Washington May 4 Associated Press Senator Smoot Utah told the Senate Finance Committee before President Harding that a soldier bonus plan has been presented. The plan features a twenty year endowment life scheme not involving bank loans to veterans.
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Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Shermar McCumber
Senate
Hardings
Smoot
Utah
Markets report grain and livestock statistics from Des Moines and St Joseph
Market receipts and price ranges cover cattle hogs and sheep with bids from packers. Des Moines notes cattle top 9.25 and hogs to 10.65 with bulk ranges 7.75 to 8.50 for cattle and 10.00 to 10.60 for hogs while grain futures show May and July positions for wheat corn oats and pork lard ribs. St Joseph lists cattle steady to 15 lower, hogs up 15 to 25, sheep steady with prices cited for various ranges.
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Chicago
Lamson Bros. & Co
Hubbel
Des Moines
Walnut
St. Joseph
sa+s
CNS
Cee
May 3 Cash Market Report At Noon
The note records a cash market report dated May 3 at 12 o'clock noon. It provides a time specific update likely reflecting trading activity and prices for the day segment. No further details on securities or figures are present in the fragment.
Tapestries Used for Furniture Covering and Decor
Tapestries serve as fur niture coverings as well as decorative table runners and wall hangings, showcasing versatile textile use.
Bohemian Glass Makers Claim Unbreakable Cookware Glass
A Bohemian firm of glass manufacturers asserts it has invented unbreakable glass suitable for cooking utensils. The article notes color-blindness is typically hereditary, with a form linked to excessive tobacco use.
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Fred Mettner Porter Drug Co
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Strand Theatre Syndicate
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