Four Masonic officers sentenced and fined in Utah case
Four officers of the American Masonic Federation were found guilty by a federal jury of using the mails to defraud to recruit members. Judge Martin J. Wade of Iowa imposed two years in prison on each of the ten counts and $5,000 fines for Thompson Bergera Perrot and Jamieson, with sixty days before commitment pending appeal.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Associated Press
Matt McBrain Thompson
Domenico Bergera
Thomas Perrot
Robert Jamieson
American Masonic Federation
Martin J. Wade
Iowa
League Council Declines Russian Question
In Geneva on May 16 the League of Nations council refused to take up the Russian problem. It referred the Norwegian government’s demand for an examination of Russian affairs to the Genoa conference for consideration.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Council of the
League of Nations
Genoa
Back to the Bible Bureau Begins Work
Cincinnati fostered non sectarian effort mails Bible Thoughts to editors nationwide free of charge. The Back to the Bible bureau in Cincinnati starts mailing daily Bible quotes to publishers to promote good citizenship through daily scripture. The May 16 issue opens with Psalms 61 4.
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Cincinnati
United States
Bible Bureau of
Bible Thoughts
Court Rules Shaws Cannot Run on Senray Court
In May 16 Associated Press Judge McCall of the district court ruled against a motion picture house proprietors prohibiting Sabbath showings. Fines of 25 and 100 dollars were assessed against Joe Gebracht manager of motion picture houses in Ames owned by A H Blank of Des Moines. The case attracted wide attention and may go to the supreme court again.
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Nevada
Associated Press
McCall
District Court
Joe Gebracht
Ames
A. H. Blank
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Mountain Climbers Have Narrow Escape on McClellan's Butte
Seattle on May 16. Mrs. T. Hazard and seven other Mountaineers escaped serious injury when an avalanche swept eight climbers 400 feet down McClellan's Butte in the Cascade mountains. Hazard was taken to a Seattle hospital with non serious injuries.
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Seattle
Wash
T. Hazard
Mountaineers
McClellan’s Butte
Cascade Mountains
Weather Indications For The Next Twenty Four Hours
Chicago, May 16. Generally fair tonight and Wednesday with unsettled conditions this afternoon in the east portion. Somewhat warmer Wednesday.
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Chicago
Weather Summary of Local Observations
Weather observations over May 10 to May 16 report highs from 75 to 71 and lows from 45 to 69. Rainfall includes trace amounts on May 16 and measurable precipitation on May 10 and May 11. Temperature at 1 pm today is 65.
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H. M. Stanley
Knights Templar Building Collapse Injures Dozen in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City on May 16 reports 36 injured when the Knights Templar building hosting a state meeting collapsed. Frances Harper, a telephone operator, is listed as seriously injured.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Associated Press
Knights Templar
Frances Harper
Hitchcock Thinks U S Should Attend Hague Conference
Washington May 16 Participation by the United States in the adjourned session of the European economic conference at The Hague next month was debated in the senate today. Senator Hitchcock Democrat Nebraska favored participation while Senator Borah Republican Idaho opposed. Hitchcock argued the United States could influence European councils by taking part, Borah said the nation should remain free of European influences.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Hague
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Europe
America
Aviator Prest Begins Long Flight to Siberia
Des Moines May 16 An Associated Press report says aviator Clarence Prest traveling from Buffalo to Siberia plans to depart Des Moines this afternoon for Omaha as the next leg of his 8500 mile journey to Siberia. He arrived in Des Moines earlier today from Iowa City.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
Clarence Prest
Buffalo
New York
Siberia
Omaha
Iowa City
Horses Trample Iowa Stock Raiser to Death
Peter Mann 70 a well known breeder of fancy livestock in Northwest Iowa was trampled to death by two horses he led out to water late yesterday evening He died an hour after being found in Orange City Iowa.
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Orange City
Peter Mann
Iowa
New York Gas Rates Declared Confiscatory By Court
Washington May 16 The New York state statutory gas rates of 80 cents were today declared by the supreme court to be confiscatory during the calendar years 1919 and 1920.
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Washington
New York State
Supreme Court
Bank messenger shot in St Louis streetcar robbery
Henry Ahring Breman Bank watchman was shot in the forehead aboard a Broadway streetcar while two bandits robbed the bank messenger of a satchel holding $2,160. It marks the ninth bank messenger robbery on a streetcar in the city in the last year.
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St. Louis
Associated Press
Henry Ahring
Breman Bank
Ahring
Farm Agency Seeks Dissolution in Michigan Cooperatives
Detroit May 16 The Circuit Judge may dissolve the Gleaner Clearing House Association the state’s largest farm cooperative. Assets total 719020.61 liabilities 446745.23 Temporary receiver Charles R Talbot oversees affairs as the group with elevators and warehouses organized in 1907 seeks liquidation due to low commodity prices and uncertain outlook.
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Detroit
Associated Press
Arthur Webster
Gleaner Clearing House
Michigan
United States
Charles R. Talbot
Bethlehem Lackawanna steel merger ratified by directors
New York May 16. The Bethlehem Lackawanna steel merger was ratified today by the directors of both companies.
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New York, N. Y
Associated
Press
Bethlehem Lackawanna Steel
Gil liatt man kills himself as officers close in
Fred Aherns of Gilliat t shot and killed himself today as authorities moved to arrest him on statutory charges filed the day before. The incident occurred as lawmen were en route to take him into custody in Council Bluffs Iowa.
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Council Bluffs
Associated Press
Fred Aherns
Gilliatt
Port to Port Liquor Seizure Confirmed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that liquor in transit between foreign ports within U S boundaries can be seized under the national prohibition act. The decision was handed down today in Washington on May 16.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States
Three Injured When Freight Train Hits Auto
Mason City Iowa May 16 Three persons were seriously injured late last night when a Great Western freight train struck an automobile driven by Eddie Mouck of Iowa Falls. Injured were Pearl Waldman 16 her sister 20 and Mouck. All three were taken to a hospital. The party was en route to Clear Lake for a dance.
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Mason Civ
Associated Press
Great Western
Eddie Mouck
Iowa Fall's
Pearl Waldman
Mouck
Clear Lake
Jealous Spouse Accused Of Hatchet Attack In Shenandoah
Mrs. William Haynes, 21, files charges against her husband after he allegedly struck her in the head with a hatchet while she slept. Haynes was arrested at a local nursery hours after the attack. The couple, from Craig Missouri, had lived in Shenandoah four weeks and married three years. Mrs Haynes is not seriously injured.
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Shenandoah, Ja
William Haynes
Haynes
Craig
Missouri
Two-Year-Old Drowns in Maquoketa River Near Durango
In Durango Iowa May 16 a two year old boy Ernest Keller son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Keller fell from a high bank into the Maquoketa river. The body was recovered as the first drowning of the season reported by the Associated Press.
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Dubuque, In
Associate Press
Maquoketa River
Durango
Frnest Keller
Alfred Keller
Attention Buys Military Training Camps Offered Here
Information about military training camps described on page seven of Monday's Advertiser and on the seventh page today may be obtained from Roy Gault or Harry C. Stever.
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Roy Gault
Harry C. Stever
Ulterior US Silence on Hague Russian Talks Surprises Allies
May 16 Washington The United States will not join the proposed Hague conference on Russia's economic condition the decision surprised Prime Minister Lloyd George and Foreign Minister Sehnager The White House indicated U S participation would keep doors open for further talks and possible future engagement on the issue
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Genoa
Lloyd Georges
America
Hague
Russia
Sehanger
Maly
United States
Washington, D. C
Associated Press
White House
Twins 90 Years Old Reside on Kansas Farm
Leavenworth Kansas May 16 Friends of James and Joel Cheatwood twins who celebrated their ninetieth birthday last October 11 on a Kansas farm dispute claims by Woodville Ohio twins William H U Sr and Henry Burns as the oldest living twins in the United States at age 88 The Cheatwood twins work daily on their farm and plan to keep working and whistling a tune as long as they can They have lived on the same farms for 63 years and resemble each other closely even in Sunday clothes and trimmed beards
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Leavenworth
Associated Press
James
Joel Cheatwood
Here
Woodville
William HU. Sr
Henry Bruns
United States
Cheatwood
Jim
Puget Sound Greens Shipped to Orient
The first shipment of Puget Sound greens left Seattle on the Admiral Line steamer President Jefferson bound for Shanghai. The cargo included more than a ton of lettuce celery and other greens for the American club of Shanghai. Americans have noted some disagreement with green vegetables grown in the Orient.
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Seattle
Wash
Orient
Admiral Line
trans-Pacific
President Jefferson
Puget Sound
American Club of
Shanghai
Italian Girl Arrested On Illinois Robbery Charge In Creston
Minnie Bruno, 19, of Aurora Illinois, was arrested on a Batavia robbery warrant aboard westbound tram No. 3 in Creston. Batavia police sought her return after a restaurant owner, James Crowley, alleged she robbed him of about $91 to $95 at Crowley’s Cafe. Bruno claimed she went to Batavia to quit with Crowley and insisted she would face charges in Batavia, asserting she would testify and reveal Crowley’s actions if forced to stand trial.
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Minnie Brand
Aurora
Minois
A. C. Lauder
Batavia
Ilinis
Ilinoisa
L. la Urch
Mise Brune
Arch
James Crowley
Crowley
Brano
Crowley's
Ureh
Bruno
Advertiser
Union County
Fred Collings
Alamosa
Colorado
James
H&s
Ancgelena Bruno
Ladd, Winds
Pennsylvania Voters Go To Polls In Primary Fight
Pennsylvania voters went to the polls to nominate candidates for governor lieutenant governor secretary of internal affairs two U S senators representatives and state legislators for November. The main focus was the Republican governor primary between Attorney General Gen E Alter and former state forestry commissioner Gifford Pinchot amid a leaderless contest.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Internal Affairs
United States
Congress
Gen E. Alter
Gifford Pinchot
Iowar ed ition of Labor convention opens in Davenport
The thirty annual convention of the Iowa Labor edition opens in Davenport with about 250 delegates registered. Lewis of Des Moines delivers the annual address as Col. Smith W. Brookhart, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate nomination from Iowa, is slated to appear before the convention.
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Davenport
Associated Presaj
Lewis
Des Moines
Col
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Wauk separated by high voltage accident claims life
William Robbins, 45, died at the Lansing power house after throwing a switch and being shocked by a high voltage line. The incident occurred in Waukon on May 16, with details provided by the Associated Press.
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Waukon
Associated Press
William Robbins
Lansing
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