Iowa Republicans rally behind Burton E. Sweet for Senate
Des Moines May 28 Campaign leaders report widespread Iowa GOP support for Burton E. Sweet as primary day nears. Brookhart faces criticism for pro Lenin ties and bolshevist praise while Sweet is portrayed as a defender of the Constitution and Americanism with eight years in Congress.
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Des Moines
Burton E. Sweet
Iowa
Sweet
United States
Brookhart
Lenin and
Trotzky
Bolshevist
Russia
Washington
New York
Lenin
Warren G. Harding
United States Senate
Soviet Russia
Congress
Moscow
Coolidge
Instructed Delegates Assured In Montana
Returns from 130 precincts in Montana show unopposed presidential candidates Coolidge McAdoo and Goebel leading, assuring instructed delegates at the national convention. Coolidge and McAdoo each attract about double the vote for any delegate candidate. Walsh drops to fifth. Lanstrum leads republican committeeman backers over Shelly. Coolidge 3356, McAdoo 1560. Montana has eight democratic and 11 republican convention votes.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
President Coolidge
Wm. G. McAdoo
George Goebel
Montana
Coolidge
McAdoo
United States
Walsh
0. M. Lanstrum
Babe Ruth Rates High For More Buck Private
Private Babe Ruth, newly joined rookie of the New York National Guard, traveled to Washington to report to General Pershing. He searched for a properly fitting uniform, failing to find one large enough, and visited the quartermaster general before a formal appearance at Pershing’s office.
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Associated Press
Washington
Babe Ruth
New York National Guard
General Pershing
New York
Yankees
Quartermaster General
Franks case in Chicago takes new drug angle in murder
Chicago investigators probe the 13 year old Robert Franks death with a ransom demand linked to narcotics. Authorities round up drug addicts for questioning and seek a user well acquainted with the Franks family to explain the holding against will plot.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Robert Franks
Crowe
Franks
One-Armed Youth Held As Alleged Safe Blower
A one-armed youth named Harry Johnson from Ohio was arrested in Burlington on drunkenness charges and found with 16 fuses and tools used by safe blowers. Ottumwa officials transferred him to Fort Madison for a ten year sentence after he pleaded guilty to taking part in cracking a Redman Grocery safe on June 5, 1923. The suspect may have had an amputated left arm.
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John H. Shackelford
Gary
Ind
Shackelford
John Kline
Associated Press
Burlington
Harry Johnson
Ohlio
Ottumwa
William McParkand
Fort Madison
W. M. Walker
Redman
Mowry
J. B
McParkand
La Follette hints at independent run if party reforms fail
Senator La Follette virtually announced a possible independent bid for president unless the Democratic and Republican conventions purge themselves of communist influence. He denounced the movement as chaotic and urged progressives to reject any collaboration with communists, signaling a candidacy if major parties fail to reform.
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Associated Prena
Washington
la Follette
Bkern
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Lafollette
No change in plans for farmer labor convention in St Paul
St Paul on May 28 announced there will be no change in the national farmer labor progressive convention set for June 17 despite Senator Lafollette hinting at a presidential bid. Preparations proceed with prominent local figures involved, with no prediction of impact from his statement on convention activities.
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LaFollette
Central Executive Committee
Workers’ Party of America
Communist International
Moscow
St. Paul
Farmer-Labor Party of
Minnesota
LeFollette
Con
Tornado Kills Jett Family Near Stringtown Oklahoma
A tornado demolished the Jett home five miles northwest of Stringtown Oklahoma, killing Joseph Jett and four of his children and fatally injuring Mrs Jett. In Haiti Lieut Walter Hallenberg of Louisville was killed and Gunnery Sergeant P Moore of Denver seriously injured when an airship crashed during gunnery practice and burned.
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Associated Press
Stringtown
Okla
Joseph Jett
Port Au Prince Haiti
Walter 8. Hallenberg
Louisville
P. Moore
Denver
Margaret Willis Collapses in Court on Trunk Murder Trial
In Los Angeles on May 28 Mrs. Margaret Willis collapsed during the trunk murder trial of Dr. Benjamin Baldwin and was rushed to a hospital in serious condition as the court adjourned.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Margaret Willis
Benjamin Baldwin
Des Moines Police Matron Appeals Suspension Over Report
Mrs. Carrie Nichols, police matron, appeals to the civil service commission from Chief Cavender’s order suspending her. The suspension stems from a report she gave to newspapers about a young woman whose baby died in a Salvation Army home.
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Presa
Des Moines
Carrie Nichols
Civil Service Commission
Cavender
Salvation Army
Real estate broker Thomas pleads not guilty in embezzlement case
In Des Moines municipal court Q G Thomas a real estate broker and private banker faced embezzlement charges tied to a bank closing. He pleaded not guilty and was released on bond after authorities say he received $2000 on deposit knowing the bank was insolvent.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Q. G. Thomas
Coast Guard Aids British Vessel After Sea Collision
The coast guard cutter Manning responded to distress calls today reporting a collision between the British steamship Manchurian Prince and the American tanker Hoxbar last night at sea.
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Norfolk
Coast Guard
Manning
Labor Temple Financing Plan Formed in Des Moines
Associated Press reports in Des Moines that a $100000 labor temple will be financed by selling stock to union members. Articles of incorporation for the building association were being drawn up.
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Associated Press Des Moines
The
Building Association
Iowa Manufacturers’ Association Opens Annual Convention
Des Moines May 28 The Iowa Manufacturers association opened its annual convention with an afternoon program that featured E A Kimball secretary delivering the association report and outlining the platform of industry recently framed by the national manufacturers organization.
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Des Moines
Iowa Manufacturers’ Association
E. A. Kimball
Association
Local Official Cyrus W. Jordan Dies by Suicide
In Oskaloosa on May 28 Cyrus W. Jordan aged 70, a former county official and local politician, apparently took his own life due to ill health. An examiner will determine the cause of death.
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Oskaloosa
Cyrus W. Jordan
Church Advocate Ready For Evidence On Brown
Bishop William M. Brown of the Protestant Episcopal Church stands trial after motions by the defense were overruled. Charles C. Dibble of Kalamazoo outlines expected testimony including alleged denial of God’s personality and Jesus Christ’s divinity. The defense plans to use the Book of Common Prayer in support. A heart attack interrupted afternoon proceedings.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
William M. Brown
Epscopal Church
Charles CC. Dibble
Kalamazoo
Mich
Dibble
Brown
God
Jesus Christ
Book of Common Prayer
Local Committee Voices on Convention Action
A member of the local committee says the convention will determine Lafollette’s statement action, and no single person or small group can predict the convention’s likely course. The remark stresses collective decision over individual influence.
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Lafollette
Japan protests U S immigration bill exclusion clause
Tokyo releases a formal protest after the United States passes an immigration bill with a Japanese exclusion provision. Foreign Minister Matsui, with Prince Regent approval, forwards the note to Ambassador Heamahara in Washington. Officials in Tokyo and Washington urge caution and restrained comment while the protest is studied.
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United States
Prince Regent
Associated Press
Tokio
Foreign Office
Washington
House
American House of Representatives
Prince
Matsui
Heamahara
Athletes Compete At Iowa City For Olympics Trials
About 200 athletes entered the sectional pre Olympic trials in Iowa City. Iowa University leads with most entries while Ames Grinnell Drake Des Moines University and Minnesota are well represented. Nineteen events will be held Friday and Saturday.
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Iowa City
Iowa University
Ames
Grinnell
Drake
Des Moines University
Minnesota
Presbyterians Oppose Michigan City Boxing Match
Grand Rapids Mich May 7 The governor of Indiana will be urged to use full office authority to prevent the Gibbons Carpenter boxing match set for Michigan City next Saturday. The move comes from a resolution unanimously adopted at the 136th Presbyterian general assembly session.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Indiana
Michigan City
Ind
136Th Presbyterian General Assembly
Nine Brokers Charged With Mail Fraud By Feds
May 28 New York nine brokers named by federal jury charged with using the mails to defraud. Indicted are William Silkworth former president of Consolidated Exchange Louis Gilbough and seven others including DeWitt Raynor Blaine Nicholas Earl Truesdell Peter Owen John Edward McQuade and Francis Quillan of Raynor Nicholson Truesdell and McQuade Brothers firms.
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Associated Preac New York
William Silkworth
Consolidated Exchange
Louis Gilbough
Board of Governors
DeWitt C. Raynor
Blaine J. Nicholas
Earl H. Truesdell
Raynor Nichola Ad Truesdell
Peter Owen
Iowa crops in critical condition from cold dry week
Des Moines reporting that Iowa crops face severe stress from a cool dry spell with temperatures about 10 degrees below normal and rainfall half the normal. Corn growth slowed, replanting needed, hay and pastures poor, and a killing frost at Inwood left 26 degrees. Continuous unfavorable weather raises concerns across the southwest and northeast regions.
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Preece
Des Moines
Iowa
Harrison
Shelby
Inwood
Couzens Proposes Broad Probe of Internal Revenue
Senator Couzens said the special senate committee will resume work after the political conventions to examine every unit of the internal revenue bureau including the prohibition unit and the income tax unit. He aims to reveal needs of both units in the bureau’s operation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Couzens
Repubican
Michigan
Senate
Prohibition
Bureau
House committee to probe prohibition enforcement
Washington May 28 the house alcoholic liquor traffic committee ordered a new investigation into prohibition enforcement. The panel, which had not convened in five years, set the inquiry to review federal state and local enforcement actions and policies.
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Washington
House
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic Committee
Names Of Eighth Grade Graduates From Irving And Jefferson Buildings
A list of eighth grade graduates is presented for two schools, Irving Building and Jefferson Building. The named students include Gertrude Bandura Darline Benson Robert Burt Charles Carson Charles Egbert Melvin Fife Ellsworth Foster Evelyn Freytag Franklin Harsh Newton Hollister Darline Hurley Albert Isenhour George Krominga Kermit Kunath and many others. The compilation spans multiple families and communities with numerous girls and boys listed among the graduates.
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Gertrude Bandura
Evelyn Freytag Franklin Harsh Newton Hollister Darline Hurley
Albert Isenhour
George Krominga Kermit Kunath
Memorial Day program and speakers in Creston
John Dennison of Des Moines will deliver the principal Memorial Day address Friday afternoon May 30 as part of Creston observances. Veterans and auxiliaries will join a 1:30 parade to the Methodist church for a 2:00 memorial service, with ceremonies at Graceland cemetery. The full church program includes hymns, prayers, Gettysburg address, and addresses by Dennison.
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John Dennison
Des Moines
Iowa
Creston
Joe Goodsell
Potter Post Hall
Montgomery Street
Methodise Church
Maple
Adams
Elm
Graceland Cemetery
Cara
W. A. McKee
R. M. McKnight
Dale Ells
Jerome Emanuel
Creston Choral Club
William Cain
The
Presbyterian Church
A. B. Bamford
J. W. Stratton
Old Camp Ground
Mr. Dennison
I. L. McGregor
W. F. Chisechlager
Earl Reckner
Burlington Expected To Fret 1925 Elks Meeting
Clinton May 28 The second session of the nineteenth annual reunion of Iowa State Association of Pika is underway Indications point to Burlington being awarded the 1925 twentieth annual convention No opposition has yet appeared James G Clarke of Waterloo is expected to be elected president E A Earle of Burlington and James E O Brien of Des Moines are reelected treasurer and secretary respectively Lodges represented include Burlington Des Moines Dubuque Davenport Fort Dodge Iowa City Mason City Muscatine Newton Oelwein Waterloo Marshalltown Perry Keokuk Oskaloosa and Clinton A monster parade is planned for tomorrow morning as the closing event of the three day program A big ball headlined last night
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Associated Presa
Clinton
Iowa State Association of Pika
Burlington
James G. Clarke
Waterloo
E. A. Earle
James E. O'Brien
Des Moines
Ded Moines
Dubuque
Davenport
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
Mason City
Muscentine
Newton
Oelwein
Marshalltown
Perry
Keokuk
O%katoosa
Kendall Seeks Extradition for H T Fuller
Des Moines reports requisition papers for H T Puller of the Iowa Loan and Trust Company in Mitchell County Iowa on a bank failure case. Governor Kendall has received the papers but no hearing date is set yet.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
H. T. Puller
Iowa Loan and Trust Company
Mitchell
8. D
Bank Failere
Kendall
Packing Company Hogs Take Over Davenport
Davenport residents awoke to find over 100 hogs from the Kohrs Packing company roaming the city at night. Police, packing house workers, and a dozen motor trucks rounded up the wandering animals across lawns and gardens.
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Associated Prese
Davenport
Chicago
Kohrs Packing Company
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