Hendersons Appointment Confirmed by State Senate
Des Moines Iowa January 12 The state senate confirmed the appointment of M V Henderson as state bank commissioner on Governor Harding’s recommendation He succeeds George Messenger whose term ends in July The senate did not confirm B F Ketcham for the state board of education leaving N E Kendall free to name his choice after becoming governor this afternoon A bill to grant school corporations bond issuing rights similar to cities was introduced Routine business filled the morning session with adjournment after inaugural ceremonies until next Tuesday afternoon
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Des Moines
Ila
M. V. Henderson
W. L. Harding
State Senate
Senate
B. F. Ketcham
State Board of Educa
Henderson
George Messenger
Ketcham
Board of Education
N. E. Kendall
Holdoegel
Great Lakes Naval Station Not Abandoned Navy Says
Washington January 13 Rear Admiral Washington denied reports that the Great Lakes Naval Training Station would be abandoned He said the station ranks as the next important post after Hampton Roads as a major fleet base for the Navy and remains in use
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Washington, D. C
Great Lakes
Washington
Great Fleet
Hampton Roads
Navy
Senator McCumber Seeks Higher Wheat Tariff
Washington January 13 Senator McCumber Republican of North Dakota announced he would seek a tariff around 50 cents per bushel on wheat to curb Canadian imports. He plans to add it to the Fordney emergency tariff bill, replacing the house passed duty of 1 cent.
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Washington, D. C
McCumber
North Dakota
Weather Outlook for Chicago Unsettled with Snow East
Chicago weather forecast for the next twenty four hours reports unsettled conditions tonight and Friday with probable snow in the eastern portion. Warmer air expected tonight, followed by somewhat colder temperatures in the west and north central portion Friday.
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Chicago
Weather Summary Observations for 24 Hours Ending 7 A.M.
Weather notes compiled by Dr. H. M. Stanley cover the past day ending at 7 am. The report records snow occurrences and related conditions, noting precipitation type and potential impacts.
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H. M. Stanley
Lieutenant Langdon Killed by Japanese Sentry
Washington Jan 13 An American cruiser Albany chief engineer Lieutenant W H Langdon was shot by a Japanese sentry at Vladivostok after failing to halt. Langdon did not fire until the sentry fired as he turned away. Tokyo officials expressed regret over the incident.
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Washington, D. C
W. H. Langdon
Albany
Viladvostok
Langdon
Tokio
Vladivostok
Court Orders That Federation Be Dissolved
Paris reports the court ordered dissolution of the general federation of labor. The ruling follows ongoing cases against federation leader Leon Jouhoux and other officers on charges of infringement of union laws.
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Paris
General Federation of Labor
Leon Jouhoux
Danish Couple Held for Deportation
Count and Countess Vigo Holstein Rathlou of Denmark were arrested by U.S. immigration authorities in Spokane and held for possible deportation. The countess was formerly married to Dr Roy A Miles Collins who was killed in Portland in 1909.
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Spokane
Wash
Vigo Holstein Rathlou
Denmark
Roy A. Miles Collins
Portland
Unite States
La Follette Faction Loses Control In Wisconsin Legislature
Wisconsin legislature opens with anti La Follette forces gaining control of both houses. Riley S. Young of Darien secures the speakership nomination after three ballots in the lower house. Blaine-La Follette wing rallies behind William Olson of Monroe with rising vote tallies. Governor Blaine plans to deliver the message tomorrow.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Riley S. Young
Darien
Blaine-La Follette
William Olson
Monroe
Dlaine
Promoter Seeks Schober Parcaut World Middleweight Bout
Corning Iowa January 13 promoter C N Haight announced efforts to land a finish match for the world middleweight championship between Billy Schober of Indianapolis and Ralph Parcaut of Spencer. A $1000 purse with a 60 percent share of gross is offered. Responses from both wrestlers are awaited in a few days.
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Corning
C. N. Haight
Billy Schober
Indianapolis
Ralph Parcaut
Spencer
Haight
Urban population tops rural in U S census figures
Washington January 13 census bureau announces total urban population for the United States at 54,218,032 or 51.4 percent of the population and rural residents 51,390,759. In 1910 urban share was 45.9 percent. Iowa urban 875,495 and rural 1,528,526.
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Washington, I. C
United States
Towa
Austrian Rulers Give Up Fight For Independent Admin
Washington January 13 Austrian government yields control of administration to allied powers amid worker salary protests and food shortages. American commissioner Hugh Frazier notes crisis plus demands prompt the shift. An allied advisory economic conference to craft a nonpolitical working agreement is planned with representatives from Austria and former Austria-Hungary states.
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Washington, D. C
Hugh Frazier
Vienna
State Department
Frazier
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Iowa Men Favor Present Marketing Plan
Washington January 13 testimony supported keeping the existing exchange system for marketing agricultural commodities. F A Chamberlain of Minneapolis said grain hedging on futures adds loan collateral security and stabilizes prices. Iowa speakers J A Wray Bonner J R Johnston Alleman and A T D Post Onawa echoed the view.
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Iowa
Washington, D. C
House Agricultural Committee
F. A. Chamberlain
Minneapolis
J. A. Wray
Bonner
J. R. Johnston
The
Farmers Elevator Company
Alleman
A. TD. Post
Onawa
Dunlop Tire Plant Suspends Work Amid Auto Slowdown
Buffalo January 13 The Dunlop Tire and Rubber company virtually suspended operations. Directors say general automotive conditions justify slowing production until conditions improve with April 1 as the probable resumption date.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Dunlop Tire and Rubber Company
Dunlop Tire and Rubber Corporation
Kendall sworn in as Iowa’s 23rd governor
In Des Moines on January 13 N E Kendall of Albia and John Hamill were sworn in as Iowa’s 23rd governor and lieutenant governor at 2 39 p m Chief Justice William D Evans administered the oaths A debut ceremony in the house chamber with applause and a decorated capitol followed by a musical program Kendall delivered his inaugural address and a public reception and dance were planned in the executive offices later that night.
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Des Moines
N. EB. Kendall
Albia
Iowa
John Hammil
William D. Evans
Supreme Court
Theapitol
Kendall
Nate Kendall
Senate
House of the
Button Man Bishop Indicted For Obstructing Justice
W F Bishop prominent Muscatine button maker faces a third indictment since his September arrest for obstructing justice by allegedly bribing three former Attorney General Havener agents. He and a young stenographer were found in his limousine on a secluded street. Agents Risden Terrell and Smith refused the bribe and sent the pair to Police court on unlawful assembly charges. The grand jury had indicted Bishop, demurrers were sustained, and reinvestigation was ordered.
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Muscatine
W. F. Bishop
Havener
Bishop
J. E Risden
Henry Terrell
C. E Smith
John Jones
Mary Brown
Store Cuts Prices When Big Ball is Abandoned
Washington DC January 13 Abandonment of plans for an inaugural ball is reflected in a newspaper ad from a women s garment shop. The ad proclaims a sale of dinner and dance gowns at one third off as part of a clearance due to the ball being called off. It offers immediate disposal of the entire stock including dinner gowns evening wraps and ball gowns.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago Northwestern Seeks $3 Million Government Loan
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for a government loan of 3 million dollars to be repaid over ten years for new equipment. The carrier offers trust certificates totaling 4.402 million dollars as security for the loan.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wedding Plans Bother Allies
Allied diplomats in Athens are embarrassed about attending the wedding of Crown Prince Charles of Romania and Princess Helen of Greece. The decision hinges on whether King Constantine is recognized by the allies, delaying the date. The French minister suggested he would just call at the Romanian legation if unrecognized, meeting Queen Marie of Romania.
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Athens
Charles
Romania
Helen
Greece
Constantine
Mari
Rumania
Three Naval Balloonists Move East After Peace Talk
Mattice Ontario January 13 three naval balloonists who arrived from Moose Factory where they defended December 14 left last night for Cochrane on the east bound Canadian National express. A fight between Lieutenants Farrell and Hinton after arrival was attributed to hardships and gruelling struggles a statement prepared at their direction and made by Lieutenant Kloor. The trio traveled together in the private car of H B Way CN divisional superintendent.
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Mattice
Moose Factory
Cochrane
Canadian National Express
Farrell
Hinton
Kloor
Millers defend hedging practice before Congress
Washington Jan. 13 millers urged the house agricultural committee that hedging the future grain market stabilizes prices. Minneapolis miller M Crosby said hedging allows grain at a narrower profit margin and more money for producers. H B Harlan of Sioux Falls noted South Dakota bankers oppose disrupting current marketing machinery. He said grain movement had started after dark days and relief would follow if the system remained intact.
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Washington, D. C
M. Crosby
Minneapolis
House Agricultural Committee
H. B. Harlan
Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Tug Wrecked Off Galveston Believed Seven Drowned
The United States engineering department tug T Talford was wrecked after leaving Sabine for Galveston. Debris, including the deck house, washed ashore on Galveston beach. seven men are believed to have perished.
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Galveston
Tex
United States Engineering Department
T. Talford
Sabine
Galveston Beach
Market Summary From Des Moines Livestock and Chicago Grain
Receipts and price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep in Des Moines and Chicago markets. Cattle steady to higher with bulk steers 8.50 to 10.00. hogs active 25 to 40 cents higher, top near 9.85. sheep slow but steady. Grain futures show mixed gains with wheat 179 March and corn 74 May.
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Chicago
Mark Cases Inc
Lamson Bros. & Co
Hubbell
Des Moines
Tel
Walnut
Kicenie
Local Cash Market Prices Summary
Local market prices list commodity rates across crops and livestock. Corn 50c oats 40c timothy hay 15.00 straw 9.00 wild hay 12.00 threshed hay 12.00 wheat 1.80 clover seed 7.00 to 990 Timothy seed 2.00 to 2.25 barley 85c eggs 50c hens 22c springs 20c roosters 13c ducks 19c geese 15c cream 43c hides 4c horse hides 2.25 turkey 30c.
Local residents return from travels and visits
B C Reasoner of Beaconsfield Iowa visited the city yesterday on business. Floyd Price, long in Denver Colorado, has arrived back at his home in the city.
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B. C. Reasoner
Beaconsfiel
Iowa
Floyd Price
Denver
Colorado
Inaugural Address of Iowa's New Governor Nate Kendall
The address to the Thirty-eighth General Assembly expresses humility and gratitude for the trust given by Iowa voters. Kendall pledges an honest economical administration, accountability, and consultation with citizens, inviting bipartisanship while refraining from a fixed legislative program. The speech emphasizes unity beyond race creed or color and seeks divine guidance for governance.
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Iowa
Univers
Commonwealth
General Assembly
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