McNamara arrest linked to Los Angeles newspaper bombing
The Inter national Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Works secretary J. J. McNamara was arrested in Indianapolis and sent to Los Angeles for exam ination over the bomb that wrecked a newspaper building killing 22. Detective W. A. Burns leads the case, citing additional graft and dynamiting tied to non union laborers, while union leaders allege framing and arrest of Burns. Political commentary follows on reciprocity, health funding, and rail rate disputes in Iowa and neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Works
Los Angeles
McNamara
Indianapolis
W. A. Burns
San Francisco
Burns
Health Department of
Chicago
Iowa
Harvey Ingham backs Canadian reciprocity editorial stance
Ingham has long supported reciprocal trade with Canada aligning with tariff reform favored by progressive insurgents and the Democratic party. He criticizes Iowa congressmen for abandoning the issue and urges steady nerve to pursue the deal despite potential backlash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Ingham
Des Moines Register and Leader
Democratic Party
Iowa
Daughters of the Revolution Election Row Taints Image
The article critiques D A R delegates at a national convention in Washington for rowdy conduct over a president election. It notes only a few D A R members were involved and condemns vanity and jealousy among some women. It also mentions John Denison of Dubuque being suspended from Modern Woodmen for a year and comments on Congressional actions on Canadian reciprocity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the Revolution
Washington
John Denison
Dubuque
Legal action blocks Cross dam and power plant plan
Maude M. Kiburz and Leone Kiburz file suit in district court to halt F. J. Cross from condemning premises in Central City for an electric light and power plant. They claim mill dam water power and mill have a forty year history and seek damages of 5000 dollars plus a restraining order. Judge Treichler issues a temporary injunction to stop removal or destruction of improvements.
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Cedar Rapids
F. J. Cross
Central City
Maude M. Kiburz
Maude M
Leone M. Kiburz
W. R. Furman
Burman
Cross
Treichler
Taskers Plan Dam to Generate Electric Current
A district court petition shows K S Tasker and W S Tasker seeking licenses to build a dam on the Wapsipinicon below Waubeek with a race to supply electric lighting and power to surrounding towns. The suit names landowners likely to be affected and requests court action to grant a dam license.
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Taskers
Cedar Rapids
Wapsipinicon River
Waubeek
K. S. Tasker
Tasker
J. W. Penn
Wapsipinicon
Yaskers
F. J. Cross
Monticello
Linn County
Cross
Central City
Linn
Utopian Scheme In Nebraska Banking Draws Attention
Since Nebraska deposit guaranty law began six state banks sought national charters to dodge the guaranty while no national bank pursued a state charter to join it. Nebraska bankers study Oklahoma as a lesson and seek profits from the approach.
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Nebraska
Oklahoma
Neighbors report many autos and local deaths in Iowa
Lost Nation reports 25 owned cars amid county tax totals of 153 789 52 in March. County Treasurer W K Pearson notes record tax intake. Obituaries include William Osborn of Anamosa and S T Richards Edgewood postmaster and veteran. Smallpox scares close Mechanicsville schools and spread across Iowa.
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Lost Nation
H. Beaver
Anamosa
Davenport Association of Congregational Churches
Clinton
W. K. Pearson
William Osborn
Atch
Chicago
Osborn
S. T. Richards
Edgewood
Delaware County
Ernest Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Henry Carstensen
Oxford Junction
Oscar J. Young
Davenport
Walter McNulty
First National Bank of
Belle Plaine
First National Bank of Belle Plaine
Er. D. Morton
G. W. Blackburn
Oelwein
Dubuque
Blackburn
May Music Festival Opens at Cornell College Mount Vernon
The annual Cornell College May Music festival in Mount Vernon Iowa starts May 18 1920 with Theodore Thomas orchestra and soloists Francis Macmillen Janet Spencer Reed Miller Clarence Whitehill and Perceval Allen. Season tickets 1.00 to 3.50 single tickets on day of opening. seat orders to E R Ristine treasurer. Fire destroys two barns of John Heisey and Irving Chaplin at about 2 PM. houses saved by firemen. losses unknown.
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Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Theodore Thomas
Francis Macmillen
Clarence Whitehill
Reea Miller
Perceval Allen
Janet Spencer
Wagner
Bertha Hart
The
Oratorio Society
Reed Miller
E. R. Ristine
Iowa
John Heisey
Irving Chaplin
Senator Martin Emerges as Democrats’ New Leader
The Minneapolis Journal notes Senator Martin, with eighteen years in the senate, has been largely unheard of until his selection as the new Democratic leader, suggesting his ascent may stem from low public profile and long tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Martin
Democrats
Senate
Mediterranean Journey Through Iberia to Athens 1911
A shipboard diary describes 1911 Mediterranean travel from Trafalgar Bay near Spain to Athens. It recalls Nelson at Trafalgar, Gibraltar, Naples, Ischia, Pompeii era sites, Brutus, Caesar, Paul en route to Rome, Stromboli, Scylla and Charybdis, the Mussina earthquake tragedy, and vivid coastal scenery with rail and village imagery.
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Western Strait
Trafalgar Bay
Lord Nelson
England
Tratica
Spain
Gibraltar Gate
Atlantic
Africa
Italy
Ischia
Brutus
Caesar
Bay of
Puteoli
Paul
Supreme Tribunal
Rome
OrOlose
Naples
Earth
Virgil
Garibaldi
Vesuvius
Hts
Scyla
Charybdis
Sicily
Mussina
Thesea
Mt. Aetna
Mediterranean
Greece
Egypt
Gall
Questions the Credit in Lawmakers Split
The Vinton Eagle notes the Manchester Press credits Adams and Saunders as leaders in the assembly for starting the break from Judge Kenyon’s standard while other papers name Chapman and Van Camp. Sioux City Journal credits Harding and Moore. The column downplays which party caused the split, asserting it makes little difference who cut the other fellow’s throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton Eagle
Manchester
Adams
Saunders
Assembly
Kenyon
Chapman
van Camp
Sioux City Journal
Harding
Sioux City
Moore
Cedar Rapids
Colonel Returns to Oyster Bay With Silent Declaration
The colonel lands at Oyster Bay and offers no remarks while observers note someone has been guiding him. The scene hints at behind the scenes influence shaping the colonel’s public stance.
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Washington Post
Oyster Bay
Free Trade Vote Sparks Party Split in Congress
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports Republicans who backed the reciprocity pact must accept a Democratic addition urging President Taft to seek freer trade with Canada. The move signals policy alignment and potential future friction within the GOP as the pact stands unchanged.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Taft
Canada
Texas troop surge timed amid border disturbances
Reports indicate the concentration of troops in Texas occurred at an opportune moment given the ongoing border unrest. The sequence of events underscores the rationale for troop deployment in the region.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Texas
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House of Representatives
Hubbard
New England
Missouri
Minnesota
Governor Carroll
Des Moines
Kiburz
Neighborhood News
Mechanicsville
State Board of Health
Odebolt
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Spowder
Royal
Royal Cook Book
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
B.S. Slocum
Great Sea
Athens
Monticello State Bank
Lovell State Bank
Geo. L. Lovell
Rk. C. Stirton
Cashier
Home Savings Bank
Cross Hardware Company
T. S. Lazell
C. N. Patrick
Central Lumber & Coal
G. P. Rockstad
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