Iowa House battles over budget laws and examiners
The House contends over the power to finalize budget laws and appoint two additional bank examiners. Hauge notes hundreds of banks are behind on examinations, with some Des Moines banks unexamined for a year and a half. The Iowa legislature debates printing of proceedings and the pace of code publication amid a busy session.
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Gudg ‘Hough
Haa
Hauge
Park ‘Couiey Neecessary
Iowa State’ Teachers, Association
Senate
Price
Monroe
Bow‘maz
House
Hammill
Iowa
Some Bills Passed By Senate And House
Bills passed cover eminent domain and pleadings in the senate and house. Topics include sheriff supreme court forfeiture of contracts school districts banking department auditor of State county attorney bridges and related pay. The noisy list notes bills relating to state administration and infrastructure.
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HOUSE
Supreme. Court
Banking Department
Auditor
Senate
Iowa Senate Debates School District Bill Then Passes
The Senate, with three bills before it, considered a measure on school district governance and the abolition of poorly maintained districts. The section was struck, and the bill passed 45 to 0. The session discusses a state budget system and county officer cost controls, plus education and labor topics as lawmakers push code revisions.
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Senate
Cen
House
Iowa
Tax Commission
Polk County
Des Moines
Stoddard
Kendall
Iowa Assembly
Ack
Regular Assembly
Bar Ag
Clyde ‘Doolittle
Deaf freshman boxer from Glen Ridge earns notice on Harrow squad
George Alden Donaham of Glen Ridge New Jersey a freshman boxer on Coach Dick Harrow is deaf with a wooden leg and once given little chance to live Yet he is regarded as one of the most promising athletes on the team and excels in reading tests and academics despite his handicaps
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Gulgate
George Alden Donaham
Glen Ridge
N. J
Donaham
Dick Harrow
Denshaw
Dog Eats Pup After Imprisonment in Uniontown House
Starved dog in Uniontown Pennsylvania devoured one pup and partially ate another before discovery by J. R. Wilson. Two other pups were found dead. The imprisoned dogs face prosecution by the humane society as the family left them behind.
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Uniontown
J. R. Wilson
The
Humane Society
Delahanty Recalls Hurst Tale From Baseball Past
Jim Delahanty former Detroit second baseman now an American Association umpire recalls Tim Hurst a famed American League umpire and boxing referee. He recounts Hurst ruling balls and strikes with bravado and humor describing a Detroit New York game where Sweeney argued a called strike and Hurst teased him before Delahanty sided with the umpire.
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Jim Delahanty
Detroit
Gers
American Association
Tim Hurst
Hurst
Delahanty
New York
Russ Ford
Td Sweeney
Ford
Sweeney
Delahaanty
Del
Tim
Jealousy sparked triple tragedy at Louisville dance
John George a 26 year old insurance agent shot his wife after she refused a dance with Eugene Coats, then killed Coats and himself in his mother in law home. Coats died later in hospital. George and his wife had a two year old daughter.
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Louisville
John George
Eugene Coats
George
Coats
Women’s Sports Guidance From Instructors
Instructors recommend sports for women include golf tennis swimming basketball baseball soccer hockey fencing and modified track and field events. They advise avoiding wrestling boxing shot put pole vault and tug of war for female athletes.
Rugby Seeks Spread to Russian Border Nations
A Latvia education official leads an effort to introduce Rugby football in Latvia and Estonia. He has written to England’s Rugby authorities requesting photographs and histories of championships to spark interest. If successful, Rugby may join next season’s sports calendar.
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Russian
Latvia
Esthenia
Aenlor
Contrast in Footballs Eighteenth Century Players Preferred Harder Balls
A historic note describes how eighteenth century sportsmen condemned modern footballs as soft. They favored sturdy balls made from straw, plaited into ropes and soaked in water to achieve near ironlike hardness before kicking.
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Ron
Princeton Aims to Hire Rockne as Next Coach
Princeton considers Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne as a successor to Bill Roper amid signals Roper may depart after the season. While Princeton may seek Rockne, sources indicate he will likely remain at South Bend in 1924 guiding another formidable Gold and Blue eleven.
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Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Princeton
Bill Roper
Ikely
Rockne
South Bend
Blue Eleven
Champion Ice Skater Joe Moore Named to US Olympic Team
The Olympic committee selects Joe Moore former national indoor skating champion as part of the 28.8 member United States team for the Winter Games in February at Chamonix in the French Alps.
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Joe “Moore
Olympic Committee
United States
Chamonix
French Alps
Hen That Ate Diamond Sold for 250 Dollars
Lady Comite a prize blue Orpington hen arrested after it snatched a diamond from a visitor at the Chelsea poultry show. Lawrence A. Randall bought the hen for 250 dollars plus market price. The diamond owner paid 100 dollars in damages over a planned operation, later accepted by both parties.
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Roston
Tlady Comite
Chelsea
Lawrence A. Randall
Camille
Randall Camme
Intercollegiate Swimming Championships Meet Carded
The Intercollegiate swimming championships will be held March 28 and 29 at the City of New York campus. Teams from multiple colleges compete for the title with events across standard strokes and freestyle distances.
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Evanston
Coaches and athletes linked by minds and milestones
The piece surveys alumni coaches and upcoming events across colleges, noting Mindis at a seventh annual indoor Carnival in March, Dempsey’s racehorse venture, and various cross sports highlights from Cornell to Michigan, plus boxing and golf fixtures. It blends scattered notes on universities, coaches, and athletes with historical hints.
Mack Signs Strand to Salt Lake City Trade
Connie Mack acquires hard hitting outfielder Paul Strand from Salt Lake City in exchange for three players and cash. Strand, once a pitcher, has become one of the season’s standout hitters and a valuable addition to Mack’s club.
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Paul Strand
Salt Lake City
Connie Mack
Strand
Spirits Prompt Mother to Sacrifice Baby in Fire
South Portland police say Mrs. Ithel G. Giliksen placed her two month old daughter on red hot stove coals to obey voices she believed to be spirits from God calling for sacrifice. Neighbors heard screams and rescued the infant. Doctors expect the child to recover despite severe burns. the mother will undergo a mental condition evaluation.
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South Portland
Ithel G. Giliksen
McGraw Showcases Star First Basemen Options
The Giants boast a string of capable first basemen including Kelly and Bill Terry from Toledo. O'Donnell can fill the outfield, Bentley may serve best as a pitcher, and McGraw suggests any of them could handle first base as needed.
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Giants
Kelly
O'Donnell
Bentley
Bill Terry
Toledo
Terry
O’connell
Reds Outdraw Spokes in Attendance in 1923
Cincinnati officials released a statement showing 575000 in gate receipts for Reds home games in 1923, with total attendance surpassing 1028. The figure signals the city’s pride as attendance far exceeded Cleveland, whose 548000 attendance lagged despite a nearly double population.
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Reds
Cincinnati
Ohio City
Cleveland
Murray Takes Rank in Football Coaching Emergence
Marquette University's strong football season elevates Frank J. Murray into the front rank of football coaches as a result of the team’s brilliant success this fall.
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Murray
Marquette University
Frank. J
Record crowds attend England Cup Final in 2013
The report notes a record football attendance of 120,081 at the 2013 Cup Final in England, highlighting the largest crowd ever for the match.
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Englaand
Army Hockey Opener at West Point February
Williams College hockey schedule shows 11 games with a February matchup against Army at West Point. The event marks a key early season test for the Ephs on the road.
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Army
Wiliams
West Point
France proposes Special Olympic Stamp for Paris Games
A special postage stamp issue is proposed in France to commemorate the Olympic Games to be held in Paris next year.
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France
Paris
Wisconsin Seeks 2024 Football Game With Cornell
Wisconsin athletic department is pursuing a 2024 football matchup with Cornell. The pursuit aims to schedule a nonconference game to enhance the 2024 slate and provide a regional rivalry element for fans.
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Wisconsin
Cornell
Civilian Heroic Intervenes in Police Officer Robbery Attempt
Manuel Ruiz, a Mexican national, tried to hold up a patrolman on 35th Street with a German pistol. Civilian James Walsh sprang forward, tackled Ruiz, and the officer McNamee placed handcuffs as spectators pelted Ruiz. Ruiz was bruised and treated before confinement.
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New York
Manuel Ruiz
KE Paso
Tex
Thirty-fifth Street
James Walsh
Civiliain
Walsh
Ruiz
McNnamee
Bellevue
Open Letter to Women in Detroit on Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Mrs. Gus Voceu of Detroit recounts severe menstrual pains and bearing-down discomfort ending after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits better sleep appetite and strength with no operation, urging others to try the product for relief. The note highlights fifty years of service behind the remedy.
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Detroit
Michigan
Lydia E.pinkham
Gus Voceu
Pelouze Street
Lydia E. Pinkham
Neighbors Aid Fire Escape At Vernon Wreistey Mine
Neighbors from twenty miles rushed by car to the Vernon Wreistey mine near Elizabethtown when a fire started in a defective chimney. About a hundred cars lined the road as residents aided Mrs Wreistey and her two children in fleeing. Volunteers fought rain and flames to keep the fire from spreading.
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Elizabethtown
N. Y
Vernon Wreistey
Atrs
Winstey
Woman Druggist Burned When Alcohol Explodes in Orange
Mina Anna Cena twenty four was pouring alcohol for a prescription in her drug store at 142 Center street Orange New Jersey when the liquid exploded clothing on fire. A boy removed his coat and smothered the flames but left without giving his name. Miss Conn described as the sole woman apothecary in the Oranges was taken home with serious burns to arms face and body.
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New York
Mina Anna Cena
Center Street
Orange
N. J
Miss Conn
Woman Burned as Blind Husband Nears Rescue
Mrs. Albert Parsons died of burns after her clothing ignited from a kitchen stove while her blind husband, in a panic, groped toward her cries. Parsons, terrified, stumbled toward the flames as rescuers fought the fire. she died in a hospital hours later.
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Gloucester
Albert Parsons
Parsons
Iis
Despondent Man With No Leg Rescued After Bay Jump
Charles Aldrich, a Tacoma man, attempted suicide by jumping into the bay after losing his job. He had no wooden leg, but the artificial limb kept him afloat until a bridge tender rescued him.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Aldrich
Charles
Baby Saves Family From Fire in Lima Ohio
A mother awoke her husband after her baby began coughing signaling a blaze in their Lima Ohio home. The couple escaped unharmed as flames spread, aided by the infant’s alert coughing.
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Lima
J. 2. Creps
Goats Seized with Hidden Drugs in Kansas City
Three goats found in Kansas City carrying tiny bags of drugs around their necks. Herders fled the scene prompting a citywide suspicion of all goats locally. Authorities investigate how the bags were attached and by whom.
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Kansas City
Knn
Billy
Wife Wins Divorce After Husband Orders Work
Mrs Rose H Young was granted a divorce from her husband who ordered her to work against her wish to stay at home. The court also ordered the husband to pay alimony to his wife.
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New York
Rose H. Young
Removal of Tonsils Causes Salt
Durant Mlet Retovil of her tonsils caused Miss Cordelia Tribey to sue Dr. J J Hixson for 25000 damages. The woman suffered permanent injuries to her throat as a result of the operation.
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Durant
Mlet
Cordelia Tritbey
J. J. Hixson
Girl of Fifteen Enrolled at University of Chicago
Fifteen year old Dorothy Clarke Jackson of Chicago has recently enrolled at the University of Chicago. The university announced that both warnings for failure and congratulatory notices for high marks will be sent to students this year.
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Chicago University
Chicago
Dorothy Clarke Jackson
University of Chicago
Boys Sentenced to Sunday School in Stroudsburg
Two boys of tender years caught shoplifting are sentenced by Mayor Edinger to attend Sunday school regularly in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania.
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Stroudsburg
Edinger
Girl 6 Dies in Nest Box Accident at Ontario Farm
Lois Roberts six years old died under a nest box while gathering eggs in her father’s chicken house in St Catherines Ontario. A playmate, lat uninjured, was with her when the box toppled. The other item notes a Newark woman fending off a cash robbery and recovering $2000.
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St Catherines
Lois Roberts
Asleeg Lat
Hunter Wounded by His Lucky Gun
Arthur Swinson ponders luck after winning a shotgun in a contest. While hunting near Woodstock the gun dropped and discharged wounding the hunter in the leg.
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Woodstock
Arthur Swinson
Finds Long Lost Son After Many Years
Mrs. Charles Collins, a soldier's widow, reports she found Vi-tter Kincald, her long lost stepson kidnapped by his father at age two. The now twenty-one year old has applied for furlough and awaits further action.
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Kincald
Farmer Thomas Teal Hangs Self to End Family Woes
Thomas Teal a farmer, hanged himself to spare his family distress. He died a day before his body was found by undertaker staff. Teal resided with several nephews and nieces.
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Beverly
N. I
Thomas Teal
Nore
Ile
Teal
Infant Dierngat Drowns Amid Accidental Immersion
A one month old infant Adeline Dierngat drowned in an accidental immersion while the mother was momentarily absent from the room in Minneapolis. The case notes suggest a tragic household accident without foul play. Authorities have filed no charges and continue routine child safety follow up.
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Minneapolis
Huit
Antate of
Wreter
Adeline Dierngat
Wis
Indian killed himself in mine explosion after murder charge
In Lethbridge Alberta a man identified as Joe Blackhorse an Indian blew up his scoop cab and killed himself while trapped inside after being accused of murdering a girl. He survived briefly after removal to hospital but died a few years later.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Joe Blackhorse
Train Kills Woman Reading on Track in Indiana
In Hammond Indiana Miss Katherine Berg was struck and killed by a passenger train after stepping onto a railroad track to read a letter. The incident occurred as she stood on the rail line in a misstep during a calm afternoon.
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Hanwnond
Ind
Lfe
Katherine Berg
English Custom Reply Reveals Conversational Etiquette
The passage contrasts English and American telephone manners. It notes the British habit of saying Are you there to initiate a call and gently ends if the other party is absent. The quote underscores how culture shapes early phone etiquette.
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England
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