Iowa State Happenings and Town News Roundup
Iowa State hosts a sweeping 106 to 30 dual track victory over Coe College with Hawkeyes claiming most firsts. The page covers conferences on agricultural extension, a Des Moines assault case, university oratorical winners, fire losses, census results for Grinnell, school dress codes, and plans for summer programs, livestock clubs, a science academy meeting, and regional industry and public safety notes.
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Town
Coe College
Hawkeyes
Iowa
GC. W. Rossner
Des Moines
Trosner
Forrest P. Wagan
Pleasanton
Cuba
Samuel Lefevre
University of Town
Vernon Sharp
Rolfe
Charles DeVaul
Albert City
Marshalltown Fire Department
Grinnell
Miuny
Mason City
Red Oak
Cresco
Arlington
Girls’ Literary Society
Iowa State College
Wilson
Boone County
Beeler
Ealf
Town Academy of Science
Iowa City
Athens
T. C. Stephens
Morningside College
James H. Lees
A. O. Thomas
C. C. Nutting
Iowa University
H. C. Beeson
Iowa Bankers’ Managing
Lloyd George On Sanremo Confab and Ruhr Dispute
British Prime Minister Lloyd George told Parliament the Sanremo conference cleared misperceptions about enforcement of the Versailles treaty. He said there is no British push for revision or Alsace Lorraine annexation and stressed the need to seize German guns and planes. He urged Germany to present a definite reparations plan at Spa.
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London
Lromier Lloyd George
House of Commons
Sanremo
San Theme
Llood George
Ruhr
Germany
Europe
Frankfort
Darmstadt
France
Great Britain
Alsace-Lorraine
M. Millerand
Mr. Lloyd George
Spa
Return of Shantung Sought by Japan in Talks
Tokyo reports the Japanese foreign office instructed Minister Obata in Peking to renew negotiations with the Chinese government for Shantung province to be returned directly to China by Japan.
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Peking
China
Tokyo
Japanese Foreign Office
Obata
Shantung Province
Japan
Ferrals and Rebels Clash Near Pulpito Pass
In Sonora near the Chihuahua border on May 1, clash erupts as Car rang troops and revolutionists move toward Pulpito pass. Advance detachments clash in the mountains dividing the two states.
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Ferrals
Aga Trieta
Sonora
Carrang
Siates
Chihuahua
Pulpito Pass
Japanese occupy Saghalin in unopposed move to relief Nikoloaevsk
Tokyo reports that Japanese forces advancing to aid the Nikolaevsk district in eastern Siberia have occupied the northern sector of Saghalin island, formerly Russian territory, without opposition.
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Tokyo
Nikolaevsk
Siberia
Saghalin Island
Direct wireless link to Japan and US to open May 1
Direct wireless communication between Japan and the United States expected to begin May 1 with the opening of a new high power Japanese station at Haranomachi. The setup includes connections to Honolulu and Tawau, signaling a major expansion in transpacific telecommunication.
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Japan
Honolulu
Tawau
K. C. Founder Michael Tracy Dies in Connecticut
Michael F. Tracy, one of eight founders of the Knights of Columbus in New Haven in 1882, died at his Orange home. He was born in Ireland seventy years ago.
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K. C
New Haven
Conn
Michael F. Tracy
Order of the Knights of Columbus
Orange
Jie
Ireland
Interstate Commerce to Back Seasonal Coal Rates
Washington May 1 the Interstate Commerce Commission unanimously favors the Frelinghuysen bill to establish seasonal coal rates Commissioner Clark told the Senate committee investigating coal conditions and outlined the proposal.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clark
Senate
Hunger strikers moved from Belfast jail to England
Sixty hunger strikers were transferred from Belfast jail to destroyers for conveyance to England. They are expected to be lodged in Wormwood Scrubs prison in London.
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Saile
Erin
Belfast
England
Supreme Court Orders Dissolution of Anthracite Firms
The Supreme Court ruled with 4 to 8 vote that Reading company and affiliated coal firms violated the commodities clause of the Interstate Commerce Act and must dissolve. Reading and Central of New Jersey railroads are to dispose of stock in the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Transport and Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal companies. A separate case against Lehigh Valley Railroad and related entities is pending. No decision on the prohibition amendment constitutionality was announced, and no recess will be taken May 3 through May 17.
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Washington
Reading Company
Supreme Court
Reading
Central of New Jersey
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal& Tron Company
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Police kill master thief in Chicago gun battle
Chicago reports the death of Harry Z. James alias many names known as a top burglar nicknamed the man in the black silk mask. He was fatally shot after a battle with about a dozen officers at Town Hall station. Officers later found a warehouse at 2214 North Clark Street containing items appraised at 85 000 dollars.
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Chicago
Harry Z. James
de Luxe
Town Hall
James
North
Clark Street
John McCarthy
France to Keep Frankfort Troops Till German Disarmament
French Premier Millerand announced to the supreme council that France will not withdraw troops from Frankfort until Germany satisfies the Versailles treaty disarmament clauses. The statement was delivered in San Nemo on April 28.
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Germany
San Nemo
France
Frankfort
Millerand
Supreme Council
American loan to Germany faces reparations finalization
San Remo reports a consortium of American bankers ready to lend Germany the full reparations debt once allies fix the amount. In Washington, the Senate approved a $300 million rail deficits appropriation and $9 million for miscellaneous deficits, sending the bill to conference.
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United States
San Remo
Germany
Revolt Reports in Mexican Federal Regiment at Juarez
Private advices from Juarez report the Sixty sixth Mexican federal regiment under Colonel Belarco in Chihuahua City has revolted. No fighting was reported as a result of the defection.
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Paso
Tex
Juarez
Belarco
Chihuahua City
Supreme Council adopts Franco British declaration on Germany
In San Remo on April 28 the supreme council backs the Franco British declaration to ensure the treaty is carried out including possible occupation of extra German territory.
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San Remo
Supreme Council
Germany
Plasterer Held in Death of Vera Schneider in Pontiae
Alfred Webb a 32 year old plasterer is held for investigation in the choking death of Vera Schneider a telephone supervisor in Pontiae Mich. The incident occurred April 28 and police pursue further inquiries.
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Pontiae
Mich
Alfred Webb
Vera Schneider
Russian Imperial Family Members Buried in Peking Cemetery
In Peking on April 28 seven holies said to be members of the Russian imperial family arrived from Harbin and were buried in the Russian cemetery outside the city wall, marking a solemn burial near the capital.
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China
Peking
Harbin
Fiume Strike Leaders Arrested Reported in Trieste
In Trieste on April 27 officials say leaders of the Fiume strike have been arrested and the walkout movement there is a failure. Men who stopped work this week are returning to their posts amid the crackdown.
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Fiume
Trieste
Italy
Turkish leader claims Britain secret treaty with Turkey exists
In Munich Nazim Bey denounces British imperialism and asserts a secret Turkish-British agreement, rejected in Paris and London, will be proven when a fine is imposed. He links Moscow talks with a plan to counter Britain in the East and names alleged terms including Palestine Mesopotamia and the Dardanelles.
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Munich
England
Moscow
Nazim Bey
Turkey
Nazim
Britain
Paris
London
Hie
San Remo
Great Britain
Palestine
Mesopotamiaa
Caucasus
Batum
Baku
Bagdad
Dardanelles
Suez Canal
Egypt
Mussulman
Gbedjaz
Arabia
Nitt
Italy
Anton Trumbiteh
Wilson
Adriatic
Fiume
Eight of Family Are Slain in North Dakota Farm
In Turtle Lake North Dakota on April 29 nine people were found dead at Jacob Wolf’s farm three miles north. Victims include Jacob Wolf his wife five daughters Bertha Edna Mary Lydia Martha and hired man Jake Hofer. The killer used a hatchet and hid bodies in the cellar cow shed and barn. The infant eight months old survived.
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Turtle Lake
N. D
Hiteht
Jacob Wolf
Here
Bertha
Edna
Mary
Lydia
Martha
Jake Hofer
Wolf
Sullivan Estate Valued at 1.5 Million in Will
In Chicago this April the estate of the late Roger C. Sullivan is valued at 1.5 million dollars in his will filed in the probate court, contrary to prior beliefs that it exceeded 10 million.
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Sullivan
Chicago
Roger C. Sullivan
Germany Warship Ostfriesland to Visit U S Port
A German warship named Ostfriesland will sail to an American port next week and stay there as a spoils of the war, signaling a rare post war display of the vessel in U S waters.
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U. S
United States
Ostfriesland
Famine Reports Reach North Bohemia as Strife Looms
Reports from Prague indicate virtual famine conditions in northern Bohemia with workmen's councils warning the government they will not be responsible for potential unrest. In India, a train collision on the Oudh and Rohilkhund line near Moradabad kills fifty and injures fifty others as four cars burn.
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North
Bohemia
Prague
India
Simla
Oudh & Rohikhand
Moradabad
Delhi
Champ Clark Seeks Democratic Presidential Nomination
New York reports Champ Clark former speaker of the House has decided to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. Announcement comes via Mrs. Julia Sanders in New York on April 28.
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Champ Clark
New York
House of Representatives
Julia Sanders
Senate OKs rivers and harbors bill at 24 million
The senate passed the rivers and harbors bill with amendments raising the total to 24 million dollars, up from the 12 million authorized in the house version. The vote follows revision to the bill’s funding scope and projects.
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Washington
Senate
House
Allies Send Two Notes to Wilson and Germany at San Remo
At San Remo the supreme council issued two notes to the American government explaining why Wilson’s Turkish note cannot be followed and outlining the Armenian mandate. A second note to Germany states French troops will withdraw from the Frankfurt area once Ruhr troops are reduced per August 8 terms.
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San Remo
Italy
Supreme Council
Robert Underwood Johnson
Rome
Wilson
Germany
Sig. Nitti
Ruhr
Frankfort
Villa Devachan
MM. Nitti
Scinlola
MiNerand
Lloyd George
Burl Curzon
Gen
Berthelot
Baron Matsui
Hymans
Jasper
Turkey
Armenia
Spa
Belgium
Paris
Millerand
Chamber of Deputies
BolshEvist revolt reports erupt in Belgrade
A Rome dispatch to Central News says a Bolshevik uprising has begun in Jugo Slavia with machine guns used in Belgrade and hundreds killed. Riots are also reported in Lalbach Carniola and Agram Croatia though official sources downplay the danger.
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London
Jugo-Slavia
Rome
Trieste
Belgrade
Lalbach
Carniola
Agram
Croatia
Republicans weigh paid up life insurance for ex servicemen
Washington April 80 Republican members of the house ways and means committee virtually decided to include in soldier relief a paid up insurance plan with loans from post offices. Five options exist including a cash bonus and education aid. The insurance plan would cost about 6 billion if adopted for 3.59 million ex servicemen, versus 1.807 billion for the cash bonus.
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Washington
House
Ways and Menng Committee
Egyptian Bluebeard tale shocks Egypt with mass killings
Cairo reports a grim case in Tanta where a man lured women from good families to his home under promises of introductions to wealthy admirers. He murdered them after extracting valuables, burning their bodies but preserving their heads, prompting national alarm.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tanta
Bluebeard
Woman Credits Pinkham Medicine For Recovery In Bayonne
Mrs. Susie Sacatansky of 25 East 17th Street Bayonne New Jersey says six months of illness with back and leg pain fatigue and headaches followed by medical treatment yielded no relief before Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her regain strength and resume work. The ad urges readers to view the medicine as standard and dependable due to its long popularity and proven value.
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Bayonne
N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Susie Sacatansky
East 17Th St
E. Pinkham
Willing to Risk It Army Recruit Mistakes Rank Insignia
A raw-boned Arkarian recruit during officer insignia tests asks what two silver bars and one gold bar signify. The lieutenant answers that silver bars mean captain and gold bar means second lieutenant. The rookie admits uncertainty about a silver eagle and decides to salute anyway.
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Arkarian
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin with Cuticura
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness and itching followed by Cuticura Soap and hot water rinse with gentle drying and a light dusting of Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. The package price is 25 cents for each item.
Dear Dead Days Dialogue About Ages and Alliances
Jimkins asks Sheard if his wife objects to tavern outings with male friends. Sheard replies married friends are fine but bachelors draw a line. She says bachelor outings leave him home in low spirits.
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Jimkins
Sheard
Allies on Rhine total 145000 troops, Churchill reports
In the House of Commons Secretary of War Winston Churchill stated that 145,080 Allied troops are in the Rhine region. He broke down the force as 14,000 British, 95,000 French, 16,000 American, and 20,000 Belgian, and noted the interallied mission has destroyed large amounts of German war materiel.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Rhine
Churchill
Flour at Record High Price in Minneapolis Market
Flour rose 50 cents a barrel in Minneapolis marking the year’s largest advance and the highest price yet for flour here. Standard grade flour in 98 pound sacks sold in cars and lots for 15.50 dollars per barrel, driven by a strong wheat market. Arkansas Republican convention instructed delegates to back Governor Lowden of Illinois as first choice for president for Chicago’s national convention.
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Town State College
Towa Ilinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Mason City
Belmond
Waverly
Mason Glity
Towa
United States Treasury Department
New Hampton Creamery
New Hampton
Lown
United States Department of Agriculture
Des Moines Cas Company
Polk County
Detai—N
Des Moines
Dubuque
Minneapolis
Minn
Arkansas
Lowdon
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Republican Convention
Lowden
Illinois
Chicago
Rockefeller Gift to Northern Baptists Drive Totals 2 Million
John D. Rockefeller Jr. donates 2 million dollars to the Northern Baptists convention as part of its 100 million fundraising campaign announced by Dr. John Y. Aitchison, campaign director, in New York on April 30.
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Baptists
New York
John D. Stockefeller, Jr
Northern Baptists Convention
John Y. Aitchison
Americans Leave Mazatlan For Polobampo Port
An American steamer arrived at Polobampo from Mazatlan carrying all Americans who wished to depart Mazatlan. General Plutarco Elias Calles announced the decision.
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Mazatlan
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Mex
Topolobampo
P. Ellas Calles
Magyars Defeat Croatian Guard at Theresiopel Fight
Magyar troops entered Theresiopel on April 10 and attacked the city guard, killing two and wounding five guardsmen. After a serious fight the Magyars were driven off.
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Vienna
Plane crash in Salusaw crowds injures two men. boy killed
An airplane piloted by former Army aviator Bob Bogg fell 40 feet into a crowd of about 2,000 in Salusaw Okla near Fort Smith Arkansas. A boy was killed and two men were injured in the disaster on April 27.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Salusaw
Oklo
Bob Bogg
Base to aid hunt for wolves near Chanute field
The commanding officer at Chanute field Rantoul Illinois agrees to dispatch an airplane to help locate wolf packs in the wild country northwest of Rantoul.
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Washington
Army Aviation
Chanute Field
Rantoul, NL
Rantoul
Navy appropriation bill passes Senate for 1921 expenditures
Washington April 30 The naval appropriation bill carrying about 465 million dollars for 1921 Navy expenditures passed the Senate without a record vote and was sent to conference for adjustment.
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Navy
Washington
Senate
Yards Workers Demand $1 Day Raise Across Meat Industry
In Chicago on April 80, more than 80,000 meat cutters and butchers across the big five packers and 85 other stock yards firms demanded a wage increase of one dollar a day.
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Chicago
Skeleton Found in Attic Linked to 20-Year-Old Missing Woman
In Indianapolis an attic skeleton from a former hospital is believed to be Carrie T. Selvage who vanished twenty years ago. A case under investigation traces the remains to the long-missing resident.
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Indianapolis
Carrie T. Selvage
Arabs Attack British Troops in Palestine
Fighting between Arabs and British forces reported in Palestine. About two thousand Bedouins attacked Semnakh, south of Lake The rins, forcing a small British withdrawal.
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Caiiro
Palestine
Semnakh
Lake Therins
O'Malley urges boycott of candy and pastry items
Edwin J. O'Malley city commissioner of public markets calls for a months long boycott of candy soda water and pastries to ease sugar shortages and lower prices in New York on April 27.
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New York
Edwin J. O'Malley
Rebels Take Mexican Ports Reported by Official Dispatches
Rebels capture Topolobampo and Guayinas as official dispatches confirm Topolobampo listed among ports for an American warship order. The report ties the advances to Mexican rebel forces and U S naval actions.
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Washington
Topolobampo
Guayinas
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Theodore Newton Vail
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N. J. Smith
Tuma
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Humboldt County
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Humboldt
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G. W. Sampson
State Teacher's College At
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Senate O. K
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Asia Minor
Berlin
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Fred Combs
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Foster-Milburn CO
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