Iowa State Happenings Overview Briefs in 1920s News
W B Barney of the state dairy commission orders that after July 1 wrapped bread must bear a net weight label. Ottumwa Blank Book Co. and nearby businesses suffer fire damage with losses up to 310,000. June bugs threaten crops north and east of Cedar Rapids. Town State Pair to award 132,492 in premiums. cattle top prizes lead. Marshalltown cattle sale nets 126,375. Rhickeap Lassie tops at 1,000. Des Moines coal vein to open nearby. town highways carry 91.1 percent state traffic. Religious census at Iowa State College shows 43 sects. 65 percent of students members. Oskaloosa pioneer Erastus Coffin commits suicide. Jewell HS grads all girls.
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W. B. Barney
State Food and Dairy Commission
Barney
Ottumwa Blank Book Company
Cedar Rapids
Town State Highway Commission
Ames
Sun
C. H. Morris
Central Church of Christ of
Ethel MacDougal Morris
Union Station
Town State Pair Association
Eleanor
Belle Fraser
Bradford
Town Falls
Popejoy
Alden
Hampton
State Highway Commission
Town Highway Commission
Marshalltown
Rhickeap Lassie
Earved
Blackcap
If. T
John Mills
Wirksville, Mo
State Fair
Iowa
Dubuque
City Commission
Benton County Fair Association
Benson County
Ayrshire
Tour Indies
Robert Armstrong
Pontanele
Charles
Jascade
Tropics
Des Moines
Iowa State College
Hst
Boty
Methodist
Federal probes target four Chicago brewers over overproof beer
Federal agents probe Monarch Mutual East and North American brewing firms for producing 7 to 8 per cent beer sold at alleged high prices. Officials also review hops and malt sales and the sale of so called beverage boilers. Potential penalties include fines up to 5000 dollars and prison terms.
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Chicago
Maj. A. V. Dalrymple
Capt
Tuefort
Monarch Brewing Company
The
Mutual Brewing Company
East Brewing Company
North American Brewing Company
Crptyin Howard
Prohibition
John I. Kramer
Prohibition Sef
Bevernage
Howard
Coliseum
Freight rate hikes proposed for U S railroads
The Association of Railway Executives asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise freight rates by 30.4 percent for eastern lines, 30.9 percent for southern lines, and 23.0 percent for western lines. They project the higher rates would produce an annual income of 1 017 000 000 pounds to reach a 6 percent return under the transportation act. Details for eastern routes were filed, with southern and western routes to follow shortly.
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Washington
Southern Road
Interstate Commerce Commission
Association of Railway Executives
Panamanian Demonstration Targets US Policy
May 6 reports show Panamanian officials and civilians criticizing a U S stance on territorial claims. Maj Jen Chase W Kennedy, commander of the Pan Am canal department, enforces restrictions on American officers and men amid protests over a banished zone tied to Panamanian defense plans.
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Jen
Chase W. Kennedy
Pian Ama Canal Department
Olelals
Republic
United States
Tae
Gets Prison Term for Mail Fraud Moreland
O10 May T-Martin MM Batley charged with using mails to defraud, pled guilty to twenty three counts. He was sentenced to one and a half years in the penitentiary.
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Moreland
Martin MM
Batley
He Whails
Ailinent
Bolshevik Forces Survey Kiev Ahead of Evacuation
News from Warsaw on May 7 reports Russian bolshevik troops inspecting houses and stores in Kiev in preparation to abandon the city. Dispatches indicate widespread confusion in the area as events unfold.
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Warsaw
Kiev
Reward for Murderer of Eight in Turtle Lake Tragedy
Gov. Lynn J. Frazier offers a $1,000 reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of the murderer or murderers who killed eight people near Turtle Lake in North Dakota. The announcement was made in Bismarck on May 5.
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Bismarck
N. D
Turtle Lake
Lynn J. Frazier
Railroad Board Sets Move to Chicago and Hearings
The railroad labor board will relocate to Chicago within two weeks and begin hearings there on May 17. Chairman Barton announced the move and said offices have been secured in the Kesner building.
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Chicago
Washington
Railroad Labor Board
Barton
Kesner
Paris Powers Hint at Economic Pact Talks
Paris May 3 An economic conference between delegates from France and Germany was arranged by Premier Millerand and Doctor Goeppert. It will likely be held in Paris at an early date.
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Paris
France
Germany
Millerand
Doctor Goeppert
Four Indicted as Profiteers in Sugar and Potatoes
Four Chicago wholesale dealers were indicted by the federal grand jury for violation of the Lever Act. They were charged with making excessive and unreasonable profits in the sale of sugar and potatoes.
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Chicago
Federal
Primaries Narrow Race for G. O. P. Nomination
Result summaries show Wood leading Johnson in several states with a close contest in Indiana and North Dakota where Johnson is unopposed. California and New Jersey follow Wood, while Illinois and Wisconsin show mixed delegate preferences. Prohibition enforcement costs and raids are also noted, with quotes from Gullivan on law’s political impact.
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Cucaro
Chicago
North Dakota
Johnson
Pennsylvania
Wirse
Indiana
Wood Johnson
Lowden
Maryland
New _Jersey
Dakota
California
Johnson Hoover
Montana
Johnson Lowden Wood
Michigan
Johnson Wood N. Dakot Johnson
UiNnols
Ohio
Wood
Town
Massachusetts
Kansas
New York
Wisconsin
LaFoliette
Indianapolis
Harding
McCray
Pesler
Toner
McCulloch
Niblack
Isenbarger
Risk
San Francisco
Cal
Hiram Johnson
Hoover
Kalamazoo
Mich
May T
Fire damages Camp Travis ordnance depot in Texas
Fire at Camp Travis near San Antonio caused about 500000 in damage to an ordnance depot warehouse. Military authorities suspect incendiary origin. Stored at the time were new artillery pieces rifles pistols and military equipment valued around 50000 to 7000 per item, with most items salvaged or removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Travis
San Antontin
Tex
Pire
Sundines
Martin Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Philips County
Joln Martin was found guilty in Philips County circuit court of first degree murder for his role in the late fat uprising in the area. The trial concluded with a verdict on May 7 in Tieleva Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tieleva
Ark
Joln Martin
Philips County
Lair
Stand ard Oil to close Payway plant stills amid oil shortage
Milanbeth officials said a acute cradle oil shortage forced Standard Oil to indefinitely shut down its Payway plant stills and lay off 2800 workers. In Dixieland, Nina Lee Delaney’s body was found by a search party led by Walter Andrew Watson, who allegedly confessed to the killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milanbeth
Standard Oi Company
Payway
Bluebeard
Dixieland
Cali
Nina Lee Delaney
Walter Andrew Watson
James TR. Fuire
Siberia Yields to Japs Under War Agreement
A Tokyo cable reports a military accord signed April 20 by Vladivostok officials and Japan conceding all Japanese neighbors as part of a Siberian settlement. May 6 confirms the agreement through the Honolua I T dispatch.
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Siberia
Honolua
I. T
Siberian
Vladivostok
Tokyo
Papers to Sell for 3 Cents in Detroit Newspapers
The Detroit News and the Detroit Journal announce price rise for their evening editions from two to three cents, effective May 3, due to higher production costs.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit News
The
Detroit Journal
Shah of Persia Leaves Paris After Heavy Losses
The shah of Persia departed Paris on May 4 for his homeland claiming he cannot stay in the costly city any longer. Reportedly he recently lost heavily at Afunte Cario.
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Paris
Shah of
Persia
Afunte Cario
Cannon Nominated by Eighteenth District Republicans
Danville Illinois May 7 Republicans of the Eighteenth district nominate "Uncle Joe" Cannon for congress for the twenty-fifth time. Since 1872 he defeated Rev. W H D Moore for the nomination and has been successful at the polls in most elections, except 1890 and 1912.
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Danville
Til
Joe” Cannon
Roosevelt on 2 Cent Piece and Pilgrim Commemoratives
The senate passed a bill authorizing a Roosevelt 2 cent piece and approved house bills for 50 cent coins to celebrate the three hundredth anniversary of the pilgrims landing. Pullman rates rise twenty percent after ICC review. Bears terrorize Chelsea as villagers search for two wild bears seen after a church service.
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America
Washington
Senate
House
Chelsea
N. Y
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Quitting French Rail Strike Uplifts Key Lines
Paris May reports show many striking railway workers returning to positions with state Orleans and Lyons Mediterranean railroads amid pressure from extremists, ending a period of disruption across major routes.
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Paris
Rairoad
State
Orleans
Ans
Lyons
Dutch firms form United Dutch Navigation group
Eight Dutch steamship companies unite to form the United Dutch Navigation company, likely the largest combination since the International Mercantile Marine, signaling a major consolidation in Dutch shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Dutch Navigation Company
International Mercantile Marine
Morse Indicted Again Over Vessel Sale Rule
New York May indictment charges Charles W. Morse with violating the Shipping Board act by selling an American registered vessel to a foreign buyer. The grand jury returned the indictment outlining the alleged breach of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Morse
New York
May
Chrles W. Morse
Shipping Board Net
Plane Falls Into Crowd Near Vallejo Killing Two
A four passenger Curtiss J-1 plane plunged 300 feet two miles north of Vallejo injuring two people fatally and causing a bystander to lose his senses. The crash occurred May 4 near San Francisco as the aircraft tumbled into a crowd.
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San Francisco
Vallejo
Victor Beck Found Dead After Track Meet Loss
Victor Beck, fifteen, hanged himself after losing an event in a high school track meet. His mother, Mrs. Josephine Beck, discovered the body in a barn.
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Publo
Cole
Victor Beck
Josephine Beck
U.S. Warships Sail for Mexico Amid Tense News
Reports from Nogales indicate Villa with 2,000 men joined revolutionaries at San Ramico Chihuahua and will bring 10,000 supporters to Obregon. Secretary Daniels ordered a destroyer division to Key West for possible Mexican duty, with ships to Tampico or Vera Cruz if needed.
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Nogales
Ariz
Francisco Villa
San Ramico
Chihuahua
Villa
Obregon
Washington
Daniels
Key West
New York
Isherwood
Case
Lardner
Putnam
Aleo
Reid
Byron Long
Captain Long
State Department
Mexico
Carranza
Cuernavaca
Morelos
Cautla
Pablo Gonzales
Torreon Figain
Dieguez
Jalisco
Nayarit
Trapunto
Juarez
Francisco Urbalejo
Casas Grandes
Sonora
Torreon
Mexico City
Mount Vernon Arrives With Thousands From Siberia
Army transport Mount Vernon reaches San Francisco from Vladivostok with 4,852 aboard including 3,103 Czecho-Slovak soldiers and 699 prisoners of German Austrian and Hungarian origin. Guards, civilians, and relief workers from Red Cross Y M C A and Knights of Columbus also travel aboard.
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San Francisco
Cal
Mount Vernon
Vladivostok
Uerope
Red Cross
Columbus
Siberia
Cottrell Named Director of Bureau of Mines
Frederick G. Cottrell of California is appointed by President Wilson to direct the Bureau of Mines in the Interior Department, succeeding Van Y. Manning who resigns.
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Washington
Frederick G. Cottrell
California
Wilson
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
van Y. Manning
Federal Reserve Earnings Seen At 100 Million, Harding Says
Governor Harding testifies to the House Rules Committee that the Federal Reserve System's earnings for the current fiscal year are estimated at 100 million dollars. He outlines financial expectations and fiscal oversight during the hearing in Washington.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
House Rules Comittee
Banker Beaten to Death in Wealthy L.A. Area
The body of TH. 7, Robbins, wealthy retired banker, found beaten to death in a superior Los Angeles residence district. Robbins recently moved here with his family from Sheldon Nebraska. Police investigate motive and suspects as community shocks at the fatal assault.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Robbins
Sheldon
Neb
Destroyers to Vera Cruz and Tampico
American destroyers have been ordered to Vera Cruz and Tampico to protect Americans in those cities. The Navy Department acted on the advice of the State Department.
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Vera Cruz
Washington
Tampico
Navy Department
State Department
Japanese government agrees to buffer state idea
Tokyo May 4 reports the Japanese government has informed Soviet Russia it objects to the creation of a buffer state, provided Japanese capitalists gain free rein in that state.
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Tokyo
Soviet
Russia
Confederate Money Destroyed in Treasury Burn
Washington May 4 The final chapter in the Confederate States financial history was written when 20000000 in Confederate money was destroyed in the treasury department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Confederate States of America
Treasury Department
Two Bolshevik Armies Annihilated as War Rages
Reports from Berne and Warsaw state two Bolshevik armies are routed in the Kiev offensive, with forces forced back to the city outskirts and large arms left on the field. In Batum, American relief workers are ordered into Tiflis after Baku’s capture, rail traffic disrupted, and Caucasus oil and supplies threatened.
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Berne
Switzerland
Kiev
Ukrainia
Warsaw
Ukraine
Skvira
Dnieper
Skira
Berditchy
Batum
Caucasia
American Committee For Relief
Near Hast
Tiflis
William N. Haskell
Baku
Caucasus Mountains
Georgia
Caucasus
McCall Offered Tariff Commission Appointment
Former Governor Samuel W. McCall of Winchester Massachusetts has been offered a seat on the tariff commission and will accept. He acted after a letter from Commission Chairman Page urged his acceptance and stressed the commission’s important work in the coming year.
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Winchester
Mass
May
Samuel W. McCall
Tariff Commission
Page
Commission
McCall
Mrs Samuel Gompers Dies in Washington Home
Mrs Samuel Gompers wife of AFL president died at her Washington home after two years of failing health. Her condition became critical on Tuesday and she had been in a coma for 24 hours.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Rail chiefs seek $500 million more for freight cars
Washington on May 8 reports railroad executives asked Congress for an additional $500 million this year to fund freight car construction. In New Jersey, Albany Betts bill signed, making it a misdemeanor to furnish false news to a newspaper. Assemblyman Charles Betts, publisher, introduced the measure.
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R. R
Congress
Washington
Albany
N. J
Betts
Smith
Charles Betts
Wayne
Carranza Moves Toward Peace Talks Reported
May 8 dispatches from Paso Texas indicate President Carranza seeks a compromise with revolutionists. Teodulo R Beltran, liberal constitutionalists commercial agent, relays the effort inobilized notes from the region. In Chicago on May 8 Libby McNeill & Libby directors declare a 450 percent stock dividend on 1,280,000 shares par 10 each. Stockholders will vote to authorize distribution.
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Carranza
Paso
Tex
Teodulo R. Beltran
McNeill-Libby
Chicago
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Missouri GOP Convenes in Harmony Elects Two Women Delegates
The Missouri Republican convention at Kansas City closes in apparent harmony after selecting the Big Eight delegates to the Chicago convention. Two women were elected as delegates at large.
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Missouri G. O. P
Harmony
Kansas City
Chicago
Destroyer Lardner Returns to Tompkinsville After Setback
The U S destroyer Lardner, part of seven ships that departed Wednesday for Key West for potential service in Mexican waters, was compelled to retreat to Tompkinsville due to a disabling issue.
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U. S
New York
United States
Lardner
Key West
Mexican
Tompkinsville
Pleads Guilty in First Degree Murder Case
Walter Andrew Watson also known as James R Huirt pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the death of Nina Lee Delaney, one of his reputed many wives, in Los Angeles California.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Walter Andrew Watson
James R. Huirt
Nina Lee Delaney
Life Was a Misery to Her in Carrollton
Lillian Tharp of Carrollton Kentucky describes almost two years of female weakness that left her unable to walk or exert herself. After months under a physician and trying various remedies she swore by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, taking twelve bottles and experiencing lasting improvement. She now works at a State Hospital, feels well, and recommends the product to friends. Readers may write Pinkham Medicine Co for free advice.
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Carrollton
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lillian Tharp
6Th St
I. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Peterson Ointment Promised Heals Big Ulcers
A testimonial from Mrs. Albert Bouthcott of Medina New York praises Peterson Ointment Co. for curing a long standing leg ulcer. The letter claims the ointment relieved pain after the first box and completed healing after nine dollars worth of salve. The writer urges others to try the remedy and notes mail orders are filled by the Buffalo based company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Buffalo
Albert Bouthcott
Medina
Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Cottage pudding ends in domestic quip
A fond wife serves cottage pudding to her husband who declares its taste. He jokes that he can tell it’s cottage pudding. She asks if he can, and he answers with a playful remark about tasting plaster and wallpaper, in a light domestic scene from The Queenslander.
A Lady of Distinction Won by Delicate Perfume Influence
An advertisement touts a distinguished appearance through a fragrant perfume, with a routine of Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse pores followed by Cuticura Talcum Powder for clear, sweet skin. The copy emphasizes healthful, lovely skin as a mark of distinction.
Brazil Considers Moving Capital to New Site in Guanabara
A bold plan in Brazil would abandon Rio de Janeiro as capital and establish an entirely new capital in Guanabara within five to six years. The proposal envisions a fresh site with all accompanying infrastructure and institutions.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Guva
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