Federal Agents Court Rulings Highlight Prohibition Powers
The Supreme Court, in two Michigan and Georgia cases, limited federal agents to search cars only with warrants and upheld States can ban liquor possession begun after federal prohibition. Chief Justice Tait wrote both opinions, with dissents from Mc Reynolds Sutherland and Butler. News items note King Gedrae’s improving condition, Turkish-Armenian clashes, a freak egg laid in Minocqua, and Nora Bayes marrying on a liner.
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John Kiro
Georgia
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Tait
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Sutherland
Justice Butler
Earthquakes Baffle Scientists Across Institutions
A puzzling internal disturbance caused the earth to roll and toss in its bed, baffling researchers at Fordham and Harvard seismographs. An appeal to Oxford Observatory yielded no firm center as signals appeared too imperfect to support a definitive statement.
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Fordham
Harvard
Oxford Observatory
London
Swiss Chancellor Dies At 60 In Berne
Swiss Chancellor Berne Adolph Steiger died at age 60. Reported confession links him to a murder case in Orleans involving an American sergeant Harvey Geary shot near a Beauvoir canal camp on July 16 1919 and discovered by American troops.
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Ebert funeral set for Wednesday in Wilhelmstrasse palace
Berlin reports the funeral for President Ebert will be held at 2 pm Wednesday in the Wilhelmstrasse palace now serving as the executive mansion. Chancellor Luther will deliver the oration, with a military escort. The body will move to Reichstag, then to Tiergarten, Potsdam station, and the funeral train proceeds to Heidelberg for Thursday morning interment. The day marks a nationwide mourning with church bells tolled and republic colors worn.
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Canada
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Chicago
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Sculptor Borglum Arrested in Georgia Case
Greensboro report says sculptor Gutzon Borglum was wanted in Georgia on charges of malicious mischief tied to destruction of models for the Stone Mountain memorial. He was arrested, released under habeas corpus by Judge Michael Schenk, and boarded a train to New York.
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Superior Court
New York
400000 Iowans at Picnic in Lincoln Park
Former Iowa residents now in Southern California gathered for the Iowa association silver picnic in Lincoln Park. Judge S. NM. Ladd, former Iowa Supreme Court chief justice, spoke at the event.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Rivers Bill Passes Senate In Washington Debate
Washington senators approved the rivers and harbors bill after more than two days of continuous debate. The measure authorizes spending over 41 million dollars.
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Colonel Dies on Root in San Antonio Scene
Colonel Lotus Niles, U.S. Army retired, aged 70, of San Antonio Tex, died suddenly on the root of the Union club. Heart disease was the cause.
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Union Club
Oldest Living Minstrel Norcross Dies in Springfield
Springfield Massachusetts Joseph M Norcross 84 last of the group that organized the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in New York in 1868 and for 63 years in minstrels and vaudeville died here He was the seventh and last to sign the charter of the first lodge of Elks and his claim to be the oldest living minstrel was never disputed His last tour at age 80 was with the lateirs Norcross who was 68 then
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
New York
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Lodge of Elks
Jolly Corks
Irs
Norcross
Western Nebraska Market Soon In Operation
Hastings Nebraska to serve western Nebraska Wyoming and Mortang oversubscribed after stock offering at a meeting of legal business men. incorporation for the new company has been applied for. Bath Tub Patient Dies In El Paso autopsy pending to determine cause of death of John Porter 22 confined to bath tub by bed sores died at William Beaumont hospital. Wood In Barcelona Spain Osborne C Wood son of Gen Wood of the Philippines seen at Ritz hotel in Barcelona refusing interviews amid reports he heads to Valencia. Former Iowa Banker Dismissed Otto Ronna former banker from Walnut Iowa case of embezzlement dismissed by Judge Dowell on defense motion after four days trial.
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Postal Bill to Coolidge Passes Congress
Final congressional approval for the postal pay and rate increase bill sends it to the president. The conference report largely adopts house language after brief senate debate. The measure raises average postal salaries by about 32 a year starting January 11 and boosts postal rates from April 15 to raise roughly $60 million.
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Explosion Kills Eight at Langtry Quarry
Eight men die and four are injured in a premature charge explosion at a Southern Pacific quarry in Langtry Texas. Victims include J W Harshaw division engineer and T A Dorris quarry foreman. Debris and blast debris sent bodies far and wide. dynamite charge believed imperfect. Medics arrive from Del Rio to aid survivors. Congressional session slows to speed up legislation with nine days left before adjournment. Last mine bodies recovered at Sullivan Indiana after rescue teams finish search. services planned locally.
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Actress Doris Kenyon Rushed to Hospital for Appendectomy
New York stage and screen actress Doris Kenyon was rushed from a studio to a hospital and operated on for appendicitis. The operation was reported as successful though she had been tired to return home, and she was believed to have recovered before a sudden relapse while still in her dressing room.
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New York
Doris Kenyon
Miss Kenyon
Intoxication to Be Easier in Medical Study
Report from Boston physicians Drs. Hunter and Mudd describes a device similar to Edison’s used to ease intoxication and aid withdrawal. They claim success in “bringing you right out of it” and note experiments aim to reduce pain and duration of intoxication.
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Four Killed at Crossing Near Kenosha
A northbound North Shore electric limited train struck an automobile four miles north of Kenosha, killing all four occupants. The dead are Mrs. Anthony Zelieski and her two children John 77 and Sophis 5, and Theodora Marchulius 41, all of Kenosha.
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Exeter academy student dies suddenly amid track tryout
Phillips Exeter senior Guggenheim Daniel Guggenheim of Philadelphia died suddenly before a scheduled academy track event at Phillips Exeter. He was related to Silas Guggenheim, a noted Philadelphia philanthropist. Meanwhile Des Moines police identified two of four suspects in the February 10 New York lunchroom robbery, names Mahenauer Ja-Claude and Leonard Anderson, who engaged in a pistol fight with the proprietor.
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Leonard Anderson
New York
William Shaw
Egyptian Town Wiped Out In Fire Disaster
Rahmanieh in lower Egypt was devastated by a blaze that killed thirty residents and injured thirty eight. The fire started from a stove in a laundress’s room and spread through thatched roofs, with limited local fire equipment. Additional details awaited as officials counted the casualties.
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Program of legislation mapped out for Iowa roads
A general plan for road law reform in Iowa outlines a bill giving the highway commission full control of primary road construction and maintenance while county boards and township trustees govern secondary roads. The draft eliminates county conflicts, abolishes special assessments on primary roads, and funds primary work from the primary road fund. It envisions rapid primary and secondary improvements, with phased upgrades, drainage, grading, and paving, and sets annual budgets for modernization.
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3-Cent Gas Tax May Win Votes In Iowa Legislature
The Iowa general assembly shows a swing to a 3-cent gasoline levy per gallon, replacing the 2-cent plan. Governor Hammill’s recommendations influence the shift, with Senator Bergman’s bill and Representative Blake’s committee work moving toward the 3-cent amendment in the tax legislation.
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Crawford county boast of strong wolf voter group in Iowa
A fragmented item notes Crawford county claims a powerful wolf voter bloc in Iowa. It mentions Harlan Danish Lutheran church plans for a hospital, a proposed 2 mill tax for a band in Jefferson, and newly added seed analysts in Iowa's agriculture department to handle seed samples. Des Moines plans a sewage disposal system costing over 2.5 million dollars. A Des Moines doctor warns of human toes and hooves if trends continue. Agricultural senators push a Gilchrist constitutional amendment to redistrict state senate seats, opposing large cities.
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