France plans to pay war debts in new road bill
Paris Finance Minister Clementel says a general liquidation of the French problem requires a payment arrangement for war debts and notes Americans know France intends to pay. He says France will cooperate with allies and consult the French Parliament before any signature. In Washington, pressure grows for U S action to hasten settlement, with talk of a formal note to debtor nations and a possible revived debt funding plan.
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Paris
Senate
Clementel
France
M. Clementes
Hughes
Kellogg
Washington
DD. C
United States
Congress
Adinistration
Debt Funding Commission
Fire Threat Reaches Amana Colony In Iowa Blaze
Fire swept through an outlying dairy barn near East Amana Iowa early today destroying 38 cows 43 calves two bulls and one horse. Grain and farm equipment were lost and damages range from 25000 to 50000 dollars with no insurance. Two strangers detained for investigation.
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Associated
ITV
East Amana
Iowa
Iowa County
Self Denial Week Highlighted by Salvation Army
Des Moines reports the Salvation Army will observe Self Denial Week from April 6 to 13 to raise funds for missions. Proclamations were sent to Iowa corps, with members practicing self denial to support missionary work. The event originated about forty years ago amid past persecutions.
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Ses Moines
Salvation Army
Sixteen Army Corps
Iowa
Transfer of Dodge Motor Plant to Banker Purchasers
Detroit April 2 Representatives of Dillon Read and company work on finalizing the transfer of Dodge Brothers Inc to banker purchasers. Public assurances say details will be released from time to time with only minor specifics given. Sale price in New York financial circles cited above 150 million and possibly 175 million dollars.
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Associated Prep
Detroit
Midh
Dillon, Read and Company
Dodge Brothers, Inc
New York
Adopt Amendments to Guaranty Bill in Iowa Legislature
Des Moines April 2 amendments to the Lovvrien Brookhart guaranty bill to protect public deposits in defunct banks were adopted by both chambers. The plan uses interest money in a sinking fund, bans removing funds from counties until needed, and creates a governor appointed advisory board to meet monthly with the banking superintendent. The measure, signed by Governor Hammill, takes effect soon. Senate also passes Roberts bill holding bank officers and directors liable for losses from excess loans, with the banking superintendent pursuing civil recovery. liabilities remain capped at 20 percent of capital and surplus.
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Des Moines
Lovvrien- Brookhart
Senate
House
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapids
Hammill
Roberts
Ringgold
Burlington Engine Derailment Near Creston
Burlington mail train derailed in Creston yards last night after a switch point failed. The engine and tender ran on separate tracks but no injuries were reported.
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Burlington
Creston
Associated Press
Burlington Mail
Creston High School Contract Awarded to Floyd Company
Davenport and Minneapolis firm M. A. Floyd submitted the winning bid of 217,622 for a Creston high school. Construction is expected to take about 15 months with total cost including heating plumbing ventilation and electrical work reaching 260,930.
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Associated Press
Creston
M. A. Floyd Company
Davenport
Minneapolis
Three 75 Year Old Men Found Asphyxiated in Brooklyn Home
In Chauncey, Brooklyn, three 75 year old companions at the German Evangelical home for the aged were found dead from asphyxiation. Gas from a heater with extinguished flame caused the deaths in their room.
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Associated Press
New York
Chauncey
Brooklyn
Shepherd Denied Bail Again In Typhoid Murder Case
Chicago April 2 William D. Shepherd charged with murder in a typhoid germ plot against his foster son was denied bail by Chief Justice Jacob Hopkins. Arraignment set for a week from today as defense weighs an appeal to the state supreme court. State prosecutors accuse defense of plotting to obtain new affidavits and question claims by Charles C. Farman that Shepherd offered 100000 for information on germ use.
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Chicago
William Db. Shepherd
Jacob Hopkins
Criminal Court
Shepherd
State Supreme Court
William D. Shepherd
William McClintock
Earl P. Clark
Clark
Charles C. Farman
Faiman
Herman N. Bundesen
Southeast Iowa teachers gather for district convention
More than four hundred Southeast Iowa educators arrive in Muscatine for the district convention opening sessions. About 200 more are expected by day’s end. A feature will be Jill Seerley, president of Town State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, delivering an address.
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Iowa
Toda
Jill. Seerley
Town State Teachers College
Cedar Fal
Cedar Rapids Glee Club Heads to Kansas City
One hundred high school students left Cedar Rapids in two private coaches on the Rock Island railroad for Kansas City to compete in the midwest music contest tomorrow. The group competes in boys and girls glee clubs mixed choruses and orchestras with the Council Bluffs band also entered. Crowds at the station saw the musicians off.
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Cedar Rapids
Kansas City
Council Bluffs
House Defeats Bid to Change Primary Law
STATE HOUSE DES MOINES Apr 2 The house voted to indefinitely postpone the Gunderson bill to remove the 5 percent requirement from the state primary law overturning a minority committee report. A half hour debate preceded the vote. The measure had passed the senate 28 to 20.
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State House
Des Moines
House of Representatives
Gunderson
Senate
Affidavits Target Allegations In Shepherd Faiman Case
Affidavits accuse Dr George Fosberg and others in a dispute over germ cultures and a disorderly house linked to Mrs Faiman. Oscar McAdams claims prior marriage and past jail time in St Paul in 1922 for murder by illegal operation.
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City Health Department
Oscar McAdams
Faiman
St. Louis
Detroit
St. Paul
George Fosberg
Shepherd
National Cathedral may rival Arlington as National Shrine
The National Cathedral in Washington may become America’s second national shrine as Admiral George Dewey’s body joins Woodrow Wilson’s grave in a crypt beneath Bethlehem chapel. The piece notes Arlington’s long tradition as a burial site and discusses future visitors to both sites.
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Washington
BP. c
Arlington National Cemetery
Ft. Myer
Placid
Potomac
America
Arlington
National Cathedral
Sts. Peter and Paul
Mt. St. Albans
District of Columbia
Bethlehem Chapel
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Deputy Shoots Convicted Robber During Jail Break at Fort Dodge
Clayton, held on robbery charges in the county jail, tried to flee from the fourth floor to the lobby with his attorney and Deputy Fisher in pursuit. A bullet struck him in the back then Sheriff Lockray fired, hitting him in the heart as he crashed through the storefront glass to the sidewalk, dying moments later.
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Pywant
Fort Dodge
Pratk Clayton
Wiehwone
Charce
Liberty
Clayton
Court House
Layton
M. J. Fitzpatrick
Fisher
John Lockray
Medical Clinic at University in Iowa City
The fourteenth annual medical clinic of the University of Iowa College of Medicine will be held April 7 and 8 in Iowa City. Several hundred attendees from Iowa and other states are expected to participate. Dr Harris J. Mosher and Dr James H. Herrick will give addresses, with President Walter A. Jessup delivering the welcome. Clinics cover otolaryngology and oral surgery, general surgery, internal medicine, and related medical sciences.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa
University Hospital
Bodies Recovered After Weser Pontoon Disaster
The bodies of two of 79 infantry troopers who drowned when pontoon boats capsized crossing the Weser river near Veltheim in Germany have been recovered. The incident occurred Tuesday during a crossing operation.
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Associated Press
Veltheim
Weser
Germany
Here
Clemson College Agriculture Building Destroyed by Fire
Fire early this morning completely destroyed the Clemson College agricultural building with losses estimated at over 10000 dollars. The origin of the fire is unknown.
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Iy Tile Associated
Clemson
Clemson College
Man Sentenced for DWI to One Year in Anamosa Reformatory
Emmet Matheny of Creston was sentenced by Judge A. R. Maxwell to serve one year in Anamosa Reformatory after a jury found him guilty of driving a car while intoxicated. The verdict followed last week's trial proceedings.
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Associated Press
COR
Emmet Matheny
Creston
A. R. Maxwell
Anamosa Reformatory
Matheny
Rescue Turns Tables in Rum Boat Pursuit
In Atlantic City three federal agents chasing a rum runner were burned when an explosion hit their patrol boat. The crew of the alleged rum runner then rescued the pursuers after the blast, and the federal men were hospitalized with facial and hand burns.
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Ederal
Associated Preas
Atlantic Cpty
N. J. Avril
Athudle City Hospital
Plans for Wilson & Co. reorganize into new $119 million firm
The Associated Press reports Chicago plans a new $119,000,000 corporation to take over Wilson and Co. packers, currently in receivership. The plan, unanimously approved by creditors, would exchange securities for new stock and bonds, preserving certain old debts while issuing new preferred, class A, and common shares and noting a $2.5 million five year note offering.
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Chicago
Wilson and Company
Packers
Farrier Sentenced and Paroled for Wife Desertion
Timothy J. Farrier pleaded guilty before Judge Charles A. Dewey to wife desertion. He received six months in the county jail but was released on his own recognizance with a $460 monthly payment starting May 1 and parole on good behavior to Ed Bovee with further court orders to follow.
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Timothy J. Farrier
Charles A. Dewey
Ed Bovee
Wheat Prices Plunge On Southwest Drought
Chicago reports a sharp drop in wheat prices today with May delivery sliding to 1.48 a bushel. Analysts cite a drought relief in the southwest as the main factor behind the decline.
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Chicago
House OKs auto and truck license fee hike bill
The house passed the measure with some no votes after the senate previously adopted it, raising automobile license fees and increasing truck fees substantially. The new schedule becomes effective December 1.
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State House
Des Moines
House
Senate
Iowa highway aid saved briefly as house reconsiders
Des Moines reports the Iowa House voted 65 to 38 to reconsider a rejected senate highway bill and discussions moved toward a compromise to preserve federal highway aid and the gasoline tax by addressing road control disputes. Senate leaders insisted on revising laws to meet federal aid rules before concurring with House amendments.
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Pres
Dea ‘Moin
Iowa
House
Senate
Holson Committee
State House
Des Moines
Edson
Mr. Edson
Stati Househ
Assembly
Mrs Will Jones and Ruth Hed ses Visit Kalona
Mrs Will Jones and Ruth Hed ses drove to Kalona this morning for unknown reasons as the day begins with travel notes from the area.
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Will Jones
Ruth Hed+ ses
Kalona
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