French Tighten Hold on Ruhr to Reimburse Occupation Costs
Paris April 14 Chiefs of the French and Belgian governments approve a plan to reimburse Ruhr occupation expenses by using seized German merchandise and cash. Any remaining funds will go to reparations accounts. Orders under reparations will be fulfilled by compulsory redistributions before sale and confiscation proceeds fund military costs.
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Paris
Ruhr
Germany
Poincare
France
Prehumes
Jasper
Belgium
Degoutte
Gas tax measure halves way through Iowa Assembly
In Des Moines on April 14 the conference committee compromise gasoline tax bill, two cents per gallon with one third to primary roads and two thirds to secondary roads, cleared the Senate but faces House opposition. Also under consideration were a $45,000 vocational rehabilitation and $100,000 vocational education appropriation, and a rural credit constitutional amendment likely doomed by a new recalcitrant rule.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
Board of Supervisors
Clearing House Reserves Increase in Week
The Associated Press reports New York clearing house banks and trust companies hold an excess reserve of 12.49 million dollars for the week, up by 10.22 million from the previous period. The figure reflects improved liquidity amid ongoing financial conditions in the city.
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Associated Vpress
New York
Iowan Referee Thompson Sought After Philadelphia Probe
Philadelphia prohibition staff agent Rexford J. Thompson of Decatur Iowa is missing. The police seek information as Hazleton requests a general inquiry in New York on his planned sailing to England for a marriage.
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Associated Press
New York
Polie Department
Frederick Hazleton
Philadelphia
Rexford JL. Thompson
Decatur
Iowa
Prohibition
Majestic
England
Fire at Burlington Furniture Warehouse Causes $150000 Loss
A three story brick warehouse of the Chittenden and Eastman Furniture Co. burned in Burlington Iowa. The blaze started late last night and continued to morning, with damage estimated around 150000 dollars. Fireman Tom Young was seriously injured by a falling beam.
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Associated Press
Burlington, la
Chittenden & Eastman Furniture Company
Tom Young
More Cotton Used Than Ever Before in March
New records in cotton manufacturing show March consumption at 622,105 bales of lint and 61,745 bales of linters. This surpasses February and March last year, per the census bureau, marking the highest monthly usage in industry history.
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Associated Press
New York
Census Bureau
Record of All Sugar Transactions Sought by Government
Government investigators sent a request to all members of the New York fuel and sugar association asking for a record of all sugar transactions from January 1 to April 1, including both raw and refined sugar. This inquiry is part of a broader government review.
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Associated Presse
New York
New York Fuel and Sugar Association Today
House Hears Busy Morning on Bond and Tax Bills
The Iowa House spent a busy morning passing several bills. Measures include a bond vote threshold, land valuation for taxing property, rail and bus regulation bills, mining camp school aid, and maintenance for the state fair grounds. A code revision special session patronage resolution was also considered.
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Buffington
House Committee On Railroads
Kendall
Caldnet
Fair Ground
Senate
Railroad Commission
House
Edson
Benna Vista
French Exports to United States Rise Steadily
Paris reports a steady rise in French exports to the United States with 1922 showing higher totals than 1921. Gold outflows declined in 1922 but surged again in February, while silk wear, textiles, art works over 100 years old, and pearls draw strong American demand. Porcelain and gloves from Limoges fall due to higher costs and skilled labor shortages.
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Associated Press
Paris
United States
France
America
Limoges
Hundreds Missing in Japan Tidal Wave Disaster
Four hundred people and many fishermen are missing after a tidal wave and storm off the east coast of Korea. Japanese navy reports say the death toll is uncertain but believed high.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Japan
Korea
Japanese Navy Department
Packing plants raise wages amid 10 percent boost
The big five packing firms including Armour Morris Swift Wilson and Cudahy raise wages by ten percent for 120000 workers after negotiations. The move adds about 9000 directly and 40000 indirectly, with full pay vacations, based on a fifty four hour week. The increase takes effect Monday.
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Jated
Chicago
Ihe Armour and Co
Morris and Co
Swift, Wilson and Cudahey
Handkerchiefs First Made
Handkerchiefs were first manufactured in Scotland in 174%.
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Scotland
Wilson Opposes Harding Plan On World Court
Former President Wilson rejects constitutional adhesion to the permanent world court of international justice under the League of Nations. In a letter to Arthur Rouse he says the United States should join the League but not the world court structure.
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Philadelphia
Wilson
Harding
Permanent Court of International Justice
Hague
League of Nations
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Washington
Arthur B. Rouse
Kentucky
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Marcy
United States
Generally fair weather forecast for upper Mississippi valleys
Washington April 14 forecast for the week ahead calls for generally fair skies and moderate temperatures across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys beginning Monday. The outlook emphasizes stable conditions with no storms expected.
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The
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Missouri
Five Die in Wreck Off Delaware Coast
Lewes Delaware April 14 three men drowned and two died of exposure after the tug Jupiter and two coal barges floundered off the Delaware coast early today.
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Delaware Coast
Associated Presse
Lewes
Delaware
Jupiter
Delaware Leape
State to Probe Israelite House of David Colony
A state grand jury will investigate the Israelite House of David, beginning likely Monday, April 23, before Circuit Judge H W Dingeman of Detroit presiding. The probe aims to examine affairs of the religious colony and its leadership in Michigan.
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House OF David
Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
HW. Dingeman
Netroft
Reverend Dillion to Be Arraigned Monday
Reverend Father Dillion, held for the shooting death of his superior Reverend Father Henry O Neil, parish priest of St Augustine Church, will be arraigned in Kalamazoo court Monday. Judge Weirim granted postponement on request of Dillion's attorney.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Dillion
Henry O’neil
St. Augustine Church
Weirim
Johnson Retains New York Standing in Forfeit Decision
Floyd Johnson, Iowa heavyweight, forfeits his New Jersey ring standard by refusing a contract bout with Fred Fulton in Jersey City next Monday. The bout with Jess Willard is canceled by the New York state athletic commission.
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Associated Presad
New York
Floyd Johnson
Iowa
New Jersey
Fred Fulton
Jersey City
Jess Willard
New York State Athletic Commission
Irish Republican Leader Captured at Clonmel
Dublin April 14 The Associated Press reports Austin Stack former republican cabinet member has been captured by Free State forces at Clonmel in an official statement this morning.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Austin Stack
Republican
Clonmel
Free State Forces
Des Moines Drugist Murder Suspect Confesses
George Cook confessed to the shooting of Harry W. Hugle a Des Moines druggist after his arrest in Kansas City on tips from local detectives police said Cook’s confession ends the mystery of Hugle’s fatal wound at his drug store in Des Moines on April 14 reported by the Associated Press
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Harry W. Hugle
George Cook
Cook
Kansas City
Snow blankets Marshalltown after morning rain
The Marshalltown area reports two inches or more of wet snow that began as rain early this morning, causing slick conditions across the city. The snowfall followed a period of rain, with crews advising caution for drivers and pedestrians.
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Marshalltown
The
Associated Press
Analysis of Workers and Jobs Urged By Dr. Scott
Evanston Ill April 14 Walter Don Scott Northwestern University president argues that stabilization relies as much on job analysis and standard methods of evaluating workers as on monetary or output controls. He notes growing use of occupational descriptions and urges a chief personnel executive to align jobs with individual strengths and provide vocational guidance for employees.
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Associated Press
Evanston, Ill
Walter Don Scott
Northwestern University
Scott
Lionel D. Edie
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