Dawes Attacks Senate Rules in Boston Chamber Address
Vice President Dawes, speaking at a Boston Chamber of Commerce luncheon, assailed Senate procedure and suggested touring the country to protest Senate rules. The audience, including Senator William M. Butler, rose to express opinion as he invited them to speak.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Charles G. Dawes
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Senate
United States
William M. Butler
Mr. Dawes
Three Small Towns Raided by Bandits in Iowa
Associated Press reports three Ringgold and Union county towns were robbed last night. In Tingley robbers used a stolen car to break into seven stores and seize about $200 in cash and merchandise. Shannon City and Knowlton each saw entries in multiple shops. the vehicle likely came from Afton earlier.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Ringgold
Union Counties
Tingley
Shannon City
Knowlton
Afton
Hawkeye coaches urge action to save Iowa athletics
Iowa City April 18 coaches at the University of Iowa report a serious lack of interest in athletics and fear the teams will fall to a low standard. A mass meeting is set for next Wednesday in the men's gymnasium while coaches visit fraternities and men’s organizations to recruit players. Only 22 men reported for spring football drills and six answered the first basketball call amid rising concern over talent and participation.
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Towa
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
Ingversen
Big Ten
Hawkeye
Changes in Iowa Faculty Announced by Board
The Iowa Board of Education announced faculty changes at the University of Iowa. D O McGovney resigns to join the University of California. W D Rott elected head of history to replace A M Schlesinger who moved to Harvard. Alexander Elliott named assistant professor of physics replacing C Sieg. Henry C Small Jr of Sioux City joins the faculty committee.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa’ University
State Board of Education
D. O. McGovney
University of California
W. D. Rott
Wisconsin
A. M. Schlesinger
Harvard
Alexander Eliott
C. Sieg
Henry C. Small, Jr
Sioux City
Dean Curtiss Injury Update After Missouri Car Crash
Dean Charles F. Curtiss dean of Iowa State College at Ames was injured in a Wednesday automobile accident near Hickman Mills Missouri. Physicians said he was well enough to leave the hospital where he had been confined since the crash and planned to return home.
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Kansas City
Charles F. Curtiss
Iowa State College
Ames
Hickman Mills
Smithland Woman Poisoned by Mistake Alive in Iowa
Mrs P Kelsey aged 76 of Smithland Indiana is in serious condition at her daughter’s Smithland home after swallowing poison by mistake she believed it was medicine.
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Sioux City
P. Kelsey
Smithland
Here
Actress Divorced Says She Wants No Money From Husband
Peggy Allenby, an actress granted a divorce from Robert Armstrong, said she sought no alimony. She stated she has an independent income and earns her own living. She criticized women who divorce for money, noting there are no children involved.
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The
Associated Prasgy
New York
Peggy Allenby
Robert Armstrong
Grain Dealers To Convene In Des Moines Next Week
The Western Grain Dealers association will hold its twenty fifth annual convention in Des Moines on Tuesday and Wednesday. Grain dealers including independents, elevator representatives, terminal market merchants, brokers and buyers are invited. Noted speakers include J H Henderson J M Mehl and W S Brandt. Officers for the year will be elected on the final day.
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Des Moines
Western Grain Dealers Association
Terminal Market Commission
Western Dealers Association
Grain Dealers National Association
Association
J. H. Henderson
J. M. Mehl
Federal
Chicago
W. S. Brandt
The
Grains Claims Bureau
Weather outlook for upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys
Forecast shows generally fair conditions for early next week with a period of showers midweek. Warmer on Tuesday and cooler near Thursday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Upper
Mississippi
Missouri
Osceola Bank Cashier Shoots Self After Run
Osceola Iowa April 18 R A Downs cashier of the Osceola National Bank shot and killed himself after failing to raise 11000 to meet depositor demands. The bank had $150000 in deposits and $25000 capital and was ordered closed by a bank examiner after a multi day run. Downs’ body found in City park after an all night search. President Wreme of Murray Iowa expressed confidence the bank would pay out.
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Associated Press
Osceola
Apr
R. A. Downs
Osceola National Bank
National Bank
Downs
Lon Williams
Wreme
Murray
Two Executions Roil Brunswick County Justice
Charles W. Stewart aged 50 and his son Elmer Ewert aged 28 were executed in the electric chair for a double murder in Brunswick County last year. The father endured three shocks before death. the son required two shocks.
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Raleigh
N. C
Charles W. Stewart
Elmer Ewert
Brunswick County
Deposed Bishop Barred From Speaking at New York Church
In New York on April 18 Bishop William Montigvery Brown, already frocked deposed, is forbidden to preach at St. Mark's in the Bowery by Bishop William T. Manning. Manning censured St. Mark's rector Rev. Dr. William Norman Guthrie for inviting Brown. Brown was tried for heresy and convicted. the court of review upheld the conviction. Manning bars Brown from speaking or officiating in any New York diocese parish.
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New York
William Montigovery Brown
Veland
William T. Manning
Episcopal Diocese of
St. Mark's-in-the-louverie
Manning
St. Mark's
William Norman Guthrie
Brown
Charies of Heresey
Bishop Brown
Guthrie
St. Mark’s Church
Four Die as Dam Bursts at Skermorlie Reservoir
Four persons are known to have drowned when a dam burst at Skermorlie reservoir near Greenock Scotland. Several houses were swept away and initial reports indicated many more lives were lost. Skermorlie lies on the Firth of Clyde in Ayrshire about thirty miles west of Glasgow.
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Greenock
Scotland
Skermortie Reservoir
Skermorlie
Ayreshire
Firth of Clyde
Glasgow
Public Health Service
Doorman
The
Earthquakes Felt on Formosa Island and in Tokio
Earthquakes reported on Formosa Island caused slight damage while a minor tremor was also felt in Tokio. No injuries reported and no major disruption noted.
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Tokio
Formosa Island
Washington’s new traffic director aims to protect pedestrians
Washington’s traffic director M O Eldridge pledges to curb dangerous driving and boost pedestrian safety. He criticizes prioritizing motorists’ convenience and promises strict enforcement to cut accidents in the capital.
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Charles BP. Stewart
NEA Service
Washington, D. C
Washington
M. O. Eldridge
Eldridge
Wheeler Involvement Probed in Campbell Case
Great Falls Montana April 18 government witnesses seek to prove Senator Burton Wheeler aided Campbell Keaton Syndicate in oil prospecting matters before the interior department. L C Stevenson, former Campbell associate, identifies petition for receivership while Walsh defense counsel clashed over questions. Harvey stockholder says a $10000 Wheeler fee was paid to act as attorney for the syndicate.
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Great Falls
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Interior Department
Gordon Campbell
Montana
L. C. Stevenson
Campbell
Teordon Campbell-Kevin Syndicate
Thomas J. Walsh
Wheeler
Campbell, Keom
Harvey
Charles H MecNider reaches 50 years at First National Bank
Mason City April 18 Charles H MecNider president of the First National Bank marked fifty years of service in the same institution. He started as a 14 year old sweeper and messenger and rose to top executive. He also leads the Northwestern States Portland Cement Co and serves on three railroad boards and the federal reserve board. His son Hanford McNider is a former national American Legion commander.
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Associated Reas
Mason City
MecNider
First National Bank
Coolidge
McNider
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company
Hail Storm Wrecks Greenhouse In Mason City
Mason City reports a morning hail storm damaging a greenhouse and breaking heavy branches while bringing the heaviest spring rain. The storm caused significant property damage and disrupted the area.
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Iowa
Mason City
Reed becomes president of Iowa Independent Telephone Assn
M. A. Reed of Woodbine was elected president of the Iowa Independent Telephone Association. F. G. Moore of Washington was elected vice president and C. C. Deering of Des Moines was re elected secretary treasurer. About three hundred managers and operators attended the convention. Ii Wheeler of Lincoln Nebraska added the closing session.
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Des Moines
M. A. Reed
Woodbine
Iowa Independent Telephone Association
F. G. Moore
Washington
C. C. Deering
Wheeler
Lincoln
Neb
Addi
Lindsey Keeps Denver Juvenile Court Seat
Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Denver retains his seat after a district court ruling by Judge Julian H. Moore dismissing Royal R. Graham's election contest suit.
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Denver
Colo
Ben B. Lindsey
Juvenile Court
Julian H. Moore
Dstrict Court
Eleion
Royal R. Graham
Methodist Pastor Frederick Case Dies in Bluffs
Frederick F. Case, pastor on Broadway Street at the Bluffs Methodist Church, has died after five weeks of ill health. He had served the Bluffs congregation for years and was widely known in the community.
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Council
Bluffs
Frederick F. Case
Muriel Vanderbilt Said to Be an Unusual Debutante
Frederic Cameron Church Jr of Boston to wed Muriel Vanderbilt in New York. Those familiar with New York circles say she will be a perfect wife among the four hundred. Report says she avoids smoking and drinking, wore conservative bathing attire at Palm Beach, and uses neither rouge nor lipstick.
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Associated Press
New York
Frederic Cameron Church, Jr
Boston
Muriel Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Palm Beach
Iowa Librarians to Consider Problems
Des Moines April 18 A state picture contest drew crowds to libraries prompting district meetings to discuss how libraries aid such events. Miss Julia A Robinson Iowa Library Commission secretary said contests bringing people to libraries are beneficial despite some defacing books. Meetings in eight districts feature speakers from the Iowa State Library and local librarians discussing methods and reading.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Julia A. Robinson
Iowa Library Commission
Miss Robinson
Mary Rosemond
State Law l Library
Dee Moines
Cedar Rapids
Johnson Hingham
Iowa State Library
Arrest of Ku Klux Klan Organizer in Wayland
O E B Shellhouse of Washington Iowa an organizer for the Ku Klux Klan was arrested by Wayland marshal on a city ordinance forbidding meetings within city limits without council consent. He posted a 150 cash bond and the Klan gathering moved outside the city. A legal fight looms over whether private property meetings require council approval.
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Wayland
O. Eb, Shellhouse
Washington
Iowa
PF. M. Reel
Munding Found Guilty of Murder in Douglass Case
Geor W Munding riding master is convicted of the murder of Mrs Julia Able Douglass his former common law wife. The jury imposes a 22 year prison term.
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Munding
Th. Wheaton
W. Munding
Julia Able Douglass
Detectives Jailed in Cincinnati Prohibition Conspiracy Case
Cincinnati detectives James Hayes and Fred Bullerdick were found guilty of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act and sentenced by Federal Judge Smith to 18 months in the Leavenworth penitentiary and fines of 2000 dollars each.
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Cincinnati
James Hayes
Fred Bullerdick
Slanta Penitentiary
Smith
Unclear obituary fragment on pastor’s death and past posts
Fragment mentions a brain access as direct cause of death and lists pastorates at Estherville Rochester Minneapolis and Janesville. No full name or dates provided. article fragment implies a religious figure with multiple church assignments.
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Everal
Rey. Case
Estherville
Rochester
Minn
Minneapolis
Janesville
Wis
President Coolidge Urges Economy At World Fair Opening
In a Chicago radio address tied to the women's world fair opening, President Coolidge argues government economy and efficiency inspire private savings and production. He praises the fair's budget discipline and urges arts, sciences, and home-centered progress to strengthen national character and reduce clashes born of ignorance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Chicago
Express messenger shot during bank robbery in Blue Island
Four robbers intercepted an express messenger between Rock Island station and the Commercial Bank in Blue Island a suburb of Chicago and fled with ten thousand dollars. The messenger was shot and probably fatally wounded.
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Chicago
Rock Island
Commercial Bank
Blue Island
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