France aims strict security and fiscal reform in ministerial plan
Paris April 22 The Painleve Caillaux Briand cabinet outlines priorities to the chamber and senate focusing on security for France, drastic finances, Vatican embassy upkeep, and pacification of internal dissension. It vows budget balance, Dawes plan continuation, and cautious Alsace Lorraine policy while preserving treaties and frontiers.
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Associated Press
Paris
Vatican
France
Painleve-Caillaux-Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Prance
Dawes
Europe
Alsace
Lorraine
Jules Stegg
Chamber
Istry
Painleve
German Presidential Campaign Stirs Little Voter Interest
Berlin reports that with the German presidential election looming, public interest remains muted amid talks of von Hindenburg and Marx. Von Hindenburg campaigns in Hanover emphasizing national unity and nonpartisanship, while Marx pursues foreign policy continuity and economic defense as key appeals to voters.
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Berlin
Germany
Marx
Field Marshall
von Hindenbure
Hanover
von Hinderburg
Herrin Elects Mayor Amid Bitter Factional Clash
In Herrin Williamson county citizens vote in a heated city election the hottest in years. The contest pits the conservative Ku Klux Klan backed party against the anti klan Citizens party with Thomas Welly the conservative mayoral candidate and Marshal D McCormack the Citizens nominee.
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Preas Herrin
Herrin
Williamson County
Ku Klux Klan
Citizens Party
Thomas Welly
Marshal D. McCormack
Population of United States Estimated at 114,311,000
New York April 20 The National Bureau of Economic Research reports the U S population at 114 311 000 on Jan 1 1925 with births at 2 645 000 and deaths at 1 233 000 for 1924 Net immigration was 815 000 and the natural increase greatly exceeds it The study by Dr Willford T King notes peak gains in 1909 and 1923 while 1924 falls slightly below average
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New York
United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
Bureau
Willford T. Kine
King
Dawes Presses Senate Rule Reform At AP Luncheon
Vice President Charles G. Dawes urged adoption of cloture to curb prolonged Senate debate. Speaking at The Associated Press 25th anniversary luncheon in New York he argued current rules allow minority obstruction and threaten majority legislation. Dawes said rules must give both sides a square deal and appealed to citizens to contact their senators.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles G. Dawes
United States Senate
Frank B. Noyes
Dawes
Waldorf-Astoria
Senate
Mr. Dawes
Campaign focuses on von Hindenburg personality to win votes
The campaign relies on paper propaganda and avoids foreign or political economic debate, betting on von Hindenburg's personal appeal to attract former stay at home voters and secure victory.
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von Hindenburg
Man Dives Sixty Feet to Save Girl in Kaw River
William Price Jr leaped from a bridge into the Kaw River to rescue 17 year old Sadie Scott after a quarrel with her fiancé. He found her clinging to a pier and swam about 100 feet to the bank before firemen arrived. Price, exhausted, spoke of his act, saying he would not have saved her had he known she was alive.
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Prency
Kansas Ch.y. Mo
William Price
Kaw River
Sadie Scott
Price
Scott
Len
Miss Scott
Associated Press to Allow Radio News of National Importance
The Associated Press moves to authorize broadcasting of presidential election results and other major news under safeguards with credit to the AP. The plan, approved in a preliminary session, awaits ratification at today’s annual meeting. Also discussed were advisory board election methods and a token of gratitude to Frank B. Noyes. Frederick Roy Martin retires as general manager with Kent Cooper named successor.
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Associ
Ted Presse
New York
Associated Press
Board of Directors
Frank B. Noyes
Frederick Roy Martin
Kent Cooper
Pacific Mail injunction suit against Orient line sale dismissed
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company lawsuit aimed at stopping the Shipping Board from selling the Orient Line to the Dollar interests was dismissed today by the District of Columbia supreme court.
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Washington
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
The
Shipping Board
Orient Line
Dollar
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Railways Depend on Farmers Says Yoakum
Old time railroad president B F Yoakum argues railways rely on farmer prosperity and proposes direct farmer to consumer delivery with cooperative nationwide marketing and no government control. He cites the Farmer-to-Consumer League and reflects on era of western plow and railroad expansion.
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Yoakum
Charles P. Stewart
NBA
Washington D. C
B. F. Yoakum
Farmer-to-Consumer League
Rn. F. Yoakum
Defense of Wheeler Opens in Montana Case
In Great Falls on April 21 the Wheeler defense began with testimony to clear Senator Burton K. Wheeler of illegally appearing before the interior department. James H. Baldwin and Tom Stout testified using Campbell cases to counter the prosecution claim Wheeler took money for pursuing or prospecting claims.
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Prega
Creat Falls
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Department of the Interior
James H. Baldwin
Wheeler
Tom Stout
Montana
Butte
Baldwin
Gordon Campbell
Campbell
Interior Department
Campbell Byl. C. Stevenson
Stout
Jetter
Great Falls
A. J. Wertheimer
Wertheimer
Novak Accepts Parkersburg High School Post
Leo Novak athletic director at Washington high school will leave Cedar Rapids at term end to take a similar job at Parkersburg high school in late June. Maurice Carlson, manager and assistant coach, has been offered a comparable post there and plans to sign upon delivery of the contract.
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Avsocietand Press
Cedar Rapids
Leo Novak
Washington High School
Parkersburg
W. Va
Novak
Maurice Carlson
Hoover to Convene National Radio Conference by September
Secretary Hoover decided growing radio problems within the department will necessitate calling another national radio conference around the end of September. The action aims to address regulatory and policy issues affecting the radio field.
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Eepointed Press
Washington
Hoover
Phelps Shatters 3,000 Meter Time Set by Nurmi
Histold Phelps, Iowa City star distance runner, clocked 8 40 10 for the 3 000 meters at Kansas relays. He beat Paavo Nurmi by one and three tenths seconds, Nurmi having run 8 49 6 10 in Chicago the following day against Willie Ritola in a special 2 000 meter race.
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Iowa City
Histold Phelps
Star Town
Kansas
Surveyor Telescopes Use Spider Silk for Precision
Fragmentary notes describe surveyors coating instruments with spider silk to trap insects and collect silk for future use. The text is unclear and several phrases are garbled, but the core idea involves insect-derived material aiding surveying equipment.
Federal Grand Jury Reindicts Nine on Bootlegging Charge
In Freeport on April 21 a federal grand jury reindicted three women and six men from Rockford NL for violation of the prohibition act. The prior indictments were quashed for technical errors. James Reilly, a White side county farmer currently serving 120 days in county jail for bootlegging, will have his case considered when the jury reconvenes April 29.
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Prema
Freeport
Rockford
James Reilly
Whiteside
Wayland Mayor Bans Meetings After Shellhouse Trial
Wayland imposes written consent requirement for all meetings in public parks streets or private grounds. E M Shellhouse, alleged klan organizer, fined 50 and costs for participating in a gathering on Marion Reel farm inside city limits after a trial before Mayor Magdefrau. The trial drew several hundred people with a legal clash over mayoral authority during witness testimony.
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Wayland
Magdefrau
E. M. Shellhouse
Marion Reel
Shellhouse
F. S. Finley
Henry County
McCord & McCord Law Firm
Kenneth Nelson
Escapes from Iowa University Hospital
Juvenile escapee Julan Hockenbury, 18, fled late yesterday from the state hospital in Iowa City. Authorities from local county and the university joined in the search, with descriptions broadcast to aid locating the missing youth.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Julan Hockenbury
Psychopathic Hospital
Hockenbury
Eldora Training School
Fire Causes 15000 Damage in Mount Pleasant
Fire in a Mount Pleasant tailoring shop broke out around 3 am causing about 15000 in damage to two buildings and stock across two stores and two doctors offices. The blaze threatened the business district and the entire block for a time.
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Mount Pleasant
All Crew of Raifuku Maru Die In Nova Scotia Sinking
April 21 report says forty eight crew members perished when the Japanese freighter Raifuku Maru sank off Nova Scotia after seven hours amid mountainous seas. The Homeric and two tugs attempted rescue but could not reach the distressed ship before it went down.
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Associated Press
New York
Nova Scotia
Homerite
White Star Line
John Roberts
Homeric
Line
Independent Wireless Company
Philadelphia
Boston
Hamburg
Ideals of Self Government Given in Coolidge Address
President Coolidge tells the Daughters of the American Revolution that self government relies on voluntary citizen action. He urges high civic standards and warns government intrusion appears when private virtue lags, urging the public to act to sustain self rule.
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Coolidge
Washington
the Daughters of the American Revolution
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