Prohibition Hearings Tense As Drys Seek Extension
The senate prohibition committee wrestled with intensified debate over Volstead Act enforcement. Drys pressed for extended time while arguing against any modification, citing cross examination by Senator Reed as delaying testimony. Local leaders sought more time to question witnesses before the extended session ends.
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Drys
Reed
Missouri
Germany
England
America
Washington, D. C
Senate Prohibition Committee
Senate
Gang of Thieves Loot Laures Rare Liquor in Monterey
A twelve man gang in Monterey County broke into the A K Macomber store room at Webb Beach near Monterey, binding Stewart Packenthal his wife and their seven year old daughter. It took eight hours to bust the vault and load fifty thousand dollars of rare liquors into trucks. Macomber is currently in Paris and has not resided there for years.
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Associated Press
Monterey
Calif
A. K. Macomber
Webble Beach
Here
Stewart Pfackenthal
Macomber
Paris
Iowa road survey shows half surfaces by 1925 bulletin
The 1925 highway bulletin reports 45 percent of Iowa primary roads surfaced with gravel or pavement and 27 percent brought to permanent grade. Des Moines links 46 county seats by gravel or pavement as the state spent over 27 million dollars on roads and bridges last year. The majority funded maintenance and fixed charges, with only about a quarter for new construction.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Highway Commission
Brookhart Stays On In Des Moines
Col. Smith W. Brookhart will spend the rest of the week at the Martin hotel in Des Moines conferring about his primary campaign with supporters from across the state. He plans talks with J. C. Lewis returning from the East and other backers to perfect campaign organization. Brookhart says the campaign is progressing more satisfactorily than in any prior district.
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Des Moines
Smith W. Brookhart
Martin Hotel
J. C. Lewis
Brookhart
Fate of Boat Load of Aliens En Route to America
New York April 21 authorities investigate the disappearance of a boat load of aliens bound for the United States. Havana police say the launch foundered and the missing perished, while relatives suspect smugglers threw them overboard at sea.
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America
Paremoseyv
New York
United States
Havana
Coffey and Rothschild Arrive on West Chester Visit
E I Coffey of West Chester is here today on business and I Rothschild arrived in Washington from Iowa City on business.
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E. I. Coffey
West Chester
I Rothschild
Washington
Iowa City
Farm Work 15 Up to Normal in This State
Des Moines Iowa April 21 Though cold and dry weather slows crop land in parts of the state preliminary work is up to normal in many counties Ground ready farmers await safe planting date Rough feed scarce pastures starting slowly drought in western counties makes pay crop prospects poor Dry sunny weather boosts sheep and lambs but cold hurts chicks Oats feeding nearing completion in western areas winter wheat green and growing though some soil loss noted Gardening active onions planted in Mitchell county fruit buds still dormant peach prospects in southern counties first spray applied to fruit trees
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Associated
Vie
Des Moines
North Central
Mitchell County
Rainbow Veterans to Meet on Battlefield in 1928 Reunion
The Rainbow Division of the American Expeditionary Forces will hold its tenth annual reunion on July 15, 1928, on the Champaigne battlefield where they fought with the French in World War I. Colonel Noble B. Judah left for France to arrange the anniversary observations.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Champaigne
Rainbow Division
Noble B. Judah
France
Mystery surrounds death of Brighton boatman in St Louis
James K. Nichols a 63 year old veteran steamboat pilot from Brighton Iowa died at the United States Marine Hospital in St Louis Missouri Officials cited an overdose of cocaine as the possible cause but hospital staff refused to confirm whether it was self administered A coroner's jury returned an accidental death verdict Nichols body was sent back to Brighton Iowa for burial
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ST. Louis
James K. Nichols
Brighton
Iowa
United States Marine Hospital
Nichol
Nichols
Towan
Butler defends Marine Corps amid Williams court martial
General Smedley D. Butler defends the Marine Corps discipline amid protests over Col. Alex Williams sobriety case. The dispatch from San Diego notes naval regulations against drunkenness and states the 18th amendment is not involved. Williams faces court martial adjournment without acquittal notice as prosecutors press for conviction.
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Smethey Butler
Marines
San Diego
Calif
Col
Alexander Williams
Associated Preas
New York
Elde of Ethics
Alex 8. Williams
Trig
Smedley D. Butler
New York World
Gen. Butler
Ashley H. Robertson
Col. Williams
Steck and Brookhart Vote Teeters in Queer Senate Ballot
Washington April 21 1926 a wild Senate vote on whether Smith W Brook hart should keep his seat or be replaced by Daniel RF Steck. The roll featured a rare mix of Democrats Republicans farmers laborites liberals and conservatives across party lines with Curtis Smoot and Reed voting for Steck and Brookhart drawing unlikely support from Ashurst and Reed. The scramble underscored the era’s tangled politics and left observers noting the system no longer makes sense.
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Washington
Smith W. Brookhart
United States Senate
Daniel RF
Steck
Brookhart
Ashurat
Ashurst
Butler
Bingham
Curtis
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Brockhart
Coolidge
Underwood
Smoot
Massacre of Guard at Peking Reports 395 Dead
The North China Daily News says five of 400 cabinet guard members escaped death after Kuomintang troops evacuated Peking. It describes the incident as a cold blooded massacre with machine guns opened after demonstrators fired on students. The execution occurred beyond the Yellow Temple.
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Associated Prenes Shanghat
Peking
North China Daily News
Yellow Temple
Two Small Slips Result in Arrest in Mail Robbery
Postal inspectors arrest Daniel F. Hesley in a loop hotel after slips including a taxi tip and a car breakdown lead to his capture. He confesses to staging the Indiana Harbor mail heist that yielded about 37,000, with 12,000 in his possession and 25,000 more expected from safes. The Inland Steel payroll loot was stolen from a mail truck during a daylight robbery last week. Hesley, 26, once a high school football player, was with his 20 year old wife and denies direct link to a deputy sheriff slaying in Mokena, Illinois. Police track his movements and identify hidden loot locations.
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Chicago
Indiana Harbor
Daniel F. Hesley
Hesley
Mokena
Santon Calahere
Broadview
Hoes Jey
Inland Steel Company
Aon
Small Boy Held on Murder Charge in Wilmington
Joseph Battaglia aged 18 is held without bail on a murder charge after an inquest into the death of Walter German 22 shot outside the Bruno Battaglia store. The boy’s father and mother are involved with the case as material witnesses and had previously admitted guilt.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Joseph Battaglia
Walter German
German
Bruno Battaglia
Anti Klans Sweep Elects City Aldermen in Peaceful Vote
In Herrin on April 11, three anti klan and one klan candidate were elected aldermen despite factional strife. National guardsmen guarded polling places as the council shifts from a tied split to a 2 klan and 6 anti klan balance, with Alderman Sizemore's seat vacant after his death in last Tuesday street fighting.
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Pree Herrin
National
Brinton Couple Spotted Shopping in Brighton
Mr and Mrs Anson Brinton of Brighton were seen shopping downtown yesterday. The sighting places the couple in the local retail scene as residents enjoy a routine outing.
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Anson Brinton
Brighton
Death takes Iowa road board member
William Collinson of Chariton age 49 and a member of the state highway commission died at his home Tuesday night after a year of illness. Funeral services are set for Friday at 1 30 p m with interment in Chariton cemetery. Governor Hammill may replace him with Henry Taylor of Bloomfield or other named candidates.
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Associated Press
Ottumwa
William Collinson
State Highway Commission
Chariton
N. BE. Kendall
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Yammill
Henry Taylor
Bloomfield
Des Moines
Hammill
Britt
Iowa
Probe aims to determine cause of submarine S-49 explosion
At New London Connecticut a naval board investigates a sudden blast on the submarine S-49 killing three seamen Ralph McCormick Olley Cook and Theodore Holst Jr and injuring nine others six severely. The incident follows a previous disaster when the S 51 sank off Block Island with 38 lives lost.
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Associated Press
New London
Conn
Naval Board of Inquiry
Ralph Edward McCormick
West Lynn
Mass
Olley J. Cook
Danville
Theodore Holst, Jr
Sawdust Explodes Killing One Fireman in Milwaukee
Milwaukee is reporting one fireman killed and the foreman dead with fifteen injured after a sawdust explosion at Morris Wood Works Co shortly after 2 PM. Fire crews had earlier contained a fire at the plant and were cleaning up when the explosion occurred.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Morris Wood Works Co
Ponzi Sentenced to One Year in Florida Penitentiary
Charles Ponzi, noted financial figure, was sentenced to one year in Raiford state penitentiary after conviction on April 2 for violating Florida trust business laws. Judge James M Peeler denied a motion for new trial.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Florida
Charles Ponzi
Boston J
Raiford
James M. Peeler
Ponzi
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International Reform Federation
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