Meat packers win halt. consent decree suspended
Justice Bailey in the District of Columbia suspends indefinitely the 1920 consent decree that split the Big Five Chicago meat packers from unrelated lines of business. Swift and Armour failed to vacate the decree. California Cooperative Canneries supported the suspension to protect cannery interests.
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Washington
Chicago
Justice Bailey
District of Columbia
Swift and Company and Armour and Company
California
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Palmer
United States
Hold 2 Sons for Shooting Mother
Emmett Schoen 19 confessed to Sheriff Findley that he shot his mother Anna Schoen at their Grimes area farm in Iowa. Authorities described her condition as critical and said Emmett claimed the shooting was accidental.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Emmett Schoen
Findley
Anna Schoen
Grimes
Iowa
Harry Sehoen
Harry
Emmett
Two University Students Hurt In Iowa City Air Crash
April 23 report from Iowa City states two university students, Win Tompkins of Clarion and Richard Ballard of, were injured when their airplane crashed. Authorities investigated the cause and conditions of the damaged aircraft and treated the injured on the scene.
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The
Associated Press
Iowa City
Win Tompkins
Clarion
Richard Ballard
Grand Jury Reopens Clinton Co Murder Probe
The Clinton county grand jury resumes consideration of evidence in the November 3 1922 double murder at the Low Moor Corners store involving William Buck McLaughlin and Dan O Neal. McLaughlin serves a Kansas prison term for burglary. O Neal is jailed in Clinton County. Jurors expect days more of witness testimony and evidence gathering on the case.
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Crees
Clinton
Buck
McLaughlin
Dan O'Neal
Cedar Rapids
Homer Brownfield
Low Moor Corners
Clinton County District Court
McLaughliin
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Kansas
Burelary
O'Neal
Clinton County
Brownfield
Iowa Braces For Possible Return Of Heat Wave
Iowa endures unusually hot April weather with many cities hitting the 90s. Waterloo led at 95, Cedar Rapids 94, Des Moines 88.4 as forecasters warn that Montana-derived heat could return if northern storms persist.
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Des Moines
Montana
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Federal Weather Bureau
Towa
Waterloo
Weather Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Boone
Charles City
Burlington
Keokuk
Davenport
Expect Brockhart at Gaston Means Trial
Senator Brockhart is expected in Washington next week to testify in the Gaston B Means trial linked to the Daugherty investigation. Means is charged with taking papers from the Senate office building and an order attributed to Senator Brookhart is alleged to be forged. The Iowa senator is not officially announced but is seen as an important witness.
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Washington
Brockhart
Gaston B. Means
Daugherty
Senate
Brookhart
Iowa
Des Moines !Register
Plane crash near Dixon injures Davenport and Ballard
Tompkins, who piloted the plane that took off from a field near Dixon, failed to clear telephone wires and crashed. He suffered two broken ribs while Ballard sustained a broken nose and both were hurt as the aircraft was badly damaged.
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Davenport
Dixon
Ita
Tompkins
Ballard
Chicago Grain Elevators Destroyed In Major Fire Loss
Fire destroyed two grain elevators leased by the Grain Marketing Company in Chicago, with losses estimated at 2.25 million dollars including 1.5 million in grain and 750 thousand in structures. Insurance covers the losses, while investigators probe possible arson linked to the blazes across nearby warehouses. Sparks caused multiple small fires as fire crews worked to control the outbreak along the south branch of the Chicago River.
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Chicago
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett and Company
Grain Marketing Corporation
Emanuel F. Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum Grain Corporation
Farmers’ Cooperative Organization
Brighton Man Dies After Iowa City Auto Crash
Van R. Brolliar aged forty died at University hospital after injuring his skull in a Monday night crash. He was riding on the back of a Glassman grocery delivery truck when a sharp turn at Linn and Burlington streets threw him to the pavement. Brolliar lived in Brighton long noted as a capable businessman and leaves a wife and a five year old daughter Charlotte, plus his parents.
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Iowa
Brighton
Bronter
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
J. J. Carroll
Brolier
Marcy Street
Charlotte
Shepherd Trial Set for Mid May in Chicago
Chicago April 23 The trial of William D. Shepherd charged with murdering his foster son William N Mc Clintock by typhoid germs is expected to begin about the middle of May according to indications today.
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Chicago
William D. Shepherd
William N. McClintock
Coolidges Host D A R Delegates At White House
President and Mrs Coolidge hosted a reception for D A R delegates at the White House during the annual congress. The program included two general sessions and committee reports on various activities. An aged watchman and his wife were believed to be quartered in a lone building on the grounds.
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Washington
White House
Commercial Interests Threaten to Harm Washington Beauty
Washington faces a push from merchants to widen streets and shrink sidewalks for more auto traffic. Proposals include trimming trees and paving green spaces to create parking, risking a loss of the capital’s aesthetic charm and civic character.
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Washington
Pittsboro
Cleveland
Autolss
King Boris of Bulgaria Confined in Palace
Belgrade dispatch reports King Boris imprisoned in the royal palace by General Lasaroff after nationalist troops opposed his demand that Premier Tzankoff resign to allow a coalition cabinet with opposition elements. Also notes Tehountouloff, a top terrorist under Ninkoff, killed by police after refusing to surrender.
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Rome
Belgrade
Boris
Bulgaria
Lasaroff
Tzankoff
Softa
Tehountouloff
Ninkoff
Cathedral Home
Floyd Collins body recovered from cave shaft at Cave City
After a long rescue, Floyd Collins body was hauled to the surface from the Crystal Cave area near Cave City. Miners freed him from a rock that pinned his leg, lifting the remains to a stretcher as visitors watched and a burial plan was announced for a hill overlooking Crystal Cave.
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Associated Press
Cave City
Sand Cave
Floyd Collins
Crystal Cave
Collins
W Hr. Hunt
Hunt
U S forces withdraw from Ceiba as Honduran troops reinforce port
The landing detachment of 165 officers and men from the light cruiser LenVer has been withdrawn from Ceiba Honduras after Honduran government troops arrived to reinforce the port. The Denver will remain off Ceiba to protect Americans and other foreigners. Reports from Managua claim La Ceiba has fallen to revolutionists, though a Honduran government agent says revolutions are weakening nationwide.
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Washington
Lenver
Ceibe
Honduras
Denver
Ceiba
Managua
Nicaragua
la Ceiba
Trujilo
Ft Ig
Republic
Burlington Bakers Seek Wage Increase Amid Looming Strike
Burlington bakers have asked for higher wages and day work limits in a new contract submitted to employers. The current contracts expire May first, and workers have reportedly appealed to the national union for sanction to cease work if demands are not met. They seek about five dollars more per week and rigid hours from 6 PM to 4 AM, with mixers receiving 26 cents extra per hour.
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Associated Prowse
Burlington
Union
I’regent
Airplane delivers pianos to White House and Washington dealer
A bi plane loaded with two baby grand pianos and six men left Roosevelt field for Washington. One piano was for Mrs. Calvin Coolidge’s secretary in Bollingfield, landing at noon. The other is for Colonel Harold Hartney, presidente General Airways, aboard the craft planning an aerial freight line Boston to St Paul. Also noting Istres France a motorized flier Thoret set a three hour three minute passenger flight record, surpassing his prior two hour twenty six minute mark.
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Associated Press
Mineola
N. Y
Roosevelt Field
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Bollingfield
Harold EK. Hartney
General Airways, Inc
Boston
St. Paul
Minn
Istres
France
Thoret
Three Iowa Cities Lead in March Building Permits
Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Davenport led Iowa cities in March building permit valuations and counts. Des Moines reported 2 023 975 dollars in new construction for March Cedar Rapids 1 547 640 dollars and Davenport 774 982 dollars. Other valuations included Sioux City 611 395 and Council Bluffs 267 000 dollars.
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Associated Wregs
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Iowa
Iowa Bureau of Labor
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Mason City
Waterloo
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Keokuk
Couple Married in Iowa City Ceremony
Henry Stagg aged 29 of Iowa City wed Mar guerite Sheppard 18 of Wellman on April 22 in Iowa City. Justice B F Carter performed the ceremony.
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Iowa City
Henry Stagg
Marguerite Sheppard
Wellman
Justice B. F. Carter
Ambassadors authorize Hussaria force increase
Paris dispatch reports the council of ambassadors authorized Hussaria to boost her armed forces by 7 000 troops through the end of May to quell current disturbances.
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Paris
Council of Ambassadors
Hussaria
Wheeler Trial Delayed As Defense Lacks Witnesses
Senator Burton Wheeler resumes testimony in Great Falls as defense runs short of witnesses and government resists stipulation on remaining evidence. Prosecutor questions Wheeler about his 1923 Europe trip and a New York dinner before sailing, and about arranging Interior Department appearances for Gordon Campbell and H J Coleman of Standard Oil. Clifford Holt testifies Wheeler said he would not appear for Campbell due to election.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Gordon Campbell
Department of Interior
John L. Slattery
Europe
Wheeler
Senate
New York
George P. Hayes
Department of the Interior
Campbell
H. J. Coleman
Standard Oil Company of California
Edwins
Booth
Interior Department
Clifford Holt
Department For
Farmers Union challenges bovine tests in high court
In Des Moines on April 23 the Farmers Union and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation clash over a law for accredited area bovine tuberculosis tests. The union contends the act is unconstitutional due to compulsory testing with cattle owner consent thresholds. Appeals from Blackhawk and Adams counties head to a state supreme court full bench in June.
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Associated Press
Des Moinnes
Farmers Union
State Supreme Court
Lowa Farm Bureau Federation
State Agricultural Office
Supreme Court
Blackhawk
Adams
Hough
Iowa Jewelers Plan 75 Percent Membership and National Publicity
President Adolph Boyson of Cedar Rapids outlined plans to secure 75 percent membership of Iowa Jewelers and to involve Iowa craft in the national publicity program staged by jewelers nationwide. The convention opened with about 100 members attending in Des Moines.
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Jewelers
Des Moines
Iowa Jewelers
Iowa
Adolph Boyson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Jewelers Association
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Rio de Janeiro
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Busness
WISE
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U.S
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