Rock Island Line Profit Surges in 1924 Report
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway reported 1924 earnings of 4.56 a share on common stock versus 1.22 in 1923. Net income after fixed charges was 6,835,221 with 3,567,185 paid as preferred dividends, leaving 3,268,036 to surplus for property improvements.
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
McFarland
Herricton
Kansas
California
Golden State Limited
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rock Island
Keokuk and
Deg Moines
St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Chandler
Coal Gate
Lehigh
United States Railroad Labor Board
New York
Herington
Oskaloosa Wins Big Nine Extemporaneous Speaking Contest
April 25 Bartley of Oskaloosa won the Big Nine league extemporaneous speaking contest held here last night. Fred Webber of Fairfield took second and Florence Stokes of Grinnell placed third.
All Night Program Will Open New Radio Station in Chicago
A 61st birthday tribute to Guglo Mar coni marks the launch of station WHT in the Wrigley building Chicago. The station will broadcast on 238 metres aiming for short wave hyper power radiocasting. Major H A Brinn directs an aerial drill by thirty planes while 24 guns salute at 8 30 p.m. CST. George B Carlson says total cost is about 200000 with William Male Thompson leading Chicago backers.
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Guglo Marconi
Wireless
Nd Radio
WHT
Wrigley Building
H. &S. Brinn
George B. Carlson
William Male Thompson
Woman Shot by Son Seeks Strength After Injury
Des Moines April 25 Anna Schoen, shot by her son Emmett 19, while searching for an intruder in the barn yard at Grintes farm, shows signs of recovery. Emmett Schoen confessed to firing the shot and remains jailed awaiting investigation. doctors report likely recovery.
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Des Moines
Anna Schoen
Emmett
Grintés
Etreneth
Barrios
Emmett Schoen
Indictment Charged for Cheating in Land Sale Case
Fairfield April 25 Floyd Hixon Richt an unidentified real estate man are indicted by a grand jury on a charge of cheating by false pretenses connected with allegedly trading forty acres of non existent Missouri land to KB Singleton of Pleasant Plain for a general store. Roy Gray of Galesburg Ill was sentenced recently and Tixon furnished bond.
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Floyd Hixon
Richt
Missouri
KB. A. Singleton
Pleasant Plain
Roy Gray
Galesburgh
Ill
Fort Madison
Tixon
Governor Hammill Praises Athletes at Drake Relays Address
Governor Hammill spoke to coaches and athletic directors at the Des Moines Club on April 25. He rejected the idea that youth neglect athletics and urged balanced development of mental physical social and moral traits in a fourfold program.
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Teneg
Pes Moines
Hammill
Des Moines
Wheeler Acquitted in Slantana Case Facing Dismissal
Senator Wheeler is acquitted by a jury in the slantana matter and a Washington case may be dismissed. Justice Department officials offered no immediate comment on the outcome while Senator LaFollette praised the Montana verdict and called for accountability from political leaders. Senator Borah, who led the exoneration committee, noted the case’s political sensitivity and the absence of District Attorney Donovan.
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LaFollette
Wisconsin
Montana
Pesidential
Justice Department
Great Falls
Donovan
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Senate Committee
Weather largely favorable for crops across the nation
A federal Des Moines report notes mild temperatures and good moisture through the central and northern states for the week ending April 22. Corn planting advances north of the Ohio river with favorable weather, while spring wheat seeding nears completion and oats show progress with rain needed in parts of the upper Mississippi and upper Ohio valleys.
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Mississippi Valley
Middle Atlantic
Ohio River
Iowa
Nebracka
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Mississippi
Ohio
Drownings Reported as 11-Year-Old Falls From Raft in Iowa Falls
In Iowa Falls on April 25, 11 year old Woodrow Snyder of Samuel Snyder drowned after falling from a raft into the Iowa river. The incident occurred today and authorities reported the death as an accidental drowning.
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Iowa Falls
Woodrow Snyder
Samuel Snyder
Iowa River
Montana Senator Vindicated After Committee Review
A formal statement from the defendant in Montana proceedings asserts the vindication was expected. He said the committee he chaired investigated thoroughly and found no evidence of criminal intent.
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Montana
Caillaux Debt Gesture Sparks Mixed Washington Outlook
Official Washington backs Caillaux as France’s finance minister. Experts say any debt pact would be a gesture not full payment, with France needing to tax its own people to restore credit. A young navy wireless operator’s cross Atlantic misadventure is briefly noted as a cautionary aside.
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NEA
Washington, D.C
Washington
Joseph Caillaux
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Caillaux
America
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Germans to Vote Sunday For President in Turbulent Race
In Berlin on April 26 former Chancellor Marx and Field Marshal von Hindenburg vie for the German presidency as three candidates, including Ernest Thaelmann. Polls close Sunday with results due about ten hours later, while excursionists may vote en route.
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Weimer
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German Republic
United States
Charles Evans Hughes
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Ernest Thaelmann
Tranport
Hamburg
Funeral of Lord Rawlinson Held in London
Large silent crowds gathered outside St. Margaret's Church Westminster for the funeral of General Lord Rawlinson commander in chief of British forces in India. He died in Delhi March 25 after an appendicitis operation. A helmeted guard of 2 500 escorted the coffin amid heightened security fears of a bomb attack.
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Noted Arlington Playstaff Will Be Given New Home
Arlington’s great flagstaff that has topped the hill by the Custis Lee mansion since the Civil War will fall. The National Fine Arts Commission ruled the 100-foot structure doesn’t fit the cemetery landscape and the War Department will remove it, relocating the flagstaff to Fort Myer Reservation a mile away.
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D A R Convention on Record Against Reds and Aliens
Washington reports the D A R convention endorsing an aggressive nationwide drive against red internationalists and the yearly enrollment of aliens. Secretary Davis urged action on alien enrollment.
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Washington
Dangsters of the
Davis
McCormick Serves on Jury in Chicago
Harold F McCormick, harvester manufacturer, spoke after serving as a juvenile court juror in Chicago. He received $6 for two weeks of service and was voted a regular fellow by fellow jurors. He expressed gratitude for the chance to serve and praised the juvenile court as a helpful city institution.
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Harold F McCormick
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Eaid
Chicaro
Showers Likely Next Week Across Regions
Weather outlook for April 25 forecasts showers in the southern portion of the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with a chance of light rain in the north. Temperatures are expected to run near normal throughout the week.
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Washington
Mississippi
Missouri
Odd Fellows Celebrate 106th Anniversary in Cedar Rapids
Several hundred Odd Fellows and Rebekahs from nine eastern Iowa counties gathered in Cedar Rapids to mark the 106th founding anniversary of the order. The event included conferring the Rebekah degree upon 100 candidates by Zedoha Lodge of Davenport.
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Iowa
Order
Zedoha Lodge
Davenport
Clocks Set Ahead One Hour for Daylight Saving Time
New York April 2 More clocks will be turned ahead one hour tomorrow at 7 am when daylight saving time begins. The Merchants Association estimates this will be the broadest shift since World War II and emphasizes the widespread change across businesses and daily routines.
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New York
Merchants Association
Suit to cleaners roll of money goes missing in Des Moines
A. Z. Langwith took a suit to Nick Manoles dry cleaners and, on paying a bill, discovered a $4100 roll missing from his vest pocket. He returned to the cleaner who produced the money, with Langwith noting the cleaner’s honesty as he left.
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Des Moines
A. Z
Langwith
Nick Manoles
Drake Relava
Langewith
Nick
Bulgarian Terror Attacks Reported Across Provinces
Multiple attacks attributed to communists target Bulgaria's provinces. A theater in Plevin destroyed by bombs, bridges near Varna damaged, and a Vratsa patrol casualty reported. Officials deny executions of Prutkin and Mouraviev.
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Associated Press
Sofia
Plevina
Varna
Vratsa
Bulgaria
Sofa
Prutkin
Mouravieff
Sveti Kral
Volkoff
First Heat Death Reported in Chicago
The first death of the year attributed to heat in Chicago was reported today. Michael Belokowits died in a hospital after collapsing at work yesterday.
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Chicago
Michael Belokowits
Child Smothers to Death Near Muscatine
The six months old daughter of Mr and Mrs John McCullough living near Muscatine smothered to death yesterday afternoon on a pillow left for her to sleep on while her parents worked in a room below.
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John McCullough
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