Iowa General Assembly Opens Extra Session
Congress adjourned last spring for Iowa’s general assembly to resume at ten o clock with both houses reconvening after a clerical error. The senate and house consider time fixes and the code revision committee begins its work as leaders aim to finish code revision quickly. An emergency appropriation request of 840000 dollars from the state revision commission is also on the agenda.
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Arkansas
Pittman
Nevada
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Mellon
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Committee
Veterans’ Bureau Affairs
Railroad Labor Board
Progressives Threaten House Deadlock Over Speakership
The Progressive bloc in Congress threatens to block the organization of the House and prevent a speaker on the first day. Ballots show Gillette trailing Garrett, with Madden and Cooper also receiving votes as the 68th Congress convenes amid calls for reorganization and rule changes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Goml
House
Gillette
Garrett
Cooper
Madden
Senate
Cummins
Iowa
William Page
Will
Nelson
Wisconsin
la Follette
Coolidge
Washington, D. C
Osth
Explosion in Omdaluaie Kitchen Kills Five
Using gasoline to start a stove fire caused an explosion in Omdalaie, devastating the Fordham family and Mrs Koester and her infant. Mr and Mrs Calvin Fordham and their baby died, and Koester and her baby perished, Koester not expected to live as the Fordham home burned.
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Prema
Ford Discusses Musele Shoals Offer With President
Henry Ford, arriving in Washington to appear before the Interstate Commerce Commission on railroad property, held a brief conference with President Coolidge. The talks were reported to concern the administration's stance on his Musele Shoals proposal and related statutes.
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Associated Pres
Washington, D. C
Henry Ford
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Musele Shoals
Judge Clark Refuses Disqualification in Walton Trial
District Judge George W. Clark refused to disqualify himself in the J C Walton case amid indictments alleging diversion of state funds and obstruction of a legislators meeting. Walton's counsel said mandamus would be sought in the state criminal court of appeals to remove the judge.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
George W. Clark
J. C. Walton
Walton
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Clark
Move to Disqualify Judge in Oklahoma
Walton seeks to disqualify District Judge Geo W Clark who presided over recent grand jury indictments against former Governor J C Walton. Walton also filed for change of venue. The report notes Harold Snider and his wife of Keota were in town on Saturday for business.
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Oklahoma
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Geo. W. Clark
J. C. Walton
Walton
Harold Snider
Keota
US and Canada Reach Agreement on Interchange of Information
A framework for cooperation between the United States and Canada will become effective in a reasonable time. It covers exchanging information on vessel clearance liquor smuggling narcotics and contraband trade. The State Department announced after Treasury official Moss conferred with mission members from Ottawa. Treaty arrangements between the two governments will also be necessary.
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Associated Press
Washington
PD. C
United States
Canadian
Canada
State Department
Moss
The
Treasury
Ottawa
ICC Rejects Express Rate Hike Affects American Railway Express
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled today that the American Railway Express Company cannot raise general rates and must set new schedules by February 21. Present rates cover food articles broadly, and the commission indicated potential reductions of about ten to eleven percent in certain charges.
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Assortatet Press
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Railway Express Company
Legislation Aimed at Iowa Cooperative Banks Des Moines Meeting
Des Moines December 3 legislation to create cooperative banks in Iowa is planned for introduction in the general assembly. Farm and labor representatives meet in Des Moines to prepare for the opening of the farm labor state bank, the first of its kind in the state.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
Iowa
Farm Labor State Bank
Farm Labor
Fifteen Hundred At Chicago Stock Show Dedication
Fifteen hundred boys and girls from 43 states attend the dedication of a new national club building at the stock yards. Iowa sends the largest number, Illinois second, with Henry Wallace to speak at a banquet honoring the group tomorrow night hosted by Thomas B. Wilson of Wilson & Company.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
National Club
Stock Yards
Iowa
Illinois
Henry (. Wallace
Thomas B. Wilson
Wilson & Company
BE. T. Meredith
Des Moines
Navy Accepts Bids to Scrap Warships Vermont and Nebraska
The Navy Department accepted bids to scrap the battleships Vermont and Nebraska at Mare Island under the Washington arms treaty. Bids totaled 41,410 for the Vermont and 37,110 for the Nebraska.
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Associated Press
Washington, Bl. C
Navy Department
Vermont
Nebraska
Mare Island Navy Yard
137 Bodies Recovered After Bergamo Flood Disaster
Bergamo Italy December 3 one hundred thirty seven bodies found early today from the Bergamo valley many believed drowned when the dike of Glene Lake broke Saturday rescue parties and troops worked through the night over fifty square miles seeking victims and aiding thousands made homeless by the deluge water swept from the artificial lake leaving a wasteland of mud as relief work continues under a cold front.
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Bergamo
Italy
Glene Lake
Four Mile Wall
Senator La Follette railroads valuation request refused
The Commerce Commission rejected a bid from the National Conference on Valuation of American Railroads led by Senator La Follette to reconsider its fiscal valuation work. The petitions were dismissed, with the conference seeking original cost of property investment and labor data for the railroads.
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Washington, Dpd C
Commerce Commission
National Conference On Valuation of
la ®Ollette
Wisconsin
Reorganization Planned for Washington Red Cross Chapter
With roll call nearly finished, the Washington chapter of the American Red Cross plans a reorganization. A meeting will soon elect officers and set objectives for the new year. Last year had no elections and the old officers served over. About 300 members are expected after a Friday Saturday roll call yielded 286 in Washington and vicinity. Join at Commercial Bank today and tomorrow. otherwise membership will close after tomorrow. Rev. Leade McCrory leads the campaign and offers home visits with cards.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Commercial Bank
Commercial Savings Bank
J.eade McCrory
Fatal Mine Accident Amid English Nunnery Shaft Incident
Reported in England that 176 miners were inside cages when they plunged to the bottom after a prop broke during transport from surface to Werka shaft. Casualties include party men with several killed and many injured.
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Associated Press
Eng
White House Declared Unsafe as Rebuilding Urged
Major General Beach chief of engineers reports to the secretary of war that the White House is unsafe and requires immediate remedial work to prevent calamity. Congress is asked for four hundred thousand dollars for reconstruction of the interior.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Beach
Chiefs of Engineers of
Army
Congress
Three Arrested After Clinton Hold Up Scene
Three Clinton men were held by police in connection with an alleged morning robbery of Malcolm Harbour of Waterloo in Clinton. Harbour said the men shot at his car, slugged him, stole $3.76, and drove off with his automobile containing about 100 gallons of alcohol after a buyer’s deal.
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Associated Press
Clinton
Malcolm Harbour
Waterloo
Iowa
Harbour
Two Children Die in Tent House Fire in Long View
The AP reports Paulina Clark age two and her two month old brother perished in a tent house fire in Long View Washington. The blaze began from an overheated stove while the mother was away.
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Associated Press
Long View
Washington, D. C
Paulina Clark
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