Legislature Squabbles Over Employes In Extra Session
Des Moines dispatch reports intense wrangling over staff for the extra session. Senate clashes over reducing G A R veterans and replacing them with American Legion men dominate debate, with House delaying code revision hearings and limiting possible legislation.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Senate
Commission On Code Revision
Haskell
Linn County
Price
Drew
Smith
Madison
American Legion
House
Himebauch
Emmét
South Dakota Holds Presidential Primary Conventions
South Dakota conventions in Pierre set first selections for the 1924 presidential primary. Democrats and farmer labor clash over McAdoo versus Ford. Republicans pit Johnson and Coolidge. La Follette options loom in labor group. Senate race McMaster versus Stirling to influence the ticket. fusion talks debated but rejected by Democrats.
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Associated Preas
Pierre
South Dakota
la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate
W._H. McMaster
Thomas Stirling
Waterloo and Iowa grid captains linked to Waterloo
Waterloo Iowa tops list with three University of Iowa football captains over five years. Leland Parkin was elected captain for next season, continuing Waterloo’s captain lineage begun by Glen Doc Miller. Earlier, Ronald Reed from Waterloo held a captaincy during the 1918 A T C season.
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Iowa City
Waterloo
Iowa
University of Iowa
Enforce Iowa Law Prohibiting Masks Arrests Near Webster City
In Stanhope Hamilton county authorities arrested two Stanhope men named Kent and Peterson for wearing Ku Klux Klan masks during a reported meeting near a local school. The arrests occurred after a farmer was threatened, and a crowd later posted bonds for the suspects at Webster City jail.
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Associated Press
Webster City
Iowa
Stanhope
Carl
Hamilton County
Kent
Peterson
Booze Running Vessel Captured Off New Jersey
Dec 4 The ram cruiser Herreshoff was seized by customs officers off Port Reading New Jersey after a battle with riot guns and revolvers. Six men of the cruiser were arrested.
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New York
Herreshoff
Port Reiding
New Jersey
Waterloo gridiron rivals meet in annual city championship
Loo as captain Reed and Parkin are East High graduates while Miller hails from West High. The Waterloo您 schools dominate Iowa prospects with West High’s Donald Graham earning a fall letter with two years left, Fred H. Becker from Fast High earning all Western honors in 1916 who was killed in the war, and Gordon Rath of East High a 1919 1920 halfback now a senior in the college of law.
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Loo
Reed
Parkin
East High
Miller
West High
Waterloo
Iowa
Donald Graham
Fred H. Becker
Fast High
Gordon Rath
College of Law
Europe Still Seeks U S Aid At Reparation Conference
Paris dispatch reports Premier Poincare and Louis Barthou shaping a revised text for an expert committee to inspect Germany. The measure aims to ease U S participation, with Barthou planning to submit the resolution to the reparations commission for approval.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Premier Poincare
Louis Barthou
Reparation Commission
Germany
Hughes
United States
M. Barthou
Continue Fight on Return of Cockburn For Trial in Iowa
Attorneys for Russell J. Cockburn a patient at the United States veterans hospital at Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis press Missouri Supreme Court to block his extradition to Iowa for trial on an embezzlement charge involving 86000 dollars against Des Moines. Vernon Seepurger Polk County attorney argued for Cockburn’s extradition.
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Jefferson City
Russel J. Cockburn
United States Veterans’ Hospital
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Iowa
Des Moines
Missouri
Supreme Court
Cockburn
Vernon Seepurger
Polk County
Lions and Rotary Clubs Hold Joint Meeting
The Lion's Club and Rotary Club met in a joint session at noon, shared a fine dinner and singing, then went to the Fox theater to view The Way to Success, a film contrasting old and new business methods.
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Lion’s Club
Rotary Club
Fox Theater
Bidwell Trial Near Conclusion Today
The state of Iowa versus Jap Bidwell on a bootlegging charge nears its end with nearly all testimony given. Witnesses for the state include Art Sanders Dave Lowrey and Robert Kea of Burlington. Defense witnesses list Seymour Bidwell Themes Watters William Cochran and others as closing arguments loom this afternoon.
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State of
Iowa
Jap Bidwell
Art Sanders
Dave Lowrey
Robert Kea
Burlington
L. W. Grosscup
Brighton
Harry Edwards
Fred Sweet
Mr. Bidwell
Seymour Bidwell
Themes Watters
William Cochran
J. D. Glasgow
Col
PD. J. Palmer
el Jackson
Laughing at Black Hand Note Ends in Brooklyn Killing
Dominick Maggio who laughed at a smeared Black Hand note demanding payment was shot dead in his Brooklyn home early today after he and his family were chloroformed by three men wearing gas masks. The attackers left the murder weapon, an empty chloroform bottle, and the chloroform scene beside the bed while his wife and three children were hospitalized.
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Associated Press
New York
Mec
Dominick Maggio
Brooklyn
Delightful story hints at lasting happiness for pair
A compact tale depicts a boy and a girl as central figures in a gentle romance. The modern methods emphasize goodwill, and the narrative shows how such sentiment paves a hopeful future for the couple if the signs align.
Wertz Murder Trial Moves Toward Jury Selection
In Iowa City defense lawyers report strong prospects for a quick jury pool as 16 of 18 veniremen are tentatively acceptable. The trial of Mrs. Mima Wertz on murder charges began with Walter M. Davis examining jurors, with possible death penalty consideration hinted by the state.
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the Passantes
Iowa City
Mima Wertz
Edward L. O'Conner
Walter M. Davis
Robert Leeper
Werta
Fred J. Martin Buys Waymack Barber Shop
Fred J. Martin of Fairfield has purchased the Waymaeck and Wilson barber shop in the Washington National Bank Building and took possession yesterday. Martin plans to move his family to the city and occupy the Mrs. Eicher residence on East Main Street. Shelley Eberling and Don Young will assist Mr. Martin.
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Waymaeck and Wilson
Washington National Bank
Fred J. Martin
Fairfield
Mr. Waymack
Mr. Willson
Mr. Martin
Walton Motion Set for December 21 Hearings
Oklahoma City December 4 J Walton deposed governor seeks to quash six indictments in state district court before Judge George W Clarke. A brief argument preceded the ruling. December 21 was set for the motion hearing.
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Oklahoma City
State District Court
George W. Clarke
J. Walton
Four More Ballots Fail to Break House Speaker Deadlock
The House adjourned after four further ballots without electing a speaker as insurgent leaders vow to oppose Gillett. Gillett and Garrett trail by about ten votes with Cooper leading the independent bloc. The Senate met briefly, while White House officials say organization should finish today. On ballots five and six, Gillett and Garrett each tallied 197 votes. Cooper 17. Madden 5.
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Washington, D. C
House
Congress
Gillett
Garrett
Tennessee
Cooper
Wisconsin
Representative Madden
Illinois
White House
Coolidge
Madden
Garret
Harding memorial week set for December 9 to 16
Governor Kendall designated December 9 through 16 as Harding memorial week and appointed Charles D. Hellen of Des Moines as state chairman of the Harding memorial association planning a memorial to the late president.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
N. E. Kendall
Charles D. Hellen
Iowa
Harding Memorial Association
Rosengift Bobby Tops Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Fair
Rosengift Bobby a grade Angus steer champion of his division at the Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota State Fairs will be shown at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago December 1 to 8. Carl A. Rosenfeld & Son of Kelly Iowa announce they will also exhibit six or seven other animals in the breeding classes and four grade steers in the fat competitions.
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Des Moines
Rosengift
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Chicago
Carl A. Rosenfeld & Son
Kelly
Girl Kidnapped by Moron Says Police
After 36 hours of searching Chicago police conclude 12 year old Rose Worth was kidnapped. Groceries and her cap found in a haystack. a witness described a girl with a man around 45 who appeared upset. Police seek a self styled celestial angel and heavenly father who allegedly escaped from Elgin state hospital.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Rose Worth
Rose
State Hospital For
Elgin
Looney Challenges Removal to Illinois for Trial
United States District Judge O. L. Phillips set December 15 for the hearing on John Looney’s removal to Illinois to stand trial on charges from Rock Island. Looney said he would fight removal to the last inch.
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Associated Press
Santa FE
New Mexico
United States
O. L. Phillips
John Looney
Looney
Illinois
Rock Island
Senators Hear Harry F. Sinclair At Senate Hearing
The senate public lands committee recalled Harry F. Sinclair owner of the Teapot Dome lease to testify on shipments of blood stock from his New Jersey farm to Albert B. Fall who signed the lease as interior secretary. An auditor testified a $1100 check from Fall’s partner arrived May 24, 1922 with no record of related correspondence. Fall said he would likely testify again on Friday regarding witnesses references to him.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Senate Public Lands Committee
New Jersey
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Rancocas Farm
Fall
Raid on quack college nets twenty six students and staff
Hartford authorities raid the Blumer College of Natureopathy seizing twenty six students and professors before a grand jury probing fraudulent medical practice. The jury asks for prior occupations. among those seized are a carpenter a telegraph messenger a painter and three stenographers.
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Quack College of Medicine
Hartford
Conn
Blumer College of Natureopathy
Ad Appears in Journal Prompting Merchant Contact
A reader reports seeing the merchant's advertisement in the Journal and seeks to relay the message. The note mentions a direct inquiry to discuss the ad and potential sales or services.
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U.S
Secretary of State
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Chloro
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