Proposes Second Disarmament Meeting Between Nations
Geneva December 10 Afrance Mello Franco Brazilian member of the league council urged a cordial entente between the league and the United States to reduce armament. He proposed a second naval conference at Washington and U S participation in a general land disarmament conference. He stressed America's essential role for the plan's success and hoped Washington would join.
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Geneva
League Nations
United States
Afrance Mello Franco
League Council
Associated Press
League
Washington
America
Mary Garden Ends Season Returning to Rivera Sunshine
New York December report says Mary Garden arrives aboard the Homeric for the Chicago Opera Company season. She praises Rivera sunlit days, enjoys sunbaths and fur adjustments, and reveals a dream of broadcasting more after owning radios in Monte Carlo and Chicago.
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Osetuted
Pees
New York
Mary Garden
Riveria
Miss Garden
Chicago Opera Company
Monte Carlo Vila
Mear
Monte Carlo
Chicago
Jefferson Banks Closed in Jefferson Iowa
The First National Bank and the Greene County Savings Bank, operating in the same room of the same building, were closed on orders of their boards. Frozen credits and depleted reserves were cited. The National Bank had $50,000 capital and the State Bank $25,000.
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Jefferson Banks
Jefferson, Ia
First National Bank
Greene County Savings Bank
National Bank
State Bank
Dubuque Students Favor World Court Entry Referendum
At the University of Dubuque a student referendum with 147 voters showed 105 for joining the world court, 29 against, and 13 with no preference. The result reflects campus opinion on international legal engagement.
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Dubuque
University of Dubuque
United States
World Court
Local shoppers visit Washington from Keota Crawfordsville and Brighton
Mrs G W Lyle of Keota came to Washington to shop. John Holmes of Crawfordsville spent the day in Washington on business. Mrs CC A Sprague of Crawfordsville shopped in Washington. Mrs J A Morevan of Brighton, county W C T U president, plans to report the state convention to the Washington W C T U tonight.
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G. W. Lyle of
Keota
Washington
Tostwich
Candy Kitchen
John Holmes
Crawfordsville
Cc.a. Sprague
J. A. Morevan
Brighton
Army Non coms May Feel Effects of Decrease in Budget
Washington DC December 10 Non commissioned officers on detached duty with organized reserves national guard or ROTC units may feel budget curtailments despite Director Lord's assurance that the 118 000 enlisted strength will be maintained. Detailed figures show about 500000 cut in the pay item controlling actual strength equating to about 1500 privates for a year.
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Washington
DE. C
Organized Reserves
National Guard
Lord
Budget Bureau
Army
Actress Amelia Bingham Survives Riverside Drive Robbery
Burglars bound two maids and entered actress Amelia Bingham's Riverside Drive home. She sat on a beaded bag with cash and jewels, concealing most of her jewelry worth about 20,000 dollars. The pair escaped with about 1,200 dollars in selected pieces before police arrived.
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Associated Press
New York
Amelia Bingham
Riverside Drive
Miss Bingham
Young man admits robbing farm home
Albert Hansen aged 23 of Aurelia confessed to robbing the Thoms Smith farm home in Cherokee County. The loss totaled 700 dollars in bonds and 40 dollars in cash. Hansen returned 500 dollars in bonds deposited at a Hinton bank and promised to cover the remaining balance.
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Albert Hansen
Aurelia
Thoms Smith
Hansen
Hinton
Ten Die in Moroccan Raid on Muissa Village
Ten people were killed and thirty wounded when the village of Muissa, near Tangier, was raided by followers of Riffian chieftain Amaryoucef El Ghornar yesterday.
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Tangier
Morocco
Muissa
Amaryoucef el Ghornar
Brewers to Quit in Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin
Chicago Dec 10 prohibition director E O Yellowley ordered all brewers in Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin to cease operations by December 31 and have permits cancelled. Federal agents will audit those resuming in 1926 and require on demand searches without warrants. Yellowley also indicated most permits besides H permits would be cancelled to curb cheating breweries.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
E. O. Yellowley
Ye'owley
Keota visitors spend day shopping with Cady sisters
Mrs. Don Cady and Mrs. F. C Cady of Keota arrived for a day of shopping, visiting local stores and spending time together.
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Don Cady
F. C Cady
Keota
Boundary dispute with Peru and Chile unsettled
The report covers Chile and Peru over the Arica boundary and a plebiscite plan led by General Pershing. It notes Chile’s appeal to President Coolidge, the dates for election law presentation and plebiscite, and accusations of unlawful administration by Chile in the disputed territory.
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Perea
Washington
PD. C
Arica
Chile
Peru
Coolidge
General Pershing
General Pershine
Woman Cavalry Captain Nad ezhda Budennaya Dies in Russia
Nad ezhda Budennaya, wife of General Budennaya and commander of Red Cavalry, died today in Moscow. Her death cause is unclear with one report citing a tragic incident. She fought bravely in the civil war, was wounded multiple times, and was famed as a daring Cossack rider.
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Moscow
Russia
Nadezhda Budennaya
Budennaya
Red Cavalry
Baron Wrangel
Questioning Mitchell authorship at army court martial
Washington D C December 10 prosecution failed to compel testimony on whether Col William Mitchell cribbed passages from Winged Defense during his army court martial. Major Gullion sought to use Hart to impeach Mitchell but the court refused opening the phase.
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Washington D. C
William Mitchell
Alien Gullion
Thomas O. Hart
Navy
Col. Mitchell
Gullion
Banker Admits Guilt in Corning Bank Case
Harry Scott former cashier of Farmers National Bank of Corning Iowa pleaded guilty in Federal Court to making false entries and misapplying bank funds. He was placed on probation for one year.
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Des Moines
Harry Scott
Farmers’ National Bank of Corning
Mrs Bert Dill and Mrs Everette Smith Visit Keota Relatives
Mrs Bert Dill and Mrs Everette Smith spent yesterday visiting relatives in Keota.
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Bert Dill
Everette Smith
Keota
Uncle of Diplomat's Wife Drowned When His Skiff Capsized
In Beaumont Texas an elderly man identified as W F Johnson uncle of Mrs Richard Washburn Child wife of the former ambassador to Italy drowned when his skiff capsized on the Neches River. He lived on a houseboat and earned a living fishing. The body was not recovered and Mrs E F Fairley the hotel proprietress where he stayed for eight years provided the name.
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Arenciated Presse
Beaumont
Texas
W. F. Johnson
Richard Washburn Child
Italy
Neches
Johnson
E. F. Fairley
Philippine Senate President Critiques Washington Message
Manuel L. Quezon, president of the Philippine senate, says President Coolidge's message to Congress implies a U S plan to amend acts to curb Philippine self rule and expand powers of the governor general. The remark reflects Manila reaction to U S policy report.
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Associated Press
Manila
Manuel L. Quezon
Philippine Senate
CooHdge
Congress
Washington
Opening of the Fast Lincoln highway reaches Marshall county
Marshalltown Iowa December 16 The Fast Lincoln highway opens with travel allowed without retour across the county. Marshall county paving is finished except for one and one fourth miles of the east section to wait until spring due to wet cold weather and a quarter mile in State Center awaits railroad crossing location.
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Marshalltown
Marshall County
State Center
Switchmen Union leaders seek seven percent raise and uniform rules
General chairmen of the Switchmen's Union of North America voted to request a seven percent wage increase with higher rates for night work and to adopt uniform rules protecting senority rights.
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Chicago
The
Switchmen's Union of North America
Holiday Fur Cloaks Sell Strong at Crail's
Holiday selling of fur cloaks draws shoppers with musk rat cloaks priced from 110 to 119.75 dollars. Real Australian seal cloaks available at 169.50 and 219.50 dollars at Crail's store.
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Crail’s
High School Honor Roll Names By Academic Year
The list details students across grades who qualify for the honor roll by achieving specific grade mixes. Seniors to seniors include many with five or four A grades and various B counts, while juniors sophomores and freshmen are noted with corresponding A B and C counts.
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Mary Roberts
Isabellé Davis
Eula Martin
Carolyn McCleery
Florence Rohrer
Ruth Hedges
Kenneth Anderson
Martha Shalla
Anita Tellin
John Shields
Homer Brinning
Josephine Bailey
Francis Thomas
Florence Brookhart
Martha Kos
Estella Davidson
Edith Carr
Harold Briley
Alice Wead
Certainty of detection as restraint on crime argues for reform
Clinton Iowa December 7. District Judge A Barker cites deterrence through detection and punishment over severity as key to stopping crime. He discusses capital punishment, pardon power, and argues life imprisonment with no parole could protect society while respecting law. He notes recent executions and calls for measured justice.
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Clinton
Iowa
Dee
A. Barker
Barker
Harland
Gabe) Simons
Fort Madison
41St General Assembly
Baptist Pastors Confer At Des Moines University
About 250 Iowa Baptist ministers are invited to a pastors conference at Des Moines University from December 28 to 31. Speakers include William E. Chalmers PL HL Serrino, Dr John A. Earl and Dr F A Pearson, with President John W. Mil lion of the university among presenters.
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PO Soseciated Press
Des Moines
Dee
Iowa
Des Moines University
G. P. Mitchell
Iowa Baptist Convention
Wiliam EE. Chalmers
Philadelphia
American Baptist Publication Society
HL. J. Serrino
New York
American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
John A. Earl
Chicago
the Baptist
Ft. A. Pearson
Iowa State College
John W. Million
Des Moines Man Dies by Own Action in Jail Cell
Worry over financial difficulties is cited as the cause for the death of Harry Hill, a county jail turnkey, in Des Moines. In other news, the government closed its case against Peoria and Des Moines men accused of conspiracy to violate liquor laws, with sentencing for six guilty defendants not yet set.
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Des Moines
Harry Hill
Peoria
Des Moines-Walter Light elected president of Iowa fair managers
Walter Light of West Liberty wins the Iowa Fair Managers Association presidency at the convention closing session held last night. He succeeds the former head and takes the helm of the organization.
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Des Moines
Walter Light
West Liberty
Iowa Fair Managers’ Association
Local Shoppers Report From Keota and Wellman
Mrs. George Stoutner and Mrs. W U Hagis of Keota shopped in Washington and Mrs Harris McGugin of Wellman spent Tuesday there. Fresh Gooseberry Pies will be ready Saturday at Mayo’s Home Bakery.
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George Stoutner
W. W. Hagis
Keota
Washington
Harris McGugin
Well- Man
Mayo’s
Explosion in Alabama mine traps scores
Mellie Dunham, a Norway Maine fiddler, and his wife traveled to Detroit to perform for Henry Ford. He will teach old time dance steps to Ford’s dancing class in Dearborn and contribute to a Americana collection of dance music. Ford says he aims to revive old time dances with these gatherings.
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Detroit
Mellie Dunham
Norway
Maine
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Mr. Ford
Dunham
Ford
Mellie
Battle Fleet Opens Spectacular Night Battle Practice
SAN PEDRO Calif Dec 10 The United States battle fleet began a dramatic training phase with night battle practice. Dreadnaughts California Idaho and New Mexico engaged in target practice using about 12 000 yards of range against tow targets off Tennessee. Night maneuvers continue for two more nights.
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San. Pedro
Calif
United States Battle Fleet
California
Idaho
New Mexico
Tennessee
Britain and France Reach Secret Mutual Aid Accord
Britain and France reached a secret accord on wartime mutual aid as part of preparations for an international disarmament conference. At a League of Nations council meeting, M. Paul Boncour announced that Foreign Minister Benes of Czecho Slovakia was named to draft a formula addressing the disputed question.
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Geneva
England
France
League of Nations Council
M. Paul Boncour
Benes
Czecho- Slovakia
Actress Polons dies by self inflected poisoning in Fort Dodge
Sara h Mahn a 35 year old Chicago chorus girl died in a Fort Dodge hospital after being found unconscious in a hotel room two days earlier. Police linked poverty to her suicide note and she had recently worked as a specialty actress at a local theatre.
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Polons Self
Reform and retrenchment panel OKs 5000 for cattle indemnities
In Des Moines the committee approved five thousand dollars for indemnities to condemn cattle under the tuberculosis eradication plan. A request for fifteen thousand for census counts and ten thousand for a fight against higher freight rates failed until Monday when a public meeting will discuss the issues.
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Des Moines
Dec
General Assembly
Department of Agriculture
Kinfolk applaud Latta policy against poor film
SHENANDOAH INDIANA December 10. J Latta manager of a local movie house announced a policy warning patrons not to attend a second night of a feature due to substandard quality. The move earned strong approval from local cinema fans.
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Knocks Hi
Shenandoah
J. Latta
Keota visitors and shoppers noted in Washington
Mrs C B Carter of Keota visited yesterday with her daughter Lila Carter who is training as a nurse. Mrs fr A Martin of Keota spent yesterday shopping in Washington. Mrs William Fink visited relatives in Wyeman for a short time. Mrs Claud Holmes of Keota came to Washington Tuesday for shopping.
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C. B. Carter of
Keota
Lila Carter
Fr. A. Martin
William Fink
Wyeman
Mine Explosion Traps Dozens at Alabama No. 2 Pit
An Alabama Fuel and Iron Co mine near Birmingham suffers a gas explosion. Seventy men were believed entombed with reports of 3 dead and 12 injured among early rescues. 22 men recovered, many workers white and black, as rescue teams rush to reach the pit.
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Associated Preas
Birmingham
Ala
Bureau of Mines
Overton Mine No. 2
Overton
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company
United States Bureau of Mines
Former Telegraph Co. Manager Cunningham Dies at 78
Thomas S. Cunningham 78 longtime general manager of the Federal Telegraph Company died at his San Francisco home after a heart attack. His career included service in the British army during Indian mutiny campaigns as a Garibaldi ally in Italy and as an explorer in the first Klondike gold rush.
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San Francisco
Calif
Thomas S. Cunningham
Federal Telegraph Company
Garibaldi
Italy
Campaign to create new corn market announced by Bankers Life head
Des Moines reports George Kuhns president of Bankers Life Company launched a nationwide drive to create a corn market. He mails a folder to 500000 policy holders urging corn sugar use at home to absorb exportable corn surpluses and keep farmers paid in the corn belt. Jewelers warned against displaying flasks and other liquor apparatus under Wright bone dry law. Indiana anti saloon league officials alert shops that such displays in store windows may lead to prosecution.
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Columbus
Ohio
Debney Horton
Ohio State University
George W. Rightmire
Horton
A. V. Donahey
University Board of Trustees
Des Moines
George Kuhns
Bankers Life Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Shumaker
State Anti-Saloon League
Ameri can League chief Bancroft Johnson salary raise
New York Dec 10 Bancroft Johnson president of the American League was given a salary increase of 10900. His annual pay rose from 30000 to 40000 and his contract extended from 1920 to 1935.
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Toereske Banks Salwry
New York
Bancroft
Johnson
American League
League
French Court Grants Divorces For Two American Wives
The Paris court accepted indifference by husbands as grounds for divorce in two cases. Dorothy Williams, formerly married to Albert C. Priestman in New York on March 30 1913, and Lelia Holberhoff, wed to Hernard G. Heyn in New York on April 5 1923, were the plaintiffs.
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Paris
Dorothy Williams
Albert Cg, Priestman
New York
Lelia Holberhoff
Hernard G. Heyn
Mrs Martin Wells Spends Day in Washington Shopping
Mrs. Martin Wells of West Chester spent yesterday in Washington shopping.
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Martin Wells
West Chesster
Washerington
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