Iowa crop value tops 480 million with four straight corn yields
Iowa's 1922 crops are valued at 480,142,000 with four bumper corn yields in succession. The state reports 1922 corn output at 455,535,000 bushels from 10,123,000 acres, average 45 bushels per acre, valued at 245,989,000. Other crops include oats, spring and winter wheat, barley, rye, seeds, and timothy hay.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Lowa Weather and Crop Service
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Chas. Reed
Farm Bureau Divided Over Ship Subsidy Debate
Delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual conference split on the ship subsidy bill. A resolution opposing the bill was introduced as C B Hutchings of the federation transportation department noted broad support for abolishing the rail labor board and emphasized the need for better handling of perishable farm products.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Rail Labor Board
C. B. Hutchings
Transportation Department of the
Federation
Cuba Seeks Development of Rich Mineral Deposits
President Alfredo Zayas announced at the opening of Congress that Cuba possesses immense iron and copper deposits and will aid development. He noted 84 352 tons of 22 percent copper were mined in the first six months from the Matahambre copper mines in Pinar del Rio, and prospecting for oil and minerals continues in the province.
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Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Alfredo Zayas
Matahambre
Pinar del Rio
Four Buildings Burned at Latimer
A fire beginning from a defective chimney destroyed four buildings in Latimer Iowa. The Hampton fire department aided efforts to save the rest of the business district.
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Latimer
Hampton Fire Department
Waterway Plan Links Great Lakes to New Orleans via Illinois Route
A major section of northwestern Indiana may gain direct waterway access to New Orleans and Mississippi River points through the Illinois waterway. The project includes dams and locks on 60 miles of the Illinois and Des Plaines from Lockport to LaSalle, creating a link from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Indiana
New Orleans
Des Plaines
Lockport
LaSalle
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Ilinois
du Page
Kankakee
Dresden Island
M. G. Barnes
State Waterways Engineer
Len Small
Indiana State Line
Finois
LaPorte
Small
Indiana Reclamation
Iowa Child Welfare Bureau Grants Back Rockefeller Memorial Funding
The Laura Spellman Rockefeller Memorial awards 7500 dollars annually for three years to the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station at the University of Iowa. The grant supports child welfare research alongside a 10000 dollar contribution from the National Women’s Christian Union, with Iowa’s 25000 dollar annual state appropriation. Dr. Birdy Baldwin leads 22 investigators and 14 graduate students across anthropology psychology sociology nutrition and eugenics.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Laura Spellman Rockefeller
Birdy Baldwin
John D. Rockefeller
National Women's Christian Union
Iowa
General Assembly
Assembly
Baldwin
Bradley Sentenced to Fort Madison Under Indeterminate Law
Muscatine Iowa December 13 W J Bradley arrested on forgery charges was sentenced today by Judge Fred PD Letts to serve in Fort Madison penitentiary under the indeterminate sentence law The maximum term is fifteen years Bradley formerly resided in Washington
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Associated Press
Muscatine
W. J. Bradley
Fred PD. Letts
Fort Madison
Bradley
Washington
Code Committee Hails Code Revision Feasibility With Governor
In Des Moines a conference between the code revision commission and Governor Kendall and members James Terwin Ceda Rapids C Mabry Alvin and A G Whitney concluded that with about three thousand of ten thousand statute sections needed, Iowa code can be revised in a regular session. Terwin announced he will issue a statement regarding Kendalls remarks.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Fortieth General Assembly
Code Revision Commission
Kendall
James Terwin
Cedar Rapids
C. Mabry
Alvin
A. G. Whitney
Terwin
Thirteenth Annual Good Roads Congress to Meet in Chicago
The American Good Roads Congress will hold its thirteenth annual meeting in Chicago January 16 to 19. Delegates from every state are expected. the program features design construction maintenance traffic and finance discussions. The American Road Builders association exhibit will run alongside with road building machinery and highway models. Governors have been invited and speakers include MacDonald Upham Older Parrish Hirst Mackall Herrick Wasser and others.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Bec
American Good Roads Congress
American Road Builders’ Association
Congress
Thomas HH. MacDonald
Washington
D. M. Upham
Raleigh
N. C
Clifford Older
Springfield
A. J. Parrish
Paris
B. H. Peipmeier
Jefferson City
A. Eh. Hirst
Madison
Wis
J. N. Mackall
Mexican Couple Married in Fairfield Under Squire Kyle
Mexican residents Francisco Frausto and Crus Perez of Fairfield obtained a license and were married this morning by Squire D. C. Kyle in Fairfield.
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Francisco Frausto
Crus Perez
Fairfield
Squire D. C. Kyle
Fires Hit Bluffs Woolworth and Mason City Grille
A Woolworth store and adjacent buildings in Council Bluffs suffered a large fire early today causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Police say men who blew a safe about an hour earlier may be responsible. In Mason City a soda grill fire spread to the Park cafe causing at least 50000 dollars in loss.
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Press
Council Bluffs
Woolworth
Ten Cent
Omaha Fire Department
Yeges
Mason City
Iowan Accused of Attempted Murder in Jefferson
Henry Hillard of Paton, 35, held in county jail after being bound over to the grand jury on $3500 bonds for alleged attempts to kill W. H. Edgerton, a Green county farmer. Edgerton gave authorities three sticks of dynamite found in his car in front of his home. Edgerton and Hillard were suitors of Della Bemble who married Edgerton last August. Edgerton reports repeated life threats since the marriage.
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Jefferson
Iowa
Henry Hillard
Paton
Grand Jury
W. H. Edgerton
Green County
Edgerton
Hillard
Della Bemble
Complicated voting machine tested in Iowa House
Des Moines reports the Iowa House overhauled its electric voting machine ahead of the fortieth general assembly. The device records votes instantly, prints three photographic copies, and speeds up roll calls saving minutes per vote.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
House of Representatives
Fortieth General Assembly
House
Michigan
Iowa
Texas
Louisiana
Iowa Assembly
W.H. Callison
National Wom Leaders Propose Plan for Overseas Service
Miss Anna Hoyt national chairman of the Women's Overseas Service League outlines a Red Cross coordinated plan to aid disabled soldiers in hospitals and rehabilitation. The plan includes entertainment for patients, outings, and helping with occupation therapy products while connecting discharged men to housing and jobs. Disaster teams of doctors and nurses will be formed in every locality to respond to emergencies.
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Associated Preen
Chicago
France
Salvation Army
American Red Cross
Anna Hoyt
Women's Overseas Service League
Hoyt
League
War Department
Miss Hoyt
Red Cross
Clemenceau Wraps Up United States Tour
Georges Clemenceau the wartime French premier sailed home aboard the Paris after finishing a speaking tour in New York. He said he would return only as a ghost, appeared in good health and humor, and bade farewell to host Mrs Charles Gibson before the ship departed.
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New York
Georges Clemenceau
France
Paris
Clemenceau
Charles Gibson
Mrs. Gibson
Ex Service Man Dies From Brick Factory Injury
Mason City Iowa December 13 An ex service man Gildmeister died of injuries after being struck by a clod at the American Brick and Tile company factory yesterday.
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Associated Prasat
Mason City
Lra
Herman Gildmeister
American Brick and Tile Company
Fastest Four Footed Animal Race Claim
An old report notes the blooded horse as the fastest four footed animal, covering a tua length in about 1 minute 40 seconds.
Armenians get no Turkish land at near east talks
In Lausanne on December 13 Turkey refused to assign any national home to Armenians. Ismet Pasha asserted no inch of Turkish soil would be set aside. American Ambassador Mr. Child said U S representatives seek preservation of Armenians rather than mere safety guarantees and pledged continued assistance from Americans.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Turkey
Ismet Pasha
Constantinople
Child
United States
America
Winter's First Cold Wave Reaches Wide Regions
Winter's first cold wave continues across the nation with subzero temperatures extending from the Atlantic coast to southern Florida and the extreme western portions. Some areas report slight abatement though the chill persists along many regions.
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Chicago
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Florida
Popular Bandit Makes His Escape
Havana dispatch reports Ramon Arroyito Cuba’s famed outlaw still at large after escaping Matanzas jail by blowing a hole in the wall. He has a long criminal record, a rumored fortune, and a history of daring acts including a prior jailbreak with a warden turned hostage.
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Havana
Cuba
Ramon Arroyito
Jesse James
Matanzas
Arroyito
Julio Ramirez
Jaruco
What Does She Think A Man Gives His Wife An Allowance
A note from the Bostog Transcript questions a husband who believes he is generous for giving his wife an allowance while he continually owes it to her. It hints at tension over money and control in marriage.
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Bostog Transcript
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