Trial unfolds in Coburn slaying case in Atlanta court
Clarence Everette testifies first as Phillip E. Fox stands trial for the murder of William Coburn, leader of an insurgent Ku Klux Klan faction. Evidence includes a seven inch knife, Fox’s arrest, shots fired in Coburn’s office, and Coburn’s death scene.
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Atlanta
Fox
The
Associated Press
Clarence Everette
Phillip E. Fox
William 8. Coburn
Coburn
Imperial Force
William Joseph Simmons
Stockridge
Thomas Rogers
Rogers
Imperial Palace
M. L. Hyman
Mr. Coburn
Iowa to consider new education building at state fair grounds
Plans completed for a proposed educational building at the state fair grounds in Des Moines. A committee prepared drawings and expects the fair board to act soon, enabling construction to start. The structure would house tonal and religious exhibits among other displays.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
State Fair Board
State House
Fair Board
Confession Read In Burris Slaying Case At Boone
Testimony finished and the Burris murder trial heads to the jury this afternoon. The alleged confession to state agents and county officials in Des Moines is read despite defense objections. The document describes the robbery and Burris striking Mrs. Rose with a pistol after she threw a knife, her collapse at the stove, and Burris fleeing to Des Moines then Peoria. Sheriff Hansen testified on Burris’s Peoria arrest.
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Associated
Preas Boone
Robert Burris
Eric Rose
Thompson
Burris
Warmer Weather Forecast Briefed For Midwest Today
The weather bureau said the cold snap across the middle west continues for a day or two. Temperatures have fallen from the Rocky Mountain region eastward over the upper Mississippi valley and western lake region but are not unseasonably low at any point.
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Associated Pree
Chicago
Middle West
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
Keokuk Manufacturer and Stenographer Die in Train Crash
Edward R. Swanson secretary treasurer of Keokuk Steel Casting Co and Eunice Frazier stenographer were killed when a CBQ freight train struck their car at a crossing beside the plant. The bodies were dragged for several hundred feet under the train before it stopped.
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Associated Press
Keokuk
Edward R. Swanson
Keokuk Steel Casting Co
Missa Eunice Frazier
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Iowa Fair Seeks New Exhibit Building for All Groups
A state fair committee urges a new building large enough to house exhibits from Iowa colleges and universities along with Sunday schools churches and other organizations. The plan includes an auditorium and a basement display area for school and church equipment.
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Ture
Iowa
Cyrus Harvey
Altoona
J. J. Hughes
Germans Seek Foreign Help to Ease Financial Crisis
Berlin reports an imminent German appeal to foreign powers, possibly to the League of Nations, for financial aid to avoid government bankruptcy. Reports note drastic tax plans and salary cuts for officials as part of measures to stabilize the economy.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
League of Nations
London
Ebert
Marx
Daily Express
Lenroot
Washington, D. C
Wisconsin
Coolidge
Dances at St Marks Church Cause Church to Face Bishop
In New York the rector Dr Norman Guthrie and vestrymen were summoned by Bishop Manning to answer reports of dances and festivals at St Marks in the Bowery. The bishop called the events scandalous and said they warranted examination. Guthrie defended the dances as part of service to bring beauty into religion and said the board would back him unless ordered stopped by authority.
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Associated Preas
New York
Norman Guthrie
St. Marks in-The-Bouwerie
William T. Manning
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Manning
St. Nicholas
St. Marks
Guthrie
Iowa Lineman Awarded Vail Medal for Heroic Rescue
Clyde Stewart of Cherokee Iowa a wire chief for Northwestern Bell receives a Theodore N Vail silver medal and 260 in cash for noteworthy public service after saving fellow lineman Herma Lanxon from electrocution on May 19 1922 Stewart who was atop a 35 foot pole shouted for the current to be shut off and Lanxon was saved by his quick actions The award comes from a national committee of the Vail Memorial fund.
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Des Moines
Clyde Stewart
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Cherokee
Iowa
Theodore N. Vail
National Committee
Vail Memorial Fund
Stewart
Herma Lanxon
Lanxon
Iowa Senate Sets Holiday Adjournment Dates
The Iowa State Senate adopted a substitute resolution by Senator Caldwell to adjourn from Dec 22 to Dec 27. The plan omits pay during the recess, per Lieutenant Governor Hamill’s ruling. The measure aims to avoid delaying work of the special session with no changes to statutes, while the House approved a debtor examination bill and adjourned to 9 am tomorrow.
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State Capitol
Des Moines
Senate
Caldwell
Mahaska County
Hammill
Judiciary Committee
House
Iowa Gridiron Card Nears Completion for 1925 Season
The University of Iowa football schedule nears finalization with games against Ohio State, Lawrence, Minnesota, Illinois, Butler, Wisconsin, Michigan, and homecoming at Minnesota on October 25. Negotiations continue for a Nash City game in 1925 and possibly North Dakota Agricultural College.
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Wiscon'n
Hatter College
Unt of Iowa
Jones
Butler
Madiecen
Wisconsin
Badger
Jews City
North Dakota Agricultural College of
Fargo
Ohio State
Lawrence
Minnesota
Illinois
Urbana
Madison
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Telephone lineman earns Vail Medal for heroism at pole
Stewart, a longtime Iowa telephone worker, saved a fellow lineman at a high voltage pole by severing the contact, performing first aid, and lowering the man safely. He later restored the injured man and took him home for care, earning the Northwestern Bell Vail Medal for heroic service.
Iowa Ranks Second in Magazine Reading in Nation
Dr K Searley president of Iowa State Teachers College says Iowa citizens lead in magazines and reading spending second only to New York. He spoke in Cedar Falls noting Iowa may be among the most informed states based on reading activity and expenditure.
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Jowans Reading PeoplesHr
Associated Presa
Cedar Falls
Iowa
United States
K. Searley
Iowa State Teachers College
New York
Seerley
Chicago Man Charged in Major Investment Scam
Chicago attorney Leo Koretz is accused in a ten year plus defrauding scheme involving nearly five million dollars. State Attorney Robert M. Crowe disclosed the case after a raid on Koretz offices revealing a phantom Bayano River Trust Company of Panama and fictitious oil holdings. Seized jewelry valued at seventy five thousand dollars accompanied Koretz’s flight from Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Robert M. Crowe
Leo Koretz
Koretz
Bayano River Trust Company
Panama
New York
Crowe
Ponzi
J. Rufus Wallingford
Fictlon
Coverdale Action Shocks Farm Bureau Fed in Chicago
Des Moines Dec 13 Members of the Farm Bureau Federation were surprised by the sudden acceptance of J W Coverdales resignation as national secretary at Chicago. Coverdale a founder of the federation began as a district agent in Iowa and helped form the state and national bodies. The executive committee met in Chicago to decide the crisis amid mixed opinions among Iowa leaders and national members.
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Des Moines
Towa
Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
J. W. Coverdale
Coverdale
Iowa
J Rk. Howard
Howard
Iowa State Federation
Marshall County
Clinton County
Ames
Iowa Banker Not Guilty In Embezzlement Case
J W Reichman former president of Grand Mound Savings bank was found not guilty on one of seventeen indictments charging embezzlement larceny and forgery. Clinton county court opened for the day with the verdict returned at 2 30 this morning. He faces trial on remaining indictments later this week.
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Associated Press
Clinton
Clinton County
J. W. Reichman
Grand Mound Savings Bank
Early Reinstatement of Coverdale Likely Not Soon
Chicago December 18 The executive committee of the American Farm Bureau Federation met for the first time since the outgoing panel severed J W Coverdale as secretary. A member said a majority favors reinstatement, but rapid action is improbable as the new committee recessed without formal steps.
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Associated Press
Chicago
J. W. Coverdale
American Farm Bureau Federation
Coverdale
Uma
Ford for President Club Formed in Detroit
Henry Ford is to be nominated for president regardless of his wishes after a Detroit meeting where supporters formed a national Ford for President club. Ray Harrop of Omaha was elected club president following Robert R. Pointer's cancellation of the planned convention.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
Robert R. Pointer
Ray Harrop
Omaha
feuding over co op plan divides Iowa federation delegates
The article outlines a split in Iowa federation members over Aaron Sapiro's cooperative marketing theory versus a more decentralized farmer leadership approach. It notes Midwestern support, Strong ties to eastern and western districts, and mentions former Governor Frank O Lowden with political backing in Iowa.
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Middle West
Aaron Sapiro
Sapiro
Iowa Federation
Coverdale
Executive Committee
Lov
Sepiro Lowden
Frank O. Lowden
Atneis
Federation
Lowden
Tows
Fflinois
Iowa
Wueh Ayrt
Rebels and Federals Set for Imminent Clash Near Mexico City
Dispatches from Vera Cruz report rebel troops advancing from Espentra to Oriental and on to Apizaco with the main body near San Marcos. Obregon forces position thirty miles south of Oriental in a move to block the Espentra and Oriental columns. In Mexico City officials expect a decisive battle on the Vera Cruz front close to where Carranza defeated Sanchez in 1919. Also reported, rebel forces at Manaanila captured and executed Federal General Pena returning to Mexico City.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Pueblo
Espentra
Oriental
Apizaco
Orential
San Marcos
Old Battle Field
Sanches
Obregon
Carranza
Sanchez
Nogales
Ariz
Manaanila
Pemia
California
Fate of Mrs Wertz Hinges on Jury by Nightfall
Iowa City report says Mrs Mima Wertz accused of murdering her husband Roy Wertz will have the jury decide by nightfall after opening statements conclude and final pleas begin. Prosecutors and defense teams aim to finish arguments with Judge Otto delivering instructions to the jury later today.
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Associated
Otto
Reintroduces Old Bonus Measure in the House Today
The soldiers bonus bill vetoed by President Harding is reintroduced by Rep McKenzie Republican Illinois a leading veteran in the House. It carries only minor changes from the original bill.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Harding
Representative McKenzie
Illinois
House
Navy Yard Wages Not to Be Changed
Navy wage board findings in Washington indicate no reason to alter current navy yard wage schedules. No important change will be recommended, officials stated after reviewing district reports.
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Navy Yard
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Navy Wage Board
Naval
Navy Department
Interchurch World Movement Dissolved
New York December 13 The Interchurch World Movement of North America was dissolved in Supreme Court after the state failed to oppose the action and a default was entered.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Corporation
Interchured World Movement of North America
Supreme Court
States Attorney
Sailsted and companion confess to disappearance hoax
Edward J. Sailsted and Miss Dorothy Anderson confessed to staging a disappearance hoax by burning the body of their friend Allen McPhee. They disposed of the remains in Douglas County Wisconsin and were in custody of Sheriff Hargreen and Mrs. Hargreen.
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Wisconsin
Napa
Cal
Edward J. Sailsted
Dorothy Anderson
Allen McPhee
Superior
Hargreen
Douglas County
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