Senate insurgents threaten to elect Smith in Senate clash
The Republican insurgent bloc in the Senate held out against Cummins and signaled support for Sen Smith of South Carolina, a Democrat, in a bid to swing control. In the House, Nelson of Wisconsin joined the Rules Committee as leaders reconfigure the GOP slate amid cross party tensions.
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Associated Pres
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Cummins
Smith
South Carolina
Republican Committee
Nelson
Wisconsin
Thirty Entombed Miners in Japanese Coal Mine
Thirty miners are entombed in a Kasuga coal mine in southwestern Japan. Gas traps them in the workings, and rescue teams face extreme difficulty as they strive to reach the trapped workers.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Kasuga
Japan
Bill authorizes 5 million for veterans hospital barracks
In Washington on December, after a conference with Veterans' Bureau Director Hines, House Public Buildings Committee Chairman Langley introduced a bill to spend 5 million dollars for additional hospital barracks for disabled veterans.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Langley
House Public Buildings Committee
Tompkins Declared Insane by Lunacy Commission
E Nay Tompkins a first degree murder suspect was found insane by a five alienist lunacy commission. E R Tompkins real estate man and former Mil wauk Normal School instructor was ordered committed to the criminal insane hospital by Judge Backum in municipal court in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Wis
E. Nay Tompkins
Wisc
E. R. Tompkins
Milwauk
Criminal — Insane Hospital
Backum
Muncipal Court
Shrine Unearthed in King Tut Tomb Delights Visitors
Report from Luxor details the discovery of Tutankhamen’s gilded coffin shrine after removing a partition wall. The scene reveals a hollow lid, a blue painted cradle with gold fittings, and lavish wall decorations in gold with birds and animals. Howard Carter leads the dig, noting seals, rings, and ornate doors.
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Associated Press
Luxor
Egypt
Tutankamen
Howard Carter
Fairfield Gifts Push Parsons College Endowment, Near 150000
Fairfield residents students and faculty raised about 147520 for Parsons College endowment after a ten day Iowa Presbyterian Educational movement drive. Gifts ranged from cents to 25000 with a 38000 donation from James A Beck and Fairfield participation exceeded the 100000 goal by about half. The drive also noted Storm Lake pledges near 40000 to Buena Vista College and a joint campaign for multiple colleges and Presbyterian work in Iowa.
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Fairfield
Parsons College
Iowa Presbbyterian
Parsons
James A. Beck
Storm Lake
Buena Vista College
Buena Vista
Buena Vista County
Coe College
Presbyterian
Iowa City
Ames
Cedar Falls
Ottumwa
Marshalltown High Football Season Highlights 1923
Marshalltown under Coach Dickinson posted a 219 to 15 scoring margin and went undefeated aside from a 3 to 3 tie with North Des Moines. Key results include beating Oskaloosa 13 to 12 and a string of victories over Ames Grinnell Eldora West Waterloo East Waterloo Boone and others.
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Marshalltown
Dickinson
North Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Dattle Quakers
Bellelaine
Eldora
School
Ames
Grinnell
N. Des Moines
West Waterloo
East Waterloo
Boone
Virgin Birth Storm Centers N E W Y O R K Church controvers y roils Episcopal faith
The Rev Lee W Heaton of Trinity Fort Worth Texas faces a heresy trial after January 1 for treating the virgin birth as a physical fact. Supporters warn of fierce counter attacks as other priests reject episcopal bishops creed and call for reconsideration of church authority and modernism versus medieval tradition.
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Associated Press
New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
Storm Center
Lee W. Heaton
Trinity Church of
Leighton Parks
St. Bartholemus’ Church
Episcopal House of Bishops
Percy Stickley ‘Grant
Church of the Ascension
Manning
Churches of
England
America
Halligan urges Legion focus on community service in Iowa
Bert L Halligan commander of the American Legion visits Mason City en route to Osage where he tells legionnaires the big Legion program is service and community work. He urges public realization that the Legion serves national interests and should inspire a local town idea while promoting a membership drive.
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Mason City
Bert L. Halligan
The
American Legion
Osage
Legion
Iowa
Halligan
Think Ten Lost In Wreck On Pacific
Seven men clung to the wreck of the steam schooner C A Smith at Coos Bay and were rescued by a tug. Ten men were believed lost after attempting to abandon the wreck in a lifeboat.
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Pacific
Associated Press
Marshfield
Ore
C. A. Smith
Coos Bay
Oregon
Hiram Johnson Candidacy Filing Planned in South Dakota
Washington D C December 17 Papers to place Senator Hiram Johnson before South Dakota Republicans as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination will be filed today with the South Dakota secretary of state at Pierre on the senator's behalf.
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Hiram
Pierre So. Dakota
Washington, D. C
Hiram Johnson
South Dakota
Pierre
Schools Back To Normalcy In Local District
Beginning tomorrow morning attendance will be counted as usual after a week of unmarked absences due to scarlet fever. Dr Stewart and his team are credited with preventing a serious outbreak through prompt fumigation and prevention measures as several cases emerged but were checked.
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Cc. W. Stewart
Germany seeks food relief from reparation commission
Germany asks the reparation commission to release priority claims on Romania's resources to allow borrowing abroad for food purchases. The German war burdens commission delivered the request, likely to be discussed at Wednesday's meeting. French stance is reported as against the application.
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Associatedress
Paris
France
Germany
Reparation Commission
Sunday School Receives Silk Flag From Women’s Relief Corps
Eighteen members of the Woman's Relief Corps visited New Haven church on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Frank Gobble introduced instructor Mrs. R. H Walker who presented the Sunday school with a silk flag. Superintendent Angold gave a brief thanks. The ladies attended the preaching service and heard Rev. Robert Jones of the Christian church at Brighton deliver a fine sermon.
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Woman's Relief Corps
New Haven
Frank Gobble
R. H Walker
Angold
Robert Jones
Christian Church
Brighton
Messiah Yearly Returns to Decorah Amid Record Run
Decorah Iowa December 17 Decorah continues the annual performance of Handel The Messiah with Decorah and Bethany Kansas competing for the fame Bethany holds the record but Decorah hosts the Christmas oratorio this year for the eleventh time Luther College professor Carlo Sperati leads the effort with the college band and the city partners dating back to 1907
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Decorah. Ia
Decorah
Bethany
Kansas
Handels
Luther C Olleene
Devorah
Carlo Sperati
Department of Music
Luther College
United States
Blind divorce suit filed in Los Angeles court
In Los Angeles on December 17, B. F. Boyd who is blind was named defendant in a separate maintenance suit filed by his wife Mrs Deddie Boyd also blind. She accuses him of deserting after twenty six years of marriage to live with another woman.
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Los Angeles
Calif
B. F. Boyd
Deddie Boyd
Senate votes down criminal procedure bill in Iowa session
Des Moines reports one of the session’s longest debates as code commission bill No. 253 to allow a district court to sever co defendants and use testimony against others fails eighteen to twenty six. Senators Gilchrist Thurston Dutch er weigh the implications while an AG office amendment passes and other bills move or stall. House adjourns with fifteen bills carried over.
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Associated Press
State Capitol
Des Moines
Senate
Gilchrist
Pocahontas County
Thurston
Clark County
Dutcher
Johnson County
Wertz
Municipal Corporation
Board of Public Works
House
Fultons Celebrate Wedding Anniversary in 25th Silver Jubilee
Fairfield Ledger reports Senator C. J. Fulton and Mrs. Fulton honored at 25th silver wedding anniversary. Guests gathered at 805 South Main for an old fashioned charivari and a turkey dinner. Miss Susan Fulton presented a large cake with 25 candles and silver bells on the place cards.
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Fairfield Ledger-Journal
C. J. Fulton
South Main Street
Fulton
Des Moines
Susan Fulton
Charles H. Heer
Louise
Mr. Fulton
Charles J. Fulton
Herminie Stichter
Washington
Iowa
Fairfield
J. F. Clarke
W. G. Ross
Luther College Choir Presents The Messiah
After a year of effort by Professor Sperati the Luther Decorah community chorus performs The Messiah as part of Christmas activities. This year the Dec 17 rendition features only Decorah and Luther college talent with both soloists and chorus recruited locally.
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Sperati
Luther
Messia
Decorah
Luther College
Mexico War Update Ties Puebla and Cuautla to Mexico City
Rebel headquarters at Vera Cruz claims Puebla City and Cuautla fallen. Government reports offer few details as Obregon reorganizes western forces near Guadalajara and eyes the capital, with Vera Cruz forces moving toward Mexico City.
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Associated Press
Obregon
Mexico
Guadalajara
Vera Cruz
Puebla City
Cuautla
Puebla
Cuautis
Mexico City
Cuautia
Fairfield Boy Hurt as Plane Crashes
Fairfield, Dec 17 AP reports fifteen year old Mil Lane, a high school student, injured in a plane crash. The aircraft owned by Earl Campbell of Waterloo was total wrecked after the boy attempted a trip and fell from the plane during descent.
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Associated Press
Fairfield
Sien Millane
Earl Campbell
Waterloo
Millane
Women of England Exaggerate Ages
London report notes women claim older ages to gain voting eligibility. Politicians misled by belief, as women must be thirty and men twenty one, yet female registrations exceed male totals in several divisions since 1914 when suffrage began, boosting voters from eight to over twenty million.
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Eas
London
Republicans Plan Demonstrations in Athens Greece
In Athens and across Macedonia and Thrace Republicans prepare demonstrations for removing the dynasty as King George may depart. Colonel Plastiras says a new cabinet will be formed after the legislative assembly is convened.
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Associated Press
Athens
Greece
George
Macedonia
Thrace
Plastiras
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