Norris Opens Attack on Shoals Bill
Senator Norris accuses the Underwood Muscle Shoals bill of risking a “rape of the treasury” and aiding Wall Street. He warns the bill would push government ownership to private control, naming General Electric and Alabama Power as potential beneficiaries amid a heated Senate debate.
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Washington
Doheny
Sinclair
Norris
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sena
Treasury
Coolidge
Wall Street
Nebraska
Underwood
General Electric Company
Alabama Power Company
Agriculture Committee
Senate
Congress
Ford
United States
Sentnor Curtis
Kansas
Alabama
Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington Herald
Government Boats Move To Winter Quarters At Keokuk
The U S S Muscatine has moved the dredge Hecla to winter quarters in Lake Keokuk as the Mississippi season ends. Buoys and lights were collected by lighthouse tender Dandelion. The Keokuk lock is set to close for the winter in the coming days.
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Associated Press
Keokuk
Mississippi
Lake Keokuk
Dandelion
U. S. S. Muscatine
Hecla
Taxi Driver’s Mind Acts Fastest
A Civil Service exam tested reaction times of drivers using two revolvers under a car. College students and professional cab operators were studied. The average braking reaction was about 0.59 seconds for men, 0.65 for women, and 0.123 seconds for a taxi driver, indicating the cab driver's reflexes were fastest.
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Washington
FE. A. Moss
National Civil Service Reform League
Meredith Opposes Subsidy on Farms at IowaNebraska Session
E. T. Meredith former secretary of agriculture told Iowa Nebraska Canners Association delegates that relief for farmers comes from an intelligent interpretation of supply and demand, not subsidies. He urged a basis for planning this year’s business and noted higher returns per acre. Dr. R. A. Pearson of Iowa State College urged business principles soil fertility and prudent legislation as keys to farming. Freight rates were criticized as wasteful if wheat and hides are marketed far afield.
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Associated Presa Des Moines
Law of Supply and Demand
E. T. Meredith
Iowa-Nebraska Canners’ Association
Meredith
KR. A. Pearson
Iowa State College
Pearson
BODY OF GOMPERS REACHES NEW YORK
The body of Samuel Gompers, late president of the American Federation of Labor, arrived at Penn Station from Washington to a large labor delegation. Rain draped the city as he was moved to the caisson and escorted by 500 labor representatives. Dozens of crepe draped automobiles followed the procession toward Elks.
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Apenciated
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Pennsylvania Station
Washington
Elks Eru
Noah Under Indictment and Mosquitoes Mentioned
A Buffalo Herald excerpt notes Noah under indictment while jesting that his rescue of humanity is marred by a pair of flies and a brace of mosquitoes mentioned in the same line.
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Noah
Buffalo Herald
Dempsey Says He Will Quit Ring and Marry
Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey announced in Los Angeles that he plans to stay away from boxing permanently and marry Estelle Taylor. He said he is tired of inactivity and has gone into business handling her film engagements, dismissing rumors of a comeback and noting no fights are lined up with opponents like Gibbons or Wills.
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Aneodster Prep
Los Angeles
Calif
Jack Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
Los Angeles Times
Mies Tayior
Dempsey
Gibbons
Wills
Washington Endures Cold Wave With Snow and Delays
A severe cold snap brings record low temperatures this season with a four degree minimum and a 29 degree drop from yesterday. Sleety weather caused minor wire damage and icy, hard snow on walks. trains run late as the cold wave affects transportation, including No. 29 Rock Island and the Burlington line.
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Rock Island
Burlington
Spanish Author Blasco Ibanez Defies Madrid Military Edict
Vicente Blasco Ibanez, the Spanish writer who circulated pamphlets against the king and the military directorate, dismissed Madrid's edict summoning him before a military judge. He vowed not to respond, likening compliance to seeking refuge with cannibals or dangerous sea creatures rather than trusting the current rulers.
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Paris
Vicente Blasco Ibanez
Spain
Madrid
Stresemann Asked by President Ebert to Form a Cabinet
Berlin December 17 President Ebert asked Dr Gustav Stresemann foreign minister in the Marx cabinet and head of the German People's Party to form a new cabinet after the Marx ministry resigned following recent Reichstag elections Stresemann asked for until tonight to consider his decision.
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Berlin
Ebert
Gustav Stresemann
Marx
German People’s Party
Stresemann
Newspaper Library Organization At University Of Iowa
A unique library on the Iowa campus will house an edition of every U S daily paper, about 2 500 titles, mounted for study. It aims to expose journalism students to a broad range of newspaper makeups with Iowa weekly papers and others from Alaska Porto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands represented. Mrs Harriet Stevenson oversees the project.
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Iowa
University of Iowa School of Journalism
United States
States
Daily Times
Anchorage
Alaska
Porto Rico
Hawaiian Islands
Harriet Stevenson
Judge Hale Rules On Custody Battle In Burlington
In Burlington a district court judge heard rivals for custody of two girls with attorneys arguing. Judge Hale weighed a mother’s rights against the father’s stable home and schooling. He suggested a plan allowing the mother to visit at the father’s home at proper times.
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Hale
Burlington
Solomon
Pearl Gawthrop
Keotala
John Fr. Hener
West Burlington
Hener
Arma
Mr. Heller
Mrs. Heller
Hele
Connecticut Gives Bingham Senate Seat in Special Election
Hiram Bingham a Yale professor and Connecticut official wins the special election to fill the Brandegee seat. He defeats Democrat Milton Holt by over 40,000 votes and will resign as governor to serve as U.S. senator. He pledged to listen and learn under Senator Platt’s guidance and to assist President Coolidge’s economic policies.
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Trent New Haven
Conn
Hiram Bingham
Tong
Yale
United States
Mitton Holt
Frank D. Brandegee
Senate
Bingham
Washington
Col. Bingham
Yale University
Connecticut
Coil
Coolidge
Col
Holt
New York
League of Nations
Colonel Bingham
Republican Party
Platt
Slemp
Henry Roraback
Issoudin
France
Mr. Bingham
Peru
National Geographic Society
Dramatic preliminaries open at high school tonight
The second preliminary declamatory contest begins at 7 30 in the high school auditorium. Tonight entrants in the dramatic group aim for final contest spots while the humorous section will try out tomorrow. Public urged to attend with no admission fee.
Court approves agreement after showing two well behaved children
In court, an agreement is prepared and submitted for approval as two children aged fifteen and thirteen attract attention with their winsome faces and well bred behavior.
Merchant Reminder: I Saw Your Ad in the Journal
The note urges merchants to acknowledge advert placements by telling customers I saw your ad in the Journal. It frames the phrase as a standard request to reinforce ad visibility and recall. The item emphasizes local newspaper advertising and reader engagement.
Senate to vote January sixth on Coolidge veto of postal pay
The Senate agreed to vote January sixth on President Coolidge's veto of the postal pay increase bill. The White House hosted discussions with Republican senators to delay consideration until revenue producing measures are addressed. Participants included Senators Cummins Iowa Curtis Kansas Berah and Sterling.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Senate
Coolidge
White House
Cummins
Iowa
Curtis
Kansas
Berah
Sterling
Senate Post Office Committee
Cold Weather To Continue Tonight In Iowa
Des Moines reports note ongoing zero and sub zero conditions as cold fronts move eastward from the Rockies. Snowfall may reach early Friday in some areas while Sioux City records 8 below and Charles City 8 below, with Des Moines at noon around six above.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Rocky Mountains
Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather Bureau
Utah
Monkeys On Loose In Long Beach Tracked By Police
Police hunted the third of three escaped monkeys that fled from a laboratory owner over the weekend. Firefighters and utility crews aided the chase as one monkey bit a woman on the arm. Two captives were rounded up, one in a home bathroom and the other after colliding with a high voltage wire.
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Long Brach
Calif
Fire Department
Electric Light Company
Ten bills on delinquent children and welfare measures
Des Moines dispatch reports that the Lowe Child Welfare Commission submitted to Governor Kendall a package of ten bills revising delinquent children laws, maternal pensions, and adoption statutes. James B. Weaver, chairman, said the measures are interlocked and should be considered as a whole, with the commission ready to assist the legislature and retain its organization through the next session.
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Des Moines
Lowe Child Welfare Commission
Kendall
James B. Weaver
Weaver
General Assembly
Severe cold grips midwest as storm moves eastward
A winter storm sends sub zero chill from the Rockies to the plains and Great Lakes. Dozens of accidents occur in Chicago and Iowa reports minimal travel as temperatures dip to 32 below in Great Falls and 14 below in Sioux Falls.
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Moreen
Chicago
Rocky Mountain States
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Canadian
California
Bellingham
Washington
Mojave Desert
Great Falls
Mont
Montana
Helena
Mon
Bozeman
Sterling
Colo
Plains
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Great Lakes
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Middle West
Sioux City
Mason City
Webster City
Des Moines
Mercury
Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Keokuk
Soo City
Streetcar Wreck Injures Twenty-Two in Kansas City
Twenty two persons were injured when a streetcar went down a steep grade and rolled over on a curve in Kansas City. The crash occurred today, December 17, as the streetcar careened into a curve and overturned, leaving several passengers hospitalized. Authorities investigated the cause of the mishap.
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Kansas City
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