Governor Announces Rewards for Murderers and Assailants
Governor Kendall announced rewards totaling one thousand dollars for the arrest and conviction of the murderers and five hundred dollars for the apprehension of the slayer of W. T. Mitchell, a Des Moines taxi driver. A similar five hundred dollar offer was made for the man who attempted Deputy Sheriff Stanley Pfander’s life in Clarinda on December 4. Local busmen had already added two hundred dollars to the reward.
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Des Moines
Iowa
N.ef. Kendall
W. T. Mitchell
Stanley Pfander
Paige County
Clarinda
Ships battle ice on Lake Superior claim several lives
Reports from Sault Ste Marie and Portage Lake detail a deadly stretch as crews fight through ice on Lake Superior. A Canadian steamer crushed near Portage Lake left many dead, while the tug Reliance wreck near Lizards Island added further losses. The Gray search vessel found only overturned lifeboats and two rescues including Captain D A Williams of the Reliance.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Nec
Lake Superior
Portage Lake Ship Canal
Reliance
Lizzard Island
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Gray
D. A. Williams
Cleveland Kiddies Classified by Tests
In Cleveland, children in public schools are reclassified by intelligence tests rather than age. Superintendent R. G. Jones says classes are organized by mental age into superior, average, and below normal groups. Additional tests measure actual scholarly progress.
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Associated Press
Cleveland, O
Cleveland Public Schools
R. G Jones
Man and work as servant and master
A concise moral line emphasizes that work should serve humanity not the other way around. It warns that a perversion of this relation pressures people to be defined by labor rather than by their own lives and worth. The quote anchors a broader critique of work-centric identity.
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Holland
Corn Belt Meat Producers and Co-op Shippers Meet in Des Moines
Iowa livestock shippers convene December 20 and 21 in Des Moines for a joint convention of the Corn Belt Meat Producers Association and the Iowa Federation of Cooperative Shippers. Speakers include Secretary Henry C. Wallace and E. G. Nourse of Ames outlining shipping problems and cooperative marketing.
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Des Moines
Associated Prear
Iowa
Livestock Shippers of
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Iowa Federation of Co-operative Shipper
Henry C. Wallace
Clifford Thorne
Dean C. F. Curtier
E. G. Nourse
Ames
E. H. Caonningham
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Hardin County
8. Doty
Chicago Producers Commission Association
A. Sykes
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association
A. M. Horlacher
Iowa co-Operative Livestock Shippers
Corn Dominates U S Farms With Five Million Growers
At the State Fair Managers convention it was reported that five million of the six and a half million U S farms cultivate corn on about one million acres, yielding an average three billion bushels. Distribution shows 40 percent for hog feed, 20 percent for horses and mules, 15 percent for cattle, 15 percent for other animals, and 10 percent for human food.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
United States
American exports reach year high in November
November exports reached 383 million dollars, the highest for the year, marking a rise of 20 million from October and 19 million above November last year. The Department of Commerce notes a total increase of 138 million since November 1913, with gains across agriculture and industry.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Department
Lausanne Meet Enters Fifth Week Amid Unsettled Issues
Lausanne Switzerland December 18 The Near East conference remains in its fifth week with three major problems unresolved. Control of the Mosul oil regions deportation of the Greek patriarch and the status of Turkey are still to be settled as efforts continue.
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Associated Press
Lausanne
Switzerland
Mosul
Turkey
Three Men Die in Cottage Fire Near Akron
An Akron region fire on December 18 left three men dead and four others seriously injured as flames engulfed a cottage at Little Wadsworth on the Portage Lake reservoir south of Akron. Investigators believe a defective chimney caused the blaze.
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Associated Press
Akron
Ohio
Little Wadsworth
Portage Lake Reservoir
Here
Leaning Towers in Chicago Rest on Bedrock Foundatio
Chicago reports that the citys first skyscrapers built in the 1890s were on pile foundations and settled until jacked down to bedrock eighty feet below. Geologists say Niagara limestone underlies a clay layer, preventing further movement within the 260 foot height limit. Workers tunneling freight subways used cross-cut saw blades to remove blue clay safely with compressed air to pour concrete walls.
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Chicago
Chitearo
Niagara
University of Chicago
Man Dares Cold Drive In Bathing Suit To Win Bet
Isadore Schrier drove thirty miles in an open car clad only in a bathing suit winning a hundred dollar wager as onlookers shivered in Chicago on a near zero night with strong winds.
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Chicago
Isadore Schrier
Schrier
O Tourke Protected by Guards at Herrin Mine Riot Trial
Dann O Rourke testified in Marion under heavy guard at the murder trial of five men linked to the Herrin mine riots. County witnesses said six men were shot after being marched through Herrin by a mob to the city cemetery. Defense seeks alibi as the state witnesses testify.
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Associated Press
Marion
Dann O' Tourke
Herrin
O'Rourke
Herrin City
Fire in Marion Destroys Buildings and Causes Large Loss
A morning blaze in Marion Iowa of unknown origin destroyed three buildings and threatened the business section due to strong winds and low water pressure. Estimated losses range from 150000 to 175000. Fire officials investigated the fire as it spread early today.
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Marion
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Charles City Sets Subzero Temperature Record Blast
Des Moines reports say Charles City hit twenty two degrees below zero as the state endures a broad cold spell with several cities recording sub zero readings. Officials expect the frigid air to be short lived.
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Des Moines
Charles City
Banks Can Help Promote Reading Good Books
Milwaukee dispatch on J F Puelicher American Bankers Association proposal showing banks can boost literacy by placing book sets at passbooks and windows. He cites wartime illiteracy as economic harm and urges bankers to support libraries and elementary economics in schools.
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Banks
Assoc Med Press
Milwaukee
Wis
J. F. Puelicher
American Bankers Association
Bulletin
American Library Association
Mr. Puelicher
America
Cers
Committee On Public Education
Foreigner Eviction Ordered in Vladivostok Primoria
The Soviet administration in Vladivostok orders the French consul and ten other foreign representatives to leave the Primoria within one week, marking a forcible expulsion amid ongoing city governance changes.
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Vladivostok
V Vladivostok
France
Nation awash in motor vehicles and varied headlight laws
Washington reports the Bureau of Public Roads notes 4.2 motor vehicles per mile of road at year start 1922 and a Massachusetts trunk line observation shows 120 vehicles per minute passing a station. The Bureau urges uniform highway rules as four-state headlight lens requirements spark regulatory confusion. Federal aid highways under construction reach 1,189 miles since September.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
United
Massachusetts
Bureau
Iowa wool growers see bright outlook and higher prices
L A Andrew president of the Iowa Farm Credit Corporation told the Iowa Fleece Wool Growers association convention in Des Moines that wool growers have a strong recovery. He said farmers have paid back millions in indebtedness and financial problems are being alleviated.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Wool Crowers
L. A. Andrew
Iowa Farm Credit Corporation
Iowa Fleece Wool Growers Association
Andrew
Committee May Act Against Kellar in Impeachment Probe
The house judiciary committee appointed a sub committee to consider action against Representative Kellar Minnesota Republican for refusing to testify about the basis of his impeachment charges against Attorney General Dougherty. Hearing resumes tomorrow with Representatives Woodruff and Johnson set as witnesses.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Kellar
Minnesota
Dougherty
Woodruff
Michigan
Johnson
South Dakota
Iowa employment conditions improve statewide report says
Des Moines December report from the Iowa Bureau of Labor Statistics shows better conditions across the state with a 6.2 percent gain over October and 11.3 percent over September. Manufacturing activity increases are noted and a substantial rise in business value is anticipated after January first.
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Associated Prasa
Des Moines
Iowa Bureau For Labor Statistics
Butler Nomination Reported to Senate
The nomination of Pierce Butler of Minnesota to be associate justice of the Supreme Court was ordered reported to the Senate today by an unanimous vote of the Judiciary Committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pierce Butler
Minnesota
Supreme Court
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Naval academy students known as Midshipmen in 1902 revival
The United States Naval Academy at Annapolis is identified as midshipmen, a revival of the pre 1902 term naval cadets. The change restored the historic title to the school’s students.
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United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Naval Cadets
Bandits Steal $200000 in Denver Mint Heist
Three masked robbers fired on federal guards as they loaded gold into a Denver mint truck. Charlies Linton, a federal reserve bank guard, died after being shot. The bandits escaped with about two hundred thousand dollars in gold. Government employees engaged in the loading were fired upon during the robbery.
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Denver
Colo
Charlies Linton
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Denver Mint
Mint
Linton
Healy Pushes Board Consolidation in Iowa Legislature
Representative E P Healy of Hancock county favors consoliding and abolishing unnecessary state boards and commissions. He supports tax redistribution and an economical legislative program. He opposes repealing the state primary law and does not favor abolishing capital punishment.
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Ldritt
Iowa
Fortieth General Assembly
E. P. Healy
Hancock County
Healy
Tl Am
Community Christmas Planned in Keokuk Iowa
Keokuk will observe a community Christmas this year. Local societies and church and charitable groups form a Community Christmas committee to plan the season. Baskets of food toys and candy will be distributed to the city’s poor under their guidance.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Wool pool praised for top prices in Tipton Iowa
John Kroepelin of Cedar county lauds the wool pool as a profitable cooperative effort. He reports a net profit of 89.3 cents per pound from wool sold on grade, far above the local 28 cents per pound average, noting better returns than selling separately.
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Associated Press
Tipton
Iowa
John Kroepelin
Cedar County
Kroepelin
Preacher Char coal Ephc Reflects on Visitin Prescription
In a Richmond Times-Dispatch style line, Char coal Ephc muses that if he were a preacher he would preach less from the pulpit and focus more on visiting people.
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Charcoal Ephc
Richmond Times
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