CLAIM PAPERS TARGET SECOND CLASS RATES, PUBLISHERS SAY
Arthur J. Baldwin of the National Publishers Association told the Senate Post Office Subcommittee that the cost study on post office expenses targets newspapers and periodicals. He disputed the $16 million rise in second class mail rates tied to postal worker pay raises, arguing the report focuses on the burden of second class mail. He also criticized rural free delivery charges, claiming Congress created it for farmers and costs about $100 million yearly.
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Associated Press
Washngton
Post Office Department
Senate Post Office
Arthur J. Baldwin
National Publishers’ Association
Baldwin
Joseph Sewart
Congress
Rush Hearing on Postal Salaries in Washington
Washington officials pushed to publish a postal rate increase bill before a Senate vote on the president's veto. The House committee held Christmas Eve hearings with Post Office Department officials and witnesses including an accounting firm representative decrying the report. Admin leaders aim to have the measure ready for Senate action by January 5.
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Washington
Senate
Jet Congressional Committee
Post Office Department
Lsted
New
Fishers’ Associations
Paroled Anti-Saloon League Official Re-Arrested
W. H. Anderson, former state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, was released from Sing Sing on parole and immediately arrested in Ossining on indictments charging grand larceny and extortion. He was arraigned in New York on four counts.
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
William H. Anderson
The
Anti-Saloon League
New York
W. H. Anderson
Woman Tries Suicide After Theft Arrest in Cedar Rapids
Mrs W J Krofta wife of a farmer near Iowa City attempted suicide near a bridge while in police custody after shoplifting. Police found stolen goods valued near $100 and more than $1 000 riot reported after a room search. She posted $500 bail signed by her husband and was to be sent to University hospital Iowa City for observation.
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The
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
W. J. Krofta
Iowa City
Second Avene
Eight Die as English Air Express Crashes at Airdrome
At Corydon England an air express from London to Paris crashed shortly after takeoff. Eight killed including pilot and seven passengers. another report cites nine dead. The Imperial Airways company confirmed seven passengers and the pilot among the dead. no Americans believed involved. Passengers included Dr Barbosa Lima and Cedric Trudgett. most victims were British residents.
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Corydon
England
Big Air Express
London
Paris
Imperial Airway Company
Barbosa Lima
Switzerland
Cedric Trudgett
Dr. Lima
Robbery of Oak Hill street car motorman in Cedar Rapids
Two men robbed Oak Hill street car motorman Louis Koffron at midnight. They held a gun to his ribs, took 35 dollars and 135 tokens, searched him, and stole his car key. One struck him with a gun. Koffron alerted police but could not identify the suspect. A man matching the description was briefly detained then released.
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Cedar Rapids
Oak Hill
Louis Koffron
Koffron
Noti
Sailors Escape in Shore Boat Wreck
A shore boat from the U S S California overturned in San Pedro harbor on December 24. Initial reports gave unclear numbers of sailors in the water, but later word confirmed there were no fatalities.
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Associated Press
San Pedro
Cal
U.S. S
California
Senator Underwood Ill at Home Today
Senator Underwood of Alabama is ill at his Washington home with grippe. His condition is not considered serious and he remains in his residence under care.
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Senator Underwood
Washington
Alabama
Grippe
Robbers Strike Chicago Hotels In Bold Jewelry Heist
In Chicago on December 24 two youthful bandits robbed the Parkway Hotel and safes containing over 100000 dollars in jewels and cash. They fled as guests and staff were held at gunpoint. Other robberies that day netted about 126000 dollars.
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Preea
Chicago
Parkway Hotel
Harry Hart
Hart, Schaffner and Marx
Parkway
Jas. Travers
Benjamin Adlin
West Madison Street
Sheridan Park Club
William E. Dever
Omnibus Pension Bill Signed Today
President Coolidge signed an omnibus pension bill granting pensions to several individuals who have served in the armed forces of the United States. The action was announced from Washington on December 24.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Justice McKenna Expected to Retire Soon
Associate Justice McKenna of the supreme court expects to retire within a few weeks. He said today that the final decision may change if circumstances influence him later.
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The
Associated Pre
Washington
McKenna
Supreme Court
Governor Kendall Prepares Farewell Address and World Tour
Governor Kendall will finish his farewell message for the Iowa legislature and have it printed after the new year. He plans to appoint a commission for the Gold Star Memorial highway project and lead Mrs Kendall on a world tour starting January 20 after Hammill’s inauguration. A budget conference discussed proposed salary increases, with approval only for two clerk positions and deputy raises denied.
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Des Moines
Kendall
Attorney General
Supreme Court
President signs 160000 appropriation for poultry disease fight
President Coolidge signed a bill providing 160000 to the Agriculture Department to combat the European fowl plague and related diseases. The measure follows embargos by New York and other eastern states on live poultry moving to the Midwest, and the department's campaign has already begun.
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Washington
Coollidee Today
Department of Agriculture
New York
Middle West
Violinist Predicts Western Music to Supplant Oriental Works
Victoria B C December 24 Etram Zimbalist famed violinist returning from a five month Far East tour said China and Japan will soon favor European music in theatres. He added they will later develop their own style influenced by occidental artists and that old Chinese and Japanese music will transform into a finer art.
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Hho
Victoria
B. C
Etram Zimbalist
President Jackson
Japan
Far East
China
Zimbalist
Guilty verdict for Sweetin and Hight in poison murder case
Jurors found Lawrence M. Hight and Elsie Sweetin guilty of poisoning Wilford Sweetin. Hight received life imprisonment. Sweetin was sentenced to 35 years. Jurors reported unanimous guilt from the first ballot but split on penalties, with two voting for death for Hight and none for Sweetin. Both defendants vowed to seek a new trial.
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MT. Vernon
Lawrence M. Hight
Elsie Sweetin
Wilford Sweetin
Hight
Judece Kern
Nelson Layman
Mrs. Sweetin
Anna Hight
Wilfred Sweetin
White Christmas Expected Across United States
The weather bureau says Christmas will be cold with snow on the ground in most middle and northern regions east of the Pacific. Precipitation has occurred from the plateau eastward, but clearing is expected in the Ohio Valley Tennessee and East Gulf tonight and tomorrow in parts of the mid Atlantic and southern regions. Temperatures likely to drop to snow except in Florida and along the south Atlantic and east gulf states.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
Pacific States
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
East Gulf States
South Atlantic
Middle Atlantic States
Florida
Half of Weehawken Police Face Indictment
Hudson county grand jury indicted Captain John Dillon and Lieutenant Edward Kirk on malfeasance charges. Of 14 indicted so far, eleven are Weehawken police. federal raids on 47 saloons in Jersey City and Newark cited. Anti Saloon League official claims hundreds of open saloons in the area.
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Associated Press
Jersey City
N. J
Weehawken
Hudson County Grand Jury
John Dillon
Edward John Kirk
Weehawken Police Department
Newark
New York City
Samuel Wilson
Anti-Saloon League of
New Jersey
Promise Coldest Christmas in Years Across Plains
Chicago reports bitter cold with zero weather in western and central states and heavy snow. A new cold wave, with winds possibly reaching blizzard levels by Christmas night, will last several days with continued snow. Des Moines records eight below, Webster City sixteen below as Iowa endures extreme temps.
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Chicago
Middle States
Des Moines
Iowa
United States Weather Bureau
Webster City
Tunney to Meet Gibbons for Title Bout in New York
New York December 24 Gene Tunney American light heavyweight champion has been awarded a bout with Tommy Gibbons St Paul heavyweight who recently knocked out Kid Norfolk of Baltimore Maryland Mike McTigue wants an outdoor summer bout with Tunney and expects to meet the winner of the Tunney Gibbons tile if arranged.
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Associated Press
New York
Gene Tunney
Tommy Gibbons
St Paul
Kid
Norfolk
Baltimore
Maryland
Mike McTigue
Tunney
Tunney Gibbons
South Dakota Booze Confiscated in Iowa
Cedar Rapids reported that A G Sudan a taxi driver from South Chicago was arrested at 3 AM with twenty seven gallons of liquor intended for Sioux Falls. His car Illinois license 623-2 6 was seized and he was jailed. police say the liquor was for customers there under Volstead enforcement.
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Cedar Rapids
Sioux Falls
S. D
Brotherhood Rejects Labor Board Pay Ruling
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers informed the Northern Pacific railroad that its members would not accept the United States labor board decision granting a five percent pay raise to all enginemen and some work concessions.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Northern Pacific Railroad Today
United States Labor Board
French Demand Keep Army on Rhine After Cologne Evacuation
Paris reports the French cabinet rejects the January 10 Cologne evacuation as impossible under the Versailles accord. A council of ambassadors postpones a decision while awaiting the inter allied control commission report on German disarmament.
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Paris
Cologne
Inter-Allied Military Control Commission
Armament Control Commission
Germany
Early arrest sought in Des Moines bank holdup
Des Moines police promised an early arrest in the Des Moines National Bank messenger holdup in which two robbers escaped with $6,000. Messenger Allen Evans, 22, was questioned after he described a man grabbing him and ordering him to walk away. Ten persons were held for investigation as police tighten rounds on suspects.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Home Savings Bank
Allen Evans
Vonn
Evans
Des Moines National Bank
Sioux City Tops Iowa In Weekly Personal Debits
Sioux City led Iowa cities in total debits to individuals and bank accounts for the week ending December 17, with 21.996 million dollars. Des Moines followed at 17.705 million and Cedar Rapids at 9.798 million.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Iowa
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
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