Test Suit on Bonus Law Begun to Expedite Sale
Des Moines Iowa December 26 a new lawsuit by Henry W Grout of Waterloo and Des Moines attorney John L Parrish seeks to test the Iowa bonus law. The filing seeks an injunction to halt sale of twenty two million dollar bonus bonds until constitutional questions are settled and officials are restrained from actions related to the issue. The move aims to prompt bond houses to bid by removing doubt about legality of the law.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
John L. Parrish
Henry W. Grout
Waterloo
Burbank
Kendall
Ramsey
Executive Council
Thomas
Prohibition Agent Slain Prompts New Bootlegger War
In Stubbensville Ohio a Jefferson county prohibition official known as the marked man Dixie Blinn was found shot dead in a city alley. Authorities vow a renewed crackdown on speakeasies private parlor parties and bootleggers while suspects include high level operators in the county liquor campaign.
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Stubbensville. O
Jefferson County
Charles “Dixie” Blinn
Blinn
Richwood
Ohio
Keokuk Man Hangs Self On Christmas Day
Joseph A. Rilly aged sixty five was found hanging lifeless from a basement beam in his Keokuk home after a Christmas dinner. He had suffered ill health for some time.
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Associated Press
Keokuk
Joseph A Rilly
Finding One's Character Continent in the Soul
The quote notes that every man holds a vast continent of undiscovered character within. It celebrates self discovery and the joy of uncovering inner potential through reflection and growth. The passage echoes Theodore L. Cuyler's idea that happiness comes from charting one's deep, personal Columbus within.
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Theodore L. Cuyler
Britain’s Balmy Climate Feature Runs In Daily Mirror
The item highlights a well-dressed woman with immaculate hair and shoes in prime condition, noting her impeccable appearance as a signature of style amidst the balmy climate.
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Britain
Tondon Daily Mirror
Stanford professor cites heredity as cause of declining average intelligence
Cal December 26 Stanford University psychologist Prof Lewis M Terman says the seed of average intellect originates in a fertilized germ cell and genes determine eye color head shape and potential genius He warns the average population intelligence is decreasing and that future geniuses will be comparatively rare due to lower reproduction among the intellectually superior.
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Stanford University
Cal
Lewis M. Terman
Stanford University Psychology Department
Terman
Renes
Bailant
Professor Terman
Car Plunges Into River In Iowa Fatality
Miss Vera Jeffers twenty three of Horace Nebraska and her cousin Arthur Clark twenty five of Randolph Indiana drowned when the car driven by Clark to a Christmas dance at Glennwood Iowa plunged into a river near Randolph Iowa. The auto was found shortly after by an auctioneer and the bodies recovered. Clark knew the road and it is believed something went wrong with the car. Miss Jeffers had been a Christmas guest at the Clark home and attended college at Des Moines Iowa.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Nebr
Vera Jeffers
Horace
Arthur Clark
Randolph
Clark
Glennwood
Iowa
Christmas Cantata at Riverside Methodism
Riverside reports a Christmas cantata titled Lord of All led by Jesus L. Tomlinson with Miss Martha Rath at the Riverside Methodist church. The program features choirs, duets, quartets, and solo numbers, followed by announcements and an offering. St Mary's alumni upset St Mary's High School 14 to 12 in the gym Friday night.
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The
Messrs Lowe
Tomlinson
Zion
Mr. Younkin
Miss Page
Love
Little Town of
Bethlehem
Page
Younkin
G. Soleo
J. L. Tomlinson
Misses Ford
McCreedy
St. Mary's
St. Mary's High School
Disintegrating, As it Were. A Town Businessman Falls Apart
On a street, a prominent local businessman salutes with his hat, drops his cigar, and his spectacles slip and break. He jokes that he is coming to pieces as he collects his scattered belongings.
Old Time Baseball Player Weston D. Fisler Dies
Philadelphia December 26 Weston D. Fisler eighty one a noted baseball player from a half century ago and first baseman on the original Athletics died yesterday He retired from baseball in 1877
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Philadelphia
Dee
Weston D. Fisler
Athletics
Child Prefers Picture Show Over Concert to Avoid Ear Washing
A reader recalls a tale from Youth's Companion about a mother persuading children to have ears washed. Her small boy faced a choice between a picture show and a concert and chose the film, explaining that a dark room would make ear washing unnecessary.
No Taxes and No Worries for Fortunate Beggar
A seedy man pleads for help with no home or money, only to be told by a interjecting speaker that he has no taxes to pay no coal bills and no danger of job loss. The exchange ends with the phrase you are the child of fortune as a Boston Transcript clipping.
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Certai
Boston Transcript
No Happiness in Idleness Quote by Ruskin
A compact quotation notes that happiness vanishes in idleness while a working class posture yields vigor and contentment across wealth divides. It contrasts an idle class seen as weak and wicked with the industrious, linking virtue to labor and social value.
Christmas Day Temperatures Break National Records
Across the United States warm Christmas temperatures shattered previous records. Texas reached seventy eight degrees above normal while Kansas City marked ten degrees below the record. eastern cities such as Boston and Atlanta reported sixty six degrees above average. Santa Claus stayed home as no zero weather occurred nationwide.
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Associated Pree
Chicago
Lil, Dee
United States
Santa Claus
Texas
Kansas City
Boston
Atlanta
Georgia
New Clues Emerge in Lee County Murder Case
Keokuk Iowa December 26 new crews whose nature county authorities refuse to reveal may solve the murder mystery of Adam Walther of Farmington found bound gagged and dying at his brother s home He is said to be the victim of a crime four men have been taken into custody and about fifteen new witnesses have been examined.
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Associated Press
Keokuk
Tra
Adam Walther
Farmington
Comparatively Few Veterans in Next Iowa Legislature
Greek statesman Venizelos, in a Christmas message from Lausanne on December 26, thanks the American Red Cross for its aid to refugees in Greece. He credits U S generosity for food and blankets easing winter hardships and expresses hope for ongoing support to end misery.
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Iowa
Red Cross
Lausanne
Switzerland
Venizelos
Greece
Ita
Owsley to Speak at Des Moines Legion Conference
National Commander Alvin M. Owsley of the American Legion will be a principal speaker at the Des Moines conference January 15. He will visit Iowa for four days and deliver eight addresses as about a thousand Legion leaders attend the event.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Alvin M. Owsley
The
American Legion
Iowa
Legion
Women to Hold Industrial Meet in Washington
More than one hundred thousand national women's organizations were invited to send delegates to a woman's industrial conference in Washington January 11 to 13. Speakers include women employment managers health experts statisticians economists and government administrators. Only national organizations invited due to impracticality of reaching all working groups.
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Associated Press
Washington
Women's Bureau
Department of Labor
Mary Anderson
Bureau
Eldon hosts Riley Provence and Katheryn Gibson
Riley Provence and Miss Katheryn Gibson stayed at his mother's Eldon home yesterday. They were joined by Miss Nellie May Gibson of Trenton Missouri who will spend the rest of the week with her sister in Eldon.
Woman Luncheon Discusses Downtown Play
Conversation at a recent luncheon centers on a downtown theater production. A guest from the country notes the show lacked evening gowns, tempering the enthusiasm with a candid remark.
Iowa House Leaders Depart in Dark-Horse Shuffle
Des Moines reports the coming Iowa House of Representatives will lack veteran leaders as fifty of the 108 members are new. Only one member, Rep. Joe Anderson, has served more than three sessions. Senate leadership also shifts with Van Alstine and Pitt not returning, placing duties on Dutcher and Smith.
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House of Representatives
Laws State Senate
Calhoun
Dee
Kime
Webster
Knickerbock‘y
Linn
Larson
Montgomery
McFarlane
Santee
Black Hawk
Mayne
Palo Alto
Morgan
Jasper
Perkins
Sae
Smith
Clinton
Springer
Wapello
Weaver
Polk
Westervelt
Greene
House
Uhe
Thirty- Ninth Assembly
Pitt
Harrison
Dutcher
Johnson and
Anderson
Repulican
White
Benton
Horcehem
Dubuque
Pottawattamie
Clark
O'Donnell
Iowa bonus application blanks mailed nationwide
Des Moines reports that Iowa bonus application blanks were mailed to all post offices for distribution across the state this morning. The forms will be provided at Iowa post offices as soon as they are received.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
George Mason Attends Miller Lewis Lecture in Madrid
George Mason of Madrid joined a large audience for Alec Miller's rebuttal of Sinclair Lewis' travesty on the small town. Miller and Mason, longtime Washington neighbors, discussed the lecture at the Madrid high school entertainment and lecture course Tuesday evening.
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Madrid
Iowa
Register
George Mason
Alec. Miller
Sinclair Lewis
Mason
Mr. Miller
Washington
Miller
Basiness
Murderers of Louisiana Men May Be Found
Report notes possible identification of suspects in the Louisiana men’s deaths. Authorities pursue clues as investigations continue with lookouts for leads from state police and local investigators.
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Louisiana
Eye-witness identifies masked mob members in New Iberia killings
Investigators say an Oakridge area farmer will testify at January 5 open hearings, identifying several hooded abductors from the October Met Rouge and Bastropioff incident. The witness, possibly Berry Whetstone, is reportedly being guarded in Mississippi. Dr. B M McKowin, former Mer Rouge mayor, denies knowledge but will travel to Louisiana.
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Associated Press
Bastroph
Rouge
Watt Daniels
Thomas Richards
Secret Service
Parker
Oakridge
Moorhouse Parish
Met Rouge
Mississippi
Fred Carpenter
Coco
B. M. McKowin
Mer Rouge
Louisiana
Picture cure: Des Moines to photograph drunken offenders
Des Moines police chief John B. Hammond announced a new program to take photographs of every drunken man brought to police headquarters. When the offender sobers up, he will receive a portrait showing how he looked at the time of detention, Hammond said the measure could curb drunkenness.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
John B. Hammond
Hammond
Search Continues For Missing Tug Cornell
The tug Cornell and its eight crew members remain missing after the vessel disappeared last Thursday near Cleveland. Despite odds, divers and coast guard teams pressed the search today, though authorities had previously signaled the crew might be lost.
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Associatet Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Cornell
Buffalo
Syracuse
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