Cold snaps hit sports stars in Tampa and Iowa
In Tampa Florida Jim Barnes and Johnny Farrell prepare for the international foursome match while Helen Wainwright checks water temps for a Bay area swim. Crowds watch Gene Tunney workout amid the cold as bullfight arena work proceeds in the Latin American section. Meanwhile Iowa towns record subzero lows with Waterloo at 22 below and Keokuk near six above as a moderation forecast persists.
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Florida
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Barnes
Johnny Farrell
Compson and
Massey
Helen Wainwright
Tamba Bay
Gene Tunney
Dan O'Dowd
St. Petersburg
Gene
Itowa
Des Moines
Towa
Waterloo
Webster City
Charles City
Mason City
Dubuque
Keokuk
Weather Bureau
Iowa Senator Brookhart Plans World Court Coop Proposal
Des Moines reports Senator Smith W. Brookhart will propose a cooperative plan for world peace tied to regulating exports and imports to address agricultural surplus during World Court debates. He aims to open foreign markets to absorb surplus, criticizes weak cooperatives as booms, and calls for genuine, educated cooperation while deferring detail on a federal grain board and potential government aid.
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United States Senate
Smith W. Brookhart
America
Brookhart
Middle West
Hor Banort Corporation
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
Connors
Won't Tell Where He Got His Booze Man Sent to Jail
VINTON IOWA December 29 Ethel Meyer 25 arrested on drunkenness must serve 30 days in jail for not revealing liquor source. Mayor Buxton warned if he decides to tell where liquor came from the sheriff will have him released before the term ends. Meyer is the third man jailed in two weeks for not disclosing or recalling liquor sources.
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Vinton
Ethel Meyer
Buxton
Meyer
Rabbi Wise Center of Attack as Resignation Emerges
Rabbi Stephen S Wise offered to resign as chairman of the United Palestine Appeal after criticism of a sermon calling Christ a man not a myth. Opposing sides clashed with orthodox rabbis condemning him as misleading the House of Israel while New England Zionists urged the national committee to reject resignation and preserve his leadership.
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New York
Stephen S. Wise
United Palestine Appeal
Christ
House of Israel
Axadath HaRabonim
Wise
Agudath
Alestine
Wired
National Committee
New England
Zionists
Rabbi Wise
Nathan Strauss
Samuel Teton
Rabbi Wig
Senator Wheeler Demurrer Sustained in Oil Permit Case
Washington December 29 The District of Columbia supreme court sustained the demurrer of Senator Wheeler of Montana to an indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the federal government in obtaining oil and gas permits in his home state.
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Associated Press
Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Wheeler
Montana
Dubuque pastor Robert Powers dies in Anamosa hospital
The Rev Robert Powers formerly of St Raphael Cathedral died in a hospital at Anamosa Iowa Ruthven harness maker Samuel Paulson, 87, was instantly killed when struck by a passenger train The article also notes Senate debate on a world court resolution with Senator Brookhart declaring it non binding and lacking consent to arbitration
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Dubuque
Robert Powers
St. Raphael's Cathedral
Ananosa
Senate
United States
Brookhart
Swanson
Paris Cabinet Backs Doumer Finance Plan to Trim Deficit
In Paris the cabinet endorsed Finance Minister Doumer's plan to reduce the budget gap estimated at 8.8 billion francs. Proposed measures include higher income taxes stricter administration a tax on course operations tobacco price rise under government monopoly export levy and a temporary stamp tax on sales. Revenue allocations include 2.5 billion francs to a sinking fund 2 billion to reimburse the Bank of France and the remainder to balance the budget.
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Paris
Doumer
Bank of France
Buckner Targets New York Alcohol Diversion Ring
United States Attorney Emery Buckner obtained forty warrants in a campaign against bootlegging of industrial alcohol. Six men and two women linked to Olivet Distributing Company were arrested, including Francis Cannisterici, described as a leading alcohol saleswoman. All were released on bail. The firm was licensed to denature 800 barrels a month but diverted surplus to bootleggers.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Emery Buckner
Olivet Distributing Company
Buckner
Francis Cannisterici
Olivet Company
Mrs Ethel Johnson Dies After Auto Crash Near Mechanicsville
Cedar Rapids reports Mrs Ethel Johnson of Ferndale Michigan died from injuries after a car rollover on the Lincoln highway near Mechanicsville. The note mentions a five pound sack of Iowa corn sugar sent to President Coolidge at Congress member Cole’s request.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ethel Johnson
Ferndale
Mich
Detroit
Mechanicsvie
President Coolidge
Cole
Seek Reparation From England for High Rubber Prices
Boston Mass December 29 a state senate bill led by Senator William F E Hennessey seeks reprisal against Great Britain over artificial hardship from rubber price increases. The bill would require the insurance commissioner to list British insurers in Massachusetts and the premiums paid over five years to enable action by the legislature. Hennessey claims 700 million dollars per year is taken by a British rubber monopoly and cites reports of British support for a global coffee monopoly.
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Mass
Great Britain
State Senate
Willam FE. Hennessey
Commissioner of Insurance
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Hlenneseey
1926 New Year welcomed in Chicago cafes and cabarets
Chicago ahead of 1926 as cafes and cabarets prepare for New Year’s Eve. More than 16 900 reservations booked in 14 venues. Federal officers ready to sign bonds and release prisoners all night. Prohibition officials vow not to arrest women, while hosts prepare for enforcement without search of guests.
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Associated Pregedt
Chicago
United States
Eommissioners
Yellowley
Prohibition
Crem
Falls Ten Stories to Death in Alabama Hotel
Joseph S. Vort of Grand Rapids Michigan, a University of Michigan student, fell ten stories to his death in a Birmingham hotel elevator shaft late last night after a scuffle with a companion. Bell boys told police witnesses said he was thrown against an elevator door, breaking the door hinge before plunging down the shaft.
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Prasad
Birmingham
Joseph S. Vort
Grand Rapids
Mich
University of Michigan
Vort
Coolidge Skips Hail to the Chief at White House
President Coolidge dislikes the Marine Band playing Hail to the Chief at receptions. At a 1925-26 diplomatic reception the band omitted the tune or played cautiously. Guests shone in color and medals, with Mrs Coolidge noted for a genuine warm handshake and a vivid presence at the event.
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Coolidge
Marine Band
Washington, D. C
Marine
White House
Iowa farm conference seeks business parity for rural industry
Iowa bankers farmers and politicians gathered in Des Moines to map steps for overhauling the rural economy. President Emil Webbles urged teamwork, while debates centered on corn sugar labeling and reducing surplus through market measures. Cummins proposed a federal export plan to stabilize prices.
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Des Moines, Bee
Iowa Business
Iowa Banker's Association
Emil Webbles
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Washington
Iowa
Hamill
Towa
Webbles
Irving J. Green
Davenport
Towa Bankers’ Association
Green
At. AM
Fort Des Moines
Senate
House of Representatives
Coolidge
Cyrenus Celesin
Congress
White House
Stepus Oale
Cole
Coolidge Signals Openness to Farm Export Plans
President Coolidge in Des Moines outlines cautious openness to an export plan for farm relief and praises discussing surplus concerns. He reiterates opposition to government price controls and direct government buying, aiming for a sound economic framework with broad farm support.
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Cole
Use Less Rubber Is Hoover Suggestion to Cut Prices
Secretary Hoover urged a policy of consuming less rubber and expanding independent supply sources. He argued that if wheat and cotton were exchanged for rubber, rubber would cost 68 cents per hundred and cotton seven cents per pound, based on production cost ratios.
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United States
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