Iowa House Fails to Ban Federal Road Aid Debate Rages
In Des Moines on February 2, the Iowa House rejected a resolution to stop accepting federal road aid funds amid a heated debate. Democrat Gallagher championed state rights while Clark and Children of Pottawattamie resisted full opposition. A Berry bill compromise on county superintendents and a plan to use road funds for secondary roads were also discussed.
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Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Fackler
Patterson
House
Gallagher
Iowa County
Iowa
Clark
Children
Pottawattamie
Tuck
Anderson
Webster
Parsons
Calhoun
Editor's Father Buried Today in Newton Indiana
Funeral services were held this afternoon for W. H. Rhodes father of James Rhodes publisher of the Newton Daily News. Rhodes died at his daughter's home after a brief illness. The funeral took place in Newton Indiana with local mourners in attendance.
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Associated Press
Newton
W. H. Rhodes
Rhodes
James Rhodes
Newton Daily News
Superintendents Prepare to Discuss Federal Aid at National Meet
Cleveland public schools chief R Jones and educators head to the National Education Association winter convention in Cleveland from February 24 to March 2. About 12,000 delegates from every state attend to consider funding for public schools and the Sterling-Towner bill creating a national Department of Education.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Department of
National Education Association
J. H. Beveridge
Omaha
Neb
Sterling-Towner
Department of Education
Wrnter
R. Jones
Cleveland Public Schools
Association
Federal
Southeast Iowa Lumbermen's Assn Adjourns Convention
The twenty sixth annual convention of the Southeastern Iowa Lumberman's Association adjourned without deciding a next meeting location. Directors will decide within six months where to hold the year’s gathering.
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Associated Press
Ottumwa
Southeastern Iowa Lumberman’s Association
Fred Lundin to Surrender in Chicago Indictment
Fred Lundin former congressman and alleged boss of the Mayor Thompson machine was indicted with twenty-three others for defrauding the Chicago school board and graft. He was expected to surrender at the criminal court between four and five this evening in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Fred Lundin
Thompson Machine
Chicago School Board
Criminal Court
Indianapolis
Burris Convicted of Murder Again in Iowa
Archie Burris aged thirty, a Black man, found guilty of the December 17 1921 murder of Mrs Hattie Bates in Ottumwa Iowa. The same charge led to a death sentence a year earlier but a new trial was granted on appeal. Jury verdict delivered last night Judge Hunter sets Feb 8 for motion for a new trial.
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Associated Press
Ottumwa
Iowa
Archie Burris
Fort Madison
Hattie Bates
F. M. Hunter
Burris
Supreme Court
Hunter
Student's Dead Body Found in Fraternity House
John Minahan, twenty one, of Green Bay Wisconsin, a first year student at the University of Chicago, was found dead in his room at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house. Police initially believed suicide but brothers thought it might be an accidental shooting. His father was expected to arrive in Chicago to take him south for his health.
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Spparated Press
cHicaco
John Minahen
Green Bay
Wisconsin
University of Chicago
Alpha Tua Moega
Minahan
Chicago
Davenport Youth Heads Boxing Team
Ames February 2. W E Rauser an engineering student from Davenport has been elected to captain the first Ames boxing team which meets Washington University February 24. Rauser is rated for the 126 pound championship.
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Associated Press
Ames
W. E. Rauser
Davenport
Washington University
Rauser
Night hawk may hold longest bird migration route
The land bird with the longest migration path is likely the night hawk, traveling from as far north as the Yukon to Argentina, covering about 7 000 miles.
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Yukon
Argentina
Exhumation Sought for U S Sailor’s Coffin in Brooklyn
The War Office asks permission to exhume James Jones, an American seaman buried at Cypress Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn, to check if Russian crown jewels are hidden there. The Treasury Department approved the inquest after the War Department complained about guarding expenses at the grave.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
War Office
James Jones
Cypress Hill Cemetery
Brooklyn
Treasury
War Department
America
Treasury Office
Assiistant
Clifford
Railroad streetcar passenger gets three days jail
Des Moines newspapers report Raymond Otis pleaded guilty to passing a street car while it was unloading passengers and was sentenced to three days in jail by Municipal Judge Mershon today.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Raymond Otis
Mershon
Iowa Senate Passes Mead Caldwell Bill on Liquor Manslaughter
Des Moines February 2. The state senate approved the Mead Caldwell measure by 34 to 1 defining as manslaughter the sale of liquor contrary to law that results in the consumer’s death. Senator Nelson voted against the bill.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
State Senate
Nelson
Calle on Many Muscles
The human voice relies on four distinct muscles to produce sound. The article notes how these muscles interact to form vocal tones and control pitch and volume.
Agitation For Revision Of Code Began Back In 1848
Miss Margaret Coreide sues Cedar Rapids police for 10000 in false arrest. She was detained after endorsing a check for Hamilton Newlad, denied permission to contact friends or an attorney. Chief Morrison and four officers named. The police say a young man used the telephone for her.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Corelde
L. H. Morrison
Iowa’s 1848 code revision echoes present delays
The piece recalls an 1848 Iowa House session when code revision was stalled. An Iowa City correspondent warned the 1848 committee should finish a readable code and avoid two more years of delay, illustrating that old quarrels over revision repeat today.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Fortieth General Assembly
Iowa Democratic Enquirer
Iowa
Bloomington
City of Muscatine
Iowa City
Four Executed at Arkansas Prison for Murder Today
Four men convicted of murder were executed at the Arkansas penitentiary. Duncan Richards Ben Richards and F G Bullen were executed for the Wilmot area farmer killing, and William Debord was executed for the murder of Mr and Mrs Silsby in Store County Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Penitentiary
Duncan Richards
Ben Richards
F. G. Bullen
Wilmot
Arkansas
William Debord
William Silsby
Store County
Railway Strikers Return to Work In Coblenz Area
Coblenz Germany Feb 2 Railroad strikers in the Coblenz area are returning to work repairing signals and putting the line in order today with full train service promised between Coblenz and Cologne tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Coblenz
Germany
Cologne
Elevator Ride Sparks Childrens Story in Transcript
A fragment from the Poston Transcript recalls baby Margaret describing her first elevator experience as going into a little house and the upstairs ame town. The quote captures a child’s view of a lift as a staircase dwelling and hints at early bilingual or misheard phrasing.
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Baby Margaret
Poston
Mankind's Falling and the Disorder of Nature
Quote by John Burroughs about humans causing floods and drought through deforestation. Notes the disruption of natural checks and compensations in the environment.
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John Burroughs
Liquor Raid Shocks Washington D C Police Crackdown
Washington police conducted a citywide liquor raid described as the greatest since Prohibition began. By afternoon more than fifty arrests were made and captured liquor was loaded into wagons for transport to the police station.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Waterloo Man Killed in Fall From Building
Waterloo February 2 Ole Anderson about sixty five was killed in a fall from the third floor of a building under repair. Anderson was one of the workmen.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Ole Anderson
Anderson
Fire Hazard of Hollow Cane Brakes Described
Describes cane stalks that are hollow with internal divisions and no pitch. When dried in sun and heated, the air inside the hollow sections expands and explodes with force, causing a cane-brake on fire to resemble a roar of distant musketry.
Essayist tackles social caste in words
The Boston Transcript notes a recent essayist piece titled Social Caste in Words and comments that two adjectives blithering and egregious draw sympathy when paired with idiot or ass. The reflection highlights linguistic bias and tone in common usage.
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Boston Transcript
Germans Say French Cause the Shortage
German authorities report Franco Belgian control of Ruhr has halted coal and coke shipments, triggering hunger threats. Workers drift back in Cologne area as Ruhr trains resume in parts, while occupation officials deny interfering with transit. An appeal to US Congress for help is said to be independent of German officials.
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Associated Press
Ruhr
Germany
Cologne
Dusseldorf
American Congress
America
Europe
World
Rhineland
Sweden
Harding
General Payot
Consolation for Short-Sighted
A brief note asserts that short-sighted individuals are among the most intelligent in the population, offering a paradoxical compliment to a minority trait. The remark reflects a humorous or curious viewpoint rather than a formal study.
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