Farm relief drive seeks middlewest funding details
Des Moines and Washington dispatches report readers of the farm relief movement debating financing plans for a corn belt campaign. A committee proposes voluntary contributions from businessmen manufacturers and farmers to fund the effort while a separate board endorses a plan to control surpluses and relieve costs, backing the Haugen cooperative marketing bill and broader loan act liberalization.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Middle West
George Peek
Moline
Ballard Dunn
Omaha
W. E. G. Saunders
Emmetsburg
Frank Warner
Warner
Iowa Bankers Association
Washington, S. C
Congress
National Board of Farm Organizations
Haugen
Bureau of Cooperative Marketing
Indiana the clipper towed to safety after storm
The old clipper Indiana used by a moving picture company was towed into San Pedro harbor after hours of rough seas in Catalina channel. Actor Joseph Schildkraut was aboard as the Sea Witch and Restless aided after the tug launched rescue attempts.
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Associated Press
San Pedro
Calif
Indiana
Moving Picture Company
Cataline
Joseph Schildkraut
Restless
Sea Witch
Man Slay Trial Opens In Dubuque Crash
Harold Rudolph, driver of the car in a triple collision near Dubuque, faces manslaughter charges in connection with the death of Miss Gladys Proullard last September. His vehicle and another vehicle struck the car carrying the young woman, who died instantly. Howard Casey, involved in the crash, is slated for trial later this month. Also noted is the birth of a seven and one half pound daughter to Mr and Mrs Howard McCreedy near Washington.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Harold Rudolph
Gladys Proullard
Rudolph
Howard Casey
Casey
Howard MccCreedy
Washington
Submarine T-3 Damaged in Atlantic Storm Transit
The submarine T-3, en route from Norfolk to Key West, suffered major damage including washed away fife rails and a battered bridge during a sequence of Atlantic storms. Navy tug Bay Springs towed the vessel into Key West where Lt. J. P. Compton confirmed the craft drifted 24 hours unable to proceed.
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Associated Press
Key West
Florida
Norfolk
Bay Springs
J. P. Compton
Florence Court
Washington
Virginia
Atlantic
Pacific Coast Storms Disrupting Life and Shipping
A week of wind rain and snow battered the Pacific coast from Seattle to San Diego. Large ships faced danger offshore while many smaller vessels were lashed ashore. A schooner with 13 aboard near 170 miles north of San Francisco sought tow lines as gusts hit 80 mph. Homes washed away and tides rose, prompting warnings from Portland to southern California.
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San Francisco
Calif
Pacific Coast
Seattle
San Diego
Ecola
Portland
Oregon
Shanghai
Here
Nova
Lastunas
Peach
Columbia River
California Line
Disbarment Petition Denied for State Representative McCaskrin
The Rock Island bar association petition to disbar Harry McCaskrin was denied by the Illinois Supreme Court. Justice Dunn ruled the charges vague and not specific enough to merit action. The case referenced links to a Rock Island vice ring and alleged attempts to control state and county affairs.
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Pyrace
Springfield
Illinois
Harry MecCaskrin
Rock Island
Rock Island Bar Association
Supreme Court
Dunn
McCashrin
Floyd Thompson
Thompson
McCaskrin
Brother in law to help in Bogie probe
Reuben Se well brother in law of Harold Bogie whose death is under Davenport investigation says he will go to Davenport tonight to assist. Sid Milner attorney for Eva Lowry mother of the boy planned to go today but was detained and will depart tomorrow.
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Associated Trese
Cedar Rapids
Reuben Sewell
Harold Bogie
Davenport
Sid Milner
Eva Lowry
Senator Harrison Defends Coolidge Over Speech Comment
In Washington on February 3, Senator Harrison of Mississippi condemned President Coolidge for saying speeches in congress are political. He called the remark unworthy of the president and urged respect for the constitutional process.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Coolidge
Congress
Harrison
Mississippi
United States
Florida town hit by storm leaves child dead
A hurricane struck Green Acres near Lake Worth Florida causing one child death, 300 homeless, and 750000 in damage. Injuries clustered around Lake Worth and West Palm Beach with physicians dispatched to aid the wounded. The storm damaged a garage and several homes while seven families became homeless. Identity of the deceased baby not established.
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Associated Press
West Palm Beach
Florida
Green Acres
Lake Worth
R. T. Winters
R. K. Fort
Baden
N. C
Georgia Avenue
State Officials Seek Nomination in Re Election Push
Des Moines Feb 3 with Governor Hammill filing for re nomination most state officials have taken out papers for re election. besides the governor secretary of state Ramsey treasurer Johnson state auditor McCliune secretary of agriculture Thornburg lieutenant governor Kimball and superintendent May Francis are in. Agnes Samuelson resigning from Iowa State Teachers College has announced her candidacy for Republican nomination for superintendent of public instruction. She is a former Page County county superintendent.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Hammill
Als
Ben J. Gibson
Walter C. Ramsey
Ray E. Johnson
J. C. McCliune
Agriculture
Mark G. Thornburg
Locke declines St. Louis coaching offer
Gordon C. Locke, Iowa University assistant football coach, rejects a reported bid to become head football coach at St. Louis University. The St. Louis dispatches linked Locke to the vacancy, but he announced he would stay with Iowa.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Gordon C. Locke
University of Iowa
St. Louis University
Locke
St. Louis
Iowa
Socialist Advocates Entering the League
Morris Hill quits as socialist leader and confirms the international socialists voted to abandon opposition to the League of Nations and endorse it as a vehicle for world peace. Clarence Darrow, debating at Carnegie Hall, calls the League a futility, while Hillquit urges socialist support for U S entry into the League.
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Associated Press
New York
Morris Hillquit
Marseilles
League of Nations
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Hillquit
Carnegie Hall
League
Germany Approved for Unconditional League Entry
Berlin Feb 3 The foreign relations committee of the Reichstag approved Germanys unconditional entry into the league of nations by an 18 to 8 vote Formal application for admission is being sent to Geneva tonight.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Foreign Relations Committee
Reichstag
Germany
League of Naations
Geneva
Jewish butcher admits selling pork on Sunday
Louis Schwarts faced arraignment in Chicago for keeping a kosher meat market open on Sunday and selling pork. He justified it as a tan kosher excuse, and the court fined him twenty five dollars plus costs.
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The
Associated Press
Chicago
Louis Schwarts
Schwartz
Burlington Train Wreck Kills Engineer In Fog
Dense fog caused the derailment of Burlington fast mail train No. 7 near Galesburg Illinois. Engineer P J Gallagher of Burlington Iowa was killed, fireman W Hunger of Burlington escaped with minor injuries, and eight mail cars were derailed with the engine turned over blocking the north main track. Investigators seek the cause of the block signal being set against the incoming train.
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Galesburg
Ill
P. J. @allagher
Burlington
Iowa
C. A. Honger
Chicaro
Denver
Hurlington
Gallagher
Engie
Frank Gallacher
W. . Hunger
W. A. Drake
C. Wix
Chicago
J. C. McMillan
LaGrange
Quincy
Santa Fe
W. W. Hunger
P. F. Gallagher
Hold Owners in Restaurant Blaze
Chicago police hold two brothers in a restaurant fire case after a blaze in a South Side kitchen. Investigators say the men started the fire and went to sleep, causing guests to flee to a hotel roof and forcing nearby residents to seek refuge.
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The
Associated Press
Chicago
Danis _Lalosses
South Side
Iowa Freshmen, Sophomores Join Spring Football Practice
More than sixty freshmen and sophomores reported for Iowa football spring practice under Coach Ingwersen. The first workout was held as the session opened.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Iowa
Ingwersen
Revolution in Portugal Suppressed by Government
An attempted Portuguese uprising was crushed as government forces subdued rebels who warned of bombardment. Leaders including three officers were arrested after a morning manifesto spread through Lisbon and Almada where six guns stood ready. Martial law not declared.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Jerobilean Guard
Estedes
Almada
Taguesa
Shortage Found in Goodyear of California Funds
Auditors report at least 150000 dollars missing from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co of California. The audit pause followed a nervous breakdown by treasurer William F. Downs, with the firm protected against loss by insurance. Downs relocated to California three years ago with other Goodyear executives from Akron, Ohio.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
California
Los Angeles Times
Wiliam F. Downs
Downs
Goodyear Company
Akron
Ohio
Dill Opposes Chain Radio Programs
Senator Dill of Washington announces plans to amend a general radio bill to curb parallel broadcasting across many stations. He aims to require simultaneous programs to air on the same or nearly the same wavelength and will urge early action by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Neater
Washington, D. C
Senator Dill
Democrat
Washington
East
Interstate Commerce Committee
Dill
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Ford Regrets Inability to Attend Mason City Dance
Henry Ford, noted automaker and Terpsichorean enthusiast, regrets he cannot attend Mason City Iowa event. He was invited to judge costumes at a St Valentines masquerade set for February 13. The American Legion post touts its weekly old time dances drawing 125000 attendees over three years.
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Associated Press
Mason City
Henry Ford
American Legion
Ford
Legion
North
Iowa
Failed Strike Talks End Without Settlement
Philadelphia reports the anthracite strike stalemate persists after a third conference between miners and operators ends in disagreement. John L. Lewis calls the dispute a lockout while Mayor W. W. Inelis accuses him of rejecting all proposals, as 158,000 miners face continued hardship and coal shortages.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
W. W. Inelis
Lewis
Spring Floods Damage Bridges in Two Iowa Counties
Shelby and Montgomery counties face bridge repair after the recent spring floods. More than a dozen bridges were removed or badly damaged, with ice floes near Elliott blocking a highway and farmers losing their yearly wood supply to the flood waters.
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Associated Press
Council Bluffs
Shelby
Montgromery
Shelby County
Elliott
RDQUESTS Repeal of Flexible Tariff Law
C. W. Holman, secretary of the National Cooperative Milk Producers Association, urged repeal of flexible tariff provisions before board directors. He criticized tariff commission delays during its butter tariff increase investigation, noting farmer dissatisfaction with the process.
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Washington, D. C
C. W. Holman
National Cooperative Milk Producers’ Association
National Board of Farm Organizations
Tariff Commission
Charles City Man Takes His Own Life
Charles City Iowa February 3 Frank Harvey 55 was found shot through the heart on the back porch of his home by his wife. Police state that ill health and unemployment were the causes of what officials term a death by own action. Harvey had been living with his brother in law L P Huckins and is presumed to have gone to his home last night and killed himself.
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Associated Press
Charles City
Frank Harvey
Harvey
L. BP. Huckins
Senate panel backs Muscle Shoals disposal bid plan
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved the House resolution by 111 to 5 to form a congressional committee to negotiate bids for the disposal of Muscle Shoals, Washington D.C. February 3.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Congressional
Woman Dies After Being Struck By Auto in Sioux City
Mrs. Margarite Vreeland, 50, was killed when a speeding automobile struck her last evening in Sioux City. Police seek the driver, who fled the scene and did not stop.
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The
Associated Press
Sioux Crvy
Marguerite Vreeland
Flood of Measures Slows Congress Amid Deluge of Proposals
Washington reports 11,737 bills introduced since December 7 with only three enacted. Bridges across navigable streams are the sole major laws. a $50,000 appropriation aids the Geneva disarmament talks. Senate focused on World Court adherence. tax bill pending. House action rapid but most bills die in committee or are discarded.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
United States
House
Southeastern Lumbermen Convention Opens in Ottumwa
The twenty ninth annual Southeastern local Lumbermen convention convened in Ottumwa Iowa with over 200 delegates. President E Carroll Tabor chaired the morning session while Gov. Hemmill cancelled his Thursday address and Danis KF Steck replaced him on the program.
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Ottumwa
E. Carroll ‘Tabor
Eokuk
John Hemmill
Danis
KF. Steck
Body of bootlegger found in partially filled mash vat
In St. Louis on February 3 police found the body of 40 year old Paul Berrittieri in a partly filled 20 000 gallon mash vat inside a shed near his home. Authorities believe he was overcome by fumes and drowned after toppling into the vat.
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ST. Louis
Paul Berrittieri
Berrittieri
Anthracite Miners Tax Reports sent to Senate
The treasury today submitted the 1924 federal tax return reports of 159 anthracite mining companies in response to Senator LaFollette’s resolution. Forty seven firms reported net profits, 92 reported net losses, and 20 showed neither profit nor loss.
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Associated Dress
Washington, D. C
LaFollette
Republican
Wisconsin
The
Treasury
Senate
New Evidence Reported in Minnesota Senate Contest
Counsel for former Minnesota Senator Magnus Johnson informed the senate elections committee that newly discovered evidence likely warrants another grand jury investigation into the Johnson Schall senatorial race in Minnesota.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Magnus Johnson
Minnesota
Senate Elections Committee
Johnson-Schall
Legion to Invite Mitchell to Speak in Des Moines
The Arsonne post of the American Legion in Des Moines will invite Wm. Mitchell to deliver an address in March. Legionaires say they will not be responsible for many of Mitchells utterances but believe his message will interest the audience.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
The
American Legion
Wm. Mitchell
Legionaires
Mitchell
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