Storm Death Toll Rises Along the Coast in Blizzard
The Associated Press reports a noon tally from yesterday's blizzard showing more than thirty deaths directly or indirectly. Six in New England from exposure, eight from a New Britain Connecticut foundry collapse, eight at sea, plus five in New York and three in New Jersey. Transportation halted coast to coast, mail between New York and Chicago stopped, ships anchored offshore, and lightships adrift before the storm abated.
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New York
New England
New Britain
Conn
New Jersey
Sioux City Woman Murder Claim Stirs Officials
Police and coroner pursue leads after a Mrs. George Solomon mother of nine is found dead, initially ruled a furnace fire but post mortem reveals shin bruises and a fractured wrist. The 47 year old woman and her husband, 73, had recent domestic disputes. Investigators consider a possible final argument as a motive.
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The
Associated Press
Sioux City
George Solomon
Solomon
Iowa City student meets 6000 by name in campus life
Abe J. Friedman of the University of Iowa, awarded a BA, knows by name more than 6,000 people on campus and in surrounding towns. He began at Iowa in 1921 and plans to help his father run a merchant firm before pursuing politics. He enjoys greeting friends and believes friendships surpass other gains.
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Iowa City
Addison Sims
Seattle
Abe J. Friedman
University of Iowa
Friedman
University
Iowa
Fontanelle
Lamoni Iowa Develops Musical Center Through School Bands
Lamoni Iowa is rapidly becoming a regional musical center as public schools promote band and orchestra programs. Free instrument instruction under Graceland College instructor J H Anthony supports two orchestras of 23 and 30 pieces, a 24 piece band, a 40 instrument violin ensemble, and a 20 piece beginners band with recruits from traded schools.
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Lamoni
Iowa
J. H. Anthony
Graceland College
Chinese Students to Return to Aid Their Native Land
Three Iowa graduates with master of science in engineering plan to aid flood control and irrigation in China. W Hsu, D Z Shen, and P Y Lin studied at Iowa and will return after completing work on river flow and artificial channels. Shen already engineers the Taihu Lake conservancy district. Lin works for American Bridge Company. Hsu will continue research before returning home.
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Iowa City
Iowa
China
S. A
College of Engineering
W. Hsu
Hsu
America
D. Z Shen
Taihu Lake Conservancy
Shanghai
Nantin
University of Iowa
Six Soldiers Die From Poison at Schofield Barracks
In Honolulu a deadly contamination crisis struck Schofield Barracks as a tainted half tonic killed six privates and sickened others. Commanders seized medical supplies and searched post exchanges while 12 000 troops were gathered for mandatory medical examinations. Names of the deceased and hospital patients were released by army officials.
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Honolulu
Schofield Barracks
United States
Ernest E. Devie
Worchester
Mass
John J. O'Brien
Waterbury
Conn
George W. Hapgood
Lynn
21St Infantry
Mont L. Duty
Stone Branch
W. Va
Sam G. Weimer
Canton
Ohio
27Th Infantry
George S. Harrington
Cambridge
Eighth Field Artillery
Illinois Democrats push for April ballot on light wines and beer
Chicago reports Democrats favoring light wines and beer plan to place both measures on the April primary ballot with a view to putting them on the November ballot if public support exists. The article notes discussions about candidates for at large positions and names mentioned include Mr fats and Mr Winchey.
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Chicago
Senate Refuses to Call Coolidge Over Anthracite Crisis
The Senate voted 48 to 28 to not consider Senator Copeland's resolution asking President Coolidge to intervene in the anthracite coal suspension. The move aimed to force a conference among miners and operators, with Copeland urging New England senators to support action due to fuel shortages from snowbound conditions. The New England delegation largely opposed the motion.
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Washington
Dpd. C
Senate
Copeland
Coolidge
Congress
House
Senator Copeland
Democrat of
New York
New England
Junior High Evangelist Birney Addresses Pupils at Church
George H. Birney leads special meetings at the Methodist church for junior high pupils during the weekly assembly. Superintendent Delaney from Ainsworth visits Washington schools today. Ainsworth schools close due to bad road conditions.
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George H. Birney
Methodist Church
Delaney
Ainsworth
Washington
Trials Test Iowa Trackmen for Big Indoor Schedule
Iowa trackmen begin a string of indoor meets with trials in pole vault, high jump, broad jump and shot put. Hawkeyes prepare for Wisconsin at Madison, Minnesota at Iowa City, and the Illinois Indoor relay carnival at Urbana, then aim for Big Ten showdowns at Evanston.
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Iowa
Associated Preas
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
Wisconsin
Madison
Harry Gill
Minnols
Illinois
Urbana
Ack
Evanston
West Bound Mail Plane Wrecked Near Des Moines
Des Moines reports the west bound mail plane from Chicago to Omaha wrecked at the city air field when pilot John Biffle struck a grazing horse in the dark. The pilot was uninjured. the destroyed plane halted mail delivery and another plane was sent from Omaha to continue to the west coast.
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Rosewinter Press
Des Moines
Chicago
Omaha
Air Mail
John Biffle
Agriculture As A Whole Is Plea of Curtiss
C F Curtis dean of agriculture at Iowa State College argues at Farm and Home Week that solving agricultural surpluses requires a whole field approach. He warns against policies exporting grain at the expense of meat and dairy, and stresses balanced farming and higher prices through broader policy alignment.
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Ames
Iowa
C. F. Curtis
Iowa State College
United States
Russia
Renew Battle for Separate Air Service
Washington feb 6 Major General Patrick chief of the army air service and former aide Mitchell renewed the drive for a separate air service before two congressional committees. Patrick urged independence and partial steps. Mitchell charged mismanagement and urged a defined mission with a $65 million annual budget to maintain an adequate air force.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Patrick
Army Air Service
Wm. Mitchell
Army
House Military Committee
Senate Military Committee
Air Board
Army Air Corps
Marine Corps
Air Service
Wadsworth
War Department
Mitchel
House Committee
Congress
Ohio Farmers Oppose Price Fixing by Congress
Ohio farm organizations and leaders declare against government caused price fixing for farm products during Farmers Week in Columbus. The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation passes a resolution opposing price fixing and paternalism with Harry A. Caton and C. V. Trupax outspoken against subsidies or bonuses for farmers. Government involvement is deemed excessive. self-help by farmers preferred.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Harry A. Caton
C. V. Trupax
Boarana Plant Bears Single Fruit Bunch Per Tree
A Boarana plant, misnamed as a tree, bears one fruit cluster. Each cluster contains ten to twenty five cantinas or fingers, with the fruit described as consisting of lini or eles ters. The text notes the plant’s unusual fruit arrangement.
Condemned Man Favors Capital Punishment Amid Execution
Matthew Wasser, scheduled for execution, opposed abolition of the death penalty while stating the injustice of his fate. Wasser, who was adopted and carried his foster father’s name, said he was one of seven implicated but fired the shot and faced the electric chair.
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Associated Press
Ossining
N. Y
Matthew Wasser
Lawes
Wasser
Ernest T. Mimms
Chester A. Hagen
Bronx
Howard Hoff
Niagara Falla
Louis Peter Otto
Garibaldi Claims Immigration Laws Of America Are Unjust
Des Moines report says General Peppeni Garibaldi, grandson of Garibaldi, condemns U S immigration laws as unjust and discriminatory during a lecture tour. He is exiled from Italy for opposing Mussolini's racist regime, and his eight day bride Miss Madelyn Taylor of Germantown Pa accompanied him.
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Aerociated Press
Des Moines
Peppeni Garibaldi
United States
Garibaldi
Italy
Mussolini
Madelyn Taylor
Germantown
December Best Month on Records in District Trade
The Seventh Federal Reserve district covering Iowa reported December as the largest on record for department store trade. Nearly half of reporting wholesalers kept December sales as high as the prior month. Groceries and hardware showed mixed gains. dry goods fell notably. drug sellers rose to their fourth highest sales month of the year. most shoe dealers posted higher December volumes. The combined 49 firms' average dollar gain reached 35.3 percent.
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iPv
Associated Press
Des Moines
Federal Reserve
Iowa
Business Review
Reserve Bank
Comedian Frank Tinney Hospitalized Amid Legal Dispute
AP reports comedian Frank Tinney is in St. Bartholomew's hospital after missing a court appearance in a new legal tangle. Former attorney George A. Hopkins sues Tinney for unpaid legal services from Tinney's separation and divorce case with Mrs Tinney.
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Ity
Associated Press
New York
Frank Tinney
Imorene Wilson
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
George A. Hopkins
Tinney
Students Guilty in Secret Society Drunken Initiation
Seven UC students and one former student were found guilty of drunkenness during a secret society initiation in Oakland California and were sentenced to two days in jail and fined 25 dollars with jail time deferred.
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Oakland
Calif
University of California
Six Indicted In Libel Case At Davenport
Davenport Iowa February 5 six men were indicted for conspiracy to libel Federal Prohibition Officer Roy Muhs and were taken into custody or released on bonds. The defendants include J J Klinck Harry Strong Kad Reed J H Pohlmann Amos Judisch and G W Coffman. Others were exonerated or discharged and 18 of the 26 indicted face prohibition law violations. The arson Brady case collapsed after key witnesses recanted testimony.
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Associated Prega
Davenport
Roy Muhs
J. J. Klinck
Harry Strong
City
Kad Reed
Rock Island County
J. H. Pohlmann
Amos Judisch
G. W. Coffman
Minneapolis
Klinek
Strong
Reed
Pohlimann
Judisch
Pohlmann
Klinck
Coffman
Thomas White
Chicago
Attorney General's Office
Rock Island
John Sohn
A. Greve
Strene
Anti-Saloon League Endorses Dry Iowa Candidates
The Iowa Anti-Saloon League declares itself in for the campaign, endorsing dry candidates and urging a politics driven by ballots, not bullets. League leaders call for screening candidates past records to ensure no wet sympathies, with Dr. John L. Hillman and Dr. Herbert Scott leading the call.
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Tye
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
League
Iowa
John L. Hillman
Simpson College
Herbert Scott
Criticism as Charter of Character and Strength
A reflective remark by Glad Blone argues that criticism does not harm those with character. False criticism harms only the weak or unsteady, while true critique exposes faults and drives resilience against failure and trouble.
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Glad- Blone
End of Week Schedule Aims to Keep Class Work Interference Low
Notification outlines adjustments to activities as the week ends to ensure classroom work faces minimal disruption. It emphasizes maintaining routines and orderly transitions for students and staff.
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