Iowa House Rejects Higher Teacher Qualifications
The Iowa house defeats the Sampson bill 46 to 53, keeping rural teachers to twelve weeks of normal training and state exams. Senate passes the Buser bill to keep motor tax proceeds in counties with a three million cap and automatic replenishment as funds drop. Code revision shifts secondary focus amid moves by WCTU linked Moen to curb evolution material in schools.
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State Teachers Association
Senate
Children of
Gilbert of Marshall
Lundin Arraigned in Criminal Court Today
Fred Lundin described as the power behind Mayor Thompson's organization and twenty three co defendants were all called in the criminal court in Chicago Illinois.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Fred Lundin
William Hale Thompson
No Woman Necessities Upgraded for Friends
A Cincinnati Enquirer remark notes that necessities without women are valued higher by some friends, implying she must obtain them regardless of cost. The quote underscores social attitudes toward gender and material possession during the period.
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Cincinnati
Enquirer
Iowa to Debate Health Education Bill for Schools
Des Moines February 6 A proposed bill will make health a major school subject and require daily health instruction and physical education. It calls for a state supervisor and a standardized course of study, with health teaching to be required for teacher certificates after 1926. Backers cite health as the foundation of a sound mind and body.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Fortieth General Assembly
Volney Diltz
House of Representatives
Polk County
Iowa
Morse family faces war fraud trial in DC court
The first trial stemming from a war fraud inquiry began in Washington DC with Charles W. Morse and eight others charged by a special grand jury for conspiring to defraud the United States and the Emergency Fleet Corporation in contracts worth about forty million dollars. Benjamin Morse and H. F. Morse, en route to the trial, were arraigned in New York and refused to plead, jailed on fifteen thousand dollar bonds each.
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Washington D. C
Criminal Court of the
District of Columbia
Charles W. Morse
United States
Emergency Fleet Corporation
New York
Benjamin
H. F. Morse
Washington
C. W. Morse
Winslow
Ihnem
Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Murder at Red Oak
Georgea Austin itinerate farm hand was sentenced to life in Fort Madison by District Judge Thompson after pleading guilty to murder in the death of Albert Girardi of Omaha. Girardi was slain in his car near Red Oak after an argument over payment for produce. John F. Stewart, Austin's former employer, pleaded not guilty to murder in connection with the case.
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Red Oak
Georgea Austin
Iowa State Prison
Fort Madison
Thompson
Albert Girardi
Omaha
John F. Stewart
Austin
Girardi
President Harding Delays Message on Debt Funding Plan
President Harding postponed until tomorrow his message to Congress asking for modification of the debt funding law to plan the final application of the funding settlement of the reparations negotiations with Great Britain.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Harding
Congress
Great Britain
Five Injured in Big Four Wreck Near Terre Haute
Five people were injured when Big Four passenger train No 46 struck an open switch at St Marie six miles west of Terre Haute Indiana. Fireman Ernest McDonald and engineer T M Denham, both from Indianapolis, were seriously hurt.
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Here
Ernest McDonald
T. M. Denham
Indianapolis
French advance into Hesse reported by London dispatch
An Essen dispatch to the Times says French forces have pushed 25 miles beyond the frontier into Hesse. German magnates expect Mannheim occupation as Weygand returns to Ruhr to manage transports. In Dusseldorf, rail service remains collapsed and resistance strengthens after Cuno's visit. a Dorsten demonstration against the burgomaster was broken up with injuries.
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Hesse
Essen
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Mannheim
Dusseldorf
Germany
Ruhr
General Weygand
le Trocquer
Chancelor Cuno
Dorster
Burgeemaster
German policy of Ruhr resistance remains unified
In Washington on February 6 the German ambassador announced that Germany’s policy of resisting the French occupation in the Ruhr has been modified but that unanimous resistance among Germans continues to grow.
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Washington, D. C
Ruhr
Germany
Pugilist Andy Thomas Dies After Ring Collapse
Antoni Per ranino known as Andy Thomas collapsed during a twelve round bout with Johnnie Clinton. He died today in a hospital from brain concussion after falling to the floor without a blow being struck. No action has been taken against Clinton.
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New York
Antoni Perranino
Andy Thomas
Johnnie Clinton
Thomas
Clinton
Eight Bodies Feared In Wichita Fire Ruins
A Wichita building collapsed after a morning fire. Police confirm eight bodies believed buried under debris, with three more recovered, for an eleven casualty count as firefighters continue checking occupants.
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Wichita Ruins
Associated Press
Wichita, Kan
Getto
Improved Industrial Conditions and Mild Winter Boost Employment
Across the Midwest unemployment has fallen and bread lines nearly ended due to better industrial demand and a mild winter. Reports from state labor departments and employers note improvements in Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, and Illinois with substantial drops in jobless totals and rising labor demand in lumber, building, and outdoor work.
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Sail
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Madison
Green Bay
Fox River Valley
Duluth
Duluth Steel Mills
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Chamber of Commerce
Toledo
Minnesota
State Employment Bureau
Minneapolis
Kansas
Richard H. Jones
United States Employment Service
Kansas City
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
North Dakota
Near East peace talks push toward signing Lausanne accord
France informs Britain that the Ottoman delegation agrees to sign all terms. Ismet Pasha may ask delays as negotiations continue in Paris London and Rome. Turkish leaders report progress on judicial capitulations with remaining financial issues under review.
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London
France
Great Britain
Lausanne
Reuter
M. Bompard
Switz
Ismet Pasha
Constantinople
Angora
Devahide
Angola
Paris
Lauganne
Poincare
Lord Curzon
Memel
Kovno
Two Policemen Die In Motor Accident In St Paul
Two St Paul policemen died and four other people were injured when a speeding police car skidded on icy pavement and crashed into a milliner shop. The front of the building collapsed as the vehicle struck it.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul, Minn
St. Pauli
Treasurer O. R. B. C. Dies in Cedar Rapids
E. Whitney aged 66 general secretary and treasurer of the order of railroad conductors died in Cedar Rapids after a three week heart illness. He served as secretary of the national organization since 1906 and was widely known in railroad labor.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
E. Whitney
The
Order of Railroad Conductors
Whitney
National Organization
St Mihiel To Dock At Savannah Today
A radio message from the transport St Mihiel said the ship bringing home American troops from the Rhine would reach the Savannah lighthouse by eleven and arrive at the dock between twelve and one p m.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
St. Mihiel
Rhineland
Savannah
Palace Hotel Bursts Into Flames in Knoxville
A fire destroyed the Palace hotel in Knoxville this morning. Discovered at 5:30 a.m., the blaze burned for hours and caused about 20 000 dollars in losses. The origin of the fire remains unknown.
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lIa
Palace Hotel
Breadlines fade and ads rise in Midwest and Oklahoma
Reports to Director Jones note breadlines mostly ended in South Dakota and Minnesota while Oklahoma City reports a daily breadline of about fifty. Employment up 25 percent from a year ago in Oklahoma City. Widespread notices of increased help wanted ads across the region, with Indianapolis publishing a 75 percent rise in female help wanted ads.
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South Dakota
Minnesota
Jones
Volunteers of America
Oklahoma City
Indianapolis
Mrs. Bickel Dies After Gasoline Can Explosion
Cedar Rapids Iowa February 6 Mrs. Harry Bickel died here this morning after suffering severe burns when a gasoline line can exploded while she was filling a stove late yesterday.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry Bickel
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