Measure for a Temple of Justice Dies in Legislature
In Des Moines the Berry measure to fund a temple of justice failed in the house by 69 to 31 as Storey of Warren county moved state funds to the general fund. The session paused for a Boy Scout oath as Speaker Joe Anderson and Lieut. Governor Hammill took the oath.
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John Hammil
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John Piper
National Scout Executive
Outies of Grundy
Board of Supervisors
Illinois Beats Chicago Five 20 to 18 in Close Comeback
Illinois cagers rallied in the final minutes to topple the University of Chicago 20 to 18. Hank Peter Illini starred with two late baskets as Indiana beat Notre Dame 33 to 18 elsewhere. other scores included Kansas 44 over Kansas State 28, Alabama 33 over Mississippi 22.
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Associated Press
Chicago
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Illini
Indiana
Notre Dame
Noykes
South Bend High School
Hoosiers
Kansas
Kansas Aggies
Alabama
Mississippi
Carthage
Mount Morrne
Iowa Wesleyan
Penn
Coal workers aim for mines with a soul and fair practice
Warren S. Stone leader of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers announces a $2,000,000 investment in the Coal River Colories company during a strike era. The plan seeks living conditions, cooperative distribution, and elimination of watered stock while miners receive higher wages and modern town amenities are built near Prestonsburg Kentucky and in West Virginia. The brotherhood expands into finance and property, including Cleveland offices and a 16 story Euclid avenue building.
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Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood Associates
Coal River Colories Company
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Big Sandy River
Prestonsburg
Big Coal River
West Virginia
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Insurance Company
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Engineers
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Ontario Street
The
Brotherhood Bank
Euclid Avenue
Iowa Press Association meets as union talks loom
Des Moines hosts the eighth annual Iowa Press Association convention with C L Caswell outlining bills before the Iowa assembly affecting daily newspapers. Discussions cover subscription rates legislative changes advertising and radio in the newsroom. A stag party and smoker will conclude the program.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Press Association
C. L. Caswell
D. M. Conroy
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Caswell
Iowa Assembly
Doubt Casts Light on Old Jewels in Portugal Crown
The Braganza diamond may not be a true diamond as experts have not been allowed to inspect it. It may be a colorless topaz, while terms like ruby and carbuncle once covered a range of red stones. Scholars question whether sapphire in the Ola Testament refers to sapphire or lapis lazuli.
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Sapphire
Warships collide in Turkish waters
A Constanti nople dispatch reports a French cruiser collided with an American torpedo boat destroyer in Turkish waters. The American vessel was damaged but the French ship sustained no harm.
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Associated Press
London
Constantinople
Evening
Girl Dies of Rabies After Dog Bite
Burlington report says Elizabeth Phillips eleven was bitten on the hand by a small dog six months ago. Despite Pasteur treatment at Iowa City hospital she developed hydrophobia last Friday and died last night.
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Desortated Presse
Burlington
Elizabeth Phillips
Iowa City
Debt row over Britain settlement and ship subsidy clash
Senator Pat Harrison denounces President Harding for linking ship subsidies to the Brit debt report. Representative Burton of Ohio says the American debt commission seeks terms no more favorable than Britain’s, arguing fairness to Great Britain in debt settlements.
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Continuous auto number plate bill gains Iowa support
State Senator Mead plans to introduce a bill for a continuous auto number plate in Iowa. The Giles plate would keep the number fixed while updating a yearly color insert showing county, year, and state, cutting annual plate costs and reducing theft risk over five years.
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Mead
Senate
Iowa
P. G. Giles
Waverly
Walter J. Rumsey
Executive Council
J. Q. Lauer
Giles
Towa
Easil
American aviator arrives in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro Feb 8 Lieut Walter Hiton the American aviator arrived here today from his seaplane flight between Rio de Janeiro and New York.
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Associated Press
Rio de Janiero
Brazil
Walter Hiton
Rio de Janeiro
New York
Permission to Open Sailor's Grave in Brooklyn Cemetery
Washington Feb 8 Authority to open the grave of James Jones an American seaman buried in Brooklyn cemetery whose grave is said to contain the Russian crown jewels was received by the quartermaster General at New York.
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Washington, D. C
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New York
Dempsey backs Willard to beat Johnson in May bout
Jack Dempsey arrived in Chicago en route to Salt Lake City where his ill father is reported, and he said Jess Willard should defeat Lloyd Johnson when they meet in New York next May.
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Chicago
Ill
Jack Dempsey
Salt Lake City
Jess Willard
Toledo
Lloyd Johnson
New York
E L McClurkin Dies of Pneumonia
Edward L. McClurkin aged 66 prominent banker and businessman and former state representative from Louisa county died in Morning Sun Iowa after a week long pneumonia illness.
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Morning Sun
Edward L. McClurkin
Louisa County
Des Moines Visitors Stay With Hampton Family
Mrs. R. A. Ostrus and her daughter Virginia are visiting her parents Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Hampton in Des Moines.
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Virginia of
Des Moines
W. E. Hampton
Consolidated school building destroyed by fire in Le Grande
Fire of unknown origin early today leveled the consolidated school at Le Grande in Marshall County Iowa. The loss is estimated at fifty thousand dollars with the building completely destroyed.
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Associated Press
Marshalltown
Legrande
Only Four Remain Alive in Minnesota Mist Man’s Group
St Paul Minn February 8 Only four members survive of Minnesota s Mist Man s group whose president Adam Marty of St Paul died here They are the last of 34 members of Co I First Minnesota Infantry Civil War veterans who met at Sawyer House Stillwater July 1 1885 and formed their organized unit A bottle of wine was kept for a toast and would be drunk by the last survivor to honor the departed companions
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Associated Press
ST. Paul Minn
Minnesota
Adam Marty
St. Paul
Co. I. First
Minnesota Infantry
Sawyer House
Still Water Minn
Fog
Where Girls Fade Early Egyptian Standards of Beauty
A brief noting a belief that Egyptian girls become less beautiful after age fifteen, reflecting a historical prejudiced standard of female beauty and youth. The statement attributes fading looks to cultural rumors rather than verifiable evidence.
Mercerizing Process by John Mercer Described
The mercerizing process invented by John Mercer of Lancashire England and patented in 1851 treats cotton or fabrics by steeping in a caustic solution. A variation of the caustic method creates modern crimped or crepe effects.
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John Mercer
Lancashire
England
Smyrna Tension Eases as Allies Stand Firm on Harbor
British officials say Smyrna calm today and expect the Turkish chief of staff ultimatum to be withdrawn once Angora authorities see Allies will resist orders to remove warships from Smyrna harbor. American envoy praised by British circles amid protests. Russian leaders vow neutrality in European Near East war and defend only if attacked, avoiding actions beyond Russia’s borders.
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London
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Anatolia
Angora
Symrna
Moscow
Russia
Lausanne
Associated Press
Germany
Ruhr Population Is Much Excited
In the Ruhr reports from the Wupper Valley say civilians are unsettled as French forces occupy textile centers. At Erkfield a cordon of troops surrounds the city and agents for the defense committee operate among residents. French orders threaten death for railroad damage and police are instructed to fire on trespassers who do not halt when challenged.
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Germany
Wupper Valley
E‘erfield
Committee of Defense
Ruhr
Taxi Crash Victim Dies in Dubuque Hospital
Henry Doran of Waukon died in a Dubuque hospital from injuries after a taxicab ran him down at East Dubuque last night.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Henry Doran
Waukon
East Dubuque
Blessed Mirthfulness Revered as World Renovator
A reflective remark extols mirth as a reshaping force in society. The quote contends humor enables people to endure abuse and fosters renewal, attributed to Reecher.
The First Tomb of Emperor Constantine
Constantine, who died in S37, is said to be the first to order a tomb in a church. The tomb was erected in the Church of the Apostles at Constantinople, the city he founded.
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Church of the Apostles
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