Senate Packages Insurance Probe to Five Member Panel
Iowa Senate moves to appoint a five member special committee to hear evidence backing Senator Browne’s push for an investigation of the state insurance department. Senator Holdoegel pressed for specifics on an alleged stock syndicate plot to buy and wreck an Iowa insurance company.
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Associated Press
State Capitol
Des Moines
State Senate Today
Dutcher
Johnson County
Browne
Jackson
Holdoegel
Calhoun County
Insurance Department
Senate
Iowa
Monroe County
Bowman
House
Congress
Wallace Export Corporation
Secretary of Agriculture
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Republican Party
New Texas Warden Executes Five Negroes at Prison
Walter Monroe Miller, newly appointed Texas penitentiary warden, oversees the electrocution of five African American inmates at Huntsville. Former warden R F Coleman resigns citing conscience and avoidance of participation in executions.
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Texas
Associated Press
Huntsville
Walter Monroe Miller
R. F. Coleman
Miller
Johnston County
Visit Chapel Where Wilson Body Lies
Crowds continue to visit Bethlehem chapel in the Cathedral as Woodrow Wilson lies entombed. Despite cold weather, early crowds overflow streets and traffic. flowers left as tributes will stay until faded while the War Department orders the guard to remain indefinitely.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bethlehem Chapel
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
War Department
Lethal Gas Execution Test Kills Cats in Seconds
Carson City Nevada reports a rehearsal of execution using lethal gas that killed two cats in about 15 seconds. The test followed claims that Gee Jon and another inmate were sent from San Francisco by a tong to execute Tom Qon Kee. Appeals were filed with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing the method is unusually swift and cruel.
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Carson City
Neva
Gee Jon
San Francisco
Tom Qon Kee
Tong
Supreme Court of the United States
Lethal gas ends Chinese slayer Gee Jon’s life in chamber
Gee Jon, a Chinese tong slayer, was executed by lethal gas in Carson City on February 8. Witnesses described a brief hissing intake as hydrocyanic acid entered the chamber and noted his slow, placid death with a final head drop after six minutes. Guards recalled his restrained but visible emotion.
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Associated Press
Carson City
Gee Jon
Bible Reading Bill Passes Senate Amid School Passage Debate
On a busy session day the senate approved a Bible reading bill with an amendment allowing the governor to appoint a committee to select passages for schools. The fishermen's license bill imposing a $1 fee on male anglers, with exemptions, cleared the house after lengthy discussion. The house aimed to finish action on the Bowman agricultural relief substitute, interrupted by a fish and game order.
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Senate
Federals March Toward Vera Cruz as Rebels Evacuate
Mexican federal forces move toward Vera Cruz after rebels evacuate the city. Jalapa reported in rebel hands while revolutionary troops head by rail toward Tierra Blanca en route to Tuxpam to set up headquarters. Adolfo De la Huerta and cabinet board depart aboard the Aguila company boat for Tuxpam as U S warship Richmond remains docked.
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Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Cordoba
Jalapa
Tierra Blanca
Tuxpam
Adolfo de la Huerta
Iowa Nears Normal After Storm Disruption
Des Moines reports indicate the storm is largely over with transportation and communications returning to near normal. Weather chief C D Reed says snow will melt by tomorrow morning and temperatures will moderate. Trains and telegraph lines are being restored, with Des Moines to Davenport and Omaha service resuming tonight and Des Moines to Waterloo largely back.
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C. D. Reed
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Davenport
Omaha
Waterloo
Prince of Wales breaks collar bone in hunting fall
The Prince of Wales suffered a broken collar bone while riding a hunter at Eil ington Manor near Ascot. He was thrown when his horse fell over a stiff fence, then remounted with difficulty before an equerry confirmed the injury. The official note says the break is "as slight as possible." The prince plans to return to London at noon.
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Associated Press
London
Prince of Wales
Eilington Manor
Ascot
Wales
Poincare and Cabinet Walk Out of Deputies Chamber
Paris February session halted as Premier Poincare and his cabinet, angered by opposition attacks, left the chamber causing suspension. They returned soon, the session resuming and voting Article One to empower government economy by decree.
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Poincare
Cabinet
Deputies
Associated Press
Paris
Tacks
Chamber of Deputies
German Ambassador to US May Face Resignation
Berlin February 8 reports the foreign office declining to discuss Ambassador Wiefeldt's possible resignation over the Washington flag incident. The government appears ready to shift responsibility to the ambassador.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Foreign Office
Wiefeldt
Washington
Twenty Escape in Breaking Up of Ice Bridge at Quebec
Twenty people endangered by the break up of a mile long ice bridge across the St. Lawrence River near Quebec City escaped. Five drifted for hours and reached shore safely. fourteen more found solid ice and made for safety as the shifting ice carried them downstream.
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Quebec
Associated Press
Can
St. Lawrence River
University of Iowa campus population rises to new highs
Iowa City report shows current campus population at the University of Iowa at 6,500, up 250 from last year, with yearly attendance projected near 7,250 compared to 6,837 previously, signaling a five to six percent gain per university officials.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
New York Actress Found Murdered in Seventy Seventh Street
Louise Larson a 20 year old film actress was found dead in her West Seventy Seventh Street apartment bound to bed posts with a leash and gagged. Police believe burglars subdued her after a struggle and that she was killed by strangulation after a towel gag. The case is under investigation in Manhattan near the American Museum of Natural History.
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New York
Louise Larson
West Seventy Seventh Street
Miss Larson
Expressman
American Museum of Natural History
Manhattan
Cruiser Ordered to La Ceiba Honduras Amid Tense Honduran Election
The Associated Press reports that Cruiser Rochefter of the special service squadron has been ordered to La Ceiba in response to a State Department appeal from American residents fearing revolutionary unrest. No outbreak is reported but fears of conflict persist and officials say the move does not indicate intervention.
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Associated Press
Washington
Special Service Squadron
Calon
la Ceiba
Honduras
State Department
I Saw Your Ad in the Journal Merchant Prompt
A directive urges telling merchants to mention seeing their advertisement in the Journal. The guidance frames the line as a standard inquiry or acknowledgment used in shopping contexts.
Denby Honest Asserts Ford In Statement
Detroit February statement by Henry Ford urges fair treatment for Edwin Denby secretary of the navy and criticizes funding links to oil interests. Ford warns against faults in public office and calls for deeper probes into international banking ties and attitudes toward the Mexican question.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Senate
Teapot Dome
Henry Ford
Ford
Michigan
Edwin Denby
the Navy
Navy
Coolidge
Denby
French Colony in Illinois Seeks Redress Over Johnston City Raids
The French government through consul A Barthedome in Chicago complains to Washington over alleged wrongs by federal agents led by Glenn Young during wine raids in Johnston City. French and Italian workers’ homes reportedly desecrated, with valuables taken. Over 100 affidavits collected by Italian consul Pico in Springfield sent to Rome.
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Chicago
A. Barthedome
State Department
Washington
Johnston City
Glenn Young
Young
Williamson County
Giovanni Pico
Springfield
Conference discusses methods to improve grain reports
Washington February 8 officials from the department of agriculture state governments and grain trade representatives met to consider ways to enhance acreage and crop estimates in grain reports.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Iowa Captain Named for Hawkeyes Basketball Team
James A. Laude of Monticello Ta has been elected captain of the University of Iowa basketball team at Iowa City. He succeeds Robert Burgett who left the squad after Laude, a forward, completed his second year on the varsity roster.
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Iowa City
James A. Laude
Monticello
University of Iowa
Robert Burgett
Serion
Laude
Bootlegger Alleges Police Protection Scheme
Chris Nicolachos a Greek bootlegger in Burlington testified in district court that he paid Chief Al fred Weisley $25 weekly since last March for protection. Nicolachos pleaded guilty to maintaining a nuisance and was fined 500 dollars plus costs. County Attorney W E Jackson opened an inquiry into the chief of police who seeks election as superintendent of the city department of public safety. Weisley called the claim false and urged a special jury investigation.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Chris Nicolachos
Alfred Weisley
W. E. Jackson
Department of Public Safety
Wiesley
Nicolachos
Will Explain Services for Oil Concerns
Wm McAdoo will address the Senate oil committee to explain his work with the Doheney oil company. The hearing set for tomorrow follows a letter from McAdoo requesting prompt appearance and includes corrections from E L Doheney on fees and Justice Department involvement regarding oil leases.
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Associated Press
Washington
McAdoo
Senate Oil Committee
Doheney Oil
Germans' Silence on Wilson Hurts U S Financial Aid Efforts
The German government representatives not taking part in national mourning for former President Wilson is seen by international bankers as lowering the odds of a successful Wall Street loan to aid Germany and hindering US credits for food shipments, jeopardizing rehabilitation efforts.
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Associated Press
New York
Wilson
Wall Street
Germany
Arso
United States
Edith McCormick Named Defender in Damage Suit
Edith Rockefeller McCormick, daughter of John D. Rockefeller, and partners Edward Krenn and E A Dato are defendants in a $10,000 damage suit filed by Samuel Broker. Broker says he devised a plan to form a tax free organization for a $15 million investment and was paid $100 daily plus a share of tax savings, contending he should have earned $6,250.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Edward Krenn
E. A. Dato
Immediate Action Urged for NorthWest Bank Relief Plan
Chicago report notes W Elin Deebe and C M Henry press for rapid formation of a 10 million dollar corporation by banking railroad and business interests to aid solvent Northwest banks. They said a Washington conference sub committee will meet in New York to form the reserve lending body for rehabilitation.
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Chicago
Northwest
W. Elin Deebe
Banking Board
C. M. Henry
Rural Credit Board of
South Dakota
Pierre
Coolidge
Washington
New York
Ten Million Dollar Corporation
Protection for Oklahoma Indians urged in congress
Washington Feb. 8 Commissioner Burke of the Indian bureau urged remedial legislation to protect the estates of the five civilized tribes of Oklahoma from wholesale mismanagement and excessive attorney fees.
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Associated Press
Washington
Five Civilized Tribes
Oklahoma
Burke
The
Indian Bureau
London Newspapers Reopen Secret Rhineland Pact Debate
Londres papers highlight Lloyd George remarks on a secret Rhineland pact with Clemenceau and Wilson. Reports from America and France multiply details as government fears relations with France may reel. Spencer claims Lloyd George spoke of indignation over a secret document during his absence. Lloyd George denies the interview.
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Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
America
France
Great Britain
MacDonald
Poincare
Harold Spencer
Llyud George
Clemenceau
Wilson
Stocks
The
Daily Sketch
Spencer
Mellon Answers Brewer Charges On Bond Numerals
Secretary Mellon rebutted Charles B. Brewer by attributing numeral differences on bonds to new numbering machines added during wartime expansion. He said engraving equipment had changed after decades, and the treasury could not match the old style, due to rapid bond issuance.
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Washington
Mellon
Charles B. Brewer
Justice
Engraving Department
Bureau
Treasury
Smith Heads the Clothiers of Iowa
Des Moines February 8 J W Smith of Council Bluffs was elected president of the Iowa Retail Clothiers Association which closed its convention here yesterday J A Walbank of Mount Pleasant and I J Smith of Webster City were named vice presidents The clothiers adopted a resolution paying tribute to President Wilson and the ideals for which he stood
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Des Moines
J. W. Smith
Council Bluffs
Iowa Retail Clothier’s Association
J. A. Walbank
Mount Pleasant
I. J. Smith
Webster City
Wilson
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