Labor Lobby Charges Tilt Compensation Bills
In Des Moines February 9 the state house debated whether labor lobbyists unduly influenced two compensation bills. Senators Bergman Haskell Campbell Buser clashed over hearings and calendar placement while public hearings were requested by manufacturers. The senate also advanced bills on municipal debt, storm sewers, and police civil service.
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Associated Press
State House
Des Moines
Bergman
Jasper County
Haskell
Linn County
Campbell
Ida
Bellef
Hergeman
Buser
Muscatine
Labor Committees
Labor Committee
Kimball
Bemater Shiva
Harrison
Seesad Ar Cnaira
Dilis
Guchriat
Pocahontas County
Senate
Baird
Wottawattamie
Council Bluffs
House
Center
Johnston County
Iowa City
Pritchard
General Assembly
None of Dogs Died on Trip to Nome
NOME Alaska February 9 reports that Balto leader of Gunner Kasson s team did not die during a blizzard dash for a diphtheria anti toxin claim proves false. Balto and Kasson s dogs were not frozen though four dogs from the Yukon river area were slightly frozen in the thighs but active in the race today.
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Nome
Alaska
Balto
Gunner Kasoon
Kasson
Fairbanks
Yukon River
Chaplin marriage row ends as mother says couples settle
Lilian Spicer, mother of Chaplin's 16 year old bride, says negotiations between Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey are over and the pair will not use lawyers further. She notes Edwin McMurray paid a visit, but calls it personal and insignificant.
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Associated
Treas
Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Lita Grey
The
Los Angeles Times Today
Lilian Spicer
Hollywood
Chaplin
Edwin McMurray
San Francesco
Beverly Hille
Private Funeral for Thomas W Lawson Held in Boston
The Associated Press reports a private service for financier Thomas W Lawson in Boston on Tuesday afternoon. Burial follows at the nearby plot where Lawson is interred, linked to the estate restored after his fortune’s wreck.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
W. Lawann
Reypt
Arby
Lawson
West
Oklahoma Citizen Called in Grand Jury Probe of Sen Wheeler
A grand jury investigation in Washington resumes with Roy Lewis of Oklahoma called as a witness. Also present are Ek 8 Booth former solicitor of the inter-department and Fred Whiteside of Great Falls Montana. Whiteside testified about a oil land deal involving Gordon Campbell's Montana syndicate.
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Oklahoma
Sen
Wheeler
Associated
Washington
Senator Wheeler
Montana
Donovan
Roy Lewis
Booth
Inter-Department
Fred Whiteside
Great Falls
Mont
Senate
Whiteside
Gordon Campbell
Gas death claims mother and two children in sealed apartment
Mrs Frances Walker about 35, her daughter Mary 16, and son Lindsay 14 were found dead in a gas filled apartment in Washington. Windows and doors had been sealed with scraps of paper and rags. The tragedy was reported by Associated Press on February 9.
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Iity the
Associated Crees
Washington
Frances Walker
Mary
Lindsay
Walker
New York Transit Crashes Leave Dozens Hurt
A heavy fog in New York on February 9 snarled transit and left two men dead with more than 450 injured across subway elevated and surface lines. Widespread disruption hit Brooklyn and the Bronx as rear end collisions in rapid transit and surface cars caused injuries and traffic paralysis. A subway fire added to the chaos with a dozen people slightly hurt and four more injured in streetcar collisions.
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Pea
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Bronx
Brooklyn
Revyen
Orward
Corona District
Philadelphia
British Note on French Debt Welcomed in France
Paris reports a conciliatory British note on the French war debt, welcomed yet doubted by French commentators. The note proposes fixed annual payments independent of the Dawes plan and suggests Britain will use any surplus to ease allied burdens, sparking mixed reactions ahead of negotiations.
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France
Kingland
Preac
Paris
Germany
Great Britain
Ex Kaiser Excited Over Soviet Pact
The Daily Telegraph quotes visitors to Doorn Holland that the former German emperor is extraordinarily excited by the Japan Soviet Russia agreement. He predicts a world altering treaty and notes the repercussion on European relations and German thinking. He also condemns the rising prominence of the crown prince among nationalists and militarists. T. C. Davis visits Crawfordeville on business.
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Associated Press
London
The
Daily Telegraph
Doorn, Holland
Japan
Soviet
Russia
Europe
Germany
William
Hohenzwollern
Italian Ambassador Faces Society Crashers at Farewell Ball
Prince Gelasio Caetani, Italy's ambassador, hosted a masked farewell party with strict guest checks to prevent uninvited attendees. He protected guests with a list at the door and required ID, steering away influential crashers as Washington society watched. Caetani emphasized Fascist Italy’s reformist aims and pledged actions to align Italian and American interests.
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Ner Serviee
Washington, PD
Connolly
Gelasio Caetani
Woman to serve as probate judge in Madison County Ohio
Tina K Strayer wins a tight race in Madison County Ohio to become probate judge after her husband’s defeat. She pledges to appoint him chief deputy and overcomes gender bias and cross party opposition to secure a 500 vote plurality. She is mother of two high school students.
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Associated Press
London
Ohio
Ma” Ferguson
Tina K. Strayer
Madison County
Texas
Strayer
Budget report sent to the Iowa Assembly outlines costs
The complete report by budget director E. L. Kogue was delivered to the legislature. It estimates biennial expenditures at about 2.273 million for state departments with retirement of the soldiers bonus near 4 million. After non tax funds and credits are subtracted, the net state levy amounts to about 1.890 million.
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Associated Press
State House
Des Moines
E. L. Kogue
Prominent Knight of Pythias Succumbs in Boston Home
Brigadier General Lewis MacKengle head of the uniform rank Knights of Pythias in Massachusetts has died at his Boston home. He was senior brigadier general of the order in the country, serving 18 years in that rank, a record length. Born in St Stephen N B in 1855. Remember this poor merchandise can't be advertised successfully.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Lewis MacKengle
Knights of Pythias
Massachusetts
Order
St. Stephen N. B
1925 Forecast as Prosperous Year for U S
Phoenix breakfast speech by C W Barron, noted financial authority, claims 1925 will be the most prosperous year in U S history. He cites world changes including Russia’s shift toward stability and England’s labor party defeat creating a brighter outlook for commerce and finance.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
W. Barron
America
United States
Russia
England
Financial
Waterloo Bank Assets Taken by Three Nearby Banks
The Blackhawk National Bank, closed January, will have its assets taken over by Leavitt and Johnson First National and Commercial National in Waterloo. Depositors will be paid in full with cashier’s checks as they present them at the bank of their choice.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Blackhawk National Bank
Thiae City
Leavitt and Johnson
First National
Commercial National
Blackhawk
Webster County Farmers Fight Cattle Testing Suit Filed
Webster county farmers oppose bovine tuberculosis testing and sue in district court to test the state law. They seek injunctions to restrain county supervisors, county attorney, sheriff, treasurer, and state agricultural secretary from enforcing the testing until a final ruling. Webster County is among counties involved.
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Fort Dodge
Webster County
Surcharges upheld by Supreme Court on Pullman rail travel
The Associated Press reports that surcharges imposed on railroad passengers using Pullman facilities were upheld as justified by the Interstate Commerce Commission, allowing railroads to continue the practice.
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Supreme Court
The
Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Week Family Guests From Hadley Visit R S Cook Home
Mr. and Mrs. O D Week and daughter Drexel Kay are guests at the R S Cook home from Hadley Minnesota. Mrs Week will be remembered here as Miss Margaret Rowe. Mr Week is in charge of a Hadley bank.
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Mrs. O. D. Week
Drexel Kay
Hadley
Minnesota
R. S. Cook
Probe Rumor Of Collins Hoax Sparks Military Inquiry
Reports from Cave City state a narrow fissure near the Sand Cave entrance may serve as a back entrance to the chamber where Floyd Collins is trapped. Brigadier General Denhardt orders a military court to uncover facts and quell rumors of a staged rescue, with witnesses to be summoned.
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Prean
Cave City
Sand Cave
Floyd Collins
Funkhouser
Fields
Collins
Denhardt
Kentucky
Robert Borden
Louisville” Fire Department
Colling
Louisville
Robert A. Burdos
Burdog
Homer Collins
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Thomas W. Lawson
Arthur
Subeway
le Matin
Trilleh London
Reb
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OF Chie
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Crawfordeville
Harry J. Hunt
Caetanhi
Caeteni
Jules Jusserand
Prince Caetan
Don Gelasio
California
Caentan
Uncle Sam
Italy
State Department
Pythias
Waterloo Bank
Constance Ellen Blair
John T Agar
Packer
Constance
Court of Iutiliry
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