Rebels surrenders end Lisbon revolt as casualties mount
Lisbon reports place the death toll at unknown and hundreds wounded after the rebellion against the Carmona regime. Rebels in Lisbon surrendered unconditionally at eight last night and were arrested two hours later, ending the fighting with government troops resuming daily commerce.
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Lisbon
Gyorlo
Carmona
Oporto
S P
Revolutionary Executive Committee
Revels
Marine
Cooperative Fight Against Corn Borer in Iowa discussed
A sequence of six meetings led by farm bureau officials focused on the European corn borer and white grub. Prof F D Butcher from Ames Extension Service highlighted cooperative farming as essential, citing Ohio successes and Canadian damage where organization lags. The talks warned of higher production costs and urged prep with alfalfa and legumes while noting white grub threat to spring corn in the area.
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Farm Bureau
Y. mM
F. D. Butcher
Extension Service
Ames
Ohio
Canada
Iowa
Ormiston’s Wiff Charged With Desertion
OCR fragment reports Ormiston charged with desertion in Los Angeles dated February 10 with unspecified details. No further readable context available.
Comparative Travel Costs on Paved and Dirt Roads in Iowa
AMES Iowa February 10 Travel by automobile over Iowa roads costs the average motorist 12.6 cents per mile on dirt 11.0 cents on gravel and 10 cents on paving based on 500 miles per year per car. Glenn C Haynes secretary of the Iowa Good Roads association spoke to the Ames Kiwanis about road economics and paving as the most economical choice when engineers approve. He noted one fourth of the state has adopted primary road funding for hard surfacing and since 1919 funds have been allocated to counties on an area basis from the primary road fund gas tax and federal aid.
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Ames
Iowa
Glenn C. Haynes
Iowa Good Roads Association
Ames Kiwanis Club
Haynes
Association For Road Development
Town
Brighton Loses to YMCA Team in Fast Slow Basketball
The Washington YMCA outplayed Brighton Independents in a brisk clash on the YMCA court with periods of fast play and slow sequences. Close scoring and high effort kept a wary crowd engaged as both sides traded baskets and fouls, with Muscatine Y joining the action next.
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Washington Y. M. C. A
Brighton Independents
Orchestra of Young Washington Musicians at Fox Theater
Yesterday evening patrons at the Fox Theater enjoyed a performance by Abies Wicked Six a Washington group playing jazzy numbers with Owen Joilean Cloyce Garrett Kermit Payne Clifford Brady Le Roy Pratt Jaaret Corbin and Ralph Pratt involved in the improv. They return tonight with the usual motion picture program. Fox Theater organ was overhauled tuned by a factory expert and is now operating normally with biannual servicing.
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Ox Theater
Washington
Abie
Owen Joilean
Cloyce Garrett
Kermit Payne
Clifford Brady
le Roy Pratt
Jaaret Corbin
Ralph Pratt
The
Fox
Ormiston Divorce Case Cites Desertion Not Sensational
Kenneth G. Ormiston files divorce action describing desertion rather than sensational claims. The suit references his former role with Angelus Temple radio operations but does not name pastor Aimee Semple McPherson or the mysterious Miss X linked to the Carmel-by-the-Sea bungalow last summer amid kidnap allegations.
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Kenneth G. Ormiston
Angelus Temple
Ormiston
Aimee Semple McPherson
Miss X
Carmel-by-the-Sea
McPierson
Good roads debate shapes Iowa highway reforms in senate vote
Des Moines February 10 192? Good roads forces win 31 to 17 as Senate adopts substitute amendment by Senator Rigby Stanwood to equalize highway work across the state The House moves to sink the Lovrien plan and push a highway commission of eleven elected members amid looming deadlock and governor Hammill’s requests challenging timely confirmation of appointees
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Des Moines
Good Roads
Senate
Rigby
Stanwood
State Highway Commission
Roberts
Ayr
Shane
Wapello County
State Highway Department
Wilson
Iowa House of Representatives
F.C. Loevrien
Humbolt County
General Assembly
House
Highway Commission
Hammill
Requet
Investigators Probe Rock Island Wreck Near Walnut Iowa
Rock Island officials opened an inquiry into a wreck of their Rocky Mountain limited near Walnut Iowa shortly before nightfall. Ten passengers were hurt badly seven seriously, with four clinging to the ditch. Injured travelers were treated locally then sent to hospitals in Council Bluffs. Faulty equipment or a broken axle is suspected. The engine remained on the track. mail clerks and a marine guard were removed from a car with axes.
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Rock Island Railroad
Here
United Statey Marine Guard
Johnson County Accelerates Highway Paving Plan
Iowa City Feb 10 The Johnson County board speeds up the road program by inviting bids to pave the remaining 22 miles of primary No 32 and complete 42 miles of planned paving by next fall. Gravelling contracts for two other roads will be decided Feb 23 after objections are heard.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
County Board of Supervisors
Jesse Harvey Celebrates 17th Birthday in Old County Tradition
Jesse Harvey, a long time resident of the county who spent three years in the northern army during the Civil War, marked his 17th birthday yesterday. He was one of the first white children born in Washington county on a farm just south of town and is remembered for his role as an early local figure. Relatives joined in a dinner and gifts from friends, with thanks from the Women's Relief Corps and the Daughters of Veterans.
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Jesse KE. Harvey
Mr. Harvey
Washington County
Women’s Relief Corps
The
Daughters of Veterans Organization
Curtain Raiser Planned Before Muscatine Y Washington Game
Elwood Detrick of the Y M C A announces a curtain raiser tonight on the Y floor before the Muscatine Washington teams clash. A Sunday school boys game, ages 12 to 15, coached by H. M. Barnes and Jim Bambrick, starts at 7 44 with no price change.
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Elwood Detrick
Methodist Church
H. M. Barnes
Jim Bambrick
Joint conference to resolve bill disagreements
The substitute leads to a joint conference committee to iron out points of disagreement. If no acceptable agreement is reached for both houses, passage of the two bills could fail and no legislation may result.
Taxation of Soft Drinks Dominates SC Legislature Agenda
A looming issue for the South Carolina General Assembly ahead of the January session is the proposed tax on soft drinks. Lawmakers weigh economic impact, consumer cost, and revenue potential as they prepare committee studies and public hearings.
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South Carolina
President Pushes New Naval Arms Limitation Plan
President Coolidge asks Congress to seek a new disarmament conference and to include further naval arms limits in the Geneva talks. He sent memoranda to Britain France Italy and Japan urging expanded coverage beyond the Washington treaty with a flexible 5-5-3 ratio for noncovered vessels and full Geneva delegation powers.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Geneva
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
London
Paris
Rome
Tokio
United States
Missing youths from Wayland runaways reach Kansas City
Four Wayland youths who allegedly accompanied two Brighton girls on a Sunday run move to Kansas City. Christina Mineart and Donna Bevins are believed headed home to Brighton, while Paul McClintic Milo Miller Lloyd Garrad and Paul Ross may be in Kansas City. A Kansas City sighting near the Missouri border at Leon Iowa prompted hopes for quick return and further updates were expected.
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Brighton
Kansas City
Charles Detaon
Wayland
Christina Mineart
Donna Bevins
Paul McClintic
Milo Miller
Lloyd Garrad
Paul Ross
Leon
Missouri
Fairfield
Denison
President Coolidge Signs War on the Corn Borer Bill
President Coolidge signed a bill authorizing 14 million dollars for eradication of the European corn borer. The act provides federal aid to state efforts in a campaign against the pest threatening the corn belts of the Midwest.
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Coolidge
Washington, D. C
Middlewest
Birger Gang Leader Must Stand Trial
Mount Vernon Illinois February 1 192? Charlie Birger gang leader denied habeas corpus and stripped of his machine gun was turned over to Sheriff James Pritchard Franklin County and started for Benton to face murder charge in the death of May or Joe Adame of West City.
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Mount Vernon
Charlie Birger
Canester
James Pritchard
Franklin County
Benton
Joe Adame
West City
Firemen Visit Phone Office See Demonstration
About fifty Washington fire department members toured the local telephone office during a demonstration arranged by Chief Claude Reister and Fred Moore. Operators reported being swamped as calls poured in after an alarm, illustrating why service prioritizes firemen first and the public afterward.
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Washington Fire Department
Claude Reister
Fred Moore
Telephone Company
Bremen
Blakesley Tops Triangle Sales Contest Winners
The Triangle Auto Supply contest picks five top salesmen for a factory tour across Chicago and Akron. Winners are Harry Blakesley and Raymond Pickins from Washington and Fairfield, Paul Armstrong of Mt. Pleasant, Harry Selck of Sigourney, and Addison Hills of Columbus Junction, Iowa.
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Triangle Auto Supply Company
Chicago
Zenith Radio
Akron
Ohio
Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Harry Blakesley
Washington
Raymond Pickins
Fairfield
Paul Armstrong
Mt. Pleasant
Harry Selck
Sigourney
Addison Hills
Columbus Junction
Lowa
Unprecedented Northern Japan Snowfall Claims Up to 100 Lives
Reports from Tokyo indicate between seventy and one hundred people died as heavy snowfall hit northern Japan. Weather authorities warn conditions remain dangerous with ongoing rescue efforts underway.
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Tokio
Japan
Washington YMCA Volleyball Team Heads to Burlington Tourney
Washington YMCA volley team travels by car to Burlington for a southeastern Iowa tournament with Muscatine Davenport Keokuk and Washington entries. Play starts about four pm with six on court per match and substitutes available. Top two advance to Des Moines regional for a chance at the national tournament.
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Washington Y. M.C
Charles Clark
Jesse Miller
A. W. Clow
Charles W. Davis
Carl Jungbluth
Claude Tucker
Maynard Brown
J. A. McKinstry
Mileburn McKay
Des Moines
Legion Drum Corps Rehearsal At Leon Beatty Post Club
Enthusiastic Legioneaires rehearsed at Leon Beatty Post club rooms with Dr. T. J. Pease and Rodney Arnold as snare instructors and Tessa Radda with H. R. Lund guiding buglers. Eddie Squires, veteran Vin Rouge drummer, starred as the evening's performance, as Maynard Brown plans to prepare for the state convention in Des Moines this August.
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Legioneaires
Tig
Leon Beatty
T. J Pease
Jesse Radda
H. H. Lands Howard Miller
Walter Barnett
Walter Conner
George Rudiger
Rodney Arnold
Arnott Wyte
Will Cummins
Chas. Clark
Hierman Otto
Charles Kennedy
Vic Crone
Edward Squires
Dr. Pease
Tessa Radda
H. R. Lund
Eddie Squires
Vin Rouge
Star Pere
Maynard Brown
Des Moines
Rescue efforts expand to locate Eddie Cox body
Mason City Iowa February 16 more drags and boats used to find Eddie Cox who drowned in Limb Creek Sunday. Local authorities and volunteers spearhead the search as weather permits.
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Mason City
Eddie Cox
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