House Rejects Move on State Road Control Bill In Iowa
The Iowa House refused to set the state road control bill as a special order until the Senate decides on the Lovrien bill to elect eleven highway commissioners. A 50 to 55 vote blocked moving the measure to Monday, as lawmakers debated commission membership and authority over primary road construction. Representative Safe Hill opposed haste pending Senate action on the Lovrien proposal.
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HOUSE
Des Moines
Town House of Representatives
Senate
State Highway Commission
Nellie Cunningham Dies in Washington After Ireland Birth
Nellie Dwyer Cunningham widow of William Cunningham died at 1 30 this morning at 10 North Seventh Avenue after four months illness. Born Sept 16 1863 in County Tipperary Ireland she came to America in 1888 and lived in Lincoln Alabama then moved to Ainsworth and Washington. Survived by daughter Margaret of Washington Avon John died 1916 and four brothers and three sisters in Ireland and the U S. Funeral at St James Catholic Church Friday at nine with Elm Grove Cemetery burial.
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William Cunningham
Leslie Payne
North Seventh Avenue
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Elm Grove Cemetery
Nellie Dwyer
County Tipperary
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America
Lincoln
Ainsworth
Washington
Margaret
Avon
John
Patrick
James
Farmer City
Lir
Michael
Bridget
Mary Ryan
St. Louis
Johanna
Moline
Des Moines Men Held for Mail Theft and Check Forgery
George L. Gibson and George H. Brown were held to the grand jury under $16,000 bonds each after their arrest in Des Moines on charges of stealing letters from apartment and hotel mail boxes and forging signatures on checks found in the mail. The men, salesmen for a brush company, confessed to police. Brown previously played professional baseball at Waterloo and Des Moines.
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Des Moines
George L. Gibson
George H. Brown
Brush
Brown
Waterloo
Indiana boy leads in world horseshoe pitching race
Jimmy Hisk a 16 year old from Montpelier Indiana showed strong form in St Petersburg competition. He defeated seven seasoned players including current champion Frank Jackson and posted 241 ringers en route to the potential world title.
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Petersburg
Fla
Jimmy Hisk
Mont Pelier
Indiana
Frank Jackson
Hunger striker Turner Refuses Breakfast in Portland Jail
Benjamin H. Turner a Mystic Ta man on a 115 hour hunger strike at Cumberland County Jail in Portland Me again refused breakfast today saying he does not want anything to eat. Turner began his life sentence last Friday noon for the murder of James D Hallen of Falmouth.
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Benjamin H. Turner
Mystic
Cumberland County
Turner
James D. Hallen
Falmouth
Washington Defeats Brighton in Boys Game. Girls Fall Short
Washington high school basketball teams defeated Brighton with the boys winning 38 to 26 while the girls lost 21 to 16. Both games featured close moments and strong action amid a muddy trip to Brighton.
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Brighton
Washington
East Brighton
Girt
Wigton
Crighton
Bob Parcells
Padons College
Fairfield
Wth James
Donaldson
Ammer
Paul
Starr
Barden
M. Irwin
Jenkins
Waltman
Koerr
H. Trewin
Fields
France Rejects US Five Power Pact Proposal
Washington reports France rejects the American five power disarmament plan, shifting the focus to a three power treaty with Great Britain and Japan. Kellogg defends the plan against League of Nations objections and says the United States will press the League’s disarmament commission for progress.
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France
Great Britain
Japan
Kelloge
Kellogg
United States
League’s
League disarmament sub commission discusses war prevention plan
A League of Nations disarmament sub commission met at the Rits hotel in London to devise methods the league could use to prevent war. The three commissioners aim to craft a plan for the league council to use if armies again mobilize as in 1914.
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League of Nations
Rits Hotel
League For Prevention of
League Council
Heinz Film Event on Tomato Growing February 26
Heinz Company representatives from Muscatine plan an educational film show in Washington at City Hall at 2 PM on Saturday February 26. The film covers tomato growing and marketing as contracts with Washington county farmers for the coming season are arranged. Local dealer Brown promotes the event and invites farmers and the public to attend.
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LeRoy Daniel
M. F. Taylor
Heinz Company
Muscatiui
Washington
Washington County
Brown
Iowa Hires Frank Wickhorst as Line Coach
New line coach at the University of Iowa is Frank Wickhorst, All-American tackle from the Navy team. He will report to head coach Burton Ingversen at fall practice beginning September 15, with Meade remaining as Wickhorst’s assistant.
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Iowa City
Frank Wickhorst
Navy
University of Iowa
Paul E. Belting
Wickhorst
Burton Ingversen
Meade
Iowa
Study Plan to Form Commission to Boost Iowa Interests
Three members from the appropriations committee and three from the commerce and trade committee draft a bill to create a five member permanent board to promote Iowa commercial and agricultural development. The board would be funded at 25000 for advertising Iowa and implementing Governor Hammill's commission recommendations. Members would serve without pay but receive expenses.
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Hammill
Industrial and Agricultural Commission
Rural eighth grade exams set for Thursday and Friday
County superintendent Mrs Winnie Palmer announced that about 150 rural eighth grade pupils will take exams Thursday and Friday. Exams will be written at the Y M C A with some testing in nearby towns due to measles. Subjects include spelling arithmetic agriculture and geography physiology and music. A study center for rural teachers follows Saturday at the courthouse led by Prof F E Fuller and Miss Lou Shepard.
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Winnie Palmer
Washington
Wellman
Kalona
Brighton
Court House
F. E. Fuller
Lou Shepard
Iowa State Teachers College
Fuller
Miss Shepard
YMCA League Standings and Trans-Continental Races Summary
Standings list for YMCA leagues shows top teams and high point scorers across divisions. Trans-Continental Railway Mail Race junior division highlights C R L P with 1784 points and MocParlane as top scorer. Trans-Continental Auto Race preps division lists Chevrolet leading with 899 points and high scorer Gordon Wylie with 160 points.
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P. Ist
MocParlane
Milwaukee
Harold Kerr
Penna
Russell Haney
Rex Nelson
Great Northern
Pointe Finture
New York Central
Death of Mrs. George M. Smith Long Beach Ex-resident
Word has arrived of the death on February 14 of Mrs. George M. Smith of Long Beach California former resident of this community who moved away eighteen years ago. Mrs. George Johnson 4% Sister is about 5 years of age.
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George M. Smith
Long Beach
Calif
George Johnson
California Storm Toll Rises Across State With 24 Dead
California faced heavy wind rain and snow as storms swept the state. At least 24 people were confirmed dead with reports of a missing bus plunging through a southern bridge and numerous wrecks. Rescue efforts continued amid ongoing storms and widespread outages.
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San Francisco
California hit by wind rain and snow disasters
Severe storms pound California with high winds, rain and snow causing at least twenty fatalities and extensive damage. A deadly snowslide at Camp 7 near Big Creek in Fresno County buries ten, a rescue worker is killed in a second slide, and multiple traffic accidents add to the toll as the coast endures gale force winds and power and radio outages.
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Puente Creek
Union Pacific
Charles Ireland
Fresno
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Southern California Edison Co
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Former Senator Bowman to Speak in Washington
Waterton’s former Iowa state senator Bowman will address a Washington meeting on Friday afternoon February 26 at the M C A. As a former assembly leader for state bank guaranty law and road bond opposition, he has since given many farm and labor group lectures around the state.
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Bowman
Waterton
Iowa State Senate
Washington
Rare Lincoln Proclamation sample found in old store archive
B Hardin of Scott and Hard recovered a print of Lincoln’s Proclamation of Emancipation from 1865 in storage. Designed and written by William Pratt of Davenport the design centers on the Proclamation text with Spencerian scrollwork and shaded letters to emphasize Lincoln’s likeness, a striking and historically significant piece.
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B. Hardin
Scott & Hardin
Lincoln
William Pratt
Davenport
Gets the Right Way Dawns on Berg Fool Dodging the Approach
A colorful Boston ragster notes a man who mocks his own blunder, causing everyone to dodge as he nears. The piece mirrors urban satire and streetwise humor of the era.
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Ragseripe
Large Washington hearing to discuss community issues
A large hearing in Washington will cover topics of interest to the people of the community and the county. Supporters and critics alike will engage as the speaker discusses his views and their implications for all residents.
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Washington
San Diego Isolated as Storm Paralyses Roads and Rail
San Diego stayed cut off from the north as slides and washouts closed highways and all rail travel halted. The Southern Pacific track near Delmar was underwater and National City dikes failed, washing out the Tia Juana highway. Road routes to National City were rerouted amid ongoing heavy rain.
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San Diego
Cal
Southern Pacific
Delmar
Nat'oneal City
Tia Juana Highway
National City
Pepper-McPadden Banking Bill Passes Senate to President
The Pepper McPadden bill to consolidate federal banking laws clears the Senate under the eloture rule and goes to the president for signature. It enables national banks to establish branches in states permitting branch banking while not altering limits in states without it.
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Warbhington
Senate
Miss Vivian Caldwell Heads to West Chester on Business
Miss Vivian Caldwell travels to West Chester this morning for professional business.
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Vivian Caldwell
West Chester
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