Talks of Arms Meet Revived in London
Informal discussions of a new arms conference to be called by President Coolidge were announced in London. U S officials indicated no definite results yet and no exchange of portals. Washington is seeking to extend the naval treaty to limit auxiliary craft. conversations include Paris Tokio and other capitals. Kellogg reportedly to pursue the question with Coolidge on his March 4 arrival.
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Associated Press
Walington
Coolidge
London
State Department
Washington
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Paris
Tokio
Kellogg
Cable
Committee of House Fails to Frame Gasoline Tax Bill
Des Moines Feb 1 The House tax committee failed to reach agreement on the gasoline tax distribution and adjourned at midnight, delaying action for a week or ten days. Some members favor a three cent tax but doubt passage. a new committee may be needed after recess. Two bills were also passed authorizing city councils to manage community centers and recreation grounds or appoint a board, and legalizing a city ordinance at Primnghar.
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State House
Des Moines
Blake
House
Senate
Edson
Hammill
Representative Forsling
Woodbury County
Primnghar
Radio to Broadcast Other World Voices
London spiritualists say wireless may carry spirit voices. Louise Owen reports messages from the late Lord Northcliffe urging women to organize against war. Hannen Swaffer recalls talks with Northcliffe and quotes him on Bolshevism.
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London
London Spiritualist Alliance, Limited
Lord Northcliffe
Edward Marshall Hall
K. C
Misa Louise Owen
Miss Owen
Lord Northclife
A. Conan Doyle
G Vale Owen
Dormer
Owen
Melaage
Hannen Swaffer
Epiritualista
Lord Northclifle
Swaffer
Bankers Purchase Morris Holdings in Armour & Company
Chicago February report states bankers planning to buy Morris family stock in Armour and Company as part of a 8 million dollar reorganization. The move follows Morris holdings receiving about 425 thousand shares of class A stock two years earlier and options on class A and class B shares. Armour expected to net Mr Armour around 22 million from stock liquidation while preserving a fortune estimated between 15 and 20 million.
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Chicago
J. Orden Armour
Armour and Company
Morris
Morris Find Company
Armour
Wanking Group
Maeda
Soldier of World War I Kills Parents Then Himself in Cresco
Cresco Iowa reports ex service man Will Dunn age 40 killed his father Mero and mother Mrs W Dunn at their home at 10 o clock and then took his own life He wrote letters to the coroner and undertaker and explained the deed as relief from their suffering He was a graduate of West Point.
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Prenay
Weat Point
Northcliffe quoted on war stance and social reform
The article recounts remarks by Mr Swaffer about Northcliffe and his views on war, socialism, and equality. It notes accusations of dampening League of Nations efforts and a past misstep regarding Lloyd George. An Earl Maig letter expresses sorrow at missing a meeting and support for Northcliffe’s posthumous influence. Another gathering on Northcliffe is planned.
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Northcliffe
Lloyd George
Swaffer
Earl Maig
Alliance
Lord Northelitfe
Lord Northclsffe
Advertisements Highlight Today’s Interesting Items
Read through today’s ads to spot notable listings and offers. Items range across goods services and promotions, with local businesses showcasing specials and new arrivals.
Hauden Bil Bill Favored By House Agriculture Committee
The House Agriculture Committee favorably reported the Haugen bill to establish a federal cooperative marketing board. It approves a five member board with ex officio secretary of agriculture, seeks a special rule for Friday action, and includes a $500,000 appropriation for setup. The Capper bill awaits Senate committee action.
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House
Haucen Bi
al Sesion
Haugen
Senator Brookhart Proposes Mortgage Tax Elimination Bill
State House reports Senator Brookhart of Washington county has drafted a bill to cut six mills from property tax levies in proportion to mortgage amounts. The proposal targets double taxation from regular levy and mortgage tax, contrasting with last winter’s defeated Shinn bill which exempted real estate up to mortgage value.
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Associated Press
State House
Dew Moines
Brookhart
Wishington County
Large Nursery and Printing Plant Burned at Osage
Fire destroyed the Gardner Nursery and its large printing plant at Osage Ta on Feb today causing an estimated loss around 75000. About one third of 3 000 000 bulbs from Holland were in the stock and two large presses were lost including the region’s largest color press. The blaze was likely from defective wiring. business was being conducted in a garage at the time.
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Vrenay Osage, Ta
Gardner Nursery
Holland
President Burton of Michigan Dead
Morlen Leroy Burton, president of the University of Michigan, died after a long illness. He had recovered enough to attend the June commencement and spent the summer resting, including a trip to Cleveland. Marion T. Parsons was married in Brooklyn, Iowa, on August 28, 1874.
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de Morlen
Leroy Burton
Uiversity of
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Burton
Cleveland
Calvin Coplidge
Marion Tasparson
Brooklyn
Mason City Triumphs Over Charles City with 22 to 5 Score
Mason City High School routed Charles City 22 to 5 on Charles City floor. Charles City failed to score a single field goal all game as Mason City dominated from tipoff through final buzzer.
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Prepoy
Mason City
Charles City
Germany offers half-price credits to spur shipbuilding
Hamburg dispatch reports the German government will provide credits equal to 50 percent of shipyard contracts to aid builders and owners facing cash shortages. The measure aims to stabilize payment to workers and keep construction moving amid capital scarcity.
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Hamburg
All But 10 Percent of Congressmen Are Connected With Some Church
A 1930s Washington report shows 90 percent of 682 Congress members list church affiliation. Methodists lead with about 27 senators and 90 representatives, Episcopalians second, Presbyterians third in House. Utah supplies all three Latter Day Saints in Congress. 18 creeds represented. 35 House and 10 Senate members unaffiliated.
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Senate
Board of Temperance, Prohibition
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Jupiters
Utah
Brigham Young
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Smoot and King
Don B. Colton
Capper
Kansas
Laurence H. Watres
Pennyslvania
Farm Colonization Scheme in California Near Rocks
California's Delhi colony has left farmers disheartened after three years of effort. Iowa settlers Charle Stoop and Peterson describe high land costs, debts, and failed improvements as a legislative committee tours the abandoned farms seeking remedy.
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Rocks
Iowa
Associated Press
Delae
Calif
Delhi
Klnood Mead
United States
Costa
Charle Stoop
Delhi Colony
Carle
Senate passes bootlegger jail term bill in Iowa
The Iowa Senate approved a strict bootlegger penalty bill by a 46 to 0 vote. Introduced by Senator Romkey, the measure requires mandatory imprisonment and fines for bootleggers, aiming to curb repeat offenses despite concerns it may curb liquor enforcement support.
Sand Cave closes on Collins body in Kentucky shaft
In Cave City Kentucky land cave where Floyd Collins lay buried underwent further collapse as mud and rock fell into the shaft. The coroner's inquest ruled death by exposure from accidental entrapment. The site, known as Sand Cave, was examined amid ongoing efforts to recover the body.
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Collins
Land Cave
Floyd Collings
Beng
Legislator Proposes County Officials Four Year Terms
Des Moines, Feb. 18. A bill to extend terms for county auditors, treasurers, clerks, sheriffs, recorders and coroners to four years was advanced in the State House by Representative Harrison of Clarke County. County attorneys would keep two year terms. The measure would take effect with the 1926 election to improve efficiency by longer familiarization with duties. A separate proposal would raise prison official salaries by 25 dollars monthly, covering the assistant deputy warden, clerk, prison physician and store keeper.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Harrison
Clarke County
Kennedy
Lee County
Sussex leads England in ratio of women to men
London report notes Sussex County has 1274 women per 1000 men, the highest in England. The gap is 108 above the national average and about 188 higher than in 1913 before wartime shifts in personnel and labor.
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London
England
Sussex
Explosion at Campbell Baking Company injures worker
Des Moines reports an explosion at the Campbell Baking Company plant endangering scores today. Randall Mullenix, 18, who operates gas ovens, shut gas flow before the blast. He was hospitalized and is expected to recover as windows and a door were torn from their fittings.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Campbell Baking Company
Randall ©. Mullenix
Young Woman Hurt Trying to Board a Train
Beatrice Snyder twenty five from Selma Alabama is hospitalized in Clinton with a crushed left leg after attempting to board a moving Northwest freight train near Lowden Iowa. Dewey Bailey also from Selma accompanied her as they headed to Manila to visit her mother. The leg injury may require amputation.
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Lowden
Beatrice Snyder
Selma
Ala
Clinton
Miss Snyder
Dewey Bailey
Manillala
Clinton Hostal
Windsor Bank Note Paper Mill Founders
A paper mill in Windsor England long connected with bank note production dates back to 1724. It was established by a French Huguenot and has been operated by a family line in the industry since that era.
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Windsor
England
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