Bodies feared buried as snow slide toll mounts
In Bingham Utah a search of Sapgvich debris by over 100 workers under Frank Wardlaw aims to recover the 36 confirmed dead from yesterday's snow slide. About forty are missing and twelve survivors remain hospitalized as crews dig step by step toward rock bottom awaiting spring melt to confirm totals. An unidentified body was recovered today.
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Bingham
Utah
Frank A. Wardlaw
Utah-Delaware Mining Co
Warlaw
Midwest Farmers Hear Delegations On Relief March 1
The House Agriculture Committee set March 1 for hearings with delegations from mid west states seeking farm relief legislation. A Des Moines relief conference committee will present proposals including a federal farm board and tariff extension to farm products. The Dickinson bill underpins the session, endorsed in principle by the Des Moines gathering.
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Associated Press
Washington
BD. C
House Agriculture Committee
Mid-West
Des Moines
Hammill
Iowa
Federal Farm Board
Midwest
Deputy Collector Dates Set For 1926 Filing Period
Deputy Collectors under the Davenport Division will assist taxpayers in filing returns next month at Dewitt Bellevue Maquoketa Clinton West Liberty Wapello Wellman Washington Muscatine and other locations. Forms 1040-A may be used at 11 1 2 percent, with exemptions 1500 single 3500 married and earned income credit per the 1924 Act. If 1040s are filed now the return will be accepted and adjusted later.
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Davenport
Dewitt
Bellevue
Maquoketa
Clinton
Inc
West Liberty
Wapello
Wellman
Washington
Muscatine
Treasury Department
When Radio Comes Into the House Conversation Flies
A brief Indianapolis News item notes how the entry of radio into homes changes daily life by shifting family attention away from conversations. The article highlights the cultural impact and growing popularity of radio as a home entertainment medium.
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Indianapolis
Banquet of Rainbow Division Veterans March 5 at Des Moines
Des Moines Rainbow Division Veterans plan a March 5 banquet at Hotel Savory to mark the first attack on the 168th Infantry by German troops and its repulse. General Tinley, former 168th Infantry commander, will deliver the main address. Reservations advised by March 3 to Gerald Bedwell at the County Clerk's office Des Moines Iowa.
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Des Moines
Rainbow Division
168Th Infantry
Tinley
Gerald Bedwell
Iowa
Resumption of Mining in Anthracite Field
The anthracite region resumed mining today as thousands returned to work after a five month strike. Operators and miners signed a five year peace pact and expect maximum output by month end as 125 producing companies share limited output for fuel shortages. In Wilkes-Barre a separate reopening saw 500 workers at Pennsylvania Coal Company No 4 shaft strike shortly after operations restarted.
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Associated Press
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Pittston
Brookhart Seeks Quick Action in Steck Brookhart Contest
Senator Brookhart sent a letter to Senator Ernst urging an early full committee meeting and prompt action on the Steck Brookhart contest. Ernst said he would convene a meeting before week’s end, with subcommittee likely to turn the case over to the full panel.
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Washington
Brookhart
Ernst
Privileges and Elections Committee
Steck- Brookhart
Corn Sugar Bill Seen Passing House This Week
Washington dispatch reports Representative Cole has assurances the corn sugar bill with Iowa corn grower interests will be taken up by the house interstate commerce committee. Despite beet and cane sugar opposition the measure is expected to pass.
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Des Moines
Washington Dispatch
Tribune News
Cole
Iowa
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Police hunt woman driver in fatality of 3 year old
Sioux City police seek the woman who drove an automobile that struck and fatally injured 3 year old Joseph Wheelock on Wednesday evening. Investigators describe the vehicle and driver as the search broadens as they seek witnesses and the suspect.
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Sioux City, In
Joseph Wheelock
American Polar Flight Aims to Beat Bolsheviks
Lieutenant Leigh Wade plans a summer polar flight to press claims and sight unknown northern lands. The expedition, backed by Yale Harvard Princeton and Penn alumni, will depart Seattle in June with Lieutenant H H Ogden as Wade's assistant after resigning from the army air service.
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Vighe
New York
Leigh Wade
American Universities Expedition
Alaska
Hemishere
Wrangell Island
Kamchatka Peninsula
Siberia
Russia
United States
Wade
Point Barrow
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
University of Pennsylvania
Seattle
H. H. Ogden
Wadels
Army Air Service
Blizzard Sweeps Southwest Causing Heavy Snowfall
A blizzard hit the southwest, bringing sharp temperature drops and heavy snow. Kansas and surrounding regions report eight foot drifts in railroad areas, with the Union Pacific liner delayed five to six hours as the storm expands into northern Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle. In Iowa, winter returns with wet snow and colder conditions, three inches in Des Moines and more across southern areas.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Mercury
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Union Pacific
Pacific Coast Limited
Kansas-Colorado
Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Keokuk Seeks Vote On New City Government Form
Proponents of a plan to hold a special election to decide changing Keokuk’s city government form lost a writ of mandamus in district court. They will appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court after Judge Rankin ruled the city clerk had no jurisdiction to issue the writ before an April term. Backers expect higher court refusals in Fort Madison and seek mandamus against Judge Rankin.
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Associated Press
Keokuk
Supreme Court
John M. Bartkin
Superior Court
District Court
Fort Madison
Iown Supreme Court
Rankin
Swiss hit on Russian question shocks Geneva talks
Geneva reports say the Swiss government would view any transfer of disarmament talks outside Switzerland as a direct affront if Soviet Russia continues to refuse to send delegates. In Berne the cabinet’s stance was backed amid harsh debate. A conservative deputy condemned excuses for the assassination of a Soviet envoy unless Russia apologizes for the Swiss legation incident and the chancellor’s murder.
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Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Switzerland
Russia
League
Berne
M. Vailotin
Vorovaky
Christ
Judas Iscariot
Workman Rumors Target Ames Coach Position
Rumors swirl that Expeet Workman will leave Simpson College to become the new head football coach at Ames Iowa State College, despite denials from Ames officials and Noel Workman. Reports also place George Hauser as Colgate's incoming line coach, while Hoge Workman may successor at Simpson.
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Workman
Des Moines
Ames
Iowa State College Athletic Councill
Sam S. Willaman
Noel Workman
Simpson College
George Hauser
Colgate University
The
Register
Hoge Workman
Redlands College
Moorish City hosts national horseshoe title tie
In St Petersburg Florida on February 18 Orren Mossman 1% Eldora Ja Frank Johnson 60 Keller ton Ja are tied for first in the final round of the National Horseshoe Tournament. The playoff to break the tie was scheduled for today.
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St, Petersburg
Morida
Orren Mossman
Eldora
Frank Johnson
Kellerton
California Shaken by Mild Quake Across Coast
Several California towns report a brief 5 second quake at about 10:18 to 10:19 AM. Santa Barbara Santa Monica Ventura and Los Angeles felt the tremor with no reported damage and only minor alarm. Affected areas included Carpinteria and surrounding counties with no wall damage from prior quakes.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Carpinteria
Ventura
Santa Monica
Southern Pacific Railroad
Omaha Doctor Shot Dead in Manic Sniper Terror
Police said the Omaha physician Dr. A R Searles was found shot to death in his downtown office, last night, with a head wound. The maniac sniper terror has wounded and alarmed the city as more shootings were reported in the neighborhood.
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Treas
Omaha
Neb
A. R. Searles
Searles
Wm. McDevitt
Nebraska Star Snow Covers State After Promised Spring
OMAWA Nebraska February 18 Slightly moderating weather but continued snowfall across parts of Nebraska following a deep white mantle from last night The snow averaged three to five inches No major traffic delays were reported yet air mail service was disrupted with west bound mail held in Chicago or sent west by train for later pickup by plane
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Associated Presse
Omawa
Neb
Nebraska
Chigago
Ducks Seen Flying North on Mississippi Near Fort Madison
Thousands of wild ducks head north on the Mississippi near Fort Madison Iowa after breakup of river ice. Ducks are protected by game laws during this season of the year.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Canada
Mississippi River
Hampton Advocate Seantlebury as South Carolina Coach Candidate
May hire Seantlebury of Hampton for head football coach at the University of South Carolina. No final decision made as of February 18.
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Iowa City
Wilbur EF. Scantlebury
Hampton
Iowa
University of South Carolina
Henry Ford Buys Village Smithy of Longfellow Poem
Bridge Massachusetts February eighteenth Henry Ford buys the famous village smithy linked to Longfellow. He plans to move the 1787 Taft shop near Wayside Inn to Sudbury in sections and add to his collection of New England buildings.
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Henry Ford
Longfellow
Bridge
Mass
Detroit
Taft
Chestnut Hill
Wayside Inn
Sudbury
W. W. Taylor
Mr. Ford
Louis Abee
Japhet Taft
Caleb Taft
Mr. Taft
Henry W. Lonefellow
President Coolidge Welcomes Bed Rest For Cold
President Coolidge was confined to bed with a heavy cold in Washington. White House officials said there is no alarm and no relapse expected. Secretary Sanders noted he would remain in bed to control the illness while canceling all engagements for the day. Major General James F. Coupal, his physician, is in attendance as the president receives occasional medical care.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
White House
Sanders
Mrs. Coolidge
Davis
War Department
James F. Coupal
Iowa Anti-Saloon League attacks wet propaganda
In a February statement from Des Moines the Iowa Anti Saloon League accuses remote groups of peddling wet propaganda disguised as church appeals to modify the Volstead act. Superintendent Towa McNaught says over 75 percent of eastern wet propaganda is fabrication and urges public support and firm enforcement of the liquor law.
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Des Moines
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
Ss. P. McNaneht
League
Towa
Americans accused of expulsion from Mexico in House debate
Representative Boylan of New York charged that American Protestant missionaries and Catholic priests faced expulsion from Mexico because they are Americans. He urged early consideration of a resolution asking the State Department to provide information to relieve the expulsions.
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Washington
Mexico
House of Representatives
Boylan
New York
State Department
Brigham Young Fame Shifts From Wives List to Town Legend
Chicago News notes Brigham Young’s notoriety shifts from his many wives to the claim he held them all at once, reflecting a sensational portrayal of the Mormon leader.
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Brigham Young
Chicago News
Senate probes Aluminum case amid DOJ findings
The Senate launches a push for an inquiry into whether the Aluminum Company of America violated 1912 court decrees amid a DOJ conclusion that contempt proceedings against the firm cannot be sustained. Senator Walsh presses for investigation while Senator Cummins voices constitutional concerns and opposition.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Aluminum Company of America
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice
Mellon
Walsh
Montana
Justice Department
Wallington
D. C
Cummins
Judiciary Committee
Department
Commission
Warsaw police arrest man for killing 53 people
A Warsaw dispatch reports the arrest of a killer known as bluebeard Rutshuec, charged with murdering 53 victims including women and children and a priest named Majewski. He allegedly confessed luring victims into the woods for the killings.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Rutschuec
Majewski
Rutsehue
Love and Capital Know No National Boundary Lines
The Washington Post quips that love and capital cross borders without heed, suggesting transnational ties in affection and commerce despite geopolitical walls.
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Washington Post
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