Iowa Senators Commended by Farmers and Labor Groups
A telegram signed by nineteen Iowa farm and labor organizations praises Senator Smith W. Brookhart for opposing the ship subsidy bill in Congress. The message states that over a quarter of a million Iowa voters back his stance and that all of Iowa is against ship subsidy. Signatories include the Cooperative Council Farmers Union Iowa State Organization of Labor American Society of Equity United Mine Workers of America District 13 and multiple trade and professional groups.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Smith W. Brookhart
Congress
United States Senate
Co-operative Council
Farmers Union
Iowa State Organization of Labor
American Society of Equity
United Mine Workers of America
District 13
Tax Payers League
Order of American Railway Conductors
Senate Legislative Council
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Ida County Farmers Association
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Iowa State Association of Plumbers
State Association of Barbers
Des Moines Women's Bureau
State Association of Brick Layers and Plasterers
State Association of Painters and Decorators
Robbers Terrorize Small Illinois Town
A gang entered the Farrer State bank in Easton, between Mason City and Havana, Illinois, last night and robbed it of a sizeable sum. Telegraph and telephone wires were cut as locals sought help, and several shots were fired during the escape.
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Springfield
Easton
Mason City
Havanna
Farrer State Bank
Girls Burned to Death in Atlanta Fire
The charred bodies of Mary seventeen and Willmateen fifteen, daughters of Mrs John Mc Dowell of Decatur suburb, were found this morning after a fire gutted their home. The blaze began in the room where the girls slept.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia
Mary
Willmateen
John McDowell
Decater
Woman kills son and herself in Wisconsin tragedy
In Milwaucker Wisconsin on February 30 Mrs Arthur Wolf shot and killed her twelve year old son then killed herself with a gun her husband carried. The motive remains unknown.
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Associated Press
Milwacker
Bank Messenger Robbed of Ten Thousand Dollars
Cincinnati dispatch reports William Oberjohn messenger for the Pearl Market bank was held up by three bandits. A satchel carrying $10,000 was taken from him in the daytime robbery.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
William Oberjohn
Pearl Market Bank
Education alternative proposed for World War veterans memorial
James T. Van Rensselaer proposes an education plan as a national memorial to World War II veterans. He suggests the federal government co-fund self-governing universities under an Oxford Cambridge model to educate all ex service members over two generations, with states denominations and groups matching funds. The National Memorial University Association seeks to fund these universities and extend scholarships to veterans’ children.
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Associated Preea
Glendale
Cal
James T. van Rensselaer
Peter C. Harris
National Memorial University Association
van Rensselaer
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Mindente
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Memorial Association
The
Association
District of Columbia
Congress
Harry Thaw Granted Ten Day Release From Hospital
Harry K. Thaw the man who killed Stanford White, an inmate at the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, was granted ten days of freedom to visit his mother in Pittsburgh. He will leave the hospital under guard.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Penn
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Pennsylvania Hospital For
Pittsburgh
Thaw
Six Die In Lehigh Valley Train Wreck
Six persons are killed in a Lehigh Valley railroad wreck ten miles south of Lehighton Pennsylvania near Elmira New York as reported by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Elmira
New York
Lehowanda
Pennsylvania
Slain Man’s Body Identified Near Geneva
The body of a man found in a snow bank five miles from Geneva, with severed hands and a burned face, was identified as Samuel Hawkins of Chicago. Identification was made at the Geneva morgue by three visitors, including Hawkins’ former roommate, who offered no clear motive.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Geneva
Samuel Hawkins
Hawkins
Debate over county engineers bill stirs Iowa Senate
In Des Moines on February 20 the Iowa Senate clashed over a Brookhart bill to let county boards hire engineers and pay them above local salaries. Stoddard defended the highway commission amid questions of constitutionality as the measure passed a close party line vote 192 to 28, while the House debated a parallel Bremer plan.
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Associated
Jesides Moines
Iowa
Lawsiest
Senate
Brookhart
Washington
State Highway Commission
Brockhart
Stoddard
Woodbury
Highway Commission
Commission Enties
House
Bremer
Greek King George I faces republican fears in Athens as monarchy sustains
The Athens report notes George I’s popularity and cautious stance, with observers arguing Greeks prefer a constitutional monarchy. Elizabeth impresses with dignity, and the couple is urged to stay aloof from politics to maintain stability. A tale recalls King Alexander’s wit about royal decrees and a navy admiral visit.
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Associated Press
Athens
George
Greece
Elizabeth
Creece
George I
Alexander
Aander
Heavy fire destroys four buildings in Hancock Michigan
Fire destroyed four business structures in Hancock Michigan causing about fifty thousand dollars in damage. Three fire departments fought the blaze for several hours as stores and offices were destroyed.
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Itty
Associated Press
Hancock, Mich
Funeral for Rev J J Fitzpatrick Draws Iowa Clergy
Catholic priests from across Iowa and neighboring states gathered in Mason City to participate in the funeral service for Reverend J J Fitzpatrick who ended his life with a self inflicted gunshot last Friday night.
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Associated Press
Mason City
Iowa
J. J. Fitzpatrick
Rock Island Train Derails in Des Moines
A Chicago Rock Island and Pacific passenger train from Minneapolis to Kansas City derailed in Des Moines this morning. The dining car cook was cut by flying glass but no passengers were injured.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Shark Fins Used in Gelatin Production
The fins of the shark are used in making gelatin.
Infant mortality decline noted at Iowa health conference
Dr Florence Johnston of the University of Iowa says Iowa is favorable for birth and lowers infant mortality through proper mother care instruction. Dr Rodney Fagan urges county based local health units to spread child hygiene guidance to farm homes, citing a decade of improved infant death rates from 1916 to 1920.
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Florence Johnston
University of Iowa
Johnston
Iowa
Towa
Atete
Rodney Fagan
State Board of Health
Boa Constrictors Become Women’s Fashion Pets in London
A London naturalist reports a growing trend of Boa constrictors as fashionable pets for women. Snakes captured along the Amazon are sold in London, with various Brazilian boa constrictor varieties becoming popular among pet owners.
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The
Associated Press
London
Amazon
Delay Inquest In Clarinda For Shenandoah Woman
Plans for a coroner's inquest into the death of Miss Katherine Lucaskayne of Shenandoah were delayed awaiting word from Fremont county coroner. Charles McMahon, detained in the county jail, was with Miss Lucaskayne at the time of death.
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Associated Press
Clarinda
Katherine Lucaskayne
Shenandoah
Fremont Couny
Charles McMahon
Iss Lucaskavne
Berth
Wisconsin Assembly votes to abolish state National Guard
The Wisconsin Assembly passed the Pelkowski bill calling for the abolition of the state national guard. The measure was reported from Madison on February 20 by The Associated Press.
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Associats4
Madison, Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
German Officials Visit Occupied Territory Amid Railway Strikes
London reports German cabinet members including the interior and transport ministers visited the occupied territory in violation of orders. About one thousand railway workers in Düsseldorf reportedly asked to return to work, while seven hundred sought overtime or other conditions as French occupation authorities curb dissent.
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Peelvowayau
London
Kuher
Herr Seve
Grosper
Disseldorf
Dusseldore
Germany
University Cast to Present New Play Bath Road at Iowa
The University of Iowa will stage The Bath Road by Frances Neilson on April 19 with university students in the cast. The production, directed by Edward Mabie, will premiere as part of the Drama League of America convention in Iowa City April 18–21. Neilson, English-born playwright and director, has worked with Frohman and Royal Opera in London and is editor of The Freeman.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Frances Neilson
Strong
Iowa
University Dramatic Stud
Ing
D League of America
Uni
Bath Road
N Son
Edward Mabie
University
Department of Speech
Western Union Distributes Income to Employees and Rent
The Associated Press reports Western Union Telegraph Co distributed its 1922 earnings totaling 1 775 000 to thirty five thousand employees. Each received a flat payment of 17 50 dollars with rent represented in the earnings. The distribution reflects company profit sharing and employee compensation.
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Associated Preas
New York
Western Union Telegraph Co
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B. F. Kneeskern
Castalia
Irene
Charles van Broeklin
J. Campbell
H. Kelley
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Rock Island
Sam Hill
Henry
Ifm
Mark
Wisconsin
Auer
Ing Territory
Thousand Railway
Dusseldorf
Western Union
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