Nicaragua Proposes Alliance Treaty With United States
Washington reports detail the Diaz government’s treaty of alliance proposal. Nicaragua would guarantee a stable government to protect life and liberty, while the U.S. would secure a Nicaraguan canal and naval base under Bryan Chamorro terms and may intervene to enforce guarantees. Britain dislikes the move and some see links to Anglo American talks.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Diaz
United States
Great Britain
State Department
Britain
Bowman touts roads and banks in Iowa talk
Former State Senator M. L. Bowman of Waterloo told the local Farmers Union in Washington that Iowa should build good roads without a $160 million bond issue. He noted 104,500 miles of roads and argued 2,500 to 3,500 miles could be graveled or paved without bonds and interest and paid in three years. He urged a law guaranteeing bank deposits and planned a Muscatine radio broadcast that evening.
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Iowa
M. L. Bowman
Waterloo
Washington
Farmers Union Organization
Town Good Roads Association
Commercial Club
State Highway Commission
Bowman
Muscatine
Washington team starts for county meets in tough trek
The Washington high school basketball squad launched a long day toward Wellman for the county tournament amid travel difficulties. With limited funding and no full team available, Coach J A McKinstry drove seven players in two Ford cars while others followed by train, aiming to face Kalona at 2 30 this afternoon.
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Washington
Wellman
Kalona
Rock Island
Weaver
Fisher
Bales
Tucker
Bain
Baker
Crone
Fairfield
Guy Carlton
Benson
Lytle
Ainsworth
Fither Washington
Crawfordsville
Brighton
West Chester
President Coolidge Signs Branch Banking Bill
President Coolidge today signed the Pepper McPadden branch banking bill allowing national banks to open branches in states authorizing branch banking. The measure aligns federal banking operations with state law on branching.
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Washington
Coolidge
Grain Shippers End Plans to Fight With Railroads on Rates
More than fifty prominent grain shippers completed plans for a lengthy fight with railroads over grain rates. Hearings will occur before the Interstate Commerce Commission over three months with initial sessions in Kansas City and Fort Worth, Texas, then Dallas and Wichita. Shippers argue current rates steer grain flows and limit growers markets while millers side with carriers. Omaha representatives will join the shippers committee for what may be a landmark rate contest in twenty years.
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Kansas City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fort Worth
Texas
Dallas
Tex
Wichita
Kan
Omaha
Neb
Shippers Committee
Cotton men back Coolidge veto on farm relief bill
Atlanta cotton leaders including Robert Maddux say the McNary Haugen proposal was economically unsound and would not help the cotton industry. They view the veto as prudent and believe it helps steer toward a more practical relief measure for farmers.
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Atlanta
Coolidge
Robert Maddux
The
Bankers Association
Diplomatic Warning Over Shanghai Neutrality Amid Sino War
In Peking and Shanghai reports, American Minister MacMurray joins the Chinese diplomatic corps in warning generals to respect the Shanghai international settlement. The notice follows tensions as Hankow strikes disrupt ports and Cantonese forces push toward Shanghai.
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Washington
MacMurray
Peking Diplomatic Corps
Shanghai International Settlement
State Department
Shanghai
Sung Kiang
Iowa City student dives into river to start spring season
Raymond Hohner a University of Iowa sophomore took a dare from fraternity brothers and leapt from a bridge into the Iowa River. He resurfaced unharmed, despite the icy water, as the campus notes the kickoff to the spring swimming season.
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Iowa City
Raymond Hohner
University of Iowa
Iowa River
Flower
Iowa Legislature Delays Major Bills Till After Recess
Des Moines moves to suspend action on corn borer control, convict labor contracting, income tax and bank legislation until after the spring recess. Senate to read Nebraska guaranty report. highway control bill and five member commission action set for March reconvening.
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Des Moines
Iowa General Assembly
Senate
Nebraska
The
Highway Commission
Washington declaimers win county and district hopes
Washington high school declaimers sweep the county contest led by Lawrence McKune in oratory and Jeannette Karel in humorous. Washington advances Catherine Jane Hull to represent in the district dramatic division. West Chester and Ainsworth also placed, with judges rotating due to entrants.
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Washington High School
West Chester
Ainsworth
Wyman
Washingington
Lawrence McKune
Jeannette Karel
Washington
Catherine Jane Hull
Beth Ralston
Ruth Lindenmeyer
West Chester Wa
Walter Graves
Hazel Walters
Martha Sands
Geneva Fletcher
Alice Wolfe
Ivolan Meisser
Gettysboro
J'Mason
Laddie
Whitaker
Wm. D. Pelley
Ainsworth Brothers
Edith Smith Davis
Jane
Tarkington
Mandy
President Coolidge vetoes McNary Haugen farm bill
President Coolidge vetoed the McNary Haugen farm relief bill, calling it unconstitutional and biased toward certain crops and regions. He urged alternative conservative measures and argued the plan would penalties farmers in some areas while boosting others, with price fixing and bureaucratic control.
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Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Acm Bloc
Coolidge
Joe Durst Dies After Weeks in Iowa City Psych Hospital
Joe Durst died this morning after a stay in the psychopathic hospital at Iowa City. A former resident of the Oriery and Speer farm southwest of Washington he was well known in the community and has many relatives in Washington and nearby. Funeral plans had not been made earlier today.
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Joe Durst
Psychopathic
Iowa City
Durst
Oriery & Speer
Washington
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