Towner Named New Governor of Porto Rico
Horace M. Towner of Iowa, longtime Republican leader in the U S House, was nominated as governor of Porto Rico. He has served six terms in Congress from Iowa eighth district and was re-elected to a two year term beginning in March. If he accepts, a special election will be needed due to his withdrawal from the Iowa delegation.
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Wastington
D. C
Horace M. Towner
Iowa
House of Representatives
Reilly
Harding
Des Moines
Horace Mann Towner
Porto Rico
Congress
Towner
Corning
Adams
Appanoose
Lucas
Page
Decatur
Union
Wayne
Ringgold
Fremont
Arrest of Mrs Bussi in Bronx Murder Case
Mrs An na Bussi also known as Anna Schneider a housekeeper for Fred Schneider a wealthy stock buyer was arrested as a material witness after six hours of questioning. She denied knowledge of the murder of Mr Schneider and became hysterical in a Bronx cell.
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Associated Press
New York
Anna Buasi
Anna Schneider
Fred Schneider
Bronx
Bussi
Schneider
Women suffrage advocate predicts world peace through enfranchisement
Mrs. W. Y. Morgan, wife of The Hutchinson News editor and Kansas former lieutenant governor, says universal women’s suffrage would end war. She was named a delegate to the Rome international suffrage conference May 10 18 and plans European travel after the meeting.
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Associated Press
Hutchinson
Kans
W. Y. Morgan
Rome
Italy
Mrs. Morgan
France
International Women’s Suffrage Alliance
Morgan
National League of Women Voters
Man Fatally Shot by Night Watchman in Des Moines Rail Yards
Ira Jones of Melcher Iowa was fatally wounded after being shot by night watchman Charles Miller in the Des Moines railroad yards shortly after midnight Jones and a companion were seen running when Miller called to them Two suitcases filled with liquor were found with the men and are held by police Jones’s companion Mike Marepith is in custody for investigation
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Ira Jones
Melcher
Iowa
Charles Miller
Jones
Miller
Mike Marepith
Purdue Beats Ohio 53 to 20 in Lafayette
Purdue University defeated Ohio University 53 to 20 in Lafayette. Purdue led 31 to 7 at halftime with Holwerda scoring 19 points for the Boilermakers.
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Purdue University
OHIO
Associated Press
Layfayette
Ind
Purdue
Holwerda
Packers Merger Details Reported Amid Agency Complaint
Chicago February 28 details appeared to advance the Armour and Morrisone merger despite a complaint by Secretary Wallace of agriculture. It was understood Armour would finalize the merger soon under J Ogden Armour with remaining terms to be settled.
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Associated Press
Chicago, Ill
Armour and Company
Morrisone Company
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Armour
J. Ogden Armour
President Harding Signs British Debt Funding Bill
President Harding signed the British debt funding bill in Washington. The Treasury began arranging negotiations with Great Britain and scheduling the effective date. Mentions of Beveridge visiting Washington and plans to move to San Diego are included, noting Mrs Beveridge as Miss Letha Taylor.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Harding
Treasury Office
Great Britain
EB. KR. Beveridge
East
Walter Peterson
Washington
Beveridge
Iowa City Women Face Bail in Wertz Murder Case
Mrs Mina Wertz and her daughter Mrs Robert Leeper, along with Leeper's husband, were indicted for the December murder of Roy Wertz. Bonds of twenty five thousand dollars each were set for the two women, while Leeper's bail was not approved. Trial date remains unset.
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Towa City
Iowa
Mina Wertz
Robert Leeper
Roy Wertz
G. P. Popham
Leeper
Farmers address concerns at Northwestern price stabilization meet
St Paul February 27 Farmers discussed production and costs marketing transport cooperation and other economic issues at the two day Northwestern Agricultural price stabilization convention opening here. Delegates from Minnesota Michigan North Dakota South Dakota Illinois Kansas Iowa Nebraska Wisconsin and Montana attended.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Minn
Northwestern Agricultural Price Stabilization Concention
Minnesota
Michigan
North Dakota
South Dakota
Illinois
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Montana
Suicides in Chicago After Theater Incident Reported
Associated Press dispatch from Chicago notes six people died by their own actions in one day. Three were hospitalized and one attempt was thwarted. A 70 year old man from Aurora killed himself outside a downtown theater after asking a policeman for help to a position near toy-makers.
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Associated Press Chica II
Aurora
No Action Taken On World Court Proposal
President Harding discussed world court membership with Senator Lodge. Lodge said Congress will likely delay any action until after March 4 and will consult with Lecy Hughes before a presidential reply. The session ended without a formal report on the League of Nations court proposal.
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International Court
League of Nations
Congress
Harding
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Lecy Hughes
Another Death in Chicago Labor War Claims Third Fatality
Chicago report states Paul Raidir died after a stray bullet struck him while climbing stairs to pay his father's union dues. The incident marks the third labor war death in two weeks. In the same battle gunman William Kinsella was killed.
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Chicago
Paul Raidir
Raidir
William Kinsella
Rum Runners in the Baltic Region Find Ready Markets
Baltic smugglers push liquor from Germany into Scandinavia and Finland where profits rise. Rum raids exploit varying national restrictions as authorities tighten patrols while a German boat supplies a faster rival to outpace the customs ship.
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Baltic
Germany
Finland
Norway
Spain
Portugal
Sweden
Denmark
Lubeck
Chrissinger Nomination Favored for Fed Governor Post
The senate banking committee favorably reports D R Chrissinger for governor of the Federal Reserve Board and defers action on J G McNary to succeed him as comptroller of the currency.
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Asociated Press
Washington, D.C
D. R. Chrissinger
Federal Reserve Board
Senate Banking Committee
J G. McNary
Southwest
Chrissinger
Fire in Philadelphia Rifle Club Leaves One Dead
A fire at the Philadelphia Rifle Club early today burned one man to death and injured six others. Fire officials say the blaze caused extensive damage to the club facilities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as responders worked to control the flames.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Philadelphia Rifle Club
Iowa proposes state control streams tax and permits
Des Moines February 28 Associated Press reports an occupational tax bill would require power companies on Iowa rivers to pay thirty five dollars plus ten cents per horsepower. The plan grants state control and permits a one hundred dollar fee to the executive council and detailed project statistics. A parallel bill would authorize the board of health to condemn streams without court action for pollution control.
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Associated Presa Des Moines
Iowa
Ben Gibson
Kendall
General Assembly
Executive Council
Attorney Generals’ Office
Board of Health
Mrs McCreedy and family visit Fort Madison
Mrs Clarence McCreedy and two children traveled to Fort Madison to visit her mother Mrs Hendricks. John Simmering and his daughter Anna went to Davenport this morning on business.
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Clarence McCreedy
Fort Madison
Hendricks
John Simmering
Anna
Davenport
German nationalist agitator arrested as Ruhr unrest grows
In Essen Prince Friederich Wilhelm Von Lippe was arrested by French authorities for stirring up agitation against occupation troops in the Ruhr. Nationalists have held meetings and spread propaganda urging strikes, while communists oppose the occupation and counter demonstrations. French troops disarmed German police at Bochum barracks. An official Cologne inquiry seeks legality of Britain's claim to seized funds and plate, held under seal pending settlement.
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Associated Press
Essen
Germany
Friederich Wilhelm von Lippe
Ruhr
Dusseldorf
Bochum
Cologne
Great Britain
Smuggling Trip Tangles In Baltic Sea Gossip
An unclear report recounts Norwegians and a slow Lubeck ship tied to rum running. A German vessel was discarded as slow and sold to smugglers in the same week. An American visitor in Helsinki was given coded directions at a Helsinki restaurant, then followed to a hotel by a stranger.
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Helsingfors
Finland
French expect trouble in Ruhr reports from AP
The French embassy warned of fresh unrest in the Ruhr, saying inside information points to an anti French uprising. It claimed the German government supports the insurrection and that volunteers are arriving to join and bolster the upheaval, with stronger measures anticipated.
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Ruhr
Associated Press
Washington
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