Denver oilman shot in Los Angeles at New Year
Courtland S. Dines, 34, Denver oil operator and clubman, was shot in his Los Angeles apartment by chauffeur Joe Kelley alias H A Greer in the presence of Mabel Normand and Edna Purviance. Kelley, jailed for assault with intent to murder, claimed Dines threatened Normand with a bottle. Dines's condition described as not fatal.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Denver
Joe Kelley
H. A. Greer
Courtland
Dines
Joe Kelly
Mabel Normand
Kelly
Hines
Miss Normand
Edna Purviance
Kelsey
Inant
Kelley
Miss Purviance
Miss Norman
Mines
Central Police
Edna
Normand
Purviance
William Desmond ‘Taylor
Colo
Courtland S. Dines
Colorado
Wyoming
Tyson
West
Courtland Dines
Trial date set for Beryl Wertz Leeper
The Associated Press reports in Iowa City that Mrs. Beryl Wertz Leeper faces trial for complicity in Roy Wertzs slaying. The January 14 proceeding marks her as the third defendant after her husband was convicted and her mother was tried weeks earlier. the mother has appealed to the supreme court.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Beryl Wertz Leeper
Roy Wertz
Wertz
Rushing Water from Pipe Tragedy Claims Two Women
Rushing water from a burst 84 inch pipeline hurled Mrs. Charles Berry and her sister Miss Linda Stetter 200 feet down a canyon edge in the Sierra mountains. Meagre reports from Camp 33 of Southern California Edison Company say the women had no chance to escape.
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Associated
Fresno
Calif
Charles Berry
Linda Stetter
Southern California Edison Company
Sierra Mountain District
English novelist Sabine Baring-Gould dies at 89
The Rev Sabine Baring Gould English novelist and theologian died today at Enc. He authored numerous works over seventy years and was known for Onward Christian Soldiers Now the Day Is Over Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow and On the Resurrection Morning. He would have turned 90 on January 28.
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Associated Press
Lew Trenchfield
Sabine Baring Gould
Legislature Reopens After New Year Recess in Iowa
Des Moines reports the general assembly will reconvene in an extra session in both houses this afternoon to begin code revisions with little expected progress. The senate meets at 1 30 p m and the house at 2 p m. Executive session in Des Moines discussed confirming Governor Kendall’s banking commissioner Robert Leach appointment, with a committee to review qualifications. A Bowman resolution urging midwest farmer support for Republican deliberations was introduced and will lay over.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
General Assembly
Senate
House
Assembly
State Capitol
Kendall
Robert L. Leach
Dallas County
Leach
W. J. Murray
Ion
Hammill
Bowman
Blackhawk County
Republican Party
Mid-West
McAdoo Forces Plan Tennessee Conference for 1924 Nomination
Chattanooga and other cities host mass meetings on Jackson Day to form delegations for a McAdoo campaign. George F. Milton, Tennessee McAdoo-Ford committee chair, notes McAdoo's Tennessee ties and aims to secure the state’s delegation to the 1924 Democratic National Convention.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wm. G. McAdoo
Nashville
George F. Milton
Tennessee MccAdoo-Ford President Committee
Knoxville
Tennessee
McAdoo
Milton
Georgia
Our State University
Governor Hammill Urges Equal Civic Responsibility
Lieutenant Governor John Hammill told an NAACP meeting in Des Moines that equal responsibility of all citizens is essential for real opportunity in city, state, and national government. He framed fairness as a basis for progress and urged participation across communities.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
John Vlammill
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Frear Declines to Amend Resolution on Inquiries
Associated Press dispatch reports Representative Frear, Republican of Wisconsin, declines to amend a resolution calling for an investigation into government and business concerns. He supports probing oil transactions linked to Allen Osborne and related affairs, while Senator Caraway plans to submit correspondence on Leonard Wood Jr. and other defense officials to the House.
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Associated Press
Ton
Neral Wood
Philippines
Frear
Osborne
United States
Caraway
Leonard Wood Jr
Three Burlington Men Accused in Prohibition Raids
Burlington officials arrested Charles W. Johnson Charles Huffman and Charles Anderson on charges of impersonating federal prohibition officers. A warrant is out for Earl Johnson suspected to be in Peoria Michigan. The group allegedly conducted illegal raids across Illinois.
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Burlington
Charles W. Johnson
Charles Huffman
Charles Anderson
Earl Johnson
Peoria
Illinois
Increase in coal rates suspended by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed coal rate increases for shipments to Iowa Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota effective January 2 to May 1 to enable investigation. The plan would have revised rates in the northwest territory and producing regions in Illinois Indiana and Missouri served by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Northern
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwest
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Chicago, Burlington and Quincey
Bandit Cheers Victims With New Year Robberies
A masked bandit in Des Moines on January 2 robbed a grocery store and a drug store on opposite city streets. He drank liquor from a hip flask after the raids and raised it in a toast, taking $99 in total from the two hold ups.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Coach Store
Colonel Burnham Made a Brigadier General
Colonel William P. Burnham of The Presidio San Francisco is appointed brigadier general to fill the vacancy from Major General Gordon’s promotion last November. He is senior infantry officer and led the 164th Infantry Brigade and later the 82nd Division in France during the St Mihiel and Meuse Argonne offensives.
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Associated Press
Washington
William P. Burnham
Presido
San Francisco
Gordon
Burnham
164Th
82Nd
France
St. Mihiel and Meuse Argonne
Dean Curtiss May Run for U S Senator
Iowa State College farming dean Dean Curtiss may seek the Republican nomination for U S senator at the June primaries if he consents and rural support builds. Des Moines leaders report momentum may grow with inquiries among farmers and conservative Republicans evaluating his candidacy.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Iowa State College
Iowa
E. J. Kelley
Dean Curtiss
Curtiss
Brookhart
Kelley
Curtises
School of Agriculture
W. 3. Kenyon
Iowa State Fair Board
Theologians Congratulate Edgar J Goodspeed on Bible Translation
The Faculty Union of eight Chicago area theological seminaries voted unanimously to felicitate Dr. Edgar J Goodspeed professor of Greek at the University of Chicago for his American translation of the New Testament. Goodspeed said the action reflects broad support amid initial criticism by newspaper writers.
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Chicago
Edgar J. Good- Speed
University of Chicago
Brookhart outlines Iowa gains from unified midwest waterway plan
Des Moines reports United States Senator Smith W. Brookhart told Iowa lawmakers that unifying all midwest waterway projects could slash shipping costs for Iowa products and state needs. He noted $250 million already spent nationally and $120 million by Illinois, with completion projected at 25 to 30 years under current methods. He cited a Brookhart bill uniting projects with one appropriation and faster construction, which has passed the Senate and may pass the House. He sits on a five member congressional inspection team.
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Associated Press
State Capitol
Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
Middlewest
House of Representatives
United States
Smith W. Brookhart
Middle West
Illinois
Brookhart
Panama Canal
Senate
House
Finland to Have Strong Track Team
New York Jan 2 Finland, ranked second to the United States in 1920 Olympic track and field, plans a robust squad for Paris eight Olympiad next July. About forty athletes will go, including all 1920 point winners, 21 in number, who earned nine first places at Antwerp, matching America’s total.
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New York
Finland
United States
Uncle Sam
Paris
Antwerp
America
Navy Washington battle ends in 14 all draw in Pasadena
The United States Naval Academy and University of Washington played a spectacular 14 to 14 tie in Pasadena yesterday. Navy led in punting while Washington echoed late pressure as fans hailed the East versus West clash as the most thrilling in the series.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Cal
United States Naval Academy
University of Washington
Folwell
Embryo Admirals
The
Navy
Des Moines School Building Burned in Elmwood Fire
Fire at the Elmwood school in University Place Des Moines caused about 10000 in damage. Fire Captain Andrew Roundberg fell fifteen feet when a floor collapsed and was struck by a radiator in the basement. The blaze began in the hotel room and was the second major school fire in Des Moines recently.
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Des Moines
Elmwood
University Place
Andrew Roundberg
Roundberg
Delmar Frazey Visits Omaha Friends After Trip
Delmar Frazey, who has been in Omaha, arrived last evening for a social visit with friends.
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Delmar Frazey
Omaha
Translating the New Testament to Aid Reader Understanding
A writer explains that his translations aim to help unlettered readers grasp the New Testament and inspire a broader desire to study Jesus Christ. He notes many readers who had not engaged with the Bible in years are now reading his work and expressing appreciation.
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Jesus Christ
Revolt Forces Pivot Toward Mexico City Amid Siege Talks
Reports from Vera Cruz and Mexico City describe rebel leaders concentrating troops near Esperanza and plans for a counter offensive against San Marcos. Refugees say revolutionary funds are exhausted as Vera Cruz suffers extortion and economic standstill while a potential sea assault looms.
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Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
General Sanchez
Puebla
Estrada
Jalisco
General Figueroa
Obregon
Mex
Guadalupe Sanchez
Esperanza
San Marcos
Eugenio Martinez
Vera Cruz Frontier
Martinez
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