U.S. Rights in Nicaragua Cited to Justify Policy
Washington outlines acquired U S rights to build an interoceanic canal and to base naval facilities at Fonseca Bay. The policy aims to protect American lives and property amid revolutionary disturbances and to justify U S occupation of three Nicarguan ports. Sacasa's government, from Puerto Cabezas, pledges protection for American interests.
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Washington, D. C
Jane
United States
Nicaragua
Fonseca Bay
Coolidge
Central American
White House
State Department
Sacasa
Puerto Cabezas
New York
Milk Inspection Ordinance Becomes Law After Today
Washington city council amended the March 2 1925 milk regulation to extend dairy oversight. Distributors must file dairy details with the city clerk, including cow counts and location. The mayor can appoint milk inspectors to enter premises and inspect equipment and operations. Records will be public and open for inspection.
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Washington
City
Sixty Two Counties Benefit From Iowa Development Fund
Des Moines Iowa January 4 Forty two counties benefited from the highway development fund in 1926 the report of the state highway commission filed with Governor John Hammill shows. The commission spent 1999891 17 in these counties and reports a balance of 2243303 97 in the development fund. For road construction the commission spent 2825391 97 while 171500 went for bond redemption and interest. The largest amount 275486 14 was spent in Plymouth county and the smallest 227 89 in Mitchell county. The highway commission has complete supervision over the fund which is made up from Iowa s share of federal highway aid and a like amount from the primary road fund.
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Des Moines
State Highway Commission
John Hammill
Plymouth County
Mitchell County
Highway Commission
Iowa
Banks Balk at Bonus Paper Loans Spark Congressional Action
Washington Jan 4 Congress moves to protect veterans as banks refuse to honor bonus certificates citing slim loan profits. Senators Caraway King Copeland push recall of certificates for cash. others urge government loans to fulfill pledge. Mellon says banks will adapt with $400 million Treasury backing and 6 percent loan rates.
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Washington, PD. C
Congress
United Press
Caraway
Arkansas
King
Utah
Copeland
New York
Robinson
David A. Teed
Pennsylvania
Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh
Bh 1
Carawey
Edge
New Jersey
Senator Blease
North Carolina
Fess
Ohio
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Mellon
Ordinance strengthens dairy care and inspection rules
Inspectors will be paid $2.50 for each inspection when ordered by the mayor. The ordinance set dairy and milk sale rules and penalties for violators, with fines from $1 to $100 and potential imprisonment until the fine is paid.
Iowa house speaker candidates open campaign in Des Moines
In Des Moines on January 4, two of five Republican speaker candidates L. V. Carter and T. L. Wolfe will establish campaign headquarters in a downtown hotel ahead of the caucus. Others A. O. Ontjes and C. G. Oliver plan similar actions. The new speaker will appoint a contest committee to recount Johnson County state representative votes where Lee Noyte contests Samuel D. Whiting's win by one vote.
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Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
L. V. Carter
Hardin County
Br. T. L. Wolfe
Lynn County
A. O. Ontjes
Grundy County
Safe Hill
Floyd County
C. G. Oliver
Monona County
Johnson County
Lee Noyte
Samuel D. Whiting
Whiting
Week of Prayer Services Opened With Strong Audience
The opening service drew a large audience as Rev J Reade McCrory of the First United Presbyterian church delivered a faith filled address. He outlined five sermons focusing on prayer from Bible history and its effects in personal and communal life.
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Jesse J. Miller
Methodist Church
Edith Boileau
Christian Church
Helen Livingston
J. Reade McCrory
First United Presbyterian Church
McCrory
God
Abraham
Moses
Joshua
F. W. Eastwood
Preesbyteran Church
Kingdom of Israel
Bids Opened for Red Ball Surfacing Route in Iowa City Area
Johnson county supervisors will open bids for hard surfacing of road 161 the Red Ball route between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. The 15.82 mile project will start next summer as Linn county has already paved to the county line.
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Iowa City
Cedar Hrapidg
Johnson County
Miss Mildred Ebner Spends Day Shopping
Miss Mildred Ebner of Haskins spent yesterday in town shopping, enjoying local shops and visiting several storefronts.
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Mildred Ebner of
Haskins
Chicago Bandits Torture Woman for Hidden Money
Mrs. Mathilda Radunas, 22, endured four hours of torture by three bandits who posed as health inspectors. They bound and gagged her, whipped her, then burned her skin with cigarettes and matches until she disclosed the location of about $1,400 in cash and jewelry. She is under a physician's care.
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Chicago
Mathilda Radunas
Fey
Burlington Team to Visit Washington in Friday Tilt
Washington fans expect a tough Little Six race as Burlington, top of the standings, visits the Washington floor Friday night. Burlington defeated Ottumwa 26 to 24 in two overtimes to bolster their strong play, while Washington aims to prove equal to the challenge after a solid win over Muscatine. Coach McKinstry’s squad shows depth on defense and a developing offense in early-week practice at the high school gym.
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Mt. Pleasant
Washington High School
Burlington
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Washington
Burington
Muscatine
McKinstry
Evenue
Bales
Tucker
Fisher
Bain
Baker
Crone
Lytle
Weaver
Turner
Canadian big game attacked by ticks
Northwestern Canada reports severe losses of moose and other game to a mysterious bloodsucking tick. A forest ranger notes moose decline and says ticks also attach to humans causing a fever and blood loss.
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Edmondson
Canada
Roy R. Gordon Returns from Excelsior Springs Visit
Roy R. Gordon has returned from Excelsior Springs Missouri where he attended a local event and conducted meetings with community leaders before his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy R. Gordon
Excelsior Springs, Mo
Disorders and Armed Conflict Reported Across Mexico
Reports from Mexico describe multiple clashes and uprisings across Guanajuato Coahuila Ze cat as Sonora and Morelos. Government troops executed eleven demonstrators in Leon while dispersing rebels near San Francisco Del Rincon. Battles at Parras and Cuernavaca railways saw shootings and train robberies. Twenty one women and a priest were detained for private religious services.
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Mexico City
Minister to China is Summoned Home
John Van A. McMurray, U S envoy at Peking, is ordered to return to Washington to confer with Kellogg and Coolidge on Chinese relations. Frederick Meyer to act as charge d affaires in his absence. Rioting in Hankow injures several British and Chinese as anti British sentiment flares.
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China
Washington, D. C
John van A. McMurray
Peking
State Department
Washington
Kellogg
Coolidge
Hankow
Judge J W Willett Retires From Bench in Tama County
Marshalltown Iowa January 4 1915 after twelve years on the seventeenth judicial district bench Judge J W Willett of Tama retires from public service He was appointed in 1914 to succeed Judge Clarence Nichola who resigned to return to private practice Nichola was elected last fall to the district bench Willett a nearly fifty five year veteran of the bar is about 78 years old and a Civil War navy veteran He also led the Iowa G A R as state commander in 1915 and served as national commander in 1922
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Marshalltown
Seventeenth Judicial District
J. W. Willett
Tama
Willett
Clarence Nichola
Vinton
Nichols
Iowa
Rhing
Woman fatally self entangles with Chicago and Milwaukee train
Hedrick Iowa reported that Ida Hawthorne a 37 year old widow died after apparently driven by grief over her husband's death two years ago She had previously attempted suicide on several occasions.
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Hedrick
Iowa
Elief
Ida Hawthorne
Milwaukee
Two Men and Horse Drift on Ice Three Days
Alec McLean and C R Draper, fishermen from Dollar settlement near Saulte Ste Marie, spent three days and two nights on a huge ice raft with their horse after a chunk of ice broke off Whitefish Bay. They endured cold and hunger until lighthouse keeper Douglas at Ile Parisien spotted them and brought them ashore.
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Saulte Ste. Marie, Mich
Laks Sunerior
Ile ‘“Arision
Alec McLean
C. R. Draper
Dollar Settlement
Here
Whitefish Bay
Ile Parisien
Douglas
Volleyball Round Opens with Three Victors in YMCA Matches
The Vacuum Cups, the Hot Shots, and the Light Brigade won opening round volleyball games at the YMCA. Vacuum Cups beat the Fhowers after a second set loss 14 16 and a deciding win 15 5. Hot Shots swept Bel Fry Valves 15 2 15 1. Light Brigade defeated the Extractors 15 9 11 so in a tight finish. Captains named include Bill Brown Glenn Mace Charles Clark Claude Tucker Frank Miller and T J Pease.
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Hot Shots
Light Brigade
Fhowers
Flmt
Disarmament in Nicaragua Amid Civil War Actions
In Managua on January 4, United States naval guards confronted disarmament of conservative and liberal factions after the Battle of Las Perlas. Conservative forces retreated to neutral zones around Puerto Cabezas and Rio Grande. both sides faced disarmament there. Recognition disputes stretch across the region with Adolfo Diaz backed by conservatives and Juan Sacasa supported by liberals, though Admiral Latimer enforces arms prohibition in neutral zones.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Reopa
Indull
Uberal
Las Perlas
Peorto Cabezas
Rio Grande
United States
Adolfo Diaz
Mexico
Juan Sacasa
Julian Latimer
Four Burned to Death in Christmas Tree Fire
Four people died when candles on a Christmas tree ignited the home of Angela Nova a coal miner in Benton Illinois The victims were Angela Nova and her three children Angela Charles and Louis all killed in the blaze It occurred on January 4 and left the community shocked
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Benton, Til
Angela Nova
Nova
Angela
Charles
Louis
Mrs George Dowell Seen With Friends in Davenport
Mrs George Dowell was photographed yesterday in Davenport with a group of friends as social captions note. Local residents recognize the occasion as a casual gathering with neighbors and acquaintances.
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George Dowell
Davenpot
Aimee Semple McPherson Case Set to Be Dropped
Los Angeles District Attorney Asa Keyes announced the conspiracy case against evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson and associates would be dropped. He cited perjured testimony and faxed evidence, saying he would not seek indictments based on Lorraine Wiseman's statements, with informations not filed before January 10.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson
Asa Keyes
Agaist the Evangelist
Keyes
Tos Anoeled County
McPherson
Lorraine Iseman
Etary
Mrs. Wiseman
Staute
Pinchot Attacks Opponents in Valedictory Speech
Gifford Pinchot, former Pennsylvania governor, delivered a biting valedictory critique before the legislature. He targeted the Pittsburgh machine led by Andrew W. Mellon, calling it a group of corrupt keepers and criminals, and he accused Senator-elect Willis B. Var e of buying and stealing his seat.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Machine
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Pinehot
Varé
Vare
Baby Palmer Dies at County Hospital
The twelve day old son of Mr and Mrs John P Palmer of Brighton died at the county hospital last night from a congenital heart condition noted since birth. The infant aged twelve days is survived by his parents.
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John P. Palmer
Brighton
County Hospital
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State
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Contreras
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Juarez
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