Rebels Claim Tampico Capture In Mexican Revolt
The New Orleans Daily Statesman reports Tampico has fallen to rebel forces. In Washington officials say Mexican revolutionary agents attempted to buy munitions in the United States to aid De La Huerta against the Obregon government. The Justice Department notes no embargo but warns shipments are discouraged and private firms act at their own risk.
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Associated Tress
Orleans
Tampico
New Orleans Daily Statesman
Washington
Mexican Revolutionary Group
United States
Lilm
de la Huerta
Obregon
Dexia
Department of Justice
New Orleans
Mexico
Forbes Charged In Veterans Bureau Conspiracy
John F. O'Ryan, general counsel, reports to the senate veterans committee that Charles R. Forbes led a conspiracy to defraud the government through hospital contracts and other bureau operations. He cites testimony and evidence implicating other contractors and officials in corrupt transactions and calls for further department investigations.
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Associated Pree
Washington
Charles R. Forbes
Veterans Bureau
John F. O’ryan
New York
Senate Veterans Committee
O'Rryan
O'Ryan
Department
Forbes
C. B. Hurley
Tacoma, Wash
J. W. Thompson
St. Louis
James W. Black
Chicago
Elias H. Mortimer
Philadelphia
Three Hurt In Des Moines Streetcar Collision
Three persons were injured in Des Moines when two Fort Des Moines line streetcars on the Des Moines City Railway collided in heavy fog this morning. The injured were taken to a local hospital.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines City Railway Company
Supreme Court Denies Klan Publication Appeal
Washington January 7 the Supreme Court denied the Ku Klux Klan appeal to restrain publication of papers alleged stolen from Klan headquarters in Atlanta.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Democrats Propose Substitute Tax Revision Plan
A Democratic substitute for the Mellon tax revision program is before Congress. The plan raises head of family exemption to 3000 and single rate to 2000, lowers normal tax to 2 percent for 5000 or less, 4 percent for 5000 to 10000, 6 percent beyond 10000, and sets surtax to start at 12000 with a 44 percent top rate. It also extends earned income allowances to farmers and small merchants and calls for broader repeal of nuisance taxes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Garner
Texas
Mellon
Hill Defends Georgia Sentiment Against Volstead Act Violations
Washington January 7 Representative Hill of Maryland denounces a plea by Representative Upshaw to enforce the Volstead act in Georgia. He says violations are flagrant and continuous in Upshaw's state and accuses anti saloon leagueers of trying to marshal public sentiment in Georgia to enforce the act.
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Washington
Representative Hill
Maryland
Reprerenret Ishaw
Georgeta
Upshaw
Georgia
Begin Voting on Peace Plan Today
New York January 7 voters begin selecting a plan from 22 165 submissions from 22 countries for a 100 000 prize offered by Edward Bok. The best practicable program to cooperate with other nations for world peace was chosen by a judges jury. The author will be revealed after voting ends and already earned 60 000 with 60 000 more to follow.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Dward
Edward W. Bok
Republican college clubs formed nationwide plan
The Republican National Committee established a college bureau to organize Republican college clubs across the country. John Hamlin was placed in charge of the new effort.
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Associated Press
Washington
Republican National Committee
John Hamlin
Dempsey Agrees to Meet Gibbons Again
Champion Jack Dempsey has agreed to a rematch with Tommy Gibbons, announced by promoter James C. Mullen. The site and date were not decided, but Cleveland and Louisville showed interest.
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Dempsey
Gibbons
Associated Press
St. Louis
Jack Dempsey
Yommy Gibbons
James C. Mullen
Chicago
Iowa legislature debates county salary limits and sheriff fees
Des Moines reports the Senate considers a Shane proposal to cap county supervisor pay and limit committee service while the House weighs amendments to sheriff fees. Other actions include raising peremptory challenges for liquor law cases and extending filing periods for campaign expense statements.
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Iter
Associated Press
Des Moines
Senate
House
Code Commission
Shane of
Wapello
Farmers' Market Bodies Going Big
Market organizations reported more than two billion dollars in business last year. Data from 2,600 grain groups and 16,200 organizations show sectors including dairy products, livestock shipping, fruit and vegetable groups, cotton cooperatives, and unnamed firms. Only about 41 percent reported, with most concentrating on farming products and some on collective purchasing.
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Associated Press
Department of Agriculture
Begin Arguments on Railway Consolidation Before Railway Board
Final arguments are heard today before the Interstate Commerce Commission as it finalizes a plan to group the nations railroads into 18 or 20 major mergers. Counsel for New York Central Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania interests in the east speak first after a seven day debate window.
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Aexociated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York State
New Jersey
Warmer Weather Welcomed Across Iowa And South
Des Moines reports 15 degrees above zero at 7 am and rising temperatures forecast for the state. Chicago notes a recovery from sub zero winds with 18 lives lost in the cold. Atlanta and the South report ice bound conditions easing but frigid snaps persist. South Carolina endures coldest spell since January 2015 with Columbia at four degrees above zero.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Middlewest
Plains States
Northwest
Atlanta
Florida
Mercury
South Carolina
Columbia
Strangler Lewis to Wrestle Romano in Chicago Duel
World heavyweight champion Strangler Lewis will face Italian challenger Michael Romano in a finish match in Chicago on January 15. The bout pits two top heavies as promoter plans a decisive clash for fans.
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Strangler Lewis
Romano
Imy
Associated Press
Chicago
Jan
T.K
Strangler
Lewis
Michael Romano
Burlington Public Officer Chris Mathes Dies at 74
Chris Mathes, a veteran public officer, died Sunday in Burlington. He served nineteen years as city treasurer and fifteen years on the Des Moines county board of supervisors before his passing.
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Burlington
Chris Mathes
Des Moines
Congressmen Hear Farmers Plead For Relief Today
Washington Jan 7 Representatives of farm organizations from many regions gathered in Washington to meet with senators and representatives. Hearings opened on the Norris-Sinclair farm export corporation bill and other relief measures for wheat growers and agriculture overall.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House Agricultural Committees
Norris-Sinclair Farm Export Corporation
Beaver Savings Bank Cashier Arrested in Iowa Embezzlement
Lester Hale, 23, former cashier of Beaver Savings Bank Iowa, arrested in Omaha after bank closure ten days earlier. Detectives reported shortages of about 15000 dollars in his accounts. Hale and his wife had fled Beaver, passing through Des Moines en route to Omaha. he denied any discrepancies.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Lester Hale
The
Beaver Savings Bank
Beaver
Iowa
Hale
Hi Yackey
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Fake healer ring busted in St. Paul arrests
Police arrest Francois Heffley and Gladys Madison alias Heffley in St. Paul for posing as healers and swindling victims with narcotics. A letter found in Madison’s effects ties Heffley to “cures” for farmers and hypnotist acts in Marshalltown Iowa. He charged each patient 200 to 300 dollars as police and federal authorities launch a broad inquiry.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Minn
Francois Heffley
Gladys Madison
Alies Heffley
Heffley
Marshalltown
Iowa
Attempt Made to Assassinate Kemal Pasha at Smyrna
The Mitylene correspondent reports an unsuccessful attempt to kill Mustapha Kemal Pasha in Smyrna. A hand grenade intended for Kemal injured his wife.
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Kemal Pasha
Smyrna
Associated Press
Athens
Greece
Mitylene
Grek
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Republic of Turkey
Kemal
Explosion Believed Cause of Dirigible Dixmude Loss
Experts declare the Dixmude exploded after a violent impact left Lieutenant Grenadan dead before the airship sank into the sea. A medical exam in Toulon confirms multiple broken limbs and fatal injuries preceding the crash.
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Associated Press
Toulon
France
Grenadan
Five Ocean Park piers, rides burn in big California blaze
Ocean Park Calif January 7 a massive fire destroyed three pleasure piers a large roller coaster two theatres and many concessions in the amusement zone near Santa Monica Bay as fire departments battled the blaze for five hours police weigh incendiary origin but overheated stoves are blamed officials estimate losses between 750000 and 1000000 with 100000 insured.
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Associated Press
Ocean Park
Calif
Santa Monica Bay
Girl Dead From Inhaling of Gas
Etta Clara Keppy aged 19 of Donahue and her parents were overcome by escaping gas from a new heating plant in their Davenport area home. The daughter died while the parents were found unconscious. Mr. Keppy is a Donahue Savings Bank president and former Iowa legislator.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Etta Clara Keppy
Frank C. Keppy
Donahue
Here
Keppys
Keppy
The
Donahue Savings Bank
Iowa
Steamship Georgia Reported Grounded Off St Augustine
A wireless message from the steamship Georgia says it ran hard aground on Mantilla reef opposite St Augustine Inlet in rough seas. The report notes two water tanks full, bottom bolts holding, and the rudder and rudder posts missing, with the vessel lying easy despite a heavy sea.
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Associated Press
St. Augustine Florida
George
Mantilla Reef
St. Augustine Inlet
Rushville Fire Victims Die In Accident Verdict
A coroner's jury rules the deaths of Raymond Briggs Elmo Byrnes Maurice McPheeters and James Stoover accidental after a Parrotte and Kerr Hardware Store roof collapse. The Bank of Rushville nearby saved its books as the building burned with an estimated loss of $200000.
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Associated Press
Rushville
Ill
Raymond Briggs
Elmo Byrnes
Maurice McPheeters
James Stoover
Parrotte and Kerr Hardware
Bank of Rushville
Advance crude oil prices rise in three grades
Pittsburgh January 7 report shows fifteen cents per barrel added to three crude oil grades. Pennsylvania grade oil in New York transit lines priced at 3.40, Bradford district oil in New York transit lines at 3.40, Corning oil in Buckeye pipeline lines at 1.66.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
New York Transit Company
Bradford District
Corning
Buckeye Pipeline Company
Lodge Defends Nonrecognition of Soviet Russia in Senate
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts urges nonrecognition of the Soviet government arguing it acts with the communist internationale to undermine American labor, laws, and freedom. He cites interlocking control among Lenin Trotzky and others and presents documentary evidence of a unified Soviet and international Communist leadership.
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Preaes
Washington
Russia
Senate
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Foreign Relations Committee
Communist Internationale
Lodge
Hughe
Sovviet
United States
Borah
Idaho
Lenine
Trotzky
Sinejev
Bukharin
Kalinin
Emenev
Russian Communist Party
Benator Lodge
Federation of Soviet Republics
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