German Foreign Minister Stresemann Declines Wilson Award
Berlin reports say Foreign Minister Stresemann did not wish to accept honors linked to Woodrow Wilson. Officials cite inability to travel to New York on Wilson's birthday as the reason, with similar explanations noted for Chamberlain and Briand. Admirers push Stresemann as a Nobel Peace Prize candidate for Locarno treaties.
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Associated Press
Berlin
America
Stresemann
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
New York
Wilson
Lokal Anzeiger
Austen Chamberlain
Briand
France
Berliner Tageblatt
Hungary Faces Monarchist Plot Amid Crown Imminence
A report claims a plot to crown a monarch in Hungary is circulating with fascist aims to place Archduke Albrecht or Prince Otto on the throne. Vienna sources say a march toward Budapest was planned within days as premier Bethlen seeks to curb fascist action. The tale ties to a counterfeit French note scheme to fund Albrecht's bid.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Hungary
Archduke Albrecht
Otto
Charles
Vienna
Julius Gombos
Bethlen
Albrecht
Woman dies after Lemars Sioux City car crash
Mrs. Annie Crowley, 48, of Lemars, died after an automobile mishap between Lemars and Sioux City. The car left the road near Hinton, struck a telephone pole. Crowley died before reaching Lemars, where she was en route from Sioux City with two brothers.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Sioux City Journal
Lemars
Annie Crowley
Hinton
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Hopes to Recover After Suicide Attempt
In Chicago a hospital reports Evelyn Nesbit Thaw plans to recover from a self inflicted poisoning attempt. She told doctors she drank gin beer and whiskey hoping it would end her life and said she did not want to get well. She is expected to leave in ten days.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jan. T
Evelyn Nesbit
Bootleggers Plot to Run Down Motorman in Des Moines
An anonymous tipster warned Des Moines police late last night that bootleggers planned to strike down motorcycle policeman Charles Antrim with a large automobile in retaliation for a recent raid that seized 130 gallons of alcohol in South Pines. The caller overheard the plot in a downtown cigar store.
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Des Moines
Good Samaritan
Charles Antrim
South Despines
Antrim
Mrs Irving Berlin Seeks Blessing From Father
New York reports Mrs. Irving Berlin joyous in marriage to jazz composer yet heart sick as Clarence H Mackay silent on blessing. The couple await his approval after wedding in Atlantic City. He reportedly made no statement and new will allegedly cuts bride from fortune.
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Irving Berlin
Clarence H. Mackey
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Berlin
Mackay
Joseph A. Blaken
Atlantic City
Mr. Berlin
New York American Today
Roslyn
Long Island
Berlin and Bride Deny Statements
New York January 7 The Associated Press received a telegram via the Postal Telegraph Company from ElIn Berlin and Irving Berlin denying any publicity or publications. They claim they have not spoken beyond noting they are very happy and have nothing more to say, aiming to end fabrications in newspapers.
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Associated Press
New York
Associated Press Today
Postal Telegraph Company
ElMn Berlin
Irving Berlin
Iowan Considered for Ohio Dean of Women Post
Columbus Ohio January 7 Miss Ernestine Cookson dean of women at Parsons College Fairfield Iowa is mentioned as a possible successor to Miss Elizabeth Conrad former dean of women at Ohio State University
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Ernestine Cookson
Parsons College
Fairfield, Ia
Elizabeth Conrad
Ohio State University
Will Hearing Nears Close in McClintock Will Case
In Chicago on January 7 closing arguments began as William Darling Shepherd seeks probation of the late William Nelson McClintock’s will to gain control of the fortune. Attorneys for Miss Isabelle Pope and eight cousins said they would present no witnesses. The will, signed by McClintock and witnessed by two servants, was admitted as an exhibit.
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Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Shepherd
Circuit Court
Isabelle Pope
Young McClintock
McClintock
West Burdened by Federal Aid Says Iowa Senator
Senator Brookhart of Iowa told the Senate that the current federal appropriation system burdens agricultural states. He argued that “profiteering states” reap benefits while Iowa’s wealth rose $2.8 million less than the national average from 1912 to 1922 due to excess profits. He added the burden is not limited to the west. Connecticut’s industry neared bankruptcy while business wealth grew 90 percent in the decade.
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Senate
Brookhart
Iowa
United States
West
Connecticut
List of Those Unfit to Wed Expands in Iowa
Des Moines January 7 The child welfare bureau heads a statewide effort to compile a list of up to 100000 people deemed unfit to marry or bear children. The list will be alphabetized and shared with county clerks to bar marriage licenses. Inmates state institutions and those dependent on counties will be included with periodic updates promised. Also Des Moines police launched a city wide heroin ring roundup arresting eight suspects linked to downtown office drug activity.
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Des Moines
E. H. Sands
Child Welfare Bureau
Sands
State Board of Control
Boards of Supervisors
Nebraska Blizzard Strands Travelers Across State
Snowbound by a series of storms since December amid Nebraska harsh weather, John Keith of Alliance is confirmed dead. A search for J Shea and Mrs Shea continues as fears grow for others missing. Travelers report privation sleeping in haystacks and on abandoned ranches with many stranded in isolated areas.
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Associated Press
Bayard
Farmers seek united action for midwest corn welfare
Leaders of Des Moines Iowa plan tomorrow to organize a fifty member advisory committee and call a corn belt conference to coordinate a united effort across states. Governor Hammill announces aims to elevate corn industry to par with other businesses and address marketing losses from 1925.
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Des Moines
Mid-West
Hammill
Iowa
United Action
Middle-West
Des Moines Postal Employee Kills Self After Crisis
Des Moines postal carrier J. S. Petrie killed himself near Waveland Park after a period of personal and professional turmoil. A nurse who cared for him recently arrived, and an envelope found in his dresser led to renewed inquiries. Coroner Guy Clift opened an investigation as authorities review Petrie’s suspension for a prior mail robbery and his recent promotion.
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Associated Press
Des Moines Tra
J. S. Petrie
Enelich
Poetrie
Margaret Macey
East Dee Moines
Carlisle
Macey
Guy Clift
Clift
Petrie
Coolidge seeks funds for air board after Mitchell charges
President Coolidge asked Congress for 11.96 percent to cover expenses of the air board. The panel had investigated the aircraft situation following Colonel William Mitchells sensational charges against the air service administration and his subsequent court martial.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
House
Air Board
Willian Mitchell
Air Service Administration
Arrest of Des Moines Man Tied to Dows Bank Robbery
Clarence Eaton known as Doc Eaton was arrested in Des Moines by Sheriff Findley in connection with the Dows Iowa bank robbery. He was taken from the county jail to block habeas corpus action and had reportedly come to Des Moines from Minneapolis. A Dows resident who spotted him at the jail could not positively identify him as a robber.
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Des Moines
Dows
Associated Press
Clarence “Doc” Eaton
Findley
Iowa
Eaton
Dee Moines
Minneapolis
Sixty-Two Miles of Paving on Iowa Roads in 1925
Iowa State Highway Commission reports 1925 paving 62 miles, total road work includes 286 miles graveled and 230.3 miles graded. 455,590 feet of tile drain, 234,040 feet of guard rail, and 900 bridges and culverts completed. Weather delays left portions unfinished to be completed in 1926.
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Associated Press
Ames
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Congress
Man Killed in Auto Crash Near Atlantic Iowa
Fred Lauritzen, 28, of Menlo, was instantly killed when struck by a car driven by Morgan Kempel of Adair. A coroner's jury exonerated Kempel. Lauritzen was survived by a wife and three children.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Fred Lauritzen
Menlo
Morgan Kempel
Adair
Kempel
Lauritzen
Three Thousand Men Storm English Factory
Three thousand unemployed men gathered at daybreak and others walking miles mob a factory after learning the six jobs were filled. Police quelled the disturbance and the manager hired three more handy men to quell unrest.
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Associated Press
Manchester
England
Lowden Urges Farmers to Organize for Marketing Meeting
Des Moines reports that practically all fifty committee members invited for the corn belt marketing conference will attend tomorrow. Governor Hammill says bankers agricultural leaders and eastern business men are noting Iowa's push for an export corporation and that the meeting and forthcoming conference will underscore this demand.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Hammill
Iowa
Corn Belt
Notre Dame Coach Knute Rockne Converts to Catholic Faith
The Associated Press reports that Knute Rockne, Notre Dame football coach, has become a Roman Catholic. Baptized November 18 and confirmed shortly after, he joined the church after a tour of Europe while his players noted his changed demeanor. Mrs Rockne is Catholic and their two children study at Notre Dame.
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Notre Dame
Iny
Associated Press
New York
Knute Rockneeoach
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
South Beal
Ind
Rockne
de Grasse
France
Germany
Italy
Rishon Knoll
Broekne
Northwestern
Rock
Touchsdowns
Vesuvius Eruption Draws Foreign Crowd In Italy
At Napres Italy January 7 the volcano Vesuvius roared and glowed with lava in small quantities. Foreign visitors watched the crater as ash and lava lit the snow capped mountain. Authorities call this eruption routine and a safety valve preventing larger flows around the cone opening.
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Napres
Italy
Vesuvius
Tawa National Bank Remains Closed Amid Frozen Assets
The First National Bank of Tama, Iowa stayed closed today after its board acted yesterday. Frozen assets caused the failure. deposits were about $900,000 with $75,000 capital. Some talk of reorganization and reopening, but no concrete steps taken.
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Tama
First National Bank
Lowden Urges Federal Farm Board and Cooperatives
Lincoln Jan 7 Frank O Lowden former Illinois governor urged creation of a federal farm board and organization of producers into representative cooperatives to manage agricultural surplus through storage or export. He said agriculture is out of gear with industry and that cooperative marketing offers the best path for American farmers.
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Associated Press
Lincoln, Neb
Federal Farm Board
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Cooperative
Farm Board
Lowden
Blizzard Strikes Rocky Mountain Regions
A blizzard like storm swept parts of the Rocky Mountains leaving one dead as a Pueblo merchant Arthur Ward died when his car plunged from a bridge. The storm stretched to Albuquerque and hindered air mail pilots in Rock Springs with one plane wrecked but without injuries. Weather officials forecast relief today.
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Associated Press
Denver, Co
Rocky Mountain
Arthur Fk. Ward
Pueblo
Colo
Albuquerque
New Mex
Rock Springs
Wyo
Cummins Corn Sugar Bill Wins Senate Support
The senate committee on manufacturers approved the Cummins bill to grant corn sugar legal equality with cane sugar, advancing a key tariff policy proposal.
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Cummins
Washington
Senate Committee On Manufacturers Today
Senate Considers New Case Amid House Debate
Senate reviews a case while the interior bill is debated in the House. The Marine Committee discusses radio control and the Senate Judiciary Committee opens an inquiry into an aluminum firm. The Rubber investigation proceeds in the House Commerce Committee.
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House
Marine Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
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