Budget plan takes shape in Iowa special session
Iowa House adopts a motion to refer Senate File 7 to a nine member special committee to draft a general budget bill. The committee will aim to frame a budget law using data from the joint tax commission and the state department budget, with support from the tax commission as needed.
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House
Associated Press
State Capitol
Des Moies
Viva Voce
Senate
Des Me
Himebaugh
Emmet County
Children of
Pottawattamle
Patterson
Kossuth
Hauge
Polk
Himbaugh
Pottawattamie
Moen
Lyon
Carter
Hardin
Leuvrien
Humbodlt
Neary
Joint Tax Commission
Buser
Muscatine
Budget Board
Tax Commission
Code Commission
Opposition to War and Navy Consolidation Ends Rebuttal
Secretaries Weeks and Denby reiterated opposition to merging the War and Navy Departments under the reorganization plan. Their testimony before the congressional committee served as a rebuttal to W. F. Willoughby of the Institute for Governmental Research who urged consolidation to boost efficiency.
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Associated Press
Washington
War and Navy Departments
Weeks
Denby
Congressional Reorganization Committee
W. F. Willoughby
Institute For Governmental Research
Venizelos to form cabinet with himself as premier
Ex Premier Venizelos decided to form a cabinet in which he will be premier with no portfolio and Georges Roussos as the only other major leader. The move follows General Danelis failure to form a ministry after an all night effort and ends the protracted political crisis in Greece.
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Associated Press
Athens
Venizelos
Georges Roussos
republican-Nberal
Danelis
Venigelos
Onlree
Service Stressed by Legion Leaders at Burlington Conference
Hanford MacNider and other Iowa Legion officials spoke at a district conference in Burlington. They emphasized community service as the Legion’s core mission at a banquet attended by nearly one hundred. A conference is planned soon in Ottumwa.
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Rtv
Burlington
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Bert Halligan
James Barton
Tom Hollowell
Frank Miles
The
Iowa Legionaire
Legion
Ottumwa
Gasoline Price to Rise Two Cents in Eleven States
The Standard Oil Company of Indiana announced a two cent increase in gasoline prices over the current market rate effective tomorrow morning. The higher price will apply in eleven central states.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Moscow Communist Conference Set for a Battleground
The Moscow district party conference opens amid a clash between Leninites and the opposition. Leninites claim strong worker support and anticipate a Moscow majority at the upcoming federal convention, while the opposition draws backing from university students and the military.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Communist Party
Red Army
Lenine Group
Leninites
Petrograd
Ost
Lenine
McAdoo Chooses Illinois Director for Campaign
Chicago January 11 William O Connell of Chicago will manage the Illinois campaign of William Gibbs McAdoo in his bid to win Illinois delegation to the Democratic National Convention. O Connell has long led Democratic circles and McAdoo will enter the Illinois presidential primaries with headquarters in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wm. O'Connell
New Political Party Plans State Meet in Iowa
The People's Progressive Party will hold an Iowa state convention at Boone on February 1 and 2. Francis G. Cutler, secretary treasurer of the Ford for President club and national committee member for Iowa, announced the plan. If Ford declines a nomination a national convention in Omaha on January 29 and 30 will select a replacement who will address the Iowa gathering.
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Boone
Iowa
People's Progressive Party
Francis G. Cutler
National
Ford For President Club
New Party
Ford
Omaha
Sheriff in Herrin urges public cooperation to restore peace
Heprrin Ill Jan 11 Peace will return to Williamson county only when citizens cooperate with Sheriff George Galligan in enforcing laws he said today The sheriff noted that peace would come back if Marion and Williamson counties work with him as they did with Young Referring to Young he identified AS Glenn Young a dry worker and key figure in the controversy that led to three National Guard companies being sent to Marion and Herrin
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Associated Press
Heprrin
Ill
Williamson County
George Galligan
Marion and
Young
Mariou and
Herrin
Progress in U S Cemeteries in Europe
War department reports from officers in Europe indicate gratifying progress in building American cemeteries. Brookwood and Rhinehamp? cemetery work is completed with only a small building unfinished.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan. l
War Department
Europe
Brookwood, Rhyland
Bluldine
Illinois and Missouri Weather Forecasts
Weather forecast notes mostly cloudy patterns in Illinois tonight and Saturday with slightly colder conditions in the northeast. Missouri expects cloudy to partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with warmer conditions in the western part.
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Illinois
Missouri
Coolidge Manager Confers With Indiana GOP Leaders
William M. Butler campaign manager for President Coolidge held talks with Indiana Republican leaders. Indications suggested factional differences in the state might be settled and a state manager for Coolidge organization could be chosen. Senator Watson participated and Ew ing Emerson of Vincennes was discussed as a possible state central committeeman.
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Associated Press
Washington
William M. Butler
Massachusetts
Coolidge
Indiana
Watson
Ewing Emerson
Vincennes
Mission worker hero saves co worker during raid
Mrs Julina Kilen of Northfield Minnesota, 50, sacrificed herself to save American co worker Mrs Bernard Hoff during a Taao Yane mission raid in Hupeh. Kil en urged the bandits to take her instead of Hoff, dying in the process. Hoffs and Hoff husband Professor Hoff are hospitalized in Tsao Yang. Bandits traced to Henan remain at large.
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Associated Press
Peking
Julina Kilen
Northfield
Minn
Taao Yane
Hupeh Province
Bernard Hoff
Hankow
Hoff
Professor Hoff
Kilen
Hoffs
Tsao Yang
Henan
Leader of Bandit Gang Is Captured
West Palm Beach Florida January 11 A leader of the Ashley band of outlaws Bill Ashley was captured in the Florida Everglades near Gomez station early today His brother John was expected to be captured Searches by possemen resumed at dawn for members of the Ashley Mobley gang in the Everglades with ambush on the outlaws and numbers on the posse side.
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Associated
Preas
West Palm Beach
Fla
Bill Ashley
Ashley Band of Outlaws
Florida Everglades
Gomez Station
Sheriff's Office
John
Ashley-Mobley
Moffett to Command Navy's Polar Flight
Rear Admiral Wm A Moffett, chief of the bureau of aeronautics, will command the navy polar flight planning for the coming summer. All aircraft surface vessels and personnel will be assigned to him and he will decide whether to be aboard the Shenandoah.
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Washington
Wm. A. Moffett
Bureau of Aeronautics
Navy
Denby
Shenandoah
Reward Offered for Charles Appel in Confidence Game Case
A $500 reward is offered for the return of Charles Appel father of actress Lila Lee. Investor E M Rogers, a major creditor, announces the reward. Appel is wanted on charges of confidence game embezzlement and grand larceny and has not returned to Chicago after visiting his daughter in Los Angeles.
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Associated Prenny
Chicago
Charles Appel
Lila Lee
E. M. Rogers
Appel
Los Angeles
Tax measure moves first in the House amid tax battle
The House Ways and Means Committee was instructed to report the tax bill by February 11 and then consider soldiers’ bonus legislation. The conference, split between tax advocates and veteran supporters, yielded a Longworth backed plan to keep tax proposals first with a later bonus review.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
House
Congress
Longworth
Ways and Means
Fairchild
New York
Fish
Viva Voce
Soldier Bloc
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Interior Department
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
United States
Indiana Senator Watson Declines Presidential Candidacy
Senator James E. Watson of Indiana announced he would not seek the Republican presidential nomination. The move clears the field for President Coolidge to enter Indiana’s primary, with Ewing Emerson of Vincennes as a campaign aide.
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Washington
Jan
Large Warehouse Fire Destroys Dempster Milling Facility
Large warehouse in Sioux Fallsiv burns destroying Dempster Milling Company stock and dealers in farm machinery. Cause undetermined. Loss estimated at 70000 dollars with stock insured.
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Sioux Falls
Dempster Milling Company
Car Driver Dies After Night Collision On Bridge
Vernon Strong aged 37 died in Des Moines after a head on crash with a street car on the Racoon River bridge on southwest Seventh street. The automobile had no lights and police and the coroner will investigate the accident.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Seventh Street
Raccoon River
Vernon Strong
Iowa Coach Howard H. Jones Resigns to Take Trinity Job
Howard H. Jones, coach and athletic director at the University of Iowa since 1916, is released from his contract to accept the football coach position at Trinity College in Durham, North Carolina. He cites climatic conditions and a desire for part time coaching. he will stay until August before leaving for Durham.
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Iowa City
Howard H. Jones
University of Iowa
Trinity College
Durham
N. C
R. A. Kuever
Jones
Iowa
Howard Jones
Iowa Board In Control of Athletics
Michigan
Convicts Mutiny At Alabama Coal Mine
Sixty six convicts employed on the day shift at the Thomas Weller Coal mine in Aldrich near Montevallo Alabama are in mutiny and in control of the pit. Stern measures are being used to oust the men who are said to be entrenched. Fifty four of the alleged mutineers are Negroes and two white convicts are said to have participated in a mutiny at Banner mines in Jefferson county last fall.
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Associated Press
Montevallo
Ala
Thomas-Weller
Aldrich
Banner Mines
Jefferson County
Fire Breaks Out On Lapland Red Star Liner In New York
A fire swept the North River pier as the Lapland of the Red Star Line was readied for a winter Mediterranean cruise. Fire department units battled the blaze, which reportedly began in the hold aboard the liner.
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Lapland
New York Harbor
Associate’ Press
New York
Red Star Line
North River
Mediterranean
Illiteracy Conference Opens in Washington Today
A four day conference opened at the interior department to discuss methods to wipe out illiteracy. The event is co sponsored by the Bureau of Education the National Educational Association the General Federation of Women's Clubs and the American Legion. Latest census data show 5 660 000 adults in the United States cannot read or write.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interior Department
Bureau of Education
National Educational Association
General Federation of Women's Clubs
The
American Legion
United States
Mexico City rail traffic improves with El Paso link
Six thousand tons of merchandise detained between Mexico City and El Paso have reached the capital restoring direct communication. Rail activity resumes between Saltillo and Eagle Pass and Sabinas and Rosita while the Mexico City Laredo line opens with delays. Congress meets in extraordinary session as Obregon faces Cooperista opposition. Oil firms in Tuxpam resist loans demanded by Adolfo de la Huerta. The Fairchild arms embargo proposal is postponed in the U.S. House.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mex
el Paso
Kamato
Cuautla
Cuernavaca
Saltillo
Eagle Paso
Sabinas
Rosita
Laredo
Mexican Congress
Obregon
Senate
Cooperatista
New York
Tuxpam
Adolfo de la Huerta
Mexican Revolutionary Forces
Weissmuller Breaks Own Record at Mid-West AAU Meet
Iowa City event sees Johnny Weissmuller of Sinais Athletic Club shatter his own world mark in the 40 yard dash to 17 4 5 seconds. He also sets a new university tank record in the 100 yard backstroke and three AAU records fall overall at the meet.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Johnny Weissmuller
Sinais Athletic Club
Weismuller
Griffen
Iowa
Morsecca Iowa
Hickox
Ivan Klingaman
Firearms Returned to German Police by French Forces
A Coblenz telegram reports occupation authorities due to imminent danger of a new separatist putsch have returned to the German police the firearms they were forced to surrender last October. Separatists have strengthened Coblenz castle garrison.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Coblenz
Senator Walsh Questions McLean Over Teapot Dome Loan
Senator Walsh of Montana, here as a representative of the senate public lands committee, questioned Washington publisher Edward McLean about a $100,000 loan to former Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall. The inquiry was postponed until the evening session.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Senator Walsh
Montana
Senate Public Lands Committee
Teapot Dome
Naval Oifense
Edward Bb. McLean
Washington
AB Fall
McLean
French Francs Dip to New Low in Foreign Exchange
Continued conversion of francs into dollars abroad pushed the franc to a new low in New York trading. The French currency quoted at 45 cents, a fresh historic low, from yesterday’s 4.83 cent level, while the sterling opened at 4.27 dollars, echoing its prior trough.
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France
England
Switzerland
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