Former mayor names Ku Klux members in raid description
Mer Rouge mayor Robert L. Dade testified that Dr. B. M. McKoin Captain J. K. Shipwith Kelley Harp and Fd Ivey were in a Ku Klux group that held up Mer Rouge citizens Watt Daniels W C Andrews and Harry Neelis near Gallion Bayous before the Daniels and Richards kidnapping and murder. The district attorney said Captain Skipwith sought a conference with the attorney general to detail Morehouse Klan activity. Dade said he wore a black hood while others wore white during the raid while investigating a gambling house claim at Stanley Louisiana.
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Bastrope
Robert L. Dade
Mer Rouge
B. M. McKoin
J. K. Shipwith
Kelley Harp
Fd Ivey
Ku Klux
Watt Daniels
W. C. Andrews
Harry Neelis
Valley of Gallion
Daniels
Thomas F. Richards
States Attorney
J. K. Skipwith
Coco
Skipwith
Morehouse Klan
Mel Rouge
Morehouse Parish
Ku Klux Klan
Stanley
Inaugural Costs Show Decrease In The Last Two Years
Des Moines Iowa January 12 The Associated Press reports the Iowa Attorney General Lasher says inaugural costs for yesterday's state house ceremonies fell compared with two years ago Flowers cost 454 this year versus 718 in 1921. Lasher notes flowers and music are cheaper though total spending did not shrink.
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Associated Press
Des
Moines
Lasher
State House
Frady Charged With Wife Murder Dies In Miami
Edgar C. Frady a Chicago automobile man awaiting trial on a wife murder charge died at a Miami hospital. He had recent blood transfusions and his condition was serious, postponing the trial indefinitely.
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Associated Press
Miami
Florida
Edgar C. Frady
Chicago
Censors Cut Scene From Oliver Twist Draws Protests
London protest storm follows the London board of censors cutting from the play Oliver Twist the scene where Fagin teaches Oliver pickpocketing. Dickens field social circles and civic groups condemn the action while the censor board stands firm.
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Associated Press
London
London Board of Censors
Oliver Twist
Fagin
Oliver
Dickens
Censors Board
Funeral services held for Comrade Metzgar in Packwood
Rev. 8. K. Coates conducted the funeral in Packwood yesterday for Comrade Metzgar who served three years in the 23rd Iowa regiment during the war of the rebellion.
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8. K. Coates
Packwood
Metzgar
23Rd
Iowa
Many Causes Given For Steady Decrease In French Birth Rate
Paris dispatch reports that high living costs, housing shortages for newlyweds, selfishness, female participation in industry, and pleasures are blamed for France's declining birth rate the lowest in Europe. War boosted female independence and delayed marriages, with birth numbers falling from about 800,000 yearly before 1914 to under 400,000 during war years. Proposals to aid population growth include laws to favor married men voters, reduce family taxes, and bonuses per child, already alongside cheaper rail fares for families.
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Associate
Paris
France
Europe
National Alliance
England
Germany
Herrin Trial Nears End After Alibi Evidence
Marion January 12 The defense for five men on trial for murder in the Herrin mine riots said they hoped to rest their case after calling a few more witnesses. The defendants completed their testimony yesterday with alibi evidence following testimony from over fifty witnesses about alleged aggression by guards at the Lester Strip mine.
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Marion, I
Herrin
Lester Atrip
Great Northern £40p workers may return
Stipulations were under way today for the return to work of more than one thousand Great Northern railroad shopmen whose strike began July 1 and ended after negotiations between union officers and railroad heads.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul, Minn
Great Northern Railroad
Bandits Captured After Iowa Falls Post Office Raid
Three of four men attempting to rob the Iowa Falls post office were captured by officers tipped off before the break in. One robber escaped but expected to be tracked later. A money shipment in a registered mail pouch remained secured for the night.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
Iowa Falls
Falls Post
Prices of Iowa farm crops rise with war impact
Iowa farmer purchasing power improved from 72 cents per dollar in October to just over 99 cents in December 1913, as the state chamber of commerce notes. Demand for cattle feed has surged with a 50 percent increase in cattle on feed, while wholesale costs for clothing, building materials, and house goods remain well above 1913 levels.
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Moines
Iowa
State Chamber of Commerce
The
Bulletin
New House Speaker Stays to Form Committees
Des Moines Iowa January 12 With a four day recess most members head home Speaker Anderson remains to set committee lists and prepare for reconvening at 1 30 Tuesday to act on the joint code revision report The resolution urges quick assignment of code commission bills to standing committees and continued code revision work when no other business is on hand.
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Des Moines
Slown House
Senate
Anderson
Code Commission
Chrissinger Named Governor of Federal Reserve Board
President Harding nominated D. R. Crissinger of Marion Ohio to be governor of the Federal Reserve Board. James McNary of Las Vegas New Mexico will succeed Crissinger as controller. Milo D. Campbell of Coldwater Michigan to join the board as a rural farm representative.
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Washington, D. C
Harding
Treasury
D. R. Crissinger
Marion
Ohio
Federal Reserve Boards
James McNary
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Mr. Chrissinger
Milo D. Campbell
Cold Water
Michigan
Reserve Board
Evelyn Moothart Visits Sister in West Chester Morning
Evelyn Moothart travels to West Chester to see her sister, Mrs. Clarence Johnson, this morning.
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Evelyn Moothart
West Chester
Clarence Johnson
Clinic Aims To Reduce Crime In Cincinnati
Two drug fiends believed linked to a local gang were arrested by the department of criminal investigation in Cincinnati. Authorities found drugs valued at six million marks on the men who reportedly came from Krefeld after learning American soldiers would depart. Officials note Hamburg houses the largest drug ring connected with the soldiers' area.
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The
Associated Press
Coblenz
Department of Criminal Investigation
Krafeld
Hamburg
Cincinnati Central Psychiatric Clinic to open for youth reform
The Cincinnati Central Psychiatric Clinic will open soon under Dr. Emerson A. North to reduce criminality by coordinating with courts, schools, health, and social agencies. It will assess social, physical, and intellectual factors and tailor remedies from institutional care to social readjustment. Financing comes from the Cincinnati Community Chest, with $15,000 for six months and $30,000 for the year.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Central Psychiatric Clinic
Board of Health
Emerson A. North
Longview Hospital For Insane
North
Simon Dimet
Cincinnati Community Chest
Packers Favor Changes in Bill Aimed at Packer Control
Five Chicago packers urged amendments at a conference with Department of Agriculture officials to modify tentative packer control bill plans.
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Ifiv Gee Asccr
St’s
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Senator's father dies in Fort Dodge
Arthur Moe aged sixty three, step father of United States Senator Bursum of New Mexico, died in Fort Dodge where he had been a resident.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
Arthur Moe
United States
Bursum
New Mexico
Liquor Fleet Off New Jersey Coast Stays On Standby
The great liquor fleet of twenty two vessels off Sandy Hook remains ready for business today. Liquor is reported to have been sent by motor trucks to New York, Washington, and Philadelphia from Highland Coast New Jersey.
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Accerated Press
Highland Coast
New Jersey
Sandy Hook
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Only one woman in a thousand marries after sixty
A historical note reports that among women, marriage rates after age sixty are exceedingly rare with only about one in a thousand taking a spouse. It reflects social norms of the era and the limited opportunities for late marriages.
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Maries
Dry Iowa liquor raid uncovers unsanitary farm conditions
In Klondyke Iowa state prohibition agents seized 150 gallons of moonshine six liquor stills and arrested Richard Schaeffer a Klondyke farmer during a raid. Four others were expected to be arrested. H L Duncan says the conditions are the worst yet uncovered in the region and warns of health risks from moonshine.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Klondyke
Iowa
H. L. Duncan
Prohibition
The
Northwest
Prohibition Department
Richard Schaeffer
Steamer Collision Sinks Vessel in East River
New York. January 12. The steamer West Plains inbound from Philadelphia rammed and sank the shipping board steamer West Calumn in the East River in a dense fog. No injuries were reported.
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Associated Press
New York
West Plains
Philadelphia
Shipping Board
West Calumn
East River
German coal price up fifty percent in Berlin report
The Associated Press reports in Berlin that German coal prices rose by fifty percent today while miners' wages increased sixty eight percent. The move reflects postwar economic shifts affecting production costs and living standards.
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Associated Press
Berlin
France and Britain react as Ruhr tensions rise
Paris reports France has secured a production guarantee from Germany and warns of possible occupation of Ruhr districts within three days as Premier Poincare cautions that Ruhr budget changes will not bring immediate gold. London notes initial Ruhr advance passed without incident but French actions are criticized.
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Paris
France
Germany
Ruhr
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
London
Krupp Works Open As Occupation Sparks Mood
Essen reports show most of Krupp's forty thousand workers at their posts with a small strike figure. French outposts move toward Gelsenkirchen and Velbert as protests grow. Next Monday factories close from 11 to 11 15 for a citywide protest with brief railway stoppage and bells. State of siege proclaimed by General Degoutte in occupied territory while German laws stay free.
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Essen
Germany
Krupp
Bochum
Gelsenkirchen
Velbert
Degoutte
Duesseldorf
Mussel Shoals Dam Project Funds Approved
War Department proposes in the army appropriation bill to finish Dam No. 2 at Mussel Shoals and install eight power house units. The measure allocates 6,998,800 dollars for next year and authorizes up to 10,501,200 dollars in contracts, with funding set for several years.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
War Department
Mussel Shoals
Army
Secretary of War
Army Officer Bound Over On Ames Armory Theft Charge
NEVADA Iowa Jan 12 John Cenic United States army officer arrested and bound over to the grand jury on charges of heft of government stores from the armory burned at the Iowa State College at Ames The alleged theft occurred before the fire Denie waived preliminary hearings and was bound over to the jury state The Marshal Tracy and other state and county officials have been investigating the Ames fire for several weeks
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Associated Press
Nevada
Iowa
John Cenic
United States Army
Grand
Iowatate College
Ames
Denie
Tracy
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Dr. McKain
Frady
Great Northern
Knierim
Knierim Savings Bank
Clara Christina
Gir
Iowa General Assembly
Chrissinger
Federal Reserve Bank Board
U.S
Haladourg
Dr. North
Super
Intendent of
Hospital For In
Packers
FT. Dodge
Hitchin
Klondike
Mussel
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