New dirigible to replace Shenandoah eyed in navy plan
The administration's navy program contemplates a new larger airship to replace the Shenandoah, along with cuts in enlisted personnel and older ships. House committee suggests closing Lakehurst air station to save costs, while officials back building a metal and lighter ship with plans for further metal dirigible experiments.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Congress
Naval Service
Lakehurst
House Appropriation Committee
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Los Angeles
Navy Department
Naval Committee
Wilbur
Department
Shenandoah
Airship Development Corporation
Henry Ford
University of Iowa College of the Air opens February 8
The University of Iowa announces spring sessions of the College of the Air on WSUI starting February 8. One night weekly, courses include bird lore Iowa history the English novel social science and examination writing. Prof Dayton R. Stoner leads bird study with field methods by season’s end Others include Prof Bruce Mahan in Iowa history Prof Dale Yoder in Current Social and Economic Problems Prof Giles M. Ruch on written examinations and Prof Nellie S. Aurner teaching the English novel.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Helen Williams
Bruce Mahan
Iowa
Dale Yoder
Giles M. Ruch
Nellie S. Aurner
Goodman Funeral for Mrs Joan Goodman Planned
Funeral services for Mrs. Joan Goodman who died suddenly at her home will be held Thursday at two o'clock in the Methodist church conducted by Dr. W. W Lowers. The casket will be opened at Goodin funeral parlors this afternoon and evening and at the church from one to two o'clock. Burlington man Louis Ranke Identified After Body Found on Mississippi River Ice.
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Joan Goodman
Methodist
W. W Lowers
Goodin
O'Eclock
Harrow
Burlington
Mississippi River
Louis Ranke
St. Louis
New Orleans
Benjamin Franklins to Hold Convention in Chicago
Benjamin Franklins will gather in Chicago for their third annual luncheon honoring Benjamin Franklin's birthday on January 17. The group, limited to men named Benjamin Franklin, will hear B F Marsh speak, then wreath the Franklin statue in Lincoln Park, a gift from Joseph Medill to the city. About 50 members are in the organization.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Benjamin Franklin
Ben
Franklins
Franklin
B. F. Marsh
Lincoln Park
Joseph Medill
The
Chicago Tribune
White House conference probe ties to Aluminum case
Senate committee questions a White House meeting among President Coolidge Secretary Mellon and Attorney General Sargent as it probes the Aluminum Company of America inquiry. Donavan asserts the department acted to face attacks and defends diligence, insisting he will not be swayed by prejudgment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dbd. C
White House
Coolidge
Mellon
Sargent
Department of Justice
Aluminum Company of America
Senate
Donovan
Walsh
Montana
Department
Senate Committee
Col. Donovan
Justice Department
Pobic
Federal Trade Commission
Five Year Old Girl Shoots Mother in Atlanta
In Atlanta a five year old girl, Katherine Lanier, fired a rifle at her mother, C. C. Lanier, wounding her in the breast with a bullet just below the heart. Doctors hold slight hope for her life as they treat possible lung injury.
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Atlanta
Katherine Lanier
C. C. Lanier
Will contest victory for Shepherd in McClintock probate
The late William Nelson McClintock's will, probated by Circuit Judge Scanlan, leaves most of the estate to foster father and lawyer William D. Shepherd who drew it up. An $8,000 annual annuity goes to Isabelle Pope, McClintock's fiancée, who testified against Shepherd. Cousins and Miss Pope's allies plan to appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing undue influence was present.
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Chicago
William Nelson McClintock
Scanlan
McClintock
Wm. D. Shepherd
Shepherd
Herner
Isabelle Pope
Miss Pope
Orville Taylor
Iowa
Supreme Court
Luther to Form New German Cabinet
Berlin January 13. President von Hindenburg commissions Dr. Luther to form a new cabinet after democratic leader Frich Koch and former Chancellor Feherenbach declare a bi coalition government impossible. Luther’s prior cabinet resigned in December after Locarno treaties to clear the way for coalition policies.
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Associated Press
Berlin
von Hindenburg
Luther
Dr. Luther
Frich Koch
Feherenbach
Center Party
Colleges Raise Large Amount for Facilities Expansion
In six years sixty seven American colleges and universities raised 148 million dollars in public campaigns to extend facilities. Alumni contributed 68 million dollars, about half the total. The largest drive was the University of Chicago's 17.5 million dollar campaign.
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New York
John Price Jones
Board of Education
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
University of Chicago
Mitchell Signals No Texas Return
Col. Wm. Mitchell appears to abandon plans to return to Fort Sam Houston. Under his orders, household furniture and belongings are packed for shipment as no relief from duty at the Eighth Corps Area Headquarters has been issued.
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Washington, PD. C
Mitchell
Fort Sam Houston
Eighth Corps
Manns Plan Move After Iowa City Visit
Mr and Mrs George Mann returned from a two weeks stay in Iowa City and plan to relocate there in the near future.
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George Mann
Iowa City
Highest miniature golf course planned on Morrison Hotel roof
Chicago plans reveal Henry Moir will build a 400 foot high miniature golf course atop the Morrison Hotel in downtown. The roof will hold a bungalow for Moir and distinguished guests, with the spire of the nearby Temple Methodist remaining the only taller structure.
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Morrison Hotel
Ohy
Associated Press
Chicago
Henry Moir
Moir
America
War on Rubber Monopoly Plans Seen In U S Industry
The Associated Press reports definite plans with millions of dollars to break foreign crude rubber control. Secretary Hoover approves, backing American production in tropical areas like the Philippines. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce moves to form a $10 million firm to lowert rubber prices for U S users. Hoover cites conservation and acquisition of non foreign controlled sources as methods.
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Associated Prose
New York
Hoover
Philippines
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
United States
Chamber
Sumatra
Java
Legislation Sought Over Party Circle Ballot Confusion
Des Moines reports attorney James Parson for Daniel Steck says the party circle at the top of ballots caused counting confusion in the Steck Brookhart senatorial recount. He attributes Steck gains to judges misreading crossing marks and scratches in the opposing column.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Steek-Brookhart
James Parson
Daniel F. Steck
Steck
Jin
Tragedy Follows Argument Ends in Double Death
Brooks McCauley 22 shot and killed his fiancée Jessica Michaela 16 then killed himself in her home after an argument over church attendance. Officials say the couple had no prior quarrel. the incident occurred in Nethken near Keyser, West Virginia.
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Keyser
W. Va
Brooks McCauley
Jessicy Michaela
Nethken
Pioneer gasoline rail motor car shipped to Alaska Railroad
Traffic problems in the land of the totem pole prompt the shipment from Philadelphia to the Alaska Railroad. The vehicle, a baggage and passenger car, features insulated walls roof and floor and storm sashes for use on short runs to Anchorage.
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Caskan
Philadelphia
Totem Pole
Pioneer
Alaska Railroad
Anchorage
Cardinal Mercier Improves After Operation
Brussels report states Cardinal Mercier continues to improve after his recent operation and is now out of danger. The update notes his condition has stabilized and medical staff remain cautiously optimistic about his recovery.
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Brussels
Cardinal Mercier
Rescue Efforts Continue After Degnan Mine Explosion
Wilburton Oklahoma January 13 Only eight of 105 men entombed by a violent explosion at the Degnan McConnell mine remain alive as rescuers battle white damp gas and heavy debris. The blast wrecked the main shaft and hoisting gear while air shaft access widens their chance for retrieval. Doctors nurses and Red Cross workers prepare medical aid and temporary hospital facilities as families gather at the scene.
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Wilburton
Okla
Degnan-McConnell
Here
J. B. Agnal
United States
tWureau of Mines
McAlester
Hartshorne and
L. Henry
The
Red Cross
A. P. Thompson
Hartshorne
Degnan-McCannel Company
No Arbitration in Hard Coal Battle
New York January 13. With negotiations broken off neither side will concede an inch and the hard coal strike hardens. About 150,000 miners idle since September 1. Arbitration split the conference with miners rejecting any plan risking wage cuts. Union leaders say maintenance will not be called off unless agreement is violated. Some operators hint at reopening mines but deny current intent.
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Associated Press
New York
Nye Calls Self Republican Progressive In Senate
Washington Jan 13 Gerald P Nye seated yesterday as senator from North Dakota classified himself as a republican progressive. He said he is willing to stay where he is among friends after Republicans said there was no place on their side of the aisle.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gerald P. Nye
Noril Dakota
Senate
Hawkeye Special Will Take 250 Iowans to National Teachers Meet
A delegation of about 250 Iowa superintendents supervisors and principals will travel by special train to the national conference of school superintendents in Washington D C February 2 28. The Hawkeye Special will depart February 20 stopping in Altoona Harrisburg and Baltimore with a Capitol tour and a program featuring Dr Ernest Horn of the University of Iowa.
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Associated Presa
Des Moines
IoWa
Washington, D. C
Department of Superintendence
Chicago
National Capital
Charles F. Pye
Iowa Teachers Association
Altoona
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Ernest Horn
University of Iowa
Deposed Bishop Urges Labor to Seize Government
William Montgomery Brown, a deposed Protestant Episcopal bishop, urged workers at an international labor defense meeting to take over government and church to create a true laborers’ system. He argued the movement could end class privilege without war, calling on workers to lead and religious leaders to stop twisting Jesus’s words.
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Associated Press
New York
International Labor Defense Meeting
Wm. Montgomery Brown
Protestant Episcopal
Courts Y
New York State
Jesus
Brown
Seed Corn Drive Aims to Boost 1926 Crop Across Iowa
A statewide seed corn drive was launched by Iowa farm groups and extension officials at Des Moines, with county surveys planned and ear testing urged for planting next season. The effort, likely to run February through March 6, will seek press, school, county farm bureaus, and radio support. A second item notes W. C. Nichols, 78, missing after crossing the Illinois river toward relatives.
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Associated Presse
Des Moines
Iowa State College Extension
Hammill
Children of
Iowa
Sapiro Endorses Haugen Measure in Farm Surplus Plan
Aaron Sapiro urged delegates at the fourth national cooperative marketing conference to back the Haugen bill creating a division of cooperative marketing in the agriculture department. He denounced the Dickinson bill as emasculated and criticized its price fixing rhetoric. The proposal would create a farm advisory council and farm board and levy an equalization fee on farmers to cover export surplus losses.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Aaron Sapiro
Cooperative Marketings Associations
Department of Agriculture
Sapiro
House
List of Words for Iowa Spelling Contest
A 3 000 word list compiled by Prof Ernest Horn of the University of Town for a state contest conducted by the Des Moines Register and Tribune News. 452 schools and over 10 000 pupils enrolled. The winner advances to a national contest in Washington. Approximately 6 000 Des Moines students took the first spelling test yesterday. Superintendent Studebaker aims to raise spelling efficiency. Forty three towns and five counties have registered to date with more expected.
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Associated Press
DPS
Des Moines
Studebaker
Old House Southeast of Town Is Destroyed
A tenantless house on land owned by the Wagner estate just outside the southeast city limits was destroyed by fire about eleven o'clock this morning. It is unclear how the blaze started. Pigeons kept on the premises were saved but the building was completely destroyed. Firemen were hampered by the lack of a nearby hydrant and the well on the property ran dry. The house was small and not valuable.
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Wagner
Walter Goode
Florists Form Regional Society Across Four States
Des Moines and other cities saw Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Texas florists meet yesterday to organize a regional society. The group aims to coordinate events, codes, and standards across the four states and bolster member collaboration.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas
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