Mexico Faces Crisis as Calles Government Cracks Down
Violence within Mexico and policy clashes with the United States push the Calles government to the brink. Rebels are said to be executed or hanged, while Catholic bishops deny charges and rumors swirl about papal intervention and deportation of Bishop Diaz to Vera Cruz.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Calles
Alvarez
Cales
la Venta
Pius
Diaz
Vera Cruz
Cuba
Scott & Hardin To Open Saturday
The Scott & Hardin furniture store, successors to McEhinney, will open to the public Saturday this week with new stock staged for display. An AX-piece orchestra will play from 2 to 4 PM and from 6 to 8 PM, inviting all to attend.
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Scott & Hardin
McEhinney Furniture Company
Scott
Hardin
Martin Koehler Dies of Pneumonia
Martin Koehler of north of town died about 3 30 this afternoon after a pneumonia illness. W P Wells returned to Jews City for another operation in a hospital after a previously successful surgery.
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Martin Koehler
W. P. Wells
Jews City
Chaplin in Chicago Refuses to Discuss Marriage Troubles
Charlie Chaplin, described as the saddest man in America, declines to talk about his marital affairs. He tells reporters the issues are a terrible mess and requests they not press him on the subject as he exits a California train in Chicago.
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Chaplin
Chicago
Charlie Chaplin
America
California
Dwight Lewis May Run For Governor In 1928
Des Moines Jan 13 The report that Governor Hammill will abolish the state commerce counsel prompts speculation that Dwight Lewis railroad commissioner will announce his candidacy for governor in 1928. Lewis opposes the abolition and urges keeping the office within the commerce department.
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Des Moines
John Hammill
Forty-Second General Assembly
Dwight Lewis
United Press
Lewis
Chambers of Commerce and Shippers Association
Attorney General's Department
State House
Commerce
Hammill
Neill Garrett
Iowa
J. H. Henderson
Indianola
Henderson
Garrett
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mount Vernon Bank Is Victim of Bandits
A lone bandit robbed Citi zen Savings in Mount Vernon Iowa before noon. He forced Missy Alma Shotwell and C Falcon into a vault and escaped with about five to six thousand dollars. He wore coveralls an aviator helmet dark glasses and bandages. Clerks hid in the vault for an hour before rescue.
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Mount Vernon
Iowa
Upi
Citizen Savings
Missy Alma Shotwell
C. Falcon
Franz Werfel Play Gains Notice in German Cities
Franz Werfel's new play Paul among the Jews earns praise in several German cities. Strasbourg authorities maintain dog bath houses at public expense for local sportsmen.
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Franz Werfel
Paul Among the
Strasbourg
Fire devastates Webster City business district
A major fire in Webster City Iowa damaged three buildings and wiped out five businesses including the White Front Bakery Isis theater and Denny Dry Goods. Damage totaled about 150000 as flames spread overnight aided by a north wind after a 3 30 a m alarm. Firefighters from Ft Dodge aided the effort with a truck and crew, bringing the blaze under control by 7 30 a m.
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Webster City
White Front
Isis Theater
Denny Dry Goods Company
Freedman Journal
Webster City Shoe Hospital
Calliag
Ft. Dodge
Mose Lodge
Des Moines Snowstorm Delays Trains and Temps Plunge
A wide snowstorm blankets Iowa bringing heavy accumulations in Keokuk and lighter totals elsewhere. Des Moines reports temperatures near 19 degrees with a forecast of zero lows, while rail and streetcar service face delays and towns brace for a colder snap.
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Des Moines
State Weather Bureau
Chicago
Middle West
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Six Hundred Iowa High Schools Enter Cage Meets
Six hundred Iowa high schools will compete in annual sectional tournaments across eight districts on March 3-5 with A and B class divisions and two winners per sectional. District events run March 10-12, with finals March 17-19 at the University of Town. District centers include Ft Madison Fairfield Winfield Sigourney Muscatine Clinton Cedar Rapids Independence Waterloo Oelwein Charles City Newhampton Meson City Reinbeck Baxter Newton Boone Webster City Oskaloosa Chariton Des Moines or Waukee Lorimer Harlan Glenwood Willisea Stuart Spirit Lake Storm Lake Sheldon Plover.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George A. Brown
State Board of Control
Ft. Madison
Fairfield
Winfield
Sigourney
Muscatine
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Independence
Waterloo
Oelwein
Charles City
Newhampton
Meson City
Reinbeck
Baxter
Newton
Boone
Webster City
Oskaloosa
Chariton
Waukee
Lorimer
Washington County Hospital Faces Crowding With Growth Seen
Washington County Hospital operates near capacity as 30 to 32 patients fill the facility this week. The 29-bed facility records 64 births and 534 treatments in 1926, with earnings about $4,600 higher than the prior year and a $15,000 annual tax levy unchanged since 1912. Improvements include elevator overhaul, new operating tables, basement laundry, and upgraded heating in sun rooms.
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Washington County Hospital
Canyon Escents
C. A. Boice
Opposition in Senate Slows Kellogg Policies Push
Congress slows action on Kellogg Latin America policy as Bolshevik influence fears surface. Senate and House debate sending more Marines to Nicaragua, with Navy mobilization and Marine redeployments cited. Kellogg defends policy before Foreign Relations Committee amid public release of statements.
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Senate
Kellogg
Washington, D. C
Kelloge
Bolshevists
Latin America
State Department
Mexico
Nicaragua
Hiram Johnson
California
Navy Department
San Diego
Central America
U. S
Holland
United States
Nicaraguan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
New World
Wellman Man Held in Jail Here
Sheriff Denison brought How ard Dorence of Wellman to the county jail on bootlegging charges. The grand jury is probing the case with several Wellman witnesses summoned. A Pleasant Plain tip about a car load of intoxicants proved false when the scene lay across the county line in Jefferson.
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Wellman
Charles Denison
Howard Dorence
Dorence
Pleasant Plain
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Mrs Thornburg Named Editor of W C T U Paper
Mrs C Thornburg of Des Moines was elected editor of the state W C T U publication the Champion at a meeting of officers. She succeeds Mrs Isabella Smith who has led the paper for two years.
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Des Moines
C. Thornburg
W. c. TU
Isabella Smith
McCleery Re-elected Chairman and Board Members Named
At yesterday's board meeting Hugh H. McCleery was re elected chairman for the new year and Mrs. J. E. Lemmon was named secretary. New member Mrs. T. A. Michels joined the board, Ella Reiton remains superintendent of the hospital and training school. The board now includes McCleery Lemmon Michels Gardner Wells Reed and Miller.
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T. A. Michels
W. P. Gardner
W. P. Wells
George W. Reed
Alex Miller
Mayor issues warning against youths using firearms in town
Mayor George Maxwell urges boys to stop firing rifles or air rifles within town limits. A city ordinance bans firearms without his permits, which he is not issuing now. Reports from L A Foss of a horse and pig loss due to careless shooting and windows damaged by youths on the east side prompt the crackdown. fines range from one to one hundred dollars. air rifles and sling shots are banned.
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George Maxwell
Maxwell
L. A. Foss
Cornell President Accepts Post at Swarthmore College
Mount Vernon Iowa January 13 Dr Harlan Updegraff president of Cornell college for three years has accepted a post as visiting professor of education and administration at Swarthmore College Pa effective January 31 His resignation was accepted by the college board after a difference of opinion between him and board members at a special meeting of the board.
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Mount Vernon
Harlan Updegraff
Cornell College
Swathmore College
Swarthmore
Dr. Updegraff
Coach McKinstry Leads Eight to Ottumwa Game Tonight
Coach J A McKinstry and eight high school players travel by train to Ottumwa for a pivotal Little Six basketball clash. Ottumwa sits third and could hold the berth with a win over Washington, while a Washington victory would knot the standings. Ottumwa has beaten Fairfield and Mt Pleasant earlier, and lost in overtime to Burlington.
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J.A. McKinstry
Ottumwa
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Fairfield
Mt. Pleasant
Muscatine
Pairfield
Board Accepts Resignation and Short-Term Faculty Rule
The board accepted the resignation and placed the institution under the governance of three faculty members until a new president is chosen.
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Calley
Ajusco
Ozumba
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Owa
Ster City
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Harlan Glenwood
Willisea
Stuart
Spirit Lake
Storm Lake
Sheldon
Plover
County Hospital
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Communist Party
Moscow
LeJeune
Marine Corps
George K. Shuler
New York
Shuler
Latin-America
U. 8
Mexicd
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Omaha
Neb
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Marine Headquarts
Quantico Marine Base
Cal
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Manwele
Cornell
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