Shenandoah Survives Fierce Atlantic Storm Flight
The Shenandoah airship braved a 72 mph gale while moored at Lakehurst and broke loose last night then chased up the Atlantic coast to Staten Island. Captain Anton Hetnen declared the ship weathered the gale and would pursue its polar region flight next month.
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Red Press
Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Air Station
Staten Island
New York City
Anton Hetnen
Helnen
Shenandoah
Navy
Strencert
Polar
Atlantic
Paris
North Pole
F. R. McCrary
R. D Weyerbaucher
Com
American Warships Conduct War Game at Panama Canal
The Pacific Blue fleet advances through the Panama Canal in a naval war game. Enemy forces bombard the canal from air and sea while umpires report an aerial attack on the Gatum locks was thwarted. The fleet is to assemble in Cristobal and sail for Caribbean maneuvers next week.
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Associated Press
Cristobal
Canals Zone
United States Navy
Panama Canal
Gatum Locks
Fort Randolph
Pacific
Caribbean Sea
Farmers Could Set Corn Prices Says Dickinson
In Des Moines Jan 17 Iowa and Illinois corn growers could control prices due to large production share, said Rep L J Dickinson Algona leader of the farm bloc at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. He urged producers to seek equal margins with business interests and equalized commodity dollars.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Illinois
L. J. Dickinson
Algona
House Farm Bloc
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Dickinson
Only One Fatal Railway Accident in England in 1923
London report notes England had a single deadly railway accident in 1923 per the Railway Gazette. The incident at Diggle in July killed no passengers, with prior century counts showing two years with one passenger fatality and only three years exceeding five deaths.
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London
England
Railway Gazette
Diggle
Harding set will be preserved in Fairbanks type
President Warren G Harring s last hand set of typeset from the Fairbanks Alaska News Miner will be presented to the Associated Press at its annual New York meeting April 22 A F Thompson editor brings the type to William Allen White editor of the Speria Kansas Gazette White will present it to the AP officially
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Warren G. Harring
Fairbanks
Alaska
Territory
New York City
A. F. Thompson
Thompson
William Allen White
Speria, Kansas
White E
Des Moines to Swear in U S Marshal Roy Gault
Captain Roy Gault of Creston Iowa will be sworn in as United States marshal for the southern Iowa district. The oath will be administered Monday in Des Moines by Federal Judge J W Woodrough of Omaha.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Roy Gault
Creston
Iowa
United States
United States Senate
J. W. Woodrough
Omaha
New York Nationals Top Muscatine Muskies in Muskies Loss
The New York Nationals defeated the Muscatine Muskies 20 to 10 in Muscatine last night ending the Muskies seven game win streak. The teams meet again tonight.
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Muscatine
New York Nationals
Muscatine Muskies
Muskies
Tax debate rocks House Ways and Means Committee
Washington action covers Mellon revision plan changes. Chicago Board of Trade argues the tax harms grain markets while Western Grain Exchanges warns farmers face higher burdens. Auto manufacturers push back on taxes. discussions include inheritance, gift taxes, and income tax exemptions. National Grange calls farmers economic victims needing cooperation over new legislation. House Rules debate touches on discharge procedures as Teapot Dome looms.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate
House
Philip Campbell
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
L. F. Gates
Western Grain Exchanges Committee
Canada
Chicago Grain Exchange
Ramseyer
Iowa
Green
Jacobstein
New York
Ways and Means Committee
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Mellon
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Board of Tax Appeals
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
National Grange
America
Republicans
College Student Sells His Blood to Pay His Way Through School
John George, a Ohio State University student from Plains Kansas, sells his blood to fund his education. He has donated five quarts and received about 100 dollars per quart, with no apparent ill effects. He underwent transfusions at Columbus hospital to boost his income. He stands six feet tall and weighs 180 pounds.
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Associated Press
Colum 'S
Ohio
John George
Ohio State University
Broady
Columbus H Tal
Plains
Kansas
Severe January Storm Hits New York City
A powerful January wind and rain storm battered New York City and nearby areas, causing five deaths, extensive property damage, and maritime distress. Two vessels were reported in danger and a barge near Long Branch, New Jersey sank leaving four men and a woman missing. The Henry B Mallory rescued twenty officers and crew from the disabled Danish freighter Normannia amid 70 mph winds.
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Associated Press
New York
New York City
New Jersey
Long Branch
N. J
Henry B. Mallory
Big Oil Merger Nears Completion Between Mutual and Continental
New York January 17 details of a proposed merger between Mutual Oil Company and Continental Oil Company are nearly finalized with completion expected today or tomorrow. The plan would trade four Mutual shares at par five dollars for one Continental share at twenty five dollars. Mutual operates in the Wyoming field and Pacific Northwest while Continental serves the Rocky Mountain region with production refining and marketing.
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Associated Press
New York
Mutual Oil Company
Continental Oil Company
Mutual Oil
Continental
Wyoming
Pacific Northwestern States
Continental Company
Standard Oi! Group
Rocky Mountain
Subzero Cold Grips Chicago and Midwest by January
Chicago endured a second day of subzero weather with readings near five below and close to ten below in nearby suburbs. The cold stretched across the Great Lakes and North Central states, with Duluth reaching nearly 20 below while Nebraska Iowa and Indiana stayed around zero to steady above zero.
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Presse
Chicago
Great Lakes
Duluth
Minn
Nebraska
Iowa
Indiana
British Locomotive Engineers Set Nationwide Strike
London Jan 17 A strike of British locomotive men who refused wage reductions authorized by the railways wages board will begin at midnight Sunday according to a statement issued today. The action signals a major industrial dispute affecting railway operations across the country.
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Associated Press
London
Railways Wages Board
Caraway probes Fall oil reserve and Ford on Musc le Shoals
Senator Caraway directs a public lands inquiry to consider summoning Albert B. Fall over alleged oil reserve sale for corrupt gain and false testimony. Meanwhile Chairman Kahn says Ford interests will provide a clear statement next Tuesday on their stance regarding Muscle Shoals.
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Senator Caraway
Arkansas
Public Lands Committee
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Caraway
Navy
New Mexico
Muscle Shoals
Washington
Kahn
House Military Committee
Ford
Asquith Backs Labour No Confidence in Baldwin
Former Prime Minister Asquith declared in the House of Commons that he would vote for Labour's no confidence motion against the Baldwin government and urged friends to support it. The debate signals the final scene for the ministry with a crucial vote anticipated next Monday. An appeal to Churchill was made to lead opposition to Ramsay MacDonald and his followers.
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Ift
The
Associated Press
London
Asquith
Re-United
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Baldwin
Labor
Winston Spencer Churchill
Ramsay MacDonald
French Cabinet Approves Tax Rise and Reform Plan
The Paris cabinet approved the final draft of the fiscal reform program including a 20 percent tax increase. It allows decree power to suspend non essential imports and envisions one billion francs in public service economies. The plan targets seven billion francs in revenue and one billion in reduced expenditures to balance the recoverable budget.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Finance de Lastyre
Dead husband appears. annuls second marriage in California
Mrs McHaney Graham sought an annulment of her 13 year marriage to Dr Donald Graham after her first husband, long believed dead, reappeared in New York. They share two children. The court granted the annulment on grounds his first marriage remained valid.
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Oakland
Calif
New York
McHaney Graham
Donald Graham
Graham
Volcano on Alaska Peninsula erupts ejecting steam and smoke
Residents report a severe earthquake at 10 50 Tuesday morning as the southern edge of Paviof volcano on the Alaska peninsula belched steam and smoke. The blast lasted seven minutes and has left the edge rumbling at intervals near Belkofsy and nearby areas.
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St. Paul Island
Alaska
Belkofsy
Scinity
Belkofsky
Alaska Peninsula
St. Paul
Priviof
Real Estate Leaders Convene in Augusta Meeting
The National Association of Real Estate Boards opened in Augusta Georgia with delegates from boards nationwide in attendance. The program included welcome addresses a response by L F Eppich of Denver president five minute reports by vice presidents and committee and divisional chairmen reports.
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Augusta. Ga
National Association of Real Estate Boards
L. F Eppich
Denver
Charge Iowan With Trying to Hang His Bride of Two Weeks
Audubon Iowa January 17 Hanford Buckner a wealthy farmer near Gray is held for extradition to Council Bluffs after neighbors report he tried to hang his bride of two weeks Sheriff Jorgenson says Buckner was intoxicated Buckner about fifty and he brought his Chicago bride home after a cattle trip Mrs Buckner about thirty is being moved with him to Council Bluffs for the hearing
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Associated Press
Audubon
Hanford Buckner
Gray
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Jorgenson
Audubon County
Buckner
Chicago
Maupin Plans Gallows Dinner Guest Burrus On Death Row
Jan 17 Fort Madison Iowa inmate Roy Maupin on death row schedules a dinner tonight with Archie Burrus of Ottumwa as his guest. Maupin is condemned to die at 7:30 tomorrow for slaying Joe Hayes. Burrus awaits execution for killing Mrs Hattle Bates.
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Associated Press
Fort Madison
Roy Maupin
Joe Hayes
Carney
Maupin
Archie Burrus
Ottumwa
Hattle Bates
Burris
Death Row
Chicago Club Women Refuse to Condemn Miss Mabel Normand
Chicago February 17 First district Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs declines to approve a resolution urging banning Mabel Normand films. Debate involves prominent members, while supporters argue to wait for grand jury evidence. Normand will be invited to address the association after recovery.
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Chicago Club
Mabel Normand
Associated Press
Chicago
Ilinois Federation of Womens Clubs
Grand Jury
Women’s Association of Commerce
Sophia de Laven Cowles
Marion Biel
Iowa Veterinarians Elect New Officers at Des Moines Meeting
Dr H D Bergmar of Ames was named president of the Iowa Veterinary Association at the closing session of the Des Moines convention on January 16. Other officers include Robert D Wall of Des Moines as first vice president, We Be Macklin of Coon Rapids and BK R Steel of Grundy Center re elected secretary treasurer, and Dr C J Scott of Knoxville elected to the executive board for a three year term.
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Des Moines
H. D. Bergmar
Ames
Iowa Veterinary Association
Robert D. Wall
First View
Seattle Presbytery Names Delegates to General Assembly
Six delegates to the Presbyterian general assembly to be held next May at Grand Rapids Mich were selected by the Seattle Presbytery and urged in a resolution to uphold the five fundamentals of the church.
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Seattle
Wash
Presbyterian General Assembly
Grandapids
Mich
Gibson asks legislature to reenact penal institutions law
Iowa Attorney General Ben J. Gibson urged the legislature and state board of control to reenact the state penal institutions law to specify prison labor industries and address potential discrimination in apron factory contracts at Anamosa. He said the issue should be resolved by new law and noted board progress and wages at Anamosa and Fort Madison.
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Associated Press
State Capitol
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Ben J. Gibson
Anamosa Reformatory
Gibson
A. M. McGoll
Control Board
McColl
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Muscatine
Waterloo
Laddie Boy Named Among Harding Memorial Contributors
Mrs. Charles H. Ditson sends a $25 check to the Harding memorial association in the name of Laddie Boy to honor his master, making the dog’s name appear among contributors to the memorial fund.
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Harding
Laddie Boy
New York
Charles H. Ditson
Harding Memorial Association
Bank of France Raises Time Discount Rate to Eight Percent
Paris reports the Bank of France increased the time discount rate to eight percent today. The move signals tighter money policy and may affect lending conditions in the French financial system.
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Paris
Bank of France
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