Trotsky Dismissed as War Minister by Party Edict
Leon Trotsky was relieved of his duties as chairman of the revolutionary war council by the central executive committee of the Communist Party in Russia. He faces possible expulsion from the party and major bureaus unless he accepts party discipline and renounces attacks on Leninist principles.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Leon Trotsky
Revolutionary War Council
Communist Party
Russia
Membershp
Nikolai Lenin
Central Committee
War Department
London
Trotsky
Hhe
Zindvneff
Stallin
Kameneff
Trotzky
Lenine
Some Businessmen Pay Extra Tax to Boost Credit
New York report from January 26 quotes Harry Herkowitz of the bureau of internal revenue saying some businessmen have deliberately overpaid income taxes to inflate their credit. Others say vanity prompts higher payments rather than credit boosting.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry Herkowitz
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Woman Arrested on a Bad Check Charge
Cedar Rapids officials say Margaret Malley twenty arreste d on a warrant from a Keyestone merchant for writing several worthless checks. She allegedly used multiple aliases across Cedar Rapids Waterloo Vinton Keyestone Belle Plaine Blairstown and Dycart.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Jan Yu
Margaret Malley
Waterloo
Vinton
Keyestone
Belle Plaine
Blairstown
Dycart
Milwaukee man arraigned in death of 3 year old son
Arthur Haufschild faces murder arraignment in district court over the death of his three year old son Roy who died after poisoning. Investigators traced a trust bequest of $15,000 from the mother who died in 1923, with the estate to pass to Haufschild on the child's death.
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iBy
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Arthur Haufschild
Roy
Haufschild
Girl Choked to Death by Family Dog in Ohio
Canton Ohio January 20 Shirley Schneider three years old was choked to death when a dog she played with yesterday seized a scarf tied around her neck and dragged her about one hundred yards. Her uncle found her shortly thereafter and she was dead.
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Associated Press
Canton, O
Shirley Schneider
Edison Proposes Paravane Gun Elevation for Battleships
Thomas Edison proposes a low cost gun elevation method using a Paravane style fin to tilt ships for range adjustment. He argues a mercury perchage per ship suffices and criticizes naval officials for delays while joking about a civilian boss to push officers to work. He says he is 78 and works sixteen hours daily.
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Associated Press
New York
Thomas A. Edison
Navy
Washington
Kentucky
M'seouri
Transportation Lift Cuts Losses For Northwest Farmers
The northwestern regional advisory board of the American Railway Association met in Minneapolis to review efforts that move 1924 bumper crops to markets. J. F. Reed of St. Paul said committee reports show losses from inadequate transportation were kept to a minimum during the year with representatives from Montana Minnesota North and South Dakota in attendance.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Northwestern Regional Advisory Board
American Railway Association
Northwest
Montana
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
J. F. Reed
St. Paul
Trusty Peddles Booze in a Prison
Charles Smith a jail trusty peddled boot leg liquor to prisoners in San Pedro jail. Police found him making cell to cell deliveries and he was charged with violating the Volstead Act.
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Associated Press
San Pedro
Calif
Charles Smith
Smith
Senator Edwards Linked to New Jersey Rum Scandal Trial
At a Weehawken police corruption trial in Jersey City, prosecutors presented New Jersey Senator Edward J. Edwards as a link between bootleg buyers and Griffin, the alleged mastermind. Agents testified Edwards received 2800 to 3800 dollars in escrow for whiskey payments, with Edwards denying any wrongdoing.
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Associated Press
Jersey City
N. J
Edward J. Edwards
New Jersey
Weehawken
William F. Griffin
Charles L. Hurlbut
Merrick
New York
Senator Edwards
Griffin
Lionel Wilson
Iiumbul
John Milton
Arthur VanTanzel
Dty
Wilson
First National Bank of
Hurlbut
New York City
Senator Edwarde
Edwards
Team Work to Be Motto of Ferguson Administration
Governor Miriam A Ferguson announced teamwork as the administration’s motto in her inaugural address in Austin. She urged seeking advice from others, vowed high moral standards, and said many women would play active roles, stressing equal rights and shared duty with men.
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Ferguson
Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Funeral Rites Held for Newton R. Parvin of Iowa Masonry
Cedar Rapids Iowa January funeral services honored Newton R Parvin longtime grand secretary of Iowa Masonry with Grand Master E R Moore leading the Grand Lodge and Dr Harry M Gage delivering the address at Turner chapel. A motor procession to Iowa City and Oakland cemetery followed for burial beside his father Theodore S Parvin with condolences pouring in from prominent Masons nationwide.
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Cedar Raribs
Iowa
Newton RK. Parvin
E. R. Moore
Turner Chapel
Charles C. Clark
Burlington
Harry M. Gage
Coe College
Parvin
Masonry
A. M. Jayne
Iowa City
Newspapers Increase Interest in News of Church
CHICAGO, Jan. 26 Newspapers show growing interest in church news and missions. Dr. N. J. Wade urged church officials to study editor and reporter perspectives and to provide news forwarding capabilities. World service receipts for seven months in 1924 totaled 6,009,587.57 with Omaha contributing 363,893. the next year’s budget is planned above 18,000,000.
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Chicago
N. J. Wade
World Service Commission
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
World Service
Oo. W. Aumen
Omaha
Nebraska bill would require livestock to wear warning lights
Lincoln January 20 Nebraskas livestock may be treated as street vehicles for traffic concerns under a bill by Rep M H Brown. The measure would require all livestock on public roads at night to display warning lights on the front and rear to protect motorists and the animals.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Nebraska
M. H. Brown
Ma Ferguson Inaugurated Texas Governor
Mrs Mirian Amanda Ferguson was sworn in as Texas 28th chief executive becoming the first woman governor in Texas and the second in the United States after Nellie T Ross. The ceremonies were grand and brief with a large crowd and a reception planned that night.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Mirian Amanda “Ma Ferguson
State House of Representatives
James E. Ferguson
Ferguson
United States
Nellie T. Ross
Wyoming
Ross
Railroad Man Has Long Service Record
James M Bagley, a Sioux City resident for nearly four decades, holds the longest service record in the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha railroad shop there. A railroader for 41 years, he began at Moberly Missouri with the Wabash in 1884 and joined the Omaha road in 1886, where he now serves as an inspector.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
James M Bagley
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Mr Bagley
Omaha Road
Moberly
Wabash
Iowa Veterinarians Hold Convention in Des Moines
The annual Iowa Veterinarians association convention opened in Des Moines and will run through Thursday. Registration was the main task today with speakers including H. R. Smith of the Chicago Livestock commission. A bovine tuberculosis discussion is planned for tomorrow and officers for the year will be elected on Thursday.
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Prec
Des Moines
Iowa Veterinarians Association
H. R. Smith
Chicago Livestock Commission
Gas log explosion triggers suit in Berkeley
Albert H. Onions filed an $11 900 lawsuit in Berkeley alleging injuries from a gas log explosion at N P Damiankes home while he visited Dorothy Damiankes. He claims injuries postponed his UC entrance for a year. His brother, now W F Oliver, married Dorothy’s sister Stephanie eleven months ago.
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Associated Presse
Berkeley
Calif
N. P Damiankes
Albert H. Onions
Dorothy Damiankes
Albert
Demiankes
University of California
W. EF. Oliver
Dorothy Demiankes
Stephanie
Lumber dealers forecast improved year at Northwest convention
George D. Rose of Minneapolis, president of the Northwestern Lumbermen's Association, predicted a better business year for northwest retail lumbermen in a speech at the association's thirty fifth annual convention in Minneapolis. Dealers from Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska attended.
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The
Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Northwest
George D. Rose
Northwestern Lumbermen's Association
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Alleged Burglar Run Down by Boy in New York
A 13 year old grandson tracked an alleged burglar after he was beaten with a jimmy. The suspect named Michael Corulli, 19, fled to a physician's home where police arrested him.
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Associated Press
New York
Jimmy
Michael Corulli
Veteran War Vet Uncle Johnny Guerin Dies at 90
Chappel Nebraska January 20 veteran of Civil French Crimean and Sahara Africa wars and early Indian skirmishes died at his home yesterday aged 90 at Chappel Neb.
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Associated Press
Chappel
Neb
Johnny” Guerin
Twenty Two Story Wesley Memorial Hospital Project
The Associated Press reports in Chicago that Wesley Memorial Hospital announced plans for a twenty two story hospital with a $25,000,000 project funding. The announcement notes construction will begin soon and is a major city medical expansion.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Two Children Die As Building Burns In Providence
A fire in Providence today killed two children and injured four others who were saved by being thrown from a second story window. Authorities report a rapid blaze and ongoing investigations into the cause.
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Providence, RR
Committees Named in Both Houses in Iowa Legislature
Des Moines Jan 20 The legislature reconvened to appoint key committee posts with long lists of chairmen and members. Leaders Kimball and Edson announced assignments favoring holdover members with experience. Major chairs include Agriculture Buser Hollis and Appropriations Stoddard Carter Hardin with others on Highways Ways and Means Labor Judiciary Banks Hoard of Control. The farm and highway panels court support for tax relief, better financing, and road programs, with gas tax and bonding issues discussed.
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Associated Prean Stat House
Des Moines
Moines
Clem F. Kimball
Senate
W. C. Edson
House
Agriculture
Buser
Muscatine
Hollis
Blackhawk
Appropriations
Stoddard
Woodbury
Carter Hardin
Shaff
Clinton
Johnston
Dickinson
Perking
Lac
Vincent
Guthrie
Shinn
Harrison and
Haskell
Horschem
Goodwin
Ceasna
Bergman
Farckler
Perkins
Eliiett
Eden
Hansen
Knutson Lovrien
O'Donnell
Patterson
Powers
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