State Senate Rejects Higher Bar Standards in Iowa
Iowa Senate votes to keep admission standards for the bar unchanged, rejecting the Parsons amendment that would require graduates from approved law schools. The move follows heated debate in Des Moines as the Supreme Court bill advances, with related budget and education measures proceeding. The session also revisits party definitions and a Ku Klux Klan ballot issue during the political nominations debate.
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Decatur
Wichman
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Iowa Senate
John EE. Wichman
Senator Buser
Muscatine County
Buser
Shows a Decrease in Cattle on Feed
Iowa January 1 cattle on feed fell five percent from 1923 level, with Corn Belt states up less than one percent. East of the Mississippi shows a three percent increase, while much of the west held near unchanged. 1923 feeder shipments were higher than 1922 but total was slightly smaller.
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Reverses for Huerta Force Foreseen in Mexico
Reports from Mexico City indicate this week will yield disastrous results for the Huerta rebel forces as the government plans a definite advance on Vera Cruz and a push along railway lines toward Oriental Perote, Japala, Juarez, and Mazarz, with loyal troops in position.
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British Dominions Back Anglo-American Liquor Treaty
The British dominions have unanimously approved the draft Anglo American liquor treaty submitted by their government. The accord, already agreed by London and Washington, moves toward formalizing a mutual liquor pact between the two nations.
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London
Washington
Three family members found asphyxiated in Des Moines home
Charles De Laney, 55, caretaker of an oil filling station, and his two sons Martin 29 and Frank 19, were found asphyxiated in their Des Moines residence. The sons were dead in the room with a burning gas stove while the father lay in an adjoining room.
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Roosevelt and Sinclair ties under Teapot Dome glare
Washington and New Orleans dispatches report Archie Roosevelt detailing links between the Sinclair interests and political figures. The Senate committee presses for records as Wahlburg and Zeeverly face questions on $68,000 in canceled checks and loaned assets amid late January hearings.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Archie Roosevelt
G. D. Wahlburg
Senate
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
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Sinclair
Develoy
Wahlburg
Liberty
J. W. Zeeverly
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Wehlburg
Paris
Europe
Fall
New Orleans
Senate Public Lands Committee
Teapot Dome
Albert B. Fall
Pall Washington
Albert F. Fall
New Mexico
Edward B. McLean
Grattan T. Sanford
Sinclair Oil
G. Wahlburg
Fall Ranch
Stanford
United States Senate
A. B. Fall
Mr. Fall
G. D Wahlburg
Ir Sinclair
Pallvir Fall
J. Zeeverly
Zee
MacDonald Chosen to Form British Cabinet
London reports King George VI asked James Ramsay MacDonald to form a new cabinet after Arthur Balfour Baldwin resigned his ministers. MacDonald, 67, will hold the premiership and foreign office, leading the parliamentary Labour Party with a history of labor advocacy and the capital levy as a proposed solution to industrial problems.
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London
Baldwin
Tong George
Sovareign
James Ramsey MacDonald
MacDonald
Foreign Office
James Ramsay MacDonald
George
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Labor Party
House of Commons
Independent Labor Party
England
Coolidge backs Mellon plan with veto risk on surtax
Indications from the White House say President Coolidge would veto any tax bill with a surtax above 25 percent. Cabinet discussions affirmed his support for the Mellon plan in its core principles, allowing amendments only to perfect it.
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Cornelius N. Bliss Jr
Moses
United States
Elihu Root
James G. Harbord
Edward M. House
Ellen FP. Pendleton
Roscoe E. Pound
Wm. Allen White
Brand Whitlock
Washington
White House
Coolidge
Mellon
Both Sides Claim Gain in Railway Strike in England
London January 22 reports on the second day of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen strike over wage reductions. Both sides claim gains while telegraph reports suggest the strike is spreading and local districts fear miners and industrial centers face shortages and idle time.
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England
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London
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers
Cold Wave Expected After Mild West Weather
Des Moines reports a steady temperature drop beginning tomorrow morning with a north portion cold wave. Chicago notes relief from sub zero temperatures as warm southwestern winds raise the mercury and forecasters expect continued warming across the region, except for the Dakotas and Nebraska which face colder weather Wednesday.
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Weather Bureau
Chicago
Middle West
Mercury
Dakotas
Nebraska
Bowling standings hold after Iowa tourney shooters
The leading ten in Iowa State Bowling tournament events remained unchanged after yesterday's scores. Tonight's program could shake up the standings as top five teams and stars start play. Leading five man scores include Burroughs Adding and Sweeney Ogle Company of Des Moines, with Neipp and Hunt notable in doubles and singles.
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Des 'Moines
Burroughs Adding
Des Moines
Sweeney Ogle Company
Ellis- Holland and Taylor
Jaeger Mfg. Company
Neipp
Sioux City
Timmons
Snyder and
Anderson
Hunt
Holberg
Hunter
Governor Kendall Confined at Home in Des Moines
Governor Kendall remained at his Des Moines home with a severe cold on January 22. His doctors reported improvement by afternoon and expected his return to the state house the next day.
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Lenine Dies at 53 in Moscow Region Country Home
Nikolai Lenin premier of Soviet Russia died at his country villa near Moscow after a stroke that paralyzed his breathing. Announcement by the All Russian Soviet noted his death at 5:50 pm Monday, ending a long illness and signaling a shift in Soviet leadership.
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Vladimir Illitch Ulanoff
Simbirsk
Alexander Kerensky
Karl Mars
Kerensky
Alexander Kanoff
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