Senate Agriculture Committee Advances Farm Relief Bill
Washington January 26. The senate agriculture committee voted to report favorably the house bill appropriating 10,000,000 to check the corn hover ravages in western agriculture. The McNary-Haugen bill will be taken up in the house next week as the rules committee acts. Farm relief leaders discuss a compromise delaying the equalization fee to gain southern support while McNary stands by the bill as written.
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Washington
LPI
Senate Agriculture Committee
Aday
Western Agricultural
House
Snell
Clerity
McNary
Oregon
Senate
Court Adjourns To February First For Key Motions
Judge C A Dewey adjourned court until Tuesday February 1 at nine o'clock. The calendar includes a motion to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial in the Kalona case Charlie McKenzie convicted last week of driving an automobile while intoxicated. The hearing was postponed.
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C. A. Dewey
Dewey
Chiant
Charlie McKenzie
Kalona
Ban Johnson Seeks Health Rest at Excelsior Springs
Ban Johnson president of the American League is on leave and traveling to Excelsior Springs Missouri to regain his health. He left Chicago last night and will stay about three weeks at the resort under medical care.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
Excelsor Springs
Johnson
Chiesso
Nagle Seated in Johnson County House Seat Fight
DES MOINES Jan 26 Lee Nagle Republican won the Johnson County seat in the Iowa house of representatives after the chamber voted 91 to 18 to unseat Samuel D Whiting Democrat. The decision followed a lengthy debate and defeat of the minority report backing Whiting 80 to 22.
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Des Moines
Lee Nagle
Johnson Couty
Iown
House of Representatives
Samuel D. Whiting
Ower House
Nagle
Whiting
Temperature Plunges to Below Zero After January Thaw
A cold snap drops temperatures by 38 degrees after a January thaw. Official readings show a low of one below zero this morning, with 8:30 a.m. levels colder than last night. Yesterday’s high reached 37 degrees above zero as the cold persisted across several days.
H J Dane Co Wins Johnson County Gravel Contract
The H J Dane company of Iowa City won the fourth Johnson county road program gravel contract. Bids totaled thirty three. Dane bid 43,900 for grade A gravel and 41,900 for grade B gravel.
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Iowa City
Lpp
H. J. Dane Company of
Johnson County
Dane
Board of Supervisors
Mercury planned ascent delayed by cold wave in Iowa
Sub-zero temperatures lingered across Iowa with Charles City at 12 below and Debuque at six below. Cedar Rapids reached zero while Des Moines stood at two above as the weather bureau predicted moderating temperatures tonight and Thursday.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Dubuque
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Rail tariff hearings show proposed Midwest hikes forecasts
State railroad commissioners and traffic experts review proposed interstate tariffs submitted by railroad officials. Most schedules call for increases from 10 to 40 percent, with aggregate changes around five percent, while long haul gains are disputed. The coverage also notes a five‑part series on China by Randall Gould and mentions no cross‑examination until after the railroads finish presenting.
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Omaha
Interstate Commerce Commission
Middle West
Er. B. Boyd
Western Trunk Lines Committee
Boyd
1927 Chinese nationalist trend seen as path to unity
Peking dispatch argues 1927 may mark the most significant year in the Chinese Republic as nationalism grows beyond individual leaders. Observers see unity and growth ahead, despite ongoing disorders and foreign pressures, with Sun Yat-sen praised as a unifying figure.
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Peking
China
Canton
Sun Yat-sen
Sun
Lenin
Nationalist Movement of China
Civil War Veteran R G McChesney Dies at 6:45 A M
Richard Gillespie McChesney a long time resident of Washington died at his South Second Avenue home after a brief illness from apoplexy. Born June 6 1849 in Richland Ohio he served in the 53rd Ohio Infantry then moved to Iowa. He leaves two daughters Florence Milmoe and Emma with burial at Brighton after services at Second Presbyterian Church led by Rev Willard Wylie.
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Richard Gillespie McChesney
South Second Avenue
Richlane
Ohio
53Rd
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Iowa
Sigourney
Washington County
Brighton
Washington
McChesney
Louise Spencer White
Florence Milmoe
Glen Ellyn
Emma McChesney
Lella
Willard Wylie
Fine Residence at Keota Burns
Fire started at two o'clock this afternoon destroyed the home of Mrs. A. J Droz, one of the town's finest residences in Keota. The blaze began on the roof and spread rapidly, destroying the building but much of the contents were saved.
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Keota
A. J Droz
One Man Killed in Explosion at Mill
One man is missing and two are seriously burned after a disastrous explosion in the feed cleaning mill of the Quaker Oats company in Cedar Rapids last night, followed by a fire that caused damage estimated in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Company
Coolidge backs gradual China treaty change stance
President Coolidge rejects immediate equality for Chinese treaties. A state department memorandum endorses gradual abrogation of extraterritorial provisions, contingent on a stable Chinese government and reform of Chinese courts. It favors slower policy changes than the Porter resolution and notes talks at Peking to modify tariffs and extraterritoriality.
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Washington
Coolidge
China
State Department
United States
Silas Strawn
Chicago
McMurray
Pekin
House
Peking
Three New Normal Schools Planned In Iowa Senate Bill
In Des Moines Iowa the senate introduced a bill by Senators Gilchrist Laurens Soane and Darting to establish three normal training schools at Red Oak Ottumwa and Storm Lake The plan seeks 250000 for each school for buildings 100000 for equipment and maintenance and caps site purchases at 10000 per school The measure passed 79 to 0 with opposition from some senators and has no binding effect on administration The article also notes no change in the state department stance over the Mexico arbitration issue
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Des Moines
Iowa
Red Oak
Ottumwa
Storm Lake
Senate
F.C. Gilchrist
Laurens
Rank Soane
Ottumwns
H. A. Darting
Glenwood
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Mexico
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Situation quieter on Nicaragua now
Washington report says the Robinson resolution advising arbitration of the Mexican dispute appeased Senate fears about the State Department Latin American policy. No broad congressional action is planned during the nine month recess, though individual opponents may push to withdraw American marines and curb Coolidge on using armed forces abroad.
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Washington
Flobinson
Senate
State
State Department
Nicaragua
Coolidge
Congress
Robinson
Washington High Faces Muscatine In Little Six Clash
Washington high school opens the Little Six schedule at Muscatine Friday. Muscatine has not lost in league play this season, with only Davenport beating them by one point. Washington plans lineup changes to improve teamwork and limit Muscatine’s scoring in the anticipated road test.
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Washington High School
Muscatine
Davenport
Washington
Rome
Mekhinstry
Market On Farm Land Near Normal In Washington County
The Washington county farm land market shows stabilization with frequent farm deals near 1913 prices. Sage lists 25 deals over six months totaling $729,450 for about 4,000 acres averaging $155.50 per acre, with many tracts selling above $200 and some above $250. Local inquiries exceed five years ago as markets rebound and buyers seek lower land prices. Mr Sage calls Iowa returning to normal after boom and low mood years, noting nine recent in county sales at $226 to $300 per acre in Mennonite regions. Mr and Mrs Ray Blankenhern of Ainsworth are visiting for shopping today.
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Washington County
Peope
Frank R. Sage
Bage
Iowa
Fred Skola
Kalona
Washington
Johnson Counties
Sage
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