Four gun exhibits open coroner probe into Herrin killings
At Herrin Illinois on January 27 coroner’s jurors viewed four firearms and a cartridge belt tied to the deaths of S Glenn Young and deputy sheriff Ora Thomas plus two others. Witness Henry Peterson said Thomas fired first after entering a Canary cigar store.
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Shorifore Thomas
Thomas
George Bell
Emmy
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Id Forbes
Hoberat Warren
Telatives
Youn
Ivo
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Mra. N. BR
Warper
Dakota
San Thomas
Springfield
Glenn Young
Ku Klux Klean
Hater Randder
Ora Thomas
Peterson
Ed Porkes
Democrat William Maines Named to Succeed Letts in 2nd District
STATE HOUSE Des Moines Jan 27 William R Maines of Davenport a Democrat was appointed to succeed Judge F D Letts who will resign Feb 28 to become congressman from Iowa Second district Maines will preside over the Seventh judicial district The governor followed the Davenport bar association choosing Maines over Walter Newport and Alfred B Mueller Mueller accepted the commission
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Des Moines
William R. Maines
Davenport
F. D. Letts
Iowa
Maines
Seventh Judicial
Hiammull
Bar Association
East Iowa
Walter Newport
Alfred EB. Mueller
Hammill
Maine
Mueller
State Governors Invited to Coolidge Inauguration Parade
Invitations went to all state governors for the Washington inauguration ceremonies on March 4. Governors have long joined the parade and processions, lending color to the event. Dr George T Harding, father of the late President Harding, said he was invited and expects to attend in Washington.
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Washington
Marion
Ohio
George T. Harding
President Harding
Stone nomination to Supreme Court awaits Senate committee action
Attorney General Stone's nomination to the Supreme Court is reported again to the Senate judiciary committee. The panel, by unanimous consent, referred the nomination after previously reporting it and plans to invite Stone to speak on whether the justice department seeks to try Senator Wheeler in Washington rather than in Montana. Both Stone and Wheeler favor an early home state trial, but timing remains uncertain.
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Stone
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Eforts
the of Justice
Wheeler
Montana
Friends
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Cource
Arranemneg
Army reports powder stored under water stays stable
Experiments by the army show smokeless powder stored in cold mountain lake water for six months degrades neither in stability nor ballistic quality. Types for 71 mm, 155 mm and 12 inch guns remained unchanged, while stored in water or seawater, suggesting decadal life extension with proper drying before reuse.
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San Francisco
Army
Ninth Corps
Coolidge Plans Tax Cuts Tied to Budget Surplus
President Coolidge outlines a four year policy to reduce taxes by trimming government spending. He seeks to keep budget discipline with a $373 million surplus projected, urging Congress to follow current recommendations to enable further tax reductions next fall. Brig. Gen. H M Lord adds a $62 million cut target for the present year to reach the goal.
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President Coolidge
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H. M. Lord
Sun Yat-Sen Dies in Pekin Leaves China in Mourning
Shanghai reports Dr Sun Yat-Sen a leading Chinese political figure has died in Pekin. The dispatch confirms his death and notes the nation faces a period of national mourning and political transition.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Sun Yat-Sen
China
Pekin
Legislators Move to Adjourn Assembly by Feb Twenty Eight
About 27 members push for an early adjournment with a plan to finish by February 28. They say little crucial business remains and aim to rush pending measures and weed out less important bills. Senator Darting will draft a resolution setting the date.
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Associated Press
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Des Moines
General Assembly
Assembly
Darting
Milla County
Eeasion
Brookhart
Washington
Executive Council
Interstate Commission
Woodbury County
Below Zero Across State With Cold Wave to Continue
The Des Moines weather bureau reports 7 degrees below zero as the low in Des Moines with sub zero readings statewide. Charlies City and Sioux City hit 12 below, Davenport 4 below, Dubuque 6 below, and Keokuk 2 below as the eastern region noted milder temperatures amid a broad cold spell. Oscar Jyconheimer is listed with an attack of lumbago.
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Des Moines
United States Weather Bureau
Charlies City
Sioux City
Davenport
Dubuque
Keokuk
Oscar Jyconheimer J
Custodian Of Monument Has the Highest Job in National Capital
In Washington, the top post is held by Willam B Lohman custodian of the Washington monument. He climbs fifty floors each morning for work as the elevator is down for repairs and descends fifty flights at night. The piece notes his unusual elevation and humor about the capital’s highest job. It also recounts Rabbi Stephen Wise’s wartime shipyard work and a quip about Hog Island in a separate anecdote.
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Washington
President Coolidge
Willam
Lohman
Washington Monument
Germany
Wise
Charley Schwab
Schwab
Shipping Board
Hog Island
Stamford
Plain Gray Mail Bags to Cut Post Office Costs
The United States Post Office will replace blue striped mail bags with plain gray ones to save about 49 thousand dollars yearly. Brigadier General Lord, director of the Budget, ordered the switch after finding no cost advantage to the blue-striped canvas. The change aims to reduce expenses across mail operations.
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Washington
United States
Lord
Budget Bureau
Post Office Department
Broad way revities publisher on trial scandal
In New York federal court Stephen G Clow publisher of Brevities and his advertising solicitors face charges of using the mails to defraud. Peggy Joyce testified she paid 200 for a picture with an agreement that Brevities would stop unfavorable mentions. Defense cross examination cited an item titled Peggy's annual donation mocking her tips to stage hands.
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New York
Broadway
Stephen G Clow
Lrevities
Peggy Joyce
Extradite Banker Arrested in Mexico
Mexico City January 27 A former manager of a South Dakota bank George Mitchell was extradited after federal courts rejected his writ of amparo. He was arrested in Tampico at the request of the United States government and faces embezzlement charges. He will be handed to G F Jones of the American justice department in Mexico City within days.
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Mexico City
Amparo
George Mitchell
South Dakota
Tampico
United States
G. F. Jones
American Department of Justice
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Citizens State Bank Closes After Bank Runs
Citizens State Bank in Waubon, capital $50 000, failed to open today after a run yesterday that followed the shutdown of the People's National Bank. The Citiz ens crash and reserve collapsed amid panic. Authorities reported no immediate reopening plans.
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Waubon
Jan
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People’s National Bank
Citizens’ Crash and Reserve
Corsee to Court for Sentence in Prison
Gordon Smith, convicted with two others of holding up H. F. Cajon, appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court with head shaved and prison clothes. He told the judge he was ready, and was sentenced to San Quentin for five years to life.
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English Labor Chief Finds U. S. Conditions Superior to British
English observers returning from the United States report that American workers enjoy better living standards and wages despite mass production and wage disputes. A. R. B. Swales notes strong union resistance to wage cuts and predicts a future ebb in skilled labor demand, while contrasting American optimism with English hardship.
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London
Samuel Gompera
United States
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A. RB. Swales
Trades Union Congress
England
Swales
America
Atlantic
Missing Anamosa man seeks father-in-law in Iowa City
Will F. Rickle of Anamosa searched Iowa City last night for Henry Gross 55 also of Anamosa. Gross had visited a local hospital a week ago for a brace and was last seen at an interurban station planning to go to Cedar Rapids. Police traced his moves and believe he left for Cedar Rapids Monday night.
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Iowa City
Will F. Rickle
Anamosa Farmer
Henry Gross
Anamosa
Gross
Cedar Rapids
Rickle
Iowa Senate debates two cent gas tax bill
Senator Perkins introduces a two cent per gallon gas tax with distributors paying and revenue split among road funds. Exemptions cover farm use, tractors and road machinery, with penalties for fraudulent filings. Bergman and others steer the measure as House members also draft a rival bill. A Texas protest against federal road aid is discussed with calls for fair distribution or repeal.
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Associated Press
State House
Des, Moines
Senate
Perkins
Sac County
Bank Messenger Robbed of 15000 in Collinsville Hold Up
Wm. Mathies, 64, a bank messenger, was held up by several men who escaped with a mail pouch believed to contain 15000. He was en route from the railroad depot to the Collinsville State Bank. The money was to be used to cash payroll checks for Lumaghi Coal Company of St. Louis.
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Collinsville
Wm. Mathies
Mathies
Collinsville State Bank
Lumaghi Coal Company of
St. Louis
Balloon Race Set for Brussels June 7 Gordon Bennett Cup
The second Gordon Bennett balloon race will launch from Brussels on June 7. Entries close April 1. A solid silver cup valued at 12,400 francs, donated by the Aero Club of Belgium, replaces the original trophy won by James Gordon Bennett.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Aero Club of Belgium
James Gordon Bennett
Ernest de Muyter
Farm Commission Not Unit Hearst Says
Des Moines reports President Hearst of the Iowa Farm Bureau says the president's agricultural commission has much work ahead to understand the average middle west farmer's needs. He noted no unanimity among mission members about agriculture requirements after Washington hearings.
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Washington
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