Agreement Reached by 15 of Unions
Fifteen of the twenty one railway unions have reached a wage reduction agreement of 10 percent proposed by the railroads. David B. Robertson announced the number, noting ten unions had voted to accept while others were undecided. If all unions agree, a joint merging with nine presidents will follow immediate. Reports on decisions were to be filed this afternoon.
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Chicago
David B. Robertson
Robertson
Satiae
Charges Against Capone Renewed in Chicago Jail
United States Marshal reports renewed charges that Al Capone runs gangland from his county jail cell. His lieutenants allegedly visit with reports and carry back orders while Capone stays in the convalescent ward due to crowding. Guards restrict visitors to those with passes.
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Chicago
INS
Scarface
al Capone
United States
HI. C. W. Laubenheimer
Etharoy
David Moneypenny
Capone
Omaha raids spark sensational alleged collusion claims
Omaha police conducted sweeping raids yielding 70 arrests in one of the most spectacular clean-up drives. Authorities promised sensational disclosures of alleged collusion with a rum syndicate in the city, with further details promised from yesterday’s operations.
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Omaha
Nebr
Manley Killing Mystery Shrouds Iowa City Slaying
James F. Hill a Peoria based Avery farm machinery field representative was shot dead by an unidentified killer in Manley Iowa. Hill a former Mason City resident had just arrived by train and was seen leaving a cafe minutes before the two gunshots. Authorities traced footprints in snow to a highway but the slayer remained at large six hours after the incident.
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Manley
Iowa
James FE. Hill
Avery Farm Machinery Company
Peoria
Hill
Rock Island
Jowan Hill
Mason City
Cerro Gordo County
Hugh Shepard
Reconstruction Finance Corporation readies two billion dollar start
Washington notes that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation nears operation with two billion dollars of credit. General Dawes and associates from the Treasury and Federal Reserve finalize governance and plan initial director meetings. Ogden Mills urges rapid action to dispel fear and kickstart reconstruction as conferences with Meyer and bankers continue and thousands seek positions.
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Washington
INS
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Charles G. Dawes
Federal Reserve System
Treasury
The
Ogden L. Mills
Dawes
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
New Corporation
Mills
New York
Reserve Board
Reconstruction Corporation
Fifteen Convicted in Large Midwest Rum Ring Trial
Fifteen defendants found guilty in the big Midwest alcohol conspiracy case in Chicago. One-time ring leader Mike Blumberg received two years in prison and a $1,000 fine, with several co-defendants sentenced to short terms and fines. Additional defendants pled guilty or faced forthcoming sentences as the case narrowed.
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Chicago
INS
Walter C Lindley
Mike Meyers
Aurora
Clarence L. Baker
Fulton
Harry Chapman
Waterloo
Joe Meyers
Jake Engelkins
Morrison, Jr
James Fisher
Richard
Frank
Russel Price
Brothers
Frank Proost
Clinton
George Stein
Oscar Hopka
Louis Israle
David Mayers
Ring
Mike Blumberg
Daniel Anderson
Prohibition Department
Lindley
Blumberg
al Capone
Henry Buhrow
Morrison
Sam Dolff
George Bowman
Anthony Romano
Louis Israel
Search for sunken submarine M-2 continues amid fading hope
OFF THE DORSETSHIRE COAST weak signals of life from the sunken submarine M-2 diminished as 60 crew members were believed lost and divers faced hazardous seas. A large oil patch sighting prompted seaplane and rescue concerns as Weymouth reports renewed divers' preparations.
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Weymouth
Eng
INS
London
Dorsetshire
Dolphin
Portland
Admiralty
English Channel
Adamant
Gravelines
France
Wihelish
Dead Man's Bay
Portland Bill
Funeral services held for Jacob Lemley at L A Jones Home
Funeral services for Jacob Lemley were conducted by Rev A A Vinz at the L A Jones funeral home yesterday afternoon with pallbearers Lou Woodburn Charles Blair Harry Kleese A B Dill James Davis and Ed Mayer. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery. Out of town relative Caleb Lemley of Iowa City attended from Washington. Mr and Mrs Golia Miller and daughter Ruth and Mrs C B Reed visited Sigourney today.
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Jacob Lemley
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
A A. Vinz
The
Baptist Church
Lou Woodburn
Charles Blair
Harry Kleese
A. B. Dill
James Davis
Ed Mayer
Elm Grove Cemetery
Caleb Lemley
Iowa City
Washington
Olson of Cleveland on business here
Vv. Co. Olson, Cleveland Ohio, was in town on business today.
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Vv. Co. Olson of
Cleveland, O
First petroleum pipeline in New England in operation
The line runs from Providence to Worcester Massachusetts and will extend to Springfield Massachusetts, marking the region's first petroleum pipe line in service.
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Providence
New England
City
Worchester
Mass
Springfield
Firms Registered Under Fictitious Names Act
Harrisburg report states 108 firms were registered under the Fictitious Names Act by the State Department during last November.
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Hharrisburg
State Department
Demons Hope to Run Table in Little Six Showdown
Coach Jim Shul and the Demons prepare for Friday night at home as they seek to stay undefeated in the latter half of the season. Fairfield visits Washington in a pivotal Little Six clash while Mt. Pleasant hosts Burlington and Muscatine plays Ottumwa in other league games.
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Jim Shul
Burlington
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Mt. Pleasant
Fairfield
Demons
Little Six
Bill Bayliss
The
Burlington Gazette
Washington
Letter to the editor on loan bills and borrowing
A London letter criticizes recent loan bills including a 125 million land bank loan and a larger prior loan. The writer argues elections drive spending and suggests preventing borrowing for five years as a solution, while joking about Morgan & Co. and policy discrimination.
Schmoeller v Hartman Opens in Court for Jury Questioning
In the afternoon session attorneys began questioning jurors for the Schmoeller versus Hartman trial. Schmoeller, appealing a justice court judgment, seeks $70 on a rent bill. Also noted is a related note suit, Durst versus Peterson et al, settled this morning. a separate weight discrepancy cites Garland Fulton at roughly 4 percent over the 224,532 pound gross.
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G. Schmoeller
Ed Hartman
Justice Court
Schmoeller
J. F. Durst
HH. W. Peterson
Wellman
Collections at Bank Increase at Commercial Savings
The examiner reports rising collections at the closed Commercial Savings bank as early liquidation proceeds. Opening totals reached 207 787.32 dollars, with 18 595.51 dollars in preferred claims already allowed and potentially 8 000 dollars more. The new Washington State bank will require about 300 000 dollars in available funds before opening.
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Commercial Savings Bank
New
Washington State Bank
R. F. Davis
Admiral Moffett Defends Akron Airship Amid Inquiry
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, head of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, defended the Akron airship and its Goodyear-Zeppelin builders as the House Naval Affairs Committee opened an inquiry into alleged deficiencies. He called the Akron the best airship ever built and stressed the importance of the investigation prompted by Representative McClintic.
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Washington
INS
William A. Moffett
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Akron
House Naval Affairs Committee
Moffett
McClintic
Oklahoma
Com
Hoover Signs $500 Million Reconstruction Finance Bill
President Hoover signed the bill totaling five hundred million dollars for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Charles G. Dawes is named as the proposed president. The act was announced today in Washington.
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Hoover
Credit Corporation
Washington
INS
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Charles G. Dawes
Acquitted of Bank Robbery in Jefferson Iowa
District court jury here found Lyle Hammatt of Sioux City not guilty of robbing the Dana bank last September. In Denver, Joseph Clinton Riley, 33, an escaped convict, shot and killed himself to avoid surrender in the $50,000 kidnapping case of Benjamin P. Bower, bakery executive.
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Jefferson
Iowa
INS
Lyle Hammatt
Sioux City
Bank of Dana
Denver
Joseph Clinton Riley
Colorado
Benjamin P. Bower
Eiscutive
Witnesses for Ruth Judd Defense Ask Insanity
In Phoenix in court, Ruth Judd’s mother and father testified to support an insanity defense. Rev Harvey Joy McKinnell, a retired Free Methodist minister from Darlington Indiana, followed his wife on the stand while Judd listened intently. The parents urged the jury to spare Ruth Judd from the gallows.
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Phoenix
Ariz
INS
Ruth Judd
Judd
Harvey Joy McKinnell
Darlington
Ind
Rev. McKinnell
Miner Killed in Slate Fall at Airline Coal Mine
Joe Yates aged 59 of Albioa died in a slate fall at the Airline Coal company mine near Ottumwa Iowa late yesterday. He had worked as a miner for 40 years.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Joe Yates
Albioa
Airline Coal Company
Here
Mr and Mrs Jesse Hicher of Wayland Shopped Here Today
Mr and Mrs Jesse Hicher of Wayland were seen shopping at the local store today in a brief social note. The outing marks a normal weekend errand for the couple.
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Jesse Hicher of
Wayland
Shanghai Faces Ultimatum and Rising Tensions
Shanghai residents brace as Japan demands compliance by Thursday night and warns of seizure of barracks and harbor forts. Chinese forces reinforce Chapei and Harbin clashes rise near midnight as Geneva considers a new League plan to address Manchuria.
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Manchuria
Nanking
Shanghai
Japan
Sinmanghat
INS
Wu Te-Chen
Tokyo
Jins
Lungwha
Harbin
Mukden
Cty
League
Geneva
League of Nations
China
Council
Jon
Charity Ball At City Hall Friday Evening Promises Delight
A charity ball at City Hall Friday night will feature special musical numbers by the Washington concert band. Joe Melinsky runs a refreshment stand with profits donated to the charity committee. Tickets are 25 cents at the door.
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City Hall
Washington
Joe Melinsky
Joe
Miss Maxine Amsbury Plans Return From Here
Miss Maxine Amsbury of Oskaloosa who has been visiting plans to leave this afternoon for her home after her stay.
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Maxine Amsbury
Oskaloosa
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