Rail strike paralyzes Rhine transport amid French orders
Across Coblenz and Dusseldorf reports show a broad railway strike in the Rhineland with trains largely halted. French troops prop up limited services while German administration shifts to Frankfurt and coal output rises slightly. In Lausanne, the Russian envoy disputes a Bellgrade claim on Near East hostilities. UK moves to debate Euler valley linked to occupation.
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Dusseldorf
Germany
Ruhr
Coblenz
Lee and Meyers Sentenced to Ten Years
Harvey Lee and Frank Meyers confessed Saturday night to robbing a Mt. Vernon clothing store. They were sentenced to ten years in the Fort Madison State Prison, Iowa, to be held for a few days while further investigation proceeds.
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Associated Press
Harvey Lee
Frank Meyers
Mt. Vernon
Fort Madison
Towa
Gardens As One Way to Fight Radicalism
The General Federation of Women's Clubs with national leaders endorses National Garden Week in May to combat radicalism, beautify the nation, and educate children. City officials may expand parks, preserve beauty spots, and promote home vegetable gardens to boost prosperity. Agencies backing the plan include the Department of Agriculture, Federal Commission of Education, and various national garden groups.
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Associated
Res
New York
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Harding
United States
Department of Agriculture
Federal Commission of Education
National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild
National Congress of Parent-Teachers Association
National Society For the Preservation of Wild Flowers
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American Horticultural Society
National Florists’ Association
Louisiana man who disappeared returns to Monroe streets
Harold Trigestrom reappeared in Monroe at noon claiming he is back to stay after disappearing December night amid model band activities. In New Orleans authorities announce imminent arrest of Harold Tigestrom in connection with the Watts Daniels and Thomas Richards slayings per Attorney General Coco’s office.
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Associated Press
Monroe
Harold Trigestrom
New Orleans
Harold Tigestrom
Monros
Watt Daniels
Thomas Richards
Coco
Naval Lieutenant Shoots Self on Huron Aboard
Lieut. Eugene H. Douglass paymaster of the flagship Huron died by suicide aboard the vessel in Manila. Capt. C. K. Stearns said Douglass was despondent over the disappearance of ship stores for which he was not responsible.
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Associated
Tress
Manilla
Eugene H. Douglass
Huron
C. K. Stearns
Deserted Isle Casque Remains on West Hebrides
A historic isle near the Hebrides shows a lone pointed casque as the sole remnant of a once lofty mountain. Only four landings are recorded with dates from 1816 to 1895.
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Hebrides
Learning From Experience as the Best Teacher
A concise aphorism by Charles EF Carpenter on how experience shapes learning. It argues that lessons come from personal trial or from observing others, framing experience as the sole genuine educator. The quote emphasizes practical knowledge over theory alone.
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Charles EF. Carpenter
Conservative Estimate Meaning Explained by UC Professor
A University of California professor asserts humans improve about 1 percent every 25,000 years, framing a conservative estimate of human progress. The statement appears in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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University of California
Cinciinat
Treaty for Turks Submitted Today
Drafts of the peace treaty proposals to be handed to the Turks next Wednesday were to be submitted to all delegates today in Lausanne Switzerland. The Turkish representative gave no statement citing a difficult condition though one Turkish delegate expressed little hope that a rupture would be avoided.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Turks and Russia Secret Treaty Reported
Belgrade dispatch says Tribuna reports a secret Lausanne pact between Russian Foreign Minister Tehitcherin and Ismet Pasha granting mutual military support in the Near East if hostilities resume. The agreement or its details are not independently verified.
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Lausanne
Switz
Bellgrade
Turkey
Russia
Near East
Associated Press
Belgrade
Tribuna
Odays
Tehitcherin
Ismet Pasha
Tony Gates Receives Life Sentence for Arson
In Council Bluffs on January 29 Tony Gates was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Thompson after a district court conviction for arson. The case followed his conviction last week.
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Associatedress
Council Bluffs
Tony Gates
Thompson
Bebe Daniels Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
New York January 29 The motion picture actress Bebe Daniels underwent an appendicitis operation at Roosevelt Hospital. Her condition was reported as most satisfactory.
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New York
Bebe Daniel
Rosevelt Hospital
Indictment of Fred Lundin and 23 in Chicago school funds case
Fred Lundin and twenty three others face indictment for expenditure of school board funds. Bonds set at ten thousand dollars each by Chief Justice McKinley. Names include former and current school board officers, attorneys, business managers, and city officials from Chicago.
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Associated Prege
cHichag
Jan
Fred Lundin
Silent Power
McKinley
William Blither
Board of Education
A. H W. Severinghaus
Edwins. Davis
Charles J. Fosberg
F. A. Kanage
John Campbell
Charles E. Ward
Thompson Politics
William A. Bither
Patrick Moynihan
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Wouls Piquett
Jcity
Chicago
E. L. Offlighter
School ‘Board
Thomas J. Fitzgerald
Fred Moynihan
J. C. Michael
Vernon MacDonald
William L. Kaitehuck
Andrew Metzger
David Walsh
Jen P. Aggerback
Wade Curry
James Wilson
Jeremiah OtLlaly
Thomas Hickey
Bobby Burns Still Popular
Bobby Burns remains widely admired with Burns clubs totaling over 300 across the English speaking world. The network of groups shows enduring cultural interest and regional spread.
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Bobby Burns
Burns
Three killed in Indiana race riot aftermath in Blandford
In Blandford Indiana an outbreak of race trouble led to a dance hall fight during which two unidentified men were shot and killed Sheriff Newlan was wounded and another unidentified man wounded. Authorities entered the hall after reports of gunfire at two black store proprietors. Most attendees were intoxicated.
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Indiana
Blandford
Harry Nelwan
Newlan
State taxes studied show eight to ten cents per dollar
Iowa state auditor Glenn C. Haynes reports that about eight to ten cents of every tax dollar go to state purposes, with nearly two cents returned to counties as state aid. In 1921-22 state aid totaled 1,265,067 for fairs, schools, and other activities, led by 330,072 to normal high schools and 299,997 to consolidated schools.
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Des Moines
Glenn C. Haynes
P. C. Holdoegel
Calhoun County
Iowa
Haynes
Normal Training
Consolidated
Agricultural Societies
Standard Rural Schools
Farmers Institutes
Assembly
Senator Buser introduces Ramsey tax cut bill in Senate
Des Moines dispatch reports Muscatine Senator Buser filed Secretary Ramsey proposed measures to cut Iowa motor vehicle license fees by about 35 percent. The plan phases in lower charges with annual drops to a 40 cent per hundred weight cap after five registrations. It lists specific fees for trucks and a one ton vehicle. The piece also covers House actions on code legality debates, a capital fireproofing appropriation, a new fourth judge, and a no-tobacco rule for the assembly.
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Associated
Rese
Senate
Ben. J. Gibson
House
Senator Price
Gibson
Representative Venters
Johnson
Iowa City
Lake
Woodbury
Monona
Short Course Opens at Iowa State College
Officials at Iowa State College prepared to greet more than a thousand farmers for the annual farm short course opening today and running through the week. Courses cover direct farming agricultural economics animal husbandry farm crops and soils with a radio course among offerings.
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Associated Press
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowan Dead After Runaway Tragedy
Charlotte Iowa Jan 29 John Steir seventy two years old died from injuries after a buggy overturned when a team of horses bolted Saturday afternoon.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
John Steir
Nine Burned in Chicago By-Products Plant Explosion
An explosion at the By-Products Coal company plant in Chicago injured nine men, three seriously. The blast hurled twenty workers to the floor as steam rushed through the facility, with damage estimated at twenty thousand dollars.
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Associated Press
Chicago, Ill
By-Products Coal Company
Assistant Attorney General Quits Job
Bruce J. Slick, assistant attorney general, resigns to join a local firm in Des Moines. Attorney General Ben J. Gibson has not yet named a successor.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Bruce JL. Slick
Ben J. Gibson
War Vet Held After Killing Mother Sent to Hospital
Oskaloosa Iowa January 29 Lieutenant Martin a former war veteran who killed his mother here Friday was taken to the Mt Pleasant insane hospital this morning. Physicians said his condition was that of a raving maniac.
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Associated Press
Oskaloosa
Lester Martin
Mt. Pleasant Insane Hospital
Ungallant Swain Describes Dance Incident
The Chicago Journal recounts a teen narrator aged eleven describing an unwanted date with a twelve year old Swain. He invited her to a distant dance, accepted her consent, but pursued another girl and left her to return home alone.
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Chicago Journal
Wouldn't It Be Grand If Tempers Could Be Rewound
A wry musing suggests a world where people who lose their tempers cannot regain their composure. The remark playfully contemplates self control and the absurdity of restored calm.
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