Washington Pupils Stage Operetta and Cantata
Seats go on sale at Phillips Drug Store Monday at eight for a school program to be held Tuesday evening in the high school auditorium. The cantata The Lady of Shalott will feature Miss Carolyn Hamilton with seventh and eighth graders. The Frog Prince operetta includes Henrietta Hull Jack Lytle and William Stewart with a moral about keeping promises. Proceeds aid the junior high library. admission is twenty five cents.
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Bertha Hay
Washington
Phillips Drug Store
Miss Hamilton
Tennyson
Carolyn Hamilton
Frog Prince
Henrietta’ Hull
Jack Lytle
William Stewart
Bates elected captain of 1926 ISU Teacher squad
Dave Bates of Northfield Minnesota was chosen to captain the 1926 track squad at a lettermen meeting of Iowa State Teachers College. Bates becomes the first purple athlete to win monograms in football basketball baseball and track.
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Cedar Falls
Dave Bates
Northfield
Minn
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Bates
Harvey couple visits West Chester to spend day with daughter
Mr and Mrs J B Harvey traveled to West Chester this morning to be with their daughter Mrs Carl Dunbar for the day, sharing family time and catching up with relatives.
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West Chester
Carl Dunbar
Parole Board Answers Criticism of Warden Hollowell
Des Moines Jan 29 The state board of parole defended its stance amid a dispute with Fort Madison warden Thomas F P Hollowell over a 20 year double sentence treated as concurrent. The board says Hollowell did not notify federal immigration authorities about Dennis White sentence suspension, despite prior similar actions for other inmates. White remains at Fort Madison as a prison nurse under Governor Kendall’s deportation order.
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Associated Tress
Des Moines
Thomas FP. Hollowell
Fort Madison
State Board of Parole
Dennis White
Kendall
White
Australia
Mre
Hollowell
Altho
Two Iowa Towns Divide Population Among 3 Counties
Iowa census data show Sheldahl and Coppock split their populations across three counties. Sheldahl’s 209 residents are 85 in Story, 84 in Polk, 40 in Boone. Coppock’s 80 residents are 42 in Henry, 11 in Jefferson, 27 in Washington. The note lists other multi county towns and the counties involved.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Census Bureau
Sheldah
Coppock
Boone
Polk
Story Counties
Henry
Jefferson
Washington Counties
Sheldahl
Story County
Henry County
Washington County
Adair
Guthrie
Casey
Stuart
Madison
Warren
Cascade
Dubuque
Jones
Clearfield
Ringgold
Taylor
Dows
Franklin
Wright
Dyersville
Delaware
Eddyville
Mahaska
Wapello
Edgewood
Clayton
Fairbank
Buchanan
Fayette
Gilmore City
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Lytton
Calhoun
Sac
Laverne
Kossuth
Riceville
Howard
Mitchell
Shannon City
Union
Stratford
Hamilton and Webster
Tabor
Fremont
Mills
Victor
Poweshiek
Zwingle
Jackson
Chicago Italian dies of wounds in ambush slaying
Antonio Morici a wealthy wholesale grocer and his brother Agostino were shot while riding in their automobile Wednesday night. Antonio died in hospital and Agostino died soon after. A coroner's jury failed to solve the motive, with police holding two theories: refusal to aid two Italians convicted of killing a policeman or defying threats from a blackhand gang.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Antonio Morici
Agostino
Morici
Trainmen Seek Wage Increase Across All Railroads
Union leaders seek to restore the 1920 peak wage scale for conductors and trainmen nationwide. Local unions will file schedules and request written approval by March 2, with final proposals to headquarters if a company offers changes. The plan could raise daily rates by 1 to 1.50 and monthly pay to about 232.50 for conductors, while railroads warn it could cut 1925 income in half and threaten weaker lines.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Hroad
Wase
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
L. FE. Sheppard
Order of
New York Times
Iowa co ed printer draws Hawaii base interest
Betty Gay of Washington DC studying journalism at Iowa presided over a university press when a Hawaii Honolulu paper published her photo. George T. Head, head of printing at Pearl Harbor, saw the image and wrote to welcome her to the trade and offer assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Hawaii
Betty Gay
Washington, D. C
University of Iowa School of Journalism
George T. Head
U. S
Pearl Habor
Caswell to retire from Iowa Press Association
G L Caswell, longtime manager and erector of the Iowa Press Association, will retire at the May 6 to 8 Des Moines convention. He cites a desire for change and failing health as factors in stepping down after several years in the role.
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Ames
Iowa Press Association
Des Moines
G. L. Caswell
Caswell
Vera Palmer Visits Parents From Monmouth College
Vera Palmer arrived from Monmouth College last evening to spend the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Palmer at their home.
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Vera Palmer
Monmouth College
Fred Palmer
Northwest business rises in Reserve Bank report
The Ninth District Reserve Bank reports increased business activity in the Northwest. Overall district business was eight percent higher than November and one percent higher than December a year ago. Building permits and contracts awarded signaled better activity, while agricultural prices showed mixed trends with livestock and some staples higher and grains lower.
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Northwest
Reserve Bank
Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Ninth District Reserve Bank
John R. Mitchell
Cleaned Up $300000 by Issuing Worthless Checks
J K Frank, arrested in Chicago, is wanted in Los Angeles for a major check kiting scheme. As head of multiple fronts, he allegedly swindled eight banks of over $200000 with fake firms and two book sets. Four associates were arrested. Frank fled.
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Los Angeles
Calif
J. K. Frank
Chicago
California
J. K. Frank Finance Company
Dureau of Business Standards, Inc
Western Automobile Company
Los Ange
Frank
Beggar Hires Lawyer to Protect Right to Beg on Streets
An elderly Texas mendicant with $7,000 in cash saved for old age hired a lawyer to defend his so called constitutional right to beg after a second arrest. He insists he will work the streets if people offer money and refuses to pay a $50 fine. The man, 70, is too frail for farming and was sent there in default of the fine. Mrs. Floyd Beatty and her son Leon of St Paul are visiting at related homes.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Floyd Beatty
Leon
St. Paul, Minnesota
S. P. eBatty and
Mack
Desrres
Congress
Russell
London Times
United States
Washington
Willard
Wilkins Aerial Quest Aims to Probe Arctic Land
Captain George W. Wilkins plans a March launch from Point Barrow Alaska with two Fokker monoplanes to search 800 miles toward the Arctic top for land evidence. The expedition favors gas motorized gear over sledges and dogs, carrying a lean supply and a nigsik to replenish seal meat. If no land is sighted, a second leg to Spitzbergen 2100 miles away will follow across the Geographical Pole.
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Detroit
Donald MacMillan
Arctic
George W. Wilkins
Point Barrow
Alaska
Wilkins
Siberia
Alagka
Spitzbergen
Point
Governor Hammill seeks new loan ruling to aid Iowa farmers
Governor John Hammill urged President Coolidge to keep federal farm loan board rules from curbing farm credit. He called the regulations a mistake and warned they could reduce loans to Iowa farmers as state bankers report plans for $10,000 loans on March 1 were abandoned.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Federal Farm Loan Board
John Hammill
Coolidge
Iowa
Hammill
Lowa
Ll. A. Andrew
Lodan Board
Counrelline
Oo. F. Sehee
Des Moines Joint Stock Land Bank
Chicago
Land Bank
Towa
Cats blame divorce suit fails in Des Moines hearing
George Rey alleged his wife Clara Riley was led away by two cats that alienated affections and shared dinner table space. Riley countered that Rey talked her into marriage and failed to hand over his pay, noting her business success and a leaky family ledger after bank and paycheck issues.
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Des Moines
George Rey
Clara T. Riley
Brady Victim of Blackmail Scheme In Davenport
Davenport January 29 The confession of Hyman Miller 50 Rock Island that he tried to brand Charles Brady wealthy local scrap iron dealer as a firebug may free Brady who faces arson charges for fires causing 100000 in damages. Miller’s arrest capped a blackmail plot to pin fires on Brady. Brady went to a Chicago hotel to pay blackmail money carrying marked cash and set a trap with officers.
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Associated S’ress
Davenport
Hyman Miller
Rock Island
Charles Brady
Brady
Miller
Chicago
Husband demanded smoking and drinking in early divorce case
Mrs Mayme M Isbell charges her wealthy broker husband abused and insulted her for refusing to drink or learn to smoke. She says he called her a poor sport and left her. Married since 1910 with two children.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mayme M. Isbell
Frank Macon Heads to Brighton on Brief Business Trip
Frank Macon traveled to Brighton this morning and will remain there for the day to conduct business.
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Frank Macon
Brighton
Interviewing Roots of American News During Civil War Era
Washington January 26. The interview as a news form emerged in Washington around the Civil War era amid high demand for internal affairs. Early interviewers like Mack of the Cincinnati Commercial pioneered a quiet question and answer style without pen or notebook, often seeking the President’s approval for print.
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Washington
Andrew Johnson
Congress
Mack
Cincinnati
Harper's Magazine
Alexander H. Stephens
Latters
Georgia
Washtington
New Sing Sing Executioner Shrouded In Mystery
Ossining N Y Jan 29 Sing Sings new executioner, nervous and anonymous, presided at his first death lawists in the death house. He handed down two executions Mil Klatt and Luigi Rapito, neither masked, while his identity remained hidden at the warden's request. Klatt cursed the alleged squealers Ambrose Ross Frank Daley and William McNamara as he faced the death chamber. Rapito spoke not a word before his death.
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Associated Press
Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
Mil Klatt
Luigi Rapito
Tie
John Hulbert
Lawes
Klatt
Underworld
Ambrose Ross
Frank Daley
Wm. McNamara
Rapito
Former publisher of Chicago papers dies in Washington
James J. West of Moravia California, former owner and publisher of the Chicago Times and Chicago Daily Mail, died in Washington from diabetes after a Wednesday night illness. In Des Moines the senate approved a bill permitting the Iowa Light and Power Co to build a dam on the Des Moines River near the city.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
James J. West
Moravia
Calif
Old Chicago Times
Chicago Daily Mail
Des Moines
Senate
Washington
Iowa Light and Power Company
Des Moines River
Here
Farm meeting endorses the Dickinson bill
A Midwest agricultural conference in Des Moines backed a federal marketing board plan with an equalization fee to bridge price gaps. A permanent All Agricultural Marketing Advisory Committee will coordinate the push, with headquarters in Chicago and George N. Peek named chairman.
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Des Moines
Middle West
Near Northwest
Dederates
John Ham Fill
Towa
All-Agricultural Marketing Advisory Committee
North Dakota
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Chicago
George N. Peek
Moline, IL
Moline Plow Company
American Conncil of Agriculture
Same Stuff Causes Rattlesnake Poison and Blue Mondays
In Iowa City on January 29 Prof Gilbert N Houser of the University of Iowa explains that the venom in rattlesnakes is partly digested protein and that tiny amounts can be fatal. He says vila monster venom resembles salivary glands and that certain proteins resist digestion, contributing to gray days and blue Mondays after heavy eating and little activity.
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Iowa City
Gilbert N. Houser
University of Iowa
X Ray Unravels Atoms In Metals Say Iowa Scientist
Prof E P Tyndall of the University of Iowa describes X rays revealing atomic patterns in metals on WSUT. He explains atoms are too small to see and arrange in geometric lattices such as iron as cubes, zinc as honeycomb, and gold and silver as cubes with face-centered atoms.
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Iowa City
E. P.T. Tyndall
University of Iowa
WSUT
Tyndall
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State Parole Board
Caswell Plains
Chicago Paper
Farm Meeting
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