Four Nations Outline Navy Limitation Plans at Conference
At St James Palace London four of the five powers France Italy Japan Britain presented aims to limit warships class by class or total strength. The United States offered no position yet pending study. Premier MacDonald said several proposals would be studied and the committee would reconvene next week.
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London
St. James Palace
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
United States
J. Ramsey MacDonald
Murderer Hanged for Deed Complains He Has No Friends
In St Louis a slayer of three is hanged at 6 am for killing his common law wife. His only complaint before death is that he has no friends. The condemned man tells a priest he has no set new friends as his last hours unfold. Separate item from Ossining reports Michael Scalfoni and Frank Pilata, both 22, killed Mr and Mrs Craziano in Franklin Square and faced death in Sing Sing.
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ST. Louis
U.P
William Mosley
John Devilbiss
Sarro Craziano
Franklin Square
L. I
Frank Pilata
Diair
Burlington and Ottumwa Prepare for Key Basketball Showdowns
Washington high faces Ottumwa high in Ottumwa while Burlington junior college plays here. The eight o'clock junior college game has no preliminary. Coach Freshwaters plans a lineup similar to prior games and hopes to purge a rough spell through practice. Coach Shultz expects Ottumwa to be strong despite three graduations and believes his team can win.
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Washington High School
OttumWa High School
Ottumwa
Washington Junior College
Burlington Junior College
George Freshwaters
Freshwaters
Jim Shultz
Device guides airplanes in darkness and fog
Chicago inventor Earl C. Hanson unveiled a ground cable based system using two parallel energized cable networks that emit dot and dash signals guiding pilots through low visibility. Tests at Fort Airport Lansing Illinois demonstrated guiding aircraft to a safe landing in bad weather.
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Chicago
Earl C. Hanson
Fort
Lansing
Baptist Services To Close Sunday Evange Broeker Delivers Reflections
A Chicago evangelist L H Broeker spoke at the Baptist church on a psalm themed talk about life and the future. He urged quiet reflection on one’s direction and asked what it means to be ready and where one’s hope lies. Three musical numbers were presented, and Sunday afternoon’s sermon titled The Biggest Fool in the World was announced.
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L. H. Broeker
Chicago
The
Baptist Church
Mr. Broeker
Galilee
R. J. Catlett
Mesdanes Anderson
Sherbeck
Messers. Campbell
Sage
Promises Warmer Weather For Tonight In Iowa
Des Moines reports a federal weather observer Charles D. Reed forecast not quite as cold tonight and for portions of the state tomorrow, though temperatures may not reach freezing. Last night the range was from zero at Charles City to 16 at Council Bluffs with most stations between zero and 10 above.
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Des Moines
Gro
Charles D. Reed
Federal Weather Observer
Reed
Charles City
Council Bluffs
Hyde cites over-supply as chief cause of farm distress
Springfield dispatch reports Secretary Arthur M. Hyde warning that postwar expansion abroad and in North America has flooded markets. He notes Canada Argentina and Australia doubled crops since 1900 and that European output rebounded, pushing down prices while U S farmers face crowded home and export markets. He cites rising dairy exports and beef growth in Australia Uruguay and Argentina.
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Springfield
Ill
Arthur M. Hyde
Hyde
Illinois Agricultural Association
Canada
Argentina
Australia
United States
Association
Europe
Uruguay
Funeral for Mrs. Charlotte Steed Held at Jones Home
The funeral for Mrs. Charlotte Steed was conducted yesterday afternoon at three o clock at the Jones funeral home with Rev. A W Henke officiating. Pallbearers were Merle Bailey J H Humston Charles Reed Jake Simmering Charles Lemley and T C Deal, and burial followed at Woodland Cemetery.
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Charlotte Steed
Jones Funeral Home
A. W. Henke
Merle Bailey
J. H. Humston
Charles Reed
Jake Simmering
Charles Lemley
T. C. Deal
Woodlawn Cemetery
Funeral for Mrs. Ida L. McKoon
Funeral services were held yesterday at 1 30 PM at L A Jones funeral home conducted by Rev A W Henke. Music featured a duet by Mrs Carl Hedges and Mrs Remps Hampsher. Interment followed at Elm Shore cemetery with casket bearers Charles Eckels Orville Elder A B Carr M C DeLong Ralph Shannon and Charles Bear.
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McKoon
Ida L. McKoon
L. A. Jones
A. W. Henke
Carl Hedges
Remps Hampsher
Elm Shore Cemetery
Charles Eckels
Orville Elder
A. B. Carr
M. C. DeLong
Ralph Shannon
Charles Bear
Sea Frog Escapes Net and Lurks on Local Beach
A sea frog weighing about 100 pounds and measuring roughly thirteen by nine inches escaped its landing net and crawled onto SOUTHSEA beach to die, startling local residents. The rare, hideous fish vanished near the shore after the escape.
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Southsea
Eng
Chicago Workers Face Eviction Amid Rent Shortfall
About 40,000 Chicago and Cook County employees owe rent for a month and a half and landlords win eviction orders for 11 families. Judges reluctantly grant some actions while authorities seek a debt solution. Governor Emmerson and tax boards discuss temporary relief, and Silas Strawn hints county rescue plans may come soon under public oversight.
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Chicago
Cook County
L. L. Emmerson
Silas Strawn
Rescue Committee
Strawn
Washington
California Riots agitate Filipino communities
An official California inquiry and Manila plans for a National Humiliation Day follow race riots between Kilijino and white workers. Governor Young considers a commission. Manila urges quiet as tensions rise. Catholic and civil groups prepare necrological services for Fermin Tabera amid fear of further unrest.
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San Francisco
California
Manila
C. C. Young
Te Ealls
Youngand
United Press
Central Park
Fermin Tobera
Watsonville
Radio merger authorized for WHO WOC stations in Iowa
The Federal Radio Commission approves the consolidation of WHO Des Moines and WOC Davenport into a single unit named WHO WOC operated by Central Broadcasting. Capitalized at 500000, the venture will use Davenport and Des Moines studios with chain relays and plans for a 50 kilowatt transmitter to boost Iowa coverage. George Ek Brammer of Des Moines to head the new company.
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Washington
WHO
Des Moines
WQC
Davenport
Whowoc
Central Broadcasting Company
Federal Radio Commission
George Ek. Brammer
WOC
Palmer School of Chropractic
Bankers Life Company
The
Broadcasting Company
Iowa
Chicago Mayor Blames Reformers for City Debt
Chicago Mayor Big Bill Thompson admits the city is broke and near financial disaster. He calls a special session of the legislature and demands laws to lift the city from nearly 300 million dollars in debt, with the debt growing about 59 thousand dollars daily.
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Thompson
Chicago
Big Bill
Yale
King George
California Calls for Calm Inquiry on Filipino Immigration
Governor Young urged calm deliberation as a commission may probe disorders over Filipino immigration. He said California can help by finding the facts, while Labor Secretary Paul Scharrenberg warned against a "third horde" of cheap Asiatic labor and called for action to bar Filipinos from unrestricted entry.
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Young
Washington
California
United States
Lowden Calls Out Farm Exodus Hurting Future Prospects
Springfield report on January 31 quotes Frank O. Lowden former Illinois governor addressing the Illinois agricultural association. He warns continued farm to city migration will leave future generations largely unfit and urges taxation reform to ease burdens on farm lands and restore fair rewards for rural labor.
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Springfield
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Illinois Agricultural Association
Lowden
Farm and Home Week draws record Iowa attendance
About 2,900 Iowans attended Iowa State College’s Farm and Home Week in Ames, breaking the prior record of 2,500 set the previous day. Debates covered large versus small farms and horse versus tractor, with talks on dairy substitutes and butter substitutes’ impact.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa
W. W. Marsh
Waterloo
Dairy Association
J. B. Davidson
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Reformers blamed for creaking government machinery
The mayor charged reformers with fault in the city’s finances. He said reassessment halted tax collection for over 20 months, forced borrowing of large sums, and cost taxpayers more than 45000 dollars daily in interest. He urged a special legislative session for permanent relief.
Enlarged Airdrome at Kalandia Near Jerusalem
Jerusalem reports expansion of the Kalandia airfield ten kilometers north of the city. Twenty dunams of land have been acquired to enlarge the facility for increased air traffic.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Kalandia
Fort urges clarifying Volstead act for home brews
In Washington Rep Franklin Fort Republican of New Jersey urged clarifying the Volstead act to allow home manufacture of light wines and beer for personal use while retaining the 18th amendment. He linked enforcement to education and praised the WCTU. Fort noted no penalties for non intoxicating home brewing and backed keeping dry laws intact.
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Washington
Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Fort
Hoover
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Volsteadast
Ort
Prohibition
Congress
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U.R
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Sing Sing Prison
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IENCE
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Islands
Tabera
U.S. Board
Fed
Eral Commission
Enlarge Airport
MR. Hoover
New Jer
Sey
Mitshell
Borah
Idaho
Jacob Walters
Connecticut
Senate Judiciary
Walters
Brookhart
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