France Accepts Belgian Reparation Plan in Private Talks
Premier Poincare reportedly approves Belgiums seven billion gold mark reparation plan but seeks time for French experts to review the report. The accord emerged in a private session with Taunis and Jasper ahead of the Brussels conference. Belgium aims to final settlement aided by a British referee.
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Brussels
Poincare
France
M. Poficare
Taunis
Jasper
Belgium
Stanley Baldwin
M. Poincare
Germany
Leeper Returned to Jail After Murder Conviction
Robert Leeper, found guilty by a jury of murdering his father in law Roy Wertz, is returned to Johnson county jail. Bondsmen sought incarceration amid concerns about liability and he faces sentencing set for June 14.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Robert Leeper
Roy Wertz
Johnson County
Leeper
Edward L. O'Connor
Iowa Elks Open State Convention in Marshalltown
Nearly three hundred Elks from eighteen Iowa cities registered for the eighteenth annual Iowa State Association of Elks convention in Marshalltown. The first business session was set for this afternoon at two, with state officer nominations for next year on the agenda and the election scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. The event is led by Henry Louis of Iowa City and will close Friday.
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Associated Press
Marshalltown
Elks
Iowa Cities
Iowa State Association of Elks
Henry Louis
Iowa City
Papyrus Wins English Derby at Epsom Downs
Papyrus owned by his Irish day won the derby at Epsom Downs in England. Pharos owned by the Earl of Derby placed second and Parth owned by M Govulda finished third.
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Epsom Downs
England
Papyrus
Earl of Derby
Pharos
M. Govulda
Parth
White Chicago Leader Denounces Bloc Policy
F Edson White of Armour and Co criticizes government for listening to bloc advocates. He warns policy aims to advantage a particular class and cites laws hindering big business and distribution efforts to aid the public.
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Associated Press
Chicago
F. Edson White
Armour and Co
Association of Commerce
Passenger river service opens with Harry A. Drees trip
The Associated Press reports the upper Mississippi will begin passenger service tonight with the steamer Harry A. Drees leaving St. Louis for St. Paul. The round trip spans 1,498 miles and is scheduled to take eight days, with trips every nine days through the summer.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Harry A. Drees
St. Paul
Mign
Bogus Stamps Seized in Dual New York Raids
Thirteen men were arrested in New York as Secret Service agents seized millions of bogus government revenue stamps whisky and champagne labels and the plates used to print them in two raids. Authorities say the group collaborated with other factions producing fake liquor and misusing medical prescriptions to illicitly obtain liquor.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Secret Service
Washington, D. C
Moran
Secret Service
Dykeman of Brooklyn Is Named Pote of Mystic Shrine
Conrad V. Dykman of Brooklyn rises to imperate potentate as the Ancient Order of the Mystic Shrine holds its 49th annual conclave in Washington. The program features naval and army demonstrations, parades, and various exhibits with Harding attending and Kansas City chosen as 1924 convention site.
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Dykeman
Brooklyn
Pote
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Conrad V. Dykman
Potomac River
Bowling Field
Washington Monument
Marine Corps
Potomac
Quantico
Virginia
Pennsylvania Avenue
Weathers Bureau
Harding
Kansas City
Clifford Ireland
Peoria
Williams Witness Held for Perjury in Williams Trial
Des Moines June 6 Mrs Harriet Martin of Chariton a defense witness for Joe Williams in the Miss Sarah Thorsdale slaying case was arrested on perjury charges after admitting inconsistencies with her earlier testimony. She testified Williams gave her a ring after the Chariton boarding period and contradicted her first trial account about possessing the ring. The prosecution seeks to prove the ring matched one worn by Miss Thorsdale at the June 2 1921 slaying.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Harriet Martin
Chariton
Joe Williams
Sarah
Barbara Thursdale
Williams
Collision of Electric Trains Hurtles Ten Injured at Riverside
Ten persons were injured, some seriously, when two electric trains collided at Riverside Virginia. Passengers included visitors bound for the Washington Shriners convention. One train returned to Washington from Mount Vernon. the other carried sightseers. One car was demolished. the injured were taken to Alexandria for treatment.
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Associated Tress
Washington, D. C
Riverside
Virginia
Washington Shriners
Half of State Still Needs More Rain
Des Moines reports ideal conditions for plant growth last week but nearly half the state lacks rain. Replanting of corn continues with 95 percent planted by June first. Corn condition 86 percent, six points below the ten year average. Winter wheat doing well, oats spring wheat and rye in fair condition.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Reorganized Red Cross of State At Meeting Today
Des Moines June 6 Two hundred delegates from 70 Iowa Red Cross chapters formed the Iowa state council and approved a tentative program for the year. Each chapter gains three council reps plus eleven more per thousand members. branches capped at one rep. Officers include general vice general secretary and a council of eleven, serving one year.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
American Red Cross
Iowa State Council
Red Cross
Towa
Rain follows hot day across Des Moines and state
More than an inch of rain fell in Des Moines and scattered areas in the twelve hours ending at nine this morning after a record 86 degree day. Meterologist Charles D. Reed notes the downpour was uneven with Decorah Charles City and Waterloo among areas still dry.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Charles D. Reed
Dairy farmers prosper at Holstein convention
Cleveland June 6 dairy farmers are the best off of all agriculturalists at the Holstein Association of America's 38th annual convention. Frank Lowden, former Illinois governor, presided as the first business meeting opened. W. B. Barney of Des Moines noted Iowa farmers faced hardship, yet dairy producers fared better.
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Associated Tress
Cleveland
Ohio
Holstein Association of America
Frank ©. Lowden
Illinois
Iowa
W. B. Barney
Des Moines
Thought for the Day on Reason and Faith
A brief reflection argues reason and knowledge have limits while faith can reach beyond them. It emphasizes that faith alone may traverse areas where knowledge and reason fail.
Brookins Aims To Break 220 Yard Hurdle Record
Charles Brookins of Iowa plans to break the world 220 yard low hurdle mark at the two turn course in the national collegiate championship in Chicago June 15 and 16. His Ann Arbor time of 23.2 seconds was on a straightaway. the one turn record stands at 24.8 seconds set by J H Eller in 1908.
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Ftw
Associated Press
Chicago
Charles Brookins
University of Iowa
Ann Arbor
Brookins
J. H. Eller
Irish American Athletic Club
Young Man Found Dead in Railway Yards After Train Strike
The body of a young man was found in the Chicago & Northwestern yards in Boone ta last night. He had been run over by a train. Papers in his pocket suggest he is W. H. Thompson age 23 son of Mrs. Mary Thompson of New Brighton Pa.
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Associated Press
Boone, Ta
Chicago & Northwestern
W. H. Thompson
Mary Thompson
New Brighton
Beans Nutritive Value Measured at 1000 Calories per Pound
A pound of beans is stated to provide food value of 1,000 calories, indicating high energy content per standard quantity. This figure emphasizes beans as a dense source of nourishment for meals and rations.
Oil Promotion Fraud Trial Opens in Fort Worth
The government moves to the second case against alleged fraudulent Fort Worth oil promoters led by J. W. Caruth after H. H. Sewart, Charles Sherwin and Robert A. Lee were sentenced. The case accuses misuse of the mails in promotions of companies. Judge Bledsoe denounced claims of a Lee family link as desecrating the honor of the dead.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
H. H Sewart
Charles Sherwin
Robert A. Lee
Fort Leavenworth
J. W. Caruth
Sherwin Schwarz Lee
Bledsoe
Lee
Robert BE. Lee
Man Harnesses 10 Million Horsepower in Test at GE Lab
In Pittsfield Massachusetts a single man demonstrated a power surge exceeding ten million horsepower by generating 2 000 000 volts for a fraction of a second at the General Electric Company laboratory. The feat produced as much electricity as the entire United States at that instant and was safely contained using a model village and lightning tester.
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Associated Press
Pittsfield
Mass
America
Charles M. Steinmetz
Pittsfield Laboratory
General Electrical Company
One Youth Killed Three Injured in Automobile Crash
Grinnell Iowa June 6 a car collision between two autos injures three youths and kills 15 year old Brik Hales as they return from a swimming party five boys were in the vehicle and one was killed the injured are believed to recover whose names were not disclosed
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Grinnell
Brik Hales
Art as Balm for the Miserable Soul
The text extols art as the universal balm soothing misery through drama books and music. It urges continued activity and creation as a consoling force, implying that art helps souls endure suffering.
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Armour & CO
ST. Pau
Ifto the Associated Press
Lon
Shriners
Washington
Inois
Congress
Ain
Red Cross of State
CEIVE
Decorah
Charles City
Waterloo
Agricul
Iowa Star
J. W
Caruth
Lee, Et al
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