Committee of Farmers Arrives in Washington for Farm Relief Push
A corn belt committee led by Governor Hammill of Iowa arrives in Washington to press for farm relief legislation. The group plans to testify before House Agriculture Committee on several measures including the Dickinson surplus plan.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Hammill
Iowa
Washington
Congress
Wee Moines
North Central States Corn Producers Association
Agriculture Committee
Dickinson
Iowa rivers close to damming through 1930 31
Iowa officials announce six rivers plus parts of the Mississippi remain closed to damming until January 1 1931. Other waters in about half the state are open to clam mining for licensed fish and game department permittees.
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W. E. Albert
State’ Fish and Game Department
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Humboldt County
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Wisconsin
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Marquette
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Illinois Central
Prince Aage Calls Kingship a Dirty Business in Chicago
Prince Aage of Denmark told reporters in Chicago that being a king is dirty business and too standardized for personal loyalty. He cited royal cousins in England Denmark and Norway and noted Greece Russia and Greece as examples, remarking on the care needed when performing dangerous horsemanship. He will lecture on “three years in the riff” after being installed at the Sherman House.
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Thescensigted
Chicago
Prince Age of
Denmark
Aage
Ingoo
England
Christian
Haakon
Norway
Constantine
Greece
Cyar Nicholas
Russia
Prince of Wales
Prince Agge
Morocco
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Sherman House
Injunction Blocks Sheriff Move in Belt Case
H M Belt, 80, hospitalized with a broken shoulder, secures injunction preventing Wright county sheriff or agents from taking him to Wright county for trial on a disputed statutory offense. He cites heart disease and risk of death from custody. Belt posted a 500 bond with the petition.
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Associated Press
Waterlogo
H. M. Belt
Wright County
Belt
Tria
Fire damages Babbe Shoe store in Council Bluffs blaze
A early Sunday basement fire at the Babbe Shoe company store in Council Bluffs caused dense smoke that damaged Babbe stock and that of Lewis and Ewart Company stationers. The blaze, likely originating in refuse near the heating plant, followed by mentions of shoppers and travelers from Keota and Fairfield.
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Associated Press
Council Bluffs
Babbe Shoe Company
Babbe
Lewis and Ewart Company
Boy Finds Letter for Governor in Ohio Tree
In Caldwell Ohio a boy named John Marcus of Ava climbs a tree to rescue a kite and discovers a letter addressed to the Governor of Iowa marked via Shenandoah. The find also includes a flag fragment from the ill fated dirigible crash near Ava six months earlier.
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Iowa
Ohio
Private funeral for A W McCulley in Washington
A W McCulley of Washington with ties to Washington County Savings and later Chicago business will be privately buried after a service at Jones and McEthingfey funeral parlors. He died in Chicago in a double tragedy with Miss Rose Powers at 847 Lakeside Place.
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A. W. McCulley
Jones &McEthingfey
Elm Grove
Chicago
Washington
McCulley
Cage
Washington County Savings Bank
Citzens Savings
Commercial Savings Bank
Washington National
McCullay
Miss Rose Powers
Archibald McCulley
Lakeside Place
Des Moines Police Chief Denounces Political Enemies
Des Moines police chief Caven der accuses political opponents of importing criminals to discredit his administration in a broad public address.
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Des Moines
Cavender
Britain in turmoil over league council expansion after Germany
London reports a cabinet rift as Britain debates whether to back enlarging the league of nations council after Germany joins. Prime Minister Baldwin may seek to calm the crisis with a statement, while Sir Austen Chamberlain remains silent. Prague dispatch notes support from Poland for a permanent council seat and wider global representation.
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Austen Chamberlain
Council of the
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League
Austin
Geneva
Poland
Spain
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Daily Express
Prague
Benes
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Council
Druggists Warned Against Unregistered Help in Iowa
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy warns drug stores in Iowa and elsewhere to refrain from employing unregistered staff. Dispensing medicines requires a licensed pharmacist present. unregistered clerks should not assume pharmacist duties. The notice cites enforcement by Iowa pharmacy examiners and urges cooperation to uphold professional standards. Mrs. A B Dittmars moved addresses. Peter Schantz of Crawfordsville visited Washington.
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Treas
Des Moines
Iowa
National Association of Board of Pharmacy
H. €. Christensen
Iown
A. B. Dittmars
East 2Nd Street
Peter Schantz
Crawfordsville
Washington
Old Timers Recall February Seeding Traditions
The Des Moines Herald reports on how exceptionally mild February weather spurred memories of seeding wheat in February during the 1870s to 1880s. Officials note February sowing was possible only with early springs like 1877 1878 1882, or when March norms held, a pattern recalled as customary by older settlers.
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Des Moines
Mark G. Thornburg
Secretary of Agriculture
Weather and Crop Department
Secretary's Office
Lone
Cows Burned in Wagner Farm Barn Fire
Early this morning two large barns on the C. H. Wagner farm two and a half miles north of town were destroyed along with twelve dairy cows. Loss exceeds $6,000, largely insured. wind aided spread. Hay, silo, implements, and about two hundred chickens perished in the blaze.
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C. H. Wagner
Washington County Farmers Mutual
Wagner
Ernest Nelson
Senate panel eyed for Brookhart Iowa contest ruling
Senator Borah pressed the senate elections committee for a timely report on the Brookhart Steck Iowa contest and the Bursom Bratton New Mexico case. Chairman Ernst was absent and a subcommittee member said a one day session would suffice, with Caraway’s absence delaying further action. Brookhart seeks quick resolution to plan a 1930 primary run before April 27.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Elections Committee
Senate
Iowa
Borah
Idaho
Ernst
George
Georgia
Caraway
Arkansas
Brookhart
Cummins
Feared suicides shadow Jim Bruey murder case in Iowa jail
Louis Juey a 50 year old Fairfield farmer hanged himself in the Jefferson county jail on the eve of his trial for the Dec 6 shooting of Sam McNeese. Bruey faced a first degree murder indictment over alleged intimacy involving his 14 year old daughter. A coroner ruled death by strangulation while Bruey was in the “death” cell. Services for Juey set at First Methodist in Fairfield with interment in Greenwood cemetery.
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Ottumwa. In
Louis Juey
Jefferson County
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Fairfield
C. Lt. Tennant
Marengo
Greenwood Cemetery
Louie Brucy
Courts of Man
Brucy
John Glapinskis
W. T. Webb
Bruey
Sam McNeese
Edna Bruey
McNeese
Dutch Creek
Washington
Local Visits Reported Across Fairfield and West Liberty
Harold Reynolds spent yesterday in Fairfield visiting friends and Miss Lela Rhodes spent the weekend at her home in West Liberty.
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Harold Reynolds
Fairfield
Lela Rhodes
West Liberty
Briand says Locarno safeguards France against isolation
Paris March 1 Premier Briand argued in the chamber of deputies that without Locarno France would have faced isolation from a Soviet Russia Germany alliance. He said Locarno was forced by events and that France's security is not diminished by the pact while defending France's peaceful aims.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Russia
Germany
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Baptist preacher critiques Darwin teaching in schools
Des Moines Reverend H. C. Meyer during a Sunday night sermon denounced Darwin theory and contended that schools teach children to mock the Bible. He urged a restoration of religious instruction and adherence to biblical authority.
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Des Moines
H. C. Meyer
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