Daugherty To Get Fair Hearing In Senate Inquiry
Miami March 3 Attorney General Harry M Daugherty will send a message to President Coolidge this afternoon The planned inquiry in Washington aims to examine Daughertys administration with committee members seeking full hearings and ample notice of charges The committee includes Brookhart Wheeler Moses Jones and Ashurst and will conduct a thorough fact finding process.
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Associated Prean
Washington
Daugherty
Senate
Paul Howland
Cleveland
George EF
Chamberlain
Oregon
Brookhart
Iowa
Wheelen
Montana
Alf
Wheeler
Moses
New Hampshire
Jones
Republican
Ashurst
Arizona
Miami
Fla
Harry M. Daugherty
Coolidge
Nautilus Hotel
Victim of Preacher's Bullet Is Better
Howard D. Conger of Lincoln Nebraska, shot Saturday in Mexico Missouri by Rev Asa G Burns, is expected to recover. Burns had obtained a handgun permit to protect his wife while he studied in Chicago. The minister is charged with assault with intent to kill and free on $5,000 bond.
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Associated Press
Mexico
Mar
Howard D. Conger
Lincoln
Former Senator and Physician Charles G. Saunders Dies
Charles G. Saunders 63 prominent physician and former Iowa state senator died at his Council Bluffs home after over a year of failing health. He had lived in the city since 1866.
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Associated Press
Council Bluffs
Charles G. Saunders
State Senate
Mr. Saunders
Germany and Turkey Prepare Friendship Treaty
Constantinople reports a treaty of friendship between Germany and Turkey to be signed tomorrow after formal announcement.
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Constantinople
Mar
Germany
Turkey
Father Francis Wreen Sentenced to Life in Nevada Prison
G star reports that Francis Wreen, a Nevada resident, began his life sentence Saturday after being convicted of attacking a Westfield Iowa girl at a LeMars school. Wreen arrived voluntarily and awaits commitment papers to seal his prison term.
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Fort Madison
Mar
Nev
Francis Wreen
Westfield
Iowa
LeMars
Wreen
Wess H Sojka to Wed Emma Weranek in Riverside
The engagement notice announces the marriage plans of Wess H Sojka and Emma Weranek of Riverside. The couple is described as residing in the Riverside community and a wedding date is not provided in the readable text.
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Wess H. Sojka
Emma Weranek
Riverside
Des Moines Warns of Excess Labor Influx
The Associated Press report says Des Moines faces more labor than local industries can absorb over the past two months. The public welfare bureau notes many unemployed seek aid, warns prospective arrivals to have definite jobs before coming to the city.
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Associated Press
OMBS
Des Moines
Public Welfare Bureau
Co operation Aids Inspection Laws in Iowa
Des Moines report by M B McMurray shows the state bureau of inspection expanded reach and stricter enforcement of pure food laws in six months of 1923. It notes 32 inspectors, 75 750 inspections, cost per inspection down to 74 5 cents, and revenues offsetting expenses with a projected year end profit of 60 000 to 76 000 dollars. Prosecutions rose but will likely thin as staff focus shifts to public service and law education. Local ordinances strengthening state enforcement are cited, including milk regulations.
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McMud
Cos
Department of Agriculture
Supervisors Gather for March Session at County Court House
The county board of supervisors met this morning at the courthouse with all three members present. Only routine matters including miscellaneous items and allowances were discussed as visitors from across the county attended.
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County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Lighthouse Keeper Captain Moore Dies After Duty Climb
Captain Edwin J. Moore, 70, longtime keeper of Gross Point lighthouse in Illinois, collapsed from heart trouble after ascending 147 feet to relight the beacon on Saturday night. He asked his wife if the light was all right before his collapse following 41 years of service.
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Chicago
Edwin J. Moore
Gross Point
MacDonald and Poincare Air Views
London reports Premier Ram saying MacDonald's second letter to M Poincare reveals English fears over France aiming to ruin Germany and dominate Europe. Poincare replies that English doubts are mistaken and urges joint settling of debts and reparations. Berlin notes MacDonald's diplomacy exposes European questions and the chancellor's secrecy.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
M Poincare
France
MacDonald
England
Germany
United States
Europe
Poine
Berlin
Poincare
The
Montags Post
Entente
Mr. MacDonald
Dismiss Case Against Mrs. Asa Candler and Keeling
In Atlanta the case against Mrs. Asa G. Candler and J. K. Keeling was dismissed. W. J. Stoddard was bound over for trial on a new charge of violating the state prohibition law after taking responsibility for a partly filled liquor bottle found at the scene. Police testified they raided a Juniper Street apartment on February 9 at the complaint of Asa G. Candler Sr.
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Atlantas Ga
Asa G. Candler
J. K. Keeling
W. J. Stoddard
Stoddard
Waterloo Woman Wins $25,000 in Train Fall Case
Mrs Adelide Allen of Waterloo Iowa sued Chicago Great Western for injuries from a fall on November 16 1921 at Waterloo. The jury awarded 25000 damages after a trial that lasted two weeks and four hours of deliberation.
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Chicago
Adelide Allen
Waterloo
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Wage talks on Western roads at Chicago meet
Sheppard, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, says a Western Managers Association conference will be called in Chicago to discuss a new wage scale for western routes. He forecasts a six percent increase like the Southern road and no change in working conditions with smooth agreement.
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Sheppard
Washington
Southern Railway System
Western Managers Association
Chicago
Wisconsin Senator La Follette Ballot Fight Moves Ahead
The Wisconsin Supreme Court considers two actions to strike Senator Robert M. La Follette from the state presidential primary ballot. Attorney General Shaffer seeks review of Judge Lembke’s order placing La Follette on the ballot while Hiram Johnson’s team argues removing him would prevent aiding Coolidge and split the progressive vote.
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The
Associated Press
Bismark
State Supreme Court
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Hiram Johnson
California
la ‘Follette
Thomas Hall
la Follette
F. B. Lembke
President Coolidge
Johnson
Disheartened Man Ends Life In Barber Shop
In March, Loyal Leigh, 37, committed suicide by asphyxiation in his Mapleton barber shop. He reportedly grew despondent over financial troubles, police said.
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Associated Press
Mapleton
Loyal Leigh
Special Board Selects New Plane for Naval Aviators
A special board at Pensacola naval air station chose a new Boeing training plane with interchangeable wings and landing gear for student aviators. The NH-9 HS-2L and JN-4 planes are replaced. The aircraft features dual cockpits, two landing-gear configurations, a Wright-Lawrence J-H 200 hp engine, tubular steel fuselage, and fifty planes contracted with a Seattle manufacturer.
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Washington
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Bureau of Aeronautics of the
Navy Department
Seattle
Wash
English Labor Sees New Election in Glasgow
Glasgow MP Neil McLean told a rally that voters should brace for a general election late this summer. He questioned whether the current government would endure through autumn, signaling political upheaval ahead.
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LABOR
Associated Press
Glasgow
Scotland
Maret
Neil McLean
Sbor
Delegates Arrive in Des Moines for Republican Convention
Delegates and visitors pour into Des Moines as the GOP state convention nears. Congressmen J. Dickinson arrives to serve as temporary chairman and deliver the keynote. Endorsements for President Coolidge are anticipated but not guaranteed amid early campaign uncertainties. Burt B. Burnquist, state chairman, planned to arrive at 11.
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Des Moines
Coliseum
J. Dickinson
Tenth
Washington
Dickinson
Coolidge
Iown
Charlies A. Rawson
National Comimetteeman
John T. Adams
Rawson
Burt B. Burnquist
State Central Committee
Furniture Price Chart Error Scrutinized by Iowa Dealers
Des Moines reports W C Coleman says a labor department chart on furniture costs is flawed. The 1923 dollar would buy 49 cents of furniture, but obsolete items and new designs affect values. Dealers note design changes raise costs and prices. overall costs since 1913 rose 108 percent versus 76 percent wholesale increases.
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Associated Pree
Des Moines
Mar
Department of Labor
W. C. Coleman
Iowa Retail Furniture Dealers Asseciation
Bandits Take About 6000 From Mil ler On Route
Chicago March 8 three bandits followed F L Miller a fuel company collector after he collected between 5000 and 6000 dollars from six filling stations then held him up and robbed him of the money police were notified after the incident at his route stop point.
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Associated Press
Chicago
F. L. Miller
Stern Fire Dept Ordered to Shoot to Kill in Philadelphia
Philadelphia on March 3 reports Public Safety Director Butler issuing shoot to kill orders to city firemen to aid police in suppressing banditry. He plans to raise armed firemen to 1000 and cited patrol lapses in three districts after a whirlwind city tour.
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Philadelphia
Butler
Dome Hearings Resume Tuesday In McLean Telegram Inquiry
Cipher experts from the War Department will be questioned first as the Senate committee resumes public hearings. Senator Walsh says translations align with prior paraphrases. Burns and McLean figures, the Mary code, and Mrs. Duckstein may testify. McLean could be called later this week. Oil suit preparations advance with announcements expected soon.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
McLean
Senate All Committee
Senator Walsh
Montana
Department of Justice
Wm. J. Burns
Department’s Bureau of Investigation
B. McLean
Bureau
Burns
Mary
Palm Beach
Mary Duckstein
Justice Department
W. O. Duckstein
Florida
Senate Committee
Troops Guard Herrin as Grand Jury Meets
Troops surrounded Herrin city hall where a special grand jury began preliminary sessions into the February 8 clash between Ku Klux Klan members led by Caesar Cagle and anti Klan forces during the Herrin city court investigation. Deputy Sheriff George Layman was wounded.
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Herrin, HL
Mar
Herrin
Caesar Cagle
George Layman
Milk price war starts in Waterloo retailers slash to nine cents
Waterloo retailers announced a three cent reduction in the retail price of milk bringing the cost to consumers to nine cents per quart. Dealers declare this is a price war and that the new price may be below cost.
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Waterloo
Mar
Prominent Matron Takes Poison Mistake for Headache Tablets
Cedar Rapids report says Mrs. Raymond Burmaster, noted society matron, took poison by mistake for headache tablets. She was improved at a local hospital this morning but faces weeks of possible danger and continued observation.
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Cedar Rapids
Mar
Raymond Burmaster
Hearings Open on Soldier Bonus Insurance Plan
Public hearings before the House Ways and Means Committee examine proposals to fund soldier bonuses as paid up life insurance with cash options for those under 50. Lawmakers debate costs, eligibility across services, and the balance between cash payments and insurance. Edward McGrady backs cash or insurance while Green warns against broad cash options.
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Washington
Mar
House
Ways and Means
Andrew
Massachusetts
Fish
New York
Army Marine Corps
Leutenant
Navy
Representative Cole
Iowa
Cole
Garner
Texas
Edward F. McGrady
American Federation of Labor
Green
McKenzie
Ilinois
Harding
Vanderlip Gets in Once More
White House officials said President Coolidge did not feel the need to comment on Frank A. Vanderlip’s claim that the president asked but did not receive the resignation of Attorney General Daugherty. Officials noted the story had been repeatedly denied by those in authority.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Coolidge
Frank A. Vanderlip
Daugherty
Caliph's Harem to Emigrate from Constantinople
All members of the Caliph's harem are expected to sail for Alexandria on March 15 as the movement to abolish the Caliphate proceeds. Prince Orchan, grandson of Abdul Hamid and a Robert College student, is listed for expulsion.
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Constantinople
Alexandria
Prince Orchan
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Robert College
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Asa Candler
Hiram Johwinson
Prars
Progress
Dak
Stern Orders
Philadelphia, Pa
Grand Jury
Vanderlip
Caliph
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