Iowa Mayors After Elections Across Several Towns
Election results from Iowa towns show Emma J. Harvat re elected mayor of Iowa City by about 200 votes over M. Hurley. Fort Dodge elected E V Findlay mayor with a 467 vote margin. a two mill tax for the band carried narrowly. Ottumwa chose Charles Chitor as mayor by 3 300 votes. Newton elected M E McCord mayor over Ross Malhy. Cedar Falls elected J F Crosse amid strong turnout. Independence chose Col A C Conaway mayor by 140 votes. Mason City elected ex representative J H McGhee as mayor two to one. Nevada re elected C E Nelson mayor for the fourth time. Atlantic defeated hand tax with A H Monte winning mayoralty by 186 votes. Marion elected Dr A E Crew mayor on an independent ticket.
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Independence Independence
Mar
A. C. Conaway
Robert KE. Johnson
Mason City
J. H. McGhee
Iowa Assembly
Masonity
Nevada
C. E. Nelson
Oliver Jones
Atlantic
A. H. Monte
KB. Swan
Marion
Doctor Mation
A. E. Crew
Questioning Dougherty's Son in Keenan Murder Case
Assistant attorney general and police inspector joined the search for Draper M Dougherty son of the U S Attorney General to question him about ties to Dorothy Keenan the murdered model and possible knowledge of the blackmail gang. Reports say he visited Keenan and once gave her a check amid pressing times. He suspected last Thursday after a phone ext while at a New York club that he was targeted like Mr Marshall. Mitchell Meets Wife in Washington first interview since public link to case emerged.
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Associated Press
New York
Peroea
Coughlin
Draper M. Dougherty
Dougherty
United States
Dorothy Keenan
Blackmell Gang
Amen
Keenan
New York Club
Mr. Marshall
Mitchell
Washington, D. C
J. Keeesley Mitchel
Philadelphia Milionaire
Gould's Condition Reported Serious Near Mentone
The condition of George J. Gould Sr of New York ill at his home near Mentone France was reported as very serious. He passed a very bad night and death might occur at any moment according to a report this morning.
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Mentone
France
Mar
George J. Gould, Sr
New Yok
Here
AT&T Increases Authorized Common Stock To One Billion
Stockholders of American Telephone and Telegraph approve raising authorized common stock from 750 million to 1 billion dollars. The action takes place in New York with the March 27 report by The Associated Press.
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Associated Press
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Missouri River flood danger over, residents return home
The Associated Press reports the Missouri River flood danger is subsiding after Decatur Nebraska saw high water drop and Brasfield Island floods recede. Residents who fled to higher ground have returned, and the Onewa Iowa gorge threat has ended with normal conditions restored.
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Sioux City
Mar
Decatur
Nebraska
Brasfield Island
Onewa
Iowa
Iowa Senate moves to curb state treasurer bond sale power
Des Moines Iowa March 27 reports efforts to curtail the unlimited power of State Treasurer Burbank in selling the 22 million dollar bonus bonds set for April 16. A bill through the judiciary committee requires executive council approval of all bond sale contracts. Supporters say the sale should not be concentrated in one person’s control.
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Associated As
Des Moines
Burbank
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Methods to drive away clouds via framemaking method
Dr L Francis Warren’s framemaking idea to dissipate fog and clouds as feasible in principle, with chief chemist Dr Moore of the US Bureau of Mines noting interest. The method uses a dielectric charged by static electricity and sprayed over clouds by airplane to affect water particle charges.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hait-Meking
L. Francis Warren
Dry
Moore
United States Bureau of Mines
Warren
Italians Employed in Ruhr as Allies Move Coal
Berlin May 27 Italian labor is used in the Ruhr district in the Allied coal and coke operations. A mine at Rheinbaten, taken by Belgians, employed a gang largely of Italians. About 35000 tons of coke were stockpiled, but Belgians could not operate the gear and provided new machinery.
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Berlin
Germany
Ruhr
Tageblatt
Rheinbaten
Allies to Send Note to Turks on Peace Talks
The Associated Press reports London that Allies will dispatch a note to Turkey tomorrow. It states they are prepared to resume negotiations and discuss peace proposals. Lausanne is suggested as the meeting place with mid April as the proposed date.
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Associated
Wress
London
Mir
Alles
Agora
Lausanne
Two M. E. Churches May Be Consolidated
Announcement of unification plans for the Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal Church South was discussed in St Louis at a joint committee meeting. The group of two bishops two ministers and three laymen said unification was not assured but possible under a single government by 1927 if the plan gains approval.
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Louis
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
France Mourns for Madame Sarah Bernhardt
Paris today mourns the loss of Sarah Bernhardt whose death stirs France as did Victor Hugo. The Bernhardt family grieves and discusses funeral plans with burial possibly at Belle fel or in Paris. The service expected at the Church of St. Saer le Sales.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Sarah Bernhardt
Victor Hugo
Bernharde
Belle Fel
Coats Named for Porto Rican Post
Hubert P. Coats of Saranac Lake New York chosen to be attorney general of Porto Rico. He will sail Saturday for San Juan with Horace M. Towner appointed governor to succeed E Mont Reily. President Harding to announce the appointment on his return from Florida. Secretary Weeks announced the changes.
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Associated Press
N. D.C
Hubert P.tes
Seranse Lake
New York
Porto Rico
Salvador Mestrie
Weeks
Harding
Florida
Coats
San Juan
Horace M. Towner
Iowa
E. Mont Reily
Oskaloosa approves band tax and elected mayor
Voters in Oskaloosa approved a two mill tax for the municipal band by 61 votes. L. E. Corlett won the mayoralty by 300 votes over three opponents, defeating incumbent Frank E B Smith. Most Corlett ticket council candidates were elected. issue focused on municipal improvement and law enforcement. Church members backed the successful candidate.
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Oskaloosa
L. E. Corlett
Frank EB. Smith
Corlett
Bert Yard Visits Ainsworth For Day Trip
Bert Yard traveled to Ainsworth this morning to spend the day there engaging in local activities and visiting familiar sites.
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Bert Yard
Ainsworth
Refuse Again to Regulate Phone Rates
DES MOINES March 27 Another Iowa legislature refused to enact legislation to regulate telephone rates and service. The Clarke Saunders bill to delay lines to common carriers and place them under the state railroad commission was defeated in the house 27 to 72. The house acted against both local and state phone regulation and additional bills linger on the senate calendar.
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Associated Prenat Des Moines
Iowa
Clarke-Saunders
State Railroad Commission
House
Lake Silk
Charges in David House trial loom over fraud case
In Grand Rapids on March 27, testimony continued in the Israelite House of David case. John W. Hansel, once a colony member, seeks $80,000 in a settlement as the trial raises questions about witness coaching and a court code of actions alleged by plaintiff attorney Walter H. Nelson.
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Associated Press
Grand Rapids
Mid
House of David
John W. Hansel
Cay
Walter H. Nelson
Nelson
Mary Purnell
Iowa Legislature Debates Elevator Safety and Textbook Bill
The house forms a sub committee to draft an Iowa elevator safety bill with possible state licensing. Senate focuses on long and short haul traffic rates but noon adjournment delays final action. Fulton proposals fail. Tuck text book board bill re referred to senate school committee amid price regulation concerns. Insurance code rewrite bill defeated in house. Retrenchment committee abolition bill postponed.
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Lil Health
Iowa
Powers
Grimwood
Diltz
Donahowe
Senate
Fulton
Senate School Committee
Smith
Woodbury
House
Fraternity
Legislative Committee
Iowa Livestock Rates Seen Unfair to Chicago
The Interstate Commerce Commission published a complaint arguing Iowa to Chicago live stock rates for cattle hogs and sheep are unfair and unreasonable. Three groups the Corn Belt Meat Packers Association the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and the Iowa Cooperative Livestock Association joined in the filing. Hearings time and place have not yet been fixed.
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Co. Press
Washington, D
Lowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa
Chicago
Corn Belt Meat Packers Association
Lowa Farm Bureau Federation
Lowa Co-Operative Livestock Association
Primary held in Louisiana with Klan involvement
The first Louisiana primary featuring Ku Klux Klan participation is under way in Baton Rouge across five supreme court districts, encompassing twelve parishes.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Mar
Louisiana
Supreme Court
Elevator Crash Inquest Tonight At Des Moines Hotel
Des Moines coroner sets an inquest for tonight to determine the cause of last Saturday s Randolph hotel elevator accident that killed four people and seriously injured five others. Officials say the hearing will examine the hotel s equipment maintenance and operator actions.
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Des Moines
Randolph Hotel
Cilft
John Hansell Planned Robbery Against Israelite House of David
Mrs. Gertrude Beltray testified for the defense that John Hansell, plaintiff in a $30,000 suit, planned to raid the Shiloh residence of Purnell and the cult strong box, while inmates were immobilized, to steal cash.
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Associated Pree
Grand Rapids, Mich
Mar
John Hansell
House of David
Shiloh
Purnell
Gertrude Beltray
Women Burned to Death in Detroit Hospital Fire
Two unidentified women died in a blaze that destroyed a three story brick county hospital building in Detroit. The bodies were recovered from the ruins as investigators began to piece together the cause of the fire.
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Detroit
Mich
Death of Mrs Brinning at Columbus Junction
Word arrives of the death of Mrs John Brinning in Col orado from pneumonia on March 27 at about age 50. She leaves four children. Her brother Will Irwin of Columbus Junction has gone west with the body. Her husband died years ago and her brother Henry Brining is a twin.
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John Brinning
Colorado
Henry Brinning
Will Irwin
Columbus Junction
Industrial Militia For Strikes Is Rockford Plan
Chicago March 27. Professor Henry Herrick of Rockford College proposes a Rockford Plan to use trained industrial reserves as a national defense to curb strikes and preserve industrial peace. Matthew Woll of the AFL derides the plan as impracticable and a nightmare, calling it an imprudent economic reserve.
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Associated Press
Chicago
National Defense
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Iowa City
Bathing Beach
Emma J. Harvat
M. &. Hurley
Keenan Case
Gould
Missouri River
Italy
M. E
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Puneral
Eh Herrison
Chik Yen
Pottawawarmie
Bowman
Gilchrist
Wolfe
Linn County
Randolph
Capitol
Executive Council
Eliot Scott
David
Felten
Hansell
Rockford
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