72 Year Old Jurist Denies Bergdoll Case Claims
Philadelphia draft deserter Bergdoll and the Bergdoll case draw sharp cross examination as Samuel T. Ansell and Judge John W. Wescott clash before a House committee. Wescott, 72, flatly denies Ansell’s statements and accuses him of falsehoods while Ansell maintains all testimony is true in the Bergdoll escape inquiry.
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Washington
Samuel T. Ansell
Army
John W. Wescott
New Jersey
House
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Ansell
Bergdoll
Wescott
Bergedoll
Peters
D. Clarence Gibboney
Wesecott
Baker
Bersdoll
Mr. Ansell
Gibboney
War Department
Dodger
Fairfield Aviator Plans Local Air Service This Week
E. K. Campbell arrives in Washington from Fairfield and stays Friday and Saturday for passenger work. He and partners will establish stations across Iowa and base at Fairfield to offer regular passenger service. Campbell flies a Curtis C-edar three passenger plane with new self starting device and speeds up to 120 mph. Current fares are 10 dollars per flight or 5 dollars per passenger when two ride together.
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E. K. Campbell
Washington
Fairfield
Funeral for Donald Patton Held at Patton Residence
Funeral services for Donald Patton who died at Fort Lyons Colorado will be held at the J. W. Patton residence on South Marion avenue Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o clock.
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Donald Patton
Fort Lyons
Col
J. W. Patton
South Marion Avenue
Mystery girl murder case near Omaha appears solved
Florence Sinsen formerly of Dunlap Iowa is now believed to be the mystery girl murdered near Omaha two years ago. Investigators Adam Embé and S C Culver say photos and clothing descriptions match. Police consider the breakthrough the closest to solving the case since the body was found beside the Washington highway.
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Omaha
Florence Sinsen
Dunlap
Washington Highway
Adam F. Embé
Carroll
S. C. Culver
Sinsen
Fast
Band Committee Forming To Support Washington Band
A band committee representing each community organization in Washington is forming. Claude Reister from the Rotary club and T. R. Phillips from the Advertising club were chosen as representatives, with the Improvement League and Commercial club to name members. The group will manage the band's finances and ensure the boys are properly supported for the coming season.
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Washington
City Council
Claude Reister
Rotary Club
T. R. Phillips
Advertising
Washington Improvement League
Commercial Club
Washington Band
Farm Bureau Meeting Attended by Washington County Group
Washington county farm bureau leaders joined fourteen members at a farm federation conference in Mt. Pleasant. Delegates from seven counties in the first district attended with Washington county among the best represented. Floyd Letts chaired the county federation, alongside David McLaughlin Ross Galloway Frank Wheelan Karl Libe Lloyd Walker Irvin Lambert John Maxwell C L Stannard Ralph Tracy Clarence Grosscup Ray Woodford John Powell and John Gretter. E H Cunningham and Prof. R K Bliss spoke at the event.
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H. M. Fedderson
Washington County Farm Bureau
Mt. Pleasant
Washington County
Floyd Letts
County Federation
David McLaughlin
Ross Galloway
Frank Wheelan
Karl Libe
Lloyd Walker
Irvin Lambert
Highland
John Maxwell
Crawford
C. L. Stannard
Ralph Tracy
Clarence Gross
117 Will Take 8th Grade Examinations
One hundred seventeen rural county students will take the eighth grade tests tomorrow and Friday. Eighty six will test at the courthouse and thirty one at Kalona. The county superintendent will oversee the exams, aided by high school girls and the normal training class, with Mrs. Griffin Clark administering at Kalona.
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Court House
Kalona
Griffin Clark
Senate Passes Emergency Immigration Bill With Three Percent Rule
The Senate approved an emergency immigration bill setting a three percent cap on aliens admitted per nationality for fourteen months. The vote was 78 to 1 with Senator Reed opposing. Johnson’s amendment to exempt persecuted religious and political refugees was defeated 15 to 60, as House refinements await conference.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Reed
Missouri
Johnson
House
Senate Immigration Committee
California
Chandler reports a six no meteor change for eight years
A brief note records Chandler achieving a six no meteor change over an eight year span, indicating a stable period without notable meteor activity. The claim centers on long term atmospheric observations and a lack of significant meteor events during the period.
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Chandler
Hoover urges protective tariffs to shield US industry
Washington May 4 Secretary Hoover told the house ways and means committee that German competition has driven several US trade lines out of business. He cited optical glass makers nearly ruined and German steel and hides undercutting American prices in neutral markets while Germany reclaims world markets. He urged a large tariff shield as essential to preserve American industries.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
House
Ways and Means Committee
Commerce
United States
Germany
Senior Baseball Team Defeats Sophomores
After school yesterday the senior baseball team won 2 to 1 over the sophomores in five innings. Bailey and Lemley were the seniors’ battery while Rice and Daniels pitched for the sophomores. This afternoon the juniors and freshmen meet, with further class contests to follow.
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Bailey
Lemley
Battery
Rice
Daniels
Mothers Warned to Watch Daughters Health at Meeting
A wife of a noted New York divine urged mothers to monitor their daughters development and health at a mothers meeting. She advised using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to correct irregularities and pain and restore normal health.
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New York
Lydia E. Pinkheam
German Offer to Allies Reported as Reparation Talks Pivot
Berlin telegrams to the German ambassador in Paris suggest a new German offer to the Allies may be sent to London for the reparations commission. The Times notes it likely aligns with Paris January 29 decisions and expected to reach the supreme council today. The council approves the ultimatum draft due to be sent to the reparations commission by May 6. The final sum rises to 6,750,000,000 pounds with Belgium debts included.
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London
Berlin
Paris
Reparations Commission
London Times
Times
Supreme Council
Tondon
Germany
Belgium
Isinglass Made From Dried Fish Bladders
Isinglass is produced from dried swimming bladders of various fish varieties. Sun drying yields the best quality bladders. The final step involves rolling the prepared bladder between two polished iron rollers.
Steel wage cuts take effect at United States Steel plants
May 4 New York Elbert H Gary announces about a 20 percent wage reduction for day labor workers effective May 16 across United States Steel Corporation plants. About 150000 to 175000 employees affected. Twelve hour day to be eliminated gradually. some departments already shifted. 1920 daily average wage $6.95, 1919 $6.12. 1929 salaries and wages total $581,556,925 for 267000 employees.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Elbert H. Gary
Gary
Mr.y
Steel Corporation
Trial in Coralville Church Sparks Ire Over Booze Case
A dispute in Coralville and Iowa City erupts as church members protest using a generation-old building as a courtroom for a liquor sales case. Justice of the Peace Henry W Fairchild allows the session after mayor and council approval amid tense words. The accused is acquitted. future action may move to Iowa City district court.
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Coralville
Iowa City
Henry W. Fairchild
Methodis
Colarville
Trinity Episcopal
Justice of the Peace
Ed Koser
Iown City
Early Cranberry Name and Use Described by John Josselyn
English traveler John Josselyn in 1688 notes cranberries also called bear berries. He describes them as small trailing plants growing in salt marshes overgrown with moss and records Indigenous and English use boiling them with sugar for sauce to accompany meat.
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John Josselyn
New England
Appetite Not Quite Gone Mary Refuses More Food
Mary reaches a point of satiety refusing more turkey dressing and potatoes. After nuts raisins and candies are offered she finally says she will have gone and adds she can still eat little things.
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Mary
Arbitors Cut Printers $435 Per Week Tension in Chicago
Arbitrators cut printers wages by 435 dollars weekly sparking tension in Chicago. Union leaders condemned the decision while management cited financial strain and bargaining deadlines. Local journalists reported pickets near newsroom doors as workers organized temporary work stoppages.
Jury Deadlock in Dalton Case and Union Pay Dispute
Chicago May 4 jury deadlock in James Dalton case as Bay Whale theft of 772000 remains unresolved. Arbitration sets wages for 12000 workers including compositors and press staff at 4.85 weekly with 6000 plus on strike seeking 44hour week and 48hour pay.
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James Dalton
Mvernine Journal
Chicago
Chicago Clerk James Dalton Case Fails to Reach Verdict
Chicago May 4 jurors in the James Dalton bond theft case against the Northern Krust Company failed to reach a verdict. Dalton, a city clerk, was accused of stealing 72 dollars in bonds and the proceeding was adjourned with the report of a deadlock.
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Chicago
James Dalton
Northern ‘Krust Company
Dixag
Evening Journal
Fight Renewed to Save Iowa Cattle From Tuberculosis
In Des Moines on May 4 the extension of livestock tuberculosis eradication is planned as the Thirty-ninth General Assembly boosts annual state funds from 100 600 to 250 000. The state animal health commission will meet to plan further work. Indemnity for killed animals depends on appraised value minus salvage, with state paying one third of the difference. Owners may have herds accredited by applying to the commission and agreeing to law provisions. Also State Dairy and Food Commissioner W B Barney drafts a guide measure for city milk ordinances to ensure purity and proper fat content for Justice Department review.
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Pes Moines
Peter Matecolm
Thirty-ninth
General Assembly
State Animal Health Commission
Caairmyn
Dairy and Food
W. B. Barney
State Department of Justice
Department
Barney
New York City Economic Might Outpaces Empire in Spending
The report notes New York City spends nearly $500 million more yearly than the Japanese empire for city governance. It claims 1,000 hotels and 1,000 Chicrettes, with 38,000 factories producing over $3 billion in annual output.
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New York
New York City
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