Reformers Push to Test State Dry Laws Across Midwest
Leaders opposed to the 18th amendment seek to repeal Illinois liquor search and seizure laws and urge a new statute. A Missouri petition drive aims to place a repeal bill before voters in November requiring 60000 signatures. Wisconsin faces injunctions over a beer referendum while New York moves to repeal its dry act.
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Associated Precey
Chicago
Illinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
Ilinois
A. D. Plamondon
National Association
Plamondon
Senate
St. Louis
Association Against the
New York
Empire State
State Supreme Court of
S. A. Fulton
West Allis
Secretary of State
Congress
Fulton
Howard Clark Advocates Farm Basis for Credit Reform
In Creston Iowa May 12 Howard J Clark urged making farm products a basic commodity for Federal Reserve credit. He supports credit system reform not abolition and calls for broader representation on the Fed board. In Fort Madison Lee county apple orchards show signs of a bumper crop barring frost and pests.
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Associated Press
Creston
Iowa Farm
Howard J. Clark
Iowa
Lowa
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve System
Clark
Federal Reserve Board
Fort Madison
Lee County
Funeral Held for Anthony J Wald Schmidt at St James
The funeral for Anthony J Wald Schmidt was held Tuesday at 9 am at St James Church with Father McGuire presiding and Father Walsh of Ottumwa delivering a talk. Pallbearers included Arthur Peterson Carl Peterson Ed Harmeier William Ruebsam Fred West and Dr J Av Marie.
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Anthony J. Waldschmidt
St. James Church
Father McGuire
Father Walsh
Ottumwa
Arthur Peterson
Carl Peterson
Ed Harmeier
William Ruebsam
Fred West
J. Av Marie
Gas backs up in sewer near Knights of Columbus pool
In Sioux City two men died and a third was hospitalized after sewer gas backed up in a manhole beside the Knights of Columbus club pool. Victims include Ernest J. Bouchey a former Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars state commander and John Harrington an club engineer. Curtis Rountrey a payroll director remained hospitalized with sewer gas poisoning but expected to recover.
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Sioux City
New Knights of Columbus
Ernest J. Bouchey
John Harrington
Curtis Rountrey
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Bouchey
Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sheriff Candidate Is Adjudged Insane in Muscatine
John J. Fisher, Republican sheriff candidate for Muscatine County, was declared insane and committed to the Mount Pleasant state hospital after a disturbance at his step-daughter’s home and an attempt to “clean out” the county jail. The sanity commission ordered commitment this morning after yesterday’s conviction.
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Associated Press
Muscatine
John
Fisher
Muscatine County
Mount Pleasant
Sanity Commission
Supreme court overrules Sacco and Vanzetti new trial plea
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court declines a new trial for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, convicted in 1921 for the Slater and Merrill payroll murder in South Braintree. Defense argues the men were tried as radicals, not killers, amid international attention and a $282,000 support fund.
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Boston
Mass
Supreme Court
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
South Braintree
Sacco
Vanzetti
Frederick A. Parmenter
Slater and Merrill Shoe Company
Allesandro Berardelli
Webster Thayer
Norfolk Superior Court
William G. Thompson
Fish Stocking Sparks Keokuk Lake Replenishment
Two hundred thousand wall-eyed pike from Spirit Lake were dumped into Lake Keokuk last night. Crappe and bass are also expected soon to help stock the lake.
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Keokuk
Spirit Lake
Lake Keokuk
Pirates on Prohibition Cargo as Donetta Seized by Coast Guard
Twenty three sailors aboard the Donnetta, a cargo steamer with 1,420,000 dollars of liquor, were held in New York after a piracy charge. The ship, captured off Atlantic City by the cutter Seneca, carried Belgian alcohol, champagne, and Italian wines valued at substantial totals. The case ties to a Portchester booze ring with six indictments a day earlier.
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Associated Preas
New York
Donnetta
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Coast Guard
Seneca
Coast
Portchester
N. Y
Sas
Blake
Freizier
New York Bay
United States
Herman T. Stichman
Iowa State Medical Society Opens 75th Annual Meeting
The Iowa State Medical Society convened in Des Moines today with about a thousand doctors expected to attend. Dr. Smith A. Spillman of Ottumwa presides as sessions begin, while yesterday the Iowa Clinical Medical Society elected Dr. Ve. N. Treymore of Council Bluffs as president and Dr. D. C. Van Epps of Iowa City as vice president. Iowa medical women met and admitted five new members, naming Dr. Grace Dean president and Dr. C. Erickson Hill vice president with Dr. Mary Tinley as treasurer.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa State Medical Society
Smith A. Spillman
Ottumwa
Iowa Clinical Medical Society
Ve. N. Treymore
Council Bluffs
D. C. van Epps
Iowa City
Iowa Medical Women
Grace Dean
C. Erickson Hill
Mary Tinley
Medical study urged to widen to occultism and spiritism
Dr. Weller Van Hook of Northwestern University school of medicine urged expanding medical research to occultism freudism death mystery and a new American race. He spoke at a Chicago medical round table saying spiritistic phenomena deserve scientific study and should not be left to Houdinis.
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Chicago
America
Weller van Hook
Northwestern University School of Medicine
van Hook
Medical Round Table of
Teachers Association Meeting Set for Keokuk in April 1927
Superintendent R L Reid announced the Southeastern Iowa State Teachers Association will convene in Keokuk in April 1927. Reid serves on the executive committee.
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Keokuk
Southeastern Iowa State Teachers Assocrtion
R. L. Reid
Unclear voyage details of ship reported Not Under Control
The vessel departed Palatka Florida for Philadelphia and reached Marcus Hook Delaware on April 22. Reported earlier as Not Under Control some crew members said they joined in Philadelphia two days earlier while others claimed signing on in Boston on the same day or boarding at Halifax.
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Palatka
Florida
Philadelphia
Marcus Hook
Delaware
Stichmin
Boston
Halifax
Wausau Tool Plant Fire Destroys Cars. Damages Nearby Buildings
Wausau Wis May 12 Fire destroyed the Hammer Blow Tool Company plant and damaged the Marathon Motor Car Company building. Loss estimated at 150000 to 200000 with ten buildings ablaze and multiple explosions. No injuries reported despite scattered wires and widespread flames.
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Associated Press
Wausau, Wis
Hammer-Blow Tool Company
Marathon Motor Car Company
Parker Funeral Services Held for Alton B Parker
Funeral services for Alton B Parker noted jurist and presidential candidate were held in St Thomas Episcopal Church Fifth Avenue New York. Honorary pallbearers included Charles Evans Hughes and Charles M Schwab.
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New York
Alton B. Parker
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Fifth Aenue
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles M. Schwab
Iowa Companies Granted Charters in Secretary of State Actions
Des Moines records show the Venetian Ornamental and Wrought Iron Co of Des Moines and the Remsen Alton Granville Telephone Co of Remsen Iowa receiving charters. Incorporators include James R Payton Louis Berardely and Joseph Kontal T Kasten among others. Capital stock totals are listed as 10000 and 25000 dollars respectively.
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DES Moines— Corporation
Iowa
Remeen - Alton + Granville Telephone company
Remsen
T. Kasten
iIncorporators
Venetian Ornamental & Wrought Iron Company
Des Moines
James R. Payton
Louis Berardely
Joseph Kontal
Francis W Shepardson to Speak at ISU Convocation
Ames Francis W Shepardson, chairman of the Illinois board for vocational education, will deliver the address at the sixth annual Weishea all college exposition and open house by Iowa State College students on June 18 1915. He is regarded as one of the best informed men on fraternity problems in the middle west.
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Ames
Francis W. Shepardson
Ilinois Board For Vocational Education
Iowa State College
Middle West
Card of Thanks for A J Waldschmidt
We express sincere thanks to friends for expressions of sympathy at the death of husband and father A J Waldschmidt and for flowers car use and other acts of kindness Mrs A J Waldschmidt and Mr and Mrs Albert Frazen.
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A. J. Waldschmidt
Parole Evidence Coordinated in Chicago Probe
State Attorney General Oscar Caristrem says pardons and paroles evidence from Chicago and the Stateville Prison inquiry will be coordinated at a conference of prosecutors. He promises to dig to the bottom of the pardon and parole scandal and clean it up.
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Chicago
Stateville
Joliet
Oscar Caristrem
Crowe
First Tri-State inter-collegiate track meet set at Morningside
About 175 athletes from seven schools will compete in the inaugural Tri-State meet at Morningside College on Saturday May 7. Teams include Morningside Buena Vista Western Union Midland Doane Wayne Normal Yankton. Central High coach Green to act as official starter.
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Sioun City
Morningside College
Morningside
Buena Vista
Western Union College
Iowa
Midland and Doane Colleges
Wayne Normal School
Nebraska
Yankton College
South Dakota
Coach Green
Central High School
Sioux City
Joe Murray Sentenced to Thirty Years in Fort Madison
Joe Murray was taken to the state penitentiary at Fort Madison Iowa under heavy guard in two automobiles. He received a 30 year sentence for assault with intent to commit murder tied to the February 9 1926 payroll bandit case involving Alfred Fairfield and John Redman.
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Clinton
Joe Murray
Fort Madison
Iowa
Murray
Alfred Fairfield
John Redman
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