Tribute to Lincoln Father Thomas Lincoln at Monu ment Dedication
Janesville Illinois May 16 A Lincoln historian from Oak Park advocates virtue of Thomas Lincoln and Sarah Bush Lincoln at a dedication for a monument to the couple and to Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home The ceremony included a letter from President Coolidge praising the Lincolns and their role in shaping American character
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Janesville
Ill
Thomas Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Wer
BE. Barton
Oak Park
Lincoln
Sarah Bush Lincoln
President Coolidge
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Indiana
Sarah Lincoln
America
Would Have Receiver Named for Railway When Workers Quit
The Associated Press reports that a railroad strike or lockout causing a transportation crisis would trigger government suits to place affected roads in receivership. The Howell Barkley amendment to the bill approved by a Senate subcommittee directs the president to urge the attorney general to file for a receiver, naming a nonfinancial individual to take control.
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Associated Pres
Washington
Howel Barkley
Senate
House
200 Typists Enter Interstate Contest in Des Moines
Miss Anna G Groviak of Illinois is among entrants in the Interstate Typist Association contest to be held in Des Moines tomorrow. Groviak from Carlinville joins nearly 200 competitors as Miss Vera Nathan of Kansas City oversees the event.
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Des Moines
Anna G. Groviak
Illinois
Interstate Typist Association
Groviak
Carlinville
Vera Nathan
Kansas City
Birth Rate Drops While Death Rate Rises in 1923
Washington reports census bureau figures showing lower birth rates and higher death rates for 1923 compared with 1922. Highest birth rate reached 34.8 per thousand in Wyoming cities and lowest 15.6 in Montana rural areas. Death rate peaked at 20.3 per thousand in Mississippi cities and fell to 6.5 in Idaho rural districts. Infant mortality also higher than 1922.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Wyoming
Montana
Mississippi
Idaho
Miss Hoskins awarded 29000 damages in elevator crash
Miss Lois Hoskins of Earlham Indiana won 29000 damages from a Des Moines district court jury for injuries from an elevator collapse at the Randolph Hotel on March 24 1923. Four people died and four were hurt in the seven story fall. The hotel and Otis Elevator Co faced fifteen specifications of negligence and a motion for new trial was hinted by hotel attorneys.
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Apneociated Presse
Des Moines
Lois Hoskins
Earlham
Randolph Hotel
Miss Hoskins
Hote Randolph Company
Otl«o Elevator Company
Mies Hoskins
Faces Holdup Men Eight Times and Dies in Store
Omaha May 16 J S Spellman 65 year old grocer shot three times behind his shop counter after facing hold up men eight times previously. His own gun exploded two chambers as he lay near an empty cash till.
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Associated Preac
Omaha
J. S. Spellman
Oregon Voters Go to Polls in Bitter Nomination Campaign
Oregon voters went to the polls to settle a long campaign for state and congressional nominations. Calvin Coolidge and William Gibbs McAdoo were the predicted presidential nominees of their parties. Hiram Johnson’s campaign made little headway while McAdoo was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
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Portland
Oregon
Calvin Coolidge
Wm. McAdoo
Hiram Johnson
McAdoo
Cobb Involved in Altercation At Shibe Park
Ty Cobb mixed with a Black attendant at Shibe Park before the Detroit versus Philadelphia Americans game. Cobb alleged the attendant insulted him, an altercation followed, and both were separated. The attendant was dismissed by the home club management.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Ty Cobb
Shibe Park
Detroit
Cobb
First Baptist Church Fire Follows Stormy Meeting
In Hasting Nebraska flames destroyed the First Baptist church shortly after a tense congregational meeting. Officials blame incendiarism as deacons led the inquiry into allowing a Ku Klux Klan lecture to hold revival meetings there. The church was valued at $40 000 with $17 000 insurance.
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Associated Press
Hasting
Neb
First Baptist Church
Pennsylvania coal miners strike in Pittshburgh Wilkesbarre district
Twelve thousand Lehigh Valley Coal Company workers in the Pittsburgh Wilkes-Barre district did not report for work as a strike call issued by the general grievance committee took effect. Colieries shut down due to yardage pay cuts and the alleged refusal of company officials to confer with district president representatives.
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Scranton
General Elievance Committee
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Pittshburgh-Wilkesbarre
Bootlegger Remus Details Protection Payments Before Senate
George Remus, jailed bootlegger, testified to the Daugherty committee that he paid $250,000 to $260,000 to Jess W. Smith for protection and about $9,000 to James M. Linton, a claim he described as a defense aid. He also said he paid $1.50 to $2.50 per whisky case for permits to take alcohol from distilleries right before prohibition. He offered no details on how the money was used.
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Washington
George Remus
Atlanta
Senate
Daugherty Committee
Jess W. Smith
James M. Linton
Linton
Department of Justice
Smith
Remus
Maytag to Study Budget Systems
Newton Iowa May 16 Fred L Maytag newly named director of the budget by Governor Kendall will study budget systems while awaiting senate approval on July 22 He notes Iowa budget law requires detailed itemization of requisitions including salary telegraph telephone postage and other divisions and supports the provision He plans to visit Des Moines during the period.
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Newton
Iowa
Fred L. Maytag
Kendall
State Senate
Maytag
Virginia
Indiana
Des Moines
Postal Workers To Be Given Half Holiday Weekly
A May order authorizes a Saturday half holiday for postal workers nationwide during summer from June 14 to September 13. It allows brief time off without reducing service or costing the government. Previously postmasters were barred from Saturday afternoon time off.
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Aster
New
Wealthy Oskaloosan held in home amid wedding plot
Amos Peasall Spencer a retired merchant from Oskaloosa Iowa was kept under house arrest for three days at the home of Mrs Clara Bell Lessig in Los Angeles to block an intended marriage following an insanity complaint. Deputy sheriffs appeared to arrest Spencer prompting a court response. The suit seeks damages of 202000 for breach of promise and interference.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Amos Peasall Spencer
Oskaloosa
Clara Bell Lessig
Mra
E. E B. Sheppard
Spencer
McAdoo and Rockwell Arrive in New York for Convention Work
Wm G McAdoo and David Ladd Rockwell campaign officials arrive in New York as the committee on arrangements plans a meeting to select a temporary chairman for the Democratic national convention With a close contest expected Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi is seen as the likely choice and Finis J Garrett of Tennessee is also mentioned for the post
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New York
Wm. G. McAdoo
David Ladd Rockwell
McAdoo
Committee On
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Finis J. Garrett
Tennessee
Congress
Office Quarters Availability Sought in State House
Request calls for provision of office quarters within the state house at the earliest opportunity to accommodate officials and staff.
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State House
Dr Sun Yat Sen Reported Alive Amid Rumors
May 16 Hong Kong A P report says Dr Sun Yat Sen president of the South China government is alive and well despite rumors of death. His confidential secretary denied any death, noting a serious condition that restricts family access.
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Hong Kong
Sun Yat-Sen
South China
Associated Press
Honk Kong
Sun
Canton
Warn Men Against Violence in Des Moines Strike
In Des Moines on May 16 police warned men against violence after arresting a dozen men late yesterday amid an alleged clash between strikers and non union packing house workers. The 150 workers walked out at the Iowa Packing plant and police were stationed there. Mayor Garver set a conference with company officials and union leaders to arbitrate the dispute.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Packing Company
Garver
Packing Plant Workers’ Union
Upper Mississippi Conference Opens in St Paul
Four hundred persons are expected to attend a two day Upper Mississippi improvement conference opening in St Paul under the Mississippi Valley Association. H W Seaman of Clinton Iowa registered.
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ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Mississippi Valley Association
H. W. Seaman
City National Bank of
Clinton
Farm labor leaders meet in Kansas City for harvest demand talks
In Kansas City on May 16 farm labor commissioners from Texas Oklahoma Iowa Nebraska Missouri Kansas Colorado North and South Dakota and Minnesota forming the National Farm Labor Exchange district meet with farm labor employment representatives to discuss ways to meet harvest labor needs with Claude Connally of Oklahoma presiding as state labor commissioner and president of the National Exchange.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Labor Commissioners
Texas
Oklahoma
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
North and
South Dakota
Minnesota
National Farm Labor Exchange
Claude
Connally
The
National Exchange
Woman Forger Receives Suspended Sentence
New York May 16 Mrs Myrtle B Hays pleaded guilty to attempted forgery of the name of Charles M Schwab as endorser of a 25000 note and was given a suspended sentence from one year and three months to two years and one half in state prison.
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New York
Myrtle B. Hays
Charles M. Schwab
Girl and two men commit bold hold up
In Omaha on May 16 a girl bandit and two masked men robbed two women and their husbands of jewelry valued between 1500 and 10000 dollars. Descriptions of the bandits were provided to police.
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Omaha
Old Time Fiddlers In Middle West to Contest
Chicago May 16 Old time fiddlers from the middle west will compete in a three month contest starting May 17. Sponsored by WLS the event features a first second and caller chosen by each home community playing each Saturday night. Listeners will vote to pick a winner.
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Chicago
Middle West
WLS
Illinois miners clash with Lewis at Peoria convention
At the Illinois Mine Workers gathering in Peoria on May 16, the insurgents demanded a special international convention to hear Alexander Howatt and impeach International President John L. Lewis. They allege four violations of the constitution and plan to attack Farrington and Lewis when debated.
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Associated Press
Peoria
International
John L. Lewis
Illinois Mine Workers Convention
Alexander Howatt
Kansas
Howatt
Lewis
Indianapolis
Farrington
Resolutions Committee
International Board
Dobbins
Mr. Lewis
Mlinois
Lester
Dobbin
Southwestern Coal Operators Association
Kansas Coal Operaors
Alex Howatt
Kansas Miners
Hoover Fears Publicity of Tax Records
Secretary Hoover warned that making tax returns public under the new tax bill would hurt small businesses and favor large competitors. He recalled the 1867 to 1872 period when publicity of returns contributed to industrial and financial chaos and said the provision could invite fraud.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Hoover
Lieutenant Doisy Made a Captain in Paris to Tokio Flight
Lieutenant Pel letier Doisy the French aviator flying from Paris to Tokio was promoted to captaincy. Serjeant Resin, Doisy’s mechanic, received the military medal. The flyers reached Hanoi, Indo China, Tuesday night after 74 hours of flying from Paris.
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Associated Press
Paris
Pelletier Doisy
Tokio
Serjeant Resin
Doisy
Hanoi
Indo- China
Commons Rejects Mines Nationalization Plan in Vote
London reports the House of Commons rejected the mines nationalization bill by 264 to 168, marking a decisive parliamentary defeat for the reform proposal.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Radical McNary-Haugen bill attacked by Aswell in House rules
Rep Aswell of Louisiana assailed the McNary-Haugen agricultural bill before the House rules committee calling it unconstitutional and a path to communism. Rep Haugen urged favorable action on the rule. Aswell warned the bill would collapse the structure like a soviet model and urged an alternative farm relief measure.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Aswell
Louisiana
House
Haugen
Iown
Thegricultural Committee
Methodist conference defeats bid to cut bishops
Springfield Mass May 16 A motion to reduce the number of Methodist bishops failed at the conference with 461 voting against and 344 for. The plan would have halted filling five vacant bishop seats during the quadrennium. Dr David Downey of New York urged the church not to retreat and urged confidence in leaders.
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Springfield
Mass
Methodist Episcopal Conference
David Downey
New York
Charles Webster Taken To Des Moines Hospital
Charles Webster chairman of the Iowa railroad commission from Fayette county was taken to a Des Moines hospital yesterday for treatment of a bronchial attack. His condition is not considered serious.
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Des Moines
Charles Webster
Fayette County
Iowa Railroad Commission
Mayfield committee recessed as election contest proceeds
The senate committee investigating Senator Mayfield's election recessed until Tuesday to allow George E. Peddy to inspect the Imperial Palace payroll. The payroll was stated to be between 75000 and 80000 dollars weekly, with J E McQuinn excused from further appearance after bringing the books to Washington.
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Washington
Senate
Mayfield
Texas
George E. Peddy
Imperial Palace
W. F. Zumbrunn
J. E. McQuinn
Hornet Nest Brigade Reelects Local Man
Keokuk May 16 Members of the Hornets Nest Brigade closed its meeting in Keokuk today and decided to go to Perry Iowa next year. They reelected Col David J Palmer of Washington Iowa as president. The veterans said reunions would continue. Messages from Governor Kendall and President Coolidge were read and Keokuk patriotic societies entertained the survivors.
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Keokuk
Hornets Nest Brigade
Perry
Iowa
David J. Palmer
Washington
Kendall
Coolidge
Patriotic Societies
Keoakuk
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Copeland
DR. Sun
Packer
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Mayfield Committee
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