Prohibition enforcement outlined by Senator Watson
Washington May 19 The administration is resolved to enforce prohibition to the limit with all agencies. Senator Watson Indiana Republican told the Couzens committee that if the people reject the law they should say so and it can be modified. The prohibition army plans intensified efforts to curb smuggling and strengthen enforcement. The coast guard reports reduced Atlantic smuggling while dry agents statewide prepare for renewed illicit production and warehouse theft prevention. A Belgian steamer Gertrude under surveillance off Santa Barbara signals ongoing blockade work.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Watson
Republican
Indiana
Couzens Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
Prohibition
Prohibition “Army
Coastguard
Atlantic
Los Angeles
Cal
Coast Guard
Van
Tantamarao
California
Gertrude
San Miguel Island
Santa Barbara
San Pedro
Ventura County
Advertisements Highlight Local Market Items Today
Reader tips highlight a range of goods and services in today’s ads. Shoppers can expect deals from merchants across the town, including household wares, clothing, and grocery specials.
Best High School Music Contest Ever Held in Iowa
Ames May 19 The Iowa high school state music contest at Iowa State College drew 34 schools and over 1 000 students far surpassing prior years. Marshalltown Audubon Mapleton won orchestra classes A B C while Ida Grove Charles City Inwood topped band sections A B C. Entries included Marshalltown Audubon Charles City Corning Grundy Center Hawarden Ida Grove Perry Sigourney Wanukun Burt Crawfordsville Geneseo Mapleton Laton Inwood Valley Junction.
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Ames
T. J. Tormey
Grundy Center
Iowa State College
Marshalltown
Audubon
Mapleton
Ida Grove
Charles City
Inwood
Corning
Trundy Center
Hawarden
Perry
Sigourney
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Burt
Crawfordsville
Geneseo
Laton
Valley Junction
National Capital Honors Gen Miles Funeral in Arlington
Washington mourns Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles as President Coolidge orders a funeral cortege. His body lies in state before burial at Arlington National Cemetery beside his wife amid veterans of Civil War Indian campaigns Spanish War and World War I.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Coolidge
Feneral
Arlington National Cemetery
Miles
Small Early Peach Crop Expected Across Southern States
Washington May 18 The May 1 crop report shows the early peach crop in 10 southern states will be smaller than last year’s, with Georgia at 70 percent of normal, Texas 62, North Carolina 78, South Carolina 76, Oklahoma 53, and Arkansas 74. Alabama and Mississippi prospects are more favorable this year.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Texas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
Harvest Report Shows Higher Yields In 1925 Crop
The report notes 798000 acres for harvest with 4 percent abandonment, up from 774000 in 1924. A yield of 23.8 bushels per acre is based on 100 percent condition, while May 1 condition reached 99 percent and actual yield rose to 28.8 bushels per acre. Hay and clover sit at 100 percent of the 10 year average, the strongest since 1916.
White State Witness Vanishes Amid Shepherd Case
The disappearance of Robert White, a key state witness and former Farman's University bodyguard, was revealed by First Assistant State's Attorney George Bf. Gorman. His wife and two children also vanished last Friday as legal proceedings continued with juror selection underway and Shepherd facing court.
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Chicago
Robert White
Shepherd
George Bf. Gorman
White
Farman
National University of Sciences
William Shepherd
State's Attorney's
Elsie Gun
C. A. Nauman
J. H. Shepherd
Little Rock
Ark
Centerville Shoe Pitchers to Visit Washington Next Week
A six man Centerville team of expert horseshoe pitchers arrives Monday and Tuesday, May 25 and 26, to demonstrate the game to local players. Charles Caldwell reports from A J Stickler that the visitors are about the class of this region and intent on beating Washington contenders. Caldwell plans a warm reception and expects engaging matches.
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Centerville
Washington
Charles Caldwell
A. J. Stickler
Caldwell
Many Couples Wed After Being Granted an Illegal Divorce
Providence May 19 A Rhode Island divorce mill scandal results in 23 indictments and claims of 200000 dollars passing to manipulators. Nonresidents used fictitious domiciles to obtain decrees, with hearings held in secret and depositions sealed. Lawyers Leonard Horton and Francis P Dougherty are jailed awaiting trial amid additional indictments.
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Associated Trea
Providence
Sisson
Rhode Island
Leonard Horton
Francis P. Dougherty
May Take Action on Gas Smugglers
Des Moines May 14 State Treasurer R J Johnson says proposed legal steps against violators of the gasoline tax law will be discussed with the attorney general after final reports from Davenport. Investigators found about 8 500 gallons smuggled into the state since April 16 and potentially tax losses in the thousands. About 500 car numbers were recorded with some vehicles crossing from Davenport to Rock Island for small fills.
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Prohibition
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Canadian
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Mellon
Associated Press
Des Moines
R. J. Johnson
Davenport
Java
Rock Island
Free Bridge
Johnson
Naval Pacts Stall in French Committees
Paris April 28 The Washington naval accords negotiated by Premier Briand in 1921 and signed under Prime Minister Poincare in 1922 await ratification by the French parliament. Cabinets have changed, elections played out, and the foreign relations committee has kept the accords since mid 1922. Pigeonholes describes their fate as the issue lingers amid financial crises and political turnover.
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Paris
Washington
Briand
M. Poincare
Poincare
Herriot
Painleve
Chamber
America
French Academy
France
M. Albert Sarraut
Temnier Briand
Finch
Pari
War debts of Belgium Estonia France loom in talks
Washington reports three European nations move toward funding their war debts to the United States as Belgium Estonia and France engage in preliminary negotiations. France plans an audit of its books and potential settlement offers, with a likely expert committee visit to Washington to discuss terms.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Belgium
Esthonia
France
Paris
Caillaux
France Deliberates Ratification of Washington Naval Treaties
The 1922 Washington naval arms treaty faces stalled action in the French Foreign Relations Committee. Deputy Guernier urged ratification with a limit through 1936, while a concurrent bill from Premier Poincare’s government awaits debate. A separate Far East possessions treaty similar fate with Deputy Raynaldy pushing ratification.
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Far East
Dee
Raynaldy
Herriot
Poincare
Committee On Foreign Relations
Marine Dumesnil
Bloodhounds Seek Vian Wanted in Lee County for Robbery
Bloodhounds from Fort Madison prison ended a week long search for William Page a fugitive linked to an automobile theft from Fort Madison. Authorities traced him to timberlands twelve miles below Keokuk Missouri issued a warrant for theft of a car. Roy Rettinger was arrested in Fort Madison awaiting trial on larceny. Page fled Keokuk upon learning officers pursued him.
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Associated Press
Keokuk
Fort Madison
William Page
Missouri
Page
Roy Rettinger
Bryan off for Columbus on faith based bid for moderator
New York May 19 William Jennings Bryan heads to Columbus Ohio to attend the Presbyterian assembly and reportedly seek the moderator post on a fundamentalist platform He defends Scopes case remarks while critics press evolution debate and note Darrow and Malone may join Scopes defense supporting Bible as faith and morals yet recognizing individual responsibility.
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Associated Press
New York
East
William Jennings Pryan
Columbus
Ohio
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Brown University
Providence
R. 1
James M. Williamson
Bryan
Africa
Byran
J.T. Scopes
Dayton, Tenn
Tennessee
Dudley Field Malone
Paris
John Randolph Neal
Knoxville Tefin
Subway Panic Kills Two In Grand Central Crowd
A May 19 panic on a crowded East Side subway near Grand Central left at least 75 injured with two believed fatally. A blown fuse and lamp bulb explosions caused smoke and chaos as passengers, many women and children, forced windows and trampled toward exits. Ambulances ferried the injured to hospitals and Hotel Vanderbilt was used as a temporary station.
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Associated Press
New York
East Side
Grand Central Terminal
Vanderbilt
Lions quarantined on Pullman car at Lions convention
In Waterloo May 19 Omaha delegates to the district Lions convention awoke to a cordon of police and quarantine cards on their Pullman car. The colored porter was reported with smallpox but later diagnosed as prickly heat by Health Officer Dr E F Stevenson after Mayor A E Gragy and the doctor boarded the car.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Omaha
John Geouhr
Lions
A. E. Gragy
E. F. Stevenson
Novices Denied Access as Studios Tighten Gates
Hollywood studios tighten entry rules as new hopefuls face closed doors in the film rush. A general manager announces no newcomers need apply citing the need to provide living wages for existing actors and to protect an already crowded pool of experienced players.
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Hollywood
Cal
America
Artificial Wells To Keep Up Minnehaha Falls Flow
Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis known from Longfellow will be preserved by artificial wells due to drought. Theodore Wirth, superintendent of the park board, explains the creek feeding the waterfall has had insufficient flow in recent years, making the falls unsustainably dry.
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Minnehaha Falls
Minneapolis
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Board of Park Commissioners
Minnehaha Creek
Theodore Wirth
Park Board
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