Credit body aids 156 banks in Northwest farming push
The $19 million Agricultural Credit Corporation has already helped more than 150 banks in North and South Dakota, Montana, Iowa and Minnesota. It has a $1 million fund to aid farmers purchase dairy cows and stock, and aims to build diversified farming through organized community effort.
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Associated Preas
Chicago
Agricultural Credit Corporation
Coolidge
Northwest
North
South Dakota
Montana
Iowa
Minnesota
James R. Howard
National Transportation Institute
Credit Corporation
Howard
Farm Bureau
Legion Members Grateful for Bonus Says Col McNider
Hanford MacNider, former national commander of the American Legion, says the nation stands with the Legion and the soldier bonus is a victory. In a telegram to Howard O Leary he credits two Legion members per squad for the effort and pledges to carry on the service with renewed confidence.
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Associated Preas
Mason City
Hanford MacNider
Indianapolis
The
American Legion
Howard O'Leary
Congress
M E Conference Reverses Decision In Episcopal Amends
In Springfield Mast May 20 the M E Conference reversed a prior ruling to remove Episcopal areas Paria and Helena Mont restricting centers were kept with amendments. The body reconsidered last Saturday’s vote for five bishops and selected three. The move was linked to opposition by a Pittsburgh clergyman who alleged removal favored the steel trust and Bishop Francis J McConner.
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Springfield
Episcopal General
Crartil
Nabah
Paria
Helena
Mont
Steel Trust
Francis J. McConner
Pittsburgh
Wm. F. Conner
Isadora Duncan Injured as Auto Wreck Near Leningrad
Isadora Duncan, famed dancer, narrowly escaped death when the car carrying her party from Pskoff to Leningrad overturned in a ditch. She was rendered unconscious with facial injuries. Her impresario suffered concussions as the vehicle was wrecked.
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Leningrad
Ruaesia
Isadora Duncan
Pskoff
Afton Woman Dies From Stroke During Tent Show
Mrs J Rusk about 50 years old wife of a long time harness dealer in Afton Illinois suffered a stroke at a tent show last night and died before she could be moved from the tent.
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Rio
Train Hits Auto Killing One Injuring Two
A Rock Island passenger train struck a car at a Des Moines street crossing early today. James Hogg of Paulina Iowa was killed while Carl Reece of Union Iowa and Angeline Donoghue of Maxwell Iowa were seriously injured. All three were Des Moines University students returning from a dance.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
James Hogg
Paulina
Carl Reece
Union
Angeline Donoghue
Maxwell
Rock Island
Des Moines University
Iowa Tennis Shark Unable To Compete
Iowa's bid to win the Big Ten tennis meet in Chicago suffered a setback as John Dorsey of Clinton will miss the event due to medical college examinations. The loss weakens Iowa's chances for the weekend meet.
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Iowa Tennis Shark
Associated Press
Iowa City
Iowa
Chicago
John Dorsey
Clinton
Plans to Administer the World War II Soldier Bonus
Washington reports the final enactment of the soldier bonus law after a veto override. The Veterans Bureau under Director Hines will oversee administration for over four million veterans and dependents. Cash payments up to 59 dollars in adjusted service credit begin after March 1. life endowment policies issue starts January 1 next year.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Senate
House
Coolidge
Hines
Veterans Bureau
Army and Navy Department
Testimony allege orders from Jess Smith to DOJ bureau chief
In Washington on May 20 former acting DOJ Bureau of Investigation chief Lewis J. Bailey testified before the Daugherty committee that orders from former Attorney General Daugherty were taken and obeyed by the bureau. He said Halley, then in Atlanta, acted as chief October 1926 to August 1921 and was told by Daugherty to consult Smith on all questions.
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Washington
Daugherty
Jess Smith
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Lewis J. Bailey
Senate
Daugherty Committee
Halley
Bureau
Atlanta
Smith
Gibbs Brothers Play Doubles Opponents Alone Win
Gerald Gibbs of Alton Iowa substituted for his unavailable brother George a junior in the commerce college and defeated two opponents in the inter fraternity tennis match between the Betas and the Sigma Nus. He won 6 1 2 6 7 6 after a hard struggle in Iowa City on May 20.
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The
Associated Press
Iowa City
Gerald Gibbs
Alton
Iowa
George
Commerce College
Betas
Sigma Nus
Gibbs Brothers
Rooming house keeper murdered in Chicago
J R Burks rooming house proprietor was found slain today beaten with a hammer and strangled with a towel. James R Marks and his wife Margaret and Clarence and Mercedes Evans, roomers in the house, are held for questioning.
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Associated Press
Chicago
J. R. Burks
James R. Marksnd
Margaret
Clarence
Mercedes Evans
Methodists Change Action on Bishops Vote
Springfield Mass May 20 the Methodist Episcopal general conference reconsidered its prior plan and voted to elect three bishops instead of five in a 436 to 136 decision.
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Springfield
Mass
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Stock prices tumble at opening after bonus bill passage
New York May 20 stock prices crumbled at the open as selling orders surged after the soldier bonus bill passed over the presidential veto. Industrial favorites fell one to six points with Baldwin, DuPont, Gulf States Steel and Stewart-Warner speedometer trading at their yearly lows.
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Associated Press
New
Hair bobbed among women at San Quentin prison
The May 26 report notes the bobbed hair craze among female inmates at San Quentin. Virtually every prisoner has cut her hair. Among those bobbed is Mrs. Virginia Clarke of Oakland, serving a life sentence for her husband’s murder, and Clara Phillips of Los Angeles, famed as a so called hammer murderess.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
San Quentin Prison
Penitentiary
Virginia Clarke
Oakland
Clara Phillips
Los Angeles
Hammer
Probe on Klan Activities in Texas Election
Senate special committee investigates Ku Klux Klan involvement in Senator Mayfield’s Texas campaign. Jett, ex-klan employee from Georgia, testifies that officials viewed a senator aligned with the Klan as a propaganda asset. He cites a plan to spend up to 100 dollars to influence the Texas vote.
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Associated Proae
Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Mayfield
Texas
Senate
George E. Th. Peddy
J. A. Jett
White Path
Georgia
Cominees
Peddy
Hilgabethh Tyler
E. Y. Clark
Jett
Clark
Forty Five Schools Enter Stagg Meet
Chicago May 20 Forty five teams and over 300 entrants have entered the Stagg Interscholastic track meet to be held May 30 and 31. Cedar Rapids, Iowa title winner, names 23 men for the meet. New entries include Burlington Jews Morgan Park military academy and Cedar Rapids.
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Associated Preas
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Burlington
Morgan Park
Military Academy
Coolidge Accepts Woods Resignation as Ambassador
Washington May 20 President Coolidge accepted Cyrus B K Woods resignation as ambassador to Japan. No replacement named yet but several candidates are under consideration for the post.
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Associated Tree
Washington
Cyrus BK. Woods
Japan
Coolidge
Likely veto forecast on revenue bill in Congress
Washington May 20 The Associated Press reports the revenue bill faces a high probability of veto as administration officials caution that enacting the home bill would force presidential disapproval of the tax reduction measure. Congress works on conferees first week with hopes of an early agreement while Democrats back the Simmons income rate plan and Longworth compromise.
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Washington
Coolidge
Melton
Congress
Hlense Democrate
Senate
Simmons
Caroline
Ara
Longworth
House
Senate committee plans temporary recess in Daneherty probe
Washington May 20 plans for a temporary recess in the Daneherty investigation have been agreed upon. The committee in charge has ordered a partial report prepared for presentation by the end of the month.
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Washington
Senate
Omaha Attorney Charged With Taking Bribe
A 29 year old county attorney from Thedford Nebraska was jailed in Omaha on a 10000 dollar bribe charge. He allegedly received marked bills from E W Svoboda cashier of the South Omaha bank who conspired with authorities to trigger the arrest. Authorities say Evans claimed papers from the failed Thedford State Bank would incriminate Svoboda and his bank.
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Omaha
Neb
Dran D. Evans
Thedford
E. VY. Svoboda
Securities State Bank of South Omaha
Bvans
Svoboda
Evans
Thedford State Bank
Alcohol Labeled as Varnish Seized in Des Moines Raid
Police seized nearly four hundred gallons of alcohol labeled varnish in Des Moines after a tip on a shipment from the east. No arrests were made. the liquor valued at about $12,000 was moved from a warehouse to police headquarters guarded overnight.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
South Dakota to Stay With Johnson at Convention
South Dakota’s GOP delegates to the national convention will vote for Senator Hiram Johnson for president three times as instructed by the state primary law, says U S Senator Peter Norbeck who leads the delegation. He says the delegation is bound to obey the voters’ endorsement and will press for a fair deal for the agricultural Northwest.
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Associated
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Hiram Johnson
United States
Peter Norbeck
Johnson
Norbeck
National Party
Cleveland
Givne
Editors Pay Visit to Tulsa Oklahoma
Two hundred members of the National Editorial Association toured Tulsa today as part of a multi city itinerary before traveling to Oklahoma City for their thirty ninth annual convention.
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Tulsa
Okla
Associated Preach
National Editorial Association
Oklahoma Cities
Oklahoma City
Gasoline Price Cut In Omaha By Major Firms
In Omaha todayStandard Oil and Nicholas Oil reduced gasoline to 17 cents a gallon to meet competition. City Commissioner John Hopkins, who has been selling municipal gas at 17 cents, says he will drop his price to 15 cents.
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Omaita
Neb
Omaha
Standard Oil Company
Nicholas Oi Corporation
John Hopkins
Owen Explosion at Typewriter Plant Kills One, Injures Fifteen
A blast at the LL. C. Smith Typewriter plant in Syracuse on the top floor of the old building killed one worker and left fifteen injured, with one seriously hurt. Ivy of The Associated Press reports the incident occurred yesterday.
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Ivy
Syracuse
N. Y
Eldt
LL. C. Smith
U S Airmen Complete Global Flight Despite Weather
Minato Japan May 20 American aviators around the world completed a Pacific crossing from Yotorofu Island to northern Japan in foggy conditions. The feat ends the long aerial circumnavigation with a surprise arrival amid excited locals. Kasumigaura prepares to greet the flyers with naval and army mechanics ready to service their planes.
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Minato
Japan
Yotorofu Island
Kuriles
Iret
Pacific
Tokio
Kasumigaura
United States Army
Kasam
Army
Navy
Harbach Loses Postmaster Bid in Des Moines
Des Moines Senate executive session rejected Senator Cummins’ choice W. C. Harbach as postmaster. Senator Brookhart opposed on personal grounds. Unclear if Cummins will renominate I. M. Lieser or C. C. Thornberg or hold a new exam.
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Associated Pree
Des Moines
Cummins
W. C. Harbach
Senate
Brokhart
I. M. Lieser
C. C. Thornberg
Thaw Arrested on Assault and Kidnapping Charges
Harry K Thaw arrived in New York from Philadelphia and was released on $10,000 bail by Judge Olvaney on two indictments. One accuses him of kidnapping Frederick Gump Jr of Kansas City in 1916 and the other charges assault in the second degree against Gump.
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Arenciated
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Philadelphia
General Sessions
Olvaney
Frederick Gump Jr
Kansas City
Gump
Express Rates Cut by 10 Percent on Carload Food Shipments
Washington May 20 The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a ten percent reduction in express rates on fruit berries vegetables butter and eggs when shipped in carload lots. The measure amends the November 10 1923 order which already cut express rates on food articles by ten percent.
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Washington
Interstate Commforce Commission
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