House Defeats Haugen Farm Relief Bill In Vote
The House defeated the Haugen farm relief bill 167 to 212 on May 21 as lawmakers debated price stabilization measures. A prior roll call rejected recommittal 182 to 209. Senator Gooding warned that killing the bill would spark renewed farm relief fights in other forms.
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House
Agriculture Committee
Representatives
Aswell
Louisiana
Longworth
Gooding
Washington, D. C
Idaho
Senate
Madden
Tilson
Connecticut
Snell
Rules Committee
Dowell
Iowa
Congress
Murphy
Ohio
Golf tourney pairings announced at the country club
Drawings made for the golf tournament start today at the country club. Each member pays one cent per stroke. funds go to benches for waiting players. Pairings list includes Neiswanger versus Holland and McCleery against Westphal Jr. among many others.
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Frank Carter
Carter
Joliet Grand Jury Seeks Gov Small Testimony Next Tuesday
The Joliet grand jury voted to compel Governor Small to testify next Tuesday as it investigates prison conditions. Wil Colvin testified he held 25000 stock in Major Engineering Company of Chicago, claimed as promotion stock for services rendered. Colvin, a London appointee aligned with the Oglesby campaign, denied pardons and paroles reports as absolutely untrue.
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Associated Press
Joliet
Oglesby-Small
Colvin
Lowdon
Small
Oglesby
Devlish Stump-Shattering Quote Sparks Settlement Debate
A quoted aphorism from Athinrs¢ institution urges using dynamite to clear a stump and the devil from the settlement. The remark reflects harsh rhetoric surrounding local land disputes and moral anxieties in early records.
Packers Protest Excessive Freight Rates Across Rail Network
A group of meat packers led by Armour Swift and Interior Iowa Packers Cedar Rapids filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging overcharges of more than one million dollars for unauthorized freight rates in the last two years. They seek regulation on shipments from the Midwest to Denver and the Rocky Mountain region as railroads prepare to present their first witness before Examiner Burton Fuller.
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Chicago
Armour, Swift
Interior
Iowa Packers
Cedar Rapids
Interstate Commeoree Commission
Mississippi River
Mounts
Middle West
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Burton Fuller
Not Now President of Merchants State Bank
C N Johnson was misreported as president of the Merchants State Bank of Columbus Junction. The bank was closed by the board due to frozen assets. R Owen remains president. Johnston is not connected with the bank.
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C. N. Johnson
Merchants State Bank
Wlumbus Junction
R. Owen
Johnston
Oxford Chancellor Stipend and Duties Noted
The annual stipend for the University of Oxford chancellor is £5. One function of the holder is to hear and determine charges of treason and felony brought against in residence members.
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University of Oxford
Locking tips for large French windows
A note on French windows says their size and hinge mounting can cause warping. To prevent this add two locks or catches, one halfway between the center and top and another between the center and bottom of the window.
Gary Says U S Industry Conditions Are Generally Favorable
Elbert H. Gary leader of United States Steel told members of the American Iron and Steel Institute that industrial conditions in the United States are broadly favorable and improving. He cited peace with nations, quiet labor, ample money, strong banks, full employment, and widespread willingness to economize, while noting some high prices in certain lines and endorsing open shop policies.
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Associated Press
New York
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
American Iron and Steel Institute
White
Gary
Dry enforcement expands with more officers added
President Coolidge issued an executive order to add state county and municipal officers to the federal prohibition staff. Assistant Secretary Andrews says the move will greatly augment federal duty forces and local officers may serve as dollar a year men in addition to their regular duties.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Andrews
Prohibition
Mixed voting hours cause dual election schedule
County Auditor Arthur Riffith explains two election hours due to a primary and a road proposition. Primary polls run 9 AM to 8 PM, while road proposition polls close at 7 PM. Voters should cast all ballots between 9 AM and 7 PM to avoid any voting conflicts.
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Arthur Riffith
Law of the Land
Court Hearings Highlight Reputable Tenants with Large Families
A Marylebone county court observer notes the tenants are respectable yet have large families. The remark reflects a social impression tied to housing and family size.
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Marylebone County Court
Russell Scott Lane Must Face Another Jury Trial
Rosell Scott, convicted of murder and imprisoned, has been found sane and must undergo another jury trial with the gallows a possible outcome. Attorney General Oscar Carl strom Bisclowed announced state alienists confirmed the finding and that formal notices will trigger discharge and transport for trial.
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Russell Scott Lane
Avercig Stead Preesny
Chicago
Rosell Scott
Oscar Carlstrom
Scott
Crowe
Tritiols
Theyre
Chester
Funeral for Augustus Howsare Saturday at 2
Funeral services for Augustus Howsare who died at his Crawfordsville area home at 1 30 yesterday will be held at 2 PM Saturday in Crawfordsville Methodist Church with Rev. Meron Hayes officiating. Interment in Elm Grove cemetery includes a Masonic grave service. Howsare a 22 year Washington county resident born July 22 1872 in Fulton Co Pa married 1996 to Ida Squire with four children and four stepchildren. He leaves a brother Joseph Howsare and sister Mary Howsare. He was a longtime farmer and member of Prairie Flower Baptist Church and a Mason for the past year.
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Augustus Flowsare
Crawfordsville
Crawfordevitte Methodist Church
Meron Hayes
Elm Grove Cemetery
Howsare
Washington County
Fulton Coe
John
Judy (Barkman) Howsare
Ida Squire
Lioyd
Merle
Ethel
Raymond Howsare
Edward
William
Rebekeh
Elizabeth Squir
Joseph Howoore
Artemus
Mary Howsare
Pittsburgh
Calla
Washington
Avenus
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Funeral for Charles N. Dodder Arranged for Saturday
Funeral services for Charles N. Dodder are set for Saturday afternoon at 2 40 in the Jones Mer Kinney funeral parlor. The casket will be opened to friends this evening from 7 20 to 9 o'clock at the undertaking rooms.
Memorial Sermon for G. A. R. and W. R. C. by Rev John D Kern
Rev John D Kern of the Baptist Church will deliver the annual memorial sermon for the G A R and W R C. The service occurs next Sunday at 3 PM in the Baptist Church with invitations extended to patriotic societies and the general public. Dr J C Boice notes seven new graves in Washington cemeteries to be decorated on Memorial Day. Names listed include W P Moothart W C Mayhew Alvert Hunter Henry Parkinson A Bunker J S Nichols and William S Baitty.
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The
Baptist Church
W. RC
J. C. Bolce
Washington
Boice
W. P. Moothart
Murderer dies by Nevada gas route
Stanko Jurich, condemned for the murder of a 16 year old girl, was executed by lethal gas in Carson City Nevada. The sentence was carried out at 10 55 am and the inmate was pronounced dead about two and a half minutes after the gas was turned on.
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State Prison
Carson City
Nevada
Stanko Jurich
Wilbur approves Williams court martial sentence
Secretary Wilbur today approves the court martial sentence of Col. Alexander Williams of the Marine Corps, tried in San Diego for intoxication. The sentence is the loss of four numbers in priority on the promotion list.
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Waliington
T.C
Wilbur
Col
Alexander Williams
Marine Corps
San Diego
Fast Northwestern Train Wrecks in Wilmette Suburb
A Chicago and Northwestern passenger train traveling at about forty miles per hour collided with an open switch in Wilmette. The No. 8 Chicago bound train derailed three coaches while the engine and tender overturned and the baggage car wrecked. Several passengers were injured and treated on scene by local physicians and responders from nearby suburbs.
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Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Bowl
Wilmette
Preliminaries Set for Washington County Track Meet
Preliminaries in the hundred and two twenty yard dashes and both hurdle races will be run tomorrow morning. The first preliminary starts at ten o clock with a 1 30 fall afternoon program to follow as meet officials push for rapid completion. J G Carlton of State Teachers College Cedar Falls will referee and start the events. He comes endorsed by Art Dickinson and Coach McKinstry and is deemed impartial and capable. Judges of finish include J J Peet Lindenmeyer Milis and Culver Harshbarger as timers. Milburn McKay and KE Van Houten will judge weight events with Hal Williams and Harry Enslin assisting. Juries of jumps are Robert Badger and Julius Schoentag. Kurt Pauls is clerk of the course and Joe Kelly official scorer. Entries from Wellman West Chester Kalona and Brighton indicate a Washington county showdown among Wellman West Chester and Washington with cups for first second and relay winners.
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J. G. Carlton
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Carlton
Art Dickinson
McKinstry
Washington
J. J. Peet
Lindenmeyer
West Chester
Milis
Kalona
Culver
Wollman
Harshbarger
Brighton
Milburn McKay
KE. van Houten
Hal Williams
Harry Enslin
Robert Badger
Julius Schoentag
Kurl Pauls
Joe Kelly
Curse GOP Propriety Not is Language of Sioux
Aberdeen, May 20 Blasphemous speech does not exist in the Dakota Sioux tongue says Dr. BL Ashley Episcopal missionary after fifty two years among the Sioux. He notes Dakotah means Friendly Peoples and suggests tribe life limited profanity. He argues the Indian uses nonverbal gestures such as a finger flick for contempt.
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Aberdeen
N. D
BL Ashley
Ashley
Woman to Woman in Rent Act Case at Clerkenwell
In a Clerkenwell Rent Act hearing a woman quips that another is audacious and untruthful. The exchange reflects the tense tone of the brief courtroom moment reported by Bits.
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Clerkenwell
Washington High Honors List Read At Assembly
High school students received awards at a Washington high school assembly. The ten top average graduates were Isabelle Davis, Helen Young, Eula Martin, Carolyn McCleery, Kenneth Anderson, Harold Johnson, Homer Sprinning, Mary Roberts, Florence Rohrer, Anita Tellin. Additional students exceeded ninety percent averages and earned various letters for debating, declamation, music, and athletics including bowling of several sports.
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Isabelle Davis
Helen Young
Eula Martin
Carolyn McCleery
Kenneth Anderson
Harold Johnson
Homer Sprinning
Mary Roberts
Florence Rohrer
Anita Tellin
Beesides
John Shields
Robert Thompson
Marion Stransky
William Sloat
Maurine Benn
Josephine Bailey
Ruth Boyd
Ruth Hedges
Inez Loftis
Clara Petratz
Martha Shalla
la Vera Stewart
Mary Willits
Former Milwaukee Agent L. E. Shaw Dies in Texas
Obituary notes the death of L. E. Shaw once Milwaukee railway station agent in Washington. He died in Amarillo Texas after a career with the Milwaukee and later the Colorado Southern. Survived by his widow and two sons George and Frank.
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Milwaukee Railway
Washington
Shaw
George
Milwaukee
Richland
Rutledge Junction
Otttumwa
Amarillo
Texas
Colorado Springs
Colorado Southern Railway
Channing
Frank
Handy Bathtubs Ad From Atchison Plumbing Supply
An Atchison Kansas plumbing supply dealer advertises bathtubs for all shapes in the Globe. The brief notice highlights product variety and shopping options for home renovations.
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Atchison
Kan
Se Stata
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