State cannot pave many Iowa roads this year
Iowa officials say the state development fund will not cover extensive paving. The Iowa Highway Commission chief, F. R. White, notes funds will fund state and federal aid for counties willing to finance their own work. Planning shows limited state paving, with county bonds and special assessments needed.
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Associated Press
AMS
F. R. White
Iowa State Highway Commission
State Highway Commission
Cedar County
Palo Alto
Emmetsburg
State
Iowa
President Coolidge Returns to White House After Rest
President Coolidge, recovering from indigestion, returns to the White House after a weekend cruise on the Mayflower and immediately resumes his daily duties. A long engagement list and many visitors indicate he is feeling well as he begins work.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Prohibition to Extend Rum-Boat Crackdown to Pacific Coast
Lincoln C. Andrews chief of prohibition enforcement said operations against rum running and smuggling will be extended to the Pacific coast with the same intensity as on the Atlantic. The announcement came in El Paso Texas on May 25 as part of nationwide crackdown plans.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
Lincoln C. Andrews
Prohibition Enforcement
Official report lists 278 dead from quake and fire
An official prefectural report from Toyo Oka Kinosaki and Minato villages shows 278 killed and 526 injured from the earthquake and ensuing fire on Saturday. The same report records 444 houses collapsed and more homes destroyed by fire.
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Associated Press
Osaka
Toyo-Oka
Kinosaki
Minato Village
No Action on Fosdick Memorial by General Assembly
The May 25 session of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America accepted the bills and overtures committee report recommending no action on the First Presbyterian Church of New York memorial seeking vindication over Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick. The assembly also moved toward greater cooperation with the Congregational church as a step toward possible church union.
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Associated Tress
Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
First Presbyterian Church of
New York
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Presterian Church
United States America
Aion
Congregational Church
Department of Church Cooperation and Union
Germany Ready to Join Conference on Chemical Warfare Ban
Germany announced its willingness to participate in any international conference agreement to suppress chemical and poison gas warfare. Herr von Eckhardt spoke before the military and naval committee of the arms traffic conference, amid debate over adding a poison gas ban to the proposed convention. Jugo-Slavia and Italy urged a special conference to address chemical warfare.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Germany
Herr von Eckhardt
Jugo-Slavia
Italy
Beman Declines to Serve as Successor to Leach
Des Moines May 25 C Ed Beman of Oskaloosa asked the governor to relieve him as banking superintendent appointed last winter and confirmed by the senate. The governor will name a temporary chief and a three member advisory board to aid policy decisions, with Beman possibly serving on the panel amid private affairs pressures. Potential successor rumored as L A Andrew Ottumwa banker and former Iowa Bankers Association president.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
C. Ed Beman
Oskaloosa
Senate
Hammill
General Assembly
Beman
L. A. Andrew
Ottumwa
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Iowa Farm Credit Corporation
Banking Advisory Board
Williams Named to U.S. Senate Seat from Missouri
Governor Baker announced the appointment of G. H. Williams of St. Louis to fill the late Seldon P. Spencer seat in the U.S. Senate. Williams, a prominent Republican attorney and former circuit judge, succeeds Spencer.
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Associated Press
Ferson City
G. H. Williams
St.Louis
United States
Seldon P. Spencer
Samuel Baker
Williams
St. Louis
Interesting Items in Today’s Advertisements
A selection of notable listings appears in this edition’s advertisements. Shoppers can spot local deals, services, and upcoming sales featured by neighborhood merchants.
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Jtbe
Crop damage from sudden cold hits Iowa and Nebraska
The Associated Press reports widespread crop losses from freezing temperatures in Iowa and Nebraska. Strawberries and garden crops suffered, while corn and other vegetables faced heavy damage after nights with temperatures as low as 27 to 32 degrees. In Davenport, Scott County, a frost caused extensive losses to tomatoes, berries, potatoes, grapes, and other fruit.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
United States Weather Bureau
Chester
Boone
Albia
Lee
Dubuque
Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Atlantic
Town City
Creston
Iowa Falls
Carroll
Scott County
Davenport
M. H. Hoffman
G O P Committee to Campaign in State Primary
The Republican central committee voted to end its hands off stance on state primaries and to actively back party approved candidates. It will open state party headquarters in Des Moines January 1 and circulate nomination petitions through county and precinct groups.
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Associated Press
Dbi McMiss
Republican Central Committee
Des Moines
Frank Harty Held in Des Moines Raid
Frank Harty former candidate for public safety commissioner was held in the city jail for investigation after a raid on rum runner suspects led by Federal Agent J C Adams and the police booze squad last night.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Frank Harty
Public Safety
J. C. Adams
Wood postpones motorboat race with Twentieth Century Ltd on Hudson
Weather forecasts prompted Gar Wood to postpone the race between his speed boat and the Twentieth Century Limited on the Hudson River from Albany to New York. The event was planned for today but will run tomorrow.
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Ityhe Associated Press
New York
Gar Wood
Twentieth Century Limited
Hudson River
Albany
Purported Letter From Robt White Opens Murder Trial Drama
A purported letter from Robert White missing state witness in the Wim Darling Shepherd murder trial was released in Chicago. The writer declares he is just commencing to fight Shepherd and his gain and vows to return, as disclosed by Assistant State's Attorney Joseph Savage.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Robert White
Wim
Darling Shepherd
Joseph Savage
Shepherd
Frost Scorches Strawberries In Keokuk Garden Area
Keokuk reports a heavy frost this morning causing considerable damage to strawberries and other garden crops as the local weather bureau notes.
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Keokuk
Banker's trial looms as lawyers and handwriting experts mobilize
In Sac City on May 25 a large team of lawyers witnesses and handwriting experts gathered as the trial of banker C L Voss of Denison Iowa resumed. Voss faces forged signatures on two mortgages totaling 40000 tied to the Prudential and Des Moines banks. The state aims to prove a chain of deception involving loan swaps and unrepaid mortgages, with Gillmore testimony expected on letters and correspondence.
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C. L. Voss
Denison
Voss
Ira C. Gillmore
Sioux City
Denison Bank
Bank of Denison
Western Iowa
Leslie M. Shaw
Treasury
Iowa
Carl F. Kuehnle
Andrew Bell
Crawford County
Robert Healy
Fort Dodge
Malcolm Currie
Ira Gillmore
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Gillmore
Wess
Des Moines Joint Stock and Land Bank
Arctic expedition fears mixed among explorers in New York
Report from New York on May 25 shows pessimism and cautious optimism about the Amundsen Ellsworth polar expedition. Travelers discuss possible delays and outcomes as the Norwegian explorer and four companions have not returned from Spitzbergen after leaving for the North Pole.
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New York
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Amundsen
Central College Commencement Set for June 3
The seven ty second annual commencement of Central college will be held here Wednesday June 3 with President D W Morehouse of Drake university delivering the address.
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Central Pella
Central College
D. W. Morehouse
Drake University
Newspapers That Published Income Figures Are Upheld
The U S Supreme Court upheld newspapers that published lists of income taxpayers and amounts paid last fall. It ruled such publication, made available for public inspection in internal revenue offices, did not violate the law. Kansas City Journal Post and Baltimore Post had won appeals in lower courts.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Internal Revenue
Kansas City Journal-Post
Baltimore Post
Congress
Supreme Court
Record May cold wave sweeps nation with record heat flip
The Associated Press reports an unprecedented May cold wave across the mid west and east after record heat. High winds rain hail and snow chilled cities from New York to Chicago with deaths injuries and property damage. Temperatures plunged from 90s to freezing and a Lake Ontario tidal oscillation linked to atmospheric pressure spurred by the storm.
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New York
Mid-West
United States
North Central
Dubuque
Chicago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Buffalo
Portland
Maine
Texas
San Antonio
Japan
Casmania
Liverpool
Lake Ontario
Scopes Indicted as Evolution Trial Set for July 10
Dayton Tennessee May 25 Joseph H Scopes a high school science teacher was indicted by a Rhea county grand jury on a charge of teaching evolution in a public school in violation of the Tennessee law The judge set July 10 at Dayton for the trial The grand jury acted after a preliminary hearing two weeks earlier when three justices of the peace held Scopes for grand jury action
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Associated Press
Dayton, Tenn
Joseph H. Scopes
Rhea County
Dayton
Grand Jury
Justices of the Peace
Journal Missing from Ledger Advertisements Filling Gaps
Advertisers claim the Journal has not been examined, focusing instead on visible ads. Readers seek confirmation of coverage status and whether key stories were omitted, with emphasis on availability of the Journal's full archive and access to content.
War Dept Sets July National Defense Muster
Washington May 25 A nation wide defense muster of American manpower will be held next July under the War Department. The date follows President Coolidge disapproval of Armistice day and a suggestion to substitute Independence day. A staff conference will draft plans while governors will be asked to coordinate actions on a purely voluntary basis.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Coolidge
Department
Davis
Kirby Wanted for Murder Arrested by Eastern Police
The Associated Press reports Harry A. Kirby, sought in the murder of Aida Heyward and the shooting of Emma Towns, was arrested in Newburyport Massachusetts. He admitted being the suspect but denied killing Heyward and claimed he found the body in Winthrop Maine and moved it to Watertown Massachusetts. He arrived in Newburyport from Maine on Saturday and identified himself when questioned.
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Associated Press
Newho Tryport
Mass
Harry A. Kirby
Aida Heyward
Emma M. Towns
Winthrop
Maine
Kirby
Miss Heyward
Lake Maranacook
Heap Winthrop
Jane Gray
Watertown
Bettendorf Mansion to Be Decided by Iowa Masons
Davenport May 25 The Masonic Grand Lodge of Iowa meets June 9 with 1000 members expected. The key issue is ratifying purchase of the Bettendorf mansion for a state Masonic home and sanitarium. The 4 mile east bluff property overlooks the Mississippi River and Rock Island arsenal.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Masonic Grand Lodge of Iowa
Order
W. P. Bettendorf
Chicago
Land Lodge
Ambergris Hoard Found in Giant Sperm Whale Off Natal
The largest ambergris haul ever found was inside a massive sperm whale caught off Natal a year ago. The mass weighed about 1000 pounds and sold for more than a million dollars.
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Natal
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