WANTS STRICT PENALTY FOR BREAKING LAW
A report on congressional probing of enforcement of the Volstead Act was shared at the Anti Saloon League convention by Rep Grant M Hudson chairing the committee. He urged higher penalties and government permits for cereal beverage plants noting near beer may fail without other business ties. He cited six million gallons denatured alcohol leaking yearly and 135 897 752 gallons produced last year while stressing fines as ineffective.
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Congressional Investigation
Grant M. Hudson
Michigan
Congressional Committee
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Representativ Hudson
Committee of Congressmen
Murder Mystery Shifts to Sioux City
The murder of Morris Hardy, found shot six times near Washta, moves to Sioux City as Sheriff Sangwin of Cherokee County pursues clues. A post mortem confirms a .22 short caliber rifle caused Hardy’s death. Edward Flickinger, 18, whose rifle is involved, is in custody for investigation.
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Morris Hardy
Washta
Sangwin
Cherokee County
Ighere
Hardy
Edward Flickinger
Frank Flickinger
Gertrude Weaver
Flickinger
Cherokee
Langwin
Abducted Banker Robbed Of Ten Thousand In Dayton
P J Kloos manager of the Xenia Avenue branch of City National and City Trust and Savings Banks was abducted in Dayton and robbed of 10000 dollars after being driven several blocks His car stalled and the thiefs accomplice is believed to have emptied the gasoline tank before the bandit took the money.
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Ohio
P. J. Kloos
Xenia Avenue
City National and City Trust and Savings Banks
Kloos
Marry High School Girls Must Serve State Prison Terms
Ira Mowery aged 29 was sentenced to three years in the Iowa penitentiary at Fort Madison for violating marriage laws after his arrest for a double marriage with his brother Arnold to two 15 year old girls. Arnold, 21, was ordered back to the Anamosa reformatory on a prior theft sentence. his parole was revoked. Parents have filed suits to annul the marriages.
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Council Bluffs
Ira Mowery
Iowa Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Iowa
Ira
Arnold
Arnold Mowery
Anamosa Reformatory
Prohibition War Urges Youth to Enlist for Action
Chicago leader Rev. M. P. Boynston urges American youth to enlist in defense of the constitution at an Anti-Saloon League convention memorial service. He compares prohibition officers to war casualties and cites Lone Wolf Asher as an example of the adventure awaiting recruits.
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M. P. Boynston
Gettysburg
Flanders Fields
Andrews
Lone Wolf
Asher
Chapman Loser in New Trial Battle Awaits Death
Gerald Chapman sits in a Wethersfield prison cell awaiting death after losing a bid for a new trial. The state supreme court of errors sustained the tower court verdict finding him guilty of murdering Patrolman James Skelly of New Britain on October 12, 1924. Chapman’s earlier life of crime followed the Muskegon death of his crime partner "Dutch" Anderson.
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Associated Press
Bridgeport
Conn
Gerald Chapman
Wethersfield
State Supreme Court of Errors
Tower Court
James Skelly
New Britain
Chapman
Muskegon
Mich
Anderson
Ivas Dahl von Teller
Deputy Marshal Acquitted in Assault Charge by Jury
In Peoria Illinois Walter Moody United States deputy marshal was acquitted by a federal jury of assault and battery arising from raids led by the late James Lone Wolf Asher. The jury also dropped larceny charges against Moody and Max Hartzig a Washington prohibition agent. Asher who died recently in Chicago faced related indictments.
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Walter Moody
United States
Peoria County
James ‘Lone Wolf
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Moody
Max Hartzig
Washington
Chicago
Muscatine Council Defends Police Chief Against Ouster
Muscatine Iowa leaders condemn state plans to oust Police Chief J J Healy calling the move unwarranted interference. The council and police board say they found no evidence to justify removal while Healy refused to resign and no suit has been filed. Local officials fault state action without council consultation.
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Associated Press
Muscatine
J. J. Healy
Healy
National Guard to Drill by Radio From Madison
Iowa National Guard units may join a radio broadcast drill from Madison Wisconsin set for January 25 Adjutant General Louis G Lasher said Iowa officers were asked to participate and several companies indicated plans to take part The event will broadcast commands music and bugle calls to Wisconsin Michigan Illinois and possibly Iowa over WHA radio with a guard mount ceremony and a marching review to follow Des Moines auto club notes road conditions for football fans to Iowa City tomorrow
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Iowa National Guard
Madison
Wis
Louis G. Lasher
Lasher
Iowa
Barnes
Dol
USA
University of Wisconsin
WHA
University
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Towa National Guard
Executive council members to attend tax conference in New Orleans
Several Des Moines state executive council members will depart tonight for New Orleans to participate in the annual national tax conference, aiming to discuss policy developments and share experiences with fellow officials.
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Des Moines
New Orleans
Lenroot Seeks Flexible Tariff Policy
Senator Lenroot urged a flexible tariff system guided by production cost differences between domestic and foreign articles. He proposed president ordered investigations into butter and cheese costs abroad to determine rates, warning imports are harming U S dairy industries.
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Mator
Lenroot
United States
Rules for tax changes by Ways and Means Committee
Washington November 6 The Ways and Means Committee raised the limit for the 25 percent deduction on red income from 160 000 to 20000 to scale back changes in the tax bill proposals. The panel rejected repeal of the capital stock tax and diverted efforts on the cortion levy of 12 percent. Suggestions to allow more corporations to file as partners and for partners to file as corporations were sent to a subcommittee. Extending the earned income credit could save taxpayers 7 million annually while revised estimates show a potential annual revenue loss of about 190 million.
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Washingon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Green
Jud Welliver Found His Start Opposing Roosevelt
Washington D C November 6 Judson Churchill Welliver known as Jud Welliver, retiring White House chief clerk now publicity director for the American Petroleum Institute, began as a public character by dissenting from Roosevelt. He told the president he opposed the plan until a valuation of railroad properties was addressed, shaping the later railroad evaluation effort and securing presidential support.
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Jud’’ Welliver
White House
American Petroleum Institute
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Washington
Munsey
Roosevelt
America
la Follette
From waif to Met Opera star Mary Lewis rises to fame
A former waif from Little Rock who faced spankings for dancing and late music study now signs with the Metropolitan Opera at age 25. Her journey spans vaudeville and silent film, including the Greenwich Village Follies and an early move to Europe after hearing Geraldine Farrar.
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Mary Lewis
Little Rock
Ark
Metropolitan Opera Company
Metropolitan
South
Wes
Marion Talley
Kansas City
California
Greenwich Vilasco F
Big Ten Football Weekend Promises Stormy Showdowns
Midwest fans brace for a slate of key games led by Michigan at Chicago Northwestern in Urbana and Iowa Wisconsin in Iowa City. Michigan stars Freidman Molenda Harnstein and Gilbert headline for Yost, while Northwestern may start Baker if healthy. Chicago travels to Urbana to face Red Grange and Zuppke. Wisconsin eyes a upset as Nick Kutch recovers, and Notre Dame heads to State College en route to Ohio State. Minnesota meets Butler as a fourth straight road game.
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Michigan
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Ducks
Flora
Osterhaan
Northwestern
Baker
Chicago Maroons
Urbana
Red Grange
Earl Britton
Zuppke
Red
Minoy
Pennsalvania
Towa
Nick Kutch
Little
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Hawkeyes
Rockne
Notre Dame
State College
Ohio State
Minnesota
Butler
State Teachers Conference Considers Eight Semester Rule
Des Moines Iowa November 6 The State Teachers Association convened in group meetings and a general session. Discussion centers on the eight semester eligibility rule for high school athletes with Council Bluffs urging a change. George Edward Marshall of Davenport presides as the day features a concert by the Russian symphonic choir.
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State Teachers’ Association
State
Council Bluffs
George Edward Marshall
Davenport
Iowa Tuberculosis Association Sets February Meeting in Perry
Des Moines directors announce the next state meeting for the Iowa Tuberculosis Association will occur in the third week of February with the convention scheduled to be held at Perry.
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Des Moines
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Perry
Cities weigh bus use to replace streetcars in Iowa
Des Moines and Waterloo consider bus operation to replace street cars amid financial trouble. Fort Dodge has already abandoned trolleys effective November 14. Proponents say buses could improve service and ease downtown parking.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Towa
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Florists Urged to Spread gospel of Beauty by Velz
AMES Iowa November 5 Florists and the Society of Iowa Florists were urged to advance the gospel of beauty by BE C Velz Iowa State College professor and state society president Velz praised the society for growth and urged continued floral education flower shows and public relations with national groups as tools for community beautification and civic virtue.
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Velz
Associated Press
Ames
Society of Iowa Florists
BE. C. Velz
Iowa State College
Florists
Haseen
Society of American Florists
Confiscation of 1600 Gallons of Alcohol in Lincoln Neb
State and federal officers seized 1600 gallons of alcohol valued at $100,000 in Lincoln. The liquor arrived yesterday aboard Burlington Railroad cars in 32 fifty-gallon barrels. The shipment was from Western Ammonia Works of Chicago labeled as acqus ammonia and listed as fertilizer freight.
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Lincoln
Burlington Railroad
Western Ammonia Works
Chicago
Troops Surround Mussolini Opponents At Roman Headquarters
Roman events report troops with bayonets sealing the headquarters of the socialist party and Free Masons in the Justinian palace amid a wider crackdown. An alleged plot to assassinate Premier Mussolini during a Chigi palace balcony appearance is cited, with arrests of Tito Francisco Zamboni and others.
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Associated Press
Rome
Socialist Party
Free Masons
Justinian Palace
Mussolini
Chigi Palace
Italy
Austria
Fascisti
Tito Francisco Zamboni
Unitarian Socialist
Signor Quaghia
Il Popolo
Luigi Capello
Miller pleads not guilty in alien property case
Thomas L. Miller former alien property custodian pleads not guilty to an indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the government. Bail set at 5000 dollars with National Surety Company posting the bond. The case involves German and Swiss citizens and corporations accused of aiding Swiss interests to control about 7 million dollars of sequestered assets from the American Metal Company Ltd. sale.
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Associated Press
New York
Thomas L. Miller
American Metal Company, Ltd
Hammond Annexes Munster and Highland Suburbs
In a midnight Hammond city council meeting 12 of 15 members approved two ordinances to annex the suburbs of Munster and Highland, moves aimed at preventing Gary from adding the areas. Mayor Dan Brown led the session after learning Gary was urged to pursue the suburbs.
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Associated Press
Hammond
Ill
Gary
Munster
Highland
Dan Brown
Iowa City football star injured in sleep walking accident
Lyle Sanger, star guard for Iowa City high school football, suffered a crushed jaw after tumbling from a second story window while asleep on Thursday night. The injury occurred in Iowa City, Ta. authorities report.
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Iowa
City
Lyle Sanger
Iowa City
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