New Senate Chairmen and Vacancies Outlined
The Associated Press reports a broad but selective shuffle in senate and house chairmanships after the election. Vacancies from deaths include Colt Rhode Island and Brandegee Connecticut, affecting immigration and judiciary chairs. House gaps include merchant marine due to Rep Green Massachusetts.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Colt
Rhode Island
Brandegee
Connecticut
Immigration and Judiciary
White
Merchant Marine Committee
Representative Green
Massachusetts
Johnson
Borah
Sterling
South Dakota
Republicin
Senate Immigration Committee
California
Horah
Idaho
Judiciary Committee
House Merchant Marine Committee
Edmonds
Pennsylvania
Scott
Michigan
Bursum
New Mexico
Senate Pensions Committee
Reed Smoot
Jewel Robbers Loot Chicago Storage Vaults
Six men believed to be former employees bound and gagged the watchman at Empire Storage Company in Chicago last night. They spent hours breaking into a vault and opened twenty five safety deposit boxes, escaping with jewelry and securities potentially worth thousands. Police note the method mirrors the Werner Brothers warehouse raid a year earlier that yielded about one million dollars in valuables.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Empire Storage Company
Werner Brothers
Record of 80 000 Gave to G P Campaign
A National Republican Committee report shows over 86 000 contributors gave about 4 000 000 dollars to the campaign, the first time a national campaign ended without a deficit. Democrats plan to address a roughly 200 000 dollar deficit with a pro rata levy across states.
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Associated Preas
New York
William Butler
Guy Emerson
Eelite
John W. Davis
Cleme Shaver
Jesse H. Johnson
National Committee
Democratic Campaign
Gas Tank Burst Turbulence At Factory Sends Workers Panic
Four workers at the American Printing Company in Fall River Massachusetts were overcome and 55 more affected when a coupling to a high pressure sulfur dioxide tank burst. The incident caused a factory panic among hundreds of operatives.
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Associated Press
Fall River
Mass
American Printing Company
Agriculture Committee Chairmanship Mentioned in House
The text notes the agriculture committee chair is a figure in the House. It states that La Follette insurgents, all reelected, hold committee assignments as Republicans with some serving as chairman.
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Cummins
Senate
Interstate Commerce
Smith
South Carolina
House
Representative Keller
Minnesota
LaFollette
Claims Committee
Edmonds
Representative Reed
New York
Johnson
South Dakota
Fuller
Illinois
Representative Parker
Winslow
Massachusetts
Senator LaFollette
Wisconsin
Smoot
Wheeler
Montana
Agriculture
la Follette
Many Dirt Roads Reported Rough in Des Moines Road Survey
Des Moines Automobile Club issued weekly road reports noting rough dirt roads in many areas due to recent rain while gravel and pavement remain good on several routes. The bulletin lists conditions on Lincoln Highway, Primary Roads 1 4 5 7 15 17 and others with mixed dirt and gravel segments across central Iowa.
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Prema
Des Moines
Des Moines Automobile Club
Lincoln
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Boone
Council Bluffs
Jefferson Highway
Ames
Iowa Falls
Mason City
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Indianola
Osceola
Leon
Bethany
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Colfax
Newton
Grinnell
Iowa City
Davenport
Brooklyn
Adel
Stuart
Atlantic
Omaha
Dexter
Madrid
Webster City
Lakes
Fort Dodge
Storm Lake
Spencer
Spirit Lake
Panora
Guthrie Center
Harlan
Prairie City
Pella
Oskaloosa
Sigourney
Washington
Monroe
Story City
Blairsburg
Garner
Winterset
Afton
Creston
Norwalk
Des Moines Tribune and Daily News Plan Consolidation
The Des Moines News will merge with the Des Moines Evening Tribune effective next Monday. Gardner Cowles announces the consolidation to form The Evening Tribune and The News with a double banner. The News has 27,000 daily circulation. the Evening Tribune 65,000.
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Des Moines Tribune and
Daily News
Associated Press
Iowa
Des Moies News
Des Moines Evening Tribune
Gardner Cowles
Register and Tribune Company
Des Moines News
Scripps Howard Company
R. 0
Howard
Cowles
Consolidated
Evening Tribune
The
News
Audit Bureau of
Des Money Evening Tribune
Painter and McCracken
EB. G. Nye
John Hamilton
Scripps- McRae Syndicate
Des Moines
Harold C. Place
J. A. Keefe
Scripps- Howard
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Terry Visit St Louis Relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Terry of St. Louis are expected this evening for a visit with relatives.
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Lloyd Terry
St. Louis
Forest Fires Burn in New Jersey and New York
The drought across New York New Jersey and New England persists as more than a dozen forest fires burn in New York and New Jersey. A hunter's charred body was found near Havre strait. A new record of 31 rainless days is noted in New York with warm November weather reported in Boston and Providence.
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Associated Press
New York
New Jersey
New England
Madson River
Haverstraw
Boston
Providence
James Searr
Burs Leva
Arguments in Doheny case open Monday
In Los Angeles on November 8, hearings in the Elk Hills lease cancellation suit are set to begin next Thursday as Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company rests its case. Government rebuttal witnesses will be examined briefly, with stipulations to follow before opening arguments. Frank J. Hogan, chief counsel for Pan American, presented papers from Secretary of the Navy and a letter from E L Doheny to President Coolidge regarding the Pearl Harbor storage project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Elk Hills
Defendent
Pan- American Petroleum and Transport Company
Frank J. Hogan
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
E. L. Doheny
Coolidge
Pearl Harbor
Rules on Revealing Tax Returns for Public Inquiries
The Associated Press reports that seekers must show legitimate interest such as attorneys banks or authorities to access tax returns in Igwa district. The collector Lars Bladine restricts requests to Tuesdays through Fridays 10 11 am and 2 4 pm and may publish applicant names.
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BUQUE
Navy
Lars FE. Bladine
Igwva
Bladine
Iowa Tightens Game Laws Protecting Birds and Mussels
Des Moines reports the revised Iowa fish and game laws make it unlawful to use swivel guns or common shoulder firearms to capture or kill protected birds or animals. The act also bans taking mussels under one and three fourths inches, requiring undersized shells to be culled and returned to the water.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Weather outlook predicts rain or snow next week
Official forecast for the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys calls for rain or snow at the start and again midweek. Temperatures remain near normal with a cold spell midweek.
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the Associated Press
Washington
Upper
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Soviet Minister in Paris Seeks Secret Vaults in Embassy
Paris dispatch reports Leonid Krassin arriving as Soviet ambassador to France with the red flag to fly soon at the former Russian embassy now in Soviet hands. Rakovsky seeks access to a rumored secret chamber housing sensitive documents, but Jeannot says only regular archives exist.
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Paris
Pre
Russia
Leonid Krassin
France
Christian Rakovsky
London
Rakovsky
Jeannot
Seven Mail Planes Destroyed by Fire in Cheyenne
Seven mail planes and the hangar were destroyed in a Cheyenne fire. Officials estimate damage at about $100,000 with no injuries. Sparks from a broken extension light started the blaze. six other planes were damaged as electric wiring and lighting were also hit. Grounded operations forced relays to Burns Field 30 miles away and requests were sent for reserve planes from Rock Springs Rawlins and North Platte to maintain westbound mail service.
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Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Air Mail
Bas
Beacon Nghta
Burns Field
Rock Springs
Rawlins
North Platte
Neb
Republicans Sweep Iowa Senate and House Seats
Des Moines reports a Republican sweep in Iowa with Democrats losing seven seats overall. Democrats drop eight House seats but gain one Senate seat, shifting balance to fifteen Democrats in the House and four in the Senate after the election. Speaker prospects center on a farm bloc versus anti farm bloc race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
Ljovd Ellie
Exline
C. H. Scott
Centerville
Ellis
John Ethell
Bloomfield
Assembly
D. Fulton Rice
Spanoose County
Scott
Theodore C. Blume
Crawford
Arthur Stockesbury
Davie
T. J. O'Connell
Dubuque
John Ryder
Ellet Lepley
Grundy
O. A. Ontjes
Protlem
George B. Miller
Shelby Countey
New Assembly
Education Week in Iowa Sets Dates in November
Des Moines reports that Education week will be observed across Iowa from November 17 to 28. The schedule lists Constitution Day Patriotism day School and Teacher day Iliteracy day Physical Education day Community day and God and Country day with Governor Kendall expected to issue the official proclamation.
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The
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Kendall
New York Nurse Held for Homicide
Catherine Has an a nurse at Brooklyn Hospital for the Insane was arrested on homicide charges after patient Helen Klein died two hours after a medicine dose. Nurse says she mistook the drug for Epsom salts. Dr L C Lupe corroborates. Mabelle Pleming returns home from Parsons College for a short visit.
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Associated Press
New York
Catherine Hasan
Brooklyn Hospital For the
Helen Klein
Miss Klein
Hannan
L. C. Lupe
Nurs
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TREAS
Leonard W. Miller
Glenorchy
Lake Huron
Harbor Beach
Mich
Q Glenorchy
Henry Cabot Lodge
Doheny
Tal
EPNSE
A. B E. Case
Kansas
E. Harrison
Pottawattamie
Ww. C. Edson
Buena Vista
Mabelle Pleming
Parsons College
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