House Appropriations Begins Hearings on Supply Bills
The House Appropriations Committee opened hearings on the annual supply measures with Secretary Work of the Interior as an early witness. Chairman Madden aims to have several appropriation bills ready for House floor action when Congress adjourns in December. No tax legislation is planned for the coming short session, top officials indicate after talks with President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon.
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Mellon
Coolidge
Letts Cannot Be Congressman Says Muscatine Quiet
C J Riehman of Muscatine sought an injunction to block certification of Judge F D Letts Davenport to the Second district seat in Congress arguing a state constitutional clause makes him ineligible. Attorney General Gibson previously ruled Letts eligible, noting federal office does not fall under the clause.
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Davenport
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Iowa
Supreme Court
Richman
Letts
Ralph A. Thompson
Ben J. Gibson
Gibson
Des Moines
Chicago and Illinois Fight for Conference Glance Title
Chicago and Illinois, unbeaten in the Western Conference, aim to keep clean slates in their remaining games. Both juggle ties with Ohio State and Indiana as they prep for Northwestern at Chicago and Minnesota at Minneapolis. Michigan eyes Ohio State while Wisconsin hopes to capitalize on Iowa’s injuries.
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Ohio State
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Minneapolis
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Buckeye Battle Ground
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President to Fill Vacant Post Soon
The vacancy from Secretary Wallace's death in the agricultural element will be filled soon. Acting can serve at most thirty days. Coolidge may appoint Secretary Gore to the cabinet to serve with March, recalling his West Virginia governorship. Officials doubt major changes despite election. Some cabinet members wish private life, others may stay in government.
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Washington
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Coolidge
Gore
West Virginia
Mr. Coolidge
Keokuk Defeats Fort Madison In Armistice Tilt
Keokuk high school defeated Fort Madison high 27 to 0 in the Armistice day game. Captain Phillips and Grout starred for Keokuk as the team surged in the second half to seize the Mississippi Valley conference lead. The Keokuk line dominated on both sides throughout the contest.
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Fort Madison
Keokuk High
Fort Madison High
Phillips
Grout
Property owners sue over university land valuations
Six of nine landowners named in Iowa City condemnation actions against the state for university expansion have filed suits in district court to set aside sheriff's jury valuations totaling 72 850 dollars. They contend the compensation offered is insufficient for the property near the Iowa River adjacent to campus.
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Iowa City
State of Iowa
Iowa River
Women Preachers Assess Their Work At Conference
Chicago November 12 The Associated Press reports on the session of the association of women preachers highlighting achievements in women’s ministry. Rev Josephine Campbell, a widow with three children, began a Methodist church charge in Indiana in 1920. Her pastorate included revival meetings with 300 conversions and boosting pastoral support from 650 to 1870, with a 1924 budget of 8370 including funds for a church under construction.
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Chicago
Associated of Women
Josephine Campbell
Methodist Church
Indiana
Altho
Funeral for Senator Lodge in Cambridge Massachusetts
National and state representatives attend Henry Cabot Lodge funeral in Cambridge Massachusetts. Delegations from 24 states, cabinet members, and military guards honor the longtime senator with services at Christ Church and burial at Mount Auburn.
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Coolidge Favors Simple Inaugural Observance
President Coolidge shows no interest in an inaugural ball and favors a simple economical inauguration. White House officials say he inquired whether attendance at a ball would be required and he appears disinclined to host or attend such a function.
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Washington, Navy
Coolidge
White House
Suspected Slayer of Woman Ends Own Life in Chicago
Charles M. Hambel, 63, a carpenter, killed himself with a shotgun in a Chicago and Northwestern coach three hours after a search began for him as the suspected slayer of Mrs. Margaret Allen, 40, of Barrington Ill. The woman’s body was found yesterday with a note in Hambel's handwriting saying he "could not help it."
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Margaret Allen
Barrington
Charles Hl. Hambel
Northwestern
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Hambel
Tenth Victim of Poisoned Cider Dies at Lynchburg
James K. Collins, a New York City Elks lodge member, died in Lynchburg Va after the Bedford County cider poisoning at the Elks National Home. The toll rose to ten victims with sixteen others improving in hospital care. Daniel Crowley of Sumnerville Mass. was cited as most severely ill.
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James K. Collins
New York City
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Elks
Elks National Home
Bedford
Daniel Crowley
Sumnervile
Mass
Chinese Leaders Plan Feng Yu-Heiang Advance to Hankow
Nov 12 dispatch reports Feng Yu-Hsiang forces in Peking poised to push toward Hankow while Manchurian warlord Chang Tso-Lin moves 30 000 troops to Tientsin and Shanghai. Armies of Feng and Chang concentrate for an advance on Nanking and Wuchang to consolidate the new Peking government control of the Yangtze river.
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Chang
Nanking
Kiangsu
Wu Chang
Hupeh
Yangtese River
Woman in Chicago murder chase linked to gang slayings
Police pursue a stylishly dressed woman seen driving the car used by three slayers who killed Dion O Bannon and wounded James Markham in Chicago. A 13 year old schoolboy identified the woman and described the fleeing car and entry. Detectives seek further connections between the two incidents and other gang activity.
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Chicago
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Anthony Pierschy
O'Bannion
James Markham
Canton
Ohio
New York
Carthage Beats Iowa Wesleyan in Tight Scramble
In Keokuk a crowd of 2500 watched Carthage IL defeat Iowa Wesleyan 9 to 6 after a fumbled start led to a field goal by Wagner. Booze scored for Carthage on a 30 yard run. Wesleyan mounted a late pass attack but failed the extra point.
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Keokuk
Iowa Wesleyan
Carthage
League Park
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Byers
Methodists
Judge rules on intoxication definitions in Hill trial
In Baltimore on November 12 Judge Morris A. Soper instructed jurors to disregard expert definitions of intoxication by Wiley and Kelly. He refused DA Woodcock's request to place burden on the government for proving intoxication of fruit juices. Machen argued the case attacked liberty. judge rebuked anti prohibition rhetoric.
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John Philip Hill
United States District Court
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Harvey W. Wiley
Howard A. Kelly
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Guily
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Franklin Street
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Woodcock
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Arthur Mav. Machen
Iowa Governor Proclaims Thanksgiving Day November Twenty Seventh
Governor Kendall issues a state proclamation designating November 27 as Thanksgiving Day in Iowa. He urges the people to suspend ordinary activities to gather in worship and offer prayers of gratitude for divine blessings and the nation’s democratic institutions. He also urges widespread display of the American flag to show attachment to democracy.
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Des Moines
Kendall
United States
Iowa
Illinois State Official Arested for Counterfeiting Plot
Chicago reports Ben Newmark assistant state fire marshal and Thomas Boyle were arrested in a raid linked to a $2 200 counterfeit postal savings scheme. The operation targeted clues about Dion O Banion slayings with several other arrests by secret service detectives. Captain Porter refused to name additional detainees.
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Chicago
Ben Newmark
Thomas Boyle
Mike Boyle
Dion O'Banion
Newmark
O’bannion
Cerain
Boyle
Secret Service
Daniel Perry
Thomas I. Porter
GOP Leads With 60 in Congress After Special Return
Official returns completed the party lineup for the next Congress with Republicans at 245, Democrats 185, farmer labor 3, socialists 2 while the present Congress stands 223 Republicans, 209 Democrats, 1 farmer labor, 1 socialist, and 1 independent.
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Goa A Tho
Mary Garden Loses Seventeen Pounds in Europe
New York Nov 12 Mary Garden has returned home weighing 112 pounds a drop of 17 from six months abroad. She says sun and sea on a motor boat off Monte Carlo slimmed her, and she plans operatic duties in Chicago. She traveled with twenty trunks of Paris gowns and wore diamonds and emeralds with pearls.
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Mary Garden
Europe
Monte Carlo
Chicago
Miss Garden
Hearst Assists Appraisal of Major Grain Elevators
Des Moines reports Charles E. Sharst president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation serves on the appraisal board of the grain Marketing Co. He helps appraise elevators taken over by the cooperative. Outcome of the appraisal will set the purchase price. The four firms hold 42,350,000 bushels capacity at Chicago Buffalo Minneapolis Kansas City Fort Worth Omaha and Galveston terminals.
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Des Moines
Charles E. Sharst
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
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Buffalo
Minneapolis
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Omaha
Galveston
Three Men Die From Contact With 42800 Volt Wire
In Conroe Texas on November 12 a live 42800 volt wire fell on a sidewalk and killed three men. The deceased are J. R. Beakley a merchant W G Rye of Melvid Texas and Travia Rye of Taylor Texas. A fourth man suffered severe burns.
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W. G. Rye
Melvid
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Taylor
Brookhart Extends Lead In Iowa Senate Race
Late returns widen Democrat Steck’s gap as Brookhart gains votes in Wright Bremer and Linn counties. Official totals show Brookhart 447 458 Steck 446 812 with Johnson and Shelby deviations shaping the statewide tally amid 78 counted counties.
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