Iowa corn crop set to be largest on record
Des Moines dispatch reports the 1925 Iowa corn crop at an estimated 477,386,000 bushels with an average yield near 46 bushels per acre. Compared with 1924, the record harvest surpasses prior highs, and the report notes 78 percent of corn husked for grain and a small carryover supply.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Statician
Cail
San Francisco
Washington
PD. C
Carl
Aviators jeer Mitchell trip denial at Armistice Day dinner
At an Armistice Day dinner in New York 300 wartime aviators hissed when a telegram from Adjutant General Davis denied Colonel William Mitchell permission to attend. The message cited court martial presence as why approval could not be given.
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Associated Press
New York
Davis
Wm. Mitchell
WRNY
Hotel Roosevelt
American Legion
France
Mitchell
Coolidge
F. H. Laguardia
Billy Mitchell
Exhume Remains of McArthur Love Bequests Draw Scrutiny
Disinherited relatives await word from Madison after Archibald McArthur's exhumation in Dodgeville Wisconsin on an order by nephew Luther McArthur. McArthur left most of his $500000 estate to George A Rafferty of Jacksonville with $5 to each relative. Luther McArthur seeks probate revocation and the case remains in litigation.
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Dodgeville
Wis
Archibald McArthur
Wisconsin
Madison
McArthur
Luther McArthur
Jacksonville
Florida
Jacksonvile
George A. Rafferty
Rafferty
Ill From Effects Of War Ends His Life
W. J. Campbell, 32, was found dead in his car near Davenport Iowa after shooting himself in the heart. A World War veteran with war wounds fueling a nervous disorder, he was under treatment at a local hospital. He is survived by his brother V G Campbell of Lyons, Illinois.
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Associated Press
Davenport
W. J. Campbell
V. G. Campbell
Lyons, Ig
Warm spell to continue for several days in Iowa
The weather bureau reports Iowa will stay warm for at least three days after the late cold snap. Some areas may see a slight drop in temperature, but no snow is expected this week.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Two Die in Gas Fumes at Sioux City Rooming House
In Sioux City Iowa two residents died from illuminating gas fumes found in their beds at a West Side rooming house operated by Mrs Lola Howard at 318 Perry street The deceased were Lola Howard 40 and George Stout 65 authorities said the deaths occurred November 12.
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Sioux City
West Side
Lola Howard
George Stout
Court Adjourns to Monday as Judge Wagner Set
Judge Henry Wagner adjourns the district court to next Monday at nine o'clock with work to resume. Jury cases start in the afternoon. Since Monday, five divorces have been granted and one marriage license issued. Yesterday divorces were awarded in Sofia Edwards versus Harry Edwards Burl R. Bickford versus Charlotte L. Bickford and Robert W. Hyde versus Nellie M. Hyde.
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Henry Wagner
Sofia Edwards
Harry Edwards
Burl R. Bickford
Charlotte L. Bickford
Robert W. Hyde
Nellie M. Hyde
Murder Trial Nears End in Noblesville
The murder trial of D. C. Stephens on, Earl Klenick and Karl Gentry neared its end in Noblesville Indiana as the jury was expected to be given the case late Friday or early Saturday. Judge Sparks limited each side to eight hours for argument. The case stems from the abduction and attack on Madge Oberholtzer of Indianapolis last March 15. she died April 14 from self-administered poison.
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Noblesville
Ind
D. C. Stephenson
Earl Klenick
Karl Gentry
Wi. M. Sparks
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
Stephenson
Klenck
Gentry
Ku Klux Klan
Mrs Lansdowne Heard as Witness in Court Martial
Mrs Zachary Lansdowne widow of the dirigible Los Angeles commander testified in the Mitchell court martial that Captain Paul Foley of the naval board sent her a letter she called an insult to her husband’s memory. The letter was shown to her by Mrs George W Steele Jr wife of Captain Steele who commands Lakehurst air station and the dirigible Los Angeles.
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Washington
Zachary Lansdowne
Shenandoah
William Mitchell
Navy
Shenandoah Board of Inquiry
Lansdowne
Middle West
Frank R. Kel
Mitchell
Nawy Department
Paul Foley
Naval
Dirigible
Naval Board
George W. Steele, Jr
Steele
Lakehurst Air Station
Los Angeles
Thirteen Die In New Jersey Train Wreck
Thirteen persons killed when a St Louis express bound for New York telescoped a Pennsylvania train from Washington near Plainsboro New Jersey. Eleven bodies recovered from the rear cars of the Washington train. Two more still inside wreckage.
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Rye
Plainsboro
N. J
St. Louis
New York
Washington
New Brunswick
Trenton
Reach Agreement on Italian Debts
The Italian war debt settlement calls for a total debt of 2,042,000,000 dollars. Payments begin at 5,000,000 dollars per year for five years, then rise annually. The amount covers the loan plus interest dating to 4 1/2 percent.
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Associated Press
Washington
Italy
Hawkeyes Polish Aerial Attack After Shake-up
Iowa City Nov 12 After a shake-up in the aerial game Coach Jingwersen improves the Hawkeyes offense Vogge, a 198 pound guard, cements his role in place of Roda wigas as the line struggles to open the passing lanes. The freshman squad using Minnesota plays halted the varsity for nearly no gain before the trip to Minneapolis.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Jingwersen
Hawkeyes
Vogge
Rodawigas
Iewa Machine Thetal
Ingwersen
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Eleventh Contestant Enters State Husking Contest
Will Stanek of Fort Dodge becomes the eleventh contestant in the state corn husking contest at Dallas Center on Saturday after defeating his brother Fred in the Webster County event. This joins two sets of brothers, the Grimmins of Grundy Center and the Staneks of Fort Dodge, in the field.
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Associatoon Press
Dallas Center
Will Stanek
Fort Dodge
Wallaces’ Farmer
Fred
Webster County
Grimmins Brothers
Grundy Center
Stanek
Regional AGs to work on reciprocal truck license pact
Attorneys general of Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa North and South Dakota will meet in Minneapolis next week to sanction a reciprocal arrangement recognizing commercial truck licenses across the five states. The agreement aims to streamline cross state trucking by honoring licenses issued by any member state.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Fairfield-Dr Lesher Granted Divorce on Desertion Grounds
Fairfield judge grants 87 year old Dr Henry B Lesher a divorce from Mary B Bessinger Lesher. The couple wed in October 1921 and the decree cites desertion as the grounds for dissolution.
Director Lauer Chairs Illinois Women Voters Meeting
Dr. H. Lauer of the Iowa State University division of maternity and infant hygiene spoke to the Illinois League of Women Voters in Chicago. He described Sheppard-Towner administration under the State Board of Education, citing clinics, prenatal care talks, medical cooperation, and extensive child examinations reaching thousands of parents and preschool children.
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Associated Preas
Chicago
Navy
Iowa
State Board of Education
BE. H. Louver
State University of Iowa
Ilinois League of Women Voters
State University
Lauer
Edward F Parker Dies After Monthlong Illness at 67
Edward F Parker age 67 died at 9 16 last night at Washington county hospital after a month long illness. He lived with daughter Mrs Frank Hesseltine in Crawfordsville and was born December 14 1857 in Nebraska. His wife Katharine Hesseltine died about 28 years ago and a son Parker died several years ago. Relatives in Nebraska and Kansas survive. Funeral arrangements pending word from west.
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Howard Freeman Parker
Washington County Hospital
Frank Hesseltine
Crawfordsville
Mr. Parker
Nebraska
Edward Parker
Susan
Laney) Parker
Katherine Hesseltine
L Parker
Kansas
West
Davenport Man Killed by Speeding Auto in Hit-and-Run
J C Westphal aged 70 was struck by a speeding automobile in Davenport Iowa late last night and died. The driver fled and has not been located by police. This is the second similar fatal hit and run within recent months.
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Associated Press
Davenport
J. C. Westphal
Blazer Jury Fails to Reach Verdict On Armistice Parade
Boston reports a disruption after an Armistice Day parade as chief marshal Hammon T. Fletcher, claiming Knights Templar rank, is accused of impersonation. A clash at Boston Common prompts veterans to denounce the event as a peace-at-any-price insult while police restrain crowds.
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Associated Prose
Boston
Mass
Hammon T. Fietcher
Clarence M. Dunbar
Knights Templar
Providence
Fletcher
Knights of Pythias
W. L. Terhune
Compass Club
Masonic Club of
Terhuny
Argonne
Francis Ven Oy
Harvard
Tin Can Tourists Start Their Own School
In Kissimmee Florida tourists nicknamed Tin Can Tourists formed a separate school due to crowded public schools. They voted to build a new facility appoint a school board hire a teacher and set a private curriculum.
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Tin
Kissimee
Florida
Memorial services for Mrs Isaac Lea Hillis
Memorial services for Mrs. Isaac Lea Hillis of Des Moines were held at the 18th biennial Iowa convention. University of Iowa official Dean Carl Seashore praised Hillis in the principal address. Judge Harry Olson discussed the crime situation and attributed many criminal instincts to heredity.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Isaac Lea Hillis
Des Moines
Iowa Parents and ‘Teachers Association
Carl KE
University of Iowa
Hillis
Harry Olson
Chicago Municipal Court
Sleeping sickness claims Parkersburg child
Parkersburg Ta November 12 sleeping sickness caused the death of Howard Wilson thirty months old son of Mr and Mrs Evan Wilson. The child was stricken Saturday last and is among the latest rural cases reported.
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Parkersburg
Howard Wilson
Evan Wilson
Blazer Cleared as Colorado Jury Deadlocks in Murder Case
In Littleton Colorado on February 24 Hazel Blazer a 34 year old woman died. Dr Harold Elmer Blazer was cleared after the jury failed to reach a verdict on a murder charge. The court discharged him and potential further action was not immediate. The case drew national attention over the defense claim that Hazel was not a human being with a soul.
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Littleton
Colo
Harold Elmer Plazer
Hazel
Samuel Johnson
Joel FE. Stone
Dr. Blaney
Stone
Johnson
Colorado
Dr. Hare
Elmer Blazer
Blazer
Hazel Blazer
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