Labor Wins Praise As Gompers Sees Pro-Worker Congress
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, said labor fared phenomenally well in the November election despite a Coolidge landslide. He noted many lawmakers with labor endorsements will join the new House and praised the upcoming forty fourth AFL convention as a free forum for worker interests and the republic.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Coolidge
House of Representatives
House
Gompers
Congress
Federation
Republic
Atention
Labor
Labor Party
Des Moines Man Heads Auto Dealers Association
W P Winsler of the Herring Motor Company was elected president of the Iowa Automotive Association. Officers include C A Morris of Waterloo as vice president and Floyd Rankin of Fort Dodge as treasurer.
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Des Moines
W. BP. Winssler
Herring Motor Company
Iowa Automotive Association
C. A. Morris
Waterloo
Floyd Rankin
Fort Dodge
Defense arguments in Elk Hills oil case begin today
The $100 million Elk Hills lease cancellation suit against Pan-American Petroleum and Transport proceeds in federal court. Government attorneys Owen J. Roberts and Atlee Pomerene highlighted the defendants' failure to testify and argued fraud conspiracy and inequity in naval oil lease negotiations.
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Elk Hills
McNary-Haugen Farm Relief Not Pressed Next Session
WASHINGTON and DES MOINES November 14 The McNary Hauen farm relief bill will not be pressed for enactment in the next Congress says Senator McNary Oregon Republican He believes in the bill as a principle but says the emergency it aimed to meet has passed He says distress among farmers is largely relieved except cattle raisers and fears cooperative marketing is not a general solution. He also backs hearings on Boulder Dam and Columbia River reclamation but doubts rapid legislation. House member Gilbert N Haugen disagrees saying the need remains strong and will be pursued though he may wait to see new proposals from the president s agricultural committee before pressing again.
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Associated Press
Washington
McNary
Republican
Oregon
Farmer's Salvation
Senate Committee On Reclamation and Irrigation
Boulder Dam
Columbia River
Haugen
Des Moines
Gilbert N. Haugen
House
Alleged Klansmen Convicted in Burlington Theft
A jury found Wm. McCreedy and Gordon Wells guilty of petty larceny for stealing vestments and other items from St. Marys Cathedral in Burlington. The men were alleged Ku Klux Klan probationers charged with grand larceny in the August 8 theft.
Election expenses deemed extraordinary under Tuck law
Missouri authorities ruled that costs counties incur for the June primary and November 4 elections are extraordinary and not to be counted under the Tuck law. The opinion also said county farm bureau appropriations fall outside the law because they are paid to a person, not a public entity.
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Associated Presse
Moikeles
Ben J Gibson
Sioux City Plans New Municipal Golf Course Opening
Sioux City Iowa will open a new municipal golf links on an 80 acre tract near the city. The nine hole course will cover about 50 acres with a miniature course for beginners and children. The land is leased for 10 years with tax and upkeep costs only and the city may purchase at any time.
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Sioux City
Sioux
Unions Plan Regular Labor Condition Surveys Nationwide
Sixteen international unions in the building trades department of the AFL move to collect periodic data on labor supply and demand, wages, hours, living costs, and conditions. The plan calls for tri monthly surveys at first with later monthly appraisals, distributed through each local union.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
Building Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Department
Hiccoughing Epidemic Strikes Connecticut Town
Meriden physicians report ten authentic hiccoughine cases with unofficial counts of more victims. Attacks last two or three days. The cause remains a mystery with a possible link to an unusually dry spell of weather.
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Connecticut
Associated Press
Meriden, Conn
O Bannion gunman buried without church blessing in Chicago
Funeral for O Bannon the 32 year old gang leader drew crowds, with his burial allowed in consecrated ground. Mayor Dever vowed a crackdown on pistol toters and planned talks with Police Chief Collins to stamp out gun violence. Mourners from all walks of life offered tributes amid heavy security and public commentary on the end of open gang rule.
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Chicago
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Wm. BK. Dever
O'Bannion
Condition of Mrs Harding Improves in Ohio
Marion Ohio November 14 Mrs Warren G Harding's condition showed improvement early today from yesterday. Heart symptoms which developed last night seem less severe this morning but she remains weak and nourished only sparingly. Medical staff report general condition is not yet strong.
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Associated Press
Marion
Warren G. Harding
Fire Rages Through Jersey City Plants Destroying Homes
A massive blaze in Jersey City started at the Richardson Chemical saltpetre plant and spread to the American Sugar Refinery and nearby factories. The fire burned for four hours, injuring many and leaving 900 families homeless as explosive shocks and flying glass battered surrounding streets.
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Jersey City
N. J
Salt Petre
Richardson Chemical Company
American Sugar Refinery Company
Morris, Warren
Essex
Washington Streets
Colgate and Company
Volcan Iropworks Company
Manhattan Electric Supply Company
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Colgate
Boyle
Fagan
Lesex
Jury Instructions Start in Salinger Mail Fraud Trial
In Sioux Falls Judge J W Woodrough began jury instructions in federal court for C H Burlingame Fred Sawyer and Ben I Salinger Jr charged with defrauding via the mails in Midland Packing promotion. He limited fraud charges tied to expenses and salesman profits, with the jury expected to retire for deliberation this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Sioux Falls
J. W. Woodrough
C. H Burlingame
Fred Sawyer
Ben I. Salinger, Jr
Midland Packing Company of
Sioux City
Woodrough
Two Men Held as Murder Case Links to .32 Caliber Pistol
Los Angeles police detain Chase Carroll and Earl Bridges after conflicting statements on pistol ownership in the murder of Harry J. Katz, musician and diamond broker. District attorney officials say both men deny owning the weapon while one admits prior ownership and a past shooting in Bakersfield.
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Associated Press
Los Mangeles
Harry J. Katz
Chase Carroll
Earl H. Bridges
Carroll
Dorothy
Bakersfield
Cal
Grain Marketing Co. Declared Cooperative Under Iowa Law
Des Moines Nov 14 A formal determination by state officials and attorneys confirms that the Chicago grain marketing company is a cooperative corporation and thus subject to Iowa cooperative laws. Herbert S Ballard and Frank P Walsh noted growing Iowa farmer use of Chicago controlled elevators and a shift in grain shipments to the cooperative.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Iowa
Herbert S. Ballard
Grain
Frank P. Walsh
New York
Ballard
Charles B. Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago Cooperative
Penns to Meet Chicago and Illinois
Pennsylvania to face home and home games with Chicago and Illinois, with Franklin Field hosting Oct 24 and Oct 31 next fall. Illinois to visit in 1926 and Chicago in 1937, as Penn ends the season unbeaten and plans a Jan 1 trip to California.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Universities of
Illinois Stadium
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Pacific Coast
University of California
Thousands file past gunman Dion O Bannon funeral casket
Thousands filed past the ornate flower bedecked casket of Dion O Bannon in Chicago as mourners paid final tribute. O Bannon, described as a florist rum runner hijacker and gunman, was slain Monday in his flower shop by three gunmen. His funeral was expected to be among Chicago's largest.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dion O’bannion
E G Dunn Found in New York After Missing Weeks
Anxiety over the unexplained absence of E G Dunn, Mason City attorney, ends as Mrs Dunn receives word from Abbott McGinnis in New York that Dunn has been with him for several days.
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Associated Press
Mason City
E. G. Dunn
Favorable U S Trade Balance Reported for October
Washington November 14 A favorable U S trade balance of 217000000 was shown in October foreign trade figures issued by the commerce department The report highlights a positive trade outcome for the United States reflecting stronger exports than imports.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Brookhart Leads in Iowa Senate Canvass Nearing End
Des Moines reports show Smith W Brookhart with a 613 vote lead on official returns while county canvasses near completion. Polk and Pottawattamie records show Brookhart gains. recount talks center on arrow ballots and possible changes from uncertified totals.
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Smith W. Brookhart
Daniel F. Steck
United States Senate
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Strockhart
Polk County
Brookhart
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