Election Bet Under Legal Challenge in Iowa City Suit
County Attorney Edward L O Conn er filed in district court to forfeit a one hundred fifty three dollar election stake on the Stock Brookhart race. The state seeks to divert the money to the school fund unless bettors show cause otherwise. Sheriff James Martin had garnisheed the stake to satisfy a judgment against Joe Kennard who backed Brookhart two to one. Kennard along with Henry Ball Frank Spratt Jerry Plam and D W Collins are named in the suit.
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Associated Prem
Iowa City
Edward L. O'Conner
James Martin
Joe Kennard
Brookhart
Kennard
Henry Ball
Frank Spratt
Jerry Plam
D. W. Collins
Seek Unders ding of Labor Leaders on Political Activities
In Palo Texas on November 15 exponents of conflicting views prepare for the AFL Forty fourth annual convention. An agreed plan calls for an executive council report on the general election campaign to be presented and likely approved. Officials foresee reaffirmation of non-partisanship with a possible special action to present records of all candidates in presidential races. Gavel the of two conventions in Juarez Mexico and Palo.
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Palo
Texas
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Executive Council
Mexican Confederation of Labor
Juarez
Mexico
Rio Grande
Cleveland Lawyer Arrested in Counterfeit War Stamp Plot
J V Zottarelli prominent Cleveland attorney was arrested by federal agents on charges of uttering and publishing counterfeit war savings stamps. He is described as ringleader in a nationwide plot to circulate millions in forged securities that misled Treasury officials for months.
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The
Associated Press
Cleveland, O
J. V. Zottarelli
Secret Service
Cleveland
Treasury Department
Fort Madison youths indicted for kidnapping case
Three 15 year old Fort Madison youths Morris Hooten Dale Willis and Edward Sanders were indicted on kidnapping charges linked to a car ride during which Nellie Thompson a high school girl was injured. She jumped from the car and suffered a broken leg and a fractured skull, later hospitalized.
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Associated Press
Fort Madison
Morris Hooten
Dale Willis
Edward Sanders
Ft. Madison
Nellie Thompson
Convict Mortally Wounded Gives Self Up in Fresno Incident
Three convicts escaped from a Kern county road camp and terrorized the San Joaquin area for three days. Frank Purio rode into Fresno in a commandeered car and died from mortal wounds after police pursuit. Albert Woodworth, a taxi driver from Los Angeles, drove Purio to police headquarters. Purio shot Constable George Boyle at Kingsburg, crippling the officer. two other fugitives remain at large.
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Associated Press
Fresno
Calif
Kern County
San Joaquin
Frank Purio
Albert Woodworth
Los Angeles
Purio
George Boyle
Kingsburg
Here
Dairy Interests Seek Dairy Representation on Farm Commission
At the National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation convention in Detroit on November 15, a resolution urged President Coolidge to enlarge the farm commission to include a dairy interest representative. The resolution named the federation president as the appointee and was telegraphed to the White House. Officers were re-elected and C Bechlelhimer of Waterloo, Iowa, joined the board of directors.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Coolidge
Farm Commission
National Co-Operative Milk Producers’ Federation
C. Bechlelheimer
Waterloo
Ft. Dodge Man Cleared by Jury in Stills Case
After six hours deliberation a United States district court jury could not reach a verdict on R. E Beckert of Ft. Dodge charged with wholesale manufacture of stills for northern Iowa moonshiners and was discharged by Judge George C. Scott. A co defendant Dortha Davis Wells faced Harrison narcotic act violations and prohibition charges, free on $1,000 bond. the session closed with fines totaling $2,500 and costs against a dozen violators of national Honor laws.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
United States District Court
United States
R. E Beckert
Ft. Dodge
George C. Scott
Linville
Beckett
Dortha Davis Wells
Dodge
Scott
Federal District Court
Doukhobor Chief Buried in Mountain Rock Grave
Peter Verigin leader of Canada Doukhobor colonies rests in a vault blasted in rock above the village. Five thousand followers carried his body to the grave. Under his guidance their wealth rose to 6 million dollars with sawmills farms and factories. Verigin born in Russia spent years in Siberian exile before returning to Canada. he was killed by a mysterious railroad explosion.
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Peter Ver Hobor
NBA Service
Elson KB
Peter Verigin I
Canadas
Verigin
Vertzin
Russia
Siberian
Canada
Count Tolstoi
American Society of Friends
Iowa Highways In Good Condition Report
The Des Moines Automobile Club reports dirt and gravel roads across Iowa are in good to fair condition. Many highways including Lincoln, Jefferson, Whiteway 7, and primary routes show gravelbed or paved stretches with varying degrees of good or fair reliability.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Automobile Club
Lincoln
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Marshaltown
Boone
Council! Bluffs
Jefferson
Ames
Iowa Falls
Mason City
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Indianola
Osceola
Leon
Methany
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Colfax
Newton
Grinnell
Iowa City
Davenport
Brooklyn
Adel
Stuart
Atlantic
Cornel Bluffs
Omaha
Dexter
Madrid
Webster City
Lakes
Fort Dodge
Storm Lake
Spencer
Spirit Lake
Panora
Guthrie Center
Harlan
Council
Washington
Monroe
Story City
Blairsburg
Garner
Winterset
Afton
Creston
Norwalk
Perry
Grand Junction
Lincoln Highway
Peasantville
Knoxville
Albia
Centerville
Carlisle
Labor delegates note difference between U S and Mexican unions
Del egates to the American Federation of Labor convention in El Paso say they found a notable contrast with Mexico’s labor groups. A cross border group went to Juarez to greet the Mexican federation delegates amid talk of representatives, including four chorus girls, joining the Mexican convention.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
American Federation of Labor
United States
Mexico
American Federation
Rio Grande
Mexico Federation
Juarez
Chorus Girls’ Internationale of
Coolidge Appoints College President to Agricultural Commission
President Coolidge adds W M Jardine president of Kansas Agriculture College to the president's agricultural committee as it expands to nine members. The commission will convene in Washington for its first meeting Monday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wm.m. Jardine
Kansas Agriculture College
Coolidge
Commission
Shenandoah Man Declared Legally Dead in Insurance Case
Walter W. Hicks, son of W. R. Hicks, formerly of Boise and Salt Lake City, was declared legally dead after a district court jury verdict of 1000 dollars in favor of his father for life insurance. The 15 year absence since 1916 prompted the ruling.
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Shenandoah
Navy
Boise
Idaho
Salt Lake City
Walter W. Hicks
W. R. Hicks
President Delays Call for Tax Reduction Special Session
President Coolidge signals no urge for a special session of Congress before March 4, 1925, awaiting full fiscal year figures through June 30 to gauge possible tax cuts. He will not push extra sessions unless urgent developments arise, expecting farm legislation in the new December 1925 congress and favoring tax reform only on solid scientific basis.
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White House
Congress
Mrs. Warren G. Harding Holds Steady After Heart Attack
Mrs. Warren G. Harding remained holding her own this morning according to Dr. Carl W. Sawyer. The physician noted a lessening severity of the heart attack but said her condition was about the same as yesterday after a critical night near death.
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Associated Press
Marion
Warren G. Harding
Carl W. Sawyer
Sawyer
Normal Weather Forecast For Week Ahead
The Associated Press reports a weekly outlook for the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys starting Monday. Temperatures are expected near normal with generally fair conditions through the week.
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Associated Press
Washington
Upper
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Harbor Board Seeks Speed Limit On Mauretania
The Cowes harbor board asks the board of trade to curb the Mauretania speed in the harbor after a recent wash damaged streets, ships, and shipyards. The liner is the only vessel offending in this manner, according to officials.
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Associated Press
Cowes
England
Harbor Board
Board of Trade
Mauretania
Mystery of Jersey City Factory Fire Explained
Fire Chief Roger Boyle said the cause of yesterday's eleven story Atlantic Sugar Refining plant blaze remains undetermined. The fire spread from the Battell and Renwick saltpetre plant and caused acid fumes and multiple explosions, with losses not exceeding $1,000,000 and 18 firemen affected but mostly recovered.
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Associated Prensa
Jersey City
N. J
Roger Boyle
Atlantic Sugar Refining Company
Battell and Renwick Company
Salt Petre
Boyle
Two Held in Jail Over Anti Klan Riot in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio two men were jailed for investigation after a clash between klan and anti klan groups at a local dance hall. Harry France was stabbed in the abdomen during the melee and Arthur Bard suffered head wounds. Clarence McCammon, linked to a Ku Klux Klan publication, is also held. Police dispersed the crowd after four officers corralled the fight into the street.
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Associated Press
Columbus, O
Harry France
Clarence McCammon
M McCammon
Arthur Bard
Little Black Satchel Plays Dual Role in Doheny Case
In Los Angeles the government’s Elk Hills lease cancellation suit keeps the “little black satchel” in focus. It once held 100000 dollars loaned by Doheny to former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, a symbol of alleged fraud behind the Pan American Petroleum deal. Frank J. Hogan, for the defense, argues the loan was a personal, generous act. He is to finish his argument today.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Senate
Elk Hills
FE. L. Dohney
Albert B. Fall
Dohenys Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company
Frank J. Hogan
Doheny
Hogan
Promote Efforts to Teach Evolution in Schools Meeting
In San Francisco a mass meeting at Native Sons Hall praised the Science League of America for promoting evolution instruction in schools. Speakers included Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa and other supporters urged educators to resist opponents of the theory.
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San Francisco
Calif
Native Sons’ Hall
Science League of America
Luther Burbank
Santa
Comes Home to Find His Family Mourning Thinking He Is Dead
Parrick J. McDonough returned home after a week’s absence to find his family mourning him as dead beside a body later identified as James Jones. The deceased man had died of heart disease at a local hospital, and the body was initially believed to be McDonough’s. McDonough’s arrival prompted officials to reidentify the corpse and recheck morgue records.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Parrick J. McDonough
McDonough
Ray McDonough
James Jones
Java Earthquake Death Toll Reported in Batavia
In Batavia on November 15 official circles estimate 200 deaths from the central Java quake last Wednesday, while private reports claim up to 600. Six villages are isolated by floods and property damage around Wonosobo exceeds 300000 guilders. The tremors continue and authorities attribute the quake to shifting earth layers rather than volcanic activity.
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Associated Press
Batavia
Java
Wonosobo
Princeton Yale Clash Tops Busy Eastern Card
Seven major intercollegiate games plus several minor clashes headline the eastern slate. Princeton hosts Yale at Palmer Memorial stadium, Cornell visits undefeated Dartmouth at the Polo Grounds, Army meets Columbia at West Point, and Penn State plays undefeated Penn in Philadelphia with other key matchups including Harvard Brown and Amherst Williams.
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New York
Palmer Memorial Stadium
Princeton
Tiger
Yale Bulldog
Cornwell
Dartmouth
Polo Grounds
West Point
Columbia
Army
Philadelphia
Penn State
Harvard
Brown
Cambridge
Navy Bucknell
Annapolis
Pittsburgh
Amherst
Williams
Maia
Incres
Detroit Quantico Marine
Detroit
Boston
Many U S Soldiers At Church Services
Army chaplains report a 1930s year rise in religious service attendance reaching 1 339 473 across all denominations. The gain, cited by Colonel John T Axton, suggests one service attended by anyone in the military eleven times that year. In Madison Wisconsin Town led 14 to 0 with Parkin scoring two touchdowns.
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Associated Prev
Washington
Army Church
Weeks
John T. Axton
Madison
University of Town
Wisconsin
Parkin
Plant and science leaders deny conflict between evolution and faith
Rosa California plant wizard Dr. Davis Starr Jordan Stanford University chancellor Dr. Wm E Ritter biologist C S Mundell former Congregational minister Maynard Shipley league president presided by John Db Barry newspaperman speakers stressed evolution does not oppose religion at the gathering in Rosa.
Steck to contest Iowa Senate race over uncounted votes
Daniel I Steck democratic senate hopeful of Iowa announced a contest claiming thousands of votes were not counted in the November election. He alleges errors across multiple counties could flip the result, with Brookhart leading by about 750, and says the issue should be decided by the U S Senate.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Danel I. Steck
United States Senate
Smith W. Brookhbart
Enator
Brookhart
Prookbert
Steck
Iowa
Senate
United States
Smith W. Brookhart
Daniel F. Steck
Woman sacrifices life in attempted rescue of children
Mrs. Catherine Noonan of Cicero died from severe burns after rushing from a burning home to rescue her children who had already escaped. Her husband Charles Noon arrived on the fire truck and found her dead in his arms as firefighters battled the blaze caused by an overheated gas oven.
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Chicago
Catherine Noonan
Cicero
Altho
Charles Noon
Mra.Noonan
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