Hogue replies on Baker letter over Iowa engineering plan
Des Moines November 19 The budget department aims to keep Iowa schools efficient with less spending director EB L Hogue said in response to George T Baker of Davenport president of the state board of education. He noted duplications and possible consolidation study by a special committee but warned a transfer to Ames requires full cost review. He said the Brown report will guide further talks with no final decision yet.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
EB. L. Hogue
George T. Baker
Davenport
State Board of Education
University of Iowa
Hogue
Baker
Board of Education
Ames
State House
Brown
High School Teams Score Big In Football This Season
Iowa high schools report large scoring totals with Mason City at 128 points in ten games and Sioux City at 127 in eight. Thomas Jefferson of Council Bluffs has 107 points in five games, with Marshalltown bound forfeit high totals at 205 points due to an ineligible player.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Mason City
North Iowa
Sioux City
Thomas Jefferson High School
Council Stuffs
Dubuque
East Des Moines
East Waterloo
Marshalltown
Child Hit By Auto Dies After Street Injury
Mary Engwall two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Engwall was struck by an automobile while playing in the street in front of her Davenport home Tuesday afternoon and died last night at Mercy hospital. Her skull was fractured.
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Davenport
Mary Engwall
Andrew Engwall
Mercy Hospital
Pet canary refuses to sing after master's death
A Cedar Rapids report notes a canary owned by Gabe Simons, hanged at the state prison Tuesday morning, has stopped singing since the death of its master Harlan.
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Cedar Rapids
Dickey
Harlan
Gabe) Simons
State Prison
Col John C Coolidge Loses Ground In Health Battle
Plymouth Vermont November 19 Col John C Coolidge father of the president has lost ground in his heart block and bladder trouble. Dr Albert M Cram said the patient had failed slightly but his rugged constitution may aid a quick recovery after an operation last June.
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Associated Press
Plymouth
John C. Coolidge
Albert M. Cram
Colonel Coolidge
Rettler Favored In Midwest Corn Husking Meet
Nine top corn huskers from Iowa Illinois Minnesota Nebraska Indiana meet near Burgess Iowa to decide the 1925 Midwest championship. Defending champion Fred Stanek faces strong rivals with Rettler Olson Williams and Meyers among the top bets.
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Middle West
Minnesota
Nebraska
Indiana
Fred Stanek
Iowa
Leo Rettler
Elmer Williams
Illinois
Walter Olson
Minoeis
Towa
Walter O'son
Ilinois
Richard Meyers
Joe Suddick
T. R. Iverson
S. M. Selvoy
Lowa
Midwest
Wallaces
Farmer
John Rickelman
Des Moines
Stanek
Archer
Woodlawn banker charged with embezzlement
Woodlawn Pa November 19 vice president and secretary al van C Osborn of the Woodlawn Trust Company is jailed on charges of embezzlement and misappropriation of 232000 of bank funds. He admitted the shortage and cited stock speculation as a cause.
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The
Associated Press
Woodlawn
Alvan C. Osborn
Woodlawn Trust Company
Osborn
Mrs Clint Rhea of Crawfords ville shopped here yesterday
Mrs Clint Rhea of Crawfords ville visited the shop yesterday, stopping by to browse selections and inquire about new arrivals.
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Clint Rhea
Crawfordsville
Experts Convene to Consider Defense Against Corn Borer
Iowa officials gather at the state house in Des Moines to draft a plan against the European corn borer. Mark G Thornburg leads the meeting with G M Kennedy and C F Drake assisting as they weigh quarantine steps and mobilize the Greater Des Moines committee resources.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State House
Mark G. Thornburg
G. M. Kennedy
C. F. Drake
Highway Board Handles Big Sum
Des Moines Iowa November 19 a state highway commission report shows 14 million dollars passed through the commission last year. Seven million was for construction or maintenance of primary roads and the report notes excess motor vehicle license revenue of about three thousand dollars annually and questioned spending on new Ames commission buildings.
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Des Moines
lIa
State Highway Commission
EK. F. Brown
IL. Hogue
Commission
Ames
Brown
Two Men Die in Shaft Mine Explosion in Kentucky
In Madisonville Kentucky this morning two miners Rolla Vallehn 32 and Harold Vallehn 16 were killed when an explosion at Fin ley Coal Company shaft mine trapped three others entombed. Mine officials say a windy shot caused the blast and rescue squads work to reach the trapped men.
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Madisonville
Kentucky
Finley Coal Company
Rolla Vallehn
Harold
Iowa Good Roads Meeting Set for December 3
The Iowa Good Roads Association announced a public meeting in Des Moines on December 3 to compare mud gravel and paved roads. The group urges state control of the primary road system and funds, abolition of paving special assessments, an $85 million bond issue for a permanent road system, and changing county bond laws to pay interest from primary road funds.
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Associated Tress
Des Moines
Iowa Good Roads’ Association
Furniture and Beer Mugs Stir Saxony Debate
In Chemnitz Saxony locals staged a confrontation on Lenin versus Hitler using beer mugs coffee cups and assorted furniture as props. A beer mug clash left sixty participants with injuries and one man dead after the chaotic event led by Hiller the Bavarian Fascisti leader.
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Saxony
Associated Press
Chemnitz
Lenin
Hitler
Hiller
Indictment tied to Waterloo liquor war murder
Blackhawk county grand jury indicted Andrew Malcolm Harbour Al Wilson and Slim Stone for the September 17 Waterloo murder of Albert Bruce Hertzke shot in the back on a street corner. The case centers on a liquor runners war.
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Associated Prenat
Waterloo
Andrew Malcolm Harbour
al Wilson
Slim Stone
Blackhawk County
Albert
Bruce) Hertzke
Hertzke
Engine men take up wage increase today in Chicago
General chairmen of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine Men met in Chicago and planned to discuss a 7 percent wage increase. The move would affect about 135,000 railroad employees in the United States and Canada.
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Associated Press
Chicago
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
United States
Canada
Conviction Rises In Federal Liquor Case
In Keokuk Iowa on November 19 the jury found John M. Gamble and Bert Waggener guilty on two counts each for possession of liquor and possession of counterfeit strip stamps. A not guilty verdict was returned on the counterfeit strips and maintaining a nuisance. A motion for a new trial will be argued later today.
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Associated Prens
Keokuk
John M. Gamble
Bert Waggener
South America Embraces Everyday Airmail Use with Planes
Washington reports Dr. P. P. Bauer of Colombia discusses a Key West to Panama airmail link with the Post Office Department. South America’s sparse railways and vast ranches push planes as essential transport for daily needs and emergencies.
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South America
P. P. Bauer
Colombia
Post Office Department
Key West
Panama
Retroactive tax cuts proposed in new revenue bill
The House Ways and Means Committee backed a revenue bill with retroactive tax reductions and abolition of higher inheritance tax rates set in 1924. It would refund settlements of inheritance levies made between June 2, 1924, and the bill’s effective date, estimated in the millions.
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AvoOliten Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Jardine Approves National System of United States Highways
Secretary Jardine announced approval of a national highway system totaling 75 884 miles. The plan designates routes with numbers and standard signs to aid safety and consistent construction across the United States.
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Washington
Jardine
Joint Board
United States Highways
American Association of State Highway Officials
Detroit
Gore
Thomas H. MacDonald
Dowager Queen Alexandra Falls Ill After Heart Attack
London reports Dowager Queen Alexandra mother of King George is critically ill after suffering a severe heart attack this morning. An official statement says her health has been failing for some time and her condition is critical as London braces for potential royal loss.
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Associated Press
London
Alexandra
King George
Queen Alexandra
F. G. Williams
Thomas Horder
Extra jurors summoned for banker Pierson trial
Twenty extra trial jurors were summoned to district court in Creston Iowa to participate in the upcoming trial of W R B Pierson, former Afton banker, on a fraudulent banking charge scheduled to begin next Wednesday.
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The
Associated Press
Creston
lIa
W. RB. Pierson
Afton
Pierson
Shenandoah court probes Lansdowne case and wreck framing
The Shenandoah court of inquiry heard Captain Foley deny attempting to influence Mrs. Lansdowne's testimony and listened as Lt. Cmdr. Rosendahl called such insinuations a slander. Tests by the Bureau of Standards found the framework corrosion insufficient to reduce Shenandoah strength. Foley described the prepared statement meant to spare cross examination, while Lansdowne defended her statements and opposed using the ship for political flights. The panel also heard about a meeting arranged by the judge advocate and noted the Mitchell court martial proceeding with further testimony planned.
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Associated Pree
Washington
Shenandoah Court of Inquiry
Margaret Lansdowne
Pawl Foley
Shenandoah
C. F E. Rosendah
Bureau of Standards
Shenandoah Naval Court of Inquiry
Poleys
Margaret Ross Lansdowne
Paul Foley
Foley
Naval Court
Navy Department
Shenadoah Court
Lansdowne
Captain Foley
William B
Mason
Downe
Mr. Lansdowne
George W. Steele
Mrs. Steele
Mussolini Seeks More Power and Direct Accountability
In Rome on November 1 Mussolini demanded to answer only to King Victor Emmanuel and to bar the Chamber of Deputies and Senate from any questions not approved by him. He called parliamentary systems outdated and announced bills to enshrine his will as a juridical expression of the racist revolution. He urged that Washington's debt settlement honors go to the fascist regime.
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Michael J. Dowd
Walter White
White
Dowd
Associated Press
Rome
Fascisti
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Victor Emmanuel
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Chamber
Washington
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