Iowa Official Invites Ten Leaders to Farm Conference
Des Moines Iowa November 23 ten prominent men from the corn belt including L A Andrew state superintendent of banking have been invited by Secretary of Agriculture Jardine to a conference on farm problems in Washington tomorrow Andrew disclosed. It is believed the secretary received the report of two investigators who recently visited Iowa. The conference signals possible immediate action to aid agriculture with speculation on government backing for corn marketing. Andrew cannot confirm the secretary s plans or the other invitees and will be unable to attend.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
L. A. Andrew
Corn Growers Association
Andrews
Typhoid Linked to Community Banquet In Emden
Twenty five typhoid cases, mostly women, traced to a community banquet held in Emden on October 16 near Delavan Emden and Lincoln. All attendees may have been exposed as women ate in the dining hall while men and children used the cafeteria. Suspected source centers on a chicken dish served at the event.
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Associated Press
Probia
Delavan
Emden
Lincoln
Movement Aims to Promote Church Leadership in St Paul
A mass movement was outlined at the opening of the Methodist Men's Council in St Paul to promote efficient leadership for the Christian program of the new day. It urged discovering and developing district leadership for men’s work in local churches and enlisting men to Christianize home life and win others to the faith.
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Praga
ST. Paul
Minn
Methodist Men's Council
Nebraska 1925 corn crop totals announced
Nebraska's 1925 corn crop will total 231,582,000 bushels with an average yield of 26 bushels per acre. Final figures released show the current yield at 26, compared with last year's 24.2 and the five and ten year averages near 27.2 and 26.7 bushels.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
Nebreaske
Former Mexican President Obregon Takes Quiet Farm Life in Sonora
General Alvaro Obregon, once president of Mexico, now lives as a farmer in Navajoa with large land holdings in Sonora. He reportedly invested about 1 100,000 in land and plans development projects including Mayo river dam talks with American capitalists to irrigate thousands of acres at an estimated cost of 25 000 000 pesos.
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Nogales, Ariz
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Sonora
Navajoa
General Obregon
Mayo River
London Scots Regiment Abolished for Economy
London-Scots, a kilted unit in the uniformed regiments for a century, has been abolished to save costs. The move ends a long tradition linked to the city and its military history.
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London
Fall River Residents Question Earthquake Rumblings
In Fall River Massachusetts on November 23 residents questioned whether a morning disturbance was an earthquake. Reports described rumblings erratic lights and slight movements with telephone operators alarmed by flashing lights. Similar incidents reached Newport Rhode Island and Warren Rhode Island along with local chatter.
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Associated Press
Fall River
Mass
Newport
R. L
Warren, R. I
Waterways Debate At St Louis Mississippi Valley Meeting
The seventh annual Mississippi Valley Association convention in St Louis discussed building a national inland waterways system in cooperation with railroads. Speakers included U S senator James A Reed and O E Bradfute of the American Farm Bureau Federation. President Smith urged a special legislative bill to fund trunk waterway projects and expeditious completion.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Mississippi Valley Association
James A. Reed
United States
Missouri
O. E. Bradfute
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
Texas
Interi-Coastal Canal Association
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
Smith
Ile
Congress
Mother of Cork mayor's mother shown in Chicago visit
In a quiet West Side block Mrs Ella French, a dignified visitor from Cork, Ireland, says she has lived discreetly in the United States and keeps her presence here low profile while visiting relatives and noting her daughters in the country. A fragment mentions a request for copies of John Ridgeway.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Coffeyville
Kansas
Cork
Ella French
Italian Masonic Lodges Ordered to Disband
Domizio Torrigiani, grand master of Italian Free Masons, orders dissolution of all lodges in Italy. The grand orient lodge will continue under the new association law, with new lodges to be created complying with the same law.
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Presa
Rome
Italy
Domizio Torrigiani
Grand Orient Lodge
Mother of Mrs Woodrow Wilson Buried Today
The body of Mrs. William H. Bolling mother of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was taken to Wytheville Virginia for burial today. Funeral services were held last night at Mrs. Wilsons home where the war president died.
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Washington
William H. Bolling
Woodrow Wilson
Wytheville
Baltimore Missionary Swallows Parasite Specimens
Dr. C. H. Barlow, a medical missionary, swallowed thirty two parasite specimens from China to carry them to Johns Hopkins for study. The event highlights dangerous methods used to obtain material for medical research.
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Baltimore
China
C. H. Barlow
Johns Hopkins
Names of Many Who Violate Old Time Blue Laws in Jersey
Perth Amboy New Jersey November 23 hundreds of Middlesex county residents were recorded by police in a second monthly crusade against violators of the old blue law offenses include driving an automobile selling newspapers riding trolley cars buying food or drink and all forms of amusement The drive aims to present names to grand juries statewide to push a legislative modification of the law.
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Associated Preac
Perth Amboy
N. J
Middlesex County
New Jersey
Graham Brothers Sold to Dodge Brothers in $146 Million Deal
New York Nov 23 Dodge Brothers Inc announced it has purchased a majority interest in Graham Brothers, one of the world’s largest independent motor truck manufacturers. Clarence Dillon of Dillon Read and Company said the cash deal follows Dodge’s earlier $146 million acquisition of Dodge Brothers last April.
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New York
Graham Brothers
Dodge Brothers, Inc
Clarence Dillon
Dillon Read and Company
Dodge Brothers
Four Bombings Hit Chicago On Sunday Patrol Records Show
Gangland left four bombings on police records Sunday in Chicago. Two targeted policemen homes active in prohibition enforcement. A South Side coffee shop was wrecked injuring Mrs Sophie Starcek possibly fatally. A tire shop blast linked to labor troubles.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Sophie Starcek
South Side
Fry No Offer From Red Grange Team Rumor Denied
Des Moines Iowa November 22 Associated Press reports deny rumors that Wes Fry Iowa star fullback had been offered a place on Red Grange professional football team. Fry says he heard nothing and would not consider such an offer unless unusual. Hawkeyes return from California after loss to Southern California.
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Assciates Press
Des Moines
Wes Fry
Iowa
Red” Grange
Lord May
Associated Press
Hawkeye
Iowa City
Clifornia
Fry
Grange
Briand Again Called On To Form Cabinet in France
Paris reports Briand urged by President Doumergue to form a new cabinet nine times in his career, with the foreign minister likely to become premier for an eighth time. Briand promises to consult allies and deliver a reply tonight amid rumors of a political coup scare. Painleve responds that governments fall but republic endures as instability looms. The chamber later votes 243 to 44 to boost Bank of France advances to the government by 1.5 billion francs, with abstentions from the National Bloc and Socialists.
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Associated Press
Paris
Aristid Briand
M. Briand
Doumergue
Briand
Locarno
Painleve
M. Doumergue
Chamber of Deputies
Bank of France
National Bloc
Thanksgiving Dinner in Chicago Costs More Than Five Years Ago
Newspaper investigators report that a Thanksgiving dinner for a family of eight in Chicago will cost $7.43. The menu includes an eight pound turkey oysters white potatoes sweet potatoes cranberries celery pumpkin pie bread and butter reflecting higher prices over five years.
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Chicago
Foster Deposed As Communist Leader In U S
William Z Foster, last year’s Communist presidential candidate, is deposed as head of the U S Communist Party and in Moscow seeking reinstatement. Charles Ruthenberg, in Moscow arguing against Foster, heads a minor faction and awaits Supreme Court review of an anti syndicalism conviction. Ruthenberg is out on 7500 dollars bail.
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New York
William Z. Foster
Communist Party
Moscow
Foster
Charles Ruthenberg
Gregory Zinovieff
Third Internationale
Ruthenberg
United States Supreme Court
Mystery Riders Nabbed in Virginia Over Alleged Plot
Twenty alleged members of the Royal Riders of Mystery were arrested by Sheriff Crumpacker and deputies in Bluefield Virginia for plans to whip a woman at Pinnacle Rock. Thirteen were said to exit cars at Pinnacle Rock. seven more were seized after a search of the organization’s headquarters. Robes charters and paraphernalia were seized. All faces hearings in court.
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Associated Pree
Bluefield
W. Va
Royal Riders of Mystery
Crumpacker
Pinnacle Rock
Here
State Sinking Fund Law to Be Given Test in Court
Keokuk Iowa November 23 suit to enjoin state and Lee county treasurers from collecting interest on Keokuk school district funds held in Keokuk Savings Bank and deposited in the state sinking fund. J O Toyd and the Keokuk independent school district brought the action authorized by the school board. The petition claims the law violates state and national constitutions and that the district loses interest income that funds its annual budget possibly forcing higher levies.
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Preead
Husker Leads With 210 Bushels In Seven Hours
In Shenandoah Iowa Homer Lawless, 18, Tarkio Missouri, works on a Farragut farm and husked 210 bushels in seven hours set in the local corn husking contest.
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Shenandoah
Homer Lawless
Tarkio
Farragut
President Coolidge Turns to Borah for Political Advice
Washington Nov 23 The president’s inner circle is questioned as he seeks counsel for the opening of the 69th Congress. Rather than longtime allies, he asks Idaho Senator Borah for guidance on key policy moves and concessions. The exchange underscores strategic choices in the White House.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Congress
White House
Senator Curtis
Senator Butler
Senator Moses
Senator Smoot
Senator Wadsworth
Senator Willis
Senator Borah
Idaho
Uphold Conviction of Boy for Murder
The Pennsylvania state supreme court upheld the first degree murder conviction of 15 year old William Cavalier for the killing of his grandmother in Schuylkill County. He was sentenced to death, believed to be the youngest Pennsylvanian to face the death penalty. more than $100 in cash found on him.
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Avenciated
Philadelphia
State Supreme Court
William Cavalier
Schuylkill
Cavalier
Pennsylvania
Two Closed Iowa Banks Set to Pay Dividends
Two closed Iowa banks prepare to pay initial dividends to depositors. The Danbury Trust and Savings Bank of Danbury will issue a 10 percent payment and the Farmers Trust and Savings Bank of Marble Rock will start on November 30 to return 15 percent.
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The
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
L. A. Andrew
Danbury Trust and Savings Bunk
Danbury
Farmers Trust and Savings Bank of
Marble, Rock
Overcoat Por Which Pra Named Back After 28 Years
In WENATCHEE Washington State Forest Supervisor Sylvester received weather worn remains of an overcoat he found in the Cascade Mountains 28 years ago. The garment was sent to him in an envelope and linked to a rock used as a signal during 1897 surveying. The peak was named from the coat.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Washington State Forest
Sylvester
Cascade Mountains
Mitchell Testifies In Own Defense At Court Martial
Col William Mitchell defends himself in a court martial over alleged breach of discipline after criticizing military aviation administration. He details his career, aviation proposals, and calls for broader air force modernization while rejecting prior War Department actions. Another note from Honolulu questions Sheridan testimony about Langley accidents and calls some claims misleading.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Army
Navy Air Services
Air Crusader
House Aircraft Committee
Special Air Board
Blanton Winship
Mitchell
France
War Department
New York
New York City
Culver Military Academy
Indiana
Alaska
Canada
Asia
Europe
Pacific
Langley Field
Virginia
Honolulu
H. W. Sheridan
D. D. Guerley
Pearl Harbor
Permits to Make Wine Will Cease
Washington officials move to revoke hundreds of thousands of pre prohibition wine making permits. The permits allowed up to 200 gallons tax free annually and were concentrated in foreign quarters of large cities. Treasury officials plan new regulation within days to curb sacramental wine and reduce illicit diversion.
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Washington
Treasury
Arsdrews
Murderer Is Given Sentence of Death in Electric Chair
Newark New Jersey November 23 Harrison W Noel kidnaper and slayer of Mary Daly of Mont Clair was sentenced to die in the electric chair during the week of January 10 for the murder of Raymond Pierce a negro taxi driver used in abducting the child. His counsel announced plans to seek a writ of error to stay the execution.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Harrison W. Noel
Mary Daly
Mont Clair
Raymond Pierce
Cauffrey
Wm. Wachenfeld
Chancellor Walker
Trenton
Noel
Veteran of Mexican War Dies at Rippey
Daniel Riley Gonder died yesterday in Rippey at age 99 the state s only veteran of the Mexican War Funeral services will be held there Wednesday A paralytic stroke ended his long life He preached in school houses and rural churches for two decades Surviving are three sons a daughter nineteen grandchildren fifty six great grandchildren and nineteen great great grandchildren
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The
Associated Press
Rippey
Daniel Riley Gonder
Iowa
Gonder
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