Northwestern Jubilant Riot Destroys Evanston Fraternity House
About 3,000 Northwestern students roamed Evanston tearing a fraternity house, overturning police and fire equipment, and sparking bonfires. Police reported injuries, arrests, and a mayor declaring no university intervention for violations as riot squads and veterans assisted to quell the unrest.
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Eshes
Charles EK. Bartlett
Northwestern
Chicago
Lake Michigan
William
A. Wiltberger
Evanston
Bartlett
Slow in Selecting Jury to Try Looney
A jury panel for John P. Looney's trial in Galesburg Illinois saw slow progress on opening day. Four jurors were sworn Monday afternoon and eight more were added after for a total eight. seven were excused this morning for cause or peremptory reasons. Arthur O. Anderson farmer and Carl Hawkinson grocer emerged as tentative accepted by both sides.
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Associated Press
Galesburg
Ill
John P. Looney
Arthur O. Anderson
Farmer
Carl Hawkinson
Advocate Action to Complete Inland Waterway Projects
Congressmen urged passage of the Porter bill to fund completion of inland waterway improvements. The measure would allocate 204 million dollars to finish river and harbor projects approved by War Department engineers, with less than a quarter of total investment still needed to complete them.
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Associated Prose
ST. Louis
Mississippi Valley Association
Porter
Stephen G. Porter
Pittsburgh
War Department
Earth Passes Through Remains of Biel’s Comet in Meteor Shower
Chicago reports the earth passed through the remnants of Biel’s comet, observed in 1866, with a bright but harmless meteor shower. The comet, captured by Jupiter’s gravity, has a 6.7 year orbit. a 1846 split left fragments unseen since 1852, now visible as cosmic dust during meteor showers.
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Rere
Chicago
Biel
W. von Biel
Solar System
Outer Space
Jupiter
Church urged to end lynchings and lead race reform
In St Paul Minnesota on November 24 1936 church leaders urged action to solve race tensions Four thousand black Americans have been lynched in thirty years and church figures argued true leadership rests with religious cooperation not police power They warned without progress America cannot preach against racism abroad.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Minn
America
Will Winston Alexander
Inter-Race Commission
Edward A. Steiner
Grinnell College
Alexander
Church
French Garrison Bombarding Raspeiya Town
In Raspeiya a French garrison bombards the town under siege by Druse tribesmen who have set it on fire. Two thousand French reinforcements are en route to the citadel to aid the defense.
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Beirut
Syria
Raspeiya
Mother and Daughters Die in Berkeley Fire Tragedy
Detroit dispatch reports Mrs. Josephine Ruoff and her daughters Geraldine aged 9 and Josephine May one year perished when their Berkeley home burned last night. Father Conrad Ruoff and two other daughters Rosemary and Ruth were severely burned and hospitalized.
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Detroit
Mich
Josephine Ruoff
Geraldine
Josephine May
Berkeley
Conrad Ruoff
Rosemary
Ruth
Jardine Studies Situation on Farm
Iowa bankers and farmers welcomed the idea of a thorough study by an expert corporation linked to Jardine proposed legislation. Nils Olson and Albert Williams reported to Secretary Jardine that some corn fed for live stock yields more value than cash sale, and banks can meet loan calls with some needing extra help.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senator Cumming
Jardine
Senator Cummins
Iowa
McNary-Haugen
White Cummins
Federal Loan Bank
Omaha
Department of Agriculture
Olson
Williams
Jackie Coogan to Have His Hair Cut
Chicago Nov 24 Jackie Coogan the youth motion picture actor will have his bobbed tresses cropped close man fashion says manager A J Bernstein between trains. The 11 year old stands four feet tall weighs 70 pounds and plans to stay in school during the awkward age.
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Chicago
Jackie Coogan
A. J. Bernstein
Jackie
Airships Are Coffins Says Col Mitchell At Court Martial
Colonel William Mitchell repeated his charge that American aviators fly in flaming coffins. He said there has been no safety increase since 1921, despite more trained personnel and tighter flying, and blamed faulty equipment for Captain McAvoys death. He admitted being bluffed and bull-dozed.
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Washington
Wiliam Mitchell
Allen Gullion
Gullion
Guilion
Mitchell
United States
Great Britain
Italy
D. H
Col. Mitchell
McAvoy
Old Point
Ben Franklin Quote on Housewifery and Woman’s Nobility
A fragment featuring Benjamin Franklin’s saying that household virtue is a woman’s noblest form. The aphorism reflects colonial era views on domestic virtue attributed to Franklin.
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Ben Franklin
Benjamin Frankilin
Secretary Jardine Rides With Mixed Public Gaze in Washington
The piece playfully contrasts Secretary of Agriculture Jardine’s public image as an ex cowboy with a critique of his actual riding. It describes his unconventional posture and awkward seat on a refined English hunter, noting the mismatch between myth and reality and his struggle to stay aboard as the horse lopes.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Secretary of
Agriculture Jardine
Rock Creek
Jardine
Prince of Wales
Iowa Builder Bowman reshaped medical ethics at UI and beyond
John Bowman native Iowan and UI graduate rose from teacher to president of the University of Iowa. He founded the American College of Surgeons and led efforts against fee splitting, creating a new medical code of ethics. A Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning mentioned as context.
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Iowa City
John Bowman
University of Iowa
Cathedral of Learning
Pittsburg
Magazsine
Bowman
Davenport
American College of Surgeons
Howeer
William J. Maye
Rochester
Minn
Des Moines Lumber Yard Blaze Causes $250000 Loss
Fire of unknown origin swept the Wheeler Lumber Yard and nearby railroad property in Des Moines at dawn. Four cars loaded with gasoline on a siding 25 feet from the sheds risked explosion, but a Rock Island engine crew moved the cars to safety, preventing further damage.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Wheeler
Minneapolis and St Louis
Rock Island
All Wine Permits Withdrawn Nationwide
Washington November 24 All prohibition permits allowing households to manufacture up to 200 gallons of wine annually were ordered withdrawn. The move ends a preProhibition era practice, with over 12 000 permits outstanding. The Treasury holds the permit authority violates the Volstead act.
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Washington
Treasury
Newspapers Resume Publication After Mussolini Plot
Milan November 24 Aventi and Unita newspapers, suspended by government order after the Mussolini plot discovery, resume today. Giustizia will drop its subtitle as organ of the Italian unitarian socialist party, which was disbanded following the expose.
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Milan
Italy
Aventi
Unita
Mussolinin
Giustizia
Italian Unitarian Socialist Party
Unitarian Socialists
Ballot Classification Set for Steck Brookhart Contest
Washington reports the Steck Brookhart election dispute will proceed with ballot classification by a senate subcommittee starting December 20. Brookhart and Steck supporters' attorneys James G. Mitchell and John R. Pendy plan to trim non essential points before the recount goes before the committee.
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Washington PD. C
Steck-Brookhart
Senate
Tom Brookhart
Brookhart
John RR. Pendy
Steck
James G. Mitchell
John R. Pendy
Des Moines
John R&r. Pendy
Washington
Zuppke Opines Grange Will Choose Different Path
University of Illinois coach Robert Zuppke says Red Grange will not graduate and will pursue a career beyond Illinois after leaving campus. Grange cites football as his best option but plans to join professional play with Chicago Bears.
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Associated Press
Urbana
Robert C. Zuppke
University Oflinois
Towi
Red Grange
Carrot Top
Ilinois
Bower
Germany
Grange
Zuppke
Chicago
Chicago Bears
Red
Linois
Illinois
Man of Real Wealth by Emerson
A line from Ralph Waldo Emerson equates true richness with knowledge. It extols a person who understands sweets and virtues found in earth, water, plants, and skies and how to access these wonders, elevating wisdom as the ultimate wealth.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Midland Schools oppose May Francis second term
The Midland Schools official organ of the Iowa State Teachers Association breaks with Miss May Francis over a bid for a second term as state superintendent of public instruction. It acknowledges her right to run but calls a campaign based on a second term a weak foundation.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Midland Schools
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Miss May ¢ Francis
Miss Francis
Before Marriage Love Is All, After Marriage Crowds In
A brief Nugget from the Louisville Courier Journal notes the shift in focus that follows marriage, where romantic affection gives way to a crowding of other concerns and responsibilities.
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Ture
Louisville Courier-Journal
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