Iowa farmers claim corn is losing money
Secretary Jardine convened a December 1 Chicago meeting with bankers business leaders and government officials to discuss aiding Iowa corn growers in marketing their crop. The piece notes nine midwestern states produce two thirds of U S corn and farmers face losses as prices hover around 55 60 cents per bushel while costs run about 68 cents.
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Hean
Washington
Jardine
Chicago
Iowa
South Dakota
Ohio
Middle West
Iowa Farm Bureau
Illinois Agricultural Association
Ilinois Agricultural Association
Illinois
Department of Agriculture
Hammills to Spend Thanksgiving at Lincoln
Governor and Mrs. Hammill will visit Lincoln Nebraska on Thanksgiving Day as guests of Governor and Mrs. McMullen They will attend the Notre Dame Nebraska football game during their stay in Lincoln Iowa Des Moines dispatches say
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Des Moines
John Hammill
Adam McMullen
Nebraska
Lincoln
Train Hits Auto Near Toledo Kill Three
A Michigan Central passenger train struck an automobile five miles north of Toledo early today killing two men and a woman with a second woman fatally hurt. Identified victims include Francis W. Willis, active in dry circles, and Richard Ward, 21, a salesman.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Michigan Central
Francis W. Willis
Richard Ward
High Taxes Force Coal Mines Sale in Gillespie County
The Consolidated Coal Company, owner of two large Illinois mines, sold its Gillespie County interests due to high taxes. About 531000 dollars in taxes, penalties, and costs were assessed and unpaid. Monroe County officials moved to collect against the company on advice of the Attorney General. Company officials say the capital stock tax is excessive and illegal.
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Pree Albia
Consolidated Coal Company
Gillespie, I
General County Fund
Monroe County
Gibson
Coal Company
Two Acquitted in Fox Lake Murder Trial
A Waukegan jury acquitted Mrs. Clara Harey and her stepfather Arthur Holt of murdering Mrs. Little Holt in the Fox Lake Holt home last September. Albert Harey, Clare Harey’s husband and an accessory accused, was also freed.
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Waukegan, Ll
Clara Harey
Arthur Holt
Little Holt
Holt
Fox Lake
Albert Harey
Clare
Three Men Die At Train Crossing Near Milwaukee
Three unidentified men were killed when a freight train struck an automobile at a crossing south of Milwaukee. The car was hurled onto parallel tracks and run over by another train from the opposite direction. Police could not determine ownership or identify the victims.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Henry Wasson Dies in Colorado War Service Veteran
Telegram reports Henry Wasson died yesterday in a Fort Lyon government hospital Colorado. His body will reach Wellman at 10 45 Thursday morning with Wellman Legion post and an escort to meet the train. Funeral likely Friday with World War soldiers from Washington possibly in attendance. Henry Wasson and three brothers from Wellman served in the world war.
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P. L. Etter
Leon Beatty
American Legion
Henry Wasson
Fort Lyon
Colo
Wellman
Washington
George W. Wasson
Iowa City feels Kutsch may skip pro football
Friends of Cowboy Kutsch, star halfback for the University of Iowa, expect him to refuse pro offers. The flashy sophomore has two more years of Big Ten competition and officials here favor staying in college, likely shaping his decision.
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Iowa City
Kutsch
University of Iowa
Damages Awarded in Breach of Promise Suit
Mrs Helen Treunhaft received $600 in a breach of promise suit against P F Richardson a Redfield contractor. The Chicago church incident and six hour jury deliberation are noted as context though the verdict settled at $600 against Richardson.
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Des Moines
Helen Treunhaft
P. FE. Richardson
Redfield
Second suit filed against Leopold and Loeb by Charles Ream
Charles Ream, a former Chicago taxicab driver, files a second suit in Joliet seeking $100,000 damages from Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb. He alleges they abducted him on November 21, 1923, and mutilated him severely, leaving him permanently disabled. the prior case was dismissed for want of prosecution due to his Iowa jail detention.
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Associated Presse
Joliet
Ill
Iowa
Charles Ream
Chicago
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
Ream
Life
Automobile kills woman near Horton road in Waverly
Mrs. William Warren, 25, was killed instantly about 7 30 last evening while walking to her home near Horton in Waverly county. The driver was Carl Swartz of Tripoli. Warren had visited her son’s farm to care for stock after the barn burned Monday.
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Associated Press
Waverly
William Warren
Horton
County
Carl Swartz
Tripoli
White Star Bus Line Petition Denied
The State railroad commission denied White Star Bus Line of Muscatine permission to run a bus line between Burlington Fairfield and Ottumwa, ending their bid to operate in that route.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
State Railroad Commission
White Star Bus Line of
Muscatine
Burlington
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Wheat prices slide on Argentine export surplus estimate
Chicago November 25 large rise in wheat prices reversed after a British authority estimated Argentina could export up to 168 million bushels. The setback followed the unexpected surplus forecast affecting market demand and prices.
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Chicago
Argentina
Commutation Granted For Noted Bandit Gerald Chapman
President Coolidge commuted the 25 year federal robbery sentence of Gerald Chapman for the mail truck robbery by order signed Monday evening. Chapman told his counsel he will not accept the commutation and a document was delivered to Warden H. K. W. Scott for service.
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Associated Reas
Hartford
Conn
Gerald Chapman
Coolidge
New York
H. K. W. Scott
Chapman
Eastern women colleges frown on smoking activities
A report from New York on November 25 notes that major eastern girls colleges discourage or restrict student smoking. Bryn Mawr bans smoking rooms. Goucher forbids smoking in buildings. Wellesley voted down off campus smoking. Radcliffe and West Virginia prohibit smoking. Vassar leaves it to personal conscience but disapproves healthwise. About half of Vassar students smoke, with Bryn Mawr reporting fewer than half.
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New York
Bryn Mawr
Goucher College
Baltimore
Wellesley
College
Radcliffe
West Virginia
Vassar
Pinchot to Meet John Lewis Today
Governor Pinchot will discuss the anthracite coal situation with John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers and Major W W Inglis chairman of the anthracite Operators Negotiating Committee. The meetings will be held separately later today.
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Harrisru Rr
G. Pa
Pinchot
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
W. W. Inglis
Des Moines Doctor Dies at 79 Psychiatric Pioneer
Des Moines physician Dr Gershom H Mill an alienist and founder of Hill's Retreat died last night from pneumonia at age 79. He specialized in mental diseases and was a noted figure in local medical circles.
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Des Moines
Gershom H. Mill
Hill's Retreat
Young Diplomats Sometimes Go Too Far in Violation of Country's Laws
Washington report discusses young diplomats abusing privileges such as speeding and prohibitions while on duty abroad. The State Department suggested a firm rebuke to an offending embassy after police complaints, illustrating the balance between diplomatic privilege and local law.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
State Department
Doumer Unable to Form New Cabinet in Paris
Senator Paul Doumer informed the president he was unable to form a cabinet in Paris on November 25. The development follows negotiations with various political groups as the government seeks a stable executive.
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Doumer
Paris
Paul Doumer
Pearl Necklace Returned to Mrs Blyth in Canada
A $75,000 pearl neck lace attributed to the Hon Mrs Blyth was anonymously returned by mail from Canada, according to a London report. The item was previously missing and tied to the Blyth family, with details limited in the dispatch.
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London
Methodist Merger Plan Defeated by Southern Church
Nashville date: Dr. A J Lamar, custodian of ballots on unification, announced the merger plan of the Methodist Episcopal church had been defeated. He cited an anti unification majority of less than 300, noting a three fourths majority was required for approval.
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Nashville
Tenn
A. J. Lamar
Methodist Episcopal Church
Dr. Lamar
Heights pupils stage Kay and Gerda operetta at high school
About five hundred Washington residents attended the Heights school operetta Kay and Gerda last night. Edna Crone as Gerda and Lester Glick as Kay led a strong cast with student dancers, a future Washington High School orchestra, and a polished production directed by Miss Maude Meereedy and colleagues.
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Heights School
Kay
Gerda
High School Auditorum
Plann'ae
Heights
Maude Meereedy
Kether Hay
Madeline Athens
Carol Forgey
Harriett Riddle
Bertha Hay
Howard Freshwaters
Edith Boileau
Hans Christian Anderson
Edna Crone
Lester Glick
Manolia Edwards
Vera Foss
Martha Slavel
Margaret Griffith
David Murphy
Washington
Milburn McKay
Washington High School
Fourteen U.S. Citizens Reach Beirut Amid Druse Conflict
Four teen naturalized American citizens arrive in Beirut with about 2000 refugees from Rashetya near Damascus. They report hand to hand fighting between Druse and Christian volunteers left many women and children dead as the rebel tribesmen killed civilians during the clashes.
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Associated Press
Beirut
Syria
Rashetya
Damascus
Communist leaders found guilty in Old Bailey trial
Twelve Communist leaders were convicted at the Old Bailey on charges of conspiring to publish sedition and incitement to mutiny. The verdict was delivered in London on November 25 by the Associated Press reporting.
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Associated Press
London
Old Bailey
Real estate boom in Florida cuts crops in Shenandoah region
A Shenandoah investigation notes Florida boom affecting vegetable crops. A U S agricultural economics report says east coast potato plantings may fall by more than half, Manatee county celery shipments drop from about 1,200 cars to 300-400, lettuce and cabbage acreage also shrink, signaling a broad reduction in Florida yields.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Florida
United States of Agricultural Economics
Manatee County
Tocey
Women Escape From Prison Are Recaptured
Three inmates Herrice Creek Julia Mathews and Eva Williams escape from county jail by binding torturing matron Mrs Stolzer stealing keys and money then flee recaptured ten minutes after she freed herself and raised alarm. Creek and Matthews are jailed for auto theft and liquor violations respectively.
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Nashville
Tenn
Sarah Stolver
Herrice Creek
White
Julia Mathews
Eva Williams
John Sheldon's Dog Cost Him His Wife
In Los Angeles a superior court trial ended in divorce after Ida May Sheldon testified her husband hid as a white bearded street beggar under a false beard. The dog’s hysterics at the sight of the beggar revealed the ruse and led to the dissolution of the marriage.
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Los Angeles
Calif
John Shedon
Superior Court
Ida May Sheldon
Man Dies After Car Strikes Pole Near Fort Dodge
John J. Paap was killed when his car struck a telephone pole while avoiding an approaching auto in Fort Dodge Iowa. He died three hours later at the Fort Dodge hospital. His wife had a serious operation the same day. His niece Milda Paap was killed six weeks earlier in a separate incident.
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Fort Dodge
John J. Paap
Paap
Milda Paap
Woman Drops Dead Leaving Hospital
Creston Iowa November 25 Mrs T A Vanderslug wife of a Union County farmer died after a minor operation at Greater Community hospital. She dropped dead this morning due to heart disease. New York editor of a student paper at the College of the City of New York forbidden to write against compulsory military training.
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Creston
Greater Community Hospital
T. A. Vanderslug
Union County
New York
College of the City of
Messes
Ice Age Deaths Claim Ancient British Ancestors
Sir Arthur Keith notes in lecture that modern people largely descend from populations that perished during the last Ice Age about 10 000 to 12 000 years ago. He argues genetic continuity and disruption shaped early human survival.
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Sir Arthur Keith
Navy Shenandoah inquiry ends provisional at delay risk
The Navy's long Shenandoah disaster investigation pauses as it waits to see if Col. William Mitchell will be summoned from the army court martial. If Mitchell testifies on related matters the naval panel may seek his presence. otherwise, the court will proceed to final findings. Mitchell rested his defense four weeks into the army trial and later sought permission to visit Detroit for Thanksgiving, which was denied.
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Washington
Navy
Shenandoah
Col
Wm. Mitchell
Naval Court of Inquiry
Hilary P. Jones
Leonard
Col. Mitchell
Mitchel
Mitchell
Willam Mitchell
Tb War
Navy Departments
William Mitchell
Detroit
War Department
Seek Second Judge for Iowa District
Federal Judge Martin Wade said Senator Cummins will present a bill to Congress authorizing a second or junior judge for the federal district court in Iowa. He added the crowded docket may require an extra session shortly after the new year.
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Associated Preag
Des Moines
Martin J. Wade
Cummins
Congress
Federal District Court of
Iowa
Wade
Wet Thanksgiving Weather Across East With Snow Likely North
A forecast reports a wet and muddy Thanksgiving for the eastern seaboard with clear conditions in the Midwest. Old fashioned snow is expected only in northern New England and northern New York as the holiday approaches.
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Washington
Seaboard
Middle-West
Weather Bureau
New England
New York
Charleston fad breaks knee in hazy dance mishap
Des Moines report says Melvin Kustere, a North Western graduate, fractured his knee while attempting a difficult Charleston step. He remains in a knee splint as doctors assess injuries from the popular dance craze.
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Prenay
Des Moines
Melvin Kustere
Northwertern
Smallpox Reported in Underwood Iowa Area
Two hundred cases of smallpox were reported from Underwood in Pottawattamie County to Dr. Don M. Griswold, state health commissioner. Whole families are reported ill in the Neola vicinity.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Navy
Underwood
Pottawattamie County
Don M. Griswold
Neola
Shakespeare's Father John Shakespeare’s Reads and Roles
Historical note suggests John Shakespeare could not read or write yet held important local offices in his county. Some documents show him signing decumimus by absence of his mark, indicating limited literacy but public authority.
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John Shakespeare
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