Senator Hiram Johnson Outlines 1930s Presidential Policy
In Chicago Senator Hiram Johnson outlined his campaign principles against the current U S foreign policy and pledged support for the soldiers bonus and income tax cuts. He urged lower freight rates, cooperative marketing and river development to aid agriculture while warning against tying the United States to Europe through any conference or league.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
America
Europe
Treasury Department
American Legion
United States
Keokuk Man Held Up and Robbed of 171
W H Spicer proprietor of a soft drink parlor and restaurant was held up by two men who stole 171 and his watch near the Des Moines river bridge south of Keokuk last night.
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Py Tre Associated Press
Keokuk
W. H. Spicer
Des Moines River Bridge
Admissions by Two Diamonds in Brooklyn Bank Heist
Baylon Diamond and his brother Joseph admitted their roles in the robbery and murder of two bank messengers in a Brooklyn station on November 14. They denied firing the shots but named three gunmen as the actual killers. Seven additional arrests were announced, including Anthony Panano, said to be the tip off man, with six suspects nabbed in the Bronx and Brooklyn.
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Associated Press
New York
Baylon Diamond
Joseph
Brooklyn
Dodd
Bronx
Anthony Panano
Barlow
Joseph Diamond
Des Moines Tailor R A Blonde Found Dead Under Mystery
Des Moines reports the death of R A Blonde a local tailor discovered with a bullet wound on the Loeust street bridge over the Des Moines river. Conflicting early details included whether a revolver was nearby and whether suicide is indicated by powder burns at close range. Police plan a river bed search for the weapon.
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Tiv
Asavetate? Presse
Des Moines
R. A. Blonde
Loeust Street
Iowa corn husking 80 percent done in Mones area
The Iowa weather and crop service reports week ending Tuesday that corn husking is about 75 to 80 percent finished. Winter wheat, grass and pastures benefited from recent rain and snow.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Des Mones
Iowa Weather and Cran Service Today
Walton's Hearing to Be Next Monday
Oklahoma City Nov. 28 An arraignment of former governor J. C. Walton on six indictments was continued until Monday. Health commissioner Dr. B. E. Davenport indicted with Walton on five counts was granted a separate trial, with pleding due Friday. Chauffeur T. P. Edwards also faces diversion of public funds charges and arraignment was moved to Monday.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
J. C. Walton
BE. A. Davenport
Walton
T. P. Edwards
Edwards
Assembly to Convene Soon in Des Moines
Des Moines reports that the fortieth general assembly will reconvene in six days with few legislators in town for preliminary work. Most will arrive by Sunday and plan Thanksgiving travel. The first issue will be whether to limit the session to code revision and officials expect a sixty day duration into March or later.
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Assocrted
Des Moines
Fortieth Geneal Assembly
Sesson
Four Moros Killed by Police in Mandinano Clash
Four Moros were killed in a clash with a constabulary detachment on Mandinano Island. No police casualties were reported. The red flag, Moro unrest symbol, was raised in several island sections according to a dispatch from the provincial governor.
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Vrces
Manila
P. I
Mandinano
Coolidge Prepares Brief Message to Congress
President Coolidge sent his comparatively brief message to Congress to the printer. White House aides say it is shorter than Wilson and Harding messages and designed to present explicit recommendations with force to render arguments unnecessary.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Congress
White House
Wilson
Harding
Mrs Snrico Caruso Weds Captain Ingram in London
In London on a day marked by formalities Mrs Snrico Caruso formerly Dorothy Benjamin of New York married Captain Ernest Ingram. The wedding connects two notable names as the ceremony proceeded with customary pomp.
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Associated Press
London
Navy
Snrico Caruso
Dorothy Benjamin
New York
Ernest Ingram
Governor Schedules Assembly Session After Adjournment
Governor calls assembly for Tuesday as special session was set before spring adjournment. No new officials will be elected in the general session, though some replacements may be made.
Booze Confab Opens in Ottawa Amid Secrecy
An international conference in Ottawa brings together 28 Canadian and American officials to discuss liquor smuggling strategies. The opening sessions reportedly focused on U S proposals already outlined in Washington, which may face resistance from Canadian officials.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Navy
United States
Washington
Ideal Thanksgiving Day Weather Forecast
Des Moines reports clear skies and rising temperatures for Thanksgiving with ideal November weather. The weatherman says the day will be great for football or motoring, with enough chill to keep celebrants alert and radiator needs minimal.
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Associated Pre
Des Moines
Fire in Detroit Docks and Buildings Destroyed
Fire sparked by an overheated stove in a watchman’s shanty at the Detroit and Windsor ferry dock area damaged the dock house U S immigration and customs offices an adjoining six story building a four story warehouse and several smaller structures with total losses about 1 500 000 dollars three people were injured one seriously.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Detroit & Windsor Ferry Company
U. S. Immigration and Customs Offices
Keokuk Mayor William Strimback Dies at Home
William E. Strimback, mayor of Keokuk, died at his home. He had served two years as mayor and spent the prior six years publishing the News Republican in Farmington, Iowa.
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Associated Press
Keokuk
William E. Strimback
Farmington
Iowa
News Republican
Texarkana Dual Government Defines City Across States
Texarkana, Texas Arkansas spans two states with half the city under Texas law and half under Arkansas law. The split along State Line Avenue creates two mayors, two city councils, two police departments, two school systems, and separate county and federal offices. A joint fire department and sewage plant serve both sides. The city, population 36 000, celebrates its progress December 3 to 8 marking a century since its founding.
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Texarkana
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Navy
Texas
Arkansas
State Line
State
Yne
Kana
Ark
United States Courts
United States Commissioners
United States Bankruptcy Courts
Louisiana
Morton Sisters Hear Arraignment on Assault Charge
Sadie and Alice Morton sisters local chir opractors were arraigned before Justice Travis in Cedar Rapids on assault with intent to murder charges from a Sunday shooting of neighbor boy Elaworth Jakubee. Bonds set at five thousand dollars each.
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Cedar Rapids
Sadie
Alice Morton
Travis
Elaworth Jakubee
Mortons
Trevis
Writ Granted to Hasten Cockburn Extradition Case
In Jefferson City Missouri on November 28 the supreme court granted a writ of habeas corpus to Russell J Cockburn a patient at Veterans hospital Jefferson Barracks to block his extradition to Iowa. He faces charges as one of thirteen accused of embezzling eighty six thousand dollars from city funds while employed. The court set the writ for a December 4 hearing.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Russell J. Cockburn
Veterans’ Hospital
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Cockburn
Iowa
Seizure of British Rum Schooner Draws London Views
London papers debate the seizure of the British schooner Tomoka off the New Jersey coast. The Morning Post calls the act illegal and linked to treaty delays, while the Daily Mail urges action against smugglers and cites Canada’s cooperation with the United States.
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Associated Press
London
New Jersey
London Press
Morning Post
Island
Texas
United States
Daily Mail
Canada
Great Britain
Press inquiry on British rum ship Tomoka
Government machinery moved to clear states over the seizure of the rum runner Tomoka and determine if the vessel flew the British flag when captured by the coast guard cutter. Investigations also seek ownership details of the Tomoka.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Tomoka
Coast Guard
Escapes From Car On a Prison Train
William E Weeks serving a ten year term for counterfeiting escaped from a prison train car. The special car carried 27 prisoners from McNeil Island to the federal prison at Leavenworth, Washington last night, authorities said.
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Associated Press
Leavenworth
Kan
William E. Weeks
McNeil Island
Washington
Iowa plans codified child labor laws and reforms
The Iowa child welfare commission held its first meeting in Des Moines and outlined aims to codify child labor legislation to align with other states. J. B. Weaver was named chairman, with Caroline Gargrave as vice president and Francis E. Whitney as secretary. A $3,980 budget was approved, $500 provided by the Iowa conference of social workers and the rest to be raised privately.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Lowa Child Welfare Commission
Kendall
J. B. Weaver
Caroline Gargrave
Perry
Francis E. Whitney
Webster City
Wesley Johnson
Dayton
Iowa Conference of Social Workers
Klan Tied to Smyrna Flogging Case Tested in Trial
In Marietta Georgia on November 28 efforts to link the Ku Klux Klan to the Smyrna flogging case dominated the session. P C Cook faces trial as a member of a gang accused of flogging Bertha Holcombe and her escort Stephen H Morton. Six defense witnesses including Keller Hasty denied involvement.
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Associated Press
Marietta
Ku Klux Klan
Smyrna
Fach
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