Senate Republicans oust four independents from party roles
At a Washington conference, Senate Republicans voted to exclude Robert M. La Follette and three allies Ladd Brookhart and Frazier from future party committees and conferences. The move leaves current assignments intact but signals a split with independents. Charles Curtis won as party leader to succeed Henry Cabot Lodge, with James Watson named vice chairman and whip.
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Associated Prean
Washington
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate
Senate Republicans
Reed
Pennsylvania
LaFollete
Ladd and
Frazier
North Dakota
Brookhart
Iowa
LaFollette
Ladd
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Radio programs heard from Petrograd by university and Des Moines listeners
University of Kentucky radio club heard a Petrograd station WAX broadcast in English after Russian French Spanish Italian and German segments. Des Moines listeners reported receiving the English language Petrograd program on 460 meters with piano solo singer and Russian lecture.
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Lexington
Petrograd
Russia
University O Kentucky Radio Club
Ifo E Lentight
France
Des Moines
Ene- Yish
Russa
Mort Zooker
T. C. Thompson
0. G. Chesley
London
Senate Republicans Plan Weekly Steering Meetings
The senate republicans draft a new schedule to expedite the legislative program. A steering committee will meet weekly and a conference of party leaders will be held on every strictly party question raised during the session. Both parties express confidence the session will avoid fireworks seen in the last Congress.
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Spencer
Missouri
Senate
Reed
Edge
New Jersey
Senate Republicans
Legi
Congress
Porter Tarver Dies in Wilton Junction Train Accident
Muscatine, Nov 28 The Rock Island porter brakeman John Tarver of Rock Island Illinois was killed when his head was crushed between two passenger coaches at Wilton while aligning a knuckle during a coupling. Brakeman F L Kennedy witnessed the tragedy. Tarver, about 50, died instantly.
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Muscatine
John Tarver
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island
Tarver
F. L. Kennedy
Des Moines
Plans for weekly U.S. Europe air mail via Zeppelin
Berlin reports that a weekly mail Zeppelin service between the United States and Europe is to begin. Dr Hugo Eckner, head of the Zeppelin Company, says the venture will carry about half a million letters per week at 25 cents each, with no passenger service planned for now.
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Associated Press
Berlin
United States
Europe
Hugo Eckner
Zeppelin Company
California to Compile Statewide Bootlegger Directory
Federal prohibition forces under Samuel Rutter are compiling a who s who directory of California bootleggers listing names aliases and addresses. The directory will not be for public circulation and aims to document all known bootleggers in the state.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
California
Prohibition
Samuel Rutter
Iowan Fatally Hurt While Out Hunting
Waterloo, Nov. 28. Ivan B. Pederson, 22, of Waterloo, was fatally injured while pigeon hunting on a friend's farm. He jumped into the line of fire behind a water tank as birds came into range. Death occurred about two hours after injury. The coroner's jury found no blame on Glessner and no inquest was needed.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Ivan B. Pederson
H. G. Glensmer
Glessner
Howard Home Damaged by Fire North of Rock Island
The Mrs Delphin Howard residence just north of the Rock Island coal chute suffered substantial roof damage from a fire discovered in the afternoon. Firemen extinguished the blaze using chemicals after smoke and flames spread from a chimney spark.
Eight Die In Chicago Area Crossing Wrecks
Two railroad crossing crashes near Chicago killed eight people and left two with serious injuries. An Aurora car party of five was struck by a Burlington train. four died and one survivor was near death. A Lombard party of four was hit by a Northwestern train. three women died and two men injured. Cause undetermined. Major W M Brewer may have caused the Aurora crash by pulling onto tracks after a freight cleared.
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Associated
Prema
Chicago
Aurora
Here
Justice Department Budget Plans for Des Moines State Office
Des Moines reports the Iowa Attorney General proposes a two year budget of 214 900 dollars for the state department of justice with 88 900 for salaries and travel 75 000 for the bureau of investigation 24 000 for state agents and 15 600 for a contingent fund to cover uncertain litigation costs.
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Tress Des Moines
Bureau of Investigation
Gibson
Missouri and Kansas Covered With Snow
A white blanket covered western Missouri and most of Kansas this morning marking the first general snowfall of the season in the region. The Associated Press reports snow across the area on November 28 with travel likely affected and residents preparing for winter conditions.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa Children Arrive Today in Springfield
One thousand two hundred Iowa school children arrived in Springfield Illinois greeted by Springfield high school band after a snowbound train journey. They plan visits to the Lincoln home courthouse and tomb as part of a pilgrimage to Lincoln sites.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Iil
Iowa
Lincoln
Missouri
Kiwanis Club
Old County
Burglar Killed by Omaha Police in Piggly Wiggly Job
Omaha police Burke and McDermott shot and killed an unidentified burglar during a pistol battle at the Piggly Wiggly on Farnam Street after three men attempted a break in. The other two fled while officers had been stationed nearby on a tip about the store burglary.
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Omaha
Neb
Twentieth
Farnam Streets
Burke and
McDermott
Burke
Farnam Street
Kang
Farmer's Union Plans Countywide Membership Drive
The Farmer's Union launches a countywide membership drive starting Monday December 1 with meetings at Richmond Riverside Wellman Wellston Crawfordsville and Washington. Washington meeting Saturday at 2 PM likely at the courthouse open to the public with special programs. President Ernest Carlson says merchants are invited to share problems and listen as the group focuses on marketing grain and livestock and strengthening marketing organizations.
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Farmer's Union
Ernest ©. Carlson
Richmond
Riverside
Wellman
Wellston
Crawfordsville
Washington
Court House
Mery Carlson
Agewey
Dillon Couple From West Chester Visit Washington Today
Mr and Mrs Guy Dillon of West Chester are in Washington for a day of sightseeing and meetings with representatives during their trip.
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Guy Dillon
West Chester
Washington
State in Hough Case Claims Evidence to Prove Murder
Bedford Indiana November 28 The state plans to introduce evidence to extend circumstantial proof that Carl Hough murdered Lillian McKenney of Herrick South Dakota and to present a motive. Five physicians testified the girl was strangled with visible fingermarks and a fatal blow to the back of the head likely caused unconsciousness before death. The jury spent the evening at a theatre after Judge Fuller approved the day's proceedings.
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Associated Pree
Bedford
Carl Hough
Lillian McKenney
Herrick
South Dakota
Willard Mack vows never to drink hootch again
Willard Mack the playwright and actor says he will never drink hootch after a near sight loss from wood alcohol. He was briefly blinded in one eye and believes the group’s bottle caused the incident during a New Jersey trip. He notes pneumonia like complications and plans to leave the Mount Vernon hospital soon.
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Willard Mack
Associated Prean
New York
Mount Vernon Hospital
Broadway
New Jersey
Summit
Mack
Parole Board seeks salary hike amid rising prison load
Iowa Parole Board asks to raise member salaries from 3000 to 4000 dollars and to fix the secretary's pay at 2700 dollars. For 1925-27 they request 81800 dollars total, citing nearly doubling prison population and increased work hours for members.
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Des Moines
State Board of Parole
E. L. Hogue
Mutiny by Egyptian Troops Sparks Cairo Crisis
Cairo dispatches report Sudanese Eleventh Battalion mutinied at Khartum hospital killing one British and two Syrian doctors. British troops surrounded Egyptian forces as Cairo fights to evacuate Sudan. London official says mutiny unlikely to threaten British position. protests reach League of Nations over Britain’s actions in Egypt.
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Cairo
Egypt
Khartum
Lee Stack
Sudan
Sirdar
al Anzahar
London
Alexandra
Nation League Gbpneva
League of Nations
Great Britain
Chamber of Ties
Britig
League
M. Hymans
League Council
Erle Drummond
Hymans
Leagues
Marseilles
Caro
Geneva
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