Not Seen His Son Since Fort Madison Release
Ida county cattle raiser William Rathbun says he has heard nothing of Ernest Rathbun since his September 10 release on a perjury charge. Officials reported no word on Ernest’s capture and he was believed to be at an asylum. The state supreme court decision prompted a habeas corpus action and possible imprisonment at the state reform school pending outcome.
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Ida
William Rathbun
Ida County
Ernest Rathbun
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Ernest
Fort Madison
Mr. Rathbun
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Anamoba
Waliey Naumel
State Supreme Court
Rathbun
Lloyd George Arrives in Louisville for visit
Former British prime minister David Lloyd George arrived in Louisville Kentucky with reception committees to show him points of interest. He is planned to be the weekend guest of George W Bingham publisher of the Louisville Times and Courier Journal.
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Associated Press
Louisville
David Lloyd George
George W. Bingham
Louisville Times and Courier Journal
Normal Weather Outlook for Next Week
The weather forecast from October 30 notes a generally fair first half of the week for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri river valleys with unsettled, likely showering conditions later. Temperatures rise Monday with normal or above readings expected for several days afterward.
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the Associated Press
Washington, Dc
Mississippi
Missouri River
Officer Sets Out for Hollywood in Embezzlement Case
CHICAGO December 20 Sergeant Anthony Gentile of the detective bureau departed for Hollywood to return Charles Appel father of Lila Lee on an indictment charging embezzlement and larceny totaling about fifteen thousand dollars.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Anthony Gentile
Detective Bureau
Hollywood
Charlies Appel
Lila Lee
Posse Kills Slayer Edward Larson In Minn Town
Alexandria Minn October 26 Edward Larson 28 slayer of Jacob Lay was shot to death by a posse and his body partly burned inside a bungalow set on fire to flush him from cover posse men said after the house was inspected The shooting ends a manhunt that began after Lay was killed by Larson on a local street two days earlier.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
Minn
Edward Larson
Jacob Lay
Coolidge Calls Governors to Uphold Prohibition
President Coolidge hosted governors from more than thirty states at the White House to discuss enforcement of prohibition narcotic and immigration laws. He asserted that state and federal duties are clearly defined and rejected political schemes as a means to enforce law.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
White House
Wille House
West Baden
Ind
War Escalation in China North and South Tensions
Reports from Shanghai dated October 20 indicate all foreign nationals have been ordered to leave Changsha. Fighting resumes between northern and southern troops with the state subjected to shelling. Refugees from Changsha arrive in Shanghai aboard the steamer Siangtan.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
China
Hankow
Changsha
Siangtan
Three Men Die In Farm Quarrel Near Alliance Neb
In an Alliance area farm dispute Shelby LeMasters killed tenant farmer Fred Ward and then killed himself. W H Keister died of heart failure after carrying Ward's body into the house. Advices confirm three deaths linked to the quarrel reported from Omaha.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Nebr
Shelby LeMasters
Fred Ward
Aliance
Ward
LeMasters
W. H. Keister
Boy Dies After Falling Into Buzz Saw
The Associated Press reports in Carroll Illinois that 14 year old Charles Craig was instantly killed when he fell from a wood pile into a buzz saw. His father tried to help and received severe arm lacerations requiring amputation.
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Associated Press
Mt, Carroll, Ill
Charles Craig
Legion Boys On Way Home After 1923 Convention
In San Francisco thousands of delegates head home after the 1923 American Legion convention. John R. Quinn, former California cowboy and rancher, is elected national commander on the eleventh ballot with 502 votes. James A. Drain receives 42, Clarence R. Edwards 80.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
American Legionaires
John R. Quinn
California
James A. Drain
Washington, D. C
Clarence R. Edwards
Boston
Clearing House Banks Report Large Weekly Reserve Surplus
New York Oct 20 Clearing house banks and trust companies show a weekly excess reserve of 27100720 dollars an increase of 17476520 dollars from the prior week.
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Associated Press
New York
National control of education warned by state official
Miss May RE Francis, Iowa state superintendent, told Ames teachers that the United States must resist nationalization of its education system. She urged states to retain control as each has developed schools to meet local needs and warned about the demoralized education seen in European countries with centralized systems.
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Des Moines
United States
Miss May RE. Francis
Ames
Miss Francis
Wilder 54 Metcalf 8 Kansas business meet result
Metcalf of Kansas business earns 8 points while Wilder posts 54 in a regional event. The meet highlights strong scoring by both athletes and local teams.
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Wilder
Metcalf
Kan
German Rioters Loot Bakeries as Police Clamp Down
Associated Press report from Berlin notes continued looting of bakery shops in proletarian districts and police intervention on a large scale. Separate dispatch mentions Chancellor Stresemann to discuss foreign relations and Rhineland Ruhr conditions.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Stresseman
Rhineland
Ruhr
Pershing Sails for France for Three Month Visit
General John J. Pershing departed Washington for France aboard the Leviathan with a three month stay planned in Paris. His Atlantic crossing follows his wartime leadership and returns him to the continent where he previously helped shape history.
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the Associated Press
Washington, D. C
John J. Pershing
United States
France
Atlantic
Leviathan
New York
Malt Syrup Now Under the Ban
Prohibition commissioner Haines orders brewers to cease manufacturing malt syrup, cited as a basis for home brewed beer, under threat of permit revocation to curb traffic in cereal beverages.
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Tye Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Prohibition
Haines
American Held in Russia Charge Withheld
American businessman George Jarrett was arrested at Chita Siberia by federal police under Moscow orders while returning to Moscow from Harbin. The specific charge against him has not been disclosed.
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Associated Press
Harbin
Manchuria
George Jarrett
Chita Sberia
Moscow
California Woman Confesses, Ties Clark to Schick Murder
San Diego district attorney says Mrs. George Schick confessed in court to involvement in her missing husband Geo E Schick’s case. The confession, supported by a body recovery, points to E D Clark as a likely murder suspect while Clark and his wife await forgery charges in connection with a property transfer.
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Ascorrmted
San Diego
Calif
Chester Kempley
George 8. Schick
Geo. E. Schick
E. D. Clark
Kind Neighbors Restore Quiet After Worry Wanes
In a small community, residents known for their calm temperaments help ease tension as collective worry subsides. Local volunteers assist neighbors, maintaining harmony and offering support during uncertain times.
Marine Locks Lift Steamers Over Hills in Sweden
American visitors riding the Goeta Canal from Gothenburg to Stockholm travel through granite hills in a system of locks that lift ships over rises of roughly 300 feet. The inland route covers 54 miles with 58 locks, taking about two and a half days to reach Stockholm via Trollhätan Falls and Trollhättan canal.
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Sweden
Trollhatan Falls
Gothenburg
Goeta Canal
Stockholm
Baltic
Goeta
Trollhatan Pally
Bolshevist
Argentina
Lomonsoft
Boy, 16, Dies After High School Football Scrimmage
Allen R. Johnson of Bremerton, a sixteen year old high school lineman, died in Payallup after a scrimmage injury when his neck was broken. The tragedy occurred yesterday as the Bremerton team played a local game in Payallup, Washington.
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The
Associated Press
Payall UP
Wash
Allen R. Johnson
Bremerton
McAdoo Campaign Opens National Headquarters in Chicago
Judge David Rockwell of Ravenna Ohio announced the national headquarters for William G McAdoo campaign operations will open in Chicago before November 1 He said he will serve as national campaign manager in an effort to boost the Democrat's presidential bid.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Fil
William G. McAdoo
David Rockwell
Ravenna
Ohio
Lloyd George urges U S action to settle Europe crisis
Former British prime minister David Lloyd George told a St Louis luncheon that Europe faces increasing turmoil and chaos until the United States pushes to settle international affairs. He supported Hughes's plan for a international commission to assess Germany's capacity to pay and save the world from peril.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
United States
David Lloyd George
Greatain
Europe
Germany
Rotary of
Hughes
International Commission
Lloyd George
Bineville
Kentucky
Bomb Explodes At St Louis Hotel Wounding One
A bomb exploded behind a downtown St. Louis hotel injuring a son and forcing many guests to flee in night clothes. The blast shattered windows in the hotel and nearby business houses, spreading panic through the business district.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
N. P. Shop Craft Men Get Raise
St Paul Minn Oct 20 shop craft employees of the Northern Pacific railway have been granted a wage increase of two cents an hour. The change leads to a new shop craft organization unconnected with the old union and affects about five thousand workers, boosting annual payroll by over two hundred fifty thousand dollars.
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The
Associated Press
ST. Paul, Minn
Northern Pacific Railway
Associated Organization of
Shop Craft Employees
Shop Craft Union
Bank Heist Near Charlestown Leaves Watchman Wounded
Bandits believed to be ten or twelve in number shot and seriously wounded night watchman Charles Hickey at Oakland near Charlestown Illinois. They captured two other men before robbing the First National Bank of Oakland, obtaining over fifteen thousand dollars in currency and liberty bonds.
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Preas
Charlestown
Hil
Charles Hickey
Oakland
First National Bank of
Col Gibbs to Lay Cable for Army Communications Plan
Col George H. Gibbs of the Army signal corps is released from duty and leaves Washington for battle to decide on plans for laying a new cable from to Seawara.
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Col. Gibbs
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
George 8, Gibbs
Army Signal Corps
Washington
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