Des Moines Klan Candidates Lose in Mayoral Race
A Des Moines election shows the Ku Klux Klan ticket heavily defeated except for John W. Jenney in public safety. Mayoral races in Des Moines and Ames feature close results and faculty threats against student voting. Columbus City elects an all female ticket led by Mayor Mrs. Iva Bretz.
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Des Moines
Ku Klux Klan
Antiklan
Columbus City
Iowa State College
Ames
College
Pure Chty
Iowa
John W. Jenney
Public Safety Department
Frank J. Harty
C. M.garver
H. AM. Barton
W. F. Mitchell
C. H. Morris
J. Grounds
Frankis. Schletter
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Tagyt
Rice
Iva Bretz
Mary Moore
Ellis Moore
Allen
Jamieson
Richie
Schmock
Robertson
Sioux City
Stewart Gilman
Stanhope
Charles Read
Fontanelle
C. C. Pulvert
Pocahontas
J. R. Martin
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Melbourne
Ty. Bettenbacher
Milfield
A. G. Brown
Livermore
B_ Royd
Thor—H. K. Knutson
Denison
HL Land
Rheosarqua
J. A. Maltbie
Bettendorf
Peterson State Center
Frank Bail
Ankenry
Charles Howard
Council Bluffs
G. J. Harding
Woodward
K. G. Skiles
H. W. Reicheld
Sunday School Used to Help Stock Game Charges
A Vinton, Iowa farmer sues Benton county court for $10,000 alleging he was defrauded by Jom Beatty a retired farmer and Sunday school teacher. The plaintiff cites Beatty’s Sunday school teachings and the golden rule as basis for confidence. The suit names Beatty as a member of the Winton council. The pleadings describe alleged misuse related to stock and an engagement with a stock company.
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Ruld
Thargea
Tennessee County Shooting Affrays Cloud Justice
Five people remain jailed in Tennessee County after two shooting affrays. Boyd York, 21, was killed and Jess Hensley, 32, a miner, was fatally wounded. York’s body was found riddled with bullets near where Dr. W. H. Ebien, mine physician, was killed a week earlier. Suspects Gomez Taylor and Wilse Bray face York’s death, Henry Scarborough, his son Ewell, and Marion Childress are held for Hensley’s shooting after a party quarrel.
Ford Awards Exclusive Germany Agency for Cars and Tractors
Henry Ford announced on April 1 that Ford Motor Co has secured a contract with Berlin Bürger Iron Works to exclusively sell Ford cars and tractors in Germany. A plant near Magdeburg will assemble vehicles with components largely built in the United States, save for the chassis.
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Henry Ford 2S
Buerger Iron Works
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Magdeburg
HITLER GUILTY IN TREASON TRIAL. LUDENDORFF ACQUITTED
Munich reports Gen Erich Ludendorff acquitted on high treason charges tied to the November uprising. Adolf Hitler convicted of high treason, sentenced to five years in fortress with 290 gold mark fine. Frick Boehm and Pernet also jailed, others given lighter terms. parole expected after six years.
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Pernet
Hitler
Jake Was Kidding: Oklahoma Testimony Repeats Claims
A Senate probe hearing on the oil election inquiry reveals conflicting testimony about Jake Hannon and campaign spending. J. Dyche says Hannon denied funds to influence Oklahoma’s delegation for Harding, while Wilson’s claims are labeled as likely joking. The committee seeks evidence of a broader conspiracy to appoint a secretary of the interior.
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Okdatoma
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Lowden
Dyche
Harding
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Oklahoma
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Harry M. Daugherty
William Boyce Thompson
Republican National Committee
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Naval Oil
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Oklahoma City
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Pennsylvania
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Te Jennings
Hardy
Saiq Wilson
James McGraw
Stanfield
Reaubdiican
Oregon
Walsh
Jailed Plotter Against Ford Plans Blackmail Cash
Maslox Simek, 23, is jailed in Detroit charged with attempting to blackmail Edsel Ford out of 1,050,000 by threat to blind Ford's children.
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Maslox Simek
Furest
Detroit
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Edsel Ford
Kenyon Defended as Conservative Man for Gov't House Cleaning
Fort Dodge Iowa April 1 Frank Maher a Republican leader defends Kenyon as attorney general candidate. He calls charges that Kenyon is radical or dangerous to business unfair and false. Maher says Kenyon would enact a sweeping house cleaning letting the chips fall where they may for an American Spring.
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Fudge W. Gs. Kenyon
Fort Dode
Frank Maher
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Maher
Scented Attempt to Kidnap Stokes Children in Denver
Mystery surrounds an alleged attempt to abduct Muriel Stokes, 8, and Timme Stokes, 9, children of Helen Wood Stokes and wealthy husband William Stokes. A stranger phoned their school, asked to identify the children, then vanished. Guards accompanied the youngsters to and from classes, thwarting the kidnap attempt.
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Coto
Muriel
Tim Imie
Helen Fl ‘Wood Stokes
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Schol
Moonshine Vampire Suspected in Insurance Plot
Chicago April 1 Insurance companies police and the coroner began a triple probe into Ifan Law rener dubbed the moonshine vamp. Mrs Nellie Vandyke accuses Lawrence of taking life insurance on women and then feeding them moonshine. The coroner probes the death of Mary D Lawrence as Lawrence collected 3100 life insurance.
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Ifan Lawrener
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Nellie Vandyke
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Mary D.lawrence
House Debates Prison Labor Rules and Booze Bill
The Iowa House weighed prison labor contracts and a tightened booze measure. Debates centered on dates for new machinery, with Potts and Vincent clashing over timing for state facilities to be ready. Senate actions included five mile liquor permit limits near schools and upholding amendments on the school superintendent bill.
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Prish
Shy
Lee Ot Enonomin
Vincent
Board of Control
Grimwood
Jones County
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Potts
House
Iowa
Marshall Lown
Senate
Circulate Unsicker Nomination Papers in Iowa Election
Democratic members of the town legislature circulate nomination papers for D K 1 tr Mahaska for governor Re RK McGionis Decar for attorney general and BT Likes Van Buren for state auditor. They are said to have endorsement of labor leaders in the state.
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Mahaska County
RK. McGionis
Decar County
BT. Likes
van Buren County
Audi
Pacifist Student Agitation Spurs Chicago Groups
Pacifist student activities at a Midwest university trigger broad opposition in Chicago. Veterans groups and several civic bodies push for dismissal, while church bodies split over antiwar stance. Northwestern University President Walter Dill Scott defends faculty neutrality amid criticism and declining to comment further.
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Hy United Press
Chicago
Northuretfern University
Ancr
University of Cha
Burton
Reidy
America
Walter Dill Stott
Northwestern
Southwestern miners idle pending wage agreements
Kansas City Mo April 1 coal miners in southwestern states walk off job for April 1 holiday and will not return until wage talks conclude between union reps and mine operators. About 46 060 men affected as subcommittees meet in conference. Oelwein business sold new owners plan expansion by converting the former Basket space.
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Kansas City
First Below Zero Weather in Iowa at Inwood
Inwood Iowa recorded temperatures near zero in April with the northwest corner noting deep freezing. Other areas showed temperatures within a few degrees of zero while most towns reported below freezing. Des Moines filed the official report on the first day of April.
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Iowa
Inwood
Des Moines
Argentina adopts 25 year pension tax plan
Buenos Aires reports a new pension law enabling workers with 25 years of service to retire at full pay. Employees must contribute 5 percent of earnings to a government administered fund. The plan covers natives and foreigners but faces delays in implementation due to administrative setup and opposition from unions and employers.
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Mmst
Alyitron Salure
Anti-Saloon League to Seek Wet Candidates in Iowa
In Des Moines on April 1 the Iowa Anti-Saloon League announced a statewide probe of candidates for public office. About 2,000 local committees are gathering records on aspirants, with findings compiled at state headquarters. A few localities may see no open war, but disputes look likely in the Second District against Mary Hull seeking re election.
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Iowa Antisaloon League
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Stile
Waga
Fieht
Marry Hull
Gnngyang
Gnagy
Thompson
Hector
Frisbie
Rector
Waterloo
Des Moines
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Clinton
J. W. Gwynne
G. W. Wood
Gwynne
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J. C. Beem
Von Stroheim Fined $50 for Masking Lawyer’s Face
In Los Angeles, Eric von Stroheim was fined $50 after an altercation in court while testifying about a reduction in payments to his former wife May von Stroheim. The judge deemed the $50 fine sufficient as the matter concluded.
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Los Angeles
von Strehheim
Eric
Taro
May von Stroheim
Scranton Street Car Strike Paralyzes City Lines
In Scranton Pennsylvania on April 1, over 100000 people observed a citywide shutdown as more than 689 Scranton Railway Company workers struck. Conductors and motormen demanded a 17 cent hourly wage increase, tying lines between Forest City and Durant including Scranton.
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Holdup Gets Year for Robbing Golfers
Los Angeles April 1 Tony Laport received a year for a holdup on the sixth green at Annandale Country Club Interfering with three wealthy golfers long enough to go through their pockets He pleaded guilty to interrupting the game and taking their belongings.
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Annandale Country Club
Tony Laport
Waterloo Mayor Gnagy Re-elected by Wide Margin
Waterloo voters returned Mayor A. B. Gnagy to office by a decisive margin over J. W. Rector, with Gnagy leading the field as four city officials and a park project also swept to broad support. The playground measure carried about three to one, and council and court positions went to the Waterloo ticket.
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Alk. Gnagy
Ctty
Waterloo
J. Iw. Rector
A. EB. Gnagy
Charles MacKay
Ralph Slippy
Harry Reed
Leo Leeper
T. A
John G. Miller
Edward NcFarlane
Frank GC. Fish
River Front
Charles Chapman
C. A. Morris
Charles W. Chapman
G. A. Morris
WT. Rose
Frisbin
Park Commins
Isloner
Watchloo
Gnagy
Rector
Thompson
Amet
Ie Waterloo
Ptayground
Indora
Adopted Son in Fort Dodge Will Case Settles
Fort Dodge Iowa April 1 the will of the late Dr Fis Seymour ended with a settlement the widow agreed to pay Joh Stevenson Seymour Des Moines 19 year old adopted son 15500 Seymour died January 1923 leaving estate 400000 to widow and heirs the adopted son had sued to break the will a four week trial ended in a jury disagreement a second trial began last week the settlement was announced at court opening this morning
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Fis
Seymour
Joh Stevenson Seymour
Des Moines
Weeks
Olga Largan
Aglion
Dead Man Found In Chair With Head Split Wide Open
A man identified as Snelk Stormes, reportedly from Los Angeles, was found slain in a room with a chair facing the door and an ax wound. Blood and a violent struggle marked the scene. no weapon was recovered. Investigators led by beings connected to Holmes seek information on a possible suspect.
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Cicare
Holmes
Earl Maxson Dies of Heart Disease in Greene
Earl Maxson 43 stockbuyer and Greene resident for about 17 years died this morning after being stricken by heart disease. Survived by his widow four sons Lyle Lowell Glenn Date and a daughter Brith. Local arrangements not yet announced.
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Earl Maxson
Lyle
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Date
Brith
Maxson
Major Putnam Sees Radio as Threat to Books
Civil War veteran and dean of American publishers Major George Putnam, head of G. H. Putnam & Sons, turns 66 tomorrow and warns radio may rival reading. He cites autos and films as past diversions and urges making books more worthwhile to counter the new medium. He doubts broadcast of books in his time but notes potential with copyright questions unresolved.
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New York
George 11. Putnam
American Publishers
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G. H. Putnam & Sons
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