April Fools Day in the News in an Anarchic Era
A reminiscence of April Fools pranks and satirical press musings contrasts past playful tricks with modern media standards. The piece notes how brands of humor faded under professional restraint, mentions figures like William Jennings Bryan and Gloria Swanson, and highlights West High's basketball effort in Chicago, plus commentary on Dodge Brothers’ sale and other cultural notes.
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Telegraph
William Jennings Bryan
Science League OF America
Gloria Swanson
Ovell
Smith's governorship hailed after New York session
Washington dispatch credits Gov. Smith of New York with a record sprint through a hostile legislature. Critics call him the Democratic party’s rising star, noting victories in Albany and suggesting possible Senate prospects. Commentary from Herald Tribune Times and others praise his fiscal mastery and political skill amid a partisan clash.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Gov. Smith
New York
Smith
Senate
Assembly
New York City
New York Herald Tribone
New York Times
Albany
Afl
Citizens’ Union
Gov. Swiln
Savith
Guv. Smith
Chase Express
York
Smilih
York City
Paper delivery timing notice from the Courier
The notice states delivery before a specified hour and requests readers to call 5160 if the paper is not received by that time. It also instructs calling before 8 40 p m for a copy to be sent.
Count Karolyi to Leave New York Without Parade
Former Hungarian president Count Michael Karolyi and his wife will depart for Canada on April 5 without a farewell parade. Wy attorney Morris L. Ernst said the count asked friends not to stage a public showing, fearing the State Department might blame him for political activity if a large group followed.
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New York
Michael Karolyi
Hungary
Canada
Morris L. Ernst
State Department
Shepherd’s Counsel Files Affidavits in Denial of Gerpt Sale
In Chicago on April 1 affidavits were filed by Shepherd’s counsel challenging the state’s case in the murder charge against William D. Shepherd. The documents seek to renew bail while contesting key testimony by C. C. Farman that typhoid germs were provided to support a million dollar estate claim. One affidavit from Dr. Herman N. Gundesen asserts no such germ cultures can be taken from the health department without two assistants’ knowledge, both of whom swear they did not supply Farman with germs.
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Ghicage
William D. Shepherd
Criminal Court
Shepherd
C. C. Farman
William N. McClintock
Sid
Herman N. Gundesen
Chicago
Health Department
Faiman
Ask Further Inquiry Into Packing Merger
New York April 1 The farmers national council called on Secretary Jardins to seek cooperation of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to determine the validity of the Armour Morris packing merger. Hearings on the merger are scheduled to open Monday.
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New York
Farmers' National Council
Jardins
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice
Armour and Morris Packing Companies
Mexican General Fatally Shoots Rival in Mexico City
In Mexico City on April 4 Dan Acosta, chief of artillery in the Mexican army, was fatally shot while riding in an automobile by Gen. Maciel, former under secretary of war. Maciel, with several companions, is believed to have acted over political enmity. the motive appears entrenched in rival factions within the armed forces.
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Mexico City
Dan. Acosta
Maciel
Acosta
Rail Head Glancing Brookhart Accused by Rail President
Chicago’s United Press reports President Samuel B. Felton of Chicago and North Western accuses Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa of using railway statistics to mislead the public in a public letter. Felton argues railway progress since 1920 proves private management’s value and urges the American public to credit railroads as the facts become clear.
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United Press
Chicago
Samuel B. Felton
Chicago & Northwestern Line
Smits W. Brookhart
New York bankers buy Dodge Bros. Auto Co. for 150 million
In a cash deal tutors Dillon Read & Co. of New York acquire Dodge Brothers Motor Co. from widows of John and Horace Dodge. The sale, amid Morgan interests' rival bids, signals a landmark in the auto industry and hints at a major merger with Packard Hudson and Briggs bodies.
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Dodge Brothers
Dillon, Read ,& Co
New York
N.Y
Dodge Bros. Auto GO
United Press
Detroit
Mich
Dodge Brothers Motor Company
Dillon, Read & Co
Dodge Brothers Automobile Company
Dilton, Read & Co
Morgan Interests
Packard Motor Company
Hudson Motor Company
Brig ‘Body Corporation
McAnney
Dodge Company
John
Horace J. Dodge
Ford Motorworks
Dodge
Automobile World
Morgan
General Motors
Dillon-Read
Dodge Fortune
Automobile Infantry
Thorace Dodge
Henry Ford
Ford
Dodge Motor Company
Fora
aAbout
Survivor of Naval Disaster Britton Kills Self
Roy E. Britton, 23, a survivor of the Shenandoah disaster off San Diego two years ago in which 60 lives were lost, shot himself yesterday at a friend’s home. He had struggled with health after the Pacific wreck and left behind three brothers. The Britton family had moved from Mountain View, Massachusetts to Shenandoah, Indiana a year ago.
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Shenandoah
San Diego
Roy E. Britton
Pacific
Britton
Warren Craig
Brittons
Mountain View
National Prep Tourney Opens with Wins Across Regions
Chicago April 1 Torrington Conn high school opened the national prep tournament with a 17 to 13 victory over Salem Ore. Urania La. followed with a 35 to 15 win over opponents from Omaha Nev. Wheeler Miss. beat Albuquerque N M 28 to 7 Huntington W Va. defeated Fort Smith Ark 23 to 18 Yankton DC edged Fairfax Ohio 29 to 20 Waterloo West High Lakewood highs vs Cleveland Ohio was postponed due to a Hyde Park gym load.
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Chicago
Albugquerque
N. M
Huntington
W. Va
Fort Smith
Ark
West
Ohio
Waterloo West High
Lakewood
Cleveland
Hyde Park
Aic
Police Hunt Men Who Carry Off Screaming Tot
Cedar Rapids April 1 police seek two bold daylight kidnappers who snatched a screaming girl from McKinley street as she walked to school. A woman reporter the incident to police. the child was pulled into an automobile as it sped away. police trace efforts continue.
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Gie Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
McKinley Street
Four Reasons for Dry Law Laxity Unearthed in Hearing
Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt assistant attorney general told a senate committee that prohibition enforcement along the Atlantic seaboard suffers from poor cooperation between federal agencies political meddling and lax federal attorney activity boosting bootleggers she testified in Washington on April 1 before the internal revenue bureau inquiry
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Washington, D. C
Atlantic Seaboard
Mabeler Willebrandt
Senate
Internal Revenue Bureau
Youth Gets 10 Years on $15 Check Forgery
Centerville Ta April Sheriff Earl Gaughenbaugh was escorting Lloyd Shearer 129 to Apamosa after the youth pleaded guilty to forging a $15 check. The Avril term of court faced a heavy docket with divorces and liquor law violations dominating.
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Centerville
Earl Gaughenbaugh
Lloyd Shearer
Apamosa
Young Shearer
Reformatory
Doctor Says Darling Shows Improvement
Des Moines reports a slight improvement in the condition of Jay N. Darling the cartoonist who is critically ill with complications in a hospital Dr J G Rockafellow said this morning the patient remains in a very serious condition.
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Des Moines
Jay N. Darling
J. G. Rockafellow
Darling
Harvard Educator Dies After Gas Fumes
William H. H. Geer, head of Harvard University’s physical education department, died after unconsciousness lasting 127 hours from inhaling carbon monoxide fumes from his car exhaust in Boston on April 1.
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Boston
William HH. Geer
Harvard University
Pharaohs Daughters to Open College Commencement Play
Miss Martin head of public speaking announces Teach ers College Cedar Falls will stage Pharoah's Daughters in June as the commencement play. The production promises spectacular costumes and elaborate set design, aiming to be the college's most ambitious show to date.
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Cedar Falls
Pharoah
Teachers College
Martin
Department of
Bars masquerade of ancient films under new title
The Associated Press reports a court ruling in Washington ordering film sellers to display old titles alongside new ones. Respondents in New York Philadelphia Boston and the Films Distributors league were named for altering titles such as The Three Musketeers to De Artagnan and were ordered to stop these practices.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
wMotion Picture
Federal Trade Commission
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Capital Film Exchange
William Alexander
Herman, Rifkin
Distributors’ League, Inc
Unitwhite
Three Musketeers
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
de Artarnan
Ander
$120000 Theft from U S Mails Solved in Buffalo
Buffalo authorities announced the capture of August Lehmann 42 and Herman Reis 43 in a February mail theft case involving 120000 in currency. Lehmann faces robbing the United States mails while Reis alias Rice is charged with receiving and passing stolen bills. Inspectors say more arrests may follow for those who dealt in the stolen currency.
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Buffalo
N. Y
United States
August Lehmann
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Herman Reis
Lehmann
Reis
Rice
Postofice
La Grange Man Held for Murder of Wife
Frank Weller confessed to murdering his wife with an ax in La Grange NL. He was held pending indictment by the county grand jury after the coroner's jury ordered continued detention. He claimed she refused to give him money and was found slain in the basement of their home.
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la Granga
Frank Weller
Weller
la Grana
Chicago
Line Out of Order on Calls for Mr. Fish
New York on April Fool's Day pranksters who call the aquarium for Mr. Fish will be blocked as authorities disconnect service for the day. Bronx Zoo director W J Hornaday assigns a special operator to answer calls for Mr. Bear and Mrs Wolfe.
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Mr. Fish
New York
Aquarium
Fish
W. J. Hornaday
Bronx
Bear
Wolfe
Fliers Tell of Being Lost in Everglades
Sebring Florida April air photographers Capt. nh A Smith and BE PL Lott were found after an intensive search in the Everglades near Sebring. They reported forced landing due to a leaking cylinder. They were uninjured though hungry and exhausted after their ordeal.
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Sebring
Fla
Nh. A. Smith
PL Lott
New Yorkair
Everglades
Des Moines Building Crafts Stand Firm Amid Strike Threats
Des Moines reports that building operations will not be halted as craftsmen strike fears persist. Trade unions vote to accept the old wage scale or continue work while wage-contract negotiations with the Master Builders association proceed.
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Des Moines
Master Builders” Association
Hell
Surgery Expert to Leave for Europe
Dr. Arthur Steindler, a nationally known authority on child surgery, has obtained a six month leave of absence from the State University of Town and will depart for Europe in April. He is renowned across the state for his work at Perkins Hospital here.
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Arthur Steindler
State University of Town
Europe
Steindler
Perkins Hospital
Iowa House Rejects Shaff Highway Control Plan in Federal Aid Clash
The Iowa House defeated the Shaff bill 47 to 61 as lawmakers faced a clash over highway powers and gasoline tax distribution. Leaders warned Senate action or a possible special session, with doubt remaining on changing laws to meet federal aid requirements. The vote exposed splits over highway commission authority and fund allocation, signaling a tense road to federal conformity.
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Iowa
Hammill
Associated Press
Statehouse
Des Moines
House
Shafi
Clinton County
Boyss
Senate
United States Secretary of Agriculture
Highway Commission
Ma Ch
Aves
Anderson
Decatur
Blackford
Brittain
Craig
Diliz
Eden
Edge
Elliott
Francis
Grahan
Grimwood
Gripp
Hager
Haney
Hansen
Harrison
Clarke
Pottawattamie
Hempel
Holds
Hubbard
Johnson
Marion
Kennedy
Koutsen
Latimer
Lichty
Lieberknecht
Long
Dewar
Eckles
Folson
Fieming
Forsling
Gilbertson
Hanson
Hancock
Hansor
Winnebago
Hattendor
Field
Higgins Till
Huff
John
Dickinson
Kent
King- Knudsen
Leonard
Lepley
Loyrien
McCaulley
Melrath
Martin
Maxfeld
Merritt
Afner
Napier
Natvig
Lover
Orr
Patterson
Prichard
Quirk
Rassler
Reim
Ers
Rust
Saunders Schulte
Smith
Chickasaw
Smith O'Brien
Stakesberry
Swanson
Troop
Trans Ustad
Verard
Wilson
Diltz
Polk
Siffins Committee
Sheriffs to Carry Photographs Along for Identification
Deputy sheriffs of Woodbury county will carry mounted photo commissions to show authority. Sheriff P T Beardsley moved to curb false deputies who wronged residents and hindered genuine officers, issuing commissions with the bearer’s picture and signatures of the sheriff and county clerk.
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Sheriffs
Sioux City
Woodbury County
Sherif P. T. Beardsley
Trichini Victim Growing Weaker
A Louis J. Karkosh family from Reinbeck is seriously ill with trichinosis at Allen Memorial Hospital and at home. James, Adolph, and Mrs Karkosh are listed as at risk, while Frank, Emil, and Joseph remain severely ill at home. Edward, 15, unaffected aside from mumps, did not eat the summer sausage blamed for the outbreak. Doctors expect a four week course before any recovery, per Dr. G. E. Bibeshiemer.
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Jay
Louis J. Karkosh
Allen Memorial Hospital
Karkosh
James
Adolph
Ma. Karkosh
Frank
Emil
Joseph
Reinbeck
Edward
G. E. Bibeshiemer
No Iowa Tax Lists Ready Until June 1
In Dubuque on April 1 income tax returns for 1924 will not be ready for release before June 1. Publication of the tax lists will depend on regulations in force at that time. Acting Collector Baldridge announced the delay while Collector Lars Bladin e tours Europe.
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Dubuque, Ja
Baldridge
Lars Bladine
Europe
Man Killed in New York Body Found in Park Avenue Row
A body found in an upper Park Avenue tenement is identified as Mike Passwell of St. Louis. The corpse bears two bullet wounds and is found with a savings bank book showing $60,000 in deposits. Authorities are investigating the homicide.
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New York
Iman
Mike Passwell
St. Louis
Park Avenue
I Savings Bank
Woman Wins Suit Over Farm Cash in Bank Failure
International News Wire Maquoketa Iowa April 1 1922 three year dispute over whether Airs Bolte owner of a farm sold to John Schenk or Schenk was out settled. Schenk deposited 21300 to Bolte credit in March 1922 but could not draw on it until deeds were delivered. After deeds were delivered the bank closed. District Judge Barker ruled for Bolte. Schenk must pay Bolte 21300.
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International
Maquoketa
Barker
Bolte
Schenk
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