Iowa House Debates Utilities and Industrial Court Bills
Des Moines legislators consider a new utilities bill affirming city council rate control and streetcar tariff power, while scrapping the industrial court proposal. The measure includes rate change filings, hearings, and appeals to district court. A separate bill extends veterans' job preferences and a state printing board proposal also passes the House.
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Associated, Press
Des Moines
Springer
Kendall
Iowa
Miners Strike Paralyzes British Coal Industry
London reports warn the coal mining industry faces extinction as a national strike intensifies. Evan Williams, head of the coal owners association, warns of disaster from mine flooding, property destruction, and wage demands. Edinburgh sees first violence as 500 miners seize a guard, wreck a plant, injure police, and threaten to drown extracted ponies.
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Pach Amnioyes
Thorstods
London
Evan Williams
Leudsrer
United Press
T Williams
Coal Mining Association
Edinburgh
Harthill
Herles
Firth of Forth
American Radical in Mexico Declares German Identity
Linn A Gale, labeled American radical, arrived in Mexico and was expelled toward Guatemala. He claimed German nationality and said his wife Wilhelmina also holds German origin. Gale alleged friends like Luis Morones and Celestino Gasca were negotiating his release, though details could not be verified.
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Associated Press
Era Cruz
Linn
A. E. Gale
Mexico
Guatemala
Gale
Secret Service
United Rono
Luis Morones
Federation of Labor
Celestino Gasca
Federal District
Wrtenberfeld
Wilhelmina
Fisherman Sacrifices Life Saving Friend in Sea Rescue
San Diego April 3 A fisherman named How John Zaberlin saved friend Joseph Vidovich when both were swept overboard from the fishing smack Santa Lucia during a heavy storm. Zaberlin held his companion with one arm and pulled toward the boat before dying on the deck. A second vessel towed the Santa Lucia to port.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Cal
John Zaberlin
Joseph Vidorich
Santa Lucia
Vidovich
Zaberiin
U S Sending Shoes to Russia Biggest Part of Trade
The Associated Press reports that despite a Britain Soviet trade pact a large share of goods entering Russia are American. One American freighter has 199 006 pairs of shoes and leather for Russia while another ship has arrived. The deals were arranged by the Robert Dollar company. The Economic Life notes February imports from Russia to Archangel and Murmansk included 1 261 900 poods from the United States.
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Associated Press
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Russia
Jagen
Robert Dollar
Lago
Economic Life
Soviet
United States
Archangel
Mummansk
Trade Expansion Topic at Hoover Parley
Washington April 3 Development of methods for expanding American trade abroad and at home through government business cooperation dominated the first Hoover conference with a five member Chamber of Commerce committee. The meeting planned a survey of world trade and a panel to include major industries coordinating with the commerce department to revive business.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Hoover
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Commerce Department
Addie Ade's Adventures in a Day Journal Entry
A fragmented 1921 diary excerpt recalls city sights, a Brown Overcoat figure, and a family moment. The writer notes a post departure phone call and a mix of gossip about girls and a new housework job, ending with copyright credits to Basil L. S Smith.
Washington notes protest over mandate policy to allied powers
Secretary of State Hughes sent a note to Great Britain France Japan and possibly Italy protesting allied stance on mandate territories The message first formal U S position on the matter focuses on Yap island and the San Remo oil division while Britain defends equal treatment of all nations in mandates and explains Mesopotamian oil concessions.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Hughes
Great Britain
France
Japan
Italy
Harding
United States
Yap
Siable
Pacific Ocean
Perridg
Equior
San Remo
Mesoptamia
Associated Press
London
Mexico
Colby
Lord Curzon
Calby
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Mosul
Palestine
Annual Meet Shows First Presbyterian Church Prospering
The First Presbyterian Church reports growing membership and finances at its annual meeting with 300 attendees for a parish supper. New officers elected include elder L. Larsen and treasurer J. K. McQuirk in a program noting a 150 member goal for the year and building plans to add a belfry and chimes.
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First Presbyterian Church
Major Guild
C. H. Purmort
D. D
L. Kk Larsen
A. W. Peterson
Henry Hurst
David Stevenson
C. W. Robertson
D . K. Bentz
J. W. Rath
John Bartley, Jr
J. K. McQuirkin
C. A. Morris
Fmac
Donough
George Na
Ushers' Association
Kay Kemble Former Revenue Man Dies at 69
Kay Kemble formerly of Des Moines and Muscatine and long a deputy United States revenue collector died at his brother W. E. Kemble’s home this morning. Paralysis caused death. He was 69 years old.
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Oskaloosa
W Kay Kemble
Des Moines
Muscatine
United States Revenue
W. E. Kemble
Carnes Dies at Dunkerton After Illness
Thomas A. Carnes, longtime Dunkerton resident, died this morning after weeks of illness. Born in Wisconsin 71 years ago, he retired from farming. Funeral at Baptist church Thursday at 10 am. Survived by widow, two sons Harry of Wadena Minnesota and James of Dunkerton, three daughters Anna Bechtel of South Dakota Nelson Rogers of Arkansas and Carrie West of Dunkerton, and four brothers Oran Lorn Charles and Grant in Wisconsin and Dunkerton.
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Dunkerton
Thomas A. Carnes
Wisconsin
Carnes
Baptist Church
Harry
Wadena
Minn
James
Anna Bechtell
South Dakota
Nelson Rogers
Arkansas
Carrie West
Oran
Lorn
Charles
Grant
Urge Printers to Do More Work in Shorter Work Day
The labor group of the joint conference council of the commercial and periodical branches of the printing industry urged printers unions to maintain as much work as possible for employers granting the four to four and a half hour week. The resolution notes the 44 hour week to take effect in May and says wage terms must be settled by local unions and employers within each jurisdiction.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Joint Conference Counsil
International Joint Conference Council
Drag River for Body of Missing Salesman
Des Moines police scour the Des Moines River for the body of Paul Everts a local salesman who vanished last weekend with about $3,000 in borrowed funds and jewels in his wife’s name. Friends suspect foul play given the money and jewels. Police nationwide are asked to assist. officials theorize he ran away from domestic troubles.
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United Press Des Moines
Ford
Les Moines
Paul Everts
Everly
Hotel Co Trustee to Sell Three Houses
The North American Hotel company appoints EB W Exley as trustee to sell hotels in Hartington Nebraska Hampton Is Ottawa Ka and use proceeds to complete hotels in Grand Island Ogallala and Scotts Bluff Nebraska.
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Associated Press
Consoil Binffs
Abruptcy B. J. Bent
EB. W. Exley
North American Hotel Company
Hartington
Neb
Hampton
Ottawa
Grand Island
Ogallala
Scoits
Bick
Cuba City Store Robbed By Burglars
The general store of Dillon Donahue in Cuba City Wisconsin was entered early today by burglars who ransacked the shop taking silks valued at several thousand dollars. No trace of the thieves was found after they entered by forcing a window.
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Cuba City
Tan Associated Press
Dilion Donahue
Cuba
Wis
Bank Robbery Shocks Withrow Minnesota In 40,000 Cash Heist
The State Bank of Withrow Minnesota 18 miles northeast of St Paul was robbed for 40000 early today. Nearby a schoolhouse yielded some loot as the bandits evidently divided the take there.
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Withrow
United Press
St. Paul
Minn
State Bank of
Mian
Here
Gerland Flour Ad and Waterloo Committee Meeting
Gerland Flour advertisement features the slogan Made to Make Good. G. W. A. committee meets as the first advertising professionals group in the Greater Waterloo association to organize trades and professions. Meetings planned to continue until full organization is achieved.
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Gerland Fieur
Ways and Magans Council
Greater Waterloo Association
Receiver Requested for Wang Store Insolvent Shoe Firm
An application for the appointment of a receiver for the Wang & Miller Shoe Co was filed in district court by Edmonds Shoe Co Brombaugh System Inc and Arrow Shoe Co wholesale firms against Richard G Wang Lewis Miller and Rosalie Wang The petition claims the firm is insolvent with about 25000 owed to creditors and only about 10000 in assets Plaintiffs recently won municipal court judgments and the store was briefly closed Saturday It reopened and is now run by a former Wang & Miller employee An affidavit says R G Wang has absconded and is no longer a resident of Iowa
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Wane & Miller Shoe Co
Edmonds Shoe Company
Brombaugh System, Inc
Arrow Shoe Company
Richard G. Wang
Lewis Miller
Rosalie Wang
Wang & Miller Shop Company
J. E. Jordan
Plain-Tiffs
R G. Wang
Iowa
Oelwein Philatelist Walter Gates Shows Rare Stamp Collection
Oelwein Iowa April 5 Walter L gates a Great Western railroad machinist is a noted philatelist with one of the best foreign and domestic stamp collections in the United States He explains precancelled stamps and perforations and notes the trade keeps his work steady while he preserves his hobby.
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Oelwein
Walter L. Sates
Great Western Railroad
United States
Gates
Central America
Yorktown
New York
Kankakee
Kirkville
Weeks and Cross Transferred to Fort Madison Prison
Des Moines April 5 Eugene E B Weeks and E O Cross prisoners on death row for the Fosdick murder were moved to the state penitentiary at Fort Madison today marking a formal transfer in the capital punishment case.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Eugene EB. Weeks
E. O. Cross
George Fosdick
Fort Madison
Various local notices and incidents fill Davenport brief
Carl De Wald age 14 quarantined for smallpox at 228 Cottage street. James Parrott home from Shattuck military school collided with a delivery truck on Commercial street. Postmaster M. H. Kelly’s auto collided with a horse and buggy on Rebel avenue. Mrs. E. E. Compton and daughter Pauline return from Tulsa. Meistersingers to sing at Shrine club dinner dance. Miss Myrtie Heatherton back from Santa Fe sanitarium greatly improved. Edward Keating of 11 Commercial street injured on Water street.
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Carl de Wald
Cottage Street
Charles E. Mumby
Syca More Street
St Francis Hospit
James Parrott
Shattuck Military School
Mucre
Ida King
Iquite
Am Smith
Myrtie Heatherton
St Vincent Sanitarium
Santa Fe N.M
Frank Sheeley
E. E. Compton
Pauline
Tulsa
Okla
Illinois Central Station
Elmer Trate
Frank Thompson
M. H. Kelly
Rebel Avenue
Mary Spores
Fred
Pettit
Presbyterian Missionary Societies of
L. J. Dean
Railroads Seek Wage Reductions Across Nation
Twenty six railroad companies filed wage disputes with the United States railroad labor board in the past month. They cite proposals under the transportation act and seek reductions of unskilled labor rates and, in some cases, skilled labor wages as well.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
City Tax Review Meeting Canceled Due to No Quorum
The city council will not meet as the board of tax assessment review tonight because a quorum cannot be reached. Clerk A. E. Gnagy announced the cancellation at 3 p m.
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A. E. Gnagy
Railroad grain rates cut urged by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission recommended a three cent reduction in grain rates east of Chicago for the railroads. Dennis Henry, Ireland’s attorney general, told the House there were 10 824 outrages against British forces in Ireland last year. The Harding administration seeks an end to the war with Germany via a congressional resolution and rejects joining a league of nations. Robert P. Bring of Ossining is noted for Republican aims to beautify Argonne and Belleau Wood cemeteries. Washington coverage follows.
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Prema Wi RG
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mdon
Dennis Henry
Ireland
Thouse of Commons
Washington, D.C
Harding
Hakes
United States
Germany
Rene
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