Morale of Union Miners Splendid After First Week
Indianapolis April 7 United Press reports strong morale among 600000 striking coal miners at week one. Nonunion workers join the cause with no disturbances as miners await a wage conference and press for meeting terms with mine owners.
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United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
William 5. Green
United Mine Workers
Green
Watkins
Associated Press
New York
Wada
T. U. Watkins
Pennsylvania
House Labor Committee
Washington
John J. Lewis
Uinited Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Garnsey
Pauly
United Mine Workers of America
District 20
D. C
Publc
Ricketts
Ohio
Moor Ricketts
Wie
Rickens
Migratory Workers Convention Debates Hobo Term and Reforms
The Migratory Workers union in Columbus Ohio discusses abolishing the term hobo and opposing vagrancy laws. John Kelly of Chicago, national secretary, says members will push a propaganda campaign while delegates explain travel expenses. The group seeks federal inspection of construction camps, end to prison contract labor, shorter workdays, free transportation to jobs, and abolition of private employment bureaus. The organization has three years of existence with national headquarters in Chicago.
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Mose Columbus
Migratory Workers Union
John Kelly
Chicago
Eldows
Des Moines Area Tornado Kills Woman and Destroys Homes
A nighttime tornado 20 miles northwest of Des Moines left one woman dead and caused extensive property damage. Mrs William Merman died when Tiernan horn house collapsed. Several families, including the Ranson and Lidason households near Madrid, suffered injuries and loss as barns and farm buildings were demolished. Dozens of structures along Woodward Madrid and Sheldah were wrecked with trees uprooted and residents evacuated for medical care.
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Des Moines
Samm
William ‘Merman
Lia
Maes Ranson
Madrid
Lidason
Wanderkeg
Chris Field
Woodward
Sheldah
Cousins Denounces Primary System in Open Letter
In an open letter to N. Frederickson Guthrie Center Iowa Robert G Cousins Tipton former congressman named as a possible Republican U S senator candidate declines to run He attacks the current primary system as costly and biased toward the rich or those well provided for saying it would widen the constituency beyond a single state and prevent his candidacy at this time.
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Clinton
N. Frederickson
Guthrie Center
Robert G. Cousing
Tipton
United States
Klate
Noble Offlea
Escaped Convict Seeks Jail Lodging in Fremont Neb
Des Moines April 7 James Keller also known as James King and James Knox escaped from Anamosa state reformatory last May and is under arrest at Fremont Nebraska. A guard from Anamosa is en route to Fremont to reclaim the prisoner. Keller was sentenced to 12 years in 1918 on a breaking and entering conviction. He applied for lodging at Fremont jail and was arrested when recognized by the sheriff.
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Des Moines
James Keller
Anamosa State Reformatory
Fremont
Neb
State Board of Control
Anamosa
Keller
James King
James Knox
Scntt
Hot Weather Sends Dog Rabid In Closed Car In Des Moines
Des Moines April 7 Miss Katherine Camp riding in a closed automobile with her pet dog was bitten as the animal attacked her. She fought off the dog which then ran the car briefly before she stopped it and locked the dog inside. A veterinarian said the dog showed rabies signs and the animal was killed. The heat that day rose to a high temperature and is blamed for the incident. Miss Camp escaped unharmed.
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Des Moines
Katherine Camp
Miss Camp
Cedar Rapids Drug Ring Ties Up Key Figures
In Cedar Rapids an FBI led crackdown ended with Joe Williams of Chicago and Dr Jesse B. looking at sentences after a federal court case. Williams received one year in Leavenworth. The Cedar Rapids distributor was fined 1250 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Jesse B
Look
Joe Williams
Chicago
Williams
Minners
Fork Leavenworth
City Solicitor Says Ex-Soldier Replacement Legal in Des Moines
Chauncy Weaver city solicitor submits opinion to Des Moines city council stating the council may appoint an ex-soldier to a city post and replace another ex-soldier without violating the soldiers preference law as amended in the last state legislative session to aid World War veterans.
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Des Moines
Mississippi Diver Drowns Clammer Near Prairie du Chien
April 7 report states Fred Graap a longtime clam fisherman on the upper Mississippi drowned near Prairie du Chien while collecting driftwood from a scow. The body was not recovered and he is survived by seven sons and six daughters.
Rockwell Boy Dies Under Auto Wheels
Four year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Milter was killed instantly near the city edge last night when struck by an automobile driven by Frank Menter. Witnesses say the boy dashed into the road so quickly the driver could not avoid the collision.
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Rockwell. Fa
Henry Milter
Frank €. Menter
Massachusetts Firm Wins Prison Work Contract
Bes Moines April 7. L McKnight & Sons Gardner 3 has been awarded the contract by the state board of control for woodworking machinery for the new chair factory at the Fort Madison penitentiary for 33 35.20 dollars. The chair factory was destroyed by fire weeks ago.
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Bes Moines
L McKnight & Sons
Gardner
State Board of Control
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Veteran Sues Keokuk for Supervisor's Job
George G. Neill, a World War I veteran, files suit against Keokuk city council members to compel appointment as street supervisor under the soldier's preference act adopted by the last Iowa General Assembly. The suit targets the current appointee and seeks the job in Keokuk, Iowa, with the case filed April 7.
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Keokuk, Ta
George G. Neill
Towa General Assembly
Mrs Farnsworth to Run for Legislature as Test for Women
Mrs Bessie Farnsworth of Muscatine announced on April 7 in Muscatine that she seeks the Republican nomination for state senator from the Twentieth district. The move, publicized by Iowa League of Women Voters chair Mrs Florance Pierce, aims to test female eligibility for legislative office. Senator J D Buser of Conesville has applied for nomination blanks and seeks re election in the same district.
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New Moines
Bessie Farnsworth
Muscatine
Florance P. Pierce
Iowa League of Women Voters
Mra
Pierce
Fartsworth
J. D. Buser
Conesville
Probe Charges of Irregularity of Benton Officials
Alleged irregularities by Benton county board of supervisors are under investigation at the request of the Benton County Taxpayers League. Counsel for the league questions witnesses before city examiner C. Goleio. Judge Nichols represents county officials. The examination, begun Wednesday, will be submitted to the attorney general.
Dr. Meloy Shifts from United Evangelical to Methodist Church
Rev J B Meloy of Des Moines conference announces withdrawal from United Evangelical church after 22 years and joins the Methodist church. At the conference he is assigned to Grand View and will serve Blairstown under the Upper Iowa conference starting next Sunday.
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N Marahantuwa
Des Moines
United Evangelical Church
J. B. Meloy
Methodist Church
Meloy
Grand View
Upper Iowa
Blairstown
Laurens Man Seeks Seat in Legislature
Des Moines April 7 F J Gilchrist Laurens Pocahontas county today applied for nomination papers announcing he will run for state senate from the Fortieth district W H Van Alstine Gilmore City last general assembly member will not seek re election Forbes Wallingford applied for nomination papers for a State representative position in the same filing period
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Des Moines
F. J. Gilchrist
Laurens
Pocahontas Colony
W. C. Ramsar
Senate
W. H. van Alstine
Gilmore City
FY. M. Forbes
Wallingford
Mayor’s Marriages May Prove Illegal
Des Moines witnesses question the legality of marriages performed by former Mayor H. St. Barton and potentially by earlier mayors under the city’s commission government. Col. Frank Lyman warned newly elected Mayor Carlton Garver he lacked authority to conduct marriage ceremonies, raising questions about dozens of couples united in matrimony.
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Hes Moines
H. St. Barton
Col
Frank Lyman
Lyman
Carlton Garver
Des Moines
Father of Ax Victims Commits Death by Own Action
Concordia Kan April 7 L J Tremblay father of the family who were victims of the ax fiend near here Tuesday night Then one of his and Wis slain and five other children injured committed death by own action this morning A finger print expert yesterday took photographs of the bloody im prints on the ax and on furnishings in the Tremblay home Finger prints of Trembley were also taken
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Concordia. Kan
L. J. Tremblay
Wis
Tremblay
Trembley
Boy, 4, dies after stairway fall chasing cat
In Cascade township a four year old boy, John Dobuque or Nichols Wolt, died after a fall from a stairway while chasing a kitten. He lost his balance while trying to recapture the kitten and died about thirteen minutes later yesterday night.
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Dobuque
John
Nicholas Wolt
Cascade Township
Hot Wave Brings Damaging Storms in Nebraska and Iowa
A spring heat wave in Nebraska and western Iowa was followed by wind rain and hail causing damage. About $40 060 in damage reported from hail storms in Council Bluffs and Lincoln suburbs. Temperatures in Omaha reached 122 degrees.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Iowa
Storol
Council Jaffs
Lincéin
Omalla
Iowa teachers clubs push high civic training
Miss Anna Mc Dong Barr of Muscatine, secretary of the Iowa State Federation of Teachers clubs, told the Northeastern Iowa Teachers association that education shapes future citizenship. She outlined the club’s aims to raise professional standards and cooperate with school authorities, noting 35 clubs exist and more are planned across Iowa.
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Anna McDongg Barr
Muscatine
Iowa State Federation of Teachers’ Clubs
Iowa
Miss Barr
Jaws
Inwa
Iowa State Federation of Teachers Clubs
National
Galli Curci Jewel Robbery Stuns Opera Star
International wires report two young women vanished after allegedly stealing jewels valued between 45 000 and 100 000 from Mme Amelita Galli Curci near San Juan Capistrano while she traveled to a San Diego concert. The haul included diamond earrings pendants rings brooches and a Queen Victoria gift. Galli Curci and her accompanist husband Homer Samuels were at a cafe when the bag disappeared. She later rested at a San Diego hotel recovering from the incident and planned to fulfill tonight’s engagement and proceed to Los Angeles for a concert. Insurance coverage was described as partial and several items carried high intrinsic value despite insurance.
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Los Angeles
Cyril
California
Mme
Amelita Galli-Curci
San Juan Capistrano
San Diego
Mme. Galli-Curei
Homer Samuels
Samuels
L. E. Hebmyer
Mime
Galli-Curci
Gai
Galt Curut
Ll Paseo
Yes
Queen Victoria
Spain
Maria Christina
Alphon Iso
Two Claim Blame for Family Shooting in St Louis
In St Louis Mo April 7 following a night long family quarrel George L Richie 33 was mysteriously shot in his home He is in dangerous condition at city hospital claiming he shot himself Maude 18 daughter is at police headquarters and says she accidentally shot her father when she intervened in the dispute between him and her mother The article notes other stray text unrelated to the incident
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St. Louis
George L. Richie
Ife
Maude
Congress News Briefs Amid Fiscal Debate In House
Reporters note rising federal bond issuance as Congress grapples with rail safety and interstate commerce concerns. The House committee continues hearings on legislation, while the interior and revenue panels examine penalties and NEOPA measures. A notable official marks progress amid ongoing reviews.
Retrenchment Debate Warns of Harm to Schools
An editorial warns against blanket retrenchment in public spending, urging careful tax policy to avoid crippling education. It defends high school frills as essential, calls for public education publicity, and argues teacher quality and proper compensation are vital to student welfare amid financial strain.
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Sakti Lewis
Watkins
Lewis
Tiance
Efort
Acarce
Imen
Public Schools and Tax Reform Debated in Iowa
A speaker argues against cutting teachers wages and calls for retrenchment in other areas. He condemns heavy tobacco spending, defends public schools, and urges tax reform to tax property and income fairly, ending tax-free securities and blanket exemptions. He cites inequities in assessments and calls for broader revenue sources.
Education theme dominates tax talk and Sioux Falls talk
The article reports on a tax reform proposal to tax real estate money and credits at real value to fund public schools. W S Early of Sioux Falls High School outlines education aims focusing on knowledge skill and personality, stressing vocational work and the home’s role. A Cedar Falls Teachers College Men's Glee Club performed before the talks with a varied program.
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Tate
America
Statenc
W. S. Early
Sioux Falls
Early
Iowa State Teachers’ College At
Cedar Falls
Attorney Hints at Motive in Day Case
Oklahoma City April 7 County Attorney Forest Hughes signs a statement on the investigation of Lieut Col Paul Ward Geek's slaying by Jean P Day. Hughes says Day fired in defense of his home not his life and X ray photos suggest the officer did not look at Ray when shot. Day claimed he struck an assailant attacking Mrs Day and the revolver discharged on impact.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Forest Hughes
Newspaperten Today
Paul Ward
Jean P. Day
Day
Ray
Beck
Mrs. Day
Judge Day Told Truth Or Not Believed By Speaker
A speaker asserts that if Judge Day reveals all, no jury of redblooded citizens would convict. The statement claims Day has not yet told the full truth, signaling strong distrust in the judge's disclosures. The remark frames a public doubt about the judge's honesty.
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Judge Day
Waterloo Amended Election Expense Affidavit
Waterloo candidates amend sworn statement of election expenses alleging money from various persons was used for advertising printing and postage rather than personal costs, in response to criticism by defeated mayoral candidate L F E Bickelberg. Cafe changes quarters with Pearl Burger moving to Fourth Street West over Margadant grocery.
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Waterloo
A. E. Guagy
L. FE
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