Grime News Appeal Draws Wide Interest in Crime Reporting
Judge EB E Stiles says readers seek crime stories, noting the Des Moines Register plans to place crime news on inside pages after a state federation suggestion. He cites public curiosity about prominent trials and the broader appeal of criminal courts.
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EB. E. Stiles
District Court
Palley
Des Moines Reglater
Reg Isterlyin
State Federation of Woman's Clubs
Stiles
Seven Disorderly Conduct Charges Dismissed in City Court
Seven defendants charged as inmates of a disorderly house after a raid on Leona Young's home were found not guilty by Judge J W Gwynne. Miss Young was exonerated of operating a disorderly house. One woman was fined 100 for illegal possession. Three plain drunks were jailed three days for fines unpaid. D A Alen and Arthur Hartlae paid 10 fines for speed. Four traffic violators paid 3 50 plus costs.
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Leona Young
J., W. Gwynne
Miss Young
Gwynna
Aeliea
D. A. Alen
Arthur Hartlae
Sheriff Sued Over Seizure of Horse Billlie
Catherine Byers sues H. T. Wagner sheriff in municipal court for 200 damages claiming the horse Billlie was unlawfully seized under an attachment writ. She says she holds a preattachment bill of sale for the horse. Anna Trace files for 558.50 from CG Ketwig and Smith Lichty Hillman Co. after a February 25 collision near Washburn involving her automobile and defendants negligent driver Ketwig.
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Catherine Byers
H. T. Wagner
Billie
Plain Wiff
Anna Trace
Clark
CG. G
Ketwig
the Smith, Lichty, Hillman Company
Washburn
Neeglivence
Timer Land Law Sure Settled After 400 Years
A long running suit over a large tract of timber once claimed by the Schoenborn family ends in a compromise. About 4,000 acres go to the Schoenborn heirs while part of the forest is sold to benefit Ruthenian peasants in the districts.
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Schoenborn
Velke Lucky
Thief Sentenced Over Poisonous Snakes He Stole
A man was jailed for a month after stealing poisonous snakes from the Port Elizabeth museum. He climbed walls and moats at night to collect rare specimens and later claimed to have caught them nearby and returned them to their display. The captured snakes were calm when returned, revealing the theft.
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Boston
Port Elizabeth Museum
Inventor Plans Giant Windmill on Aerodynamic Principles
German inventor Anton Plattner proposes a windmill 900 feet in diameter mounted on a 650 foot tower aimed at generating power from wind. Two large winglike blades with Flettner rudder control would adjust to wind velocity, driving small high speed windmills at each blade tip to generate electricity directly.
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New York
Anton Plattner
Metor
Washington Monument
Woolworth
Flettner
Wheel Drive Aims To Boost Windmill Output And Regulate Voltage
The rotation of the large wheel will multiply the velocity of the small windmills tenfold and aid in regulating the voltage of the electric current obtained.
Famous Chinese Arsenal May Become Aus Factory
Shanghai on April 7 reports a plan to convert Kiangpan Arsenal into a motor car factory to end armed conflict. The 60 year old arsenal near Shanghai has long been a target in wars and now could host China’s first automobile plant with Canton capitalists weighing the proposal.
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Shanghai
Kiangpan
Peking
Nanking
Shanghai Chamber of Commerce
Ching
Canton
District Oratorical Contest Set For April 17 at West High
Contestants from towns near Waterloo meet in West High auditorium on Friday April 17 to choose the district winner in the National Oratorical contest. Floward Snodgrass of West High speaks on Washington and the Constitution. Additional elimination dates follow: April 21 semi finals, April 24 finals, May 1 zone finals. The national finals occur in Washington D C May 8 with President Calvin Coolidge among the judges.
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Waterloo
West High
Des Moines
D. C
Calying Coolidge
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