Call for curb on Supreme Court 5 104 decisions
Congressional progressives press for a constitutional amendment to curb Supreme Court power after recent 5 to 4 and 6 to 3 rulings on minimum wage and child labor laws. Senators Borah La Follette and Fess propose measures to force a two-thirds ruling or re enactment power, sparking broad support and debates on court reform.
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International News Wire
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Congress
Limited States Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis
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William E. Borah
Idaho
International News Service Today
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Republican
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
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Borah
United Press
Des Moines
Constitution
Suprem Court
Florence Kellay
Consumers’easue
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District of Columbia
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Gan Felice
Esters Great Shads Cigars, Co
Late Courier Notice for Home Delivery
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5 36 o clock. If the delivery is late due to the carrier or other cause, call 5100. All calls must reach the office before 9 30 a.m. to ensure service.
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Cartier
Americans Win Turkish Concession Amid Global Rivalry
Angora reports the Turkish nationalist assembly ratified the Chester railway and mining concession. The plan, led by Rear Admiral Colby Chester and associates including Gen. Goethals and Kermit Roosevelt, envisions 2000 miles of railways and a modern Angora with ports and mineral exploitation in Asia Minor. British, French, and Russian interests oppose the deal, fearing loss of economic spoils to Americans and warning it could breach prior treaties.
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Turkish Nationist Assembly
Chester
London
Colby M. Chester
Washington
Turkey
Adithira Chester
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Kermit Roosevelt
Anatolia
Asia Minor
Antrican Development Company
Grand National Assembly of
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Franklin Bowllon
France
Woman fined six months for reckless driving death
In Salem on April 16 Misa Hila Wolfe, 28, was sentenced to six months in county jail as driver of a car that fatally struck a woman. Wolfe had sought a marble but the court refused. The charge began as manslaughter and was reduced to reckless driving by the grand jury.
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Ore
Misa Hila Wolfa
Salem
Miss Wolfe
Party of Lynchers Pursues De Valera
Dublin press reports Liam Lynch chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army has been captured by Free State forces at Knocknasalen near Newcastle after an engagement. Esmon De Valera and Countess Markievicz reportedly escaped a lynching party with others. pursuit of leaders continues and capture believed imminent.
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Dublin
Liam Lynch
Irish Irremilars
Lynch
Free State
Knocknasalen
Newcastle
Esmon de Valera
Markievicz
Moveemone
Mrs Koulik Cries as Attorney Bares Her Relations with Men
Chicago, April 10. Mrs Nellie Koulik on trial for poisoning her first husband W Stermer admitted keeping company with other men while the husband lived. Assistant district attorney Edward Lyons reported she had improper relations with her present husband while Stermer was alive. Koulik, a boarder at the Stermer home, said she had asked Koulik to marry her before her first husband died. She and Mrs Tiltle Klimek were accused of giving relatives doses of rat poison. Klimek received a life sentence. Mrs Koulik cried continually during Lyons testimony.
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Chicago
Nellie Keulik
W. Sturmer
Edward Lyons
Illinois Assembly to Consider Divorce Statute Reform
April 10 Chicago reporter Michael Durso says state representative returned to Springfield with amendments to Illinois marriage and divorce laws. Proposals seek interlocutory decrees, legitimizing children from illegal unions, and one day notice to county clerks before marriage certificates. Judges Rush Steffen and Thompson helped model after California statutes.
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Springfield
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Superior Court
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Appellate Court
California
Priest Surrenders in Nationwide Forgery Probe
In Denver on April 10 a nationwide search for Father W. ASS Grace, former pastor of St. Anne shrine, ended as he walked into the U.S. Attorney's office and spoke with authorities. Grace had been sought on a technical forgery of liquor permit charge across the country.
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Father W. Ass Grace
Shrine of St. Anne
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Hillyear
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Campgrounds for Tourists Favored by Local Kiwanis
Kiwanis members and city bodies will cooperate to study tourist campground needs after a committee report. The luncheon approved examining park provisions and they added Kenneth Bragdon W N Shaw Harold Howrey and John Gi Wright as new members.
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Kenneth Bragdon
W. N. Shaw
Harold Howrey
John Gi. Wright
Deny Petitions for Mileage Rehearing in DC
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied petitions seeking reconsideration of the ruling on mileage books at reduced rates. The decision closes the record in the mileage book case. if petitions are not taken to court, the books will go on sale May 15 on nearly all Class I railroads, except those in the eastern district.
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Intestate Commerce Commission
Poisoned Food Fatal to One and Sickness in Family
Poisoned food was blamed today for a death and multiple illnesses in Chicago. Miss Vera Sticklie, 75, died shortly after eating. The family of August Colliander is hospitalized in serious condition as samples of the food are analyzed.
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Chicago
Vera Sticklie
August Colliander
Vincennes Daily Commercial Circulation Claims Compared
The Morning Commercial of Vincennes Indiana touts full paid subscriptions with no inducements and argues its circulation ranks with major papers like The Waterloo Daily Courier. It claims one paper for every six and one tenth people in Black Hawk County and asserts a newspaper’s value mirrors its community.
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Waterloo
Towa
Daily Courier
Black Hawk County
Iowa
Vincennes Daily Commercial
Inheritance Tax Bill Increases Heirs Tax In Legislature
The House passed the Dav ittle inheritance tax bill by 57 to 34, raising direct inheritance taxes and boosting collateral heir taxes. The minimum collateral tax climbs from 3 to 10 percent with higher maximums, and nonresident alien inheritances see a 60 percent cap. Widow exemptions change, cash exemption rises to 25 thousand dollars. Governor Kendall hints at a special code revision session next week after a joint committee report.
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Goons Stolen at Ackley Reported Abandoned on Train
Several suits and other wearing apparel from the Lowell Schwinger dry cleaning shop in Ackley were recovered that afternoon in a coach of a train between Ackley and Austinville. The thief escaped, believed to have jumped from the train between the two towns.
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Austinville
Memorial Trees Honoring Nurse on Remembrance Road
A memorial tree program honors a nurse who gave her life for her country in the war. The ceremony registered today with the American Tree Association, led by Mrs. Bianchez of the Women’s Club. Trees will be planted tomorrow along Remembrance Road near Ohlu’s Arbor Day site.
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Funeral Honors for Former Governor Horace Balos
Citizens of Waterloo Iowa honor late Gov Horace Bal es with an honor escort as his body arrives from Long Beach California by Chicago Great Western. Judge K B Boies leads the funeral cortege to 206 Washington and Elmwood Cemetery. Friends recall his modesty, oratory and long legal career from 1867 to his death.
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W. W. Mars
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A. W. Brown
W. E. Cowan
Elmwood
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J. H. Leavitt
Waterloo
Gov. Baies
C. M. Berkley
Chicago
Bales
Berkley
Minnie Murray
Nashua
Lady In White
Gov. Balts
A. H. Peank
Lamenfis
Berlin Pr incursions and Ruhr conflict rally at Krupp works
Berlin reports 13 Krupp workers shot by French troops at Essen triggering a day of mourning as Germany vows to continue passive resistance until Ruhr and Rhineland are freed. Chancellor Cuno urges rail solidarity and readiness to negotiate reparations while stressing unity beyond party lines.
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Spiritualist Claims King Tut Tomb Value Delayed Discovery
Reverend Maggie Waite of the State Spiritualist association says King Tut Ankh Amun sought 3000 years for air and treasure to be viewed by scientists. She dismissed curses upon Lord Carnarvon and argued spirits never curse, claiming Tut anticipated scientific value from opening the tomb.
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Maggie Waite
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Carnarvon
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St Paul Woman Hired Man for Five Dollars to Kill Husband
The case against Louis Rattach details a confession by the accused killer stating the victim’s wife agreed to pay five dollars to arrange the murder. Rattach was shot in bed while watching the scene, and authorities note the suspect’s prisoner statement outlines the plan.
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Five Die in Farmhouse Fire Near Whiting
Sioux Chyla reports a fire at a farm near Whiting, southeast of Sioux City, killing five Babb family members ages 12 to 60. John, Harvey, Beasts, Oneal, and Jessie Babb died. George Babb owned the farm. Surviving Charles Babb and his wife escaped in clothes fired across the gale.
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Sioux
John Babb
Harvey Babbs
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Jessie Babb
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Charles Babb
Pacific Fleet Units Head North After 62 Day Maneuvers
Battleship divisions of the Pacific fleet cruise along the coast of Lower California returning from maneuvers in the caval zone. They are due to arrive in Los Angeles harbor tomorrow, with repairs underway to fit them at Man o' War Row. The fleet will have covered about 7,000 miles on the 62 day voyage.
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Reds Postpone Trial of Metropolitan to Week from Today
The Russian government postponed the Metropolitan Tikhon trial until April 17. The arrest concerned resistance to the soviet seizure of church property. Protests flowed from many nations after the execution of Mar Budkevich and the 10 year sentence for Archbishop Zeplink.
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Peak Named for Scientist Victim in Glacier National Park
The interior department announced a new peak name in Glacier National Park honoring the late Dr. Frank Wynn of Indianapolis who died in 1922 while climbing Mount Siyeh. The peak lies at Canyon Creek mouth where popular park trails begin.
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Glacier National Park
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Wynn
Frank Wynn
Indianapolis
Interior Department
Canyon Creek
Richards Promises Courier Columns for Anxious Hearts
The Waterloo Evening Courier joins with Richards the magician to answer reader questions by column. He claims scientific methods, calm psycological skill, and dramatic showmanship. Four performances start April 16 with a two and a half hour production of magic music and mystery in Waterloo.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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Evening Courier
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Fight on peace move looms in women's meet
A National League of Women Voters convention in Des Moines explores peace initiatives with Mrs Harriet Upton opposing league adoption of a supergovernment approach. Speakers include Gov Kendall and Justice Florence E Allen as delegates discuss America’s role in world peace and war prevention.
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New York
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J. B. Weaver
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Ssoover
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Peru
Ind
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Cleveland
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