Democrats Offer Complete Ticket in June Primary
Des Moines reports a full Democratic ticket for state primaries in June with candidates for governor attorney general auditor and other posts. Names include Unsicker Murtagh Coates and Donnaghan among others, with county and district contenders listed for various seats.
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United Press
Des Moines
Waty
Daniel F. Steck
Ottumwa
The
Charles R. Keys
John Denison
United Islages
Daniel Unsicker
Wright County
J. C. Murtagh
Waterloo
M. F. Donnegah
Davenport
W. R. McCinnis
Will Coates
L. W. Housel
Humbolt
Maud Lauderdale
Fort Dodge
BE. T. Likes
Fnu
J. ©. Bell
Burlington
Ralph Thompson
Muscating
W. N. Birdsa
John H. Platt
Montezuma
James V. Curran
Cable Briefs Roundup From Towers of Europe and Beyond
A terse wire dispatch lists multiple brief notes: Archbishop Zepliak released from Soviet prison arrives in Riga in good health. Danish asylum treats dementia paralytica cases with malaria injections. Leon Trotzky returned to Moscow after illness. reparations commission accepts experts’ report with satisfaction. Ireland boundary dispute being pushed by Free State. Danish election returns show government defeat to Lahoyites. London Daylight Swing to take effect. Australia battleship sunk under Washington Conference terms. John W. Dek American extradition case after offering amnesty for anti war books refused. Athens Republicans confident ahead of plebiscite vote. London master of ballot caijse tol day.
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Zepliak
Riga
Copenhagen
Stecessfut
Moscow
Leon ‘Trotzeysoviati
Caucasus
Jention
Dublin
Free State
Ireland
Neis
London
England
Sydney
N.S
Australia
John W Dek
Neve Fay
Coolidge
United States
Athens
Davenport Spear Company owner jailed on store arson charge
State briefs report Spear 1 Company owner facing a jail arson charge tied to his own store fire. Des Moines notes Lt Gov Hamill hosted senators and reporters at a banquet with impersonations and burlesque. Irvington highway work advances with $274000 in federal aid. Resolutions push new roads in four state parks and surveys for a fifth. Roads planned through Devil's Backbone Delaware county and parks at Palisades Linn, Wunsipinkes Jones, Fine Creek Hardin, and Ledges Boone counties.
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Davenport
Spear James
Spear 1 Company
Des Moines
Hammill
Senate
Irvington
Korsuth
Dex Moinr
State Board of Conservation
Siuleiken in Sweden Stockholm Arrival for Nobel Prize Event
Stockholm April 22. Millie Sen of Pasadena California arrived today for a debut or reception during May connected with the Nobel prize event.
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Stocxhorm
Milliesen
Pasadena
Cal
Wyoming Lawyer Appointed Advisor in Teapot Dome Lease Dispute
William E. Multien of Cheyenne Wyoming named legal adviser to Teapot Dome receivers Admiral Joseph Strauss and Alvert E Watts vice president of Sinclair Consolidated Oil. They failed to agree on administrative details. Multien a former Wyoming attorney general will also act as arbitrator between the receivers.
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William E. Multien
Cheyenne
Wyo
Teapot Dome
Joseph Strauss
Alvert E. Watts
Sinclair Gen
Solidated Oil Company
Multen
Wyoming
Atlanta Chief of Police Fired Third Time in 11 Years
Chief James L. Beavers was found guilty on two counts by the police committee and removed from office. He was acquitted on a third count alleging aiding in procuring evidence for a divorce case involving Asa G. Candler’s wife. The committee cited neglect of duty and swearing falsely, marking his third deposition in 11 years and ending a 33-year tenure on the force.
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Atlanta
James L. Beavers
Police Committee
Ako
Asa G. Candler
Reavers
Beavers
Uring
Hel
Force
Aaron Leckington Rites Mark Waterloo Deaths
Aaron Leckington a Waterloo resident since his boyhood died early today at Presbyterian hospital after a prolonged illness. Born in Lena Illinois in 1852 he moved to Waterloo and married Susan Evans who died six years ago. He leaves three sons Calvin Charles and L J Leckington and two daughters Mrs Lucy Huppert and Martha plus a brother and many grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 1 a m from O Keefe Towne chapel with burial at Elmwood.
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Aaron Leckington
Waterloo
Presbyterian Hospital
Mr. Leckington
Lena
Susan Evans
Charles
Calvin
L.J. Leckington
Lucy Huppert
Oneida
S. D
Martha
Chicago
Enoch
O'Keefe & Towne
J. E. Johnson
RP. Harkbart
Ellmwood
Russians reject French plea for condemned spies
Moscow reports Russia angrily rejected France plea to spare anti Soviet spies at Kiev. Foreign Minister Teherucherto denounced French interference as a violation of sovereignty, asserting the Kiev defendants were involved with French intelligence.
House Bonus Bill Ordered Favorably Reported to Senate
Washington April 12 The soldier bonus bill passed by the house was agreed to with minor changes today by the senate finance committee and ordered reported to the senate. It provides payments to veterans not entitled to more than 50 dollars in adjusted service compensation and 20 year endowment insurance policies to others. Senator Simpsons of North Carolina, ranking Democrat on the committee, proposed an amendment to make full cash payments on option of the recipient. Chairman Smoot said he would report the measure to the senate Monday. no formal vote was taken.
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Washington
D. C
House
Senate
Simpsons
Caroling
Smoot
Icon
Lewis Says 65 000 Miners Idle Amid Scale Fight
Washington April 12 John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers declared sixty five thousand miners out of employment due to wage scale disputes in the central competitive field. An additional forty thousand in southwestern Kentucky likely to cease work April 15 as an armistice ends. Out of work included forty six thousand in Missouri Kansas Arkansas Texas Oklahoma five thousand in southeastern Kentucky and Tennessee ten thousand in southern West Virginia and fourteen thousand in the Canadian provinces.
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Washington, D. C
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Kentucky
Gewis
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Tennessee
West Virginia
Canadian
Carter to lecture in U S on Tutankhamun tomb
Howard Carter, co discoverer of Tutankhamun tomb with Lord Carnarvon, sails to the United States for a lecture tour. He says no lawsuits will be pursued and an amicable agreement with the Egyptian government is sought. Operations are expected to resume this winter under government control to preserve the tomb for future work.
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London
Howard Carter
Tate
Carnarvon
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Egypt
United States
Westminster Gazette
Doug and Mary on World Trip Vacation
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford sail today on the Olympic for their first vacation in two years. The couple plans a California return via the Far East with Fairbanks praising Pickford as the brighter star of the Fairbanks Pickford duo.
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Doug and
Mary
New York
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
California
Far East
Doug
Rockwell Decries Chicago Primary as Crooked Election
David Ladd Rockwell national manager for the McAdoo campaign denounces last Tuesday's Democratic primary in Chicago as the most corrupt election in the city’s history. He warns that gross and palpable fraud and election theft will be presented to the proper tribunal.
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Chicago
David Ladd Rockwell
McAdoo
Tinois Democratic
Rockwell
Rand Laander Dies in Des Moines Hospital
Des Moines April 12 Fred Henry a prominent Iowa band leader died today at a local hospital after a long illness of pneumonia He was known for leading major regional bands and had performed across Iowa and neighboring states
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Rand Laander
Des Moines
T. Fred Henry
Iowa
Easter Program Submissions Sought by Tuesday Evening
Churches and Sunday schools are invited to submit Easter program details for publication in the Courier by Tuesday evening. Submit through the church editor to ensure inclusion in the Easter notices.
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Courier
American Tourist Murdered by Bandits in Albania
George B. Ne Long, wealthy New York broker, and Robert Louis Coleman of San Francisco were killed by bandits on the Tirana Scutari highway in the mountain district of Albania. The American minister to Albania has begun a preliminary investigation.
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George B. Ne Long
New York
Robert Louis Coleman
San Francisco
Mountain
Tirana-Scutari Highway
Albania
Mexican Troops at Vera Cruz Prepare Isthmian Campaign
Mexico City April 12 dispatches state a strong federal force under Gen Eugenio Martinez concentrates at Vera Cruz for an advance into Tabasco Chiapas Campeche and Yucatan. Warships Jalisco Montezuma and gunboat Bravo await transfer to Frontera. At La Ventosa near the Pan American railway federal forces claim victory over 300 rebels after a three hour fight.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Eugenio Martinez
Tabasco
Chiapas
Campeishe
Yucatan
Jalisco
Montezu- Mia
Bravo
Frontera
la Ventosa
Neither McAdoo Nor Cox to Attend Jefferson Day Dinner
New York April 12 Prominent Democrats gathered for the Jefferson day dinner of the National Democratic club tonight inviting presidential possibilities. Many sent regrets or failed to reply leaving vacant chairs, with William Gibbs McAdoo and Jane M Cox among the notable absentees from the 1920 field.
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New York
National Democratic Club
Wiliam Gitths McAdoo
Janice M. Cox
Bessarabia Declares State of Emergency Amid Negotiations
A state of emergency has been proclaimed in Bessarabia after failed negotiations between Russians and Roumanians in Vienna. Public meetings are prohibited as tensions rise over the region, which borders Roumania and was seized by Roumanian authorities after the war with Russia demanding its return.
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Copenhagen
Bessarabia
Vienna
Kiehiney
Roumania
Russia
K K K Articles Filed for Record in Des Moines
Des Moines April 12 articles of incorporation filed in the secretary of State office by the Ku Klux Klan with headquarters in Atlanta Ga Local officers H Evans imperial wizard and H K Ramsey imperial kligraph signed the application The filing follows a March 29 1924 head office resolution The articles state the object is benevolent and eleemosyrary with no capital stock or pecuniary profit to members.
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Des Moines
Ku Klux Klan
Atlanta
Lo Cal
H. Evans
Imperial Wizard
H. K. Ramsey
Imperial Kligraph
Iowa Light Men to Meet in Fort Dodge
Des Moines April 12 The Iowa section of the National Electric Light association will hold its annual convention at Fort Dodge June 24 25 and 26 Selection of Fort Dodge as this Year s convention city was made by the executive committee at a meeting in Kansas City yesterday C A Sears Keokuk is president of the association
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Electric Light Association
Fort Dodge
Kansas City
C. A. Sears
Keokuk
Laws ‘Association
Triplets Born Near Castalia Family Sees Tragedy
In Waukon area on a farm near Castalia a girl triplet birth occurred to Mr. and Mrs. Will Schweinerus. One triplet died shortly after birth. The family already has three pairs of twins, all living except the eldest boy of about seventeen, who is the remaining single child.
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Waukon
Will Schweinerus
Castalia
Scientists Find Old Bone Awl and Stone Ax in California
In Los Angeles on April 12, Dr. William A. Bryan announced the discovery of prehistoric implements near hera. The finds include a petrified bone about two inches long and a rudely fashioned quartzite palmax. The artifacts may support the view that five petrified human skeletons found nearby date to the late Pleistocene, about 26,000 years ago.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Hera
William A. Bryan
Los Ange Ica Museum of History, Science and Art
Bryan
Deneen Wins Republican Senate Nomination in Illinois
Former Gov Charles S Deneen led Medill McCormick for the Republican Senate nomination by 4016 votes in unofficial returns from all but 15 precincts. Deneen 355389 votes McCormick 351383 votes from 6725 of 5744 precincts as canvass and final totals near.
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Chicago
Charles S. Denean
Medill McCormick
Cook County
tAhamas County
Deneen
McCormick
Kenyon Not After V. P. Nomination to Support Dickinson
Des Moines dispatch says Judge William S. Kenyon of Fort Dodge wrote to a Washington friend that he is not seeking the vice presidential nomination and does not want it He states he supports Representative E J Dickinson of the Tenth Iowa district for the Republican nomination Dickinson already has Iowa delegation backing and is the favored choice in Des Moines
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Des Moines
William S. Kenyon
Fort Dodge
Washington
Washington Dispatch
Bening Tribune
Tudge Kenyon
E. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Dickinson
Broadcast Speech of Coolidge on Tuesday
WGY Schenectady will radio President Calvin Coolidge address at the Associated Press annual luncheon in the Waldorf Astoria New York. The program starts at 1 45 a m Eastern Time, with Frank B. Noves of the AP also speaking.
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WGY
General Electrics Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Calvin Coolidge
Associated Press
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Frank’ B Noves
Marital Woes Divorces Filed on Cruelty Claims
Two petitions for divorce filed today allege cruelty. Irving W. Butenhoft sues Helen M. Butenhoft, married January 2, 1918 at Lake Grove, claiming she struck him with a poker and ousted him from the house forcing a separate residence. Josephine H. Boisseau seeks divorce from Stephen E. Boisseau, married October 29, 1921 at Joplin Missouri, alleging disparagement of her arts and asking to resume her maiden name Josephine Canfield.
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Irving W. Butenhoft
Helen
Butenhoft
Tda Grove
Josephine H. Boisseau
Stephen E. Boisseau
Joplin
Josephine Canfield
Irish plan to curb cost of living proposed
Dublin reports the Free State government will early introduce legislation on the cost of living. Profiteering complaints against retailers are widespread while farmers and fishermen receive only a trifling share of consumer prices. The plan may push direct producer to consumer contact via post parcel deliveries and cash on delivery.
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Dublin
Visigothic Belt Clasp Found by Workmen in Spain
Madrid April 12 The National Archaeological Museum of Spain has acquired a Visigothic belt clasp bronze inlaid with copper beads and turquoise in fine condition. One of the few known specimens was found by an excavator in Carpio del Taja near Torrijos with four buckles and other clasp fragments. State funds are covering continued local search for further archaeological treasures.
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Madrid
National Archaelogical Museum of Spain
Carpio del Taja
Torrijos
Hittle girl recovers from auto injuries
Des Moines April 12 Maxine Haynes four was slowly recovering in a hospital from injuries received when struck by an automobile Friday night driven by Arthur Nelson The girl was walking with her parents when the accident occurred.
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Des Moines
Maxine Haynes
Arthur Nelson
Waterloo approves drastic budget cuts for year ending 1926
Waterloo's budget totals 398 147.44, down from 405 972.63 last year, after drastic cuts to operating funds. City auditor MacKay and Mayor Guagy finalized estimates, with general administration 47 325, protection of life and property 165 312, health and sanitation 29 840, and highway and bridge 82 750, plus debt and pension allocations.
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Waterloo
Charles C. MuckKay
A. B. Guagy
MacKay
General Administration
COUN
Ohio Prominent in National Politics Across Parties
The April dispatch notes Ohio’s rising role in 1924 national politics. Columbus hosts the Republican convention while Dayton’s James M. Cox heads the Democratic bid. Ohioans linked to Daugherty Teapot scandals and Col. Carmi A. Thompson aid Coolidge, with David Ladd Rockwell, Ravenna, as McAdoo’s national manager.
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Politijcal
Washington
Coolidge
McAdoo
David Ladd Rockwell
Ravenna
Nelson Andrews Visits Local Relatives and Friends
Nelson Andrews former Water lootian spent yesterday visiting relatives and old friends in the city. His father Ed Andrews once ran a meat market here. Yeoman Lodge members and candidates will attend an 8:30 dinner at Moose Hall on Tuesday evening followed by a short program and dancing.
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Nelson Andrews
Ed Andrews
Yeoman Lodge
Moosehail
Senate and House Meet in Washington with Ongoing Panels
Today in Washington the Senate meets at noon while the House convenes at 1 am. The Senate oil committee is in recess and the Daugherty investigating committee and the finance committee are in session. A special senate probe into alleged frauds in the Rio Grande valley Texas continues as the House merchant marine committee opens its hearing on section 28 of the merchant mariner act.
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Senate
House
Senate Oil Committee
Senate Daugherty
Senate Finance Committee
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Californian Named Reclamation Chief by President Coolidge
Iawood Medd of California has been appointed director of reclamation in the department of the interior by President Coolidge. The move ousts David W. Davis, a Harding appointee, and is seen by some in Washington as signaling the possible resignation of Dr. Hubert Werk as secretary of the interior.
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Iawood Medd
California
Department of the Interior
Coolidge
David W. Davis
Harding
Washington
Hubert Werk
Interior
Legislators Seek Probe Into Supt May Francis
Des Moines April 2 A group of Iowa House members discuss plans for an investigation into the office of May Francis state superintendent of public instruction. A meeting will decide whether to present a resolution to the legislature to authorize an inquiry before the special session ends. Accusations include building a political oligarchy and keeping an unqualified deputy while abusing powers.
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Des Moines
Fr. Francis
Iowa
United Press
Francis
Four Kluxers Held on Woman's Story of Entering Home
Pottsville Pa April 12 Four Shamokin men Lee Miller Toe Anderson Guy Conger and Frank Wildsmith were charged with forcible entry after Mrs Clara Frantz Ta MA Gagua testified Alderman Davis said her home was invaded by men wearing Ku Klux Klan deeds who attempted to discipline her over alleged misconduct with neighbor Howard Ware.
House Kills Relief From Tuck Bill For County Relief
In Des Moines on April 12 the Iowa House indefinitely postponed Senate File 302, ending any relief for twenty five or more town counties previously promised under the Tuck law. The measure would have exempted 1924 election expenditures from Tuck limits, forcing counties to choose between diverting funds to cover elections or issuing war pay.
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State Capitol
Des Moines
Senate
House
Bryan Qualifies as Convention Candidate
Tallahassee April 12 William Jennings Bryan of Miami qualified as a candidate in the June primaries for delegate to the Democratic national convention from the state at large. Babe Dies of Burns. Council Bluffs April 12 Albert Erickson one-year-old son of Mrs Lillian Erickson died today from burns suffered yesterday when a kerosene can exploded in his mother's hands while she was attempting to kindle a fire in a yance. Mrs Erickson died yesterday.
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Pla
William Jennings Bryan
Miami
Babe
Council Bluffs
Albert Erickson
Lillian Erickson
Mrs. Erickson
The Actions of the Just Smell Sweet in Time
Seemingly a tribute on fate and mortality, recalling that fame fades and only the deeds of the righteous endure. The text invokes Death and the crown, noting that glory withers and tombs claim all, while honest acts endure as a lasting fragrance.
Daugherty faces Senate action on contempt charge
The Daugherty inquiry faces possible contempt citations as Senator Wheeler of Montana signals action against Matt Daugherty. The Senate committee, blocked by a court stay in Ohio, plans further testimony though hearings were light and witnesses were unavailable. The probe into DOJ administration and Midland National Bank records continues despite stay orders and procedural hurdles.
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Eeler
Montana
Daugherty
Matt. Daugherty
Senate
Washington
Ohio
Midland National Bank
Harry S. Daugherty
Wheeler
Department of Justice
D.C
Brookhart
Atc
Ware Nat
Chicago
Fred Northey Delivers Insights On Biniments Of Salesmanship
Fred L. Northey, president of Northey Manufacturing, spoke to Waterloo salesmen at the Greater Waterloo association luncheon on “Biniments of Salesmanship.” He stressed knowledge of goods and self, confidence in ability, and personal qualities like initiative, ambition, and common sense, detailing steps from prospecting to creating desire.
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Fred L. Northey
Northey Manufacturing Company
Waterloo
Greater Waterloo Association
Northey
Forestry Bill Approved by Senate Agriculture Committee
Washington April 12 A favorable report on the McNary Clark forestry bill was voted today by the senate agricultural committee. The measure authorizes cooperation between the secretary of agriculture and state officials to protect forest lands reforest denuded areas and extend national forests to sustain timber production.
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Washington, D. C
McNary- Clark
Senate Agricultural Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Sunnyside Country Club Opens Early This Season
Sunnyside Country club is open its golf course this season nearly 80 days earlier than prior dates. Burr Lichty, chairman of the grounds committee, announced that play started this afternoon and will continue over nine holes until the ground dries enough for full course use. Temporary greens will be used for a short period.
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Sunnyside Country Club
Burr Lichty
Maay
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