Fortieth Legislature Ends as Tax and School Funds Fixed
Des Moines reports the Fortieth Iowa General Assembly adjourned its regular session after a stalemate over education funding yielding a final school appropriation of about 881.5 million annually. The special session then began to revise code and address funding, with Governor Kendall criticizing extravagance and pushing for rapid work. The legislature approved a 9.45 to 10.30 mill tax levy for two years and sent 114 bills to the governor for signature, including a 2-cent gasoline tax and bond provisions for rural credits.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
House of Represents
Waehead
Fortieth General Assembly
Harrison
House
Senate
General Assembly
Ging
Fortieth Assembly
Kendall
Thaw‘man
Black Hawk
South Dakota
Bowman
Anil Mieang
Smith
Tesenl
United Press Des Moines
Bere
Gary
Kerdatl
Eth General Assembly
Lockout Hits 120,000 London Shipbuilders
London April 19 A total of 120,000 shipyard workers were locked out by employers amid a wage dispute. The move follows intervention by Ramsay MacDonald, a leading opposition figure, aiding a provisional settlement approach to the farm laborers’ strike active for about a month affecting roughly 20,090 workers.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Air Mail Pilots Report 5.28 Million Miles Since 1918
Post Office Department release shows air mail pilots logged 5 281 823 miles through year end, marking substantial progress since May 1918 with an estimated annual mileage around 2 000 000.
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Washington, DD. C
Air Mail Service
Post Office Department
Iowa Librarians to Lead Delegation to National Convention
A 36 to 40 member Iowa librarians delegation will travel to Hot Springs Arkansas for the American Library Association convention. The Des Moines group will sail April 24 on a special Pullman train with delegates from Davenport Mason City Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Marshalltown. Event headquarters will be the Eastman Hotel as concerns over lodging arise after the Arlington Hotel fire last week.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
St. Louis
Julia Robinson
Towa Library Commission
Davenport
Mason City
Iona City
Ldar Rapids
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Cubvention
Hot Springs
Eastman Hotel
Gas Men at Mason City Elect Officers and Banquet
Mason City Ta April 10 Two hundred delegates from across the state attend the Jona District Gas association convention. Charles Smith Yankton South Dakota is elected president H J Garson Cedar Rapids first vice president E E Benedict Des Moines second vice president F H Sterrett Des Moines re elected secretary and treasurer. The annual dance of the Employers club at Peoples Gas and Electric Co follows and a banquet with speaker Farry M Gage Coe College is planned.
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Mason City
H. J. Maynard
Jona District Gas Association
Charles Smith
Yankton
H. J. Garson
Cedar Rapids
E. Ee. Benedict
Nes Moines
FH. R. Sterrett
Des Moines
Celemiies
Peoples Gas & H Electric Co
Flarry M. Gage
Coe College
Kneeskern Case Reaches Supreme Court in Murder Appeal
Kneeskern, condemned to life at Fort Madison for killing Mrs Ruth Van Brocktin, pursues an appeal in the state supreme court. County Attorney J A Nelson was notified. Arguments likely in September. Kneeskern was twice convicted of the December 1923 murders of the couple. first conviction at Decorah in 1922, venue moved to Floyd County.
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Kneeskern
Decorah
Floyd County
Sprajudice
Castella
Byram insulted at Davenport rail meeting over depot
Davenport Iowa April 19 H byram president of the Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul left a railroad officials and levee commission conference after saying he had been insulted. He warned he would not return to talks as questions about building a union station here persisted and the lease agreements with two railroads remained unexecuted.
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Davenport
H. Bk. Byram
Chicago, Milwaukes & St. Patt
Levee Commission
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Secretary of Iowa State Insurance Co. Dies in Keokuk
Keokuk Iowa April 19 Georga Collingweed Tucker secretary of the Iowa State Insurance company died at his home after six months illness. native of Keokuk he worked in Butte Montana and Chattanooga Tennessee where he was vice president of the Southern Bank and Trust Co in 1891. He returned to Keokuk in 1894 and became secretary of the Iowa State Insurance Co in 1910. He is survived by his widow and two daughters Mary Collingwood McKinney and Katherine Tudury both of New York.
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Keokuk, Ta
Georga ‘Collingweed Tucker
Iowa State Insurance Company
Keokuk
Butte
Mont
Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Bank & Trust Co
Towa State Innsurance Company
Mary Collingwood McKinney
Katherine Tudury
New York
Burlington Barber Sought as Slaver
Terry Munson a former local barber is sought by federal authorities on a white slave charge. He allegedly transported Miss Thelma Adura Wells of Burlington to Kansas City in August last year in an automobile. Wells a waitress at a local restaurant says she accompanied Munson on the trip.
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Burlington
Terry Munson
Miss Thelma
Adura Wells
Kansas City
Towa Income Tax Increases in Iowa Revenue
An Iowa income tax increase of 179 856.37 is announced by internal revenue collector Lars B. Bla dina. A total of 3 332 945 was paid by Towans this year versus 3 153 038.87 last year. A dead baby found in a chi cart in a Rock Island Pacific box car near Brooklyn prompts a coroner’s investigation.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Lars BE. Bladina
Towans
Trinmell
Brooklyn
Rock Island & Pacific
Investi
State Briefs and Local Notices Highlight Hikes and Legislation
Florence Davis and Mildred Baker two 1f1 year old schoolgirls from Des Moines were stopped near Pattonsboro Missouri during a hike to Dallas Texas and sent back after appeals from Fran tican dians. In Muscatine a federal judge set a 1.7 percent rate to the gas company costing about 20000 dollars during a two year ligation. Hanford MacNider former American Legion national commander will speak at Concord Massachusetts on Lexington battle anniversary. Oldtimers slated for a square dance by the local American Legion post Judge A H Curmings marking his fiftieth wedding anniversary with a grand march led by Mrs Curmings. couples married twenty five years or more invited.
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Fees Moines
Florence Davis
Mildred Baker
Dallas
Tex
Pattonsboro
Des Moi
Frantica Dians
Muscatine
Scott
Mason City
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Concord
Mass
Lexington
Oldtimers
A. H. Curmings
Mrs. Cummings Willead
Veteran Convention to Protest Pay Cut in Davenport
The Disabled American Veterans state convention opens in Davenport, Iowa, tomorrow and runs through Saturday with speakers including Senator Smith W. Brookhart former Congressman Burton BE Sweet and Dr. B J Palmer. The group will protest Secretary Hoover’s plan to cut disabled veterans training pay from 100 to 30 dollars a month in resolutions and on the floor.
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Davenport
Smith W. Brookhart
Burton
BE. Sweet
B. J. Palmer
Herbert Toover
Deny Witness's Plea to Reopen Leeper Arrest Case
William Barth's bid for a warrant to rearrest Robert Leeper, charged with killing Roy Wertz, was denied. Barth, a key state witness, argued his life was in danger after Leeper's release on bond yesterday, and he sought protective action.
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Town City
Williliam Barth
Robert Leeper
Roy Wertz
Barth
Leeper
Leener
Rock Island 9 Hour Day Implemented in Shops
The Rock Island railroad in Rock Island ends the eight hour day in its locomotive shops and assigns workers to a nine hour schedule. A similar order affecting roundhouse workers on the day shift is issued by company officials and in effect.
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Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Railroad
Five Die in Essex Castle Apartment Fire
Five people died and several others were injured when a blaze swept the Essex Castle apartments in Lynn Massachusetts. The fire began on the second floor near the elevator shaft trapping residents who were then carried down by stairs and ladders. Dead include Krank Toller George Philpot Mrs Antoinette Hanlon Miss Margaret Sutter and Harry Paircoild.
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United Press
Lynn
Mass
Oe Ls
Essex Castle
Krank Toller
George Philpot
Antoinette Hanlon
Margaret Sutter
Harry Paircoild
Arcora
Heing
Severat
Letters From Readers Seek Help In Personal Matters
Richards asks readers for the fate of a thimble while readers offer advice on marriage, finances, health, and trust. Questions cover husband fidelity, eyesight, job success, will contests, and locating relatives with several readers naming places and individuals in personal notes.
Polk County Plans 100 Miles of Paving
Polk county board of supervisors announced plans to complete 100 miles of new paving on empty roads between Des Moines and the eastern boundary by September. The specific routes will be announced later in Des Moines.
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Polk County
Des Moines
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Pastor receives golf club membership in Shenandoah
A Shenandoah pastor, after his Sunday school class named golf bugs spread the fever to him, was presented with a membership to the golfers club at the South Moreland Country Club, signaling shared interest between church and golf fans.
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Shenandoah, Ta
Howie
Golfers Club
South Moreland Country Club
Great Oil Pipeline Planned by Sinclair
A pipeline system from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico will connect the Wyoming field to world markets and yield about 100000 barrels per day. The Sinclair consolidated oil corporation says the project will be completed in 1823 according to its annual stockholders report.
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New York
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation
Stockholler
Giants Defeat Boston in Patriots' Day Morning Game
In Boston Mass on Patriots Day April 19 Me MlGraw and the Giants beat the Boston Braves 3 to 3 in the morning game. The Giants scored two runs in the sixth and ninth innings while Boston plated three in the eighth. Nehl and Gaston shared pitching for New York. Benton and O'Neill for Boston.
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Giants
Boston
Patriots
Mass
MelGraw
Pover
Boston Braves
Nehl
Gaston
New York
Benton
O'Neill
Mindreading show invites questions at Waterloo theatre
The notice says Richards will answer questions at the Waterloo theatre during his mindreading performance. Additional installments of the last soswer appear Friday and Saturday, with questions answered in order at the Evening Courier office. Private question blanks available at the theatre ticket office.
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Ile Richarde
Evening Courier
Waterloo
Richards
Wondara
Pinchot Named as Timber for White House Debate
The piece discusses Governor Pinchot and party strategies ahead of the 1920s era debates on prohibition. It outlines Republican and Democratic tactics to appear dry or wet, with Democrats considering restoring state rights and delegating prohibition enforcement to states while maintaining a national framework.
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Gov. Pinchot
White House
McAdoo
Republican Party
Anti-saloon League
Democratic Party
The
New York Tribune Syndicate
Government seeks injunction to close sugar gamble
The government asks a court for an injunction to shut down a sugar operation in Sugar City. February deliveries show only 300 tons were delivered, far below expectations, with figures indicating 210,000th of 1 percent of February sugar exchange transactions delivered.
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Gov’t
Gamble In Sugar
Prom Taghons
German Workers Rail at France in Appeal to Borah
German workers protest French occupation and demand at Borah inquiry. The federation cites sums paid to France and the Allied army of occupation through December 1922 and lists material shipments including desks, dressers, irons, carpets, tea services and pottery as evidence of German burdens.
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France
Federation
Salinger Arrested in New Orleans Released by Writ
Ben J. Salinger Jr former Midland Packing vice president from Sioux City Ia was committed to U S marshal custody on a fugitive from justice charge filed by Victor Loisel U S marshal. He was released on $15000 bond by the American Surety Co after a habeas corpus filing. hearing set before Federal Judge Foster. He is sought in Sioux Falls Sd for alleged stock fraud related to the packing company.
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New Orleans
Ben J. Salinger, Jr
Midland Packing Company
Sioux City
United States
A. H. Browne
Victor Loisel
S. W. Slark
Sioux Falls
Browne
St. Clair Adams
Salinger
American Surety Company
Foster
Dry Chief Inspects Wet Ships On Rum Row Line
New York April 19 Prohibition Director Canfield and aides toured the three mile limit aboard the coast guard cutter Manhattan to inspect liquor laden vessels anchored off the New Jersey coast known as Rum Row. Reports from Highlands New Jersey noted seven ships on the row with earlier counts rising since October.
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New York
New Jersey
Canfield
Coast Guard
Manhattan
Highlands
N. J
Albuquerque Selected for Good Roads Convention
Albuquerque New Mexico was chosen as the next convention city for the United States Good Roads association the Bankhead National Highway association and the United States Good Roads show at their joint convention in Greenville South Carolina on April 19.
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Greenville
S.C
Albuquerque
N. M
United States Good Roads Association
Bankhead National Highway Association
United States Good Roads Show
Tragedy of a 20 year old girl Eleanor Oles in Pittsburgh
Police report a suicide by Eleanor Oles 20 of Corapolis after leaving a letter blaming society for cruel treatment of young women. The note pleads for love education and second chances and ends with the line this is a hell of a world. Detectives pursue possible underlying motives.
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International Newa Wire
Pittsburgh
Ruth A. Hardy
Denver
Colo
Society
Rts
Nota
New York
Hell
Earth
Eleanor Oles
Corapolis
Here
More Immigrants More Bootleggers Says Nebraska Man
Lincoln Neb April 18 Secretary FF Kennedy of the Nebraska department of labor warned that an increase in immigrants would raise bootlegging problems. He disagreed with Judge Gary on admitting more foreigners and said Nebraska is not suffering for want of immigrants.
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Lincoln
Neb
FF. Kennedy
Nebraska Department of Labor
United Press
Kennedy
Gary
United States
Nebraska
Milan Red Plotters Plot to Kill Fascisti Leaders
Milan police announce the arrest of communist organizers accused of planning an assassination of fascisti chiefs. The group reportedly intended to spark terror during a period of general excitement and used a cloak resembling Ku Klux Klan attire as part of their cover.
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Milan
Fascisti
Ku Klux Klan
Memorial rites for James Cavanaugh held at Immaculate Conception
Requiem mass for James Cavanaugh was celebrated at Immaculate Conception church with Father Richards officiating. Cavanaugh died at his Lincoln township home after a months long illness. Born July 22, 1863 in Rockford Illinois, he moved to Town at age ten. He married Elizabeth Day on Aug 30, 1892 and survives with children William Grinnell, Mrs. William Grenny, Hudson, Mrs. Arthur Lolwing, Marshalltown, Edward, George, Buckingham, Clarence, Elmer, Ralph, Leona, and Earl, all present at the funeral. He leaves four brothers Patrick, Charles City. Joseph, Buckingham. William and Christy, Waterloo. a sister Mrs. John Smith, Epworth, also surviving. Relatives from afar at the funeral included Tom Cavanaugh, John Leahy, Patrick Cavanaugh and daughter, Charles City. Mrs. John Kelly and Edward Howell, Elkton, S.D.. Mrs. St. John and Mrs. G. B. Lolwing, Marshalltown. Mary Green, Cedar Rapids. Mrs. T. T. Granny. Mr. and Mrs. Schwab, Grinnell. and many from Waterloo. Also noted is Mrs. Cora Condon of Waterloo, who died in Woodward, Iowa, with burial plans pending. she had moved to Woodward three years ago. Surviving are daughter Miss Edith Betts and several Stephens siblings. The body was to be taken to Petersens Bros. chapel for funeral plans.
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James Cavanaugh
Immaculate Conception Church
Lincoln Township
Richards
Mr. Cavanaugh
Rockford
Elizabeth Day
William
Grinnell
Wiliam Grenny
Hudson
Arthur Lolwing
Marshalltown
Edward
George
Buckingham
Clarence
Elmer
Ralph
Leona
Earl
Patrick
Charles City
Joseph
Christy
Waterloo
Aaister
John Smith
Epworth
Tom Cavanaugh
John Leahy
Rockford, T
Patrick Cavanaugh
John Kelly
Edward Howell
Elkton
St. John
G. B. Lolwing
Mary Green
Cedar Rapids
T. T. Granny
Schwab
Ten Commandments Bill Sparks Missouri Legislature
A Missouri House bill to repeal the state constitution and statutes and replace them with the ten commandments and League of Nations was introduced but not advanced. Other measures included an automatic rear sight on streetcars to display stop during motion and a landlord non discrimination clause for tenants with children.
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Associated Press
Jefferson City
Missouri
League of Nations
Jeebrenne Alive - Dal Sciers
Christian Ritmy
House
Senate
Boulder derails passenger near Turkey River rails
A two ton boulder dropped from cliffs onto the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line near Turkey River Iowa derailed engine of passenger train No 1 just after midnight. Baggage and coaches stayed on rails. One passenger sprained ankle among injured crew members. Traffic resumed shortly after.
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Ghicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Turkey River
Trafic
Wadsworth Confers on British Payment Details
Assistant Secretary Wadsworth of the treasury left Paris for Washington to discuss final details of the American debt funding settlement with Britain. The visit aims to address possible minor British changes to the debenture issued under the agreement.
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Washington, D. C
Wadsworth
Treasury
Paris
Morse Arrested in Washington for War Ship Fraud
Harry F. Morse, indicted with his father and two brothers for alleged government war time ship construction fraud, was arrested in open court in Washington and denied bail. His $10,000 bond had been forfeited and a bench warrant issued after 16 postponements of his trial.
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Washington, D. C
Harry F. Morse
Morse
Five Bandits Hold Express Truck Stolen Safe
Five armed bandits stole an American Express truck in Kansas City on April 1. They looted the safe containing 70,000 in checks and 1,000 in cash before fleeing. Police launched a search as investigators described the elaborate holdup by five car bandits using automatic pistols and sawed-off shotguns.
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Kansas City
American Express Company
Express
Dead Baby Found in Parcel Post Package
A dead baby was discovered in a parcel post package mailed through the U S mails and delivered to the Duncan Oklahoma postmaster. Postmaster General New ordered a sharp investigation and wired the Duncan postmaster for more details.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Duncan
Okla
New
Ruthenberg Jury Incomplete As Trial Opens
In St Joseph Michigan on April 19 the jury to try Charles Ruthenberg for criminal syndicalism was incomplete at noon. Three of the four veniremen drawn last night had passed the box in the morning. The state holds one peremptory challenge while the defense has none.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Charles Ruthenberg
Mitchell Motor Co in Bankrupt Court Names Multimillion Debt
In Milwaukee on April 19 an involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed against Mitchell Motor Co Inc in federal court. Petitioners allege debts totaling 3 000 000 with parties including Detroit Carrier Manufacturing Co Harvey Spring Forse Co and Racing Screw Works named in the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Mitchell Motor Co., Inc
Detroit Carrier & Manufacturing Co
Harvey Spring Forse Company
Racing Screw Works
Dawes Appointed Comptroller to Take On May Day
Washington announces Henry M. Dawes of Chicago will become comptroller of the currency on May 1. He will succeed D. R. Tissinger Mallon, who departs to become governor of the Federal Reserve Board.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Henry M. Dawes
Chicago
D. R. Tissinger
Mallon
Federal Reserve Board
Seize 5250 Quarts of Honor Liquor in Boxcar
Prohibition agents railroad officials and police seized five thousand two hundred fifty quarts of liquor from a freight car on the Atlanta Birmingham Atlantic tracks in Birmingham Alabama. The seizure occurred this afternoon and involved rail road special agents.
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Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic
Hanson Held to Grand Jury for Breaking Jail
Hanson captured after escape from county jail and sent to state penitentiary for 10 years. He waived preliminary hearing on an estafia charge and was bound over under $1,000 bond. Sheriff kept him handcuffed to Deputy Roy B. Aue in court.
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Acapa
Tthe
Sheriff's Department
Hanson
Roy B. Aue Strong
Charles Hanson Ecavs
Wife Beating Arrest Keeps Husband in Jail
Charles G. O Kane was held in the city jail on a charge of wife beating. He could not be arraigned because Mrs. O Kane was too injured to appear in court. A physician was summoned after witnesses heard screams and neighbors called the police. O Kane was arrested at 3 pm yesterday at his apartment at Commercial and Second streets. officers found him intoxicated and damaging property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. O'Kane
O’kane
Commercial
Second Streets
Clarence De Mar Wins Marathon For Third Time
Clarence De Mar of Melrose won the annual 25 mile Ashland to Boston marathon despite a cold drive to the finish. He overtook A P Mitchson of Stamford near the end, finishing in 2 23 47 with Frank Zuna of New York second in 2 25 32 and Wallie Carlson of Chicago third in 2 27 10.
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Boston
Clarence de Mar
Melrose
Ashland
de Mar
A. P. Mitchson
Stamford
Conn
Frank Zuna
New York
Wallie Carlson
Chimga
Zuna
Carlson
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