Borah Pursues Semenoff Ties In New York Probe
Senator William E. Borah arrives in New York seeking evidence to link Gen Gregory Semenoff to alleged outrages in Siberia and possible money for damages by Semenoff troops. Police guard Semenoff as he faces a bankruptcy hearing on American goods seized in Siberia.
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New York
William E. Borah
Gregory Semenof
Tama
Siberia
Borah
Senate Labor Committee
Washington
Semenoff
Boris Rakhmeteff
Wkwerensky
Bakhmetem
Peter B. Olney
Sibterli
Semecof
Lindrow Street
Siperia
Ciorealy
Somenoff
Semeson
Semenof
Tao
Semenos
Debt Commission Moves to Collect Billions In US Russia row
The debate centers on debts Russia owes to the United States and American bankers. Russia argues a setoff for alleged damages by American troops in Russia, but Washington insists contract obligations must be honored. Recognition of the Russian government hinges on acceptance of this condition.
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United States
Russia
America
Atseried
Ameria
New York Evening Post. Inc
Allister Flies Over for Chat with Mary
International News reports in Paris on April 29 that Allister McCormick met his fiancée Mary Landon Baker in London and had a rendezvous with the Chicago woman who reportedly left him waiting at the altar. Rumors circulate that Baker sent him back to England while friends deny serious illness or fatigue after her tiring voyage.
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Paris
Iter McGormick
Mary Landon Baker
London
Chicago
Misa Baker
England
McCormick
Flaherty Wins MINKS Tournament Shootout in Mason City
George Flaherty, popular north Iowa trapshooter, won the three day MINKS tournament with a high amateur showing and took a $10 cash prize and a silver teaser trophy. Dean Glanville posted an 87 in windy conditions as shooters from five states competed amid erratic target flights and challenging wind.
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Manon City
George Flaherty
North
Iowa
Dean Glanville
Mason City
Altho Wigstner
Warns Farmers Not to Increase Acreage to Be Planted in Corn
Des Moines reports April 20 warns that expanding corn acreage risks calamity for America. Charles B. Reed, Iowa crop and weather service director, cites a cool spring and farmers delaying oats and other crops to plant more corn. Reed questions why growers push war speed production, predicting higher corn prices if acreage grows.
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Des Moines
America
United Stated Department of Agriculture
Charles B. Reed
Iowa Crop and Weather Service
Reed
Earth
Firat
Soca
M. E. Hoar
Hoar Dene
Brookhart Seeks U S Senate Nomination in Iowa Primary
Col W W Brookhart of Washington Illinois entered his nomination for the Republican U S senate seat at the secretary of state's office in Des Moines. He is the second candidate to seek the post in the June primary, having previously opposed A B Campbell in the last race. Sioux City resident W Felton requested nomination blanks to circulate for a state senate bid.
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Reselves
Col
Smith W. Brookhart
Washington
Hip
Dare To Peraon
W.C. Naussay
Col. Brookhart
A. B. Camollins
Co. W. Felton
Sioux City
Reinbeck Building Destroyed by Fire
A fire on Main Street in Reinbeck Iowa today began in the second story of the N. A. Nelson building at 1 pm and destroyed the frail structure with contents. Damages estimated around 1000 dollars, with insurance at 1200. A stove in Nelson’s barber shop overheated, sparking the blaze. Some furniture in the shop was saved. One side of the building had recently been vacated by a rented merchant.
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Reinbeck
N. A. Nelson
Main Street
Frabie
Nelson
Des Moines Woolen Mill Owner Dies at 45
Jacob L. Sheuerman longtime civic and welfare figure and secretary of a woolen mill named for him died at his Des Moines home. He was 45. A divorce suit follows a husband’s assault and theft of wife’s clothes.
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Des Moines Woolen
Des Moines
Jacob L. Sheuerman
Sheuerman
Red Oak Woman Flies To Chicago For Day’s Shopping
Chicago April 20. Mrs CG Tuttle of Red Oak Iowa flies to Chicago for spring shopping, carrying her shopping list in her pocket. She telegraphed sister Mrs D A Marks that she was en route, saying she often flies to Omaha but this is her first long trip. Her husband owns the plane and E D Wagner, a former army aviator, pilots it.
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Chicago
Mre. Cg, & Tuttle
Red Oak
D. A. Marks
Omaha
Homebrew Is Safe in Home Court Ruling
Des Moines April 20 Judge Lester L Thompson of the county district court ruled that home brewed liquor is lawful if it is not sold or transported. In three Italian cases he said statutes allow arrest for manufacturing liquor in homes, with fines and sentences, but the liquor remains nonconsumable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Lester L. Thompson
Thompson
Mother Drives Car Over Infant in Ta. Home
Mrs Arthur Wallace, 21, backing from her garage in Council Biaffa, April 3, ran over her 18 month old baby who was on the driveway. The child was killed instantly as the mother failed to see it until the car had passed over its body.
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Council
Robbers Blow Open Keokuk Cafe Safe
Keokuk Iowa April 20 The cafe in the office of Standard Oil company's warehouse was blown open by robbers last night Two hundred and fifty dollars was stolen from the safe and the thieves escaped.
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Keokuk, Ta
Standard Ofl Company
Good divorce grounds in Newton case
Newton, April 20. Mrs Hat tle M Smith sues Riley C Smith for divorce alleging he is a rum turner bank robber and affinity of another woman. Batavia, April 20. George Silvers, 15, who rode west to see the world, returned home after camping in the open proved too chilly.
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Newton, Fa
Hat Jtle M. Smith
Riley C. Smith
Batavia
George Silvers
Storm damages signs downtown in April wind storm
An intense wind storm caused scattered damage downtown. A jewelry display case at 529 Commercial Street toppled, lamps were blown from a window at Emerson School, and a sign measuring about 13 by 20 feet fell in the alley off Fourth Street. A large tree near Third and Jefferson streets toppled, and several other trees and structures sustained damage. Local farmers gain impetus for oats seeding as soil dries, while almanac forecasts hint at further unsettled spring weather.
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Asrulth Jewelry
Commercial Street
Emerson School
Stott Bros
Third
Jefferson Streets
Fourth Street
Bluff
Washington Streets
Bell
Hicks
Ford Did Not Admit Repaying War Profits, Says Secretary
In Washington on April a Treasury letter states Ford did not authorize a claim that he repaid 325,060,000 in war profits and his secretary said Ford was unaware of the statement until after publication.
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Washington, D. C
Ford
Treasury Department
Highways Report Maps Weather Across Iowa Cities
Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau bulletin dated April 20 1923 lists towns in the region including Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Des Moines Dubuque Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo Waverly and others. Roads are reported dragged on main routes with generally fair conditions and a warming trend forecast for tonight and Friday in eastern and central portions.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Charles City
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Charlie City
Cedar Rapids
Ements Des Moines
Dubuque
Parhault
le Cresse
Wia
Mason City
Marshalltown
New Hampton
Postville
Waterlon
Waverly
Floods Strain Relief Efforts Across Mississippi Valley
Relief agencies race to aid flood victims as Mississippi River levees hold but many tributaries overflow. A cold midwest wave worsens shortages. marooned families in McClure Illinois and Beardstown floodwaters prompt calls for federal help. A Chicago gale kills a school girl and injures others as debris causes widespread damage.
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International News Wire
Chicago
Ganda
Mississippi Valley
Middlewest
Red Cross
Mississippi
Illinois
McClure
Ald
Cairo
John Chambers
Naples
Beardstown
Moline
Missiesippi
McGrae
Arkansas
Westerday
Dublin Peace Effort Amid Citywide Irish Clash
A dawn ceasefire talks adjourned in Dublin after a night of street fighting between Irish Republican Army mutineers and Free State troops. Commandant Dalton and others faced gunfire in O Connell Street as bombs and armored cars shaped the early morning. The truce conference resumes, with Richard Mulcahy and Rod erick OConnor likely to attend, focusing on the power struggle over peace terms.
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Daniel
Oconxbelui
Richard Mulcahy
Free State
Roderick O’connor
Manking
Arthur Griffith
Dail Biresan
Ramonn de ¥A- Jeva
Mortuary Notices for Mary Bertch and P L Rosenplanter
Mary Bertch of 617 Conger street died at Presbyterian hospital after gallstone surgery and pneumonia. Survived by eleven children and six sisters. funeral Friday at St Paul M E Church, Elmwood cemetery in Waterloo. Remains may be viewed at Petersen Brothers chapel. P L Rosenplanter died of apoplexy at Ellis hotel. body sent to St. Louis for burial in a family plot.
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MHS
Mary Bertch
Conger Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Bertch
Fremont
Isaac Bertch
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Ida Bodeker
Minnie Hile
Hmma Bardeen
Shands
Charles Bertch
John P. Bertch
Ralph EH. Bertch
Bodeker
Neilie Davey
Luella Messinger
William
Berth
Jeeup
Mattie Musser
Reinbeck
Rebecca Rutter
Katie Bordner
White Pigeon
Mich
Lilifa Stutsman
Bristol
Ind
Agnes Wagner
Cassopolis
Lizzie Driggs
Ida Driggs
Allen, Mich
St. Paul's M. FE Church
P. Ll. Rosenplanter
Ellis Hotel
St. Louis
Genoa Parley Outcomes Forecast by Lloyd George
Reports from Paris say Lloyd George anticipates a positive Genoa conference result, while Premier Poincare consults leaders and warns for a firm stand. Germany faces possible penalties over Versailles treaty violations tied to Russo-German arms dealings and the Ruhr occupation debate dominates Allied strategy.
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Ness
Poincare
Germany
Relsugees
Allied Commission
Radio sermons planned for Wyoming churches
New York April 20 The Episcopal missionary bishop Nathaniel Zymons Thomas says Wyoming churches and mission stations spread 200 to 306 miles apart will receive sermons by radio. He believes the radio medium can reach the widely scattered mission stations badly in need of services and is convinced it will work.
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New York
Wyoming
Nathaniel Zymons Thomas
Thomas
Tam
Day Blackmailer to Face Federal Court
Ed Read, jailed in Supulpa Oklahoma, will face federal charges in Tulsa today over alleged blackmail of Mrs. Jean Day, widow of Lieut Col Paul Ward Beck. Read is accused of sending a letter demanding 2000 dollars to forget what he claimed to have seen through the Day home window the morning Judge Day shot Beck after an alleged attack.
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Supulpa
Okla
Ed Read
Jean P. Day
Paul Ward Beck
Tusla
Read
Day
Beck
Netherlands Recognize Obregon Government of Mexico
The Netherlands government has officially recognized the Obregon government of Mexico. Aaron Van Asdeck will be sent to Mexico City as Mexico's representative.
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Washington, D. C
Netherlands
Obregon
Mexico
State Department
Aaron van Asdeck Willl Seonj
Mexico City
Medical survey of ohoo pupils meets opposition
A protest by parents opposes medical and dental examinations of public school children and requests exemption from health rules. Board members defend nurse led health supervision, noting eye and threat checks, mandatory not, and that nutrition support is voluntary. they warn one advanced infection could endanger many.
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East Board of Education
Frisco bootlegger features trick faucet in raid
In San Francisco on April 20 federal agents shut down a refreshment parlor found with a faucet that yielded clear water in one direction and a distillation of raw brandy when turned another. The proprietor was arrested as investigators seized the device.
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Senrancisco
Cal
Second Yank Flier to Die in War Decorated Paris
Paris April 20 The Legion of Honor was conferred posthumously on Sergeant Giffen Yates Rockwell of the Franco American flying corps who was killed in action Sept 23 1916 He had previously received the military medal and citations for his distinguished services Rockwell was the second American flyer to be killed in action in the world war.
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Paris
Legion of Hanor
Giffen Yates Rockwell
Flying Corps
Rockwell
Hays Taps Russell as Publicity Director in Motion Picture Era
Russell, chief of the bureau of information at the Post Office Department, will resign May 1 after 15 years with the postal service to become publicity director for former Postmaster General Hays now in the motion picture industry.
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Washington, D. C
Kirk
Russell
Bureau of Information
Post Office Department
Hays
Postal Service
Italians Evacuate Meander Valley in Turkey
Athens April 20 Italian forces begin withdrawing from the Meander valley in Asia Minor in line with a recent Italian note to Angora to prove Italy's cordial feelings.
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Athens
Agiatic
Turkey
Angora
Italy
Civil War in China Flares Near Pekin
A dispatch to the Daily Express states the civil war has begun with severe fighting north of Pekin. Foreigners in Pekin are reported not to be in danger.
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China
Pekin
London
Daily Express
Convictions for Illicit Liquor Ties to Multiple Figures
Katamazoo Michigan judge John Duval Detroit millionaire Rex Earl Kalamazoo carpenter were convicted of illegally possessing transporting and furnishing liquor. Sentence held pending appeal. Dublin armored cars patrolled streets after midnight following a prolonged filing.
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Katamazoo
Mich
John Duval
Detroit
Rex Earl
Kalamazoo
Dublin
Dublin Stresta
Miss Verna Neil Joins Houghton Staff in Berlin
Miss Verna Neil of Lowell Massachusetts has been appointed to Ambassador Houghton’s staff in Berlin Germany. She has traveled to Berlin to assume duties as the new U S representative in Germany and will serve on the ambassador’s staff in Berlin.
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Berlin
Ambassador Houghton
Washington, D. C
M. Verna Neil
Lowell
Mass
Houghton
United States
Germany
Berin
Farmer Confesses to Murder of Two in Missouri
Ezra Davidson a Dallas county farmer confessed to the murder of J. W. Hunt and his wife near Red Top Missouri. He is being moved to an adjoining county for safe keeping, per Sheriff Tom Gower of Duffalo who held the prisoner.
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Springfield
Ezra Davidson
Dallas
J. W. Hunt
Red Top
Sherif Tom Gower
Duffalo
Sailor Friedman Indicted for Murder in Chicago
William Sailor Friedman, a pugilist, and four others were indicted by the grand jury on a charge of murdering A. Rubin, a saloonkeeper, in Chicago.
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Chicago
William ‘Sailor’ Friedman
A. Rubin
Women Gather in Big Meeting at Baltimore Conference
Baltimore April 20 in response to the National League of Women Voters women from the Americas meet to discuss education child welfare women in industry traffic in women civil and political status and international friendship. The league says friendship with neighboring countries grows when women across the western hemisphere unite to study shared problems.
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Baltimore
National League of Women Voters
Americas
Hnews
Hemisphere
Boy Thief Flings 121000 Securities Into River
New York April 20 A 15 year old bank messenger Robert Byrnes allegedly admitted to police that he threw 121000 dollars in securities into the East River from the Brooklyn Bridge after a plan discussed with 15 year old Walter Norris. Police later found money and a bowie knife on Byrnes.
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New York
Arizona
West
Robert Byrnes
Brooklyn Bridge
Nobert
Walter Norris
Norris
Byrnes
Robert
Rudderless Ocean Steamer Appeals for Help at Sea
Halifax April 20. The Leland line steamer Oxonian from Portland Maine bound for Liverpool broke its rudder stock about 860 miles southeast of Halifax and has sent out calls for assistance after a distress message picked up here.
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Halifax
Portland
Liverpool
Tony
Loan for Liberia Favored by Ways and Means Panel
In Washington on April 26 the House Ways and Means Committee reported favorably the Fordney resolution authorizing a $5,900,000 loan to the Republic of Liberia by a 13 to vote. The action signals congressional support for Liberia credit and development needs, detailing terms and governance under the proposal.
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Washington, D.C
House
Ways and Means
Fordney
Republic of Liberia
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