Harding Helps Make Up and Get Out in New York
President Harding toured New York April 25 with AP luncheon stops, viewed the Yankee Stadium visit, and met Babe Ruth. He helped arrange an editorial page with a Democratic printer, toured the Marion Star plant mood, and praised the World Court address. Mrs. Harding enjoyed baseball but wished for a longer trip. The president departed for Washington at 12:45 after visiting the AP group and meeting officials New York Postmaster General New and Chairman Lasker.
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Associated Press
New York
World Court
Associated Py
Resterdas
Harding
Washington
Yankee Stadium
New York Tribune
She
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Marion
New
Lasker
Shipping Board
Remarkable Recovery After Adrenalin Rescue
In Omaha Nevada on April 25 Mrs Rafaela Mercurio 68 was revived after Dr W A Gerrie injected adrenalin chloride following kidney operation and urinal asthma. Though unconscious, she regained color and consciousness soon after and enjoyed a macroni beans ice cream pie and coffee dinner.
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Omaha
Nev
W. A. Gerrie
Rafaela Mercurio
Harding's Aggressive Speech on Courts and League of Nations
A 1923 New York Tribune summary discusses Harding arguing for electing two judges from Europe and replacing national reps at The Hague or Brussels with a league aligned court. It explores disowning the court by the league and making it independent, with the US possibly joining only if isolated from the league.
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Brussels
The
Hague
League of Nations
the Hague
Friends of Rescue of Nations
League
United States
America
Uni
New York Tribune
Two G. O. P. Leaders Praise Court Policy
Washington April 23 Rep Graham Republican Illinois candidate for Republican leadership told President Harding to say the policy he set forth yesterday was something all of its republicans have been talking about and advocating for years Rep Longworth Ohio also proposed for leadership after a call on the president described the address as a splendid clarification of the administration proposals
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Washington
D. C
Graham
Ilinois
House
Harding
Longworth
Ohio
Republican House
Keokuk Girl Reports Bogus Burlington Officer Attack
Grace Shrivers of Keokuk says an alleged Burlington police officer tried to talk her into a scam during a trip with Walter Dutcher and N B Lamham. She resisted and was not harmed. Police note Edward Reiss, a felon who escaped prison in Missouri, is linked to a similar case.
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Burlington
Jef
bin Wud
Edward Reiss
Missouri
Farmer Opposition Upsets Des Moines Meet Resolutions
In Des Moines on April 25 farmers and middlewestern manufacturers defeated a bid to back private merchant shipping without subsidy. The convention debated ship subsidies while agricultural leaders, led by IL Cunningham of the Farm Bureau Federation, urged recommitment and redrafting. Cunningham also criticized a transport resolution as defense of railroads and current freight rates.
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Des Moines
Middlewest Farmer-Manufcurer
Lowa
EL 1
Cunningham
Farny Bureau Federation
Audh
Keokuk Woman Killed in North Carolina Auto Crash
Mrs. J Chapman of Keokuk Iowa was killed when the car driven by her lost control and plunged into an embankment on the National highway ten miles from Oxford North Carolina. Her husband J F Chapman was seriously injured. He is a bond broker who recently retired to run a jewelry business in Keokuk. The couple had spent winters in Florida and Summers in Keokuk and Indianapolis.
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Keokuk
North Carolina
Durham
N. C
J. Chapman
Oxford
Chapman
F. Chapman
Meokuk
Chanman
Florida
Indianapolis
Student Says Wife Abandonment Case Hurt Him in School
Lewis Weymiller a 22 year old University of Minnesota student from Waukon testified in his divorce suit in Council Bluffs claiming his wife abandonment conviction harmed his college plans. He said he faced ostracism by classmates and withdrew as senior class president candidate. Mrs Weymiller contests the suit.
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Council Bluffs
Eff Owife
Lewis Weymiller
Waukon
University of Minnesota
Weymiller
Inspector Engineer and Hotel Manager Blamed in Accident
Des Moines reports a coroner's finding on the Randolph hotel elevator accident dated March 24, faulting elevator inspector J. M. Swan hotel engineer Glen Schaffer and Randolph hotel management for gross negligence. The report urges a grand jury investigation after four people were injured. Last elevator inspection occurred in 1922.
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Des Moines
J. M. Swan
Glen Schaffer
Randolph Hotel
Sys
Four Candidates for P. O. at Muscatine
Four candidates vie for the Muscatine postmaster position to become vacant in August. W. S. McKee Republican county chairman and Mayor R. S. McLinnatt, former postmaster, indicate bids. Harry Metzger broom manufacturer and PF. W. Eidoff the present incumbent may seek reapportionment. salary is $8400.
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W. S. McKee
Republican
R. S. MclNatt
Harry Metzger
PF. W. Eidoff
Old Banker to Appeal on Indictment Flaw
Des Moines April 23 Attorneys for J W Gregory aged banker under sentence for receiving deposits announce they will appeal for a new hearing. They contend the indictment does not state he knowingly received deposits while the bank was insolvent, a flaw to be argued in a new trial.
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Des Moines
J. W. Gregory
Ectha Cottage
Train's Victim Identified as Cedar Rapids Man
The body of a man killed on Northwestern track near Mount Vernon was identified today by Mrs. Margaret Meehan of Cedar Rapids as her son Patrick Cash, 29. She said he left for Chicago to seek work. Tattoo initials on his arm helped confirm the identity, correcting an earlier misread.
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Gedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Margaret Meehan
Patricki Cash
Chicago
J. C
Mason City Tailor Drops Dead at Work
John Grotegut a Mason City tailor fell dead in his shop with a needle in hand and unfinished work beside him. The cause of death was apoplexy. Grotegut belonged to the Rock Island Ill Eagles aerie.
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Mason City
Antil
John Grotegut
Grotegut
Rock Island, Ill
Aeri
Eagles
Gov Kendall to Hear County Treasurers Tax Bill Complaint
Des Moines April 25 A public hearing will be held in Gov Kendall offices next Monday afternoon where county officials especially treasurers will oppose the bill extending tax delinquency dates from April 1 to May 1 and from Oct 1 to Nov 1 They will ask the governor to veto the measure arguing it would cause great confusion The bill by Senator Schmedhka passed both houses recently backed by farmers who say Iowa became a corn state and Oct 1 is too early for tax payments.
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Iowa
Davenport Citizen Urges Esther Kennedy for State Secretary
Letters sent to American Legion auxiliary units in Iowa asking consideration of Miss Esther Kennedy of Davenport for the state secretary post. Kennedy has served as assistant secretary to incumbent Mrs Morton Shelley and knows the duties, though delegates at the Third district convention did not discuss or back the candidacy due to Kennedy's relative anonymity.
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Davenport
American Legion Auxiliary
Department of
Cedar Rapids sentencing set for Nelson Abodeeciey
Cedar Rapids reported that Nelson Abodeeciey, recently convicted by a jury of assault with intent to commit manslaughter, will be sentenced to the penitentiary Thursday by Judge Ellison. The brief item notes the legal outcome and upcoming sentencing in Cedar Rapids.
Wages Fight Sparks Railway Expressmen Plea in Chicago
More than 70000 members of the Order of Railway Expressmen urge a 10 cent an hour wage rise arguing living costs rose since 1924. They appeal to the railroad labor board after talks with American Railway Express Co. stalled. Their case cites industry need, company finances, and equivalent pay in other lines as factors. The board’s decision 217 governs current wages.
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Cinternational
Chicago
Railway Expressmen
International News Service
A. Hollinger
Expressme
United States
Road Labor Board
American Railway Express Company
Labor Board
Rettor
Statistical Bureau of the Labor Board
Railroad Labor Board
Harding
Legionnaires and Auxiliaries Meet in Third District
Members of the Legionnaires and Auxiliaries gathered in the Third District for discussions on laws affecting servicemen and dependents. Mrs. Macrae outlined hospital care and welfare programs including personal items, gifts, and recreation for veterans, noting Waterloo’s active unit and a total work figure of 36 038.30 for the year.
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Cross Society
Iowa
Civil Service
Veterans Bureau
Oakdale
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Roy Duke
Thomas McCarthy
Mileage Book Sale Postponed to January First 1924
Washington April 25. Interstate Commerce Commission orders forcing sale of mileage books at a 20 percent cut to begin May 15 are revoked and the sale postponed to January 1, 1924. A Boston injunction and western carrier requests caused the delay to avoid nationwide confusion and potential court actions over resale and use of mileage books.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boston
Western and Southern
Chicago Girl Slayer of Betrayer Is Freed
Anna Dar don, a 15 year old Chicago girl, was freed as the grand jury returned no bill on the coroner's recommendation to hold her for manslaughter. She testified that Tranke ruined her life and she killed him for honor. Avna shot him as he rang the doorbell of her home, the first time since the alleged enticement three years prior.
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Chicago
Anna Dardon
Frank Tranke
Mane
Hines Plans Change in Veterans Bureau
Washington April 25. Frank T. Hines announced sweeping changes in the United States veterans bureau to improve care and vocational training for World War veterans. The plan calls for decentralization of activities, consolidation of overlapping authority and a gradual reduction of personnel.
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Washington, D. C
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Frank T. Hines
Rebels Captured in Cave Executed by Free State
In Tralee Ireland on April 25 Richard Hathaway James McEnery and John Greaney were executed by Free State authorities. Hathaway a deserter from a British regiment was captured in the siege of a cave where irregulars held out on the Kerry cliffs.
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Tralee
Ireland
Richard Hathaway
James McEnery
John Greaney
Free State
Hathaway
Kerry
Soviet Government Buys Planes by the Hundreds
New York reports the Soviet government is developing a large fleet of aircraft and buying German French and Dutch planes by the hundreds as part of a major aviation program according to the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce survey released today.
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New York
Russia
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Publishers Urged to Curb Newsprint Waste
New York April 25 Publishers were urged to avoid extravagant newsprint use at the American Newspaper Publishers association meeting. Paul Patterson of the Baltimore Sun praised the traffic committee for easing shipments amid embargoes and cited railroad officials eager to help. He criticized Congress for failing to grant relief, blaming certain congressmen for high, unreasonable rates.
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Associated Press
New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Paul Patterson
Baltimore Sun
Patterson
Association
Congress
Bridesmaids to Follow New Fashion at Royal Wedding
London April 25 bridesmaids for Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon will wear cream chiffon dresses with lily leaf green tulle and silver embroidery, a break from tradition as the bride adopts unorthodox touches. The gown for Lady Elizabeth features old ivory chiffon with Nottingham lace and a lace train lent by the queen.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Lady Elizabeth
Princess Mary
Associated Press
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Duchess of York
Nottingham
Fiersonaga
Scotland
Forged Notes Used by Thieving Cashiers in York Bank
York officials report forged notes from ten to thousands of pounds as evidence against cashier Thomas B. Baird and assistant cashier William H. Bell of the City Bank of York. Both are jailed on $100,000 bail each awaiting embezzlement charges.
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York
Thomas B. Baird
William H. Bell
City Bank of York
Baird
Bolt
Heat measuring device gauges stars from mile away
Dr W W Coblentz of the United States Bureau of Standards has perfected a thermophile to measure heat radiated by stars and planets. The device would detect heating of water the size of a penny from a ray one mile distant. Moon observations note extremes from 460 below zero to above boiling, with days roughly four weeks long and August temperatures arriving about three weeks after sunrise.
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Washington, D. C
W. W. Coblentz
United States Bureau of Standards
Associated Press Names New Officers And Directors
New York April 25 The board of directors of the Associated Press elected officers for the year Frank B Noyes Washington Star first vice president Florence White New York Evening World second vice president George B Dealey Dallas News secretary and counsellor Melville B Stene New York City assistant secretary and general manager Frederick Hoy Martin New York City treasurer J K R Youatt New York City Also elected were Frank B Noyes Washington Star W L McLean Philadelphia Bulletin Adolph A Ochs New York Times Charles H H Clark Hartford Conn Courant Elbert H Baker Cleveland Plain Dealer Clark Howell Atlanta Constitution and B H Lansing Bay St Louis Globe-Democrat Victor H Lawson Chicago Daily News withdrew from the executive committee due to time constraints.
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Associated Press
New York
Frank B. Noyes
Washington D. C
Starz
Florence 0. White
New York Evening World
George B. Dealey
Dallas
Tex
News
Melville B. Stane
New York City
Frederick Hoy Martin
Washington Star
W. L. McLean
Philadelphia Bulletin
Adolph A. Ochs
New York Times
Charles HH. Clark
Hartford Conn
Courant
Elbert H. Baker
Cleveland
Ohio) Plain, Dealer
Clark Howell
Atlanta, Ga
Constitution
Lansing Bay
Sts. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Victor H. Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Stock Buyers Win Right to Separate Suits in Midland
Sioux City April 25 Interested attorneys say the United States circuit court of appeals at St Louis reversed Federal Judge James Elliott Sioux Falls and 240 note holders against Midland Packing stock purchasers. The 240 defendants, who gave notes totaling about 3 million dollars, are entitled to separate jury trials. The ruling may push the receiver to drop blanket suits, affecting creditors versus stock purchasers.
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Sioux City
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Seouis
James Elliott
Sioux
Midland Packing Company
Ed Mott
Circuit Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Same Person May Not Be Awarded B. B. Cup Twice
The American league trophy committee ruled by a 5 to 4 vote that no player who has won the league's most valuable ball player honor can succeed himself. The decision, learned in St Louis, prevents George Sisler of the Browns from again pursuing the award.
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St. Louis
George Sisler
Browns
Chicago Moves to Daylight Saving Time Sunday
Chicago announces summer daylight saving time effective at 1 a m Sunday April 25 as clocks shift forward. Officials urge residents to adjust timepieces and note the change will affect schedules and daily routines citywide.
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Chicago
Women of India Report Progress in Fight for Vote
A presidium of Ceylon and South India women, led by Mrs Dorothy Jinarajadasa, recounts the drive for woman suffrage. Since 1928, campaigns across Bombay, Travancore Mysore, Bengal Behar and Madras yielded votes on par with men, with women entering municipal councils and councils in several regions. A Buddhist woman is anticipated in Burma’s council.
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Colombo
Ceylon
South -India
Dorothy Jinarajadasa
Jinarajadasa
Indian National Congress
Southborough
India
Lord Southborough
England
Bombay
House of Commons
Legislative Council
South India
Bombay Presidency
Sin Travancore Ay
Mysore
Bengal
Behar
Madras
Burma
Two Damage Suits Filed Today In County Court
Two large damage suits were filed today. J N Myers of Hadison sues W J Whannel and George Saul for 395 an acre on a Lincoln township farm contract. bid results show loss, sale last October for less than 305. Clarett Greeson of Gedar Falls sues Dumont Manufacturing and Kleen Kwick Washer for 10000 over alleged patent infringement.
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J. W. Thompson
Whannell
Saul
Whannetl
Channes
Myers
Clarett Greeson
Dumont “Manufacturing Company
Kleen Kwick Washer Company
Gedar Falls
Greeson
Ry Express Building in Chicago Is Burned
A triple alarm brought nearly twenty fire engines to the American Railway Express building in Chicago today. Fire crews confined the blaze to the first floor and basement of one terminal section. About 1,000 employees were kept at their posts with no panic, as smoke drifted over Grand Central station nearby and fed the flames from the old building.
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Chicago
American Railway Express Company
Grand Central
Express Comany
Two Brick Buildings Planned by Muldoon and Witty on Water Street
Jointly erected brick store buildings planned by John T. Muldoon and Mrs. Margaret Witty at 611 and 633 Water Street replace unsafe wooden structures. Jens Diesen & Son contracted. excavation underway. Muldoon section 30 feet wide, Witty section 20 feet, each 60 feet long, two stories with retail on first floor and apartments above. James H. Stebbins resigns as plumbing inspector, effective May 1. AEWSEOXNS THEATRE GUESTS. One hundred Courier carriers and newsboys were guests of Alexander Frank at the Waterloo theatre Monday.
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Moern
John T. Muldoon
Margaret Witty
Water Street
Jens Diesen & Son
Muldoon
Witty
Aewseoxns
Alexander Frank
Waterloo Theatre
Auto licenses surge as plates near ten thousand
Demand for automobile licenses is high. County treasurer Ed Madigan ordered 3,000 more number plate sets, bringing serials to 11,000. By noon today 9,960 plates had been issued and officials predicted reaching 10,000 by Saturday night. New car registrations are at record levels.
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New York
International Workers of the Industrial Workers of the World
Shipping Board
I. WW
Ed Madigan
Lcense
Fires Hit Coney Island And Far Rockaway
New York seashore resorts Coney Island and Far Rockaway suffered fires causing damage pegged at 400000 dollars. Dancers fled city rules by boarding a fishing smack and sailing beyond the three mile limit in a bid to break marathon dance records amid rough seas and a lack of sea legs.
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New York
Coney Island
Far Rockaiway
Fragmentary note on university race and study works
A partial OCR line references a university event, possibly a race, with unclear names and numbers. It mentions a university 12 miss and a 64 mus dash, plus sect and palate of context. The text is severely garbled and limits precise extraction of entities or events.
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Scott
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Lewis Fegelsong
Ottumwa
Andrew J. Johnson
New City Hall
Malnes
Russeil Id
Cockburn
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Alfred Mueller
Indianala
Simpson College
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Hosea Lynch
Albia, Jr
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Harrison Uuegle
Polk County Grand Jury
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Farn
Peter Hass
American Living League
Ford
Ctantarn Aliges
Tell Labor Board
International News Wire
American Vennomic League
Henry Ford
Federal Reserve
Harror
Farmers’ Unions
National Manufacturers’ Association
Karrop
Thomas Edison
Brookhart
Thomas Heflin
Alabama
E. J. Ladd
North Dakot U
Smith Brookhart
T. Cushing Daniels
Washington, D.C
Wieland
New York Water Front
Betrayer
Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Cave
United Press
Duke of York
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyron
John Jones
France
Louis XVI
House of Windsor
Midland
Women. OF India
Dorothy Jinarajadsa
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George Quest
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