Britain signals openness to court with reservations
Britain agrees to reasonable reservations on the world court plan when the United States joins the permanent international court of justice. London backs U.S. entry via compromising amendments, possibly disentangling the court from the League of Nations. President Harding and Secretary Hughes seek expert help to draft acceptable reservations.
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International News Wire
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Senate
United States
International Court of Justice
Harding
Geneva
Altho
British Empire
Washington
Hughes
American Society of International Law
League of Nations
Hardine
Watson
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Courier delivery instructions and reprint policy
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Brothers and Sisters Fight Over Handling of Brady Estate
Albany April 28 a fierce court battle over the management of the 87 million estate of the late Anthony N Brady traction and power magnate unfolds. Executors Nicholas F Brady and James Cox Brady face opposition from sisters Mrs Francis P Garvin and Mrs Carl Tucker and others. Genevieve G Brady acts for her husband amid demands to oust the Brady executors.
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Albany
Anthony N. Brady
Traction
Jpower-Magnate
Nicholas F.wrend
James Cox Brady
Brady
Genevieve G.brady
Nicholas F. Brady
James C. Farrell
Bradys
Gary Mayor Given 18 Months in Jail
Indianapolis April 28 United Press Roswell Johnson mayor of Gary Ind was sentenced to one year and six months in prison and fined 2600 for violation of liquor laws in federal court here. Johnson along with 54 Gary residents was convicted of conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. New trials were granted to three defendants. William H Dunn former Gary city judge received one year and one day and a 1000 fine. Dwight M Kinder Lake county prosecutor one year and one day and 1000 fine. Clyde Hunter former Lake county prosecutor one year and a day and 1000 fine. Blaze Lucas Gary attorney one year and a 100 fine. Lewis B Barnes former Lake county sheriff one year and a day and 1000 fine. New trials were granted to William Olds Lake county sheriff Charles Clemens justice of the peace and Fred Seabright former Lake county prosecutor.
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United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
F. A. Geiger
Dwight M. Kinder
Lake County
Clyde Hunter
Blaze Lucas
Gary
Lewis B. Barnes
William Olds
Charles Clemens
Fred Seabright
Bank Sues for Foreclosure on High Priced Farm in Iowa
Reinbeck Iowa April 28 First Savings bank sues Elmer Strohbehn and others in Tama county for $10,000 and foreclosure of a mortgage dated July 22 1922 on a farm amid high financing. Elias P Bieber executor also sues in Black Hawk county for $25,496 seeking foreclosure of a note and promissory notes dated March 1 1820 with a request for a receiver.
Labor Leader Sees Foe in Minute Men
Chicago April 28. Motives behind the Minute Men of the Constitution were questioned in a statement by Olander, secretary of the Illinois State Federation of Labor. He said some language on the planks suggested it was used by professional open shop advocates.
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Chicago
The
Minute Men of the Constitution
Charles G Dawes
National Budget
Dtor Olander
Thelinois
Property Seized in Hood Raid Released
Burlington Iowa April 28 The Blair Beverage company and the Malte Manufacturing company Burlington seized earlier by federal prohibition officers and released by court order were formally returned this morning by prohibition agents who arrived last night A state search warrant followed with county sheriff at the Blair plant but no liquor was found
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Burlington
Blair Beverage Company
Malte Manufacturing Company
Blair
Chicago to become a one o'clock town
Morgan A. Colins, new chief of police, declared Chicago will close cabarets and cafes by 1 AM to curb notorious resorts and black and tar cabarets that currently operate all night. He asked Corporation Counsel Busch for a legal opinion on the move.
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Chicago
Morgan A. Colins
Collins
Busch
Wife Asks 300 For Cooking Forty Seven Thousand Meals
Des Moines April 28 A Des Moines divorce case asks whether 47 800 meals prepared over years of marriage are worth 500 in alimony. Mrs May Musselman sues L A Musselman for cruelty claiming alimony of 500 for meal preparation.
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Des Moines
Ugar
May Musselman
L. A
Former Iowa Pastor Dies in Denton Texas
Dr John H Moreley a Congregational minister for 56 years with pastorates in Iowa Minnesota and New England states died at his Denton Texas home at age 63 He previously served as Fargo College North Dakota president for six years from 1900 He is survived by his widow and three children burial planned in Minneapolis.
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Denton
Tex
John H. Moreley
Congregational Church
Iowa
Minnesota
New England
Fargo College
North Dakota
Minneapolis
Wobblies Strike Lacks Seamen Union Backing
International News Service reports Andrew Faruseh, longtime president of the International Seamen's Union of America, says the IWW shipping strike has no backing from his union. He blames ship owners for hiring European Reds and IWW members, while U S seamen stay aboard, seeking better work elsewhere, and denies any Seamen's Union involvement.
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International News Wire
San Francisco
Cal
Andrew Faruseth
International Seamen’s Union of America
International News Service Today
Reds
Europel
America
Seamen’s Union
Nowise
Harding Eyes Martial Law Tools To Battle Rum Runners
President Harding weighs declaring martial law against bootleggers and smugglers as the Justice Department weighs a formal opinion on using naval forces in the prohibition fight. A rapid plan to mobilize a "mosquito fleet" and bar smugglers offshore is discussed, with talks with Britain to curb cross border shipments.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Justice
Department
Navy
Harding
Navy Department
White House
Atlantic
Great Britain
Baereladen
Hughes
Sir Auckland Geddes
Britain
Brookhart Urges Sugar Boycott Over Prices
Senator Brookhart of Iowa calls on housewives to boycott sugar to pressure sugar speculators. He notes the canning season approaches and urges use of the cold pack method so the new sugar crop will reach the market and force speculation to end.
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Washington, D. C
Brookhart
Republican
Towa
Railroad Merger Hearings Near End In Kansas City
Hearings on the consolidation of western railroads into seven systems, ongoing since Saturday before N C Hail of the interstate commerce commission, were expected to end today in Kansas City Missouri. C M Reed Kansas public utilities commission chairman and J H Tedrow transportation commissioner of the local chamber of commerce were named to present a tentative merger scheme amid the proceedings. DEPARTMENT STORE BURNS Washington Indiana April 28 Fire caused 200900 damages in the business district destroying a department store with aid from Bicknell and Vincennes firefighters.
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Kansas City
N. C. Hail
Interstate Commerce Commission
C. M. Reed
Kansas Public Utilities Commission
J. H. Tedrow
Tocal Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Ind
Bicknell
Vincennes
Weather Outlook For Week In Washington DC
Weather outlook for the week begins Monday for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Generally fair conditions expected with normal temperatures in the Washington area and surrounding regions.
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Washington, D. C
Upper Mississippi
Lower Mignouri Valleys
Snelling Regulars Hike to Iowa for Training Camp
Nearly 400 soldiers of the Second battalion, Third United States Infantry, based at Fort Snelling Minnesota, will march by rail and accompanying units to Fort Des Moines Iowa, a 266 mile, three week move. They will provide instruction at a civil and military training camp at Fort Des Moines.
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Snelling
Iowa
Fort Snetling
Minn
Third United States Infantry
Fort Snelling
Fort Des Moines
Banking Situation Favorable in April
The federal Reserve bank of Chicago reported a favorable April for banking in its business conditions sketch. Manufacturing demand remained active at industrial centers in March, banks largely avoided borrowing. Grain and livestock markets aided farmer liquidity while savings rose across the Seventh District. Loans fluctuated from 112 million in early April to 84 million by mid-April with reserve ratios staying around 500 percent.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Today
Joans
Cedar Rapids Motormen Conductor Wages Rise Five Cents
Cedar Rapids Ja April 28 An increase of five cents an hour in the wages of motormen conductors employed on the Cedar Rapids Marion City railway effective May 1 was announced today by B C Allen general manager of the company The increase will make the maximum scale 50 cents an hour for all car men who have been in the company's service more than six months The new agreement was reached as the result of conferences between Allen and representatives of the car men The company operates streetcars.
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Cedar Rapids
Seek Writ to Reopen Iowa City Schools
Nora Mills and 12 parents representing about 300 pupils filed suit in district court asking a writ of mandamus to compel the Iowa City school board to reopen two closed school buildings. The board closed them last fall due to low attendance and the cost of keeping them open.
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Towa City
Nora Mills
Iowa City School Board
Hinshaw Accused of Fish Sales Profits. Case Dismissed
Des Moines reports former state fish and game warden Hinshaw profited over 32600 from selling state fish during 1917 to 1918. Assistant AG Powers said charges were dismissed after Gov Harding testified the state council of defense authorized the sales to boost fish supply nationwide. AG Gibson said the accounting suit would be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
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Des Moines
E. C. Hinshaw
State Fish and Game
B. J. Powers
Spirit Lake
Hinshaw
W. L. Harding
Lou Morgans Put In Charge Of Iowa Bonus Board
Des Moines April 23 Lou Morgans of Waterloo named executive secretary of the state bonus board to succeed Gen Harry Wilkins who resigns May 1 to become Des Moines street car supervisor Morgans previously chaired the boards examiner force and will be replaced by BH E Carlson Jon Grove as chief examiner The bonus board cut nine clerks and 40 percent in salaries. Morgans WWI Rainbow division leader organized soldiers into the Rainbow band and aided Chanutaqua engagements later joining the board staff.
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Associated Frésas
Des Moines
Lou Morgans
Waterloo
State Bonus Board
Harry Wilkins
Morgans
State Executive Council
Bonus Board
BH. E. Carlson
Jon Grove
Rainbow Band
Lig
Middlewest
United Press Des Moines
Towa
Burbank
Dave Rubinson
New York
Rubinson
One Dead One Dying in Brooklyn Apartment Fire
Fire at a three story Brooklyn building left Harvey Orr dead after leaping from the third floor and his daughter Pauline, 25, dying of burns. Two other residents were seriously injured as wire men conducted several dramatic rescues.
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New York
Brooklyn
Harvey Orr
Pauline
Vienna Riot Sparks Parliament Clash With Police
Five thousand communist unemployed stormed the Vienna parliament building in a mass protest. They threatened police with guns and stones as unrest spread across the capital.
Iowa Lending in Prosperity-Thrift Report Shows Growth
Des Moines April 28. Iowa leads in prosperity with savings accounts in 66 Town banks rising 1.1 percent from February. Total deposits reached 90,662,410, up 1.1 percent. district average up eight tenths of a percent. Iowa's year over year gains exceed Illinois Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin in the federal reserve district.
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Internaniomil News
Des Moines
Federal Remorve Bank
Chicago
Umnois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Federal Reserve District
Iown
Towa
Midwest
Illinois
Irish Government Fails to Weary De Valera Peace Offer
Irish Free State forces press campaigns in the west and south ignoring Eamonn De Valera’s arms cessation proposal. Home Minister O’Higgins ill. cabinet debate ongoing though not formally addressed the offer. Officials stress the proposal wasn’t directed to the Free State. New fears of further hostilities accompany the unsettled peace talks.
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Daniel O'Connell Conyright
International
Dublin
Eamonn de Valera
Free State
Kevin O’higgins
de Valera
Wss
Free
Cedar Rapids
Linn
A. CO. Cherry
Cherry
E. W. Holsinger
George Yulll
Holsinger
W. J. Barngrover
Des Moines Bank Looting Spree Attributed to Lone Bandit
Des Moines authorities linked eight store break ins Thursday night to a single bandit. The thief disturbed little in each store despite ample opportunity to grab valuable merchandise, marking a bizarre mini crime wave.
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Des Moines
Columbia Wins Childs Cup Race at Schuylkill Course
Columbia University won the seventeenth annual Childs cup race on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. The University of Pennsylvania crew finished second and Princeton took third.
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Philadelphia
Columbia University
Schuylkill River
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton
Turkiye Capitulations Clash Frays Near Peace Talks
United Press report from Lausanne notes U S backing of Allies over Turkey on capitulations delays the East peace conference. Turks had granted Chester group oil leases in Anatolia and hoped the United States would support them, but Joseph C Grow clarified Washington would not allow abrogation of treaty rights.
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United Press
Lausanne
United States
Turkey
Chester Group of America
Anatolia
Joseph C. Grow
Unite States
Dublin unrest persists as Irregulars resist peace bids
Dublin endures a violent night as nine Republican irregulars surrender in Kerry and Cork. Free State forces arrest more irregulars across the west, while government leaders debate De Valera’s proposals. Officials say insurgents are beaten in the field, though pockets resist in Kerry and Atlantic coast mountains. De Valera’s proclamation prompts cautious scrutiny from Free State circles and skeptical newspapers.
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Dublin
Free
de Valera
Frank Aiken
Buapicton
Cosgrave
Richard Mulcahy
Ireland
iKerty
Atlantic Coast Mountains
Free State
Associated Press
Ehamon de Valera
Altho
de Velera
Great Britain
Parliament
Kevin O'Higgins
United Press
Paris
Ie H. Kerney
Colmmea Gaugy
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