Ancient safeguards rise as prohibition fights stay dry
Washington observers report a strong, not hostile, push to restore constitutional rights amid prohibition enforcement debates. While many Prohibition advocates concede limits on searches, a wide sentiment opposes warrantless house searches and expands scrutiny of wartime espionage era powers.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Congress
Washington
Eugene Debs
Atlantia Penitentiary
Harding
American Legion
Legion
Debs
Ublic
Haywood
Hagood
New York Evening Post, Inc
Courier Delivery Deadline and Misdelivery Notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o clock. A through error of the carrier key or other causes you fail to receive your pager by that time. Please phone 3330 and a copy of the paper will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p m.
Dancers Ban Toddle and Shimmy in Midwest Shuffle Update
The Chicago Association of Dancing Masters has issued an official ban on the toddle and shimmy dances. Dancers in eight states must now adopt the society walk or pageant fox trot with step steps and rocking turns replacing wiggle actions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago Association of Dancing Masters
Terpsichore
Berlin crowds witness monarchist rally amid faint wartime fervor
In Berlin on August 25 crowds watched a veteran march past Gen. Luden, Prince Friedrich, Count von Waldersee and Gen. von Gerholtz. A reading from former Emperor William praised fallen comrades. Waldersee urged unity and revenge against foreign rule, warning Germans to train for future conflict.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Ludentiorff
Prince Hite
Friedrich
Count von Waldersee
von Gerholtz
Die Wacht
Waldersee
18 Millions Paid Farmers for Beets
Improvement in labor and business conditions across northern Colorado and western Nebraska is foreseen as beet harvest starts September 15. About 18 million dollars will be paid to farmers for their sugar beets, with work provided for several thousand men.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Nebraska
Moscow Fire Devastates Dense Moscow Neighborhood
Helsingfors correspondent of the Central News reports a major blaze in Moscow has raged for days destroying several hundred houses in the city’s thickly settled area. The fire’s extent and ongoing flames prompted warnings as smoke rose over the capital.
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Associated Press
London
Moscow
Helsingfors
Central News
Dresel Signs Peace Treaty With Germany
Berlin reports the signing of a peace treaty between Germany and the United States at 5 PM in Wilhelmstrasse. Commissioner Ellis Doring Diesel and German Foreign Minister Rosen signed, with the document outlining rights and privileges under the Porter Knox resolution and Versailles terms.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
United States
Rosen
Wilhemstrasse
American Commission
Ellis Doring Diesel
Herr Rosen
Congress of the
Tdresel
Seek Accomplices of Hightower Held for Priest Murder
Investigations by Sacramento police and the sheriff’s office may yield more arrests in the case of William Hightower held for the murder of Father Patrick Heslin, the Colma priest. Two women and three men were under surveillance, including a woman once charged in a Lawton murder and another person known in Salt Lake.
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United Press
Sacramento
Cal
Sheriffs Office
William Hightower
Patrick Heslin
Colma Priest
Dally Mason
Hightower
Lawton
Oklo
Salt Lake
Robbers Bind Clerks and Loot Mail Cars
Thieves bound three mail clerks on a Katy flyer of the M and T railroad near Denison. The bandits pounded and gagged the clerks and escaped with a quantity of registered mail. Officials estimate the loot value at under 316,000.
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Denison
Mathers
Katy
Two Boys Shot by Melon Patch Guard
In Council Bluffs on August 25 Gordon Robinson, 15, likely to die, and Bernie Ager, 14, with five bullet wounds, were wounded during a raid by five boys on C. B. Joyce’s melon patch. Guard Hal Hopkins, 9, hired to protect the patch, fired as the intruders climbed in.
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United Press
Council Bluffs
Gordon Robinson
Bernie Ager
C. BB
Joyce
Hal Hopkins
Pick of Navy fliers among ZR-2 victims in hull disaster
AP dispatch from New York reports six Navy officers and ten sailors among those killed when the airship ZR-2 was lost. The dead include commanders Louis H. Maxfield Valentin N. Bieg Emery Colt Mareus H Easterly Henry W Hoyt and Charles G Little and several noncommissioned officers.
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America
Associated Press
New York
United States Navy
Louis H. Maxfield
St. Paul
Mina
Howden
Eng
France
Valentin N. Bieg
Haverford
Emery Colt
Westboro
Mass
Allied Aeronautical Commission of Control
Mareus H
Newfoundland
Charles i
Aller
Denver
Colo
Aitories Lay
Greensboro
Pettitt
Rupert M. Coons
Owensboro
Lloyd S$. Crowel
Charleston
Miners March on Mingo County Sparks Federal Troop Call
Armed marchers from Marmet to Mingo county provokes Governor Morgan to request federal troops. Logan and Racine crowds mobilize, with shootings reported and a strong police response. Demonstrators say they oppose martial law and the mine guard system while heading toward the Tug river border.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Marmet
Mingo County
Tug River Field
Morgan
Logan County
Logan
Boone County
Don Chafin
Mingo
Coal River Division
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Blair
Chafin
Jeaderless
Racine
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Althous
Mainy
Ne Marcher
Burry
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Kentucky
Mar
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Beer Permits Held Up Until Congress Acts
Treasury Secretary Mellon said regulations permitting medicinal beer sales will not be issued until Congress acts on the anti beer bill. The move ends the prospect of beer prescribed as medicine, with a likely two month window for passage of the anti beer bill.
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Congress
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon Today
Mellon
Plot to Assassinate Obregon Exposed
Four ex officers were arrested in Mexico City on a conspiracy to kill President Obregon. Five men drew lots and Gen Perez was chosen to carry out the deed. Perez, fearing the crime’s outcome, wrote Obregon a letter with full plot details before fleeing to the United States.
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Tinsted Press
Mexico City
Mex
Obregon
Perez
United States
Howat Refuses Bond to Avoid Prison and Orders
Alexander Howat, president of District No 14 UMWA, says he will not post bond to stop a strike and will not order back to work the Dean and Reliance strip miners, defying the international executive board’s demand from Indianapolis.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Kan
Alexander Howat
United Mine Workers of America
Dean and Reliance
International Executive Board
Indianapolis
Civil War Vets Get Reduced Rates for Indianapolis Camp
Des Moines announces railroad fares for the National Grand Army encampment to be held in Indianapolis in September. Round trip Des Moines to Indianapolis for veterans and dependents is $13.26, for the Woman's Relief corps and affiliated societies $31.59.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
National Grand Army
Indianapolis
BR. L. Chase
Iowa Department
Woman's Relief Corps
Approves Plan for Military Cemeteries in Europe
Washington Aug 25 Secretary Weeks approves a general plan to enlarge and beautify American military cemeteries in Europe. Eight memorial cemeteries will gather the dead with graves totaling 5 000 at St Mihiel 11 000 at Meuse Argonne 3 000 at Somme 6 100 at Aisne Marne 6 600 at Oise Aisne 709 in Suress Paris 600 at Brookwood England and 400 in Belgium.
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Washington, D. C
Europe
Weeks
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Somme
Aisne-Marne
Oise- Aisne
Suresses
Paris
Brookwood
Eng
Belgium
Ten Million Fire Destroys Army Pier Headquarters
Hoboken Aug 25 an army court convened to determine responsibility for a ten million dollar blaze that last night destroyed the transport headquarters. Two piers burned to the water and the third burned to a blackened shaky edge. The liner Leviathan escaped with about a hundred thousand dollars damage.
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TRU United Press
Hoboken
N. J
Highways and Weather Report for Iowa and Minnesota Towns
Highways in good motoring condition with showers forecast tonight and Friday. The report covers Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo Waverly and surrounding areas.
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Weather Bureau
Charles City
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Vamibault
la Crosse
Wis
Mayen
Marshall Town
New Hampton
Postville
Waterloo
Waverly
Committee Stays on Tariff and Tax Jobs Through Recess
Washington April 2 As congress adjourned for a 36 day recess many members left for vacation while the Senate Finance Committee continues work on the permanent tariff measure and tax revision. Mondell lauded the session’s achievements and touted the Fordney tariff and tax cuts as benefits to the nation.
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Congress
Senate
Senatec
House
Reed
Missouri
Stanley
Kentucky
Shipping Board
Harding
Capitol
Representative Mondell
America
Mondell
Garrett
Tennessee
Jeader
County Auditors to Fight Tax Injunction
In Des Moines on August 25 Attorney General Ben Gibson announced a statewide conference of county auditors to oppose injunctions. Railroads seek permanent injunctions to block taxes based on the state increased valuations set by the executive council.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Ben Gibson
State Executive Council
Despondent Woman Dies in Royal Gorge
In Canon City Colorado on August 24 Mrs H M Kellog leaped to her death from the Royal Gorge cliffs after suffering ill health. Rescuers found the mangled body at the foot of the gorge. She left behind a husband and seven children.
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Royal Gorge
United Trees
Canon City
Colo
H. IM. Kellog
Royall Gorge
Ars
Busner
State Fair Board Seeks Court Order to Restore Street Car Service
Des Moines officials filed for a federal court injunction to force the Des Moines City Railway to resume streetcar service immediately. EB D Perle, attorney for the Jews state fair board, urged prompt action before the sixty seventh annual fair opening tomorrow.
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State Fair Board
Associated Press
Des Moines
The
EB. D. Perle
Marlin J. Wade
Des Moines City Railway Company
Wade
Riots Kill Over 1000 Whites in Malabar Region
United Press report from August 25 notes more than 1,000 white inhabitants killed in Malabar riots. Moplah mobs are said to be looting and burning as troops rush to Calicut to quell the violence.
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My United Press
Ronting
Aue
Malabar
Calicut
Des Moines Plans Consolidation of Railroad Terminals
Des Moines executives from eight railroads agreed to cooperate in a planned consolidation of Des Moines railroad terminals. Paul Beer, head of the town planning committee, said letters from all lines promised support. Completion is expected in about five years.
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Des Moines
United Press
Paul Beer
Bootleg Fleet Lands Whisky Cargo Off Chesapeake Bay
Five bootleg motor schooners from Nassau Bahamas evade a revenue cutter blockade off the Virginia capes and land an estimated 250000 dollars worth of Scotch whisky along the Chesapeake bay shore before slipping to open sea.
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United Press
Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Nassau
Bahamas
Virginia Capes
Guardsman Robbed Near Camp Dodge in Training
Des Moines reports a Nebraska National Guardsman in training at Camp Dodge was held up and robbed of $65 by three men one mile south of the camp during the night. The incident occurred amid training activities with no injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Aug
A_‘Haton
Divers search in river for bodies of ZR-2 dead
Divers began recovery efforts in the Humber after the ZR-2 crash at Hull. American and British victims were to receive a public funeral in London. Navy divers and tug crews searched wreckage for bodies, with reports of confirmed deaths including Lieuts Little and Esterly.
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Associated Press
London
Hull
Air Ministry
Humber
England
Norman O. Walker
A. H. Wann
Ernest Davies
H. Bateman
Walter Potter
United States Navy
Charles Harrison Brown
United States Army Firing Force
Charles G. Little
Hull Infirmary
Marcus H.esterly
Lieut. Little
Howden
Lieut. Esterly
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