Outside Looking In and Lindbergh in Mexico City
Senators-elect Frank L. Smith of Illinois and William S. Ware of Pennsylvania press their bid for admission as the Reed committee meets, while Col. Charles A. Lindbergh plans a Mexico City visit as Mexico City expects a grand welcome. A Chicago piano debtor resists removal yet the piano is seized after a standoff. slippery sidewalks from thawed ice prompt safety calls. Rhodes scholars from 32 states selected for Oxford scholarships. a Supreme Court ruling affects railroad valuation. and California court shows limits on indecency prosecutions for stage shows.
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Dwight Morrow
Coolidge Emerges As His Own Man In Energy Drive
Washington dispatch notes a shift in President Coolidge toward greater independence and vigor in office. The clash with the United States Chamber of Commerce over tax policy signals a new, Rooseveltian tone. Observers cite reduced public appearances and a focus on reflection, aiming to finish his term strong while preserving vital energy for major policy questions.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
United States Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Coolidge
Washington
French pilot Pierre Corbu Killed in Test Flight
Ace French aviator Pierre Corbu and his mechanic Lacoste died when a new aircraft broke apart at 600 feet and crashed near Le Bourget. Corbu had previously attempted a Paris to New York flight with Leon Givon in the Farman biplane the Blue Bird, before fog forced them back.
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le Bourget
France
Pierre Corbu
Corbu
Lacoste
Leon Givon
Paris
New York
Farman
Barred Senators Plan New Battle
Washington is the scene as Frank L. Smith and William S. Vare, barred from Senate doors, shift to plan new efforts before the Reed slush fund committee. The panel, led by Sen Reed, met to discuss procedure but will not hear testimony until the Senate passes a resolution affirming its power to act and to summon witnesses. The measure was held up by Reed after a failed vote on swearing in Vare, 56 to 30, delaying action until next session.
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Frank L. Smith
Illinois
William S. Ware
Pennsylvania
Jim Reed
Missouri
Senate
Messrs
Smith and Ware
Statesman
Washington, D. C
Qiiness
William S. Vare
Reed Slush Fund Committee
Reed
Vare
McNary Pushes Farm Relief Bill in Senate Hoppers
Washington Dec 10 The McNary Haugen farm relief bill previously vetoed by President Coolidge has been reintroduced in the Senate by Senator McNary Republican Oregon now head of the agriculture committee. The revised bill retains an equalization fee to fund marketing surplus crops but limits its use to cooperatives aided by government funds and only after other methods fail.
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Washington, D. C
McNary-Haugen
Coolidge
Congress
McNary
Oregon
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Cooperative Marketing Association
Weather Outlook For Week In Upper Mississippi Valleys
Weather outlook for the week beginning December 13 covers the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central great plains. Mostly fair in north portions until midweek, with some precipitation later. South portions may see one or two precipitation periods. Temperatures will average cooler early, turning warmer toward the middle of the latter part.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Misssouri
Great Plains
Lkely
Hold Student at Iowa on Bogus Check Charge
Herbert C. Bruce Cale a University of Iowa freshman is charged with issuing bogus checks. He was arrested yesterday and will be arraigned today before Judge Ralph Otto. Authorities allege he passed worthless checks on banks in Cole Independence and Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Herbert C. Bruce
Cale
University of Iowa
Ralph Otto
Cole
Independence
Court rules on railroad valuation precedent change
A three judge federal court in St Louis ruled that railroad valuations should be based on original cost rather than reproduction cost, upholding the Interstate Commerce Commission in the St Louis & O Fallon case. The decision touches a $11.8 billion valuation gap and may affect rates and public revenue. The ruling sent railroad shares lower on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Special Court
St. Louis
St. Louis & O'Fallon
Commissio
Supreme Court
New York
New York Stock Exchange
St.Louis & O'Fallon Railroad
Hot Mammas Sentencing in Los Angeles Stage Case
In Los Angeles, the producer Tom Dalton and three comedians Robert Whalen Charles Cameron and Harvey Graves were sentenced to 150 days in jail and fined 500 dollars for staging the indecent performance. Twenty-seven chorus girls were found not guilty.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Tom Dalton
Robert Whalen
Charles Cameron
Harvey Graves
Coolidge Aims to Withdraw Government from Business Projects
President Coolidge declares the government should stay out of business as irrigation and shipping ventures spark conflicts with private interests. He vows a hands off policy to avoid future disputes and limit federal involvement in projects led by the interior department.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Interior Department
Three Children Die in Flames of Home
In Motherly Missouri on December 10 three children of Mr and Mrs Barney Stevens were burned to death when trapped in the upper story as their farmhouse caught fire Mrs Stevens escaped and Mr Stevens was slightly burned trying to reach them The children were John six Mary eight and Fred Martin last name unclear in OCR ad fragment presents several product titles and names but the main event is fatal fire in Stevens residence.
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Barney Stevens
Stevens
Good Fellows Party Plans Four Hundred Sixty Four Needy Children
Four hundred sixty four needy children were listed for tickets to the Good Fellows Christmas party for distressed homes. The event will be held Saturday afternoon under the Business and Professional Women's Club with Mrs. W. P. Kearns as general chairman. Donations to the Christmas cheer fund are strong, and volunteers are sought for transportation, candy bags, and toy packages prepared by the Emma Fralick chaired committee.
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Good Fellows
Business& Professional Women’s Club
W. P. Kearns
Good Fellows Club
Fourth Street
Kearns
Emma Fralick
Stevle
Santa Claus
Persui
Eve and Salome Fail to Save Man Who Slew His Wife
Eureka Kan Dec 10 Investigating jurors found Ivan Hart a bank clerk and World War II veteran guilty of second degree murder in the death of his wife who had told him she expected to become a mother She begged Hart to kill her and he testified the defense invoked biblical stories citing Eve Salome and Delilah to argue men could not refuse a woman's bidding
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Kan
INS
Ivan Hart
Gailey
Hart
Eve
Salome
Deliah
Tom Forbes
Lindbergh Receives Congressional Medal of Honor
Washington December 16 The House unanimously votes Col Charles A Lindbergh the Congressional Medal of Honor minutes after he is warmly greeted on the floor Speaker Longworth had just introduced him as Americas most attractive citizen A resolution to confer the medal is presented by Rules Chairman Snell and immediately approved with loud applause from members.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Charles A. Lindbergh
House
Lindbergh
Longworth
America
Snell
Rules Committee
Iowa highway plan aims for 640 miles paved statewide
Des Moines reports the Iowa highway commission outlines a 600 mile plus hard surface road plan with 640 miles of paving, 300 miles more graveling, and 500 bridges. $28 million is eyed for next year to boost the primary road system, with 1,600 miles of paying and 3,300 miles of gravel surfacing to be added by year end. The commission says 322 miles of paving were laid this year. In a separate item, F. I. Mann, Winnebago agency superintendent, will transfer to Truxton Canon agency, Arizona, with J. C. M. Ziebach succeeding him at Rosebud.
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Des Moines
Towa Highway Commission
Fred R. White
Towa
Sioux City
F. i. Mann
Winnebago Indian Agency
Ebraska
Courier Delivery Time Prompt and Error Contact
The Courier arrives before 30 o'clock each day. If the paper is late due to carrier issues, call 416 for a replacement copy. Calls should reach the office before 6:30 p m for prompt service.
Ingham Stricken At Washington Lunch With Brookhart
Harvey Ingham Des Moines editor and 63 year old guest of Senator Brookhart collapsed at a Washington cafe during a luncheon. He was taken to Casualty Hospital in a semiconscious state with doctors suspecting a severe indigestion attack. He had been visiting Brookhart for about an hour and appeared well before the sudden collapse.
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Washington, D. C
Harvey Ingham
Des Moines
Brockhart
Republican
Towa
Ingham
Brookhart
Car Thieves Caught at Independence Sent to U S School
Three youths from South Bend Indiana are sent to Washington DC to begin sentences in the national training school on charges of interstate transportation of a stolen automobile. Mervin Wills and Donald Vice, both 16, receive one year and one day, Harold Harper, 14, gets six months. Judge George Stott imposed the sentences after guilty pleas in Federal court yesterday. They were arrested in Independence, Ia after being found driving a car stolen from South Bend.
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Dubuque
South Bend
Ind
Washington, D. C
National Training School
Mervin Wills
Donald Vice
Harold Harper
George ©. Stott
Independence
South Bena
Hit and Run Driver Kills Chicago Police Lieutenant Tobin
Chicago police seek the driver who struck and killed Lieut. J. H. Tobin, 60, of the police department. Tobin was found in the street after an automobile traveling fast passed a motorman moments earlier. He lived with a son and daughter and had formerly served as deputy chief of detectives.
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Chicago
J. H. Tobin
Government clueless on Mexican plot claims in Washington
Washington officials deny any knowledge of Mexican propaganda or bribery schemes alleged by the Washington Herald. The State Department says it will aid a Senate inquiry only if possible, maintaining no confirmation of the document's origin or authenticity.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Kellogg
Connecion
Senate
Washington-Herald
Washington Herald
Quiet Pact Pause in Polish Lithuanian Rift
A secret League of Nations session in Geneva reports an in principle peace agreement between Poland and Lithuania over the Vilna dispute. Pilsudski pressed Valdemaras for a peace or war answer. Valdemaras replied peace. Diplomats caution no immediate establishment of full relations. frontier troop movements cited and a formal formula awaits refinement.
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Pilsudski
Poland
Waldemaras
Lithuania
Council of the
League of Nations
Ik Ds
Europe
Warsaw
M. Zaleski
Zaymis
Valdemaras
Vilna
Lithucania
Enrique Villegas
League Council
Zaleski
Hedvarts von Blokland
Netherlands
Short Interviews With Home Folks
The city administration earns mixed praise for clearing downtown streets after a heavy snow. William J. Keefe of the Hudson Essex Waterloo company commends the effort, noting the street railway supplied flat cars and the city provided workers. He lauds the rapid snow removal on Fourth street as well handled.
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William J. Keefe
Hudson- Essex Waterloo Company
Fourth Street
Domestic trouble blamed for farm murder suicide in Bedford
A. J. Warner, 43, wealthy Taylor county farmer, shot and killed his wife Hazel as she left home with their two month old baby, then died by his own hand. Coroner Dr. J. S. Terrill said the baby was unharmed and an inquest is unlikely. A Warner brother cited weeks of marital trouble and no financial strain.
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Bedford
iPj
A. J. Warner
Taylor County
Hazel Warner
J.S. Terrill
Terrill
Warner
Prominent Promoter Berger Arrested for Perjury
Cincinnati dispatch reports Los Angeles promoter Jonn Berger, linked to a multi million dollar expo plan for the St Louis chamber and similar work for Los Angeles, arrested on a sealed indictment charging perjury in the George Remus murder trial after testifying as a defense witness. Berger was taken to police headquarters following his arrest.
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Cincinnati
Jonn
Berger
Los Angeles
Cal
George Remus
St. Louis
Farmers form permanent body to market farm products
In Onawa Iowa yesterday a permanent organization was formed to advance cooperative marketing of farm products in Monana Woodbury and Harrison counties with FP Davis Blencoe elected chairman and William Breneman Onawa chosen secretary. Iowa State College figures A Arnold and Robert Robotka outlined the Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa program.
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W. FP. Davis
Blencoe
Monana
Woodbury
Harrison
William Breneman
A. Arnold
Robert Robotka
Iowa State College
Ames
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa
Two Killed Five Injured in Crossing Auto Crash
In Dunkirk New York a Polish chorus society automobile collided with the first section of the Twentieth Century Limited during a blinding snowstorm last night. Two men were killed and five others were injured as the train traveling about 50 miles per hour struck the vehicle amid the snow.
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Dunkirk
Jnited
Chorat Society
Here
She Limited
Former Iowa Legislator Charles B. Wilson Dies
Charles B. Wilson, 68, a former Iowa state representative from Louisa County who served in the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh General Assemblies, died at his Morning Sun home after a heart trouble. He was born on a local farm and had long been a public servant in Muscatine and Morning Sun areas.
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Charles B. Wilson
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Iowa
Louiss County
Morning Sun
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