Hooch Raid Nets Former Internal Revenue Official
In Chicago a former Internal Revenue collector Harry W. Mager was jailed for disorderly conduct and bootlegging violations after a raid in the Wilson avenue district. Police say two quarts and a pint of liquor were found on him. He denied the umbrella of charges and claimed another man is the culprit. A related shooting in Calumet avenue left Leonia Harvey wounded with Reed, the suspect, using a pistol to imitate war-time German killings.
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Associated Press
Chicago, Bee
Harry W. Miger
Chicago
Mager
Wilson Avenue
Lucilla Hart
Phiia Verdy Smmith
Calumet Avenue
Lawrence Heed
Leonia Havery
Real
Reed
Purity conference denounces Jazz and moovies menace
At the International Purity conference in Chicago speakers attacked jazz dancing movies and cigarettes as moral threats. W 3 Fleming of the National Reform Association chaired the session while J Louis Kuyon a Chicago dancing master warned of the term jazz as a gateway to immorality. Daniel H Kreas of Washing 100 sanitarium linked cigarette crime to immorality and other speakers cited youth exposure and social effects.
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Associated Press
Chicago
W. 3. Fleming
National Reform Association
J. Louis Kuyon
Tazzuyon
Guyon
Uyon
Daniel H. Kreas
Washington
D. C
A. J. J. Haupt
D. D
Home Protective Association and Juvenile Court
St. Paul, Minn
John Wesley Hill
Kate Wallar
Bar- Alexandria
Florence Crittenden
Australia
Cue Yord Gordon
Antisetcon League
Melbourne
Poison booze scare hits New York New Year
United Press reports a poisoning scare in New York as four deaths from holiday liquor are tallied. Two victims were blinded and several others affected as hospitals monitor cases and warnings spread, dampening New Year celebrations and reducing reservations.
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United Press
New York
Railways Authorized to Sell Bond Issues
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized railways to issue 3,493,000 dollars in 5 percent bonds with proceeds to fund war era projects and repay expenditures along their lines. An additional 22,600 dollars in bonds were authorized to reimburse industry for improvements and maintenance along the routes.
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Brest
Washington, D.C
Chimage
Indianapolis
Lon Ralread
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louis
Francisca Road
White man found dead near Jacksonville, Fla
The body of a young white man, identified as Allison of Columbus, Ohio, was found in a shallow grave near this city shortly after midnight. An unidentified Black man reported to have fled was involved in the incident. Local authorities are investigating the death as a possible homicide.
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Rkevitie
Pia
Allison
Colmbus
Farmer bloc dominates Republican leadership claims
A 1921 New York Evening Post analysis argues the farmer bloc is the strongest, most cohesive element in the Republican Party, with clear aims and pragmatic leadership. It contrasts them with older leaders lacking a program and warns the bloc could push decisive policy choices to entrench voter support.
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Polly
Mark Hanna
Joe Cannon
Mark Wannas
Joe Cannons
Farmer Bloc
Republican Party
Thas
Farner
Itvill
Fanmer Bloc
Hief
New York Evening Post, Inc
Ask Receivership Sought for Ku Klux Klan in Georgia
In MMianta Georgia on December 2 1925 a Fulton superior court petition seeks receivership of all Klan property funds documents and records. It is filed by 170 self described bona fide members led by grand goblins Harry B Terrell and Lloyd J Hooper with F L W Atkin and A J Adon Jr as deposed leaders.
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Associated Press
Mmianta
Ku Klux Wan
Fulton Superior Court
Harry B. Terrell
J. Hooper
Flw
Atkin
AL JL Adon, Jr
Boy Shot on Hunting Trip Will Recover
Gy United Preevy & Movies reports that Robert Davis, 14, was accidentally shot by a companion on a hunting trip. He is at City Hospital, where doctors anticipate recovery after surgery to remove a 3 caliber round. The operation will address injuries to his left thigh.
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Gy United Preevy & Movies
Robert ‘Davis
Phy & City Hospital
Minister Retools Hiring Amid Affinity to New Republic
A minister seeks retooling or reassignment due to close ties with the new government of the republic. A foreign letter declines to comment on the reported action and its implications.
Historians Meet Hears Jusserand on Ambassadors
Ambassador Jules Jusserand of France arrives in St Louis to attend the American Historical Association convention where he is honored at a joint session with the American Catholic Historical Association. Speakers discuss world wars era aims and the cattle industry’s role in Oklahoma history. Jusserand slated to speak on The Rearing of Ambassadors at a banquet tonight.
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Associated Press
Bt. Louis
Afc
Jules Jusserand
France
American Historical Association
American Catholic Historical Association
Wayne WN. Stevens
Ure History Department
Dartmansh College
Edward Everett Dale
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
University of Minnesota
Theodore C. Bleges
HamiHue University
St. Paul
Agricultural History Society
Mios
Misppi
Isota
Wisconsin
Towa
Dakotas
Jusaévand
Johnson testifies in trial of victim's father in 1911 murder
Jonni J A Johnson serving life for the 1911 murder of Trenfold Lemberger was brought to Madison under guard to testify in the hearing of Martin Lemberger, father of the girl, who is charged with the same crime.
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United Press
Madison
Wis
Jonni J.A
Dogskin” Johnson
Trenfold Aante Lemberger
Martin Lemberger
Smiles And Kinks From Today’s Wires
United Press story from Chicago notes bank cashier Grindlay’s odd fixation and cache actions amid a string of bizarre exchanges. New York coverage mentions a suspect removing items to steal money. Youngstown reports Maser-elect George Oles seeking Dr Batiman to oversee his campaign finances amid alleged sins and changes in leadership.
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United Pressy
Chicago
GG. K. Grindlay
Youngstown
George Oles
G. Batiman
Preacher's Kids defend image at Cornell society launch
An Unaonol based national group the P K Society aims to debunk the stereotype that preacher’s kids are miscreants. At Cornell College the 46 members including notable football players and scholars pledge to prove parsonage offspring can excel in all fields.
Woodrow Wilson Celebrates 65th Birthday Quietly
Former President Wilson marks his birthday at his Washington home with greetings letters friends and brief visits from intimates. Women nationwide attend events in New York and plan a fund drive to endow a permanent foundation honoring his service to democracy and peace. The campaign starts January 16 with noon to 1 pm set as Wilson’s birthday period.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
T the
Whan Memorial
New York
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Ahl
Dar
Wilson Horn
CITY IN BRIEF Konpydur glisses in repairs
City in brief notices list a jumble of holiday travel and visits. Minneapolis figures, Des Moines, Waterloo, and Chicago residents appear, with many going to or from Waterloo for Christmas and New Year’s. Several families and individuals are noted visiting relatives, attending funerals, or returning home after holidays.
Iowa Unemployment Hangs About Level Amid Miner Strain
Des Moines report shows 21,115 employed from a peak 36,445 across 331 industries in 20 Idahon critics over 40 days. State labor commissioner A L Urick notes little December unemployment rise while mining conditions worsen and brick plants operate scantily.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
A. L. Urick
Duebuque
Colar Raplis
Crick
Urick
Jewish Relief Drive Launched for War Sufferers
The Jewish population of Waterloo and nearby Iowa cities launches a relief push chaired by Jacob Cohn to aid Jewish war sufferers in central and eastern Europe. The state aims to raise $150,000 toward a national fund of $14,000,000 with a statewide campaign led by J. Sheuerman of Des Moines and local committees headed by Cohn and others.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Waverly
Independence
Oelwein
New Hampton
Sumner
Jacob Cohn
Europe
National Fund
B. Burg
Chicago
Afr. Cohn
Mr. Cohn
Real Estate Abstract Notes in Black Hawk County
Fragmented entries list property transfers and tract references in Black Hawk County with names such as Santea, Shields, Murtagh, and Bryant. Mentions lots, blocks, additions Riverview Watering and Mason, with rev values and parcel identifiers. The garbled OCR reads like a short real estate notice or abstract ledger item from a local newspaper.
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Santea
Hla Shields
Neu Neuinily
Dex Moines University
Bryant
J. J. Rodgers
Sn Swig
Chicago Packer Strike Rioting Flares Amid Violence
In Packingtown Chicago rioting returned as police were called to the yards district after a striker and strike-breaker clash. A gun was fired wounding William Miller, who lies in critical condition, as a negro employee fired from a doorway after fleeing a streetcar.
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United Press
Chicago
Yards
William Miller
Exclusion from Press References to Element of Chance
At the Iowa Press association meeting in Des Moines a discussion covered a US Senate judiciary committee bill barring mails for material that involves contests or betting. The bill’s strict reading could ban newspapers from reporting on favored candidates or sports outcomes where money may influence the result, affecting coverage of horse races and related features.
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Des Moines
Iowa Press Association
Judiciary Committee
United States Senate
County and District Fair Association
Chicago Woman at Christmas Reunion in Iowa
Mrs Roy Wilson wife of a Chicago doctor died when a firearm discharged at a Ta Christmas family reunion in Blanchard Shenandoah. Her husband reportedly moved the weapon then she struck the trigger in the adjacent room causing the fatal injury.
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Walter Harvey
Elizabeth
L. H. Ddarvey
St. Paul
M. Croak
Dola
Mirs
H. G. Leister
Denver Street
Lucy Fox
A.C
Third Street
Ontario
Ore
Mitchell
Blanche Edwards
Fort Dodge
L. H. Minker
A. J. Edwards
Waterloo
J. R. Vaughan
Des Moines
Associated Press
Omaha
Roy Wilson
Chicago
Mec
J. A. Walkinshaw
Blanchard
Shenandoah
Knifed Manager of Dance Hall Held for Hearing
Hubbard Iowa December 28. Muntz manager of a dance hall was stabbed in a knife fight at a Gifford dance. John Tucker and Matthew Miller both 22, formerly of North Carolina now living near Gifford, are held at Eldora county jail awaiting the hospital outcome. Muntz, badly wounded, is in serious condition but likely to live. He reprimanded the attackers before the assault. Both suspects worked in the area and are married.
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Hubbard
Muntz
Gifford
John Tucker
Matthew Miller
North Carolina
Eldora
Althais
Fleo
Miller
Tucker
Strickler
Parks
Paroled Men Become Useful Citizens in Main Board Claims
Des Moines December 28 The state board of parole defends its work against critics noting operations began July 1 1907 and that 3456 men have been restored to families and homes and become useful citizens. In the past year about 300 men were paroled from Fort Madison and Anamosa, most from Anamosa, with post release support and guidance from the board. The board argues the rate of parolees going wrong is very small and cites longer sentences now given criminals compared with before the program.
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Des Moines
Dac
State Board of Parole
Board of Parole
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Vice Chairmen for Jewish Relief Named
Cedar Rapids and Des Moines announce three vice chairmen for the state Jewish Relief drive under State Chairman J. Shuerman. Henry Smulekoff of Cedar Rapids joins David Davidson of Sioux City and E. P. Adler of Dawnpart to lead fundraising effort expected to reach 150000 dollars.
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United Press
Cedar Rapids
Dev
Henry Smulekoff
State of
Lawa
J. Shuerman
Des Moines
American Jewish Relief Committee
David Davidson
Ioux City
E. P. Adler
Dawnpart
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PP. IC
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