EATING CORN AND ROYAL NOTES IN TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT
In Tama county farmers and merchants hosted a banquet featuring corn bread corn sugar cornmeal mush and popcorn. Prince Carol crown prince of Ronmania travels to London for Dowager Queen Alexandra's funeral drawing mixed royal sentiment.
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Tama County
A. W.c.l.carol
Ronmania
Flet
London
Alexandra
Elis
Prince Carol
Wates
Board News Confirms Mason Reinstatement In Iowa County
The Jack Hawk county board of supervisors released a formal statement explaining the dismissal and reinstatement of Harry P. Mason, a road patrolman and deputy sheriff. The board details Mason's involvement in a December raid on Lee Henderson, the legal questions around parking arrests, and the sequence of sheriff and county attorney actions leading to Mason's return to full pay.
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Board of Supervisors
Jack Hawk County
Harry P. Mason
Mason
H.J. Wagner
County Board
Cook
Lee Henderson
State
Peek
Mr. Mason
Mmene
Justice Court
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
U “Murray
Justice of the Peace
Murray
Courier Delivery Promise Before 5 30 PM
Notice urges home delivery by 5 30 o'clock and offers a resend if the paper is late due to carrier error. Call 5100 to report and ensure a copy is sent, with calls to reach the office before 6 30 PM.
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5100
Nis Ofco
New Year Celebrations Include Liberty Bell Broadcasts
City plans prayers and revels as Waterloo marks 1925 1926 transition. Liberty Bell toll to be carried by WIP and multiple stations across North America and Europe via telephone radio relays. Public offices close. churches, hotels, and theaters host events as residents welcome the new year with music and festivities.
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Father Time
Waterloo
Radiocasters Prepare International New Year Broadcast
New York December 31 AP arrangements are complete for an international radio program Tonight featuring John McCormack and Guerezia Kori from America and the chimes of Big Ben in London The British broadcast will rebroadcast to Britain and Allied regions with German stations aiding distribution News Dispatches from the AP will be aired as part of the test Chimes from Big Ben will be heard between 6 45 and 7 40 McCormack will sing in the two hours ending around 11 30 The Park Avenue Baptist Church chimes will close the American broadcast from 10 30 to 11 00
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Waterloo
W. F. Kendrick
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
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New York
Bound Brook
N. J
WRC
Washington
WGY
Schenectady
WBZ
Springfield
Mass
ISDKA
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Chicago
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Roa
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Colo
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Cal
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Albuquerque
N.M
Liberty Hell
John McCormack
Guerezia Kori
America
Big Ben
Lonon
British Broadcasting Company
Great’ Britain
Ale
Associated Press
Gig Ben
London
McCormack
American Broadcasting
Park Avenue
Weather Man Lifts Temperatures After Week of Cold
The weather man raised the mercury to 26 above yesterday easing the chill for outdoor enthusiasts after a week of frigid temperatures. Overnight lows fell to three below four degrees.
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Weather Man
Mercury
Cook Seeks Liquor Injunctions In District Court
County Attorney W. A. Cook filed eight petitions for liquor injunctions in district court this New Year’s Eve. Named respondents include Nick Wagner Charles Lawson Coffin Ray Berryi Sycamore Street Burt Spuriey Ray Marquis Fred Turner and Tom Mauleumer.
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W. A. Cook
Nick Wagner
Charles Lawson
Coffin
Ray
Berryi
Sycamore Street
Burt Spuriey
Ray Marquis
Fred Turner
Fom Mauleumer
Col Coolidge Gains Ground Gradually
Col John Coolidge father of President Coolidge is reported to be gaining ground gradually while confined to his bed in Plymouth Wisconsin. Dr Albert M Cram said poor circulation causing paralysis of one leg keeps him from sitting up for several days.
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Plymouth
John Coolidge
President Coolidge
Albert M. Cram
United’ Press
Corn warehousing seals reach near fifty thousand bushels
Des Moines reports under the state warehousing law 50 000 bushels of corn were sealed in cribs this week. Secretay of Agriculture Mark G Thornburg announced. Duplicate warehousing certificates for 15 000 bushels were received at Thornburgs office today.
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Des Moines
Secretary of Agriculture
Mark G Thornburg
Thornburg
Savings Bank Pays 5 Per Cent Dividend
Johnson County Savings Bank in Iowa City has declared a regular semiannual dividend of 3 percent to be paid tomorrow, January 1. The bank notes it has never missed a dividend since its organization over fifty years ago.
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Savings Bank
Iowa City
Johnson County Savings, Bank
Patrolman Keppel Files Divorce After Home Raid
Des Moines reports Patrolman George H. Keppel conducted a playful raid on his own home and found a stranger wife allegedly housed while he was away. Keppel seeks divorce. wife claims the visitor, a drunken city nightlife figure, was merely a casual acquaintance met Wednesday afternoon.
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Des Moines
George H. Keppel
Keppel
London Denies Anti Turkish Pact Rumors
London rejects reports that Britain seeks an anti Turkish pact with Italy after the Rapallo conference between Sir Austen Chamberlain and Premier Mussolini. The Foreign Office issued a denial amid speculation of joint action against Turkey over Mosul.
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London
INS
Great Britain
Italy
Foreign Office
Rapallo
Austen Chamberlain
Mussolini
Turkey
Mosul
Russia Buys 20 Machines From Centerville Firm
The Soviet government placed an order with a Centerville, Iowa, machine shop for 20 stump puller machines to be shipped to Moscow and Tiflis. The purchase marks a direct export of industrial gear to the Soviet Union amid wartime and political tensions.
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Centerville
Russia
Moscow
Tiflis
Wines Seized by Hammond Destroyed in Des Moines Case
Approximately 734 gallons of wines seized by County Attorney John B. Hammond and Deputy Sheriff after police allegedly refused a raid were ordered destroyed by Judge Utterback yesterday in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
John B. Hammond
Seeburger
Utterback
Charles City printer dies of pneumonia in Tennessee
Lyle R. Hill, son of State Representative Lafe Hill of Nora Springs, dies in Charles City, Iowa from pneumonia. He was a linotype operator and is survived by his wife and three children. Hill is editor of the Nora Springs Advertiser.
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Charles City
INS
Lyle R. Hill
Lafe Hill
Nora Springs
Hill
Nora Sarings Advertiser
Prosperity's Peak 1926 Foretold by Trade Leaders
Chicago officials and business leaders foresee 1926 bringing broad prosperity across industries and farming. They cite strong Christmas sales, ample credit, rising production, and a livestock comeback while warning of cautious growth and a potential peak later in the year.
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Cole Leonard
Cleveland Trust Company
Samuel H. Thompson
Farm Bureau Tablegation
James Simpson
Marshall Field & Co
Walter W. Head
Omaha National Law
1925 Improvements and Public Works Totals
A summary line lists 1925 improvements across business, factory, fraternal, residential, and municipal projects. Total permanent improvements amount to 746 700, with 747 190 in related categories and 371 310 plus 144 860 for heating and public services not included above.
First Lady Skirts Approved by Washington Social Arbiter
Washington social arbiter Mrs. John B. Henderson approves Mrs. Coolidge's skirts as satisfactory and criticizes ankle length fashion as a movement, noting her view that the first lady's style could guide others toward propriety. She calls for abstaining from cigarette smoking among women and cautions against passing judgment on the First Lady's dress.
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Washington
Dee
Munsey's Millions Bequest To Met Goes To Museum
Robert W. De Forest, president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, reacts to the surprise bequest of most of Frank A. Munsey’s fortune to the museum. Estimates of the fortune range from 10 to 30 million dollars, potentially over 30 million, amid the museum’s deficit. Dewart says Munsey planned to divide his media interests among longtime partners before illness intervened.
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New York
Robert W. de Forest
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Frank A. Munsey
Munsey
William O T. Dewart
One Dead in London Storm and European Floods
London reports one death from a storm that battered Britain ending a night of heavy rain. Floods disrupt public services and damage homes as the Thames continues to rise. Dispatches show Europe still perilous with a burst dam near Cologne flooding Mulheim and chaos in Romania and Hungary.
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London
Europe
Great Britain
Thames
Cologne
Rhine
Mulheim
Roumania
Hun-gury
Planes Flying to Florida Wrecked on Nashville Field
Three Ford Stout all metal passenger planes en route to Florida crashed during takeoff at Black Wood Field Nashville. Pilot Lee F Schoenhair lost control causing the Miss Fort Myers to strike the Miss Tampa and Miss Miami, both on the ground unoccupied. No injuries were reported. The planes had arrived from Detroit for a stopover before entering commercial service in Florida.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ford-Stout
Florida
Black Wood Field
Lee F. Schoenhair
Detroit
Coolidge May Cut Mitchell's Sentence
President Coolidge moved to speed review of Col. William Mitchell's court martial sentence. White House advisers recommended mitigating the punishment and suspending Mitchell from the army for five years without pay, rather than finalizing a harsher result within a fortnight.
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Washington, D.C
Coolidge
Mitchell
William Mitchell
White House
Jardine Calls Farm Surplus Conference
Secretary Jardine calls a January 12 conference in Washington to discuss the agricultural surplus question. The meeting opens a series of talks, timed with the first day of the fourth national cooperative marketing conference drawing many agricultural leaders.
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Washington, D. C
Jardine
Fewer Bad Checks Sign of Prosperity
Iowa City reports a drop in bad checks for auto license payments. Treasurer James Berry notes no bad checks this year versus 25 122 last year, marking a sign of greater local prosperity.
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Iowa City
James Berry
Waterloo Sees 1925 Growth With 10 More To Industries Homes Public Utilities
Waterloo marked steady progress in 1925 with $2,010,000 spent on homes, business houses, factories, streets and public services. New residences reached 169 plus a 42 apartment building. 348 private garages added. $747,190 added to home values. Industrial and fraternal improvements totaled $746,700, including a $200,000 Elks club and a $200,000 Masonic Temple superstructure. Continuous city improvements and utility upgrades followed, with $233,550 for water extensions and $144,800 for heating plant installations in homes and businesses.
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Fromm
Elks Club
SNE Rath Packing Company
Mora
Lalimillion
Watloo
Gilneas Ae Ea Ee
Io: Exchange
James. Black
Dry c Company
Interviews on 1925 U S farming awakening and Lowden
Short interviews quote J S Tuthill a lawyer noting a national agricultural awakening in 1925 and highlighting Frank O Lowden former Illinois governor as a likely presidential choice after Coolidge. Tuthill cites Lowden as a corn belt leader in farming rejuvenation discussions.
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United States
J.s.tuthill
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Coolidge
Lowden
Love
Corn Belt
Supreme Court Frees Man Convicted on Letter
Des Moines reports Charles Lamberti of Granger is freed after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled his two week imprisonment for attempted seduction was improper. He wrote a letter asking a 14 year old girl for a date, the mother intervened before any date occurred. The court said a letter alone needs corroborative evidence to prove an attempt to seduce.
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Des Moines
Charles Lamberti
Granger
Supreme Court
Lamberti
Altho
Hamberti
Matthews duo split as roommate flees with $300 loot
In Cedar Rapids Iowa on Christmas Eve James P Matthews disappeared in a Chrysler coupe borrowed from a local drive yourself system. He took his roommate Joseph G Matthews property valued at 300 dollars including shotguns clothing and a trunk. Since then several bad checks have come to police attention.
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Cedar Rapids
James P
Joseph G. Matthews
J. P
Retailers Join in Congressional Fight Over Free Trade Bill
Retail dealers in Sioux City Indiana completed plans to join a nationwide movement opposing House Bill Kelley cents toward price control by allowing manufacturers to fix the retail price on nationally advertised articles.
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Sioux City
Congress
Hep. M. C. Kelley
Pennsylvania
Tampa Bulls To Stage New Year Bull Fight
Tampa on New Year’s Day will host 20 wild bulls in a spectacle by Spain and Mexico’s famed matadors in an arena built by Cuban and Spanish clubs. City officials faced protests from reform groups including the Methodist church board on moral grounds and cruelty concerns. Rafael Gomez El Gallo arrived from Mexico to lead the eight bull fighters.
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Florida
Ratetrack
Tampa
Spector
Fla
Spain
Mexico
Perry Wall
United States
Majory Wall
Board of Temperance, Prohibition
Methodist
Washington
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of
American Hu- Man Society
QAL
Rafael Gomez
el Gallo
Gomez
Mother Collapses as Son Receives 25 Years
Des Moines report: Mrs. Sadie Krest, mother of Glenn Krest, 20, collapses after Judge Utterback sentences him to up to 25 years in the penitentiary for participating in a holdup that netted 5700. Krest is in jail serving a one year term on another charge. Indoor track meet announced for Feb 22 at University of Iowa.
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Sadie Krest
Glenn Krest
Hubert Utterback Sentesca
Krest
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