Britain seeks early settlement of wartime debts with France
London reports Britain urges France and other war debtors to begin annual payments offsetting U S war loans while Dawes plan operates. Washington notes British offer signals no change in U S policy of generous terms for debtors but insists on full repayment of U S loans. Treasury officials say mutual cancellation is not new, and France would owe about 8 billion dollars if cancellations favored Britain. Borah vows continued pressure for funding agreements.
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Great Britain
France
United States
Vetruasuby Department
Britain
Lord Beaverdrop
Washington
United States Treasury
Treasury
Germany
Wilson
America
Congress
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Italy
Bandits Rob Guests at Illinois Roadhouse
Six armed men robbed about a dozen guests at Forrest Gardens roadhouse near Lansing Illinois on February 9 they collected cash and jewelry with estimates ranging to 35000 10000 and took cash from guests including 600 from Emil Klein a highway patrolman who said he was told to surrender his money. A captive named George Schultz was found at the scene and the attackers locked others in the check room before fleeing in a large car.
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Lansing
Aix
Forrest Gardens
Emil Kiein
George Schultz
Iktan
Military Promise Arrest in Land Cave Plot in 24 Hours
A tangled land cave rescue drama centers on Floyd Hills and Floyd Collins, with alleged rivalries between Johnny Geralds and Floyd Collins’s partners, suspicions amid a military inquiry, and a $400 reward offered by Marshall Collins. Eyewitness accounts detail cave-in blocks, failed rescues, and testimonies about who opposed or aided the effort, as investigators pursue the truth behind the fate of Collins trapped in Sand Cave.
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Kes TiManes
Jewel Estes
Artions Chatel
Colin
Thut
Seo
Jay Collins
Clyde Resper
Collins
Collings
Marshall Collins
L. G. Gooper
Nashville
Andy Lee Collins
Kewanee
W. Burke Miller
Louisville
Andy
Johnny Geralds
Floyd
Johnny
Crystal Caves
Geralds
Wutury
Associated Press
Floyd Hills
Sand Cave
Robert A. Burdos
Gov
Denharde
Lieut
Keets
Miller
Homer Collings
Iowa Legislature Debates Compensation Bills Amid Lobby Charges
In Des Moines Feb 9 a tense upper chamber debate centered on labor lobby influence over two compensation bills. Senator Bergman of Jasper county moved to rerefer for hearings, while Senator Flaskell of Linn county charged labor powers, countered by Senator Campbell of Ida. The bills were pulled from the calendar amid mixed votes and debates on committee organization. Public hearings are set for Thursday as manufacturers seek hearings. other measures include city refunding bonds for street work and a police chief civil service rule change. The Senate also approved a Davenport art gift and authorizations for detention hospitals and sewers, with storm sewer relief for Council Bluffs.
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Associated Press
Statehouse
Des Moines
Bergman
Jasper County
Flaskell
Linn County
Campbell
Idnater
Ibuser
Muscatine
Labor Committee
Kimball
Shinn
Morrisop
Gilchrist
Pocahontas County
Senate
Davenport
C. A. Ficke
Baird
Pottawattamie
Council Bluffs
Six Lives Cost of Jugo Slav Election
Belgrade report shows the first Yugoslav election claiming six lives and many injured. The government party, returning to power, won 163 seats with 141 Radicals and 21 Democrats and Independents. Opposition took 15 percent.
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Jugo Slav
Belgrade
JugoSlavy
Crospiant Pedrants
Woman at 108 Says Gossipers Die Young
Catherine Sophia Stivens, noted for her long life, defies gossip myths in Minnesota. Relic Fourche records celebrate her 184th birthday in a playful note about aging and public perception, highlighting her calm mind and wholesome outlook despite age.
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Langernous
Misa
Catherine Sophia Stivens
Minnesia
Bea
Death Notice for William Garra in Fairview Hospital
Mortuary records report the death of William Garra from carcinoma on Saturday evening at St. Miss hospital. The body was handled by Serra from the Towne Funeral Home and burial is in Fairview. Additional remarks mention family connections and assorted local details tied to the Garra family and community figures.
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Weleeam
Witnecht
William Garra
Iwodaty Bhoeksralhty
Coat Witeriog
Aha Serra
Efe & Towne Liuneral
Hearty
Fairview
Flis
St. Miis Hospital
Sapeesedingines
Fortin
Peter Mab
Nera
Lodah Peezenman
Mie
Hhoteen
Arrag Want
Ahal Waterloa
Back to Old Home at Egypt Mass for Lawson Burial
Thomas W. Lawson will be buried on the $2,500,000 estate at Egypt Mass where he built Dreamword with grand houses stables and roses. He died Sunday penniless with his wife buried in The Rest tomb. Services will be in The Nest Tuesday attended by relatives before interment beside his wife under a marble slab.
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United Press
New York
Thomas W. Lawson
Lawson
Finnneler
Tariffs and Farm Legislation in Short Session
The article argues Congress will focus on farm protection, tariff increases, and domestic production as Europe restarts manufacturing. It notes La Follette’s demotion in tariff related committees, suggesting public demand influenced moves away from his faction. The piece cites Smoot’s chairmanship and public reaction to the November defeat as a mandate on tariff policy.
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America
Uot
Europe
la Follette
Senate
Smoot
Republican Party
Laolette
la Mollette
Herld-Tribune News Service
Telegraph Briefs Report on Soviet Officials Sentenced
Seven Soviet government officials were sentenced to death for mismanagement and graft in the state leather monopoly. A Tokio report says 40 persons were injured in clashes between factions of Korean converts at the American Presbyterian mission in Taiku Ko-Feit.
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Laeningradt
Tokio
Taiku
Ko- Feit
Six Boys Held for Murder by Fright in Atlanta
In Fulton County Atlanta six youths were arrested on murder charges after the death of Mrs Mary Lane at her Hampton home. Rosie Lane reportedly aided the victims and another suspect, Myre Lun, was seen with the group as authorities pursued charges. Sheriff Ward indicated efforts to indict all six on the murder count.
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Atlanta
Fulton County
Mary
Lane
Rosie Lane
Ward
Cafes Lower Tables Tied to Shorter Skirts Rise in Seats Noted
In London cafes tables and chairs have been lowered by about an inch or more as dress styles shifted to shorter skirts. Cafe owners explained the change at a recent association meeting noting taller furniture would be required if skirts lengthened again.
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London
Cafe-Owners’ Association
Dempsey Married Will Defend Title
United Press reports heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey married Estelle Taylor and plans a reporter free honeymoon while considering a quiet home in Hollywood. He jokes about the public trust of his title and denies retirement or a split with manager Jack Kearns.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
Midnight Plantation Club
Dempsey
Hia
Estelle
Wilshire
Barbara
Jack
Hollywood
Stella
Jack Kearns
Rotarians Hear Scout Movement Talk at Meeting
Rev John Clinton of St Pauls Cedar Rapids addressed the Rotary club about the Boy Scout movement calling it attractive international and dynamic. He said it aims to develop boys into better citizens and that khaki wear does not imply militarism. Ralph Hoxie announced a March 3 program for the Bella Plaine club with about 150 Waterlooans to attend. John Andrews, former Waterlooan and guest, noted for his link to Pred L Kimball Publishing.
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John Clinton
St. Paul's M. EH
Cedar Rapids
Rotary Club
George W. Miller
Arthur F. Jury
J. F. Simpson
Ralph Hoxie
C. D. Cass
Merle Brown
Edmund Rausch
Waterton Rotary Club
Bella Plaine
John Andrews
Pred L. Kimball Publishing Company
Nome Deniies Balto Dead of Gunnar Kassen’s Wolf Pack
Reports from Fairbanks, Alaska, indicate Balto, leader of Gunnar Kassen's Siberian wolf team, died after the Nenana Nome relay that carried diphtheria antitoxin. A late night message from Nome denies the report.
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Seattle
Wash
Fairhants
Alaska
Balto
Gunnar Kassen
Nenana
Nome
Name
Calvin Thanks Iowa Man 103 for His Vote
Shenandoah Iowa notes Hugh A wthorne aged 103 as the oldest voter in Iowa at the last presidential election and among the nation's oldest. He received a personal appreciation note from President Coolidge praising his interest in the camden and his long view of national life.
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Shenandoah
Hugh Awthorne
Iowa
United States
Coolidge
Camden
Nere
Fever Sweeps Famine Districts in West Ireland
Report from Vutlin Ireland notes a fever developing today among sufferers in famine districts. Officials say the illness, dubbed Aw, may stem from unhealthy diet and nutrition issues in the western region.
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Vutlin
Ireland
Evelyn M. Cox widow of former Gov Channing E. Cox dies
Evelyn M. Cox widow of former Massachusetts governor Channing E. Cox died yesterday at her home. She was the mother of two surviving sons and is noted as the mother of the well known light harness race driver Walter K. Cox. Funeral and service details are not fully listed.
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Manehentar
Nth
Evelyn M. Cox
Gay Channing HW. Cox
Massachusetts
Walter K. Cox
Iowa Cities See Varied Residential Building Growth in 1924
Census data show Des Moines Sioux City Davenport and Cedar Rapids surpassing one million dollars in new residential construction in 1924, with 15 cities over 15 thousand population reporting 1 231 permits in Des Moines and a total value of 4 469 650. Other cities like Waterloo and Ottumwa posted smaller but notable sums while Des Moines led with 1 231 permits and 4 469 650 dollars in value.
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Associated Press
Nes Moines
Iowa
Des Moines
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Waterloo
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Burlington
Fort Dodge
Mason Cuy
Marshalltown
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Icanton
Ikeokuk
Murtagh on Service Veterans Committee for April Convention
The first national convention of the Service Veterans of the United States will meet in Washington in early April. A planning committee of former Gov. Frank O. Lowden and eight others including James C. Murtagh was named to organize the event. National officers will be chosen and a conference with 40 surviving War governors will discuss legislation to honor wartime service and reconstruct the selective service organization under the national defense act.
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Service Veterans of the
Wisconsin
James C. Murtagh
Iowa
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National Defense Act
General Staff
Army
3 Day Conference of Methodists Opens at St Pauls Church
A three day Methodist conference opens at St Pauls Church Waterloo with Bishop J. Badley delayed by duties in Oskaloosa. Sessions proceed as planned in Waterloo while Shell Rock Jesup towns adjust remote talks. Today includes devotionals by S Bisher and a symposium on ministerial welfare. Dr J P Vanlorn from Upper Town University Fayette lectures on Spiritual Dynamics.
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B. J. Lockwood
J. P. Vanlorn
Upper Town Universit Fayette
Suspender Worker Credits Coolidge With Industry Backing
Washington, D. C., Feb. 9. President Coolidge has won thanks from a suspender industry employee for his stand against Delts and for suspenders. Nine pairs of suspenders are cited as evidence, with one worker noting the president’s influence on 1925 fashion toward lighter, softer shoulder wear suitable for church on Sundays.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Princeton
White House
Tam
Fosdick to Lecture at Grinnell During Fellowship Meet
Dr. Emerson Fosdick of Union Theological Seminary New York City will deliver Gates foundation lectures as part of Grinnell College eleventh annual Fellowship Conference of Congregational Ministers and laymen The event began today and runs to Friday To accommodate 250 visitors seating in Herrick chapel was enlarged to 500 The first lecture was delivered in the morning on the inexorableness of Christianity.
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Grinnell
Idarry Emerson Fosdick
Union Theologisal Seminary
New York City
Gates Foundation
Congregational
Herrick Chapel
Fosdick
Wreck halves injure six near Albert Lea in fog
Six persons were injured Sunday when a Minneapolis and St Louis passenger train collided head on with a freight train south of Albert Lea due to dense fog. Injured include Mrs Catherine Mylenbusch 49 of Minneapolis engineer George Trusty Fort Dodge Iowa and several workers from Marshalltown and Manly Iowa. Also in Clinton Iowa Patrick Holleian 59 was found dead in his jail cell after arrest for intoxication. coroner to determine if death stemmed from injuries or poisoning.
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Manly
Albert Lea
Minn
Minneapolis & E
L. Louis
Rock Island
Here
Catherine Mylenbusch
Minneapolis
George Trusty
Fort Dodge
H. B. Mason
Robert Murphy
Dave Roy
R.S. Reed
Clinton
Pitrick
Holieran
Woe Added to List of Victor Stations
Five broadcasting stations will join the Victor hour lineup to air Thursday evening February 12 at 9 p.m. eastern time. New additions include WKAR Cleveland WWJ Detroit WIT Hartford WCCO Minneapolis St Paul and WOC Davenport. Emilio de Gogorza baritone and Renee Chemnet French violinist are the featured artists.
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New York
WKAR
Cleveland
WWJ
Detroit
WIT
Hartford
Clothing Merchants Meet Opens in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts the twenty first annual Town Retail Clothiers association convention with merchants from across the state arriving. The event runs Tuesday through Thursday and includes an athletic show by the Men's Anpar ci club for early arrivals. More than 200 rooms at West Des Moines hotel were taken by manufacturers and wholesalers.
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Des Moines
Town Retail Clothiers Association
Anparci
West Des Moines
Skeleton of a man with bankroll found near Wis creek
Skeleton of a man found near the edge of a clit in Wis pea arrose the Mississinni river. Authorities link the remains to a robbery motive tied to a man named Stoppel who was last seen with a large bankroll. Clothing matched a hat Stoppel wore. the missing money remains unaccounted for amid unclear names and dates.
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Pularque
Vay
Andrew Stoyneal Donohue
Clit
Wispea Arrose
Mississinni
Hughes to sail March 7 for Bermuda vacation
Washington report states Secretary of State Hughes will sail with his family from New York on March 7 for a Bermuda vacation. The trip is described as a私- yaca- lion.
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Hughes
Bermuda
Washington, D. C
New York
Prophet of Doom Seeks Paperhanging Job in East Patchogue
East Patchogue N Y Feb 9 Robert Reidt once billed as prophet of doom seeks immediate employment as a paperhanger to support his wife and four children. His bizarre stage appearance drew jeers and calls to leave the stage after a screening on Sunday. He says judgment day may be near and hopes steady work will aid his family despite his failed predictions.
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East Patchogue
N. Y
Robert Reidt
Reidt
Radio Helps Catch Pair of Burglars
In Shenandoah Iowa two men Edgar Harford and Charley Goodine nesropes posing as travelers sought lodging after a clothing store robbery in Burlington Junction Missouri. They were arrested after leaving the jail following tips from radio station REN E and confessed, then moved today to Marysville Missouri.
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Shenandoah
Bath
Edgar Harford
Charley Goodinea
Nesropes
Rene
Burlington Junction
Marysville
Piles Counter Cladis In Auto Damage Suit
J H Foster sues Charles H Burk at the January term for 2500 damages after a collision on Logan Avenue road five miles north of the city on November 1 924 Burk files a counter claim for 3500 damages denying the allegations both sides claim the other was negligent in causing the accident
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J. H. Foster
Charles H. Burk
Logan Avenus Road
Burk
Fleischmann Funeral Held in New York
Julius Fleischmann millionaire yeast king died suddenly in Miami Florida. Funeral services were held at All Souls Unitarian Church with Minot Simons officiating. Also reports Chicago bank holdup with bandits taking a large sum from West Irving State Bank and a couple returning from California after months away.
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Fleischmann
New York
Julius Fleischmann
Yeast King
Miami
Fla
All Souis Unitarian Church
Reo
Minot Simons
Jastor
Illinois Bank
Chicago
West Irving State Bank
Smallpox Costs and Trials Reported in Iowa and France
In Charles City Iowa smallpox costs were assessed after Heroin Luck failed to report at his home, fined 26 dollars and costs. In Nice France Luis Pirpo Argentine heavyweight touring Europe arrived for a visit en route to Spain. Jurors in district court will report at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Shenandoah reports the death of Albert C tend len farmer after tongue removal surgery failed to halt cancer. He died in an Omaha hospital after a relapse following initial recovery.
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Pireo
Nice
France
Luis Pirpo
Europe
Spain
Shenandoah
Albert C. Tendlen
Farmer
Omaha
Gooten
Omajae
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