Parliament Told New Labor Govts Accomplishments
London dispatch notes Parliament reconvened after the Labor government formed. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald outlined policy aims and touted achievements including recognition of Soviet Russia, better Franco relations, Rhineland Palatinate settlement, unemployment and housing committees, and railway strike settlement. The government is viewed as more popular than expected though no major new program was announced.
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International News Wire
London
Ramsay MacDonald
Russia
France
Rhineland Palatinate
Prison Laundry Fire Triggers SOS during Riot at Western Penitentiary
Pittsburgh February 12. Fire and riot calls issued from the Western penitentiary as a laundry blaze broke out. Warden J M Egan said no disaster occurred and the fire of undetermined origin caused slight damage. Detectives and city police were summoned to prevent a renewal of yesterday’s fighting that left two inmates dead.
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Pittsburgh
Western Penitentiary
J. M. Egan
Labor cabinet faces pressure from radical wing in Commons
The Labor cabinet has been so conservative that the Communist wing threatens a revolt in the House of Commons. Bitter defeat on government policies is anticipated as tensions rise within the party.
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Rooble
Fire Equipment in Pair of Collisions in Des Moines
Fire trucks collided at two downtown intersections within half an hour last night as calls to small fires pulled most equipment from stations. A pump engine struck a Sixth Avenue street car at Sixth and Grand injuring three firemen, who are expected to recover. A few minutes later two ladder trucks collided at Seventh and Walnut while avoiding a motor car.
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Des Moines
Sixth Avenue
Sixth and
Grand
Seventh and
Walnut
Five Injured When Two Trains Crash in Davenport Yards
Davenport ia Feb 12 Five people were injured and taken to local hospitals after a collision between a Milwaukee freight train and a Burlington passenger train in Davenport's eastern yards at around 5 am Both trains were behind schedule and speed was high Operators believed a clear right of way existed The locomotives collided and were crushed causing cars to pile atop each other Fire department investigated as crews reported several injuries including engineers and firemen with burns and minor injuries
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Davenport
Milwaukee
Burlyington
Charry Raymond
Galesburg
C. Moore
Sondition Serians
T. G. Boecker
Rock Island, Jr
A. W. Philco
Rock Island
Énch
Undertaking Parlors Defended as Normal Business
In Des Moines court two embalmers testified that an undertaking establishment is a normal business even when opposed by neighbors seeking an injunction. They argued funeral trappings do not adversely affect the nervous system, and the city solicitor failed to elicit such a claim. A ruling on the injunction was anticipated today.
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Das Moines
West Side
Mother's Plea to Coolidge Aids Deportation Case
A Chicago district investigator reports a mother's plea to Mrs. Coolidge to prevent the deportation of her 28-year-old daughter Alice Loete of Hast Moline TH. The family, Belgian by origin, was admitted temporarily in 1919 under limited Louisiana law. The father Daniel Loeta held naturalization papers before the war.
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Daniel Loeta
Higuet
Issael
Chicago
Castoria Promoted As Safe Teething Remedy For Children
An advertisement touts Mothert Fletcher's Castoria as a harmless teething aid used for over 30 years. It claims no narcotics and provides directions on each package, urging mothers to choose Castoria instead of alternatives like castor oil or paregoric.
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Fletcher
Soldiers in Dublin Round Up Criminals
In a bold action soldiers in Dublin arrest more than a dozen highwaymen after a violent battle in the city center. The raid targeted the alleged bandit Jopher Brophy, who barricaded himself in a home and defied the forces, with three wounded during the assault on February 12.
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Dublin
Cedar Rapids May Vote on Firemen's Pay
Cedar Rapids Iowa February 12 a petition bearing the names of 3420 legal voters asks the city council to place before voters at the March election the question of granting pay increases to firemen and officers seeking approval of the measure.
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Cedar Rapids
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