Farlin bandits raid ends with quick county capture
Six bandits loot Farlin Savings Bank eight miles north of Jefferson as nitroglycerin blasts shake the town. Sheriff Morain and deputies corner five at the bank. two flee by car, one on foot. Fingerprints sent to Des Moines for ID. suspects, ages 27 and 30, dubbed Sioux City and Des Moines gangsters.
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International News
Jefferson
KR. C Morain
Farlin Savings
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Des Moines
Morain
Sioux City
Hutcheon
Futcheon
Greene County
Danaway
Farlin
Shurdan
Milwaukee
Hamed McCullom
Town's Legislators to Frolic Tonight at Hotel Savery
Des Moines reports Miss Ula Olson of Payette County, secretary for Representative Blake, has charge of the legislative frolic at Hotel Savery tonight. Members of the legislature, their wives and friends will attend, sponsored by secretaries of senators and representatives.
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Des Moines
Ula
Olson
Elgin
Blake
Payette County
Hotel Savery
Bagley Man to Head Furniture Dealers' Association
Bagley, Jr., Charles Peters, was elected president of the Iowa Retail Furniture Dealers' association at the close of the two day annual convention in Des Moines. J. J. McNamara of Iowa City was named vice president and Lloyd Cooper of Woodward was re elected secretary and treasurer. New directors are Charles Anderson Boone Forest Cooper Maxwell Otis White Lamont Wilbur Spencer Davenport Harlen Myers Sigourney Charles Hopkins Lake City and O C Greenies Lineville.
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Des Moines
Charles Peters
Bagley
Iowa Retail Furniture Dealers' Association
J. J. McNamara
Iowa City
Lloyd Cooper
Wood Ward
Charles Anderson
Boone
Forest Cooper
Maxwell
Otis White
Lamont
Wilbur Spencer
Davenport
Harlen Myers
Sigourney
Charles Hopkins
Lake City
OQ. C. Greenies
Lineville
Mrs. John Gritman Hurt in Two-Car Crash
Mrs. John Gritman of 216 Randolph street was badly bruised and cut on the head and forehead when her car collided with Ileary Converse’s at First and South streets. Thrown to the pavement, she remained in bed but faces no serious injuries, and witnesses took her home.
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Altho
John Gritman
Randolph Street
Ileary Converse
Leland Avenue
Famed Abbey Overrun With Ecclesiastical Junk
London editors report artist W R Nevison calling Westminster Abbey a department store due to crowded memorial statuary. Canon Westlake and others seek to clear clutter, revealing hidden treasures without offense.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Co. W. R. Nevison
Canon Westlake
Nevison
Westminster Gazette
Higgins barrister without examination in Free State
Dublin February 20 Kevin O Higgins Free State minister of justice was named a barrister without undergoing the usual examination. He had passed solicitor exams previously but was not admitted to the legal profession, a distinction described as without precedent in British or Irish history.
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Dublin
Kevin O'Higgins
Free State
O'Higgings
Baltic States Close To Cooperating Despite Soviet Disturbances
Helsingfors February conference among Baltic states indicates closer ties and planned arbitration with Poland Estonia Latvia and Finland. They aim to curb communist agitation while avoiding an anti Soviet bloc. An anti Baltic demo occurred in Leningrad as talks proceed.
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Associated Press
Helsingfors
Finland
Moscow
Count Skrzynski
Russia
Baltic States
Leningrad
League of Nations
Poland
Esthenia
Latvia
Esthonia
Watyia
Reval
Mostow
Tryjin
Printing bids stay in state, Lewis urges bill
Des Moines Feb 20 Z C Lewis president of the Federation of Labor prepares a bill for the legislature to require that only state firms may bid on state printing jobs. He notes a major job last year was awarded to a Missouri firm and argues work should stay in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Z. C. Lewis
Low Federation of Labor
Laws
Missouri
Lewis
American pie baffles German domestic expert
Potsdam reports Louise Wyneken, a former German domestic science teacher, was challenged to bake an American pie during a U S trip. She admits difficulty with apple pie and grapefruit dishes, noting her early days abroad and preference for German specialties.
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U.S
Potsdam
St.Ifest
Louise Wyneken
Domestic Science and Trade School
Nienburg
America
Tugeblace
Miss Wyneken
American Servants Enjoy Better Quarters Than German Counterparts
A fragment notes American servants have finer housing and a private bath, with polite treatment, yet remarks that life in America is ten times more fun than in Germany, highlighting cultural contrasts and social dynamics.
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America
Germany
State executes Slayer at Utah State Prison
Sault Lake City Utah Feb 20 Henry Hett alias George Allen was executed by firing squad at the Utah state prison for the murder of Police Sergeant N F Pierce on November 27 1922.
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Sault Lake City
Utah
Henry ©. Hett
George Allen
Utah State Prison
N. FP. Pierce
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POSSE
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Remier
FE. H. Less
Brown ‘It Shoe Store
Wee “ Browni
Oxford
Holeproof Hosiery
Baltic
Bruce Gates
Gates Business College
Peter B. Kyne
Karl Meier
Mabel Bryans
Luella Martin
Josephine Gallery
Iowa
Ildhire Or
Fletcher
Sanitary Gas Range
Frontiers
Nichols & Gates
Folychrome Torchieres
Axminster
Ponsowoaren Char Comporatics
ML Y
Martin Bros.co
Waterloo
Lows
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