New Year Hopes and Oslo Come Alive in One Page
In a brisk New Year reflection, the piece ponders Notre Dame football and the season’s prospects under the legend of Grange. Oslo is reborn after fire, with the city reclaiming its name and life amid Norway’s fjords and kingly symbols. A polar bear beauty contest in Oakland ends in a writ of attachment for prize money, sparking a quirky road show idea.
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Notree
Grange
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Oslo
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Oakland
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Trade and Labor In Hearty According Year Ends
Federal conciliation efforts end 1924 with 54 trade disputes pending and 544 cases settled in the year. Secretary Davis says peaceful work relations and prosperity spur national progress while strike prevention remains the program’s core.
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Harry. Ward
International News Star
Washington
DB. C
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Davis
United States
Census ‘Bureau
Fha
Conciliation Division
Department of
Iibor
Hugh Kerwin
Labor Department
Kerwin
Wedert
Postal inspector heads west in mail robbery case
In Council Bluffs postal inspector Glenn left for the Pacific coast to subpoena witnesses in a mail robbery case charging Keith Cai vis and Fred Poffenbarger with obtaining several million dollars in bonds and negotiable papers. Edith Norvack and John Kinney were brought from Davenport to answer manslaughter charges in Iowa City.
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Glenn
Pacific Coast
Keith Caivis
Fred Poffenbarger
Iowa City
Edith Norvack
John Kinney
Davenport
Raind Deming
Conncil Bluffs
Timackey
William JF. Wright
Mobile
Als
Des Moines
Cecil Mickle
Sioux City
Four Featured in Day's News Stories
Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska introduces a senate resolution urging the Federal Trade Commission to probe a supposed power trust seeking to influence congressional action on Muscle Shoals. Other items note Bulgaria’s royal betrothal talk with King Boris and Princess Ileana, and A. V. Rosell leading an expedition to seek wealth of ancient Inca princes in Fern. Senator Reed of Pennsylvania urges protest against France repaying its wartime debt, warning of consequences for U S-France relations.
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George W. Norris
Nebraska
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Underwood
Boris
Bulgaria
Ileana
Ferdinand
Marie
Roumenia
Alexander Zankon
Belgrade
A. V. Rosell
Fern
Eleot
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
New York
United States
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
France
Mollion or More of Bonus Cash May Aid Disabled War Vets
Des Moines reports an estimated 1.5 to 2 million dollars may be allocated as relief for disabled war veterans from the 22 million dollars raised for bonus claims. Any remaining funds up to 2 million will be used for veteran relief. There are 3,105 bonus claims pending. yesterday was the deadline for applications.
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Des Moines
Barkley Abandons Railway Labor Bill in Congress
Washington D C Jan 1 Congressman Barkley Democrat Kentucky sponsor of the Barkley How ill railroad labor bill has abandoned the measure and will not press it in the house today He says compromise legislation is being drafted in the senate interstate commerce committee to be announced next Monday The bill would have abolished the railroad labor board and created local boards for executives and workers with an appeal board to settle labor disputes
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Washington, D. C
Barkley-Howell
Barkley
Kentucky
House
Seanata
Railroad Labor Board
War relic Courier found at Chateau Thierry reveals battle scarred past
An old Waterloo Evening Courier issue dated July 2, 1918, found on the heights above Chateau Thierry near Big Bertha emplacements, was mailed from Chicago by George R. Benton. The tattered paper shows stains of blood and clay, believed dropped by an American soldier during the fighting.
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Waterloo
Chateau ‘Yalerry
Paris
Big Bertha
Courier
Berta Belchad
Adaman Club Puts New Year Torch on Pike's Peak
Five climbers braved a violent blizzard to reach Pike's Peak and set off fireworks at the summit. The Adaman club marks the new year with a firework display observed by thousands as midnight fires light the Colorado sky.
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Adaman Club
Pike’s Peak
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pike's Peak
Arctic Peak
Ganges
Rocky Mountains
Klan Hostilities Erupt in Niles Oklahoma New Year
In Niles Oklahoma on January 1 Earl Jones a streetcar conductor was seriously wounded in front of a hall where a New Year’s dance by the Trumpall county Klan was taking place. Several shots were fired at a large electric fiery cross displayed outside the hall.
Bankers Move to Reorganize Two Banks Closed Yesterday
Des Moines bankers will meet tomorrow to attempt the reorganization of Mechanics Savings and Commercial Savings banks that closed yesterday. Officials and advocates foresee possible consolidation under new management as talks proceed.
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Nes Moines
Does Moines
Mechanics Servings
Delivery notice for Courier by 5 30 each day
The Courier will be delivered to your name before 5 30. If you do not receive your paper due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 5 30 p m.
League of Nations review highlights American role in 1920s
The official year-end review notes the League is now a fixed part of international life and that universal membership and security questions are more complex than first thought. It cites American participation in arms control talks, the opium conference, and humanitarian efforts such as saving Greek refugees and Hungary's reconstruction.
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Geneva
League At Nations
League
Washington
Norman
Henry Morgenthau
Hungary
Jeremiah Smith
Boston
George W. Wickersham
The
United States
International Law Codification Commission
Rockefeller Foundation
Gasoline Must Be in Red Containers
Des Moines reports the state department of agriculture warns dealers that gasoline and kerosene must be stored and delivered only in vermilion red tanks or cans clearly labeled gasoline. Violations will be prosecuted to the fullest extent, with enforcement against companies or agents violating the red container rule.
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Des Moines
States Department of Agriculture
Walter Mars Led Hotel Building Effort in Kansas City
Walter Mars, once a member of Matt Parrott & Sons Co. here and long in Kansas City hotel work, heads a company that has secured a 99 year corner position and will construct a new hotel.
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Walter M4rs
Kansas City
Walter Mars
Matt Parrott & Sons Cs
Party Row Fallout in Washington
The article reports a heated party dispute between Democrats Bruce of Maryland and Pak Harrison of Mississippi. Bruce accuses the Democratic Party of losing confidence and calls it a dead body, while Harrison retorts that Bruce deserted his party and affirms the Democrats’ commitment to progress and clean government.
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Maryland
Pak Warrison
Mississippi
Washington
Harrison
Senate
Justice Faville to marry nurse in Cedar Rapids ceremony
Justice F. Faville, member of the Iowa supreme court, will wed Miss Josephine Creelman of Iowa City at the bride’s sister Mrs. Fisher’s home in Cedar Rapids. The wedding will be conducted by Rev. Weatherly. Mrs. Faville, a nurse at University Hospital Town City, leads in state nursing circles.
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F. F. Faville
State Supreme Court
Josephine R._ Creelman
Iowa City
OG. Sisher
Dr. Weatherly
Tow City
Fisher
Paville
University Hospital
Town City
Nurses’ Association
Justice Faville
Supreme Bench
Mitchell County
Iowa
University of Iowa Law Couese
United States
Taft
Robert Healy
Fort Dodge
U S Attorney Van Riper Faces Push to Quit
Newark, Jan 1. Walter D Van Riper assistant U S district attorney says he was asked by Attorney General Stone to resign over the Weehawken liquor scandal. He claims Willebrandt demanded his resignation in anger at press praise of his office. He says removal would be necessary if not heeded.
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N. J
Walter D. van Riper
United States
Stone
van Riner
Mabel Welkee Willebrandt
van Riter
Tovayan Riper
Will
Loot Recovery in Rondout Mail Robbery Case Noted
Memphis reports $21,000 in liberty bonds recovered from the Rondout, West Virginia mail hold up case tied to Herbert Holliday serving a 25 year term in a $2,000,000 robbery. Postal inspectors detain Helen McNeil and Mrs Ellen Holliday as an effort continues to recover about $85,000 still missing in Little Rock.
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Memphis
Tenn
Liberty
Herbert Holliday
Rondout
Little Rock
Ark
K BP
Aiditech
John Adamsson
Joe
Ellen Holliday
Postoffice
Rupert Hughes and Elizabeth Dial Wed in Los Angeles
Rupert Hughes and Elizabeth Patterson Dial were married at the bride’s home in Los Angeles on January 1. Superior Judge Avery performed the ceremony in the presence of a small gathering of friends and relatives. The couple left for a honeymoon trip east.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Perry Kent
Kent
State Penitentiary
Gladys
Ben
Avery
Nebraska
Middle West
Com
Rupert Hughes
Elizabeth Patterson Dial
Superior
Judge Avery
Felix T. Hughes
Hughes
New York and Des Moines Welcome New Year with Noise and Revelry
Reports from New York and Des Moines describe raucous New Year celebrations. In New York crowds filled cafes and soda fountains, spending millions while police reported few disturbances beyond minor raids and stray gunfire. Des Moines saw loud parties and music, with the courthouse clock striking midnight and only five arrests.
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New York
Broadway
Gotha
Times Square
Chicago
Potter
Prohibition
Six Inches of Snow Falls in Nebraska
The report notes a fresh coat of snow across western Nebraska with four to six inch accumulations and lighter amounts in eastern areas. Weather bureau forecasts continued flurries today as a December snow cover reaches about 20.3 inches near Culmerton, Neb.
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Lincoln
Weather Bureau
Culnertson
Neb
Air Mail Pilot Crashes Near Elko On Salt Lake Route
Air mail pilot Paul Scott crashed into a mountain 40 miles west of Elko while flying from Salt Lake City to Reno. Despite serious injuries including a broken shoulder, he walked 12 miles in 40 below zero to a railroad tracks area.
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Reno
Cheyenne
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Wyo
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