Park Enthusiasts Gather for Des Moines National Park Conference
Des Moines hosts a three day national conference on preserving America’s beauty spots as recreation, health, and education centers. Gov Harding welcomes delegates, Stephen Mather of the National Park Service attends, and plans emerge for a permanent conservation group and state park financing law. Emerson Hough’s plea condemns commercial interests overrunning national parks and urges public action.
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Associated Presa
Des Moines
America
W. UL. Harding
Towa
Stephen T. Mather
National Park Service
Pumuel
L. H. Pammel
Iowa Board of Conservation
Desines
Payne
Department of the Interior
Lowa
Pammel
Board of Conservation
Jefs Jensen, Ghicago
Friends of Our Native Landscape
Harry Burhans
Denver
American Travel Development Association
George Bird Grinnell
New York
Yosemite National
H. C. Brrant
L. H. Miller
University of California
Hough
Lfe
Hmerson Hough
Chicago
Mrr
Edgar R. Harlan
Mr.Hough
Union
Police Chief Seeks Rock Pile Display in Square
Russellville Arkansas January 10 Chief Walter Turnbow requests city council power to erect a public square rock pile chained to the flagpole. Convicted party crimes would be chained to the flagpole as punishment under the plan.
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Associated Press
Russellville
Ark
Walter Turnbow
Salvation trial as wife starves for husband's soul
Danville Illinois January reports tell of Sadie Harrington fasting to save her husband Ernie Harrington's soul. She refuses food while he continues poultry and butter retail work and resists joining the Church of God. Church members pray daily at the couple's Collett street home as doctors note her 43 day hunger strike shows no obvious medical danger.
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United Press
Danville
Ernie Harrington
Sadie Harrington
Church of God
Carl Victor Little
Lil
Ernie
Harrington
The
United Press Today
Oliver Brown
Ornery
Proctor
William Gerrety
Two Women Jurors Excused From Civic Duty
In Black Hawk county a judge excused two women jurors from trial jury service. Mrs Mertie L Litchfield and Mrs John C Orth were dismissed amid a largely unexcused panel of 18 women and 8 men. The court plans to reconvene jurors at 9 am tomorrow as many cases were settled or continued. Women jurors gathered in a body while men refrained from smoking. one woman, Eleanor Stewart, Waterloo, did not respond to roll call. Several civil suits and criminal actions, including injunctions and offenses against women, are listed for January.
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G. W. Wood
Mertie L. Litchfield
H. L. Litchfield
Waterloo
John C. Orth
Cedar Falls
Pettit
Poe
Black Hawk County
Wood
Eleanor Stewart
Groll
Jennie Adams
Mabel L. Baldwin
Vera Craig
Katherine Estes
Jessie Geertsen
Bessie L. Getty
Irene M. Hageman
Belle S. Harbin
Emma Hayes
Marie Housman
Mertie L. LitchSelé
Susan Nickerson
J. C. Orth
Laura Penny
Iola Pp. Weishaar
Elia Wood
Edith Wreath
HB. Boies
Tor Manchester
E. B. Stiles
Manchester
Land Coffins in France for American Soldiers
Cherbourg France Jan 10 The United States transport Wheatland arrived from New York with 4300 coffins for transporting American soldier dead home.
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France
Associated Press
Cherbourg
United States
Wheaton
New York
Highways Report From Iowa And Nearby Tonight
Highways in good condition faced weather challenges with rain and snow in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota on Tuesday. Snow and ice affected travel across towns including Albert Lea Cedar Rapids Mason City and Waterloo as Agriculture and Weather Bureau offices issued advisories for the region.
Admission Of Slayer Confession Debated In Court
In St Louis Missouri on January 10 the trial of Albert lis 21 for the murder of his former sweetheart Edna Ellis 13 resumed with evidence on a confession. The jury remained out after John M. McCully testified Ellis claimed guilt while Ellis denied making any confession saying he did not remember signing a document.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Albert Lis
Edna Ellis
John M. McCully
Ellis
Elis
Courier Delivery Time Notice for Home Call In
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o clock. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, please phone 330 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p m.
Trade Condition Outlook In South America And Far East
The Commerce Department report says better U S trade with South America and the Far East hinges on lower exchange rates and improved foreign labor. It notes drops in imports, tight money, rising credits risk, and widespread business failures across Chile Argentina Brazil Mexico and Venezuela as European finance shifts.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
South America
Far East
Department of Commerce
Department
Australia
Commercia
James F. Abbott
Tokio
China
Jaulean Arnold
Peking
C. C. Batchelder
Calcutta
India
Argentina
Edward B. Feely
Buenos Aires
Europe
Chile
Venezuela
Hell
Carton Jackison
Xico
Labor Men From 18 Americas Meet in Mexico City
Delegates from labor groups in the United States Mexico and 16 South and Central American republics gathered in Mexico City for the third Pan American Federation of Labor conference opening session. Samuel Gompers led the U S delegation with 14 representatives to foster good relations among workers across the region.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
United States
Mexico
South and Central American
Pan- American Federation of Labor Conference
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompérs
South and
Central America
Declines to Pardon Girl Who Slew Suitor
In Des Moines on January 19, Gov. W L Harding denied a pardon for Carmela Russo of Centerville Iowa convicted in the death of King Tony Matto an alleged admirer. The young woman remains in an indeterminate sentence despite pleas from several hundred supporters.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Carmela Russo
Centerville
Tony Matto
W. L. Harding
Miss Russo
Heart Disease Kills Denver Police Chief
Denver, Colo. dispatch reports Chief Hamilton Armstrong, 62, died early today from heart disease. The death leaves the Denver Police Department without its longtime leader and prompts a city mourning period. In other news, New York reports U S Steel’s January orders show 8,148,122 tons unfilled at year end, down slightly from December.
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Associated Press
Denver, Colo
Hamilton Armstrong
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Former Iowa man in Kentucky court on murder charge
Justus Murray of Iowa, former bakery owner, was arraigned in a Kentucky circuit court on murder charges for killing Howard Phillips, his partner. Phillips was shot as he left a boarding house with Mrs. Maud Murray, wife of Murray, who will not testify. Murray plans a temporary insanity plea. Witness Samuel Street of Maquoketa was robbed of $200 in Cincinnati while en route to testify.
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Newport
Justus) Murray
Iowa
Howard Phillips
Maud Murray
Justus Murray
Phillips
Murray
Maquoketa
Kentucky
Phillins
Samuel Street
Cincinnati
President Wilson Able to Work Two Hours Daily
President Wilson has resumed a two hour daily work routine, says Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, his physician, though not yet ready for a full day. Grayson noted the White House visit of Dr. Francis X. Dercum to prevent his own possible fatigue from affecting care.
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Grayson
Associates Press
Washington
Wilson
Teague
Cary T. Grason
White House
Francis X. Dercum
Philadelphia
Sinn Fein Armies Renew Activity Around Dublin
Rebel forces attack transportation targets around Dublin extending over 20 miles. Widespread skirmishes disrupt the Royal Canal and western routes as Sinn Fein lines clash with crown troops. Reinforcements rush to Dunboyne Lexlip and Batterstown amid reports of ambushes and bridges destroyed.
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Cuahles McCann
Poess Star
Dublin
Gan
Dublin Castle
Sinn Fein
Royal Canal
Dunboyne
Dunblin
Lexlip
Batteratown
Sinn Fein raids and Irish unrest shake Dublin area
Reports from headquarters describe Sinn Fein attacks across Ireland with tanks used against ambushes in Cork and Dublin. A new governor of Illinois is noted but distant. meanwhile British and Irish forces clash as civilians flee and ships are boarded on the Lee to Cork.
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Dunboyne
Sinn Fein
Dublin
Sinn
Place l
Cork
Dillon's Cross
County Cork
Camlagh
Frank Aiken
Frank O
Lowden
London
Michael O’flanagan
Lloyd George
Weace
Ireland
Daily Mail
Father O’flanagan
Altor Vether
Father O'Planagan
School Children at Dubuque Dismissed for Nonvaccination
Dubuque and Taian pupils over 25 students and primarily dismissed when they refused vaccination under the board of education edict after the city council passed a compulsory vaccination ordinance. The action followed their flat refusal to obey the order.
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Associated Press
Dubuque, Taian
Board of Education
Traffic Law Meeting Opens in Washington
Representatives of more than 20 national organizations gather for the opening session of a national conference on highway traffic regulations in Washington. The meeting aims to draft a uniform traffic code to be urged on the 42 state legislatures meeting this month.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Harding resigns from Senate to become president elect
Marion Jan 16 Word confirms William Howard Taft era style transition as Harding resigns from the Senate with Jan 15 retirement date. The move clears path for six weeks as private citizen before presidency. President elect Harding meets with William G Sharp and Col F W Galbraith to discuss nation state of opinion and preparedness measures.
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William G. Sharp
Ohio
Harding
Association of Nations
Sharp
France
Col
F. W. Galbraith
Cincinnati
American Legion
Prominent Lat Porte City Resident Drowns Self
Wilson Benarden, 60, a wealthy Lat Porte City businessman, disappeared after briefly undressing and entering a creek near his home, where his body was found six hours later. He had lived there all his life and left a widow and five children.
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Lat Porte City
la. Jaun
Wilson Benarden
Yestonlay
Benarden
Legislature Under Way With Emergency Bills
Des Moines January 10 The thirty-ninth general assembly opened with Speaker Arch McFarlane elected and sworn in. A joint session was planned to hear Gov Hardings message, while committees prepared inauguration details for Governor elect Kendall. Senate discussed auto license fee transfer and a state printing bill as House and Senate adjourned toward afternoon sessions.
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United Press
Des Moines
Thirty-ninth
General Assembly
Weaver
Polk County
Arch McFarlane
Waterloo
Kendall
Senate
Holdoegel
Rockwell City
Moore
Holdoeger
Smith
Winterset
House
Byron W. Newberry
Strawberry Point
Medill Journalistic School Opens Feb
The Joseph Medill school of journalism affiliated with Northwestern will open February 7. Details on faculty are not yet set, but arrangements are under way for downtown courses including a four year practical program for Chicago newspaper men. A second two year full time course will begin next fall for students who have completed two years of liberal arts work.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Joseph Medill
Return of Gables urged to restore US Germany cables
Clarence H. Mackay told a Senate committee that the United States should press for the restoration of the prewar direct cables between the United States and Germany. He argued the Azores to US link was seized without right while the U S and Portugal were neutral, affecting American trade. The German cables have since been absorbed into French and British systems.
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iBy
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
Clarence H. Mackay
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Senate
Mackay
Great Britain
France
Azores
Portugal
Europe
Government Starts New Lumber Industry Antitrust Probe
The Justice Department, led by Assistant Attorney General Frank Nebeker, launches a vigorous nationwide inquiry into the lumber and yellow pine sectors to detect Sherman Act violations. Regional associations form the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association with Chicago headquarters, promoting uniform grading, cost accounting, and production control across about 10 regional sections. The Federal Trade Commission’s report to Congress highlights how this structure may influence prices and housing costs, noting activities by the Southern Pine and Chicago Retail Lumber Dealers groups.
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Associated Preag
Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Frank Ki. Nebeker
South
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Senate
House
Senate Committee On Housing and Reconstruction
Frank Nebeker
Lockwood
New York
National
Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago
Commission
National Association
Ihatt
L. C. Boyle
Kansas City Attornney
Boyle
Charles F Keith
Southern Pine Association
Keith
United Press
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Owly
Danville Foster
M. L. Litchfield
Slayer
Commerce Department
Crown
Small
Illinois
Dubuque
Medill Journalistic School
Gables
Postal Telegraph
England
U.S
Dep’t of Justice
Indicated Combine
Senate Housing
Kansas City
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