Edson chosen as speaker by Iowa Republicans
W C Edson of Storm Lake won unanimous selection by the Republican caucus to be speaker of the Iowa House in the coming session. The choice signals anti Brookhart forces gain, as rival J P Harrison, a farm bloc advocate, withdrew before the caucus. Edson vows to make the House a farm-focused body.
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W. C. Edson
Storm Lake
House
Iowa
Wis
J. P. Harrison
la Follette
Coolidge
A. G. Rassler
Pocahontas County
Harrison
Rassler
Grimwood
Graham
Rhinehart
Powers
Huff
Saunders
Bernard
Senate
Ed Campbell
Ida County
J. Ll. Brookhart
Washington County
Sean W. Ainsworth
Tly Senate
International
Des Moines
Clem F. Kimball
Covernor
Wnen
Maine Governor Rejects Federal Aid Letter Loss
Washington reports President Coolidge warns against widening federal aid while Maine Governor Baxter returns a federal check, arguing it intrudes on state sovereignty and creates a Washington driven bureaucracy. The Maine dispute highlights tensions over subsidies and local control in the 50 30 practice.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Congress
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Maine
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Washington
State of
Gov. Baxter
Hus
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Sheppard- Towner
Federal Bureauersey
Ian Welice
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Coolidge Nominates Warren for Attorney General
President Coolidge sent to the senate the nomination of Charles Beecher Warren of Michigan for attorney general. Warren, a former ambassador to Mexico and Japan, long a Republican leader, is expected to accept if Justice Stone is moved to the Supreme Court.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Charles Beecher Warren
Michigan
Senate
Coolidge
Warren
Mexico
Japan
Republican Party
Stone
Supreme Court
Sioux City Sleuths Seek Cause of 16 Fires in One Day
Sioux City Ta Jan. 10 Six teen fires believed incendiary caused over 5000 dollars in damage yesterday afternoon and last evening. Consumers Ice Company suffered the heaviest loss with a barn and stored goods destroyed. Chief Joseph Yeung said detectives were assigned to uncover the motive as investigators strain to find the culprit.
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Sioux City
Consumers Ice Company
Joseph Yeung
Jury Seals Verdict in Dead Babe Case
Cedar Rapids IA Jan 10 A coroner's jury returns a verdict that the murdered baby aboard an Illinois Central train was choked to death. The county attorney declines to reveal the accused, with a Manchester woman named as a suspect who fled.
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Cedar Rapids
Illinois Central
Barngrover
Manchester
Report Bill Provides 405 Million for Vets Bureau
Washington January 10. An allotment of 405.7 million dollars for the United States veterans bureau was the largest item in the independent offices appropriation bill reported to the house. The bill carries a total of 452.845 million dollars for the operation during the fiscal year beginning July 1 of federal bureaus not connected with the principal departments.
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Veterans’ Bureau
Fedoval
Washington, D. C
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Independent Offices
House
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British and American Accord on Dawes Receipts Claim
United Press report from Paris says British and American negotiators have reached accord on parts of the U S claim to share in the Dawes receipts and will notify the financial conference on Monday. Finance ministers of Britain France Belgium and Italy met and discussed all matters before the conference. Haggard experts continued work on reducing Belgium's share of reparations payments amid verification questions and a possible 150,000,000 franc discrepancy in Belgian accounts.
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Italy
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Kansas Governor's Son Accused in Pardoning Plot
Kansas reports allege Russell Davis, son of Gov. Jonathan Davis, took 1250 and delivered a pardon to Fred Pullman in a hotel room trap. The governor says his son was inveigled. Pullman and Journal claim more payments and a staged pardon. No formal complaint yet. official silence persists. Volcanic ash from Mount Ago damages crops near Tokyo.
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Young Buss Davis
Kansas City Journal
Jonathan Davis
Kansas
The
State University
Journal
International News Wire
Topeka
Kan
Tinkham Weale
Shawnee County
Internatonal News Service
Kansas City
Russell Davis
Jonathan M. Davis
Governor Denies Bribe Plot In Parole Case
Toneka Kan June 10 Gav Jonathan M Davis calls Kansas City Journal report a frameup and plot by political enemies. Governor asserts Russell G Davis allegedly accepted a 90 bribe for a parson tied to Fred Pullman, a former convict on parole.
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Toneka
Kan
Gav
Jonathan M. Davis
Jin
Kansas City Journal
Jin Russell G. Davis
Fred Pullman
Polit Liga
Mexico to Renew Disputes Over Colorado River Sharing
Mexico City reports a renewal of discussions with the United States on dividing Colorado river waters. The foreign office will officially accept U S proposals, revoking discussions halted by the 1912 revolution. The Mexican commissioners will make the parleys public within days.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Eiber
United States
Colorado River
Foreign Office
Boy Cursed by Judge Must Rewrite Poem as Punishment
Houston news item reports a 3-year-old boy found guilty of cruelty to a dog. Juvenile Judge Chester P. Bryan ordered the child to write West’s Eulogy of a Dog 500 times. The boy was paroled to his father who was instructed to administer a spanking.
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Tex
W Doe
Chester P. Bryan
West
Whoas
Baldwin Nominated for Oelwein Postmaster
President Coolidge nominated Ithamer J. Baldwin for postmaster at Oelwein Iowa and George M. Woodruff for Mason City. The White House sent recommendations to the Senate today as part of a broader executive slate. An executive order added 1097 acres to the Marti National Forest in Carbon County Utah.
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Washington, D. C
Ithamer J. Baldwin
Oelwein
George M. Woodruff
Mason City
Senate
Coolidge
Washington, DD. C
Marti National Forest
Lhe Trace
Carbon County
Utah
Goolidge Plans Gun Elevation Face Setback in Congress
Washington January 16 Proposals to elevate turret guns on the American capital ships face delay as President Coolidge maintains opposition. Senate naval committees withhold action amid indications of possible pressure if administration stance shifts. White House confirms the president’s position aims to prevent rearmament following the Washington arms limitation conference.
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Asworniteri
Washington
Congress
Telay
Coolidee
Senate Aid Wongs Naval
White House
Water loo banks stabilize with redeposits and audits
Banking in Water loo regains normal functioning as depositors redeposit funds and auditors from state banking department and Black Hawk National Bank move through assets and liabilities. Directors hope for rapid reorganization while federal reserve support and employer assurances bolster confidence amid the earlier closures.
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Water- Inc Bank & Trust Co
Tyestify
J. W. Moon
Black Hawk National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Men
Womer
Lasher Names Military Staff for Hammill Inauguration
Des Moines January 10 Brig Gen Isouis G Lasher Iowa adjutant general named Gov Elect Hammill executive and military staff for the Thursday January 15 inaugural ceremony. The list includes Maj Gen G A Tinley Brig Gen L D Ross Brig Gen G E B Logan Col Glenn Waynes Park A Findley W F Bailey John Leper C J Wilson Lieut Cols Harry Ward John H Kelley HW CG Merrick John Ball Walter Nead G F Everest Roy Gault and others from Des Moines Sheldon Marshalltown and Council Bluffs.
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Des Moines
John Hammill
Isouis G Lasher
Iowa
Staf
G. A. Tinley
L. D. Ross
G. EB. Logan
Glenn
Blood Poison Claims Wife After Husband Infected Thumb
Sioux City Iowa January 10 Blood poisoning from dressing an infected thumb of her husband spread to Mrs Karen Winfield Holm causing her death early this morning. The husband suffered from the infection and was not expected to live as the poison spread through his system. The illness began from a small blister on Holm's thumb. Mrs Holm's hands were chapped and she contracted the infection while helping at Christmas.
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Rockford
Iowa
Jake Vanderfy
Omaha
Mamie Madison
Elijah Washington
Pullman Gorter
Miriah
Sioux City
Karen
Winfield sTorm
Holm
Maxine Elliott Rescued From Surf After Near Drowning
Palm Beach Florida January 10. Actress Maxine Elliott was saved from the sea after an undertow dragged her under while in front of the Chadbourne Keemenught villa. Strong swimmer Chadanynes pulled her from the surf and 40 minutes of first aid revived her from unconsciousness. Des Moines also reports a separate late night robbery of M A Swanson, a coal dealer, at his home.
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Fla
Mine Elliott
Thomas Jt. Chadbourne
KOS Coal Vraler
Des Moines
M. A. Swanson
Eagh
Swanson
Washington Weather Outlook for Week
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday shows a snow period in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Temperatures will run below normal most of the week with distinctly cold conditions in the midweek.
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Washington
Monda
Edoon Storm Lake Nominated by Republicans Declares
In Iowa and Washington reports, Edson of Storm Lake is nominated as speaker for the Iowa House. Willebrandt may become first woman federal judge if appointed by Coolidge. Des Moines notes no farm bloc in the new House. Edson vows no artificial factions, seeks farm bloc unity.
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Storm Lake
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Federal
California
Coolidge
Willebrandt
Department of Justice
Texas Rangers Aid Vigilantes to Guard East Texas
Texas Rangers, guards, and vigilante committees have joined in a war against arson bandits terrorizing east Texas towns for two months. Adj. Gen. Barton in Austin said state forces hope to disrupt another raid and catch the robbers in their next move. Towns report police protection for the first time in years as patrols increase.
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Tex
Jae
East Texas
Adj
Barton
Austin
Radio Reaches Man Lost to Family at Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls January 10 Special The radio broadcasting news of his mother's illness from a Davenport station found James Jacobs in Chicago after six years of no contact. A friend delivering the message learned his location on the street. Jacobs failed to reach his mother in time but arrived for the funeral.
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Davenport
James Jacobs
Chicago
Jacobs
Former Toward Loaeo Race With Death Thru Ong
J Erskine Wallerton a wealthy Plat Alaska businessman died after an operation in Seattle. His mother Mrs George Fullerton accompanied the body from Alaska via dog sled and boat to Seattle then to the burial site. He was operated on immediately after arrival but died a few hours later. News wire description notes the family traveled 300 miles to seek treatment.
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Peld
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