Livestock Delegates Back Tariff and Market Reforms
Delegates at the American Livestock Association convention in El Paso urge a 2 tariff to protect the industry and push for municipal retail markets nationwide. They call for constructive federal legislation regulating packers and traders and seek credit extensions to aid stockers and feeders.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Tex
Congress
American Livestock Association
Smmittee
Duresporisiy
Wade Committee Finds No Bias by Judge Wade in Des Moines Gas Case
A panel of lawyers appointed by Judge Martin J. Wade found no indication of bias or prejudice by the judge in the Des Moines gas rate case. Wade will seek a second federal judge to review further proceedings in the matter.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Jan
Martin J. Wade
United States District Court
Wade
Socialist millionaire wed in London in hush hush ceremony
Prince Charles Hopkins known as the socialist millionaire married Miss Eileen Thomas in London. The couple left for Switzerland and Morocco for their honeymoon and plan to reside in San Francisco.
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Uby
Butcher Husband Falters as Wife Fasts for Church
Danville Illinois March 14 Mrs Sadie Warrington on day forty seven of a fast to induce her husband Ernie to join the Church of God seeks counsel from Rev G S Payne en route to advise her to eat. Ernie reports a 25 pound weight loss while neighbors and editors mock his condition.
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Carl Victor Little
United Press
Danville
Ill
Sadie Warrington
Church of God
GS. Payne
Myrtle Baker
Vincennes
Ind
Sadie
Ernie
Mailsacks Vanish With 80000 Payroll Cash in Mount Vernon
Four registered mail sacks disappeared in Mount Vernon including one said to hold 80000 for payrolls at Franklyn county coal mines. Contents of the other sacks valued at unknown. Sacks arrived from St Louis and were to be loaded for shipment to mining towns. Federal investigators opened a case.
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Associated Press
Mount Vernon
Franklyn
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
St. Louis
Chicago & Eastern
Benton
Saloonkeepers Ousted 30000 Dollar Wood Alcohol Judgment
Harry Cohen and Joseph Arkin were ordered by a circuit court jury to pay Samuel Greenberg $30,000 after Greenberg claimed whisky sold by the saloonkeepers contained wood alcohol left him blinded. The verdict was returned in Chicago on January 14.
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United Press
Chicago
Harry Cohen
Joseph Arkin
Samuel Greenberg
Greenberg
President Wilson cancels golf due to heavy snow
President Wilson planned to play golf in Washington today for the first time since illness but was prevented by a heavy snowfall. Close friends express hope for marked improvement in his health amid the wintry conditions.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Harding Faces Rush of Office Seekers as Inauguration Near
President elect Harding confronts a flood of job seekers as he works to form his cabinet and staff. Most positions are civil service and already filled. he plans to let cabinet members select their aides. A large appointment list includes Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Senator-elect Ernest of Kentucky with talk of Hert and possible assistant secretary of war for Roosevelt.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Marion
Harding
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Ernest
Kentucky
Hert
Roosevelt
Prohibition Noted as Women Drink Less Generally
Mary Roberts Rinehart argues women largely support prohibition and drink less than men. She cites limited private stills, bootleggers, and home brews, while noting some fear of health effects waned as supply diminished. She attributes any observed female drinking to psychology and a desire for forbidden things in modern society.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
United Press
Chicago
Garden of Eden
City Council Ends Noise With All Day Suckers
Chairman John A. Richert of the city finance committee claims a 17 year problem is solved after passing a bag of all day suckers at a committee meeting. Aldermen spent an hour quietly licking sticks and the chair called it one of the most successful meetings.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John A. Richert
Mr. Richert
Balloonists Fbor Farrell Hinton Arrive at Penn Station
Lieuts. Farrell and Hinton naval balloonists landed at Penn Station at 10 42 am exactly a month after their Moose Factory Ont flight from Rockaway naval air station. A crowd of relatives naval officers and Rockaway business leaders greeted them. They planned a luncheon and posed for photos after a perilous north woods four day disappearance. President Connelly of Queens Borough welcomed them.
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Associated Press
New York
Fbor. Farrell and
Hinton
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Moose Factory
Rockaway Naval Air Station
Farrell
Rockaway
North Woods
President Connelly
Borough of
Queens
Rocks Away
Actors Strike Looms in Fight on Shuberts
New York January 14. The Producers’ Association considered removing Lee and J J Shubert from its rolls after Actors Equity demanded their drop over alleged violations of the 1919 basic agreement that ended the previous strike. Lee Shubert denied the charges.
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Shuberts
Associated Press
New York
Membrs
Producing Managers’ Association
Actor's Equity Association
Lee
J. J. Shubert
Managers’ Association
Equity
Murray Put Under Cross Examination
Newport Ky January 14 The state examined Justus B Murray in a first degree murder trial of the farmer charged with killing his boyhood friend and business associate Howard Phillips The questioning focused on jealousy as the motive rather than temporary insanity as the defense claimed Mrs Murray was with Phillips when he was shot
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Associated Press
Newport
Crossi
Justus B. Murray
Towan
Murray
Hood
Howard Phillips
Phillips
Farmer’s Body Found in Timber Near Home
Howard Hendrix Wellman a 27 year old farmer was found dead yesterday afternoon in a patch of timber near his Muscatine home. He had gone there to gather wood and authorities believe a tree fell on him.
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Associated Press
Muscatine
Howard Hendrix
Wellman Farmer
Denials Filed Over Creamery Arrest Reports
F. G. Plopp manager of the Fairmont Creamery branch in Green Bay says no arrest of creamery officials occurred. He states that information has been filed by District Attorney Younus charging violation of state laws, refuting yesterday's dispatches.
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Associated Pr
Green Bay
Wis
Fairmont
F. G. Plopp
Plopp
Younus
Unani mous Approval Delays Bonus Bill Amid Vet Relief Debate
Early returns from the Shinoisi referendum at the state American Legion headquarters indicate congressional bonus bill approval will wait for a veterans relief measure. The report, from Springfield, N. Jan 14, signals a pause in action as veterans’ needs are tied to pending legislation.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Congress
American Legion
Announcing a New Department in the Courier and Reporter
The newspaper expands with a farm department to serve farmers and urban readers alike. Editor Edward T. Leavitt, Iowa Agricultural College graduate, will lead with insights from dairy, stock, horticulture, and poultry sectors. First farm page to publish Monday January 17.
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Tne
Courier
Edward T. Leavitt
Leavitt
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
British Isles
A. A. Burger
Farm Bureau
Farm Apartment
Hack Lawyer Massacre Shocks Meridian Wife Present
Mary Price, a prominent local figure and former district commissioner, was dragged from bed by two unidentified men who hacked him with an ax while his wife watched in Meridian Mississippi. She was unharmed but hysterical and unable to describe the assailants. bloodhounds were used to pursue leads.
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The
United Press
Meridian
Miss
Mary Price
Johan Jawyte
Pleces
Anax
Judge Rules Iowa Pure Food Law Too Stringent for Trade
Des Moines court dismisses action under the Iowa pure food law against G. M. Gary and others after finding the statute too strict. A grocer claimed he bought 35,000 pounds of potatoes with 1,500 pounds decayed. Gary argued the goods were damaged and to be sorted. The judge warned strict enforcement would jar Iowa grocers.
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United Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Mershon
G. M. Gary
S. G. van de Gart
A. E. Yeons
Gary
Towaim Jar
Troops to Withdraw From Mingo County Strike Zone
Federal troops in the Mingo county coal strike zone will begin moving out tomorrow to Camp Sherman Ohio Gov. Cornwell announced today four infantry companies were sent to Williamson and Tug River area November 18 with headquarters established in Williamson. The provisional battalion remains stationed at various points along Tug River.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Mingo County
Camp Sherman
Cornwell
Williamson
Tug River
Russia Uses Strong Remedy for Strikes
The Soviet government has decreed a warning to strikers that failure to return to work will bring imprisonment for one to five years and their families will lose food cards, according to a Central News dispatch from Helsinki.
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Associated Fress
London
Russia
Helsingfors
Legion Asks Small to Retain Sanborn
A telegram from Charles Burgess of Geneva on behalf of the Bane county American Legion protests Gen. Sanborn's removal from the state tax commission as an insult to servicemen. Burgess says Sanborn is a gallant soldier, not a politician, and ex-service members seek a square deal.
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Associated Press
Aurora
Gen. Sanborn
State Tax Commission
Len Small
Charles Burgess
Geneva
Bane County
American Legion
Burgess
Ganbarn
Dea
Arizona Senate Introduces Duplicate Asian Exclusion Act
Phoenix lawmakers move to copy California policy. Senator Celore M. Stoddard of Maricopa introduces an act identical to the California Asian exclusion measure in the Arizona Senate on January 14.
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Rizona
Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Senate
Celore M. Stoddard
Maricopa County
Famine horrors add to unrest in India report
An India office statement reported famine in several districts including Punjab where crops are poor. The note warns that widespread hunger could cause severe unrest amid Britain's food shortages and fears plagues among affected populations.
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Associated Press
London
India
India Office
England
Great Britain
Punjab
Washington Sees Jap Apologies End of Incident
The United States state department awaits assurances from Japan that killing of Lieut. V H Langdon by a Vladivostok sentry will not recur and seeks adequate reparation. Officials cite regret noted by Japanese authorities and Admiral Gleaves report, with plans to prevent future incidents.
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Associated Dress
Washington, ID. IL
V H. Langdon
Albany
Vladivostok
State Department
Ingdon
Department
Tokio Foreign Office
Davis
Gleaves
Gen
Oito
Lieut
Langdon
Navy Department
Japan
W. H. Langdon
United States
Washington
Kendall to Name Women on Boards
Des Moines January 14 Governor Kendall announced plans to appoint women to the state board of education and the board of control. Candidates include Anne Lawther of Dubuque Leroy Corlett of Oskaloosa and Mrs WH Snyder of Davenport with Mrs Bue mentioned as the Democratic appointee to fill the board of control vacancy.
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United Press
Des Moines
Kendall
State Board of Education
Board of Control
Anne Lawther
Dubuque
Leroy Corlett
Oskaloosa
WH. Snyder
Davenport
Bue
Scaffold Rope Slips, Man Killed by Fall
The rope slipped at a scaffold 23 feet high at the Northwestern Portland Cement plant. Ernest Kreuz, a Keazley & Madison Co. employee from Chicago, fell and died before doctors arrived. The body will be sent to Chicago for burial.
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Associated Press
Mason City
Dan
Portland
Ernest Kreuz
Keazley & Madison Co
Chicago
Weather Update Reports Snow Heavy Traffic Across North Iowa
Four inches of snow fell over most of the region causing heavy motor traffic but no impassable highways were reported. Fair weather is forecast for tonight and Saturday across Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo and Waverly.
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Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Duduque
Faribault
la Crosse
Wis
Mason City
Marshallhown
New Hampton
Postyile
Waterloo
Waverly
Lews
New York Under Heavy Guard to Foil Red Attack
Public buildings, churches, utility plants, and homes of wealthy residents across New York were placed under heavy guard by police following alleged radical demonstrations. Authorities cited federal prompts, with units patrolling in plainclothes and uniforms, protecting figures like Rockefeller, Morgan, Schwab, and Hylan, plus key sites including St Patrick's Cathedral, the stock exchange, courts, and city hall.
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New York
Wilfliam J. Flynn
Department of Justice Intelligence Service
John 9. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Charles M. Schwab
John F. Hylan
Fifth, Avenue
Catholic Priests Beaten in Street Claims by Cork Mayor
Donal O Callaghan, Cork lord mayor, testifying before the Commission of 100 says British forces outraged Catholic churches, schools, convents, and priests in Ireland. He cites Father Griffin of Galway killed for testifying and Father MacSwiney seized from a tramcar and abused for refusing to write to hell with the pope.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Ireland
Donal O'Callaghan
Cork
Committee of 100
Father Griffin
Galway
Father MacSwiney
Bank Yet Refuses to Return Deposits in Chicago
In Chicago Michael Di Cosola runs a private bank that the law requires to return deposits. Citizens refuse to take their money back and insist on leaving funds with the banker. Despite ads and appeals, patrons keep their deposits, with one woman dropping 330 dollars on the counter then fleeing.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Michael di Cosola
I Findis
Dj Cosola
Osten
Panker
Two American Cardinals Forecast for Easter Vatican Consistory
Rome January 14 United Press reports two American cardinals will be named during the Easter consistory at the Vatican. Early speculation points to Archbishop George W Mundelein of Chicago Dennis J Dougherty of Philadelphia and P J Hayes of New York among the possible selections.
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Itv United Press
Rome
United States
Vatican
George W. Mundelein
Chicago
Dennis J. Doughey
Philadelphia
P. J. Hayes
New York
Church to Mike Moving Pictures as Money Getter
Rev J P MacMillan urged churches to use moving picture films to raise money for the centenary fund. A four story building was to house religious and missionary films with a white list of approved titles. Ministers were urged to promote public showings in theatres as church publicity sparked debate.
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iBy
Associated Press
Chicago
Fan
J. P. MacMillan
Methodist Episcopal Church
MacMillan
Dan Brummitt
Epworth Herald
Religiona
Iowa Supreme Court weighs city power to fix streetcar fares
Des Moines January 14. Attorneys argued before the Iowa supreme court over Ottumwa street car fares and city authority to contract for fixed fares since 1888. Ottumwa and Des Moines contend cities have statutory power while the company argues councils lack explicit authority. the case could affect all Iowa cities with street car franchises.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Ottumwa
Webb Byers
Ottumwa Street Car Company
William McNett
Iowa
W. AL .Hunt
Atorney
W. D. Tinsdale
Charles W. Lyons
Supreme Court
Mining Town Set on Fire in Bituminous District
Fires believed incendiary destroyed 15 business buildings in Majera Clearfield County with estimated losses of 250000 dollars. Three people were injured as fire companies from Clearfield Houtzdale Osceola and Phillipsburg fought the blaze before dynamite crews from nearby mines sealed off the flames path.
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Presely
Clearfield
Majera
Houtzdale
Oscepia
Phillipsburg
Senate May Amend House Tariff Bill
Senate committee opened the emergency tariff bill to amendments in Washington D C. Lawmakers tentatively agreed to raise the wheat duty from 30 to 49 cents per bushel, ten cents less than urged by Senator McCumber Republican of North Dakota.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Tan
Senate
McCumber
North Dakota
Cedar Rapids Denies Coal Rate Increase by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission today approved rates on bituminous coal from Illinois Indiana and Chicago to Cedar Rapids Iowa. A complaint that the rates were unreasonable was dismissed.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Ilinois
Indiana
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mexican Hanged for Murder of Companion
Pedro Dominguez was executed at Florence state prison at 5 30 this morning for murdering fellow miner Alejandro Menachaca at Metcalf Arizona last year. The Mexican government had appealed for clemency on his behalf.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Pedro Dominguez
Florence
Alejandro Menachaca
Metcalt
Delivery note for Courier newspaper service
The notice instructs readers that the Courier will be delivered to their home before 5 30. If the paper is not received by that time due to carrier error or other causes, readers are asked to call for a replacement copy or to contact the office before 6 30 PM.
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