Committee of 100 to Aid Chicago Police Fight Crime
United Press reports Chicago leaders including Clifford Barnes and Elbert Gary join a committee of 1000 to back Mayor Dever and Chief Collins in curb crime. Executive session discussed morale issues in the police department cited as a cause of crime. Police wounded during bandit clashes as robberies and assaults occur amid the fight.
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United Press
Chicago
Dan
Eity
Crims
Clifford Barnes
White House
Elbert Gary
United Brites Steel Corporaion
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Assi Tayor Dev
Altho
Barnes
Farm Legislation Brighter in Congress Faces Taxes Burden
Congress shows brighter prospects for farm relief amid debates over taxation by state governments. Senator Borah cites farmers paying over 16 percent of income in taxes by 1922 and foreclosures rising in the Northwest. Calls grow for reform of freight rates and greater farmer share of product prices, with Coolidge commission urging changes.
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Congress
Blanding
Borah
Herald-Tribune News Service
Hammill Takes Oath as Iowa Governor and Policy Visions
John Hammill is sworn in as Iowa governor and addresses governance ideas. He urges depoliticizing the state superintendent’s office, promotes agricultural cooperation including planting decisions, and calls for highway funding through a gasoline tax tied to road use. He criticizes arid land development and favors a board appointment model for education.
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John Hammill
Iowa
Board of Education
Hammill
Congress
Fedsral
Uder
Fesch
Man cites spankings over bobbed hair in Los Angeles divorce
Mrs Maud Brown sues Walter Brown a Los Angeles businessman for divorce claiming he spanked her after she bobbed her hair and told her no woman who bobbed her hair is morally fit to become a mother. The complaint asserts repeated abuse including the remark about her appearance.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Maud Brown
Walter Brown
Brown
Inaugural Tax Proposals and Law Enforcement Push
The governor urged segregated funds for highway agencies and a large highway bond issue while promoting an income tax to replace property taxes. He argued earnings tax targets untaxed professional income and called for spending discipline and public engagement. He supported consolidating parole and control boards with a female member and urged strengthened home and state law enforcement.
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Kendall
Hammill
Packers Have Pull in House, d arsh Says
Washington D. C. Jen reports the house committee on Agriculture sent a resolution to set salary for a clerk in the committee on expenditures in the department of agriculture. The panel, amid an investigation of the department’s administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act, cited evidence that the Packers still retain their influence.
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Washingtion
Jen
House Committee On
Department of Agriculture
Hen Marsh
Farmers’ National Eae
Waterloo Fiat Radio Show Opens With Wide Display
Waterloo hosts a Fiat radio show at the Overland Waterloo halls Fourth and Franklin. Visitors inspect receivers from about 12 local dealers and two Waterloo radio factories showcase products. Factory representatives from the East explain receiver workings. Prof. A H Ford of the University of Iowa lectured on receivers and will speak again. The show runs daily from noon to 10 p.m. through Saturday night.
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Waterloo
Overland-Waterloo
A. H. Ford
University of Iowa
Perenius
Mason City mayor reports 55 smallpox quarantine signs
Mason City Iowa January 15 mayor Lowelli J L Forbes newly elected reports 55 quarantine signs up out of 102 smallpox cases during the period from December 18 to January 19 with 47 quarantine signs removed in that time.
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Mason City
Lowelli JL. Forbes
Ilime
Fire and gas explosion report at Bartles-Strength Gil plant
An explosion of gasoline occurred in the laboratory of the Bartles-Stepherd Gil company plant at 1350 Logan venue. An alarm of fire was sounded at 2 08 ppm before firefighters arrived. damage was light. A chimney cap blowing out caused smoke in the W. C. Wilson residence at 2 pm with no damage.
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Bartles-Stepherd Gil Company
Loganvenue
W. C. Wilson
State Briefs Wes Moines Farewell Dinner and Elections
A farewell dinner marked retiring Gov Kendall as members of his military staff gathered in Wes Moines. In Sioux City W F Wears was elected president of the North West Iowa Fare association, with H S Stansbury of Fort Dostye named vice president in Oneeling. In Cedar Rapids the railway union board discussed future political activities and the Minneapolis convention planned for May. Gus Linden, 31, died after being struck by a falling granite block at a total ranchiti company yard in Willitty Pussy.
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Wes Moines
Gov. Kendall
Sioux City
W. F. Wears
Sac City
North West Iowa Fare Association
H. S. Stansbury
Fort Dostye
Vicw
Cedar Rapids
Order of Railway
Brotherhood
Minneapolis
Tington
Gus Linden
Court Throws Out Cases Framed by Georgia Klansmen
Athens Georgia January 15 A pending Superior Court case was dismissed after evidence from T C Misti an investigator for the Ku Klux Klan showed jurors were known to be men and had contributed to defray expenses. The judge ruled the Frauch jury members were ineligible witnesses claimed the actions framed the indictments.unexpected
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Athens
T. C. Misti
Ku Klux Klan
Blanton
McCormicks Fight Over 8 Million Rockefeller Cash
Indianapolis federal court hears a legal fight over eight million dollars of the Rockefeller fortune. Harold McCormick seeks to block his ex wife from regaining stock in the Stanhope oil concern, with the stock currently held in trust for his granddaughter Anita Oser. The suit names Equitable Trust, Standard Oil Indiana, and Rockefeller trustees as defendants.
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United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Rockefeller
Harold PL
Anita Oser
McGormick
Mathilde
Max Oger
Ad Trust Fund
John 19. Rockefeller, Sr
Equitable ‘Prus¢ E Company
New York
Triste Fund
McCormicks
McCormick
Equitable Trust Company
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Rockefeller Trust Fund
Gauna Walska
Switzerland
Two Maj Generals of U S Army Retired Together
Washington, Jan 15. Two major generals with long careers and World War I service retire today under the eye retirement law. Maj. Gen. Robert A. Bullard, Second Corps Area, Governor's Island, and Maj. Gen. Charles G. Marion, Ninth Corps Area, San Francisco, share a birthday and a distinguished record. Secretary Weeks lauded Bullard for leading American divisions into action in France at Cantigny and in the front lines, and praised Morton for command of the Twenty ninth Division and his observer duties with American forces in France.
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Washington, D. C
Robert AL. Bullard
Governor's Island
Charles G. Marion
San Francisco
Lelief
Bullard
Weeks
France
Cantigny
Morton
Ninth Corps
State to Rent Downtown Offices for Department Bureaus
Des Moines January 15 Without a debate the house passed appropriation of 1000 annually for five years for renting the three top floors of a downtown Des Moines office building to house crowded state departments. The bill, drawn by a house and state committee, follows word from Budget Director Hogue that arrangements are needed to relieve overcrowding in the treasurer, insurance commissioner, railroad commission and other offices.
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Des Moines
Wil
Pes Moines Offee
Buieet
E. E L. Hogue
Tressurer
Insurance Commissioner
Stailroad Commission
Bishop Brown Held Guilty to Be Deposed
Cleveland dispatch reports Right Rev William Montgomery VI a retired bishop of Arkansas was found guilty of heresy by the Protestant Episcopal church board of review and deposed. The ruling, made in June, awaits approval by the house of bishops meeting in New Orleans next autumn.
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Cleveland
William Montgomery VI
Arkan
Protestant Episcopal Church Board of Review
Brown
House of Bishops
New Orleans
Special Session of Councilmen Tonight
City council members summoned by Mayor A B Gnagy for a special session at Sp md today to address urgent matters deferred due to no quorum. Items include issuing special assessment certificates delivering raw tractors for street lamps and paving fixing poll tax for 1825 auditing bills and affording deficiencies on assessment bonds.
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Ivy Council
A.B. Gnagy
Sp. md
Obituary notices from Waterloo area reported deaths
Obituaries for Margaret Morris of 308 Fifth Street East and other Waterloo residents appear with details on birthdates, marriages, survivors, and funeral arrangements. Margaret Morris born 1858 in Ohio died of carcinoma at home. services Saturday at First Presbyterian. Also noted: Mrs. William Lyons of Black Hawk County. Katherine Jones of New Hartford. Mrs. Harie E. Billings of Waterloo. Manley S. London of Clarksville, with funeral plans and surviving relatives.
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Alfred Morris
Margaret Amanda Morris
GC. A
Joe
Homer
Morris
Fifth Street East
Anness
Margaret Bellheimer
Putnam County
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
Waterloo
Graves Memorial United Brethren Church
Decedent
Gladys ‘Taylor
West Palm Beach
Fid
Dora Walker
Washington, D. C
Cyrus Beltheimer
First Presbyterian Church
B W. Main
J. R. Macartney Jin
Fairview
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
William Lyons
St. Francis Hospital
Rey Dward Slatterly
St. Joseph's ‘Church
Calvary
Rockford
Mary Ann Hogan
Harry
Roger
Mark
Elizabeth Garvey
Fairbank
Esther Jasse
William Hogan
Moorehaven
Fla
John Hogan
Jesup
Francis Hogan
Omaha
Neb
O'Keefe & Towne
Sasse
Elm Street
St. Joseph's Rosary Society
Daughters of Isabella
Katherine Jones
M. E
New Hartford
H. H Barton
Katherine Hart
Butler County
William M. Jones
Rolla Frederick
Paul Norman
Doris Jennie Jensen
Nida Lois
Cedar Falls
John F. Wart
Can By
Minn
Philip H. Hart
Dan L. Hart
Sheli Rock
Ed.Carstens
Canby
Martin Slight
Shell Rock M. E. Church
Mattie E. Billings
Leo J. Billings
Hai Uie E. Billings
Will Day
Lansing
Kan
L. J. Billings
Memphis
Tenn
Jake Shir
Toha Billings
Lester
Billings
Mantily S. Tonnon
Manley S
London
Fowler Street
Clearkell County
Clarksville
A. L. London
Jennie Brown
Cedar Rapids
Bryan London
Lincoln
Lynwood Cemetery
Ledger Plant Fire Destroys Stock. Machinery Salvaged
A fire at the Lefebvre Ledger company machine shop in Cedar Rapids caused about 319,000 in damage last night. Fire crews arrived after 10 o clock, found most stock destroyed while most machinery was salvageable.
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Cedar Rapids
Dan
Lefebvre Ledger Company
Hans Luther Named German Chancellor
Hans Luther was appointed German chancellor this afternoon in a formal government ceremony. Official sources confirm his selection follows weeks of cabinet talks and signals a new leadership phase for Germany and its allies.
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Hans Luther
Thera
Kerlin
Jane- Dr
Kimball Urges Harmonious Cooperation in Iowa Senate
Des Moines dispatch reports Lieutenant Governor Clem Kimball calls for united action in the forty first Iowa General Assembly. Inaugural address followed ceremonies as Gov Hammill took office, with Kimball presiding over the Senate. He praises Kendall’s leadership and urges tolerance and confidence to run the legislative machinery smoothly.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Ito
State Senate
Clem F. Kimball
Oday
General Assembly
Senate
House of Representatives
John Hammill
Kimball
United Action
Kendall
Horchem Dubuque
State
Wendal
Iowa
Nate Kendall
Gov. Kendall
Jan
Northwest Iowa Receives Over $1 Million for Highways in 1925
Sioux City Iowa January 13 auto license funds and federal aid will make more than $1 006 000 available for 1925 road expenditures in the ten northwest Iowa counties of the third district highway area E W Dunn chief engineer reports During 1924 district activity expanded 786 inch miles to pave gravel or grade with 123 79 miles left unfinished The Woodbury county pavement from Correctionville to Moville highlighted 1924 progress
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Sioux City
Iown
E. W. Dunn
Woodbury County
Correctionvile
Moville
Gov't to Probe Visit of Grand Duke Boris
Washington January 15. Acting on Representative LaGuardia request the department of labor will investigate the circumstances surrounding the forthcoming visit of Grand Duke Boris of Russia to the United States. The inquiry aims to determine if the duke is likely to become a public charge and if he intends to overthrow the American government.
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Washington, D. C
LaGuardia
Republican
New York
Department of Labor
Boris
Russia
United States
LaGuartia
Tugs Strain to Free Sub From Sandbar at Chatham
In Chatham Massachusetts on January 15 a flotilla of tugs and coast guard cutters pressed efforts to free a submarine grounded on a sandbar two days earlier. Officers and crew were removed yesterday after the vessel ran aground and remained stuck.
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Chatham
Mass
Coast Guard
Minnesota Legislature Approves Kellogg Appointment
In St Paul on January 15 the Minnesota Legislature approved President Coolidge appointing Wrank TB as secretary of state after March 4. The Senate showed virtually no opposition, while 36 House members voted against the resolution.
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St. Paul, Mion
Boath
President Coolidge
Wrank TB
Refuge
Senate
House
Foley dies in New York politics veteran Tammany leader passes
Thomas Foley a longtime Tammany Hall power broker and early sponsor of Gov. Al Smith died at the Rockefeller Institute from pneumonia. Born in Brooklyn in 1851, Foley mentored Smith and many other politicians, earning the nickname my boy and shaping the East Side rise to power.
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Associated Press
New York
Thomas Foley
Tammany Hall
A. E. Smith
Rockefeller Institute
Mneumonia
Foley
Brooklyn
al Smith
East Side
Alize Gov. Smith
Cable Briefs Across Nations and Trials in Paris and Mecca
Cable briefs report Kellogg leaving for London with officials from Paris talks. London editors praise the Dawes plan guarantor status. Moscow sentences Ivan Okiadski to death, later commuted to 16 years. Rome notes an odd love letter found among ballots for chamber president. Frigico reports wreckage of German plane and pilot’s remains. Cairo sets Feb 1 for King Tut tomb opening. Bagdad notes Hedjaz king near Mecca. Wahabi tribes prepared to flee. Mexico’s Obregon to start cotton mill in Sonora. East Africa amateur radio listener hears Westinghouse concert. London cabinet hears Churchill on Paris finance talks.
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Associated Press
Paris
Kellogg
London
Berrick
Herriot
Clemente
United States
Dawes
Moscow
Ivan Okiadski
Orgazalion
Naarodugaya Voli
Peante
Rome
O Clara
Baltoczimiens
Frigico
St. Pierre-Vaast
Cairo
Tut- Ankh-Amen
Howard Carter
Bagdad
Hugsehr
Hedjaz
Mecca
Mexico City
Obregon
Mexico
Sonora
Toda Nairoiba
East Africa
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Lonflon
Winston Churchill
Finance Ministers
Texas traveling yeggs loot another village
Fore Worth Texas January report says a traveling gang hit Newark fifteen miles northwest, robbing the village bank of an estimated thousands of dollars and ransacking stores. Suspicion centers on a band active in the region as authorities investigate the daylight crime spree.
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Fore Worth
Tex
Texas
Newark
Here
Notorious Bandit Holden Identified in New York Case
Gerald Chapman, famed mail robber recently released from confinement, was positively identified today as a partner in the Waterloo area hold up. A clerk from Waterloo named Kathryn Wagner and a Marshalltown resident Anna Young were linked. a total of $10,000 in cash was involved.
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New York
Gerald Chapman
Atlanta
Atherwood Cannon
Waterloo
State Probes Padding Claims Against Two Checkers
Des Moines January 15 Charges of padding expense accounts filed against George E B Turner and Patrick J Moore state checkers who audited Vinton city accounts. Auditor McClune plans formal investigation as Senator Harley White says inquiry necessary. Moore no longer with department and criticism arose over a council contract to D L Bryan with calls for refund of inventory fees. Senator White explains he pushed for investigation and warns against expense padding by state employees.
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Iternational News Wire
Des Moines
George EB. Turner
Patrick J. Moore
Vinton City
Tuquiry
Harey White
Vinton
AicClune
Altha Moore
Turner and Moore
Gouneilmann D.L
White
Wheaton
Fortieth General Assembly
Forty-first General Assembly
Drake University Lions Club Speaker Advocates Wider View
Dr Herbert Martin of Drake University spoke to Lions Club at Black's Tearooms at noon, delivering his second address in a year. His topic Cave Dwellers used a 2000 year old cave dweller image to urge members to shed prejudices, seek knowledge, and pursue lifelong education beyond a so called finishing school.
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Herbert Martin
Drake University Lions Club
Herbert Mar
Drake University
Des Moines
Lions Club
Martin Sal
Bill to Force Jail Terms in Dry Cases Reported Favorably
Washington D C Jan 15 The Stalker Bill amending the Volstead law would make jail terms mandatory for violators and was favorably reported to the house by the judiciary committee The measure exempts manufacturing nonintoxicating cider and fruit juices for home use Wets planned to attach one of two similar bills but postponed the move as the bill advances in the house
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Washington, D.C
Judiciary
Hue
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