Arid Anniversary Friction in Prohibition Era Debates
A 6th anniversary of Prohibition prompts Antisaloon League leader Scott McBride to warn of a wets led election fight as Congress changes. Copeland urges President Coolidge to resume anthracite wiring, while miners face unemployment and health concerns linger. An American Legion stance signals stricter conduct. Coolidge offers a measured remark about Washington monuments amid a ministry of quiet disruption. Twenty one West Virginia miners survive entombment after prayerful endurance. a law lesson explores dual acts of kindness versus harm. Runman convicted for shooting, and the Hoover radio interference issue while citizens prepare to visit Chicago.
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Scott McBride
Antisaloon League
Congress
House
Senate
League
Anthracite Milners
Copeland
New York State
Coolidge
Pennsylvania
Tepute
Senator McKinley considered farmer plight in 1914 case
Washington dispatch recaps Senator William B. McKinley of Illinois detailing a Champaign county farmer case. It notes high taxes, mortgage burdens, and shifting land values amid war and prices, illustrating rural financial strain and utility theorems blamed on county and state policies.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Senate
William B. McKinley
Thlingis
Senator McKinley
J. R
W. B. McKinley
United States
McKinley
Champaign
County
Jones
Champaign County
AW Gene
Courier delivery notice with missing and garbled timing
The text requests delivery by 3 o'clock and offers a remedy if late. It instructs calling 5100 to request a replacement copy, noting calls should arrive before 0:30 p.m. and that a misdelivered or late paper will be corrected.
Monument Still Stands As Coolidge Dodges Question
In Washington, President Coolidge declined to comment on Rupert Hughes's portrayal of George Washington. He glanced at the Washington Monument, smiled, and said nothing more as the dispute drew protests from patriotic groups.
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President Coolidge
Washington
Rupert Hughes
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
George Washington
Washington’s Monument
Quad
Farm Bureaus Call Agriculture Budget A Monstrosity
The American Farm Bureau federation denounces the United States agriculture budget as a monstrosity and accuses the budget director of politicized handling. Sam F. Thompson of Quincy Illinois signs the statement, calling for a complete rewrite of the budget and praising the agricultural bureau’s role.
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Chicago
INS
United States Department of Agriculture
American Palm Brean Federation
Sam IF. Thompson
Quincy
Candidates Take Time by Forelock
Des Moines reports Senator A T Brookins Bassett has filed for a second term after serving in the fortieth fortieth extra and forty first general assemblies. G Wy Patterson Kossuth county who served in the fortieth and forty first assemblies has filed for another term. J C McClune state auditor has filed for a second term. Herman Elgar Mr Pleasant will seek the state senate.
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Des Moines
A. T. Brookins
Bassett
G. Wy. Patterson
Kossuth County
J. C. McClune
Herman
Elgar
Pleasant
Babe Cracks Head in Fall from Bed
Nine month old John Sheaffer, son of Craig Sheaffer of WA Sheaffer Pen, is in University Hospital Chicago with a fractured skull after a fall from a bed in Fort Madison. Doctors expect the child to recover.
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Fort Madison
Gay
John Sheaffer
Craig Sheaffer
Sheaffer
Man Blown 150 Feet When Tank Explodes
An 89,000 barrel tank of distillate exploded at the Standard 641 storage plant in El Secunda Cal. One man was blown 150 feet, with several others injured in the blast.
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el Secunda
Cal
BERLING HIDING IS HOTEL SUPREMELY HAPPY
London Jan 16 Clarenre ry has not forgiven Berlin and his daughter for marrying the composer of jazz tunes Berlin said they are perfect happy and planning a dream marriage The couple spent the day in hotel seclusion as damp air and London fog kept conditions uninviting Radio officials seek Berlin broadcasts on the British station 2LO.
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Tie Berling
Irving Wih Ellin
Clarenrery
Thei
They
Berlin
2LO
Four City Officers Declare Candidacy for Mayor
In Water iolo, only four of 14 term-limited officers have signaled intent to seek re election with Mayor Gnagy the focal point awaiting a decision. Ralph Slippy J Townsley Albert Sherweed and H R Viewman show potential, while John Miller and Neil Jackson are named among possible contenders. Tibbitts MacKay and Jackson are discussed as possible candidates with Gnagy’s stance shaping the field.
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Oway
Ralph
Slippy
I M
Geight
A. 8
Guasy
President Coolidge
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Altho
Lcker
Guagy
Tibbitts
A. Tibbitts
Charles, MacKay
Neil D. Jackson
Couneilman
Breck
MacKay Teo Tis
MacKay
Préninhayes Ag
Mackie
Gragg
Areganizes Labol
Neil
Jackson
Grace Day Faces Rehearing On Beverly Hills Assault Case
Grace Bernice Day wife of Darby Day Jr heir to a Chicago family stood to face a new trial after the state supreme court ordered a rehearing of her appeal. The case stems from an alleged attack on her youthful husband in Beverly Hills last summer, which previously led to a conviction on one of two counts.
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Cal
Tan
INS
Grace Bernice Day
Darby Day, Jr
Chicago
Reid
State Supreme Court
Beverly Hills
Los Angeles
Supervisor Denies Cook Asked to Quit
Frank T. Bentley a county board member from Waterloo township denounces a printed statement claiming the board urged County Attorney W. A. Cook to resign. He says the board has no right to demand resignation, did not offer pay to any other candidate, did not confer with Swisher, and did not bring the attorney before the board in executive session. The board is not negotiating for a special prosecutor and has discussed workload due to unusual conditions.
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Frank T. Bentley
Ast
Waterloo Township
W. AL Cook
Bentley
Spervisors
WA. Gock
E. J. McCoy
Ben F. Swisher
Chang threatens trouble in Peking amid Red pressures
Peking reports Gen Chang Tso-Cin, leader of Manchuria, warns relations with the central government may be severed if Beijing moves further toward Bolshevism. Observers note signs the regime leans toward Russia as internal factionalism grows. Feng Yu-hsiang’s stance toward Russia is cited as supportive of the regime.
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Peking
Jan
Mukden
Chang Tso-Cin
Cedar Rapids Girl Leaves Home for Life on the Road
Louise Garrett an 18 year old college student from Cedar Rapids disappeared four weeks ago seeking excitement from itinerant musicians promising a bright future. She was found in South Bend Indiana where her father former Nebraska lieutenant governor HE Garrett retrieved her and brought her home.
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Cedar Rapids
Louise Garrett
South Bend
Ind
Louise
Garrett
Nebraska
Aurora Borealis Amits Radio Interference in Two Nights
Washington January 16 The aurora borealis or northern lights is blamed for erratic radio reception reported by W D Terrell chief radio inspector for the department of commerce. Disturbances may occur without visible aurora and no remedy exists for the interference.
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Commerce Department
Herbert Hoover Isihe
Washington, DD. C
W.D. Terrell
Department of Commerce
Terrell
Briton Predicting Rubber Price Drop
New York January 16 AP Sir William Lotts president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders of Great Britain said British car makers will discuss with American firms to reduce rubber prices. He predicted a decline in rubber prices as he prepared to sail for home.
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New York
William Lotts
Society of Motor Manuacterers and Traders of
Great Britain
Widwinter Forest Fire Rages in Santa Barbara National Forest
A midwinter forest fire roars in the Santa Barbara National Forest about 41 miles north of town. More than 501 acres of woodland have burned as hundreds of volunteers battle the flames.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Santa Barbara National Forest
Weather for Week Forecast for Washington BD C
Weather outlook for the week begins Monday with possible snow periods in the middle and end of the week. Temperatures fluctuate with rain likely across the period as a whole.
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Washington, BD. C
Issippi
Relative shoots impediment out of speech in Milwaukee
Nick Fero long troubled by a speech impediment had his relative Charles Paprone shoot him in January. A single shot grazed the tongue and freed Fero to speak clearly. Paprone was convicted of assault with intent to kill and jailed for one to 30 years after Fero testified in municipal court.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Nick Fero
Charles Paprone
Fero
Paprone
He*t
Corrective measures extend average lifespans says doctor
Dr Eber F Stevenson cites Gorgas Memorial Institute findings that health prevention and medical care can raise the average life from 60 to about 70 in 25 to 40 years. He notes infant mortality and accidents still keep the average low, but middle aged people may live six to seven years longer than their fathers.
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America
Eber Fb. Stevenson
Gorgas Memorial Institute
Chicago
Stevenson
Equity Stockholders Endorse Des Moines Plan
Des Moines delegates and Fargo stockholders of the Equity Cooperative Exchange pledged support for the program adopted by the joint committee of national and regional farm organizations at the Des Moines conference. The meeting here yesterday confirmed backing for the plan and its aims in cooperative farming efforts.
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Fargo
N. D
Des Moines
Equity Co-Operative Exchange
House OKs Belgian Terms on War Debt
The Belgian war debt settlement was approved today by the House by a 314 to 24 vote. The resolution authorizes acceptance of the terms as recommended by the American debt commission and was sent to the Senate.
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House
Senate
American Debt Commission
Car Plunge Kills 30 at Japanese Resort Cliff
A tram car carrying excursionists toppled from a cliff at Miyanoshita health resort. The plunge of about 40 yards killed 30 people and left 12 seriously injured. The disaster occurred in mid January, with authorities reporting the final tallies as details emerged.
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Tokio
Miyanoshita
Briand Maneuver Keeps French Cabinet Amid Crisis
Paris January 16— Briand the master diplomat again averts crisis and shores up his cabinet. He defies critics with suave persuasion and convinces the finance commission of a compromise on the financial plan. A heated chamber debate is postponed to Tuesday as the commission works on a settlement to avert a crisis.
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Doumer
Paris
Iisi
Aristide Brisni
France
Huanse Commission
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of the Fnancial
Finance Commission
Des Moines Prohibition Anniversary Sparks Reform Denunciation
Mrs. Ida B. Wisa Smith, vice president of the National WCTU and Iowa head, decries saloon horrors on the sixth prohibition anniversary as advocates vow renewed push. F Scott McBride says enforcement gains, cites fewer arrests and crime, while predicting a larger battle in Congress. Andrew Volstead lauds the six-year ban as a great blessing despite mixed outcomes.
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Ida B. Wisa Smith
Chicago
Scott McBride
Antisaloon League
Geal
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
League
South Bend
Ind
M. EB
Robinson
Indiana
Wayne B. Wheeler
Europe
America
Wheeler
Coolidge
White House
Volstead
St. Paul
Minn
Andrew J. Volstead
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