Alcohol traffic curbed as agents revoke licenses
Prohibition officials announce drastic limits on alcohol trade. Licenses for several large distillers and many other dealers are revoked or not renewed. Yellowley’s New York investigation into domestic and diverted alcohol is cited as a major factor, with seizures of redistilled spirits and operational stills uncovered.
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Mines at Essen Seized by French Army Move
Berlin reports the Reichsbank cannot print enough paper money as the mark collapses with 25 billion marks daily printed but unsatisfied demand. Essen miners rebuff French officers seeking mine inspections, threatening to quit the pits rather than work under bayonets in January 1917.
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United Press
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Essen
War clouds lower over European states text
Mason sees war clouds over Europe as Italy resents not being asked for advice after promising to send mining engineers to the Ruhr. Allies plan mission to Memel to restore order and expel Lithuanian irregulars. a truce with Lithuanian irregulars was reported as Polish gunboat movements sparked protests in Memel.
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Railroads see 16 percent traffic rise in 1922 despite coal dip
Washington Jan 17 Excluding coal American railroads carried more traffic in 1922 by 16 percent than any previous year. Coal shipments fell seven percent due to a five week coal miners strike. Total loadings of non coal traffic reached 36,265,178 cars, vs 31,347,816 in 1921 and 35,036,022 in 1920, with coal bringing total freight to about 43,713,519 carloads.
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Washington, D. C
Servision
American Railway
Kendrick Confirmed as Iowa Insurance Commissioner
Des Moines Jan 17 The senate in executive session confirmed W. R. C. Kendrick assistant attorney general as state insurance commissioner succeeding A. C. Savage. Kendrick’s appointment marks a key administrative change in the department.
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Iowa visitor notes global tensions and economic strain
J E Innes, back from the Brazilian Centennial Exposition as Iowa’s official representative, cites distress over France’s course and predicts unrest in Germany after Ruhr events. He warns Germans lean Bolshevik, warns Europe’s bankruptcy hurts South America, while engineers relocate a 900 foot bridge over the Des Moines river near Dumas Missouri in one hour and forty three minutes.
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Tolstoy Diagnoses American Shortcomings in Mason City
Count Ilya Tolstoy told a Mason City audience that Americans are childish and uneducated, chasing the dollar. He faulted U S readers for shallow info and poor endurance for deep thinking, critiqued literature, film, and press as pandering. He praised Emerson and noted his father's views on Lincoln as a politician. The count was in Indiana today.
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Ilya Tolstoy
America
Emerson
Lincon
Indiana Toay
Harlan Woman Sentenced for Murder and Slayings in Iowa
Mrs Alfred Liebecke of Harlan Iowa was found guilty of second degree murder in the slaying of George Bohnke and received a 20 year term at the Rockwell City reform school. Judge E B Woodruff denied her motion for a new trial though an appeal to the supreme court is anticipated. John Schaeffer, a Panama City blacksmith, was sentenced to life at Fort Madison penitentiary for the slaying of Matt Herbst. his motion for a new trial was denied.
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Iowa Commander Says Legion Will Fight Klan to Finish
Maj. Robbins, Iowa state commander, declared in Cedar Rapids that the American Legion and the Ku Klux Klan are diametrically opposed. He spoke at the inauguration of officers from Greene, Nora Springs, and Rockford. He urged veterans to invest bonus money to carry out the good urged by the bonds vote and support the frast the good and generous people of Iowa have imposed in you.
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Independence to Pave 38 City Blocks Next Summer
Independence Iowa residents will see thirty eight blocks of city streets paved next summer following city council approval. Construction will begin as soon as weather permits, with the project targeting improved roads and traffic flow throughout the town.
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Move Bridge 42 Feet Downstream in Jiffy
Fort Madison Iowa January 17 faced with traffic reopen to trains on the Santa Fe line after a bridge move shortened by 42 feet downstream. Authorities reported swift progress and no delays beyond the adjustment period. The project aims to improve flow while maintaining service along the line.
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Perfection Rubber Co to Be Sold at Auction
The insolvent Perfection Tire and Rubber Co planed plant in Fort Madison will be sold at public auction this month. Promoted by Industrial Securities of Chicago, the firm previously capitalized at 42 million dollars. Receivers named are P. Tonkin of Fort Madison and CG Keedy of New York, with most stock sold in Central and western Illinois.
State Briefs Marion Henry Tong faces possible retrial
Marion notes Henry Tong of Chicago was sentenced to three years in Fort Madison for syndicalism and may not be retried until the next term due to a crowded criminal docket, per County Attorney W J Barngrover. West Union: Henry Faust sues Joseph Rely over $50,100 and interest tied to stock in a Georgia cement plant, claiming misrepresentation. trial set this term. Forest City: Waldorf College seeks a $100,000 endowment to fund new courses and staff, contacting all communities it serves. Cedar Rapids: Linn County assessors elect Dame Feiereisen president. livestock value schedule adopted for assessment. Davenport: Roy Maxfield, lineman, severely burned by 13,000-volt line, may die. Marion: Interstate fair assured. $2,900 subscribed in one afternoon, hoping to reach $35,000 by week end. Des Moines: North High School fire causes several thousand dollars in damage. Albert/Minneapolis: W S Reetz dies from injuries after a gas car collision with a freight train. Ames: ISU debaters split with Kansas State on federal operation of mines. affirmative wins at Ames. Lemars: Dan Blake seeks $500 damages from B H Van Vieck over a dispute involving pigs. Crowley: Fire and dynamite explosion injure three and devastate Scott’s business district.
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Linn County Assessors' Association
Klan Heads Must Take Stand in Louisiana Murder Case
Judge Fred Odom ruled that all prospective defendants must testify if called as witnesses in the Morehouse parish hooded mob murders probe, but cannot be forced to answer questions that would incriminate themselves. The decision allows summoning Capt. J. J. Skipwith and other klan officials amid defense objections.
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Nations Foremost Bankers on U Short Course Program
Iowa City January 17. The fourth annual bankers short course at the University of Iowa January 22 25 will feature leading bankers and business men. About 200 Iowans are expected. Speakers include B M Anderson John J Geddes C H Crennan and others. A three day course will offer banking and business topics and lead to a certificate. The Iowa Bankers association co operates with the university. Initial session discusses the income tax with Lars Bledine H A McIntosh John F Carroll and FP Baldridge among speakers Clayton B Stiver also speaks. A M Henderson will respond to welcome by Walter A Tessup.
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Merchants Loan & Trust Co
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Story City
Walter A. Tessup
Sun Yat Sen Army Enters Canton Ambiguity Grows
Sun Yat Sen forces entered Canton this morning as loyalist units reportedly joined the invaders. An army of Junnan Kwangsi troops was sweeping Jin from Samshut and Chen Chiung Ming’s troops defected. General Ghang Kuo-Chen, allied with Hui Chung-Chih, assumed control of the city.
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Judge flags man in marital blackmail case in Maine
Augusta Me Jan 17 delivering a decision favorable to Mrs Luella H Dunton in her suit to recover 59 one thousand dollar bonds from her husband Ralph Fudge Albert Spear denounced Dunton for accepting bush money from the man he charged dishonored his wife Dunton testified John S Hyde late millionaire shipbuilder of Bath gave him the hands after Dunton found his wife and Hyde in a Portland hotel
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Ralph
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John S. Hyde
Bath
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Ortland
Nationwide building boom may curb rents in coming months
Across the country a coast to coast building boom is under way with realtors split on rent movement. Some cities report vacancies and 25 percent lower rents, others see rents stabilizing or rising as construction continues. Detroit, Denver and Milwaukee blame costs, while Chicago and St Louis expect eventual declines if the boom endures.
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Counterfeit Ring Tied to Soviet Fund Raising Trial
Detroit on January seventeenth three men and a woman face federal trial for raising counterfeit five dollar to twenty dollar bills to fund the Soviet government. U S agents found gang HQ in Detroit and indicate the money was sent to an address in Russian Poland for transmission. Seven arrested, four now on trial.
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Fire destroys Roc Hill College buildings in Elliott City
The main buildings of RocHill College, a Catholic institution near Elliott City, were destroyed by fire with losses estimated at $300,000. The report lists the blaze among several uneven international notes including Stinnes coal dealings and political maneuvers in Washington and Paris.
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Antipistol Bill Offered in Illinois With Registry Plan
Springfield Jan 17 Prohibition of the manufacture or sale of pistols or revolvers except for authorized officers is proposed in a bill by Rep Thomas O Grady Chicago The act would bar making buying or selling any gun less than 14 inches with 90 day registration for owners to be filed with a sheriff or police chief Penalties include fines from 100 to 1000 and up to one year imprisonment for violations or failing to register in prescribed form
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Flood Control Fund Authorized for Mississippi River
A House flood control committee report favors a flood control fund to support an annual 16 million dollar appropriation for the Mississippi River Commission plan. The bill would allow allocations along the river from the head of the passes to Rock Island Illinois and to affected tributaries and outlets.
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Leboudy Heirs to Pay Britain Big Tax
The British government will collect 190,000 pounds as inheritance tax on the estate of Jacques Laboudy, self styled emperor of Sahara, shot by his wife at Long Island home four years ago. Heir liabilities arise from 2.4 million pounds in sound rubber securities in an English bank.
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Jacques Laboudy
Sahara
Long Island
Grace M. E. Church Hosts Farewell for Miss Mack
Mrs Delbert Gallup and Mrs Ferguson hosted a farewell party for Miss Maybeth Mack at Grace M. E. Church last evening before she leaves Thursday to enter the University of Nebraska Lincoln to continue violin studies with the orchestra in attendance.
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Delbert Gallup
Eggs Cheapest for January in Five Years in Chicago
Chicago January prices show eggs and coal softening due to warm weather. Wholesale egg prices fell 13 cents per dozen since January, about 20 cents below any January in the past five years. Springfield coal mine cut coal price from 5 to 4.50 per ton amid slack demand.
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A. Springfield
Debt commissions stall over interest rate clash
Negotiations between British and American debt commissions hit a standstill with no progress possible until British officials return to London for talks. A joint meeting is planned, but may only be a farewell before the British depart Washington. A tentative 2 percent rate drew debate as it lags behind US borrowing costs, delaying any settlement beyond weeks. May extend into May, with hopes for princial agreement still alive.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
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Washington
New York
British Commissioners May Stay Beyond Next Saturday
The text notes a possibility that British commissioners would remain beyond the originally planned departure date, should an agreement not be reached by the coming Saturday.
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Thair
Brookhart Resolution Seeks Tax Evasion Details Approved by Senate
The Senate unanimously passed a resolution by Senator Brookhart to compel Secretary Mel Jov to disclose any penalties imposed on corporations accused of surtax evasion through stock dividends. Brookhart, a Republican from Iowa, read a list of corporations charged with such evasions.
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Washington, D. C
Mel Jov
Senate
Brookhart
Towa
Fire on Chicago Automobile Row Destroys Buildings and Cars
A blaze on Chicago's Automobile Row burned three buildings, destroyed about 20 autos, and forced 22 families from their homes. One man collapsed and was rescued by firefighters as smoke filled streets near Luke's Hospital but did not endanger the hospital structure. Property loss estimated over $100,000.
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Luke’s Hospital
Rock Island Votes Back to Aldermen
Rock Island held a special election yesterday to switch from a commission to an aldermanic form of government. The city had operated under the commission system for 12 years. The note about Constantinople being Byzantium appears as a stray historical aside.
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