Contempt Trial Yields Few Startling Facts in Messer Case
In Cedar Falls, Mrs. Grof A Messer, probation officer, was found exonerated from contempt of court by Judge G W Wood after a morning session that heard affidavits and testimony regarding alleged statements about KR E McGraw. Bancroft and Doyen offered conflicting affidavits as to Messer remarks affecting juror perceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. French
Grof A. Messer
Pfficer
H. T. Bancroft
George Doyen
KR. EB. McGraw
G. W. Wood
W. T.A
Woman's Club
Social Welfare League
H. McCoy
Messer
J.C. Murtagh
Bancroft
Cedar Falls
French
Doyen
Bancroft Ther Mia
Mr. McGraw
George Melvin
Wood
Banroft
McGraw
Cox
J. J. Foerde
Waterloo
J.c.murtagh
McaGraw
Doven
McGrew
Murtagh
Mr. Doyen
Chicago
Meeser
George Doren
Fudge Wood
Winnie Stevens
Mr. Pettit
Murder trial of Dr. Winnes draws Kentucky mountaineers to Harlan
In Harlan Kentucky on January 24 testimony in the murder case of Dr H C Winnes former Kentucky state veterinarian charged with killing Laura Parsons was to begin as a juror panel neared completion. The town filled with mountaineers while famous Kentucky lawyers faced off over the old mystery of Parsons murder near Pine Mountain settlement school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Harlan
Laura Parsons
United Preas
Harlan, Ky
H. C. Winney
Robert B. Franklin
William Goebel
Winnes
Lloyd Bird
Breathitt County
Pine
Olntais
Parisons
Walter Parsons
Berea
Dr. Winses
Trac
Miles
Laura Patrsons
Pine Mountain
Miss Par
Sona
Dr. Winnes
Miss Pare | Bons
Tse
Harland
Bye
Pins Mountain Trail
Vines
Leteher
Harding Gets First Chance for Golf on Indian River
Rockledge Florida January 24 The Associated Press reports a quiet opening day for President elect Harding as his houseboat Victoria anchored off Rockledge. A golf game or fishing on the Indian River was planned before the party possibly spends the night aboard the vessel, aiming for an early start toward Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Indian River
Presa
Rockledge
Fla
Florida
Victoria
Miami
Yell Greetings to Statue of Liberty in Score of Tongues
Immigrant passengers aboard the steamship Saturnia from Glasgow greeted Miss Liberty with a chorus in 19 languages. A total of 748 travelers joined the multilingual salute as ship officers noted the unprecedented diversity aboard the vessel in New York harbor.
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Statue of Liberty
Associated
Praga
New York
Saturnia
Glasgow
New York Harbor
Miss Liberty
Girl Drinks Poison as Sweetheart Comes
Hazel Dewey Rice, 22, drank poison in her room last night as her sweetheart Louis J. Jacques reached her side and died while being rushed to a hospital in his car. He had refused to meet her and was warned by the girl she would never see him again. Jacques, son of sugar broker John Jacques, gave no reason for the act. She left a note saying she was tired of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Hazel Dewey Rice
Louis J. Jacques
Jaceques
Jacques
John Jacques
Sir Edward Carson Drops Irish Affairs
London reports Sir Edward Carson is expected to withdraw from Irish affairs and decline the premiership of Ulster. He will continue interest in Ireland, and may publicly announce withdrawal at Ulster parliament opening, possibly with King George attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Edward Carson
Ulster
Sars
Daiir
Copenhagen Repeats Lenine Death Report
Copenhagen reports persist in Lenine death rumors citing Helsingfors dispatch to Berlingske Tiden and anti Bolshevik press. The dispatch notes Lenine has not attended recent Soviet government meetings chaired by Leon Trotzky.
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Tie Associated Press
Copenhagen
Nikolai Lenine
Helsingfors
Berlingske Tiden
Antibolsheviki
le Bine
Leon Trotzky
Mailorder Man’s Mother Dies in Home for Aged
Mary Jane Roebuck, 87, mother of Custus Roebuck of a Chicago mailorder firm, died at a Lafayette home for the aged. She had lived alone on a farm west of Lafayette for about 25 years after her husband’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lafayette
Ind
Mary Jane Roebuck
Custiss Roebuck
Chicago
Iowa Assembly Moves on Code Revision and Elections
Des Moines reports the Thirty-ninth Iowa General Assembly enters week three with the code revision committee appointed and bills on constitutional convention timing, party controlled nominations, and revised vote counting. Proposals include a radical primary system, double ballot boxes, and a three-receiving/three-counting judge setup. Debate also looms on an industrial court, veterans bonus, and redistricting readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
General Assembly
Foskett
Smith
Holdoeg
Scott
van Alstine
Whitmore
Anderson
Weaver
Perkins
McClune
Larson
Adson
Clark
Powers
Springer
Senate
House
Arch McFarlane
Hammill
Marne
Iowa
United States
Yeelly
Harry
Francis
Assembly
Bradley
Jase
Allen
Kansas
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bothouses
Washington
Federaili
Jury Clears Kansans in Anticigaret Case
Kansas City Kan January 24 United Press reports a jury acquitted Mehlenbail of selling fags to high school boys amid anticigaret crusade activity. The House advanced Newton bill to curb immigration by requiring consular approval and refusing passports for applicants deemed dangerous or undesirable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Mehlenhball
United Ress
Astington
D. C
House Foreign Affairs
Ktee
Newton
United States
Town Quiet After Negroes Are Taken From Jail and Shot
Warrenton North Carolina scene of lynching after midnight mob riddled Alfred Williams and Plummer Bullock near the jail. Governor Morrison had home guards on duty to prevent further violence as reports of clashes between black and white residents spread from Norlina. Sheriff Davis was fired upon and stopped while en route to the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Warrentown
N. C
Home Guards
Morrison
Norlina
John Green
Alfred Williams
Plummer Bullock
Bullock
Williams
Davis
Old Cap'n Streeter Dead Champion of Streeterville
Captain George Wailington Streeter, longtime claimant to Streeterville on Chicago’s lakefront, died Saturday night aboard his houseboat. His infamous 1880s battle for title to the land transformed a shifting sands area into a multi hundred million dollar district now covered by high rises. Streeter and two friends were convicted of manslaughter in 1902 over a death during a castle assault, later released after a few months.
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Associated Press
Chicago
George Wailington Streeter
Captain Streeter
Near North Side
Lake Michigan
Streeterville
Lake Front
Reutan
Capturn Streeter
Cart. Streeter
Streeter
Chicaguo
Gold Coast
Niles
John S. Kirke
Syrians From Brazil Present Plaque to Wilson
Washington January 24 President Wilson received a delegation of Syrians from Brazil who presented a hand carved Circassian walnut plaque as thanks for his efforts in aiding Syria and other nations during the war. N J Naimy, chairman, spoke during the presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
N. J. Naimy
Dellegation
Adjaress
Caddock and Lewis Ready for Big Bout
World wrestling champion Lewis and former titleholder Earl Caddock prepare for a key match tonight at the Seventy-first regiment armory New York. The bout centers on the headlock versus Caddock’s varied holds with osteopath Dr Bowell noted in the ad. Lewis opens as a heavy favorite at twenty to one.
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United Piece
New York
Fd Lewis
Earl Caddock
Seventy-first Regiment Armory
Strangler
Amis
Bowell
Osteopath
Lewis
Austria Stands Firm Against Foreign Rule Amid Crisis
Vienna reports that Austria refuses to turn its government over to a foreign commission. President Mikheil Habisch signals the state will resist until possible while default looms and main powers may grant long term credits. Hoover aid has averted famine, but self sufficiency requires external loans and economic adaptation.
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United Press
Vienna
Austria
Micheel Habisch
Allied Supreme Council
United States
Herbert Hoover
Crowder Indicates Adjustment in Cuba
Washington reports Maj Gen Enoch H Crowder sent word on Cuba's early economic and political difficulties. He described a Cuban congress bill to protect banks with a moratorium and a committee to adjust finances, allowing banks and semi banking mercantile houses to join its jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Cuba
State Department
Enoch H. Crowder
Judge Permits Jury Women to Wear Hats in Polk Court
Des Moines reports Judge J D Wallingford granted concessions to women jurors in Polk district court allowing hat wear in the jury box and time to powder their faces during court. Besides these, jurors will follow the same rules as men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
Polk District Court
J. D. Wallingford
Allied Obits On Germany Discussed At Supreme Conference
The supreme council meeting resumed with focus on German disarmament and conditional recognition of the Soviet regime. Premier Briand opened the session while Marshal Foch and Generals Nollett and Wilson testified on arms limits as Allied governments weigh trade relations with Russia and a possible easing stance toward Moscow.
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Russia
Moscow
Wilson
Paul Hymans
Assembly of the League of Nations
Supreme Council
Marshal Foch
Sir Henry Wilson
Imperial
Staf
Maurice Nollet
Berlin
Briand
Ransacker Returns Gold Star Mementos With Wrong Watch
A thief returned mementos of a son who died serving overseas to Mrs. Lillian A. White. The items were given to Rev. R. L. Seamans to be delivered to Mrs. White, but the watch sent back did not belong to her soldier son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ransacker
Associated Press
Chicago
Lillian A. White
R. L. Seamans
Supreme Court Dismisses Nagel Perjury Appeal
Washington D C January 24 The Supreme Court dismissed today the appeal of Lewis F Nagel convicted in Iowa on perjury charges tied to testimony in a trial arising from violations of the War Departments zone order about military camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Nagel
Iowa
War Department
Senate to Vote on Meat Packer Regulation Today
Washington January 24 A tense congressional fight over meat packing regulation moved to a Senate vote expected late today under a fast track plan. The debate would start at 4 p.m with extended time and five minute limits for each senator. Supporters warn a very close result as the Kenyon Kendricks substitute and Ground bill face off before a new three member livestock commission would oversee industry regulation with $10 000 salaries.
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Washington
Senate
Consant
Gronna
North Daakota
Government Livestock Commission
Colby Speaks to United States Florida Crew Aboard
Secretary of State Colby, aboard the battleship Florida en route to Hampton Roads, spoke to officers and men on the quarterdeck after sailing from Port of Spain Trinidad. He was warmly welcomed by the ship’s company as he continues his South American visit and return voyage.
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U.S. S. Florida
Hampton Roads
Associated Press
Colby
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Florida
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Justhy Ft
Lenine
Old Cap’n Streeter
North Shore
Brazil
Caddock
Crowder
California
Supreme Ac
Germany
Nagel
Danderine
C.akbrere
Rprise
S. H. Davis
Bridge Street
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