Kidnappers Caught After Hollywood Woman Is Rescued
Los Angeles January 31 Mrs Gladys Witherell abducted from her Hollywood home was rescued by police and deputies near Corona California. Two men J Alfet Watson Carr and Floyd Carr were arrested after confessing to the abduction. Floyd Carr identified as mastermind led to the canyon cabin where she was held. The suspects admit planning other abductions in Spokane and Denver and sought ransom of fifty thousand dollars from her husband C J Witherell.
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Walter J. Hurst
United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Gladys Witherer
Hollywood
Corona
J. Alfet Watson Carr
Floyd Carr
A. W. Carr
Carrs
Spokane
Denver
Alice Clark
Witherell
Allen Witherell
Jgar
Mrs. Witherell
Carr
A. W
Jack
Floyd
Canyon
Congress in session details disarmament naval program talks
The United Congress reports on the fourteenth day with Senator Gerry to speak on disarmament and naval program. Postoffice appropriation bills, lumber trade investigation date, Pacific naval base report, packet regulation bill, navy and deficiency appropriations, and Schedule K-wools and hides hearings are noted.
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Gerry
Calder Reconstruction
Pacific Naval Base
House
Senate Naval
Ways and Means
Harding Plans Two Day Fishing Trip in Florida Keys
President-elect Harding, stranded from outside contact, departs Miami for a two day fishing expedition with his party. Based on Cocolobo Island near Key West, they will fish amberjack and sailfish using the yacht Shadow Y. A clubhouse on Cocoloso is assigned for the party.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Harding
Florida Keys
Cocolobo
Here
Cocoloso
Let Debs Out Feb 12 Is Recommendation to President Wilson
Commutation of Eugene Debs sentence to free him on February 12 was recommended to President Wilson by the Department of Justice. The information came from the White House briefing today in Washington D C.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Eugene ¥. Debs
Department of Justice
White House
Woman Stabbed and Beaten to Death in Cleveland
Miss Gretchen Bandit, 37, was found in her room at her brother in law Dr Lester Siemen's home, beaten and stabbed. Police say robbery was the motive, with about $500 in jewelry missing.
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The
Associated Press
Cleveland
Gretchen Bandit
Lester, Siemen
1 233 Per Cent Paid as Packers' Dividend
Morris and Co one of the nation’s big five packers declares a stock dividend of 27 million dollars on a 3 million 000 six hundred eight thousand capitalization. Stockholders receive nine shares of common plus three and one third shares of preferred for each share. Heirs of Nelson Morris hold the bulk of the stock.
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United Press Chicago
Morris & Co
Nelson Morris
Mrs. Harding in New York to Buy Dresses
Mrs. Harding, wife of president elect Warren G. Harding, arrived in New York from Washington to purchase part of her White House wardrobe. She was accompanied by Mrs. Harry S. New and Mrs. Edward P. McLean and will rejoin her husband after the visit.
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Associated Press
New York
War Isen G. Harding
White House
Washington
Harry S. New
United States
Indiana
Edward P. McLean
Prison Murderers Conviction Upheld by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court upheld the court martial convictions of Alexander Kahn Donald Fisher and Robert L Lecocq for murder committed at Leavenworth federal prison. Lower court decrees dismissing their writs of error were affirmed.
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Associated Press
Washington, D
Alexander Kahn
Donald Fisher
Robert L. Lecocq
Leavenworth
Supreme Court
Dewey's shells explode in Manila injuring three boys
In Manila on January 31 a shell from Admiral Dewey's gun, left in a vacant lot for over 22 years, exploded wounding three Filipino boys. A boy who picked up the shell and threw it at a rock caused the blast and the injuries.
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Associated Press
Manila
P. J
Admiral Dewey
Governor Frederic Parkhurst Dies in Maine
Governor Frederic H. Parkhurst of Maine died at Augusta after a diphtheritic infection under the tongue. He had shown signs of improvement until late last night when he took chills and became unconscious. Death occurred at 9:15 this morning.
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Associated Press
Augusta. Me
Frederic H. Parkhurst
Maine
Berger Conviction Reversed Over Judge Bias
The U S Supreme Court reversed Victor L Berger's espionage act conviction, ruling Judge Landis should have recused after an affidavit alleging prejudice. Justices Day Pitney and McReynolds dissented in part, with Berger and fellow defendants Adolph Germer William F Kruse J Louis Engdahl and Irwin St John Tucker involved. The decision centers on alleged personal bias and the impact on trial integrity in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Victor L. Berger
Supreme Court
Landis
Berger
Day
Pitney
McReynolds
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Justice Day
Milwaukee
Wis
United States Supreme Court
Chicago
I. M. Landis
Victor Berger
Socialist Party
Representative calls for Wall Street probe in Congress
North Dakota representative introduced a resolution demanding a full congressional investigation into Wall Street. He accuses financiers of profiting billions from global misfortunes in the last five years.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Wall Street
Representatioer
North Dakota
Wal Street
Former MacSwiney Chaplain in Prison
Father Domin, chaplain to the late Lord Mayor MacSwiney, must serve three years in a military prison after a court martial decision in Dublin. He was accused of possessing seditious literature.
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United Press Dublin
Dominic
MacSwiney
Weather report notes light snow, roads fair to good
The U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau reports light snow flurries over the state with little highway impact. Cities listed include Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo and Waverly. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy weather tonight and Tuesday.
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U. S. Department _of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Albert
Lea
Minn
Algona
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moinex
Dubuque
Faribanit
la [Crosse Wis
Mason City
Marshalltown
New Hampton
Postville
Water
Neo
Waverly
Wilson Refuses Debs Release Recommendation
President Wilson refuses to commute the 1 year sentence of Eugene Debs for espionage act violation. He rejects the Justice Department's recommendation to end the sentence next February 12, keeping Debs imprisoned in Washington D C.
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iBy
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Eugene ¥. Debs
Department of Justice
Det
Two Davenport Men Killed in Joy Ride Crash
In Davenport Iowa a seven passenger touring car skidded on wet pavement and crashed into a telephone pole. Two men Frank Weitzie and Frank Hault were killed. Three others were injured including Mrs. Benjamin Williams and Mrs Henry Cottrell. Rostock, the driver, is under arrest.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Frank Weitzie
Frank Hault
Rostock
Benjamin Williams
Henry Cottrell
Crude Oil Prices Are Again Reduced By Agencies
The Associated Press reports reductions in crude oil prices across several regional stocks. Pennsylvania crude drops to 5 dollars per barrel while Cabell Somerset and Ragland prices fall, with Mid-Continent oil at 2.50 dollars per barrel after a 0.25 decrease.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Cabell
Somerset Light
Somerset
Ragland
Tulsa
Okla
Sinclair Oil & Gas Go
Kanaf
Oklahoma
Texas
Firemen slain as wall collapses on Mathewson Street blaze
Three firemen were killed and 18 seriously injured when a four story wall collapsed at 88 Mathewson Street during an early morning fire. Two of the injured were expected to die as damage reached about 150000 dollars. Firefighters on the roof were buried as flames and debris rained down, but crews rescued the living and recovered the dead.
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Providence
Mathewson Street
Fames
Bessemer
Victor Jacobson
Vittoria
Victor
Jacobson and & Boarder
Bie
New Castle
Light Company Chief from Keokuk Electrocuted Repairing Wire
W G Ainsley, superintendent of the Central MWinois Public Service Company, was electrocuted while repairing a broken arc light circuit in Paris. He reportedly touched both ends of the live wire at once. He is survived by a wife and two young children. Ainsley came from Mattoon Texas but was said to have originally hailed from Keokuk, Iowa.
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United Pen
Paris
W. G. Ainsley
Central Mwinois Public Service Company
Ainsley
Mwe
Mattoon
Tik
Keokuk
Wilson Names Two on Finance Board for Philippine War Relief
President Wilson sent to the senate nominations for directorship of the revived War Finance Corporation to aid farmers in the Philippines. The nominees include Walter Warwick of Ohio and Jeris A Hayes of California. A House resolution seeks a three member committee to investigate alleged tobaccos shipments and cigars from the Philippines to the United States.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
War Finance Corporation
Eness
Manila
P. I
House
of Representatives
Walter Warwick
Ohio
Jeris A. Hayes
California
Robert F. White
Philippines
Mead
United States
Aemts
Collector of Internal Revenue
Philippine
Penrose Presents Cloture Petition in Senate
The Associated Press reports Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania led a Republican petition for cloture on the emergency tariff bill in the Senate. Senator Pomerene of Ohio objected to a unanimous consent vote proposal set for February 15.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Pomergne
Ohio
Editor's Widow and Elgin Educator Dies
Elgin Illinois January 31 Mrs A H Lawrie 81 widow of the late editor of the Elgin Daily News died yesterday after an illness of several weeks. A longtime Elgin resident of more than 44 years she was active in educational and religious affairs in the central west. She once led the Woman's Department and taught French at Adrian College Michigan. Surviving sons include Will L Lowrie American consul general at Athens and Richard Lowrie editor of the Elgin Daily News.
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Associated Press
Elgin, II
A. H. Lawrie
Elgin Daily News
Elgin
Central’ West
Adrian
Michigan) College
Round House Door Kills R I Employee
Martin Dorl and Dush Beat an employee of the Rock Island road died when a large door in the round house broke loose and fell on him this morning. The victim was taken to Buffalo Center, his former home. Derenbush had married a few months ago.
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We Associated Press
Manly
Martin Dor
Dush
Rock Island Road
Joor
Round House
Buffalo Center
Derenbush
Aew
London reports sleeping sickness epidemic in four weeks
London records fifty five cases of sleeping sickness over the past four weeks, a large rise from the prior four weeks which had only three cases. The Associated Press notes the outbreak as of January thirty first.
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London
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Woman Dies After Poison Brew Drink
Mrs Pauline Novotny aged 23 in Cedar Rapids drank a home brew laced with a poison dose and died today. The incident occurred at her residence as reported by Associated Press.
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Cedar Rapids
Associated Trees
Jan
Pauline Novotny
Socialists Fight Italian Ministry Over Attacks
Socialist leaders in Rowe during a week of upheaval pressed to overthrow the Giolitti cabinet. Debates by about 70 deputies were set to continue as premiers faced a strong confidence vote, with socialists accusing authorities of failures to protect them from Fascist violence and protect meeting places and labor halls.
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Iy Henry Woot
United Press Sta
Rowe
Giolitty
Giolitti
Winsted
Goodenough
Samaritan
Atty
Smiles and Kinks Open Today's Wires
New York report notes Chinese famine and New Year banquet plans in Chinatown merchants, with celebratory plate and sum yen details.
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Tasted Press
New York
Chinatown
Cleveland Police Raid Leads to Safe Dump From Third Floor
Police selected an easy method to open a safe during a raid on a gambling horse proprietor who refused to cooperate. After the safe was opened, it was dumped from the third floor to discard evidence. The report names Smoke La Azora Girard Trarvester Mtch Master Best at 10e-15e in an apparent advertisement fragment.
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Cleveland
la Azora
Girard
Trarvester
Reman Killed in Wreck at Wilke as Fast Mail Hits Freight
John Zeigler, a 37 year old fireman from Waterloo, died instantly when the fast mail train struck a freight on a siding near Wilke just west of Iowa Falls. Engineer Albert Livingston was uninjured. The wreck followed a switch failure that prevented the passenger train from passing. Zeigler jumped from the engine to avoid the crash and was crushed in the caboose. Survived by widow, son, and two brothers. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Jhon L
Niingis
Westhough
Wilke
Tows Falls
Albert Livingston
Eay
Livingston
Waterloo
J. F. Hartnett
Mr. Zeigler
Carlisle
John
Ellsworth
Lorraine
Roy
Calisle
Mexico Plans Army Totaling 80,000 Men
Mexico City, Jan. 31. Plans drafted by Enrique Estrada minister of wars propose a Mexican army of 80,000 men with compulsory service for ages 18 to 20. The proposal will be submitted to President Obregon for congress approval.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mex
Enrique Estrada
General Staff
Army
Obregon
Congress
77 Filipinos Held to Murder Charges
In Manila a court denied a motion to dismiss murder charges against 77 constabulary soldiers connected with riots on December 15 in which seven persons were killed. The proceeding was before the court of the first instance, as reported by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press Manila
P. L
Court of the First Instance
Safeblowers fail in heist as dog alerts nearby
Chicago reports a moving pictures theatre safe blown open with $1,600 left untouched after a woman's dog barked alerting a resident. Police chased three men. two were captured and one wounded after refusing to halt. Three detectives in Detroit were shot during a separate plaza robbery, bandits escaping with $10,000 in liberty bonds. A Virginia bank robbery in Reedville saw $119,7000 stolen and the bank set on fire. Des Moines theatre safe blown open. about $3,000 cash taken and office wrecked.
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Chicago
William A. Gaines
Percy
Detroit
Mich
Morton Bond Company
Public Square
Washington, D. C
Commonwealth National Bank
Reedsville
Washington Police Department
Des Moines Theatre
Des Moines
Jan. Sr
Old Age Banished by Roentgen Rays in Vienna
Dr Holznecht of the Roentgen institute announced a ray treatment rejuvenates ageing women physiologically and psychologically. He claimed blurred voices sharpen, complexions brighten, eyes brighten, wrinkles fade, and patients regain zest with age banished. About thirty percent of experiments successful.
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Roentgen
Vienna
United Press
Eft
Holznecht
Roentgen Institute
Jis
Holgnecht
Pioneer Temperance Figure A. B. McMurray Dies in Iowa
Des Moines Associated Press reports the death of Mrs. A B McMurray at 72, a pioneer temperance worker. She helped spur the 1882 constitutional amendment for temperance reform, edited the Iowa Commonwealth in 1897, and led temperance journalism for about a decade. Born in Edinburgh, she emigrated to the United States at 16 and moved to Des Moines in 1874.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
A. EB. McMurray
Iowa
Supreme Court Sets Rate Case for Feb 28
Washington, Jan 31 The Supreme Court agreed to advance arguments on the appealed case to decide if the Interstate Commerce Commission under the Esch Cummins law can raise intrastate rates as well as interstate rates. Brought by the Wisconsin Railroad Commission after a lower court upheld the federal commission, the suit is regarded as a landmark in rate making history with February 28 fixed for argument.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Federal Commission
Gas Rebate Case Headed for Mandamus Action
United Press reports the Lincoln Neb Gas and Electric Co seeks court leave to file for mandamus to stop Judge Wade from ordering rebates to gas consumers dating from September 1913. Iowa bill proposes $16 monthly pension for veterans at Marshalltown home. Naval court ordered to probe shooting of Lt. John C. Taylor by a sentry at Norfolk base. Daniels seeks fuller reports.
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United. Press
Washington
PB. C
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Gas and Electric Company
Wade
United Press
Les Moines
Marshalltown
Iowa
Criswell
Madrid
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Naval Court of Inquiry
John C. Taylor
Bampton Roads
Daniels
Delivery Time Notice For Courier Service
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30. If the carrier bay or other cause you fail to receive the paper by that time, please phone 3380 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Midland Stockholder Aids Receivers Fight
Peter J. Heynes, a Midland Packing stockholder, obtained a federal injunction from Judge Elliott restraining the Midland Stockholders' Association from pursuing planned legal action to annul proceedings at meetings called by the Midland receivers. The injunction halts the planned challenge to the receivers' meetings.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Peter J. Heynes
The
Midland Packing Company
Elliott
Midland Stockholders’ Association
Midland
Railroads Seek Wage Relief To Avert Bankruptcies
The Association of Railway Executives told the railroad labor board that immediate relief is needed to cut operating costs. General Atterbury urged halting wartime wage rules for three months while testing economies, with a later wage reduction likely if costs stay high. He called wartime agreements wasteful and urged swift action despite opposing views from board members.
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Associated Press
Bicago
United States
Railroad Labor Board
Association of
Railway Executives
iGen
W. W. Atterbury
Roads’ Organization
Atterbury
Gen. Atterbury
Wilson
R. M. Barton
Henry T. Hunt
Cincinnati
Cen
Barton
Hunt
Repragante
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