Prices of farm products and production costs raise concerns
An article by Frank Co. in the March Magazine System warns that cutting production to meet individual farmer needs could remove surpluses, raising prices and hindering humanitarian aims. The piece discusses farm economics, mining disasters, and freightage expansion on the Mississippi, plus social issues from child discipline and a Chaplin divorce case.
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Frank Co
Lowden
Iowa
Illinois
Courier schedule notice at your home at the appointed hour
A notice informs readers to expect delivery at a specified time and to contact the office if the paper is not received. It urges reporting issues by calling to arrange copies or confirm delivery details.
Des Moines Woman Auxiliaries Beat Burglars, Recovers Loot
Mrs Marie Fisher, a Des Moines housewife, took up the case after police and bloodhounds failed to find stolen furniture. She worked as a canvasser and yesterday helped arrest three alleged burglars and recover a truckload of stolen items by tracing the loot through house to house calls.
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Des Moines
Marie Fisher
France to begin prepayment on war debt in Paris plan
Washington reports that France will pay part of its war debt in advance under the Mellon Berenger agreement. The treasury department says the arrangement is satisfactory. France plans to settle 10 million dollars on June 18 for its outstanding debt excluding surplus materials purchases. The statement notes the Paris proposal is moving toward the U S Congress and the French parliament.
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Washington
France
Paris
Treasury Department
Mellon
Cities Hope For New Federal Buildings Hope Through Bill
Washington March 1. The fate of hundreds of cities rests on a federal appropriation bill. The measure, worth about 19.8 million dollars, covers construction projects for 1928 under a five year program of 165 million. Senate cloture failed on the Reed bill, casting doubt on passage.
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Washington, D. C
INS
House
Reed
Sixteen Miners Killed in Two Collapses In England
In Wales at Ebbw Vale Cwm mine gas caused an after damp halt to rescue efforts after a main gallery roof collapse trapped workers. At Nottinghamshire Bills Thorpe mines a staging collapse killed sixteen men as they sank a new shaft.
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Dpbbw
Ebbw Vale
Wining Company
London
INS
Bills-Thorpe
Nottinghamshire
Escaped Prisoner Still at Liberty
Fort Madison Iowa March 1 Warden T P Hallowell said Robert Burris life term slayer who escaped Sunday night likely caught a train and was still traveling No clues to his capture were found.
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Fort Madison
T. P. Hallowell
Robert Burris
State Penitentiary
Winterset Seeks Passenger Trains on Rock Island Route
Hearing set for March 9 on petition by Ed Smith and Winterset newspaper publisher to resume passenger service on the Rock Island line between Des Moines and Winterset. Petitioners say only one mixed freight and passenger train currently operates daily.
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Des Moines
Ed Smith
Wintersetewspaper
Rock Island
Es* Moines
Winterset
State’ Board of Railroad Commissioners
Coolidge Seeks Geneva Accord On Naval Limitation
President Coolidge expresses hope Geneva can yield an agreement to limit auxiliary naval ship strength among the big five powers. He says a three nation pact excluding France and Italy is not practicable for the United States Great Britain and Japan, dispelling rumors of such an alternative proposal.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Coolidge
Geneva
France
Italy
White House
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Banker Warns West Moves Away From Coolidge
Iowa banker of Trust & Savings in Des Moines sent a letter to Charles Titles vice chairman of the Republican national committee declaring that hundreds of thousands of middlewest oldtime stockribbed Republicans will vote the Democratic ticket if Coolidge is renominated.
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Huge
Iowa ‘Trust & Savings Bank
Charles D. Titles
Republican National Committee
Coolidge
Des Moines
Man Relieved by Religion Won't Face Prosecution for Old Killing
Oshkosh Nebraska March 1 Confessing to the 14 year old murder of his uncle after he got religion Henry Boyer today gained belief in religion when he learned the chances are remote that he will be prosecuted for the crime County Attorney Frank Dutton said the confession prompted by Mrs Minnie Boyer’s reluctance to testify may lead to charges against Henry and his wife being quashed The old case involved the burial of Frank Boyer on the homestead after he was shot and killed by Thomas Boyer now dead authorities will hold the body for further investigation.
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Neb
Henry Boyer
Frank Dutton
Boyer
Frank Boyer
Nebraska
Minnie Boyer
Frank
Henry
Horry
Thomas Boyer
Kearney
Goodwill Fliers Travel On Alone
Buenos Aires March 1 Two United States Army Pan American goodwill flight squadron planes were to depart for Asuncion Paraguay while two fliers bodies head home on the Vauban Major H A Dargue commander parachuted in safely after a Saturday collision and three others continue the flight two head for Panama for another plane The bodies of Capt Clinton F Woolsey and Lieut John Benton were placed aboard the Vauban after somber funeral services with Argentine officials participating.
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Buenos Aires
United States Army
Asuncion
Paraguay
Vauban
H. A. Dargue
Panama
Clinton F. Woolsey
John Benton
Actress to be named as co respondent in Chaplin divorce
Los Angeles March 1 A Hollywood actress will be named as co respondent in the amended divorce suit of Lita Grey Chaplin against Charles Chaplin. Attorney Lyndol J Youngs told the International News Service that the actress’s name would not be divulged. This is the first time he confirmed that Mrs Chaplin would name a co respondent in her complaint.
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Liza Grey Chaplin
Lyndol L. Young
Los Angeles
Cal
Hollywood
Seek Missing $15 as Clue to Death
Police and county authorities on Beaver Island near Clinton Indiana investigate the death of Mrs Ella Hagberg after she drew $15 from a bank Saturday morning. A post mortem under Coroner R L Fenlon found the skull removed. full findings have not been released yet.
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Ella Hagberg
Beaver Island
Mississippi River
R. L. Fenlon
Fenlon
Girl Tries to End Life After Quarrel
Esther Luke of Wyoming Ta attempted suicide by poison after a quarrel with her sweetheart over her association with another girl and job loss. She survived the night in hospital but is badly burned with little hope of recovery. Her parents, Mr and Mrs Joseph Luke, are with her.
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Cedar Rapids
Esther Luke
Wyoming
Joseph Luke
Rabbi Nathan Coldstein Dies After Appendicitis Operation
Des Moines mourns the loss of Rabbi Nathan Coldstein a longtime Jewish leader and founder of the Jewish community center who died after an appendicitis operation He served as pastor of the Children of Israel for 19 years and was a prominent figure in local Jewish work.
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Mareh
INS
Nathan Coldstein
Jewish Community Center
The
Children of Israel
San Follec Henry George Tholita Martin ad blurb
Fragmentary OCR style item lists names San Follec Henry George and Tholita Martin with unclear descriptor ad vent. Readable elements show personal names and possible advertisement context without full details.
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Henry George
Tholita Martin
All Good de Elgnes
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Paving plan nears start with 27 blocks for Waterloo
Waterloo city engineers under Council direction begin lining up a 1927 paving program, likely 20 to 30 blocks this summer. Residents near Sixth street west and Grant street petitioned for about 12 blocks, with McGreevy acting as spokesman. If approved, additional areas such as Prospect Hills and Division Street may join. The 1924 program paved 35 blocks, with overall cost near 152,000.
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Presbyterian Hospital
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Leavitt Street
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Woodlawn Road
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Bath Packing Company
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F. D. Cecil
Brough
Fish
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McFarlane
Ann Link
Robinson
Floyd F. Cole
STHC
Mabel Archer
Smelser
Municipal Court
Machkay
Prophet New York March Farmers Produce For Own Needs
Former Illinois governor Frank C Lowden writes in the March issue of System magazine predicting a scenario where farmers supply only for themselves and the rest of the country faces starvation.
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New York
March
Frank C. Lowden
Hlinois
System
Conference on River Pollution Progress Near Tamora
A meeting at Hotel Russell Lamson will discuss elimination efforts for Lime Creek Shell Rock and Cedar rivers. Henry Albert state health commissioner and A H Wieder state sanitary engineer will lead along with Janae Walton league delegates from affected towns. Public invited to join discussions on future anti pollution activities.
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Shell Rock
Cedar Rivers
Henry Albert
A. H. Wieder
Janae Walton League
Russell
Notable Notables Summoned as Witnesses in Swindie Suit
San Francisco date line reports Cornelius Conway’s fraud case over the International Association of Optometist clubs using the United States mark. Subpoenas were issued by U S District Attorney Hatfield for Henry Ford Thomas Edison General Pershing Harvey Firestone Chief Justice Taft and Charles Evans Hughes. Ford Edison and others were named officers in Conway’s promotional circles.
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San Francisco
INS
Cornelius Conway
International Association of Optimist Clubs
United States
Hatfield
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
General Pershing
Harvey Firestone
William Howard Taft
Charles Evans Hughes
Ford Edison
Conway
Association
Short Interviews With Home Folks on Iowa Climate and Arrival
A resident at 266 Hammond Avenue recalls a mild winter of 1817 3 in Iowa and notes arriving in early spring 1878 from Pennsylvania. He describes wheat sprouting in March and oats sown earlier, with growth visible by early April.
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Iowa
U.S
Hammond, Avenue
Pennsylvania
Five Burned to Death in Hibbing Cardboard House Fire
Hibbing Minnesota March 1 Five persons including four children and their 70 year old grandfather were burned to death when a stove caused a fire in the Basford farm home. Mrs Basford escaped badly burned. The interior was cardboard and exterior paper. Firemen recovered the bodies of the youngsters huddled for protection. Three other reports tell of Hoquiam Washington where three small children of William Elyssong perished in a blaze blocking their stairway.
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Minn
Samuel. Basford
Basford
Wiliam
Elyssong
Alice Owens
John
Paul
Snowbound Silverton Remains Cut Off From Outside World
Reports of a disastrous snowslide near Needleton ten miles south of Silverton were later deemed erroneous by Sheriff Doud. A new snowstorm cut Silverton, Colorado off except for telephones, with no relief expected for about a month. Food supplies remain sufficient for residents.
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Colo
INS
Needleton
Here
Doud
Silverton
Alcohol Lamp Burns Co-Ed in Initiation
Miss Elizabeth Cleaver a popular co ed at Eureka college sustained severe burns when an alcohol lamp used in sorority initiation work exploded during a ceremony and set her clothing on fire. The incident caused loss of costumes and lodge accessories, with small monetary loss overall.
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INS
Elizabeth Cleaver
Eureka College
Rhinehart Named U. S. Dist. Attorney for Northern District
Washington March 1. Bennett versus Rhinehart of Anamosa notes the nomination of Rhinehart to succeed Guy Linville as federal district attorney for the northern district. The Senate confirmed Rhinehart yesterday and he is expected to assume office immediately, Linville having resigned to return to private practice.
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Washington, D. C
Bennett
Gasoline price cut announced in Waterloo Iowa
The Standard Oil company of Indiana announced a twelve cent gasoline price reduction in Waterloo. Low test fuel dropped to 18 12 cents per gallon plus state tax, with high test gasoline reduced similarly. Independent stations Bartles Shepherd Oil and Black Mawk Oil matched the cut immediately.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Bartles
Shepherd Oil Company
Black Mawk Oil Company
Truck Driver Raymond Beecler Dies From Collision Injuries
Raymond Beecler a 34 year old truck driver from Akron Ta died in a Sioux City hospital from injuries suffered in a truck collision Monday.
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Sioux City
Raymond Beecler
Akron
Chaplin Faces Million Dollar Tax Bill Run Up by Treasury
Federal investigators probe Charlie Chaplin's finances in New York and Los Angeles to determine back taxes. Chaplin, already bonded for nearly a million dollars after a divorce suit, could owe about one million as the Internal Revenue Service seeks to recoup unreported income and deductions. The case may go to the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals after hearings, with months of review ahead.
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Treasury
Chaplin
Washington, D. C
March Tee
Charle Chaplin
Mome
Lomton
Treasury Department
New York
Los Angeles
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Jim Fins
Lotta Grey Chaplin
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Internal Revenue
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Blair Chaplin
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U. S. Board of Tax Appeals
Treasuny
U S Blue Jackets Take Arms In China Conflict
A Shanghai dispatch details dissension among Chinese forces near Hankow with Gen Chang Tsung and Gen Sun Chuan Fang clashing as troops refuse to surrender. Dissent spreads as units shift support, while a Japanese cruiser and destroyers reach the port amid piracy sentences and Allied presence.
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Tsung
Sun Chuan
Fang
Shanghai
Daily "Express
Finds Grain Rates Favoring St Louis
Washington March 1 The Interstate Commerce Commission examined grain rates from southwestern lows to Chicago and found they should be 2 cents 4 100 pounds cheaper than the rate from the same origin to St Louis The present differential is 1 cent The commission must approve the finding before any changes are made
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Washington, D. C
Chicago
St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Benton Field Named In Honor Of Aviator John Benton
In Redding California authorities announced today the new aviation field will be named Benton Field in honor of Lieut. John W. Benton an American aviator who was killed in an airplane accident at Buenos Aires several days ago Benton formerly lived in this city and did much aviation work here.
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Cal
John W. Benton
Buenos Aires
Novy
Benton
TLAN Community House Opening Vote Cavalcade
Decorah residents will vote March 1 on issuing bonds totaling eighty thousand dollars to construct a community hall. The municipal band also seeks funds for maintenance and related needs.
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Decorah
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Derorah
Nunc Pal Band
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