House Defers Bible Bill Vote Amid Excuses and Snarl
In Nes Molave March 7 the lower house faced a delayed vote on compulsory Bible passages in public schools after members offered excuses such as overshoes family sickness and business. The call to enforce attendance sparked wrangling and a late session adjourned to this afternoon. The cemetery tax amendment was defeated 23 to 19 with the main bill passing unanimously.
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Daugherty Promises to Stand Firm on Investigations
Three telegraphic subpoenas demanding immediate appearance before the senate committee probing the Department of Justice were served in San Antonio. Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty faces the summons as Wise man, Bald win, and Camp prepare to depart for Washington.
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Washington
Kentucky Legislator Denies Bribes in Federal Inquiry
A Kentuckian declares before the Jual federal service he did not take bribes and claims to have acted as intermediary in illicit liquor dealings. He says he received 7000 dollars from the seized liquor owner and shared it with a congressman and others. Langley and Zihlman are named as involved lawmakers. Friends vow investigations into the source of the information.
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Kentucky
House Committee On Public
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Jan Zillman
Maryland
Maryland State Federation of Labor
House Committee On Labor
Divorce Sparks Remarriage Plans Amid Palatzer Tangle
In Morristown Miss Palmer returns to the $256,000 home built for her by the publisher and declares she will never leave Eugene again, despite divorce rumors. Brewster confirms he will seek a divorce, while Brewater adds he intends to pursue divorce again.
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Morristown
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Brewater
Man's Court in California Ties but Few Appeals
In San Francisco the small claims court handles disputes under a set amount without lawyers. Judge A T Barnett notes the court offers quick, inexpensive justice for the poor, with five judges handling cases several days a week. A tale of a street sweeper who sought $55 for ill fitting dentures illustrates the court’s accessibility and emotional impact.
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English Baronet Oversees Rum Row Scotch Stock Sale
Sir Broderick Cecil Hartwell, baronet, internationally advertised liquor seller, is believed abroad supervising a shipment of Scotch whisky from the yacht Isthar. Isthar anchors off Long Island beyond the 3 mile limit with 224000 cases of liquor valued at millions. Hartwell advertised a 20 percent profit every 69 days through his Hanor selling enterprise.
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Broderick Cecil Hartwell
Isfar
Istar
Long Island
New Tetsey
Bennett on Oil Committee Explains Principal Message
Bennett recounts an oil committee message to Senator Curtis about McLean, amid White House conference discussions. The dialogue covers interpretations of the term principal, the political stakes, and expected reactions from attacks, with senators Walsh Curtis Adams and Underwood cited.
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Hiram Johnston Not Dead but Missing in Michigan
Lansing March 7. News that Hiram Johnston once listed as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in Michigan has shifted from presumed dead to missing. State officials and supporters, including John Baird, faced publicity backlash and legal warnings as crews searched Zilwaukee Township for Johnston’s rumored home.
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Waukee
Hiram’ Johnston
Michigan
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Saginaw County
Johnston
Secretary of State
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Baird
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Johnson
Saginaw Valley
Champ Clark
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Missouri
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Minneapolis
Calvin Coolidge
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Chicago
William G.mcadoo
Georgia
Fairfield in Mud Forces Golf Ground Closure
March 7 Fairfield Ta rural Jefferson county reports deep mud blocks golf courses with no playing until conditions improve. Mail carriers ride horseback to the post office, farm wagons abandon roads, and a cow pulling toward the railroad suffered a broken leg while stuck in mud.
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Railroad's $50,000 Signal Tower Burns Near Beverly
The Northwestern railroad signal tower at Beverly seven miles west of here was destroyed by fire early today. Officials suspect a short circuit started the blaze which lit up the countryside and caused calls reporting a fire to many small towns. The loss is reported total and the fire disrupted the railroad signaling system.
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Northwestern Railroad
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Woman Wins Bigamy Case After Divorces Decrees
Mrs. William Chaudman-Del Vinney of San Francisco obtained divorce and annulment decrees the same day to relieve an awkward situation. Believing her first husband dead she remarried and later learned he was alive. She plans to remarry De Vinney once the decrees become final.
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William Chaudman-Del Vinney
San Francisco
de Vinney
Cage Tournament at Waterloo W H Brings Surprises
Waverly defeats Teachers high Cedar Falls 13 to 11 in a sectional high school tournament at West High gym. Dunkerton and New Hartford clash in a tense battle. Toll leads New Hartford with seven points as Fort Dodge triumphs 23 to 8 in the northwest subdistrict opener.
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Lehigh
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Eagle Grove
Webster City
Igawrie and Barnum
Bradeaie
Rockwell City
Ellsworth
Liverpool Gloomy Shipping Year But Signs Of Improvement
Liverpool reports 1923 as the worst year for shipping yet notes early 1924 demand for tonnage rising. Sir R Burton Chadwick urges lowering costs and boosting efficiency over higher rates, while J H Sharrock faults British cargo in foreign ships and unpaid wages for seamen. The Liverpool Underwriters warn of theft losses but hint at stabilizing marine risks post earthquake.
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Liverpool
R. Burton Chadwick
Liverpool Shipping
J. H. Sharrock
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Liverpool Underwriters Association
Samuel Barker
Accident fatal for Creston auto dealer
Creston Iowa March 7 tierbert Jy Jones automobile dealer died at Greater Community hospital from injuries suffered six weeks earlier while helping unload a carload of automobiles. He sustained internal injuries and a fractured hip when a car crashed under the front end of the machine being unloaded from a freight car. Jones had operated in Creston since 1905.
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Tierbert Jy. Jones
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Vatican to Listen in on American and British Broadcasting
At Pope Pius request Vatican members will listen to radio Sunday broadcasts from American stations. Cardinal Gaspari and papal court dignitaries will attend the listening, a novel gesture of Vatican democratic spirit. The set, a gift from a British firm, sits in the pope's studio ante-chamber on the third floor with the antenna above the papal apartments.
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Memorial notices and obituaries from Waterloo area
Mortuary notices report the deaths of James E Cantry 70 Waterloo and Reuben Hellen 69 in Waterloo and nearby areas with details on births marriages and survivors. George Keenan a Waterloo pioneer dies at Emmetsburg with burial plans at Calvary. Avo ca Nebraska reports a devastating five block fire causing over 400 000 in damages.
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Waterloo
Emmetsburg
William Keenan
Calvary
O'Keefe & Towne
Dynamite Explosion Threatens Town in Nebraska
An explosion near Louisville Nebraska caused about 335000 dollars in damage. About 6000 pounds of dynamite stored in a powder house east of town detonated Thursday night. Plate glass shattered in business blocks and many homes suffered plaster damage and brick cracks.
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Neb
Egyptologist Breasted Named Mediator In Tutankhamun Dispute
Dr James Henry Breasted renowned American Egyptologist is chosen to mediate a quarrel between Howard Carter and the Egyptian government over excavation rights in the 3 300 year old tomb of King Tutankhamun Ankl Amen Breasted had deciphered most seals on the tomb before it was closed.
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James Henry Breasted
Howard Carter
Breasted
Sioux City Drunks Mix Gas With Alcohol Arow
In Sioux City Iowa Ed Bruce and Sam Walker were found with gas escaping from a light jet and a half gallon of alcohol in a room. Police say both survived. They were fined five dollars and costs by Police Judge Carlos Goltz for drunkenness and the incident.
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Sioux City
Ed Bruce
Sam Walker
Bruce
Carlos Goltz
Pista
Hel
Chubwomen Pass Bill for Daily Bible Reading in Schools
Des Moines reports the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs endorses a compulsory bible reading bill in the lower house. At an early 20th century board meeting women approved the measure while many church groups oppose it. The bill requires daily bible passages read in public schools with no teacher commentary.
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Des Moines
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Engineer's Widow Sues for 20600 Damages
Mrs Mamie Yorkshire Gled sues in district court for 20600 against the Milwaukee rail road after her husband Stephen an engineer died from injuries from a fall in his cab. The petition says the engine started suddenly and pitched him onto the steel floor. he died in February.
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Mamie Yorkshire
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Cleghorn First in Declamatory Test at State Sub-district
Arthur Allen of Cleghorn won first place in the state sub-district declamatory contest held in Fonda Iowa on March 7. Miss Ethel McIntosh took top honors in the dramatic class and Louis Lynch of Fonda won first in the humorous class. Local towns represented included Storm Lake Cherokee Alta Manson Newell Fonda Marcus Cleghorn Washta and Aurelia.
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Arthur Allen
Cleghorn
Ethel McIntosh
Louis Lynch
Storm Lake
Cherokee
Alta
Manson
Newell
Marcus
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Carlos Mandil Leaps to Death on Gloomy New York Day
Carlos E Mandil a former San Franciscan musician leaped to his death from the roof of a 15 story building at 255 West End avenue New York on a day described as terribly gloomy by a friend prior to the tragedy authorities reported the fatal incident occurred March 7 in New York City
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James E Cantry
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Mason City
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Minneapolis
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Bernice Hickle
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South Dakota
Will
California
Anna Fay
St. Paul
Lewis Conry
Wrellington Street
Sacred Heart Church
Calvary Cemetery
New York
Carlos E. Mandil
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Necklace worth $2000 found in ashes of Sioux apartments
Mrs Arthur Sanford misplaced her $2000 diamond necklace into a waste basket and later located it in the ashes of the Sioux apartments heating plant. Detectives sifted the ash and confirmed the gems were unharmed.
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Sioux City
Marel
Arthur Sanford
Sioux
Woman Believed Dead in Glass Plant Blaze
Lancaster Ohio March 7 A woman is believed to have died and a man was fatally injured in a one million dollar fire that destroyed the Hocking I Glass plant in Lancaster.
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Hocking I
Woman killed in fall at Oskaloosa home
Mrs. George Carton wife of a local campus contractor died after falling down stairs at her residence in Oskaloosa La March 7. Her neck was broken. Davis Decker Battery Co. moved from 120-424 northwest to Velic Sales and Service station Fifth and Washington.
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George Carton
Battery Company
Davis & Decker Battery Company
Velic Sales & Service
Fifth
Washington
Special Dodge Cars on Exhibition At Local Dealers
A feature of the upcoming automotive show will present four special Dodge Brothers types. Distinctive features include nickel radiator shell cowl lights nickel front and rear bumpers rear view mirror automatic windshield wiper and blue leather upholstery. Special types are sedan touring roadster and tour passenger coupe.
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Dodge Brothers Motor Car
Dodge
Chicago Snowstorm Claims Three Lives
Chicago report says a ferocious snowstorm slammed the city, driving temperatures down and shutting traffic. Engineer P. J. Brosnan and brakeman J. F. P. McFadden were killed after stepping from a switch engine into an oncoming freight train. another victim died after walking into a switch engine hidden by snow.
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Chicago
P. J. Brosnan
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. F P. McFadden
Veterinarian Held for Peddling Drugs
Des Moines reports Dr Simon Beattie a local veterinarian arrested by Federal Narcotics agents on suspicion of supplying drugs to peddlers. Investigations show his federal permit allowed purchases beyond other veterinarians in the state. He is to be arraigned before United States Commissioner Piper.
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Des Moines
Simon Beattie
Higby
Burbank 75 Leaves Sick Bed for Songs
Luther Burbank, celebrated horticulturist, turned seventy five today and, though ill for weeks, planned to rise briefly to hear California children sing at his Santa Rosa home. Diamond jubilee plans for the famed plant wizard were cancelled due to his illness.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Luther Burbank
Burbank
California
Opposition to 1923 Tax Cut Sparks Congressional Debate
Washington March 7 opposition developed in both houses to immediate action to cut personal income taxes by 25 percent this year. House Ways and Means Chairman Green shifted plans and delayed removing the reduction from the revenue bill, preferring to consider it in a joint resolution.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Green
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bonus plan cuts in House measures for soldiers
Washington D C March 7 All forms of admitted compensation except paid up insurance and cash loans were eliminated from further consideration by the house ways and means committee in framing the new soldiers bonus bill. Some form of insurance was definitively decided upon but no decision on the cash payment form was reached.
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House
Ways ‘and Means
Sioux City Ice Frustrates River Traffic Amid Freezing Temperatures
Ta March 7. With ice filling the Missouri river and more drifting down from South Dakota, river men warn of danger as temperatures fall. The mood here grows grim as cold snaps persist and river conditions worsen.
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Sioux City
Missouri River
South Dakota
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