Tax deadline slips. Sun date grants extra day
The government warns March 15 filing falls on a Sunday so taxpayers gain an extra day to mail payments. Arizona cows nibble plane parts, sparking calls for remedial laws. Dr Sun Yat Sen, father of the republic, dies in Peking, ending a lifelong fight against monarchy. Ethel Barrymore cancels Waterloo tour due to arthritis. Richard Bennett admits he is difficult to live with. American sentimentality clashes with law enforcement as criminals provoke sympathy press. Warren nomination to attorney general again before Senate. Dawes clock fund grows. German president Simons jokes about needing all the help he can get.
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China
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Michigan
Congress
Gen. Dawes
Senate Deadlock On Gas Tax Forces Motion To Defer
The state senate deadlocked over how to divide gasoline tax revenue and voted to defer final action until next week. A special committee will consider Bowman Bergman bills and a new measure for March 17, with a 26 to 24 vote on deferral. Senator Fulton renewed his retrenchment fight amid highway funding disputes.
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Fight over Warren confirmation referred to judiciary panel
Washington March 12 within forty minutes after the second nomination of Charles B Warren to be attorney general reached the senate today it was referred to the senate judiciary committee without debate at the request of Senator Cummins Iowa who led the fight for Warrens confirmation Cummins said the judiciary committee would face the question of whether the president had any authority under the constitution to resubmit Mr Warren s name
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Charles B. Warren
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Cummins
Iowa
Warren
Associated Press
Coolidge
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Republican Leabers
White House
Audra Jackson
Wight
Butler
Machusetts
Coolidgé
T. Ae Bee
Judiciary Committee
Dawes
Chamber
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Michelan
Judge Wood Sent Cremeens to Prison on 30 Year Sentence
Independence, March 11. Ross Cremeens, 19, of Williamson county, IL, is jailed under a 20 year sentence in Fort Madison after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder in the death of Leg Hardin at a state hospital near Waterton during a quarrel over a girl. Judge G W Wood granted a 60 day stay but Cremeens must remain in county jail while attorneys seek a new trial.
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Williamson County
Fort Madison
Cremeens
G. W. Wood
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Cremeans
Farmer Dies After Poison Laced Booze Doped by Raiders
Cedar Rapids reports farmer Joseph Navratil died in agony from poison after a raid uncovered alcohol mash doped by officials to stop its use. A quantity of cash was found. kerosene was poured into barrels. Mrs Navratil was warned to tell her husband not to drink it. Unclear if she warned him or if death resulted from self-administered poison.
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Cedar Rapids
Joseph Navratil
Evangelist Says Jury, Not Hangings, Best for Criminals
Des Moines speaker Rev. Jesse B. Kellems proclaimed we no longer hang for murder but hang the jury, calling Americans sentimental about law enforcement. He asserted no tears for the killer but flowers for the jailed criminal.
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Des Moines
Mr. Hearst
Mareh
Jesse B. ‘Kellems
Simons Becomes Acting President of German Republic
Dr Walter Simons took the oath as acting president of the German Republic in the Reichstag on March 12 succeeding the late Friedrich Ebert. He paused before the oath and omitted so help me God as allowed by the constitution. The ceremony proceeded after a brief address by Reichstag President Leobe with limited attendance from the extreme right and no Communist disruption. Simons pledged to hand over the office peacefully when the time comes.
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Berlin
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German Republic
Friedrich Ebert
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Simons
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Reichstag
Herr Leobe
Navy Pushes Aircraft Carriers to Build Battle Fleet
Navy plans to lift the 5-5-3 force ratio by modernizing six battleships and adding auxiliary vessels and aircraft. Secy Wilbur aims for efficiency through economy amid congressional cuts. Key items include aviation development, joint operations with the Army, better personnel conditions, and continued research, with Lexington and Saratoga air carriers to be completed quickly. Submarine improvement and extended fleet maneuvers off Hawaii and to Australia are scheduled, with publicizing Hawaii maneuvers and limited war-game details.
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Aeef
Australia
Bank to Manage Bandiman's Estate
Des Moines reports Flora M. Henry widow of bandmaster T Fred Hears will have her estate managed by Continental Trust Savings Bank per a Polk county court design. Henry is hospitalized in Mount Pleasant for inebriacy. Estate valued at $120,900. Greene, Ta March 12 F B Cheney elected unopposed for three year term on city board of education.
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T. Fred Hears
Iowa
Continental Trust Savings Bank
Polk County
Henry
State Hospital
Mount Pleasant
Greene
Cheney
City Board of Education
Courier Delivery By Name Before 3 30 P M
Notice that the Courier will be delivered to your name before 3 30 PM. If the carrier error or other cause prevents delivery, call 5100 for a replacement copy. Phone calls must arrive before 6 10 PM.
Chamberlain Rejects Geneva Protocol Before League Council
British Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain told the League of Nations council in Geneva that the Geneva protocol is unacceptable to Britain and its Dominions. He noted Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, and India cannot accept it, urged cooperation with the League, and defended defensive arrangements under the covenant. He warned that universal compulsory arbitration is impractical and highlighted the United States absence from the League.
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Associated Pressy
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New Zealand
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Trish Free State
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Sothers
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Eirge
Bed Fire Wounds Perry Man in St Louis Hotel
Frank O’Brians, Perry Iowa salesman, died in a St Louis hospital from lung injuries after he ignited a bed in a local hotel. He woke to flames, panicked and ran into a wall with force, knocking himself unconscious.
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St. Louis
Frank O'’Brian
Perry
Cattle Eat Tender Parts of Airplane in Arizona
Tucson pilot Charles Mayse parked his plane in a Safford pasture to visit his mother. Cattle chewed the tail flippers and fabric covering, forcing a two day delay before he could fly back. Aviators in the area warn cows are a serious hazard to aircraft.
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Ariz
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Tokio Denies Envoy Will Start Parley
Tokio reports the Japanese foreign office denies Ambassador Matsudaira plans to begin talks in Washington upon presenting credentials. No special instructions or mission. he will handle routine diplomatic matters for the present.
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Matsudaira
Washington
Shenandoah Legion Proposes Adjutant Salary Cut
Shenandoah post of the American Legion votes to reduce the adjutant salary from 5200 to 4600, seeking economy in the Iowa department office. Barton’s successor to be chosen Sunday in Des Moines. Local leaders urge thrift in state operations.
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American Legion
James F. Barton
Iowa
Bankers to Testify on Bond Coupons Clipped for Fall
International News Writer Cheyenne March 12. Testimony in the equity suit to break the Tea Bot Dome lease centers on 236 009 in liberty beds distributed by Continental Trading Co Ltd. Proceeds alleged to have reached former Interior Secretary Albert B Fall. Bank officials from First National Bank El Paso and Pueblo expected to testify as witnesses where bond weapons were clipped.
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Continental Trading Company, Ltd
Albert B. Fall
United States
Teabot Dome
Naval
Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Mammoth
First National Bank
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Tex
Pueblo
Colo
Gamblers Cleaned Up by Fixing Race
The Chicago Tribune reports New York gamblers who fixed the 1919 World Series profited about half a million dollars from the seventh race in Miami. Chicago bookmakers bore the largest loss, estimated around $200,000, with handbooks in Detroit Cincinnati St Louis and other cities also hurt. The alleged plan involved betting on both Denham and Firmament, which finished first and second.
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Chicago Tribune
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Fla
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Tribune
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Denham
Firmament
Auto Owner Finds Lost Car by Radio
Shenandoah Iowa March 12 A South Dakota car stolen a month ago was recovered after radio help James B Barnes of Pringle South Dakota described the machine on station KENF Five minutes after KFNYV aired the description Shannon s Garage at Sidney telephoned that the stolen car was there Sheriff Abshire held the car pending the owner s arrival
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South Dakota
James B. Barnes
Pringle
Sherlock Homes
KENF
KFNYV
Shannon
Sidney
Abshire
Unrevealed Wealth Found Linked to Koretz Scheme
Chicago March 12. An asset of Leo Koretz promoter of a Panama oil scheme, who died in Joliet penitentiary, is believed to total 150000 dollars or more. Authorities declined to name the exact amount. The cache was said to be in a safety deposit box at a Chicago bank.
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Chicago
Leo Koretz
Joliet
Inny Calcago Bank
Stella Maris Sealing Vessel Crew Rescued Near Newfoundland
Captain Whitely and 83 crew members of the sealing steamer Stella Maris were rescued by another sealing ship after the Stella Maris abandoned her vessel in icy conditions off the Newfoundland east. Word reached the owners in Halifax on May 12.
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N.S
Cant. Whitely
Newfoundland
Mystery Illness Sweeps Chicago Citywide
United Press reports Chicago faces a highly contagious unidentified disease causing flu or pneumonia with high mortality. Commissioner Herman L. Bundeson and chemists work to identify it as 201 deaths in nine areas, with whole families affected and cases rising in other populous centers.
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Chicago
Herman L. Bundeson
Bundeson
Three Men Hold Up 100 Rail Laborers
A Santa Fe work train at Wiseburn Siding between Los Angeles and Redondo Beach was robbed by three armed men who lined up about 100 rail laborers and plundered them of an estimated 1000 to 5000 dollars. The workers offered no resistance and the robbers fled in an automobile.
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Cal
Maron
Santa Fe
Wiseburn Siding
Here
Redondo Beach
Barrymore Improves but Closes Month of Engagements
United Press reports Thel Barrymore is somewhat better but physicians order a month of rest. Manager William Frank says she will move to New York for care and cancel all engagements for the next month due to arthritis suffered since Sunday.
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United Press
Kansig City
Marely
Barrymore
William Frank
Frank
Miss Barrymore
New York
President Puts Gauntlet Down Over Warren Nomination
Washington March 17 President Coolidge re submits Charles B Warren for attorney general and waves the nomination as the Senate session opens. Republicans and Warren backers brace for a lengthy fight while tactics seek to delay and force a recess appointment if needed.
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