Chicago Gang Warfare and Political Ironies
A Chicago night of gang violence leaves three dead in a bullet riddled street car, with two south side gangsters linked to Joe Saltis found slain nearby. A north side victim, tied to bootleggers and gamblers, is noted for real estate dealings. Amid this, political irony surrounds Gov. Hammill and Gov. Smith as debate over road control and party lines continues, hinting at power plays and possible veto battles.
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Chicago
Joe
Saltis
Ictim
McAdoo Faces Pressure as Dry Forces Rally for Nomination
Washington March 12 William G McAdoo appears unlikely to run but pressures of the anti liquor forces may compel him to seek the Democratic nomination He may serve as a symbol for prohibition while dry leaders expect a candidate to unite the movement The struggle pits a tidal wave of wets against a tidal wave of drys with Gov Smith’s leadership central to the outcome
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Mark
Sullivan
Washington, DC. C
William G
McAdoo
Ning
Uto
Smith
New
Maryland
Albert C. Ritchie
James H. Reed
Missouri
A.avet
Reed
Bryan
Silverites
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Lowden
Gen. Wood
Warren Harding
Harry Daugherty
Daugherty
Democratic Party
Open New Air Route From Washington to Cleveland
Washington March 12 news lists start of Cleveland Pittsburgh air mail route on April 3 linking with transcontinental service at Cleveland connections.
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Washington,d.d.c
Cleveland-Pittshburgh
Cleveland
Courier Delays and Paper Replacements Policy
The Courier will be delivered before 6 30. If not received by then due to carrier error or other cause, call 100 for a copy. Calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m for same day replacement.
Do You Know What's What in World Knowledge Quiz
A Chicago note reports on a knowledge quiz based on Courier news stories from the week. Ten questions cover federal appointments, a broken bone in spring training, a British ambassador, a recent catastrophe, abolished college courses, a conspiracy conviction, a gold strike, veteran loan applications, state board picks, and Waterloo travelers. Answers will be printed in list form Monday.
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the Courier
Coodridge
Federal Radio Commission
United States
Iowa State
College al Ames
State Board of Education
Hammill
State Board of Control
Waterloo
Ostend
Belgium
Courier
Short Interviews With Home Folks
Contradicting popular belief, impoverished families are as frequent or more in early spring. Commandant George, head of Salvation Army relief, notes heavy demand due to exhausted summer and fall savings before summer work. We are in great need of children's clothing of all sorts and Salvation Army workers will collect donated items.
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George
Re‘lief Department
Salvation Army Corps
Salvation Army
Free Tax Bill Aims to Attract Industry in Iowa
Des Moines March 12. Exemption of new industries from taxation for five years is proposed in a bill to be introduced in the Iowa house by Representatives Simmer and Craig. It seeks to counteract adverse publicity from the income tax measure before the legislature. Simmer says the aim is to draw new industries to the state by reducing taxation on plants and expansions.
Snowstorm May Not Strike Iowa From Nebraska Weather Belief
Des Moines report says the major snowstorm sweeping Nebraska will likely not hit Iowa. Weather bureau notes Iowa temperatures today and tonight are too warm for snow though rain is expected.
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Des Moines
Nebraska
Iowa
Weather Bureau
U. C. Sends Naval Pact Invitation
The United States has formally invited Great Britain and Japan to attend a proposed three power disarmament conference on auxiliary craft limitation. The Geneva meeting is sought as soon as possible after June 1 with invitations extended through ambassadors in Washington. Italy and France may be represented by observers, but no final decision has been announced.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Great Britain
Japan
State Department
Geneva
Italy
France
British Soldiers Clash as 500 Shangtung marched into Shanghai
In Shanghai the first brush between British troops defending the international settlement and Chinese forces occurred when 500 armed Shangtung soldiers attempted a march through the settlement. Sentries placed machine guns at Markham road bridge and the Shangtung advance withdrew after a show of force. Heavy fighting reported near Soochow with 7,000 Shangtung troops entrenched near Wukiang as Cantonese plans an immediate attack. London reports a new broad offensive expected within a week, while Shanghai faces unrest and uncertain labor conditions.
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Soochow
Yishing
Peilungjao
Wunkiang
Wukiang
Sungkiang
Changchow
Shaanghai
London
Daily Mail Today
Percival Phillips
China
Reinbeck Meets Boone In Final Mix
In Boone and Reinbeck districts, Boone beat Legrand 25 17 and Reinbeck ousted Webster City 17 9 to reach the final. A Cedar Rapids game saw Washington edge Walker 27 24 in overtime, earning a spot versus Muscatine after Muscatine eliminated Independence 34 15.
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Boone
Boone and Reinbeck High
Legrand
Reinbeck
Webster City
Tigers
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Washington High
Walker
Independence
Five Bonvigts in Joliet Jail Break Raid
Joliet and Chicago reports recount a bold escape plan by six inmates including three Americans and three Mexicans from Stateville related to a murder sentence. The fugitives used tear gas, seized guards, fled by stolen car, and exchanges with police left two patrolmen wounded and a taxi driver injured. two Mexicans were captured in Chicago while a third remains at large.
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Miinois
Chicago
Joliet
State’s Attorney
Charles Duschowski
Joliet In
Peter Klein
Stateville
Gregorio Rizo
Roberto Torrez
Bernardo Roa
Willian Frost
George Grant
John Marcinah
Indiana Harbor
Rizo Jaler
Torrez
Péter M.N. Klein
Model New
State ‘Supreme Court
Walster Staleski
Charles Shader
John Kirinch
Kirinch
Duschowski
Stalesky
Shader
Prince William of Sweden Visits Omaha in Wild West Welcome
Prince William of Sweden, touring the United States, steps from a Minneapolis train into a cowpuncher welcome in Omaha. He endures a lariat miscue that knocks his hat off, is greeted by Swedish officials, and christens a local infant before meeting city leaders. He declares himself done with women and aims to be a working man, author, lecturer, and big game hunter while traveling with a five‑person retinue.
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Prince William of
Sweden
Omaha
Prince William
Minneapolis
Rv HL
B. B. Hasselrot
Nebraska
Christens
Fontenelle
Dahlman
B.A. .Poore
Goran Hasselrot
Fle
Cyrenus Cole To Address Rotary Club In Waterloo
Cyrenus Cole 10 will speak at the Waterloo Rotary Club luncheon at Hotel Russell Lamson on April 16 in recognition of Iowa History Week April 18 to 24. Cole, a former newspaper editor and author of The People of Iowa, is a renowned speaker. Iowa History Week activities include radio talks from State Historical Society staff, a high school assembly program on April 20, and a pioneer life pageant planned for use in schools.
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Tory
Avil
he-Waterloo
Rotary
Russell-Lamson
Cole
Iowa
Federation of Women's Clubs
Joillian Clark Cary
Dubuque
The
Federated Clubs
State Historical “Society
WSUI
Harding Highway May Be First Paved Road Across State
Harding Highway may become the first paved road across the state. At a recent Harding Highway association meeting directors discussed paving the Nehway from Middleton Ia west to the Nebraska line during 1927 1928. President C W Bond of Burlington said the highway is nearly fully paved from Middleton east to Washington D C and plans aim to extend pavement to the west coast.
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Harding Highway Association
Nehway
Middleton
Nebraska
C. W. Bond
Burlington
Washington, D. C
West Coast
Bond
Public Utility Men to Hold Conference in Iowa City
Iowa City hosts a power conference at the University of Iowa on March 30 and 31 with about 100 delegates from light and power industries. City officials coal producers engineers and manufacturers will attend to discuss power resources coal utilization natural resources development and manufacturing.
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Iowa
City
University of Iowa
C. C. Williams
College of Engineering
Chicago University Student Ends Life
Chesteron Indiana March 12 INS MelIntyre Harsha 18 a University of Chicago student was found dead by suicide on a sand dune near here with a pistol in hand and a bullet wound to the head authorities note the incident fits a broader trend of suicides on college campuses the father Dr William T Harsha expressed no knowledge of motives.
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Chesteron
Ind
INS
MelIntyre Tlarsha
University of Chicago
Harsha
Willam T. Harsha
Melbnes Tyre
House Concurs in Prison Labor Bill Iowa Lawmakers Agree
Statehouse in Des Moines reports the Iowa House concurring with Senate amendments on a prison labor bill affecting contracts and factory work in state penal institutions. The measure, previously extended, passed after debate and now proceeds to the governor for action.
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Bill
Statehouse
Des
Moines
Iowa
Senate
Militia Threatened to Halt Gambling in Florida
Governor John issued a statement vowing to mobilize the militia if local officers fail to stop gambling at race tracks. The move follows a recent Florida Supreme Court ruling this week.
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Tallahassee
Fla
INS
John
Florida
Supreme Court
Des Moines Power Company Head Dies
Des Moines March 12 M G Linn vice president and general manager of the Town Power and Light Co and the Des Moines Electric Company died here today after a three week confinement from a heart attack.
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Des. Moines
M. G. Linn
Town “Power “& Light Co
Weather outlook for March 14 to 19 for central plains
Chicago area brief reports a period from March 14 to 19 covering upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys and northern and central Great Plains. Occasional rain in northern and central portions. mostly fair in southern areas. Mild through Wednesday, then colder, with a rise again by week’s end.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Moody signs Texas libel law in Austin
Gov Dan Moody signed a new Texas libel law allowing newspapers to publish facts previously deemed libelous in Austin on March 12. The measure enables broader reporting by removing certain restrictions on defaming statements.
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Austin
Texas
INS
Dan Moody
Trans-Oea Plane Downs Quickly
Bolama, Portuguese Guinea March 12 An unconfirmed dispatch from Bubaque said the Portuguese round the world flight plane en route nonstop across the Atlantic had landed off a Bissagos island west of Bolama. If confirmed, Sarmiento Beires trans Atlantic flight would have ended about an hour after it began at 830 p to G M T at Bolama yesterday.
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Bolama
Portuguese Guinea
Bubaque
Atlantic
Bissagos Islands
Sarmiento Beires
Rolama
Neu Vensen
Extravagance Blocks Signing of Highway Law
Des Moines reports Governor Hammill wields the big stick in a heated roads fight. The highway bill stalls as veto threats loom over proposed changes. A joint committee seeks agreement while the Senate's version awaits remedy. Five points aim to curb extravagance and redefine road funding and control.
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Joan
Des Moines
Hammill
Senate
House
Toell
Evan
Highway Commission
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