Mexico election in 1924 themes and candidates
Mexico faces a 1924 election with Obregon limited by constitution but potential successors Calles and de la Huerta seen as main administration figures. Possible conservatives include Laurens, Garza, and de la Barra, with Catholic and Fascist ties, while other names such as Pesqueira and Iturbide are also mentioned amid broad speculation on party alignments and constitutional reforms.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexico
Frenchblic
Obregon
Tnterior Calles
Treasury de la Huerta
Déader
Cooneritistas
Jorge Prieto Laurens
Roque Gonzales Garza
Senor Laurens
Alfredo Robles Dominguez
de la Barra
Francisco Leon de la Barra
France
Alberto Garcia Granados
Diaz
United States
Manuel Calero
Washington
Fernando Iglesias Calderon
Pedro Bascitain
Eulalio Gutierrez
Itr
Carlos BG. Zetina
Manuel Pelaez
Pablo Gonzales
Esteban Canta
Lower
California
Roberto V. Pesqueira
Obrecen
Eduardo
Iturbide
Emperor Tzurbide
Pere
Secretary de la Huerta
Felix F. Palavicini
el Universal
Emeterio de la Garza
Havana
Senor Miranda Y Zuniga
Dee Movies March 16 Fire Injures Man In Dorm
Joe Nealy, described as a canned heat addict, suffered severe facial burns after a roommate struck a match near his face while he was under the influence. Nealy was taken to a local hospital as emergency crews responded.
Sioux City Man Bets Savings on Money Machine
Sioux City March 16 Frank Thompson a poorer but wiser man today dreams of turning out greenbacks fast after investing $1 000 the savings of a lifetime in a Steenback money machine shown by a stranger The device reportedly printed currency but the stranger produced only black paper and Thompson found no real wealth in the machine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Frank Thompson
Ian Geentan Marks
Tiompson
Thompson
Rockefelter
Ford
Stringer
Bonus Warrants Written Payable on Sale of Bonds
Des Moines reports rapid progress in preparing bonus warrants for Iowa veterans. Over 1,000 warrants are ready to pay once bond money is available, with about 5,000 applications approved but warrants not yet issued. First warrant issued to Earle Brolla for 149.50. Des Moines list includes Glen W. Chamberlin at 41 for 220.50. Ruby Fletcher Hart, Leon, among first 50, receives 105.50. Treasurer Burbank has not set a sale date.
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iBy
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Harry Wilkins
State Bonts Board
General Wilkins
Earle Brownlla
Davenport
Ealls
Glen W. Chamberlin
Ruby Fletcher Hart
Leon
Tressurer
Byram Flays Anti Railroad Propaganda in Sioux City
Sioux City March 16 H B I Byram president of the Miblyau kee railroad told about 50 chamber of commerce members last night that anti railroad propaganda is based on misrepresentation and aims to promote government ownership. Byram arrived from Sioux Falls with forty Chicago rail officials who were guests of the chamber and welcomed him warmly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Chamber of Commerce
BI Byram
Miblyaukee Railroad
Byram
Sioux Falls
Chicago Rail
Health Board Takes No Action on Insanitary Reports
Muscatine board of health ended its city legal year without action after a report by EH. VW Pederson engineer for the Iowa state board of health surveyed alleged insanitary conditions in Muscatine during January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Muscatine Board of Health
EH. VW Pederson
Des Moines
Iowa State Board of Health
Lawson Murder Trial Starts After Shell Shock Defense
Boone Ta March 16 The juries for the Henry V W Lawson case charged with murder of William Shipley have been selected and evidence began. Defense contends Lawson acted in self defense after Shipley threatened him with a pitchfork and cites transitory amnesia from shell shock in the war.
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Henry
W. Lawson
William Shipley
Lawson
Shipley
Clemenceau's Wife, Wisconsin Girl Dies in Paris
Milwaukee Wisconsin reports the death of Mme Mary Plummer Clemenceau aged 73 in Paris after a long illness. Born in Durand Wisconsin, she married Georges Clemenceau in New York on June 25, 1869, and accompanied him through his exile and political rise, bearing three children. Their separation and its cause remain undisclosed.
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Milwauk Wis
Mareh
Paris
Plummer Clemenceau
France
The
Milwaukee Journal
Mme
Clemenceau
Durand
Wis
Aithe
Tiger
Wisconsin
Bride
Stanford
Stamford
Conin
Mary Plummer
Belle
New York
Germany
Vatil
Mme. Clemenceau
Town Man Tops Chicago Horse Sale
Taledy Ix March 16 Kid lal pacer owned by Hen Morgan topped the Chicago speed horse sale fetching 32 The purchaser was Charles Valentine of Columbus driver Morgan sold three other horses Anna Voleta trotter brought 850 Rayme Payne year old Lurse sold for 775 Craugie Tell 1150 Nearly 23 horses will be in training at the Tan a county fair grounds Morgan directs Jake Weinberg Chicago sends his 3 year old trotter valued at 4000 from Omaha to train Tom Eggers Lite tte Jeua trotter with 2 08 1 4 will be shipped to Toledo for training
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Taledy
Kid Lal
Hen Morgan
Chicago
Charles Valentine
Columbus, O
Morgan
Anna Voleta
Rayme Payne
Lurse
Craugie Tell
Tana County Fair Grounds
Jake Weinberg
Omaha
Tom Eggers
Litette Jeua
Toledo
Davenport
Texas Man Elected Secretary of O. R. C.
Cedar Rapids March 16 B P Curtis San Antonio Texas vice president of the Order of Halfway Conductors was elected general secretary treasurer to succeed C I Whitney whose death occurred Recently announced by L E Shepperd president of the order here yesterday
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Cedar Rapids
B. P. Curtis
San Antonio
Texas
Order of Halfway Conductors
Treaasurer
C. i. Whitney
L. E. Shepperd
Order
State Briefs Shenandoah and Des Moines Area News
Shenandoah hosts an Older Boys Conference March 16 17 for about 200 boys ages 15 to 20 under the state Y AEOC supervision. Jarnagin resigns as managing editor of The Des Moines Capital after 18 years with the paper. Lester Milligan begins as secretary of the Mason City Chamber of Commerce succeeding Fr W Yanauken. Foss Emerson of Blanchard seeks return of a hand lost in an auto incident. In Des Moines a patrolman Edward Walsar is suspended by Police Chief Hammond after a grand larceny conviction 10 years prior. In Clive hearing looms for four men charged with shooting Sheriff Stanley Piander with three denying confessions. Ex-Gov W L Harding resigns as Liberty Life Insurance president. G J LeValley also resigns as treasurer. In Omaha James Fort Podge, a brakeman on the Illinois Central railroad, dies after a fall.
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Shenandoah
Y. Aeoc
AL T
Chamber of Commerce
Fr. W. Yanauken
Dubuque
Les Moines
W. L. Harding
Liberty Life Insurance Company
G. J. LeVailey
Shoitiela
Omaha
Nel
IG. James
Fort Podge
Ilinois Central Railroad
Mle
Untold Death Rumor Stirs Transatlantic Reactions
The report notes a death announcement was printed in the United States, yet her friends in America say no obituary appeared in France or the U.S. Inconsistencies spark inquiries into the deceased’s final notice and the handling of the announcement across nations.
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United States
America
France
Girl files charges against Babe Ruth in big damage suit
Dolores Dixon files suit in New York county clerk's office claiming Babe Ruth attacked her on motor trips to Long Island and may be father of her unborn child. Barbara Inscoe acts as guardian ad litem. Ruth denies knowledge of Dixon and calls the charges blackmail.
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Babe” Ruth
New York
Dolores Dixon
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Long Island
George Feinbere
Miss Dixon
Barbara Inscoe
Moore Reports on War Rules Revision
Judge John Bassett Moore reports on revisions by the international commission of jurists to update warfare rules. Agreements from The Hague address use of radio and airplanes. A summary of the report is to be issued soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington D.C
John Bassett Moore
Ted States
International Commission of Jurists
State Department
Commission
the Hague
Foster's Name on Secret Delegate List in Bridgman Raid
Sheriff George Bridgemann testified that W Z Foster, accused under Michigan syndicalist law, had his name listed among delegates seized during Bridgman raid. Authorities recovered pamphlets and a coded list of delegates buried in barrels, with Foster among those named. most delegates fled as federal, state, and local agents moved in.
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United Press
Joseph
Mich
Foster
Michigan
Bridgi
Sherif George Bridgemann
Sheriff Bridgemann
William
Woster
Jake Spolanski
Department of Justices
Washington
Bridgman
Once Proud Ruler of Zululand Now Is Hash Slinger
Chicago March 16 One musth That is the explanation Frings Bullana Cetawayo once potentate of Zululand offers for replacing royalty robes with a white apron. The 75 year old prince, who toured America for lectures, found little public interest and went broke. He then tried freeloading at a free employment bureau where he claimed royal status and showed letters from the British embassy. A clerk offered a waiter job after confirming his status. He replied one must eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bullana Cetawayo
Zululand
Prince Bullawa
America
Washington
Eton
England
Cecil Rhodes
Washington Masons to Bury Carter in Washington
The body of William S. Carter former President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen who died at a hospital will be buried in Washington with Masonic ceremonies either tomorrow or Sunday. The note appears from Baltimore Michigan dated March 16.
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Baltimore
William S. Carter
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Washington
Torrow
National Forest Protection Week Proclaimed by Harding
President Harding signs executive proclamation naming April 22 to 28 as National Forest Protection Week. Announcement made at the White House noting renewed focus on forest preservation and protection initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Harding
Witte House
City in Brief West Waterloo notes and errands
West Waterloo brief items report Johnson in Chicago on business and various residents ill with grippe or measles. Building permit issued for 1000 dollars at 233 Quincy Street. Officials and staff travel for bureau business and tax work. Public library trustees meet. quarantine notes and a police report of a minor traffic collision. Credit men address set for 6:30 p.m. at Black's tearoom.
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F. Johnson
Chicago
Marsh Place
O. W. Beckwith
Paice Atrofman
Wese
Ness
A. &. Gnagy
Kansas City
Anton Sohner
Mary Sohner
Dubuque
Abs
J. G. Alen
Almond Street
Ames
Lloyd
Iowa State College
Herbert Marshall
Io Business
Tolimen’s Club
Bridge Street
The
Electrical Repair& Manufacturing Co
Jctty
George Bird
Independence
O. Wright
Lee van Vleet
de A
Marshalltown
G. W. Wiliams
Frances Adrian
Veterans Bureau
Des Moines
Aliss Viola Brautman
Waterloo
Leo Cavanaugh
Allen Street
Cola Bros
Lafayette
Fourth Street
Cavanaugh
Waterloo Public Library
Maren 2
Maria GC. Brace
Dunlap
William Beal Grobe
W. J. Grobe
Sixth Street West
Health Department
C. H. Hanson
Greater Waterloo Association
Water Too Credit Men's Association
Black’s
Jury Acquits Billie Wells in Pettit Murder Trial
Mineola reports a jury, trusting merit over gender bias, acquitted Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Billie Wells of murdering James M. Pettit, the hackkeeper. In Louisville Mrs Mary K Mack pleaded guilty to defrauding the late Dr J B Harper, of Chicago, and William Casey of San Antonio of over $100000.
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Mineola
Mary Elizabeth
Billie) Wells
James M. Pettit
Jhopkeeper
Louisville
Mary K. iMack
J. B. Harper
Chicago
William Casey
San Antonio
Tex
Americans Live Upside Down Belief Found by Explorer
Dr B A Golder of the Hoover foundation reports a Daghestan tribe that thinks Americans live at the bottom of the world and plow while walking upside down. They fire with flint and steel and practice trial by ordeal. American relief sends food for 10,000 children amid famine. William Driscoll heads operations in Daghetstan.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Daghestan
B. A. Galder
Hoover Foundation
Dr. Galder
Dr. Golder
Mount Laing
Dr Golder
Anniversary Cake of Paul Davis Co Weighs 500 Pounds
A seven layer anniversary cake weighing 500 pounds is on display on Commercial street before the Paul Davis Dry Goods Co. The first four layers are in the north window, with the last three to be added by cake superintendent C F Smoldt of Altstadt Langlas Baking Co. Visitors may taste it. The cake, 32 inches in diameter, lists ingredients including 60 pounds granulated sugar, 60 pounds powdered sugar, 136 pounds butter, 66 dozen eggs, 50 quarts milk, vanilla, 50 pounds raisins, 16 pounds currants, 20 pounds citron, nine pounds black walnuts, 16 pounds cherries, 86 pounds flour, cream tartar and baking soda.
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Paul Davie Dry Goods Company
C. F. Smoldt
Altstadt & Langlas Baking Co
Dry Foods Company
Legion Post Sponsors New Scout Troop
Secksr Chapman post, American Legion, will sponsor a new Boy Scout troop. A five member troop committee will be appointed from Legion membership to organize as mapped by the scout council. Troop 14 demonstrated scout activities for Legionnaires with a model troop meeting and games. A. L. Morse is Scoutmaster. Harry Hardinger is assistant. A. F. Jury, executive, spoke on scout program features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secksr-Chapman Post
American Legion
Legion
Scout Council
Legionnaires
A. L. Morse
Harry Hardinger
A. F. Jury
Social Welfare League Helps Waterloo Families In Need
Snow and cold drive calls to Waterloo Social Welfare League as bedding runs short. Public urged to donate to the welfare store at 728 Franklin Street where Dorothy Taylor will serve as superintendent arriving in April to lead social work. Susan B. Lentz oversees clinics.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Social Welfare League
League
Dorothy Taylor
Oskaloosa
Franklin Street
Susan B. Lentz
Streetcar Collision Injures One in New York
A streetcar struck a car on Independence avenue at 9 a m. The driver, a physician, attempted to guide the auto amid snow on tracks. Mrs A M Palmer was slightly injured. The car sustained minor damage. The Sisters of Providence heroic relief saved 2500 patients at a Roman Catholic home for invalids destroyed by fire. Radio project for Boy Scouts planned at headquarters tonight.
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aAurTo
Sisters of Providence
Death notices in Waterloo area obituaries and services
Mortuary notices list Cathrine Brennan 74 of Waterloo dying at St. Francis hospital after influenza complications. Surviving sons M E and J J Brennan. eight grandchildren. body at O'Keefe Towne funeral home. Also notices Jennie Beers 64 dies in Des Moines. Mary Ada Kurth infant buried at St Marys Calvary. Frank G Wagner funeral at St Marys Calvary.
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Cathrine Brennan
St. Franaig Hospital
Decedent
County Gallway
Ireland
New Jersey
Chicago
James Brennan
Parley
Brennan
Frank Beers
Jennie Beers
Frank E. Beers
Des Moines
Hawthorne Avenue
Beers
St. Francis Hospital
Pearl
C. R. Hatfield
O’keefe & Towne Funeral Home
Mary Adeline Kurth
Mary Ada
Hind Kurth
Joseph Kurth, Jr
Council Bluffs
St. Mary's Church
Calvary
Joseph Kurth
Sumner Street
Frank G. Wagner
Sumner Woman Chosen Superintendent at Sartori Hospital
Cedar Falls March 16 Special Miss Ruby Reimler of Sumner was elected superintendent of Sartori Memorial hospital by the directors. A Boston School of Nursing graduate she will assume duties about April 1.
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Cedar Fails
Ruby Reimler
Sumner
Sartori Memorial Hospital
Boston School of Nursing
Beautiful Danderine promises lustrous hair growth ad
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a hair tonic that cleanses dust and oil, smooths and thickens hair, stops dandruff and itching, strengthens roots, and grows hair visibly, all for 35 cents. The copy claims it revitalizes and leaves hair glossy, heavy, and abundant with a fresh shower like rainfall effect.
Morehouse Grand Jury Returns No Mob Indictments
Bastrop La March 16 the grand jury failed to return indictments for the murders of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richards. It had investigated murders and other crimes by hooded mobs but found no grounds for charges. Attorney General Coco and his aides predicted 50 or more indictments, yet testimony at the open hearing yielded only circumstantial evidence against two men in the band, with witnesses testifying to floggings, intimidation and deportations by the terrorists. The terror campaign in Morehouse parish began when Gov Parker appealed to President Harding for federal intervention. Justice Department agents and state officials gathered evidence against the mobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
Watt Daniel
Thomas Richards
Coco
Daniel
Richards
Morehouse Parish
John M. Parker
Harding
Department of Justice
Workmen Rebuild Cofferdam Amid Low Water Flow
About ten workmen refill sandbags to seal a breached cofferdam swept away by recent high water. With water tapering, they close most of the opening by noon and plan full completion when conditions permit. An ad for a Daster hat from Woods millinery follows.
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Muscatine Health Board
Slayer
Boone
Conn
Town Man
Moore
St. Joe
Hash
Slinger
Washington Masons
Carter
West End
St. Oridge
Buchanan's
J. E. Goodrich
Third Avenue West
Oran
Lon Wellman
H.C. Mueller
Mitchell Manhard
Phoenix Insurance Company
Hartford
C. G. Bradley
Burlington & Quincy
W. H. Davidson
Louis
San Francisco
J. Batham
Santa Felines
M. A
Cedar Heights
Jesup
Hudson
Dunkeron
Orange
G. W. Peacock
Chica- ZO
Victor Lundgren
S Moines
Cadet Corps
Salvation Army Corps
Russia
Paul Davis Co
Social Welfare League
Sartori Hosiital
Morehouse Grand Jury
U. S
Fatay- Leming
Waterton "Towne
Price
Wolverine
of New York
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