Sugar Price Inquiry Demands Resurrected in Congress
Washington March 22. Demands for a senate probe into sugar price fluctuations resurfaced after a letter from Tiasil Manly urging President Harding to summon witnesses, including Claus Spreckels, alleging profiteering and manipulated markets. Secretary Hoover said an inquiry had begun March 4, with Cuba and foreign producer activity under review.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Congress
Brookhart
Republican
Iowa
Harding
Tiasil Manly
People’s Legislative Service
tUhat
Manly
Blacm Congress
Claus Spreckies
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Department of Commerce
Department of Comynéree
Hoover
United States
Cuba
Senate
Curtis
Kansas
Commerce Department
Smoot
Edge
New Jersey
Old Flame Sought in Broadway Moth Murder Case
New York police expanded their probe into the murder of Dorothyne known as Broadway Moth. An alleged former lover, described as a bucket shop broker with a troubled past, has become the center of an international manhunt extending toward Canada. The victim was found in her apartment last week bruised and chloroformed.
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New York
Dorothyne
Sala
Canada
Sala Latesi
Doilie
Enid Martens
French Authorities seize 40 Million Marks at Duesseldorf
French military authorities seized 20 million marks of municipal cash and 20 million marks of postal funds in Duesseldorf and arrested two German postal officials. In Buer authorities banned sale of newspapers accusing French soldiers of killing their officers. Sixty Germans were arrested at Bladbeck and Bottrop for possessing proscribed papers.
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Duesseldorf
Buer
Bladbeck
Bottrop
Illinois Rotarians Redistrict State Plan
Illinois Rotarians vote to divide the state into three districts Fortieth Forty first and Forty second or northern central and southern. The decision at the nineteenth district Rotary conference ends years of rejection and delays the governor's election until each district can elect its own governor.
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Danville
Illnois
Rockefeller gift to Iowa U endorsed by D A R
The Rockefeller Foundation's 2 250 000 gift to the University of Iowa won unanimous endorsement at the Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution annual convention in Cedar Rapids. Delegates urged a state appropriation of a matching amount. New officers elected include A W Hawley vice regent and C J Douglass treasurer.
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Cedar Rapids
Rockefeller Foundation
University of Iowa
Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution
Orfer
Aifss
Amy EF. Gilbert
State Center
A. W. Hawley
Fort Dodge
C. J. Douglass
Clance van Epps
Iowa City
Floyd Chamberlain
Waterloo
W. H. Hamilton
Sigourney
Register
A. C. Hall
Davenport
Institution of
Council Bluffsh
Sioux City Police Target Bank Clearing Pool Gambling
Police and bankers clash over a new gambling form based on the last five digits of daily bank clearings. Sterbert Morton is jailed after allegedly winning $500 from a pool using the figure 22, while at least a dozen pool halls run such bets. Clearing figures totalled $1,001,463.27 yesterday as officials weigh halting publication of odd digits to curb the activity.
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Sioux City
Sterbert Morton
Morton
Busy Iowa check writer captured in Canada
Cedar Rapids March 22 A man chase ending in Vancouver B C resulted in the arrest of Harold M Anderson of Milam D alleged confidence man. A trail of bad checks in Iowa City Cedar Rapids Los Angeles San Diego Seattle and Portland sum to more than 3500 in money and merchandise charged. While at Iowa City Anderson was a student at Iowa University and a member of a fraternity he allegedly deceived others with.
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Cedar Rapids
Vancouver
Harold M. Anderson
Vermilion
Carroll
Iowa City
Iowa ‘City
Los Angeles
San Diego
Cal
Seattle Wash
Portland
Ore
Andar, Son
Anderson
Iowa University
Pelta, Chi Iraternity
Jonasoni County Savings Bank
Girl 16 Takes Poison After Punishment by Father
Des Moines reports Lillian Ewing a 16 year old high school sophomore died after swallowing poison believed tied to discipline by her father. Family ignored warning before she became ill and summoned a doctor too late to save her.
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Des Moines
Lillian Ewing
John Ewing
Sioux City Fire Alarm Suspect Faces Indeterminate Term
Sioux City, March 22. Boh Grube faces an indeterminate term in the insane asylum after a year’s alleged fire alarm activity. Caught turning in an alarm in the bottoms district, he was given an old alarm box to play with in jail and was still activating alarms at breakfast. Woodbury county insanity commission will decide the case.
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Sioux City
Boh
Grube
Bottoms
Woodbury County Insanity Commission
Northwest Iowa Teachers Open 29th Association Convention
About 1,987 teachers from northwest Iowa gathered in Sioux City for the twenty ninth annual convention of the Northwest Iowa division of the Iowa State Teachers association. Dean J R Jewell of Arkansas and Prof Harry Bradford of Nebraska headline the program as sessions run from this afternoon through Friday evening.
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Sioux City
Cheok
the Register
Northwest Iowa
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
J. R. Jewell
University of Arkansas
Harry EB. Bradford
University of Nebraska
Had His Gun Fixed Then Kills Himself
Sioux City Iowa March 22 Carl Setterlund’s second suicide attempt succeeded late yesterday after a 45 caliber revolver jammed Monday. He had the weapon repaired the next day and told a policeman on the way to the hospital. He died minutes after arriving at the hospital. Police say he was demented.
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Sioux City
Carl Setterlund
Setterlund
Snowstorm Disrupts Cedar Rapids Traffic
Cedar Rapids experiences a fourth heavy snow in ten days as crews clear streets and sidewalks. Streetcar service is disrupted and vehicles must use headlights to prevent accidents while sweepers resume operations.
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Cedar Rapids
Muscatine Mystery Aids Murder Hunt In Casket
In Muscatine Iowa authorities investigate the death of Helen Virginia Wilson a 23 year old woman whose Milwaukee ship body arrived at an undertaker. A telegram claimed burial within 30 days and a death certificate cites homicide likely caused by a lamp blast with burns shock and pneumonia noted among contributing factors.
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Muscatine
Loent
Milwaukee
Helen Virginia Wilson
Iowa House backs state control of telephone rates
Des Moines reports the Iowa house voted 73 to 23 for state regulation of telephone rates and service, replacing a muni control proposal. The substitute would place Iowa telephone companies under the railroad commission with mutuals exempted, aiming to keep rates and rural interference in check. The measure advances to a final vote next Tuesday as a special order.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Lake Bi
Saunders and Clark
Iowa
Railroad Commission
Senate
Wichman
Farmer Dies Rescuing Neighbors in Missouri River Ice Jam
Sioux City Ja March 22 A farmer near Sergeant Bluff Ta C I Johnson lost his life while aiding stranded neighbors as flood waters rose on his farm his boat capsized and body not recovered Rescue parties from Sioux City and area aided in the effort while police dynamited the ice to break up the jam over 500 acres of land were inundated by the rapid river rise.
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Sioux City
K. Johnson
Sergeant Bluff
Missouri River
Johnson
Meteorologist Denies Impending Mississippi Flood
Davenport Iowa March 2 meteorologist in charge of the weather bureau here denied a report of an immense flood due in the Mississippi within the next few days He said only an unusual rainfall could cause a flood at this point and dismissed the prediction of a great rise by the river authorities.
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Davenport
Anddrew Hamrick
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Hamrick
Des Moines Briefs Highlight Local Government Laxity
Des Moines report accuses judges and bondsmen of laxity causing over a half million dollars in losses over three years. Other items note a Syrian custom sparking a divorce suit in Creston, a Milwaukee depot repurposed as a community church in Arnolds Park, jazz as future music in Des Moines, a $1000 fundraising by the Women’s Club, arson trial in Ames, a truck crash in Muscatine, a four day Mississippi river battle at Port Louisa, bank vault break in at Rushmore, stamps found near Fremont tied to Harvey loot, and a three inch snowstorm in Des Moines.
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Pes
Des Moines
George F. Ogden
Ogden
Newton
Ames
John Cenic
State College
Cenic
Muscatine
Aitho
Rock Island
Willian Munday
Mississippi River
Port Louisa
Sioux City
Vegges
First National Bank
Rushmore
Minn
Oskaloosa
Fremont
Harvey
Pes Moines
Best Moines
Bernhardt Stricken by Ptomaine Poisoning in Paris
Paris report says Mme Sarah Bernhardt, famed actress and moving picture star, has suffered ptomaine poisoning and is unable to appear for two days, according to new updates from Paris dated March 22.
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Paris
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Optimist predicts a future where big business controls inputs
In a trade interview the optimist argues midmen profits will disappear as big firms gain public confidence. He foresees ownership of railroads, coal, waterpower, timber, glass, and smelting, with rail electrification and integrated transport reducing costs and prices.
Mother Is Cursed by House of David in Federal Hearing
In Grand Rapids on March 22 a broken hearted mother testified in a federal case about leaving the Benton Harbor House of David colony. She said her husband banished her and members cursed her. her daughter Ellen described mistreatment by King Benjamin Purnell. The mother and her daughter Helen M Couch testified to abuse, while R W Wade recounted his wife leaving Oklahoma to join Purcell’s group. The defense attorney argued the hearing resembled a grand jury probe as the court intervened.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Tella Story
Ellen
Benjamin
Helen M. Couch
R. W. Wade
Hazel Wuerth
King Benjamin
Oklaoma
Altho
Purnell
Wade
T. Dewirst
Hearings On Packers Merger Postponed To April 30
Postponement of the secretary Wallace complaint against the acquisition of Morris & Co plants by Armour & Co shifts initial hearings from April 2 in Washington to April 30 in Kansas City. Additional hearings will be held in Omaha, Saint Louis, Chicago and other cities, with final sessions in Washington. Armour & Co officers sought to move up April 20 and were allowed to explain, eliminating the preliminary hearings.
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Washington, D. C
Wallace
Morris & Co
Armour & Co
Washington
Kansas City
Heings
Omaha
St. Louis
Chicago
Prosperity Wave Still Rolling On
Washington March 22 the department of commerce reports February shows a continued wave of prosperity with a decline in failures and rise in stock prices and factory output Improvements are noted across business lines in the February review reaching the department
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Commerce
Department
Wife of Secretary Weeks Seriously Ill
Savannah Ga March 22 Mrs John W Weeks wife of the secretary of war is seriously ill at Brunswick near here. She was aboard the yacht Evergreen with Secretary Weeks and Col and Mrs R M Thompson when she fell ill this morning and was taken to Brunswick on physicians advice.
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Savannah
John W.weeks
Brunswick
Rotarians Attend Convention Trip With Special Train
Rotarians travel by special train for a convention trip. Waterloo delegates wear purple bands with Water loo in gold on enamel buttons. Independence contingent lists 18 members including Mr and Mrs Rosenberger and other couples as they attend events and speeches.
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Atkinson
H .B. Blaynard
Clayton Berklay
Roger Crowell
Gen
Kline
Ow. BH. Ross
Ve Rechtfertig
The
Courier
Waterloo
Waterloo Bunch
Elmer Jewett
V. Rosenberger
H. M. Tschirg
R. F. Clark
W. G. Littlejohn
M. O. Fouts
Saunders and Piggly Wiggly stock tale stirs trading debate
Saunders defends his stock selling campaign and denies NYSE breach while recounting dealings with New York brokers led by Jesse Livermore. He cites advertisements at 15 a share and a premium on stock loaning as critiques. Born in Clarksville, he rose from a $4 weekly clerk to Memphis grocery lines and created a self-serve Cain retail format.
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PAGH
Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Hoe
Wall Street
Saunders
Jesse Livermore
Livermore
Memphis
Clarksville
Tenn
Cain
Tokio Arsenal Fires 3000 Workers Over Arms Reduction
Police guard the Tokio arsenals after the dismissal of 3,000 workers cited to be due to arms reduction policy. Authorities fear demonstrations may trigger trouble as workers are discharged.
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Tokio
Tokio -Arsenala
Hope for Early End to Harrison Hearing
Harrison Ark March 22 The joint house and senate committee hearing acts of citizens in January against striking Missouri and North Arkansas railroad workers nears an end. Over 100 witnesses from towns along the line testified. Lawmakers expect the investigation to close tomorrow with formal findings possibly a month away.
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Harrison
Ark
House
Senate
Missouri & North, Arkansas
Senator King to seek inquiry into Fascisti in US
Senator William H. King denounced the Italian Fascisti movement as harmful to American institutions and said the next Congress would be asked to investigate the black shirt group. He warned that Fascist spread could cause international tensions and pledged to bring the matter to the Senate's attention when Congress reconvenes.
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Washington, D. C
Tfascisti
United States
William H. King
Utah
Congress
King
Senate
Blaze at Allegheny county workhouse destroys facility
Fire at the brush factory inside the Allegheny county work house in Hoboken near Pittsburgh spreads through the institution. The blaze destroys the building as authorities report more than 1,200 prisoners were confined there.
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Pittsburgh
Brush
Allegheny County
Hoboken
Lenine's condition unchanged in Moscow bulletin
Moscow reports Premier Lenine's condition remains unchanged. In Lithuania a Polish irregular unit attacked Lithuanian forces at Poslipki, killing five, according to the Lithuanian government.
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Kovno
Lithuania
Poslipki
Obituary for Ida May Lytle 61 Watertoo
Ida May Lytle 61 daughter of Mrs. Thomas Lytle 106 Lafayette street died yesterday at 7 am She survives her mother and brother C T Lytle Watertoo Her father died in January Funeral services Friday at 2 30 pm from Peterson Bros chapel Rev Robert N Mc Donald Walnut Street Baptist officiating Burial in Fairview mausoleum
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EDA_MAY TLWELE
Ida May Lytle
Thomas Lytle
Lafayette Street
C. T. Lytle
Peterson Bros
Robert N. McDonald
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Fairview
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