Piggly Wiggly Founder Offers Settlement on Shorted Stock
Clarence Saunders, president of Piggly Wiggly Stores, offers to settle with New York traders who held short stock at 100 dollars a share. Wall Street debates Saunders profits and the fate of nearly 200,000 shares he bought, as the NYSE posts extensions and traders eye potential gains from the squeeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
Clarence Baunders
Piggly-Wiggly Stores, Inc
New York
Saunders
Wall Street
Clarence Saunders
Piggly, Wigegly Stores, Inc
New York Stock Exchange
W. Bradford
Sid
Memphis
Memphis as the price after 3p. m./ yesterday, would be demanded. ‘Bradford
Shorts
Tenn
Piggly Wiggly
E. W. Bradford
The
Ders
Stock Exchange
Anuoter
Davis Store Celebrates 23rd Anniversary with Giant Cake
A Waterloo store marks its twenty third year in business by cutting a 509 pound hexagonal seven layer cake after a crowd packs the Paul Davis Dry Goods first floor. About 3,000 guests receive samples as the cake is sliced into 50,000 pieces and distributed to patrons and nearby firms. The event features colored lights and a circus like scene as samples go to state firms and eastern concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Davis Dry Goods
Waterloo
Laat Yerry
Honeymoon With Old Sweetheart Ends in Court Disclosure
Mrs. Ida Lillian Heli of Boston married her old sweetheart Charles Nelson Morris and, eight days later, learned he had another family in Cleveland QC. He confessed in court after the brief marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Lillian Heli
Boston
Charles Nelson
Morris
Cleveland
Turbulent French Chamber Debate Sparks Scuffle
In Paris on March 23 the chamber of deputies during a debate on Franco Belgian Ruhr policy saw communist M. Vaillant Courtier attempt to attack War Minister Maginot. He was restrained by ushers as Premier Poincare faced hostile exchanges and the session was suspended amid shouted accusations and protests.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Ruhr
M. Vaillant
Communist Party
Maginot
M. Maginot
Polneste
Poincare
Berthon
Derthon
MM. Point Care
M. Daudet
Bronier
United Press
London
Holland
Switzerland
International Committee On
Morning Telegraph
Vatican
Munich
Cuno
Pinks & Apeech
Hindenburg
Westminster Gazette
Biritain
France
Berlin
Ludendorff
Windenburg
Herr Hitler
Lieut
Rossbach
German People's Party
Landtag
Herr. Severing
Bevering
Severing Eald
Germany
Ford Sees $10 Day Minimum Wage In 20 Years
Detroit March 23 Henry Ford, the motor magnate, predicts a future where skilled labor earns ten dollars a day by 1944. He says industry will own water power and railways, with labor saving devices increasing productivity while workers gain easier lives. He notes rising wages reflect growing skill and urges progress in Russia and China through better roads and transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
I Iventor
Ford
America
Russia
China
Napoleon
Ameren
Indictment Brought In Muscatine For Receiving Stolen Freight Loot
Abraham Nelson, ex-con, faces an indictment for receiving stolen goods after police found a large stash of loot from freight cars at his farm in Muscatine.
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Miuscatine
Abraham Nelson
Muscatine
S. A
Potts
Pots
Arting
Decorah
American Legion
Yes Moines
Rober
Wi Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Pelln
Ira Vas Haaften
Pella Chronicie
Bes
Waverly
Carrie Burrington
Norman
Oklo
Burrington
Towa City
University
Washington University of St. Louis
Zinc Refinery Planned for Keokuk at $3.6 Million
A new 3.6 million dollar zinc refinery will locate in Keokuk after selection over California. Officials cited access to lower electric power rates as a key factor, with ore shipped from New Mexico to the plant proceeding with the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Des Moines
Joseph F. Leopold
Iowa State Chamber of Commerce
California
New Mexico
Four Bandits Rob East St Louis Bank Cashier
Four bandits held up Samuel D. Barber assistant cashier of the Southern Liners National Bank in East St. Louis and escaped with 46000. Barber and his chauffeur Fred Kraeger were crossing the Mississippi river bridge on their return trip after drawing the money from the First National Bank in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Samuel D. Barber
Southern
National Bank
Barber
Fred Kraeger
Mississippi
First National Bank
St. Louis
Foster Defense Hit By Ruling Out Depositions in Michigan Trial
In St Joseph Michigan on March 23 Judge Charles White barred broad testimony gathered across the country by Foster's attorney. The ruling excludes general deposition evidence and hampers Frank P Walsh's bid to impeach federal witness statements. The decision also affects other depositions including Arthur Bellin in Chicago.
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St. Joseph
Mich
William 4
Poster
Charles White
Foster
Frank P. Walsh
Leo M. Harkins
Philadelpha
Francis Marrow
Kazt" F
Arthur Bellin
Chicago
Sixteen Chicago youths reported missing amid Piute tensions
Chicago March 23 Sixteen Chicago boys are missing with Chief of Detectives Michael Tingher calling it not mysterious. He notes recent dispatches from the Piute country in Utah as possible cause and fears a westward hunt among youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michael Tingher
Utah
Parentay
Germany Pushes Ruhr Credit Amid Ruhr Crisis Rumors
Berlin officials report a 400 billion mark credit to secure Ruhr amid concerns over French occupation. Brussels talks are viewed by Cuno as not easing tensions, with fears of a Versailles treaty overthrow and calls for security over French power.
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Brussels
Polucare
Thettnis
Cuno
France
Rhine
Germany
Sioux City Faces Missouri Flood Threat and Evacuations
Reports from Sioux City and nearby towns say 25,000 residents prepare to flee as Missouri river rises from melting snow and dam ice. Officials warn of millions in property damage, with aerial surveys and dam boston efforts. warnings extend to Omaha and Council Bluffs as floodwaters threaten the region. An unrelated note from Arkansas describes Black River flooding and massive livestock losses.
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Dreds
J. H. Bogener
Duncan
Rogener
Iven Soulh
Dakota
Missouri River
Floyd
Big Sioux
Missouri
Sioux City
Trent
Ozark Valley
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Maren
Grark Valley
Arkansas
Black River
Cache
Strawberry
Omaha
Nedd
Robins
Council Bluffs
Sargeant Bluff
Weather Bureau
Missouri River Valley
Harding Renomination Favored In Republican Poll
A United Press survey of Republican national committeemen shows near universal support for President Harding’s renomination. Daugherty announced the bid and many delegates are pledged, with strong backing from Maine to Washington and wide regional optimism for re election.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Harding
Republica National Committee
United Pras
Daugherty
Weeks
Massachusetts
Pepper
Pennosylvania
Charles D. Hilles
New York
R. K. Hynicka
Ohio
Maine
New Hampshire
F. W. Estabrook
Missouri
J. L. Babler
Minnesota
J. A. Caswell
Tom Armly
Arkansas
H. L. Remmell
West Virginia
Virgil L. Fighland
Pat Sullivan
Rocky Mountain States
Washington
Guy BE. Kelly
Pacific Coast
Consolidation of Departments Receives Senate Approval
The article notes Senate approval of departmental consolidation and cites debates on trials and venue issues. Representative McChaine cites Mahaska county as an example of problematic venue changes potentially affecting verdicts. The House passes the Potts bill to excuse women from jury service upon their own application, while an effort to extend the privilege to men fails.
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Page
Thette
Towa
Mahaska County
McChaine
Mahaska
Potts
Johnson
Dickinson
Illinois Bankers to Urge Restriction in Bank Organizations
Chicago March 23 A two member Illinois Bankers association committee moved to draft an amendment to the state banking law for presentation to the general assembly. The committee was formed after bankers spoke at a meeting led by Andrew Russell state auditor who urged expanding the state bank examiners corps and creating a separate state banking department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aza
Logan Square Trust & Savings
Sixteenth Street State Bank
Illinois Bankers’ Association
General Assembly
Andrew Russell
State Bank Examiners
Iowa Bonus Payments Set Three Month Timeline
Des Moines March 23. State Auditor Glen Haines says it will take three months to approve and pay the Iowa soldiers’ bonus as 90,000 applications are expected to be certified and paid at a rate of 1,000 per day.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Glen Haines
Ford Buys Mines to Use Coal Twice
Ford purchases 120000 acres of undeveloped Kentucky coal fields and plans to use every piece twice. The deal, worth three to four million dollars, adds to 165000 acres owned, aiming to supply Ford factories nationwide and heat homes by reusing gas-free coal.
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Ford
Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Kentucky
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Secrecy for Women Tied to Klan Friction in Atlanta
In Atlanta on March 25 a new women’s order named Kamelia is announced to operate with the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. William J. Simmonds, former imperial wizard, presides as El Magus of the women’s group. The proclamation says the aim is to unite Protestant white women over 18 toward American citizenship and shared causes.
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Atlanta
Kamelia
Knights
Ku Klux Klan
William
J. Simmonds
Klan
el Magus
Simmonds
History Experts to Meet in Oklahoma City
Chicago March 23. The Mississippi Valley Historical Association will hold its sixteenth annual meeting in Oklahoma City from March 25. The note extols Oklahoma romance and names figures such as the Indian fighter boomers traders and soldiers of fortune as part of the state’s historical appeal.
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Oklahoma
Chicago
Mississippi Valley’ Historical Association
Oklahoma City
U S Steel units may run ships via Panama Canal
Interstate Commerce Commission rules allow United States Steel and its subsidiary United States Steel Products to continue operating steamships through the Panama Canal. In Dallas Secretary Wallace visits Texas cotton association convention. In London a Times report claims Germany has seized the Deutsche Stahlwerke in Siegburg. In San Juan six U S Army planes arriving from San Antonio depart for the United States.
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Washington
United StatesSteel Corporation
United States Steel Products Company
Panama Canal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dallas
Tex
Wallace
West
Texas Cotton Association
London
Times
Deutache
Siegburg
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States Army
Prohibition Agents Seize 100 Barrels Over River
Minneapolis agents raided a building on the Illinois side of the Mississippi opposite Burlington and seized about 100 barrels of beer. Maurice K. Sibcorre, agent in charge, advised today. L. Tinneau, prohibition director for the northwest, confirmed the raid.
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Burlington
Minneapolis
Minn
Illinois
Mississippi Tiver
Burlington, Ta
L. Tinneau
Pectar
Northwest
Maurice K. Sibcorre
Iowa Beer Raid Targets Schoolteacher and Gobblers Club
Fourteen federal warrants were executed in Burlington, Iowa, involving possession or sale of liquor. Officers of the Gobblers social club were among those arrested. Raids covered a soft drink parlor, a drug store, and part of the Blair Beverage company, with beer seized and a large stock found in a Turner Society clubhouse in Illinois opposite Burlington. Emil Moli, a Burlington High School printing teacher and Gobblers president, is named among those arrested. Further warrants for Turner society officers were expected.
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Associated Press
Burlington. Ta
Burlington
Gobblers
Blair Beverage Company
Turner Society
Ilinois
Burington
Emil Moli
The
Burlington High School
System to calculate ship positions in minutes
A Navy hydrographic official reports a method to compute a vessel's position at sea within three minutes. The digest lists diverse global notes from New Orleans to Pittsburgh, including a population challenge, Great Lakes freighters, Angola coin changes, a radio interruption case, and a church marriage-after-divorce proposal.
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Washington, D. C
Africa
Paris
Casey Jones
New York
Ekaterina Kalinin
Michael Kalinin
United States
Hoboken
Berlin
Siemens & Malske Go
Pittsburgh
Presbyterian Church
Vintage Hat Styles Return With Seventies Flair
London fashion displays reveal a spring trend toward pork pie hats and poke bonnets from the seventies and eighties. The revival of the wing line and other nineteenth century modes shapes new hats with varied flowers and wide ribbon work, each unique in design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ito
Railroad law to be asked of new Congress revised
St Augustine Fla March 23 revision of the transportation act and immigration liberalization are among first matters to be laid before Congress when it meets December 28. Sen BE Watson Indiana cites administration plans while pledging no tax law changes. Harding may tour to discuss ship subsidy railroad rates and primaries with 20 speeches planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine
Fla
Congress
Be, Watson
Indiana
Senate
Harding
Hie
United States
International Court
Organizations Seek Prosecutions of Foster and Reds
Washington March 23. Organizations asked the federal government to commence prosecutions against William Z Foster and 11 other alleged radicals and to investigate the acts of Frank P Walsh and eight others linked with radical movements. The request was filed with the Department of Justice by representatives of groups interested in law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
William’ Z. Foster
Frank P. Walsh
Department of ‘Justice
Hansen II arraigned on burglary charge in municipal court
Charles F. Hansen was arraigned in municipal court on a breaking and entering charge involving J. Adam Elitz. He waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury under a 3000 bond. In default of bond he was committed to jail.
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Charles “F. Hansen
J. “Adam Elitz
Pat Pe
Mrs Frank Wilson Dies In Des Moines Area
Mortuara Mrs. Frank Wilson died this morning in Independence. Funeral services likely at O Keefe and Towne chapel in Waterloo followed by Elmwood burial. Edna Martin born August 7 1898 in Independence wed there. Survived by husband and daughter Noveline mother Mrs W J Martin living in Des Moines expected for funeral. Sister Mrs Dun McCurdy Des Moines and brother Brain erd whose address is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wilson
W. J. Martin
Independence
Waterloo
O'Keefe & Towne
Elmwood
Edna Martin
Noveline
Des Moines
Wilson
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Austin
Gobblers’ Club
Sen. Watson
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