Bowman outlines Iowa statute to control trust
Des Moines March 24 A new state board to be called the board of commerce and trade would gain full power to investigate coal steel cement and other industries in Iowa under a bill in the senate. Members serve without pay and include railroad commissioners the state highway department chief and mining dean with an ex officio presiding officer and a secretary. The board can subpoena witness require attendance take oaths and produce records. It would probe for violations of anti trust laws and if necessary order cessation of restraint and pay reparations within set times. If ignored fines of 1000 daily may be imposed and court action followed by injunctions. Prosecutions would be led by the attorney general with county help and funded from court appropriations. If law passes Iowa would gain a permanent strong trust busting body.
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Des Moines
Board of Commerce and Trade
Iowa
Low
Black Hawk
Bourid
Dowman Dill
State Highway Commission
Town State College
State Board of Control
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Bowman
Supreme Court
Executive Council
Greek Church Palm Sunday Observance Date Change
Greeks in the United States will celebrate Palm Sunday a week later due to the lunar calendar used by the Greek church. A veteran Greek observer explains the calendar aligns with lunar movements, causing date differences from other churches. He notes a Greek newspaper claims the old calendar has been abolished and real dates will align. Russia remains the only lunar calendar nation.
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Russia
Easter Decorations Light Up Waterloo Shops
A Waterloo observer notes windows bursting with spring colors and festive Easter displays. Shops show gay blooms, ribbons, and cloths as shoppers anticipate outfits for Easter. Candy stores brim with chocolate eggs and live bunnies attract children, while eggs trend cheaper than in recent years.
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Waterloo
Writing Celebration at Own-Home Expo in Chicago
In Chicago on March 24 the one hundredth anniversary of John Howard Payne’s Home Sweet Home is marked at the Own Your Own Home exposition. A miniature likeness of Payne’s birthplace will be shown, with his life history narrated. A 190-voice chorus will sing Some Sweet Homes, and greetings from President Harding and other officials will be read, praising home ownership.
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Chicago
Sweet Home
John Howard Payne
Payne
Old Home
Mms
Harding
Foster trial adjourned amid jury tampering rumors
A judge recalled jurors after defense completion halted by adjournment in William Z. Foster’s trial for violating Michigan syndicalism law. Witness Charles Ruthenberg testified on radicalism, arguing the Workers' party sought a legal program, while government witness Francis Morrow linked left-wing voting to the party's illegal status. The defense plan for next week remains undisclosed.
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Associated Press
St. Joseph
Mich
William Z. Foster
Chicago
Michigan
Charles EB. Ruthenberg
Workers’ Party
Communist Party
Fle
America
Ruthenberg
Francis Morrow
Blumes
Frank P. Walsh
Foster
Morrow
Segalize
Ruthenbergy
Walsh J
Putsch Plot Leaders Detained as Lesser Members Freed
Berlin authorities detained leading alleged revolutionaries indefinitely after raids broke up the German Liberty party plot to seize power. Notables named include Gen Hunger and Majors Lehroder and Smethlage, plus Profs Daubke Erdmann Behrenhorst and Lieut Rossbach. Bavarian leaders and Hitler were implicated. arrests followed government raids ahead of a March 31 coup plan.
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Berlin
Gremabers
Ammong
Hunger
Lehroder
Smethlage
Daubke
Erdmann
Behrenhorst
Rossbach
von Knilling
Wavaria
Germany
Bavaria
Cuno
Ara
Ruhr
Ludendorff
German Liberty Party
Interior Severing
Diet
Gell
Tus Dendorff
Reichstag
Savering
Hitler
Ice Dams Break Endangering 10 Counties
The swollen Missouri River triggers new ice gorges around Flomer and Omaha with looming floods. Communities evacuate riverfront areas as Homer, Neb. fears a repetition of 1920 disaster. dynamite blasts aim to dislodge gorges while Vermilion and Yankton implement warning signals for workers and residents. Thousands of hogs perish in lowlands between Homer and Dakota City.
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Homer
Neb
Vermilion
Yankton
iInternational
Omaha
Marea
Missouri
Flomer
Western Smelting & Refining Co
Dakota City
SPECIAL SHIPPING CAR INSTALLED ON G W RY
G W railway agent J Howard announced a car for shipments to and from Minneapolis and St Paul. It will cut storage time from five days to two and handle all less than carload consignments. The project faced a yearlong car shortage delay. The note adds a biographical line about Thomas Edison losing hearing as a boy.
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A. J. Howard
Chicago Great Western Railway
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Poolhall Owner Is Held to Court on Volstead Charge
Harry Maharran, proprietor of Gamp Dodge poolhall at 225 Fourth Street West, bound over to the district court to answer bootlegging charges after a municipal hearing was waived. Bond set at 300 dollars, posted. Raid by Volstead squad yielded two quarts of whiskey seized as evidence of prohibition violations.
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Harry Maharran
Gamp Dodge Poolhail
Fourth Street West
Maharras
Harold
West High Students Sweep Subdistrict Declamatory Wins
C W Kline announced Subdistrict Declamatory Contest winners held last night in Fayette and New Hartford. Winners include Clyde Mease and Robert Pollard in oratorical division at Payette and West, Honorine Otley and Jean Sincisir in dramatic division, and No na Hamlett and Mary Dorothy Daly in humorous division. At New Hartford Robert Burl nsome and Maurice Stap fey topped oratorical, Daisy Stevens and Helen Beiber Reinbeck won dramatic, Paulina Probert and Hulda Swartze Hubbard won humorous. Twelve candidates advance to district Friday March 20 at Cast High.
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C. W. Kline
Iowa
Fayette
New Hartford
Payette
Clyde Mease
Vinton
Robert Pollard
Waterloo West
Ook
Honorine Otley
Jean Sincisir
Marion
Nona Hamlett
Edgewood
Mary
Dorothy Daly
Aanantosa
Robert Burlnsome
Eldora
Maurice Stapfey
Daisy Stevens
Shell Rock
Helen Beiber
Reinbeck
Paulina Probert
Hulda jSwartze
Hubbard
East High pupil exhibits walnut library table
A Waterloo Hardware display features a black walnut library table crafted by Herbert W. Rehder of East High under W. W. White supervision. The refined piece showcases careful workmanship and is suitable for any study or living room, reflecting the value of practical training where students earn as they learn.
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W. W. White
Waterloo Hardware Company
Herbert W. Rehder
Roof Fire Sparks From Chimney at 1423 Commercial Street
A small roof fire started today at 1423 Commercial Street when sparks from a chimney ignited the roof. Firemen from station No 2 extinguished the blaze with chemicals and damage was slight.
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Commerccial Street
McMurray brothers jailed for jail liquor theft in Polk County
Everett and Clyde McMurray were sentenced to one to ten years in Anamosa prison for stealing several thousand dollars worth of confiscated liquor from Polk County jail. Judge Banner imposed the term and denied bench parole. The McMurray brothers are sons of former jailer William McMurray.
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Des Moines
Everett Amd
Clyde McMurray
Polk County
Anamosa
Banner
Sonner
McMurray
Gous
William McMurray
Delinquent Autoists Swell County
Des Moines reports Polke county motorists have paid about 10 600 in delinquent license fees this year. A total of 22 338 passenger cars and 3 124 trucks have licenses issued. about 3 000 vehicles remain unlicensed. May 1 is the grace period end, after which sheriffs will sell unlicensed cars for delinquent fees.
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Des Moines
Polke County
State Treasury
Automobile Department
Court House
Sherife
Jury Selected for Cooley Murder Trial at Tyndall
Sioux City dispatch reports nine farmers and three business men chosen Friday as the jury to try George Cooley at Tyndall for the murder of 71 year old Mrs. Mudlof. The case involves a March 26 shooting alleged to uncover $7,000 hidden in the Mudlof home at Tabor, with J H Jarman of Sioux City named as co-defendant.
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Sioux City
George Cooley
Tyndall
John Mudicf
Cooley
J. H. Jarman
Mudlof
Tabor
Lakes to Gulf Highway A ssa n elects officers at annual meet
Chillicothe Mo March 24 The Lakes to Gulf highway association elected Francis J Meek Chil Neothe as president at its annual meeting today Other officers include George W Daring Marshalltown Ia as vice president and L H B Reed Charles City Ia a member of the executive board
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Chillicotha
The
Auto collision suit settled for $5000 in Spencer court
In Spencer March 24 Alyah Avenall of Storm Lake sued T M Jones of Spencer for damages of 26000 after a car collision. The case settled in court before Judge Lee for 5000.
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Spencer
Avenall
Storm Lake
T. M
Jonee
Lee
Brookhart as Rail Expert Good Arms Teacher Cummins
Des Moines March 24 Senator A B Cummins hailed as a highly competent railroad expert by an Iowa audience at the Chamber of Commerce address. He defended the Esch Cummins act and denounced misinformation about transportation problems while urging railroad consolidation for lower rates and better service.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. B. Cummins
Chamber of Commerce
Cummins
Smith Brookart
Cumming
Mortuary Services for Mrs Frank Wilson Held in Independence
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Wilson of Independence Iowa were conducted by Rev TJ KR Macartney at the O Keefe Towne chapel in Waterloo. Burial followed in Elmwood. Edna Martin born August 2 1898 in Independence married Frank Wilson and survives with a daughter Noveline along with her parents a sister and a brother. Her body was brought to Waterloo from Independence.
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Prank Wilson
Frank Wilson
Independence
VW. J. Martin
Waterloo
TJ. KR. Macartney
O'Keefe & Towne Chapel
Elmwood
Edna Martin
Noveline
April Fool Party At YMCA Draws 540 Boys In Costume
Five hundred forty boys from the YMCA boys department attended the annual April Fool party in masquerade. The first hours featured Hi clubs stunts and sixteen tables with skill tests including cane walk coin snap and setting pins with the teeth. Prizes were given for costumes and the event continued with further activities after nine.
Old Dubuque River Captain Is Drowned
Capt. Robert H. Tromuly a 63 year old river pilot and Majestic annex hotel manager disappeared Friday afternoon in the Mississippi River. His body was found by railroad workers after becoming jammed in an ice gorge. He had been at a local hospital for nerve prostration and escaped unnoticed. Tromuly led one of the last log rafts to the Standard Lumber Company in Dubuque.
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Dubuque
Robert H. Tromuly
Majestic Annex
Mississippi River
Trambly
Old Standard Lumber J Company
Sioux City Stockman Dies After Sale in Hotel
Atlantic March 24. F D Maranville 65 a stock buyer from Sioux City died in a local hotel after attending a sale on Thursday. He fell violently ill overnight despite a physician's efforts. A widow and family survive. An inquest to determine death time.
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Atlantic
Maranville
Sioux City
Marannville
Des Moines State Briefs and Iowa notes in 1920s column
Des Moines reports say the brass capstan of the battleship Zowe, sunk by the W Mississippi, is now owned by the Wakon da club after talks with Congressman GC C Dowell and the navy. Ames notes 54 Hatchories in the state boosting baby chick business over 300 percent per year per H A Bittenger. Corning reports Gladys Phillipa, now Mrs Paul Gray, proved marriage does not interfere with education. Garron H I Axtell named county agent succeeding Walter M O'Donnell who died last month. Axtell, Ames-trained in animal husbandry, recently directed Smith-Hughes work at Gilbert and now based in Strawberry Point.
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Des Moines
Panama Bay
Wakonda Club
GC. C. Dowell
Navy Department
Ames
H. A. Bittenger
Pure State College Poultry Department
C. A. Furey
Corning
Gladys Phillipa
Paul Gray
Garron
Axtell
Walter M. O'Donnell
Anxtell
Ames College
Smith-Hughes Y
Gilbert
Strawberry Point
Cedar River Flood Anniversary Reports 1884 Peak
The article recalls the 1884 Cedar River flood, noting 13 ft 8.75 in high water and the 39th anniversary. It describes citizen efforts to shore levees from Commercial Street to Rock Island belt line, the fire bell summoning volunteers, and damage including 55,000 feet of lumber afloat at Dante & Nauman Co., with extensive property impact and a frightening scene along Main Street and Water Street.
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Ceder
Courier
Washington Street
Citizens Gas Electric Co. Op
Rock Island Belt Line
Ward
McKinley Street
Water Street
Main Street
Park Avenue
Opera House
Upper Commercial Street
Dante & Nauman Co
Prizes Awarded For Comic Costumes In Gym Event
Students gathered in the school gym to prizes for best comic costumes. Ed ward Guyer won first as Sheba earning a pocket compass, Franklin Fish placed second as Roa olf Valentino with a pocket knife, and Wallace Sieg won boony prize as Mary Pickford. Harry Fisher spoke on summer camp then five reels of motion pictures. Each participant received a candy box from Howland Candy company. The Jungle feature describes tropical forests with towering trees, vines, and dense vegetation, noting wells sunk for bridges and extreme shade and heat fostering jungle growth.
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Edward Guyer
Sheba
Franklin Fish
Roaolf Valentino
Wallace Sieg
Mary Pickford
Boony
Harry Fisher
Howland” Candy Company
Canada Made Macaroni Gain Rome Expo Honors
Ottawa reports Italy added eight new gas in the macaroni industry. A Canadian made macaroni exhibit won the grand prize and gold medal at the first international macaroni exposition held recently in Rome, according to cable advices received here.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Italy
Ford Myers Muscle Shoals and Democratic Prospects
The article surveys reasons for Ford's political appeal including his wage policies and Muscle Shoals stance, notes a rumor that private interest influenced his offer, and discusses potential presidential contenders like Samuel Haleton Ralston, McAdoo, Wilson, John W. Davis, and Senator Robinson, outlining factions, health, age, and party dynamics shaping 1924 nominations.
New York Educator Appointed Dean at Iowa University
New York March 24. Paul Packer associate professor in educational administration at Teachers College Columbia University has been named dean of the School of Education at the University of Iowa. He earned a BA from University of Town in 1918 and an MA from the University of Michigan in 1920 and has served on the Teachers College faculty since 1922.
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Paul
Packer
Teachers Colleges
Columbia University
University of Iowa
University of Town
University of Michigan
Teachers College
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