Lansing Should Have Quit Peace Parley In Paris
Ex secretary of state Robert Lansing releases a diary laden memoir arguing Wilson erred in dismissing him and detailing secrecy at the Paris peace conference. He cites months of meetings, disagreements over U S participation, and the central breach of trust as key to his removal in February 1920.
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Lansing Shold
Paris
Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Robert Landsing
Wilson
Fotr
Lansing
Mr. Lansing
Ecrecy
Mr. Wilson
McEt
Col. House
Col
Beards Wilson
White House
Wien
Spicion
New Easter Hats for Sunday Parade Cost 200 Millions
United Press reports New York March 25 that mothers face bills exceeding 200 million dollars for Easter attire. Retail editor Jane Goold says the season may be the greatest Easter buying period in history with about six million women expected to wear new hats or frocks. Most spending targets Main streets, not Fifth Avenue.
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United Press
New York
United States
Janes Goold
Women's Wear and Authority
Goold
Fifth Avenue
Girl Balks at First Selection from Men With $1,000 to Marry
Dorothy Miller, 16, who had tentatively chosen a Philadelphia man to marry and pay $2,000 for her invalid mother's operation, changed her mind after meeting him. She called it impossible and will review letters from 99 other suitors to select a new husband.
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iBy United Press
Trenton
N. J
Summer Capital May Be on Long Island
Southampton reports that the city may become the summer capital with President Harding reportedly to spend part of the season there. Cabinet members Hughes Mellon and Denby are said to plan residences nearby under Mr Ely’s guest invitation.
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Long Island
Southampton
United Press
N. Y
Warren G. Harding
Albert H. Ely
Hughes
Mellon
Denby
Governor to Name Davenport Arbiters
Gov Kendall sent formal notice to the Davenport street railway employee and company to submit within three days a list of five names from which the governor will select two board members to form a Labor board. The two chosen will nominate the third member of the board.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Kendall
Davenport
Pussyfoot Johnson Improves and Returns Home
Prohibition worker Wil Hara Pussyfoot Johnson and his wife left Hampton Iowa for Westerville Ohio. Johnson, sidelined by a throat ailment, canceled speaking engagements for the month but showed marked improvement on the trip home.
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Associated Press
Hampton
Wil
Pussyfoot’ Johnson
Johnson
Westerville, C
Hernandez Receives New Mexico Revenue Post
Former Representative Hernandez of Tierra Amarilla is appointed collector of internal revenue for the district of New Mexico by President Harding in Washington on March 26. The move marks a political comeback and places a senior federal tax post in the territory with broad enforcement powers.
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Associated Press
Washington D. C
Hernandez
Tierra Amarilla
Harding
Internal Revenue
District of New Mexico
Building material prices rise as spring demand grows
United Press reports government officials note a renewed rise in building material costs after a winter fall, described as a strong market due to spring construction. The surge follows the Supreme Court ruling striking down peering profiteering clauses of the Lever Act and Attorney General Daugherty’s plan to review antitrust suits before further action. Prices up to February remained 122 percent above 1913 levels, despite the earlier 34 percent drop from June highs.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Yeantorney
Daugherty
Army Flier Hurt in Fall on Transcontinental Flight
Lieutenant W. D. Coney of the army air service was gravely injured when his De Havilland plane struck a tree during an attempted landing near Crowville Louisiana on a return transcontinental flight from Jacksonville Florida to San Diego California. He suffered a possible broken back and internal injuries and was moved toward Natchez Mississippi for hospital care after the crash seen by laborer John Bush and resident Mose Lanier.
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Associated Press
Monroe
W. D. Coney
Army Air Service
Crowville
Jacksonville
Fla
San Diego
Cal
Coney
Louisiana
Natchez
Miss
Winnsboro
Lieut
Crowyilie
Lieut.Coney
de Haviland
Mose Lanier
John Bush
Filer
Caney
Bush
Lieut. Caney
Bronswick, Ga
Chicago Police Hunt O'Connor Across City and Suburbs
Shotgun squads scoured Chicago and nearby areas as 1500 officers searched for Tommy O'Connor, an alleged murderer. Tips placed him in a dozen locations simultaneously, but sightings proved elusive despite rapid follow ups. A milk wagon driver reported a hold up for a milk bottle, and a bakery wagon driver ten miles away claimed a bread robbery.
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Chicago
Tommy O’connor
O'Connor
O’connor
Loot from Centerville Mail Pouch Recovered in Kansas City
Centerville reports that a telegram from Kansas City, Missouri, states that $31,500 in interim certificates from a $92,000 pouch stolen from the railway station last Saturday night have been located on the streets of Kansas City and deposited in Merchants Bank there. The negotiable certificates remain in play.
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Associated Press
Centerville
T. Crawford
Kansas City
Merchants Bank
Iowa Bill Would Aid Lakes to Sea Route
Des Moines March 25 An appropriation of 5000 dollars yearly to aid the Great Lakes St Lawrence Tidewater association campaign for a waterway from the lakes to the ocean for large vessels was introduced in the Iowa House by the appropriations committee and placed on the calendar.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Great Lakes
Cork Business Man Killed Labeled Spy
John Cathcart wealthy Cork businessman was shot dead at his home by unknown assailants. A placard near the body read Convicted spy Cathcart was managing director of the Passex company, a house with English connections. Mine explosion kills 24 miners in Kukla Moravian mining town after fire.
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United Press
Cork
Ireland
John Cathcart
Cathcart
Passex Company
United Press Carlsbad
Kukla
Moravian
Weather report for Iowa and Minnesota towns list
Cloudiness and light rain in the last 24 hours prevented drying but did not worsen mud. Roads are soft but open. Weather forecast calls for good to fair conditions over the next 36 hours for Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo and Waverly.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Chariesty
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des’ Moines
Dubuque
Faribault
Laitrosse
Wis
Mason City
Marshalltown
New Hampton
Postville
Waterloo
Waverly
Otere
Bergdoll Extradition Plea Reaches Britain Amid War Entanglements
The United States asks Britain to demand the extradition of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, Philadelphia draft evader, from Germany on forged passport grounds. Britain seeks evidence before acting, while U S and Germany grapple with war treaties and legal steps. Meanwhile American detectives Carl Neuf and Frank Zimmer near release from German prison as Berlin addresses the incident and possible forced liberations.
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iBy United Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
Grover | Cleveland Bergdol
Philadelphia
Bergdolf
Frank Zimmer
Carl Neuf
Great Britain
State Department
Bergdall
Canada
Bergdoll
State
War Department
Mosbach
Carl Neal
Gert
Mann
Berlin
Jewell Reviews National Rail Agreements Battle
Bert M. Jewell of the AF of L railway employes department reviewed the history of national agreements between railroads and employees before the federal railroad labor board in Chicago on March 25. He discussed government role with unions during federal control and conditions leading to drafting the deals, arguing employers must retain the agreements.
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United Press
Chicago
Bert M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Federal Railroad Labor Board
Violinist Eddie Brown Weds Polish Actress Miss Bruznovna
Indianapolis violinist Eddie Brown and Polish actress Miss Walina Bruznovna were married two weeks ago in New York in a news release. The couple, united after a month of acquaintance, wed as Bruznovna, a member of the Madjeska family, had been a leading actress in Moscow and Warsaw before the war.
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United Pressy
New York
Eddie Brown
Indianapolis
Walina Bruznovna
Madjeska
Moscow
Warsaw
Renewed search for missing balloon and five aviators
Pensacola Florida March 25 naval air and surface units resumed the search for the navy free balloon drifted off St Andrews Bay with five men aboard. The balloon left the air station Tuesday night and drifted toward the coast as wind shifted. The craft was piloted by Chief Quartermaster E Wilkinson, with possible landings along the coast delaying contact. Navy officials released home addresses of the five balloonists, including George Wilkinson of Houston and four others Vernon Blend Belleville Edward L Kershaw Payne John O Elder and William H Trefey all listed as aboard or connected to balloon
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Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air and
Quartermaster E. Wilkinson
United Press
Washington
DBD
Wilkinson
Houston
Tex
Vernon Blend
Belleville
Military Allotments Expire July 31 for Troops
Washington March 25 The government will let most wartime allotments and allowances under the war risk insurance act lapse automatically July 31. Comptroller Warwick of the Treasury announced the ruling, based on Congress repealing the wartime acts. Officials could not give exact figures on how many soldier sailor and marine allotments are affected, but thousands still in service both at home and abroad maintain these allotments to relatives with the government providing an equal amount.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Warwick
The
Treasury
Congress
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Rhine
Lawn City to Vote Unofficially Monday on Open Sunday
Voters in Lawn City will cast ballots in an unofficial referendum on Sunday amusements during Monday's municipal election. Separate polling places are planned as promoters had hoped to include the question in official balloting but no legal provision exists.
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Lawn City
Wecar Falls
Des Moines Police Arrested in Robbery Case
Two Des Moines policemen, Lee Baker and J Moss, suspended yesterday over extortion charges, were arrested by deputy sheriffs early today. They are alleged to have robbed and slugged William Hopkins, a farmer of Olmitz Kansas, near an automobile. Hopkins identified the officers as the attackers. Baker and Moss deny the charges and claim no involvement.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
L Lee Baker
J. Moss
William Hopkins
Olmitz
Sherif
Hopkins
Baker
Moss
Galli Curci's Former Spouse to Wed Again
Marquis Luigi Curci, former husband of singer Galli Curci, plans to marry Miss Wanda Tiriadelli of Cincinnati. The couple expects to stay in New York for a time before sailing. the marriage date will be announced soon.
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Galli Curci
United Press
New York
Luigi Curci
Wanda Tiriadelli
Cincinnati
Mutants
Tiriadelli
Aly
Hudson Motor Car resumes full-time operations
Detroit mid March 25 Associated Press reports Hudson Motor Car company will restart full-time operations March 28 after a period of greatly reduced staffing. The notice mentions brands Smoke La Azora Girard Harvester Dutch Master and advertises Best at 10-15.
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Detroit
Hudson Motor Cars Company
Smoke la Azora
Girard
Harvester
Paper Delivery Notice With Phone Hotline
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o'clock. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause please phone 3330 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Communists Raise Strife In Germany Amid Uprising
Paris officials label the German communist revolt as spurious while reports state Bolsevik funds aided campaigns. In Eisleben, 46 hours of fierce street fighting left 20 dead and 50 wounded. Police control the railway station as miners join a threatened general strike.
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Eisleben
Germany
Saxony
Eiselben
Sida
Halie
Hale
Leura
Safey Police
Bisleben
Hisleben
Berlin
Halle
Arsdorf
Starvation Crisis Deepens in Chinese Provinces
In Henan and Shansi famine reports show 1,000 daily deaths in Honan and 300 in northern counties. Fuping county reports 20,000 deaths, Ankang follows with 3,000 plus, while 60,600 deaths occur in 16 Shensi counties since the famine began. Pneumonic plague appears in 20 villages along Chihli Shantung border with 108 deaths. Relief funds totaling 3.25 million taels are allocated to famine districts, including 1.09 million taels from the American Red Cross, to feed about 6,000,000 people.
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Associated Press
Faminoa
Hanan
Sheng
Chihu
International Relief Organization
Honan
Shensi
Fuping
Sian Fu
Ankang
Chihli
Shantung
American Red Cross
American Committee For China Relief Fund
Thomas W.samont
Treland Will Fight England to Bitter End Says Mannix
Archbishop Mannix of Australia, arriving in Rome from England, asserts the Irish will fight to the bitter end for complete independence. He criticizes Britain's offers as hypocritical and notes Ireland's influence abroad, comparing Ireland to autonomous Canada amid Protestant Catholic tensions.
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Treland
England
Mannix
Associated Press
Rome
Australia
Ireland
Canada
Gen Wood to Size Up Oriental Situation on Philippine Trip
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, named by President Harding to study conditions in the Philippines, will visit other Oriental points. The War Department released his official orders, with expectations he may travel to Japan and China to carry out presidential directives.
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Wood
Philippine
United Press
Washington, D. C
Leonard Wood
Harding
Philippines
Orient
War Department
Woodway
Japan
China
Grants Hearing for Habeas Corpus Writ
The Iowa Supreme Court granted a hearing on an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed on behalf of George Johnson in Sioux City. The hearing will address the case of Truman v. Stevens with a date in March.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
George Johnson
Sioux City
Iowa Supreme Court
Japan warns of action over China demands in Kamchatka
Baron Uchida tells budget committee Japan will take necessary steps to protect fishing and rights in Kamchatka if China ignores five demands. Government had an accord with the United States on the Pacific line to Shanghai and Guam. No new reports on Yap discussions. government not pursuing Bolshevik trade.
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United Press
Kamchatka
China
Baron Uchida
Houses of Peers
Uchida
Japan
United States
Pacific
Shanghai
Guam
Great Britain
Taxes Greatest Blessing Prompting Teacher Removal
Miss Dobbs highlights a large Iowa teachers meeting. Francis G. Blair, state school superintendent of Illinois, argues taxes are a blessing and essential to eliminating chance in education. He urges well trained teachers and broader tax-based funding to ensure universal, quality education for every child. The event features a demonstration on early physical activity and a school chorus performance.
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Francis G. Blair
Illinois
Iowa State Teachers Association
Ames
Blair
America
Ptt
Ella Victoria Dobbs
Nationalty Council
University of Columbia
Missouri
Iowa
Seeee Ac
Three Springs
East High School
Belva
Marie Marty
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New Mexico
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Zimmer
Grover
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Coblenz
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Edward L. Kershaw
Payne
John O. Elder
Lebanon
William H. Trefey
Salem
Mess
Associated Presay
Bamburg
Onoaeo
Blair Tellg
Wolf
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