McAdoo Pushes Momentum in Primary Delegates Race
In Washington March 31 reports forecast McAdoo will win a large share of Wisconsin's 26 delegates and gain Kansas's 20 as the week ends. Observers say McAdoo could command about 38 to 40 more delegates, boosting his total toward a near 500 delegate strength and a potential nomination at the convention. Coolidge teams expect Wisconsin to largely back La Follette, with only a few delegates possibly supporting Coolidge.
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Mark
Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Wisconsin
Alfred Smith
New York
Smith
James A. Reed
McAdoo
Reed
Missouri
Uiat
Kansas
McaAdoo
Olfher
State
Davis
Mansas
Elire
Alabama
Underwood
Ohio
Mississippi
Coolidge
la Foliette
la Follette
South Dakota
Hiram Johnson
John- Fakta Jeera Matai Oyalesse
Martin Invincible
San Felice
Delivery deadline notice for Courier service
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5:30 o'clock. If there is an error by the carrier or you fail to receive your paper by that time, please phone 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 5:30 p.m.
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Koy
Senate moves to oust Roosevelt over oil lease ties
Senator Dill introduces a resolution demanding President Coolidge seek the resignation of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt over his connections with naval oil reserves leases. The Senate laid aside the Metlor investigation amid Democratic unity and Republican opposition as Dill campaigns from Pontiac, Mich.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Navy
Roosevelt
Senate
Dill
Washington
Derloy
Dil
Harding
Pontian, Mich
Girl, 11 Discovers Parents Dead on Birthday Morning
Chicago, March 31. Edmund J. Sedlack, wealthy cammercial arty ist, and his wife Anna were found dead in bed by their daughter Dorothy as she arose on what would be her eleventh birthday. A revolver lay in Sedlack's hand. police believe he shot his wife as she slept and then killed himself. An eye specialist had warned him to stop work lest continued overwork blind him.
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Chicago
Edmund J. Sedlack
Anna
Dorothy
Sedlack
Blockton Boy Held for Holdup at Aston
Len Garr, 19, Blockton Iowa, is held in the county jail charged with robbery with aggravation. He confessed to officers he was one of two bandits who early Wednesday morning held up the Burlington ticket office at Affton in this county and robbed about $80. Garr was arrested Sunday morning.
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Creston
Len Garr
Blockton
Burlington
Affton
Carr
St Louis Woman Found Dead in Paris Hotel
Paris police investigate the death of Eilen Eibler of St. Louis found in her hotel apartment bed with an empty veronal bottle beside her. She registered alone and appears to have had no friends in Paris. Police believe it was self inflicted.
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Paris
Eilen Eibler
St. Louis
Race horse owner buys Colorado ranch
John R. Bradley, famed race horse owner, has purchased an extensive ranch south of Colorado Springs. The property will operate as a stock farm for raising thoroughbred saddle horses and polo ponies.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Here
John R. Bradley
English Air Nail Flierg Strike For Established Rate
An unprecedented strike by airmen in Croydon begins over pay. Pilots and mechanics from the air mail service walk out amid dispute with the Imperial Air Transport Company, which seeks lower annual salaries and new mileage rates, seen as insufficient by workers.
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Associated Press
Croydon
Eng
New
Air Combine
Imperial Air Transport Company
Canned Heat and Rubbing Alcohol Fatal to Six Men
In roledo Ohio on March 31 six men died and one more is dying after drinking canned heat and rubbing alcohol. One man was found dead in his hotel room by a clerk, others in various parts of a working man's hotel. One died en route to the municipal hospital and three more after arrival. another was found dead in a rooming house.
Bremer Co Youth Fatally Hurt by Falling Shotgun
Clarence Meswarth a 16 year old of Bremer County died at Clasen hospital after a shotgun discharged when jolted to the floor by a step at the Battke farmhouse porch. He died at 6 p m Sunday from the injuries suffered the previous afternoon, with an assisting surgeon brought from Waverly due to impassable roads.
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Tripoli
Clarence Meswarth
Clasen
Battke Farmhouse
Henry Meswarth
Here
Battke Farm
Waverly
Ireland Blasts Hit Bridges On Central Ireland Road
Explosions rocked a main road between Longford and Athlone last night as several bridges were destroyed and felled trees blocked routes. Republicans disclaimed responsibility amid widespread alarm in Mullingar district, while an attempted bridge blow on the Dublin road failed.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Longford
Athlone
Ireland
Mullingar
County Westmeath
Dublin
British Globe Flier Forced Down Near Corfu Island
The British around-the-world plane forced to land at Lake St Mathews on Corfu after engine trouble. Flight commander Major Stuart MacLaren aimed to make minor repairs on the Napiers-Vicker amphibian to continue to Athens, but the craft went down while en route to the Greek capital.
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Lake St. Mathews
Corfu
Stuart MacLaren
Ionian Sea
Greece
Albania
Railroad wage talks resume in Midwest conferences
Representatives of train service brotherhoods and railroad managements in the Midwest resumed conferences begun March 15 on wage increases. With few differences, roads west of the Mississippi are represented and about 100000 train and yard employees are involved.
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Chicazo
Midd Lewest
Mississippi
Wilson Papers To Be Published In Six Volumes
New York March 41 The public papers of Woodrow Wilson will be published next fall in six volumes through an arrangement with Mrs. Wilson, announced by a New York publishing house. The edition will appear in six volumes.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
Norbeck charges Coolidge votes in South Dakota
Chicago reports Senator Peter Norbeck of the Johnson campaign charging in a telegram from Redfield that Coolidge campaign funds in South Dakota were lavishly spent. He cites $15,900 in advertising in the last week, paid organizers, and federal workers at elaborate headquarters. claims outside financing and extensive newspaper promotion. He notes Johnson's substantial lead and upcoming speeches in Pontiac and Flint.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Coolidge
South Dakota
Wood
Lowden
Senate
United States
Peter Norbeck
Johnson
Norbeck
William M. Butler
Redfield
Hiram Johnson
Johnson Committee
Wood‘Lowden
United States Senate
Gov
McMaster
Farmers-Workers Save Day
Congress
Dar
Pontiac
Toenicht
Flint
Buys All Theatre's Orchestra Seats for June
Dillingham announced that he sold all orchestra seats in June to one man for complimentary distribution among delegates to the Democratic National Convention. New York, March 3. The price value was stated as greater than typical season offerings, highlighting the generosity of the arrangement.
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New York
Dillingham
Sinclair Indicted in Contempt Case
Sinclair was indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington for contempt for refusing to testify before the Senate oil committee. The 10 count indictment centers on a specific question asked of the operator when he last appeared before the committee, with the grand jurors deeming the questions pertinent to the inquiry.
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Washington
Marely
Rand
Senate Oil Committee
Sinclair
Davenport Man Shot in Fight Over Booze Sale Cash
Davenport Iowa March. William Wetlage of Davenport is in critical condition at St Anthony’s Rock Island Hospital after being shot in the head at 1:30 AM during a quarrel over money from selling 100 gallons of alcohol from Clinton. Victor Fanburg and Howard Andrews of Clinton were arrested in Davenport. two others remain at large. Wetlage had been recently arrested in Clinton on a liquor charge and is pending federal court trial.
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William Wetlage
St. Anthonys
Famiie Hospital
Rock Island
Clinton
Victor Fanburg
Howard Andrews
Weilego
Insane Bullock Confesses Murder During Steep Hollow Play
Commodore Bullock, 33, who admitted killing Sheriff K G Morehead at Steep Hollow schoolhouse, may be sent to an asylum. He claimed his dead sister in heaven ordered the act as Sheriff Morehead played a country constable. spectators mistook it for a stunt and applauded.
Barn Life Ends: Man End’s Life in Family Farm Crisis
Jaws City Ta March 31 Wes ley Lleh 31 single took his own life by hanging at his farm home near Solon Ja The coroner Dr John Donohue reported the death occurred in the same barn where his brother Frank died by suicide in 1920 and where his father George Uleh ended his life about 15 years ago The scene recalls three personal crisis reports within 15 years at the Uleh barn.
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Jaws City
Wesley Lleh
Solon
John Donohue
Uleh
Frank
George Uleh
Revenue and Bonus Bills in Final Stages
The Senate Finance Committee began final steps on both revenue and bonus bills. Focus centers on the cost of the bans measure and the revenue the tax bill must raise. Committee leaders plan to present both measures to the Senate this week.
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Washington
D_ C
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Dawes Reparation Experts Work to Finalize Report
Paris March 31 Dawes reparation experts pressed to iron out divergences in the committee report on Germany finances and economy. Coolidge's father, John Coolidge, 78 or 79, observed his birthday quietly as cameras photographed him. French leaders face a tight timing clash with elections as Britain may push for a provisional acceptance of the experts' findings before presenting to Paris.
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Associated Press
Paris
Preparation Commission
Germany
Plymouth
John Ig
Coolidge
Lis
Ruhr
Mbate
Bonar Law
Poincare
Fone
France
Barthou
Conmission
Commission
Brokerage House at Des Moines Closes
Des Moines brokerage firm Harper & Sons shut its doors on March 21. company officers declined to comment.
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Des Moines
Harper & Sons
Focal Brokers
Daugherty Probe to Besurk Deeper Into Scandal
Washington reports the Daugherty Investigating Committee will press on with its inquiry despite Daugherty’s retirement. Gaston Means, former DOJ investigator, faces possible contempt, while subpoenas target Fred Upham and William Thompson. Judge Garvin issues bench warrant for Means. Upham’s subpoena may be dropped.
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Washington
Senate
Daugherty
Gaston I. Means
Department of Justice
Uter
Pocna
Fedlevel Court
New York
Meaun
Department of June
Dude Garvin
Thompson
Mare
William Boyce Thompson
Republican National Committee
Finance Committee
George White
Ohio
Democratic National
Fred Upham
Mhicago
TL. Wlson
Oklahoma
W. G. Kistler
Tulsa
Wilson
Maas
Edwin L. Garvin
Gaston B. Means
T 9
Means
Elmer J. Jarnecke
Jarnecke
Thomas B. Pelder
Harry M. Traveherts
Associated Bres
Atlante City
Harry M. Daugherty
Coolidge
La Follette Improves as Physicians Report Health Progress
Senator Robert M. La Follette showed continued improvement across the weekend with physicians reporting a steady recovery. He spent a restful Sunday at his residence under careful medical supervision and rested well.
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la Follette
Willashington
Maren
Robert M. la Follette
Weil
Oregon Compulsory School Law Declared Unconstitutional
Portland March 31 Oregon's compulsory public school law was declared unconstitutional today in a federal court opinion. The ruling challenges state authority over mandatory education policies within the district.
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Portland
Gre
Oregon
Prince Sets Bright Borders on His Handkerchiefs
London March report says the Prince of Wales favors handkerchiefs with bright decorative borders. The royal heir is seen with such a handkerchief in his breast pocket. Tailors and haberdashers note following the prince brings sales and profits.
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Prince
London
March
Thee of
Wales
Iisa
Flood claims thirteen lives in Ohio Valley disaster
Floodwaters from the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers surged through Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania, with Wheeling expecting a 41 foot stage. Streets flooded several feet deep, rail service disrupted, and industrial plants damaged as the Ohio Valley reels from the high water. Eight deaths in western Pennsylvania and five in Kitzmiller, Maryland, tied to the flood.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Monongahela
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio Valley
Wheeling
Baltimore & Ohio
Lake Erie
Pennsvania
Kitzmiller
Patonme River
Senators Named in New Jersey Brewery Bribery Testimony
New York March 41 Prosecutions may follow the acquittal of Harry Foley and Nerbert Katz on charges of bribery linked to illegal beer. Testimony named United States Senators Edwards and Edge, former Attorney General Daugherty, former Senator Frelinghuysen, and several New Jersey political figures. Foley had been secretary to Edwards during his governorship of New Jersey.
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HG. Fodd
Means
Genator Wheeler
New York
Jesse Smith
I Daugherty
Senate
Harry Foley
New Jersey
Nerbert T. Katz
Paterson
N. J
United States
Edwards
Edge
Daugherty
Frei~inghuysen
Faley
Voters Face Snow as Iowa City Elections Open
Des Moines and other Iowa cities vote under a snowstorm clouding turnout. Des Moines polls mix Klansmen and incumbents as campaigns run quiet. Des Moines election day issues and mayoral races feature clashes between Good Government League and Home Rule factions.
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Hiram
W. Evans
Ku Klux Klan
Moines
Evans
de l’ Moines
Ite
Des Moines
Davenport
International News Wire
Dubuque
M. Ward
C. White
McAdoo to stay silent in Ohio unless Cox attacks
Cleveland March 31 Wil l as G McAdoo will not speak in the Ohio campaign unless attacked by Cox supporters for summer Gov James M Cox his opponent in the Democratic presidential primary Wilkins McAdoo's campaign manager says if Cox forces allow a quiet race the McAdoo camp will be content otherwise McAdoo will enter Ohio to fight his own battles.
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Cleveland
Willas G. McAdoo
Ohio
James M. Cox
Wilbur D. Wilkins
McAdoo
Hag
Cox
Wilkins Sale
Ihome
Veterans Seek Expulsion Of Pacific Pinks At Northwestern
Chicago March 31 World war veterans moved to remove the Pacific Pinks from Northwestern University student body after a mass meeting in the university gym. President Walter Dill Scott spoke against pacific student activities and urged risking all in defense of the nation. A petition to expel the pacifists was being prepared.
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Ty United Press
Chicago
Northwestern University
Walter Dill Scott
Scott
Coolidge
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