Republicans Forehanded Drive for Senate 1924
Republican leaders plan a broad, state by state push into 13 states to shore up the party's weakened Senate prospects. Chairman Butler prepares meetings with about 1,400 county chairmen as insurgent challenges loom in key states. The effort aims to protect incumbents and counter Democratic gains ahead of next year's elections.
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Mark Suliavan
Washington, D. C
Republican Party
Washington
Buller
Massachusetts
White House
National Republican Committee
New England
Senate
Coolidge
Warren
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Arkansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Missouri
Nevada
Oklahoma
Kentucky
New York
Indiana
Ohio
Curtis
Kangas
Moses
New Hampshire
Finance Committee
Reed Smoot
Utah
Butler
David Walsh
National Committee
As Wadsworth
Watson
Henry George
San Felice
Courier Delivery Cutoff Notice
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5 80 o'clock. If due to carrier error or other cause you do not receive your paper by that time, please phone 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p.m.
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Hoy
One Murphy Juror Goes Home Nights Others Locked Up
CrescoIa May 26 Seldom in Iowa court procedure does a judge permit a juror to be separated during a trial. Judge J D Cooney of West Union granted this privilege to Mrs Eleasor Dushek in the murder trial of Dennis J Murphy during the sanity hearing. Eleven jurors are confined to a rooming house while Mrs Dushek returns home after court hours.
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Murphy
Crescola
Iowa
Supreme Court Allows Publication Of Income Tax Lists
The Supreme Court upheld newspapers that published income tax lists showing the amounts paid last fall. The Kansas City Journal-Post and Baltimore Post won lower-court cases, ruling that law prohibiting such publication would be unconstitutional. Public inspection of these lists in internal revenue offices was affirmed.
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Supreme Court of the United States Today
Kansas City
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Internal Revenue Bureau
Supreme Court
Woman Will Speak at Dedication of Tf. C. Campanile
Mrs. James A Davitt of Oskaloosa, member of the state board of education, will deliver the address at the dedication next week of the memorial campanile on the Teachers college campus in Cedar Falls.
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Tf. C. Campanile
Cedar Falls
James A.davitt
Oskaloosa
State Board of Education
Teachers College
Stockman and Singer at Sioux City death by own action
Sioux City May 25 mystery still veils the death by own action of Matt W Baldwin a well known livestock commission man Masonic lodge worker and clubman who shot himself in the bathroom at home Baldwin a leading figure at the Stockyards had about 30 years in the livestock business and was also known in other towns as a singer and musician
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Sioux City
Matt W. Baldwin
Sioux
Thieves Plot Drives Cashier to End Life
Manila on May 25 Freddie W Kennedy cashier of the Philippine Trust company and former US Army captain shot himself after an alleged plot by bank subordinates to make it seem he caused a 50000 shortage authorities say Kennedy was innocent of any connection with the loss Vice President McFerran dictated Kennedy’s innocence.
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Manila
Fred W. Kennedy
Philippine Trust Company
United States Army
McFerran
Kennedy
Earthquake Death Toll in Hyogo Reaches 826, Toll and Damage Rising
Tokyo dispatch reports 826 dead and around 1,000 injured from Japan's severe quake centered in Hyogo prefecture. Estimated damage stands at 65 million dollars with widespread destruction in Kinosaki, Toso-Oka, and surrounding villages, including hundreds of collapsed or burned houses and thousands affected.
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Tokio
Japan
Atest
Hyogo Prefecture
Nippon
Tyogo Prefectural
Kinosaki
Dayton Scopes Indicted Over Evolution Teaching Case
Dayton Tennessee May 25 Youn T Scopes a high school science teacher was indicted by a Rhea county grand jury for teaching evolution in a public school in violation of Tennessee law. Trial set for July 10 with plans discussed for a 20 000 seat temporary courtroom at the ball park. The American Association for the Advancement of Science pledged support and a scientific adviser for the defense.
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Zy Lho Associated Press
Dayton, Tenn
Youn T. Scopes
Rhea County
Dayton
George W. Rappleyera
H. I. Pupin
Columbian University
Rapplerea
Walter Davis
Science Service
Washington
Scopes
Baseball Park
John T. Raulston
United States Supreme Court
Missionary Calls Indians Not Sloths in Visit
Dr Bruce Kinney a missionary and director of Baptist Indian missions says the American Indian is not treacherous unintelligent slothful immoral nor degenerate. He notes only a few oil land owners are wealthy and stresses respectful understanding during his Des Moines visit on May 25.
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Des Moines
Bruce Kinney
West
Baptist Indian Missions
United States
Alaska
Redman
St Louis Jurist Named to Succeed Spencer in Missouri
Jefferson City Mo May 25 Judge I Williams Sr Laws is named United States senator from Missouri by Gov Sam A Baker to replace the late Seldon P Spencer. Williams a Missourian native is said to be 12 years old and formerly served on the street bench in St Louis county. Mussolini missing as Rome anxious over premier's whereabouts after he left for Milan Sunday night, possible in Frevaphio near Bologna with family.
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Pershi Noy
GH. Williams
St. Louis
Foremer
Gov. Baker
Spencer
Gen. Pershing
Jefferson City
I. Williams
Sr. Laws
United States
Missouri
Sam A. Baker
Seldon P. Spencer
Wiliams
Etreatt
St. Louis County
Mussolini
International
Rome
Milan
Frevaphio
Bologna
Iowa City population tops 1920 total by 1500
Johnson county figures from the county auditor show the current population exceeds the 1920 census by 1,500 while rural counts fall as Iowa City area growth drives the five year change.
Former Candidate for Police Job Jailed
Des Moines reports Frank Harty former candidate for public safety commissioner held in city jail for investigation after federal agents and police booze squad raided rum runner suspects last night.
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Des Moines
Frank Harty
Public Safety
Robert C. Adams
Japanese Soldier Barred From Citizen in District of Columbia
In Washington May 25 a native born Japanese man was denied U S citizenship because he served in U S military forces. The Supreme Court filed the ruling today with Justice Taft dissenting.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Supreme Court
Taft
Germany open to conference on banning poison gas
Germany announced in Geneva on May 23 that it would participate in an international conference aiming to suppress chemical and poison gas warfare. Herr Von Eckhardt spoke to the military and naval committee of the conference on traffic in arms as the group considers the U S proposal to prohibit poison gas. The committee faces agenda difficulties as the gas ban topic is not listed.
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Dumpiouney
Germany
Geneva
Herr von Eckhardt
Coolidge Approves Muster Day July 4
Washington May 25 The War Department will hold a nationwide defense muster of American manpower on July 4. President Coolidge disapproved Armistice day selection and urged Independence day instead. A conference of generals will plan muster locations and governors will be urged to keep actions voluntary.
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War Department
Department
Coolidge
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Qvork
Davis
Y's Men Elect District Governor and Officers
Francis B. Brocksus of Waterloo was chosen district governor and R. R. Seisline of Cedar Rapids was elected tentenant governor at the final session of the Iowa Y's Men's clubs convention. Brocksus is an office manager at Hawkeye Oil. Seisline is sales manager at Hillian's department store. A campaign to form Y clubs in every city with a YMCA is set, and the site of the next convention will be announced later.
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Francis B. Brocksus
Waterloo
R. R. Seisline
Cedar Rapids
Y's Men's Clubs of
Iowa
Brocksus
Hawkeye Oil Company
Sels
Hine
Hillian’s
Bes
Ater
Harmony Group in General Assembly Shelves N. Fow
Columbus Ohio May 25 The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in session here today accepted the report of the bills and overtures committees which recommended that no action be taken on the memorial of the First Presbyterian Church of New York asking vindication for its stand in permitting Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick to occupy its pulpit
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Columbus
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In the
United States of America
First Presbyterian Church of New
G O P Committee to Play Part in Primary
Des Moines report notes Republican central committee adopts proactive stance for next spring to back state primary candidates aligned with party leadership. It plans to open state party headquarters in Des Moines on January 1 and circulate nomination petitions four months ahead, coordinating through county and precinct groups.
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Des Moines
Republican Central Committee
Lepart
Trains Keokuk & Western May Be Discontinued
Two trains Nos 15 and 14 on the Keokuk and Western may be discontinued per note from Burling ton division passenger agent JT Terters and St Joseph division passenger agent J D Baker citing nonpayment. Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club oppose discontinuance in joint session.
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Shenandosh
Keokuk & Western
JT. Terters
Passenter
A Burlingtom
J.D. Baker
St. Joseph
Chamber “of Commerce and Kiwanis Club
Record Cold Snap Ravages Midwest Crops
Des Moines reports severe freezing across Iowa with temperatures dropping up to 60 degrees from Saturday. Garden crops and corn suffer heavy damage. fruit buds killed, tomatoes and beans destroyed. New York and other cities face unseasonable cold, hail, and record May lows.
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Clinton
New York
Midwest
United States
Mercury
Dubuque
Chicago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St Louis
Buffalo
Portland
Texas
San Antonio
Mother Nature
Japan
Leningrad
Russia
Liverpool
Lake Ontario
United Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Government Weather Bureau
Fort Dodge
Cedar, Rapids
Charles D. Reed
Keokuk
Weather Bureau
Davenport
Scott
County
Ehia
Plans Sea Sleuths to Snoop at Heels of Every Rum Ship
El Paso May 25 Sea operations against rum running and other smuggling will be extended to the Pacific coast with intensity equal to that on the Atlantic. Jericoln C Andrews chief of Prohibition enforcement announced plans to equip a coastguard vessel to shadow every rum running ship. He will leave for New York to direct these activities of the prohibition navy.
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el Paso
Fex
Pacific
Atlantic
Jericoln C. Andrewe
Prohibition Enforcement
Andrews
New York
Prohibition Navy
Waterloo party plans raise expected $20,000 for residents
The executive committee is certain of obtaining $20,000 to fund a Waterloo celebration for nearby town residents on June 26 27. Early solicitations have drawn enthusiastic support and organizers plan to address luncheon clubs and city groups to secure full cooperation. Local clubs will stage stunts and invited members from outside Waterloo will participate.
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Waterloo
Sheriff Calls Back Friend's Son in Thief Case
Fairfield Iowa May 25 Sheriff Charles G Butcher took charge of Roy Allen 20 captured at Kirksville Missouri after burglarizing the Germanville general store and fleeing with 60 dollars and a car. He recognized the sheriff as an acquaintance from Indiana and confessed to all charges including a recent escape from Anamosa reform school. Authorities weigh returning Allen to Anamosa or sending him to trial on new charges.
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Fairfield
Sherif Charles G. Butcher
Roy Allen
Kirksville
Germanville
Indiana
Allen
Anamosa Reformatory
Anamosa
Beman declines state bank chief post in Iowa
Des Moines May 25 C Be man Oskaloosa, named superintendent of banking last winter and approved by the senate, has asked Gov Hammill to withdraw him from the appointment. The governor will name another state bank chief to serve until the next general assembly. The terms start July 1. The change follows unexpected private affairs that arose after his appointment.
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Des Moines
Beman
Oskaloosa
Senate
Hammill
General Assembly
Two Fliers Bruised In Plane Crash Near Burlington
Burlington May 25. Charles Kinneron of Port Madison and Rex Broddus of St Joseph Mo are in a hospital after Kinneron's plane crashed near here yesterday. Broddus has a fractured leg and Kinneron is badly bruised.
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Burlington, Sr
Charles Kinneron
Port Madison
Rex Broddus
Sc. Joseph
Kinneron
Broddus
Germany Meant to Join League for Security Pact
Paris May reply from France on behalf of allies states a security pact with Germany must honor the Versailles treaty and require Germany’s full entry into the League of Nations. It also notes Germany suggested the United States join the accords, which France would welcome.
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Jons Mek
United Pressey
Paris
Germany
League of Nations
France
United States
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