Hawkeye State News Digest Highlights Local Incidents
Waverly pupil Laura Reeves has a perfect attendance record over ten years. A Black Hawk county road contract sold for 497145 dollars. Jno Dalton Jr leaves the Legionaire to head western papers. Waterloo barn fire kills six horses and three calves. Mason City man Stanley Little faces embezzlement charges of 5000 dollars. Thieves steal 1000 dollars from Bachman store in Granville. A child drowns near Waterloo, another near Cedar Rapids survives. Sioux City seeks 10000 dollars in a heart balm and divorce case. Frances Thoreson dies after heart medicine overdose. Auto and gas station incidents reported. A Grundy Center farmer ends his life after a domestic conflict. Cedar Rapids child drowns after falling from a boat. Southeast Mason City area endures hail and crop losses. Hail stones daze Mason City official. Iowa State College advises on thistle control and Sudan Grass as emergency hay. Beekeeping tips address swarming and hive ventilation. Sisters of Visitation celebrate fiftieth anniversary at Dubuque. Keokuk collision leaves two dead or injured north of Donnellson.
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Laura Reeves
Waverly
Black Hawk County
Jno
Bachman
Granville
Glendon
W. T. Kauffman
John H. Slater
Sioux City
Ira Dodson
Frances Harriet Thoreson
Leslie O'Neill
Beebeetown
T. McKinney
Gus Sneeden
Grundy Center
Sneeden
John Kerchill
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
R. L. James
Iowa State College
F. B. Paddock
Sisters of Visitation
Dubuque
Thomas Kite
Keokuk
Chester Rhodes
Donnellson
Black Hand forbids boy victim's tomb
In New York Salvatore Varotta, grieving father of Giuseppe Varotta, prepares a monument for his five year old son killed by the Black Hand. He recalls threats from Black Hand agents who know of the planned tomb and warn of danger to him and his wife.
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Giuseppe Varotta
New York
Black Hand
Salvatore Varotta
Giuseppe
Hudson River
Varotta
Hand
Sing Sing
Giuseppe Voretta
Piermont
Tombstone Seized for Debt in Queens Supreme Court
A tombstone on a plot in Calvary Cemetery was ordered seized and sold at auction to satisfy an unpaid balance. The monument was contracted by Joseph Brandi on August 26, 1920 for $1,250, with Brandi paying $475 and burying his parents and two sisters in the plot. The maker’s attorney is arranging the sale after Brandi failed to meet other installments.
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New York
MacCrate
Queens Supreme Court
Joseph Brandi
Brandi
Calvary Cemetery
Aviator Attacked by Eagle Near Quantico
Lieut. R. O. Sanderson, piloting a marine corps plane near Quantico, chased a flock of birds when an eagle swooped in. The eagle struck a wire brace at top speed breaking the brace and its neck. The seven foot wingspan bird became entangled in the plane’s braces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quantico
Marine Corps
King of the Air
Lfe
R. O. Sanderson
Lightning Strikes Man in Fort Wayne Rooming House
Orville Callaway age twenty three was struck by lightning while seated in a chair at his rooming house Ruth Hutson sister in law on the chair arm was shocked but unharmed Callaway was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Orville Callaway
Ruth Hutson
Callaway
Cooling system maintenance for modern cars improves efficiency
The article explains two cooling systems thermo syphon and pump and urges yearly cleaning of the radiator and hoses. It notes most American cars use thermo syphon, stresses design and cleanliness, and recommends washing soda flushes plus belt tension checks for reliability.
How to Stop a Car Squeak by Lubricating Spring Shackles
A老 article advises locating squeaks in new cars by lubricating spring shackles. It recommends jacking up the vehicle, removing shackle pins, thoroughly cleaning grease passages, and applying heavy grease directly to the bolt. This fixes most squeaks quickly and prevents worsening engine noise.
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Wheeler Syndicate
Inec
Reversible auto front seat aids lunching and events
An eastern motorist describes a rear facing option by hinging the front seat to reverse toward the rear, enabling occupants to face each other while dining in the car or at outdoor events. The modification uses wrought iron hinges and padded brackets, with upholstery matching the car interior, as illustrated in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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G. A. Luers
Washington, D. C
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Harding presses for early ship subsidy bill in Congress
President Harding launches a push in Congress for prompt passage of the merchant marine subsidy. He warns Congress may be convened in extraordinary session if needed and faces Democratic opposition led by Rep. Davis of Tennessee and Rep. Gardner of Texas. The White House cites the subsidy as essential and calls Muscle Shoals issues secondary.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Campbell
House Rules Committee
House
Committee On Rules
Rules Committee
Davis
Tennessee
Gardner
Texas
Treasury
Muscle Shoals
White House
Harding Says Tariff First Ahead of Bonus Legislation
President Harding, as reported from the White House, hopes the tariff bill passes before the soldier bonus measure. The administration does not plan any drastic action to end the nationwide coal strike in the near term.
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Washington
Harding
White House
489 Yanks Sail for Home on Cantigny from Antwerp
Coblenz June 15 Eight officers and 481 enlisted men will return to the United States on the steamer Cantigny sailing from Antwerp June 20. The Cantigny is the second honey moon ship, and all the married soldiers have been ordered home as many sail on this transport.
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Coblenz
United States
Antwerp
Rival Mobs Clash In Belfast York Street Violence
Rival mobs clashed in the York street area of Belfast with stones as missiles. A bomb was hurled causing an explosion that wounded a woman.
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Belfast
York Street
World-wide Market Survey Planned by Commerce Dept
The department of commerce in Washington announced a plan to conduct a global survey of automobile markets. The initiative aims to map market sizes, pricing, and competition across major regions to inform policy and trade considerations.
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Department of Commerce
Washington
Armistice Proposal Seen as Ruse by Chang Tso Ling
In Tientsin on June 14 Gen Chang Tso ling’s armistice proposals with Wu Pui fu are viewed as a tactic to buy time for the defeated Manchurian warlord. Heavy fighting resumes as both sides clash.
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Tientsin
Chang Tsoling
Wu Pui-fu
Eviction Ordered for 49 Miners Families
Morgantown West Virginia June 14 49 union miners families were ordered evicted from Brady Coal company houses near here after a hearing before Magistrate A Posten strong actions followed a labor dispute and union activity in the area.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Brady Coal Company
Here
A. Posten
Tanlac praised by Peters burg resident for relief
Mrs T J Archer of 1147 Shepard Street Peters burg Virginia credits Tanlac with ending months of indigestion headaches dizziness and rheumatism after a three month illness and reliance on medicine. Her husband bought the Tanlac bottle from a druggist.
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T. J. Archer
Shepard St
Petersburg
German Voice Snippet Confuses Manners and Inheritance
A Boston Transcript clipping captures a German accented dialogue about wills and inheritance. The speaker assigns portions of estate to wife, sister, brother, and finally Heinrich with leftovers to him. The fragment suggests a family dispute over bequests.
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Heinrich
Hans
Mein Hrudder
Boston Transcript
Freedom From Laxatives
An advertising claim extols Nujol as a gentle, nonlaxative lubricant that mimics Nature's own bowel lubrication. It states laxatives cause permanent injury, contrasts with Nujol’s nongriping, harmless properties, and urges readers to obtain a bottle from their druggist.
Dearest Refuses Old Smile In New Art School Tone
A Florida Times-Union excerpt shows a playful exchange where a man laments a changed smile and a woman explains she has adopted a new look after studying at a dramatic art school. The dialogue riffs on performance and evolving identity.
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Jack
Florida Times-Union
Not Battered Enough Cartoon Exchange
A sculptor tells a young model he seeks an aged ugly form for a statue of peace. The model questions the project while the sculptor insists on a harsher image, in a humorous dialogue from Le Journal Amusant.
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Seculptor
le Journal Amusant
The Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertisement
The Cuticura Toilet Trio. Having cleared your skin keep it clear by making Cuticura your everyday toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal, the Talcum powder and perfume. No toilet table is complete without them.
Bullets Mar Mountain Feud Affects Scribson Visit
Scribson spent little time in the mountain country as a feud raged, turning what was to be atmospheric material for a story into a metallic, tense scene. The writer sought atmosphere but encountered conflict that shortened the visit.
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Scribson
Diploma Reflections Twenty Years On
Twenty years after graduation a former student views his diploma with pensive amusement and a kindly smile. The moment recalls bygone days and the passage of time, offering a quiet, reflective look at achievement and memory.
People who can do everything in a pinch
A terse saying extols those who handle any challenge with ease, suggesting they deserve closer scrutiny or mockery for overreliance on flexible skill. It frames quick adaptability as a notable, if ironic, virtue.
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