Iowa News In Brief Rounds Up Local Tragedies And Fortunes
Miss Mabel Wick of Henry County dies of lockjaw after stepping on a rusty nail in Burl ington. S. T. Nevelin is elected Austin Minnesota school superintendent. A R Corey pledges seven thousand seven hundred ten dollars in prizes at the state fair. Dubuque flaunts a three block long cable railway that pays dividends. Fred Condon of Saint Anthony shoots himself after a nervous breakdown. Keokuk plants forty two gold star trees in Victory Park. Iowa City patrolman recovers a gun after stopping a tramp who escapes amid gunfire. Dan Snyder near Charles City marks fifty eight years on the same farm. Wing ham widow August Beyer dies, vertigo suspected. Thirteen baby wolves captured near Spirit Lake. Berry crop looks bumper in Dubuque county. Iowa leads in public school health work with banners. Near East relief contributions exceed one million thirty nine thousand dollars. A series of fires near Clarion shows incendiary activity. A bumble bee causes a five car crash near Iowa City. The Amelons suffer injuries as a wife falls at their home. Consolidation of three Waterloo banks announced with American Trust and Savings merging with Lincoln Savings & Waterloo Bank and Trust under the latter’s charter.
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Mabel Wick
Henry County
Burlington
Lockjaw
S. T. Nevelin
le Mars
Austin,Minn
A. R. Corey
Dubuque
Fred Condon
St.Anthony
Keokuk
View Victory Park
Dan Snyder
Charles City
Frances Thompson
Ida Ferguson
Utica
N. X
Cedar Falls
August &. Beyer
Wingham
Tom Bute
Spirit Lake
Dubuque County
Iowa
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Near East Relief Fund
J. Edward Kirbye
Near East Relief Committee
Near East
George Sheffield
Clarion
Shefield
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Verne Meyers
Meyers
G. C. van Sickle
Jake Shuckart
O. J. Harsha
Ransom Westerman
van Sickle
William Amelon
Amelon
How to Care for a New Car in Early Miles
The article urges meticulous inspection and careful breaking in of a new car. It advises studying the lubrication chart, locating every grease cup and oil hole, and ensuring all fasteners are tight. Drive under 25 mph until 1,000 miles, drain and replace oil every 600 miles, keep tires inflated, use lean carburetor settings, and avoid engine racing to prevent wear and premature repairs.
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William H. Stewart
New York Times
Automatic warning at garage entrance
A design idea from Popular Mechanics describes a cement floor reed switch and spring mechanism to trigger an electric car horn as a vehicle reaches the garage exit. The system uses a weighted lever under the floor with a link action to press a horn button, powered by dry cells or a six volt mains.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
German cabinet formed as Ruhr ultimatum nears expiry
In Berlin on May 12 Germany forms a new cabinet led by centrist doctor Wirth with Bauer as vice chancellor. Key posts shift among Versailles opponents as foreign affairs seek a reluctant choice. In Washington officials reaffirm no use of American troops despite allied postwar talks. Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen leads about 8,500 U S troops on the Rhine awaiting further orders.
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Berlin
Germany
German People’s Party
Bavarian People's Party
Fehrenbach
Versailles
Doctor Wirth
Gustav Bauer
Social Democratic
Herr Gessler
Defense
Herr Bergmann
Paris
Doctor Cunio
Bergmann
Washington
United States
Henry T. Allen
Rhine
Automobile Statistics Show Large Vehicle Growth Across States
North Carolina reports 140 million dollars invested in autos and 1,103 dealers in New York City signaling a 35 percent rise. Colorado records 128,951 registered vehicles burning 399 gallons per car annually. Florida averages 942.7 gallons per vehicle. Canada’s Saskatchewan ranks second with 60,352 autos and 424 motorcycles. The Rochester Auto Club targets 10,000 members as year round driving rises.
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New York City
Colorado
Saskatchewan
Canada
Senate Debates Range of 600 Proposals in Hopper
The Sixty seventh Congress sees under 600 bills in the Senate though about 2,500 in the House. Senators propose a sales tax, an embargo on wool, criminalizing price fixing and freight conspiracies, and bills to curb interstate strikes. Other measures include cable rights, a federal marketing department, a public welfare department, and amnesty for wartime offenders.
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Ashington
Senate
House
Smoot
Utah
King
Poindexter
Washington
Reed
Missouri
Great Britain
United States
McCormick
Dainols
Kellogg
Minnesota
State Department
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Owen
Oklahoma
Federal Reserve Bank
Kenyon
Iowa
France
Maryland
Harding Asks A G to Probe War Dept Profiteering
President Harding instructed Attorney General Daugherty to investigate charges of profiteering in War department contracts and purchases during the war. House committee findings on expenditures have been referred for inquiry, with focus on harness and leather goods purchases.
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Washington
Harding
Daugherty
War Department
House Committee On Expenditures
Department For
Delay of Peace Resolution Held Up for France
Washington on May 12 reports that the Knox resolution ending the technical state of war with Germany is delayed in deference to France. Officials say President Harding did not request the delay but is not displeased given the European situation.
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Washington
Germany
France
Capitol
Harding
Polish insurgents capture Kandrzla and Kozol in Upper Silesia
May 12 reports say Polish forces crossed the Oder River and took Kandrzla station and Kozol after heavy fighting at Rati bor. Italians suffered 35 killed and reports claim Polish forces murdered Italian prisoners.
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Oppeln
Upper Silesia
Oder River
Kandrzla Station
Kozol
Avd
Agating
Ratibor
Untrained Woman Creates Bolivar Statue in Central Park
The Bolivar statue in Central Park, a gift from Caracas, honors Simon Bolivar and followed a saga of prior designs. Sally James Farnham, a self taught sculptor and mother of two, created the winning model after 20 rivals competed, marking a landmark in public sculpture.
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Washington
New York
Harding
Simon Bolivar
Central Park
Caracas
Venezuela
Bolivar Bill
Bolivar
New York City
de la Cova
Crespo
Giovanni Turini
Turini
Garibaldi
Washington Square
Sally James Farnham
National Park Legislation in Variety
Legislation introducing multiple national park proposals surfaced in the Sixty-seventh congress. Measures seek Mount Baker in Washington Bryce Canyon Utah Mississippi Valley in Iowa and Wisconsin Mammoth Cave Kentucky Killdeer Mountain North Dakota Roosevelt National Park in the Bad Lands Roosevelt region Katahdin Maine Oriskany North Carolina Chalmette Plains near New Orleans.
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Mount Baker National Park
Washington
Mount Rainier National Park
Utah
Utah National Park
Bryce Canyon
Paunsaurt
Kenyon
Mississippi Valley National Park
Iowa
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Congress
R. Y. Thomas
Kentucky
Mammoth Cave
North Dakota
McCumber
Killdeer Mountain
Roosevelt National Park
Little Missouri
Theodore Roosevelt
Mount Katahdin
Maine
Oriskany
National Banks Show Record Prosperity in 1920
The 1920 fiscal year report of the comptroller of the currency notes record growth for national banks with 8,157 in operation by Oct 21. Since 1900 many state and private banks converted to national banks, 861 new charters issued across 40 states and DC. Deposits reach 20,520,177 accounts. net earnings total $262,088,000. bank resources at $2,711,875,000,000. Strong expansion across Minnesota California New York Texas Oklahoma and others.
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District of Columbia
Minnesota
California
New York
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Tiftots
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Virginia
Colorado
Washington
Idaho
Clal
Thigy
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Hawkeye
State News
Reichstag
OR. Wirth
Ruhr
Automobile
Gossif
North Carolina
Savannah Automobile Club
Georgia
Automobile Club of
Rochester
Florida
Knox
M. Gauttie
Gauthier
Department of Agriculture
Britain
United’ States
National Park
National Banks New Prosperity Record
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