29 Mar 1923
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Newspaper
Cedar Valley Daily Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1923
Page
1
Plans to clean up Vin ton's river front were discussed at a Vinton Fish and Game Club meeting. Karl Fischer announced cooperation from the civic improvement committee and a committee was named to seek city council approval next week for the campaign. Mayor Trice offered to help, aiming to halt dumping and remove the unsightly bank point.
The U S government rescinds the execution order for Archbishop Zeplixk of Russia and his helper. The two are to be delivered to the Soviet ambassador in Berlin today by American Ambassador Houghton. Secretary Hughes acts after pleas from Catholics to save the lives of church leaders charged with violating religious laws.
United Press reports in Biooines on March 21 about the House vote on amending Caldwell gasol ine tax measures. The House rejected moving tax collection from the treasurer to the secretary of state, leaving collection with the treasurer as the Senate had. The Hender Amendment set administration funds at one percent, replacing the earlier proposed one percent for enforcement. Several other measures were killed or passed, including a fire door requirement for locomotives and a state real estate board proposal.
Taxpayer notices urge prompt payment as the deadline nears. Officials warn a penalty begins April 1 with one percent monthly rate for late remittances, while partial payments reduce future charges. The message calls on residents from all parts of the county to settle taxes before penalties accrue.
A report from Syracuse Post Standard notes that ten days ago a trade trip aided a problem solver. It mentions a feeding routine for an eighteen month old child kept in a veinum bottle for six hours, highlighting a puzzling welfare scenario.
Special to Dailey Times Urbana March 9 the Fortnightly club entertained Thursday at Studstrick's costume parlor Mrs John Nis hosted guests who wore green and white. Members performed songs dances and readings behind a temporary stage with curtains. Decorations and refreshments followed with favors of Randy pips. Next meeting planned April 12 at Mrs Eimer Cank's home.
Tonight at 7 20 the Presbyterian church hosts Dr Gerritt Verkuris of Chicago to discuss The Program of Jesus. A scholar with an MA from Princeton and a PhD from Leipzig he is educational representative for the Presbyterian Board of Sabbath School and Young People's Work. Also on Friday and Saturday the lectures feature Dr George Fracker and Dr Gage presenting Boy and Father and Putting the Child In the Midst respectively.
A Creech chemist asserts a discovery or blend named Alisy for gold, boasting brilliance, durability, and tarnish resistance akin to solid gold, presented as a notable advancement in materials chemistry. Details remain sparse in this fragment.
A fragmentary report centers on WZ Fuxdex denying a Communist affiliation. It references accusations, a Bridgemsat convention, and potential indictments tied to a federal inquiry, with unclear details and garbled names.
The article reports on dairy cows at a Wilson farm, noting milking, market value, and weekly milk production. It mentions a sale, likely auction timing, and prices, with references to a Colonel and local figures in a period newspaper tone. The text includes several garbled phrases but centers on cattle and milk yield.
Partial OCR text describes a wind storm and overhead structure with unclear references. Mentions a front threat and evening conditions, but key names, places, and dates are missing or garbled.
Fragmentary weather note indicates colder conditions in the southeast and north central areas. Mentions below zero readings and a cold wave affecting Partiv ecliuds to migie and Priday with temperatures around minus five degrees at some stations.
Special to Daily Times from Garrison dated March 29 reports the town rejected a bond proposal to install waterworks by a 29 vote. Of 295 voters, 147 opposed and 13 favored, with 126 women and 169 men voting. 78 women and 69 men opposed the measure, while 48 women and 9 men supported it. The town lacks adequate fire protection and suffered major fire damage years ago. a new vote may be proposed later.
Mary Murphy widow of Edward Murphy died suddenly Tuesday night at her home in Homer township about five miles north of Keystone during an attack of heart trouble. She was the daughter of Mrs. Concannon and lived with her mother after moving from Belle Plaine. A Catholic, she had been married to Edward Murphy, later divorced before his death, and was the sole near relative surviving.
In Wishnia Silesia on March 23 neighbors formed a living wall of women around the village church to protect Father Krakaw from arrest. The improvised defense with two linked phalanxes and burning brands halted 120 infantry and others for hours until a cavalry charge broke the wall. Fifty six women arrested. several injured. four soldiers wounded.
Fire department rushed to Benton county home after a false alarm reported at 6 36 last night. Women inmates misread sunset reflections on Earl Yerkes home windows as fire. Supt Holland noted road conditions would have delayed aid and praised responders for reaching the scene quickly.
The text offers folk beliefs linking dreams to future success and fortune. A man dreaming of reading a newspaper signals wealth and high honors, while a maid dreaming of dating suggests marriage to a rich, powerful man and prominent children. Dreams about buying or selling imply hard work, and a dream about something printed in a foreign language indicates a letter from afar.
A fragmentary handwritten piece recalls a child’s essay about Mrs Hewitt and repeated name sounds. The text notes the village’s awareness of Mrs Hewitt and ends with an unclear exclamation, preserving the cherubic, imperfect tone of an early school exercise.
Firemen battled a blaze as storekeepers hurried to remove stock from the damaged premises. Hose teams were applied repeatedly while efforts progressed, with headway reported in controlling the fire though danger lingered of further spread.
Four men in a remote Kentucky cabin near Sy Used Press Hiprlae were killed late yesterday as gunfire erupted. Prohibition agent Reitr Walker, part of a group of federal agents, was among the dead. Announced details say agents moved to the cabin after Welker approached and was shot, then others opened fire, leaving three more dead on the floor.
A fire swept the Alpena Michigan infirmary in mid March, burning two inmates to death as staff fought zero weather and heavy smoke. Several others escaped from the basement blaze as firefighters arrived to control the blaze and evacuate patrons.
Keystone March 23 funeral services for Louis Prester a leading implement dealer and former partner at Parnes ship were held Sunday from the Rex C E Starn undertaker led the service in the Keystone cemetery. Surviving relatives include Mrs Eatie Prester and son and Miss Esther Scheip of Franklin Wis and Miss Anna Schreibe of Cleveland Ohio. The death followed a neck injury from a factory mishap that proved fatal after surgery.
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