Muscatine Plans Hundred-Piece Boys Band Under Starck
Mat Starck, renowned director of five bands, proposes organizing a 100 piece boys band in Muscatine with uniforms to play at local celebrations. Eight years ago he led a 16 piece group here whose members now feature in local and regional ensembles. He also directs the Muscatine Concert band Rock Island bands Wilton and New Era and plays first trombone with the Tri City Symphony in Davenport.
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Muscatine
Mat Starck
Starck
Ato
M& Starck
Tri-City Symphony
Tri- City Symphony Orchestra
Davenport
Tokyo Expected to Favor Plans On Naval Ratios
Reports from Tokyo indicate Baron Kato may back the American naval ratio after talks with Secretary Hughes and British and Japanese delegations. The discussions centered on fortifications and the 10-10-7 balance, with Hughes insisting on a clear yes or no before broader concessions.
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Baron Kato
Hughes
Arthur Balfour
Committee On Naval Experts
America
Pacific
United States
Japan
Far East
Degler Murder Trial Opens With Jury Questioning
The Degler murder case trial begins with jurors questioned by County Attorney Crull about willingness to convict on circumstantial evidence. Frank Degler, the prisoner, sits in court as witnesses from George Holzhauer to Hattie Neubauer are slated, and coroner inquest and grand jury records from 1909 are to be introduced.
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H. C. Leon Don Hargrave
David Browning
H. S. Chant
William Claussen
E. J. Goddard
George W. Whitmer
John Ficken
A. C. Lake
Rose Budelier
Crull
John Frank Degler
Degler
Frank Degler
George Holzhauer
Charles Beach
Clyde Baugess
New Boston
John Henderson
J. Cabett Henderson
Powhaska
Okla
Ed Hebell
Towa City
J. G. Richley
Adolph Roman
August Arndt
Margarite Arndt
Ford Springborn
John Reinhart
Herman Elfers
W. S. Norton
H. L. Husted
Joint Board Set to Announce Muscatine Christmas Seal Sale
Plans for a county wide Red Cross Christmas seal sale will be finalized at a joint Muscatine Welfare Association and Public Health Bureau meeting this evening. Committees will organize baskets for about 125 needy families and the Welfare association will present its year program at South Muscatine Community Center. Reports from Ina Wilvert and Miss Mary Dunwiddie will be given. Des Moines notes list eight Iowa cities adopting a city manager plan.
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Red Cross
Muscatine County
Public Health Bureau
County Red Cross Chapter
Muscatine Welfare Association and
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Welfare Association
Muscatine
South Muscatine
Ina Wilvert
Association
Mary Dunwiddie
Long Calendar for U S Court With 231 Cases Assigned
Des Moines reports one of the longest U S district court calendars, second and final term of the year, with 231 cases including 104 criminal matters and many indictments. Notable criminal actions listed include United States vs Charles Burch alias Sam Langford for white slave traffic, and other cases involving robbery, drug acts, and civil suits.
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Des Moines
Unitedtates District Court
Federal
United States
Charles Burch
Sam Langford
Keith Collins
Council Bluffs
Fred Poffenbarger
James Alexander
Degler on Trial for Murder in Iowa District Court
John Frank Degler, alias Frank Degler and several other names, stands trial for murder after a 1909 Muscatine case where his father Degler was killed. The decayed body was found in 1909 after a note claimed innocence, with a 1921 Worcester arrest tying him to a $21,000 bond robbery. A not guilty plea was entered as jurors were selected, and L A Crall leads the prosecution. Also notes Iowa University enrollment up thirteen percent to 5858. The era’s diamond trivia follows.
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John Degler
John Frank Degler
Iowa City
W. S. Norton
Muscatine County
I. 8
Degler
Otne District Court
L. Pepper
Frank Degler
George Nelson
George Hemline
George Degler
Worcester
Mass
Muscatine
Marshall William Hilton
Mascatine
Michael Lukas
Mattoon
Muscatee
R. G. Tipton
Degier
C. BR. Stafford
Thompson & Thompson
PD. ¥. Jackson
Dedgler
L. A. Crall
Manley & Hanley
Iowa Railroads Seek Court Order Against 1922 Tax Levy
Twelve Iowa railroads move to permanently enjoin Gov. Nate Kendall his associates on the state executive council and ninety nine county auditors from applying the 1922 railway property tax levy. They argue valuations used by the executive council are unequal compared with farm and other land valuations forming the levy. Other cases on the docket involve war risk insurance and migratory brigact violations.
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Iowa
Nate Kendall
State Executive Council
Executive Council
Referendum on new tariff proposal outlined by Chamber
A proposed tariff policy seeks administrative rate adjustments within Congress limits, creation of a tariff adjustment board, and protections for U S industries. The plan faces questions on dumping laws, export promotion, and American valuation, with Harry A Wheeler leading the committee.
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Washington, D. C
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Congress
Tariff Adjustment Board
Harry A Wheeler
Union Trust Company
Chicago
Patrol Detachment Faces Rebels On Arizona Border
A detachment of the Thirty-Second Infantry with machine guns left Yuma for special patrol duty along the international boundary. Army rumors said rebels from Lower California planned to cross the Colorado River between Andrade and San Luis to attack San Luis, but the force was sent to prevent their passage through Arizona.
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U. S. Phoenix
Ariz
Thirty-Second Infantry
Yuma
International Boundary Line
Lower California
Colorado River
Andrade
Imperial Valley Irrigation Project
San Luis
Sonora
Here
Pupils Receive Message From Postmaster General
About 1,500 Muscatine pupils and local parochial students received a personal message from Postmaster General Will H. Hayes via school channels. The letter urges students to help mail Christmas parcels promptly, ensure correct addresses, and wrap parcels securely to aid the postal service and save costs.
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Muscatine
Will.h. Hayes
Frank W. Hickei
S. A. Potts
National Postoffice
United States
Postoffice
Santa Claus
Ancg
Sam
Christ
Uncle Sam
Postal Service
Ceneral
H. Hays
Airplanes Named The Main War Force In Future
Admiral William F. Fullam urged that capital ships and land fortresses would be used less in future warfare. Speaking before Detroit engineers and aviation groups, he said airplanes would be the supreme warfare instrument, prompting navy units to be modified to match air power.
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Detroit
Mid
William F. Fullam
Society of Automotive Engineers
Detroit Aviation Society
Adlerika claim guards against dizziness from indigestible food
An advertiser asserts that undigested food causes dizziness and gas and promotes Adlerika with buckthorn bark and glyc terine to expel poison and gas from both bowels. The ad claims it removes decaying matter and guards against appendicitis, endorsed by pharmacist A. W. Morgan of 107 West 2nd Street.
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A. W. Morgan
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Iowa Cities
Clarinda
Grinnell
Dubuque
Iowa Falls
Manchester
New Hampton
Sac City
Webster City
W. 2Nd St
Barnard
U.S. Court
University of Iowa
Herbert C. Dorcas
Johnson
McQuesten Hardware Co
Chambers OF Commerce
Post Office
Lucky Dog
D & M Sporting Goods
Thompson's Hardware Store
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