Probe of Alien Property Looting Sends Senate Probe Hopes
Washington report cites Comptroller General McCarl finding the alien property program heavily looted during the war. New York dispatch notes irregularities in attorney and depositor fees and misused trust funds. The World summarizes hundreds of cases and calls for Senate investigation after Christmas holidays.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
McCarl
Borah
Idaho
Senate
New York
Coolidge
Washington
World
Treasury Department
Perah
Methodists Host Large Pancake Supper at Church
The Methodist church served about three hundred people at a pancake supper last Friday with coffee and sausage. Pillsbury Milling provided the pancakes butter and syrup while Barclay Grocery donated coffee. Jesse J. Miller led music and entertainment as the Ladies Aid society organized the event and expressed satisfaction with the turnout and results. W. C. Harding stopped briefly in town en route to Burlington.
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Methodist Church
Pillsbury Milling Company
Barclay Grocery
Jesse J. Miller
Ladies Aid Society
Mason Promises Truth On Murder Case Involving Sons
Walter Mason, 60 year old gypsy chief, pledges to tell the whole story at the trial. He plans to defend his sons Duffy and Ted Mason, charged with killing 19 year old Fannie, the wife of Duffy, who was shot in a Leigh bank chair last Friday evening. Mason said he would assist the prosecution, adding blood is thicker than water.
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Associated Press
Schuyler
Neb
Walter Mason
Duffy
Ted Mason
Fannie
Leigh
Mason
D. H. McKee
L. A. Andrew
Y M C A Juniors Plan Continent Wide Mail Race Contest
Secretary Kreider announces a junior division contest to start Wednesday and run to March 31 1927. The trans continental mail race features six roads Milwaukee Great Northern New York Central Rock Island Santa Fe and Pennsylvania with eight boys per team. Points count for individual and team efforts with medals for top finishers and a dinner for the leading team.
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Harry Kreider
Association
Milwaukee
New York Central
Rock Island
Pennsylvania
A. B. Schmoeller
Willard Wylie
F. W. Eastwood
E. W. Detrick
Thirty Men Down with Boat Upends in Hudson Ice
Thirty men answering a New Jersey plant’s help wanted ad were drowned when their launch capsized in mid stream as ice floes crushed the vessel on the Hudson. Police reported varying counts missing with rescues continuing as tugs aided in the search.
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Associated Press
New York
New Jersey
Hudson River
Buffalo
Death of Mrs. Catharine Smyth at 97 in Vinton
Mrs. Catharine Smyth aged 97 died at four this morning at the home of her daughter Mrs. George Horridge in Vinton Iowa. Her daughter Mrs. J M Bratton received the news. Funeral plans were uncertain this morning with a possible departure from Vinton tonight and the funeral hour to be announced tomorrow. Mrs Smyth long a pioneer resident of the community and the family had lived here for many years.
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J. M. Bratton
Catharine Smyth
George Horridge
Vinton
Iowa
Smyth
Farm Bureau to Hold Annual Meeting at YMCA
Washington County farm bureau members are expected in large numbers for tomorrow's annual meeting at the YMCA. The session opens at ten with officer elections and reports. Dinner will be served at noon. Prof. R K Bliss of Ames will address the gathering around 1:20 PM.
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Farm Bureau
Washington County
R. K. Bliss
Ames
Mourners Wrap Paralee Stovall Whose Cloth Becomes Her Shroud
Relatives wrap Mrs Paralee M Stovall who died at Evening Shade Arkansas at age 97 in a hand woven cloth spun by herself fifty years earlier.
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Paralee M. Stovall
Evening Shade, Ark
Rock Island Milwaukee and rivals season schedule notes
Schedule lists matchups among teams Rock Island Milwaukee Great Northern New York Central and Santa Fe. Dates January 1 5 8 12 show pairings including Pennsylvan ia and Milwaukee vs New York Central and Rock Island. Repeat for second half of schedule.
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Rock Island
Milwaukee
Great Northern
New York Central
Sante Fe
Pennsylvania
Four Children Die in House Fire at Scott's Hill
Four Hines children ages between one and a half and eight perished when their clothing ignited from a hot iron left in a bed to warm them. Their mother attempted to fight the blaze with water then fled to a neighbor, but the house burned before aid arrived. The minister father was away at Mount Zion church. The mother is hospitalized in shock.
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Associated Press
Newburg
W. Va
Scott's Hill
D. F. Hines
Mount Zion Church
Hines
Death of Mrs. J. N. Waggoner at 75 in Clay residence
Mrs. J N Waggoner aged 75 died Sunday at 9 20 a m at her son Seth Waggoner 420 South Second street where she had visited for three months She had been ill four weeks Funeral services at the Seth Waggoner home Tuesday at 10 am and at 2 pm in the Clay church with burial in Clay cemetery The services will be led by Dr W W Bowers She was born November 20 1851 in Logan county Ohio married to Jacob Newton Waggoner June 5 1870 He died November 11 1914 Surviving children include Mrs Roy Robinson Mrs Clara Bennett S Waggoner East Randolph NY Mrs Lucy Jones Colton Utah Roy Waggoner Salina IA Ralph Waggoner northeast of Washington Harvey and Seth Waggoner Washington Five children Lida Nellie Katy Roy and Ross are deceased She leaves brothers and sisters Charley Gowey Caldwell Ida Fletcher Gowey Gillette Wyoming Jay and Harper Gowey Oregon State Mrs Flora Phelps Mountain Home Idaho and Mrs Lilly Wonderly Idaho Most of her life was in Washington county and she belonged to the Washington Methodist church after leaving Blackhawk near Brighton.
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J. N. Waggoner
Seth Waggoner
South Second Street
Clay Church
Clay
W. W. Bowers
Methodist Church
Ella Artimyeda Gowey
Logan County
Ohio
O. J. Gowey
Eliza Ann Reader Gowey
Iowa
Jacob Newton Waggoner
Pendleton County
West Virginia
Roy Robinson
Clara Bennett
Brighton
Waggoner
East Randolph
N. Y
Lucy Jones
Colton
Utah
Roy Waggoner
Salina
Ralph Waggoner
Northeast
Washington
Harvey
Seth Wageroner
Colored lights brighten the square for Christmas shoppers
Strings of colored lights lit the square as Washington stores buzzed with holiday shoppers. The festive display added to the season’s spirit while retailers reported strong daytime trade from visitors in the surrounding area.
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Washington
Japanese Engineers in Denmark Prompt New Arrivals
A notable influx of Japanese engineers and mechanics is reported entering Denmark. The Tombstone Epitaph newspaper from Cochise County Arizona notes the unique publication status as the county seat’s sole paper.
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Denmark
Tombstone
Cochise County
Arizona
Ferdinand of Romania ready to abdicate for oldest son
Dec 20 King Ferdinand of Rumania signals abdication to restore Crown Prince Carol with a divorce condition for Princess Helen. Carol’s willingness hinges on a royal resignation of the current government and a democratic cabinet under Professor Jorga. Queen Marie, Bratianu, and Jan Bratianu back competing paths as royal power shifts erupt.
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Ferdinand
Rumania
Associated Press
Paris
Ferdinand of
Carol
Bucharest
Helen
Jorga
National Peasant Party
Iam
Washington High to Clash With Mt Pleasant in Vacation Window
Washington high school schedules a basketball game with Mt. Pleasant for the last week of Christmas break, date to be set by both schools. If not arranged, the game will occur next month. The home opener is Friday January 7 with Burlington visiting. Burlington beat Fairfield 34 to 25 to start Little Six, while Washington fell 89 19 at Cedar Rapids amid a tough trip and awaits practice resumption.
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Washington High School
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington
Fairfield
McKinstry
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Washington
Rapids
Bill Kelly
Cummins
Grothe
Farmers Union Pushes Co op Bank Plan in Iowa
Des Moines reports the Iowa Farmers Union will back a cooperative banking bill in the upcoming legislature. Milo Reno, state president, says a banking guarantee law won t relieve depositors and favors a cooperative national bank style plan with limited stock, 6 percent cap, and profits for non shareholders into a permanent reserve.
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Associated Preas
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Farmers Union
Milo Reno
Reno
Cooperative National Bank
Smith W. Brookhart
Mrs Nita Law of Iowa City Visit Continues Through Christmas
Mrs Nita Law of Iowa City remains in town until after Christmas with plans to visit local friends and attend holiday events.
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Mre
Nita Law
Iowa City
Des Moines Bank Closed After Liquidity Crisis
Des Moines Iowa Loan and Trust Company failed to open amid liquidation efforts by a clearing house committee held after a 48 hour consolidation attempt. President D H McKee led a bank with 500000 capital and 7 million in deposits while 656000 in public funds and 5 million in mortgage-backed liabilities were cited.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Loan and Trust Company
State Banking Department
Des
L. A. Andrew
Clearing House Association
Clearingouse
Clearing House
Hog litter at Chicago exhibit weighs 6117 pounds
At the International Livestock Exhibition in Chicago a litter of hogs numbering 17 weighed 6117 pounds combined at six months old.
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Chicago
Taxi Pilot Uses Lodge Emblem Near Grand Central
An enterprising taxi driver near Grand Central Terminal displays a lodge emblem on his radiator to attract the attention of fellow lodge members among visiting strangers.
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New York Grand Central Terminal
Police Officer Feely Killed by Burlington Negro
Burlington Iowa December report says Police Captain Joe Feely was fatally shot by John W Jones an Ottumwa native who admitted the killing and is under guard in hospital surgeons extract a bullet from his hip an inquest set for 4 30 pm and county attorney Ofelt says first degree murder charges will follow the coroner's jury report authorities seek the death penalty Feely died from a head wound the shooting occurred as Feely confronted Jones at the Bradshaw home witnesses describe Jones firing after Feely announced his law enforcement badge Jones fled and was later identified by neighbors Feely to be buried Wednesday
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Associated Press
Burlington
John W
Jones
Ottumwa
Joe Feely
Burlington Hospital
Feely
Ofelt
Pokkoka OD
Glen Mitchell
Fey
Supaty
Rim J
Nesses
Ajsome
South Fifth Street
Kemp
Earnest Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Fharneat Bradshaw
The
Law
Ga’praith
Fife Street
Bee
Jose
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