Japanese Attack Opens Woosung Crossing Under Fire
A heavy bombardment and smoke screen preceded a Japanese assault at Woosung near the Yangtze confluence. About 1,000 Japanese crossed Woosung Creek on cork pontoons, advancing despite Chinese machine gun fire. Washington reports a violation of an informal air pact at Shanghai prompting a protest to a Japanese admiral. Tokyo says Japan will act in China independently of League actions.
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China
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Assembly
Foreign Office
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Parachute Fatality Incites Risky Bet and Death
Los Angeles reports the death of Rollis M. Lane 46 of Colorado Springs Corp after a new parachute failed to open from a thirteenth floor jump. Witnesses saw the fatal leap and police recovered three pennies and a love letter to Miss Margaret G. Anise of DA Rin Texas. Lane had hoped the parachute would yield wealth and enable him to marry. Lane once gained fame for a parachute jump near Garden of the Gods.
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Los Angeles
Rollis M. Lane
Colorado Springs Corp
Pony Persons
Lane
Margaret G. Anise
DA Rin, Tex
Anise
Garden of Gods
Colorado
Five Arrested in Des Moines Liquor Syndicate Bust
Federal agents say they dismantled a statewide bootleg network after tricking leaders into a sale of 37 gallons of bulk whiskey and 48 pints of bonded spirits. The raid netted five men TL Chapman I K Chapman Harold R Cash William Stephenson and Tom Moses and seized two cars and firearms. The journal listed wholesale buyers across Boone Mount Ayr Clarinda Perry Humboldt Adel Nevada and other Iowa towns.
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Iowa
INS
Boone
Mount Ayr
Clarinda
Perry
Humboldt
Adel
Nevada
Chapman
I. K. Chapman
Carroll
Harold TR. Cash
Ames
William Stephenson
Tom Moses
Fairfield Wins Most Points in Girls Iowa Nine Contest
Washington high school placed second in the Iowa Nine declamatory rankings as Fairfield led with the most points in the girls contest held Friday night. Winners span oratorical drama and humorous divisions with contestants from Davenport Grinnell Ottumwa Iowa City and Fairfield.
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Fairfield
Washington High School
Iowa
Davenport
Marjorie Smith Vof
Washington
Ole King Faro
Helen Rider
Fairfield Reading
Kathryn Hamilton
Grinnell
Helen Jeffries
Davenport Reading
New South
Virginia Dunning
Ottumwa
Phyllis Bradshaw
Margaret Cutler
Iowa City
Eleanor Codd
Anne
J. A. Taylor
Supt
J. A. Peet
Benefit Games Check Arrives for County Relief Fund
Chairman Carl W. Klein of the Washington county relief fund received 89.58 as a local addition from A. L. Urick secretary of the state unemployment relief committee. The state also received 11550.10 from charity games by Western conference teams and distributed it to counties by population.
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Carl W. Klein
Washington County Unemployment and Relief Fund
A. L. Urick
State Committee On Unemployment and Relief
Klein
Iowa
Allen Bound Over on Bank Check Charges
Allen Bound Over to Grand Jury on false making and uttering a bank check. J Karl Allen of Muscatine, formerly Ainsworth, arraigned before Justice Barber and ordered held on $1,500 bond. Arrested Thursday by Sheriff McCarty in Muscatine. County Attorney Morrison leading the investigation.
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J. Karl Allen
Muscatine
Ainsworth
Justice of the Peace
W. Jh. Barber
R. H. McCarty
George FP. Morrison
Allen
Legion rifle team selected for state competition
Howard Hays Al Baldrige Wy rett Burham Jay Brown Bill Brown R J Buckley and Victor Crone were chosen to represent Leon HBeaulty post American Legion in a state rifle contest after posting the best scores in a preliminary cone test at the Troop PF indoor range. Scores ranged from 286 to 273 as shooters used three positions. The team will hold a sectional shoot next Tuesday and mail scores to state headquarters with all posts due to submit by February 29.
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al Baldrige
Wy‘rett Burham
Jay Brown
Bill Brown
R. J. Buckley
Victor Crone
Leon Hbeaulty
American Legion
Legion Post
Troop PF
Hay
Baldrige
Barham
Buckley
Crone
Telford Private Funeral Sunday at Home
Funeral services for Mrs. S P Telford will be held at the East Washington Street home at three o clock Sunday afternoon with Rev. Chamness of Keota in charge. Burial follows at Elm Grove cemetery.
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Teleford
S. P. Telford
East Washington Street
Chamness
Keota
Elm Grove Cemetery
City Council Contracts With Carris Manufacturing Clock
Washington city council voted to hire Carris Manufacturing to repair and commission the town clock. The contract price is 185 dollars for repairs and a year of maintenance, with an electric motor to replace dangerous weights. Ten to fourteen days to complete, motion unanimous, councilman Leslie Bieber absent.
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Washington City
Carris Manufacturing Company
Leslie Bieber
Carris Company
Kenneth Carris
Court House
Benefit Plays Monday Evening at Fortnightly Club
The Fortnightly club drama and music departments present a two act benefit Monday at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. Tickets at the door. The program includes the plays Pink and Patches and At the Sign of the Boar's Head with piano numbers and a military sonata tribute to Washington.
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George Masson
T. A. Michels
Charlotte Iester
Texie
Nere
Elsie Glassburger
Myerna Jacobson
Allen
Lincoln Day addresses rally Republican campaign energy
Washington observers noted the Lincoln dinners began the GOP campaign with Hoover defense themes. Speakers likened the current crisis to Lincoln era duties and touted Hoover’s leadership while warning against Democratic attacks.
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Jackson
Will Rogers Seeks Hoover Anti Hoarding Joke Commission
A Washington diary notes Will Rogers meeting with Secretary of War and President Hoover. Rogers reports on Manchuria Shanghai Hollywood Claremore and requests jokes targeting money hoarding. He jokes about relief taxes and proposes forming an anti hoarding joke commission to entertain and tease the public.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Manchuria
Shanghai
Hollywood
Claremore
Pennsylvania
Will
Accused Former Iowan Reveals Identity in 1903 Murder Case
In Columbia Missouri on February 13, authorities arrested coal mine operator George Presnell known as George Miller for the 1903 slaying of Lewis Buchanan at Bakersville, N. C. The man admitted his identity, linking long buried past to current charges.
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Columbia
George Presnell
Lewis Buchanan
Bakersville
Presnell
Oskaloosa
Iowa
George Miller
Parsons Students Protest Dismissal of Dean Carl Guise
Fairfield Iowa February 13 internal dissension at Parsons College erupts after a torchlight parade protesting the dismissal of Dean of Men Carl C Guise. Banner alerts demand to know both sides as students press for answers. Guise will leave at semester end.
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Parsons
Carl Guise
Fairfield
Iowa
Parson's College
Carl C. Guise
Guise
Demons Top Muscatine 23 to 19 in Little Six clash
Washington Demons defeated Muscatine 23 19 to slip ahead in the Little Six standings. Ottumwa and Burlington loom as contenders with Muscatine Mt. Pleasant and Washington tied for first, upcoming games including Mt. Pleasant at Muscatine and Washington vs Ottumwa.
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Washington
Ottumwa
Muscatine
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington
Airfield
Washington Demons
Muskies
Fairfield
Crawfordsville
U.S. Funds Ready for Use in State
Iowa banks urged to establish credit with the Reconstruction Finance Corp as $2 billion in new funds loom. A statewide campaign, loan availability within 80 minutes, and a flying speakers tour aim to inform bankers and the public across 11 districts. Charles City banks reopen after a three day holiday while stock and grain markets rise on credit inflation talk.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Loan Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Iowa Bankers Association
Charles City
New York
Miss Margaret Stewart Home From Iowa State College
Miss Margaret Alice Stewart is home from Iowa State College in Ames for the weekend.
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Margaret Alice Stewart
Iowa State College
Ames
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