Winter Storm Stalls Nation From Coast to Midwest
A large winter storm covered Chicago with eight inches of snow paralyzing traffic and injuring many. Iowa reported zero temperatures as a cold wave followed the storm. Snow and blizzards hit the central Midwest and New England with heavy drifts and flight disruptions. The Southeast saw light snow in five states while New York endured slush and warming.
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United Press
United States
Chicago
Ohio
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Carolinas
Weather Bureau
Mdwest
Atlantic
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles City
Sioux City
Dubuque
Keokuk
Davenport
Middle West
New York
Cleveland
Rock Springs
Wyo
New England
Boston
Atlanta, Ga
Tenessee
Variable Weather Forecast for Week in Central Plains
Weather outlook for Feb 20 to Feb 25 covers upper Mississippi, lower Missouri valleys, and the northern and central Great Plains. Mostly fair conditions with brief periods of precipitation and temperatures generally near seasonal normals.
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Misssissippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Green May Accept Federal Judgeship
Chairman Green of the house ways and means committee was reported to be considering retiring to accept a position on the federal bench. He declined to discuss the report but is known to have been offered the vacancy on the U S Customs Court in New York.
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Washington
Green
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
acce@pt
U. S. Customs Court
New York
Remus to Hear Sanity Claim in Lima Monday
George Remus the former Cincinnati bootleg king confined at the state hospital for the criminally insane is deemed sane by Dr W L Neville and five alienists. He will appear in the Lima court of appeals on Monday seeking release via a writ of habeas corpus. The five doctors examined him simultaneously and likely will concur with Neville. Remus was committed after a Cincinnati jury acquitted him of his wife Imogene’s murder, making committal mandatory.
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Lima, O
George Remus
Cincinnati
State Hospital
W. L. Neville
Remus
Court of Appeals
Neville
Imogene
Lima
Washington Huskies Lose Slow Little Six Clash at Muscatine
Washington high school basketball fell to Muscatine nine to nine at the half and lost by six as both teams labored through a listless game. Bartelt led Muscatine with five baskets while Fisher and Bain fought hard for Washington in a contest with little rhythm. Washington ends the season against Mt. Pleasant hoping a stronger performance repeats their earlier win.
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Washington
Muscatine
Art Dickinson
Fairfield
Bill Bates
Bartett
Fisher
Bartelt
Muscatines
Swisher
Metzzar
McDowell
Albee
J. Tucker
Bales
F. Tucker
Bain
Asthalter
Stirlen
Bauerbach
Lane
Simpson
Crane
Lytle
McDaniel
Metzgar
H. Tucker
Crone
Hicks
Mt. Pleasant Neyé
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington
Ottumwa
Weather dips below freezing with light snowfall
Official observer reports last night’s high at or near zero with two and a half inches of snow from yesterday. The conditions are moderating today as the snow begins melting.
Borah Ends Navy Nicaragua Probe After LeJeune Testimony
Senator Borah said he would not press his resolution seeking full information from the navy on the occupation of Nicaragua. Marine Commandant General LeJeune testified before the foreign relations committee, stating details provided sufficed and noting El Chipote fell without a casualty as marines benefited from a dry season.
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Washington
Borah
Navy Department
Navy
Nicaragua
John A. LeJeune
Foreign Relations Committee
LeJeune
el Chipote
Lejeuné
John Matthews Wins State Oratorical Meet
John Matthews of Monmouth College won the Illinois state intercollegiate oratorical contest held at Northwestern College Naperville. Nine Illinois colleges competed with each student delivering an original speech on freedom of thought in education. Matthews earns state title and will represent Illinois at the interstate contest next spring with Midwest participants.
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J. T. Matthews
John
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Ill
Northwestern College
Naperville
of Illinois
Washington High School
Iowa
Second Hill retrial scheduled for April 9 in Ottawa
Judge J A Davis set April 9 as the date for the retrial of Harry Hill former Knox college student charged with murdering his mother Mrs Eliza Hill. The prior trial ended with a deadlocked jury.
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Ottawa
Ill
J. A. Davis
Harry Hill
Knox College
Eliza Hill
Blacksmith H. H. Hanson Sells Shop in Riverside
H H Hanson sold his Riverside blacksmith shop after twenty years to Joseph Birka for 1400.90 dollars. Possession set for March 1. Hanson plans unspecified. The note also mentions social visits and local events including a Whist club, a Valentine dance, and prize winners at Webster hall.
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Riverside
H. H. Hanson
Joseph Birka
Hanson
W. H. Cress
Cloyd Cress
Harold Cress
Miami
Florida
R. H. Heitzman
Des Moines
Hardware Dealers
E. Turner
George Struble
John Knittel
William Griffin
Valentine Dane
Webster Hall
C. W. Ingram
One-Seventh of US Population Lives in Major Cities
One seventh of the nation’s total population is said to reside in the United States’ largest cities, highlighting urban concentration as a defining demographic trend.
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United States
Chicago Gangsters Renew Campaign of Bombings
Chicago detectives report renewed gangster attacks on Mayor Thompson administration. A bomb exploded at Judge John A. Sbarbaro and his wife were thrown from bed but unharmed. An undertaking establishment connected to the judge was partially destroyed. Other city officials’ homes had been bombed recently.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
John A. Sbarbaro
Sbarbaro
Thompson
Hold Conference On Church Budget In Iowa Jurisdiction
A conference of United Presbyterians in central Iowa met at a local church to plan the annual canvass. Presiding were Dr. George F. Raitt of Pasadenia Calif and Dr J H White of Pittsburgh. Snow reduced attendance but seven churches sent representatives. The leaders proposed financial needs and canvass plans and will meet in Chicago next to schedule similar gatherings.
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United Presbyterians
Iowa
George F. Raitt
Pasadenia
Calif
J. H. White
Pittsburgh
Expelled Grinnell students denied UI registration
Ross D. Evahn of Atlantic and Milton Cohen of Des Moines were refused admission to the University of Iowa after Grinnell College expulsions for an alleged liquor party in a men's dormitory. They came to register on February 7 but were denied after a conference with university authorities.
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Tow City
Grinnell College
Ross D. Evahn
Atlantic
Milton Cohen
Des Moines
University of Iowa
Grinnell
Fateful Arabic Frontier Battles Claim Heavy Losses
The Daily Express reports over 200 natives killed on the Trans Jordania frontier in clashes between the Mejd Mutah Wahabi tribe led by Sheik Feisal Ed Dawish and Bedouins led by Bene Sakr. After a demand for tribute failed, Wahabis attacked, killing about 120 Bedouins. a counterattack by Bene Sakr killed over 100 Wahabis and routed the rest.
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London
Trans Jordania
Daily Express
Jerusalem
Sheik Feisal Ed Dawish
Bene Sakr
Dawish
Kine Ibn Saud
Mejd
Self government ends at Grinnell College
Grinnell Iowa February 18 1930 Self-government was effectively removed as the men's senate and student court were disbanded by president J H T Main after the campus liquor scandal. Disciplining of men will now be done by the president and dean of men. The president censured the senate for allowing smoking on campus and asked a special meeting to reconsider.
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Grinnell
J. H. T. Main
Dr. Main
Senate
Main
World population growth from 1 billion to 1.709 billion
The sentence notes a global population rise in the last century from one billion to about 1.709 billion people. It emphasizes rapid demographic expansion and uses precise figures to mark the increase.
Plane crashes on Macon street kills three people
A plane crash on Cherry street in Macon at noon killed two fliers Buck Steele and Francis A Ashcraft and a pedestrian BE Murphy, a blacksmith. The craft was advertising the Southeastern Air Derby when it tail spun and struck the sidewalk injuring several others who received quick treatment at area drug stores.
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Macon
Cherry Street
Buck Steele
Francis A. Ashcraft
BE. Murphy
M E Services to Close on Sunday
Dr W W Bowers preached at the Methodist services and urged overcoming prejudice like Philip by saying Come and See. He stressed Jesus Christ as real and vital. The Celian choir joined last night, and attendance remained strong through the meetings.
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W. W. Bowers
John
Nathaniel
Nazareth
Philip
Galileans
Palestine
Dr. Bowers
Boston
New Fineland
Atene
Jesus Christ
Cecilian Choir
Five Women Seven Men Now Occupying Hickman Jury Box
In Los Angeles on February 18, five women and seven men will sit in the Hickman trial jury for William Edward Hickman and Welby Hunt in the Ivy Tomsig murder. The state holds 22 peremptory challenges and the defense nine, delaying jury selection. most dismissed veniremen already favor guilt. District Attorney Asa Keyes expects evidence to begin by Tuesday.
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Los* Angeles
Calif
William Edward Hickman
Welby Hunt
Ivy Tomsig
Asa Keyes
Hickman
Hunt
Ivy Toms
Hutton Closes His County Tour
The closing meeting for a county tour promoting Sunday school work was held at the Baptist church last evening. Poor attendance was blamed on bad weather. The Baptist Sunday school orchestra played well and M. G. DeLong led the devotional service. Walter Hutton, state council of religious education secretary, spoke on the state and county organizations and urged virtuous church Bible school work, noting only one in six townspeople attends a Sunday school.
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Baptist Church
Baptist Sunday School
M. GC. DeLong
Walter Hutton
State Council of Religious Education
Church Bible Schools
R B Atchison Dies in California After Surgery
Word comes that R B Atchison died Thursday afternoon in Long Beach California after an operation. He and his brother William were longtime Washington residents who later moved to California. He leaves three brothers Rey H Atchison of New Brighton PA Ian and C Atchison of California. The body will be brought here for burial and funeral plans set at Jones funeral home Thursday afternoon.
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R. B. Atchison
Long Beach
California
Mr. Atchison
William
Washington
Canada
Albia
Rey
Atchison
New Brighton
Pennsylvania
Will. Ian
C. Atchison
Jones Funeral Home
Louisa county pupils pass state exams amid music failures
In Columbus Junction on Feb 2 3 among 65 rural eight grade pupils of Louisa county twenty nine passed in orthography reading and seven more in other subjects while four failed in music and several scored just above passing.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa’ County
Presbyterian Sunday School
Roe Hawkins
James A. Sprague
Cedar Rapids
W. C. Hall
Highland Center social notes and local movements reported
Mrs Tha Meeks reports guests at Jesse Meeks home and visits by Riley Grecian family and Jim Swailes. Mrs Florence Busby hosts Highland Sewing club. Frank Krotz moves to his mother's farm. Meeks and Orr families relocate nearby. Public sale led by Lyle O Connor. Rumors of forthcoming wedding bells. Daisy Meeks and Wilbur Thompson pass tests at Washington. Valentine box enjoyed at Union Dale school amid winter sickness concerns.
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Highland
Mitchell Spreaker
Jesse Meeks
Riley Grecian
Jim Swailes
Florence Busby
Highland Sewing Club
Ernest Meeks
Wayne
Kenneth
Town City
Earl Marshall
Frank Krotz
Wil Meeks
Madison Orr
la Porte City
Donohue
Lyle O'Connor
Daisy Meeks
Wilbur Thompson
Washington
Union Dale
Ten Crown Peralta Ferry Disaster Claims Ten Missing
Ten persons were missing after the Peralta ferry disaster at peak rush hour in San Francisco. Investigations by federal and state agencies, plus multiple police and coroner offices, were launched as crews recovered victims and confirmed fewer than 20 swept into the bay with about 60 rescued.
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San Francisco
Calif
Peralta
Oakland
Key Ferry System
United States Steamboat Inspection Service
State Railroad Commission
Alameda
United States Shipping Board
Goat Island
Bay
Hayward
California Flyers Seek World Endurance Record
Alvin K. Peterson and Charles F. Rocheville planned a second attempt to break the world endurance record. They circled Imperial County Airport in California and sent a message declaring flying conditions perfect and the plane functioning splendidly.
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Imperial County Airport
Cal
Alvin K. Peterson
Charles F. Rocheville
California
Treasury delays smaller bank notes until 1929
The treasury defers issuing the one dollar bills planned for October 1 1928. Mechanical problems at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and protests from banks and business men over distribution methods prompted the delay. Officials now set a new issue after January 1929.
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Washington
Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
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Fred Outcamp
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C. W. Hannan
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