La Follette Leads Coolidge in Wisconsin Races
From Milwaukee reports early today show La Follette ahead of Coolidge for Wisconsin delegates at the Cleveland convention with 366 of 2874 precincts reporting. McAdoo leads Reed for Democratic presidential preference, while Smith leads in the Democratic delegate race. Hoan leads Rose in Milwaukee mayoral race with 166 precincts reported. Theodore Roosevelt elected as Republican delegate from Long Island. Johnson supporters file in New Jersey with Coolidge and Johnson also on Republican ballot. Democrats favor Gov. Silzer.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Cleveland
LaFollette
Coolidge
Matein
Tatallette
Wisconsin
William G. McAdoo
James A. Reed
Missouri
Reed
Smithson
McAdoo
Smith
Hoan
Rose
Secretary of the Treasury
Wisetien
Daniel W. Hearn
David Rose
Roosevelt
New York
Theodora Roosevelt
Long Island
Repubdican National Convention
Westchester County
Augustus Thomas
Oscar Leroy Warren
Thomas
Tammany Hall
N. J. Trenton
N. J
United States
Johnson
California
George Silzer
Reinstatement Push for Black Hawk War Vets
U S Veterans Bureau officials L E Keese and J J Murphy lead a three day campaign in the Cedar Rapids sub-district to reinstate government war insurance for ex service men. The drive opens Monday with support from Davenport Burlington and other Iowa cities. An educational advertising campaign is planned to inform veterans of the benefits and how to reinstate policies with back premiums and health criteria.
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L_E_ Keese
J. J. Murphy
Cadar Rapids
U. S. Veterans Bureau
Keese
Heese
Unitates Veterans Bureau
Copeti
Chamber of Comme
Greater
Baritington Associat
Congress
Fire devastates hotel leaving four dead and many hurt
International wire report from Grand Rapids notes at least four dead, six missing, and a dozen hospitalized after a blaze destroyed the Civicerton hotel last night. Firefighters toiled overnight as several guests were rescued from upper floors with ladders and rope. Damages estimated between 225000 and 300000 dollars amid ongoing search for missing guests.
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International News Wire
Grand Rapids
Mich
Civingetan Hotel
Hara J
Bessie Martens
Reed City
Grerett FF
Sargent Broker
Interior Decoraor
Bartley and Patterson Death Notices in Waterloo
Obituary notices for Isabella Anna Bartley of Princeton Ill and Enoch Patterson of Waterloo Ill detail recent deaths and funeral plans. Also listed are notices for Benice Ayers Lois Loreen Windolf and Edward Billings with birth dates, residences, and burial arrangements.
Lunatics Starved as Donegal Asylum Strike Hits
Belfast April 2 The 790 inmates of the Donegal lunatic asylum have been without food for 12 hours as attendants strike. A man cook was kidnapped on duty, a woman caretaker remains. Some dangerous patients have escaped and are pursued outside. Free State soldiers have seized the asylum while authorities seek aid from farmers and workers.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Donegal
Auty
Huiting
Free State
Dublin
Doheny Campaign Contributions Questioned in Oil Inquiry
Washington April 2 with George White former DNC chair in the witness chair the oil committee renewed its wrangling over relevance of testimony on campaign contributions Senator Spencer asked White about 1920 payments by E L Doneasy and Mary F Sinclair White declined to rule but said the testimony was irrelevant Sinclair gave nothing Doheny testified he gave 39900 to the campaign and 25000 afterward to wipe a deficit White said Doheny later claimed 75000 though he was mistaken Session lasted 15 minutes adjourned until Monday due to absent witnesses
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
George White
Democratic National Committee
Oil Committee
Spencer
Repubican
Missouri
White
Democratic Fund
E. L. Doneasy
F. Sinclair
Welsh
Sinclair
Doheny
Dohenys
Sudden Death Notices Reported In Des Moines Area
Longley died suddenly with her father present in Des Moines, where Stamp, formerly of Waterloo, worked for Dearborn Construction during residence here. Infant daughter of Theodore Weber died at home. services at Raymond on Thursday. Infant of Mr and Mrs Whimrey to be buried in Charles City after death at St Francis Hospital.
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MES
Bartley
Isabella Anna
J. S. Darnley
Min
Puneral
Rat Pereabsternat
J. R. Mccartney
Buria
Princeton
Filleman & Gindt
Barclay
York
Shettel
Mary Nelman Shettel
Ill
J. S. Bartley
J. N. Bishop
Rowley
Georgia Bartley
Watertown
S. D
D. C. 'Bradley
Terry
Mont
Jack Bartley
Waterloo
Russell Hartley
University of Illinale
Hdna
J. Shettel
Mra
FL Matson
Stamp
Nes Moines
Woo
Dearborn Construction Company
Biles Werer. Bhilen
Theodore
Weber
Poyner
Raymond
Bary Berimerey
Anushter
EL Whiimrey Lime Street
Charles City
St. Francis Hospital
Senate Passes Pension Bill for Civil and Spanish War Veterans
The Senate approved a bill boosting pensions for Civil War and Spanish War veterans. If enacted, Civil War pension minimum rises to 72 dollars per month and Spanish War pensions to 12 dollars monthly for disability, with the bill moving to the House of Representatives.
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Senate
United States
Burson
John Roviter
House of ‘Representatives
City in Brief Residents, Businesses, and Local Notices
Local brief records visits of residents to Colby Parker Transfer moves to 227 1-2 Sixth. Shattuck students return to Minnesota. Bryant Paving pays license on 40 trucks. Navy enlistments for Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, funeral in Decorah, teachers vacationing, roads hindering school buses. Royal Masters meet. two new residences permitted. garbage collection resumes citywide. Community news includes church notes and local business changes.
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Wallaton Alford
Alfred Par- Totti
Shattuck
Fericault
Minn
Bryant Paving Company
George Laird
Almond
Reclaim Department of Uitnoia Central Railroad
I. C
Joan W. Landeau
Waterloo
Don C. Davis
Cedar Rapids
Andy Sam
Navy
Great Lakes
Ed Stack
St. Paul
Paul Stack
Decorah
Independence
JL Bunn
Gilman
Tey
Tt. N. MacDonald
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Timois Central
Railroad Y. M. C. A
Crescent Council
Royal J
Masonic Temple
P. L. Newell
Rejber Avenue
Fred Bronsema
Mulberry Street
Mildred Bunn
Waterloo to Install New City Government for Two-Year Term
The Waterloo government will be sworn in Monday at the city hall, with A. Earl Gnagy to become mayor for a consecutive term. Old council members retire, new officials elected take seats, and James Robinson, John G. Miller, Howard Pfmarlane, and Frank C. Ish hear to City Hall.
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Waterloo
City Hall
Wille Sim
Iple
Earl Gnagy
C. B. Howard
Jacob Levingston
Jones Register
James Robinson
John G. Miller
Paward Mchfarlane
Frank C.ish
Gnagy
Polka
P. B. Walker
Walker
Police Department
Civil Service
Tragg
IOF
Guagy
Thompson
Rector
Fristie
Leon A. Link
Link
Waterloo West
Beem
C. Boem
O. B. i Courtright
Eleciion
General Assembly
Peter Nielsen Dies at Cedar Falls Home at 78
Cedar Falls April 2 Special Peter Nielsen 78 died at his home 324 Twelfth street east at 9 am today of heart disease. He came to Cedar Falls in 1917 from St James Minn. His wife died Feb 15 1923. Surviving are three sons Nels and Anton St James James Madasto Cal and a daughter Anba at home.
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Enoch Patterson
Robert Anderson
Grand Army of the Republic
Knoll Javenir
New Jersey
Farmer City
Ell
Pat
Co. 1 R
Illinois Infantry
Cedar Falls
Peter Nielsen
Twelfth Street East
St. James, Minn
Nels
Anton
St. James
James
Madasto
Cal
Anba
Evangelical church insurance and appointments noted
Sumner Iowa April 2 Special insurance for sixty five thousand dollars was written on church property in Des Moines and Iowa conferences, reported at the annual meeting. Rev. W Lang Cedar Falls presid ed. claims paid totaled 3 35. Rev H J Faust Cedar Falls elected president with Rev L W Bock as vice president. Mission Society met and heard Faust on his Findlay Ohio missions board trip. Aredale elected delegate to general mission meeting in Milwaukee with Faust as alternate. Evening program to cover Christian Endeavor work with talks by Clinton F Smith Waterloo and R F Kerner La Porte City.
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Cedar Falls
L. W. Bock
Mission Society
Conference Missionary Society
Mr. Faust
Board of Missions
Findley
L. N. Day
Aredale
Milwaukee
Faust
Christian Endeavor
Clinton F_. Smith
Waterloo
Evangelical Young People
Iowa
Leagued For Christian Endeavor
FB. Kerner
la Porte City
First General Convention of
Second Man Slain in Cicero Gun Fight Aftermath
One man, taxi driver Philip Smith, was killed when gunmen rode into Cicero Illinois to avenge another shooting. Police report he accompanied three taxi loads of gunmen. he was off duty driving his own car. A second man was slugged in the violence. Chicago police also reported the death of gang member Rank Gapont from the Torrio gang.
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Cicero
Til
Ancther
Philip Smith
Smith
Chicago
Rank Gapont
Torrlo
Slayer Eva King Loses Appeal in Supreme Court
Des Moines April 2 The Supreme Court affirms the sentence in the 1921 murder of railroad special agent Robert Murray near Council Bluffs Iowa. Eva King is sentenced to Rockwell City women's reformatory after juries find she had opportunity to conceal the weapon. The raid at the Snyder place ended with King and others firing on officers. Murray died and King was killed in the clash.
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Des Moines
Laws Supreme Court
Eva King
Robert Murray
Railroad Special l
Get
Council Bluffy
Poteawettamis County
Murray
Knox
Jane
Council Bluffs
Morgan
Jones
Snyder Place
King
Althora
Rockwell City
Paving Contract Let for 49 Street Blocks in Oelwein
Oelwein Iowa April 2. The Fred Carlson Paving company Decorah Ia won the contract to pave about 43 blocks of concrete road this summer. Bids from ten firms. Seven inch pavement at 2.57 per square yard and six inch at 2.21. Work to start June 1 and end September 1. Total estimate 198 280 dollars. A storm sewer contract was awarded to Bryant company Waterloo at 2 070 dollars.
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Oelwein
Ila
Snecia
Fred Carlson Paving Company
Decorah
Bryant Company of
Waterloo
High Court Upholds Warrant Necessity for Booze Seizures
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that citizens may require a warrant before police seize property. In Winneshiek county, Ben Henderson and his family were arrested, liquor seized from their automobile, Henderson fined 350, car confiscated, and eight months jail sentence. The high court reversed the district court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Towa Supreme Court
Ben Henderson
Winneshiek County
Henderson
High Court
W. J. Springer
District Court
European Club Plans Spring Indian Operetta at Town State
The European Club of Teachers College presents an Indian operetta titled Sewana tomorrow at 8 in the Town State Teachers College auditorium. Lead role Sewana is played by Dorothy Wyth, with Marie Louise Park as Neagua who betrays her friend Alva Hackett while Ogineaqua the judge resolves matters in Iroquois fashion.
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Town State ‘Teachers College
Large unemployment hits New York chorus girls
New York on April 2 reports at least 3 400 chorus girls out of work with experts estimating the total could reach 5 800 as road shows end. The causes cited include bad business high railroad rates and actor manager disputes. La Follette gains strength in Washington as he recovers and may return to work this month. Eaton couple buy and plan to redecorate and expand the C A Draper grocery in Cairo Illinois. An earthquake tremor shakes Cairo at 6 38 am causing minor damage. Grundy Center Iowa reports no divorces on the docket as Judge Wadworth prepares to open court on April 7.
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Srevieks
Waterloo Theatre
Aimee
Lions
Imps Orchestra
Tieb Sibert
Joe Vanderveer
Gorden Green
Arthur Myatway
Cedar Falls
Howard Russell
Waverly
Max Ryan
Dantes
Leo Daley
T. J.tarrison
Cedar Heights
Lightnin
Lightnin'," Mrs. J. G. Beinkerhoff
E. R. Shoemaker
Bill Jones
A. Ferguson
Grace McCullough
Chester Stilson
H. C. Moeller
David Stevenson
Cecil Moon
Thomas Eaton
Harry Dealy
Ll. Munger
Playlard
Mae Keller
Elks, Lions, Kiwanis
Woman's Club
B Natural Music Club
Cedar Heights Players
Paul Davis Company
Russell DeGon
The
Niwanis Cind
the Elks
Boysen
West High
Gail Wilbur
Marian King Ross
LaVonne Foster
Harriette Dudleigh Ross
James Subefi
Elna Christensen
Lorna Rodney
W. M. Sheldon
Jack Campbell
Campbell
Gracé
Miriam Boysen
Mre. c. A. Waterbury
Liberty
New York
Grundy Center
George Wad Fwitl
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LA Follette
Black Hawk
Francis
TeMars
State
Misa
Ti ‘ Oth County
Restionk
Schoo
al Jennings
Jake Hamon
Oklahoma
Hamon
Harding
Jennings
Hannon
Harry M. Daugherty
Will H. Hays
Cxar
Boise Penrose
Pennsylvania
Alvaro Obrigon
Mexico
Jose Anaya
Mexico City
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Irene Toman
Elsla Gulumbo
Tenwie Evrns
Paul Barney
Proria
Leadis Paul Barney
Peoria
Burns
Ole
Pen
Bremen
Catherine Mix
FE. McClise
Georgia Winchester
Tadéer
Bessie Martowe
Elung
Benice Ayers
Hunice Ayers
P. J. Martin
Motine
Ayers
Eldora
Boone
Laon Frank
Martin
Eldora Tonigzlat
Christian Church
Priends
Hileman & Gindt
Ross Loreen Windolp
Lois Loreen
John H. Windolf
Gabie Street
Edward Billings
Alfred Longley
Biloxi
Miss
Reckford
Longley
Wee Boy
America
Philip Coontz
Annabelle
Rover
Emily Trevarthan Souhern
Victor Herbert
Harriette Egan
Hazel Rousseau
Verontine Vestoff
Review of Revue
Kiwanis Club
Maddigan School of Dramatic Art
Cor Her Br Vestof
Leitia Calibertson
Catherine Wilde
Jessie Schnyder
Mamie Cole
Virginia Cole
A. E B. Waswell
Ne Gon
Paul Davis
R. J. Sweener
Buchanan
Lou Henry
Burlington
J. C. Beem
Colby-Parker Transfer Company
Sixth West
First Brethren
Etta Ciehty
Joan Gessner
Hammond Avenue
W. H. Beachier
C. B. Anderson
Waterloo 611
Russell- Lanigan
W. PF. Jeffrey
United Neckyear Manufacturing Company
Lennard L. Orth
Eq Madigan
Orth
Waterlea Motomart
CITY
Sean A. Link
Weet
Evang
Church’s Society
Kansas City
Kansas
Arey
Southwestern Interstate Operators’ Association
M.D
Berdella Sankey
M. D. Club
Sharty
Gladys Youngman
Doarothea Shirley
Grayce Kauffer
Ede Hilary
Mad Jonze
EB. J. Sankey
Ruth Gary
Sioux City
Butte
Supreme Court
European Club of
Teachers College
N.Y
la Volliete
Eatons Buy
M. Eaton
C. A. Draper Grocery
Ninthwest
Cairo
Usea
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