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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1923

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Red Soviet Envoy May Land in the U S Again

Washington April 11 renewed demands were made for orders barring Martens the Soviet ambassador and his understudy Weinstein from entering the United States to exploit Russian resources. Immigraton officials were told to arrest them on sight and hold for possible outbound passage, amid broader protests over Mme Kalinin’s speaking tour and tensions with the Soviet delegation.

International News Wire Washington DE. C Elary Hughes Mme. Kalvin Russia Russian Red Cross Labor Dayis Labor Department Martens Weinstein United States Kig Joseph Kowalski Poland Moscow Tikhon

Memel Shooting Unearths Strife as Parley Opens

Memel reports two days of shooting with no casualties. Lithuanian infantry and cavalry units exchange fire. several arrests and detentions occur. Deportations to Rovho noted. High Commission talks with Germany push for a resumption of negotiations and possible end set to the strike.

Associated Press Memel Furth Iihuanian I Ilo Rovho Itheidan High Commissiones Strik Touss

Student Injured in Riding Horse Is Dead Davenport Iowa

Feyl Harman Bettles a Coe College freshman from Cedar Rapids was riding a horse at his uncle's home when injured. He died at Mercy Hospital Davenport after a strangulated hernia required operation. Bettles had hidden his injury until a Monday trip to Muscatine.

Davenport Arift Feyl Harman Bettles Coe College Cedar Rauids Homse Rayburn Roseville Mercy Hospital Muscatine

Iowa Man Witnesses Flogging Leading to Death Case

Madison April 11 Investigation opened by Madison county Grand Jury into the death of Martin Tabert a North Dakota youth who died after flogging while in a Florida convict camp Thompson Tow native testified Tabert was whipped for malaria and lay dying in a bunk. Another flogging occurred that night. authorities say Tabert never recovered.

North Dakota Associated Press Madison, Fla Martin ‘Bert Madison County Glen Thompson Tow Lumber Company Tahert North Dakota Fouth Senator's MacClenny Fla John Roddenbury Baker Counly Turpentine TJ. Ikknabb Baker County &Tand Paul R. White Washington, BD. C White Senator Knabb

Hoover May Plan Auto Tour of Iowa Birthplace Visit

Deg Moines Iowa April 31 Herbart Hoover secretary of commerce may tour Iowa by automobile visiting his West Branch birthplace as part of a state trip. Officials discussed arrangements to offset travel costs and guard against delays as the decision on the program rested on return timing to Washington.

Deg Moines Herbart Reaver Secretary of Commerce National League of Women Voters Ef State West Branch Dear County Washington

Woman Dies in Flame of Burning Oil Stove

Cornel Britts April 13. Mrs. Simon McGraw was burned to death and her husband So badly burned that he will be, when an oil stove McGraw was attempting to light exploded here this morning. McGraw was taken to hospital, where physicians grid he could not live, Mrs. McGraw lost her life in failed rescue efforts as both were enveloped by the flames.

Cornel Britts Simon McGraw McGraw

Wife's Death Ends Suit for Divorce in Muscatine

Death intervened in the divorce proceedings of Christ Grosz against his wife Natalie Grosz in Muscatine Iowa. Grosz dismissed the case upon word of his wife's death in Poland. In Shell Rock Iowa Walker formerly of this place died in Pasadena California from heart illness. He left a widow and two daughters Mrs. Mark and Mrs. H F Cotton of Pasadena and a brother Arthur in northern Wisconsin.

Muscatine Christ Gross Natalie Grosz Gross Poland Towan West Shell Rock Walker Piace Pasadena Cal Wisrasc Oliver] Wahl California Mark H. FR. Cotton Arthur Wisconsin

American Legion Notes From Several Towns Include Plans

Greene Ja April 41 members plan a two day Fourth of July celebration starting on the morning of the third and ending with a display of fire works on the Fourth. Clarion Tr April 11 musicians staged by the post netted about $400 for the post treasury. The cast consisted of former service members and featured a dough boy chorus. Madison Jn April 11 monthly dinner gatherings include short programs and humorous service stories from attendees. Mars Ta April 11 Robbins of the Iowa department will address an April 12 meeting of former service men here.

Greene Legion Clarion American Legion Kero Iowa Legions Poti Madison American Legion Post Ie. Mars. Ta Conander Robbins Iowa Department of the American Leon Ormer

Furniture Dealers Forecast Further Price Drops After War

April 11 report from the Iowa Furniture Dealers convention at the Savery hotel says prices will fall 16 to 20 percent more in the coming weeks. More than 600 of the association's 900 members are attending the session to discuss value education and artistic selections.

Dex Furnitura Lowa Furniture Dealers Savery Hotel Aisortyion

Riverman Drowns as Barge Capsizes Near Muscatine

Muscatine Iowa April tragedy as Conrad Kochlur 72 a famed riverman and former city mayor went missing after a barge overturned in midriver near Roehier gravel pit on the Mississippi river four miles below Muscatine. The barge carried water and was partially grounded on one side. The body had not been recovered.

Muscatine Conrad Kochlur Upper Mississippi Roehier

State Briefs Roundup Des Moines and Beyond

Des Moines reports charge against Charles Wlsand for aiding his wife in misconduct with Harry Clark while Mrs Anna Clark sues Millsaps for alienation of affection and wins 6000 in district court. Other notes cover college visitors in Iowa, women mayors, perjury arrest tied to a bootlegging case, a Democratic convention in Cr'ston, bank president May's funeral, prohibition agent activity, and attorney Roy Carney relocating to Northwood.

Des Moines Charles Wlsand Harry Clark Anna Clark Millsaps Tehigh Elmer - Daniels Lehigh Universit Town Marshalltown Harold Parsons Hadith Parsons J.P. Daushton Varatat H. M. Towner Porto Rico Daushton Towner Clinton May Merchants National Bank Heigidere Clinton’ Indepe 1 Keokuk Federal Grand Jury Kenyon Minneapolis Burlington Willian G. Blood Shenandoah D. G. Walker Illinois Christian Endeavor International Christian Endeavor Mason City Roy Carney Northwood M. H. Kepler Carney Michigan Iowa University

Ancient Hittite-Egyptian romance revealed in royal document

A translated Hittite-Egyptian tablet describes Queen Ankhsamen, widow of Tutankhamun, seeking marriage to a Hittite prince to secure a throne for Egypt. The tale claims Ay and a banishment followed, with Ankhsamen vanishing from history after Tutankhamun’s death. Archaeologists note it suggests Tutankhamun had no heir.

iDy the Ansociated Press Luxor Egypt Anatola Ankhsamen Cansore Phain Tut-Ankh-Amen Icalug Guean Tut- Ankh-Amen'g Silteséor Pharoah Ay Horembeh Bevot Archaéo Tate Ankh-! Samen Tat-Ankh- Amen Associated Press Tut-Ankh- Amen iToyal

Chicago Museum Plans Kish Excavation 6500 Years Back

The Marshall Field museum will excavate Kish Tell El-Ohemer in Mesopotamia. Led by Prof H Langdon the expedition will dig for remnants of early civilizations in the ancient city, capital of Sumer and Akkad, dating from 4500 to 2860 B.C.

Chicago Marshall Fiela Museum Kish Tell El-Ohemer Mesopotamia Tauseuol H. 3. Langdon Sumer Akkad Babylon Western Asia

Appeal to Supreme Court From Liquor Convictions

Moe H. Baron and Hyman Harnett, convicted in Ohio federal courts of violating the Volstead act, appealed to the United States Supreme Court for review and reversal of their penitentiary sentences. Baron is a wholesale liquor dealer of Brooklyn.

Washington DD. C Moe H. Baron Hyman Harnett Ohio United States Supreme Court Baron Brooktyo, N

Coiner of Domestic Slogans for Youth Dies at 93

Oliver Franklin Fuller, 93, longtime chairman of Fuller-Morrison Wholesale Drug, died yesterday after a career spanning business and domestic life. He gained fame for aphorisms on retirement, marriage, youth, and happiness including a claim that true youth comes from a joyful home and marriage, and that retirement signals a decline.

Chitsro Oliver Franklin Fuller Fuller-Morrison Wholesale Drug Company Fuller Helieved Solomon Ponce de Laon

De Valera Captured Reignites Irish Rebel Image

A historic interpretation recalls Eamon De Valera’s shift from lawful opposition to rebel leader after the 1921 peace treaty, his strategic directions behind the scenes, and the turning point as reports claim his capture signals the probable end of the southern rebellion.

Dail Terifith Sinn Fein Arthur Griffith de Valera Great Britain Ireland Firs Colling Criffith Free State Southern Ireland O'Connor Lyneby Childers Dan Breen de Vatera Countess Marciwiecz New York County Cork Royal University of Ireland England

Evolutionist Teacher Signs Regret Statement at Western College

Prof Ralph Demaree, suspended after a chapel address declaring conflict between evolution and the Bible, signed a regret statement. He resumes teaching mathematics at Kentucky Western College as he remains an evolutionist instructor. He had resigned effective May 28 to move to California.

Winchester iCy Ralph Demaree Kentucky Westeran College Demaree California

Reunion of Confederate Vets Draws 15000 To Opening

New Orleans April 11 Fifteen thousand veterans and visitors attended the opening ceremonies of the thirty third annual Confederate Civil War veterans reunion. Melodies and battle songs preceded the convention. Auxiliary meetings were on schedule and a Sons of Confederate Veterans ball was planned tonight. Also a ship news item reports the steamer Trontolite struck a bank in the Canal Zone damaging its plates.

New Orleans Sons of Confederate Veterans Canal San Francisco Cal Marina Department the Chamber of Commerce Trontolite San Pedro Halifax Cuebracut Canal Zone

Rhineland Seizure Tensions Reach Paris and Berlin

Paris reports Dr. Hans Dorten alleges Britain offered funds to back an independent Rhineland state after the 1920 Kapp uprising, while Berlin notes French officials consider Ruhr neutrality under League oversight. Paris also cites a German court martial in Essen and Hessian clerics faced charges over Ruhr relief funds as foreign workers arrive for mines.

Paris Hans Dorten Rhineland Kapp Helin Britiag Ur. Dorten Jeomerat Berlin Ruhr Ruhy Germany Spears Vear Parisian Ruby League of Nations League Supervissrailroads International Corporation League Bath Associated Press Essen Verden Kunx Isssan-Roellinghausen Wiesbaden Bach Castrop International Echo de Paris Poincaro Dunkirk

Vessels Refused Clearances for Liquor Cargoes on BC Coast

Vancouver April 11. British Columbia Attorney General A M Manson announced that from now on customs will refuse to grant clearances to deep sea vessels carrying liquor cargoes along the British Columbia coast. The decision follows assistance from Ottawa's minister of customs.

Vancouver B. C British Columbia Mexico Washington Oregon California A. M. Manson Manson Ollawa

Mrs Field Receives One Million in Divorce Settlement

Mrs Leen Carroll Brown Field, sister to Baltimore socialites the Brown sisters, and niece of the late Marshall Field, obtained a $1,000,000 settlement as her husband Stanley Field divorced her after desertion. The divorce was uncontested and reported by the Chicago Herald & Examiner.

Chicago Leen Carroll Brown Field Stanley Field Marshall Field Chicago Herald & Examiner Field Brown Sisters Baltimore Honore Palmer W. W. Keith

Southwest Millers Meet Held Across Five States

Members of the Southwestern Millers league gathered in Kansas City on April 11 with delegates from Kansas Missouri Nebraska Colorado Oklahoma and Texas. The meeting serves as a prelude to the Miller's National Federation convention slated for Friday in Chicago.

Kansas City Southwestern Millers’ League Kansas Missouri Nebraska Colorado Oklahoma Texas Miller's National Federation Chicago

Recapture of three Matteawan escapees near Kent Conn

In a running gun fight near Kent Connecticut early today three of four men who escaped from Matteawan state hospital were captured. The fourth fugitive remains at large as reports say two seized by a horse struck shot while pursuing. Authorities say pursuit continues toward the remaining escapee.

Poughkeepsie Matteawan State Hospital Kent Conn

Heirs of Marco Polo Rally to Sue Navy Dept

Washington April 11 heirs of Marco Polo announce a suit against the U S Navy alleging royalty fees on a new battleship. A naval construction expert tied bulkhead design origins to Polo era ships after studying historic hull practices.

Marco Polo Navy Dept Washington, D C Columbus Admiral Polo

Ku Klux Klan Violence Reported in Cincinnati

Two salesmen Willem L. Miter and E. J. Burkhard were abducted by five armed assailants, forced to disrobe, and marked with the words He is a Ku Klux Klannee before being dumped on a street. A fiery cross was later burned on the Knights of Columbus clubhouse lawn at Price Hill, disrupting a community chest meeting.

Cincinnati

Speeders Weep at Children Victims

Detroit reporter describes an April 11 courtroom scene as 33 speeders were taken to the children's ward of receiving hospitals after 46 received house of correction sentences and 17 were fined. Judge Charles Bartlett delivered a sobering lecture, tears in his eyes, with most speeders touched and pledging support for his campaign.

Detroit Mid Charles +. Bartlett House of Correction Bartlett

Japan Abrogates Lansing-Ishii Pact Under Cabinet Action

Japanese cabinet and the privy council are formalizing the abrogation of the Lansing Ishii agreement with the United States. An official announcement is expected in Washington and Tokyo within a few days.

Tokio Aprilus United States Japan Privy Council Wasington Toklo

Plague Ravages Northern India with Hundreds Dying Daily

Calcutta April 11 The plague sweeping the united provinces in northern India has reached terrible proportions and hundreds are dying daily, according to information received from Allahabad. Thousands of inhabitants in plague districts are fleeing.

Calcutta United Provinces India Allahabad

Child of 5 Testifies in Murder Trial in Chicago

Five year old Agatha Mars Baret Mitchell testified in a murder case in Chicago, accusing Casper Pastoni of killing her mother and four month old sister. Defense attorneys challenged the young witness, raising questions about reliability.

Chicago Agatha Mars Baret Mitchell Per-Haps Casper Pastoni

Bishop Tuttle’s Condition Unchanged As Of April

St. Louis reports Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle remains in practically unchanged condition today as attending physicians state. Elmer Morris of Hanover is in the city visiting his brother Tom Morris captain of the police department for a few days.

Tuttle St. Louis, Mo Daniel S. Tuttle Tom Morris Elmer Morris Hanover

Brief News Notes From Across the Nation

A collection of short items: veterans bureau reform urged by Alvin Owsley of the American Legion in New Orleans. House of David attorneys vow to challenge state actions in Lansing. New York newspaper inviting inspection of a rum fleet with Prohibition Director Canter. Salvation Army reports Houston street bible class group forming a gentlemans club. Paris reports Greece will not pay indemnity to Turkey per Foreign Minister Alexanderis. Shanghai notes a Chinese navy revolt as a squadron declares independence. Washington DC Leviathan liner to sail July 4 on a postwar maiden voyage. bridge damage from a bomb incident. German penalties imposed. Chicago reports West Side National Bank seeks protection after depositors rush amid Sixteenth Street Bank closure.

New Orleans Veterans” Bureau Alvin Owsley American Legion Lansing Mich House of David New York Atlantic Canter Salvation Army Houston Streeters Parie Greece Turkey M. Alexanderis Shanghai Washington BD. C Leviathan Sal Southampton United States Shipping Board Jony

Martins and Sparrows Natural for Martins Homes

A 19th century home guide explains martins are sociable birds arriving for winter, and outlines a preferred martin house design with dimensions, placement, and whitening for attraction. It cautions sparrows as pests, offering authorities and methods to deter them and protect martin colonies.

Martin General Martin Sparrawg Southlands Bureau of Biological Survey Washington, D. C Ithesa

Seek Student's Body in River at Iowa City

Search for Clement Morrison a 27 year old Amos student who leaned over the Park bridge rail into the Iowa River yesterday afternoon was continued today. Morrison had been under treatment at the university medical hospital and is believed to have become insane. Blood on the bridge indicated he cut his throat before attempting suicide.

Iowa City Town City Clement Morrison Park Bridge Iowa River Morrison Amos Towe University Medical Hospital

Deaths of George Fry and Mary Thayer Noted in Waterloo Obituaries

George Fry 72 died yesterday at 11 30 p m in Waterloo. He was born April 22 1851 in Gleve land Ohio and moved to Iowa with his parents. Surviving are his widow and 11 children across Iowa and New York. Funeral plans call for Marengo burial after a Rock Island transfer. Mary Ellen Thayer 33 died April 6 in Orlando Florida from injuries after a March 23 accident. She taught in Chicago schools and was sister to Waterloo librarian J M Brainard. Funeral held in Orlando with burial in Greenwood cemetery. A baby Herbert Griffith age days was mourned with prayer services and burial at Fairview.

George Fry Wiliam F. Higgins Kinsley Avenue Ife Gleveland Iowa Marengo Fllen Smith van Horn Fially Waterino W. F. Higgins G_ EB. Fry Waterloo E. J. Ty Springfield N. J Guy Mary Ellen Thayer Mary Eller Thayer Orlando Fla Thayer 3. M. Brainard Chicago Brainard J. A. Coughlan Mary Brainard Medina County Coughlan T. H. McConnell First Presbyterian Church Greenwood Cemetery Herbert Griffith Herbert, Day Western Avenile O'Keela & Towne Fairview

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