Life of Warren G. Harding a patient and kind leader
This profile portrays Warren G. Harding as an unusually patient and considerate president who steadied government through postwar challenges. It traces his rise from Marion Ohio newspaper publisher to U S senator and finally chief executive, highlighting his emphasis on economy, reform, and peacemaking abroad.
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Marian County
Calumn
Reubican
Ucket
Uio
Hardley
Ohio
United States Senate
William Mckinley
Harding
Theodore Froosevelt
Faraker
Penrose
Baptist Church
Marion
Elk and Moore
Altho
White House
18 450 Barrels Daily Increase for Week in Oil Production
New York August 2 The daily oil production rose by 18 450 barrels for the week ending July 28 totaling 2 274 400 barrels The figures reflect average gross trade production and indicate persistent partisan influence in reporting The report notes oil prices for major districts ranging from 1 30 to 2 20 a barrel and mentions political commentary tied to industry coverage
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Are Faney
New York
Daily of Politics
United States
Fase Epon
James
Bar- Plains
Arress
Sum- Democratic
American Petroleum
Seere
Presidnos
Farmers Pay Off Debts Citing War Finance Aid
Iowa banks have repaid over 17 million of debts to the War Finance Corporation as part of a broader rural liquidation trend. Director Eugene Meyer Jr reports steady improvement in agricultural and banking conditions across 10 states, with some regions still pressured by wheat production. In Iowa, loans totaling about 24 million saw 17 million repaid, Nebraska 11 million repaid of 12.3 million, Illinois loans of 5.36 million with 4.075 million repaid, while cattle hog and sheep fattening boosted earnings in the corn country.
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Associated Press
Chisago
Middlewestern
Eugene Meyer, Jr
Finance Corporation
Meyer
United States
Corporation
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Oil Fire Rocks Hawkeye Yard After Tank Car Explosion
A blaze erupted at Hawkeye Oil company yards on Miles and McKinley streets yesterday when oil pumped from eight tank cars ignited. Fire Chief Ray Tiller obtained 49 gallons of firefoam from Ant Gasoline Engine Co to battle the flames believed started by static electricity from a switch engine. The tank car hatch failed during pumping and the explosion hurled flames high, drawing alarms for blocks.
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Hawkeye Oil Company
Miles and
McKinley Streets
At & P. Im
Ray Tiller
Aeatersen Gasoling Engine Company
Ant
Cure for Diabetes Claimed New Remedy Reported
New York doctors announce a new artificial fat called Intarvin as the latest diabetes remedy. Developed at Columbia University and Bath Israel hospital, Intarvin is said to have aided over two dozen patients in New York and Boston. The substance is described as a white, odorless fat replacing oleomargarine in composition. Dr. Max Kahn cites insulin and Intarvin as the only promising remedies discovered within the same year.
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Associated Press
New York
Bath Israel Hospital
Massachusetts
California
Kansas
Towa
Max Kahn
Medical School of
Colunbva University
Columbia Laboratories
Ralph P. McKee
Kahn
Boston
Minneapolis unions press for special session on farm relief
Minneapolis Trades and Labor assembly reports to President Harding a resolution urging an immediate special session of Congress to pass emergency farm legislation. The group also seeks AFL leader Samuel Gompers to help mobilize support for a national legislative meeting.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minneapolis Trades and Labor Assembly
Harding
Congress
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Draft of Proposed Turk Treaty Cabled to U.S. and Angora
After an all night session Turkish and American delegations completed the text of the proposed Turco American treaty. The document was cabled to Washington and Angora and is understood to provide protection for the claims of all American citizens whether natives or naturalized.
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Associated Press
Lausanne
Washington
Angora
Deplore Failure to Stamp Out Lynching
Asheville N C Aug 2 Resolutions deploring the failure of state governments to handle the lynching problem were unanimously adopted by the commission on inter racial cooperation in session here The resolutions condemned lynching as the most conspicuous enemy to justice and the flagrant violation of the constitution of our nation across sections of the country.
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Asheville
N. C
Commission On Inter-Racial Co-Operation
Minneapolis Wife Appeals for Help in Missing Attorney
Mrs Louta J Swarthe of Minneapolis asked New York police to renew search for her husband an attorney missing since July 21 He had changed his name to Schwartz and checked out of the Pennsylvania hotel after registering there while en route to Washington.
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New York
Louta J. Swarthe
Minneapolis
William N. Metzner
Swarthe
Schwartz
Washington
Poll Tax Collected Below Normal In Waterloo
City clerk Charles C. MacKay reports July poll tax receipts totaling 2362.60 with 1669 from Waterloo east men and 703.60 from the west section. Year to date is below normal and notices have been mailed to all liable residents. Delinquent penalties rise after October 1 with 5 dollars assessed, until then 3.50 pays the obligation.
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Charles C. MacKay
Waterloo
Esst
West Section
MacKay
French Take Sides Against Americans Over Negroes
Paris reports broad French support for a foreign office warning against Americans who oppose Negroes and advocate color lines. La Liberte recounts a Martinique engineer expelling an American in a boulevard cafe, who then hit his head on a lamp post and required medical treatment. The piece notes the incident as a “merited” lesson in racial tension.
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Paris
Foreign Office
la Liberte
Martinique
la Toberte
Prizes Announced for Horseshoe Pitchers
Preliminary play in the fifty horseshoes pitching tournament overseen by C I Gormley takes place at Cedar River Park today and tomorrow afternoon. Finals begin Saturday at 2 p.m. Winners receive prizes such as fishing reel, belt, pocket knife, razors, horseshoes, silk hose, compact, and handkerchiefs for various events.
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C. I. Gormley
Cedar Hiver Park
Secord
Elks Picnic Planned Yet Busy With Contests
Waterloo Elks prepare for the annual all day picnic at Leland's woods on Friday August 10. A general committee led by B. B. Hunter Walter Bassland and Leonard Miller agreed on events. A sack race three legged race and a smoking race are planned along with two baseball games from 9 00 a m until dusk.
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Waterloo Hiks
Leland’s Woods
B. B. Hunter
Walter Bassland
Leonard Miller
Tno
Telephone Service To Des Moines Improved
Northwestern Bell Telephone completes a new copper wire long distance circuit between Waterloo and Des Moines to handle rising calls. Waterloo now has four circuits for direct conversations, while Des Moines averages about 2500 calls per day. A new Des Moines Ottumwa link adds a third talk-highway between those cities.
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Northwestern
Bell Telephone Company
Waterloo
Des Moines
Iowa Capital
Waterloo-f
Bt Cael
Iowa
Ottumwa
New Instructors Arrive at Ames Playgrounds
Geneva Paber of Cascade Iowa and other new instructors take temporary posts at Pat's Pond and Grant playgrounds after Misses Lysinger and Mead are injured in a Waterloo bound car crash. The injured girls receive medical care in Ames as replacements Misses Krapek and Faber step into roles at the two sites.
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Geneva Paber
Cascade
Kate “‘Lysinger
Gladys Mead
Waterloo
Ames
Hora Collyar
Gladys Harbaugh
Pat's Pond
Grant
Krapek
Faber Ata el
Andy
Work Hare
Olga Krapek
Dr. W. J. Thomson to Locate in Waterloo
Dr. William J. Thomson of Chicago will locate in Waterloo as an eye ear nose and throat specialist. He will take over the equipment and records of the late Dr. Magee with Mrs Ira J Magee assisting. He will neighbor Dry Alford Bickley Curry and Dunkalbers on the eighth floor of James Black building.
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William J. Thomson
Chicago
Waterloo
Ira J. Magee
Dr. Magee
Thomson
Dry
Alford
Bickley
Curry
Dunkalbers
James Black
W. A. Fisher
India
Backus Honored by Illinois Central Magazine
M M Backus former district engineer of western lines Illinois Central is honored in the August Illinois Central magazine. His picture and life history form the frontispiece. His headquarters are in Chicago. He came here in May 1920 from St Louis where he was roadmaster of the St Louis division since June 1 1917.
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M. M. Backus
Western Lines
Illinois Central Railway
Waterloo
Northern Lines
Illinois Central
Chicago
Backus
St. Louis
Fire Engulfs Bonanza Mine at Virginia City Site
Fire of unknown origin found today on the 1400-foot level of the Consolidated Virginia mine in Virginia City. The mine was a bonanza in earlier days. all men except investigators in helmets remain underground as crews probe the blaze.
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Carson City
Consolidated Virginia
Virginia City
Marriage Licenses Awarded in Waterloo and Clarksville
The Waterloo and Clarksville areas report new marriage licenses issued to Lon Spivack and Jennie Margulis both in Waterloo, Arthur R B Grimm in Clarksville with Helen Concland, and Cecil W Powell in Waterloo with Lucille Maurige Buck.
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Lon Spivack
Waterloo
Jennie Margulis
Arthur RB. Grimm
Clarksville
Helen Concland
Cecil W. Powell
Lucille Maurige Buck
Ex Editor Irwin Nye Falls to Death From Hotel Window
Irwin Nye a former Wisconsin newspaper editor and Janesville printing house proprietor died after falling from the nineteenth floor of a downtown Chicago hotel. A pillow lay on the window ledge and Nye was found in nightclothes on a roof ten floors below. He leaves a widow two sons and two daughters and was 55. Nye edited several Wisconsin papers and served as Milwaukee Journal editorial writer. He previously ran papers in Hortonville New London and Wittenberg and served as an MCA worker during the war.
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Chicago
Irwin -Nye
Janesville
Wis
Wisconsin
Cooperstown
N. D
Storm Lake
Minneapolis
Nye
Dob
Lions Club
Wallace G. Nye
Irwin Nye
Milwaukee Journal
Hortonville
New London
Wittenberg
Donald
Chaumont
France
Gasoline Motorbus Trials Boost Passenger Rail Run
A new gasoline powered rail motorbus with 225 horsepower and seating for over 100 operated on the McIntire to Waterloo run today. The two car train, built from Oelwein shops, featured front seating for about 40 and rear for 66, with airbrakes and a Sterling engine. Operator A J Howard said the experiment could become permanent to meet demand on this route.
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Chicago Great Western Rail
McIntire
Waterloo
Oelwein
A. J. Howard
Althout
Sterling Engine Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Beatrice Neb Experiments as Rev Riley Seeks Court Action
Beatrice Nebraska August 2 Rev William B Riley of Minneapolis visits his son William Riley Jr in the county jail where the youth has confessed to auto theft and awaits sentence Army officials say they will honor court orders and treat a return as AWOL rather than sending him to Leavenworth if required by the case
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Beatrice
Neb
William B. Riley
Minneapolis
William Riley, Jr
Riley
Ang the Ind
Leavenworth
Examiner Finds Coal Rates To Sioux City Unreasonable
Washington August 2 The Interstate Commerce Commission received a tentative paper from Examiner C I Kephart noting freight rates for bituminous coal from Lake Superior docks through Illinois to Iowa and for anthracite from Lake Superior docks to Sioux City were unreasonable and unduly preferential to Minnesota Nebraska and other Iowa points The report has not yet been adopted by the commission
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Washington, D. C
Lake Superior
Illinois
Fulton
Peoria
Springfield
Belleville
Southern Illinois
Iowa
Sioux City
Minnesota
Nebraska
Inter-state Commerce Commission
Examiner C. I. Kephart
Man Who Took Girl Away Is Bound Over
Northwood Iowa August 2 Tom Falkenstein held on 7500 bond after pleading not guilty to two charges one enticing a girl away from home and a statutory offense and bound over to next term of grand jury George Evenson 16 charged with driving the automobile in which Falkenstein 24 and Annie Dolan 15 disappeared from Joice more than four month ago held under 1000 bond
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Northwood
Tom Falkenstein
Kome
Geroge Evenson
Falkenstein
Annie Dolan
Joice
Motorman Faces Manslaughter Charge in Des Moines
John Stacey motorman on a Fort Des Moines street car involved in a Sunday collision with an automobile, killing Olive Carmon, faced a manslaughter charge after police investigated a weekend spike in traffic accidents. He was released on a 5690 dollar bond.
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Des Moinés
John Stacey
Fort Des Moines
Olive Carmaon
Stacey
Social notes of Waterloo travelers and visitors
Mr and Mrs J D Litring return from west extension tour. Mr and Mrs F J Doherty and son Billy back from Chicago visit. A G Munsing resumes after two weeks in Minnesota. Miss Daisy Stockdale arrives for visit with Mr and Mrs L Scott. Rev William T Lytle visits from Pittsburgh and will preach at United Presbyterian. Mrs Ethel Lawless Rausch arrives from Chicago for weeks with Edmund Rausch. Harold F Cole family motor trip to Lake Minnetonka and Duluth. Rev and Mrs H M Noble and sons stay at Sans Souci park. Mrs Charles R Smith returns from two weeks in Waterloo and Clyde Smith home. F E Wallace and Frank Higgins tour the west via Yellowstone and Glacier. J W Thompson back from Mason City clerks’ convention and Clear Lake. H G Brown and wife vacation near Spirit Lake. James R Bunyan family and friends return from lake region drive. Several Waterloo residents motor to California for three months. Mrs Leo Billings and son De Witt return from La Crosse and Rena with a cave and bluff sighting at 500 feet. Sheriff H T Wagner asked to aid in search for Charles E Johnson missing since June 8 in Kansas. Rev William T Lytle to preach at Ben Avon church. visits Monmouth and Town City on return. Dr Wm J Thomson appointed successor to Dr I F Magee with eye ear nose throat practice. Waterloo Lodge 105 AF AM plans funeral attendance for A F Gates. Morrill, secretary.
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Munsing
Minnesota
Daisy Stockdale
Lime Springs
Mason City
Clear Lake
H. G. Brown
Illinois Central Railway
A. Davis
Oakdale
Waterloo
Wisconsin
Louis
Edwin
la Crosse
Wis
Rena
Minn
Holton
Jackson County
Kan
William_T. Lytle
Ben Avon Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh
R. H. White
Town City
Wm. J. Thomson
I. F. Magee
Alford
Bicktey
Jeary
Dunkelberg
Black
A. B
A. F. Gates
C. FL Morrill
Forty New Juvenile Books At Waterloo Libraries
Forty new juvenile books join Waterloo public library shelves at 9 30 a m Saturday with works by Altsheler Camp Faulkner Perkins Barbour and others. Titles include Texan Triumph Over Two Seas Ted and the Telephone Mak ing of Our Country Jack Hall at Yala A Boy in Etrinn Old English Nursery Tales Moonshine and Clover Lorna Doone and Prince and Rover on Cloverfield Farm among others added at both libraries with some titles exclusive to East and West branches.
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Waterloo Public Library
Altsheler
Camp
Barbour
Faulkner
Perkins
Texan Triumph
Autsholer
Over Two Seas
Ted
Hudson School Seeks New Leader From 40 Applicants
Hansell Consolidated school board chose Carl Nolte from 40 applicants for the Hudson superintendent post. Nolte, former Cedar Falls leader, comes after the board refused to release him from his contract and raised his salary offer.
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Hudson, Ja
Carl 9 Nolte
Cedar Falls
Hansell Consolidated School
Hudson
Hansell School Board
Prayer call from Federal Council of Churches urged for Harding recovery
Washington August 2 The Federal Council of Churches representing over twenty million Protestants issued a call for nationwide prayers for President Harding as he recovers from illness. The statement urged faithful to join in prayer across churches and denominations.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Council of Churches
Harding
Widow cannot hold pension as two wives claim
Des Moines reports a widow, Mrs. McCord, cannot be the widow of two husbands at once under Iowa law. Attorney General Huff and the office say remarriage ends widow status for the first spouse, and federal rules do not grant dual pension rights. William McCord died in 1891. her second husband died 17 years ago.
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United Preset
Des Moines
Hushard’s
Maynate
William McCord
Northern
Border Brigade
Attorney General's Office
McCord
H. A. Iluff
Adit
L. G. Lasher
Ben
Gibgon
Huff
Christian speaks for Pres at Templar meet
George B. Christian Sr secretary to President Harding delivers the presidents prepared address before Hollywood Knights Templar commandery. The traveling beausant banner, tied to the order, is to inspire brotherhood and Christlike teachings beyond the lives of those present.
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Christian
Pres
Harding
Templar Meet
Premay Fy
Hollywood
Cal
Atg
Jeorge B. Christian, Sr
Hollywood Commandary
Knights ‘Templar
Warren G. Harding
HNL
San Francisco
Cornellan
Bed
Beau Sant
Ereat Lodge
Aret Knights Templar
Beausant
Priory of Canada
Buffalo
Marion
Italian Family at Des Moines Faces Deportation
An Italian family from Des Moines pleads to be deported to Italy to seek vengeance on Francisco Ricci the family patriarch. The 138 year old father allegedly absconded with all family money and property papers, leaving Mrs Ricci and two children penniless. Immigration authorities say the family has been detained as public charges and previously deported once.
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Des Moines
Italy
Francisco Ricci
Carolina
Francisco
Two Get 10 Years for Embezzling $443,000
Leo P. Floyd and John Harrington pleaded guilty to embezzling 22 000 in Liberty bonds from the closed Hibernian Bank. The bank shortage reached 443 000 as judges ordered four to ten year sentences.
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Denver
Colo
Leo P. Floyd
John Harrington
Hibernian Bank & Trust Co
George F. Dunklea
Sen
Moines
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Fort, Leavenworth
Fort Des Moines
Fort Snelling
Minn
Mystery in Slaying of Food Shop Owner
Chicago on August 2 reports L. J. Arnold a 50 year old delicatessen owner formerly of St Louis was found stabbed to death in his shop after a violent struggle. Police suspect robbery but seek a woman seen talking to Arnold last night for questioning. The scene shows broken furniture from the fight.
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Chicago
L. J. Arnold
St. Louis
Arnold
Joold
Seek Release on Bail of Mrs. Oesterreich
Los Angeles August 2 counsel for Mrs Wakburga Oesterreich a pretty young widow held for trial on charges of murdering her husband Frederick E H Oesterreich Milwaukee manufacturer plans today to secure her release on bail pending trial After preliminary hearing her release on 25000 bail was sought and denied If a writ of habeas corpus is granted in superior court it would force release on bail
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Los Angeles
Crounsel
Wakburga Oesterreich
Frederick EH. Oesterreich
Milwaukee
Jzlié
Battia
Colmself
Yeleara
Ibai
Jail Bank Officers for Stealing $78,500
Harrisburg reports that Elmer E. Renner teller and Howard Rehrig assistant treasurer confessed to taking $78,500 from the Bethlehem Trust Company. Secretary Peter G. Cameron said the shortage was found by examiner George Brown. The cases are related to speculative purposes.
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Harrisburg
Peter G. Cameron
Bethleham Trust Company
George Brown
Elmer E. Renner
Teller
Howard Rehrig
Johnston and Griffin Win Tennis Doubles Title
Seabright New Jersey August 2 Johnston and Clarence J Griffin former national doubles champions defeated Wallace Bates and Harvey Snodgrass to win the third set 1-5 after Bates and Snodgrass won the first set 6-2 and the second 7-0 13. The match concluded yesterday and the partners swept the decisive set to claim the victory in the Seabright invitation tournament.
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Seabright
N. J
Tittle
Gil’ Johnston
Clarence
J. Grifin
Wallace Bates
Harvey Snodgrass
Hates
Snodgrass
College instructors give Lions program at Cedar Stalls
Members of the Lions club were entertained at Black's tearoom today by instructors from State Teachers college Cedar Falls. Helen Dinsmore and Murrill Correll presented a light program of recitations and songs. Miss Carroll accompanied on the piano, and the young women were luncheon guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Black’s Tearoom
Helen Dinsmore
Murrill Correll
State Teachers College
Cedar Stalls
Miss . Dinsmore
Miss Carroll
Liquor raid charges filed in Des Moines brief
Des Moines reports a liquor nuisance charge against Bertha Cuvillier 32 after police raided her apartment seizing 10 men two women and 36 bottles of beer. Other notes include deaths and local incidents across Iowa with scattered details and misprints.
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Des Moinee
Bertha Cuvillier
Dallas Center
J. O. MacClure
MacClure
Iowa
Towa City
H. S. N. Coffan
South Benglish
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Suvarigne
Senate
Ameriea
Treasury
Hardln
House
Tarif Commission
Atock
Blooming Grove
Morrow County
Navy
George T. Harding
Iberia
Counry
Marion Star
Star Office
Midwest
Mayer
Hawkeye Yard
U.S
W. J. Thomson
Railway Magazine
C.G. W
Rev. Riley
Examiner
Pecias Bucanan
J. D. Litring
West
F. J. Doherty
Billy
H. D. Pickering
Southern Railway
Jalil
Gibson
International
Christ
Therald
Knights of the Holy Grail
Holy Land
Johnston
Griffin
Nora Bandfeld
Rath
Aue
Rust Carlberg
Carlberg
Newton
Willan
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