Weekend Arrests Set Waterloo Police Record
Waterloo police broke a weekend record with 13 alleged gamblers 10 drunks 16 sneeders and traffic violators plus a bootlegger and two disorderlies totaling over 40. The city jail filled Sunday bonds totaling 660 dollars and a car were posted for release hearings. Bert Rose booked for disorderly house liquor possession remained jailed after failing 100 bond. Out-of-town suspects from Homer Minn Cedar Falls Plainfield Fremont Tripoli Fa were among ten intoxicated arrestees Standish charged with MVIO posted 100 bond. Ralph Baish held on intoxication and attempting to entice girls after a police pursuit.
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Homer
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Cedar Falls
Plainfield
Fremont
Tripoli
Harl Standish
Standish
Ag Security
Ralph Baish
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Seek Rum Runners Who Shot Man and Woman by Mistake
Northwestern Iowa authorities search for rum runners after an Ashton area attack on Frank Pontrale and Mrs. Earl Lombard near Ashton. They were shot with a mistaken target, Pontrale paralyzed, as a car load of assailants fled. Osceola county seeks an Ashton bootlegger linked to shipments to Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Frank Pontrale
Earl Lombard
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Here
Pontralo
Osceola County
Charles City Man Retires After 65 Years of Business
Charles City Iowa August 6 Carl Merckel retired after 67 years in Charles City business since 1857. He mainly worked in tinsmithing and briefly ran a hardware store. He recalls Winnebago Indians near Riverside cemetery and the first newspaper sale for 20 dollars. He served as mayor three times, six terms as councilman, five board of education terms, and laid the high school cornerstone. A Main street photograph from 50 years ago remains his prized possession.
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Man's Face Slashed by Razor Ends in Police Detention
Des Moines reports Daniel Holloran, 44, rushed to hospital with severe facial injuries after a bloody confrontation. Detectives traced the trail to John and Mrs. Van Scoy, 607 East Second Street, jailed on assault charges. If Holloran dies, first degree murder charges await the Van Scoys.
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Des Moines
Daniel Holloran
Hea
John van Scoy
East Second Street
van Scoys
Folloran
Holloran
Hosspital
Hard coal stocks total 45 million tons July
Washington August 6 Stocks of bituminous coal July 1 amounted to 45 000 000 net tons ascertained by a survey conducted under Federal Fuel Distributor Wadleigh working with other government agencies.
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Washington, D. C
Wadleigh
Lemon Cream for Freckles and Beauty
Mix juice of two lemons with three ounces Orchard White to create a quarter pint of facial cream. Shake in a bottle and apply daily to the face neck arms and hands to bleach freckles and blemishes while improving smoothness and tone. Advertisement. Ze
Harding Not a Strong Man Even as Candidate
By William Brany M D Buffalo Aug 6 1920. The author contrasts Senator Harding Health with Governor Cox during the presidential campaign noting Harding appears physically weak and emotionally discouraged. He discusses medical opinions on heart arteries respiration and possible causes like ptomaine poisoning and apoplexy, urging caution about interpreting bulletins.
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William Brany
Courier Daily
Buffalo
Altho
Harding
Cox
Columbus
Senator Harding
Peanut
Marlon
Joss
Big Gasoline Surplus in Refineries July 1
Washington August 6 The nation held a gasoline surplus at refineries on July 1 sufficient for 60 days of consumption, compared with 94 days a year earlier. The Interior Department released the stock total at 1,263,831,128 gallons, outlining a strong supply ahead.
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Washington, D. C
Interior Department
Open wind on extra session weighs on Coolidge
Washington August 6 President Coolidge has an open mind on calling an extra session of congress. Samuel Gompers AFL president after a half hour conference with the president said the decision was not yet made to accede to or reject agricultural demands for a special session. Gompers noted the president planned another meeting in September to discuss labor issues and administration policies.
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International Newa Wire
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Congress
Ramuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Sengston
Two Young Holdups At Diamond Setting Shop
Two well dressed youths robbed the J. Fried Diamond setting shop in Chicago early today, forcing the office manager Norton Zimmerman at gunpoint into a free room, then looted the safe of about 26,000 dollars in rings and jewelry before fleeing. Zimmerman later freed himself and notified police who search the area for the suspects.
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Chicago
J. Fried Company
Norton Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Forest Fires Force Campers Into River
Forest fires in Marble Creek, Shoshone county, spread over 400 square miles of cutover timber and threaten camps. After two weeks, conditions are nearly under control and five camps were destroyed. In one camp, 40 men spent a night in the river as flames swept the area.
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Marble Creek
Shoshone County
Forestry Headquarters
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