Gov Small's Trial on Graft Charges Due in September
Springfield dispatch reports State's Attorney Mortimer proposing conditions for a venue change outside Sangamon county for Gov. Small's embezzlement case. Governor was arrested yesterday. the plan aims at a speedy trial and impartial venue, with both sides weighing the proposal.
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Gov. Smalls
Associated Press
Springfield
Mortimer
Gov. Sinz
Sangamon County
Sheri
Sangamon
O. K
Brainage
Srand
Gov. Small
Fred E. ‘Sterling
Vernon Curtis
Brun
Idage
Owas
Sherif
Small
Iate
Sanza“mon
Mester
Sansamon
Sherif Mester
George Gillespie
Sherifff Mester
Mrs. T. R. McCoy Stricken During Luncheon Illness
Mrs. T. R. McCoy of 716 Fourth Street East was suddenly taken ill during a Sunnyside Country Club luncheon. At St. Francis Hospital she underwent emergency surgery for ruptured appendix and peritonitis, with her condition described as serious but hopes set on passing critical hours.
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T. R. McCoy
Fourth Street East
St. Francis Hospital
American Buys 100 Million Rubles for Russian Trip
Charles R Crane, en route from Verkhn Udinsk toward the Russian western border, sought 100 million Soviet rubles as payment. Authorities in Chita valued the sum. the rubles were not in circulation in the Far East. Crane carried medicine, canned goods, tea, sugar, needles, and toothbrushes for exchange and aid, hoping supplies would be more useful than cash. He sailed plans for Mongolia and Peking then returned toward Russia after a Moscow invitation.
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Associated Press
Chita
Verknn- Udinsk
Russia
Charles R. Crane
Far Eastern
Crane
Bia
United States
Peking
Moscow Ponting
Shelza
Washington
Chitcherin
Moscow
Martens
Ural
Yokohama
Pacific
Manchuria
Pioneer in Waterloo Upbuilding Dies Beck Sr. Dies
George P. Beck Sr., pioneer in Waterloo’s development, born January 20, 1833 in Bavaria, immigrated in 1833 with his parents. He helped found Waterloo’s first sash and door factory after earlier lumber and sawmill work, endured multiple fires, and built a substantial fortune through era’s hard frontier enterprise. He married Albertina Schuler in 1853 and later settled in Waterloo, contributing to its growth from a frontier outpost.
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George P. Beck
Bavaria
Michael Beck
Baltimore
Beck
James River Canal
Virginia
America
Tthe Becks
James River
Ohio
Salina
Dayton
Albertina Schuler
Germany
Waterloo
Wapakoneta
Black Hawk Cola Ta
Mr. Beck
Jane
Henry Sherman
Seth Lake
John Brooks
Mullan Avenue
Lake
Second Street
Cedar Street
Waterloo West
Hasford-Miller Co
Rock Island
John
Henry Nauman
Beck, Nauman & Bro
Industra
Henry Goodhue
Nauman Company
Beck in Waterloo A Pioneer with Fortunes Risen and Lost
Biographical sketch of William Beck of Waterloo detailing his early woolen mill venture in 1867 with Blasberg and Auter, the later Beck Nauman Watts Co. incorporation, fires of 1898 and 1904, and his life devoted to home and midwestern winters. It notes his travels to collect wool, residence at 910 Jefferson Street, and enduring vigor and good humor into old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Blasberg & Auter
Suffern
Dear and Sash
Beck, Nauman & Watts Co
Nauman
Nanman Company
Bridge Street
Wooart
Elks’ Hall
Waterloo
Jeferson Street
Los Angeles
California
Middle- West
Lfe
Scouts Announce Camp Visitor Day Program
Waterloo clergymen are the special guests today at Camp Ingahhooe near Brandon as Scouts announce a series of visitor days. Next Sunday and the following Sunday are set for visitors with an invitation to all, especially supporters who helped make the camp possible. Special days are arranged for Lions, Kiwanis, Rotary clubs, and city officials with camp inspections and kampfire programs scheduled for each group.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Boy Scouts
Ingahhooe
Brandon
Waterloo Council of Boy Scouts I
Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Reverend Nile Brandt 97 dies in St Paul
Rev Nile Brandt aged 97, once Decorah area Lutheran minister, died in St Paul after long service for Norway Lutheran Church of America. Born January 28, 1823 in Norway, he immigrated to the United States in 1851 and arrived in Minnesota in 1836, aiding church work across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Funeral likely in Decorah, Iowa. Marriage licenses listed include George Kamaras to Tremotri Kalogeripoulon in Waterloo and Young to Jacobs in Cedar Falls, Bodine in Chicago.
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Associated Crees
St. Paul
Mile Brandt
United States
Ace
Isal
Norway
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Norway Lutheran Church of Americaa
Jurther College
George Kamaras
Waterloo
Tremotri Kalogeripoulon
Young
Jacobs
Cedar Pails
Jennie OL Bodine
Chicago
Michigan daily group forms league to boost small-city papers
At a Manistee banquet the Michigan League, comprising 20 daily papers with telegraphic news, outlined aims to unite single-newspaper towns. Harry Musselwhite described cooperative service to 20 Michigan cities where populations range from 4,000 to 66,000, emphasizing greater community benefit from one strong paper.
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Manistee
Mich
Michi
Tower Peninsula
Musselwhite
Lome
Michigan
Adrian Lansing
Albion Ludington
Alpena D
Ann Arbor
Marquet
Marshall
Benton Harbor
Menomines
Big Rapids
Monroe
Cadiline
Mt. Clemons
Calumet
Muskegon
Sheboygan Niles
Goldwater Gnosm
Dowagian
Veloskay
Flint
Pontiac Jr and Haven
Fort Huron
Greenville
Saginaw
Hancock
St. Joseph Hillsdale Sault St. Marie
Holand
South Haven
Houghton Sturgiss
Ironia
Three Rivers
Tron Mountain
Traverse City
Ironwood
Ypsilanti
Kalamazoo
John Rademaker
H. Edmund Scheerer
Ralph R. Mulligan
L. J. Boughner
Chicago Daily News
Mrs Emily George Tours War Scars and Poppy Fields in Europe
Mrs Emily George of Waterloo travels with Texas friends across war scarred Europe visiting Chateau Thierry Reims and Geneva. She describes battlefields and cemeteries with poppies between crosses, notes American flag at half mast, and recalls Marines at Belleau Wood. The letter mentions Paris Geneva Milan Rome and plans to visit Polders in Holland and Belgium with a Glasgow to home return Aug 29.
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Europe
Texas
Emily George
Waterloo
Chateau Thierry
British Isles
Glasgow
Rome
Pantheon
Christ
Paris
Geneva
Lake Geneva
Switzerland
America
St. Geneve
Reims
Chateaury
Red
Bellany Wood
Amerie Jean
Amere
Gammnans
Planders Fields
Holland
Belguum
Oureuide
Quentin Roosevelt
Milan
Alps
Congress Considers Sundry Minor Bills
Unilted Press reports Senate and House panels in session with Eugene Meyer, director of the War Finance Corporation, continuing hearings on the administration railroad relief program before the Interstate Commerce Committee. Tax revision work proceeds in Ways and Means, and judiciary aims to report a bill to bar former Rovermett attorneys from prosecuting government claims.
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Seexate
Eugene Meyer
War Fuance Corporation
Interstate Commerce Committee
Nance Committee
BvuUsa Ways and Means
Judiciary Committee
Roverminett
City in Brief Eye on Eyes and Travel Notes
Local briefs list visitors and departures from Fort Dodge with many names. Mrs. Earl Kimball underwent appendicitis surgery at Presbyterian Hospital. Families and friends travel to Chicago, New York, Atlantic City, Osage, Lake Francis, and beyond, with several guests and returns noted.
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J A. Kmebenstein
Chicago
Earl Kimball
Presbyterian Hospital
E. J. Maloney, Jr
Robert Whaley
Kansas City
Agnes Meany
Paul Bailey
First
Street East
Bernice Simons
Alexandria
S. C
Sioux City
Omaha
Neb
T. M. Lund
Carmen Theodore Smith, Jr
Theodore Smith
BE. P. Russell
Bust School
Sunset Road
John Wilhelm
New York City
Atlantic City
Black Hawk County Adopts Eight Vital Records Districts
Black Hawk county will use eight birth registration districts for recording vital statistics. Fred H. Stearns. Dr. G. H. Sumner. and several registrars listed by township will oversee registrations. Births reported include Jeanne Craft, Barbara Wagner, Phyllis Erie, Virginia Sue Nauman, Jea Marjorie Christensen, and others with dates in July and August.
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Black Hawk County
Fred H. Stearns
Clay Street
G. H. Sumner
County Board
Stearns
Waterloo City
Waterloo
East Waterloo
Mt. Versnox
Beoington
Orange Town
Joseph Johnson
Cedar Falls City
Cedar Falls
Union
Wash
Lington
Earl Magee
Lester and
Barlelay
W. M. Heinen
Cedar and
Poyner
Emma Bruce
Big Creek
Spring Creek
Eagle
Clara Hoag
Lincoln
Lizzie Shank
Black Hawk
John Youngbtlut
Fox Township
Lloyd B. Craft
Dane
Clifford M. Pratt
Menges
Guy A Wagnbr
Barbara
Edgar
Jane Newell
Phylis
Erie
Lawrence D. Nauman
Jus Lindale
Virginia Sue
Arthur Christensen
Forest
Jea Marjorie
George V Fowler Is Critically Ill Leader in Waterton
George V. Fowler, 74, of 415 Park Avenue East, became seriously ill Monday night and his condition remains critical. A longtime leader in the First Baptist Church, he has been a member since 1873 at Waterton and helped organize and serves as an officer of the Fowler Company, wholesale grocers. He spent the winter in the south to escape the climate.
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George V. Fowler
Park Avenue East
Fowler
Mr. Fowler
First Baptist Church
Waterton
Fowler Company
Formal Call for Washington Disarmament Conference
The Agsodarah Press reports President Harding’s formal call for the Washington disarmament conference to meet November 11 is being prepared and will be issued when completed, announced today at the state department in Washington D C.
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Agsodarah Press
Washington, D. C
Harding
Washington
State Department
Definite Hospital Program For Vets Announced
Washington August 10 a definite hospital program for war veterans was announced by Col Charles R Forbes director of the veterans by TEay. An immediate expenditure of 6110900 of 18600000 available was approved by Secretary Mellon and drafted by an advisory board of physicians and hospital experts. By January 1 6800 beds will be in use with tuberculosis hospitals to be established at Leavenworth Milwaukee and Dayton plus remodeling and new building projects at other sites as determined.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Charles R. Forbes
Teay
Col. Forbes i
Tetary Mellon
Wm. C. White
Pittsburgh
Leavenworth
Milwaukee
Dayton
Edwin Mesick
People’s Mutual Building & Loan Association
Beck
Policeman killed by mob mistaking car in Collierville
Memphis reports say Police Lieutenant Vincent Lucarini pursuing four bandits near Collierville, 13 miles from Memphis, when an armed mob opened fire after mistaking the patrol car for one of the bandits. Two bandits were killed and two wounded. Lucarini died in the incident.
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Memphis
Tenn
Vincent Luccarini
Collierville
Memphs
Lucarini
Col- Herville
Fred
Unidentified Man Shot Through Head Found in Cornfield
In Clarinda Iowa an unidentified man with a forehead wound was found dead in a cornfield on the Frank McKee farm three miles north of Braddyville. No ID on body. shoes removed. he wore soldier’s trousers and shirt. Coroner Ray Harmon said he had been dead about a week.
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Associated Press
Clarinda
Frank McKee
Braddyville
Ray Harmon
Cummins Confined to House by Cold
Senator Cummins is slowly recovering from a heavy cold that has forced him to abandon work with the interstate commerce commission committee. He will remain at home for several days under physician orders. After the committee concludes its railroad work, Cummins plans a long rest in Maine.
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United Press
Washingtonu
D. C
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Commission Committee
Maine
Watermelon Theft Cases Dismissed in Janesville Court
In municipal court today Bert Renner George Vareo and H C Baskin faced trial for allegedly stealing watermelons from a Janesville farm. The prosecutor failed to appear and County Attorney W R French moved to dismiss. Costs, including the bailiff’s round trip expense, charged to the complainant. The three boys were said to have taken two melons valued at 80 cents.
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Bert Renner
George Vareo
H. C. Baskin
Janesville
J. W. Way
W. R. French
Linn Smith Drowned in Peterborough N H
Linn Smith son of Mrs Elie Murray Smith drowned at Peterborough New Hampshire yesterday reports reach Mrs Smith in Sioux City today. Mrs Smith formerly Miss Kate Murray and her parents lived near Cedar Parish junctions.
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Linn Smith
Elie Murray Smith
Peterborough
N. H
Yeaterday
Smith
Lioux City
Ifiks
Kate Murray
Cedar Parish Junctiona
Old Friends Pay Tribute to Beck Man and Citizen
Tributes from lifelong friends and business associates honor George P. Beck a longtime Waterloo leader. Speakers praise his character public spirit and steadfast honesty noting decades of partnership and civic contribution in the city’s growth and development.
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Beck
Man
George P. Beck
A. W. Brown
Mr. Beck
Davidson Company
Bridge Street
F. L. Lathrop
F. J. Highmey
Aljlen
Mamoria
Eagle Township
Ther 1
Waterloo
Emmons Johnson
Note asks $15,000 ransom for priest
A ransom note demanding $15,000 was left at Archbishop Hanna’s residence in San Francisco for Missing Colma priest Father Patrick Heslin. The note, from men posing as his kidnappers, was made public as the priest had been missing over a week.
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United Pressy
San Francisco
Gal
Stev
Patrick Heslin
Colma
Cal
Hanna
Shores Bloodhounds Track Burglars to Granville Lair
Granville, Ta. police used Shores bloodhounds under G. M. Jenkins to trail a three-day-old burglary.
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Shores
Granville
G. M. Jenkins
Yester- Gay
Assist ant Director of Athletics Among TC Appointments
Cedar Falls Iowa Aug 10 Appointments announced at Teachers College include Paul Bender Iowa U graduate and former Shenandoah high school athletics head named assistant director of athletics T B Homan from the state normal at Duluth and H H Hollingsworth formerly of Washington Ul St Louis added to the department of education Mer R Thompson Missouri state dorma made assistant in economics department
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Cedar Falls
Teachers College
Paul 8. Bender
Iowa
Shenandoah High School
T. B. Homan
State Normal
Duluth
H. H. Hollingsworth
Washington
St. Louis
Department of Education
Mer R. Thompson
Missouri State Dorma
Kennedy murder case stalks Los Angeles in probe
In a Beverly Glen tragedy the Obenchain and Kennedy families figure as detectives prepare grand jury actions. Indictments likely as district attorney weighs alleged love entanglements and a midnight gun murder. Madalynne Obenchain stands by Belton Kennedy amid accusations and fear of further revelations.
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Beverly Glen
Madalynne
Bie
Beitou
Sheriff's Office
United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Dong
Madalynne Obenchain
Arthur
Burch
Bureh
Onr Belton Kennedy
Belton
Kennedy, Sr
Emma Smart
J.B. Kennedy
Kennedy, Jr
Alexandria
Mortuary Notices for Wilbur Sanford and Others
Funeral services for 67 year old Wilbur Sanford who died from injuries in an accident at Bath Packing will be at Petersen Bros chapel Friday at 2. Rev J E Johnson will officiate and burial will be in Jesup cemetery. Survived by widow and six children plus three sisters and three brothers. George B McGrath died in Glenville Minnesota at 7 p m yesterday. daughters and their husbands traveled to Glenville. Nicholas Degenhart three week old son of Jacob Pepenhart died at St Francis hospital. John Rhoads 62 died at county hospital from cancer. relatives in Chicago notified. Body at Hileman Gindt undertakers.
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Wilbur
Sanford
St. Francis Hospital
Bath Packing Company
Petersen Bros
J. E. Johnson
Jesup
Rollin E
Cottase Street
Waterloo
J. G
Sioux City
C. HL
St. Paul
Mink
Jay Miller
Melrose
Sask
Can
George B. Mgrath
George B. McGrath
Frank B. Jirsa
Fremont Street
Floyd Igon
la Porte City
Glenville
Minn
Frank Clark
Franklin Street
Ipilenae
Nicholas. Degenhart
Nicholas Degenhart
Jacob Pepenhart
Shilliam Avenue
St. Mary's Church
Maurus Oberle
Calvary
John Rhoads
County Schome
Chicago
Requiem Mass for Mrs. Ellen Murray Keyed for St. Joseph's
Requiem mass will be said at St Josephs church at 7 20 a m tomorrow for Mrs Ellen Murray after which the body will be taken to Pocahontas Sa for interment
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Ellen Murray
St. Joseph's Church
Pocahontas, Sa
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Verkni-Udinsk
China
Geo. P. Beck, SR
Nile Brandt
Decorah
Congress
Buchanan
J.R. Vaughan &R
Des Moines
Richard Holmes
Vaughan W. F. Parrott
County Officers’ Association
Fort Dodge
Toomorrow
J. J. Hanley
St. .Patrick’s Church
Dubuque
J. M. Wolfe
St Paul's Seminary
8. Paul
Blanche Edwards
Ruth Graham
Lake Francis
L. H. Minkel
Birney Allen
Doris
Mary Atwater
Dorothy Atwater
M. Greene
Osage
Fred L. Richardson
Elizabeth Richardson
Blue Island
Ill
B. L. Spiller
Alma
Aledbert
Carbondais
Colorado
A. Bontra‘ger
Fourth
Street West
Miller
W. B. Thompson
Ruth Hicks
Park Rapids
C. H. Burbank
Lincoln Pirest
Hugh Miller
Chattanooga
Jane ©. Miller
Jefferson Stret
Forbes
Cornfield
George E. Lichty
Ithe Smith, Lichty & Hillman Co
W.S. Stokes
Dry Run
A. J. Edwards
Mr. Beck J
George W. Naumat
Nau- Man Company
Farmers
Farmers’ Co-operative
Walkenbush
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Arasing
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Streeter
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