Vengeful Flag Incident Sparks Northwestern Plant Action
A foreign worker named Kapitan was compelled to kiss the United States flag after fellow employees accused him of desecration. He faced further hazing including being painted with yellow paint and ridden on a rail before being told to leave town. The episode followed a prior missing items drama at Medcalf’s camp and involved local police attention.
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Sipall
Medcalf
Modcalf
Boone
George Kapitan
Iisa
United State
Kapitan
Amoney
Nya
Min
Federal Court Term Postponed To January
Judge Reed postponed the United States court term at Waterloo from September 14 1920 to the second Tuesday in January 1921 February due to insufficient business and convenience for counsel and court officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
United States Court
Waterloo
Spanish War Vet Disappears After Leaving in Boat
Walter W. Medcalf commander of Siboney Bay camp of the Spanish war vets from Rock Island vanished from his camp at the foot of Forty-second avenue. Friends and visitors search the Rock Island river with grappling hooks after Medcalf left alone in a rowboat at 9:30 p m Wednesday. The boat was found tied to a sandy bank with no trace of him or the craft.
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Davenport
Walter W. Medcalf
Siboney Bay
Rock Island
Forty-second Avenue
Rock, Island
Albany Bay
Medcalf
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