Cattle Congress to Be Held Sept to Oct 1929
Dairy Cattle Congress and National Belgian Horse Show for 1929 will run Sept 30 to Oct 6 in Waterloo with royalty expected from Belgium. Prince and Princess De Ligne will attend as King Albert's representative. Dates for the National Dairy Exposition are Oct 12 to 18 in St Louis, linking with transfers for exhibitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Cattle Congress
E. S. Estel
Chicago
Estes
Prince
Princess de Ligne
Belgium
Prince de Ligne
United States
Albert
International Fair Secretaries’ Association
Waterloo
St., Louis
American Butter Manufacturers’ Association
American Dairy Federation
National Dairy Council
National Dairy Association
O'Connor
Cattle Congress
Iowa
Central West
Cleanup comes to Chicago Heights as government steps in
Government action advances after weeks of federal inquiry into Capone era violence in Chicago Heights. The investigation linked Capone allies to gang clashes and murders that terrorized the town, leading authorities to obtain sufficient evidence to justify drastic measures and a sweeping cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov't Will
Chicago Heights
Armini
Gilbert
Outfit
Capone
Chicago
Heights
Scarface
al’ Capone
Cicero
Adolph C Miller May Get Post in Hoovers Cabinet
Adolph C Miller is discussed as a potential member of Hoover's cabinet as the United States sends a prominent aeronautics delegation to Washington. Orville Wright and Charles A Lindbergh headline the American contingent in a conference marking the 25th anniversary of the Wright brothers maiden flight. The group includes MacCracken Warner Davison Guggenheim Bingham and Nelson T Johnson among others with Johnson tasked to keep U S diplomats steady during the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph C. Miller
Hoover
Washington
Orville Wright
Charles A. Lindbergh
Wright
Kitty Hawk
MacCracken
Warner and Davison
Harry F. Guggenheim
Foundation For Aeronautics
Senator Bingham
Congress
Nelson T. Johnson
Johnson
Yankees
Mrs Alma May Fractures Forearm in Store Fall
Mrs Alma May a former police matron lies in bed at 517 12 Lafayette street after a fall from a department store stair, suffering fractures of both bones near the wrist in her left forearm. A physician in the building reset the bones and she remained in pain.
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Alma May
Lafayette Street
Marriage Licenses Granted in Mutual and Jefferson Ryasey Areas
The notice lists licenses issued to M. G. Claw of Mutual and Orla aged 12 making a misprint, Mrs. Ella Jenkins of Independence aged 60, Francis A. Walker of Waterloo aged 29, and Eva M. Hunt of Jefferson Ryasey OL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Claw
Mutual
Orla
Ella Jenkins
Independence
Francis A. Walker
Waterloo
Eva M. Hunt
Jefferson Ryasey
Cornell College Campaign Gathers Momentum in Mt Vernon Area
Campaign to raise 1 850 000 for a Cornell college at Mt Vernon accelerated as pledges reach 1 187 558 with Dec 20 deadline. Dr E J Lockwood said further announcements will urge every conference member to pledge. 1 600 000 needed to validate pledges. failure risks loss of 500 000 from General Education Board.
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Upper Town
Cornell
Mt. Vernon
E. J. Lockwood
Lockwood
General Education Board
Cascade Man's Will Distributes $31,000 to Churches and Missions
Patrick J. O'Brien of Cascade Iowa died November 28 and left about $31,000 to Catholic missions, churches, relatives, and friends. Notable gifts include $6,000 to Catholic foreign missions and $1,000 each to Father Flannigan's Home for Boys and St. Benedicts Abbey. The residue goes to Columbia College at Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
U.P
Patrick J. O'Brien
Columbia College
Dubuque
O'Brien
Catholic Foreign Missions
Father Flannigan
Omaha
Indian Mission
Oo. S. B. Fathers
St. Benedits Abbey
Oregon
Aloysius Schmeetz
Stone Lake
George Hauck
Monticello
Mass
Dennis Lonergan
Masonville
Ellis W. Roberts Dies Veteran Resident of Oelwein
Ellis W. Roberts, 78, longtime Oelwein resident, died at 7 this morning after a long illness. Survived by his widow, a daughter Mrs Port Gallip of Mason City, and two sons Arch and Bert Calweth. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 PM from the Presbyterian church with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Der
Elis W. Roberts
Port Gallip
Mason City
Arch
Bert. Cclweth
Preabyssrian Church
Woodlawn
Three enlist here for service in U S Army
Three men enlisted in the U S army at the recruiting station yesterday. Richard Harrigan, Charles E. Brooks of Chicago, and Theodore K. Saunders of Fairbank are the recruits. Harrigan goes to the Seventeenth Infantry at Fort Des Moines Iowa, Saunders to infantry detach ment at Fort D A Russell Wyoming, and Brooks to the field artillery unit at Fort Riley Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
Albert Robitsch
Richard Harrigan
Charles E. Brooks
Chicago
Theodore K. Saunders
Fairbank
Harrigan
Seventeenth Infantry
Fort Des Moines
Saunders
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyoming
Brooks
Fort Riley
Kan
Slump Destroys Savings as Stocks Fall Sharply
New York dispatch reports a sweeping stock market decline after weeks of gains. Many investors, especially newcomers, suffered heavy paper losses as margin calls rose while banks warned customers not to withdraw funds. Big names dropped including Montgomery Ward, RCA, Brooklyn Union Gas, Victor, Wright Aeronautical, Dupont, St Louis Southwestern, and Sears Roebuck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery-Ward
Radio Corporation of America
Brooklyn Union Gas
Victor Talking Machine
Wright Aero
Dupont
St. Louis Southwestern
Sears- Roebuck
Beating Suspect Shoemaker Flees. Police Seek Clarence Shoemaker
Police continue search for Clarence Shoemaker wanted on a war rant of arrest for attempted murder and bootlegging links. Former wife Lois Schmidt accused him of a brutal assault Thursday night in a downtown rooming house. Denials from manager Mrs. A P Woods at 210 Fourth Street West say Shoemaker and Schmidt did not stay there, while Earl Nichols, a former roomer, is noted as living near Schmidt on Fletcher Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Shoemaker
Shoemaker
A. P. Woods
Tooming
Fourth Street West
Clarence
Lois Schmidt
Mrs. Woods
Earl Nichols
Mid-Continent Petroleum basketball opens season at Rowley
The Mid-Continent Petroleum corporation basketball quintet of this city meets Rowley tonight in the season opener. Ten players travel including Bellmer Burright Carter Tounshen deaux Millsap McDonald Gallery Grance Cook and Burnham. Likely starters Grange and Bellmer at forward Mii say at center Burright Townshendeaux at guards. Future games set with Wellsburg Dec 17 Janesville Dec 20 and Brandon Dec 28. teams seeking February games may contact K V Burnham of Mid-Continent Petroleum in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Rowley
Bellmer
Burright
Carter
Tounshendeaux
Millsap
McDonald
Gallery
Grance
Cook
Burnham
Grange
Miisay
Townshendeaux
Wellsburg
Janesville
Brandon
K. V. Burnham
Waterloo
Martin Lodge to Serve Dinner Monday
A dinner will be given in Masonic temple Monday at 6 30 p m for members of all local Masonic organizations and their families. Martin lodge No 624 A F and A M is in charge, and proceeds will be used to purchase furniture for the temple which was officially dedicated last month. After the dinner Martin lodge will have regular meeting at which time officers for the ensuing year will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Martin Lodge
W C Eustice Sues for Divorce After 14 Years Separation
W C Eustice files suit for divorce from Blanche C Eustice after fourteen years separation. They wed in Clinton Indiana on October 3 1901. A daughter Marguerite born in 1904 is of legal age.
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W. C. Eustice
Blanche C. Eustice
Clinton
Marguerite
Fragmented Weather Data Missing Readable Details
Incomplete OCR shows Friday temperatures with maximums and minimums, plus scattered times and notes. Key values, dates, and locations are unreadable, rendering a coherent forecast unavailable.
Darrow Says Prosperity Hurts Labor Movement
Clarence Darrow told hundreds of Allen A Knitting factory strikers in Kenosha that prosperity now weakens labor, arguing labor legislation cannot curb the courts, while noting the movement’s supporters are distracted by stock reports and politics. Taxing injunctions and youth in the crowd added drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Allen A
Darrow
Supreme Court
Congress
Milwaukee
Rotarians Host Farmers Night Dinner at Russell-Lamson Hotel
Rotarians invite farmers as guests for annual farmers night with a 6:30 p m dinner at the Russell Lamson hotel. Henry A Wallace editor of Wallaces Farmer Des Moines will speak. A list of names can be obtained from Hugh Van Pelt.
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Russell-Lamson Hotel
Henry A. Wallace
Wallaces’ Farmer
Des Moines
Hugh van Pelt
Bruce J. Giffen
Presbyterian Church
Cedar Falls
Canopus Club
Black's Tearoom
Russell Lamson
Europe
Kiwanis Club
M Russell-Lamson
West High School
Motorized Santa Rides Street Car to Band
A modern electric motorized Santa Claus rode a flat car through the business and residential sections at noon today. Bowing and kissing, he tossed smiles to children and adults while a band played brass and woodwind music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Santa
Wilbert Robinson to resign as Brooklyn manager
The New York Evening Post reports Wilbert Robinson, president and manager of the Brooklyn National League club, will be relieved of his duties and the president position offered to Frank B. York, the club's present attorney, at a meeting Monday.
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New York
New York Evening Post
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn National League Baseball Club
Frank B. York
Elevator Manager Drops Dead at Meriden Elevator
Mark Johnson, manager of the Farmers elevator at Meriden, Cherokee County, Indiana, collapsed and died from heart disease while loading grain. The incident occurred December 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Cherokee
Mark Johnson
Meriden
Snow removal on Black Hawk roads proves tough after heavy snow
Commuters complain highways in Black Hawk county are worse off than neighbors after a nine inch Thanksgiving snowfall. The $10,000 Snogo plow was deployed on Nov 30 to primary roads with mixed results. Maintainers clear gravel surfaces as officials consider shifting supervision to the county engineer after Jan 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Highway Commission
W. D. Johnston
Black Hawk
Grundy
Buchanan
Snogo
I. E. Goodrich
Hudson Road
Goodrich
F. T. Bentley
East Waterloo
O. C. Thompson
County Adopts New Thompson Guns With Pushing Posture
Sher iff H T Wagner ordered two Thompson machine guns received today with firing instructions to mimic pushing a stalled auto. Road Patrolman H P Mason to receive one gun as officers await training to handle 45 calibre cartridges firing at 100 per minute and to resist strong recoil. Wagner plans to test his weapon Monday.
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Thompson
H. T. Wagner
H. P. Mason
Wagner
Moslems Pray for King George Recovery Demonstration
A Rangoon dispatch to the Morning Post reports 10,000 Moslems gathering for prayers for King George VI. Crowds filled streets and listened to addressed sermons by local priests, signaling notable religious loyalty amid the king's illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Uri
Rangoon
India
Morning Post
George
England
Senate Boulder dam debate continues and lands panel considers interior secretary pick
Congress Today reports the Senate continues the Boulder dam debate while the Public Lands Committee weighs Roy O. West as secretary of the interior. The House is not in session as the Rules Committee debates Austrian and Greek debt settlement and discusses the Wright celebration at Kitty Hawk. Naval affairs panel holds hearings on Marine Corps personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Senate
Boulder Dam
Public Lands Committee
Roy O. West
Interior
HOUSE
Wright
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Naval Affairs
Marine Corps
Heavy Joker Falls for Small Copper
New York city scene presents John Jaslowski a six foot longshoreman weighing 203 pounds and addicted to practical jokes. He phoned Greenpoint police to claim a $350 robbery but admitted to wanting a policeman to come so he could fight. Patrolman William Real struck him, sending him down. Joh was jailed three days in police court with praise from Magistrate Folwell for the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joh Jaslowski
John
Greenpoint
Polceman
William Real
Joh
Folwell
Real
Home Education Review by National Kindergarten Association
A weekly column in the Evening Courier features articles from the National Kindergarten Association, based at 6 West Portieth Street, New York City, discussing home education and related topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Kindergarten Association
West Portieth Street
Newark Ciy
Evening Courier
Poisoned Pool as Warning on World of News Intake
A critique urges parents to guard children from harmful content in newspapers and magazines. It compares sensational stories to a poisoned pool and suggests guiding reading with wholesome, educational material while avoiding scandal and sensationalism. It stresses selection of age appropriate articles and promoting safe literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Jean
Chief McLain Barred From Iowa Players 1923
Mayes McLain the University of Iowa fullback cannot play next season as the Western Conference faculty board rules him ineligible under the three year rule. He played two years at Haskell Institute and one year at Town completing the allowance. Allan Holman Ohio State sophomore is eligible for two more years as is Bud Foster Wisconsin basketball star.
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Chicago
U.P
Mayes McLain
University of Iowa
McLain
Haskell Institute
Town
Allan Holman
Ohio State
Bud Foster
Wisconsin
Three Men Die in Gulf Refining Tanker Blast
Port Arthur Texas December eight three unidentified men were killed and at least three injured in an explosion on the Gulf Refining company tanker Gulfland early today. The bodies were so badly burned identification was impossible until ship's papers could be checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Tex
Gulf Refining Company
Gulfland
Fire alarms respond in Waterloo with one major blaze
Four alarms were answered by the Waterloo fire department this morning. Only one incident caused serious damage at F. M. Stephenson’s home, where a small transformer from private radio equipment burned. Other calls to Mrs. Mable Gergson, W. K. Fossler, and 913 Fourth Street East were not serious. a separate fire at Art A. Stitz cigar store damaged an awning with about 25 dollars in damages. Theatre crowds gathered on the streets by 9 30 as insurance ads urged buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Fire Department
F. M. Stephenson
City Electrician
Mable Gergson
South Street
W. K. Fossler
Locust Street
Fourth Street
Endorsement of kindergarten and nursery school movement
J O Wellman head of education department University of New Hampshire endorses the kindergarten movement and nursery schools. He advocates educating current and future parents on applying the laws of learning to child education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Wellman
University of New Hampshire
West West for Interior Secretary Faces Senate Hearing
The Senate Public Lands Committee announced an extensive hearing into Roy O. West’s qualifications for Secretary of the Interior and voted unanimously to summon West as the first witness for Wednesday. Witnesses including Hubert Work and William J. Donovan were set for Thursday morning. the hearings were made public per Senator Otis F. Glenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
U.P
Senate Public Lands Committee
Roy O. West
Interior
West
Hubert Work
Republican National Committee
William J. Donovan
Hoover
Otis. F. Glenn
Funeral tomorrow for Mrs Jenks at Mount Auburn
Mrs Laura Jenks found dead in her Mount Auburn home yesterday morning. Funeral services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Mount Auburn. She was mother of James Jenks of 50344 Fourth Street West and Frank Jenks of La Porte City. Coroner reports death from heart disease. A banker noticed her tapping on a window Thursday afternoon, suggesting distress. Ginger tea found on kitchen stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Jenks
Mount Auburn
Building Permits Reported for Heating Plants
HB. A. Maine files a heating plant permit for 518 Washington. John P. Myers applies for 506 Commercial. William Ogle seeks 1104 Fifthwest. C. E. Pickett proposes 137 Joder. R. S. Hickelberg requests 2236 Falls. Bryan McMurray lists 400 Hartman for heating facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HB. A. Maine
Washington
John P. Myers
Commercial
William Ogle
Fifthwest
C. E. Pickett
Joder
R.S. Hickelberg
Falls
Bryan McMurray
Hartman
Christmas Tree Imports Reach Waterloo With New Carload
A fresh carload of Christmas trees arrived in Waterloo today, the third shipment of the season. The load was consigned to E. L. Hosteter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
E. L. Hosteter
LaSalle December 1028 Business Conditions Map
A LaSalle map-styled summary discusses December 1028 business conditions. It notes Hoover era beliefs influenced votes, contrasts areas labeled good and very good, and warns poorer zones have not recovered yet. Overall, merchants expect sufficient demand for a robust Christmas trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle
Couzens Wins Tax Refund Against Government Action
Washington. Senator Couzens Republican Michigan receives a 989 833 refund from the treasury after a three year fight over an alleged 10 million extra tax and a prior attempt to tax Ford stock holdings. The board of tax appeals ruled the government owed the refund, citing misvaluation of Ford stock from 1913 and the senator paying 7 to 8 million in income tax in 1920 on 1919 profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Treasury
Couzens
Republican
Michigan
Ford Motor Company
Treasury Department
Hay
Senate
Mellon
Board of Tax Appeals
Senator Couzens
Ford
Emergency officers retirement hinges on disability cause
Brig Gen Frank T Hines announced 7576 retirement claims under the emergency officers retirement act have been received, with 1213 settled. 708 officers retire with pay, 40 without pay, 465 claims denied. He warned misconceptions exist from a prior printed list of 30 percent disabled, clarifying that the act covers only disabilities directly from service and incurred in line of duty, not presumptively connected cases under WWI veterans or war risk acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Hines
U. S. Veterans’ Bureau
Veterans’ Bureau
Bureau
Soviet Cremation Tax Lets Workers Be Cremated For One Ruble
Moscow reports a new cremation tax by the society for spreading ideas of cremation in soviet Russia grants workers cremation for one ruble while free professionals such as artists doctors and lawyers pay five rubles. Among 3130 bodies cremated in the year 3121 were workers and nine were professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Society For
Russia
Brain Tests Analogy Puzzle From Evening Post
A syndicated brain teaser from the Evening Post presents an analogy test. Readers are asked to determine relationships between word pairs such as FOOT to HAND and ANKLE to a matching term, with several examples and an instruction to consult the society page for answers.
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Donna Hope
Lord Francis Hope
Fifth Avenue
National
Cornell College
Ellis W. Roberts
New York Stock Exchange
Kiwanis Head
Flint
Clyde Hinson
Hinson Manufacturing Company
Rotarians
Brooklyn
County
Congress Today
Fredhel
Harriet W. Waters
Mary Roberts
Yosemite
Miclain JO
Indiana
Herman C. Miller
Mrs. Jenks
Wds
Business Battery Division
LaSalle Extension University
Evening Post, Inc
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