University of Chicago closes for flu with games canceled
The University of Chicago will close from tomorrow to January 2 to stop flu spread. A basketball game with North Dakota on Saturday is canceled. Wisconsin also begins Christmas vacation early, while North Dakota at Grand Forks is closed. Fewer flu cases reported in Los Angeles, Kansas City, and Chicago area, with warnings helping to avert a large outbreak. In Iowa, 5000 cases and widespread colds noted, with mild flu and potential spread to other counties.
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U,2
University of Chicago
North Dakota
University of Wisconsin
North Dakota University
Grand Forks
Middlewest
Health Department
Los Angeles
Kansas City
E. W. Caveness
Arnold H. Kegel
Kegel
Health Bureau
University of Tlinois
Inauguration of Hip-Hurrah Type Grows in Favor
The piece notes Princeton ties with Senator Reed and Hoover era politics. It mentions Herbert Hoover as Forty and Eight member potential and the practice of Stanford alumni serving as First Lady aides. It also calls Washington the City of Books, citing libraries including the Library of Congress and university libraries, within a 1928 copyright context.
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Washington
City of Books
Library of Congress
Army Medical Branch
War Department
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Justice
Government Printing Office
Temperatures Reported Daily Highs and Lows
Weather notes show a maximum Wednesday of 36 and a minimum Wednesday night of 33. Thursday and Thursday afternoon readings appear garbled but indicate continued warm conditions with afternoon values around 3 p. m. and variable overnight temperatures.
Brothers’ feud ends in murder and suicide on Long Island
In Whitestone Long Island two brothers Robert Ricker aged 43 and William 39 clashed over a girl nine years after William accused Robert of alienating her affections. William was found unconscious with two bullet wounds and Robert confessed to shooting him then took poison. both died in hospital. The girl married another man nine years earlier.
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New York
Robert Ricker
William
Whitestone
Long Island
France
Robert
Initiation Boozy Society Suspended at Michigan
Ann Arbor Michigan December 13 Sphinx the junior honorary society at the University of Michigan has been suspended after an inquiry found liquor used in an initiation ceremony last week injuring three initiates. All campus societies are forbidden to hold public initiations without written dean approval.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Sphinx
University of Michigan
Youthful Slayers Given Life Terms
Davenport Iowa December 13.George Davis and Robert White were sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Jackson in district court after the jury convicted them last week of killing Policeman Bernard Geerts on July 1. The judge overruled a motion for a new trial.
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Davenport
George Davis
Robert White
Bernard Geerts
Jackson
Bandits Rob Bank in Green Bay. Loot Totals $39,991
Two men robbed the Farmers Exchange Bank in Green Bay last night taking $39,991 in cash. They left behind $10,964 in gold and silver due to weight and missed $5,000 in securities.
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Green Bay
Wis
Farmers Exchange Bank
Brain Tests in Evening Post IQ Challenge
A brain test feature lists continents with numbers and asks readers to assign each place to its continent. Items include London, Amazon, Copenhagen, La Plata, Ganges, Barcelona, Missouri, Niger, Everest, Nile, Paris, Dalmatia, Melbourne, Los Angeles, Poyrocatepetl, Alaska, Ema, Vesuvius, Moscow, Queensland, Cape Horn. Four minutes allotted. corrected answers on society page.
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Amazon
Copenhagen
la Plata
Ganges
Barcelona
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Niger
Everest
Nile
Dalmatia
Melbourne
Los Angeles
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Alaska
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Vesuvius
Moscow
Queensland
Cape Horn
Congress Today Senate Debates Treasury and Post Office Bills
United Press reports Senate resumes debate on the treasury and post office departments appropriation bill and on the Swing Johnson Boulder dam bill with 15 minute speeches. Public lands committee continues hearings on Interior West's qualifications. Post office subcommittee resumes probe of southern patronage. Education and labour committee keeps unemployment inquiry. House meets to continue interior department appropriation consideration and Agriculture committee discusses packers and stockyards act.
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Treasury and Post Office Departments
Public Lands Committee
Secretary of Interior
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Post Office Subcommittee
Education and Labour Committee
HOUSE
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Nations Seek Peace Amid Bolivian War Fever
Bolivian turmoil spreads as 15 000 La Paz volunteers offer to join the border conflict with Paraguay. Congress convenes for a special session. Bolivian foreign minister resigns to allow cabinet formation. International pleas for peace arrive from the League of Nations and Cuba.
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Iturralde
Bolivia
Rosario
Hernando Siles
Congress
Asuncion
Paraguay
U.P
Permanent Committee of Congress
la Paz
Port Vanguardia
Moriarty to Return to Umpire Job in AEL
Chicago December 13 41 George Moriarty former Detroit Tigers manager will return to the American league as an umpire next season. President E S Barnard of the League announced the move. Dave Barry of Boston was added as a reserve umpire.
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Chicago
George Moriarty
Detroit Tigers
E. S. Barnard
Dave Barry
Boston
Firemen Rescue Horse From Mud Near Syndicate Building
Firemen answered a morning call to the rear of the Syndicate building at the west end of Fourth street bridge. A horse pulling a grading shovel sank in mud and could not free its feet. crews wormed a rope around its neck and freed the animal.
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Syndicate
Fourth Street Bridge
G A R Post Holds 47th Annual Meeting In Memorial Hall
Four Civil War veterans, aged yet steadfast, led Robert Anderson post No 68 through the forty seventh annual meeting despite stormy weather. With Commander David Allison ill, J F Armstrong presided as officers were continued by resolution. new adjutant C F Brown and chaplain Joseph Schuller were named. Roll call shows 15 G A R members still living in Waterloo and others scattered in La Porte City Hudson California Marshalltown Des Moines and West Union. Daughters of Union Veterans served a pre meeting dinner.
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Robert Anderson Post
Memorial Hall
David Allison
J. F. Armstrong
Henry Woore
A. C. Tatro
Levi Jolls
Joseph Grimm
J. T. Moyer
J A. Trimble
C. F. Brown
Joseph Schuller
Julius Dennis
G. A. R. Post
Waterloo
City
la Porte Cuy
Hudson
California
Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Des Moines
West Union
Daughters of Union Veterans
Hoover Leads Guarded Tour Across Argentine Pampas
About 1,500 police and troops guard the Hoover visit as the presidential entourage travels toward Buenos Aires aboard a special train. Crowds cheer at stations along the route with stops at Mendoza and Las Cuevas amid Andean scenery. A snowbound ascent earlier delayed viewing the Christ of the Andes statue. Ambassador Bliss and Argentine officials join the train as it nears the capital, with Hoover planning to stay in Buenos Aires through Sunday morning.
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Buenos Aires
Estancias
Pampas
Andes
Mendoza
Borzani
Hoover
Christ of
Chile
Argentina
Robert W. Bliss
United States
Irigoyen
Las Cuevas
Two Mile
Litchfield Company Ships Spreaders to Australia
Litchfield Manufacturing fills an order for manure spreaders from Australia and ships the machines this week. R. A. Holdiman, managing officer for the receiver, said orders have come in lately in a satisfactory manner.
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Litchfield Manufacturing Company
Australia
R. A. Holdiman
Craig Ellyson to Sing Friday on WSUI Iowa City
Craig Ellyson son of Dr and Mrs Co G Ellyson will sing on WSUI Iowa City Friday from 12 to 7:30 pm. Program includes Behold and See from Handel Messiah Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes Attempt From Love s Sickness to Fly Purcell Die Lotus Blima Schumann Die Erwartung LaForge Cantique de Noel Dear Heart Kashmiri Song Dana MecGill Elegie Massenet Holy Night Silent Night and more selections.
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Co. G. Ellyson
Home Park Boulevard
WSUI
Iowa City
Handel
Purcell
Schumann
LaForge
Noel
Heart
Dana
MecGill
Fire alarms warn of stove cause at 212 Seventh East
Wednesday at 4:85 a.m. Jesse Mayes of 212 Seventh East reported a fire alarm. The incident was caused by an overturned stove, causing damage but no injuries. Advertisement advises insurance and offers contact with Herman C. Miller, phone 2404.
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Jesse Mayes
Seventh East
Herman C. Miller
Dempsey and Carpentier Divorced by Wives
In Chicago on December 12 1930 two world heavyweight namesakes faced divorce hearings. Mrs Anne Dempsey testified of a jaw fight with Jack Dempsey and Judge Sabath issued a decree for Mrs Kathryn Carpentier after detailing Georges Carpentier’s peace disturbance tendencies.
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Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Chicago
Anne Dempsey
Blarkowski
Sabath
Kathryn Carpentier
Georges
Flier Says Planes No Good for Freight
Lieut. D. E. Keyhoe, who flew with Lindbergh in 1927, doubts aviation will replace existing transport for freight. He told Washington high school students in Cedar Rapids that planes may carry passengers widely but not freight, and that motor cars will compete with airplanes.
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U.P
D. E. Keyhoe
Charles A. Lindbergh
Eeyhoe
Washington High School
Blame Vamp Driver for Youth's Death
Willis Barton, 14, a motherless boy from Harlan Indiana, died after a suspected hit and run near St. Joseph Missouri. His body was found with head injuries and extremities frozen as relatives prepared to bring him home in a casket. Authorities say the driver fled the scene.
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INS
Willis Barton
St. Joseph
Conference on Airports Taxes by Iowa Mayors
Seven teen representatives of Iowa municipalities met in Des Moines and agreed to sponsor legislation allowing cities and towns to levy taxes for airports. Participants included Mayors Findlay of Fort Dodge Pierce of Marshalltown Greene of Council Bluffs Ball of Cedar Rapids and Tibbitts of Waterloo plus council member S L Graham Ottumwa and P F Hopkins Mason City Frank Hass Davenport and J F Ball Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. V. Findlay
Fort Dodge
P. F. Hopkins
Mason City
Frank A. Hass
Davenport
S. A. Greene
Council Bluffs
S. L. Graham
Ottumwa
G. A. Tibbitts
Waterloo
J. F. Ball
Cedar Rapids
Frank G. Pierce
Marshalltown
Insanity Charge Filed Against Suer Hoovers Bar Hopeful
Gustave F. Ebding, who sued to block Herbert Hoover from the presidency over residency claims, was jailed in Cleveland on an insanity charge. The warrant, signed by AUSA Irene Nungesser, also accuses him of uttering a false statement against the president-elect.
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Cleveland, O
Gustave F. Ebding
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
United States
Irene Nungesser
Ebding
University Experts Find Business Good In Iowa 1928
University of Iowa experts from the college of commerce report Iowa business 12.1 percent above postwar normal so far in 1928. Professors Sidney L. Miller George R. Davies and George W. Mitchell presented the finding in a research study.
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Towa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
Sidney L. Miller
George R. Davies
George W. Mitchell
College of Commerce
Police Commissioner Warren Resigns After Rothstein Murder
New York City police head Commissioner Joseph Q. Warren resigns after pressure following the December filing. Mayor James J. Walker accepts the resignation as the Rothstein murder case continues to dominate headlines.
Waterloo club hosts first winter bridge night
The Waterloo club held the opening winter bridge party in Lauerman building on the seventh floor. Forty players competed in the event, the first in the series.
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Waterloo Club
Waterloo
Lauerman
Building Permits in Waterloo Area Show Several Improvements
Waterloo Building and Loan Association approves permits for a heating plant at 436 Cherry Street valued at $85, Grace dwelling at 1202 Seventh West priced at $3,000 and a prospective Teemee project for 30 21.
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Waterloo Building & Loan Association
Seventh West
Marriage Licenses Issued for Waterloo Pair
John W. Davis and Minnie Croft, both of Waterloo, received marriage licenses signaling a forthcoming ceremony. The couple plans to wed in Waterloo, with license records filed in county clerks office.
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John W. Davis
Waterloo
Minnie Croft
Envoy Daeschner Dies in Paris at 65
Former French ambassador to the United States Emile Daeschner died of heart failure today at Poitiers. He was 65 years old.
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Paris
INS
Emile Daeschner
United States
Pointiers
News Briefs From Across The Nation
AP reports veteran actor Harry Garrity 56 died at home after months of illness. In Cincinnati a young man’s burned body is found. coroner calls it a homicide and arson. London set for next Tuesday wedding of Lady Worthesk Jessica Brown and Vivian Cornelius. Jacksonville foreclosures seek bonds and liens on Coral Gables real estate. Washington notes Maj. Gen. Charles Summerall to be grand marshal for Hoover inauguration. Abbeville reports two arrests with a third sought in the slaying of Miss Alice Mourning, 23, beaten with a tree limb.
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Cal
Harry Garrity
Abie
Cincinnati
Swing
London
Lady Worthesk
Jessica Brown
Vivian Cornelius
Princes' Row
Jacksonville
Coral Gables
Miami
Grover Middlebrook
Washington, D. C
Charles P. Summerall
Army
Herbert Hoover
Abbeville
Aln
Henry County
Alice Mourning
Northcott Insane, His Mother Asserts
In Los Angeles Dec 13 officials report Gordon Stewart Northcott will not allow an insanity defense in the murder case of Walter Collins. His mother Mrs Louisa Northcott declares he is insane after his denial of the defense. They pleaded not guilty to the joint indictment.
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Los Angeles
U.r)i
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Louisa Northcott
Northcott
Riverside
Walter Collins
Crew Rescued From Disabled Steamer Starr Near Kodiak
Cordova Alaska December 13 Twelve passengers landed today from the steamer Starr which sent SOS calls late yesterday through the naval radio station at Kodiak All hands were reported safe The disabled ship said its propeller was damaged when it struck a reef south of Dark Island near Kobdiak
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Cordova
Alaska
INS
Starr
Naval
Kodiak
Dark Island
Kobdiak
Senate Passes P. O. and Treasury Bill
Washington December 13 The Senate approved a 1.119 billion dollar appropriation bill for the treasury and post office departments without a record vote. The measure funds the two departments at 23.22 million dollars more than they spent this year and marks the first supply bill of the session.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Treasury and Post Office Departments
Senate
Davenport Woman Dies of Influenza
Davenport Iowa December 13 Mrs Mary Connell aged 68 died today after a three day illness of influenza She is the first local victim in this spell of flu near Davenport local obit notes reflect the illness’s impact in the community
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Davenport
Mary Connell
Golightly Morrill Preaches Sermon at His Own Funeral
Rev. G L Morrill the noted evangelist surprised friends by preaching his own funeral sermon at San Diego services. A phonograph recorded his message from the grave and played during the ceremony. He had preplaced the record months earlier and accompanied himself on the piano.
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Golightly
Morrill
San Diego
Cal
G. L. “Golightly
Merrill
Loyalty to Home Institutions Emphasized by Lions Club Speaker
EB G Dunn, a Mason City lawyer, urged Lions Club members to invest in local institutions and communities during a Friday luncheon in Black's room. He warned that neglect could allow outside capital to dominate local business, limiting opportunities for local youth.
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Lions Club
Iowa
EB. G. Dunn
Mason City
The
Black
New French Tax Affects Second Class Tourists
Paris reports the hotel industry warns that a proposed tax raise on earnings of second and third class hotels and restaurants will kill the tourist trade. Hotel men say the move would nullify France publicity campaigns and deter visitors.
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Paris
France
Paris Museum to Admit Modern Art
An association of 30 wealthy French art lovers forms to buy two works from modern masters. One is kept by the member, the other donated to the nation for exhibition in Luxembourg Gallery. The group will not limit purchases to French artists and will employ correspondents abroad.
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Paris
Luxembourg Museum
Biller Named as Rothstein Slayer
New York December 13 Hyman Biller a Broadway gambler and gangster was named as the slayer of Arnold Rothstein in a police circular sent to police heads nationwide It marked the first time the police circulated for Biller s arrest though he had been sought since indictments in the Rothstein case issued a week or more ago
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New York
U.P
Hyman Biller
Arnold Rothstein
Biller
Altho
Rethstein
President Cables King Best Wishes
Washington December 13 President Coolidge cabled King George expressing pleasure at the reported improvement in his majesty health and stating he trusts the convalescence will be brief and complete in a short time.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Coolidge
King George
Timmy the dog aids infantile tetany research at Cold Spring Harbor
At Cold Spring Harbor laboratory Timmy, a stray dog saved from death in Philadelphia, helped researchers test strontium lactate and calcium treatments for infantile tetany. Under Prof. Swingle, the dog’s condition improved after parathyroid removal showed calcium deficiency causes the disease. Timmy’s recovery and health are cited as proof of the treatment’s potential for babies and dogs alike.
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Cold Spring Harbor
Timmy
Cold Spring Harbor Biological Laboratory
Philadelphia
University of Iowa
Prof. Swirgle
Reginald G. Harris
Long Island
Operation May Give Back Sight to Hero
Baltimore, Md. December 12 A blind World War II veteran Jerry O Connor may regain sight after a cataract removal at Johns Hopkins Hospital. O Connor, a First Division engineer, was blinded by gas near Cantigny in 1928. Dr. William Holland Wilmer led the operation, with progress praised by eye specialists from other cities.
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Baltimore
Jerry O'Conner
Johns Hopkins Hospital
O’connor
Cantigny
France
Kornerstone
Evergreen
O'Connor
William Holland Wilmer
Wilmer Institute
Wilmer
Island Dispute Between Britain and Argentina Reignites
Buenos Aires reports renewed conflict over Falkland and nearby islands after Argentina sets up a wireless station in South Orkneys. Britain protest claims interference while Argentina asserts dominion rights. experts foresee limited escalation and a bid to create a precedent for future use of the lands.
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Buenos Aires
Great Britain
Falkland
South Orkneys Islands
Argentina
Judges Adopt Ceremonial Robes To Honor Dignity
Belgrade reports the Jugo Slavic government issued an official order stating judges will wear ceremonial robes and caps beginning next April, modeled after English judiciary attire, to uphold court dignity.
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Belgrade
Engand
Mrs Margadant Heads to California for Winter Visit
Mrs Chris Margadant of 122 Lincoln Street leaves tonight for Los Angeles California to spend the winter with relatives.
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California
Chris Margadant
Lincoln Street
Los Angeles
Cal
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