Britain Ahead of U S and Japan in Warship Building
A tabulation in naval circles shows Britain leading in cruiser and fleet submarine tonnage, with Japan building or projected on several classes while the United States trails in most categories. The report notes US strength in first line destroyers and wartime build rates among the three nations.
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Britain
Japan
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Ordeer
House Appropriations Committee
Harding
Great Britain
United States
U.S
America Ready to Act in Europe’s Reparations Crisis
Washington reports Ambassador Harvey has been recalled for consultations amid stalled German reparations talks. Dr Otto Wiedfeldt met with Secretary Hughes as tensions rise between Britain and France. Officials gave no explanation, fueling speculation the United States seeks full briefing before Cabinet meeting.
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Washington, D. C
Althe State Department
London
Harvey
Washington
Great Britain
France
Otto Wiedfeldt
Hughes
State Department
Germany
Mrs Harrison Arrested Again in Soviet Russia
London reports the arrest of Mrs Maryee E Harrison of Baltimore a US newspaper writer, ordered to Moscow for detention under soviet government authority. This is her third such confinement in Russia in three years with prior detentions in 1920 21 and a release secured in July 1921 by Senator France.
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Associated Press
London
Chita
Maryee E. Harrison
Baltimore
Moscow
France
Russia
Church education urged to expand beyond Sunday Schools
Dr. Robert J. Kelly of Earlham College urged churches to take greater responsibility for Christian education across all schools including weekday, private, and public. Arthur Hungerford praised the Associated Press and other agencies for effectively distributing a recent church statistics story from Washington worldwide. The session featured greetings from churches abroad as part of the annual Federal Council meeting.
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Baltimore
Council
Associated Press
Washington
City in Brief highlights local notes and events
Readable fragments show a Waterloo city section with social notices and short items. Individuals named include Mrs Harriet L Hoht Edwin Brady Roy Farley James Register and Mrs Harry T Fisher. Local activities cover church classes library story hours YWCA and veterans training while construction starts on a brick bungalow home and a power line project faces receivership questions.
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A Waterloo Public Library
Ruth Pressle
West
Juna Johnson
Galloway
Golda Rusbury
Harry T. Fisher
Linden M
Ernest Wiley
Waterloo
U.S. Veterans Bureau
Ray Tiller
J. M. Hileman
Tung
College Glee Clubs Prepare for Competitive Prize Concert
Chicago announces a February event featuring 12 colleges and universities. Each school will send 24 undergraduate men to compete for a prize in the first of its kind musical affair. Institutions listed include Armour Institute Beloit Grinnell Lake Forest Northwestern Purdue Wisconsin and others.
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Chicago
Glee Club
Armor Institute
Beloit College
University of Chicago
Grinnell
University of Usiness
University of Town
James Milliken
Lake Forest College
Northwestern University
Purdue University
Wabash College
University of Wisconsin
Superintendent of Messengers Slain in Boston
George A. Willis, superintendent of messengers for the Boston News Bureau and publisher of a financial newspaper, was murdered this afternoon in the bureau basement. He was attacked while transporting the messengers payroll from the parmaster’s office to the messenger room. The assailant shot him through the mouth and used a blackjack.
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Boston
Mass
George A. Willis
Messenger Boys
Boston News Bureau
News Bureau
Wills
Parmaster
Slugging Firebombing Terror Grips Sioux City Suburb
In Morningside Sioux City a rifleman fired on a passerby wounding no one but spooking residents. On Wednesday a traveling salesman wife heard bullets crash through her lodging house. A later bombardment shattered two windows and a storm door as police search for a tenants marksman. Streig family mourns as Streig daughter’s funeral routines progress.
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Sioux City
Morningside
R. F. Young
Pollee
S. P. Meigs
Young
Des Moines Lawyer Accused by Police Chief of Extortion
Des Moines police chief Hammond says local attorneys charged citizens arrested on muni court charges high fees for fixing and selling, with affadavits showing John A Pendergast collected 200 dollars from W Th Swigert for alleged fixing. Councilman McVicar vows disbarment if restoration proven. Pendergast denies coercion.
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Des Moines
Wee
Poice Hammond
Ecity Council
John A. Pendargasat
Altomes
W. Th. Swigert
Swigert
John McVicar
Pendergast
Bandit Takes Ford’s Money at Detroit Plant
A bandit sprayed the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit with shots from a sawed off shotgun. He seized 5600 in large bills from 16 workers, then fled with the help of a Ford employee. Detroit and Highland Park police pursued leads but made little progress. authorities suspect the thief was a company employee or former worker familiar with the plant.
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Detroit
Progress
Highland Park
al Bank
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Father’s suicide attempt ends in police court record
In Burlington on December 15 Charles Abendroth attempted to hang himself after telling his 15 year old daughter Dorothea he would leave his home. The girl found him alive after she cut the rope. he was arrested on a disorderly charge and released after promising to leave town. Family troubles were blamed for the act.
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Burlington
Dorothea
Wfe
Charles Abendroth
Tee
Abeendroth
Rathbun Must Serve Life Sentence Court Rules
Des Moines reports that Alkernest Rathbun of Ida Grove must serve a life term after the Iowa Supreme Court denied his habeas corpus writ. The ruling upholds a district court action revoking Governor Harding's 1918 pardon amid findings of fraud and notes a separate 10 year perjury sentence.
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Des Moines
Alkernest Rathbun
Ida Grove
Supreme Court
Rathbun
W. L. Harding
Harding
Former Judge Loses Libel Suit Against Newspaper
Des Moines reports former Supreme Court Justice Ben Salinger lost his libel suit against the Des Moines Register-Tribune. The state Supreme Court affirmed the lower court ruling in favor of the publishers, awarding $10,000.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Ben Salinger
Des Moines Register-Tribune
Tower Court
Salinger
Sixty Cars Burn in Oskaloosa Garage
Fire in the Erdce Cadillac garage in Oskaloosa Iowa caused by a gasoline line explosion damaged about 25000 dollars. Henry Johnson a Black man was severely burned but is expected to recover. Sixty cars stored in the garage were essentially a total loss.
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Oskaloosa
Cadillac
Henry Johnson
Fourth Rock Rapids Tragic Deaths Reported on Farm
Death by heart failure of Archille Deher, a prominent farmer, occurred in his hog lot early today in Rock Rapids Louisiana. It is the fourth fatality in a week following earlier cases including Charles Labry, a Standard Oil representative, who died by poison, and Floyd Streigi who shot and killed his wife then himself Thursday noon.
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Rock Rapids
Archille Deher
Charles Labry
Standard Oil
Floyd Streigi
Mount Vernon Farmhand Hurt by Kicked in Head
Cedar Falls Iowa December 13 Special Clarence Leversee Mount Vernon township farmer was seriously injured at noon today when kicked in the head by a horse He was taken to a Waterloo hospital for treatment
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Cedar Falls
Clarence Leversee
Mount Vernon
Hoe
Waterloo
Katy Road Unit Sold to New Yorkers
Altus Oklahoma December 15. The Wichita Falls Northwestern railroad unit of the M K T system was sold at auction under court order. It was purchased here today by J and W Elliman Co and Hallgarter Co both of New York. The sale price was 2 220 300 dollars.
Des Moines Street Car Franchise Vote Upheld by Court
Des Moines December 16 The state supreme court today upheld the Des Alpines street car franchise election held a year ago overruling Judge J G Hume of Poli County district court who had voided the vote.
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Des Moines
Des Alpines
State Supreme Court
J. G. Hume
Poli County
Coe College Endowment Drive Surpasses Half Goal
The Coe college endowment drive in Cedar Rapids closed at noon with $413,464 subscribed and further contributions expected to raise the total toward $440,000. College authorities praised the rapid effort and noted committees remain to report. Corrents Care representative in Congress wired a subscription of $1.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Des Moines Area Briefs From Iowa Convention to Court Verdict
Iowa Implement Dealers elect J W and Hagar as president and vice president at the annual convention in Des Moines. Sioux City chiropractors hold district meeting while a trio and Jack Davis are found guilty of holding up a filling station with a 20 year sentence. Bonus board mails sample bonus applications to Legion posts and auditors. Des Moines memory return of Phillips after 17 days. Tipton bond issue for two new consolidated schools defeats. Gedar Rapids Danny Clark to serve up to eight years for Edna Morgan death. Des Moines hotel managers close sessions with officer election. Winterset jury acquits Mennealy in a bat murder case. Muscatine to ban punchboards and minors from pool halls, Sheriff Wiley to push new year rule.
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Des Moines
J. WH
Hagar
Waukon
Iowa Implement Dealers’ Association
C. H. Chase
Sioux City
Iowa
Arthur “Fed Davis
Joe Blackie
Paul
Jack Tex’ Davis
T. D. Stanley
Bonus Board
American Legion
H.hh
Phillips
Denver
Tipton
Gedar Rapits
Danny Clark
Edna Morgan
Clark
Winterset
Fred Mennealy
Earl Sweers
Hebron
Mennealy
Muscatine
Poolhaars
Wiley
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Ladies of the G. A. H
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Edwin Brady
Columbia College
Dubuque
Harleg Brady
Thopson Avenue
Roy Farley
St. Francis Tespite
Fourth Street East
St. Mary's Court
Catholic Order of Foresters
St. Mary’s Auditorium
James Register
Glenwood Street
Hovee
al W. Brown
EB. B. ‘Stiles
Tri-County Electric Company
Black Hawk
Tama
Grundy
Comany
Reinbeck Courier
First Baptist Bazar
West 4Th Street
Citcken
Ladies Central
Chris
Waterloo Woman's Club
Gat Citizens Gas & Plectric Co
Streig
Fort Dodge
Katy Road
Coe Endowment Fund
Buick
Liberty
Studebaker
Reo Four
Marion
A. L. Alexander Co
Court House
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Nash
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