Girl Seeks Death After War Bond Theft Sentence
Chicago report on Anna M. Rutten a former stenographer who attempted suicide in the jail pen after being sentenced to one week. Deputies seized a poison bottle, scissors, and mirror in a struggle. bonds valued between 3300 and 3800 were involved and restitution made.
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Chicago
Anna M. Rutten
Camp
Thorne & Co
Robert B. Crowe
Lester O. Ness
Jesse Flowers
Miss
Rutten
Crowe
Willis Melville
Prohibition Boosts Sales of Jewelry in Chicago
Prohibition drives a spike in jewelry demand in Chicago with buyers seeking diamonds at high prices and gold jewelry rising to 14 to 22 carats. Platinums gain popularity with expanding wrist watch sales, while silverware purchases grow as shoppers start collections.
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Chicago
Family Dies, Two Hurt in Cedar Rapids Gas Tragedy
Cedar Rapids December 23 Mrs O W Harper is dead and her son Verne 17 is dying while husband Ralph 22 and another son are critically ill from accidental gas asphyxiation at 1130 North Ninth Street West Neighbors smelled gas at 7 40 p m and found the family. A Maltese cat died but a rooster survived. Coroner reports no inquest.
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Cedar Rapids
Verne
North Ninth Street
Ralph
L. F. Burger
Harper
Women Workers Outperform Men In War Industry Study
New York reports two Young Women's Christian Association surveys show women displaced during wartime manufacturing outperform men in output and retention. Affected industries include lumber, electrical, and light machinery sectors with many firms noting higher piecework earnings and stronger productivity among female staff.
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New York
Young Women's Christian Association
War Work Council
Association
World did not end despite planetary conjunction claims
Lafayette Indiana December 23 a Purdue astronomy student traces end of world prophecies to Arhad-ud-Savari and notes seven planets in 1185 autumn conjunction. Sioux City forecaster McDowall says no evidence of end times or planetary disaster. Planets on same side reduce effect. trumpet-like alarm recalls wakeful refusal to panic.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Arhad-ud-Savari
Arhad
Arbad
Sioux City
O. K
G. W McDowall
McDowell
Greening
McDowall
Reveille
Christmas Mail Peak At Waterloo Post Office
The Waterloo post office reported the biggest day of mail yesterday with about 10,000 packages sent inland and station A matching congestion. Postmaster M H Kelly noted lines formed in the lobby from morning until closing, clerks working overtime as Christmas gifts flood the system. Businesses and residents display patience amid delays as holiday mail soars. An advertisement promotes hand made crafts at The Ives Hot Shop, 196 Bridge Street.
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Altho
M. H. Kelly
Waterloo Postal Service
Ad It
Waterloo
Ives
Bridge Street
Northwestern coeds warned over cheek to cheek dancing
At Northwestern University a meeting of co ed organizations warned that dancing cheek to cheek in public places could lead to expulsion. Dean Mary Ross Potter said the gathering aimed to inform the girls, not target any specific event, while faculty would decide any disciplinary action.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Mary Ross Potter
Miss Potter
American sues Irish police over seized £124 in 1916
An American alien in Ireland failed to recover £124 taken after his arrest for illegal drilling of Irishmen. William Pedlar, who fought for Sinn Fein in Easter Week 1916, was deported, then returned and trained. The king's bench ruled unanimously against him, rejecting protection as a friendly alien.
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Dublin
Ireland
Commissioner of Police
William Pedlar
Sinn Fein
King’s Bench
Justice Dodd
North Dakota Farmers Shift To Sheep Raising
North Dakota farmers in Burke county adopt cooperative buying boosting sheep numbers by 1700 on farms. The effort includes 1100 breeding ewes 600 feeders and 30 pure bred sires saving about 6000. Federal and local agencies push small flocks over large ranges for better meat and wool.
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Fargo
N. D
Burke County
Edwards
County Farm Bureau
North Dakota
Federal Farm Bureau
West
Woman Overcome in Basement of Home
Mrs. C. J. Sullivan of 917 First Street East was overcome by steam from a boiler and heat from a burning gas stove in her basement while doing laundry. A visitor’s timely arrival saved her from more serious harm. She fainted due to foul air from steam and heat but recovered fully within a few hours.
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C.J. Sullivan
First Street East
Minister Hapgood Home From Denmark on Leave
Norman Hapgood United States minister to Denmark arrived in New York from Copenhagen aboard the Frederick VIII. He is on leave of absence per a state department announcement. Mrs Hapgood and two children accompanied him.
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Hapgood
Associated Press
New York
Norman Hapgood
United States
Denmark
Frederick VIII
Copenhagen
State Department
Water loo Pat Stock Breeders Exhibit Opens With Out of Town Entries
More than 200 entries poured in by noon for the Waterloo Pat Stock Breeders association winter show in the Case Dairy building on Mulberry street. Judging starts tomorrow with W Saylor of Cedar Rapids as official judge. Entries arrived from Cedar Rapids Independence and Marshalltown. Demonstrations on rabbit hide tanning and dyeing will run the rest of the week led by secretary W H Lowderman.
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Waterloo
Pat. Stock Breeders’ Association
Case Dairy Company
Mulberry Street
W. Saylor
Hawkeye Rabbitry
Cedar Rapids
Cedar: Rapids
Independence
Marshalltown
A. J. Brown
Ossie
Wil
W. H. Lowderman
Association
A. A. Duba
Wall Collapse Endangers Tenants in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa December 23 A three story brick building at 713 West Third Street had its south wall collapse into an excavation by city school authorities prompting evacuation. Police ordered occupants to leave after cracks appeared overnight and the last resident escaped as the wall fell.
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Amsociated
Des Moines
Weat
Third Street
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Freda
Rome
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Pannonia
Independent Meat Co
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America Electric Cleaner
Black Hawk Electric Co
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