Parcel post bootlegging triggers temperance drive
Topeka Kansas February 1 bootlegging by parcel post is alleged as the latest method used by Kansas outlaw liquor dealers Evidence shows buyers and sellers using parcel post to move whisky under cover In Wichita a farmer via rural route arranged a pint of whisky by parcel post Post rulings do not ban liquor transmission but allow packed parcels to be mailed Temperance unions and officials plan a campaign to block such transfers in prohibition states.
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Topeka
Kan
Parcel Post
Kansas
Parcel Post Service
Wichita
Kangag Territory
Kansas Territory
Post Office
Temperance Unions
Antiliquor
Morrison Woman Dies. Rites Set In Cedar Falls
Clara R Morrison born July 31 1866 in Cedar Falls died aged 73 this morning at 8 45 at 1116 Grove street from consumption. She married J H Morrison October 30 1889. he preceded her in death. Survived by father P Morning and brother George J Morning. Funeral Monday at 2 30 pm at 1116 Grove street with Rev Fahs of Presbyterian church officiating. Interment in Greenwood.
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Cedar Falls
Clara R. Morrison
Grove Street
Clara R. Mornin
J. H. Morrison
P. Mornin
George
Norwegian to preside at Amundsen lecture
Senator Lars W. Roe of Forest City announced he would accept the Des Moines Press Club invitation to preside at Capt. Roald Amundsen s lecture on February 18 in Des Moines. Roe is president of Waldorf College and a noted Iowa Norwegian. Interest in Amundsen s forthcoming appearance grows among societies colleges and business leaders statewide.
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Lars, W. Roe
Forest City Today
Press Club of
Roald Amundsen
Senator Bee
Waldorf College
Forest City
Press Club
Capt. Amundsen
Castro Walks the Streets of Gotham
Cipriano Castro former president of Venezuela walked New York streets yesterday afternoon briefly free under a habeas corpus writ issued by Judge Holt in federal court. Hearing on permanent writ set for Friday. Bail set at 500 dollars via surety company. Case stems from Castro’s refusal of admission to the United States. Cast ro’s lawyers said he had been held at Ellis Island under harsh conditions.
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New York
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Holt
Department of Commerce and Labor
Castro
Ellis Island
Farewell for Jarnagins in Cedar Falls Iowa
Dr and Mrs Stephenson entertain guests in Cedar Falls to honor Mr and Mrs J W Jarnagin who will relocate to Des Moines with Jarnagin taking the role of editor of the Farmers Journal A dinner was served and a silver spoon was presented so he can dish up the news to readers of the paper.
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Jarnagins
Cedar Falls
Stephenson
J. W. Jarnagin
Des Moines
Jarnagin
Farmers’ Journal
Licensed to Wed Harvey Hoffman Waterloo
A brief notice from Waterloo reports a marriage license issued to Harvey Hoffman and a participant named Harbanal at the Waterloo registry office. The item confirms the couple’s intent to wed pending standard ceremony steps in the local jurisdiction.
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Harvey
Hoffman
Waterloo
Newthe
Harbanal
New Grand Central Terminal Opens After Seven Year Build
New York February 1 The Grand Central terminal for New York Central and New Haven lines will open February 2. The vast station cost over 160 million dollars and will handle about 800 trains daily and 100000 passengers. The layout avoids stairs for passengers and guides travelers smoothly from subway and street level to train platforms. The facility includes a large waiting room, a 2000-seat restaurant, a barber shop and a shoe shining parlor for women, with capacity for 20000 people without crowding.
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New York
Grand Central Terminal
New York Central
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Forty-second Street
Cummins Seeks Direct Vote on One-Term Presidency
Washington February 1 Senator Cummins opened debate on a Works proposed constitutional amendment to allow direct voter action for a single six-year presidential term without prior congressional action, arguing future presidents would be freer to act. He asserted that most two-term leaders and their renomination efforts hindered effective governance and that the Sherman antitrust law would be applied more evenhandedly if the president faced fewer special interests.
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Washington
Cummins
Congress
Geo. Washington
United States
Ernest B Hart Dies. Ex-Committeeman Banker of Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Iowa Feb 1 Ernest B Hart banker and former Republican national committeeman died today in Long Beach California where he had gone with his wife and daughter two weeks earlier Hart was a prominent local financier and a former party leader in Iowa.
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Council Bluffs, la
Ernest B. Hart
Council Bluffs
Follaws
Long Beach
Gal
Swift & Co buys four central state poultry firms
Chicago February 1 Swift and Co announced the purchase of four central states poultry and produce companies. The acquisitions include The Clarinda Poultry Butter and Egg Co with operations at Clarinda Leon Creston Iowa and Lincoln Nebraska The Central Michigan Produce Co Alma Iowa Cold Storage Co Clinton Iowa P Fond Co Keokuk and Ottumwa Iowa.
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Chicago
Swift & Co
Central States
Bill to raise secretary's salary in Iowa House
Nes Moines Iowa February 1 eighteen bills were introduced in the house including a measure giving the state board of agriculture authority to fix the secretary's salary. The current salary is 1800 dollars annually and A R Corey the secretary has served with the board for years.
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Nes Moines. la
State Board of Agriculture
Hutchins of
Cossuth
A. R. Corey
Six Die as Brisbane Express Crashes into Cattle Train
Six people died and five were fatally injured when the southbound Brisbane express crashed into a cattle train at Cairns Queensland. Passengers were pinned beneath wreckage and hundreds worked to free them as fire and medical crews rushed to the scene.
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Cairnes
Queensland
Fen
Brisbane
Buildings closed as suffragists threaten public properties
London reports militant suffragists threaten wreckage if demands are not met leading to closures of Kensington, Hampton Court, Kew and Holyrood palaces. Public museums may follow. A suffragette smashed a jewel house glass cage in the Tower of London and was arrested.
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London
Kinsington
Hampton Court
Kew
Holyrood
Tower of London
Iowa House votes to pass intermarriage bill despite committee report
Des Moines February 1 the Iowa house indicated it would pass a bill prohibiting interracial marriage after rejecting the judicial committee report by 24 to 46. Representative Miller of Bremer county pushed for reconsideration, and the motion was debated on the floor after the committee had sought indefinite postponement.
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Des Moines
Lawyer House
Iowa
Judicial Committee
Miller
Bremer County
Des Moines Cold Spell Deepens With Subzero Temps
Des Moines and nearby cities shivered in a new cold snap with temperatures dipping to 7 below in Des Moines, 6 below in Cedar Rapids, and 9 below in Marshalltown. Meanwhile piano pupil Miss Frances Brammer hosted a recital at 408 Wellington Street, drawing a large audience from her 26 pupil class.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Frances Brammer
Wellington Street
Cruiser Cincinnati Sails to Seek Helpless Yingchow Steamer
Manila reports the American cruiser Cincinnati was ordered out to locate the British steam er Yingchow thought helpless off Luzon with 200 passengers aboard. The Yingchow, a China Navigation line vessel, was disabled in a recent storm.
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Manila
Cincinnati
Luzon
China Navigation Company
Salts Mine Hoax Sparks Stampede in Colome
A Colome prankster salted ground around a building site, sparking a false gold rush as townspeople rushed to the scene. Plumber Louis Vander Boom identified the sparkling particles as brazing compound, ending the frenzy quickly.
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Colome
Kadoka
Herrick
Coloume
Joseph Simeon
Louis Vander Boom
Vander Boom
Bond Approved for Frank M Ryan President of Iran Workers
Chicago February 1 United States circuit court of appeals judge Baker approved the $70,000 bond for Frank M Ryan president of the International Iran Workers union. Ryan's earlier sentence for dynamite conspiracy was seven years imprisonment. The page also carries humorous anecdotes about a chimney sweep boy and a quip about the Duke of Wellington on Waterloo.
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Chicago
Frank M. Ryan
International Iran Workers’ Union
Baker
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Ryan
Autocrat of the Breakfast Table joked on metaphysics
Oliver Wendell Holmes and Doctor Clarke at Harvard recalled by a classmate. Holmes likened metaphysics to splitting a log, noting that even after finishing one cut there are two more to split, a witty remark reflecting his humor.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Doctor Clarke
Harvard
James
Sleep After Meals Not Harmful, Doctor Says
Dr. T. J. Allen explains that sleep after meals aids rest rather than harms health. Experiments show blood shifts to the stomach cause postmeal drowsiness, and brief nods after dinner can help nervous patients by relaxing body and mind before light reading leads to gentle sleep.
City in Brief: Local News Mix of Appointments and Events
A mixed City in Brief item notes the grand jury and district court not in session. It reports divorces, suits for promissory notes, marriage licenses, religious talks, a murder investigation with bloodhounds in Davenport, and a county printing bid separation. It also covers travel, choir membership, a sleigh of social events, and residents visiting or traveling.
Mule's Kick Returns Lost Money From 1907 Panick
In Okla on February 1 a farmer named John Allen suffered a skull fracture when a mule kicked him. He later recovered his memory and recalled burying $3,890 during the 1907 financial panic. After memory loss from injuries from a runaway team, police had arrested several suspects but Tone was convicted.
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Ini
Okla
John Allen
Allen
Tone
Oelwein Farmer Vanishes in Chicago Mystery
Fred Hanselman a 43 year old bakery owner and farmer from Oelwein Ir disappeared in Chicago after arriving January 17 with 7000 dollars. Friend W D Benninger asked police to investigate, noting Hanselman cashed a 500 draft near Wells and Huron streets and has not contacted family since. He is not known to be a drinker.
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Chicago
Fred Hanselman
Oelwein
W. D. Benninger
Hanselman
Disorder follows boycott in China
Vancouver dispatch reports Hongkong streets and ferry stations patrolled as British forces enforce a new fare rule. A Chinese coin shortage and mutilated currency spurred indignant natives into a general boycott, causing disorder. Officials expect a decree to confiscate property of convicted boycotters to restore order.
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Vancouver
B. C
Hongkong
Explosion injures workers in Chicago water tunnel
A premature dynamite blast in a Chicago south side water tunnel injures one man seriously and four slightly. Earlier in the same tunnel two gas explosions left several workers hurt, with one later dying. A separate testimonial touts Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for bronchitis and laryngitis benefits.
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Chicago
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