Athletic Society Pushes Riverside Beach Revival Plan
Women’s Athletic Society urges revival of Cedar River park bathing beach by rerouting water with a dyke and wing dam to restore a sandy, safe swimming area. City engineers, park officials, and the Greater Waterloo Association seek a practical plan under county supervision with possible river works. Officers listed include Mrs. C. Jo Rudolph and Mrs. Rey Bryant.
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Cedar River Park
Women’s Athletic Society
River Treat and Park Commission
Greater Waterloo Association
Thut
Waterloo
Sans Souci
Aj Gyke
Tlus
JE. Dillon
F. C. Teachroom
County Board of Supervisors
C. Jo Rudolph
Rey Bryant
E Chapman
M. H. Cook
Shreveport Cuts Oil Prices Across Regions
The report notes price cuts on Crude oil by multiple firms including Caddo heavy brads, Mid Continent, and Texas crude. The adjustments, spanning Shreveport and Tulsa markets, reduce prices by fractions of a dollar per barrel with varying new rates and the Hed River grade unchanged at 1.25.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Ated Press
Tulsa
Sinclair Oil & Gas Cs
Mid Continent
Her & Jug
Kansas
Independence
Kan
ie Gil_and Gas Co
Sicclair C & G Co
XNI
Texas
Tn Falls
Tex
Textile union chief assails open shop movement
John Golden, national head of the textile workers union, denounced the open shop movement as based on hypocrisy and misrepresentation. He spoke after meetings with lenders following a dispute over working conditions at Hoosac Worsted Mills.
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John Golde Dent
the of America
Hoosac
Tulsa Negro Population Up 830 Percent, Census Says
The census bureau reports Tulsa Oklahoma's Negro population at 8,442, up 86 or 830.9 percent from 1920. The white population reached 63,430 in 1926, increasing by 47,412 or 296 percent.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Tulsa
Okla
Census Bureau
Congress in session faces diverse agenda notes
The Senate plans multiple hearings on tariffs and immigration issues while House committees focus on trade resolutions with Kuasta and fortifications. Officials from the health service attend immigration and typhus discussions. representatives push for tariff revisions and tariff-related expenditure inquiries as sessions continue.
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Feneral Cuminin
Yuble Health Service
State de Mertment
Kuasta
Shipping Board
Harding Coolidge formally declared winners by Congress
Washington February 9 in the house chamber the final canvassing of the 1920 electoral votes declared Warren G Harding for president and Calvin Coolidge for vice president for a four year term starting March 4 1921. The session involved all legislators, officials, and electors, with no objections filed.
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Associated Press
Washington
D.C
Warren Gamaliel Harding
Ohio
Cat Coolidge
Massachusetts
Congress
United States
House of Representatives
Marshall
James M.cox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
New York
Senate
House
Hollywood
Alabama
Harding
Coolidge
Federal District Court
British War Warning Sparks Public Debate
The Montreal Star reports a British diplomat warned American reporters Britain and the United States may head toward war amid Anglo American tensions. It notes public concern, calls for open statements by responsible ministers, and cautions against confidential talks fueling distrust.
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Recerraera
Montreal
Montreal Star
Canada
United Press
Foreign Office
London
Britain
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Free Nations
Senate stalls bill to restrain alien influx debate rages
The Senate delays a bill restricting immigration while advocates voice strong opinions and a late-session push faces dwindling days. The immigration committee list includes Coit Rhode Island Dillingham Vermont Penrose Pennsylvania Sterling South Dakota Johnson California Keyes New Hampshire Gore Oklahoma Utah Harrison Mississippi.
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Harding
Republic
Calvin Coolidge
Roosevelt
Senate Committee On Immigration
Coit
Rhode Island
Dillingham
Vermont
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Sterling
South Dakota
Johnson
California
Keyesew Hampshire
Gore
Virginia bill aims to ban bowie knives and other weapons
Charleston West Virginia February 9 A strong drive in the present legislative session seeks to limit the distribution of deadly weapons. Georga G McClintie introduces a bill prohibiting sale of dirks bowie knives sling shots metallic or other dangerous weapons. It also bars firearms sales to foreign born individuals not naturalized and sets fines from ten to one hundred dollars per offense.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Loisla
Sacramento Couple Welcome Eighteenth Child
The eighteenth child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Domingo was born February 3 in Sacramento. Seventeen of the children are living. Domingo is 51 and his wife 45. The oldest child is 26. The birth certificate on file confirms the count.
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Associated Press
Sacramento
Cal
Frank Domingo
Domingo
Bis
Wile
Little Launch Rescues Fishermen In Gulf Gale
Three youths Trygve Tovrer Ingvald Peterson and Mertin Hansen from Astoria Ore return from a halibut trip in a 32-foot launch. They escape a gale off Cape Flattery as the small craft bucks towering waves and reaches open sea, three days after the storm damaged larger ships.
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Associated Press
Astoria
Ore
Trygve Tovrer
Ingvald Peterson
Mertin Hansen
Darraw
Cape Flattery
Ea Chip
Cape
Cane Flattery
Impeachment Bid Aimed at Oklahoma Lt Governor Trapp
The House investigating committee recommended impeachment of Lt. Gov. H. E. Trapp over alleged fraud and false claims linked to bond purchases in Seminole and Adair counties. The report was read to the Oklahoma Legislature yesterday afternoon.
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Associated Crafts
Oklahoma City
Okla
H. E
Trapp
Oklahoma
Seminole
Adair
House
Woodrow and Warren White Named After Presidents
West Virginia sheriff and Mrs White name two newborn boys Woodrow White and Warren White reflecting political leanings of their families. The notice notes the Democrats Republican split and cites the presidents as inspiration for the names.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
W. Va
O. P. White
Lewis County
West Virginia
Birmingham policewoman aims to wash chalky complexions
Birmingham policewoman Mrs Hull Newsome said she would escort any visibly made up girl to a bathroom for a soap and water face washing. She described girls with chalky white complexions bright red cheeks vermillion lips and nose powder as needing cleansing to appear normal.
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Associated Pressey
Birmingham
Ala
Hull Newsome
Legion hospital chairman cites bureau bias in veteran relief
Abel Davis of Chicago tells the Legion executive committee that government bureaus managing soldier relief pack the American Legion's committees with bureau employees who are Legion members. He says veteran care is hindered, cites a Cleveland convention claim, and notes white and Black patients share rooms in one Illinois hospital. He criticizes bureau heads for poor cooperation and prewritten alibis as consolidation is discussed.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
American Legion
Legion
Abel Davis
Chicago
Mr. Davis
Cleveland
Valief
Davis
Public
Inspector Exposes Waterfront Drug Smuggling Tricks
Dr. Cameron Simon, special deputy police commissioner, reveals a new smuggling device used on the waterfront. A waterproof bag tied to two wood strips floats drugs ahead of inspectors and is dumped overboard near an accomplice in a launch, who retrieves the bag while pretending to gather driftwood.
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Associated Press
New York
Cameron Simon
Simon
40000 Needle Workers Strike in New York
A strike of 40000 needle workers was called by the joint board of dress and waist makers unions to enforce the closed shop in the women’s clothing industry. The vote occurred at a meeting yesterday and hundreds of stall shops in the Madison and Union Square districts were affected.
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AsSociated Presa
New York
Joint Board of Dress and Waist Makers
Madison
Union Square
Women Spend Vast Sums on Furs Jewelry and Candy
United Press reports that American women in 1920 spent hundreds of millions on furs perfumes jewelry and candy, figures that could fund major naval programs. Government data show 1920 expenditures on furs jewelry and cosmetics totaling around 5000000, while candy bills approached 180000000 and chewing gum 15000000.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Milady Ameriica
United States
America
Commerce Department
Boursi Post
Treasury Department
Burglars Murder 3 Months Old Baby in Chicago
Three burglars broke into Mrs. Doroowski's home in Chicago overnight. They stole $20 and fled after forcing their way in and chloroforming Mrs. Doroowski, leaving her bound and gagged as the 3 month old baby was found murdered.
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United Press
Chicago
Pauling Doroowski
Doroowski
Bombardier Abandoned After Sinking Near Halifax
The British steamship Bombardier, en route from New York to Antwerp, was abandoned 48 miles southeast of Halifax after signaling distress. The Mount Clay rescued Bombardier’s crew as the vessel sank rapidly following the message received from the scene.
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Montreal
Bombardier
New York
Antwerp
Halifax
Mount Clay
Rumors of graft probe stir Des Moines politics
Des Moines reports threaten a graft and extravagance expos e at the state house amid denials from Governor Kendall and state officials. Senator Anderson scheduled a secret departmental affairs committee meeting while other actions included pension bills for city teachers and dairy herd testing reforms.
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Walted Press
Des Moines
State House
Ueday
Kendall
Altho
Attorney General
Haynes
Ramsay
Anderson
Departmental Affairs Committee
House
Clark
Senate
Ruser
Commissioner of Animal Health
Peters
Harding plan to sail from Florida houseboat ordeal
President elect Harding, Senator Edge, and former Ambassador Tretcher tried to reach the stranded Victoria by land but failed. They bought necessities in Daytona and spent the night there as the Victoria remained stuck in Mosquito Lagoon. Mortimer B. Fuller in Scranton urged caution as the group was escorted by police. The next day the Victoria was refloated and began moving toward Ormond as Harding extended his vacation.
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United Press
Oakhill
Fla
Harding
Victoria
St. Augustin
Edge
Tretcher
Daytona
Mortimer B. Fuller
Salt King
Scranton
Fuller
Secret Service Wen
Associated Press
New Smyrna
St. Augustine
Mosquito Lagoon
Ormond
First Closed Shop Case Now Before Industrial Court
The Fort Scott Sorghum Syrup company sues in Kansas industrial court over a closed shop contract interpretation. The union agreed to bring the dispute before the court, arguing fireman retention is required. the company says firing the boiler is only two hours daily and seeks abrogation of the contract as unfair.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Fort Scott Sorghum Syrup Company
Warns Tax Rise Dooms GOP Says Good
AP dispatch from Washington reports Good of the house appropriations committee warns a sales or consumption tax would doom the Republican party. He argues major tax cuts require spending reductions with appropriations totaling 3.49 billion dollars and claims revenue revision hinges on trimming expenditures below four billion.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Republican Party
Good
House Appropriations Committee
House
Thehhairman
United States
Towa Public May Look for Higher Clothing Prices
Des Moines Iowa January meeting of the Iowa Retail Clothiers Association reports that both manufacturers and retailers are selling clothing below normal. Secretary C R Rohde of Waterloo says stock depletion in a few months will raise prices back to normal or higher.
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United Press
Des Moines
Fed
C. R. Rohde
Waterloo
Iowa Retail Clothiers’ Association
Rohde
Police Guarding All Brooklyn Churches
All Brooklyn churches were placed under special police guards at midnight after clergy complained to Police Commissioner Enright that relics and equipment had been taken from churches and poor boxes recently.
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Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn
Enright
Butter and eggs offered at bargain prices in Milwaukee
Milwaukee housewives paid about one dollar for a pound of butter and a dozen eggs as prices fell. Butter sold as low as 50 cents today and as low as 45 cents tomorrow, while eggs ranged 45 to 50 cents per dozen.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
May Call Morgan Rockefeller and Gary at Hearing
Chicago February report on labor vs capital as railroad unions prepare to testify before the U S Railroad Labor Board. Frank P Walsh and Jett Lauck arrive to back strikes and demand summoning financiers including J Pierpont Morgan Elbert Gary and John D Rockefeller Jr. Pennsylvania Railroad posts notice on piecework and potential rate hikes tied to board decisions.
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Walsh
B. M
Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Jett Lauck
Federation
Lauck
J. Pierpont Morgan
Elvert Gary
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Today
Altoona
United States Railroad Labor Board
Arrest of Union Officials in Injunction Dispute
Pittsburg Kansas February reports three local union officials were ordered arrested for contempt of a court injunction issued September 14 by Judge Curran. The injunction bars fines against members appealing to the Industrial Relations Court. Separate mine protests followed, involving Alexander Howat, district union president, with one mine resuming work and another idle due to a protest strike.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Kan
Andrew J. Curran
Crawford County District Court
Court of Industrial Relations
Stainers Union of Kansas
Clyde M. Reed
Industrial Court
Pittsburghan
Alexander Howat
Woman to Support White in Fight for Party Chairmanship
Mrs. AL ec Pyke, Democratic national committeewoman from Ohio, said she signed a round robin letter pressuring George White to resign, a move she says was obtained through a misunderstanding by National Committeeman Thomas E Love. She sent a telegram from Cleveland stating she is a firm supporter of White and asked that her signature be made public at the Washington meeting.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Alec. Pyke
Ohio
George White
Marietta
Thomas E_ Love
Texas
White
Washington
State Fights to Keep Union Men Off Williamson Jury
Williamson W Va February 2 Determination of the state to settle for all time whether union labor men are to find places on the jury to try the 21 men accused in the Matewan shooting cases was pressed in court this morning. Instead of selecting the panel, the state began calling witnesses to support its motion to strike all union men from the tentative jurors. Only about 20 people attended, aside from defendants and opposing counsel.
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Associated Press
Williamson
W. Va
Matewan
France Claims Largest Standing Army in World
Washington dispatch reports that France has the largest standing army when counting active and reserve forces, with 732,060 regulars and 1,560,000 reserves. Italy trails in reserves, Japan lists 4,918,000 total forces, and Britain adds 295,000 white troops plus natives and territorials.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
France
Congress
Rotary Baker
Italy
Japan
Great Britain
Home Looks Good to Girl Who Bummed Way Thru 20 States
Madge Hamilton a 20 year old from American Falls Montana says she has roamed 20 states wearing men clothes and working on farms after fleeing her adoptive mother. She was arrested in Los Angeles trying to board an outbound freight car and now wants to return home to Montana.
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United Press
Angeles
Cal
Madge Hamilton
Madge
American Falls
Mont
Chicago
Naval committee rejects Botah reform and other briefs
Briefs report the Naval committee opposing adoption of Botah reforms and noting a naval building holiday proposal. Other items include a Mt Vernon mail robbery bond case in Oklahoma, subpoenas for Clara Hamon's murder trial set for March 10, and the Leviathan liner refit cost savings. Additional notes mention poison gas ineffectiveness against boll weevils, American Legion regrets over Berlin apology, and mixed world trade trends.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Naval Committee
Centralia
Loren Williamson
Guy Kyle
Mt. Vernon
Famine
Okla
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake Hamon
New York
United States Shipping Board
Leviathan
D. C
J. L. Webb
American Legion
Berlin
Grover C. Bergdoll
Washington
D.C
Belgium
Department of Commerce Review
London
Lloyd George
Ireland
Bismarck
N. D
J. W. Brinton
A. C. Townley
Nonpartisan League
Townley
Lemke
F. B. Wo
Bank of North Dakota
Fargo
Nkfort
Ind
Jos. Wendling
State Reformatory
Simons
Portland
Ore
Frank P. Walsh
Railroad Labor Board
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan
E. H. Gary
Navy
Mount Vernon
Krenzprinzessin
Europe
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