Thief Bang Quickly Caught by Local Police
Police report a string of robberies as five men, including John Wip and Roswell Eggleston, were arrested after thefts across downtown. Patrols recovered robes, blankets, and car batteries. others released after insufficient evidence. A second wave of break ins near J B R pool hall and a residence on Kingsley Avenue followed before dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenare
John Wipwhose
Wes Famil
Roswell Egglnston
Kenneth Ogden
Ivan Cuitler
John Carman
W. K. Scott
Elmer Hotel
Potice
Vainable
Frome
Teotel
de Tives
Lairman and Turver
Tany
Av’ C. Neilson
Dante
Ball Way
Harry Chapman
William Strickler
J. BR
Paul McGuire
William Farley
Bert Douxings
John Hipman
Soldiers Control Herrin Following Klansmen Battle
In Herrin tensions flare as Klansmen accuse attackers of shooting Constable Cagle during a riot call. Army and sheriff promises support. John Ford appointed police chief amid replacements. Guns and armed groups noted on the streets as Williamson county faces a second troop deployment this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tes
Herrin
Cagle
Layman
Galligan
Williamson County
Grand Jury
Wrick
Ferrin Township
West Frankfore
Renton
Williamson
Gaores Galtigan
John Ford
John Stallions
Polica ‘Force
Ford
Klan
iHerrin
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Glenn Young
Jdry
Young
International News
Murphysboro
Ill
Grain
Astralman Frack Stephens
Caesar Cagle
John Layman
Belloville
George Galligan
Sherif
Carbondale
Governors Split on Execution by Gas Method
International News survey shows Nevada backing lethal gas while many governors and officials express doubt or opposition. Some cite inhumanity and uncertain results. others urge humane, proven methods or decline comment amid debates on capital punishment and its future.
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Copyright International News
Nevada
Gea Jon
Gor
McCray
Krom
Gee Jon
Trapp
Alahoma
Ralph Wheelock
Minnesota
Gov
Scrugham
Dickerson
Walker
Georgia
W. M. Pierce
Oregon
Uis F. Hart
Washington
Ruehle
Maryland
McRae
Arkansas
Small
Illinois
International News Service
Gov. McCray
Indiana
Gnagy Again Seeks Mayor Post Amid City Politics
The article outlines A B Gnagy announcing candidacy for mayor, with ongoing discussion of term limits and administration changes. It notes various local officials including Co B Courright and John W Gywnne, who were appointed or elected to municipal posts, and mentions Ernest W Koepke as municipal court clerk amid vacancy fills and election considerations.
Kreiman Seeks Bailiff Post After Sweitzer Victory
Was elected on the same ticket with Judges Courtright the following spring, is now completing his first full term. He will be a candidate to succeed himself. Kreiman, once a deputy bailiff under Sweitzer, is declared familiar with city court processes and is vying to challenge Sweitzer who won the last election by a narrow margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtright
Krieman
Baill
John N. Sweitzer
Kalim
Sinca
Georges F. Kreiman
Sweitzer
Kreiman
Funeral notices from Vinton and Waterloo area
Funeral services for Mrs Wil Heil of five miles south of Vinton will be held Monday at Vinton. She died Friday after a week of illness and is survived by her husband and two children. Also, Rhodenbaugh, born 1884, died at home. four sons survive. C W Rahe services set for Sunday afternoon at home and Westminster church with relatives arriving from Oklahoma City and Oelwein.
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Mes
William Het
Wil
Yum Heil
Vinton
Heil
C. F. Robe
Vermont
Jesup
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
En. Glenn
Charles Ayne
War
W. H. Howrey
Third Avenue
Lleas Rhodenbaugh
Rhodenbaush
Roland Rhodenbaugh
Becodent
Mercer County
Waterloo
Roland
William
Claude
Isaiah
Portland
Ore
Petersen Bros
W. H. Beachler
Burla
Fairview
C W. Rae
C. W. Rahe
A. C. Preston
Westminster Presbyterian’ Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
A1. G.goble
Oklahoma City
John
Oelwein
Arroy
Iowa Man Wounded In U P Train Shooting
A Union Pacific train 26 west bound saw conductor W F Morton of Los Angeles killed and two others wounded when W P Barnett of Cara wells Ida began shooting as the train left Barstow. The wounded were C Carlson Jr of Shelby with a scalp wound and Harry Batringer of Los Angeles with a bullet wound. Barnett was captured by passengers and taken off at San Bernardino by county officers.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Union Pacific
W. P. Barnett
Carawell
Ida
Barstow
Here
W. F. Morton
C. Carlson
Shelby, Jr
Harry Batringer
Bullet Nelde
Barnett
San Barnardino
Minority Report on Muscle Shoals Opposes Ford Offer
A minority report from the defense military committee rejects MecKenzie’s bill to accept Henry Ford's wartime Muscle Shoals project offer. Rep Hull of Iowa leads with allies Morin and Ransley of PA, Frothingham of MA, Hill of MD, and Yalartight of NY in opposing the proposal. The document notes Republican opposition and cites Washington, D. C. as the setting for the Feb publication.
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MecKenzie
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Deause Military Committee
Hull
Iowa
Morin
Ransley
Pennsylvania
Frothingham
Massachusetts
Hill
Maryland
Yalartight
New York
Washington
D. C
Pecente
Educator Says U S Will Be In Next War
Professor Carlton J. H. Finges of Columbia University warned Iowa high school history teachers that the United States cannot be insulated from European diseases or events and will join future wars. He cited global integration via rail, ship, radio, and the railway age, and argued Marxian socialism would fail as Europe shifts to small farms. socialism’s doom he said follows the bolshevik model.
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Associated Press
Trena City
Ameri
United State
Washington
Carton
J. H. Finges
Columbia University
New York
Iowa
University of Lews
Europe
United States
George Washington
Ruhr
Russia
England
Europa
Standard Oil in Dome Conspiracy Testifies at Hearing
Testimony details alleged Teapot Dome dealings with Sinclair and Stack. Bonfils claims extensive Post coverage with over 160 Teapot Dome articles and notes possible advance information from Denver brokers and an interior department file. The exchange questions timing of leases signed by Secretary Fall and Denby, amid a Denver connection.
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Sinclair
Midwest
Stack
Navy
Interior Departments
Walsh
Interior Department
Navy and
Fall
Denby
Denver
M. D. Devely
Falli
One Man Killed in Battle at Checker Cab Garage
In Chicago on February 9 a gun battle at the Checker Cab company garage left one man dead another dying and two seriously wounded. Police said masked attackers hired by a recently ousted faction fired on drivers as they burst into the garage in a touring car and opened fire. A worker named Rapp was struck and fell to the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Checker Cab Company
Lion
American Held for Ransom by Rebels in Northern Mexico
American mining figure Paul Ginther of El Paso is reported captured by rebels under Villa and Chao and held for ransom in Chihuahua. El Paso reports that Gen. Angel Flores and Gen. Raoul Madero joined the Huerta rebellion in Sinaloa. London notes Mrs Val H. Greigul, granddaughter of a Russian Grand Duke, works as a mannequin in a fashionable modiste shop.
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Mexico
Presa
el Paso
Tex
Paul Ginther
Chihuahus
Hippslito Villa
Manuel Chao
Chihuahua
de la Huerta Revolutionary
Angel Flores
Raoul Madero
Sialoa
London
Murder of Beautiful Blond Miss Lawson A Texas Student
Police say a friend may be the killer in the New York apartment murder of Lowisa Lawson a music student from Walnut Springs Texas. Inspector Coughlin notes possible robbery but doubts motive. Evidence includes a ransacked room jewels stock certificates and cash missing with photos and letters from financiers and a party the night before the crime.
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International News
New York
Lowisa Lawson
Golden Butterfly
Texas
John Coughlin
Walnut Springs
Tex
Eliou
Coughlin
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company
Dot King
Peggy Tompkins
Miss Lawson
Miss Tompkins
Express- Man
Miss Tompking
F G. M. Dahl
Brooklyn- Manhattan Transit Company
Palm Beach
Fig
Dahl
Misa Law
Warner Jonas
Braden Copper Com Deny
Mak Jonge
Warner
Jerry
Miss Langon
Angier B. Duke
Millonaire
Polce
Lawson
Separatists Vacate Mayence Buildings
Mayence Germany February 9 separatists vacated public buildings they had been holding. Evacuation appears agreed with old regime functionaries who entered from one side as separatists left from the other.
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Associated Press
Mayence
Germany
Arence
Seperatista le
Tawler August Ebrt 45 a4 Tarmer death by hanging
State briefs report August Ebrt of Tawler committed suicide by hanging at his home seven miles north of Lawler at 9 o clock Friday morning after ill health. He is survived by a widow three daughters and a son. Davenport Bert L Halligan announces he is not a candidate for national commander of the American Legion. Nevada Mrs Winifred Kennedy is granted a divorce from LW Kennedy for grounds including blonde hairpins, and an injunction restraining Ivan Belcher from molesting his former wife Goldie, a beauty parlor operator, is issued by Judge McCall.
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Tawler
Tarmer
Lawler
McGregor
Mabul McCormick
Mississippi River
Davenport
Bert L. Halligan
American Legion
Nevada
Isae
Winifred Kennedy
Kennedy
Ivan Belcher
Goldie
McCall
Teamsters Union in Des Moines Adopts New Wage Scale
Des Moines February 9 the Brotherhood of Teamsters Stablemen and Helpers local 0 approved a new wage scale raising pay across roles. Rates include 1.25 for team owners, 0.65 for drivers and helpers, 27.50 weekly for straight truck drivers, 0.70 for general drivers, 2.75 to 3 per hour for various truck capacities, plus barn and garage positions. Sunday work to be abolished. half-day work at double pay if necessary. eight-hour day urged. Saturday afternoons overtime at time and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Drivare
George Cooper
Courier Employees Banquet at K P Hall Tonight
More than 100 Courier employees and guests will banquet at 6 15 p m at K P hall celebrating the first year occupancy of the Courier building. Valentine season streamers and hearts decorate. A program follows with invocations reminiscences boxing exhibition and music by the Waterloo Symphony orchestra. Leon A Link presides as toastmaster.
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Courier
K. P. Hall
E.R. Moore
Jackson McCoy Orpheum
Aimexander Frank
Okano
Hayden-Goodwyn-Rowe
Lou Hollinger
Ralph Alexander
Rabbit Hunt Funds Piano Purchase in Minburn Bankers’ Contest
Local bankers held their annual rabbit hunt in Minburn on February 9. Two teams led by Ross Morrow of People's Savings Bank Des Moines and J S Auner of Buckeye State Bank divided 520 rabbits into 265 and 255. Proceeds of 85 dollars were earmarked to purchase two pianos for Odd Fellows hall. losers paid for cartridges for winners.
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Minburn
Ross Morrow
People’s Savings Bank
Des Moines
J. S. Auner
Buckeye State Bank
Morrow
Anner
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Hundreds Frozen to Death in White Sea Snowstorm
Copenhagen dispatch cites Moscow advices reporting a severe snowstorm on Solovetskiye island in the White Sea. Refugees were trapped and hundreds reportedly died from freezing as rescue efforts were hindered by the weather.
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London
Solovetskiye Island
White Sea
Copenhagen
Moscow
Ante-Nuptial Property Division Contract Recorded
A morning ante nuptial contract by William Harmen Briggs and Etta Briggs preserves separate ownership and joint acquisition property for each party with heirs as heirs. It limits residence in the home at 1216 Sycamore to those approved by both parties and restricts access for children from either party or former marriages without mutual consent.
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William ‘Harmen
Etta Briggs
Competitive Knocking Debate At Local Salesmen Luncheon
Charlies E. Anderson spoke on competitive knocking at the weekly luncheon of the International Association of Salesmen at Greater Waterloo association. He urged creating desire for goods and then highlighting merits rather than knocking competitive products. Members discussed the topic at length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies E. Anderson
International Association of Salesmen
Greater Waterloo Association
Mary Blakk Foifasts on File for Probate
Smail requests are made in the will of Mary Ann Black filed today for probate to nephews Jack James Black and Matthew Patterson to Mrs Lizzie Hay and to Mrs Crissie Davidson Ramelton Ireland The balance of the estate is given to Mrs Sallie Patterson a sister In grateful appreciation of her loving kindness during my lifetime MARRIAGE LICENSES Charles Folker Waterloo Zola Ricks Waterloo Etta Briggs Waterloo Thallon Shipp Waterloo Eva Rigdon Waterloo Elijah T Black Waterloo Genorah Hollingsworth Waterloo Louis G Edelen Waterloo Helen Barnhouse Waterloo Walter J Williams West Union Oma F Brown Kearney Neb William C Sigler Waterloo Ella Elizabeth Roys Volga City RETURN FROM KENTUCKY Mr and Mrs J A Smith 223 the street have returned from an extensive visit in Bowling Green Ky with the latter s brother Dr Irmen
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Smail
Mary Ann Black
Jack
James Black
Matthew Patterson
Lizzie Hay
Crissie Davidson
Ramelton
Ireland
Sallie Patterson
Testatrix
Charles Folker
Waterloo
Zola Ricks
Etta Briggs
Thallon Shipp
Eva Rigdon
Elijah T. Black
Genorah Hollingsworth
Louis G. Edelen
Helen Barnhouse
Walter J. Williams
West Union
Oma F. Brown
Kearney
Kentucky
J. A. Smith
Bowling Green
Dr. . Irmen
Safety Measures Reduce Accidents in Hard Goal Area
Harrisburg reports 606 coal mine fatalities in 1923 in the Pennsylvania anthracite region, the lowest fatality proportion in decades given higher mining activity. Secretary Walsh credits 8,000 inspectors and mine supervisors for safety gains, noting no fatal or serious accident in 2,500 bituminous mines and about 160,000 miners averaging 273 workdays.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Joseph J. Walsh
Walsh
Department of ‘Mines
Proposed Ban on Tax Exempt Bonds Defeated in House
Washington Democrats defeated Secretary Mallon's plan to ban tax free bonds amid a party split. The Green resolution seeking a constitutional amendment to prohibit tax exempt securities failed 247 to 33, seven votes shy of the two thirds needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Mallon
Morgan & Co to Head Contributors for Relief of Banks
New York news reports Morgan & Co will lead the list of contributors to a planned $10,000,000 service corporation aiding Northwestern banks. Two subscriptions of $500,000 each are pledged, with the rest to be raised by other banking and business interests, announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
PL Morgan & Co
Service Corporation
Clarksville Firemen Raise 135 at Supper Benefit
Clarksville Iowa February supper for the firemen's fund realized 135 dollars. The money will be applied to the cost of the recently purchased fire truck.
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Clarksville
First Presbyterian Church
Budack Sausage defeats Tribune in City league bowling match
In Waterloo at Al Jays last night Budack Sausage Company won two of three games against Tribune Bowling. A Mosher claimed high single honors with .227 and Newman led three‑game totals with 378. Team scores showed Budack 842 and 786 to Tribune 775 and 747 in a tight victory.
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Udack Sausage Company
Tribune
Waterloo al Jeys
A. Mosher
Newman
Budack Sausage Company
Macker
Harper
Becker
Barty
Tribune Press
O'Noit
Cohn
Lindner
Mosher
Seeeeensee
Odd Episodes and Personalities Help Congress Pass Time
Washington notes a parade of Congress figures with humorous anecdotes. Rep Snyder mocks Rep Kelly’s speech and jokes about home life. Rep Isaac Sherwood debates Napoleon and Civil War heroics. Admiral Dewey and Patro Guevara are cited for diplomacy and charm. Sel Bloom’s rise from bookkeeper to showman is profiled. Edgar Howard’s Bryan ties and “cornfield canaries” quip showcase new faces in Washington.
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United Press
Washington
Snyder
New York
Kelly
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Isaac Sherwood
Ohio
R. V. Taylor
Mobile
Ala
Henry Ford
Napoleon
Sherwood
Guevara
Congress
Admiral Dewey
Manila Harbor
Olympia
Padre Guevara
Patro
Aguinaldo
Philippine Islands
Sel Bloom
Sel
San Francisco
Bryan
Edgar Howard
Nebraska
Howard
William Jennings Bryan
Jimmy” Cox
Dayton
Columbus
Neb
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Logal Police
Carman
Jacob Weissman
Kingsley Avenue
Shepherd Yan
Ihief
A. A. Hoffmann
A.B. Gnagy
J. A. Townsley
Co. B. Courright
Waterloo Bar Association
Altho
Koecpke
John W. Gywnne
Ernest W. Koepke
Noyes
Martinari
U. P
U.S
Ines
Radio
Crdle
Standard Oil
Teamsters Union
Mary Blakk
Morgan & Co
Tt. R. Sherwood
Armory
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