Europe Faces Deep Cold With 400 Deaths Reported
London reports estimates of up to 300 deaths in central Europe from unprecedented cold. Frostbite and fuel shortages strain populations across the region as rail networks freeze and canals ice over. Vienna halts parliament amid coal shortages. Prague and Warsaw seek more fuel. Washington explains the weather wedge driven by three low pressure systems and high continental pressure.
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London
Europe
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Spain
Iceland
Scandinavia
Teeland
Spitzbergen
Budapest
Vienna
Seipel
Prague
Warsaw
Austria
Lyon
Cadegat
Denmark
Sweden
Venice
Washington, D. C
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Russia
U. S
Bureau
A R A Dinner and Reunion Night March 3
The article describes A R A events with a dinner and reunion on March 3 at the Metropolitan Club. It notes a ceremonial copper plate bearing each winner’s name, with past winners including Father Edmund A. Walsh from Georgetown and a traveler from Russia, and another from Persia returning in time.
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State Department
Edmund A. Walsh
Georgetown University
Russia
Persia
Public Service Co President Here to Plan Improvements
New York based Public Service Co president I Crippen and vice presidents Mark Pendleton and George Neal met with Waterloo Water Works officials to discuss next year’s improvement plan. Details of the 1829 construction program are pending research by G W Lonnecker, chief engineer, with R H Garrison, Waterloo division manager, present.
George Hughes Failing Health Reported
Cedar Falls dispatch reports former postmaster George W Hughes growing weaker at his home after a stroke last year. He has served in the role for years and his condition has prompted local concern.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
George W Hughes
R Einking
Stottendants
Mgr. Hughes
Spring Birds Signal Faint Hint of Warmer Days
In Cedar Falls residents report the first signs of spring as crows return and birdsong resumes. Samuel McKitrick, 80, at 2318 Tremont Street, notes years of observation show crow activity precedes thaw. Nora Bishop, near St Francis Hospital, highlights other claims to spring’s arrival.
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Samuel MckKitrick
Tremont Street
Cedar Falls
Nora
Bishop
St. Francis Hospital
Tobin
Robin
Anne Morrow Lindbergh Engaged Sparks Telegram Tide
Miss Anne Morrow fiancee to Col Charles A Lindbergh draws a flood of congratulatory telegrams from Mexico and America as wedding plans remain undecided. Ambassadors and family members receive inquiries about dates while Mexican aviation officials pursue a new air mail link to Mexico City. In Miami Lindbergh rests from days of mall duty and prepares for talks with Pan American officials about mail routes while Elizabeth Morrow visits.
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Mexico City
Anne Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Smith College
Dwighb W. Morrow
Colonel Lindbergh
Ambassador Morrow
Mexico
New York
Lindy
Miami
Fla
Harry Rogers
Rogers
Pan-American Airways, Inc
Panama
Elizabeth
Howard E. Coffin
Sapelo Island
Elizabeth Morrow
Col. Lindbergh
Richard F Hoyt
Florida
Votes Down Cent Increase In Lively Debate
In a lively debate the house defeated the cent increase proposal 28 to 21. The prison labor bill advances to the senate where it is expected to trigger a repeat of house actions. Former Senator C H Van Law of Marshalstown addressed a joint session of the legislature at 2 PM during Pioneer Law Makers meeting composed of former state legislators.
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Troy Me
Byers
Crozier
E. A. Elliott
Forsling
Greene
Hall
Hanson
Hayes
Helgason
Hollingsworth
Hush
Irvin
McCaulley
Me Creery
McIntosh
Mathews
O'Donnell
Paulson
Rawlings
Reno
Rice Rutledge
Ryder
Rylander
Sass
Simmer
Whiting
Senate
House
C. H. van Law
Marshalstown
Pioneer Law Makers’ Association
Foch's Condition Improves Says Doctors in Paris
Paris report says Marshal Ferdinand Foch shows improvement in heart and lung symptoms. Doctors note his temperature at 99.93 and pulse at 80 as optimistic signs for the ailing commander.
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Foch Retyer
Paris
U.P
Ferdinand Foch
Poch
Cedar Falls Man Best Dressed at Clothiers' Confab
Des Moines February 14 INS Harry Israel of Cedar Falls wins the best dressed man prize at the Iowa Retail Clothiers association convention. Fellow clothiers say he knows his fans and they voted him the annual honor. His outfit features a brown shade with matching shirt tie hose and shoes topped by a black derby and topcoat.
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Des Moines
INS
Harry Israel
Cedar Falls
Iowa Retail Clothiers’ Association
Harry
Hoover to Leave for North After Flood Area Tour
President elect Hoover wraps up Everglades flood survey in Florida. He plans to depart pre inaugural HQ in Miami for Washington Monday, rested for first return since campaign start. Delegation includes Gov. Hoover, Carlton, Reed, Jadwin, and other officials. They will spend Friday night in Clewiston near Lake Okeechobee. Huang and Pol to call on Hoover. Will Muse and Leo Chamberlain also to meet. Mrs Hoover will meet him in Palm Beach after the trip.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Hoover
Everglades
Washington
Goecx
Gay
Coyle E. Carlton
Florida
Reed
Illinois
House
Pol
Miami
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Will Muse
Mason City
Globe- Gazette
Leo M. Chamberlain
Bablshry
Minneapolis Journal
Leniency asked for woman who scarred her face in Bronx
Barbara Warth 19 asked Judge R F Munger for leniency for Mrs Lord Taine Stiglitz convicted of hurling a bottle that scarred Barbara for life. Sentence due Saturday for assault with intent to do great bodily harm. Maximum one year possible at Rockwell City reformatory or county jail. Stiglitz previously acquitted of her husband’s slaying about a year ago.
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Bronx City
Barbara
Bobby
Fragmentary Weather Entry Reflects Missing Data
A near unreadable OCR snippet mentions temperatures and times for Wednesday and Thursday but lacks clear values or locations. The fragment hints at maximum and minimum figures and specific times, but the data are garbled and non-actionable as presented.
State checkers praise city government in annual audit
The annual report by state examiners George Bas sett and Seth S. Silver commends the mayor, city clerk, councilmen, and most city officials, noting economical governance and debt reduction while criticizing the electrical inspector's department and park, playground, and riverfront commissions. It highlights 1927 growth, prompt disbursements, and calls for better park funds handling and staffing reductions.
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George 5. Bassett
Seth S. Silver
Eity
Des Moines
Tibbitts
MacKay
Charles C. MacKay
Ftate
Park Department
Park Commission
Mabel Archer
Congress Today Faces Senate and House Agenda
Senate expected to vote on Caraway grain futures bill and public lands issues. Agriculture committee meets on routine business while considering calendar bills. Interstate Commerce panel pursues an executive session on Ness railroad consolidation. House debates the legislative appropriation bill. Foreign Affairs panel holds hearing on an arms and ammunition embargo against a warring nation. Library committee discusses creating a monument to Oscar Strauss and a Ways and Means tariff revision.
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Nies Eevee Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Commerce
HOUSE
Foreign Affairs Committee
Library
Oscar Strauss
Ways and Means
City Inspectors Fees and Court Reform Discussed
Report notes inspector laxity in issuing permits and collecting certified checks. It cites uncollected permits from June 1927 and suggests inspection and payment reforms. The checkers also propose reducing to one judge and recommend council resolution for bond and interest payments.
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Commission
Victor A. Zellhoefer
Playground Commission
Webb
W.H. Webb
Municipal Cour
Mason Bound Over On Perjury Charge
Robert L. Mason 43 of 808 1 2 Fourth Street West waived preliminary hearing on perjury charges and was bound over to district court after posting 1250 bond. The case centers on a telephone conversa tion with Judge George Wood and a trial over alimony payments. Mason allegedly testified he did not tell the judge he drew a $500 check on the First National Bank of Waterloo, instead saying he would wire his wife for authority.
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Robert L. Mason
Fourth Street West
Jie
J, GC. Heem
Sgaiish Mason
George Wood
Wood
Mason
First National Bank of Waterloo
Obituary notices from Waterloo region mourn several locals
Mortuary notices report Arthur W. McCoy age 92 of 317 Oak Avenue died at 1 PM from ulcers of the stomach after moving from Charles City to Waterloo months ago. Dorothy Fleming 15 died at University Hospital Iowa City after months as patient. buried locally. Martin G. Johnson 41 to have services at Walnut Street Baptist Church. Marvel Richard Armstrong infant death. private funeral at Kistner chapel. George Kahler formerly of Waterloo dies in Delano California. burial at Westview La Porte City. Donald Erwin Dean infant son of Harald Dean dies at 3 PM on the north Waterloo Cedar Falls road. body at Hearns funeral home.
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Arthur WW. McCoy
Oak Avenue
Darlington
Wis
Waterloo
Charles City
John Deere Tractor Company
Robert
William
Kearns Funeral
Dorothy Fleming
E. Parris
Berth Avenue
University Hospital
Iowa City
Dorothy
Pricor
Lowell School
Waterlas
Martin C. Johnson
Martin G. Johnson
H. BE. Rankin
Oneida Street
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Warren L. Steeves
Mount Olive Cemetery
Chicago
Marvel Richard Armstrong
Marvel Richard
Jesse A. Armstrong
Locust Street
Kistner Chapel
Elmlyard
Laurel Marlin
Grace Juanita
George Kahler
Delano
Cal
J. Arthur Young
Westview Cemetery
la Porte City
Donald Erwin Nean
Donald Erwin Dean
Harald Dean
Cedar Falls
Bobly
Hearns
Fire Alarms Respond to Basement Ribbing Incident
Fire crews answered Wednesday at 8 04 p m to 009 Walnut Street residence of Georga Fowler where ribbish in the basement caused damage estimated at 100 dollars. An advertisement by Herman C Miller included a phone contact.
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Georga Fowler
Salvation Army names Higgins chief in England
London announces Edward J. Higgins, former commissioner, is chosen by the high council as commander in chief. The decision follows General Bramwell Booth being adjudged unfit for duty. Higgins faces potential legal action by Booth and rumors of secession by the American branch. Higgins has long served as Booths chief lieutenant and previously led in the United States.
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London
Salvation Army
Edward J. Higgins
England
Army
Bramwell Booth
Higgins
High Council
Evangelina Booth
Booth
Wight
Evangeline
Evangeline Booth
General Booth
United States
Lincoln and Lee Praised by Lions Club Speaker
Prof. Gemmill of Town State Teachers College compared Abraham Lincoln and Robert E Lee, calling both Americans of highest ideals who left indelible prints on U.S. history. He noted the Lions club will host a special meeting with the international president in Mason City next month and Waterloo may charter a bus for full attendance.
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Abraham Lincoln
Robert BE
Lee
Lions Club
Black
Bargom
Join Gemmill
Town State Teachers College
United States
Gemmaull
Mason City
Waterloo Club
Mt Vernon Man Heads Clothiers
Fred A. Young of Mount Vernon was named president of the Iowa Retail Clothiers association at its convention closing session. W Meerdink Muscatine was chosen first vice president Ed Sigfried Marion second vice president C H Crowe Clarion re elected secretary treasurer and four H Heer Fairfield Harry H Israel Cedar Falls H A Wallbank Mount Pleasant T W Dadley Marshalltown Herman C Hansen Des Moines A M Hawkins Red Oak and L O Thomas Storm Lake were named directors. Thomas W Batter Indianapolis Ind a chemist for the Illinois Central railroad was taken to Allen Memorial hospital after an accident in which one of his teeth was severed.
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Des Moines
Fred A. Young
Mount Vernon
Iowa Retail Clothiers Association
W. Meerdink
Muscatine
Ed Sigfried
Marion
C. H. Crowe
Clarion
Co. 4H
Heer
Fairfield
Harry H. Israel
Cedar Falls
H. A. Wallbank
Mount Pleasant
T. W. Dadley
Marshalltown
Herman C. Hansen
A. M. Hawkins
Red Oak
L. O. Thomas
Storm Lake
Tor
Thomas W. Batter
Indianapolis
Ind
Tlinois Central Railroad
Allen Memorial Hospital
Beneficiary in Killing Case Tied to Twin Insurance Policies
Greeley Nebraska February 14 The death of Fred Helser a farmer four hours before his twenty thousand dollar life policy would have expired led to the arrest of his young tenant A W Emery beneficiary under the policy Emery claimed Helser shot himself while hunting both men had taken out twenty thousand dollar policies naming each other as beneficiaries Emery arranged for the policies and paid the initial premium both policies were to expire at midnight February 4 Helser died at eight that night Emery had not sought the payout after arrest insisting Helser's death was accidental and part of a plan to finance a cattle feeding partnership
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Greeley
Neb
Fred. Helser
A. W. Emery
Helser
Emery
Hesser
Otto Embertson Dies at Oelwein
Otto Embertson, 60, died at Mercy hospital in Oelwein from carcinoma. He had lived in Oelwein 15 years, and his widow survives the longtime resident.
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Otto Embertson
Oelwein
Courisr
Mercy Hospital
All-woman Waterloo jury awards plaintiff $500
The first known all-woman jury in Waterloo delivered a verdict in municipal court late yesterday afternoon. Edward Delaney of Chicago sued Albert M. Cleveland of 423 Piehl Street on a contract for a correspondence school course signed in April 1923. Judge George M. Sager presided. the jury deliberated two hours.
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Waterloo
Edward Delaney
Chicago
Albert M. Cleveland
Piehl Street
Delaney
George M. Sager
Death by own action found in vacant house closet
Dyersville reports the body of Andrew Rahe found in a deserted house closet with a gunshot wound to the head. The coroner ruled death by own action, noting no inquest and suspected motive of despondency. Also mentions a Valentine party planned by Palace Clothiers employees at Black's tearoom at 6:30 p.m. today.
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Dyersville
Andrew Rahe
Valentine
Palace Clothiers Company
Whon Lindy hunted at night found safe after search
Washington report says the amphibian Sikorsky plane missing since leaving Miami was found safe after a forced down due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot Harry Rogers, mechanic J Angus, and Ralph Dalstrom were aboard. Lindbergh aided in the Calloway plane search and Col. Lindbergh hinted at a private flight in the near future while not confirming itineraries.
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Washington, D. C
Y. Tipps
Past American Airways
Associated Press
Miami
Sre
Trippe
Sage
Floyd
Whatton
Qgut
Ges
Andros Island
Whalton
Nassau
Stephen Calloway
Lindy
Sikorsky
Harry Rogers
Wharton
Ralph Dalstrom
J. Angus
Charles A. Lindbergh
Calloway
Rogers
Miami Beach
Fla
INS
Col. Lindbergh
Anne. Morrow
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico
Isak
Mexico City
New York
Pacific Coast
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Man Heads Clothiers
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