Councilman Links Rallies in Waterloo Over Building Inspector Case
A Waterloo City Council open session centers on Ed ward Mahnke the building commissioner. Leon Link accuses Mahnke of probing for test copies and favors in the inspection process with affidavits from applicants alleging bias by examiners. The council hears city attorney ruling on legality of Mahnkes second appointment.
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Edward Mahnke
Rainy Blippy
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Link
Oglevend Register
E. A. Pickworth
Pepplicant
K. Pickworth
Smayor
Tckes
Waterloo
Mahnoke
Waterton
James Register
Juiik
City Attorney &S
Mehnke
Delny
Contlusion
Piclforth
Wessel
Waterios
B. A. Pickworth
Woessel
Iis Es
Wesel
Toronto
Canada
Felsner
Adolph Felsner
Fourth Ward
Cour
Jerney
Mahuke
Mér
Mer
Nedy PS
Mir
Congress Deliberates on Foreign Loans and Military Funding
Senate and House committees discuss foreign loans and Army appropriation bills. Hearings review military farm programs, aviation questions, and vocational education. Farmers groups appear before lawmakers on land seizure and credit to Germany amid ongoing budget talks.
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Senate Secretary of the Treasury
Houston
Sorelor
aiTairs
Ron- Hraes
Trale
Iussie
Lastofice Commibtes
Ways and
Nas
Comulttes
Tuidett
Germany
Black Hawk County to Sell Funding Bonds in March
The treasurer Ed Madigan announced sale of 325090 dollars in Black Hawk County funding bonds at 1 a.m. on March 4 from the county treasurer's office. The bonds, each worth 1 dollar, may be sold as a single issue to one buyer or in blocks of 25000 dollars.
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Black Hawk County
Ed Madigan
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Adress P.O
Dawson St
Burton Avenue
Bremer County
Waterloo
W. 11Th Street
Alter
Washington Street
Lowell ‘Shop
West Side High School
ML Storm & Co
Logan Ave
Bankers Await League Reply on Financing Plan
North Dakota bankers issued terms to the Nonpartisan League demanding liquidation of the Bank of North Dakota or its reduction, abandonment of the state home building project, and changes to bond authorizations for state enterprises including a Grand Forks elevator. The league rejects the terms, with leaders like Lieut. Gov. Howard Wood opposing any compromise and the Independent Voters' Association demanding Attorney General Lemke's resignation.
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Iressa
Bismarck
N. D
Nonpartisan League
Chicago
John N. Hogan
Seasion
League
State Senate
Howard Wood
Independent Voters’ Association
Theodore Nelson
William Lemke
Unions Call Holiday in Pittsburg Over Howat Court Case
In Pittsburg Kansas Alexander M Howat president of the Kansas mine workers union and five other officials faced contempt of court hearings for calling a strike at two mines. A mass miners meeting was planned after the hearings and a local trades council urged observing the day as a holiday as crowds arrived for the trial.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Kan
United Mine Workers of America
Alexander Howat
A. J. Curran
Alexander M. Howat
Kansas Mine Workers' Union
Kansas
Ho- Wait
Trades Touncil
Two New Liners Added to Shipping Board Fleet
Baltimore February 16 The Golden State and Hawkeye State entered active service within an hour of each other. The 535 foot class ships, built for the Shipping Board, carry 250 first cabin and 300 steerage passengers, displacing 31 123 tons, oil burning and turbine driven. The Golden State to Packie Mail for trans Pacific service and Hawkeye State to Mattson Line for Honolulu run.
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Newport News
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Honolulu
Senate Passes Naval Appropriations Bill With 395 Million
The House approved the naval appropriations measure and sent it to the Senate. The bill totals about 395 million with 69.06 million for naval building during the current fiscal year. It limits funding on ships not yet under construction and reduces Marine Corps enlisted strength from 7,000 to 20,000 and Navy enlisted strength from 145,000 to 100,000.
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Senate
Appropriations Committee
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Navy
Indian Revolution Breaks Out in Tonk Rajputana
News from Tonk in Rajputana reports a revolution following the Nawab Mohammedan ruler’s arrest of a dissident leader. State troops engage rioters as civilians flee toward British territory. Tonk sits 60 miles south of Jaipur in a 2,553 square mile district with a 203,181 population.
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Associated Press
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Rajputana
Reuter
Allahabad
Jandtra
Jaipur
Nast Urea
Im Pali
Bill Would Enforce School Bible Study
A bill introduced in the state House by Representative Francis would require daily Bible readings at the start of each school day. Teachers failing to obey could face disciplinary action under the measure.
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Fed
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Eiaghargog
Robbers Raid Downtown Card Game for $20000
Three masked gunmen raided a downtown Los Angeles hotel room card game, robbing 12 players of over $20000 in cash, jewelry, and checks before fleeing after assaulting one player.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
wnoLber
13 Deaths on Iowa Highways in December
Des Moines reports 34 deaths on Iowa highways in December. Two were railroad crossing crashes. three fell from embankments. one cyclist struck. Ot tumwa had a fatal collision and overturned wagon. five died from autos on roads or city streets. Among 174 accidents, 172 people were seriously hurt.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Highway Commission Service
Ottumwa
Harding Hays Conference Maps Cabinet Plans
President elect Harding and campaign manager Will Hays meet in St. Augustine to map cabinet makeup and first steps. Daugherty expected to join discussions with likely picks including the postmaster general and attorney general roles as final selections loom.
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Associated Press
St. Augustine
Fla
Harding
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Gays
Hays
Harry M. Daugherty
Daugherty
Steel Plant at Columbus to Close Next Week
The Columbus plant of the Carneria Steel company employing 50 men will close for an indefinite period due to present business depression. Also Albany and Buffalo shops announce closures affecting 1400 and 700 workers respectively as conditions worsen.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Coumbus
Carneria Steel Company
Albany
New York Central
West Albany
Depew
Buffalo
N. Y
Federal Authorities Will Take Charge of Fight Against Typhus
New York February 15 health department prepares to transfer typhus fight to federal authorities. The steamship Minnesota loaned by International Mercantile Marine is outfitted as a delousing and cleansing station for third class passengers arriving on steamships. Over 1 816 beds and delousing apparatus are installed. Typhus claimed two victims yesterday.
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Associated Press
New York
Health Department
Minnesota
International Mercantile Marine
February 15 1905 Blizzard Recall In Waterloo
Fred S. Pettit recalls the 1905 February 15 weather as a blizzard day in Waterloo with records of 20 below zero and a 2 degree range. He notes the 16 year ago high and his father was barred. Jury member B. Dubbert remembers a 15 below day and a blizzard this time last year hindering travel from Fayette to Cedar Falls.
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Waterloo
Fred S. Pettit
Parrotts return from Chicago and local brief notes
Orry in brief Mr and Mrs W F Parrott returned yesterday from a short visit in Chicago with their daughter Mrs HH Ferguson. A F Gates assisted in the inaugural Y M C A campaign in Dubuane and addressed a banquet. Liberty Mill Cedar Falls amends articles to raise 60000 capital with 100 and 20 dollar shares and 10 percent cumulative dividends. J G Wrth serves as president. Subscribe for The Dram Brochure one dollar a year. Box 373 Waterloo IA adVERTISEMENT.
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Chicaso
HH. H. Ferguson
A. F. Gates
Dubuane
Gates
Liberty Mill Company
Cedar Falls
J. G. Wrth
Waterloo
Adivertizement
Ice on Mississippi at Clinton Thaws After Record Freeze
Mississippi River ice at Clinton, Iowa, began moving out yesterday afternoon, the earliest melt in local river history. Ice never grew thick enough to harvest, forcing Northwestern Railway to ship ice from Wisconsin.
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Clinton
Qlinton
Mississippi River
Northwestern Railway
Wisconsin
Winds Enjoined in Federal Court From Fighting Rate Boost
In Chicago on February 15 the U.S. district court enjoined Illinois from interfering with an Interstate Commerce Commission order. The ruling upholds federal power to set state rates for interstate rail traffic, allowing a 40 percent freight rate rise and passenger rates to 3.6 cents per mile, despite a state order to revert to 2 cents.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Illinois
United States District Court
Interstate Comsnérca Commission
Ilinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taisa
State Public Utilities Commission
Ottumwa Suspects in Fosdick Murder Questioned
Albert Greenleaf, 22, and Fremont Staples, 17, grilled overnight and returned to cells in Ottumwa. Des Moines police sought ID from citizens who saw two youths fleeing the grocer murder scene, but the suspects remain unproven in the Fosdick case. The pair confessed to a restaurant stickup and to stealing the getaway car.
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United Press
Ottumwa
Albert Greenleaf
Fremont Staples
Fosdick
Des Moines
Avoca Girl Sent Home as Man Held in Mann Act Probe
Miss Beryl Vaughn of Avoca Ia was en route home when Theodore White a husband and father was arrested in Chicago. Police say a letter found at the rail station indicated hotel arrangements for Miss Vaughn and will hand White to federal authorities on a Mann Act charge.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Beryl Vaughn
Avoca
Theodore White
Miss Vaughn
White
Rail Road
Iowa
Mrs. White
Bandit Beats Cashier to Death in Bank Robbery
A bandit killed cashier L. R. Kirby at the State Bank in Blue Ridge and escaped with a large sum. A messenger boy found Kirby’s body and saw the bandit fleeing through a rear window. Bloodhounds tracked the suspect with officers from the Blue Ridge prison farm nearby.
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Tex
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iEastern Banker Dies of Sleeping Sickness
George G. Lippincott a banker and prominent Atlantic City real estate operator died in New York from sleeping sickness after being unconscious for five weeks following a stroke or seizure.
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United Press
New York
George G. Lippincott
Atlantic City
Lippincott
Pike speaks on Lincoln adversity at Kiwanis gathering
George E B Pike cites Abraham Lincoln's humble birth and self made rise in a Junccheon talk at Black's tearoom. Kiwanis members plan birthday tribute to George Washington with a banquet at Black's tearoom featuring Edward H. McCoy on Washington and a musical program.
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George EB. Pike
Kiwanis Lab
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George Washington
Edward H. McCoy
Waterloo Cedar Falls motor bus line opens Saturday
Paul R. Ryberg and H. A. Pom stay plan to start a Waterloo Cedar Falls bus service this Saturday after Waterloo council granted permission. A Minneapolis bus will arrive soon, with one round trip every hour from Cedar Falls to Waterloo on the hour and half hour. Each trip lasts about 25 minutes, with service through midnight and Waterloo route details to be finalized.
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H. A. Pomstay
Waterloo
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Ryberg
Cedar Falls
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Council
Minneapolis
Doctor Testifies Felts Leader Shot Four Times In Matewan Case
Dr A G Salton testifies Felts leader Albert C Felts was shot four times with wounds potentially fatal. Testimony details wounds on other Baldwin Felts detectives while Sid Hatfield faces cross examination. Federal troops may be withdrawn unless West Virginia Governor Cornwell requests retention.
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Williamson
W. Va
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Bailey
A. G. Salton
Baldwin-Felts
Albert C. Felte
Felts
Salton
John MacDowell
Sid Hatfield
Jeff Stafford
Stafford
Hatfield
Associated Freseo
Washington, D. C
Cornwell
West Virginia
United States
Sutherland
Baker
War Department
Trie
Smiles and Kinks On Today's Wires
Brief dispatch summary of assorted minor incidents from across the United States. Robbers cheated Madden and Maggie of burial funds in Chicago while a New Philadelphia piano concealed a whisky keg. Quick dined misdirection on a party invite in Brie. In New York a dance crowd swayed to police court after a jazz shift. A Denver couple staged a mock robbery joke ending with minor wounds.
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United Press
Chicago
Ke. Madden
Maggie
New York
Kidnapped Witness in McGannon Case Demands Cash
County Prosecutor Edward C. Stanton faced an unclear plan of action after A J Babilus of Bradley Ohio, a would be witness for the state in Judge William H McGannon murder case, reported he was kidnapped near Connersville and brought to Dillonvale. Babilus telegraphed he had no money and urged payment for testimony warning he would be killed if he returned to Cleveland.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Edward C. Stanton
J. Babilus
Bradley
William H. McGannon
Harold C. Kagy
Stanton
Babilus
Connelsville
Dillonvale
Connersville
Rush
February Heat Records Shattered in Des Moines
Des Moines records fell as temperatures surged to 72 degrees at 1 pm on February 16. The heat beats 1878 benchmarks, with a forecast calling for rain turning to snow by Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Mercury
School Name Change Vote Shows Two to One Rejection
Complete returns from grade and high schools on switching the Gates Park addition from Roosevelt to a new name show 745 yes and 1 600 no. Most buildings voted against the change with Grant and Frances Grout classes among the few in favor.
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Roosevelt
West High
Roosevelt High
Grant School
Roosavelt
Frances Grout
Highland
Jesult
Votehy
Acott
Balmy Waterloo February Day Forecasted Cool Down
Waterloo Iowa enjoyed a springlike day as the temperature reached 68 at 1 30 p m with sun and light winds. forecasters warned a rapid fall in barometer signals a brisk northwesterly gale and much colder weather likely within 24 hours.
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