Suit to halt dam work filed by Purdy in Waterloo
Anne H B Purdy filed an injunction against Cedar Valley Hydraulic Co Citizens Gas & Electric Co and Waterloo Cedar Falls Union Mill Co to stop dam construction along the river across from Sedgwick Island claiming submerged lands health hazards and loss of property. The suit seeks removal of already built dam portions and court orders with costs assigned to defendants. Liffring McCoy & Beecher represent Purdy while Edwards Longler Ransier Harris defend the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dsis
Anne HB. Purcy
Cedar Valley Hydraulic Company
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Waterloo & Cedar
Union Mil Co
Malotti
Cadar River Pork
Sedgwick Island
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
D. Liffring and
McCoy & Beecher
Capper Rural Credits Bill Favored by Farm Leaders
Farm groups and officials weigh the Capper bill against Lenroot Anderson, preferring direct credit from the federal reserve system. Melon urges Capper. Couzens counsels delay, arguing War Finance extension via Capper suffices through March 1924. Copyright 1923 New York Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American National Livestock Association
Cooperative Marketing Associations
Federal Reserve System
Secretary of the Treasury
Me. Melon
Wenront-Anderson Oil
Vouzens
Worbeck
Couzens
Michigan
Senate
Farmers’ Paper
War Finance Corporation
Congress
Asticulture
USA
Ee York
Wertz Battle Over Grand Jury Testimony Ends
Iowa City Feb. 15. After lengthy arguments, Mrs. Wertz defeats a state demand to compel her to testify before the grand jury. thejury had been weighing whether she must testify in the murder case of her husband who was killed December 27. Her daughter Mrs. Robert Leeper is expected to be called and may refuse to testify on grounds of self incrimination against her husband, Robert Leeper, charged with the murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Roy Wertz
Popham
Wertz
Robert Leeper
Uinternations Newswire
New York
Lilian
Ratzen
Abraham Glickstein
Brooklyn
Teachers College Defeats Penn in Oskaloosa 27 to 19
Cedar Falls team keeps its winning streak with a 27 to 19 victory over Penn on the Oskaloosa floor. This marks their sixth straight win.
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Teachers College
Penn
Oskaloosa
Cedar Falls
Morningside College Trustees Quit Amid Friction
Internal friction at Morningside College in Sioux City Iowa leads to mass resignations. On Wednesday three trustees a business manager and two faculty members tendered their resignations citing poor management and inability to cooperate with President Frank Mossman.
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Sioux City
Morningside College
Methodist Institution
Frank
Mossman
Des Moines Pastor to Speak at Southern Presbyterian Meeting
Des Moines pastor Rev Co McMillan from Des Moines Indiana will speak at the regional meeting of the elppth biennial general convention of the laymen's missionary movement. The event at the Southern Presbyterian church will discuss ward evangelism and related outreach efforts.
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Little Rock
Ark
Reyv
McMillan
Des Moines
Southern Presbyterian Church
State Briefs Town City Censorship and Local Politics
University authorities enforce stage play censorship in Iowa City amid a dispute with theatrical interests. Des Moines Supreme Court to decide Zeta sorority case. An injunction appeal follows Baril Feeters's ruling. Price forecasts predict a 40 percent rise in farm goods. Des Moines booze squad seizes liquor from 109 kegs. Robert H. Munger named Fourth Judicial District judge. Gary Kendall signaled for the post. Costa injured in Illinois Central rail accident. Marion discusses two women candidates for mayor. Davenport cigar maker pays costs for license permit. Cedar Rapids to build $500000 Masons temple. Muscatine woman Caroline Berry, 79, dies likely of heart disease.
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Iowa City
Des Moines
State Supreme Court
Zeta Delta
Kappa
Baril Feters
Zetas
P.M. Trout
Wellesley
Maass
Slate
Dorman
J Police
Kelokuk
Robert H. Munger
Sioux City
Gary
Kendall
Dubuque
James Costa
Illinois Central Railway
Costa
Marion
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Caroline Berry
France and Britain seek accord over Rhineland Ruhr showdown
London reports an urgent French appeal for British cooperation in the Rhineland while Premier Bonar Law refrains from pledging action. Semiofficial sources note France aims for a yes or no British stance on aiding or hindering in the Ruhr, amid tense Anglo French relations and debates on train movement through Cologne. The press frets a potential finish fight, but officials hope an agreement can still be reached. Also noted are wartime casualty figures: 204,000 Negro soldiers sent overseas, 9,765 deaths.
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London
Rhineland
M. le Trovnuer
A. Bonar Law
Rhine
Paris
A. Bonard Law
Great Britain
France
Ruhr
England
Cologne
Mannad
M. le Trac
Wuer
Hue
Soit
Juessellort-Drureen Treves
Eevainment
Pertinax
Echo de Paris
Bonar Law
The
Echo
Jo Paris
M. le Trocquer
Commission
Petit Parisien
Uatly
Germany
Col Forbes Resigns as Veterans Bureau Director
Washington reports Col R Forbes resigns as director of the Veterans Bureau and awaits White House action. Three former service men are under consideration for the post, with Col Thomas W Miller seen as a front runner. An investigation into bureau affairs is being pushed by congress and the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Col. Co
R. Forbes
Veterans Bureau
Harding
Overasas
Ft Wre
Col. Forbes
Europa
Col
Thomas W. Miller
White House
Bureau
House
Senate
Perilous Storm Wrecks and Ship Sinking News
A Pacific storm wrecks several ships and endangers a crew of 20 after forcing vessels to retreat to port. The Moncenisio, a 3,762 ton Italian freighter, sank 510 miles east of Cape Henry, with Carplaka rescuing its distress call and heading to aid.
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Sages
Victoria
North Pacific
Atlantic
Associated Press
New York
Moncenisio
Norfolk
Marseilles
Cape Henry
Carplaka
New Orleans
Havre
Monsenisio
Maine Memorial Ceremonies Held at Arlington Cemetery
In Washington on February 15, memorials for the crew of the Maine were held at Fort Myer and Arlington Cemetery. A national observance under Spanish War Veterans featured marching bands and eulogies, with wreaths laid by President Harding, the Cuban government, and veterans groups. Hundreds attended despite strong winds.
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Washington, D. C
Fort Myer
Arlington National Cemetery
Havana Harbor
Muate
Ilinois
Harding
Maine Memorial
Boy Sues Town for $10,000 After Hazing
Ashland Kansas on February 15 17 year old Frank Dalton filed a suit for 10000 damages against the city and its board of education. He alleges hazing by local students and townsmen including being ridden on a rat ducked in water beaten with laths held atop a rail and forced to run a gauntlet with men armed with laths.
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Ashland
Kan
Frank Dalton
Board of Education
Dalton
Destroyer Farquhar Rammed in Panama Battle Practice
Norfolk Va Feb 15 The destroyer Farquhar was rammed by a battleship during battle practice off Panama at noon today. The vessel was reported to be in a sinking condition and was being conveyed to safety.
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Norfolk
Farquhar
Panama
Pastor Backer of Sunday Passion Play Fined in Vice Case
Union Hill New Jersey February 16 Rev John Griett of Holy Family church was fined 1 for violating the vice and immorality act for sponsoring a Passion Play on Sunday He refused to plead but paid the fine stating he would continue the Passion Play until public demand ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hil
N. J
John Griett
The
Holy Family Church
City Recorder
Reed Blocks Plan to Vote Friday on British Debt
Washington March 16 Senator Reed Democrat Missouri objects to the British debt funding plan urging a swift vote. He calls the measure sugar coated and warns it would bind the United States to Britain while aiding bond speculators. Reed questions Mellon’s interests and warns the plan risks war and future debt cancelation. Republican leaders plan to keep the senate in session to finish the debate promptly.
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Reed
Bill
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Missouri
Senate
Read
England
Great Britain
Coolidge
United States
Mellon
The
Treasury
Smyrna Situation Continues Caim as Agreements Sought
Constantinople reports a quiet Smyrna scene with no truth to claims of a French destroyer sunk by Turkish forts. Allies reportedly seek fresh talks to keep warships in Smyrna harbor in reduced numbers as censorship limits details.
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Smyrna
Caim As
O International News
Constantinople
International News Service
London Daily News
Anatolia
Augora
Mexican Orders Call Guns to Halt Night Air Smuggling
Mexico City reports Treasury Department orders to customs officials authorizing use of rifles and machine guns if needed to stop nightly airplane smuggling between the United States and Mexico. The mysterious plane is said to shuttle American goods into Mexico and bring back liquor and narcotics to Texas on the same return flight.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Treasury Department
Customs Oficials
Eagle Pass
Piedras Negras
Nquor
Texas
Coal ship brings two tons by express at forty five per ton
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on February 15 40 collieries of the Philadelphia Reading Coal and Iron Co were working full handed after a partial resumption. The cold wave spurred urgent demand for coal with two tons shipped to New York at 45 dollars per ton. A death notice follows as Mrs. F M Jenkins mourns her brother Dr. Charles Whitney in Fond du Lac yesterday.
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Express
Pottsville
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Tron Co
New York
Jies
Fonda
F. ML. Jenkins
Harrison Street
Ponda
Charles Whitney
Death Toll Rises Across Storm Area
Des Moines reports colder nights but not as cold as forecast. Across the storm belt from Canada to Florida, deaths and property damage mount as blizzards halt rail service, close schools, and disrupt lumber industries. Seattle endures eight inches of snow. Pittsburgh records wind damage. Ontario suffers a blizzard with zero temperatures.
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Chicago
Florida
Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific Coast
Cooleha
Vancouver
B. C
Nika
Cape Flattery
Seattle
Wash
Washington
Ontario
Canadian National Railway
Regina
Winnipeg
Creamer
Man
Pittsburgh
Michigan
St. Paul
Stuart's Calcium Waters Promises Clear Skin
An advertisement claims Stuart's Calcium Waters rapidly improve skin texture and clear pimples by removing impurities. It asserts calcium activates the skin, delivering noticeable results within days and offering a 60 cent box at drug stores as a reliable complexion remedy.
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Stuart
Thunderstorms and record cold hit multiple states
Shivering southern fringe counties reported violent thunderstorms as a Galesburg line failure cut Altoona to Oneida telephone service amid heavy rainfall. Minneapolis saw 15 below with a brutal cold spell not eased. seven storm deaths noted in the Northwest. Pittsburgh faced zero temperatures and gas shortages halting plants and heating. Kentucky recorded a fall from 61 to 16 above zero, the lowest in the current spell with little snow.
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Galesburg
Ill
Altoona
Onelda
Minneapolis
Minn
Calgary
Alberta
Princa Albert
Sask
Witesburgh
Pittsburgh
Kentucky
Kouisville
Blue Grass
Fail to Find Body of Missing Girl in River
St Louis Missouri February 15. Rescue efforts failed to recover Miss Ethel Corless 21 after dragging and blasting the Missouri River at a presumed suicide spot near Bl Point. Parents say she brooded over a love affair. Search began today in St Louis and surrounding towns.
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River
St. Louis
Ethel Corless
Missouri
One Dead One Dying in Little Rock Mass stabbing
In Little Rock Arkansas on February 15 Eddie Reason a Black man ran amok in a residential area stabbing to death one person and wounding six others—three white men and three white women. Reason was shot and taken to a hospital in a dying condition amid a quarrel at the home of his mother in law.
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Little Rock
Ark
Eddie Reason
Reason
Will Houston
Dean
Reasoen
Police Seek Clues on Nun Kidnappers in Maryland
Frederick Md Feb 15 Valuable clues to the whereabouts of kidnappers of Sister Cetera of Notre Dame are being pursued by police. Authorities report leads from the Notre Dame community and local residents as they investigate the abduction case involving the nun.
Mentho Sulphur Aids Eczema Relief Claim
A noted skin specialist touts Mentho-Sulphur as a rapid remedy for skin eruptions and fiery itching. The preparation allegedly destroys germs, soothes irritation, and helps eczema heal, leaving skin clear and smooth. consumers are advised to obtain a small jar from a druggist and apply like cold cream.
Mothers Recommend Masterole For Croup and Colds
A vintage warning touts Masterole as prompt relief for many illnesses from sore throat bronchitis and croup to neuralgia and rheumatism. Advertises 3c and 65c jars and tubes claiming it avoids blistering and even may prevent pneumonia.
Cincinnati Dame Convention Followed by Police Report
In her first statement since escaping from abductors in Baltimore Sister Cecella told State's Attorney Agronik and aides with japorlang information He expressed confidence in her story A reward of $506 has been offered.
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Abauctors
Baltimore
Cecella
Agronik
Adres
Japorlang
Shrine Goat Giard Opens Annual Meet
Indianapolis Feb 15 The Shrine Directors Association of North America began the fifth annual meeting with about 169 temples represented. The directors oversee parts of Mystic Shrine ceremonies and have helped standardize the second section of the ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Shrine Directors' Association of North America
United States
Canada
Homemade Pinex cough remedy claims lasting relief
An old home made cough remedy using Pinex pine extract mixed with sugar syrup or molasses promises quick relief for severe coughs throat tickle and chest colds. It touts full directions and a guaranteed refund from The Pines Co Fr Wayne Indiana and warns against inferior imitations.
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Useans
The
Pines Co
Wayne
Ind
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