Seven Bills Die In Senate Vote To Delay Action
Des Moines Feb 18 The Town Senate killed seven bills in the forenoon session, including a plan to replace the five member banking commission with a 17 member board. The Patterson Anderson redistricting bill drew opposition from larger cities. Five other bills were defeated for calendar placement. The Bluesky law passed the Iowa House 95 to 0, requiring full histories of securities issued and broker registration. The lobbyist bill failed 53 to 41, not reaching a constitutional majority. A bill to allow party central committees to fill presidential elector vacancies passed 28 to 8. A sheriffs’ profit clip bill was introduced, limiting mileage compensation for operating official vehicles.
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Sensie Chamber
Des Moines
INS
Senate
Benson Miengure
Banking Commission
Patterson
Anderson
Sisa
Seater Benson
Bergman
Benson
Patterson-Anderson
Clark
Linn
Kismme
Lange
Supreme Court
Merrill
Klemime
Des. Moines
Iowa
Iowa House of Representatives
Fred G. Loymien
Humboldt County
Ed M. Smith
House
Judiciary Committee
House, && Lo
E. A. Eliott
Polk County
Nationalists of China Seek Equality Treaty Says Text
The article discusses Chinese nationalists pushing for equal treaty rights in Washington. It notes foreign gunboats and legation guards in China since the Boxer era and calls for ending extraterritorial privileges through new agreements. A March 12 memorial ceremony in Washington includes a 42 stroke gong ritual.
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China
Congress
United States
Tientsin
Herbert Hoover
Peking
Washington
Gopg
Waleh Sun Yat Sen
Temperatures Reported With Gaps Across Weekend
Weather notes show a missing maximum for Saturday and unclear figures for Sunday and Monday. Local observers log moodless entries with fragmented times and scattered digits, leaving the weekend’s high low details partly unreadable.
Hoover heads to Washington amid heat on special train
President elect Herbert Hoover and Mrs Hoover depart Miami for Washington on a faster than normal 27 hour special train. The couple travel with friends in private cars while Hoover plans conversations and his inaugural address before returning to prepare for the March 4 inauguration.
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Miami
Fla
Hoover
Land
Washington
National Capital
Edgar Ricard
New York
Umber
Belle Isle
A. W. Shaw
Chicago
Belleeo
Mrs. Hoover
Constable Hides After Killing Man in Hamburg
Hamburg constable William Reed shot and killed Douglas Taylor during a disputed encounter. Reed, claiming self defense after Taylor drew a knife, fled as a mob gathered. Reed surrendered to Mayor Dr. A. F. Wanamaker and was taken out of town for safety while the Fremont county grand jury was expected to review the case.
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Hamburg
Douglas Taylor
William Reed
Fremont County Grand Jury
Reed
A. F. Wanamaker
Taylor
Ince Will Go to Wife's Assistance
Broadway reported Lucila Mendez and husband Ralph Ince have reconciled after he agreed to support her return to the stage. She was arrested with 12 others for an alleged immoral show. he will attend court with her when the case is heard. Also noted are marriage licenses for Harlan A. Selbert and Alice E. White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Broadway
Lucila Mendez
Ralph Ince
Lucila
Ann
Ralph
Sanitary District Plan Pushes Waterloo Debate on Taxation
A Waterloo article discusses proposed sanitary district plans and the use of assessments to raise funds, arguing that constitutional limits have been sidestepped through labels like assessments and district names. The piece notes potential legislation to unify drainage and waterworks laws and invites Rosarians and Rotarians to a meeting with Lt. Gov. MacFarlane at the Hotel President.
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Wei
Waterloo
Siu
State Board of Health
League of Town
McFarline
Rostarians
Woman's Club
Aven
WW. MacFarlane
A. G. Reid
Rotary Club
E. F. Tangney
Bus passengers near death from gas in Iowa crash
Marshalltown Iowa February report of a Big Four bus from Omaha sliding into a Lincoln highway snowbank. Gas leaked from a broken exhaust line asphyxiated passengers. George H Langford of Omaha collapsed after opening a door and was hospitalized. others include Matis Galvin and Nel Galvin and a six year old daughter of Morgan Cleveland, Omaha.
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Marshalltown
Eastborn
Omaha
Lincoln Highway
George H. Langford
Omrhe
Matis Galvin
Valley
Nel
Morgan Cleveland
Buchanan Co Youth Dies in Chicago Apartment Fire
Ralph Van Laningham, 23, and cousin Vernel Rowe, 20, former Buchanan county residents, suffered burns in a Chicago apartment fire blamed on a cigarette. Only they were seriously hurt. both were electrical engineering students. Their families, including Otto Van Laningham of northeast Independence, travel to Chicago for the body, with funeral planned in Iowa. Relatives include Henry T. Esch of Waterloo and Mrs. John Hunter of Raymond.
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Courier Special Service
Independence
Ralph van Laningham
Buchanan County
Vernel Rowe
Chicago
Otto van Laningham
Here
van Laningham
Rowe
Synviy Rowe
Elgin
Henry T. Esch
Lime Street
Waterloo
John Hunter
Raymond
Bomb Aimed at Mexican Train Explodes Early
In Mexico City the El Universal reports insurgents placed a dynamite bomb on the Guadalajara to Colima rail line between Manzano and Nicholas stations in Jalisco. The device detonated before the train arrived. the train reached Colima safely. No casualties reported as troops pursue the attackers after sacking and burning Manzano station.
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Mexico City
el Universal
Guadalajara
Colima
Manzano
Nicholas
Jalisco
Cape Ital
Steal $225,585 in Worthless Checks
Chicago police report three men overpowered a night watchman at Pioneer Trust and Savings bank. Two entered, grabbed a sack of checks totaling 223,585, and fled. Officials said the checks were mashed and worthless, awaiting delivery to the clearing house.
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Chicago
Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank
Obituary notices for Pfalzgraf McDowell Kahler deaths
Bertha Pfalzgraf, 72, died at home in Waterloo Sunday evening. Born January 21, 1857 in Germany, she had six children and ten grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm in O'Keefe Towne chapel with two pastors directing. Edith McDowell, 49, formerly of Grundy County, died of pneumonia in hospital. George H. Kahler, formerly of Waterloo, died in Delano California. services held at Kiser chapel with Moose lodge members attending. Burial at Wratview Cemetery in La Porte City.
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Bertha Pfalzgraf
Bertha Louise Pfalzgraf
Lafayette Street
O. M. Yaggy
First Evumelical Church
Clinton F. Smith
Fairview
Edith McDowell
Grundy County
Bneumonia
Canada
O'Keefe & Towne
George H. Karler
George H. Kahler
Waterloo
Delano
Cal
Kiser Chapel
J. Arthur Young
First Methodist Church
Waterloo Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Wratview Cemetery
la Porte City
Frank Stone
Charles Rench
John Singer
Fred Winslow
George W. Woilet
Harold Wellein
Seven Moran gang slayings link police intrigue in Detroit raid
Chicago February reports tie the Purple gang to the garage massacre, with investigators noting two killers wore police uniforms and a car shadowing the crime scene. Despite weeks of probing, no arrests have been made, while authorities seek Gunner Dan McGurn amid Chicago liquor war tensions.
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Chicago
Detroit
George
Bugs) Moyan
David Stansbury
H. Bruce Caldwell
Board of Education
Caldwell
Gusenbergs
Frank
Phil
Dan McGurn
McGurn
al Gapone
Bugs Moran
John A. Swanson
Supreme Court invalidates Towa inheritance tax clause
The Supreme Court ruled that provisions of the Towa inheritance tax law discriminating against nonresident alien heirs in Denmark are invalid under the U S Denmark treaty. Jens G Nielsen of LeMars Iowa appealed, with Anders Anderson of Plymouth County named administrator after a Denmark resident heir left under $15,000 to a Danish mother. Justice Stone stated treaties must be liberally construed.
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Washington, D. C
U.R
Towa
Denmark
United States
United States Supreme Court
Jens G. Nielsen
LeMars
Anders Anderson
Plymouth County
Nielsen
Legatea Ds
Justice Stone
Hitch-Hikers Report Kidnapped Edith Mae Seen in Burlington
Two hitch hikers told police they saw 10 year old Edith Mae Dierdorf in Burlington via a railroad station in custody of a dark complexioned man. They identified her from a photo and said she appeared afraid of her companion, two weeks after she disappeared from Terre Haute.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Edith Mae Dierdorf
West
Terre Haute
Burlington
Luke
Mark Saperstein
Edith Mae
Sunday Movie War Reignites in Ames Case Against Theatre Owner
In Ames Iowa Sunday, a renewed theatre war emerged when Joe Gebracht, a local theatre owner, was arrested for operating a motion picture house near Iowa State College. A warrant by Prof F E Brown charged violation. Gebracht arraigned in municipal court with hearing set for presenting. He was released on bond.
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Ames
U.P
Joe Gebracht
Fourth Ward
Iowa State College
F. EB. Brown
Gerbracht
Presnesca
Ond
Northey Returns Home From West to Waterloo
Harry G Northey at 911 Fourth street president of Waterloo Savings Bank and secretary of Bertick refrigerator storage Co arrived back Saturday from Los Angeles after weeks away His father Nathan Northey president of the Herrick company will stay in California until spring Fire Causes Big Loss in Cedar Rapids $100000 blaze damages Clark McDanel Co factory making men s work clothes Saturday night at the plank line
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Harry G. Northey
Fourth Street
Waterloo Savings Bank
Bertick Refrigerator & Cald Storage Co
Los Angeles
Cal
Nathan Northey
Herrick Company
California
Cedar Rapids
Clark McDanel Company
General Hanna Funeral Plans For Next Sunday
A lengthy obituary details General Hanna's career as a U S diplomat in South America and Mexico. It notes his conduct during the Venezuelan Crespo revolt, the 1908 Monterey flood relief, and his imprisonment during Huerta's regime. Surviving relatives include three daughters in Iowa and numerous nieces and nephews across the United States.
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Paos
Hanna
la Guayra
Venezuela
Trinidad
W. 1
San Juan Porto Rico
Monterey
Mexico
Jnr
South America
United States
James G. Blaine
Howor
Blaine
Walker
Caracas
Porto Rico
General Hanne
Red Cross
W. H. Taft
General Hatina
Huerta
Vera Cruz
Huertistas
Villa
San Antonio
Tex
Grand Army of the Republic
United Spanish War Veterans
Latin America
Order of the Liberator
Venemusian
Venezels
Methodist Episcopal Church
Waterloo
John Tiller
Vernon
James Monroe Hanna
Black Hawk County
John
Blackwell
Pinkerton Lowery
Lawton
Oklo
Temple Lewis
Gainsville
Rex Lewis
John Q. Hanna
George A. Hanna
Beardsley
Minn
Earl ‘H. Hanina
Yelm
Wash
Ward Hannah
Long Beach
Cal
Robert Wesley Hana
T. Ayres Robertson
Ingalls Swisher
Iowa City
Gonsuello Hanna
Scott Hanna
LuyYerne
George W. Hanna
Machine Gun Fire Kills Kenosha Man
Kenosha Wisconsin February 18. Gang warfare in the Chicago area left Anton Lanzilotte thirty five dead on Holy Rosary church steps. He carried a pistol with six shots fired. Police doubt the exact trajectory and speculate his sisters may have moved him there. Lanzilotte faced a grand jury probe into the Eugene Russo slaying last November.
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Chicago
Mottuery
Bugs” Moran
Peter
Frank Gusenberg
Mount Carmit
Pete
Moran
Gangland
Clark
Adam Heyer
Waldheim
John May
Mount Carmel
Albert Weinshank
Albert Rachellek
James Clark
Kenosha
Wis
Anton Lanzilotte
Holy Rosary
Lanzilotte
Eugene Russo
U S Gunboat Rescues Steamer From Pirates On Yangtse
U S gunboat Tutuila rescued the American steamer Chita which had run aground in the Yangtse river about 50 miles above Wanhsien after an attack by bandits. The Chita was flying the American flag as defenders exhausted their ammunition. Also reported, David Smith of Laneshore faces trial Feb 28 for allegedly slaying Nick Ventur, his employer.
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Hongkong
Yangtse River
Wanhslen
Szechwan
Slayer
Carroll
David Smith
Laneshore
Nick Ventur
Lani
Butcher
Smith
Reed Opens Fight on Day Law Tyranny Tool
In Washington on Feb 18 Senator Reed attacked prohibition as tyranny saying law can be used to justify cruelty. He cited absurd penalties and urged repeal of the law or constitutional change, warning that it debases morals and corrupts politics. He declined naming colleagues who drank while voting dry.
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Sen. Reed
Tyranny Tool
Washington
D. C
U.R
Senate
James A. Reet
Missouri
Willam E. Borah
Idaho
Reed
Joan of Arc
Legislative Assembly
Lindbergh Spends Part Day in Washington
Col Charles A Lindbergh arrived in Washington from Miami for a brief stay to handle Transcontinental Air Transport company matters. He planned to depart for New York for a conference with officials and then fly to the Pacific coast to inspect the proposed transport route.
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Washington, D. C
Charles A. Lindbergh
Miami
Fla
Transcontinental Air Transport Company
New York
Lindbergh
Pacific
Three Injured in Head On Collision Near Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs a head on crash last night left three people injured. Mrs. M. V. Chapman of Omaha is hospitalized with a possible skull fracture after riding in Homer Sharpe’s car, which collided with Walter Lively’s vehicle from Corning. Sharpe suffered rib injuries and Lively sustained severe head cuts. he is being held for investigation.
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Council Bluffs
M. V. Chapman
Omaha
Homer Sharpe
Walter Lively
Corning
Sharpe
Lively
Brother of Samuel King Dies in New Hampshire
William King aged 76 died suddenly at his Meredith New Hampshire home. Born in Canada in 1853 he was survived by five children and another brother in Canada. His wife Lucinda Coly had died four years earlier. Samuel King of 1007 Wellington Street learned of the death.
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William King
Meredith
N. H
Samuel King
Wellington Street
Canada
Lucinda Coly
Garfield freed as Waterloo theft case dropped
Raymond Garfield, named in a June auto theft, was released today from Waukegan jail after federal sentence. With no indictment, Black Hawk county officials dropped further efforts to extradite him from Illinois where Chicago attorneys had hindered prior attempts. Sheriff Wagner’s absence delayed notice and no local prosecution ensued.
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Raymond Garfield
Waukegan
Black Hawk County
Garfield
Elgin
Ill
H. T. Wagner
Tlinois
Chicago
Wagner
Garfeld
Waterloo
Railroad Worker Eye Injury Endangers Sight
Herman Weise of Reinbeck a laborer on the Chicago Great Western railroad may lose sight in his right eye after a steel splinter lodged in the eye during work on railroad tracks near Reinbeck on Saturday. He was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital where surgeons labor to remove the metal.
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Herman’ Weise
Reinbeck
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Memober
Weise
Allen Memorial Theospital
Girl Bride Stabs Gambler's Nephew
Chicago February 18. The 19 year old bride of seven months stabbed her husband’s nephew during a quarrel in their honey moon flat. The injured man, 26, was reported near death. authorities described him as son of the gambling syndicate head. The wife Helen Tennes sobbed that she did not want him to die and pleaded for forgiveness.
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Chicago
INS
Sonte Tennes
Tennes
Helen Tennes
Help to Arms Parley Stalemate Deepens UK US Rift
London views split over naval pact prospects as Sir Esme Howard and the British foreign office reveal divergent positions. Washington noted ambassadorial hints of a renewed effort, while officials seemed to rebuke the disclosure. Papers debated whether Howard spilled plans ahead of policy.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Esme Howard
Foreign Office
Washington
Sir Esme
Morning Post
Storie’s Ashes May Rest in Cathedral
Former Associated Press general manager Motyilie Stone may be cremated and his ashes placed in Washington National Cathedral after funeral services at Perk Avenue Baptist Church. Relatives considered Woodstock burial but Bishop James Edward Freeman invited placing ashes in the cathedral.
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New York
Motyilie BE. Stone
Associated Press
National
Washington, D. C
Perk Avenue
Baptist Cinch
Slone
Woodstock
James Edward Freeman
National Cathedral
Washington
Padasay Proceeds Under Own Power
The freighter Padasay with a broken rudder sent an SOS and now moves toward the Azores. The President Harding under Capt Willan Rind went to assist. A radio message reports the Padasay is OK and continuing to its destination.
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New York
Azores
Radio Marine Corporation
Harding
U. S
Willan Rind
Rind
O. K
Army of Shavelers Clears Snow Slides Near Durango
Durango Colorado February 18 The army of shavelers laboring day and night to cut thin mountain snow slides toward Silverton and Eureka hopes to reach the isolated mining settlements within a day or two Only one large slide and a few small ones remained to clear the railroad before a train with supplies for 1500 residents could move into Silverton
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Durango
Colo
Silverton
Eureka
Thompson La Porte Named to Soldiers Relief Commission
A. M. Thompson of La Porte City was appointed by the county board to the soldiers relief commission, replacing the late David Allison. Thompson is a Spanish American War veteran. the panel now includes Charles W. Cattan and Kirk Oleson, veterans of the Spanish American War and World War I, respectively, marking the first Civil War free roster.
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A. M. Thompson
la Porte City
County Board of Supervisors
County Soldiers’ Relief Commission
David Alison
Thompson
Charles W. Cattan
Waterlog
Kirk Oleson
Cedar Falls
Scarlet fever cases rise with mild form in quarantine
A steady rise in scarlet fever cases occurs with more quarantined children. 35, 46, and 65 cases were quarantined in weeks ending February 2, 9, and 16, respectively. Total quarantined nearlet fever cases reach 201. The disease is in no mild form. Twenty six cases of measles and two cases of whooping cough reported last week.
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Guy Clerk
Charles CG. MacKey
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Mindrum
Escdu
Frank Foster
Ince
Wife
Harlan A. Selbert
Alice E. White
City of Waterloo
Buchanan Co
Herman Lewis
David Tiller
John Tier
C. E. Tayman
Healdsburg
Gal
Philip Colton
Norman
Okla
Dewey H. Colton
Topeka
Kan
K. J. Dean
Bay River
Frank Knapp
Lindy
New Hampshire
Ray Garfield
Gambler
Britain
Storie
Padasay
Army of Shavelers
Snow Slide
LA Porte
Soldiers' Relief Commission
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