Socialists Seek Peace With Ruhr Invaders Negotiations Urged
Article reports Otto Chrysmansti of the Socialist Democratic party stating socialists with over 100000 members push for an honorable peace with Germany and demand immediate negotiations. They oppose militarism, back reasonable reparations, and urge resisting French militarism while avoiding the all-Germans formula. Observers note Ruhr residents live in fear, with travelers especially at risk during French searches of trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl , Groat
de UU. P. Essen
Ube
Cyno
Ruhr
Otto Chryemanski
Eigen
Socialist Democratic Party
Krupts
Krupps
Thyssens
Krupp
Jose
Chrysmansti
Uius
France
Germany
Ieader
Poincare
Subsidy Battle Sparks Senate Death Battalion Voice
Brookhart leads Democrats and Republicans in a heated subsidy debate with mentions of speakers including Senator Horan and Senator Ladd. The piece notes heavy party division, talk of punishment for the measure, and plans to argue through the night as factions vow to fight to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhart
Dr . Will
Aouth
Roads Adding Steel Mail Cars Across Railways
Washington Delaware February 21 More and better railway posteriies are being provided by the railroads. The Chicago and Northwestern has added 3 cars and Chicago Burlington and Quincy 22 cars, the postoffice department announces. These new steel cars aim to facilitate mail transport and enhance safety for railway mail clerks.
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Washington
DE. C
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Airplanes Direct Posses in Kansas Bank Bandit Hunt
Airplanes direct posses in Kansas hunted three bank bandits believed to have robbed the State Bank of Chautauqua, as a rainstorm drove them into the Osage hills. Sheriff units and bloodhounds joined by additional officers to close in on the criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Sedan
Kan
State Bank
Chautauqua
Osage Hills
Rai
Kneeskern files third trial motion in murder case
Charles City Iowa February 20 a motion for a new trial for B F Kneeskern Castalia convicted for a second time of the murder of Irene and Charles Van Brocklin was filed by attorney Joseph C Campbell one of the stockbuyer defense counsel now jailed here The two and a half page motion lists grounds for a new trial claiming the verdict of first degree murder was not supported by the evidence and that the judge erred in the instructions Judge G C J Kelley conducting court in Mason City is expected to return soon to hear oral arguments from both sides If overruled sentence will be passed at that time The jury had recommended life imprisonment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
B. F. Kneeskern
CastaHa
Irene
Charles van Brocklin
Joseph C. Campbell
CG. J. Kelley
Mason City
Funeral Draws Hundreds for Rev James J Fitzpatrick
In Marshalltown Iowa hundreds of churchmen gathered for the funeral of Rev James J Fitzpatrick pastor of St Marys church who died by suicide last Friday night A large procession of clergy including archbishop J J Keane and bishops from Sioux City Des Moines Ossian and Dubuque attended the solemn requiem high mass at St Marys with interment at Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkins
Hawking
Marshelltown
Web
Iowa
Stiles
James J. Fitzpatrick
St. Mary's Church
Sioux Chi
T. W. Drumm
Des Moines
George Heer
Dubuque
Riverside Cemetery
Not Real Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen Claims by Scientist
The article reports on claims that Tut-Ankh-Amen’s tomb is not real and presents two hypotheses about the pharaoh’s mummy. It covers resealing plans at Luxor, security around the tomb, and expert cautions over artifacts and mural decor. It also notes a sensational claim that Tut-Ankh-Amen has been reincarnated as Henry Ford per a “soul scientist”. the piece frames this as unverified sensationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Pagh
Egypt
Valley of the Kings
Armais
Luxor
Tut-Ankh-' Agen
Henry Ford
United Press
Denver
Colo
Frank D. Hines
Hines
Caesar
China
Retired Clergyman Dies at Lawn City
Rev Emil Oswald Beck, 71, retired evangelic clergyman, died at 01 Main Street Lawn City at 4 30 a m. Services will be Thursday at Zion Ryan Fencal church with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Survived by widow and three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Emil Oswald Beck
Main Street
Zion Ryan- Fencal Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Beck
Ministry of Evangelical Association
State Briefs Roundup From Illinois and Iowa News Items
Broken raft blamed for crash near Mitching involving Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad cabouse leaving two trainmen with minor injuries. Davenport reports man held on $5000 bond after signs in store windows urged check writing. Marion DeTradd sentenced to one year for passing a worthless check. Dubuque man found dead of natural causes. Dr Wieland named milk inspector. Cedar Rapids two women severely injured by streetcar at crossing, both expected to recover. Des Moines gasoline prices rise one cent to 23.1 cents per gallon, tank wagon 21.1 cents due to crude oil rate hikes. Waukon man Louis Weymiller gets one year for deserting wife and child. he offered to improve his home. Iowa City study argues university women do marry with few divorces. Ottumwa County Attorney urges drastic anti dope legislation. Muskegon plant fire causes $200,000 damage.
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Dubuque
Frank Beterka
FL. W. Wieland
Pierce Hodge
D. C Steelsmith
Cedar Rapids
Ote
Aussicker
Charles Hi. Bohn
Des Moines
Waukon
Anamosa
Alty Louis Weymiller
Taylor
Towa City
University of Town
Ottumwa
W. W. Epps
Wapello
Two Girls Die in Flames in Atlanta Suburb Home
In Decatur near Atlanta, two girls Marion and Wi Ilamateen aged 17 and 16 died in a house fire that began in their sleeping room. Firefighters found charred bodies early today, as authorities investigate the blaze at the McDowell residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Marion
Wi Ilamateen
John [McDowell
Decatur
Chicagoan claims electric tomb preserves bodies longer
Chicago Feb 20 The undertakers who laid away King Tut were no match for R F McCampbell a Chicago inventor. After seven years of experimenting he says he has perfected a process of electrolysin within an electric tomb that will preserve a body through all time. He claims dehydration is the key and that his method beats Tutankhamen's record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
R. F. McCampbell
McCampbel
Fiume Becomes Italian Divorce Hub With Agencies
Brisk divorces in Fiume, hailed as the Rono of Italy, drive the city to open agencies in Rome Milan and Naples to help Italians complete formalities. Italian law bans divorce, yet Fiume divorces are being recognized back home, boosting demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiume
Vorces
Rono
Italy
Rome
Mi~lan
Naples
Standard Oil Asks Hearing to Refute Price Fixing Claim
Standard Oil of Indiana filed requests for hearing with the senate oil investigating committee to defend against charges by Thomas B. Black of Western Petroleum Chicago that it practised price fixing. Harry A. Daugherty, its general attorney, said the charges were flagrantly untrue and that witnesses would be produced to refute Black’s testimony from the final session of the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D
Thomas
Black
Western Petroleum Company
Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Senate Oil Investigating Committee
Standard Oil Company
Harry A. Daugherty
Standard Oil of
Polish General Haller and Major Duel in Bloodless Bout
Warsaw reports Gen Haller and radical deputy Major Koscialkowski dueled with revolvers after the Narutowicz murder scene. Both escaped injury. A jury of honor ruled Haller satisfied, and the duelists shook hands. The encounter occurred last Saturday.
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Haller
Major
Associated Press
Warsaw
Koscialkowski
Narutowicz
Germany Increases Grain Purchases From United States
Washington Feb 20 Germany to date has bought 1 897 000 bushels of American corn since January 1 with 277 000 bought last week. Wheat purchases total 2 643 000 bushels since January 1 with 596 000 shipped last week as France presses Germany in the Ruhr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
France
Ruhr
Germany
America
Department of Commerce
King Benjamin Must Come to Court in February Session
In Paw Paw Michigan on February 20 a court order denied a motion to dismiss two lawsuits against King Benjamin Purnell of the House of David. Plaintiffs Ruth Bamford Reed, 17, and Gladys Bamford Ravel, 19, seek 800000 dollars for alleged improper treatment. Denial means Purnell must appear in court unless he finds a way to halt execution of the order.
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Paw Taw
Mich
Benjamin Purnell
House of David
Ruth Bamfordl Reed
Gladys Bamford Ravel
King Benjamin
Purnell
Probe into Lynching Shelved in Arkansas Case
New York Feb 20 charges allege the legislative inquiry into the lynching of 76 year old Juana Harrison in Harrison Arkansas has been sidetracked while Missouri and North Arkansas Railway officials are implicated in a related telegram sent to Governor McRoe by Roger N. Baldwin of the ACLU.
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New York
Gregor
Juana
Harrison, Ark
Missouri & North Arkansas Railway
Thomas G. McRoe
Roger N. Haldwin
American Civil Liberties Union
Oday
Sterling Exchange Hits New High After Peg Rate Abandonment
New York February 20 Sterling exchange rose to a fresh peak with demand bills at 4.71 1 2, an overnight gain of 1 1 2 cents and the highest level since the 4.75 pegged rate was abandoned in 1915. The normal rate stands at about 2 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sterling Exchange
House Delays Action on British Debt Bill in Senate Amendments
Washington February 20 The House deferred action on the Senate amendments to the bill of the British government approving the debt settlement. The measure was postponed today and set to be taken up tomorrow.
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House
Washington, D. C
Senate
Sias to retire from ag school board April first
Carleton Sias will retire from the west district school board at the end of his current three year term on April 1 after 15 years service. Elections March 12 will fill three west and two east seats, with incumbents Miller Rohit Adams Altstadt likely seeking re election. Polling sites are East junior high and West Christian church.
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Carleton Sias
West Board of Education
Tie Cone
Sias
Stas
G. W. Miller
B. L. Rohit
Fred J. Adams
C. F. Altstadt
Wolling Filaces
Christian Church
Fourth Streets
Mail service via night flights to cross country
Birmingham February 20 First class mail from New York to San Francisco could be delivered in 28 to 30 hours after five months of experimental work the postoffice department says. Night flying is feasible with emergency landing fields lighting every 25 miles between Chicago and Cheyenne. Flights would proceed New York to Chicago in daylight Chicago to Cheyenne at night and Cheyenne to San Francisco by the early part of the second day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
New York
San Francisco
Paul Henderson
Alabama
Henderson
Chicago
Cheyenne
Czecho SlovaKia To Pay War Debt To U S
Washington February 20 Czecho Slovakia will send a mission to negotiate a law arrangement for payment of its debt of 106 292 205 to the United States American Minister Hinstein at Prague informed the state department today Dr Benes premier of Czecho Slovakia informed Elnessin that nothing was further from the thoughts of his government than evading its obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Hinstein
Prague
State Department
Benes
Czecho- Slovakia
Elnsiein
Former Frisco President to Be Buried in Chicago
Chicago, Feb. 20. W. S. Biddle formerly president of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad will be buried here tomorrow. He died yesterday in a sanitarium. Biddle began his career as a Santa Fe brakeman.
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Chicago
W. S. Biddle
St. Louis & San Francisco
Frisco) Railroad
Biddie
Santa Fe
Scrapping Halt Ordered for U.S. Warships by Navy
San Francisco notes that Admiral Halstead halted all scrapping work on battleships under Washington treaties. The Navy secretary Denby confirms no material will be removed without proper authorization and ships will not be prepared for sale. Instructions conflicting with the halt are canceled pending ratification exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
San Francisco
Halstead
Twelfth Naval District
Washington
Denby
Secretary of the Navy
Farm credits bill passes as others delay in House
Washington Feb 20 Farm credits legislation faces delay as banking committee fails to achieve quorum for a capper measure. Rep Dowell Iowa urged Republican conferees to force rural credits floor action. The Strong bill passed, raising land bank loan ceilings from 16064 to 15606 with up to 25080 in exceptional cases, subject to farm loan board approval. The 150 to 61 vote sends the measure to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Banking Committee
Dowell
Iowa
Republican Conference
House
Towner
Farm Can Board
Senate
Two Added to Death Roll in Asylum Fire
Fire at Manhattan State Hospital on Ward's Island raises death toll to 27 with two more insane patients dying from injuries. Officials warn that all buildings on the island are in dangerous condition after a blaze that followed a previous fire two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan’ ‘State
Gas price hikes shock motorists at local stations
Motorists awoke to higher gas prices as fuel climbed to 23.1 cents per gallon, with tank wagon at 21.1 cents. Company officials blamed crude oil costs rising in recent weeks while a station manager linked the jump to reduced production. Sells-MiddlekaBe. Marriage of Pearl Middelhauf and Ira Sells solemnized at First M. B. Church with Dr. Rollo F. Hurlburt officiating. couple to reside in New Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itenow
Oid
Foye C Lee Summoned After Year's Illness Death Notice
Foye C Lee, a young city businessman in jewelry and later optics, died at 2 10 p m at his Rath Peek building home after a yearlong illness from diabetes. Son of late Richard Lee he worked with his father at 609 Sycamore Street then ran an optical shop with a beauty parlor at the Martin hotel building. The body was taken to Hileman Gindt parlors pending funeral arrangements.
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Foye C. Lee
Rath-Peek Building
Mr. Lee
Richard Lee
Sycamore Street
Martin
Hileman & Gindt
Dr Hall Addresses Kiwanis Club on Education Solution
Dr Winfield Scott Hall spoke before the Kiwanis club at noon claiming education, especially of the young, is the sole solution to America's social problem. He argued war showed ignorance of nature and life caused social diseases among army youths. Mrs Jane Haffa played two violin selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Scott Hall
Kiwanis Club
America
Mra
Jane Haffa
Waterloo Girls Arrested at Dubuque Party
Two of three girls arrested for a dune party on Jackson street near Eleventh in Dubuque say they are from Waterloo. Billy Roberts 22 and Betty Thompson 20 are named as Waterloo residents. The two men paid $12.40 each for disorderly conduct and the girls are held for county attorney investigation. Adele Robinson 17 is the third girl involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Street
Eleventh
Dubuque
Waterloo
Telegraph-Herald
Billy” Roberts
Betty Thompson
Adele. Robinson
Scheeler Family Rites Noted. Hoffmans Also Reminisce
Obituaries and funeral notices reflect a busy day with Martha Scheeler of Orange and Kingsley connections, listing many relatives and survivors across Plymouth, Franklin Grove, and Cher okee counties. The Hoffmans of Poyner township mourn a pneumonia death at Presbyterian hospital with burial plans pending. Charles W. Simmons Jr. to be laid to rest at Elmwood, after a First Congregational service led by Rev. Clark with DeMolay involvement. Spanish composer Geronimo Jimenez dies in Madrid, marking the passing of a leading figure in music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Scheeler
Martha Jane Scheeler
Grange Township
Scheeler
Franklin 'Grove
Til
Henry Scheeter Yan
Cherokee County
Plymouth County
Charles V. Simons
Charles Wellas Simmons, Jr
First Congregational Church
Order of DeMolay
Fred J. Clark
West High
Elmwood
False Alarm Feeds Quick Fire Dept Demonstration
Insurance underwriters touring Waterloo theatre observed an accidental alarm test trigger a full fire call. Fire engines from stations 1 2 and 3 responded with ladder truck and crew as No 4 covered 72. A real roof fire at 308 12 Allen Street caused slight damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hera
Waterloo
Waterlolo Theatre
N. Stephenson
Geone
Allen Street
W. H. Baredeen
Western Union Gites Old Employes Bonus in Waterloo
High executives of Western Union Telegraph in Waterloo receive part of a 1,775,600 dollar distribution to 26,000 of the 54,000 nationwide employees. The bonus equals 47 36 percent of July 1922 salaries, drawn from 50 percent of earnings over 11.5 million. Messengers in Waterloo did not receive a share, as eligibility requires 18 months of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hight
Western ‘Union ‘Telegraph Company
Waterloo
Telegraph Company
California Fig Syrup Advertisement Pictured as Children's Remedy
An old promotional copy extols California Fig Syrup as a universal remedy for feverish, bilious, constipated, or coldsick children. It promises quick relief within hours by cleansing stomach and bowels and claims millions of mothers trust it. The ad warns buyers to specify California to avoid imitation, and notes directions are printed on the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
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Samuel Hawkins
Associated Presa
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Jack Maki
Uni
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Lawn City
Muskegon
Brunswick Balke Collander Company
Tut
Standard Oil
U. S
King’ Benjamin
AG School Board
Czecho-Slovakia
U.S
Frisco
Sec
Poctam Cereal Co., Inc
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ak,Mieb
Dr. Hall
William Hoffman
Poyner Township
Presbyterian Hospital
Ot Keefe & Towne Funeral Home
Hoffman
Ray
Alice Dundon
Dunkerton
Madrid
Geronimo Jimenez
Bronton Iesurance Agency
Western Union
Seeley & Blackmarr
Mutual Life Building
Buffalo
N. Y
Firestone
the Teast Dae
Jordan Motor
Jordan. Motor Common
New
Mary Lincoln
Miller-Strong
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L. R. Pfd
Steel, Realty Dev
Steel Realty
Weeghman
Chas
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Huppalo, N.Y
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