Iowa Senate and House split over county engineers
Des Moines reports a deep split as the Iowa Senate defeated a bill to let counties hire engineers at will, while the House passed an identical provision. Debate focused on the highway commission and engineer salaries, with Brookhart leading the Senate measure and critics challenging the commission’s authority. The session moved to reconcile these highway and education related bills as adjournment neared.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
House
Brookhart
Washington
Riskin
State Highway Commission
Stoddard
Woodbury
Highway Commission
Commission
Wilham Hancock
Rewolit
Bremer
Rischkarge County
Hauge
Polk
Secretary of State
Edson
Buena Vista
Iowa Drafthorse Breeders' Association
Bowman, Black, Hawk
Ard
Snook
Lee
State Supreme Court
Berry
Buser
Muscatine
Smith
Madison
Courier delivery by 5 30 target stated for readers
The notice instructs home delivery before 5:30 PM and offers a remedy if the paper is late. Readers are asked to call 5100 for a duplicate copy or assistance, noting that calls may reach the office up to 6:30 PM. The fragmented text reflects a standard newspaper customer service notice.
Bids Open July for Waterloo Postoffice Rear Addition
Ray C. Eggert says plans for enlarging the Waterloo postoffice to add a 3,600 square foot workroom will be ready by July 1 with bids called then. A new 2-C. O. D. money order department will also open March 3, placing Waterloo among three Iowa offices with a specialized unit.
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Ray C. Eggert
Washington,c
Postal
Treasury Departments
Eggert
Bati Postal
Waterloo
Washington
Patie
Exery
Waterloo Bost
O. D
Des Romes
Sioux City
Women of Turkey urged to join national life
Mustafa Kemal Pasha declared Turkish women must educate themselves and actively participate in national affairs. He linked gender roles to Persian influence but said Islam calls for equal dedication, though women should practice moderate seclusion to avoid harming social life.
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Turkey
Associated Press
Constantinople
Mustabha Kemal Pasha
Smyrna
Teachers’ Association
Brovisa
Kemal
Harding Recommends Joint Boll Weevil Action
President Harding urged Dr. Miller Hutchinson in Atlanta to rally Southern states to adopt decisive measures to eradicate the cotton boll weevil. The call emphasizes united action across the region to protect cotton crops and support farmers.
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Washington, D. C
Harding
Miller Hutchinson
Atlanta
Old Courier Reader Tours New Plant in Hudson
William P. Thompson of Hudson, a Courier reader since 1867, visited the newspaper's new facility today. He noted the editorial rooms occupy nearly as much floor space as the entire old plant and recalled his Lincoln township farming career before retiring in 1893.
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William P. Thompson
Hudson, Tn
The
Courier
Thompson
Lincoln Township
Court decision seen as step toward railroad peace
The Supreme Court dissolved a injunction won by Pennsylvania Railroad against the United States Railway Labor Board. Ben Hooper, board chairman, called it a long step toward industrial peace on the rails. He said the decision extends rights to rail workers and supports majority rule in organized labor. The ruling may strengthen the labor board’s role in settling disputes between employers and workers.
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International News Wire
Chicago
Supreme Court
Pennsyvania Railroad
United States Railway Labor Board
Ben W. Hooper
Pennsylvania
Railway Labor Board
Hooper
Railroad Labor Board
Euthers
Canadians Dine Over Question of Hanging Two Women
Canadians debate the pending executions of two Alberta women, Mrs. Florence Lassandra and Mrs. Irene Christians, for murder. Calgary papers suppress advocacy against the sentences amid strong public demand for clemency. The case echoes a recent English execution, stirring national debate on capital punishment for women.
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International News Wire
Montreal
Que
Canada
Florence Lassandra
S. O. Lawson
Irene Christians
Alberta
England
Flora Thompson
Lassaidra
Emilio Piccarilio
Supreme Court of Canada
Gamers Welfare Association of
Calgary
Ordmonton
Associaton
Christians
Lawson
Alberta Hills
Obscene Magazine Found in Chicago High School
Investigators report widespread distribution of a magazine titled Smut containing obscene pictures and stories among Chicago high school and grade pupils. Eight men will be charged in March with printing and circulating the book, with thousands of copies reaching students.
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Chicago
Chicago Tofay
Rates to Compete with Canal Announced by Railroads
San Francisco based report states that Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railways will cut rates on over 408 articles from Chicago and points west to Pacific Coast destinations. The move aims to compete with water freight via the Panama Canal.
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San Francisco
Cat
Southern Pacific Company
The
Western, Pacific Railway
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Man Floats Toward Niagara Falls on Ice Cake
An unidentified man is seen on a cake of ice drifting down the Niagara River toward the falls. He is about two miles above the cataract and appears doomed to plunge over.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Milwaukee Woman Kills Son and Herself in Tragic Shooting
Mrs. Arthur C. Wolfe, wife of a Milwaukee city detective, shot and killed her 12-year-old son and then wounded herself with her husband's gun. Both died from their injuries. The motive remains unknown as authorities investigate the double murder suicide.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Arthur C. Wolfe
Kileg
Fire at Lafayette Block Threatens City’s Largest Building
Firemen battled a blaze on the fifth floor of the Lafayette block in Evans Pen factory rooms. Water and rain damaged lower floors as flames reached the roof. firefighters coped with limited ladders and fought from the adjacent city hall roof. The Lafayette block houses the Evans Pen company and the Waterless Tank & Trust Co. by 4:40 the fire was under control and confined to the top floor. Meanwhile French occupation news from the Ruhr reports expulsion of 330 German officials, railway and coal movements, and fears of famine as Berlin and Paris clash over the region.
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Lafayette Block
Evans Pen Company
P.m
Vans Factory
Rooths
Tafayette Black
Fr. C. Cowin
Ugsen
Duclass
Rhineland
Thineland
Essen
Dollca
French. Disorders Have Been Quinlled Idmgwil
Berlin
Ham
Duesseldorf
Fronch
Wisconsin Assembly Votes Abolishment for National Guard
Madison Wis Feb 20 the assembly voted 5 to 14 to abolish the Wisconsin national guard. All rules suspended and the bill rushed to the senate. House socialists voted as a bloc to abolition. Frank Trescott and F L Peterson tried to block the move while Prescott denounced the bill as socialist propaganda noting 16 calls in 42 years and missions of mercy five times for strike duty.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Wisconsin National Guard
Senate
House
Predicts Death Day Busy Waylayed By King Tut
Rath Me Feb 20 Dr William M Rouse who predicted he would die today was too busy reading about King Tut Ankh Amen to fulfill the prophecy. The 76 year old said he never felt better and plans to celebrate his upcoming birthday in six weeks.
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Frank E. Mason
Denedite
Georges Reneble
Louvre Museum
Luxor
Davis
King Armais
Benedite
Armais
Jord Carnarvon
Ramesis III
Ramesis IX
Merneptan
Seti I
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Rath
William M. Rouse
Tut-Anki-Amen
Rotary Vans Meet in LaPorte for Indiana Convention
In LaPorte Indiana the vanguard of about 2000 Rotary members began arriving as the statewide convention opens. The event gathers delegates from across the state to discuss Rotary matters and community service initiatives.
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Indiana Rotaryvans
Laporte
Ind
Speciattrisins
Equity Co operative Exchange reorganized under new leadership
The Equity Cooperative Exchange ends receivership after an agreement to reorganize. Paul Moore of West Branch Iowa becomes president replacing Louis Noltemeier. C H Watts named general manager replacing C W Swansen. Court dismissal follows the agreement. the exchange is solvent and will fund about 40,000 more to 1922 grain pool members.
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Associated Press
St. Paul, Minn
Equity Co-operative Exchange
Paul Moore
West Branch
Louis Noltemeier
Valley City
N. C
C. H. Watts
C. W. Swansen
Exchange
Chicago Night Court Aims To Lessen Unnecessary Imprisonment
Chicago will inaugurate a nightly municipal court branch next Monday under Chief Justice Harry Olean. The order creates a night division to reduce imprisonment for those innocently or unnecessarily arrested, with sessions from 7 PM to 11 PM and rotating municipal judges on the bench.
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Harry Olean
Paderewski to Receive USC Doctor of Laws Award
Ignace Paderewski will be awarded the Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Southern California during patriotic exercises on Washington's Birthday observances in Los Angeles. The event marks USC honoring the famed musician and statesman with the honorary degree next Thursday.
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Los Angeles
Ignace Jan Paderewski
University of Southern California
Washington
Firehouse Stays Idle as Notorious Chicago Inn Burns
Chicago fire crews refused to aid a blaze at the Roanor Inn, a notorious resort famed for immoral activities. The building burned to the ground, valued at about 25 thousand dollars, while onlookers watched helplessly from the street. The inn was said to be operated by a former proprietor in Chicago's restricted district.
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Chicago
Litete
Roniieron
Cuseago
Six Die in Wreck on Lehigh Valley Railroad
Six men dead and one fatally hurt when Lehigh Valley No. 27 freight train collided with a seemingly stationary freight at Rumimer Hill Sayre Pennsylvania. Names include engineer Wolg Scholienberner and firemen Kagper Nodolin Pox plus others. Wreck cited as one of the railroad’s worst in years with investigation ongoing.
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International News Wire
Sayre
Beb
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Rumimerfiell
Here
Wiliai Scholienberner
Gaston
OW. McDantats
Astons
Culher
Ceorge Kagper
Sayra
John Nodolin
Easton
Joseph Pox
Kagner
Wey
Rail Chiefs Applaud Sentiments in Talk by Trainmens Head
Chicago Feb 20 W G Lee president Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen urged family negotiations between carriers and employers and changes to the act creating the United States railroad labor board. Speaking before the Western Railway club he was welcomed by applause as the first union leader to address a largely railway operator audience. He credited the labor board with sustaining rail service yet said workers reject enforced submission of their disputes to any court.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Ware
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad
Western Railway Club
Lee
Labor Board
Defers Sentencing of Mrs Raizen to Feb 27
New York February 20 Supreme Court Justice Cropsey postponed sentencing Mrs Lillian Raizen to February 27 after police faced a large crowd curious about her fate. She was convicted Sunday of murder in the second degree for shooting Dr Abraham Glickstein a Brooklyn physician, and she appeared in a state of collapse.
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New York
Supreme Court
Cropsey
Lillian
Raizen
Bonar Law Stays Firm Amid Opposition Attacks
London Feb 20 United Press reports Premier Bonar Law and his government faced continued opposition from united labor and liberal factions. A Commons vote 305 to 196 rejected a liberal amendment to the king's address proposing a league of nations inquiry into Germany’s reparations payments. Lloyd George, now in opposition, urged Anglo American intervention and criticized Poincare, but conservative support remained strong for Bonar Law.
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United Press
London
Bonar Law
United Labor
Commons
Lloyd George
League of Nations
Germany
Poincare
France
Brookhart Leads Death Battalion in Subsidy Battle
A sweeping Senate filibuster forms a "Battalion of Death" as opponents and insurgents rally to block the ship subsidy bill. Senator Brookhart and Senator Fletcher marshal a six hour speaking schedule while others threaten continuous session to exhaust supporters. A telegram of commendation from 19 Iowa labor groups backs Brookhart’s stance against the bill.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sendle
Sheppard
Texas
League of Nations
Senate
EFC
Iowa
Des Moines
Ang
Smith W. Brookhart
United States Senate
Old Guard
Tony List
C-operative Legislative Council
Partners Union
Iowa State Federaton of Labor
American Society of Eauntys
United Mine Workers of America
Laxpayera Cioue
Order of
Iwarmera Legislative Council
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginneers
Ida County Farmers’ Associaion
Iowa State Council of Carpenters
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Fond State Association of Plumbars
State Association of Barbers
Des Moines Women’s ‘Bureau
State Association of Brick Masons and Plasterers
State Association of Painters and Decorators
International News Wire
Washington, D. C
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Lowa
Bletcher
Miorida
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Jones
Harding
Borah
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Couzens
Michigan
LaPoilette
Wisconsin
Ladd
North Dakota
Norris
Nebraska
The
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Brook
Colvanm Oma
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