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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1923
Page
8
Washington report on President Harding urging the Senate to join the permanent court of international justice faces overwhelming surprise. Secretary Hughes has long pursued the plan, with ten months of negotiations shaping the move amid domestic headlines like ship subsidies and farm credits.
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Tampa reports a divorce suit by George W. Bean of Washington New York and Tampa against his wife after her appointment of Elizabeth Bernard as postmaster here via Bean's influence. Bernard earns six thousand dollars, a high post office salary, breaking prior female postmaster pay records. Bean’s daughter is a New York motion picture actress.
Washington February 26 Secretary of Labor Davis announced plans to seek an opinion from the attorney general on possible revocation of Isadora Duncan's American citizenship. He cited alleged disparaging comments about America and its people and said Duncan has renounced the U S in recent remarks.
East St. Louis police chief said Ben G. Marrow was arrested at midnight Saturday for distributing anonymous election campaign material and signed an oath stating he was employed by the Ku Klux Klan as a precinct committeeman at ten dollars a day.
Associated Press reports Chicago voters head to a primary where five Republicans compete for mayor and alderman seats in 50 wards. William M. Thompson may or may not appear on ballots as he retires from the race after state party leaders back Arthur C. Louder. other Republicans include Bernard P. Barasa Edward R. Litinger and Arthur M. Milard. Democratic and Socialist fields show Judge William E. Dever and William A. Cunnen with Eugene V. Debs backing a candidate.
Washington Feb 26 A Senate resolution by Senator Norris proposes a federal trade commission inquiry to determine the amount and ownership of the chief kinds of wealth in the United States. Consideration was postponed for a day after Senator Smoot objected.
Rheba Crawford former Salvation Army captain who resigned after a Times Square arrest plans to organize a band of young painters to accompany her evangelical tour across the country. A farewell party in a theater drew more than 1,000 friends as Crawford voiced her duty to carry a message to the nation’s youth while Will Rogers praised her as a uniquely acceptable introdution to his friends.
Washington D C Feb 26 a farm credits bill would set up two new banking systems to aid farmers. It creates 11 intermediate credit banks as adjuncts of the federal farm loan board and a system of privately owned agricultural credit corporations and rediscount corporations. The measure follows Capper Lenroot Anderson and Strong bills. Unger says it will be taken up in the House tomorrow with hope to pass in one day.
New York dispatch reports Samuel Story, ex-vice president and manager of E LaMontagne and Sons, arrested in Paris at the request of federal agents. He is tied to bootlegging schemes with the Montagne firm and linked to Promoters of the operation alongside Heminence and Green River distilleries. Also noted, Gen Milton Foreman, former commander of the 123rd field artillery, receives the Distinguished Service Cross in Chicago.
Senate delays action on the administration plan to join the League of Nations' International Court of Justice. Senator King introduces the resolution with Hughes reservations. Senator Robinson signals cautious support but criticizes timidity and partisanship in foreign policy. Likely to be sidelined until December as opposition and lukewarm support emerge among both sides.
International News Wire from Rome reports E. H. Gary of United States Steel met with Premier Mussolini to discuss American capital participation in Italy’s economic restoration. Mussolini seeks foreign commerce and factory growth. U S Steel engineers review Italian public works including Naples harbor construction amid Italy’s coal and ore shortages.
Philadelphia police continue search for Lilian G. 6, and her 5-year-old sister Dorothy after they were kidnapped from in front of their home and assaulted on the city outskirts. Delaware river and streams are being dredged. Wylie Morgan named as kidnapper by Dorothy and is sought in Texas on a similar charge. He worked in a bat factory and is about 28 years old.
Eugene A. Kimbark, 36, wholesale paper dealer and former president of major trade associations, died suddenly at his Evanston home. Officials cited heart disease as the likely cause. He was a notable supporter of the daylight saving plan.
Fire trapped a mother on a high floor of a west side tenement. She rescued her twin babies at a window before leaping to escape. The mother and one infant died. the other child is likely to die. The father, who followed his wife, was injured but may recover.
Angora reports show the Turkish nationalist faction pressing to reject the Lausanne peace pact as Ismet Pasha and Mustapha Kemal Pasha push for ratification delays. Cabinet to reconsider notes to the Allies. British warships ordered to withdraw from Smyrna to ease Angora tensions amid Turkish extremist pressure.
In Pratt City near Birmingham three Frisco railroad freight trainmen were killed and another seriously injured in a wreck on the Frisco line. Separate report from Calhoun, Georgia, notes the Dixie Flyer second section of the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis line jumped the track north of here shortly after 1 PM, killing T. H. Gragger of St. Louis and BOH Doak and injuring several.
Berlin February 26 fire damaged the second floor of the American embassy where Ambassador and Mrs Houghton reside. Four fire companies battled the blaze as crowds gathered and police lines were set up outside the building.
Richard Bennett, star of He Who Gets Slapped, was struck several times in a Chicago theatre lobby. He had come from Cleveland to attend the opening of Peter Weston at the Harris Theatre. An earlier argument with a man and a woman led to the clash before theatre staff separated the men.
Paris reports France rejects any outside mediation on Ruhr disputes and expands occupation east of the Rhine. British advisories limit arrests in Cologne area as German deportations continue, with rail networks facing a severe worker shortage in the Ruhr.
Warsaw reports a temporary truce in the Lithuania Poland dispute with a border commission meeting to arrange parleys. Poland seeks allied help to adjust remaining differences while negotiations with Lithuania continue.
St Louis babies aged one month to five years are closer to ideal mental and physical health than those in any other large American city according to Dr St Clair Drake former health commissioner of Illinois He spoke in St Louis today noting he has examined over 18000 babies in health shows across major cities in the last decade during his role as judge in the St Louis health show contest
Rav Joseph and Spitzer evangelists from Anderson Ind were in Muneie Ind when they found Rav George Studebaker dead in bed at his home this morning. Death from heart disease occurred within an hour of his retirement after preaching an evangelical sermon on the Hour of Judgment.
A cache of machine guns grenades and cartridges found in a lower west side basement baffles government agents. Arthur Loewinger owner of a Hoboken supply store leased the basement but denies ownership or knowledge of the contraband. Joseph O By rne and Howard Hoey were arrested in connection with the shipment, with O Byrne admitting membership in a political group but denying plans for arms use.
Washington Feb 26 Timothy Sig Tin Murphy from Chicago headed for Leavenworth Kansas will not have his stay interrupted by Supreme Court review in the mail robbery case tied to Dearborn street station. Murphy and two others were convicted and the petition to reverse the lower court ruling was denied. Murphy arrived at the federal prison in Leavenworth and received prison number 178090.
Charleston dispatch reports Deputy Prohibition Commissioner T. EB. Snatherford was killed during a battle with alleged moonshiners near Devil's Ford, with state prohibition officers fired on from ambush. One moonshiner is believed wounded.
Greek and Ottoman refugees in the Scutari detention camp suffer deadly typhus and smallpox outbreaks. About 210 dies in the last week as 10,000 captives from Trebizond endure filthy stalls and barracks. Relief agencies rush medicine and food amid grim conditions.
Washington officials filed a complaint under the Packers and Stockyards Act charging Armour & Co and Morris & Co with plans to acquire all Morris assets. Secretary Wallace set April 2 for a hearing while noting the deal could restrain interstate commerce and edge toward a monopoly in meat and livestock markets. Armour officials argued the merger would improve efficiency and that the hearing timeline could push the deal past Congress adjournment.
Vancouver reports that 29 stowaways along with nine crew members seized control of the Tai Maru during a Kobe to Vancouver voyage. The mutiny left the captain and officers dominated by the rebellious group and ended with the ship calling for help and the crew members arrested upon arrival and the stowaways sent to immigration.
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