Senate OKS Pact Against War and Argues Cruisers
Washington January 16 The Kellogg pact renouncing war is ratified by the Senate by 85 to 1 with Senator Blaine voting no. The body then turns to a Navy bill authorizing 15 cruisers and an airplane carrier, amid threats of a filibuster and a planned fight over cruiser numbers and policy.
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Scientific Ways to Catch Crooks Told by Steffen
Emil Steffen head of the Waterloo police identification bureau described modern scientific methods for apprehending criminals through photographs and fingerprints in cooperation with city, state, and federal bureaus. He cited a case of Jack Corey who resisted fingerprinting but relented when forced. He outlined plans to gather arrest and age statistics from penal institutions in the US and Canada for 1918 and 1924, with 7 percent of replies received so far.
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Waterloo
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Canada
Lectures Continue From Bed By Town Doctor
In Town Jan 16 Dr Henry J Prentiss head of the anatomy department at the University of Town medical college still teaches classes by lecturing at his home from his sick bed though confined to bed. Fatally hurt by auto Gowrie Iowa Jan 18 A Ny Smith 70 was struck and fatally injured while walking along a country road by an automobile.
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Battle Expected In Motor Field In Year 28
War clouds gather over the automotive industry as 1929 looms with a likely greatest industrial battle. Ford versus General Motors leads the clash, with tire and accessory makers like Goodyear U S Rubber Goodrich Selberling and others in the fight. Domestic and foreign markets promise fierce competition and possible consolidations.
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War drives demand for aircraft parts amid mergers
Wholesale mergers loom but war clouds bring a silver lining as demand for aircraft accessories grows. Repercussions will touch stock markets with puzzling future price trends for war company securities. Maintenance of sales supremacy at prices ensuring attractive returns to stockholders continues to be a focus.
Hawkeye rifle team edges NY Stock Exchange unit
The University of Iowa ROTC rifle team opened the season by narrowly defeating the New York Stock Exchange civilian team, 3432 to 3430, in a mail contest announced from Iown City, Indiana. They set up matches this week against Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
Slim Wilson Named Waterloo’s Coldest Man During Cold Wave
Police motorcycle officer William Slim Wilson endures 20 to 30 miles daily on an open faced bike in brutal weather. Frostbite and intense pain mark each shift as he patrols Waterloo, while colleagues tease yet respect his tough commitment.
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Slim) Wilson
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Jury Finds Man in Gun Plane Passenger
Leonard Carrothers of Cedar Rapids was the sole passenger in a plane piloted by Milo Hilton of Des Moines, when seized last fall with liquor cargo. The jury in Marshalltown district court acquitted Carrothers of complicity while Hilton was convicted earlier here.
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Cedar Rapids
Milo Hilton
Des Moines
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Hilton
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Muskrat Farm in Sewer Suggested in Waterloo
City readers debate a plan by street commissioner Harvey Will to start a muskrat farm in a clogged Waterloo sewer if a siphon pump does not arrive in a month. Officials warn state authorities and humane societies may oppose and costs could hinder the idea. A youth publisher, Benjamin Lanning, dies of pneumonia in Davis City.
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