France ready to send ultimatum to Berlin siege
French officials threaten drastic measures if Berlin does not reverse Wilhelmstrasse policy on Ruhr. Duesseldorf reports say France may issue a formal ultimatum to Germany and De Goutte to command in Ruhr with Belgian, French commissioners. Rail disruption and state of siege escalate as German rail workers strike and lines are cut.
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Londons
PeGoutte
Telegraph
Germany
Terriory
United Press
Essen
Ruhr
Mayence
DeGaulle
France
Belgium
de Goutte
Ruh
Duesseldorf
Ne Goutte
Duesselsdorf
Cologne-Berlin
Yiei
Coblenz
Rhineland
Literaaire
Berlin
Reichstag
ANF
Ite
Cassel
Bingen
British Debt Settlement Ideas Face Likely Early Proposal
A British plan for settling debt payments is expected soon and contrasts with American views. The British proposal favors long term serial bonds with fixed interest, while Americans favor yearly adjustable rates tied to current conditions. Past norms cited show Britain around 2.5 percent and some U.S. states near 2 percent, but future rates remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Massachusetts
New York
Girl Shot In Arm In Aredale As Gun Misfire Feared
Ten year old Ruth Bagley of Aredale sustained a gunshot wound to the arm when Arthur Parkey, visiting in Butler County, accidentally fired a pistol he had shown after a quarrel near Greece. Parkey was wounded in the hip. Ruth was taken to St Luke’s hospital by her mother and a local physician. The incident followed prior tensions and Parkey’s display of the automatic weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Huth
Ped
Bagley
Aredale
St. Luke's Hospital
Arthur Parkey
Lds
Little Huth
Parkey
Himelf
Ruth
Aredala
Bittia Pata
Greece
Il Ia
Cut in School Tax To Be Considered at Fayette Friday
Northeast Iowa boards met in Waterloo to plan a county meeting at Fayette Friday. The aim is to discuss reducing taxes especially school levies and to explore urging legislation along tax commission lines. EL Day was named county chairman to organize the event with the county superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Oelwein
Uixes. i. EL Day
Clarksville Woman Resident 50 Years Dies at Home
Tall 3L.-Spe Itugsell, a resident of Clarksville for about fifty years, died after a general breakdown due to advanced age. Clara Ceperly, born Rochester April 6, 1838, married William Russell November 3, 1855. he died February 8, 1598, and she lived with her son I. O. (Ned) Russell in the southern town part. Funeral arrangements were not made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spe Itugsell
Clara Ceperly
Rochester
William Russell
I. O
Ned) Russell
Glarksville
Jefferson Township Farm Bureau Women Center address in Oelwein
Miss Allie Smith of Ames spoke to the Jefferson township Farm Bureau auxiliary, giving demonstrations on drafting and remodeling patterns for clothes. About 75 women attended the all day session at the center, noted as a banner township in Farm Bureau membership for the auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Allie Smith
Ames
Jefferson Township
Farm Bureau Auxiliary
Tils
Banner
United States
Farm Bureau
Budke Trial Opens in Des Moines Court Today
In Des Moines Nes Boines June 4 the trial of Hf H Budke former treasurer of the Selway Steel Peace Post Company begins in district court. Budke faces charges over a false financial statement. Afterwards Clyde and Everett McMurray, sons of jailer William McMurray, will be tried on charges connected to the theft of 30000 dollars worth of bonded liquor from the county jail booze room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nes Boines
Budke
Selway Steel Peace Post Company
Clyde
Everett McMurray
William McMurray
Robb
Five Year Old Girl Coasts to Her Death
Sioux City Iowa January reports a five year old girl, daughter of Engle Lonseth, who died after coasting under a streetcar. She attempted to steer her sled to avoid the car, glimpsing the collision as it happened. Both legs were severed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Loraine Lonseath
Engle Lonseth
Oelwein Plans to Extend Scout Work
Oelwein plans to expand Boy Scout activity after a chamber forum. Speakers Rev. Join Clint on and CGA Roadman outlined goals and a committee was formed to organize extra scout troops, appoint a commissioner, and establish a council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Gelwein
Chamber of Commerce
Clinton, Waverly
CG. A
Fayette
State Briefs summarize Iowa incidents in terse notes
Davenport reports Julius Vercouter, once a saloonkeeper, wounded by a pistol seven years after a botched hold up. Marshalltown notes Mrs Ma tilda Henry found $1890 in a bank bag worn around her neck during a prison check. Cedar Rapids seeks a slave name alias J B Anderson and C F Rogers linked to forged checks across several banks. Marton reports Farmers Cooperative Grain & Livestock Co Center Point placed under receiver due to insolvency. Oskaloosa describes a courtroom miscue with alleged ravisher trial chaos and a sign reading no children admitted. Fort Dodge hunts Otis Swartz for abducting Ruth Evans in a southbound car.
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Travenport
Julius Vercouter
Marshalltown
Matilda Henry
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
J. B. Anderson
C. F. Rogers
Davenport
Waterroo
Marton
Alfred Oliphant
Farmers’ Co-Opera Live Grain & Livestock Co
Center Point
Whia
Oskaloost
Mes
Hamilton
Fort Dodge
Otis Swartz
Dayton
Ruth Evans
Farmer
Sherrit Bassett
Former Iowa congressman dies at state capital
Des Moines report states former U S congressman A bh Tinger of the Ninth district died last night in Des Moines at age 72. He spent most of his life in Greenfield, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. Bh. Tinger
U.S
Iowa
Greenfield
Ile
Mason High Wrestlers Beat Clarion In Dual Meet Upset
Mason City Iowa January 31 The Mason High School wrestling team defeated Clarion last night by a score of 32 to 11 in a dual meet at Clarion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Contingency on Government Bond Sales Considered
A brief note discusses a possible contingency that the government may wish to sell bonds in the future. The text references financing options and fiscal planning considerations without detailing specific dates or figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Ne
Fackler Road Expense Bill Passed by House with Narrow Margin
The House approved the Fackler bill on road expenses by a four vote margin, demanding detailed invoices for trucks tents blankets tools and other government received property. An Ames inspection last Friday reviewed remaining material before moving to the Patterson bill allowing counties to abandon paying projects after two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Newberry
Clayton
Senate
Towan Would Pay Railroad Men More Making Strike Crime
St Louis January 31 Enactment of a law creating a preferred class for railroad workers with periodic wage adjustments above other industries was urged by W H Stackhouse a former president of the National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers. He spoke to the Mississippi Valley Implement Vehicle and Hardware Dealers association meeting in St Louis today advocating making strikes a felony and tying law passage to this change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
W. H. Stackhouse
Davenport
Mississinni Valley Implement, Vehicle & Hardware Dealers Association
Motor Carrier Tax Bill Advances Through Railroad Commission
The proposal authorizes the railroad commission to issue certificates for motor traffic companies and regulate taxes paid to counties where lines operate. It sets a tax of one half cent per mile for pneumatic tire vehicles and three quarters of a cent per ton mile for hard rubber tires, with a maximum motor carrier weight of 712,000 pounds. Monthly reports on ten mile segments are required, and tax amounts are allocated to each county, due by the fifteenth. Other bills include appropriations for the board of control and allowing an absentee voter to receive a ballot 20 days before elections. Earnings of John R. Thompson Company exceeded 1.3 million in 1922.
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Railroad Commission
Kimberly
Scott
Board
al Control
Mantz
Audubon
Union Depot and river plans stir city debate
At a February meeting the river front commission weighed granting extra trackage along the Cedar River bank to Illinois Central for a wall and depot access. The proposal aims to ease congestion and aid Water and Sioux streets near a hoped for union station, while aging Memorial Hall Park expansion and riverfront improvements were also discussed with notes on a possible retaining wall and park grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Front Commission
Firth Street
Illinois Central Railway
Waterloo Frast & Commission Co
Gamble-Robinson Company
Union Depot
Commission
Central
Chicago Great Western
Memorial Hall Park
Memorial Hall
Cedar Valeyt Hydraulic Company
River Board
Waterloo
Cedar Falls Union Mill Co
River Front
Saxony Cabinet Quits After Confidence Vote
Berlin reports the Saxony cabinet resigned after failing to win a confidence vote for interior minister Lipinski. The motion passed with backing from non socialist and communist parties amid rising tensions across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saxony
Berlin
Herr Lipinski
Probe Attempts to Burn Chicago Schools
Investigation into the sixth fire in public school buildings in recent weeks continued after an attempt to burn a school last night failed. Firemen found a torch applied to paper in a book case. the blaze was extinguished with minimal damage and no injuries to night students who fled at the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Waterloo Briefs Highlight Local News and Arrivals
Local items note visits by Dr. Irvin Schenk and Mrs. Marla Schenk in Des Moines and Waterloo connections of A B Julian and W R Williams. Burglaries, births, a will filing, and a liquor case dismissal appear amid city projects including a Cedar Rapids auto supply building and a Masonic temple plan. Immigrant affidavits for two Greek women are filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Veterans’ Bureau
Des Moines
Waterloo
Ralph A. Buck
George H. Kilpatrick
Retubeck
Beatrice Rose
Robert G. Allen
Fort Dodge
Allen
Marie J. Smith
Mulberry Street
Producers Milk Company
Illinois
Currie Simpson Company
Cedar Rapida Auto Supply Company
Masonic Temple
District Court
BH. B. Beies
Charles Keyes
Keyes
Smaro Kregotis
Isle of Miylen
Uranta Natu
Isle of Samoa
S. G
Stavros Gotis
Michaudes Emanuel
Miss Kregotis
Gotis
Miss Netu
Mr. Emanuel
Million Dollar P O Bandit Gang Rounded Up
Toledo announces Wathan Otterbeck alias James Colson, last gang member, is under arrest in Davenport Iowa for the Toledo post office robbery of more than $1,000,000 on February 17, 1931. Alleged leader Joe Urbaytis remains free. Other members Charles Schultz James Salsone George Rogers Eddie O Brien are jailed or awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Wathan Otterbeck
James Colson
Davenport
Joe Urbaytis
Incas County
Liberty
Charles Schultz
James Salsone
George Rogers
Federal
Eddie O’brien
Los Angeles
First White Gabe: Sturgis death marks county history
Mrs. Jennie Sturgis Kelley born Cedar Falls October 1 1846 died at Sturgis Michigan aged 76 She is cited as the first white child born in Black Hawk County Her death note comes with extensive reminiscence of early Sturgis settlement including William Sturgis Erasmus Adams and early pioneers and the 1845-46 population count of Black Hawk County
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Gabe
County
Sturgis
Jennie Sturgis Kelley
Cedar Falls
Black Mawk County
Mich
F. B. Miller
Ceder Falls
William
Dorothy Sturgis
Oenty
Kelley
St. Paul
Minn
William Sturgis
Michigan
Erasmus D. Adams
Ohio
Johnson County
Red Cedar River
William ‘Chambers
Chambers
Louisa County
Adams
George W. Hanna
Waterloo Township
Towal City
Mr. Hanna
John
Anna
Black Hawk County
William Virden
Hanna
Hannna
Sturgess
Virden
West Throbs with Desire to Be Drier Every Day
Columbus Ohio January 31 The Prohibition Commissioner Haynes announced that the entire country west of the Mississippi River strongly favors strict enforcement of the prohibition law after his survey of conditions in the region. He said the west like the south is throbbing with patriotic sentiment for observance of the Eighteenth Amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Haynes
Columbus
Missisippi River
South
Waterloo to survey fire insurance rates for rate readjustment
Waterloo will begin its first survey within two weeks to base a readjustment of fire insurance rates. K L Walling of the Iowa underwriters bureau led discussions with the mayor, city council, and fire committee at the Greater Waterloo association. Improvements to the fire alarm system and an aerial ladder truck are expected to be recommended and possibly purchased this year without raising taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
K. L. Walling
Des Moines
Iowa
Greater Waterloo Association
Watling
Towa
National
Walling
Lausanne Parley Stretches Out to Keep Guns Silent
Delegates at the Lausanne conference push mediation as Turks oppose treaty terms. France argues for delay if Turkey needs time. Ambassador Child leads consultations to salvage talks. Turks spend night formulating counter proposals, denouncing the plan for a system of legal advisers as unacceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausanne
Turkey
Bowers
Child
Disabled Volunteer Officers Lose Fight in Congress
Washington January 31 disabled volunteer officers of the world war failed to gain retirement on the regular army list when the house military committee defeated the Bursum bill by a large vote Secretary of War Weeks opposed the measure saying it would disrupt the regular army forces and policy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House Military Committee
Hardings Plan Florida Trip in Early March
President and Mrs. Harding will depart Washington for Florida on the evening of March 4, as announced by the White House. The trip is part of a schedule for the president and his wife, with the White House confirming dates today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Harding
Florida
White House
James Black Co Buys Vacant Lots in East Wholesale District
James Black Dry Goods Co purchased two vacant lots on Sycamore Street between First and Second, extending to the Illinois Central tracks in Charles City Indiana. The property near the big store is ideal for warehouse use. James M. Graham, president, said the purchase aims to meet future needs and no improvements are planned now. Warehouse storage buildings with track facilities will eventually be built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Black Dry Goods Company
Bilts & Ellis
Charles City
Sycamore Street
First
Second
Illinois
East Whole-Y Sale
James M. Graham
James Black Company
Mortuary Rites Planned for Longtime Iowa Man Fairley
Prior S. Fairley 77 died Tuesday night at the home of his sister in law Miss Phoebe McMurrin 706 Wellington. Born February 14 1846 at White Oak Cedar county Iowa he married Rachel Sutton at Mechanicsville who preceded him in death. Surviving are two sisters Mrs Tane Reid Madrid Mrs Ruth Hines Bennet and a brother C C Fairley Mechanicsville plus nieces and nephews. Funeral and burial at Mechanicsville with services Thursday.
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Yerior
Fairley
S. Fairley
Phoebe J. McMurrin
Wellington Street
White Oak
Cedar County
Rachael Sutton
Mechanicsville
Tane Reid
Madrid
Ruth Hines
Bennet
C. C. Fairley
Petersen Bros
Rock Island
Thuraney
First Steel Gate Set at Cedar River Dam
The initial steel gate for the Cedar River dam reconstruction was moved into place today and should be fully installed by tomorrow evening. The gate traveled on a pontoon float from Sedgwick Island, was steered through a river channel cut in the ice, and will be flush with the river level before being lowered to the dam bottom on a wooden runway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River
Sedgwick's Island
Boulder woman dies in Los Angeles blast tragedy
Mrs Martin Blim of Boulder Colorado formerly of Waterloo dies in an explosion near Los Angeles California. Her mother Mary White injured in hospital. two children Virginia 11 and Martin Jr 9 presumed safe. A sister from New York City joined the family six weeks ago for health reasons. Martin Blim leaves Boulder for the scene as details await.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin P. Blim
Boulder
Colo
Waterloo
Mary White
Los Angeles
Cal
John Blim
Baltimore Street
Marian
Daniel Lantz Rites Held This Afternoon
A large company of neighbors and friends attended the funeral for Daniel Lantz at the O Keefe & Towns chapel this afternoon. Lantz was one of ten children with eight siblings surviving: Henry and Peter Lantz, Mrs James Walker, Mrs Anna Jones, George Lantz, Marion Iowa. Mrs Kate Brown Southwest City Missouri. Mrs Alinda Smith Sterling Colorado. Mrs Jah Gushard Gilbertville Iowa. Seven relatives were present at the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Lantz
O*keefe & Towns Chapel
Lantz
Henry
Eter Lantz
James Walker
Anna Jones
Vaterloo
George Lantz
Marion
Kate
Brown
Southwest City
Alinda Smith
Sterling
Colo
Jah Gushard
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Abelation
Bere Jinnit
Avelock
Clarksville
Farm Bureau Women Center
Mason High School
Clamson
Auami
Towan
the Railroad Commission
John R. Thompson Company
Suffern
Great Western
Sixth Street
Hubert R. Plowman
Moose
Fifth Street
Ar. Plowman
Ralph B. Slippy
Waterloo Technical Society
Moscow
Cormick Sales
Paris
Harold F. McCormick
Ganna Walska
Cherbourg
Manila
Formosa
Beuthan
Silesia
Sity
George Kreiman
Vinton Street
Kraiman
Sherif
J. B. Strayer
Johnstown
Paul Strayer
Berth Avenue
Ned
Robert V. Fletcher
Law Department
Lions Club
Black
Illinois Central
Fletcher
Williams
Illinois Central Railway Western Lines
Ernest Schenk
Webster City
Ball Nore Street
Schenk
Philip Ping Islands
P. O
Hardings
James Blagk CO
Martin Blin
Mrs
Clark
Mediterranean
Fereive
Golder
London
Europe
Frank C.clark
Rimestiag
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