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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1921

Page

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State must care for children says Judge Lindsey

Des Moines July 6. Judge Ben B Lindsey urged the state’s duty to educate and protect children at the National Education Association meeting. He argued the state is becoming the child’s overparent, must ensure health, morals, and nourishment, and support maternity laws to prevent undernourished, needy youngsters.

Associated Preas Des Moines Secori Representative Assembly National Education Association Fred E. Hunter Wacondary William Owen Chicago Normal School Ben B. Lindsey Lindsey Tate Wandit

Rotarians in Paris Tour Auto Factories

American Rotary club delegates visiting Paris spent their last day sightseeing and inspecting French industry. They visited all Jarga automobile plants in groups led by prominent businessmen. The 500 delegates were received by President Millerand at the See palace. A breeding program will coach with 2 bang for the Rotarians and their wives. Many of the delegates bound for New York will tour Europe before returning home.

Associated Press Paris American Rotary Club Jarga Millerand See Palace

Kenyon to Lead Coal Riots Probe in Senate Hearings

Senate labor committee Chairman Henyok will head hearings on coal discontent with members Senator Phipps from Colorado Shortridge from California Keller from Tennessee Walsh from Michigan and other Republicans. Democrats and Republicans debate venue for West Virginia hearings as of July.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Senate Kentucky Henyog Labor Committee Senator Phipps Colorado Shortridge California ieKellar Tennessee Walsh Michigan West Virginia

Woman Pays Freak Bet On Carpentier Parade

Omaha observers watched Mrs. Rose Stodden present a freak bet on the Dempsey Carpentier hour as she piloted Walter Binkley in a gaily decorated wheelharrow procession. A placard reading I bet on Carpentier was pinned to her back and the route took 25 minutes to complete.

Omaha Neb Rose Stodden Walter

Bolsheviks Buy $100 Million in Goods From Europe and U S

London reports Soviet Russia expanding trade with Europe and America, listing purchases in Germany England Sweden and the United States totaling 100 million. Arcos offices host Soviet delegation while London and Bridgeport observers note industrial unrest and protests against unemployment and wage suppression.

United Press London Russia Europe United States Petrograd England Arcos all-Russia Cooperative Society Galesi Sweden Soviet Russia Fur Nish Elong

Riot Quelled After A B & A Road Clash

July in Georgia reports a riot between strike sympathizers and Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroad workers near the shops. Troops from two units arrived at 8 am and restored order. Striking engineer W. T. Reid was wounded five times, with slight recovery expected. Marines were placed on guard as a 1 2 service train continued during the disruption.

Atlante, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad Cones Shops Deacon Cordelie Sheriffl Dorming W. T. Reid

Trotzky in Jay Report in Paris

Reports from Paris describe mentions of Leon Trotsky and international affairs as the Third International began sessions in Moscow about a week ago. The text references prison, congress, and inter nations without clear details. The fragmentary dispatches lack verifiable specifics and names.

Associated Press Paris Mars Nikos Lynine

Bible Best Seller Near Children's Tales At Book Fair

Chicago publishers say the Bible now ranks beside juvenile stories as a best seller at a book fair opening today. Juvenile books predominate and demand for children’s titles is said to be higher than ever while the Bible also shows rising popularity amid a shift toward modern fiction.

Associated Press Chicago

Two Children Die in Coon River Tragedy

Associated Press reports the deaths of Marie and Bessie, two young girls, in a river accident at Coon River. Authorities halted search efforts as the community mourns.

Coon River The Associated Press Marie Bessie

War Ended Between Austria and U S Declared by Congress

Austrian officials and newspapers report the American congress adopted a resolution ending the war with Germany and Austria Hungary. Hope for U S financial aid is regarded as doubtful at the present time.

Brown Ae Vienna American Congress Germany Austria- Hungary

Germans plan to test legality of peace resolution

Rep Flood predicted legal challenges will reach the supreme court to decide if Congress can declare peace with Germany and Austria-Hungary. Germans whose property was seized by the alien property custodian plan suits to recover assets, including dye patents, with New York lawyers to contest sales to American citizens under wartime law.

United Press Washington D. C United States Supreme Court Representative Flood Virginia House Foreign Affaira Committee Congress Germany Austria-Hungary High Court Germanus New York

Scow Crew Drifts in Fog on Lake Superior

A derrick scow owned by a Duluth based concern drifted for 12 hours in Lake Superior under heavy fog while its tug was maneuvering near Two Harbors. The dredge scow was found near Devil's Island after an all day search, having traveled about 25 miles into the shipping channel as steamers passed.

Duluth Minn Lake Superior Two Devil's Island

Sioux City Girl in Dallas Fire Pitches Sister Out Window

Seven people injured in a Dallas Regal hotel fire, three severely. Miss Alice Roberts, 17, and Miss Elenora Roberts, 24, from Sioux City were among the injured. Elenora hurled her sister from the window to escape the smoke. both sisters later hospitalized. A second blaze at Dublin hotel prompted police to investigate arson suspicions. One man held for inquiry.

United Press Dallas Tex Regal Dublin Hotel Thse Alice Roberts Elenora Roberts Sioux City Elenora

Arrest Looms for Last Milwaukee Whisky Ring Member

Milwaukee police expect arrest of the final alleged conspirator in the Kenosha and Milwaukee whisky scheme after Harry Feuer and Charles Grosscurth surrendered in Chicago. They pleaded not guilty on $5,000 bail, joining Walter M. Burke, Joseph A. Budar, Bert Herzog, Joseph Custo, and others in an alleged prohibition enforcement conspiracy to bring whisky into Milwaukee and Kenosha.

Milwaukee Wis Chicago Harry Feuer Charles Grosscurth S Feuer Grosscurth Walter M. Burke Kenosha Joseph A. Budar Bert P. Herzog Joseph Custo Internal Revenue Office Milwauke

Man Found Dead in Boat on Pewaukee Lake

Arthur Taubert of Milwaukee was found in an oarless rowboat on Pewaukee Lake with a knife in his heart. He had been last seen Monday night with a young woman whose identity remains unknown to his Milwaukee friends and his brother W Taubert. The group had been spending the weekend at the lake.

Associated Press Waukesha Wis Arthur, Taubert Milwaukee Pewaukee Lake Taubert W. Taubert

British Mediterranean Fleet Concentrates Near Constantinople

The British East Fleet and accompanying ships, including the aircraft carrier Pegasus, move toward or near Constantinople as anxiety rises over the Turkish situation. Reinforcements of pilots are reportedly being sent from England to the region.

Presa Malta Pegasus Constantinople England

Endeavorers Seek More Young Men for Pulpits Study

United Press reports from New York July 6 that the world Christian Endeavor convention opened with relief of the nationwide pulpit famine as its first aim. Buffalo committeeman M. Sherwood said organized effort would recruit young men to study for the ministry and bolster the nation’s half empty seminaries.

United Press New York World Christian Endeavor M. Sherwood Buffalo

Widow of British Captain Survives Sharaban Tragedy

Mrs. L Buchanan, widow of Captain E L Buchanan killed in the Me sopotamia riots, endured weeks in the Sheik Majid’s harem and a perilous ordeal before rescue by a British relief column led by Brigadier General F E Conyngham. Her account praises British bravery and the woman’s resolve during the rising.

L. Buchanan E. Ll. Buchanan Mesopotamia Sheik Majid F. E. Conyngham Sharaban Terrife

Birth Registrars Delayed as Board Adjourns in Black Hawk

Black Hawk county delays new birth and death recording system until July 11 after board adjourned without listing township registrars. June births total 152, 5 per day, attributed to aggressive pursuit of records by Fred S. Pettit and officials. A midwife and physician were urged to file overdue returns ahead of the July 4 law change.

Black Hawk County Fred S. Pettit Pettit

Los Angeles bids for Dempsey Johnson fight plan

A Los Angeles group of businessmen wired manager Jack Kearns proposing a Dempsey versus Johnson bout on Labor Day with 50 percent of receipts to fighters and 50 percent to war veterans. A $200,000 guarantee was set for Dempsey, who said he would fight Johnson or any opponent, leaving scheduling to Kearns.

United Press Los Angeles Cal Jack Kearns Dempsey Jack, Johnson Chicago Jack Johnson Jack Dempsey Fort Leavenworth Kearns Manseer

Germany May Not Frame Treaty If Allies Interpose

A fragment from the New York Evening Post discusses political factors delaying or blocking a postwar treaty with Germany. It notes fears of a senate rebellion and renewed irreconcilable opposition to the Versailles settlement, suggesting time cools passions but unresolved resistance persists.

Germany Senate

Babies Great Aid to Complexion and Beauty

United Press reports Paris surgeon Dr. Breitman arguing American women must have more children for beauty citing Venus. In New York, Anne Kennedy counters that American women should have fewer babies to protect complexion and health, noting poverty districts show premature aging and poorer offspring.

United Press Paris Breitman Parie United Press Today America Brettman Venus New York Anne Kennedy Birth ‘Control Review Kennedy

Father's Writ for Children Dismissed in Oklahoma Case

Adjudication of the custody dispute between J. Roy Maltbie of Cherokee Oklahoma and Mrs Fairy Maltbie ended this afternoon as habeas corpus was dismissed in Judge Wood's court. The matter involved two boys ages 7 and 9 and sensational kidnapping accusations by the father. The mother testified her Waterloo trip was to visit her sister and she did not intend to spirit the children away, claiming the husband opposed the visit. The couple agreed to return to Oklahoma to settle differences in the courts there. Both parties appeared well dressed and affluent, and the children greeted their father as the mother stood apart.

J. Roy Maltbie Okia Fairy Maltbie Oklahoma

Auto Wrecking Firm Pleads Not Guilty In Junked Car Case

Morris Fish and Carl Unger of Fish & Unger auto wrecking were arraigned in municipal court after Sheriff H. T. Wagner charged them with violating motor vehicle law by refusing to transfer ownership of a junked vehicle. Attorney W. L. Belt entered a not guilty plea and asked for a continuance. hearing set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. County attorney W. R. French to prosecute. The case centers on license transfer issues for cars declared junked and later disposed of as rebuilder cars, with the defense contending the car was sold as junk and later re-licensed with guidance from a treasurer's office attaché.

Morris Fish Carl Unger Fish

Strohbehn Family Holds 1921 Reunion at Reinbeck

The Strohbeh n family held its annual picnic and homecoming Saturday on Roy Strohbehn’s property in Reinbeck Iowa. About 141 dined, guests came from Idaho the Dakotas and eastern Iowa. The afternoon featured readings talks and baseball games while Otto Albert spoke on family history and farm bureau affiliation.

Reinbeck Strohbehn Roy Strohbehn Idaho Dakotas Iowa Otto Albert Ithru itWo Grundy Tama

New Gun Claim Sparks Five Ton Shell at 300 Miles

Scientists and inventors discussed a claimed gun by John Temple that could launch a five ton shell 200 to 300 miles. Dr. Miller Reese Hutchinsen demonstrated a small model on the fifty first floor of the Woolworth Building with a three inch long projectile. The test aimed to mute noise by confining gases, with a cash register like sound noted during discharge.

Associated Press New York Miller Reese Hutchinsen Thomas A. Edison John Temple Dr. Hutchinson Woolworth Hutchinson Jay

Leavitt and Johnson National Bank Reserve Report

Reserve District No 7 reports the condition of Leavitt Johnson National Bank Waterloo Iowa as of June 30 1922 listing totals for loans discounts notes and bills rediscounted with the Fed and various assets and liabilities including cash real estate and reserves with the Federal Reserve Bank and other banking items totaling several million dollars. The page shows line items with exact figures such as cash vaults deposits and miscellaneous assets including securities and overdrafts in a standard national bank condition report format.

Reserve District No Leavitt & 2 Johnson National Bank Waterloo Iowa Federal Reserve Bank U.S United States U. S Bawk National Bank State of Banking House Due Reserve Bank GU. S Pstante Soerus Mabe Toney

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Kenyon Virginia Lee Howard Chandler Christy Christy Girl Abett Misa Lee Nore Mexico City New Orleans RED Bridgeport Conn Central Labor Union Treat Trotzky Children’s Tales Bookmen Austris Big Whisky Ring Wan Dempsey- Johnson Oscar Brown Rock Island, I Eisie S. Steen Davenport Tohn L. Dearhamer Oelwein Dylla I. Conner Nba Sap BEA Black Hawk Chas. W. Knoop Marcham Geo. B. Miller Hutchison Joes T. Swirt
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