Seven Dead in Dubuque Storm Toll and Sewer Tragedy
Severe rainstorms hit Dubuque Iowa causing seven deaths and extensive property loss. Five drowned at Union Park when a pavilion collapsed into four feet of water. Two others died after a woman attempting to rescue her nieces was swept into the Bee Branch sewer. One child and another adult remain unaccounted for.
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Dubuque
Union Park
Lnto
Bee Branch
Park
Chris Wagner
Blanche
Walter
Hast Dubuque. Sarah Shier, Age 4, Dubuque. Herbert Rickh, Age 4, Dubuque
George Kennicker
Ruth Brosh
Gertrude Wagner
Ruth Brose
al Schwind
Udder
Vans Fark
Clinton
Maquoketa
Buckwheat Sowing July Safe Says Polk County Official
Des Moines reports that buckwheat can be sown safely in mid July per Don Merrill assistant county agent. Buckwheat matures quickly and thrives in cool weather, with July sowing avoiding peak heat to protect seed yield. It suits low fertility soil and helps green and yellowed ground. Paris reports a July 9 plan to form a republic in German eastern territories assigned to Poland.
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Polk County
Des Moines
Don”, Merrill
Iowa
Kew Tkut
Paris
Germany
Poland
Austria Seeks League Protection After Peace Terms
Austria hopes for membership in the league of nations once a responsible government is in place and capable of meeting obligations. The Austrian reply to peace terms, dating from St Germain en Laye, states willingness to participate in protection without full rights and duties of membership, noting German Austria bears responsibility unjustly.
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Paris
League of Nations
St. Germain-en-Laye
Renner
Clepénceau
Italy Wants Order and Peace Aimed by Premier Nitti
Premier Francisco Nitti told parliament Italy will maintain order with firmness and no hesitation while carrying out a government program to hasten peace negotiations. The aim is to transform from war to peace, abolish wartime measures no longer needed, and alleviate the bitter conditions by lowering prices to guard social peace.
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Nitti
Associated Press
Rome
Francisco Nitti
20000 Allied Soldiers to Parade in Paris Victory Day
Twenty thousand picked men representing all allied armies will parade from Porte Maillot to Place de la Republique on July 14 to celebrate Victory Day. Gen Pershing and his staff will ride behind Marshal Foch in the grand march down the Champs Elysees to the Place de la Republique.
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Paris
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Place de la Republique
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Avenue de la Grande Armee
Arc de Triomphe
Avenue Des Champs Elysees
Place de la Concorde
Rue Royale
Boulevards Capucines Italiens
Montmarte
Poissonaire Lions
St. Denis
St. Martin
Gen. Pershing
Marshal Foch
Wilson for Trade With Germany Ai Soon As Possible
President Wilson, at the White House, urged resuming trade with Germany at once to help meet reparations while keeping American troops on the Rhine until Germany delivers all military material required by the treaty. He also said the League of Nations covenant should be included in every Versailles treaty and spoke on Fiume, demobilization, and postwar reconstruction.
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Washington, D. C
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White House
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Rhine
Paris
League of Nations
Versailles
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United States
Fiume
London
Croatia
Italy
Europe
Des Moines Hosts 1920 State Golfers Tournament
Cedar Rapids July 10 Larl Piepho and A E Durin lead Des Moines hopefuls in the 1920 state golf championship as third round matches pit Piepho against Alfred Peaslee of Dubuque and Durin against Robert McKee of Grandview Des Moines. Rudolph Knepper Sioux City faces James Hubbell Des Moines Country Club and G Deckler Rock Island opposes Francis Dickinson Des Moines Country Club. Directors meet set Des Moines as next year’s host city.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar| Rapids
Larl Piepho
A. E. Durin
John Talty
Piepho
Alfred Peaslee
Dubuque
Durin
Robert McKee
Grandview Club
Des Moines
Rudolph Knepper
Sioux City
James Hubbell
Baby Ice Fund Receives First Public Contributions
The Courier and Reporter urges readers to donate to the Baby Fund to supply ice and milk for underprivileged infants in Waterloo. Citizens are asked to contribute any amount, with about $300 needed to cover urgent items. The fund will be managed by the Social Welfare league through the public health nursing department to ensure wise use of funds.
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Courier and Reporter
Public Health Nursing Department
Social Welfare League
Waterloo
Wilson to submit league treaty to Senate today
President Wilson plans to present to the Senate only the league covenant treaty today while a separate pact with France guaranteeing aid in case of unprovoked German attack will be offered later. He explained the France pact aims to protect France until the guarantee is no longer needed and noted the distinct purposes of the two agreements.
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Associated Preas
Washington
DD. C
Jimly
Wilson
Senate
League Or Nations
United States
France
Germany
League of Nations
Paat
Raiser enraged by trial plans at Amerongen castle
June 15. Former German emperor reacts to peace treaty clause calling for trials for violations of international morality and treaties. He sits alone at Amerongen castle in deep thought, while Empress Auguste Victoria and his suite pace the grounds. He resumes sawing logs, aiming to burn 10,000 by next winter as fuel.
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Amerongen
Associated Press
Auguste Victoria
Ater
Hohenzollern
Baby Girls Born in Cedar Falls in Pleasant Afternoon
Yesterday in Cedar Falls three baby girls were born at Sartori hospital to Mr and Mrs Randall Maye Car Fish and Mr Ira Heald all healthy and of normal weight. Mothers reported doing finely and new families celebrated the event. The Manchester strike ended after talks. workers to resume on 48 hour week with five percent wage rise. The Courier urges timely home delivery before 6:30 p.m.
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Cedar Falls
Sartori Hospital
Randall Me. Maye
Car Fish
Ira BE. Heald
Fairfield
Manchester
Tre
London
Lancashire
Epochal Senate Session On Peace Treaty Ratification
President Wilson plans to present the Versailles treaty to the Senate in a landmark session. He will argue for ratification with no changes or reservations despite opposition leaders’ belief a simple majority may suffice. The league of nations covenant dominates the address as he outlines other treaty features.
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Associated Press
Washington, Inc
Wilson
Senate
Washington
D. C
League of Nations
Versailles
Print-Writing Urged by British Movement
British movement urges print-writing as an act of nationalism. The debate centers on making the treaty publicly printed and explained, with open Senate debate and possible presidential address. The White House signals eagerness for detailed explanations, while leaders discuss open doors and public access during ratification.
German Assembly Defeats Resolution on Entente Trial Ruling
In Treviso July 10, the German National Assembly decisively defeated a conservative resolution tying ratification of the treaty to international law on trial authority and penalties. The treaty itself passed quickly after debate, with votes from Demokrats and several notable conservatives against the resolution.
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Treviso Weohuur
German National Assembly
K. Schiffer
Bernard Dernburg
Finance
Friedrich von Payer
Imperial
Ebert Signs Pact and Ratification Moves to Versailles
Berlin reports Ebert signed the treaty at 8 oclock but the document was dispatched to Versailles. Versailles received formal notification of ratification this morning from Baron von Leisner to Col Henry, who relayed it to the French Foreign Office. Washington notes the Justice Department approves releasing most German and Austrian aliens on parole.
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Berlin
Ebert
Versailles
Baron Karl von Leisner
Col. Henry
Henry
Foreign Office
Washington
Germany
Department of Justice
Print writing proposed in England to speed learning
A discussion on adopting a print style based on Roman block letters with simplified a and g forms. It claims quicker literacy, better spelling, and reduced writing time by avoiding joins. British authorities favor it, and a London firm has adopted the system amid others considering its use. Smoke Diamond Joe Cigars.
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England
London
Blimp B-34 Makes Transatlantic Return Flight
The British airship B-34 continues homeward from New York after its 86 hour American sojourn. It passed over Times Building, drew crowds on Broadway, and headed toward the east as weather and sea conditions shaped the final leg of its record nonstop crossing.
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America
Loosevelt
Minsola
New York City
Times Building
Lower Manhattan
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Sta Ie
Mineola
Bar Harbor
Broadway
Maj. G. Scott
Golive
Seatt
Maj
Scott
United States Weather Bureau
Roosevelt Field
Tima
Wheat Forecast Slashed by Disease and Drought, AP Report
The July forecast from the Agriculture Department shows a large cut in wheat production due to plant disease and adverse conditions in June, lowering total output to 1.161 billion bushels. Winter wheat declines. corn rises to 2.815 billion, with yields by state listed, and potatoes and oats also noted. The report details state by state conditions for winter and spring wheat, highlighting Ohio to Oklahoma and Minnesota to Montana figures.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Sericulture
Ohio
Indiana
Mlllinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Wilson presses league as necessity in new order
President Wilson submitted the German peace treaty to the Senate and argued the league of nations is a practical necessity for a lasting world order. He noted even skeptics grew to favor the covenant, while galleries cheered as he spoke from the Senate chamber.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Germany
Senate
Paris
League of Nations
Marshall
Master Plumbers to Meet in Waterloo Wednesday July 23
Waterloo Sanitary club hosts a booster meeting on July 23 at its clubrooms over 411 Fifth Street West. State plumbing and sanitation laws will be explained by speakers as the northeast district gathers. Leaders include Kay Redington and John Salz with a program from 2 to 5 30 p m followed by banquet and smoker.
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Fifth Street West
Waterloo
Kay Redington
John P. Salz
John Zook
Jack Bruner
Sidney Smith
W. C. McCarten
Marshalltown
Iowa Master Plumbers’ Association
Frank A. Nixon
Fort Dodge
Leroy Tillson
Boone
Harding
State Board of Health
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H. D. Cowles
Waterlow Manufacturing Company
D. Fanty Bechtel
Master Plumber
Midwest
R. C. Thompson
Will
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