Drowning Tragedy Halts Scout Camp Plans in Cedar River
Two Boy Scouts James Orpley and Herbert Mason drowned in the Cedar River at Elk Run while swimming after a scout outing from Troop 12 led by J. En. Mills. Scout officials blamed disregard of explicit safety instructions as the cause. The bodies were recovered after a long search, with a reward offered by the Lions Club for the second body.
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James Orpley
Herbert Mason
Cedar River
Eli Run
Petersen Bros
Young Torpler
Burlington
Sregard
J. En. Mills
Kiwanis
Elk Run
Mills
Welter Owens
Ray L. Short
Melvin
Wright
Beech Street
Ross Baldwin
Afr
James Torpley
A. C. Wilford
Lions Club
Roterians in Paris Plan Picnic to Famous Battlefields
Two hundred American Rotary delegates arriving in Paris for the International Association congress will be joined by about 260 English Rotarians. A full program starts Monday with a visit to Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood led by Gen. Nivelle, followed by a basket lunch.
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Associated Press
Paris
International Association of
Rotary Clubs
Hedinsburgh
Scotland
Union
Chauteau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Nivelle
Japanese League backs three way disarmament pact
The Japanese League of Nations society announced resolutions favoring disarmament through an Anglo Japanese American entente. The body also stated that the Yan mandate did not require any alteration.
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United Press
Tokio
League of Nations Society Today
Millionaire Maid Pleads Guilty and Receives Probation
Chicago reports "Millionaire Maid" Heil pleaded guilty to four counts of larceny and was placed on probation after victims testified restitution was likely. Heil, wife of a estate dealer, worked as a private-home maid and stole clothing, jewelry and furniture worth thousands.
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Chicago
Eitz
Heil
Howat-Dorohy Trial Rest as Defense Demurrer Ruled
Columbus Kansas reports the Howat Dorohy case reached a pause as the state rested after three witnesses. The defense submitted a demurrer to the evidence which was overruled. The defense then proceeded without offering further evidence. Warendt Street Baptist Church announces a Sunday school program tomorrow afternoon.
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Columbus
Kan
Howat-Dorohy
World bets on big ring battle Dempsey Carpentier
World interest centers on the Dempsey Carpentier fight with cables from Tokio Manila Capetown Rio de Janeiro Buenos Aires Sydney and more. Odds favor Dempsey in Manila and Sydney while Carpentier draws strong support in Cape Town and Rio. Sentiment varies by region as newspapers prepare extensive coverage and all night parties await results.
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Tokio
Jack Dempsey
United States
Dempsey
Demarsey Manila
Manila
Georges Carpentier
Dave
Carpentier
Capetown
South Africa
New York
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Sydney Fryors
Sydney
Soapmaker Wins Bread Prize At Evanston Fair
Charles F. Champlin, treasurer of a soap factory, won the best loaf of bread prize at the Evanston fair. He defeated 450 women entrants and received a work apron with blue ribbons as the award.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Charles F. Champlin
Evanston Fair
Ostrem Named Deputy Secretary of State
Des Moines June 36 AP confirms W C Ramsey named A L Istrem deputy secretary of state to succeed Lillian Leffert who resigned. Istrem a former Jewell lawyer has served in the secretary of state's office for three years.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
W. C. Ramsey
L. Istrem
Lillian Leffert
Ostrem
Jewell, Ta
Secretary of State
Gas Tank Fire After Lighted Match Accident
Rus sell Van Ry tried to gauge gasoline level in his car with a lit match. The tank exploded and he suffered severe burns. Doctors expect recovery.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Russell
van Ry
Enforcement Bill Signed in Wisconsin by Gov Blaine
Madison Wis June 30 Gov Blaine signed the prohibition enforcement bill as amended to cut off home brew production. The measure becomes effective tomorrow and mirrors the vetoed Matheson bill in its rigidity.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wis
Matheson
Blaine
Morrow
Five Men Arrested as Beer Seized in Chicago from Iowa
Police in Chicago seized two truckloads of beer and arrested five men. A truck driver claimed the vehicles were en route from Iowa with an Iowa license, confirming a cross state connection.
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Chicago
Iowa
Associated Frass
English Air Police Force to Be Enlarged
London June 30 The royal airship constabulary will be quadrupled according to the Daily Sketch increasing manpower from 12 600 to 56 006 in the service.
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Associated Press
London
Royal Airship Constabulary
Daily Sketch
Good results shown by partial returns on G W A campaign
About 75 new members joined the Greater Waterloo association by noon as drive officials noted only half the returns in. It is expected that once all teams report to the clubrooms the results will be satisfactory. Volunteers again worked at the clubrooms giving lists and instructions to sign up new members believed to benefit the community.
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Greater Waterloo Association
Stillman Refuses Questions On Relations With Florence Leeds
James A. Stillman again declined to answer questions about his ties to Florence H. Leeds in the divorce suit with Mrs. Stillman. He refused to confirm paternity of Leeds’s son born 1918 or the 1919 stillborn child, citing possible legal repercussions. Attorneys clashed over the line of inquiry as photos, gifts, and travel to the courthouse were discussed amid the trial proceedings.
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Associated Press
Poughkeepsie
James A. StillMan
Florence H. Leeds
Fiti Potter
Mrs. Leeds
Jay Leeds
Mr. Stilman
Mr. Stillman
Altho
South African Star Secures Championship Challenge Spot
South African tennis star B J G Norton earned the right to face William Tilden in the British turf court championship challenge round after beating Manuel Alonzo. In women’s events, Mie Lenglen and Elizabeth Ryan won their semifinals 6-2 6-1 in doubles, and Lycett with Ryan advanced to the mixed doubles semifinals with a 6-2 7-5 win.
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Associated Press
Wimbledon
B. J. G. Norton
William T. Tilden
Philadelphia
Manuel Alonzo
Spain
Mie Lenglen
France
Elizabeth Ryan
America
Shepard
F. M. Hawkins
England
Randolph Lycett
California
F. M. B. Fisher
Patriotic Professor Develops Red White and Blue Corn
Northwestern University professor William L. Woodburn announces a three year experiment yielding red white and blue corn. He achieved banded grains by crossing red and white ears to produce blue ears and grafting the three varieties. He hopes to perfect solid color bars in the future.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William L. Woodburm
Northwestern University
Woodburn
Illinois air field approved by Weeks
The Illinois air field near Belleville has been approved by Secretary of War Weeks as the home station for new dirigibles purchased abroad and for a balloon training school. Congress granted 1 million for construction. the field dates to World War I and has been idle for over a year except for civilian guards.
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Associated Press
Belleville
Scottield
Secretary of War
Government debt funding for railroads discussed at White House
Washington officials report a White House conference among President Harding and Secretaries Mellon and Hoover focused on funding obligations owed to railroads by the government due to wartime operation. The topic received particular attention.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
White House
Harding
Mellon
Hoover
City in Brief Highlights from Waterloo notices and travels
A Waterloo city notices roundup reports local theft of a tire and battery from A. R. Moore in Kingsley Avenue, staff changes at Bradstreet in Des Moines, and travels including J. H. Couch at University of Illinois summer school. It notes illness-driven leaves, family outings, police actions in Dubuque, and a proposed China missionary vacation plan.
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A. R. Moore
Kingsley Avenue
J. H. Couch
University of Illinois
Police Recover Car Stolen in Dubuque
Police locate the Overland car, traded for a Buick stolen in Dubuque, at the Fish and Anger garage. W. Hendricks, arrested in connection with the theft, was sent to Dubuque by J. W. Gillis, the Dubuque police chief, after a wire alerted authorities.
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W. Hendricks
Dubuque
Fish & Aniger
Hendricks
J. W. Gillis
Funeral notices and deaths in Iowa city area
Mortuary notice for Helen Faye Marietta age 21 of 2829 Fourth Street East who died at 3 50 p m after training in Iowa City. Born March 21 1900 in Vinton she studied at Cedar Falls and nursing in Iowa City. Funeral at Grace M E church in Vinton burial Evergreen Cemetery. Also death of Mrs Garis Qieson 74 near Cedar Falls from cancer funeral Saturday at O Keefe Towne. Mary A De Voe born 1847 in Argyle Wisconsin. married J W Kidd 1884 died 1907. remarried Chris Oleson 1916 Cedar Falls with surviving husband son and two stepdaughters.
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Louis H. Marietta
Fourth Street
Miss Marietta
Iowa City
Vinton
Iowa
East High
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Methodist Episcopal Church
Grace M. EF. Church
Evergreen Cemetery
E. J. Lockwood
Garis Qieson
O'Keefe & Towne
Charles E. Luce
Fairview
Mary A. de Voe
Argyle
Green County
Wis
Freeport
J. W. Kidd
O. M. Kidd
Waterloo
Chris Oleson
Beastie Kling
Martintown
Riva Long
Blue City
Wia
Rum Figures Big In Police Books
Waterloo police records for June show 68 arrests with 31 for intoxication and 28 drunk driving charges. Traffic violations were at a low, with six bookings for traffic law and seven for speeding, while other misdemeanors included disturbing public quiet and indecent behavior.
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John Barleycorn
Waterloo Police Department
Ruth Robinson
Police Department
Eleven year old boy accidentally shoots two brothers
Centerville Iowa June 30 Eleven year old Roy Sharp accidentally shoots and kills his brother Keith nine and wounds another brother John six at the family farm near Moravia. The boys were bringing in cows Roy took the gun to shoot rabbits Keith is dead and John is seriously hurt.
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Associated Press
Centerville
Roy Sharp
Kieth
John
Moravia
Roy
Sluggish Reports In Rail Rules Talks Prompt Board Action
Chicago June 30 Only about one third of the employes group negotiating with the railroads had been reported to the United States railroad labor board today. Under the boards order the rules controversy should have been settled or sent back by July 1. Despite slow reporting the board prepared to study the numerous disputes already on hand.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Court Upholds State Owned Cement Plant
South Dakota Supreme Court denies Ed win Egan writ of prohibition to block bond sales by the cement commission. The court finds the cement and byproducts are necessary to the people and state ownership promotes public welfare and economic equity.
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Associated Press
Pierre
South Dakota
Supreme Court
Edwin E. Egan
Cement Commission
Michigan to Remove Soldier Bonus Block
Michigan lawmakers meet in a second special session to re enact a soldier bonus enabling act. A previous session failed to exempt the 30 million dollar bond issue from taxation hindering sale and delaying bonus payments.
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Associated Press
Fansing
Mich
Michigan
Minnesota Harvest Starts Cutting Rye
Faribault Minnesota begins its first harvest of the season with rye already being cut. Yields are expected at least 20 bushels per acre and rye fields will be widely worked in Rice County by tomorrow. Corn growth leads the year by about three weeks according to veteran farmers.
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Associated Press
Faribault
Minn
Minnesota
Rice County
Miss Koch Wickersham Tie The Knot In Cedar Rapids Garden
Katharine Humbird Koch of Cedar Rapids and Chase Wickersham, proprietor of Wickersham Electrical Appliance in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, were married in a garden ceremony at the Koch residence Cedar Rapids last evening attended by about 250 guests. The couple planned to spend weeks in the Rocky Mountains before settling back in Cedar Rapids after September.
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Katharine Humbird_Koch
Cedar Rapids
Chase Wickersham
Wickersham
Waterloo
Edward Thomas Koch
Rocky Mountains
Navy board to study bomb hits on Iowa
Off Norfolk June 30 an official board of naval observers led by Capt Luke McNamee will study the results of aerial bombing on the battleship Iowa The report says only two direct hits were confirmed but other bombs may have caused damage if guided true
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United Press
U. S._S. Henderson
Norfolk
Naval
Iowa
Luke McNamee
Nevada
Belivers
Rock Fall Kills Pit Boss and Engineers at Saline Four Mine
Harrisburg Illinois June 30 A rock fall at the Saline Four mine killed pit boss K A Miller and civil engineers W C Locke and A C Roundtree. The bodies were recovered and brought to the surface.
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Harrisburg
K. A. Miller
W. C. Locke
C. Roundtree
Saline Four
Movie Men Make Up Committee to Call on Mr Zukor
The second annual convention of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America adjourned in Minneapolis with near peace between independent producers and exhibitors toward Adolph Zukor and the Famous Players Lasky. A committee was formed to seek a settlement and to explore launching a $5,000,000 distribution corporation. Sydney Cohen of New York was re-elected president.
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United Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Moving Picture Congress
Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America
Adolph Zukor
Famous Players Lasky Corporation
Zukor
United States
Sydney Cohen
New York
Cohen
Farmers to Tell What Is Wrong With Hollywood Practices
The federation will ask farmers in 1,70 counties to fill a four question questionnaire about farm problems. The results will be submitted to the joint congregational committees investigating farm issues. The committee, chaired by Representative Anderson of Minnesota, meets in Washington July 11.
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Players Lasky Corporation
Associated Chicago
Tan Bureau Federation
Joint Congregational Committees
Washington
Anderson
Minnesota
Whiting Stores Fire Causes $50,000 Loss
Fire in Whiting Iowa destroyed a half block of five buildings. The blaze started early this morning in a store occupied by C. P. Wise and caused an estimated loss of $50,000.
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Associated Prexz
Whiting
C. P. Wise
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