Women contest school board seats in Waterloo
Two women enter the Waterloo school board race backed by the local Woman's club as candidates for east and west boards. Mrs. B. J. Howrey and Mrs. F. Marquis win club support amid calls for maternal representation. Election set for March 14 with petitions needing 18 signatures.
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Waterloo
Woman's Club
B. J. Howrey
FL. Marquis
L. C. Hemsworth
Woman’s Club
We Club
Howrey
East Board
J. W. Arbuckie
C . Fish
I. R. Howard
Wowman’s Club
Bowrey
Aeaet
Senate tightens focus on naval bill amid Japan question debate
AP dispatches report Senate closed executive discussion on the Japanese issue to sway support for the naval appropriation. Senator Lodge led the move, while Senator Williams of Mississippi reportedly pressed his opposition. Other items note waterpower exclusion for national parks, radical deportation families in distress, and cabinet department reform favored by President-elect Harding. The House moved to repeal wartime laws as Wilson meets his cabinet and Hays resigns from the Republican committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Lodge
Senate
Williams
Mississippi
Washogzion
House
Washington, D. C
Antires
France
Nicholas Montenegro
Department of National Refcise
Harding
Westington
Pilt
Wim
Cit
Wilson
Lape
Ashington
Japan
England
United Sta Wash
B.C
Hays
Repblican ‘National Committee
Coblenz
Germany
Slayer of Herbert Ziegler Sits in Cell on Murder Charge
Chicago report describes Mrs. Isabella Cora Orthwein jailed on murder charges for killing Herbert Ziegler in her Gold Coast apartment. Bail set at 82500. arraignment postponed to March 10 as coroner's inquest continues. Orthwein reflects on youth and simple life while recounting relationship history and motives.
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Herb” Ziegler
Associated Press
Chicago
Cora Orthwein
Herbert P. Flegier
Baris
Onthbwein
Unitedress
Isabella
Columbus
Ohio
Golden Palace
Sam
Orthwein
Pittsburgh
Herbert Ziegler
New York
Herb
Herbert P. Ziegler
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Peter Jegier
Ziegler
Herbert
Ziegler Ziegler
Isebella Cora Orthwein
Gold Coast
Court Rejects Homefolks Plan for Stockyard Sale Day
In Washington Justice Stafford rejects Swift & Co and Armour & Co plans to sell stockyard holdings after 30 days of testimony. Trustees may take over Morris & Co and Wilson & Co interests. valuations to be heard before setting a price. Other stockyards deals and a one year sale deadline are noted. Harding farewell to Marion crowds marks end of era before inauguration.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Swift & Co
Armour & Co
Stafford
District Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Afford
Washington Trust Company
Morris & Co
Wilson & Co
Cudahy Pier
I Sts
Swift
National Fish Day Seeks U.S. Fish Day March nine
Secretary Alexander urges all Americans to eat fish at least once on March 9 designated National Fish Day. He asks fish dealers to offer reasonable prices and attractive displays to boost consumption while noting Americans eat far less fish than Britons Swedes Norwegians and Canaries who consume 65 52 44 and 30 pounds yearly, respectively.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Alexander
Secretary of Commerce
America
Great Britain
Sweden
Norway
Canaria
Trapped Miners at Kathleen Mine Declared Lost
Final rescue attempts ended as experts concluded seven men trapped since last Wednesday are dead after a shaft release of deadly gas. The Kathleen mine near Bowell faced a grim recovery as authorities prepare to recover bodies.
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Associated Press
Bowell
Kathleen
Local road conditions and forecast for Iowa Minnesota towns
Locally unpaved roads are muddy with gumbo sections. most routes are fair for motor traffic. Forecast calls for generally fair and colder weather tonight and Thursday for the listed cities including Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City Marshall Town New Hampton Postville Waterloo Waverly.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Charles Sty
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Farhault
la Cressy
Wis
Mason City
Marshalltown
New Hampton
Postville
Waterloo
Waverle
Blame for Porter wreck laid on engine crew
Officials of the Michigan Central say engineer W Long and fireman G F Block violated rules by failing to observe signals leading to the Porter Indiana wreck that killed 27. The pair were to be dismissed. Interst ate Commerce Commission and coroner planned further inquiries as bodies were shipped to relatives.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Porter
India
Long
George F. Block
Michigan Central
Kalamazoo
Jenny Shearer
Michigan Central Railroad
Long and Block
Jackson
Mich
New York Central
East
Shearer
Interstate Commerce Commission
H. GO. Seipel
Porter County
Girl, 2, Bruised When Automobile Passes Over Body
Little Ruby Smith two was played with by her sister Vivian four and a neighbor girl near the Smith home when Roy W. Hansen's car passed over Ruby causing multiple bruises. The doctor coroner Dr. Sydney Smith reported no broken bones and possible internal injuries are not yet ruled out.
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Ruby Smith
Sydney Smith
Roy W. Hansen
Vivian
Smith
Dr.Smith
Innocent man seeks credit for prior time served
Richard Meal, convicted in federal court of forging postal money orders for $908, argues his five years already served for murder, before a pardon declaring non guilt, should reduce his current sentence. Judge Landis awaited his appeal ruling as sentence was deferred pending investigation.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Richard Meal
Landis
Warrants Served in Cement Indictments
United States Marshals served warrants on 42 individuals and 74 cement firms named in indictments for restraint of trade. The cases stem from evidence gathered at the Lockwood inquiry, with Alpha Atlas Lehigh Universal Portland and Giant Cement companies among those charged.
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Hited Press
New York
United States
Judge Hand
Lockwood
Alpha
Atlas
Lehigh
Universal
Portland
Giant
Police Hold Man in Death of 12 Year Old Girl
Des Moines police hold 36 year old Joe O Blaz e on suspicion of involvement in the January 23 assault and the death of a 12 year old girl. He denies any implication and authorities continue investigations with no public arrest details released.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Joe O’blaze
O'Blaze
Costa Rica Agrees to Arbitrate Dispute
Costa Rica has agreed to arbitration in the dispute with Panama, President Poras of Panama announced. He said he believes there will be no more fighting over the province of Chiriqui.
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United Press
Balboa
Costa_ Rica
Panama
Porras
Chiriqui
Allies lay plans to take war debt by force of arms
Reported London dispatches describe French forces massing for potential invasion of Germany to enforce reparations. German leaders admit Germany may be unable to resist invasion, while British labor circles warn of possible action and seek a compromise solution.
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Marseilles
Marshal Foch
Marshal Weigand
Germany
London
Toud
United States
Berlin
von Simson
von Simons
Labor
United Press
Council of Action
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Russia
Labor Party
Arthur Henderson
Labor Rehief
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Woolwich
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Robert Gee
Grayson to Continue as Wilsons Doctor
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson will remain physician to President Wilson. His intimate knowledge of Wilsons ailment supports continuing his services while he heads the naval dispensary in New York, with no interference from this arrangement.
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Associated Press
New York
Cary T. Grayson
Wilson
Grayson
Burglary Attempts Reported at Local Buildings
Two more attempts at burglary were reported. Thieves damaged the Powers Manufacturing display in the Suffern building lobby and entry was made at the Majestic theatre ticket office with tickets stolen. An attempted break in the Lewis Wangler store darkroom ended when an employee frightened the thief away. Police were notified.
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Powers Manufacturing Company
Suffern
Majestic Theatre
Lewis Wangler Book Store
Murray Mul Ikern
Builders Refuse Wage Scale Sparks City Standstill
Waterloo building scene freezes as workers refuse to work under the new master builders scale effective March 1. Lauritzen reports no progress after meetings. Bricklayers and carpenters plan union meetings as wider citywide labor tensions tied to Iowa master builders policy unfold. Unionists at Rath Packing prolong walkout while management runs with reduced staff. Deputies move to curb unlawful picketing amid ongoing dispute.
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Waterloo
Louis J. Lauritzen
Master Builders of
Althe
Bricklayers’ Union
Bricklayers’ Hall
Carpenters
Carpenters’ Hall
Master Builders’” Association of Iowa
Rath Packing Company
Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butchers’ Union
Bath
Sheriff's Office
Louis Knittle
All Aboard cast chosen for Becker-Chapman play
The selection committee reports progress for the Becker-Chapman post production All Aboard with March 23 showing. Miss Alice Brown and Miss Anna Casey win two principal parts while eight girls join the sailor and group casts and fifteen Sweethearts are named. George M. Miles of John B. Rodgers Co. oversees staging and production with Tate Harrison as chairman and a team including Miss Ethel Lawless Miss Alice Brown James Murphy and Marion Kenneally.
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Icharge
Alice, Brown
Anna Casey
Memorial Hell
Highl
Hazel Boeller
Mildred Hough
Virgina Charr
India Pickett
Vesta Paul
Evelyn Weigand
Mary Ferris
Frances Glenny
Sailor Group
Beverly Eason
Evelyn Mc@lhintney
Beatrice Driscoll
Elsie Marquis
Mildred Fish
Geraldine Gilchrist
Loretta Winterbotham
Joe Stanley
Kathérine Sullivan
Cora Lagreen
Mae Steinmetz
Eve Decker
Blanche Hogan
Lauretta Donley
Jo Lumry
Bernice Wittick
Jennie Moline
Jean Miller
Lou Caughlan
Margie Sinnard
Helen Whittle
Helen Easley
Dorothy Bickiey
Mary Vaughan
Mary Paulson
Ruth Mayers
Margaret Nauman
Evelyn Walker
Alice Miller
Fanchon Powers
Kathryn Kiester
Margaret Stotts
Marie Fritchie
Yernell Churney
Marvel Hull
Alice Vetter
Milicent Clarke
George M. Miles
John B. Rodgers
Four Hurt and Scores Bruised in Wreck
A Pennsylvania passenger train No. 32 collided with freight train No. 2 at Bailey Walter Gidts on the Harrisburg line. Two trainmen were killed a woman and a child slightly hurt and scores were bruised in the early morning wreck near Newport Pennsylvania.
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United Press
Harrisburg& Pa
Pennsylvania
Bailey
Walter Gidtson
Newport
League council notes on mandates to Japan and Yap
United States may respond to League of Nations notes on mandates and Yap as a late transition issue. The council explains administration not allocation falls under the supreme council and forwards the American note to France Britain Italy and Japan. Washington will handle replies after the Harding administration takes office.
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Yap
Japan
United States
Council of the
Supreme Council
Council of the League
League
Equator
France
Great Britain
Italy
Dr. da Cunha
Council of the League, of Nations
Harding
Washington, D. C
League of Nations Council
State Department
Farmer Held for Carving Initials on Woman
Paris police hold 19 year old Glenn Forsman 28 in jail on charges he carved the initials G and F on Mrs. Harry Rogers breast after boating her in a room on a rural farm six miles west of Paris. The incident allegedly occurred six weeks ago and threats have led to heightened jail security while bond stands at 1606.
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Associated Press
Paris
Marech
Harry Rogers
Glenn Forsman
Foreman
Rogers
Industrial Ass'n Opposes Minimum Wage Bill Petition Drive
The Waterloo Industrial Association launched petitions against the bill before the state legislature to limit women's hours and establish a minimum wage. Officials say during this crisis business should not be hampered, and petitions will circulate through retail, wholesale and manufacturing sectors for signatures.
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Waterloo Industrial Association
Ana
Hold Men With Bonds Stolen at Toledo P O
New York police and federal officers arrested two men in connection with the Toledo post office robbery on February 16. Frank Miller and Joseph Fisher, both of the New York metro area, faced custody after an attempt to sell two $1 000 liberty bonds tied to the crime. Eight other suspects linked to the Toledo theft were reported located in the city.
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Associated Press
New York
Toledo, O
Frank Miller
Joseph Fisher
Greater
Toledo
Des Moines Auto Show Opens With Large Waterloo Delegation
The eleventh annual Des Moines automobile show opened at the Coliseum and will run until March 10. Waterloo dealers will have strong representation with 1 to 6 members per firm, as 200 open models from 45 manufacturers fill the exhibit. The show features a new closed car section starting Monday and a two day Iowa dealer gathering with a banquet at Hotel Fort Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Waterloo
G. W. Orr
Iowa Motors Bureau
Waterloo Automobile
Sociar
Iowa Motor Trades Bureau
Presrant
Iowa
Hotel Fort Des Moines
G. V. Orr
George Graham
Pierce Atton Motor Company
RR. B. Bunter
Black Hawk County Motor Trades Bureau
Hunter
Orr
Oday
Chicago
T. Fred Henry
Rotarians
Lions
Kiwanis
Repass
Rea5 Automobile Company
Harter ‘Wll
Podge Brothers
W. J. Keefe
Overland“waterloe Company
Motor Club Opens Offices in Waterloo
The Waterloo Motor Club organized as a mutual society for motorists has opened offices at 205 Fowler Building in Lafayette and Fifth Street. Led by president L. B. Strothman the group plans road safety efforts including marking dangerous curves and crossings, placing guide and warning signs near schools, repairing potholes, removing glass, and smoothing routes. It aims to influence stricter traffic laws and monitor reckless drivers while recruiting local auto owners to join.
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Waterloo Motor Club
Fowler Building
Lafayette
Fifth Street
Waterloo
L. B. Strothman
Glass Rand
Caruso Reported Resting Comfortably After Surgery
Enrico Caruso, the tenor, underwent a third operation yesterday to remove a small abscess in the pleural cavity. He was reported resting comfortably this morning after sleeping well, with physicians noting no adverse effects from the procedure. The operation aimed to end a high fever following a serious relapse two weeks prior.
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Associated Press
New York
Benrico Caruso
Caruso
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