Death of Dr Charles H Weller University of Iowa Leader
Obituary notices the death of Dr Charles H Weller a pillar at the University of Iowa head of the school of journalism and director of the summer session. He was a scholar archaeologist philologist and Greek culture enthusiast who studied in Athens Yale and lectured to graduate students. His long service is noted as tireless and health affecting.
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Charles H. Weller
University of Iowa
Athens
Yale
Greece
Iowa
University
Filibuster Halts Reed Demand For Election Probes
The Senate faces a filibuster over Reed of Missouri's push to extend his committee’s powers to probe the 1926 elections. An amendment by Reed of Pennsylvania seeks to curb Reed’s scope and ensure broader protections for voters while Moses of New Hampshire backs limits to prevent single-handed investigations. The clash highlights party power dynamics as lawmakers weigh the impact on Ware and Smith’s Senate seats.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ware
Smith
David. A. Reed
United States
Dave" Reed
Jin” Reed
Vare
William Wilson
David Reed
Pepper
Senator Penrose
Idaho
Washington, D. C
Senate — Elections Committee
William S. Ware
Illnois
Mother Kills Son Then Self Over Truancy Dispute
Chicago dispatch reports Mrs Teresa Felepek aged 45 killed her son Anton after he refused to attend school and then died by suicide. Neighbors found the bodies in their home with a gas note reading goodbye and thanks for everything. The pair had quarreled over the boy’s truancy and disobedience.
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Teresa ‘Felepek
Anton
Jersey City Fire Destroys Piers and Cars
A fierce early morning blaze in Jersey City destroyed two loaded Pennsylvania Railroad piers and 50 freight cars, with damage around 1 million dollars. The fire spread across six blocks, destroying waterfront factories and shrouding the lower city in smoke as Jersey City and New York fireboats battled the flames.
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Padson River
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Grand Streets
Morgan Street
New York
Abandons Hope of Radio Board Action
Washington March 3 President Coolidges radio commission nominations were shelved today by Senator Watson Republican Indiana, chairman of the interstate commerce committee to which the nominations were referred Consequently Coolidge could make recess appointments to the three nominees criticized by Senator Dill Democrat Washington as handpicked Hoover men They would receive no pay unless confirmed by the Senate
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Reed
Missouri
Moses
New Hampshire
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Reed of
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Indiana
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Coolidge
Radio Commission
Watson
Interstate Commerce Committee
Dill
Hoover
Journal Publisher at Sioux City Dies
Sioux City March 3. John B Perkins 60 secretary of Perkins Brothers company publishers of the Sioux City Journal died last night after a week long illness. Heart trouble caused death. He was the son of Henry A Perkins who helped publish the Journal early. Surviving are his widow a son and two daughters.
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John B. Perkins
Perking Brothers Ccompany
Sioux City Journal
Henry A. Perking
George J. Perkins
Ete
Simax Cir
Woman Attacked in Car with Four Children Near Waterloo
A Denver man John McGinnis allegedly attacked his wife and four children after she refused to give him five dollars. He struck her in the face and ejected them from a Buick on Grant highway six miles east of Waterloo, then fled toward Waterloo. Deputies and police searched for him as the mother and children, aided by a farmhouse, were taken to Waterloo for care. She says McGinnis is 45 and the family was en route to Chicago to visit his sister. he is said to be promoting a new automotive engine invention.
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Colo
Grant Highway
Waterloo
Avas
Cola
Chicago
McGinnish
W. T. Dilworth
Prohibition Bill Moves to President for Signature
Congressional action on the administration's prohibition reorganization bill concluded as the house accepted senate revisions. The measure now goes to President Coolidge for expected signature with minimal debate.
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Coolidge
Second McKeague Murder Jury Men
Davenport March 9 The state resumes testimony aiming to convict rank McKeague of murder of his sweetheart Mrs Lobe Moore as Judge W Th Maines reconvenes the court The jury is all men having been sworn yesterday Two women sat on the jury in the first trial last November which ended in a hung jury.
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Rank McKeague
Lobe Moore
W. Th. Maines
Delivery deadline and paper replacement policy notice
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Storm Leaves Coast Guard in Rush to Aid Drifting Vessels
A fierce northeaster along the south Atlantic coast left forty six seamen adrift in two barges and two light ships while the steamship City of St Louis neared dangerous shoals with steering gear disabled. Coast guard stations and cutters worked through the night issuing distress calls as Winter hit Florida with freezing temperatures closing ports and halting travel and business across several states.
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Heirs Face Investigation Over Estate Claims
Heirs to Sir Francis Drake’s estate are linked to a $200,000 contribution to Mrs. W H Shepherd, agent for Oscart Hartzell, amid a Chicago bureau inquiry into claim lawyers and genealogists said to profit from tracing lineage. The estates involved are valued around $5.5 billion.
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Oscart Hartzell
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Airec
Daugherty Miller Jury Deliberations Continue In New York
The Daugherty Miller trial jurors sent to lunch after forty eight hours without a verdict. Judge John Knox warned he would dismiss jurors if they failed to agree, leaving the case in suspense during federal court proceedings in New York.
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New York
John ©. Knox
Death of Henry J. Meyers A Waterloo pioneer at 89
Henry J. Meyers, 89, longtime Waterloo resident and owner of business property, died at noon today at his Walnut Court home from ailments of old age. Survived only by his widow. Body moved to Kistner mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
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Henry J. Meyers
Waterloo
Walnut Court
Kistner
First March Baby in Fort Madison News
Fort Madison Iowa March 3 Old Dee Stork delivered the first March baby boy at Sacred Heart hospital for Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Greenwald weighing eight pounds. Local businessmen presented gifts including coal ham fruit a baby walker $50 auto credit shoes and clothing.
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Old Dee Stork
Sacred Heart Hospital
Jacob Greenwald
Engineers Begin 15 Percent Wage Demand Across North America
Cleveland March 3 Demands for a 15 percent wage increase for all union locomotive engineers in the United States and Canada will be served on railroads Saturday by general chairmen of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers excluding the southwestern division. Similar notice has been served in the southeastern division. All members have approved the action, affecting several thousand men.
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Birdmen Missing After Canary Islands Flight Attempt
Cadiz Spain March 3 Official circles fear for Uruguayan fliers led by Major Larre Borges. They left Casa Blanca Morocco at 8 15 yesterday for the Canary islands en route to Uruguay. Radio and cable tried all night to reach them with no luck. It is believed they may have been forced down on an uninhabited Moroccan or Canary island coast.
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Prohibition Raid Nets Iowa City Seizures and 9 Arrests
In Iowa City on March 3 thirty dry raiders conducted a large prohibition cleanup. Nine men were arrested on liquor charges and a tenth on gambling charges. hearing set before Justice B F Carter. Seized were nineteen bottles of rye whiskey and three and a half gallons of alcohol. Names include Skinny Dayton, Warvexy Secor, Henry Musock Jr, Harold Diehl, Victeur Loughridge, Jack Richards, Lawrence Lichty, and others. One guest, William Schermerhour, held on gambling charges.
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William Schermerhour
Ford Cuts Down on Expenses Lets Out Golf Club Teacher
Detroit, Mich March 3 Dearborn Country Club on the Ford estate dropped veteran golf instructor Davey Robertson from the payroll as an economic measure to avoid a deficit. A younger lighter salary Tesser licht will be employed. There was no dissatisfaction with Robertson's work.
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Presentation of credentials for Ware increases turmoil
After 24 hours of battling a new tax office setup, county officials announce minimal expected confusion as 16 service windows operate in the courthouse basement with illuminated township signs. Deputy treasurer A Bunn notes four windows serve Hast, Waterloo and four serve West Waterloo property owners, promising a smoother tax payment process.
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Burlington Tries to Gur b Leggerg
Burlington Ta March 3 A drastic ordinance by the city council bars ex bootleggers and gamblers from obtaining or holding licenses to operate hotels restaurants or eating houses for five years after any state city or national liquor gambling or disorderly house violation. Licenses can be revoked for violations and consent of the council is required for employment or loitering around such establishments.
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Burlington
Prince of Wales attends Kensington wedding amid crowd crush
London March 3 NS Police reserves were called when crowds mobbed the Prince of Wales as he attended the wedding of Sir Walter Peacock and Mrs Irene Shumphreys at St Marys church Kensington. The prince then visited the Duchy of Cornwall estate to witness the marriage ceremony. Three thousand seats were set for duchy tenants and thousands more gathered outside. The wedding leaves the prince with one bachelor remaining on his staff.
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Prince of Wales
Kensington
Walter’Peacock
Irene Shumphreys
Duchy’ of Cornwall
Walter
Duchy
St. Mary's Church
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Marengo Man Tries Suicide in St Louis Church
Edward Lonergan of Marengo attempted suicide by slashing his throat at St John’s Catholic church in St Louis last night. Doctors said there was a chance of recovery. A suicide note in his pocket blamed sickness and trouble and bore the signature Edward Lonergan Marengo Ia. A second letter signed James V Lonergan and postmarked Williamsburg Ia was also found.
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Edward Lonergan
St. John’s Catholic Church
Marengo
James V. Lonergan
Williamsburg
Mexican Convict Deported After Release From Prison
Juan Garcia alias John Alden, serving five years in the state prison at Fort Madison, was released yesterday and rearrested on instructions from immigration officials who say he will be deported to Mexico. Immigration officers expected to pick him up by week’s end. Garcia came here from Scott County.
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Juan Garcia
John Alden
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Scott County
King Frowns On Women Riding In Public
London reports King George disapproves of women riding astride and rejects bobbed hair, citing no rush to revert to long tresses after viewing a hunter show. The monarch warned against style trends in English society.
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London
George
Senate deadlock as filibuster lasts all night
Senate fights to block action on Reed resolution with South Carolina Senator Blease threatening to speak 15 hours. Long hours of debate exhaust lawmakers as attempts at unanimous consent fail and backroom deals crumble amid a fight over Pennsylvania and Illinois credentials and the Vare Wilson election contest.
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