Forger Uses Forged Checks To Loot Merchants In One Night
Police probe into a sophisticated forgery spree Saturday night nets about 300 dollars from multiple merchants. The forger used stolen rubber stamps and crafted signatures on checks from firms including C. W. Chapman Lumber Co and Waterloo Sash & Fixture Works. A description lists the man using names Frank Martin Charles Martin and James R. Mason as presented on the checks.
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Baum Grocery
Fourth Street
Basket Grocery
Sycamore Street
C. W. Chapman Lumber Co
C. W. Chapman
P. P
Newark Shoe Stores Company
Boston Cash Market
Frank Martin
Waterloo Sash & Fixture Works
W. M. Kober
Muldeon
C. A. Baum
Tom Morris
Police Department
Charles Martin
James R. Mason
Harding Urges Quick Senate Ratification of Colombian Treaty
President Harding prepares a special message urging immediate ratification of the Colombian treaty. Senate leaders including Senator Lodge and Secretary Fall favor action during the special session after a White House conference.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Harding
White House
Lodge
Massachusetts
Fall
Interior Department
A F L Cuts Tie With International Union
Formal notice says the American Federation of Labor severs links with the International Federation of Trades Unions. Action followed the international bodies adopting resolutions in support of the Soviet regime in Russia. Dispatch sent to Amsterdam.
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Byrne Associated Press
Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
International Federation of Trades Uniions
International
Amsterdam
American Federation
Executive Council
International Organizations of
Russia
Judge Frees Prohi Prisoners Under Repealed Act
Federal Judge T C Munger frees 18 prisoners held under the old prohibitory measures after the Volstead act ruling. Seventeen were in the Omaha division with jail terms and fines. Joe Baumber released from Leavenworth after 18 months.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
T. C. Munger
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Omaha
Joe Baumber
Leavenworth
Harding’s first big patronage drive unfolds in White House
President Harding faces a flood of requests from congress members and other officials as he prepares to fill vacancies across government agencies. Key figures include Lodge and other Republican leaders, plus Fred Upham and Charles Hilles, with talks on foreign relations and staffing ongoing but details scarce.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Harding
White House
Congress
Shipping Board
Mr. Harding
Senators Lodge
Massachusetts
Wadsworth
New York
Sterling
South Dakota
New Indiana
Elkins
West Virginia
McCumber
North Dakota
Calder
Senator Shields
Tennessee
Fred Upham
Chicago
Republicanational Committee
Charles D. Hilles
Lodge
Senator Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
War and Navy
Denby
Navy Department
Henry P. Fletcher
Claims Clay Pipes Cause of Lip Cancer
In New York on March 8 Dr. William Francis Campbell former president of the New York State Medical Society told a gathering that clay pipes irritate the lips and may cause cancer. He warned early surgical treatment offers the only cure and urged cancer control efforts.
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Associated Press
New York
William Francis Campbell
New York State Medical Society
Retired Army Officer in New York Ends Own Life
West Side rooming house death of Col. Bue Lucas, a retired United States army officer and West Point graduate. A pistol was found beside him and police indicate self-inflicted death due to ill health. Lucas formerly commanded the Twenty second National Guard Engineer Regiment of New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Col
Bue
Evan C. Lucas
United States Army
West Side
Col. Lucas
West Point
Twenty-second National Guard Engineer Regiment
Fletcher Sworn in as Under-Secretary
Fletcher P. Davis, former ambassador to Mexico, remains at the State Department to aid the new under secretary, Henry P. Fletcher, who succeeds Norman H. Davis. Davis will also continue as chairman of the American delegates to the international communications conference. Ocean steamer City of Columbus ran aground near Lovell's Island in Boston Harbor in dense fog with 30 passengers on board. Five tugs and coast guard crews assisted.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Henry P. Fletcher
Pennsylvania
Mexico
Norman H. Davis
Boston
Ocean Line
City of Columbus
Savannah
Lovell’s Island
Stony Beach
Dr. Sawyer Chosen as White House Private Physician
President Harding selects Dr. C E B Sawyer of Marion as personal physician and plans to nominate him soon for brigadier general in the army medical corps. Sawyer has long served as the Harding family physician and specializes in nervous diseases. He also runs a sanatorium in Marion.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Harding
C. EB. Sawyer
Marion
Army Medical Corps
Sawyer
Army
Navy
Crazed by Love Girl Flees With Rail Cash Thief
Miss Helen Wilson age 19 and Paul Randolph age 20 were arrested in Chicago after Wilson fled Niagara Falls with Randolph, a rail company ticket seller who admitted stealing 900 dollars. Randolph claimed he lost 20 000 in Texas oil stock and planned restitution before marriage. Wilson said she fled to escape an arranged Buffalo marriage.
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United Press
Chicago
Helen Wilson
Interurban Railway Company
Niageara Falls
Paul Randolph
Sherman Hotel
Budalo
Handolpn
Miss Wilson
Randolph
Buffalo
E Randolph
Texas
Mle
Helen
Strike suspends Okmulgee papers as printers strike
Publishers and International Typographical Union representatives meet in Okmulgee Oklahoma to settle a printer strike that began yesterday and halted publication of two daily newspapers.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Associated Press
Okmulgee, Okla
International Typographical Union
Surety Manager and Steno Found Dead in Central Park
Willis Mc Curdy a 35 year old manager for the American Surety company and Alice K Snowden 25 a stenographer in his office were found dead early today in Central Park near a bridge opposite Seventy fourth street. A revolver lay nearby police believe Mc Curdy shot Snowden then killed himself. Snowden had been engaged to another employee of the firm. Mc Curdy leaves a widow and child.
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Associated Press
New York
Willis McCurdy
American Surety Company
Alice K. Snowden
Central Park
Seventy-fourth Street
McCurdy
Fire Marshals Oppose Women Ushers In Theatres
Chicago officials report that five percent of city fire marshals oppose women as theatre ushers citing lack of judgment in emergencies. They sent 192 questionnaires. none favored women. fifteen percent gave indirect replies.
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Associated Press
Chicago
J. C. Kostner
Council Buildings Committee
Steel Trust Considers Ending 12 Hour Mill Day
New York March Elimination of the 12 hour day in United States Steel mills is under review by the committee of presidents of its subsidiary companies. Chairman E H Garr said a report is expected within about 30 days.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Corporation
E. H. Garr
Gary
Weather report notes across Minnesota and Iowa towns
Rains in the last 24 hours worsened road mud in Mississippi counties and southern Wisconsin. Forecast calls for colder weather and drier, but remaining rough conditions in the near term across the region.
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U. S
Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles
Mississipp
Wisconsin
Iowa House Deliberates Soldier Bonus Bill And Bus Bond Proposal
Des Moines reports detail the Iowa legislature moving the soldiers state bonus bill with amendments to include officers and some short-term service men. A $2.06 million disability fund cap and a $22.9 million bond issue for the bonus are outlined, plus bus bonding and rate limits on chattel loans.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
March
Iowa
American Legion Executive Committee
Kime
House
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Br Price
Monroe
Brookhart
Johnson
Parker
Temple
Temple of Justice
Ingersoll
Costa Rica Army Halts at Hughes' Cabled Command
Costa Rica agrees to withdraw troops beyond the Sixola river and accept boundary demarcation as fixed by Chief Justice White. The United States urges a ceasefire and staged withdrawal while awaiting Panama's reply to the same note. Panamanian officials oppose withdrawing from Coto and reject Costa Rican boundary lines.
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Costa Rica
Hughes
Associated Tress
Washington, D. C
United Stat
Panaiba
State Department
Panama
Republic
Sixola River
White
United States
United Press
Balboa
March
Parras
Coto
Porras
Iowa Sells Over $3 Million in Savings Securities in 1920
In the Seventh Federal Reserve district Iowa Indiana Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin sold more than 3 million dollars in government savings securities amid poor 1920 conditions. Illinois led district per capita buy with .46, Indiana .72, Wisconsin .25, Michigan .16, Iowa .15. National figure reached 41,999,700 dollars, about 40 cents per person.
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Chicago
Marcell
Federal Reserve District
Indiana
Town
Michigan
Wisconsin
United States
Illinois
Iowa
Jury Finds Mike de Pike Heitler Guilty
A Chicago jury found Mike de Pike Heitler and five others guilty of conspiracy to transport 175000 dollars worth of whisky from Hobbs Kentucky to Chicago in violation of the Volstead act. The verdict came after more than 24 hours deliberation before Federal Judge Evans. Also reported Lieut Coney postponed his return flight to San Diego due to an improperly specified propeller.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mike de Pike’ Heitler
Hobbs
Evans
Coney
Jacksonville
Fla
W. D. Coney
Transcontinental Flier
San Diego
Cal
Do I Have to Use Force in Joe Dough Scene
A 1921 newspaper fiction scene shows Johnnie Dough confronting a threat at the Ade homestead. The tense exchange centers on clothing and pride as Addie and Jelinnie react to an approaching car and the tension escalates with a mysterious shooting and a cliffhanger ending.
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Johnnie Dough
Jelinnie
Addie
Watts
Johnnie
Busit Waterloo
Chicago Packers Cut Daily Wages and Hours
Wage reductions of about 12 1 2 per cent affect over 100 000 packing workers nationwide, with March 14 as the changeover date. Overtime after 10 hours daily or 54 hours weekly, time and a half, and double time on Sundays and holidays are established, while the lowest hourly rate drops from 53 to 45 cents. The move follows wartime arbitration cancellations as unions and employers plan new labor relations. Union leaders fear a strike, with Omaha and other major markets also affected.
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Associated Praga
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Jwe
Omaha
Neb
iBy United Press
Kerensky Directing Revolt Against Moscow
March dispatches report Alexander Kerensky directing a revolutionary offensive from Kronstadt against Petrograd as Bolshevik forces and allied units move to crush insurrection in the Russian capital. Red troops and Chinese mercenaries clash near Petrograd while Kronstadt batteries fire on advancing rebels.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Alexander Kerensky
Kronstadt
Petrograd
Kerensky
Buddeny
Warsaw
Marek S
Geo. Riddeny
Russia
Moscow
I Novy
United Pressey
Educators Oppose Dodd Cigaret Bill in Iowa
Des Moines ministers and teachers united against the Dodd bill legalizing cigarette sales in Iowa. A committee was formed at the YMCA to press Capitol Hill and defeat the measure in committee. Hundreds of clergymen and educators are backing the campaign to keep Iowa cigarette free.
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Tatted Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Capitol Hill
Rock Island to Loon End Layoff of 1 800
Des Moines March 1 Reinstate men laid off by the Rock Island railroad were predicted by District Manager C W Jones after inspecting the road's lines A slight rise in passenger traffic was reported over the past month The forecast addresses 1 860 workers affected by the layoffs and the potential return to service and hours adjustments.
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Rock Island
Loon End
United Press
Des Moines
Maret
Soan
Rock Island Railroad
C. W. Jones
Jones
Unknown assailants shoot Chicago bailiff on street
Paul Lapriola, a longtime municipal court bailiff, was fatally shot by unknown assailants while walking near his south side home. Bullets penetrated his body as the attack occurred in Chicago on March 8.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Paul_ Lapriola
Mlany
Jowan Oriel May Save Princess In Atheng Operation
Princess Amastasia wife of Prince Christopher underwent a difficult operation yesterday afternoon. Dr Geroulanos and Dr Hoover led the team and declared the princess gravely ill but stable after 75 minutes of surgery. A serious intestinal obstruction was found and a second operation may be needed in months. Dr Hoover called her courageous and fine, noting delay would have proved fatal.
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Associated Press
Ahrens
Amastasia
Prince Christopher
Geroulanos
Alden Hoover
Muscating
Williams B. Leeds
New York
Hoover
Allies Occupy Duesseldorf Duisburg and Ruhrort Quietly
Allied forces completed the occupation of Duesseldorf and took Duisburg and Ruhrort with French British and Belgian troops. Authorities warned inhabitants and prepared Rhine flotillas while plans were drawn for a 30 percent customs tax on German goods and a broad customs line extending along the Rhine.
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Mayence
Germany
Duesseldorf
Duisburg
Ruhrort
Ruhr
Cologne
Rhine
Duesdorf
F T
de Zoutte
Marshal Foch
Neuiss
Degoutte
London
United Press
von Simons
League
la He Rhine
G. S&s
Coblenz
Berlin
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Healy
Mike de Pike
Heitler
Chicago Packers
Butchers’ Union
Kronnstadt
Petropovolovsk
Jowan Oriel
Atheng
Leeds
Quesseldore
Ambort
Foch
Ebert
Dr. Schamez
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