Bowman bill aims to regulate telephone rates in cities
Des Moines March 15 Special The Bowman bill to regulate local telephone rates and allow municipalities to own or control phone services was placed on the senate calendar after a committee report of indefinite postponement. Debate is expected with senators Bowman Brookhart Price Campbell and others weighing the measure against existing regulatory ideas and lobbying by companies.
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Bowman
Senate
Black Hawk
Cee
Senate Committee
Ve Public Utilities
Price
Monroe Soints
Brookhart
Washington County
Telephone and Telegraph Committee
Swefends
Campbell
Idas County
Iowa
Abbeno
Adams
Bergman
Busser
Dutcher
Ethell
Hale
Hartman
Haskell
Holdoegel
Hotchem
Scott
Shail
Smith
Bids Opened for Addition to Old People’s Home
Cedar Falls March 15 bids for the general contract on the Western Old People’s Home addition were opened. Curris-Simpson Waterloo offered 54,747. J. G. Miller Waterloo 67,000. Lauritzen Waterloo 59,265. Brown Bros Dubuque 74,559. A. E. Smith Waterloo 66,611. Tanager Albert Lea 56,735. Cedar Falls Electrical Company submitted the low bid for electrical equipment.
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Cedar Falls
Western Old People's
Boma
Estension
Curris-Simpson
Waterloo
J. G. Miller
Lauritzen Company
Brown Bros
Dubuque
A. E. Smith
Tanager Company
Lincoln Band to Entertain Friday Minstrel Show
Lincoln band will present two minstrel shows in Hoag's State tomorrow evening. Proceeds from the entertainment will be used for the organization’s expenses. The musicians have given no long period to preparation of the show.
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Lincoln
Lincon Band
Hoag’s
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Entertainment Wire
Republicans Pick Webster City Man for Chase's Place
Webster City man McFerren was chosen as the Republican state senate nominee for the Thirty-seventh district at the district convention in Walls Ta. The selection came on the fourth ballot after county delegates held firm then shifted to McFerren on the nineteenth ballot.
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Chase
Town Walls
McFerren
Ballow Ay
D. R. Chase
Young Man Dies From Rare Malady Myasthenia Gravis
Howard L. Montgomery aged 25 of Montour Iowa died Tuesday from myasthenia gravis a rare muscle controlling illness. He had been ill for months becoming bedridden only recently with symptoms first affecting his eyes causing double vision then drooping eyelids. The disease spread to his jaws arms and legs and despite three weeks of treatment at University Hospital in Iowa City the condition did not improve.
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University Hospital
Iawa Cfty
Father of Sixteen Killed by Flywheel in Iowa
Peter Neilson a 16 child farmer near Greenfield Iowa died when his coat was caught in a gasoline engine flywheel. His sons, unaware of his plan to feed the grinder, had not entrusted him with the task. Twelve children and the mother survived. five sons served in World War I and two awaiting the call when the armistice was signed. Neilson moved from Denmark to Iowa about 40 years ago.
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Greenfield
Peter Neilson
Mr. Neilson
Iowa
Denmark
Democrats Threaten Harding Succession Plan
The New York Tribune reports that Democrats aim to pressure Harding by projecting anti Harding strength rather than a direct fight, hoping to force him aside. If Harding withdraws or Johnson acts against him, a free for all among Republicans could ensue, reshaping the nomination battle.
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Harding
Jennson
Fiardine
Gostrip
Johnson
New York Tribune
Blizzard Paralyzes Midwest Rail Lines and City Communications
Snow and blizzard conditions crippled rail service in Nebraska and Iowa. Omaha recorded 16 inches in 24 hours, with six inches in Sioux City and eight inches in Omaha overall. Roads were impassable, schools closed, and telegraph lines limited. City communications feared isolated as a telegram and telephone network deteriorated.
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Amuscatine
Muscatine
Omaha
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Stormbound again as five inches snow cripples city
West Stormbound endures a second heavy snowfall within a week blanketing the city with five inches of snow. Rain and sleet earlier contributed to a slushy, treacherous rush hour hampering traffic and communications across Clinton Iowa.
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Clinton, Ja
Dancer and Mother Indicted for Perjury
Nyack New York March 15 Evans Burrows Fontaine a dancer and her mother Mrs Florence H E Fontaine were indicted by the Rockland county grand jury on perjury charges from Miss Fontaine's suit against Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. Whitney was married in Paris last week. Miss Fontaine is said to be in New York City dancing at a cabaret. If they do not surrender and post bail they will be arrested for arraignment.
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Evan Burrows Fontaine
Florence HE. Fontaine
Rockland County Grand Jury
Miss Fontaine
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Paris
New York City
Stock Salesman Must Serve Time
A stock salesman named O Phelps, convicted in September 1921 of larceny by embezzlement, is affirmed by the Iowa Supreme Court in a case against the state. He stole stock valued at $10,000 from Carl Rosenfeld and used it as collateral in a Des Moines bank, later failing to account for it. He is serving a five year sentence in Fort Madison penitentiary.
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Iowa
Supreme Court of Iowa
State of Iowa
O. Phelps
Carl Rosanfeld
Kelley
Des Moines
Phelps
Missouri
Cat Causes Rare Farm Fire in Cass County
Des Moines reports state fire marshal Tracy recalls a Cass county fire started by a cat. A housewife lit a coal oil fire in the stove while a cat sleeping in the ash pan caught fire from oil. The blaze spread to the barn, causing extensive damage and the cat perished in the flames.
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Des Moines
Tracy
Cass County
State Briefs Jumping Guy and Other Iowa News
State Briefs report Joseph McDermoot, moving picture actor and former city resident, committed enlelde at Hollywood California, with despair believed to have driven him to end his life. J B Boyle of Dubuque, 54, a theatre owner and clubman, died from disease complications. He belonged to Elks Knights Templar Mystic Shrine and De Molay. His widow, a daughter and four brothers survive. burial is set for Friday at Sycamore, his former home. Chetts Donovan is held to grand jury on a 3200 bond for alleged sale of hooch to Decorah. H M Cummings and Jos ia Cummings were elected directors and BE R Haines treasurer of Chariton board of education. P A Hodges, exhausted from exposure, was found after walking 12 miles in six days amid snowstorms, feet blistered. Tes Moines: Russell J Cockburn, former city employee charged with defrauding Des Moines of over 80000 by payroll padding, granted another postponement in district court. Rex Moines: Dr W C Sensibaugh of Chicago says biblical prophecies will be fulfilled and the Roman empire revived with Mustafa Kemal as head at a church meeting.
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Wark
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Tes
Mustapha Kemal
Chicago
Twelve Die As British Steamer Gilts Sinks Near Steenbank
The British steamer Merville of 1,035 tons, built in 1903 and owned in England, sank near Steenbank with the loss of 12 lives. The vessel was carrying grass when it went down in Flushing waters.
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Holland
Steenbank
Golle
Englang
Woman Drowns After Jump From Niagara Falls Brink
A 25 year old well dressed woman slid from Prospect Point above the American falls into the Niagara River and was swept to her death. Her luggage, a New York cash slip and a Brooklyn railroad ticket were found at a depot. She paused on a snow bank before stepping into the current.
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N. Y
Maron
New York
Brooklyn
Prospect Point
Germany Drafts Peage Plan That Protects France
Hanover reports Marshal Vorfin denburg warns in a speech that if France and Germany stay in the Ruhr they must take arms, while saying they do not seek war but neighborly tensions threaten peace. London notes reports of a German peace plan with guarantees to France and international financial supervision. Three Germans killed by French sentries at Recklinghausen. Belgium-France dispute over Ruhr reparations and potential Belgian loan demand. Snowbound Midwest towns report snow 12 to 24 inches deep and disrupted transit plus busy street crews clearing routes. Robins return and birds urged fed as thaw nears.
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Belgium
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Record Snowfall Again Menace to Railroads and Wires
Snow blanketed rail lines and streets as drifting winds slowed trains to Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids. Officials warned of continued snow and colder weather, with many autos stranded and buses delayed. towns faced travel hazards as drifted routes hampered service and schedules.
Negro on Trial for Mysterious Waco Double Murder
Roy Mitchell, a Black man, goes to trial in Waco Texas charged with the January 19 double slaying of W. B. Holt and his companion Mrs Ethel Wenecamp. The murders, part of a wave of local mysterious killings baffling police and detectives, mark the latest in a string of similar crimes. Wright coverage notes the female victim was Holt's companion, the only woman slain in the series.
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Tex
Roy Mitchell
W. BE. Holt
Ethel Wenecamp
Holt
Mitchell
Paice
Jin
Nencramp
Notes of the Storm and Cedar River Ice Threat
Government weather observers report an unprecedented snow event in years with the Cedar River laden with ice and frozen snow. They caution that if a sudden rise occurs as forecast, the new dam under construction could suffer damage, while machine scarcity hamstrings response efforts.
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Cedar River
Citizens Training Camps Limited by Money Available
The War Department announced limits on civilian entry to citizens military camps for the summer. Funds will cap entrants and permit 900 to 960 officers of the Organized Reserves to undergo 16 days of instruction across nine corps areas. Courses begin in June over a 30 day training period.
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New York
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Turkish Counter Proposals Arrive in Paris and London
The Turkish counter proposals to the Lausanne draft treaty have been received by the allies. London will host examination due to Lord Curzon's health, with Ismet Pasha to travel with full powers if negotiations move forward. The exact venue for the conference remains undecided among London Paris and Lausanne.
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Lausanne
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Turkey
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Ismet
Senator Caraway Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charge
Senator Caraway of Arkansas pleads not guilty in Washington D C to a damages suit by Harry A Wallerstein a clerk in the veterans bureau. He says he was assaulted by Wallerstein and that he did not initiate the conflict following an argument on a Washington Street car.
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Washington, D. C
Arkansas
Harry A. Wallerstein
Veterans’ Bureau
Washington
Wallerstein
Morehouse Jury Hears Last Witness In Hooded Band Probe
Bastrop La March 1 The Morehouse parish grand jury finished hearing the last witness in an investigation of hooded band operations that culminated Aug 24 with the kidnapping of Watt Daniel and T F Richards of Mer Rouge. It was expected the jury’s report would go to Judge Odom today. If indictments are returned identities of those named will be kept secret until warrants are issued and arrests made.
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Morehouse Parish
Watt Daniel
T.F. Richards
Mer Rouge
Odom
Officials Sold Hooch They Couldn't Drink
Gary city officials divided confiscated liquor among themselves and sold what they did not want, sharing the profits. Dan Melloy, former Gary constable, testified at the Gary liquor conspiracy trial as armed agents guarded the courtroom to prevent mutualization of witnesses.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Gary
Dan Melloy
Tragedy Strikes McDowell Family Fire Destroys Home
In Columbus Q March 16 three children of Levi McDowell perished when their Taylor Station home burned. The parents were away at the time. The victims are Magnolia, 9, Charles 2, and William Edward 17 months.
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Columbus
Levi McDowell
Taylor Station
Wenr
Magnolia
Charles
William
Edward
Fordson Tractor Used To Clear Snow On Streets
C A Repass of Repass Auto company demonstrated a Fordson tractor today to clear snow from streets and roads. He toured the business district banking snow to the sides of the thorofaces to provide space for autos and street cars.
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C. A. Repass
Repass Auto Company
Lions Hear Mock Radio Address At Waterloo Luncheon
Waterloo Lions club members at Black's luncheon heard a spoof radio address claimed as from Lions international president in Atlanta. W J Keefe staged the hoax with Harter B Hull posing as the president, using a tied in radio and telephone speaker for amplification. Dr C L Neilson, Hull, and Arthur Cole assisted in the ruse which featured piano music and jokes.
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Waterloo Lions Club
Lions
Atlanta
W. J. Keefe
Harter B. ‘Hull
Keefe
Ex-Soldier Flaunts Resolve to Reach St Louis
Joseph P. Williamson, a Galesburg Illinois ex serviceman, stranded in Waterloo, used his last coins to buy a snow shovel as a blizzard raged. He cleared walks for days, earned enough to pay his fare, and secured passage to St Louis Missouri, his intended destination.
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Joseph P. Williamson
Galesburg
Ill
Waterloo
St. Louis, Mo
Riplex Snow Remover Demonstration At City Hall
Mayor A. Be. Gnagy and city council inspected the Triplex road maintainer built by Sheldon Engine Co. of this city. The machine, shown in ideal street conditions, proved a labor and time saver as it cleared commercial and other streets in a few sweeps. It can be horse or motor drawn and requires two operators.
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A. BE. Gnagy
Triplex
Sheldon Engine Company
Obituary notices for multiple individuals in Waterloo region
Death notices and funeral arrangements for several individuals including Murtuari Pary Kurth infant in Waterloo, Lars G Ronquest at Petersen Bros. chapel, O T Kirkpatrick at home of his daughter, Emaline Amalia Clason shipped to Milwaukee and burial planned there. Details include service times and burial locations.
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Lars G. Ronquest
Lars. G. Ronquest
Petersen Bros.’ Chapel
Rev
A. P. Blough
Elmwood
Emaline Amalea Clason
Emaline Amalia Clason
Milwaukee
Wis
Clason
Condition of Bishop Tuttle Unchanged in Illness Report
St Louis Mo March 15 The condition of Right Rev Daniel S Tuttle senior bishop of the Episcopal church who is critically ill of influenza was reported unchanged today Composer John Weigand noted composer and authority on music died here today in Savannah Ga March 15
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St. Louis, Mo
Daniel S. Tuttle
Savannah
John Weigand
Steam Roads Get Ready for Large Tonnage in 1928
United Press dispatch from Kannar City Missouri March 15 reports railroads expanding on a scale, with traffic at historic highs signaling a new prosperity. Frisco president J M Kurn cites 50 locomotives and 3600 freight cars added, double tracking, and ongoing expansion. Union Pacific president C R Gray notes 1923 prospects strong with crop gains and labor shortages. about 20 million dollars in equipment plus 158 locomotives, 2500 auto cars, 2000 boxcars, and 60 miles of second track already built with 54 more planned.
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United Press
Kannar
City
Amo
Feading
Locka
J. M. Kurn
Frisco
Union Pacific
C. R. Gray
Omaha
Gray
Union ‘Pacific
Dances 63 Miles Endurance Record Shattered
London reports endurance dancing records being broken in the Hagland vs Scotland event. Santos Casani, former aviator, halted his nonstop performance at Hammersmith after 18 hours 34 minutes achieving 63 miles 1,410 yards. In Edinburgh, four dancers set a higher 21 hours 16 minutes with partners Miss Mary Donnelly Joseph Young and Miss Lena Hansen Hugh Mackay.
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London
Hagland
Scotland
Santos Casani
Hammersmith
Edinburgh
Mary Donnelly
Joseph Young
Lena Hansen
Hugh Mackay
27 Teaspoons Found In Patient Stomach At Hospital
Parsons Kansas March 13 The mystery of missing silverware at the state hospital for epileptics was solved when 27 teaspoons were found in the stomach of patient James A Malgrene. An operation revealed wooden sticks and a safety pin among swallowed objects. An attendant saw Malgrene swallow a spoon and reach for another during a meal.
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Parsons
Kan
State Hospital
James A. Malgrene
Malgrene
Woman with Babe in Arms Falls to Death in Saxon Building
A woman carrying a baby in her arms leaped from the fifth floor of the Saxon building in Cincinnati today. Both the woman and the infant were killed instantly.
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Cincinnati
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