Terrific gale sweeps Waterloo causing widespread damage
A severe wind storm struck Waterloo and Black Hawk County with winds up to 60 mph. It damaged awnings signs and windows, toppled hats and glass, and scattered debris through the city. Pedestrians were knocked over and boys collected loose hats for small rewards as trees and storefronts suffered damage. The Frisbie banner at Lafayette Building fell, leaving only the frame.
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Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Mercury
Sycamore
Black's
West District
West Gowntown
Miller Motor Company
Commercial Street
Fuuy Street
Highland Addition
Dutch Warship Guards Prince at Oostra land Harbor
The Dutch torpedo boat masks a red flag in Oostrland harbor on Wieringen Island to guard the former German Crown Prince, per Neo Rotterdamsche.
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Associated Press
the Hague
Oostraland
Wieringen Island
Neui Rotterdamsche
Wood Leads Minnesota GOP Preference in Primary
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood tops Hiram Johnson and Herbert Hoover in Minnesota's Republican presidential preference with 12 627 votes to 8 517 and 4 485 respectively. Local totals show strong Hoover support in Twin Cities and Wood claiming county wins, with delegates pledged to back Wood at the state convention.
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Associated Press
St. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Leonard Wood
Hiram Johnson
California
Herbert Hoover
Twin Cities
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Hoover
Wood
Johnson
Lowden
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Senate approves Article 10 reservation in party split
In Washington on March 46 the Senate adopted by 56 to 26 a new Article 10 reservation drafted by Republican leaders. Fourteen Democrats joined the Republicans, but the vote falls short of the margin needed for ratification, signaling renewed deadlock on the peace treaty until the next November elections.
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Washington, D.C
Wilson
Senate
Ice Dealers Gather for Iowa Convention Anniversary
Ice dealers mobilize for the fifteenth annual Iowa ice dealers convention starting tomorrow. More than 150 delegates are expected with 75 hotel reservations by noon. Activities include sightseeing and social events at Hotel Russell Lamson with elections and a notable banquet planned in the grill room.
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Iowa
Russell Lamson
Fiicers
Des Moines Jewelry Store Robbed of 15000 Diamonds
Two unmasked men robbed the Kamen jewelry store around 12 30 pm taking diamonds valued at about 15900. David Kamen, alone in the shop, was beaten bound and gagged before the robbers fled in an automobile.
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Des Moines
Kamen
David Kamen
Windstorm damages poles and wires in Dike areas
A late yesterday windstorm in Dike Iowa caused extensive damage as Iowa Telephone Co reported over 50 trouble cases by 10 am with poles blown down and more than 15 wires torn free. A large window at the post office and the city water tank top were damaged, with repairs underway.
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Iowa Telephone Company
Dike
Civil Unrest Roils German Cities Amid Clashes
From Copenhagen and Berlin reports, fighting spreads across Hamburg Leipzig and Berlin as Baltic troops and citizen guards clash. The violence leaves many dead and wounded with troop cordons and postal clashes noted in several districts.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Gerchtold
Hilmburg
Baron von Wangenhein
Herr Lamplur
Ebert
Former Bolivian President Leads Lima Mob Attack Body
In Lima the La Paz legation and Peruvian properties were attacked by about 1,000 while Gen Ismael Montes, former Bolivian president, was named as a leadership figure. The American charge d affaires met Peru Foreign Minister Porras as Peru and Bolivia dispute a sea outlet and historic provinces.
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Associated Press
Lima
la Paze
Ismael Montes
Bolivia
Porras
Foreign Office
Congress
Peru
Tica
Chile
Arica
Red paint coats statue of Emperor William I in Aachen
In Aix la Chapelle on March 16 a general strike closed stores and drew thousands. Demonstrators marched through central streets and painted the equestrian statue of Emperor William I red, observed by crowds gathered in the city center.
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Associated Press
Aix la Chapelle
Rhenish
Prussia
William I
Sone
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Ebert in Caddle Soon Official Berlin Crisis Looms
Washington reports from March 1 indicate restoration of Ebert government authority in Germany with sporadic Spartacan outbreaks. Officials fear renewed revolution as strikes fail, while Soviet sympathizers remain a small minority. Berlin officials suggest the new government may be short lived, with Ebert likely to return to the capital. Erzberger, former finance minister, has been placed under arrest after fleeing Berlin Monday night.
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Washington, D. C
Ebert
Germany
State Department
Berlin
Azberger
Paris
M. Erzberger
Exchange | 7 Graph Co
Waterloo Eyes Airfield as City Advances Aviation Plans
Local committees from manufacturing, city planning and the Waterloo Greater Association met to plot a flying field and possible aerial routes. The aim is to position Waterloo as a landing point for air ships and to prepare for transcontinental air traffic. Bonus hearings in Washington were delayed as the American Legion plans show candidate compensation steps. Mexican secret agents report communist literature pushed by the Society of Mexican Freemen in Sonora. two foreigners were arrested.
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Waterloo
Washington, D. C
Executive Committee of the
American Legion
Fordney
House Ways Committee
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Mexico
Society of
Berlin Senses Holiday Amid Protests and Death Decree
Berlin endured a general strike with a proclamation from Chancellor Kann declaring death penalties for ringleaders and pickets. The city showed holiday-like crowds on Linden Street as troops with bands and artillery paraded, and the Hotel Adlon struggled to feed foreign missions and journalists.
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Linden Street
Associated Press
Berlin
Wolfgang Kann
Adlon
Moliday
den Linden
Bergdoll Draft Board Postcards Questioned at Trial
Testimony at the Bergdoll court martial showed derisive postcards sent to a Philadelphia draft board were written by Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. A handwriting expert, David Carvalho, testified the cards mailed in summer 1917 while Bergdoll fled. One card to John P Dwym er read You have made a mess of things. The prosecution closed its case and the defense planned to call witnesses to justify Bergdoll's attitude on the draft as constitutional psychopathic inferiority.
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New York
Philadelphia
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
David Carvalho
John P. Dwymer
Bergdall
Iee Round Fuel Ship Reaches After Ice Battle
Benton Flather reports the steamer Missouri of Wisconsin Transit Co reached the steamer Tinois of Crosby line in a large ice field off Benton Harbor Mich after a 60 hour struggle with ice. Crew walked ashore then back to boats as open water appeared and a south wind shifted the ice.
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Benton Flather
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Missouri
Wisconsin Transit Co
Moon
Tinois
Crosby
Sioux City Mayor Primary Vote Results
In Sioux City, March 16, Tideman, candidate to unseat Mayor Wallace M Short, finished second in the primary, advancing to the main election while Short led with a margin of 1,745 votes. Tol ding was eliminated as the third candidate. Short topped Tideman by 1,745 votes and exceeded the combined total of both opponents by 193. A separate item notes a $6,650,000 gold coin shipment drawn from the sub-treasury for Argentina, with $1,700,000 withdrawn the day before.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Tideman
Wallace M. Short
Foster G. Toldings
Short
Argentina Ghats
N.Y
New York
Argentina
No Compromise Between Regimes In Germany Amid Strife
Geneva March 16 reports say Berlin and Stuttgart governments refuse any compromise with Chancellor Kapp and his followers as Germany remains divided. Ebert government asserts control in south and west while Kapp strongholds hold northeast Prussia and Silesia. union talks denied though Paris dispatches note possible mediation by Gradnaur in Saxony to seek a truce.
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Bert
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Hamburg
Social Dewokraten
Gradnauer
Foreign Office
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Saxony
Atlantic and Pacific to Jointly Maneuver in Panama
The first joint maneuvers of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets will be held in Panama early next year. The plan was announced at the navy department after a conference among Secretary Daniels, Admirals Wilson and Rodman, and Admiral Koonts. Detailed schedules are being prepared by the fleet commanders.
Creston Population Grows in Ten Years
Census figures released show Creston up 8,034 residents or 16 percent since 1910. Other towns listed include Amarillo Texas and Mitchell South Dakota with gains between 20 and 56 percent, Stevens Point Wisconsin and Colorado areas also reporting sizable increases.
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Axe
Asioe
Askington
Teau
Mitchell
S. D
Madison
Stevens Point
Wis
Hiderado
Kan
Army Goods Raid Targets New York Stores
Hundreds of dollars worth of canned tomatoes and peas bought from the army and sold at a profit were confiscated in a raid on grocery stores in New York. An armed squad led by Capt. Jaffray Peterson, in charge of an army retail store, seized the goods because dealers profiteered and sold for profit though intended for consumers.
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New York
Jaffray Peterson
Peterson
Memory of King Victor Emmanuel II Marks Italian Centenary
Mass rallies in Rome center on the birthday of Victor Emmanuel II with crowds estimated in the hundreds of thousands. Proclamations recall the wars for liberty and independence, and wreaths arrive from provinces as similar demonstrations take place across Italy.
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King Victor Emmanuel I
Associated Press
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Victor Emmanuel II
Italy
Courier Delivery Cutoff Notice
The Courier will be delivered to your home before 5 30 o clock. If you do not receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, please phone 3330 to request a copy. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p m.
Kapp Revolt Facing Mixed Political Pressure
Report from Copenhagen to London describes Chancellor Kapp relying on military backing as a general strike paralyzes Berlin and spreads to key industries. Berlin troops reinforce the new government while rumors of negotiations with Ebert and Bauer surface amid cabinet formation uncertainty.
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Kapp
Ebert
Premier Bauer
Bauer
Aden Landtag
Baden Landtag
Thet
Happ
Joachim Albrecht
Prussia
Adlon
Commulniat
Dutch Frontier Guard Tightens Border Monitor at German Front
The Dutch government strengthens frontier guard at the German line with heightened car checks. Reports from Oldenzaal and Zevenaar describe reduced traffic into Germany amid a general strike. Dutch workers who were in Germany near the border have been sent home.
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Hague
Oldenzaai
Zevenaar
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