Diplomatic liquor seizure unfolds in Washington legation yard
The Siamese legation retains 64 cases of liquor while Prohibition agents seize the five ton truck and arrest the driver and mate on illegal transport. Diplomats seek a ruling on Jones law and diplomatic immunity as to moving alcohol. Officers load the remaining liquor into a cellar and wrestle to move the truck from the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dbc
March
Baltimore
Legation
District of Columibus
Auicome
Quinn
Cedar River Flood Recedes After 20 Year Peak
Cedar River rose to 12 feet above normal in Cedar County and flooded Lincoln Street, stranding trains and halting traffic. Rescue teams ferried an invalid from a Courb home to Sartori Hospital, while Osage and Waverly reported multi foot drops as spillways failed and water levels crested then fell. Officials warned heavy rain could raise the river again and suspend power plant operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar
Falls
Cedar River
Acresque
Jack Dahl
Francis Sniffen
Westy Bloom
Lincoln Street
Tn Lincoln Street
Winois Central
Janesville
Highway 213
Attess
St Ansgar
St. Ansgar
Marth
Mmain
Mitchell
Osage
Qrage
Duiday
Westbury
Mitchril
Charles City
Cediy River
Waverly Weverly
Shell Rock
Greene
Maret
Oklahoma Solons May Live in Tents at Johnston Trial
Oklahoma City March 16 Impeachment trial of Henry S Johnston keeps Oklahoma solons indoors yet a joke suggests they may sleep in tents supplied by the national guard as salaries dwindle. An adjutant general says guard provisions and meals cannot be provided. A lighthearted note on legislative strain amid the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Johnston
Oklahoma City
G. Houston
Logan County
Solons
Henry
National Guard
Charles F. Garrett
Adjgiant
Neals
Woman 86 Taken Against Protests In City Defense Night
An 86 year old woman was forcibly taken during a city defense drill. Ex service men received assignments from City Engineer W W Barber to supervise night patrols and levee building. Legion members J Henson F Tesmer and Charles McKinstry led the volunteers with auxiliaries supplying coffee and sandwiches at midnight. The 50 volunteers worked through the night and were replaced at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W W. B. Barber
J. ©. Henson
W. Tesmer
Charles McKinstry
Legion
Reese
Rare disease ends in Owen Berry case to 22 known survivors
Mrs. Loren Berry of 420 Kingsley Avenue lies critically ill at Allen Memorial Hospital as doctors report a rare illness, angina agranulocytosis, with only 22 cases documented. The cause remains unknown and there is no specific treatment, drawing national medical interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Berry
Kingsley Avenue
Allen Memorial Hospital
Berry
Towa
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
United States
Medical Journal
Highest Ever Says Marquis in Northeastern District Flood
Frank L. Marquis of 11 Seventy Street West states in the early days the Willam Marquis firm area north of the city of Sreted Ivkhe Rand experienced the river and Virden creek flooding. He believes the present water is the highest ever recorded in that district, noting extensive flooding and overflow beyond previous levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeath
Thie Nity
Sreted Ivkhe
Rand
Willam Marquis
Frank L. Marqulis
Wesk
Willian Marquis
Exolopmort
Virden Creek
Jis District
Elty
Man killed by New York Central train in Chicago
An unidentified man was instantly killed when struck by a New York Central train in Chicago today, March 14. The incident occurred near the station, and authorities were investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York Central
Rebels Evacuate Torreon Ahead of Federal Advance
News from Mexico reports rebels evacuated Torreon as General Escobar’s forces withdrew amid federal advances. Dispatches say Otiz’s cavalry cut the Torreon Chihuahua line, threatening a rout and prompting plans for a broader mop up to end guerrilla resistance after the fall of Durango.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
J. G. Escobar
Torreon
Eugenio Orite
Chihuahua City
Thn
Chihuahua
Plutarco Calles
Durango
Portes Gil
Terreon
Calles
Cedillo
Escobar
Carveo
Eugenio Otiz
J. Andreu Almavan
Further Rise in River Spurs City to Mobilize Helpers
Flood conditions worsen as the river rises. Birds from Elm street and residents from Crescent place to Duryea Street seek shelter or aid at Kurtz hall and friends' homes. Officials open extra sand pits on Belmotn avenue and Logan avenue to mobilize hundreds of volunteers and sacks. Riverfront structures endure water with Riviera tearoom and theatre partially submerged. rail lines rerouted around Cedar Falls as floodwaters advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
Crescent Place
Buack Hawk Road
Chestnut Street
Duryea Street
Piremen
Friends
Kurtz Hall
Belmont Avenue
Logan
Rock Land
Rock Island
Vinton
Manly
Betowern Woorton
Cedar Balls
Tilfuois Central
Cedar Falls
Cedar River
Mons Junction
Riviera
Riviera Theatre
Naumian's
Dane Street
Logan Avenue
Fourth Street
Fivo
Joop Street
Lals
Virden Cresk
Park Road
Lincoln Street
Rpiglar
Broadway
Oak Avenue
Fourth
Chautauqua
Sans Souci Bridge
Sans Souci
Trafic
Canger Street
Chautauqua Grocery
Riverside Drive
Hicks Street
Glen Avenue
Westfeld Avenue
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad
Westfield Avenue
Altho Art Schedue
Tylls Avenue
Calvary Cemetery
Rainbow Drive
Waverly Ocala
Conger
John Neere
John Deere Tractor Company
Moon
Bulléins
Duryea
Afifler Street
Westfald Avenue
Falla Avenue
Waterloo
Young Coal Company
Rath
Rath Packing Company
Sycamore Street
Altstadt & Langlas Baking Company
Mulberry
Elm
Franklin
Lane
Tenth
Mulberry Streets
Sixth Street
Lafayette
Armstrong Manufacturing Company
J. C
Illinois Central
Glenn Tibbitts
Town Public Service Company
Fifth and
Flooding isolates Waterloo Cedar Falls city area
A historic flood cut transportation between Waterloo Cedar Falls and suburbs. Water over U S highways 218 and 20 halted motor travel while many streets, parks and business blocks flooded. Park Road Sans Souci area and Cedar Falls interurban lines faced closures as workers battled rising water with sandbags and pumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
U. S
Sedd
Hudson
Business Men Angry When U S Raiders Take Club Booze
Springfield officials report federal agents raided the Springfield Mercantile Club and other lodges without warrants, seizing 25 gallons of alleged intoxicants. Elks and San Giano clubs were checked with no violations found. Members threaten action for unlawful entry and confiscation of property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Raiders
Springfield
Springfield Mercantile Club
Raiders
Elks Club
Sangaino Club
Farmer dies after self shot to spare wife worry
Shenandoah Iowa March 16 Arnold Johnson Essex farmer accidentally shot himself in the abdomen March 5, then walked home and kept silent to avoid alarming his wife. His condition worsened and he was taken to a hospital where he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah, Ja
Ciass
Arnold Johnson
Essex
Fish Emerges From Sewer At Sixth And Lafayette
An eight inch fish was belched from a sewer catch basin at Sixth and Lafayette this morning as water ran high. Lealan Buehrer, a graveyard boy, reported seeing a man pull the fish from the basin and bring it to surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lealan Buehrer
Hirceb
McGurn Scalise and others arraigned in Chicago court
In Chicago on March 16 Jack McGurn his blonde companion Louise Rolfe Rocco Fanelli and John Scalise were arraigned. The assistant state's attorney sought to nolle prosse the charges against Fanelli while asking seven murder counts against McGurn and Scalise be allowed to stand. Judge Peter Schwaba continued the case as McGurn and Scalise face trial in criminal court. Rolfe remains free on bond with hearings set May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jack McGurn
Louise Rolfe
Rocco
Fanell
John Scalise
Manelli
McGurn
Scalise
Thomas Nash
Fanelli
North Side
Schwaba
Miss Rolfe
Flood Waters of State Make New Inundation Mark
Floods from the Mississippi and Des Moines rivers push water into inland areas as stages rise. Keokuk and Alexandria roads flood. Burlington tracks four inches under water. Nebraska Iowa Illinois iced rivers slowly retreat while Wisconsin towns face rising flood danger. Indian Village Odanah residents prepare to evacuate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Des Moines
Keokuk
Burlington Railroad
Alexandria
Chicago
Middlewest
Nebraska
Iowa
Iinois
Wisconsin
Barron
Birchwood
Odanah
Superior
Lamar Bank Bandits Captured After Long Manhunt
Kansas City reports Charles Clinton and Jack Reed, fugitives linked to the First National Bank robbery in Lamar Colorado, captured in Leeds after a year on the run. Four men were killed during the heist and pursuit, including the bank president and his son. The sheriff of Lamar heads to Kansas City to claim the suspects for trial on murder and robbery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U.P
Lamar
Colo
Charles Clinton
Jack Reed
Kansas
Jesse James
Clinton
Reed
National Bank
Western
A. N. Parish
Leeds
Marriage Licenses Issued in Waterloo and Nearby Areas
Arthur Kruger and Vivian Hitt of Waterloo, Clifford Cronk of Owasa and Elsie Carr of Waterloo wed. James A McDowell of Waterloo and Marjorie Hourthan of Waterloo are listed with addresses. Herbert Brunk of Waterloo and E M Close of Waterloo also named among licensees alongside Myrtle Fairchild of Rembrandt and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Kruger
Waterloo
Vivian Hitt
Clifford Robert Cronk
Owasa
James A. McDowell
Elsie A. Carr
Herbert V. Brunk
Marjorie Ann Hourthan
E. M. Close
Jegal Aow
Moore
Freeport
L . Legal
Myrtle Marie Fairchild
Rembrandt
Obituary notices for Evans Shields and Simmons from Waterloo lore
Funeral services were held for Ella James Evans six year old daughter of Rev. and Mrs John Crippen Evans in Escanaba Michigan with burial at Elmwood cemetery. George W Shields former Waterloo contractor died in Oklahoma City at about 63 with burial in Oklahoma City. Charles V Simmons former Waterloo businessman died in Chicago after months of illness and remains to be buried in Waterloo. funeral arrangements pending.
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Ella
James Evans
Ella James Evans
John Crippen Evans
Escanaba
Mich
Pnen- Monia
Kearns Chapel
J. G. Creede
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Mr. Evans
Thomas Evans
Waterloo
Middletown
Conn
Havre, Mont
Esnaba
Tina
George W. Shields
Lis
Oldhoma City
Oklo
Oklahoma City
Mr. Shields
Rosa Blim
George Burger
John Phillips
W. G. McKean
Marshall, Ol
Charles V. Simmons
Chicago
W. HH. Fay
Guardsmen Rescue Dozens From Flooded Riverview Island
Guardsmen from Company DB Iowa National Guard under Capt. Fred G. Clark Jr directed a rescue of about 100 people stranded on an island in Riverview addition. They used the CG A. Mearvis power launch and other craft to move residents to Kurth's hall and other refuges run by Red Cross volunteers. Many were cared for by friends or at Salvation Army shelter. Local Red Cross leaders Herman C. Miller and Mrs. Etta H. Warthen coordinated relief with Waterloo chapter officials. The Yellow Cab company aided families stranded by rising waters, including a woman admitted to hospital and a woman with six children evacuated from Duryea street.
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Fillimg
Westfield Avenue
Duryea Street
William Galloway
Black Hawk Creek
Chicago Great Western
Black Hawk
Jefferson Street
Mullan Avenue
Third Street
Jefferson
Comercial
Riverview
Riverview Addition
la Porte Road
Walter
Commercial
Herrick Refrigerator Company
Eighth
Ninth Streets
Bavee
Nauman Company
Company DB
Iowa National Guard
Fred G. Clark, Jr
Kurth
Clyde
Davis
Herman Co. Miller
Red Cross
Joe Boyd Anderson
Sherwood Park
Salvation Army
Americas Red Cross
George Watt
Riverview Park
Park Road
New York Parade Honors St Patrick Day in City Tour
Thousands packed New York today for St Patrick Day celebrations starting with a 20 000 strong parade. The route along Fifth Avenue ended with halls and a reviewing stand at St Patrick's Cathedral where officials including Gardiner Hayes Alfred E Smith and Governor Roosevelt appointees observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Patrick
Ireland
Fifth Avenue
Gathole
Gardihal Hayes
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Alfred Bo Smith
Walker
Whalen
William N. Haskell
New York National Guard
Roosevelt
Six Indicted for Running Card Club in Des Moines
Six men including Guy Rutherford Milton Lampkin Harold Lavine Bark Higgins Harold Hayes and Joe Dexter were indicted for operating a card club as a gambling house after a raid. Seventeen others face unlawful assembly charges. Grand jury heard evidence from state agents detailing a buzzer system, cards, dice, clips and more than $3,000 in currency seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
O.R
Guy Rutherford
Milton Lampkin
Harold Lavine
Bark Higgins
Harold Hayes
Joe Dexter
Auto Plates to Be Numbered from A s
Des Moines reports new license plate system by counties starting with Adair as No. 1 and Adams as No. 2. Secretary of State Ed M Smith explains counties will be assigned sequential numbers in alphabetical order up to Wright at No. 99.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ed M1. Smith
Adair County
Adams
Allamakee
Wright Whic
Dunkerton Defeats Port City in Junior Basketball Tournament
Dunkerton won 28 to 13 over Port City in the junior basketball tournament. Other morning games were forfeited due to high water. Jubilee and Hudson forfeited to Orange and to Dunkerton. semis set for this afternoon with finals at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkerton. In
Csprelall
Dunkerton
Ja Porte City
Jubilee
Orange
Hudson
Floods submerge towns as 6000 endure on rooftops
Geneva Alabama dire scene as waters flood streets. Army observation reports show 5000 residents clinging to roofs seeking aid. Death toll rising with 12 confirmed dead across Elba, Geneva, Brewton, and surrounding towns. Refugees evacuated to higher ground. measures to deliver food and relief underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Geneva
U. S. Army
JL. Choate
Genevs. Khan
Elba
Alabama
Jutba
Pea River
White
Brewton
Plomaton
Fiomaton
Angalusia
Troy
Geneve
Target of Bomb Strikes Chicago Cafe Owner’s Rival Troubles
A bomb exploded outside a Chicago cafe owned by Holey Bansen for the second time this year. The blast caused property damage and sent a family from the upstairs residence into the street as police investigate rival business pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Holey Bansen
Pallcn
Weather fragment prompts unclear Friday to Saturday forecast
Fragmentary OCR notes mention temperatures and events across Friday and Saturday with references to locations and times but no coherent data or specifics.
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Waverly
Priver
Shel Rock
Jennie Shifter
Clyde Harris
Hert Conway
Mall
Clarksville
Bhell Rock
Unis
Riverside
la Porte City
Marich
Frank Bagenstos
Dort
Big Creek
Hursen Silumlinn
Hudson, In
Marcelig
Independence
Wapsipinicon
Marquis
Federal
Advange
Ugren
Aguas Calientes
Crestaut Street
Logan Aver
Virden Ever District
Waler
Logi Avenue
Utlea Street
San Souci Bridge
A. G. Williams
Bratnober Street
Bratnober and
Isler
Williams
Charles
McGurn Scalise
Blonde Gun Girl
Lamar Bank Bandits
Ora
N.Y
City Hall
Junion
R. A. Smith
Smith
Flomaton
Escambia
Persimmon Creek
Garland
Mal
Castleberry
Murder Creek
Alo
Trey
Health Department
Thomasville
Mareh
INSI
R. J. McNown
Ozark
Ill
Rebef Graanlynions
IL A
Vise Sas
Peeeri Sissy Eee
Wo A
Waterlow
Macks Photo Shop
West Fifth Street
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