Storm Rips Through Iowa Halting Rail Lines
W. C. F. & N lines report heavy damage and multiple outages as a fierce blizzard climbs Iowa. Crews work through the night to clear tracks toward Cedar Rapids and Waterloo while telegraph wires snap and snow piles rise. Officials warn regular service may resume Tuesday if no new snow arrives.
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Ralph Slippy
Waterloo
Iowa
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Moines
Mississippi
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Charles ‘ City
A. J. Weigell
Waterloo Exchange
Davenport
Dubughe
Clinton
Muscatine
Iowa City
Manuoketa
Cedar Rapids
Rockford
Water
Chicago
Omaha
Chicago Great Western Raily Way
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Oelwein
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Illinois Central
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Chisago
Rock Island
Cedar Falls
Two Roads
Chicago Great West
Man Believed He Killed Man In Auto Crash Then Committed Suicide
Washington March 29 Halleck Maine bond salesman fearing he had killed Fred Buckingham a navy yard employee in an auto accident shot himself in the head Sunday at his office. The room bore cigarette stubs and a note to his wife reading I am grotter I apologize. Buckingham was reported in serious condition.
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Washington, D. C
Halleck Maine
Bond
Maine
Fred Buckingham
Navy Yard
Grotter
City Streetcar Service Struggles With Snow Drift
Twenty workers and traction crews battled snow to keep the Waterloo Cedar Falls line running. Interurban traffic faced massive delays as cars failed to reach Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids and Waverly. By afternoon a partial schedule resumed, with buses autos and repair teams assisting stranded residents and vehicles.
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Ierurban
C. D. Cass
Pianager
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Ern
Standastill
Lne
Sullivan Street
Byrnes Park
Notes of a severe winter storm and recovery efforts
An Iowa region reeled under a blizzard with high wind and melting snow turning streets to rivers. Reports describe a worker injury from ice, Salvation Army officials traveling to Des Moines for a conference, a 1881 Chicago death buried in Waterloo, and a horse owner rescuing stranded animals with police help and street department assistance.
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R. L. Scribner
Franklin
Herrin Riot Trials Pause Ends As Juror Returns
Marion Illinois March 1 The Herrin riot trials resume after a 10 day rest due to a juror’s serious family illness. Six defendants face murder charges in the Mulcavich case as Nathan Barnes’ absence was noted by courier and court officials. He is expected to return Monday morning.
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Herrin
Antonio Mulcavich
Eric
Nathan Barnes
Reed
Frias
Lenine Death Rumors Suppressed in Moscow Reports
Riga reports rumors of Nicolai Lenine’s death were revived from Moscow with notes that Soviet chiefs discussed a successor and kept news from the public. A Moscow bulletin later said Lenine showed slight improvement.
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Moscow
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Harding Casts An Appraising Optic On Votes In West
Washington reports that President Harding aims to win the west as his first major campaign objective for re election with Attorney General Daugherty guiding strategy. Officials urge a transcontinental tour and 40 remarks to present the administration record to balance Democratic gains in the east.
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United Press
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Miidle
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Woodrow Wilson
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al Smith
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Pennsylvania
Illinois
New England
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Missouri River
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Alaska
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Democratic Party
First Baptist Boys Plan Booster Night
Roya of First Baptist church Sunday school and those from Home Park Baptist Sunday school will hold a booster meeting at the YOM CG A. boys clubrooms Wednesday evening. The Pioneer club will have a meeting. The Young Men’s class will hold a business session and the building committee will explain how the boys can help furnish the clubrooms. After meetings a gym score tournament will cap the night between the live Sunday schools.
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First Baptist Church
Snowplow overturns injuring five near Marshalltown
Five Northwestern employees were injured when a snowplow while opening the northbound Ames to Marshalltown track left the rails and overturned two miles west of town at 8 39. None seriously hurt. Injured include Assistant Superintendent A R Pynar with a leg injury and rib fracture master W B Johnston with facial and limb bruises, conductor 3 B Johnson with bruises and cuts, George Robley and Leonard Hayes of Calumus, all treated locally.
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Marshalltown
Northwestern
Ames
Here
A. R. Pylnar
B. Johnson
Boone
George Robley
Leonard Hayes
Calumus
Vigilantes to Hunt Attacker of Women in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs March 19 Vigilance committees to be formed by Chief of Police J C Nicoll to capture a man or ape like attacker who has terrorized women over the past week. The figure walks hunched with arms below the knees and tackles victims from behind before slipping away. About a dozen women assaulted none saw the attacker face. Nicoll warned women to avoid night streets unless with male escorts. Few injuries besides fright and bruises reported.
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Council Bluffs
J. C. Nicoll
Nicoll
Woden
Bonus Bonds Advertisements Begin Sale April 16
Des Moines march 19 the first of the advertisements for the sale of the soldiers bonus bonds will appear in local newspapers tomorrow state treasurer barbente says the advertisements will continue for 20 consecutive days not including Sunday bonds offered for sale Monday april 16 payment of the bonus claims will start immediately after the bonds are sold a rehearing of the state supreme court ruling may be asked any time within 0 days
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Des Moines
Barbente Gays
State Supreme Court
Young Mrs Leeper Released on Bond in Murder Case
Iowa City March 19 Mrs Beryl Wertz Leeper 15 was released on 16000 bail after being indicted with her husband Robert Leeper and mother Mrs Roy Wertz for the murder of her father's husband last December. Grandfather B Reed delivered bonds from Emmett and Dickinson counties. Wertz had been freed earlier on 25000 bond. Authorities seek 35000 bail for Leeper.
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Iowa City
wMrz
Beryl. Wertz Leeper
Robert Lueper
Roy Wertz
Tatters
B. Reed
Dolliver
Taz
Emmett
Dickinson
Wertz
Leeper
Cedar Rapids Gets New Rubber Factory
Cedar Rapids, March 9. P H O'Brien and J H Lindeman have purchased Talley patent rights for artificial rubber. They will organize a company to manufacture and market the product and plan a modern factory in Cedar Rapids this spring.
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Cedar Rapids
P. H. O’brien
J. H. Lindeman
E. R. Talley
Fire damages Edgewater Gardens amusement park
Fire at Edgewater Gardens in Sioux City nearly destroyed the Riverside amusement park. Losses run to about 56000. the building is insured for only a small amount. Police pursue an incendiary origin theory, say owner Carl H. Edwards.
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Sioux City
Edgewater Gardens
North Riverside
Carl H. Edwards
Newton Man Dies at Claimed Age of 116
Newton March 19 William N Gadbury known as the old Kentuckian who claimed 116 years old and is known to have been 98 died at the Jasper county home yesterday after a long illness. A broken hip from a recent fall was the indirect cause of the old man's oath.
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Newton, Sr
William N. Gadbury
Jasper County
Approval of Smith-Hughes Plan for Iowa Schools
Des Moines March 19 the state board of vocational education approved the Smith-Hughes plan to consolidate agricultural and home economics in consolidated Iowa schools. Miss May Francis chairman of the board signed the official act.
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Des Moines
Smith-Hughes
Iowa
State Board of Vocational Education
May Francis
Ciiclal O. K
Haugen to spend six months at home in Iowa
Representative Haugen arrived in Northwood Iowa for a six months vacation after 24 years in Congress. He plans a summer of research on farmer conditions and related agricultural issues. The plan aims to study rural concerns and assist constituents during the break from formal duties.
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Haugen
Northwood
Congress
Eight Men Marooned on Mississippi River Dredge
Efforts to reach eight marooned men near Port Louisa have failed due to thick ice around the government dredge on the Mississippi River near Muscatine. Authorities reported no contact since March 19 as crews battle the ice to reach the stranded workers.
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Mississippi River
Port Louisa
Randall, Former Cedar Falls Resident, Dies in Colorado
M E Randall former Cedar Falls resident dies in Greeley Colo yesterday aged years old. Survived by widow another son John in Davenport and a son here. Body to be brought to Cedar Falls for burial.
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Cedar Falls
Greeley, Colo
Cedar Fah
Sue- Giald
Melvin BE. Randal
Greeley
Colo
Randall
Colorado
John
Davenport
Greene Child Dies in Greene Louisiana
Four year old son of Mr and Mrs Otto Drier died Saturday morning after a brief illness of scarlet fever in Greene Louisiana. Funeral arrangements are pending with local family and friends expressing sorrow.
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Greene, la
Otto Drier
Rotary Delegates to Eat at Government Cafeteria
Davenport Iowa March 39 Arrangements were completed for housing delegates to the Eleventh district Rotary International with use of the government arsenal cafeteria at Rock Island after a War Department approval. Large delegations from across the district wired for reservations as speakers of national prominence are set to address the two day convention opening March 22. A banquet on opening day will be followed by a ball in the evening.
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Davenport
Rotary Club
Rotary International
War Department
Washington
Government Arsenal
Rock Island
Drains Poison to Escape Poorhouse in Iowa Farm
Eugene Watson a 69 year old laborer living on a farm near Gedar Rapids killed himself by drinking poison. He had no known relatives and died after saying he preferred death to the poorhouse where he feared being sent. He lived with Charles Butterfield and was found dying in the barn haymow.
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Gedar Rapids
Eugene Watson
Here
Watson
Charles Butterfield
Clinton County to begin hard surface road bids
Clinton County supervisors set March 28 as bid opening for hard surfacing about miles of the primary roads system. Projects include Ridge road to the northwest and the road south of DeWitt. Completion will yield more than 0 miles of primary highway paving for the county.
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Clinton
Clinton County
DeWitt
Des Moines briefs move to courthouse jury rooms
Des Moines county plans to repurpose the old library in the courthouse as jury rooms for men and women to save about 5000 dollars. Des Moines Klan remarks draw criticism from Dr Howiland Hanson of Des Moines University. Storm Lake candidate Terrence Thomas challenges Mayor W E Herbert after Republican renomination.
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Howiland Hanson
Des Moines University
Storm Lake
Terrence Thomas
W. E. Herbert
Herbert
Wallace Short
Sioux City
Marshalltown
American Legion
Chariton
Clarence Avilt
Avilt
Milo
Samuel Shore
Warren County
Shore
Citizens Bank
Plymouth County Board of Supervisors
Ilinois Central Railway
J.e Mars-Merrill
Bandits Rob Man and Take Girl in Toledo Robbery
Four bandits held up Wade Cleland in Toledo and stole $25 and jewelry. They abducted his girl companion Frances Newberry, driving away in an automobile. Two hours later she was found in a suburb ditch, allegedly assaulted. she was in critical or unknown condition at a hospital.
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Toledo
Wade Cleland
Frances Newberry
States Cannot Tax Land Bank Mortgage
Washington March 14 The Supreme Court held today that states cannot tax mortgages held by federal land banks. Illinois auto men meet in Quincy Til March 11 The fourth annual convention of the Illinois Automobile Trades association is in session with 300 delegates attending. Election of officers will be held this afternoon.
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Washington,d.c
Supreme Court
Illinois Auto Men
Quincy
Til
Illinois Automobile Trades Association
Waterloo widow recovers after self inflected wound
Mrs Harry Clark, recently from Ireland, says she bore full blame for a near deadly act driven by homesickness and loneliness. She exonerates her husband, asserts no marital abuse, and plans to regain health to care for two young children and her new Waterloo family. Her mother in law supports her account of no conflict.
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Harry Clark
Waterloo
Ireland
Aso
Courier
Queenstown
Rotarians Hear of Great American Misunderstanding
Percy Chamberlain of St. Louis spoke on The Great American Misunderstanding, urging buyers to compare quality over price in autos while noting 1922 as a poor year for the auto trade. Evangelist Dr J B Hanley lauded American business optimism and courage. Barney O Marl tenor from New York sang two numbers with Mrs O Mara, presented by W N Atkinson of the Western Lyceum bureau.
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Percy Chamberlain
St. Louis
Rotary Club
Spapple
J. BR. Hanley
Garth
Barney O'Mara
New York City
Civil War Veteran Philip H Cave Dies at 82
Philip H Cave aged 82 a Civil War veteran died early today at his Rothe 905 Walnut street after long illness He was born July 28 1840 in Erie county Pa and lived in Waterloo since 1890 He served in Company G Ninth Town infantry wounded at Pea Ridge he fought at Vicksburg and marched with Sherman Services are set for Wednesday at 230 pm at O Keefe Towne funeral home Rev Robert W McDonald to lead and G A R members will attend
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Robert Anderson Post
Rothe
Walnut Street
Wir. Cave
Erie County
McHenry County
Ill
Pea Ridge
Vicksburg
Sherman
O'Keefe & Towne Funeral Home
Robert
WN. McDonald
G. A. R.an Ani
Blizzard Strikes Colorado Rescuing Shivering Residents
A severe blizzard left four freeze to death in Colorado and caused many frostbite cases as drivers escaped deep snow drifts after hours of peril. Police rescued a group and warned of continuing dangerous conditions as utilities responded to storm damage.
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Colorado
Storm Halts Rail Traffic Across State
A fierce March blizzard crippled rail movement from Ames to Nevada and across Iowa. Trains on the Great Western, Minneapolis & St. Louis, and Fort Dodge lines were abandoned or delayed, with crews and passengers housed in stations and hotels as drifts halted service. Temperatures plummeted to 16 below zero in Fort Dodge and near zero elsewhere, while streetcar service in several cities remained halted for hours.
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Moonshine Pilot Faces Grand Larceny Charge in Jail
In San Francisco this March 19, John C Collier reportedly borrowed an airplane from Samuel Metzger and soared at midnight seeking Moonshine. He now stands charged in police court with grand larceny after landing in a jail cell.
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Cal
Samuel Metzger
Record Cold Grips Midwest As Blizzard Hits
A severe blizzard swept Mason City and Davenport causing 20 foot drifts and trains delayed or canceled. Temperatures plunged to 16 below in Mason City and 10 below in Davenport with March records shattered. The cold front then stretched southward toward Alabama and Georgia with frost expected across the region.
Harding and Party Begin Northward Cruise Today
President and Mrs. Harding and their vacation party start a northward cruise from Palm Beach to St. Augustine, after a Sunday stay. The Pioneer houseboat, arriving from Miami without its passengers, will carry the party as they fish along the way.
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Harding
Pioneer
Miami
Black Hawk County Highways Board Session Postponed
The Board of Supervisors meeting in Black Hawk County was not convened as members and others could not travel from their homes to Waterloo due to blocked highways. A delay was anticipated, with business expected to be addressed tomorrow.
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Wa_terloo
Enlisted Fliers Lose Pay While Training for Reserve Corps
The Supreme Court ruled that enlisted aviation service personnel training for reserve officers are not entitled to pay of 3109 a month during training. The decision affects more than 20,000 former service members and involves $658,000,000. The government’s position was sustained.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Hearings Opened on Railroad Mergers
Hearings opened in St Paul as the interstate commerce commission begins a westward series. They consider a proposed consolidation of U S railways into a limited number of large systems, with public sessions announced for March 19 and future dates.
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St. Paul
Mann
West
Interstate Commerces Commission
United States
Big B and P W Club meeting with program
The Business and Professional Women's club will host a dinner and program at the club rooms Tuesday evening featuring interpretative dancing by Mrs. W M Sheldon pupils, music by Miss Helen Dann and Eugene Bell, readings by Miss Mary Kildee, and Scotch songs by Rodney Finlayson. Several business matters will be discussed after dinner. A road machine demonstration by city officials showcased snow clearance between St Francis Hospital and Illinois Central tracks along Independence.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
W.M. Sheldon
Helen Dann
Eugene Bell
Mary Kildee
Rodney Finlayson
St. Francis Hospital
Illinois
Independence
Western educator Dr George W Stone dies in Santa Cruz
Sacramento California reports the death of Dr George W Stone a noted educator and Civil War era judge advocate naval officer who died suddenly at his Santa Cruz home. The obituary notes his international reputation and service.
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Cal
George W. Stone
United States’ Navy
Santa Cruz
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