Sleetstorm Lays Telephones in Tangled Mass
Chicago reports a major sleet storm across the central west causing widespread flooding along the Wabash and White rivers. Iowa City and Des Moines suffer tangled wires and downed poles with $300,000 damage to telephone lines. Waterways rise, shelters sought near Jefferson City, and Des Moines trains delayed by power lines. No casualties reported in most areas, but widespread disruption to communications and transport persists.
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Chicago
Ndigna
Wabash River
White River
Bleet
Iowa
Iowa City
Ateas
Moreau River
Jefferson City
Des. Moines
Fce
Lews
City
Mississippi River
Clinton
Dav
Anport
Muscatine
Wa City
Maquoketa
Dewitt
Des Moines
Sery
Six Thousand Crowd at Billy Sunday Meetings in Tampa
A letter from Mrs. George Jr. Thompson reports six thousand daily and nightly attendees at Billy Sunday's Tampa tabernacle. Crowds fill indoors and outside, with strong sermons and a notable Sunday message for men on Creek, Corkscrew and Bondesters. City officials tighten dry laws, fines, and jail terms for bootleggers as cabarets and revues close. Tampa’s tourist club with 2,000 members dwindles as many depart north amid warm weather and shady street scenes.
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Tampa
Man Arrested on Drunk Driving Charge After Collision
Hoaglin, Hudson, Ir. was arrested on a charge of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated after his car collided with a car driven by M. Wi. Pensho on Independence Avenue. He was jailed on a $100 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OM. Hoaglin
Hudson
Sat. P.O. Wicker
Rey Colvin
M. Wi. Pensho
Independence Avenue
Hoaglin
Unclear Weather Summary From Fragmented Report
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered temperature notes for Saturday Sunday Monday with references to maximums and minimums, but data is garbled. No clear locations, dates, or named entities are readable to produce a reliable summary.
Reed campaign probe sends man to seize ballots
Washington March 21 – Jerry C South counsel for the Reed campaign fund investigation committee accompanied by a special deputy prepared for a Pennsylvania frontier move to seize election paraphernalia in four counties tied to the Ware Wilson senatorial contest. His arrival in the Keystone State is expected to trigger a legal battle to be fought up to the supreme court over constitutional questions as South seeks to impound ballot boxes and voting lists. The committee, temporarily stripped of senate services, deputized its own attorney as process server for the ballot seizure.
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Washington, D. C
UNS
Reed Campaign Fund
Jerry C. South
Pennsylvania
Ware-Wilson
Iaoe
Keystone
Supreme Court
South
Senate
Emerson School Pupils Demonstrate for Rotary Club
Emerson School pupils led by Ruth Lumry demonstrated modern classroom activities at a Rotary Club noon luncheon at Hotel Russell Lamson. Miss Lumry and 14 pupils showcased new building words while West High School girls glee club under Miss Gail Wilbur performed Rotary songs.</s>
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ABC
Rotary Club
Russell- Lamson
Ruth Lumry
Emerson
West High School
Gail ‘Wilbur
Rotary
Charles. A. Kittrell
West- Schools
C. Fe
Major Frost Dies at Fort Dodge After Guard Service
Major Fred R Frost commander of the Second Battalion of the 133rd Infantry Iowa National Guard, died at his home in Fort Dodge after an illness that began following the guard encampment at Camp Dodge last August. He served 25 years in the Iowa guard and received a diamond medal at the last encampment. He is survived by his widow and two sons. funeral arrangements await word from fellow officers.
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Fort Dodge
Maren
Fred R.frost
Towa
Frost
Ministers Indorse Fund Campaigns
The YWCA and Salvation Army campaigns were endorsed by the Yaterley Ministerial Association in session at the M. G. C. A. building. Mrs. C. F. Altstadt represented the YWCA and Bruno Lederer spoke for the Salvation Army with Des Moines as the field representative. The association pledged support to both campaigns while Dr. J. Richmond Morgan spoke.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Salvation Army
Yaterley Ministerial Association
M. GC. A
C. F. Altstadt
Bruno Lederer
Des Moines
Salvation
Mrs Minerva Lavine Dies On 78th Birthday
Mrs Minerva Lavine of Waterloo dies at 3 30 am on her 78th birthday after complications of old age. Born March 21 1849 in Locust Center Union County, she married Moses B Lavine in Elkader 1865. Survived by son Joseph C Lavine, two brothers, and 100 grandchildren. funeral Tuesday at 2 20 pm in O Keefe Towhe chapel Rev Willard Rodel officiating, burial in Frederik Ta.
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Minerva Lavine
Tenth Street
Waterloo
Minerva Moody
Locust Center
Union County
Moses B. Lavine
Elkader
Tedle
Alice BK
Ida Marsh
Cora O'Donnell
Joseph ¢. Lavine
Mulberry Street
Tvo Brothers
George Moody
Harve Moody
Predericksburg
Np. m
O'Keefe & Towhe Chapel
Willard
Rodel
Universalist Church
Frederik, Ta
Farmhand dies from pitchfork accident in Vawarden
Henry Schrader 19, a farmhand, died in Vawarden March 22 from injuries after pitchfork tines penetrated his abdomen while he was doing evening chores the previous day. The incident occurred near the barn as he worked during chores.
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Vawarden, Ja
Henry Schrader
Obituary notices for Catherine Crooker and Mrs Brooks
Catherine Crooker 86, early Waterloo resident, died at her daughter Conery’s home. Survived by three daughters, one son, and 11 grandchildren. Funeral at Kearns Chapel with Rev. Endres. burial Deer Creek, Minnesota. Mrs Brooks 49, dies after uremic poisoning post operation. Survived by husband, four children, two sisters, a brother. funeral Linden M B Church. burial Hazleton cemetery.
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Catherine Crooker
C. E. Crooker
Waterloo
QO. J. Conery
Sixth Street West
Katie Carmichael
Yarbert
Scotland
Canada
Charles Crooker
L.r B. Morey
Dear Creek
Minn
Edward
Kearns Chapel
Central Christian .Church
Ago Mra Conery
Deer Creek
Funeral services for Sivert Grimstad
Funeral services for Sivert Grimstad 41 of 6 Fourth Street East will be held 2 30 p m Tuesday in First Lutheran church with Rev H W Mueller officiating. Brief prayers will be at Petersen Bros chapel at 2 p m Burial in Elmwood He was born May 15 1885 in Norway came to the United States in 1906 lived Ossian Decorah Faribault and then here Surviving widow three daughters Marie Emma Selma Grimstad all at home and two sisters Mrs Bertha Sleistad Faribault and Miss Anna Grimstad Norway.
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Sivert
Grimstad
Fourth Street East
First Lutheran Church
Petersen Bros
Elmwood
Norway
United States
Ossian la
Ingeborg Anderson
Decorah
Faribault
Minn
Lutheran Church
Marie
Emma
Selma Grimstad
Bertha Sleistad
Anna Grimstad
Funeral services for Geneseo child William Wilkinson
William El don Wilkinson aged 2 of Geneseo died of pneumonia at 9 25 p m Saturday at the home of Mrs Otho Thomas Mitchell and Kimball avenues. Services will be at Geneseo church Tuesday at 10 p m with Rev A R Grant officiating. Burial in Geneseo cemetery. He was born November 17 1924 in Geneseo. Survived by parents twin brother Kenneth and sisters Lucille and Frances. Mrs Thomas is his aunt.
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William Eldon Wilkinson
William Wilkinson
Geneseo
Otho Thomas
Mitchell and
Kimball Avenues
A. R. Grant
Petersen Bros
Kenneth
Lucille
Frances
Thomas
Wilkinson
German-born inmate dies at county hospital in Cedar Falls
John Buckholz aged 52 died at 7 pm Sunday at the county hospital of heart trouble after two weeks at the county home. Born in Germany he came to the United States as a young man and lived for years in Cedar Falls where he worked as a laborer and canfaring near there. The body is at Hileman and Gindt mortuary awaiting funeral arrangements.
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John Buckholz
Germany
Buckholz
United States
Cedar Falls
Hileman & Gindt
Richard Miller dies in San Francisco after longtime California residency
Word was received today of the death of Richard Miller at his home in San Francisco California. He formerly resided in Orange township where he grew to manhood. He moved to California about 35 years ago and was 10 years of age at the time of his departure.
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U.S. Blougt
Hammond
Avenue
Brene
Richard Miller
San Francisco
Cal
Girl Bandits Caught After Bold Chicago Robbery
Chicago March 21 Two girl bandits faced police questions after a bungalow robbery valued at 200 dollars. Anna Varich 15 and Jeane Batteck were surprised by a citizen and a pistol shot. Anna had a police record and both refused to name an accomplice as officers recovered rings bracelets and beaded bags.
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Chicago
Louis A. Oehler
Anna Varich
Jeane Batteck
Boulder Dam criticized as wasteful by real estate agent
Lou Harrington, field agent for the Extension Service of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, told Waterloo Real Estate Board members in Black's tea room that government spending on Boulder Dam floods the country with unnecessary agricultural lands. He urged eliminating low productive lands as relief rather than expanding acreage, noting the federation represents 700 local boards and 26,000 Realtors.
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Boulder’ Dam
Lou Harrington
Chicago
Waterloo Real Estate’ Board
Harrington
National Association
Iowa
Federation of Real Etate Boards
Mohawk Indian to Fly to Canada to Refute Libel
Dr. R. Atkins a Mohawk medicine man and Roy Leavitt, with pilot Dan Hunter, departed Cedar Rapids at 8 40 for Brantford Ontario. They aim to counter a Drake University professor's claims that Indians are immoral and degenerate in home life by presenting evidence from the Six Nations reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar ‘Rapids
Waco
Dan Hunter
R. #. Atkins
Roy Leavitt
Hunterfield
Brantford
Ontario
Atkins
George Daugherty
Drake University
Des Moines
Des Moines Youth Held for Holdups
Des Moines, March 21. Lowell Red Childers, 19, was arrested last night and charged with staging five holdups Saturday night. He allegedly held up Richard Bernard, driver for the Des Moines Dress club, and A. V. Otto, a station attendant, and reportedly confessed to the Bernard holdup. Childers had been released last October after two years at Eldora reformatory.
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Des Moines
Lowell
Red) Childers
Richard Bernard
A. V. Otto
Bernard
Childers
Fldora Reformatory
Faces Prosecution for Trying to Die Kennebec
Art Packman 39 faced district court charges of attempting to take his own life after a failed prior attempt. Under South Dakota law the offense carries a light fine or short penitentiary sentence.
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Kennebec
INS
Art Packman
South Dakota
Delegates to Walton National Convention Meet in Waterloo
Delegates from this section of town will assemble in Waterloo on April 6 to travel as a body to Chicago for the Isaak Walton League of America national convention. Local chapter president W. Hendry announced a meeting with entertainment before departure Wednesday night.
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Isaak Walton League of American
Waterloo
Chicago
Ilendry
Miss McCormick Goes to Charles City After Waterloo Visit
National Relief speaker Miss Katherine McCormick returned to Waterloo from Charles City where she addressed a union meeting at First Congregational church. She will return to Charles City Tuesday morning to continue work in Iowa Falls and towns west, staying with Mrs J P Aston at 416 South Street.
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Katherine McCormick
Idast
Waterloo
Charles City
First Congregational Church
Iowa Falls
J. P D.aston
South Street
Legislature May Glean Slate and Adjourn April 8
Des Moines reports the forty second general assembly plans to adjourn at noon on April 8 after 16 remaining days of work. A senate bill would set the date, with possible reconsideration in the house. Activities include passing school and safety measures while debates continue on junior colleges and taxation changes.
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Dex Moines
Forty-Second
General Assembly
Senate
Knoxville
Rank Shane
Ottumwa
McFarlane
Arch.'McFarlane
Waterloo
Neveuna
The
Ulstad
Ia Times
W. G. Has‘Kell
Cedar Rapids
James Trewin
Trewin
Assembly
Fortieth Extra Assembly
Haskell
Kimball
Haskell, Gilchrist and Frailey
Legion
E. E. Cavanagh
Portene
Sioux City
Port Dodge
American Legion
Paris
Philadelphia
Forty-first General Assembly
Lars J. Skromme
House
Towa
State Historical Department
State Historical Society
Iowa
Dubuque
Des Moines
Cedar
Clinton
Delaware
Onry
Jackson
Jones
Muscatine
Scott
van Buren
Allamakee
Buchanan
Clayton
Davis
Fayette
Jefferson
Johnson, Lee
Linn
Louisa
Washington
Dhill
Board of Education
Shanghai Chaos as Looting Soldiers Riot in City
Conflict explodes as un uniformed Cantonese sympathizers clash with Shan tung troops in Shanghai after capture. Marines guard the international settlement as a state of emergency is declared and Shantung forces retreat toward Woosung along the Yangtze. Grim scenes unfold at railroad stations amid evacuations.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Shanghai
Williams
Catinéil
Hankow
Jess Field Park Area
Chiang Kai-Shek
International Settlement
Shantung
Woosung
Yangtze River
Leces Suit for Labor in Rubbing Old Veteran's Back
Shenandoah March 21. A jury trial fixed the monetary value of a Civil War veteran's household service dispute. W. B. Williams claimed $97.50 for board and washing duties in Farragut. Sanderson countered. The jury found a draw.
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Leces
Shenandoah
William A
William Sanderson
Farragut
Sanderson
Williams
Charred body found in harbor after barge fire in Boston
In Boston on March 21 the charred body of Arthur Greenleaf twenty one was recovered from the harbor after a fire swept the barges Maxwell and Eureka. Three others were severely injured.
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Boston
TNS
Arthur Greenleaf
Maxwell
Eureka
Marriage Licenses Reported for Cedar Falls and Waterloo
George J Wilson of Cedar Falls and Lottie Windenburgh of Cedar Falls. John I Wershiser of Waterloo and Viola Greggs of Waterloo listed for marriage licenses. The notice records two couples with ages 62 and 49 as shown.
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George J °. Wilson
Cedar Falls
Lottie Windenburgh
Cédar Falls
John I. Wershiser
Waterloo
Viola Greggs
Malice debated in Ford Dearborn libel case in Detroit
In Detroit March 21 1931 the court heard arguments on admissibility of Dearborn Independent files in Aaron Sapiro's libel suit against Henry Ford with claims of actual malice. Ford and Cameron denied while Sapiro and Gallagher pressed for full evidence including 40 000 pages. Dozens of depositions and 125 witnesses from farmers and co operatives were ready for introduction to support charges against Sapiro.
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Federal Building
Detroit
Merch 2K
UNS
Aaron ‘Sapiro
Henry Yard
King
Dearborn
Ford
The
Independent
Sapiro
Hing
Auto King
Henry
Fred
Raymond
William J. Cameron
Mich
Henry Ford
Dearborn Independent
Aaron Sapiro
Fred M. Raymond
William I. Cameron
Deadborn Independent
William
Henry Gallagher
Sapio
Oregon
Georgia
California
Maine
Highland Park
Ford Company
Sylwern
County Agent Tells of Buying Liquor Nuisance Trial Opens
The first liquor nuisance trial began in municipal court on Saturday afternoon. Under cover agent William Hemings testified he bought liquor from Helen Davenport of 2123 Barclay Street North. Judge Saget presided with Ralph Travis as assistant county attorney prosecuting and John H Meyers as defense counsel.
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William Hemings
Helen Davenport
Barclay
Eric Liddell Plans Return for Amsterdam Olympics
Tientsin March 21 Eric Liddell Olympic sprint champion 124 plans to join the 1928 Amsterdam Games. Since going to Tientsin as a missionary he has kept fit through track and rugby. His main opponents have been British officers and Chinese students and his form is reported as strong as ever. His religious views remain strict and he will not race on Sundays.
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Tientsin
Eric Liddell
Amsterdam
Jugo Slavia Signals Willingness on League Mediation
Belgrade dispatches say Yugoslavia would submit the Albanian crisis to the League of Nations and approve a League‑backed expeditionary force to Albania to maintain peace. Foreign Minister Peritch told British and Italian envoys Yugoslavia would safeguard Balkan peace at any price and denied an Albanian revolutionary plot. Also, four Italian warships arrived at Doranzo Albania with unloaded munitions.
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Paris
Jugo-Slavia
League of Nations
Belgrade
League
Albania
Peritch
Jugo- Slavia
Kenhard
Bedrero
Balkan
von Hoesch
Bethellot
Briand
League Action
Answers to current events quiz from Courier questions
Saturday quiz questions summarize recent news items. Items include Water King of Utah, Prince William law questions, Aaron Sapiro libel suit, Sapiro Ford jurors, Mississippi governor death, Shanghai port danger, Dr Franklin Cook parole, road bill feature shifting primary road control to state highway commission, Vesuvius activity, and Sheriff Wagner critique of Iowa county jail system citing lack of employment.
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A. Bix
Mississippi
Ghanghai Sa
Fredericlk .A
Cook
Hammill
Aylt
State ‘Highway Commission
T. Wagner
Iowa County
Ter
Prisenere
Inganwanis Scout Camp to Open in June
Aw F Jury announces Inganwanis Camp will open Monday June 13 with six seven day periods, possibly eight if enrollment grows. West side scouts may push to start a week earlier. about 45 from the west district have signed up. Camp fees remain 5 for Waterloo Scouts and 6 for others outside the local council, including transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingawanis
West Side
Aw. F. Jury
East
Wwaterloo
Therloo
Winona Hosts Wandering Knights In City Jail Stay
Winona Minn March 21 More than 150 knights of the road have endured two weeks in the city jail. Weary travelers from college to veterans in mooching have received meals and lodging for a night before resuming their journey. Police report the wanderers refused to disclose their business or destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Minn
Knights
Banks Win Suits Against State Taxes
The First National Bank of Hartford Wisconsin won in the Supreme Court today in its fight against the Wisconsin income tax imposed by Hartford on dividends paid to stockholders. The Minnesota tax on shareholders in national banks was set aside in a case involving the First National Bank of St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
First. National Bank — of
Hartford
Wis
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Minnesota
National Banks
First National Bank of
Appointing Four-Year Mine Inspectors Named
Des Moines March 21 Gov Hammill appointed four mine inspectors: W W Holland from Albia Edward Sweeney from Des Moines Rhys T Rhys from Ottumwa and another named inspector. They will serve four year terms.
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Des Moines
Ww. E. Holland
Albia
Edward
Sweeney
Rhys T. Rhys
Ottumwa
Hammill
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Chen
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Korrost
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the’ ‘Courier
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