Russian Far East seeks diplomatic opening and Kamchatka concerns
A Vladivostok dispatch reports the Russian Far Eastern Republic seeks diplomatic relations with Japan the United States and China. It lists six territories including Trans-Baikalia Pre-Baikalia Amur PreAmur Maritime and Sashealien and notes debates within the constituent assembly and cession talks affecting Kamchatka. In Iowa seven injured two houses and fairgrounds damaged by a tornado. none seriously hurt with $10 000 to $15 000 in damages.
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Russian Far East
Associated Press
Tokio
Japan
United States
China
Vladivostok
Siberia
Trans-Baikalia
Pre-Baikalia
Amur
PreAmur
Maritime Province
Sas- Healien
Gecins
Kamchatka
Moscow
Fonda
Fair Ground
George Peppel
George Winebrinner
Ed Carter
Marnvon Weise
Hogan Place
North Town
Peterson
Brewers Banquet Speech by Baron Birkenhead
London March 23 Alarm over Britain's moves was dismissed by Baron Birkenhead at the Allied Brewery Traders Association banquet. He said members need not fear a general economic or political shift like that seen in America and defended the right of individuals to regulate private life.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Baron Birkenhead
Allied Brewery Traders’ Association
America
Dirigible Sent to Seek Missing Natal Balloonists
Pensacola naval authorities enter the fifth day of a search for the natal balloon missing since last Tuesday with five passengers. They plan to send dirigible 26-F over Day and Holmes channels, hoping the crew escaped to land, while wind could have driven the craft away from the gulf.
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Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
Altho
Gulf
Japan to Withdraw Troops from Islands
Tokyo reports Japan will pull troops from former German islands it holds claiming the areas are economically and strategically unimportant. The foreign office also notes American control of Atlantic territories and contends Mantate islands span 4,000,000 square miles from Kamchatka to the southern Pacific.
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United Press
Tokio
Japan
America
Atlantic
Virgin Islands
Mantate Islands
Kamchatka
Pacific
Predicts Great Rush to Be Married in June
United Press reports March 28 that about 100000 women are expected to marry in June unless census data change. The 1921 year may bring over two million marriages in the United States, with the nation seen as increasingly marital according to new forecasts.
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United Press
Washington
D. C
Jane
Census Bureau
United States
Chicago Clothing Makers Seek 25 Percent Wage Cut
Chicago manufacturers asked a flat 25 percent wage reduction for 40 000 workers in men s clothing before the arbitration board set up in 1920. They urged lowering peak wages and weekly pay to boost business amid a crisis, urging mutual readjustment to put more in workers pockets.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Board of Arbitration
Williard E. Hotchkiss
National Industrial Federation of Clothing Manufacturers
Thieves Steal Mail From Benton Depot
Two sacks of mail were stolen from the Chicago and Eastern Illinois station in Benton Illinois. The sacks were placed in the depot before closing at 11 o clock last night. The postmaster declined to discuss the theft and contents remain unconfirmed.
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Associated Press
Benton
Ill
Chicago & Eastern Ilinois
Des Moines Banker Merrill Dies in California
Des Moines banker and college trustee S A Merrill died suddenly at Insula hospital in Palo Alto California at midnight He and his wife and sister Miss Anna Merrill were staying in California for the winter authorities noted the Merrills had wintered there in recent years
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Des Moines
California
Associated Press
Palo Alto
Cal
S. A. Merrill
Grinzell College
Grinnel
Peinsula Hospital
Bere
Anna Merrill
Merrills
Addie Faces Decision in Morning of Departure
Morning a week later Addie takes forty five dollars for its Grr and eft Rural Scen but she feels longing for home and the chickens. She to stay up late and wonders what to do when she arrives. She packs chicken sandwiches and a hard boiled egg from her brother, wears a watch Dad bought, thinks of Jim, and hopes her mother will help with housework as her father plans to mail a Go! Help Wanted ad to the Courier.
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Addie
Ser Brotier
Dad
Jim
Gil
Aed Wetton
Courier
Basil L. Smith
Waterloo
Chesterton comments Clara did not face murder trial
G K Chesterton says Clara South Hamon did not stand trial for killing Jake L Hamon. He notes American law avoided harsher verdicts, admires procedures, and reflects on English justice amid a real life homicide case. He hints how he might have crafted the plot differently.
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Clara
Chesterton
Bernard Shaw
Ardmore
England
Hannon
Hanion
Reds Will Seek Trade With U S Despite Rebuff
Jaan Antonovitch Behrsin Soviet minister to Finland told AP that further efforts for trade with America will continue. He said concessions may be granted through U S business concerns, while Russia remains committed to communism and private property will not be restored.
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Associated Press
Helsingfors
State Department
Washington
America
Jaan Antonovitch
Behrsin
Finland
M. Behrsin
Lkely
Russia
Easter Weather Brings Unseasonal Snow in Iowa and Missouri
A harsh cold wave hit northeastern Iowa with temperatures dropping to 9 above zero and a forecast of rain turning to snow. Despite a bright Easter day, fears spread that the freeze could damage fruit crops in Missouri and nearby states. Signs blown from their moorings and glass shattered at the First National bank and Frank Brothers' store on Commercial Street amid the gusty winds.
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Iowa
Mercury
Missouri
First National Bank
Frank Brothers
Commercial Street
Lieut Coney Shows Little Improvement After Injury
Natchez Miss March 2 Lieut William D Coney coast to coast flyer whose spine was fractured by a fall near Crowville La Friday is not showing improvement, it was learned at the Natchez sanitarium today. His temperature rose to 105 yesterday but is down to 103 today. He is not in immediate danger of death and is conversing with his mother and brother who arrived yesterday.
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United Press
Natchez. Miss
William D. Coney
Crowville
Natchez Sanitarium
Coney
Allies to Confer on German Polish Frontier in Upper Silesia
Paris dispatches from Rome report representatives of allied governments will meet in Italy to exchange views on establishing the Poland Germany frontier in Upper Silesia. The talks are said to require input from several governments.
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Associated Press
Paris
Italy
Poland
Germany
Upper Silesia
Rome
Auto Struck by Streetcar. Occupant Unharmed
Dr. F. W. Porterfield escaped injury when his car was hit by a loop streetcar at the Jefferson and Bluff streets intersection at about 11:30 a m. He was traveling south on Third street and did not see the streetcar in time. The vehicle was thrown to the curb and suffered heavy damage including a broken wheel.
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F. W. Porterfield
Jefferson
Bluff Streets
Third Street
Wage board upholds short line wage rules across 67 roads
The United States railroad labor board dismissed appeals for higher wages filed by 15 unions on 67 short line railroads. The ruling binds about 4,000 workers on lines often only a few miles long, with decisions clarifying that current wage scales remain in effect and not all disputes lead to new increases.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
United States Pallinger Labor Board
Association of Railway Executives
United States Railroad Administration
Bebe Daniels Trial in California Speeding Case
Santa Ana March 28. Bebe Daniels motion picture star faced a jury in Justice Cox court charged with speeding on an Orange County boulevard at 58 miles an hour. Policeman Myers testified as the principal witness for the prosecution as a packed courtroom watched for the star to charm the court.
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United Press
Santa Ana
Cal
Bebe Daniels
Justice Cox
Miss Daniels
Orange County
Myers
Bebe
Rumley School Bill Buried in Committee
Des Moines March 28 The Rumley bill would require all grammar grade children to attend public schools and would abolish private and parochial schools. The measure was referred to the schools committee after Rumley protested the move. A protest wave spread across the state.
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Des Moines
Hammillis
Senate
Smith
Madison County
Chisitman
Read
Howard
Holdoegel
Calhoun
Haskell
Linn
Cessna
Poweshiek
Dutcher
John
Wickman
Hancock
House
Mayne
Palo Alto
Temple of Justice
Parker
House Committee On Police
Rumley
United Press Des Moines
Turks Consider Bill to Tax All Bachelors
In Angora Parliament the Turkish Nationalist government debates a bill to compel men 25 and older to marry unless health excuses. Bachelors face heavy taxation while married men gain tax and military service advantages.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Turkey
Angora
Wales to Open New Ulster Parliament
London reports on authority that the Prince of Wales will open the new Ulster parliament under the home rule act. He is said to visit other districts in Ireland as part of the planned itinerary.
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Associated Tress
London
Prince of Wales
Ireland
Burlington Passenger Train Hits Landslide Near Ellsberry
Hannibal Mo March 28 The Burlington passenger train No 1 from St Louis at 212 am ran into a landslide at Ellsberry fifty two miles south of here derailing the engine No one was injured The slide fifty feet long and four feet deep was caused by recent heavy rains
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Associated Press
Hannibal
Burlington
St. Louis
Ellsberry
Here
Government Wins Income Tax Suit Over Trust Assets
The U S Supreme Court held that assets of a trust fund are taxable under income excess profits laws. The ruling affects several cases in litigation and thousands of trust funds. The case involved Merchants' Loan & Trust Co as trustees for Arthur Ryerson. Ryerson left stock valued at 860000, later sold for 1280000, with tax of 311000 on the increase. Justice Clark read the opinion. The court also agreed to review New York decisions on dividends credited toward premiums and depreciation in market value of securities. The lower court ruled for New York Life Insurance Co in suits against Charles W. Anderson, the collector for the second New York district.
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Supreme Court
Merchants’ Loan & Trust Co
Arthur Ryerson
Ilinois
Ryerson
Ryerson & Son
Clark
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
New York
New York Life Insurance Company
Charles W. Anderson
Internal Revenue
New York District
Profiteering Charges Dismissed by Government
Washington March 28. A number of Lever act cases appealed by the government to the Supreme Court were dismissed today at the request of Solicitor General Frierson. The American Woolen company and the Brooklyn Edison company were among those affected.
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Usy
Associated Press
Washington, DB. C
Supreme Court
Frierson
American Woolen Company
Brooklyn Edison Company
Tokio Fire Losses Estimated at Ten Million
Careful estimates indicate Tokio's great fire will exceed 10 million dollars in property loss. Four large business houses a bank and other structures burned, nearly 1 000 houses destroyed. The Japanese Red Cross set up relief stations for thousands made homeless and treated many injured.
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United Press
Tokio
Japanese Red Cross
Chicago Begins Daylight Saving Time in Spring Change
Chicago marks the start of daylight saving time, clocks moved one hour ahead of central standard time. Thru trains remain on standard time while local schedules adjust to the new hour.
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United Press
Chicago
Ford optimistic on industrial upturn in March forecast
Detroit March 28 Henry Ford echoed a hopeful industrial outlook saying indicators show a bottoming of the business mood. He predicted Ford would soon run on full time production and noted April orders near 90 000, about 10 000 more than March. Gartana Flour advertisement referenced.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Ford Company
Kids Storm White House Lawn for Easter Egg Frenzy
Washington youngsters flooded the White House lawn for an Easter egg rally in 1917. Children arrived by coaster, car, and on foot with baskets of colored eggs, while Marine Band music buoyed the scene as guards admitted only the young.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
White House
Marine Band
Summer events sweep Iowa conventions and sports
Beginning April 1 the convention season starts in Iowa with state conventions athletic events fairs and meetings across the summer. Highlights include wrestling with Ed Strangler Lewis in Des Moines April 12 and a Des Moines golf tournament July 4 9. Delegates from multiple states attend conferences in Ames Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.
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Associated Preas _Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State College
Pennsylvania Grapplers
Ames
Ottumwa
jState Supreme Court
Iowa Business Congress
Des Moines
Iowa College Press Association
Ed. “Strangler
Lewis
Bad Cad
Douk
Walnut
National Association of Deans of Men
Iowa Ity
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Cedar Rapids
North Town Pastoral Association
Mason City
Joplin
Sioux City
Wichita
The
Association of Universities and Colleges’ Business Officers
Iowa City
United States
Burlington
Travelingmen's Protective Association
Drake University
Iowa State Council
Knights of Columbus
United Commercial
Dubuque
Elks
Waterloo
Grand Army of the Republic
Shriners
National Education Association
Iowa Conference of Social Workers
Creston
Marriage Licenses Taken From City Records
Edward Wildebuer of Parkersburg and Kate Waterman of New Hartford. H. J. Quinlivan of Waterloo. Louise Tabert of Buena Vista. Tony T. Scheidermann of Cedar Presley. Julia Roughing of Cedar Falls listed among the latest marriage licenses in the city records.
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Edward Wildebuer
Parkersburg
Kate Waterman
New Hartford
H. J. Quinlivan
Waterloo
Louise Tabert
Buena Vista
Tony T. Scheidermann
Cedar
Bodies recovered in peonage probe in Georgia
State investigators pressed a peonage case in Jasper and Newton counties after 11 Black people were found dead or missing. Bodies were recovered from the Alcovy river and on a Jasper county plantation. Clyde Manning confessed to fatally injuring five of the victims. Authorities consider Attorney General Denny to lead the inquiry.
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Monticello
Jasper
Newton
Alcovy
John Williams
Jasper County
Denny
Dorsey
Campbell
Newton County
Clyde Manning
Wiliams
Williams
Judge Park
Ocmulgee
Jasper County Supreme Court
Manning
Willams Plantation
Ministers to Copy Poll Tax List for Movie Fight
A Waterloo ministerial committee including Rev. E. J. Lockwood and Rev. W. H. Beachler asked county auditor F. W. Esher for a stenographer to produce a complete list of Waterloo poll tax payers. The request was granted as the list is public record. Ministers aim to use it to press Sunday closing of moving pictures and amusements with a city council vote likely after a February Protestant petition campaign.
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Waterloo
Thero
Nevada Governor Signs Death Gas Bill in Nevada
Nevada Governor Boyle signed a bill authorizing lethal gas for executions, abolishing hanging and shooting. The law requires a death warrant period of 60 to 90 days, calls for a gas chamber with witnesses, and envisions an airtight chamber with air valves to administer the gas.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
Boyle
Jewell Continues to Read Contentions to Federal Labor Board
Chicago March 28 The history of negotiations for national agreements for railroad employees was presented to the railroad labor board as employees resumed testimony in the general rules hearing B M Jewell president of the railway employees department of the American Federation of Labor read a lengthy statement and cited correspondence with the United States railroad administration as proof of worker admin cooperation He plans to continue testimony through the week.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
Railway Employes’ Department
American Federation of Labor
Employes’ Department
United States Railroad Administration
Jewell
One Third of Cedar Heights Attend Communion Service
About a third of Cedar Heights residents joined a Community Church communion yesterday in a village farewell service for Newton Hy Metfeessl who moved to Peabody Kansas. The 341 attendees included 14 new members. If Waterloo scale applied, over 12000 would have shared bread and wine. Cedar Heights is described as a religious community.
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Cedar*Heights
Newton Hy Metfeessl
Ben To Peebody
Kas
Tira ' Presbyterian “Church
Waterloo
Cedar Heights
Rotarians Name Three Candidates for Club Chief
The Rotary club held a noon luncheon primary selecting Wirt Hoxie Roy Shoemaker and C A Morris as president nominees though Hoxie and Shoemaker withdrew. Carleton Sias C A Morris and A F Gates vie for vice president. Gwynne Weston Bruce Gates seek secretary. Treasurers are Vincent Rechtfertig W Logan and Edmund Miller. sergeant at arms nominees Armstrong and Repass, with Atkinson withdrawing. A board of directors will be chosen next. The club voted $200 to Waterloo Woman's club school gardens and opposed sending a delegate to the Edinburgh international meeting. A by law amendment sets annual dues at 60.
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Rotary Club
Black’s Tearoom
Wirt Hoxie
Roy Shoemaker
C. A. Morris
Hoxie
Mr. Shoemaker
Carleton Sias
A. F. Gates
Gwynne Weston
Bruce Gates
A. E. Haswell
Vincent Rechtfertig
W. ©. Logan
Edmund Miller
J. EB. Armstrong
O. A. Repass
W. I
Atkinson
Waterloo Woman's Club
George W. Hurtley
Austin Burt
Edinburgh
Ford Shows Assets of 384 Millions and Debts of 143 Million
The Ford Motor Company annual report filed with the secretary of state shows total assets of 384 594 941.68 dollars as of December 21 1920 and unsecured indebtedness liabilities of 143 025 300.61 dollars. Cash on hand and bank deposits total 12 557 244.61 dollars and credits owed amount to 54 438 633.50 dollars. Henry Ford Edsel B. Ford and Mrs Henry Ford hold major stock positions with 5 321, 71 911, and 6 412 shares respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aesdciated Press
Lansing
Mich
Ford Motor Car Company
Henry Ford
Edsel B. Ford
Telegraph Briefs From Global Newsroom
Brief world items report Soviet leaders seeking to conciliate intellectuals and peasants. Police raid on Stan Penn propaganda HQ in Dublin seizes papers. Harding orders exhaustive probe into treatment of disabled veterans. Berlin notes a potential general strike was averted as plots fade. China famine fund donations reach 4.466 million dollars. Bryn Mawr College to stay open for poor gifts and women workers. Cold snaps and wintry weather threaten crops across the Midwest. Wilson policy debate prompts protests in New York. Brundage headlines at Chicago memorial service for Bert Leston Taylor. Tornado activity and cold weather sweep the Midwest toward the Great Lakes. Daylight saving begins in Chicago docks. Mexico observed Easter and Holy Week in oldtime customs. United States Smelting & Refining Co reports dividend payment news.
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Associated Press
Helsingfors
Moscow
Petrovgrad
Dublin
Stan Penn
Washington, D. C
Harding
Berlin
New York
Philadelphia
Bryn Mawr College
Kansas City
Tiany States
Woodrow Wilson
France
King
Russia
Chicago
Brundage
A. P
Crawford
Frank A. Lasney
Bert Leston Taylor
Chicago Tribune
Minnesotta
Iowe
Nebraska
Middle West
Great Lakes
Mexico City
Porfirio Diaz
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U.S
Sven
Feder Board
Cell
Coop
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Ulster
Gov't
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Towa
Georgia
Federal Labor Board
Rotarians
Boston
United States Smelting & Refining Co
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