Famine Relief Efforts In Ping Ting China By Brethren Mission
Miss Anna V Blough reports from Ping Ting county Shansi China on Church of the Brethren relief work under famine. Red Cross funds 200000 aid families via labor on road projects 75 miles from Yang Chuan to Lixo Chow. Hundreds wait listed for work as clothing distributions and rations are provided. hospital offices and engineers support the relief effort amid influenza and typhus fears.
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Church of the Brethren
Ping Ting County
Shansi
China
Anna V. Blough
U. S. Blough
Orange Township
Polo Hurman
Starvar
Miss Bough
God
Jesus
Red Cross
Heber
Yang Ch’uan
Lixo Chow
Church of the Brethrven
Blough
Pingting Chon
Ae Ee Tate
Ana E
Miss Blough
Toad
Joon
Dr. Wampler
Brother Crumpacker
Mr. Myers
Mr. Heisey
Yang Chuan
Johnson
Taminerei
Bicycle thieves jailed in county court case
Rigid prosecution of bicycle thieves began as Charles Cunningham and Eugene Howard were sentenced to 30 days in the county jail after pleading guilty to stealing a bicycle in C. B. Courtright’s municipal court division. The pair were arrested in La Porte City with the stolen wheel found by Waterloo officers and identified by the owner. County attorney W. R. French vowed no leniency for bicycle thieves. Also arraigned was John McNeil on charges of stealing two women’s suits from James Black dry goods, waived preliminary hearing, and bound over to the county grand jury with $1,000 bonds. McNeil was captured by James Black’s house detective while fleeing from a second floor window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cunningham
Eugene Howard
C. B. Courtright
Municipal Court
la Porte City
Waterloo
W. R. French
John McNeil
James Black
Black Hawk County
Grand Jury
McNeil
James Black, Company
Bank account seized over liquor tax dispute in Iowa
Federal Judge Henry T. Reed weighs whether the Internal Revenue Service can attach Wage Dispute’s bank account to satisfy tax and penalties after Speedling, a Cedar Rapids druggist, contested assessments for liquor violations. $13,000 seized, $4,000 currently attached, case set for advisement.
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Dubduque
Henry T. Reed
Speedling
Lars
Carpenters
Enue
State of
Altho
Reeds
Arbitration offer ends in Waterloo carpenters dispute
The wage dispute between the carpenters and master builders was proposed for arbitration by master builders of the city but rejected by carpenters leader John G. Miller. A three member panel of two carpenters and two master builders was suggested but not accepted. The carpenters president Amasa Morse declined to comment. A large citizen committee is gathering suggestions to ease building stagnation and plans conferences on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Miller
Waterloo
Amasa L. Morse
Carpenters’ Union
Three Dubuque Boys Detained After Central Agent Arrest
Three boys named John Middleman aged 16 Clement Ward aged 17 and Milton Blustein aged 16 all of Dubuque were detained briefly at police headquarters this morning after arrest by a special Winds Central agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Middleman
Clement Ward
Milton Blustein
Dubuque
Police
Special Winds Central
Fragmentary tale of travel and punishment in isolation
A fragment describes youths planning to work on a farm after arriving by freight train. They have little money for breakfast and discuss where they will obtain meals. A cryptic line references an edict and punishment on an island, with a character named Days banished and dressed in overalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
St. Helene
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Teagh Gospel
Runghy
Mrs Blough
Famine
Raymond Flory
America
Shantung
Foley
John G
Burgess Place
Passaic
N. J
Bauer & Black
Chicago
New York
Toronto Makers of
Don Julian
Havana
Eurepe
Dayton, de Luxe and
Goodrich and
Chicaco
H. H. Miller
Jefferson
Fudge
Taeee Genenariess Fees
Reewator Co. Peat
Atlarta Ga
Wangler Bros. Company
Newton
The
First National Bank
Waterloo, Iowa
Comptroller’s Call
United States
U. S. Treasurer
Fed
Reserve Bank
C. A. Marsh
AM. Plage
Perenichet
Will A. Lane
B. F. Swisher
Pickett, Swisher & Farwell
R. J. Hoxie
Waterloo, Fruit & Commission Co
A. M. Place
E. E._ Peek
Waterloo Building & Loan Ass'n
H. W. Grout
P. W. Eighmey
Walker
J. T. Sullivan
J. O. Trumbauer
Farmers Loan & Trust, Co
H. A. Maine
H. A. Maine & Co
Waterloo Savings Bank
Scane’s
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