Four Muscatine Men Indicted for Illegal Sale of Liquor
Grand jury returns indictments against Delmar Greddeck John Fiedler Rossafield and Lee Leary of Muscatine for illegal liquor sales linked to the Eagles Lodge. The case involves a bar in the lodge basement and 15 cent drinks dispensed to federal officers. trial to be held in the eastern district with U S Attorney Mowry prosecuting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fiedler
Delmar ‘Greddeck
Rossafield
Lee ‘Leary
Muscatine
Uae
Eagles Lodge
United States
Roses RK. Mowry
Eir
O'Leary
John Nolpert
Philip Nischwitz
William Liebbe
Castern
United States District Court
Mowry
President Sends War Secretary to Report on Flood
President orders War Secretary to survey flood damage in Louisiana as Mississippi floodwaters rise. Refugees top 15,000 with 11 relief camps ready for more victims while nine parishes flood, dikes breached on multiple rivers, and Arkansas river inflow worsens devastation. Death toll estimated at 850 with flooded area possibly 18,000 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Mississippi
Gulf
Ouachite
Arkansas
Booth Bend
Ark
Vicksburg
Miss
Nintory
C. H. Lee
United Press Today
Duckport
Bedford
Paige Style Show Opens in Waterloo with Auto Parade
A motorcycle escorted parade of 16 new Paige cars led downtown Waterloo to inaugurate a Paige style show at Wieland Motor Company display rooms. The event runs through Wednesday and Thursday with 1927 Paige models priced 1095 to 2786.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paige
Waterloo
Traffi
Wieland Motor¢ompany Display Rooms
Fifth Street West
D. H. Barthouss
N. A. McCuen
Payne Motor Company
Dea Molass
W. ©. Wieland
Wieland Motor Company
Palgo
Three Composers Behind The King's Henchman Premiere
A fragmented list names the three librettists or alngere credited with principal roots in the King's Henchman world premiere. It seeks who composed an overture for a Shakespeare play and asks about Edwin Franko Gold and the Chicago Symphony's chief conductor. It also asks about a soprano from Kansas City debuting with the Met in spring 1926 and Gaetan’s three operas with prominent roles plus a piano concerto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alngere
Mare
Edwin Franko Gold
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Kansas
City
Metropolitan
Gpern
Gaetan Hae
Weeta
Tery
Nie
Y's Men Singers Guests Tonight of Y M C A Board
The Y M C A board hosts the Y s Men s Glee Club banquet in Black's tearoom at 6:30 p m with about 60 attendees. Toastmaster Dr J H Butts presides. program includes tributes by T Atlan and G R Holton, solos by Max Noah and BHamer Albright, and vocal numbers by Mrs Clarence Dewey and Charles McElroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YM. C. A
Black
Glee Club
J. H. Butts
T. Atlan
G. R. Holton
Giles Club
Max Noah
Gles
51 Year Old Pear Tree Blooms In Waterloo Yard
In front of Mrs. M. Dan iel at 412 Jefferson Street a Bartlett pear tree, planted by Mrs. Daniel's father at the dawn of telephone era, stands declared Waterloo's oldest. Though hollow for 25 years, the trunk supports vibrant blossoms and yearly fruit, surviving a severe winter long ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3. M. Daniel
Jefferson Street
Daniel
Alexander Graham
Bell
General Custer
Battle of
Little Big Horn
Dantelh
Waterloo
Parole Board Frees 29 Convicts From Iowa Homes
Des Moines reports 29 convicts received unconditional parole from Anamosa and Fort Madison in April. Sentences ranged two years to 25 years with many serving less than full terms. notable cases include Edward Kobs and John Donovan, both paroled after long-forged sentences. Educator Benjamin Ide Wheeler dies in Vienna at 72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Board of Parole
United Press
Fort Madison
George Kron
Tinvry Marvin
Tartison
Haley
Anamosa Fab
Edward Kobs
Kobs
John Donavan
Indinn
Fie
Wilfrid Palmer
Kossuth
Armissl
Marlin Knudison
Clayton County
John Eckles
Torcany
Ringgold County
Alfred Wicker
Jarceny
Taylor Bovely
Kenneth Reden
Harrison County
Emmet Mehl
House of Ill Fame
Chickasaw County
William Lingo
Garold Simith
Johneci County
Charles Dilne
Pottawaitanils
John Ward
Jones County
Qienx Smith
Buchanan Ie
C. M. Schroeder
Linn County
A. Howard
Woodbury County
Howard Worley
Marshall County
George Bacon
Guthrie County
Moarvin Cox
Jureans
Carroll County
Yenura
London
INS
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
United Statry
Vienna
Wheeler
Obituaries and funeral notices from Waterloo area
Mortuary notice for Wirt A Thomson age 46 of 618 Seventh Street died in a local hospital of meningoitis. Survived by widow four children two brothers and a sister. Funeral arrangements pending at Kearns. Also notice for Charles F E Green age 65 Waterloo, died at University Hospital Iowa City bronchial pneumonia. Services at Kistner chapel with K P rituals. Hans Louis Jorgensen age 71 died at home. services at United Presbyterian Church with burial Elmwood and Petersen Bros. Luba J Popsterioff six day old daughter of John and Mrs Popsterioff died after brief illness. Committal at Fairview Cemetery. Dalton J Mowager son of Ralph and Mrs Strayer died in Denver of spinal meningitis. Ralph W Strayer formerly Waterloo post office clerk. Burial in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirt A. Thomson
Seventh Street
Good Thunder
Minn
Miss la Buckles
Garden City
John Dacre Tractor Company
Nat
Thomson
Central Christian Churchh
Stella
Edith
Norman
Perry
Sawtelle
Can
Harman Thomson
Charles E. Green
Charles FE. Green
Cedar Rapids
Waterlon
University Hospital
Iowa City
Kistner
Wiliam Tell Homeatead
Yenmen
K. of P. Hall
Kradlp
Hans Louis Jorgensen
Bayard Street
United Presbyterian Church
Rev. W. ©. Chisholm
Peterson Bros
Buelal
Elmwood
Luba J. Popsterloff
Luba J. Popsterioff
John Popsterioff
Oneida Street
Fairview Cemetery
Ralton J
Rescue crew locates six more bodies in mine disaster
Everettville West Virginia May 3 rescue teams report finding six additional victims in the New England Fuel and Transportation Co mine disaster, raising the death toll to 24 as teams press to reach about 70 remaining miners amid gas-filled tunnels. A faint tapping signal heard earlier was not confirmed as coming from the entombed workers. Robert Lambie, West Virginia mining chief, says hope is fading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everettaville
W. Vs
New England Fuel & Transportation Co
Fairmont
Everottyiilo
Ming
Robert Lambie
West Virgtnia
Elizabeth Schlink Wins Tree Identification Contest
Elizabeth Schlink from Sloan Wallace School wins a tree identification contest conducted by the public library under the direction of Theresa Feyereisen of the giveninty department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giveninty Department
The
Public Library
Mins Theresa Feyereisen
Elizabeth Schlink
Sloan Wallace School
Elephant Hair Anklets Spark New Fashion Wave
Waterloo jewelers rush to stock le Phant hair solder after word from Porty Street New York that elephant hair anklets are a metroopatia fad. Girls request tufts from friends in India to craft attractive ankle ornaments, with jewelers soldering the strands into anklets for theater crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Porty
Second Street
New York
India
Six Hurt as Minnesota Tornado Hits Farm Area
Six farmers were injured when a tornado struck near Haven Minnesota late yesterday. Nine farm buildings were wrecked and several cattle killed. Property damage is estimated at $100,000. The injured were farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pair Haven
Minn
Here
Slaying of Child Shocks Fredericksburg Police
Police focus efforts on solving the murder of 9 year old Albert Baker found slain in the Rappahannock River. The body was discovered mutilated and tied in a weighted sack after he vanished Feb 22. Authorities pursue leads as they seek suspects and motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederickburg
Albert Baker
Banpahannock River
Governor's OK Put on 356 Bills
The Forty-second General assembly passed a total of 456 bills which received the governor's approval. Three others lie in the governor's hands for approval or rejection. Only five measures were vetoed during the session. W. T H. Bunting of Dallas Texas sought treatment at Emergency hospital for a severe cut on his right hand after being kicked by a turkey gobbler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Beneral Assembly
W. T H. Bunting
Dallas
Tex
Y W C A Campaign Sees Quick Progress in Early Pledges
Halfway point reached in six day drive for 135000 total pledged 569404 balance 65536. Captains report 5846 subscribed in first two days bringing total to 65464. Divisions led by Mrs Easley 1173 and Wilbur 877 with others including Hoxie 71 and Sias 600. Rath committee reported 2325 from eight subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Easley
H. C. Wilbur
Ralph Hoxie
Carleton Sias
John Rath
Man Fined for Selling Louisiana Lottery Tickets
Walter G. Remington, 52, of 548 Parker Street West, arrested by state agents for selling Louisiana Lottery tickets. He pled guilty in Justice J. P. Travis court at Cedar Rapids, fined $100 plus costs, and received 30 days in jail with suspended sentence for family reasons. He claimed to have bought jackets in Philadelphia for 70 cents and sold them at the same price. the lottery was operating in Honduras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter G. Remington
Parker Street
Court of Justice
J. P. Travis
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Philadelphia
Honduras
Waterloo Beauty Licensed to Wed Man in New York
Former Waterloo beauty Miss Helen Vogel, known for pageant fame, is issued a license in New York City to wed Jacob Corn of New York. Vogel, 21, resides at 340 Fifty-sixth Street West, is daughter of Mr and Mrs Leon Vorelhut formerly of 1403 Commercial Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Beauty
New York
Helen Vogel
New York City
Miss Vogel
Jacob Corn
Fiety-sixth Street West
Leon Vorelhut
Commercial Street
Mr. Corn
Urges Polish Women Draft For Social Service
Mrs Ignax Moseleka wife of the Polish provident calls for one year of compulsory social service for women equal to the male armed forces service. She argues emancipation includes bearing similar burdens and suggests education joined with service to foster civic involvement and future stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariys Chlannowaka
Warsaw
Poland
Mra
Ignax Moseleka
The
Provident of
Mrs. Moscicks
Chalea Tha
Moseteka
Alx
Moseleka
America
England
Switzerland
Moseicka
Mar
Starling to Scan Lake Okoboji Site
Washington secret service man Edward W. Sterling will tour western sites offered for a summer White House. He will visit Colorado Springs and Lake Okoboji among others to assess altitude suitability for temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Edward W. Sterling
White House
Secret Service
Will Leare
West
Colorado Springs
Lake Minnetonka
Minn
Blank Hills
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Lake Oxkobojl
Lake Okoboji
Paul Smith
Canada owes it a separate existence to the American Revolution
J Hamilton Dawson of Des Moines told Kiwanis members during United States Canada week that Canada’s separate existence arose from the American Revolution. He cited a small naval treaty, noted English as the language, and described growing cross border ties with 3,000,000 Canadians in the U S and 1,000,000 Americans in the Canadian northwest. Max Noah sang bass as speakers argued nations can stay distinct while co operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Quebec
Nova Scotia
J. Hamilton Dawson
Des Moines
Kiwania Club
Russell-Lamson
Dawson
Great Lakes
United States
Max Noah
Appeals in Three Murder Cases Put Over Until Fall
Des Moines May 3. Appeals in three murder cases were confined to the September term of the Iowa supreme court because the appeals had not reached completion by the May term. The cases are State vs Bertha Buck State vs Clayton Van Dorn and State vs Ernest Reed. Buck was convicted of manslaughter in the death of her husband at Davenport by burning oil. Van Dorn faced life for first degree murder after killing his wife following a quarrel over hosiery repair. Reed seeks a second appeal after a Missouri Valley fair killing. his first case was reversed and a new trial granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
i-Pi
Iowa Supreme Court
State
Bertha Buck
Clayton van Dorn
Ernest Reed
Buck
Davenport
van Dorn
Reed
Harry Reel
State Supreme Court
Fred Klingaman killed on Apple Gate ranch near Auburn
Fred Clay Klingaman twenty six was shot to death April 29 on the Apple gate ranch owned by James Tyson near Auburn California. Robert Tyson admitted the shooting saying it was unintentional after a revolver overheated during target practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Clay Klingaman
Applegate
James Tyson
Sandrrancisco
Auburn
Cal
Elmer Klingaman
Orange Township
J. ¥. Klingaman
Silas Klingaman
University of California College of Agriculture
Robert Tyson
Klingaman
Tyson
Cone
Minnesota Jurist Voices Opposition to Coolidge Again
Minnesota supreme court Justice Samuel B. Wilson led a Republican revolt against a third term for President Coolidge. He sent a telegram to W. F. Brookes, declining an invitation to a dinner honoring William M. Butler. Butler’s Minnesota visit aims to gauge support for 1928 reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Coalidge
Brooks
William M. Butler
Butler
Twin Cities
Coolidge
Philanthropist Col Edward Ayer Dies in Pasadena
Pasadena reports Col Edward F. Ayer, 46, philanthropist and Field Museum director in Chicago, died after an operation. An air of health followed by a joke about age appears in the exchange, reflecting a newspaper misprint and odd phrasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Cal
Edward F. Ayer
Field Museu
Chicago
British MP Opposes Thatched Cottages Movement
Miss Elen Wilkinson, first female MP to bob her hair, leads a counter movement against thatched roof cottages in England, especially Somerset and Suffolk. She calls the homes dreary and insanitary, despite their romance, noting garrets with pests and the dangers of fire and damp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeovil
Somerset
Eng
Elen Wilkinson
England
Suffolk
Proposals to Save Countryside From Urban Spread
Stanley Baldwin supports a campaign with the Royal Society for the Preservation of Art and a rural England society to curb town planning. Groups warn that Sussex Downs near London face loss of open spaces as motorized travel brings cottages, garages, filling stations, and tea shops, threatening village life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Baldwin
Baldwin
Royal Society of Arta
Sussex Downs
Tondon
Able Teachers Key to Efficiency Says Supt Kline
Superintendent Charles W. Kline told Canopus club members in Black's tearoom that teacher quality in training and attitude is crucial for a good school system. He said the main measure is student progress and the share below grade level. eighth grade data show 32.8 percent below standard in 1924 and 28 percent in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. [Kline
Canopus
Black
Tearooma Nean
Kline
Lake Traffic Cops to Curb Speeders Possibility in Iowa
Des Moines reports the state board of conservation may limit watercraft speeds and issue rules for lake traffic after a fatal boating accident on Lake Okahonl. The action follows extending a 15 mph road speed limit in state parks to waterways to prevent future drownings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Iowa
Des Moines
INS
Towa
State Board of Conservation
Lake Okahonl
Co-Ed in Canoe Narrow Escape on Cedar River
In Cedar Rapids on May 3 a Coe college co-ed and L F Vincent nearly drowned when their canoe overturned in the Cedar River. Boater Robert Biba rushed to help, paddling to shore with the two survivors clinging to his canoe. Both were reported none the worse today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
L. BF. Vinent
Coe College
Cedar River
Robert Biba
Boothe Growing Weaker Report From Roanoke Hospital
Roanoke Virginia May 9 a hospital report says Water L Boothe who has been kept alive by artificial respiration for 72 days continues to weaken in May. Doctors say he is near the end and no longer smiles or shows interest in his surroundings despite the effort to sustain him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Watter JL
Boothe
Bootha
Government debt cut by 1.128 billion in 1926
Washington reports the national public debt fell by 1.128 billion in the year ending with April 30. The balance on May 1 stood at 18.947 billion dollars as Treasury officials announced the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
INS
Treasury
Avast
Burning crosses mark Omaha election night clash
The fiery crosses appeared in front of Walter W. Head’s home, former president of the American Bankers Association, and at St. Cecilia’s cathedral and a negro hall as Omaha voters cast heavy ballots. Odds favored Mayor James Dahlman’s return. Head could not explain the incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gimahe
Neb
Walter W. Head
American Bankers’ Association
St. Cecilia's
James Dahlman
Head
Hold Two Men for Slaying Policeman
Chicago police hold two men, Dalles Shobe and Buford Churn, in connection with the slaying of State Highway Policeman Sam Yates of Sturgis Michigan. Shobe, a taxicab driver, and Churn, arrested in Gary Indiana, were found near a booze laden car with Illinois plates 1,226. Both deny knowledge of the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Dalles Shobe
Buford
Sam Yates
Sturgis
Mich
Shobe
Chunn
Gary
Ind
Pola Negri to Wed Prince Mdivani on May 14
Paris reports motion picture actress Pola Negri will marry Prince Berse Mdivani at her chateau de Ruoll in Soraincourt on May 14. Mayor Mercier will officiate in a simple ceremony attended only by close family members. Negri's godfather Casimir da Koulewitz will give away the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pola Negri
Prince Berse Mdivani
Miss Negri
Chateau de Ruoll
Soraincourt
Mayor Mercier
Casimir da Koulewitz
Levee Victims Seek Open Pay Hearings
In New Orleans on May 3 the St Bernard and Plaquemines Parish flood victims urged open hearings to determine damages and restitution for losses suffered. The initial committee meeting discussed reparations and possible compensation for affected residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
St. Bernard
Plaquemines
Damage to Levees by Flood Estimated at 4 060 000 to 5 000 000
The Mississippi flood damage to levees was estimated at 4.06 to 5.0 million dollars by Col. Charles L. Potter on returning from a New Orleans inspection trip. A separate item notes Grundy Farm sale in Rembeck Iowa where Nels Elby bought 200 acres at 110 dollars per acre from Mrs Mary Kenniston estate. land described as poorly improved and under quality for the area with Walter Kenniston as former tenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Charles L. Potter
Mississippi Commission
St Louis
New Orleans
Grundy
Rembeck
Nels Elby
Cedar Falls
Mary Kenniston
Walter Kenniston
Amati
Crdar Fall
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Cel“lar
Voroahilof
Europe
Soviet
Russia
Y’s Men’s Singers
Y. M.C. A. Board
Scott County
Ralph KR. Strayer
Bionday Sipiente
Dessa Ivertves
Paul Kelly
Los Angeles
Ray Raymond
Minnesota
Y. W
Man
Wes Ignaz
Cavow
Childen
Starling
Fred Klingaman
Tly
Philadelphha Bulletin
Avland Bsuffoun
Engluanai
Corrasesiar
Madleigh
Orn Crters
Supt. Kline
Gov’t
Omaha
Pola
Serge
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