Rain floods and washouts disrupt rail traffic in Iowa
Torrential weekend rains drenched the Waterloo region and nearby areas, causing multiple washouts in trackbeds and delaying trains on the Cedar Rapids and Rock Island lines. Cedar Falls reported 2.96 inches of rain, water backed onto curbs, and roads submerged in spots. Center Point, Urbana, and Shellsburg saw washouts, with crews using crushed rock and cinders to reestablish lines. Water covered waiting areas and motorists faced 18 inch deep surges on roads south of Washburn.
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Ralph B. Slippy
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Trafic
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Dennison
Urbana
Center Point
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Shellsburg
Vinton
Washburn
Benson
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Ohio
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Texas
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Weekend News Gist From Des Moines to Sloan
AP roundup reports Ku Klux Klan organizers in multiple counties plan a general campaign in Iowa. Heirs sue 27 railroads for about 1 million pounds. Des Moines theatres raise 2842 for flood victims. Woodbury County to vote on 700000 road bond for Denison highway. Sloan theatre fire destroys three buildings with about 15000 loss.
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Des Moines
Bu Klux Klan
William S. Parker
Burlington
Ottumwa
Parker
Des Moines Theatres
Sioux City
Woodbury County
Denison
Monona County
Sloan
Burglar Steals Change From Garage and Motor Inn
An unidentified burglar took 3 dollars in dimes and 1 dollar in nickels from the Motor Inn at 808 Commercial Street last night. Entrance was through a basement window. Officer Peter Rock investigated the case.
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Motor Inn
Commercial Street
Peter Rock
Mexico loses world monopoly on sisal supply
Mexican binders twine makers diversify sourcing beyond Yucatan henequen to Java Sumatra and other tropics as 49 percent of annual 100000 ton Yucatan production shifts. US imports show 69 percent from Yucatan last year, with government reports noting decreed limits and price cuts to drive production. Machine processing converts leaves into fibre rapidly, feeding a global market largely reliant on henequen and sisal.
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Mexico
Yucatan
United States
Commerce Department
F. O. B. Progreso
Porto Rico
Florida
Tropics
Cuba
ZOWER
SISAL
Forto Rico
Navy Band Seeks Waterloo Date. Mayor Informed
Waterloo may host the United States Navy band on its annual tour. WWI Radcliffe reports president Coolidge approval and a Washington start. Mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts seeks local sponsorship contact for concert organization. The Navy band, based in Washington, includes about 50 pieces and soloists with a jazz segment. Also reported: Iowa Medical College students urge Dr. Charles J. Rowan to reconsider his faculty resignation amid tensions with colleagues.
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Waterloo
United States Navy
Washington, D. C
Glenn A. Tibbitts
WW. I. Radcliffe
Radcliffe
Coolidge
Washington
Mr and Mrs Newcomer Move to Waterloo
Waterloo Retail Merchants Association recorded seven new residents arriving in Waterloo last week including Lawrence Griffith at 412 Vaughan H C Sargent 325 Oak Avenue Melvin Snyder 792 Willstan Mrs Anna Tucker 928 Mullan West G W Jerolaman 846 Linden Margaret E Kovec 729 Wellington F J Crandon 296 Rebel Paul Johnson 417 Walnut and Milton E Guthmann 301 Sunset Road.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Retail Merchants Association
Lawrence Griffith
Vaughan
H. C. Sargent
Oak Avenue
Melvin Snyder
Willstan
Anna Tucker
Mullan West
G. W. Jerolaman
Linden
Margaret E. Kovec
Wellington
F. J. Crandon
Paul Johnson
Walnut
Milton E. Guthmann
Sunset Road
Medics Ask Dr Rowan to Remain as Teacher
Four hundred medical students at Town City University of Iowa request that Dr. Rowan continue teaching. The action reflects faculty support and concerns over department leadership.
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S. UT
Rowan
Town City
University of
Sorlie the Shoes to Ideas Governor of North Dakota
A. G. Sorlie, governor of North Dakota, is described as a salesman who quit selling shoes to sell ideas to fellow residents and the world. He built a career as banker and merchant before serving a second term, using vetoes when faced with a hostile legislature and arguing salesmanship is resisting opponents as well as pushing his own ideas.
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Bismarck
N. D
A. G. Sorlie
North
Miss Rogers Gained 15 Pounds in Six Weeks
A testimonial letter from Alberta Rogers of Decatur Illinois praising McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets. It claims a 15 pound gain in six weeks after an illness and urges trying the product for 30 days with a money back guarantee. The ad notes 60 tablets cost 60 cents and specifies originality and genuineness.
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McCoy
Alberta Rogers
Cerro Gorda St
Decatur
Ill
Adlerika claims relieve gas and constipation
Mrs. B Brink ley says Adlerika gave relief from gas and dizziness after years of stomach trouble. The ad touts one spoonful acting on both water and lower bowel to remove old waste matter, promising better sleep and digestion.
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Adlerika
Mrs. Pettit to Attend Presbyterian General Assembly
Mrs. F S Pettit travels this week to participate in the last three presbyterial societies in the Iowa synod Corning Council Bluff Sioux City and then heads to San Francisco to join the biennial Presbyterian women’s convention for missions She serves on the board of foreign missions and leads the Iowa Synodical society with scheduled meetings May 19 to 21 and May 22 to 24 respectively, returning to Waterloo in July.
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Fred
Pettit
Synod of
Iowa
Corning
Council Bluffe
Sioux City
Fort Madison
Mra
San Francisco
Cal
General Assembly
Woman's Committee
Board of Foreign Missions
Synodical Society
Wined After Raid At Disorderly House Plea Fined
Tura Voss of 127 Eighth Street pleaded guilty in municipal court to being a proprietor of a disorderly house. Judge J C Beem fined her $20. Charles Selbert, same address, was arrested with her in the raid.
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Tura ‘Voss
Atrect Wert
J. C. Beem
Charles Selbert
Disorderly conduct fines set in city court
That night by Set William Urie head Officers Charles Pickens Bar Wray and Bert Douglass, was fined £16 and cost on his plea of guilty to disorderly conduct. Jailing to pay their fines, the two were confined in the city jail to serve six and three days respectively.
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William Urie
Charles Pickens
Bar] Wray
Bert Douglass
What's Wrong With Town Whats Wrong With Town
A short verse-like rant contrasts daily life across states with a defense of Jews, highlighting national-made products and regional disparities. It questions taxation and prosperity while noting common goods and routines linked to various states. The voice is satirical about economic dependence and regional pride.
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United States
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