Mills Holds Key To Pier Mystery In Mount Case
Northwestern University student Leighton Mount vanished after a 1921 class rush and was found beneath a pier in Evanston. Grand jury reexamines theory that J Allen Mills knows truth though Mills denies knowledge. Mrs Scott claims Mills influenced the search and hinted Mount fled. Doris Fuchs, Mount’s sweetheart, and President Walter Dill Scott testify on hazing and threats.
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Iinternational News Wire
Chicago
Leightean Mount
Northwestern
University
Evanston
Grand Jury
J. Allen Mills
Mills
Mount
Walter Dill Scott
Scott
Young Mount
Lake Shore
Mount S
Daniel
United Press
Elizabeth
Honey” Sullivan
Leighton Mount
Altho
North Shore
Doris Fuchs
J. J. Mount
Leighton
Doris
Kil
Bandits Deny Mistreatment of Her in Shanghai Kidnap Saga
The article recounts that the bandits released no prisoners on sight and began brutal actions after capturing Miss Aldrich, who endured exhaustion and fear as she wandered, received aid from locals, and was moved through Lincheng and Tsinan-Fu hospitals. U.S. captives and Chinese authorities face mounting pressure as threats of mutilation and torture loom. an ultimatum reportedly expired with about 14 foreigners and 9 Chinese still held.
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Miss Aldrich
R. F. Naill
Asia Development Comedy
Lincheng
Tsinan-Fu Hospital
Aetter
J. B. Powell
Powell
United States
Tsinan-Fu
Shantung
Two Sentenced to Death for Killing Family in Idabel Okla
In Idabel Oklahoma on May 10 John Pape the confessed killer of his estranged wife her parents and two children along with accomplice Aaron Red Harvey were sentenced to death by Judge Ferret in Aistrice Court. Pope the son of the killer admitted instigating the murders and received life imprisonment.
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Idabel
Okla
John Pape
Aaron
Red" Harvey
Ferret Fa Aistrice
Jack Pope
Alma Smith Dies of Ptomaine Poisoning in Iowa Hospital
Miss Alma Smith of La Porte City died at Dr L W Carpenter hospital in Grundy Center from ptomaine poisoning after eating canned corn. She had been nursing there about three months. Her mother and sister were summoned from La Porte City. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 PM at the M E B church with Rev Lusted officiating. burial in West View.
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Grundy Center
Alma Smith
la Porte City
Dr. L. HW. Carpenter’s Hospital
la Porte Clir
Lusted
Will of Viciate
West View
Candidates Vying for Legion Auxiliary Head in Burtington
Burtington Ia May 10 With the third annual convention of the town department of the American Legion Auxiliary under way three candidates are named for President Mrs G A Morrow Alota Mrs Carrie G Hunter New on and Mrs E J Rohlf Water loo Iowa as vice president candidate Mrs Charles H MacNider Mixon City is considered for this post A bitter contest is noted for secretary with Miss Wither Kennedy Davenport opposed by Mrs George Zeentoer Bellevue and Afra Amerge HH slosser Marengo An outstanding feature is the reception given by Mrs MM Skelley Davenport Sha retry after her report An excursion on the river occupied delegates time in the afternoon
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Davenport
Vic
George Zeentoer
Bellevue
Afra
Ainerge HH
Slosser
Marengo
MM. M. Skelley
Donald MacRae
Myre
J. M
Des Moines Not on Rearranged Schedule of Harding Speeches
Washington May 16. President Harding’s conferences with advisers in the last 24 hours led to a rearrangement of his western trip speaking engagements. The itinerary now includes St. Louis Kansas City Hutchinson Denver Salt Lake City Helena Seattle and three California stops likely San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Washington, D. C
Harding
Eagemanta
St. Louis
Kansas City
Hutchinson
Hiran
Denver
Salt Lake City
Bolsa
Helena
Mont
Seattle
California
San Francisco
Los Ane Belek
San Diego
Oelwein Holds Cash and Clears All Debts
The city of Oelwein reports sufficient cash on hand to extinguish all debts with a yearly surplus of 32000 dollars. The notice states then current financial status with available funds and solid fiscal position as of May 10.
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Oelwein
Owlwain
Farm Pupils Excel at Simpson College in Iowa
Tadianpla Ia May 14 The normal training department of Simpson college concludes the best students in Iowa high schools come from farms. An survey of 316 banner pupils shows 3 percent reside in rural areas. Scholarship and social position do not always align as 140 parents stand above average, only 1 wealthy, 118 average financia l, and 4 percent poor.
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Tadianpla
Simpson College
Iowa
Charles A. Delch
Lil
Thea
So-Cial
Deich
Bullet Answer to Pleadings of Wife in Sioux City
Mrs. Thomas A. Purdy is reported to be recovering from a gunshot wound to the breast suffered yesterday in a hotel room used by her husband. Purdy is in custody as authorities investigate the shooting. Police say Mrs. Purdy went to the hotel to ask her husband to return home and pleaded with officers not to arrest him, claiming he was intoxicated and not responsible.
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Sioux City
Thomas A. Purdy
Purdy
Physicians Listen to Technical Talks in Ottumwa
Ottumwa Ia May 14 delegates to the state convention of the Town State Medical society transact business at the Hotel Ottumwa while several hundred physicians from across the state hear discussions of professional interest at the Vanello club. A reception for visiting doctors was hosted by the local society and the election is planned for tomorrow morning amid numerous social events for the doctors' wives.
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Ottumwen
Town State Medical Society
Drake Astronomer Discovers New Nebulous Star
Des Moines May 10 Dr D W Morehouse acting president of Drake University and renowned astronomer announces a new nebulous star Bd Plus 34 degrees SEO. First plate exposure April 11 shows developing nebulosity. Harvard observer Dr Trevlow Shapeley verifies. He suggests the star may have started 100000 years ago and just reached Earth.
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Des Moines
D. W. Morehouse
Drake University
Pr Morehouse
Morehouse
Trevlow Shapeley
Harvard College Observatory
New Law Raises Tax on Leased Buildings in Des Moines
Des Moines faces potential gains up to half a million dollars as a new Assessment law shifts buildings on leased ground from personal property taxation at 5 mills to the same rate as other tangible property. City council heard arguments by former attorney generals H M Havner and H W Byers for downtown owners, noting the law is permissive and allows levy reductions.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
H. M. Havner
H. W. Byers
Pythian Sisters District Meet Opens in Oelwein
Oelwein Iowa May 10 The Pythian Sisters of this district convene here with members from Waterloo Waterloo Independence Manchester Lamont La Porte City Waukon Jesup Fairbank Hazleton Dubuque Cedar Falls Aurora and Oelwein. Margaret Wichty of Waterloo serves as district deputy and presides.
Plane Scares Cattle, Farmhand Injured Near Luray
Marshalltown Iowa May 14 A plane flew over cattle by the roadside near Luray causing the herd to stampede. Wallace Perry 19 Missoula Montana, a farm hand for Henry Busse, was dragged some distance by a four horse team and severely injured. His fingernails on the right hand were torn off and he remained unconscious for about thirty minutes.
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Marshalltown
Luray
Wallace Perry
Missoula
Mont
Henry Busse
Perry
Optometrists Elect Griffith President
Des Moines May 10 The Iowa State Association of Optometrists at the closing session of its convention here Wednesday elected officers George Griffith Estherville president Paul Johnson Davenport first vice president L Wreils Nevada second vice president T A Kinney Char les City third vice president R F Nuckols Grinnell fourth vice president George L Goodale Lenox secretary
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Des Moines
Iowa State Association of Optometrists
George (. Griffith
Estherville
Paul Johnson
Davenport
Wreils
Nevada
Presant
T. A. Kinney
Chartes City
R. F. Nuckols
Grinnell
George L. Goodale
Lenox
Fatally Wounded by Railroad Detectives in Council Bluffs
Karl Hensley aged 30 was fatally wounded by railroad detectives in Council Bluffs after being found in a Chicago and Northwestern freight car and said to have attempted escape. He died early this morning.
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Council Bluffs
Karl Hensley
Chicago & Northwestern
Knights Templar to Present Jewels in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls May 10 Jewels will be given tonight by Baldwin commandery Knights Templar to C A Wise HE Olbrch W Pilsbny and James Willis at a dining celebration starting with supper at 6 36 Frank B Miller acts as toastmaster and with W H Merner C W Walters and W Tf Whitford delivering the presentation speeches
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Cedar Falls
Baldwin Commandery
Knights Templar
C. A. Wise
H. E. Olbrch
W. ¥. Pilsbny
James Willis
Frank B. Miller
W. H. Merner
C. W. Walters
W. Tf. Whitford
Clinton bank closing leaves $17 283.41 to depositors
Briefs from Clinton say Peoples Savings Bank of Grand Mount closed with a net loss to depositors of 17 283.41, following the appointment of Robert L. Leach as receiver. Attorney General Gibson seeks dissolution of the bank.
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Clinton
Peoples Savings Bank
Grand Mount Willotal
Robert L. Leach
Osiver
Gibson
Fort Madison
America
Milo Reno
Iowa Farmers’ Union
Des Moines
Grant van Horn
van Horn
Supreme Court
Mason City
General Assembly
A. T. Brookins
Floyd
Izaak Walton League
Hoston
Mass
Newton Vall Zandt
Davenport
Davenport Kiwanis
Wheeling
W.a
Richmond
Air Jam May Send Second Cold Wave
United Press dispatch from Washington reports a stuck pattern of high and low pressure in the northern hemisphere threatens another unseasonable cold spell. Polar air currents hinder their usual paths from Canada to Greenland, sweeping far south over the United States and easing toward the Arctic as Europe’s stagnant high shifts storms away. Weather officials note the sun’s 11 year cycle may influence the disruption, but offer no definitive link.
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United Preve
Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Midwestern
Canada
United States
Alaska
Greenland
Pacific Ocean
Europe
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic
Albert C Speicher Died in Portland After Long Illness
Albert C Speicher died in Portland Oregon on Tuesday at age 74 after a four year illness. He was born in Somerset County Pennsylvania and lived in Waterloo before moving to Portland 13 years ago. Known as Spike the Sign Painter in Waterloo, he earlier ran a restaurant on Fourth Street. Surviving are his sisters Mrs A E Ham and Miss Anna Speicher and a brother Frank of New York City with another brother Dick deceased in Chicago. Funeral services were held today and he was buried in Portland where his widow will reside.
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Albert C. Speicher
Portland
Ore
A. E. Ham
Anna Speicher
Waterloo
Somerset County
Ephraim Speicher
Spike
Chicago
Mr. Speicher
Areola
Onree County
Wis
Fasnie
Charles City
Minneapolis
William Mace
Charter City
Ia.s
James Hynes
la Porte City
Ind
Warl Zemanek
Cedar Rapids
Thomas
George
Clarden
Marvin
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
St. Joseph’s Rosary Society
Np. m
Three Auto Crashes But No One Injured
M McMurray of 4069 Edwards street collided with a Northwestern telephone company truck at 1 p m at Fifth and Lafayette. A parked car on Center street was struck by BE BE W Van Schoyck. Dr O H Hoy escaped serious injury when his car was struck by an Illinois Central engine on the Logan avenue crossing.
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It. M. McMurray
Edwards Street
Northwestern ‘Telephone Company
Fifth
Lafayette Streets
Illnois Central
Logan Avenue
Wallace Re-elected Principal of West District High
S. M. Wallace was re elected principal of Waterloo west high at a board meeting in the Leavitt Johnson bank building last evening. He has served since 1867. The session also elected teachers for the coming year including Julietta Devin Des Moines to English and Martha W. McGavick Pleasant to fourth grade. Bronson and Lichty were named for Emerson grades with others re elected. John G. McGlade was re elected superintendent at a special meeting last week.
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Ss. M. Wallace
Waterloo West High
Board of Education
Leavite & Johnson Bank
Wallace
West High
Jhat
Julietta Devin
Des Moines
Aliss Martha VY. McGavick
Pleasant
Helen Brapson
Bancroft
Ethel Lichty
Waterloo
Hokstense Eel
Emerson
Alstenfusser
McGavick
Iowa State Teachers College
Devin
Des Moines University
University of Wisconsin
Miss Bronson
Towa State Teachers College
Terrill
Lichty
Iowa State ‘Teachers ’ College
John G. McGlade
Waterloo Bankers on Special Train in Southern Iowa
Edmund Miller and J L Johnson led the Iowa State Bankers tour through southern Iowa starting from Iowa City and ending in Perry. W A Finlayson was elected chairman of group seven and Will A Lane will attend the Perry conclusion. The tour covers Ida Grove Spencer Mason City West Union and De Witt with state conventions at Ames June 12 14. Bankers report vigilant committees formed to fight robbers amid no bank robberies since January 1 and 2200 men ready to act if needed.
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Edmund Miller
J. 1L. Johnson
A. G. Greeley
Towa State Bankers
Iowa
Iowa City
W. A. Finlayson
T Firstational Bank
Grundy Center
Perry
A. Lane
First National Bank
Iowa State Bankers' Association
Ida Grove
Spencer
Mason City
West Union
Dewite
Ames
Time Is Money Lions Club Speaker Declares
Charles B Hudson of Western Union told Lions Club at a noon luncheon that time cannot be saved only used efficiently. He highlighted doing more in the same time and showed charts on speeding business, with M H Sexton of Rock Island as a guest and discussing the value of baseball.
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Charles B. Hudson
Omaha
Neb
Western Union Telegraph Company
Lions Club
Siudson
M. H. Sexton
Rock Island
Mississippi Valley Baseball League
Fire at Hughes-Icthel base costs eyes and fuels blaze
An explosion at the Hughes-Ichtel base near Mexia Texas sparked a massive oil fire. At least 11 were blinded and five injured. four bodies unidentified, one man missing. Sparks from a well control possibly caused by pebbles striking steel. Firefighting with steam planned as crews changed shifts amid extreme heat. The 5000 barrels per day gusher had just begun prodigious output.
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Wray Powell
Tex
Hughes-xIchtel
William A. Hicks
Head Dryver
Wartham
Jack Cooper
Corsicana
Jed Craig
Baulimet Byrd
JL. P. Sheak
Dajias
Travis Gwenn
Kerens
James Phillips
Mexia
Mortuary notices report death of M C Collentine at 69
Mortuary records confirm the death of M C Collentine at 3 50 am at his home 1315 Lafayette Street after a lengthy illness. A pioneer Floyd county farmer who moved to Waterloo on retiring in 1917 he was born March 1 1854 in New York City.
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M.C. Collentine
M. C. Collentine
Lafayette Street
Floyd County
Waterloo
Mr. Collentinue
New York City
Arrange Programs for Hospital Day Here on Saturday
St. Francis and Presbyterian hospitals open to visitors Saturday May 12 to mark Florence Nightingale’s 103rd birthday observance. At St. Francis a program features raising a new American flag to the top of a staff installed last week. American Legion members supervise the ceremony with Mayor Gnagy speaking and Becker-Chapman post representative addressing. A musical program is planned by a committee.
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St. Francis
Presbyterian Hospitals
Florence Nightingale
American Legion
Gnagy
Becker-Chapman Post
Lafayette Young Honored by Dinner at Des Moines Club
Des Moines May 10 Lafayette Young former United States senator from Iowa and owner of the Des Moines Daily Capital is celebrating his seventy fifth birthday today A dinner will be given in his honor at the Des Moines club this evening
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Des Moines
Lafayette Young
United States
Iowa
Civil War Veterans to Be Guests of Rotary Club
Civil War veterans from the Robert Anderson post will attend a noontime May 28 Rotary luncheon. The veterans will gather at Memorial hall and march to the Hotel Russell Lamson. Attorney B F Swisher will be principal speaker after the luncheon.
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Robert Anderson Post
Rotary Club
Memoral Hall
Russell Lamson
B. F. Swisher
Gram
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Pier
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Drake
Pythian Sisters of District In
Optometrists
Griffith
Portland,Ore
S. M. Wallace
Waterloo Bankers
Castoria
Teyrae
Bridge Street
Morris Plan
Christ Episcopal Church
Ladies’ Guild
Urcare
Ciipreys Apparel
Brennan Shoe Store
Atarshace
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