Falling Marble Traps Two Men At New West High
A. Jh. Hurlbut and S. J. Longfellow were pinned between heavy marble slabs loaded on a truck. Backing to unload, the slabs toppled inward as the wheels jarred, injuring both men near New West High School. Hurlbut suffered arm and head injuries, Longfellow remained conscious and returned to work.
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A. Jh. Hurlbut
Wooterioa Tile & Marbie Co
S.J. Longfellow
A. m
Weet Aus
Hurlbut
Tig
Western Avenue
Rail Shop Work Rules Questioned by Labor Board
The U.S. Railroad Labor Board considers a ruling prohibiting farmed out shop work at low wages. Some 600 900 workers in shops affected could strike over contracting firms replacing railroad owned shops. A test case with Indiana Harbor Belt and ongoing Erie disputes shape future board authority and labor costs.
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International News Wire
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Federated Shop Crafts
Indiana Harbor Belt Railway
Erie Railroad
Rail Board
Charges U S laxity in fight film cases at issue
Washington May 11 United States district records claim tampering in fight film cases as Rev Wilbur F Crafts condemns a public scandal. He accuses federal prosecutors of failing their duty while noting Attorney General Daugherty’s prior tie to Jack Dempsey. In a separate dispatch a Mandalay fire devastates parts of the city leaving many homeless.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Wilbur F. Crafts
International Reform Bureau
Waterloo area notes and local developments
City briefs report on West End 4th Street bridge and interurban line switch work at Cedar Heights. Buchannan for classes, a Grate M. E. church choir concert in Sumner, property at 819 M sheet sold to W Gailup for 25009, and Mrs Henning of Chicago visiting her mother.
Two Men Arrested in Iowa for Columbus Feed Store Robbery
Joeln A Clark 43 once from Muscatine and Charles Jones 31 from Muscatine were arrested in Ottumen Iowa with Deputy Sheriff Fred Sweet on a Columbus Junction robbery report. A counterfeit bank check tied to the crime led to their capture and transfer to Columbus Junction for further proceedings.
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Ottumen
Joeln A Clark
Muscatine
Charles Jones
Edward Middleton
Fred Sweet
Washington Ta
Columbus
Pien
Joval
Mears
Lows
Washington Fast Hight
Focal Police
Clark
John Www. Allen
Pen
Lansing
Drake dynamiters apologize for waking coeds and denying ties
Members of Drake University group the dynamiters issue a formal apology to the faculty and student body for entering the Alpha Chi Omega house on April 26 and disturbing the peace by waking the coeds. They deny knotting the coeds clothing as investigators continue reviewing other members' conduct.
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The
Ducks
Woolen Hose Ground for Divorce from Aged Husband
Estelle Schoening, 17, seeks a divorce from her 12 year older preacher husband alleging cruelty and inhuman treatment. She cites forbidden movie outings, winter woolen stockings, and frequent church attendance, asking $40 weekly alimony and to restore her maiden name Estelle Schiling.
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Des Maines
Estelle Shoening
Estelle Schiling
Daylight Saving Drive Presented to Des Moines Council
Proponents claiming over 10 000 supporters urged Des Moines city council to adopt a daylight saving ordinance. The bill seeks one hour saved during June July August and September. No council action was taken at today s meeting.
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Des Moines
Daylight Savings
Utilities Committee Hears Iowa Matters
Chicago May 11. Iowa public utilities face street lighting and coal supply issues. Joseph Carmichael Des Moines Jr director notes newly established bureau has received many requests for aid to resolve the street Talloway situation.
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Chicago
Iowa
Public Utilities
Joseph Carmichael
Des Maines, Jr
Counterfeiter Sentenced to One Year in Prison
Des Moines March 11 William Taylor 22 Lamont Indiana was sentenced to a year at Fort Leavenworth penitentiary by Judge J W Woodrough in federal court for counterfeiting He raised a 31 federal reserve note to 10 and was arrested by federal agents after passing three counterfeit notes on D B White a merchant.
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Des Moines
Mar
William Taylor
Lamont
Fort Leavenworth Penitentiary
J. W. Woodraugh
Taylor
Federal Reserve
D.B. White
Bettendorf Labor Flap Ends With Layoffs and Transport
In Bettendorf the dispute over black workers at the car shops was resolved when all Negro fiveeters were laid off and sent back to St Louis. White workers who had refused to work with them returned to their jobs after the action.
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Davenport
Bettendorf
St. Lowis
St. Louis
State Medics Talk on Scientific Things
Today's session of the Iowa State Medical Society's annual convention covered scientific problems. Dr. Anson M. Bend of Dubuque, the society president, will deliver his address this evening. Tomorrow's session will feature clinic demonstrations, officer elections, and the presentation of resolutions.
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Iowa State Medical Society
Anson M. Bend
Dubuque
Clarksville Woman Dies After Illness of About Two Years
Clarksville Iowa May. Lie Mes M S Davis died at her residence yesterday evening after an illness of about two years. The funeral will be at 2 p m Saturday at the Methodist Episcopal church. She was born in King County Germany in 1857 and married Mr Davis on December 4 1874. Surviving are the husband a daughter Mrs Helen Scripture Waterloo two brothers George Millen Clarksville Frank Arizona and aunt Mrs Josephine Bucklin Clarksville.
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Clarksville
M.S. Davis
Methodist Episcopal Church
King County
Davis
Helen Scripture
Waterloo
George Millen
Frank
Arizona
Antlster
Josephine Bucklin
Aged Recluse Found Dead in His Cabin near Ottumwa
Thomas Parsons an elderly recluse from Douds near the Des Moines river was found dead in his cabin. Authorities believe tainted food caused his death and note his habit of collecting refuse for use. Parsons was said to be about 60 to 70 years old and rumored to have around $4,100 in a Fort Dodge bank.
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Ottumwa
Thomas Parsons
Douds
Here
Des Moines
Parsons
Altho
Severa
Fort Dodge
Sheldon Selected as State Board of Agriculture Treasurer
Des Moines May 11. F. Sheldon of Mount Ayr was elected treasurer of the state board of agriculture succeeding the late W. L. Morrow of Afton. Sheldon has served on the board since 1919 and J. C. Beckner of Clarinda was appointed to fill the vacancy.
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Des Moines
F. ©. Sheldon
Mount Ayr
State Board of Agriculture
Wlw Morrow
Afton
Sheldon
J. C. Beckner
Clarinda
Page County Fair Association
Clinton Coupon Vote for Daylight Saving
Clinton Iowa May 11 with an informal vote via newspaper coupons tallying 395 in favor of daylight saving 24 against. City council expected to adopt an ordinance establishing daylight saving for June July and August pending the Wednesday meeting.
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Clinton
Raids Nab Stills Whisky Mash at Clinton Home
Otto Huebner was bound over to the grand jury by Municipal Judge Smith after a raid on his Clinton home last night. Police confiscated two j eals and large quantities of alleged whiskey and mash. In two other raids police found alleged homemade cherry and whisky but made no arrests.
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Clinton
Otto Huebner
Smith
Des Moines News to Rebuild Lost Plant
Des Moines May 11. The Des Moines News will build a new plant on its present site in place of the structure destroyed by fire Tuesday.
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Des Moines News
Des Moines
The
Denison Hotel and Nearby Property Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Denison hotel and adjoining property early this morning with an estimated loss of 10000 to the house and 12900 to other buildings. Origin of the blaze is under investigation as local authorities assess the damage.
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United Press
Des Moines
Iowa Antisaloon League
H. N. Holsaple
Leslie FE. Francis
United
J. D. Riddenburg
Iowa
Olty
Mississippi Valley Ministerial Association
Maurice Quinlan
Teamsters’ Union
Quinlan
Teamsters
Pes Moines
Theodore Dingman
Council Bluffs
School Board
Tere
Clarence Bowers
George ‘Hayes
En Tange
He Denison
Chants
Ts? Tietim
Worning
Group Ten Bankers Meet at Ottumwa Iowa
Ottumwa Iowa May 11 delegates from Group 19 of the Iowa Bankers Association gather led by J H Blair from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and state officials. A noon luncheon and an extended program mark the day with members to be guests at the Wapello club this evening.
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Ottumwa
J. H. Blair
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Wapetlo Club
Amnesty Bill Proposed for War Prisoners in Senate
Senate introduces Max 11-A amnesty bill to pardon federal prisoners held for wartime espionage violations. Senator Ladd of North Dakota estimates about 112 inmates would be affected. The measure excludes treason and aiding enemy communication.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Beir
Ladd
North Dakota
Chang Gathering Troops to Resist Pursuit in Manchuria
Gen Chang Tsa-in, defeated Hetora Pe-King, gathers forces at Kaiping, Koyeh, and Luanchow to resist Gen Wu Pei-Fu on the Mukden railway near the Great Wall. Wu orders troops to hold until Chang’s plans are clear. 34 American reinforcements head toward Tangshan. Canton faces a money crisis as banks close and government finances collapse.
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Tientsin
China
Chang Tsa-in
Hetora Pe- King
Wu Pei-Fu
Kaiping
Koyeh
Luanchow
Great Wall
Mukden
Chang
Peitang
Tangshan
Hare
Hany
Canton
Chiba
Bankers and Relative Arrested in Forgery Case
W E Bundridge vice president and cashier of Merchants and Farmers bank and his uncle J W Bundridge president were arrested in Moberly Missouri on a $5400 forged note charge using A Vince signature. Bundridge bail was posted and his witness has not yet been found. The bank is under state banking department supervision.
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Moberly
W. E. Bundridge
Merchants and Farmers’ Bank
J. W. Bundridge
A. Vince
Bundridge
State Banking Department
Sallie Beecher Weds War Hero in France
In Paris at the Madeleine at noon today Miss Sallie Beecher, niece of former American ambassador Hugh Wallace, married Count Jean Bertrand de Lappe, a celebrated war hero. The wedding capped Parisian high society as the season neared its close before notable figures depart for resort destinations.
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Paris
Madeleine
Selly Beecher
Hugh Wallace
Jean Bertrand de Lappe
Governor Cooper Named to Farm Loan Board
Gov. Robert A. Cooper of South Carolina is appointed to fill the vacancy on the Farm Loan Board created by the resignation of Congressman Han Lever. Cooper, serving a second term as state chief executive, will be succeeded in the unexpired term by Lieut. Gov. Wilton G. Harvey.
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Washington, D. C
Harding
Robert A. Cooper
South Carolina
Farm Loan Board
Farmer Congress
Han Lever
Cooper
Wilton G. Harvey
Tchitcherin Cannot Even Agree with Pope
Rome dispatch reports Pope Pius XI and Russian delegation head George Tchitcherin signed a wartime freedom and mission protection accord at Genoa but the pope rejected a clause on ecclesiastical property seizure.
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London
Rome
Tribuna
Piue XI
George Tchitcherin
Russia
Pone
Mother Who Shot Self Dies Later After Birth
Denver Conn May 11 Mrs Nona Hight who shot herself in the head after a family quarrel and gave birth to a daughter a few hours after the shooting died late yesterday from the wounds The child is reported thriving steadily The event follows a troubled family scene and the baby arrived shortly after the self inflicted wound
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Denver
Conn
Nona Hight
Merger of AIG Sters and Bethlehem Steel Reported
A boilermaker era headline reports Lackawanna Steel chairman Moses Taylor announcing negotiations with Bethlehem Steel for a complete merger between the two corporations. The news outlines the monumental consolidation move shaping the American steel industry.
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AIG Sters
New York
Moses Taylor
Lackawanna Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel , Corporation
Labor Heads Fill Jail as Result of War on Bombers
Labor leaders defend themselves amid a crackdown linked to violence against police. Fred Mader of the Building Trades council says labor men are not to blame and anticipates a broader investigation finding speakers and other groups not involved. Tim Murphy denies copper-killer allegations and says he never harmed a con. Fitzmorris accuses him of misdirected blame.
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Fred Mader
Building Trades Council
Tim Murphy
Trade convention backs Hague rules and contract bonds
At the national foreign trade convention Charles Haght of the International Chamber of Commerce urged adoption of The Hague rules of 1921 to standardize trade terms and protect American shippers. Jarvis W. Mason of New York argued contract bonds best promote selling by guaranteeing future deliveries.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Charles 8. Haght
International Chamber of Commerce
New York
Jarvis W. Mason
Rajah of Bambazino farce staged by West High seniors
West High seniors drill for the 1921 comedy Rajah of Bambazino by Charles Warren. Dress rehearsals Monday and Tuesday precede a May 17 Majestic Theatre performance with cast including Richard Moor and Abijah Wentworth, plus a duet by Marie Watters and Lawrence Hutson.
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Iowa
Alent
Grabham
Goohan
Richard Moor
Wentworth
Gov Small Trial Opens on Embezzlement Charge in State Funds Case
Gov. Small's trial on charges of conspiracy to embezzle state funds began at 10 10 this morning with C Fred Mortimer leading the prosecution in Waukegan Illinois. The jury was completed the day before. fewer than 56 spectators attended the opening scene as Small was accompanied by his son and daughter in law. The first state's witness is Harry Luehrs former first assistant state treasurer under Small and Sterling. Separately a new proposal to lease aid operations at the Mandea Shoals nitrate and power projects in Alabama was released by J Stern, Baltimore consulting engineer and manufacturer, as Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Norris disclosed.
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Harry Luehrs
Small
Pred S. Sterling
Washington, D. C
Mandea Shoals
Alabama
J. Stern
Baltimore, Md
Norris
Sensie Agriculture Committee
Women Free Baseball Fridays At Waterloo Ballpark
A. C. Willford, president of the Waterloo ballclub, says women will be admitted free every Friday when the home team plays. He adds women fans may enter without money or price and should enjoy the game in the grandstand or bleachers tomorrow afternoon.
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A. C. Willford
Waterloo
Willford
Salvage Rights Claimed for Lusitania Treasure Quest
The Salving Towing Institute announced exclusive rights to salvage Lusitania treasure after its sinking on May 7 1915 off Ireland. It warned against any competing salvage attempts while reports of a Philadelphia firm eyeing valuables circulated.
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London
Salving Towing Institute
Philadelphia
Ireland
Editors Gather in Chicago for May 20 Convention
Newspaper men from across the country will gather in Chicago on May 20 to open the annual convention of the International Editorial Association.
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Chicago
International Editorial Association
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