Lucky Baldwin Kale in Court Over Estate Suit
In Los Angeles on May 23 the Baldwin case unfolds in superior court. Albert E. Snyder seeks to place his mother Clara Baldwin Stocker’s $19 million estate under a trust company. The trial hinges on alleged mental incompetence and a transfer of over $1 million to manager Walter T. McGinley, which Stocker denies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
California
BE. J
Lucky
Snyder
Walter T. McGinley
History of the Thirteenth Engineers Regiment Souvenir Book
A khaki covered booklet from the railroads recounts the Thirteenth Engineers, a unit recruited from six western railways. It details organization, training, service and acts of individuals under fire, with notes on Masonic Heather Hill and Elks clubs formed by men in France. The clubs support French orphans. proceeds from the regimental paper aided three orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Heather Hill
Masonic Club
Sommeille
Meuse
France
Committee of Three Still Hopeful That Strike Near Finish
Despite no visible change in the strike of teamsters and truck drivers, a renewed effort toward settlement emerged. A meeting of about 30 executive officers in Labornes pledged financial aid to the striking workers as business leaders joined to press employers and employees toward agreement.
Waterloo Aviators Peek A Boo Flight Over Byrnes Park
Lieut Milo Miller and Lieut Ted Taylor of Waterloo operated the Miller Scalea airship in Byrnes park for a noon test run. The machine performed loops nose dives and spirals as hundreds witnessed the hour long show. After landing the pilots saluted their families and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller-Scalea Company
Byrnes Park
Milo Miller
Ted Taylor
Waterloo Aviators
Booze Merchant George Williams Freed After Liquor Transport Case
George Williams, a swarthy Spaniard, walked from municipal court a free man but with assets reduced from $190.59 to a remaining 12 cents. He pleaded guilty to illegal transportation of liquor, was fined $100 and costs, whisky ordered destroyed, and received back $12 in small change with belongings including a grip, keys, a jackknife, and a 12 cent coin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Williams
Birdsall
Willliams
Ilegal
Ben S. Naven
Runaway Motorcar Breaks Into House at Cedar Falls
In Cedar Falls the Thierman car ran through walls of John Ilgin home on Fifteenth and Washington, striking a piano and moving it about five feet. Dr. B. J. Thierman rushed from the car to aid his paralytic father. the engine unknown to him remained running as the car sped away, leaving the scene after an embankment collision. In Washington, D. C. director general Hines reviewed bids for 200,000 tons of steel rails for the railroad administration, with no award announcement expected today due to necessary extended consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Hines
Washington, D. C
Railroad Administration
Planes to Snap Stills of Moonshiners Nab Them
Washington May 23 Moonshiners may soon have revenue agents in airplanes to photograph moonshine stills from the sky. Revenue Commissioner Roper asked the war department to equip several planes with telegraphic apparatus to obtain pictures to be used as evidence. Army camouflage experts caution about concealment beneath trees, while agents consider pursuing moonshiners on foot.
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Washington, D. C
South
Revenue
Roper
War Department
Quarters Found in Statehouse for Fish and Game Warden
Des Moines May 23 The state executive council arranged offices for the state fish and game warden on the third floor of the statehouse behind the house gallery. W. B. Albert will move the offices from Spirit Lake by July 1. The council also plans to buy the Bryant school building near the capitol extension for $30 000 to house officials now in flats on Des Moines street and Grand avenue. Work on the Temple of Justice will start late this fall to relieve statehouse crowding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
state /executive council
Statehouse
Spirit Lake
W. B. Albert
Albert
Lansing
Bryant
Capitol Extension
Des Moines School Board
Des Moines Street
Grand, Avenue
Temple of Justice
Horton Notes and Local Farm Sale Report
Horton Iowa dated May 22 reports Miss Iva Losee clerking at F R Boyd store. Residents attended B Y P A rally at Charles City. Ed Hill family visited Grundy Center. Mrs Katherine Sewell to hospital in Town City for treatment. A 120 acre Bern 1 bre pasenea farm sold for 165 per acre. Osj ear Smith sold to Harry Cortright Versailles. Count won at 110.09 in Spa Sunday. German peace delegation Brockdorff-Rentzay to Spa expected back Sunday. no delay in Paris talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton
Iva Losee
F. R. Boyd
B. Y
Spa
Associated Press
Jear Smith
Harry Cortright
Versailles
Brockdorff-Rentzay
Paris
Funeral of Bishop Greer in New York Cathedral
Funeral services for the Right Reverend David Hummell Greer bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New York were held in the cathedral of St John the Divine in New York on May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer
New York
David Hummell Greer
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Local obituaries and funeral notices from Cedar Falls IA
May 23 Cedar Falls reports the death of L L Librock age 35 from tuberculosis in Des Moines. Remains arrive tomorrow with service at 2 30 p m Sunday at C L Stevens home Shute street. Rev M K W Holcher officiates. burial Green Wood. Also Magella Evans 302 Adaing street dies at St Francis Hospital. Funeral plans pending. Jane Pashby funeral 2 30 p m Saturday Calvary Evangelical church with Rev C H Vandersnol in charge. burial Fairview.
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L. Librock
Cedar Falls
L. L. Librock
Des Moins
C. L. Stevens
Shute Street
M. K. W. Holcher
The
Presbyterian Church
Green- Wood
Anna Stevens
Moselilo Evans
Magella Evans
Adaing Street
St. Francis Hospital
Hileman & Gindt Mortuary
Jane Pashby
Calvary Evangelical Church
C. H. Vandersonl
Fairview
Turner-Roe Couple Licensed to Wed in Chicago Today
William Turner-Roe and Mrs. Josephina Avis of St. Paul were issued a marriage license in Chicago today. The groom is father of two boys who died from poisoning here last week. he departed with the bodies for Montgomery, Tenn., on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William T. Turner-toe
Josephina Avis
St. Paul
Courier
Turner-Roe
Montgomery
Rain Douses Gardens With Third Inch This Morning
A light steady rain wet town gardens hard on the surface though crops were not in urgent need. Government rain gauge readings via observer J R B Slippy show 0.48 inch by 7 a.m. rain continued since 8 a.m. The last rain was May 16, with a light fall.
Osage News Briefs and Local Notices
Osage reports several residents traveling to Chicago for the American Red Cross meeting. Mr and Mrs Z Scofield visit Grinnell for weekend with daughter Irma. Geo Blrum made a business trip to Chicago. Mrs Joshua N Holliday, born June 25 1864 at Marshfield Mo, died at a Holliday home. funeral by Rev A N Cross. Also a 33 1 3 percent discount sale at Woods Millinery.
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Osage
Ur. A. Kugler
H. L. Stoughton
Chicago
Z. Scofield
Grinnell
Irma
Geo
Blrum
Joshua N. Holliday
Marshfield
Squalls Delay Last NC-4 Transatlantic Flight
Weather at Ponta Delgada postpones seaplane NC-4 flight to Lisbon. Admiral Jackson reported rough seas and forecast rain squalls within 12 to 18 hours. Lieut Commander A C Read said he would not risk the last survivor of the NC planes until conditions were ideal.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ponts Delgada
Jackson
Navy Department
Ponta Delgada
River Wall Contract Awarded at Special Meeting
Black Hawk Construction won the river wall contract from Fourth to West streets east for 20,709 dollars. Bid acceptance announced at 2 pm by river front commission. Other bidders ranged from 21,412 to 25,120 dollars. work must start by June 1 and finish in early autumn.
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Black Hawk Construction Company
Fourth
Wifth Streets
River Front Commssion
N. A. Maine Company
Currie-Simpson Company
Fifield Construction Company
John J. Miller
ESTHONIANS NEAR PRHTROGRAD
London report says Esthonian forces rapidly approach Petrograd from the west per an official Esthonian army dispatch. Paris notes the Big Four met to discuss military terms for prisoners of war to be included in the Austria treaty. experts attended.
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Prhtrograd
Associated Press
London
Petrograd
Esthonian Army
BIG Four
Paris
Council of Four
Austria
Holstein Cattle Breeders Gather For Sale in Waterloo
Holstein-Friesian breeders in Waterloo attend the victory Holstein sale and meet at the Chamber of Commerce this evening. Cass 4.1, president, presides with W. B. Barney Des Moines state dairy and food commissioner J. D. Hadley Sumner secretary Cass Farm and L. M. Hatch Davenport of the Iowa farms as speakers. About 140 cattle were offered for sale in the second large Waterloo sale under S. K. Chase management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Chamber of Commerce
Cass
Holstein- Friesian Breeders’ Association
W. B.barney
Des Moltes
Dairy and Food
J. D. Hadley
Sumner
Cretary
Cass Farm cd
L. M. Hatch
Davenport
Iowa Farms
Barney
Iowa Holstein-Friestan Breeders’ Association
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
K. Chase
Bring Soldiers Home Soon to Be Demand of Congressman Kahn
Washington May 23 Representative Kahn of California, chair of the house military committee, plans to demand the early withdrawal of the entire American army from Europe during his two months investigation of the AEF. He returns to Washington and begins organizing the committee. a peace time army of 106,000 men and universal military training will be recommended to be adopted this session.
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Associated Press
Washington
I. C
Europe
Kahn
Galifornia
House Military Committee
House
Congress
Stromboli Volcano Eruption Claims Victims
Rome reports Stromboli volcano on Sicily’s north coast erupted violently last night. Numerous victims are reported as rescue efforts begin and authorities assess the damage.
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Rome
Stromboli
Sicily
Highest Price at Holstein Sale Tops $1010
A small but representative crowd attended the Holstein sale at the Cattle Congress grounds today. Buyers from eight states were present including Senator A A McCall and A Z Thornburg. The sale featured high prices and consignments from various herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cattle Congress
A. M. McCall
Des Moines
State Board of Control
A. Z. Thornburg
A. N. Leaverton
Grapsland
C. Hargrove
D. G. Maxwell
Chicago
Record Price at Maxwell Farms Sale in Waterloo
At Maxwell farms Waterloo the first sales drew high bids with the leading price $1,010. One cow there produced 106 pounds of milk in a single day and was sold to Renxsink Bros Iowa breeders, showcasing strong dairy stock demand.
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Maxwell Farms
Waterloo
Renxsink Bros
Lowa
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Waterloos Center
W. H. Turner-Roe
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Il West Fourth Street
P. M. Musser
Muscatine
Middlewest
Frederick Weyerhaeuser
Ame
the Fox Shoe Store
Sycamore Street
Sky Pilot
No Man's Land
Ralph Connor
Molly Make-Believe
Gilbert Parker
Rinehart
Lincoln
Josselyn
Katherine Norris
McGrath
Mary Johnson
Kitty Canary
Zang Grey
America
Ibenés
Eleanor Porter
van Dyke
Bill
Mable
Grace Richmond
Ring Lardner
Georginia
Happy Valley
John Fox
Zane Grey
Germany
Gerard Tse
Fairbanks
Handy Classics
Morocco
Vanity Fair
David Copperfield
Silas Marner
Pompeii
Millon
Emerson
James Whitcomb Riley
Marden Inspiration Books
Warwick
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Marsh Place Bldg
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