City Dark After Sudden Wind and Rainstorm
A miniature cloudburst hit the western city at 6 PM, cutting power to many districts. Wind tore limbs and damaged lines, leaving Rath Packing plant unable to operate and 3100 carcasses at risk. Basements flooded, telephones and streetlights out, and households resorted to candles.
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Reform
Airview Avenue
Jacob Anton
Linwood Avenue
Rath Packing Company
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Walnut Street
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Baterloo
Austin Burnse
Third Avenue
E. F. Rath
Paris
John T. Dowd
Herge
Yesteryear
Manarey
Burt
Telegraph and Telephone Lines Hit by Storm
Weather and wind damaged the city and suburban telephone lines. About 150 circuits were out of service, affecting around 300 telephones. Two cables were struck by lightning, one at Cedar Heights and another west of the Waterloo Gasoline Engine plant. Linemen worked to restore service by noon.
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Here
Matly
Waterloo
Rock Island
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
R. J. Hapeiy
Cedar Heights
Oh Marie Youve Got Rouge On Your Left Knee
Sidney Brooks, former New York hairdresser and Waldorf beauty parlor manager, says women are now rouging their knees to match stockings rolled below the knee. He notes the trend began with leg stockings and skirts rising, urging subtle rouge and rice powder for a pink kneecap effect.
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Marie
Ed Press
Sidney Brooks
Brooks
Rickenbacker Plans Transcontinental Flight Start
Eddie Rickenbacker, uninjured after a spill, prepares at Redwood City for a one stop transcontinental flight. He leaves Redwood City at 4 a m on the first leg to Omaha via Oynaha, then to Washington with stops along the central west, using Memorial Day ceremonies to boost morale.
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United Press
San Francisco
Calif
Eddie Rickenbacker
Redwood City
Rickenbacker
Los Angeles
Oynaha
Omaha
Clark
Washington
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
American Legion
Presbyterians Probe High Cost of Minister Training
A five member committee of the Presbyterian church will study the high cost of training ministers in church seminaries. The inquiry, authorized by the 133rd general assembly, follows a report noting low student-to-teacher ratios and a per student cost of 2310 dollars. Dr. Vance of Newark, N J, urged the probe.
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Presbyterians
Associated Press
Winone Lake
Ind
Hird General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
Committee On Theological Seminaries
Vance
Newark
N. J
Dr. Taylor Resigns as Methodist Secretary
Dr. Earl Z. Taylor resigns as corresponding secretary of the Methodist Episcopal boards foreign missions due to health. He will move to Arizona after directing the 1919 Methodist campaign that raised 208,600,000 dollars and serving as executive secretary of the world interchurch movement last year.
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Associated Press
New York
Earl
Taylor
Methodist Episcopal Boards
Foreign Missions
Arizona
World Interchurch Movement
Opening Day Receipts At Electric Park Benefit G W Band
The Greater Waterloo band will perform at Electric Park on Sunday May 29 for a municipal music fundraiser. gate receipts will be split with half donated by manager R E Peterson and concession earnings given to the band. Last Sunday’s attendance exceeded 2000, boosting prospects for a successful opening day.
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Electric Park
G. W. Band
Greater Waterloo
Lincoln
Washington Parks
R. E. Peterson
Stillman Wife Rejects Five Year Abroad Move in Divorce Case
Mrs. Anne A. Stillman refuses to relocate abroad for five years as part of a separation settlement with husband James A. Stillman. Negotiations continue after a counter proposal involving a moving picture deal with a $100,000 payoff. If accepted, she would play the title role in multiple films billed as Mrs James A Stillman, with her own earnings supporting her.
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United Press
New York
Anne A. Stillman
James A. Stillman
Stillman
Exiepe
Guy Stillman
James A.stillman
Paris Premier Briand vows no Ruhr crossing unless treaty violation
Paris reports Premier Briand stating French troops will not cross into the Ruhr Valley until there is a flagrant German violation of reparations or disarmament clauses. Independent advices from Petrograd note strikes spreading against the Communist regime.
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Associated Pressj
Paris
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Ruhr
Risa
Petrograd
St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern
Idje
France
M. Cheron
Finance Committee
New York
Brazil
Roosevelt
Donbt
Berlin
William Soli
Tokio
United States
Washington, D. C
Hoover
Davis
Senate Elections Committee
Newberry
Buenos Aires
Union
Necunion
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Midwest
Fitzmorris
Chicago Federal Building
Samuel Gibson
London
Belfast
Gleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Diheen
Guiseppi de Filippo
Wall Street
University of Chicago
China Famine Relief Fund
Reformers Blame Short Skirts for Accidents to Men
Chicago reformers respond to Frederick Rex's claim that short skirts lessen accidents to women by arguing they increase injuries to men. They cite higher male accident rates last year and demand attention to men’s street safety as observers focus on women's attire.
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Gaited Press
Chicago
Frederick Rex
Arthur B. Farwell
British Blessing in Administration of Indian Affairs
Rustom Rustomjee told the Association of Commerce in Chicago that British rule has been a blessing to India's teeming masses. He praised gradual constitutional opposition, rising Indian education, and the Indian Government Act forming an autonomous government while noting India’s growing living standards and industry.
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Associated Press
Chicago
India
Rustom Rustomjee
Oriental Review
Bombay
Association of Commerce
America
Great Britain
Europe
Russia
United States
Commonwealth of Indian Nations
Des Moines Buses Plot to Take Over City Transport
Des Moines city headlines report the Des Moines City Railway company suspending service on all lines yesterday and the Des Moines Motor Bus association outlining a plan to run the city’s entire transportation system with large motor buses. H L Robinson says a one cent fare could yield profits while streetcar fares are eight cents. Most workers walked downtown again today.
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United Press
Des Moines
Des Moines City Railway Company
Des Moines Motor Bus Association
Motor Bus Association
H. L. Robinson
Altho
Groh Cuts Last Tie to Major Baseball
Henry Groh holdout third baseman for the Cincinnati Nationals left Cincinnati by auto for Rochester New York where he said he will rotate permanently. He issued a public statement thanking friends and Cincinnati fans and reiterated he would never play another game with the Cincinnati team.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Henry Groh
Groh
Rochester
Secretary Davis Visits Sharon For Day Of Events
Secretary of labor James J Davis arrives in Sharon Pennsylvania for a day visit. He attends a reception and banquet and discusses plans for a new home with local officials. Davis, who grew up in Sharon, will spend afternoon with his aging parents.
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Associated Press
Sharon
James J Davis
Secretary of Labor
Davis
Woman Saloonkeeper Guilty in Volstead Case
Milwaukee May 25 Mrs Anna Luke Greenleaf Brown County first woman saloonkeeper indicted in eastern Wisconsin on violating the Volstead act pleaded guilty in federal court and was fined 256 dollars by the judge.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Anna Luke. Greenleaf
Brown Connty
Wisconsin
Lackawannya Steel Declares Quarterly Dividend
Lackawanny Steel company today passed its quarterly dividend of four percent on common stock. Moses Taylor, chairman of the board, said the omission was due to the low spirits state of the steel business.
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Associated Press
New York
Swanne Steel Company
Moses Taylor
Cousins Trial Postponed to June 2
Chicago May 25 Everett Harding dubbed cousin of the president faced impersonation charges as the trial was postponed to June 2. The Associated Press reports the postponement keeps the case active in federal court and highlights the self styled title used by the defendant.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Everett Harding
Body of Oliver Metzgar Due in Shell Rock Friday
The body of Oliver Metzgar will be shipped from New York City to Shell Rock and arrive Friday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p m at the M E church with Shell Rock and Allison Legion Posts in charge. Memorial services postponed one week. Also reported is a Cedar Falls accident where a four year old boy was kicked by a colt, requiring twelve stitches, and is said to be doing well.
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Shell Rock
Oliver Metzgar
New York City
War Department
Harver Metzgar
M. E
Allison Legion
Cedar Falls
David Saul
American Legion
Third Congressional District
Armory
Becker-Chapman Post
Hanford McNider
Grive
Mr. McNider
Mason Cit
James ‘. Barton
Des
Mounts Hood
Adams
St. Helens
Rainier
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Columbia River
Mt. Rainier National Park
Denver
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Yellowstone Park
California
Ome2ha
Oregon-Washington Limited
Continental Limited
Hoover Seeks Fresh Price Statistics for Public Benefit
Herbert Hoover proposes publishing price and production data by the tenth of each month to guide manufacturers and retailers and curb overproduction. Retailers report price cuts since May 1 last year, with many aligning to wholesale levels and some going further. A meeting with the Federal Trade Commission and retailers is planned in Chicago June 5 to 8. In China, some beggars have limbs broken to evoke pity for alms.
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Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Congress
National Retail Drygouts Association
Chicago
Department of Commerce
Federal Trade Commission
Wright Is Only American Golfer Left in Tourney
Wright, from Boston, remains as the sole American in the British Amateur Championship after Paul Hunter of Los Angeles loses in the fifth round. Wright defeated John Ball of Royal Liverpool 4 up 2 to play to reach the fifth round, with other Americans eliminated earlier including Ouimet Evans and Bob Jones. The field narrows as Fownes loses to Wright and Ball advances, while J. B. Bedicard defeats Cyril Polley to end Jones's run.
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Associated Press
Hoylake
Paul Hunter
Los Angeles
B. Darwin
Fred J. Wright
Boston
Wright
John Ball
Royal Liverpool
Frederick J. Wright
J. Va Douglas, Jr
Boboy
Jones
Atlanta
Allan Graham
Francis Ouimet
Chick” Evans
W. C. Fownes
Pittsburgh
Pittsburger
Cyril J. W. Polley
J. B. Bedicard
Penn Common
Graham
F. J. Wright
W. C. Fownes, Jr
E. E B. Pegier
Sheffield
J. H. Douglas, Jr
Chicago
Princeton
Cambridge
Woman Arraigned Aftermath of May Shooting
Lillian Mayor a young colored woman was arraigned in municipal court on charges of assault with intent to do great bodily injury against Georgia Anderson another colored woman. Anderson was shot in the leg on May 18 and walked with a limp to court. Trial adjourned to 2 pm.
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Lillian Mayor
Georgia Anderson
Missi Anderson
Anae Han
Short
Mabon
Debate Over Prohibition Enforcement Sparks Senate Action
United Press reports lawmakers push for strict adherence to dry laws amid concerns of lax enforcement. House inquiry targets treasury department for reducing dry agents and withholding funding. Volstead and Byrnes urge more money and possible transfer of prohibition duties to the Department of Justice.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Congress
Treasury Department
Volstead
Minnesota
Prohibition
House
Byrnes
Tennessee
Kramer
Spectator Staff Chosen for Next Year at West High
Officers for next year's Spectator staff were selected at a 1921 meeting in Hotel Russell Lamson. Donald Graham, ex 1920 fullback, becomes editor-in-chief while Victor Kaplan, junior class president, is named business manager and Frank Court is associate editor. A stray note on tomato history follows about changing dietary beliefs.
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The
Spectator
West High
Russell Lamson
Donald Graham
Victor Kaplan
Frank Court
Think Lower Rates July 1 Railroad Wage Cut
United Press report from Washington indicates freight-rate reductions will follow a wage cut for unskilled railroad labor. Howard Elliott told the Senate committee that rates can fall only after expenses drop enough to justify it. The labor board's reduction, about $500,000,600, will average a 13 percent cut for unskilled workers.
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United Preasy
Washington, D. C
Railroad Labor Board
Howard Elliott
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Elliott
Eut
Overcome by Heat Fells Girl Hurts Head in Fall
Miss Orol Grove, about 14, collapsed from heat or illness at 1 p m and fell to the walkway. She was unconscious with a severe head bruise, then taken by city ambulance to 206 1-2 Fourth Street East where she regained consciousness under a physician’s care.
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Orol Grove
Fourth Street
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Polo North
D. M. Shrenk
Polk
Firth
Union Pacific
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