City Honors Soldier Dead Across Wars at Waterloo Memorial
Large crowds view downtown parade and memorial in Waterloo theater as Civil War Spanish American and World War I veterans unite to honor fallen service members. The procession featured veterans, the Illinois Central band, police in summer khaki, the national guard in formation, women cadets and a Cedar River memorial float. The event foregrounded the merging of old and new generations to pay tribute to all who served under the flag.
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Aith
Waterloo Theatre
Sons of Veterans
G. A. R. Post
Fred Willier
McKinley
Spain
Germany
Becker-Chanmant
John N. Jacobsen
Charles Crabtree
W. Cotton
George Wolleta
Illinois Central
H. H. Young
Police Department
N. W. Frisbie
Willis N. Birdsall
Powler
National Gnard
Guard of Honor
Women’s Patriotic Organizations
West Side
Apadoin
Leut
Nochdenwald
Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Arlington National Cemetery
France
Gen. Pershing
Maine
Charles ‘Wilkes
Antartic
Peary
North Pole
Explorers’ Club
Congress
White House
Albert
Belgium
New York
Ike Yey
Grand Army of the Republic
St. Mihiel End
Argonne
United States Army
New York Guard
Nelson A. Miles
Hylan
Horace Porter
J. H. Glennon
C. D. Sigsby
Grant
Richard Yates
Illinois
U. S
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Quentin Roosevelt
American Legion
Paris
America
Armericans
Joan of Arc
Nice
William D. Hunter
Villafranche
World News Late Bulletins Roundup May 31
AP late bulletins from Paris Osaka St Louis London Dublin Prague and Washington report unions resuming work on Orleans line amnesty in Czechoslovakia and political talks with Wilson. Notable items include amnesty for political offenders Masaryk decision and Senate vote on Armenia mandate.
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Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Thomas G. Masaryk
Washington, D. C
Senate
Wilson
Armenia
Soldier relief bill passes House after hard fight
Washington May 31 The soldier relief bill passed the House 289 to 92 after three test votes indicated dwindling support before the final two thirds requirement was met. Debate was heated with Democrats and some Republicans opposing the gaz rule as Iowa lawmakers split on the suspension program vote.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Iowa
Hull
Sweet
Haugen
Rainseyer
Dowell
Towner
Green
Dick- +inser
Boies
Noyes resigns Rhine post with Allen to take power
In Paris Pierpont B. Noyes resigns as American member of the inter allied Rhine commission. Maj. Gen. Allen will assume powers. The change follows Noyes leaving his post during postwar oversight.
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Paris
Pierpont B. Noyes
Inter-Allied Rhine Commission
Helen Grimes
Congress of Wati‘en’s Clubs
Allegheny County
Department of Justice
Nework
Rotterdam
Mexico City
Excelsior
Kate Richards O'Hare
Wilson
New York
New York World Today
San Francisco
Frank A. Vanderlip
Japan
St. Paul
Burlington Hotel
Paper Delivery Notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 3 30 o'clock. If you do not receive your paper by then due to carrier error or other cause, please phone 8330 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p m.
Adrianople Suburb Under Fire in Turkish Gund
The suburb of Karagatch near Adrianople sits on the Maritza river and is under Turkish artillery fire as Greek troops occupy the area. Reports detail several clashes south of Karagatch and a Bulgarian gathering at Harmanli, with Turkish commander Tafar Tayar saying troops will not attack Thracian towns until French forces depart.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Karagatch
Adrianople
Maritza
Karagarch
Harmanli
Teheran
London
Tarashtcha
Kiev
Moscow
Dedicate Monument for Unknown Dead at La Porte City
Memorial day program in La Porte City featured the dedication of a monument to unknown American war dead at West View Cemetery. Esther Coffin recited Gettysburg Address, A B Lovejoy spoke, Clarence Miller read the death toll, with prayers and a WW veterans salute. A parade to Big Creek bridge followed the 11 a.m. school service and the 2 p.m. sailor dead service.
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la Porte City
West View Cemétery
Women's Relief Corps
A. B. Lovejoy
Waterloo
Clarence Miller
Esther Coffin
Lincoln
John C. Knox
E. B. Clements
Big Creek Bridge
West View Cemetery
Pioneer Physician of La Porte City In Critical Condition
Dr. G. W. Fisher a longtime La Porte City physician was struck by a cerebral hemorrhage Saturday evening while returning from Waterloo. His car crashed into a telephone pole near the Baliheim residence leaving him with left side paralysis and unconsciousness. He has practiced in the area for nearly forty years and is well known in local business and civic circles.
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la Porte City
G. W. Fisher
Waterloo
Baliheim
Fisher
Cireles
Memorial Day Observances Across Nations Highlight Tribute
Memorial Day services recognize American and Allied fallen heroes. Generals Pershing and Miles lead ceremonies in Arlington and New York as Belgium and France honor U S troops with wreaths and canonizations loom over Joan of Arc events in Paris.
Berlin Prepares for Coup to Restore Kaiser
Berlin May 41 authorities in Gren and Potsdam report readiness to defend the constitution against any coup Whether from the Right or other factions leaders are forming a provisional movement in Berlin headquarters near Potsdam Prince August Wilhelm son of the former emperor is cited as military leader Doorn residents say William Hohon believes a successful coup will restore him as ruler of the German empire
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Berlin
Gaarrison
Gren
Tony
Exchange Sele
Braph Company
Doorn
Willian Hohon
Vadlern
Mex Ateh
Italian Finance Leader Goes to Parliament Over Budget
In Rome on May 31 the AP reports that if France blocks a Spa conference postponement, Premier Nitti will face Parliament to discuss the provisional budget before mid June. The government plans a large estate bill for southern land and aims to curb deficit while restoring finances. A stock market probe targets speculators and the inflation of Banca commerciale shares, with a five member commission given two months to report.
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Associated Press
Rome
France
Spa
Nitti
Italy
Minstry
Banca Commerciale
Blond President and Wetness for Is. S Prediction
Budapest dated May 31 reports Mme Sybilline Bellaugh, a Hungarian prophetess, naming an American blonde, slightly bald, glasses wearing man with many fine children as the next president. She says he is the most popular and that his election is demanded by the masses, with an assassination attempt noted within two years. She predicts a good, successful, poorer leader and a shift against prohibition.
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Associated Press
Budapest
America
Mme. Sybilline Bellaugh
Mme. Sybilline
Rifle Squad Seeks Murderer Geary in Chicago
Chicago May 31 The search for Gene Geary killer of Harry Reckus entered its third day with no definite lead. Police think Geary remains in Chicago possibly hiding with gangster friends. Rifle squads swept surrounding Jackson Park on reports of sightings.
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Chicago
Gene Geary
Harry Reckus
South Side
Pollica Garvity
Jackson Park
Contests Open as GOP Faces 137 Case Hearings
Chicago May 31 The Republican national committee opened hearings on 137 disputes over seating at the 1920 convention. Contests from Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Minnesota Mississippi Texas Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma and South Carolina involve white and black and tan factions. Proxies represented key figures and the session set a calendar and time limits for oral arguments.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Iepublican National Convention
National Committee
John, King
Connecticut
Matindiga
Leonard Wood
Boise Petrosa
Pennsylvania
Joe Kealing
Indianapolis
James A. Heminway
Indiana
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Morida
Will H. Hays
Alabama
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Lowden
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Henry Lincoln Johnson
Atlanta
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Frank Hitchgock
Pickett
Louisiana
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Minneapolis
Schall
Texas
Missouri
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Pritchard
John M. Morehead
Oklahoma
London
South Carolina
Memorial Day salute injures crowd in Liscomb crash
A Memorial Day salute fired by a squad of former soldiers in Liscomb near Marshalltown Iowa injured about 42 people, four seriously, as shot cartridges created loud noise and some pellets struck the 1,600 strong crowd.
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Marshalltown
Liscomb
Train Crash Toll From Multiple U S Wrecks
Reports from Akron Tulsa and Elmira describe fatal train and interurban crashes. In Akron a car collision killed twelve aboard an interurban and left two unidentified dead. Near White Oak Oklahoma a head on collision between two St Louis San Francisco trains left at least two dead and many injured. In Elmira New York the Lehigh Valley train No. 6 collided head on with another engine causing the engineer and fireman to die and several passengers injured.
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Okla
Mag Jr
St. Louis
San Francisco
White Oak
Here
Thi
New York
Mier
Elmira
N. Y
Lehigh Valley
Headon
Enines
Vanetten
Suffrage Leaders Depart Paris for Geneva Conference
Carrie Chapman Catt and Josephus Daniels lead 12 American delegates to the International Woman Suffrage Alliance congress in Geneva June 6 to 12. They arrive in Paris and plan to depart for Geneva after visiting The Hague. Catt hopes the thirty sixth state ratifies the suffrage amendment by June 1 to avoid representing unfranchised women.
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Associated Press
Paris
Carrie Chapman Cnlts
National Woman Suffrage Association of the
United States
Josephus Daniels
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Geneva
Switzerland
Stanley McCommick
Illinois papers raise delivery price to twenty cents
Rockford Illinois May 31 The Star Bulletin and the Register announce a carrier delivery price increase to 20 cents per week due to a sharp rise in print paper costs. Publishers cite continued record price hikes from mills and uncertain supply across the past year.
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Illinois
Rockford
Iil
the Star
the Bulletin
The
Register
Carrier Bay
Senate urged drastic plan to pressure Mexico over 1917 constitution
Senate foreign relations committee and Senator Fall push a plan to withhold recognition of the Mexican government until a treaty revises the 1917 constitution. The proposal warned of armed force to open Mexican lines if order is not restored and calls for Tecolization only after broad popular approval and stable governance. The agreement favors returning to the 1887 constitution with protections for American citizens and removal or revision of restrictive or anti foreign provisions.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mexico
Gov. de la Huerta
Trenes
Foreign Relations Committee
Fall
Senate
United States
Forest Fire Destroys Church and Pastor's House
In St John New Brunswick the village of Saint Quentin is devastated by forest fires over three days. Only the Roman Catholic church and the pastor's home survive. about a thousand residents are displaced. Property losses are estimated around 460000 to 509000 dollars with Rev. E Martin the sole injured. Government relief was started promptly.
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Associated Press
St. John
N. B
SL Quentin
E. Martin
Lance
Arrest Warrant Issued for Count Karolyi in Murder Case
Budapest May 28 A warrant for the arrest of Count Michael Karolyi former provisional president of Hungary has been issued by the commandant of the military tribunal. He is charged with instigating murder and acting against the national defense.
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Budapest
Michael Karolyi
Hungary
Count Karolyi
Witt
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