The Chicago Gang Confesses To Fur Theft Ring
Police say an organized gang on the south side planned store burglaries for weeks. Five members confessed to stealing over 15000 worth of furs and admitting their part in 30,000 worth of past robberies. They describe using a car to haul furs and where sold, with arrests expected for remaining members.
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Chicago
Grady
South Side
Cottage Grove
Glen
Anu
Kurzawski & Jozwiak
Partender
John C. Newell
Indiana Avenue
J. H. Mott
Grand Boulevard
Walter Roe
Leland Avenue
Leroy Carlson
Paris Dyeing & Cleaning Co
Iifty
Ignatz Duda
EH Eighteenth Street
David Friedman
Calumet Avenue
Pratt Boulevard
Clayton Court
Friedman
Alexian Brothers
Edison Tailoring Co
South Halsted Street
Murphy
Adams Street
Standard Is Company
Congress Street
Sacramento Boulevard
Rehearsals Begin for Elks Great Musical Revue Sunday
First rehearsal for the Mame moth Musical Revue by the Waterloo Elks opens Sunday at Webberking Hall, College of Commerce. G L Stevens arrives Saturday to direct rehearsals. The production plans a large talent cast with an interlocutor yet to be announced. Ticket sales support the Elks charity fund. the show titled The Jollies of Luz includes about 50 skilled performers.
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Waterloo B. P.O. Elks
Oy. My
Tn A
Sunda Webberking Hall
College of Conmmerce
Mulberry
Joe Bren
G. L. Stevens
Sherman T_. Mears
Elks' Charity Fund
Llusd Huntley Fights Farmer Bill in Desart Exhibition
Huntley faced Farmer Bill the middleweight Iowa champion in Desart for a night exhibition. It marks the fourteenth meeting between Pashiting Firemen and Farmer Bill with prior bouts in Des Moines Cedar Rapids Desart and Newhall. Huntley AL McCoy and Al Burman are among the few to defeat Farmer Bill who now says he plans to quit the ring. Quarantine notes report Edith Homewood age 4 and William Dobson ill with diphtheria and scarlet fever. Ali Vista is confined at home with scarlet fever.
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Llusd Huntley
Farmer Bill
Iowa
Mitch
Desart
Pashiting
Firemen
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Newhall
Huntley
AL McCoy
al Burman
Edith
James Homewood
Marwood
Willian
Wloa. Dobson
Ali Vista
Two Brothers Feared Lost in Cold River Hunt
Howard and Burton Mohr, high school seniors, were hunting along a river when a duck boat drifted away during strong winds. Their bodies were found near a pumping station, frozen and clasping the boat as tows. Authorities surmise drowning unlikely, but exact cause remains unknown while loved ones grieve.
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Howard
Rer
George
Hlinvis Central Pumping Station
Burton
Selo
Beth
Rod
Saniy
Kimball Company to Vacate K P Block in Big Move
Officials announce lease renewal issues at the K P Building. The Kimball company will vacate the K P block as the Freq L Kime company moves to a new plant at Westtel Avenue and Menges Street. Moving begins mid month with large presses transferred to minimize downtime, including the Evening Post press. Seven presses total are moved within 24 hours, with time estimates covering printing gaps. Monroir Home sold on Prince Street for preservation concerns.
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K. of 1. Building Company
Freq L. Kime! Company
K. of P
Westtel
Sid Menges Street
Middie
We TA Pond Magazine
United States
A. &. Hastrell
Monror
Ork
Prince Street
James Monroe
Black Hawk County Auto Plates Among First Given Out
Black Hawk County begins distributing motor vehicle license plates as aluminum containers and mounting cases arrive. County treasurer’s office, led by C. McCoy, reports plates will be issued once shipments from Minneapolis factories arrive, with other counties already lagging due to steel and coal strikes.
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Black Hawk County
A. C. McCoy
W. J. Burebank
St. Louis
A. Black Hawk
Buchanan
Bremer
Buller
Kenton
Wet
Ramsay
McCoy
Fattery
Minneapolis
Kansas City to host 1920 baseball convention
The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues chose Kansas City, Missouri as the 1920 convention city at its annual meeting in Springfield Massachusetts. E W Dickerson of Grand Rapids Herald was elected class B member of the national board of arbitration and A R Tearney of the Western League was advanced to class A. The group approved liens on baseball territory limited to unpaid salaries, interclub debts, and nonpayment of national dues.
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Byy the Associates Press
Springfield
Mass
Kansas City
Nationaul Association of
E. W. Dickerson
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Man wheels bicycle to bed at New York hotel
Locked to Blak New York tale tells Tony Piaz a Los Angeles man who insisted on bringing his bicycle to his hotel bed at the McAlpin. He battled hotel managers and finally slept with the bike, a plan born after a prior stunt by Arbuckle and a mayoral intervention.
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Blak
New York
Tony Piazza
Los Angeles
McAlpin
Tony
Arty” Arbuckle
Higan
Waterloo post office raises pay for 70 workers
Eight thousand dollars added to yearly pay of seventy government employees in Waterloo's post office. From July 1 back pay will be issued to affected workers. Carriers gain $150 annually, supervising officers $125. Substitutes rise to 60 cents per hour from Nov 8, with 20 cents more than prior. Postmaster Kelly notes official notice of the raise and mentions pending congressional action on postal wage increases.
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Waterloo
Myerrone
Congress
Rainbow Hero P E Davis reenlists for Rhine return
P E Davis of In Parte City departs for Jefferson Barracks Missouri en route to Germany to join the Rhine front. He was discharged from the 117th Engineers Rainbow Division after year in France with two wounds. He enlists for one year infantry service in Germany. Waterloo recruiters report 123 enlistments to date and several prospects. Sixth division recruiter Bergt Clarence Wolfsberger arrives to assist canvassing. Navy chief Curtis notes minimum age of 18 until further notice.
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Waterloo
Germany
Clarence H. Wolfsberger
Curtis
Navy
Des Moines Mayor Threat Note Triggers Guarded Home
An unsigned note threatening Mayor Thomas Fairweather of Des Moines prompted police to guard his home after a note was received late Wednesday. Authorities link the threat to protests by alleged IWW members who urged the mayor to take their views into account but he refused to listen.
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Des Moines
Thomas Fairweather
BARBERS UNION MEETING SPEAKER TO ADDRESS NOV. 24
City notes numerous items from social events to a divorce and health updates. Harriet Standish visiting relatives. Haines divorce granted for cruel treatment. Albert Heim recovering after hospital operation. Evaial church class meeting at Y M C A. marriage licenses issued for Holdiman and Ford. MacHachron wedding planned for Nov 25. army foodstuffs refunds explained. local ads for records, dresses, and a dressmaker move.
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Harriet Standish
St. Pau
H. & Tullur
Barbers' Union
Albert Heim
St. Francis Hospital
Fred Frehse
West High
Tudge J. &. Williams
Ida Hines
Edwards Hines
Mississippi
F. A. Bradford
Oneida Street
Ruth
Albuquerque
N.M
Mr. Bradford
Clarence Holdiman
Hazel Ford
Dunkerton
Albert Holdiman
Courthouse for City Hall Plan Faces Stiff Gap
City and county officials differ on the courthouse purchase, with a $350,000 gap. City cites $150,000 offer. county values the property at $500,000. Proposals include using the waterworks site at Third and Sycamore, adding a stories to the existing courthouse, or installing an elevator if a third floor is added.
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Itas
Third
Sy Camore
Park Avenue
Sycamore
Iown
John T. Dowding
Dowding
Des Alpines
United States
County courthouse needs vault rooms and space for officials
The article notes a shortage of vault rooms and office space for county officials, especially the clerk of the courts, with records continually accumulating. It states that expanding the courthouse would require voter approval.
Raise for Navy Men Asked by Daniels to Keep The Men
Secretary Daniels urged immediate pay increases to retain current officers and men and attract new ones. He proposed temporary raises totaling 53 million dollars yearly for all ranks, effective until June 30, 1931, with specific annual and monthly amounts for flag, line, and enlisted personnel.
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Daniels
Washington, D. C
House Naval
Marine Corps
Mr. Daniels
Kiev: ancient heart meets modern in four districts
Kiev with about 500000 residents is divided into four districts. Podol is the riverfront commercial quarter, Lipki offers residential villas, Kier proper houses the university and St. Sophia Cathedral, and Petchersk is famed for caves and monastic cells visited by 200000 pilgrims yearly.
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Kiev
Podol
Dnieper
Lipki
Kier
Petrograd
Moscow
Petchersk
Last Night's Briefs From Around the World
AP updates report Edits on rail bill opposition from chief executives and unions in Washington. Pershing warns against drastic measures. concerns crime incidents in Centralia. West Virginia coal fields see Federal troops slated for withdrawal. Doorn hosts former German emperor in Holland. Naples notes printers strike. Hindenburg arrives in Berlin with honors. Entente extends credit of sixty million dollars. American peace delegation names absent from Dorpat talks. Bolshiviks launch offensive near Narva in the lake region.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Empkat
House
Washington, DC. C
Ener
Pershing
Centralia
Wash
Charleston
W. Va
Federz
Wes Virginia
Gerneral Leonard Wood
Berlin
Doorn
Holland
Naples
von Hidenburg
Andas
Gopenhagen
Entente Ha
Austria
Paris
Ame
Ian
Dorpat
Helsingfors
Bolsherviks
Lake
Regjon
Narva
Tales of a Time When Congress Was Regarded as Serious
A Cleveland man’s ancient record recalls summer 1776 events. Arthur Thoms was mobbed for saying a congress be damned. Seven Philadelphia tradesmen who rejected Continental currency were proclaimed enemies and cut off from trade. A Tory in America’s leading city insulted Congress and was jailed to prevent mob violence. The chronicle notes colonists pressed for civil tongue and counted detractors as enemies.
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Cleveland
Arthur Thoms
Congress
America
Old Chronicle
Calling List Sparks Moral Panic in Rackwelly Waif Case
A murky tale from Rackwelly Iowa centers on a calling list alleged to ensnare 100 men amid claims a 19 year old girl compiled it. The scattered fragments hint at a scandal involving personal effects and regional geography, including Rockwell City and Alaska, while investigators seek the truth behind the alleged "telltale list."
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Oma Reforma
Rackwelly
Rockwell City
Alaska
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