Settlement frees Logan in bank suit against Surety
Log an freed from all claims in Waterloo Savings Bank v American Surety Co after two weeks of trial and a noon settlement. The case, seeking 50000 dollars, alleged Logan's mismanagement while president. Attorneys reported terms satisfactory though not filed, with hundreds of exhibits and Logan testifying three days.
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Waterloo Savings Bank
American Surety Company
W. C. Logan
Stilas
Donket Owsinn
Pleints
Surge Se
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Logan
Bdwards
Longley
Ransier & Harris
Ransier
A. B. Lovejoy
Mears & Lovejoy
Eb, Pickett
F. G. Farwell
Fickett, Swisher & Farwell
Edi
God Needed Among Diplomats Declared by Missionary Speaker
Des Moines, Nov. 13. Dr. Peter G. Wright assistant secretary of the ministers and missionaries benefit board of the Northern Baptist church told the three day Northern Baptist convention last night that more of God is needed among diplomats and statesmen. Mrs. Orrin R. Judd of the Women's Home Missionary Society spoke on the role of women in church and missionary work. A pageant by local First Baptist youth depicted the Northern Baptist charge of neglecting to send sufficient missionaries and to fund schools and hospitals abroad and at home.
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Des Moines
Peter G. Wright
Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board
Northern Bantist Church
Northern Baptist
Orrin R. Judd
Wien's Home Missionary Society
Jocal First Baptist Ehurels
Nortern Baptiste
Generally Financial Conditions Improved, Work Says at Omaha
Omaha Neb November 1933 Financial conditions generally are improving rapidly and the nation is on a more stable basis than at a time since the world war end Secretary of the Interior Harold L Ickes Work said here after returning to Washington The volume of business has increased greatly he stated Automobile industry and savings deposits have almost doubled in the last few years He said he had only heard of one mortgage threat and that farmers he has seen are prosperous Colorado reports the largest sugar beet crop in state history with prices higher than ever.
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Omaha
Neb
Work
Washington
Colorado
Hungry Baby Found in Car Near Cedar Rounds
A weeks-old baby girl was found by Rev. Zeabson beside a car parked at his home in Cedar Rounds Ja. The child, described as hungry and deserted, had no note from the mother explaining the desertion.
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Zeabson
LORR BUILDING LEW ROUNDHOUSE AT SIOUX CITY
Sioux City Iowa November 13 Work is to begin immediately on a new 750000 roundhouse and equipment terminal yards to be built by the Illinois Central railway. The district court cleared to the 42 acres the railroad purchased to obtain a suitable site. Stores case delayed in New York.
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Sioux City
Illinois Central Railway
New York
Helen Fi
U.S. Dismisses Kaiser Return News Amid Wartime Unity
Reports from Brussels and The Hague claimed the ex Kaiser's emissary handed 12 passports to the former ruler and his entourage at Doorn. Officials weighed how to prevent a German return while British ministers faced a swift policy decision with Allied dissension complicating any common action.
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Scon Ting
Sthrussels
Hague
Doorn
Germany
Resignation Tied to Sawyer Interference in Veterans Bureau
Worbes testified that chronic interference by Gen. Sawyer made it impossible to run the Veterans Bureau. He described deplorable hospital conditions, savings from eliminating a fire trap hospital, and conflicts over physician calls, housing of diseases, and homeopathic figures. He said the president deferred his resignation to avoid embarrassment and noted Sawyer claimed direct authority from the president.
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Veterans' Bureau
Sawyer
Perryville
Worbes
Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Gen. Sawyer
Gen.Sawyer
Peres
Forbes on Stand for Own Defense Flags Dr Sawyer
Forbes recounts early 1920s conflict with Brig Gen Sawyer over disabled veteran care and hospital plans. He describes opposition to Sawyer’s approach, pressure from officials, and later health issues leading to resignation after 1922 discussions with the president and others. The account cites Col Chomley Jones and a warning from an earlier TV predecessor.
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Col. Chomley-Jones
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Sawyer
American Medical Ogration
W. Serratory
America
Thal Oh
Shave
Jers
Aerial Coupe Starts Dayton Coast Flight With Passengers
In Dayton Ohio on November 12 a O W aerial coupe with Howard Rinehart as pilot left at 7 30 am bound for Los Angeles carrying passengers and freight. The crew hopes to set a new record for freight and passenger air travel from the middle west to the Pacific coast and plans to reach Iowa City for the night. Rinehart predicts a 20 hour flight to Los Angeles, faster than the usual two days for fastest transcontinental mail.
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Dayton
Prospect
Los Angeles
Howard Rinehart
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Iowa City
Rinehart
Claims Bible Class Cheated in Contest
The Sunday attendance contest between Long Beach California and Kansas City Missouri bible classes sparked a dispute over counting methods. Kansas City alleged detectives tallied 17104 attendees versus 1034 announced, while Long Beach officials countered that tickets were used to estimate attendance. Leaders urged dropping the dispute and moving on.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Long Beach
Kansas City
J. G. Lin Rentelter
F. Bittam
Kansan City
N. W. Dibie
Public Sentiment Shapes Walton Prosecution Plan
Oklahoma City reports fear public opinion may oppose delays as court opens in state v Walton. Senators debated removing martial law articles, while defense seeks to call 57 House members to probe Klan influence. Grand Dragon N C Jewett summoned to testify after state rests.
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International News Wire
Oklahoma City
Okla
Navy
State of Oklahoma
J. C. Walton
Klan
House Board of Mangers
House
Senate
Ku Klux Klan
Walton
N.C. Jewett
The
Klan of Oklahoma
Boil Deadly Germs of Botulism Warns Federal Food Man
Chicago reports epidemcologist John C. Geiger warns that foods preserved in saturated salt or sugar solutions resist botulism while preserves in neutral solutions can harbor the toxin. He cites eight recent deaths from preserved beans and chicken eaten without cooking and notes cherries were involved in three cases. He urges boiling vegetables and fruits before use.
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Chicago
John C. Geiger
United States Public Health Service
University of Chicago
Geiger
Husband Who Kills Wife Cant Collect Her Life Insurance
Des Moines reports the Town supreme court ruling that a killer cannot collect life insurance from the deceased spouse. The case involved Paul C. Benjamin and the policy stating no payout if the beneficiary caused death. The court affirmed Judge Thompson's Polk county verdict.
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Bes Moines
Altho
High Court
Lester L. Thompson
Polk County
Stinnes and Sinclair eye US oil venture with German leader
New York reports say Stinnes Jr and Harry P Sinclair are in Texas surveying Sinclair Oil properties as a prelude to an American OF company led by the German industrialist with Sinclair as his top associate. The Stinnes group would compete with Standard Oil, which runs a German subsidiary. Platinum valued at 1,000 dollars was stolen from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, the second burglary in three days after 600 dollars vanished from the treasurer’s office. Police suspect the same gang, noting safes were opened without force and the cups of platinum had only recently arrived.
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New York
Stinnes, Jr
Harry P. Sinclair
Texas
Sinclair Oil
Young Stinnes
Stinnes
Sinclair
Standard Oil Company
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Yeggs J
Firman In Serious Condition After Hunting Accident
Glenn Firman remains in serious condition at St. Francie Hospital after being accidentally shot in the back on a hunting trip along Black Hawk Road Sunday. Doctors fear kidney and intestinal damage but have not performed probes due to his condition.
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Glenn Firman
Black Hawk Road
St. Francie Hospital
Supreme Court Maintains Maupin Hang Decision Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court overrules Maupin use hearing bid, final path for appeal closed. Roy Maupin to hang for the murder of Joe Hayes in Iowa Falls with Gov Kendall to set the date. Enon cemetery burial for Mrs Christian Mellen, widow of Iowa Falls’ first cobbler, linked to city’s early settler history. Mrs Mellen died after living between Henton Harbor and Chicago. She is survived by four daughters.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Roy Maupin
Joe Hayes
Supreme Court
Maupin
Kendall
Iowa Falls
Hayes
Christian Mellen
Carney
Enion
Mellen
Chicago
Mother of Four Murdered in Chicago Alley
In Chicago on November 13 Mrs Elizabeth Recan a mother of four was found dead in an Italian section alley. The body showed bruising and signs of strangulation. Her husband identified her but could not explain the murder.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Recan
Student Runs Still to Earn Money for College Education
Denver police arrest 24 year old university student David White in his home where a large moonshine still was found He reportedly admitted ownership and said earnings from sales nearly paid his college costs and that he planned to quit the business.
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Denver
Colo
David White
White
Sioux City Detects New Boot Legger Trend
Sioux City reports a new bootlegging ruse where housewives pay fresh egg prices for No 1 storage eggs. The item spotlights lawbreakers in a string of local briefs across several Iowa towns with varied incidents.
November Rain Measured at .15 Inch
November’s first rain registered only .15 inch though spread over 24 hours, per Ralph B. Slippy’s official tally. Forecasters predict fairer, cooler weather tonight and tomorrow as a dismal, cloudy spell ends. The night minimum dropped to 46 degrees, with yesterday’s high at 64.
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al Tho
Ralph B. Slippy
Tomorow
Ex Cyclops testifies Walton a Klansman
Dr. W. T. Tilly former cyclops of the Muskogee Oklahoma Ku Klux Klan testified before a legislative investigating committee that Governor J. T. Walton applied for membership paid a ten dollar initiation fee and took the oath of the organization.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
W. T. Tilly
Cyclops
Muskogee
Ku” Klux Klan
JT. C. Walton
Liberals Reunite Under Asquith for Protection Fight
London news reports Liberal leaders Asquith Lloyd George and Bonn Mond Simon agreed to present a united Liberal front. Baldwin signaled parliament dissolution and a quick general election to address unemployment with protective tariffs. Labor leader Ramsay MacDonald said Baldwin plans an election on unadulterated protection.
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London
Baldwin
Baldwfin
Thersquith
Lloyd George
Liberal Party
Evening News
Asquith
Southampton
Alfred Mond
John Simon
Ramsay MacDonald
Laborite
Labor Party
National Labor
Roadhouse Owner Blamed in Autoist Death Case
Dubuque Iowa November 13 The county attorney will act against Fred Frackenthal proprietor of the Central roadhouse over the death of Theodore Lahr 45 farmer found beside his wrecked car twelve miles west of Dubuque Lahr recently testified for the state at Oliver Leib murder trial He drank heavily at the roadhouse wrecked his own sedan and died after leaving the place leaving a widow and two children
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Dubuque
Theodore Lahr
Farmer
Here
Fred Frackenthal
Central Roadhouse
Lahr
Worthington
Oliver Leib
John Kirkpatrick
Frackenthal
Vahr
Can't Sue State on Cancelled Contract
The Iowa Supreme Court held that the J. D. Hollingshead company cannot sue the state board of control over a cancelled contract. The board had agreed to 10 carloads of staves for butter tubs at 432 thousand dollars, accepted all but 175 thousand, then refused further, leaving Hollingshead facing market prices around 320 a thousand and a loss of 5,775. The court affirmed the district judge’s ruling that the remedy is legislative, not judicial, and dismissed the suit against the board and its members personally.
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Des Moines
Towa
Iowa Supreme Court
J. D. Hollingshead Company
State Board of Control
Hollingshead Company
Women Democrats Meet at St Louis Regional Conference
Democratic women from Iowa Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri gathered in St Louis Missouri on November 13 for a regional conference of state committee women. The meeting aimed to organize women within the five states to boost attendance at party meetings and conventions and to participate in primaries and elections next year.
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St. Louis
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
National
Democratic I
Nurses Save Insane From Flames At City Hospital Dormitory
In Philadelphia on November 13, hospital nurses and attendants of a mental hospital prevented a disaster when a fire tore through a dormitory housing 134 insane women. Staff guided and carried screaming crying and laughing patients to safety through smoke filled halls. Origin of the blaze unknown.
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Philadelphia
B. Y. Berry Hospital
Robbery Strikes Paying Crew at bunkhouse in Flats
Seven masked armed bandits held up 35 members of a paying crew at Flats, Ta. early today. They then looted cash and bank checks totaling 1,106 dollars. Police said the robbery occurred in a bunkhouse.
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Sioux City
Flaltx
Williams' Sentence Upheld by Town Supreme Court
Judge G W Wood found Harry Williams guilty of violating a liquor injunction and sentenced him to five months in county jail. The Town Supreme Court upheld the judgment, confirming a $1000 fine and an appeal abstract filed by J H Meyers. The case stemmed from the city liquor probe.
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Town Supreme Court
G. W. Wood
Towa Supreme Court
Harry Williams
Waterloo
Wood
J. H. Meyers
Willams
Meyers
District Court
Vica
Small Attendance Plagues Mississippi Valley League Meeting
Club owners of the Mississippi Valley baseball league gathered at the Dubuque Golf Club for the annual business meeting. Bad roads and weather kept attendance low with no representatives from anxious cities, signaling little business and a possible follow up meeting. Election of a new president to replace M. H. Sexton of Rock Island may be delayed until then.
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Dubuque, Fn
Mississippi Valley Baseball League
Dubuque Golf Club
M. H. Sexton
Rock Island
U S Posts $99 Million Trade Favor October
Exports from the United States in October reached $402,000,000 while imports were $203,000,000, yielding a trade surplus of $99,000,000. October exports rose to their highest since February 1921 and surpassed September by $16,000,000. For the ten months ending October 1923, exports totaled $3,343,000,000, outweighing imports by $135,000,000.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Commerce
Gov McMaster Fights Gasoline Price Increase
Gov W H McMaster renews bid to undercut Standard Oil after a five cent rise to 17 12 cents per gallon. He orders the State Highway Supply depot to sell gas at 16 cents as South Dakota again offers competitive fuel pricing in response to the price hike.
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Mitchell
S. D
W. H. McMaster
Standard Oil Company
McMaster
Reforestation Plan Backed By G W A Directors
Directors of the Greater Waterloo association endorsed a plan to reforest timber sections of the country destroyed by lumber interests. The local group will join with chambers of commerce to urge Congress to act. Austin Burt chairs the band committee to study taxing power for municipal bands. John N. Vandervries of the National Chamber of Commerce will speak Friday noon. Cedar Falls chamber invited.
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Greater Waterloo Association
Chambers of Commerce
Congress
Austin Burt
Waterloo
John N. Vandervries
National Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Falls Chamber
Browns Lose Bid to Corner Name Trademark in Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court ruled that Brown Garage Co cannot monopolize the name Brown for trade purposes. The case, started by Ernest Brown against nearby Brown Auto & Supply Co, confirms the Polk County district court decision.
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Des Moines
Brown
Smiths and
Jones
Iowa Supreme Court
Brown Garage Company
Brown Auto & Supply Co
Brown Package
Brown Hotel
Ernest Browter
Ernest Brown
Kiwanis Club Nominates Officers for Next Year
Kiwanis club members nominated officers for the ensuing year and announced the election will be held next month in December.
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Kiwanis Club
Burlington Road Increases Wages for 13005 Employes
Chicago November 13 An increase of two cents an hour for 13 005 employes in the mechanical crafts of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad has been planned by the management VP B P Bracken accepted to say. He estimated the aggregate increase would be 450 000 a year.
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Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
B. P. Bracken
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