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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1921
Page
1
Belfast reports a renewed reign of terror with gunmen firing on pedestrians. Two women and a foreman are among early casualties as 13 deaths are tallied in the unrest surrounding Ulster government events.
Brief items report a Brighton trio killed in a collision with a train, a Porto Rico official urging President Harding to remove Gov Reilly, Stillman divorce news in White Plains, alleged revolutionary leaders arrested in Nogales, a nationwide traffic survey urged by the American Automobile Association, Irish cabinet tensions delayed by Sir James Craig’s illness, and further notes on Canadian border events.
Washington and core details of the tax revision bill's passage via senate conference report. The bill awaits the president's signature to become law, with expectations of further revisions within a year. The piece notes adjournment of Congress and anticipated effects on taxes in 1922 and 1923.
Des Moines news reports 80 Iowa National Guard members will remain at Ottumwa Thanksgiving day to guard against disturbances by striking packing house workers who fought in the streets last week. Governor Kendall has called back nearly 270 Des Moines troopers. No trouble has occurred in the past week while on patrol.
Omaha November 23 A verbal referendum on calling a nationwide packing house strike will be taken by butcher workers in major centers Sunday announced by Jake Davis Omaha district president after talks in Chicago. Mass meetings will relay sentiment to international officers with no strikes for several weeks.
The Anglo-Japanese alliance will fade with the conference likely to produce a detailed set of principles on China. Britain and Japan wish for a lasting tripartite pact but U.S. senate opposition blocks new alliances. America expects its program to be accepted in essence by Britain and Japan as the conference concludes.
Private advices report MacVey of Kansas City, manager of whermour packing, captured in Santa Cruz Patagonia and held for ransom by strikers and bandits as part of a regional conflict.
Sheriff says a taxi driver George Harris was killed in Mason City and the killer boarded a Rock Island train, alighting in Waterloo. Bloodhounds traced the scent nine miles to Norai Springs and into Waterloo’s Rock Island depot, then Union Station. Ten one dollar bills were missing. officials suspect a conspiracy and motive beyond robbery.
Des Moines officials announced a $10,000 budget for the Iowa League of Women Voters at the convention last night. Officers elected include President Mrs Dante M. Pierce Des Moines, Vice President Mrs Oscar Ruff Sioux City, Recording Secretary Mrs H S Van Alstyne Gilmore City, Corresponding Secretary Mrs Fred Hunter Des Moines, and Treasurer Mrs Sadie Passig Humboldt.
The executive committee of the Master Bakers association of Iowa chose Burlington as the convention site for 1922, scheduled for the last week in January after a Des Moines meeting held on Tuesday.
William Jennings Bryan argues in Washington that France must retain a strong army to defend peace while Germany is pressured to cooperate. He compares disarmament progress to a chemical combination and praises Japan for extending help to China, signaling a turning point in the conference.
Obituaries note Sadie E. Deeter death at age 77 on a Waterloo farm near Jesup with services planned at First Brethren church and burial in Fairview mausoleum. Geraldine Boomhower, age 1, dies. funeral Friday at 2:30 from residence. Henry W. Lyon funeral at Walnut Street Baptist Church. Marriage licenses issued to Kenneally Barton and Bartell Ellison among others.
Readable fragments show a roster of individuals with city affiliations including Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls Waterloo Nashua Parkersburg La Porte City and Warenton. Amounts and labels suggest a partial legal or race related register with several figures and minor monetary values.
City council meets in a special session to consider filling the vacancy on the park commission caused by Lewis Miller's death. With R Leffler in California and C Sherwood the sole active member, an appointment by a businesslike, public spirited person is sought to revive park finances and policies.
The Paul Davis dry goods store will unveil a Christmas window display at 5 p m under Earl Sterling supervision. The interior storefront shows a holiday display with a large Store of Christmas Cheer banner planned over the entrance. Green wreaths and red decorations adorn the second floor, with first floor to match by Friday morning.
United Press reports Japan will partially retreat from its demand for a 110 percent increase in capital ship tonnage under the American program. Key decisions rest with Secretary Hughes Admiral Kato and Arthur J. Balfour as leaders of the delegations. An agreement is anticipated from recent informal talks among the three sides.
Iowa Legion plans a pig gift to Marshal Foch when he visits Mason City on Friday afternoon. The pig, representing Iowa, will be presented by a local post member as a keepsake for the French leader to take back to France. The ceremony will add to the existing bobcat in Foch’s train menagerie and a photo autographed by Foch is expected.
The town hosts a major reception for Marshal on a brief stop between Washington and Minneapolis. An estimated 48,000 spectators are expected if weather stays favorable. MacNider arrived early and will rejoin the Legion Special to accompany the marshal to the Pacific coast.
United Press reports Eddie Adams, a notorious bank robber, was killed in a shootout with Wichita police after a two day crime spree that left one policeman dead and three others wounded. Creston, Iowa dispatch notes authorities believe he led the gang responsible for earlier killings and attacks in Osceola and Murray county areas.
Five Santa Fe railroad officials were killed when an automobile inspection car jumped the track near the California Arizona line late yesterday. The dead include W. H. Oliver assistant chief engineer William Mathie division superintendent H C Story assistant division superintendent William Bowman roadmaster and J A Jaeger assistant division engineer.
The Senate approved a January start for the Ford Newberry senatorial contest review. By unanimous consent the case will be the sole item on the agenda on the fourth session day after January 1, with two days allowed for general debate.
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