Ex preacher guilty by jury of murdering wife
John A. Spencer former clergyman was found guilty of murder in the degree by a superior court jury over the death of his wife whose body was recovered from Clear Lake near here on July 27. The jury recommended life imprisonment and he will be sentenced Monday. The court may choose between life imprisonment or hanging. Spencer had been pastor of the Presbyterian church in Fallon California.
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Associated Press
Lake Port
Cal
John A. Spencer
Superior Court
Clear Lake
Spencer
Falen
Spencers
Dayton
Ohio
Presbyterian Church
Wi Fallon
Brees
Mr. Spencer
Va Mondey
San Jose
Cab
Iowa
Mr. Cole
America
Black Hawk
Keokuk
Prairies
Cole
Commonwealth
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Europe
Prairie Rapids
Cedar Falls Union Mill Co
Fort Des Moines
Fort Atkinson
Paul Somaneux
Cedar Falls
Hudson
la Porte City
Union Township
Janesville
Daughters of the American Revolution
Fort John
Mass Armistice Day meeting plans in Waterloo
Representatives from Central Labor union Greater Waterloo association and American Legion call for two Armistice Day committee gatherings at the Greater Waterloo association on Oct 12 8 a.m. to craft a public observance with prominent speakers aided by T E Dolan H C Keiley and a broad civic coalition including the T M C A Salvation Army schools and Black Hawk County Trades bureau with noted locals on the organizing committee.
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Central Labor Union
Greater Waterloo Association
American Legion
Waterloo
T. E B. Dolan
H. C. Keiley
Salvation Army
Black Hawk County Trades Bureau
Mayors Ready to Co operate in Job Conference Plans
Washington dispatch reports central agency led by Col Arthur Woods has urged mayors and town officials east and west of the Mississippi to cooperate with the national unemployment conference. Letters and telegrams explain emergency relief measures and show quick local readiness to meet the jobless crisis.
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iBy
Associated
Un—Employment Conference
Central Agency
Col
Arthur, Woods
Mississippi
Hudson captain suspended over failure to aid men adrift
Telegraph briefs report Captain A B Randall of the Steamship Hudson suspended from command by the United States due to alleged poor judgment after failing to rescue three men adrift near Fire Island. Also noted is a Wisconsin prison wiring fault causing estimated losses near 45006 dollars and possible Lloyd George conference attendance hints amid armament talks. Egyptian cotton shippers to American ports face a preferential rate offer from the British Shipping Board.
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Associated Press
New York
A. B. Randall
Hudson
United States
Fire Island
Waupun
Wis
London
Lloyd George
Washington
DB. C
Alexandria
Shipping Board of
Etala
City in Brief Highlights Local Happenings and Notices
A collage of brief items reports simple incidents, travel plans, and social notes. George Brigeman of 1961 Franklin Street is listed with smallpox. Mrs. M J Kelly and daughter Eleanor return from Glasgow, Montana. R G Wilkinson plan an 18 month motor trip to West Palm Beach starting Oct 10. Others host guests in Marshalltown and San Antonio visitors. an operation at Presbyterian Hospital improves for Mrs J Chapin. The will of Richard Holmes probated with bond of 120000, Widows and siblings set to inherit. L E Knowles and wife vacation to California. Ben Good reports a minor injury after a Franklin Street collision. A J Lawrence, former Waterloo theatre manager, indicted in Minneapolis tax case. Fred and Mrs Pratt, Olympia, on Midwest-East trip after marriage. Herman Miller resigns Prudential post for Northwestern National Life. E L Andrews, Cedar Falls native now in Los Angeles, recalls early years. Ads note Musicale Grace church event and a community sale via YMCA notices.
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M. J. Kelly
Eleanor
Glasgow
Mont
R. G. Wilkinson
West Palm Beach
Fla
Fanny J. Hamilton
Bean
Marshalltown
Ray M. Lewis
Milo J. Mastain
W. H. Thompson
San Antony
Tex
J. E. Chapin
Maple Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Henry Mélaan
Janet
Paul
Anna Parrott
Seconds Street
New England
Richard Holmes
Richard G. Holmes
Minneapolis
A. J. Lawrence
Waterloo
Lawrence
Fred A. Pratt
Olympia
Wash
Ure
Midwest
East
Herman Miller
Prudential Insurance Company
Northwestern National Life Insur- 22Ce Company
Miller
G. Carper
General Agency
E. L. Andrews
Los Angeles
Cal
Cedar Falls
J. B. Cropper
George E. Lichty
Mr. Andrews
Phoenix
Ariz
Hei
Churchman Says Olass Unsatisfied With Split Lives
The Unitarian Church leader Rev William M Taylor from Chattanooga declared at the general conference that salvation lies in unifying past Eden and future apocalypse in present reality. He warned against fragmentation of life and urged a holistic approach tying science philosophy and faith to human vitality and freedom.
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Detroit
Unitarian Church
Willam M. Taylor
Chattanooga
Tenn
General Conference of Unitariin
Taylor
Businessmen charged in blue sky law cases in Nebraska
Prominent Omaha and Kearney businessmen faced indictments for blue sky law violations with charges including aiding and abetting a felony and stock sale conspiracy. Walter L. Stickel Thomas H. Matters Le Roy Cortiss Clarence A. Heaney and Promoters of Missouri Valley Katn the Loan Company await service on bonds. Indictments total 97 nationally with 20 arrests to date and possible Denver bank investigations loom after Pioneer State Bank failure.
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Associated Press
Omiuhs
Neb
Walter L. Stickel
Kearney
Thomas H. Matters
Pioneer State
Leroy Cortiss
Waterloo Creamery Company
Clarence A. Heaney
Omaha Refining Company
Missouri Valley Cat J the Loan Company
J.C. McWhortier
Jacob Mashe
H. Wohl‘berg
Felevai
B.A. Carlson
Osnintla Hane Ventardgy
Carlson
Tha Wen
Denver Bank
United Press
Denver
Colo
Denver State Bank
Pioneer State Bank
Omaha
Willard ¥. Mathews
Swisher Endorsed by Black Hawk Bar for U S District Bench
Benjamin F Swisher a Waterloo lawyer backed by Black Hawk County Bar association for appointment as federal judge in northern Iowa. Resolution praised his legal attainments and personal worth, noting vacancy in the southern district. Supporters urge similar actions across the district and send copies to President Harding and Senators Kenyon and Cummins.
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Benjamin F. Swisher
Pickett
Swisher
Longley
Mr. Swisher
J. C. Murtagh
The
Day Association
Washington
Rotarians Pay Tribute to Dr Court in Weekly Letter
Waterloo Rotary club members applaud Rev Frank W Court as transferred to Davenport in a tribute letter. The article notes leadership from C A Mortis Gwynne Weston W S Williams and district executives in Omaha with a special train of officers hosted at breakfast yesterday.
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Rotary Club
Russell Lamson
Frank W. Court
Frank Court
Davenport
Frank
Rotary
Waterloo
C. A. Mortis
Gwynne Weston
W. 8. Williams
Rotary Clubs
Omaha
Neb
Williame
Crop report shows yearly declines in wheat and corn
The October crop report shows spring wheat production down about 13.2 million bushels and corn down about 22.8 million bushels from a month earlier. Potatoes and tobacco rise with gains of 22.8 and 43.2 million units respectively, while Iowa corn output is listed at 419,423,000 bushels with 94 percent condition.
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the Associates Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Foreign nations wary as armament talks loom
An editorial argues that in international arms talks the United States must keep a collective word with both the president and the senate sharing the pact. Delegates should avoid promising more than American resolve will permit when performance is due.
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Senate
Washington
The
New York Evening Post. Inc
Marking Iowa rivers could preserve pioneer history
An editorial in the Cedar Rapids Republican urges marking Iowa rivers along highways to aid tourists and honor natural beauty spots. Cyrenus Cole promotes Iowa history, citing his forthcoming book and urging roadside signs along Lincoln Highway and other routes to preserve the state's romantic past for future generations.
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Cesar Rapids
Republican
Fred Lazell
Iowa
Cyrenus Cole
The
Mr. Cole
Cedar
Wapsie
Des Moines
Jordan
Judea
Naamian
Damascus
Victor Hugo
Joseph Conrad
Rhine
Seine
Cyrenis Cole
Yas the Republican
Lincoln Highway
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Marshalltown
Cole
Towa Society
New York City
Allen Memorial Hospital foundation contract awarded
The Allen Memorial Hospital foundation contract was let to Currie & Simpson as the low bidders for 7268 dollars by the trustees per secretary W F Parrott. Construction starts next Monday and the four story 42 by 200 foot building will feature a large interior with many rooms. Mortimer 3B, Cleveland and Clinton P Shockley are the architects.
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Allen Memorial Hospital
Currie & Simpson
W. F. Parrott
Iowa
Mortimer
Cleveland
Clinton P. Shockley
H. B. Allen
South Pasadena
Cal
Allen
Logan Avenue
Mail Truck Robbery In Detroit Nets Near Half Million
United Press reports police hold several suspects after a Canadian government mail truck was robbed in Detroit. Two and a half dozen pouches vanished, with loot estimated near $500,000. Some pouches contained registered matter, a Windsor racetrack daily receipt, and securities routed from Canadian to Detroit banks. Authorities suspect an insider helped the bandits learn the mail sacks’ value.
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United Press
Detroit
Mich
Kenilworth
Windsor
Man Supposed to Be Dead Is Alive in North Carolina
Wilmington residents believed Leon B. Smith was dead after he was buried, but he resurfaced to deny death. He had learned a body identified as his was found mutilated near Mullins, D. C., prompting the mistaken burial.
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Associates Press
Wilmington
N. C
Leon BR. Smith
Smith
Bolton
Mullins
D. C
Potatoes and fines in police court case over shortweight
Judge O B Courtright presided as a weight and measures inspector prosecuted a shortweight vegetable case. A vendor was found guilty for delivering 10 bushels of potatoes to three women, with a receipt offering a $5 rebate if the shortfall was proven. Other matters included a vagrancy arraignment, a prohibition law evasion penalty, and a city park incident involving a 11 year old in New York City.
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O. B. Courtright
C. W. Strickler
Willie Brooks
Linherry
UNCLE SAM WANTS Hia Due IN CHINA
In Peking Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, new American minister, urged aggressive friendliness with China while stressing the United States seeks only justice and treaty rights. He said America asks for equal treatment and will not seek special favors, defending American rights in China.
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Associated Press
Peking
Oct
America
China
Jacob Gould Schurman
Chinmese
Schurman
Shanghai
United States
Gauss Gauss Marries Thorn Quest at Quiet Parsonage
Gustav A Gauss of Baltimore Maryland joint with Miss Antonetta Spain Thorn Quest of Stanford Connecticut in a 2 PM ceremony conducted by Rev Clinton F Smith at the parsonage The couple later appeared at a local playhouse with groom using stage name G Swayne Gordon Attended by John Clifford and Miss Ethel Adamson The marriage announcement and a demonstration during the show were described as premature by Gauss in the Courier notice
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Mr. Gauss
Russian Reds Seek World Labor Loan to Rebuild Industry
Riga reports that Red workers worldwide are urged to finance Russian rehabilitation by contributing as capitalists. M Lozoufsky, head of the Red international trade union, promotes via Pravda an international labor loan secured by first mortgage on government factories to buy machinery and food for workers.
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United Press
Riga
Rosta
M. Lozoufsky
Red Trade Balonat Internationale
Pravda
3Roscow
Untermyer attacks steel trust as enemy of nation
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the Lockwood legislative committee, denounced United States Steel as the greatest threat to the nation’s industrial life and peace. He accused it of labor oppression under the open shop pretext and warned that prosecutions must quicken to curb powerful business interests.
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Associated Press
Syracuse
Samuel Untermyer
Lockwood Legislative Committee
United States Steel Corporation
New York Association of Real Estate Boards
Untermyer
Fire waste costs United States billions yearly
The article argues carelessness drives annual fire losses around 450 million dollars, or about 500 dollars per minute, with 68.59 percent rise over the past decade while population grew 20.67 percent. It notes fires could cover national debt or Panama Canal costs in years, and warns 70 percent of fatalities are women and children. It ends with a curious anecdote about eggs laid by hens on a Croydon to Amsterdam airship journey.
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United States
Panama
Croydon
Bigland
Amsterdam
Holyland
Mind over matter claims draw crowds at Waterloo Majestic
Miss Fay, famed mind manipulator Anna Evans notes the subconscious mind as life’s fountain and a tool to extend youth. She spoke in Waterloo praising rejuvenation, predicting a rising Christ awakening and urging belief in the mind’s power while touring with her manager after Boston.
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Anna
Evans
Courier
Whoozis
Miss Fay
Waterloo
Majestic Theatr Theatre
Hfe
Ponce de Leo
Iowa
Miss Far
Boston
Iike
Europe
Russia
Miss Fat
Bag of Nations
League of Nations
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George Brigeman
Franklin Street
L. E. Knowles
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San Diego
Ben Good
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Neadvarte
Grace Church
Chautauqua
Lycenum
Churchman
Olas
Educa Sion
Religiom
Nebraska
Owicher
BENCH
Black Hawk Bar Association
DR. Court
CHOP
Fonte Japanese
Benent
Allen Memorial
Curriesimpson
SHY Miailbag
Trier
Julia Hodge
Revant Park
Uncle Sam
Hia
Pekin
the Courier
Degret
Miss FR
Delon
Nevada
M. B. Nichols
Western Grocer Company
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