Annual Conclave Opens As Bankers Meet In Washington
Bankers from all regions attend the forty-sixth annual American Bankers Association convention in Washington. Cabinet officers and national bankers address sessions in three downtown hotels and a theatre. Committees cover federal and state legislation, public relations, education, and finance, with regional meetings and a Friday golf tourney to cap the week.
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Associated Press
Washington Dey
American Bankers’ Association
Marshall Wells
Richard S. Hawes
Associaion
Mereth
Agriculture Department
Banking and Agriculture
John J. Pulleyn
New York
Houston
The
Treasury
Thursdday
Joseph H. Defrees
United States Chamber of Commerce
Sol Wexler
W. Robinson
Los Angeles
Oscar Wells
Birmingham
Federal Reserve
George Woodruff
Joliet
Chevy Chase Club
Rotary Principles Form Lunch Topic By Gov Coppock
Governor Coppock spoke at the Waterloo Rotary lunch outlining Rotary principles and its educational and public service work. He oversees the district covering Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota with 52 clubs, promoting Rotary ideals among Rotarians.
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Rotary
Gov. Coppock
Rotary Club
William Coppock
Russell Siamson
Coppock
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Creel Misquoted by Mexico City Papers
Associated Press reports that Mexico City papers quoted George Creel as pursuing a confidential mission from President Wilson during his European war visit. Creel had previously said he had no mission or government connection and was returning to the United States.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
George Creel
Committee On Pub
Wilson
Creel Mage
United States
Earthquake Shock Recorded at University of Chicago
An earthquake shock began at 3 24 a m and continued through 9 a m The Weather Bureau seismograph at the University of Chicago recorded the eventThe maximum intensity was reached at 3 50 a m centered about 5350 miles from Chicago C A Donnell headed the bureau
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Associated Press
Chicago
King Alexander Shows Improvement in Health
Reports from Athens dated October 17 say King Alexander, critically ill from a monkey bite infection, shows improvement. The noon bulletin notes less pessimism about his prospects of recovery and indicates a easing of trends since the illness began.
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Associated Press
Athens
Alexander
Fog Hampered Shipping in New York Harbor
Dense fog blocked New York harbor delaying nine steamers that reached quarantine and could not dock. The fog disrupted harbor traffic for a third consecutive day.
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New York
Anorantine
Ena Nat Dock
Sunday Raids Leave 18 Detained At Two Crap Games
Police arrested 18 men in two Sunday raids at 1217 Sycamore Street and a lower Jefferson Street quarry. Those taken included W L Bird and Frank Hurd among others, with bonds set at 15 dollars for most and 30 for the owner. Court continuance granted to Wednesday.
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Sycamore Street
Altho
W. L. Bird
B. B. Phillips
Francis Thomas
Gus McVagenas
Theodore Phillips
Earl Missingham
Elman Missingham
W. N. Clement
W. M. Trout
Ralph Garland
Lower
Jefferson Street
Frank Hurd
Manuel Hurd
Jean Dwier
Orie Remington
Lee Bunch
P. A. Halstead
J. W. Eastman
Jerald Hedrick
Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Waterloo Area
Funeral services were held for James Hiram Lamson who died after a weeks illness at his residence on South Street with G A R honoring veterans of the Civil War. Interment followed at Waterloo Cemetery. Lamson served in Co G Ninth Iowa Infantry and survived by wife Cornelia Frances Davis Lamson and a son, plus grandchildren and a daughter-in-law. Other notices include J Martin Shores of Shell Rock passing at 81. Mrs Alice Elizabeth Chorpening of Hudson dies. infant Francis Henry Case buried after brief services. several family survivors listed.
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James H. Lambon
James Hiram Lamson
South Street
Flist M. E. Church
Frank Willard Court
Waterloo Cemeery
Cornelia Frances Davis Lamson
C. 0. ‘Lamson
Russell.c
Maxine R. Lamson
G. Lamson
J. Martin Shores
Shell Rock
Clarkeville
F.M. Shores
Waterloo
Walter Tanner
Mr. Shores
Iswell Rock
Clarksville
Tanner
Bert ‘Shores
Janesville
George Shores
Cedar Rapids
Methodist Episcopal Church
Waverly Junction
Russell C. Chorpening
Alice Elizabeth Chorpening
Mt. Vernon Township
Hudson
O’keefe & Towne
Fairview
Russell, Jr
Warren
Wilme
Indian Chief Whoops for Harding
Opie Read recounts Harding enjoying a chautauqua tale where a poor boy cannot afford Indian costume. Harding helps the boy dress as a chief with an eagle feather and incites a cheer as the child whooped. The anecdote appears in the Chicago Journal under Traveling With Harding.
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Chicago
Opie
Chicago Journal
Harding
Mount. Pleasant
American Bankers Agree on Cuban Relief Plan
In Washington on October 18 American bankers and U S government officials and sugar companies approved a relief plan for Cuba amid current financial stringency. The terms will be sent to the Cuban government for acceptance before any aid decision. The State Department will notify Cuba that the U S cannot offer direct financial assistance.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Cuba
State Department
Americans Honored By Chinese School
At the University of Peking Dr. John Dewey of Columbia University and Dr. P S Reinsch former American minister to China received the degree of doctor of philosophy in a large ceremony attended by students and educators. Only four foreigners have earned similar honors, two of them French.
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Associated Press
Peking
John Dewey
Columbia University
New York
P. S. Reinsch
China
University of Peking
City in Brief Fl Brown Boston visitor and local notices
Residents and visitors in the city are listed with several small items including Brown of Boston staying at 626 Second Street West, Mrs Mitchell and sons visiting in Long Beach, and Edith Shirey and others at Des Moines for the Grand Lodge meeting. A rummage sale, stolen items report, school news, births, accidents, and a building floor collapse are noted with brief details.
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FL. Brown
Boston
Mass
Henrie Heny
Second Street
B.A. .Mitchell
Nevada Pickford divorce hearing postponed again
In San Francisco on October 18 the preliminary argument in State of Nevada v Gladys M Fairbanks also known as Mary Pickford and her ex husband Owen Moore to dissolve their divorce from Minden Nevada was postponed for a second time per Mrs Fairbanks attorney.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
State of Nevada
Gladys M. Moore
Gladys M. Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Owen Moore
Fairbanks Jin Minden
Fairbanks
British Delegates Visit Plymouth Rock for Pilgrim Tercentary
The British mission led by Lord Bathcreedan arrived in Plymouth to tour the landing ground and Plymouth Rock. They viewed the museum and relics as guests of the tercentenary commission, emphasizing their ceremonial visit.
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Associated Press
Plymouth
Lord Bathcreedan
Plymouth Rock
Museum
West Virginia Mines Adds Rescue Gear for Shaft Work
The West Virginia bureau of mines adds three rescue devices to its equipment. A geophone detects earth sounds to locate entombed miners, a brass thermometer records extreme temperatures to judge entry safety, and a carbon monoxide detector protects rescuers by signaling CO presence. The detector is preferred over canaries, as even small CO levels are deadly.
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Associated Proew
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Bureau of Mines
Great Lakes Route Development Cost Estimated at 120 Million
Naviga tion experts at a Chicago convention estimate a 120 million dollar development for the Great Lakes route focusing on cut ting connecting canals and building locks. A 20 million bond issue would make the Desplaines river navigable from Lockport to Utica, removing the Mississippi barrier to barge commerce.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
American Association of Port Authorities
Board of Trade
Mississippi
Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Atlantic
Seattle
San Francisco
Vladivostok
Yokohama
Oriental
London
Hamburg
Cherbourg
Hammurabi Era Surgeons Ranked by Social Class
In ancient Babylon the surgeon held a high social rank yet faced strict penalties for errors. If a patient died, the surgeon might have a hand cut off, or replace a slave loss. Fees varied by payer status with aristocrats paying more and slaves receiving cheaper care. Major operations for nobles cost significantly more than for commoners.
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Hammurabi
B. C
Missing name in city directory stirs Fort Wayne talk
Residents examine the new city directory and uncover a disappeared resident. The missing entry is Polfbiusopoulous Pappatho dorocoumountor gotopolous, whose absence makes the directory seem incomplete.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Polfbiusopoulous Pappathodorocoumountor Gotopolous
Cotton rate rise suspended by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended until February 15 proposed 40 percent increases on through rates to eastern and Canadian points for cotton and cotton linters from Oklahoma New Mexico and Kansas. The action followed deliberations in Washington D C on October 18.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oklahoma
Mexico
Kansas
Paris midinettes swap needle for typewriter shift
Paris fashion houses report a shift as young midinettes abandon sewing for typewriting and possible shorthand. Apprentices now study typing and aim for quick salaries, while veterans warn the move may lead to limited trades. A premiere in a major house can pay from 3000 to 3500 dollars.
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Paris
Mexico City Opens Bull Fight Season With Spectacle
In Plaza del Toros Mexico City opened its bull fight season drawing about twenty five thousand spectators including visitors from Houston and El Paso. The program featured Juan Sitvell and Angelete Angel Fernandez dispatching six bulls in an hour and a quarter with five bulls felled cleanly and Angelete slipping but escaping injury during the fourth bull.
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Présa
Mexico City
Houston
el Paso
Tex
Plaza del Toros
Juan Sitvell
Angel Fernandez
Angelete
Altho Angelete
Ferdinand the Pound Dog Causes Quiet City Stir
In Detroit a mutt nicknamed Ferdinand sits in a city pound cell block with brown eyes flashing defiance. An entry on the register lists him as Ferdinand with breed questionable and charge disturbing the peace. Patrolman Harry Kurban suspects a wolfish lineage behind Ferdinand’s bold stare.
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Detroit
Mich
Ferdinand
Harry Kurban
Bethune Station
Lupus
Kurban
Zick Stominkevich
Yard Street
Bayer Aspirin Ad Claims Safe Pain Relief for Two Decades
An old advertisement touts Bayer as the genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. It asserts doctors prescribed it for over twenty years and lists common pains it relieves. The ad notes small 12 tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists, with directions on the package.
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Bayer
Bayer Pacages
Aspirinia
Prohibition case leads to warrants for Zick Nick and Ferdinand
Officer witnesses a tense street confrontation as Zick Nick and Ferdinand are named in warrants after a struggle during a Prohibition raid. Ferdinand and his master faced arraignment before Judge Stein for violating the Prohibition laws and Zick faces concealed weapons charges.
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Nick
Nick Melicks
Ferdinand
Kurban
Zick
Stein
Jay
Dick Turpin Ride Highlighted As Legendary English Highwayman
A historic account praises Dick Turpin as a famed English highwayman whose legendary ride set a benchmark for distance and speed in old tales. The piece notes Turpin as a standout figure in the era's criminal lore.
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Dick Turpin
York to London Horse Chase Reported in 209 Mile Spread
Eyewitnesses describe a dramatic pursuit from York to London, a black mare straining under a mounting rider as dawn broke. Vendors and shutters watch the arduous ride, spurring speculation about the route and speed. Air travel plans loom for whale and seal hunts in Iceland and Greenland.
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Amy Bos
Durance
London
York
Sameun
Matas
California name misprint in old syrup label ad
Odd vintage advertisement touts Calfornix syrup with fig flavor claimed to aid children's stomach liver and bowels. The label misspells California, promising safe medicine with full bottle directions and a claim that children love its fruit taste.
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California
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