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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1923

Page

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Gov Walton Defeat May Spell Klansman End

Oklahoma Gover or Walton faces removal amid graft charges and Klan opposition. Reports say he intends to present himself as a victim of the organization, while lawmakers push anti Klan legislation and trial plans proceed with Senate members seeking a fair process.

International News Wire Oklahoma City Okla D. C Walton Oklahoma oMee Ts United States Okishama State House M. E. Trapp Trapp House Senate Sealeyton Gov. Trapp Watton

Bonar Law Death Rumors and Funeral Plans Reported

United Press dispatch from Philadelphia on October 30 reports Benar Law’s death with notices of memorial services at Westminster Abbey and possible burial among England’s great statesmen. Lloyd George expresses sadness and recalls wartime cooperation and lasting friendship.

Westmin Stet Abbey England Alroyd George United Prevs Philadelphia Deen Rn- Stet Lloyd George Aero Benar Law

Fire Alarms Reported for Two Blazes In Local Areas

Two fire alarms were recorded between breakfast and lunch. A rubbish fire in the Hepass Auto basement caused 8:12 a.m. alarm but no material damage. An overheated furnace at F J Zimmerman’s Mulberry residence drew attention of firemen.

Hepass Auto Company F. J. Zimmerman

Amnesia Victims Seized by Police in Missouri

Two men claimed memory loss in St Joseph Missouri with one identifying as Dr Henry Hall of Des Moines Iowa. Hall reportedly left his home two weeks earlier and his whereabouts remain unknown as Des Moines relatives seek details.

Savannah Des Moines Dr. Hall Hall Taya Henry Hall St. Joseph Missouri Tie Omaha Drake University G. D. Spencer Phys St.Joseph Des Maines

Brothers to devote attention to safety devices

Gross Brothers plan a shift to focus on safety devices with Cass stepping down as president and Sonreal manager. A suite of offices will be established near the Burke Moor area with continued private business starting soon. The Sarsonal Safety Devices company, led by C M, will take priority as S M Bentley oversees secretary and treasurer roles. Cheney is expected to become general manager of the interurban line, succeeding Cass. Further personnel changes remain uncertain until Des Moines arrival.

C. DD. Cass Morrow FL & NL Sonreal Brrth Flock Yres Cheney Cass Des Moines

First White Child in Lyon County Dead

Mary Edith Uateh Kinnan widow of Dr H A Kinnian, a Lennox Furnace official, died of cancer. She was Lyon County’s first white child born and a prominent figure in local P E QO circles.

Marshalltown Mary Edith Uateh Kinnan H. A. Kinnian Lennox Furnace Company Lyon County Focal P. E. QO

Halloween Sociable At Memorial Hall Announced

The Berker Chapman post American Legion and its auxiliary plan a joint Halloween sociable at Memorial Hall Thursday evening. Committees are being named for the event.

Hallowe'en Sociable Berker-Chapman Post American’ Legion Hallowe’en Sociable Memorial Hall

DORIS MOORE DIES AT PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL

Doris Moore five daughter of Mr and Mrs H A Moore New Hartford died at Presbyterian hospital of blood poisoning at 2 30 am She born Lent 7 1918 Mason City member of Federated churches Sunday school Survivors include parents two sisters Harriett and Alice and brother Robert at home Body at Petersen Bros mortuary pending funeral arrangements.

Doris Moore H. A. Moore New Hartford Presbyterian Hospital Mason City Federated Churches of New Hartford Harriett Alice Robert Petersen Bros. Mortuary

Saxony Strikes Defy Prohibition Amid Political Turmoil

A general strike spreads through Saxony defying a government ban as the Stresemann cabinet weighs ousting the Zeigner cabinet. The military authorities arrest communist members and officials push for a pan-socialist setup while Diet meetings are halted. Separate reports note Reichswehr evacuating the Diet building and separatist intimidation in Duisburg. Werms joins the Rhineland republic.

United Press Berlin Saxony Diet Muel-ler Dresden Reichs- Wehr Heinze von Mueller Reichswehrscommander

Fraternal Societies Convene in Des Moines for Annual Congress

More than 300 delegates attend the two day Town Fraternal congress in Des Moines. The twenty fourth annual gathering opens with Acting Gov. John Hammill delivering an address of welcome. Representatives include Modern Woodmen Court of Honor Yeomen Loyal American Life Muaccabees Fraternal Aid Union and the Modern Brotherhood.

Des Moines Congress John Hammill Modern Woodmen Court of Honor,Yeomen Loyal American Life Association Muaccabees, Fraternal Aid Union Modern Brotherhoor

Kansas City racing talk sparks debate in Emporia Gazette

United Press reports Kansas City needs racing to revitalize industry says WM Allen White. He claims legalized race track gambling would support criminals and gambling activity, with a satirical caution about a future where money piles at Union Depot prompt panic and flight to hotels.

United Emporia Kan Kansas City Widian Allen White Jin Emporia Gazette Kansas Bee Rooming House White Union Depot

Women Council cites government waste in bureaus

International News Service reports at the National Council of Women meeting Mrs. Phillip Neriah Moore urged publicity programs and a $100,000 fund for the 1925 international council. Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman mocked overlapping bureaus as Alaska suffers from 38 departments, calling for cabinet reorganization and consolidation of army and navy.

Sonia Lee International News Service Jecatur Phillip Neriah Moore National Council of Women Pver Moore Fhr International Council Washington London Bok John Dickinson Sherman Estis Park Colo General Federation of Women’s Clubs Alaska Army Navy

Turkish Republic Formed As Angora Elects President

In Constantinople the national assembly at Angora declares the Turkish republic and Mustafa Kemal Pasha is unanimously elected president. In Dresden Reichswehr guards public buildings after the Zeitner ministry’s expulsion and Communist efforts pursue a general strike. In Joplin Missouri Henry H Hohenchild, former bank president, is acquitted of depositor fraud. In New York two men overpower Frederick Vandervoort and steal 11263 from Sheffield Farm Dairy manager.

Constantinople Angora Mustapha Kemal Pasha Dresden Reichswehr Zeitner Joplin Henry H. Hohenschild Nicht & Day Bank St. Louis

Cigaret Sales Grow Enormously in Iowa

Dubuque Iowa reports large rises in cigaret sales from 1913 to 1923 with figures from Lars Badine internal revenue collector. War era smoking boosted cigarette use while pipe and cigar smokers shifted to cigarettes due to cost and time. He doubts women influence on overall sales.

Iowa Dubuque Lars Badine Tubiqnie Bladine

Kiwanis Club hears convention reports at noon meeting

Kiwanis members heard reports from local delegates W. J. Stewart C. H. Trunkey and Fred Wray on the district convention at Lincoln Nebraska. The Kiwanis quartet sang two numbers and Waterloo teachers plan to attend the Iowa State Teachers association convention in Des Moines with pupils receiving a two day vacation after classes.

Lincoln Neb Russell- Lamson W. J. Stewart C. H. Trunkey Fred Wray Kiwanis Waterloo Iowa State Teachers’ Association Des Moines To Morrow

Winter arrives late in Klondike region

Dawson, Oct. 30 report winter’s spell is late to come as the Yukon river fills with shifting ice and tributaries freeze. The Poret pine, Pelly and Big Salmon rivers are mostly frozen.

Klondike Dawson Yukon River Pelly

Sioux City Legion Band Awarded Prizes From Coast Meet

Disputed results of the American Legion band contest in San Francisco led the National Musical Instrument Manufacturers to award $1,500 in instruments to the Monahan post band of Sioux City. Manufacturers favored no overcoat prize and the original plan had called for one prize winner.

Sioux City American Legion San Francisco National Musical Instrument Manufacturers Monahan Post Legion Post

Two Die After Fire Truck Collision in False Alarm

Everett Washington residents awoke to tragedy as a fire truck responding to a false alarm crashed into Fire Chief W A Taros car. The crash left two dead and seven injured, one possibly fatally, in the early hours.

Everett Wash W. A. Taro

Red Carnations At Reunion Between Lovers

Dick rereads Nina’s letter on the train and meets Nina, now aged and disguised in cosmetics and a red carnation. He recalls their past, confronts her changed appearance, and accepts that time and illness have altered her, yet his feelings remain. Nina arrives late due to a car block, but they reunite with a tender recognition.

Meéet Lyol Nina Cutie Ana Xina V and Stern

The Roosevelt statue by Dwight L. Franklin set for display

Al See Sues How Above presents a model of the Theodore Roosevelt statue depicting him leading the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill. The sculpture, by New York artist Dwight L. Franklin, will be exhibited in the Roosevelt Memorial House in East Twentieth Street, New York City, with a formal dedication planned for Saturday.

Theodore Roosevelt Dwight L. Franklin New York San Juan Hill Santiago Roosevelt Memorial House Col. Roosevelt East Twentieth Street New York City

Governor Kendall Returns from Vacation Feeling Fine

Des Moines reports Gov. Kendall and Mrs Kendall back from an extended trip to the Hawaiian Islands and Pacific coast. The governor says he is feeling fine and will resume duties as Des Moines town's chief executive, relieving Acting Gov. Hammill on Thursday morning.

Des Moines N. BE. Kendall Hawaiian Islands Pacific John Hammill

Commissioner Denies Ties to Ku Klux Klan

M. D. Riggs chairman of Sioux City civil service commission issued a signed statement denying Mayor Wallace M. Short’s charges that he is an organizer for the Ku Klux Klan and that he solicited police officers to join the group.

Sioux City M. D. Riggs Civil Service Commission of Wallace M. Short Ku Klux Klan

Waterloo Delegates Attend Road Meet

Waterloo delegates including Harter EB Hull Jacob Levingston Stanley BE Moore C Repass and J A Young left for Mason City to elect a town director for the Atlantic Ocean Highway Association. Sioux Falls board members reviewed highway expansion plans at the meeting.

Harter EB. Hull Jacob Levingston Stanley BE. Moore C. Repass J. A. Young Mason City Waterloo Sioux Falls Taka

Cedar Heights to Show Movies Wednesday

F P Rehmeir secretary of the county M C A will show pictures Wednesday evening for children and their parents at Cedar Heights. The Cedar Heights school will be closed Thursday and Sunday because teachers attend the state convention at Des Moines.

F. P. Rehmeir Cedar Heights Des Moines

Hallowe'en Warning as Waterloo Police Tighten Night Patrols

Waterloo police chief PB Walker warns against mischief tomorrow night. Extra officers, motorcycles, and plainclothes patrols to protect property and people, with severe punishment for offenders. Last year 111 arrests from 6 p.m. to midnight marked a record, mostly youths.

EL Walker Waterloo ma‘Mclong Hallowe'en Jteoday Hallowe’en Hallowe'’En England Scotland Burns Des Moines L. C. Greenup Ste

Carpentier to Sail for United States in November

Georges Carpentier will sail for the United States on November 11, with a scheduled bout against Tom Gibbons in New York in December or January. The report comes from Paris via Associated Press.

Associated Press Paris Georges Carpentier United States Carpentier Tom Gibbons St. Paul New York

Paroled Patient Slashes Throat In Dubuque Hospital

John Steichen, 60, slashed his throat with a butcher knife after being released from a hospital for the insane. Doctors say he may recover. Other notes report Hazel Stewart granted a divorce in Atlantic after her husband John Stewart received a 25 year Fort Madison sentence for murder. Bedforsiz C. W. Fluharty injured by son squirrel hunting. in Hamburg La hospital. Mrs Mary K Grege resigns county home demonstration agent post in Marshall County.

Dubuque John Steichen Allantic John Stewart Red Oak Fort Madison Hazel Stewart T. C. Whitmore Atlantic Bedforsiz C. W. Fluharty Bedford Wayne Fluharty Hamburg Marshalltown Mary K. Grege Marshall County

Mystic Workers of World Change Heads

Clinton Oct 30. Dr D E B Smith resigns the presidency of the Mystic Workers of the World and Director A A Bentley La Crosse Wis elected to succeed him. Smith submitted his resignation to the board in Chicago Saturday but announcement came today. Bentley is in Fulton to take over duties.

Clinton The Mystic Workers of the World Friton D. EB. Smith A. A. Bentley la Crosse Wis Smith Chicago Bentley Fulton Ofce

West High to Present Macfarren Quartet in Lyceum

West High school will host the Macfarren Symphony quartet in the auditorium at 8 p m tomorrow. Season tickets at 1 will admit four concerts, with single tickets at 50 cents at the door.

West High School Lyceum Macfarren Symphony

Sioux City Attorney Bound Over in Murder Attempt Case

Sioux City attorney C. R. Metcalfe was bound over to the Woodbury county grand jury on assault with intent to murder after allegedly shooting two small boys near his home on October 10. The case stems from the weekend developing in Sioux City Iowa.

Sioux City C. R. Metcalfe Woodbury County Prand Metcalfe

Modern Educators Problem in a Democracy

Samuel Gompers argues that democracy needs mass understanding and education. He says progress hinges on raising the average intelligence and knowledge in society, not just among a few.

Samuel Gampers

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