Berkeley Earthquake Fire: North Berkeley Rebuild Efforts Begin
The Cragmont and Euclid Avenue districts face the first reconstruction steps after the most disastrous fire in Berkeley's history. Workers will clear charred ruins with wrecking tools as 2,500 homeless seek shelter and relief agencies mobilize. Insurance coverage tops $4 million of an estimated $10.6 million loss. University of California students and faculty families are among those affected as emergency funds and Red Cross aid flow to the scene.
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Berkeley
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Berkeley Board of Fire Underwriters
University of California
Fie
Washington
American Red Cross
Altho
Hiram Johnson to Run in 1924 White House Campaign
Contined from page one shows Hiram Johnson likely to enter the 1924 race with South Dakota delegation action and Illinois support. Coolidge is positioned strongly, though the party may rally behind alternatives if needed by August.
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Hiram Johnson
White House
Mrs. S. W. Hicok Regaining Ability to Walk
Mr. and Mrs. W. Hicok returned from Cameron Wisconsin where Mrs. Hicok was treated for paralysis. He said she was mostly helpless on the first visit, but can now walk. En route they stopped at St Croix Falls and St Paul. The Hicoks, aged 63, described Cameron’s doctor as claiming to heal.
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W. Hicok
Cameron
Wis
Police Chief Bans One-Armed Men From Car Rides
In Santa Barbara on September 19 local police received an order from the chief directing the arrest of any one-armed man who has his right arm around a girl's waist while riding in a automobile. The message left reporters puzzled as to how such a rule could be enforced.
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Gtri
Auto Crash Victim Also Faces Charge of Reckless Driving
Des Moines report says V Blackford of Hoone Indiana faces reckless driving charges after a touring car driven by Blackford leaped a curb and hit a pole. Three girls Audrey Lindsay Emily Lindsay and Hazel Calling and Melvin Moberly were injured lightly and taken to Iowa Methodist hospital before returning home. The car was wrecked.
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Des Moines
Blackford
Hoone
Sil
Black Foray
Audrey
Emily Lindsay
Haze Calling
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Ako
Melvin Moberly
Ward Admits Lying About Peters Death in Murder Trial
White Plains New York September 19 The prosecution faltered as Walter Ward admitted he lied about Peters being in a trio that last saw him the night before the murder The admission unsettled the state and undermined its witness lineup in the Ward murder case involving Clarence Peters.
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Peters
White Plains
Walter $. Ward
Millonaire
Clar
Ence Peters
Petars
Two Killed at Tama When Truck Stalled on Crossing
In Tama Iowa Charles Lamb a 45 year old grocer and Mrs John Shinners 65 were killed when a motor truck driven by Lamb stalled on a Chicago and Northwestern crossing. The train smashed the vehicle and flung Lamb onto the locomotive pilot and Shinners over forty feet. Both bodies suffered fatal multiple fractures. Lamb had just returned from his wedding trip.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Lamb
John Shinners
Chicago & Northwestern
Tama
Lamb
Towa to Lead Large Red Cross Delegation to Washington
Des Moines reports that one of the state’s largest delegations will attend the American Red Cross national convention in Washington, D C. Sept 24. Judge Robert Utter- Back, a former chairman, announced the May date. Directors from congressional districts and representatives from major chapters will be present. Plans cover service to disabled veterans disaster relief lifesaving public health nursing and related activities.
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Des Moines
Towa
the American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Robert Utter- Back
Grba Murder Case Now in Jury's Hands
In Mason City on September 19 a ten day trial battle ends as the state and defense present cases for Nick Grba who faces second trial for the murder of Mike Baldizar. Baldizar died when dynamite exploded injuring bystanders. The all male jury retires after closing arguments.
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Grba
Mason City
Nick Grba
Mike Baldizar
Damp Days Forecast In Waterloo Weather Outlook
The Waterloo area remains cool with little chance of change for several days. Yesterday was raw and chilly with a brief sunshine interval and frequent rain threats. The temperature dipped to 41 degrees with a high of 65. Tonight may bring rain and unsettled conditions tomorrow.
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Waterloo
Yeaterday
East High Students and DuMond Male Quartet
East High students and the DuMond male quartet presented a varied program this afternoon in the regular auditorium. The performance, preparing for a lyceum tour this fall and winter, featured sacred numbers and organized travel to Grace M. E. church on Sunday, then toward Chicago and finally Hagerstown Maryland for an initial fan appearance.
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Eaat High
DuMond Mate
Grace M. E
Oklahoma Retail Martial Court Probes Klan Ties
Oklahoma City reports wartime martial law as Gov Walton orders a statewide crackdown on the Ku Klux Klan. Military courts seek evidence of hooded activity and the “invisible government” while state legislators weigh impeachment moves. Five detainees freed in Tulsa as legal battles continue.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Ka Klux Klan
Woenvietra
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J. CC
Walton Coday
Gor. Wittan
Othe
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Noggine
Mackins Hotel
Invisible Empire
Tulsa
J. C. Walton
Tulsa County Military Commission
Tulsa County
WL King Inday
Dudge
Death notices for Mrs Bellingham and Mrs Eastman
Mrs Robert Bellingham longtime resident of this city died Monday night in Los Angeles after a cancer battle. She was former math teacher to Mrs F L Asquith and connected with Westminster Presbyterian Church. Survived by two daughters Edna Bellingham Lou Ange and Mrs A M Vichty Pomona attended. Interment in Los Angeles. Mrs May Eastman 69 died Monday night at her son Eli Eastman’s home after cancer illness. Burials planned in Anita Kansas with surviving Burt Eastman and three sons Sam Scott and Jay Anita En.
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Robert Bellingham
This
Oval
Los Angeles
Cal
Bellingham
Fl AL Asquith
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Asquith
Edna Bellingham
Lou Ange
A. M. Vichty
Pomona
May Eastman
Eli Eastman
Anita
JSAS
Burt Eastman
Scott
Waterloo
Jay
lAnita
Parole Requested for Milton Welch In Freight Car Robbery Case
Relatives and friends push for parole for Milton Welch who is imprisoned in the state reformatory for robbing Central freight cars. Lawmen reportedly plan to oppose any panic or rash action during the parole hearing process.
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Milton Welch
Tminols Central
Jones l Welch
Cummins Would Put Reds in Cells
Senator Albert B. Cummins told the Des Moines Associated Press meeting that radicals who advocate overthrow of government should be treated as outcasts and jailed. He urged teaching appreciation of the Constitution beginning in schools to prevent radical propaganda.
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Prosa
Deg Moines
Albert B. Cumimoins
Dex Moinon Association of Creditmen
LW. W
Stnalor
Eoeuies
Commites
American Bar Association
Europe Open to Any Peace Plan Says Justice Allen
Des Moines reports Justice Florence Allen of the Ohio Supreme Court arriving to promote international court proposals and the outlawry of war. She says Europe is willing to try any plan guiding toward permanent peace and that Europeans seek broader peace beyond national aims.
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Justice Allen
Des Moines
Siente
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Ohio Supreme Court
Internacional Court
Alen
Europa
Ailen
Hold Two Suspects in Fort Dodge Shooting
Fort Dodge Iowa January 19 two suspects are in custody and held on investigation charges in an attempted grocery store robbery and the shooting of Earl Seavers a 22 year old clerk Seavers remains in critical condition after an operation and is under care at a local hospital The suspects have been partially identified but no charges are filed yet
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Fort Dodge
Earl Seavers
Seavers
Farm Bloc Focuses On Fewer Measures In Coming Session
Dickinson warns against price fixing as a cure for farmer ills and says such legislation would meet with strong resistance. He argues diversity in crops and farm cooperation with the Agriculture Department are key, not a universal government price control. He also weighs future ticket choices and hopes for progressive nominees if Conkling is the GOP candidate.
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Dickinson
Nust
Legislati
Ming
Watts
Warnung
Department of Agriculture
Kenyon
Capper
Lowden
Gifford Pinchot
Aged Woman Mary Willey Dies After Fall in Stairs
Burlington Iowa records a fatal fall as 72 year old Mrs Mary Willey tumbled in darkness and fractured both wrists with head bruises. She slipped on dark stairs at 2 am while heading to the bathroom, missing the light. Authorities believe the injuries may be fatal.
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Burlington
Mary Willey
Willey
British refuse 12 mile search limit for ships at sea
Washington reports Britain's note rejecting the proposed 12 mile search radius for liquor ships. The reply softens by offering imperial conference review in London in October but signals little hope for change from the three mile limit. Secretary Hughes pushed the plan to curb liquor running amid many ships operating within three miles of the U S coast.
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International News Wire
Washington, T D. C
Great Britain
State Department
British Foreign Office
Hughes
London
Washington
Mace
Vender of Colored Water to Be Taken Direct to Prison
Roy Walls a counterfeiter of ne 5 revenue stamps and bootlegger of bogus Granddad Bonded Whisky faces transfer to federal custody. Miss Mildrand Bell, who aided Walls, is held for investigation as Illinois authorities prepare to hand her over. Walls, awaiting transfer to Fort Leavenworth, escaped Feb 4 and two pints of his whisky with colored water attract attention in a display window.
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Roy Walls
Ne 5
Mildrand Bell
Waterloo
Hters
Walker
Springfield
Walls
Fort Leavenworth
Tansfer
Wallls
Thompson
Mason City Girl Is Badly Hurt by Auto
Maxine Clement was hospitalized in Mason City Iowa after an automobile struck her, suffering bruises to the body and legs and a possible fractured skull. The driver was identified as G. Avery. Basil Corrs, a truck driver, escaped with no fracture after being struck by a falling iron bar while loading his truck at a sand hill.
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Mason City
Maxine Clement
Avery
Basil Corrs
Fire Destroys Roundhouse Across River in Hamilton Yard
The Wa bash railroad roundhouse at Hamilton, Illinois across the river from Keokuk was totally destroyed by fire last night. Two engines and tools were lost in the blaze, which damaged a 40 year old frame building. This marked the second fire in two nights in the Hamilton yard and investigators will probe the cause.
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Wabash Railroad
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Hamilton
Miss Ruth Newell Weds A L Thomas in Minnesota Ceremony
Announcement of the marriage of Ruth Edith Newell to A L Thomas of Vinton took place in Faribault Minnesota on September 10. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs R E Newell and worked as bookkeeper at Leavitt Johnson National Bank. They plan to reside in Portland Oregon after the new year.
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Ruth Edith Newell
A. L. Thomas
Vinton
Faribault
Minn
R. E. Newell
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Minnesota
Portland
Ore
Smiths Visit Watertoo After 18 Years Absence
Mr and Mrs George H Smith of Oakland California visit Water To relatives after an 18 year absence. A brother Archie Smith and sisters Mrs Wilbur Call and Mrs Enoch Leckington reside there.
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George H. Smith
Oakland
Gcal
Disregard Radio Signals in Wreck Report Sparks Debate
San Diego dispatch says navigators aboard destroyer squadron No 11 ignored a radio compass and plotted the inverse course after Point Arguello readings. They crashed on rocks with seven ships wrecked and 23 known dead. Lt Blodgett testified the position was northern and west of the point. Capt Watson denied accepting blame for the miscue.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Cal
Point Arsuello
Destroyer Squadron No. 11
Point Arguello
Laurfince F. Blodgett
Howard H. Watson
Testing Plan of Farm Bureau in Showdown Thursday
A county board of supervisors meeting tomorrow will consider a petition promoted by farm bureau officers to designate Black Hawk county as a cattle tuberculosis testing area. Promoters claim the petition contains a majority of cattle owners based on assessment records, while opponents urge a detailed check against assessor data.
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Farm Bureau
Black Hawk County
County Board of Supervisors
A. G. Reid
Des Moines Woman Granted Annulment in Bigamy Case
Eva J. Patriquin secured an annulment from Alfred Anderson also known as John A. Andrews and Charles Anderson in district court. She testified he married five women without divorces. Anderson, 48, was arrested in Chicago and allegedly confessed to bigamy. He reportedly wed women in Burlington Omaha and Kansas City.
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Des Moines
Eva J. Patriquin
Alfred Anderson
John A. Andrews
Charles Anderson
Anderson
Chicago
Burlington
Omaha
Kansas City
League May Locate Dope Debate in U S Conference
Geneva date the League of Nations discussed the opium bureau as the best site for a conference to combat opium and narcotics. Debated plan calls for two meetings the first with nations governing far eastern territories to curb opium smoking and a second on restricting manufactured drugs like morphine and cocaine.
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Geneva
Washington
League of Nations
Opium Bureau
Gasoline Drops to 14 12 Cents at Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge Ja Sept 19 Gasoline here sold for 14 12 cents a gallon the cheapest in years The reduction followed by Standard Oil with others quickly cutting prices The previous price was 16 12 cents a gallon The tank wagon price stood at 12 12 cents Officials from Standard Oil offered no definite reason beyond noting independents' specials. Dinner Courtesy Mr and Mrs John T Riordan hosted twelve guests at 7 pm for a dinner at their home honoring Mr and Mrs W H Cowell of South Africa and Mrs David Brown of Australia Guests included Mrs Riordan's brother Theodore J Ptak who played cello during dessert period.
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Fort Dodge
Standard of! Company
Standard Oil Company
John T. Riordan
W. H. Cowell
South Africa
David Brown
H. O. Bernbrook
Theodore J. Ptak
Riordan
Dollar Worth 65 Cents to Buy Food in 1920
Wallington, D C Sept 19 The purchasing power of the dollar last June based on average wholesale prices for commodity groups was equal to only 65 cents versus 1913. The 1912-base comparison shows the dollar at its lowest level in May 1920 at 40 cents.
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Wallington
D. C
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Welfare of Minor Children Is First Concern of Courts
Judge H B Boljos in district court stressed welfare of seven minor children in a divorce case Mary Yokum Raloff vs Ernest F Roloff. Settlement reached after morning testimony. Roloff to pay support, custody awarded to Mrs Roloff with future orders kept in Grundy County. About 26 witnesses and friends attended from Grundy.
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H. B. Boljos
Grundy
Black Hawk County
Mary Yokum Raloff
Ernest F. Roloff
C. M. Parker
Cedar Falls
Roloff
J. J. Pearde
Waterloo
Grundy County
Grundy Center
Gary
Marrie
Boies
Butter From Seven States At Dairy Show
A long row of butter cubes from seven states is being numbered and refrigerated at North ey Manufacturing on Park Avenue. The contest expects at least a one third increase in entries from Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois South Dakota Kentucky and Colorado. Judging will occur Friday and Saturday with Prof Mortensen Iowa State College Howard Reynolds Mason City and Q A Storvick Albert Lea scoring. The dairy show is a 13 year Dairy Cattle Congress feature, part of the 44 year old Iowa dairy association tradition.
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Northéey
Park Avenue
FLW
Stephenson
Oelwein
Dairy Products Department of
Dairy Cattle Congress
Stephengen
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
South Dakota
Kentucky
Colorado
M. Bortensen
Iowa State College
Howard Reynolds
Mason City
Q. A. Storvick
Albert Lea
Mortensen
Syracuse
Iowa State Dairy Association
Paul Rainey Dies Aboard British Ship En Route Home
New York dispatch reports explorer and big game hunter Paul J. Rainey died of a paralytic stroke aboard the British steamship Saxon while sailing from Southampton to Cane Town, en route to his ranch in British East Africa, accompanied by sister Grace Rainey Rogers.
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New York
Paul J. Rainey
Southampton
Cane Town
Grace Rainey Rogers
Natroha
British East Africa
Sandwich Man Kills Hardboiled Customer in Kansas City
Jimmy Lane, a police character, stops at a sandwich wagon and orders a hamburger. Sam Tum, proprietor, makes a ham sandwich. Lane refuses the substitute or payment. an ensuing argument ends with Lane shot and killed. Police seek Tom. Nashua Woman Breaks Toe in Fall
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Kansas City
Jimmy Lane
Sam Tum
Lane
Tom
Cosgrave Re-elected President of Dail Amid Protest
William T. Cosgrave secured re election as president of the executive council in Dail Eireann. Professor Michael Hayes kept his role as speaker. Demonstrators outside the parliament demanded the release of republican prisoners including Dan Breen. Deputy Gorey urged freeing Eamon de Valera so Republicans could meet to discuss policy. Cosgrave rejected the plea, demanding evidence of a change of heart before any access to the hall.
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Associated Press
Dublin
William T. Cosgrave
Dail Eireann
Executive Council
Irish Sea
Michael Hayes
Dail
Parliament House
Dall
Free State
Dan Breen
Gorey
Teader
Eamon de Valera
Cosgrave
Officials Pleased With Sum Received for Japanese Help
Waterloo residents contributed $3,104.47 to Japanese Relief via the American Red Cross, with local officers noting the Waterloo quota seemed high compared to Des Moines and Davenport. H B Cropper leads the Waterloo chapter and praise the public for efforts.
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American Red Cross
Waterloo
Des Moines
Davenport
H.B. Cropper
Jewish School Planned for City
Local Jews plan to organize a Hebrew school to teach Hebrew history holidays and language. The Sons of Jacob congregation seeks a rabbi and instructor with a board led by Mrs. Dave Seige with Mrs. Nathan Cohn treasurer and S Greenstein financial secretary. A canvassing team will seek financial aid from Jewish homes and businesses.
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Sons of Jacob
Taugh
Dave Seige
Nathan Cohn
J. H. Seigel
S. Greenstein
S. Rubin
Aaron Kaplan
J. Weissman
Jacob Cohn
J. Tobach
N. Cohn
Seiget
Building Permits Issued For Three City Houses
Three houses receive building permits in city action led by Commissioner Charles Wasson. W. W. Beck plans a $5000 bungalow at 152 Lovejoy Avenue while Harley H. Husman starts a similar home on Campbell Avenue, and Sherman Freaman builds a $3800 dwelling at 1308 Sixth Street West. Additional permits cover remodeling flats 224-226 Fourth Street East into storerooms for $6000, a residence at 125 Independence Avenue for $1000, a chickenhouse at 931 Kern for $100, and a garage at 728 Commercial for $200.
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Charles Wasson
W. W. Beck
Lovejoy Avenue
Harley H. Husman
Campbell Avenue
Sherman Freaman
Sixth Street
Fourth Street
L. B. Cleveland
Independence Avenue
D. L. Wood
Kern
Commercial
John Heck
YMCA Membership Committee Plans New Member Campaign
Members of the YMCA membership committee and four ward chairmen Rav Beachler A A Lohner Hal M ster and Guns Thode met with Clyde D B Allan general chairman to plan a campaign for new members. Goals were set at 777 for the central association and 450 for the railroad branch.
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MM. C. A
Rav. W.beachler
A. A. Lohner
Hal Moster
Guns Thode
Clyde DB. Allan
Central Association
Railroad
Arraignment and bail set in municipal court case
Ralph Baish was arraigned on a statutory charge in municipal court this morning and moved to the county jail after bail of 1000 was set by Judge G B Courtright. He pleaded not guilty and asked a continuance of the hearing with trial set for September 20. The mother of a two year old child provided information. Henry Casey of La Porte City reported his barn robbed of harness valued at 200 dollars. Oscar Hanson sheriff of Shelby county visited the police station at 3 am and left a prisoner for safekeeping until morning. Robert Cohn's trial on illegal possession of liquor previously set for September 14 was postponed to September 26 when called today.
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Ralph Baish
G. B. Courtright
Bats
Henry Casey
la Porte City
Oscar Hanson
Shelby County
Robert Cohn
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