Iowa
Old Press
Iowa City Press Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson co. Iowa
August 8, 1925
EFFIE CHERRY IN POLITICS. Famous
Vaudeville Actress After Mayorship in Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids, Ia., Aug. 8 -- Effie Cherry, of the famous Cherry
sisters, remembered by two generations as a vaudeville actres,
will be a candidate for mayor of Cedar Rapids in the March
primaries, she announced yesterday. Effie was defeated two years
ago in the primaries by a bare thousand votes. "The shifting
sands of Cedar Rapids bathing beaches are engulfing the young wit
immorality," she said in discussing the campaign. "The
hair is too short; the dresses are too short, and the sleeves are
cropped above the elbow." She added later, "If I am
nominated and elected, I shall brush aside the wave of infidelity
which is seeking to crush the ideals of our children." She
declared she would take the lecture platform late this year
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Iowa City Press Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson co. Iowa
August 11, 1925
EFFIE CHERRY'S PLAN TO RETURN TO LIMELIGHT RECALLS
"RECEPTION' ACCORDED SISTERS HERE YEARS AGO.
Associated Press dispatches, telling of the planned return to
public limelight, onthe part of Effie Cherry, awakened somewhat
thrilling and rather amusing memories, in the minds of many Iowa
Citians of other days. Effie was eager to be made mayor two years
ago, and almost won. This time she plans to be nominated and
elected, in March 1926 and to stop Cedar Rapids from going to the
"deminition bow-wows", as Charles Dickens' man-milliner
styled it a generation or so ago. Effie is remembered here, on
account of the excitement that she and her sisters created, one
night "yeahs-and-yeahs" ago. This was when she was
almost a generation younger, and Smith's Armory was a big
building, an improvised opera house, at times, on College street,
across the street, and a bit east of the Daily Press'
present home. She and her sister were not so worried at that time
about the short skirts, the powder and pain, and the bobbed hair
of the "flappers", who were doing some of these things,
before the descriptive word that now adorns them was coined. They
had "troubles of their own." Their performance, as
dancers, singers, and actors, was open to improvement according
to some of the 1,500 or more self-appointed critics at the
entertainment, and about the time the program was at its height,
a storm broke loose. The girls were driven from the scene of
their "show" finally, and, unable to escape the
terrific onslaughts of the crowd, even with police protection
they fled to their hotel. All the way, they were pursued by a
tremendous crowd, armed with such weapons and missiles as eggs
that were laid by hens that had died thirty-five years before the
attack; tomatoes that had outlived their usefulness, when Lee
surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant; and potatoes and turnips that
grew on the outskirts of the Garden of Eden and had never been
cooked since. A perfect storm of such decayed and decadent stuff
pelted the poor girls, and there was talk for months afterward of
suits against assailants -- whose names were never learned -- and
even against Iowa City. The Cherry Sisters' fame really
increased, however, as the result of this extraordinary display
of mob spirit, such as Iowa City rarely, if ever, duplicated in
all its history since -- save as to a few "college
spirit" outbreaks.
Graduate of Iowa Retained in Murder Case
Another S.U.I. alumnus has been retained as an atorney in a
murder case at Davenport, where Apolinio Aldape, who is accused
of, and is accredited with having admitted, the murder of his
wife Eutelia Aldape, and the shooting of Angel Aranda, of whom he
was jealous as an alleged eloper-to-be. Henry H. Sebens, law,
1900, will defend the prisoner against first degree murder
charges. Mr. Sebens was formerly county attorney of Scott county,
and has prosecuted numerous alleged criminals, as well as
defended others.
Boy Breaks Arm Twice
His arm broken by a fall from an apple tree, at his home in
Wilton, Iowa, Master Harold Walther, was brought here for
treatment in a local hospital. The lad's right arm snapped at
both elbow and wrist. He was brought to Iowa City by a former
varsity man, Dr. Alexander R. Leith, college of medicine, 1882,
who visited friends of his college days, during his brief stay in
town. the double break is an especially painful one, but the boy
will duly recover, barring unexpected developments.
Personals.
-Mr. Lou Halverson, of Estherville, Iowa, has come here to
undergo an operation on his leg, at the University hospital. He
will return for several treatments, and it is believed his leg
will be saved.
-Miss Lois King has come from Letts, Iowa, to visit her cousin,
Miss Geneva Henderson, of West Liberty, a Summer session student.
-Mr. Irving Weber has left for Indianapolis, where he will
participate in the 100 and 220-yard backstroke events, in the
national tournament of the A.A.U. Wednesday and Thursday,
respectively. One of Iowa City's and the University of Iowa's
stellar swimmers, he may bring back lauels to his home city.
-Miss Grace Long has returned from a visit with her aunts,
Mesdames John Shinn and Mollie Moreland, at Blairstown, Iowa.
-Miss C. Mottet is visiting relatives and friends in Riverside.
Her brother, Hubert, formerly of Iowa University, and formerly
city editor of the Iowa City Republican, is the capable
editor and owner of the Riverside Leader there.
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Iowa City Press Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
August 18, 1925
VICTIMS OF TRAGEDY ARE GIVEN HONOR
Hundreds Attend Services at St. Mary's Yesterday; Legion Figures
Prominently in Tribute.
Three victims of the dreadful tragedy west of Iowa City now sleep
in hallowed ground. Slain in a moment by electricity, and mourned
now by the community and the entire county, because of the horror
that marked their sad fate, John and Paul Miller rest in St.
Joseph's cemetery, Iowa City; and Joseph Wall in St. Bridget's
cemetery, at Nolan Settlement. As briefly reported herein last
evening, the triple services were held at St. Mary's church, in
Iowa City, Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Military services were
conducted for Mr. Wall, by his Legion brothers, the Stinocher
Post, of Solon, playing a larger role in the sad drama. Chopek
Post, Iowa City, was also conspicuous in the solemnities, as were
the Iowa City Knights of Columbus. Each of the young men was
honored by his mourning fellow-citizens, in the appointment of
six pallbearers. The military exercises in memory of Mr. Wall
were participated in by a sextet of World War comrades-four of
the six being Stinocher Post members- Andrew Kessler, Ed Panzer,
George Seroy, and Frank Steinbrech. The other two were John
Rourke and John Kennedy. Stinocher Post, also contributed a
firing squad, which fired a salute over Mr. Wall's grave at Nolan
Settlement. As his body was lowered to its last resting place
there, taps was sounded by two musicians of Chopek Post, Iowa
City- Allen Wallen and Vincent Lalla. The church services here
were extraordinary in respect to the attendance. Fully 1500
people packed the beautiful cathedral like edifice and a third as
many more could not gain entrance at St. Mary's. Solemn requiem
mass was celebrated impressively for all three young men, at St.
Mary's here. The celebrant was Very Rev. A. J. Schulte, dean of
the Iowa City deannery; the deacon, Very Rev. William P.
Shannahan; sub-deacon, Rev. A.L. Panoch; master of ceremonies,
Rev. George Volz; and the second master of ceremonies, Rev.
Joseph Wagner. Other priests in the sanctuary were Rev. Father
Maher, Nolan Settlement; Rev. Father Michalek, Solon; and Rev.
Father Finefield, formerly of Oxford.
[submitted by C.J.L., Nov. 2003]