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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
3
Thousands march across Germany under the No More War banner with 26 groups including pacifists and religious societies. They praise disarmament while monarchists mock the effort. the event marks the seventh anniversary of World War I with calls to avert future conflicts.
Eight sewer gas explosions in downtown Minneapolis injured nearly 130 people, mostly from flying glass and bruises. The first blast hit around 10:40 pm at Sixth Street and Nicollet Avenue, blowing a manhole cover and sending flames skyward. A second explosion across the street followed minutes later, with twenty five hurt in that blast and property damage estimated at $50,000.
In San Francisco the Knights of Columbus refused to act on a Washington DC appeal from the International Reform Bureau seeking revival of Sunday blue laws. Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty said the board of directors decided not to cooperate. Applications to establish branches in Russia, India, and Romania were unlikely to be granted.
Story County jail remodel after six escapes in Nevada. Rush Parsons of Marshalltown committed death by his own action by drinking poison. About $6,000 of drugs seized in Sioux City raid by federal agents. Eleven Negroes arrested. Mrs Z N Freeman drowned herself in a cistern. Cigarette stamps sales in Iowa top $70 first month per state treasurer. Representative Cola sworn into the Iowa House. Arthur Larson drowned while wading below a dam near Oakland Mills. Burglar thwarted at Homan clothing store as a clerk slept and saws touched window bars. Gasoline ignition burns Harry Woods of Randolph. Aagard near Hanlin near death from rat bite and possible lockjaw. Aa gard once bit by a rat while handling meat. Herbert Jennings son of Art Jennings serious horse kick accident leaves skull fracture. Iowa prohibition enforcement office removal from Council Bluffs to Des Moines announced by state director Brunson. Raigh Pearson 11 dies in high speed automobile bet. Woodbury County leads U S honey production 700000 pounds, 90 percent shipped out. Petition filed in Mowry vs London suit for 60000 damages. George Murphy of Perry lost both legs, Milwaukee freight accident. Johnson & Donnelly represent plaintiff in London suit. Gilbert residents Han son and Elizabeth Hanson file bankruptcy with debts 12003 and assets 0.
Washington and Tokyo exchange notes as Japan accepts invitation to the Pacific conference with reservations. UK and France adjust Silesia stance while Britain refuses to discuss Ruhr transport demands. Hungary crisis grows with exiled Charles and asylum talks in Spain. Greek advance against Kemal gains, Soviet famine and cholera worsen, US aid linked to prisoner releases, and Ireland's De Valera faces conditions on Dail Eireann.
The article outlines ongoing Dublin negotiations with Sinn Fein leaders, Lloyd George’s two senate proposal for Ulster and the rest of Ireland, and the establishment of an Irish parliament in Dublin. It also covers President Harding’s railroad relief plan via the War Finance Corporation and Kellogg’s bill to permit up to 1 billion dollars in advances for agricultural surpluses when normal banking is inadequate.
Rev Henry Russell Talbot canon of National Cathedral, senior chaplain of the First Division, examined war dead from 1917 18 Argonne fighting. He reports nine of ten personal effects included holy items, proving religion remained a potent force among soldiers despite a timid approach by many. He says the American soldier was not irreligious and that faith existed and could be nurtured and used intelligently.
Frank B. O'Connell department adjutant of the American Legion of Nebraska and Miss Rachel Blodgett of Orva ns Neb united in marriage after meeting in France and at Le Mans. O'Connell, a veteran and early Lincoln Legion commander, returned to lead post activities.
Mise Har ey Hurley of Wargo North Dakota served as clerk and stenographer in the strict county court. When the district clerk enlisted she became deputy and, later, deputy clerk in October 1919. She helped organize the Legion Auxiliary and was elected secretary treasurer of the North Dakota department of the American Legion.
Ralph Patterson, a strong Irish descent soldier from Chicago, served in World War I starting April 1917. He fought at Cantigny Soissons and Selcheprey, sustaining injuries including a torn shoulder, leg loss, and a bayonet kill during action on October 4, 1918, before returning from front duty.
Four Sioux ex servicemen, listed as members of the American Legion, are named among Indiana served veterans. The report notes they joined Legion meetings and will participate in the third annual convention in Kansas, with Indian scouts and intelligence work highlighted as part of the event.
John P Poulos a World War veteran and member of Albert y Braden Post 68 American Legion in Ishpeming Michigan grew tired of military drafts. A native of Athens Greece he served in the Greek armies in two Balkan wars and in the U S Army, then again in Greece, seeking a break from combat. He appealed to his congressman W Frank Farmed to avoid further service, noting he is a naturalized citizen lacking treaty guarantees to shield him from drafting.
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