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Newspaper

Akron Register Tribune

Location

Akron, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1920

Page

3

Derailed Twin City Express Burns in Pipestone

A Great Northern Twin City express derailed twenty miles north of Pipestone Minnesota after a track break caused by a rainstorm. Six coaches burned with 175 aboard. 16 injured, including Mrs. Culver of Dickens and Seth Howard of Pipestone. Relief trains evacuated passengers to Pipestone hospital. Wreck occurred around 1 am amid poor track conditions from a cloudburst.

Pipestone Minn Twin City Great Northern Sioux City Sion Falls Yankton Twin Cities Here George Culver Dickens Seth Howard Snent

Iron Puddlers Strike Affects Byer Plant Work

About 600 puddlers, members of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, did not report for work at the A. M. Byer company plant in Girard. The firm states firing will pause on on-hand stock for two weeks, after which 6500 bar workers will be idle.

Girard Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tir A. M. Byer Company

Woolen Mills to Close Indefinitely July 10

William Wood announces that the principal mills of the American Woolen company will shut down completely starting July 10 after operating only three days a week. Cancellations of orders filled or to be filled and next season’s curtailment force the halt.

Andover Mays American Woolen Company William Wood

New Chinese Premier Chow-Shumu Named. Peking Cabinet Reorganizes

An official source says Chow-Shumu, a personal friend of President Psu Shih-Chang, is selected to be Premier, with Chin Yun-Peng remaining as minister of war and keeping the war portfolio. The cabinet problem is described as virtually solved.

Peking Chow-Shumu Psu Shih-Chang Chin Yun-Peng

Osteopaths to Begin Drive In Chicago

Dr. C. B. Atzen of Omaha Neb was chosen by the American Osteopathic Association to lead a legislative campaign. The push aims to obtain uniform state law in Iowa governing osteopathic licensing.

Chicago C. B. Atzen Omaha Neb American Osteopathic Association

Gun Duel with Forgars in Waterloo Clothing Store

William Goodenbauer, a plainclothes man, was killed by youths who attempted to cash forged checks at Marks clothing store in Waterloo. Officer William Wilson killed one attacker. the other escaped.

Waterloo Ja —Wiliam Goodenbauer Willam Wilson Marks Clothing

Lightning claims teen in barn near Crescent

Lightning struck John Benson, 15, standing in a barn near Crescent Indiana while a severe wind and electric storm lashed the area. The same storm damaged crops in Fremont Nebraska and injured several Omaha workers.

Omaha Neb John Benson Crescent Fremont

Two Hurt In Gun Battle In East St Louis Yards

Two men were wounded in a revolver fight after a crowd of striking switchmen attacked a switch engine crew in the yards of the Southern Railway. One man was reported seriously hurt as the clash erupted during the confrontation.

East St. Louis Southern Railway

Irish Police Seize Rifles in Donegal District

Irish police seized 500 rifles and a large quantity of ammunition in the Stranorlar area of Donegal. Paris Geneva air route opens between Paris and Geneva. Food riots in Germany lead to martial law in Lubacz. three killed as police fire on crowds. citizen guards restore calm by midnight. Italian troops mutiny reports: 24 killed, 71 wounded in Ancona.

Dublin Stranorar Donegal Germany Berlin Luback Rome Ancona

Happenings of the World Tersely Told

The Herrera government in Guatemala was recognized by the United States. U.S. population from the 1920 census stands near 105 million. De Benedict Crowell resigns as assistant secretary of war to enter business. Van S. Merte-Smith named third assistant secretary of state. Breckenridge Long resigns to run for U.S. Senate in Mississippi Court. Secretaries Daniels and Payne will visit Alaska to study conditions. Philadelphia population reaches 1,823,158, up 274,150 in ten years. President Wilson urges immediate wage award from railroad labor board. Wilson asks Tennessee for a special session to vote on the Susan B Anthony amendment. Federal reserve offers wool growers financing to restore confidence. Exports for May rise by 55 million while total exports fall 64 million versus April. Ronald Capps named minister to Greece.

van S. Merte-Smith Washington Breckenridge Long United States Miss Court Philadelphia A. N. Roberta Tennessee Susan B. Anthony

Multiple Events Across Cities Reported In Briefs

Domestic railroad workers urged to stay at work while the railway labor board considers wage awards. Hailstorms near Cheyenne caused damage to farms and buildings. A Chicago theater fire destroyed structures except walls, starting from an explosion. Boston Hutchinson company raises pay by 10 percent starting July 1 for about 2,000 workers. Soviet Russia trade talks near completion with Canada. Gimbel Brothers indicted on 207 counts for clothing profiteering. All-metal airplane aims for nonstop New York return. August Heckeher gift of 500000 announced at Cornell University. Alien radicals awaiting deportation released in federal court. Moose convention to Toledo after Mooseheart gathering. Chicago Elevated proposes 10-cent fare effective July 1. Harvard procession for degrees led by Coolidge and Lowell. Frederick H. Parkhurat nominated for Maine governor. Democratic party to empower women in leadership roles, per Homer Cummings.

Boston Hollson Company Boston

Personal Edward Ford Dies After Long Illness

Edward Ford founder of the Edward Ford Plate Glass company and owner of Ford and Ohne Savings Bank buildings in Detroit died at his home in Toledo Ohio after a long illness. The thirteenth meeting of the Northern Baptist Convention opened at Buffalo. Shull of Sioux City presiding. Mrs T G Winter of Minneapolis chosen president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs at the Des Moines biennial convention receiving 60 votes.

Edward Ford The Northern Baptist Convention Buffalo D. C Shull Sioux City T. G. Winter Minneapolis General Federation of Women's Clubs Des Moined

The Hague to Host Permanent International Court of Justice

Reports from The Hague confirm a unanimous decision by jurists in session at The Hague that the permanent court of international justice will be headquartered there. Across Europe, civil unrest continues with Londonderry calm after a week of border conflicts, and Greek forces report movements near Smyrna as Turkish forces suffer losses. In other updates, German chancellor Fehrenbach forms a new cabinet, Japan reports cholera cases, and a mob incident in Milan leaves multiple dead and dozens wounded.

Commission of Jurists Hague Court of International Justice The

Iowa News Highlights From Maquoketa And Beyond

Reports show a fire destroyed the Reilly School near Maquoketa due to unknown origins. Iowa counties push federal and state road projects, with Sheffield leaders funding a semipro team and Fourth of July events. Primary election tallies indicate tight GOP contests for governor and other offices, while weed control and pasture management address pasture losses. The Texas Farm Boys’ special plans to study agriculture in Iowa.

Reilly Maquoketa Iowa Des Moines U. S. Bureau of Public Roads Ulmols Federal Department Sheffield Statehouse Capitol Extension Capitol Texas Farm Boys Lone Star State Agricultural College of Texas Texas Chamber of Commerce Middle West Lee Cerro Gordo Floyd Hancock Kossuth Clay O’brien Woodbury Greana Polk Black Hawk Clinton Scott Sioux Dickinson Emmet Palo Alto Humboldt Allamatee Marshall Buchanan Linn Johnson Buena Vista Sac Calhoun Winnebago Worth Afitchell Howard Chickasaw Wright Franklin Butler Hardin Boone Story Dallas Delaware United States Cummins Ivp Brookhart Moore Kendall Deems Gavner Burbank Hoyt State Executive Council H.R. Moore Kandell Hayner

Problems Facing Stricken World Clash Of Theory And Fact

Frank Comerford argues the Bolshevik seizure of land in 1917 ruined peasant incentives, arguing state ownership and land redistribution killed motivation, reduced production, and sparked uprisings as peasants resisted giving up private plots for socialist land nationalization.

Peasants Resist Bolshevik Rule and Embrace Uncertain Money

The article describes peasant resistance to Bolshevik land socialization, hoarding of grain, and abuses by local Soviet officials. It details requisitioning, beatings, theft of food and goods, and widespread distrust in paper money and government banking. Peasants seek honest land titles and a return to stable governance as chaos and poverty grow.

Red” Army Syork Kerzhenstey Tavestin Uran Rekhalev Blerezovka Glakhov Morey Makhov Sadomovo Latzis Tzyestia Yelitsh Vitebsk Krivoshayev Severnaya Comrmuza Kostroma Lenine Izvestia Russia Omsk Unten

Allies to Drive Turks Into Asia and Constantinople Plan

The Paris Morning says Allied leaders will push Turkish government to Asia Minor with a capital in Brusn or Ronteh. Plans for international control over Constantinople are not yet finalized, following Lloyd George's outline.

Asia Dardanelley Lloyd George Great Britain Paris Asia Minor Brusn Ronteh Constantinople Rome

Standardized road tests to reduce state variances

Engineers from many states met at the Bureau of Public Roads to create a system of standardized testing for road materials. The National Association of State Highway Officials will promulgate the tests, which will be voluntary for states to adopt to eliminate confusion from differing specifications.

Bureau of Public Roads United States Department of Agriculture National Association of State Highway Officials

Advantages Of Good Roads In Rural Communities

Good roads promote self respect and social intercourse by expanding access to churches and schools. They help keep boys on the farm, reduce transportation costs for farm products, and increase farm profits. Road quality reflects rural civilization and raises land values beyond cost.

Good Roads And Driveways For A Farm

A well ordered farm needs well arranged roads and driveways to and around buildings. Private roads on the farm serve the same importance as public roads to markets. A good road from the gate to the marketing place should not be degraded by a poor road from the gate to the barn.

Federal Aid Planned for Missouri Road Projects

The Federal Bureau of Roads approved forty nine World Land projects totaling 459.29 miles at an estimated cost of 8,048,010 dollars. The federal government will pay 2,000,075 dollars with the state and counties covering the rest, per an announcement by the state highway board.

Bureau of Roads Federal Bureau of Roads State Highway Board

Improved roads unlock farm wealth for cereals to crops

A fragment notes that better roads could convert rugged unimproved land into productive fields. Rich soils now limited to cereal crops could yield vegetables and fruits for canneries and markets, increasing returns where road access improves transport and viability.

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Twin City Express Geneva Herrera Guatemala Estrada Cabrera State Department Continental Joseph A. B Centsal Bureau Benedict Crowell Daniels and Payne Alaska Wilson Railroad Labor Board Federal Reserve Board At Department of Commerce Ronard Capps New Jersey Greace United States Railway Labor Board Hillside Cheyenne Wyo Oriterion Theater Sedgwick Street Canada New York Ludwig A. K. Martens Gimbel Brothers John M Larson August Hecke Eher New York City Ithaca, N. Y Schurman Cornell University George W. Anderson Loyal Order of Moose Mooseheart Toledo Hritton i. Buci Chicage Utliicias Conmission Coolidge A. Lawrence Lowell Harvard Sanders Theater Cambridge Mass Warren G. Harding Wrederick H.parkhurat Bangor Portland Democratic Party Homer Cummings San Francisco Londonderry Truln France Hugh ©. Wallace Peyton C. March Foch Joffre Londobhina Smyrna Ala-Shehr Konstantin Fehrenbach Japan Tokyo Cable Nippu Niji Honolulu Belfast Omagh Michael Horan Tipperary Londonderryn Paris Petit Journal Charles Laurant Lord Abernon Signor de Martine Italy Secretary of the Interior Mexico City Toronto Milan Promisengus Darwin Teschen Gloutt Iowa State News Europe Frank Comerford Aegriculturists Mir Boltsheyikh Holsheviks Therm Conference of Engineers Meredith Department of Agriculture Missouri
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