Nine Unions Decline to Join Nationwide Rail Strike
Mass walkout dims as nine of eleven shop crafts unions refuse to strike prompting officials to warn the Labor Board. Clerks and freight handlers vote 354,000 to stay out while 400,000 pledge to strike. signalmen weigh action after discussions in Chicago. Freight service resumes on multiple lines. overall movement hinges on federal mediation and upcoming decisions.
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Chicago
Whits
International
Breat Northern
Texas road
lne
Cleveland
thas
Texas
federal labor board
brotherhoods
United States labor ‘board
Warran
Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
federal board
interest commerce commission
Lee
Sheppard
German cabinet resigns amid split over Upper Silesia task
Washington reports the German cabinet has resigned and a new government must be formed by Wednesday to satisfy Entente demands on the Upper Silesian division. President Loebe is among the candidates for chancellorship as a realignment unfolds. A gradual U.S. troop withdrawal from Germany aims to cut forces by mid next March, reducing total troops to about 6,800. In Chicago, 90 year old Japanese woman Mme Kaji Yajima travels to Washington carrying a message from Japanese women urging disarmament and an end to wars.
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Wirth
Berlii
Loebe
solohstag
Yank
Washington, DC
Germany
Chicago
Mme
Kaji Yajima
Washington
Japan
America
Paris Police Move To Halt Communist Demonstration Outside Embassy
The French government banned the planned communist protest outside the American embassy after a cabinet council chaired by President Millerand. Communists were expected to press on with the march despite the ban. The action followed a dal bomb attack on a communist meeting injuring twelve policemen and several civilians.
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Paris
Millerand
Iowa News Sketches of Tragedy and Trials
A compilation of local incidents from Iowa counties including Hodges killed after a 30 foot fall during a squirrel hunt in Waterloo. Hogs sold near Craston. Veterans’ association meeting in Washington. Miss Helen Desmond injured at a football game in Web ster City. Vernier Rasmussen injured when run over by a high school truck in Brayton. Theodore Roy jailed for seven years for fraud in Oelwein. Sylvester Lyman reaches 100. Daisy Dennison settles with Keokuk Electric Co. for 1600. Ralph Bennet scalped in Randolph. Prohibition drive. bootleggers targeted. Corn harvest underway. prices 3-4 cents per bushel. Bruce Christensen nearly killed by Northwestern train near Audubon. Arline Higgins missing after attempting to buy a Chicago bound ticket. Arthur Kosek injured in war, later blinded by a nail accident. Ommersburg curfew ordinance revived for minors. George Helland found murdered in Palo Alto county. Hog illnesses cause losses near Jordan and across Boone county. Lloyd Amundson exonerated in Hemphill death case. Damages awarded in Rock Island Railroad suit.
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A. L. Hodges
Waterloo
John Grant
Vernier Rasmussen
A. T. Rasmussen
Brayton
Theodore Roy
Fayetts
Fort Madison
blue sky
Oelwein
Sylvester Lyman
Iowa
Flo
Daisy Dennison
Keokuk Electric Co
sie
Ralph Bennet
Frank Bennét
Randolph
Centerville
Bruce Christensen
Audubon
Northwestern
Carroll hospital
Arline Higgins
Castle Hill
Cedar Falls
Chicago
Dubuque
Arthur Kosek
Wilson Junction
seaa
Ommersburg
George Helland
Palo Alto
Helland
Boone
Jordan
Lloyd Amundson
Le Grand
hiame
Dora Hemphill
Joseph Hemphill
Angridson
Alicea Barnett
Barnes City
Rock Island Railroad
Maxwell
Rock Island
World Army Totals Show US Demobilization Postwar Strain
Washington figures estimate 14 major powers total about 13.7 million soldiers under arms as of Sept 1. China leads with 1,870,000, France 1,084,000, Britain 740,000, Germany 600,000, Italy 350,000, Japan 300,000, with the United States 749,000 in regulars and a demobilized posture.
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British empire
Germnany
United States
Germony
Italy
Japan
Russia
Poland
Greece
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Czechoslovakia
Washington
France
Toland
South Africa
New Zealand
Australia
National Guard
Assignment of Veterans to Organized Reserve Officers
War department publicizes detailed regulations for World War I veterans in the Officers Reserve Corps. It outlines two classes of reserve officers, decentralizes authority to corps area commanders, and notes current ranks including two major generals and 422 colonels. Immediate assignment to 27 divisions follows as part of a plan to mobilize an army over four million if needed.
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War department
O'Ryan
New York
Price
Pennsylvania
ine
Consolidation plans group US railroads into 10 systems
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced tentative plans to consolidate major US railroads into ten systems under the Transportation Act. Proposed groups include New York Central with lines such as Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis and Boston & Maine, plus Lehigh Valley New Haven Hartford and others, with several routes placed into alternative systems. Other proposed systems cover Atlantic Coast Line Seaboard and Western Pacific, Union Pacific Chicago North Western and more, spanning from New York to California and beyond.
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United States
Interstate commerce commission
transportation act
commission
New York Centralt
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicazo
St. Louis
Monongahela
Boston & Maine
Bangor & Aroostook
Vennsylvania
Toledo
Peoria & Western
Long Island
New York Central system
Baltimore & Ohio
Teading
New York
New Haven
Startford
Lehigh & Hudson
Lehigh Valley
Chicago & St. Louis
Pittsburg
West Virgina
Webash flnus
Missouri
Chicago
Burlington & Quincey
Northern Pacife
Spokane
Portland
Chicago & Eastern
Missouri Pacific
Texas & Pacific
Gulf Coast
nes
Bible in Public Schools Supreme Courtcase urged by Presbyterians
Presbyterian leaders in New York announce plans to urge the U S Supreme Court to decide whether the Bible may be excluded from public schools Washington state currently bars Bible teaching arguing it is sectarian The case hinges on the Declaration of Independence and the belief that Bible study is essential to understanding God and the covenant
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United States Supreme court
Presbyterian church
New York
state of Washington
Supreme court
state Supreme
Pretty Home Adornments and Elegant Scarves in Angora Styles
A long description of at home pretty adornments and scarf fashions, detailing lace caps, taffeta ribbons, crinoline headpieces, and wide angora wraps. It explains crown shaping, casings for tape wire slays, and how girdles and tassels finish the wraps. Also notes scarf varieties from plain to brocaded silk with borders and matching turbans and bootees.
Negligee De Luxe gown described with satin and ribbon
An ornate fashion blurb praises a crepe de chine Negligee De Luxe gown with a green and yellow ribbon flower girdle. The piece highlights exquisite craftsmanship, angel sleeves, and an open throat edged with self material fluting, noting the overall striking, charming effect.
California Fig Syrup Ad Sparks City Scandal
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a cure for constipation with a fruity taste. A separate clipped note reports a mayor in an Indiana city involved in a domestic incident, illustrating a mix of ad copy and local gossip in the era.
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Indiana
howeter
Cleveland
Henler
Swamp-Root remedy advertised for women kidney trouble
An old advertisement urges women to try Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root claiming many female complaints stem from kidney or bladder disease. It warns of back pain headaches and nervousness as symptoms and promotes test samples and full bottles sold at drug stores.
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Rilner
A Future Star’s Name Screened for Baby
A Life magazine dialogue notes the difficulty of choosing a name that will screen well, with the mother asking about a name and the remark that finding one that passes scrutiny is hard. The exchange hints at public perception shaping private decisions.
Dye Your Draperies and Garments with Diamond Dyes
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes as easy to use for at home coloring of fabrics. It claims safe, streak free results for wool silk linen cotton or blends and advises telling the druggist material type before dyeing.
The Firet Case Eviction of Adam and Dve
Adam and Dve were evicted amid disputes over rent for an apple themed dwelling. They argued the rent was unreasonable and not based on a fair measure of value. The case reflects early 19th century housing disputes and quirky legal phrasing.
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Adam
Dve
Ambiguous ad copy touts cure by Cole’s Astralolisaivein
An unclear vintage ad claims a remedy by Cole’s Asrbolisaivein heals quickly and urges readers to send money to Thean We Co. in Rockford Illinois. The fragment also notes poverty and jokes about not being novelty.
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Cole
Thean We Co
Rockford
Joy Brought Into Home Lydia E. Pinkham Ad Claim
Altoona Pennsylvania reader extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Woman cites prior miscarriages and six infant losses, reporting a four month old healthy baby after using the remedy. Letter urges others with female ailments to try the product and mentions consent to publish.
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Altoona
Lydia E
W. Benz
Arianna
Mra. Henz
Lydia
Pinkhem
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