Iowa News Briefs Span Paving to Pearls and War Heroes
Marshalltown approves 34000 yards of paving while Ames plans a $10000 cinema. Shenandoah installs a sorghum mill from a St Louis machinist. May couple of Waukon celebrate 54th anniversary. Marengo telephones merge. Iowa officials discuss bank exam tours in Chicago. A 648 grain pearl found in a cedar clam at Charles City. Reynolds to head Iowa journalism at the state university this fall. Suburban Grinnell sale tops $15000 for eight acres. Emerson slayer Roy Emerson commits suicide en route to jail. Petrified mammoth tooth found near Granger. Salvation Army campaign targets $600000 with a September push. Bartlett widow studies hall project. War record memorials in Buena Vista and Clarke counties advance. Several local arrests and historic artifacts noted.
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Marshalltown
Ames
Shenandoah
St. Louis
A. M. ‘May
Waukon
Mutual Telephone Company of
Marengo
Marengo Telephone Company
Henry M
Charles City
Rimer Eddy
Conger Reynolds
Register and Tribune
Paris
Chicago Tribune
Iowa
The
State University
Co. L. Stanley
Grinnell
T. A. Watson
Roy Emerson
Kellerton
Ringgold County
Will Wallace
Greenfield
Emerson
Q. ©. Meekins
Granger
Salvation Army Campaign Committee
Des Moines
Serbia
Red Cross
France
Shell
Green Hollow Hills
Bluffs
Bartlett
Fremont County
Margaret E. Study
Marion Francis Study
General Pershing
Ezra Clifton Study
Camp Dodge
Abbie Allen
Corning
United States
8. A. Plum
Creston
J. C. Hunt
Platte River Valley
Buena Vista County
Clarke
Ereot
Memorial Hall
Osceola
Ind
Grain Corporation Maintains Wheat Price and Drops Flour
The United States Grain Corporation will keep the government guaranteed wheat price at 2.26 per bushel. Julius H. Barnes announces a readjustment of flour prices, with standard export flour to be sold in carload lots at not more than 10 dollars per barrel, lower than recent prices. The Justice Department will enforce the Lever food control act to curb hoarding and profiteering.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Patner
Department of the Food Administration
Dpartment of Justice
Palmer
Food Administration
Barnes
Julius H. Barnes
United States Grain Corporation
National Treasury
Congress
The
Grain Corporation
Labor push for public control of US railroads
Washington reports organized labor calls for privat e railroads to be retired and replaced with a tri partite system involving the public management and workers. The statement, signed by engineers firemen conductors and the American Federation of Labor says profits in industry should be over limited and railroads vested in the public with staff running operations for the public.
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Washington
American Federation of Tabor
Wilson
Congress
United States
Wall Street
Prices Tumble on Chicago Board of Trade Declines
Prices for key commodities fell sharply on the Chicago Board of Trade amid expectations of policy shifts for disposing of the 1919 domestic wheat crop. Corn dropped to 82 cents below prior levels with December delivery down 10 percent to 1.41. Pork futures fell $3.50 to 44.50 a barrel for September delivery and failed to rebound.
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Chicago
Ill
Board of Trade
Allies Tried Too, Copenhagen Says Ex Kaiser Should Face Trial
Former Prince Henry of Prussia argues in an open letter that allied statesmen should also be tried for their role in the war. He accuses Britain of desiring to curb Germany and suggests a neutral Madrid court. He warns of a “day of reckoning” if Allies press trials.
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Copenhagen
Prince Henry
Prussia
George
Hamburger Nachrichten
Great Britain
Germany
Madrid
Army War Department Sells Surplus Food to Public
Washington reports a major push to normalise prices amid strike unrest. The War Department orders immediate sale of surplus army foods beyond canned goods through parcel post, with prices below commercial levels. Carloads stored nationwide, with distribution rules allowing small lots and municipal purchases via charter or mayoral agents.
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Washington
War Department
War‘department
Boston
New York
Baltimore
Newport News
Atlanta
Chicago
New Orleans
Fort Sam Houston
el Paso
Omaha
San Francisco
Quartermaster's
Parcel Post
Double Garrotting Deaths Near Bailey’s Store
In Brawley California William Bailey storekeeper and James C Meelhany rancher were found garroted in a field about one mile north of Bailey’s store. Bailey’s small dog guarded the victims as investigators report the store was robbed before the killings. Four tracks entered the field and two left.
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Brawley
Cal
William Bailey
Rockwood
Here
James C. Meelhany
Bailey
Black Dog
Melhany
Move to Buy Collectively Proposed by Supreme Economic Council
London reports steps toward international collective purchasing of foodstuffs to curb profiteering and speculation seen as widespread. British French and Italian representatives propose a wartime system return. A coordinating committee will present the plan to the American government seeking cooperation.
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London
Supreme Economic Council
Bomb Targeting Former U S Attorney General in West Los Angeles
Police suspect revenge for prosecuting Midwest dynamiters drove an attack on Oscar Lawler former assistant attorney general. His Wilshire district home was badly damaged by a bomb and fire, injuring him and Mrs. Lawler.
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West
Los Angeles
Cal
Middle West
Oscar Lawler
United States
Severe storms in northern Ohio kill three in Youngstown
A sequence of heavy rains and electrical storms swept northern Ohio causing three deaths and about 2 million dollars in crop and property damage. Youngstown in Ashland county bore the heaviest toll with about 1 million dollars in losses as 1.60 inches of rain fell in under a half hour, the heaviest rainfall in 18 years.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Youngstown
Ashland County
Bar Negroes From Stock Yards After Race Troubles
Chicago stock yards workers face indefinite bar on African American labor following fires and race clashes. Governor Lowden and authorities urged exclusion until racial tensions subside. Over 10,000 southern black workers had been brought to packing houses. trials linked to the unrest killed thirty five and injured hundreds.
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Chicago
Lowden
Daylight Act Repeal Faces Wilson Veto Again
The senate approved a separate house bill repealing daylight saving by 41 to 12 and sent it to President Wilson. Senators predicted the president would veto the daylight repeal measure as occurred with the agricultural appropriation rider.
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Wilson
Washington
Senate
Knights of Pythias backs action against profiteering
Denver supreme chancellor Charles S. Davis wired President Wilson urging an immediate investigation of high prices to hold profiteers to account in the interests of humanity.
Stocks Fall on New York Exchange After Rail Strikes
Strikes of railway shopmen and the stance of the railroad brotherhood precipitated a sharp stock drop on the New York Exchange. In one day the decline ranged from 5 to nearly 20 points, the steepest session in six months of the bull run.
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New York
Railroad Brotherhood
New York Exchange
Specks Data to Halt Profiteering in Nebraska
Governor McKelgle directs Leo Stuhr to confer with Attorney General Davis and report by Aug 14 on steps to check profiteering under the code bill. He cites a provision authorizing investigation of production and marketing conditions as a possible basis for action.
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Lincoln, Neb
McKelgle
Leo Stuhr
Department of Agriculture
Davis
Japan to declare position on Shantung province stance
Washington reports Japan will state its intentions regarding Shantung in a formal Tokio government declaration. The move follows Japan's control of the province under the Versailles treaty and comes as official circles confirm plans to outline policy soon.
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Japan
Washington
Shantung
Tokio
Riots Grind Liverpool as Army Troops Move In
Looting and rioting hit Liverpool on Sunday prompting six army lorries to replace striking police after the mayor's urgent appeal. Six arrests were made as thousands gathered in the east end of London, according to Chief of Police McReady.
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London
Liverpool
Lonudon
McReady
Coffee Ten Cents a Cup Policy Adopted in Denver
Denver restaurant patrons will pay 10 cents per cup of coffee following a decision by the Midwest Hotel and Restaurant Keepers Association. The policy applies citywide in Denver, Colo.
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Denver
Colo
Lecision
Midwest
Plan Flying Exhibition Sparks Thpeka Interest
In Thpeka Kansas a competitive flying exhibition will be held soon with the largest number of flyers ever assembled in the state. The event aims to showcase skill and aviation interest.
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Thpeka
Kan
Underfed U S Children Spark Washington Debate
In Washington officials report three to six million children may be undernourished. The issue prompts calls for federal action and policy review to address children’s nutrition and welfare nationwide.
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U. S
Washington
States pledge cooperation on food price probes
Columbus Ohio and Michigan have announced joint efforts in ongoing food price investigations. Officials from both states will share data and coordinate inquiries to uncover profiteering and ensure fair pricing for residents.
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Columbus
Ohio
Michigan
Nebragka 14th Ratification Move Reported
Fragmentary text notes Nebragka 14th ratification effort in Lincoln Nebraska with both legislative houses apparently voting on a proposed agent for the assembly. Worn OCR yields unclear details and potential typos. Entities uncertain.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebragka
Asbony
The
T Vets
Forest Fires Conquered in Thunder Mountain Region
Forest fires in the Thunder Mountain area of the public domain have been brought under control after consuming at least 60,000 acres in the Boise Idaho region.
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Boise
Idaho
Thunder Mountain
Contol
Tennessee Backing Return for Negroes Fleeing Chicago Riots
Tennessee publicized a policy welcoming African Americans fleeing Chicago racial unrest. Officials urged cited individuals to return home, promising safety and acceptance in Nashville as part of a broader state stance.
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South
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Chicago
Biographies in the Sixty sixth Congress Directory
The congressional directory for the Sixty sixth Congress presents autobiographies of senators and representatives. It shows varied occupations from iron molder to cheese manufacturer and includes notes on ancestry, thrift claims, education, and political ambition.
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Ashington
Congress
Continental Congress
Hannah Dustin
Europe
James O'Connor
Louisiana
U S Mints Produce 100 Million Pennies Monthly
Ray Baker, director of the United States Mint, notes the high demand for pennies as the Mint struggles to keep up, turning out 100 million cents each month and pulling manpower from other work. San Francisco joins Philadelphia in copper coin production to meet demand.
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Ray Baker
United States Mint
Ray
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Pickets Seek Damages Over White House Arrests
The National Woman's Party seeks 800000 in damage suits against DC officials after alleged brutalities at Occoquan. Trials postponed fifth time at government request. Alice Paul says suits will proceed. Plaintiffs include Lucy Byrne Dorothy Day and others from New York Baltimore New Orleans and Florida.
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White House
District of Columbia
Waddell
National Woman's Party
Occoquan
Zinkham
Whittaker
Congress
Alice. Paul
Lucy Byrne
John Winters Branyan
Dorothy Day
Henry Butterworth
New York
Julia Emory
Baltimore
Cosu
New Orleans
Mary A. Nolan
Jacksonville
Fla
Wilson Faces Higher Income Tax In 1918
An account explains President Wilson’s 1918 income tax burden on a $75,000 salary after exemptions and rates. The tax totals $21,480, with 6 percent on the first 4,000 and 12 percent on the rest, plus a rising surtax up to 86 percent. It notes expected White House entertainments may boost the levy.
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Pee Wilson
White House
England
France
Belgium
Italy
Wilson
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