Iowa and Iowa City News Roundup Highlights
Rev I J Iverson elected president of Jewell Lutheran college. Bond issues in Linn county and Cedar Rapids approve large funding. Holiness university seeks endowment with pledges. Fire department reports rare combined water and chemical usage. A state reformatory sentence for chicken theft ends in courtroom faint. Beaver Park water reservoir bonds proposed. Wolves menace sheep. rescues and tragedy noted. Bank to begin in Cedar Rapids with $50 000 capital. Primary nominations show Republican and Democratic slates. Child injured in farm accident. another death from swallowed corn.
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I. J. Iverson
Ames
Jewell Lutheran College
Lamont
Linn County
Holiness University
Fire Department of
Hampton
Beaver Park
Kendall
J. M. R. Hanson
Toledo
James MacDonald
Washta
J. A. Meyer
Davenport
State Board of Optometry
Columbus Junction District
W. W. Davis
Ralph
Charles Condon
Jefferson
John Voelker
Dubuque
United States Bank
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States
S. W. Brookhart
Washington
N.fe
Albia
John Hammill
Rail workers vote on strike as wage cuts loom
Ballots sent by the American Federation of Labor rail employees' department returnable June 30 as wage cuts totaling 110 million dollars take effect July 1. If unions back a strike, a walkout could begin July 1.
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Chicago
Railway Employees’ Department
American Federation of Labor
United States Railway Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
Postal business grows as May increases 15 percent
The Post Office department reported a nearly 15 percent rise in May mail business compared with the same month last year. The increase is seen as an indicator of growing prosperity across the nation.
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U. S
Washington
Post Office Department
Wage Cut Favored for Coal Miners in Canada
In Ottawa June a majority report of a conciliation board recommends a 20 percent wage reduction for coal miners employed by the British Steel corporation and its subsidiaries as part of the Canadian Cut in Steel Pay effort.
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Ottawa
Ont
British Steel Corporation
Huntley Jr. Acquitted in Memphis Stock Swindle Case
W. L. Huntley Jr., former Memphis bank editor, was acquitted by a jury in U S District Court here in connection with an alleged stock swindle.
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W. L. Huntley, Jr
Memphis, Tenn
W. Huntley, v
Memphis Bank
United States District Court
Unions Sued for Sherman Act Violations in Coronado Case
The Supreme Court ruled labor unions though unincorporated are subject to the Sherman antitrust act and can be prosecuted for restraint of interstate commerce. The decision vacates $200,000 damages from the Coronado coal strikes, noting acts causing property destruction were not aimed at restraining commerce.
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Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Railway Maintenance of Way
United States Railway Labor Board
Federated Shop Crafts
Washington
Coronado
Supreme Court
Taft
United Mine Workers of America
United States District Court of Arkansas
Circuit Court of Appeals
Arkansas
Bache-Denman Coal Company
British forces push Sinn Fein from Ulster positions amid border fighting
In Ulster clashes British troops have driven Sinn Fein from key positions along the border as fear of a broader fight grows. A Belfast dispatch reports British forces recaptured Pettigee after a time limit prompted republicans to retreat or resist, with artillery support causing casualties. A New York bound steamer bound for Fenn County Kerry was held by a British sloop off Tralee bay with ammunition seized.
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London
New York
Fenn
County Kerry
Tralee Bay
Press Association
Tralee
Sinn Fein
Ulster
Ireland
Belfast
Pettigee
French plane crash near Folkestone claims two lives
A French air plane en route from Croydon to Paris crashed into the English Channel near Folkestone. A cross-channel boat recovered two bodies, one of which bore a passport in the name Gordon Lay.
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Folkestone
Croydon
London
Paris
Gordon Lay
Promotion for Col Samson Lane Faison Brigadier General
President Harding nominated Col. Samson Lane Faison infantry to brigadier general in the regular army to fill Brig. Gen. William H. Sager’s vacancy after his death in office.
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Faison
Washington
Harding
Col
Samson Lane Faison
Infantry
William H. Sager
Buildings Collapse in Lemberg Kills Dozens
In Lemberg Poland during June an avalanche of rubble from two ancient three story buildings killed more than forty people. Officials say the collapse may have been caused by vibration from a passing motor truck.
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Lemberg
Poland
Death of Lillian Russell Moore Prominent Actress
Mrs. Lillian Russell Moore wife of Pittsburgh Leader publisher died at her home in Pittsburgh on Tuesday after a period of illness. The cause was ureamic poisoning linked to injuries from a shipboard accident while returning from a government mission to study European immigration to the United States.
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Pittsburgh
Lillian Russell Moore
Pittsburgh Leader
Dorothy Calvert
Moore
Mildred A. Martin
United States
Lillian Russell
Cincinnati
Helen Louise Leonard
Charles B
Cynthia H. Leonard
Chicago
Knight & Leonard
Chickering Hall
Miss Russell
Pastor Forces
Harry Braham
Trebizonde
Shriners' liquor seized on California convention trip
Federal agents seized liquor estimated at 10000 dollars stored in a baggage car bound for a Chicago and Northwestern special train to carry 1000 Shriners to a California convention.
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Milwaukee
Chicago & Northwestern
California
New Leader Elected for Viadivostok Government
On June 6 General Diet ersichs was chosen president of the Viadivostok government, succeeding the former head in a local political update.
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Viadivostok
Viadivostook
Dietersichs
Westover and Bond Win Milwaukee Balloon Race Title
Maj. Oscar Westover and Lieut. Carson F. Bond won the Milwaukee balloon race that began May 31, as announced by the Aero Club of America. The event drew attention from air racing circles with competitors from New York and other cities.
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Westover
New York
Oscar Westover
Carson F. Bond
Milwaukee
The
Aero Club of America
Patrols guard Irish coast after Seattle Spirit seizure
A Cork dispatch reports heavy patrols by British light warcraft along the Irish coast near Tralee Bay after the American steamship Seattle Spirit was seized on June 8.
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London
Tralee Bay
Cork
Centralizing Tax Work Remains Pine for Washington
The Treasury plans to decentralize internal revenue headquarters to four Pacific coast cities Portland Los Angeles Tacoma and San Francisco within a month. Secretary Mellon says most returns cannot be audited locally and larger matters will still go to Washington for final adjustment while district offices handle smaller claims. Assistant Secretary Dover will inspect customs service unrelated to decentralization. The tax simplification board is evaluating the plan and a recommendation is expected shortly.
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Dover
Pacific Coast
Customs Service
Mellon
Washington
Newberry Case Provokes Senate Row In Congress
The Newberry case drives a Senate clash as McKellar and Townsend trade sharp personal attacks. The dispute centers on a rule to control campaign expenditures for senators, with King urging state voters to decide. Frear seeks expense filings, while Pomerene introduces a new anti corrupt practices bill to replace the voided law.
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A. Newberry
Congress
Senate
McKellar
Tennessee
Townsend
Michigan
Robinson
Arkansas
Senator Townsend
Newberry
King
Utah
United States
Frear
Rep
Wis
House
Daugherty
Supreme Court
Pomerene
Dem
Navy plans 213 aircraft to defend fleet under new program
Rear Admiral Moffatt presents a plan to equip 213 airplanes across battleships, cruisers, and scouts for the coming fiscal year. The mix includes 86 small fighters, 46 observation planes, 27 spotters, 86 torpedo or bombing planes, 18 scouts, and four kite balloons. Catapult launches will extend aircraft use in heavy seas.
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Senate Naval Committee
Moffatt
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Ene
Department
Prosecution of War Contract Frauds Under $500000 Appropriation
Attorney General Daugherty seeks a $500000 appropriation to prosecute war contract frauds with lawyers and expert accountants. Henry L. Stimson will serve as chief prosecutor, aiming to recover up to $192000000 from 275 civil overpayment cases. The War and Justice departments face 135000 auditing tasks and expect a five year effort, including $9000000+ against Lincoln Motor Co.
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Daugherty
Henry L. Stimson
New York
Department of Justice
War Department
Lincoln Motor Company
Detroit
Department of Wartime
Congress
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