Iowa Seeks Funds For Harvard Endowment Drive
Iowa faces a 56000 share in a Harvard led world campaign for a 15000000 endowment. Blight hits Burlington apple and pear trees prompting urgent action to save crops. Jed Luckenbill of Burrlington begins an eight year term after guilty manslaughter plea. Storm Lake reports swift Salvation Army drive success. First Iowa football scrimmage signals daily practice. Wesley Dvorsky of Solon suffers multiple hand fractures from a plane incident. Marital milestone noted for Mr and Mrs William Krauel. Madison county wool growers predict about 14000 in profits from the association. Charles Cawley, 24, electrocuted repairing a Western Electric circuit in Mason City. An 80 acre Franklin township farm sold for 360 an acre as a farm land test. Hotels under license in Iowa may reach 1800. registrations near 1500 and 800 unlicensed hostels. Pocahontas sewer and disposal contracts awarded totaling 131908.63. Sioux City business women seek YWCA rooms as wait list grows. Ellis Parker Butler and family depart for Flushing New York. Plans hinted for 168th Infantry meeting in Council Bluffs or Des Moines. Dubuque police adopt eight hour shifts starting Oct 1 1919. Diphtheria cultures to be taken for Webster City school children. Benton County veterans hold reunion at Vinton. Delaware county reports bootlegger and poker interference by officers. A Manchester resident faces penury after long earnings gap.
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Iowa
Harvard University
Burlington
Jed Luckenbill
Burrlington
Penitentay
Storm Lake
Salvation Army
University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
Wesley Dvorsky
Solon
William Krauel
Atlantic
Audubon County
Madison County
Wool Growers Organization
Charles Cawley
Western Electric Telephone Company
Mason City
Franklin Township
Pocahountes
J. W. Turner Construction Company
Des Moines
R. C. Digel
Webster City
Sioux City
Blanche Disher
Ellis Parker ‘Butler
Muscatine
Flushing
N. Y
Butler
Geneva Island
Mr. Butler
Middle West
Mississippi
168Th Infantry
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Iowa City
Long
Benton County Veterans’ Association
Vinton
T. F. Tobin
Hugh Moseman
Robert Tipton
Alex Miller
D. B. Words
Delaware County
Manchester
Peneneh
Massive Omaha riot destroys Douglas county courthouse
A mob estimated at over ten thousand attacked Omaha and wrecked the Douglas county courthouse injuring many including the mayor who was hanged but survived. Police failed to stop looting and arson as the crowd looted pawn shops and hardware stores. Troops from Fort Crook Fort Omaha and other camps moved in martial law was declared and downtown devastation estimated at 500000 to 1 million.
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Omahha
Douglas County Court House
William Brown
Agnes Luebeck
Smith
Sixteenth
Harney
Fort Crook
Fort Omaha
Fort Dodge
Camp Funston
Camp Grant
Til
Court House
Sugar Shipped to Nebraska and Washington D C
U S sugar equalization board figures show 8 452 000 pounds shipped into Nebraska in the three weeks before September 25. Four western companies made the shipments. California beet sugar not included. Board believes this shipment greatly eases Nebraska’s sugar shortage.
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Nebraska
Washington, D. C
Hitchcock
U. S. Sugar Equalization Board of New York
California
Ardmore Citizens Urge Reed to Cancel Speaking Date
In Ardmore Oklahoma a mass meeting sent a telegram to United States Senator J A Reed of Missouri urging cancellation of his Ardmore appearance opposing the league of nations. Resolutions endorsed President Wilson and the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Ardmore
Okla
United States
J. A. Reed
Missouri
League of Nations
Wilson
League
Millions for Relief Reach Corpus Christi Funds
Funds and assurances of financial support for Corpus Christi rehabilitation are flowing from across the nation. Officials estimate totals could reach a million dollars at the current rate.
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Austin
Corpus Christi
Sallings to Britain Suspended by Shipping Board
Salling of all Shipping Board vessels for United Kingdom ports has been ordered suspended due to the British railway strike. Washington DC reports the action affecting transatlantic shipping and wartime logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Washington, D. C
Shipping Board
United Kingdom
Demands Mean Higher Coal Prices Warns Union
Washington reports that the United Workers union demands could double the cost of real coal to consumers, as stated by the National Coal Association. The advisory notes come amid ongoing labor talks and market tension affecting coal supply and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United
National Con Association
Senate Debates On Omaha Riot Reach Across Aisle
In Washington the Omaha riot is cited as Congress considers a national probe into lynching and race violence. A telegram from Acting Mayor W G Ure asks 1000 troops be sent to Fort Crook after a mob lynched a black man, burned eight black residents, and menaced the courthouse. Senator Curtis cites historical lynching figures as debate shifts to League of Nations links and civil unrest.
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Washington
Omaha
Court House
Jefferis
W. G. Ure
Citizens' Committee
Fort Crook
Curtis
Kansas
Senate Judiciary Committee
League of Nations
Borah
Williams
Mississippi
Wilson to Remain Quiet During Vacation
President Wilson begins a prescribed vacation to treat nervous exhaustion and will be restricted from work. He will not meet Senate leaders or participate in ratification talks. The White House postpones King Albert and Queen Elizabeth's visit and all public functions until his health improves.
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Wilson
Washington
Senate
King Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Belgium
White House
Hurricane Death Toll Rises Across South Texas Coast
The Bureau of Information updates casualties from the hurricane and tidal wave. Known dead near Corpus Christi total 345 with 157 identified. Rockport and Port Arkansas add 85. Corpus Christi area lists 275 accounted for, lifting the overall toll to 520 in affected districts including dead and missing.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Bureau of Information
South
Texas
Rockport
Arkansas Pass
Port Arkansas
Memorial grove planting in Dakota County urged
First Memorial Park Washington Davidson county reports Dakota among first counties to join the American Forestry association in a national honor roll. Hitchcock park in Mitchell will become memorial park with more trees and a central boulder bearing county heroes names as part of the program.
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First Memorial Park
Washington
Davidson County
Dakota
American Forestry Association
Hitchcock Park
Mitchell
American Forestry Assertion
Two Negroes Lynched Near Montgomery
About twenty five masked men seized Miles Phifer and Robert Crosby from county officials five miles from Montgomery and shot them dead. The pair, accused of assaulting white women, were killed before standard legal processes could act. Crosby was identified as a discharged soldier.
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Montgomery, Ann
Miles Phifer
Robert Crosby
Montgomery
Methodists for Treaty Endorse Peace Pact in Iowa
Charles City volunteers of the Upper Iowa conference of the Methodist church endorsed the League of Nations peace treaty and urged ratification by the United States Senate.
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Methodists
Charles City
Upper Iowa
The
Methodist Church
United States Senate
British financiers weigh raising Lusitania sunken ship
London reports that the possibility of raising the Lusitania is under consideration by British financiers. Naval experts after examining the sunken liner's location say it would be sensible to raise the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusitania
London
Fellas Probe Crop Question Stirs Local Debate
A terse note from a local meeting captures concerns about crop projections. Officials and residents clash over funding, timelines, and environmental impact as the discussion grows contentious.
Grand Jury to indict 75 in Will Brown lynching case
Omaha authorities move to indict 75 men for arson assault and manslaughter connected with Will Brown’s lynching and Mayor Smith assault during the riot. A special grand jury will review indictments as officials seek hundreds more arrests and to rebuild court house damage.
Steel Strike News Outbreaks at Washington Conference
Pittsburgh reports ongoing industrial conference in Washington with no clear breakthrough. Strike leaders claim gains and continued walkouts while company reps say plants run with more workers than since the strike began. National headquarters place striker strength at 875,000 men.
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Teel
Pittsburgh
Washington
Negro Lynched Had Record Established in Cairo
Cairo officials stated it was established that William Brown of Omaha was coerced by police to marry two women in Cairo five years ago. Brown's parents reside in Humboldt, Tennessee, according to the authorities.
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Cairo
William Brown
Omaha
Brown
Humboldt, Tenn
Rockefeller Gift Aims to Boost Medical Education
John D Rockefeller donates 20 million dollars to the General Education Board for the improvement of medical education in the United States. The announcement highlights substantial support for medical colleges and training programs nationwide.
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John D
New York
John D. Rockefeller
United States
General Education Board
Founder Harriet Cabe Dies at 2 in Delaware Home
Mrs Harriet Cabe, credited founder and writer of the first constitution of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, dies at her home in Delaware. Age listed as 02 in OCR. likely 82. Funeral plans not yet announced.
Inventor Brings Fog Control Device to Navy Use
Los Angeles inventor Hall Hangon partners with the Navy to test a fog control system for ships using a central harbor cable and a radio compass. Tests begin at New London and Ambrose Channel, aiming to cut weather delays and guide vessels safely to piers.
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Asuinaton
Navy
Warl QO
Hangon
Los Angeles
Navy Department
Naval Base
New London
Ambrose Channel
New York Harbor
Boys' Working Reserve Proved a Great War Benefit
A wartime program mobilized youths 16 to 21 to farms across the United States. In 1918 about 250000 boys served, including 21000 from Illinois high schools. Illinois crops worth 28000000 dollars and 1200000 dollars in wages were credited to the effort. Most boys and farmers proved worthy. teachers noted broad beneficial effects on the youths.
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United States
Wilson
Hoover
Boys’ Working Reserve
Mlinois
Iinois
Buck Privates Society Formed After War Attracts Thousands
The Buck Privates society forms as a nationwide group for overseas bucks with no formal structure. Private Paul F. Collins, Battery D, Sixth Field Artillery, asks for cooperation with the American Legion and aims to establish a Chicago dugout with 50 000 members. Its platform calls for broader education cleaner politics compulsory schooling and study of industry labor conditions.
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Tempus
Buck
Sixth
United States Field Artillery
Paul F. Collins
Sixth Feld Artillery
Los Angeles
Hels
Howard M. McGuire
Chicago
American Legion
McGuire
Legion
Society
Women as Special Agents Under Food Control Act
The Food Control Act may see women appointed as special agents in the Justice Department. A recommendation will be made to chief investigator Frank Burke. Women have served as agents before, in cities like New York Boston Chicago and Baltimore, and are valued for enforcing profiteering and food overcharge laws.
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Fficyal
Department of Justice
Frank Burke
Bureau of Investigations
New York
Boston
Chicago
Baltimore
S. Ghoes
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