Embargo on Perishables Cuts Off Fruit Trades
Cedar Rapids reports an embargo on perishable freight and livestock from F F McCauley overseeing Iowa division of Northwestern Railroad. Merchants consider motor truck fleets to handle remaining business as eastern and western cities lose supplies. Cleveland invites wage-scale talks. John L Lewis to meet Wariner to discuss resuming hard coal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Associated Press
F. F. McCauley
Boone
Iowa Division
Northwestern Railroad
Strikes in America Boost British Industry Formation
British industry improved as U S strikes spurred coal exports and orders, Welsh mines reopen, thousands return to work, and textile and iron sectors gain momentum. July revenues exceeded expenditures by about 175 million dollars, with government finances improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Commerce Department
London
United States Commercial Attache
Court Allows Removal of Two M P Through Trains
Topeka Aug 14 The state industrial court granted permission to the Missouri Pacific Railway Company to discontinue two through trains. The services affected run from Kansas City to Fort Smith Ark and from Kansas City to Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
State Industrial Court
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Kansas
Kansas City
Fort Smith
Ark
Omaha
Two Die In Airplane Fire During Speed Test
Dayton Ohio August 14 Associated Press Lieut Morarity and a Mr Stonebreaker burned to death when their airplane caught fire over Wilbur Wright Field during a speed test.
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Dayton
Associated Press
Morarity
Stonebreaker
Wilbur Wright Fielld
Weather Outlook for Chicago August 14 19
Weather indications for the next twenty four hours show fair tonight and warmer conditions in the extreme northeast portion. Tuesday will be fair and continued warm. For the period August 14 19 upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys expect considerable cloudiness with scattered local showers and normal temperatures.
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Chicago
Mississppi
Missouri
Weather Observations By Dr H M Stanley
Local observations for the past 24 hours ending 7 am show rainfall none on Tuesday and Wednesday with totals .82 and .73. Thursday record shows .78 inches and a low of 65 degrees. Temperature at 1 pm today reported 84 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Stanley
Bbeii
State Fixes Levy At Nine and Eleven-Hundredths Mills
Des Moines August 14 The state executive council set the state tax levy at nine and eleven hundredths mills. The hike stems from a $50 million drop in live stock valuations and lower railroad property valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Associated Press
Denver Man Kidnaped as Boy Seeks Father
Theodore Lucas of Denver, who says his real name is Theodore Solonay, asks Dallas police for help locating his father Abram Solonay or other relatives. He claims he was kidnapped at age seven from Greenville, Texas, taken to Dallas and Oklahoma, kept on a farm until age nineteen, then joined the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Theodore Lucas
Denver
Colo
Abram Solonay
Lucas
Theodore Solonay
Greenville
Rex
Tolahoma
Rum Chaser Burns and Sinks at New York Harbor
The rum chaser Lieut. Kelly of the prohibition navy was fired upon in New York harbor narrows while pursuing bootleg launches and sank before reaching the Morse dry lock. Two customs men and a prohibition agent aboard escaped death by leaping overboard and clinging to a tramp steamship cable. Fire crews at Morse dock aided in rescuing the surviving crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lieut. Kelly
Prohibition Navy
New York Harbor
Morse
Brooklyn
Prohibition
Morse Dock
Northwestern railroad may abandon trains to Des Moines Ames and Eagle Grove
Des Moines to Ames and Eagle Grove trains on the Chicago Northwestern line may be abandoned until inspectors from the State Commerce Commission arrive. Supt. McCauley of Boone declined to confirm or deny cancellations and yard switching, citing workers leaving their jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Associated Press
Chicago,Northwestern
Ames
Eagle Grove
State Commerce Commission
McCauley
Boone
Viscount Northcliffe Dead Quietly at 10:12 AM
London reports Viscount Northcliffe noted publisher died this morning at 10:12 in peaceful death. Illness traced to thyroid adenoma with June 1919 operation. His influence at Versailles and later politics sparked clashes with Lloyd George and Associated Newspapers.
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London
Associated Press
Viscount Northcliffe
Northcliffe
Lord Northcliffe
Versailles
Lloyd George
North Northcliffe
Marquis Curzon
Great Britain
America
New York
Harding
Australia
Pacific
Hongkong
Germany
Associated Newspapers Ltd
Northcliffe Press
Sir Andrew Caird
Walter G. Fish
Associated Newspapers
Switzerland
England
Fish and Caird
Big Four Heads Plan Another Conference
L. E. Sheppard of the O. R. C. and W. N. Doak of the B. of A. T. after a two hour meeting with Secretary Davis said a new conference will be held on Wednesday to discuss further talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BIG Four
Washington
Associated Press
L. E. Sheppard
W. N. Doak
B. of A. T
Davis
Men Reported Entombed in Kentucky Mine
Knoxville reports six men entombed by a mine explosion near Milldesboro Kentucky. Rescue teams have been organized and efforts to reach the men are under way amid sparse reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Knoxville
Tenn
Milldesboro
Big Four Trainmen Tie Up Kentucky Coal Districts
About 1200 Big Four Brotherhood members on the Cumberland Division of the Louisville and Nashville railroad halted trains, tying up the Harlin and Bell county coal districts in Corbin Kentucky. The action occurred August 14 and involved workers walking off the job today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Corbin
Associated Press
Big Four Brotherhoods
Cumberland Division
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Harlin
Bell County
Fire Devastates Ollie Town Business District
A fire in Ollie near Ottumwa caused about 50000 dollars in losses hitting the general store drug store shoe shop and the newspaper office. Firefighters battled the blaze through the day as businesses were damaged in the downtown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Associated Press
Ollie
Havelock Minister Champions Strikers
Rev. C. H. Tucker of the First Christian church in Havelock urged support for railway workers before about 2000 at Antelope Park Lincoln Aug 14. He warned that losing the strike could set back the nation fifty years and urged citizens to appeal to Washington to uphold the dignity of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
C. H. Tucker
First Christian Church of
Havelock
Antelope Park
Washington
California Breeder Buys Durocs in Johnson County
Tecumseh Nebraska August 14 Clay ton Slocum a Willows California livestock breeder is buying a carload of purebred Duroc Jersey hogs in Johnson county to ship to his ranch for breeding. He bought 20 gifts of Elmer J Lamb Tecumseh and a sow with eight pigs from George Maulden Tecumseh paying 6590 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tecumseh, Neb
Clayton Slocum
Willows
Calif
Johnson County
Elmer J. Lamb
Tecumseh
Railroad Strike Escalates With Bombs Fires On Lines
Chicago August 14 Associated Press reports new knots in passenger service tangle as trains are bombed at Grandon Jet New Jersey a Fris co bridge dynamited at Ash Grove Missouri and fires on railroad property at Wichita Falls. Santa Fe walkout spreads to western lines as eastern maintenance of way men seek strike permission. Nineteen Santa Fe trains still tied up and one thousand marooned passengers urge President Harding relief.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Grandon Jet
New Jersey
Ash Grove
Wichita Falls
Santa Fe
Harding
Optometrist Seized and Whipped by Texas Mob
Dr. M. G. Kahn, optometrist from Laitkin and Nacogdoches, was seized near the Angelina river by masked men. He was whipped with a rope, then returned to Lufkin and discarded on the street, police said today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nacogdoches
Tex
M. G. Kahn
Laitkin and
Angelina River
Traffic rule violators blamed in Creston editorial
An editorial laments daily curbside violations by drivers in Creston, arguing law abiding citizens risk accidents. It urges residents to stop the habit and cites a Colorado road sign warning drivers to drive carefully because they may meet a fool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Colorado
Chamber Again Backs Chautauqua Boosts on Varied Subjects
Creston Chamber of Commerce luncheon backs continued support for the Chautauqua and related local projects. Members vote to purchase 100 tickets as part of a financial guarantee, with praise for the program and park home, and notes of a potential year deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston Chamber of Commerce
Creston
Chautauqua
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Hayden
Whas
H. Thomas
Elmo Roper
Finefield
Oliver Price
Chautaqua Company
Price
Harding Offers Aid to Marooned on Trains
President Harding telegrammed Governor Campbell of Arizona to relieve hardships of passengers marooned on Santa Fe trains. He affirmed the government's obligation to assist and offered federal forces if local facilities were unavailable. The note urges prompt advice on needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Washington
Campbell
Arizona
Junction Point
Five Iowa Strikers Hit With Jail Time and Fines
Sioux City August 14 Judge George C Scott sentences five Eagle Grove strikers for violating the federal court injunction against railway shop workers. Al Zieghler Julius Puts Rey Taylor Woertin Oldeon and August Grandgeore receive 360 days in Woodbury county jail and $500 in fines. The first two get 90 days and $190 each while the other three face 60 days and $100 each after pleading guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Woodbury County
George CC. Scott
Eagle Grove
al Zieghler
Julius Puts
Rey Tayior
Woertin Oldeon
August Grandgeoree
Germany reparations payments postponed by allied powers
Paria August 14 Associated Press says the reparations commission delayed Germany's required payments until a decision is reviewed by all allied powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
Associated Press
Germany
Can't Pay Court Forfeit Leads To Three Year Jail
William A. Mearns, once a Yorker, was freed from the District of Columbia jail after three years for contempt of court. Judge Hitz ordered release when he noted Mearns had no funds to pay the $4,000 civil judgment for which he was jailed in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wiliam A. Mearns
District of Columbia
Hitz
Mearns
Bandits Rob Six in Los Angeles Jewelry Heist
Six persons were robbed by two masked bandits in Los Angeles this morning. They took more than 25,000 dollars in jewelry cash and wearing apparel. Mrs J Slosburg formerly of Omaha reported losses exceeding 13,500 dollars in jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
J. Slosburg
Omaha
Neb
Roundhouse and Fifteen Locomotives Burned in Portland Fire
A fire in Portland today destroyed a roundhouse and fifteen locomotives belonging to the Maine Central Boston and Maine and Portland Terminal companies. Loss is estimated at 1,000,600 dollars. Police suspect incendiaries as two explosions were heard just before the fire was detected by deputy sheriffs on guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine Centtcal
Boston & Maine and
Portland Terminal Company
Beatrice Auto Club Aids in Bright Lights Crusade
Beatrice Nebraska August reports the Beatrice Auto Club assisting police in recent evenings to round up violators of the auto light law as part of a civic safety drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Auto Club
Beatrice, Neb
Agence Special Squad
Law
Dance Pavilion Collapse Injures Twenty At Lake Wenda
Scranton reports a dance pavilion over Lake Wenda collapsed during a crowded event injuring twenty dancers. The far end slipped into the lake as screams drew rescuers. doctors from Scranton attended to the injured with no fatalities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Lake Wenda
Scrantone
Big Four Ask Sanction to Walk Out at Raton
Local officials in Raton New Mexico wired to headquarters asking for sanction of a complete walkout of all Santa Fe Railroad employees. They describe working conditions as unbearable and set forth the terms under which they would strike at that location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raton
New Mexico
Big Four
Seblan Auianie
Santa Fe Railroad
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Cleveland, O
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United Mine Workers
S. D. Warriner
Anthracite Coal Operators
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Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co
John J. Lewis
LANUL
Eng
Marilynn
Love Bungalow
Marilynn Miller Pickford
Town OF
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Durocs
Texas
Roy Gault
Iowa
Erange
Lake
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