Operators And Miners Set For Strike Monday
Thrusted lieutenants of both anthracite operators and miners depart for the depar turing line as a mine suspension takes effect Monday at midnight. About 158,000 workers are involved with tools removed and prep work underway. Mules face the surface to signal the expected duration of the stoppage while 10,000 maintenance men stay to prevent flooding and cave-ins.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
W. W. Inguist
Inglis
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Hazelton
Central Pennsylvania
Three Boys Arrested as Auto Thief Suspects
Three youths about 18 or 19 are jailed in Wilton Iowa on suspicion of stealing a car in Sheffield Illinois. They bought gas then fled. a letter to Philip Van Mier of Sheffield was found in the car. Van Mier reports his car stolen and another car left behind. The accused say they traded their car for the vehicle in Michigan City Indiana en route to Missouri.
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Associated Press
Muscatine
Wilton
Here
Sheffield
Ill
Philip van Mier
van Mier
Missouri
Michigan City
Ind
Des Moines Salesman Wins Pajama Marathon
Ottumwa reports J. K. Johnson, a Des Moines salesman, won an impromptu pajama marathon held at a local hotel early this morning. John Stewart of Cleveland, registered as Z. Cooke of Omaha, is jailed awaiting trial for breaking and entering while Johnson woke to see someone rifling his belongings.
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Associated Prean
Ottumwa
J. K. Johnson
Des Moines
John Stewart
Cleveland
Z. Cooke
Omaha
Johnson
Creston U G I to Talk Roads and Graveling Plans
Fred L. Luce announces Creston council will hold a special meeting next Friday as part of a state Good Roads drive by the United Commercial Travelers of America. He outlines petitions for graveling 18 miles of primary No. 8 from Afton to Creston and toward Adams county, funded by the primary road fund without new taxes.
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Iowa Organization of United Commercial Travelers of America
Creston Council
Fred L. Luce
West
Jefferson Street
State Committee On
Iowa
Iowa Good Roads Association
Travelers’ Organization
Luce
Good Roads Association
Des Moines
Red Oak
Chariton
Osceola
Creston
Centerville
State Highway Commission
Union County
Afton
Adams County
Creston Hurler Joins Washington Champions
Harold Legs Smith once a top Missouri Valley pitcher joins the Washington Senators staff. The Creston right hander signed with the Senators on August 25 in St. Louis after time with Omaha in the Western League and a Texas League stint earlier that season.
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Harold
Legs) Smith
Creston
Washington Senators
Smith
St. Louis
Ace
Omaha
Convicted Wife Seeks Insurance After Poison Death
Mrs. Bernice S. Zalimas, imprisoned for 14 years for poisoning her husband, filed suit against New York Life to collect a $5,000 policy under the double indemnity clause. Her attorney says the claim seeks funds to appeal the conviction.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Bernice S. Zalimas
New York Life Insurance Company
Adams County Population Drops to 10 340 in 1920 Census
The population of Adams county is 10 340 Lori F Morgans director of the state census announced today This is a decrease of 181 from the federal census taken in 1920 Des Moines Aug 29 Associated Press
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Adams County
Lori F. Morgans
Steck's Iowa Senate recount tightens as final counties count
With only two counties left, Daniel F. Steck's net gain stands at 927 if all contested ballots are valid, narrowing the Brookhart margin. Revised tallies show Steck 12 982 total votes to Brookhart 309 099, as Washington reports 4 407 more votes counted overall and Woodbury precincts show Steck gaining.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daniel F. Steck
Senate
Iowa
Smith W. Brokhart
Steck
Repubican
Brookhart
Winneshiek
Worth
Wright County
Woodbury County
Wright
Woodbury
Stock
Pirates Dominate Phillies In Opening Game Of Twinbill
Pittsburgh Pirates routed Philadelphia Phillies 11 to 2 in the first game as Decatur, Betts, and Wilson led a six run burst in the fifth. Yde allowed nine hits but settled later. First game score Pittsburgh 11 Philadelphia 2.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phillies
Teaders
Decatur
Betts
Emil
Yde
Pittsburgh
Smith
Wilson
Kremer
Gooch
Counch
Elizabeth Ryan dominates Longwood women's final
Elizabeth Ryan of California crushed Miss Joan Fry of England 6 1 6 1 in the Longwood women's singles final at Brookline. Earlier Ryan edged Mrs Molla B Mallory 6 3 9 7 to reach the final.
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Elizabeth Ryan
Associated Press
Brookline
Masc
California
Longwood
Longwood Cricket Club
Joan Fry
England
Misa Fry
Miss Ryan
Miss Fry
Mass
Molla B. Mallory
New York
Bodger Leaves for Des Moines to Work at State Fair
Orval Bodger departed on Thursday for Des Moines to take a job during the state fair, confirming his relocation for the event.
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Orval Bodger
Des Moines
Marriage License Issued at Concentrated News Office BE
Officiated Friday by the district court clerk concentrat ed in Handley Lorimer 28 of Lorimer and Edna J Huss 18 of Thayer. Judge A R Maxwell took under advisement evidence and arguments in the case of J J Hughes of Des Moines against C B Campbell and O M Woodard of Creston. The suit seeks three unpaid notes totaling 2000 dollars.
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Offce Be, Handley
Lorimer
Edna J. Huss
Thayer
District Court
O J. J. Hughes
Des Moines
C. B. Campbell
O. M. Woodard
Creston
A. R Maxwell
Funeral of A Hewitt Moves From Miles City to Creston
Funeral party for A Hewitt former Creston resident who died Wednesday at Nig home Miles City Mont arrived in Creston and the body was taken to Hopkins Mo for burial. He leaves a widow and one son Harvey Hewitt of Miles City. Mrs L Banks Wilson will travel to Chicago and Fairview Pa for visits and a sister in LaGrange will host a house party soon. Wilson plans a month away. George Peterson son of Mrs Vivi Peterson is recovering from a severe fall. Mrs M E Livingston national W R C delegate will attend the G A R national convention in Grand Rapids Mich and visit Detroit and Chicago before returning home.
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A. Hewitt
Creston
Nig Home
Miles City
Mont
Hopkins
Harvey Hewitt
L. Banks Wilson
North
Sumner Avenue
Chicago
Ralph Wilson
M. Farrel
LaGrange
Fairview
T. W. Raine
Wilson
M. E. Livingston
North Oak Street
Grand Rapids
Mich
Detroit
Miss Lawson 15 Made Principal At Lincoln School
Miss Lawson 15, an instructor at Lincoln grade school for years, was promoted to principal at the board of education meeting held Friday night in the high school. The vacancy arose after Miss Jennie Gelden resigned from Franklin grade building. Lawson will head Irving school. Miss Clara Vetterick moves from Irving to Franklin. Both are Creston residents.
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Jesse Lawson
Lincoln
Board of Education
Stephens
Jennie Gelden
Franklin
Miss Lawson
Irving School
Stephenes
Clara Vetterick
Irving
Franklin School
Miss Golden
Mieg Vetterick
Creston
Trinity College Names Rev Simeon Phelan President
Sioux City Iowa August 29 Rev Simeon Phelan is appointed president of Trinity College succeeding Rev Victor Brown Phelan is the oldest faculty member by tenure at Trinity College in service.
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Sioux City
Simeon Phelan
Trinity College
Victor Brown
Father Phelan
Mrs Patton Heads to Omaha for Day Trip
Mrs James Patton departed this morning for Omaha to spend the day visiting the city and its sights.
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James Patton
Omaha
Cobb Honored by Club Lity Plan Banquet
Detroit honors baseball great Ty Cobb at Navin Field with a public tribute and a planned $1,000 city funded banquet. The event features speakers from major teams and local officials, recalling Cobb's 1905 Detroit debut and career.
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Cobb
Detroit
Mich
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Navin Field
John W. Smith
Corneline MccGillicuddy
Philadelphia Athletics
Jimmy Callahan
White Sox
Lilly Evans
Bugs’ Baer
Frank J. Navin
Smith Cobb
New York
Dick Cooley
Wahoo
Sam’ ‘Rawford
Jack Chesbro
Matty Mentyre
Lindsay
Sioux City Police Arrest Auto Thieves
Sioux City Aug 29 Pete Borgst and John Noykes wanted in Concordia Kansas for theft of an automobile were arrested by the auto theft department after officers traced a rented garage on the city outskirts where two men were repainting a car. Authorities linked the suspects to a Kansas officer murder due to matching descriptions.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Pete Borgst
John Noykes
Concordia
Kan
Auto Theft Department
Thomas County
Kans
Mrs Sterner and sister visit Mrs Copeland
Mrs E L Sterner and her sister Mrs E A Davis of Council Bluffs are visiting with Mrs Blanche Copeland.
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E. L. Sterner
E. A. Davis
Council Bluffs
Blanche Copeland
Ten Years Ago in Creston A Busy August in 1915
The Esther society met at Mrs. Robert Jones 422 Livingston Ave for a three course luncheon then visited M B Oghel at 407 South Pine for a watermelon feed. Businessmen signed a petition calling licenses for peddlers, but council sent it to a committee. Creston taxed 36.3 mills for 1915, slightly down from 1914, with total levied near 89 mills. J C Ferguson was appointed high school athletic coach for 1915 16, Leo Keck named captain, and an orchestral program was considered. Over 100 friends hosted a welcome home for Mr and Mrs Acron Johnson at North Walnut after their western trip. Loretta Jordan had a prenuptial shower for a wedding to Windon Scott of Waterloo. County authorities were told of a horse and buggy theft at a Shannon City hitch rack. the horse belonged to S P Wolfe. Catholic Foresters were hosted at Mrs Michael Kellys 210 South Birch. Plans formed to bolster Mrestons town baseball against the Barnstorming Buffalo Federals set for Sept 14 and 15.
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Esther Society
Ben Hur
Robert Jones
Livingston Avenue
M. B. Oghel
South Pine Street
Police Nab Trio of Bandits Behind Bars
Sioux City dispatch reports Robert Scott Evans was arrested by Sheriff Paul T. Beardsley and two Oklahoma agents on a street. Evans, wanted for daylight holdups and bank robberies as well as a payroll theft at Oklahoma City water works, is joined by accomplices Jim Moran and Carl Smith who were seized in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Robert Scott Evans
Paul T. Beardsley
Oklahoma
Evans
Farewell for Rev. W. L. Cain at Presbyterian Church
About 30 members of the church brotherhood gathered in the church basement for a farewell honoring Rev. William L. Cain who has led the group for five and a half years. He will leave for Willmar Minnesota after resigning from the local pastorate. Speakers including former presidents Mayor M. Burt and Roy E. Benson lauded him and Guy R. Williams presented a farewell gift. Cain urged continued support for his successor as the final service is held tomorrow morning with the sermon The Greatest Fact in History.
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Presbyterian Church Brotherhood
William L. Cain
Brotherhood
Mr. Cain
Willmar
Minn
Roy E. Benson
Cain
Williams
Guy R. Williams
Mr Cain
Dick Scullen
Bridgewater to Play Creston Here Sunday
Bridgewater faces Creston in a Sunday game at the fair grounds with Leo Kelly noting that whether a September tournament is held depends on attendance. Tomorrow’s 3 PM matchup features Biff Smith for Bridgewater against Creston’s Fred Krisinger. Bridgewater has won nine of its last ten and aims to prove strength on the home lot.
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Creston
Bridgewater
Fair Grounds
Leo Kelly
Biff Smith
Fridgewater
Smith
Fred Krisinger
Hie
Appoint Specialist In Adult Education
Washington August twenty ninth L R Alderman of Portland Oregon member of the council of education of the National Education association was today appointed a specialist in adult education in the bureau of education a position created by the last congress He will seek to solve problems of immigrant name factory and prison education.
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Washington
L. R
Portland
Ore
Council of Education
National Education Association
Bureau of Education
Severe Earth Shock Shakes Montana Town
An earthquake of severity shocked the town of Maudlow east of Three Forks Montana at 8 45 this morning The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad agent reported no damage.
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Montana
Charge Against Brown Quashed on Error in Vagrancy Case
Brown of Creston freed after district court quashed vagrancy charge against him and exonerated $200 appeal bond. Judge A R Maxwell found duplicity and technical errors in the mayor’s court complaint. Three other vagrancy appeals remain pending in district court.
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AD. Brown
Creston
M. IL. Burt
Brown
A. R. Maxwell
Costa
Rse
Burt
Maxwell
Non-Stop Flight To Hawaii Starts Monday
San Francisco plans a Monday non-stop flight to Hawaii using three seaplanes from San Pablo bay 15 miles from the city. The PB-1 will join after engine repairs while a rehearsal tests wind and water conditions. Navy relays will coordinate radio messages along the 2100 mile route.
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Associated Preas
San Francisco
Hawaii
San Pablo Bay
San Francisco Bay
Seattle
Big Bay
Golden Gate
Harbor
Naval Headquarters
Navy
Denial of Secret Provisions in Belgium Debt Pact
Washington reports Acting Secretary Winston of the Treasury rejected Belgian press claims that the new debt funding agreement contains secret provisions. He stated all essential features are public and the full pact will soon be available for public examination.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Belgium
United States
Winston
The
Treasury
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Creston Hurler
National
Boston
Bush
Gonzales
Graham
Gibson
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Donohue
Hargrave
Vance
DeBerry
George Peterson
Vivi Peterson
North Birch Street
J. c. Ferguson
Leo Keck
Acron Johnson
Walnut Street
Loretta Jordan
Helen Mackin
Misa Jordan
Windon Scott
Waterloo
Shannon City
S. P .Wolfe
S. P. Wolfe
Order of Foresters
Michael Kelly
South Birch Street
iMreston
Buffalo Federals
Rev. W. L. Cain
Presbterian Brotherhood
A. R. Marwell
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