Irish Troops Kill Sixteen in Ambush Near Cork
London reports sixteen members of an ambushing party were killed by soldiers near Meelin in Northwest County Cork Ireland. Others were captured with guns and ammunition while no troops were hurt. A Dublin dispatch notes this as the first large ambush effectively beaten. Dublin HQ denied Sinn Fein deaths in Kanturk ambush claim.
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London
Meelin
County Cork
Ireland
Dublin
Exchange Telegraph Company
Kanturk
Harding Is Made 32nd Degree Mason in Columbus
President elect Warren G. Harding will be made a thirty second degree Mason in Columbus Ohio today. He traveled from Marion by auto and is expected to arrive before noon for a Scottish Rite ceremony. The initiation from the fourth to the thirty second degree inclusive will likely finish late in the evening.
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Columbus
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Senator Harding
Sleeping Sickness Remedy Tested in Congo by Pearce and Bowen
Dr. Louis Pearce and Miss Elizabeth Bowen of New York returned after six months studying sleeping sickness in the Congo. They conducted a practical test of a new remedy aimed at reducing fatalities from the disease.
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Brussels
Louis Pearce
Elizabeth Bowen
New York
Congo
Fractures Skull in fall from hayman at home
Audubon Iowa Jan 5 J Z Wright prominent local farmer is hospitalized at St Anthony's Carroll after a fall from a hayman fractured skull. He is in critical condition.
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Audubon, Ia
J. Z. Wright
St. Anthony's Hospital
Carroll
Weather Outlook for Chicago Signals Clouds and Warmer Thursday
The forecast for the next twenty four hours predicts increasing cloudiness tonight and unsettled conditions with rising temperatures on Thursday. No precipitation is specified. Areas remain under a broad weather pattern with mild change likely.
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Chicago
Weather Summary from local observations by I M Stanley
Observation log notes snow or drizzle patterns and rainfall amounts over the past 24 hours. Temperature readings show a range with lows near freezing and modest daytime highs. Conditions include snow or drizzle and no significant precipitation on some days.
Stowaway Lord Mayor of Cork Arrives at Newport News
Washington January 5 The state department ordered investigation into Daniel J. O Callaghan Lord Mayor of Cork who arrived in the United States at Newport News as a stowaway without a passport Officials said no special extenuation is expected and he may receive the same treatment as other stowaways
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Washington, D. C
Daniel J. O'Callaghan
Cork
Newport News
State Department
Workers Out Of Employment In The United States
Washington January 5 A survey of the industrial situation by Clint C Huston for Labor the official organ of the Plumb Plan League reports 2 235 000 workers out of work the greatest slump since 1907 The largest job losses are in building autos textiles clothing railroads steel and iron shipping food products amusements and various smaller sectors
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Washington, D. C
Clint C. Huston
Plumb Plan League
Huston
Railroads Buy New Equipment in 1920 Total Spending
Washington D C January 5 The nation’s railroads spent 349 5 million dollars on new equipment in 1920 per Robert Binkerd of the Association of Railway Executives The largest item was 135 9 million for 45 000 freight cars with plans to add 60 000 more Aims include 15 000 refrigerator cars for 67 5 million 1 500 locomotives for 105 million and contracts for 1 200 passenger cars costing 42 million
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Washington, D. C
Robert 8. Binkerd
The
Association of Railway Executives
Jie
Ladies in a Fight Over Dancing Rule in Missouri Valley
In Missouri Valley Iowa on January 5 Mrs J W Varnes brought her husband to a Knights and Ladies of Security dance though he was not a member. President Lizzie Casey and Mrs Varnes argued over his attendance, leading to a fistfight with hair pulling and scratching before they were separated.
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Missouri Valley
J. W. Varnes
Knights and Ladies of Security
Lizzie Casey
Order
Varnes
Road Work To Employ Unemployed Across Nation In 1921 Plan
A proposed use of one billion dollars in national funds for 1921 road building will be discussed at the American Good Roads congress in Chicago February 9 to 12. Officials report 540.8 million dollars recently appropriated for road work in sixteen states, plus 160 million federal aid and 276.2 million from state and county levies. This agenda aims to address unemployment nationwide while boosting infrastructure and industry. The report also notes local employment shifts in Milwaukee and several other cities as factories resume or expand operations, with wage changes and production goals influencing the job market.
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New York
American Good Roads Congress
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wis
Jan
Milwaukee Industries
Chain Belt Company
Plankinton Packing Company
L. G. Brooks
International Harvester Company
Federal Rubber Company
Nash Motors
Kenosha
Hutchinson
Kas
Larabee
Ashby Woodson
Baltimore
Detroit
Mich
Packard Motor Car Company
Detroit United Railway Company
Troy
N. Y
Cluett, Peabody & Co
Arlington
N. J
du Pont
Cleveland, O
Cleveland Railway Company
N. and G. Taylor Company
Iowa Farm Bureau Plans Year Ahead for Marketing
Des Moines January 5 The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation outlines a year plan centering on a cooperative marketing approach in response to the American Farm Bureau Federation committee of seventeen report. Proposals include creating financing committees and a bureau to study market fluctuations with about 1500 convention delegates present. L A Andrews, president of the Iowa State Bankers Association, urges economy and optimism and asserts farmers can match other industries with good management.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
E. H. Cunningham
State Bureau
Committee of Seventeen
L. A. Andrews
Iowa State Bankers Association
Iowa
Good Refutes Rumor of Leaving Congress for Law Practice
Congressman James W. Good of Cedar Rapids replies to rumors by telegram that he has not resigned and does not intend to resign from Congress. He says he will probably serve part of the next Congress, depending on pending legislation he has worked on for years.
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Cedar Rapids
Congress
Chicago
James W. Good
Evening Gazette Today
Maude Adams to Return to Stage Next Fall
New York reports that Maude Adams will reappear on stage under managers A L Erlanger and C B Dillingham early next fall. The star is said to be in splendid health and fully recovered from the illness that ended her 1918 tour.
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New York
Salt Lake City Brick Masons Seek Wage Cut
Brick masons employed by the Utah Fire Clay company ask management to reduce wages from $10 to $8 a day as the plant remains closed after weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah Fire Clay Company
Congress May Run Lopsided Says Reynolds
Washington January 5 A. F E Reynolds of Crawfordsville Indiana told the house agricultural committee Congress now tends to favor producers while neglecting a 3850000000 people dependent on them for good and warned against taxing speculative grain trading He argued a law to curb gambling should not burden legitimate trading and noted the risk of creating new faults by overcorrecting.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
A. FE. Reynolds
Crawfordsville
Indiana
House Agricultural Committee
Chicago Bars Crime Films Says Chiefs Edict
Chicago police chief Fitsmorris announced an order three weeks ago barring permits for photoplays that show crime. He said it makes no difference if the criminal is hero or villain and even policemen in disguise are taboo. The order became public after three youths sentenced to the reformatory said their crimes were inspired by a moving picture.
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Chicago
Fitsmorris
Six Stills and One Hundred Gallons Whisky Seized in Omaha Raid
Nebraska sheriff force swooped on an East Omaha house and barn seizing six stills, 100 gallons of raisin whisky and 600 gallons of mash. Four arrests were reported. Officials said the raid likely cut off a wholesale moonshine supply for Omaha.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Hog Establishes Fasting Record
A sow owned by S. H. Jamison in Clathe Kansas reportedly set a fasting record by living buried in a straw stack from July until January. The pig reportedly weighed 200 pounds before burial and lost 200 pounds during confinement, with investigators finding a hollow sixteen foot square space beneath the stack.
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Clathe
Kan
S. H. Jamiison
Seven Russian Children Granted Temporary Admission
Washington January 5. The immigration bureau ordered temporary admission to the United States for seven Russian children returned by Rear Admiral Hugh McCullough, former American high commissioner at Sebastopol.
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Washington, D. C
Hugh McCullough
Sebastopool
Immigration Bureau
Italians File 100000 Suit Against Palmer Officials
The Italian Chamber of Commerce says a $100,000 damage suit was filed in New York Supreme Court against Attorney General Palmer and four Department of Justice officials. The case concerns the death of Andrea Salcedo who leaped from a department building last May while detained after the June 1919 bomb outrages.
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New York
N. Y
Italian Chamber of Commerce
State Supreme Court
Palmer
Department of Justice
Andrea Salcedo
Department
Market Summary of Cattle Hogs and sheep prices
Receipts: cattle 11 000 hogs 25 000 sheep 15 000. Market firm to mixed: cattle steady to near yesterday, beef steers 8 50 10 00, hatcher cows 56 50 7 00, veal 12 00 12 25, stockers and feeders strong. Hogs opened steady to 10 cents lower, later steady to 10 cents higher, bulk 9 25 9 75, pigs 10 cents higher 80 120 lb 9 85 16 00. Sheep market up 25 cents. Chicago produce notes butter higher, eggs lower. Grain futures: wheat Mar 169 May 16, corn May 74 July 75, oats May 48 July 48. Pork Jan 23 85, lard Jan 12 85 May 13 50, ribs Jan 11 45 May 12 17.
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Chicago
Mark Cases Inc
Lamsgon Bros. & Co
Hubbell Bidg
Des Moines
Tel
CATTLE HOGS AND SHEEP RECEIPTS AND MARKETS
CATTLE receipts 2.700 market generally steady. HOGS receipts 8.00 market mostly 1 lower. SHEEP receipts 4.000 market steady to 05 higher. Wethers 4.5.00. Yearlings 2,225.50 to 3, 50. Market notes list cow and heifer prices and various feedlot values.
Local Cash Market Prices Reported for Corn to Turkeys
A local market listing shows prices for corn 50 cents, oats 40 cents, timothy hay 15 dollars, straw 9 dollars, wild hay 12 dollars, thresher hay 12 dollars, wheat 1.89, clover seed 7 dollars to 9 dollars, timothy seed 2.00 to 2.25, barley 85 cents, poultry items including eggs 44 cents, hens 22 cents, springs 2 cents, roosters 13 cents, ducks 19 cents, geese, ice cream 4 ic, hides 4 cents, horse hides 2.25 dollars, turkeys 30 cents.
Davenport Mayor Breaks With Socialists
Davenport Iowa January 5 Dr G L Parewaid mayor elected on the socialist ticket a year ago resigns from the party Purely local issues drove the move He remains mayor and will serve out his term while switching to non socialist affiliation He cites lack of cooperation from socialist aldermen in a divided council
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Davenport
G. L. Parewaid
Socialist Party
Barewald
Divorce Case Heard Over Long Distance
A divorce suit by long distance telephoned testimony was heard before Judge Baldwin in circuit court. He granted a divorce to Mrs. Theodore B. Fogelstrom. Mrs. Fogelstrom’s father J. D. B. Holman of Centerville Iowa could not attend. testimony was taken by telephone.
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Chicago
Baldwin
Theodore B. Fogelsrom
Fogelstrom
J. DB. Holman
Centerville
Law County Bar backs death penalty restoration in Dakotas
At the Lawrence County Bar Association annual meeting in Deadwood South Dakota a resolution was adopted urging restoration of the death penalty for homicides Henry Frawley of Deadwood was elected president for the coming year
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Deadwood
S. D
Lawrence County Bar Association
South Dakota
Henry Frawley
Disarmament Talks End Without Senate Action
Washington D C January 5 Another discussion of the worlds naval disarmament before the senate foreign relations committee today was without result. The committee adjourned subject to the call of the chairman expected within a few days.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dorcas Society to Meet with Mrs Valin
The Dorcas Society of Salem Lutheran Church will meet at Mrs. J. W. Valin's home at 604 WN Maple Street next Friday at 2 30 in the afternoon. Mrs. Valin and Mrs. Frank Larson will handle the entertainment and officers will be elected.
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Dorcas Society of
Salem Lutheran Church
J. W. Valin
Maple Street
Valin
Frank Larson
Grant Adams Visits City as Business Caller
Grant Adams of near Orient was a business visitor in the city today, meeting local officials and exploring opportunities. He discussed potential investments and partnerships with several firms during his stay.
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Grant Adams
Near Orient
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Tou
U. S
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Ind
Studebaker Corporation
Biddeford
Pepperell Mills
York Mills
Saco
Cunningham
Maud Adams
Reynolds
Salsedo
Associated Press
United States Bureau of Markets
St. Joseph
Cinics
Mwateasias
Dakota
Dorcas Society
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