Freight Rate Reduction Averaging 10 Percent Ordered by Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a roughly ten percent cut in freight rates nationwide as part of a broader restructuring. The reduction ranges from fourteen percent in the eastern territory to twelve and a half percent in southern and mountain Pacific regions, effective July 1. Passenger and Pullman charges were not altered.
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Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Territory
Western Territory
Southern
Mountain Pacific Territories
Rain Aids Crops Across Western Iowa
Des Moines May 24 The rain that began yesterday helped western and southwestern Iowa crops despite drought concerns. Corn is uneven, oats are up and established, winter wheat benefits greatly, and strawberries show good prospects for heavy yields across the state.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
Iowa
Charles Reed
Weather and Crop Bureau
Caraway Attacks Daugherty Over Secret Service Shadowing
Arkansas Senator Caraway challenges Attorney General Daugherty in the senate claiming secret service operatives were assigned to shadow members of Congress. The exchange highlights tensions between the executive branch and lawmakers.
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Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Daugherty
Caraway
Arkansas
Senate
Congress
Harmond Cook Civil War veteran dies in Sawtelle hospital
Angeles California May 24 Harmond Cook a well known Civil War veteran from Iown and temperance worker died today at the National Soldier's Hospital at Sawtelle.
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Angeles
Calif
Associated Press
Harmond Cook
Iown
Temperance Worker
National Soldier’s Hospital
Sawteil
Weather Outlook for Chicago May 24
Unsettled conditions expected tonight and Thursday with probable showers east of town. Warmer Thursday afternoon across western and central portions of the area.
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Chicago
Weather Summary for May 18 23 24
Observations by Dr. H M Stanley over 24 hours ending 7 am. Rain totals rose to .72 inches May 18 and .63 inches May 19. Temperatures ranged from 43 to 60 degrees with no rain on May 19 and 23. At 1 pm today the temperature was 63 degrees.
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H. M. Stanley
30000 Mile World Flight Starts From Croydon
Major W. T. Blake and two companions launched from Croydon air drome at 3 05 p m seeking a 30000 mile airplane circumnavigation around the world.
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Croydom
Eng
Associated Press
W. T. Blake
Battleship Hanover and Sub X18 Collision Kills Ten
In the Baltic near Mastanette during maneuvers the German battleship Hanover collided with submarine X18. Ten sailors aboard X18 were killed in the accident.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Hanover
Mastanette
10000 Doctors Attend American Medical Association Convention
About 10000 doctors from the United States and abroad converge on St. Louis for the annual American Medical Association convention opening Monday May 22 and continuing through May 26. The program includes discussions on working man diet and industrial undernourishment, with lectures by Crile McLaughlin Marlin and others, plus exhibits and allied society meetings. The AMA House of Delegates, with around 150 delegates, oversees business matters.
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St. Louis
Associated Press
American Medical Association
Radiological Society of North America
American Protagolic Society
American Association of Industrial Physicians
Medical Women’s National Association
American Railway Association
G. W. Crile
Cleveland
Allen J. McLaughlin
American Public Health Association
Washington
John R. Marlin
University of Rochester
N. Y
R. Tunstall Taylor
John Hopkins University
Baltimore
Elsworth Huntington
Yale University
William Hall Bunn
Youngston
Ohio
House of Delegates
Bryan Will Not Attend Presbyterian Convention Action
W J Bryan informed the 124th General Assembly of the Presbyterian church that he will not travel to the convention. Mrs Bryan is ill at friends in Texas, the illness cited as the reason for his cancellation.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
W. J. Bryan
124Th General Assembly of
The
Presbyterian Church In Convention
Mrs. Bryan
Home of
Friends
Texas
Mr. Bryan
Sumner Displacement Protest Reaches White House
President Harding faced a protest over the removal of A. D. Sumner deputy commissioner of internal revenue amid a consolidation of the elections unit with the accounts unit. Iowa lawmakers and party officials sought clarification from the White House on the dismissals and the handling of the reorganizations.
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Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Harding
Treasury
Revenue Office
Cummins
Rawson
Green
Dowell
Iowa
John T. Adams
Republican National Committee
White House
A. D Sumner
Internal Revenue
Sumner
Mellon
Childs
Ohio
Move Toward Missouri Navigation Gathers Support In House
Washington May 23 The rivers and harbors bill includes a survey for deepening the Missouri River from Kansas City to Sioux City to assess feasibility for barge navigation. The Army Engineer Corps will conduct the survey and report dredging costs while funding comes from the rivers and harbors appropriation of over 42 million dollars. The goal is to enable barge traffic to move Nebraska grain to Mississippi connections lowering freight costs.
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Washington, D. C
Missouri River
Kansas City
Lion
City
M. O. McLaughlin
York
Jefferies
Omha
Omaha
Jeffries
McLaughlin
War Department
Army Engineer Corps
St. Louis
Sioux City
Missouri
Nebraska
Mississippi
Senator Watson Delivers Keynote for Indiana Republicans
Indianapolis May 24 Senator Watson Republican of Indiana hails Harding era as efficient in domestic and international affairs and criticizes Democratic eight years of misrule. His keynote speech to the Indiana Republican state convention praises the administration and grumbles at Democratic debt, taxes, and economic disruption.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Associated Press
Harding
Watson
Indiana
Ford for President Club to Be Organized in Dearborn
Detroit area reports a mass meeting planned in Dearborn to form a Henry Ford for President club on an independent ticket. Posters were placed in public spots announcing the gathering as townsmen seek Ford’s candidacy with a platform including honest currency.
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Ford
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ord
Dearborn
Mr. Ford
Elec
Electrical transmission dynamited at Virginia Power plant
Charleston May 24 The electrical transmission system at the Virginia Power Company plant in Elverton was dynamited early today as the plant began shutting down. James Smith is commercial manager of the power company.
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Charleston
W. Va
Associated Press
Virginia Power Company
Elverston
James Smith
The
Power Company
Father shoots daughter and dies in Perry home
William Hinds, about 50, shot his daughter Julia, 18, in Perry Louisiana, then killed himself after a quarrel over her associations. The act occurred early this morning at their residence, with Hinds forbidding Julia from socializing.
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Perry
Associated Press
William Hinds
Julia
Hinds
Dems Struck by Bomb Attacks on Trams in Belfast
Belfast May 24. Large groups of shipyard workers returning from work were hit by bombs hurled at tramcars they rode. Several casualties reported as authorities investigate the attack in the city.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Woman files 11600000 damage suit against Governor Russell
Jackson Miss May 24 Miss Francis Burkhead filed a damage suit in circuit court accusing Governor Russell of breach of promise and misconduct. The case is docketed for trial at the next term of court.
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Jackson
Miss
Associated Press
Francis Burkhead
Russell
Negro escapes and recaptured near Irwinton
Jim Denson, a Black man jailed at Irwinton for a June 16 hanging for attacking an elderly white woman, escaped from a mob and was recaptured in a swamp six miles from Wilkinson county town and brought to Macon for safekeeping.
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Macon
Jim Denson
Wilkinson County
Irwinton
Denson
Irvinton
Linoleum Repair Method with Cark Glue Mix
The instruction describes filling linoleum holes using a finely chopped cark and liquid glue compound. After setting, the surface is rubbed with glass paper and colored to match the design.
Let the Profiteers Pay the Bonus Says Col Brookhart
Col Smith W Brookhart of Washington Iowa spoke at the Republican primary in the Court House delivering a plain farmer’s talk on the Cummins law the federal reserve system and soldiers bonus He urged repeal of Esch Cummins to lower freight rates and argued capital should be drafted along with soldiers He proposed a large paid up life policy funded by profiteers and noted 400 million in tax cuts to fund the bonus He urged farmer and labor representation on the Federal Reserve Board and cited bank deposit figures from Williams and the comptroller’s report The meeting was led by Allen Eddy and Brookhart expressed confidence in winning the nomination without a convention The report closes with the writer noting his political position and challenge to rivals
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Col. Smith W. Brookhart
Washington
Iowa
United States Senate
Court House
Federal Reserve Bank
Newberry
Cummins
Excel
Congress
Governor Strong
New York
Wall Street
John Skelton Williams
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Comptroller
Bank
U.S. d
Myron D. Smith
First National Bank
Allen Eddy
Col. Brookhart
Col
Brookhart
Firemen and workers killed in Milwaukee sewer shaft incident
Three city firemen and two tunnel workers died from gas and electricity at the bottom of a fifty two foot shaft in Milwaukee. Nearly a score of firemen were overcome by gas fumes and six were seriously hurt as rescuers attempted to reach two injured tunnel workers.
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Milwaukee
Wis
National
Twentieth Avenues
Opening Market Report for Chicago Live Stock
U. S. Bureau of Markets notes cattle receipts about 10000 with beef steers strong to 10 cents higher. Hogs receipts 21000 with tops 10.75 and heavies 10.25 to 10.70. Sheep receipts 13000 and market up to 25 cents. Eggs and butter steady to higher, grain futures listed for May and July deliveries. St. Joseph markets show cattle steady to 10 lower, hogs 10 to 15 higher, sheep 25 higher.
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Associated Press
U. S
Top Bros
Lata Bes
Odd Garden Tip Warned By Coffee Hydration Hint
A fragmented gardening note suggests watering geraniums with hot coffee each morning to trigger blossoms. The text is unclear and not a reliable instruction from an authoritative source. It reads like a stray tip from an old column or ad snippet.
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