Harding Takes Active Lead To Ward Off Rail Strike Threat
Washington Oct 15 President Harding assumes direct leadership in resolving rail rate and wage disputes between railroads and officials. The wage board members and railway labor board work with Wallace Hangar Ben Hooper in Washington while unions press toward a possible Oct 30 strike.
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Harding
Washington
D. C
Railway Board
Washington, D. C
Barton G. Wallace Hangar
Ben Hooper
White House
Railway Labor Board
McChoord
Chicago
Railroad Brotherhood
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Shop Labor Union
J. C. Smock
Warren Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Weather forecast for Chicago and Washington region
Chicago reports generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with cooler northeast. Washington weather outlook for Iowa area predicts warmer first half and colder second half, with rain probable early in the week and generally fair conditions afterward.
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Chicago
Washington, D C
Iowa
Weather Observations and Daily Rain Totals
Local observations by Dr. H. M. Stanley show 24 hour totals from Oct. 10 to Oct. 12 with rain amounts of 0.78, 0.66 and 0.59 inches. Temperatures ranged from a low of 32 to a high of 58 across the period with no precipitation reported on subsequent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Stanley
Woman Dies After Jump From Moving Car in Mt Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant Ind Oct 15 Mrs J E Dill 55 leaped from a sury driven by her husband while descending a hill when brakes failed to hold. The wheels passed over her chest and she was instantly killed. The car stopped with no further damage.
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Mt. Pleasant
J E. Dill
Seven Hundred Resume Work at Oelwein Shops
Seven hundred men will return to work when the Chicago Great Western shops at Oelwein reopen Monday for two weeks. Officials say operation after that term will depend on workers accepting the company wage and hour schedule.
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Oelwein
Chicago
Great Western
College Grid Scores Reported For Early Games
Early college football scores show Wisconsin 13 Northwestern 0 at halftime. Dartmouth 14 Tennessee 9 at halftime. Ohio 7 Minnesota 0 and Harvard 10 Georgia 0 at halftime. Yale 0 Williams 0 and Iowa 7 final. Pennsylvania 7 Swarthmore 7 at final. Wisconsin 20 Northwestern 0 end of third period.
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University of Wisconsin
Northwestern University
Dartmouth
Tennessee
Ohio
Minnesota
Harvard
University of Georgia
Yale
Willams
Iowa
Finais
Pennsylvania
Swathmore
Wisconsin
Northwestern
South African farmers face mounting losses from drought and crop failure
Capetown reports farmers in South Africa are deeply in debt due to low market prices, drought driven crop failures, and a prolonged dry spell. Many fear widespread stoppage of farming operations as financial conditions worsen.
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Capetown
South Africa
Illini Face Hawkeyes In Big Western Clash
In Iowa City thousands of fans gather for the Iowa versus Illinois football showdown. By midgame the score is 7 to 0 with Iowa City leading at halftime as Illinois arrives late and quarters in Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa City
Associated Press
University of Iowa
University of Illinois
Iinois
Cedar Rapids
Stadium
Falls From Tree Kill Student Hunter In Oakville
Oakville Iowa October 15 Paul Wagenbaugh aged 17 son of Mr and Mrs George Wagenbaugh was killed Friday evening when he fell from a tree and broke his neck while hunting.
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Oakville
Paul Wagenbaugh
George Wagenbaugh
Too Old to Marry Sued for $25,000
Jackson Illinois October 15 James B Cooper a 65 year old farmer from New Concord was named defendant in a $25 000 breach of promise suit filed by Harriet Graham of Springfield in the Circuit Court. Cooper and friends say he decided he was too old to wed.
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Jackson
James B Cooper
Weathy Farmer
New Concord
Harriet
Graham
Springfiel
Cooper
No Law Against Hot Water Bottle Incident
New York police arrested Frank Gill and Harry Gilbert after finding them sucking through a tube attached to a hot water bottle. The Fifteenth Court found no law against hot water bottles and discharged the pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Gillmore
Harry Gilbert
O'Connor
Town Submerged as Alaska Flood Destroys Bridge
Floods along Salmon and Bea rivers nearly submerge Ryder Alaska town and sweep away the Stewart government bridge. Doll Varden railroad bridges undermined and the Kitault river ferry at Slid wm was swept away. Water rush from recent heavy rains is subsiding.
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Prince Rupert
B. C
Salmon
Bea
Ryder
Alaska
Stewart
Doll Varden
Slid
Southwestern 10 WA High School Football Results
Results from southwest Iowa high school football on Oct 15 feature Greenfield 16 Corning 0 Red Oak 28 Sidney 0 Orient 82 Cumberland 0 Chariton 0 Seymour pending Anita 71 Audubon 0 Massena 32 Lewis 7 Shenandoah 13 Glenwood 7. Teams Greenfield Wray and Win starred. Chariton faces Seymour with a prediction of victory.
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Southwestern
Iowa
Greenfield
Corning
Ray
Greenfi
Wray
Win
Red Oak
Sidney C
Red Oak High
Sidney High
Orient
Cumberland
Spec
Cumberland High School
Chariton-Seymour
Chariton
Seymou
Creston
Anita
Audubon
Laj
Massena
Lewis
Massena High School
Lew's High School
Shenandoah
Glenwood
Shenandoah High School
Possum Leads to Large Moonshine Still Find
In Chattanooga Tennessee on October 15 a possum’s failure to move straight led to the discovery of a large illicit distillery. Revenue officers traced the trail and captured the fugitive as inspectors uncovered a concrete base still with a 250 gallon capacity.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Siberg
War Brides Arrive From France In Utah Town
Soldier Harry Fox and Suzanne Santang, a French bride, were greeted by a serenade in Summit Utah as they arrived from France. Fox, a private with the 40th Division, met Suzanne in Lormont near armistice days and she kept her promise to join him in the United States. They were married by City Chaplain Jim Goodheart in Denver after a 5,000 mile journey.
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Soldier Summit
Utah
Unita National Forest
Harry Fox
Fox
Suzanne Santang
Lormont
Bordeaux
Suzanne
France
Denver
Colo
Jim Goodheart
Jury Urges Repeal of New York Dry Act
Bronx graft jury presents urged repeal of the state prohibition act to the legislature. Two months of investigation found bands of men akin to pirates robbing and breaking into homes to confiscate liquor, while praising the police for enforcing the harsh statute.
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New York
Bronx County
New York Police Department
Gun Battle Near Cornell Bluffs Kills Two Officers
In Iowa near Cornell Bluffs two officers and a suspected thief were killed after a gun battle with a gang of bootleggers and thieves. Special Officer Murray and Elmer Lane died in the first volley. Four suspects fled as officers pursued them through the night.
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Cornell Bluffs
Murray
Northwestern Railroad
Elmer Lane
Lane
Colonel House Seeks Woodrow Wilson in Washington
Colonel Edward M. House called at the Wilson residence in Washington DC yesterday and left his cards for former president Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Wilson. The two men had not renewed their confidential advisory relationship since Paris peace talks more than two years ago.
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Washington, Dt
Edward M. House
Wilson
Paris
Colonel House
Fewer Idle Freight Cars Show Marked Decrease
Washington reports on October 1 total idle freight cars on American railroads stood at 475 270, down 39 328 from September 23 and far below recent reporting dates. The Association of Railway Executives released the figure highlighting a substantial drop in idleness across the network.
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Washington, E
Association of Railway Executives
Creston Eleven Defeats Bedford 33 to 0 on Bedford Grounds
Creston High School routed Bedford 33 to 0 in a strong-spirited football game played on Bedford soil. The Creston squad leveraged key breaks, early momentum after the second quarter, and a 50-yard touchdown run by Strance to seize control and claim their fourth straight win.
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Creston
Bedford High School
Bedford Grounds
Bedford
Saari Rhpa
Créston
Creston Sun
Thomson
Strance
Strange
Coal dust explosion traps eighteen miners near Coquille
Eighteen men were trapped by a coal dust explosion at the Beaver Hill mine near Coquille, Oregon. Six were seriously burned and two may die, with hospital care in North Bend and Coquille. The mine is owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad. the entire day shift was affected and rescuers from other shifts aided the effort.
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Marshfield, Ore
North Bend
Coquille
Beaver Hill Mine
Southern Pacific Rairoad Compay
Judge rules Chicago city cannot sue Tribune over libel suit
Judge Harry Fisher sustains Tribune demurrer in the $10,000,000 Chicago libel case. City of Chicago lacked legal right to sue and was denied permission to amend its petition. Chicago, Illinois dated October 15.
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Chygago
SUE Tribune
Fisher
Creston Hosts Eight District Federated Clubs Report
The Women’s Div Federation of Creston reports finances for the Oct 6–7 1921 Eight District Federated Clubs convention. Receipts total 410 25 from local clubs and tickets. disbursements include hotel meals program and church costs. The remaining balance was turned over to the Civic Federation Women by the General Committee.
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Women's Div. Federation of
Creston
Federated Clubs
Iowa Federated Clubs
Federation of Women’s Clubshed
Iowa
Ladies Literary Club
Dancroft
Civic Federatlor of
Flowana
Towsua
Gererst
Civic Federation
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Lee
Tony
C. J. Manion
Order of Railway Telegrapher
Illinois
Companie
United States
A. C. Krupnick
Tulsa
Oka
George Thomas
George Thekktee Qi
Gsih
Irene Wells
Orville Thomes
Possum
Firand Jury
N. S
House
Woodrow Wils
Creston Eleven
Fat” Bartle
Page
Ernest
Harry
Federation
Mrs
Joba McGrath
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