Rail strike order grounds walkout of major rail groups
Chicago reports the second group of the Big Five Brotherhoods ordered to walk out at 6 a m on November first and third group lines including New York Central and Burlington face disruption. Canadian rail wage talks end with amicable settlement as U S plans national strike conference proceeds.
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Chicago
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Delaware & Hudson
Burlington Andew York Central
Cleveland
Rai*lway Labor Board
Warren Stone
W. G. Lass
Brotherhood of Railway
Stone
United States
Lee
Stoure
L. L. Sheppard
The
Order of Railroad Conductors
W. S Carter
Tom C. Cashen
Switchmen's Union of North America
Erie Denies Wage Cut at Erie Railroad Shops
Chicago reports that J C Smock of the United Brotherhood says notices posted by the Erie Railroad show a wage decrease from 37 1/2 to 30 cents per hour, effective in thirty days. The Erie Railroad Company denies issuing any wage reduction notices.
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ERIE
Chicago
J. C. Smock
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Detroit
Erie Railroad
Ill
Erie Railroad Company
Indian Weds at Geneva in War Paint
Chief Hailstorm a Cherokee from Oklahoma marries a German actress in Geneva. He arrives in full war paint and costume in a decorated coach drawn by four horses. Crowds block traffic as the couple proceed to the registrar's office after a lengthy honeymoon restatement.
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Geneva
Hailstorm
Oklahoma
America
Jewel Robbery Reported in Des Moines District
Des Moines Iowa October 17 two masked men robbed a man at gunpoint in the heart of the business district. They bound gagged the victim and took jewelry valued at about twenty thousand dollars according to early police disclosures.
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Des, Moines
Simon
Des Moiness
Weather outlook for Wyoming fair with light rain
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with light rain this afternoon. Winds from the southeast shift cooler air across the eastern portion as moisture remains over the region.
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Fea
Iernoon Greme
Weather Summary From Local Observations
Local observations by Dr. H. M. Stanley over 24 hours end 7 am show highs and lows with no rainfall. Records include Oct 11 66 with 38 and 0 rain, Oct 12 59 with 32, Oct 13 59 with 39, Oct 14 70 with 52, Oct 15 82 with 60 as noted. Temperature at 1 pm today was 61.
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H. M. Stanley
Government seeks means to avert strike paralysing transport
Washington officials led by President Harding monitor union leaders call for a general railroad strike beginning October 20. Secret service agents and others assess the situation in hopes of avoiding a total paralysis of the nation’s transportation system.
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Washington, D. C
Harding
Secret Service
Railway Labor Board approves 20 percent wage cut
The United States Railway Labor Board in Chicago on October 17 authorized a twenty percent wage reduction for engineers, motormen, firemen, conductors, and brakemen of the Electric Short Lines Rail. The ruling notes the cut was driven by the carrier's financial condition and cites the Minneapolis to Hutchinson route as a key factor to prevent bankruptcy.
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Chicago, Ill
United States Railway Labor Board
Eleectric
Electric Short
Minneapolis
Hutchinson
Wade Orders Des Moines Street Cars Restored on Third Reading
Federal Judge Martin J Wade ordered street car service in Des Moines restored upon the third reading of the proposed franchise. A one week wait precedes the third reading as the Des Moines City Council approved the corrected franchise at its second reading.
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Wade
Des Moines
Martin J Wade
de Moines Street Railway Company
Ford Buys English Auto for $15,000
New York reports Henry Ford bought a $15,000 automobile from the Lanchester Motor Company of Birmingham. The purchase aims to show highest quality, with Lanchester chief George H Lancal inspecting Ford's Detroit plant and facilities. The car is described as the finest Ford can produce.
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New York
Henry Ford
Lanchester Motor Company
Birmingham
George H. Lancal
Ted
Boy Scouts Learn To Fight Fires In Boston
Boston Boy Scouts study fire fighting under city fire department supervision. Lessons include handling apparatus in the drill yard. Those passing the course will earn a Scout merit badge and a certificate from Fire Commissioner Murphy.
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Boston
Murphy
Gunman Tom O Connor to hang on December 15 in Cheago
Police record shows Tommy O Connor, labeled gunman, denied a new trial by Judge Seaman yesterday and sentenced to death for the murder of Detective Patrick. The filing notes December 1 as the sentence date in the case.
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Tom O’connor
Cheago
Tommy O'Connor
Seaman
Patrick
Niagara Gorge Railroad to Become Scenic Boulevard
Buffalo October reports the Niagara Gorge Railroad plans to convert tourist travel along the gorge into a state financed scenic boulevard. The route formerly carried thousands to lower rapids and public crossings, now proposed as one of the finest scenic boulevards in the world.
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Buffalo
Niagara Gorge
Eight Prisoners Escape Knox County Jail
Galesburg Illinois October 17 officers tonight search for six of eight prisoners who sawed through bars and escaped from Knox County jail. Thomas Earle an alleged thief was captured near here two hours after his escape following a gun fight in which he was wounded. Archie Powell an alleged auto thief suffered a broken leg in escaping and was captured.
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Galesburg
Pri
Knox County
Thomas Earle
Here
Archie Powell
British Plan Big Offensive in India
Report from Male indicates a large British offensive is planned against Indian revolutionists and preparations suggest the operation will begin almost immediately.
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India
Wealthy Iowa Farmer Ready for Death and Funeral
Waterloo October 17 William T Whitney a wealthy retired farmer and Iowa pioneer survivor plans his own funeral. He has a tombstone, a concrete grave, and a mason contracted to seal it. He says he will sleep in that hole and seeks silent burial with no minister. His farewell notes emphasize independence and a personal creed over public praise.
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Waterloo
William T. Whitney
Iowa
Whitney
Twain Whitney
Alexander Graham Bell
Mark Twain
Earth
Heaven
Delegates to Arms Meet to Washington
Washington Oct 17 Secretary Hughes called for a second meeting of the American delegation to the armament imitation conference. The gathering is set for next Friday at 3 p m, pending the convenience of Senators Lodge and Underwood.
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Washington, D. C
Secretarry Hughes
Uste
Lodge
Underwood
Cleveland Girls Regulate Dress After School Campaign
Cleveland High School girls, guided by Miss Adelaide Van Duzer, supervisor of home economics, have adopted more conservative dress through clubs and school groups. They encourage each other to avoid bizarre hairstyles and clothing, aiming for modest attire.
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Cleveland
Cleveland High
Adelaide van Duzer
Pershing Arrives in London for Unknown Soldier Ceremony
Gen. Pershing arrived in London from Paris at 7 p.m. to take part in ceremonies for laying the congressional medal on Britain's Unknown Soldier tomb. He was greeted at Victoria Station by a government officials’ reception committee.
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London
Gen. Pershing
Britain
Paris
Victoria Station
Liner Olympic Narrowly Avoids Sea Mine
Paris reports mine sweepers deployed in the English Channel after warnings of floating mines off Cherbourg. The liner Olympic is said to have missed one mine by a few yards during the patrol.
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Paris
English Channel
French
Cherbourg
Olympic
Life of a man who wandered with western tribes and faced despair
A narrative trace follows a man who lived with western Indians after family sorrows, roamed across the west and into Panama and Mexico, then returned to Waterloo to die. He proclaims life a disappointment and calls death a misfortune, saying it mocks him and is in no hurry.
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Witney
West
Panama
Mexico
Waterloo
Two Illinois State Banks Are Closed
Springfield Illinois October 17 Andrew Russell state auditor announced he closed Bardolph State Bank and Hanover Union State Bank naming cashiers as figureheads for Jourgen Olson son of Paul Minnesota with temporary receivers appointed at both institutions.
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Sprinfield
Bardolph State Bank
Hanover Union State Bank
Jourgen O Son
Judge Grosscup's Body Arrives in New York on Cunard
The body of former Federal Judge Peter B. Grosscup arrived aboard the Cunard liner Caronia at New York. Col. Fred Grosscup, Charles-ton, W Va. Mrs. Leslie Moon, Chicago. and Marshall K E Sampsell, Chicago, met the vessel. The body was to be taken to the Grosscup homestead at Ashland for services Tuesday.
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New York
Peter 8. Grosscup
Cunard
Caronia
Fred Grosscup
Charleston
W. Va
Leslie Moon
Chicago
Marshall KE. Sampsell
Sampse
Goescup Homstead
Ashland
Man Kills Wife After Jealousy Spurred Mutilated Suit
In Paris on October 17 Raoul Pomes a Spaniard living in Paris shot and killed his wife Palmyre Pomes after mutilating his suit to stop him from seeing another woman. He claimed jealousy drove him to madness.
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Paris
Raou Pomes
Parte
Palmyre Pomes
Potee
Baltimore Man Kills Neighbor in Garage Dispute
Baltimore Oct 17 John B Gray Jr son of the Prince Frederick Bank president and a leading Calvert County family killed Charles Buck a neighbor in the Gray garage yesterday. Gray accused Buck of robbing the garage.
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Baltimore
John B Gray Jr
Prince Frederick Bank
Calvert County
Charles Buck
Gray
Buck
Four Die as Train Collides with Legion Car After Funeral
Ottumwa Iowa October 17 four people were killed and one injured when a Nen engine struck a Legion car returning from a funeral service at Prairie View church. Carl Hyde and Ward Credther died instantly. Al Silver and Elmer Frenkhs were fatally injured. Jolian was slightly hurt. Franklin the car driver suffered severe burns to face and eyes. doctors fear for Sliver’s recovery. The funeral service for John H Kerr had been held earlier in the day.
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Ottumwa
Carl Hyde
Ward Credther
Al.Silver
Elmer Frenkhs
Jolian
Yes
Eokoe
John H. Kerr
Prairie View Church
Franklin
Taylor RibbeY case heard in Skinner court
Preliminary hearings for Mrs Lulu Taylor and her sons Tracey and Fred and H T Rib bey on assault with intent to cause great bodily injury were held after a venue change to Justice Skinner's court. The judge released all four after a lecture on neighborhood quarrels, noting the dispute appeared to be a neighborhood scrap with no binding over to grand jury.
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Lulu Taylor
Tracey
Fred
H. T Ribbey
Adam Pickett
Newt Skinner
FE. A. Lee
Mra. Taylor
Soma
Graud
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Ribbey
Tramey
Bribbey
Taylor
Juste Skinner
Knights of Columbus Install Officers at North Pine Hall
The Knights of Columbus held a Sunday 2:30 PM meeting at the North Pine Street hall to install officers. District Deputy Matt Conway directed the ceremony with W H Brady assisting. officers announced include Grand Knight B Schroder and Deputy Grand Knight Jas Burnett, among others. Delegates A B Schroder and Past Grand Knight Meeniry chosen for the state convention.
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Knights of Columbus
K, Or C. Hall
North Pine Street
Disrict
Matt Conway
W. H. Brady
Mmetalied
B. Schroder
Jas. Burnett
Lifford McGraw
Jas. McCoy
Sebastian Rosen
Treaurer
Eugene McEniry
Wm. Noonan Ae
Edward Reardyn
Warden Wm. Tennant
Thos, Wolfe
Jon
Kalghee
Fo Meeniry
A. B. Schroder
Auto wrecks kill and injure three in Iowa during Sunday
In Burlington Ila Oct 17 Mr Mary Kilne and Mabel Kilne died when their car rolled over returning from Sunday school. In Ainsworth Bert Deselm died with wife and niece Helen Umbaugh injured after colliding with another auto. In Belleflower Mason six year old Francis Mason was killed and his mother Mrs Jobo Mason hurt when their car shed a tire while passing another at high speed.
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Burlington
Ila
Mary
Mabel Kilne
3Ciota
Ilinois
Ainsworth
Bert Deselm
Hedrick
Iowa
Helen Umbaugh
Bterloo
Francis Mason
Jobo Mason
Reinbeck
Whithapeee
Kansas Miners Back At Work In Strike Settlement
Pittsburg Kansas Oct 17 1500 miners of Kansas district No 14 return to work after a lengthy strike according to an official announcement at the Operators' Association headquarters.
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Pittsburg
Kansas
Operators’ Association
U. S. Sees Surge in French Wine for Medicine
Paris reports rising demand for French champagne and fine wines in the United States for medicinal purposes. In the first half of the year over 340000 quarts worth 1502000 francs were exported to America, compared with 121000 quarts worth 606000 francs in the same period of 1920.
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Paris
United States
America
Ministry of Commerce
London tavern Butler’s Head reopens oldest license
The Olde Dr. Butler's Head tavern in London, claimed as the oldest licensed tavern, has reopened. Founded in 1616 by William Butler, it was granted the title doctor by King James I.
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TD Tavern
Lonton
Ooe Ieee Olde
Butler
Sabievadh
London
Wiliam Butler
James I
Relief plan promises coal and aid to unemployed families
The article notes a relief program starting the week of November providing 100 pounds of coal weekly, free rent, and a monetary grant based on family size for unemployed residents. Officials stress the benefit to eligible households.
Hamon Film Barred in New York as Too Real
New York officials barred Fate the Clara Smith Hamon picture from screening calling it too real and too true to life. Senator George Cobb, chairman of the motion picture commission, said the film could tend to lead to crime after the Oklahoma murder trial.
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New York
Clara Smith Hamon
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
Motion Picture Commission of
George Cobb
New Orleans Seek Capital Status in Louisiana Legislature
Baton Rouge to New Orleans as state's capital will be an issue presented to the legislature next May. Information from lawmakers indicates the move will be debated, with both cities prepared to press their cases.
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Batonouge
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
London Players Arrive by Air for Matinee in Town
A company of players identified as Mate ar BYANCE arrived by airplane from London for a special matinee then boarded the same aircraft to return to London for the usual evening performance, aiming to be on time.
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Mate Ar Byance
London
French Battle Ships Sighting Near German Coast
Reports from the German coast near Hamburg indicate distant gunfire as French battleships exchange fire with remnants of the former German battleship Thuringen. The incident underscores ongoing naval tensions in the Bis cay area.
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Hambure
Ger
Oberg
Wheel leaves its track in Regent Street crash
A streetwheel detached from a machine on Regent Street plowed into a line of cabs and a shop window, forming a round hole in the glass. No injuries reported. The vehicle’s transmission and differential gears require replacement or inspection every 4000 miles.
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Regent Street
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