All Factions Meet Today to Settle Rail Strike
Chicago leaders of six railway unions and railroad executives face a public hearing by the Railway Labor Board as talks aim to avert the October 30 strike. The board insists wage cuts be resolved before labor reductions are discussed. executives seek further wage cuts to lower rates.
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Chicago
Railway Labor Board
Association of Railway Executives
Ben H. Hooper
United States Railway Labor Board
W .G. Lee
Lee
Warren
Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Railroad Labor Board
American consul at Salina Cruz assaulted at consulate
American consul Lord Burlingham in Salina Cruz Mexico was assaulted and stamped by unidentified assailants in the consulate Monday night. The injuries are not believed to be serious.
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U.S. Counsul
Salina Cruez
Mexico
Washington, D. C
Lord Burlingham
State Department
Boy Is Unique in Ancestors in Washington Iowa
Oct 26 In Washington Iowa Orville Coakley son of Mr and Mrs Fred Coakley of this place has an unusual number of relatives three great grandmothers two great grandfathers three great-great uncles and three aunts plus a grandfather and two grandmothers and parents An unusual accumulation that may not be equalled in Washington county by anyone living there
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Washington
Orville Coakley
Fred Coakley
This Place
Martha Parker
Tabe Grove
Ill
Hattie Coakley
Ipava
Lydia Kirkpatrick
Smithfield
William Parker
The
Table Grove
G. W.coakley
Washington County
Waterloo Set to Vote on Sunday Theater Ban
Waterloo citizens will vote December 6 on whether theaters may continue operating on Sundays. Clergymen submitted a petition signed by 6 000 persons asking prohibition of Sunday shows.
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Waterloo
Mail loot may exceed two million in New York holdup
Postal inspectors and other sources suggest the missing mail from Monday night’s daring holdup could total more than two million dollars while a complete check proceeds in New York. The initial estimate cited was over one million, with authorities revising expectations upward as records are reviewed.
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New York
N. Y
Weather Outlook for Chicago Wednesday Night to Thursday
Chicago weather bulletin shows unsettled conditions tonight with cooler readings in the west and south portions. Thursday is expected to be generally fair with calmer skies and milder temperatures.
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Chicago
Weather Summary Observations by Dr Stanley
Local observations for the past 24 hours ending 7 am report rainfall amounts and temperatures. Readings show values around 63 hundredths to 72 hundredths of an inch, with lows near 38 to 52 and no precipitation noted for several stations.
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H. ™. Stanley
Trains Must Run Says Cummins in Rail Crisis
Washington reports Senator Albert B. Cummins urges trains must run even amid a potential strike. He links the 1920 transportation act to private operation but argues government takeover could be temporary if needed.
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NEA
Washington
Albert B. Cummins
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Cummins
Senate
Reed amendment to tax bill defeated in Senate
Washington D C October 26 The Reed amendment to the tax revision bill proposing retaining the excess profits tax at least at half of the present level was defeated today in the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Reed
Senate
Newspaper Wins Verdict in 100000 Libel Suit
The St. Louis Star won a 100000 libel case in Circuit Court yesterday. Alexander P Macauley of Toronto claimed the paper published false reports about his arrest in January 1917 for forged checks. Judge Grimm instructed the jury that newspapers have a right to print official police reports.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Star
Alexander P. Macauley
Toronto
Macauley
Grimm
Ship Finds Missing Plane After Seaplane Duo Safe
A message from the steamer Allegheny reports Lieut. A. M. Darcy and Mate Wendell were forced to abandon their seaplane fifteen miles south of the Mississippi mouth last Sunday. They were picked up safely when the missing plane was found by the Allegheny near New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Allegheny
Pensacola
Naval
A.M. Darcy
Wendell
Mississippi River
Elderly Fairfield Couple Killed by Burlington Freight
An elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. John O Neill, about 60, returning from a Mission service in Fairfield, were run down and killed by a Burlington freight train. O Neill died after attempting to rescue his wife who stumbled on the tracks.
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Fairfield
Burlington Freight
Lal
John O'neill
Burlington
Mr. Onell
Mr. O'Neill
Street Car Franchise Put to Des Moines Voters
Des Moines voters are set to decide on a streetcar franchise. The item, dated October 26, outlines the fresh franchise proposal and the key implications for residents and city transport policy.
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People For Vote
From Movies to Divorce Court By NEA Service
Frances Stuart Murphy, former screen star and Caruso co star, becomes central to divorce and alienation suits. Her husband Joseph A. Murphy, a Boston millionaire, sues for 100000 alleging alienation of affections. The wife proclaims love for her husband while the co respondent denies the charges.
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NEA Service
Boston
Caruso
Frances Stuart Murphy
Frances Stuart
Joseph A. Murphy
Joe
Murphy
Harding visits Birmingham for city semicentennial
President Harding and his party arrived in Birmingham to attend the city’s semicentennial celebration. He framed racial progress as gradual and urged equal education while denying social equality as a base for amalgamation. He praised southern industrial recovery during the address.
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Birmingham
Ala
Harding
Hardin
South
Rehabilitate The Hawaiian Race On Molokai Scene
The Hawaiian flames commission plans to rehabilitate the dying Hawaiian race under a Congress enacted law. A model demonstration farm will be established on Molokai on Ho lehua and Palaau lands set aside for Hawaiians, directed by a mixed Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian team.
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Honolulu
T. WH. -Oet
Molokai
Hawaiian Flames Commission
Congress
Wallace R. Farrington
Moelokai
Oahu
Mob hangs Black man after white farmer’s death in Louisiana
In Winnsboro Louisiana on October 26 a Black man named Sam Gordon aged 35 died in a mob related incident following a public safety confrontation with Joe Kimball a white farmer. The event occurred near the town in the aftermath of the farmer’s fatal injury.
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Winnsboro
Sam Gordon
Here
Joe Kimball
Permits for Medical Beer Issued Across Nation
Washington officials announce prompt issuance of permits to brewers for medical beer. In Des Moines, Iowa the attorney general states the federal ruling is inapplicable here since Iowa law does not include malt liquor, nullifying expected effects.
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Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue
Blaine
Iowa
Des Moines
Ben J. Gibsoft
United States Treasury Department
Mail robbery at Ferry post office leaves guard killed
San Francisco, October 26. Frank Adams, a mail clerk and guard, was shot and killed by a masked bandit who entered the Ferry post office in the morning and escaped with a sack of registered mail. The value of the loot has not yet been determined.
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San Franciso
Calif
Frank ©. Adams
Buffalo Fish Set Free in Mississippi River
Ninety two thousand buffalo fish offspring of eight adults released into the Mississippi River from a Fairport biological station pond. The 2.5 to 5 inch fish were produced under artificial conditions and had been observed at the Fairport station for years.
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Mississippi River
Davenport
Fairport Biological Station
Fairport Station
Officers Probe Death in Emmetsburg Recluse Case
State agents Hi Yackery and Fred McAfee investigate the murder of George Helland, a reclusive Emmetsburg farmer found dead weeks ago. Authorities have few leads on the identity of the slayer as the inquiry continues.
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Haninetsburgu
Hi Yackery
Fred McAfee
George Helland
Helland
Jury selection twists in Fleming vs Brown and related cases
Late yesterday the Fleming vs Brown jury selection began as the courtroom split over a defendant motion for directed verdict. Across the docket William J Green v Bates ended with a directed verdict for the defense after Judge Winter reserved ruling, while Dovalis v Dovali concluded with a dismissal petition filed to end divorce proceedings and restore marital relations.
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William J. Green
Joseph Bates
Plc Winter
Carl Boone
R Co. A. Johnston
D. W. Highee
BF. Mekariy
Webb Va. Bilbo
State of
Iowa
Frank M. Dasey
Lewis Dunlap
Creston Mutual Telephone Company
Tropical Storm Ravages Tampa and Plant City Coast
Two persons killed and property damage exceeding 1.9 million dollars reported as tropical storm struck southern Florida. Plant City notes Tampa damage likely over 1 million, with Pilmetto Park area the hardest hit.
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Florida
Tampa
Senator Cameron Indicted on Perjury Charge in Arizona
Indictment against United States Senator Ralph H. Cameron from Arizona alleges perjury under Section 125 of the penal code. Judge Sawtelle and U S Attorney Flynn defer discussion until Washington approves. Attorney General Daugherty declines to comment amid inquiry.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Ralph H. Cameron
United States
Arizona
William H. Sawtelle
United States District Court
Thomas H Flynn
United States District Attorney
Daugherty
Washington
Minute Book
Cameron
Marcus A Smth
Senate
Federal Grand Jury
Department of Justice
Foreign born population in the United States tops thirteen million
The report notes that more than 13,000,000 individuals living in the United States were born abroad. It highlights demographic implications and the growing share of foreign born residents in the national population.
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United States
Cars Pioneer Founder of Ataantic Is Dead
Daniel Eastwood, 82, co founder of Atlantic, died at the Soldiers Home in Leavenworth. He came to Caled County in 1869, helped move Grove City to Atlantic, and dug the first well in Atlantic. His obituary notes fifty two years of residency in the county.
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Atlantic
Daniel Eastwood
Eastwood
Levenworth Eas
Caeg County
Grove City
Atntic
Woman’s Charred Body Found in Yard Near Polk City
Des Moines, Oct 26. The charred body of 50 year old Mrs. Bea Wylie was found in her back yard six miles northwest of Polk City. A neighbor discovered the fire soaked couching and gasoline likely ignited by the victim. Deputy Sheriff E L Pugaly believes the death was self inflicted.
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Des Mones
Iowa
Bea Wylie
Polk City
E. L. Pugaly
Tipton Girl Ellen Crist Critical After Kidnapping
Ellen Crist, a Tipton girl, was kidnapped and taken to a tent on the fair grounds. She remains in critical condition at the University of Iowa hospital and may not recover. The assault case against West and Basset will be postponed to the next term. Salvation Army workers rescued her.
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Tipton
Ellen Crist
University of Iowa Hospital
West
Basset
Salvation Army
Premiums on submarine protection reach 15 million in 1920
In 1920 the premiums paid on submarine protection in this country totaled 15 million dollars. The figure highlights the scale of maritime risk management and the financial exposure faced by insurers and shipowners during the early postwar era.
Priest Belknap Shot, Lead Parish Priest Murdered
Cedar Rapids and Lead reports state Rev Father Belknap, parish priest at St Patrick's in Lead, was woken from his bed and shot to death early today. He was ordained in 1917 and served as parish priest there since 1919. The motive remained unknown. Belknap was a nephew of a Cedar Rapids clergyman.
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Belknap
St. Patrick’s Church
Father Belknap
Lead
Cedar Rapids
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Winters
D. W. Higbee
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