Cholera Outbreak in Japan Sparks International Rail Wage Talks
Dispatches from the stricken capital report a cholera outbreak while general chairmen of the Switchmen’s Union of North America and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen meet in Chicago to draft wage increase proposals. The unions eye a potential 25 percent rise or about 75 million dollars annually, with a joint approach if needed when the current contract expires year’s end.
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Switchmen’s Union of North America
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
L. E Wingate
Council Bluffs
Rock Island
Thomas Cashin
Switchmen
Telegraph urges U S flour sale for Japan relief
The Omaha Bee telegram to President Coolidge calls for immediate large scale flour purchases by the United States to aid Japan. The facsimile telegram links Japan's dire emergency with farmers in the grain belt and the broader national sentiment.
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Omaha
Omaha Bee
Calvin Coolidge
Japan
Maha Bee
United States
League of Nations postpones assembly session over Greco Italian dispute
Geneva authorities report the council of the League of Nations will not hold further meetings for now and the planned assembly session is postponed to avoid new complications from the Greco Italian controversy.
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Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Weather Summary: 24-Hour Local Observations
Local observations for the past 24 hours ending 7 a.m. report conditions across the area. Data include temperature, wind, precipitation, and visibility metrics from multiple stations.
Tokyo and Yokohama hit by quake and relief drive
Three American destroyers arrived at Yokohama and took on 3000 Americans as Tokyo faces widespread devastation. Osaka reports a 30 day moratorium on payments and severe penalties for profiteers and rumor mongers. Tokyo remains cut off while Osaka notes Tokyo’s destruction. American Red Cross aims to reach 5,009,000 dollars as Japan death toll fears rise.
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Yokohama
Osaka
Koreans In Revolt And Tokyo Urges Zero Conditions
Reports from Harbin and Peking say Korean revolutionaries in Japan have risen in Tokyo amid a catastrophe. Tokyo faces street fighting as the government considers a moratorium and mobilizes resources to relief and reconstruction.
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Harbin
Pekin
Japan
Tokio
Senator La Follette Arrives in Petrograd
United States Senator La Follette and his party arrived in Petrograd on Thursday as part of a visit to Russia during the current trip. The party plans discussions with officials and reporting on affairs in the region.
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LA Follette
Petrograd
Moscow
United States
Iron Man of Diamond McGinnity Ends Long Career
Dubuque notes Joe McGinnity, “iron man” of baseball, retires from the Mississippi Valley league after 31 years as player and 14 as manager. From 1892 beginnings in Van Buren to starring for Baltimore, Brooklyn, and the Giants, he pitched two games in one day and twice as many as others, earning his legendary nickname.
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Joe McGinnity
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St. Joseph
Baltimore
John McGraw
Wilbert Robinson
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Robinson
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McGinnity Pitched 27 Games in Valley League Season
The season just ended saw 52 year old McGinnity appear in 27 games for his Mississippi Valley league team.
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Fiow
Muscle Shoals Offer Ford Muscle Shoals Offer
Washington reports Henry Ford will consider the war department request to modify his offer for the Muscle Shoals power and nitrate projects at Muscle Shoals Alabama. President Coolidge and Secretary Weeks await Ford's final decision after discussions in Washington and Detroit. The Alabama Power Company previously offered 3 million dollars for the Gorgas plant, to be deducted from Ford’s 5 million dollar offer for Gorgas and the nitrate works.
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Coolidge
Weeks
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
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Detroit
Alabama Power Company
Gorgas
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Power Company
Agreement in coal strike nears settlement
Harrisburg Pa Sept 7 All major barriers to a coal strike settlement have been removed by an agreement between miners and operators. The sticking points remain a pay rise greater than 10 percent for day workers and the union dues check off. John L Lewis plans a scale committee meeting at 1 p m to decide the situation, with further talks with Governor Pinchot at 3 p m today.
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Pinchot
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Union
Olander to die on gallows at seven thirty this morning
Fort Madison and Ottumwa dispatches report William Olander was executed at the state penitentiary at 7:30 a m for the murder of Berthold Halfpap a Fort Dodge grocer. He faced the gallows without emotion after brief prayer services. The body to be buried in Ottumwa after a private funeral.
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Willliam Olander
State Penitentiary
Berthold Halfpap
Fort Dodge Grocer
Olander
Mr. Smith
Rev. W. Blain
George Bassett
Webster County
Daisy Olander
Ottumwa
Fort Dodge
Forest City
William Goebel
Charles Sweeney
Berthold Haifpap
Fort Doodze Grocer
Four Hurt in Bleacher Collapse at Leon Shrine Fete
Four people were injured when a section of makeshift bleachers collapsed during the Shrine ceremonial in Leon. Injured include K N Dougherty of Creston, Mrs Roe Paster of Leon, Mrs J Parrish of Leon, and Mrs Blanche Kedall of Leon. The event, delayed by rain, drew about 2000 attendees from across the state and featured a Creston delegation and initiation of 60 candidates.
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Leon
K. N. Dougherty
Reston
Mra. J
Parrish
Blanche Kedall
Mr. Dougherty
Creston
Harding Will Wives Widow $100000
The will of the late President Harding filed for probate in Marion provides Mrs Harding a life estate of 100000 dollars including the Harding home and other property. Dr George Harding is left a life estate of 50000 dollars and the residence he occupies. The will forbids using estate money for a monument beyond a modest tomb. The total value awaits appraisers report.
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President Harding
Harding
George Harding
Monticello First to Reach Red Cross Relief Quota
Des Moines Iowa reaches the Red Cross fund goal of 80000 to aid Japanese earthquake sufferers Monticello leads with 100 its chapter reports reaching quota followed by Dubuque Chicago reports division total contributions in central division reach 393000
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Red Cross
Monticello
Dubuque
Chicago
Reed Croes
Central Division
Waterung Man Starts Race for Senate
Des Moines Sept 7 L E Kikelberg of Waterloo today filed to run for United States senator in the 1924 primary. He ran as an independent candidate in the third district in the last election.
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L E. Kikelberg
Waterloo
Ramsey
United States
Council Ambassadors Send Greece Note In Secret
The Inter allied council ambassador said after reviewing the Greco Italian dispute that the decision would remain secret until a note to the Greek government is sent. The text of the note will be released tomorrow.
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Paris
Inter Allied Council
Sheriff Seeks Three Men Under Indictment
Sheriff Collings said three of the men indicted by the grand jury have already been arrested and he expected the remaining trio to be in custody within days. A request to Governor Kendall for commutation to life imprisonment was refused, ending the bid to spare Olander’s life amid a lengthy murder case.
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Iowa
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