Des Moines debates bus service vs streetcar revival
Des Moines Iowa August 6 public debate continues over transportation with 68 buses in operation. Merchants seek solution while council weighs restoring streetcar service or expanding motor bus options. Talks include potential six cent fare and possible removal of rails if needed.
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Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines City Railway
T. J. Fay
Marshall Miller
Barton
H. W. Byers
Miller
Byers
Budd
Hoe
Legal Department
C. W. Lyon
Old Soldiers Fight for Milwaukee Home
Milwaukee readers learn that 750 veterans of the National Soldiers' Home seek to block a government order moving them to other facilities as the present home is to become a tuberculosis hospital. Veterans, some over 90, appeal to Wisconsin senators and congressmen. the American Legion and local papers back their effort. The youngest is 77 with several past 90.
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Milwaukee
The
National Soldiers’ Home
Wisconsin
American Legion
Polish insurgents defy Lloyd George in Berlin report
Berlin dispatch reports the association of former Polish insurgents warning that Britain’s actions risk a united front against their rights. They accuse Lloyd George of misreading Ireland and expect France, Italy, and America to oppose England’s projects while promising not to fear bayonets. The piece notes a separate tax note on Dempsey-Carpentier revenues and Caruso praise, amid a jumble of corrupted text and stray lines.
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Berlin
Delennik Werlinski
Reuben
Macy
Lloyd George
Ireland
France
Italy
America
England
Supreme Council
Frontier card game holdup in Osage Iowa
Special from Osage Iowa tells of a brazen masked hold up during a weekly poker game at a deserted beer shack on the town outskirts. Six Osage men were restrained at gunpoint and robbed of the pot and their winnings as hands of king high flush four sevens and other notes were described. The bandits fled and left the scene unrecognized.
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Osage
Roy Swein
Ward Coonradt
Frank Devitt
al Grover
Mike Morain
Jones
Ward
Frank
Mike
May ship red gold to U S from Britain now
Washington reports that Soviet gold may be shipped to the United States from Great Britain after a British court test case. Ambassador Harvey in London says the London Board of Trade accepts the ruling that imperial Russian securities cannot contest Soviet ownership, and the Bank of England will issue export licenses for Soviet gold based on documents, regardless of assay marks.
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Washington
Great Britain
Commerce Department
Harvey
London
London Board of Trade
Bank of England
Slight Decrease in Employment for July
Washington reports a 1.1 percent drop in July payrolls across 1,428 firms with 600 plus workers in 65 industrial centers. The net decline totals 16,914 jobs while gains appear in land transport vehicles, railroad repair, leather, textiles, lumber, tobacco, paper and printing.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Townley to Appeal Conspiracy Conviction to Supreme Court
Minneapolis August 5 A Townley president of the nonpartisan league will appeal to the United States Supreme Court his conviction on the charge of conspiracy to violate the Minnesota sedition act An announcement Thursday by A Day counsel for Mr Townley says the appeal will stay the 0 day jail sentence imposed on Townley and his fellow defendants Joseph Gilbert The trial court and state supreme court recently upheld the verdict
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Minneapolis
Nonpartisan League
United States Supreme Court
A. Day
Townley
Joseph Gilbert
State Supreme Court
Locate Spurgin Again in Mexican Hideout Near Chihuahua City
El Paso August 5 reports from authentic sources that a man matching Warren C. Spurgin the Chicago banker is in hiding near Chihuahua City after disappearing. The notice notes the search by authorities continues with no confirmed sighting.
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Spurgin
EL Paso
Tex
Warren C. Spurgin
Mias
Chicago
Chihuahua City
Mystery Surrounds Iowa Man’s Passing in Idaho
Council Bluffs Iowa August special report details Lloyd A Hicks traveling to Idaho after the death of his friend Roland H Mason whose car was found partially submerged in the Weber River. The note mentions Mason’s origin and location of his parents in Missouri Valley.
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Iowa
Idaho
Council Bluffs
Lloyd A. Hicks
Roland H. Mason
Weber River
Alagun
Council Blutts
Abesouri Valley
Relief efforts begin as Russians release American prisoners
Stockholm报道 says Russia accepts Hoover terms for famine relief and prisoner release. State Department notes no definite word on departure from Moscow, but prep teams dash to frontier with Red Cross. Food clothing and medicines move to border for arrival in Resistva, aiming for minimal Soviet interference in relief distribution.
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Stockholm
Russia
Hoover
Washington
State Department
Hughes
Edward Young
Riga
American Relief Association
Commission
Red Cross
Resistva
Marguerite B. Harrison
Berlin
End Rum Smuggling Plans Revealed
Washington reports that coastwise rum running by vessels under foreign flags can be stopped without international accord. The Justice Department sees a path under revised customs statutes 2866 to 2874 enforcing penalties up to twelve miles off shore for unloading without permit and related offenses. The Henry L. Marshall case spurred officials to press charges beyond the three mile limit.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Department
Henry L. Marshall
Guy D. Goff
United States
William Hayward
New York
New York Society Woman to Live by King George V
Mia C. H. Benff, a New York society woman, will be fellow tenant with King George V at Invercauld estate in Aberdeenshire for the upcoming shooting season. Invercauld adjoins Balmoral and the king has rented part of the grouse moors from Mrs. Senff. She is the first American neighbor to the king since Countess Beatty of Chicago before the war.
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Special Cable Dispatch
London
Immigrants Barred From Cholera Area
Universal Service reports a Moscow dispatch saying immigration into Ukraine, Siberia, and Turkestan has been prohibited to prevent further cholera spread. The note also references literary opinions about Gene Stratton Porter and Harold Bell Wright, and mentions Cleon near Hartford forming a bureau to oppose trolley service disruptions.
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Universal Service
London
The
Daily Herald
Moscow
Ukraine
Siberia
Turkestan
Spur gin recovery claim tied to Mexican offer in Chicago
Chicago reports say Warren Spurgin head of the wrecked Michigan Avenue Trust Co will be surrendered to city authorities for a 16000 reward. A message from Chihuahua City via E C Clinton claimed Spurgin is hiding and offered to surrender if the reward matched 15000 with 2500 not appealing. Debates on reward rise as Lloyds of London rep and state officials weigh the offer.
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Warren
Spurgin
Michigan Avenue Trust Company
Chihuahua City
Mexico
E. C. Clinton
Crowe
Clinton
W. C. Bruns
Lloyds of London
Bruns
John McShane
Marfa
Tex
Chihuahua
Michigan Avenue Trust Company Bank
John Kjellander
Prohibition
Obregon
William Chambers
Statuesque Jones Day in Chorus Ends, Ziegfeld Says
Florens Ziegfeld asserts the era of the statuesque chorus girl is over. He credits smaller, clever performers with more charm and substance, noting audiences seek worthwhile entertainment rather than mere spectacle. He predicts the bigger chorus figure will face poor prospects.
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Jones
Ziegfeld
Chicago
Florens Ziegfeld
Junon
Hoover warns foreign traders in Washington speech
Secretary of Commerce Hoover warned Friday that trade discrimination against the United States is mushrooming worldwide. He said patience may be exhausted and American fighting spirit could shift the global commercial scene. He referenced debt recognition by Russia and potential Soviet ties with France, noting Bolshevik attitudes in France.
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Washington
United States
Secretary of
Commerce Hoover
Yankees
Globe
Geraldine Farrar Sued for Separation by Lou Tellegen
New York reports world famous soprano Geraldine Farrar faces a separation suit filed by her husband, Dutch-Spanish-Greek actor Lou Tellegen. The action, in Westchester County, cites eviction, missing wardrobe, and personal effects as part of the dispute. Farrar not in city. Tellegen denies comment while lawyers confirm service of papers.
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Lou Tellecen
Westchester County
Harry XN. Steinfeld
Osten Hotel
Par Rockaway
Mercy
Tallegen
Alvin Untermeyer
Guggenheim, Untermeyer & Marshall
Mias Warrar
Tellegen
Untermeyer
Lou
Long Island
Furs Dominate Paris Winter Display Attract Buyers
At M de Evillet's Paris winter show, several hundred American buyers attended as furs cover everything including shoes. Colors were naive rose black sky blue and deep red. Fabrics included crepe de chine cree marocula georgette satin silk charmeuse. Embroideries featured lambakin monkey fur and Indian engraved aliver and platinum. Skirts shorter and gowns more decrollette with Victorian evening styles for young girls.
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Paris
M. de Evillet
General Booth to Aid Starving Russians
London reports General Booth plans immediate relief after Salvation Army in Moscow sent a plea for help to feed over a million starving people. The piece adds sharp commentary on war balance and looming tensions amid diplomatic speculation.
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Gen. Booth
London
Booth
Salvation Army
Moscow
Harding Defends Bonus Sidetrack at Gorham Hospital
President Harding visited tubercular service members at a Gorham New Hampshire hospital and defended sidelining the veteran bonus bill. He described America’s mission as reforming the world and avoiding warfare, urging full support for those impaired in service and urging hope for recovery and reintegration into American life. The visit closed his White Mountains vacation, with plans to depart for Portland then return to Washington.
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N. H
America
Harding
Congress
Preaidén Harding
White Mountains
Portland
Poland Springs
Washington
Fear Holdups Toss $8100 Into River
In Evansville Indiana men fled a bank and, fearing a holdup, left 8100 in currency and a 500 Indianapolis draft on a car seat. They drove into White River near Hoglote the money washed away as water rose over the seat. Swimmers and onlookers crowded the riverbank all day Friday.
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Evansville
Ind
White River
Hogloteh
Thoms Smith
Charles Henderson
Smith
Indianapolia
Uncle Sam Plans to Assist Cuba
Washington officials indicating tentative steps to aid Cuba with financial support, noting any announcement depends on Cuba’s economic reforms and the inland republic’s ability to pay under a revised fiscal policy.
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Uncle Sam
Cuba
Britain to Extend Credit to Russia Amid Relief Effort
London reports Premier Lloyd George pledged government aid to Russia to ease distress amid a deputation visit. The dispatch reflects wartime relief aims and political slogans, with tension over governance and policy stances in Britain and Russia.
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Britain
Russia
London
Lloyd Ceorde Wetnight
Orangemen Halt Moves Of Cha For Ialot Peage
Dublin August report on Sinn Fein cabinet meeting dissolving after conference. British pressure to Ulster factions described, with Orange lodges blocking moves while Craig and Valera reportedly plan talks. Sinn Fein standing committee met in secret Friday night.
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Cha
Ialot Peage
Denis O'Connell
Dublin
Sinn Fel
James Craig
Sinn Fein
Crouig
T To Said
Orange Lodges
Craig
The
Valera
Sinn Mein
TaJuana Burned Out By Fire Starts In Show
San Diego August 6 Tia Juana the border city across the line in Lower California was almost totally destroyed by fire Friday night The blaze began in the projection room of the theater where the Dempsey Carpentier fight films were being shown The crowd escaped without casualties and the old wooden theater in the old town burned rapidly spreading to the Mexican customs house the Casino gambling hall several saloons and surrounding residences all left in ashes
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San Diego
Cal
Tia Juana
Ine
California
Wall Street Leaders Suffer Health Breakdowns
New York dispatches report Col Samuel Colt in critical condition after a paralytic stroke at his Bristol summer home. Otto Kahn of Kahn, Loeb & Co may sail for Europe for treatment. Charles M. Du Pont ordered to Colorado Springs for rest. railroad net income shows a sharp rise, with May earnings up significantly from April.
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New York
New York City
Wall Street
Samuel B Colt
Bristol
Poiday
Colonel Colt
United States Rubber Company
Tine Til
Yenta
Paris
Otto MM. Kahn
Kahn, bLoeh & Co
Ayghitna
Dilunny
Kahn
Europe
Coleman du Pont
Colorado Springs
du Pont
Bring Yanks on Rhine Home Demands Borah Speak
The piece reports U S soldiers in Germany and senators Borah of Idaho and Brandene of Connecticut protesting extended presence. References to public calls to bring troops home, political figures, and a chaotic scene at a wartime event with quotes about turtles and other garbled phrases. The readable portion centers on anti-occupation sentiment and calls for withdrawal of American troops from the Rhine region.
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Borah
Waalington
Aug
Germiny
Senate
Priday
Senatom Boral
Idaho
Brandenee
Conmnecticut
Ipublicans
Abiellar
Trentteenca
Dempont
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HAY Springer
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Hoon Heraudy
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Herbert Hoover
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Gene Stratton Porter
Harold Bell Weight
Qwen Wister
Cleon
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Robert C. Clowry
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Edward C. Newton
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Grant
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Lou Tellegen
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