Flappenings of the World Tersely Told
A sweeping but garbled digest relays political shifts and policy notes from Washington. It notes Malcolm Kerlin resigning as postal director, Willam Buffington set to replace him, and a senate military committee decision suspending promotions below colonel. It mentions forest highway construction funding, Philippine independence stance, ship subsidy delay, postal rate talk, coal reserves, and various accidents, arrests, and deaths across the United States and abroad with many names and places, including Harding, Dawes, Taft, and Lenin, in a rapid compendium of 1920s events.
Massacre at Lester strip mine rocks Williamson county
Wounded workers recount a mass assault by 5,000 striking miners on the Lester strip mine in Herrin Illinois. They say workers were tied in threes and sixes, then executed after surrender. Eye witnesses describe guards, machine guns, a blown pumping station, and widespread killings with at least four dozen dead and many wounded. Coroners and officials prepare an inquest as the town confronts a brutal strike violence outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
3Felvin ‘Thexton
Williamson County
Small
Bertin
Lester
Mince
Staughter
Joseph O'ktourke
Lake Park Avenue
Chicago
Bertrand Commissary Company
West Madison Street
Bnollets
Aroun
O'Rourke
P. Williams
2D Green
James F. Mortis
Twinston City
Uy Wit
Meron
Morris
Herrin
J Williamson
McGowan
Affdlds
Farrington
Frank Farrington
Hertia
Carbondale Hospital
ALE
Wlaers
K. McDowell
McDowell
Wesleyan Welcomes 100-Year-Old Alum Cornelius Cole
Former Senator Cornelius Cole arrives from California for Wesleyan University commencement in Middletown Connecticut. He was born in Lodi New York during Monroe's presidency and graduated in 1847 with a bachelor of arts degree. He recalls antislavery legislation and frequent Civil War era talks with President Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Cole
Wesleyan University
California
Middletown
Conn
Lodi
N. Y
Monroe
Wesleyan
Cole
Lincoln
Cabinet discusses coal strike amid Tier rin disorders
Washington dispatch reports President Harding's cabinet debated the coal strike and disorders at Tier rin. Secretary of Labor Davie expected to issue an official statement on the Mlinofs situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
Washington
Harding
Tierrin, Tit
Davie
Vast Iowa notices span bonds, drownings, and trials
Voters authorize a $90000 school bond. Drownings occur at South English and near Algona. Ackley Journal editor resigns as postmaster. Cedar Falls and Monticello leaders hold posts. ISU hosts 1200 students in summer session. Mayors order slot machines dismantled. storms and wrecks injure residents. Mammoth tooth found near Mounda implies Ice Age fauna. Civil service posts listed with July exams. New gilt on rail and farm loans totaling nearly $959000 approved by War Finance Corp.
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Quimly
Earl Shaeffer
South English
George Althouse
Ackley Journal
Edward Sort
Cedar Falls
Service Star Legion
George Heisey
Monticello
Minnesota
Iowa State College
Antes
Herbert
William Gettman
Algona
Earlham
John H. Winthrode
Cedar Rapids
Disabled Veterans of
Iowa
San Francisco
Tilly Johnson
Sedan
Mary Watson
Harold Doggett
Oskaloosa
Catherine Beemer
Remsen
Rose
Vera Garman
T. D. Miller
Selby County
Edward N. Pratt
Byron Fisher
Davunport
Edward Bloomendaal
James Bloomendaal
Alton
Hull
War Finance Corporation
W. R Brock
Helen
Sheldon
Des Moines
Moose
Mason City
Ottumways
Fred Miller
Webster City
Orange City
Supreme Court of Iowa
William Olander
Ft. Dodge
Eugene Weeks
Ira Pavey
G. A. Fosdick
Des Moines Grocer
Claude Letner
Civil Service Commission
Auburn
Bagley
Brooklyn
Carlisle
Clermont
Dayton
Dester
Dunlap
Durant
Dysart
Elma
Essex
Fairbanks
Fontanelle
Keota
Lakeview
Lansing
Lenox
Livermore
Marathon Menlo
Merrill
Monroe
Merville
Oxford
Paulina
Prairie City
Radclife
Rock Valley
St. Charles
Stanhope
Waucoma
West Branch
Wyoming
Albin
Clarion
Garner
New Hampton
Parkersburg
Rocky Ranids
Spirit Lake
Storm Lake
Tama
West Union
Moingona
Ames
H. K. Davis
State Highway Commission
B. W. Beyer
Iowa Gtaté College Geological Department
Tanlac Promises Relief for Dyspepsia in Local Citizen
H Mohr of 1128 Fourth Bt St Louis reports dramatic recovery from long standing stomach trouble after taking Tanlac. He says two years of poor appetite gas and heart pressure were cured gaining weight and restored energy with no more back pain headaches or dizzy spells. Tanlac sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Mohr
1128
Fourth Bt
St. Louis
Judge Claims Women Aim to Rule World as Material Source
A terse judicial remark frames a debate on reform, with a judge declaring women are intent on seizing the world’s control and casting himself as the raw material of change. The quote reflects partisan tensions over gender roles and governance.
Cuticura Ad Claims Skin Benefits for Taxes Time
An advertisement extols Cuticura products as improving skin and beauty. It urges using Cuticura Ointment on rising and retiring, washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Claims include helping poor complexions, dandruff, itching, and rough hands.
Succeeds Where Doctors Fail in Women’s Ailments
Mrs. Fred Miner of Churubusco Indiana credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing a five year backache and female troubles. She reports improvement during pregnancy and urges other women to try the remedy, claiming safety for all ages and stating she would publish her letter to help others.
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Churubusco
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sheva
Fred Miner
Box
Miner
Those icy Mountains and Greenland’s long nights
A fragment notes Greenland’s six month nights and praises Greenlanders as honest, contrasting with harsher conditions. It frames honesty as a trait fostered by extreme daylight and darkness, implying rugged virtue in icy terrains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
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Malcolm Kerlin
Willam
Buffington
Senate Military Committee
National Forest
Yse
United States
Philippine Islands
White House
Galveston
EHFP
Sausas
Yopeka
Kan
George B. Miller & Son Manufacturing Company
Waterloo, Il
Leavenworth Prison
Kansas
Department of Justice of
San Francisco Conclave
Honolulu
Silo
Kilawea
Diamond Match Company
Barberton
Lorenzo Randolph
Herman Barrows
Ovelse
Elmin
George Rostowski
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Fred Helbiing
Fred Wolfe
H. J. Myers Coal Company
Stewartsville
Ial
C. TL. McNett
Crystal Vernon
Chicago & Alton
Towanda
Itt
Taft
London
Elliott Padrick
Sylvania
Black
Springfield
Samuel Gompers
The
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Cincinnati
Soviet
Russia
Sara Keidel
Lafayette
Cisna Park
H. A. Lord
War Department
Charles G. Dawes
Interior Department
Fall
Wellsville
New York
San Antonio
Mércedes
Tex
Rio Grande
John S. Curtis
Winston County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Montgomery
Eugene Russell Hendrix
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Kansas City, MO
George Walmsley
East Peoria
Thomas Maloney
4Noa D. Olesen
United States Senate
Portland
Frederick Hale
Percival P. Easter
Wu ‘Tingfang
Sun Yat-sen
Southern Republic
Canton
Carton
Manitoba
Portage la Prarie
O'Connor
Ireland
Multingar
Middle Temple
Berlin
George ¥. Telitcherin
Sir Henry Hughes Wilson
Moscow
Russian Council of Commissars
Lenin
Take Ionescu
Rumania
Thomas Willes Chitty
Supreme Court
Yellowstone Park
Livingston, Mont
China
J. A. Huston
G. M. Baum
Tracey
Cavan
Arthur Griffith
Dall Etreann
Jearler
Peiling
Belfast
Japan
Privy Council
Tokyo
Lee Field Marshaal
Sir Henry Wilson
Eaton Place
James O Brien
James Connelly
Burnfot
Donegal
Herrin Gine
Iilneis
Louis Citizen
Tantac
Mathers
Pletcher
Voltaire
Daan
Doan
Ary Suray
Itus Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
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