President Wilson Welcomed Amid Cheers In San Francisco
President Wilson arrives in San Francisco amid noisy cheers and whistles to press for treaty ratification. A reception committee of high officers met him in Oakland before he spoke to the San Francisco Labor Council about Ireland and self determination under the covenant. He answered four questions on league duties, independence in recognizing governments, and Ireland, while suffering a light cold and resting later under orders from Admiral Grayson. The welcome continued from Market Street to the St. Manneis Hotel with a steady crescendo of enthusiasm.
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San Francisco
Cal
Hush Baillie
Wilson
Oakland
Labor Council
Ireland
League of Nations
San Francisco Labor Council
League
Peace Conference
Theus
Admayson
Grayson
Market Street
St. Manneis
Hiram Johnson
Government Goes After Five Big Packers
Chicago September 17 government opens second effort to bring five major packers before a jury for alleged anti trust violations. Isadore Kruser presents evidence to show monopolistic control of food supplies involving Atmeer Co Swift Morris Wilson and Gudahy. Also reports reorganizing large Bible class at University of Missouri by Dean Walter Williams with open enrollment for students from the university and Columbia. Boyle G Clark of Columbia chairs the class.
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Chicago
Isadore Kruser
Evence
Atmeer & Co
Swift & Co
Morris, Wilson and Gudahy
Walter Williams
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Presbyterian Sunday School
Missouri
University of Missouri
Boyle G. Clark
Columbia
Noted Civic Orator Coming to Moberly
The Greater Moberly Chamber of Commerce invites Carl J Baer head of the Production Bureau of the St Louis Chamber of Commerce to speak at the Greater Moberly Dinner on Monday September 22. The suggested topic is Man Power in City Building.
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Moberly
Carl J. Baers
St. Louis Chamber of Commerce
Wm. 8. Bowers
Greater Motherly Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Baer
Carl J. Baer
Chamber of Commerce
St Louis, Mo
Commeree
Not Guilty for Scott in Embezzlement Case
Civic leader Scott is described as having a storied career in Arkansas and Missouri, ending with a pivotal role in the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce. The article invites attendees to the Moberly Dinner on Monday night, September 22 at 7:45 p.m., promising an eloquent address and a large local gathering.
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United States
Casoin
Boor
Rock, Ark
5. Lanis Chamber of Commerce
Wm. S. Bowers
Moberly
Public concert and car drawing fundraiser event
A public concert will be followed by a drawing to award a fine car. The event will culminate with the initiation service for new members joining the organization and adding to the membership roster.
Jury acits not guilty in 1917 State coal case
Jeferson City jury acquitted former Commissioner John W. Scott after a five minute verdict in the State coal and cement deals case from 1917. Special Judge Hopkins Shin presided as prosecutor Lee B. Ewing urged a conviction. the room and timing noted a swift, unanimous acquittal. The indictment alleged a 14 ton coal sale for 39 dollars to ex-saloonkeeper William Koecher in May 1947.
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Jeferson City
Cole County Cimmutt
Mow
John W. Scott
Permanent Seat of Government
Scott
Cole County
John P. Gordon
Hopkins B. Shin
Sedalia
Missouri Supreme Court
J. G. Slate
State
Lee B. Ewing
Nevada
Federal Building
Hugo Arnold
Ww. D. O'Bannon
William Koecher
Movement to organize teachers under AFL grows
News from St Louis reports 75 percent of 265 teachers signing for membership in the local American Federation of Teachers chapter. Instructors statewide are joining as organizers expect a majority at the next State Teachers Association convention to favor the movement. Democrat ads tout bargains and goods.
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St. Louis
Movement For Organization of
American Federation of Labor
Focal
Democracy
American Federation of Teachers
State Teachers’ Association
Elks Home Coming Plans Ready for Big Event
The Elks prepare for a homecoming celebration with a new lodge building decorated in purple and white. Committees lead arrangements for syncho, refreshments, auto, music, and fabrication while visiting Elks arrive. A 5:30 parade to the Bowers home grounds precedes lunch and an evening band at the Elks building.
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Elks
Louis Klein
Synch
Frank Babcock
Louis Hunt
W. S.boowers
Parest Martin
Ihaat Rea
Bowers Home
McAdoo Says Democratic Nomination Is In Party Hands
In Chicago on the way to Pendleton Ore McAdoo spoke about the presidential nomination saying it is wholly in the hands of the Democratic party and that fighting for it would betray principles of uninfluenced rule. He added business conditions are strong with a decade of prosperity ahead if stability continues.
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Chicago
Bret
Democratic Party
Tlan
W. &. McAdoo
Pendleton
McAdoo
Moberly Boy Joins Musical Comedy Troupe
Arthur Williams known as Tookey has joined the Watch Your Step musical comedy troupe. The group played to a crowded Grand last night before Tookey packed his grip and left for Sedalia this morning. He was needed by the company and meets the looks and talent standard required to appear before the footlights.
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Arthur
Tookey
Williams
Grand
Sedalia
Radicals Defeated at Cleveland Convention
Cleveland on September 17 The United Mine Workers of America Convention defeated a resolution for severing ties with the American Federation of Labor amid debate over the strength of radicals. Conservatives hailed the vote as signaling a small radical element while protests arose over Samuel Gompers salary. Two resolutions to endorse the one big union and withdraw from the AFL were to be presented today.
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United Mine Workers
American “Federation
Cleveland, Oho
United Mine Workers of America
American’ Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers
Cleveland
Ohio
United Mine Workers of Ameri ‘Og
Withedrawal
Unsettled Tonight and Tomorrow Showers Likely
A brief weather note indicates unsettled conditions tonight with likely showers tomorrow. Temperature remains largely unchanged, offering little relief from the damp pattern.
Gulf Coast Storm Toll Tops 250 Dead in Texas
Sinton reports more than two hundred fifty killed from the gulf storm and tidal wave. Corpus Christi and nearby areas count dozens of deaths with extensive property damage estimated at ten to fifteen million dollars. Relief trains from Houston aid recovering bodies and aiding refugees as morgues fill and undertakers struggle to cope.
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Sinton
Texas
Sparks
Corpus Christi
Nueces Bay
Aransas Pass
Linton
Rockport
Houston
Nuéces Bay
White] Point
Portland
Aransas Bay
Hock
White Point
Rosita
Odom
Port Aransas
Taft
Roy Miller
Relief Committee
Thounhand
Conference of steel workers adjourns amid drumhead rumors
Pittsburgh delegates of the steel workers conference in this district adjourned at 2 30 p m for luncheon and will reconvene at 4 o clock Chairman John Fitzpatrick said no announcement would be made until likely late tomorrow The postponement of the strike is a dream Fitzpatrick declared after adjournment while the strike proceeds as scheduled The Mississippi Valley Association appears neglected by Washington representatives Merrick president of both the association and the Chicago Chamber of Commerce urged change at a directors meeting before a St Louis zone convention in the works for tomorrow
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Pittsburgh
Steel Workers
Druncheon
John Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley Association
Washington
Harry H. Merrick
Merrick
Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Aoe
Pershing Leads First Division Parade Through Washington
General Pershing led and reviewed the First Division as it departed Europe, the last of 29 combat divisions to leave. The unit, equipped with tanks artillery and horses, marched along Pennsylvania Avenue amid flowers from Washington women. The parade began at Peace Monument near the Capitol and passed under the Victory Arch, with Vice President Marshall and other officials observing from the executive mansion.
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Washington
Pershing
Europe
Pennsylvania Avenue
Peace Monument
Capitol
Victory Arch
Executive Mansion
Marshall
Professors Paid Less Than Janitors, Says Endowment Chief
Gardner B. Perry, chairman of the Eastern New York endowment committee backing Harvard, argues professors earn less than janitors and scrubwomen. He calls for raising teacher pay to avoid university decline. Missouri horticultural meetings announced for Springfield and Columbia with prominent experts attending.
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New York
College
Gardner B. Perry
Albany
Harvard
Harvard University
University
Jong
Senators Borah and Johnson Rave On
Washington dispatch reports Senator Borah dismissing ratification fears amid protests against the league of nations covenant. He says Middle West opposition grows and advocates fear the tide as the treaty is delayed for Pershing honors. Johnson, in Sioux Falls, predicts a substantial new government term via the league and rushes to Lincoln for tonight’s speech.
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Idaho Statesman
Middle West
League of Nations
Washington, D. C
L. G. Martin
Senate
General Pershing
Reed
Missouri
Sioux Falls
Wilson
United States
League: ‘of Nations
Hiram
Johnson
Hare
Lincoln
Twin Cities
Boy Robbers Reach Watch Repair Shop in Break In
Last night unknown youths broke into John Gingrich's watch repairing shop stealing ten or twelve watches. Local authorities located the boys this afternoon. Democrat. ada will bring resy.
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John Gingrich
Ada
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