Farmers decline Gompers invite in labor federation
The piece argues farmers refused to join the federation, warning that farm labor could be put on an eight hour day with a Henry Ford wage scale and that unions and manufacturers hinder farm labor. It discusses urban appeals to workers, drought and dry regions, Des Moines politics, and the debate over America’s role in world affairs, plus Iowa corn production and Jones county’s place in the corn belt with large yield estimates.
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Gompers
Federation of Labor
Henry Ford
Farmer Boys
Manchester
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Chicago
National Bureau of Crop Estimates
Iowa
Benton
Cedar
Clinton
Town
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Linn
Muscatine
Scott
I W W Ruffians Murder Three Veterans in Washington Parade
A violent I W W action during a armistice commemoration left three former soldiers dead. The piece condemns radical groups and calls for decisive action against them. It notes federal judges’ mixed rulings on wartime prohibition and reports continued enforcement of the liquor law in major cities.
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Rhodes Island
Kentucky
New York
Chicago
Judge Hand
Judge Carpenter
President to decide on ratification with reservations
The president will determine if the peace treaty is ratified with reservations. A tenth reservation must remain, as its elimination would spoil the League of Nations. A showdown is expected this afternoon.
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Des Moines
Hass
League of Nations
Europe
United States
General Wood
Messrs. Cummins
Kenyon
Autocrat of the Breakfast Table Milkman Cited
A Chicago Daily News item notes the milkman, rather than any figurehead, as the true autocrat of the breakfast table, highlighting a humorous social observation about daily morning routines.
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Chicago Daily News
Rail workers press for higher wages after government take over
The railroad men push for bigger pay beyond the government boost, with Mr. Hines promising increases. Every demand seems to be met, justified by high living costs. To fund higher wages, rates must rise, fueling a cycle of cost increases amid union pressure and profiteering fears.
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Hines
I W W murder in Centralia parade sparks anti radical fear
The Omaha World Herald condemns the I W W killings of four ex soldiers during the Armistice Day parade in Centralia Washington as a symbol of radical warfare against civilization. It warns of a red revolutionary movement seeking to abolish morality and replace law with a godless state led by proletarian autocrats while praising work and democratic rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha World-Herald
Centralia
Washington
Lenine
Rail union chiefs argue costs of living rise due to strikes
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes rail brotherhood leaders accuse the Washington administration of failing to cut living costs. It argues prices rise while strikes continue and urges a return to full, unified work at 100 percent efficiency to stabilize supplies and curb inflation.
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Cedar Rapids
Railroad Brotherhood
Washington Administration
Hitch cock hints at reservations to league and treaty
Senator Hitchcock warned that senate action to pigeon hole the league and treaty could derail the administration program. He urged that Americans handle domestic troubles at home and stop shouldering Europe's burdens, criticizing pursuit of a strong international peace with guns and big military force.
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Anamosa Eureka
Hitchcock
Senate
Europe
Uncle Sam
Geneva
Davenport Democrat Voices Against League Emasculation
The Davenport Democrat criticizes moves to weaken the league and laments public apathy. It argues most Americans tolerate changes with reservations and fear the league could be wrecked amid widespread disbelief.
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Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Iowa College Football Scores and Local Incidents Report
Iowa colleges yielded mixed results with Chicago 9 to Iowa State 6 and Iowa State 46 to Kansas Aggies 0. Other notes include Des Moines area fires at Dubuque plant sites, a fatal hunting accident near Tama, deaths in Anamosa and Pomeroy, and rail line suspensions amid coal market strain.
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Bellevue
Iowa
Chicago
Iowa State University
Iowa State College
Kansas Aggies
Coe
Cornell
Upper Iown University
Parsons
Dubuque
International Harvester Company
Southern
Adams County
A Square Deal for the Miners
Washington Post argues coal miners deserve better treatment from operators who shut down mines to curb supply and raise prices. It contends shutdowns are unjustified by storage safety and that vast bituminous coal stores could be kept safely to stabilize markets.
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Washington Post
United States
Labor agitator Opposes Permanent Labor Tribunal
The labor agitator resists a permanent tribunal for strikes while praising applause from workers. He tells peers a strong speech and is admired by many who hear him. He warns the nation to create tribunals either by state or nationwide to hear labor disputes and deliver verdicts.
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Des Moines
Trade and fuel supply steady amid coal strike
Sioux City Journal notes that trade and business stay on course despite internal unrest and industrial disturbances. The coal strike has not yet reduced manufacturing capacity and soft coal mining resumes gradually, indicating fuel will meet demand. the strike has slowed buying due to order backlogs. A brief aside mentions tight shoes causing cramped soles.
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Sioux City Journal
Earning power of farm land studied in Iowa counties
For 1914 to 1918 nine farms in Tama Grundy and Blackhawk counties averaged labor income about 1650 dollars. 1918 saw a peak over 3700 dollars while 1917 was about 3200. Living value per family ran about 800 dollars. A broader study with 200 farms in Tama Grundy Blackhawk and Warren counties and earlier checks in Warren and Tama Grundy Blackhawk will compare earnings and land value with past years. The Iowa State College and U S Department of Agriculture co operate to publish findings soon.
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Wallaces
Tama
Grundy
Blackhawk
Iowa
Warren County
Iowa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Anarchists and Doughboys in Wartime Advice Debate
A Chicago Tribune piece contrasts anarchists with American soldiers noting training and danger. It warns against targeting select groups and suggests focusing on noncombatant targets while considering personal safety in hypothetical actions.
States Should Enforce Law Without Federal Help
The New York World argues that states possess adequate power to handle crime and disorder without federal intervention. It praises 19th century self governing states and suggests 48 Coolidges in state capitals would quell unrest and allow the nation to endure economic turmoil.
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New York World
Quoted Regents Answers and Myths From Old Papers
A Portland Oregonian fragment lists student submissions on diverse topics from the New York state regents exams. It mocks incorrect facts such as potatoes as the Mayflower Compact, Stomach function, Pompeii’s destruction, and other dubious claims.
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Portland
Oregonian
New York
Turkey
Indicted defendants arraigned in district court last week
Grand jury listed defendants including Dale Knight for larceny Freeman Finch for seduction Frank Rance for escape from the reformatory Edward Fisher for escape with alias A J Musical and Geo Horton for escape and Harry Miller for desertion All defendants waived formal arraignment or pleaded not guilty except where stated The Minneapolis Journal notes the Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo involved in North Dakota financing.
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State
Dale
Knight
Freeman Finch
Frank Rance
Reformatory
Geo. C. Gorman
Edward Fisher
A. J. Musical
Geo. Horton
Harry Miller
Minneapolis Journal
Monte Carlo
North Dakota
Legal notes from early case summaries on naturalization and negligence
A digest of court decisions including United States v. Gerstein on naturalization denial for law violations, Minn v Lewis protecting guests from auto injuries unless gross negligence, State v Morton upholding criminal syndicalism law, Molloson v Aleson on divorce collusion, and Taylor v Spokane on jury questions about high-heeled shoes in fall injuries.
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Minn
Minnesota
Va. Morton
Molloson
Aleson
Kentucky
S. W
Taylor
Spokane
Washington
Quiet Cedar Rapids hospital patient and a busy county report
Miss Ilda Osborne slowly improves at St Luke's Cedar Rapids after a severe accident near Marion. Elsewhere in Anamosa community news notes a quiet wedding between William S. Silver and Selen G Curtright, plus Claude Vetter becoming county engineer. Other items mention W A Hogan's salary raise, land appraisals, and local family moves in Anamosa and Wyoming.
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Miss
Ilda. Osborne
Marion
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Edgar Tarbox
William S. Silver
Iowa
Selen G. Curtright
Olin
United States Army
Minneapolis
International Harvester Co
Claude Vetter
Cedar County
Court House
W. A. Hogan
Laws Lands
Omaha Federal Loan Bank
Messrs
Geo. C. Gorman
W. A Hogan
Anamosa
Eldred
Wyoming
Oxford Junction
John Paul
C. B. Paul
Mary Paul
Cedar Rapida
C. B
Dale Paul
Nationalism Triumphs as Lodge Leads Senate on Covenant Vote
The New York Sun lauds Senator Lodge and the Republican Senate for rejecting Article X of the covenant. It argues this lodges a final blow to internationalism, aligning with President Wilson's stance that Article X was essential to the treaty. The piece notes a unanimous GOP vote and five Democrats aiding the cause.
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New York Sun
Lodge
United States Senate
Senate
Wilson
Peace Treaty Defeated in Senate Amid Party Clash
The peace treaty and the Lodge ratification were defeated in the Senate by 68 to 38 with 11 to 11 votes on related measures. Senate foes pressed for nonqualified ratification while President Wilson directed defeat of Lodge reservations. Democrats pushed for delay to rally support against Republicans and White House thus shaped the party line.
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Senate
Underwood
Alabama
Lodge III
Germany
Washington
Chicago Tribune
White House
America
Tigor
Wilson
Local Notes Include Weddings Deaths And Tax Visit
The south reports Clay Kolth wed during a Jennings visit. Grandma Ratelli died at home in South Hopkinton with funeral at Buele Creek church Saturday at two. Jerry Mahoney died in Havell Green township after a three year illness. Jane G Holcombe, born 1840 in Mercer PA, died in Hopkinton aged 79. Deputy R B Lawther visited Oelwein about income tax collections saying public understands the law. A magazine order swindle hovers over residents as a dubious signing spree turns into notes from Mariner’s State Bank.
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Joseph Muganni
Tama
Fritz Buzell
Muganni
Q. W.murfield
Anamosa
Martelle
Holcomb
A. €. Schumann
Evangelical Church
Pomeroy
Marshal Healy
Leavenworth
Lost Nation
Hazel Ahrens
Charles Rutenbeck
Beulah Becker
Ryan
W. Wragg
Delhi
James Shover
Harry Town
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States District Attorney
Healy
Jessie Yea
Davenport
Main Street
W. R. Rashid
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Benton
Cedar
Jones and Linn
Marshalltown
Navy Department
Clay Kolth
Jennings, Couskiun
Grandma Ratelli
South Hopkinton
Buele Creek
Retelit
Jerry Mahoney
Havel Green Township
Mr. Mahoney
Legion
Jane G. Holcombe
Harry
Tryphena Lawless Holcombe
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
Holcombe
Hopkinton
Miss Walcombe
Jackson County
Dubuque County
R. &. Lawther
Oelwein
Internal Revenue Department
Sriday
Publc
Darul
Reilly Holub Nuptials At Immaculate Conception Church
Olive Cecolia Reilly wed Charles J Holub at Immaculate Conception Church Castle Grove on November 19. Rev Father Rourke officiated the ceremony with music by Mabel Reilly and Bertilla Reilly. The couple, both from the Coggon area, will farm nearby and were showered with gifts at a reception.
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Immaculate Conception
Castle Grove
Olive Cecolia Reilly
Charles J. Holub
Father Rourke
Mabel Reilly
Lohengrin
Bertilla Reilly
Mary Holub
Cedar Rapids
Edward Reilly
John Reilly
Coggon
Poor Godspur Receives Urgent Telegram After Poker Loss
In a Birmingham telegram scene, Godspur trembles as he faces a note from his wife asking for money. The fan of suspicion suggests fear of illness, but the real motive appears to be another demand for funds following a $600 poker loss.
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Birmingham
How To Save Coal In Your Home
Guidance on getting more heat from coal with emphasis on efficient burning. Mentions improving stove performance and introduces an “Sanitary Chicken Fountain” product line with an implied guarantee.
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O. K
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Hopkinton Leader
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Federal Reserve Bank
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Remley & Remley
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A. P. Lambert
McNoil
Charles Willis Bosley Poctor
Cilumbopractic
Princess Theatre
Monticello, IA
N. W. Ackerman
City Hitch Yard
M. F. Hogan
Olive
Heluor
Buckford Drug Store
Monticello Luwa
Eclipse Corner
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Harry L. Rodman
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