Women Marches Spark Mine Attacks and National Guard Mobilization
Terrific blasts wreck Menghini Coal steam shovel at Drywood Creek as militant Kansas women aligned with Howat press for mine closures. Sheriff U rges Topeka aid. five to six National Guard companies to entrain for Pittsburg field. A black worker Solomon Tart shot in East St. Louis during packing house strike. Howat condemns posting of marches and calls action excessive.
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Pittsburg
Kan
National Guard
Kansas
Alexander Howat
International Union
Pittsburgh
Girard
Milt Gould
Topeka
She
Crawford County
Fort Scott
Menghini Coal Company
Drywood Creek
Central No. 49
Milton R. McLain
Adjutant General
Charles I. Martin
East St. Louis
Ill
Solomon Tart
Seven Prisoners Escape by Sawing Bars in Des Moines Jail
Seven inmates escaped last night from Des Moines city jail by sawing bars on the first floor of the new municipal building. Police were on alert after a tip of a planned bank safe robbery. Escapees included Alis Redman, Paul Roberts, Henry Todd, Alfred Todd, Dewey Rainey, E F Faust, and PD Burke, all held for varying charges.
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Des Moines
Alis Redman
Paul Roberts
Henry Todd
Alfred Todd
Dewey Rainey
E. F. Faust
PD. Burke
Hot Dog Cops Probe Booze-Infused Franks Profiteering
New York police at Madison Square Garden during a bicycle race observed vendors selling hot dogs for 30 cents a day without mustard as profits soar. A Dollue coat bought a hound and punctured it revealing pure moonshine, prompting officials to scrutinize all hot dogs in town.
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New York
N. Y
Madison Square Garden
Coppers
Officials face criminal action in Davenport graft case
Davenport Iowa December 14 officials including Aldermen Peck and Stout and Commissioners Murray and Selman face graft and misuse of city funds charges. affidavits demand their resignation and move to file criminal ouster proceedings with County Attorney Weir. city hall halts 475000 bond funded public works as investigations unfold.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Iowa
Peck
Stout
Murray
Selman
Weir
Socialist Party
Screechfield
Murray Screechfield
Warnock
Barewald
Seven Children And One Man Die In Detroit Farm Fire
A Detroit farm home fire left eight people dead two miles north of the city, seven of them children, with three others badly burned. The blaze began when Mrs. Wakeu tried to start a kitchen fire with kerosene, causing an explosion that killed Joseph Wakeu and members of two families.
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Detroit
Mich
Joseph Wakeu
Wakeu
Elizabeth Kurorsak
Des Moines coal group elects new president
E. C. Smith of Des Moines was elected president of the Iowa Coal Operators association at its annual meeting held yesterday. George Heap Jr. was reelected secretary.
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Towa
Associated Press
Des Moines, In
E. C. Smith
Des Moines
Iowa Coal Operators’ Association
George Heap, Jr
Cotton Consumption Falls From Last Year November totals
Washington December 14 Cotton consumed in November reached 526 610 bales of lint and 53 257 bales of linters versus 332 712 lint and 34 827 linters a year ago per the census bureau announcement.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Germany Grants Full Recognition of U S Consular Officers
The German government recognizes American consular officers in full, allowing the United States to operate across Germany as in pre war days. This move marks restored reach of U S diplomatic services and ensures consular functions nationwide.
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United States
Germany
Dail Delays Vote on Anglo Irish Treaty To Thursday
The Dail Eireann postpones ratification debate on the Anglo Irish treaty until Thursday public session. De Valera accuses London delegates of overstepping powers and insists full text be submitted while a secret session probes the delegates authority. Sinn Fein leader demands the pact be Cabinet reviewed.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Dail Eireann
Dail
London
Eamonn de Valera
de Valera
Pien
Forgery Suspect E B Whitney Faces Indictments
Phoenix inspectors await papers from Dubuque and Peoria to confirm charges against Edward B Whitney held in Phoenix. Whitney, linked to Roy Gardner trial, admits 1916 Chicago post office substation robbery and five year Leavenworth sentence.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Post Office
Dubuque
IoWa
Peoria
Ill
E. B. Whitney
Whitney
Roy Gardner
Postoffice
Chicago
Leavenworth
Kansas
Edward B. Whitney
Rock Island
Federal Grand
Dubuqne
Waterloo
O Connor Identified Near Albia by Train Crew
Conductor John Bryant and three Iowa & Southwestern railway workers report seeing Luck Tommy O Connor aboard their freight last night. They say a gunman boarded at Albia, rode to a junction north of Centerville, then leaped off and fled, amid rumors of the Chicago killer’s escape from Cook County jail before a hanging for a policeman’s murder.
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Centerville
John Bryant
Iowa & Southwestern Railway
Tommy” O’connor
Chicago
Cook County
O’connor
Albia
Idaho Senator decries four power treaty as military alliance
The Idaho member of the upper house denounces the new four power treaty as a military alliance and vows opposition when it is brought before the legislature for ratification.
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Idaho
Near an Accord on Naval Ratio Delegates Say
The conference nears agreement on the 5-5-3 naval ratio with Japan leaning to keep the Mutsu if ships are swapped. Britain and the United States resist the Mutsu plan but may concede if the 5-5-3 framework is preserved. Finances halt one Shantung issue as negotiators await a new session.
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Japan
Washington, D. C
Associated Press
China
Far Eastern Committee
Minisa
Baron Kato
Hughes
Balfour
Mutsu
United States
Great Britain
Shantung
Bill to Aid Russia Reported Favorably by House Panel
Washington Dec 14 An appropriation of 20 000 900 would be available for the purchase of grain and other food products for distribution in famine districts of Russia under a bill favorably reported today by the House foreign affairs committee.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Russia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Iowa and Illinois Fair Tonight and Thursday
The notice reports events at the Iowa and Illinois fair airing tonight and Thursday with a hint of cooler weather tonight.
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Iowa
Illinois
Woman admits murder of physician amid years of torment
Mrs. Charles H. Raizen faced arraignment in Brooklyn on charges of killing Dr. Abraham Glickstein in his Bedford avenue office last Saturday. She said eight years of suffering and a coercive relationship drove her to shoot the physician after he renewed advances on the eve of her May marriage.
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New York
N. Y
Associated Press
Charles H. Raigen
Brooklyn
Abraham Glickstein
Bedford Avenue
Raizen
Harry Lewis
Glickstein
Lower East Side
Manhattan
Lillian Schaffer
Trousseau
Florida
Jacksonville
Aaron W. Levy
Samuel A. Tannenbaum
Foch Bids Farewell to America Bears Gifts From Nation
Ferdinand Foch boarded the Paris for France after a farewell tour of the United States and Canada. He carried six cases of gifts from Americans including honorary degrees, medals, a golden sword, and tokens from veterans groups. The marshal, honored as “Chief Watakpeck-Wakya,” toured widely, receiving tributes from cities and citizens, and a mother’s geranium was given to honor her son fallen near Soissons.
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Associated Press
New_York
N. Y
Ferdinand Foch
America
France
United States
Canada
Germany
Marshal Foch
American
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Paris
Montana
American Legionnaires
Iowa
Legion
Union
Plains
Watakpeck-Wakya
Indiana
Soissons
Foch
Chinese proposal sent to Tokio on Shantung dispute
The counter proposal of China for purchase from Japan of the Kiao Chou Tsunan fu railroad in Shantung has been cabled to Tokio by the Japanese arms conference delegation. The move accompanies direct talks with Chinese delegates aimed at settling the Shantung problem outside the conference.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
China
Japan
Shantung Province
Tokio
Shantung
Kentucky Military Institute Fire Destroys Four Buildings
Four of the five main buildings of the Kentucky Military Institute at Lyndon near Louisville were destroyed by fire. The blaze caused an estimated $100,000 loss and occurred as 150 students were in chapel. Fire units arrived too late to prevent the flames though personal effects were saved.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Kentucky Military Institute
Lyndon
Chapel
Bank closes in Hale County in Missouri listing
The state director of finance was notified that the People's Bank of Hale in Carroll County had closed. W. E. Todd, state bank examiner, was sent to take charge. This brings to twenty seven banks closed since last January. six have reopened and most others are said to be able to pay out in full.
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Missouri Bank
Jefferson City
People’s Bank of
Hale
Carroll County
W. E. Todd
State Bank Examiner
Elks urged to drop elk teeth charm emblem use
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks faces a call from the American Game Protective Association to ban elk teeth emblems. A resolution cites photos of elks shot for teeth and proposes a constitutional amendment at the next grand lodge convention to stop the practice.
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Associated Press
New York
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
American Game Protective Association
Grand Lodge
France Ready To Forgo German Reparations Temporarily
Paris reports a high official in the French foreign office says France is willing to temporarily forego cash reparations from Germany. He notes there is broad recognition that Germany must be aided and possibly compelled to restore its finances before future indemnity payments.
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Paris
Associated Press
France
Germany
Slain Iowa teacher linked to quarrel with youth
Earl Throst, 26, confessed to killing Miss Inga Magnusen near Dorchester after a quarrel in the Dorchester schoolhouse. He said Otto Beler influenced Magnusen and that he planned marriage next Saturday. Throst was arrested in Postville after a 30 mile ride home on a stolen horse. Elmer Van Brocklin is held as a suspect in Decorah following related killings in nearby Frankville.
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Associated Press
Waukon
Earl Throst
Inga Magnusen
Dorchester
Throst
Allamakee
E.O F. Pieper
W. L. Peck
Otto Beler
Thrust
Miss Magnuson
Postville
Iowa
Charles van Brocklin
Frankville
Elmer van Brocklin
Decorah
Here
House to Take Up Bonus Soon
Washington D C Dec 13 The House Ways and Means Committee will take up the soldier bonus issue immediately after Christmas recess with priority on how to raise funds. Chairman Fordney said the panel would also consider adjusted compensation measures while the debate over funding continues. House leaders note growing demand to resolve the bonus question early as members seek re election.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Ways and Means
Fordney
Senate
United States
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International Miners’ Union Fee
Bittner
Sinn Fein
Iowa Crime
Borah
Cary
U. S
Kentucky Military School
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