Shooting at Le Claire linked to Muscatine labor strife
Harry King a 30 year old Muscatine unionist button worker was shot in the back by Otto Berghaus a non union man at Le Claire. The shooting followed a Muscatine labor dispute as workers from Muscatine sought employment at the Le Claire Pearl Button Company plant. Berghaus surrendered after the act, claiming harassment for not joining the union. King was hospitalized in Davenport in critical condition with a bullet removed. Berghaus, a Russian national, had faced hostility from unionists and had refused to join. Witness R. Riepe said he saw the incident on the tracks near the plant. King collapsed after Berghaus fled. King is a known local figure, and Berghaus was taken to Scott County jail.
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Davenport
Harry King
Muscatine
Otto Berghaus
le Claire
le Claire Pearl Button Company
Gerghaus
King
R. Riepe
Berghaus
F. Goltz
Geltz
Riepe
Dectres
Iis
la Claire
King and
Celtz
Charles Holsteen
Button Company
Dixon pushes demand for 250 Roosevelt convention tickets
Senator Joseph M. Dixon asks the Republican national committee for at least 250 tickets for the Roosevelt national committee, arguing that leaders nationwide deserve admission. Col. New says tickets were refused to all managers, stating the rule that only the national committee uses allotments.
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Cilengo
Wic
Uia
Joseph
Dixon
Roosevelt
National Committee of Party
Chicago
Lune
National Committee
New
Senator Dixon
Roosevelt National Committee
Vest National Committee
Equitable
Joseph M. Dixon
Colonel New
Taft
TaFollette
Ottumwa Builds New Federal Post Office and Court
Ottumwa opens its new federal building after a year and a half of construction. The $225,000 white Bedford stone structure houses a post office on Third Street and a federal court on Fourth Street. Mail service begins tomorrow and Judge Smith McPherson will formally open the court portion on his next visit. Postmaster F A Nimocks received the keys from Government Superintendent B A Appl eyard today.
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Ottumwa
Federal
Federal Court
Smith McPherson
Bedford State
Third Street
Fourth Street
F. A. Nimocks
B. A. Appleyard
Turkish Ministers in Stand Up Fight
Washington reports seven Turkish soldiers including three officers captured at Rhodes were sent to Italy to await exchange or end of hostilities. A Constantinople dispatch says the minister of marine and the interior clashed in cabinet over harsh press criticism of Turkish cowardice for not engaging the Italian fleet.
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Washington
D. C
Rhodes
Italy
London
Constantinople
Golden Horn
King linked to shooting in Muscatine area
Local relatives say King, connected to the South Muscatine Athletic club football squad, left Muscatine for Kankakee Illinois to shell, with uncertainty about his presence in Le Claire. He was an active unionist during last year’s Muscatine industrial disturbance.
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South Muscatine
King
le Claire
Kankakee
Ill
la Claire
Muscatine
Congress in session considers bills on agriculture and Alaska
Today in Congress, discussions focused on the agricultural appropriation conference report. Gifford Pinchot and Delegate Wickersham urged passage of an Alaska executive assembly bill before territories committee. The House met at 14 a.m. to begin military academy appropriation debate. The Judiciary Committee resumed its inquiry into Judge Archbald, examining ties to the Girard estate and Culm banks negotiations.
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Congress
Senatic
Gifford Pinchot
Wickersham
Territories Committee
HOUSE
Judiciary Committee
Archbald
Girard Estate
Culm Banks
Early Notice Given Unfriendly Jurors In Darrow Case
Los Angeles May 31. Testimony by Bert N. Franklin disclosed that jurors unfriendly to the McNamara defense were notified to evade service. Franklin described discussions with Darrow and George N. Lockwood about potential juror names including A. Kruger and others marked N. G. as unfriendly. The bribery trial progressed with expectations of concluding Franklin’s direct examination and two days for cross examination by Earl Rogers.
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Los Angeles
Cal
MicNamara
Bert N. Franklin
Clarence S. Darrow
George N. Lockwood
Franklin
Darrow
Lockwood
McNamara
Rogers
Clarence G. Darrow
Chicago
Bert H. Franklin
Eorte
Fredericks
Earl Rogers
Prominent Young Man Drowns at River Junction
Robert Baker aged 20 son of Dr H A Baker prominent local physician, drowned while swimming in the Iowa river at River Junction four miles west of Lone Tree Iowa. The body has not been recovered. parties search the river. Baker was a local high school graduate and well known among area's youth.
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Lone Tree
Robert Baker
H. A. Baker
River Junction
Here
Iowa River
Measles Death Adds to Davenport Home Tragedy
Alice Murphy aged one year dies of measles at Davenport Town Soldiers' Orphans' Home, the fourth child lost to the outbreak that has infected nearly 300 inmates. Quarantine remains strict as physicians and nurses care for remaining patients and efforts to curb further deaths continue.
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Alice Murphy
Davenport
Valley Junction
Towa
Open Shop Issue Reignites London Dock Strike
London May 31 Open and close shop dispute dominates the docks as employers refuse to bar non unionists and strike leaders resist working with them. Government proposals for a joint conciliation board spark talk of arbitration if either side resists a general plan, with a June 4 reply date expected.
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London
Dockland
Ben Tillet
Marty Gosling
Sailors’ and Firemen’s Union
Board of Trade
Galesburg Resident Aeroplane's Victim
Seattle May 31 Aviator Clifford Turpin swerved to avoid a man who ran into the path of his biplane at a local aviation field, striking and killing George Quinby of Galesburg Illinois and seriously injuring a boy and fifteen others as the craft toppled into the grandstand. Police ordered an inquest. the aviation meet closed. Turpin escaped serious injury.
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Seattle
Wash
Clifford Turpin
George Quinby
Galesburg
Quinby
Turpin
Judge Archbald Negotiate Calm Banks Lease Case
Washington May 31 Judge Robert W Archbald discussed with the Girard estate of Philadelphia a lease slash calm banks on the Lehigh Valley railroad. George F E Kirkpatrick testified reading letters showing Archbald and three partners sought to lease the calm banks of the Girard mines run by Lehigh Coal. James Archibald Jr nephew of the commerce court judge. The bank was not leased.
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Washington, D.C
Robert W. Archbald
Girard Estate
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad
House Judiciary Committee
George FE. Kirkpatrick
Girard
Archbald
James Archibald, Jr
Pottsville
Lehigh Coal Company
James Archbald, Jr
Commerce Court
Leads Good Roads Tour Across Kansas City Route
Kansas City May 31 Gov. Werbert S Hadley and Congressman W P Borland led over a hundred motorists on a good roads inspection tour along the north of the river Missouri cross state highway. The group included state board of agriculture members and other advocates. A meeting with the Kansas City delegation at Moberly was planned with speeches to spur enthusiasm and stops at Liberty Richmond Carrollton Moberly and Mexico.
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Kansas City
Werbert S. Hadley
W. P. Borland
State Board of Agriculture
Moberly
Liberty
Richmond
Carrollton
Mexico
Strike Drives NYC Hotels to Rethink Labor Demands
In New York City on May 31 a widespread waiter strike grows to 2500 workers across major hotels and clubs. Union leadership pledges a general strike if wage and recognition demands are not met within 24 hours. Recruitment from southern states and temporary strikebreakers accompany walkouts at Plaza Astor Waldorf and other outlets as nonunion staff serve patrons.
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New York
N. Y
Edward Blochlinger
Ev~ Ery
Sherry’s
Calumet Club
Seville
Marie Antoinette
Great Northern
Plaza
Astor
Strong's
Waldorf
Astoria
Knickerbocker
Rector
Belmont
Gotham
Imperial
Prince George
Breslin
Holyland House
Alton Trains Shut Out of Peoria Illinois
Peoria and Pekin Union bars Chicago and Alton from Peoria station and yards over $30,000 rent dispute. Ten days earlier notice given to pay rent or be shut out, midnight orders blocked Alton trains toward Peoria. Some outbound trains carried United States mail. potential complications feared. Chicago officials foresee quick settlement as May 31.
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Peoria
Peoria and Pekin Union
Chicago and Alton
Alton
Pekin
Springfield
Washington
Chicago
United States
Lll
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Public swimming school opened in Davenport Iowa
Davenport Iowa May 31. In response to drowning fatalities in the Mississippi River Davenport residents organized a free public swimming school for men and boys. Six daily classes average ten students each. Seven ty graduates and a thousand on the waiting list.
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Davenport, Ja
Davenport
Mississippi
Rhode Island Demis Going to Chicago Primary Campaign
Very little campaigning precedes the Rhode Island presidential primary as voters pick among Clark Harmon and Wilson for president and name delegates for the national convention. The South Dakota and New York campaigns run concurrent with Roosevelt denouncing any compromise and denying Chicago plans.
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South Dakota
Providence
R. J
Champ Clark
Judson Harmon
Wilson
Geo. F. O'Shaughnessy
George W. Green
Baltimore
Clark
Gov. Wilson
Rode Island
Blackstone Valley
Sioux Falls
S. D
Taft
Conference Meets on Tuberculosis Theme in Washington
Washington May 31 reports on the second day of the eighth annual conference of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis featured papers from experts nationwide. Pathological clinical and sociological sections met separately while officers were elected and General George M Sternberg's long-serving resignation was expected to be accepted.
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Washington, D. C
National Association For the Study and Prevention
George M. Sternberg
General Sternberg
Force Senate to Act in Lorimer Case Weakened
Washington May 31 Senator Kern of Indiana announced for the minority who impeached Senator Lorimer that the case would be postponed to Tuesday. He predicted a two weeks debate and said he would keep the matter before the senate until action. Lorimer’s arrival in Washington was not definite though friends expect him early next week.
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New York
N. Y
Roosevelt
Chicago
Col. Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio State
Walter F. Brown
Columbus
Ohio
Washington
D. C
Kern
Indiana
Lorimer
Senate
Senate Wnttl
Illness Ends Long Search for Lost Des Moines Brother
After fifteen years Arthur J Scott, of Des Moines, finds Patrick McCune, 65, at the Yelping Hand Institute in Kansas City. McCune, who had not been heard from since 1897 when he left his sister Mrs Maggie Gill Bride, was ill and then reunited with his sister Mrs J Scott. Wealthy Omaha resident Wm McCune aided the search.
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Des Moines
Kansas City
J. Scott
Patrick McCune
McCune
Iowa
Scott
Institute
Maggie Gill Bride
Des Ioines
Wm. McCune
Omaha
Mexican section hand identified as son of wealthy family
Hiawatha Kansas May 31 Pedro Gallardo a Mexican section hand hired at Willis a month ago was buried in the paupers field at Hinawatha and has been identified as the son of a wealthy Mexican family.
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Hiawatha
Kan
Pedro Gallardo
Willis
Hinawatha
Mexico
Glick to Represent Iowa in Intercollegiate Debates
George G. Glick of Muscatine wins honors and will represent Iowa in the 1972 intercollegiate debates. Next winter's opponents include Wisconsin and Minnesota. Glick stood out in tryouts as one of the best among the university debaters for the forthcoming forensic battles. J. H. Anderson of West Liberty also won, giving Muscatine county a third of the top winners.
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Iowa City
George G. Glick
Muscatine
Iowa
Wiscopsit
Minnesota
Glick
J. H. Anderson
West Liberty
Muscatine County
Senior class to stage Muscatine High play tonight
The Muscatine High school senior class presents a production at the Grand theatre this evening. Tickets were in heavy advance sale and most seats are expected to be sold, with the play titled Es meralda or similar title noted in the ad.
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Grand Theatre
Muscatine High School
Esmernalda
Automobile Turns Turtle Near Holcomb Injures Family
In Rockford Illinois on May 21 a car crash left Charles Will with a broken neck and his mother Mrs. Charles Scherarborn severely injured when their automobile overturned near Holcomb. Ernest Lace and Nora Driscoll suffered minor injuries.
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Rockford
Charles Will
Charles Scherarborn
Holcom
Ernest Lace
Nora Driscoll
Davenport man found dead in box car with foul play feared
Grover Berry of Davenport was found dead in a Rock Island freight yard box car. Police report a broken neck and believe foul play may be involved as investigators probe the case in Rock Island, Michigan, on May 31.
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Davenport
Rock Island
Grover Berry
Weather Outlook For Weathers Town And Illinois
Mostly cloudy with showers tonight or Saturday, cooler in west and central portions tonight and in east portion Saturday. Increasing cloudiness with likely showers late tonight or Saturday, warmer tonight, cooler Saturday. Sunrise 4 17, sunset, Tri moonrise 8 34 p m.
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Linois
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Otto Berghous
Philip King
Gampson Street
Rantharlyy
Kroger
Chance
Lony Trare
DOCK
Gerard Calm Banks
Leads Good Roads Tour
Hadley of
Missour
UNION
Nenshouse
Peoria and
Pekin Union
Heclares
Tast
Theodore Roosevelt
Chauncey Dewey
Illinois
Medill McCormick
Dewes
Oyster Bay
S. U. IL
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