Peoria Strike Ends in Quiet Parade Monday
The general sympathetic strike in Peoria ends with no mass demonstration as 10,000 union workers return to work. About 3,000 remain out at Avery Farm Implement, Barrett Roofing, Stucker & Kuck Tinware, Keystone Steel and Wire, and Hart Grain Weber plants. A large Labor Day picnic at Central Park honors strikers and speakers praise the strike’s success.
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Peoria
Ill
Gener
Peona
Avery Farm Implement
Barrett
Stucker & Kuck Tinware
Keystone Steel and Wire Company
Hart Grain Webrher Company
Central Park
Charles S. Stubbies
Representative Stubbies
Kenneth Pindle
Marching Miners Recruits Gather in Marissa
Insurgent Belleville coal miners arrived in Marissa after marching from New Athens to pitch camp. At a Monday meeting about sixty miners pledged to join the 1900 marchers as they head toward Tilden. The marching group has covered 28S miles since Sunday.
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Marissa
Ill
Belleville
Illinois
New Athens
Tilden
Here
Theater Ban Lifted Urged by Producing Managers' Group
New York Sept 2 The Producing Managers' association adopted a resolution urging the Methodist Episcopal church at its upcoming Des Moines general conference next May to lift the ban on theater going.
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New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
Des Moines
Producing Managers’ Association
Prohibition Party Faces Splitover Future at National Meet
Chicago September 2 The national committee debated whether to continue or dissolve the Prohibition party. Indecision over basis and scope left final decision to the closing session. Some W C T U leaders urged uniting forces and fielding a complete ticket in the next national election. Mrs Jacob Mold of Nappanee Indiana affirmed the party’s resolve to act on its platform. A banquet marked the fiftieth anniversary of the party’s founding.
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Chicago
National Prohibition Party
Prohibition Party
Jacob Mold
Nappanee
Ind
Production a Moral Stand: Babson on High Prices
Roger Babson argues that blaming merchants or wages for the cost of living is wrong and that higher prices stem from consumption versus production. He urges a national revival to boost production, reduce consumption, and moral reform, stating inflation is a religious issue driven by a culture of grasping.
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Peple
Bolshevists
Babson's Statistical Organization
Ine
Confesses To Murder Of Chicago Gunman
Martin Guilfoyle, owner of a South Side cigar store, confessed to shooting Peter Gentleman who was found dying in an alley with four bullet wounds. Police say Guilfoyle planned a full confession later, while Gentleman, tied to labor fights, refused to name his assailant at the hospital and told officers to leave him alone.
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Chicago
Martin Guilfoyle
South Side
Peter Gentleman
Guilfoyle
Gentleman
Crowder Seeks Hay Fever Treatment in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS Conn Sept 2 Major General Enoch F Crowder arrived from Washington seeking medical treatment for hay fever that has troubled him for some time.
Dempsey to Face Carpentier in England for 175000
Decatur Illinois September 2 Jack Kearns manager of Jack Dempsey said he would accept a French champion George Carpentier offer for a match in England with a purse of 175000. The bout would likely be at the National Sporting Club in England if accepted. No date is set.
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Decatur
Ill
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
George Carpentier
England
Dempsey
Carpentier
Detroit
Kearns
Europe
Cow eats gunpowder halts Congress action in protest
A Jersey cow on rancher E Willard's land allegedly ingested gunpowder from cans left by forest service agents. The incident, dated 1918 near Ska Man ia, Washington, led to the cow's death and prompted Willard to pursue official action as Congress weighs League of Nations and other matters.
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Washington
Congress
League of Nations
Skamania
E. Willard
House Claims Committee
Forest Service
Willard
Jersey
Forest Reserve
Avenurs
House Committee
Department of Agriculture
Willard Cow Bill Moves Through House Committee
Acting Secretary Mar vin pressed the Willard cow case through Congress path. A bill seeks to pay Willard 60 dollars after a House Claims Committee analysis found potential negligence in discarding the cow powder. The hearing notes the cow’s carcass value at beef 60 to 75 dollars, with dairying value near 100 dollars. The plan calls for 60 dollars, with Treasury to issue the check after passage by the House, Senate, and President. A maid of honor to England remarks about a 6000 dollar dowry on her marriage.
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C. F. Marvin
Willard
United States Court of Claims
Congress
House Committee On Claims
House
Senate
Treasury Department
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Charles E. Morgan
C.F E.l.dennett
Iol
Roger Babson
France
Bellars Inpher
A. E. Prince
Newcomb Hotel
Quincy
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
K. of C. Building
Maine St
Meyer-Wilms Co
T. C. Poling & CO
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