Claim of construction overruled by appeals court
The United States circuit court of appeals upheld Idaho officials withdrawal from the Salmon River Carey act project in Idaho 25 000 acres due to insufficient water. The Twin Falls Salmon River Land and Water company claims a lien on land. the court ruled the lien applies only to acreage with adequate water. The decision affects pending suits over water rights and foreclosures and precedes further action by Judge Dietrich on October 11 regarding water supply limits. Bothwell & Chapman, attorneys for the Salmon River Bettors association.
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Asdochiad Press
San Francisco
Sept
Idaho Land
Idaho
United States Circuit
Construction Company
Twin ‘Falla Balmon River
Salmon
Inn of the Circuit
Court of Appeals
Circuit Court of Appeals
Pietrich
Dietrich
Bothwell & Chapman
Salmon River Bettera’, Association
Four Die After Poisonous Alcohol at Edgewood Arsenal
Baltimore September 7 Four civilian employees at Edgewood Arsenal near Baltimore died and four were critically ill after drinking poisonous alcohol. Military officials said it was unclear if the toxin was brought in or obtained from post stores. The dead include William Richmond of Philadelphia Joby McEwen of Alexandria Virginia William F Meyers and Joseph Langley of Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Edgewood
Arsenal
Alcoho
Willian
Richmond
Philadelphia
Joby Mc
Ewen
Alexandria
Wiliam F. Meyers
Joseph Langley
Farmers Demand Higher Wheat Price in Midwest Meeting
Kansas City reports show farmers pressing for a minimum price of 2 to 3 dollars per bushel for No 2 wheat. The event gathered wheat growers and farm-organization representatives from Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska to push pricing reform amid profiteering concerns.
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Kansas City
Balina
Karas
Mil
Dent
Kanias
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Election of Directors Exciting One in Local District
The mass meeting elected W H Nixon and D F Clark to three year terms on the school board and Mrs C R Scott to two years, by 819 to 374 over Mrs Nellie Parker. A record 1236 votes were cast between 1 and 5 pm, with locals praising the heavy turnout. Mrs Scott becomes the first woman director, backed by club women after a district wide effort. labor and nonlabor factions also supported other candidates. Nixon and Clark, veterans on the board, were reelected.
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Athisipl
W.H. Nixon
D. F. Clark
C. R. Scott
Club Women
Nellie Parker
Organized Labor
Sawson
TS. J. Finch
Oes. Scott
Finch
Scott
H.C. Keniston
I. Bs
Nixon
Clarke
Earthquake Reports Damage and Fatalities in Italian Regions
An Associated Press dispatch from Florence dated Sept 7 describes an earthquake at 7:55 am causing damage in Piga and surrounding areas. Many houses collapsed and there were deaths and injuries in Collemandia while tremors in Pisa and Traly were reported lasting about 18 seconds.
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Associated Press
Florence
Piga
Iife
Collemandia
Gattagnana
Pisa
Traly
Geeonda
Slush Probers Quizzing Hays and Britten in Chicago
In Chicago on September 7 the senate slush investigations questioned Will Hays and Congressman Britten about campaign funds. Britten admitted he had no evidence to support his accusations as he faced questions from Senators Edge Spencer Kenyon Pomerene and others.
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Chicago
A. Britten
Cox
Will H. Hays
Republican Committee
Naid
Britten
Senate
Edge
Spencer
Kenyon
Pomerene
Feed
Message of gratitude sent to Lord Mayor MacSwiney
The Associated Press reports Eamon Valera sent a message to Father Dominic to relay official Irish gratitude to Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney of Cork. Valera praises his sacrifice as civic courage and pledges renewed commitment that he shall not die in vain. Separate note mentions protests to Lloyd George over MacSwiney’s imprisonment by Chicago Mayor Thompson and others in Anaconda, Tulsa and Butte.
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Associated Press
New York
Eamon Valera
Irish Republic
Dominic
Terrence MacSwiney
Cork
MacSwiney
Lloyd George
Lord
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
W.F. Bradden
Butte
Mont
Anaconda
Tulsa
Okla
Poles claim Lithuania violates neutrality in crisis note
Paris Sept. The Polish note to the League of Nations asks mediation in the Polish Lithuanian dispute. It argues that while Polish armies retreated before Russian Soviet forces the Lithuanian government agreed with the Soviet government at Moscow to allow use of Lithuanian territory for passage and a military base, a breach of neutrality. Lenroot leads ahead in Wisconsin campaign results as Milwaukee precincts report.
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Armiéa
Lithuanied
Aoviet
M ‘Cow
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Milwaukee ‘Sentinel
Thompson
McHenry
Hearings Open on Utah Idaho Sugar Company Case
Salt Lake City Sept 7 Hearings proceed on the federal trade commission complaint charging conspiracy in restraint of interstate commerce by the Utah Idaho Sugar Company Amalgamated Sugar Company and Utah residents Ernest R Woolley A P Cooper and E P Cullen Thomas R Cutler vice president and former manager told of the beet sugar industry rise from 1890 to 1917 and retirement from general manager duties Federal Trade Commission representative Henry Ward Beer of Washington DC presided amid earlier testimony from complainants
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Federal Trade Commission
Utah- Idaho Sugar Company
Utah
Ernest R
Woolley
A. P. Cooper
E. P. Cullen
Thomas R. Cutler
Salt Lake
Utah-Idaho Company
Inter-Mountain
Itd
Srowth
Wes
Henry Ward Beer
Washington, D. C
Gompers Attacks Kansas Labor Court Proposal
Samuel Gompers issued a letter to Kansas labor bodies urging repeal of the state court of industrial relations. He warned farmers would suffer if the law remains and urged labor and farmers to unite in a nonpartisan campaign to defeat supporters of the measure. A statewide conference of Kansas labor organizations was proposed to coordinate repeal efforts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kansas Kiw 5
Samual Gompers
Gompers
Kansas
United Forces of
Can Be
workers of Kan_sas
Prizes Planned for Air Mail Pilots
Washington announces a transcontinental air mail prize fund of 1000 dollars for best mileage in the first six months. Five newspapers along the route offer 500 to first, 350 to second, and 200 to third. Details to be set by Aero Club of America and air mail committee. Participating papers include New York Evening Post and Chicago Tribune.
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Washington
Morrow
Otto Praeger
New York
San Francisco
Aero Club of America
Manufacturers
Ircraft Association
Air Mail Service
New “York Evening Post
Chicago Tribune
Omaha Bee
Salt Lake Tribune
Cleveland
Sacramento
Russians Do Not Like Riga as Meeting Place
Associated Press report notes Soviet government in Berlin and Riga talks displeased by Latvia's guarantees on delegate movement and document immunity at the frontier. Irish hunger strikers in Cork Jail face severe conditions with two youths reported near collapse after refusing food and water for days under guard.
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Riga
Associated Press
WRSAW
Poland
Russia
Latvia
Associated Prensa
Cork
Sean
Hennessy
Baltingary
jLamerick
Senatorial traditions strained in campaign finance hearing
Edmond H. Moore testified before a Senate committee investigating campaign expenditures, sparking a stormy session in Chicago. He cited telegrams from Democratic state chairmen as leads, while Senator Spencer and others clashed over the charge of forgery and the tone of the questioning.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Edmond H. Moore
Cox
Senate
Moore
Spencer
Missouri
United States
Reed
Kenyon
Mia‘dour Gerved
Democracy
Wen
Republican
Shapla
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Court of Industrial Relations
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Nationalited Lumber*Dealers Association
Charles Bowen
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