Labor Day speech links prosperity to high wages and shorter workday
William Green of the American Federation of Labor told the Labor Day crowd at the sesqui centennial exposition that prosperity in the United States rests on high wages and a shorter work day. He warned future economic problems, urged collective action, and asserted the need to maintain living standards and industrial strength through fair wage practices.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
United States
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Green
Organization of Labor
Farmer controlled machinery eyed to market farm output
Osawatomie Kansas September 6 Secretary of Agriculture William Jardine told a Kansas Farmers Union picnic that farmer controlled machinery offers the best prospect to market agricultural products. He warned no system will be perfect and producers may need to sell a large share collectively amid ongoing farm difficulties.
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Osawatamie
Kan
Wm. Jardine
Kansas Farmers Union
Extend Qualifying Time in Golf Tourney
Members of the Washington country club have until Wednesday evening to complete the qualifying rounds in the city golf tournament. The cutoff was moved up due to wet weather. Only seven members qualified last week. The committee will announce prize details tomorrow, besides the cup for the city champion.
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Washington Country Club
Ill father in Lees Summit suffers stroke
Henry J. Click of Lees Summit Missouri visited Saturday night due to his father August Glick’s illness. The 92 year old man recently suffered a stroke and remains in serious condition on East 2nd Street.
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Henry J. Click
Lees Summit
Missouri
August Glick
East 2Nd Street
Mississippi River Rises Over Nine Feet in Two Days
The Mississippi River at St Louis rose about 9.22 feet in the 48 hours ending at 7 am after torrential rains north of the city. Floods were reported along tributaries in northern Illinois and Missouri, but water levels eased today as streams remained swollen and rising slightly.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Mississippi
Mllinois
Missouri
Swimming Schedule at Y M C A Changes
Physical Director Elwood Detrick announced temporary pool schedules at the Y M C A to cover fall and winter gym classes. Prep and junior groups use the pool on Mondays and Thursdays at 4 and 5 p.m. Women and girls have morning and late afternoon slots on Tuesdays and Fridays, with high school girls and women also from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m.
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Elwood Detrick
Davenport Woman Murdered in Mysterious Shooting
Mrs. Lola Moore, 34, died from a bullet wound. she was found dying by a man she knew. Frank McKeague, 35, and her son Clifford, 16, are in police custody awaiting a coroners inquest.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Lola Moore
Moore
Frank McKeague
Clifford
Rains Again Sunday Dull Weather Fades to Sunshine
The article notes a cool night with a low of 52 degrees followed by a fair day. Rain returned Sunday with .96 inches of precipitation, bringing September’s first five days’ total to about three inches, before a period of sunshine was observed.
Bloodshed Reported in Spain Civil War
The first bloodshed in Spain's latest military revolt occurred as a lieutenant and a private were wounded after refusing to surrender. All wounded belonged to the artillery, with mutinous activity centered at Segovia and Valladolid. Bright notes mention the return of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stansbury and Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Holmes from the state fair.
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Madrid
Spain
Hegovia
Valladolid
Guy Stansbury
B. J. Holmes
Rodney Crail Returns to Oska loosa after Weekend at Father’s
Rodney Crail came back to Oska loosa this morning following a weekend visit with his father J. B. Crail.
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Rodney Crail
Oskaloosa
J. B. Crail
Evelyn Keltaus in Serious Condition After Yard Accident
Evelyn Keltaus from east of town was injured Friday while playing in a yard at No. 11 school and remains in very serious condition with no improvement reported.
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Evelyn Keltaus
Merle Edwards Becomes Clerk at Cunningham's Grocery
Merle Edwards has been appointed as the new clerk at Cunningham's grocery, taking on duties in the store's front-line operations. Edwards joins Cunningham's amid ongoing community support for local businesses.
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Merle Edwards
Cunningham's Grocery
Washington public schools reopen after summer break
Washington public schools opened with classes briefed and enrollment expected near last year. The high school added Ada Wilson of Olathe Kansas to boost math and physical training, enabling junior and senior girls to receive physical education, as required by the state education department.
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Washington Public Schools
Ada Wilson
Olathe
Kan
Telegraph
Wilson
Florence Cunningham
America
Catherine Golf
J. Reade McCrory
First United Presbyterian Church
Della Patton
J. H. Peet
George McDaniel
C. A. Boice
Seventeen Derailment Deaths Rise in Denver & Rio Grande Wreck
In Salida Colorado officials report 23 dead and 30 still hospitalized from the derailment of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Seente Limited train 45 miles west of Salida. The death toll increased as victims received care at the local hospital and officials released updated figures.
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Denver & Rio Grande
Associated Press
Salida
Colo
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Denver and Rio Grande
Bowers to Begin Another Year as Washington Pastor
Dr. W. W. Bowers, longtime Washington Methodist pastor, will begin a new year with reassignment to the local charge. He is expected to become the church’s longest-serving pastor, surpassing prior records, with seven and a half years by next September. The report notes his broad popularity beyond the congregation.
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W. W. Bowers
Washington Methodist Church
Bowers
Washington
A. S. Smith
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Salem
Mass
J. A. Glendenning
Idaho
Daugherty and Miller Face Federal Trial for fraud conspiracy
Former attorney general Harry M Daugherty and ex alien property custodian Thomas W Miller prepare for a federal jury trial on charges of conspiring to defraud the government. Richard Morton German copper magnate testifies against two associates in a $391000 bribe scheme tied to a 7000000 stock transfer. Palmer seized American Metals stock as German property during the war and Daugherty ordered it paid. Morton arrives in New York as a new claimant appears and Miller approves the claim within 24 hours of filing.
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Thomas W. Miller
Richard Morton
Germany
American Metals Company
A. Mitchell Palmer
Morton
Frankfort
Metalgesellschaft and Metallbank
Palmer
Treasury
New York
Societe Susse Pour Varores de
Matax
Society
United States
Miller
Fire kills forty at improvised Irish cinema theater
A wooden building cinema in Dromeollagher near Limerick burned during a film showing. Forty dead and ten seriously injured as patrons piled at the exit door. many bodies recovered and witnesses described a chaotic panic as rescuers could not reach trapped victims. Two dispatches report differing death tolls, with Dublin receiving word of 48 dead and seven seriously hurt.
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Associated Press
Limerick
Ireland
Dromeollagher
Here
Dublin
Tagedy
Dromcollogher
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