French Troops Crack Down as Ruhr Canal Sabotage Reported
A German canal lock on the Dortmund Ems canal near the Rhine basin was destroyed by a time bomb causing major traffic disruption in the Ruhr area. French troops faced protests from German workers over the arrest of a mine superintendent, with maintenance staff striking and authorities guarding locks to prevent further damage. In Frankfurt, French colonial troops reportedly evicted 196 families from a German railwaymen's colony near Treves with harsh measures.
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Essen
Waltrog Ariny
Council of Workers
Associated Press
Dortmund-Ems
Hemne
Ruhr
Dortmund-Ems Canal
Rhines
Duisburg
Ruhrort
Rhine-Herna
Frankfort
Spahi
Buren
Treves
Princess Weds Count Di Bergolo In Dual Ceremonies
Two ceremonies filled with royal procession followed by a civil service read by Premier Mussolini. Princess and Count Di Bergolo exchanged vows in Pantina chapel, with a sapphire engagement ring and formal royal witnesses.
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Count di Bergolo
Sroom
Victor
Elena
Margherita
Mussolini
Eivil
Diaz
Thaonderevel
Italy
Signor Tittoni
Isepaie
Ibride
Sraom
Pantina Chapel
Monsignor Baccaria
Fries
Court rules against district gender wage law
The Supreme Court declares the District of Columbia minimum wage statute for women and minor girls unconstitutional. The ruling questions Congress authority to enforce such laws in the capital, while leaving other state laws to be debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Measteress
District At Columbia
Supreme’ S Court
Dt Congress
District of Columbia
Hail Sparks Panic at Thibodeaux Picture House
A hailstorm hit a Thibodeaux Louisiana picture theatre causing a panic and injuries. Audience members rushed for exits and were jammed in the doorway. Several were stunned by large hailstones and carried to shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thibodeaux
Miler
Harding’s real chance to impress public seen in cabinet roles
The article argues Harding’s image hinges on concrete action in foreign and domestic policy. It critiques Secretary Hughes for cautious, managed moves and notes the danger of a timid cabinet in a Roosevelt-era presidency.
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Harding
League of Women Voters Pushes End to World Wars Plan
Delegates at the League of Women Voters debate abolishing standing committees and expanding national support for state leagues. The plan seeks efficiency in government, higher field budgets, and a Washington headquarters. Delegates include Stone Blackwell, daughter of Lucy Stone, advocating state anti crime and cost of living measures.
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League
Pennsylvania League
Hi@ague
Maud Woon Vark
Park
Plan Committee
Washington, N. C
Mabel Cory Costiran
Oklahoma Mayor Pilots Streetcar At Inaugural
Oklahoma City April 9 Mayor O A Carghill who rose from streetcar motorman to mayor opened his inaugural ceremonies by driving a streetcar through the main streets of the town.
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Oklahoma Mayor Pilots
Oklahoma City
Okla
O. A. Carghill
Harding Cleanup: 10 Start on Western Trip
President Harding returns to desk after vacation as he plans to clear pending business in two months. Mrs. Harding's health improves after five weeks away. A tentative mid June start for a Pacific coast trip with possible Alaska extension is considered. Sugar prices and merchant marine plans remain top issues before departure.
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Associated Press
Washington
BD. C
Harding
Lis Flys
Barding
Augusta
Jung
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Carnegie Steel boosts wages for unskilled laborers in Pittsburgh
Carnegie Steel and its subsidiary American Steel & Wire Co announce wage increases of about 11 percent for unskilled laborers. The Pittsburgh mill raises to 40 cents an hour effective April 16, with other wage adjustments to follow for affected workers in Cleveland and Youngstown.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Steel Company
Cleveland
American Steel & Wire Co
U. S. Steel Corn
Youngstown
Carnegie Steal Company
United States Steel Corporation
Three-time Chapman Asks Nurse to Meet Him on Corner
Federal authorities pursue Gerald Chapman, the New York outlaw, over a letter he sent to a nurse at General hospital. The note directed a 9:30 p.m. meeting at a corner, but the nurse Miss Cora Las Ramer waited with officers present and Chapman did not appear.
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Chapman
Nurse
Athens
Gerald Chapman
New York
Ait
Bandit
Desperado
General Hospital
Cora Las Ramer
Chapmen
Kentucky Turfman and Race Horse Breeder Dies
Fort Myers Florida April 5 Col Catesby Woodford 74 renowned turfman and Paris Kentucky race horse breeder died here this morning He owned Raceland one of Kentucky finest stock farms and led the Kentucky Racing Association He imported Starshoot Orlando and other famous racers and raised Hanover sold for 60000 to Col Milton Young He also owned Exterminator the Kentucky Derby winner.
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Fort Meyers
Fla
Catesby Woodford
Paris
Woodford
Raceland
Kentucky
Kentucky Racing Association
Gol. Woodford
Starshoot
Orlando
Hanover
Col
Milton Young
Janitor Abie Supports Two Wives in One Building
In Los Angeles on an April day, elevator man Joseph Williams was jailed on a charge of bigamy after his wife, Alice Williams, accused him of walking with Myrtle Schofield Williams. Both women claim lawful marriage and say he supported both.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Joseph Williams
Alice Vannucken Williams
Myrtle Schofield Williams
Retrial call over Foster sparks AFL leader Woll remarks
Chicago April 9 United Press Matthew Woll vice president of the American Federation of Labor urged Michigan to punish William Foster by letting him go free, calling a retrial in the Michigan communist cases a waste. He accused Foster of exploiting prosecutions to solicit funds, sell books, and gain notoriety, while dismissing Foster's influence in unions as nil and labeling him an opportunist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Matthew, Woll
American Federation of Labor
Michigan
Foster
Woll
Organized Labor Movement
Mutilated Body in St Louis Possibly Missing Priest
A mutilated body found at Physicians and Surgeons hospital in St Louis is believed by a local paper to be Rev John A Vraniak missing priest of Warden Illinois. The corpse shows deep knife wounds and mutilation to obscure identity.
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St. Louis
John A. Vraniak
Warden
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
Father Vraniak
Joseph Raner
Klan Membership Drove Man to Kill Self Police say
Police believe mental derangement from a year of punishment for revealing Klan secrets drove W Ogden to suicide in Clarksburg. A note to his father warned his son Farnest to avoid joining the order, while Klansmen offered a reward for information. Coverage also notes anti Klux activity and legal actions in Atlanta and Minnesota.
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KLAN
Man
Self
Clarksburg
W. Va
Ku Klux Klan
W. Ogden
Ogden
Farnest
James Ogden
H. L. Burnham
Chicago
Poe
Albert A. Kurrasch
Forty-seventh Street
Thomas Carey
Ixarraseh
Comittes Rates Klan
Atlanta
Kiu Klux Kelan
William Joseph Simmons
Hf. W. Evans
Simmons
Evans
Supreme Command
H. B. Terrell
Atlanta Klan
St. Paul
Minn
Preus
Myrtle Cain
Minneapolis
Eureka Springs Guards Stand Watch After Lynchings
Eureka Springs Arkansas residents bolster security with armed guards after rumors of an impending attack. Sheriff McSpane confirms guards were placed around the town following reports tied to a January lynching of E. Gregor and an assault on a railroad worker by masked men.
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Eureka Springs
Ark
Arkansas
McSpane
Carroll County
Fred Smith
Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad
I C C Orders Probe Into Pullman Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened an inquiry into the propriety of Pullman surcharge against passengers and the overall Pullman car rate schedule. Hearings will be scheduled and announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Finterstate Commerce Commission
Amperican Fuel Oil & Transportation Co Under Receiver
The Amper ean Fuel Oil & Transportation Co a Delaware corporation with principal offices in New York was placed in the hands of equity receivers by Federal Judge Mack today. The concern has an authorized capital stock of 30 006 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amperean Fuel. Oil & Transportation Co
Mack
Bonar Law Government Defeated in Angles by election
London April 9 The Bonar Law regime suffered another setback as Sir R J Thomas a Liberal won the Angles by election in the House of Commons by a 4646 vote plurality.
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London
Bonar Law
R. J. Thomas
House of Commons
Angles
Second Poison Party Woman Faces Jury in Chicago
Mrs Nelle Sturmér Koulik, 50, and cousin Mrs Tulig Klimek are linked to arsenic parties that allegedly killed multiple husbands and relatives. Klimek was found guilty recently and sentenced to life. Koulikis faces trial for the death of her first husband Woeske Sturmer in 1918. Four "rats" had been accepted this afternoon.
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Chicago
Nelle] Sturmér Koulik
Tulig Klimek
Kavanaugh
Klimek
Winter Wheat Crop Forecast For U S Smaller
Washington April forecast by the department of agriculture shows winter wheat production at 572 317 000 bushels and rye at 75 784 000 bushels for this year. Last year winter wheat was 588 6 204 0 and rye 93 457 000. Conditions on April 1 set winter wheat at 75.2 percent of normal and rye at 81.8 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Confederate Vets Meet Opens in New Orleans
In New Orleans on a Wednesday opening day, the Thirty-third reunion of Confederate veterans gathers amid faded uniforms from the Civil War era. Alvin M. Owsley national commander of the American Legion will address the gathering.
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New Orleans
The
Confederate Veterans
Alvin M. Owsley
American Legion
New York Herald Plans Miniature Daily Edition
The New York Herald will publish a miniature morning edition starting tomorrow that condenses the regular issue. Readers can get the prior 24 hours of news in about 10 minutes.
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New York
Munsey
New York Herald
Jmorning
Racing crash claims life and injures driver
Los Angeles reports Herschel Micke, noted racing driver, injured after a plane he piloted plunged to the ground. Edward Malone, 23, amateur stunt flyer, was killed in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuer
Los Angeles
Cal
Herschel Micke
Edward Malone
Supervisors May Face Tax Backed by Bank Collapse
State Checker Stranahan demands the Iowa county board of supervisors pay $1,800 rebated to Citizens Bank of Antwestor after it closed. The bank’s stockholders or the supervisors will cover the amount, with a 1 percent monthly penalty on delinquent taxes, unless the attorney general rules otherwise.
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Atlantic
Supervisora
Metz
Bell
Highley
Zelmer
Bode
B. D. Fpershsay
E. L. Newton
T. T. Saunders
Zoelmer
Jones
Spring Arrives Late but Welcomed in Iowa
Des Moines reports spring entering Iowa despite forecasts. Winter lingered with 24 above zero at 6 am Sunday, but spring pushed the temperature to 45 by sunset. Officials promise rising temperatures today as the season shifts into gear.
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Des Moines
Uncle Sam
Iowa
Mercury
Des Moines Girl Rescued After Death Leap Attempt
Nellie Farrago 18 from Pueblo Colo leaped from the Polk county courthouse rotunda after a quarrel with her sweetheart. He stopped her by seizing her skirts and pulling her back to safety in Des Moines April 9.
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Des Moines
Nellie Farrago
Pueblo
Colto
Polk County Court House
Misa Farrago
Vernon Seeburger
Waterpower Control Moves in on Iowa Dam Plan
A bill to let the state executive council regulate dam construction on Iowa rivers will be introduced by the conservation committee in the Iowa House. It could halt a proposed 5 million dollar waterpower project by the Iowa Railway and Light Company as costs become uncertain if the measure passes. Company officials say work is in abeyance pending the outcome.
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Cedar Rapids
State Executive Council
Iowa
Houses of Representatives
Conservation Committee
Iowa Railway & Light Co
Autoists frightened by phoney holdup in Cedar Rapids
Two horsemen staged a pretend wild west holdup near Cedar Rapids. Mr and Mrs C R Crossan told police that the mounted pair fired as their auto approached. Investigators found the car marks showed salt or fertilizer grains used instead of bullets.
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Cedar Rapids
C. R. Crossan
Crossan
Worker in Sinclair Packinghouse Killed in Yard Accident
Gedar Manning, 26, a Sinclair Packing employee in Gedar Rapids Iowa, was instantly killed when he fell under the wheels of a switch train in the company yards. His body was dragged about 100 feet after he reportedly tried to jump from the engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gedar
Rapids
Guitora Manning
Sinclair Packing Company
Ampheyrs
Manning
Reward Offered for Central College Firebug
H J Vandenberg treasurer of Central college posts a $500 reward for the capture of the person who set fire to Central college buildings. The old Central building burned last summer and the old Cotton building was recently found soaked with kerosene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
H. J. Vandenberg
Central College
Central
Waterloo Hounds on Marshalltown Trail
Bloodhounds from Waterloo were brought to Marshalltown at 10 this morning to aid in locating suspects after thieves robbed two coat offices and a garage earlier today, stealing nearly 200 dollars in cash and motor accessories valued around 100 dollars.
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Marshalltown
Waterloo
College Writers to Hear Edward Bell
The seventh annual Iowa College Press association convention opens at Iowa State College in Ames on Friday April 13. Edward Price Bell, longtime foreign correspondent for the Chicago Daily News, will be the principal speaker.
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Ames
Iowa College Press Association
Iowa State College
Edward Price Bell
Chicago Daily News
Invitations Sent for Iowa Civilian Training Camp
More than 2,000 men aged 17 to 24 have been invited to attend a civilian military training camp in Des Moines during August. The notices were sent across Iowa by C. S. Walker, civilian aid to the secretary of war, with offices opened in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
C. S. Walker
Secretary of War
Kendall Signs Antimask Law in Des Moines
Gov Kendall signed the center antimask bill in Des Moines this afternoon after final Senate action last week.
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Gov
Kendall
Des Moines
Senate
Pastor J A Brush Accepts Sparta Call
Rev J A Brush pastor of the United Presbyterian church of Traer Iowa has received a call from Sparta Illinois and will leave Traer by early May after five years of service. The move comes with regret as Sparta offers a larger field and higher salary.
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Traer
J. A. Brush
United Presbyterian Church of
Sparta
Mr. Brush
Pioneer Samuel Reid 1839 Ireland native dies at home
Traer Iowa April 5 Samuel Reid, second oldest man in Traer vicinity, dies after a long illness at his home. A Tama County pioneer, he settled in Crystal township in 1855, born in Ireland in 1839, came to America in 1862. He retired from farming in 1877 and moved to Traer. He leaves seven children.
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Traer
Samuel Reid
Tama County
Crystal Township
Ireland
America
Traep
Reid
Des Moines Police Chief Reported Critically Ill
April 9 reports grave doubts for the recovery of John S Hammond Des Moines police chief as physicians said he is critically ill from a complication of diseases.
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Des Moines
John
S. Hammond
Hammond
Des Moines brief on shootings and robberies across Iowa
Des Moines reports Frank Mitchell, wounded eight times after a gun battle with Sheriff Park Findley and deputies, may recover per hospital doctors. Also Des Moines notes a $2,600 Sol Work clothing store robbery believed solved by T A Low confession after arrest in Cincinnati. Long accused of staging a hotel room above the store to cut a ceiling hole.
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Des Moines
Frank Mitchell
Yege
Park Findley
Sol
Work
T. A. Low
Cincinnati
Beling
Waukon
Harl Forest
Ingar Magnuson
Allamakee
Paul Throst
Iowa City
Iowa
John E. Brindsey
Ames
F. H. Knight
J. B. Heckett
Indianola
Grinnell
Newton
B. J. Dunn
Missouri
Miss Aberdeen House
Ethel House
Havesil Health
Cedar Rapids
Standard Oil Company
Muscatine
Mary Snyder
Marcellus Thompson
John Snyfer
Rohrer and Widow Hamon Seek Final Divorce Settlement
Chicago reports William L. Rohrer and his estranged wife widow of Jake Hamon in the latest divorce actions. Rohrer vows to clear his name and pursue alimony as the Oklahoma millionaire’s widow alleges she is nearly penniless. The dispute centers on earlier annulments and a claim Rohrer made about income.
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Chicago
William L.rohrer
Jake Hamon
Rohrer
Tony
Jake Hamnon
Oklahoma
Rehrer
Rotarians Elect Adams President in Annual Hotel Russell Ceremony
Fred Adams of Adams Paper Company was named president of the Rotary club at the annual officers election at Hotel Russell-Lainson. Other officers were W H Beachier as vice president Gwynna Weston secretary W J Rechtfer tig treasurer and C W Chepman sergeant at arms for one year. The program included remarks on the importance of laundries and a Near East relief campaign led by Dr Mark H Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Adams
Adama Paper Company
Ro Club
Russell-Lainson
W. H. Beachier
Gwynna Weston
C. W. Chepman
Adams
Carlton Sias
W. ¥. Sibert
Bibert
Addred
Sibert
National Laundrymen’s Association
Mark H. Ward
New York City
Waterloo
Near East
United States
Joe Dumond
Irene Rohde
Death of Helen Ada Jackson at 22 in Winterloo
Helen Ada Jackson 22 died at 7 16 am yesterday at her mother's home on Jefferson Street. Born October 3 1901 in Birchdale Minnesota she had resided in Winterloo a year and a half. Survived by mother sister and two brothers and a brother in law. Funeral 2 30 pm at Kistner chapel with Rev J C Clemens in charge. Body may be viewed until 9 pm today. Burial planned in Sauk Centre Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Ada Jackson
BE. A. Brayton
William Nation Civil War veteran dies at 73 in Waterloo
William Franklin Nation 73 a Civil War veteran died yesterday at 5 50 pm at his home 1524 Fourth Street West of complications of age He was born August 25 1844 in Benton County Iowa and lived on a Tama County farm early He resided in Waterloo 15 years Survivors include nine children and a half brother A J Skinner of Pullman WA Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 pm at Petersen Bros chapel with G A R Robert Anderson post The body will be taken to Traer for burial Wednesday afternoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Frankin Waton
Fourth Street
Benton County
Tama County
Waterloo
A. J. Skinner
Pullman
Wash
Mr. Nation
Ernest Nation
Buckingham
Ora Nation
Cedar Rapids
Oma Nation
Walter Nation
la Porte City
William Nation
Traer
Tessa Nation
B. H. Henning
Minneapolis
Sacha Bowers
Pearl Friess
Arlington
D. D
Petersen Bros
Robert Anderson Post
Bishop Tuttle Relapses Amid Alarming Decline
In St Louis on April 9 Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle senior prelate of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States did not improve after a severe sinking spell last night. Physicians report continued stupor and inability to recognize relatives despite earlier noted vitality given his advanced age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Daniel $. Tuttle
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
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