Union PLEA against rail wage cuts exposed in Chicago
Chicago April 28 The head of the railway unions B M Jewell argues wage reductions would hurt living standards and cites no data to justify cuts. He contends cost of living, based on December 1918 prices, exceeded July 1920 levels and that railroads must address management costs before considering any wage decrease.
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Associated Prose
Chicago
B. M. Jewell
Railroad Labor Board
Jewell
Lsbor
Counsel in Stokes Trial Wrangle Over Love Notes
In New York in April, Stokes sought to show letters to his wife from 1912 onward were not business but affectionate. The fifth day on the divorce trial saw counterclaims of cruelty and disputes over admitting the letters. Stokes was reportedly too ill to attend.
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Stokes
Br United Press
New York
Taras
A Stokes
Remains of Tragedy Victim Here Before News of His Death
The body of Alford O. Spoor, 3, formerly of Waterloo, who died in a Tama railroad accident, arrived at O Keefe Towne mortuary for funeral arrangements. Relatives learned of the death from railroad officials. it is believed he fell from a train and was run over. Spoor was a grandson of Mrs. Isaac Spoor of 1926 Black Hawk Street. Several other relatives live in the city.
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Alford O. Spoor
Waterloo
Geath
Tama
O'Keefe & Towne
Spoor
Isaac Spoor
Black Hawk Street
Two I W W Leaders Flee to Russian Refuge
Chicago reports two convicted I W W members fled the United States following Big Bill Haywood. Attorneys say one is in Petrograd and the other in Bohemia, with identities not released. Haywood leads Soviet propaganda from Russia. Forty six convicts were to surrender at Leavenworth to finish sentences from one to 24 years for espionage act violations.
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United Press
Chicago
Big Bill Haywood
Otto Christensen
IW. W
Petrograd
Bohemia
Haywood
Russia
W. W
Leavenworth
Four Sinn Feiners Executed in Cork Barracks
Four young Sinn Feiners Patrick O Sullivan Patrick Ronayne Thomas Mulcahy and Maurice Moore were executed in Cork barracks by firing squads for waging war against crown forces. O Sullivan and Ronayne were shot at a to z clock and fifteen minutes later the other two faced the riflemen as a crowd of sympathizers and relatives gathered.
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United Press
Cork
Patrick O'Sullivan
Patrick Ronayne
Thomas Mulcahy
Maurice Moore
Crown
O'Sullivan
Ronayne
O'Clock
President Views Battle Machines of Atlantic Fleet
President visits Guantanamo Bay for battle practice review with Admiral Wilson aboard the Mayflower. They discuss the Ohio ship's anchorage error as the fleet plans separate routes. most ships head to New York for shore leave after maneuvers.
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Guantanamo Bay
Admiral Wilson
Ohio
Wilson
Denby
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Nevada
New Yorks
England Joins French Rejection of German Terms
Britain questions the German plan noting sketchy terms and longer annuity spans. France tells Jusserand to thank the United States for allied approval but cannot accept the proposals as a basis for settlement.
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England
Britain
Germany
Great Britain
France
U. S
London
Reuters, Ltd
Jusserand
Washington
United States
Addie and Jim Debate Dinner and Ad Dilemma
Addie reveals how she placed a dozen small ads in the Courier to promote a tire and vulcanizing shop and a used car business. Jim admires her thrift showing the 44 cent cost and the pair discuss thanks as the scene ends with a cliffhanger.
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Garare
Garase
Tai Fae
Addi
Addie
Courier
Basil L Smith
Waterloo
Chamber of Commerce Tackles Tariffs and Taxation
Atlantic City April 28 leaders of business and finance at the U S Chamber of Commerce convention urged special tariff legislation to ensure prosperity and urged a floating duty tied to sales prices. Agriculture called the key industry demanding protection and anti dumping measures plus a deep waterway to cut freight costs for farm goods.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
United States
Commitrce
Marion Devries
United States Customs Court of Appeals
Devries
Scame
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Decisive Slump in Des Moines Street Car Passengers
Des Moines reports a 26 000 passenger drop in the first three weeks of April from 1920 levels. Des Moines City Railway figures show about 80 000 daily riders this April versus 106 000 last April. Bus ridership is about 18 000 daily, leaving 8 000 pedestrians or unemployed riders.
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Des Moines
Des Moines City Railway Company
F. C. Chambers
Chambers
Gompers Face Probe Over Honeymoon Labor Label
Detroit labor leaders launch inquiry into charges Samuel Gompers honeymoon lacked union label. Investigation ordered at a local federation meeting after reports he stayed in an open shop hotel with nonunion staff serving meals and cleaning rooms during his honeymoon.
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United Press
Detroit
Detroit Federation of Labor Today
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Hhs
Denver man ordered to leave city amid nonsupport charges
Jefferson Shaw, who reportedly had fifteen wives, was ordered to leave Denver by police and court officials after his wife Mrs. Shaw No. 25 filed nonsupport charges. Shaw refused to discuss his former marriages. charges were later dropped as he quipped I can't remember how many I've had.
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United Press
Jefferson Shaw
Denver
Shaw No
Shaw
J. W. King Receives 50 Year Jewel From Odd Fellows
J P King, longtime member of the Odd Fellows, was honored with a magnificent 14 karat veteran's jewel marking 50 years of membership on April 22. The first such jewel awarded by the Waterloo lodge, the piece features a convex globe, gold wreath, blue enamel ribbon bearing Universal, and a 502 set diamond motif.
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J. W. King
J. P. King
Odd Fellows Lodge
George ©. Rollins
Mabel Dean
Rebekah Lodge
King
O. H. Sweeney
Ohio
Coolidge Praises Carnegie Inspires Moral Force for World
Vice President Coolidge told Carnegie Institute Founders Day audience that America’s sturdy home life can uplift a stricken world. He lauded Andrew Carnegie, stressing his moral influence and belief that progress rests on reason and civic virtue, not force.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Coolidge
Carnegie Institute
Andrew Carnegie
Institute
Carnegie
Speaker defends Carnegies plan of service to man kind
The speaker denounces opponents who would discard Mr Carnegies plan and turn from a tested certainty to some vague experiment. He argues for a time approved approach rather than unproven ideas.
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Mr. Carnegie
Man Held for An Attempt to Steal Two Ladies Suits
John McNeill, about 25 to 30, of Minneapolis, is jailed on larceny charges after allegedly trying to steal two ladies suits valued at 75 dollars from James Black department store. Floor manager Charles Felsing stopped him in the elevator, and McNeill was found with the suits concealed under his coat and a drug outfit. Officers investigate his local record.
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John McNeill
Minneapolis
James Black
Charles Felsing
McNeill
Marine Strike To Go Thru Leader Says
Washington April 25. Labor leaders declare the maritime strike planned for May 1 will proceed unless concessions are offered at the final conference tomorrow. Andrew Furuseth, veteran seamen’s leader, urged unity of marine unions in a last effort to avert a collapse of the American maritime union effort.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Andrew Furuseth
Prohibition Chief Cuts Whisky Supply for Hospitals
Federal Prohibition Director Samuel F Rutter orders a major restriction on whisky for San Francisco hospitals He says patients treated as confirmed drunkards received generous initial supplies followed by tapering off The plan aims to curb the popular but excessive use during treatment and cuts the hospital allotment in half for the first days
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Federal Prohibition
Samuel F. Rutter
Rutter
Local notices and ads from Waterloo brief
Community notices report illnesses and visits, court verdicts, sidewalk bids, and social events in Waterloo. Items include Mrs Daley ill, Dr Debe improving, a sartorial suit against Wang Co, and a 750 gift to Stefansson along with sidewalk and bathing-beach bids for the river front commission.
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Fourth
Fifth Street
River Front Commission
J. B. Dempster
Ralph B. Slippy
Catherine Sassman
Mike Blitsch
Publisher E E Richards Dies At 52 Western Poultry Journal
E E Richards 52 publisher of the Western Poultry Journal died at his Cedar Rapids home after a second stroke. He suffered a first stroke in March and was active in Masonic circles and civic affairs. He is survived by his widow two daughters and one son.
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United Press
Cedar Rapids, Jr
E.E. “Dick” Richards
The
Western Poultry Journal
Martin Residence Remodeled Into Old English Style Home
The Hope C. Martin residence at 2400 Fourth Street West near Byrnes Park will be remodeled into an old English type home. The project adds sunroom sleeping porch garage and side porches with brick and plaster exterior and a full interior overhaul under architect Windelt & Bisdorf.
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MB. Cleveland
Windelt & Bisdorf
Hope C. Martin
Fourth Street
Byrnes Park
W. A. Braniger
Girl Who Shot Her Former Roommate and Self Near Death
Chicago April 28 doctors fought to save the lives of two girls seriously wounded yesterday after a deadly dispute over a "weird love" affair. Catherine Davis is improving after being shot by Jeanette Hoy as she stepped from an elevated train in the loop. Hoy has slight chances to live. Police say jealousy over Davis spurning Hoy’s companionship and sharing a room with another girl motivated the attack.
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United Press
Chicago
Catherine Davis
Jeanette Hoy
Loop
Miss Hoy
Miss Davis
Revival of whipping post for highwaymen ordered
Justice Fawcett in Brooklyn supreme court sentenced Sol Deneis to prison for 10 to 20 years after he held up two men and stole 200 dollars. The ruling called for reviving the whipping post for highwaymen as part of the sentence.
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New York
Justice Fawcett
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Sol Deneis
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