Des Moines Considers Bus Franchise Amid Streetcar Shutdown
Des Moines faces a transit crisis as streetcars stop, with 105000 daily riders relying on buses and other vehicles. City officials, including Councilman Budd, weigh a one year bus franchise while bus operators plan to add 20 more buses at up to 100000 dollars. A 51000 daily bus rider figure was reported by the bus men.
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Associated Presa
Des Moines
Ciry Council
John W. Budd
Public Sefety
Wade
Retail’ Merchants’ Bureau
Associated Press
J. Scott Goodrell
Des Moines Bus Men's Association
War Not Over Until Proclamation Issued Suit for Rent
In Washington a rent dispute heads to the Supreme Court over wartime housing for a “dollar a year” worker. Frederic C. Walcott, president of a rubber firm, refuses $1,750 claiming lease allows cancellation after the present war. Robert B. Roosevelt says the war is not over until a Harding peace proclamation.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Germany
Washington
Supreme Court
Robert B. Roosevelt
Sayville
N. Y
Frederic C. Walcott
Rubber Company
American Fond Administration
Wolcott
Roosevelt
Harding
Germany to Run Independent Relief for Russians
Berlin reports Germany will lead relief efforts for famine in Russia without aid from other powers. An estimated 200000 tons of grain are needed to feed districts hit by crop failures. Moscow dispatches quote Bolshevik Foreign Minister Chitcherin stating the Soviet government mobilizes all agencies for relief and denies seeking food from the United States or Britain.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Moscow
George Chitcherin
Rotefahne
United States
Great Britain
American Ships Lead Tonnage Through Canal
The Panama Canal records show a total of 11,592,114 tons of commercial cargo carried in the last fiscal year, up 23.5 percent from prior years, with tolls at 11,276,899 dollars, up 22.5 percent. Government vessels added 433,769 tons toll-free. Axial shares show American 45 percent, British 32 percent, and Japanese 7 percent of total tonnage.
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Associated Press
Washington, DC
Panama Canal
Centralize Indian Work in Minnesota Planned
Administration of Indian affairs in Minnesota is to be centralized soon under one consolidated agency. Charles S. Burke, commissioner of Indian affairs, announced in Duluth. He arrived by lake steamer from Buffalo and left for a tour of inspection extending through Minnesota to Seattle.
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Associal Press
Duluth
Minn
Indian Affairs
Minnnesota
Charles S. Burke
Department of the Interior
Buffalo
N. Y
Minnesota
Seattle
Wash
Fires in Zion City Destroy Big Signs Berating Enemies
In Zion City HL on August 5 fires destroyed six warning signs erected by Wilburn Glenn Voliva, monarch of the church and city. Authorities say flames started simultaneously at 4 am, with the tabernacle bell sounding for two hours of firefighting before structures were saved. The episode follows tensions with independents who oppose Voliva’s leadership and a 30 day eviction ultimatum.
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Wilburn
Glenn Voliva
Church
City of
Zion
Holy City
Tabernacle
Voliva
Volive
Yawre
Daugherty Enjoys Brief Vacation and Fishing Luck
Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty left Petoskey Michigan to visit family after a two day cottage vacation with R E McCarthy general manager of the Pennsylvania lines. He fished over 100 times and spoke at a luncheon with Thomas R Marshall Charles Landis and A B Anderson. He said a man who does not support the laws of the land is not entitled to their protection.
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Associated Press
Petoskey
Mich
Harry M. Daugherty
Ohio
R. E. McCarthy
Pennsylvania
Thomas R. Marshall
Charles Landis
Chicago
A. B. Anderson
Indianapolis
Daugherty
Obregon to Pardon Ex-Carrancistas Friendly to Gov't
Mexico City Aug. 5 President Obregon plans a proclamation of amnesty for ex-Carrancistas now in the United States who signed a manifesto showing goodwill toward the Mexican government. Las Noticias says it has semi official word. The paper also reports no cabinet crisis and no notice of resignations.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Obregon
Carrantz
United States
Las Noticias
Mexico
Paui
Speed Boat Sinks in Chicago Races
The speed boat Pegsy 15, owned by Fred Schram of Milwaukee, sank during the second event off the municipal pier in Chicago's Pageant of Progress races. The crew was saved. Pegsy 15 was the second boat to sink in two days, following Miss Rosita yesterday.
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Associated Press
Fred Schram
Milwaukee
Municipal Pier
Chicago
Ulster Cabinet Meets Again on Peace Parleys
London reports another Ulster cabinet meeting to discuss Irish peace negotiations. No overtures have been received from Bar on De Valera, but government circles aim to bring opposing leaders to a London conference. Sinn Fein remains silent while De Valera backs talks for future southern Ireland. Ulster cabinet session planned for this afternoon.
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Pransy
London
Uster
Belfar
Froi
de Venerga Nt
Sinn Fein
de Valeri
Southern Ireland
Ulster
Lightning kills four on Tallassee timber team in Alabama
Tallassee Alabama August 5 a bolt of lightning struck as Laverne Haynie a 19 year old white boy rode with a timber hauling team killing him instantly A negro and a dog were also killed and one more person unconscious all four mules in the team were slain by the strike and the harness links welded together by the heat of the blast
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Associated Press
Tallassee
Ala
Laverne Haynie
Shains
Disbands KKK Chapter in North Carolina
Durham August 5 United Press. Grand Dragon Bruce Craver orders the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina disbanded calling it a failure and fraud and stating the organization exists only to collect initiation fees under false pretenses. Craven informed Imperial Wizard William J. Simmons of the action.
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United Press
Durham
N. C
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina
Grand Dragon
Bruce Craver
Craven
Ku Klux Klan
Cpl
William J. Simmons
Adevia
The
Ku Klux Kian
Gov Small to Speak at Pageant of Progress in Chicago
Gov Len Small leaves road inspecting duties to travel to Chicago for an address at the Pageant of Progress. He has not indicated when he will return to Springfield, where warrants for his arrest await. Since warrants were issued, he has continued road inspections away from Sangamon county.
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United Press
Chicago
Len Small
Pageant of Progress
Small
Springfield
Illinois
Sangamon County
Young Morris Keizer Triumphs After Tack Removal
A nine year old Morris Keizer swallowed a brass tack during a game to win peers admiration. It lodged in his lung and was removed with bronchoscope and forceps without anesthesia. He recovered fully in Philadelphia after arrival from Mon Ark. World traveler A Warter completed 57,000 miles on foot and aims for 65,000 in New York stop.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Mon Ark
Morris Keizer
Morris
United Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
A. Warter
Salt Lake
Eli
New York
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
America
Postoffice Bandits Remain at Large in Nebraska
Report from Avoca Nebraska states bandits who robbed the Avoca postoffice early yesterday morning and escaped in an automobile are still at large. Authorities are baffled but continuing the search. Good descriptions of the men and the license number of their car are on file with officers. The robbers were last seen near noon Thursday in the vicinity of Wahoo heading toward Lincoln.
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United Tress
Ancoin
Avoca
Altho
Wahoo
Lincoln
Hudson Legion Post Field Day With Sports Program
Hudson Iowa August 5 Gibson Mueller Post no 559 American Legion announces a field day next Wednesday featuring a sports program and a bowery dance in the evening. Plans include horse and auto races and a belga p.m. beat Covlon yields.
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Hudson
Gibson- Mueller Post
American Legion
Penn State Teacher to Lead Mathematics at Iowa State
Dr Féwin R. Smith, long-time director of the Pennsylvania State College summer session, resigns effective Sept 1 to become head of the mathematics department at Iowa State College in Ames Iowa.
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Associated Press
State College
Féwin R. Smith
Pennsylvania
Iowa State College
Ames
Towa
Poison Ends Career of Two Gift Bears
In Ephrata Washington on August 5 Miss Swampy South and Mr Arid West died after being poisoned just before their planned marriage and honeymoon to visit President Harding. W E Southard an attorney planned to ship the bears as a gift to the president but an unknown person poisoned them. A reward has been offered for the capture of the culprit.
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United Press
Ephrata
Wash
Swampy South
Mr. Arid
West
Washington, D. C
W. E. Southard
Harding
Wireless news via phone covers speed boat races
Chicago papers report results of speed boat races off the Municipal pier during the Pageant of Progress relayed by wireless telephone. The Associated Press links the submarine chaser 419 and Great Lakes naval station equipment to AP offices, with a receiving operator in the Ashland Block. The Navy reserve gear feeds results to editors without an outside aerial, using five wire strands from the picture molding.
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Associated Trews
Chicago
Municipal Pier
Associated Press
Press Association
Ashland
Clark
Randolph Streets
Naval Reserve
Rates on Grain and Grain Products Cut for Export
Chicago Aug 5 Freight rates on grain and grain products for export from the Central Freight association territory to the Atlantic have been cut 1 2 cents per 100 pounds. The cut follows talks between railroad and shippers’ agents. The regions affected include areas north of the Ohio river east of the Mississippi south of the Illinois Wisconsin line and east of Lake Michigan. The Interstate Commerce Commission will be asked to apply the cut in 10 days, or 30 days if not allowed. The lower rates expire December 31.
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United Press
Chicago
Central Freight Association
Atlantic
Central Association
Ohio River
Mississippi
Wisconsin State Line
Lake Michigan
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Interstate Commerce Commission
Murder Suspect Located on Coast Thru Blackmail Plot
United Press reports a city wide hunt for notorious figure known as Dapper Don Collins, linked to the Reid murder in New York. Detectives say he is in Los Angeles after a film actress alleged a blackmail scheme similar to the New York case three months prior.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Don’ Collins
Reid
New York
Don
John H. Reid
Hazel D. Warner
New Yorki
Train Bandits Rob Express Messenger for Money
Two masked bandits boarded a Baltimore & Ohio passenger train at Beecher City at 9 80 last night and held up the express messenger. They fled to Altamount five miles south with sealed express packages believed to total about 50600. Lawmen scout the Beardstown to Flora route as posses search for the outlaws. A loot of seventy watches consigned to a Centralia jeweler was among the booty.
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Associated Press
Greeneville
Baltimore & Ohio
Beecher City
Altamount
Tran
Beardstown
Flora
Centralia
President Harding Defends Absolute Justice in Colebrook Stop
President Harding said America seeks absolute justice and wants to control its own affairs without becoming a world power. He spoke while passing through Colebrook New Hampshire on his way to Dixville Notch for a golf game, expressing hope for disarmament and lasting peace.
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United Press
Dixville Notch
N. H
America
Harding
Colebrook
United States
Opening date set for Washington disarmament conference
Washington dispatch reports the call for the Washington disarmament and Pacific conference will be issued once all powers reply on opening date November 11. Britain agrees to any US date. Hughes awaits France Italy Japan and China responses.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
United States
Hughes
France
Italy
Japan
China
Blair Issues New Liquor Regulations
Washington Aug 5 Regulations limiting wholesale liquor dealers from distributing alcoholic beverages were issued by Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair. The rules restrict sales at wholesale to manufacturers and wholesale druggists, with an exception for sacraments where wines lawfully imported may be sold for such use. The text notes a separate figure: $14,300,000 spent on improving one street in Paris.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Inrtual Revenue
Blair
Jim
Paris
Priest Held for $50,000 Ransom in Colma Kidnapping
Rev. Father Patrick Heslin of Colma vanished after a deathbed confession and rites. A ransom note demanding 50 000 dollars was sent to Archbishop Hanna, with police tracing the likely holding area between Colma and Sa lima Beach. Investigators suspect kidnappers aim to extort Knights of Columbus members present at a convention.
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United Pessy
San Francisco
Aug
Father Patrick
Hestin
Colma
Edward J. Hanna
Hanna
Heslin
Salada Beach
Knights of Columbus
Reward Offered for Arrest of Mailbag Bandits
Three robbers attacked a post office messenger at Wood River Illinois stealing three pouches of currency. Authorities recovered packages totaling $46 000 in a Peters Illinois cornfield with one package missing. A $15 000 reward was offered by the post office department for information leading to arrest and conviction.
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Associated P. St. Louis
Tom Felardo
Woodriver
Ill
Peters
Maney
Post Office
Post Office Department
Kiwanis Club in Hunt for Body of Former Iowa Man
Ogden Utah Aug 5George A Bictorious president of the Idaho Kiwanis club and Dr H D Jud kin of Idaho Falls arrived here in connection with the disappearance of Roland R Mason secretary of the Idaho Falls Kiwanis club They believe Mason met foul play and say his car was pushed into the Weber river to hide the crime Organized groups search the river for the body Mrs Mason spends hours with the searchers and Mason’s parents travel from Missouri Valley to follow the effort
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Associated Press
Ogden
Utah
George Abictorious
Idaho Kiwanis Club
H. D. Judkin
Idaho Falls
Roland R. Mason
Mason
Missouri Valley
Grocery salesman from Allerton takes his life aboard train
G L Tarlton a 50 year old traveling salesman from Allerton Iowa shot himself on a Rock Island train near Joliet Illinois shortly before noon while en route to Chicago. He worked for a Chicago wholesale grocery firm.
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Allerton
Self
Associated Press
Joliet
O. L. Tarlton
Rock Island
Tarlton
Chicago
Waterloo Interurban Kills Crossing Victim at Night
Aaron Place of 37, a Rock Island railroad switchman, died in a local hospital after being struck by a Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern interurban at a crossing. He was believed asleep when hit and left a widow and two children.
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United Press
Cedar Rapids
Aaron Place
Rock Island Railroad
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Kansas Plan Would Move Cars Says Kansas Plan Would Move Cars
Governor Henry J. Allen of Kansas told the Des Moines Rotary Club that Kansas laws shield public utilities from stoppages by requiring industrial court consent for any utility to cease operation He argued Iowa would avoid streetcar tieups if it adopted Kansas rules and praised Kansas industrial courts as a remedy for transit disruptions
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Associated Press
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Rotary Club
Iowa
Des Moines
Fine Kansas dealer fined for selling cigarettes
Lester K. Sawyer, in a Topeka city court, pleaded guilty to a charge of selling cigarettes. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs totaling 35.85 dollars. Other arrested men’ s cases were set for next Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Lester K. Sawyer
Borah Seeks Army Cut to 160000 Men
Senator Borah introduces a resolution in Washington proposing a reduction of the army to 190000 men with a plan to cut further to 160000 in stages. The measure comes as part of Borah's broader defense economy agenda.
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Borah
United
Washington, D. C
Borah, Idubo
Kentuckian Seeks Home in Minnesota by Prairie Schooner
George Charles, a Kentucky mountaineer, travels west with a covered wagon and five children to seek farming opportunities in Minnesota. After three months on the road the wagon and team remain sound as they tour Waterloo, attracting crowds and curious city residents. The family plans to settle on any suitable farm when found.
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George Charles
Kentucky
Minnesota
Waterloo
Jprairie
Charles
Admiral Beatty to Attend Legion Convention in Kansas City
Admiral Sir Davis Beatty, first sea lord of the British admiralty, will visit Kansas City on October 31 to November 2 for the national convention of the American Legion. He will be joined by Lady Beatty, formerly Miss Ethel Reid, an American.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Davis Beatty
British Admiralty
The
American Legion
Triple Funeral Planned Sunday for War Heroe
A triple funeral is set for Sunday afternoon for Sergt. Marry arson Sergt. Eben Smith and Pvt. Charles Hudson at Lincoln park. Becker-Chapman post held the session at Memorial hall and arranged the services with Rainbow veterans and auxiliaries taking part.
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Eben Smith
Pvt
Charles Hudson
Lincoln Park
Becker- Chapman Post
Memorial Hall
Winifred
Robb
Des Moines
Sergt
Hudson
Hoboken
N. J
Becker-Chapman Post
King-Marson Post
Rainbow
Eleven Escape Serious Injury in Denver Bus Overturn
A large sightseeing bus overturned in Denver on August 4. Eleven passengers were hurt but none seriously, with Mrs. Fannie Dowhower of Oklahoma City the sole patient remaining in hospital for severe cuts and bruises after the driver swerved to avoid a smaller car.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Fannie Dowhower
Okla Homa City
Okla
Planning for 2600 Acre Nassau Development Approved
A Nassau Bahama project involves 2600 acres with plans described as long term and perpetual. The proposal indicates maintenance by a New York council in perpetuity. Further details remain unclear in the readable text.
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Knights of Cohumpus
Nassau
Bahama
Y New York Council of the
Girl Held When Man Shot in Her Rooms
Walter Chambers, 33, was found dead from a gunshot in the Chicago apartment of Miss Dixie Davidson. Police placed the distressed girl under guard as she claimed Chambers killed himself rather than admit his identity. She insisted her real name is not Davidson.
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United Preen
Chicago
Walter Chambers
Dixie Davidson
Railroad Abandonment Bid Denied by Interstate Commission
Madison Wisconsin August decision denies Green Bay and Western Railroad Co authority to abandon its La Crosse branch. The railroad commission announced the ruling today in a recent order, blocking the proposed branch abandonment.
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Associated Press
Madison, Wis
Green Bay & Western Railroad Co
la Crosse
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Commission
Roads Again Good Auto Club Reports
Des Moines reports roads throughout town dragged and in excellent condition for touring. The Lincoln Highway shows a bad detour from Grand Junction to Jefferson, affecting travelers in the area.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
The
Moines Automobile Club
Grand Junction
Jefferson
Automobile fire on Logan Avenue damages car
Fire department responded to 133 Logan avenue at 1 30 pm to rescue an automobile from a blaze caused by the engine backfiring. The A W Adams family owned the car and suffered considerable damage. A separate call at Gates park at 11 30 am extinguished a grass fire with no damage. Be fore Fire Phone 1374 Bronson. Agent advertisement.
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A. W. Adams
Gates Park
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