Freight rates on bituminous coal held too high
The Interstate Commerce Commission found rates from Illinois Fulton Peoria Third Vein Springfield and Belleville districts unduly prejudicial versus other origins for shipments to Illinois Indiana Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Nebraska Kansas North Dakota South Dakota and Missouri. Northwest routes showed gaps of 70 30 and 10 cents versus southern Illinois. Inner group mines to St Louis and parts of Missouri and southern Iowa also undercut by 22.5 cents.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mlinois
Fulton- Peoria
Third Vetn
Springfield
Belleville
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Nebraska
Kansas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Missouri
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwest
Fulton-Peoria
Southern Illinois
St. Louis
St Louis
Print Your Own Postage Stamp Meter Introduced
New York debuts a postage meter machine allowing individuals to print their own stamps. The National City Bank hosts the first exhibit as the Post Office approves the device. Letters are fed through a unit printing a US postage paid 2 cents stamp with a government controlled register.
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Associated Press
New York
National City Bank
Post Office Department
DU. S
Kenyon and Borah Lead Ouster Bid Against Newberry
United Press reports strict party lines in the effort to oust Senator Truman H. Newberry of Michigan. Progressive leaders Borah of Idaho and Kenyon of Iowa aim to rally the progressives to challenge Newberry over a $176,000 Ford campaign loan. A Senate Elections subcommittee report finds Newberry titled to his seat, and a full committee vote is forthcoming before floor action begins.
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United Press
Washington
Battie
Truman HK
Borah
Idaho
Kenyou
Iowa
Senate
Newberry
Henry Ford
Burglars Fail to Find Valuables at Rothschild House
Paris August 6 Burglars entered the palatial mansion of Baroness James de Rothschild on Thursday night but ransacked the home without taking any items of value. The residence at Avenue Friedland and Rue Tilsitt houses a collection of old masters worth millions. The caretaker, alone at the time, reported the burglars told him not to alert police as nothing was taken.
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Associated Press
Paris
James de Rothschild
Avenue Friedland
Rue Tilsitt
American Pass-Sport Bureau
Tam
Harvey Leaves for Paris Council Meet
Aug 6 American ambassador to Great Britain George Fi yey departed for Paris to attend the supreme allied council meeting opening Monday in the French capital.
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Harvey
Paris
Associated Press
London
George Fi Yey
Great Britain
Supreme Allied Council
Dollar Mark Jest Carved Over Door of New York Church
New York World reports a decade old prank at St Thomas Episcopal Church, alleging architect Donald Robb carved a dollar mark next to a true lovers knot on the granite doors. Robb admits the mark was designed as humor, while Rev Ernest Stires calls the dollar mark tale a figment of the imagination.
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New York Church
Associated
Renx
New York
New York World Today
St. Thoma‘s Episcopal Church
Eranite Omvital
Dolar Sian
Duilar, Mark
Donald Robb
Robb
Ernest M. Stires
St. Thomas
Father Shoots Burglary Suspect in Son's Garage
In Chicago this morning Robert Schoon, guarding his garage after recent thefts, shot and critically wounded his father who was carrying away auto cushions. The elder Schoon, later booked on burglary charges, was identified by a street lamp glow as the man Robert confronted after setting a dawn ambush.
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United Press
Chicago
Robert Schoon
Robert
Schoon
Youth and Girl 17 Held as Car Thieves in Lincoln
Lincoln authorities arrested Charles Quine aged 20 and Hazel Beddin aged 17 on telegram tips that they fled from Abilene Kansas for automobile thefts. They were found riding in a Rock Island coat with the girl wearing a man's attire.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
Charles Quine
Hazel Beddin
Abilene
Kan
Rock Island
Mirrors of Washington skirts brilliance with bias
A New York Evening Post critique argues The Mirrors of Washington, while stylish and clever, misleads readers by overstating public leaders’ flaws. It compares the work to Greek comedy aimed at Harding, Wilson, and Hoover, concluding the book undercuts confidence in political leadership.
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Mr. Wells
Washington
Hardings
Wilsons
Hoovers
Publc
President Harding
Harding
New York Evening Post
Sec
Americans Planned for Monday Release From Russia
London reports that American prisoners in Moscow and Petrograd will be sent across the Russian border by Monday at the latest. The confirmation comes through Walter L. Brown, European director of the American Relief Administration, from Leo Kameneff, chairman of the Russian relief committee.
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Associated Press
London
Moscow
Petrograd
Walter L. Brown
American Relief Administration
Leo Kameneff
Russian Relief Committee
Illiterates in City Census of 1320 Report
Washington reports Waterloo population illiteracy at 1.2 percent with 358 people 10 years and older unable to write. breakdown by race and birthplace includes 74 native whites, 224 foreign born whites, 48 negroes. comparisons show changes since 1910 and notes regional totals for several Iowa cities.
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Washington
D. C
Sneefal
Census Bureau
Waterloo
Tews
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Davenport
Es Moines
Cholera Death Toll Rises Across 24 Russian Provinces
Cholera devastates Po dolia Vologa Kiel and Smolensk expanding to 24 provinces with about 150000 deaths in two towns over two months. Looting and arson followed the epidemic while troops and gas cordons resisted fugitives near Moscow. A relief mission led by Gor ki Kinshuk and Tsip orovich prepares to seek aid abroad.
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United Press
Revai
Tve
Podolia
Vologa
Kiel
Smolensk
Moscow
Russia
Gorki and Kinshuk
Co-operative Association
Tsiporovich
Treasury Can Now Test Gold Fineness to Millionth Part
Washington Aug 6 The bureau of standards reports a spectroscopic method to measure gold fineness to within one part in a million. Electric sparks between gold sticks create images through a diffraction grating to reveal trace impurities. Tests show 1000 fine gold from San Francisco mint at 99 997 purity. specially minted samples reach 9 999 percent.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Standards
United States Treasury
San Francisco
Record Publishes List of 17 000 Draft Evaders
The War department issued up to 17 900 names of alleged draft evaders between January 5 and July 4, published today in the congressional record. The list fills six pages of print. It includes 22 men previously listed as deserters who have since been corrected.
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Record
Associated Press
Washington, DC
War Department
Congressional Record
Adj
Harris Tative Johnson Renubh Dakota
Fhe House
Pubr
Des Moines Woman Drowns While Bathing at Spirit Lake
Des Moines woman Mrs. John C. Hansen of 1635 Sixth Avenue drowned while bathing in Spirit Lake Friday afternoon. She reportedly suffered cramps and sank before help arrived. Her body was recovered soon after, but resuscitation failed. Mr Hansen serves as secretary and treasurer of Superior Fixture Company in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
John C. Hansen
Sixth Avenue
Spirit Lake
Hansen
Superior Fixture Company of
Cannon Lost Since Saluted Cleveland Found in Lake Mud
Warsaw Ind Aug 6 A cannon fired as a salute by Biy Binns an ardent Democrat celebrating Grover Cleveland's 1884 election disappeared and was thought removed by Republicans. It has now been found embedded in Center Lake mud where water is unusually low.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Ind
Biy" Binns
Grover Cleveland
Center Lake
Spain Faces Crisis as Morocco Operations Hit Setback
Spanish forces at La Restinga meet strong resistance and stall their advance while the Catalina protects troops off Zoco Arbas. Courou gou and nearby towns are blocked by warships. Rumors grow that Premier Allendesalazar's cabinet may resign amid political talks between King Alfonso and leaders.
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Associated Press
Madrid
la Restinga
Melilla
Zoco Arbas
Courougou
Farrar Tellegen Divorce Bids Spark Riotous Siege
New York August reports Lou Tellegen seeking separation from Geraldine Farrar, barricaded by bellhops and guards at the Ritz Carlton. Tellegen pleads to be left alone as doors and locks kept him from reaching his wife who is also said to be holed up at her Seventy Fourth Street home. Farrar’s lawyers claim service of separation papers and say she may sue Tellegen on strong grounds, with further details to come.
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New York
Lou Tellegen
Geraldine Farrar
Metropolitan Opera
Ritz-Carlton Teay
Tellegen
Long Beach
N. Y
Seventry-fourth Street
Farrar
Low
Miss Farrar
Telleeen
Dixon Mob Burns Black and Tan Resort in Illinois Riot
In Dixon Illinois a mob of about 200 men from Dixon and Polo, linked to the death of William Coffey, staged demonstrations before black tenements and forced several black residents to flee. Early the next morning whites attacked a black and tan resort, setting the building and its contents on fire. the owners had left days earlier.
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Associated Press
Dixon, Il l
Dixon and Polo
William Coffey
Chicken Thieves at Dubuque Repeaters
A Dubuque story reports a flock of chickens stolen from Tom John Schwendiger of Bosworth during a second visit. Sheriff’s bloodhounds tracked the trail but lost it.
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United Dressy
Priest Heslin Kidnapping Sparks Wide Manhunt in California Hills
Heavily armed posses swept the Big Basin forest near San Francisco as a ransom plot grips the Catholic church. Father Patrick Heslin, parish priest of Colma, is held by unknown kidnappers after a deathbed confession ruse. A typewritten note demanded 6500 dollars, with a blank where his name should be. Authorities fear escape from the Portola hills cave may be impossible, and raiding parties scour the region for clues and the missing priest.
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United Press
San Francisco
Cal
Big Basin
Patrick Heslin
Los Gatos
O'Brien
Wild Sea Coast
San Mateo County
Father Heslin
Hanna
St. Mary's Cathedral
Colma
McDonough Ranch
Portola Hills
The Divine Right of Gasoline and the Woman Driver
Ruth Cameron contends that gender should not define driving skill and argues against the notion that men are inherently superior drivers. She notes social bias affects perceptions of women drivers, acknowledges some men are safer drivers, and cites her own experience of a skilled female driver.
Gilbertville Births and Visits Note Local Residents
Gilbertville residents note visits and a birth in the period. Mr and Mrs Hudwinkel returned to Mankato Minnesota after visiting friends here. Mr and Mrs Jinny Demuth are parents of a girl born August 11 with father Pitts in North Washington. Floyd Pottenburg of Meru is visiting here during the week.
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Gilbertville
Hudwinkel
Mankato
Minn
Jginny Demuth Ares
Rex
Pitts
North Washington
Floyd Pottenburg
Meru
Farmers Told To Hold Goods For Good Price
United Press reports Washington advices urge farmers nationwide to withhold sales until prices improve. Messages broadcast in the South call for cotton at 20 cents a pound, while Western senators seek higher prices pending the farm credits bill approval. They predict a psychological lift will bolster the agricultural market.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
South
Telephone Firms Fight Iowa Tax Increase
Des MoinesAug 6 Northwestern Bell Telephone Co and American Telephone Telegraph Co filed injunction suits in district court against Gov Kendall and other state officers as members of Iowa's executive council The suits aim to halt tax collections against these public service corporations until court rulings finalize the cases Temporary injunction writs were granted by Judge Lester L Thompson today
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
N. E. Kendall
Executive Council of
Iowa
Lester L. Thompson
Roads Cannot Get Inefficiency Refund
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that railroads will receive labor cost allowances only for increased wages during the six month government control guarantee period and not for alleged labor inefficiency. Carriers must bear any loss tied to labor performance during that period, as the decision limits claims against the government for operation and maintenance costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carriers Trust
Beauty Chats on Reducing Fat and Self Care Advice
A reader column by Edna Kent Forbes offers practical tips for weight loss and body shaping. It discusses calculating caloric intake, reducing daily calories, and simple exercises for hips arms and abdomen, plus non-surgical nose shaping and bust restoration tips with cautious guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauty
Edna Kent Forbes
G. M. Hy
Parcel post rates may rise to cover postal deficit
United Press reports that parcel post may be increased to curb a projected $70 million deficit for the year, as Postmaster General Will Hays releases an itemized plan to save about $15 million. He cites wage hikes and railroad payouts as major cost drivers and notes a continuing drop in business since April.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Will Hays
United Press Today
Post Office
Hays
Congress
Interstate Commerce
Post Office Department
Treasury Department
Long Journey to Be Baptized at Halowed Edifice Nashua Ta
Migrants from Dearborn Michigan traveled to the Little Brown Church in Nashua Iowa to witness and participate in the baptism of Bessie Jean Miller and Harold G Miller. Rev. Harry Green officiated the ceremony attended by their parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller and relatives staying with their aunt Mrs. B M Dewey.
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Nashua
Little Brown Church
Little Church
Bessie Jean Miller
Harold G. Miller
Dearborn
Mich
Harry Green
Ther
Ed Miller
B. M. Dewey
Child Drowns in Watering Trough Near Clear Lake
The Knudson child, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Knudson, living 2.5 miles southeast of Clear Lake, drowned Thursday evening after falling into a watering trough while reaching for a pail. No one heard her cries. Mrs. Knudson found the body about an hour later. the father, known as Bob, was nearby on crutches from a recent automobile accident and did not hear the distress. The mother was in the house and the hired man was at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Knudson
Clear Lake
Knudson
Bob” Knudson
Polite Hightweayman Is Touched by Plea for Mother's Gift
Britt Iowa August 6 R F Ferry and Earl Carl were stopped by a masked bandit at the M and St. L crossing east of Britt at 130 am. The robber searched them and took about 6 cents in change and a gold watch with a locket his mother gave him. The thief ordered them to go east then north toward Britt and the town marshal searched the area but found nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britt
R. F. Ferry
Earl Carl
Garner
Mr. Perry
Threshing machine tragedy claims Bancroft man
Gust Wudtke, 57, died after being fatally lacerated by threshing machine knives at a Springfield township site. He fell into the self feeder during setup, bleeding severely before doctors arrived. Witnessed by a daughter of neighbor John Hagedorn, the fatal accident occurred while Wudtke and partners prepared the rig they owned.
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Bancroft, Te
Gust Wudtke
John Hagedorn
Wudtke
Hagedorn
Silverware
Erickson
Elmore Woodman and
Odd Fellows Lodges
John Haase
John Hogedorn
B. M. Stenzel
Goeke Brothers
Springfield Township
Belmonts Beat Conley's Team 7 to 1 at Byrnes Park
Waterloo Belmonts defeated Conley's garage squad 7 to 1 yesterday at Byrnes Park with Emmett and Hulett on the Belmonts' battery while Patrick and Casey pitched for Conley's team. The Belmonts travel to Eagle Center tomorrow.
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Belmonts
Waterloo Belmonts
Conley
Byrnes Park
Emmett
Hulett
Gorman
Belmounts
Patrick
Casey
Beal,Taents
Eagie Center
Tomore
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