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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1919

Page

6

Storage of booze in home not hit by new day bill

Washington Aug 11 Prohibition enforcement legislation advances in Congress as Senate Judiciary Committee weighs the House passed bill. Subcommittee revisions liberalize enforcement while preserving home storage and personal use exemptions, with provisions on non intoxicating beverages and limited public reports.

Associated Tress Washington, D. C Congress Senate Judiciary Committee House Judiciary Sterling Republian Southakota Fall of Mexico Norris Internal Revenues Commissioner Department’ of Justice Ile House

Pomerene Rejects Plumb Plan as Vicious

Senator Pomerene of Ohio, in a public letter to Ohio railroad officials, denounces the Plumb plan for tripartite railroad control as vicious and worse than socialism. He says the public will not approve any plan akin to it and warns it would hurt the people, whether by Wall Street or the proposed method.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Powerene Democrat Ohio Pomerene Wall Street

Chaos in Chemnitz Food Riots Leaves Dozens Dead

Chemnitz Saxony reports between 60 and 80 soldiers killed and about 200 wounded in food riot fighting on Friday. Ten civilians also killed and 40 wounded. Copenhagen notes about 50 killed and ongoing government action as troops withdraw behind lines and reinforcements arrive. Negotiations with rioters are ongoing.

Chemnitz Saxony Associated Press Copenhagen Berlin Auerswalde-Oberlichtenau

Southern Negroes Urged to Return to Dixie Jobs

Memphis Aug 11 Employers of Negro labor seek Southern born and reared workers returning from northern states. They offer high wages and better living to handle cotton crop, preferring Southern neg roes over northern migrants. A. Lange of Chicago Mill & Lumber says farmers will bear travel expenses for Southern workers from Arkansas and Tennessee to come back.

Memphis Enu Dixie Chicago Sins Arkansas Tennessee A. ©. Lange Chicago Mill & Limber Company

British battleship Renown sighted near Conception Bay

The Renown with the prince of Wales aboard was seen entering Conception Bay from the southern entrance. The Courier offers home delivery before 5:36 PM and urges readers to call 3830 if the paper is late.

Newfoundland Southerth Conceptionay

Allies Debate Roumanians Stay in Budapest Postwar Tension

Paris August 11 reports show Allied leaders reluctant to force Roumanians out of Budapest despite prior inter allied council calls. Debate centers on maintaining Roumanian troops to stabilize the capital amid control tensions over seized Hungarian supplies. Basel dispatch notes Hungarian Communist decree abolishing private property. owners urged to resume management of estates and farming. Counts Teleky and Archduke Joseph move toward Szeged and Budapest talks with Premier Friedrich.

Associated Press Paris Terence Budapest Councl Supreme Council Hungary Roumania Basel Paul Teleky Szegedin Archduke Joseph Count Teleky Friederich

College Dean Lashed by Southerner for Alleged Reflections

A Bethany West Virginia incident reports J Milton Hover retiring Bethany College agriculture dean horsewhipped on his porch by William Hill of Brooke County. The assault followed alleged long running attacks on Mr Hill and involvement claimed by the college's three deans and the late president T H Crambled. The Bethany Memorial church pastor Rev George Manifold alerted Will authorities.

Chicago Tribune Bethany W. Va J. Milton Hover Bethany College William Hill Point Breeze Farm Brooke County

Playful Aurora Borealis Disrupts U.S. Telegraphs

An aurora borealis event disrupted telegraph and telephone communications across the United States and Canada, cutting thousands of miles of wire and causing outages as far south as Kansas City and west to Denver.

Associated Press New York United States Canada

Marine Brigade Returns to Navy Control in Washington

In Washington today the marine brigade of the famous Second Division was moved from War to Navy Department supervision without ceremony. The brigade will parade tomorrow as a essentially Marine Corps affair, reflecting the shift in oversight. In Belleville Illinois reports note few miners resume work as unions call end to strikes, with several unions voting to end their walkouts.

Washington, D. C Navy Belleville

Wilson Refuses to Send Senate Bliss Letter Amid Policy Concerns

President Wilson declines to provide the Senate with a copy of Gen. Bliss's statement on the Shantar element due to confidential references to other governments. He also informs Lodge that supplying all related Paris conference documents would require the entire peace commission file, including material deemed unwise to reveal. Meanwhile, Mexican federal soldiers fire on American patrol planes near Andrada, with no confirmed casualties. Carnegie deaths and donations dominate briefings, highlighting the magnate's extensive philanthropy and sudden end at Shadow Brook in Lenox.

Associated Press Washington, D.C Wilson Senate Gen Bliss Washington, D. C Lodge Foreden Relations Paris Commission League of Nations Senate Foreign Relations Committee Parig Germany Yuma Ariz Amerada Lower California Mexico Hare International Boundary Line Rockwell Field San Diego Cal Andrada Lenox Mass Andrew ‘Marmegie Shadow Brook Rosswell Miller Carnegie Lake Malkeenac Mr. Carnegie New York Scotland Skibo Dunfermline Margaret Roswell Miller U.S. III Entorad Ornegio Bormilio

Former Soldiers Urge Industrial Training for Skilled Jobs

Washington Aug 11 Former soldiers urge industrial training to curb 2.5 billion annual labor turnover. Col Arthur Woods argues trained programs help discharged service members move into skilled work, boosting efficiency and production. He cites factory cases and a large electrical plant with successful training outlays.

Washington, D. C United States Col Arthur Woods Col. Woods

Wife Promises Riot Over Shared Cash in Chicago

Aug. 11 report from Chicago describes Pervas Bar field of Tate refusing to share income with his wife. She telephoned police warning of a riot at S Lu Salle street and Stin ton avenue. Officers responded to the Barfield home but he was not present. Mrs. Barfield was advised to seek court redress.

Chicago Pervas Barfield Tate Barfield Tly S Lu Tiarfield Mr. Barfield Tie

Senate approves probe into outrages in Mexico without debate

The Senate adopted a resolution directing the Foreign Relations Committee to investigate outrages against Americans in Mexico and property losses, with a subcommittee including Lodge, Fall and Brandegee to begin work soon. The probe aims to formulate policy and may subpoena witnesses and documents as needed.

Washington PD. C Senate Foreign Relations Committee Mexico Lodge New Mexico Brandegee Connecticut Smith Arizona Ashhurst King Utah

Packing Strikes End as Guards Withdrawn at Stockyards

Packing plant workers at the stockyards return to work after guards are withdrawn in accordance with authorities. No trouble reported between white and black workers as operations resume for the first time in over a week. Labor council officials vow to continue efforts to unionize all packing house employees.

Chinagg Ang Glockyards Stockyards Labor Council

Shopmen Split Over Demands As Work Resumes In Places

Chicago reports show rail yard strikes easing with some workers returning to duty while others vote to stay out awaiting wage increases. News from Boston New York Clinton Iowa Nes Moines Marshalltown Columbus and beyond notes resumed work at Clinton shops Eagle Grove Val ley Junction and Marshalltown with threatened general strike if September 2 demands are not met.

J. D. Saunders Chicago Council Washington Boston New England New York Westchester County New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway AY S Clinton F. Walters Northwestern Railway Eagle Grove Nes Moines Rock Island Valley Junction

Federal drive targets high living costs in Chicago and beyond

Chicago and Des Moines reports outline a federal campaign to curb profiteering and high food prices. Key moves include licensing large interstate corporations, indicting packing firms, paging food hoarders, and reestablishing fair price committees with Hoover wartime experience guiding price lists and public disclosures.

Associated Press Des Moines Moceting Bureau Chicago United States Washington Charles F. Clyne Palmer Washington,d. C Congress Department of Justice Hoover Federal Trade Commission

One Dead and 3 Injured in Morning Sun Auto Plunge

Clarence Kaiser of Moline died in a crash near Morning Sun when his car left the road at a bridge entrance. Mrs. Sam Kell of Belle Plaine and Miss Blanche Bainer of Burlington were injured with internal injuries, a broken leg, and a broken ankle respectively. A second car carrying Kaiser's brother and others spotted the wreck upon returning.

Burlington Clarence Kaiser Moline Sam Kell Belle Plaine Blanche Bainer Kaiser Iowa City

Greek Peasants Die at Hands of Turkish Gendarmes

Greek peasants near Thanto village in Saloniki are reported killed by Turkish gendarmes and bandits. Athens dispatches note escalating persecution of Christians as Thrace tensions rise amid uncertain casualty figures.

Saloniki Thanto Athens Dispatches Thrace

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