Irish Troops Open Fire in Louth Campaign
Dublin reports Free State forces push north from Drogheda against Republican irregulars in Louth. Fighting around Dundalk backs the offensive with Caohrin and Byrne active. Gristith Ys Teurich notes westward advance near Liscarrall as alerts rise. Arthur Griffith buried in Glasnevin as crowds honor the Irish patriot. Belfast dispatch notes Republican regulars seize Greenore port and mine the harbor to deter Dundalk attack.
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Dublin
Louth
Free
Ireland
Arthur Griffith
Glasnevin
Hfe
Robers Ming Harbor
International News Wire
Belfast
Greenore
Dundalk
Greenora
La Follette May Be Eliminated as Tariff Conferee
The article discusses the likelihood of La Follette being dropped from the tariff conference and predicts battles in the House and Senate over schedules. It notes expected house efforts to cut raw wool rates and the uncertain duration of conference talks, potentially delaying tariff enactment until after the November election.
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House
Conference Committee
Senate
Republican Party
Velay
New York Evening Fest, Inc
Western Traffic Tangles Cleared and Parley Called
Federal efforts to maintain railway operations faced obstacles as chiefs from four unions pressed for a direct rail strike. President Harding was expected to act that day, with discussions centering on possible legislation to resolve the rail crisis and clear the way for maintenance.
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Harding
Campbell's Cattle Crowned Champions at Waverly Show
Campbell's cattle won grand champion and champion honors at the Bremer county Live Stock event in Waverly. W C Campbell, a beef cattle breeder in Black Hawk county, saw his animals top the beef classes as Cedar Valley dairy cattle shows were canceled, elevating his herd's status in a busy regional judging day.
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W. C. Campbell
Bremer County
Waverly
Campbell
Black Hawk County
Cedar Valley
Gair
Cedar
Ena
Iowa
Clare
Odie
Rail strike continues as talks in Washington stall traffic
Union chiefs press meetings in Washington while unauthorized trainmen walkouts disrupt services across the far west and other regions. Local conferences persist, and violence is reported in several sections as efforts to ease the disruption proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingtona
Far West
Des Moines Report on Iowa Mine Operators and Cleveland Terms
Des Moines reports show K C Smith of Down Corl Operators Association expressing limited optimism that Iowa operators will accept Cleveland settlement terms. A joint party may meet Friday in Des Moines. Union leaders indicate operators expected to join discussions on the terms at the Des Moines gathering.
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Des Moines
K. C. Smith
Down Corl Operators x Association
Iowa
Cleveland
Blan
Marly Tod Smith
Joe Morrig
Cows
Unitel Mine Workers
Des Moine
Priss
Hiz
Fran
Marion mob faces arrest in Cedar Rapids confrontation
Chester Sucharski and Bruno Marek of Milwaukee were attacked by a mob of strikers and sympathizers in Marion, with police and federal marshals intervening. Two others from East St Louis were also beaten. The men, who had gone to Morton for wages after quitting, were guarded as arrests and prosecutions were anticipated.
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Cedar Rapids
Chester Sucharsk
Burno Marek
Ailwaukes
Marion
Mwo
East St. Louis
Atkins
Morton
Toa House
Marlon
Black Hawk County Veterans Gather for Civil War Assembly
Cedar Falls August 16 Black Hawk County Veterans association opened its convention with a dinner served. Officers report 105 Grand Army of the Republic post members from the county, believed to include most Civil War soldiers in the area. Districts: Waterloo 70, Cedar Falls 39, La Porte City five. Phil G C Hanna former consul general from the United States was to speak. Thomas Shannon presided.
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Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Veterans’ Association
Grand Army of the Republic
Waterloo
Cedar Fall
la Parte City
Phil GC. Hanna
Eurnoertleri Meo
United States
Thomas Shannon
Car Abandoned on Cedar Falls Farm
In Cedar Falls a Dodge touring model auto, belonging to Ralph Hudson of La Porte City, was found on a farm four miles north. Daniel Knapp reported the car left there Sunday by several youngsters heading toward the woods. A return visitMonday saw several articles removed. Hudson could not be reached for comment.
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Cedar Falls
Ralph Hudson
la Porte City
Daniel Knapp
Huson
Clinton Plans One Story School to Replace Irving Building
Tentative plans for a modern one story school building with eight class rooms to replace the Irving school structure wrecked last spring when the chimney crashed through the building in a windstorm were accepted by the Clinton Independent School District board. The estimated cost is about 60 000 dollars and the design includes an auditorium for community center use and teachers' restrooms.
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Clinton
Irving
Hill
Seek Dubuque Safe Robbers in Woods
Police in La Crosse Wisconsin chase two men suspected of robbing the Sanitary Milk Company safe in Dubuque Iowa Sunday. A roadster allegedly carried $900 toward La Crosse before a motorcycle officer pursued it through the city and into Ebner County outskirts, where the bandits vanished into the woods. No traces found to date.
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la Crosse
Wis
Ave
Sanitary Milk Company
Dubuque
Li Crosse
Ebner Conlee
Here
Burlington Railroad Plans Dining Room Expansion and Shop Hotel
Burlington Railroad announces plans to enlarge the dining room at the West Burlington shop with seating for up to 100 men and to begin constructing a shop hotel. Superintendent FLOR Ustiek says repair tracks will be rebuilt at Ot tumws, with about 100 workers to start on car repairs as soon as possible.
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Harlington
West Burlington
Flor
Ustiek
Ines
Ottumws
Hammonton Court Delivers Judgment on 2609 Lonely Hearts
In Hammonton a court session addressed a mass marriage list of 2609 hopefuls described as the Co operative Lovers union. The proceeding reviewed the lives, habits and prior marriages of participants, with some couples to be married off while others were absent or unrepresented. The record reflects a romantic but procedural tableau from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Counley
Desire
Orier Nyair
Pal
BFL
Co-operative Lovers’ Union
Shower Relieves Heat In Afternoon Shower
A brief rain shower arrived at 2 p.m. providing relief from the heat after a period of cloudiness. The shower lasted about an hour and briefly turned into a sunshower as the sun appeared through the shower.
Clerks at Oelwein Back Pay Case Settled
Chicago Great Western and its clerks at Oelwein Illinois reached agreement on back pay after a railroad labor board hearing. The road maintained no defiance of orders against contracting labor and the board urged compensation, leading to a settlement favorable to the clerks. The dispute centered on retroactive pay following the board’s decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
Chicago Great Western
Oelwein
Lsbor
Threshing Delayed by Coal Shortage in Iowa
Des Moines reports threshing is held up awaiting arrival of government coal shipments. Charles Webster, state fuel administrator, says it will be several weeks before the 5,700 tons ordered through the state fuel administrator arrive. Transportation conditions may prevent shipping even if guaranteed by the government, and many threshing outfits have converted engines to oil or wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles Webster
Webster
Ex-Wiltonites gather for big Wilton homecoming event
Davenport Iowa Aug 16 more than 760 former Wilton people and families attend Wilton Ia homecoming. A Chicago delegation of nearly 100 led by Fenton Fox organized the event. Last night nearly 3 000 people filled the streets as the town displayed elaborate decorations.
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Davenport
Wilton
Here
Chicago
Fenton Fox
False and Fantastic Charge Says Reigger
Wallingford Hiegger, renowned cellist and Drake University instructor, denounced his arrest on a charge of making improper advances to women as grossly false and fantastic. Police Chief Hammond says the case will be pressed.
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Des Moines
Wallingford Hiegger
Intimase
Drake University
Hammond
No Danger of Coal Famine at Cedar Rapids
After a meeting of coal dealers in Cedar Rapids it was announced there is no danger of a coal famine. Utilities, industrial plants and homes are expected to be supplied without difficulty.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa News Briefs from Creston and Shenandoah
Hazel Williams age 15 and Opal McIvers age 18 were on a Pullman trip to Chicago that was interrupted by authorities in Creston Iowa. In Shenandoah two stolen autos were recovered after thieves could not start a cart owned by Earl Sheets and another belonging to Charles Jarvis ran out of gas near Cincinnati.
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Creston
Hazel Williams
Opal ‘McIvers
Chicago
Shenandoah
Earl Sheets
Charles Jarvis
Iran
Cinrindas
Dig Coal Is Ordered to Mines in Seven States
Settlement of wage disputes between miners and operators in the southwestern coal fields looms after a telegram from Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma mine union heads requested a conference here next Tuesday. About 300000 tons of local coal will be moved to eastern lake ports this week for water transport to the northern lake region to ease a fuel shortage, with 400000 more planned for next week.
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Southwest Parley
International News Wire
Kansas City
Southwestern
Harry SN
Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators' Association
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Washington, D. C
Middle Northwest
Oath of Father Leaves Lad Alone
John Schmid 62 died in Presbyterian Hospital from injuries after a fall that fractured his hip and back while enfeebled by paralysis. His son Ernold, 15, had supported both since the wife’s death, selling papers to fund the funeral. Two other sons, William and Irving, are missing. William’s address previously at Commercial and Eleventh, Irving last heard from in Greene, Ta. The body lies at Kistner’s funeral home and will be taken to Waverly Friday for rural services. Several local men promised aid for the boy’s welfare.
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John Schmid
Presbyterian
William Schmidt
Commercial
Eleventh Streets
Irving
Greene
John Schmidt
Waverly
Kistner
Ernold
Alcott
French Cabinet Approves Paincare Reparations Policy
Rambouillet France Aug 16 the French cabinet unanimously approved of Premier Paincare s German reparations plan and praised his London stance He seeks a confidence vote to empower the ministry and push the plan through under Finance Minister de Lasteyrie The plan covers Alsace Lorraine and Rhineland measures but no military orders. Paris Aug 16 the reparations commission will meet tomorrow to decide on a moratorium for Germany s cash indemnity installments and aims for a compromise to bridge to a broader allied meeting later in the year.
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Associated Press
Rambouillet
France
Paincare
London
Finance de Lasteyrie
Teparations Commission
Germany
Alsace Lorraine
Rhineland
Paris
American Treaties Logged by League Secretariat in Geneva
Geneva Aug 16 Two American treaties end the state of war between the United States and Germany and the Yap agreement have been registered with the league of nations by Germany and Japan. The Yap treaty is the second Washington conference document filed, the first being the Chinese Japanese Shan tung accord. Germany, though not a league member, has offered to register its diplomatic agreements. Over 360 treaties, including several U S agreements, have now been filed with the league secretariat.
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Geneva
United States
Germany
League of Nations
Japan
Washington
League
al Tho
Claim Hot Wave to Last All Week
The weather bureau reports a prolonged hot wave across the middle and northwest with no relief until the northwestern area first cools. A recent heat death was reported in Chicago. In local news, Mr and Mrs Walter Wilson of Carthage Missouri announce the birth of a nine pound daughter, formerly of Waterlud.
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Weather Bureau
Cart
Virgin
Chicago
Witsons
Walter H. Wilson
Carthage
Wilsons
Waterlod
Ship Board Booze Spills Over Again
United Press report from Washington August 16 notes a renewed fight over liquor sales on American ships. Rep Brennan and Rep Galligan push resolutions asking if the Shipping Board buys liquor from England while Prohibition officers seek Britain’s help to bar booze on U S ships. They claim the issue could influence votes in this midterm cycle.
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United Press
Wyashington
BD. C
House
United States Shipping Board
Brennan
Michigan
Galwau
Massachusetts
Shipping Board
Congress
England
Sugeesty
Lasker
Prohibition
Washington
The
Prohibition Enforcement Unit
A. A. Busch
St. Louis
Europe
Galligan
Pusch
Gallivan
Returning Tourist Guided Into Iowa by Its Bad Roads
Theodore and Mrs Castle returned yesterday after a 1606 mile motor tour through Minnesota Michigan and Canada. They found northern roads rough and sparsely settled with trails more than roads and noted Canadian road work frequent along the route. Their trip began Aug 5 and ended without accidents as they reached Charles City and then Iowa.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Theodore Castis
Castle
Michigan
Canada
Charles City
Senate Tariff Amendments Move Through Quickly
Washington August 16 Free zones at American ports would allow crude imports to be converted for export without tariff duties under a tariff bill amendment approved by the Senate in rapid order. Kellogg pressed for log and timber provisions while the Herald amendment to impose 35 cents a barrel on petroleum and 2.5 cents on fuel oil was rejected 45 to 9.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Kellogg
Minnesota
Herreld
Vardaman Leads Mississippi Democratic Senate Race
In New Orleans on August 16, incomplete returns from 79 of 32 counties show James K. Vardaman leading the three candidate Mississippi Democratic Senate primary with 60,412 votes. Hubert D. Stephens trails with 49,952 and Misa Belle Kearney has 18,992.
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New Orleans
James K. Vardaman
Mississippi
Vardaman
Hubert D. Stephens
Misa Belle Kearney
Minnesota Fishing Good Says Sinnard Story
Roy Sinnard and family returned from a northern Minnesota fishing trip near Warba with Karl Gregg Cedar Falls. Sinnard reports Minnesota a vast tourists camp with visitors from nearly every state and unusually good fishing.
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Minnesota
Sinnard
Bra
Roy Sinnard
Warba
Karl Gregg
Cedar Falls
Roy
Union
Dagger Toter Proves to Be Army Deserter
W H Allen bound over to grand jury for carrying a concealed weapon is revealed as an army deserter. He was taken to Des Moines by BP Walker and Davis and turned over to U S army authorities. He carried a dagger fashioned from a file at arrest. Teavenworth, Kansas. Mrs Margaret Anderson, 63, walked from Sioux Falls to Washington to seek a pardon for her son, Joseph Anderson, 19.
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W. H. Allen
Dagger Toter
Grand Jury
Hoe
Des Moines
E. Walker
Ralph Davis
Police
United States Army
Allen
Teavenworth
Kan
Margaret Anderson
Sioux Falls
S. C
Washington
Harding
Joseph Anderson
Frang
Record Run Sets Sinnard's 412 Mile First Day
In the chosen spot he speaks of a remarkable 412 mile first day run attributed to Mr. Sinnard. Guayaquil Ecuador, once feared as a pest hole of the west coast, is praised as one of South America's cleanest cities and free from yellow fever peril.
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Mr. Sinnard
Guayaquil
Ecvador
South America
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Weeble Parent
Mata
League Secretariat
U. S. Hoodh
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Pillsbury
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Red Circle
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