Rail heads hope roads will earn 600 million in 21
United Press reports New York Aug 18 railroads show signs of recovery according to Thomas DeWitt Currer chair man of the Association of Railway Executives He says carriers hope to post net earnings of at least half a billion dollars for 1923 but warn more drastic operating cuts are needed to cover fixed charges and permit rate reductions Currer notes earnings fell from 934 million in 1917 to 62 million in 1920 and says development has stalled for five years ahead of any hoped gains
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United Press
New York
Thomas DeWitt Curler
Association of Railway Executives
Cuyler
United Press Today
Iowan Officers Name Bank Robber Hawkins Kill
Des Moines reports identify Henry Hawkins as one of the notorious outlaws killed by police in Minneapolis after a bank robbery spree. The article notes Hawkins escape from a Polk county deputy, ties to Pleasantville bank raids, and a murder suspect record. Neuwirth and others held for investigation while Hankins’s partner status is explored.
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William
Neurwitch
Edward Tracy
Des Moines
Hawkins
Neuwirth
Jack Hildebrand
Hankins
Hazicana
Jewel
Menr
Henry
Hank) Hawkins
Minneapolis
Fithritis
Polk County
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Hank
Iowa
Fred Martin
Will Davis
Joseph Welch
Omaha Kid
Harry McGill
Canada Yellow
First National Bank
Pleasantville
Marion County
Knoxville
Sre
Geneva Wright
Sherif Robb
Polk Counry
Cambridge
Stuart
Des Moines Woman Dies by Suicide at Sedalia
The body of Mrs. Mollie Gurman of Des Moines Iowa was found to have died by self inflicted gunshot in Sedalia Missouri. She left a note saying she had been in ill health. Her husband works with an automobile exhibition at the fair grounds and plans to bring her body home for burial today.
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United Press
Sedalia
Mollie Gurman
Des Moines
Fair Grounds
Punishment urged for Bergdoll aides in escape case
Washington dispatch reports the Bergdoll case investigation urging punitive actions. The majority faulted the War Department and named officials including Ansell and Hunt for derelictions, while exonerating Maj. Campbell and urging removal or disciplinary steps for several others. The report also targets the alien property custodian for seizing Bergdoll assets and seeks recovery of buried gold.
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Ansell
Samuel T. Ansell
War Department
Bergdoll
Maj
Bruce Campbell
Bergdall
John B. Hunt
Earl B. Wood
Department of Justice
Wood
Col
C. €. Cresson
Col. Hunt
Sinn Fein opens secret debate on Dominion status
Rochester dispatch notes Sinn Fein moves to discuss Dominion status amid signals negotiations may end. Mrs. Charles Wheelwright, mother of Eamonn De Valera, comments on her son's rejection of British peace terms, asserting Ireland must support the national position and offer moral backing.
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Sinn Fein
Eamonn
Rochester
Charles Wheelwright
Eamonn de Valera
The
Fish Republic
Ireland
Ruin of Great Temple Unearthed at Sikyon City
Athens Aug. 18 Ruins of a great temple unearthed at Sikyon on the Gulf of Corinth. In the fourth century B C Sikyon was a principal Greek city. Foundations and pillars suggest the temple was built by the Dorians who captured the town from the Aegalian Ionians. Experts say the temple was sacred to Artemis, sister of Apollo and goddess of the chase.
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Athens
Sikyon
Gulf of Corinth
Greece
Artemis
Apollo
Bergdoll Writing Book About His Escape in Germany
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, a draft dodger said to be in Germany, is writing a book about his escape from U S military authorities. Excerpts from a letter to his mother allege grafters were involved and promise the book will expose the alleged swindle from start to finish. He predicts Americans will read it and see them as fools.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Quillionaire
Dodger
Germany
Zion Police Press Drive on Women's Low Cut Clothing
Mrs Eliz abeth Naden of Zion was arrested by Officer Isaac Parry for wearing a dress with a neck cut too low, exposing neck and shoulders. She is the second arrest since Zion’s dress immodesty ordinance, aimed at public view, declares such clothing indecent and morally compromising.
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Zion
Associated Press
Iil
Elizabeth Naden
Isaac Parry
Wilbur Glenn Voliya
Ordinante
Catch Yacht with 95 Cases of Hooch Seized
United Press dispatch from Cleveland reports police and prohibition officers raiding a Canadian yacht named Ven ice. They seized 95 cases of whisky and arrested seven men and four women after a struggle on the pier as the vessel prepared to cast off its lines.
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Ey United Pressy
Cleveland
Prohibition
Venice
Germany Seeks Easier Terms in Proposed U.S. Treaty
Berlin reports Germany seeks modifications in the proposed U S treaty insisting current terms are too stiff and favor the Entente. Negotiators keep secrecy but Berlin expects the pact to be accepted within a month at most.
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United Press
Berlin
Germany
United States
Althe
Motorcyclist killed by interurban on first solo ride
Mason City Iowa August 18 Nick Diatrakis on his first solo motorcycle trip was killed when an interurban between Mason City and Clear Lake struck him. He apparently tried to stop but could not. His body was dragged about 70 feet and lay in a ditch beside the track.
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Associated Press
Mason City
Nick Diatrakis
Here
Clear Lake
Railroads Refuse Unions War Time Wage Plea
Chicago August 18 western railroads refuse to meet unions demand. A. W. Trenholm heads a committee from the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha line conferencing with Big Four and western roads. Unions seek cancellation of the July 1 wage cut, no more cuts by the labor board, time and a half overtime pay, and continuation of current working rules for a fixed period.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Brotherhoods
A. W.renhalm
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
Big Four
Trenholm
Pythians Vote To Build Foundation Relief Fund
The order adopts a plan to collect four dollars from each initiation fee to fund the Pythian Foundation Relief Fund, aiming for a maximum of one hundred thousand dollars. The fund supplements lodges duty to aid needy members and relates to charitable gifts and annual reports detailing fund sources and amounts.
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Pythian Foundation
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
Pythian Foundation Relief Fund
Prisian Foundation Relief Fund
Order
Pythias
L Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge
32 Million Pounds of Hogs in 1921 Crop
Washington D. C. August 1 Nearly 22,000,000 pounds of hops will be harvested in the United States this year the department of agriculture estimated today These hops could make about 1 509 000 000 bottles of beer
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United Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Interstate Commerce suspends fruit freight rate plan
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended until December 16 proposed reduced freight rates on fresh fruit and vegetables from Arizona California Nevada New Mexico Oregon and Utah to Arizona New Mexico and Texas.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Arizona
California
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Texas
Congress Debates Townsend Bill Amid Call for Open Session
Today in Congress Renate continues debate on Townsend proposal as bills on B00d deficiency carry 260000 for disarmament conference expenses and Harrison amendment seeks open session. Finance committee holds hearing on Graham bill to ban American war supplies imported from France.
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Renate
Townsend
Harrison
Finance Committee
France
Alice Robertson challenges critics on woman delegate
Miss Alice Robertson of Oklahoma the only woman in congress today challenged leaders of women’s organizations to name a qualified woman for the American delegation to the disarmament conference. She had opposed a woman on the delegation and replied to criticism by the National League of Women Voters.
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iBy United Press
Washington, D. C
Alice Robertson
Oklahoma
Congress
National League of Women Voters
Blames Low Prices for Export Decrease
The commerce department attributed a decline in the nation’s foreign trade last fiscal year to a worldwide low mood after the war. It said lower prices, not reduced quantities, largely caused the drop in exports, in a review of two years of foreign commerce.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Commerce Department
Department
Sea Monster Fossil Found on Missouri Farm Near Racine
Joplin, Aug 18. The petrified remains of a prehistoric reptile or deep sea monster were uncovered on a Racine area farm, about 15 miles south of Joplin. The fossil’s contour is well preserved resembling a lizard, with a two foot head, 12 foot forelegs, a 24 foot body, and a 12 foot tail.
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Associated Press
Joplin
Racine
Grand Jury May Act on Patrolman's Case
Des Moines reports an ongoing police investigation into Rev. Henry Kuester, pastor at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, tied to the shooting of Mrs. August Hast. Coroner Guy Quittan will be headed to Joliet for duties as rector, as grand jury action on the case is anticipated. Rev. Maurus Eberle succeeds Kuester. others reassigned within the parish chain.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Henry Kuester
August Hast
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Don Parrett
West
Guy Quittan
Joliet
Ill
St.jury
Maurus Eberle
Father Kuester
Theodore Worm
la Porte City
Waterloo
Francis Habig
St. Paul, Minn
Antibeer Bill Fight Stirs Senate Conference Move
Washington August news recounts Senator Reed accusing Wayne Wheeler of intruding on conferees over the Antibeer bill. Sterling moves to retain senate amendments and send the measure to conference. Ashurst says he will not join continued talks, citing fear the Stanley amendment would be weakened.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wayne B.wheeler
Antisaloon League
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Sterling
Litem
Wheeler
Warner
Ashurst
Arizona
Daughter risks life to save calves as barn burns
Marshfield Wisconsin Aug 13 A father, Rheinold J Hendricks, ran into a burning barn on his farm 13 miles south of Marshfield and rescued three registered calves before his young daughter perished in the blaze. The tragedy highlighted a family loss as the fire claimed the child.
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Marshfield
Wis
Here
Rheinold J. Hendricks
Unusual Couple Height Gap Noted In Ontario Wedding
Port Arthur August 18 Mrs Jan Van Albert wed a husband who towers nine feet five inches tall while she is five feet four. The couple, former schoolmates in Holland, reunited recently in Winnipeg and plan a long life together despite the vast height difference.
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Associated Press
Port Arthur
Ont
Jan van Albert
Holland
Winnipeg
Sky Full of Locusts Plague Worsens Russian Famine
By United Press Waris Aug 18 report from Samara and Saretoff districts details a grasshopper plague darkening the sky and destroying crops for starving Russians. Red Cross delegate Dr Georges Lodygensky says five billion pounds of food are needed as whole villages are abandoned and corpses lie unburied along roadsides.
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United Press
Waris
Samara
Saretoff
Piports
Red Cross
Georges Lodygensky
Russian Red Cross
Des Moines Street Fight Over Jitney Bus Franchise
Des Moines reporters describe an intense clash as merchants push a new street railway franchise to win public support and curb bus competition as service resumes. F C Chambers, trustee for the street railroad on bondholders, is expected to send the proposed franchise Saturday amid renewed bus opposition urging a delay while bus service remains in operation.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Des. Moines
F. C. Chambers
Street Railroad
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