Cox Defends League While Attacking Republicans In Indiana Speech
Gov. Cox, campaigning in South Bend, argues for League of Nations and economic readjustment to ease high living costs. He accuses Republican leaders of evasiveness and hypocrisy and says a post March 4 pledge must promote the league and end war debts. He also hints at Harding’s upcoming reply in Ohio staged event.
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Pennsylvania
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Ohio
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Harding
Legislative Branch
League Nations
Mother of 3 Kills Self With Shotgun
Mrs. Charles Hagen, 37, mother of three, committed suicide this morning by gunshot. Authorities report no stated motive beyond notes of extreme nervousness observed earlier. The incident occurred in Smoky La Agora area near Girard.
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Quincy
Harles Hagen
Mes
Waterloo women react to suffrage victory with pride
Local women from Waterloo express joy at the Tennessee suffrage victory and recount past efforts. Statements praise Miss Lulu Cushman and the long campaign, with officials noting personal gains from gaining the vote and comparisons to prior struggles in Kansas.
American Friends ship food to Germany for child feeding
Philadelphia August 19 The American Friends service committee plans ongoing food aid to German children through year end. New York shipments include 240 tons of cocoa 317 12 tons of lard and 14 320 cases of condensed milk with cod liver oil for hospitals. Dried peas beans rice and flour sugar to follow. value about 1.5 million dollars.
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American Friends Service Committee
Germany
New York
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Senator Cummins Feels Much Better Amid Illness
Des Moines reports Senator A. B. Cummins, ill for several days with influenza, showed marked improvement this morning. His daughter Mrs. H. A. Rawson relayed the update.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
United States
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Four Years Hard Labor For Erwin Bergdoll Desertion
Erwin R. Bergdoll of Philadelphia was found guilty of desertion by evading the draft and sentenced to four years hard labor at Fort Leavenworth, announced today at Governors Island.
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New York
Erwin R. Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Fort Leavenworth
Governors Island
Montreal Banker Tied to Ponzi Scheme Arrest in New York
Italian-Canadian banker Antonio Salvati of Montreal was arrested in New York on a warrant issued there, accused of being a partner of Charles Ponzi. Detectives from the city state the Ponzi connection links Salvati to the famed financial scheme.
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Antonio Salvati
Montreal
Tity 10
Charles Ponzi
Beaton
Roosevelt Speaks in Rocky Mountains During Tour
President Roosevelt on the campaign trail moves through Montana en route to Coeur d Alene Idaho. He crossed the Rocky Mountains yesterday three times by automobile to maintain public engagement.
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Electrical worker Harry Duncan dies in Cedar Falls accident
Aug 19 report from Cedar Falls states Harry Duncan of Charles City Ia was electrocuted while on a high tension line between New Hartford and Cedar Falls. The old safety apparatus failed after cutting power. Duncan, about 30, is survived by his widow visiting Shell Rock. A one year old son and previous Waterloo work and Water
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Harry Duncan
Charles City
New Hartford
Duncan
Shell Rock
Waterloo
Waterloo Electrical Union
Harding Urges Female Suffrage as Republican Asset
Senator Harding praised Tennessee’s ratification and urged that voting women boost the Republican cause. He called woman suffrage a moral, social reform won after a century of struggle and said women would join Republicans in shaping national programs while keeping homes and families as priorities. He linked enfranchisement to independence, union preservation, emancipation, and wartime freedom.
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Democratic Party
Tennessee
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Nightly Turkish siege of Adana harms no Americans
Constantinople reports the siege of Adana by Turkish nationalists continues, with French forces aiding retreat to Mersina. American relief workers shelter in place while supplying 19,000 Armenian refugees. Notables include Adelaide Crane of Quincy and Doris Nevin of New York.
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Webster Anderson
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Jtown
Cyprus
Adelaide Crane
Quincy
Doris Nevin
New York
Ethelbert,Nevin
Weather Summary for Iowa Towns and Rainfall Report
The Des Moines area recorded 0.22 inches of rainfall with showers likely to affect traffic but provide crop benefits. Other towns such as Alta, Carroll, Hart Dodge, Marshalltown and nearby areas noted smaller totals in the last 24 hours. Showers are forecast for Iowa tonight and Friday.
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Lea
Minn
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Davenport
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Faribault
la Presse
Wis
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Marshalltown
New Trampton
Pentyidle
Waterloo
Waverly
84 Year Old Wolfe Seeks Divorce After 57 Years of Marriage
Jefferson City August report: Ammon Wolfe aged 84 files for divorce after 57 years of marriage alleging his wife refused to cook and left him without cause in July 1419. The couple has 10 children all married.
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Ammon Wolfe
Lawn City Offer Would Give Gas Co 6 Percent
Cedar Falls Aug 19 Special A proposal for a minimum charge of 75 cents instead of a 50 cent monthly readiness fee and a rate of 1.62 per thousand feet would, per the council, yield a little over six percent return on investment for Citizens Gas & Electric Co. The plan was presented at a conference with city council after Austin Burt reported on the company's business.
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Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Austin Burt
Waterloo Council
France backs American stance on Russo Polish issue
Washington reports France fully agrees with the American note on Russia and Poland. Italy has sent an informal reply and promises a formal reply soon as the State Department awaits Italy's formal response to a note to the Italian ambassador.
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Italy
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Russia
Poland
Colby
France
Shiliady Appointed Executive Director Consumers' League
New York announces John Shiliady, former NAACP secretary, as executive director of the National Consumers' League. He will lead the league's 11-year program for federal regulation of food and packing industries and compulsory textile labeling.
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Associated Press
New York
John Shil,iady
National Association For the Advance’ Quent of Colored People
National Consumers’ League
League
Mother Gets Custody of Constance Winter
In Laconia New Hampshire Judge Thomas II Marble granted custody of 11 year old Constance Hope Winter to her mother after a petition in superior court. The child had been abducted from Ottumwa Iowa on October 1. The court ruled the child's welfare would be best served by remaining with the mother.
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Associated Press
Laconia
N. H
Thomas II. Marble
Constance Hope Winter
Ottumwa
Cox Makes Illinois Stop en Route to South Bend
Gov James Cox arrived in Chicago for a brief forenoon visit meeting the Iroquois club leaders George Brennan and Dennis Egan and greeting train crews before a 11 30 a m departure for South Bend Ind where he is to speak this afternoon.
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Chicago
James Cox
South Bend
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Iroquois Club
George Brennan
Denis Egan
Llinois
Cox
Bolshevik retreat and Polish counterattack in Warsaw front
Soviet troops flee in disorder along the Vistula and Bug front as Polish forces drive forward with tanks aircraft and artillery. Polish success includes captured territory around Lukow and Wisla region with thousands of Soviet prisoners and weaponry.
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Autos Kill More People Every 35 Minutes
Atlantin City Nod Aug 79 A member of the Nation of Safety warns the driving menace grows. S J Williams secretary of Chicago reports motor accidents kill far more than factories and railways. New aviation data show 75,000 carried with one fatality last year. Projection: 19 million cars by 1820.
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Appeal to Wilson After Wage Conference Fails
Cleveland Aug 19 The bituminous coal miner wage scale committee met to draft a message to President Wilson noting the joint wage conference failed to adjust pay inequalities. About 40 UMWA reps from outside the central field attended as the five day session adjourned sine die. Miners demand a $1.50 daily raise, with operators less hopeful. No strike is expected, says Ellis Searles of Indianapolis.
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Cleveland
Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
Ellis Searles
Indianapolis
Mminers
Norway Restricts Luxury Imports to Support Currency
In Christiana on August 19 a government order bans import of luxury items including automobiles, diamonds, lace, paintings, pianos and phonographs to curb the falling currency. The list also covers silk, jewelry, watches, furniture, furs and motorcycles as exports decline and American goods face tighter demand. The dollar rate jumped to 0.67 kroner, lowering purchasing power for Americans.
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Norway
America
Swede Solves Own Farm Labor Problem
New York City August 19. Charles Fausen and his wife Christiania will farm in Minnesota with their 15 children from four months to 19 years. Five married children remain in Sweden and 25 grandchildren stand as emergency labor.
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Minnesota
Sweden
British Premier Not Coming to America
London reports Premier Lloyd George will not visit Canada or the United States as had been previously suggested official announcement states.
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Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
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Courier Delivery Times and Reissue Policy Notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 80 o clock. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, please Phone 8330 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 3 80 Pm.
Suffrage Efforts in North Carolina and Tennessee
North Carolina defeated the federal suffrage amendment in the legislature by 1 to 4. Tennessee lawmakers ratified the amendment in a close vote as mass meetings spark debate and potential court challenges. The process spurred talks of reconsideration and possible constitutional issues.
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Associated Press
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Tenn
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Constitutional Amendment Committee
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