Railroad motive power strain on repair facilities
A dispatch reports railroads face months to restore motive power after resuming full operation with resumed shop work. At Santa Fe Shopton and CB&Q West Burlington, crews are under strength, performing light repairs while heavy work stalls. Limited manpower, many engines awaiting repair, and approaching cold weather threaten power stability without a mild winter.
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Harold A. Mattnews
International News
Burlington
Bilgi
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Shepton
Fort Madison
Santa Fe
Round House
West Burlington
RB. Q
Atei Press
Burlington Railroad
Weather summary for Iowa towns restless roads ahead
Weather Bureau report lists Charles City Algona Mason City and Des Moines with rainfall and cloud cover. Roads are muddy in many areas as storms move through the region with rain likely over the next 24 hours.
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S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Charles City
Algona
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
la Crosse
Wis
Mason City
Waverly
Doz Moines
Wanddy
G. Raine
East Portisy
Anta Tel
Beach Busy When Confiscated Hooch Emptied Into Sea
Atlantic City N J August 21 bathing time drew extra crowds after county detectives seized a whisky still and poured out 1400 gallons of confiscated liquor into the ocean. The still contained an apparatus claimed to age whisky six years in 24 hours.
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Atlantic City
N. d
Senate War Vets Get Vote on Bonus
Two U S senators with world war service face a vote on the soldiers bonus bill. Senator Davis Elkins of West Virginia, commissioned major in 1917, adjutant of the Thirteenth Infantry, Seven division, and honorably discharged in 1918. Senator David A Reed of Pennsylvania, commissioned major 1917, served with field artillery and Argonne units, later promoted to lieutenant colonel and joined the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was appointed to fill the late Senator Crow’s unexpired term from Pittsburgh.
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International News
Washington
D. C
United States
Davis Elkins
West Virginia
Thirteenth Infantry
France
Elkins
Senate
David A. Reed
Repubican
Pennsylvania
Three Hundred Eleventh Field Artillery
Argonne
Reed
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Maj. Reed
United States Senate
Senator Crow
Pittsburgh
Four Die in Incendiary Tenement Fire at Wiltabeth
A tenement blaze in Wiltabeth N T on August 21 killed four people including a man a woman and two boys. Officials say the fire was incendiary and started in a passage between the burning house and a neighbor building. The flames spread quickly leaving victims unrecognizable.
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Wiltabeth. N.T
Cape
Drive for fund to prosecute Herrin miners drive
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce designated a Herrin week to raise funds to aid Attorney General Edward J. Brundage in detecting and prosecuting those connected with the massacre of nonunion miners at Herrin. Business and civic groups were invited to join, with pastors asked to urge congregations to support the effort to show Winds citizens stand for law and order. John H. Camlin of Rockford, president of Wings, spoke today.
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Arted
Rockford
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Herrin
Edward J. Brundage
Hertina
Chamber of Commerce
Mlinois
Winds
John Tl. Camlin
The
Wings
Father of Commerce
France Opposes Moratorium Without Sures In Speech
Premier Poincaré outlines France stance on reparations at Meuse council, saying no moratorium without allied guarantees over Ruhr mines and forests. He rejects German domination claims and pledges to defend guarantees only until Germany fulfills obligations and repairs ruins.
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Associated Press
Bar. le Duc
France
Germany
Ruhr
Poincara
General Council
Department of the Meuse
Af. Poincare
Blemarcks
Poincare
Weekend Auto Tragedy Near Denver Kills One
One man was killed and a second believed dead after a car skidded two miles west of Denver, plunging into a creek. The weekend saw at least 15 injuries across the Denver area as multiple accidents occurred from Friday night into morning.
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Denver
Colo
Denver aviator aims to break Denver Detroit flight record
Don Hogan of Denver departed a morning flight field to beat the current Denver Detroit distance record. He planned to attend a Detroit banquet with Eddie Rickenbacker, the American ace, and was accompanied by William A. Kinsey of Denver. En route they planned a stop in Perth Latte, Omaha, Iowa.
Labor Uprising in Budapest Forces Government Troops
London reports serious labor troubles in Budapest with the government massing troops to quell an uprising. Forty thousand metal workers led the walkout, later joined by building trades and flour mill employees amid fears of a general strike.
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London
Budapest
Vienna
Daily News
Mili Émpioyes
Delivery deadline for The Courier announced
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 p.m. If you do not receive your paper by then due to carrier error or other cause, call 3390 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 20 p.m.
Prisoners Petition for Stylish Skirts Refused
Bedford Aug 21 in mates of the state reform factory for women are not to have skirts shortened. New one piece dresses reach a foot from the ground and are longer than old uniforms. Maj Amos Baker said he opposed changes in style though the new garments are cheaper.
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Bedford
Amos Baker
Former FBI Official Bielaski Detained in Mexico Kidnapping Tale
Bruce Bielaski former chief of the Bureau of Investigation at the Agriculture Department describes being held under surveillance in Morelos Mexico after a kidnapping scare he faced while touring a cave near Cacajuamella with his wife and a Mexican lawyer and his American wife. He says newspapers falsely claimed he was arrested and accused of spying for Russia.
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Houston
Tex
Bruce Bielaski
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Agriculture
Morelos
Mex
Repugie
Washington
Bielaski
Russia
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Cacajaumella
Bielaskis
Flood Peat Beds to Reduce Fire Menace in Northern Woods
Duluth Minnesota August 21 With the forest fire situation in hand rangers and helpers dig peat bogs to root out fires then flood them with water from pumps National guardsmen three companies assist in trench digging firebreaks around homes and peat bed flooding to curb early season blazes.
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Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
National Guardsmen
Kelsey
English Workmen Die in Train Crash
Seven workmen were killed and 190 injured when a passenger train plowed into the rear of their work train at Gravesend station in England. The incident occurred this morning and authorities began inquiries into the cause.
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iBy
Associated Press
Gravesend
England
England to train domestic servants in new college plan
London reports England will fund a 250000 program to train unemployed young women in domestic science. A 12 week course offers 30 hours weekly including cookery laundry housewifery needlework infant welfare and hygiene plus singing and piano to improve service quality for brighter household life.
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Associated Press
London
England
Agreement Reached On Mine Return Date In Iowa
Iowa miners and operators reached a full agreement on reopening mines with the same Cleveland settlement terms. Final signing was delayed while operators decide the exact date for production resumption, likely Wednesday, with production normal by January in some mines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cleveland
Times
J. W. Morris
Eact
Hun Dawn
Towa
Negect
Philadelphia
Todas
Hoth
Women of London Embrace Pets Beyond Dogs
London observers note a shift in domestic pet choices as women parade a fox on a string a white monkey and even parrots becoming familiar sights. A family lawn party features a woman with a decorative sunshade carrying a venomous snake safely restrained, signaling a bold new trend in urban pet keeping.
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London
German superiority in motorless flying planes shown
Paris reports German dominance in gliding contests at Clairmont Perry closing yesterday. The top aircraft, a Karna Diplane, logged 44 minutes 19 seconds in two weeks of flight, while Edmund Allen led Americans with seventh place. another gliding test atop Fay-De-Donie is planned in Germany with Herr Kentzen of Hanover Technical School flying two hours and ten seconds.
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Paris
Bilding
Clairmont Perry
Edmund Allen
Irg
Fay-De-Donie
Gersfeld
Germany
Herr Kentzen
Hanover Technical School
Red Tape Halts Oser Marriage License in Switzerland
Max Oser, a Swiss army captain and former Zurich stable keeper, was blocked from obtaining a marriage license by Swiss officials on a technicality. Authorities said banns will be posted after the fortnight notice, allowing renewed efforts this week.
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Basle
Switzerland
Max Oser
Mathilde
Cormick
John 1
Rocckefelter
Oser
Swiss Arty
Liv
Zurich
Marriage Livenge
Seek Missing Round the World Aviators Calcutta Action
Calcutta India witnesses concern as Capt Norman MacMillan and Capt Marlins disappear after departing Friday for Rangoon in a round the world flight. A cyclone followed their takeoff raising fears they landed in a remote area. Maj Q T Blake once led the expedition from London and plans to unite with the party in Vancouver after recovery from surgery.
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Calcutta
India
Norman MacMillan
Marlins
Rangoon
Q. T. Blake
London
MacMillans
Blake
Pacific
Vancouver
Boy Dies After Fist Fight With Playmate
Palmyra Neb Aug 21 From Shawl 13 is dead here following a fist fight Saturday night with John Schwarzman 14 They were at the Palmyria chautauqua and an altercation led to Shawsl death Schwarzman not yet arrested an inquest disclosed heart trouble as a contributing factor
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Palmyria
Neb
Shawl
John Schwarzman
Shaw
Fischer
Heinke
Schwarzman
Ohio Telephone Girl Refuses Dying Plea from Suitor
Chicago reports Miss Alea Stobbs of Canton Ohio, a telephone girl, ignored a dying request from Terences Ross Keppler a former lover and telegraph operator. Keppler had followed her to Chicago from Ohio and, after she refused to accept him, shot himself. He left a note asking for a kiss from her dead face or to place her picture in his pocket for burial. The woman reportedly went shopping during Keppler's funeral and burial.
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Chicago
Alea Stobbs
Canton
Terenes Ross Keppler
Seppler
Oho
Blood Transfusion Saves Newborn Babe in Watertown
In Watertown on November Y to August 21 a historic case was disclosed where eight ounces of blood were transfused from the father into a newborn infant born to Prof. W. E. B. Hewitt of the Watertown high school. The operation revived a weakening child and proved successful.
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Watertown
Novy
Wo E B. Hewitt
Watertown High School
Tourists' Auto Drownings After Ferry Slip Crash
Mrs. C. D. Whiting of Independence Missouri died in a ferryboat mishap near San Francisco. Cr Whiting and FP Jones with his wife of Reno were hospitalized with minor injuries and exhaustion after their car slipped from the Martinez Benicia ferry into the bay during a signal misunderstanding.
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San Francisco
Cal
C. D
Whiting
Independence
Cr. Whiting
FP. Jones
Reno
Nev
Bay
Martinez-Benicia
Missouri Legion Opens Convention in Hannibal
Hannibal Aug 21 The fourth annual Missouri department American Legion convention began with Admiral R Coonkz, U S Navy chief of operations and Hannibal native, as guest of honor. Organizing work dominated the day and the Mississippi River steamboat hosted the afternoon session. Five hundred delegates and many visitors attend.
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Hannibal
Missouri Department of the American Legion
R. &. Coonkz
United States Navy
Legion
Seventy Russian Clergymen Sentenced in Wharkov Province
Riga reports that seventy clergymen in Wharkov province have been sentenced to five years in prison for opposing the Reds. The official notice cites religious leaders jailed as part of the suppression of anti communist activity.
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Riga
Wharkov
Russia
Reds
Rail wreck probes tie to radical leaders and dynamite finds
Federal and state investigators arrive in Gary Indiana after a derailment killed two aboard the Michigan Central express. A raid on the Train Union Educational League offices yields radical literature and a list of meeting locations. Police question strikers as authorities seek links to planned violence and derailment.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Focal
Bureau of Investigation
Federal Department of Justice
Gary
Ind
Crowe
Train Union
Educational League
Featar
Pittsburgh
Foster
jThiders
McLaughlin
Michigan Central
Indiana
Fosters
Middlewest
League
Lenine
Trotzky
Russia
Ter
Colorado
Amos Tati
Iyo
Edward Cox
Frank Lubbs
Niles
Mich
Charles H. Stoick
A. B. Heath
Express
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