Europe Crisis, Wheat Farmers Pinch in 1923 Outlook
Washington weighs Europe’s slump and potential rebound as Ruhr and reparations shape American business. Wheat farmers face bankruptcy as current prices fail to cover costs, while other farmers fare relatively better. Congress in December could push tax relief and state-led road and school funding to ease farm distress.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Washington
Europe
Ruhr
Europa
America
France
Britain
Germany
América
Zig
Agill
Busineas
Europea
Congresa
New York Tribune
Tragic Train Death Claims Waterloo Brakeman Roy Bradford
William LeRoy Bradford a 30 year old brakeman for the Illinois Central was crushed beneath train wheels as it passed through Peosta Iowa on the way home at 9 30 p m He left a widow and three children Mary Virginia 3 Georgia May 1L and William 3 plus his parents and sister survive The body was taken to Waterloo and funeral arrangements were set at St Josephs church with burial in Calvary He served five years on the railroad and previously worked for Smith Lichty Hillman Company He earlier enlisted in World War I and was stationed at Camp Pike before the armistice was signed.
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William LeRoy Bradford
Cottage Street
Illinois Central
Peosta
Waterloo
William
Mary Virginia
Georgia
May
F. A. Bradford
Ruth
MecClicket
Waverly
Iai
B. Sanford
Fred J. Horstail
Dubuque
J. Bradford
Bradford
Roy
Smith, Lichty & Hillman Co
Camp Pike
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
St. Joseph's Church
Father Extward Slattery
Calvary
Stronger Defenses on Pacific Favored
Bremerton Washington August 22 members of the House naval affairs committee from both parties urged strengthening Pacific defenses during an inspection. Representative Carl Vinson Democrat Georgia said We must make the Pacific coast and Gibraltar.
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Bremerton
Wash
United States
Pacific Ocean
Naval Affairs Committee
House of Tebpeseh
Pacific Coast
Gibraltar
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Kansas Bans Petting in College Towns
Kansas authorities move to curb student activity in college towns with new orders from Attorney General Charles B. Griffith. Action directs town officials to clean up after autumn term openings to shield young girls from petting parties and related conduct.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Charles B. Griffith
Courier delivery deadline and reprint promise
The notice states home delivery by 30 o’clock each day and offers a reprint if the paper is late due to carrier error. Readers are instructed to call 5240 before 6 30 p m to request a copy.
Diamond Diet Not Needed for Saving
Franz Butner, fleeing duty on diamonds from Mexico to Germany, swallowed several gems aboard a ship into San Francisco. Customs inspector and hospital tests followed his attempt before he confessed the act, claiming inheritance of the stones from an aunt in Mexico. Value of swallowed diamonds undetermined.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Franz Butner
Mexico
Germany
Republic
Maring Hospital
San Francisco Presidio
William B. Hamilton
Hamilton
Bulmer
Butner
Expect Al Spencer Oklahoma Outlaw to Repeat Holdup
Lawmen in Osage county search for Al Spencer the phantom outlaw who allegedly led the Missouri Kansas and Texas train No 2% held up Monday night. Sheriff G C A Cook directed deputies around the scene and a rocky heat canuarters area, hoping to prevent another robbery after about 500 dollars was taken.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Osage County
al Spencer
Oklahoma
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
GC. A. Cook
Spencer
Barge Renews Traffic After Five-Year Lapse
Keokuk Iowa August 22 In an effort to revive freight traffic on the upper Mississippi river a power propelled barge of the River Transit Company St Louis reached Keokuk this morning en route to St Paul The in charge construction engineer James S Brodie and Lacrosse one of a fleet of four barges.
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Keokuk
Mississippi River
The
River Transit Company
St. Louis
St. Paul
James S._Brodie
Repairs Start on Damaged Submarines After Pearl Harbor Collision
Honolulu Aug 22 Repairs began on submarines R-11 and R-8 after a collision in Pearl Harbor channels. Beached to prevent sinking they were floated with the rising tide and towed to the naval station. Steering gear trouble on R-11 appeared to be the cause. No injuries reported.
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Naval Station
Mastain Improves in Marked Degree
Cedar Falls August 22 Special Decided improvement in condition of Neil Mastain was reported at Sartori hospital this afternoon Attendants believe his recovery will be rapid
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Cedar Falls
Neil Mastain
Sartori Hospital
Plan to Increase Soft Coal Output Looms
Washington Aug 22 President Coolidge moved to avert an anthracite strike by convening a White House conference with federal fuel distributor Wadleigh and Interstate Commerce Commissioner Aitchison. They may boost bituminous production to offset shortages, with 75 million tons in reserve and output rising from 10.4 to 15 million tons weekly if needed. miners threaten a Sept 1 walkout after failed wage talks.
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United Fresc
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Tie
White House
Wior
Wadleigh
Clyde B. Aftehusen
Interstate Commierce
Aitchison
Wadtleigh
Casldlye Cain
Mr. Coolidge
Washington
Congress
wBy
Atlantic Cir
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Samuel D. Wearttiner
Warriner
President Coolidge
United States Coal) Commission
Hoe
Four Months Coal Reserves Highlight Government Survey
Washington Aug. 22 government survey shows sufficient hard coal stocks to meet national requirements for about four months. Controversy between miners and operators cooled as production cuts appeared unlikely, keeping supply dynamics in focus amid the industry dispute.
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Washington
Kidnapper Arrested With Daughter Aged 3 In Tulsa Jail
Tulsa Aug 22 W T Miller was jailed with his 3 year old daughter Naomi after confessing to kidnapping from grandmother Ida Gloson. He claimed equal rights to the child as his wife sought divorce. Neighbors pursued after Naomi was taken from the grandmother Lori Gibson scene. the man also admitted abducting Naomi’s 6 year old sister Louise. The grandmother was beaten during the incident.
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Tulsa
Olda
W. T. Miller
Naomi
Ida Gloson
Miller
Oklahoma City
Ma Athers
Blo
AliNer
Niomi
Louise
Aroy
Dda Gibson
Weather Cold Wave Hits Midwest With Freezing Temps
A August cold wave swept the northern Midwest bringing chilly winds and rain. Chicago saw the mercury drop to 41 degrees while Milwaukee fell to 45. Detroit recorded 47, and Lincoln Nebraska hit 37 at O'Neill with other towns showing similarly low readings.
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Chicago
Bringios
Milwaukee
Detroit
O'Neil
Lincoln
Neb
Keokuk Shoplifters Sentenced For Conspiracy
Anna Faust Doris Fisher and Elizabeth Naumann were arrested in Burlington for shoplifting in Keokuk last week and sentenced to three years each in Rockwell City on a conspiracy charge. They were taken to the reformatory last night.
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Keokuk
Ta. Ang
Anna Faust
Doris Fisher
Elizabeth Naumann
Burlington
Rockwell City
Tarken Toe Ihe Reformatory
Cloudburst Heavy Damage Hits Colorado Towns
Denver and vicinity suffered heavy property damage as a sudden cloudburst struck. Globeville sewers overflowed flooding basements and streets, three East Denver streetcars derailed, tracks washed out near Louisville and GORHAM, and the irrigation ditch headgate broke flooding 40th avenue. Autos stalled, damager lights warned drivers as officials responded.
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Denver
Colo
Globeville
Boulder
Louisville
Gorham
Colorado Southern
Denver & Interurban
Argo, Irrigation Company
Platte River
Highway Department
Paris Stands Pat on Ruhr Seizure and Reparations
France insists reparations must come first to lift Ruhr occupation and repay allied debts. Premier Poincare rebuts British schemes, demands 26 billion gold marks plus bonds, and rejects any reduction in France's claims. The note frames reparations as priority and Serbia-style restructuring is rejected.
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Paris
Ruhr
Associated Press
Germany
France
Allcd
Premiet Poincare
Marquis Curzon
Garmnany
Lord Curzon
Thuhr
Hague
Rance
Foreign Office
M.] Poincare
Great Britain
Poincare
Inter Allied
England
America
Austria
Lis Ansiwers
Mrs Coolidge Keeps Private Secretary
Washington August 22 Miss Laura Martan has been retained as Mrs Calvin Coolidge private secretary to the first lady. The announcement came from the White House today and Miss Harlan daughter of former Supreme Court justice John Maynard Harlan of Kentucky served previously as secretary to Mrs Sanders.
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Washington, D. C
Calvin Coolidge
Laura Martan
White House
Harlan
John Maynard Harlan
Kentucky
United States Supreme Court
Sinvding
Hose Across Bridge Feeds Omaha Water
United Press report from Omaha Nebraska describes a 3000 foot fire hose across the Lowes-Lex street bridge delivering water to the pumping station. Citizens lined up with containers while sprinkling wagons spray the city. Water quality remains two thirds mud and may persist for a week or more. City health commissioner warns of potential typhoid risk from contaminated water and old wells being reopened.
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United Preasy
Omaha
Neb
Lows Lax Treet Bridge
Councel Elwits
Towa Elis
Water Board
Cudahy
Ivestock
Kansas City
Chicago
Vyphaid
Volstead Statement Triggers Debate at Anti Alcohol Congress
In Copenhagen on August 22 former congressman Andrew Volstead claimed prohibition reduced U S crime 24 percent. Professor Warming of Danmark disputed the data saying total prohibition not yet ripe. American delegates backed Volstead while Dutch delegates supported the Danish speaker.
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Copenhagen
Andrew Volstead
International Anti-Alcohol Congress
United States
Warming
Danmark
Volstead
Spaniards Reach Beleaguered Tifaruin to Relieve Garrison
The Spanish forces sent to aid the Tifaruin garrison reached the town after driving back Moroccan rebels. An official communication reports severe enemy punishment and relief of the besieged garrison in Mellia Morocco on August 22.
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Associated Press
Mellia
Morocco
Tifaruin
Mail Planes Fly Night To Join Coasts WW 28 ARG
Five airliners took part in the second day of transcontinental aerial mail tests with crews attempting night flights between Chicago and Cheyenne. Fog and storms disrupted routes from Laramie to Cheyenne and delayed eastward legs, but westbound mail advanced toward New York while attempts to cover the full 28 hour schedule continued.
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Neb
Maid
Pacific Coast
New York
Cheyenne
Tothing
Chicago
Laramie
Wye
Associated Press
Wyo
Wyoming
San Francisco
Omaha
Miet H. A. Collison
Wryo
Sturton
Ia. Allison
Ormada
Collison
Shirley J. Short
Curtissfield
G. Eugene Johnson
Pacific
G. K. Vance
R. A. Wagner
Cleveland
HB. G. Boonstra
Jmiatkin
Wyaming
Nevada
California
Johnson
Callison
For
Cloud
Cheyanne
Jack Knight
Bounstra
Postal Service
Westbound mail flight clears fog over Sherman Hill
Westbound transcontinental mail departs Cheyenne at 42 p m after clearing skies. Pilot H G Boonstra flies to Rock Springs where a relief pilot will take over the westward run. Pilot Jack Knight reached Rock Springs at 2 50 a m mountain time but rain and mist prompted postponement.
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Cheyenne
Wyno
Sherman Hill
H. G. Boonstra
Rock Springs
Wic
Jack Knight
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