Harding policies get approval in legislative acts
Washington August 26 President Harding has seen a busy week finishing a program of major legislation. The German treaty advances peace time conditions and amnesty talks loom, while the railroad bill remains the chief obstacle to returning to normal business and reducing unemployment.
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Shipping Board
Washington
United States
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Hardpre
Street cars to aid state fair operation amid armistice
Eight day fair week armistice ends with the Des Moines Street Car Company resuming service during the fair. Cars run at 8 cents fare from today as the fair board agrees to cover any operating deficit. Federal Judge Martin J. Wade granted permission after E. B. Perry petitioned for the relief.
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Dee Moines
Dee Moines Street Car Company
Fair Board
Martin J. Wade
E. B. Perry
Fall Board
Assassination of German Statesman Erzberger Near Offenburg
Berlin reports former vice chancellor Mathias Erzberger and Reichstag deputy Diez were attacked while touring the Black Forest. Erzberger was killed with twelve bullet wounds. Diez survives. They had just left Bad Griesbach for a foot tour. Continued on page two.
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Berlin
Mathias Erzberger
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Offenburg
Baden
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Aecure
Reichsstag
Diez
Black Forest
Swindle Scheme Tied to Air Castle Millionaire French
Secretary says French case expands to international scope as banks and firms query the Justice Department. Assistant District Attorney Clinnin notes guilty lists seized from French and associates contain future targets, including Coleman Du Pont and other financiers.
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Chicago
Department of Justice
Charles W. French
Air Castle
Clinnin
French
Clinnim
Lamb
Coleman du Pont
United States
Foch Coming for Legion Convention News
Discovery of A. E. Roberts body in Lake Harriet sparked reports he killed himself to sever ties with the French financier plot. Arrests followed including W. Davis of Cleveland and Col. George C. Bail of Los Angeles as authorities probe the alleged global scheme led by Charles W. French and his secretary Alva Harshman.
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Cleveland
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Stockholders Stand by Fowler Grain Company Officer
Stockholders adopted a resolution protesting Chicago stockholders and creditors asking Fowler, former president, to sell his stock without releasing him from contingent liability. They express support for Fowler and demand terms satisfactory to the executive committee of the company.
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United States grain steamer City of Brunswick wrecked at Broad shoals
Halifax Aug 26 The United States shipping board steamer City of Brunswick drifted onto Broad shoals at the harbor mouth. Grain cargo pours through a hole in the hull. Tugs and a life-saving crew head to aid the stricken vessel with little hope of saving it.
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United States Shipping Board
City of Brunswick
Omaha Woman Killed in Colorado Car Crash
Colorado Springs Colo August 26 Mrs Marr Colgin of Omaha Neb died from injuries after the automobile she rode in skidded into a gulch south of here late yesterday Miss Myrtle Robbins and Miss Frances Axtell of Omaha were injured in the crash.
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Marr Colgin
Omaha
Neb
Here
Myrtle Robbins
Frances Axtell
Omiaha
Boy's Tennis Crown Awarded to Sagjiowsky
Julius Sagjiowsky of Indianapolis won the national boys singles lawn tennis championship at the Greenweed Cricket Club courts beating Thomas McGinn of Philadelphia in the final 2 6 6 2.
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Associated Press
Boston
Julius Sagjiowsky
Indianapolis
Lergweed Cricket Club
Thomas McGinn
Philadelphia
Weather notes and city list from Iowa Minnesota area
Heavy rains in the past 24 hours affect towns including Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo Waverly and more. Showers expected in central Iowa with fair weather Saturday and local temperatures recorded.
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Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Faribault
la Crosse
Wis
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Marshalltown
New Hampton
Postville
Waterloo
Waverly
Set
Iowa
Debs Release Orders Reported Unconfirmed
United Press reports from Atlanta say Eugene V Debs, jailed for espionage act violation, might be freed tomorrow though prison officials deny the claim. The report came from a confidential source but was unnamed and unverified.
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Atlanta
Eugene V
Debs
Atlantas Penitentiary
Trial of Fort Dodge Gypsum Workers Postponed
Fort Dodge Iowa August 26 trial of 42 members of the miners and mill workers unions on contempt of court charges tied to an injunction related to a gypsum plaster mill strike was postponed to the September term. Judge G T Thompson said the case might run over and delay court openings in Fort Dodge and Nevada. Judge BE M McCall will preside Monday.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
G. T. Thompson
Nevada
BE. M. McCall
Girders of ZR-2 allegedly broke in 1919 at Bedford
New York reports Frank M Gorey a former ZR-2 crew member swore that 12 of 25 girders failed during initial inflation in 1919 at Bedford and were only spliced. He says crews were warned to stay quiet while locals doubted the ship would reach home. A navy and British inquiry is planned into safety claims.
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New York
Frank M Gorey
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New York Daily News Today
Gorey
Bedford
England
Williams indicted in Des Moines teacher murder case
Des Moines laborer Jon Williams was indicted for the murder and assault of Sara Barbara Thorsdele a Des Moines school teacher killed June 7 on a lonely road. Williams signed a confession saying another man is implicated. He pleaded not guilty and a September district court term was set for his trial.
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Des Moinés
Jon Willaze
Sara Barbara Thorsdele
Des Moines
W. BE. Robb
Williams
Seagulls Clean Grasshoppers Over Dakota Fields
Thousands of seagulls gathered east of Washburn in McLean county and swooped on grain fields to eat grasshoppers and armyworms, while sparing the grain. The flock, reported by Mandan correspondent W A Lanterman, appeared hundreds of miles from the Great Lakes.
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McLean County
Great Lakes
W. A. Lanterman
Steamer Stands by Disabled Freighter Near Northhead
The steamer Manukai, northbound from San Francisco, stands by the crippled Canadian Importer off Northhead Washington after sending aid late yesterday. It is unclear if the Mapukai has a crew on board, and communication with the Importer is being maintained through the Manukai.
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Kansas corn crop estimated at 113 million bushels
The Kansas state board of agriculture reports the current corn crop at 113,396,000 bushels with an average yield of 21.68 bushels on 4,422,840 acres. Acreage is the second smallest in 40 years.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Kansas, State Board of Agriculture
Marching Miners Halt as UMW Leader Warns on Regulars
The march from Marmet to Mingo against martial law ended as President C. F. Keeney of UMW District No. 17 urged 500 to 600 miners to return home. Keeney promised special trains to bring them back while stragglers along the route had already turned back.
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Mooney
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Bandholtz
Associated Press
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Logan
Charleston Daily Mail
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Chafin
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Don Chain
United Press
Washington, D. C
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Harding
Logan Fields
Wainwright
First Americans Enter Russia to Relieve Famine
Riga reports the American relief caravan moving toward famine regions of Russia. Keeney and AR A staff led a detachment boarding the ornate train as hundreds of peasants in costume watched. Emaciated Russians and anxious organizers framed a scene of humanitarian effort and uncertainty.
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Riga
American Relief Administration
Russia
Carroll
Thhe A. R.A
Relief Administration
Arst
Harry Finke
New York
Vanes
Elston Turner
Chicago
Ruesis
Troops Remain on Rhine Pending Ratification of Treaty
Washington reports that American troops will stay on the Rhine until the new German treaty is ratified by both parties. Senate and Reichstag consideration is expected to begin late September and require only a short period, with relations remaining unchanged in the interim.
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Washington, D. C
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American Senate
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United States
Mail Plane Falls in English Channel
A mail plane carrying London to Brussels mail crashed into the English Channel near Calais after an explosion in its petrol tank. It is not known whether there were fatalities.
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Brussels
Calais
France
Air Mail Service Suspends Temporarily
The San Francisco to Salt Lake air mail route will be shut down for three days starting tomorrow according to a post office department announcement. The notice appeared in Washington D C and was carried by United Press.
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Washington, D. C
San Francisco-Salt Lake
Post Office Department
Courier Delivery Timing and Replacements Notice
The notice asks customers to ensure Courier delivery by 5 30 and to call before 6 30 if undelivered. It offers a duplicate copy sent to the home upon carrier error or other causes and provides the phone instruction to reach the office.
Hickman Murder Case Goes to Jury
Arthur and Ben Hickman stand trial for the murder of Page county deputy sheriff Berti Patton after a Shenandoah gambling game holdup. The state seeks the death penalty while the defense argues the fatal shot came from a posse member’s gun.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
Arthur
Ben Hickman
Berti Patton
Page County
Shenandoah
Patton
Bingham
Rotary selects Los Angeles as 1920 convention city
Los Angeles was chosen today by the International Rotary clubs as the site for the 1920 convention. The decision followed a formal invitation from William Stephens, president of the Los Angeles Rotary Club, with Des Moines, Ta., the only other city to present an invitation.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Los Angeles
International Rotary Clubs
William Stephens
Rotary Club
Des Moines
Prohibition Chief Orders Destruction of Seized Liquor
Federal Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes issued a general order directing immediate destruction and disposal of seized liquor and confiscated vehicles. Officials must report by September 1 on storage costs and disposition as the government faces mounting expenses.
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United Press
Washington
DD. C
Roy Haynes
Prohibition Offcata
Haynes
Union Leaders Reject Overtime Rules By AP
Chicago April 26 union executives reject railroad labor board overtime rules as unjustified. They warn members to stay at work while awaiting new nationwide rules and plan a referendum after the board issues substitutes. A. O. Wharton dissents, fearing earnings impact for shop workers.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Department
American Federation of Labor
Labor Board
A. O. Wharton
Battery teams contest across cities in quick sequence
The record lists multiple battery matchups between Brooklyn and Chicago, Philadelphia and Cincinnati, Boston and St. Louis, and New York and Pittsburgh. Names include Sucther, Winters, McQuillan, Tonglas, Snyé, Dutch Masters, Harvester, La Azora, and Raynaldo among others.
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Cleveland
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New York
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St. Louis
Philadelph
Peter McQuillan
Pittsburgh
Han Tonglas
Snyé
Harvester
la Azora
Raynaldo
Ireland Rejects British Terms as De Valera Is Re-elected
Sinn Fein leaders approve De Valera and cabinet to govern Ireland after Dail Eireann vote. Loans totaling 590000 pounds for Ireland and 26000000 dollars for America sanctioned. Lloyd George warns further talks hinge on real progress toward settlement. The Dail backs De Valera and ministers while rejecting Britain’s peace proposals.
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Condon
Britain
Ireland
Lloyd George
Famonn de Valera
Loyd George
Sinn Fein
Associated Press
Dublin
Famone de Valera
de Valera
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America
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Sinn-Fein
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Sion de Valera
John McKeown
Nanimous
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Stan
Irish Republican Army
Michael Collins
London
Eamonn de Valera
Great Britain
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