Democats and Garrison Nominate in Texas Falls Race
Democratic and Republican conventions shape Texas fall elections. Mayfield, Ferguson, and local figures clash over Ku Klux Klan ties, federal reserve reform, and immigration. Blanton and Calloway spar for Seventeenth district. Hertzberg and Cunningham dispute in the Fourteenth amid Open Shop and Klan charges.
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Sue Klux Klan
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Maynfield
Merguson
Ferguson
Federal Reserve
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Bille Mayfield
T. W. Davidson
Ed Bentley
S. M. N. Marsh
Federal Reserve Banking System
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Blanton
Calloway
Blanino
Fourteenth
Marty Hertzberg
John H. Cunningham
Hertzberg
Cunningham
Ku Hilux Klan
Hursbeck
Washington
Possibie
French Warship Sunk Off Quiberon Bay Amid Gale
The 24 000 ton French battleship Frence was driven onto submerged rocks while entering Quiberon harbor in a gale. Three crew members died. 25 officers and 4 men were aboard when damaged, with rescue efforts by cruisers Paris and Strasbourg hampered by high winds and rough seas.
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Quiberon Bay
Quiberon Harbor
Ministry of Marine
Paris
Stros
Livestock Exhibits Shipped to State Fairs
Eighteen carloads of livestock were shipped from the Central States fair overnight to the Iowa State fair at Nes Meines. Ten cars were sent to Columbus for the Ohio State fair and 59 cars to Milwaukee for the Usompein ainig fair.
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Iowa
Nes Meines
Dispatch
Columbus
Ohio
Milwaukee
Education Nips Iowa Birth Rate and Economic Strain
A University of Iowa Drake professor warns education levels and rising costs shrink Iowa births. He cites 44 percent drop in births per 1,400 women 1840–1915, noting illiteracy and tenancy link to low fecundity, urging wealthier groups toward larger families amid advertising and living-cost pressures.
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Tb Ikhe
Iowa
Prom Frank
Herriott
Draka
Weith
VO Sausty
Perot
Werriolt
Bie
University of Jews
Chid Welfare Research
Herriot
Rooserveltlan
Drake
Neadiva
Uorriett
Waterloo Boy Wings Second Prize for Livestock Judging
Des Moines reports Clarence Clark of Clarion named individual boy champion judge at horses, com, swine and corn events at the Iowa state fair. John Wells of Waterloo took second in individual judging. Whiter Walse of Denison third. Noland Caldwell of Oskaloosa fourth. Joe Hrums of Milford fifth. Wright county teams won the county judging championship scoring 2,204 of 2,460. Frank Ha county led the county standings. Grendy county placed third. Mrs. Jaysie Alexander of Indioida won 14 prizes and state championship in cake and bread baking.
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Des Moines
Clarence Clark
Clarion
Tle State of Land
Iowa
Sioux City Team May Move to Lincoln for 1922 Season
Rumor says the Sioux City Western league franchise could transfer to Lincoln after Labor Day. Lincoln owner Charles Moon indicated a decision in days. The change hinges on the league’s second split and the Lincoln Norfolk series outcome this week.
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Lincoln
Neb
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Charles Moon
Lincoln Baseball Club
Landis Park
Iairhbury
Jornal
Sions
Coupe Crash Kills Davenport Child Near Home
In Davenport Iowa, six year old William Orley Bartel died after a car driven by Niels J Christiansen lost control and struck the boy as he played in his yard at 5 45 yesterday evening. The car crashed into the side of the Bartel home at 1230 LeClaire Street.
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Travenport
William Orley Bartel
Willian. Bartel
LeClaire
Davenport
Niels J Christiansen
Move to honor Columbus bones sparks Pan American plan
The Associated Press reports Washington Aug 26 that Pan American nations consider reorganizing a memory project to provide a suitable final resting place for Columbus. A Santo Domingo customs official notes dignitaries have handled the remains in past ceremonies, prompting renewed calls for a formal, respectful burial site.
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Associated Press
Washingston
D. C
Christopher Columbus
Hag Byan
Wiliam E. Sullivans
Santo Domingo
Columbus
Santa Domingo
England
Stimson
Knox
Caribbean
Tdoe
Iowa Guard Review Postponed to Sunday
Review of national guard troops at Crap Dodge postponed to Sunday afternoon. Gov. will present trophy to the company with the highest rifle score. Memorial services for Gen James Stagh Lincoln to be held at camp Sunday evening at 7:46.
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Des Moines
National Guard
Crap Dodge
Gay, N. E. Kendall
Moriortad
James Stagh
Lincoln
Camp Sunday
Cvaning
Oil Stock Salesman Held on Nine Counts
Crestan Tennessee August 26 Nine indictments six civil and three criminal were returned by the Union county grand jury yesterday against George Hilbe promoter and stock salesman for several Oklahoma and Texas oil companies. He has been released on bonds of 15000.
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Crestan
Union County Grand
George Hilbe
Bilbo
Oklahoma
Texas
Railroad Guard Indicted for Murder in Greston
J. R. Sours, a Burlington & Quincy railroad guard from Chicaro, was indicted for second degree murder by the Union county grand jury after allegedly killing Chester A. Blongett, a striking shopman. His bond was set at 15,000 by the railroad company.
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Greston
Chicaro
Burlington & Quincy
Cheaster A. Blongett
Union County
Sears
Iowa News Briefs Highlight Accidents and Fire
Hed Oak reports seventy five workers at a canning factory struck for 15 hour days until paid extra after a halt. Hospers notes Henry Jungers fourteen shaken but alive after clothing torn by a corn shelter rod. serious condition. Shenandoah sees a hall burned at an amusement park likely from discarded cigarette. TM Wiota records Lizzie Bowen sixty five near fatal attack by a cow, two dogs driving the animal away.
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Hospers
Henry Jungers
Shenandoah
Wiota
Lizzie Bowen
Rail Strike Threatens Public Welfare As Talks Continue
Federal officials in Washington weigh operating key railroads in public interest as leaders of railways and unions pledge to endure. Union chiefs vow a finish fight while rail heads say they will break the strike within a week. Negotiations between Chicago and Alton officials and train service leaders persist amid walkouts and violence reports at Roadhouse Illinois and Slater Missouri.
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Washington
New York
Chicago & Alton
Roadhouse
Ill
Slater
Hue
Crown
Pan American Memorial Project for Columbus Proposed
A historical report describes a proposed memorial for Columbus in the cradle of America. The plan envisions a large tomb inspired by Les Invalides with an exterior echoing Grant’s tomb in New York and a beacon tower about 306 feet tall. the project was abandoned due to World War I.
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Canada
Columbus
Cradle of America
Santo Domingo
Les Invalides
Paris
Grant
New York
Haight
Robbery Steals $1200 Payroll From Cashier
Miss Marlon O'Halls assistant cashier at the National College of Chirapradle stepped from a vehicle with a payroll satchel containing $1200 when two armed bandits accosted her in front of a bank and fled with the satchel.
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Cluraga
Casa Nurrer
Marlon O'Halls
National
Col Faga
Chirapradle
Ghitage
Cummins Sees Miners Key to Coal Output
Washington Aug 26 Congress seeks a solution to pan mining and moving anthracite coal. Cummins chairman notes remedial bills may fail without miner cooperation and questions government takeover feasibility. He cites Pennsylvania law restricting work to licensed union miners and warns of constitutional hurdles in federal control.
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International
Washington, D. C
Congress
Harding
Cummins
Pennsylvania
One Convict Killed and Three Captured After 8 Day Chase
Rapid City South Dakota August 28 Refusal of a boatman to take them across the Cheyenne river at Pedra and a quick tele phone report at Creighton helped corral three of the eight March convicts who escaped August 17 from the Sioux Falls penitentiary. The fourth convict was killed late yesterday ending an eight day chase through South Dakota and parts of Nebraska. State's Attorney Parish was shot when the convicts stole an automobile and was hospitalized at Mitchell in critical condition. Sheriff J C Babcock of Jones county and J A Robart son were wounded but expected to recover.
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Chayenne River
Pedra
G. D
Creighton
Sioux Falls Penitendiary
South Dakota
Nebraska
Lihorty
Attorney Parish
Mitchel
Sherif J. C. Babcock
Jones County
J. A. Robartson
Klansmen Freed After Acquittal in Los Angeles
Thirty two Klansmen were freed in Los Angeles after acquittal on charges including assault with intent to commit murder kidnapping and false imprisonment tied to the Wood masked raid on April 2. The acquittal came just after 6 o clock p m and follows a lengthy trial.
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Los Angeles
Melewood
Grandmother at 71 Enrolls at Columbia for Modern Morality Study
Mrs. A. P. Crawford, 71, widow of a Methodist minister and mother of five, attends a Columbia University summer course. She studies philosophy literature and moral trends, exploring conservative radical and reactionary tendencies. She believes today’s girl learns differently yet more broadly than her mother did.
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New York
A. P. Crawford
Columbia University
Shopmen Strike Battle Reaches Critical Stage
Editors and shop crafts leaders re align forces for a decisive labor fight after peace efforts fade. W. F P Ryan and B M Jewell vow victory with funds and sacrifices, while Cashen warns the public will suffer as the strike widens. Freight service on the Michigan division stalls as engines are condemned. fruit cars may spoil if not moved promptly.
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Associated Press
New York
High Five Brotherhoods
W. F P. Ryan
Carmen
National’ Brothers
Hood
Kansas City
B. M. Jewell
Organization of Crafts
Pultic
Tr. C. Cashen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Wabash
International News
Ind
Michigan
Big Four Railway
Indianapolis
Benton Harbor
Strikebreaker shot with his own gun in Corn Payne Bluffs
Burton Bridges of Omaha shot and wounded with his own pistol by a man who attacked and robbed him last night. Bridges said the assailant warned him he would not reappear in Cornnell Bluffs. Bridges’ condition is listed as not serious.
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Omaha, Neb
Burton’ Bridges
Omaha
Cornell Bluffs
Cornnell Bluffy
Bridges
Helée
Mayfield
Ferguson
Ku Klux Klan
Texas
Klan
Dallas Newe
Jim
United States
Bell County
Temple
Bosque County
Jed
Perguson
Georgetown
Ake
Jim Ferguson
Dallas
God
Hopkins County
Can Oaxrchange
Sista
Mayfest
Fergnnson
Ako
Four escaped penitentiary convicts captured after Aug
Telegraph Briefs Tiapid City S D three of four convicts who escaped from the South Derkota penitentiary Aug 17 were captured. Two were wounded. Isracuse N Y Twenty-two persons injured 13 seriously when a crowded trolley car ran wild down Af! and was wrecked. Washington BP O11 Senator Kendricks Democrat Wronting characterized Teapot home oil lease as vicious and wasteful and declared it will plague such even denin the administral tea.
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Tiapid City
S.D
South Derkota Penitentiary
Isracuse
N. Yur
Washington
Kendricks
Wronting
Sit
Rail Strike Flares as Explosions Hit Rail Lines Amid Unrest
The ninth week of the railroad strike opened with failed peace talks as disruptions spread from Roadhouse to Slater Missouri. Explosions near Roadhouse and a midway in Bloomington set off power outages while guards were protested by Slater workers. Separate wrecks on the Mobile & Ohio near Meridian and Whistler Alabama injured crews as crews investigated the half open switch. A Florida bridge blast near Jacksonville caused minor damage to a passenger line bound for Tampa.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harding
Chicago & Alton
Roadhenge
Roadhouse
Slater
Bloomington
Electric Company
Kansas City
Springfield
St. Louis
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Whistler
Ala
Mobile & Qhip
Meridian
Atlantic Coast
Fisweir Creek
Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
Texas Democrats in Real Quandary on Senate Choice
A campaign fragment shows Texas figures Mayfield and Ferguson trading barbs over personal attacks. Mayfield defends a clean campaign while Ferguson’s criticisms persist. Mayfield leans on female supporters and anecdotal humor amid debate over railroad regulation and price cuts.
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Texas
Senate
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