Western Senators Use Tariff Battle as Political Camouflage
Washington Feb 16 Democrats and Republicans wrangle over an emergency tariff bill as farmers’ distress fades. The bill is treated as camouflage to curry favor with farming districts, with Penrose and eastern leaders accused of weak discipline while western Republicans push speeches to aid their base. The patient dies as the debate stalls further action and important bills are neglected.
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Mark Sullavan
Washington, D. C
Senate
Ashurst
Arizona
Louisiana
New Hampshire
Moses
Keyes
Knox
Pennsylvania
Dillingham
Vermont
New England
Edge
New Jersey
I. Penrose
Penrose
Philadelphia
Washington
War Finance Corporation
House
Wilson
McCumber
North Dakota
Aged Woman Buried In Flowerbed By Poor Musicians
In Chicago on February 16, Nancy Chamberlain aged 91 who vanished from her daughter's home was found buried in a backyard flower bed in Fifty seventh street. Her granddaughter Marian Townsend confessed that the death was natural last June and the body was buried due to poverty and the lack of a coffin. The two women, Ruth Townsend and Marian Townsend, discussed occult practices in their studio as police investigated the disappearance and searched for others who helped bury the body. The coroner’s physician ruled natural causes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Nancy Chamberlain
Fifty-seventh Street
Ruth Townsend
Marian Townsend
Miss Townsend
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Mary Donlan
Marian
Joseph Springer
Springer
Old Safe Reveals Whisky and Agency Records
Fort Yates North Dakota February 16 a weathered safe unlocked by a blacksmiths chisel spilled a pint of whisky from its contents. The safe had rested on the office ledger of the chiefs clerk at the Indian Agency and recovered records from early settlement days were found inside.
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Associated Press
Fort Yates
N. D
The
Indian Agency
Spinach Poisoning Ties to Sanitarium Staff Deaths
Lansing reports state food and drug commissioner Fred L. Woodworth says several Battle Creek Sanitarium employees died of botulinus poisoning linked to preserved spinach. Additional people suspected after inspectors traced spinach to the facility. Management claims deaths were among staff who ate meals elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Lansing
Mich
Battle Creek
Woodworth
Hudson Farmer Takes Own Life After Big Purchase
Hudson Louisiana February 16 Special Hans Kristianson committed death by own action yesterday morning by hanging in the barn on his farm south of town. Cause unknown though despondency from health problems and worry over buying a farm at top prices last year is suspected. He is survived by his widow and seven children. Kristianson, born in Denmark, would have been 50 Thursday. He lived in Cedar Falls for years, ran a carpenter business there. The funeral will be at Cedar Falls.
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Hudson
Hans Kristianson
Kristianson
Denmark
Cedar Falls
Wealthy Farmers Lose Libel Suit Against War Board
Estherville Ia Feb 16 The Lee brothers wealthy Estherville farmers lost their 40600 libel suit against Emmet county war board when a jury verdict favored the defendants The plaintiffs claimed the board libeled them by listing their names as slackers in bond purchases Five women served on the jury The defendants were three Estherville bank presidents and a prominent attorney
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United Press
Estherville
Lee Brothers
Emmet County War Board
Estherville Dank
Rates in Indiana Raised to Interstate Level by I C C
Washington Feb 16 The interstate commerce commission ordered Indiana passenger and freight rates raised to interstate levels effective March 24 1921 except coal rates for 36 1/2 miles and less. The commission said interstate fares were being defeated by travelers buying Indiana near border tickets and reboarding to finish trips.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Indiana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Distinguished Mason of Canada Dies at 84
Montreal February 16 Isaac Stearns 84 longtime Freemason figure in Canada died last night Born in Dunbarton New Hampshire he served as past grand master of the grand lodge of Quebec and past sovereign grand commander of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite thirty third degree in Canada
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Associated Press
Montreal
Canada
Dunbarton
X. H. At
Grand Lodge of
Quebec
Congress Fails To Pass Routine Appropriation Bills
The piece notes that a highly efficient party congress may end without approving several routine appropriation bills, a historic first. It cites urgency around emergency immigration and oil among other important measures. The commentary reflects on the unusual legislative stagnation and expectations for delayed or blocked funding actions.
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New York Evening Test
Iti
Rail Employes Ready for Wage Case Plea
Chicago Feb 16 The railroad workers prepared for their wage case before the United States railway labor board with final talks under way. B M Jewell of the AFL’s railway employes department was to testify as hearings resume after a six day recess. Frank P Walsh arrived from New York to outline the defense while W J Lauck advised and railroad heads from 150 roads were summoned to meet Friday.
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Associated Presses
Chicago
Employes
Ules
United States Railway Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
Railway
McGombs Cannot Recover, Dies Predicted in Note
The condition of William F McGambs former chairman of the Democratic national committee was reported unchanged last night. He remains in critical heart failure at his sister’s home with physicians saying he will not live. The update comes from United Press dispatches out of New York on February 11.
Harding cabinet slate slow to fill ports of navy commerce labor
President elect Harding maintains talks with party leaders in St Augustine over pending cabinet posts. Navy commerce and labor appointments hang in balance with Hughes Weeks Mellan Hays Daugherty Wallace and Fall named. Lowden Hoover possible for navy or commerce roles. policy shifts noted as distinct Harding approach emerges.
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Associated Press
St. Augustine
Fla
Harding
Navy
Commerce
Labor
Davy
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Andrew Mellan
Pennsylvania
the Treasy
William H. Hays
Indiana
Harry M Daugherty
Ohio
Henry Wallace
Iowa
Agriculture
A. B. Fall
New Mexico
Interior
Heys
Frank
Lowden Ilinois
Mr. Weeks
Illinois
John Hays Hammond
Herbert Hoover
California
James J. Davis
Hays
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Metlon
Arthur Woods
New York City
Council of National Defense
A. B. Smith
New York Central Railway
Mr. Harding
United Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Florida
Washington
Hoover
Germany
Carpenters Wage Cut Ratified by Builders Guild
Bridgeport Conn February 14 The Master Bangers exchange votes a 28 percent cut in the building trades wage scale The carpenters hourly rate is reduced to a dollar per hour.
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United Press
Bridgeport. Conn
Courier Delivery Notice Before 5 30 P M
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o'clock. If true error of the carrier bay or other cause you fail to receive your paper for that time. Please phone 2330 and two copies of the paper will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 00 P M.
Dynamite Blasts Hit Rock Island News Plant
The Rock Island News building was dynamited early this morning causing minor damage to machinery. Editor Dan Drost escaped injury as windows shattered in nearby homes. The paper, long controversial, faces legal and political pressure but will continue publication. Authorities seek those responsible for the attack.
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Associated Press
Rock Island
Rock Island News
Hilitor
Nat
Dan Drost
Tthe News
John Looney
New Mexico
Droft
Davenport
Women’s Club
Isuppress
Caruso in grave condition as heart attack follows relapse
Enrico Caruso, famed tenor, is reportedly improved but remains in peril after a severe heart attack. Doctors say the patient rallied briefly, with a later bulletin noting partial improvement yet continued critical status. Family and colleagues gathered at the Van derbilt Hotel as the singer’s condition fluctuates through the day.
Gasoline Blast Hurts Four At Clarion Store
Four men were seriously burned when a five gallon barrel of high test gasoline exploded behind the W. T. Roosevelt grocery in Clarion Iowa after a delivery. The injured include John Graves Willard Whiteman Edward Whitman and A C Jackman all hurt in the blast and confined to Clarion hospital as fire damaged the Roosevelt and nearby shops.
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Associated Priso
Fort Dodge
Fourmien
W. T. Roosevelt
Clarion
Roosevelt
John Graves
Willard Whiteman
Edward Whitman
A. C. Jackman
Drayman
Clarion Hospital
Secret Sinn Fein Munitions Factory Blown Up on Farm
A Sinn Fein munitions factory on a farm near Ballycottonbay was reportedly destroyed by a large explosion today. In Dublin the government pledged reprisal for an ambush on a train at Innishannon, with further troop actions at Mourne Abbey causing residents to flee.
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Sinn Fein
United Press
Cork
Binn Fein
Ballycottonbay
Dublin
Sion Fein
Innishannon
Mourne Abbey
New York Tightens Typhus Checks on Boston Arrivals
Passengers arriving from Boston via steamship Canopic were subject to rigid health examinations before entry to New York City. The health department set up stations at major railroad terminals and coastwise piers to inspect suspects amid fear of typhus carriage.
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United
New York
Boston
Canopic
Health Department
January 16 1821 Weather Report for Iowa Minnesota Regions
Weather bulletin notes unpaved highways turning muddy due to warming soil and cooling winds. Forecasts continue cold with freezing and drying winds that roughen roads tonight and Thursday, covering towns Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Mason City Marshalltown Hampton Postville Water Tagend Waverly.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles Cuy
Albert Lea
Algona
Charles City
Cedar Rapid
Davenport
Des Mo Dubuque
Parbank
Minn
la Crosse
Wis
Mason City
Marshall Too
Hampton
Postville
Water- Tagend Waverly
Singer Entico Caruso Near Death from Heart Attack
Tenor Entico Caruso, famed for a golden voice, is reported seriously ill after a heart attack. Sacrament had been administered, and his son was summoned from an Indiana school to return home.
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Entico Caruso
Indiana
iTroops Leave Williamson After Coal Strike Duty
Federal troops, stationed since November 28 in the coal strike region, entrained to Camp Sherman, Ohio. The headquarters company had been in Williamson and, since the Matewan murder trials began, guarded the courthouse and county jail despite efforts by Judge R. D. Bailey and counsel to keep them until verdict.
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Associated Pléas
Williamson
W. Va
Camp Sherian
Ohio
Matewan
Court House
R. D. Bailey
Circuit Court
Tte
Bachelor Tax Would Not Apply After 55
Madison Wis Feb 16 A bill in the general assembly proposed a 10 per year tax on bachelors and widowers Bachelors aged 31 to 55 would be eligible for the rolls The tax would stop after a bachelor reaches 55 years Marks argues marriage after 55 should not be encouraged The measure reflects a theory that matrimony after that age is an adventure not to be promoted.
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United Press
Madison
Wis
General Assembly
H. M. Marks
Marks
Fire Destroys M. P. Shops in St. Louis
Fire swept the Missouri Pacific machine shops in St. Louis causing extensive damage to a two story building. Officials estimate losses could exceed 100000 with electric wires suspected as the cause.
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M. P
St. Louis
Associated Press
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Police to Protect Mexican Workmen
Peace officers here announced they were prepared to prevent further attacks on Mexican workmen following alleged efforts to create a reign of terror among laborers from south of the Rio Grande and their families.
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Associated
Chinese minister sails for United States on Aquitania
Southampton February reports Sao Ke and Alfred Sze voyage to Washington aboard the Aquitania. Sze moves from London to Washington in exchange with Dr. Wellington Koo, who had served as minister to the United States.
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United Press
Southampton
Sao Ke
Alfred Sze
Washington
United Sates
Aquitania
Sze
Great Britain
Wellingston Koo
Parliament Plans to Talk War Debt and Disarmament
In Joonson on February 16 parliament members prepared to discuss disarmament and likely German reparations. Prime Minister Lloyd George did not address those topics in his late remarks, saying the Irish situation had improved and crown forces were gaining the upper hand. He noted recruitment in Ireland and said there would be no report on Cork's burning while acknowledging discipline issues among soldiers.
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United Press
Joonson
Lloyd George
Ireland
Cork
Hardings plea for prudent credit to sustain prosperity
Gov. Harding told Congress in the annual Federal Reserve report that wartime spending and economic shifts require utmost care to conserve credit and preserve prosperity. He warned Europe’s recovery hinges on steady American credits and warned against expanding beyond safeguards while stressing the need to finance long term loans to Europe and promptly price foodstuffs. Bank earnings rose, with Fed banks reporting 2020 earnings of 181.9 million, and the board urged no weakening of reserve powers or discount rules.
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Associated Preas
Washington, D. C
Gov
Harding
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Europe
Gov.Helding
Covernor
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Act
Doara
Federal Reserve System
Plan to Cut Miners Wages in Colorado
United Press reports the Colorado state industrial commission expected to authorize wage cuts for 3000 miners after reps failed to appear to protest. The proposed reductions average from 4.34 to 4.3 per day amid a general downturn in the mining industry affecting 48 mining companies.
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United Press
Denver
Coto
Colorado
State Industrial Commission
Four Coal Miners Die In Explosion Near Francies
Evansville Indiana February 16 Four coal miners are dead from an explosion at the Liberty coal mine near Francies about thirty miles northeast of Evansville. The mine was reported on fire later.
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Associated Press
Evansville
Ind
Liberty
Francises
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