Work Fight Order Halts I W W Trial For 35 Minutes
In Chicago on July 5 the Industrial Workers of the World trial paused for about 35 minutes to free Grover B H Perry of Salt Lake City among the 101 defendants. Perry had been bailed, then arrested under Gen Crowder's order and did not appear when the roll was called. he was found in jail and later released.
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Burlington
W A. Longnecker
Grave
M. EB
Pat Hand
Harnest
Galladay
George W. Distlehorst
Osborn Street
Distlehorst
Mr. Distlehorst
Distlehurst
Longnecker
Chicago
Industrial Workers of the World
Grover BH. Perry
Salt Lake City
Perry
Gen. Crowder
Lanois
Emerson Motors Conspirators Sentenced in Fraud Case
Four men convicted of conspiring to defraud investors in Emerson Motors stock received prison terms. Nicholas Field Wilson got seven years, Robert P. Mathes three years, William Loomis two years and one day, Osborne B. Chaney one day detention plus a $10 fine. Emerson Motors Co was fined $1,012, brokerage firms C. R. Berry & Co and R. Pil Matches & Co faced penalties of $13,010 and $12,000 respectively.
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New York
Emerson Motors Co., Inc
Nicholas Field Wilson
Atlanta
Robert P. Mathes
William Loomis
Osborne BE. Chaney
United States
Emerson Motors Co
C. R. Berry & Co
R. Pil’ Matches & Co
Rabbis Oppose Jewish Nation in Palestine
The Central Conference of American Rabbis adopted a resolution opposing efforts to reassert a Jewish homeland in Palestine. It states Jews in America are part of the American nation and that the ideal is the reassertion of Jewish nationality through religious role, not a Jewish state.
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Chicago
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Palestine
America
Registrants Raised From Class 2 to 1 at Cedar Falls
Twenty nine men moved from Class 2 to Class 1 in Cedar Falls after the county board’s action, with eight more married since May 15 1917 remaining in Class 1 for immediate duty. Several other cases are pending.
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Cedar Falls
Nonpartisan Heads Freed Over War Literature
Minnesota supreme court held that A Townley and Joseph Gilbert did not violate law by circulating war related literature. They were charged in Martin County with attempting to discourage enlistments. The court called the Nonpartisan league resolutions a mild platform and found no statute violation.
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St. Paul Minn
Minnesota Supreme Court
Townley
Nonpartisan League
Joseph Gilbert
Martin County
Supreme Court
Uont
Petition Robber Admits Guilt In Trolley Ordinance Theft
Julius C. Jackson surrendered to the Circuit Attorney and admitted planning the robbery of petitions for a 2 referendum on the United Railways franchise ordinance. He claimed immunity and accused higher ups of directing the theft. Edward Corley, chief clerk in the transportation office, is held as a material witness. A grand jury meets today for further indictments.
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St. Louis
Julius C. Jackson
United Railways
McDaniel
Jackson
United Railways’ Company
Edward Corley
Bracemeron
Allies Oppose Dutch on Limburg Railroad Transit
The Hague note says the Anglo French American entente governments reject Dutch press claims they will concede transit of military supplies over the Limburg railroad. It states the April agreement released the Netherlands from certain gravel and sand duties but did not allow any military transit concessions.
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The
Hague
Washington
Holland
Limburg
Netherlands
Germany
Student Officers to Work on Farms for $99
Fifty members of the officers' training camp at Fort Sheridan left for Huron South Carolina today for farm work. They will receive $90 a month with room, board and laundry.
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Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Huron
S. C
Tragedy in Sioux City Kills Thirty Nine In Building Collapse
Last Saturday a three story building in Sioux City collapsed, crushing a butcher shop next door. Thirty five people died with several injured. a former Waterlon man James McLain is believed dead. His mother Mrs. Co B Wilcox is in Sioux City. A volunteer rope gang works through the ruins to recover victims as flames follow the collapse. Images published courtesy of the Sioux City Journal.
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Sioux City
Waterlon
James McLain
Co. B. Wilcox
Dare Results in Two Deaths from Mine Black Damp
Centerville Iowa July 5 an abandoned coal mine near Cincinnati saw a 14 year old son of Tony Kovicich enter the air shaft and suffocate from black damp John Kauzalarie a neighbor rushing to help also suffocated Both bodies were recovered hours later after oxygen apparatus arrived Kauzalarie leaves a widow and eight children
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Centerville
Onl “Dare
Tony Kovicich
Cincinnati
John Kauzalarie
Kauzalarie
Mortuary services and wartime notes across several cities
Secretary of War Baker urged action to end a textile workers strike in Lowell Massachusetts as funeral plans for Johnlerder were announced in New Hampshire and Pawtucket. A 100 year old Rogers Park woman knitted for soldiers overseas and a rainstorm damaged oatfields near Waterloo. Rear Admiral Aaron Ward died in Roslyn New York after a short illness. Financial notices from Farmers Loan & Trust Co and Black Hawk National Bank highlighted assets and deposits. Corporal Ross Hadley, Iowa native, is listed as killed in action.
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Baker
Boston
Henry B. Endicott
State Committee On Public Safety
Lowell
Manches
John A. Browner
N.hs
Pawtucket
Ini
John 4 Lerder
Brown
France
Petersen
Bros
Federal Reserve Bank
iInd
U. & Bonds
U.S
U. S
Pigeon Toe Now Style Contends Los Angeles Man
In Los Angeles July 5 the new walking fashion moves from pigeon toed stance to a free easy swing with feet aligned or slightly toeing in. Art teacher J Francis Smith notes the change as the latest approved method for both men and women.
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Los Angeles
Cal
J. Francis Smith
The Housewife and the War Cannin g Club in Every Home
A wartime feature urges every household to form a canning club led by housewives with help from the U S Department of Agriculture. It outlines simple methods, emphasizes conserving surplus food, and envisions multi generational family participation to support national food security during war.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department, of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
United States
New York
Hercules
Powder Company
Kenvil
N. J
America
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Canned Goods Spotlight and Home Preservation Tips
A row of filled preserving jars stands as a defense against winter. Sterilize and seal jars to extend their life, with a focus on the three S’s: sterilize, seal, save. Home canning urges include summer filling, rubber jar rings, and even small spaces like a top-floor apartment for a productive canned garden. The Danish press notes a government standard mix of 75 percent margarine and 25 percent Danish butter as statsmargarine.
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Gerlingske Tidende
Copen i
Denmark
Sorway
Infants Paralyzed as Dubuque Battles Epidemic
Dubuque Iowa records seven deaths and at least twelve more infantile paralysis cases in the past week. The city health board seeks state aid, calls in Dr. Rosenow of Rochester Minnesota, and orders absolute home quarantine for all victims as officials meet to curb the outbreak.
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Dubuque
Board of Health
State Board of Health
Rosenow
Rochester
Minn
Nation's Dead and Wounded list reports 22 casualties
Washington July 5 army casualty list shows 22 names including killed in action died of wounds died of disease wounded severely missing in action and other categories. Privates James J Keogh Christopher Martred Stinker Mont Ftonwell J Steeves Derby Conn George L Zornes Kehoe Ky. Sergeants John J Heroly New York Leon A Baie Springfield Mass. Privates Francisco Di Gresco Jo Dedala Joseph Kotlyn Gottfred SohnWemmey Frank S Snyder Grazia Zona. John Traezer.
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Washington, D. C
James J. Keogh
Christopher Martred Stinker
Yerry
Mont
Casualty List Details From Marine Corps Unit
A terse casualty roll lists 130 personnel with divisions showing 2 severely wounded and others categorized as wounded and undetermined. The fragment references Laula Bernstetter, Fedora, and D. A. as part of the unit.
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A. Marine Corps
Longtime Cedar Falls Resident Dies at Home
A Cedar Falls resident identified as Mrs. FP, Dr. Pierce’s widow, died at her Twelfth Street home at about 1 45 p m Today. The notice appears amid assorted 1918 era items including a Newfoundland Victory Loan report and a naval aviation achievement.
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Cedar Falls
Pierce
Twelfth Street
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