Debate on Tariff Lagging in Congress Without Leaders
Washington July 8. The tariff debate lags with weak leadership from Fordney and factional rebellion among Republicans. Uncertainty over postwar trade, credit status, and revenue prospects dulls conviction, causing Congress to delay tariff action and favor taxation measures, while Mellon and the Harding administration take the bold risk on the soldier bonus bill.
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Mah Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Fordney
Michigan
Ways and Means Committee
Farne
Payne
Underwood
Thej
America
House
Senate
Mellon
Washington
Treasury
Harding
Hhis
White House
New York Evening Post, Inc
Young Harbaugh Dies as Mother Tangles in Poison Plot
Paris report from United Press says Mime De Guise Bite, 55, and her son George Harbaugh, 24, drank poison in an alleged death pact. Young Harbaugh died shortly before midnight, while the mother showed a chance for recovery but remained unconscious.
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United Press
Paris
de Guise‘Bite
George Harbaugh
Young Harbaugh
Four-Year-Old Drowns in Tub of Soft Soap
The body of four-year-old Albert G. Wheatlang was found today in a tub of soft soap on the Wheatland back porch. He fell into the semiliquid mass and drowned. His parents are prostrated by the tragedy.
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United Press
Police Arrest Man Who Watched Girl Drown in Lagoon
Chicago police say John Collins watched 16 year old Annie Holdt drown in a lagoon yesterday without offering aid. Collins is under arrest on a charge of murder by omission as authorities investigate the case.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John Collins
Annie Holdt
Collins
Peggy Joyce Wins $1350 Monthly Alimony and Fight Fund
Chicago July 8 Peggy Joyce former Follies show girl was granted 1350 monthly temporary alimony by Judge Joseph Sabath. The court also allowed 27600 in attorneys fees and 12500 to gather evidence for her suit for divorce from millionaire husband J Stanley Joyce. The judge reduced requests for luxury living and halved the 100000 attorneys’ fees and expenses she sought. Peggy’s jewels need not be pawned to cover costs and if 1350 proved insufficient the judge would consider increasing it.
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United Press
Chicago
Peggy Joyce
Follies
Joseph Sabath
Pretty Blonde
J. Stanley Joyce
Peggy
Joyce
Ian
Sabath
Nhot
Sherburne Hopkins
Sabath Hela Joyce
Altho
Idyce
Infants Overcome by Smoke In State Home Fire
Des Moines July two of seven infants overcome by smoke in an early morning fire at the Town Children's home are said to be in serious condition. Physicians fear pneumonia. others probably suffer no ill effects. Building damage estimated at 320,000. Fire blamed on spontaneous combustion in a coal bin. There were 1 $ children in the building at the time.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Young Man Drowns While Swimming in Iowa River
Avette Lewis aged 25, son of Dr. F J Lewis of Columbus Junction, drowned while swimming in the Iowa River six miles southeast of the city on July 3.
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Associated Press
Columbus Junction
Avette Lewis
F. J. Lewis
Lone River
Hold U.S. Warship at Tampico Adds Gravity
Mexico City reports the Tampico oil region faces greater tension as the American gunboat Sacramento remains off the port. Officials warn any landing force could fail to restore order while famine is feared due to a flooded valley cutting the Tampico–San Luis Potosi route, throttling supplies and shipments to Mexico City and other industrial centers.
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United Press
Mexico City
Tampico
Sacramento
San Luis Potosi
Harding Breaks With Congress On Patience And Bills
President Harding abandons hands off policy to press Congress on tariff and taxation measures for the special session. He shelves the soldier bonus bill, urges quick tariff action, and signals support for truth-in-fabric legislation amid wool industry concerns and textile reform talks.
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Harry Tariff
United Press
Washington, D. C
Harding
Congress
Capitol
Roosevelt
Wilson
Mellon
Senate
Associated Press
Rucker
Colorado
American National Livestock Association
Republican Party
Herman H. Ritter
Youngstown
National Retail Clers’ Association
A. J. G. Warner
Iowa Fleece Wool Growers’ Association
George E. Briggs
New York
National Sheep and Wool Growers Bureau
Elevator Strikers Aided by Trimmers in Chicago
Elevator workers in Chicago won a sympathy strike with four large elevators closed due to no storage space. Grain trimmers loaded boats yesterday and trimmed by their crews, and elevator operators expect near normal operation within about ten days.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Woman Held for Kidnapping Daughter in Denver Area
Denver July 8 Mrs Madge Edge Birmingham Alabama who recently divorced is held at McCook Nebraska for allegedly kidnapping her infant daughter Mary The divorce decree awarded custody to the father who moved to Denver recently
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Madge Edge
Birmingham
Al2
McCook
Neb
Mary
Endeavors Sing Stirring Hymns in Wall Street
The World's Christian Endeavor convention in New York drew thousands as leaders urged Christian principles. Delegates from multiple states filled meetings and a junior pageant captivated 1,200 under-12 delegates, with a grand Fifth Avenue parade planned for 20,000 participants. The next convention is slated for Des Moines in 1923.
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Associated Presay
New York
Wall Street
Christian Endeavor Convention
Beatley
United States
Bodeavor
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Pageant of Nations
Fifth Avenue
New York Endeavor Society
Des Moines
Hoover's Newspaper Demands U S Ratify Versailles Pact
United Press reports the Washington Herald in its What Next editorial calls for ratification of the economic clauses of the Versailles treaty. The article notes uncertainty over whether Secretary of Commerce Hoover authored the piece, aligning with Secretary Hughes against the Senate’s push for a separate amity and commerce treaty with Germany.
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United Press
Washington Herald
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Hughes
Germany
Cabinet Discusses Peace Proclamation
In Washington the cabinet met and debated a tentative peace proclamation draft prepared by Attorney General Daugherty. The document, not yet final, provided the basis for today's discussion and a decision on issuing the proclamation remained unresolved.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Daugherty
Overdue Liner Callao Near Port After Silence
Wireless reports from New York state the Munson liner Callao, missing since June 20, is not in distress and is slowly making for New York. Expected to reach quarantine Monday night, officials gave no reason for the delay as of July 8.
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United Press
New York
Munson
Callao
Hardings Married 30 Years Ago Today
Washington DC July 8 Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the marriage of President and Mrs King though a quiet observance was planned. The couple wed at the Marjonj house linked to the porch campaign last year with George B Christian Jr serving as the president's secretary and as thief doorkeeper.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
King
Marjonj
George B. Christian, Jr
Americans killed by Mexican robbers in Tampico district
State department awaits fuller report on two American men killed by highway robbers in the Tampico district of Mexico. Consul at Tampico sent garbled cable’s details, leaving specifics unclear.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
State Department
Tampico
Mexico
Highways Weather Spotlight From Iowa Minnesota Area
Weather bulletin from Charles City Iowa July 3 1927 reports towns in the region including Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Fairbault La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville and Waterloo. It notes showers in the last 24 hours making the Mississippi counties difficult and says highways are fair to good with a fair weather outlook for tonight and Saturday. Local temps show yesterday high around 46 and early morning readings today near 7.
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Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
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Albert
Lea, Minn
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Charles ‘City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Faiivoulh Minn
la Crosse
Wis
Mason City
Marshall- Fone
New Hampton
Postville
Waterloo
Weaverport
Rough Mebane
Abugne
Mississippi
Iowa
Minnesota
Robbers Hit Coulter Bank in Bold 2 A.M. Raid
Six men opened fire on the Coulter Savings Bank at 2 a.m. taking about $3,000 in currency and bonds after smashing a plate glass window. Wires were cut delaying communication, and a mobile pursuit formed as police and residents aided in the response. The robbery is linked to a broader vigilante network in Black Hawk county preparing to counter such offenses.
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la. Daly
Coulter Savings, Bank
Latimer
Hampton
I.nowieage
Toopery
Waterloo
Ross Baldwin
Franklin County
Black Hawk
Black Hawk County
H. T. Wagner
Iowa State Bankers’ Association
Cedar Falls
Communists in United States Pledge Proletarian Dictatorship
Riga July. The Communist party of America and United Communist party of America, now merged, vow to aid the communist internationale. A Moscow article prints a July 3 resolution declaring, in the name of revolutionary America, a fight under the banner of the internationale to overthrow American imperialism and establish a proletarian dictatorship. The party pledges to rally workers to destroy the American capitalist state and advance a proletarian rule.
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Associated Press
Riga
Communist Party of America
United Communist Party of America
Communist Internationale
Moscow
Third Congress of the Internationale
Revolutionary Proletariat of America
Proletariat of
America
National Education association meets in Des Moines
Final sessions of the National Education association convention in Des Moines discuss program plans for the coming year and officer elections. Reports from Secretary J W Crabtree and Treasurer Adair outline growth from 49 600 to 75 000 members and aims toward enacting behavioristic school assessments with new classifications for various child types. Officers elected include Homer Seerley as president and Adelaide Sleete as secretary, with J H Minkel named Iowa state director.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
National Education Association
Association
Representative Assembly
J. W. Crabtree
Cornelia Adair
Richmond
Board of Trustees
Carroll G. Pearse
Seerley
National Council of Education
Homer
Dar Falls
Josephine
Corliss Preston
Olympia
Wash
Adelaide Sleete Baylor
Washington
D. C
E. Barnhart
Kalamazoo
Mick
J. C
Muerman
Washington, D. C
Mabel Kearney
New York City
Department of Child, Hygiene
W. 4. Evans
Chicago
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Oakland
Cal
Spetholt
Tulsa
Okla
J. x . Chandler
Williamsburg
Vas
Cora Wilson Stewart
Frankfor
M. Lester
Lincoln
Narles Bozer
Atlantic
Olive Jones
New York
J. GG
Engleman
Joliet
Ili
Wilhelmina’ van de Gorberg
Los ‘Angeles
Antip Webb Blanton
Austin
Tex
L. D. Coffman
Minneapolis
Minn
J. H. Minkel
Fort Dodge
Iowa
North Dakota Prohibition Officer Arrests Three in Whisky Case
Minot North Dakota July speeding at 75 mph led State Prohibition Officer Watkins to overtake an alleged whisky car. L Black and wife from Omaha and J Roller of Los Angeles were arrested for transporting liquor. A recipe for home brew and moonshine ingredients were found in the car.
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United Press
Minot
N. D
Watkins
Anin
L. Black and Wife
Omaha
J. Roller
Fulton Street
Los
Petitions for Nickel Car Fare in Chicago
Mayor William Hale Thompson filed with the commerce commission a petition to reduce Chicago street car fare to 5 cents and extend a 3 cent fare for children under 12. The request signals a major fare adjustment amid effort to ease travel costs for residents and families.
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Chicago
Associated Frost
Springfield
William Hale Thompson
Commerce Commission
Courier Delivery Timed Before 5 30 P M
Notice urges home delivery of the Courier before 5 30 p m and asks readers to call 3330 if the paper is late or lost. Calls should reach the office before 6 80 p m for a replacement copy.
Old Crow raffle defies dry laws in rural Dubuque
In Dubuque a countryside barn hosts a preprohibition era style raffle for Old Crow whiskey. A tarpaulin case is revealed to the crowd as a shabby crow appears, signaling the winner and underscoring the mock seriousness of the event amid prohibition era tension.
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Dubuque
Prasay Dubuque
Kaber Poisoning Trial Details Food Forcing Claim
Dan Kaber, ill, allegedly fed by his wife Catherine Eva Kaber, with strawberries and candy. Miss Umma Wexner testifies the state alleges arsenic may have been in the meals. The trial resumes as Mrs. Kaber faces murder charges over her wealthy husband.
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Walted Press
Leveland
Dan Kaber
Catherine Eva Kahber
Umma Wexner
Kaber
Miss Wagner
Raber
Howat and Dorchy Sentenced to Six Months in Jail
Alexander Howat and August Dorchy, Kansas Miners' Union officials, were sentenced in Cherokee county district court to six months in jail and a $500 fine for violating the Kansas industrial law by calling a miners strike last February. Judge Frank W. Boss set bonds of $2,000 each to keep the pair from further violations. appeal bonds were set at $2,000 each, but they retain liberty on existing bonds until the appeal.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Kaw
Alexander Howat
August Dorchy
Kansas Miners’ Union
Frank W. Boss
Cherokee County
Howat
Dorchy
Boss
Tlowat
Dorby
France Protests War Trials Hypocrisy
By United Press Paris July Government recalls French legal mission at Leipzig to protest perceived hypocrisy of German war trials. Announcement noted officials objected to proceedings and asserted justice misapplied in the city.
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United Press
Paris
Leipzig
Germam
Dublin talks prompt Dublin hopes for a truce
Dublin July 8 Sinn Fein leaders meet Southern Unionists at Mansion House in Dublin. The conference led by Eamonn De Valera resumed with Arthur Griffith and four Unionists. Crowds prayed outside as delegates arrived and were welcomed by the Lord Mayor. Optimism of a possible truce spread amid reports of potential counter proposals and discussions with London.
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Nevis MacRealy
Mill
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Nevil
Dublin
de Valera
Arthur Griffith
Sinn Fein
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Maurice Dockrell
Robert Henry Woods
Andrew Jameson
Mansion House
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Saie
Melbourne
Australia
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New York
Countess Plunkett
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London
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Simall
Eamonn
Ulster
Harl Middiston
Lloyd George
Belfast
Associated Press
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