Chicago Gasoline Strike Ends With Wage Compromise
Chicago's long gas strike ends as service station attendants and tank wagon drivers reach a wage agreement. Drivers gain $7.50 per month, attendants $54 per month, with attendants' monthly wages rising to 120 for first month, 110 for months two and three, then 145 thereafter. The settlement follows a day of talks. fuel shortages and price gouging were reported as gas pirates sold fuel at 25 to 30 cents a gallon.
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Chicago
Ofl
Cook
Dupage
Lake Counties
Lake County
Indiana
Sinclair Oil Company
Sinclair
Radio Throttle Demonstrations Draw City Crowds
Francisl showcases radio controlled Essex sedan, aided by railway officials to promote science and progress. He performed in Water and surrounding areas over a three day visit, with exhibitions at 3 pm in La Porte and 6 pm in Hudson, culminating at 8 pm at Hudson-Essex Waterloo showrooms.
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Francisl
Lfe
Francis
Evening Courier
Hudson-Essex Waterloo Company
Francill
Essex
la Porte Ily
Radio Automobile
Hudson
Britain Likely to Break Up Geneva Naval Conference
Britain appears ready to end participation in the Geneva Naval Conference as Japanese compromise proposals on total cruiser tonnage fail to win British support, being even more restrictive than American plans.
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Britain
Geneva
Des Moines Man Named Head of U S Aeronautics Branch
Clarence M. Young of Des Moines was appointed director of the new aeronautics branch of the commerce department. He will assist Air Secretary William P. McCracken and handle 2,100 pilot license applications already on file.
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Des Moines
U. S. Air Branch
Washington, D. C
INS
Clarence M. Young
Aeronautics Branch
Department of Commerce
Young
Air
Wiliam P. McCracken
Department
Waterloo In Memoriam and Obituary Snippet
Fragmentary notice lists individuals including R. 8. Morgan, Madar L. Heidt, and Elsie May McKeen all connected to Waterloo. The text appears as a funeral or memorial snippet with partial dates or amounts, lacking full context or biographical details.
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Morgan
Waterloo
Eulsh Hollingsworth
Madar L. Heidt
Elsie May McKeen
Hammill Urges Iowa Coal Preference for State Buying
Gov. Hammill asked all state governing bodies to contract only for Iowa coal to assure a market for local miners when mines reopen after the strike. He urged purchasing agents to favor Iowa made products where possible, noting Iowa mined over 10 million tons last year but only 4 million stayed in state.
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Des Moines
Hammill
Iowa
Camp Dodge prep aided by Anamosa prisoners
Des Moines July 9. Grounds buildings and equipment at Camp Dodge are being put in order for the Iowa national guard encampment. A score of Negro prisoners from Anamosa's men's reformatory are thoroughly cleaning the camp under orders from Gov. Hammill.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Iowa National Guard
Anamiosa
Hammill
Mortuary Notice for Mrs Roy Graham in Waterloo
Mrs Roy Graham 27 of Viola NL died at 8:30 am after a weeklong illness of acute nephritis in a local hospital. Survived by husband, superintendent of schools at Viola, and two sons aged 6 and 3. Born Feb 11 1920 in Henderson County IL. Body at O Keefe Towne mortuary awaiting transport to Monmouth IL for Monday services and burial.
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Roy Graham
Viola
Wilson Graham
Western Avenue
West High School
Graham
Waterloo
Henderson County
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
Monmouth
Waterloo Woman Dies After Stroke At 63
Mrs. W. E. Payne, 63, of 410 Leland avenue and lifelong Waterloo resident, died at 12 45 p m in Allen Memorial hospital after a stroke three weeks earlier. Almina Manning, born May 4 1864, married Nov 34 1886 to W B Payne. Surviving: husband four daughters Hazel Imogene Mrs C R Facber Minneapolis and Mrs F H Wight Kansas City two grandchildren one son Ralph preceded in death. Funeral arrangements not made.
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W. E. Payne
Leland Avenue
Waterloo
Allen Memorial Hospital
Almina Manning
W. B. Payne
Royal Neighbors
First Baptist Church
Hazel
Imogene
C. R. Facber
Minneapolis
F. H. Wight
Kansas City
O. A. Manning
Home Park Boulevard
D. J. Manning
Fifth Street West
Ralph
Dean
Former Iowan Dies at 44 in New York
Pi Jay B. Odell, 44, vice president and director of the Western Electric Company, died today in New York. He was born in Towa Falls, Iowa.
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New York
Jay B. Odell
Western Electric Company
Towa Falls
Iowa Queries Questions and Answers by State Historical Society
A brief AP styled feature outlines Iowa focused Q and A items finished by the State Historical Society of Iowa. The piece surveys regional topics, indexing key names and dates relevant to Iowa history and public interest.
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Iowa
Associated Press
State Historical Genoloty of
Noted Cedar Rapids born producer and more
Answers on another page list five questions about a dramatic producer born in Cedar Rapids, Count Ashazy, Bitterly opposed laws in Towa, leader of the Hol landers tied to Cedar Pella, and two early Towa county seats linked by a plank road.
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Cedar Rapids
Count Ashazy
Towa
Cedar Pella
Murder Plotter for Love Breaks After Confession
Morgan City Louisiana details of a sensational murder case as Ada Leboeuf and Dr. Thomas Dreher confess involvement in the killing of James Leboeuf. Beadle and a trapper aided the slaying on a moonlit Lake Plourde, with Dreher claiming Leboeuf threatened him. The pair break down in jail as the town reels.
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Morgan City
Ada Leboeuf
Thomas Dreher
Dreher
James J. Leboeuf
Franklin
Leboeuf
Lake Plourde
Dr. Dreher
James Beadle
Jim
Beadle
Jove
Altho
Released convict killed in Omaha shooting clash
Edward Bird alias Johnson, recently freed from Anamosa state prison, was killed in Omaha when he and Tom Etherton clashed over alleged stolen property. Etherton was wounded twice but expected to recover after Bird fired a double barrel shotgun at him and Bird collapsed.
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Omaha
Neb
INS
Edward Bird
Johnson
Anamosa
Tom Etherton
Etherton
Bird
Marshalltown Sells Rookie Shortstop for 2500
Jack Kahn, a top Mississippi Valley league hitter, sold to the Los Angeles club of the Pacific Coast league for 2400 with 1000 down and the rest due at season end contingent on performance. Kahn departs for Los Angeles Sunday night. Marshalltown signs Grabowski of Lane Tech Chicago to fill the vacancy.
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Marshalltown
Jack Kahn
Rockie Anson
Los Angeles Club
Kahn
Los Angeles
Shollenberger
Grabowski
Lane Tech
Chicago
Cataract Operation Successful for Bouck
F Bouck of 305 Albany Street underwent cataract removal on his right eye at University hospital Town City. He now shows satisfactory recovery after a two week hospital stay. his sight had been impaired for a year due to cataracts in both eyes.
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F. Bouck
Albany Street
University Hospital
Town City
Bouck
Unseen Radio Beacons Guide Early Ocean Flights
San Francisco reports the first practical test of radio beacon guidance for sea flights. A McCook Field system wired beacons at Fort Miley and Paia Hawaii. V shaped signals N and A formed T to keep planes in the lane to Hawaii. The setup uses a plane mounted wire receiver and an automatic rotating mechanism to emit N and A at intervals.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pacific
Oakland
Hawaii
U.S. Signal Corps
Paul S. Edwards
McCook Field
Dayton
Fort Miley
Paia
Isle of Maui
Farm Boy Confesses Slaying Farmer in Temper Fit
Logan Iowa July 9 farm hand Steve Mikulka confessed to killing Henry Wescott, a farmer near Missouri Valley on June 27. He says anger over a reprimand for mistreating a team triggered the attack using a wrench, and he described leading Wescott to the fence, confronting him, then striking and beating him. Wescott died at an Omaha hospital. Mikulka was arrested and the signed statement forwarded to county and state investigators.
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Mikulka
Wescott
Westcott
Omaha
Mikwlka
Man With Hole Thru Head Eats Sideways After Accident
Paul Kosty, a steel mill worker in Illinois, survived a 24 foot hole drilled through his head when a bar pierced his skull. He laughs at the incident calling himself lucky and adapts by turning his head to eat without food dropping from the wound. Doctors note possible impact on sense of association though sight remains intact. Kosty, formerly from Harrison county, had worked after release from an Iowa reform school. He continues to recover with no major physical impairment aside from a twitching right eye.
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Wescott
Harrison County
Iowa
Hammond
Ind
Paul Kosty
Kosty
Helen Wills Sails from Old England
Helen Wills of California, world tennis champion, sails home aboard Cunard Sherengaria after winning singles at Wimbledon. With Elizabeth Ryan, she also claimed the women’s doubles title. British team sails for Forest Hills for the August 12 13 match with American stars aboard SS Ascania.
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Southampton
Eng
Helen Wills
California
Cunard Line
Sherengaria
London
Forest Hills
United States
S. S. Ascania
Betty Whathall
Joan Fry
E. M. Harvey
Gwen Sterry
John Hill
Kitty McKane Godfree
John Morrow buys condemned Franklin street house for salvage
John Morrow of 1826 Jefferson Street has purchased an old disused house on Franklin Street from Farmers Loan and Trust Co. The building, condemned by building commissioner D B Toenjes, will be saved for salvage.
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John Morrow
Jefferson Street
Franklin Street
Farmers Loan & Trust Co
D. B. Toenjes
Fire Alarms Report Noise on Iowa Street
Friday at 8 06 p m a fire alarm was reported at reef 309 Iowa Street with a negligible fire. An insurance offer note appears in the ad copy mentioning van and treyman c milter with address mhane 2404.
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Reef
Iowa Street
Treyman c. Milter
Mhane
Woman Attemps Death By Poison At Farm Home
Mrs Mildred Fleshner attempted death by drinking carbolic acid at her farm home near Shell Rock July 9. Found unconscious by husband Ben, she was taken to Waverly hospital. She is a daughter of Mrs Addie Amick and has taught in county rural schools.
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Shell Rock
Mildred Fleshner
Here
Waverly Hospital
Ben
Addie Amick
Bitter reaction in France over Drouhin flying for Levine
Maurice Drouhin the French pilot quit Farman to fly Charles A. Levine back to the United States in the Columbia. War Minister Painleve backs Farman plans to hire a replacement for Drouhin and launch a Farman Bluebird to New York. Public skepticism cites limited Atlantic navigation knowledge and Columbia range of about 4,000 miles.
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Painleve
Farman Company
Paris
France
Maurice Drouhin
Charles A. Levine
United States
Columbia
Drouhin
Farman
New York
Levine
London
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Germany
America
Atlantic
Chamberlin
al Teady
Crowhin
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Kottbus
Azores
Did You Sneeze It’s Rose Fever Not the Hay Kin
Waterloos residents reported several cases of rose fever in recent days causing hay fever like symptoms six weeks early. No genuine hay fever cases yet. dry spells and dust from plants stir pollen. Ragweed pollen is rising in the atmosphere provoking allergy like discomfort among locals.
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Waterloo
Shreveport Shooter Seeks Clay Pigeons Here
R. B. Rosenstiel of Shreveport Louisiana arrives at the Courier office seeking a gun club and a shoot. He is a member of Freeport Gun Club and Neutral Gun Club and plans to join Waterloo Gun Club at Byrnes Park for an afternoon shoot. He visits his brother-in-law Oscar J. Trunck in Dysart and Oscar W. Trunck in Allen Memorial hospital after an accident.
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R. B. Rosenstiel
Shreveport
Courier Office
Rosenstiel
Freeport (II) Gun Club
Neutral Gun Club
Springfield
Oscar J. Trunck
Dysart
Waterloo
Auto Overturns on Woman's Arms Near Groninga Farm
Mrs. Henry Althouse sustained fractures to both forearms when the automobile she rode in with her husband overturned Friday evening east of Ackley near the George Groninga farm. A preceding car suddenly veered into the lane, forcing Althouse to swerve and hit a gravel bank. she also suffered severe facial bruises.
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Courier Special Service
Ackley
Henry Althouse
George Groninga Farm
Althouse
Groninga
Bond Funeral Sunday at Groninga Farm Residence
The funeral of William Bond will be held Sunday at 2 p m at the George Groninga farm residence near town with Rev J M Kraftt officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood cemetery.
Pirates Whif Cubs In 4-0 Victory
Vic Aldridge threw a two hit shutout to save the Pirates from a complete blanking in Chicago. Pittsburgh defeated the Cubs 4 to 0 as Aldridge limited Chicago to two hits and preserved the win in this series.
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Pirates
Radio Wizard Franchis Controls Interurban Car by Wireless
Courier Staff recalls a noon demonstration where Maur ice J. Francill used a tiny radio sending set to control a 94 000 pound interurban on the W C F N line. The car moved then stopped and followed close behind the auto as spectators watched a new power reach beyond the trolley wire.
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Courier
Francill
Maurice J. Francill
Wireless
Radio Control
Fourth Street East
Mulberry
Francisl
Coutier
Franchisi
Francis
Franeill
Fourth Street
Lafayette Street
Illinois Central
MacMillan Arctic expedition sails for Labrador
The MacMillan Arctic expedition sailed from Sydney on July 9 for Labrador. The voyage marks the start of an ambitious exploratory mission, with MacMillan leading the crew as they head toward northern waters and unknown icebound shores.
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Macmillan Satls
Sydney
MacMillan Arctic Expedition
Labrador
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Edward F. French
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