Four County Robbery Ring Nabbed in Farm Cache
Large theft ring busted with Roy C. Taleb Milton Welch and Walter Jones held after cache found on a farm between Charles City and Mason City. The trio faces charges for larceny across Black Hawk Bremer Floyd and Buchanan counties including a 1916 Cadillac Roakford car 1000 pounds sugar 40 tires 400 pairs of shoes and gas station robberies. Roy Welch denies theft but admits riding in the Cadillac. Police chase and confessions link the men to multiple crimes as investigations widen through four counties.
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Roy C. Taleb
Viday
Milton Welch
Waterloo
Walt Jones
Mason City
Roy Welch
Dane Street
Irs
C. H. Welch
Charles City
Roy
Milton
Black Jawk
Bremer
Floyd
Buchana
Royndl Milton Welch
Welter Jones
Roakford
Iown, Warehouse Company
Charlies Golding
Frederike
Bremer Couny
Hudson Andesup
T’he
Frederika
H. T. Wagner
C. Gilray
Wagner
H. Q. Young
Gray
Ay Welch
Jaim
Walter Jones
Royh
Leighton
Ishoas
Illinois Central
Rockford
Welch Morders
Jones
Hudson and
Jesup
Sheriff Wagner
Hudson
Jones Place
Mape City
Anarrosa
Rey Welch
Ilinois Central
Anamosa
State Board of Parole
Ror Welch
M. B. Burke
Niinesion
IlinoiskCentral
District Attorney Tufts Trial Tied to Queen of Revels
Boston July 11 United Press reports the northern district attorney Nathan A Tufts faces malfeasance charges from Attorney General J Weston Allen. Judges preside as trial opens over alleged misuses including a Mishawaum Manor circle linked to Stella Colville Kennedy Levingston the Queen of Revels. Prominent business leaders and New York movie magnates allegedly paid hush money after flashlight photos were taken.
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United Press
Boston
Mass
Nathan A. Tufts
J. Weston Allen
Bugg
Braley
Crosby, Carroll and Jenney
Supreme Court
Allen
Tufts
Mishawaum Manor
Lillian A. Livingston
Stella Colville-Kennedy
New York
Levingston
Gelwein Man Loses Labor Board Fight for Railroad Job
Chicago July 11 Associated Press reports car inspector McCarron of the Chicago Great Western railroad at Gelwein was denied reinstatement and back pay after dismissal on June 21 1920. He argued no proper investigation into his alleged failure to report a bad order car on a delayed stock train. The Labor Board ruled against reinstatement but cautioned the carrier to avoid violating investigation rules.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Frank
MciCarros
Chicago~Great Western Railroad
Gelwein
Railroad Labor Board
McCarron
Rail Board Fixes Basis for Guarantee
The Railroad Labor Board interprets the 1920 wage award to adjust daily guarantees for railroad engineers and firemen. The board says the guarantee rises to 6.80 for engineers and 5.08 for firemen, proportionally reduced where wage cuts took effect July 1, and that any wage changes automatically alter the guarantees.
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Rail Board
Associated Press
Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
Campaign to revise federal taxes and cut government costs
The National Association of Credit Men launches a campaign urging revision of federal tax laws and economy measures. Secretary treasurer J H Tregor calls for immediate reform to reduce the tax burden and cut government operating costs, aiming for substantial savings in 1921.
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Ed Ee Associated Press
Seek Blue Laws to Stop Sunday Papers and Trains
Nashville plans push for a Sunday blue law to ban Sunday trains and newspapers in interstate activity. Noah W. Cooper leads the Methodist crusade, with petitions to every senator and representative and a Capitol protest dropped for regulatory reasons.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Methodist Central Sabbath Crusade Committee
Congress
Noah W. Cooper
Washington
National
Capitol
Cooper
Hotelmen Aim to Register Guests Under Right Name
Chicago hosts the American Hotelmen association annual convention with hotel and restaurant men from across the country. An exposition of modern hotel methods will accompany the gathering as chiefs topics include liquor policy name registration legislation a hotel school in major cities a national tourist travel bureau price reductions and higher industry standards.
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Associated Press
Chicago
American Hotelmen'’s Association
Dailey committee to hear graft claim in Chicago theatre case
The Dailey legislative committee, probing graft charges against local union agents as collectors from contractors and building owners, will close testimony with a session tomorrow focusing on a $50,000 graft payment tied to a Chicago theatre project. Attorney Joseph B. Fleming said the probe continues despite the hearing.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dailey Legislative Committee
Joseph B. Fieming
Toombine
Noted Speakers at Realtor Convention Opening in Chicago
More than 1 000 members gather for the National Real Estate association annual convention in Chicago. The event will convene tomorrow and is expected to attract 7 000 realtors. Noted speakers include Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, Senator William Calder, Frank B Riley, Melvin A Traylor, Josiah Kirby, and John J Emery. A social smoker opens tonight under the Chicago Real Estate Board and hosts the visitors.
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Associated Press
Chicago
National Real Estate Association
Commerce
Herbert Koover
William M. Calder
Frank B. Riley
Melvin A. Traylor
Josiah Kirby
John J. Emery
American Legion
Chicago Real Estate Board
Auto Forced Off Bridge Overturns in Waverly
In Waverly Iowa on July 11 Herbert Lucke Belmont Iowa one of four young riders escaped an overturned auto while returning from a Bremer dance. Lucke is expected to die from injuries. Driver Donald Brooks and Barney Eichman survived with scratches. The group had attended a Bremer dance before the fatal accident.
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Waverly
Herbert Lucke
Belmont
I Lueke
Donald Brooks
Barney Eichman
Bremer
Brooks
Eichman
Paper Delivery Notice With Contact Information
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5 30 p.m. If you do not receive it by then due to carrier or other error call 3330 and a copy will be sent. Please ensure the office is reached before 6 30 p.m.
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Moust
Wisconsin Women Granted Equal Legal Rights at Last
Wisconsin voters gained full legal equality as Gov. John J. Blaine signed a law allowing women all rights possessed by men. The move makes Wisconsin the first state to remove legal barriers, granting women rights including voting, contract freedom, residence choice, jury service, office holding, and property matters. The National Woman's Party campaigned for the measure, with moving picture coverage at the signing and broader protections read in the statute.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
John J. Blaine
National Woman's Party
Gov
Parachutist Alice Fairgrave Sets New Women’s Altitude Record
Alice Phoebe J. Fairgrave of St Paul drops from Curtiss field to land in a wheat field near Brighton, totaling 15 200 feet in 20 minutes. The 28 year old woman calls the experience terrible and says she never wants to attempt it again. The ascent was observed by Aero club of Minneapolis officials Paul Goldsborough and W C Omlie accompanied the flight. The previous mark was cited as 11 000 feet by Mabel Cody of Chicago last February.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
Alice
Phoebe J. Fairgrave
Curtiss Flying Field
Here
Mabel Cody
Chicago
Paul Goldsborough
The
Aero Club of
Minneapolis
W. C. Omlie
Miss Fairgrave
Brighton
Des Moines Reports Four Heat Deaths and Drownings
In Des Moines four deaths were linked to the weekend heat. Matilda Johnson, 58, died after taking her own life, while E. J. Grosjean and Clarence Weidt drowned while bathing. J. C. Prisges of Grand Island Nebraska died after feeling overcome by the heat. Police noted Mrs Johnson had health concerns. The weather service forecast a 26 degree minimum for today, just under Sunday’s record low.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Matilda Johnson
E. J. Grosjean
Clarence Weidt
J. C. Priges
Grend Island
Neb
Fehnson
I Police
Highways Dusty Weather Forecast For Iowa Cities
Daily forecast list for multiple Iowa towns including Charles City Mason City Des Moines and Dubuque. Reports fair weather tonight and Tuesday with temperatures around early afternoon readings among towns Albert Lea Algona Faribault and La Crosse noted.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Charles Citty
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Faribault
la Crosge
Mason City
Marshall
Iran
Lew Hampton
Postville
World peace drive aims for 1923 by Christian Endeavor
The Christian Endeavor adopted a warless world by 1923 slogan with 10,000,000 members worldwide. Dr. Clark urged universal brotherhood and a united Christian front to prevent war, planning for a Des Moines 1923 convention and urging Congress and President Harding to back an immediate world peace initiative.
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Autociate’ Press
New York
Christian Endeavor
Clark
Des Moines
Congress
Harding
League
Kent, ex-war sergeant, dies by self-inflicted bullet
Paris reports Laurence L. Kent, historian of Graves registration and former American war department employee, found dead in bed with a bullet in his heart and a revolver beside him. He had been gassed repeatedly in World War I and left a letter asking to be buried with Second division comrades in Belleau Wood. He cited continuing suffering from gas exposure.
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Associated Press
Paris
Laurence L. “Kent
Graves Registration Service
Co. B
Forty-second Engineers
Kent
American War Department
Belleau Wood
Christian Endeavor Sixth Convention Concludes Sessions Today
New York July 11 Closing sessions of the sixth World's Christian Endeavor convention were held across the city with 16 000 delegates. Many delegates from foreign countries asked aid from America to establish churches and schools in their lands. The next convention will be in Des Moines in 1923.
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Associated Press
New York
America
Des Moines
Harding to Read Personal Message to Congress on Tax
President Harding will personally read to Congress this week his message urging haste in enacting taxation and tariff legislation. He is expected to call for setting aside the soldier bonus bill and for prompt action on tariff and tax measures, with senators hoping for cooperation for the national aim.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Harding
Congress
Ditch Flood Turns Crops to Loss Near Hamburg
Hundreds of acres of corn and small grain were flooded near Hamburg when a ditch failed to carry off heavy rainwater. Only corn tassels and gray tops show above the water as authorities predict a total loss for the affected fields.
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United Press
Hamburg
Warships Return to Tampico After Day at Sea
United States dispatches report that the Sacramento and Cleveland again anchored at the Panuco river mouth, after a day at high sea. Analysts suggest the ships withdrew to avoid international law complexities, returning to Tampico as the situation remains unsettled.
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Tampico
Associated Press
Mexico City
Mex
United States
Sacramento
Cleveland
Panuco River
De Valera to Attend London Conference This Week
De Valera will travel to London Thursday to meet with Prime Minister Lloyd George to discuss a settlement of the Irish question. Officials issued the announcement. In Belfast, a freight and mail train was attacked near Carrickmore with six cars burned and track torn up. Curfew reimposed as disorders persist. In London, officials fear extremists may provoke further trouble amid ongoing Irish tensions.
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DE Valera
London
Associated
Vreses
Kameenn de Valera
Lloyd George
Nini
Greek Army Opens Attacks on Turks
A chaotic report details Greek and Turkish clashes, Dublin’s truce start, and police armament changes as Dublin Castle empties and theatres reopen. The piece also notes Belfast, Smyrna, and Chicago New York boxing style notes, reflecting wartime nerves and street unrest across multiple cities.
World agrees to Harding call for disarmament talks
President Harding urged a conference to limit armaments and seek world peace. British leaders Lloyd George welcomed the move in parliament, noting unity with the U S and China on a Pacific policy. The discussion covered the Anglo Japanese treaty and aims to reduce naval expenditure while advancing Far East interests.
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Associated Press
Landon
Harding
Great Britain
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Marding
House
China
United Starges
Whien
Gol Geodarvey
Lord Curzon
al George
League of Nations
United States
Mie
Japan
Campion
Pacific
Far ‘East
Far East
Preaches While Ice Cold Breezes Blow on Artificial Snow
East St. Louis July 11 With temperatures above 90 Rev Francis Geyer of the First Methodist church preached to a Cool Congregation. Twelve 100 pound blocks of ice stood behind him on the pulpit as an artificial breeze blew through the elm trees.
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Associated Press
East St. Louis
Denreea
Francis Geyer
First Methodist Church
Agricultural Inquiry Probes Farm Profits and Prices
A joint House Senate committee opens an agricultural inquiry to examine why farmers receive a small share of profits while consumers face high prices. The probe covers causes of current agriculture conditions, price gaps, other industries, banking, credits, and transport. Chairman Anderson notes travels to distribution centers for firsthand data.
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Congress
House
Senate
Fara
Pats
Experts Tour Route to Sea Niagara Falls to Montreal
A delegation from Congress and governors of five states plus 100 business leaders began a five day tour along the proposed Great Lakes St. Lawrence deep waterway. They inspected the Welland canal as the Canadian government spends 100 005 000 and planned engineering instruction on technical aspects, power use, fuel needs, and traffic and rail impacts.
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Associated Press
Niagara Falls
Great Lakes Tide Water Association
Congress
East
West
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Deep Waterway
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence River
Montreal
Quebec
Welland Canal
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