Rail workers strike widens across major railways
Two hundred maintenance of way workers at the Central Railroad of New Jersey in Wilkes-Barre and 100 section men at Dennison resign. Some railroads send rolling stock to outside shops while the Wabash cancels 54 trains. In Topeka strike leaders demand removals and hiring of NET0 UE supporters. Police disperse a mob at a Santa Fe worker's home as talks continue between Chairman Hooper, executives, and labor leaders with President Harding’s involvement anticipated.
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Central Railroad of New Jersey
Wilkestarre
Dennison
Baltimore & Ohio
Bue
Wabash
Topeka
Kan
Santa Fe
Neto UE
Kansas Mayers
Hopkin
Childen
Samuel Thompson
Chiczeo
Thompson
Corwitch
Hooper
PTO
Parsi
Labor Board
Harding
With & Peport
Flopper
McMenimen
Railroad Labor Board
Slooper
Lord Says Budget Blocks Big Waste
Government budget director speaks at third semiannual business meeting about thrift and honest estimates. He recalls early experiences with unpadded figures and warns against wasteful disbursements while citing a hospital shipment containing a human skeleton and misclassified items.
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Lord
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Lord Said
Bliss Scountains
Budget Bureau
Gen
Congress
House
Gove
Bull Snake in Parlor Shocks Oxford Resident
John Burns of Oxford township heard a hiss in a front room and found a bull snake coiled on the Davenport. The reptile was killed, measuring almost its full length. Screens on doors and windows failed to keep it out, and the family wonders how it entered. Fort Dodge tennis title results reported with Clayton Paige winning singles.
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John Burns
Oxford Township
Davenport
Burgas
Rebels resist Wade injunction in Ireland picket line
In Southern Ireland unrest grows as rebels entrench near rail lines from Cork to Waterford while Dublin reinforcements move toward Tipperary. A Dublin strike and Belfast bombings mark a tense day amid calls to defend Ulster.
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Wade
State Forge
Douth
Ireland
Dubin
Mallow
Cork
Waterford
Ballybrophy
Dublin
Tipperary
Austin Stack
Eamonn
Valera
County Kevey
Dougerana
Browne
Free State
Wexford
Two Killed and Three Hurt in Auto Crash
Kansas City dispatch reports two dead and three injured in a motor car crash into a damaged bridge near White Church, Ran. in darkness early today. One injured person is listed as dangerously hurt.
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Kansas City
White Church
Ran
Sioux City Delivers Storm Relief to South Dakota Area
A convoy of food clothing bedding and household utensils was sent from Sioux City by the Chamber of Commerce to the storm stricken area near St Charles South Dakota. The relief load rode on a Chicago and Northwestern Railway passenger train yesterday afternoon.
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Slows City
Daly
Sioux City
Chamber of Commerce
SL. Charles
S. D
Chiccato & Northwestern Railway Company
New York Central Wins ICC Approval to Consolidate Railways
The New York Central was authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission to complete its control of the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis line by purchasing all outstanding preferred and common stocks. In Washington the news follows a July 12 ICC order. Meanwhile in Waverly Air and Mrs. Elmer Burton and children visited the John Burton home at 1112 Lafayette Street for a family birthday gathering in Janesville.
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Washington, D. C
New York Central Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Picing
Elmer Burton
Waverly
John Burton
Lafayette Street
Janesville
Floyd Hammond
Mrs P Kerney To Visit In Rochester After Long Trip
Mrs P Kerney of Rochester accompanied by John C and Russ Theresa McCabe and W Mansfield arrives for a hat fret visit with friends. They plan meetings in Des Moines during a western trip and will spend time at 210 Commercial Street.
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P. Kerney
Rochester
John C
Russ Theresa McCaba
Commercial Street
Mansfield
Auburn
Mr. McCabe
Des Moines
Impartial Court for Coal Strike Decision Likely
The article discusses potential government actions to end a coal strike, including a court ruling on responsibility and possible use of troops if local authorities fail. It notes varying Washington opinions on judicial action versus other remedies and the need for capable leadership to enforce order.
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Gother
Washington
New York Evening Post, Inc
Death of famed nurseryman C F Gardner at Osage Iowa
Osage Iowa July 12 Captain C F Gardner renowned hort iculturist and orchardist died after a long career in nursery business He bred fruit varieties including strawberries and plums and propagated evergreen trees from seeds He served in the Civil War and held local offices He is survived by his widow two sons Clark and William and a daughter Mrs Arthur Dansforth Raymond Iowa
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Osage
Pat
Otsego County
Iowa
Minnesota
Gardner
Tie
Clark
William
Hit
Arthur Dansforth
Raymond
Sioux City to Host Iowa Mailmen Convention
Sioux City will be the site for Iowa mailmen conventions after yesterday's joint session of postal clerks and carriers in Des Moines. A W Haug of Des Moines was chosen president of the Iowa Postal Clerks, George F. Smith of Cedar Rapids vice president, and H E Arquel of Mason City secretary treasurer. J Hanke of Des Moines was elected president of the carriers, with A H Swindler of Burlington as vice president and Al Miller of Cedar Rapids as secretary treasurer. The report notes the death of a former district court judge in Toledo, Iowa.
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Missouri Valley
Harrigan County
Lake
Milwaukee
Sioux City
J. N. Hughes
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
George C. Scott
Milwaukee System
Iowa
Mason City
Marquette
Atkins
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Fted
Fred P. Davis
Hannibal Geis
Hannibal
Martin J. Wade
Des Moines
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Sioux Cuy
A. OW. Haug
George F. Smith
H. E. Arquel
J. Hanke
A. H. Sw
Prisoner Granted Leave Then Freed in Iowa Funeral Break
Des Moines July 12. Jack Phipps an honor prisoner at the Clive state prison farm was allowed a brief leave to attend his mother’s funeral at Conright HL a tree man. Relatives said she died and authorities released him from custody after granting the request.
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Des Moines
Jack Phipps
Clive
Here
Conright
Phipps
Demar Named Special Master in Ottumwa Street Car Case
Des Moines July 12 Judge Wade appoints John C. Demar of Des Moines as special master to hear evidence in the Ottumwa street car fare case. Demar, a former assistant United States attorney for the Southern district of Iowa, will determine issues in the suit. Also reports describe a riot at a bankrupt clothing sale and the recovery of a drowned dredging boat crew member's body in Port Louisa.
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Associated Press
Mons
Martin J. Wade
Atchison, Sopeka & Santa Fe
Cheagy Great Western
Des Moines Union
United States
Chicago Great Western
Fort Madison
Santa Fe
United States Marshal
Des Moines
John C. Demar
Des Moine
Ottumwa
Demar
Southern District
Ilona
Muscatine
R. G. Smith
Port Louisa
Smith
Moline
Former Sioux County Mayor Dies in Toledo
William G. Dudge, 46, former Sioux City mayor, dies in Toledo after six years in office. A lifelong Sioux County resident, he served as mayor before relocating to Ohio where he passed away at age 54.
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Sioux County
Toledo
Sioux City
Dge
William G
Escaped Prisoners Sought In Kossuth County Jungle
Search continues in jungles southwest of Algona Iowa for Charles Graves 38 and James Roberts 26 who escaped from Kossuth county jail yesterday afternoon. They faced charges of breaking and entering the Matson Hansa clothing store and were wanted for stealing an automobile from a Crystal Lake man.
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Algona
Here
Charles Graves
James Roberts
Kossuth County
Matson & Hansa
Crystal Lake
Death of Ida Button and husband Oscar Button
Smithlind reports Oscar Button aged 73 ended his life by hanging after learning of his wife Ida Button 72's death. The couple had been separated for ten years. The incident occurred at their home in Smithlind.
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Smithlind
Four Auto Crashes Injure Four in Des Moines Briefs
In Des Moines yesterday four auto accidents injure five people including two pedestrians struck by cars with one seriously hurt. The brief also notes two alleged jail escapees from Des Moines County and a bank fraud indictment dismissed for lack of evidence in Cornish.
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Des Moines
Algond James Roberts
Charley Graves
Humboldt
William Ryan
C. BE. Gransberry
Spencer
C. B. Loomer
Is. T. Hauptmann
People's State Bank
Boy Scouts Grow By Thousand Each Month In 1921
National headquarters reports steady Scout growth with 431 966 registered as of June 17 this year up from 415 133 last year. Troops rise to 19 723 from 18 089 while 4 801 veterans and rapidly increasing 10 year scouts are noted. 57 600 merit badges awarded January to June 1, a 40 percent rise. The American Legion backs post sponsorships for troops. World Conference in Paris July 22 to 30 with American delegation departing July 6.
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New York City
Bor
Scout Movement
Legion
United States
Paris
Lenglen Wins Mixed Doubles Title at Wimbledon
Suzanne Lenglen and O'Hara Wood defeated Elizabeth Ryan and Randolph Lycett 6-4 6-3 in the Wimbledon mixed doubles final to add another world championship to her tennis honors.
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Suzanne Lenglen
O'Hara Wood
Elizabeth Ryan
Randolph Lycett
Explosion at Prussian ammo factory kills twelve near Lechwanheide
A terrific explosion at a Zw ien near LechWanheide factory, where surplus war material was being broken up, killed twelve people and injured many others. The Associated Press reports the scene in Berlin as authorities investigate the blast.
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Berlin
Germany
Zwien
LechWanheide
Prussia
Knepper Eliminates Ward at Golf for Western Honors
Rudy Knepper of Sioux City eliminates Jimmy Ward of Kansas City one up in 19 holes in the first round of the trans Mississippi golf tournament in Omaha. Knepper won with a four on the eighteenth after a dramatic stymie exchange amid cheering gallery. Other scores include Dines over Young 3 and 2 and Stutthe over Downs 5 and 4.
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Omaha
Neb
Rudy Knepper
Sioux City
Jimmy Ward
Kansas City
Ward
Tons Pults
Knepper
C. S. Dines
Denver
Blaine Young
Jesse Stutthe
Phh Downs
Newton
Dallas
Tex
Karl Bock
St. Louis
George von Bim
Salt Lake
Peters
Praneis Gaines
William Sheehan
Des Moines
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