Edsel Ford's War Duty Questioned by Father in Libel Suit
Mount Clemens Michigan July 24 The testimony of Henry Ford concluded in his libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune. Edsel Ford wished to go to war but was dissuaded by his father. Ford said Edsel was a great relief to the factory and declined army commissions while serving on war work.
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Associated Press
Mount Clemens
Mich
Henry Ford
Edsel
Ford
Chicago Daily Tribune
Elliott G. Stevenson
The
Tribune
Alfred Lucking
Edsel Ford
United States Senate
United States
Mr. Juurking
Stevenson
Draft Board
Mexico
Atettorney Warren S. Stone
Dry Enforcement Law Delayed by Senate Quorum Fail
The senate judiciary subcommittee again failed to achieve a quorum on the enforcement bill delaying action. House passage is not expected before next Monday. James Shaffer of Uniontown Pa faced a fine for striking a disloyal foreigner, paid by 30 church members who visited a bar afterward and slid two dollars to the official.
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The
Associates Press
Washington, D. C
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Senate
James Shaffer
Uniontown
Christian Church
Mickie Seeks Press Time Amid Rugged Day
A fragmented chant from Mickie laments delays caused by a malfunctioning dog and rushing presses. The line hints at a hectic newsroom pace with late delivery and ragged staff as deadlines loom.
Businessmen warn against Kenyon bill threats to private firms
J W Tath of Rath Packing in Waterloo denounces congressional Kenyon bill proposals as a move toward government control. He argues licenses, bureaucratic direction, and narrowed product lines would curb initiative, raise costs, and risk shortages, threatening enterprise efficiency and security from producer to consumer. An advertisement for Phelps' Glasses follows.
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J. W. Tath
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Congress
Livestock Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Kenyon
Qur
Lee Shillinglaw Heads Y M C A Salvage Effort in France
A former Waterloo barrister now based in Paris directs a major Y M C A salvage operation. He oversees disposal of huts autos and supplies, selling assets at premiums and coordinating with financiers and contractors across France and beyond.
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Lee Shillinglaw
Waterloo
Cvents
Hie
Paris
France
Yesteryerr
Shillinglaw
Tis
New York
Army
Notable Cedar Falls ties in Shillinglaw family
The text mentions Mr. Shillinglaw’s daily business with world figures and notes his parents reside in Cedar Falls marking the family’s local connection.
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Mr. Shillinglaw
Cedar Falls
Freight Rates Cut to Aid Drouth Stricken Region
The railroad administration authorizes immediate special reduced rates to Montana Wyoming and western North Dakota for feed into the area and live stock to feeding grounds or market. Half the regular charges apply on stock and feed shipments. cattle and sheep to outside grazing points with reductions. immature stock may be moved to other states within a year. Railroads instructed to expedite movement and assist from a transportation standpoint.
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Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota
Railroad Administration
Drouth
Peace relations resumed between two countries
Diplomatic relations have been resumed by Rauk and the Ukraine, the Ukrainian bureau announced today. No further details available.
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Associated Prage
Berne
Rau [Pispre
Ukraine
Prisoners abuse conviction and treaty doubts in brief
Last night reports from Washington detail the conviction of Hbery Snilth and two others for cruel treatment of American prisoners in France. President Wilson denies claiming responsibility for the German treaty settlement. The Senate approves a 334 million agricultural bill with no repeal of daylight saving law rider.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Stulth
Snilth
Hbery
France
War Department
Wilson
Senate
Mexico City
Juan Barragan
Cheyenne
Tamesi
John W. Carrell
Weimar
Hermann Mueller
National Assembly
House Republicans Outline Immediate Legislative Program
The House plans to push a slate including a bill to deport 500 aliens in internment camps and a ban on foreign ships from coastwise trade. A steering committee report will shape a formal program at a forthcoming conference next week.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Congress
Conference on Shipping Board Emergency Test Sparks Debate
An informal session mentions an emergency test by the Shipping Board. The planned conference aimed for harmony but faced questions about procedures and outcome.
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Shipping Board
Master Plumbers Represent Most of Iowa's Cities
Fifty five master plumbers from across Iowa gathered in Waterloo for a sanitary trade meeting at Hotel Ellyon. D Gantz Betchel resigned as organizing secretary to join an eastern plumbing journal. Attendees included Leroy Tilson Boone W C McCarten Marshalltown and Frank Nelson Fort Dodge as state officers.
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Iowa
Waterloo
D. Gantz Betchel
Leroy Tilson
Boone
W. C. McCarten
Marshalltown
Iowa Master Plumbers’ Association
Frank Nelson
Fort Dodge
Organizing union prompts storewide wage strike action
Officials report a newly formed union planning visits to multiple stores today as workers seek higher wages a 48 hour week and better conditions. Companies order a lockout against strikers amid the dispute reported by Associated Press.
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Aasocigteg Prens
Cleveland
Shampionship
Cea Bani
Schmolt
Mayfield Country Club
James M. Barnes
St. Louis
Tom MacNamara
New York
Walter Hagen
Leo Diegel
Detroit
Fred McLeod
Washington
Willis Kidd
K. D. Thom
Wilfred Reid
Wilmington
Del
Alex Cunningham
Wheeling
Otto Hackbarth
Cincinnati
Cyril Walker
Minneapolis
Arthur Clarkson
Kenosha
Cigar Store Clerks Strike Triggers Police Guard
Chicago July 24 police guarded United Cigar Stores after clerks walked out last night in a strike. Union solidarity and potential confrontations prompted authorities to anticipate trouble today.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United Cigar Stores Company
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