Jackstone near-tragedy saves girl as father heroically acts
Avonne Harris, 12, choked on a jackstone Saturday afternoon and a neighbor pushed the iron toy down her throat to loosen the obstruction. She was taken to Iowa City by train, operated on with no anesthetic, and the jackstone was removed early Sunday. Her condition is satisfactory, with rest and quiet advised.
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Avonne
RB. Harris
Peoria Street
Jackstone
University Hospital
Iowa City
Towa Cty
Harris
San Iron Toy
St. Francis Hospital
Misa Avenue
Town City
First Methodist Episcopal Church
President Harding Returns From Yacht Cruise
Washington July 20 President Harding with a sun tan and a springy step returns to the White House with Mrs. Harding after a weekend cruise aboard the Mayflower, the presidential yacht.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
President Harding
Harding
White House
British Miners Decline Offer of 50 Million Gift
London June 20 British federation leaders did not act to stop withdrawal of a 10,000,000 pound subsidy offer to the coal industry and the government may not renew funds. The miners union calls for national action to press mutual demands as miners resume work with limited openings and partial machinery operation.
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Associated Bress
London
Farmers’ Federation of Great Britain
Miners’ Union
Rail Road Labor Board Rules for Closed Shop Gain
United Press reports the railroad labor board favored closed shop advocates and signaled further wage cuts. The decision allows majority representatives to draft new working agreements for unionized crafts, with a July 1 wage slash extending to many roads. Expect an addendum to the June 1 order detailing a 12 percent cut across most railroads.
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Railroad Labor Board
United Press
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Road
Wichita Falls
Northwestern
Majon
Diinois Central
Mich
Central
Pele
Big Four
Illinois Central
Associated Press
Bishop Muldoon Named Assistant to the Pontifical Throne
Rome June 20 The pontiff named Monsignor Peter J. Muldoon bishop of Rockford Illinois as assistant to the pontifical throne. Pope Benedict also appointed Monsignor P F Farrelly rector Emmetsburg Iowa and Anthony S Stein rector Paterson New Jersey as domestic prelates and conferred the Knighthood of St George the Great on Capt. P. S. Rice of Augusta Georgia.
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Associated Press
Rome
Peter J. Muldoon
Rockford
Pope Benedict
Pontifical Throne
PF. Farrelly
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
Emmetsburg
Anthony S. Stein
St. Joseph's Church
Paterson
N. J
Order of St. George the Great
Capt
P. S Rice
Augusta
U S Oil Men Protest Mexican Export Tax
A delegation of American oil producers with wells in Mexico protested to the state department against the Mexican 25 percent export tax, calling it confiscation of property and asking for U S representations.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Mexico
State Department
First Food Cargo Reaches Petrograd Amid Royal Honors
The Dutch steamer Alexander Polden arrived at Petrograd with the first large food cargo entering the harbor in three years. Royal honors were given as she passed Kronstadt, with salutes from Russian sailors, the captain dipping his colors, and the band playing while unloading began at the pier.
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Preas
Riga
Alexander Polden
Petrograd
Moscow
Kronstadt
Britsh french jury disagrees on Silesia again
Paris June 20 Britain and France as a jury fail again to settle Germanys fate. Curzon and Briand leave Upper Silesian issue and Rhine barrier unchanged while arguing over good faith and reparations. A second Near East accord is reached with Italy to back a peace with Turkish Nationalists and withdrawal of Greek forces from Asia Minor.
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United Press
Paris
Great Britain
France
Germany
Lord Curzon
Briand
Britain
Duesseldorf
Ruhrort
Duisburg
Curzon
Upper Silesia
Near East
Italy
London
Asia Minor
Associated Press
Ialy
Constantine
Miarest
Smyrna
Dunkerton Baby Drowns in Farm Tank Near Home
Wilmah Juanita Milks three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Milks drowned Saturday afternoon after falling into a tank near their home seven miles northeast of Dunkerton Ia The child had been playing with two others when the mother found the body floating in the tank Surviving relatives include two sisters a brother and both parents
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Dunkerton
Wilmah Juanita Milks
Charles Milks
Here
Norris Denounces Britain as Slaveholder in Irish Freedom Push
Senator Norris of Nebraska branded Great Britain a slaveholder for denying Ireland independence in a Senate speech urging passage of his Irish freedom resolution. He likened British rule to human slavery, condemned wartime promises of self-determination as betrayed, and urged the Senate to protest ongoing cruelties against the Irish people in the name of liberty and humanity.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Ireland
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
Senate
Lloyd George
Versailles
Ene
England
Auto Thugs Hold Up Cities for Large Cash Sums
Four masked bandits robbed Frederick Myers a Mutual Trust Co. runner in Philadelphia seizing between 5 000 and 10 000. Myers fired as bandits fled with the money. In Granite City Illinois five armed robbers struck a payroll of 17 528 from a National Lead company driver for the American Railway Express.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Frederick “Myers
Mutual ‘Trust Co
United Press
Granite City
John Metro
American Railway Express Company
National Lead
South Pole Party Lands on Graham Island
A dispatch to the Vancouver Sun from Sydney reports that the British Imperial Antarctic Expedition landed on Graham Island at 64 50 S, 62 40 W on January 12 after sailing from England last September. Biologist and surgeon Commander John L. Cope aimed to reach the South Pole by air, with Thor I last heard from at Port Stanley on December 20, 1920, and his party found rich seal and penguin colonies.
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Associated Press
Vancouver
British Imperial Antarctic Expedition
England
Graham Island
Vancouver Sun
Sydney
Australia
John L. Cope
South Pole
Port Stanley
Falkland Islands
Weather and Highway Report From Iowa Cities
Scattered showers in the region linger for about 43 hours, too light to affect highway conditions significantly. Tapavet roads hinder good motoring, with a fair weather forecast for tonight and Tuesday across Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Water-?
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Dume
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Cedar Rapiis
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Faribault
la Crosse
Wis
Mason City
Marshalltown
New Hampton
Postville
Water
Tapavet
Lewis Seeks AFL Presidency Challenge Hits Gompers
Denver June 20 John L Lewis head of United Mine Workers formally announced his candidacy for the American Federation of Labor presidency opposing Samuel Gompers. Gompers reaffirmed his bid for re election as delegates prepared for a likely Friday vote. The contest drew heavy support for Lewis from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and rail unions while debates over a rumored campaign fund sparked adjournment maneuvers.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
John K. Lewis
United Ming Workers of America
American Foderation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
Sompsis
Gompers
Miners
United States
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
International Association of Machinists
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Federation
Gompera Lewis
John S. Leheny
Idaho
Leheny
Lemuel Gompers
Altho
Lebeny
Railroads Union
Women Garment Workers and Machinists
United States Shipping Board
Andrew Furuseth
Marine Workers’ Union
A. D. Lasker
New Shipping Board
Hig
Union
Shipping Board
Union Wate
Erge Civil Service
Delis
Five Lives One Day Toll of Clinton Tragedies
Clinton ia June 20 tragedy stalked Clinton county with one death by own action two accidental drownings a fatal automobile accident and the sudden death of a former coroner. Nancy names and ages describe a grim tally from drownings and a cardiac collapse alongside a broken backfire accident and a missing body recovery in nearby towns.
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Clinton
Associated Press
Clinton County
Alfrieda Weber
Arthur Roed
Mississippi River
Ilinois
Harry Ott
Git. & Son
Wheatland
Wapsipinicon
E. W. Bittner
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Oakes Park
Here
S. C. Seaman
Ottumwa
Clarence
Fred Donahoo
Mes Moines
May Haywood
Muscatine
Verle Lukenbach
Mississippi
Paper delivery promise before 5 30 oclock
Notice explains Courier service aims to deliver before 5 30. If you do not receive by then due to carrier error or other cause, call 3320 and a copy will be sent. Calls should reach the office before 6 80 p m for assistance.
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Renst
American Golfers at St Andrews in British Title Play
American golfers contended in the British Open qualifying at St Andrews with Charles Hoffner leading Americans at 73 tying the amateur course record. Scores listed include Bobby Jones 76, Jim Barnes 78, Walter Hagen 80, and others. A separate drowning report from Osage notes Albert Graber Wilson, 22, drowned after cramps in a pond, his father a local farmer. fourth drowning in Mitchell county in 17 days.
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St. Andrews
Scotland
Charles Hoffner
Philadelphia
Hoffner
New Eden
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Jack Hutchinson
Chicago
George McLean
Grassy Sprain
Tom Kerrigan
Bronxville
J. Douglas Edgar
Druid Hills
Jim Barnes
New York
Dr. H. Hunter
Pasadena
Clarence Hackney
Atlantic City
Walter Hagen
Detroit
Wilfred Reid
W. Melhorn
Shreveport
Charles Evans
J. Burgess
W. C. Fownes
Py Wunce Chea
Osage
Albert Graber Wilson
Here
John Wilson
Mitchell County
Boone High School Boy Drowns in Des Moines River
Theodore Pollard 15 drowned in the Des Moines River at Nic-O-Let park Sunday after venturing beyond his depth. He was a member of Boone High School's graduating class.
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United Press
Boone, Fa
Theodore Pollard
Des Moines
Nic-O-Let Park
Young Pollard
Boone High School
Cloud Threat Fails to Hit Waterloo Towns
A storm described as ominous clouds swept Waterloo and surrounding towns at noon but caused no damage. Dispatchers reported no harm to rail properties or towns. the feared cyclone-like appearance frightened residents yet proved harmless.
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Waterloo
Extradited Confessed Slayer of Kaber Is Slain Exposed
Cleveland detectives head to Albany with extradition papers for Salva Cala one of the assassins of Daniel F. Kaber wealthy Lakewood publisher Cala held in Buffalo signed confession states he held Raber while accomplice Vittori Pisselli wielded the death knife New York state search to include other cities for Pisselli
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United Press
Cleveland
Albany
N.Y
Salvatore Cala
Daniel F. Kaber
Lakewood
Cala
Buffalo
Raber
Vittori Pisselli
New York State
Pisselii
Five Premiers of Britain Sit Down at Council Table
London June 20 Prime Minister Lloyd George met with the premiers of Australia New Zealand South Africa and Canada to discuss policies to be carried out by the British empire. The gathering included Hughes Masry Smuts and Meighen as participants in this historic council session.
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United Pres
Washington, D. C
Senate
Thes Finance Committee
Congress
Feurose
Senate Finance Committee
Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
Hughes
Australia
Massy
New Zealand
Smuts
South Africa
Meighen
Canada
Farmer Lays Claim To Airplane As Gift From The Heavens
Chicago dated June 20 Nelson Kelly the aviator retained possession of his airplane after a forced landing on an Evanston farm where the owner claimed the craft as drift from the heavens and refused surrender until police were called to intervene.
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Farmer
Associated Press
Chicago
Nelson Kelly
Evanston
Kelly
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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Venerican Federation of Labor Jor
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Ben Kipp
T Americ
Boston
Boston Batteries
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Ruth
Washington
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Moore
Socom
Philadelphia Batteries
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Hasty
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National Ag Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Batteries
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Kaber
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