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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1920
Page
7
Londonerry reports renewed rioting with rifle and revolver fire. One mortally wounded and five killed overall as shops close and houses are barricaded. Dock workers strike. troops sent as clashes spread through streets and river.
St Paul dateline reports a heavy vote despite forecasts of showers. The June 21 primary centers on the gubernatorial race with 18 candidates on the ballot and endorsements from the National Nonpartisan League for Dr. Hank Shipstead among six Republican contenders. Other state offices, legislature seats, and a congressional seat are also up for nomination.
Boulogne reports Greece was granted a free hand in military measures in Turkey decided at the Hythe conference. Premiers and advisers deem action immediate due to nationalist forces led by Mustafa Kemal reaching the Dardanelles, signaling a grave regional crisis.
Edward Capps of New Jersey was named by President Wilson as minister to Greece in a recess appointment. Capps, Princeton classics professor and Yale alumnus, has written on Greek literature and drama and studied in Athens and Halle. Also noted, S Parker Gilbert Jr was nominated assistant secretary of the treasury.
Kansas City dispatch reports Jouett Shouse stating President Wilson cannot be nominated for a third term due to poor health. He notes only if Wilson had the 1916 vigor would a third term be possible, but friends agree health has failed.
Des Moines reports a rumor of a possible third candidate for president at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs biennial convention. Delegates heard talks from departments on home economics, industrial and social conditions, and public health as polls open Tuesday at 8 am and close in the afternoon. results to be announced Wednesday.
Police hunt suspects after Farmers Savings bank at Wallingford Iowa is robbed of 4000 cash and 15000 liberty bonds early Sunday. Three bandits guarded the entrance, three explosives were used, and one man waited with a running car. Authorities believe the thieves may have traveled to Des Moines.
Secretary of state Bainbridge Colby met with President Wilson before leaving for San Francisco to attend the Democratic national convention as a District of Columbia delegate. He is one of the president's spokesmen at the convention amid cabinet attendees. Three others will join in San Francisco.
A call from the Daily Bulletin urges a June 29 Chicago convention to form one big union of railroad workers. Government agents say they suspect I W W involvement and will monitor for related activity. Several rail strikes report gains with 5,000 quitting and freight delays. labor board disputes fuel ongoing tension.
General Baron Wrangel, commander of the South Russian volunteer army, urged closer Russia United States relations in Sebastopol on June 18. He praised American democracy during World War I and said worthy Russian students should attend American universities.
Five army aviators will depart Mineola on July 10 for Nome Alaska to reconnoiter a proposed commercial air route. The 4871 mile journey will cross 509 square miles of unexplored territory as part of the reconnaissance effort.
Washington reports Tennessee is the National Woman's party’s key to securing suffrage. The group pledges full effort to persuade Gov. Roberts to call a special session and pass on the suffrage amendment following a Tennessee Democratic convention resolution.
Lt Col Pier Ruggero Piccio of the Royal Italian Air Force, an ace with 32 confirmed enemy planes, obtained a license to marry Miss Loranda Batch of New Orleans, a former Red Cross nurse. Piccio bears Junglish, French, Belgian and Italian decorations and is connected to the New Orleans engagement.
A blaze at the Balmora apartments in a fashionable Vancouver district last night killed six people and wounded several others. The fire, reported at midnight, destroyed the building and left many residents homeless.
New York June 21 interest in the mystery of the murder of Joseph B Elwell wealthy sportsman and whist expert centered today on a secret conference called by District Attorney Swann with his assistants and all detectives who have worked on the case. Swann declared there were no new developments and that there is no evidence to show that either a man or a woman killed Elwell.
London dispatch reports Russian bol shevik troops crossed the Dnieper near Retchitsa as Polish defense weakens in Knarsten region. A Polish assault southeast of Polotsk was repulsed, according to a Moscow official statement issued yesterday.
Des Moines reports a deadlock or delegate trading block could bring a dark horse into the Iowa governor race. State Chairman Rawson and Gov. Harding are named as possibilities, but likely only if a true deadlock forms. Lieut. Gov. Moore campaigns hard for delegates with county tallies and supports antistrike positions urged by Attorney General Harner. Kendall of Albia continues to push his candidacy statewide amid party tensions.
Republican leaders in Washington unveil plans for the Harding campaign. Senator Warren G Harding and subcommittee members map strategy with Daugherty to be released from campaign duties. Beveridge and Kellogg confer with Harding as party liberals pledge support.
The Interstate Commerce Commission released a partial summary of operating revenues and expenses. Eastern roads posted a deficit of 14 729 880 after expenses and taxes. Western roads showed a deficit of 2 284 562. Southern territory recorded a net balance of 2 388 913 after all costs.
Juma 21 Fifteen thousand delegates and their wives attended the Loyal Order of Moose annual convention at Mooseheart Ill opening with cornerstone layings and dedication of five new buildings at national headquarters. Many delegates will remain on site through the meeting.
EE Paulsen of Allentown Pennsylvania told the Interstate Commerce Commission that more than twenty Portland cement companies favor flat price increases over percentage advances. The plea argues against tying cement prices to a rising rate structure and seeks a stable cost basis for shipments.
Charles J. Orth, president of the National Security League, warns that living costs will rise next winter unless more farm labor is available now. He appeals for volunteers to work on farms, citing the need for harvests and stabilizing food prices.
Reported string of Sunday crashes in Waterloo area details cars skidding on wet streets, vehicles tearing through yards, and pedestrians injured or unhurt. Police notes mention Traffic Code rights of way and cautious driving as drivers recount events and seek explanations after multiple wrecks.
J BE Heinen of 2121 Sycamore street drove downtown from electric park shortly after 10 last night and struck one of three girls waiting in the road near the Galloway office building in Westfield. The girl was bruised and her clothing ruined but not seriously injured. Heinen said bright lights from an approaching car blinded him and the three girls tried to flee the road. one girl was struck.
Reported yesterday, a car carrying Parkersburg men struck mail boxes on Rainbow Drive Cedar Heights, damaging the car and mail box supports but harming none. The vehicle was towed to a Cedar Falls garage. J C Nightingale 7 W Bagby and Bo McDow forfeited bonds of 6 each for speeding. four violators also forfeited 5 bonds in municipal court.
Chicago June 21 James Hamilton Lewis former U S senator for Illinois and Democratic vice presidential candidate outlines his platform for the convention He argues the league of nations and peace treaty are not sacred documents and should be amendable He calls for government control of railways waterways telegraphs and coal lands and supports an American foreign policy that defends citizens abroad and aids Ireland with a fair price tribunal for high prices
About 3,000 delegates gathered in Toledo for the thirty third national convention of the Knights of St. John. Pontifical high mass was celebrated at St Francis de Sales Cathedral by Bishop Gallagher of Detroit to open the event.
Donations to the Baby Welfare fund rise over the past two days, aided by local supporters James and Ma. Cortan among others. The fund supports year round infant care including milk ice and medicine, administered by Social Welfare League nurses, with aim to sustain healthy births and future community strength.
Federal agents opened a probe into a Chicago riot that left two whites dead and scores injured amid clashes between whites and blacks. Police detained several suspects linked to the Star Order of Ethiopia parade, including leaders tied to Abyssinia, while sailors faced orders to stay away from the city.
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