East High bids West pupils 10 come over
Ousting sectional lines, Waterloo boards discuss sharing the new east high school building with west district pupils. If accepted, terms will be equitable, abandoning one trade room to bolster high school capacity amid westside overcrowding.
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East Hgh
J. W. Arbuckle
Board of Education
Waterloo
East
West High
B. F. Svisher
Board of Educaint
Re.e
Mr. Swisher
Mr. Arbuckles
Arbuckle
Swisher
K. of P
Vlog West
H. D. Lee
East Board
West Board
East High School
Gimbel Brothers Indicted on 207 Profiteering Counts
Gimbel Bros of New York operators of two large department stores and linked to similar outlets were indicted on 204 counts for profiteering in clothing. Frederick Gimbel vice president Joseph J Dow dell merchandise manager and Charles JD Starter clothing buyer named in the charges.
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Associated Press
New York
Gimbel Bros
Frederick Gimbel
Joseph J. Dowdell
Charles JD. Starter
Democrats Favor Western Man For San Francisco Ticket
Omaha dispatch reports Nebraska's delegation to the Democratic national convention left for San Francisco. Charles W. Bryan says an eastern Democrat cannot win this year and the nominee must be a western man to be elected.
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Associated Pressey
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
San Francisco
Charles W. Bryan
Wilson presses labor board for wage decision amid growing strikes
President Wilson sends a message to the Chicago railroad labor board urging an immediate wage decision as strikes intensify. Union leaders meet in Chicago seeking a resolution within a week, while railroads and the board report delays and internal union conflicts fueling the stand. Officials plan two meetings and a mass gathering to pressure a ruling and retain seniority for strikers.
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Wilson
Labor Board
Associated Press
Washington
DB. C
Railroad Labor Board
Chicagen
White House
W. N. Tovak
Strainmen's Brotherhood
Tumuiry
Doak
Tumulty
Payne
Railroad Administration
Chicago
Railway
Railway Labor Board
R. M. Barton
Iit
Brotherhoods
Chicago Yardmen's Association
United Engineman’s Association
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Aud
Reading Railroad
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
Hannibal
Burlington Railroad
Federal Railway Wage Board
Burlington
Lumber Price Reductions Cut Costs at Kansas City Yards
Kansas City retailers trimmed lumber prices by about 20 percent today. The cut ranges from 5 to 15 dollars per thousand, applying to all retail yards in the city.
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Kansas City
Outlaw Strikers May Get Backing from Brotherhoods
Unrest grows as unauthorized rail strikes spread. W N Doak plans talks with Secretary Payne as Brotherhood leaders weigh support to end walkouts. 30,000 workers dismissed. some Philadelphia and Reading line employees seek return to work amid wage board pressures.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Payne
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Brotherhoods
W. N. Doak
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Railroad Administration
Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
Wind Exposes Theft Ring From Government Property
Government agents probe thefts near Port Clinton at Erie proving grounds with losses approaching one million dollars. Offshore wind exposed large amounts of government ordnance dumped in Lake Erie, revealing additional stolen items on the beach.
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Associated Press
Toledo
the Erie Proving Grounds
Port Clinton
Here
Lake Erie
Missionary work hampered by unfavorable exchange rates
At the Northern Baptist convention in Buffalo the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society reports that rising East Asian costs and higher land and building prices hinder missionary expansion. Increases in home and abroad allowances are noted, with Japan, India, China, Congo and other regions seeing boosts for families and singles.
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Buffalo
Far East
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Northern Baptist Convention
Baptist Foreign Mission
Japan
India
China
Congo
Link League of Nations
Assam
Burma
Britain
United States
Hyderbad
Fourth Association of Baptist Churches
France
Belgium
Northern Baptists
Several Die in Riot Over High Living Costs in Germany
Associated Press reports from Berlin on June 23 that several people were killed in Ulm Württemberg during demonstrations against high living costs. Clashes erupted between police Reichswehr and demonstrators, with independent socialist circles calling for a dictatorship of the proletariat. Mexico calls elections for Congress on May 1 and a new president on September 4.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Ulm
Wurttemburg
Reichswehr
Mexico
Mexico City
Secretary of the Interior
Bryan Bryan Eliminates Several Democratic Candidacy Prospects
The Commoner editor W. J. Bryan surveys potential presidential contenders. McAdoo is disqualified for closeness to Wilson and peace treaty silence. Wilson is deemed ineligible. Hoover Owen Meredith and Punmer receive mixed notes as available figures, while Cox Edwards Clark and Gerard show limited backing.
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Bryan
McAdoo, Wilson
Cox
Edwards
Palmer
Associated Prong
Lincoln
New
W. J. Bryan
the Commoner
McAdoo
Meredith
Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Owen
Oklahoma
Agriculture Meredith
Wall Street
Punlmer
Clark
House of Representatives
New Jersey
Gov. Cox
Ohio
Marshell
Gerard
South Dakota
Mrs Winter Elected Federated Club Head
Mrs T G Winter of Minneapolis was chosen president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs at the biennial convention in Des Moines. She won 760 votes over Georgia Bacon of Massachusetts who received 471. Other officers include W Jennings Florida first VP and J R Echermerhorn New Jersey second VP, H A Guild Arizona auditor, Adam Weiss Colorado recording secretary, and B B Clark Red Oak Iowa treasurer. The session focused on the federation magazine’s future.
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Des Moines
T .G. Winter
Minneapolis
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Federation
W. Jennings
Florida
J. R. Echermerhorn
New Jersey
H. A. Guild
Arizona
Adam Weiss
Colorado
B. B. Clark
Red Oak
Winter
Georgia Bacon
Massachusetts
The
General Federation
Heckscher Endows Cornell With Half Million for Research
A $500,000 endowment to Cornell University was announced by President Jacob Gould Schurman at the fifty second commencement. The fund will support research professorships and provide resources for scientific work through the Heckscher gift.
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Angust Heer
New York City
Cornell University
Jacob Gould Schurman
Heeckscher
Flour Prices Fall at Minneapolis Mills
Wheat market weakness this week pushed flour prices down 50 cents a barrel in Minneapolis. The mill wholesale quotation slipped to 14 dollars per barrel while a sale at 14.55 dollars reflected a 20 cent reduction.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Delivery deadline notice for Courier subscribers
The Courier promises home delivery before 3 20 o clock. If a courier error or other cause prevents receipt by that time, readers should phone 33331 a copy will be sent. Calls must reach the office before 6 20 p.m.
Civil War Flares in Londonderry as Clash Deepens
Civil war rages in Londonderry with barricades and continuous gunfire across the city. Reports speak of bodies on Bishop Street, besieged police stations, and possible Sinn Fein and Irish Volunteers involvement amid arrivals of troops and rail disruptions.
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Bishop Street
Trish
Sinn Fenners
Irish Y Volunteers
Londonderry
Coleraine
Dublin
Altho
Cloughjordan
London
Roberts
Field
Viscount French
London Times
Sutton
Dublin Castle
Beresford Place
Tammany Leader Indicted in Intimidation Case
Charles F. Murphy Tammany leader among six indicted by a grand jury over alleged efforts to Coerce Louis Hartog into returning $125,000 invested with Hartog’s company during the war. Co defendants include James E. Smith John A McCarthy Arthur Baldwin Ernest Walden and Corn Products Co. Bail set at $1000 for each.
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New York
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
Eroud
Murphy
Loutus N. Hartog
Hartog
James E. Smith
John A. McCarthy
John Murphy
Charles. F. Murphy
Arethur J. Baldwin
Ernest B. Walden
Corn_ Products company
Corn Products Company
Harley's
Earh
Volstead Defeated In Minnesota Primary Runoff
In Minnesota with 500 precincts missing, J A O Preus led Henrik Shipstead for Republican nomination by over 15 000 votes. Mayor L C Hodgson led R W Hargadine for Democratic nomination by more than 6 000 votes with about two thirds of precincts reporting. Rev O J Kvale won in the seventh district against incumbent Volstead, a Republican and sponsor of the prohibition enforcement act.
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St. Paul
Minn
J. A. O. Preus
Henrik Shipstead
Nonpartisan League Ccandidate
L. C. Hodgson
J. Paul
R. W. Hargadine
Los Angeles Records Second Earthquake Today
A light earthquake at 4 a.m. was felt mainly in southern Los Angeles and Inglewood, causing rattling of buildings but no damage. Inglewood had the heaviest damage from the Monday night quake.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Ingleswood
Traveling officer of mine workers slain in Detroit
Detroit authorities probe the killing of August Dwyer traveling auditor for the United Mine Workers of America in a downtown law office. Frank H. Dohuny, lawyer and bank director, was taken into custody after being left at Pine Lake and says he found Dwyer slumped in a chair. Dwyer died from concussion of the brain. A janitress reported two men struggling, one wielding a bottle.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
August Dwyer
Middlesboro
United Mine Workers of America
Frank H. Dohuny
Pine Lake
Here
Dwyer
Diwyer
Dohany
Margaret Zink
Prohibition Fight Dominates Democratic Convention Prep
Democratic discord over prohibition grows as delegates arrive for the national convention in San Francisco. Postmaster General Burleson's Volstead Act changes spark debate, with Homer Cummings and leaders predicting a close split on the floor and a potential party-wide showdown over the platform and a beer plank.
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Associated
Pragae
Wilson
Burleson
Homer
Cummings
Bone Dty
Court of Appeals
William J. Bryan
W. Bourke Cochran
New York
Bryan Agaist
Bryan
San Francisco
Carter Glass
Virginia
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Jgimbel Brothers
N.Y
Sans Democrats
Wind
Gov't
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterton
Northern ‘Baptist Convention
League OF Nations Aid TO Mission Enterprises
Tolay
D. C
Skull
Sioux City
Tiditday Nirmarcarie
Cadvertinenen
Associated Proms
Goleys
St. Calumbkili’s College
McKenna
Bishan Street
Asora
Girard
Harvester
Volstead
Rev. C. J. Kvale
Minnesota
Turin
John M. Larsen
Larsen
League
Frisco
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