Army Secretary Weeks Opposes Army Prohibition Enforcement
Washington June 2 Direct opposition to using the army to enforce prohibition was voiced by Secretary of War Weeks. He said troops should act only after civil police have exhausted all means and a state of insurrection justifies federal intervention. He urged stronger civil military bonds and a broader role for the army in defending the nation, not policing Prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
War Weeks
Army War College
Henry Ford
Ford
Brown University
Weeks
America
Civyil
Insular
National Defense Act
Four Nations Are Headed for Mixup Over Ruhr Crisis
The article discusses a looming confrontation among four nations over Germany's reparations. It notes Austria's fiscal misery and national mood, while arguing France will not rush to action even if Germany matches Austria's plight. It suggests Germany could pay between 3 and 12 billion dollars, given its greater resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhr
Austria
France
Germany
Britain
New York :Tribune
Vanderbilt on Stand in Railroad Inquiry Favors Unions
William K. Vanderbilt, director of the New York Central, told State Industrial Commissioner Sheintag he favors labor unionism and collective bargaining. He testified at a hearing on the Schenectady Railway strike and urged directors to meet workers conciliatorily to hear their demands while noting the men are satisfied with wages and hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William K. Vanderbilt
New York Central Railroad
Sheintag
Schenectady Railway Company
Mr. Vanderbilt
Pope Urges Charity for Debtors of War
Rome June 28 The Associated Press reports Pope Pius writes to Cardinal Gasparri urging rulers to weigh reparations with Christian charity. He says creditors deserve guarantees proportional to claims but questions the need to maintain territorial occupations causing grave sacrifices on occupied nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rome
Pope Pius
Cardinal Gasparri
Boston Hello Strike Won't Say Goodbye
Boston telehone operators remain divided as a strike, now into its third day, with efforts to mediate yielding little change in the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Boston Telehone
Auto License Fees Soar Above 1922 totals in Iowa
Iowa reports indicate motor vehicle license receipts for the first five months of this year surpass the entire 1922 total. County treasurers show receipts around 8,190.50, with increases across automobile, truck, motorcycle, and trailer classifications, funding primary road construction and maintenance in participating counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nes Moines
Towa
State Motor Vehicle Department
Electric Railway Men Meet With Light Association in Mason City
In Mason City on June 28 members of the Iowa Electric Railway association met with the Iowa section of the National Electric Light association for the first time this forenoon. J J Hanlon of PeopleGas & Electric and Joe Carinjeltiel spoke as reports were heard on recent decisions affecting fair value depreciation and return. Later talks were given by Charles FP Webster and E Shoemaker. This afternoon 36 golf members of the association will compete in a run tournament for a trophy cup presented by C N Chubb, president of the Hecht association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa Electric Railway Association
Iowa
National Electric Light Association
J. J. Hanlon
Peoplea Gas & Electric Co
Joe Carinjeltiel
Joan A. Reed
Cedar Rapids
Charlea
Ex-Rail Worker Sues Burlington for Wartime Pay Increase
Shenandoah La June 28 ex roundhouse foreman Jaynes T Finney sues Burlington railroad for 2107 70 claiming McAdoo wartime wage order raised pay from 106 to 155 monthly and hours from 10 to 8 with back pay due from February 1920 The suit asserts the railroad delayed effect of the order and calculates a large back sum including overtime for two extra hours totaling 967 20 and 1200 50 for the period
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Burlington Railroad
Jaynes T. Finney
Roundhouse
William G. MccAdoo
McAdoo
Flaney
Tle
Pickpocket Strikes Cedar Rapids Passenger
Police search Cedar Rapids for a thief who stripped Joseph Wilkenson of about $20,000 in non negotiable securities and $69 in cash yesterday. Wilkenson, en route from Town City, was pushed aside at Union Station while boarding a train, and the pocketbook with the securities disappeared from his pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Wilkenson
Chelsea
Wilkenson
Town City
Union Station
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Caught in Still Raid
Des Moines reports four men arrested after a raid led by Chief John B. Hammond. William Franck, deputy under Sheriff W. J. Robb, was detained. Fifty-seven gallons of rubbing alcohol and two large stills seized. one still valued at $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
William Franck
W. J. Robb
John B. Hammond
Odd Fellows Institute Orient Sanctum in Oskaloosa
Odd Fellows from several cities begin arriving in Oskaloosa for the institution of the Orient sanctum the organization playground. Lodges from Mason City Cedar Rapids and Des Moines are sending bands and a delegation of about 200 members is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Odd
Hegan
McQuilkin Family Reunion Draws 100 Plus Attendees
More than 100 McQuilkin relatives gathered for the sixteenth annual reunion and picnic at the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds. Attendees traveled from as far as Baltimore and Oregon. oldest member was John Wiley of Waterloo. Early arrivals included numerous McQuilkins and in-law families from La Porte City, Tripoli, Waterloo, Cedar Falls and beyond. Reports of president and secretary and officer elections were to be held late in the afternoon.
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McQuilkin
Dairy Cattle Congress
Baltimore
Oregon
John Wiley
Waterloo
George Crum
Iowa City
Clifford Ramback
Barley
Des Moines
R. G. Anderson
Stillwater
Okla
C.J. McKee
Pittsburgh
Mildred Giffen
Fugene
Ore
G. W_ Warehter
Pella
Mahan
Helen
Vera G_ McQuilkin
Oklamma City
M. T Anderson
la Porte City
Blommer
Paul
Fella
Florence Musser
Wadena Ta
Clark Stewart
Tripoli
Betty Jochims
George Banger
Familly
Ta Porte
Dromer
B.K. McQuilkin
Rail Strikes Never Justifiable, Harding Tells Railroad Men
President Harding told rail workers in Pocatello Idaho that strikes endangering public service are never justified. He said workers enter public service under a trust and cannot abandon it without a full hearing of their case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Pocatello
Idaho
Jealous Man Shoots Woman in Davenport Then Self
Louis Stender a 54 year old local painter shot a roomer Mrs Minnie Peterson in his Davenport Iowa rooming house last night and then shot himself in the head. The wounded woman staggered to the ground floor to seek help as neighbors recall a prior threat from Peterson to kill Stender.
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Davenport
Louis Stender
Minnie Peterson
Stender
Des Moines State Briefs Premature Fourth of July Arrest Threat
Des Moines reports warn that premature Fourth of July celebrations risk arrest under Chief John B. Hammond. City ordinances prohibit firecrackers and explosives within fire limits on the holiday or at any time. Denison notes 4 cars stolen in Crawford County over 2.5 years, only three recovered, claimed by Sheriff A C Greene as leading abducted-auto cases. Montrose covers the Louis Joliet and Father Marquette voyage reenactment ending on Iowa soil anniversary as Town Wesleyan students join a pageant. Marshalltown says police awaited visitors before arresting Roy Moore Jake Shatter and Fred Edglingley for stolen store articles. Oskaloosa reports hundreds to be initiated at the Odd Fellows Sanctorum installation with delegations from Mason City Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Monticello records an $18,000 city hall bond issue passed by 38 votes. first ward strong, outweighs negative votes in other wards. Turlington Charles F Burnham, 65, fatally crushed when a pusher engine backed over him in Burlington yards.
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Des Moines
John B. Hammond
Denison
Crawford County
A. C. Greene
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa ‘Sanctorum of
Odd Fellows
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Turlington
Charles F. Burnham
Burlington Railroad
Maryland Governor Opposes Any Curbing of Supreme Court
Atlantic City N J June 28 The power of the supreme court must be preserved Gov Albert G Ritchie Maryland in an address as president of the State Bar association meeting here He opposed Senator la Follettes proposal to empower Congress to re pass a treas ure declared unconstitutional by the supreme court and thus make laws despite its opposition He argued the move should be opposed by both capital and labor noting courts protect property rights and that paralyzing them would invite legislative oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Supreme Court
Albert G. Ritchie
Maryland
State Bar Association
Ritchie
la Follette
Congress
Grocers Warn Prosperity Can Ruin Successful Merchant
St Paul June 25 One of the greatest difficulties with some men today who have reached success is their inability to stand prosperity Thomas F Welly Minneapolis sales expert told the National Retail Grocers association today Too much prosperity makes a man careless in expenditures indulging in extravagant pastimes and laying nothing aside for a rainy day for dull months in business when a little capital in the bank would tide him over he said To this carelessness he laid most business failures Adversity is one of the best experiences a man can enjoy he said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Thomas F. Welly
Minneapolis
National Retail Grocers’ Association
Education Session Attracts 50 Nations Worldwide
Delegates from 50 countries and every U S state gathered in San Francisco for the opening session of a world conference on education. The gathering is expected to draw at least 0,000 delegates, with allied organizations also holding conventions in San Francisco or Oakland during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
United States
Oakland
Iowa Good Roads Association pushes road paving law plan
Des Moines June 28 The Iowa Good Roads association prepares to adopt a program authorizing hard surfacing primary roads over ten years. The plan, backed by state officials and lawmakers, urges financing via certificates and bonds from current and future revenues while favoring graveling where appropriate. Farmers fear new taxes though support infrastructure improvement within income limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Good Roads Association
Representat CH
Wiliam Collinson
State Highway Commission
Iowa
Cullen
Belus
Lilissing & Lowe
Progrul
mMoDucalion
Iws
County Revenue
C. W. Huntley
Chariton
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
States Called Up in Moose Resolution to Help Mothers
Aurora Illinois June 25 The Loyal Order of Moose at its thirty fifth annual convention adopted a resolution urging states and government units to provide for mothers whose husbands are dead or incapacitated so they can raise their children at home If not possible children should be placed in institutions resembling family life The group also urged widespread educational material to reduce infant and maternal mortality and emphasized strict adherence to U S laws while condemning ecromortah as a vice
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Aurora
Ill
Loyal Order of Moose
Mooseheart
United States
Three Held for 1921 Murder Charge Dismissal
In Sioux Falls on June 2, the first degree murder charge against Clarence Haynes Boon Ross and Verne Marshall was dismissed by the municipal court. The state’s attorney initiated proceedings for investigation and the three men, arrested for the Wilbur Bedford murder on July 24, 1921, were held on $2,500 bonds and released to appear for examination on Monday July 2.
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Sioux Falls
M. D
Clarence Haynes
Boon Ross
Verne Marshall
Wilbur Bedford
Plots Hinder Wet Prosecutions Reported by Grand Jury
Chicago June 28 United Press says a federal grand jury before Judge James H Wilkerson charged a conspiracy to prevent prosecution of minor law violators. Witnesses refused to testify, cited bad memory or perjury, leaving the jury unable to indict. Government agents were alleged to be evasive as the panel investigated prohibition cases including Grammel Ullrich and a $200,000 liquor distribution among stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Grammel & Ullrich
Witnesses at Trial Describe Beatings of Slain Youth
Lake City Florida June 28 reports detail brutal beatings in a convict camp tied to the death of Martin Tabert. The trial of T W Higginbotham whipping boss for Putnam Lumber features testimonies including a locomotive engineer’s sighting of flagellations and accounts of forced whipping when Tabert asked to rest due to illness. Witnesses vary on the lash count from forty down to thirty nine as the courtroom heard the grisly details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabert
Higginbotham
7 000 Per Cent on Oil Stock Fraud Order Issued
Washington June 28 Postmaster General New issued a fraud order against H S Bucher and others at Fort Worth Texas and Eldorado Arkansas charging use of the mails to secure money by false representations About 800000 is alleged to have been obtained from investors by ads promising returns as high as 1000 percent The named parties include Bucher Smackover Trust Bucher Petroleum Company Elwell Advertising Agency Fidelity Finance Company R W Gossaga W P Elwell and B J Daily
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Postmaster General New
H. S. Bucher
Fort Worth
Tex
Eldorado
Ark
Bucher Smackover Trust
Bucher Petroleum Company
Elwell Advertising Agency
Fidelity Finance Company
R. W. Gossaga
B. J. Daily
Bucher
Fake Prescription for Dope Results in Doctor's Death
Los Angeles reports a physician, Dr H C Lake, fatally shot by a police officer while fleeing arrest for obtaining narcotics on a fake prescription. The dead man's pockets held telegrams from Chicago mentioning a person named Heebe and messages from a supposed wife and a mother. Records show the doctor originated from Panola Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Hcc. Lake
Chicago
Heebe
O. K
Harry
Panola
Ill
Ford for President Boom Hits Chicago
Chicago reports a Ford for President push with petitions circulated. Dr. P L Clark of a temporary booster group says neither major party may nominate Ford, but asserts he will be a candidate after discussions in Dearborn with Ford associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Ford
P. L. Clark
Ford “‘Boloster
Clark
Dearborn
Mich
Ford
Mary Miles Minter Comes Home To Man
Mary Miles Minter, motion picture actress, has been absent from Los Angeles for a week. Her mother and sister expressed anxiety and the family sought word from her. She resides alone, was not working, and relatives said they were not unduly concerned despite the absence.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mary Miles Minter
Minter
Railroads Revenues and Expenses for May 1923
Chicago and Northwestern reports May 1923 operating revenues of 13 787 108 and expenses of 11 714 102 versus the prior year. In Atlantic City three killed and one injured when an auto hit a trolley car. At Plainfield four killed and two injured when an express train struck a car.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Albert L. Comstock
Comstock
Mary
Eleanor Moore
Ada Clinger
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Plainfield
Policeman Fights Four Robbers In Chicago Burglary
A Chicago police officer surprised four robbers stealing goods from a burglarized store. A pitched gun battle broke out and one robber was shot while the other three fled with him. The officer emerged unscathed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Daugherty Clears 226 Coal Strike Indictments
Indianapolis June 28 AP says indictments against 226 coal operators United Mine Workers officials and fining companies for conspiracy to violate the Sherman act were dismissed by Judge Anderson on Attorney General Daugherty’s recommendation. He said a verdict of not guilty would be likely. The case was barred with the label Hard Case to Prove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers
United States District Court
Anderson
Daugherty
Council of National Defense
Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission
Director General
Railroads
United States
Washington, D. C
United Mine Workers of America
United States Coal Commission
Utah
Thermen
Lions Feast Opens Lions Club Luncheon With Fresh Fish
Lions club members gathered for a weekly luncheon at Black's tearooms as platters of baked fish arrived. Dr. BE Stevenson president, visiting from White Fish lake, sent pike and bass ahead for the chef. Guest R. C. Adams, a federal prohibition officer, attended and noted his visit was unofficial. A nine pound bacon slab and $17.16 were taken in a burglary at Latimer's cash grocery on Hawthorne avenue, with large shop tracks as clues. Marriage licenses issued to Rosetos Manning and Esther Emma Cailes, both Waterloo. Oscar Fr Walter and Leota Mergen, both Waterloo.
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Lions Club
Black’s Tearooms
BE. F. Stevenson
White Fish Lake
Lions
Ralph Alexander
R. C. Adams
Cedar Rapids
The
Latimer’s Cash Grocery
Hawthorne Avenue
Rosetos Arnel! Manning
Waterloo
Esther Emma Cailies
Oscar Fr. Walter
Leota Mergen
Harding Invades Borah's State to Plead for Court
President Harding tours Idaho after Utah trip, praising pioneers and southern Utah’s Zion park. He spoke in Cedar City about reverence for creation, urged understanding of God’s purposes, and noted how pioneers built the west.
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Harding
Borah
Death notices from Janesville and Waterloo area
Mrs Rosetta Graves Johnston died Tuesday at Clarinde age 74. Services set Friday at 1 PM from United Brethren Church Janesville with Rev Andrew Hursh. Surviving husband R E Graves Jr, parents Mr and Mrs J B Johnston, three children and siblings. L B Morse died of apoplexy at 1 15 PM at 536 Eyer Ave. Body at O Keefe Towne’s awaiting funeral. Surviving widow Lucy Morse four children and two brothers.
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Rosetta Graves
Rosetta S Johnston
Graves
J. B. Johnston
Janesville
Clarinde
Kistner
United Brethren Church
Andrew Hursh
Business College
Waterloo
R. E. Graves, Jr
R. E. Graves
Graves Memorial United Brethren Church
Des Moines
Robert
Carl
Charles
Claude
Ray
New Rochelle
Albert
T. B. Morse
L. B. Morse
Avedus
O'Keefe & Towne’s
Lucy Morse
L. L. Griffin
A. J. Morse
Charles Payne
Orient. S. P
Dennis
Colfax
George
Cedar Rapids
Winthrop
President Harding's Utah visit praised by crowds in Cedar City
The president's special arrival on the Union Pacific extension drew cheers from residents of oasis settlements near Cedar City. People, including many pioneers, hailed Harding as the first U S president they had seen, greeting the party with flowers, songs, and flags before the journey to Zion Park. Baker backs world court but warns its influence on preventing war is minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Uak
Cedar City
Union Pacific
Lund
Harding
United States
Zion Park
Baker
Court
Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Insulin Treatment Benefits Lansing at Washington
Former Secretary of State Robert Lansing, gravely ill with diabetes, responds favorably to insulin treatment. He was treated by Dr Sterling Ruffin, a physician who served under President Wilson. The insulin extract from cattle pancreas has seen growing use in Canada and in Washington with notable success in diabetes cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Robert Lansing
Lansing
Sterling Ruffin
Woodrow Wilson
Canada
Washington
Final Decree Ordered Dissolution of Reading Company
The United States Supreme Court ruled the Reading company and its underlying corporations an illegal combination. A final decree signed by a U S district court in Philadelphia orders dissolution of the Reading company and its affiliates, with the Readings directed to implement the dissolution within six months from June 27.
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Philadelphia
Reading Company
United States l Supreme Court
U. S. District Court
Readings Company
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