Palmer Sugar Refiners to Aim Against Resales
Washington D C May 4 Attorney General Palmer released details of an agreement with eastern sugar refiners to curb speculative resales and keep sugar prices in check by moving stock to consumers. The sugar committee allied with Hoover during the war will assist the department in limiting profits to wholesalers and retailers.
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Washington, D. C
Palmer
Revue War
Sugar Committee
Herbert Hoover
Department
Louisiana
Department of Justice
House Judiciary Committee
United States
Mooney
Louisiane
Bride of Week in Trio of Kin Killed by Auto
A bride of one week Mrs John Richardson aged 24 her mother Mrs D R David and her brother B H David were killed when their automobile plunged off a bridge in Puebla Colorado early today. Her husband was fatally injured in the crash.
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Puebla
Colo
John Richardson
D. R. David
B. H. David
Wood's Daughter to Drive French Truck
Louise Bartarg, daughter of Geo Leon Wood, applied for a passport for France. She plans to drive a truck in reconstruction work and expects to sail in June. She is 20, the youngest of three Wood children. Leonard Jr. is a captain on his father's staff.
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Chicago
Geo- Leon Wood
Louise Bartarg
France
Miss Wood
Leonard, Jr
Rail Wage Discontent Blamed on War Scale
E R Fitzgerald head of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks testifies before the railroad labor board. He says government wartime wage policy created disparity by fixing $87.50 monthly for railroad workers while shipyard workers earned over $20 more, fueling recent industrial upheavals.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Railroad Labor Board
E.R. Fitzgerald
Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks
Ketchikan Red Row Tale Magnified
A San Francisco dispatch notes a message from Ketchikan Alaska about mine operations at Hydar and alleged local difficulties. The coast guard cutter Algonquin was dispatched to the area and a separate notice mentions exaggerated reports. Portland Oregon’s Service League selected a day for an Americanization celebration inviting radicals.
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San Francisco
Cal
Hydar
Alaska
Coast Guard
Women pledge to wear staples and halt potato purchases
In Pittsburgh on May 1 twelve thousand members of the Congress of Women's Clubs vow to wear only staple clothing until prices drop and to boycott potatoes for two weeks to fight the high cost of living. Police Matron Home Mrs Myrtle Barr returns from Chicago and Indianapolis after observing municipal work and matron duties.
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Associated Dress
Pittsburgh
Congress of Women’s Clubs
Myrtle Barr
Chicago
Indianapolis
BW. T. Lawrence
Billy
Barr
City in Brief Highlights Local Happenings and Legal Notices
Miss Calista Hurley returns from state nursing exams in Des Moines. Burr A. Brown moves to Elk Run after selling his Conger Street home. B V Kimber seeks 5 000 damages from Bagby Co and 10 000 for alleged false arrest. Special naturalization exams planned in May for honorably discharged soldiers. Firemen brighten Station No 1 in cleanup push per mayor. Dancing at the Forum three nights weekly.
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D. J. Bondurant
Grant Avenue
Burr. A. Brown
City Atttorney
Conger Street
Elks Run
B. V. Kimber
Bagby & Co
Fred S. Pettit
E. M. Jackson
Black
Crown Princess Gustave Adolph Dies in Stockholm
Stockholm reports crown princess Gustave Adolph formerly Gustave Margaret of Connaught died this afternoon. She was the daughter of Prince Arthur duke of Connaught and married the Swedish crown prince in 1905. They had four sons and a daughter and she was famed as the royal family tomboy for her love of outdoor life. London's note said the duke of Connaught learned of his daughter's death on his seventieth birthday as congratulatory messages arrived.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Gustave Adolph
Sweden
Gustave Margaret
Connaught
Prince Arthur
Duke of
London
Duke of Connaught
Gustave Adelph
Belligerency of Sonora Evidently Recognized
Douglas Arizona May 1 The United States government will allow payments of customs duties by American foreigners or citizens to the de facto authorities in Sonora and after such payment they are free from further obligations, a telegram received by a local bank from Bainbridge Colby secretary of state said. The telegram was seen as recognition by the state department of Sonora belligerency.
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Uby
Associated Press
Douglas
Ariz
United States
Sonora
Bainbridge Colby
State Department
Senora
Fronts Keep Islam Busy Fighting in Turkey
The Associated Press reports Mustapha Kemal and Turkish nationalists fighting three fronts Armenia Cilicia and the Marmara coast while temporarily quiet on the Aidin front. Italians reportedly cordial supplying ammunition.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Anatolia
Mustapha Kemal
Armenia
Cilicia
Sea of Marmara
Aidin
Second Bravest Yank Weds His War Nurse
Buffalo May Day report of Frank J. Gaffney the second bravest American solder marrying nurse Marie C. Georgeu in Buffalo. Gaffney earned the Congressional Medal of Honor and several foreign decorations after losing an arm and suffering gas injuries in the war.
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Yank
Buffalo
N. Y
Frank J. Gaffney
Wes
Marie C. Georgeu
Ms Georgen
The Vanitie Launched as Cup Defenders Arrive
The Vanitie, a prospective defender of the American cup, was launched today at City Island New York. It is expected to sail by next week. Capt Turner and 23 crew from the Shamrock arrived last night aboard the Lapland. The Shamrock is also at City Island.
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City Island
Turner
Lapland
R. C. Taylor
George
Olfest
T. Svleve
la Porte City
Romig
F. Sullivan
Lafayette Street
Point
Menales
Charles Romig
Emmett Rick
Pete
Cottage Grove Avenue
Magdaline
Linden M
Christ Schmitt
Car Runard
Cros Nad al Binek Clo
John Nemmers
Watshoo
May Day Observance in Britain Sees Mass Widespread Action
London May Day crowds march through the West End toward Hyde Park as thousands join speeches and demonstrations. A planned rail stoppage failed, despite union calls, and a clothing price‑cut campaign prompts denim wear by union officials.
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Associated Preas
London
Bright Sululton
Great Britain
Nicva
Dolby
London and Liverpool
United States
West End
Hyde Park
Quad Cities Building Labor Strike Begins
Davenport May 1 Four thousand common building laborers across Davenport Iowa Rock Island Moline and Hasting Moling struck for higher wages this morning quitting work on most sites. They demanded 5 75 and 5 cents an hour depending on job type with a general raise of 15 cents an hour in many cases.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
Hast Moling
Quad-Cities
National Budget Bill Moves to Conference
Washington May 1 Senate paused Senator McCormick's budget bill and sent it to conference. The senate plan keeps the budget bureau under the secretary of treasury while the house version places it under the president. Both require a yearly presidential budget request and impose expenditure limits.
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Washington D. C
McCormick
Senate
Budget ‘Bureau
Secretary of Treasury
House
Congress
Motor Trades Elects Parker Secretary in Waterloo
V C Parker of the Waterloo Buick company was elected secretary of the Black Hawk County Motor Trades bureau at a Galloway Club meeting. He will serve until October replacing G V Orr who became president of the Iowa Motor Trades bureau. A truck tour committee was formed chaired by 3 B Hunter with C A West and O A Repass to arrange a Waterloo demonstration. Ralph Hoxie spoke on Present day Merchandising Conditions at the dinner.
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V. C. Parker
Waterloo Buick Company
Black Hawk County Motor Trades Bureau
Galloway Club
Parker
G. V. Orr
Iowa Motor Trades Bureau
3. B. Hunter
C. A. West
O. A. Repass
Waterloo
Ralph Hoxie
Waterloo Fruit & Commission Comany
AFL Maintains Card Index on Congress in Gallery Presence
Washington May 1 The American Federation of Labor keeps a card index on congress and assigns representatives in the galleries to track proceedings. Representative Dalton Democrat Texas said today in the house that fear of the federation has made members of congress weak kneed.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Dlaulon
Texas
Man on Trial for Death Admits Killing Two in Robberies
Frank Zagar 22 an Austrian born man testifies in Judge Sabath's court that he shot and killed two men and wounded another during two robberies. State attorneys challenge insanity while alienist says he is sane. Jury expected to hear closing arguments as case heads to verdict.
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Chicago
Frank Zagar
Joseph Sabath
EU Kane Moran
John M. Lowery
William Obleson
William 0. Krohn
Sabath
Zagar
Paul Palipio
Burnham
Anne Blackburn
Burpham
Alex Buckner
Joseph Dilecky
George the Gambler
Burnham Road
Zaysr
Paliotoras Sedardakis
Steve Katzarous
West
Buckner
Dilesky
Blackburn
Moran
Siow
Des Moines Prepares for Possible May Day Turmoil
Federal and local officials report readiness for disturbances with a special sheriff deputy force and surveillance of radical areas. A. J. Laird of the Justice Department confirms the precautionary stance as Safer communities brace for any open conflict.
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Des Moines
REDS
A. J. Laird
United States Department of Justice
Building Permits Strike Shuts 16 Sheet Metal Shops
Twenty six sheet metal workers walked out in the city this morning over a wage scale dispute for the coming year. They demand 80 cents an hour for an eight hour day, up from 65 cents. Settlement expected quickly with three employers signing the new scale. most shops remain at work while negotiations continue. Leaders note prior grievances settled smoothly and anticipate all back by Monday night.
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Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
Emnlo
Fred Widridge
Last Kolchak Army in Severe Fight with Reds
Severe fighting rages at Chita trans-Baikalia as Gen Voitzekoffsky leads the last of Kolchak's forces against the Bolsheviks. Japan backs Voitzekoffsky and claims allied sanction while reinforcements flow into Vladivostok. Dispatches note tens of thousands of Kolchak troops seek to flee Bolshevik territory with Chinese and Japanese consent still unresolved.
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Associated Press
Vladivostok
Chita
trans-Baikalia
Voitzekoffsky
Admiral Kolchak
trans-Baikaria
Theorm
Ostzekoffsky
Harbin
China
Japan
Giant Cannibals Slain During Amazon Expedition
Newport May 1 A letter from Chester Ober biographer with the Rice expedition reports Dr. Hamilton Rice and Ober killed two cannibals in an Amazon region encounter. Mrs. Rice formerly Mrs. George C Widener of Philadelphia remained with the party as the natives fled after the attack.
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Associated Press
Newport
Hamilton Mice
Amazon Regi
Chester Ober
Outside gang blamed for Waterloo burglaries
Police believe a organized gang carried out a series of burglaries in Waterloo early yesterday. They tracked possible sightings of an automobile between 1 and 2 a m and questioned roomers and local suspects, but no arrests remained at police headquarters by late afternoon.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Sultan's Daughter Weds Prince Omar Farouk Effendi in Constantinople
In Constantinople on Thursday April 29 the sultan's daughter Princess Sabiha Sultana married Prince Omar Farouk Effendi, son of the heir apparent Prince Abdul Medjid Effendi. Damad Ferid Pasha and cabinet members attended at Yildiz palace. bride is 22, groom educated in Vienna.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Sabiha Sultana
Omar Farouk Efffendi
Abdul Medjid Effendi
Damad Ferid Pasha
Yildiz Palace
Vienna
Sorghum Cane to Boost Sweetening Efforts in Black Hawk County
Farmers and gardeners across Black Hawk county plan a sorghum cane surge this year to offset rising sugar costs. Sorghum mills are set up nearby, with more likely to open as demand grows. sugar beet planting also increases in Bremer county as the Waverly plant remains the main shaker.
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Esugar
Black Hawk County
George Hall
Kiester-Hall Seed Company
Bremer
Black Hawk
Waverly
Campaign Against Speeding Riders At Rainbow Drive
Quiet residents of Castle Hill and Cedar Heights form a campaign against vehicles with open cutouts and excessive speed on Rainbow drive. They are counting offending motorcycles and cars and will file complaints with the county attorney for prosecution. The effort began yesterday and will continue until offenses stop.
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Castle Hill
Cedar Heights
Harvard Reds Parade Sparks May Day Fire in Washington
The Associated Press reports Harvard club members march in Washington May Day parade with Harvard crimson flags. Police and Justice Department receive calls of a suspected red demonstration. authorities quickly quell fears during the event. A stray for sale notice in the Courier highlights a silent ad.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Association of Harvard Clubs
Harvard Crimson
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Department of Justice and Police
National
Two-Cent Slot Machines May Be Taxed in Chicago
Chicago officials surveyed city slot machines to tax under the new ordinance. An estimated 23,000 machines could be affected. Owners say they cannot afford to pay the tax while one cent operates them and consider asking Congress to reinstate the two cent piece.
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Chicago
Igoe
Wesley
Congress
Mortuary notices for Esther E Wiles and Mrs Johnson
Private funeral services for Esther E Wiles two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Wiles follow a brief scarlet fever illness. Interment in Washburn cemetery. Survived by parents two brothers and four sisters. Mrs Andrew C Johnson of Arlingot t Iowa died at 11 45 am at the residence of Mr and Mrs Bert Clark while visiting. Taken to Petersen Bros chapel awaiting funeral arrangements. Survived by husband and three children.
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Shalt Rock
Ed Ross
Mr. Bord
T. B. Gabby
Northwood
John Bord
Vera Springs
Paul Graham
Council
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Mary Fern
Lindsey
Cal
San Joaquin Valley
Clarksville
Oxford
Carleton Rainville
Betty Jean
Mt Baar
Thursay
I. BR. Thompson
C. H. Cook
Maynard
Minn
W.J . Thompson
Jutia Loveland
Janesville
Mary Loveland
Esther E. Wiles
Esther E
Howard Wiles
Washburn Cemetery
Andrew C. Johnson
Arlinglott
Bert Clark
Leland Avenue
Petersen Bros
Johnson
Connecticut
Iowa
Miners Strike In Nova Scotia Paralyzes Sydney District
Twelve thousand coal miners in the Sydney Nova Scotia district went on a May Day strike protesting the imprisonment of Winnipeg general strike leaders. A general walkout hit Ottawa building trades and railway workers, with a street car strike in London Ontario and milk wagon drivers in Worthy? (text reads in source).
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Associated Press
Toronto
Ont
Sydney Nova Scotia
Winnipeg
Ottawa
London
Ontario
Woronty
Dailies in St. Louis Raise Price a Cent
The price of four English language newspapers in St. Louis will rise from 2 to 3 cents for weekday issues and the Sunday editions of the Globe Democrat and the Post Dispatch from 5 to 19 cents. The Star and Times do not publish on Sundays. Higher costs for materials and labor cited as the cause.
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St. Louis
Globe Democrat
The
Post Dispatch
Star
the Times
Boxer Dies After Chin Blow Ends Bout
John R. Murray, a professional boxer from Boston, died in a hospital after being knocked out in a bout with Dave Powers of Malden. Powers was arrested for manslaughter but discharged, court saying the death was clearly an accident. Murray fell in the tenth round from a blow to the chin.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
John R. Murray
Dave Powers
Malden
Powers
Murray
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