Free Toll Repeal Plot Sparks Tariff Talk in U S
Washington May 9 the Senate interoceanic canals committee hears bills to exempt American vessels from tolls as part of a broader push for free canal toll repeal. Senators Knox Walsh Poindexter Borah discuss railroad and Canadian Pacific interests while Pauncefote treaty interpretation shapes debate.
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Washington, D. C
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Fordney Michigan
Ways and Inecans Committee
Congress
Payne-Aldrich
Cuba
Wayne-Aldrich
U. S
Associated Press
United States
Knox
Pennsylvania
Senate Interoceanic Canals Committee
Wilson
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Jones
Washington
Poindexter
Borah
Idano
Great Britain
George Keeley 94 Died in Oelwein Iowa
Funeral services for George Keeley 94 were held at Badred Thurt church and he was buried in Independence after dying Friday night at his daughter Mrs R G Avery's home in Oelwein Iowa May 2 report indicates age and burial details with local locations and names.
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George Keeley
R. G. Avery
Badred Thurt
Independence
Mr. Keeley
King George Welcomes Jap Crown Prince in London Visit
King George and a high imperial turnout greet Prince Hirohito on arrival for a three week England visit. The prince is escorted from Victoria station to Buckingham Palace amid cheers, with the Prince of Wales, King, and other dignitaries present.
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Hirohito
England
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Victoria Station
Portsmouth
George
Duke of Connaught
Duke of York
Buckingham Palace
Order of the Rising Sun
Wnarl Curzon
Marquis of Crewe
Earl Beatty
Grant Fleet
Henry Hughes Wilson
Hugh Trenchard
Westminster
Emassy
Federated Musicians Open Annual Convention in St Paul
More than 300 delegates gather in St Paul for the American Federation of Musicians annual convention opening session. Mayor Hodgson and St Paul federation president Joseph Barrett give welcomes as a parade featuring a 25 cent piece band precedes proceedings. convention runs through Friday.
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St. Paul
The
American Federation of Musicians
L. C. Hodgson
Joseph P. Barrett
Federation
City Planners Open Pittsburgh Meeting
Delegates from across the United States attend the thirteenth annual city planning conference in Pittsburgh. Mayor E V Babcock welcomed attendees at a noon luncheon as the convention opens and will run through Wednesday night.
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Pittsburgh
United States
E. V. Babcock
King Albert to Visit England in July
Official notice states Albert, king of the Belgians, will pay a state visit to England in early July. The journey begins July 4 and ends July on the trip.
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England
Associated Press
London
Labor tomainfront in Buenos Aires port strike
Labor troubles threaten the Buenos Aires port as the Labor Protective Association votes to hire non union labor to move goods if unions refuse. Officials fear clashes with organized labor as the government editorialized strong disapproval, warning of unpredictable social conflict.
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Upper Silesia Crisis at Allied council meets
Allied ambassadors including Wallace seek to calm unrest in Upper Silesia. They urge the inter allied commission to inform residents of the situation and note no decision yet on division. France replies that German troops are not needed and cites false rumors over mining districts.
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Weather report scope includes Iowa Minnesota towns in 1921
Weather Bureau summary lists cities such as Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo and Waverly in the covered area with cloudiness and light precipitation noted in Minnesota.
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Long Crime List Accuses U S Regime in Haiti
United Press reports that over 9,000 Haitians died in American prison camps during 1918 to 1920, with charges of torture, murder, and mutilation by Marines and locally allied forces. The Patriotic Union of Haiti urged Congress to investigate, end martial law, withdraw forces, scrap the 1915 treaty, and convene a new constitutional assembly.
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Philippines
Inquiry Indicts Open Port Hole Sinking of Ship
Newport News May reports an open engine room port flooded the Shipping Board steamer Williamantic at her dock as she loaded coal. The weight of the cargo caused her to list and sink until the port was submerged. The vessel was pumped out and will be repaired.
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Zayas Plans Modifications to U S Cuba Treaty
Havana on May 9 reports Dr Alfreda Zayas, president elect of Cuba, aiming to modify the Cuba United States commercial treaty soon after taking office. He says Washington would consider any suggested changes and notes his inauguration is set for May 20.
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Alfreda %Yas
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Washington
Zayas
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Cutter Tallapoosa Aids Disabled Farnam Near Tortugas
The coast guard cutter Tallapoosa has gone to assist the shipping board steamer Farnam, reported disabled in the Gulf of Mexico about 14 miles west of Tortugas. Tallapoosa is ordered to tow Farnam into Key West, while Farnam, operated by Ward Yne, had recently sailed from Key West for New Orleans.
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Ward Yne
New Orleans
Engineer charges federal red tape strangling Alaska
Alaska faced growth stagnation as McPherson urged U S lawmakers to back a five member territorial board to oversee affairs. He warned depopulation would shrink residents to Eskimos and Indians and criticized interagency conflicts among 32 federal bureaus hindering land and resource access for white settlers.
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Tragic Shooting in La Porte City Leaves Teacher Hurt
August Kruse, a Benton County farmer, shot June Smith, a local rural schoolteacher, at her La Porte City home, then killed himself. Smith and Kruse, both wounded, are in Presbyterian hospital Waterloo with non fatal injuries. Eyewitness M R Davidson, a state checker, assisted while the incident unfolded.
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SEWATE to Hear Emergent Tariff and Sales Fix Hearings
The Finance committee resumes hearings on emergent tariff measures and sales fix legislation. An inquiry into the Bergdof escape continues as outside forces discuss broader army appropriation concerns.
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Sewate
Finanee
Bergdof
Girl and Man Die When Auto overturns near Birmingham
Miss Alice Nelson aged 19 was instantly killed and John Stonbreaker aged 26 fatally injured when the auto they rode in overturned two miles south of Birmingham. The accident occurred Sunday afternoon and the injured man died this morning.
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Dressy
Broker Captured in Iowa Arraigned on Conspiracy Charge
Georgs W. Childs once a lead broker in a failed Philadelphia firm faces arraignment before Magistrate Rooney. Captured in Des Moines after a two year pursuit spanning the United States and overseas, the brokerage collapse involved a shortage near 100000 dollars.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Georgs W. Childs
Rooney
Childs
Des Moines
China
Japan
Disciples of Christ Open Four Day Springfield Session
The Disciples of Christ congress in Springfield Illinois begins a four day session tonight. About 200 ministers are already in attendance with an expected total of around 600 participants from across the country. The East session discusses successes and failures of the cooperative church movement. Dr. Abram E. Cory of New York City will deliver the keynote address.
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Congress of the Disciples of Christ (Christian Church
Abram E. Cory
New York City
Sea Fliers Head to Test German Battleships
Two sea planes that for eight weeks have been bombing dummy battleships near Rockaway naval station arrived at Hampton Roads Virginia. This week two German battleships will be targets in an aerial bombing test. The planes completed the flight to the Roads yesterday afternoon.
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New York
Rockaway Naval Station
Hampton Roads
Roads
Smail's Secretary Is Given Six Years in Prison
John Doughty former secretary of Ambrose Small missing theatrical magnate was today sentenced to six years in prison for theft of victory bonds belonging to Small. The report suggests charges of piracy and kidnapping may be dropped.
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John Doughty
Ambrose Small
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Doughty
Gounaris Reports Army Morale Good
Premier Gounaris told King Constantine and the cabinet that Greek forces in Asia Minor are highly satisfactory with good morale. He returned last week from Smyrna and addressed the cabinet as a frontline report.
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Jonneart Named France Ambassador to Vatican City
May 9 report from Taris states Charles Jonnart, former high commissioner and former extraordinary ambassador to the Vatican, has been selected by the French government as ambassador to the Vatican. The decision was announced by L Eclair.
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France
Boy Blew Up In Pocket With Dynamite Caps
Portamouth Ohio May 9 Wart Newman eleven years old lit a cigar outside when it ignited in his pocket with several dynamite caps. The explosion ripped him apart and injured nearly a dozen companions. Thurl M. Cunaynichael thirteen lost a tooth. The accident occurred late yesterday.
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Wart Newman
Thurl M. Cunaynichael
Iowa University Student Drowns in River Near Black Springs
Derby, Lousiana report by United Press notes that Larry Parker a prominent student of Iowa State University drowned while canoeing on the Town River near Black Springs. The body was recovered. this marks the second drowning tragedy of the year in the state.
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Ulack Springs
Des Moines Printers' Strike Sidetracked
May 9 reported danger of a printers strike in Des Moines that could halt the city’s largest plants. At a secret session yesterday union members voted to await newspaper printer wage settlements before acting on their own demands. About 200 job printers would be affected by the dispute.
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United Press
Joel Moines
Heavy Damage From Greek Storms Strikes Nation
A Atlantic Greece reports hail storms across the country causing multi million drachma damages. The storm, the heaviest in two decades, wrecked crops vineyards farms and property. Livestock perished, roads washed away bridges fell, and telegraph lines were torn down.
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Greece
Gompers Exonerated by Union Bartenders
Cincinnati May 9 Samuel Gompers was exonerated today by the local joint executive board of Hotel and Restaurant Employes International Alliance and Bartenders Union of America. The board cleared him of charges that he stayed at a non union hotel in Buffalo during his honeymoon trip, resolving the dispute connected to a Detroit labor union accusation.
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Samuel Gompers
Detroit
Buffalo
International Alliance
Hartenders’ Jengue of America
Brifalo
Boy and Girl Bruised as Train Hits Buggy
Ottumwa Iowa May 9 Horace Davis 15 and Ethel Chance 14 both Lovilla were bruised when a Burlington passenger train struck the horse and buggy they rode in near Lovilla. The horse was killed instantly and the buggy demolished. They will recover.
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Ottumwa
Horace Davis
Ethel Chance
Lovilla
Burlington
Linotype Operator Killed by Street Car
Willam Schwenner, a linotype operator, was killed by a street car in Kewanee Illinois yesterday. He formerly resided in Burlington Iowa.
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Kewanee Star- Courier
Burlington
Germany Moves Toward Accepting Allied Demands
Berlin reports show the majority of the German cabinet leaning to accept the allied ultimatum despite a Volkspartei minority. Washington favors acceptance as a solution to the European crisis, with U S officials signaling hope the terms are more lenient than Paris proposals. Lloyd George warns the Upper Silesian issue complicates Germany’s disarmament decision while Britain presses Poland.
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United States
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Berlin
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Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
House of’ Commons
Woman Among Eight Victims of Ireland Weekend Fighting
Weekend disturbances in Ireland left eight dead including one woman killed for associating with ex soldiers. Four crown force members and two former members were among the casualties as Sinn Fein figures were linked to the violence.
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United Press
Dubbiin
May
Crown Forces
Sinn
Westgate Store Is Robbed Saturday
Westgate Indiana May 9 Special The general store operated by William Topp was robbed Saturday night with silks and expensive goods stolen. No clues were found. Stick to Cinco. It’s safe advertisement.
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