Britain and Germany could supply immigrant labor to ease unemployment
Washington dispatch argues Britain faced 1,400,000 unemployed while only 42,670 Britons used their immigration rights to the United States. It suggests bringing British and German workers to America under current laws would help both nations and prevent pressure to widen quotas, proposing a pragmatic compromise.
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Ly Mark Sullivan
Washington
DE. C
Great Britain
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
America
United Kingdom
Europe
United States
Canada
Australia
Germany
New York Tribune
Guckenheimer Co Named in True Bill as Dry Law Violator
Pittsburgh May 9 four officials of A Guckenheimer Brothers Co listillers at Freeport Pa and nine other men named in five indictments by a federal grand jury before Judge Gibson. Defendants alleged to have removed 0 000 gallons of whisky valued at 3 000 000 from the Guckenheimer distillery at Freeport between 1921 and 1922.
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Pittsburgh
A. Guckenheimer & Brothers Co
Listillers
Freeport
R. M. Gibson
United States District Court
Erc
Gueckenheimer
Harding Cancelled Booth Function Visit to New York
President Harding’s planned trip to New York to attend a function honoring Gen Baliing Von Booth of the Salvation Army was cancelled at the White House. Public pressure reportedly influenced the decision as officials indicated the president would not go.
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Washington, D. C
Harding
New York
Baliing- von Booth
Salvation Army
White House
Delivery notice for Courlet before 4 30 and 6 30 deadlines
The notice states home delivery by 4 30 and if the paper is late due to carrier error you should call 45100 for a copy. Calls to reach the office before 6 30 p m. to ensure receipt.
Schwab Says Woman Forger Indicted In Note Swindle
New York May 3 Mrs Myrtle B Hayes Boston businesswoman now living in the city was indicted on forging Charles M Schwab's name to a 26000 note in the Chatham hotel project case. Prosecutors say she and others forged notes totaling 326000. Schwab testified the signature was not his. Bail set at 10000 as the grand jury heard how the notes were issued by The Chatham Inc. to pay for Boston hotel construction.
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New York
Myrtle. B. Hayes
Boston
Charles M. Schwab
Shatham
Schwab
ET and Jury
Grand Jury
Henry A. Mark
Broadway
District Attorney's
Chatham, Inc
Hastings
Haynes
Russia under pressure as British ultimatum looms
London reports indicate Europe watches anxiously as Soviet Russia faces a British ultimatum threatening the Russo British trade pact. Moscow prep to quit the Lausanne conference fuels British anger after seizing another trawler flying the British flag. The trial of Metropolitan Khan is set for May 16. A Moscow reply to the 19 day deadline may call for a general peace conference.
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London
Russia
Great Britain
Europe
Lausanne
Khan
All Russia
Moscow
Iowa Day League Head Slated for Work in Michigan
Des Moines May 9 with AP report the Iowa Antisaloon league names William L Wade associate superintendent under FR S Holsaple. Wade begins May 15 to broaden Iowa effort through schools and churches while Holsaple handles anti liquor activity. report of Holsaple succession planned is denied.
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Iowa Day League
Michigan
Associated Press
Des Moines
William L. Wade
Wyoming Antistatoon League
Iowa
S. Holsaple
Wade
Holsaple
Saiddip West
Pune
Wye
Holsapie
Alicnigan
Hold Baby Bandits for Pilferings of Sacramental Wine
Four schoolboys aged 12 to 16 were arrested for stealing sacramental wine from a basement. Harald Lew is 16 and booked for intoxication. Other youths Robert Lasenbly, 14. Clarence White, 16. and John Walt, 12 showed evidence of heavy drinking as police had noted.
Houston Wilson Named As Wilson's 1924 Pick For Democratic Nomination
Washington May 9 Houston Missouri is Woodrow Wilson's present choice for the 1924 Democratic presidential nomination. He would likely avoid public endorsement to prevent party bickering over the league of nations. A former secretary of the treasury and agriculture, Houston is now in New York business. He attracts strong support in the west and midwest among businessmen bankers and farmers.
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United Press
Washington, D.C
David
Houston
Missouri
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
League of Nations
West
Middle West
Yan
Corn Planting Progress in Iowa States Wide Spread
Des Moines May 9 Prepartion of the soil for corn made rapid progress last week and planting is well under way in all except the extreme north counties of the state. Weather conditions were ideal for farm work though rain is badly needed. Early oats barley and spring wheat show good stands. Stock is on pasture but grass is too short. Fruit blooming is under way and frost damage may reduce strawberry and other small fruits prices for sugar likely to ease.
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Byshé Associated Press
Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Reedi
Markham Sees Shift in Public View of Railroads
New York May 9 Charles H Markham president of the Illinois Central railroad declared a changed public sentiment toward railroads and a desire for fair treatment. He cited bills in Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin as evidence adjournments and absence of hostile measures show a moderating trend.
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New York
Charles H. Markham
Illinois Central Railroad
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Inowa
Nip Plot to Shoot Way Out Of Los Angeles Jail
May 9 report details a thwarted plan by Herbert Wilson and fellow inmates to smuggle revolvers into the Los Angeles county jail and force a breakout. Plans reportedly involved communication between Wilson and Tuff Reid, a murder suspect, aiming to seize liberty amid a wall street pamb reference and jail messages already passed.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Herbert Wilson
Wall Street
Los Angeles County
Tuff Reid
Wilson
Unseasonable Cold and Snow Hit Central West
Unseasonable cold affected the central states with snow flurries and freezing temps. Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska regions reported blizzard conditions and crop damage. Milwaukee endured a severe May storm while Yuma and Riverside saw record heat.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Central West
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Atlantic States
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indlana
Central States
Omaha World-Herald
South Dakota
Nebraska
Pacific Coast
Pacific Northwest
Chicago Visit Ends in Fainting Trick Arrest
Visiting preacher in Chicago nicked by Mary with a fainting trick, Mrs. Mary Roberts, 46, detained after a hotel confrontation. Police say $60 vanished from his pockets as the minister was approached and fainted, with the suspect arrested for extortion and theft.
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Chicago
Mary
PL Qeuprel
Kla Ona
Perrysburg
Mery Roberts
Runaway Wives Forfeit Support In High Court Ruling
Washington May 9 The United States court of appeals ruled that a husband need not support a wife who leaves him without just cause unless he has no home to receive her. If a wife departs with the children the duty to support rests with her, not him. The decision, in a case involving a wife and three children, reverses a lower court order for the husband to pay 14 120 to those who housed and fed the estranged family.
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Cinternactiound News Wire
Washington, BD. C
High Court
United States Court of Appeals
Des Moines to Be Air Mail Station on New West Route
Chicago dispatches report Des Moines will become an air mail station on a new western airway from Chicago to San Francisco. Night flying lights are to be ready by July 1 with actual night service unlikely for about a month after. emergency stations will be set about 250 miles apart.
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Des Moines
el Ute Associated Press
Chicago
Cheyenne
San Francisco
Omaha
Bencon
U S Agents Recover $86 000 of Mint Loot
U S Secret Service operatives announced the recovery of eighty six thousand dollars stolen in a Denver mint robbery last year. The grand jury will be asked to return indictments next month involving 26 persons indicted last fall over disposal of securities stolen in Chicago and New York mail robberies. Patton North Dakota reports a major fire destroying twelve buildings in a business block, estimated at two hundred sixty thousand dollars.
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St. Paul
Minn
Denver Millunt
Secret Service
Chicago
New York
Iowa Health Statistics 1921 22 Show Drops in Death Rate
Des Moines report from the Iowa state board of health notes the death rate fell from 10.1 to 9.9 per thousand between 1921 and 1922. Total deaths reached 24,611 with 49,977 births. causes include pneumonia with 2,328 deaths and cancer and malignant tumors, heart disease, and tuberculosis among the top killers. Accidents caused about 2,000 deaths with varied causes such as drowning and train crashes.
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Iteriatlona News Wire
Des Moines
The
Grim Reaper
Iowa
Iowa State Board of Health
Brigands Chased by Chinese Near Shanghai Express
Foreign captives including Americans faced hardship as Chinese brigands who seized the Shanghai to Peking express demanded ransom. Negotiations under Shantung officials aim to free captives within 24 hours, while troops pursue bandits into the hills amid food shortages and peril for all prisoners. Names include Lillian Aukds, Mrs. Auk, Manuel Afers Verea, and Miss Seaton among others. State Department reports limited progress as authorities seek cooperation with local officials and the consul in Nanking.
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United Press
Peking
Shanglai
Lin Cheng
Lillian Aulds
Wrecker Express
Cam
Miss Seaton
Manuel Afeirs Verea
Guadalajara
Mex
Shantung Provisional Government
International
Shanghai
Shan-itung Mountains
KR. F. Naill
Asia Development Company
Naill
Yellow River Dike
Ony
Nailil
Shantung
Yi-Chen
Washington
State Department
Jacob Gould Schurman
Department of State
Legation At
John K. Davis
Nanking
Gov. Chi
Davis
Lieut MacReady to Claim Prize for Nonstop Flight
In California Lieut John A MacReady and Lieut Oakley G Kelly recently completed the first nonstop Atlantic to Pacific flight. In San Diego today they will claim the reward pledged by Mira Nellie Jay Surner, who promised to love them if they returned safely. Family and friends attend the ceremony.
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Les Angelus
Cal
Brother Offecrs
Lieut
John A
MacReady
Oakley G. Kelly
Atlantic
Mira Neliie
Jay Surner
Mon bin Rida
San Diego
Union labor officials seek 14 governors conference
A group of railroad union officials from western states left Des Moines for Jefferson City to invite 14 governors to a meeting aimed at shaping a possible program on working conditions and wages through state legislation. The delegation included leaders from Boilermakers, Shop Crafts, and Railway Firemen unions and met Gov. Kendall to extend the invitation.
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I Cinterasional News
Des Moines
Jefferson City
Western Railroad
George Pring
Genera
Lespars
Rock Island
Paul C. Huybrecht
Rock Island Lines
Government Receives Bids for Shipping Board Fleet
Washington May reports indicate bidders for the merchant fleet have shown interest in routes and may sell portions at satisfactory figures. C B Small of the Emergency Fleet Corp notes bids are being reviewed. openings set for May 28 and bidder names will be announced after that date.
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Washington, D. C
iKight
Seading Steamship
United States Shipping Board
C. B. Small
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Shipping Board
Smuihi
Missing Denver Bay Youth Held After Kansas City Arrest
Parvin N Pattison Jr a 17 year old son of a wealthy Denver family was held in Jackson County jail Kansas City Mo on charges of stealing after being missing since March A nationwide search was started by his parents Following a late night arrest in Leavenworth Kan in a stolen motorcar Pattison had disappeared prompting the search and several youths were also detained
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Kansas City
Parvin N. Pattison, Jr
Denver
Cole
Jackson County
Pattison
Leavenworth
Kan
Baseball Today Weather Affects Schedule Across Leagues
In today’s slate, several cross league games were skipped due to snow and cold. New York and Cleveland had no contest as colder conditions hit the East, while Boston and Chicago also postponed. In the National League, New York hosted a rainout with Aldridge O Farrell and Snyder on the Batteries. St Louis and Philadelphia faced the elements, halting play as Winters Henline and Zell Ainsmith toed the line.
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New York
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Washington
National League
Aldridge
O'Farrell
Johnson
Snyder
Maiden trip of Chicago Great Western motorbus succeeds
Chicago Great Western motorbus completed its maiden trip from McIntire arriving at 11 45 a m. The local car carried three crew plus a mechanic and carried about 20 passengers to Waterloo with stops along the line. The 65 horsepower four wheel drive vehicle travels 25 to 30 miles per hour in normal service and offers late evening departures aiding out of town residents.
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Chicago Great Western Rail
McIntire
A. J. Howard
Roy Hulett
Lseal
Stailroad Company
C. A. Morris
Ralph J. Toxte
Regula
Altho
Waterloo
Here
Oelwein
MelIntire
Cedar Falls
Witnesses Swarm at Cooper Tax Case in Iowa
In Dubuque on May 5, 109 witnesses have testified and 300 exhibits entered in the United States case against William F. and Austin A. Cooper. Testimony spans wagons, fire losses, bank accounts, with 71 witnesses and ongoing objections shaping the record as the government nears 250 more witnesses.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
United States
William F
Austin A. Cooper
A. C. Cooper Wagon & Burgy Co
United States District Court
George C. Scott
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Shanghai-Peking Express
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