Harding seeks Farrel or Teagle to head Shipping Board
Washington May 14 President Harding weighs the two leading candidates James Farrell of United States Steel and William Teagle head of Standard Oil for the Shipping Board both men would sacrifice earnings and security holdings if chosen Teagle favored for flexibility in labor relations while Farrell is a steadier, more rigid industrial captain the choice could ease a long blocked government project and help liquidate wartime shipping losses at a scale cited by officials and critics alike
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Washington
Harding
James Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
William “Eagle
Standard Oil Company
Parces
Florida
Faw
Shipping Board
Teagle
Farrell
Anks
Yards
Teagles
Farding
Edge
Warnut
Tere
Warrell
United States
Goveernment
Gov
Gontin
Bequeaths Cash to Number 10 945 Friend in Prison
Des Moines May 14 A Fort Madison state prison inmate bequeathed his life savings of 1500 dollars to a fellow convict identified as 10 945 in a will submitted to treasurer W J Burbank under inheritance tax rules. The document states I bequeath the above savings in the bank to 10 945 my old associate and friend now here in prison.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Fort Madison
W. J. Burbank
President Harding Asked to Attend Newsboy Soldier Tablet Unveiling
Boston May 14 The Associated Press reports Secretary Christian sent a letter to Edward Keevin inviting President Harding to attend the dedication of a bronze tablet to Scotty Albert Edward Scott a Boston newsboy who served with the 101st Infantry in France and died at Epieds after singlehandedly defending a pass. The tablet will be placed in Brookline Town Hall.
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Associated Press
Boston
Harding
Scotty
Christian
Edward Keevin
Plymouth
Albert Edward Scott
Brookline
One Hundred
France
Epieds
Brookline Town Hall
County Schools Praised as U S Models at Picnic
Cedar Falls May 14 Special Black Hawk county's consolidate and one room schools are praised as U S models. H H Zeekey president of Teachers college tells about 800 attendees at the annual reunion picnic. A pageant by Eddy and other county pupils showcases Land of America with demonstrations of domestic science and music.
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Cedar Falls
Black Hawk
United States
H. H. Zeekey
Teachers College
Redence
German
C. A. Fullerton
W. E. A. Miseling
Ges Moines
Eld
Des Moines Generator Blast Causes Citywide Blackout
Des Moines Electric Company repairs were planned after a giant generator at the power house exploded last night. Will Roth, an employee, was badly burned. The blast plunged thousands of Des Moines homes into darkness and touched off a fire at the plant.
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United Press
Des Moines
Des Moines: Electric Company
Will Roth
Soldiers Injured in Explosion on Army Launch
Hoboken New Jersey May 14 The city fire department responded to a gasoline explosion on an army launch. Four soldiers were hospitalized and a roll call was ordered to verify an unconfirmed report that three more had been killed.
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Associated Press
Hoboken
N. J
Cold Wave Forecast Presses East From Nebraska
Omaha records a 37 degree May 14, the coldest since 1907, as a slow moving cold wave from Nebraska brings light snow at Grand Island and forecasts chilly air to spread eastward.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Grand Isand
Physician A M Knott Dies After Fifty Years in Iowa
Sioux City Iowa May 14 Dr A M Knott a widely known physician who practiced in this region of Iowa for nearly 50 years died today in Los Angeles California from angina rectoris word received here He was a prominent local figure and longtime medical practitioner with ties to the community spanning decades.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
A. M. Knott
Towa
Los Angeles
Cal
Weather for Week Forecast in Washington DC May 14
Weather for the district and adjacent regions predicts a cool unsettled week beginning Monday with intermittent rain in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and variable temperatures across the Washington area.
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The
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Mrs Southard Claims She Is Typhoid Carrier
In Honolulu on May 14 Lydia Southard, accused of poisoning five relatives for life insurance, told United Press she believes she is a typhoid carrier. She insists her husbands died of typhoid, supported by physicians certificates, and discussed her planned defense.
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United Press
Frorolulu
Lydia Southard
United Press Today
Southard
Honolulu
Bullets Hit Cincinnati New Orleans Train Near Gentilly
A Cincinnati to New Orleans passenger train on the Southern railway was fired upon as it entered Gentilly crossing New Orleans. Windows in the dining car and adjacent sleeping car were shattered. No injuries were reported. Police suggest the attack may have misidentified the strikebreakers train arriving about the same time.
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Uby
Associated Press
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Blizzard and Snow Storm Tightens Grip on Lake Superior
A spring blizzard swept Lake Superior with six inches of wet snow and freezing temperatures. Six sailors from the barge Miztec are believed lost after the vessel broke free from the steamer Zillah near Whitefish Point, while the Peshiigo also separated in the storm.
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Associated Press
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Lake Superior
Harbor- Sréless
Whitefish Point
Leke Superior
Farmer Found Dead in Barn Haymow
Oskaloosa Iowa May 14 Coroner Wilcox investigates the death of Benjamin Anderson a well to do farmer near Cedar found hanging in the haymow of his barn late yesterday A searching party of neighbors found the body No reason is known for the alleged suicide
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United Press
Oskaloosa
Wilcox
Benjamin Anderson
Cedar
American Ambassador Johnson Bids Rome Farewell
Rome May 14 King Victor Emmanuel received American ambassador Robert Underwood Johnson in a farewell audience before his return to the United States to make way for his successor. The king expressed deep appreciation for Johnsons sympathetic attitude toward Italy.
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Associated Press
Rome
King Victor
Emmanuel
Robert Underwood Johnson
Johnson
United States
Italy
POLIGE BUSY WHEN PREELECTION all BREAKS IN BELFAST
In Belfast three pre election clashes between Nationalists and Unionists unsettled the city. After curfew lift, Nationalists attacked Unionist areas on Ork Street prompting a firefight. A second disturbance followed two hours later and a third saw armed men fire on shipyard workers. police intervened to prevent a deadly confrontation.
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The
Associates Press
Belfast
Disarmament Debate Drives Senate Across Nation
Philadelphia May 14 John Hays Hammond argued disarmament only works if major powers disarm too He urged a clear US message to England and Japan while pledging no naval supremacy He warned that failure could invite a dangerous next conflict Borah prepared to reveal a Harding message on disarmament after talks with Poindexter and Hale, while Mondell urged opportunity for US leadership in reducing armaments.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
American Academy of Political and Social Science
John Hays Hammond
United States
England
Japan
Tlenroot
Wisconsin
France
Maryland
Frank W. Mondell
House
Academy
Mr. Mondell
Harding
Washington
D.C
Borah
Senate
Poindexter
Hale
Maine
Utah
Norris
Nebraska
Kenyon
Iowa
Doctors Inaugurate Publicity Commission in Iowa
Dr A M Pond of Dubuque will head the Iowa State Medical Society for the next year after being elected at the closing session of the seventieth annual convention. Des Moines was chosen as the 1922 convention city and a resolution was adopted to create a publicity commission to promote good health across the state.
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United Press
Des Moines
A. M. Pond
Dubuque
Iowa State Medical Society
Publicus
Courier Delivery Time Notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, please call 3386 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 80 p m.
Raid on Prison to Release Sinn Fein Chief Fails
Dublin May 14 An attempted rescue of Arthur Griffith founder of Sinn Fein at Mount Joy prison failed. An armored car used by the attackers entered the gates with an officer in uniform, bound and gagged the governor and deputies, and released Griffith and others before retreating. A sentry fired a warning shot prompting a retreat and abandonment of the armored car. Griffith was arrested in Dublin on November 26 last and held at Mount Joy without stated grounds.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Arthur Griffith
Sinn Fein
Hig
Mount Joy
Griffith
Amanin
Prrisoner
Mt. Joy
Four Iowa Girls Accepted for Missionary Work
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society’s general executive board met in Springfield Ohio on May 14 to discuss the three year educational campaign beginning in 1922 and approved $20,000 for Gambold Hospital reconstruction in Chunking China. New missionaries include Olive L. Gould Anamosa Iowa Lucille Colony North Liberty IA Mildred L. Pierce DeWitt IA and Marie L. Cline Marion IA.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Foreign Department
General Executive Board
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Gambold Hospital
Chunking
China
Olive L. Gould
Anamosa
Lucille
Colony
North Liberty
Mildred L. Pierce
DeWitt
Marie L. Cline
Marion
Auto Flies 150 Yards Through Storm Debris
A tor nado swept the Waennamaker section of Perry county yesterday afternoon. Shepherd Flood, a truck driver, said five houses were blown down and one white man killed with several injured. Olan Blanton reported his automobile was lifted and carried 150 yards before landing with the motor still running.
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Associated Press
Mallins
8. C
Waennamaker
Perry County
Shepherd Flood
Olan Blanton
Tries to Save Others, Own Son Hurt in Quarry Incident
John H. Thon of Montrose Iowa saved others at risk to himself and his five year old son Edward was badly injured when a dynamite cap failed to explode. Thon brought the cap home to destroy it and his son struck it with a hammer causing severe copper shell injuries to arms and legs.
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United Press
Keokuk
John H. Thon
Montrose
Edward
Thon
Centerville Soldier Killed at Fort Sill
Centerville private BR J Clark 20 of Iowa named among four enlisted men killed in a blast at Fort Sill Oklahoma. The incident followed the condemnation and destruction order for black gunpowder at the Seventh Ordnance Corps supply depot. Premature explosion suspected as authorities investigate.
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United Press
Fort Sill
Oklo
Seventh Ordnance Corps
BR. J. Clark
Centerville
Iowa
Columbia Wins Childs Cup Rowing Race on Harlem River
New York May 14 Columbia won the annual Childs Cup varsity rowing race on the Harlem River. Princeton finished second and Pennsylvania third. Columbia finished three quarters of a length ahead of Princeton, with Pennsylvania two and one half behind. Unofficial time for the mile and a half course was 7 minutes 2 seconds. Nearly 25 000 spectators witnessed the event.
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Associated Press
New York
Columbia
Princeton
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Weather Forecast for Iowa and Minnesota Towns May 14 1921
The report covers Albert Lea and many Iowa towns including Charles City, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Mason City and Waterloo with forecasts indicating generally good to fair conditions tonight and Sunday.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Duduane
Faritault
la Crosse
Wis
Mason City
Marshalltown
New Hampton
Postville
Water
Yoo
Waverly
War may follow entry of German troops in Silesia
Paris reports that German troops entering Upper Silesia could trigger Polish military intervention and full allied war. Briand insists France will not permit German forces. calls for calm, a plebiscite path, and allied unity while Lloyd George faces domestic and international scrutiny.
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Silesia
Jresh
Paris
Upper Silesia
France
Lloyd George
Upper Silesian
Germany
Poland
Briand
Foreign Office
M. Briand
United Press
Britain
Supreme Council
Philippe Millet
Petit Parisienne
Berlin
Figaro
Pertinax
Echo de Paris
London
Europe
Great Britain
Korfanty
Associated Press
Liosd
Commercial Advertiser sues for half a million in paper conspiracy
The Commercial Advertiser association publisher of the New York Globe sues International Paper and Philip T. Dodge and George F. Steel for 500000 damages under the Clayton act. It alleges a Newsprint Manufacturers' association controlled trade from 1915 to 1937, preventing the Globe from buying paper elsewhere. the paper's annual need was 9000 to 12000 tons.
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Associated Press
New York
Commercial Advertiser Association
New York Globe
Sait
International Paper Company
Philip T. Dodge
George F. Steel
Sue Union Heads for Wages Lost During Rail Strike
Seven damage suits totaling 4105 filed in Atlanta against national officers of the Brotherhood of Railroad and Steamship Clerks claim salary losses during an alleged illegal strike in May 1920. Clerks employed by the Central of Georgia railway say they left work under oath to obey officers, could not regain jobs, and seek pay for the period until they found new positions.
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Associated Presa
Atlanta
The
Brotherhood of Railroad and
Central of Georgia Railway
J. W. Thomas
Clerks’ Union
Recommends Ban on Feeble-Minded Inmates
Madison Wisconsin May 14 Sterilization of all inmates of feeble minded institutions before discharge is recommended in a report by the legislative visiting committee If this is not done the problem of caring for the feeble minded will become appalling and progress of the human race will suffer
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United Press
Madison, Wis
Legislative
Killing Frost Hits Northwestern Iowa
A killing frost swept northwestern Iowa last night, prompting weather bureau reports. Sioux City recorded 26 degrees, while central Iowa escaped the freeze. Forecaster Reed warned temperatures would stay low tonight.
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United Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Sioux City
Reed
Death list grows as miners battle tires added fury
Terrific firing from both Kentucky and West Virginia sides of the Tug river resumes as deputies swarm Pike county for order. West Virginia reports unconfirmed killings while federal troops are authorized to quell the border disturbance if needed. The violence spreads to Williamson area with houses under fire and troops dispatched to the front.
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Pikeville
Kentucky
West Virginia
Tug River
Pike County
W. BH. Sawders
Washington, D. C
Read
Fifth Corps
Weeks
Minge County
War Department
Harding
Mingo County
Gov. Morrow
Gov.Morgan
W. J. Jenks
Farr
McCarr
Lynn
W. Va
Sprive
Rawl
Merrimac
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