Referendum on 15 farm questions to be voted by 2 million members
The American Farm Bureau Federation announces a national referendum on 15 agricultural questions in Congress. About two million farmers will receive questionnaires to decide issues from farm product marketing laws to rural credits and freight rates. The poll aims to gauge support for changes and urge freight rate reductions to boost farm traffic.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Agricul
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Federal Reserve
Minnesota
American Fenn. Bureau Federation
House to Consider Sweet Bill to Aid Disabled Veterans
The House moves toward fast tracking the Sweet bill to consolidate relief agencies for veterans. Rep Sweet Iowa Republican leads a subcommittee after hearings with bureaus and veterans groups. The plan merges war risk, rehabilitation, and health service functions under one Treasury administered bureau.
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Associated Press
Washington,d. C
Commerce Committee
Sweet
Towa
Treasury
Department of the War Risk Insurance Bureau
Board For Vocational Education
Public Health Service
Girl Hurt in Auto Crash Still Sleeps in Des Moines
Nineteen year old Nita Hemingway of Dows Iowa remains unconscious after an April 23 skull fracture from a motor crash. Doctors note no deterioration and see a possible recovery while her mother stays at the bedside.
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United Ress
Des Moines
Nita Hemingway
Miss Hemingway
Dows
Iowa
Bandits rob 75 dancers at Chicago inn
Five armed bandits interrupted a cabaret at the Ramer Inn in Chicago and robbed 75 dancers of 10 300 in cash and jewels before fleeing. The heist occurred as the long dining hall noise faded, leaving witnesses startled and police seeking clues.
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Chicago
United Press
Ramer Inn
Mrs Stillman Rejects Settlement Offer in Divorce
New York May 17 Mrs James A Stillman refused her husband's bid to settle the divorce case with conditions. He would withdraw the suit and charges, grant Paris divorce, provide 7500 dollars monthly, not return to the United States or Canada, and surrender any claim to the Stillman trust for their child. Mrs Stillman asserted the pact admitted Guy's illegitimacy.
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United Press
New York
James A. Stillman
Wholesale Prices Show Drop in April 1920
Wholesale prices for April 1920 fell 5 percent from March and 42 percent from April 1919, according to the department of labor. Farm products led declines with a 5 percent drop, food articles fell about 6 percent, and clothing eased slightly over 3 percent.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Jast. Mar
Progressives to Fight Linney in North Carolina
United Press reports a Republican intra party clash as progressives move to block Senate confirmation of Frank A. Linney as U S district attorney for western North Carolina. They allege Linney conspired to bar blacks from politics and helped switch NC delegates away from Johnson at the GOP convention.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Republican Party
Senate
Frank A. Linney
Harding
United States
North Carolina
Linney
Borah
Johnson
Kenyon
Republican State Committee
Chicsgo
Expelled American and Spaniards Tied to Mexican Chamber Riot
Mexico City reports Frank Seaman and another American, plus two Spaniards, expelled as pernicious foreigners after last week's invasion of the chamber of deputies. Obregon orders investigations into the Morelia clash and the radical raid. Police to arrest eight foreigners alleged to have led the intrusion.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Frank Seaman
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Obregon
Liberal Constitutional Party
Chamoars of Deputies
Philips Carillo
Antonio Diaz Storey Gama
Celestino Gasca
Senor Moyones
Supreme Court
Department of Interior
Morelia
Foreign Office
Chantel
Labor Should Gain Control of Schools and Pulpits
Rev. T. J. Pettit of Fort Dodge argues at the Iowa State Federation of Labor convention that labor should gain control of schools and the pulpit. Smith W. Brookhart spoke, 240 delegates seated, 300 expected. convention opens with welcome, business to start Wednesday. Pre election talk names J. C. Lewis Des Moines T. P. Minton and C. B. Rogers Davenport as leading president candidates.
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Burlington
T. J. Pettit
Fort Dodge
Federation of Labor
Smith W. Brookhart
Washington
J. C. Lewis
Des Moines
T. P. Minton
C. B. Rogers
Davenport
Condition of Chief Justice White Improves
United Press dispatch from Washington reports Chief Justice White is described by physicians as satisfactory after a minor operation. He rested comfortably overnight and showed signs of improving health.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
White
Bergdoll matriarch jailed for aiding desertion
Mrs. Some C. Bergdoll was sentenced in federal court to one year and one day in the Atlanta penitentiary for conspiracy to aid Grover and Erwin Bergdoll desert the U S Army. She was fined $7,000 with prison term remittance if the fine is paid within the term. Charles Braun and James Romig received the same conditional sentence.
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Associated Pines
Philadelphia
Some C. Bergdoll
Federal District Court
Atlanta
Grover C. Bergdoll
Erwin R. Bergdoll
United States Army
Dickinson
Charles A. Braun
Bergdoll
Grover
James E. Romig
Rent Concessions Offered to Chicago Tenants
The Associated Press reports Chicago real estate firms offered free rent to attract tenants for two apartments in a premier residential area. One unit has six rooms at 120 dollars monthly and the other four rooms at 75 dollars, with free rent through June 1.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Japanese Strikers Clash With Police in Osaka Fight
Nine hundred striking electrical workers and 200 Japanese police fought in Osaka. Tokio dispatch says twenty strikers and thirty four police were injured. The walkout aimed to force employers to negotiate wages and working conditions.
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United Press
Honolulu
T. B
Osaka
Japan
Tokio
Nippu Jiji
University to Honor Mme Curie with Doctor of Laws
The University of Pennsylvania will confer an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on Mme. Curie, the discoverer of radium, marking a notable first in the school’s history. The ceremony is set in Philadelphia on a date announced by the university.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Mme. Curie
Gambling in grain blamed for Arcola bank collapse
Arcola State Bank president Quirk and son John Quirk were arraigned on forgery charges tied to bank closings. Directors say grain gambling and loans to a twice bankrupt grain dealer triggered irregularities dating to 1914 totaling over 400000 dollars, with a plan to reopen within a week and protect depositors.
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Associates Press
Tuscola
Quirk
John Quirk
Arcola State Bank
Arcola
Justice of the Peace
J. O. Cutler
Grand Jurya
Andrew BR
Dimond
M. T. Quirk
John M. Ernst
Ernst
Manufacturers Urge Abrogation of Railroad Pacts Open Shop Support
Stephen C. Mason president of the National Association of Manufacturers urged abrogation of wartime labor agreements and support for the open shop at the 26th annual convention in New York. He linked the wage burden to poor railroad transportation and backed a sales tax law while stressing nonunion employment and less discrimination against workers. Dissension surfaced with a circular denouncing conditions and calling for an investigation of the association’s politics and activities.
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Associated Press
New York
Stephen C. Mason
National Association of Manufacturers
Associatee
Mason
Federation of Labor
Slams Safe Door on Enough Nitro to Blow Up City Block
In Council Bluffs May 17 a safe expert opened the Bluff City Lumber Co. office safe and found more than a pint of nitroglycerine left in the combination. The office force had repeatedly slammed the door in a failed bid to close it.
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Associated Press
Council Bluffs
Bluff City Lumber Company
Geggs
Deficiency Bill Slashed in Committee Report
Washington May 27 A deficiency appropriation bill was reported by the House appropriations committee slashing more than 54 percent from departmental estimates. It carries 100,680,427.25 dollars, or 179,606,328.08 dollars less than the department's estimate.
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United Press
Washington
D. C
House Appropriations Committee
Senate committee to hear Ford case on Newberry seat
The Senate privileges and elections committee will meet Friday to consider the Newberry Ford contest. Chairman Dillingham issued a call for the session to review the impact of the recent Supreme Court ruling dismissing charges against Senator Newberry and whether further action by the Senate is warranted.
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Associate Press
Washington, D. C
Newberry
Heftry Ford
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Dillingham
Cai
Supreme Court
Senate
Lake
South Bend Elevator Fire Destroys 200000 Bushels Coffee
Fire in South Bend destroyed a grain elevator and damaged Grand Trunk coal yards and several small buildings. The total loss was about 250000 dollars. Coffee, estimated at 200000 bushels, was stored in the elevator at the time.
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United Press
South Bend
Ind
Grand Trunk
Paper delivery notice from The Courier
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Senate adopts Borah Amendment on naval disarmament call
In Washington on May 17 the senate reached an agreement to adopt the Borah amendment to the naval appropriation bill. Senator Poindexter announced his support and expected broad senate backing for a request to the president to call a naval disarmament conference.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Poindexter
Washington
Sun Spots Do Not Control Weather Says U S Weather Bureau
Washington May 17 The United States Weather Bureau states sun spots do not govern terrestrial weather and are mainly linked to auroras earth currents and magnetism A period of minimum sun spot activity is beginning and may last one to three years current sun spots are just one of several possible outbursts Future public concern about weather impact is unfounded
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States Weather Bureau
Mrs. Southard Moved From Jail To Prison Hospital
Lydia Southard held in Honolulu on charges of poisoning four husbands and a brother-in-law is moved from jail to the prison hospital for medical care. Her digestion is poor and she shows signs of nervous strain while awaiting transfer of her husband Paul Southard and a U S Navy transfer to the mainland aboard the Buford.
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United Press
Honolulu
FT. H
Lydia Southard
Twin Falls
Gidana
Qahajaf
Southard
Louisville Citizens Campaign to Ban Race Betting
Louisville delegates launch appeal urging Kentucky citizens to outlaw pari mutuel betting at race tracks under state anti gambling laws. The committee cites alleged evils of gambling and notes Kentucky, Maryland, and Nevada as the only states not prohibiting it with figures showing over 42 million dollars wagered on horse races via pari mutuels last year.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Kentucky
Committee of
Maryland
Nevada
Union
Germans Refuse Bergdoll Surrender to U.S. Occupation
Washington May 17 German authorities at Baden refused to hand over Grover Cleveland Bergdoll the army deserter to the American army of occupation Major William W Hicks testified before the Bergdoll committee He said Major Bagby had requested Bergdoll's return through the German military commission The Americans planned to make a formal demand upon the German government once peace is declared
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Baden
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
American Army of Occupation
William W. Hicks
Military Intelligence Department
House
Bergdoll Committee
Bergdoll
Bagby
Coblenz
German Military Commission
Hicks
Germany
United States
Obregon Orders Army to End Church Riots in Mexico
President Obregon instructed the War Ministry to use armed forces to stop clashes between Socialists and Catholics. He barred militant groups from meeting in public buildings or churches, following a Morélla battle last week that left 50 dead.
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United Press
Mexico City
Obregon
War Ministry
Morélla
Child Chosen as Ambassador to Italy and Schurman to China
Washington May 17 Richard Washburn Child author and former editor of Gollers Weekly has been selected by President Harding for ambassador to Italy. He recently lived in Washington and worked with the Republican national committee. The president also sent the nomination of Dr Jacob Gould Schurman former Cornell University president to be minister to China.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Richard Washburn Child
Gollers Weekly
Harding
Aly
Mr. Child
New York
Washington
Republican National Committee
Marion
Senate
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Ching
Polish Rebels Fight in Gogolin Blamed for Massacre Threat
Polish insurgents clash with German irregulars at Gogolin in Upper Silesia. over 100 insurgents killed as German forces advance. Polish officials warn German attack would trigger mass killings while urging allied mediation. Inch by inch, control shifts with Nikolay and Pless reported. Briand signals potential compromise with Britain on Upper Silesia.
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Silesia
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Rome
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Berlin
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Nikolay
Germany
Asea
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United Press
Paris
Great Britain
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Britand
Lloyd George
Former Villa Flier Dies in Auto Smash
Klaus A. Bergenthal, an aviator with Pancho Villa in Mexico in 1915 and a Milwaukee clubman, was killed when his car struck a streetcar in Milwaukee Wisconsin on May 17. He was long associated with the local aviation and social scene.
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Aby United Pressey
Milwaukee
Wis
Klaus ‘A. Bergenthal
Pancho Villa
Mexico
Pioneer Policeman Resigns After 34 Years in Dubuque
Captain Patrick Sullivan, a veteran member of the Dubuque police force for 34 years, tendered his resignation to City Manager O. B. Carr. He is noted for his knowledge of the early log cabin era on the Iowa frontier.
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Dubuque
Patrick Sullivan
O. BE. Carr
Heis
Iowa
Logeine
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