Famine refugees crown Astrakhan as winter comes
Famine refugees crowd Astrakhan wharves awaiting transport to Kuban and Don regions as bitter autumn rains fall and the first snow arrives. Disease and hunger plague the city, with scarce medicines, soaring food prices, and thousands dying from malaria, cholera, and undernourishment. A floating hospital reports 160 deaths in August. the lighthouse keepers on Shitoi island died of starvation.
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Associated Press
Astrakhan
Russia
Trans- Caspian Plains
Kuban
Don
Volga
Nevanoff
One Man Killed in Auto Overturned Near Mediapolis
William Tewell 36 of Davenport was killed when a car driven by W P Morgan from Rock Island Ill overturned two miles north of Mediapolis at 7 30 Sunday evening. Herbert Jesse also of Davenport and Morgan escaped a burn as the other man and Morgan were trapped under the machine before neighbors dug them free. They had left Rock Island for Fort Madison where they worked for the National Construction Company.
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Associate
Burnington
Wilam Tewell
Dav Enport
Herbert Jesse
Davenport
W. P. Morgan
Rocky Island
Ill
Mediapolis
Morgan
Tewell
J. Brewer
Rock Islang
Fort Madison
National Contraction Company
Cherries Bloom Near Davenport as Winter Approaches
Davenport area as October begins sees cherry blossoms in bloom. Rural mail carrier Robert Arp tends a Davenport hillside tree and requests local weather office guidance on cherry harvest timing, with limited optimism for Christmas day fruit.
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Davenport
Asacciated Press
Towa
Robert Arp
North Cutanins
Extension emergency tariff approved by House Ways and Means
The House Ways and Means Committee approved extending the emergency tariff from November 27 until a permanent law is enacted. Other items note a Cedar Rapids search for runaway Lucille Hogan and Dewitt Thompson, Balkan diplomacy progress, antitrust action dismissal, Oklahoma crude price rise, a cotton market surge, tax revision delays, Arbuckle manslaughter case assignment, Mingo strike hearings, and a Calcutta Hindu rebellion report.
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Washington, D. C
Houseways and Cars Committee
Rockefeller Heiress and Husband Separate Amid Divorce Rumors
Harold F. McCormick and his wife, Muriel Rockefeller McCormick, daughter of John D. Rockefeller, have reportedly separated. McCormick confirms they are living apart and no divorce steps yet. Muriel denies any break, claiming they are very happy. Muriel, 19, is believed to be with her mother at the time of the notice.
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United Press
Chicago
Harold F. McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Lake Forest
I McCormick
International Harvester Company
Students to Vote on Continuation Class Rushes
Chicago Oct 3 Students at Northwestern university will decide for themselves whether class rushes are to continue. President Walter Dill Scott has submitted a questionnaire to organizations of men students asking for sentiment and if they will agree to rules governing clashes if continued. In recent class fights one student was tied head down near the lake front and nearly drowned while another student's disappearance remains unsolved.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Northwestern University
Walter Dill Scott
North‘western
Centrist Hermes Named German Ambassador to Washington
Berlin reports Dr Hermes, German food minister, will be ambassador to Washington. Announcement divides Socialist circles with mixed support and opposition. Hermes, Center party member, is noted for war records, wealth, English ability, and a reportedly sensible wife.
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United Press
Berlin
Hermes
Washington
Center Party
Denby Seeks Free Naval Reserve Force Call
Secretary Denby issued a call for volunteers in the naval reserve forces reduced from 206000 to about 5000 by his order disenrolling reserve members not on active duty. He says lack of appropriations necessitated the move and notes the sixth class volunteer reserve serves without pay in peace time.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Denby
Naval Reserve Forces
Two Babies Smothered in Detroit House Fire
Detroit residents report a blaze in a home that killed sisters Irene Badneck aged four and Eleanor Badneck aged seven. A 12-year-old brother escaped from a second story window carrying a baby sister. both parents also escaped unharmed.
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United Press
Detroit
Mich
Irene Badneck
Eleanor Badneck
Kansas Towns Dark as Light Plant Burns
Downs Kansas October 3 ten north western towns were without power last night after a blaze destroyed the electric light and ice plant. The facility supplied electric current to Cawker City Glen Elder Portis Tipton Gaylord Harlan Cedar Waconda Springs and Claudell. Loss is estimated at 190000 with no insurance.
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Associated Press
Downs
Kan
Kansas
Cawker City
Glen Elder
Portis
Tipton
Gaylord
Harlan
Cedar
Waconda Springs
Claudell
Highways forecast for Iowa and Wisconsin towns
The report lists towns Albert Lea and New Hampton in Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin areas. It notes highways in good motoring condition and provides weather outlook for tonight and Tuesday. Locations include Charles City Cedar Rapids Des Moines Dubuque Mason City and La Crosse.
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City
Albert Lea Minn
Alona
Charles City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Tes Moines
Dubuque
Maribaui
Minn
Tua Crosse
Wis
Mason Citiestown
New Hampton
Post Loc
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Charl
Unemployed Aid Push Across Midwest and California
Iowa and California leaders press public works to ease jobless problem. Gov Kendall sets October 12 Midwest conference with nine states to tackle unemployment and freight rates. Des Moines and Lincoln plan hour reductions and hiring to reduce layoffs while Nebraska and Oregon cities pledge cooperation. Mayors of Detroit Cleveland Milwaukee Boston and Portland commit to public works to create jobs.
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United Press
Des Moines
Washington
N. B. Kendall
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Missouri
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Linois
Michigan
Middlewest
Iowa
Kendall
Chamber of Commerce
Plan Public Works
San Francisco
California
Stephans
Istate
State Federation of Labor
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Cal
Teaders
Lincoln
Neb
Des. Moines
SS R. McKelvie
Frank C. Zehring
Washington, D. C
National Unemployment Conference
Detroit
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Boston
Portland
Ore
Eight Hundred Delegates at Catholic Centenary Convention
Chicago hosts the first national convention and seventh centenary of the Third Order of St. Francis. More than 800 delegates from across the country attend, with over 150 Catholic clergy among the participants in a gathering that includes the Third Order’s aim and the vast membership of more than 3,000,000.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Third Order of St. Francis
Demand to free 4000 Sinn Fein prisoners in Ireland
Dublin reports indicate Arthur Griffith will press for the release of about 4000 interned Sinn Feiners as a condition for peace before the Sinn Fein plenipotentiaries travel to London for talks with a British cabinet committee. The move reflects growing Irish sentiment to regard detainees as prisoners of war.
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United Press
Dublin
Sinn
Hery
Plenty Pagans in Church Now Warns Bishop
Chicago Oct 3 Bishop Thomas Nicholson of the Methodist Episcopal church warned at a United Preachers meeting that dangerous days arise when a generation grows up without religious instruction. He said revival efforts must aim at genuine life change and active devotion to Jesus, not just growing church membership or funds.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Thomas Nicholson
Methodist Episcopal Church
United Preachers’ Meeting
Jesus, Christ
No Strike Action Delayed by Rail Unions For Week
Chicago Oct 8 The nation’s railroad unions will take no action on the strike question before Oct 10 and perhaps longer. B M Jewell head of the AFL railway employee department said after a conference of 16 unions. Ballots yet to be counted by four brotherhoods will not be complete before Oct 10. Some unions already voted to strike while others will wait for ballot results before moving.
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Aszorated
Chicago
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Federated Shop Crafts
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen
Order of Railway Conductors
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Warning Signs Follow Lorena Clash Parade Ad
Reportes reveal threatening signs posted near Lorena after a Saturday clash between Ku Klux Klan marchers and a sheriff's posse. Resolution by 300 Lorena citizens blames the sheriff for bloodshed while exonerating the Klan. Grand Jury in Travis County ordered a new Klan probe after the Lorena riot and earlier Austin tarring incident.
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Associated Press
Waco
Tex
Loreta
K. K. KK
Lorena
Focal
Ku Klux Klan
Buchanan
Grand Jury
United Press
Austin
Travis County
James R. Hamilton
Hamilton
J. D
Chicago Fire Festival Marks Prevention Week Opening
On Oct 3 the semi centennial Chicago Fire celebration opened with a historic pageant. Chief John McDonnell of the fire department said 60 alarms are received daily and weekly fire losses average about $250,090, which he claimed could be cut to $50,000. In Tokio the Asahi Shinbun reports Japan will push for population outlet and economic expansion at the Washington armament talks.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John McDonnell
Chicago Fire Department
Tokio
Japan
Washington
Asahi Shinban
Women Party delays action on constitutional amendment
Washington and New York reports from October 3 describe the Woman's Party deciding not to seek congressional action on a constitutional amendment to remove legal inequalities against women until December. A draft blanket law to remove inequities was approved for introduction in state legislatures. The Interchurch Works movement released a supplementary report on the 1828 steel strike detailing an espionage system used by steel companies and funded by anti union policy, with hundreds of documents cited on undercover men.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
National Council of the Woman's Party
Congress
United Press
New York
Commission of Inquiry
Interchurch Works Movement
Ita
Conmission
Simor
Wales
Wife of Wealthy New York Importer Found Dying in Barn
Mrs. Paul C. Zahlke, wife of a wealthy New York importer, was found dying in a Morristown barn after being missing since Thursday. Authorities say overdose of powder and other injuries preceded her death. reports indicate she was found late at night by workers.
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Miss McArdle
Cleveland, O
Marion McArdle
Dan Kaher
Catherine Kaher
New York
Morristown
N. J
Paul C. Z Nhlke
A& Barnlon
Miners Vote to Return to Work in Protest
Several hundred miners at Franklin near Pittsburg vote to resume work until Kansas Miners Union president Alexander Howat and vice president August Dorby are freed from Cherokee county jail and until the Kansas industrial court law is repealed. They condemn Gov. Allen, the law, the international union, and President John L. Lewis. Delegates at Indianapolis are denounced for disloyalty.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Kan
Franklin
Here
Pot
Alexander Howat
Kansas Miners’ Union
August Dorby
Cherokee County
Kansas Industrial Court Law
Henry J. Allen
Industrial Court Law
International Miners’ Union
World Womanfolk Lose Distinct Traits Claim by Addams
Jane Addams, president of the Woman's International League for Peace, said on returning from a Europe tour that internationalism is erasing distinct national traits among women. She noted manners and dress differ but are superficial and remained hopeful about the league's goal to unite women to influence governments to avert future wars, following attendance at Vienna's third convention.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jane Addams
Woman's International League For Peace
Europe
Miss Addams
Dry Raids Net 20 at Keokuk and Nauvoo
United Press reports a Keokuk raid by prohibition agents netted fourteen prisoners, five women, after Nauvoo school authorities complained students bought liquor. Seventeen Chicago operatives participated. six men were captured in Nauvoo, with jail restorations noted.
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United Press
Keokuk
United States Prohibition
Nauvoo
Avidanes
Chicara
Paper Delivery Instructions and Hours
Courier delivery details state papers arrive at homes before 6 50 p m reader instructed to contact the office before 6 50 p m to avoid missed copies. A phone number 33830 listed for assistance and paper reservations.
Taft Sworn Chief Justice as Supreme Court Reopens
Washington October 3 administration of the judicial oath to William Howard Taft the new chief justice marked the court’s fall term reconvening. Taft’s oath followed by McKenna as senior associate justice. Court under advisement in major cases including Southern Pacific Central Pacific Cornado Wisconsin Westing Union rail rate power and several antitrust and labor disputes.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
William Howard Taft
United States
Supreme Court
Mr. Taft
Joseph McKenna
Tat
Harding
James M. Beck
White House
Southern Pacific
United Mine Workers
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Union
Miami
Asell
Interstate -Commerce Commission
Boy Hangs Self in Apparent Experiment
Chicago October 3 Associated Press report 14 year old Samuel Bufington a high school student hanged himself at home in what police describe as a boyish experiment his parents found the body in a closet with a ligature after returning home Police initially suspected murder but today officers said the youth may have tried to tie himself up and escape even as he was strangled in the attempt
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Cedar Rapids
Lucille Hogan
Monticello
Dewitt Thompson
Thompson
Associated Prem
Chicago
Samuel Bufington
Yesterder
Bos
Tax collections surge in September despite low mood
County treasurer Ed Madigan reports September tax receipts at 623000, well above the prior year’s level. Regular taxes totaled about 3597 489.84, with the rest from other assessments, indicating stronger revenue despite adverse conditions.
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Ed Madigan
Hams
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