West and South Benefit From House Size Increase
Final census figures show U S population at 105 653 108 boosting West and South political influence through more seats in the House and EV college. If House size rises 50 seats, California leads gains while states like New York Ohio Pennsylvania also gain. other states face small losses or none.
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Motorman’s leg amputated to free him from wreck
In a two car collision, Henry Helms, a motorman, had his right leg amputated by physicians using a flickering lantern to hasten treatment. He was pinned under debris as 20 others were injured. his remaining leg was later removed at a hospital.
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Associated Press
New York
Henry Helms
Elms
Trains Crash into Webster City Building Early Today
Freight cars from two trains collided and damaged the main Hawk-Eye Cabinet Company building in Webster City IA. The incident involved four freight cars and disrupted nearby structures as investigations began.
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Webster City
Associated Press
Webster
Crs
Hawk-Eye
Cabinet Company
Bus Wer A Its Good The Quality Brew Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes a bus brand slogan WER A Its Good The Quality Brew. The readable text markets a transit service or product with a bold, period-era tone and a catchy motto.
Vendetta Among Eight Italian Families Ended
Italian feud among eight Sardinian families after 65 years of vendetta is reported to be pacified. The conflict has caused 75 murders and extensive property damage, according to accounts to the Giornale d Italia.
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Preest
Rome
Giornale d'Italia
Rate of US population growth held by war and flu
The Census Bureau cites World War I stoppage of immigration and the influenza epidemic as key factors in a 14.9 percent population rise over the 1910–1920 decade, down from 20.7 percent. The 1920 population is 105,583,108 with 13,710,842 more people.
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Carinthia to Vote on Austrian Allegiance
A plebiscite will be held in Klagenfurt to determine its future affiliation between Austria and Italia-Libia, with troops guarding the frontiers. Trade Commissioner Upsonal in Vienna reported the development to the commerce department.
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Carinthia
Washington, D. C
Klagenfurt
Austria
Inso-Lipvia
Upsonal
Vienna
Department of ‘Commerce
Blame Coal Brokers for High Prices Indictments Sought
District Attorney Charles Cline charged that coal brokers largely caused high fuel prices. He said indictments would be sought after grand jury review. An investigation showed a ton passing through four or five brokers with each taking about 50 cents, while mine prices in Franklin County Illinois ran 4.50 dollars per ton. In Chicago coal sold as high as 13 dollars per ton.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Charles Cline
Cline
Federal Grand Jury
Franklin County
Illinois
Cling
Sentenced to Hang as Hope for Insanity Plea Is Read
In Chicago, Frank Zagar awaits a sanity plea before a grand jury in Judge Sullivan's court as part of eight defendants slated for execution next Thursday for murder. The supreme court denied a stay for Samuel Cardinella, and Antonio Lopez received a reprieve. Pardon boards weigh mercy for Nicholas Viona, Thomas Irrico, and Frank Campion as Arthur Haensel and John Henry Reese face their execution timetable.
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Chicago
Frank Zagar
Nicholas Viona
Thomas Irrico
Frank Campion
Arthur Haensel
John Henry Reese
Testimony in Iowa rate hearing on intrastate rails
Des Moines Oct 8 testimony before special examiner Leo J Flynn of the interstate commerce commission examined whether railroads may raise intrastate passenger rates to match interstate levels. The state railroad surveyer denies Iowa authority over passenger rates while railroads cite a FCC order granting over three cents per mile for inter state travel to apply to Iowa city travel.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Rail’ Road Commission
Leo J. Flynn
Interstate Commerce Commission
FSI
Sewyer
Lowa
Farmers Seek Monthly Livestock Data From National Bureaus
Western farmers' groups met and urged the national bureaus of crop estimates and markets to provide monthly statistics on visible domestic and world livestock supplies. They said regular data would help prevent price manipulation and called the measure for market transparency.
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Prage
Chicago
Tiddle West
American Farm Bureau Association
Hiram Johnson to Join Republican East Campaign Tour
Chicago reports Senator Harry New said Hiram W. Johnson of California will arrive in Chicago next week to actively join the Republican campaign. Governor Calvin Coolidge with Governor Lowden, Governor Morrow, and Job Hedges will tour the southern border states starting October 18.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harry &. New
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Calvin Coolidge
Lowden
Ilineis
Morrow
Kentucky
Job Hedges
New York
South
Chicago plans Pershing memorial arch on lakefront
Chicago announced plans for a memorial to Gen. John J. Pershing in the form of an arch modeled after Paris Arc de Triomphe. The arch would stand at the lake front at the head of a 15 mile highway bearing the general's name with a statue at its base. Fundraising would be via popular subscription.
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Chicago
John J. Pershing
Paris
Sums needs help of friends to retain seat
Des Moines reports describe a Republican landslide in several states due to Democratic disorganization. The piece notes danger for Republicans as election day nears and discusses Cummins in Iowa facing real risk, with Indiana and other states highlighted for large margins and the need for intensified campaigning.
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New York Evening Post
Waterloo Moyening Courier
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Kansas
Oregon
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Michigan
Repubcans
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Pennsylvania
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Zerlean & State
Pershing and Currie dine with New York McGill graduates
Gen Pershing and Sir Arthur Currie attended a dinner in New York hosted by McGill University alumni. Pershing recalled their last meeting on a battlefield as equal ranks and predicted Currie would mirror his battlefield success as university president.
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New York
Pershing
Arthur Currie
France
Guesis
New York Graduaton
McGill University
Rodríguez Renounces Confession in Denton Killing Case
Joseph Rodriguez 23 repudiates yesterday's confession to the San Francisco police claiming he killed J. C. Denton Los Angeles financier. The statement appears in a San Francisco Catholic source reporting Rodr iguez's denial of the earlier admission.
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J. C. Denton
Los Angeles
Rotiguez
Prohibition Adviser Says Home Brewers Can Be Prosecuted
John Hammond, liquor sleuth, argues that any home alcohol makers fall under state law and should be pursued by grand juries. He contends that distributing even small amounts of alcohol in home brews constitutes a violation, prompting county attorneys to act.
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John Hammond
John B. Hammond
Attorney General’s Office
Iowa
Ananmuoenid
J. Wenner
Hammond
Harding Says U S Army Has No Business Abroad
In Des Moines Senator Harding told a crowd he believes the United States should keep its army at home. He rejected calls for league action and warned against entangling alliances while stressing independence from Britain in Irish and Philippines affairs.
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Army
Germany
Iarding
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Congress
Ireland
Great Britain
Great
Philippines
United States
Iowa Farm Decline Cites 1920 Census Shifts
Washington reports from the census bureau show Iowa farm numbers dropping over 1914 to 1926, with 217,044 farms in 1910 and 228,622 in 1900. The 1920 figure is 213,312, reflecting a 1.7 percent decrease from 1914 and ongoing shifts as urban areas absorb rural land. County figures to follow.
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D.C
Census Bureau
Iowa
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Towa
Cefsus Bureau
U S Delegates Meet in Washington on Cable War Seizures
Delegates from France Great Britain Italy Japan and the United States gather at the state department for an international communications conference. The major issue is how to divide German cables seized at the war’s start with the United States seeking a shared claim. The main conference program and location are to be decided.
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State Department
France
Great
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Italy
Japan
United States
Chicago Beer Cases Into Landis Court
Collector Harry M. Magee of the internal revenue department announced 75 Chicago breweries and 3 000 saloons charged with manufacturing and selling beer with 3 1 2 percent or more alcohol would be brought before Federal Judge Landis when courts open next Wednesday. He forecast confiscation of the breweries and saloons and said violators would be prosecuted to the limit.
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Associated Pregn
Chicago
Harry M. Magee
Internal Revenue Department
Tandis
Magea
Fatal electrocution while fixing grill in light socket
A man in Utah reportedly died yesterday while attempting to fit a grill into a light socket at his home. He stood on an iron radiator and received an electric shock that proved fatal.
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Iogan
Utah
Gardner
Lon
Alloa Regime Suffers Internal Trouble Reported
Reports from Petrograd detail friction within the communist party and rising bureaucracy. Ukraine disturbances and Wrangel-Makhno forces gain ground east of Kiev. Britain threatens action by Oct 10 for release of British prisoners. Moscow promises to fulfill terms.
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Communist Party
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Petrograd
State Department
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London
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Great Britain
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Agriculture forecasts show autumn crop yields by Oct 1
The Department of Agriculture released forecast figures for major crops estimated from conditions on October 1. Spring wheat and other grains are listed with projected bushels and condition ratings, including corn 132000 BU and wheat 648000 BU, along with sugar beets and other outputs.
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Bombers of Military Lorry Kill One and Wound Three
The attack in Barryck street this morning killed one soldier and wounded three. Two soldiers on the torres were among the escapees. A man and a woman were shot in the legs during the assault.
Twenty Die in Venice Milan Express Wreck
Telegraph dispatch from Rome reports twenty people killed and twenty injured in a collision that wrecked the Venice Milan express. Giornale d Italia cites the Associated Press dispatch via London.
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London
Anarchist Plot Disclosed After Capture Across Cities
Federal authorities disclose a major anarchist conspiracy following the seizure in St Paul and Milwaukee, with six more radicals arrested and Nicolais and Holoeny implicated. Warrants issued for Alrandy Peon. The case cites espionage act violations and a broader plan to overthrow the government.
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J. P B. Rooney
Department of Justice
Harding Opens Missouri Tour After Iowa Push
On October 8 Sen Warren G Harding led a Republican swing into Missouri after a heavy day in Iowa and Nebraska. He spoke in St Joseph and Kansas City convention hall with Mrs Harding nearby and several shorter stops en route. The trip followed 16 speeches the day prior and Harding said he was ready to meet more audiences as his campaign continues.
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Loard Benator Hlrding
Iowa
Nebraska
Harding
Omaha
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Kansas City
Platforms for Illinois Women Voters Convention
The Illinois League of Women Voters continues sessions in Chicago with prep and adoption of a constitution and officer nominations. Election of officers is set for tomorrow. Speakers include Mrs. George Bass explaining the Democratic platform and a leading Republican woman to discuss her party’s issues.
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Chicago
Illinois League of Women Voters
Olimois Equal Suffrage Association
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George Bass
Appa
Orders dissolution of Reading Company
A federal court in Philadelphia orders the Reading Company to file within 96 days a plan of dissolution for the alleged combination involving the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Central Railroad of New Jersey and Lehigh & Wilkes Barre Coal. The decree follows the U.S. Supreme Court decision issued last spring.
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Reading Company
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Co
United States Supreme Court
Orders Flag at Half Mast Sunday November 14
Directive orders the American flag to be displayed at half mast on all buildings and naval and mail posts on Sunday November 14 in memory of the nation's soldiers sailors and marines who died in the world war. The action honors heroic service and sacrifice across the country and at sea.
Highways and Weather Report From Charles City Area
Weather forecast shows fair to good conditions with some areas expecting fair to good weather. Locations listed include Algona Charles Davenport Weg Mores Darbar Farmank Minn June Crosse Wis Magonty Marshall New Ganinton Postville Waters lon and Wayarv with noted highway conditions and agricultural impact.
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Algona
Charles Davenport
Mores
Darbar
Farmank
Minn
June Crosse
Wis
Magonty
Marshall
New Ganinton
Postville
Waterslon
Wayarv
Honra
Cox Flags Reactionaries in Supreme Court Clash
Gov Cox warned that a victory by the opposition risked a reactionary Supreme Court as four vacancies loomed, urging defeat of the senatorial oligarchy. Fron Des Moines, Franklin D Roosevelt pressed ahead on the campaign trail amid touring and planned statewide rally. Cox later sent a $5,000 campaign contribution and shifted a Detroit speech to Oct 15.
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Supreme Court
F. D. Roosevelt
Des Moines
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Denver
League of Nations
Barding
League
Dowa Democrats
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Cox
New York
Gov. Cox
Detroit
Toledo
Italian Government Buys Fine Hogs at Des Moines Show
Sales at the National Swine show in Des Moines closed the exhibition with notable activity. A prominent sale involved five highly bred hogs purchased for the Italian government. Invitations from Kansas City and Peoria were discussed for the 1921 event as Des Moines again seeks to host. No final decision was announced by the Swine Growers' association executive committee.
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Pearts
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The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o'clock. If through error of the carrier bay or other cause you fail to receive your paper by that time, please call 3330 and a copy will be sent. Calls must reach this office before 0 30 p m
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