Utilities deny collusion to defeat Smith Brookhart
A coalition of Iowa public utility executives from the Iowa District Gas Association and the Iowa Mie trie Railway Association publish a statement denying any coordinated effort by utilities to oppose Smith Brookhart. They insist one meeting drew more press than utility attendees and that utilities are not in politics, urging readers to consider the truth and fairness behind the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockhart
Hraelehart
Con
Chubb
Davenport
Waterloo
Iowa District Gas Asociation
H. BE. Weeks
Iuwa Mie Trie Railway Association
Public Utility Industries
Lawa
Wwe
Xushority
Alles Moines
Pabli Utilities
Cour Hining
Lawyers Law
Drague
Industrin
Tawa
Dlrsa
Iowa
Maryland Senate Seat Seen Shifting to Democrats in 1922
A Maryland Senate race analysis notes Democratic strength, citing William Ozbie Bruce as nominee and Maryland’s liberal leanings on alcohol policy. It highlights party dynamics, past electors, and a likely shift as voters favor stability and notable legal minds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Senate
Hair proves parentage in disputed Jersey baby case
In Jersey City in October 11, Grandpa Rich awaits hair growth to confirm Dorothy’s parentage after Mrs. Bertha Rich, hospitalized, claims Dorothy is not her child. The judge urged Bertha to relinquish the child as court stipulates, while the grandpa relies on hair as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. T
Grandpa Rich
Dorothy
Wergen Sanitarium
Bertha Rich
Yorothy
Ito Sprout
Fairfield Iowa Laughs? Jefferson county pursues Miller in deadly shooting
Jefferson county authorities seek William M Miller 24 farm hand near Sigourney for shooting William Ott 24 Clarion IA at Linby in Linn county last night. Miller shot Ott in the head and face and may not survive. After the act he told the girl she would die and then kill himself. Sheriff cannot locate Miller. He was described as an exemplary churchgoing youth with money in the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Get
Jefferson County
Wiliam M. Miller
Sigourney
Wikliaan Ott
Claruer
Linby
Uus County
Miler, Seasous
Ott
Mildred Jeastey
Howl Lindy
Ollie
Myer
Miller
Beng
Aged Recluse Near Death After Attack in Keokuk
Adam Wahner an aged recluse near Warmington is in a local hospital near death from wounds sustained Monday night when attacked and struck over the head with a blunt weapon. His skull is fractured and he likely will die. Carl Wahner his brother who shared the home gave aid late. He claims police say robbery motive as the brothers allegedly hid large sums at their home. Suite agents were summoned to assist in the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Adam Wahner
Warmington
Carl Walmer
Wehner
Carl Wahner
Six Awaiting Trial for Violating Rail Strike Injunctions
Des Moines report states six defendants await federal trial on charges of violating the railroad injunction. Among them are J. Strouho of Burlington and Mrs. Frank Hay of Marshalltown, with others C. D. Winters Roy McGrew M. Manweller and Earl Crago also under $800 bond. Each has pleaded not guilty and will be tried after related Boone shopmen case proceedings.
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Des Moines
Get
Boone
Strouho
Burlington
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
West Burlington
Frank Hay
Marshalltown
C. D. Winters
Roy McGrew
M. Manweller
Earl Crago
Farmer shoots at autos after dog killed by motorist
Cedar Rapids editor Verne Marshall and his wife were fired upon while driving to town by Mike Lenock. A shotgun fired from Lenock’s car struck the Marshall auto as they stopped. Lenock admitted the shots and blamed drinking and provocative actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
Cedar Raplas
Verne Marshall
Evening Gazette
Marshall
Mike Lenock
Marshall Automobile
Rame
Lerock
We Fs
Couple at Vinton Celebrates 70th Wedding Anniversary
A Vinton couple marked 70 years of marriage with family gathering at their home. The husband Minten, Ja, and wife Mes. Minin observed the milestone on Jan 21 after living in the area for decades and raising three children and several grandchildren.
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Mra
Des
Hall
TS Gre
Rand Rthree
Mredd
Fred
Constance
Minn
Edward
Waterloo
Iowa News Briefs Spur Tragic Wagon Accident
Humboldt reports a fatal accident as a three year old son of H Grier was crushed when the wagon wheel ran over him after the team started. Ottumwa notes a five year sentence for Canfield in Anamosa for receiving stolen goods from several youths. Muscatine records burns from a pump exhaust causing the death of farmer G W Wiggers. Clemons Mich mentions Bert Acosta barred from a Talitzer race with navy ruling on driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
H. Grier
Grier
Ottumwa
Fortrest Canfield
Anamosa State Reformatory
Muscatine
G. W. Wiggers
Me. Clemons
Mich
Bert Acosta
Navy Department
Marshalltown Shops Closed After Rail Offer Refused
In Marshalltown Iowa 15 former Minneapolis and St Louis railway shop employees met with President W Bremner and VP Nash to decide shops would close after strike actions. Officials offered jobs individually but insisted some could not return, demand for system wide recall. Over 307 men are on strike. Rh Dr Jones was arrested for leading rioting and taken to Des Moines for federal court arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
W. Bremner
I Nash
Minneapolis & St. Lois Railway
Dr Jones
Des Moines
Victim Identified In Fort Dodge Auto Crash
The unknown motorist killed early Monday near Fort Dodge was identified as Mathias Voranecroft Ta in charge of a grading gang working at Aurelia. He had driven to Fort Dodge to recruit men and was returning to Aurelia when fog likely caused a wrong turn. His car rolled down a hill into a ditch, pinning him and causing instantaneous death.
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Fort Dodge
Mathias Vo Ranecroft
Aurelia
Vork
Manson
Grant Highway
Fort Dose
Foreign workers of Me Church to be heard here
Mrs Oner Dow, president of the Des Moines branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church, opens its thirty ninth annual Assembly at Grace church tomorrow morning. Officers arriving today include area vice presidents and secretaries from Iowa Missouri and Illinois. The assembly includes departmental meetings and a program featuring Miss Nell Daniels of Japan and Miss Alice A. Evans of India with a welcome by Dr A G B Curran.
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Oner
Dow
Des Moles
Des Moines
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Whteh
Grace Church
Harry T. Fisher
Leons
William B. Thompson
Davia City
H. P. Anderson
Kansas City
J. D. Bragg
Webster Groves
Randolph S. Weall
W. M. Dudley
W. HL. Arnold
Mary Q. Evans
Maryville
Margaret Leland
Ames
Young People's
D. C. Perry
Owasa
Children’s Work
J. B. Ifigdon
M. M
Cable
Denison
May Villa Patton
W. Hicks
Clinton
J. A. Lory
Sioux City
Nianette Flenkie
S.C. McPherrin
Kansas Citys
Tomorro
Aliss Nell Daniels
Japan
Miss Daniels
India
Alice A. Evans
Hyderabad
A. G B. Curran
Grace 3
Thureh
Margaret. Miler
Open Army Doors for Second Lieutenants
Chicago October 11 Opportunities for appointment as second lieutenants in the regular army will be offered to qualified candidates after a final examination on October 24 across corps areas. Applicants must have a technical school certificate for appointment in the air service engineers signal corps or ordnance department. Apply to the commanding general of any corps area or nearest military post.
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Chicago
Air Service
Enginneers
Signal Corps
Ordnance Department
Salvation Army seeks 1820 budget. $409 donated after day two
The Salvation Army reports $409 in cash and pledges on day two of the home service drive toward an $8,000 annual budget, with total receipts of $1,645 so far and $33 in checks today. Commander Farward LaPleunt notes unemployment improving but winter relief needs loom as outside work slows.
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Salvation Army
Salvation: Army
Rudget Askeil
Farward LaPleunt
Waterloo Corps
LaPiount
Army Employment Bureau
Death Ends Strike of Engineer Who Walked Out in 1888
Burlington Iowa October 11 Death ended the strike of Albert M Parmenter railroad engineer who walked out 34 years ago Parmenter aged 87 was said to be the oldest striker in the world He had drawn union sympathy from the engineer s brother over the unsettled Strike of 1888 on the Stirlington railroad Parmenter died at the home of a daughter in Wisconsin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Albert M. Parmenter
Reilroad
Parmenter
Stirlington
Wisconsin
Clash Over Figures Enlivens Grain Rate Hearing
Des Moines October hearing on grain rates grows tense as Judge Clyde Reed clashes with Interstate Commerce Commissioner H. C. Keene over figures from A. F. Cleveland of the Chicago & Northwestern. The exchange centers on brain haulage versus grain freight data and whether questioned figures are erroneous. Examination of railroad witnesses to continue, with state railroad commissions and farmers' groups preparing testimony on proposed rate increases for corn and coarse grains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
Clyde Reed
Kansas Public Utilities’ Commission
Interstate Commerce
H. C. Keene
Reed
A. F. Cleveland
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Keene
The
Commerce Commission
Read
Cleveland
Tama
Webster City
Steed
Distance to Magellanic Cloud Measured by Harvard
Cambridge Oct 11 Harvard astronomers report measuring the distance to the Magellanic cloud a cluster of stars resembling the Milky Way The latest computations place the cloud at about 110000 light years from Earth A light year equals six trillion miles This could help estimate the candle power of the cloud's light though it is visible only in the southern hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
South America
Heldt to Join Town Team on East Trip
John Heldt, star back and center at the University of Town, is suffering from tumboqo and may not be able to travel with the Hawkeye squad leaving for New Haven to play Yale Saturday. Despite some improvement last night, officials say his condition is still uncertain for the Yale game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iawa City
Alrborne
John Heldt
University of Town
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Steldt
Harvard Alumni elects Boston man to lead group
Cambridge Massachusetts retiree from Boston heads Harvard Alumni association as directors announce him president succeeding William Boyden of Chicago and W Cammon Forbes. George D Markham and Lowe are vice presidents with Frederick Roy Martin named to complete the late Joseph W Lind’s unexpired term as director.
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Cambridge
Mass
Robert Grant
Boston
Harvard Alumni Association
William ©. Boyden
Chicago
W. Cammon Forbes
Philippines
George D. Markham
St. Lowe
Frederick Roy Martin
New York
Associated Press
Joseph W. Lind
Grain Center in Chicago Faces World Market Shift
Chicago dispatch reports that Liverpool and Winnipeg could become world grain market centers if Chicago Board of Trade trading is restricted by federal action. John R. Mauf warns such limits would shift grain trading abroad, harming American producers while noting elevator capacity and past wartime suspensions. Griffin testifies on Capper Tinder act challenges as the board probes regulatory validity.
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United Press
Chicago
Liverpool
Winnipeg
Chicago Board of Trade
John R. Mauf
Grain Mart
Federal Trade Commission
Chicago Board of Trace
Mauf
Mant
Victor Murdock
Tia
Joseph P. Griffin
Herbert Hasver
Associated Press
J. Ogden Armarr
Bray
Barbers Transform Dirty Bum to Beau
An article describes a Chicago event where barbers transform a derelict man named Little Bill Hayes into a refined figure, aided by cosmetics and new clothes, showcased at a downtown cafe. The piece notes the barbers' “comeback” idea, accessory shops' pricing, and a convention outcome prefacing revived shaving trends. It also briefly mentions an estate inventory for Mrs Garrie Caward valued at 242 858.78 with cash and bonds, and her surviving husband A H Caward and two sons.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Bill Hayes
West Madison Street
Larbers Supply
Association of America
Hou
Willie Hazen
Hayes
Frank Beting
Bil
Aniceut
Garrie Caward
Love of Beauty Seeks Vindication Amid Candler Romance
Los Angeles reports a tangled affair involving Asa G. Candler and Mrs. Gnezima De Bouchelle with claims of a planned marriage broken by greed and conflicting loyalties. A traveling salesman defends her honor, describing her chaperoned conduct during a Confederate reunion in Atlanta and stressing her steadfast character.
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Fanta
Candler
New Orleans
Louisiana
Switzerland
New York
Ri Fe
Harry Gamble
de Boucherie
Ihru
Auanta
de Bouchelle
International News Wire
Los Angeles
Cal
Wilbur Legetta
Atlanta
Asa G. Candler
Gnezima de Bouchells
New Orlears Society
Virginia
Adolph Roquest
Northwestern freshman wins high scholarship rank at university
Telegraph briefs summarize achievements and political notes across cities. Owen F Ball Jr of Cedar Rapids Illinois posts top freshman scholarship at Northwestern University. Illinois labor federation plans active campaign against proposed constitution. Missouri insurance superintendent orders rate reductions. New York reveals George Washington letter from 1780 urging Army preparedness.
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Chicago
Owen F. Ball, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern University
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Jefferson City
Hyde
Hall
Missouri
New York
American Sulgrave Institution
George Washington
Continental Army
Elbridge
Gerry
Post Office Eyes Night Air Mail Flights for Speed
The Post Office seeks night air mail routes to cut delivery times and plans pilot testing. Assistant Postmaster General Henderson predicts Chicago to Cheyenne night flights within six to eight months, aiming for continued cross continental service and faster New York to San Francisco connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igy
Detroit
Mich
Post Office Department
Henderson
International Portal
New York
Chicago
Cheyenne
San Francisco
U. S
America
Rowland Blvbigs
Départment of Transportation “and Communications
United
Staley Chamber of Commerce
Washington
National Air Institute
Bibbins
Point a Minute Centre Football On Way East
Centre College football players begin invasion of the east with Virginia Polytechnic Institute as next opponent. Captain Red Roberts says the Colonels will roll up a score to justify the nickname point a minute Centre. Plan calls for travel to Cambridge without returning to school to cut expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Datville
Centra
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Roberts
Virginia
Cambriden
Aya Weithe
Will Seize Foreign Vessels with Booze
Foreign ships that depart their home ports with liquor aboard after October 14 face seizure when they reach American waters. The Homeric, a White Star liner, cleared Southampton today with its usual cargo and will be immune since it left its home port before October 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Catef Apalebr
White Star
Homeric
Southampton
Haywood Flight Cost T. W. W. 29,000 and 80,600 for bonds
Chicago and Ock news reports that Haywood and eight other Reds fled bondsmen, forcing the forfeiture of 29,000 for a 7. WW. OW bond and 80,600 total against the group. The government plans to collect the full amount this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ock
Haywood
Russa
Mayweod
Indian Summer Stuff
Reports from New York Brooklyn and Freeport describe trees in bloom and leaves appearing. Observers note pear blossoms and poplar growth while fruit trees show ongoing flowering and productive signs in late season.
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New York
G. Hamboso
Brooklyn
Belmore
C. J. Schnaider
Freeport
Frank McAfee
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Franco
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Wito
Elihu Root
George Wharton Pepper
Pennsylvania
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Benjamin Franklin
John Randa
Navsity of Virginia
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Jefferson Literrary Society
Truce
Scopyright
Et York
Evening Post, Inc
Obimtus
Nartial
Vinton
Kansas
Heldt, Althe Il
Dirty Bum
Beau
Mrs. de Bouchelle
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