Mining Man Hints at Coming Battle Over Wage Scale
The Associated Press reports Kansas City VP Harry N. Taylor told the Mining Congress in Chicago that a fair wage scale with regular work is needed to raise miners’ yearly earnings and keep coal affordable. He warned that a nationwide strike on April 1 would force operators to defend public interests, while urging unions to purge revolutionary leadership and oppose the check-off system as a threat to public welfare.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harry N. Taylor
Kansas City
Central Coal & C Co
Ame Mining Congress
Taylor
United Mine Workers
GW A Seeks 10000 to Lift Debt on Quarters
Partial reports from the Great er Waterloo association show directors seeking funds from 3000 to 10000 to remove a quarter's debt. A special committee urged pushing the campaign to a quick close. Hermann Miller chairs the committee. one team has had unusual success while others lag. The next board meeting on October 25 aims to seal the drive and abolish the debt.
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Greater Waterloo Association
Hermann Miller
Diphtheria Sweeps Fort Dodge Aims for Quarantine
Diphtheria cases in Fort Dodge rose from 35 on Tuesday to 23 yesterday, though doctors say the disease remains mild. School physician Dr Earwood and nurse Emma Gay Holm lead the effort, examining all cases with even slight symptoms and fumigating teams to curb the outbreak.
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Port Dodge
Fort Dodge
Earwood
Emma Gay Holm
Cornell Installs President Farrand After Turbulent Year
Ithaca Oct. 20 The Associated Press reports Cornell University elected and installed a new president Dr. Livingston Farrand following the resignation of President Schurman. The ceremony marks a turning point after a year of scholarly disruptions and ongoing debates within the university.
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Associated Press
Ithaca
I Y
Cornell
A4vingston
Parrand
Addi
Yast
Jaen Gould Schurman
United States
China
Central Special Agent Seizes Red Pocketknife Incident
Leighton a special agent for the Central turned over a red pocketknife to police after it was alleged a colored man drew the weapon on a white coworker in the railroad yards. The knife is of the jackknife variety with a blade inches long. No arrest was made. it is expected the other man will give information.
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Islates
Leighton
A Gentral
Police
Trial juries excused in district court docket
Juries were excused on November 1 in district court today. Only one or two more jury trials remain on the docket. Thus far four or five jury trials have occurred. Normally the September term docket is very heavy.
Hard to Satisfy, Home Too Warlike, Jail Too Peaceful
A Chicago AP report describes Joseph Wisniewski seeking a balance between home life and jail. After his wife had him restrained on a writ, his father tried to bail him out. He had enjoyed family peace for years but now finds jail too quiet and dull.
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Associated Press
Chicago
54 Stockyards Placed Under Government Control
Washington Oct 20 The stockyards under the Packers and Stockyards Act will come under the supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture starting Nov 1 Fifty four yards in as many cities are named with about 30 more to be added as status is confirmed Tentative regulations for control of yards and market agencies will be published soon and are open to modification after criticism from firms and individuals
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Washington,d. C
Packers and Stockyards Act
Secretary of Agriculture
Law and Order Chaos Seen in Rail Strike Crux
In the 1922 New York Evening Post discussion, officials clash over labor board judgments as railroad managers resist court authority. Public pressure should enforce obedience to the labor court, with future Washington-driven developments to follow.
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Labor Board
United States
Washington, F
The
New York Evening Post. Inc
Union chiefs insist settlement only to end strike
Continued report describes Union leaders stating settlement is the only path to stop the strike. Judge Heiserman notes the labor board orders for elections to appoint negotiators were unlawful according to road officials. The road contends it did not follow board orders and rejected labor organizers' representation. The attorney argued the board's order would promote closed shop and output limits.
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Pag Vatio
Labor Board
C. E H. Heiserman
Brumfield Guilty May Face Gallows
Roseburg Oregon October 20. Dr Richard M Brumfield former Indiana school teacher was found guilty of the murder of Dennis Russell a laborer by a midnight jury verdict He muttered that is the verdict first degree as he was led to a cell The verdict carried the probability of capital punishment and Brumfield may be sentenced Saturday
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United Press
Roseburg
Ore
Richard M. Brumfield
Indiana
Dennis Russel
Telegraph Briefs Across Cities Highlight National Tensions
AP reports Gov Allen vows national resolve against railroads in Topeka. Kansas coal rate cuts 28 4 cents per ton tied to Kansas City shipments from Kansas Missouri Arkansas and Oklahoma. Chicago butter firms face indictments stayed for over four years. Williams urges Fed to model frugality. Lowell elected president of League to Enforce Peace succeeding Taft. Lisbon unrest grows with military movement and ministerial resignations. Salvation Army commander notes jobless peak passing. John Morrell workers walk out over trimming department pay.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Wen
Henry J. Allen
Washington, D. C
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Chicago Age Landis
Chicago Butter and Eye
John Skelton Williams
Federal Reserve Board
New York
A. Lawrence Lowell
League Toinforce
Witham HH. Taft
London
Lisbon
Columbus
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Brussels
M. Nde
National Devee
Ottumwa, Inc
John Morrell
Tom Pat
Governors Meet Urges Four Aiding Farmers Actions
Governors and railroad commissioners from eight western states met in Des Moines, endorsing four aims to relieve farmers. They call for Esch-Cummins transport reform, 25-40 percent freight rate cuts, quicker settlement of the western grain rate case, and 5 percent interest rate cuts by Federal Reserve banks in agricultural districts. They also support annual foreign debt interest and urge restraint on opinions about a railroad strike.
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United Phese
Des Moines
Tmiiddie
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
Michigan
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Esch-Cummins Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Reserve
Harding
United States
N. E. Kendall
Towa
Arthur M. Hyde
John J. Blaine
S. R MecKelvie
W. M. McMasters
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas Industrial Commission
R. G. Koutson
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Thorne M. Brown
Charles Webster
Iowa
Salvation Army Drive for Service Funds Successful
The Salvation Army home service campaign covering Iowa Nebraska and western Illinois is launched with reports showing counties meeting quotas. Iowa totals reach 10552 Nebraska 2617 with a nationwide effort to place unemployed as Des Moines receives news from Washington. Brigadier William Andrews offers the employment bureau facilities to city mayors in Iowa and Nebraska.
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Les Moines
Salvation Army Home Service
Iowa
Nebraska
Ilinois
Cerro Gordo County
Clinton County
Warren
Delaware
Poweshiek
Hamilton
William Andrews
Army
Mrs Georgia Hamon Seeks Plain Husband After Marriage
Chicago October 20 Mrs Georgia Hamon widow of Oklahoma oil millionaire shot dead by Clara Smith Hamon says she wants a homely man who likes slippers and an open fire. She declines engagement to F A Morrison of California mining fortune saying he is too handsome and sick and she will marry a poor homely man by his fireside. She notes Morrison is a longtime friend she has known for 15 years but will not consider him as a husband.
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United Press
Chicago
Georgia, Flamon
Oklahoma
Clara Smith Hamon
F. A. Morrison
California
Hamon
Morrison
Cats Given 60,000 in Old Maid's Will
Miss Caroline Ewen left most of her estate to support stray cats after years of running sanatoriums and relief groups. She disinherited her two sisters for not sharing her passion, leaving $500 for personal needs and directing a sizeable fund from the sale of the homestead to cat welfare.
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Old Maid
Associated Press
New York
Caroline Ewen
Nomination slate set by Grand Lodge Odd Fellows
Des Moines officers for the Fane lodge were nominated at the annual Odd Fellows convention. Names include L. J. Neff for grand master and A C Cherry for deputy grand master, with others from Des Moines Keokuk Spencer and more. Delegates will vote next June and choose next year’s meeting place this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Fane Lodge of
Towa
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
L. J. Neff
Walnut
A.C. Cherry
Cedar Rapids
M. C. Kummer
Keokuk
Guy M. Butts
John R. Pierce
Sioux City
Iowa City
Council Bluffs
Duo Teens Seek Wedlock Amid Revelations in Cedar Rapids
A 17 year old boy and 16 year old girl from Center Point, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, push forward marriage plans amid sensational disclosures tied to Miss Lelia Lampman, 14, and Bert Cropp, 17, reported as a local sensational development dated October 20.
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Cedar Rapids
Lelia Lampman
Ert Cropp
Smiles and Kinks Pop Daily Wires
New York court actions reveal a marriage annulment after a spouse disclosed ages of 52 and 67. Mrs. Hanna Swart seeks divorce alleging her husband strolls by with an alleged co respondent beside a baby carriage. In Denver, Moose Hall raid ends a dance when male partners rush to windows amid a nude rooftop sighting.
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New York
Dorothy Wilie
Supreme Court
McCrate
Hanna Swart
Denver
Cole
Moose Hall
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