Waterloo officers charged in extortion scheme case
Hardin county grand jury indicts George Weilein chief of police Wiltse assistant chief Johnson motorcycle trooper on malicious extortion charges. alleges Dunn paid $50 and $61.50 in livery and fees to settle forgery charge. Dunn, about 28, formerly of Buchanan county, held overnight, released after payment. State seeks trial at Eldora February term.
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George Weilein
Wiltse
Harry Irohnson
Hardin County
Joseph Dunn
Eldora
Torney
Dunn
Oral County
Stats
Ackley
At Iney General
Wit
Raimet
Tn Dunn
Charg
Iid
Ecks
Ckley
Sktey
Johnson
Wiltie
Jason
Dunn Ackley
Fle
Ini ‘Klev
Dana
Farity
Iinson
Joe Dunn
Buchanan County
Ree
Werailed
Dubu
The Vice President's Chamber Note of 1919 Distilled
A Washington dispatch from September 28 1919 credits the Red Cross as gospel in boots urging men to help in suffering and honor the moral imperative of service. The piece closes with signature Thos R Marshall.
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Red Cross
Gospel In
Vice
Marshall
American Red Cross
Thos
R. Marshalix
Prices Of Print Paper Rise As Dailies Consolidate
Chicago reports show publishers speeding toward consolidation in response to paper scarcity and sharp price hikes. St Regis Paper Co set contract prices at 5 cents a pound. Canadian imports face duties. Southern Newspaper Publishers Association notes market tightness, calls for higher advertising rates and earlier contract planning for 1920 paper needs.
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Chicago
St. Regis Paper Co
Watertown
N. Y
Lafayette
Ind
Evening Courier
Morning Journal
Smith Bros
The
Sun
Waukegan
Gazette
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
TGA “Pirst
Association
Peru President Distances Troops Amid Doubts Over Loyalty
Oct 30 Chile reports Peruvian soldiers nearing Moquegua within 20 miles of the frontier fueling Chilean fears of aggression. The Chilean move to redeploy warships follows, as President Bustamante seeks to distance loyalty issues from the capital troops.
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Associated Press
Chile
Peru
Moquegia
Ueputa
Allies urge Germany join blockade of Bolshevik Russia
Paris dispatch reports Marshal Foch’s note to Germany inviting participation in the blockade of bolshevik Russia. It warns of grave danger to national security from Bolshevik revolution and calls 12 nations to prohibit commerce with Soviet Russia, with British and French warships in the Gulf of Finland to adjust shipping routes.
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Associated Press
Paris
Marshal Foch
Gen. Wudant
Germany
Russia
Gulf of Finland
Bolshevik
Senate Set To Fight Over International Labor Organization
Washington Oct 34 The Senate prepares for a major battle over the peace treaty with focus on striking the provision for an international labor organization. Senator Fall briefly moved to strike but later backed a floor vote. The treaty remains as laid before the Senate since July 10 after committee amendments were disposed of.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Fall
Republican
New Mexico
Foreign Relations Committee
Courier delivery deadline and error remedy notice
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5 30. If due to courier error or other cause you do not receive the paper by that time, please call $330 and a copy will be sent. Callers must reach the office before 6 30 p.m.
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Corrier Boy
Farm Census Date Changed to January First
Washington October 36 The Department of Agriculture announced it is assisting the Census Bureau for the 1920 census and that the farmer census date has been moved from April 1 to January 1. The change aims to avoid spring farming busy season and urges farmers to learn what questions the enumerator will ask. Census data will largely shape future land policy.
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Clin Assieidted Press
Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Futura
Army Payrolls Padded and Officers Given Gifts
BE Heald, former payroll auditor for D. W. McGrath & Son, testified before the congressional subcommittee investigating graft tied to Camp Sherman that government payrolls were padded and army officers in the quartermaster construction corps were furnished liquor and valuable presents by contractors.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Quartermaster’s Construction Corpa
BE. J. Heald
D. W. McGrath & Son
Congressional
Camp Sherman
Train Ditch Near Acton Kills Six In California
Six dead and about 23 injured after a Southern Pacific fast train derailed on a curve near Acton California. Engineer Frank Fielder and a fireman are among the dead. survivor counts and body recoveries vary as relief trains reroute.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Pacific Railroad
Acton
Frank Fielder
Smoke Diamond Joe Cigars Ad Promises Last Puff
An advertisement touts KZ Smoke Diamond Joe Cigars as good to the last puff, highlighting lasting flavor and satisfaction for smokers.
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Diamond Joe
Prohibition Law for War Period Attacked
New York officials prepare to file in federal court seeking to restrain enforcement of the Volstead act as it applies to wartime prohibition. Conference with brewers and restaurateurs signals similar suits in other states amid a series of revenue raids. In the first raid two men were shot.
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Rusterated Press
New York
Oat
Creel Hit Over U S Funds in Public Information Committee
Washington dispatch says the Public Information Committee led by George Creel cost the government about 6.6 million dollars amid chaotic records. Reports before Congress allege gross neglect in fund handling and say many officials left postarmistice, leaving few in charge.
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Washington, D. C
Committee On Public Information
George Creel
Congress
Creel
J. K. Elsworth
Council of National Defense
Ensworth
Night riders indicted in Phillips county uprising case
Helena Ark Oct 20 The Phillips county grand jury returned 109 indictments for night riding and murder against African Americans accused of participating in the Oct 1 insurrection. America's Favorite Smoke San Felice and El Verso Cigars (advertisement).
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Associated Press
Helena
Ark
Phillips County Grand Jury
America
San Felice
el Verso
Drydocks proposed as pay for fleet sunk
Paris reports that before the peace treaty takes effect German representatives may be required to sign an additional protocol to enforce armistice clauses. The supreme council discussed dates for the treaty’s effect and possible penalties for alleged violations. It was proposed that floating drydocks and similar property be exacted from Germany, pending expert reports.
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Teuts’ Drydocks
Paris
Havas
Germany
Supreme Council
Sateray
Marshal Poch
Scapa Flow
France
United States
England
Senate backs deportation bill for alien anarchists
The Senate immigration committee, at Attorney General Palmer's request, ordered a favorable report on the house bill to deport and permanently exclude alien anarchists. The measure covers aliens interned during the war, those convicted under espionage and draft laws, and others causing threats to the president with final deportation by the labor secretary. Palmer urged immediate enactment due to current conditions.
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Associated Press
Washington, D
Palmer
Senate Immigration Committee
United States
House
Secretary of Labor
20 Miners Trapped as Rescue Hits Dead End at Amsterdam Mine
In Steubenville Ohio on October 30 rescue teams reached 150 feet from entry No 15 west where 20 miners were believed trapped since yesterday morn gas and fire halted efforts. Officials ordered retreat after fear of explosion as 20 missing list was made official.
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Associated Press
Steubenville
Y and
Oimina
Amsterdam
Wira
Fame Plan Not Accepted by Act PARC Told
Paris reports Italy informed the peace conference that Tittoni's Fiume settlement plan was not accepted by the United States. The reply was largely unfavorable, but portions of the proposal were acknowledged, and talks will continue. The plan called for a buffer state including Fiume and nearby coast, plus annexation of Volosea to Italy to form a joint boundary. Italy also sought changes in Dalmatia, adding Lagossa and making Zara a free city under Italian diplomatic oversight.
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Paris
Italy
Titti
Fiume
United States
Altho
Lansing
Tittoni
Brescia
Volosea
Trieste
Kingdom of Italy
Dalmatia
Lagossa
Dalmatian
Zara
Talmatia
Coal Crisis Deepens as Governors Deliberate Vacant Conference
Des Moines and Washington dispatches reveal Governor Harding abandons a governors conference on the looming coal strike and outlines steps to conserve fuel. Reports show many Iowa plants run on tight margins while federal agencies move to confiscate coal in transit, set price controls, and protect essential industries under the Lever Act amid expected disruption starting November 1.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Harding
Guy. Harding
Jast
Charles Webster
Iowa
Warnin
W. L. Harding
Washington, D. C
Agenciey
The
Fuel Administration
Department of Justice
Lana
Wilson
Lansing
Palmer
Railroad Administration
St. Louis
Thomas .T. Brewster
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Taeer
Vente Naton
Vice-President's Chamber
Zanesville
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Entente
Baltic
Foch
BAIN
Holiday Nuimargarine
California
Southern Pacific
Honduras
Gutiere
San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Rafael Lopez Gutierrez
Republic of Honduras
Tegucialpa
Alberto Mebreno
U.S
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PARC
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