Open Conference on Disarmament Now Party Issue
Washington fears old world rule of secrecy as Senator Harrison pushes for public sessions of the armaments conference. The debate, framed as a major party clash, centers on whether open proceedings can satisfy public demand while acknowledging inevitable secretive elements present in any legislative body. CONTINUED ON SAGE 11.3
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Pat Harrison
Mississipi
Harrison
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Senate
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Underwood
Robert E. Lee
Barrii
Congress
Lodge
Herrison
Senaté
Mississippi
United States Senate
Senator Harrison
Senator Lodge
Hold Hired Man for Police Probing in Farmhouse Murder
Milwaukee Sept 3 Bernard Koopman hired man at Moritz Hoyer farm is held for further questioning after hours of grilling by county prosecutor and police. Koopman, the only witness besides the victims, says four bandits forced entry over a telephone dispute and killed Mrs Hoyer while the father and daughter were wounded as they failed to raise their hands.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Bernard Koopman
Moritz Hoyer
Hoyer
Koopman
Lasker Says Nobody Loves Wooden Ships
Albert D. Lasker, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, criticizes the effort to dispose of the emergency fleet as the greatest advertising campaign ever launched and calls the wooden ships nearly worthless. He says the boats operate at a loss and pledges to cut waste in operating the board.
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The
Associates Press
Chicago
Albert D. Lasker
United States Shipping Board
Lasker
United States
Des Moines Climbs Back in Motor Bus Service
Des Moines residents again rely on intracity motor buses after street cars ceased operation. Service resumed under a federal court order for the Iowa state fair duration, ending a stoppage that began last night.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
Reinbeck Bandstand Collapse During Concert
In Reinbeck on September 3 the western end of a bandstand collapsed during a concert. Players were carried down but none were injured and they returned to finish the program.
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Reinbeck, da
Reinbeck
Weather Summary and Highway Report for Iowa Towns 1921
The bulletin lists towns in the region including Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo and Waverly. It records cloudy conditions at Cedar Rapids with 0.10 inches of rain and fog at La Crosse with 0.28 inches of rainfall, plus scattered showers over the last 24 hours but limited road impact except near Waterloo and Cedar Rapids where heavier rain caused slickness. Forecast calls for showers tonight and east portions Sunday. Local temperatures from 7 am yesterday to today are noted.
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Eather Bureau
Charles City
Gubjoinsa
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Charles Cy
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Faribault
la Crosse
Wis
Mason City
Marshalltown
New Hampton
Postville
Waterloo
Waverly
Cellar Rapids
Cloudy
Mudn
la Grosse
Waterton
Policewomen Panic at Lincoln Park Over Pet Fox Snake
Twenty five policewomen at Lincoln Park screamed and dodged for safety when a pet fox snake used by Frank M. Woodruff the Academy of Science curator escaped during a lecture. The incident briefly disrupted roll call before the snake was secured.
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Associated Frets
Chicago
Lincoln Park
Frank M. Woodruff
Academy of Science Museum
Wood- Tuff
Predicts Huge Pension Draft On Nation Soon
United Press reports Senator Smoot predicts a $2 billion World War I veterans pension bill will be demanded within the next few years by major parties, in addition to a soldier bonus measure. He says campaigns will spur tax increases to fund such pensions and that the bonus bill, stalled by President Harding, will pass.
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United Prose
Washington, D. C
Smoot
Utah
Harding
Congress
Engaged Couple Killed by Lightning Near White House Tree
Frederick Houseman and Miss Leona Shepherd were struck dead by lightning while seeking shelter under a tree near the White House grounds during a thunderstorm. Houseman, 6, was a Twenty-ninth division veteran and was engaged to Shepherd, 19.
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White House
United Press
Washington, D C
Frederick Houseman
Leona Shepherd
Houseman
Twenty-ninth
Shepherd
Two Drown In Creek After Car Plunges From Bridge
Fort Collins Colo Sept 3 Clyde Douglas 30 and W G Nelson 33 both of this city were drowned last night when the cat in which they were riding plunged off a bridge and the machine pinned them beneath the water in a creek.
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United Press
Fort Collins
Colo
Clyde Douglas
W. G. Nelson
Attempted Train Hold Up in Junction Yards
Report from Burlington railroad says two men boarded Burlington train No 26 at Pacific Junction yards Thursday night and demanded money from several passengers. The train moved on after a brief stop and the men fled. nothing reported stolen.
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United Press
St. Joseph
Burlington Railroad
Burlington
Pacific Junction
Churches Urged to Open Nov 11 for Armistice Day
The National League of Women Voters proposes churches nationwide open one hour on Armistice Day, November 11, for solemn services to bolster support for the Washington disarmament conference. Miss Elizabeth J Hauser of Girard, chair of the league’s disarmament committee, sent letters to President Harding and to national women’s groups seeking cooperation.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Washington
National League of Women Voters
Elizabeth J. Hauser
Girard
Committee On Disarmament
League
Harding
Weather Outlook for Week in Washington DC
Weather predictions for the week starting Monday indicate generally fair conditions for the Great Lakes region with a chance of showers on Wednesday or Thursday. Warmer conditions at the start, cooling later in the week.
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Washington, D. C
Region of the Great Lakes
Harding marks six months with West Virginia crisis
United Press reports President Harding closes six months in office during a crisis in West Virginia as troops are sent to quell violence. Spokesmen praise early achievements including peace treaties with Germany Austria and Hungary a disarmament conference unemployment conference plans and federal government reorganization while criticizing possible political exploitation of the crisis.
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United Press
Washington, D
Harding
Capitol
White House
West Virginia
Germany
Austria
Hungary
War Finance Corporation
War Fish Bureau
Veterans’ Service Bureau
Five Die in Flames of Oil-Soaked House
Five persons perished in an early morning blaze at a First Avenue tenement, likely set by arsonists. Two others were severely injured as eight families narrowly escaped. Firefighters and police suspect incendiary origin.
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United Press
New York
First Avenue
Chicago Chases Brown Bear Through City Streets
A patrol wagon a citizen posse with torches and shotguns and hounds hunted a large brown bear wandering Chicago's residential district. The bear likely rode from a Wisconsin lumber car and eluded pursuit, remaining at large.
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The
Associated Press
Chicago
Wisconsin
Women Smoke More Pipes in London Demand Surge
London reports a rising trend with women smokers driving demand for stronger tobacco. Twenty thousand cigars are being shipped from Cuba to meet this wave, as tobacconists note increased smoking among fashionable women and a growing use of pipes.
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Associated Press
London
Cuba
Score Hurt When Fast Train Wrecked Near Coshocton
Wreck of Pennsylvania passenger train No 5 east of Coshocton Ohio injures score of people, some seriously. Six coaches left the tracks as spreading rails are blamed. The injured were taken to a hospital. no fatalities reported.
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United Press
Coshocton
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Marsh Fires Threaten Timberland. Call Sent for Help
Meadow and marsh fires near Randall Mine spread beyond control, half a mile south of town. After two days of burning, timberland is now at risk and a request for aid was sent to the state forester. Fear grows that flames could reach farms and structures in timber.
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United Press
Randall
State Forester’s Office
Thieves Steal Wedding Funds During Auto Hold Up
In Waukegan Illinois on September 3 Ed Mund Nitche and his fiancée Phillis Olsen were robbed during a ride to their wedding. Bandits relieved Nitche of $1,000 saved over 10 years as a wedding fund. In Boone Iowa on September 3 Wallace Farley, 73, Civil War veteran and longtime Boone County resident, died at his Ogden home after 65 years in the county.
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Associated Press
Waukegan
Edmund Nitche
Phillis Olsen
Boone
Boone, Ta
Wallace Farley
Boone County
Ogden
Two Million More of French's Bogus Notes Discovered
United Press reports new recoveries in the Charles W. French gang swindle raise the total to 33,265,000 dollars. Cleveland agents add 2,265,000 dollars of notes, widening the grand total as investigations continue.
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United Press
Chicago
Charles W. French
Cleveland Department of Justice
Body of Girl Drowned at Clear Lake Found
Mason City Iowa September 3 searchers found the body of Anna Belle Skelton and began seeking a small traveling bag said to contain a letter explaining why she leaped to her death from a speed boat on Clear Lake last night. Bruising suggested the boat propeller caused her death. a suitcase of her belongings yielded no clear motive.
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Associated Press
Mason City
Anna Belle Skelton
Clear Lake
Yohe
Cerro Gordo
A. H. Smith
Selene
Sherif F.E. Marsh
Jack Skelton
Oskaloosa
Jed
Lake
Mob of 100 Strips Tulsa Man
A crowd of over 100 armed masked men seized J. B. Frazier in Tulsa on Sept. 3, forced him into a car, took him to a secluded spot, stripped him and lashed him, then ordered him to leave town and warn associates that similar action would follow if their activities continued.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Hea
Senator Phipps Ill After Appendectomy
New York Sept 3 Senator Phipps of Colorado 15 remains in critical condition following an appendectomy. A message to the White House revealed his status. Phipps is noted as a close friend of President Harding.
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Harding
United Press
New York
Colorado
Phipps
White House
Wisconsin blue sky law covers life insurers, AG says
Madison Wis Sept 3 The Wisconsin blue sky law applies with equal force to life insurance concerns as to other securities selling, according to an opinion from Deputy Attorney General R M Hart to the state railroad commission.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Iselling Securities
R. M. Hart Depuuty
Teachers Held for Boy's Death in Chicago
Chicago report says Parental school officials face charges after 14 year old Orville Vardeman was beaten to death. Instructor Charles DeBoer and school superintendent Fred Smith were to be arrested on manslaughter related accusations.
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United Press
Chicago
Orville Vardeman
Charles DeBoer
Fred Smith
Courier Delivery Cutoff Midnight Correspondence
The notice states home delivery by 5130 o clock and promises a paper by error or delay. Call 3430 before 6:30 p.m. to arrange a replacement copy from the office.
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Antisaloon raids kickoff big Des Moines liquor ring sweep
Des Moines Iowa September opening crackdown by the Antisaloon league launches a statewide effort. In three days detectives raid Des Moines area locations seizing stills liquor transport cars and arresting about a dozen suspects tied to state traffic in liquor. Boose car transport and two large stills found near Obrnfield. More raids promised as authorities push to drive out bootleggers.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Apusaloon League
League
Mrytla Herald
Bobrnfield
Oralabor
R. N. Hossaple
Antisaloon League
Iowa Booze Distributors
Lifeboat Crew of Disabled Steamer Rescued near Coast
San Francisco dispatch reports two officers and two men from the steamer Canadian Importer were rescued by the tug Sea Lion after launching a lifeboat two weeks earlier. They rowed about 609 miles seeking assistance for their waterlogged vessel, which was disabled and helpless at sea.
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San Francisco
Sea Lion
Adevices
Ines
California
Jand
Smiles And Kinks On Today’s Wires
St Louis report notes J A Naylor recovering a missing liceral ruby stickpin valued at 11000 found on a Missouri Pacific passenger train. In Chicago James Wright Martin seeks an injunction to stop his wife described as ferocious from using her dangerous cave women tactics. Field Museum curators describe mummy queens with bobbed hair and modern fashion elements in the exhibits.
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United Press
St. Louis
J. A. Naylor
Pullman
W. A. Gambie
Missouri Pacific
Chicago
James Wright Martin
Steck Ottumwa Is Legion Chief
Dantel F. Steck of Ottumwa was elected state commander of the Iowa American Legion at the annual convention in Spirit Lake. He faced little opposition as other preconvention candidates withdrew. Next year's convention will be held in Creston. B Robbins was elected vice commander and James K Barton became state adjutant. Steck is an Ottumwa attorney who served overseas with the Thirty-fourth division.
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Spirit Lake
Dantel F. Steck
Ottumwa
Iowa
C. W. Yeager
Colo
Tom F. Roberts
Sheffield
W. &. Purcell
Clinton
John Kelley
Sioux City
American Legion
Chicago Divorce and Oak Park Claim Baby Capital
Chicago report notes rising divorces as Oak Park, a Chicago suburb, proclaims itself the Baby Capital of America with high birth rates. Chief Clerk Legner highlights a shift from 50 licenses per divorce a decade ago to one divorce for every three marriages today, amid Oak Park's claim of 2.5 births per thousand residents as the nation's highest.
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Chicago
Walte Louis G. Legnear
Marriage License Bureau
Oak Park
America
Legner
Packers Plan Wage Cuts for 200000 Workers
United Press reports the Big Five packers plan wage reductions for about 200000 parking house employees nationwide. An announcement awaits the expiry of the arbiter Samuel Alschuler's agreement on Sept 15. Union representatives met to discuss strategies and a proposal from AFL President Samuel Gompers for packers.
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United Press
Chicago
Samuel Alschuler
Packer Union
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mine War Eases as U S Troops Enter Hills
In Williamson and Madison West Virginia the mine war quiets with federal detachments marching toward Logan county. Military leaders say miners are likely to quit without further fighting, as Blair Mountain battles reported with casualties feared. Troops advance from Fort Kentucky positions, miners cheer the arrival while officials expect a swift end to the conflict.
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Yeggmen from Iowa Captured in Chicago
Highland Park police halted an automobile with Iowa plates and four men. A bottle said to contain nitro glycerin was discarded, and a complete blasting outfit was found in the car except the explosive. Two men were identified as Sydney Mansfeld of Wichita Kansas and John Bigstaff of Clinton Iowa, both with prison records. The third man used the name Ray Lewis of Pueblo Colorado. the fourth escaped.
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Kan
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Clinton
Ray Lewis
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