Italian government weighs action to end metal strike
Rome reports officials will start talks with Milan social and industrial groups to resolve the metal factory seizure crisis. Workers demand higher wages, claiming 590000 metal workers would burden industry while foreign steel competition worsens conditions. Police anticipate plant takeovers with women and children guarding sites.
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Associated Press
Rome
Sept. T
General
Milan
Italy
England
America
France
Germany
General Confederation of Labor
Plainfield Bank Box Burglaries Reported
Safe deposit boxes at Farmers State Bank in Plainfield were entered in a 2 a.m. burglary. Burglars took coupon bonds and other non negotiable papers, leaving registered bonds untouched. Bloodhounds trailed to an awaiting automobile, but further details and loss amount await renter interviews.
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Plainfield In
Farmers” State Bank
Wade
Frank Shore
Waterloo
Will Punish Officers for Diverting Cargo
Rome officials probe officers from Fiume who seized control of the steamer Cogne with a loaded cargo bound for the United States and diverted it from Catânia to Fiume. Premier Giolitti may punish those responsible for the rack. Baroness MacDonald of Barnescliffe dies, widow of Sir John A MacDonald.
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Associated Press
Rome
Giolitti
Fiume
Cogne
United States
Catania
le Dt
MacDonald
London
Baroness MacDonald of
Barnescliffe
John Alexander MacDonald
Demands of Iowa Coal Miners Remain Unadjusted
A conference between operators and miners in Iowa coal fields adjourned with wage and working condition disputes unresolved. Two special subcommittees were appointed to continue settlement talks.
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Iowa
Associated Prasay Des
Camel drinks ten gallons of red lemonade at fair
Indianapolis police on special duty at the Indiana state fair were called to corral a camel that wandered from its show grounds into a soft drink booth and drank about ten gallons of red lemonade before trainers could recover it.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Suspect Denies Hand in Drowning of Girl
Daniel Leg te of Pentwater Michigan denied any connection to the death of Iva Birdsall who drowned under strange conditions last week. He was arrested and expected to be returned to Michigan today.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Daniel Legte
Pentwater
Mich
Iva Birdsall
Michigan
Pilgrim Fathers Anniversary Observed in Plymouth England
Plymouth marked the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrim fathers voyage with speeches songs and symbols. Anglo American friendship was stressed by Earl of Reading in a ceremony that drew few Americans, and J Butler Wright received a gift of a silver Mayflower reverse from Mrs Page, with five corner stones laid for a Salvation Army hall.
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Associated Press
Plymouth
England
Earl of Reading
Walter Hines Page
America
Mayflower Pier
J. Butler Wright
Thieves Cart Away Majestie Theatre Safe
Thieves removed the Majestie theatre safe on the third floor last night, opened it and stole between 2500 and 3000 dollars before abandoning the heavy container. An attempt to take a second theatre safe failed.
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Associated Press
Des Moises
Majesticé
Iowa Woman Takes First Rail Trip in 35 Years
Mrs. Wilhelmine Busse, 87, left Ta shortly after Sept 7 for a Wisconsin visit. Her goal is to see two brothers‑in‑law over 90, while recounting her move to Iowa after a Chicago fire destroyed their rooming house. She has not traveled outside Iowa in five decades.
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Alligen. Ta
Wilhelmine Busse
Wisconsin
Busse
Iowa
Chicago
Earthquake Shocks Reported in Tuscany
Very marked earthquake shocks were reported this morning from several Tuscan points. Casualties had resulted, and authorities sent aid. Shocks were felt at Castelnuovo Di Garfagnana Pievefasciano Castiglione Di Garfagnana and Villa Colle Mendia in Tuscany. A five second quake was recorded at 7 55 in Milan and Genoa per dispatches.
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Prosa
Tuscany
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
Pievefasciano
Castiglion di Garfagnana
Villa Collemendia
Milan
Genoa
Alabama Coal Strike Probe Ordered by Colby
Secretary Colby has directed a commission to investigate the differences between coal operators and miners in Alabama.bituminous fields. The panel will begin taking testimony from operators and miners immediately on the points of dispute behind the strike order effective today.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Colby
Alabama
Shipping Men On Trial For Wartime Contract Irregularities
Eleven prominent northwest shipping figures go on trial in Seattle on charges of irregularities in wartime government accounts. The federal grand jury indicted them in January and March for alleged mismanagement related to shipbuilding contracts.
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Aere
Seattle
Wash
Federal District Court
Aviator Turney Killed in Detroit Air Show Crash
Myron Leroy Turney son of Waterloo Patrolman M J Turney died after falling 500 feet during aero stunt at Detroit state fair grounds. He had worked eight years in aviation with balloon ascents and plane stunts and was 28. Survived by his father two brothers and a sister with funeral plans pending.
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Myron Leroy Turney
M. J. Turney
Detroit
Mich
Patrolman Turney
Waterloo
Myron Turney
John H. Turney
U. S. Navy Aviation
Harold A. Turney
Phoebe E. Turney
Chicago
Price Fixing Plot 09 Charges for Farm Implements
The federal trade commission says manufacturers and dealers used concerted actions to raise prices 73 percent from 1914 to 1918. It recommends reopening antitrust cases against International Harvester and others, citing meetings to discuss price increases and standardization of equipment, with secrecy efforts noted.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Senate
International Harvester Company
The
Trade Commission
MacSwiney grows weaker in hunger strike
London sept 7 Terence MacSwiney lord mayor of Cork who has been on hunger strike since aug 12 and is in a critical condition in Brixton prison was reported appreciably weaker this morning but conscious and able to speak Father Dominic said he suffered intense pain in the left abdomen and heart. The premier Lloyd George suggested a release if murders in Ireland ceased, but Father Dominic said MacSwiney cannot promise to end killings. Mrs MacSwiney expressed gratitude for messages from sympathizers in America and warned the world of the possible consequences of her husband’s death in an English jail.
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Associated Dress
London
Terence Mac
Swiney
Cork
Brixton
Father Dominic
MacSwiney
Jlxy
Lioyd George
Ireland
Dominic
Ameri- Ca
America
Lloyd George
Paper clothing exhibit in Austrian factories
The department of commerce showcased paper garments in Austrian factories, including workmen's suits collars cuffs a laundry bag and a wall decoration. A paper suit priced at 15 cents and another at 120 crowns about 55 cents are shown. A 40 percent paper suit is listed at 575 downs around $2.65. Officials say the garments are washable.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
United States
Austria
Miners Back to Work Expected in Anthracite Areas
Scranton Pa September 7 Thousands of miners who quit last Thursday to protest the majority report of the anthracite coal commission were expected to return today. United Mine Workers officials said at least 44 collieries would resume operations and more would start tomorrow. Wilkes Barre Pa September 7 Contrary to expectations about a mass return only a portion moved today and about 100000 miners remained idle across the hard coal regions.
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Associated Press
Scranton
Anthracite Coal Commission
United Mine Workers
Wilkesharre
Meet Figures How to Get $2.80 for Wheat
Wheat growers from Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska gathered in Salina Kansas to discuss securing a five key price for their 1920 crop. The meeting followed a Kansas City conference where organizers set a minimum farm price of 2.80 dollars per bushel as fair.
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Ue Associated Press
Salina
Kan
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kansas City
Tt Fae
Mayflower to Guests for Pilgrim Landing Tercentenary
The presidential yacht Mayflower will be at the disposal of the British delegation arriving Sept 18 for the tercentenary of the pilgrims landing. The British group, led by Lord Rathcreedan, includes H. G. Wells and members of the Sulgrave institution and Anglo American society.
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Washington, D
Sulgrave Institution
Anglo-American Society
Lord Rathcreedan
H. G. Wells
Aunt of Late Emperor Nicholas Dies in France
Contrexeville France Sept Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia aunt of the late Emperor Nicholas dies there at 66. Born May 2 1854 she was formerly Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg and married Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovitch in Petrograd August 18 1874.
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Nicholas
Associated Press
Contrexeville
France
Vladimir
Russia
Marie of
Canadian Aviator Killed in Polish Army Squadron
Montreal native Captain M. J. McCullum of the Kosciuszko squadron died in an airplane crash near Lemberg. The Associated Press report from Warsaw dated September 6 confirms his death and notes he served with the Polish air force.
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Prevs
Warsaw
M. Jo] McCullum
Montreal
Lemberg
Drowned 200 in tidal wave on Saghalien Island
The Associated Press reports two hundred men perished when a tidal wave swept over Saghalien Island flooding buildings and barracks. Separately, socialist and syndicalist groups in Catalonia agreed on a union, and Chicago announced a full complement of teachers for 400000 school children after a salary rise ended teacher shortages.
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Associad Press
Tokio
Saghalien
Chicago
Peter Mortensen
Harding speaks to troops at Camp Sheridan during Chicago visit
Senator Warren G Harding arrives in Chicago for his first post nomination stop and plans to address sick and wounded soldiers at Camp Sheridan. Gov Frank Lowden addresses supporters in a downtown theatre. The Harding party then heads to Minneapolis for tomorrow’s Minnesota state fair speech.
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Chicago
Warren G. Harding
Leonard Wood
Camp Sheridan
Frank C. Lowden
Winots
Harding
U. S. Department of Trewlture
Sharles City
Indiana
Maines
Dubuque
Faribault
Minn
Bureau Crosse
Wis
Mason City
Marshall
New
Town
New Hampton
Postville
Water
Waverly
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Primary Election News From Multiple States
Massachusetts reports first women voters in a state primary with Alice C Gram unopposed for auditor. Milwaukee notes women casting early ballots in contests for U S senator and governor. New Hampshire focuses on Moses and Spaulding in the U S senate race. New Mexico, New Mexico Republicans name candidates. Texas Dems set Pat M Neff as gubernatorial nominee with July and August choices to be ratified.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Alice C. Gram
Gay. C. H. Cox
Forernor
R. M H. Long
Framingham
John J. Walsh
Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee County
United States
Irwine L. Lenroot
James Thompson
la Crosse
la Fallette
Partes
Debhie
Moses
Concord
Nhl
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
League of Nations
Huntley N. Spaulding
Senate
New Mexico
Albuquerque
N. M
J. E. Reinburg
Las Cruces
Larrasole
Neils
Ft. Worth
Tex
Pat M
Neff
Waco
Mutilated Russian Women Found in Vladivostok Harbor
Seven Russian women were found dead, their bodies encased in hemp bags, in Vladivostok harbor. The discovery, reported by Associated Press dispatches from Tokio, notes the brutal nature of the crime. authorities have begun investigations.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Vladivostok Harbor
Polish Premier Witos Reads Shambles in Bristol Hotel
A London correspondent reports Premier Witos strolling the corridors of the Hotel Bristol in Bristol with disheveled dress. The description portrays the Polish government as a travesty, with Witos portrayed as aimless and unkempt, amid the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Ignaz Baszynski.
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Poland
Plast Witos
M. Ignaz Bascynezki
London
Warsaw
Witos
M. Wi!tox
Bristol
Poland presses League for mediation over Polish Lithuanian clash
London reports Poland appeals to the League of Nations for mediation in the Polish Lithuanian dispute and warns war could follow if Lithuanian forces do not evacuate Polish territory within days. Warsaw says Lithuania attacked Polish troops and Poland seeks arbitration with League backing. A separate communique notes continued Polish repulsion of Lithuanian assaults and captures.
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Associated Press
London
League of Nations
Poland
Lithuania
Warsaw
Ecommunique
American Captive Escapes Zamora Bandit Raid
The US citizen Gardiner, held by Zamora the Jalisco bandit since August 20 near Cuale, escaped. General Enrique Estrada confirms the escape and notes Gardiner fled to a ranch more than a week ago. British consul Holme in Guadalajara also reports a similar escape.
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Mexico
A. Gambner
United States
Pedro Zamora
Jalisco
Cuale
Enrique Estrada
Zamora
Gardiner
Ger
Estrada
Holme
Guadalajara
Courier Delivery by 5 30 P M
The notice states newspapers will be delivered to homes before 5 30 P M. If not received by that time due to carrier error or other cause, readers should call 3330 to request a replacement copy, with no calls before 4 30 P M.
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Garrier Boy
Cox Charge Backed by Moore in Senate Probe
The Senate committee investigating campaign expenditures hears from Edmund H. Moore that Gov. Cox has no evidence beyond Moore’s files. Moore criticizes Upham aides and the paid organization as key fundraisers, outlining a structure led by Col. Thompson with local chairmen and professional money raisers.
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Chicago
Senatorial Committee
Republican Bulletins
Republican
Deccassary
Cox
Moore
Kenyon
Mr. Moore
Uphant
Iowa
South Bend
Ohio
Ohio Fund
Raptilcan Campaign Fund
Col. Thompson
Republican Bulletin
Fred Miller
Columbus
Harry M. Blair
Upham
Blair
C. Wee
Henry E. Owens
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