New Hitch Found in Shop Strikers Peace Pact
Chicago Sept 16 several railroads moved toward separate agreements with shopcrafts workers under the union partial settlement plan while others prepared to meet their own representatives. Discharged workers to fill strike replacements were demanded by some Northwestern readers, but union policy indicated no dismissals when the plan was approved. Negotiations across major roads followed the Warfield Willard Jewell framework with adjustment boards and majority representation rules.
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Chicago & Northwestern
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Swork
Commie
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Indianapolis
Louisville
New York Centralis
Union
New York
Southern Railway
Washington
T. OC
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Ite Shoperafts
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Western Cysterns
Shaw Warfield
Seaboard
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
B. M. Jewel
Railway
Federated Showcrafts
Road
Southern Farrey Brooks
The
Associates Press
Washington, D. C
Blue Ribbon Host of Cattle and Horses Show Here
A new building rises on the grounds for entries in the second annual American Poultry congress featuring cattle and horses. A 41 acre site hosts exhibits organized by University experts on animal industry and agricultural economy. The event includes cattle feeding, dairy product insights, and a expanded entertainment program aimed at a grand dairy cattle congress.
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United States
Ft Dairy Cattle Congress
Antiprofiteering Coal Bill Heads to Harding
A report from Washington states a bill to curb profiteering in coal is sent to President Harding after the conference committee approved the conference report. The measure aims to check price rises in fuel and prevent price gouging.
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Harding
Washington
We Two Bis Originaline Ag
Cummins
Sanaty
Mason City Man Found Dead After Refusing Draft Service
Henry Thitter, 48, unmarried, was found dead after apparently taking his own life rather than be drafted. He told Sheriff Fred Marsh he would rather be dead than serve. A note in his pocket read Goodbye forever. Thitter had lived in Mason City for 20 years.
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Mason City
Henry Thitter
Fred Marsh
Harter
Warshalltown Man Killed in Des Moines Crash
A Warshalltown man died in Des Moines when his car struck a crossing on Wart Street at Capital Avenue. The driver, Morden Moreden, was instantly killed. His daughter Pern and a friend Mildret Ciyeville narrowly escaped as the vehicle derailed on tracks, leaving Morden unable to save himself.
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W. J. Moreden
Cijengo
Wester
Morden
Economy Is Asked by Danville Church at Methodist Meet
Danville Church at the Methodist Episcopal gathering presented a resolution to the Iowa conference protesting the rise in church-apportioned costs and urging retrenchment and an economy program on the board of home missions. No action yet. Alumni of the low Wesleyan college held their annual homecoming. Dr Swisher, Ortunwa, was a speaker.
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Reokuk
Lows
Danville
Board of Home Missions
Low Wesleyan College
Swisher
Ortunwa
Four Iowans Get Commission in Reserve Corps
Washington report notes Des Moines figures COOPER SENENK and Alfred Hoffman both named lieutenants colonel and major respectively in the infantry reserve corps along with Leonard Orth of Cedar Falls and Herbert St. Jordan of Des Moines advancing to second lieutenant in the quartermaster corps. The announcements came from the War Department on September 16.
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Washington
Bureau
Waterloo
Vening Courier
Coeper Senenk
Des Moines
Towa
Infantry Reserve Corps
Wart Department
Paday
Lowans
Alfred Ff. Hoffman
Infantry
Leonard K. Orth
Cedar Palls
Offantry
Herbert St. Jordan
Leutenant
Quartermaster Corps
Moorehouse Elected Acting President at Drake University
Morehouse, a 22 year professor of physics and astronomy at Drake University, was elected dean of the liberal arts college and acting president of the university by the Drake executive committee yesterday. He is known as the discoverer of the Moorhouse comet of 1908.
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Res Moines
Seni
Morehouse
Drake University
Liberal Arts
Mering
Crowds View Weeks Body After Execution at Fort Madison
Des Moines reports crowds gathered at a local undertaker to view Eugene Weeks, the convicted murderer hanged yesterday at Fort Madison. Residents described the scene as morbid curiosity, with Weeks buried this afternoon in Glendale cemetery.
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Iugene
Weeks
Fort Madison
Winfred F. Robb
Mattie Weeks
Edo
Mai
Callows
T Weeks
Glendale Cemetery
Oldfield in Ditch Near Centerville on Pleasure Trip
Darney Oldfield noted automobile racer wrecked during a pleasure trip near Centerville. He escaped injury but was stranded for part of the day after losing control in a turn while en route to Kansas City for a race.
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Oldfield
Ditch
Centerville
Tal
Darney Oldfield
Fee Pajes
Kansas City
American Payroll Held Up by Mexican Bandits in Tampico
The paymaster of the Atlantic Gulf and West Indies Co an American firm at Tampico Mexico was robbed of 200 pesos yesterday morning by bandits on the outskirts of Tampico. A shooting followed, one Mexican killed and another wounded, with one American wounded. Shaw notified the State Department and urged authorities to seize the robbers.
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Meashington
Tom Septin
Atlantic
Gulf & West Indies Co
Taimpico
Mex
Visce
Shaw
State Department
Tampico
Iowa Weather Brief Notes No Rain Reported
No rains reported in Iowa with general wood condition status. Mentions several place names such as Wharton Cedar Rape Meanes Diumique Wis Massop Lily and Wa. The fragmentary text references agricultural and highway departments without clear actions or dates.
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Department of Agriculture Winther Bureau
Ariest
Othe
Tenenan Wharton
Wis
Iowa
Death in Fire Destroying Home Near Virtonville
A 60-year-old man, M. Van Cleave, died in a blaze that destroyed the home of his daughter Mrs. Chas Graham near Virtonville. The fire broke out when an old stove exploded in the kitchen as Mrs. Graham and Van Cleave were in the yard. illness and injuries kept him from moving from his bed. Neighbors did not hear the blaze until flames surrounded the house.
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Seppe i
Chas Graham
Virtonville
F M. van Cleave
Girl Killed In Motorcycle Crash In Dubuque
Alberta Trillars died after a motorcycle collided with a northbound streetcar near Sevend and Locust streets. Raymond Gooper was seriously hurt the same crash injured bystander Hillary who was thrown over 14 feet. The motorcycle turned from Second Street into Locust, striking the streetcar just south of the intersection.
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Raymond Gooper
Bey
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Locust
Hillary
Min
Second Street
Six-Prisoner Wages Claim Against Sheriff Filed
Des Moines reports six prisoners alleged wages owed by Sheriff for work at Fort Madison penitentiary. Milton Reedis, released from Polk County Club, filed the claim claiming $294 for a year of forgery term that included work at Avon Lake resort with a sheriff promise of $14 weekly. He seeks board action to approve the claim.
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Des Moines
Ag Hobb
Gene CD. Werks
Fort Madison
Milton Reedis
Polk County Club
Reedis
Robb
Avon Lake
Reelis
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines Sunday School Parade Draws 1500 In City
A mammoth Sunday school parade in Des Moines gathered 1,500 Polk County Sunday school members marching through city streets. Fourteen hundred and forty one churches were represented in the line of march featuring biblical scenes and costumes from missionary fields and various lands.
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Es Moines
Polk County Sunday Schools
New Hamptons Man Sues Bankers Over Securities Deal
Henry Faul filed a 50000 dollar damages suit against former Lawler bankers Parker and G Hines alleging they advised him to buy securities from which they secretly earned commissions. In Mount Wierasint a car crash seriously injured six, including Mr and Mrs Walter Owens and Mrs Ed Taggett, hospitalized in Fairfield Indiana. Des Modes notes debate over government ownership vs business as rail solution to be settled by Midwest farmers. Samuel Q Dunn of Chicago Railway Ace spoke to Hoene, Gertrude Hoverson and Prof Arthur Bockwordt at a chamber gathering. Ames reports betrothal news announced by radio from Iowa State College.
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Henry Faul
Lawler
CM. Parker
G. Hines
Mount Wierasint
Walter Owens
Ed .Taggett
Fairfeld
Sammuel Q. Dunn
Chicago
Railway Ace
Chamber of Commerce
Hoene
Gertrude Hoverson
Arthur Bockwordt
Ames
Iowa State College
Bullet Stops Third Hood Crazed Man from Beating Wife
Amelia Schreineger, 82, shot and killed a man attempting to assault his wife in Chicago. The shooter, Mrs. Schreineger, claimed the husband began a beating after an all night disturbance. This marked the third fatal incident in as many days amid ongoing abuse reports.
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Chicago
NPE
Mra
Amelia Scnreiger
Trey
Schreiber
Argonaut Rescuers Moved to Reach Argonaut Mine
Rescue teams from government state and mine officials plan to reach the Argonaut mine by noon Sunday to free four percent of men trapped since August 27. The operation aims to break through at the 4,200 foot level as crews from the adjoining Kennedy mine join from the adjacent level to assist.
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Cal
Argonaut
Aom
Anad-Togt Jevel
Kennedy
More roads take route to union peace
Sixteen railroads signed separate wage and rule agreements with various labor unions today, aiming to settle shopcraft strikes and end government injunctions. Officials noted these settlements align with broader transportation needs and may lead to further talks with other unions. Burlington announces pay and rules changes under the Willard plan, including graduated pay scales and territory differentials, with revisions favorable to the company.
Mary Landon Baker Buys Swiss Ticket But Stays in London
London, Sept. 16. Miss Mary Landon Baker of Chicago ordered transport to Switzerland but failed to depart this morning. Reports say her planned marriage to Allister McCormick, from a multimillionaire Chicago family, has been repeatedly postponed. Her sudden decision to travel to the continent interrupted the plans again.
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Mary Landon Baker
London
Switzerland
Chicago
Court Appoints Bishops Trial Court and Healing Steps
The house of deputies approved seven prayers during the convention night session. A nine member court to try bishops was announced by the house of bishops. Another body to review bishop trials was also named. Further steps on spiritual healing in the ministry of prayer were to be discussed before the close of the convention.
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Bordiand
House of Deputies
Convention
House of Bishops
Britain Ready to Fight Turks on Dardanelles
Dispatches from Constantinople and Athens describe Smyrna in ruins from a large fire and alleged massacres. Greek shells hit Smyrna city. refugees crowd quays while Turkish forces advance. Britain warns of a holy war and Turkish nationalist aims threaten European borders as Kemal’s forces near Constantinople.
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Angora
Levon
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Smyrna
Mustapha Ikemai Pasha
Wonen
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Black Sea
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Straits
London
Kilkos
London Daily Mail
Mostems Tian
United Prussy
Constantinome
Mustapha Kemal
Qa J
Raoul Bey
Americans in Athens Destitute After Smyrna Fire
United Press reports nearly 250 Americans left destitute in Athens after the Smyrna disaster. The State Department says refugees pour into Greece with no resources, having abandoned property. Consul Morris in Salonica notes 600 refugees aboard the Edsall, with shelter available for thousands but lacking clothing milk and blankets.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Athens
Wieir
Smyrna
State Department
American Red Cross
Greece
Hed Cross
Dan Wake
Morris
Salonica
United States
Edsall
Ted
Near East
Brotherhood Unions Sign Pact on Lehigh and P R R
General chairmen of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors signed working agreements with Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania Lines officials in Cleveland and Philadelphia. The pacts cover the entire systems and Pittsburgh to Erie routes, maintaining present wages and conditions for one year. Firemen and engineers of the Pennsylvania Company will meet officials in Philadelphia next Monday to resume talks on a new working agreement begun in New York.
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Cleveland
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Order of
Pennsylvania Lines
W. G. Lee
Pittsburgh
Ers
Lee
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Couud
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Coroner's Cocktails Hit New Yorkers Amid Alcohol Epidemic
Sept 14 in New York, two men died and a third was hospitalized as another wave of alcohol poisoning claimed lives on Manhattan Island. William Williams, 35, a cook, and an unidentified man about 40 were named as victims by physicians. Officials record 146 alcohol deaths on the island this year.
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New York
William Williams
New
Manhattan Island
Muscle Shoals Sends Power to Carolinas
The Electrical energy from Muscle Shoals nitrate plant No 2 was to be transmitted through an interlocking system via Gorgas to Georgia and the Carolinas. The Mant is running at maximum capacity to augment east power lines that are short on fuel.
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Ala
Muscle Shoals
Gorgas
Georgia
Carolinas
Alabama Power Company
Lessee
Homan Run Over By Automobile In Waterloo
Mrs John McCormick middle aged woman was struck and run over by an automobile driven by two men from New Hartford at 2 pm near Fourth and Winberry streets. She suffered a deep gash near the ear and other injuries with both wheels passing over her limbs. She came from Kansas City Mo to join her husband connected with the Waterloo Tribune circulation department. Police were called. she was taken home in a private car and a physician treated her. Her injuries, while painful, are not believed fatal.
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Strick
New Hartford
Fourth
Winberry
McCormick
Immigration Law Basic Force That Won Mine Strike
Public opinion supports stricter immigration policies, linking reduced immigration to coal wage gains and higher coal prices. The shift is seen as raising costs for consumers and boosting wages in mines and related industries, while harming farmers who depend on immigrant labor and larger domestic markets.
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Immigration Law
United States
House
Senate
al Thor
Steel
Ion
Europe
Turkeys role in war discussed by Morgenthau
International London report cites former U.S. ambassador Morgenthau predicting Turkey as Europe’s specter in the war and warning of new regional power shifts. He says Jugo-Slavs could mobilize 800900 men and notes U S Asia Minor policy and bankers shaping the global credit framework.
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International London
Europé
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Morgenthau
Europe
United States
Asia Minor
Samerica
Urago
Ana
European farmers rally to influence politics amid migrant tensions
The text describes farmers using solidarity and political action to express discontent in Europe. It notes they are organizing to shape the political landscape, likely through familiar methods seen in past movements, with emphasis on economic policy and potential currency questions shaping the public agenda.
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Europe
Cape
New Brunswick Church Vigil and Troubled Man Tale
A New Brunswick church scene unfolds as a man linked to a Mills van is found near a shore location. Police uncover a body under a tree with stray phrases from the speaker, hinting at distress. Residents recall the clergyman's sorrow as vague notes hint at a mental health crisis and a plea for calm amid confusion.
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New Brunswick
Cagial Ts. Mills
Pty Rey Value
Mills
Maryland Railroad Bridge Dynamited in Cumberland
Fragmentary report describes damage to a Maryland railroad bridge at Cumberland. The text references dynamite operations on the Potomac River region and a Western Maryland line, with unclear specifics about who carried out the act or when.
Mrs Fanny Ott Snyder Dies at 82 at Cedar Falls Home
Mrs Fanny Ott Snyder widow of Charles W der longtime editor of the Cedar Falls Gazette died last evening at her Cedar Falls home 44 Morningstyle drive. Born in England she came to America in 1853 and was among the first women in the West to serve as a superintendent of schools in Waterloo. She was mother to Carl Snyder of New York and sister of the late Edward Kmott of Waverly Indiana.
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Fanny Ott Snyder
Charles W. der
Cedar Falls
Gazette
Edward Kmott
Waverly
Morningstyle Drive
England
America
Snyder
Waterloo
West
Carl Snyder
New York
Mansfield angler claims prize with large perch catch
An Ohio man named Matson from Concord is credited with a dramatic fishing claim. He reportedly caught a perch then watched another fish swallow it, creating a striking scene on Deer Island. Local reports note the unusual sequence and the larger tug noted on the catch.
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Mansfield, O
Matson
Concord
Walton
Deer Island
le Matson
Five men die in fumigation disaster at sea
Telegraph briefs from San Francisco report that five crew members aboard a vessel engaged in fumigation were killed by toxic fumes. The fragmentary text also mentions names including Jefferson, Oto Me, Daniel, Krokuk and Turner, with scattered references to Missouri, Iowa, a church, a Martinsville bride, and a car accident.
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Jefferson
Daniel
Missouri
Krokuk
Lowa
Church
Briward
Turner
Los. A
Mexico
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