De Valera Opens Conference Prospects With Sinn Fein
London and Gairloch reports show Sinn Fein urging a free conference with British cabinet members without conditions. De Valera’s note to Lloyd George aims to ease tension and keep Irish sovereignty terms from blocking talks. Five cabinet members may visit to discuss unemployment and Irish negotiations.
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Associated Press
London
Lisrd George
Southern Ireland
Lloyd George
Gairloch
Beotland
Eamonn de Valera
Toder
Sinn Fein
Lord George
Scotland
Belfast
Belfast Telegraph
Drumaness
County Down
Ballykinter
Seris
Wage out, pres Lewis says mirers attack officers
Lewis accuses Harlin and Farrington of scheming propaganda while defending union aid to striking miners. He cites a telegram claiming organizers worked for Lewis and others, noting the international union funded food and necessities for Alabama miners amid a bankruptcy claim. The message spread to Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania.
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Mingo County
Harlin
Farrington
Lewis
Howat
Alabama
Arrington
West Virginia
International Union
Ang International
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennese
Pennsylvania
Greenville Bank Robbery Suspects Identified
Police say two youths arrested after a Greenville bank robbery last Monday confessed. Raymond Yorty, 22, and Wilson De Vries, 16, are in custody with a third man sought. Property found includes $1,150 in bonds and $1,900 in travelers checks plus cash.
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Byra
Tancaln
Neb. S.t
Omelale
Greenville
Raymond Yorty
Wilson de Vries
Boads
Grateful for Divorce Yet Anxious Over Custody of Children
Mrs Helen Elwood Stokes, after Justice Finch in New York denied her husband a divorce and issued an interlocutory decree, expresses gratitude yet fears lack of custody ruling. She has two children with her mother in Denver and awaits juvenile court guidance from Judge Ben B Lindsey on permanent custody and paternal visits with consent.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Helen Elwood Stokes
Justice Finch
New York
W.J E. de Stokes
Arthur Miller
Stokes
Ben B. Lindsey
Lindsey
Fifty Civil War Veterans Guests at Annual Reunion
A merry gathering of Grand Army of the Republic members and auxiliary groups met at Memorial Hall for the twelfth annual Black Hawk County Veterans association reunion. About 50 G.A.R. members dined, with 68 Women’s Relief corps. Mayor Frisbie welcomed veterans. Congressman Burton E. Sweet delivered a principal address amid patriotic songs.
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Memorial Hall
Black Hawk County Veterans Association
Grand Army of the Republic
A. B. Boughsman
Independence
Women's Relief Corps
W. W. iGist
N. W. Frisbie
Solldiers
Vanderbilt
Waterton
Offic
Congressman Sweet
Burton E. Sweet
Fae
Waverly
Congress
Teday
Ralph H. Copeland
Fifteenth Town Infantry
J. W. Shumaker
Waterloo
Iowa
Ft. Lox
Minnon
Waterloo couples receive marriage licenses in sequence
Marriage licenses issued for Jon H Plummer and Josephine Chevaliers both of Waterloo ages 26 and 21 respectively. Walter Scott Clark age 33 and Frances Esther Beasley age 30, Waterloo, also listed. A note mentions the League of Nations library staff in Geneva is composed entirely of women.
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Jon H. Plummer
Waterloo
Josephine Chevaliers
Walter Scott Clark
Frances Esther Beasley
Water
League of Nations
Geneva
Grand Jury Hears Frameup Plot in Arbuckle Case
San Francisco AP reports the county grand jury heard testimony on alleged witness tampering and an autopsy on Virginia Rappe in the Arbuckle case. Four witnesses testified including Dr M E B Rumwell. Jury adjourned without action. a later probe into framing Joyce Clark was noted. Federal probe into Arbuckle era liquor parties begins.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Virginia Rappe
Roscoe Arbuckle
M. EB. Rumwell
Brady
Joyce Clark
Gabor Kingstone
Reggy Morely
Arbuckle
Zeb Provost
United States District Court
Robert H. McCormack
United States District Attorney
McCormack
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Flying Squadron to Tour for Law Enforcement Speakers
Chicago reports a national speaking drive in the Midwest led by the Flying Squadron Foundation. Oliver W. Stewart of Indianapolis heads the group with roots in the Flying Squadron of America. Included speakers are Dr D Leigh Colvin of New York, Rev Norma Camille Brown of Bloomington Illinois, and James Woerend yke of Chicago with Arthur E. Whitney of Columbus and Frank Regan of Rockford among others.
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Chicago
Middlewest
Flying Squadron Foundation
Flying Squadron of America
Oliver W. Stewart
Indianapolis
Prohibition Party
D. Leigh
Colvin
New York
National Temperance Council
World Prohibition
World Prohibition Federations
Norma Camille Brown
Bloomington
Illinois Senate
Christopher P. Connolly
East Orange
N. J
James H. Woertendyke
Arthur E. Whitney
Columbus
Frank
Regan
Rockford
Council Bluffs Hit By Storms
United Press reports heavy rain and wind caused 75000 dollars in damage in Council Bluffs area. Weather bureau notes 2.61 inches of rain in about three hours. trains delayed. rail detours after washouts east of town. Northwestern depot flooded three feet. businesses and homes flooded. Omaha cellars inundated. wagon viaduct in south Omaha impassable. Crops benefited little overall per weather bureau.
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United Press
Omaha
Neb
Weather Bureau
Rock Island
Great Western
Council Bluffs
South
City in Brief items and notices from Waterloo
Community notes detail court attendance and visits across Waterloo and surrounding towns. Items include McCoy in Allison for court, Kepford visiting Rowan, a scarlet fever case on Fowler street, a Tex Mex Oil shareholder meeting at Ellis hotel, Stillman attending a funeral in Waucoma, Esther Trumbauer visiting for Iowa State Teachers College, and a municipal case dismissal. Esther Anton returns from New York to visit family before heading to Chicago for hospital work. Hurburt Cheever leaves for Bozeman to teach in the state institute's architectural department. The Waterloo west board seeks a driveway easement from the new high school to Western avenue. ads promote hair removal and a Moose hall fundraiser thimblebee and chicken supper.
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Vail Briden
F.“H. Briden
Fowler Street
Tex-Mex Oil Company
Waterloo
Ellis
Frank J. Stillman
Locust Street
Waucoma
Fayette County
F.T. Luce
Esther Trumbauer
Strasburg
Col
J. B. Trumbauer
Lane Street
Iowa State Teachers College
H. M. Hill
R. C. Teisinger
Esther Anton
New York
Jacob Anton
Linwood Avenue
Chicago
Hurburt
C. Cheever
G. H. Cheever
Independence Avenue
Bozeman, Mont
State Institute
Board of Education
Watterloo
West
Western Avenue
Marinello Shop
Com'l
Waterloo Review
Moose Hall
Mrs Hagen and son depart for Seattle winter stay
Mrs George Hagen and her son George left today to spend the winter in Seattle where George will study at the University of Washington.
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Seattle
George Hagen
George
University of Washington
Pearson: 15 Iowa Member Parleys on Employment
Washington, Sept 20 President Harding will open the unemployment conference next week to map a program aiding millions jobless. The list of participants includes Hoover, Gompers, Schwab, Lewis, Garder, and three women. Iowa will be represented by Raymond A Pearson of Iowa State College at Ames who will join the unemployment division.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Harding
White House
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Davis
Samuel Gompers
Charles M- Schwab
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
W. S. Garter
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Mayor Couzens
Detroit
C. H. Markham
Illinois Central Railroad
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Ida Tarbell
Mary van Hleeck
Russell Sage Foundation
Elizabeth Christman
Chicago
National Woman’s Trade Union League
Iowa
Raymond A. Pearson
Iowa ‘State College of Agriculture
Ames
Pearson
Sandstorm Division Veterans Parading in Al-Sar-Ben Fest
Former members of the Thirty-fourth Sandstorm division from Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Minnesota celebrate their first postwar reunion in Omaha. About 100 veterans attend with roughly half from Iowa, later marching in the fall festival parade.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Al-Sar-Ben
Cowboys Pursue Transcontinental Wager by Horseback
Three Jackson Hole cowboys led by B T Mears travel from Wyoming along the Black and Yellow auto trail to Chicago and then to New York. They must ride every mile without tobacco or fresh horses, allowed to swap mounts if one fails. They are D B Steal known as Flap Jack Steel and H E Leslie called Mulligan Pets.
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Jackson Hole
B.T. Mears
Sam
Steal
Flap Jack Steel
H. E. Leslie
Mulligan
Chicago
New York
Evans Plays Sure in St. Louis Golf Opener
In St Louis Francis Ouimet former champion trailed Max Marston Philadelphia by four holes after 18 holes of the National Amateur Golf championship first round. Chick Evans current champ led C L Dexter Dallas by 10 holes at midday as Ouimet struggled with hooked shots and extra putts including sevens on two long par fives.
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St. Louis
Francis Ouimet
Boston
St. Louis Country Club
Max Marston
Philadelphia
Ouimet
Chick Evans
C. L. Dexter
Dallas
Tex
Houimet
Sole Survivor of Battle in Marshaltown Shootout
Marshaltown Ia Sept 20 Motorcycle Policeman Royal Elliott is recovering after being shot Sunday night in a fight with John Snoddy a Negro Elliott shot Snoddy during the confrontation as he attempted to arrest him for carrying concealed weapons Witnesses say Snoddy resisted and fired first leading to a close range exchange of shots Elliott survived while Snoddy was killed by the officer during the pistol duel
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Associated Press
Marshaltown
Royal Elliott
Hel
John Snoddy
Snoddy
Elliott
Jobless auctioneer plans another attempt at sale
Urbain Ledoux, blocked by police last night from auctioning unemployed services in New York, distributed meal tickets to 49 supporters and announced a march to Bryant Park to try again. He handed out newspapers with police activity reports to crowds of jobless men.
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Associated Press
New York
Urbain Ledoux
Bryant Park
Rents in Argentina Ordered Down by Law
Buenos Aires reports President Yrigoyen signed a law curbing rent profiteering for two years. Landlords may not charge rents higher than those of January 1, 1920, signaling broad reductions nationwide. The measure aims to bring prewar levels and ease cost of living for households.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Yrigoyen
Argentina
Pierre
New York City
Yellowstone
Sheriff Explains Large County Bond Expense
Des Moines reports a proposed sale of 310000 in county bonds, with 50000 for sheriff expenses linked to Robb’s alleged extravagance. Auditor Rhode says 64000 overdraft covered by court costs and office expenses, Robb to be examined, costs charged to defendants, and he claims higher arrest/output than his predecessor with mixed staffing and vehicle costs attributed to prisoner needs.
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Des Moines
Robb
Rhode
Rhodes
Charles Laverada
Counselerk’s Office
County Attorney's Offee
Sheriff Missing During Kenyon Logan County Probe
Logan County investigators arrive in Logan West Virginia to probe the Spruce Mountain clash as Sheriff Don Chaff is mysteriously missing. Senators Kenyon and Shortridge lead officials in the northern state spurred by civil war era unrest among non union miners and leaders.
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United Press
Logan
W. Va
Don Chaff
Spruce Moutain
Kenyon
Shortridge Ootton
United States
Former Waterloo Officers Cleared of Criminal Charges
Former Waterloo Police Chief George Weilein, Assistant Chief Lee Wiltse, and Officer Herry Johnson faced indictments in Hardy county over alleged extortion attempts tied to a man arrested. District court in Eldora dismissed the cases, clearing the defendants of criminal liability. Defense by J. C. Murtagh and BE.H Metcy, with State Agent H. W. Perris and others cited as having procured affidavits used in the prosecution.
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George Weilein
Lee Wiltse
Herry Johnson
Hardy County
Eldora
J. C. Murtagh
Hardin
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Mirers
Anal Bne
Black Hawk
A. L. Bagley
Ta Porte
City
Pappy” Jolls
California
P. Smith
Fred Willier
Drumcorps
EB. H. Clements
la Porte City
Grand Jury
Buchanan
B. H. McCoy
Allison
A. B. Kepford
Rowan
Theresa
State College
Harding Conference On
Sandstorm Division
Evans
Cop
Yellowstone Park
Polk County
Logan County
Waterloo Police
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