State troops in Oklahoma town keep riots down
Drumright Oklahoma September 24 state troops patrolled streets while guards stood in downtown buildings as rioting tied to telephone operator strike subsides Eleven alleged leaders of oil field workers are jailed Mayor Nicodemus blamed Bolshevist and IWW elements for the unrest Ready to rush more soldiers Adj Gen Barrett prepared to send additional troops if needed after arrival of guardsmen at Cushing three miles away to quell any emergency
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Associated Press
Drumright
Okla
Nicodemus
Bolshevist
I. WW
Oklahoma City
Adj
Barrett
Oklahoma
Creek
Cushing
Fail Plowing Resumes in Iowa After Week of Rains
Des Moines reports that rains across Iowa aided conditions for crops in the week ending Sept 23. Fall plowing has resumed and winter wheat and rye seedings are planned though acreage will shrink. A later planted corn crop remains largely safe from frost. bean crops suffered minor losses and apple production is nearly nil except in sprayed orchards.
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Des Moines
Inwood Sn
Roumania Offers to Withdraw From Hungary Occupation
Roumania tells allies through Premier Bratianu that seizures in Hungarian territory were her due and promises full satisfaction in actions linked to occupation. She would evacuate Budapest or cooperate with allies to maintain order and provide a list of war materials and rolling stock. The note seeks removal of the Hungarian blockade while preserving what Roumania claims was owed.
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Paris
Havas
Bratiano
Roumania
George Russell Clerk
Bucharest
Echo de Paris
Budapest
Hungary
Hundreds Drafted to Battle Los Angeles Forest Fire
Several hundred men were drafted to fight fires on the Los Angeles national forest. The blaze has scorched over 100000 acres of timber with a 30 mile front, centered in the San Gabriel canyon area thirty miles from the city. Ash fell like snow across Los Angeles as flames spread.
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iBy
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Los Angeles National Forest
San Gabriel Canyon
Cavalry to Escort Wilson in Cheyenne Arrival
Cheyenne Wyoming prepares to greet President Wilson as his train reaches the state after midnight. He will be escorted by the famed Jack Horse troon of the Fifteenth cavalry from Fort D A Russell and go to a theatre to deliver an address before departing to Denver Thursday morning.
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Heyenne
Wyo
Cheyenne
Wilson
Jack Horse” Troon
Fifteenth Cavalry
Fort D. A. Russell
Denver
Typewriter and Adding Machine Firms Denounced as Monopolists
Federal trade commission accused seventeen large typewriter and calculating machine companies of restraining competition through rebates and discounts. The charge stems from alleged practices at the commission's office on November 13. The cases center on favoritism and price manipulation that limit fair market access.
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Washington, D
Federal Trade Commuisaton
Conatminaion
Gustinta
Greathot Tree Sanipatition
Orente
City in Brief and Local Notices
The column lists events and movements: J. S. Tuthill to address an old soldiers reunion in Vinton. Dr. Alfred M. Brown of Sioux City visiting and considering relocating. R. E. Earhart of St. Paul to Waterloo for business and the Dairy Cattle Congress attendance. Carl Hathaway moving to Ames to enter the engineering department at Iowa State College. John Clark of Council Bluffs visiting Waterloo for relatives and Dairy Cattle Congress. Moody Bible Institute alumnae meeting at Fred Daniels Rescue Mission on Friday at 8 o'clock. county recorder Miss Jennie S. Bird filed 60 instruments, 17 chattel mortgages among them. Maurice B. VanMetre leaving as telegraph editor to study journalism at the University of Iowa. Dr. Ben C. Everall to resume practice in Marsh Place Building October 1, 1919 after service leave.
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Alfred M. Brown
Sioux City
Earhamt
St. Paul
Waterloo
Carl Hathaway
Moody Bibte Institute
Fred Daniels ‘Rescue
Jenvie
Bird
County Recorder
Maurice B. VanMetre
Telegraph
Lioux
Ben C. Everall
Marsh-Place
Marsh's Herd Wins Four Prizes at Cattle Show
Judging in Belgian horse and cattle classes continued briskly this morning with two sets of judges handling Brown Swiss Guernsey and Belgian entries. W W Marsh of Waterloo won four first prizes in the Guernsey breed aided by G Good and others. no sales will be held this year due to space needs.
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W. W. Marsh
Waterloo
Guernsey
W. C. Bohart
Bozeman
Mont
Hull Bros
Painesville, C
Mooney & Larrabee Bros
Fort
Doedge
G. Good
Liliputian Tank Is Being Experimented On By Army Bureau
Washington D C Sept 24 A new army tank smaller than the whippet is being produced as an experiment by the army ordnance bureau weighing about three tons. Details are scarce while the War department outlines a broad tank program including four thousand five ton and smaller models and several larger sizes.
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Army Bureau
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
France
Army Ordnance Bureau
War Department
Notable Holstein Breeders Gather for Iowa Banquet
Tonight at 7 p.m. the Iowa Holstein-Friesian Association banquet will honor premier breeders at Hotel Russell-Lamson. O. W. Morris of Roseland California owns Tilly Alcartra, the world record holder for single year milk production with over 80 000 pounds. J B Irwin of Minneapolis has Duchess Sim ark Ormsby, who yielded 1 506 pounds of butter in a year. W H Pollock, head of the national Holstein extension bureau, will attend. HT Colly will speak on Holstein extension work, reflecting the growth of state bureaus in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Iowa Holstein-Friesian Breeders’ Association
Russell-Lamson
McKay Brothers
Waterloo
J. B. Irwin
Minneapolis
Minn
Iowa
Duchess Simark Ormsby
W. H. Pollock
Brattleboro
National Holstein Extension Bureau
Iowa Holstein-Friesian Association
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Colly
Train collision in Huntington injures workers in Indiana
A Lake Shore and Michigan Southern passenger train crashed into a heavy automobile truck at Huntington Indiana. Three men were fatally injured and two seriously hurt as the vehicle was sent into a group of Universal Portland Cement company workers awaiting a day’s shift. The accident disrupted operations and posed a deadly scene for factory employees nearby.
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Associated Press
Gary
Ind
Lake Shore
Two Girls Nabbed as Holdups in Minneapolis
Minneapolis police arrested two 16 year old girls who identified three veterans as the men using them as decoys to rob pedestrians. Detectives then arrested John Svoboda Martin Sullivan James Riddle and Chauncey Miller. The five were arraigned on highway robbery charges and held to the grand jury on $3000 bail.
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Minneapolis
Daniel McGlane
Superior Boulevard
George Helm
John Svoboda
Martin Sulllivan
James Riddle
Chauncey Miller
Miller
Army and Navy Club
Riddle
Mary the
Lowelfth Street
McGlone
Svoboda
Mechanics Needed at Rock Island Arsenal Drive Underway
Navy launches largest recruitment drive since war declared to fill 2800 ordnance vacancies at government arsenals. Ads in 212 cities aim to recruit mechanics blacksmiths pipefitters and allied tradesmen for Rock Island and other sites. Recruiters expect a shortage of sailors due to many discharged, prompting nationwide effort.
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Rock Island Arsenal
NAVY
War Department
Army
Ordnance Department
Arthur J. Best
Waterson
Wisconsin
Jefferson Barracks
United States
Cat Congress Brings Neighborhood Pet Exhibition In Iowa
The Iowa Cat Congress closed after a short snowbound event at Lt. E. Bickelberg’s garage on Vinton Street. Eight cents gross receipts. Neighborhood children staged a rival pet exhibition featuring cats tied to stakes, a dog awarded a fish, and a penny grab shop with admission by can if you had it.
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Iowa Cat Congress
Woman Shoots and Kills Ex Husband in Self Defense
Mrs. Vinda Wallack was arrested on a charge of shooting and killing Mason Wathick, her divorced husband, at the Cricket mining camp near Oskaloosa. She claims he threatened to kill her and their two sons, and she acted in self defense. Police say no further evidence has emerged about the case.
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Oskaloosa
Vinda Wallack
Mason Wathick
Chicago
Cricket Mining Camp
Here
Mayrcheuise
Hay Welch
Bluff Street
Studen
Gooda
Pellef
Hem
Waterloo
Wetch
Familiv
Welch
Hea
Publicity as a Public Benefit in News Value
James I Clarke of the National Tank Service in New York argues at a New Orleans meeting that publicity should serve public interest and newspapers, not corporations. He asserts legitimate publicity informs, educates, and can lift newsroom standards, with paid advertising underpinning free publicity.
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New Orleans
Lan
Tcontaing
James I. Clarke
Department of the National Tank, of Commerce
New York
Financial Advertisers’ Association
Altho
Clarke
Deska
America
Public Milk Stations in La Crosse Sell Milk at Nine Cents
La Crosse Wis Sept 24 Dairymen in cities around La Crosse command high prices for milk while public milk stations in La Crosse sell milk at nine cents. Stations keep price at normal levels, claim members of the agricultural bureau of the Chamber of Commerce who started the stations.
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la Crosse
Wis
Agricultural Bureau of
The
Chamber of Cryn Merce
Sunday School Lesson on the Pearl of Great Price
A 1918 Western Sewa paper Union lesson discusses Christ as the hidden treasure and the church as the pearl of great price. It rejects buying salvation and emphasizes that Christ and God offer salvation as a free gift through faith.
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Matthew
Christ
West High students elect debating candidates at pep meeting
Superintendent of schools West attends first class meeting to outline duties for students. Freshman mixers and reception planned for Wednesday October 8. Announcement printed in the British layman column.
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Lee
West
West High
Niger
Skulls Thought To Belong To Spokane Millionaire
In Santa Harbor California the skull found on the shore is believed by some to be that of Clarke, a Spokane millionaire. Clarke disappeared after a voyage and was last seen with his coat and hat nearby. his wife remains unconvinced he walked away and a dentist is testing the skull to confirm identity.
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Nta
Harbatla
Cal
Das Clark
Spokane
Imilionaire
Siuils
Clarke
Woods 10 Leave War Dept Work
Col Arthur Woods resigns from the War Department after leading welfare work under Secretary Baker. Maj Gen William Welch will head his office, with Giant Cal M. Siaiba in charge. The plan aims to train soldiers, provide education, and aid ex soldiers in finding civilian jobs.
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Willian G2
Phaus
Stag
Col. Woods
Giant
Cal
M. C. Siaiba
New Phin
Baler
New York City
Muayor Mitchell
Baker
Haan
Ex Cop Loses 75 Pounds By Trying All Methods
A Chicago ex policeman, once a top authority on activities in the country, recounts his weight loss from about 240 to 185 pounds. He describes trial with walking, diet advice, and various methods, sharing personal experience and urging consistency. He notes the importance of staying active and avoiding heavy language, as he reflects on his journey.
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Chicago
Sargeant Ford
Ucock
Anata Tha
Mills
Ford
Mysterious burial plot unfolds at city cemetery
Shipping, a coffin digger, a distressed family, and a mysterious tale surround a wake held at Mount Olivet. Dr Baker and Mr Carroll are key figures in a string of unlikely events ending with a puzzling death certificate inquiry and a funeral in the days following.
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Mary A. Baker
Mount Olivet
Daria
Mal Bird
Osea
Pelton
Divorce proceedings over silk stockings in London case
A silk stocking dispute led to a separation at Tottenham police court. Married in April, the wife cited persistent cruelty and alleged her husband mocked her for having children. The husband blamed the quarrel on her insistence on wearing silk stockings to attract other men.
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London
Tottenham
Giant Army Recruiter Struggles to Get Uniforms
Pittsburgh dispatch reports John L. Car, stated as the biggest man in the American army, at 6 feet 10 inches and 300 pounds, cannot obtain a proper police uniform. He has already forced the Weirton police to wear a military outfit, with a special "hill" hat to be provided. The piece also notes poultry disease links and Argentina labor penalties, all framed as general news.
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Pittsburgh
John Ll. Carroll
Smithfield
W. Va
Franer
Weirton
Nis
Dynamited Man Sues Acquitted For Damages
Ivanhoe Minn September 24. An ensuing dynamite case will be tried this week in district court. Martin Mikulewicz sues three acquitted defendants and others for 25000 in damages over a July explosion that killed John Owsearazek and injured R Mikulewicz. Witnesses in the original trial include Jeff Carson Kelly John Jacobt and others. Nelson, a hardware store owner, is named as a defendant over alleged dynamite diversion by his son.
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Ivanhoe
Minn
I. Mikulewies
John Owsearazek
Martin PL Mikule
Andrew K. Nelson
Nelson
Carson
Welly
Mare
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J. W. Kerr
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Charles Irvine
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G. G. Good
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Peter
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