Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-03-17
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A conference at Omaha, Neb., Of
representatives Of 100000 union pack
Ing house employees, ordered strike
vote taken on packers proposal to re-
duce wages and change working con-
ditions.
The New York Central railroad an
nounced, at New York that beginning
April 16. wages of approximately 49,
900 employees, In virtually all depart
ments, would be revised. A confer
ence will be held later.
The White anti-cigarette bill failed
of passage in the house at Topeka,
Kan.
Charging that the plant has violated
agreements on wages, overtime and
working hours, 1000 employees Of
John Morrell & Co., Ottumwa, Ia,
packers, went on strike.
The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
company at New York declared a spe-
cial cash dividend Of $50 per cent on
It's $9,21O,OOO stock outstanding.
Harry w. James, aged fifty-three,
former city solicitor, vice president Of
the National City bank Of Chelsea and
a member of the Republican state COM
mittee at Chelsea, Mass, killed him
self by shooting.
Utah lost its National Guard force
when the senate at Salt Lake City
struck from the budget the appropria-
ton to maintain the soldiery and ar
mories Of that organization.
More than $4,000 veterans Of the
World war are members Of New Yorks
army Of unemployed, it was announced
there by an official of the Service club,
q rehabilitation organization.
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Kan, as result Of ten-day attack
Of hiccoughs.
The jury at Sioux Falls, s. D., try
ing Mrs. Anna Matheson, charged
with completely in the murder Of her
husband, Martin, last July, found her
not guilty.
Mrs. James Waters, wife Of a
prominent rancher in the Big aHorn
basin, near Lowell, Wyo., shot and
killed four of her children, wounded
two others and, reloading the re-
wolver, killed herself.
Joseph Fernandez, twenty-six years
old, Of Chicago and student at the
University Of Wisconsin, was killed at
Dallas, Tex, when struck by a pro-
peller Of an airplane from which he
was alighting.
Governor Hart at Olympia, Wash,
has signed the antialien land bill,
which prohibits aliens ineligible to
citizenship from owning or leasing
land in the state and forbids any traf-
fic In lands with such aliens.
The United States destroyer Faren-
holt was launched ut San Francisco.
It was named in honor Of the late
Rear Admiral Oscar ]. Farenholt.
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A bust Of Samuel L. Clemens mark
Twain) has been stolen from in front
Of the former home of the author at
Hartford, Conn. The pedestal was
found in the river.
The worst Of the business depres-
sion is over, Henry Ford, the automo-
bile manufacturer, said at Detroit,
Mich. He declared that business was
improving steadily.
John Clayton, Wisconsin's oldest
passenger conductor, died suddenly at
Milwaukee. Clayton, who was seven
ty.eight years old, had been In charge
of tain Oh the Chicago. Milwaukee
& st. Paul road since 1854.
Wage decreases of approximately
12h per cent, affecting more than
100000 employees Of the packing in
dustry in all parts of the country. were
|, officially announced at Chicago.
Washington
Fred Morris bearing Of Missouri
was nominated to be assistant secre-
tary of state.
At the direction Of President Har-
ding at Washington, Secretary Davis
telegraphed the packers and the pack
ing house unions request to send
two representatives for each side to
assist the department Of labor in an
investigation of the wage and hour
controversy with view to averting a
strike.
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