Iowa News Roundup Highlights Local Trade and Crime
Federal crews save 180 million fish from freezing. Iowa beekeepers warn foul brood threatens the industry. Land sales remain strong as George Burge sells 100 acres south of Mt Vernon at 225 an acre. Decorah votes on a new 150000 bond for a school. Dubuque school board pushes a 750000 project despite labor concerns. Iowa State College poultry team places second in Chicago contest. Waterloo mayoral removal case set for December 15. Cherokee hog losses from cholera and flu exceed 1920 levels. Atlantic man robbed of nearly 200 near town. Sheffield to dedicate a new memorial hall by late December. Urbana resident fends off home attacker with bloodhounds guiding to suspect. Rev Wrenn sentenced to Fort Madison for assault on a 15 year old. Young champion 17 year old corn husker clocks 180 bushels in 15 hours. Maynard murder case moves forward as Mrs. Ashbaugh found not guilty. Southwest Iowa cuts public work wages by 20 percent. Waterloo council delays action against Chief H Y. McLaughlin notes truck patch profitability over potatoes. Madison County Farm Bureau names H Mitchell as county agent. Creston fire causes heavy damage. four firefighters harmed. Prohibition director reports 197093 dollars in taxes and penalties. 68 illegal acts seized, 650 gallons of liquor confiscated, 173 prosecutions recommended.
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Iowa
George Burge
Mt. Vernon
Woilrab Brothers
Decorah
School Board of
Dubuque
Labor Temple
Iowa State College
Chicago
Wood
Frisbie
Waterloo
Cherokee County
Clyde Woolsey
Atlantic
Woolsey
New City Memorial Hall
Sheffield
Myrtle Flickinger
Urbana
Wrenn
Akron, Jr
Ethel Bray
Fort Madison
Lawrence Fiscus
Effie Ashbaugh
West Union
Maynard
Albert Cahon
Southwest Iowa Supervisors' Association
Chief Young
Chauncey McLaughlin
Coon Rapids
McLaughlin
Madison County Farm Bureau
H. Mitchell
Ames
J. W. Radebaugh
Mitchell
Winterset
Bedford
J. C. Penny
Creston
G. A. Brunson
Prohibition
Indian soldiers decorated in France praised by Haig and Foch
Dr. Joseph Dixon documents 150 decorated American Indians who served on the Western Front. Field Marshal Haig, Marshal Foch, and Marshal Petain commend their bravery and role as scouts and snipers. Private Joseph Oklahombi and Corp. Sevalla are highlighted for valor while 1,100 photos record battle scenes and graves among 832,000 remaining tribes.
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London
France
Great Britain
Belgium
United States
Joseph K. Dixon
Dixon
Rodman Wanamaker
New York
Lord Haig
Dr. Dixon
Amiens
Arras
Ypres
Marshal Foch
Marshal Petain
Gouraud
Pershing
Levatin
Germany
Canada
Phrase on ethnic hatred quoted in historical text
The fragment reflects a debate on ethnic hatred narrating comparisons between Native Americans and Germans. It uses strong inflammatory language to discuss national treatment and perceived savagery during wartime rhetoric.
Becky Lanier and Her Trophy Room Highlights
Becky Lanier of New York and Greenwich, Conn., displays more than 60 silver trophies and 500 ribbons won at horse shows. Her grand champion hunter cup, the J Campbell Thompson, rests in her collection after she earned permanent possession by winning it twice with the same horse, Down East, at the Westchester show in 1929 and 1930. She began riding at five and first appeared in the show ring at nine.
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Becky Lanier
New York
Greenwich
Conn
J. Campbell Thompson
Down East
Becky
Black Remains Dominant in Paris Fall Fashion
Paris fashion notes confirm black as the supreme color for fall and winter, with colors limited to trimming. French women favor crepe Morrocan fabric, velveteen, and peruane, while corsets return for the “uncorseted look.”
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Paris
Supreme Council of Style
Post Office Textbook Aims to Teach Mail System nationwide
A Minnesota committee prepares a manual for grade schools to teach Post Office operations with the goal of nationwide adoption. Postmaster General Wil Hoys approved the plan, and National Association of Postmasters head B. Purdy backs the move. The text promises to reduce money order errors losses from misaddressed mail and damaged packages, with completion likely after year’s start.
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Philip EB. Carlson
Minnesota Educational Assocition
Wil Hoys
Schoals
Minneapolis
National Association of Postmasters
National Association of Postmasters Ta
Carlson
Hhat
Miguel
Smoking Frog Incident Near Brown's Mills
A report recalls a curious event at Saloma Lake where Caleb Bennett, while working along the shore, tossed a cigar butt into the water. A large green frog leaped from nearby, reacting to the smoking object as it touched the surface.
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Brown's Mills
N. A
Caleb Bennett
Saloma
Eigar
Bennett
Saya
Yan
Ruling Cuts Overtime to Ten Hours for Rail Workers
The United States Railroad Labor Board ruled eight hours basic work and time and a half for overtime only after ten hours, affecting maintenance of way, track, and telegraph equipment workers. Sunday overtime ends, with pay for three hours for the first two hours on Sunday. The decision, effective Friday, allows railroads to seek shorter hours to prevent unemployment and to set shift and meal times.
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Chicago
United States
Railroad Labor Board
Railoads
Rmes
Rush to Get Out of Navy Enlistment Cut Sparks Resignations
New York navy yard orders propose cutting navy enlistments by about 10 000 men raising the possibility of canceling enlistments by resignation. Within hours yard officials faced a flood of resignations from all ranks as the drastic reduction threatened laying up vessels. Ottawa results show Liberals with a big lead as Conservatives and ProgRe..., with Liberals at 117 seats and Conservatives ahead in the week’s Canadian election.
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New York
New York Navy Yard
United States Navy
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Liberals
ProgTeR‘aives
Canada Dominates Live Stock Show Prizes in Alberta Exhibit
Canadian entrants swept top prizes across classes at the Alberta live stock show. Lucas of Cayley repeated last year’s grand champion in the Percherons, Canada earned 38 of 125 first prizes in wheat and horse classes, alfalfa seed won by Brooks, Alberta, and the government exhibit drew strong interest from visitors.
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Canada
Alberta
Lucas
Cayley
Wee Donald
Saskatchewan
Brooks
Dominion
A Sad Case of a Broken Engagement
A terse dialogue reveals an engagement ending after a breakup. A three year old boy fell into a shallow well on a farm and, after rescue, expressed defiant anger at his guardians for neglect. The scene shows raw emotion and hardship in a rural setting.
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Distov
Osage Orange and Locust: Distinguishing Wood Traits
A fragment discusses Osage orange and black locust wood, noting similarities in structure and strength but differences in color. It mentions that orange wood can emit a yellowish tint when dampened and contrasts with black locust which shows little color under moisture. The text also references a historical note about the Light of the World and Sigismund the Emperor, though details are unclear.
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Post Office
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Tom
Sigismund
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