Iowa farm notes report savings and new farm efforts
S K Hazlett of Oelwein leads Iowa Veterinary Association as president. County agents warn soil needs lime. sugar beets gain interest in Clay County. Wheat, hog worm control, and dairy barn innovations appear across counties. County agents report bridges, grain shipping groups, and a 66.40 load of pop corn in Decatur County.
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S. K. Hazlett
Oelwein
Iowa Veterinary Association
John L. Berry
Iowa City
Page County
George H. Munger
Appanoose County
W. L. Bulis
Wayne County
Allerton
Lee County Supervisors
Afton
Union County
Iowa State Teachers Association
Des Moines
Allan Judd
Chicago University
Adams County
Aya‘a
Walnut
Frank Scales
Lucas County
Mr. Scales
van Buyen
R. B. Herrick
Mr. Parkhurst
Union County Breeders' Association
Is. S. Kitterman
Plymouth County
el. N. Kern
Stanton
Neb
Nebraska
German Synod of the
Lutheran Church At Waverly
Sait
Iowa
Tom C. Stone
Iowa State College
Iowa Wood ‘Fleece Growers’ Association
Clay County
Britt
Garner
Mason City
Northern Sugar Corporation
Spencer
State Highway Commission
Harding
Webster County
W. B. Loveland
Clarke County
C. H. Hicks
Ames
Albert Miller
Montgomery County
Frank IF. Barker
New Hampton
A.W. Turner
Farm Bureau
Decatur County
Leon
W. A. Allbaugh
Walter Dunham
Startling Evidence-Given Senate Probe Exposes Plan of San Diego
San Antonio report cites documentary evidence before a Senate sub committee alleging Carranza and key Mexican leaders directed raids along the Rio Grande beginning in 1915. Testimony from Brownville District Attorney Walls and US Army intelligence officials supports that Mexican officials knew of and aided the raid program. The plan of San Diego reportedly envisions invasion across several western states, a separate Mexican‑backed government, a negro republic carve‑out, and the killing of American men over 16, amid German influence and Bolshevik drift concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Carranza
Rio Grande
Senate
John A. Walls
Brownville
L. A. Barnes
United States Army
San Diego
United States
Mexico
T. B. al- Yendorf
Pole
Mario Mendez
Ais
von Eekhardt
Lexus
New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
California
Hoover Boom Sparks Stir Over Presidential Prospects
Washington reports a Hoover for president boom fueled by the New York World. The World, a leading Democratic paper, backs Hoover and stirs debate in the Senate with mixed views on his candidacy. Republicans largely oppose him while Democrats see potential in a San Francisco nomination next summer.
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Washington, D. C
Herbert Hoover
New York World
Hoover
Senate
YF Hoover
San Francisco
Bogus Booze Hounds at Work in New York
An organized band of fraudulent revenue agents allegedly operated under dishonest department officials and victimized over 100 New York saloon keepers. Assistant supervising federal prohibition chief James J. Quigley announced ringleaders identified. Collected amounts ranged from 1 to 500 dollars with several large liquor seizures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Revenue Department
James J. Quigley
Sali
Raids Seize New York Bars In Prohibition Sweep
About 400 federal officers search saloons warehouses and other targets as government prohibition agents seize wines whiskeys cordials valued between 5 million and 10 million dollars in a sweeping crackdown across New York joints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Disappearance Record Reveals 228 Girls Vanished in 1919 LA
Police records released show that 228 girls disappeared in Los Angeles during 1919. The documents, made public, detail missing persons cases within the city and reflect historic police data on juvenile vanishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Profiteers in Bay Council Bluffs held on bonds
Louis and Moses Bernstein proprietors of a department store here were held to the federal grand jury under $2,000 bonds each by United States Commissioner KR D Neely charged with profiteering in the sale of twenty five bags of beet sugar on January 12 represented is cane sugar.
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Bay Council Bluf S
n—Louis
Moses Bernstein
Federal Grand Jury
United States
KR. D. Neely
Newspapers In Mourning in Budapest for Hungary peace terms
Budapest dispatch reports all Hungarian newspapers ran black mourning borders to mark the publication of the peace terms for Hungary, signaling national sorrow over the terms.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzéiger
Budapest
Hungary
Trade With Russia Interchange Permits Declared
The supreme council decided on reciprocal exchange of certain commodities by the Russian people with allied and neutral countries. The plan covers traffic and mutual benefit, aiming to facilitate trade while obviating conflict in wartime logistics.
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Russia
Washington, D. C
Supreme Council
Socialist leaders fear ouster could spark revolution
Morris Hillquit, chief counsel for five suspended socialist assemblymen, warned in Albany that permanent ouster would loosen a revolutionaries struggle, while Martin Littleton framed the remarks as a threat to the committee. Hillquit denied a threat, calling it a love offer to pursue change constitutionally and peacefully.
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Albany
N. Y
Morris Hilquit
Mr. Hilquit
Russia
Martin W. Littleton
Flu Grips Chicago as Help Is Urgently Needed
Chicago faces a severe Spanish influenza and pneumonia outbreak with well over ten thousand cases reported over ten days. Health officials say the city needs at least ten thousand nurses and stress rapid treatment. Bacteriologists advocate avoiding last year’s serums and antitoxins as preventives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Health Department
Mysterious Disease Strikes Omaha School Children
An unusual flu like illness led to eighty five Vinton school absences on Monday morning. Fifty four were confirmed ill while the remainder stayed home due to worried mothers as health officials investigate the outbreak in Omaha Nebraska.
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Omaha
Neb
Vinton
Dublin Police Officer Slain in Harcourt Street
Assistant Commissioner Redmond, brought from Belfast to coordinate Dublin police, was assassinated January 21 on Harcourt Street amid a spate of murders with no arrests made. No arrests have been reported.
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Dublin
Ireland
Redmond
Belfast
Harcourt Street
Britain to Battle Reds in Cuneansus Campaign
Britain plans to send troops into Cuneansus to stem Bolshevik influence as it spreads toward Turkey, Persia and Mesopotamia. The report notes strategic ore concerns and wider regional tensions amid the war scare.
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Britain
Paris
Great Britain
Turkey
Persia
Mesopotamia
Empty Wine in Gutter Los Angeles
Officials reported thirty five thousand gallons of wine valued over one hundred thousand dollars poured into a gutter here under provisions of the prohibition law.
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Los Angeles
Stock Sale at National Western Live Stock Show
Ninety five head of purve bred Hereford and Shorthorn breeding cattle sold at auction in Denver Colorado brought a total of 92770 dollars at the National Western Live Stock show auction.
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Denver
Colo
Campaign to organize Junior Chamber of Commerce launched
The national caucus of Junior life bodies in St. Louis, Missouri, launched a campaign to organize a Junior Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
St. Louis
Junior Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
National Caucus of Junior Life Bodies
Campaign to Save Men in Lincoln Nebraska Postcard Drive
A postcard bombardment targets Governor McKelvie to reprieve Alson B Cole and Allen Vincent Grammer, slated for execution January 30 after an earlier reprieve. The Nebraska Anti capital Punishment league is organizing the effort and pursuing 50000 signatures for petitions before the date.
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Tincoln
Neb
McKelvie
Alson B. Cole
Allen Vincent Grammer
Nebraska Anti-capital Punishment League
Methodist Churches Unite in Reunification Plan
A joint commission of the Methodist Episcopal churches north and south recommends reuniting the two branches. The merger would name the unified body the Methodist church and submit recommendations to the general conferences for final decision. The northern conference meets next May in Des Moines.
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Methodist Churches
Loulaville
The
Methodist Episcopal Churches
North
Methodist Church
General ‘Conferences
Des Moines
Public health drives to curb Spanish influenza
The U S public health service has launched a campaign against Spanish influenza with about 4 800 physicians named as reserve officers under Rupert Blue to rush to danger points Government agents are being sent to state capitals to watch for signs The disease has become epidemic in Chicago and several army camps especially in the middle west and has appeared among American troops in Germany Civilian cases rise but the illness is mild and deaths are well below wartime levels Pneumonia incidence is also lower according to Surgeon General Blue
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Washington
D. C
United States Public Health Service
Rupert Blue
Chicago
Middle West
Germany
United States
Blue
Public Health Service
Declaration parchments shown in anti red drive film
Washington officials opened the original parchment of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution for public view in the state department in a bid to counter radical propaganda. A film shot documented the event for nationwide release as theaters from coast to coast plan to show the anti red drive effort.
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Washington, D. C
Lansing
United States
State Department
Maine
California
Gulf of Mexico
Canda
Exiled Reds Enter Soviet Russia Amid Enthusiastic Welcome
Undesirable aliens led by Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman arrived in Soviet Russia from the United States and were greeted with enthusiasm by locals. They trudged through deep snow toward the Systerbak river, laughing, singing, and aided up the banks near the war wrecked town of Bielo Ostrov amid cheers and excitement.
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Terijoki
Alexander Berkman
Emma Goldman
United States
Soviet Russia
Systerbak
Bielo-Ostrov
Extradition Refused for Finn Brothers in Bank Robbery Case
Governor Burnquist in Minnesota denies extradition of William and Michael Finn for the Benson Nebraska bank robbery of $110,000 on December 31. Decision is conditional. Omaha must disprove the defendants alibis within 80 days.
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St. Paul, Minn
William and
Michael Finn
Benson, Neb
Omaha
Burnquist
AFL Opposes Sedition Bills in Congress
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, issued a formal statement declaring the federation would oppose the anti sedition measures now pending in Congress with whatever power it may possess.
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Washington, D
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Samuel Gompers
Federation
Olives Kill Eight in New York Tragedy
Seven members of the Paul Delbene family die after eating poisoned olives in New York. Victims include Paul Delbene his wife two sons Antonio and Dominick and two of Pauls brothers Angelo and Dominick. The incident is under investigation with authorities seeking a definitive cause and potential motive.
Mississippi House Rejects Federal Woman Suffrage
Jackson Mississippi voters heard cheers as the federal woman suffrage constitutional amendment was rejected by the lower house amid a lengthy debate marked by laughter.
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Jackson
Miss
Jower House
Mississippi
Rangers Called Out in Texas Oklahoma Land Dispute
Austin officials report threats by land claimants on the Texas Oklahoma border escalate tensions. Assistant attorney general W. A. Keeling warns of possible civil conflict as rangers are dispatched to curb disorder and deter violence against those interfering with claimant occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Oklahoma
Texas-Oklahoma
W. A. Keeling
Oklahon
Dan derine advertisement claims hair regrowth
A brief advertisement promises immediate stop to hair loss and dandruff with a small bottle of Dan derine. It asserts repeated use will make hair grow strong thick and long and appear soft glossy and abundant. The ad urges readers to buy at drug or toilet counters for a few cents.
A Boy's Prayer At Grandmother's Kneel
Joe, visiting his grandmother, remembers to say his prayers at her kneel and includes thanks for father, mother, and two sisters. He then realizes he has forgotten his grandmother and reassures her that soon he will be big enough to pray for everybody.
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Joe
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
Catarrh is described as a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions and not cured by local applications. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as an internal remedy that acts through the blood to the mucous surfaces, combining tonics and blood purifiers for catarrhal conditions. The note claims the product yields wonderful results and invites testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
FB. A. Chaney & Co
Props
Toledo
Ohio
A Hurry Call Sends Senator Penrose to Pittsburgh
Senator Boise Penrose awakened his chauffeur before dawn and ordered an immediate trip to Pittsburgh. The chauffeur, without his formal attire, dressed in an overcoat and asked whether they were bound for the capitol. The senator replied the trip was to Pittsburgh and the chauffeur later returned to Washington a week afterward still lacking a dress coat.
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Boise Penrose
Capitol
Senator Penrose
Pittsburgh
Washington
Garfield Tea Promotes Health Advertisement
Health slogan promotes wellness with the line take care of your health and wealth will take care of you. Garfield Tea advertisement highlights health benefits and urges readers to choose the product.
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Adv
Horrors of Entertaining
A fragmentary dialogue from the Boston Transcript captures a slang filled kitchen scene with orders for jelly whipped cream and suds, noting a guest asking for more. The excerpt centers on casual chatter and a host’s quick response amid a domestic setting.
Rosy Fit Warted Longue Bad Waste and Digestion
An advertisement touts Rosy Fit and Cascarets as cures for bilious liver indiges tion and constipation. It claims undigested food ferments and poisons the body while you sleep, promising a morning revival without side effects. A closing quip notes marriage is sometimes a favor and sometimes a run on the bank.
Diamond Dyes Promise Fadeless Color for All Fabrics
An ad claims Diamond Dyes will renew old garments with a rich, fade resistant color for wool, silk, cotton and blends. It notes directions and color cards, and hints marriage is about money, framed as a social aside.
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