HAWKEYE STATE VIEWS Interesting News Bits
Multiple Iowa items across Marion Cedar Rapids Clinton and Sioux City report tragedies, fires, and legal actions. A 12 year old boy in Charles City fatally struck by a car while playing tag. WWII veteran Joseph Dillon dies from a crash injuries. A Ringsted suspect waives hearing on murder and cremation charges. Dr Katherine Herring named head of immigrants bureau in Washington. Quo warranto filed to oust City Engineer L S Abbott in Clinton. A $400 per acre land deal in Audubon county transfers 400 acres from Garroutte to Musson, totaling 400 000 dollars. Cedar Rapids farmer Charles Petty dies after a runaway wagon accident. Clinton teen Thomas Moodell dies after leg injuries from a Milwaukee train. Insurance deal totals 1 000 000 with Cedar Rapids Farmers Insurance by Continental Fidelity Phoenix and American Eagle. Tama county soldier William L McTurk receives military funeral at Gladbrook. Marion fire damages Shhumach and Lebsohn stores and others, with 100 000 loss estimate. Sioux City patrolman traps a man claiming to be Bill Bell using a bill book bearing William Pratt identity. Clyde S Smith farm buildings near Anamosa destroyed by fire. dog barks alert family, heavy losses. Clergyman Rev Dr Cleveland of Council Bluffs attacked and burned but escapes. Rock Valley murder case remains unsettled as suspect list shortens. Iowa champion baby beef calf Angus Haddock state center wins grand championship at fairs.
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Woman’s Bureau
Department of Immigration
Washington
M. ™. Donegan
Clinton
George Claussen
L. 8. Abbott
Charles Garroutte
Anita
Frank R
Fred C. Musson
Audubon County
Charles H. Petty
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Moodell
Mercy Hospital
Charles Sixberry
Continental Fidelity, Phoenix
American Eagle Insurance Companies
New York
Farmers’ Insurance Company
Iowa
William L. McTurk
Tama County
France
Gladbrook
Ehrig McTurk
American Legion of
Gladrook
Thomas McTurk
Traer
Marion
Shhumach
Sioux City
D. B H. Cleveland
Dodge Memorial Church
Council Bluffs
Cleveland
Rock Valley
William van der Brake
Harry Haddock
State Center
Marshall County Fair
France Ready to Cooperate on New Covenant Plan
Paris officials say France will work with Washington to replace the Versailles covenant. They respond to President-elect Harding's claim that Versailles is dead and indicate readiness to join in forming an alternate agreement. The note follows a U.S. Federal Court readers decision approving three cents per mile as a reasonable rate.
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Paris
Washington
League of Nations
Versailles
Harding
Marion
Eeffect
Frrench
Nebraska’s 2-cent fare law faces new delay
Omaha residents will continue paying 8 cents per mile rail fare until the legislature acts or the US court issues a new ruling. The federal court judges Sanborn Wade and Wood Rough ruled on the injunction against the Nebraska state railway commission’s enforcement. Commissioner Hall says the commission will meet next week to decide further steps in keeping rates down.
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Omaha
Nebraska
United States Court
Federal
Sanborn, Wade and
Woodrough
Nebraska State Railway Commission
Thomas N. Hall
State Commission
Lincoln to create tax commissioner under new constitution
The Nebraska constitution likely requires a tax commissioner, an appointment Governor MelKelvie may make upon taking office in 1921. Secretary Osborne of the state board of assessment and equalization is a likely candidate for the post, with other resignations possible.
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Lincoln
MelKelvie
Osborne
State Board of Assessment and Equalization
Uke- Ty
Bank Earnings Largest In History
Washington reports that national banks for the year ended June 30 1920 earned 24 percent net on capital and 13 percent on capital and surplus. Gross earnings rose by 594 million dollars in seven years, a 115 percent increase, per John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency.
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Washington, D. C
Harnings
John Skelton Williams
Ile
Nebraska Beats Rutgers 28 to 0 at Polo Grounds
The Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated Rutgers 28 to 0 at the Polo Grounds. Nebraska relied on steady straight football, stopping Rutgers with strong line play as the Novice Open Style was not used.
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Nebraska
Rutgers
New York
University of Nebraska
Polo Grounds
Cornhuskers
Prohibition Measure Defeated in South Dakota Election
South Dakota direct legislation group reports county auditors show the prohibition referendum to strengthen enforcement was defeated by over 10,000 votes. Allied Veterans to Meet in Paris. An inter allied conference of veterans groups will open in Paris November 28 with representation by the United States via the American Legion in France and allied nations.
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South Dakota
Huron
Direct Legislation Organization
Paris
United States
American Legion
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Italy
Czecho-Slovakia
British Coal Strike Ends. Miners Told to Return to Work
London report states the miners federation executive officers have declared the coal strike ended and urge workers to resume duties. The decision concludes prolonged industrial action affecting coal supply and regional energy efforts.
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London
Miners Federation
Burlington Route seeks big capital hike in capital stock
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy proposes to the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise its capital stock by 60 million dollars and to issue six percent first and refunding mortgage bonds totaling 100 million dollars. Stock would be distributed pro rata among shareholders. The move aims to strengthen the road’s finances and expand capacity.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jssue
Coal prices decline as soft coal drops continue
The National Coal Association reports soft coal prices are down 25 percent in several fields. Weekly production tops 12 million tons, with stockpiles built for winter. Prices are expected to keep falling as high price areas form fair price committees with Attorney General Palmer to curb abuses in coal handling.
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Pittsburgh
National Coal Association
Palmer
Supreme Court rules mercy to men at first in Volstead act case
The Supreme Court rules that lawful liquor stored in commercial warehouses and transported to owners is not forbidden by the Volstead act. It reverses lower courts and grants injunction against seizing liquors from a safe deposit room. Officials fear potential release of about 10 million gallons stored since 1920 and anticipate test cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William G. Street
New York
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue and
Prohibition Enforcement
Open Door Policy Keeps Turkey Settlement Under Scrutiny
Washington states no protest yet against the tripartite agreement by France Great Britain and Italy defining spheres of influence in Turkey but reserves objection to any clause that would violate the Open Door. The note follows President Wilsons March inquiry and cites the March 26 American position protecting equal rights for American interests in the former Ottoman Empire.
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Washington
France
Great Britain
Italy
Turkey
Wilson
United States
Ottoman Empire
Food Crisis Deepens in Soviet Russia Says Lenin
A London dispatch quotes Nikoli Lenine as warning that Soviet Russia faces an unprecedented food shortage. He says Moscow and other cities are paralyzed by famine and the army is starving, and urges use of all means to force peasants to deliver foodstuffs.
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Russia
London
Nikoli Lenine
Copenhagen
Moscow
Elected Without Running in Burns Mayor Grace Lampshire
Grace B. Lampshire was elected mayor of Burns Oregon by write-in votes though not a candidate. She learned of her election upon notification and has been active in local civic affairs in the town of about 500 residents.
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Burns, Ore
Grace B. Lampshire
Burns
Harney County
Bandit Zamora Surrenders. Mexican Peace Claimed
Bandit Zamora leader Pedro Zamora, with fifteen followers, surrendered to federal troops after operating in Jalisco and Colima. The war office announced the surrender and said it completes the establishment of peace in Mexico.
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Zamora
Mexico City
Pedro Zamora
Jalisco
Colima
Mexico
Cuba New York air service moves toward Cuba link
Two planes forming the nucleus of a future passenger and mail route between New York and Cuba arrived here from Key West, signaling early steps in opening Havana to transatlantic service.
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Cuba
New York
Havana
Key West
Carnation Farm Sets Milk Production Record in Seattle
Carnation stock farms near Seattle announce a new world record for milk production totaling 48 409 pounds in 818 days. President H A Stuart says the cow has forty seven days left to complete a year long record. The prior record was 88 425 pounds in 865 days set by a California cow.
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Seattle
Wash
Carnation Legis Lrospect
Carnation Stock Farms
Here
H. A. Stuart
California
Cota
Seasonal Good Things and Home Desserts
A vintage household column presents a dessert trio and cooking tips. Stewed figs with lemon jelly cubes arranged around a custard sheet, Ribbon Cake with fruit and nuts, and a steam then brown method for pork chops. The tone is practical home cookery with measured steps.
Quote Advice on Creditors and Sleep
Reflective maxims warn that befriending creditors risks turning friends into debt peers and that success favors steady effort over sheer early rising. The sayings blend prudence with practical ambition in a compact proverb style.
Unusual Savory Dishes and Desserts From Plain Kitchen Notes
Delicious odds and ends include olives stuffed with anchovies served on cress, a spiced tomato soup with pimento and cloves, popcorn pudding with brown sugar and cream, lemon cheese cake with cottage cheese and lemon zest, syllababe flavored cream sherbet piled on sherbet grass, and a potato soufflé with mashed potato and eggs.
New Claimant for Honor in American Discovery Debate
In a Washington dispatch, Norwegian explorer Jon Skolp is named as a claimant to early discovery of America. Danish scientist Larsen cites archives and a 1537 globe by Gemma Frisius, arguing Skolp reached Labrador in 1476, decades before Columbus and Cadnet.
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Lief Ierelson
Larsen
Portugal
Denmark
Norway
Christian I
Asia
Didrik Pining
Jon Skolp
Labrador
Northwest Passage
Pridtjof Nansen
Johannes Skolp
Martin Frobisher
Greenland
Government Profits by Carelessness Over Postage Stamps
An 19th century critique explains how the government gains from stamp wear, loss, and misuse. It argues damaged stamps pass as valid, stamps are discarded, and over and under postage by civilians creates revenue for the Post Office while individuals bear the cost of shortages and excess charges.
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Post Office Department
Motors Speed Up Farm Work and Cut Cost Across Corn Belt
A USDA report based on 831 former truck owners in nine states shows trucks slash hauling time by about two thirds and reduce labor needs. Average truck use displaces 1.2 work Stock and saves about $168 in hired help yearly, with annual operating costs near $460 to $470.
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Office of Farm Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Corn Belt
Cities Surplus Population Debate Sparks Census Alarm
A census bureau claim that urban areas now house the majority of Americans is questioned as a misread of postwar shifts. The piece argues war forces drew people to cities and peacetime recovery will rebalance, predicting rural gains as industry returns to the traditional base.
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Census Bureau
United States
Ing
Towme
Basia
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