Iowa News Briefs Chronicle Local Events And Crimes
Medical graduates and out-of-state physicians take exams at the state house while a University of Iowa dorm heating plant fire causes $5000 loss. Robbers bind and steal from Dick Devaney in Council Bluffs. Fort Madison worker Thomas Whistler dies when his train runs over him. Auto license fees fund Iowa roads exceed $20 million since 1911. Census numbers for Jasper and Cass counties show small gains. Two young children die in a hay mow fire. parents named Foreman. Osage auctions 37 Durocs for $16,000, top lot $1,200. Veteran Ira Smith dies. Hedrick Holiness church burns after lightning. A 16-month-old in Council Bluffs is killed by a train. a Fort Dodge woman is killed in a crash. Pensioner Mrs. Rush dies in Fort Dodge auto accident. Mrs. Miller dies in Des Moines. Creston church arson suspected amid school consolidation tensions. Creamery owners flee Sabula after alleged thefts. George Waters revived after chloroform exposure in Waterloo garage. Farm groups oppose rail one livestock rate hike and seek a hearing.
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State House
University of Iowa
Dick Devaney
Council Bluffs
Wabash
Thomas Whistler
Santa Fe
Fort Madison
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Nels A. Stole
Poland
C. H. Christianson
Bureau of Census
Jasper County
Cass Cunty
L. D. Foreman
New Virginia
John
Mexico
Holiness
Hedrick
Frances Acuna
Lee Acuna
Rock Island
Sabula
Boris Antin
Morris Wessel
White and
Blue Star Creamery
George M. Waters
Waterloo
Sioux City
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa Co-operative Livestock Shippers Association
Corn Belt Meat Producers
Martin Star of Essex
Socialists Are Again Unseated in New York Assembly
In Albany the New York Assembly expelled three of five socialist members Louis Waldman August Claessens and Charles Solomon by votes of 90 to 44. Samuel A Dewitt and Samuel Over retained their seats 87 to 48 but later resigned. The process echoed the March to April ousters with party splits shown in the record.
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Albany
N. Y
Assembly
New York
Louis Waldman
August Claessens
Charles Solomon
Kings County
Col
RK. H. Gilett
Republican
Columbus County
Judiciary Committee
House
Waldman
Salomon
Claessens
Cinessens
Dewitt
Orr
Democraats
Livestock Leaders Press Federal Reserve for Loan Relief
A committee of live stock producers urged the Washington Federal Reserve Board to back banks in extending loans to raise and market livestock. They warned of widespread destruction of the industry if bankers curb financing and called for credit to prevent cows and sheep being liquidated. Governor Harding said the board cannot direct bank lending and has limited aid to agriculture to about one billion dollars this year.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve System
West
Harding
Population rise 1920 estimate from Census Bureau
The United States population excluding possessions is estimated at about 105,168,106, up from 91,972,266 in 1910, a 13,795,840 increase. Officials base the 1920 estimate on a 15 percent growth, noting the smallest rise in U S history largely due to World War I.
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Washington, D. C
United States
United States Census Bureau
Census Bureau
Ford Prices Reduced to Prewar Level by Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford announces price cuts on all Ford Motor Co products to prewar levels as a step toward restoring normal business conditions. He says current conditions require practical measures to stabilize the economy and revive progress and prosperity, with further reductions expected as war prices end.
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Petrait
Mich
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Proper Way to Break In a Car for New Owners
Advice for new car owners on break in procedures. Learn ignition and control functions, drive gently for initial miles, inspect oil, grease, and radiator, ensure battery is charged with distilled water, and follow lubrication charts to avoid costly repairs.
Do It Yourself Car Wash Brush From Tubing and Cloth
A DIY method shows screwing two copper tubes to a hose end to wash a car. Rags fed between twisted tubing create a cleaning mass, with water forced through tiny holes to rinse the cloth and surface.
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Popular Science Monthly
Food prices fall in 80 day period in national market basket
Department of Labor statistics show 25 of 43 food items in the American family market basket declined between July 15 and August 15. Potatoes dropped 44 percent and cabbage 41 percent, sugar 14 percent, with most meats also lower. All 51 cities surveyed reported declines signaling a general price drop.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nebraska Cattle Feeding Losses Reported by Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture released the cost of production study on Nebraska cattle feeding showing losses. For 2,203 head fed in 1918-19 corn cost $14.91 per cwt delivered to market with an average loss of $3.17 per head. For 1919-20 cattle the cost was $13.88 per cwt with an average loss of $10.60 per head.
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Washington, D. C
Clothing Prices to Drop Hinted by Chicago Retail Group
Chicago merchants say prices must fall but slowly. The Retail Clothiers' association warns the public that reductions will be gradual and that at least 80 percent of current prices should be sealed off. Spring promotions may begin later as merchants focus on meeting demand for better and cheaper garments.
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Chicago
Retail Clothiers’ Association
Anthrax infection linked to brushes distributed from Chicago
Health officials report a brush manufactured in New York and distributed from Chicago caused an illness in Ridgefield Illinois. The brushes were sent to sixteen states including Illinois Iowa Oklahoma Texas Missouri and Colorado. Disease outbreak investigation by Illinois Director Clair Drake noted widespread distribution and traced the source to New York City brushes.
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Brushea
Springfield
New York City
Chicago
United States Public Health Service
Clair Drake
Illinois
Ridgefield
Iiinois
Iowa
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Colorado
Plane Fire Claims Two Men in Colorado Collision
In Wray Colorado John McGinnis 21 a merchant of this city was burned to death and Alexander Red Len drum a pilot from Denver suffered severe burns when a gasoline tank exploded in their airplane.
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Wray
Colo
John McGinnis
Mechantelun
Alexander
Red) Lendrum
Denver
Interchurch Movement Reorganized and Solvent
The Interchurch world movement has been reorganized and is solvent. Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Chicago, chairman of the reorganization committee, announced more than $1,000,000 has been paid in by denominations that underwrote the original $100,000,000 campaign, with further pledges due to sustain the work.
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Interchurch Movement
Chicago
Short 1920 German bread crop forces imports
Berlin reports Germany must import about two million tons of breadstuffs for the 1920 crop. The shortage is expected to be substantial, with major imports chiefly coming from America to meet the country's requirements.
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Germany
Berlin
Ehlefly
America
Mine Operator and Deputies Killed in Alabama
Jasper, Alabama reports a fatal shooting near a Corona Coal Co. mine. Mine operator M. Adler was killed and deputies Edger Browne were wounded. all three were in an automobile during a ten day coal strike. Governor Kilby mobilized troops in response to the incident.
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Jasper
Ala
Ll. M. Adler
Corona Coal Co
Edger
Browne
Alabama
Kings
Clark Guthrie
Walker County
Kilby
Adler
Gimbush
Tithes Bay
Automobile Mews on Lubrication and Tire Care
Guidance on greasing, lubrication of spring shackles, and protecting electrical wires with rubber tubing. Notes that sunlight and air degrade rubber tires, and warns about oversize tire clearance. States that 25 percent of motor power is lost to friction and cites tire life loss from exposure.
Inner tube reuse to reinforce new bicycle tube
The article describes using an old inner tube by opening its inner side and placing it over a new tube. It suggests this acts as a strengthening liner or jacket to reinforce the new tube. The tip emphasizes repurposing worn tubes for extended usefulness.
Western Canada Wheat Fields Promise Over Billion Dollar Harvest
A tour of Western Canada’s grain belts highlights vast wheat oats barley and flax crops with threshers busy and elevators ready. Analysts estimate the 1920 crop value may surpass one billion dollars driven by 250 million bushels of wheat at about 2.80 per bushel and strong yields across oats barley and flax.
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Canada
Western Canada
Thenacre
Airplanes to Track Bandits and Boost Trade Routes
The Chinese government plans to deploy aircraft to locate criminals and smugglers, move precious metals from interior to coastal ports, and survey new railroad and highway corridors for future development.
Cascarets Advertisement Teases Quick Relief
A vintage ad touts Cascarets for constipation and stomach upset with claims of waking up clear headed and refreshed. It targets adults and children and lists price points of 10 25 and 60 cents with no griping or inconvenience.
Quarrels Averted at the Club Talk
A humorous exchange from Boston Transcript noting how time at the club is claimed to spare trouble at home. The ad promotes Cuticura skin care highlighting ointment and soap as a five minute routine to improve complexions and relieve dandruff and rough hands.
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Boston’ Transcript
Its Chief Point on the Wild Goose Phrase
The remark calls the wild goose neither beautiful nor graceful yet defends its value as gamesmanship and endurance, reflecting a skeptical view tempered by utilitarian respect.
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Hawkeye
State News
New York Assembly
Detroit
Alan Foster
Labor Department
Nebraska
Western
Weill
Cascarets
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