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Conference of Iowa school and college men called by Food Administrator Deems in Des Moines to plan conversation courses. Campaign aims for 1,000,000 dollars for Armenian Syrian relief and Jewish war sufferers with dates January 12 19.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Waterloo
American Red Cross
Europe
J. . Gourley
Villisca
Annapolis
Wilson
Dutch Cross
C. €. Jackson
Crose
Hampton
Henry Schroopten
Lemars
Twenty-fourth
Iowa Assembly
Plymouth County
J. M. Wormley
Navy
Navy Department
G. E. Ketterer
Chicago
Cass County
First National of
Cumberland
Griswold National
Griswold
Cumberland Band
State Board of Health
Davenport
G. H. Sumner
Abraham Slimmer
Dubuque
Minnesota
Supreme Court
H. M. Havner
Supreme Court of the United States
Towa
Federal control of railroads extended to five years
The Director General of Railroads McAdoo announced a five year extension of federal control over railroads or an early return of property to owners. Labor Secretary Wilson urged legislation for colonization and farming of public lands by soldiers returning from the army. A Washington dispatch notes 44 navy vessels lost since April 6 1917 with 12 sunk by submarines. Twenty nine battleships will remain in service after March 1 under Navy plans. Vice President Marshall presided at a cabinet meeting, a first.
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General Assembly
Army
Fort Des Moines
Ufe
Washington
Dutch Cross
Des Moines
C. C. Jackson
Crose
France
Vimy Ridge
Red Cross
Itm
Harry Hamilton
Rock Island News
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
University of Iowa
Mary E. Rice
Flendreau
Grace Aitshuler
Iowa Falls
Hawkeye
Dick Reynolds
Green
Waterloo
Boone County
John R. Herron
Sioux City
Mann
Cedar Falls
Emalier
Santa Claus
War Department Commission On
Iowa
Charles Reed
State Board of Agriculture
State House
Robert M. Hanna
Hanna
Ruthven
American Society of Equity
Baptist Eye
Highland Park
Whic
Des Moines College
McAdoo
Washington, OS
America
Im B. Wilson
Marshall
Peace delegates from Britain to Paris in December ’22
The Manch Guardian reports foreign peace delegates will travel to Paris in December 1922. Preliminaries for allied conferences are not expected to begin until the first week of January. Viscount Milner plans a forthcoming retirement as war minister per the London press.
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Paris
Manch
Viscount Milner
London
Rize Press
Aea
U S and Teutonic War News Summary
A Schelling of the American commission arrived in Berlin after a 25 hour ride from Spa. A Washington dispatch reports six crew members killed and 81 injured aboard the U S Brooklyn when coal dust and an explosion hit the berth deck and bunkers during coaling at Yokohama. Amsterdam says Coblenz commander reports normal public life with no new American restrictions. Berlin says 2600 American POWs at Rastatt left for Switzerland and 200 scattered Americans move toward Holland and Denmark. final Anat ea ns expected out by midweek.
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Galliary and
Washington
U. S
Brooklyn
Yokohama
Japan
Amsterdam
Coblenz
Berlin
Camp Rastatt
Switzerland
Germany
Holland
Denmark
European War News on Peace and Draft Aid
Premier calls for permanent peace and ends to conscript armies in Europe. Lloyd George urges preventing future horrors by ending conscript forces. Berlin Lokal Améiger reports Marshal Foch agrees to postpone surrender of German locomotives to late February 1.
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Lloyd George
Bristol
Europe
Lokal Améiger
Berlin
Marshal Foch
Steamship Blerre Arrives in New York With 1411 American Guests
The steamship Blerre docked in New York carrying 1411 American guests from England. The voyage faced rough seas and a damaged deck as the vessel tied up near the dock.
President Wilson Honored in Breton Welcome and Paris Visit
Citizens of Saint Brieuc greet President Wilson as messenger of justice and peace. French and American fleets sail toward Brest led by Admiral Sims with nine superdreadnoughts and twenty-eight American ships, salutes fired as the George Washington and escort approach Brest.
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Wilson
Messenger of Justice
Eh Waialais
Stationesti
United States
France
Paris
Portland
England
Admiral Sims
U. S
George Washington
Brest
War Projects Abandoned By War Department
Washington December 12 the war department announced the abandonment of 19 war construction projects including nitrate and other chemical plants.
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Washington
War Department
Nobel Peace Prize Not Awarded This Year
Copenhagen reports the Nobel committee has decided not to award the Nobel peace prize this year.
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Copenhagen
Nobel Committee
London Passes Resolution Inviting Wilson to Guild Hall Address
The City of London corporation adopts a resolution inviting President Wilson to accept an address of welcome and attend a luncheon at Guild Hall, inviting him to the gold box ceremony.
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Gold Box
London
Corporation of the City of London
Wilson
Gold ‘Box
Municipality in Paris Dec 14 Police Uniforms Drop
In Paris on December 14 the La Albánce municipality reported a political shift with authorities dropping German police uniforms amid local tensions. The move signals a broader reorganization of regional security forces.
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Paris
la -Almnce Ors Ral
Fragments of Names in a Civil War Era Soldier List
A damaged OCR list shows numerous personal names and hometowns such as Ben H. Soldier Western Middletown and Lieut. G. R. Mason Dea. Maines. It reads like a roster of individuals with varied locations across Iowa and nearby towns, interspersed with titles and ranks. The fragmentary text preserves many proper names and places without coherent narrative.
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Garryville
John Knute
Glidden
T . Lankelzia
Pella
Caresis
Frutland
Heyman Pepemi
Hbapero
John H
Hobis
Kenay
Messervey
Wri D. Steiner
Verinia
Charles H. ‘ ‘Cock
Carl H. Jarvis
Bton
Richard H. ‘Sfodley
Min Leslie’ Beam
Riverton
Dea
Maines
Arthu ‘Brandt
Postville
Claude L
Sioux Rapids
Frank
Dunn
Shittoga
William H. Hunting
Atesbert R. Michels
Bellevue
Hare Crichett
Grinnell
Delbert Hi
Independence
William 4
Dam Lemars
Andrew Johnson
Wford
Alfred
Behrosider
Winke
Manning
A Conroy
Arthur
G Arthur
Strought
R John P
Hanford
Cedar Rapids
Clifford McKim
Marshall Corp
Roy. Long
Mt. Pleasant
Jee Arthur Baker
Sioux City
Charles Carey
Tipton
Leon E. Goddard
Haklan
Eugéne H. Barnhardt
Alington
Corp
Btarelda
Lewis Larson
Uester City
Henry Kestel
Stormal
Fred Schwab
Deep River
Clyde
Ke Albert
Ladora
William L. Laynot Hornick
Boyer
Henry . Sommer
Pulaski
Casper Selland
Decorah
Earl B. Dough
Aversport
Thomas J. Btaten
Ottum
Charles’ ‘C. Espey
Centervillalards
Maug
Holt
William “E.’Bistrop
Park
Maguioketa
Hoigak A. Larsen
Clinton
Byron A. Fashy
Hudpisbure
August J. Berser
V. ‘Swasger
Persia
Falcon
James R. Kalingy
Irving
John.i. M. Kindberg
Stanta Nels
P.larsen
Alta
Edgar Lin
Ian le
Raymond Markus
Daveryport
Lewis H. Morken
Locust
Lelyter
L. McLqughap
Allerton
Charléte L. Gifford
Lake City
Gustav Wileo
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