World events in short form from Washington and beyond
A broad roundup notes antitrust charges against Wisconsin Wholesale Grocers and Michigan Northern Jobbers, Fred T. Dubois named to the International Joint Commission, and diesel engine plans for 060 cargo ships. Also coverage of Senate actions, campaign moves, postwar relief fundraising, and various international developments including court rulings on Teapot Dome, political shifts, and warnings of price controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Northern Jobbers' Club of
Michigan
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
War widow Matilda Showacre, 104, noted in Maryland
Mrs. Matilda Showacre of New Market Maryland is America’s oldest war widow. She turned 104 on September 12 and has been a widow for over 50 years. Her husband George Showacre served with Maryland militia under Jackson in the War of 1812, and she has received an $80 monthly pension from the U S government for the past 45 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Showacre
New Market
America
Showacre
George Showacre
Maryland
Jackson
Sam
Lengthy Iowa notes blend of civic and farm life
A mixed Iowa bulletin outlines county issues from tax refunds and state park planning to farm crops, livestock, and school rankings. It highlights local events from council debates to 1920s vehicle plates, disease efforts, and a push for the Vinnie Ream statue in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BSE Gb
Ain County
Orth Third Avenue
Marshalltown
Amon Lake
Dubuque
Lars Bladine
Iowa
Mary Fox
State University of Whole
Cedar River
Grove
Hawailea
Parmer’s Union Credit Corporation
Rarener’s Livestock Commission
E. N. Salzman
Council Bluffs
H. B. Gamble
Oklahoma
van Buren County
Samuel Kennedy, Jr
Clear Lake
Polk County
Iowa City
H. E. Eaton
State Pharmacy Commission
Adj
Louis G. Lasher
Iowa Nation
al’ Guard
Camp Dodge
United States
Hawaii
Des Moines Volunteer Service Committee
American Red Cross
Iowa State College
Ames
Teachers College
Cedar Falls
State University
Daughters of the Revolution
Woman's Relief Corps
Vinnie Ream
Kirkwooded
Jones County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
State Department Riculture
Mary
Sived
States Census Bureau
Eee State Board of Health
South Dakota
Pierre
Ulrich
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Fred T. Dubois
Utah
International Joint Commission
White House
Shipping Board
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
William Mitchell
Chevy Chase Country Club
Postal Service
New
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Harry S. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
William McMillan Adams
John W. Davis
Copenhagen
Clement W. Shaver
West Virginia
Frank L. Polk
New York
Coolidge
George W. Olvany
Smith
Court of Appeals
Tammany Hall
Charles F. Murphy
Continental Memorial Hall
LaFollette
Washington Fire
Robert Yellow Trail
Helana
Mont
C. W. Bryan
Democratic Party
William Gibbs McAdoo
Europe
Davis
Germany
Citizens of
American Friends Service Commission
Ocean City
N. J
Duno
Farmers’ Grain Marketing Company
Chicago
Arthur W. Cutten
Chicago Board of Trade
Eben
Idaho
California
Butte
Earl J. Dunn
Minneapolis
Yellowstone Canyon
Oakland
Cal
Jefferson City
Paul Roy
Cecilia
Clinton River
Mount Clemens
Mich
Hughes
American Bar Association
People’s Bank of
Springfeld, Tenn
J. P. Laxton
Laxton
Biser
Battle of the Marne
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Erie Railroad
Paterson
San Francisco
Lner
Ventura
Federal Telegraph Company
Lawrence Stedman Donaldson
Northwest
Minneapolis, Minn
Robert Applegarth
Thornton Heath
England
James B. Erwin
United States Army
Pasadena
Paris
Finland
Albin Oscar Stenroos
Black Gold
Hawthorne
Qibson
Ethel Clayton
Athens
Burgas
Bulgaria
Gumbad-i-Kabuz
Pioneer
Allahabad
British
Lndia
Houston
Texas
London
Advertising Clubs
St. Lawrence River
Railway Committee
Ottawa
Ont
Owen D. Young
Herriot
Kalgan
Peking
Jacob Franks
Robert Franks
Franks
Paul Sollenberger
United States Naval Observatory
Washington, D. C
Sollenberger
Peggy Keith
Warrenton
Virginia
United States Department of Agriculture
Miriam A. Ferguson
Mary Jane
I Bureau of
Isums
Recree
Edna Trezise
Boston
Iowa State
Neng
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