Governor Harding Sees Great Lakes Outlet Plan
Indianapolis December 6 Governor William J Harding urged the American Farm Bureau Federation to consider an $300000000 Great Lakes St Lawrence river outlet to the sea as an international project He argued water transport offers cheaper movement than rail and must be developed alongside food conservation and farm marketing. He cited vast lake resources near Duluth Chicago and Buffalo and noted the potential for wheat iron coal and automobiles to move eastward.
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Indianapolis
Ind
St. Lawrence
William J. Harding
American Farm Bureau Federation
Great, Lakes- St. Lawrence
Harding
America
Penion
Boston
Atlantic
Duluth
Chicago
Buffaly
Behin
Great Lakes
Pope Seeks Peace For Irish People
In Dublin on December 6 Pope Benedict expresses determined efforts for early peace in Ireland. He hopes within a week a tangible basis for settlement might be reached. The chief intermediary named is Bishop Chine of Australia.
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Dublin
Ireland
Benedict
Chine
Australia
Glenwood Woman Heir To $8,000,000 Fortune
Glenwood Indiana December 6 Mrs J W Lucas a hardworking Glenwood woman inherits an estimated $8 million from her grandfather Abraham Wyckoff of Fulton county Illinois The fortune linked to five brothers four stayed in New York one moved west The estate now to be closed due to a 66 year lease expiring There are about 100 legal heirs mainly Fulton county Illinois claimants Mrs Liza Stout daughter remains ill in Council Bluffs Mrs Lucas is a granddaughter
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Glenwood
J. W. Lucas
Abraham Wyckoff
Fulton County
Illinois
Wyckoff
Lucas
New York
Dame Fortune
Abraham Wycoff
Abraham
Wycott
Liza Stout
Hosnitdt
Council Bluffs
Anita Woman Deserted Ten Years Ago Seeks Divorce
Mrs Jessie B Briscoe of Anita petitions the district court for divorce from William K Briscoe whom she married January 29 1910 in Atlantic. The couple lived together briefly then he left October 30 1910 after eight months of marriage. They have a daughter Lillian aged nine.
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Jessie B. Briscoe
Anita
William K. Briscoe
Atlantic
Bart 8
Holton
Childr
Lillian
Tractors in Forty Car Train Pass Through Atlantic Today
A fall train of forty cars carrying 100 Hart Parr tractors from Charley City bound for Denver passed through Atlantic in the forenoon. The unusual shipment drew considerable attention as it rolled into the station amid banners and cheers.
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Atlantic
Hart- Parr
Charley
Denver
Care ‘Sarvied’ Praat
Tighe
Mob storms jail in attempt to free murderers in Santa Rosa
A mob stormed the Santa Rosa jail where three men and a woman await trial for the murder of the sheriff and three detectives. The assailants tried to rush doors but were repelled. One prisoner, George Boyd, shot three officers during attempted arrest.
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Santa. Rosa
Cal
San Francisco
George Boyd
Cast For Ching Chong Musical Comedy Complete Cast
Atlantic post of the American Legion announces the cast for the musical comedy Ching Chong with Leverett Wright in the title role. The ensemble includes Reba Fudge Jessica Vanderpool Oscar Otto and Napolean Waters among others and features the American Girls and American Men in supporting roles.
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Leverett’ Wright
Atlantic Boy
Harley Anderson
Roy Weinheimer
Cyril Rapp
McWard Trainer
Harold Miller
Mc Franks
Geisha Girls
Bernice Trailer
Louise Shannon
Miriam Brown
Massena Families Dine Together at Long Beach Thanksgiving
Fort Massena residents gathered at Long Beach California for a Thanksgiving dinner with ocean view. Guests included Mr and Mrs W S Whitney Mr and Mrs Lloyd Whitney Mr and Mrs Yra Shandy Mr and Mrs Thos Hinchliff and many others from the Massena community.
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Massena
Long Beach
Calif
Cass ‘County
Cal
Pacific Ocean
W. 8. Whitney
Lloyd Whitney
Yra Shandy
Thos. Hinchliff
Cy Y ¥Arger
H.R. Moore
Myra
Roy Comer
Simonds
J. W. Grimes
Alice Sill
Elias . McCormick
Clara Shandy Sproat
D. N. Dunlap
Ida M. White
Evelyn ‘Brenner
Meda Whitney
Emma Shandy
Belle
Viola
Smith
Delpha
Doris Comer
Ray’ Yarger
Charles Camer
Dan Yarger
A. H. Graham
F. L. Spurgeon
Ames College Dean Elected Head Livestock Association
Ames College Dean Curtiss was elected president of the Livestock Association as announced in Charler on December 6. The appointment marks a third senior leadership role within the division of agriculture at Iowa State College and reflects ongoing ties between Ames institutions and regional farming interests.
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Ames College
Head Livestock Association
Ames
Charler
Curtiss
Ada
Division’ of Agriculture
Towa State College
Association
Divorce For Wife Of Alleged Slayer
Frances Hydge was granted an absolute divorce from Dr. B Clarke Hyde in Kansas City and awarded custody of their two children. Hydge, niece of Col Thomas Swope, whose death led to trials against Hyde, remains in control of the family and its assets amid the ongoing legal history.
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Kansas City
Frances Hydge
B. Clarke Hyde
Stefansson Attacks Arctic Missionaries in Far North
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Iowa State graduate and Arctic explorer, criticizes Arctic missions to Esquimox. He claims funds from the United States fund missionaries who offer no improvement to natives, alleging many work only for easy living. He cites climate myths and notes Arctic expedition details.
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Council Bluffs
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Iowa State University
Rerely
Esquimox
United States
Lecture on Fatherhood of God Draws Masons from Many Towns
Professor B Shimek of the University of Iowa spoke at the Masonic temple on The Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man, drawing a large out of town attendance. Guests included Frank Reed Cannon Stultz Gates Disbrow Peters Lippincott and others from Lewis Maine Anita Adair Massena and more. The speaker later visited Mr and Mrs Charles Kichhorn and May Kichhorn, a former student.
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Brotherhood of Man
Masonic Temple
B. Shimek
University of Iowa
Masonic Common Research
Frank’ Reed
Frank Cannon
M. F. Stultz
Wiota
J. A. Gates
Edward Gates
Levi Disbrow
George Peters
F. W. Lippincott
Frank — Albright
Lewis
Thomas ‘Jones
FE. Butler
A. Lastine
W. L. Kilmer
W. J. Wiw
Maine
Marsh Millhollin
R. G. Cheney
W. F. Egan
J. J. Miller
Anita
J. B. Miller
Adair
W. A. McCurdy
Herbert Marlow
Massena
Shimi¢k
Charles Kichhorn
May Kichhorn
Shimek
State University
Blackfoot Chief Lonely Without Partned Red Fox
Fragmented text notes a Blackfoot chief named Red Fox or Partned Red Fox and mentions religious or educational work with a First Presbyterian reference a week ago. Details are garbled with unclear dates and place names, hindering a precise event or quotation.
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Red Fox
Brighton farmer alleges misrepresentation in land purchase
C F Christensen a Brighton township farmer resists $14 000 in notes after suing Keewanee Savings Bank which claims innocence as purchaser. Court opened with Judge Wheeler presiding and jurors impaneled. Bank represented by Swan Clovis Swan. Christensen by White and Cullison.
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Red River Valley
C. F. Christensen
Brighton Township
Cass County
Kewanee Savings Bank of
Kewanee, M
Edward 8S. White
Shelby Cullison
Harlan
Two Injured in Saturday Auto Collision
Mrs. Andrew Thompson of Franklin township suffered severe facial cuts and bruises, with her two daughters also injured, when their eastbound car collided with a Wilken garage Cay at Seventh and Walnut streets. Both vehicles were damaged and the Thompson party received aid at the McGrath home and later at S. L. Larsen’s residence.
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Andrew Thompson
Franklin Township
Victoria couple Edith Curry and Albert Nelson wed in Council Bluffs
Two leading Victoria township youths Edith Cecelia Curry and Albert J. Nelson married recently at Saint Francis rectory in Council Bluffs. The pair, reared in Victoria township, have worked in Council Bluffs and plan to make it their home.
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Massena
Victoria Township
Edith Cecelia Curry
Albert J. Nelson
Apé
Council Bluffs
Father McManus
Saint Francis
Victovia
Iowa Railroad Fares Likely to Rise In State Rates
J H Henderson councilman on the Iowa State Railroad Commission says intrastate fares will probably increase by about one cent per mile. He predicts Iowa will lose its bid with the Interstate Commerce Commission to retain the current three cent per mile rate. The commission fights an interstate alignment raising intrastate rates to match the federal rate.
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J. H. Henderson
Coungelite
State Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railway Commission
Commerce
Iowa
Highway Controversy Over Greenfield Road Settled
GuEsENFIELD December 6 The controversy over the location of the Greenfield primary road has been settled by the State Highway Commission which establishes the route bringing it into the county system. The decision ends a lengthy dispute and confirms the plan and path approved by officials.
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Gusenfield
Constantine Called To Resume Throne In Greece
Athens Dec 6 Returns from plebiscite elections indicate an overwhelming majority in favor of former King Constantine resuming the throne. All arrangements have been made for his return from Switzerland.
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Athens
Constantine
Switzerland
Greenfield Sunday Movie Fight Ends Truce Reached
In Greenfield a truce among warring factions over closing Sunday movie shows was agreed to while the attorney general's office reviews the matter. Lyric theater owner B H Simpson halted Sunday operations amid multiple sheriff warrants and opponent charges. Local sentiment leans pro Sunday screenings, led by five businessmen, with ministers largely absent from the dispute. Myra Grown, a newly named justice, called the club action Bolshevism. The conflict, marked by daily filings and bond postings, is now referred to the attorney general Havner for opinion.
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Lyric Theater
B. H. Simpson
Simpson
Myra Grown
C Lub
Jimpson
Genevah Havner
Work of Church Schools in South Highlighted in Sermon
Dr. Frank Newell White, secretary of the educational work of the Congregational dehomisation, spoke at the Congregational church on the role of church schools in the South. He cited Camp Dodge officers educated in church schools who pressed for enlistments and noted leaders in black commercial and industrial life tracing to these schools.
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South
Frank Newell White
Congregational
Camp Dodge
Mother Of Dixson Dies At Greenfield Griswold Woman
Mrs J Dixson, 78, mother of Mrs C W West of Griswold, died at 6 this morning at her daughter Mrs P M Bay home in Greenfield. Pioneer of Mills County, her husband died 24 years ago. Four daughters survive. she had recently lived with her daughter and spent last summer here.
Chiropractors Nominate Lyon for President at Des Moines Meet
At the Des Moines gathering of chiropractors Deg Lyon of Glenwood was nominated for president with no opposing candidate. The convention focused on association affairs and regional issues.
Senator Harding Appears as New Session Opens
Washington Dec The third and final session of the Sixty sixth congress began with President-elect Harding in the senate. He was greeted with applause as the gavel sounded and the chamber adjourned briefly awaiting President Wilson. Wilson indicated he would communicate with Congress rather than address it in person. The House stayed in session fifty minutes as lawmakers eyed taxes tariffs and war-finance topics for the short session. Domestic relief measures including the soldiers' bonus and farm credit questions loom, while political signalings suggested cooperation between the White House and Congress.
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Dec
Hardin
Senate
Marshall
Gillett
Harding
Wilson
Congressional Committee
White House
Congress
Champ Clark
Key
House
Germany
War Finance Corporation
Europe
Senate Finance Committee
American Legion
Senate Republican
House Committees On Agriculture
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Tala Tthe
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Kewanee Bank
Victoria
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Iowa’ Railroad
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Havner
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