Alice Liddell Hargreaves Dies Original Alice in Wonderland Author
West erham England Mrs Alice Hargreaves known as the real life Alice in Wonderland died at 82. She inspired the tale by her childhood, met Lewis Carroll, and attended the Carroll centenary at Columbia University in 1932. Her name links to the Mad Hatter and March Hare in the classic story.
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Westerham
England
Alice Hargreaves
Lewis Carroll
Alice Pleasance Liddell
Westminster
Christ College
Oxford University
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Tweedlededum
Tweedleee
Woman Pedestrian Struck By Auto Injures Miss Blanche Stransky
Miss Blanche Stransky of 624 G avenue NW suffered fractures to her right leg and arm and head injuries when struck by a northbound car at the FE avenue and First street NW intersection at about 10 pm Thursday. Howard Purvis of Iowa City, who swerved to avoid collision, said she stepped back into the path. She was taken to St Luke’s hospital and remains confined.
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Blanche Stransky
G Avenue
FE Avenue
First Street
Miss Stransky
Howard Purvis
Iowa City
E Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Beer Parlor Dispute Over Robbery Allegation
Joseph J. Burke of Montrose claims at 1:45 a.m. Friday he was slugged and robbed of a gold watch at a beer parlor on 87 Sixteenth Avenue SW, but proprietor John Dedic says Burke was forcibly ejected and no robbery occurred. The watch remains missing and no charges were filed. Separately, E W Kriekard reports a thief broke in on Thursday night at 140 Twenty Third Street Drive SE, stealing a piano accordion valued at $100 while the family was away for about a week. The intruder forced a cellar window and jimmied the basement door.
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Joseph J. Burke
Montrose
Sixteenth Avenue SW
John Dedic
Burke
E. W. Kriekard
Twentythird Street Drive
Kriekard
Bulgaria repudiates foreign debts and seeks creditor review
Sofia announces cancellation of payment on its large foreign debt and asks creditors to study the nation’s financial position. Prime Minister Kimon Georgiev announced the move after a cabinet session. A League of Nations representative, Chaysson, departed Sofia in protest.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Kimon Geogieff
Chaysson
League of Nations
Insurance Executives to Visit Cedar Rapids Saturday
Fred A. Howland and Elbert S. Brigham of Montpelier Vermont top officials of the National Life Insurance Co of Vermont will visit Cedar Rapids Saturday during a tour of midwest and central states. A luncheon at the Hotel Roosevelt will honor them with prominent businessmen attending and a meeting of National Life agents planned in town.
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Fred A. Howland
Elbert S. Brigham
Montpelier
National Life Insurance Company of
Vermont
Cedar Rapids
Midwest
Howland
Dartmouth College
Association of Life Insurance Companies
Vermont House of Representatives
Bank Law Revision Committee
State Board of Education
Mr. Brigham
United States Food Administration Division
Congress
C. V. Shepherd
National Life Company
National Life
Plane Crash Fatal To Two At St. Joe
Two men died when a Rapid Air Transport plane carrying mail crashed near Amazonia eight miles north of St. Joseph Missouri and was destroyed by flames. The victims were Pilot B F Billings and airport manager H C Brassfield. The wreckage burst into flames, trapping would be rescuers and none of the mail was saved.
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ST Joseph, Mo
INS
Amazonia
Here
B. F. Billings
H. C. Brassfield
Roosevelt advisers push broad New Deal security program
A presidential panel and cabinet committee pressed for a comprehensive economic security plan. Unemployment insurance with a payroll tax is virtually assured, while old age aid and health insurance may be recommended. A national state cooperative system with a contributory payroll tax looks likely, with employer and employee contributions possible.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Corps of Social Legislation
Special Advisory Council
Cabinet Committee
White House
Frances Perkins
Harry L. Hopkins
Advisory Council of
Twentythree Industrial, Labor and Social
Cabinet
New Anne Adams Pattern Book Promises Style and Savings
The new Anne Adams Pattern Book is ready and offers detailed style guidance for women of all ages and children. It promises wearable, easy to make clothes and invites readers to order by mail with instructions included in todays issue.
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Anne Adams
Harriman Treasures Sold At Auction Hammer
In New York the remaining Harriman collections of art and antique furniture went to auction. An oil portrait of Mrs Harriman sold for 130 dollars while Joseph Harriman serves a prison term for offenses tied to his bank collapse.
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New York
Joseph W. Harriman
Materials List Used in Telephone Receiver Manufacturing
The manufacture of a telephone receiver employs aluminum silk copper rubber flax nickel mica lead shellac cotton silver platinum iron zinc and gold.
Space Leased For Tax Departments Des Moines
Des Moines officials announce leasing 20 000 square feet in a downtown building to house new tax departments. The rent is 18000 dollars per year and moves for sales tax income tax and property tax divisions will occur before the January 1 legislative session. Increased personnel prompted the relocation with over a score of clerks joining the income tax work.']}
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DES Moines
INS
Ray Murphy
State Board of Assessment and Review
Murphy
Senate
Legislative
State House
Board of Assessment and Review
New London Line Closes After 94 Years Service
The New London line, the oldest operator on the eastern seaboard, shut down after 94 years of passenger and cargo service between New London and New York. The company never lost a passenger to disaster, but competition from motor trucks doomed the business.
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NEW London, Conn
New London Line
Seaboard
New London
New York
Portland police chief seeks public speaking instructor
Acting chief Harry Niles plans a course in public speaking for his officers to improve arguments. In Independence bids will be accepted until January 15 for star routes from Independence to Center Point and Oelwein as the postal service considers reducing current transportation costs.
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Portland, Ore
Harry Niles
Postal Department
Independence
Center Point
Oelwein
Independence Center Point Route Details in Local Transit Notes
The Independence Center Point route covers 29.20 miles each way with round trips six days a week. L. Clayton of Rowley has driven it for a year under a contract price of 1190 dollars. The Oelwein route spans 16.89 miles and has been traveled by Clair Supple.
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Independence Center Point
L. Clayton
Rowley
Oelwein
Clair Supple
West Union Two Business Changes On Main Street
The Ford garage building is sold by the assignee of the Bank of St. Lucas to James Edwards of Oelwein who will run a garage service station. The C A Ostrander building is rented to H Helmers of Iowa Falls who will open a battery and electric shop with H A Price assisting. Helmers will move his family to town. In Mechanicsville funeral services for Miss Kathryn Foley will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at St Marys Church with Father Frencken officiating.
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West Union
Main Street
Ford
Bank of St. Lucas
James Edwards
Oelwein
C. A. Ostrander
H. Helmers
Iowa Falls
Edwards
Helmers
H. A. Price
Mechanicsville
Kathryn Foley
Cedar Rapids
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Father H. Frencken
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