Pact Ratification Amid Pacific Peace Talks and Irish Debates
The Washington Conference nears completion with a quadruple Pacific peace pact praised as a grand contribution to peace. Britain and Japan back ratification, while U S senators oppose. besides, Irish ratification faces Dublin opposition. Debates cover naval limits, Shantung, and ongoing China Japan talks.
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Pickard
Washington
Harding
Pacific
Great Britain
France
Japan
Borah
Reed
la Follette
League of Nation
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Takahashi
Wilson
Underwood
Tha
Local and regional incidents glossed in a distant obituary page
James Humbert of Webster City injured when a tree fell on him as he cut it. Robbery at Davenport parlor nets 140 dollars in cash plus a 20 dollar check. Striking packers clash with sympathizers at Sioux City leaving one fatally wounded. Prosecution against Miss Gabrineki dropped by Otto Schaefer. three men discharged. Joseph Beath buried at Corning after forty six years on his home place. William Headrick of Atlantic injured in car crash. Sheckenroth wins 6300 suit against Northwestern Securities in Davenport. William Gilbert, 71, prominent Stata Center merchant and ex legislator, dies. Walter and Mrs. Lynn of Moville injured. daughter dies in same accident. Hoth to move to Waukon, runs opera house with brother-in-law. William Evans dies after tree accident. Mullen shoots and kills Alva Emil after alleged attack. Mullen in police custody. George Smith of Waukon traps three muskrats and sells gear for 31650. Trappers report busy days and many foxes. Iowa to receive large war find money. 158 advances totaling six million four hundred twenty thousand. Iowa gets 1,208,000. Aurelia sale yields strong prices. horse and team bring good sums. Samual Jones nearly lynched for exposing fraternal secrets. Dudley Smith arrested. Bridge fall leads to injuries. noose breaks, rescues. State contract for electric bulbs awarded to Electrical Contractors Supply Co. Degler on trial for murder of his father from Muncatina twelve years ago. Elder Degler’s death ruled from 1903.
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Waukon
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Charlie Lane
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Hansegedplig
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Ottumwa
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Iowa
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War ‘Finance Corporation
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Jones
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John Frank Degler
D. W. Jackson
Muncatina
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Navy
The School Hero Changes in Fiction and Schools
The piece notes a shift in school stories away from lone heroic feats in sports toward saner plots and deeper character work. Librarians report readers seek more realistic school tales where the hero’s overthe-top feats are tempered by credible development and context.
Monks Exhibit Carving From Mount Athos In New York
A wool carving depicting Christ life, crafted by five monks over 15 years in the Brotherhood of Nicola Demus monastery on Mount Athos, Macedonia, arrives in New York valued at 125000 dollars. The 28 by 21 inch work features about a hundred figures and centers on The Last Judgment with wood details echoing Michelangelo.
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New York
States
Germanos Agestes
Brotherhood of
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Mount Athos
Macedonia
Michael. Angelo
Prompt Punishment Amid Stampede Tales From London Tit-Bits
A garbled London Tit-Bits fragment recalls a stampede event where a man toppled from a step and his son fled to safe places. The dialogue suggests questioning punishment, with a father claiming the son has been punished by a large watch as a stark finish.
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Sonny
London
Peckton Household Burglar Incident Prompted Sharp Command
In Hig Glory the Pecktons faced a burglar in their home last night. Peckton was seen walking about town with a proud chest, and though the burglar was not caught, he finally issued firm commands to Mrs. Peckton, who obeyed.
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Pecktons
Peckton
Irresistible gossip and voter turnout note
Irresistible chatter notes rumors about Gladys and Kathleen as a citizen voice prompts about half of eligible voters not voting. A brief line about the social scene and a woman’s letter ends the fragment.
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Dorothy
Gladys
Kathleen
Missing Man Reappears as War Soldier in Stock Fraud Case
A Manchester man long presumed dead reappears during the war as a soldier. He had vanished after running a bucket shop fraud under a false name in another town. Arrested, sentenced to a long term, he was released during the war and returns to a wife who believed him dead. London Answers.
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Manchester
France
London
Sleep Disorder Causes Vaudeville Disruption
In a vaudeville house a restless man tried to sleep while his neighbor pinched him. The sleeper protested the noise and claimed the program had begun, but the other replied the noise mattered less than the wife at home who is wagging away.
Good Reason Parish Church Elected A Noted Candidate
A Scottian parish church sought a minister and a loud praise of a candidate led to his election. The beadla, though gawky, proclaimed the winner’s qualities, saying nothing special about him beyond his size and a familiar old clan tie.
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Beadla
Nuething
Dle
It Was a Fine Stream and Sale of Estate
A New faxapahire man described his estate sale noting a prospective buyer examined the property and remarked that everything matched the advertised details except the stream through the woods at the meadow’s end. The owner described the page as clear despite some garbled wording.
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Gale
A Tiny Brook Sparks a Banter in Boston Transcript
A brief exchange quotes a Boston Transcript remark about a small brook. The owner responds blandly that a finer stream would be invisible, highlighting a wry observation on scale and perception.
Rights Protest Advised From Sidewalk For Pedestrians
A quarrelsome elderly man urges pedestrians to stand up for their rights while a smaller man agrees but suggests any demonstration be conducted from the sidewalk to avoid action in the street. The dialogue captures cautious civic protest with emphasis on safety and order.
His Talent North How Brown Plays in Movie Comedies
West praises Brown as a skilled runner and actor in film comedies. The discussion notes a strong temperament favoring honesty over compromise and hints at sharing insights vocally or in writing.
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Brown
West
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