Praise the President's Stand Wilson praised as national leader in war
An editorial roundup lauds President Wilson for his war stance. Headlines from New York Tribune Washington Post Philadelphia Record and Inquirer hail his address as decisive. They frame US entry to fight Germany as a step toward liberty and a world of security.
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Wilson
England
Lincoln
New York Tribune
Washington Post
Germany
Congress
Philadelphia Inquirer
House of Hohenzollern
Russia
Cli-Max Grocery Co Chosen For East Side Store
The judges select The Cli-Max Grocery Co for Harley Maxwell's East Side shop from about 500 suggestions. Five people, including Miss Minnie Jenks and Miss Helen Daggett, offered the same name. Judges C. B. Anderson W. E. Richardson and J. F. Kearns reviewed the proposals.
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Harley Maxwell
East Side
Cli-Max Grocery Co
Cli-Max
Minnie &, Jenks
Helen Daggett
J. H. Stuckey
Hugh Ward
W. R. Phipps
C. 2. Anderson
W E. Richardson
J. F. Kearns
Alumni Catalogued as Indiana University Units for Government Service
Wilmington Ind April 4 Under direction of Ralph W Sollit Indiana university alumni secretary chosen state director of the Intercollegiate Intelligence bureau alumni and students are being catalogued for government service More than 259 girls have signed to take Red Cross work and the men are organizing a battery and infantry company.
War suspension of athletics at Corneil University announced
Ithaca April 4 announcement states that if the United States enters the war all athletic activities will be suspended at Corneil University.
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Ithaca
United States
Corneil University
Parsons College Glee Club Praises Spring Tour
The Parsons College Men’s Glee Club returned after a successful spring tour to New London and other towns. The group earned praise for music, conduct, and community outreach, with a home concert set for April 17 expected to draw a large crowd.
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Parsons College Men's Glee Club
New London
Parsons
Prof
Mountain
Fairfield
Glee Club
Local Briefs from Rushville and Surrounding Areas
Rushville residents host visitors and report travels including Yeoman conclave delegates from Des Moines. Births announced in Jefferson County with two baby boys born to Lyons and Barrow families. Easter service plans by Rev. W R Keesey for Gethsemane Commandery at the Methodist church followed by Knights procession. Quilt sale and handiwork featured with handkerchiefs from many states. Positions sought for 491 mares and a Fairfield married man sought at the Presbyterian church on April 5.
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A. H. Parrotte
Rushville
Ill
R. L. Taylor
F. D. Kerrick
KE. L. Stephenson
Orrin
Olive Coppock
Des Moines
O. D. Lyons
West Stone Street
Wm. McGiffin
Chicago
A. L. Crecratt
Ft. Madison
Iowa
Jefferson County
Bert Barrow
W. R. Keesey
Methodist Church
Gethsemane Commandery
Knights of Templar
Rural school notes on two Des Moines townships schools
Two rural schools No 1 and No 8 in Des Moines township showcase improvements. No 1, directed by W N Glotfelty, features a new heating system and premier drinking fountain, earned at a Farmers Institute under teacher Eunice S Hayden. No 8, taught by Florence Taylor with Rollin Sheets as director, recently painted walls and gained a Victrola donated by Wade for best exhibit. A county reading contest will be held April 14 at the courthouse, with selected Fourth and Fifth graders from both schools competing under strict rules.
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Des Moines
Hazel Daggett
W. N. Glotfelty
Farmers’ Institute
Eunice Sutherlin Hayden
Florence Taylor
Rollin Sheets
Taylor
Wade
Court House
Chichester
Jefferson County Teachers Club
Ball and Whitmore win capitol extension tax repeal
Des Moines April 4 An economy in taxation amid war time moved the Iowa senate to repeal the capitol extension tax for capitol grounds. Ball and Whitmore led the attack and 26 votes sent the bill to the house. Kimball Newberry defended the levy. Ball argued for national defense and cited Belgium libraries and Ottawa violence. The senate already passed a temple of justice bill funded by the extension tax.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Kan
Whitmore
Senate
Capitol
House
Ball
Kimball
Newberry
Temple of Justice
Infant Banjay Dies After Illness at Home
Howard Eugene Banjay aged 1 year 3 months 12 days died at 9:30 AM at 700 South Sixth Street after measles followed by pneumonia. Born December 22, 1915 in Illinois. Funeral Friday at 10 AM from the home, Rev. Polly officiating. interment Evergreen Cemetery.
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Howard Eugene Banjay
E. R. Banjay
South Sixth Street
Illinois
Polly
Evergreen Cemetery
Steamer St Paul Grounds In Ohio River Near Swansville
The excursion steamer St Paul of the Streckfus line with over 1200 passengers ran aground three miles below Swansville on the Kentucky shore. All passengers and crew are reported safe. The vessel, returning to the city, touched the bank during high water. couples on board canoed through the night while stranded.
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Swansville
Ind
St. Paul
Streckfus Line
Ohio River
Kentucky
Rivers Rise as Flood Fears Grow in Fort Wayne
Heavy rainfall over the past two days pushes local rivers toward flood stage. Government readings show rivers rising about one and a half inches hourly, with the water at thirteen feet. Residents in lowlands prepare to evacuate.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
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