Legislature Opens Sessions Today at State Capital
Des Moines reports the thirty eighth Iowa General Assembly begins at the state house with opening ceremonies and routine actions. Governor's message planned for joint session. debates on language and road questions expected later in the week.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State House
House
Senate
James B. Weaver
Polk County
E. R. Moore
Walter C. Ramsay
Belmond
Clarke
Romance Shattered as Iowa Pair Separated in Lincoln
Miss Edna Parkhurst of Fairfield Iowa and Earl Smith of Muscatine Iowa eloped to Lincoln but were intercepted by police. Smith returns home after his father pardons him. Parkhurst remains under police matron watch and faces possible return home once she earns funds. The pair, both under legal age, had tried multiple times to obtain a license but failed.
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James W. Bean
St. Paul
Dr . W. Bean
Lincol
Neb
Edna Parkhurst
Fairfield
Iowa
Earl Smith
Muscatine
Lincoln
Miss Parkhurst
Young Smith
Smith
Doyle
Mrs Martha Crawford Dies After Illness in Mt Pleasant
The remains of Mrs Martha Crawford were brought to the city this day after dying last evening at Mt Pleasant Hospital. She was about 64 and the wife of John Crawford. The funeral will be held in Ainsworth with interment at Rockaint on train No 30 this evening.
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Martha Crawford
Mt. Pleasant
John Crawford
Ainsworth
Rock Aint
Richard Sturgis Dies Near Lockridge at 18
Richard Sturgis son of Mr and Mrs George M Sturgis died last Friday evening at 10 30 at the home near Lockridge after suffering from influenza He was 18 funeral services were held at Mt Zion cemetery near Glasgow at 230 yesterday afternoon.
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Richard Sturgis
George M. Sturgis
Lockridge
Mt. Zion
Glasgow
Death by Icicle Falls on Railroad Engineer in Kansas City
Daniel Mohler, a railroad engineer, was killed when a massive icicle fell from a downtown building cornice five stories above. The icicle broke Mohler's neck, and the incident occurred in Kansas City, Missouri on January 18.
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Kansas City, Mo
Daniel Mohler
Apa
Republicans Open Campaign Begins In Chicago
The 1920 presidential campaign officially started with the Republican national committee meeting in Chicago. Chairman Will H. Hrays was authorized to form an executive and subsidiary bodies as needed. The party plans to attack Democratic extravagance and war preparation, oppose government ownership of public utilities including railroads, and oppose socialism and bolshevism.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Will H. Hrays
Silent Scott Captivates Packwood Poultry Show Crowd
At the Packwood poultry show a quiet laborer named C. M. Scott earns admiration for his Barred Plymouth Rock flock. His composed demeanor masks sharp business sense and top prices for his birds, including multiple sales around the $100 mark.
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C. M. Scott
Packwood
Iowa
Silent Scott
Plymouth
Callen
Menshivik Plan Lenine End Washington Policy Report
Swedish press advices sent to the state department recount Lenin’s arrest by Trotzky and the Bolshevik split over unity with the mensheviks. Lenin is said confined at the Kremlin as Trotzky forms a Petrograd dictatorship.
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Washington
State Department
Lenine
Trotzky
Petrograd
Mensheviks
Kreml
California Senate Approves Dry Amendment
Sacramento reports the California Senate votes 25 to 14 to ratify the national prohibition amendment. The Assembly has not acted on the measure.
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California
Senate O. K
Sacramento
Cal
Senate of California
Assembly
Roswell Field Dies at 68 in Morristown
Roswell Field brother of poet Eugene Field and noted author and paper writer died of pneumonia at his Morristown home. He was sixty eight years old.
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Roswell Field
Morristown
N. J
Eugene Field
War Department Blamed for Mail Delays to Soldiers
Second Assistant Postmaster General Praeger testified before the Senate post office committee that the War Department was at fault for delays in mail to and from overseas troops. He cited military carelessness and lack of cooperation with postal authorities, saying millions of letters likely were not delivered.
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Washington
Blaine
War Department
Praeger
Senate Post Office Committee
US Steamer in Distress Reported by Wireless
London Jan 1 reports an American steamer in distress in the Atlantic after a storm. An 8. O. 8 wireless message said a vessel near the storm area sent a distress call. Two Australian destroyers engaged in the voyage amid the weather as the incident develops.
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London
Atlantic
Neen the Ton
Disputch
Don’t buy your talking machine until you see the Harp Tone
An advertisement urges shoppers to inspect the Harp Tone talking machine at Purity before purchasing, promising astonishingly low prices and featuring the model number 589-18.
Alcohol for cars at $1.00 per gallon
Star Garage advertises alcohol for automobiles priced at one dollar per gallon. The listing notes the location at 528, indicating a fuel sale event or price promotion for vehicle use.
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Star Garage
Zemo Promises Clear Skin with Simple Application
The advertisement promotes Zemo as a clean antiseptic liquid for 35c or 1.00 for a large bottle available at drug stores. It claims to remove pimples, blackheads, blotches, eczema and ringworm, leaving skin clear and healthy without stickiness or staining. The E. W. Rose Co. of Cleveland distributes it.
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E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Striking Car Motorman Shot in Altercation
James Darnell, a striking street car motorman in Kansas City, was shot in the breast during an altercation with a street crowd and a company employee. Conductor Jackson M. McDaniel admitted firing the shot.
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Kansas City
James Darnell
Jackson M. McDaniel
North Carolina Senate Ratifies Federal Prohibition Amendment
Raleigh reports the North Carolina senate ratified the federal prohibition amendment by a viva voce vote. The measure was set as a special order in the house for January 16.
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North Carolina Senate
Raleigh
House
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