Emerson Events and Local News Highlights in Iowa
A union mass meeting is set for Sunday July 25 at 8 o'clock in the Emerson Methodist Church to promote the Anti-Saloon League before the upcoming election. The Emerson ball team beat Donia 6 to 3 in Macedonia in a hard fought game. Various residents undertake trips and projects including a Malvern car breakdown, copper wire work by Iowa Bell Telephone between Emerson and Red Oak, and Ben Shaw's new cattle shed. Several residents plan visits to Illinois Wyoming Nebraska and Colorado, while local property trades see Steen and neighboring farms changing hands at 325 and 860 per acre respectively. A minor car race with Red Oak drivers leads to a nighttime court case with a fine for speeding.
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Anti-Saloon League
Malvern
Iowa Bell Telephone Company
Red Oak
Ben Shaw
Ballain
A. W. Coppage
W. T. Marshall
Stronghurst
Ill
Wyo
Marcel
Farmers Co-Operative
Susie
Pearle McLain
Olivia. Okerberg
Marathon
Yellowstone Park
Colorado
J. E. Gerard
Corena
Evelyn
Berard
Ida @ergents
Crystal
Hennessey
Okla
Berard Tiskats
Stone
Council Bluffs
Hannah Campbell
Harold Lovell
Rock Island
Chas. Lovell
Lovell
Lawrene Rounds
Omaha
Nebr
Marcel Ballain
Miss Rounds
Wise Memorial Hospital
Woodriver
J. R. Jones
Ben Fields
Emerson
Tracy Lewis
Tha
G. A. Kling
Banks Flood Pony Creek West Of Pacific Junction
Heavy rains caused Pony Creek banks to break near the railroad bridge west of town, flooding land including Eri Johnson and John Olson forty-acre tracts. Water receded after a few hours. Two local residents, Hobart Read and Mary Anderson, were married in Glenwood on July 3, then visited Dexter. Various townsfolk noted visits, a birth, a wedding, a dance, and a baseball loss as events and social ties unfolded across the week.
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Tony Creek
Pony Creek
Eri Johnson
John Olson
Hobart Read
Mary Anderson
Glenwood
Stevesson
Dexter
Wm. Evans
Hobart
B. T. Belden
Read and Moore
W. 5. Anderson
M. D. Walker
Elliott
Ohler
Charles Walker
Margaret Haynie
Hamburg
Luvile Mulien
L. Mendenhall
Robert Gorle
Excelsior Springs
Esther Olson
Lincoln
Elmer
Wesley de Lashmult
Omaha
Louise Johnson
Carl Burkman
Des Moines
Wa. Evans
A. Purcell
Woodbine
W. M. Moore
Young Filipino Wins French War Cross
Gregorio Cailles a Filipino, recently returned, wears a French Croix de Guerre with palm. He arrived in France in December 1916 and enlisted as a private, earning distinction after taking command when officers were killed and leading a charge.
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Gregorio Cailles
Ide Philipnlhe Hone
Cailles
France
Leader Wanted They Are Sure to Bring Results
A job listing seeks a dynamic leader to drive change and deliver measurable outcomes. Principal duties include guiding teams, implementing strategies, and reporting progress to stakeholders. Strong communication, decision making, and experience in boosting performance are required.
Filipinos Seen Ready for Independence, Says Dr Garnier
Dr D M Garnier of the California Anti-Saloon League, just back from the Philippines, argues independence suits Filipinos. He met diverse groups and believes they can govern themselves. predicts some form of independence will arrive and should come soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
D. M. Garnier
California Anti- Saloon League
Warking
Ishands
America
Filipino legislators debate in English for first time
Report notes the Filipino House of Representatives used English in debates for the first time. Principal speakers Bent tex De Guamun and Virata are University of the Philippines graduates. English education persists in public schools and may continue after independence. Census estimates 70 percent of Filipinos over age 10 are literate, higher than many South American nations.
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Filipino House of Representtives
United States Insular Affairs Bureau
Messrs. Benttex
de Guamun
Virata
University of the Philppines
Pence
Philippines
Ond
Roosevelt nuptials tied Frankin Roosevelt kinship noted
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt, wife of the Democratic nominee, was a first cousin to Theodore Roosevelt. Her husband was a fourth cousin to T. R. At the 1905 wedding, Jeddy of the Roosevelts gave the bride away. The Roosevelts had five children.
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Warren G. Harding
Bla
Marion
Geo.t. Harding
Senator Harding
Harding
James Sloan
Secret Service
Jimmy
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Marding
Franklin BP. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
T. R
Jeddy
Roosevelts
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gov. Cox
Sec’y
Navy
Mrs. Cox
Trail’s End
Cox
Ohio
Ians
Union Mass Meeting
Macedonia
Donia
Mar’ Lin
Shenandoah
Racs
News OF
Pacific Junction
OKEH
DEM
Mrs. Frankin.d. Roosevelt
Johnny Wilson
Mike O'Dowd
St. Paul
Charlestown
Fenway A. A
Boston
Duroc Jersey
Acre O
Big
Sherman Jones
G. H. White
Sec
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