Supreme Court bars sale of high alcohol flavorings for beverage use
The court held that flavoring extracts containing 30 to 90 percent alcohol are unlawful if drinkable and potable, even if not intended as beverages. A Cherokee grocer’s nuisance injunction stands. sell or possess such extracts for use as beverages risks action. Treasury certificates of 4.5 percent issued with high rates overshadowed by private paper. six percent bonds common among big enterprises. Poindexter Johnson Wood and Lowden figure in 1920 presidential talk as coal strike ends permit resumed supply. Websters coal policy relaxes rules aiding supply within weeks.
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Supreme Court
District Court
United States
Treasury
Hiram Johnson
Miles Poindexter
Poindexter
Senate
Harding
Sutherland
Lowden
Wood
Wilson
Mr. McAdoo
Opposition to calling a special session for code adoption
Strong opposition is voiced to an extra legislative session to consider and adopt the new code. The existing code would serve another year, as the bench and bar can manage, while a general session would delay focused attention on the code.
Strike Settlement Sparks Fears Of Higher Coal Costs
The fuel administrator Dr. Garfield resigns amid doubts a temporary truce will hold. Officials are optimistic, yet the settlement may raise coal prices for consumers as garment buyers resist settlers of high costs and demand better goods.
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Garfield
Hope or Prophecy Detroit Senate Peace Delay
A Detroit News reflection questions whether continued Senate delays on peace measures could prevent a return to wartime footing and stable national policy. The piece discusses the risk of protracted postponement undermining successful settlement and civic resolve.
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Detroit News
United States Senate
Local Notes Reflect a Busy December in Iowa
A skyline of small towns reports marriages, deaths, politics, and public works. Golden wedding for Mr. and Mrs. S A Steadman. Hmary Cook dies near Winthrop aged 90. Iowa College for the Blind at Winton closed over fuel shortages. K Kings seeks state senate bid for the 33rd district. Odebolt schools heat with corn cobs. Lakota renamed from Germania in Kossuth County. Cascade residents face wood hauling accident and timber gifts to aid the poor. Irma Hennley injured in a sled accident prompting a coast prohibition on risky hills. Anamosa reformatory warden reelected. Needham murdered in San Francisco. notable local deaths and a major beef carcass win for Iowa State College at Ames in Chicago show.
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S. A. Steadman
Manchester
Hmary Cook
Winthrop
New York
Iowa College For the Blind
Winton
K. Kings
Marsville
Delaware
Buchanan
Odebolt
Kossuth
J. N. Baumel
The
Anamosa Reformatory
Board For Control
Warden Baumel
Co. C. McClaughry
Michael J. Needham
John Hogan
Cascade
San Francisco
Needham
William Dennis
Kepler, Dennis & Kepler
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Dennis
Cornell College
College of
Avsavaiu
Iowa State College
Ames
Chicago
Iowa
Willam F. Drummy
Ryan
Elmira
Dubuque County
Elizabeth Kehoe
Ralph Long
Tipton
Maquoketa
Ruth Simpson
Walter G. Thisle
Dubuque
Thisle
Democratic Bosses In Iowa Rally For Cummins Challenge
A Des Moines issued letter details Iowa Democrats meeting this week to plan next year’s political actions. They aim to defeat Senator Cummins over the league of nations covenant and may back a Republican with the best chance. The roster includes Marsh, Tinley, Reed, and Sullivan, with Meredith Files and Marsh named as possible rivals. The piece criticizes caucus nominations by a small Des Moines clique and the continued influence of a few bosses over Iowa politics.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Authority
Des Moines
Cummins
Wilbur W. Marsh
Waterloo
Eamet Tinley
Council Bluffs
N. I. Reed
Ottumwa
Judge Sullivan
New York
Town
J. T. Meredith
Ray P. Files
Corncil Blutts
Wilbur Marsh
Meredith
Little Giant
Warwick
Jerry” Sullivan
Judge Wade
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Settlement of coal strike favors miners with pay rise and inquiry
Chicago Tribune praises a settlement ending the coal strike on fair terms. Miners gain substantial pay increases and a thorough investigation of claims with potential future wage and labor-condition amendments. The paper notes costs and cautions against radicalism within the union and warns of broader national impact if dispute turned violent.
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Chicago Tribune
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Green
Miners’ Union
Let's Go to Work and Make Tomorrow Bright
The piece urges Americans to commit to hard work across roles and duties. It calls for understanding opposing viewpoints, addressing discontent with reason, and seeking unity through the square deal. It emphasizes plain, old-fashioned labor as the first remedy for national ills.
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Omaha World-Herald
Relations with Mexico After Wilson's Experiment
The letter argues U S relations with Mexico cannot endure as shaped by Wilson's policies for five years. It warns against Mexico remaining exposed to enemies and unsettled, while urging action to develop a resource rich region. The piece frames self preservation and global needs as forces that will determine policy, regardless of ideological plans.
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Chicago Tribune
United States
Mexico
Mr. Wilson
Congress Should Bar Berger If Milwaukee Repeats Return
An exchange argues Congress must be strong enough to eject Victor Berger and suspend Milwaukee's representation until the city shows it remains American. The call suggests rapid removal and prolonged disenfranchisement if Berger is sent back repeatedly.
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Vinton Eagle
Congress
Victor Berger
Milwaukee
Berger
United States of America
Japan Between Socylla And Charybdis
The article by Ryutaro Nagai analyzes Japan’s perilous postwar path and national anxieties amid regional rivals and political tensions. It surveys economic strain, defense questions, and social unease shaping Japan’s direction in a volatile era.
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Japan
Ryutaro Nagai
Chuo Koron
Living Age
Anglo American and Bolshevik threats shape Japan's fate
The piece argues two world forces compete for dominance Anglo Saxon power allied with Britain and the United States versus Bolshevism driven by labor revolutions. It warns that Anglo American pressure and rising anti-Japanese sentiment along with Bolshevism threaten Japan risking upheaval similar to past Meiji era reforms.
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United States
Orlando
Wilson
Fiume
Balfour
Japan
Lloyd George
Far East
England
America
Combine
Washington Times
Hearst
Germany
Lodge
Ingland
Europe
France
Gompers
Choson
Formosa
Manchuria
South Manchuria Railway Company
Oriental Colonization Company
Anglo-American Combine
December 1859 Monticello school and town notices
The Monticello Express records December 1859 events with school changes including Miss Mary Marvin becoming principal and Miss Clara Weir as assistant. Resignations by Miss Mattie Fawcett, births in Center Junction, and multiple marriages and deaths around Castle Grove, Bowen's Prairie, and nearby towns. A new literary society forms in Castle Grove and local clergy note inaugurals and obituaries.
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Monticello Express
Lucy Leach
Monticello
Mary Marvin
Miss Leach
Clara Weir
Ada Gibson
Miss Weir
Mattie Fawcett
John Carson
Center Junction
Mattie
Nellie Alexander
Eula Pangburn
Leila Young
Epworth Seminary
Charley Bates
Langworthy
Calvin Scofield
Scotch Grove Township
Reiken
Laura Chapman
Courtland Chapman
Castle Grove Township
S. M. Hosford
F. McLaughlin
John Orr
Lizzie Tippitt
Clay Mills
George Bullock
Edith Sherman
Kate Pearley
Nellie Carpenter
Rockford Seminary
Rockford
Linois
Charles Craig
Dora Brodt
Bowen's Prairie
Delaware County
J. D. Casebeer
Cedar Rapids
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Stanley R. Howard
Anamosa
Board of Education
Winnie Smith
Nettie Sleeper
Imogene Dunham
Springfield Editor Notes Col House Public Rift
The Springfield Massachusetts Republican reports World Magazine's claim of a rift between the president and Col. House. It notes Col. House's discreet remarks and the columnist's unchanged admiration for the president while implying possible shifts in presidential regard. The piece casts House as a largely historical figure.
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Springfield
Mass
New York World
Col. House
Dangers of Substitute Liquor Manufacturing Warned
The Sioux City Journal notes the main danger in counterfeit liquor lies with untrained sellers. It warns that a druggist or chemist can make fatal prescription errors, while uneducated mixers risk producing numbness and stupor akin to intoxication from old saloon days.
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Sioux City Journal
Misplaced Kindness in Red Hills Hunger Strike
The Philadelphia Inquirer comments on hunger striking Reds in Hills Is land and condemns government plans for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner amid high prices. The piece argues for a protest by decent citizens over national hardships and policy.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Hills Island
A Democratic View and State Board Actions
The Washington Democrat notes Havner as a controversial entrant provoking reactions among crooks and honest politicians. It cites a joint meeting of state boards deciding to repurpose Knoxville land from a jag hospital to a feeble minded children facility, with sale not planned. A Chicago federal price commission set fair prices for clothing and shoes, under district attorney Cline's direction.
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Chicago
Alex, Miller
Washington Democrat
Havner
Board of Control of State Institutions
State Board of Education
Knoxville
Board of Control
Federal
Ambition and happiness in a restless life tale
A Boston Globe style parable follows a young man chasing wealth and fame through steady successes and a lavish lifestyle. He wins early fortune and power but discovers wealth cannot guarantee happiness, leaving him pondering life beyond material gains.
President feigns illness to swap turkey at Thanksgiving
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a remark that the president, by feigning illness, substituted quail for turkey at Thanksgiving and may repeat the stunt at Christmas. Sioux Falls Argus-Loader quips that a shipload of radicals abroad would mark America's biggest day.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Atele Tn Christmans Juat
America
Ten Acre Hilltop Home For Sale By F D McLaughlin
Desiring to go to California I offer the Mrs Ed Leclare home on the hill for sale. Eight rooms in good repair with ample out buildings. Land is highly cultivated with abundant fruit and flowers. Desirable retirement home with some work left. Price ten thousand dollars. 231f.
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California
Ed Leclare
F. D. McLaughlin
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Blackhawk County
R. C. Thompson
Henderson
George J. Peck
Davenport
Fuil
Peck
Witwer Bros. & Co
W. W. Chatterton
Iowa Paper Co
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Edgar Pannel
Martina Stick
Charles J. Johnson
Harry Pitts
Chatterton
Socylla
Castle Grove
Col. Mouse
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Nyes
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Dr. Redmond
B. Iweullitz
QIRL
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M. J. Cus
Roosters
Rhode Island
Red Roosters
Saale
A. P. Donahue
Hopkinton
Towa
Peesso
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Sam Holtman
OH. Dirks
J. D. Poppe
Poland
John Rickle
Winder
Sam Wollman
Abe
Frank Locher Music Store
John Seary
South Wark Two
J.T. Conan
Cascada
Vpor
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Scotch Grove
Jones Co. Trust and Savings Bank
G. H. Bohlken
Henry H. Schoon
C. W. Balsiger
Cramer
Clark & Staley
Lestus Ia
Kuhns
George Watt & Son
G. Thompson
Canning Factory
J. R. Studer
International Har, Co. of America
Monticello and Vicinity
Deering
McCormick
S. H. Co. of America
Plano
Osborne
Schoon Agency
Tomers
Monticello State Bank
Henry M, Carpenter
Richard A. Cartano
Monry
George Virtus
Hanssen
Hyves Directors
William Stabler
Ker
Woks
Himer L. Hong
Harvey 8
Richardson Jol W. Sehweltzor
Jones County Trust and Savings Bank
A. M. Maurice D. D. S
Lovell
Remlicy
Jamin Rimley Remley & Remley
Attorneys AT Law
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Main Atrest
A. P. Lambert
McNeoill
M. F. Hogan
F. A. Hefner
Monticello Town
Charles Willis Bosley
Ceatre
Monticello, TA
N. W. Ackerman
City Hitch Yard
Eclipse
Splinters
MR. Farmer
Harry L Rodman
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