Iowa State News Highlights Political and War Events
A slice of Iowa news reports deaths including R. Struble of Cedar Rapids and Tama County figures. historic Keokuk church dates. Osher I Yarowich seeks family in Russia via Manchuria. Dr. Edward A Steiner joins a New York immigration commission. Iowa guardsmen, Gov. candidates, and S A T C policies discussed. lists of war deaths and a $6000 Civil War monument in Clear Lake noted. Tama County and Decatur County election results summarized.
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R. Struble
Cedar Rapide
Tama County
Iowa Assembly
Tama
Iowa
Keokuk
Iowa Negro Baptist Association
Osher Iosef Yarowich
Sioux City
Haus
Russia
Sarato
Manchuria
Edward A. ‘Steiner
Grinnell College
New York City
Congress
National Guard
United States
Maj
Idwin
Lucas
St. Paul
Minn
Charles E. Cameron
Iowa State Fair
Woodrow Wilson
General Assembly
Patten
Lee Brannon
Birmingham
James C. Ware
Centerville
James O. Tharp
Knoxville
Leo J. James
Burton
Corp
Clyde L. Moulger
Troy
Andrew W. Marshback
Worthington
John H. Reylts
Hull
Louis
Clear Lake
Vermont
Bernard Vorse
Logan
State Executive Council
Secretary of State
Decatur County
W. F. Ingersoll
Hero Owen Holleran Fights On With Flying Duty
Owen Cobb Holleran of Athulla Ga loses both feet but earns an Air Force role with the British and later the U S Army. He becomes a pilot, captain and flight commander despite his handicap, after an early discharge from infantry. Captain I G Lowry recounts Holleran’s remarkable wartime career from Gallipoli to Serbia and England.
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France
Owen Cobb Tlolleran
Athulla
Owen
Tloleran
Holloran
Tie
Tam
I. G. Lowry
London
United States Army
Owen Cobb Holleran
Captain Lowry
Atlanta
T Holleran
Sothern Ben Telephone Company
Athinta
Gray
New York
Scotland Yard
Flolleran
Lid
Holleran
Dublin Fusileers
Gallipoli
Egypt
Serbia
England
Cliveden Hospital
Joe
White
Owen Cobb
Dublin
Owen Cobb Wolleran
Hero of Zeebrugge Captain Carpenter Returns to New York
Reuters recounts Captain Carpenter of HMS Vindictive and his crew after Zeebrugge raid. The Vindictive was battered with bulletholes and a blown bridge yet celebrated for the assault that bottled up German posts. Captain Holloran was reported captured after a daylight bombing raid, his fate described with drama but no certainty of death.
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Captain Carpenter
New York
Zeebrugge
Vindiective
Castor Oil From Orient Boosts U S War Airplanes
Thousands of gallons of castor oil arrive at Seattle Wasl port from the Orient aiding U S aircraft performance in the war. Oil proved the best airplane motor lubricant though domestic production was limited by failed castor bean crops. Orient crops are abundant and imports expected to rise with mail-plane service expansion.
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Seattle
Wasl
Orient
America
United States
Judge Freesman's Flu Case Sparks Court Breakout
In Tittshburgh Pat Walter Sanowski appeared in criminal court as a prisoner and left free without due process. A doctor diagnosed influenza, prompting a hasty exit as the judge dismissed the case and Sanowski was sent to a hospital.
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Tittshburgh
Pat Walter Sanowski
Criminal Court
Sanlowski
Sanowski
Captured Hun Band Plays Our Anthem in France
Corporal Ewan W. Allan reports a German regimental band of 60 prisoners played The Star Spangled Banner in France after a surprise attack without preliminary barrage. Allan describes the performance as creditable.
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Pittsburgh
France
Ewan W. Allan
Three Hundred and Ninetieth Infantry
Allan
Why Soldiers Swear Revealed by Reverend Marsh
Pittsburgh report of Dr. Daniel L. Marsh touring fronts explains why soldiers use profanity. Reasons include restrained behavior removed, childhood habit freed in war, laziness, deception, courage bolstering, attention seeking, jealousy, anger, and liquor use.
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Pittsburgh
Daniel L. Marsh
Hfp
Portrait of a Character in Nadine's Bold Style
A remark on how vividly a man can depict another through bold, large acting and distinctive portrayal. The writer echoes Rich ter’s praise for expressive stage craft.
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Richter
Revenue Bill Wins in Senate Amid Amendments
Washington report says the senate passed the war revenue bill without a roll call, aiming to raise 6 billion in 1919 and 4 billion in 1920, with amendments including prohibiting liquor shipments to dry areas and a bonus for veterans. The measure, after house passage, goes to conference and likely won’t become law before February 1. Five killed in Oklahoma wreck reported in separate brief.
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Washington
Senate
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Borah
Norris
Gronna
Nugent
Vardaman
Sheppard
Texas
District of Columbia
Trammell
Florida
Pomerene
Ohio
Burleson
Kirby
Arkansas
House
Finance Committee
Lenroot
Thomas
Colorado
Johnson
South Dakota
Swenson to sail for Europe to lead food control
Magnus Swenson head of the Wisconsin food administration has been directed by Herbert Hoover to sail for Europe on Saturday to take up food control work there. The directive came as the United States intensifies its food mission and relief efforts in wartime Europe.
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Madison
Wis
Magnus Swenson
Wisconsin Food Administration
Herbert ©. Hoover
Europe
Chicago Jewelry Store Robbery Details Unfold
Four men robbed the Italian Jewelry company in the Chicago Savings Bank building, escaping after seizing gems valued at 100000 dollars. The incident occurred in Chicago on December 27.
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Chicago
Chicago Savings Bank
Miners Rescued After 72 Hours Entombed in Mine
Three men trapped by a wet ore slide in the Cleveland Cliffs mine at Negaunee Michigan after 72 hours were reported Monday to be suffering serious effects from confinement.
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Negaunee, Mich
Cleveland-Cliffs
Interallied conference to establish Nikolsk typhus hospital
In Vladivostok on December 25 an interallied conference decided to establish a hospital at Nikolsk to combat typhus fever. About 160 cases have been reported.
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Siberia
Vladivostok
Russia
Nikolsk
Teach the Child to Save and Plant Thrift Stamp Seed
The piece urges American parents to start child thrift savings today through the Thrift Stamp movement. It argues government guaranteed interest mirrors Liberty bonds and encourages parents to let children earn and tabulate their own interest for educational and future success benefits.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine ad promises cures and testimonials
An old advertisement offers $100 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The medicine is taken internally and said to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for over forty years. Testimonials free. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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HALL
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Greasing the Ways
A reflective quip contrasts elbow grease with the power of persuasion as the preferred path to success in a wry near-cynical voice. The line suggests charm and slick talk often outpace hard work in achieving aims.
Heir’s Voice Becomes Money Maker for Music Teacher
A music teacher profits from an heir’s voice when other options fail. The story highlights ingenuity in turning a limited talent into earnings and showcases resourceful adaptation in the arts.
Multilingual Talk and Fort Vancouver Cherry Tree Legacy
The item contrasts a wife fluent in four languages with a husband who speaks only English and notes the wife’s need to converse. It also reports a cherry tree planted during Grant’s lieutenant days at Fort Vancouver still bearing at eighty four, with a 65 foot spread and 10 ft 11 in trunk circumference.
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Satbush
Bensonhurst
Grant
Fort Vancouver
Grant Farmer
Ford’s Prairie
Washington
American Forestry Magazine of
Car Crash Quip Sparks Suspicion Debate
A fragment quotes a commentator claiming a motorist avoids blame by being "under the auto," prompting discussion on accountability after a smashup. The cheeky line hints at public suspicion and satire in a roadside incident.
Haarlem Oil Capsules Back Aches Health Ad
Urgent drugstore advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules for kidney and bladder distress. Claims quick relief within 24 hours and ongoing protection, with money-back guarantee and emphasis on consulting a druggist for purchase of the original imported brand.
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Haarlem
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