Four years since armistice and Europe’s lingering upheaval
Four years after the armistice the world still faces continued conflict and economic collapse. Russia remains under Bolshevik rule, Poland and Greece face border tensions, and Constantinople conditions threaten peace. The piece argues for patient reconstruction, warns against league of nations entanglement, and notes U S political shifts and bonus legislation developments. Cyrenus Cole wins a sweeping district reelection for Congress. Red Cross week is highlighted and a local political contest in Iowa is summarized.
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Europe
Russia
Poland
Ireland
Greece
Turkey
Constantinople
England
France
Germany
Austria
United States
League of Nations
Balkans
President Harding pushes for a special congressional session
President Harding has called a special session to tackle stalled legislation including the ship subsidy measure to support an American merchant marine. lawmakers face debate over funding, St. Lawrence seaway ties, and potential constitutional or enforcement changes with Prohibition.
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Sioux City Journal
Harding
Congress
White House
Shipping Board
Tidewater
Middle West
St.Lawrence Seaway
Great Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
House
Way Department
Right to Work Emphasized From Harding to Magna Charta
The Cedar Rapids Gazette contrasts President Harding’s labor rights pledge with Magna Charta protections asserting the right to work. It notes a New York strike leader school and urges adherence to constitutional liberty on this issue, urging modern defenders of work rights.
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Cedar Rapids
Warren G. Harding
John
Harding
Carlyle
Christian Science Monitor
New York
Thia
United States of America
Chicago dogs find yearlong tag mandate in city
In Chicago a single license tax quiets a dog for a year while humans face harsher rules as taggers run riot and officials note dogs benefit from the extended tag period.
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Chicago
Hopkinton Leader Items and Local Happenings
T F Jones became host at Hotel Philipp in Hopkinton after purchasing it. The Asays moved to rooms in the Merrill house. Rev Father Shah plans Catholic services in the hotel basement for nearby families as a Catholic church congregation forms slowly. A mail carrier named Flemmings died on the job near a train in Illinois Central service. James Burton and Elizabeth Crammond Smith marked fifty years of marriage with a family celebration at their Delhi home, hosted by fourteen grandchildren and their children, including Mrs Ella McKeown and Miss Elizabeth Burton, with a golden anniversary banquet and songs by Mrs Jesse Souther.
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T. F. Jones
Philipp
Asay
Merrill House
Father Shah
Worthington
Hopkinton
Delaware
Flemmings
Mr. Flemmings
Uncle Sam
Illinois Central
Center Junction
Iowa
James Burton
Elizabeth Crammond Smith
Delhi
Grim Reaper
Old Homestead
Ella McKeown
Pipestone
Minnesota
Elizabeth Burton
Omaha
Will Burton
Waterloo
Minerva Jones
Bynum
Montana
Gertrude Oehler
Jessie Souther
St. Paul
County canvass yields mixed results in statewide race slate
County board of canvassers completes tally of votes for state district and county offices. Results list winners and margins for Senator, Governor, State Representatives, Treasurer, Clerk, Sheriff, and board supervisors with multiple party affiliations and several candidate pairings. The report notes names such as Brookhart Ellison Locher Maffit and others among electees.
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County Board of Canvassers
Smith W. Brookhart
Clyde Li
Herring
F. C. Ellison
John Locher
John T. Maffit
George W. Walker
B. G. Rees
Albert A. Clarke
Dwight Lewis
W. A. Hogan
Board of Supérviesors
John Matthiessen
Plaherty
Board of Supervision
Emerson Cave
D .F
John Hammill
James
Murtagh
Walter C. Ramsay
Marie Moore Fredickson
Glenn C. Haynes
W. I. Herbert
W. R. Burbank
H. Jennedy
Ben. J. Gibson
Ernest R. Mitchell
May E. Francis
Himena Hoffman
John Bodenhofer
J. M. Berry
Charles Webster
N. Parsons
Supreme Court
William D. Evans
Ron
A. Byington
Truman
Stevens
R. J Charlies J. Cash
Congress
Cyrenus Coie
G. A. Smith
District Court
Lloyd Soper
Charles Vosenilek
B. E. Rhinehart
I. V. Dautremont
W. J. Cochrane
H. O. Young
Thomas Stimson
Verdict awards Mowery $40,000 in Iowa libel suit
Henry W. Mowery won a five week libel trial in Jones county over Charles Reinking and twenty other prominent Lowden citizens. The jury awarded $40,000 to Mowery, the largest libel verdict in Iowa to date, after a three hour deliberation. He was an ex mayor of London and wartime figure amid German heritage tensions in the community.
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Henry W. Mowary
Charles Reinking
Lowden
Jones County
Cedar County
Iowa
Henry W. Mowery
London
American Legion
Doane
Mowery
Legion
Plaintff
U.S
F. C. France
Tipton
Elmer A. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Gilavy
C. M. Dutcher
Iowa City
Don Barnes
Mr. Schulte
Park Chamberlain
Anamosa
Hubert Hoeltje
P. W. Dyck
GC. J. Pritz
Charles Conrad
Henry Wiebel
Henry Hoffmeier
William Niermeijer
Henry Monte
Otto Schneider
A.J. Charlton
Herman K. Caffler
Albert, Freund
Paul Kemmann
H. R. Grisbach
Fred von Roden
Vick Schlueter
F. C. Klip
L. D. Rixe
George Deninger
V. W. Conrad
L Holtje
A. H. Licht
Supreme Court
Harry Johnson
Edward Dusanek
Frank Graft
Charles Keating
Raymond Eby
Howard Deischer
Charles Dixon
J. K. Durgin
Z. A. Graves
Alma Erb
Alina Corzoran
Frank Kehoe
Calf Rearing Tips From Iowa State College Experts
Purebred calves destined for show benefit from early proper feeding and care. Use palatable ration and aged home grown seeds to reduce costs. Include some expensive feeds for show animals to achieve better condition while maintaining rapid growth in the first year. Men should keep eyes open before marriage and halt shut afterwards.
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Iowa State College
Death of Carl H Behnken in Camp Douglas Wisconsin
Carl Henry Behnken of Camp Douglas Wisconsin died of heart trouble at home. Funeral services were held at Prairie Hill Lutheran church Castle Grove with burial in the church cemetery. He was born December 19 1872 in Ostfriesland Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1887. He married Misa Melona Fehners October 14 1904 and leaves four sons Harm John Benjamin Gerd and a daughter Augusta plus a widow four brothers and two sisters. The family lived in Scotch Grove Saskatchewan Town Camp Douglas Wisconsin and nearby areas before settling in Wisconsin.
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Carl Henry Behnken
Camp Douglas
Wisconsin
Prairie Hill Lutheran Church
Castle Grove Township
Hilton
M. Scherf
Castle Grove Lutheran Church
Behnken
Harm
Lena Behnken
Ordort
Ostfriesland
Germany
United States
Iowa
Misa Melona Fehners
Castia Grove Township
Song
John
Benjamin
Gerd
Augusta
Bohnken
Scotch Grove Township
Saskatchewan
Canada
Prairie Purg
Cancer Week Message Promotes Early Detection and Action
Dr. C. G. Thomas of Monticello is named county chairman of the American Society for the Control of Cancer. The article urges readers to learn warning signs, seek timely medical care, and support public education and fundraising efforts with dues and contributions. It notes cancer risks, non inheritance, and cautions against cures without the knife.
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Tho Express
C. G. Thomas
Monticello
American Society For the Control of Cancer
Sociey
United States
Canada
Calvert Brewer
U.S. Mortgage & Trust Co
New York City
Hedges Company offers secured real estate mortgages
The Hedges Company of Cedar Rapids Iowa promotes city and farm mortgages at 7 percent for city and 6 percent for farm with semi annual interest remitted. Mortgages available in varied amounts from 350 to 5000 dollars and secured by specific properties. Also offers first preferred stock at 7 percent dividends with certificates from 100 up. Cash or small monthly payments accepted.
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United States
THE
Hedges ‘Company
George T. Hedges, & Co
Realtors
Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Thomas Shover
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Scotch Grove
Carland
Nina Hall
Lubben Bros
John Mill Ieee
John Boas
Sapeiratee
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Ingidre Monticello State Bank
W. J Cochtrang
Chester White
McNeill
Conter Junction
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Winder
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Sash
Bray
Cass
Wilcox & Bons
International Stocking Mills
Norristown
China
J. Ll. Weber & Son
First Street
Gale
American Legion of Monticello
Knights of Columbus
Mis
William Morse
James Morse
Lucetta Alberry
John Egger
Monticello State Bank
Monticello, Iowa
Jones County Trust
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Martin Seymour
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company
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Rodman
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